2022–2023
988 posts
2023 444
December 2023
- SolderSmoke: 7J6CBQ on Okinawa — And a Translation of a Science Fiction Novel about Ham Radio in China
- Frans spots radios in The Royal Tenenbaums
- Mediumwave DXer logs KFIZ from Arctic Finland
- Mysteries of a shortwave nature
- TEF6686 DSP Chip and the Qodosen SR-286
- Radiofax news of Houthis attacks illustrated by Carlos
- Radiofax: Japanese Astronaut to the Moon
- Radio Waves: Agriculture Supports AM, In-Car Radio Listening, Making Waves, and AI Future at the VOA
- KGGF’s Old-Time Christmas Radio Drama and Music!
- WI2XLQ: 2023 Fessenden Event on 486kHz starting Christmas Eve!
- SAQ transmission scheduled for Christmas Eve morning
- Peter is impressed with the 2024 World Radio and TV Handbook
- KBS Shortwave Frequency and Time Change Notice
- Happy Holiday Festive Shortwave
- Alan Roe’s 2023 Guide to Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave (Version 3.1)!
- WF-100SE Weather Station Review
- Photo essay shows radios in use in refugee camp
- “100 years of radio in South Africa – and still going strong”
- Alan Roe’s Updated 2023 Guide to Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave!
- Detailed List of Radio Romania International English Programs (Dec 18 – Jan 2)
- Jerome seeks information about a vintage Howard Radio Co. receiver
- X2.8-Class Solar Flare: Strongest of this solar cycle
- More radio of the worldwide kind
- SolderSmoke: Super Solar Storms May Not Be So Rare
- Alan Roe’s “Holiday Broadcasts on Shortwave” (Version 1)
- Alan Roe’s B23 season guide to music on shortwave (version 3.0)
- Back When You Had to Pay: Radio Receiving Licences in Canada
- SWList: A new shortwave schedules app for iOS devices
- RNZ Shortwave: “Futureproofing Pacific broadcasting – transmitter replacement underway”
- Chuck’s Indian music fix via AIR Port Blair
- Jack recommends antennas from Lowbander’s Antenna Mart on eBay
- “Interference Wars”
- Announcing Don Moore’s latest book: Tales of a Vagabond DXer
- Carlos’ Experience and Motivation for Receiving Kydodo News via Radiofax
- Dave Zantow (N9EWO) is Silent Key
- New High Power Broadcast of VORW Radio International to Europe & Africa!
- “Attempt to Pass AM for Every Vehicle Act in Senate Falls Short”
- More radio of the imaginary kind
- The Sony ICF-8000: Bob’s nostalgic journey
- CBC/Radio-Canada to cut workforce in budget shortfall
- Perry spots a Zenith Transoceanic in “The Alligator People”
- Dan spots an ICOM in the trailer for the new film “I.S.S.”
- Carlos captures a number of Radiofax decodes with his XHDATA D-808
- Checking out CCrane’s Solo Earbud
- Patrizio seeks information about mystery signals he’s discovering across the HF bands
- Checking out BHI’s HP-1 and NCH headphones for DXing
- Video: Carlos receives Navtex from Argentina’s Navy, NOAA Radiofax, and Voice Forecast via USCG.
- Radio of the imaginary kind
November 2023
- Radio Exterior de España suspends shortwave service Dec 4-5 due to power cuts
- Multiple CMEs and “Almost” X-Class Flare Incoming
- Radio Reminiscences . . . A Reader Participation Post
- Jarno spots vintage radios in “The Undeclared War”
- “If Memory Serves Me Right, . . .”
- SDRplay RSP Holiday Discounts at HRO!
- Bill’s Shortwave Listener QSL Cards
- Video: The Hidden Signal Inside A Platinum Selling Album
- Alan Roe’s B23 season guide to music on shortwave (version 2.0)
- There’s a seven inch single sale down the supermarket
- An interview with Glenn Hauser
- 2023 AirSpy Black Friday Sale
- Midway Island Radio Terminal 1971: Digging up the past and a mystery signal…
- Top 10 DX of the Year SWL Contest 2023
- RRI’s Annual “Personality of the Year”
- Mark spots a vintage radio in ‘Taxi Driver’
- Libraries are ACE
- “Uncle” Jock’s Pro Tip for using the scan function
- 1971 “Hippy” Shortwave Listening
- Balázs spots a radio in 1993 series “seaQuest DSV”
- On Netflix: “All The Light We Cannot See” and radio references
- Can you help Carlos identify this station?
- Skybird goes worldwide again
- Radio Waves: DRM in Cars, Big Ben is Back, and RNZ Pacific’s 75th Anniversary
- John improves his Radiofax game!
- Alan Roe’s B23 season guide to music on shortwave (version 1.0)
- Inspired by Carlos, John dives into the world of Radiofax
- Pirate Radio QSL Card
- Frans discovers a RACAL receiver in “Golda”
- QSL: Australian Radiofax Received in Brazil
- Blue light specials are ACE
- Radio Waves: BBC Emergency Service for Gaza, FCC Bolstering Amateur Radio, and Crowdsourcing the Ionosphere
- Carlos’ Reception of NOAA Forecast via USCG Radio Station in Chesapeake
October 2023
- Halloween is a Pirate Radio Playground!
- The Halloween Storm of 2003
- Soldersmoke: Mattia Zamana’s Amazing Direct Conversion Receiver
- Radio Waves: SWL Contest, Shortwave Modernization Concerns, Still Need AM, and ARRL Asks for Comments on 60M Rulemaking
- Who puts the bins out?
- A Transoceanic Saves the Day in “The Earth Dies Screaming”
- Please Cast Your Vote for “Call Signs”–!
- Bill has a shortwave radio double prole mystery from “The Killing Fields”
- Carlos notes passing of New Zealand MetService Radiofax
- The Sony ICF-SW800: A Most Unusual Sony Radio
- Shortwave stations are ACE and so are buses
- Carlos improves quality of radiofax decodes
- Update to Don Moore’s Marine Broadcast List
- Can you identify these radios in the “The Club”–?
- Radio Waves: WWFD All Digital, End of CBC Long Dash, HD Aviation Interference, NC Broadcast History Museum Plans, and Ukrainian Radio Resistant to Jamming
- Rest In Peace, Larry Van Horn
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of Radio Havana Cuba (October 14, 2023)
- Special Program: Woofferton Transmitting Station’s 80th Anniversary on October 17, 2023
- Today is the day . . . The Great Medium Wave Grey Line Challenge!
- Important change to The Great Medium Wave Grey Line Challenge
- Imagine the sound of international radio
- The weirdest shortwave tuning technique
- HamSCI Reminder: Contribute to ionospheric research during the October 14, 2023 solar eclipse!
- Announcing DXtreme Monitor Log 14!
- Radio Waves: Eclipses and Radio Waves, Radio World’s Letters, Eifel Radio Days Special, and AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act
- Next Saturday: The Great Medium Wave Grey Line Challenge!
- Don Moore’s Photo Album: Loja, Ecuador
- Mystery Radio from “Good Omens”
- Preorder WRTH 2024!
- We love pets that whistle
- Can you ID this radio in Twelve O’Clock High–?
- Carlos logs a NOAA High Seas Report
- Radio Waves: The Discovery Dish Pre-Launch, China Radio International, Hackaday Prize, and Baseball Radio
September 2023
- Can you identify this Hallicrafters in “Sky King”–?
- Eclipse Time and Amateur Radio Astronomy Opportunities
- Shortwave times, they are a-changin’
- RNEI: Broadcasting from Woofferton today at 19:30 UTC
- The Great Medium Wave Grey Line Challenge
- Radio Waves: Enigma Event, Oldest US Ham, RTI Celebrates 95 Years, Bridge Built Station, and Yosemite Sam Mystery Solved
- Please Share: Introducing the “I listen” project
- Martin builds a simple ferrite rod to inductively couple radios to his external mediumwave antenna
- CCrane’s new C. Crane CC Skywave 2 . . . and the OODA loop
- You’d have to be a Moranian to not love Polka
- Dan spots an Icom HT in Netflix Series “Spy Ops”
- Radio Romania International’s English Language Service Schedule for 2023-2024
- Radio Waves (DRM Edition): Gospell DRM Pocket Radio & Indonesia chooses DRM standard
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of the Voice of Korea (September 16, 2023)
- A review of the outdoor Planespotter antenna prototype
- Alan Roe’s A23 season guide to music on shortwave (version 6.0)
- Transmitting through those short waves
- Radio Waves: Polish Trains Radio Hacked, Flawed Code, Radio Quiet Boxes, and EAS Reminder
- New shortwave contest in November 2023
- Yoruba Nation Radio/TV: New Clandestine Station on HF
- Can you identify the radios in “In Harm’s Way”–?
- Radio Waves: AM After Recess, KD9VFU Portable SDR and Ham Radio Help
- In praise of flying and the seven inch single
- Texas Radio Shortwave programming will not air this weekend, all operations ceased
- Ivan compares the new RTL-SDR V4 and the Airspy Discovery HF+
- On Hiatus: Texas Radio Shortwave
- Radio Waves: Fans Mourn Fading Longwave, “Prodigal” RadioShack, and Titanic’s Wireless Recovery
- Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel receives a new shortwave transmitter
- Carlos’ Art and Recording of a NOAA Weather Bulletin via the US Coast Guard
- Now time for a shortwave tea break
August 2023
- How DXers can contribute to ionospheric research during the October 14, 2023 solar eclipse!
- Pirate Radio: Peter decodes spectrum images from Mix Radio International
- Texas Shortwave Radio September 2023 Schedule
- Carlos pulls headlines from Kyodo News radiofax
- Radio Waves: SIBC Receives New Generator, BBC Longwave Petition, HamClock Fun, and CBS Board Game Nostalgia
- Cuban Numbers Station HM01 Goes Cuckoo! And Other Cuban Broadcast “Shenanigans”…
- Guest Post: Switching a Remote Antenna, Low Noise Amplifier, and an Antenna and Audio Between Two Radios
- Around the world, around the world
- Radio Waves: Old Time Radio Book, AM to Digital, and Radio in Maui, and Nationwide Emergency Alert Test in October
- Japan’s Longest Day: August 15, 1945
- Can you help Bob identify this mystery signal?
- “Don’t throw out that radio in the basement after all”
- Paul’s short recording of Marconi Radio International
- KiwiSDR 2 on the horizon…
- Luke discovers a treasure trove of CIDX newsletters! (And I believe everyone should join the CIDX!)
- The New RTL-SDR Dongle Version 4
- Radio Waves: Nebraska Radio History, KBS Radio, AM Radio, Free Radio Preservation Webinar, and Belka Review
- Don Moore’s Photo Album: Costa Rica (Part One)
- Return of Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot!
- Remember the good olde days with a lovely cup of tea
- Audio Plugins For Radios, Part 3 – VST Technical Setup
- Canadian Content Radio Returns To The Airwaves!
- Guest Post: A review of the Chaoyuan LC90 Hybrid Shortwave/4G/Internet Radio
- Radio Waves: Great Solar Storm of 1940, Hawaii DJ’s Lack Vital Info, Edison Claims AM/FM Audio Usage Surpasses YouTube, and Radio 4 Longwave Reception
- Marconi Radio International test transmissions August 14 and 15, 2023
- Frans improves connections to his Hurricane Transmitter
- SDRconnect: SDRplay’s New Multi-Platform Application now available to download as a preview
- Carlos’ illustrated listening reports of Typhoon Khanun from Okinawa and KBS
- Alan Roe’s A23 season guide to music on shortwave (version 5.0)
- An exotic bird flew into a supermarket…
- Carlos’ E-QSL card from JFX Kagoshima
- Shortwave Modernization Petition: FCC declines request to extend comment period
- Radio Waves: Battle for the Airwaves, Insane FM DX to Voyager 2, 100 Years of Australian Radio, and Ham Practice
- Dan spots some vintage radio beauties at the Berryville Hamfest
- Video: ATS-120 Teardown
- Ghosts in the Air Glow HAARP transmission: August 14, 2023, 03:30-4:30 UTC
- How to Earn the W9IMS 2023 Checkered Flag Award
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of the Okinawa Fishery Radio Station (August 5, 2023)
- From The Isle of Music returns August 6, 2023!
- Radio Waves: DRM from Ascension to Brazil, Commercial Radio Boost, FM HD Power, and New Pakistan DRM Project,
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of the Voice of Turkey (August 3, 2023)
- Radio Carpathia and RNEI to fill in void left by TIAMS
- The deep blue sea and trains this weekend on shortwave
- Fair Radio Sales is closing
- Typhoon Khanun: Carlos’ Radiofax decodes using an XHDATA D-808 and Mag Loop antenna
- DnB mix on shortwave via RNEI!
- Bill identifies a “credit card” HT in the movie “Hollow Man”
- Ron recommends the Planespotter Indoor VHF Airband Antenna
- Radio Romania International shuts down two transmitters after budget cuts
- Alan Roe’s A23 season guide to music on shortwave (version 4.0)
July 2023
- TomL’s Guide to Audio Plugins For Radios: Part 2 – SDR Recording
- Radio Waves: BBC Monitoring Story, Police Comms Backdoor, LRA 36 Inclusion, and New 1000 kW Transmitter in Pakistan
- Radio Waves: AM Vehicle Act Passes Committee, iHeart Supports AM, Swan Island and Equatorial Guinea
- Video: OM0ET’s review of the ATS-120
- Imaginary shortwave stations this weekend
- Radio Waves: FCC Issues FM Pirate Warnings, Shortwave Modernization Petition Comments, Morse Code Love, and The Art of Listening with BBC Monitoring
- Radio Botswana barnyard sounds mystery
- Dan spots radios in two Netflix series
- Radio Waves: What Listeners Like, Renaissance of Radio, WOR in Photographs, DIY Faraday Cage
- Everything is COOL on shortwave
- TomL’s Guide to Using Computer Audio PlugIns with Older Radios
- Don Moore’s Photo Album: The Museums of Galicia
- From mountains and libraries, music connects us all
- Radio Waves: FCC Comments on Shortwave Trading, QTC eBook, Golden Years, and SDRconnect Demo
- A review of the Radioddity RADDY RF320
- BBC Kranji shortwave relay station to close July 16, 2023
- Returning to Shortwave: From the Isle of Music, Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot and Ginga Brasil!
- Op Ed: “OK, but why shortwave?”
- TX Factor Episode 29
- Dub and trumpets
- The new Sangean MMR-99 series emergency radio
- Spaceweather.com: “Radio Amateurs Hack a NASA Spacecraft” and Sunspot High for Cycle 25
- Special transmissions in German from RTI Tamsui
- X-Raydio transmitting to Europe
- Shortwave Modernization Coalition: Public comment period on new proposal
- Sometimes simple works . . . really well! Exploring the CCrane EP PRO
- Radio Waves: DW Launches “Sudan Now” on Shortwave, Mayor Saves AM Station, Tape Measure Turnstile Antenna, and Where Does AM Go From Here?
- The return of Radio London on 1206 kHz (July 29 – August 14, 2023)
- Radio Waves: RTI Test Broadcast Today, Messages to North Korea, Exploring Space Weather Book, Vintage Radios at Auction, and WMLK
- Netflix shares trailer for “All the Light We Cannot See”
June 2023
- July 2023 Broadcast Schedule for VORW Radio International!
- 93-95 was my number
- Underground Sounds Worldwide: A New Shortwave Music Program Broadcasting on WRMI
- July 2023 Program Schedule for Texas Radio Shortwave
- Cycle 25 may peak sooner than expected
- Guest Post: Here Come the Lithiums
- Using Doppler Shift and Time Stations to Detect Solar Flares
- The ionosphere will be groovin’ along with WHPY 2
- Radio Waves: Pirating Putin, Refuge Hosted Radio in South Sudan, Drivers Still Love Radio, and TIS Request
- Please share your recording of the 2023 BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica here!
- Help record the 2023 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast today (June 21, 2023)
- June 21, 2023: The Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast from the BBC
- Radio Waves: My Father’s Radio, AM Listenership by State, and Longevity of AM in Cars
- Airspy Summer Sale: 15% Off from June 17-25
- Good vibes via the ionosphere with WHPY
- Bell Media Closures and Shortwave Impact?
- Saturday: WGXC Rebroadcast of live performance from Radio Preservation Task Force
- Ham & HiFi offers readers a discount on the original CHA-RXL mag loop antenna
- Please return to the library this week
- Alan Roe’s A23 season guide to music on shortwave (version 3.0)
- Radio Waves: Hamvention Attendance Record, WWII Codebook, TuneIn for AM Stations, and 101 Years of Chicago Radio
- Frans checks out the MRA-QRP 20W QRP Passive Loop Antenna
- Radio Waves: Sri Lanka DRM, Czech Radio, Ham Radio Ops Ready for Disaster, Space Pirates, FM Not Far Behind AM, and AM Hearing Live Today
- Don Moore’s Photo Album: Western Venezuela
- Garages are not just for mechanics
May 2023
- Radio Angela To Cease Broadcasts May 31, 2023
- A Hallicrafters SX-28/A in “Battle of the Bulge”
- BBC Radio 4 campaign to transition from long wave
- Hawaii: FEMA unveils new emergency-hardened broadcast studio
- KMRT in 2023
- Frans purchases the Hurricane AM Modulator
- Ultralight DXing while traveling in Ireland
- AWA Video: HCJB “High in the Andes”
- W9IMS: Indy 500 Special Event Details
- Reach Beyond Australia: Tom notes excellent reception and Jeff White interview
- Radio Waves: Czech Radio Coin, Philips Reproduction, Radio Restoration, Turning Radio Around, Titanic SOS, and Ford Decides to Keep AM
- Mike’s Photos of the 2023 Hamvention and Four Days In May (FDIM)
- The mystery radio that wasn’t…
- Reminder: The SWLing Post message board
- Dear RTI Postcard Collection
- Dan asks if you can identify this radio found in The Marvelous Mrs. Maizel
- Carlos’ Art and recording of Ukrainian Radio (May 18, 2023)
- Axios: Congress moves to preserve AM radio in cars
- JNHK3 this Sunday
- Shortwave Modernization Petition
- Shortwave DB: A new database of HF radio schedules
- Radio Prague Celebrates 100 Years with Special Program & QSL Card on May 18, 2023
- Can you identify the radio Bruce spotted in the new SILO series?
- Radio Waves: talkSPORT Proposal to Reduce AM, AM Radio Petition, Secret Life of Machines, Navy Signal Intelligence, and DRM General Assembly
- Patrizio uses Speechtexter to translate foreign broadcast content
- Carlos’ FM DX in a Flight Over Europe and North Africa
- JNHK2 on WRMI this Sunday
- Mark spots radios in the original “Hawaii Five Oh”
- Eifeler Radiotage on Shortwave: May 12 – May 14, 2023
- Texas Radio Shortwave via Norway’s Radio Northern Star this weekend!
- Radio Slovakia International’s 2023 QSL Cards
- 20th Edition of the Global Radio Guide (Summer 2023) Now Available
- Grayhat discovers the RME-6900
- Spitfire AM/Mediumwave Transmitter on sale via eBay
- Radio Waves: Loss of AM in Cars, AM Radio Op Ed, BBC Sues Over Loss of Service, and Czech Radio Celebrates Centennial
- Chasing Low-Power FM Stations
- 2023 W9IMS Special Event Station Details!
- DX Central Announces Inaugural Grand Slam DX Challenge!
- Jack examines the C.Crane CC Skywave SSB 2
- Texas Shortwave Radio QSL and May 2023 Schedules
- More shortwave supper clubs and less stress
- European Parliament: Special Multilingual Europe Day Show from Brussels and Strasbourg, May 6-13, 2023
- radio six international: 60th Anniversary Celebration with 24 hour broadcast on SW and MW, June 6, 2023
- Radio Waves: State of AM Radio, Quindar Tones Hack, AI DJs, BBC Pop-Up Station for Sudan, Artemis II & Ham Radio, and a Morse Revival
- Guest Post: Review of an affordable, compact DAB+ portable radio
- Alan Roe’s A23 season guide to music on shortwave (version 1.1)
- A little barefoot ultralight MW DXing . . . in which my mental status is questioned
April 2023
- Mark’s collection of vintage micro radios
- Another cocktail please, my good mixologist
- Radio Waves: Gen Tojo’s Teeth, City Radio Review, Wearable CW Trainer, Sister Boniface, and “We Are Broadcasters” Oppose Tax
- High Noon: Belka MW shootout part 2, with a review of the AFA200C active MW ferrite antenna
- Bob’s Bespoke “Rack of Radios”
- Radio Angela back on the air after transmitter repair
- Six hour LRA 36 transmission this weekend, April 22, 2023 starting at 22:00 UTC
- Special DRM Broadcast on Saturday, April 22, 2023
- Live from the Skybird Supper Club
- Radio Waves: New Buzzer, Remembering Virginia Norwood, More AM in Cars, and Portland Church Pirate
- A Review of Two Medium Wave Signal Boosters
- PSA: Your (new) radio’s filters may be wider than you think
- LRA 36 Broadcast today, Saturday, April 15, 2023!
- Can you hear more sound coming in from the West?
- Raddy RF75A Review – Pocket Radio with Interesting Bells and Whistles
- Short Video: Paul tunes in Rádio Nacional da Amazônia with his ATS25 in McGrath, Alaska
- Alan Roe’s A23 season guide to music on shortwave (version 1.1)
- Comparing the Watkins-Johnson WJ-8711 & WJ-8712 with TEN-TEC RX-340 & RX-331 receivers
- Can you hear that sound coming from the West?
- Radio Waves: AM in Ford Commercial Vehicles, History of Hornby Site, A23 DRM Broadcast Schedule, and AM Radio Importance and Action
- What does the “Beat Cut” function actually do?
- Radio Waves: Vacuum Tube Revival, KMJ Documentary, 2023 Domestic Broadcasting Survey, and Radio in Zimbabwe
- Military Reliance on HF on the Rise?
- HAM – Official Documentary (YouTube)
- From NASWA Technical Topics April, 1996: The NASWA Wind-up Radio Modification Kit
March 2023
- RTÉ Radio 1 will end longwave service on April 14, 2023
- Can we have some quiet please
- Off-Air Recording: Can you help Pete ID this broadcast?
- The HanRongDa HRD-A320: Paul seeks feedback about this new portable radio.
- Tales of the Orient interview with Ralph Perry about his novel “Pacific Dash”
- Radio Waves: G4 Solar Storm, AM for Car Safety, AI DJs Next Month, and NYC Pirate Fined $2 Million
- We’re off to the KZOO again
- Wellbrook Communications is closing shop
- In which C.Crane displays a high degree of “cool”
- The International Radio Club’s Reprints collection
- Marwan discovers vintage radios in the family
- Survey results: What type of radio is your daily driver?
- Don Moore’s Photo Album: Cuenca, Ecuador (Part Two)
- Clock-Watchers Need Not Apply
- Updated 2023 Broadcast Schedule for VORW Radio International!
- Radio Waves: Exploring a Super Tower, Former BBC HQ, OTA Radio When all Fails, and Saving Historic Radio
- Follow-up to The Great Medium Wave Daylight DX Challenge
- RadioGPT is a new A.I. radio host system from Futuri Media
- Survey: What type of radio is your daily driver?
- Saturday, March 12, 2023: The Great Medium Wave Daylight DX Challenge
- Calling all magic carpet fitters and friends
- Gentle reminder: The Great Medium Wave Daylight DX Challenge is tomorrow!
- Paul’s recording of the Voice of Korea with a Tecsun PL-330
- RNZ: “Signal to noise – is AM radio really under threat?”
- Radio Waves: RÚV LW Transmitter Demolished, Dave Rowntree & Longwave, Radio Angela Anniversary, and Como Audio Closes Permanently
- LRA 36 Special Broadcast: “Uniting Voices” this Saturday (March 11, 2023)
- Register and join us at the QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo!
- Radio Waves: Listeners Share LRA36 Recordings, CW Clock, Tabletop Radio, and Dropping AM in Cars
- Chuck Rippel “Sweetens the deal” on The Great Medium Wave Daylight DX Challenge!
- “Tea With the Queen”
- The Great Medium Wave Daylight DX Challenge
- Guest Post: Listening to LRA 36
- March 2023 Program Schedule for Texas Radio Shortwave
- Still time to register today: 36th Annual (Virtual) Winter SWL Fest this weekend!
- WSTL while you WELK
- LRA 36 (Arcangel San Gabriel, Antarctica) Test Broadcasts on March 1st and 4th, 2023
- Radio Waves: AM Buzzkill, AM FEMA Push, AM Devitalization, and RFI-Blocking Chips
February 2023
- Bob Zanotti’s presentation to the Fairlawn Amateur Radio Club (Part 2)
- Radio Waves: The DLARC, NASA Citizen Science, PopShopRadio DRM to Europe, Hackers Disrupt Russian Radio, and Afghan Radio Closures
- LRA 36 (Arcangel San Gabriel, Antarctica) Test Broadcast Today at 20:00 UTC
- Tune into the Japanese Jukebox
- The CCrane Skywave SSB 2 and long wire antennas
- A “knobs and switches” oldster investigates the SDRplay RSPdx . . . Wow!
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, LRA 36 (February 18, 2023)
- Radio Waves: ?Radio Gibraltar marks 65 years, Radio Balloons, More Balloons, and “Messages” by Joerg Dankert
- Paolo’s review of the Eton Elite Satellit
- Loop-On-Ground Antenna Part 3: Tom’s low-noise, low-profile, portable antenna evolves
- LRA 36 (Arcangel San Gabriel, Antarctica) Test Broadcast on February 18, 2023
- This is the 45th Parallel calling again
- Ken spots a number of radios in “The Day of the Triffids”
- Rob’s overview of the new 2023 WRTH
- World Radio History’s Shortwave and DXing Collection
- Use of numbers station audio in this piece by The Random Earth Project
- 2023 World Radio Day Notes: RTVA, message to RRI, and Radios to Ukraine
- Jack remembers the Eavesdropper Antenna
- Resource for tracking down sources of PV system RFI
- 2023 Orlando Hamcation Photos
- Radio & Peace: Today is World Radio Day 2023
- Chuck Rippel’s GE Superadio Repair and Recapping Service
- Paul explores the incredibly affordable XHDATA D-219
- BBC World Service Documentary: “World Wide Waves ’23: The sounds of community radio”
- Radio Waves: “No Power” Transmitter, Paid Subscriptions, OTA Still Important, Kyrgyz Radio Shutdown, Rti on WRD, and Brother Stair Still on the Air
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of the Voice of Korea (February 9, 2023)
- Bob Zanotti’s presentation to the Fairlawn Amateur Radio Club (Part 1)
- This is the 45th Parallel calling…
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of the Voice of Korea (February 8, 2023–Turkey/Syria Earthquake)
- WRTH 2023 Edition on preorder
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of Radio Romania International (February 8, 2023–Turkey/Syria Earthquake)
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of Voice of Turkey (February 7, 2023–Turkey/Syria Earthquake)
- RETEKESS V115 on sale at AliExpress
- USAGM Congressional Budget Justification for 2023
- Pete discovers a Dieter Rams T 1000 Weltempfaenger at the Victoria and Albert Museum
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of Vatican Radio (February 6, 2023–Turkey/Syria Earthquake)
- Wlodek repairs a near mint Sony ICF-SW7600
- Radio Waves: K-Pop and Morse Code, Ham Radio Resonating with Youth, and Pirate Radio
- Guest Post: Old Fashioned Band-Scan after the Solar Storms
- Video: Final minutes of Absolute Radio broadcast on 1215 kHz
- Sony portable spotted in “The Gods Must Be Crazy”
- Pavel’s Belka photos and poster
- More adventures in the shortwave library
- Radio Tamazul and Radio Dabanga broadcast coordination?
- Frans add a Decca manual antenna tuner to his urban listening post
January 2023
- Radio Waves: Absolute Radio’s Switch-Off, Pirate Database, Little Pea Island, Zero Power Transmitting, and is AM Radio Dead?
- Saturday morning fun: “fat” MW DXing with the MFJ-1886
- Don Moore’s Photo Album: Cuenca, Ecuador (Part One)
- DRM Test Broadcast on 954 kHz in the Czech Republic
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of BBC World Service (Jan 27, 2023)
- Callling all agents
- Sangean WFR-39 review update
- Radio Waves: Shively Labs Broadcast Antennas, Fedora SWL, F-150 Lightning AM, and Young Listeners on the Decline
- Report and photos from first LRA 36 broadcast of the season
- Paul spots a Lafayette HE-30 in the film “Robbery”
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of the Voice of Korea (January 22, 2023)
- Dan notes a beautifully restored vintage Zenith in “Hunters”
- Even more Seeburg on shortwave
- Balázs spots radios in “The Last of Us” Episode 1
- Radio Waves: Binghamton Wireless Landmark, Broadcast Intrusions, LICWC on the BBC, and Blocking Radio Waves
- Special LRA 36 (Arcangel San Gabriel, Antarctica) Broadcast on January 21, 2023
- Radio Waves: BBC Bangla Closure, QSL Book Review, Vintage Radio Enthusiast, and Radio Tirana
- Radio Waves: Radio Martí, SDRs for Ukraine, Military Morse Code Innovation, and RFE/RL Opens Riga Bureau
- A DXpedition to East Sandy
- CBRG via Channel 292
- Tickets please!
- Surprise, Surprise!
- PDF: Analysis and Design of FSL Antennas
- Gabry repairs a problematic Tecun PL-660 encoder
- Balazs spots vintage radios in film and in a Budapest pub!
- Frans’ meditation at 198kHz with the Siemens REL 445 E311 b1b
- Video: Nick explores the benchmark Icom IC-R9500
- Can you help Paul identify this station?
- Born in the ER: Andrew’s portable SULA antenna
- Radio Prague QSL Cards for 2023
- Radio Waves: RTL Ends Longwave, Ana Montes Released, Mystery Antennas Across Utah, RIP Mihail Mihailov, and Morse in Music
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of China Radio International (Invasion of Brazilian Congress, January 8, 2023)
- Silent Key: Arnaldo “Arnie” Coro Antich (CO2KK), of Radio Havana Cuba, has passed away
- A little daytime Medium Wave DXing . . .
- Radio Waves: Absolute Radio Turns Off AM in UK, Carlos Latuff Interview, X-Class Flaring, and Morse Code Is Back!
- The return of the library to shortwave
- Wlodek repairs a Grundig G3
- C. Crane CC Buds-Pro on sale
- Radio Waves: New Massive Over-The-Horizon Radar, Evolution of Receivers, Tour of Eisenhower’s Air Force One, and ABC on Cricket in 1930s
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of NHK World Japan (January 2, 2023)
- 60 Minutes Features Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty
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December 2022
- Radio Waves: Margaret Iaquinto’s Conversations with Cosmonauts, Why AM Stations Power Down at Night, PEI Ham Radio Surge, and Calls on Flights Allowed
- Kearsarge North calling, Kearsarge North calling
- Jeff’s recordings of HAARP’s Asteroid Sweep Signals
- The Yaesu FT-818ND has been discontinued
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of FEBC (December 28, 2022)
- BBC Radio 4 – Lights Out: Call Signs
- Today: HAARP to bounce signal off asteroid; SWLs/Hams asked to listen and record results
- Alexander’s POV: Community disaster preparedness favors ham radio in Germany
- HAARP to Ping Passing Asteroid with Shortwave Signals
- Dan notes an interesting development at the Japanese Buyee auction site
- Carlos’ audio clip of Radio Romania International on Christmas Eve
- Video: BBC Global News Podcast features Aihkiniemi DXing cabin in Lapland, northern Finland
- Don Moore’s Photo Album: Bolivia 1985
- Frans’ FM Antenna Christmas Tree
- Radio Waves: Splinter Cell Audio Drama, On-The-Go Antenna Mount, Antique Radio Collection, and HAARP to Asteroid Bounce
- BBC World Service Celebrates 90 Years On The Air
- Radio Deal: Original CC Skywave SSB (Version 1) for $119.99 US at HRO
- Guest Post: 10 Meter Beacon DXing
- Alan Roe’s 2022 Holiday Programmes on Shortwave (Version 3)
- Alan Roe’s B22 season guide to music on shortwave (version 2)
- Seasonal Seeburg on shortwave
- Reminder: KSKO’s Paul Walker to relay a two hour Christmas program on shortwave December 23, 2022!
- WI2XLQ: Brian Justin’s annual longwave broadcast on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
- Cancelled: SAQ transmission scheduled for Christmas Eve morning, Dec. 24th
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of NHK World Japan (December 19, 2022)
- Georges creates an IARU S meter scale for his Belka-DX
- Radio Waves: Honking SOS, Vatican Hosts Shortwave G9, AM Vital in Wyoming, and the Mainstream Transistor
- SSTV Fiesta 2022
- Georges repairs and enjoys this vintage Hallicrafters SX-130
- Inaugural DX Central MW Daytime Challenge starts today!
- Alan Roe’s 2022 Holiday Programmes on Shortwave (Version 2)
- Adi’s universal solution to various charging plugs
- AWA Video Presentation: Patrolling the Ether in WW2 – Radio Intelligence for the War Effort
- Video: Giuseppe’s “Cassette Loop” on the shortwaves with induction
- The shortwave train went a rolling
- DXERS Diary via KTWR DRM
- Ivan checks out the new TEF6686 chip radio
- Alan Roe’s 2022 Holiday Programmes on Shortwave
- Checking out the Xiegu GNR1 Digital Audio Noise Filter
- Making a good thing better: The C.Crane CC Skywave SSB 2
- Radio Waves: State of VOA Broadcast Infrastructure, Amish Weather Radio, 96.7 FM, Australia Calling, and MAME Showcase Gerät 32620 Emulator
- Why scan?
- KSKO’s Paul Walker to relay a two hour Christmas program on shortwave on December 23, 2022
- DIY on Shortwave
- Online-Only: BBC prepares to shut down radio and TV broadcast over next decade
- 19th Edition of the Global Radio Guide (Winter 2022-23) Now Available
- Radio Waves: Bell Labs Horn Antenna At Risk, Tuckerton Tower, The Warsaw Radio Mast, and End of AM Car Radio?
- In search of the unique, the weird, the unusual . . . a reader participation post
- Tom’s Recommendations: Earbuds and EQ Settings for Shortwave Listening
- Rob spots a rare Hy-Gain Galaxy R-1530 shortwave receiver on eBay
- Radio Waves: 83 years of ABC Broadcasting, AM to New Zealand Northland, and Taliban blocks RFE/VOA/Radio Liberty
- Giuseppe experiments with mediumwave loop induction
- Adi spots a Braun T-1000 in critique of “The Allegation”
- Attention KMRT shoppers (again)
November 2022
- Giuseppe upcycles and improves a homebrew MW antenna
- Radio Waves: Colombia’s life-saving pop song, FCC Commissioner Pro AM Radio, Experimental Radio News 6, FCC Comments on FM Power Increase, and Leo Laporte Retires
- Top 10 DX of the Year SWL Contest 2022
- Cyber Monday Sale: Sangean HDR-14 and many other Sangean models discounted
- Checking out the new C.Crane CC Skywave SSB 2
- Don Moore’s Photo Album: Santa Bárbara, Honduras
- HRO 2022 Black Friday Deal: The new Yaesu FT-710 AESS $1,049.95 US
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of the Voice of Korea (November 24, 2022)
- Some select Black Friday Deals for 2022
- Don’t look into the oil-wheel projector lamp for too long
- SDRplay Special RSPdx holiday promotion
- Thanksgiving: A great time for family, friends, food, and pirate radio!
- AWA Presentation: A History of British Broadcasting
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of NHK World (November 22, 2022)
- Video: Giuseppe tests four classic receivers on three different antennas
- Plug in the Lavalamp
- Radio Waves: AU2JCB Special Event, 1 Million Watt FM Tower, 3ZZZ Breaches Rules, Australia Calling, WWII KGEI, and EV Charger QRM
- From SolderSmoke: Watching Shortwave Broadcast Stations on the TinySA Spectrum Analyser
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of KCBS Pyongyang and the Voice of Korea (November 20, 2022)
- Radio physics explained: The Luxemburg-Gorky effect
- WRMI’s new broadcast schedule for Ted Randall & Co
- Alan Roe’s B22 season guide to music on shortwave (version 1)
- The International Radio Report’s 35th Anniversary!
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of NHK World (November 18, 2022)
- Book Recommendation: War Diaries – A Radio Amateur
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of the Voice of Korea (November 17, 2022)
- You’re invited to a garage sale
- Video: Dan Unboxes a New-In-Box Watkins Johnson WJ 8711A
- Frank reports on the Deshibo RD1860BT portable shortwave receiver
- Luciano spots an Icom IC-705 in Westworld
- Practical Engineering: How Would a Nuclear EMP Affect the Power Grid?
- “Mystery of BBC radio’s first broadcasts revealed 100 years on”
- Grimeton Radio Station broadcast Nov 16, 2022 to celebrate UNESCO 50th Anniversary
- Guest Post: Monitoring Digital Selective Calling (DCS) with YADD
- High-Frequency Trading Service: FCC posts two lobbying documents by DPA Mac
- Has WTWW left shortwave?
- Shortwave goes all chirpy chirpy, cheep cheep again
- Radio Waves: Antenna ID, DRM Receiver Requirements Revisited, BBC Broadcasting Technology, and Digital Sound Broadcasting Framework in Kenya
- Readers and friends have spoken: I’m keeping the Sony ICF-SW100
- Thinning the herd at SWLing Post HQ
- A review of the Tecsun H-501x portable shortwave radio receiver
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of the Voice of Korea (November 4, 2022)
- More Wrenaissance on shortwave
- Reception Reports Requested: “One-Off” DRM Broadcast From Woofferton To India Today
- Radio Waves: QSL Book, Ham Radio in Taiwan Civil Defense, Radio Silence in Venezuela, and ARRL Handbook 100th Edition
October 2022
- Don Moore’s Photo Album: Ecos del Torbes
- Do you use a general coverage transceiver as your primary shortwave radio?
- 13dka Reviews: The new 2022 “Belka” (generation 3) general coverage receiver
- Like a bit of Lute?
- Which radio? How to avoid analysis paralysis…
- C.Crane’s new CC Skywave SSB 2
- Sometimes the right tools lead to agreeable results
- New Icom IC-705 Firmware Update (version 1.30)
- Julian reviews the Panasonic RF-B45 and shares comments regarding shortwave broadcasting and portable radios
- Watch the birdie!
- HAARP Ghosts in the Air Glow Transmission October 23-26, 2022
- Radio Waves: BBC Centenary, RNZ Continues DRM Investment, Hurrican Ian Help from a Ham, and Philips 353A Restoration,
- Seeking recordings of VOA broadcaster Billy Brown
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of the Voice of Korea (October 13, 2022)
- Mario reminds us to log 10 meter CW beacon activity!
- Audio journalist seeking Radio Free Grenada recordings
- Clarion Calling, Clarion Calling
- Campaign to help WRMI after extensive hurricane damage
- Testing the MFJ-1886 Receive Loop Antenna
- Sangean ATS-909X2: Uli is seeking information about firmware version 78
- 2022 Listeners’ Day on Radio Romania International
- Tokyo Rose: Exploring the Story of Iva Toguri and Genesis of “The Zero Hour”
- Mario shares a short review of the Airspy HF+ Discovery SDR
- Dan spots an ultra-rare National HRO-600 on Buyee
- Andy finds his late model PL-660 lacking compared with an earlier model
- Mark explores North Korean DRM broadcasts over shortwave
- Radio Waves: WRMI Damaged by Ian, VOK Podcast, and North Korea Increases DRM
- Alex shares details about the latest Belka portable and upgrades
- Ham & HiFi offers readers discounts on the original CHA-RXL mag loop antenna
- DLARC: The Internet Archive is seeking Amateur Radio content
- Belka DX updated to now cover mediumwave and longwave
- Photos from the 2022 Hamilton Ontario Hamfest
- Nick explores the Skanti R8001 and compares with Yaesu FT-DX101MP & WJ-8711
- Classic GE shortwave portable featured in this 1986 battery commercial
- Radio Waves: Cellular Scale Antennas, Space Comms, New Proposed Ham License in Australia, and Mid Century Television
September 2022
- Playing all the hits for you wherever you may be
- Dan spots a rare Squires Sanders SS-1R on eBay
- The Guardian: “Hundreds of jobs to go as BBC announces World Service cutbacks”
- Keith discovers a Radio Bougainville recording on the Shortwave Archive: “A 50-year old tape takes me back”
- File this under: you never know and . . . what’s the harm in experimenting?
- 2022-23 Season of the MW Frequency Challenge is underway with Week 1: 1160-1224 kHz
- Return of the skybird
- Teaching an old dog old tricks
- Solid copy: Tom receives JG2XA in the Netherlands on his PL-365
- On a shortwave magic carpet ride
- Radio Waves: Maverick-603 SDR for FT8, EC-130J Commando Solo Final Broadcast, WRTH Survey, and Railways On The Air
- Chameleon RXL-Pro code for the SWLing Post
- The passing of a compassionate shortwave listener, Agnes Joan Negra
- How Jake configures SDR# to listen to Encore classical music
- The two-pocket listening post . . . for when “they” are after you
- Attention all shoppers! Attention all shoppers!
- New Broadcast Schedule for VORW Radio International Transmissions!
- Radio Waves: BBC Transmitter Audio Feed, New DRM Receivers Showcased, QSO Today Virtual Ham Expo, and New German Class “N” Ham License
- IARPA challenged to give small antennas higher gain
- Giuseppe Demonstrates his homemade “Minimal Long-Distance Dipole”
- Jason’s solution to a false low battery indication on the Tecsun H-501x
- Les spots a near-mint Lowe HF-225 on eBay for $550 shipped
- AWA: Radios and the the Disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan
- Silence in the Library (please)
- “The Texas Tank: A Prison Radio Station Changing Lives”
- WRTH 2023 will be available in print and digital form under new ownership
- The return of the lavalamp
- Treetop Antennas: Featured with my friend Wlodek (US7IGN) on BBC Radio 4 Short Cuts
- Video: Tour of AM Stereo Station KYET
- Jock’s Op Ed: Why shortwave? And an idea for the future.
- A photo tour of the 2022 Shelby Hamfest
- Video: Dave Casler reviews the Chameleon CHA-RXL Pro
- Dan reviews the new Chameleon CHA RXL Pro Wideband Magnetic Loop Antenna
- Music from out of the KFOG
- RNZ Pacific resumes shortwave analogue service to Pacific region
- Guest commentary: Nothing is so constant as change
- Radio Angela (WBCQ 5130 kHz) Schedule for September 2022
August 2022
- Small Unidirectional Loop Antenna (SULA) Part 3: Questions & Answers
- Julian spots a Sony ICF-SW77 on eBay
- Radio Waves: The Gamut All Digital at 4 Years, Glory Days of Pirate Radio, AIR to Kashmir, and Podcast Collaborations
- Matt’s 2022 Portable Loop Antenna Shootout
- Guest Post: Dan’s letter concerning the new Elite Satellit
- Andy hears Morse Code in B52s concert
- The shortwave showdown of 2022
- Video: Nick’s initial review of the Eton Elite Satellit
- The new Alinco DJ-X100 wideband receiver
- Grab a new Eton Elite Executive at Woot for $79.99
- One last call for SDRplay RSP1A metal cases!
- Can you help Rob identify two mystery signals on the 20 meter band?
- Small Unidirectional Loop Antenna (SULA) Part 2: Construction Notes
- Radio Waves: AM/FM Receiver Sales Stabilize, Asheville Radio Museum Adds Model HS2, Legacy remains of WSY, and Farewell to WCFW
- Eton Elite Satellite Update (August 20, 2022)
- Introducing the amazing SULA: An affordable unidirectional DX-grade loop antenna that you can build!
- Eton Elite Satellit HD Receivers – Now Shipping
- Radio Waves: US Emergency Alert System Vulnerabilities, Tape Measure Antennas, Eight Year Old Chats with ISS, and Power of Prison Radio
- Alan Roe’s A22 season guide to music on shortwave (version 3)
- Video: The Erres KY-418 radio set WWII era assembly line
- Julian spots a Panasonic RF-3000A on eBay
- Video: Vintage SONY Japan Manufacturing Plants
- Radio Waves: Radio Liberty Journalist Bugged, Invisible Battle, RNZ Shortwave After Tonga Eruption, Closing Analog FM in Spain to Save Energy, and Keeping Morse Code Alive
- The AMT-MW207 mini AM radio transmitter kit
- A case of WTAB déjà vu
- Video: How VEF radios were made in 1936
- From Raw Crystal to Crystal Oscillator: Crystals go to War in 1943
- Dan shares a few photos from the Berryville Hamfest
- Wlodek Shares an Air Raid-Prompted Radio Comparison
- NOAA weather radio “needs some serious upgrades”
- More shortwave time travelling
- What are your favorite portables in 2022 and why?
- Radio Waves: Brooklyn Pirate Radio Interview, Emergency Radio Evolution, SOTA Hams Prevent Forest Fire, and Morse Code Documentary
- A most unusual QSL . . . card?
July 2022
- The Voice of Greece is no longer on shortwave
- Jerome’s response from Australian Foreign Affairs regarding shortwave to Pacific
- Mark Spots an Atlas in “The Rockford Files”
- KTAB – Radio back in the day
- Radio Waves: Fast Radio Bursts, Czechia DRM AM Trial, Kumartuli Radio Shop, and Ekho Moskvy Off Air
- W9IMS: From the Speedway to Your Wall
- Archive of NASWA FRENDX Journals on World Radio History website
- The C.Crane Digital FM Transmitter 3
- Rafael spots a Tecsun S2000 in “Moonfall”
- The Nextube retro nixie clock
- Déjà vu railroad radio
- Decode the Enigma: Crypto Transmission from KPH on Saturday, July 23, 2022
- Quindar Tones: From the SWLing Post Archives
- FM Pirates: FCC Enforcement sends letters to landlords
- Fun with “The Radio Boys”
- Radio Waves: DRM Demo in Australia, Decoding the JWST, the ARDC, and EV Makers Dropping AM Radio
- Listen: Apollo 11 Real-Time Mission Experience
- CIDX Special Event Stations and QSL information!
- What is it about SWLing that keeps you coming back? A reader participation post.
- Another CTRN excursion
- Listening to Shortwave Australia this morning
- Upcoming High Power Broadcast of VORW Radio International to Europe & Beyond
- Photos from the 2022 Milton Ontario Hamfest
- Ken reverse-engineers the Apollo spacecraft’s FM radio
- Further adventures of WELK
- Changes to KTWR’s DRM broadcast schedule effective 3rd July, 2022
- Full Schedule of RTI Transmission Tests and Special QSL
- A happy accident, and some experiments
- Can the Eton Elite Satellit meet 2022 expectations?
- Radio Waves: New Yaesu FT-710 AESS, Ukraine’s Army FM, Foil 28 MHz antenna, and ATS-25 4.1 Firmware Review,
- FCC Enforcement circa 1941
- Jerome would like to know more about the Starwaves Truckbox DRM converter
- John recommends “A Call to Spy”
- BBC Radio 4: “Scotland’s Lord Haw Haw”
- Eton Elite Satellit Pricing and Context
- The solution for apartment/condo dwellers, perhaps?
- Adi spots an Eddystone among other radios in the Netflix series Spycraft
- Eton’s New Elite Satellit HD – Consistently Inconsistent (Or… Is There A Proofreader in the House?)
- Dave spots a Realistic PRO-16 in WKRP episode
- Squeezeboxes on shortwave
June 2022
- Radio Waves: Plasma Bomb from the Sun, Radio to Russia, Radio Aquarius, and Universal Taking Eton Elite Satellit Orders
- Chip shortage likely to cause low Tecsun inventory
- Alexander shares a few photos and notes from Hamradio 2022 in Friedrichshafen
- Giuseppe’s latest homemade ferrite antenna for MW and SW
- New and Special Programs From Radio Angela
- FM World reports that RAI will end mediumwave broadcasts later this year
- Voice of Korea via Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)?
- RTI Transmission Test from Tamsui on Saturday, July 2, 2022
- Jack’s “Perfect Radio Trifecta”
- Microtelecom introduces the Perseus 22 four channel wideband SDR
- Radio Waves: Triple J is Shedding Young Listeners, Audio is the new Radio, Benefits of OTA, and RX Radio
- Skybird takes to the airwaves again
- Radio Waves: Ofcom London Pirate Stats, RNZ Invests in New SW Transmitters, Public Media Supports Ukraine Refugees, and Migration to DAB+ Spurred by Energy Costs
- Please share your recording of the 2022 BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica here!
- Help record the 2022 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast today (June 21, 2022)
- BBC Midwinter Broadcast Frequencies and Schedule: June 21, 2022
- Radio Nostalgia: Bob’s first radio
- Radio Waves: Future of AM in UK, BBC and Nuclear War, SAQ Unable to Air on Alexanderson Day 2022, ITU Ham Station Celebrates 60 years, and RRI International Quiz
- Giuseppe pairs his Kenwood R-1000 & Indoor Cross Loop Antenna
- Armed Forces Day QSL Card
- The RADDY RF760: Light, Portable, Powerful
- Beach Boys, Good Vibrations, and HB-7 Headphones
- BBC Midwinter Broadcast: Second set of test transmissions on Friday, June 17, 2022
- Paul’s recording of “La Voix de la Corée” interval signal and broadcast intro
- Dan believes this JRC NRD-301A will acheive record price at auction
- Servicing older Icom radios?
- The fertilizer hits the fan radio kit
- Today: Transmission tests for the 2022 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast
- Podcast dives into world of Cold War Numbers Stations
- Radio Waves: Waves Around Earth’s Core, New Australian Communications Minister, Shipping Forecast Future, and Hams Accused of Being Spies
- X-Raydio on Channel 292
- New-In-Box Icom IC-R8500s on eBay
- High Speed A/D Conversion in 1965, with a Vacuum Tube!
- Kostas explores an alternative to Morse Code that’s been used in prisons, with roots in ancient Greece
- Testing the MFJ-1020C Active Antenna/Preselector
- Introducing the new SWLing Post Message Board!
- A little off-line, off-grid camping
- Shortwave Coffee
- X-Raydio on the radio
- Paul receives a Funklust DRM QSL
May 2022
- Radio Waves: Taiwan Radio Enthusiasts, ABC Radio Still Vital, Funklust DRM, and Democracy’s Reliance on Quality Information
- Radio Waves: Sowing Fear in War Zone, Shortwave’s Pedigree, CBC/Radio-Canada Moscow Bureau to Close, and a Voice for Hungary’s Roma Minority
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of the Voice of Korea (May 26, 2022)
- Alan Roe’s A22 season guide to music on shortwave (version 2)
- Matt’s Rooftop Receiver Shootout: Round Two!
- SWLing in Kiev: Vlad’s recording of VORW Radio International
- A Practical Application of Ham Radio – the Commuter Assistance Network
- Dave spots a Sony CRF-320 in an episode of Taxi
- We’re off to KZOO again
- BBC World Service: Licence fee spending to be cut £30m
- Upcoming High Power Broadcast of VORW Radio International!
- W9IMS: A Radio Run at the Indy 500
- Tecsun PL-990 Ferrite Rods
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of the Voice of Korea (May 23, 2022)
- Radio Waves: Broadcast Tower Climbers, Sony ICF-SW1 Repair, Franken-FM Status, and Marconi in a Van
- RNEIxtra Japanese Show Special: June 2nd & 5th, 2022
- CBS features WRMI’s Ukraine war news over shortwave
- Guest Post: You might be a radio nerd if…
- Radio Waves: Led Zeppelin Saved by Off-Air Recording, News on a Music Station, FFC Notice to Pirate Landlords, and Hamvention 2022
- A trip to the KZOO
- Soldering is Easy: An amazing soldering primer in comic book form
- How Giuseppe protects his Icom IC-705 during travels
- SPECIAL BULLETIN: WBCQ’S RADIO ANGELA MOVES TO 5130 KHZ
- Kostas pairs his Collins 51S-1 with a Heathkit SB-620 bandscope
- Jock says, “It’s about time…and beacons!”
- Radio Waves: Holme Moss Transmitter, Sherwood Tools, World of LPFMs, Shortwave Revival Response, and Russia “Thrown Back 40 Years”
- Today (14 May 2022): Annual Armed Forces Day Crossband Test
- Frans uses SDR-Control with his IC-R8600
- WBOB: Last minute 50 kW DX test on 600 kHz
- Skybird takes to the skies again
- Giuseppe’s Ponza Island DXpedition with the Icom IC-705
- Frans compares the BH5HDE QRP, GRAHN SE3, and his home made loop antenna
- 18th Edition of the Global Radio Guide (Summer 2022) Now Available
- Dave’s updated ATS-25 review
- CTV: “How shortwave radio is resurfacing as a tool in Ukraine”
- Jock gets a good grounding!
- 2022 W9IMS Special Event Station Details!
- DXer’s Diary on KTWR
- Radio Waves: DRM Part of BBC Story, Antennas and Smith Charts, Shortwave “Hot Debate,” Carrington Event, and “Deep Freeze”
- Diving into the KBIN again
- Guest Post: Review of the Electronic Specialty Products – Model DD-103 Universal Digital Dial
- The Icom IC-705: Giuseppe’s pairs his new radio with his homebrew crossloop antenna
- LRA 36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel: First broadcast of 2022 on May 7
- Radio Waves: Radio Liberty Journalist Killed in Ukraine, Group Asks FCC to Revoke License, Labor & Shortwave Restoration, and “The Earth Is An Image”
- The Satellit 800, the Tecsun PL-880, and two indoor antennas – an afternoon of experimentation
April 2022
- Radio Waves: AMARC Africa, Discussing HD Radio Australia, Learning by Doing, and RadCom Seeking New Editor
- Special DX Test via WCGA: May 1, 2022 at 04:00 UTC
- More from out of the KBIN this weekend
- New High Power Broadcast of VORW Radio International to Europe!
- Radio Waves: First BNR Overseas Broadcasts, Russian Milcomm Intercepts, Mount Merapi Community Radio, and Saskatchewan’s Oldest Station Turns 100
- Matt’s 2022 Rooftop Receiver Shootout!
- Towers destroyed at Moldovan station relaying Vesti FM and Radio Rossii
- Video: Frans compares the GRAHN GS5 SE – VLF2 with a large loop antenna
- World War II Radio Letters: a real-life shortwave story – Part II
- Radio Waves: Border Blaster Early Days, Resistance on the Radiowaves, Towers With Flared Skirts, and Palau Restores AM
- KBIN – Bargain bin radio on shortwave this weekend
- Vertical Freedom: New documentary highlights the lives of tower climbers
- Radio Prague: 1965 20th Anniversary of the Liberation of Czechoslakia 7″ record
- Radio Waves: London’s Hyper-Local Radio Scene, Kraina FM, Swedish Radio Reconsiders Digital, Japanese Mobile Radio Station, and Guinea-Bissau Station Threatened
- NIB Zenith Trans-Oceanic fetches $3,050 on eBay
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of the Voice of Korea (April 17, 2022)
- WWII Radio Letters: A real-life shortwave story
- Stations that accept reception reports and QSL?
- Radio Pravda dlya Rossii: A new crowdfunded shortwave program aimed at Russia
- Free Radio Skybird flies again on Sunday, April 17, 2022 via WRMI
- Sam searches for the Radio Prague Forward Left interval signal
- Radio Waves: Insomnia-Fueled Pirate, Cold War & High-Tech Tactics for Russia, PL-660 Panadapter, Women-Run Radio in Somalia, and Building an SDR Transceiver
- Inches Per Second: Bob’s massive collection of archived reel to reel recordings
- Alan Roe’s A22 season guide to music on shortwave (version 1)
- Frans experiments with the MFJ-1026 Noise Canceling Signal Enhancer
- Can you identify John Lennon’s mystery radio?
- Radio Waves: Trend in Tropical Bands, AM Drive Time and EDT, RTI Russian Service, and Feedback from RW Guest Commentary
- Guest Post: Everyone should have a “Crisis Radio”
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of China Radio International
- Radio Atlantico del Sur documentary on YouTube
- FT Video: “Ukraine’s battle of the airwaves”
- Radio Waves: A Second Golden Age, RFE Popular in Russia, Station Helps Ukrainian Refugees, Symbol of Normalcy, Saving Wax Cylinders, and Antarctic Post Office Opportunity
- KDUB vs Radio Clarion broadcast April 10, 2022
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of Voice of Korea
- Egil is pleased with his new Belka-DX and Tecsun ICR-100 cases
- You and the ionosphere: Share your propagation stories!
- Antiques Roadshow Radio and “The changing sound of radio”
- Radio Waves: Pacific Broadcasting, Podcasting Ancestor, Spamming Russia Comms, WRMI Tour, Shortwave Necessary, and SW Revival a Non-Starter
- Wireless Flirt episode explores shortwave radio
- Video: “The Glory Days of Shortwave Radio”
- Tim recommends shortwave pirate “Ballsmacker Radio”
- Voice of Greece closure delayed two months
- Mark seeks a vintage radio repair technician in the DC metro area
- WU2D and “Dream” SW Receivers of the 1960s and 70s
- The Cooling Radio Station & MUSA: The Ultimate SSB Receiving Site
- Radio Waves: Shortwave Secret Weapon, Russian Propaganda in Kansas City, Crisis Radio, and Tape Measure Antenna,
March 2022
- “Cannibal CME” to hit Earth during early hours of March 31, 2022
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of Vatican Radio
- Radio Taiwan International adds new frequency for Russian language service
- Radio Waves: Solidarity Radio, BBC Shortwave & Dark Web, RnaG at 50, and CIDX Focus on Ukraine Update
- Paul is impressed with the HanRongDa HRD-747
- Radio Waves: Why BBC WS Shortwave Matters, WTWW to Russia/Ukraine, Radio 5 to BBCWS, Finns Stock Up on Radios, and Asheville Radio Museum’s Amazing Volunteer
- Discrepancies in REE published and announced 2022 summer schedules
- New 2022 summer schedule for Radio Exterior de España
- Radio Waves: BBC WS extra funding, WRMI to Russia/Ukraine, Lviv Station’s Mission, Moscow Echo, and Former Tandy CEO Dies
- The Scented Garden: March 27th, 2022 via WRMI
- WBCQ Begins New Fundraiser To Expand Operations
- The Times’s Visual Investigations team: What unencrypted comms reveals about Russian invasion
- WBCQ Radio Angela Special Programs March 31
- WBCQ Concert Hall, FTIOM & UBMP March 27-April 2
- New FCC application fees take effect April 19,2022
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recordings of Radio Dos and Radio Romania International
- Radio Romania International to broadcast programs in Ukrainian
- Radio Waves: Station of National Resistance, CEPT Suspends Russia/Belarus, ABC Pacific Expansion, Live Ukraine News Stream, and Mali Bans French Radio & TV
- Giuseppe’s Crossed Loop and the “VariabilOne”
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and Recording of the BBC World Service
- HanRongDa HRD-747: Expanding reception to include longwave
- Polish Radio launches programme to help Ukrainian refugees
- Radio Waves: Subversive Shortwave, Radio’s Hardware Problem, Working at RBI, and Russian Comms
- UBMP, WBCQ Concert Hall & FTIOM, March 20-26
- Vatican Radio insreases shortwave news broadcasts to Ukraine & Russia
- RFE/RL Opens Offices In Latvia & Lithuania
- KSOL via WRMI on Sunday, March 20, 2022
- CBS Miami features WRMI and the “Shortwaves for Freedom” campaign
- Radio Waves: Colorado Inmate Radio, Experimental Radio News 4, BBC World Service to Ukraine, DIY Radio, and When the World Tuned to Shortwave
- Today, Explained: Podcast episode focuses on the power of shortwave radio
- A case for the Belka-DX and cautionary tale!
- “It’s magic, but it’s real”: The joys of listening to the ham bands
- AWA Presentation: The origin of breadboarding
- Radio Angela (WBCQ 7490 Schedule Update)
- Czech Radio sends broadcasting gear to Ukraine
- Radio Waves: RNZ & TVNZ Merging, Tech Keeping Ukrainians in Touch, Solar Storms Documentary, and Aspidistra
- Sony ICF-2001 and ICF-2010: Choice radios for spies
- “Shortwave radio in Ukraine: why revisiting old-school technology makes sense in a war”
- Flying Carpet Radio: March 13th, 2022 via WRMI
- CIDX: Focus on Ukraine
- Rafael spots a Tecsun S-2000 in “The Captain”
- New UTC times for Radio Angela, FTIOM & UBMP
- Video clip: Ukrainian Radio staff announce broadcast will continue after air raid alert
- Radio Exterior de España broadcasts to Ukraine and Russia via shortwave
- Guest Post: Keeping an ear on the US Coast Guard
- Radio Waves: Termination Event, Russian Propaganda in DC, Renewed Relevance, Circumventing Censorship, and Old-School Radio Sense
- eBay Find: Mario spots a new/open box Yaesu FRG-100
- “Lies, Spies and Secrets – Hidden History of Cincinnati Radio”
- “Shortwaves for Freedom” campaign is funding VOA and RFE/RL programming
- Jim is impressed with the Collins 75A-4 and Kenwood R-600
- Texas Radio Shortwave: Full 2022 Broadcast Schedule
- How VOA’s Communications World Started
- NAB calls on US AM/FM stations to cease Russian programming
- Frank finds a Sony ICF-SW7600G/GR replacement antenna
- Termination Event May Indicate Solar Cycle Strength
- The Scented Garden: March 9th & 16th, 2022 via Channel 292
- Video Presentation: WLW Radio -100 Years – Behind The Scenes by Dave Snyder
- NY Times: “BBC revives shortwave radio dispatches in Ukraine, and draws ire of Russia.”
- The Guardian: “BBC website ‘blocked’ in Russia as shortwave radio brought back to cover Ukraine war”
- Ukraine: ORF adds two German language shortwave services
- Ukraine: BBC World Service propagation map and Czech Radio adds dedicated stream
- FTIOM & UBMP March 6-12
- Everyone should have a shortwave radio
- eBay Find: A “near mint” Sony ICF-6000W PSB/FM/AM band receiver
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recordings focused on the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- HanRongDa HRD-747: Frank creates an English Owner’s Manual
- FTIOM & UBMP Farewell to Europe Marathon March 8
February 2022
- Radio Waves: Virtual Winter SWL Fest March 4-5, 2022, SDRplay Updates, Contact with Ukraine Radio Ops, and Hams in Poland Provide WinLink Options
- Radio Angela (WBCQ 4790 kHz) Schedule March 1-12
- The Cipher Machines and Cryptology website has moved to a new location
- Ukraine: BBC adds two shortwave broadcasts, NEXUS adds MW service
- Ukraine State Radio resumes broadcasting on 549 kHz
- WRMI Resumes Broadcasts of Radio Ukraine International
- WBCQ’s New Radio Angela Service On 4790 kHz Begins Next Week
- FTIOM & UBMP, February 27-March 5, 2022
- Tuning in Ukrainian Radio and State Of Emergency Includes Amateur Radio Ban
- Radio Waves: RTUK Demands License, Finding MH370 via Signal Disturbances, Massive Collection of Antique Radios, and Free Tech License Class
- Joshuah says: “The Cross Country Wireless LAA++ amplifier rocks!”
- CTRN Returns Sunday, February 27, 2022
- International Radio Club’s Reprints collection of 900+ articles
- Jock shares: “A bit more about NOAA Weather Radio”
- TX Factor Episode 28
- The 2021 Milcom Files now available on Amazon
- Seeking a repair shop in Spain to fix a faulty Eton E1 display
- Video: WWII Bunker Hidden Inside Gibraltar’s Rock
- Guest Post: Calculate Station Distances Using Excel Formulas
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and Recording of China Radio International
- BBC Newshour Reports Jamming of UVB-76 (The Buzzer) With Music and Digital Imagery
- WBCQ 4790 kHz (Radio Angela) Tests February 20-26
- FTIOM & UBMP February 20-26
- Special Event to Mark VOA’s 80th Anniversary
- Radio Waves: Listening to Jupiter, Radio Emma Toc, Turkish Bans, and RT DE to Sue German Regulator
- WSTL (Again) broadcast on February 20, 2022 via WRMI
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and Recording of Okinawa Fishery Radio
- HF Monitoring in Ukraine?
- DX Central’s MW Frequency Challenge: Week 11 Results and Week 12 Announcement
- FTIOM & UBMP To Cease Broadcasts From Germany & Bulgaria
- Celebrating World Radio Day 2022!
- Cities and Memory Shortwave Transmissions released to mark World Radio Day!
- Jock explores “The Essential Listening Post Part II – When the lights go out”
- Voice of Greece faces an uncertain future & possible closure
- Alan Roe’s B21 season guide to music on shortwave (version 4 final update)
- BBC World Service Documentary: “World Wide Waves ’22: The sounds of community radio”
- WSTL broadcast on February 13, 2022 via WRMI
- Sam asks: Are antenna arrays found on DC embassies operational?
- Radio Waves: Mazdas Stuck On KUOW, Golden Age of Radio, Russian SW Broadcasts to Arctic, FCC Cleans Up Rules, and Starlink Loses 40 Satellites to Geo Storm
- FTIOM & UBMP February 13-19 (14-20); 4790 Test Schedule Update
- Guest Post: Control of Electromagnetic Radiation (CONELRAD)
- Radio Waves: Russia Shuts Down DW, History of WGY, W2AN/1BCG On The Air, and Summits On The Air
- Pavel fixes a stereo lock in the Eton E1
- Radio Northern Europe International Show #26 Announcement
- Carlos buys a vintage Wahda transistor radio
- Guest Post: “Tinkering with History”
- Radio Waves: BBC License Fee Frozen, Battling RFI, Warning to RTL-SDR Users in Ukraine, and WRD Special Broadcast
- WBCQ 4790 kHz Testing Update
- Giuseppe’s portable multi-loop homemade shoe rack antenna
- Presentation: Crystal Radio History, Construction, and Contesting
- FTIOM & UBMP, February 6-12
- February 2, 2022: A low-hazard CME could bring auroras to low latitudes and affect HF propagation
- Denis wins an incredibly rare ZOE (Tristan Da Cuhna) QSL at auction
January 2022
- BBC Crowd Science: “How does my radio work?”
- Radio Waves: HFT Update, Radio Bulgaria on Shortwave, IC-R30 Firmware Notice, 2022 Edition of NDB handbooks, and RIP “Johnny Fever”
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and Recordings of the Voice of Korea (January 28, 2022)
- Radio Waves: Dynamic GPS Tutorial, BBC’s First Female Employee, Rugby CW ID in Tubular Bells, and Roger Wallis Passes Away
- Mystery radio in “Orphan Black”
- Guest Post: Pavel’s Raspberry Pi-based homemade multimedia internet radios
- Guest Post: Mark explores a 1983 Voice of America information pack
- Radio Waves: Data RX via Web SDRs, Mystery Signals from Space, Public Media’s role in Democracy, and Pirates SPAM UVB-76
- WBCQ TESTS 4790 KHZ IN FEBRUARY
- FTIOM & UBMP, Jan 30-Feb 5, 2022
- The conclusion to “Off the Shortwaves: Unhappy & Despondent”
- Guest Post: Comparing the Reuter Pocket and the Icom IC-705 from an SWL’s perspective
- Guest Post: Crystal Radios – Construction, Listening, and Contesting
- DX Central’s MW Frequency Challenge: Week 9 Results and Week 10 Announcement
- Worldwide Listening Guide 10th Edition now available on Amazon!
- eBay find: A Sony PRO-80 receiver, new in unopened box
- AWA Presentation by Matt Zullo: “The US Navy’s On-The-Roof Gang”
- BBC News: “The radio station bringing worried Tongans together”
- Eton announces the new Elite Satellit
- Radio Clarion via Channel 292 on January 23rd and 30th, 2022
- CHU Time Station heard in “The Book of Boba Fett”
- UNESCO World Radio Day and International Marconi Day
- FTIOM & UBMP, January 23-29
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and Recordings of the Voice of Korea (January 15 & 18, 2022)
- DX Central’s MW Frequency Challenge: Week 8 Results and Week 9 Announcement
- Shortwave’s Giant: Carlos explores evangelical broadcasting to MENA
- Abbree AR-F8: Rolf’s mod to achieve zero volume
- Radio Waves: La TopoRadio Radio, Campaign Promise for ABC Shortwave Restoration, Malahit-DDC Early Review, and “Cordial Cold War” Now Free on Amazon
- CTRN Returns Monday, January 17, 2022
- Radio Waves: Radio Atlantique, Car Radio History, BBC Norfolk Features CW, and IC-R30 Firmware Update
- Carlos’ Shortwave Art and Recording of the Voice of Korea (12 Jan 2022)
- Uli asks: “How well does the Icom IC-705 receiver work on longwave?”
- FTIOM & UBMP, January 16-22
- Radio Waves: The Barbed Wire Comms Line, FCC Denies AM Appeal, Raspberry Pi Radio Astronomy, and Interview with Dick Smith
- Frugal Radio’s Loop On Ground (LoG) Antenna
- RBI: “The radio station at the heart of an India-GDR friendship”
- Guest Post: Following the Ethiopian war over shortwave radio
- Ernie’s portable Youloop antenna deployment system
- Schulman Auctions posts new lots of radio gear for January 2022
- KMRT “New Year Savings Show” January 10, 2022
- Alan Roe’s B21 season guide to music on shortwave (version 3 update)
- Exploring HD Radio receiver availability
- Radio Waves: AIR Doubles Broadcast Times, Radio Prague’s 2022 QSL Cards, Ham On The Moon, and Allouis Transmitter Silenced
- Carlos Shares Shortwave Art and Recordings of Ethiopian Jamming and BBC News Tigrinya
- FTIOM & UBMP, January 9-15
- The new Xiegu X6100: Is it a good SW/MW broadcast band receiver?
- Radio Waves: VOA Museum a Historic Marvel, 1BCG Special Event Report, BBC Centenary Celebration, and Czech Radio Turns Off MW and LW
- 2022: A New Year and New Hopes!