Hello all shortwave listeners and SWLing community, FastRadioBurst 23 here again with news of an extra transmisson this Sunday October 6th 2024. It’s a rerun of the Skybird Radio International (Instrumental special) on Shortwave Gold at 1800 hrs UTC on 3975 kHz and 6160 kHz. It’s all about the instrumental worldwide flavours so tune in […]

Hello all shortwave listeners and SWLing community. FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of the Imaginary Stations radio shows this week. This Sunday October 6th 2024 there’s a return to the supermarket shelves with KMRT via the services of Shortwave Gold at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz […]

FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of the Imaginary Stations radio shows this week. This Sunday 29th September 2024 there’s an instrumental episode of Skybird Radio International via the services of Shortwave Gold at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz. As with the last shows, they’re of an […]

Ergonomics and Radio Buttons By Bob Colegrove Am I being too picky?  Are the buttons on some newer portable radios hard to press?  I’ve read many reviews and watched as many videos, but haven’t encountered many complaints about this.  Perhaps it’s an age-related affliction. The most succinct description of the problem was expressed in the […]

FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of what the Imaginary Stations crew are up to. This Sunday coming on 22nd September 2024 there’s another episode of Skybird Radio International via the services of Shortwave Gold. The show which features an across the board selection from around this musical globe of ours will be broadcast at 0900/1300 […]

Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know that the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to you the return of Skybird Radio International via the shortwaves on Sunday 15th September 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz via Shortwave Gold. Expect some wonderful eclectic music in […]

Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know that we haven’t a clue what the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to you via the shortwaves on Sunday 8th September 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz via Shortwave Gold. There’s a good possibility it’s another episode […]

Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to you via the shortwaves this week. On Sunday 1st September 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz we will be presenting Skybird Drive-in Radio via Shortwave Gold. We’ve got the matinee and […]

Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to you via the shortwaves this week. On Sunday 25th August 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz they have WEST via Shortwave Gold. Don’t worry, there won’t be any quick on the […]

Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what Imaginary Stations will be bringing to you via the shortwaves this week, sunspots permitting of course. On Sunday 18th August 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz they have COOL 6 via Shortwave Gold. More summer vibes from […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bob Colegrove, who shares the following guest post: A Band Aid for the XHDATA D-220 By Bob Colegrove In the olden days of analog radios, we would have generated a graph plotting frequency against a 0 to 100 linear bandspread scale. That permitted determination of a station’s frequency with varying degrees […]

Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what Imaginary Stations will be bringing the shortwave community this week. On Sunday 11th August 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz they have  yet another version of COOL, this time COOL 5 via Shortwave Gold. Like the last […]

Fastradioburst23 here to let you know about a brand new book from Imaginary Stations contributor Justin Patrick Moore. The Radio Phonics Laboratory: Telecommunications, Speech Synthesis, and the Birth of Electronic Music is a radiocentric look at the origins of electronica. Radioheads will find much to enjoy in the pages of this tome including: Elisha Gray’s […]

Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to the shortwaves this week. On Sunday 4th August 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz they have another version of COOL, this time COOL 4 via Shortwave Gold. Like the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and supporter, Dan Robinson, who shares the following review: Tecsun Delivers The S-2200X – New Life For A 16-Year-Old Cabinet Design by Dan Robinson Note: Please see an addendum of updates at the end of this post. Some months ago, I learned from Anon-co that Tecsun planned to release an […]

Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to the shortwaves this week. On Sunday 28th July 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz they have another WMMR – Name that theme show via Shortwave Gold. This show has […]

Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 from Imaginary Stations here letting you know of a couple of polka specials this coming week. On Sunday 21st July 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz the Imaginary Stations crew bring you a shortwave Polka Party.  So rent yourself some colourful Lederhosen […]

Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 from Imaginary Stations here letting you know of a couple of our summertime specials this coming week. On Sunday 14th July 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing you more summer of shortwave celebrations with COOL […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bob Colegrove, who shares the following guest post: The Tecsun PL-990/PL-990x as an MP3 Player, Bluetooth Receiver, and PC Speaker By Bob Colegrove Sometimes after a medium wave or shortwave DX session I just like to kick back and listen to good music.  Perhaps this is an age-related malady.  […]