By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM Murphy’s Law: If anything can go wrong, it will.             1st corollary: Even if anything can’t go wrong, it still will.             2nd corollary: It will go wrong in the worst possible place at the worst possible time.             Most devastating corollary: Murphy was an optimist.             “It’s tough to make […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent CGTN broadcast plus Radifax weather maps. Carlos notes: Part of CGTN Radio news bulletin about cat 5 hurricane “Milton” approaching Florida. Listened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube. Plus hurricane “Milton” featured on […]

Hello all shortwave listeners and SWLing Post community, FastRadioBurst 23 here with news of the Imaginary Stations radio shows this week. This Sunday October 13th 2024 there’s the return of The Shortwave Music Library with chief music librarian DJ Frederick behind the desk picking out some eclectic tunes from his record collection. Expect all sorts […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent CGTN/CRI broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of CGTN Radio news bulletin (in English) about hurricane “Milton” approaching Florida. Listened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Guest Review by Robert Gulley K4PKM The Radioddity QT80 is a very interesting addition to the Radioddity line of CB and Amateur radios. It cleverly walks a line between being a CB (channelized) radio, and a channelized/VFO capable amateur radio. You are likely to have heard of this radio already, as there are a number […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fred Waterer, who writes: On Oct 2 Seth Myers as part of his show (Late Night with Seth Myers) used this prop to “listen to an imaginary Zombie apocalypse broadcast”, complaining how “heavy it was” when he lifted it on to his desk:

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio New Zealand broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of RNZ’s news bulletin about bushfires in New Zealand. Listened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Giuseppe Morlè (IZ0GZW), who writes: Dear Thomas, I am Giuseppe Morlè, IZ0GZW, from Formia, located in central Italy along the Tyrrhenian Sea. I hope everything is going well for you after the hurricane and that you and your loved ones are in good health. I’m sending you this latest […]

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 […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his illustrated radio listening report of a recent CGTN broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of news bulletin of CGTN Radio (China Radio International) about hurricane “Helene” destruction in Southeast US. Listened in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

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 […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent NHK broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of NHK news bulletin about assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli airstrike. Listened tonight at Prainha Beach, Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This is the first time I […]

Good Morning, Friends, As many of you know, the area where I live in western North Carolina was hit hard by catastrophic flooding and high winds, causing significant damage. I’m happy to report that my family is safe, and we are incredibly grateful for that. However, like many others, we’ve sustained substantial damage to our […]

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 […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent NHK broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of NHK news bulletin about heavy rains in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. Listened via shortwave in Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Radio Waves:  Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy! Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Markku Koskinen, David Goren, Troy Riedel, and David Iurescia for the following tips: No matter what happens in the […]

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 […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Fred Waterer, who writes: I just rediscovered this 9 year old video. It may be old news to you, I’m not sure. An Icom display photobombs this Japanese music video, which up to that point I found, well, amusing on a number of levels. LADYBABY Nippon manju Music Clip […]

by Dan Robinson We have seen so many great receivers and other equipment appear in movies, it’s surprising that this one may have slipped by our Radios in Movies radar. In Apocalypse Now, the classic 1979 epic war film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) is briefed in a hotel […]