Many thanks to Christian (IX1CKN) who shares the following field report: POTA Friends Meet to Activate IT-0737 by Christian (IX1CKN) With Andrea (IW0HK) in Turin for a few days, it would have been a shame not to use Sunday for a POTA activation, recreating the “Multicountry Rove” team that participated in the Friedrichshafen Fair. Our chosen destination, … Continue reading Quarter-Wave Conquers: Christian and Andrea’s POTA Success Despite Solar Slumber →

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who writes: The BBC World Service “six-month” schedules now seem to have been deleted permanently from the BBCWS website. I have therefore produced my own “at-a-glance” schedule listing the BBC WS English programmes on shortwave, which I have now updated to version 1.3. Click here to download […]

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 shortwave radio news bulletin about typhoon n° 7 “Ampil” approaching Japan. Listened yesterday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Richard Cuff and Markku Koskinen who share the following (sad) news: 900 CHML closes, ending nearly a century of local radio in Hamilton (Toronto Star) Station pointed to financial losses as major reason behind closure A mainstay of Hamilton’s airwaves for almost a century has gone off the air. […]

Many thanks to Texas Radio Shortwave for the following update: We added an additional broadcast of our monthly program over Channel 292 in Rohrbach, Germany. We’re working to cover Western NAm with a broadcast on 9670 kHz at 0300 UTC. Listeners in the South Pacific have also reported a listenable signal. We want folks worldwide […]

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 Paul, Dennis Dura, Richard Cuff, and Bake Timmons for the following tips: Voice of America station in CNMI announces […]

My buddy Jonathan (KM4CFT) made a big announcement this morning. He’s been working tirelessly since the start of the year, designing and testing a brand-new field-portable CW transceiver he’s dubbed the CFT1. As of this morning, you can purchase the transceiver kit on HamGadgets.com. A little backstory Jonathan first mentioned his plans to design a … Continue reading Introducing the New CFT1 Five Band Portable CW Transceiver Kit! →

Somedays, I just need a little POTA and radio-active therapy to energize the day. And this was one of those days. On Thursday, July 18, 2024, I woke up still feeling quite tired because I had been out the entire day before helping my sister with a move–my wife and I didn’t get back home … Continue reading Field Report: POTA Energy Boost at Tuttle Educational State Forest →

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 […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent AWR broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Adventist World Radio evangelist preaching in Yoruba language to Nigeria and region, broadcasted from Nauen, Germany. Listened in Florianopolis, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to Texas Radio Shortwave who shares the following announcement: Because propagation was terrible on August 5th, we’re again testing on 9670 kHz next Sunday, August 11, at 0300 UTC. The test will come from Channel 292 in Rohrbach, Germany. We’ll issue Texas Coloring Book QSL #7 for correct, detailed reception reports to texasradioshortwave@protonmail.com. […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Aaron Kuhn, who shares the following guest post: Live Baseball on the Radio: Radio Selection Considerations In recent years, I’ve enjoyed attending minor league baseball games in my region. One of my favorite aspects of live baseball is bringing a radio to listen to play-by-play commentary. Experiencing the game in person while […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent NHK World broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of Thursday’s NHK radio news bulletin about 7.1 earthquake that hit Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. Listened in Florianopolis, 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 Dennis Dura, and Alan for the following tips: Radio Apocalypse: HFGCS, The Backup Plan For Doomsday (Hackaday) To the […]

Many thanks to Rand (W7UDT) for sharing this short field report: Eiffel Tower QRP (Failed) “Activation” by Rand (W7UDT/FR) Earlier this Spring, my wife & I went on a ten day vacation to Paris. What a beautiful city, and a memorable time we had! Amongst our many excursions, was a visit to the Eiffel Tower. … Continue reading QRP Dreams in the City of Lights: Rand’s Eiffel Tower Beacon Attempt →

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of these Furusato No Kaze and Nippon No Kaze il bon ue broadcasts: Carlos notes: Opening of Japanese government shortwave radio programs aimed at Japanese citizens abducted by DPRK between 1977 and 1983: “Furusato No Kaze” (in Japanese) and “Nippon No […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post and Shortwave Radio Audio Archive contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: Hi Thomas From the early 1970’s, where sadly, some of my original logbooks went missing many years ago. ANTEL, the Administracion Nacional de Telecommunicaciones in Montevideo, Uruguay used to use its telephone time announcement instead of a voice mirror – so […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of recent broadcasts from the Voice of Korea, NHK, and KBS. Voice of Korea Carlos notes: Part of Voice of Korea news bulletin about floods in the DPRK: “…Shortly ago, floods and heavy rains seriously and consecutively damaged some areas of […]

Many thanks to Anthony (M7TAW) who shares the following guest post: A first timer’s POTA activation at the Devil’s Punch Bowl! Anthony (M7TAW) Introduction Let me start with the confession that I am an amateur radio operator born out of the Covid lockdown. With the switch to remote examinations by the RSGB in 2020, and … Continue reading Code, Contacts, and a Stunning View: A POTA First-Timer’s Experience at the Devil’s Punch Bowl →