Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 from Imaginary Stations here letting you know of a couple of our summertime end of pier entertainment specials this coming week. On Sunday 7th July 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz we’ll be bringing you COOL 2. Expect entertainment of the summer […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tracy Wood, who writes: I accidentally ran across this Brazilian government press agency release … In Spanish, then I found an English version. https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/en/geral/noticia/2024-05/public-radio-reaches-power-deprived-areas-brazils-south Somewhat dated as the floods were back in May. Thank you, Tracy. This article didn’t come to our attention in May, so we appreciate the […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, André, who writes: I have been following the SWLing Post for many years and really enjoy it. Like many DXers, I have a YouTube channel where I share my catches. But I have something a bit different, that your readers might find interesting. It is an interview with a […]

For current owners (or future owners) of the RF-919, Raddy has discovered an issue with upgrading the firmware from the original firmware shipped with the radio (version 1.689). There have been some instances where the radio becomes inoperable after trying to upload the new firmware (version1.706). Please do not upgrade the firmware from the original […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Tom Ally, who notes that the digital version of WRTH 2024 is available to order online: https://shop.radiodatacenter.net/product/wrth-2024-e-book/ Many thanks for the tip, Tom!

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM Size matters . . . especially when it comes to antennas. In general, the more aluminum or wire you can get up in the air (presuming, of course, that it is properly designed), the more signal you are going to pull in. A radio friend has a 560-foot loop erected on […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his A-24 (version 3.0) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan provides this amazing resource as a free PDF download: Click here to download Music on Shortwave A-24 v3.0 (PDF) As always, thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan! This dedicated page will always have […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ed, who writes: Last night on my bedside radio I heard on BBC World’s ‘The Forum’ a wonderful 49-minute piece about portable audio. Much of it covers the earliest portable electron tube radios and transistor radios, and their influences on society in different countries. Mediumwave, Shortwave and FM radios […]

I am pleased to announce that my friend and SWLing Post contributor, Wlad (US7IGN), has released his latest book: War Diaries: Stalemate. You might recall Wlad’s first book, War Diaries: A Radio Amateur in Kyiv, which we’ve recommended here and mentioned several times. Wlad has seen firsthand what it’s like to live and work in […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his recording and illustrated listening report of the news, in German, from broadcaster ZP-30 on June 27, 2024. Carlos notes: ZP-30, Christian radio station in Paraguay broadcasting News in German. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Click here to view on YouTube. Impressive work! I’m impressed […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors, Paul Jamet and Tracy Wood for sharing the following article (translated into English) from RTVE: RTVE secures the future of the public shortwave service of Radio Exterior de España The RTVE Board of Directors has unanimously approved the purchase, installation, and implementation of a new shortwave transmitter. This is […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who shares the following article (translated into English, from the Radio Club du Perche: RTI – Taiwan on direct broadcast from Tamsui transmitter center As in recent years, the German and French services of RTI – Radio Taiwan International – will broadcast their programs to Europe and […]

Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what the Imaginary Stations crew will be beaming to you this week. On Sunday 30th June 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz they’ll be bringing you a touch of COOL. It’s now the shortwave summer so over the […]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM I had intended to travel light; I really did . . . but I betrayed my best intentions. Instead of a “minimal” radio go-bag, I had stuffed a small cross-body bag with: a ham radio handi-talkie (a Yaesu VX-6R) with high-performance antenna, extra batteries for the handi-talkie, a car plug-in adaptor […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent NHK (Japan) broadcast. Carlos notes: Part of NHK news bulletin, in Japanese, about a deadly fire that broke out at a battery factory in Seoul, South Korea. Click here to view on YouTube.

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mark Erdle (AE2EA), who writes: Hi Thomas, Steve Johnston, WD8DAS, gave a presentation to the AWA last night about his job at WWVH, the time and frequency shortwave station in Kauai, Hawaii. I have to admit that I’m envious of someone who has the job of Engineer in Charge […]

By Jock Elliott, KB2GOM The syllables coming through the headphones were unknown to me. Clearly it was a language, but not one that I knew. So I logged it: 2/18/24, 1101Z, 1660 kHz, unknown language, orchestral music. (I later found out it was a Korean language station from New Jersey.) Then I moved on down […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, David Iurescia, for sharing the following news item: How a tiny Montclair radio station came to play a continuous loop of one Boyz II Men song (NorthJersey.com) George Louvis has broadcast WVRM on short wave radio [SWLing Post note: FM not shortwave] from his office on Valley Road since […]

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dennis Dura, who shares the following article from Radio World: A New FM Class “A10” for Radio? Commander to FCC: Make it so his story has been updated to reflect that the FCC is now seeking public comments on the proposal. A Mississippi broadcaster is asking the FCC to […]