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Public Broadcasting Cuts Hit Hard in Remote, Rural Communities

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Richard Langley for sharing a recent CBC article that explores the real-world consequences of funding cuts to public broadcasting in the U.S.: Trump-era plan …
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Paul’s Treasure Trove of 1980s Shortwave Interval Signals and Idents

I recently received a fascinating message from long-time SWLing Post reader Paul, who has graciously shared a remarkable collection of shortwave radio recordings he made from his home near London i…
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What shortwave listening is like INSIDE China | DXing on Qodosen DX-286 in Guangzhou ​

Jul 24, 2025 #alaska #Guangzhou #Shortwave
What does shortwave listening inside China actually sound like? DXers around the world hear signals form China often, including the many jamming signals. But what does the jamming sound like inside China? Does it work? Can DXers inside China hear anything else?
In this video, I show my shortwave DXing inside a hotel room in Guangzhou using the Qodosen DX-286 — and share what it's like to hear both the censored and uncensored side of the airwaves from within China’s borders. I used the whip antenna on the Qodosen DX-286 and it once again showed what an exceptional little radio it is. Many signals were remarkably clear, almost FM quality.
China is home to many powerful shortwave stations like CNR1 and CRI, often heard around the world. But very few videos show what it's like to be an SWL inside the country — especially in a heavily jammed environment. This could be one of the first such recordings on YouTube.
Read more below the vid on youtube.

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HCJB Quito, Ecuador – Then and Now

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: In the 1970s, the powerful signal from radio station HCJB, the Voice of the Andes, in Quito, Ecuador, could be heard with station i…
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Russia's doomsday radio sparks mystery before summit​

Russia’s ‘Doomsday Radio’, a lonely rusted radio station in a forest north of Moscow, has woken up.

UVB-76 – also known as ‘The Buzz’er – was used during the height of the Cold War by the KGB, has for decades been sputtering bizarre beeps and cryptic gobbledygook.

The short-wave station broadcast the words, ‘schesolub’, ‘druzhnost’, ‘kener”, ‘ryushny’, ‘dzhinochili’ and ‘lyukospas’ yesterday.

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BBC broadcasted secret messages in WWII (UK) - BBC News - 3rd September 2019​

Sep 3, 2019
New documents show how the BBC and Big Ben were used to send secret messages to resistance groups in Europe and confuse enemy bombers over London during World War Two, which began 80 years ago this day.

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Radio At War (Ca 1940's)​

Sep 5, 2009
Radio at War Vintage 1940's World War II Film

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WAR! WW2 Radio News: Invasion of Poland as reported by the BBC​

Sep 1, 2020
War!!! The Germans have invaded Poland. Hear how the BBC reported the invasion to its listeners in this actual original radio broadcast, in digital copy format of course.

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Aug 16, 2025
During just one hour of afternoon DXing at Kurth Kiln Regional Park, I managed to hear many stations! I used the SDRPlay RSPduo with SDRconnect software, connected to a Wolf River coil and an extra-long whip antenna. We also explored the area, and some feathered friends stopped by to check out the music. It was a splendid way to spend a lazy afternoon.
Mount Evelyn DX Report: http://medxr.blogspot.com

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Listening to Radio New Zealand in an old French shortwave radio receiver​

Aug 21, 2025
Radio New Zealand, coming in right now quite acceptably on 9700 kHz from its Rangitaiki transmitter. Interestingly, what they do on this frequency at this time of day is relay the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) programming for the whole Pacific. Radio Australia stopped transmitting from its own facilities quite a few years ago, and Radio New Zealand has remained as the leading broadcaster in the Pacific region.The receiver is a venerable AME 7G from the 1950s.
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Mexico on Shortwave – Then and Now

by Dan Greenall Back in the early 1970’s, a wide variety of Mexican stations could be heard on shortwave as evidenced by the loggings columns in the SPEEDX club’s monthly bulletins. Examples from t…
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SHORT WAVE LISTENING (SWL)

Shortwave listening, or SWLing, is the hobby of listening to shortwave radio broadcasts located on frequencies between 1700 kHz and 30 MHz. Listeners range from casual users seeking international...
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The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears​

Shortly after US president Donald Trump hung up a call with Russia’s Vladimir Putin this spring, an obscure shortwave radio channel, broadcasting from a military base somewhere in Russia, sprang to life.

Through a fog of static, at 4625 kHz on the shortwave dial, a man’s voice spoke in monotone: “Nikolai, Zhenya, Tatiana, Ivan.” He repeats the message—spelled out in the Russian phonetic alphabet—followed by a series of numbers and letters. The whole message reads: “NZhTI 01263 BOLTANKA 4430 9529.” What it means is anyone’s guess, but lots of people were guessing.

This radio station, dubbed UVB-76, has spent much of 2025 broadcasting cryptic messages, strange music, and pirate interruptions. The channel has elicited fascination for decades. This time, however, something is different. Now, Moscow’s network of propagandists and warmongers are suddenly fascinated by this obscure channel.

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The Mysterious Shortwave Radio Station Stoking US-Russia Nuclear Fears

A popular shortwave Russian radio station dubbed “UVB-76” has been an enigma for decades. But its recent messages have turned it into a tool for Kremlin saber-rattling.
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I'm collecting BBC Radio 4 198 kHz Shipping Forecast recordings on all my radios: JRC NRD525​

Aug 27, 2025
Hi there, here's another recording of the Shipping Forecast, this time with the legendary NRD525. Great audio actually on the AUX bandwidth setting (widest). As I have said previously, this signal will disappear at some point, so enjoy it while you can.
Recorded in Oxford UK on 10/07/24 at 00:48 hrs UTC, using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito NTi AntennaJet RF splitter and GI1000 galvanic isolator.
Thanks for watching and 73.

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Jeff White on why shortwave radio still matters: HFCC Conference in Prague

We speak to Jeff White about shortwave radio and the HFCC conference in Prague, and why the medium still reaches listeners worldwide.
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Dan Shares Recordings of the Golden Days of European Shortwave Listening

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following guest post: Europe on shortwave in the 1970’s by Dan Greenall During the golden years of shortwave listening, many Euro…
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The SWL DXing News Report (episode 28): LW returns to Finland; VOA cuts; China adopts DRM and more​

Sep 6, 2025 The SWL DXing news report
Welcome to the September 2025 edition of The SWL DXing News Report, your monthly roundup of the most important developments in the world of radio. In this episode, I cover frequency changes, radio station news, reception reports, and the latest propagation conditions.
Highlights this month include:
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Late 2025 Broadcast Schedule for VORW Radio International!

Hello all! As some time has passed, I felt it appropriate to publish the latest schedule for my transmissions to North America and beyond! My radio program is 1 Hour in length and features d…
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VORW Radio International Archive

The VORW International Podcast - a weekly show featuring wide ranging discussion from philosophical and moral topics to social issues. From the biggest down to the smallest, this relaxing show feature
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Monitoring Digital Satellite Communications​

Sep 25, 2025
Monitoring Satellite for under $200

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The BBC Radio 4 Shipping Forecast 198 kHz longwave, copied on my home-brew crystal radio set​

Oct 1, 2025
Hi there, another Shipping Forecast transmission added to the collection with my simplest set-up of course and harking back to the original radio technology around the time the BBC started transmitting on longwave, 100 years ago. It just felt right, recording them this way, with a simple longwire antenna.
Thanks for watching and 73.

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Vatican Radio – Then and Now

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following post: When I began shortwave listening back in 1969, Vatican Radio was one of the first stations I came across. That sa…
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GooZeeGoo GA-800 Active Loop indoor/outdoor antenna. Neat!​

Oct 8, 2025
This neat little active loop antenna gave gains in both AM and SW reception!You can get it here: https://amzn.to/3ITfYeJ

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