Monthly Archives: May 2023

Dear RTI Postcard Collection

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who writes:

Hi Thomas,

This message is to draw your attention to this announcement from Radio Taiwan International titled “Dear RTI”:

https://event.rti.org.tw/dearrti/en/

Listeners are invited to send postcards to the station before June 18, 2023:
https://event.rti.org.tw/dearrti/en/send-a-postcard/

I hope that readers of the SWLing Post site and RTI listeners will be very numerous to participate in the operation Dear RTI

Thanks. With my best regards.

Paul JAMET

Thank you so much for the tip, Paul!

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Dan asks if you can identify this radio found in The Marvelous Mrs. Maizel

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who asks if anyone can identify the receiver in the screenshot below from the final season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maizel (click image to enlarge):

The image isn’t super clear because there isn’t a close-up of this radio in the episode.

If you recognize this model, please comment!

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Axios: Congress moves to preserve AM radio in cars

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(Source: Axios via Dennis Dura)

Scoop: Congress moves to preserve AM radio in cars (Axios)

A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to make it illegal for carmakers to eliminate AM radio from their cars, arguing public safety is at risk, Axios is first to report.

Why it matters: AM radio is one key way that government officials communicate with the public during natural disasters and other emergencies.

    • Officials worry that if drivers don’t have access, they might miss important safety alerts.

Context: Some manufacturers are eliminating AM radio from their electric vehicles (EVs) because of interference from the electric motors that results in annoying buzzing noises and faded signals. [Continue reading at Axios…]

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JNHK3 this Sunday

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Hi SWLing Post lounge community, Fastradioburst23 here letting you know about the next Imaginary Stations transmission JNHK 3 to be broadcast this Sunday 21st May 2023 at 2200 UTC on 9395 kHz via the services of WRMI. After our well received broadcast last week (thank you to all who got in touch) featuring some recordings of radio in Japan, this week we will feature some Japanese related music. Tune in and enjoy!  First-time listeners are more than welcome to send reception reports to [email protected] and to check out our old shows here.

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Shortwave Modernization Petition

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Benn Kobb (AK4AV), who writes:

Thomas,

The FCC has placed the Shortwave Modernization petition online for
public download:

https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/search-filings/filing/1042840187330

The petition was filed by a coalition of financial services companies
affiliated with HF stations operating in the Experimental Radio Service
(FCC Part 5).

They ask the FCC to allocate frequencies for commercial international
shortwave data communications. That is not currently permitted except as
temporary experiments.

The FCC has not yet opened a proceeding for public comment on this
petition, but I expect that to happen soon.

That process assigns the petition a RM-number. It sets a deadline by
which the public may file comments referencing that number.

73,
Benn Kobb AK4AV
Experimental Radio News
https://www.experimentalradio.news

Thank you for the tip, Benn!

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Shortwave DB: A new database of HF radio schedules

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Ervin, who writes:

Hi Thomas –
Long time fan of your blog. I recently stumbled upon a (new to me) Shortwave Broadcast Schedule database. It is aggregated from AOKI, EiBi and HFCC databases. Home|Shortwave DB™

Not sure if you’ve seen it? But I’ve been using it for about a week now and I really like it! Just passing it along!

Dan Ervin

Click here to check out Shortwave DB.

Thank you for the tip, Dan. I was not familiar with this database either. Many of the online databases I’ve used in the past have either been abandoned or haven’t been updated in several seasons. I look forward to exploring this one. Thanks again! 

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