Monthly Archives: September 2024

Guess the Receiver Shown in SSGB

Identify the Radio!

SS-GB is a British mini-series from 2017 in which a British homicide detective investigates a murder in a German-occupied England in a parallel universe where the Nazis won World War II. The show reminds one of the fantastic Man in the High Castle which ran from 2015 and 2019 and similarly created a world in which Germany and Japan had won WWII. In one scene, the detective, played by British actor Sam Riley, is shown listening to a radio — which model will surely be immediately recognized by most of us who have been in the SWL hobby for many years . . . see how long it takes for you to win the prize!

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Special broadcast from Nauen on Sunday, September 8, 2024

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Gérard Koopal, who writes:

The oldest still existing station in the world “Nauen” in Germany will have a special broadcast on September 8 for the open memorial day from 10.00 till 16.00 central European summertime or 08.00 till 14.00 UTC for 100 years broadcast radio in Germany. See text below. Note that the broadcast will take place from 11.00-13.00 UTC. With thanks to Thomas Schweder who made it public.

English Translation

The oldest radio station in the world still in existence invites you to the Open Monument Day 2024

On Sunday, September 8th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
At Graf-Arco-Strasse 154 in 14641 Nauen

In the year of the 100th anniversary of broadcasting in Germany, we are offering a two-hour live radio event directly on site, especially for shortwave radio fans on site and at receivers across Europe, to watch, listen to and participate in.

The program will be produced live from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. CEST (11.00-13.00 UTC) in the control room of the Nauen station and broadcast on 6045 kHz.

This unique special broadcast on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of broadcasting in Germany is presented by Media Broadcast GmbH and carried out by Radio60!.

Original Announcement in German:

Die älteste noch bestehende Funkstelle der Welt lädt ein: zum Tag des
offenen Denkmals 2024

Am Sonntag, den 08.September 2024, von 10:00 bis 16:00 Uhr
In der Graf-Arco-Strasse 154 in 14641 Nauen

Im Jahr des 100. Geburtstages des Rundfunks in Deutschland bieten wir
für speziell für die Kurzwellen-Radio-Fans vor Ort und an den Empfängern
in ganz Europa ein zweistündiges Live-Radio-Event direkt vor Ort zum
Zuschauen, Anhören und Mitmachen an.
Das Programm wird von 13 – 15 Uhr MESZ im Raum der Leitwarte der Station
Nauen live produziert und auf 6045 kHz abgestrahlt.

Diese einmalige Sondersendung anläßlich des 100.Jubiläums des Rundfunks
in Deutschland wird präsentiert von der Media Broadcast GmbH und
durchgeführt von Radio60!.

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Time to submit logs for the SWL Contest 2024

Typhoon Yagi: Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of China Radio Inernational (September 4, 2024)

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent China Radio international broadcast plus radiofax transmissions from the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau.

Carlos notes:

Part of news bulletin from China Radio International about Super Typhoon Yagi. Listened in downtown Juiz de Fora, Brazil. Frequency of 13640 kHz.

Click here to view on YouTube.

Bonus: Super typhoon Yagi (Enteng) via radiofax from Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, Guangzhou Meteorological Bureau and Japan Meteorological Agency, received at the campus of the Faculty of Human Sciences of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Brazil (see photo below):

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Using your imagination

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Hi it’s FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know that we haven’t a clue what the Imaginary Stations crew will be bringing to you via the shortwaves on Sunday 8th September 2024 at 0900/1300 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and then at 2000 UTC on 6160 kHz and 3975 kHz via Shortwave Gold.

There’s a good possibility it’s another episode of WMMR – Mystery Mix Radio where the listener is asked to work out what the theme of the show is. It could be about unripened tomatoes, traction engines throughout the ages or it could be philately. Who knows? The listener guesses and sends their suggestion to the address given on the show and the person who gets the closest gets a special eQSL. Tune in and see what you think.

Then on Wednesday 11th September 2024 at 0200 UTC on 9395 kHz we’ll be bringing you another Shortwave Polka Party via WRMI. So dig out that Lederhosen get it to and back from the dry cleaners for the weekend, wash out your tankard and be prepared to polka around the sitting room. Why not invite the neighbours and get them to join in?

We now have a Patreon page for our regular listeners here. Monthly memberships are available for exclusive audio and zines.

For more information on all our shows, please send to [email protected] and check out our old shows at our Mixcloud page here.

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Join Us: Become a Contributor for the SWLing Post!

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The SWLing Post has been online since 2008, and over the years, I’ve seen our readership grow into a vibrant, international community of radio enthusiasts who support each other.

From the beginning, my goal for the SWLing Post has never been to focus on me, but rather to highlight the diverse ways people enjoy radio and to share news about international broadcasting. To achieve this, I’ve invited select individuals to contribute as guest writers and provided them with accounts to post their own content.

As our community has expanded, I want to open the door even wider and invite more of you to contribute directly to the SWLing Post. This will help alleviate the bottleneck of getting timely information out, especially as I am currently in one of the busiest stages of my life.

If you’re interested in receiving a volunteer contributor account, which will allow you to create and submit posts for approval and publication by me or one of our editors, please contact me via email or leave a comment on this post.

To qualify for a contributor account, please note the following requirements:

Community Involvement: We prefer to see that you’ve been an active, long-standing member of our community by commenting on posts. If you’re new to us, we will first need to review and post your contributions before granting you an account. This is due to the high volume of spam guest post requests we receive—often dozens each week.

Comfort with WordPress: You should be comfortable creating posts in WordPress, the platform we use for the SWLing Post. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to train individuals on WordPress, but numerous tutorials are available since it’s the most popular blogging platform in the world.

We are looking for original content that reflects the genuine spirit and kindness of our community. Our goal is to ensure that contributions are not only informative and engaging but also embody the warmth and enthusiasm that characterize our shared love for radio. As long as your content is respectful, informative, and true to the spirit of radio enjoyment, it will align with our standards and be a valuable addition to the SWLing Post.

If you’re interested, please comment on this post or email me directly, and I will get back to you via email.

Thank you!

Thomas Witherspoon (K4SWL)

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RFA Announces QSL Card #86

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Jamet, who shares the following announcement from Radio Free Asia:

Dear friends,

Below is the press release for RFA’s QSL card # 86, our latest QSL card design, which marks Radio Free Asia 28 Anniversary. We hope you enjoy this new QSL card and we look forward to receiving your reception reports by email to qsl<at>rfa.org, or by snail mail.

Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America

You are receiving this because you have expressed interest in Radio Free Asia’s QSL cards. Please let us know if you prefer to be removed from our distribution list.
Best wishes and 73s.
-Aungthu

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Aungthu Schlenker
Radio Free Asia

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RADIO FREE ASIA ANNOUNCES QSL CARD #86
September 2024

Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces its latest QSL card celebrating 28 years of delivering accurate, uncensored, domestic news to people living under authoritarian regimes across Asia and globally to populations vulnerable to malign influence. Through its in-depth, unflinching journalism, RFA brings to light consequential developments in China, North Korea, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, as well as the Pacific region. This is RFA’s 86th QSL design and will be used to confirm all valid RFA reception reports from September – December 2024.

RFA’s QSL CARD #86

Created by Congress in 1994 and incorporated in 1996, RFA broadcasts in Burmese, Cantonese, Khmer, Korean to North Korea, Lao, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Tibetan (including Uke, Amdo, and Kham dialects), and Uyghur. RFA strives for accuracy, balance, and fairness in our editorial content. As a ‘surrogate’ broadcaster, RFA provides news and commentary specific to each of our target countries, acting as the free press these countries lack. RFA broadcasts only in local languages and dialects, and most of our broadcasts comprise news of specific local interest. More information about RFA, including our current broadcast frequency schedule, is always available at www.rfa.org.

RFA encourages listeners to submit reception reports. Reception reports are valuable to RFA as they help us evaluate the signal strength and quality of our transmissions. RFA confirms all accurate reception reports by mailing a QSL card to the listener. RFA welcomes all reception report submissions not only from DX’ers, but also from our general listening audience.
Reception reports are accepted by email at [email protected] and by mail to:

Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America

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