Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Nikkei 1 broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Full “Nikkei Electronic News” bulletin (in Japanese) from Radio Nikkei 1, Japan. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
– Trump’s first round of tariffs
– Trump intends to meet with PM Ishiba
– Road collapses in Saitama
– Heavy snowfall expected in Tokyo
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mark Hirst, who writes:
I spotted this radio in the Korean zombie outbreak drama ‘Happiness’ currently showing on Netflix.
You’ve got sharp eyes, Mark! Can anyone positively identify that transceiver in the background?
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Jeff McMahon, who notes that he’s published a new post on his blog, The Herculodge.
This time, Jeff examines the Tecsun PL-880 vs. PL-660, exposing the quirks and realities of DSP-based radios in his interference-heavy household. Jeff finds that in real-world conditions, the trusty PL-660 often outperforms the PL-880—especially when battling household RFI.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dennis Dura, who shares the following news via Radio World:
The legislation would require AM radio reception in new cars
The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act has been reintroduced on Capitol Hill.
The legislation passed the Senate Commerce Committee in 2023 and the House Energy and Commerce Committee in 2024, and many legislators have expressed support. Yet backers could not get it across the finish line at the end of the recent Congress in December.
Senators Ed Markey, a Democrat, and Ted Cruz, a Republican, now have reintroduced the bill, which has 40 Senate co-sponsors. [Continue reading…]
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Carlos Latuff, who shares the following Radiofax news via the Kyodo News Agency. Carlos Notes:
“[No survivors] 28 bodies recovered.”
Headline from tonight’s Kyodo News Morning Edition. Radiofax received in Porto Alegre, January 30, 2025, 23h00 UTC, 16970 kHz.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent Radio Nikkei 1 report focusing on the aviation disaster that took place today at Reagan National Airpot in Washington DC.
Carlos notes:
Part of Radio Nikkei 1 “Nikkei Electronic News” (in Japanese) about the plane and military helicopter crash near Washington. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent Vatican Radio broadcast.
Carlos notes:
Vatican Radio’s African News Panorama on the conflict in D.R. Congo.