Author Archives: Thomas

U Twente WebSDR: New Tablet/Phone Interface Option

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bob Colegrove, who shares the following guest post:

U. of Twenty Site for Phones and Tablets

by Bob Colegrove

I’m not sure if this is new. It may have been around for a while. Very recently, while accessing the WebSDR site at the University of Twente, it detected that I was on a tablet and offered redirection to an experimental version of their site: http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/m.html.

Besides being an interesting site to surf radio stations, I use it regularly as a ‘spotter’ tool to see what’s on shortwave. Admittedly, it is more than 3,900 miles from my receiver, but I like to see how well my antennas are doing.

The experimental version was accessed using the Silk browser on a 7-inch Kindle Fire. It is slimmed down from the main version, and much easier to use with a phone or tablet, particularly the zoom in and out feature.

Carlos’ Shortwave Art, recording of NHK, and Radiofax Meteorological Charts (August 24, 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 NHK broadcast and Japan Meteorological Agency Radiofax transmissions.

Carlos notes:

Here we go again with just another typhoon threatening Japan with powerful winds: Typhoon n°10 (Sham sham).

Click here to view on YouTube.

Japan Meteorological Agency charts received in August 24 via radiofax (16971 kHz):

Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of NHK (August 18, 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 NHK broadcast.

Carlos notes:

Excerpt of shortwave news bulletin from NHK about a earthquake that hit Ibaraki Prefecture.

Listened in Rio de Janeiro with a solar-powered receiver, which can be used as an emergency radio set.

Click here to view on YouTube.

In Stock: The Ham Radio Workbench Podcast DC Distribution Panel Kit

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Many thanks to Mike Serio who notes:

Hi Thomas,
Just a note to let you know that digikey has a supply of Ham Radio Workbench DC Power Strips in stock, 43 at the time I reviewed. Product number is HRWB101. Thought you might want to let your audience know. These are neat little kits, I really like mine!
72,
Mike Serio
KG4MTN

Thanks for the tip, Mike! These will likely sell out quickly. Note that this is the second version of the DC Distribution Panel Kit and is even more robust than the first one which is now discontinued.

Click here to purchase one via DigiKey!

Alan Roe’s BBC World Service Programmes for the A24 Season

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who writes:

The BBC World Service “six-month” schedules now seem to have been deleted permanently from the BBCWS website. I have therefore produced my own “at-a-glance” schedule listing the BBC WS English programmes on shortwave, which I have now updated to version 1.3.

Click here to download BBC World Service Programmes: A24 Season (PDF).

Best wishes
Alan Roe, Teddington, UK

This is a wonderful quick reference sheet, Alan. Thank you so much for stepping up and making it available to the community!

Carlos’ Shortwave Art and recording of NHK World (August 14, 2024)

CHML: The latest mainstay AM radio station to close

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Richard Cuff and Markku Koskinen who share the following (sad) news:

900 CHML closes, ending nearly a century of local radio in Hamilton (Toronto Star)

Station pointed to financial losses as major reason behind closure

A mainstay of Hamilton’s airwaves for almost a century has gone off the air.

900 CHML announced on social media on Wednesday that the radio station would be closing after many years of providing the city and surrounding area with local talk-radio programming.

“This decision, though incredibly difficult, has been made after careful consideration and is necessary following years of financial loss,” read the post.

“The shift of advertising revenues to unregulated foreign platforms, combined with the difficult regulatory and competitive landscape, has forced us to make the difficult decision to close,” added the post. [Continue read at the Star…]