Category Archives: Shortwave Radio

December 2024 Schedule Updates: From the Isle of Music & Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Bill Tilford, who shares the following update:

A couple of schedule adjustments start in December to get away from interference from other stations:

From the Isle of Music, December 14, 2024
We will finish 2024 with a potpourri of recent news (and related songs) in Cuban music plus some buried musical treasures.
Times & Frequencies are:

- 0400-0500 UTC 9670 kHz with beam R towards eastern North America but usable in parts of Europe, North Africa and Eurasia
- 1800-1900 UTC 9670 kHz with beam E-F towards South Asia but usable in Europe, North Africa and parts of the Middle East and Eurasia
- 2200-2300 UTC 3955 & 6070 kHz (omnidirectional for Europe and beyond)
  All transmissions from Channel 292, Rohrbach, Germany

Uncle Bill’s Melting Pot, December 21, 2024
This month, we will feature music from Greenland and sneak in a couple of surprises along the way.
Times & Frequencies are:

- 0400-0500 UTC 9670 kHz with beam R towards eastern North America but usable in parts of Europe, North Africa and Eurasia
- 1800-1900 UTC 9670 kHz with beam E-F towards South Asia but usable in Europe, North Africa and parts of the Middle East and Eurasia
- 2200-2300 UTC 3955 & 6070 kHz (omnidirectional for Europe and beyond)
  All transmissions from Channel 292, Rohrbach, Germany

Happy Holidays and Thanks for all you do for radio!

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Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of the Russian Navy in CW (November 23, 2024)

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent transmission from the Russian Navy in Morse Code.

Carlos notes:

Part of CW (Morse) message from Russian Navy Black Sea Fleet in Sevastopol, frequency of 17615 kHz, listened in Florianopolis, Brazil, distance of 11534 km.

Click here to view on YouTube.

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Alan Roe’s “At-A-Glance”program grids for RRI and the BBC

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

I have attached a new “at-a-glance” programme grid of all Radio Romania International English programmes on shortwave along with an updated BBC WS in English programme grid.

- BBC World Service Programmes B-24 Season v2.0 [PDF]
- R Romania Int English Programmes B-24 Season v1.0 [PDF]

Alan, thank you so much for sharing these. Your guides are a wonderful resource to the radio enthusiast community.

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Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK (November 21, 2024) & Bonus Radiofax Decodes

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist Carlos Latuff, who shares an illustrated radio listening report of a recent NHK broadcast.

Carlos notes:

Part of NHK news bulletin (in Japanese) about arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Netanyahu, Gallant, and Hamas commander. Listened in Florianopolis, Brazil.

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One of today’s Kyodo News Evening Edition headlines. Radiofax received in Florianopolis, Brazil, 08h10 UTC, 16970 kHz.
“ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM over war crimes in Gaza, restricting diplomatic activities”

Today’s Kyodo News English Edition headlines. Radiofax received in Florianopolis, Brazil, 07h10 UTC, 16970 kHz.

US vetoes UN resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza because there’s no link to a hostage release
US to give antipersonnel mines to Ukraine to help slow the Russian advance
Papuan women’s mangrove forest is increasingly threatened by development and pollution
Gautam Adani charged in US with USD 250 million bribery, fraud
Minor Hindu girl kidnapped, converted to Islam in Pak’s Sindh province

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Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Rádio Nacional Rio (November 20, 2024)

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent Rádio Nacional Rio broadcast.

Carlos notes:

Part of the news bulletin from Radio Nacional Rio AM 1130 kHz, dealing with the evaluation of the G20 summit, Xi Jinping’s official visit to Brazil and the federal police operation that arrested those involved in a plot to assassinate Brazilian President Lula, Vice President Alckmin and the Federal Supreme Court Minister Alexandre de Moraes. Listened in Rio de Janeiro on a GE walkman.

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Happy atmospherical radio propagation

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Hi to all SWLing Post community, FastRadioBurst 23 here letting you know what Imaginary Stations are bringing to the airwaves this coming week.

We’ve a show on Saturday November 16th 2024 at 1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and repeated on Sunday November 17th 2024 at 1000/1200 hrs UTC on 6160 kHz and also at 2100 UTC on 3975 kHz via the services of Shortwave Gold. They’ll be more happy harpology with HARP 2. Expect classics done in the angelic style of the harp and all sorts of strings and things and will there be any hormonica? Tune into the sounds of HARP and find out.

Then on Wednesday November 27th 2024 at 0300 UTC via WRMI we have the return of The Adventures of Flash Frisbone on Radio Ace. As we keep saying, if you love radio you’ll love Radio Ace!