Hi all SWLing post readers. This weekend on Imaginary Stations via WRMI will be a KDUB v Radio Clarion special. We’ll be playing some dub, some trumpets and maybe some dub with trumpets. The transmission will be on air on 9395 kHz from 2200 UTC on Sunday 9th July 2023. First-time listeners are also more than welcome to send reception reports to [email protected]
Tune in for some blazing horns! Fastradioburst23
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Harald (DL1AX), who shares the following announcement (translated) from Radio Taiwan International:
Dear listeners of RTI,
Once again this year, RTI will broadcast German-language programming directly from the Tamsui, Taiwan transmitter on several days.
Broadcast dates and frequencies July 2023:
1700-1800 UTC 11995 kHz
1800-1900 UTC 9545 kHz
1) 07.07. Friday
2) 08.07. Saturday
3) 09.07. Sunday
4) 14.07. Friday
5) 15.07. Saturday
6) 16.07. Sunday
7) 21.07. Friday
8) 22.07. Saturday
9) 23.07. Sunday
10) 28.07. Friday
11) 29.07. Saturday
12) 30.07. Sunday
Reception reports will be confirmed again with a special QSL card.
Reception reports can be sent by e-mail to [email protected].
via the online form https://de.rti.org.tw/index/content/id/8
or by mail to: Radio Taiwan International, German Service, P.O. Box 123-199, Taipei 11199, Taiwan
We look forward to receiving your reception reports!
Your RTI editorial staff
https://de.rti.org.tw/
[email protected]
Hi all, Fastradioburst23 here letting you know about a transmission on the shortwaves from the Imaginary Stations Crew via Shortwave Gold from Germany this Sunday 9th July 2023 at 2000 utc on 6160 khz.
X-Raydio will explore audio from unusual musical formats and will feature a piece on Bone Music by Stephen Coates from The Real Tuesday Weld (who hosts a great radio show called The Bureau of Lost Culture on Soho Radio, London) and also a flexi disc mix by Shane Quentin (from the excellent The Garden of the Earthly Delights show on CRMK). Tune in your shortwave radio (or an online SDR) to X-Raydio this Sunday for something a little bit different!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Benn Kobb, who shares the following announcement:
The FCC has opened for public comment the Petition for Rulemaking of the
Shortwave Modernization Coalition.
The proposal would bring new private, non-broadcast digital stations to
the high-frequency spectrum.
As covered in Experimental Radio News, the Coalition members have
performed HF experiments over the last several years. Favorable FCC
action on the proposal would open the field to regular commercial
operations.
The FCC has assigned the petition number RM-11953. Comments are due in
30 days.
FCC Public Notice:
https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-394830A1.pdf
Petition:
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/document/1042840187330/1
Benn Kobb
Experimental Radio News
https://www.experimentalradio.news
Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Dennis Dura and David Iurescia for the following tips:
DW is now broadcasting a 30-minute daily Arabic-language radio program entitled “Sudan Now” on shortwave, Hotbird and SES-5 satellites and via the DW Arabic website.
As an unbiased radio program, “Sudan Now” will provide listeners in the target region with unbiased coverage of current issues in the region and will promote political, social and cultural dialogue through interviews, talk shows and reports.
Given the lack of independent information sources in Sudan and the limited ability of established media to broadcast due to internet outages and ongoing fighting, “Sudan Now” was specifically designed to be broadcast on shortwave and via the Hotbird- and SES-5 satellites. The satellite broadcast enables listeners in the target region to receive the program via their TV sets.
DW Managing Director Programming Dr. Nadja Scholz: “The conflict in Sudan is ongoing and has far-reaching effects on the entire region. It is absolutely necessary to provide the people there with a dedicated program that enables them to access independent, current and in-depth information. With shortwave radio, we further increase our ability to reach as many people as possible.”
Manuela Kasper-Claridge, DW editor-in-chief, said: “The humanitarian situation in Sudan remains catastrophic. There is a lack of everything – including free, independent information. This Arabic-language radio program is therefore urgently needed.”
The program broadcast will begin on Monday, June 26, 2023. It will air daily from Monday to Friday at 2:30 pm (local time, GMT+2) for a duration of thirty minutes. A repeat of the radio program will air daily at 8:30 pm.
“Sudan Now” can be heard in the afternoon on shortwave 15275 kHz/17800 kHz and in the evening on shortwave 15275 kHz/17840 kHz.
In addition, all broadcasts will be available on the DW Arabic website.
[…]Radio Ink: When Justin Sasso briefly mentioned KLMR’s story at Hispanic Radio Conference, it piqued the room’s interest. That’s a powerful AM story. How did this come to pass with you both?
Dan: So about a year ago in late July, KLMR was blown off the air from a micro-downburst. The previous owners couldn’t fix it and they were in danger of losing the license. When I saw the building, half the roof was gone and the antenna was dangling in the wind.
I’ve been in the radio business in Colorado for 40 years, with the last 20 in Colorado Springs, but I’ve never owned a radio station. And so when this opportunity came about, I reached out to Kirk. We had talked about possibly buying a company in Lamar previously. He’s not just the mayor, he’s my brother-in-law, but it was great that the mayor wanted to get involved in it too. So we’re off and running.
Radio Ink: For a mayor to step up and say, “This AM station is so important to my community that if nobody else will save it, I will,” is a huge testament to AM radio’s power and value.
Kirk: It’s vital. That’s what I had mentioned to Justin in that meeting about AM. When we look at rural Colorado and the ag market there, there’s a necessity for that. [Continue reading…]
The number of satellites whizzing by over our heads at any moment is staggering, and growing at a rapid rate as new constellations are launched. But sometimes it’s the old birds that are the most interesting, as is the case with some obsolete but still functional military communications satellites, which thanks to a lack of forethought are largely unsecured and easily exploitable. And all that’s needed to snoop in on them is a cheap ham radio and something like this simple and portable satcom antenna.
As proof of the global nature of the radio hobby, the design in the video below by Brit [Tech Minds] borrows heavily from previous work by Italian ham [Ivo Brugnera (I6IBE)], which itself was adapted to use 3D-printed parts in a German blog post a few years ago. [Continue reading…]
Joe and Jeff Geerling discuss AM radio station ownership, emergency use, rural listeners, and more.
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Welcome to the SWLing Post’s Radio Waves, a collection of links to interesting stories making waves in the world of radio. Enjoy!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributors Dennis Dura, Sten Odenwald, Paul Walker, and David Iurescia for the following tips:
Many thanks to David Iurescia who shares the following announcement (translated from French):
Dear listener,
The French service of Radio Taiwan International is pleased to inform you that during the month of August 2023, we will be broadcasting directly from the Tamsui transmission center in northern Taiwan to Europe and South Africa. north.
In order to better prepare for this radio activity in French, a test broadcast will be carried out on Saturday July 1 on short waves, at the following times and frequencies:
Your listening reports on these 10-minute segment tests will help us identify the two optimal frequencies for August’s “Live from Tamsui” broadcast under the best possible listening conditions.
Thank you for your valued input!
A special QSL card is produced for all the listening reports that you will send us by post, email to the French service or via the stations’s online form, both for the test broadcast and during the August broadcast.
Thank you for listening and for your loyalty.
Cordially,
French Service, RTI
Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea have recorded encouraging messages for a radio broadcast aimed at the country.
The messages were recorded in Tokyo for Free North Korea Radio, a shortwave broadcaster. Its daily radio program is run by a group of people who defected from the North to South Korea.
The abductees’ relatives called on their loved ones never to give up until they are rescued.
The leader of the relatives’ group, Yokota Takuya, is a younger brother of Yokota Megumi, who was abducted in 1977 at the age of 13. He asked his sister how she is doing. He also said he is sorry that she has had to spend a long time in North Korea without freedom.
He added that the relatives will never give up until they achieve the return of all the abductees.
His twin brother, Yokota Tetsuya, told his sister about their parents. He said that their father, who died three years ago, thought about rescuing his daughter every day.
He added that their 87-year-old mother often falls over, but is doing well. He vowed to get back his sister and asked her to stay healthy until she can be reunited with her mother.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said last month that he wants to start high-level talks under his direct control to hold a summit with North Korea at an early date.
Yokota Takuya said after the recording that he wants the Japanese government to continue its steady diplomatic efforts until all the abductees are returned.
He expressed hope that a Japan-North Korea summit can be held and that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will decide to hand over all the abductees. [Read the full story and watch the video here…]
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Sten Odenwald, who writes:
Hi Thomas!
Thanks so much for your contribution to the History of Space Weather book I published several years ago!
I have just published a new book I think you might be interested in. It’s called Exploring Space Weather with DIY Magnetometers, and it’s now available at amazon.com (see below). It provides step-by-step designs for building six sensitive instruments for under $60.00 that can measure real-time changes in Earth’s magnetic field.
If you are interested in such a building project, or you know of a family member, teacher, or even a student looking for a science fair project, this book will show you how to build these instruments. I also provide examples of storm events that were actually detected by each design so you can see what typical data looks like. For additional examples and updates, visit my blog page at http://sten.astronomycafe.net/diy-magnetometers/
Thanks again for your help!
Sten Odenwald
Astronomer
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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dennis Dura, who notes that a number of vintage and late model radios are up for auction at Schulman’s:
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following tip:
It appears they are now operating at US night times now. For the longest time, as you may be aware, they were only on 9275 kHz during the day.
Sometime around mid last week, they were being reported on 15150 kHz as well.
And I finally logged them too.. nice signal on 15150 kHz here just after 0400!!
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Hello shortwave listeners! With a new month just around the corner, I wanted to provide an up to date broadcast schedule for my transmissions to North America.
This radio program is 1 Hour in length and features miscellaneous discussion (sometimes about current events, other times about random subjects on my mind) at the start of the program and is then balanced out with listener requested music. I hope for it to be an enjoyable light entertainment program with good music and discussion!
There are two new shows each week, along with various repeat airings for listeners who might not be able to catch the new shows as they first air.
Main Broadcasts:
Saturday 0600 UTC (2 AM Eastern / 1 AM Central) – 4840 kHz – WWCR 100 kW – North America
Monday 0400 UTC (12 AM Eastern / 11 PM Central Sunday Evening) – 4840 kHz – WWCR 100 kW – North America
Repeat Airings:
Tuesday 2000 UTC (4 PM Eastern / 3 PM Central) – 15770 kHz – WRMI 100 kW – Eastern North America
Thursday 1600 UTC (12 PM Eastern / 11 AM Central) – 15770 kHz – WRMI 100 kW – Eastern North America
Friday 2100 UTC (5 PM Eastern / 4 PM Central) – 9955 kHz – WRMI 100 kW – South America
Saturday 0700 UTC (3 AM Eastern / 2 AM Central) – 1300 kHz – WNQM 5 kW – Tennessee
Saturday 2200 UTC (6 PM Eastern / 5 PM Central) – 6115 kHz – WWCR 100 kW – Noth America
Saturday 2300 UTC (7 PM Eastern / 6 PM Central) – 5950 kHz – WRMI 100 kW – North America
Sunday 0100 UTC (9 PM Eastern / 8 PM Central) – 1490 kHz – WITA 1 kW – Knoxville, Tennessee
Monday 0000 UTC (8 PM Eastern / 7 PM Central) – 5950 kHz – WRMI 100 kW – North America
Listener reception feedback & reception reports are much appreciated at [email protected]
Happy Listening!