Don Moore, founder of CommRadio, has uploaded training videos for the CommRadio CR-1. These offer a pretty comprehensive overview of the CR-1, especially in terms of functions and menu structure.
CommRadio CR-1 training videos
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Category Archives: Videos
Sky News reporter detained in China while on air
This is not a shortwave radio news item, but nonetheless relevant in the context of free press (or lack thereof) in China:
Thanks to Andy Sennitt for sharing.
Video: Voice of Mongolia antenna farm
In response to Chris’ recording of The Voice of Mongolia from Truk Lagoon, Mark shared his video taken from a train as he passes the Voice of Mongolia’s antenna farm earlier this year. Note the large curtain antennas. The size of the antennas is most apparent near the end of the video when the train turns; you can see the Voice of Mongolia site at a distance:
Thanks for sharing your travels, Mark!
Video: Al Jazeera reports on Zimbabwe shortwave radio ban
Thanks to the Southgate ARC for bringing this to my attention:
The radio this reporter demonstrates is a shortwave version of the Eton FR160.
Finally: Official trailer for the movie The Numbers Station with John Cusack and Malin Akerman
The long-awaited trailer for the new movie, The Numbers Station:
We first mentioned the The Numbers Station in 2011, when it was still being filmed.
In this film, John Cusack’s character, Emerson, has been given the task of protecting Katherine (Malin Akerman), the operator of a shortwave numbers station that broadcasts encrypted messages to operatives. When the station is compromised in a surprise attack, they must work together to secure it and prevent distater.
According to the website The Digital Spy, The Numbers Station is scheduled for release in the US on April 26, though a UK release date has not yet been confirmed.
If you’re new to shortwave radio and wish to listen to numbers stations, follow the category Numbers Stations–we will post updates on the movie as well as several recordings of real numbers stations still in existence.
SDR Touch: An Android-based software defined radio
Though not available for the shortwave bands, Google Play reviews are mostly positive for the new software defined radio application that will run on your Android phone or tablet: SDR Touch.
According to the Google Play page, SDR Touch covers 50 MHz to 2.2 GHz and demodulates WFM, AM, NFM, USB, LSB, DSB, CWU and CLW signals. It requires an inexpensive USB rtl-sdr compatible USB DVB-T tuner. Click here to search eBay for RTL-SDR receivers. You then connect to your Android device via a USB OTG cable and SDR Touch should control the receiver.
SDR Touch’s Google Play website has a list of supported receivers–make sure to check the model number from eBay against this list before purchasing. Additionally, you should install their free demo SDR app to make sure your Android device is compatible.
This video shows SDR Touch in action on the FM broadcast band:
SDR touch claims that crashes should be expected as this app is still considered somewhat experimental.
Would be great if SDR Touch could support the HF bands some day.
Video: Maintenance on an ABC shortwave antenna and transmitter
Thanks to Paul Thurst on the blog Engineering Radio, I discovered this excellent video of the engineering staff of ABC (Radio Australia) servicing some of their HF antennas and transmitters. Having visited several shortwave transmission sites myself, I truly appreciate this peek inside Radio Australia.
Do any of you know which Radio Australia site this is? I’m curious if it is Shepparton. Please comment!