Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ernie (NH7L), who shares the following photo and notes that this is his solution to “Youloop strain relief.”
I love it, Ernie! Very practical, affordable, accessible, and portable! Perfect for hanging on the curtain rod in your hotel room as well!
Thanks for sharing your tip!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mario Filippi, who writes:
There is a lot of gear for auction from Schulman Auctions. There are several shortwave radios and other vintage gear, even crystal radios. Eye candy for radio buffs.
73’s,
Mario, N2HUN
Thank you for the tip, Mario! Click here to check out the catalog of radios up for auction.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Alan Roe, who shares his B-21 (version 3) season guide to music on shortwave. Alan notes that this will likely be the last update for the B-21 season.
Click here to download Music on Shortwave B-21 v3 (PDF)
Thank you for sharing your excellent guide, Alan!
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mangosman, who notes that since a number of SWLing Post readers are in North America, he’s curious if readers could read through and add to his list of HD Radios. He notes:
There was a HDradio trial in the FM band in India early 2021. The report shows the receivers used. I wonder if they are currently available in the USA?
I searched the receiver manufacturers’ websites with the following results.
It was not an easy task particularly for car radios so there could be omissions.
HDradio’s list of aftermarket car radios
https://www.pioneerelectronics.com/PUSA/Car/NEX/AVIC-W8500NEX#Tuner is the only current model of car radio I can find that will receive HDradio When you click on a particular model many of the links go to the manufacturers’ website but not to their product HDradio is very difficult to find.
HD radio’s List of Home radios
Sangean. HDR-15 is manufactured
Sangean SG114 clock radio is on the manufacturers’ website but not HD radio’s website
Sangean HDR-18 is manufactured
Sangean HDT 20 Tuner is on the manufacturers’ website but not HD radio website
Sangean SG108 is on the manufacturers’ website but not HD radio website
Sparc ITR-1 Not on manufacturer’s website
Sparc SHD-BT1 Out of stock on the manufacturers’ website
Now, Viewquest only makes DAB+ radios and not HDradio versions
https://hdradio.com/get-a-radio/portables/ there is only Sparc radio which are all out of stock.
HD Radio’s list of Portable Radios
sparc-shd-tx2 Out of stock on the manufacturers’ website
AudioVox HDP01A This company was renamed Voxx international in 2012 and no longer makes radios.
Phones
Beatboy was an HDradio with a phone added. It is not a smart phone https://www.carousell.ph/p/boxed-beatboy-basic-phone-243342561/ a free give away in the Philippines. Internet searches of the Philippines broadcasts shows evidence of HDRadio but all the references are old. Considering that xperi charges broadcasters for the use of HDradio standard, I wonder if they have all dropped it. It is not mentioned on the www.Hdradio website.
On phones I found this https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hd-radio/id333257742 Don’t get excited, look at the comments in 2012!
If you can find any other new HD capable radios which are currently available to consumers please post.
-Mangosman
If you can help add to or correct this list, please comment!
Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that might interest SWLing Post readers. To that end: 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 David Iurescia, Kris Partridge, and the Southgate ARC for the following tips:
Starting Monday, All India Radio (AIR) programmes in six neighbourhood languages, including in Dari, Pashto, Baluchi and Mandarin Chinese, will be available to listeners every day in the morning and evening. The AIR’s external services division has doubled the time for the programmes aired in Dari, Pashto, Baluchi, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali and Tibetan languages, the public broadcaster said in a statement on Sunday.
The programmes in these six languages will be aired on shortwave frequency and also live streamed on YouTube, NewonAir App, DD Free Dish, it said.
“The external services division of the All India Radio is expanding its transmission in six neighbourhood languages from January 3, 2022. These languages are Dari, Pashto, Baluchi, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali and Tibetan,” the public broadcaster said. [Continue reading…]
The three letters – QSL – constitute one of the codes originally developed in the days of the telegraph. All codes consisted of three letters beginning with “Q”. Later some of these “Q” codes were adopted by radio-telegraphists and radio listeners. QSL means “contact confirmed” or “reception confirmed”. Continue reading
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who has been exploring the world of clandestine radio, documenting the on-going conflict in Ethiopia via shortwave radio. The following are two examples of his radio log art, this time for documenting jamming of Dimtse Wegahta Tigray and BBC News Tigrinya. Carlos shares the following art and recordings:
Characteristic noise of “jamming” (intentional interference), probably coming from the Ethiopian government, preventing reception of the signal from the clandestine broadcaster Dimtse Wegahta Tigray (Voice of the Dawn Tigray).
Dimtse Wegahta Tigray broadcasts daily to warring Ethiopia on the frequency of 15340 kHz, using the powerful transmitters of the company TDF (Télédiffusion de France) in Issoudun, France.
Captured at Parque da Catacumba, Rio de Janeiro, 12/29/2021, 2:36 pm (local time):
Click here to view on YouTube.
BBC News Tigrinya, 12065 kHz, broadcasting from Al Dhabbiya, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Excerpt from the news.
– Ethiopian party member EZEMA talks about the intention to form a cabinet in the government of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed despite the war.
– US Embassy in Eritrea asks that country’s government to release political dissidents.
The BBC is among the news channels that are accused by the Ethiopian government of “spreading fake news”.
Signal received in Rio de Janeiro, 01/04/2022, at 3:14 pm (local time).
Thanks to yaredinho_r9 for the translation.
