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Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of Radio ELWA (October 13, 2025)

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


Carlos notes:

It’s never been easy for me to pick up the ELWA (Eternal Love Winning Africa) radio signal on 6050 kHz in Brazil. The signal was always weak, propagation was poor, and conditions were never particularly favorable for listening to the historic evangelical radio station from Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. Until then, I had only listened ELWA, with great difficulty, in Porto Alegre and Guaíba, both cities in Rio Grande do Sul, and in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais. Recently, while scanning shortwave frequencies during the early morning hours in Rio de Janeiro, I received the ELWA radio signal and decided to try recording the broadcast. I noticed a sort of propagation window between 6:30 and 6:50 (UTC). Even though, it took at least six days of failed attempts, the same weak signal and poor propagation, until finally today, October 13th, I got clear audio.

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Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of CGTN (October 13, 2025)

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


Carlos notes:

Hamas hands over all remaining hostages to Israel, CGTN Radio, 13800 kHz

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Carlos Uncovers the Mystery Behind a Strange Radiofax from the Japan Meteorological Agency

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Carlos Latuff, who writes:

This is the image I received today, October 12th, at 7:10 UTC, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from the Japan Meteorological Agency, via radiofax (13988 kHz). It was supposed to be a satellite image, showing Tropical Storm Nakri (which will become a typhoon in the next few hours). Instead, I received this truncated image. This isn’t a radio transmission/reception error, but rather a problem with the image generation from the Japanese Himawari satellite, something I hadn’t seen before.

This is the information provided by the Japanese TV NHK website.

Korea Meteorological Administration Radiofax with Nakri Path

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Carlos Latuff, who writes:

The path of tropical storm “Nakri,” forecast to become a typhoon on Sunday, is shown on this weather chart from the Korea Meteorological Administration, broadcasted via radiofax and received this morning in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 0800 UTC, frequency 13570 kHz (UTC).

Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of China National Radio (October 9, 2025)

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following illustrated radio listening report of a recent China National Radio.


Carlos notes:

Israel approves Gaza ceasefire agreement, China National Radio (CNR), 17580 kHz

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Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of NHK (October 8, 2025)

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


Carlos notes:

Typhoons n° 22 and 23 hit Japan, NHK, 11625kHz

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Typhoon Halong: Three Radiofaxes from Three Meteorological Offices

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Carlos Latuff, who writes:

Typhoon Halong in three radiofax received this morning in Rio de Janeiro:

-Japan Meteorological Agency
(13988 kHz)

-Korea Meteorological Administration
(13570 kHz)

-Shanghai Meteorological Bureau
(12382 kHz)

Note: I added the little hand to make it easier to locate the typhoon on the charts.
Among the three, the one with the strongest signal was the Shanghai radio station, even being 18,235 km away from Rio de Janeiro and I’m in a densely urbanized area.

Update: Shanghai Meteorological Bureau for (today) October 9, 2025