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Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report and Recording of KBS World Radio (December 30, 2024)

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


Carlos notes:

Hey Thomas my friend, wish you, your family and the SWLing Post community a happy 2025.

Full news bulletin of KBS World Radio (in Spanish), with focus on the tragic plane crash in South Korea that killed 179 passengers. Listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Click here to view on YouTube.

Bonus: Last Kyodo News Morning Edition radiofax of the 2024. Received today in Porto Alegre, 10h20 UTC, 16970 kHz (USB).

Some headlines:

  • Japanese woman on business trip to China sentenced to six years in prison for espionage charges for actions in Japan
  • Request for arrest warrant for South Korean president
  • South Korean plane crash: Recording device retrieved for joint investigation and analysis with U.S. authorities
  • Three children dead, mother arrested on suspicion of murder

Carlos Shares a Full Kyodo News Radiofax Transmission (November 28, 2024)

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following Radiofax decodes and notes:

Kyodo News full radiofax transmission, Nov 28, 2024, from 23h00 UTC to 01h12 UTC, 16971 kHz, Porto Alegre, #Brazil:

    • Morning Edition, pp 1-2
    • Morning Edition, pp 3-4
    • Sports Edition
    • Japan Navigational Warnings
    • Kaiun Suisan News
    • Horse Racing Champions Cup

Radiofax: String of storms batter the Philippines

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following Radiofax images and notes:

“Typhoon Usagi wreaks more damage and misery in Philippines as yet another storm looms”

https://apnews.com/article/philippines-typhoon-usagi-united-nations-4690fe8d399105fe63f3071c4912d1c2

Via Kyodo News/Associated Press
Radiofax received in Rio de Janeiro, Nov 16, 2024, 07h10 UTC, 16970 kHz.

Super typhoon “Man-yi” (“Pepito”), about to make landfall in The Philippines.

Infrared satellite image (detail) from Shanghai Meteorological Bureau, radiofax just received in Rio de Janeiro, 09h00 UTC, 12382 kHz.

Three major storms in a single Radiofax

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following Radiofax decodes and notes:

THREE storms in a single Radiofax

    • Typhoon Yinxing (Marce) which just hit the Philippines, now heading towards Hainan & Vietnam
    • Tropical storm Toraji (Nika) which is about to landfall on the Philippines
    • Tropical storm Man-yi whose route points towards the Northern Mariana Islands and maybe…Philippines!

Via Shanghai Meteorological Bureau (chart received yesterday in Juiz de Fora, 16559 kHz) and Japan Meteorological Agency (satellite image received today also in Juiz de Fora, 13988 kHz).

Bonus: [Breaking News] Stunning Rose wins Queen Elizabeth Cup

Kyodo News radiofax received today in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, 08h27 UTC, 16970 kHz.

Wow, Carlos, thank you for sharing this. It’s simply incredible to see so many active storms all in a line on that Radiofax. I hope everyone can weather these without loss of life.

Carlos’ Illustrated Radio Listening Report from a Kyodo News Radiofax (October 16, 2024)

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares illustrated radio listening report of a recent Kyodo News Radiofax transmission.


Carlos notes: “Part of today’s Kyodo News “Kaiun Suisan” radiofax: US, Philippines joint exercises.”

Hurricane Francine: US Coast Guard Radio Recording and Weather Radiofax Images

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following recording of a USCG National Weather Service broadcast along with NOAA radiofax weather maps. Carlos notes:

Part of National Hurricane Center’s Tropical Weather Outlook Text, Hurricane Francine warning, broadcasted by US Coast Guard at Chesapeake, VA. Listened at Urca Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 13089 kHz, Sept 11, 2024, 23h15 UTC.

Bonus: Three NOAA’s radiofax on Hurricane Francine (and Tropical Depression Seven) via USCG Boston, and received at Urca Beach, Rio de Janeiro, in the same evening.

Carlos’ Shortwave Art, recording of NHK, and Radiofax Images (August 27, 2024)

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor and noted political cartoonist, Carlos Latuff, who shares his radio log art of a recent NHK broadcast warning about the dangers of Typhoon #10.


Carlos notes:

#Japan braces for typhoon n° 10. News from NHK shortwave radio, listened on the grounds of Faculty of Humanities of the Juiz de Fora University, Minas Gerais, #Brazil.

Click here to view on YouTube.

Bonus: 2 radiofax from Japan Meteorological Agency+Photo of the QTH.