{"id":42359,"date":"2020-03-17T10:20:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T14:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=42359"},"modified":"2020-03-17T10:20:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T14:20:59","slug":"radio-nostalgia-trip-rci-shortwave-listeners-digest-from-july-26-1982","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/radio-nostalgia-trip-rci-shortwave-listeners-digest-from-july-26-1982\/","title":{"rendered":"Radio Nostalgia Trip: RCI Shortwave Listener&#8217;s Digest from July 26, 1982"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_0135.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8545\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_0135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_0135.jpg 684w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_0135-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_0135-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/IMG_0135-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over at the <a href=\"https:\/\/shortwavearchive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shortwave Radio Audio Archive<\/a>, we receive some truly amazing recordings from our devoted contributors.<\/p>\n<p>How many of you remember Ian McFarland&#8217;s <em><strong>Shortwave Listener&#8217;s Digest<\/strong><\/em> on Radio Canada International? It was certainly one of my favorite DX and SWL shows!<\/p>\n<p>Our good friend Tom Laskowski recently sent in the following recordings of the <em>Shortwave Listener&#8217;s Digest<\/em> recorded (in part) on July 26, 1982 starting around 21:30 UTC on 15,325 kHz.<\/p>\n<p>Tom notes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sony-icf6500w.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-42360 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sony-icf6500w-300x262.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sony-icf6500w-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Sony-icf6500w.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Here are two more back to back episodes from my collection of recordings of Shortwave Listener&#8217;s Digest from Radio Canada International, this time from July 26 and August 02, 1982. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>This program&#8217;s highlights are: ANARC 1982 Convention promo, Larry Magne&#8217;s test of the Sony ICF-6500W, a look at underseas intercontinental cables with Walter Foster of Teleglobe Canada, Glenn Hauser&#8217;s DX tips. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The second program highlights are: coverage of the 1982 ANARC convention with guest co-host Bab Zanotti of Swiss Radio Intl., interview with David Meisel about the solar cycle, a rundown of the awards given out at ANARC 82.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This recording is <em>chock-full<\/em> of shortwave nostalgia. How many of you remember some of the folks featured and mentioned in this show?<\/p>\n<p>Use the embedded player below to listen to the full recording or <a href=\"https:\/\/shortwavearchive.com\/archive\/radio-canada-international-shortwave-listeners-digest-july-26-1982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here to listen at the <em>Shortwave Radio Audio Archive<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-42359-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/radiocanadaintl15.3250726198208021982\/RadioCanadaIntl-15.325-07261982_08021982.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/radiocanadaintl15.3250726198208021982\/RadioCanadaIntl-15.325-07261982_08021982.mp3\">https:\/\/archive.org\/download\/radiocanadaintl15.3250726198208021982\/RadioCanadaIntl-15.325-07261982_08021982.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Note that there have been some other amazing recordings posted on the archive recently.\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a small sampling:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shortwavearchive.com\/archive\/bbc-world-service-april-30-1982\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC World Service: April 30, 1982<\/a> (from Tom Laskowski)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shortwavearchive.com\/archive\/radiodiffusion-tlvision-gabonaise-1979\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Radiodiffusion T\u00e9l\u00e9vision Gabonaise: 1979<\/a> (from Jerry Johnston)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shortwavearchive.com\/archive\/radio-free-grenada-january-1980\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Radio Free Grenada: March 1980<\/a> (from Jim Nail)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shortwavearchive.com\/archive\/zns-3-the-light-september-16-2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ZNS-3, The Light: September 16, 2019<\/a> (from Richard Langley)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shortwavearchive.com\/archive\/hobart-radio-international-via-wrmi-january-26-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hobart Radio International via WRMI: January 26, 2020<\/a> (from Zach Rutledge)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>Do you enjoy the SWLing Post?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Please consider supporting us via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=7466002&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fswling.com%2Fblog%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u%3D7466002%26redirect_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fswling.com%252Fblog%252F%26utm_medium%3Dwidget&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534765144986000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEe7C7aRTKqwuFkU5YIo8XEqPqthw\"><span class=\"il\">Patreon<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=TGGFP2XVZDPP2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr?cmd%3D_s-xclick%26hosted_button_id%3DTGGFP2XVZDPP2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1534765144986000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH45maBgVLGpqLmQQvviVKBNMEGUw\"><span class=\"il\">Coffee<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Fund<\/span><\/a>! <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Your support makes articles like this one possible. Thank you!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/bePatron?u=7466002&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fswling.com%2Fblog%2F&amp;utm_medium=widget\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-33932 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/become_a_patreon-patron_button@2x.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"434\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/become_a_patreon-patron_button@2x.png 434w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/become_a_patreon-patron_button@2x-300x71.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over at the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive, we receive some truly amazing recordings from our devoted contributors. How many of you remember Ian McFarland&#8217;s Shortwave Listener&#8217;s Digest on Radio Canada International? It was certainly one of my favorite DX and SWL shows! Our good friend Tom Laskowski recently sent in the following recordings of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5935,3,305,288,746,43],"tags":[283,778,240,4317,4106,4318,2479,737],"class_list":["post-42359","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dx","category-news","category-nostalgia","category-radio-history","category-recordings","category-shortwave-radio","tag-bob-zanotti","tag-ian-mcfarland","tag-larry-magne","tag-rci-shortwave-listeners-digest","tag-recordings","tag-shortwave-listeners-digest","tag-shortwave-radio-audio-archive","tag-shortwave-radio-recordings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-b1d","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15160,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/toms-1981-off-air-recording-of-rcis-shortwave-listeners-digest-hosted-by-ian-mcfarland\/","url_meta":{"origin":42359,"position":0},"title":"Tom&#8217;s 1981 off-air recording of RCI&#8217;s Shortwave Listener&#8217;s Digest hosted by Ian McFarland","author":"Thomas","date":"October 14, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Tom Laskowski, has been generously contributing\u00a0a number of off-air shortwave radio recordings to the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive (SRAA). Recently, he shared a series I'm sure many of you remember. Tom writes: \"My first contribution of many recordings I have of Radio Canada International's Shortwave Listener's Digest hosted by Ian\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"I snapped a photo of this propagation poster in RCI's Sackville, NB transmitter site only months befor ethe site was closed.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_2183.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_2183.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_2183.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/IMG_2183.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33105,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/07\/shortwave-radio-recordings-swl-digest-from-january-4-1982\/","url_meta":{"origin":42359,"position":1},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: SWL Digest from January 4, 1982","author":"Thomas","date":"July 6, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Do you miss Ian McFarland on Radio Canada International? Yeah, me too. That's why I'm always pleased to receive off air recordings from Shortwave Radio Audio Archive contributor, Tom Laskowski. I've just posted his latest off-air recording on the archive and thought I'd post it here as well. Tom note:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Radio-Dial-1024x679.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Radio-Dial-1024x679.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Radio-Dial-1024x679.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33549,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/08\/shortwave-radio-recordings-radio-netherlands-media-network-april-9-1982\/","url_meta":{"origin":42359,"position":2},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: RNW Media Network, April 9, 1982","author":"Thomas","date":"August 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post and SRAA contributor, Tom Laskowski, who shares the following off-air recording of Radio Netherlands and notes: Along with RCI's Shortwave Listener's Digest, Radio Netherlands Media Network was another favorite DX program of mine. Here is a recording of an episode from April 9, 1982 which\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/RNWmadagascar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/RNWmadagascar.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/RNWmadagascar.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":64457,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/ian-mcfarland-and-colin-newell-revisit-swl-digest\/","url_meta":{"origin":42359,"position":3},"title":"Ian McFarland and Colin Newell Revisit SWL Digest","author":"Thomas","date":"November 2, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Fans of Radio Canada International's SWL Digest will be delighted to hear that Ian McFarland has teamed up with Colin Newell for a new podcast episode, SWL Digest 2025. It\u2019s a nostalgic nod to the classic RCI program and a welcome chance to hear Ian\u2019s familiar voice once again! Listen\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Radio-Dial-e1530836181998.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Radio-Dial-e1530836181998.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Radio-Dial-e1530836181998.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/Radio-Dial-e1530836181998.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14953,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2015\/09\/shortwave-radio-recordings-rci-bbc-voa-circa-1979-1981\/","url_meta":{"origin":42359,"position":4},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: RCI, BBC, VOA circa 1979 &#038; 1981","author":"Thomas","date":"September 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SRAA contributor,\u00a0Tom Laskowski, who shares the following recording and notes: A few snippets from my old shortwave tapes that were too short to upload individually. These were made using a GE portable multi band that had poor selectivity, hence the annoying ute during the BBC clip. 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Sometimes I'm sent recordings that evoke a flood of memories. SRAA contributor, Tom Laskowski, just submitted another such recording. Tom included the following notes with his Radio RSA - Voice of South\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Sony-ICF-2001-003.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Sony-ICF-2001-003.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Sony-ICF-2001-003.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42359","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42359"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42359\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42359"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42359"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42359"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}