{"id":5947,"date":"2013-03-19T13:32:10","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T17:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=5947"},"modified":"2013-03-19T13:32:10","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T17:32:10","slug":"shortwave-radio-recordings-the-disco-palace-in-drm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/03\/shortwave-radio-recordings-the-disco-palace-in-drm\/","title":{"rendered":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: The Disco Palace (in DRM)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-650\" alt=\"DiscoBall\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/DiscoBall.jpg\" width=\"269\" height=\"260\" \/>Perhaps one of the things I love the most about SWLing is the\u00a0sheer\u00a0variety of broadcasters out there. We can sample diverse offerings across a broad spectrum&#8211;from the BBC World Service to Radio Romania International, from <a title=\"Pirate Radio\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/pirate-radio\/\" target=\"_blank\">pirate stations<\/a> to <a title=\"numbers stations\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/numbers-stations\/\" target=\"_blank\">numbers stations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s even The Disco Palace: a\u00a0station that plays only disco music, and each show is mixed thematically. This station broadcasts online and over shortwave radio via <a title=\"Other DRM posts\" href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/tag\/drm\" target=\"_blank\">DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last week&#8211;specifically, on March 15, 2013&#8211;I caught about thirty minutes of The Disco Palace broadcast and was able to record it from my Bonito RadioJet IF Receiver. Reception on 17,875 MHz was excellent, although the DRM signal wasn&#8217;t quite strong enough for comfortable <em>stereo<\/em> decoding.<\/p>\n<p>The following TDP recording starts around 2030 UTC (about halfway through the broadcast). <a title=\"Download the Disco Palace recording\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/download\/DiscoPalace17875kHz15Mar20132030Z\/DiscoPalace-17875kHz-15Mar2013-2030Z.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to download the recording as an MP3<\/a>, or simply listen via the embedded player below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/embed\/DiscoPalace17875kHz15Mar20132030Z\" height=\"30\" width=\"500\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps one of the things I love the most about SWLing is the\u00a0sheer\u00a0variety of broadcasters out there. We can sample diverse offerings across a broad spectrum&#8211;from the BBC World Service to Radio Romania International, from pirate stations to numbers stations. There&#8217;s even The Disco Palace: a\u00a0station that plays only disco music, and each show is [&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":[56,1114,54,442,1557,746,43],"tags":[666,668,980,4083,669,231],"class_list":["post-5947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-broadcasters","category-digital-modes","category-drm","category-music","category-podcast","category-recordings","category-shortwave-radio","tag-bonito","tag-bonito-1102s-radiojet","tag-digital-radio-mondiale","tag-drm","tag-radiojet","tag-the-disco-palace"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-1xV","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5356,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2013\/01\/shortwave-radio-recordings-all-india-radio-on-the-bonito-radiojet\/","url_meta":{"origin":5947,"position":0},"title":"Shortwave Radio Recordings: All India Radio on the Bonito RadioJet","author":"Thomas","date":"January 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"After posting my latest All India Radio recording, SWLing Post reader, Pete, suggested that I check out their broadcasts starting around 21:00 UTC on\u00a011,670 and 9,445 kHz, as they are quite strong into North America. He was right. On Thursday afternoon, I tuned the\u00a0Bonito RadioJet to 9,445 kHz, where I\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Broadcasters&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Broadcasters","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/broadcasters\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Bonito 1102S RadioJet IF receiver","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/RadioJetFront-300x110.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":644,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/disco-music-via-shortwave-and-in-drm\/","url_meta":{"origin":5947,"position":1},"title":"Disco Music Via Shortwave and in DRM","author":"Thomas","date":"February 10, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The Disco Palace a radio station dedicated to disco music, has announced that they are now broadcasting disco music in stereo via shortwave radio and using DRM (Digital Radio Mondial) technologies. They are targeting North America and Europe with the following broadcasts: Broadcast Frequencies Europe from 1400-1500 UTC 6015 kHz\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DRM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DRM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/drm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/DiscoBall.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3320,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/list-price-of-bonito-1102s-radiojet\/","url_meta":{"origin":5947,"position":2},"title":"List price of Bonito 1102S RadioJet for US","author":"Thomas","date":"April 15, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Universal Radio has published the \"List Price\" of the Bonito 1102S RadioJet at \u00a0$784.00 US. This could make the RadioJet a very strong competitor to other SDRs on the market in North America. The list price (not necessarily the final price Universal will announce--which could be lower) is \u00a0$216 less\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;DRM&quot;","block_context":{"text":"DRM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/drm\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/RadioJetScreencapture10-300x240.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3902,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/a-review-of-the-bonito-1102s-radiojet-24-bit-if-receiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":5947,"position":3},"title":"A Review of the Bonito 1102S RadioJet 24 bit IF Receiver","author":"Thomas","date":"July 17, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"At the Dayton Hamvention this year, I met Dennis Walter, who is with Bonito, German manufacturer of the 1102S RadioJet. Dennis was kind enough to loan us a radio for review on SWLing.com. I have been evaluating the Bonito 1102S RadioJet over the course of eight weeks and have formed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manufacturers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Manufacturers","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/manufacturers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/DennisWalterRadioJet-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":2151,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/the-bonito-radiojet-out-of-germany-a-new-pc-controlled-shortwave-receiver\/","url_meta":{"origin":5947,"position":4},"title":"The Bonito RadioJet: Out of Germany, a new PC controlled shortwave receiver","author":"Thomas","date":"November 8, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been struggling to keep up with the pace of news during my recent travels, however one relatively new shortwave receiver, the Bonito 1102S RadioJet, has certainly captured my attention. Though still awaiting approval by the FCC in the US, the RadioJet is available for order through the manufacturer in\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\/2011\/11\/RadioJetNotebook-300x213.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3460,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/universal-radio-has-priced-the-bonito-1102s-radiojet-very-competitively\/","url_meta":{"origin":5947,"position":5},"title":"Universal Radio has priced the Bonito 1102S RadioJet very competitively","author":"Thomas","date":"May 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Universal Radio has published the price of the Bonito 1102S RadioJet at\u00a0$699.95\u00a0US and they are taking orders. Universal's price is \u00a0$300 less than that of the Microtelecom Perseus ($999.95 US) and the $200 less than the WinRadio Excalibur ($899.95 US). After reading Fernando's review of the RadioJet--where he compared it\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manufacturers&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Manufacturers","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/manufacturers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/RadioJetFront-300x110.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5947","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=5947"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5947\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}