Trans World Radio Africa, English: January 2, 2015
/Trans World Radio Africa in English, recorded in Europe on 2 January 2015 at 1800 UTC, shortwave frequency of 9500 kHz (transmitter site: Manzini, Swaziland; power of transmitter: 100 KW)
Trans World Radio Africa in English, recorded in Europe on 2 January 2015 at 1800 UTC, shortwave frequency of 9500 kHz (transmitter site: Manzini, Swaziland; power of transmitter: 100 KW)
Tuesday morning, I tuned my WWI era BC-348-Q to Global 24 on 9395 kHz. The signal, via WRMI’s transmitter, was quite strong.
At 2:00 UTC, I heard an announcement that The Mercury Theatre on the Air radio play of A Tale of Two Cities was about to begin.
Not wanting to miss an opportunity to record this timeless Dicken’s classic, I quickly switched over to the Elad FDM-S2 SDR to record the broadcast live. Fortunately, I captured the full broadcast and the fidelity is almost as good as a local station.
For your listening pleasure this New Year’s Day, please enjoy A Tale of Two Cities by The Mercury Theatre on the Air courtesy of Global 24:
Radio Exterior de España received in London, UK, on the frequency of 9620 kHz. Amigos de la Onda Corta at 0005. Transmitted at 320 kW from Noblejas, Spain. Recorded with Tecsun PL-660 and the built-in telescopic antenna.
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation received in Sydney, Australia, on the frequency of 9545 kHz. Music, talk, and the news in Pijin at 0800. Transmitted at 10 kw from Honiara. Recorded with the Degen DE1121 and a 40' longwire.
Recorded in Sydney, Australia, at 1400 UTC on 9390 kHz with the Degen DE1121 and a homebrew indoor passive broomstick antenna. Transmitted at 250 kw from Udon Thani.
Radio Damascus, Syria, in Russian, recorded in Europe on January 12, 2012 at 1702 UTC, shortwave frequency of 9330 kHz (Adra transmitter site in Syria, 500 kW of transmitter power)
An unidentified station playing Christmas songs and melodies, recorded 9 December 2014 in Europe at 2252 UTC, shortwave frequency of 6115 kHz, possibly a free radio (pirate) european transmitter, although the power seems to be at least several kWs. Transmitting around the clock, though during the monitoring long periods of fading noticed.
The picure above shows a QSL card of a free radio station from Italy received several years ago and not related to this particular audio file attached to this post.
This transmission of the Radio Sultanate of Oman in English has been recorded in Europe on December 2, 2014 at 1430 GMT, shortwave frequency 15140 kHz (Thumrait transmitter, 100 kW)
For your listening pleasure: beHAVior Night, a shortwave radio show which showcases music from the first four decades of the 20th Century.
This show was recorded on Friday, November 28, 2014. While beHAVior Night is broadcast all year long via WBCQ, I’m not able to hear them easily at my home during Daylight Savings Time (DST) as the propagation path is not yet open to the south. During the winter months, however, the signal is quite strong as you will hear.
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This is the recording of Radio Channel 292 (presumably; no station ID is given during the programme) and has been recorded 27 November 2014. It started at 0531 GMT. Recorded off the shortwave frequency 6070 kHz (transmitter site: Rohrbach Waal, Germany, 60 Watts of power). At 0630 GMT Vatican Radio started with its 45' transmission of Holy Mass in Latin (Santa Maria di Galeria, Vatican City, transmitter site, 250 kW of power). After Radio Vatican ended its transmission, Channel 292 is audible again. Audio seems to be somewhat distorted
This recording of Voice of America South Sudan in Focus has been recorded 26 November 2014 and started at 1630 GMT, shortwave frequency of 11900 kHz (transmitter site: Nauen, Germany, 250 kW of power)
Another recording of Global 24 Radio test transmission in English to Europe, recorded in Europe on November 22, 2014 at 1600 UTC, shortwave frequency of 9465 kHz (the transmitter site is in Bulgaria, transmitter power is 50 kW, direction: 306 deg to WeEu)
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Julie, for this recording of RTM Wai FM.
Julie recorded this broadcast in Sydney, Australia on November 8, 2014 at 1514 UTC on 11665 kHz. Julie notes that she used a Degen DE1121 and 40' long wire.
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Julie, for this recording of the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation.
Julie recorded this broadcast in Sydney, Australia on March 9, 2014 at 1900 UTC on 5.02 MHz. Julie notes that she used a Degen DE1121 and 40' long wire.
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Julie, for this recording of Radio Hargeisa.
Julie recorded this broadcast in Sydney, Australia on November 7, 2014 at 1500 UTC on 7120 kHz. Julie notes that she used a Degen DE1121 and 40' long wire.
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Julie, for this recording of the Voice of Tigray Revolution.
Julie recorded this broadcast in Sydney, Australia on November 8, 2014 at 1736 UTC on 5950 kHz. Julie notes that she used a Degen DE1121 and 40' long wire.
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Radio ERT Open in Greek, recorded in Europe on November 23, 2014 at 0800 UTC, shortwave frequency of 9420 kHz
Pan American Broadcasting in English, recorded in Europe on November 23, 2014 at 1400 UTC, shortwave frequency of 15205 kHz (the transmitter site is in Issoudun, France, transmitter power is 100 kW during the first half hour, whereas during the last 15 minutes power is increased to 250 kW)
The Voice of Turkey in English, recorded in Europe on November 22, 2014 at 2300 UTC from the shortwave frequency of 5960 kHz (transmitter site: Emirler, Turkey; transmitter power: 500 kW)
Global 24 Radio test transmission in English to Europe, recorded in Europe on November 22, 2014 at 1000 UTC, shortwave frequency of 9465 kHz (the transmitter site is in Bulgaria, transmitter power is 50 kW, direction: 306 deg to WeEu). This recording lasts around 3 hours. During the third hour some transmitter problems occurred.
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