Kedarnath range behind the Kedarnath temple early morning. (Photo source: Kaustabh)
For your listening pleasure: fifty two minutes of All India Radio's English language service
This broadcast was recorded in North America on Saturday, April 12, 2014 starting around 9:40 UTC on 9,445 kHz.
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The grounds of radio station HCJB in Quito, Ecuador (Source: Mschaa)
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Greg Shoom, who has shared this recording of the program DX Partyline on HCJB, Quito, Ecuador.
This recording was made in Kingston, Ontario, Canada on Dec. 7, 1976 between 0230-0300 UTC, on 6095 kHz.
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Mark Fahey, who has shared this special recording: a shortwave relay of the ABC Far North radio service. Mark explains:
"ABC Radio (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) Far North (Queensland, Australia) Emergency Broadcast Service during the period that Severe Tropical Cyclone was making landfall in Australia's Far North Queensland region. This capture of the shortwave broadcast was made near Sydney, Australia on 6.15MHz at 2119 Queensland Time (1119 UTC) on the 11th April 2014. The broadcast was being transmitted via a re-purposed Radio Australia transmitter in Shepperton, Victoria.
Severe Tropical Cyclone Ita is a tropical cyclone that crossed the coast of Queensland, Australia on 11 April 2014. The system was first identified over the Solomon Islands as a tropical low on 1 April 2014, and gradually moved westward, eventually reaching cyclone intensity on 5 April. On 10 April, Ita intensified rapidly into a powerful Category 5 system on the Australian Scale, but it weakened significantly in the hours immediately precedinglandfall the following day. At the time of landfall at Cape Flattery at 12 April 22:00 (UTC+10), Dvorak intensity was approximately T5.0, consistent with a weak Category 4 system, and considerably lower than T6.5 observed when the system was at maximal intensity. Meteorologists noted the system had, at such time, developed a secondary eyewall which weakened the inner eyewall; as a result, the system was considerably less powerful than various intensity scales predicted. Ita's impact on terrain was attenuated accordingly."
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Golestan Palace, the seat of Qajar kings, a Unesco World Heritage Site (Image: Public Domain)
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Greg Shoom for this 1976 recording of the Voice of Iran.
Greg notes:
"This recording might be of historical interest. It is the Voice of Iran from December 1976, three years before the revolution in Iran that overthrew the Shah and established the current Islamic Republic. The recording is of the full half-hour broadcast and includes the news, some Iranian music, and a segment on falconry as a sport. There is some occasional interference from single-sideband station."
This VOI recording was made on December 5, 1976 at 20:00 UTC on 9,022 kHz.
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Many thanks to Keith Perron who has shared this recording of Radio Berlin International's final English language broadcast.
This recording was made on October 2, 1990:
For your listening pleasure: three hours of Radio New Zealand International.
This broadcast was recorded on 9,700 kHz, starting at 07:59 UTC on April 5, 2014. This weekend RNZI broadcast includes Peter Fry's Saturday Night music request show--always a treat to hear.
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For your listening pleasure: Radio Romania International‘s English language service.
I recorded this broadcast with my WinRadio Excalibur on April 5, 2014, starting at 05:30 UTC on their new A14 frequency of 7,900 kHz.
This broadcast originates from RRI‘s Galbeni transmitter site.
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Many thanks to SWAA contributor, Frank, for this 5+ hour recording of China Radio International.
Frank recorded this broadcast from his home in Europe on March 28, 2014, on 17,490 kHz, starting at 07:00 UTC.
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Many thanks to Keith Perron, for this short studio recording of Soviet Viewpoint from the Radio Moscow English language service.
This episode focuses on the reduction of nuclear weapons and a Soviet/US summit. We do not have an exact date of this studio recording--please comment if you believe you know which summit they mention in the broadcast.
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Kol Israel QSL card (Source: http://shortwavedxer.blogspot.com/2011/09/kol-israel.html)
This 1969 recording of Kol Israel comes from contributor, Greg Barman, who writes:
Prime Minister, Levi Eshkol (Source: Wikipedia)
"Shortwave listening was an active hobby in my youth and I have a few recording from that time. This was part of a series of experimental shortwave broadcasts from Kol Israel directed to the US and Canada. Reception quality at my location in the Chicago suburbs was generally good. This broadcast includes news about the death of Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol."
Greg used his Knight-Kit Star Roamer receiver with an outdoor long wire antenna.
This recording was made on February 26, 1969 at 04:00 GMT on 9,009 kHz, received and
recorded in Evanston, IL.
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Mount Cook, located on New Zealand's South Island, is the highest point in the country. (Source: Wikipedia)
For your listening pleasure: three full hours of Radio New Zealand International, recorded on March 1, 2014 starting around 7:59 UTC on 9,765 kHz.
This recording begins with the The RNZI interval signal: the charming and unmistakable call of the New Zealand Bellbird. Besides the music request show, Saturday Night, you'll also hear a documentary featuring The Beatles (and Beatlemania).
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For your listening pleasure: one hour, twenty eight minutes of Radio Progreso (Cuba), recorded on February 28, 2014 starting around 2:15 UTC on 4,765 kHz. Though I’m not certain, I’m pretty sure this includes a radio soap opera.
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Many thanks to SWAA contributor, Frank, for this recording of the Voice of America. This broadcast was recorded on February 22, 2014 at 17:00 UTC on 13,755 kHz. Frank mentions that one hour of the recording in English originated from the 100 kW Botswana transmitter; 30 minutes of recording originated from the 250 kW Iranawila transmitter.
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Many thanks to SWAA contributor, Frank, for this recording of Radio Thailand's English language service. This broadcast was recorded on February 15, 2014 at 19:00 UTC on 9,965 kHz.
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The Tower of Juche Idea statue, Pyongyang, North Korea (Photo: Martyn Williams).
Many thanks to SWAA contributor, Frank, for this recording of the Voice of Korea's English language service. Incidentally, you may have noticed that Frank is a very regular contributor here on the SWAA, and we are most grateful for his excellent recordings.
Frank recorded this broadcast of VOK from his home in Europe on February 14, 2014, on 7,570 kHz, starting at 15:00 UTC, using a Kenwood R-5000 receiver and a Wellbrook ALA 1530+ antenna.
Note that VOK mentions the "Shining Star Day": a celebration of the late Kim Jong Il's 72nd birthday. Click here for a VOR report on Shining Star Day.
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Of course, the Voice of Korea is all about broadcasting hard-core propaganda--a type of broadcast I find incredibly fascinating. But let there be no mistake, to live in the DPRK is to live under one of the world's most oppressive regimes. If you want to hear a moving, inspirational story about one North Korean woman's escape from the DPRK, click here to view Hyeonseo Lee's: My escape from North Korea, a TED Talk.
For your listening pleasure: over 6 hours of China Radio International's English language service. This broadcast was recorded on February 5, 2014 by SRAA contributor, Frank, in Europe around 7:00 UTC on 17,490 kHz. This broadcast originates from the Kashi-Saibagh transmitter in China (500 kW).
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Many thanks to David Firth, who is kindly sharing shortwave radio recordings he made on reel-to-reel recording equipment in the late 1960s. Firth is uncovering and digitizing these off air recordings as time allows and, thanks to his generosity, we will be posting these recordings on the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive.
The following is a recording of Radio Peking, which Firth recorded in 1968.
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The Zytglogge clock tower, Bern - Switzerland (Modified photo, original by Cristo Vlahos)
Many thanks to David Firth, who is kindly sharing shortwave radio recordings he made on reel-to-reel recording equipment in the late 1960s. Firth is uncovering and digitizing these off air recordings as time allows and, thanks to his generosity, we will be posting these recordings on the Shortwave Radio Audio Archive.
The following is a recording of the Overseas Service of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (Radio Switzerland), which Firth recorded in 1968.
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Willis Conover broadcasting with Voice of America in 1969 (Source: Wikipedia)
Many thanks to David Firth, who is kindly sharing shortwave radio recordings he made on his reel-to-reel recording equipment in the late 1960s. Firth is uncovering and digitizing these off air recordings as time allows.
We are grateful for this recording of the Voice of America, which Firth recorded in 1968.
This recording will surely bring back memories with clips from VOA Jazz Hour (Willis Conover), the VOA Breakfast Show, and VOA Special English.
The first time I heard Firth's recording, the Willis Conover clip gave me chills.
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For your listening pleasure: Radio Liberty's Belorussian language service. This broadcast was recorded by SRAA contributor, Frank, on February 5, 2014 starting around 04:00UTC on 6,075 kHz. This broadcast originated from Radio Liberty's Germany transmitter/relay site (100 kW).
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