For your listening pleasure: Radio Romania International‘s English language service.
I recorded this broadcast with the Elad FDM-S2 on June 26, 2014, starting at 00:00 UTC on 9,700 kHz.
This broadcast originates from RRI‘s Tiganesti transmitter site.
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Every year, the BBC broadcasts a special program to the 41 scientists and support staff in the British Antarctic Survey Team.
As promised on the SWLing Post, here are the recordings of the BBC World Service’s thirty minute broadcast to the British Antarctic Survey. The broadcast started at 21:30 UTC on June 21, 2014 and was broadcast on 5,875, 5,985, 7,350 and 9,890 kHz.
As in previous years, this broadcast was lighthearted, filled with humorous shout-outs from the team’s family and friends. Even a couple of special guests were included. Listen for yourself:
This excellent recording was made by SWLing Post reader, Dominik, in Europe:
Click here to download Dominik's recording as an MP3.
Post reader Rob Wagner (VK3BVW), in Australia, could receive the broadcast on three frequencies (5,875, 5,985, and 7,350). He's included clips of each broadcast on his excellent blog, The Mount Evelyn DX Report.
As for me, I was traveling to visit family yesterday afternoon when the broadcast started. I knew from listening endeavors on previous visits that receiving a broadcast indoors at their home is not feasible; there is some sort of power line noise in that area that overwhelms anything on the short or medium wave bands, unless the station is very strong.
To cope with this noise, I knew I would need to move my operation outdoors, away from the house, and employ an outdoor antenna. So I packed the following, all into my small flight case: the CommRadio CR-1, a NASA PA-30 15 foot passive wide-band wire antenna, and the Zoom H2n Handy Recorder.
I hung the PA-30 antenna in a nearby tree, spread a wool army blanket on the ground for lounging, and put the mini flight case to use as a stand to hold the radio and recorder. The CR-1 required no external power supply, as its internal battery had been charged in advance (one of the reasons I love this little receiver for travel).
To try out the set-up, I tuned around the bands. Conditions were rough, thunderstorms were in the region, but I was most impressed that I could hear several broadcasters on 31 meters. I knew that the BBC broadcast would be a tough catch; after all, none of their transmissions were targeting my part of the globe–rather, the opposite!
When I tuned to the BBC broadcast on 7,350 kHz, here's what I heard:
This is (very) rough copy; for five or so minutes, you'll hear me switching between AM/USB and LSB to find the best mode for the signal. I also check the other BBC frequencies to see if any were more audible.
In the end, using ECSS (zero-beating the signal in USB) seemed to work best.
For fun, I had also brought along the Tecsun PL-660--a choice portable radio for weak signal DX. I tuned to 7,350 and could just hear the BBC signal in the noise, but voice and music were unintelligible.
Many thanks to SWAA contributor, Greg Shoom, for this recording of Radio New Zealand International.
Greg recorded this broadcast of RNZI from his home in Toronto, Canada on June 6, 2014, on 11,725 kHz, starting at 04:59 UTC, using a Sony ICF-2010 receiver with a Sony AN-12 active antenna.
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For your listening pleasure: European pirate radio station, Bogusman Radio.
This recording was submitted by UK-based SRAA contributor, London Shortwave who writes:
"[This is] something I caught on my Lowe HF-150 on May 26 while scanning the 49 meter band. It sounds like a local pirate radio station and it appears that the program was pre-recorded and then left on repeat for that evening (speech and music).
My recording starts at 20:05 UTC on the frequency of 6,305 kHz. I used DX Engineering's NCC-1 Phaser and two Wellbrook antennas to cope with local QRM."
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Thailand coup: Chang Phueak Gate Chiang (Photo: Takeway)
Many thanks to contributors Frank and Ayar who submitted recordings of Radio Thailand made on May 22, 2014: the first broadcast of Radio Thailand after the Thai coup d'état.
Instead of broadcasting the English language service at the scheduled time, Radio Thailand broadcast patriotic songs and announcements in Thai. Several have confirmed that this was the same content heard on domestic news sources throughout Thailand.
From Europe, Frank submits the first recording from the 19:00 UTC broadcast on 9,390 kHz:
Ayar (HB9EVW) submits this 19:30 UTC recording of Radio Thailand on 9,390KHz. His recording was made in Switzerland using a JRC-525 receiver with a 40m wire dipole antenna:
"Tank Man" temporarily stops the advance of a column of tanks on June 5, 1989, in Beijing. This photograph (one of four similar versions) was taken by Jeff Widener of the Associated Press. (Source: Wikipedia)
In this off-air recording of Radio Beijing, made on June 3rd, 1989, you'll hear the news reader/editor depart from the script and comment on the massacre of protestors in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
It’s believed this announcer was detained shortly after the broadcast and spent years in a detention (re-training) camp.
We have few details about the shortwave radio listener who recorded this Radio Beijing broadcast.
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For your listening pleasure: three hours, seven minutes of the Radio Station of Macedonia (a.k.a. Voice of Greece/ERT Macedonia 3) recorded on May 23, 2014 starting around 19:00 UTC on 9,420 kHz.
This recording was made using my WinRadio Excalibur receiver and a large horizontal delta loop antenna.
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Road to Mt. Cook, New Zealand by B.muirhead (WikiMedia Commons)
For your listening pleasure: two hours, fifty nine minutes of Radio New Zealand International, recorded on May 24, 2014 starting around 7:59 UTC on 9,700 kHz. This recording was made on a WinRadio Excalibur SDR and a large horizontal delta loop wire antenna.
This recording begins with the The RNZI interval signal: the charming and unmistakable call of the New Zealand Bellbird.
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For your listening pleasure: thirty minutes of Radio Romania International's English Language service.
This broadcast was recorded on May 24, 2014 in eastern North America around 5:30 UTC on 9,700 kHz.
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For your listening pleasure: one hour of Radio Thailand's English Language service. This broadcast was recorded on May 14, 2014 by SRAA contributor, Frank, in Europe around 19:00 UTC on 9,390 kHz.
This broadcast was transmitted from Udon Thani (250 kW).
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PYONGYANG METRO STATION (ORIGINAL SOURCE: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)
Many thanks to SWAA contributor, Frank, for this recording of the Voice of Korea's English language service.
Frank recorded this broadcast of VOK from his home in Europe on May 15, 2014, on 11,645 kHz, starting at 16:00 UTC, using a Kenwood R-5000 receiver and a Wellbrook ALA 1530+ antenna.
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HCJB radio station staff in 1946, including engineer Clayton Howard (front row left), co-founder Clarence Jones (front row right) and future HCJB president Abe Van Der Puy (front row, fourth from left) -- Source: Wikipedia
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Greg Shoom, for this 1976 recording of HCJB's 45th Anniversary. This is a special program was broadcast on Christmas Day of 1976 to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the founding of HCJB.
Greg made this recording from Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on December 25, 1976 at 02:30 UTC on 6095 kHz.
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Greg Shoom, for this recording of Radio Nacional de Brasilia.
Greg made this recording on April 20, 2014 at 03:03 UTC on 6,180 kHz. Greg used his Kaito KA1103 portable radio with built in telescopic antenna to capture this broadcast.
Greg comments:
"This recording has the distinctive sound of shortwave - distortion of the signal from its passage through the Earth's ionosphere, interference from a station on an adjacent frequency, the sound of natural static, and the whine of a heterodyne in the background. Stations like this from Latin America used to be much more common. It's good to hear that Brazil still has a presence on shortwave."
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Frank, for this recording of Radio Sultante of Oman English language service.
Frank made this recording on April 24, 2014 at 14:30 UTC on 15,140 kHz. Frank used his Kenwood R-5000 and Wellbrook ALA 1530+ to capture this broadcast.
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Many thanks to SWAA contributor, Frank, for this recording of All India Radio.
Frank recorded this broadcast from his home in Europe on April 21, 2014, on 7,550 kHz, starting at 17:45 UTC.
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Many thanks to SWAA contributor, Greg Shoom, for this recording of the pirate radio station, Wolverine Radio. Greg comments:
"This is the last 25 minutes of a broadcast of shortwave pirate Wolverine Radio. I stumbled across it a few minutes earlier. This was recorded on a Sony digital audio recorder."
Greg recorded this broadcast in Harrowsmith, Ontario, Canada on April 20, 2014, on 6,945 kHz USB, starting at 02:20 UTC. He used a Kaito KA1103 receiver with its built-in telescopic antenna.
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SWLing Post reader, Chris, has just shared a recording of NHK World he made while traveling in Peru on Monday (April 21st, 2014).
He took the photo above where he made this recording in the picturesque coastal town of Máncora.
Chris recorded this broadcast starting at 10:00 UTC on 9,625 kHz with a Sony ICF-SW7600G and using a Sangean ANT-60 antenna. The actual recording was made with Chris’ Sony ICD SX712digital recorder and he uploaded it using a Dell Windows 8.1 (8 inch) tablet.
Click here to download his recording as an MP3, or simply listen via the embedded player below.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Greg Shoom, who shares this recording of interval signals from 1976-1977. He has kindly logged the interval signals as:
Deutsche Welle
R. Nederland
Voice Mirror of the PTT Habana, Cuba
Voice of Spain
History of R. Nederland's interval signal
R. Nederland Arabic service
Unidentified interval signal 2
R. Canada International
R. Nacional de Brasilia
Interval signal history from R. Nederland
R. RSA
Voice of Iran
R. Habana Cuba
BBC Spanish Service
Voice of Turkey
Recorded 1976 and 1977 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Luis Valderas, who shares this short recording: an introduction to Kol Israel's Spanish language service.
This recording was made on a portable Philips radio with telescopic antenna. Though the exact date is unknown, Luis has noted the frequency as 17,630 kHz and time of day as 23:30 UTC:
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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