Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Stewart Killeen, who shares the following recording and notes:
The final show entitled Generation 3.0 at the close of service on Radio Romania International recorded on the 29th July 2021, Dublin Ireland.
Date of recording: 7/29/2021
Starting time: 2149UTC
Frequency: 13.645 MHz
Receiver location: Dublin, Ireland
Receiver and antenna: Tecsun PL-660
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Stewart Killeen, who shares the following recording and notes:
Excerpt from the Round Table China talk show broadcast on China Radio International at 7.419 MHz 08 July 2021 at 22:00 UTC (Dublin, Ireland)
Broadcaster: China Radio International
Date of recording: 7/8/2021
Starting time: 22:08 UTC
Frequency: 7.419 MHz
Reception location: Dublin, Ireland
Receiver and antenna: Tecsun PL-660
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dave Zantow, for sharing the following recording and notes:
Kol Israel (15:01)
September 12, 2001 at 0400 UTC
15640 kHz
Receiver used was a Japan Radio Co. NRD-545 (Sync on and 10 kHz bandwidth). One can hear minor DSP artifacts (burps) mixed in the background. Of course a common trait for the NRD-545.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dave Zantow, who shares the following recording and notes:
BBC World Service (16:49)
September 12, 2001 at 0000 UTC on 5975 kHz
Receiver used was a Japan Radio Co. NRD-545 (Sync on and 10 kHz bandwidth). One can hear minor DSP artifacts (burps) mixed in the background. Of course a common trait for the NRD-545.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording and notes:
KBS World Radio in Spanish to Latin/North America on 15,575 kHz starting at 0216 UTC.
The signal was so good I recorded it in 5 kHz audio
Receiver and Antenna used: Tecsun PL-880, DXE preamp and Doxytronics tunable loop
Reception location: McGrath, Alaska
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Laskowski, who shares the following recording and notes:
Here are two back to back episodes of Glenn Hauser's World of Radio from August 8 and September 12, 1982. WOR normally aired on WRNO on Sundays at 2330 UTC on 11.955 MHz.
Some of the program highlights are:
Part 1: An expert's view of Cuban broadcasting (Ronald Schatz), Cuban interference to US AM stations, the beginning of AM stereo in the US, new Canadian MW station proposals, SW program notes, items on Radio Quince de Septiembre and Radio Venceremos, La Voz del CID, Radio Tachira Venezuela, a new RRI station from Padang on 6812 kHz.
Part 2: DX from Cape Verde, LRA36 from Antarctica, Argentina, Brazil, mediumwave auroral conditions with good conditions to Cuba and Venezuela, WCCO 830 kHz silent period, Peru and Bolivia SW DX tips, item on Radio New Zealand, Vatican Radio Latin mass, followup on DXing harmonics.Starting time: 2300
Frequency: 11.855
Your location: South Bend, Indiana
Your receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-2001.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Matt Todd, who shares the following recording and notes:
The VOA had an apparent issue with their sign on. The interval signal was played twice, then an ID for Radio Free Europe and then an Asian language programing was joined in progress.
Date of recording: 1/11/2021
Starting time: 1900 UTC
Frequency: 9.8 MHz
RX location: Hugo, MN
Receiver and antenna: SDRplay with a wire loop attic antenna
Image source: Gary Deacon
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Sarah Boucher, who shares the following recording and notes:
ZD8VR Volcano Radio 1602 AM Closedown 5 May 1979/AFRTS Accession Island Sign Off
Gary Deacon recorded [this audio]. It has end of jazz show, sign off announcement, station ID and incomplete GSTQ by local gender neutral band.
Receiver and antenna: 1950's Siera domestic valve receiver and 20 metre longwire antenna.
Recording by Gary Deacon
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Lee Herterich, who shares the following recording and notes:
1962 shortwave listening revisited.
Shortwave listening tape recordings from 1962. Included are the BBC, Montreal, Italy, Radio Moscow, Austria and the voice of America. The recording begins and ends with the BBC's Holiday Music Hall.
Receiver location: Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts USA
Receiver and antenna: Lafayette KT-200 receiver and folded dipole antenna
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:
KGEI General Electric shortwave station in San Francisco, CO. Recording consists of end of Musical Rambling from the National Broadcasting Company, KGEI identification, newscast including extensive war reports including news on German attack on Russia, British offensive in Africa, American government moving cautiously in supporting the USSR, German attacks on merchant ships, Sweden allows Russian troops to cross their territory, British aircrafts shot down over Italy, etc. Plus stock market reports and commodity quotations, KGEI sign off.
Recording provided by broadcast historian, Todd Kosovich.
Starting time: 1700 UTC
Frequency: 9.530 MHz
Old QSL from Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cuzco, Peru
Thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Robinson for these notes and audio of Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cuzco, Peru
Rising early in the morning was a regular activity of DX’ers who wanted to hear the more difficult stations from Latin America that used to fill the shortwave bands. One of those was Radio Tawantinsuyo, located in Cuzco, Peru. The station was on 6,175 khz in the 49 meter band but was more often heard on variable frequencies as low as 6,173 khz. This recording of the station sign on brings back so many memories for DX’ers who focused on South America.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Scott G., for the following recording and notes:
BBC World Service Reporting on the death of Fidel Castro. Believe these broadcasts were targeted to Africa, but reception was good into Europe that morning. I was listening to these using my home receiver in East Anglia, England, but due to local interference, started recording them using the Twente SDR.
Broadcaster: BBC
Date of recording: 11/26/2016
Starting time: 0700 UTC
Frequency: 11.770 & 12.095
Location: University of Twente, Netherlands
Receiver and antenna: SDR, Mini-Whip antenna
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker who shares the following recording of Radio Thailand’s English language service made on January 1, 2021 starting at 0100 UTC in McGrath, Alaska, on 13750 kHz:
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker who shares the following recording of the Voice of Korea made on December 27, 2020 starting at 2251 UTC in McGrath, Alaska, on 9650 kHz. Paul notes:
This also includes the dead air when once service ends and another begins.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker who shares the following recording of Radio Thailand made on December 28, 2020 starting at 0000 UTC in McGrath, Alaska, on 13,750 kHz. Paul notes:
An entire hour including sign on, interval signal/station song and it includes the azimuth change they make at 0030UTC and the abrupt sign off for the 0100 service on 13750 in Thai at another azimuth.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Sarah Boucher, who shares the following recording and notes:
Portuguese language recording of the sign off. The national anthem was probably played before or after the announcement of I don’t know.
Broadcaster: Radio Clube de Mozambique (Lorenzo Marques Radio)
Date of recording: 1/1/1965
Starting time: 22:00
Many thanks to SRA contributor, Matt Todd, who shares the following recording and notes:
On December 17, 2014 it was announced that diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba would be restored and an exchange of prisoners between the two countries would occur. This is the Radio Havana Cuba broadcast from that day. It was recorded December 18, 2014 at 0159 UTC on 6000khz using a Yaesu FT-857 in Hugo, MN.
Program Details:
00:00 Sign-on
01:25 News - Prisioners released in exchange, US and Cuba announced discussion to normalize relations, Complaint filed in relation to Bush era torture programs, Talaban attack in Afghanastan, Jeb Bush running for US President
12:00 Address from Cuban President Raul Castro
18:50 Commentary on ISIS
24:10 Sports
29:45 Cuban Music
34:25 News
39:00 Mailbag
51:15 Arts Roundup
Starting time: 0159 UTC
Frequency: 6 MHz
RX location: Hugo, MN
Receiver and antenna: Yaesu FT-857 and wire loop around the perimeter of the attic
US President, John F. Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963)
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Gavaras, who shares the following recording and notes:
Voice of America shortwave broadcast from Greenville, NC with English language coverage of the shooting of President John F. Kennedy as they struggle with CBS Television saying President Kennedy is dead and NBC Television saying that he is still alive. Transmission switches to a VOA Polish language broadcast near the end of the recording. Recording provided to me by broadcast historian, Todd Kosovich.
Broadcaster: Voice of America
Date of recording: 11/22/1963
Starting time: Approximately 1300
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker who shares the following recording of Radio Thailand’s English language service made on January 1, 2021 starting at 0000 UTC in McGrath, Alaska, on 13750 kHz:
Paul also has included a separate recording with the Radio Thailand interval signal, time pips, and broadcast intro:
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker who shares the following recording of KCBS made on January 1, 2021 starting at 2313 UTC in McGrath, Alaska, on 9665 kHz:
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