All India Radio programming in Telugu. Broadcast at 500 kw from Bangalore to SEA. Received in Sydney, Australia, using a Nooelec RTL-SDR (an early one with the R820T tuner), a newly homebrewed planar disk antenna, and SDR-Radio Console.
Free Radio Service Holland in English recorded in Europe on November 1, 2015 at 14.21 UTC, shortwave frequency of 9300 kHz. Recording made using Twente web receiver located in the Netherlands.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Guy Atkins, who notes:
Inaugural shortwave broadcast and celebration of Wantok Radio Light, Papua New Guinea on June 11, 2005. Frequency was 7120 kHz. Receiver: AOR AR7030+. Antenna: Wellbrook Communications ALA100 Phased Delta Loop Antenna. Recorded by Guy Atkins at Grayland, Washington USA.
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00:00 Introduction by speaker or host named "Witness"
01:31 Song "Naso Joda" by the band P2-UIF ("P2-United in Faith"; the Gospel band's name honors those killed in the missionary aviation plane P2-UIF that crashed in Papua New Guinea ). A YouTube video of the song being performed live in August 2012 is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQvkKWROal0
03:00 Praise for the signal of Wantok Radio Light to go out through all the world
03:50 Testimony of James
09:18 Solo music on harmonica: "Jesus Saves" performed by James
12:06 Phone conversation with "Brother Paul": salutations to Wantok Radio Light; praise for the new shortwave transmitter
15:52 More talk by Witness
17:50 Live music
23:40 Praise & talk with announcer Witness
24:52 Live Music
28:52 Talk & praise by Witness
29:43 "You're listening to Radio Light, Wantok Radio Light, live right here, the one and only; live right here Amen, at the top of Minion House, right at the top. That's right! We're right at the top."
Live off-air recording of the program "Rockin' with Raoul," produced and presented by Raoul van Hall in conjunction with PCJ Radio International and transmitted by WRMI, Radio Miami International, from its transmitter facilities at Okeechobee, Florida, on 28 November 2015 from 09:11 to 10:11 UTC on a shortwave frequency of 11580 kHz. The broadcast, the third and last of a special series, was directed to Europe and Southeast Asia using a 100 kW transmitter and an antenna beam azimuth of 44 degrees. The start of the program was delayed by 11 minutes due to some unknown technical problem at WRMI.
The transmission was received on a Tecsun PL-880 receiver with its built-in telescopic whip antenna indoors in Hanwell (just outside Fredericton), New Brunswick, Canada, in AM mode with 5.0 kHz RF filtering.
Voice of Turkey in English recorded in Europe at 1930 UTC on November 25, 2015, shortwave frequency of 6050 kHz (transmitter site: Emirler, Turkey; transmitter power: 500 kW). Recording made using Twente web receiver located in the Netherlands.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Richard Langley, who notes:
Live off-air recording of the program "Say It With Music," produced by PCJ Radio International and transmitted by WRMI, Radio Miami International, from its transmitter facilities at Okeechobee, Florida, on 14 November 2015 from 09:00 to 10:00 UTC on a shortwave frequency of 11580 kHz. The broadcast, the first of a special series, was directed to Europe and Southeast Asia using a 100 kW transmitter and an antenna beam azimuth of 44 degrees.
The transmission was received on a Tecsun PL-880 receiver with its built-in telescopic whip antenna indoors in Hanwell (just outside Fredericton), New Brunswick, Canada, in AM mode with 5.0 kHz RF filtering.
Voice of Turkey in English recorded in Europe at 1330 UTC on November 22, 2015, shortwave frequency of 12035 kHz (transmitter site: Emirler, Turkey; transmitter power: 500 kW). Recording made using Twente web receiver located in the Netherlands.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Anthony Messina, who notes:
Off air onto cassette tape recording of Radio Romania Int'l from 2330-0000z on 15-11-2015 from a QTH of Haddon Heights, NJ using a Grundig 750 with 26 foot external whip antenna.
Frequency: 6,015 kHz
KBS World Radio recorded in London, UK on September 17, 2015 at 1600 UTC, on the frequency of 9515 kHz using SDRPlay with SDR# software and a 2 x 6m long wire dipole. The transmitter has a power rating of 250 kW and is located in Kimjae, South Korea.
Voice of Vietnam recorded in London, UK on September 17, 2015 at 1600 UTC, on the frequency of 9730 kHz using SDRPlay with SDR# software and a 2 x 6m long wire dipole. The transmitter has a power rating of 100 kW and is located in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Michael Fortner, who notes:
Pirate radio broadcaster Radio XFM on 6.975 MHz on Halloween Night, 2015, 0040 to 0317 UTC (Nov 1st, UTC) as received in Stockbridge, Georgia. The equipment used was an Icom IC-7200 transceiver using a 60 foot end-fed horizontal antenna. For the first minute of the recording I was switching back and forth between the horizontal antenna and a 25 foot vertical antenna, and trying out different audio bandwidths to improve reception. I finally settled on the end-fed and a 8000kz bandwidth. Conditions were interesting, with some fading and static from time to time.
At 21:12 into the recording he talks about my emailed reception report, so that was cool. Total time for this recording is 2 hours, 36 minutes, and 40 seconds (156:40).
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Richard Langley, who notes:
Live three-hour-long recording of a transmission from the The Mighty KBC on 17 October 2015 beginning at 23:00 UTC on a frequency of 7395 kHz from a transmitter at Nauen, Germany, operating at 125 kW and beamed to North America. This was the first regular Saturday night transmission by KBC using this new frequency following a test on 26 September 2015.
Reception was good with negligible interference and only occasional fading. The recording starts with "It's Radio, But Not As We know It" presented by Dave Mason followed by "The Giant Jukebox" presented by Eric van Willegen ("Uncle Eric"). Both programs feature mostly "oldies" pop music with commentary and announcements in English with some announcements and commercials in Dutch.
The broadcast was received on a Tecsun PL-880 receiver with its built-in telescopic whip antenna indoors in Hanwell (just outside Fredericton), New Brunswick, Canada, in AM mode with 5.0 kHz RF filtering.
Voice of Indonesia recorded in London, UK on September 15, 2015 at 1700 UTC, on the frequency of 9526 kHz using SDRPlay with SDR# software and a 2 x 6m long wire dipole. The transmitter has a power rating of 250 kW and is located in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Radyo Pilipinas recorded in London, UK on September 15, 2015 at 1729 UTC, on the frequency of 9925 kHz using SDRPlay with SDR# software and a 2 x 6m long wire dipole. The transmitter has a power rating of 250 kW and is located in Tinang, The Philippines.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Laskowski, who notes:
Another episode of RCI's SWL Digest, this one from October 19, 1981.
This broadcast was recorded in South Bend, IN, USA, on October 19, 1981 starting at 2100 UTC on 15,325 kHz. The receiver used was a Radio Shack DX-302
Radio Rebelde recorded in London, UK on March 6, 2015 at 0600 UTC on the frequency of 5025 kHz using a Tecsun PL-660 radio with a 4m long wire antenna, positioned outdoors. The transmitter is located in Quivicán, Cuba and has a power rating of 100 kW. This signal was received under poor propagation conditions, resulting in strong fading (QSB).
Radio Habana Cuba (English service) recorded in London, UK on June 12, 2015 at 0300 UTC on the frequency of 6000 kHz using a Tecsun PL-680 radio with a Lowe PR-150 preselector, two Wellbrook ALA1530S+ antennas (positioned indoors) and a DX Engineering NCC-1 phaser. The transmitter is located in Quivicán, Cuba and has a power rating of 250 kW. The recording has mild distortion because of an incorrect audio gain setting on the recorder.
A poster of RCI's propagation map which was found hanging in the foyer of the RCI Sackville transmitting site. This photo was taken by Thomas Witherspoon in June, 2012; only months before the site was shut down.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Tom Laskowski, who notes:
My first contribution of many recordings I have of Radio Canada International's Shortwave Listener's Digest hosted by Ian McFarland.
The first 12 1/2 minutes is Bonsoir Africa. The recording was made using a cheap GE portable. The audio quality isn't great but it's still very nostalgic listening to a program I recorded 34 years ago.
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Guy Atkins, who notes:
Inaugural shortwave broadcast and celebration of Wantok Radio Light, Papua New Guinea on June 11, 2005. Frequency was 7120 kHz. Receiver: AOR AR7030+. Antenna: Wellbrook Communications ALA100 Phased Delta Loop Antenna. Recorded by Guy Atkins at Grayland, Washington USA.
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00:00 Introduction by speaker or host named "Witness"
01:31 Song "Naso Joda" by the band P2-UIF ("P2-United in Faith"; the Gospel band's name honors those killed in the missionary aviation plane P2-UIF that crashed in Papua New Guinea ). A YouTube video of the song being performed live in August 2012 is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQvkKWROal0
03:00 Praise for the signal of Wantok Radio Light to go out through all the world
03:50Testimony of James
09:18Solo music on harmonica: "Jesus Saves" performed by James
12:06Phone conversation with "Brother Paul": salutations to Wantok Radio Light; praise for the new shortwave transmitter
15:52 More talk by Witness
17:50 Live music
23:40 Praise & talk with announcer Witness
24:52 Live Music
28:52 Talk & praise by Witness
29:43 "You're listening to Radio Light, Wantok Radio Light, live right here, the one and only; live right here Amen, at the top of Minion House, right at the top. That's right! We're right at the top."
Guy also notes:
Wantok Radio Light is still going strong, in this 10th anniversary year of their shortwave transmissions. Their current frequency is 7325 kHz, and the web site is at: http://www.wantokradio.org/. The live stream of WRL broadcasts can be heard at: http://radio.securenetsystems.net/v5/PNGRADIO
RFI - Radio France International in English recorded in Europe on October 3, 2015 at 0600 UTC, shortwave frequency of 13725 kHz (transmitter site: Issoudun, France, 500 kW transmitter power)
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