Voice of America: November 25, 2024

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor Paul Walker, who shares the following field recording of the Voice of America on 9,775 kHz made in McGrath, Alaska on November 25, 2024. Paul notes:

VOA on 9775 via Botswana in English with (one minute and eight seconds) of a dead carrier, then sign-on and programming begins.

KBS World Radio: December 4, 2024

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares the following recording and original illustrated listening report (above). This KBS recording was made on December 4, 2024 at 11:00 UTC on 11.795 MHz in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Carlos notes: “Full news bulletin (in Spanish) of KBS World Radio on South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol martial law, listened in Porto Alegre, Brazil.”

Bonus Radiofax:

Kyodo News English Edition radiofax on the same topic, Dec 4, 2024, 12pm UTC, 16970 kHz.

KWHR (World Harvest Radio) Naalehu Hawaii: November 10, 1996

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: KWHR (World Harvest Radio) Naalehu Hawaii November 10, 1996

Date of recording: November 10, 1996

Frequency: 9.930 MHz

Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada

Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna

Notes: Here is World Harvest Radio with a brief English language voice announcement from their radio station KWHR, Naalehu, Hawaii as heard in Thamesford, Ontario, Canada on November 10, 1996 at 1330 hours UTC on a frequency of 9930 kHz shortwave.

Radio Australia: March, 1968

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bob Purse, curator of the website Inches Per Second, who shares the following recording and notes:

Periodically, I have shared parts of the large collection of shortwave recordings, most of them of Australian programming, which I picked up... somewhere, at some point. I've shared most of it, at this point, but have a few tapes left. I held off on this because the quality is fairly poor, then near the end becomes abysmal, but I thought I should share it, since there is an audience for these recordings. The newscast heard here makes it clear (specifically, the golf results, among other stories) that at least part of this tape is from the second week of March, 1968.

BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica: June 21, 2024

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Olivier Hubert with BBC presenter Cerys Matthews for the BBC Midwinter Broadcast (Source: BAS and BBC)

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, TomL, who shares the following recording of the BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica, recorded on June 21, 2024 at 21:30 UTC on 11,685 kHz.

TomL notes:

BBC 2024 Midwinter broadcast to Antarctica. 11685 kHz using AM-Sync (LSB). Location Campton Hills Forest Preserve, St. Charles IL. Loop-On-Ground antenna amplified by Welbrook Medium Aperture preamp, into AirSpy HF+ SDR & laptop using SDR Console 3.2. RTTY station on 11690 kHz prompted recording on the lower sideband. Thunderstorm noise persistent.

"AWR Historical" (Cassette Recordings, Parts 1 & 2): Circa 1980

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Antonio Ribeiro da Motta, who shares the following recordings and notes:

In 1980 I participated in the AWR Asia DX Contest promoted by the Radio Monitors International program produced by Mr. Adrian Petersen. The program was produced at the AWR Asia studios in Poona (India) and broadcast through the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Company via transmitters in Ekala and Colombo. Despite the reception being very difficult in South America, I managed to participate in the contest and got eighth place. As a prize, I got a cassette called AWR Historical. And it is this material that I would like to share with my friends at Shortwave Archive.

Voice of Korea: Three Recordings, January and February 2024

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Many thanks to Anthony Messina for sharing the following recordings and notes:

Broadcaster: Voice of Korea

Date of recording: January 28, 2024

Starting time: 6pm UTC (1pm EST)

Frequency: 13760khz, 9730khz, 7570khz

Your location: SDR

Your receiver and antenna: KiwiSDR

Mode: AM

Notes: Recorded via an SDR based in Japan. A collection of recent VOK recordings.

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Radio Romania International (DX Mailbag Show): January 22, 2024

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Liam Spencer, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: Radio Romania International DX Mailbag Show

Date of recording: January 22, 2024

Starting time: 01:42 UTC

Frequency: 7.325 MHz

RX location: KiwiSDR in Massachusetts

Receiver and antenna: MAG LOOP 80M DIPOLE

Notes: This is the DX Mailbag show for the week of 22nd of January, 2024. I used a KiwiSDR in Massachusetts.

USSR Shortwave Broadcasters: Circa 1970's

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes:

Broadcaster: USSR shortwave broadcasters 1970's

Frequency: various

Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna

Notes: Around 1970, there were other stations in the Soviet Union (USSR) that could be found on the shortwaves besides Radio Moscow. Programming on most of these outlets was all in Russian.

Radiostansiya Rodina (Homeland) is heard here with their interval signal and identification in Russian sometime in 1971. Shortwave frequency was likely 7100 kHz.

Radiostansiya Atlantika broadcast to the Soviet fishing fleet circa 1970.

Radiostansiya Mayak (lighthouse) could also be heard on various frequencies during the early 1970's.

Radio Station Peace and Progress, the Voice of Soviet Public Opinion, had some English language programs.

Trans World Radio Bonaire "The DX Special": Circa 1974

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: Trans World Radio Bonaire "The DX Special" circa 1974

Frequency: 11.815 MHz

Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

Receiver and antenna: Realistic DX-150A with a long wire antenna

Notes: Trans World Radio from the island of Bonaire in the Netherlands Antilles broadcast on shortwave from 1964 to 1993. They used to put a strong signal into my receiver location in southern Ontario, Canada. The station also used to air a program called "The DX Special", hosted by Al Stewart, which appears to have been produced in their Monte Carlo studio. I recently came across a short recording I made circa 1974, where I happened to catch the end of one of these programs.

Voice of Korea/KCBS (Assorted Recordings): 2022-2023

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Anthony Messina, who shares the following recordings and notes:

Broadcaster: KCBS Pyongyang

Date of recording:Various (2022-2023)

Frequency: Various frequencies

Reception location: Various locations

Receiver and antenna: KiwiSDR

Mode: AM

Notes: This is a collection of recent recordings I made of DPRK SW radio stations.

Radio Free Speech (Pirate): December 15, 1996

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Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: Radio Free Speech (pirate)

Date of recording: December 15, 1996

Starting time: 1330 UTC

Frequency: 6.955 MHz

Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada

Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna

Notes: Radio Free Speech was a shortwave pirate radio station heard regularly in the late 1990's here in Southern Ontario, Canada. Here are a few blended airchecks from their Christmas Special broadcast on December 15, 1996 around 1330 hours UTC. This was on 6955 kHz and the announcer was "Bill O. Rights."

The 72 Ragchew Net: December 7, 2020

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Mark Fahey’s KiwiSDR WebSDR

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Bryce Belcher, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: The 72 Ragchew Net

Date of recording: December 07, 2020

Frequency: 7272 kHz

Receiver location: Washington DC

Receiver and antenna: The NA5B WebSDR From Washington DC

Mode: Single Side Band

Notes: This is my recording of The 72 Ragchew Net. This net is conducted every week on 7272 MHz. Recorded around 1150 UTC (11:50 AM). Recorded using the NA5BWebSDR from Washington DC. This webSDR covers shortwave, but also some VHF.