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Tuesday, 31 December 2019
The World Radio & TV Handbook: 2016 to 2020 editions...what's happening ...
Monday, 30 December 2019
A quick review of the WRTH 2020 edition: still the most accurate radio r...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: CHRF 980 kHz Montreal Canada, Personal First & wi...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: WLW Newsradio 700, Cincinatti Ohio copied in Oxfo...
Thursday, 26 December 2019
Bringing in Christmas Day with BBC Radio 4 on longwave with the Icom IC-R75
The wonderful sounds of Christmas Eve on longwave with the JRC NRD525
Friday, 20 December 2019
January 2020 edition of Radio User: The new SDRPlay RSPdx & my article o...
Wednesday, 18 December 2019
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: WRKO 680 kHz Boston very nice signal copied in Ox...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: CKDO 1580 kHz Oshawa, Ontario, first-ever recepti...
Harwell Amateur Radio Society HF Net 1846 kHz SSB copied on Tecsun PL-880
Friday, 13 December 2019
Unboxing and a brief overview of the Retekess V-115 FM/AM/SW portable radio
Unboxing and a brief overview of the Retekess V-115 FM/AM/SW portable radio
World exclusive!! The Tesco RAD-108 worldband portable price has increas...
Thursday, 12 December 2019
Late summer transatlantic MW DX: VOCM 590 kHz St. John's Newfoundland & ...
Late summer transatlantic MW DX: WFAN 660 kHz New York copied at 6am UK ...
Comparing the Yaesu FRG-8800 with the FRG-7700: RÚV Rás 1/Rás 2, Eiðar, ...
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
Late summer transatlantic MW DX: WRKO 680 kHz, Boston copied at 6am UK l...
Late summer transatlantic MW DX: WOR 710 kHz, New York copied at 6am UK ...
Comparing the JRC NRD525 audio with the Yaesu FRG-7700 & FRG-8800 Antena...
Monday, 9 December 2019
Late summer transatlantic MW DX: Bloomberg Radio 1130 kHz New York copie...
Late summer transatlantic MW DX: Radio Rebelde 1180 kHz, Cuba, copied at...
Late summer transatlantic MW DX: 1400 kHz, Carriacou, Grenada, copied in...
Friday, 6 December 2019
Late summer transatlantic MW DX: WFED 1500 kHz Washington DC copied 6am ...
Late summer transatlantic MW DX: WGIT Faro de Santidad 1660 kHz Canóvana...
Comparing the JRC NRD525 with the Yaesu FRG-7700: RÚV Rás 1/Rás 2, Eiðar...
Wednesday, 4 December 2019
Harwell Amateur Radio Society HF net, Top Band 1846.5 kHz copied with JR...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: rarely heard CHHA Voces Latinas 1610 kHz stronges...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: carriers observed from Mongolia MNB Radio 1 on 20...
Monday, 2 December 2019
Comparing the Lowe HF-150 with the Yaesu FRG-7700: RÚV Rás 1/Rás 2, Eið...
Radio Romania International booming into Oxford S9+20 with superb audio ...
IU3BTY booming in on 40 metres 7.151 MHz copied on the Icom IC-756
Thursday, 28 November 2019
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: rarely heard 1590 KHz WARV Rhode Island copied in...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: rarely heard 1540 kHz CHIN Radio Toronto copied i...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: WTAM 1100 kHz, Cleveland, Ohio copied in Oxford U...
Tuesday, 26 November 2019
Harwell Amateur Radio Society Friday night net 3710 kHz copied on the Ic...
DR Langbølge 243 kHz, longwave Kalundborg, Denmark, interval signal wit...
Sensitivity test: Sony ICF-2001D vs Panasonic RF-B65: Rádio Clube do Par...
Saturday, 23 November 2019
The SDRPlay RSPdx: brilliant selectivity, delivering audio from 880 WCBS...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: CBC Radio 1, 750 kHz Bonavista Bay, strong signal...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: CFRA 580 kHz Ottawa Ontario, strongest signal to-...
Thursday, 21 November 2019
GB3RS station at the National Radio Centre, Bletchley Park: QSO with VU2...
Harwell Amateur Radio Society Friday night net 1847 kHz SSB copied on Et...
Wednesday, 20 November 2019
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: WQLR 1660 kHz Kalamazoo's 1660 The Fan, Southern ...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: WOR 710 kHz New York strongest signal to-date int...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: WRCA Waltham Mass. 1330 kHz copied with ID in Ox...
Monday, 18 November 2019
The new RSPdx HDR versus standard mode: Medi 1, Nador 171 kHz, Morocco l...
The new RSPdx HDR versus standard mode: RÚV Rás 1/Rás 2, Eiðar, Iceland ...
The new RSPdx HDR versus standard mode: VOCM 590 kHz St Johns, Newfoundl...
The new RSPdx HDR versus standard mode: WRKO 680 kHz Boston
Friday, 15 November 2019
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: superb signal from WJR Newstalk 760 kHz Detroit c...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: my strongest signal to-date from KMOX 1120 kHz Th...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: untypically strong signal from CJYQ 930 kHz St. J...
Thursday, 14 November 2019
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: astonishing signal from WBT 1110 kHz Charlotte No...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: exceptional signal from WFED Washington DC 1500 k...
The new SDRPlay RSPdx: superb copy of WFME New York 1560 kHz in Oxford UK
Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Transatlantic MW DX: WGIT Faro de Santidad 1660 kHz Canóvanas, Puerto Ri...
Transatlantic MW DX: WWKB Buffalo New York 1520 kHz copied in Oxford UK
Indoor copy using internal ferrite of Sangean ATS-803A: Medi 1, 171 kHz ...
Indoor copy using internal ferrite of Sangean ATS-803A: Radio Antena Sat...
Sunday, 10 November 2019
Hams chatting on 40 metres copied with Yaesu FT-991 and SE-X80 wideband ...
Friday, 8 November 2019
Transatlantic MW DX: WFED 1500 kHz Washington DC booming into Oxford UK
Transatlantic MW DX: WRCA 1330 kHz, Waltham Massachusetts, copied in Oxf...
UK 40 metre net copied with Yaesu FT-991 and SE-X80 wideband vertical an...
Taking off at night from George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston
Wednesday, 6 November 2019
DXing in Houston: a quick tour of the amazing Saturn V rocket at Johnson...
DXing from Houston: Voice of Korea (DPRK) 9435 kHz copied with Bonito Me...
DXing from Houston: radio hams chatting on 160 metres Top Band copied ab...
Tuesday, 5 November 2019
Transatlantic MW DX: WBBR Bloomberg Radio 1130 kHz New York, copied S9+1...
Monday, 4 November 2019
DXing from Houston: CHU 3300 kHz time signal from Ottawa copied with Bon...
DXing from Houston: hams chatting on 40 metres copied with the Tecsun PL...
DXing from Houston: hams chatting on 444.30 MHz/ 70 cm band copied with ...
Thursday, 31 October 2019
Harwell Amateur Radio Society Friday night net 3711.6 kHz copied on Icom...
DXing from Houston: XEPPM Radio Educación 6185 kHz, Mexico City more gr...
DXing from Houston: hams chatting on 147.220 MHz copied with SDRPlay RSPduo
SDRPlay RSPduo & Bonito MegaLoop FX: Airband 126.675 MHz Houston Departure
SDRPlay RSPduo & Bonito MegaLoop FX: more airband 134.025 MHz Houston ATC
Tuesday, 29 October 2019
DXing from Houston: Newsradio 740 KTRH re-broadcast on 450.3505 MHz! (no...
DXing in Houston: a scan of the FM broadcast band using the SDRPlay RSPduo
SDRPlay RSPduo & Bonito MegaLoop FX: Airband 134.025 MHz Houston ATC
Saturday, 26 October 2019
Transatlantic MW DX: WINS 1010 kHz New York strong signal into Oxford UK
Transatlantic MW DX: WMVP ESPN Chicago 1000 kHz AM copied in Oxford UK w...
DXing from Houston: a bit of surprise: Radio Difusora Roraima 4875 kHz, ...
DXing from Houston: a quick tune through part of the 80 metre ham band
DXing from Houston: huge signal from NOAA Weather Radio 162.4 MHz Tombal...
DXing from Houston: Radio Ham K5FKF talking about film stars on 80 metres
Friday, 25 October 2019
Transatlantic MW DX: Newsradio 700, Cincinatti Ohio copied in Oxford UK ...
Thursday, 24 October 2019
SDRPlay RSPduo & Bonito MegaLoop FX: Airband 134.0 MHz Houston final app...
DXing from Houston: an auto-scan through the FM band with the Tecsun PL-880
DXing from Houston: a tune through the medium wave band using the Tecsun...
Tuesday, 22 October 2019
Transatlantic MW DX: 1540 KXEL 1540 kHz, Waterloo, Iowa copied in Oxford...
DXing from Houston: NOAA Weather Radio 162.4 MHz Tomball for Houston & G...
DXing from Houston: Radio Verdad 4055 kHz Guatemala strong closing down ...
Saturday, 19 October 2019
Westminster on the brink...Today in Parliament BBC Radio 4 Longwave 198 kHz
Friday, 18 October 2019
Transatlantic MW DX: WLS 890 kHz Chicago copied in Oxford UK with ID
Transatlantic MW DX: WEEI 850 kHz, Boston Sports News copied in Oxford U...
Transatlantic MW DX: WOR 710 kHz, New York copied in Oxford UK with ID
Transatlantic MW DX: WRKO 680 kHz, Boston copied in Oxford UK with ID
Transatlantic MW DX: 'The Fan' WFAN 660 kHz New York, copied in Oxford ...
BBC Radio 4 198 kHz Longwave closing down on my Binatone Worldstar
DXing from Houston: K5PGW Louisiana closing the Gulf Coast Single Sideba...
DXing from Houston: Radio New Zealand International 13840 kHz
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
DXing from Houston: Rádio Nacional da Amazônia 11780 kHz Brazil on the P...
DXing from Houston: WWV Colorado & WWVH Hawaii 5000 kHz copied with SDR ...
DXing from Houston: Voice of America 5925 kHz Selebi-Phikwe relay, Botswana
Sunday, 13 October 2019
DXing from Houston: WWV Colorado 5000 kHz copied in Texas with PL-880 & ...
DXing in Houston: Radio Hams chatting on 80 metres, copied with Tecsun P...
DXing from Houston: Shannon VOLMET 3413 kHz USB copied on Tecsun PL-880
DXing from Houston: WWCR Nashville 3215 kHz, very nice signal in Texas
DXing from Houston: carrier from the Solomon Islands BC 5020 kHz but no ...
Saturday, 12 October 2019
DXing from Houston: Zambia NBC Radio 1, 5915 kHz Lusaka copied with clea...
More sounds of shortwave: RRI on the classic Sony ICF-5500M (Captain 55)
DXing from Houston: more views of downtown
Friday, 11 October 2019
DXing from Houston: Radio Verdad 4055 kHz Guatemala copied on Tecsun PL-880
DXing from Houston: Radio Kuwait 5960 kHz Sulaibiyah, copied with Tecsun...
DXing from Houston: CFRX Toronto 6070 kHz, 1 KW TX power copied with Tec...
DXing from Houston: a Sunday drive around downtown
Thursday, 10 October 2019
Sony ICF-5500M (Captain 55) a great receiver for some light indoor SW li...
Wednesday, 9 October 2019
DXing from Houston: WWV time signal 2500 kHz, copied with SDRplay RSPduo...
DXing from Houston: XEPPM Radio Educación 6185 kHz, Mexico City booming...
DXing from Houston: Rádio Clube do Pará 4885 kHz, Belém Brazil copied in...
Tuesday, 8 October 2019
DXing from Houston: Zambia NBC Radio 1, 5915 kHz Lusaka copied with Tecs...
DXing from Houston: Radio ham from South Louisiana copied on 80 metres
DXing from Houston: WWV 2500 kHz, copied on the Tecsun PL-880 & Bonito M...
Sunday, 6 October 2019
DXing from Houston: Radio Verdad 4055 kHz Guatemala, copied with the SDR...
DXing from Houston: SDRplay RSPduo with MegaLoop FX and MegActive MA305 ...
Coming into land at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston
Texas from the air, en route to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Ho...
Saturday, 5 October 2019
SDRuno V1.32 with 'Diversity' feature set up ready for trip to Houston, TX
Friday, 4 October 2019
MW DX on the Sony ICF-2001D: CBGY CBC Radio 1, 750 kHz, Bonavista Bay N...
Sensitivity test #2: Sony ICF-2001D vs Panasonic RF-B65: MW DX: 1400 kHz...
Sensitivity test #1: Sony ICF-2001D vs Panasonic RF-B65: MW DX: 1400 kHz...
Monday, 30 September 2019
Transatlantic MW DX on the JRC NRD525: Harbour Light of the Windwards 14...
Sensitivity & audio test: Sony ICF-2001D vs Panasonic RF-B65: Eiðar, Ic...
Sensitivity
Saturday, 28 September 2019
Radio Algérie Chaîne 3, 252 kHz daylight signal in Oxford whilst RTÉ tr...
Sensitivity & audio test: Sony ICF-2001D vs Panasonic RF-B65: Shannon VO...
Thursday, 26 September 2019
MW DX: ZYH446 Rádio Sociedade da Bahia 740 kHz Salvador Brazil, copied w...
Angry debate on another crazy day in British politics: Today in Parliame...
Wednesday, 25 September 2019
Sensitivity test: Sony ICF-2001D vs Panasonic RF-B65: BBC World Service ...
Sensitivity test: Sony ICF-2001D vs Panasonic RF-B65: Radio Mali 5995 kHz
Tuesday, 24 September 2019
JRC NRD525 on LW: wonderful folk music from Radio Antena Satelor 153 kHz...
Monday, 23 September 2019
MW DX: Late summer signal from VOCM 590 kHz St. John's Newfoundland & La...
Modern radio test: Eton Satellit vs Tecsun PL-880: Radio Thailand 9920 kHz
Vintage radio test: Panasonic RF-B65 vs Sony ICF-SW55: Radio Thailand 99...
Saturday, 21 September 2019
Radio France International DRM 3965 kHz constant dropping of audio as co...
Vintage radio test: Panasonic RF-B65 vs Sony ICF-SW55: Radio Fana 6110 k...
Modern radio test: Eton Satellit vs Tecsun PL-880: Radio Fana 6110 kHz E...
Friday, 20 September 2019
Greg of HamAndShortwaveRadio sensitivity fix for Yaesu FRG-7700 - demons...
China Radio International 7285 kHz booming in on an Icom IC-756 & G5RV a...
Vintage radio test: Panasonic RF-B65 vs Sony ICF-SW55: FEBC Radio 9345 k...
Modern radio test: Eton Satellit vs Tecsun PL-880: FEBC Radio 9345 kHz I...
Radio Kuwait English programme 15530 kHz booming into Oxford this mornin...
Wednesday, 18 September 2019
This is why I enjoy monitoring ham radio operators...
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
JRC NRD525 vs Yaesu FRG-7700: RÚV Rás 1/Rás 2, Eiðar, Iceland 207 kHz lo...
An evening tune through the 80 metre band using an Icom IC-756 and SE-X8...
Modern radio test: Eton Satellit vs Tecsun PL-880: Radio Fana 6110 kHz A...
Monday, 16 September 2019
The Buzzer UVB-76 4625 kHz is still feeling rather unwell on 10/09/19
The Air Horn channel marker 4020 kHz USB first copy at home in the shack
Modern radio test: Eton Satellit vs Tecsun PL-880: Radio Mali 5995 kHz B...
Saturday, 14 September 2019
Great music on longwave: Radio Algérie Chaîne 3, Tipaza 252 kHz booming ...
Thursday, 12 September 2019
Radio Mali 5995 kHz Bamako copied with an Icom IC-756 and G5RV antenna
Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Analogue radio is not dead! Just take a trip to your local supermarket...
A tricky daylight signal: Polskie Radio 225 kHz LW: JRC NRD525 vs Icom I...
Modern radio test: Eton Satellit vs Tecsun PL-880: Voice of Korea (DPRK)...
Vintage radio test: Panasonic RF-B65 vs Sony ICF-SW55: Voice of Korea (D...
Tuesday, 10 September 2019
MW DX: Harbour Light of the Windwards 1400 kHz, Carriacou, Grenada, copi...
Radio Difusora Roraima 4875.02 kHz, Boa Vista Brazil, first copy in UK s...
'The Buzzer' UVB-76 4625 kHz copied in Oxford UK with a different audio ...
Monday, 9 September 2019
The Beckley Radio/TV transmitter mast in Oxford: 165.7 metres in height
Saturday, 7 September 2019
Battery compartment door failure on my cherished Sony ICF-SW100!
Modern radio test: Eton Satellit vs Tecsun PL-880: FEBC Radio 12120 kHz ...
Vintage radio test: Panasonic RF-B65 vs Sony ICF-SW55: FEBC Radio 12120 ...
Friday, 6 September 2019
The mad world of current British politics...Today in Parliament BBC Radi...
Thursday, 5 September 2019
Another tumultuous day for British politics...the 11pm news BBC Radio 4 ...
UX2IQ (Alexander in Ukraine), booming into Oxford 59+20 calling CQ North...
Tuesday, 3 September 2019
Vintage radio test: Panasonic RF-B65 vs Sony ICF-SW55: WWCR 15825 kHz Na...
Modern radio test: Eton Satellit vs Tecsun PL-880: WWCR 15825 kHz Nashville
A morning tune through the 20 metre band using my Icom IC-756 & G5RV ant...
Monday, 2 September 2019
Old versus new: Panasonic RF-B65 vs Tecsun PL-880: the news from the DPRK
Vintage radio test: Panasonic RF-B65 vs Sony ICF-SW55: Voice of Korea (D...
Modern radio test: Eton Satellit vs Tecsun PL-880: Voice of Korea (DPRK)...
Thursday, 29 August 2019
Modern radio test: Eton Satellit vs Tecsun PL-880: Reach Beyond Australi...
Vintage radio test: Panasonic RF-B65 vs Sony ICF-SW55: Reach Beyond Aust...
Suburban Mega-test: Panasonic RF-B65, Sony ICF-SW55, Tecsun PL-880 & Eto...
Wednesday, 28 August 2019
Suburban Mega-test: vintage and modern shortwave portables to be compared
Yaesu FT-991 real-time spectrum/waterfall display sampling with audio li...
'Sierra Five Seven Delta X-ray'! Slavco in Slovenia booming into Oxford ...
Monday, 26 August 2019
RTÉ Radio 1, 252 kHz LW copied with Range Rover Evoque receiver
HG50DFC Debrecen University Radio Club, Hungary, booming into Oxford again
Thursday, 22 August 2019
Rádio Clube do Pará 4885 kHz Brazil copied in Oxford on an Icom IC-756/G...
OR50AF calling CQ: Special event station to commemorate the 50th anniver...
Tuesday, 20 August 2019
Jet Provost landing at Oxford London Airport, Tower comms 133.42 MHz
HG50DFC Debrecen University Radio Club, Hungary, booming into Oxford on ...
On 2m and 70cm ham radio operators actually talk about stuff!
Sunday, 18 August 2019
Suburban DXpedition: Beofeng UV-5R GTIII and a Super Antenna whip on a f...
Suburban DXpedition: Beofeng UV-5R GTIII and a Super Antenna whip on a f...
A tune through the 20 metre band using my Icom IC-756 & G5RV antenna
Friday, 16 August 2019
QSO on 20 metres with Enrico IZ3WUW using a Yaesu FT-991 & SE-X80 broadb...
Suburban DXpedition camp: some very strong signals from radio hams conte...
Suburban DXpedition camp: KBS World Radio 15160 kHz South Korea copied i...
Tuesday, 13 August 2019
Suburban DXpedition camp: XEPPM Radio Educación 6185 kHz, Mexico City co...
Suburban DXpedition camp: KCBS Pyongyang 11680 kHz North Korea copied in...
Suburban DXpedition camp: Radio Mali 5995 kHz, Bamako, superb signal in ...
Saturday, 10 August 2019
Suburban DXpedition camp: Voice of Korea 15245 kHz North Korea booming i...
Suburban DXpedition camp: Rádio Clube do Pará 4885 kHz Brazil almost boo...
Suburban DXpedition camp: The Air Horn channel marker 4020 kHz USB copie...
Wednesday, 7 August 2019
Suburban DXpedition camp: Rádio Nacional da Amazônia 11780 kHz Brasilia ...
Suburban DXpedition camp: Radio Mali 5995 ksz, Bamako copied on Tecsun P...
Tuesday, 6 August 2019
A bit more on my Suburban DXpedition camping experience!
Monday, 5 August 2019
California DXpedition catches and images in August edition of Radio User...
Suburban DXpedition camp: Reach Beyond Australia 9720 kHz copied in Oxfo...
Saturday, 3 August 2019
Suburban DXpedition camp: Voice of Hope Africa 13680 kHz Lusaka, Zambia,...
Suburban DXpedition camp: Voice of Korea (North Korea) 13760 kHz copied ...
Panasonic RF-B40: excellent sensitivity on the telescopic: Rádio Clube d...
Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Suburban DX camp with the Bonito MegaLoop FX, Sony ICF-2001D & Tecsun PL...
Panasonic RF- B40 doing what it was designed to do: superb reception of ...
Harwell Amateur Radio Society Friday night LF Sked: chatting about antennas
Monday, 29 July 2019
DXpedition: sensitivity & (limited) selectivity with the Panasonic RF-B4...
DXpedition: Degen DE1103 & Bonito MA305 antenna: Rádio Nacional de Angol...
Bonito CCMC-30 noise filter: encouraging initial noise-floor and SNR res...
Friday, 26 July 2019
DXpedition: Degen DE1103 & Bonito MA305 antenna: Rádio Clube do Pará 488...
WPTX 1690 AM, Lexington Park, Maryland peaking S9 in Oxford UK
Wednesday, 24 July 2019
DXpedition: Tajik Radio 1, 4765 kHz, Tajikstan, copied on vintage Panaso...
DXpedition to the woods: Rádio Clube do Pará 4885 kHz Brazil, very good ...
Monday, 22 July 2019
Introducing a long lost friend: My Panasonic RF-B40 portable from 1990
DXpedition: Degen DE1103 & Bonito MA305 antenna: Radio Mali 5995 kHz ver...
WPTX 1690 AM, Lexington Park, Maryland, copied with ID in Oxford UK
Sunday, 21 July 2019
DXpedition to the woods: Radio Mali Bamako 5995 kHz...very good signal o...
Participating in the Harwell Amateur Radio Society Friday night LF Sked.
Friday, 19 July 2019
EV0SD (Belarus) 2ND EUROPEAN GAMES special callsign - making QSOs with N...
Bonito CCMC-30 noise filter: 10 dB drop in noise-floor, 5 dB increase in...
Wednesday, 17 July 2019
Harwell Amateur Radio Society Friday night LF Sked: Icom IC-756, MFJ-948...
EV0SD (Belarus) 2ND EUROPEAN GAMES special callsign pile-up copied with ...
Tuesday, 16 July 2019
IZ6BXV copied in the woods using the classic Sony ICF-SW77 portable and ...
DXpedition by bike! Radio Mali Bamako 5995 kHz on the Degen DE1103 whip
OV1CDX copied in the woods using the classic Sony ICF-SW77 portable and ...
Roe Deer in the Oxfordshire woods I use for DXpeditions
Saturday, 13 July 2019
MW DX: WFME 1560 kHz New York, strong signal into Oxford UK with multipl...
WTNI 'The Champ' 1640 kHz, Biloxi Gulfport, Mississippi copied in Oxford...
Friday, 12 July 2019
Medi 1 Nador Morocco 171 kHz copied indoors with Panasonic RF-B65 (with/...
Medium wave DX: WENE Fox Sports 1430 Endicott, New York, copied in Oxfo...
Medium wave DX: CFRB Newstalk 1010 Toronto strong signal into Oxford UK
Thursday, 11 July 2019
Bonito CCMC-30 coaxial common mode noise filter: very encouraging initia...
CCMC-30 coaxial common mode noise filter - introduction to Bonito's late...
Tuesday, 9 July 2019
MW DX: WHAS 840 kHz Louisville, Kentucky, copied in Oxford UK
MW DX: CBGY CBC Radio 1, 750 kHz, Bonavista Bay Newfoundland, S9 into Ox...
Medium Wave DX: CKAC 730 kHz Montreal, Quebec copied in Oxford UK
Saturday, 6 July 2019
A super-stable signal from VOCM 590 kHz Newfoundland, copied in Oxford UK
Medi 1 Nador Morocco 171 kHz copied indoors with Degen DE1103 (PLL versi...
RTTY decode using MULTISPK, Elad FDM DUO & Wellbrook ALA1530 loop
Thursday, 27 June 2019
WTNI 'The Champ' 1640 kHz, Biloxi Gulfport, Mississippi copied in Oxford...
DDK2 Pinneberg DWD Weather RTTY 4583 kHz decode using MULTISPK and Elad ...
Tuesday, 25 June 2019
MW DX: WJR Newstalk 760, Detroit, Michigan, 760 kHz, copied in Oxford UK...
RÚV Rás 1/Rás 2, Eiðar, Iceland 207 kHz copied with Panasonic RF-B65 and...
RTTY decode using MULTISPK, Elad FDM DUO & Wellbrook ALA1530 loop
Saturday, 22 June 2019
Sangean ATS-909x deaf on the whip? Here are the 3 BBC Antarctic Midwinte...
2019 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast 5965 kHz Dhabayya copied on Sange...
2019 BBC Antarctic Midwinter Broadcast 7360 kHz from Ascension copied on...
Thursday, 20 June 2019
MW DX: VOCM 590 kHz St John's, Newfoundland strong signal with ID in Oxford
MW DX: WFME 1560 kHz New York, with ID strong signal into Oxford UK
Submarine decoy launching exercise...amongst other news on NAVTEX
Wednesday, 19 June 2019
(original 1980) Sony ICF-2001 vs Panasonic RF-B65 copying Radio Antena S...
MW DX: Amazing signal from Newstalk 1010 Toronto copied in Oxford UK on ...
Medium wave DX: CJYQ 930 kHz, St. John's, Newfoundland, copied in Oxford...
Sunday, 16 June 2019
Medium wave DX: Sports Radio 'The Fan' WFAN 660 kHz New York, copied in ...
Airbus A330 Voyager taking off at RAF Brize Norton, Tower comms. 123.725...
MW DX: CBGY CBC Radio 1, 750 kHz, Bonavista Bay Newfoundland, copied in ...
Friday, 14 June 2019
(original 1980) Sony ICF-2001 vs Panasonic RF-B65 copying Polskie Radio ...
Matching an SE-X80 vertical to 20, 30 and 40 m using an MFJ949E & Metro...
C130 Hercules landing at RAF Brize Norton, Tower 123.725 MHz Yupiteru MV...
Sunday, 9 June 2019
MW DX: An incredible signal from WPTX 1690 AM, Lexington Park, Maryland,...
490 kHz NAVTEX decode using an Elad FDM DUO and MultiPSK software
Saturday, 8 June 2019
MW DX: WJR Newstalk 760, Detroit, Michigan, 760 kHz, copied in Oxford UK...
MW DX: CFRB Newstalk 1010 Toronto 1010 kHz, strong signal in Oxford UK o...
Thursday, 6 June 2019
DXpedition: Voice of Korea (DPRK) 12015 kHz copied with Yuipiteru MVT7100
DXpedition: Adventist World Radio 15605 kHz Trincomalee Sri Lanka, copie...
Another Airbus A330 Voyager landing at RAF Brize Norton, Tower comms. 12...
Tuesday, 4 June 2019
518 kHz NAVTEX decode using an Elad FDM DUO and MultiPSK software
It's finally time for the Tecsun S-8800 on long-term loan to be returned
Monday, 3 June 2019
MW DX: WFED 1500 kHz Washington DC kHz, decent copy in Oxford UK on vint...
Sunday, 2 June 2019
DXpedition: Reach Beyond Australia 9770 kHz copied with Yuipiteru MVT7100
Checking my SE-X80 wideband vertical with a Metrovna Antenna Analyser
Saturday, 1 June 2019
Medium wave DX: WPTX 1690 AM, Lexington Park, Maryland, copied with ID
MW DX: WJR Newstalk 760, Detroit, Michigan, 760 kHz, copied in Oxford UK...
Thursday, 30 May 2019
Airbus A400M Atlas (ASCOT 470) landing at RAF Brize Norton, comms. 123.7...
Medium wave DX: WPTX 1690 AM, Lexington Park, Maryland, mixing but copie...
Medium Wave DX: WINS New York and CFRB News Talk Toronto 1010 kHz mixing
Tuesday, 28 May 2019
Radio Monte Carlo 216 kHz Roumoules, daylight copy with Range Rover Evoq...
Radio Caroline 648 kHz MW copied with Range Rover receiver in Oxford
USAF Emergency Action Message received in Oxford UK on 6739 kHz USB
Wednesday, 22 May 2019
DXing with Lowe HF-150: Rádio Clube do Pará 4885 kHz, Belém Brazil copie...
RÚV Rás 1/Rás 2, Eiðar, Iceland 207 kHz copied with Sangean ATS-909x and...
Tuesday, 21 May 2019
Airbus A330 Voyager landing at RAF Brize Norton, Tower comms. 123.725 MH...
Saturday, 18 May 2019
Daylight signal from Radio Guinée 9650 kHz Conakry, copied in Oxford UK ...
Medium wave DX: WAXY 790 AM 'The Ticket', South Florida, copied in Oxfor...
Medium Wave DX: WBBR Bloomberg Radio 1130 kHz New York, copied S9 into O...
DXing with the vintage Lowe HF-150: Radio Mosoj Chaski 3310 kHz, Cochaba...
Wednesday, 15 May 2019
DXing with the vintage Lowe HF-150: Radio Voz Missionaria 5940 kHz Cambo...
MW DX: WGIT Faro de Santidad 1660 kHz Canóvanas, Puerto Rico S7 into Oxf...
Medium wave DX: WRED 'The Big Jab' 1440 kHz, Maine, copied in Oxford UK
Saturday, 11 May 2019
Sony ICF-SW07 more sensitive on longwave than the ICF-SW100 part 2: Radi...
Medium wave DX: CFRB Newstalk 1010 Toronto copied in Oxford UK with ID
Medium wave DX: CJYQ 930 kHz, St. John's, Newfoundland, copied in Oxford...
Sunday, 5 May 2019
DXpedition Asilomar: Radio Nikkei 2, 3945 kHz Chiba-Nagara, Japan - rare...
DXpedition Asilomar: Voice of the People 3910 kHz South Korea, copied on...
Saturday, 4 May 2019
DXpedition Asilomar: Radio Nikkei 1, 3925 kHz Nemuro, Japan - rarely hea...
Dxpedition to Pacific Grove, California: night time scan of the MW band...
FT8 decodes on 40m from Pacific Grove, Asilomar, California using SDRPla...
Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Dxing from Asilomar: Rádio Nacional da Amazônia 11780 kHz Brazil, boomin...
DXing from Asilomar: Radio New Zealand International 13850 kHz, reasonab...
DXing from Asilomar: Radio Thailand 15590 kHz daylight signal into Calif...
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
DXing from Pacific Grove Asilomar: Radio Hams on 40 metres using the Tec...
Dxpedition to Pacific Grove, California: daylight scan of the MW band u...
DXing from Asilomar: KNRS Talk Radio 570 kHz Salt Lake City, S9+10 into ...
Friday, 26 April 2019
Trans-Pacific Medium wave DX: JOUB NHK Radio 2 Japan 774 KHz, copied in ...
Dxing from Asilomar, California: XEPPM Radio Educación 6185 kHz, Mexico ...
Thursday, 25 April 2019
Sony ICF-SW07 appears to be more sensitive on longwave than the ICF-SW10...
Ultra rare Radio Apintie 4990 kHz, Paramaribo, Suriname, first (v. weak)...
Medium wave DX: CFRB Newstalk 1010 Toronto, S7 into Oxford UK at 6 am
MW DX: pop music on VOCM 590 kHz St John's, Newfoundland copied in Oxfor...
Sudan Radio 7205 kHz, Al Aitahab, copied in the shack for the first time...
Monday, 22 April 2019
DXing with Lowe HF-150: Rádio Voz Missionaria 5939.8 kHz kHz, Camboriu B...
DXing with Lowe HF-150: Rádio Clube do Pará 4885 kHz, Belém Brazil copie...
MW DX: WFED 1500 kHz Washington DC kHz, very clear copy in Oxford UK on ...
Friday, 19 April 2019
DXing from Asilomar: Radio New Zealand International 13850 kHz, decent s...
DXing from Asilomar: KSL NewsRadio 1160 kHz Salt Lake City, Utah S9+10 i...
DXing from Asilomar: Radio Verdad 4055 kHz copied with the SDRPlay RSP D...
Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Dxing from Asilomar: Rádio Nacional da Amazônia 11780 kHz Brazil, boomin...
Dxing from Asilomar: Rádio Nacional da Amazônia 11780 kHz Brazil, daylig...
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Breakers on a windy day at China Rock Vista Point, Asilomar, California
DXing from Asilomar: Pyongyang BS 3320 kHz (50 KW) and KCBS Pyongyang 32...
Monday, 15 April 2019
Dxing from Asilomar, California: my MegaLoop FX antenna and portable/ SD...
DXing from Asilomar: KOA NewsRadio 850 kHz Denver Colorado, S9 into Cal...
Thursday, 11 April 2019
DXing from Asilomar: Voice of the People 3480 kHz, Korea copied with PL-...
DXpedition Asilomar: KCBS Pyongyang 3220 kHz North Korea copied with PL-...
DXpedition Asilomar: LW non-directional beacon M.O.G. 404 kHz, Montagu...
Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Dxing from Asilomar: Radio Verdad Guatemala 4055 kHz clear signal throug...
DXing from Asilomar: KSEI Pocatello, Idaho 930 kHz peaking S9+10 into Ca...
DXpedition Asilomar: WWV & WWVH (just) 10000 kHz; Tecsun PL-880 & Bonito...
DXpedition Asilomar: Voice of Korea English program 9435 kHz quite astro...
DXpedition Asilomar: super signal from WWV & WWVH 5000 kHz; Tecsun PL-88...
Monday, 8 April 2019
My view of Asilomar and Longwave non-directional beacon MR Monterey 385 ...
DXpedition Asilomar: KCBS Pyongyang 2850 kHz North Korea copied with PL-...
Sunday, 7 April 2019
DXpedition Asilomar: a scan of the Medium Wave band with the SDRPlay RSP...
DXpedition Asilomar: Pyongyang BS 3320 kHz North Korea copied with PL-88...
Dxpedition Asilomar: Pyongyang BS 6400 kHz Kanggye, North Korea, first r...
Saturday, 6 April 2019
DXpedition Asilomar: Radio Nikkei 1, 6055 kHz Chiba-Nagara, Japan - rare...
DXpedition Asilomar: WWV & WWVH 2500 kHz; Tecsun PL-880 & Bonito MegaLoo...
DXpedition Asilomar: WWV & WWVH 2500 kHz; Tecsun PL-880 & Bonito MegaLoo...
DXpedition Asilomar: WWV & WWVH 5000 kHz; Tecsun PL-880 & Bonito MegaLoo...
Coming in to land at San Francisco International Airport
Coming in to land at San Francisco International Airport
A view of the hills, south of Los Gatos, en route to my temporary QTH at...
Prepping for DXpedition to California: SDRPlay RSP DUO, Tecsun PL-880 & ...
Thursday, 4 April 2019
Two more bargains at the Harwell Amateur Radio Society rally: Tecsun PL-...
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
MW DX: Possibly either WCNN 'The Fan' (North Atlanta GA) or WMFS (Memphi...
MW DX: CBGY CBC Radio 1, 750 kHz, Bonavista Bay Newfoundland, copied in ...
Tuesday, 2 April 2019
MW DX: VOCM 590 kHz St John's Newfoundland copied in Oxford UK on Lowe H...
Medium Wave DX: WBBR Bloomberg Radio 1130 kHz New York, copied in Oxford...
MW DX: WGIT 1660 kHz Faro de Santidad Canóvanas, Puerto Rico copied in O...
Sunday, 31 March 2019
MW DX: WCBS Newsradio 880, New York High Island, rarely copied at my QTH
Medium Wave DX: CKAC 730 kHz Montreal, Quebec copied in Oxford UK
MW DX: VOCM 590 kHz St John's, Newfoundland copied in Oxford UK
Saturday, 30 March 2019
Airbus A400M Atlas fly-by at RAF Brize Norton, Tower 123.725 MHz Yupite...
G-OXFC, Piper PA-34-220T Seneca V landing at Oxford Airport, Tower comms...
Thursday, 28 March 2019
The brilliant Lowe HF-150: a brief overview of the main features and ope...
Medium wave DX: Bethel Radio 1570 kHz, Lima Peru, heard in Oxford UK
SE-IAM Piper PA-28-161 Warrior II landing at Oxford Airport, Tower comms...
Wednesday, 27 March 2019
CROSS Corsen maritime station, Brest 1650 kHz with ID, heard in Oxford UK
MW DX: WPTX 1690 AM, Lexington Park, Maryland, improved copy with ID
Medium Wave DX: Radio Vida Nueva 1490 kHz Colombia copied in Oxford UK
Tuesday, 26 March 2019
S32 'The Squeaky Wheel' 3828 kHz USB, S30 'The Pip' 3756 kHz Rostov-na...
Longwave Non Directional Beacon: DR 390 kHz Dinard Pleurtuit, St Malo, ...
Longwave Non Directional Beacon: RY 427 kHz, Royan, France copied in Oxf...
Saturday, 23 March 2019
Super reception of Radio Verdad 4055 kHz Guatemala on vintage Lowe HF-150
MW DX: music from WFME 1560 kHz New York, copied in Oxford UK at 06:41 h...
MW DX: Radio Capital 1470 kHz Lima, Peru, copied in Oxford UK #2
Wednesday, 20 March 2019
UAE Air Force Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules 1217 landing at RAF Brize Nort...
Daylight signal from Radio Guinée 9650 kHz Conakry, copied in Oxford UK ...
DR Langbølge 243 kHz, Kalundborg, Denmark, excellent daylight reception ...
Sunday, 17 March 2019
MW DX: Radio Capital 1470 kHz Lima, Peru, copied in Oxford UK #1
Medium wave DX: XECO-AM Romántica 1380 kHz Mexico City, copied in Oxford...
RAF Brize Norton Automatic Terminal Information Service (ATIS) 126.500 MHz
DR Langbølge 243 kHz, Kalundborg, Denmark, excellent daylight reception...
Swedish Maritime Information broadcast 1710 kHz USB, copied in Oxford UK
Saturday, 16 March 2019
Medium Wave DX: WWKB Buffalo New York 1520 kHz copied with vintage Lowe ...
Friday, 15 March 2019
Medi 1 Nador Morocco 171 kHz very nice daylight morning copy on Lowe HF-150
Thursday, 14 March 2019
MW DX: WGIT Faro de Santidad 1660 kHz Canóvanas, Puerto Rico copied in O...
MW DX: WPTX 1690 AM, Lexington Park, Maryland, first copy with ID
Tuesday, 12 March 2019
Longwave Non Directional Beacon: ODR 372 kHz, Kristiansund, Norway copie...
Longwave Non Directional Beacon: VAR 319 kHz, Varhaug, Norway copied in ...
MW DX: Harbour Light of the Windwards 1400 kHz, Carriacou, Grenada, peak...
Air Tanker Airbus A330 landing at RAF Brize Norton, Tower comms. 123.725...
Sunday, 10 March 2019
G-HANG Diamond DA42 Twin Star landing at Oxford Airport, Tower comms. 13...
G-OBBO Cessna 182-S landing at Oxford Airport, Tower comms.133.425 MHz
G-OXFG, Piper PA-34-220T Seneca V landing at Oxford Airport, Tower comms...
Saturday, 9 March 2019
MW DX: CFRB Newstalk 1010 Toronto 1010 kHz, clear copy in Oxford UK on v...
MW DX: Harbour Light of the Windwards 1400 kHz, Carriacou, Grenada, with...
MW DX: Radio Buenos Aires 1350 kHz, Argentina, copied in Oxford, UK
Thursday, 7 March 2019
Oxford Airport: 133.425 MHz with Yupiteru MVT-7100 scanner and Moonraker...
A landing and immediate take-off at Oxford Airport, Tower comms: 133.425...
Daytime DXing with the Lowe HF-150: Reach Beyond Australia #3: 11865 kHz
WDMC EWTN 920 kHz Melbourne Florida, copied in Oxford UK (presumed)
Monday, 4 March 2019
DXing with Lowe HF-150: Rádio Clube do Pará 4885 kHz, Belém Brazil
More landings at Oxford Airport, Tower comms: 133.425 MHz on Sony ICF-2001D
MW DX: WFED 1500 kHz Federal News Radio, Washington DC, copied in Oxford...
Saturday, 2 March 2019
Daytime DXing with the Lowe HF-150: Reach Beyond Australia #2: 9610 kHz
Daytime DXing with the Lowe HF-150: Reach Beyond Australia #1: 11875 kHz
MW DX: WFED 1500 kHz Federal News Radio, Washington DC, copied in Oxford...
Thursday, 28 February 2019
Helicopter coming in to Land at Oxford Airport, Tower comms: 133.42 MHz ...
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
A business jet coming in to land at Oxford Airport...note to self: bring...
JRC NRD-525 vs Icom IC-R75 vs Elad FDM DUO: Voice of Tigray Revolution 5...
Tuesday, 26 February 2019
JRC NRD-525 vs Icom IC-R75 vs Elad FDM DUO: Iceland RÚV Rás 1/Rás 2, Eið...
Vintage advertisement for the Sony ICF-7600DA paying homage to comic leg...
Sunday, 24 February 2019
Transatlantic MW DX using Lowe HF-150: Harbour Light of the Windwards 14...
Another bargain from the Harwell Amateur Radio Society Rally: Lowe HF-15...
Saturday, 23 February 2019
A simple fix and my Sony ICF-5500M (Captain 55) is working again
JRC NRD-525 versus Icom IC-R75: Bangkok Meteorological Radio 6765.1kHz USB
Wednesday, 20 February 2019
Medium wave DX: YVKS RCR 750 Radio Caracas 750 kHz, Venezuela copied in ...
Tuning my Sigma Euro-comm HF-SE-X80 wideband vertical antenna with an MJ...
JRC NRD-525 vs Icom IC-R75 vs Elad FDM DUO: Voice of Hope Africa 13680 k...
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
FT-8 QSO contact with UA3PAB - Oxford to south of Moscow, TX power 10 Watts
Thursday, 14 February 2019
A look inside my corroded 1974 Sony ICF-5500M/ Captain 55
Comparing the JRC NRD-525 & Icom IC-R75: daylight signal from Gander VOL...
MW DX: Harbour Light of the Windwards 1400 kHz, Carriacou, Grenada, copi...
Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Superb Sony ICF-SW07 bought for £30 at the Harwell Amateur Radio Society...
Monday, 11 February 2019
My 1974 Sony ICF-5500M/ Captain 55 still working but suffering from corr...
GridTracker v1.19.0112 & WSJT-X v2.0.0 in operation with FT-8 RX and TX
JRC NRD-525 versus Icom IC-R75: weak daylight signal from Trenton VOLMET...
Icom IC-R75: daylight signal from Trenton VOLMET Canada 15034 kHz USB
Comparing the JRC NRD-525 & Icom IC-R75: weak daylight signal from Shann...
MW DX: Radio Capital 1470 kHz Lima, Peru, first reception in Oxford UK
MW DX: ZYH588 Rádio Uirapurú 760 kHz, Fortaleza, Brazil, copied in the UK
Comparing the JRC NRD-525 & Icom IC-R75: Shannon VOLMET 5505 kHz
MW DX: China National Radio 1377 kHz copied on JRC NRD-525 & Icom IC-R75
Medium wave DX: typical music from WFME 1560 kHz New York, copied in Oxf...
MW DX: WFED 1500 kHz Washington D.C. first copy at my QTH in 2019
MW DX: Radio Gotel Yola 917 kHz Nigeria, copied in Oxford, UK
First sighting of carrier from Radio Madagasikara 5009.935 kHz, copied i...
First UK copy of audio from Radio Congo 6115 kHz Brazzaville in nearly t...
Medium wave DX: China National Radio 1377 kHz copied in Oxford UK
First sighting of Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (Radio Bata) carri...
Pleasing signal from 'difficult' Radio Aparecida 6135.128 kHz, Brazil, c...
Happy New Year! A quick review of 2018 & what's coming in 2019 on Oxford...
30 years of Sony portable shortwave receivers - a review of my collection
Longwave scan on Boxing Day night, complete with Iceland, Radio Montecar...
Longwave: DR Langbølge 243 kHz, Kalundborg, Denmark; superb interval sig...
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