Hi there, great to hear Santa Maria oceanic ATC on the S-2200X. SSB audio is actually very good - and stable. Sensitivity with Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop is excellent.
Recorded in Oxford on 05/02/26 at 01:45 hrs UTC. Thanks for watching and 73.Oxford Shortwave Blog
Friday, 20 February 2026
Santa Maria (AZR) Oceanic Air Traffic Control 6628 kHz USB, Azores, copied on the Tecsun S-2200X
Thursday, 19 February 2026
What's left on medium wave? Radio Tehran 1332 kHz copied from Oxford UK at a distance of 4480 km
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVlOtgiahXw
Hi there, interesting to hear this signal on medium wave again at such a distance from my QTH. The JRC NRD525 is such a brilliant rig - I don't use it enough!
Recorded in Oxford UK on 05/12/25 at 00:31 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito/NTi AntennaJet RF splitter and GI1000 galvanic isolator. Thanks for watching and 73.Wednesday, 18 February 2026
Testing the Tecsun S-2200X on shortwave: HSW Bangkok Meteorological Radio 8743 KHz
Hi there, what a nice catch on the S-2200X. The signal isn't great, but then it never is from my part of the world, but when I consider I have several radios not capable of copying this signal, it says a lot about the sensitivity of the S-2200X with a good antenna.
Recorded in Oxford UK on 20/01/26 at 00:07 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna. Thanks for watching and 73.Monday, 16 February 2026
What's left on medium wave? Radio Algérie Internationale 531 kHz copied on the Yaesu FRG-100
Algeria is certainly one of the biggest supporters of AM radio in our region - and here they are again with their international programming. Great to copy them and further proof that AM isn't dead yet!
Recorded on 09/11/25 at 01:59 hrs UTC using a Yaesu FRG-100 via a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito/NTi AntennaJet RF splitter and GI1000 galvanic isolator. Thanks for watching and 73.Sunday, 15 February 2026
Longwave stations coming into Oxford UK quite nicely in the afternoon copied on the Sony ICF-SW55
Hi there, thanks again to Graham, aka Radio Cruncher for sorting out my beloved ICF-SW55. Here are some daylight-hour longwave signals from Romania, Morocco, Algeria and Poland on the Sony, which just makes me feel good, lol.
Recorded on 06/02/2026 at 15:54 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antnena (outdoors) via a Bonito/NTi AntennaJet RF splitter.
Thanks for watching and 73.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbPg1fYCMjQ
Friday, 13 February 2026
What's left of medium wave? quite a lot of good stuff - Radio Keralam 1476 kHz, United Arab Emirates
Hi there, great music and a relatively strong signal from the United Arab Emirates. You can hear an ID towards the end of the recording, but I checked the content via a iink on their website anyway.
Recorded in Oxford on 09/11/25 at 00:28 hrs UTC using a Yaesu FRG-100, Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop entenna (outdoors) via an NTi AntennaJet RF aplitter and GI1000 Galvanic isolator. Thanks for watching and 73.Thursday, 12 February 2026
USAF Emergency Action Message on 4724 kHz copied with the vintage Yaesu FRG-8800
Hi there, great to finally hear another EAM on this frequency after quite some time - about 6 months I think. As usual, the FRG-8800 delivers - and is a pleasure to use.
I won't say when this was recorded because it won't help you hear it again lol.
Thanks for watching and 73.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Erko6IdXc