Sunday, 22 March 2026

Radio New Zealand Pacific 13755 kHz Bellbird interval signal & ID copied on the OG Yaesu FRG-7700

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDiSukoIkU8

Hi there, great to copy my favourite station on shortwave with one of the greats from the 1970s...the iconic FRG-7700. With an excellent reputation for MW DXing, this rig also performs on HF, but it makes me happy just looking at it lol. Recorded in Oxford UK on 18/12/25 at 10:59 hrs UTC using a Bonito/NTi MegaLoop FX antenna. Thanks for watching and 73.

Wednesday, 18 March 2026

MW DX: Harbour Light of the Windwards 1400 kHz Carriacou, Grenada on the vintage JRC NRD525

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gWh4oI9rAI

Hi there, nice to copy this station in Grenada again - and they were kind enough to contact me via this channel, recently. Check out the recovered audio in the wide and narrower AM AF filter.


Recorded in Oxford UK on 05/12/25 at 01:15 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito/NTi AntennaJet RF spitter and GI1000 galvanic isolator.


Thanks for watching and 73.



Tuesday, 17 March 2026

What's left on medium wave? SNRT Al Idaâ Al-Watania 595 kHz Morocco

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S51Fsl-hzZM

Good to hear Morocco represented so well on AM radio in both the longwave and medium wave bands. Their reported TX power is 50 kW and coming into Oxford quite nicely via the wonderful FRG-8800. Recorded on 19/11/25 at 01:28 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.

Monday, 16 March 2026

What's left on medium wave: Radio Zuidwester 1332 kHz, IJlst, The Netherlands, only 10W TX power!

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztMojzZXweU


Hi there, according to the www.mwlist.org website (which is great by the way), this station in The Netherlands transmits with only 10W of TX power. Never heard them before - it's amazing what you can dig up on medium wave if you actually bother to listen in, night after night. Recorded in Oxford UK on 13/12/25 at 02:18 hrs UTC using a Yaesu FRG-8800 and 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 March 2026

USAF HFGCS Emergency Action Message copied on 11175 kHz with very rarely heard error correction

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZsHNFHm4pU

Hi there, I have never heard a message error correction made during an EAM transmission. Just goes to show what a bit of late night/early morning perserverence can deliver! Recorded on 12/03/26 at 00:59 hrs UTC using a Yaesu FRG-100 and a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors). Thanks for watching and 73

Thursday, 12 March 2026

Radio New Zealand Pacific 13755 kHz copied at 10 am UTC in the UK using the Icom IC-R8600 + Bose

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjZ4w-eUoak


Hi there, a bit later on the morning, the signal from New Zealand picked up somewhat. It still blows my mind that I'm intercepting electromagnetic radiation generated on the other side of the planet! Here the audio is enhanced via the Bose SoundLink Mini 2 speaker. Rather nice I think given the miles and miles lol. Reception obtained using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna via a Bonito/NTi AntennaJet RF spitter and GI1000 galvanic isolator. Thanks for watching and 73.

Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Vatican Radio 15490 kHz interval signal takes me back to the golden age of shortwave radio

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEAlu0WFfeQ


Hi there, I copied the Vatican Radio interval signal this afternoon (03/02/26 around 15:30 hrs UTC. It's just a lovely thing for your ears to behold! Copied using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors). Thanks for watching and 73.