Calling into the Harwell Amateur Radio Society Friday night net on 1.846 MHz top band with the TS990

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_3xX0FKPEs

Hi there, this rig is a pleasure to use - and 200W out of the box, so no messing around with linears. Perfect for a lazy radio amateur like me lol. Thanks for watching and 73,

JRC NRD535 + MFJ Noise Cancelling Signal Enhancer + Bose: Radio Mosoj Chaski Bolivia on 3310 kHz

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0V06qrk9OY

Hi there, this station is one of the most difficult to resolve any audio, but with the help of my noise phasing MFJ, I obtained a really nice result. This station is never going to deliver armchair copy to the UK without a huge antenna, but this does demonstrate what's possible when conditions are good. The MFJ is a bit fiddly, but it does work to improve overall SNR and of course the audio is helped by the Bose SoundLink Mini 2 speaker. Recorded in Oxford UK on 19/06/26 at 00:14 hrs UTC using my end-fed longwire antenna. Thanks for watching and 73.

Reach Beyond Australia, Voice of Korea + many more copied with the MLite-880 and £35 indoor antenna

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYuJoo32K9I

Hi there, it seems possible to copy some really nice DX with a good radio and a magnetic loop antenna, indoors. My antenna combo of passive magnetic loop and low impedance converter amp works very well indeed - and at such a low price. Recorded in Oxford UK on 09/10/2026 at 13:53 hrs UTC. Thanks for watching and 73.

MLite-880: chasing a signal that will deliver the best possible audio: Vatican Radio on 9580 kHz

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDhlyP6EX9M

Hi there, I am learning fast that unless using sideband, all AM signals on this radio require some level of noise reduction to deliver the highest possible audio quality. This signal from the Vatican was 9.5 kHz wide (as measured on my Elad FDM DUOr) and as such that filter width was applied here. Anyway, the result was perfectly acceptable audio that I felt I could listen to for some time.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 15/09/26 at 23:28 hours UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna. 

Thanks for watching and 73.

I decided to power my £20 passive magnetic loop with an even cheaper amplifier - surprising results

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_44cO4637C0

Hi there, a commentary on what's good about the passive magnetic loop - which mostly boils down to copying weak signals that can't be heard on my indoor wire. However, I need an antenna that delivers decent signal strength with acceptable signal-to-noise for general shortwave listening. I think I have a solution that only cost me around £35. Thanks for watching and 73.

Almost no copy from Rádio Nacional Amazônia on 6180 kHz, but 11780 kHz coming in quite nicely

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa5t9PPGGxo

Hi there, surprised to hear almost no signal from Radio on 6180 kHz, but at least 11780 was coming in quite well. So far go good WRT the NRD535...no doubt it's a superbly engineered radio. Recorded in Oxford UK using my amateur radio end-fed wire antenna on 13/06/26 at 00:31 hrs UTC. Thanks for watching and 73.

Impressive temporary G5RV and Collinear antenna set-up at the local JOTA event

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALezhp6cj5s

've never seen a more impressive temporary antenna set-up, anywhere lol. I thought it worth of a few words of praise! Thanks for watching and 73.