Another copy of Voice of America Kuwait relay on 1548 kHz with clear ID

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1xZL7BoODE

Hi there, here's another copy of the VOA from Kuwait, this time with an ID near the beginning of the recording. Not a brilliant signal, but hey, this is MW DX! Recorded in Oxford UK on 02/04/26 at 00:26 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna via a Bonito/NTi AntennaJet RF splitter. Thanks for watching and 73.

Testing the Tecsun S2200X on single sideband shortwave signals: New York Radio 5520 kHz HF ATC

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9scO0m0_TP8

Hi there, great to catch New York Radio again, although at the time of listening, it would appear to have been a quiet evening for the operators of this HF ATC service. Even so, a good signal while it lasted. Recorded on 18/03/26 at 02:36 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito/NTi AntennaJet RF splitter. Thanks for watching and 73.

USAF HFGCS Emergency Action Message copied on 11175 kHz with intermittent leading edge AF distortion

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i47cC6Rr_cQ

Hi there, another EAM copied in the early hours - this time the signal strength was ok, peaking around S9, but with AF issues. Recorded in Oxford UK on 12/03/26 at 00:49 hrs using a Yaesu FRG-100 and a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors). Thanks for watching and 73.

Sadly, BBC Radio 4 on 198 kHz longwave will close on the 27th of June 2026

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kHPIUl0W8w

Hi there, it's hard to take the news that the BBC have actually accelerated the closure of BBC Radio 4 on 198 kHz longwave from September to end of June this year. We knew it was coming, but now we only have about 6 weeks left to enjoy their warm tones of AM radio on longwave. Thanks for watching and 73.

Monitoring on the Malahit DSP2: Comms. on Santa Maria (AZR) Oceanic Air Traffic Control 6628 kHz USB

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoI7N9FzXcc

Hi there, good to copy Santa Maria Oceanic ATG again on the DSP2. Once again, this little radio impresses with it's dynamic range, via a lot of signal conditioning options! Recorded in Oxford UK on 30/04/26 using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito/NTi AntennaJet RF splitter. Thanks for watching and 73.

Samara VOLMET 8888 kHz, Samara Oblast, copied with the legendary JRC NRD525

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4k7qjUX3m0

Hi there, great to hear Samara VOLMET again, this time on one of the best receivers in the shack - the legend that is the JRC NRD525, Recorded on 13/03/26 at 00:45 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.

Radio Tehran 1332 kHz copied from Oxford UK at a distance of 4480 km on the Icom IC-R8600

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

Hi there, with everything going on in the Middle East, I had been trying to copy Radio Tehran and other medium wave stations in the region. It took a few nights of monitoring, but eventually they were heard again. Eventually their signal faded away, which you can discern towards the end of the recording. There is also some time-varying QRM. Recorded in Oxford UK on 09/03/26 at 01:23 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.