Friday, 20 February 2026

Santa Maria (AZR) Oceanic Air Traffic Control 6628 kHz USB, Azores, copied on the Tecsun S-2200X

 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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JoJPQHa0TY

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.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILxy7USf4c

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.

https://youtu.be/0emBXCgZ9Ck

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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHAPrFLQZM4

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