I heard Radio Filipinas earlier this week, here in Scotland, first time I've caught that station. It has been very Sherlock Holmes trying to work out what is what, as Shortwave-Info hasn't caught up yet. Great video Andre, great radio too. Keep up the good work, your channel is excellent.
Thanks Lew! The website shortwavedb.org seems to be updated, but it appears to me as if not everything is listed yet. For now, it might be useful to try that one instead of short-wave.info.
Thanks. I've since picked up that the WRN, Slovakia, Prague clash with the BBC on 12095 seems to have been resolved. The WRN stations will use 11785 kHz, not 12095 kHz.
Lovely video. Thanks for the grand tour. I'm in California, but I'm beginning to believe that you are in one of the best locations in the world (South Africa) for DXing.
Thank you! I think I do have some luck here - my altitude helps (1700 metres, 5580 feet, same as Denver), and I am in a relatively quiet suburban area 😀
@@swlistening I'm sure that your high altitude location has a lot to do with the splendid results that you get. I live in a metro area of about 300,000 people in California's Central Valley and am plagued by a lot of noise.
received WMLK very strong here in germany last night. i was messing around with an old boombox that i saved from the trash and while messing around with the radio that station came in super clear. maybe best signal on the entire band at that point in time
Interesting, was it the same frequency that I got, 17525 kHz? I was really surprised by the power and clarity of that frequency. I think it was also one of the strongest here on my side at that time.
@swlistening i think so yes. If i remember correctly there were several USA broadcasts very clear that evening. One of them was brother stairs talking some outdated stuff. Not sure about the exact freq since i was using that cheap boombox
WMR is the name. Weekend Music Radio the presenter Jack said they are called, I believe they broadcast again tomorrow morning. I know his voice from somewhere, perhaps from UK commercial radio in the past. I noted another pirate station from Netherlands last week on 6.290, found out it is called Paxus Radio. Thanks Andre
Well done there André 😀 you know what? WMLK had also surprised me appearing on 17525 kHz. It was like, one day late in the evening, I had an extremely weak and UNID signal there, and the next day it was very strong 😳 and I'm like, huh, aren't they supposed to be on 9275?! Then I realised they were on 15150 in the mornings. So strange 😵 And honestly, this isn't a station I would sit back & listen & monitor, because its programming is so obscure... I was even told they're actually off-the-air on Saturdays, a Jewish Sabbath when you shouldn't leave you home more than a few hundred meters 😂 Thanks for pointing out the WRN vs BBC clash on 12095. It really looks ridiculous 😵 the transmitters involved aren't that far from each other, and aren't they actually managed by the same company?! They're just beaming programmes to opposite directions, so it might not be a problem in their respective target areas, although I suppose the other broadcast would still be heard in the background. I don't know, I couldn't check yesterday, and BBC doesn't use this frequency on Sundays 🤡 Still, in A24, I could hear that 190deg beam from A'Seela at fair, sometimes good level, while WRN should sound almost like a local. This reminds me that there are cases where CRI broadcasts 2 programmes at the same time, from 2 different transmitters, on one frequency. So perhaps some level of co-channel interference is actually (still) acceptable? Especially if a broadcaster deliberately wants to restrict its SW coverage area, which I seem to think the BBC could be wanting to do 😈 Now I watched your video yesterday & am finishint writing this comment 24 hours later, and I forgot what else was in it & if there's anything else worth to comment 😂
Thanks Arnie. I still think that BBC clash is a mistake, it just seems so obvious that there will be interference on that frequency. Maybe they will change it. The one thing that you forgot to comment about was the Vatican and Yemen Radio clash 😂 That one seems just silly to me. 11935 always carries a rather strong Yemen Radio signal, or that inexplicable buzzing noise that obliterates everything around it. Why Vatican radio chose that frequency, even for one of their Arabic programmes, so the same target area, just does not make sense to me. About WMLK. Also not one that I monitor that regularly, for the same reason as you. It's just too weird sometimes. But I do try to catch it every once in a while because it is one of the more unusual signals to hear here in Johannesburg. That's why the 17525 kHz one really surprised me, so strong.
@@swlistening oh thanks for reminding 😂 is 11935 registered in HFCC by Saudi Arabia? If not, Vatican Radio might not even realise Republic of Yemen Radio is there. Probably the only way to convince them to change this frequency is to send them a lot of feedback, especially from the Middle East. But it might be difficult if they consider Gaza as their particular target area...
@@ArnieDXer 11935 is not listed in the HFCC schedule, I checked. Interesting point you make here, I wonder if people who work at these stations, like Vatican Radio in this case, ever monitor their signals. Or get reports from people in the target area who work for the church. I almost can't imagine that nobody at Vatican Radio is aware of the Yemen Radio signal.
Excellent video, sir. 1. The PL-680 is back in stock and seeing yours makes me want one* 2. Any chance Tecsun could give you some radios to raffle? 😇 *I most definitely do NOT need a new radio as I just bought a PL-660. But still want one like yours too.
Do you know of channels or fora dedicated to broadcasting on shortwave? Amateur radio is well represented, but not broadcasting. Good show! I really hope you can reach also younger listeners.
I have a weekly podcast with SW and radio broadcasting news, I don't know if you know it, here: ruclips.net/p/PLG8LDwT4Lhb7veZjPbO8E8Tf3TTYsIAZy&feature=shared There is also Wavescan, a weekly SW DXing programme, it is available on many podcast sites, and can be heard on shortwave as well, on WRMI and Voice of Hope Africa, among others. Then there is World of Radio, by Glenn Hauser, also available on podcasting sites and heard on shortwave. As far as fora go, the one that I enjoy the most is World of Radio on groups.io. Also on groups.io are nordx, focussing on Scandinavia, and UltralightDX, with a focus on ultralight radios. There are probably others that I haven't discovered yet. A very good club to join is the British DX club, they have a monthly newsletter of 52 pages full of DXing news and reception reports.
@@swlisteningI might add HF Underground forum; their main area of interest is North American shortwave pirate broadcasting, but other sections are just about as active, for example about European pirates, South American pirates, SW broadcast, MW broadcast, LW (meaning NDB & DGPS DXing), clandestine, utility, etc. etc. It really looks like people out there have fun tuning the bands 😀
@@gorankoilic6571 Elder Jacob O Meyer died some years ago, as did the chief engineer possibly, and Jonathan Meyer is the teaching elder at Assemblies of Yahweh now. Received a beautiful glossy qsl card from WMLK. They also have an interesting magazine.
Nice reception there André I've heard that WMLK frequency really well here as well. Also I've been hearing the BBC in French at 18 UTC on 13790 which I sent a reception report online to get an eQSL. But I've lost some broadcasts for B24 like Voice of Turkey, VOA from Greenville, and Radio Exterior de Espana on 9690 will be hard to hear for me the next few weeks since the sun will still be up during their English broadcasts. Also, yesterday the fine tuning on my D-808 broke and the knob just spins freely.
Hi Liam, that's exactly what happened with my D-808! I commented about this before on my channel, and two other people said the same thing happened to them. You are now the third. Including me, the fourth. So there seems to be an issue with that fine-tuning wheel. Turkey seems to be using some other frequencies that are not listed yet, I heard them a few days ago on 9645 kHz, in French, there was a clear ID. But not the best time for you, it was at 18:30 UTC. For Spain you should try 17715 kHz, right now (21:40 UTC), that's the South America beam, maybe you can hear that? I can hear it now.
@swlistening I purchased my D-808 in April so I don't know if the warranty expired but I'll probably try and contact XHData. I'll have to check the South American frequency of REE I know during A24, the SAM frequency was same days strong and some days barely audible
I've just got s cheap donut antenna to add to my RTL-SDR. I cannot identify everything I've found as the websites haven't caught up yet, but I got Radio Romania yesterday, and I get a lot of stuff from China.
Hi Caroline, I'm feeling a bit confused myself now. Quite a number of the frequencies I am picking up are not listed. Just after uploading this video I found another three. The best site so far seems to be shortwavedb.org, but not everything is there.
@@CarolineFord1 Thanks Caroline. I was actually looking forward to the dipole antenna, but then I read in the seller's description that it only works for VHF signals. A real pity. I will use my MLA30+ on the RTL-SDR.
Thanks Norman, I think these are still in use, plus the 17525 kHz one in my video. I wonder whether the 17525 one also uses the same transmitter as the others, or perhaps a transmitter in Europe. The signal was really exceptionally strong here in Johannesburg.
I heard Radio Filipinas earlier this week, here in Scotland, first time I've caught that station.
It has been very Sherlock Holmes trying to work out what is what, as Shortwave-Info hasn't caught up yet.
Great video Andre, great radio too.
Keep up the good work, your channel is excellent.
Thanks Lew! The website shortwavedb.org seems to be updated, but it appears to me as if not everything is listed yet. For now, it might be useful to try that one instead of short-wave.info.
Very nice new season observations!
Thanks. I've since picked up that the WRN, Slovakia, Prague clash with the BBC on 12095 seems to have been resolved. The WRN stations will use 11785 kHz, not 12095 kHz.
Lovely video. Thanks for the grand tour. I'm in California, but I'm beginning to believe that you are in one of the best locations in the world (South Africa) for DXing.
Thank you! I think I do have some luck here - my altitude helps (1700 metres, 5580 feet, same as Denver), and I am in a relatively quiet suburban area 😀
@@swlistening I'm sure that your high altitude location has a lot to do with the splendid results that you get. I live in a metro area of about 300,000 people in California's Central Valley and am plagued by a lot of noise.
received WMLK very strong here in germany last night. i was messing around with an old boombox that i saved from the trash and while messing around with the radio that station came in super clear. maybe best signal on the entire band at that point in time
Interesting, was it the same frequency that I got, 17525 kHz? I was really surprised by the power and clarity of that frequency. I think it was also one of the strongest here on my side at that time.
@swlistening i think so yes. If i remember correctly there were several USA broadcasts very clear that evening. One of them was brother stairs talking some outdated stuff. Not sure about the exact freq since i was using that cheap boombox
There is a pirate station (from Scotland?) on 6.285khz just now, 17.25pm UK
Playing a mix of music & old radio clips
Quite a good listen
Hi Lew, thanks for this. I tried, but I can't seem to hear it here in Johannesburg.
WMR is the name.
Weekend Music Radio the presenter Jack said they are called, I believe they broadcast again tomorrow morning.
I know his voice from somewhere, perhaps from UK commercial radio in the past.
I noted another pirate station from Netherlands last week on 6.290, found out it is called Paxus Radio.
Thanks Andre
Well done there André 😀 you know what? WMLK had also surprised me appearing on 17525 kHz. It was like, one day late in the evening, I had an extremely weak and UNID signal there, and the next day it was very strong 😳 and I'm like, huh, aren't they supposed to be on 9275?! Then I realised they were on 15150 in the mornings. So strange 😵 And honestly, this isn't a station I would sit back & listen & monitor, because its programming is so obscure... I was even told they're actually off-the-air on Saturdays, a Jewish Sabbath when you shouldn't leave you home more than a few hundred meters 😂
Thanks for pointing out the WRN vs BBC clash on 12095. It really looks ridiculous 😵 the transmitters involved aren't that far from each other, and aren't they actually managed by the same company?! They're just beaming programmes to opposite directions, so it might not be a problem in their respective target areas, although I suppose the other broadcast would still be heard in the background. I don't know, I couldn't check yesterday, and BBC doesn't use this frequency on Sundays 🤡 Still, in A24, I could hear that 190deg beam from A'Seela at fair, sometimes good level, while WRN should sound almost like a local.
This reminds me that there are cases where CRI broadcasts 2 programmes at the same time, from 2 different transmitters, on one frequency. So perhaps some level of co-channel interference is actually (still) acceptable? Especially if a broadcaster deliberately wants to restrict its SW coverage area, which I seem to think the BBC could be wanting to do 😈
Now I watched your video yesterday & am finishint writing this comment 24 hours later, and I forgot what else was in it & if there's anything else worth to comment 😂
Thanks Arnie. I still think that BBC clash is a mistake, it just seems so obvious that there will be interference on that frequency. Maybe they will change it. The one thing that you forgot to comment about was the Vatican and Yemen Radio clash 😂 That one seems just silly to me. 11935 always carries a rather strong Yemen Radio signal, or that inexplicable buzzing noise that obliterates everything around it. Why Vatican radio chose that frequency, even for one of their Arabic programmes, so the same target area, just does not make sense to me.
About WMLK. Also not one that I monitor that regularly, for the same reason as you. It's just too weird sometimes. But I do try to catch it every once in a while because it is one of the more unusual signals to hear here in Johannesburg. That's why the 17525 kHz one really surprised me, so strong.
@@swlistening oh thanks for reminding 😂 is 11935 registered in HFCC by Saudi Arabia? If not, Vatican Radio might not even realise Republic of Yemen Radio is there. Probably the only way to convince them to change this frequency is to send them a lot of feedback, especially from the Middle East. But it might be difficult if they consider Gaza as their particular target area...
@@ArnieDXer 11935 is not listed in the HFCC schedule, I checked. Interesting point you make here, I wonder if people who work at these stations, like Vatican Radio in this case, ever monitor their signals. Or get reports from people in the target area who work for the church. I almost can't imagine that nobody at Vatican Radio is aware of the Yemen Radio signal.
Excellent video, sir.
1. The PL-680 is back in stock and seeing yours makes me want one*
2. Any chance Tecsun could give you some radios to raffle? 😇
*I most definitely do NOT need a new radio as I just bought a PL-660. But still want one like yours too.
Thanks for the comment about the PL-680. Let's hope Tecsun sees this raffle and decides to also offer some radios!
You will hear my program eventually. I use the East German gong and chimes from
The 1980s as my marker tone
Do you have a programme on shortwave?
La récéption de RFI a été excellente sur 9790 kHz il y a deux jours.
Do you know of channels or fora dedicated to broadcasting on shortwave? Amateur radio is well represented, but not broadcasting. Good show! I really hope you can reach also younger listeners.
I would be interested to know, too.
I have a weekly podcast with SW and radio broadcasting news, I don't know if you know it, here: ruclips.net/p/PLG8LDwT4Lhb7veZjPbO8E8Tf3TTYsIAZy&feature=shared
There is also Wavescan, a weekly SW DXing programme, it is available on many podcast sites, and can be heard on shortwave as well, on WRMI and Voice of Hope Africa, among others. Then there is World of Radio, by Glenn Hauser, also available on podcasting sites and heard on shortwave.
As far as fora go, the one that I enjoy the most is World of Radio on groups.io. Also on groups.io are nordx, focussing on Scandinavia, and UltralightDX, with a focus on ultralight radios. There are probably others that I haven't discovered yet. A very good club to join is the British DX club, they have a monthly newsletter of 52 pages full of DXing news and reception reports.
@@swlisteningI might add HF Underground forum; their main area of interest is North American shortwave pirate broadcasting, but other sections are just about as active, for example about European pirates, South American pirates, SW broadcast, MW broadcast, LW (meaning NDB & DGPS DXing), clandestine, utility, etc. etc. It really looks like people out there have fun tuning the bands 😀
@@ArnieDXer Good suggestion, thanks Arnie. I do look at this forum sometimes, it is quite interesting indeed.
Thanks for the suggestions
I heard WLMK on a new frequency. The reception was good. Jacob Meyer said that husband was a king in his family.
Was this also on 17525 kHz?
@@swlistening No. It was 9275 kHz.
@@gorankoilic6571 Elder Jacob O Meyer died some years ago, as did the chief engineer possibly, and Jonathan Meyer is the teaching elder at Assemblies of Yahweh now. Received a beautiful glossy qsl card from WMLK. They also have an interesting magazine.
@@gorankoilic6571 Thanks. Maybe you can try the 17525 kHz one also.
Nice reception there André I've heard that WMLK frequency really well here as well. Also I've been hearing the BBC in French at 18 UTC on 13790 which I sent a reception report online to get an eQSL. But I've lost some broadcasts for B24 like Voice of Turkey, VOA from Greenville, and Radio Exterior de Espana on 9690 will be hard to hear for me the next few weeks since the sun will still be up during their English broadcasts. Also, yesterday the fine tuning on my D-808 broke and the knob just spins freely.
Hi Liam, that's exactly what happened with my D-808! I commented about this before on my channel, and two other people said the same thing happened to them. You are now the third. Including me, the fourth. So there seems to be an issue with that fine-tuning wheel.
Turkey seems to be using some other frequencies that are not listed yet, I heard them a few days ago on 9645 kHz, in French, there was a clear ID. But not the best time for you, it was at 18:30 UTC. For Spain you should try 17715 kHz, right now (21:40 UTC), that's the South America beam, maybe you can hear that? I can hear it now.
@swlistening I purchased my D-808 in April so I don't know if the warranty expired but I'll probably try and contact XHData. I'll have to check the South American frequency of REE I know during A24, the SAM frequency was same days strong and some days barely audible
@swlistening I forgot to mention I've been hearing the BBC in English from the Philippines here at 22:00 UTC (4 pm here) now thanks to greyline 😀
@@theshortwavearchive35 That's a nice one to hear Liam! What was the frequency?
My D-808 has a broken volume knob 😖
I've just got s cheap donut antenna to add to my RTL-SDR. I cannot identify everything I've found as the websites haven't caught up yet, but I got Radio Romania yesterday, and I get a lot of stuff from China.
location is the UK
Hi Caroline, I'm feeling a bit confused myself now. Quite a number of the frequencies I am picking up are not listed. Just after uploading this video I found another three. The best site so far seems to be shortwavedb.org, but not everything is there.
I should have mentioned in my comment before, I also ordered the RTL-SDR. It should be here next week. Really looking forward to that!
@@swlistening It's fun but be warned that the kit antenna is no good for SW, and it gives phantom signals.
@@CarolineFord1 Thanks Caroline. I was actually looking forward to the dipole antenna, but then I read in the seller's description that it only works for VHF signals. A real pity. I will use my MLA30+ on the RTL-SDR.
WMLK lists 9275 & 15150 khz, with 175 kw.
Thanks Norman, I think these are still in use, plus the 17525 kHz one in my video. I wonder whether the 17525 one also uses the same transmitter as the others, or perhaps a transmitter in Europe. The signal was really exceptionally strong here in Johannesburg.
RFI a la nouvelle fréquence 9790 kHZ à la matin.
Thank you for this Goran, another frequency for me to monitor!
Love your videos! Do you have a ham license? De KQ4GDB
Hi Jamey, not yet. I am planning to do the exam next year!
@ Great. I hope to make a contact with you in the future. 73
@@jameyevans29 I hope so too!