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Global Radio Guide (Summer 2021) 16th Edition Now Available (Press Release) Sometimes in life, what is old becomes new again.  Familiar names and voices we long have placed into the recesses of our minds, suddenly spring back to the forefront. It can be that way with radio as well.  What we sometimes consider to be antique transmissions of a bygone era can re-emerge in a digital world, as if time had merely paused.  They ensnare the attention of both those who were around for the glory days, as well as those hearing these signals for the first time. Such is the case with the recently resurfaced “Russian Woodpecker.”  The Cold War-era stalwart that once placed its distinct signal across large swaths of the HF band, is once again being heard amongst the crackles of static on shortwave radios and SDRs around the world. For those who want to be part of the action, Gayle Van Horn’s 16th Edition of her Amazon bestselling Global Radio Guide (Summer 2021) has all the details...

  YouTube Video ORTF NOUMÉA, NEW CALEDONIA 670 kHz Mediumwave From 1973 It's amazing what one finds in a clean-up! All sorts of things suddenly materialise, seemingly out of thin air! Such was the case a few days ago when I discovered a very old cassette tape (remember those?) full of recordings made between 1972 and '73 of mediumwave (AM) broadcasters! As is often the case with magnetic tape, the ravages of time have played their part in the deterioration of these recordings. This is sad to see, but that's the way things go. Personally, I've certainly suffered the very same ravages of time - I ain't the same guy I was back in 1972!!! Wiser, maybe, but loooooong past my physical peak! Anyway, I have begun the laborious task of cataloguing, digitising and mastering some of this raw audio, just to see if I can resurrect a few of these recordings. In the process, many long-forgotten memories have come flooding back - memories of receivers, antennas, DXpeditions, QSL ca...

New YouTube Video  WBCQ TRANSMITTER AND ANTENNA A video has just been published which will be of interest to the many shortwave listeners who have been watching WBCQ's sudden growth spurt in recent years. It features an interview with station owners Allen and Angela Werner, along with detailed technical notes and shots of the new high powered transmitters and antenna structure. Check it out! 73 and good DXing of WBCQ! Rob Wagner, VK3BVW Follow @robvk3bvw CLICK HERE for VK3BVW Live Stream (Clublog) QRZ callsign lookup: Search Callsign lookups provided by qrz.com © Rob Wagner, Mount Evelyn DX Report, and contributors 2012-2021

A21 TRANSMISSION SEASON 160+ NEW FREQUENCIES MONITORED The new A21 transmission season began last weekend. I have been very busy scanning the international shortwave bands, checking out what has changed since the start of this new season. As expected, there has been much movement across the spectrum by most major players. Below is a record of some early observations made during the past week. Where possible, for each item, I have tried to identify the former frequency used in the B20 season. But this is sometimes quite hard because schedules can be complex or drastically changed by the broadcaster, making it difficult to arrive at direct comparisons. There are well over 160 frequency changes observed below. So if you are missing your favourite station, then it could be listed below! Some additional points to note: The list is in frequency order. The countries listed are where the transmitter sites are located. Many broadcasters make use of transmitters in other countries in order t...

Photo by  Clay Banks  on  Unsplash   DX QUICK TIPS April 2, 2021 RON HOWARD'S MONITORING NOTES As always, my thanks to Ron for his detailed observations of the Asian and Pacific DX scene! AUSTRALIA. 5055, Radio 4KZ - Innisfail QLD , on March 31, at 0915 UT. Pop song; Marvin Gaye - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine"; heard at a level that allowed for easy IDing of songs. CHINA. 4900 & 4940, Voice of Strait - Fuzhou , 0908+ UT, March 31. Tuned in to find prominent open carriers, long before their programming audio started. 7345, The Voice of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (CNR7) , 1200 UT, April 1. Time pips and full ID with distinctive "FM" references, identical to Amano's informative posting:   https://radio.chobi.net/DX/bbs/?res:4805 . Formerly was CNR1 here. My audio is at http://bit.ly/3fzjOIP . ( Rob: Most probably in Cantonese )   9630, CNR17 - Lingshi. From 1716 to 1725 UT, on March 31. In Kazakh, with an English language lesson; the ...