The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive

Photo: NASA Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Nigel Thornbury, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: Voice of America (VOA)Date of recording: July 11, 1979Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-5900 long wire

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes:Foreign BCB DX 1970'sReception location: Ancaster, Ontario, CanadaReceiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 or Realistic DX-150A and a longwire antennaNotes: Although I did not focus much on foreign broadcast band (medium wave) DXing in the 1970's, I did manage to save a few brief recordings of a handful of stations logged from my location in southern Ontario, Canada.1. Radio Margarita, La Asuncion (Isla Margarita) Venezuela 1020 kHz2. Radio Clarin, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 860 kHz3. XEMO, Tiajuana, Mexico 860 kHz4. Radio Sutatenza, Bogota, Colombia 810 kHz5. XERF, Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico 1570 kHz (ID given by well known personality Paul Kallinger)

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of Radyo Pilipinas, recorded in McGrath, Alaska, on May 24, 2024 at 19:28 UTC on 12,120 kHz:

Many thanks to hb9gce for this recording of Radio Joystick from 2018:

Many thanks to hb9gce for this recording of Radio DARC:

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: The Voice of Armenia, Yerevan circa 1999Frequency: 9.965 MHzReception location: Thamesford, Ontario, CanadaReceiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antennaNotes: Here is a recording I made of the Voice of Armenia from Yerevan with their interval signal and multi-lingual ID's circa 1999. Somehow, this country managed to elude me in the 1970's and 80's.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation November 1996Frequency: 9.200 MHzReception location: Thamesford, Ontario, CanadaReceiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antennaNotes: In November 1996, the Sudan National Broadcasting Corporation in Omdurman was relatively easy to spot on their out-of-band frequency of 9200 kHz shortwave. In this brief recording, chanting is heard followed by time pips on the hour. Announcements are in Arabic. According to the 1996 Passport to World Band Radio, this particular transmission is listed as Republic of Sudan Radio.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Antonio Ribeiro da Motta, who shares the following recordings and notes:In 1980 I participated in the AWR Asia DX Contest promoted by the Radio Monitors International program produced by Mr. Adrian Petersen. The program was produced at the AWR Asia studios in Poona (India) and broadcast through the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Company via transmitters in Ekala and Colombo. Despite the reception being very difficult in South America, I managed to participate in the contest and got eighth place. As a prize, I got a cassette called AWR Historical. And it is this material that I would like to share with my friends at Shortwave Archive.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes:Broadcaster: Radio Prague: 1970 and 1999Frequency: 7.345 MHzReception location: Ancaster and Thamesford, Ontario, CanadaReceiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 and Drake SW-8 using a longwire antennaNotes: Here is a brief recording of Radio Prague in Czechoslovakia circa 1970. They are heard with their interval signal and announcement in English. The frequency was 7345 kHz. The second recording was made June 22, 1999 at 1727 hours UTC on 21745 kHz, with their interval signal and multi-lingual ID's, as the external service of Czech Radio. In 1970, I received a beautiful cloth bookmark from Radio Prague, and I gave it to my mother as she liked to read, and I felt it would be a way to include her in my newfound hobby of shortwave listening. She used it for the next 46 years, and I recovered it in 2016 after her passing, still in amazingly good condition.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording made on February 7, 2024 in McGrath Alaska on 5,975 kHz at 05:21 UTC:

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: Radio Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 1971 (interval signal)Date of recording: 1971Frequency: 6.175Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, CanadaReceiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antennaNotes: Southeast Asia was one of the toughest areas to DX in my early years of SWLing from my receiving post in southern Ontario, Canada. Radio Malaysia from Kuala Lumpur on 6175 kHz made it through one morning in 1971 with their interval signal, then a very lengthy pause (about 35 seconds) before announcement in an Asian dialect. The lack of QRM and QRN helped to make this reception possible. For this, I was rewarded with their very attractive QSL card.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Gert Irmler, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: HJZW Radio Almirante, Riohacha - ColombiaDate of recording: October 30, 1978Starting time: 01:17Frequency: 1.200Reception location: Schwäbisch Gmünd, BW - GermanyReceiver and antenna: Grundig Satellit 2000, loop antennaNotes: HJZW R Almirante Riohacha, CLMQRG: 1200 kHzQTH: Schwaebisch Gmuend / Germany - distance to Riohacha 5.285 miPx: S, anns, IDs, Vallenato mx, "Guajira"SINPO: 24432Extremely rare recording of that Colombian AM broadcaster - confirmed as 'first time logged in Germany' by our national ADDX association.The famous 'Alltime DX list' of the 'Medium Wave Circle' contains following entry: "HJBZ Ondas del Riohacha, Riohacha, Colombia (exHJZW R Almirante) (not listed in 2020 WRTH) - first log in the UK 11/78; NG" - Hey! My officially confirmed log is from Oct. 1978 :))

Many thanks to Anthony Messina for sharing the following recordings and notes: Broadcaster: Voice of Korea Date of recording: January 28, 2024 Starting time: 6pm UTC (1pm EST) Frequency: 13760khz, 9730khz, 7570khz Your location: SDR Your receiver and antenna: KiwiSDR Mode: AM Notes: Recorded via an SDR based in Japan. A collection of recent VOK recordings. Audio Block Double-click here to upload or link to a .mp3. Learn more

Many thanks to hb9gce for this recording of Radio Austria International from March 12, 1989.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Liam Spencer, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: Radio Romania International DX Mailbag ShowDate of recording: January 22, 2024Starting time: 01:42 UTCFrequency: 7.325 MHzRX location: KiwiSDR in MassachusettsReceiver and antenna: MAG LOOP 80M DIPOLENotes: This is the DX Mailbag show for the week of 22nd of January, 2024. I used a KiwiSDR in Massachusetts.

Many thanks to hb9gce for these four recordings of Bible Voice Broadcasting.

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Adventist World Radio from 2009 through 2021.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes:Broadcaster: USSR shortwave broadcasters 1970'sFrequency: variousReception location: Ancaster, Ontario, CanadaReceiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antennaNotes: Around 1970, there were other stations in the Soviet Union (USSR) that could be found on the shortwaves besides Radio Moscow. Programming on most of these outlets was all in Russian.Radiostansiya Rodina (Homeland) is heard here with their interval signal and identification in Russian sometime in 1971. Shortwave frequency was likely 7100 kHz. Radiostansiya Atlantika broadcast to the Soviet fishing fleet circa 1970. Radiostansiya Mayak (lighthouse) could also be heard on various frequencies during the early 1970's. Radio Station Peace and Progress, the Voice of Soviet Public Opinion, had some English language programs.

Many thanks to hb9gce for these recordings of Radio Tirana from 1989 through 2013.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Gert Irmler, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: Radio Douala, CameroonDate of recording: March 21, 1983Starting time: 04:24 UTCFrequency: 4.795 MHzReception location: Schwäbisch Gmünd, BW - GermanyReceiver and antenna: Grundig Satellit 2000, 30m longwireNotes: Px: F/E, s/on, IS, IDs, NA, mxSINPO: 34232Provincial station in Cameroon's tropical coastal region 'Littoral/Douala', some interruptions after sign on, then sudden termination of signal.