The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: The majority of my vintage shortwave recordings are unfortunately quite brief. This is mostly due to the fact that they were only kept as "proof" of reception and not generally for program content. I can still remember the thrill of hearing Radio Japan in Tokyo for the first time back in 1970. I used to pick them up on 9505 kHz shortwave around dawn local time here in southern Ontario, Canada. This is a recording of their interval signal with bilingual announcement played just prior to sign on. Broadcaster: Radio Japan 1970 interval signal Frequency: 9.505 MHz Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Al Quaglieri, who shares the following recordings and notes: These are two episodes of an internet "broadcast" I put together sometime in the early 1990's, I believe:

Olivier Hubert with BBC presenter Cerys Matthews for the BBC Midwinter Broadcast (Source: BAS and BBC) Many thanks to SRAA contributor, TomL, who shares the following recording of the BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica, recorded on June 21, 2024 at 21:30 UTC on 11,685 kHz. TomL notes: BBC 2024 Midwinter broadcast to Antarctica. 11685 kHz using AM-Sync (LSB). Location Campton Hills Forest Preserve, St. Charles IL. Loop-On-Ground antenna amplified by Welbrook Medium Aperture preamp, into AirSpy HF+ SDR & laptop using SDR Console 3.2. RTTY station on 11690 kHz prompted recording on the lower sideband. Thunderstorm noise persistent.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes: Broadcaster: Radio Dada Gorgud, the Voice of Azerbaijan February 21,1999 Date of recording: February 21, 1999 Frequency: 9.165 MHz Reception location: Coe Hill, Ontario Receiver and antenna: Drake SW-8 and a very long wire antenna Notes: Radio Dada Gorgud, the Voice of Azerbaijan from Baku, as heard in Coe Hill, Ontario, Canada, on February 21, 1999 at 0314 UTC on a frequency of 9165 kHz. Using a Drake SW-8 receiver hooked up to a very long wire antenna. Their interval signal is heard at first, followed by sign on in a local language.

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, 1979 Receiver 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's Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 or Realistic DX-150A and a longwire antenna Notes: 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 kHz 2. Radio Clarin, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 860 kHz 3. XEMO, Tiajuana, Mexico 860 kHz 4. Radio Sutatenza, Bogota, Colombia 810 kHz 5. 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 1999 Frequency: 9.965 MHz Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Notes: 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 1996 Frequency: 9.200 MHz Reception location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna Notes: 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 1999 Frequency: 7.345 MHz Reception location: Ancaster and Thamesford, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 and Drake SW-8 using a longwire antenna Notes: 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: 1971 Frequency: 6.175 Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna Notes: 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 - Colombia Date of recording: October 30, 1978 Starting time: 01:17 Frequency: 1.200 Reception location: Schwäbisch Gmünd, BW - Germany Receiver and antenna: Grundig Satellit 2000, loop antenna Notes: HJZW R Almirante Riohacha, CLM QRG: 1200 kHz QTH: Schwaebisch Gmuend / Germany - distance to Riohacha 5.285 mi Px: S, anns, IDs, Vallenato mx, "Guajira" SINPO: 24432 Extremely 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 (ex HJZW 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 Show Date of recording: January 22, 2024 Starting time: 01:42 UTC Frequency: 7.325 MHz RX location: KiwiSDR in Massachusetts Receiver and antenna: MAG LOOP 80M DIPOLE Notes: 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.