vendredi 26 avril 2024
Sad news MFJ ceases on-site production in Starkville
mercredi 10 avril 2024
mardi 9 avril 2024
Why i listen on my PC via a FREE WEB SDR ?
vendredi 5 avril 2024
New guide of AM radios stations and frequencies on shortwave
http://www.eibispace.de/dx/freq-a24.txt
You can also watch this list of private European SW radio stations
lundi 18 mars 2024
MW Winter SWL Contest 2024 project
Yes again a contest !
It will be only on medium wave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_wave and pirates radio stations in AM will be authorized.
Too much contest rules make " Racisme " for pirates radios stations and listeners who use a kiwi or web SDR.
My SW and MW contests try to open liberty for listeners. Maybe in 2025 i will organise a SW Contest where pirates radio ob Shortwaves are also welcome.
I would like to organise SWL contest to listen amateur radio opérators in SSB during a famous ham contest like CQ WW SSB but i think listeners of AM radios dont like that ?
I think to ask sponsors but MW are not like SW. I know some opérators have very good medium wave antennas and nice radio receivers and it is impossible to be at the first place with a 50 US Dollars radio receiver.
Mybe i will think of this and see if i can have few sponsors but i want not the gift go always to well equped listeners.
So il will give awards again like the SWL Contest 2024.
Again it will be possible to use a WEB or a KIWI SDR but you must choice one and not change for another one. My self i use a Web SDR located 500 KMs north of Paris in The Netherlands.
This contest is to have FUN, me i am more motivated to listen when its a contest even i dont win nothing.
I think this MW contest 2024 will start 1st November 2024 and close end of January 2025
Do you like this MW Winter Contest 2024 project ?
Thank you and 73 de Frank SWL F14368 near Paris France.
https://mwcircle.org/1-introduction/
vendredi 15 mars 2024
Chinaradioswl: My most viewed articles on my 3 SWL blogs
jeudi 22 février 2024
Règlement du Concours SWL 2024 juin juillet août 2024 par Frank SWL F14368
Règlement du Concours SWL 2024 juin juillet août 2024
Bonjour, je suis Frank SWL F14368 organisateur du concours SWL 2023 et 2024
Le SWL Contest 2023 a été un succès avec de nombreux auditeurs et sponsors sympathiques
J'ai décidé d'organiser un nouveau concours SWL en 2024
Si vous n'avez jamais écouter les radios en modulation d'amplitude ( AM ) c'est une bonne occasion de commencer, si vous n'avez pas de récepteur 3 a 26 MHz vous pouvez écouter avec un ordinateur par un WEB SDR ou un KIWI SDR, c'est gratuit ! Pour identifier les radios il y a plein de guides gratuits sur internet.
Pour une cinquantaine d'euros on peut trouver un récepteur OC
https://www.facebook.com/groups/643602210199079
Vous n'avez pas besoin d'être inscrit pour participer à ce concours
En 2024 le SWL Contest aura lieu en juin juillet et août 2024
En 2024 nous n'écouterons que des bandes ondes courtes 3 a 26 MHz (pas d'ondes moyennes)
Vous devez écouter un maximum de stations de radio sur un maximum de bandes ondes courtes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave_bands
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave_radio
Uniquement les radios AM (pas de radios pirates, radios amateurs, etc.)
Les radios clandestines sont acceptées
En 2024, je ne donnerai que des e-DIPLOMES envoyés par mails
Le prix sera le BRONZE un à quarante-neuf radios (1 à 49),
ARGENT cinquante à quatre-vingt-dix-neuf radios 50 à 99),
OR cent à deux cents radios (100 à 200)
et PLATINIUM plus de deux cents radios (200 et plus)
En 2024 l'objectif est d'écouter un maximum de radios sur chaque bande OC
Vous pouvez envoyer des rapports de réception aux radios et recevoir des cartes ou lettres QSL
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1537337046505433
Pour le concours il n'est pas demander de montrer les cartes QSL reçues
Début du concours le 01 juin 2024 et fin le 31 août 2024
Vous devez envoyer votre liste des radios à l'écoute avant le 9 septembre 2024
Pour envoyer votre liste et si vous avez des questions l'adresse mail est
Vous pouvez rédiger votre liste ou utiliser PDF ou EXCEL
Vous pouvez simplement rédiger votre liste comme un message normal
Votre liste doit être BANDE PAR BANDE
A la fin de votre liste donnez ces informations :
Exemple 11 metre 2 radios
15 mètres : 12 radios
Etc
A la fin de votre liste vous devez écrire par exemple " J'ai écouté 48 radios sur 10 bandes OC "
OC = ondes courtes
Le but est d'écouter un maximum de radios SW sur toutes les bandes
Donc si vous écoutez la radio chinoise internationale sur 11 mètres, vous devez également essayer d'écouter d'autres bandes. Mais écoutez une seule fois sur un groupe. C'est bien si vous pouvez écouter la radio chinoise internationale sur 10 bandes ou plus.
Vous pouvez écouter avec un vrai récepteur radio et de vraies antennes (le SDR avec une vraie antenne est également OK)
Vous pouvez écouter avec un WEB SDR ou un KIWI SDR sur votre ordinateur et internet, mais vous devez écouter pendant le concours uniquement via ce WEB ou KIWI SDR (vous ne pouvez pas changer pour écouter via un autre Web ou Kiwi SDR dans un autre endroit)
Même si vous n'êtes pas en Europe, vous pouvez utiliser un Kiwi ou Web SDR en Europe ou sur un autre continent
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/
Vous devez être sûr d'identifier la station de radio avec ces livres ou CD
Klingenfuss ou WRTH
https://www.klingenfuss.org/homepage.htm
Vous pouvez également utiliser des sites Web gratuits sur Internet
https://www.short-wave.info/index.php?freq=14590&timbus=NOW&ip=130.89.192.8&porm=4
https://webkiwisdrswl.blogspot.com/2023/12/free-frequencies-guides-for-listeners.html
Un moyen simple est de saisir la fréquence sur GOOGLE comme 13755 khz (c'est important d'écrire khz)
https://www.short-wave.info/index.php?freq=13755
Pour chaque station que vous écoutez vous devez donner ces informations
Date 01 juin 2024
Heure UTC exemple 06:44 UTC
Exemple de fréquence 13755 kHz
Bande SW 22 mètres
Nom de la station de radio exemple China radio international
SINPO
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SINPO_code
La place de l'émetteur n'est pas importante pour ce concours
Exemple Radio Chine diffusée internationalement depuis Cuba, le Mali et la Chine.
L'important est d'écouter le nom de cette station de radio.
Faites ça honnêtement s'il vous plaît, tricher à mon avis c'est stupide, vous participez pour vous amuser pas pour montrer que vous êtes le roi de la jungle !!!
Quand m'enverrez-vous votre liste en septembre 2024
Donne-moi ton nom, ton pays
Exemple Frank PARZSOT en FRANCE
Écoutez-vous avec une vraie radio et antenne ou un Web ou Kiwi SDR (si oui donnez-moi l'adresse de ce SDR)
Votre nom sera important pour vous envoyer l'e-AWARD, je ne publierai pas votre nom de famille sur mon blog ou sur Facebook. j'utiliserai uniquement votre prénom et votre pays.
Pour la CHINE il y a beaucoup de radios en ondes courtes
https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/08/chinas-radio-broadcast-on-1389.html
Vous pouvez écouter de nombreuses radios différentes et les saisir dans votre journal
Exemples CNR 1, CNR 17, PBS Gannan, etc.
La radio chinoise internationale est la plus connue mais il existe de nombreuses stations de radio comme PBS et CNR.
https://www.short-wave.info/index.php
Radio nationale chinoise
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_National_Radio
Ce sont 17 stations de radio
https://www.short-wave.info/index.php
Vous pourrez retrouver toutes les informations sur :
https://www.short-wave.info/index.php?freq=14590&timbus=NOW&ip=130.89.192.8&porm=4
Regardez PBS et CNR sur SW Infos
Mes meilleurs liens pour identifier une radio sur Internet
VERSION FRÉQUENCE
Valide du 29 octobre 2023 au 31 mars 2024
https://shortwaveschedule.com/?fbclid=IwAR3IDYgrqPuwerdlDAOJc1Zau6BKpxVNNa52aWskEC3QzvK69uBQpmBFA3A
A23 Calendriers de transmission et de programmes des radiodiffuseurs et des organismes de gestion des fréquences
RADIO CLANDESTINES
Exemple de liste bande par bande
13 mètres : Sound of Hope, SBA Saudi radio int, BBC, CNR1
15 mètres : Voix de l'Espoir, CNR1
16 mètres : radio Mashaal, radio Ergo, Ifrikia FM, radio France int, Voix de Turquie
19 mètres : WWCR, Sound of Hope, CNR1, Radio Liberty, WRMI, Mashall radio, radio Free Asia, Radio Farda, Radio Iran int
22 mètres : Sound of Hope, CNR1, FEBC, China radio int, SBA Radio Riyadh, RNZ Pacific, CNR7, CNR13
25 mètres : Sound of Hope, CNR1, radio liberty, FEBC, AWR, BBC, Radio free Asia, Voice of Vietnam,
Radio Chine internationale, radio Farda
31 mètres : WRMI, Voice of Martyrs, radio Farda, CNR13, KTWR, CNR1, Voice of America, CNR2, KBS world radio, NHK Radio Japan, CNR8
41 mètres : Radio Casa AM, Voice of America, PBS Xizang, Radio Taiwan int, CNR2,
PBS Nei Menggu, CNR5, HCJB, Radio Marti, radio Thazin, Radio Vaticana
49 mètres : Lazer hot hits, Voice of Koréa, PBS Qinghai, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Yunnan radio int,
Radio Slovaquie internationale
60 mètres : PBS Xinjiang, radio des îles de la Baie, radio de la baie de Beibu, Radio Educacao rural,
Radio Quillabamba
75 mètres : CNR2, Voice of Hope, Echo of Unification, KCBS, Channel 292
90 mètres : Voix de l'Indonésie, KCBS
120 mètres : KCBS
Pensez à envoyer votre liste à cette adresse e-mail entre le 1er et le 9 septembre 2024
Ma page Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009933974595
73 de Frank SWL F14368
En 2024 comme en 2023 le but est de s'amuser, oui si vous êtes l'auditeur qui a écouté le plus de radios ce sera très bien !
samedi 10 février 2024
MW and SW radio receivers what to buy for maximum 30 US Dollars ?
Where to buy your radio receiver on internet in the world ?
mercredi 24 janvier 2024
Rules of the SWL Contest 2024 june july august 2024
Hi, i am Frank SWL F14368 organiser of the SWL contest 2023 and 2024
The SWL Contest 2023 was a success with many listeners and nice sponsors, thank you.
Look all our sponsors in 2023 : https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2024/01/thank-you-to-all-our-sponsors-for-swl.html
Also a lot of medias on internet talk about this SWL contest 2023: https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/09/international-swl-contest-in-november.html
I have decide to organise a new SWL Contest in 2024
You dont need to be registred to make this contest
In 2024 the SWL Contest will be in June July and August 2024
In 2024 we listen only AM radio stations on shortwave bands ( no medium wave )
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortwave_bands
Only AM radios stations ( no pirate radios, amateur radios, digital, SSB etc )
Clandestines radios stations are accepted
In 2024 i will give only e-AWARDS
Award will be BRONZE one to forty-nine radios stations (1 to 49),
SILVER fifty to ninety-nine radios stations50 to 99),
GOLD one hundred to two hundred radios stations (100 to 200)
and PLATINIUM more of two hundred radios station (200 and more)
In 2024 like in 2023 the goal is to have FUN !!!!!
The SWL Contest 2024 start 01 june 2024 and finish the 31 august 2024
You must send your list of listening radios stations before the 9 september 2024
To send your list and and if you have questions the mail adresse is
swlcontest@gmx.fr
You can write your list of radio station listened i a normal message or use PDF or EXCEL
You can also simply write your liste of radios stations listened like a email message
Your list must be BAND BY BAND
At the end of your list give these informations:
Exemple 11 meter: I listen 2 radios stations
15 meter: 12 radios stations
Etc
Also at the end of your list you must write for exemple " I have listen 48 radios stations on 10 different SW bands "
Remember the goal is to listen maximum of SW radios stations one all the shortwave bands
So if you listen radio station "China radio international" on 11 meter band, you must try also to listen CRI on other SW bands.
But listen only one time a radio station on a band.
The site ( place ) of the SW transmitter is not important. Its nice if you can listen "China radio international" on 10 different shortwave bands or more, even CRI transmit from China, Africa or Cuba
You can listen with a real radio receiver and real antennas ( SDR with real antenna is also OK )
You can listen with a WEB SDR or a KIWI SDR on your computer and internet, but you must listen during the contest only via this WEB or KIWI SDR ( you can not change to listen via another Web or Kiwi SDR in another place ) You will give my adresse of this Web or Kiwi SDR
Be honest please!
Even you are not in Europe you can use a Kiwi or Web SDR in Europe or another continent
Exemple this very nice web SDR in the Netherlands 150 kHz to 30 MHz
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/
You must be sure to identified the radio station for exemple with these books or CD
Klingenfuss
https://www.klingenfuss.org/homepage.htm
Your can also use free web sites on internet
https://www.short-wave.info/index.php?freq=14590&timbus=NOW&ip=130.89.192.8&porm=4
https://webkiwisdrswl.blogspot.com/2023/12/free-frequencies-guides-for-listeners.html
http://www.eibispace.de/dx/freq-a24.txt
A easy way is to enter the frequencie on GOOGLE like 13755 khz ( its important to write khz )
https://www.short-wave.info/index.php?freq=13755
For each radio station you listen you must give these informations
Name of the radio station, Exemple Radio China International ( CRI )
Date 01 June 2024
Time UTC exemple 06:44 UTC
Frequencie exemple 13755 kHz
SW band 22 meter
Language exemple Chinese ( if you dont know the language write not identified )
SINPO 55555
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SINPO_code
The place of the transmitter ( TX site ) is not important for this contest
Exemple "China radio international" broadcast from Cuba, Mali and China.
The important is to listen THIS radio station name CRI ( China radio Int. )
Do this honestly please, cheating in my opinion is stupid, you participate to have fun not to show that you are the "king of the jungle !!!
Please give me your name, your country
Example Frank Deparis in FRANCE
I will not publish your personal name in the results, only you small name and your country.
Do you listen with a real radio and antenna ? ( Please give name and model of your radio receiver and what is your antenna ( exemple loop antenna indoor, long wire 20 meter long outside ) or do you use a Web or Kiwi SDR ( if yes give me the adresse of the this SDR please )
The shortwave bands for AM radio stations,s ome radio stations broadcast near these band and are accepted.
FREQUENCY VERSION
http://www.eibispace.de/ Valid October 29, 2023 - March 31, 2024
ShortwaveSchedule.com
A23 Transmission and Programme schedules by Broadcasters and Frequency Management Organisations
Listening timetables and broadcast schedules
If you need to buy a new shortwave radio receiver for a cheap price you can look the
XHDATA D-109 radio at 40 Euros only include shipping to Europe
Klingenfuss a good guide for SWL
https://www.klingenfuss.org/homepage.htm
The SWLing Post is a community of shortwave radio and amateur radio enthusiasts sharing shortwave radio reviews, news, broadcasting, pirate radio, numbers stations, interviews, and much more. We aim to provide quality content in the form of:
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mercredi 17 janvier 2024
Thank you to all our sponsors for the SWL Contest 2023
To find all these nice sponsors i have send a lot of e-mails all over the world
Thank you to all people who talk of this SWL Contest
https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/09/international-swl-contest-in-november.html
Many brands and shop for SWL dont answer to me...
So if you need to buy équipment for listening medium wave, shortwave of other frequencies i think our sponsors are the best places to order by internet.
Just remember some brands cant send to all the 200 countries of the world for different reasons.
Just send a message to ask if they can ship to your country.
1) Thank you to Gene Stevens who is a youtuber, he was the fist to say YES i will be your sponsor !
He send a nice radio receiver XHDATA to a winner of the SWL contest in Pakistan
Listening in radio his chanel talk of short wave listening and many things about radios
I have been a radio enthusiast since I was a teenager. I started in the 1970s with citizens band radio. I was a Navy Signalman from 1978 to 1982. That's where I learned morse code.I got my amateur radio license in 2000, original call sign KB9WGV. I now have a vanity call sign of WN9ZWC. I joined the SWARL and I have their issued call signs of KB9001SWL, KB9001MWDX and KB9001SSB. I was granted the following awards, WAC, Heard all continents, QRZ.com awards; QRZ 3O, U.S. counties, Grid award and World friendship award. I founded Listening In Radio in 2023.
I'm your Elmer, here to teach you all about radios. AM radio, shortwave, Ham radio, CB and monitoring. Call signs WN9ZWC KB9001MWDX KB9001SWL KB9001SSB
https://www.youtube.com/@genestevens7584/videos
2) QUANSHENG
This Chinese brand answer very fast YES we bill be your sponsor, xie xie ni ( i thank you in Chinese )
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