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Favorite SWL programs

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2022 3:38 pm
by Jim72Upson
Hi…I am just getting setup to dive into SWLing…(Airspy HF+ Discovery with YouLoop) and I would really like to know what are your favorite stations or signals…and of course just a few details:

- Day of week
- UTC time
- Frequency
- Station ID
- if you want…program name

I am just looking to get started……and a little jump start would be wonderful 😀

Thanks……
Jim / AC3B

Re: Favorite SWL programs

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 4:23 pm
by Hank Michalenka
If you have a smartphone (I don't want to be presumptive), go to the app store and download the free Skywave Schedules app.

This will give you a pretty current database of shortwave stations and is very user friendly.

Re: Favorite SWL programs

Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2022 5:32 pm
by Jim72Upson
Hank….thank you….good/bad/indifferent I am an iPhone iOS user and Skywave Schedules, per se, is not available…I guess only for Android users…

However I found other options that I imagine are similar….and I do have them all on my iPhone…

I was hoping for is if there are any favorites stations/programs folks tend to enjoy listening to….

Thanks again Hank,
Jim

Re: Favorite SWL programs

Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:44 pm
by mckayprod
I've been surprised at how much I like Radio Amazonia (Brazil). I don't understand Portuguese but there's usually some music and signal strength is often better than Radio Havana Cuba. Most recently heard Monday 0000 at 11780. Not much in English that I care for here on the west coast.

Re: Favorite SWL programs

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 9:41 am
by Frankie
Radio Ohne Namen via Radio Channel 292, 6070 khz...various dates.
And, generally, all weekend morning programms from them: Goldrausch, Radio DARC, Radio Waves International,...
Danmarks Radio 243 khz early mornigns with aerobics (!) and sea weather report.
At night, 792 khz Radio Dechovka (CZ) with ommpah oompah :D
Last but not least, the 7 AM 1 hour of Ö1 International, 6155 khz.

But I also keep listening to BBC 6195 khk or VoA 6080 khz :)
I must say I regularly look for the European low power stations around 4 MHz and 6 Mhz

Re: Favorite SWL programs

Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 11:40 am
by Jim72Upson
Hi Mackayprod and Frankie….many thanks for your input….

At this point, in my SWL newbie setup status, I am focused on getting my Airspy HF + Discovery antenna and computer set up….which has a few mechanical challenges….until then just scanning a bit with my ICF-7600GR when time permits just wasn’t producing much “fun” yet (my available time is very limited….)…I know next to nothing about current programs ….

I also am beginning to get set up to better know daytime vs. nighttime frequencies for SWL (although I fully understand it for amateur radio transmitting purposes)…so I assume receiving is closely aligned….

Anyway….your responses are most appreciated!

Jim /AC3B

Re: Favorite SWL programs

Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 8:02 pm
by Frankie
Sure, Jim72Upson, try at night or in the morning :) these were just my reliable favorites I look up almost every local morning this year (and which all work in my ICF-7600GR as well). I needed lots of bandscanning and SWLing-reading on my way, and SDRs are fantastic, I used to fiddle a lot with a clone Malachite and a loop antenna but right now I tend to fire up the Panasonic BF65 and be good with it as long as my first coffee mug goes...
(I remember the previous years I had almost regularly listened to NHK World every local morning and then the BBC (or was it vice versa?).)

Do local amateur radio groups also count? Some are run like a committee, speaking and exchanging signal and weather reports one after another. I must say I enjoy that too (local here and a regular are most members of the "Black Forest goup" on 3775.5 khz LSB at 8:30 AM).

Re: Favorite SWL programs

Posted: Tue Aug 01, 2023 10:20 pm
by DXerPaulAK2024
11780, radio nacional de amaozonias, best between 00 and their 02 sign off .. they come back on at 0800utc. good music, lively hosts, etc

Re: Favorite SWL programs

Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2024 12:34 am
by K4FBI
Try these sites from any web browser
https://shortwaveschedule.com/index.php?now
http://www.short-wave.info/index.php
By entering the frequency to hear a program on it is also possible to tentatively identify a signal
This site can help with a quick lookup for the current time and date in UTC/GMT
https://time.is/UTC
73, Mike