Radio Farda recorded in London, UK on September 24, 2015 at 1652 UTC, on the frequency of 12005 kHz using SDRPlay with SDR# software and a 2 x 6m long wire dipole. The transmitter has a power rating of 250 kW and is located in Iranawila, Sri Lanka.
IBRA Radio in Tigrinya recorded in London, UK on September 24, 2015 at 1700 UTC, on the frequency of 11610 kHz using SDRPlay with SDR# software and a 2 x 6m long wire dipole. The transmitter has a power rating of 100 kW and is located in Meyerton, South Africa.
Radio Australia recorded in London, UK on October 7, 2013 at 2029 UTC on the frequency of 11695 kHz using a Eton Satellit 750 radio with a Wellbrook ALA1530S+ antenna (positioned indoors) and a variable attenuator purchased in Maplin. The transmitter is located in Shepparton, Australia and has a power rating of 100 kW. This was Radio Australia's dedicated South East Asia service that could be heard very clearly in Europe on most evenings. It has been discontinued as of 2015.
Radio Kuwait recorded in London, UK on August 22, 2013 at 1830 UTC on the frequency of 15540 kHz using a Tecsun PL-380 radio with its built-in telescopic antenna. The transmitter is located in Kuwait and has a power rating of 250 kW. The recording was made on a clear summer evening, on the rooftop of a multi-storey building in central London. Shortwave broadcasts by Radio Kuwait have now ceased.
Radio Habana Cuba recorded in London, UK on August 24, 2013 at 0043 UTC on the frequency of 6060 kHz using a Tecsun PL-380 radio with its built-in telescopic antenna. The transmitter is located in Bauta, Cuba and has a power rating of 100 kW. The recording was made on a clear summer night, on the rooftop of a multi-storey building in central London.
Radio New Zealand International recorded in London, UK on February 13, 2014 at 1600 UTC, on the frequency of 9765 kHz using a Tecsun PL-660 radio with the built in telescopic antenna. Severe co-channel QRM on both sides of the frequency was mitigated by PL-660's lower-sideband synchronous detector with the narrow bandwidth filter. The transmitter has a power rating of 100 kW and is located in Rangitaiki, New Zealand. The distance from the reception location to the transmitter is 18560km. The recording was made on a clear frosty evening, in one of London's parks.
Voice of Vietnam recorded in Moscow, Russia on August 5, 2013 at 2030 UTC, on the frequency of 9730 kHz using FunCube Dongle Pro+ with SDR# software and a 6m long wire antenna. The transmitter has a power rating of 100 kW and is located in Hanoi, Vietnam.
RTV Tunisia recorded in London, UK on December 25, 2013 at 0515 UTC, on the frequency of 7225 kHz using a Lowe HF-150 radio with Lowe PR-150 preselector and a Wellbrook ALA1530S+ antenna. The transmitter was located in Sfax, Tunisia. The shortwave relay of this service appears to be off-air as of 2014.
Radio New Zealand International recorded in London, UK on December 10, 2015 at 1059 UTC, on the frequency of 13840 kHz using a Tecsun PL-360 radio with the supplied clip-on long wire antenna. The transmitter has a power rating of 100 kW and is located in Rangitaiki, New Zealand. Fair signal at the start of the recording but some severe fading by the end. The recording was made on a rainy afternoon at lunchtime, in one of London's parks.
Radio Joey (a pirate broadcaster) recorded in London, UK on July 06, 2015 at 1813 UTC, on the frequency of 6390 kHz using a Tecsun PL-380 radio with its built-in telescopic antenna. The transmitter was reported to be located somewhere in The Netherlands.
Radio New Zealand International recorded in London, UK on December 04, 2015 at 1359 UTC, on the frequency of 9700 kHz using a Tecsun PL-680 radio with a 6m long wire external antenna. The transmitter has a power rating of 100 kW and is located in Rangitaiki, New Zealand. Significant interference from an unidentified data transmission signal was observed intermittently during the recording.
KBS World Radio recorded in London, UK on September 17, 2015 at 1600 UTC, on the frequency of 9515 kHz using SDRPlay with SDR# software and a 2 x 6m long wire dipole. The transmitter has a power rating of 250 kW and is located in Kimjae, South Korea.
Voice of Vietnam recorded in London, UK on September 17, 2015 at 1600 UTC, on the frequency of 9730 kHz using SDRPlay with SDR# software and a 2 x 6m long wire dipole. The transmitter has a power rating of 100 kW and is located in Hanoi, Vietnam.
Voice of Indonesia recorded in London, UK on September 15, 2015 at 1700 UTC, on the frequency of 9526 kHz using SDRPlay with SDR# software and a 2 x 6m long wire dipole. The transmitter has a power rating of 250 kW and is located in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Radyo Pilipinas recorded in London, UK on September 15, 2015 at 1729 UTC, on the frequency of 9925 kHz using SDRPlay with SDR# software and a 2 x 6m long wire dipole. The transmitter has a power rating of 250 kW and is located in Tinang, The Philippines.
Radio Rebelde recorded in London, UK on March 6, 2015 at 0600 UTC on the frequency of 5025 kHz using a Tecsun PL-660 radio with a 4m long wire antenna, positioned outdoors. The transmitter is located in Quivicán, Cuba and has a power rating of 100 kW. This signal was received under poor propagation conditions, resulting in strong fading (QSB).
Radio Habana Cuba (English service) recorded in London, UK on June 12, 2015 at 0300 UTC on the frequency of 6000 kHz using a Tecsun PL-680 radio with a Lowe PR-150 preselector, two Wellbrook ALA1530S+ antennas (positioned indoors) and a DX Engineering NCC-1 phaser. The transmitter is located in Quivicán, Cuba and has a power rating of 250 kW. The recording has mild distortion because of an incorrect audio gain setting on the recorder.
Antena Satelor, Romania recorded in London, UK on September 14, 2015 at 0100 UTC on the frequency of 153 kHz using a Lowe HF-150 radio with a Lowe PR-150 preselector and a Wellbrook ALA1530S+ antenna (positioned indoors). The transmitter is located in Brașov, Romania and has a power rating of 200 kW. This is a local service targeted at the domestic audience. The recording ends with the Romanian national anthem.
Polskie Radio Jedynka recorded in London, UK on December 25, 2013 at 0004 UTC on the frequency of 225 kHz using a Lowe HF-150 radio with a Lowe PR-150 preselector and a Wellbrook ALA1530S+ antenna (positioned indoors). The transmitter is located in Solec Kujawski, Poland and has a power rating of 1000 kW. This is a local service targeted at the domestic audience. The recording is of the Polish Christmas service that was broadcast nationally.
Radio Habana Cuba recorded in London, UK on September 13, 2013 at 0232 UTC on the frequency of 6060 kHz using a Tecsun PL380 portable radio with a 4 meter clip-on long wire antenna extension. The transmitter is located in Bauta, Cuba and has a power rating of 100 kW. This broadcast was a relay of Radio Rebelde's live coverage of the Cuban Artists' "Concert for the Five" that took place at Havana Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Plaza. "The Five" referred to the four Cuban nationals remaining in US custody of the five originally imprisoned in the US in the early 2000s. They were released on December 18, 2014 in exchange for the freeing of Alan Gross by the Cuban authorities, as part of a deal that marked the beginning of the restoration of the US-Cuban relations.
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