SWL F-14368 Frank

https://chinaradiosswl.blogspot.com/ Hello, I am SWL 14368 Frank near Paris FRANCE. This blog is for listeners and BCL of amateur radio bands in SSB an AM radio stations on MW and SW. This is my blog number 3 and I have 5 blogs. I also like listening to AM radio stations on Shortwave and MW. Thank you. 73 and good DX. Frank SWL F14368

mardi 30 décembre 2025

Comprehensive FREE MW & LW radio guides by Tony Rogers

 Comprehensive FREE MW & LW radio guides by Tony Rogers


Comprehensive guides to mediumwave (MW) and longwave (LW) radio compiled by Tony Rogers Updated for the B25 schedules.
Please help maintain these guides by sending updates and corrections to Tony at [dxguides@gmail.com] Thanks!
1 December 2025
*Africa on MW
18 Pages, 443.6 KB
*Europe on MW
29 Pages, 771.5 KB
*Middle East on MW
11 Pages, 337 KB
*External Services on MW
27 Pages, 0.9 Mb
*Longwave - now and then.
13 Pages, 544.3 KB
*X-Band in the Americas 1610-1700 kHz
4 Pages, 374 KB






Comprehensive guides to shortwave broadcasts compiled by Tony Rogers Updated for the B25 schedules.
Please help maintain these guides by sending updates and corrections to Tony at dxguides@gmail.com. Thanks!

  • Africa on SW
  • Asia on SW
  • Europe on SW
  • Latin America & the Caribbean on SW
  • North America on SW
  • Middle East on SW
  • Pacific on SW
  • Comprehensive guides to mediumwave and longwave radio compiled by Tony Rogers Updated for the B25 schedules.
    Please help maintain these guides by sending updates and corrections to Tony at dxguides@gmail.com. Thanks!

  • Africa on MW
  • Europe on MW
  • Middle East on MW
  • External Services on MW
  • Longwave - now and then
  • X-Band in the Americas 1610-1700 kHz


  • lundi 29 décembre 2025

    The news from SWL F14368 for year 2026

     Dear SWL friends, soon we are in 2026 i will wich you happy new year only in 2026. I have decide tostop to organize SWL contest because its a big work to do it. For the SSB SWL contest many sponsors and not many participation from SWL. Some SWL make me problems and also few sponsors !!! But lot of sponsors ans SWL was nice. I was a sponsor and send a gift to a listener but this listener never receive the gift in the box... i send via french post office, for a small radio to send outside or europe the price is 35 Euros so like 40 US dollars. its really expensive. So i loose 80 Euros... Try to organise a SWL contest and find sponsors. You will see its a big work. The last AM radio contest they have 35 participation, so it was the best SWL contest in the world. I will spend my time now with my 5 blogs and my facebook, i have a facebook group for listeners. I listen AM radio stations in AM modes in MW and SW. I listen also amateur radio bands in SSB. Radio wave is a vast world with many frequencies, modes, etc. With a kiwi sdr you can decode many modes. They are pirates radios, utility stations and many more. I start to be a cb operator in 1980 and in 1981 a SWL. During few years i have stop to be a SWL because lot of QRM force me to stop my hobby... Now i listen with a web sdr and i am happy with this. As a old man i am not healty and always stay at home so my computer is my best friend. So even i dont organize SWL contests i are here and hope to have contacts and share with you our love for our hobby. Have a happy end of this year 2025 and best 73. Frank SWL

    This is the list of sponsors who send gifts for the last contest SSB SWL contest 2025. If you need to order SWL equipment or amateur radio equipment you can trust these brands.


    Search on GOOGLE to find WEBSITES







    samedi 27 décembre 2025

    What's a Shortwave Utility station ?

     

    "A utility is the jargon for any radio station on the short wave band that is not for the public's entertainment or hobby. All those huge gaps on your shortwave radio, the ones between broadcast and amateur bands, are utility bands allocated by international treaties.

    The word "utility" comes more or less from the original Latin for "usefulness." With very few exceptions, these radio communications are most certainly being used as part of some mission or task, known or unknown.

    Utilities are harder to hear than broadcasts, but they're way more fun. You'll find all the world's militaries, ships, aircraft, spies, bootleggers, embassies, and anyone else who needs to communicate over the horizon. While satellites are often primary, the failure of Galaxy IV shows once again why many people want a shortwave backup. If your radio has a "USB" or "CW" setting, you're ready to give utilities a try.

    The Utility Planet column and its web site are intended as friendly, jargon-free clearinghouses for utility information, so you'll hear more signals and fewer odd noises. In other words, you folks write both of them."

    https://ominous-valve.com/uteworld.html#utedef

    On Wikipedia

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_station

    Digital Modes Samples

    https://web.archive.org/web/20181117011715/http://kb9ukd.com/digital/


    https://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/RadioReference_UDXF_Portal

    NOTICE: The rules about listening to signals not intended for you applies here. The contents of many signals might be considered sensitive by the party sending and the reception of such signals may be illegal in your country. The authors neither condone or encourage such acts

    https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php?board=2.0

    We seek to understand and document all radio transmissions, legal and otherwise, as part of the radio listening hobby. We do not encourage any radio operations contrary to regulations. Always consult with the appropriate authorities if you have questions concerning what is permissible in your locale.

    Why Numbers Stations?


    Priyom.org is an international group of radio enthusiasts who came together during 2010 when activity from the station known as "UVB-76" increased. The mystery of this station inspired us to seek out other similarly mysterious stations, and thus into the bizarre world of shortwave radio's infamous number stations.





    https://www.udxf.nl/links.html


    https://www.klingenfuss.org/homepage.htm



    Klingenfuss Publications

    Klingenfuss Radio Monitoring

    Joerg Klingenfuss

    Hagenloher Str. 14

    72070 Tuebingen

    Germany

    phone +49 7071 62830


    fax +49 7071 600849

    DMR CNR1 xHE ACC ( Digital ) in Chinese on frequencie 7360 Kiwi SDR in South Korea


    https://webkiwisdrswl.blogspot.com/2023/12/dmr-cnr1-xhe-acc-digital-in-chinese-on.html?fbclid=IwAR0eWW7N1ARCz4tAt1YqU1WjUyVLZcSUW3MKu0YAUjdsoBX30OSRYSh45Yc



    https://mt-shortwave.blogspot.com/


    Decode Morse code (CW) with a KIWI SDR

    https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/05/listen-and-decode-morse-code-cw-with.html


    Utility station on a WEB SDR  http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/


    Listen the world for FREE on your computer ( SW and MW radios, HAMs, Utility, etc )



    How to use the WEB SDR in Twente Netherlands to listen 100 kHz to 29 MHz AM FM SSB


    Retekess radio receivers for SWL and BCL.

     https://www.retekess.com/

    https://www.facebook.com/retekess.brand.3

    RETEKESS Amazon Service

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/384572894643648


     Retevis / Retekess / Ailunce / SvBony are sister brands










    https://www.facebook.com/retekess.brand.3

    vendredi 26 décembre 2025

    Very nice radio receivers RADDY for SWL and BCL listeners

     https://www.radioddity.com/collections/analog-fm-radio





     https://www.radioddity.com/collections/analog-fm-radio



    For amateur radio operators

    https://www.radioddity.com/collections/hf-transceiver

    WEBSDRSWL: Shortwave listeners and BCL clubs in the world

    WEBSDRSWL: Shortwave listeners clubs in the world: Please if you know a SWL club not on this list, or you have a nice blog about SW listening contact me by facebook   https://www.facebook.com...






    ICOMJAPAN: Guitars and guitarists on E QSL cards part one

    ICOMJAPAN: Guitars and guitarists on E QSL cards part one:  



    ICOMJAPAN: Guitars and guitarists on E QSL cards part two

    ICOMJAPAN: Guitars and guitarists on E QSL cards part two:  More of 100 photos, pictuires, QSL cards





    mercredi 24 décembre 2025

    The nice radio receivers from XHDATA brand

     The nice radio receivers from XHDATA brand

    https://www.xhdata.com.cn/


    •  FM stereo / MW / LW/ SW SSB and Air Band radio with high sensitivity, good selectivity, and user-operation friendly.
    •  XHDATA d-808 dopts DSP (Digital Signal Processing) technique, high-frequency analog, medium-frequency circuit, various frequency conversion, highly improves the receiver sensitivity, selectivity and anti-image interference capability• Multipurpose radio,it is a memory radio,clock radio,SSB radio;Wide range of reception signals.
    •  4 Shortwave Single Side Band (SSB) minimum step is 1 kHz, Upper Side Band (USB) and Lower Side Band (LSB) reception independent.
    •  SW external antenna jack.



    • FM: 64 ~ 108 MHz
      • Russia: 64 ~ 108 MHz
      • Japan: 76 ~ 108MHz
      • EU,USA:87.5 ~ 108MHz
    • SW: 1711 ~ 29999 kHz
    • MW: 522~ 1620 kHz
      • USA: 520-1710kHz
    • LW:150 ~ 450kHz
    • AIR:118-137MHz
    • NO SSB mode
    • 1 x External antenna
    • 1 x USB charge cable
    • 1 x BL-5C lithium battery
    • 1 x User Manual

    • FM: 64-108 MHz/76-108 MHz/87-108 MHz / 87.5-108 MHz (100 KHz/10 KHz Tuning Steps)
    • LW: 153-513KHz (9K/1K Tuning Steps)
    • AM: 522-1620KHz (9K/1K Steps) / 520-1710KHz (10K/1K Steps)
    • SW: 1711-29999KHz (5K/1K Steps)
    • NOAA Weather: CH 1 162.400MHz, CH 2 162.425, CH 3 162.450, CH 4 162.475,CH 5 162.500, CH 6 162.525, CH 7 162.550
    • With antenna jack ---Supports plugging in an external antenna to improve FM SW




    • FM: 64-108 MHz/76-108 MHz/87-108 MHz/87.5-108 MHz (100 KHz/10 KHz tuning step)
    • MW: 522-1620KHz (9K/1K steps)/520-1710KHz (10K/1K steps)
    • SW: 1711-29999KHz (5K/1K steps)
    • NOAA Weather: CH 1 162.400MHz, CH 2 162.425, CH 3 162.450, CH 4 162.475, CH 5 162.500, CH 6 162.525, CH 7 162.550
    • No external antenna possible







    A very cheap price radio receiver 

    • More Precise Control
      Fine 1kHz tuning steps let you adjust frequencies more accurately.
      For example, tuning from 520kHz to 530kHz takes 10 small steps (520 → 521 → … → 530).
      Perfect for users who travel or enjoy fine-tuning stations.

    • 9K / 10K Versions Still Available
      Designed for local standards, these versions jump directly between standard frequencies (520 → 530) — simple and convenient for daily use.

      • FM1: 87-108 MHZ
      • FM2: 64-87MHZ
      • AM :  520 – 1710 KHz (10K Steps) / 522 – 1620 (9K Steps)
        • There are 10k steps of D-219 in the US warehouse. If you are not in the US but want to buy 10K steps of D-219, you can choose to ship from China and make a note in the order.
      • SW1-9 : 4.75-22.0MHZ
      • D-219 radio has 2 power supply modes, with more and more lasting endurance. 
      • DC : 3V (UM3 AA 1.5V X2 ) : 2 x AA-size batteries
      • DC IN: 5V/300mA




    • FM1:87-108MHz
    • FM2:64-108MHz
    • Medium wave: 520-1730KHz (10K)        522-1728 kHz (9 kHz)
    • Shortwave: 5.6-22.0MHz

    XHDATA D-220 Radio


    To order your XHDATA radio receiver


    XHDATA was founded on September 14, 2015.X stands for infinite, H stands for happiness, DATA stands for data." XHDATA" means infinite storage of happy moments, and is mainly dedicated to the independent research and development, design and sales of broadcasting products.

    In terms of values, the company adheres to the business philosophy of "Integrity, Concentration and Excellence", and is committed to providing high-quality radio products to global customers through continuous innovation. In terms of operation, the company always adheres to the tenet of "customer-oriented, integrity first", and has won the praise of international users. While the industry is rapidly iterating and upgrading, the number of global radio manufacturers is decreasing. The company remains committed to developing and launching high-quality product lines. The company is also committed to creating a good user experience for customers, meeting users' needs for modern radios and bringing more convenience to their lives there.

    The company owns its own brands, XHDATA and RADIWOW, and has established overseas warehouses in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Russia and other countries. In the future, the company will continue to pay close attention to market trends and develop more new products that customers will like.