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?

https://radiohobbyist.org/numbersracket/numbers/NUMBERS/NUMBERS.HTM

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://priyom.org/

https://www.numbersoddities.nl/

https://www.udxf.nl/

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

e-mail info@klingenfuss.org

Internet www.klingenfuss.org

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

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

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mercredi 24 décembre 2025

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

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

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.