SWL F-14368 Frank

I am SWL 14368 Frank also FØDUW near Paris FRANCE. This blog if for my listening of AM radio on SW and MW, amateur radio bands in SSB. I I write few articles for SWL of AM radios, SWL of HAM radio and amateur radio operators. This is my blog number 3. The SSB SWL contest 2025 start the 01 March and finish in October 2025. It is open to SWL and amateur radio operators. Thank you. 73 and good DX

dimanche 6 avril 2025

The impact on sponsors of contest rules published on Facebook and a blog

 The impact on sponsors of contest rules published on Facebook and a blog. For the SWL contest 2025, which took place in January and February 2025, this contest consisted of listening to AM radio stations on MW and SW. In total, there were 4,900 visits to the rules and results of this contest. Since those who visited this blog are SWLs, this has a significant impact on a brand's visibility for a very modest investment. Facebook is also an important way for a brand to promote its products. There is a large community of people interested in listening to medium and shortwave radio stations. However, it is not easy to find sponsors. It requires a lot of work. The same goes for finding people interested in listening contests. 35 listeners from 18 countries participated in this contest. Anyone who wants to organize a contest should know that they will have to do good marketing, spend a lot of time sending messages, creating a blog, seeking sponsors, etc.

The reward is having good SWL participation and having many sponsors. The organizer does this for the SWL community; they also participate in the contest but do not win any prizes. There are not many SWL contests for listening to MW and SW radio. I would like to thank the contest participants as well as the sponsors. Frank SWL F14368, organizer of the SWL contests 2023, 2024, and 2025. For 2025, I am also organizing the SSB SWL contest 2025, which consists of listening to amateur radio operators in SSB mode from 10 to 40 meters. This contest is open to SWLs and amateur radio operators

https://chinaradiosswl.blogspot.com/2025/02/ssb-swl-contest-2025-rules.html?spref=bl



L'impact pour des sponsors du règlement d'un concours publié sur Facebook et sur un blog. Pour le SWL contest 2025 qui avait lieu au mois de janvier et de février 2025 ce concours consistait à écouter des radios en modulation d'amplitude sur les MW et SW. Au total il y a eu 4900 visites du règlement et des résultats de ce concours. Comme ceux qui ont visité ce blog sont des SWL cela a un impact important pour la visibilité d'une marque en pour un très modeste investissement. Facebook est aussi un moyen important pour une marque de faire connaitre ses produits. Il y a une grande communauté de personnes intéressées par l'écoute des radios en ondes moyennes et courtes. pourtant il n'est pas facile de trouver des sponsors. cela demande beaucoup de travail. pareil pour trouver des personnes intéressés par les concours d'écoute. 35 écouteurs de 18 pays ont participé à ce concours. celui qui veut organiser un concours doit savoir qu'il devra faire un bon marketing, passer beaucoup de temps à envoyer des messages, a faire un blog, a chercher des sponsors, etc.
les DX exepeditons organisé par les radioamateurs ont souvent beaucoup de sponsor car cela coute tres cher a organiser



La récompense est d'avoir une bonne participation des SWL, d'avoir beaucoup de sponsor. L'organisateur fait cela pour la communauté des SWL, lui aussi participe au concours mais ne gagne pas de cadeaux.  Il n'y a pas beaucoup de concours SWL pour l'écoute des radios MW et SW. Je voudrais remercier les participants aux concours ainsi que les sponsors. Frank SWL F14368 organisateur des concours SWL contest 2023, 2024 et 2025. pour 2025 j'organise aussi le SSB SWL contest 2025 qui consiste à écouter les radioamateurs en mode SSB de 10 a 40 mètre. Ce concours est ouvert aux SWL et aux opérateurs radioamateurs.







lundi 31 mars 2025

QODOSEN radios have a new website for the DX-286

 The famous QODOSEN DX-286 radio receivers have a new website

https://www.qodosen.com


Huizhou Keduosheng Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2022 with the aim of leading innovation and development in the wireless industry. Although we are a young company, we have a 30-year design background in the field of radio, with a deep understanding and extensive design experience in radios. Over the years, our designed radio products have received widespread praise from enthusiasts worldwide.

As our new brand, QODOSEN is committed to providing users with high-quality and high-performance wireless products. Despite the market changes brought about by the popularity of digital media and smartphones, we firmly believe that radios, with their unique advantages, will still occupy an important position in the fields of information acquisition and entertainment. SR-286 (DX-286) is our first ultra-high sensitivity full band radio designed with the vehicle grade chip TEF6686, featuring excellent reception performance and good anti-interference ability. Please stay tuned for our continuous innovation and more new product releases to explore the bright future of radio together!


https://www.qodosen.com


lundi 24 mars 2025

Introducing the XHDATA D-808 Radio Receiver with SSB mode

 Introducing the XHDATA D-808 Radio Receiver

The Chinese radio receiver brand XHDATA is increasingly well-known among enthusiasts of FM, AM, SSB (Single Sideband) radio for listening to amateur radio, and airband for listening to airplanes and airports!


The XHDATA D-808 is the brand's most advanced receiver and also the most expensive.


It can receive a wide range of frequencies in AM, FM, and SSB.

FM: 87.5–108 MHz/64-108 MHz With FM RDS Stereo/Mono


Medium Wave 520-1710 KHz/520-1620 KHz


Long Wave 150–450 KHz


Short Wave 1711–29999 KHz


AIR Band 118–137 MHz


For 80 euros in Europe, this is a really inexpensive receiver for capturing all these things.

Price can be cheaper in the USA  

https://www.xhdata.com.cn/collections/xhdata-sihuadon/products/d-808-radio


You can buy it on many websites, but this brand's website is very good, and unlike some brands, XHDATA can broadcast its radio stations to many countries around the world.

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

https://xhdata.fr.aliexpress.com/store/1038598?spm=a2g0o.store_pc_home.pcShopHead_6158915.0


I've ordered from Xhdata.com.cn several times and have always received the receivers I ordered.


Payment is possible via PayPal.


https://www.facebook.com/XHDATA.official


https://www.tiktok.com/@xhdataradio?


https://www.instagram.com/xhdata1


It's a small radio that's easy to carry and use.


8 cm high, 15 cm wide, and weighs 265 grams.


Here are my photos when my package arrived in France Europe









I charge my Xhdata D-808 via my computer's USB port.

Package Contents:
1 x XHDATA D-808
1 x Carrying Case
1 x External Antenna for Listening to OCs
1 x USB Charging Cable
1 x 18650 Lithium Battery
1 x User Manual (English, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian)

I like this little radio, which I can easily take with me. For the price, it's truly comprehensive.

Thank you for reading.

SWL F14368 Frank













samedi 22 mars 2025

How to easily listen to amateur radio bands ?

 Hello, I've been Frank SWL since the 1980s, and I've also been FØDUW, which is my amateur radio call sign.

One day in the 1990s, I too decided to listen to the amateur radio bands between 10 meters and 160 meters (1.8 MHz to 28 MHz).

At that time, I had a good KENWOOD R5000 receiver and a 20-meter cable on the roof of my apartment, which was 30 meters above the ground!


This article is translated from French to English

To identify amateur radio operators' call signs, I had a book-style guide with a list of all amateur radio countries. For amateur radio operators, these are DXCC entities, of which there are nearly 340.

In 2025, with a computer, a tablet, and the internet, or a smartphone, you can find free information to identify amateur radio operators' call signs and find out which country they are broadcasting from.

Since I had practiced DX on 27 MHz (11 meters) and listened to AM radios on medium and shortwave, I already had some experience. I also spoke a little English, which I had learned at school and later perfected as I traveled extensively.

In fact, radio amateurs use a universal language called Q code (like Quebec) and use the international alphabet, such as A = Alpha.


List of DXCC entities

https://www.f4hxn.fr/liste-des-prefixes-dxcc/

https://www.ng3k.com/Dxcc/dxcc.html


Propagation on HF band 3 to 28 MHz

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/07/the-most-simple-way-to-know-if-there-is.html

https://www.hamqsl.com/solar.html


Listening well depends on your receiver and antenna, but also on propagation.

We're lucky because in 2025, radio wave propagation is very good. This depends on the solar cycle, which lasts 11 years. When solar activity is strong, propagation is very good, but even at the lowest solar activity, there's still good DX to listen to (DX = long distance). Even in Europe, there are rare DXCCs to listen to, for example, on the 40-meter band.

Each band has its own characteristics. When solar activity is strong, it's easy to hear distant countries between 10 and 20 meters.

SSB (LSB) is used from 1.6 to 40 meters. USB (LSB) is used from 30 meters to 10 meters.

From 1800 kHz to 10150 kHz, DX is best after dark.


You can use WEB SDR or KIWI SDR from your computer and the internet.

What is SDR?

A Web SDR is a software-defined radio receiver connected to the internet, allowing multiple listeners to listen and tune to it simultaneously. SDR technology allows all listeners to tune independently and therefore listen to different signals; this contrasts with the many conventional receivers already available on the internet. There are several on every continent, including several in France.

My Favorite SDRs

http://rigi.dyndns-remote.com:8091/

http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/

I also wrote several articles in English:

https://icomjapan.blogspot.com/2023/12/listen-world-for-free-on-your-computer.html

In 2025, something very important are DX clusters.

In the 1990s, it took me five years to confirm 250 DXCC entities with paper QSL cards. At that time, you had to search for DX! Unfortunately, following a move, QRM made me stop listening... I resumed listening on WEB SDR a few years ago, without QRM!

DX Clusters are the easy solution for quickly listening to many DXCC entities.

My favorite cluster is this one: http://www.dxsummit.fi/#/

On this cluster, clicking on the DX call sign takes you to QRZ.COM, which provides information about that station.

https://www.qrz.com/

My call sign, FØDUW, for example, is https://www.qrz.com/db/F0DUW

There's even a very useful atlas for locating DX stations.


A great free book in English and in PDF format to help you understand DX

https://www.k7ua.com/


To listen SSB mode you can buy a second hand radio receiver or a cheap price radio with SSB


Around 250 US Dollars




69 US dollars include shipping in the USA





From 14000 kHz to 29700 kHz, DX is best during the day.