The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Sarah Boucher, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: VLR-6Date of recording: December 03, 1972Starting time: 14:00Frequency: 6.15 MHzYour location: Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaNotes: Nightly sign off of VLR-6 announcement by Mary Adams, followed by the then-national anthem

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:The majority of my vintage shortwave recordings are unfortunately quite brief. This is mostly due to the fact that they were only kept as "proof" of reception and not generally for program content.I can still remember the thrill of hearing Radio Japan in Tokyo for the first time back in 1970. I used to pick them up on 9505 kHz shortwave around dawn local time here in southern Ontario, Canada. This is a recording of their interval signal with bilingual announcement played just prior to sign on.Broadcaster: Radio Japan 1970 interval signalFrequency: 9.505 MHzReception location: Ancaster, Ontario, CanadaReceiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Al Quaglieri, who shares the following recordings and notes: These are two episodes of an internet "broadcast" I put together sometime in the early 1990's, I believe:

Olivier Hubert with BBC presenter Cerys Matthews for the BBC Midwinter Broadcast (Source: BAS and BBC) Many thanks to SRAA contributor, TomL, who shares the following recording of the BBC Midwinter Broadcast to Antarctica, recorded on June 21, 2024 at 21:30 UTC on 11,685 kHz.TomL notes:BBC 2024 Midwinter broadcast to Antarctica. 11685 kHz using AM-Sync (LSB). Location Campton Hills Forest Preserve, St. Charles IL. Loop-On-Ground antenna amplified by Welbrook Medium Aperture preamp, into AirSpy HF+ SDR & laptop using SDR Console 3.2. RTTY station on 11690 kHz prompted recording on the lower sideband. Thunderstorm noise persistent.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: Radio Dada Gorgud, the Voice of Azerbaijan February 21,1999Date of recording: February 21, 1999Frequency: 9.165 MHzReception location: Coe Hill, OntarioReceiver and antenna: Drake SW-8 and a very long wire antennaNotes: Radio Dada Gorgud, the Voice of Azerbaijan from Baku, as heard in Coe Hill, Ontario, Canada, on February 21, 1999 at 0314 UTC on a frequency of 9165 kHz. Using a Drake SW-8 receiver hooked up to a very long wire antenna. Their interval signal is heard at first, followed by sign on in a local language.

Photo: NASA Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Nigel Thornbury, who shares the following recording and notes:Broadcaster: Voice of America (VOA)Date of recording: July 11, 1979Receiver and antenna: Sony ICF-5900 long wire

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recordings and notes:Foreign BCB DX 1970'sReception location: Ancaster, Ontario, CanadaReceiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 or Realistic DX-150A and a longwire antennaNotes: Although I did not focus much on foreign broadcast band (medium wave) DXing in the 1970's, I did manage to save a few brief recordings of a handful of stations logged from my location in southern Ontario, Canada.1. Radio Margarita, La Asuncion (Isla Margarita) Venezuela 1020 kHz2. Radio Clarin, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 860 kHz3. XEMO, Tiajuana, Mexico 860 kHz4. Radio Sutatenza, Bogota, Colombia 810 kHz5. XERF, Ciudad Acuna, Coahuila, Mexico 1570 kHz (ID given by well known personality Paul Kallinger)

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of Radyo Pilipinas, recorded in McGrath, Alaska, on May 24, 2024 at 19:28 UTC on 12,120 kHz: