SWL of International AM radios in on shortwave, medium wave and long wave listen via WEB SDR in Netherlands by French SWL F14368 Frank. I write also few articles about Shortwave listening. This is not my principal blog, i have also 2 other blogs about MW an SW listening. Dont forget SWL Contest 2024 on SW. Thank you.

samedi 16 septembre 2023

Best choice for rich SWL in 2023 YAESU FT-710 HF/70MHZ/50MHz SDR

Do you remember RX for SWL in the past ? Kenwood R5000, Icom R75, Yaesu FRG-100. Now these brands dont make anymore SWL receivers. But you can listen on a tranceiver for amateur radio. I think my Kenwood R5000 buy 30 years ago was more expensive than this nice Yaesu FT-710 who receive LW, MW, SW and also 6 meter and 70 centimeter. 30 years ago technologie to build a receiver was not good like this SDR TX-RX. With a receiver like this you can plug a very long wire. This kind of TX is build to work on very big antennas like Yagi, Quad, etc. I know for some places in the world 1000 US $ is a big money, but if you are in Europe, North America, and some places in Asia and the reste of the world and if you keep this receiver for 20 or 30 years its OK !!! If you can by cash now for 1000 US $ and you will use it as a receiver for 30 years its like you will spend only 3 US $ every month !!! I think its the price to drink a beer in a bar in Paris...And a box of 20 cigarettes is 12 US $ in France. So dont smoke and drink, SWL is better...

 Price in Europe is around 1200 Euros

1000 US $ in USA

To improve the integration into the radio station, the FT-710 offers the possibility to connect an external monitor (DVI-D). In addition to the two USB ports (1x type A, 1x type B), there is also a port for network control. An SD memory card remembers all settings, memory contents and also records QSOs at the touch of a button. Firmare updates are also carried out very conveniently and securely via the SD card.

Like the SSM-75E, the SP-40 loudspeaker is included in the scope of delivery.

https://www.yaesu.com/indexVS.cfm?cmd=DisplayProducts&ProdCatID=102&encProdID=615ADFEAB5EDBC65EBE1D64835F209DB&DivisionID=65&isArchived=0



The screen is not include in the price.















jeudi 14 septembre 2023

MW and SW radio receivers what to buy for maximum 30 US $ ???

 They are a lot of brands of Chinese radios receivers made in China. Some brands are famous like Tecsun and some are almost unknown exept if you search on Amazon, Ebay, Aliexpress, etc.

I try to find Chinese radio receivers not too expensive on Amazon.


TECSUN

https://www.amazon.com/stores/TecsunUSA/page/6C7792C6-5101-4E86-9700-30753546D456?ref_=ast_bln

R-909 at 21.95 US $






XHDATA

D-219 at only 9.76 US $ ( in France the price is near 22 US $ include postage )

https://hackaday.com/2023/03/15/review-xhdata-d-219-short-wave-radio-receiver/



https://www.amazon.com/Portable-Shortwave-Operated-Reception-Earphone/dp/B0BPKJ1XP1/ref=sr_1_3?crid=280A8PV8LTY70&keywords=xhdata&qid=1694696500&sprefix=xhdata%2Caps%2C159&sr=8-3&th=1

D-328 at 16.98 US $



D-368 at 23.90 US $


D-901 at 23.90 US $



Visit the XHDATA RADIWOW stor on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/stores/page/76C787CD-DFB2-4DA0-A688-872F674102E5








KAITO


KA-390 at 19.98 US $



V1 at 24.98 US $


For the rest of cheap prices radio receivers KAITO i dont find on Amazon

You can find these radio receiver on KAITO web site


KA-321 at 20 US $ 

WRX-911 at 20 US $

KA-345 at 20 US $

KA-105 at 29.99





RADDY

RF 30 at 24.99 US $










RETEKESS

V117 at 30 US $
V115 at 25 US$
TR603 at 30 US $







PRUNUS

J-429 at 25 US $
L-238 at 25 US $






AUVISIO 

TAR-312 at 20 US $





15 US $


https://www.amazon.fr/r%C3%A9cepteur-radio-mondial-analogique-bandes/dp/B06XHMGV4Y/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_fr_FR=%C3%85M%C3%85%C5%BD%C3%95%C3%91&crid=2CYVDRLZ8QWLZ&keywords=auvisio+radio&qid=1694700148&s=electronics&sprefix=auvisio+radio%2Celectronics%2C63&sr=1-1


Look all these brands who make cheap price radio receivers


LED Crank Radio with Portable Flashlight, Multi-Band AM FM SW Solar Dynamo Outdoor Emergency Radio



https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B09VF9Y625/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B09VF9Y625&pd_rd_w=rHlZO&content-id=amzn1.sym.2b631440-6276-45ab-a2e4-50e8867cfe1d&pf_rd_p=2b631440-6276-45ab-a2e4-50e8867cfe1d&pf_rd_r=98ZGDBWA9JTPGATDDZE1&pd_rd_wg=BMP3j&pd_rd_r=0749a47e-e9cd-4c02-86b1-d8483e7eed49&s=electronics&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWwy




14 US $

jeudi 7 septembre 2023

China PBS Xizang CNR1 7450 kHz

 SIO 544

7450 PBS XIZANG (CNR1)20:0022:3012.4567Chinese10085
TIB
Lhasa

China jamming Radio Free Asia with Firedrake

 SIO of jammer 533

SIO of radio Free Asia is 522



Firedrake (sometimes labeled as "Firedragon") is the unofficial name of a shortwave broadcast containing loud oriental orchestral music. It exists solely to jam other broadcasts on the same frequency, apparently for censorship. Firedrake broadcasts only contain music; no form of on-air identification has ever been reported. An article on satdirectory.com revealed that the source of the Firedrake shortwave transmissions is a China National Radio satellite feed.

Targeted broadcasts

Firedrake has been logged on frequencies used by Radio Free Asia and Sound of Hope. The jammer is typically used against broadcasts in Chinese targeted to Asia.

http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/prcdragon.pdf

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

https://www.rfa.org/about/help/Anti-Jamming-05022007110912.html


1 hour of very interestin Chinese music !!!






Firedrake also on 9360 kHz today !!!