Sergio & Serguéi: a new radio-centric international film
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Cap, who shares a link to the international trailer of Sergio & Serguéi: a new Cuban film featuring shortwave and ham radio: Click here to view the trailer...
View ArticleBudget proposes drastic cuts to Radio Martí
Note that the Edward R. Murrow Transmitting Station–the last VOA/BBG transmitting site in the US–is the main provider of Radio Marti over shortwave. No doubt, this proposed cut could close the site...
View ArticleMiami Herald: Cuban spies and shortwave numbers
I should note that we have several recordings and frequencies for the numbers station HM01, which is mentioned in this article. Very happy to see that they interviewed Chris Smolinski: (Source: Miami...
View ArticleShortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Progreso
For your listening pleasure: one hour, twenty eight minutes of Radio Progreso (Cuba), recorded on February 28, 2014 starting around 2:15 UTC on 4,765 kHz. Though I’m not certain, I’m pretty sure this...
View ArticleAn SWL perspective on US/Cuba relations
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, London Shortwave, who has posted an article on his blog regarding US/Cuba relations after Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro announced, last Tuesday, the...
View ArticleRadio Martí: an uncertain future with the “thaw” in US/Cuba relations
Havana, Cuba (Photo: Wikimedia) (Source: PRI) On first impression, Radio and TV Martí looks and feels pretty much like any other newsroom. Emilio Vazquez shows me around, and we stop and watch two...
View ArticleRemembering the 5th anniversary of Radio Havana Cuba
Many thanks to SWLing Post reader, Jake, who writes: Just passing along this scan of an Associated Press story about the 5th anniversary of Radio Havana Cuba. It ran in The Virginian-Pilot on May 8,...
View ArticleHurricane Matthew: VOA adds emergency shortwave coverage for Haiti
Many thanks to Mauno Ritola who notes the following news via the WRTH Facebook page: VOA emergency shortwave coverage for Haiti in Creole & English has started as follows via Greenville [North...
View ArticleVideo: Ivan surveys Cuban TV from a cruise ship
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ivan Cholakov, who shares the following: [W]hile on a cruise ship 30 miles off the coast of Cuba (January 2017) I pointed a small active antenna towards the...
View ArticleA quick view of my shack in Oxford, UK & recent transatlantic medium wave DX
Someone recently described my shack in Oxford as ‘an impressive mess’…. and that really is just about the most positive comment I’ve ever received regarding my listening post! So, my apologies for...
View ArticleRijmenants’ paper sheds light on Cuban numbers stations
I’m always amazed by the remarkable talents and extraordinary knowledge of SWLing Post readers. Dirk Rijmenants recently commented on one of our Cuban spy numbers station postings: [T]hanks for your...
View ArticleStarting tonight, Radio Progreso on shortwave
According to Arnie Coro at Radio Havana Cuba, the Cuban medium wave broadcaster Radio Progreso will begin an “experimental” shortwave broadcast on 4,765 kHz from 00:30 till 04:00 UTC on October 1st,...
View ArticleBruce Conti’s map of Cuban mediumwave locations
(Source: bamlog.com/cubalist.htm) Many thanks to David Goren for sharing a link to this excellent map of Cuba mediumwave locations. Check out the map along with Bruce Conti’s list of frequencies,...
View ArticleSeeking information: 1959 Radio Progreso broadcasts by Daniel Fignolé and...
SWLing Post community: perhaps you can help with an inquiry I recently received. Radio historian, Alejandra Bronfman, writes: Dear Thomas; I’m a historian of radio in the Caribbean, and David Goren...
View ArticleFrom Cuba with noise? Massive jamming on the 40 meter band.
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, 13dka, who shares the following guest post: Massive jamming on 40m (possibly from Cuba) is bugging the radio community by 13dka Apparently this is going on for a...
View ArticleRadio Waves: 20K Hz & The Buzzer, Cuba Jamming, Rugby Radio Station soon a...
Radio Waves: Stories Making Waves in the World of Radio Because I keep my ear to the waves, as well as receive many tips from others who do the same, I find myself privy to radio-related stories that...
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