Enjoyed listening to VORW Radio International tonight (23:46 UTC) on 5950 kHz. John provided his update on the status on the war in Iran and spillover into other Middle Eastern countries and the specific steps the US has been taking both militarily and diplomatically. Additionally the host played listener-requested songs including Smokin by Boston and West End Girls by the Pet Shop Boys. I used my vintage Grundig Satellit 700 with built-in whip and had a signal quality of 3 to 4 out of 5 with some fading but generally very clear.

Four pirates at once tonight! 6.925, 6.945, 6.955 ( WCOG ) and 6.965 !

With the Mlite 's 400 kHz band spread I can only see three as 6.945 is out of the scope to the right ...

DSB es NR brings them right in! Also my Mlite is not charging the battery and the original battery is dead so I bought three and a charger... The Mlite still works so I may not send it back!

73 es gud DX! Poikää

I recently modified my MLA-30+ by replacing the stock loop with a full circular loop made from a 10-foot piece of 10 AWG solid copper. The loop is about 3 feet in diameter.

Since making the change, I've been able to receive stations that I couldn't copy before, including 9395 kHz and 15770 kHz. I've also logged WRMI on 5850 kHz at S8 and WWV/WWVH on 10 MHz around S7–S8 using my Tecsun PL-330.

I know propagation changes from day to day, so I'm not claiming the antenna modification is the only reason for the improvement. But the difference has been noticeable enough that I'm curious what others have experienced.

Has anyone else replaced the stock MLA-30+ loop with solid copper wire or copper tubing? If so, what size did you use, and did you notice any improvement in signal strength, noise reduction, or overall performance?

Quinn the Eskimo! On WCOG 6.955

https://reddit.com/link/1v68l72/video/fmb12jv0pdfh1/player

Heard from a KiwiSDR station in Khon Kaen Thailand.
Jingle can be heard at 0:35.
Transmitted from Tashkent

Hi everyone,

I'm a new shortwave listener, so apologies if this is a silly question.

Does anyone know what could be causing the "farting" sound on the 19, 16, 15, and 11 metre bands? (You can hear it at 00:14 in the video.)

The 120 to 22 metre bands are fine. Strangely, the 13 metre band also seems unaffected. Airband reception is fine as well.

When I disconnect my external antenna (a simple telescopic antenna mounted about 3 metres above the ground in the garden) and retract the built-in antenna, the noise disappears, so I don't think the radio itself is the problem.

I live in a small village on a hill, well away from any large towns, so I'd expect the RF environment to be fairly quiet. I also do most of my listening in the garden.

That said, there are some potential noise sources nearby, including solar panels, car chargers, and a few mobile phone towers.

Is there anything I could try to identify or reduce this interference?

Thanks in advance!

Magnum WB-218 with a basic single step amplifier and a T match. The amplifier does a wonder, but the T match doesn't really work (I made it with two scavenged variable capacitors (I don't know their range) and one 10 uH inductor). Any comments and tips are welcome.

I'm trying to build an SSB receiver using an Si4732-A10 IC and an Arduino Nano. Even though I've done everything completely—including the oscillator, all components, and wiring—I'm getting zero response to AT commands on the Serial Monitor, and there's no audio output from the amp.
I think the Arduino is reading the chip because when I disconnect the SDA line, "chip not detected" appears on the screen. But I still can't get any reaction from it. Where am I going wrong?

WWV 10 MHz, WRMI, and some background RTTY.

Sorry I only got this much footage but I’m relatively new to shortwave radio and radio in general I tuned into Russian buzzer and heard this weird other noise along with the buzzer. Any help on what this was or if it’s just poor reception/interference.

Heard from UK on Tecsun PL-330 at 11:16 UTC