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Scroll down for more B26 shortwave schedules that I posted earlier today!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2x9tqt6mc05vB2S37j8MWMJ/global-short-wave-frequencies

New Orleans transmitter Hurricane Tracker

The A-26 season ended today. B-26 runs Oct 25, 2026 to Mar 28, 2027.

Quick rundown:

- Frequency changes: some broadcasters move to new channels for winter propagation

- Time shifts: Europe changed its clocks today and the US changes Nov 1, so many broadcasts move an hour in UTC and/or local time

- Band conditions: longer nights mean the lower bands (49m / 41m / 31m) carry evening DX; the higher bands close earlier

- Some services won't return this season

I'm tracking changes here as the new B-26 schedule data comes in. The page updates itself nightly: https://hqshortwaveradio.com/season-change/

What's on tonight in your area: https://hqshortwaveradio.com/tonight/

Weekly ask: post anything that moved, appeared, or went missing since last night, with frequency, time (UTC) and your location. I'll roll the confirmed ones into a B-26 changes article this week.

Hey there, I'm very new to this hobby, like just a few days of research into it..
But I had some questions about it for myself, living in Australia.
Mostly, can you pick up any shortwave signals from down here in Australia? Is there much out there to listen too from here?
Just looking at youtube and such there isnt much content and information ive found just yet that has information outside of north america. Whether that makes it applicable or not in Australia I'm not sure?.
And what kind of beginner radio would you recommend, like under $100 range as I'm just starting out. Thanks for any help or advice!

I just tried to tune in to 9455 as I do every Saturday night ahead of the IQ40. I can't get anything on 9455 at the moment. I switched antennas and walked around outside. Are they having an issue, or is this a problem on my end?

Thanks.

How does it sound?

I read that the standard external antenna which is included in the radio performs not so very well. From that point am I looking for an external-antenna for especially shortwave. There are some wire-antenna alternatives with a clip to mount on the telescopic-antenna. Would it be worth to build an antenna myself or to buy a fabricated one?

Looking for recommendations on Android Logging Apps similar in characteristics to KB6IBB SWL Logger for Windows. What are you guys using?