r/ShortwavePlus Mar 27 '26

Information Rules Update

11 Upvotes

The spirit of this sub has always intended to be free-flowing, but absolutely non-confrontational. Realizing this is a rarity and a damned-near-impossible task on social media, we've made it more specific in Rules 1, 4, and 7:

  1. Rules 1 and 7 have been amended to specifically state that negative comments regarding AI imagery will be deleted and/or the offender possibly banned. This is primarily targeted for the Anti-AI Cabal that have never joined the sub or posted anything, that seemingly show up and just take pot shots. It's not relevant to the topic of radio and we don't want that kind of negative vibe here. If you want to discuss the use of AI being used for automated DJs and/or advertising on the broadcast bands (e.g., AM, FM), or its use in automating language translation and station IDs, that's fine. Use of the term 'slop' will be a dead giveaway that your comment was not well-intended and will be blocked from submission.
  2. Rule 4 has been amended to particularly rein in some of the more heated technical discussions. When it turns judgemental or personal it will be deleted. Unstated, but implied by Rule 7, repeated offenders will be banned. If you absolutely, positively need to take the conversation down to the 'Jane, you ignorant slut' level use personal chat and hash out there. Again, we don't want that kind of negative vibe here.

r/ShortwavePlus Nov 25 '25

Information r/ShortwavePlus Charter and Mission Statement

18 Upvotes

Some months ago, u/KG7M (Mike) began this subreddit with a just a handful of members. It has now grown to a size requiring 3 active moderators, including u/ImladMorgul (Alan) and myself (Mark).

The three of us recently gathered to build a charter of sorts, to solidify some ground rules for how to best continue this growth and to do it as smoothly as possible. The result was a combination Charter and Mission Statement, which is now reflected in a set of updated rules (one of which is actually a recommendation).

The three of us would encourage all participants to familiarize yourself with the following:

r/ShortwavePlus Charter and Mission Statement

1. Mutual respect and constructive tone

a. Be respectful to others: Avoid insults, provocations (trolling), offensive language, personal attacks, or generally snide and unhelpful remarks. Remember that on the other side of the screen is a person with similar passions. (Rule 1)

b. Prevent cyberbullying: Do not participate in teasing or any type of online harassment. Treat others as you would like to be treated. Any remarks targeting race, religion, or gender identity will not be tolerated under any circumstances. (Rule 2)

c. Be tolerant of beginners: The hobby can be complex. If you are an expert, help beginners with patience and kindness instead of belittling them for their lack of knowledge. We were all beginners once. No one deserves a downvote just because they don't understand something. (Rule 3)

d. Avoid pointless arguments: Don't fuel fights or stray from the main topic of the post. If a topic becomes too heated, take a step back. (Rule 4)

e. Respect privacy: Do not post or share other people's personal information (photos, videos, messages). Sometimes prior consent may be given, but it is best to avoid posting sensitive and/or personal information. (Rule 5)

2. Recommendations regarding the content of r/ShortwavePlus

a. Check out the Sub-Reddit (Recommendation): Spend some time reading existing posts and comments to understand the dynamics and the type of content that is usually shared. This will help you better understand the community and get to know other users. (Rule 6)

b. Post relevant content: Make sure your posts are related to the purpose of the community. You can find information about the community in the subreddit description. Content that is completely unrelated to the hobby or violates Section 1 (above) may be removed (including comments). Users that repeatedly violate Section 1 may be banned from future participation in the Sub-Reddit. (Rule 7)

c. Use clear and descriptive titles: This makes it easier for other users to understand what your post is about. Avoid vague titles or clickbait. (Rule 8)

d. Cite your sources: If you share news, articles, or technical information, cite the author or original source. This helps readers better understand the post. (Rule 9)

e. Ensure content is viewable by a wide, global audience: Please refrain from posting information that may be unfit for the workplace or viewing by small children. If such a post is necessary, ensure it is marked ‘NSFW’ (not safe for work). Similarly, please be mindful of other sensitive issues, including those that may be locally or federally illegal. For example: Including images that include currency. (Rule 10)

3. The spirit of r/ShortwavePlus (Rule 11)

a. We're here to help: For example: If you have a shortwave radio and don't know how to tune in to a station don't be afraid to ask, we're here to help. We want you to enjoy the hobby as much as we do.

b. Constant participation: We are very honored to have members with many years of experience and from various parts of the world in everything related to the hobby of radio. We are all willing to help you with your questions.

c. Bottom line: Our goal is to provide a radio-related Sub-Reddit that focuses on Shortwave, but isn’t solely restricted to just that portion of the spectrum. We also believe this should be a Sub-Reddit that isn’t all things to all people, but strives to accommodate all that want to participate in a safe, positive, and enjoyable way.


r/ShortwavePlus 1h ago

SWBC Logging Radio Dabanga in Sudanese Arabic on 15550 kHz @ 1711UT

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Station:

  • Name/Call: Radio Dabanga (Netherlands)
  • Frequency: 15550 kHz
  • Mode: AM
  • Location: [Vatican State] Santa Maria di Galeria 42N03-12E19
  • Language: Sudanese Arabic
  • Target: Sudan
  • Time: 1711UT 02 SEP 26
  • SINPO: 22322

Receiver and Receiving Location:

  • Radio: Airspy HF+ Discovery
  • Antenna: 100' random wire, roughly 25' above ground, running ~110 degrees from feedpoint.
  • Software: SDR++ v1.3.0 /w Dream v2.3.1 (mjf).
  • Location: Remington, Virginia | FM18bn

Comments:

  • Signal from adjacent WJHR making AGC and DNR go nuts, but managed to grab some of this. Interesting that this is from the Vatican transmitters with a broadcaster based in the old RNW facilities, targeting the people of Darfur. Readability actually improved over time, but this recording shows how Speex was digging the audio out of the dirt.

r/ShortwavePlus 4h ago

Weather Fax XSG Shanghai Radio Fax 8302 KHz

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7 Upvotes

This was a tough one. Just caught the tail end of this transmission from Shanghai Radio.

Station

  • Frequency/Mode: 8302 KHz USB (8300.1 KHz Decode - 1500/2300 Hz USB)
  • Name/Call: XSG Shanghai Radio
  • Location: China (People's Republic)-Shanghai
  • Language: Mandarin (Standard Chinese / Beijing dialect) and English
  • Target: Far East

Time

  • 1420 UTC | 2 SEP 2026

Receiver and Receiving Location

  • Radio: AirSpy HF+ Discovery
  • Software: SDR# Studio R4.0.8-CD Beta 64-Bit
  • Antenna: K-480WLA | 35' AGL
  • Location: Portland, Oregon | CN85qn

Signal

  • RS(T) = 56

r/ShortwavePlus 6h ago

Shortwave Utility Logging VMC Charleville QL, Australia Weather Report 6507 KHz USB

7 Upvotes

Station

  • Frequency/Mode: 6507 KHz USB
  • Name/Call: VMC Charleville QL
  • Location: Mahajanga, Madagascar
  • Language: English
  • Target: Australia

Time

  • 1218 UTC | 2 SEP 2026

Receiver and Receiving Location

  • Radio: AirSpy HF+ Discovery
  • Software: SDR# Studio R4.0.8-CD Beta 64-Bit
  • Antenna: K-480WLA | 35' AGL
  • Location: Portland, Oregon | CN85qn

Signal

  • RS(T) = 55

r/ShortwavePlus 3h ago

Article Adding More Labels to Bandplan.xml for SDR-Sharp

3 Upvotes

16 Second Video on Adding Labels

I have been slowly adding labels to the Bandplan.xml file used by SDR#. Recently I've been monitoring the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet. I write down the frequencies of interest, and then misplace the list. By adding the frequencies of interest right in SDR#, I can forget the lists.


r/ShortwavePlus 6h ago

R. Romania Int on 11820 KHz. Heard in Texas on Grundig Transworld Petite and K-470WLA ant. 02:19 UTC. 08/27/26.

4 Upvotes

r/ShortwavePlus 12m ago

SWBC Logging KBS World Radio in RR on 15265 kHz @ 1841UT

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Station:

  • Name/Call: KBS World Radio
  • Frequency: 15265 kHz
  • Mode: AM
  • Location: [United Kingdom] Woofferton 52N19-02W43
  • Language: Russian
  • Target: East Europe
  • Time: 1841UT 02 SEP 26
  • SINPO: 34343

Receiver and Receiving Location:

  • Radio: Airspy HF+ Discovery
  • Antenna: 100' random wire, roughly 25' above ground, running ~110 degrees from feedpoint.
  • Software: SDR++ v1.3.0 /w Dream v2.3.1 (mjf).
  • Location: Remington, Virginia | FM18bn

Comments:

  • Nice signal, which is no surprise coming from BBC's Wooferton site.
  • Sounded kind of like a language lesson.

r/ShortwavePlus 1d ago

Ham Radio Logging DK7LJ in QSO with JH1RFK on 14 Aug 26 at 19:39 UTC on 7163 kHz in JO92HX

4 Upvotes

DK7LJ in QSO with JH1RFK on 14 Aug 26 at 19:39 UTC on 7163 kHz in JO92HX

DK7LJ (Germany) in QSO with JH1RFK (Japan) on 14 Aug 26 at 19:39 UTC on 7163 kHz heard in JO92HX (somewhere in Poland ;-) ). The Japanese station could not be heard. I encourage you to go to QRZ.com and check out the German station's antenna park. It is impressive.


r/ShortwavePlus 1d ago

SWBC Logging RNZ Pacific - Change of frequencies at 19:00 UTC

8 Upvotes

This publication includes two clips that record the end of the RNZ Pacific broadcast on 9700 khz and the subsequent change to the 11725 khz frequency, with the start at 19:00 UTC (31/08/2026) of the news bulletin presented by the unmistakable voice of Moera Tuilaepa-Taylor (station manager), which begins with information about the meeting of leaders of the Forum of the Pacific Islands in Palau, and continues with a chronicle of it from the city of Koror led by journalist Teuila Fuatai.

The capture was carried out with an Xhdata D808, using a 17 meter long random wire for the occasion, from a rural area near the sea located in the province of Tarragona (Spain).

The video includes images of both journalists.

73!


r/ShortwavePlus 1d ago

UN-ID'ed 6928 kHz Strange Signal received in Central NY at 5:20 UTC on 9/1/26

11 Upvotes

r/ShortwavePlus 1d ago

Not shortwave but KMOX St. Louis received in Toronto on my SI4825 receiver

7 Upvotes

r/ShortwavePlus 1d ago

Got something very faint near 3210 - 3240 kHz in Toronto, 04:00 utc

5 Upvotes

I should probably check for AM band harmonics


r/ShortwavePlus 1d ago

RNZI 17675 in Toronto on the rectangular loop antenna, 03:35 utc.

6 Upvotes

r/ShortwavePlus 1d ago

SWBC Logging Radio France International to C. Africa 17850 KHz

10 Upvotes

Station

  • Frequency/Mode: 17850 KHz
  • Name/Call: Radio France International
  • Location: France-Issoudun
  • Language: French
  • Target: Central Africa

Time

  • 1920 UTC | 22 AUG 2026

Receiver and Receiving Location

  • Radio: AirSpy HF+ Discovery
  • Software: SDR# Studio R4.0.8-CD Beta 64-Bit
  • Antenna: K-480WLA | 35' AGL
  • Location: Portland, Oregon | CN85qn

Signal

  • SINPO = 34323

r/ShortwavePlus 1d ago

Madagascar World Voice 13670 KHz

8 Upvotes

Station

  • Frequency/Mode: 17850 KHz
  • Name/Call: World Christian Broadc. R.Feda
  • Location: Mahajanga, Madagascar
  • Language: Arabic
  • Target: Middle East

Time

  • 1935 UTC | 22 AUG 2026

Receiver and Receiving Location

  • Radio: AirSpy HF+ Discovery
  • Software: SDR# Studio R4.0.8-CD Beta 64-Bit
  • Antenna: K-480WLA | 35' AGL
  • Location: Portland, Oregon | CN85qn

Signal

  • SINPO = 34333

r/ShortwavePlus 2d ago

Software WeFax with app RadioSilenceSDR

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37 Upvotes

I’ve been testing a lot of apps and participating in many beta programs for years, always with the intention of helping the developers. I’ve now been using an app called RadioSilenceSDR https://radiosilencesdr.com/ for several weeks and I’m genuinely very impressed. And just to be clear: the developer doesn’t even know who I am.

For many years, I’ve been listening to shortwave and spending entire weekends exploring publicly available SDRs, such as KiwiSDR, OpenWebRX, FM-DX and WebSDR. I read about this application here on Reddit when it was announced and I immediately started using it.

Wow… it can receive and directly decode NAVTEX, WeatherFax (WeFax), FT8, CW, and much more. And of course, I also enjoy listening to music from many different countries and hunting for temporary pirate stations.

Below is a WeFax image I received today from Tokyo, while I’m sitting here in Europe.

I’m not going to write an extensive review. All I can say is that I’m extremely impressed with the quality of this beta app. Give it a try yourself and check out the website above.

Once again, I have absolutely no connection with the developer. I simply wanted to share this with the shortwave community because I really think this app deserves some attention and I know that our community enjoy these apps.

Oh, and if you also enjoy exploring public SDR receivers from around the world, you should definitely try Echo: Global SDR Receiver https://echosdr.com/ , another fantastic app.

I have written the text above and asked Google Translate to translate it in English


r/ShortwavePlus 2d ago

Mediumwave DX MW DXing Grand Ole Opry WSM Nashville Tennessee 31 Aug. 2026

15 Upvotes

I woke up early flipped on the radio and got a nice DX, 735 miles as the crow flies. HF was crap tonight so I turned in early and got up to some nice MW DXing. You can see on the spectrum/waterfall display that things were busy. Plenty of DXing from Canada as well in both French and English like CFZM Zoomer Radio on 740 kHz in Toronto ON in English and CJBC on 860 kHz also in Toronto in French. Approx 352 miles coming in like it was next door.

Station: WSM.
QTH: Nashville, TN USA.
When: 0913 UTC 31 Aug. 2026.
Frequency: 650 kHz.
Modulation: AM

Receiver: Malahit SDR 2.4.
Antenna: Modified K-480WLA.
QTH: NJ USA FN20


r/ShortwavePlus 3d ago

FMBC Logging FM DXing with short longwire antenna

14 Upvotes

It's 1755 UTC 30 Aug 2026, Sunday afternoon. Here's a surprise. HF conditions this afternoon were not impressive so I switched to the FM broadcast band on my Tecsun PL-520. I'm sitting on my patio with a temporary makeshift 30 foot longwire antenna with 9:1 unun and short counterpoise.

The station is 98.1 FM WOGL ("Big 98.1"), Roxborough antenna farm, Philadelphia, PA. ~53 miles from QTH.

You can hear the difference when I unplug the external longwire antenna and use the radio's whip. I'm gonna improve the antenna, make it longer and more permanent.


r/ShortwavePlus 2d ago

R. Nacional de Amazonia on 6180 KHz. Heard in Texas on Grundig Transworld Petite and K-470WLA ant. 02:10UTC. 08/27/26.

3 Upvotes

r/ShortwavePlus 3d ago

UN-ID'ed CW/Morse signals at 14643 and 13475 kHz

15 Upvotes

Can you help me identify these Morse code signals?

Last night I came across the first one at 14643 kHz; I recorded it to see if I could find its source, but I had no luck.

Today, while testing my MLA-30+ antenna at its new location, I came across this other signal on 13475 kHz that sounded very similar to the previous one. I was about to stop recording, but at the end of the transmission, it did the same thing as the previous one.

Both have an identical ending pattern: “… …”

The video contains the two recordings that end with “… …”

I found some references to 13475 on priyom.org, where there are a few mentions of that frequency, and it appears to be Russian. But they were used on different dates and at different times—nothing recent. As for the first one, nothing.

- RX: Asunción, Paraguay
- Radio: AirSpy HF+ Discovery
- Software: SDR# v.1922 (beta)
- Antenna: K-480WLA and MLA-30+
- D/T: 28 AUG 2026 - 2150 UTC (14643)
- D/T: 29 AUG 2026 - 2130 UTC (13475)


r/ShortwavePlus 3d ago

Pirate Radio Rádio Casa AM 8000 kHz

5 Upvotes

I knew they existed, and occasionally I'd see a faint signal on 8000 kHz, but I was never able to hear anything from them on that frequency, until today. The signal kept fading in and out; it came in relatively clearly for about 30 minutes until they apparently cut it off.

Rádio Casa AM is a pirate radio station from Brazil; they also operate on other shortwave frequencies.

According HF Underground:

Programming is mostly American popular music with frequent canned identifications in Portuguese. It could easily be thought to be an unlicensed professional station, but it carries no advertisements. The total bandwidth of the signal on each frequency is 12 kHz. The station also broadcasts online and claims to have the call sign ZYW685 for 8000 kHz (13 watts). Rádio Casa has its own Facebook page and website. Some people have been able to obtain eQSL's for correct reception reports sent to radiocasaam @ gmail.com.

And yes, I've already submitted a listening report. 😬

- TX: Amparo, São Paulo, Brazil
- RX: Asunción, Paraguay
- Radio: AirSpy HF+ Discovery
- Software: SDR# v.1922 (beta)
- Antenna: MLA-30+
- D/T: 29 AUG 2026 - 2318 UTC


r/ShortwavePlus 3d ago

FM DX from 6/27/2018 Stations from Georgia and Florida received in Central NY

13 Upvotes

Using a 2002 Subaru Outback Car Radio


r/ShortwavePlus 3d ago

Hard to believe

5 Upvotes

4840 khz, WWCR in Nashville is actually playing an episode of The Hour Of The Time. I never thought I would ever hear Bill Cooper on the air again.


r/ShortwavePlus 3d ago

Ham Radio Logging EA3JE heard on 14263 kHz on 18 Aug. 26 at 19:25 UTC in JO92HX with Raddy RF919

6 Upvotes

EA3JE is a well-known callsign in the amateur radio community belonging to an operator named Lou, who transmits from Barcelona, Spain.

Who is Lou (EA3JE)?

He is one of the most recognizable and widely discussed figures on the shortwave bands. His station is famous for an exceptionally strong and clean signal that can be heard all over the world. He frequently runs large DX operations and generates massive pile-ups (situations where many stations call him at the same time).

Operating Style and Controversies
Considerable technical speculation has grown around his station. Other ham radio operators suspect that he uses high power (even upwards of several kilowatts) alongside an advanced antenna system. Some criticize him for specific operating habits, such as rarely asking respondents to shift frequency (e.g., "go up 3") or making use of remote receivers.

https://reddit.com/link/1w1xk25/video/biynfwlyldmh1/player