1976 U.S. Bicentennial Callsigns

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: Hi Thomas, In 1976, amateur radio operators in the United States were allowed the option of using a special prefix in place of thei…

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Time Stations from the 1970s Heard in Ontario, Canada — And What You Can Still Hear Today

by Dan Greenall Time and standard frequency stations have been around for a long time.  In my early years of DXing, there were more than 20 of them scattered all over the globe.  These two pages fr…

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DXing from another country – Bermuda 1975

by Dan Greenall A half-century ago, long before the internet, e-mail, and SDRs, I was fortunate to visit the islands of Bermuda. In addition to meeting up with a fellow amateur radio operator, whom…

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VOA Hitting the Target in Korea

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: Hi Thomas, Judging by the 60 dB over S9 signal strength on a Kiwi SDR receiver in South Korea, I would say the Voice of America is …

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Ethiopia on Shortwave – Then and Now

by Dan Greenall Back in the early 1970’s, Radio Voice of the Gospel, station ETLF, in Addis Ababa was the best way to hear this country, though it was by no means an everyday occurrence here …

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Dan Notes: Radio 567 is Back On The Air from NSW

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: Hi Thomas Update to my post in February: The low-powered Australian, Radio 567 from Wee Waa, NSW, seems to be back on the air after…

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Radio Televisyen Malaysia Active on Shortwave: New Logs from Kajang Transmitting Station

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following update: A follow-up to my post last month: I am now hearing RTM regularly on shortwave on both 11885 kHz and 15295 kHz…

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BBC Interval Signals – Then and Now

by Dan Greenall A half century ago, the BBC World Service used a number of different interval signals.   A few minutes prior to the start of a broadcast, a recognizable, often repeating tune would …

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A Mystery Signal and a Fast Answer from UDXF

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Dan Greenall, who write:  Hi Thomas I still have a tendency to scan the utility frequencies from time to time, much as I did over 50 years ago. Now, though, I…

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Is Nasional FM on Shortwave Full-Time?

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Greenall, who writes: Hi Thomas Regarding a post on the WRTH Facebook page from December 17, 2025, there was a report that “Nasional FM” was …

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