PCJ Media Special About Shortwave Radio In Africa
Ears To Our World, a non-profit organization that distributes self-powered shortwave radios to classrooms in the 3rd world, is soon to be featured in a special dedicated radio show. The one-hour...
View ArticleRadio As A Force For Peace
Jocelyne Sambira In many countries ravaged by war and violent conflict, radio is sometimes the only way of getting information. In most of these regions, there is little or no infra- structure and...
View ArticleMyke shares 2012 season of ShortWaveMusic
Myke, over at ShortWaveMusic, has made his entire 2012 season of ShortWaveMusic freely downloadable on SoundCloud. This series was recorded from December 31, 2011 – January 16, 2012 throughout the West...
View ArticleShortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Impala (Rwanda)
Yesterday, while recording the BBC coverage of Portugal v. Ghana in the World Cup, I noticed a relatively strong carrier on 17,540 kHz. A quick check of schedules and I realized this was the Rwandan...
View ArticleA map of every device connected to the Internet
(Source: John Matherly, via Gizmodo) SWLing Post reader, Mehmet Burk, shares this tweet from Sherry Rehman: Portrait of an unequally connected planet. A map of every device connected to the internet:...
View ArticleShortwave Radio Recordings: Channel Africa
Despite dismal propagation, I was quite happy to receive a relatively strong signal earlier this week (31 August 2015) from Channel Africa, starting around 16:40 UTC on 15,235 kHz. This recording...
View ArticleShortwave Radio Recordings: Radio Biafra
Last week, I received a tip from SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson: Radio Biafra, a new clandestine station, was audible on 15,560 kHz via the Universite Twente Web SDR. Despite miserable...
View ArticleGuest Post: Shortwave Recordings from Mount Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro (Photo: Chris Johnson) Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Chris Johnson, for sharing the following guest post: Shortwave Recordings from Kilimanjaro by Chris Johnson Last month,...
View ArticleThe Conversation: “100 Years of Radio in Africa: from propaganda to people’s...
Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Marty, who shares the following article from The Conversation: 100 years of radio in Africa: from propaganda to people’s power (The Conversation) Radio is...
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