The Shortwave Radio Audio Archive

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
On March 16, I listened to V32 using the SV1BTL SDR in Athens, Greece. The voice came on at exactly 1800 UTC, but right up to 1759, the bubble jammer was being heard on that frequency. There did not appear to be any jamming during the actual "broadcast". The signal was very strong, averaging 20 dB over 9. At 1823 UTC, there were 12 users listening on this particular SDR, and 8 of them were tuned to 8742 kHz!

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
I made the following recording (March 15, 2026 at 1822 UTC on 7842 kHz USB)) of V32 using a Kiwi SDR in Alvito, Italy. The "tavajjoh" (3X) announcement comes around the 6:09 mark, after which the numbers seem to run together more, rather than distinct groups of 5.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Ghana circa 1971
Frequency: 11.850
Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada
Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna
Notes: Back in 1971, Radio Ghana from Accra had an external service, this one beamed to North America and the Caribbean on 11.850 MHz shortwave. Here are two brief recordings of their drum interval signal followed by sign on in English.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor Jim Jordan, who shares the following recording of Radio Farda being actively jammed. Jim also shares these notes:
Broadcaster: Radio Farda
Date of recording: January 28, 2026
Starting time: 1700 UTC
Frequency: 7.5 MHz
Your location: NW UK
Your receiver and antenna: Lowe HF 150 plus 50m random
Notes: A bit reminiscent of trying to listen to Radio Liberty during the Cold War

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:
Broadcaster: Xing Xing Guangbo Diantai (Star Star Broadcasting Station)
Date of recording: March 16, 2026
Starting time: 2358 UTC
Frequency: 19.052 MHz
Receiver location: Thailand
Receiver and antenna: Kiwi SDR with Wellbrook loop
Mode: Single Side Band
Notes: This is a "numbers station" broadcasting in Mandarin Chinese, presumably sending encrypted messages to Taiwanese intelligence agents in mainland China, from Taiwan. It appears to follow a set daily schedule, and begins each transmission with the tune of a Chinese folk song played on a flute. This is followed by station ID, given twice, and a few announcements in Mandarin, then a sequence of numbers read in groups of four. An excellent article about this station can be found on the Mount Evelyn DX Report written by Rob Wagner VK3BVW in May 2025.