Author: T Witherspoon

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Walker, who shares the following recording of LRA 36. Paul made this recording on Sunday, March 19, 2023, starting at 02:21 UTC in McGrath, Alaska on 15,476 kHz. He was using an ATS25 max radio , an Emtech ZM2 tuner, a DXE preamp, and a 15 foot wellbrook loop.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: ORTF Paris France 1970

Date of recording: 1970

Frequency: 9.620 MHz

Reception location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna

Notes: Here is the interval signal of the ORTF in Paris, France circa 1970. In my early days of shortwave listening, their nice clear French language announcement was good practice prior to tackling weaker African signals in the often static ridden tropical bands.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Gert Irmler, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: R Satélite Santa Cruz / PRU

Date of recording: 1/17/1995

Starting time: 03:14 UTC

Frequency: 6.7245 MHz

Your location: Schwäbisch Gmünd, BW - Germany

Your receiver and antenna: Grundig Satellit 2000, 30m longwire

Notes: OAX2L R Satélite Santa Cruz, Perú
Px: S, Huaynos, jingles, ID, N.A., s/off
SINPO: 34333
Note: Transmitter power acc. to WRTH: 0.15 kW at that time - distance 6500 miles

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Gert Irmler, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: R Satélite Santa Cruz / PRU - 6724.5 kHz

Date of recording: 1/17/1995

Starting time: 03:14

Frequency: 6.724 MHz

Reception location: Schwäbisch Gmünd, BW - Germany

Receiver and antenna: Grundig Satellit 2000, 30m longwire

Notes: OAX2L R Satélite Santa Cruz, Perú
QRG: 6724.5 kHz
QTH: Schwaebisch Gmuend / Germany
Rec: 17th Jan. 1995 - 03:14 UTC (GMT)
Rx, Ant: Grundig Satellit 2000, 30m longwire
Px: S, Huaynos, jingles, ID, N.A., s/off
SINPO: 34333
Note: Transmitter power acc. to WRTH: 0.15 kW

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: Radio Nacional del Paraguay

Frequency: 9.735

Recption location: Thamesford, Ontario, Canada

Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna

Notes: It was always a treat to find Radio Nacional del Paraguay in Asuncion on 9735 kHz. and listen to their amazing music typical of that part of South America. This recording was made in early 1997 but is of unfortunately short duration. Announcements including station identification are in Spanish.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: United Arab Emirates Radio from Abu Dhabi

Frequency: 9.605

Reception location: London, Ontario, Canada

Receiver and antenna: Panasonic RF-3100 and longwire antenna

Notes: Here is short clip of United Arab Emirates Radio from Abu Dhabi in English (circa 1990) broadcasting in the 31 metre band on 9605 khz, as heard in London, Ontario, Canada. Using a Panasonic RF-3100 portable receiver and a long wire antenna.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Liam Spencer, who shares the following recordings and notes:

Broadcaster: BBC World Service

Date of recording: 1/26/2023

Starting time: 01:00 UTC

Frequency: 15.310 MHz

Reciever location: KiwiSDR in Philippines/Thailand

Antenna: 40M delta loop

Notes: This is part one of two of a one hour broadcast from the BBC World Service Relay in Kranji, Singapore. Reason I had to do two parts was due to the signal becoming weak on the KiwiSDR in the Philippines, So I switched to one in Thailand which had a stronger signal.

Broadcaster: BBC World Service

Date of recording: 1/27/2023

Starting time: 01:00 UTC

Frequency: 15.310 MHz

Receiver location: KiwiSDR in Thailand

Antenna: Wellbrook Loop FLX1530LN

Notes: Part 2, the first KiwiSDR I used the signal became to weak to listen to I switched to one in Thailand which had a better signal.
Part 2 covers from 01:11 UTC to 1:59 UTC.

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: PTT voice mirrors from the 1970's Part 3

Frequency: various

Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna

Mode: Single Side Band

Notes:
Point to point stations were commonly found on shortwave in the 1970's outside of the normal SWBC bands. They could often be heard transmitting a repeating test message so a receiving station could tune them in prior to conducting radiotelephone traffic.

1.  U.S. Army radio station ACA, Panama Canal Zone

2.  Oostende Radio, Belgium

3.  PTT, Dakar, Senegal

4.  Reugen Radio, German Democratic Republic

5.  Venezuelan Telephone Company, Caracas

6.  French Telecommunications Service, Djibouti

7.  British Post Office Phototelegraph Network (no location given)

8.  Canadian Overseas Telecommunications Corporation, 

      Yamachiche, Quebec

9.  ENTEL, Bogota, Colombia

10.  Belgian Telegraph and Telephone Administration, Brussels

11.  British Post Office, London, England

12.  France Cables and Radio Company, Fort Lamy, Chad

13.  PTT, Blantyre, Malawi

14.  East African External Telecommunications Company Limited,

        Nairobi, Kenya

15.  International Telecommunications Corporation, Abidjan, Ivory Coast

16.  Office Congolais des Postes et Telecommunications, Kinshasa,Democratic Republic of the Congo

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:

Frequency: various

Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

Your receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna

Mode: Single Side Band

Notes: Part 2 of 3
Point to point stations were commonly found on shortwave in the 1970's outside of the normal SWBC bands. They could often be heard transmitting a repeating test message so a receiving station could tune them in prior to conducting radiotelephone traffic.

1.  Radio Telephone Circuit, Godthaab, Greenland

2.  PTT, Papeete, Tahiti

3.  AFA, USAF Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, USA

4.  AFI,  USAF McClellan AFB Sacramento, CA, USA

5.  Imperial Board of Telecommunications of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

6.  Radiografica Costarricense, San Jose, Costa Rica

7.  International Radio Telephone Service, Havana, Cuba

8.  France Cables and Radio Company, Douala, Cameroon

9.  French Telecommunications Service, Noumea, New Caledonia

10.  AEZ, U.S. Army, Asmara, Ethiopia

11.  French Telecommunications Service, Fort de France, Martinique

12.  CUW, USAF Aerospace Communications Complex, Lajes AFB, Azores

13.  Malgache Republic International Telecommunications Company,

        Tananarive, Madagascar

14.  French Telecommunications Service, Pointe a Pitre, Guadeloupe

15.  France Cables and Radio Company, Niamey, Niger

16.  French Telecommunications Service, St. Pierre et Miquelon

17.  France Cables and Radio Company, Monrovia, Liberia

Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Dan Greenall, who shares the following recording and notes:

Broadcaster: PTT voice mirrors from the 1970's Part 1

Frequency: various

Recption location: Ancaster, Ontario, Canada

Receiver and antenna: Hallicrafters S-52 using a longwire antenna

Mode: Single Side Band

Notes: Part 1 of 3
Point to point stations were commonly found on shortwave in the 1970's outside of the normal SWBC bands. They could often be heard transmitting a repeating test message so a receiving station could tune them in prior to conducting radiotelephone traffic.

Point to point stations were commonly found on shortwave in the 1970's outside of the normal SWBC bands. They could often be heard transmitting a repeating test message so a receiving station could tune them in prior to conducting radiotelephone traffic. These recordings were all made at Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, using either a Hallicrafters S52 or Realistic DX150A receiver hooked up to a long wire antenna.

1.  Australian Overseas Radiotelephone Service, Sydney

2.  Reykjavik Radio, Iceland

3.  Moscow Radio Telephone Station, USSR

4.  Radio Telephone Station, Warsaw, Poland

5.  Overseas Station Berlin, German Democratic Republic

6.  Yugoslav Telegraph and Telephone Administration, Belgrade

7.  Swiss Telegraph and Telephone Administration, Bern

8.  ITALCABLE, Rome, Italy

9.  Netherlands PTT, Amsterdam

10.  Cyprus Telecommunications Authority, Nicosia

11.  Cairo Radio Telephone Terminal, Arab Republic of Egypt

12. PTT and Radio Administration, Tel Aviv, Israel

13. Saudi Arabian Post, Telegraph and Telephone Administration, Jeddah

14.  Moroccan Radio Electrical Centre, Rabat

15.  Companhia Portuguesa Radio Marconi, Luanda, Angola

16.  RCA Global Communications, New York City

17.  France Cables and Radio Company, Lome, Togo

18.  Zambian Post Office, Lusaka