In memory of Maximilian Kolbe, special callsign 4A2MAX is active until the 31 August. Kolbe is venerated by the Catholic Church as the patron saint of amateur radio operators. Activity will be on the 80 to 6m bands using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via Logbook of the World, eQSL, QRZ.com or via EA5GL. […]
Over the past 12 months, the RSGB has announced the appointment of four Champions to work with young people and encourage their participation in amateur radio and STEM activities: Chris Aitken, MM0WIC – RSGB Youth Chair and School Youth Champion Rhys Williams, M0WGY/AJ6XD – RSGB University Youth Champion Sam McCutchion, M7UEL – RSGB Youth Champion […]
Aldir, PY1SAD is active as 8R1TM from Guyana until the 23 September. He is operating CW, SSB and digital modes on all bands and via satellite. QSL via Logbook of the World, eQSL, QRZ.com, or directly to PY1SAD. Don, KW7R is active as V73KW from the Marshall Islands until September. He operates CW and FT8 on […]
On Sundays, Appledore and District Amateur Radio Club has a net on 1.860MHz from 9.30am, followed by an SSB net on 144.260MHz at 10.30am. The Club has weekday nets taking place from 4pm on 145.450MHz, except Wednesday when the net takes place via GB3DN. Later on Wednesdays, there is a net from 8pm on 144.260MHz. […]
The next meeting of Aberdare and District Amateur Radio Society will be held on Friday 5 September at Hirwaun YMCA Hall, CF44 9RB from 6pm. Ian Miles 2W0IWM, info@aberdareradio.club Aberkenfig and District Amateur Radio Club has its weekly meeting on Wednesday from 7pm at Tondu Railway Club, Station Approach, Bridgend. The club is an approved […]
The presentation Maxwell’s Equations are mysterious to many, but they are really a beautiful work of mathematical art that is at the heart of radio. The mathematics seems impenetrable without advanced calculus, however, there is another way to look at it: visually. This talk will take you inside a Gaussian surface, around a curl, and […]
The presentation V73WW was a team DXpedition to the Marshall Islands in February 2025 where the group spent 14 days on island making 103,864 QSOs in CW, SSB, RTTY and FT8. The Marshall Islands were ranked number 96 in the DXCC Most Wanted list according to Clublog (Clublog: July 2025). The team was made up of […]
It is with sadness that we have to report yet another great loss to the Amateur community and especially Raynet in the passing of Robert (Bob) Clinton G0BUX, one of Eastbourne & Wealden Raynet Group’s most valued members for nineteen years. Bob was 89, and until very recently was still an active member, and remained […]
Many thanks to SRAA contributor, Paul Watson, who shares the following recording. Paul notes:
“During the 1980s I was listening to shortwave radio from my home near London, in the southeast of England. I had a cassette recorder connected to the receiver and taped anything interesting that caught my ear. Little did I know that 40 years later the majority of these stations would have disappeared and I would have the opportunity to share these recordings with the world.”
This recording is part of a five-part compilation series Paul has created, grouping international shortwave broadcasters by region. The majority of the clips are in English and feature interval signals, station IDs, and sign-ons/offs—a rich snapshot of shortwave radio during its Cold War-era heyday.
This particular compilation focuses on: Eastern Europe and USSR
All recordings were made during the 1980s, most in the first half of the decade. While frequencies and exact dates aren’t provided, Paul has kindly included timestamps noting when each broadcaster appears in the audio. These are listed below for easy reference.
We’re grateful to Paul for sharing this excellent audio time capsule and for his efforts to preserve and document the golden era of international broadcasting.
Getting on the air – written by Leon, 2E0VUF Today was another busy day for the group, with a focus on operating and building. We constructed two kits today, both CW related. Firstly, the Winkeyer CW keyer, which was a PCB construction kit. Secondly, a CW paddle which was a 3D printed kit that we […]
