Here are some recent Shortwave logs from Camden, Arkansas.. It's about 75 miles east of Texarkana, Texas..110 miles northeast of Shreveport, Louisiana and 100 miles southwest of Little Rock, Arkansas.

The time and date of reception along with antenna and radio used are noted in each log. I generally am using a JRC NRD535D with 80 foot long wire these days but occasionally turn to my Tecsun PL880 and PK's loop 6-18mhz tuneable Shortwave loop when I want a little better audio and signal.

The loop does great at taking a weak signal and making it stronger and the PL880 has great audio.

The JRC NRD535D and 80 foot longwire are good at pulling something out of the mush but it isn't always very strong.

As always, comments are welcome!



Here's a RARE one.. The BBC World Service on 6005khz via Ascension Island
Heard on December 14th, 2015 at 1141pm central/0541utc on a JRC NRD535D and 80 foot long wire in southern Arkansas.

This one is rare because Radio Habana Cuba on 6000khz usually blasts away and splatters up and down the dial several kilohertz. Well, this time, RHC while producing an S8 signal or so on the meter.. the audio was nearly non existent and the signal wasn't that great

this is a 3 minute 33 second recording of an S8 signal from 6005 via Ascension with some kind of whine in the background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOSgORJXfqc



Voice Of Tigray Revolution 5950khz
Heard on December 14th, 2015 at 947pm central/0347utc using a Tecsun PL880 and PK's tuneable 6-18mhz Shortwave Loop

The signal was fairly strong, like S6-S7 as I recall, but audio didn't seem to match. Meaning, for the signal of it's supposed strength, I expected better audio.. modulation seems low, although not horrible.

Yes, the PL880 and tuneable loop did better then my JRC NRD535D and 80 foot longwire. The PL880 gave me slightly better audio and the tuneable loop gave me a slightly stronger signal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MMxXuhQtWk



The Voice Of Korea 11735khz.
Heard at 1057pm central/0457utc on December 14, 2015 using a JRC NRD535D and 80 foot long wire in southern Arkansas.

The recording begins with a few seconds of dead air then a man speaking a foreign language for a few seconds then a very clear "This is Voice Of Korea" in english followed by a female talking for 30 seconds or so before music started playing. The signal started out at like an S3 with moderate fading but if you fast forward to about 19 minutes, you can hear the clip gets better.. better audio and the signal jumped to like an S5 with a slight bit less fading.

The language supposedly scheduled was Russian which through me for a loop initially, but I checked what other Voice Of Korea signals were on the air and 11735khz matched 13760khz, 15180khz and 15105khz. 13760 had a slightly better signal but some kind of buzzing/interference present. 15105 was incredibly weak,but I could match the tones/cadence/speech. 15180 was barely above a carrier level. I had VoK later this same evening on 9875khz but it was incredibly weak, all I could make out was audio on the channel, not what it actually was.

Even though it has nothing to do with anything, Voice of Korea on 11735khz was about as strong with as good of audio as Zanzibar Broadcasting corporation is on 11735 when they are putting out a strong signal with good audio. I just thought it was kind of ironic, I guess.

Here is 30 minutes worth of audio of what I heard from Voice Of Korea 11735khz, including sign off message and carrier dropping:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcsy1KN6pqA



All India Radio 9445khz
Heard on December 13, 2015 at 419pm central/2219utc on a JRC NRD 535D and 80 foot long wire in southern Arkansas.

AIR never really puts out a good signal here and hearing them is compounded by somewhat poor audio to really poor audio.. not as bad as Radio Cairo though. This 10 minute clip is generally just a woman talking, but since I don't understand anything but english, I can't tell what is being said.

Here's a recording of AIR 9445khz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAWIkIVYroE



Radio Sonder Grense 3320khz
Heard on December 13, 2015 at 921pm central/0321utc on a JRC NRD535D and 80 foot long wire.

RSG isn't incredibly rare here, but it doesn't happen often and it's not very strong usually. This is about average for what i get out of RSG, sometimes even weaker.. just enough to tell there's something on the channel and other times I get an S5-S6 signal out of them

RSG's 3320khz signal is intended for northwestern South Africa where Radio Sonder Grense has limited FM coverage.

I'm awaiting two QSL's form RSG on 3320khz and Channel Africa on 5980khz and 15255khz. Sikander Hoosen at Sentech promises they will eventually get them out to me!

Here's a recording of Radio Sonder Grense 3320khz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHRYu17lv3g



Radio Saudi 9870khz
Heard on December 13, 2015 at 447pm central/2247utc on a Tecsun PL880 and PK's Loop 6-18mhz tuneable shortwave loop in southern Arkansas.

They are a regular here and vary in strength... sometimes weak, sometimes listenable and like in this short clip, they about peel the paint off the house they are so strong.

Heres a clip about 60-70 seconds long of what I heard on 9870khz this time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM0huSMDlCs



The Voice Of Turkey 9650khz
Heard on December 13, 2015 at 836pm central/0236utc in southern Arkansas on a JRC NRD535D and 80 foot longwire.

Voice of Turkey is usually in here most nights, ranging from a poor signal to local like strength..I've heard them on several frequencies. I don't recall where my notes are, but i believe this recording is Voice of Turkey in spanish.. the signal was average, but not too much fading or interference so it was listenable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y46U2nA2_vE


Radio Republica 9490khz
Heard on December 13th, 2015 at 841pm central/0241utc using a JRC NRD535D and 80 foot long wire in southern Arkansas.

The signal was like an S8-S9 with what sounded like a talk show with a man and woman discussing cuba and politics. The signal was initially free and clear but sounded like it was getting jammed after 9pm central/0300 by Cuba.

Here is a 12 minute recording of Radio Republica 9490khz via Issoudun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdHa6cGNY-4



BBC World Service 9460khz
Heard on December 14, 2015 at 1037pm central/0437utc using a JRC NRD535D and 80 foot longwire in southern Arkansas.

The signal wasn't very strong, but it was a news broadcast in english. Here is a 49 second recording:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaJge33-204


Deustche Welle 9800khz
Heard on December 14, 2015 at 1044pm central/0444utc on a JRC NRD535D and 80 foot longwire in southern Arkansas.

I can hear DW's broadcasts here on a semi regular basis but they are never usualyl very strong, like this english language broadcast.

Here is a 71 second recording:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGpig-_OhUI



VOA 6020khz off schedule
Heard at at 1155pm central/0555utc on 12/14 and 12/15 of 2015 in southern Arkansas using a JRC NRD535D and 80 foot long wire.


VOA is supposedly Hausa from 0500 to 0530.. I wasn't listening then but in the later half of the 0500 hour it was definately French, not hausa.

VOA is supposed to be in French on 6180 0600 to 0830 but I don't hear it. It's not on the Twente SDR and it's supposed to be broadcasting from Sao Tome.

6020 does match the VOA French webstream and 9885 which IS on schedule and broadcasting in the right language, French.. from 0600 to 0830.


6020 does match the VOA French webstream and 9885 which IS on schedule and broadcasting in the right language, French.. from 0600 to 0830.

6020 is coming from Sao Tome where 6180 should be, but it's off. 9885 is coming from Botswana and 9885 matches 6020

Here's an 8 minute 50 second recording,.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4-umzBVOK0