Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Friday, September 22, 2017
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Monday, August 28, 2017
Sunday, August 27, 2017
Saturday, August 26, 2017
Friday, August 25, 2017
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Wednesday, August 9, 2017
Thursday, August 3, 2017
BBC Writes About the Buzzer
The BBC websites writes about the buzzer.
It is thought to be the headquarters of a radio station, “MDZhB”, that no-one has ever claimed to run. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, for the last three-and-a-half decades, it’s been broadcasting a dull, monotonous tone. Every few seconds it’s joined by a second sound, like some ghostly ship sounding its foghorn. Then the drone continues.
Once or twice a week, a man or woman will read out some words in Russian, such as “dinghy” or “farming specialist”. And that’s it. Anyone, anywhere in the world can listen in, simply by tuning a radio to the frequency 4625 kHz.
It’s so enigmatic, it’s as if it was designed with conspiracy theorists in mind. Today the station has an online following numbering in the tens of thousands, who know it affectionately as “the Buzzer”. It joins two similar mystery stations, “the Pip” and the “Squeaky Wheel”.
Monday, July 31, 2017
Sunday, July 30, 2017
Saturday, July 29, 2017
Thursday, July 27, 2017
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Tuesday, July 18, 2017
Thomson RT462 P Radio
For completion's sake, another radio from my collection - an early 2000s Thomson RT462 P radio.
It's an affordable cheaper consumer radio but still has a Shortwave band, and overall is pretty good on shortwave and FM in particular.
Features:
4 bands, MW, LW, SW, FM
Two-way speakers - good sound
Power: batteries and AC from the mains
FM: extended 64 to 108 MHz, including the Soviet / OIRT (64-74 MHz), the Japanese and European bands all in one.
A battery and cord storage compartment.
Overall, as I said, it is surprisingly good for the type, especially on FM.
Video in English
Video in Russian
It's an affordable cheaper consumer radio but still has a Shortwave band, and overall is pretty good on shortwave and FM in particular.
Features:
4 bands, MW, LW, SW, FM
Two-way speakers - good sound
Power: batteries and AC from the mains
FM: extended 64 to 108 MHz, including the Soviet / OIRT (64-74 MHz), the Japanese and European bands all in one.
A battery and cord storage compartment.
Overall, as I said, it is surprisingly good for the type, especially on FM.
Video in English
Video in Russian
Popular Videos - Dave Lee Travis
Dave Lee Travis in Youtube's automatic Popular Videos playlist.
My videos (A Jolly Good Show) in there too.
My videos (A Jolly Good Show) in there too.
Monday, July 17, 2017
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Friday, July 14, 2017
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
Tuesday, July 11, 2017
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Saturday, July 1, 2017
Friday, June 30, 2017
Tuning Shortwave on Grundig Music Boy 50 RP 5200
CRI Russian also English multiple frequencies
RRI in something like Arabic, others I didn't identify
Thursday, June 29, 2017
Grundig Music Boy 50 RP 5200
Here is my Grundig Music Boy 50 RP 5200 radio.
Features:
Bands - 1 FM, 1 MW, 1 SW
Tone switch - music / speech
Power - batteries / AC
Tuning - analog scale
Collapsible antenna
Grip extension
Body - modern plastic
A basic consumer radio, not a world radio by any means, but still has one SW band and is usable on shortwave (just).
Features:
Bands - 1 FM, 1 MW, 1 SW
Tone switch - music / speech
Power - batteries / AC
Tuning - analog scale
Collapsible antenna
Grip extension
Body - modern plastic
Can be used on shortwave but has very obvious limitations as it has a crammed analog tuning dial and no fine tuning. Still possible to get usable shortwave signal.
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Dacha Radios
A couple of my radios at Dacha, an outhouse kitchen.
My Ritmix RPR-7011 aka Degen 319 DSP
Grundig Music Boy 50
My Ritmix RPR-7011 aka Degen 319 DSP
Grundig Music Boy 50
Monday, June 5, 2017
Friday, June 2, 2017
Shortwave 2017 DX AM FM Radio
My 2017 Shortwave and other Radio playlist, will be updated throughout the year.
Friday, May 19, 2017
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Shortwave Buzzer UVB-76 Station S28 on 4625 kHz Grundig YB 500
Shortwave Buzzer UVB-76 Station S28 on 4625 kHz Grundig YB 500
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Monday, May 1, 2017
Shortwave 14092014 Part 4 Radio Romania Int, All India Radio
More shortwave from September 2014, Radio Romania International, and All India Radio
Shortwave 14092014 Part 1 Radio Artyom, China Radio International,
Revisiting shortwave reception of 14 September 2014.
Friday, April 21, 2017
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Monday, April 17, 2017
Thursday, April 13, 2017
My Radios: 2011 Grundig S450DLX Field Radio
Continuing to catalog my radios and other related equipment, so this entry is on my 2011 Grundig S450DLX Field Radio.
However the review video below is only in Russian.
I intend to make a short video on it in English as well but later and if I do it'll be added to this post.
In the meantime, for those that don't have any Russian here's a description of Grundig S450DLX in English which I borrowed from universal radio.
The Grundig S450DLX Field Radio offers exceptional value and superior reception of AM, FM and international shortwave. Utilizing dual-conversion superheterodyne circuit design, it's powered by six D cells (not included) for exceptionally long play-time. It receives all shortwave frequencies, continuous from 1.7 to 30 MHz, covering all 13 international shortwave broadcast bands of 11, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 31, 41, 49, 60, 75 and 90 meters. You will get news and events from all over the world and superior reception of your favorite domestic AM and FM stations, including those often hard to pull-in AM talk shows. It's ideal for the AM DXing enthusiast too. There is a built-in sleep timer that automatically turns the radio off after 90, 60, 45, 30, 15, 10, 5 or 1 minutes so if you fall asleep the radio will not play all night long and run down the battery. A wide and narrow bandwidth switch allows you to narrow the radio's bandwidth to reduce adjacent channel interference. The main tuning knob may be set to fast tuning, slow tuning or lock. A new Quick Tune button allows you to quickly tune across the selected band. Independent Bass and Treble tone controls are featured. The medium wave [AM] step may be selected at 9 or 10 kHz via a switch in the battery compartment. Other features include RF Gain, 50 memories (10 per band), 12/24 hour clock, dual alarms, battery level icon, and selection of mono or stereo FM (stereo FM to earphone jack only). The rear panel has an F type antenna jack for external SW/FM antenna and there is a spring loaded terminal for MW antenna and Ground. Additionally there is an AM IF Output jack (F type). This is available for possible future accessory devices such as DRM or SSB decoders.
There is a built in telescopic antenna for FM and shortwave plus a built in ferrite bar antenna for medium wave [AM]. The right side of the radio has jacks for line level output and line level input, plus a conventional earphone jack. There are also slide switches for DX/Local antenna, External/Internal antenna. There is also a switch for key light on-off. With the key light feature turned on, the push button keys on the front panel will be back illuminated. Very cool for nighttime operation! With comfortable carry handle. Includes 9VDC AC adapter which plugs into the left side of the radio. Also operates from six D cells (not supplied). 12.2 x 8.5 x 3.8 inches.
Also, on this blog and on my Youtube channel you can find videos of this my 2011 Grundig S450DLX Field Radio in action on SW and FM.
ETA: January 13, 2019
Grundig S450DLX 2011 to 2019.
Monday, April 10, 2017
Shortwave Grundig Field Radio S450DLX at 12H10 UTC Moscow
Tuning shortwave on a 2011 Grundig Field Radio S450DLX at abt 12H10M UTC Moscow, April 08, 2017.
- 13610 kHz VO Islamic Rep of Iran (IRI), Arabic ?
- 13685 kHz VO IRI, Hebrew ?
- 13760 kHz ?
- 13830 kHz ?
- 17490 kHz China Radio International English
- 17560 kHz China Radio International French
- 17630 kHz China Radio International English, Urumqi
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Some Grundig Radios: A Tribute
A tribute to Grundig radios both proper German-designed and current ones whoever makes them if at all.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Shortwave... China Radio International on 17490 kHz on a Grundig Field R...
A China Radio International broadcast on 17490 on April 1, 2017, in good quality, part of my larger shortwave listening session.
Monday, April 3, 2017
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Shortwave on April 1, 2017
My shortwave session on Saturday, April 1, 2017.
Not much, conditions are poor for shortwave reception.
China Radio International on 17490 kHz was the best quality.
Heard per short-wave.info
17490 kHz - China Radio International, Beijing Hour, English
17570 kHz - China Radio International, Chinese
17650 kHz - China Radio International, Chinese ?
11935 kHz - R.RB2, Portuguese ?
12005 kHz - R. Farda Persian ?
13760 kHz - Voice of Turkey, German, Emirler
Not much, conditions are poor for shortwave reception.
China Radio International on 17490 kHz was the best quality.
Heard per short-wave.info
17490 kHz - China Radio International, Beijing Hour, English
17570 kHz - China Radio International, Chinese
17650 kHz - China Radio International, Chinese ?
11935 kHz - R.RB2, Portuguese ?
12005 kHz - R. Farda Persian ?
13760 kHz - Voice of Turkey, German, Emirler
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Sunday, March 26, 2017
Thursday, March 23, 2017
Friday, March 17, 2017
1993 VEF-221-1 World Band Radio, Unboxing and Using
1993 VEF-221-1 World Band Radio, Unboxing and Using for first time in a couple of decades.
The main entry on this radio is in this post.
The main entry on this radio is in this post.
Thursday, March 16, 2017
Saturday, March 11, 2017
1996 Veras RP-225 Transistor World Band Radio - Unboxing and Operation
A video in Russian of my 1996 Veras RP-225 Transistor World Band Radio showing unboxing, turning on, tuning and reception on all bands which are 1 LW, 2 MW, 5 SW and 1 OIRT ("Soviet FM").
Friday, March 10, 2017
OIRT Bandscan in Moscow 09.03.2017
OIRT Band in Moscow on 09.03.2017.
OIRT Band is the so-called Soviet FM band 65.9 to 74 MHz. Still in use.
Using a 1996 Veras RP-225 which happens to have this band.
OIRT Band is the so-called Soviet FM band 65.9 to 74 MHz. Still in use.
Using a 1996 Veras RP-225 which happens to have this band.
Panasonic Stereo Radio Cassette Player RQ-SW88V
To go on with my catalog of own radio and radio related equipment, here is another entry about my Panasonic Stereo Radio Cassette Player RQ-SW88V Shockwave.
It does have a radio with an AM and FM band but it is primarily for listening to cassette tapes and it is pretty advanced as far as portable cassette players go.
It has a TPS aka tape program sensor which allows to fast forward or rewind by a specific number of songs (up to 3).
It also has a metal "heavy-duty" type shell.
In the video below I play some cassettes through my car stereo and show how you could use it to play cassette tapes in your car.
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Saturday, February 25, 2017
2007 Panasonic RQ-2102 Cassette Recorder
My cataloging of own radio- and radio related equipment goes on, with today's entry on my 2007 Panasonic RQ-2102 Cassette Recorder.
A brief review in this video on my Youtube channel.
It is a portable cassette recorder (and player) probably intended primarily for use a voice recorder, for recording speech or interviews.
But of course what's to stop you from playing music cassettes on it, if you have them, and I certainly still do.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Monday, February 20, 2017
Friday, February 17, 2017
Oliver Twist - Radio Play - Episode 1 [audio]
Here's more from my tape library of recorded radio - Episode 1 of Oliver Twist on BBC World Service probably 1998. A very naturalistic sounding beginning.
I think it was MW on 1260 kHz in Moscow but not local.
Other radio stuff on my channel:
Radio Moscow World Service collection
BBC World Service radio playlist:
Voice of America radio collection
All received, heard and recorded by me personally.
My radio blog:
Vysotsky Mix Tape
A Vladimir Vysotsky mix tape with recordings off radio, TV and vinyl too.
Vladimir Vysotsky who died in 1980 is a Russian crooner, film star and generally a folk legend.
BBC World Service Radio - Outlook 1999
A little bit of a sometime 1999 Outlook program heard on the BBC World Service in 1999.
I think it was MW on 1260 kHz in Moscow but not local.
Other radio stuff on my Youtube channel:
Radio Moscow World Service collection
BBC World Service radio playlist
Voice of America radio collection
All received, heard and recorded by me personally.
My radio blog which is this one.
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Saturday, February 4, 2017
From Our Own Correspondent BBC World Service 1999
A sometime 1999 edition of From Our Own Correspondent on the BBC World Service.
Friday, January 27, 2017
Thursday, January 26, 2017
VOA Radio - Condoleezza Rice Confirmation 2004
2004 Condoleezza Rice confirmation hearings whereby she became US Secretary of State 2004-08 having previously been National Security Advisor.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Friday, January 20, 2017
Vintage Chart Show 1999 DJ Paul Burnett - 7
Vintage Chart Show 1999 DJ Paul Burnett - 7
Here's 7th and last installment from my library of recorded Vintage Chart Show editions on the BBC World Service, this one going back in time from August 1999 to August 1975.
Here's 7th and last installment from my library of recorded Vintage Chart Show editions on the BBC World Service, this one going back in time from August 1999 to August 1975.
Vintage Chart Show 1995 DJ Paul Burnett - 6
Vintage Chart Show 1995 DJ Paul Burnett - 6
June 1995 to June 1988
June 1995 to June 1988
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Sunday, January 15, 2017
UKI 1960 08 21 BBC Londres The Vintage Chart Show recorded on 1989 08 21
Jimmy Savile in somebody's recording of a Vintage Chart Show.
Friday, January 13, 2017
Monday, January 9, 2017
Vintage Chart Show 1995 DJ Paul Burnett - 3
A January 1995 edition of Vintage Chart Show hosted by DJ Paul Burnett going back all the way from 1995 to 1990!
Vintage Chart Show 1995 DJ Paul Burnett - 1
An installment of Vintage Chart Show presented by DJ Paul Burnett in 1995 going back to 1987.
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