A review and commentary on the JRC NRD 535 HF receiver - and a comparison to the NRD525 @OxfordShortwaveLog

A review and commentary on the JRC NRD 535 HF receiver - and a comparison to the NRD525 @OxfordShortwaveLog

Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Hi there, my thoughts on the JRC NRD535, a bit of history and how it stacks up against the NRD525.

Thanks for watching and 73.

A review and commentary on the JRC NRD 535 HF receiver - and a comparison to the NRD525

My annual lament at the depletion of AM radio as reflected in the Xmas edition of the Radio Times

Voice of Korea (DPRK) on 12015 kHz Russian Service closing down - copied with the Tecsun S2200x

After 100 years of the BBC on longwave, the last ever R4 Shipping Forecast and then final close down

Voice of Korea (DPRK) 15.2452 MHz Spanish Service copied in the UK at 23:50 hrs local time

CHU Canada time signal on 7850 kHz - copied with the JRC NRD535 via the MFJ noise cancelling system

VMW HF Marine Radio Service, Wiluna, Western Australia 12362 kHZ, copied on the Malahit DSP2

Vatican Radio 15490 kHz interval signal takes me back to the golden age of shortwave radio

Medium wave signals from across the Atlantic Ocean: Bloomberg Radio 1130 kHz, New York

Medium wave signals from across the Atlantic Ocean: CFMB 1280 kHz, Montreal, Canada

Whats left on medium wave? Bulgarian National Radio Horizont on 576 kHz, via Vidin/Gramada

Mic issues on comms. from Gander Aeradio 5616 kHz Newfoundland & Labrador, copied with the S2200X

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A review and commentary on the JRC NRD 535 HF receiver - and a comparison to the NRD525