90m band D-layer test during the eclipse: Shannon VOLMET 3413 kHz at 17:38 UTC - 35 mins to maximum Oxford Shortwave Log 2026-09-23 | 90m band D-layer test during the eclipse: Shannon VOLMET 3413 kHz at 17:38 UTC - 35 mins to maximum
Working the Harwell ARS Wednesday net on 80 metres with the Yaesu FT-DX5000 Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-05-14 | This will be my final operating video using this rig as we have now found a buyer. It's been an absolute pleasure to have had it in the shack for the past couple of months.Thanks for watching and 73.
Radio New Zealand Pacific closing down on 7390 kHz Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-05-10 | Hi there, always nice to catch an ID - more important for MW DXing where the band (although depleted) is still much more crowded in Europe than HF. Also, great to be copying RNZP so well during daylight hours - shorwave never gets old (well not to me anyway!).Recorded in Oxford UK on 22/01/24 at 16:50 hrs UTC using a random longwire.Thanks for watching and 73.
Working GB0WZL operated by South Bristol ARC as a Special Event Station for Airfields on the Air Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-05-08 | Hi there, nice to work a special event station using the Yaesu FT-DX5000. I think this might be the first ever station I've worked as part of Airfields on the Air. Not much more to add other than to say (again) what a fantastic rig - and it's a small world!Thanks for watching and 73.
Using my Elad FDM DUO and a Neptune HF/6M auto band switching linear amplifier to transmit 100W out! Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-05-06 | Hi there, I'm testing the Neptune linear amplifier for a friend of mine because when he uses it with his rig, it keeps dropping out on transmit. Some issue with the PPT comms. With the Elad it works perfectly.Thanks for watching and 73!
Radio New Zealand Pacific 7390 kHz copied with the brilliant Sony ICF-SW100 - audio internal speaker Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-05-02 | Hi there, I posted a previous video of this signal from RNZ Pacific, with the audio amplified via my Bose SoundLink Mini 2 speaker. Here is the audio from the Sony itself - it's not too bad!!Recorded in Oxford UK on 22/01/24 at 16:45 hrs UTC using a random longwire.Thanks for watching and 73.
Working the Harwell ARS Wednesday net with the Yaesu FT-DX5000 on 40 metres Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-04-30 | Hi there, I'm still using this fantastic rig on the Harwell ARS skeds and beyond. It's a pleasure to operate - my only gripe is I wish the internal matching was a bit quicker, otherwise just superb.Thanks for watching and 73.
Geoff at Castle Electronics did a superb job repairing my Kenwood TS-480HX - I highly recommend him! Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-04-29 | Hi there, several months ago my TS-480HX failed to power up. I checked the inline fuses and internal fuse, all good. I buzzed out the comms cable from the control head to the main body of the rig - again all ok. Eventually it ended up with Geoff and by the next day he was on the phone to tell me it was repaired - a dried out cap. Geoff has repaired many examples of this Kenwood model, but this failure mode was the first of it's type he'd seen, which made the speed of the repair even more impressive. Super communication and a reasonable price to boot - all in all Geoff comes highly recommended.Thanks for watching and 73.
Transatlantic medium wave DX: VOCM 590 kHz Newfoundland and Labrador very strong S9 into Oxford UK Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-04-24 | Hi there, it's great to hear VOCM almost booming into Oxford with what is essentially an armchair copy. It just never gets old....Recorded in Oxford UK on 13/01/22 at 02:07 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter.
Silent Key sale: Yaesu FT-DX5000 is still available at half the typical online second-hand price Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-04-20 | Hi there, this superb rig is still up for sale as part of a silent key sale. Send me a DM on 'X' (i.e. Twitter: Oxford Shortwave Log) for more details and price (which has been reduced again). I've been using it for a few weeks now and I have to say it's absolutely brilliant.Thanks for watching and 73.
Premier League football commentary around the world on shortwave - BBC World Service on 17640 kHz Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-04-18 | I spent several Saturday mornings in the jungles of Northern Brazil listening to the football from the BBC World Service on shortwave. It was a link back home and comforting to know that I could still listen to football on a Saturday as I did/do in the UK on MW. Long may AM radio continue!Thanks for watching and 73.
Transatlantic Medium Wave DX: WJR Newstalk 760 kHz Detroit, very nice signal in Oxford with clear ID Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-04-15 | Hi there, it's always great to copy DX from the other side of the atlantic. WJR can, at times, be heard very clearly, as was the case on this particular evening. the Icom IC-R75 is a super rig for medium wave DX. Recorded in Oxford UK on 13/01/24 at 02:11 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter and GI1000 galvanic isolator.Thanks for watching and 73.
The mysterious (presumed) Russian Ticking Clock on 6911 kHz - countdown to annhialation of psyops? Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-04-12 | This signal has been reported quite widely, including by my friend Lewis of Ringway Manchester fame - check out his channel - it's the best comms YouTube channel out there right now. Here the Ticking Clock was booming into Oxford S9+20dB the other evening. Recorded on the rather brilliant JRC NRD525.Recorded in Oxford UK on 20:42 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter.Thanks for watching and 73.
Grundig Satellit 6000 Transistor - a quick overview of this brilliant radio - with the SSB module Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-04-08 | Hi there, I picked this up at the Harwell ARS annual radio flea market. I have to say it was a bargain and my goodness, what a great vintage radio with absolutely superb audio. Here I give a quick overview and test the plug-in SSB/CW reception module.Thanks for watching and 73.
More evidence of a low brain cell count on 40 metres - copied with my (now repaired) Kenwood TS480HX Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-04-06 | Hi there, as much as I hate to say it, there are some real idiots out there on the bands. What on earth is going on here? If you know who they are - name them!Thanks for watching and 73
Radio New Zealand Pacific 7390 kHz copied with the brilliant Sony ICF-SW100 - audio via Bose speaker Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-04-04 | Hi there, having taken the SW-100 apart to shorten the battery compartment spring (narrowly avoiding throwing the lot in the bin) here is a very nice copy of Radio New Zealand Pacific with audio piped through my Bose SoundLink Mini 2 speaker. This arrangement is almost as powerful a receiver as the legendary ICF-2001D. I'm not joking!Recorded in Oxford UK on 22/01/24 at 16:37 hrs UTC using a random longwire.Thanks for watching and 73.
Transatlantic Medium wave DX: CFGO TSN, Ottawa 1200 kHz first ever confirmed reception with clear ID Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-04-02 | Hi there, this is my first ever confirmed reception of CFGO Ottawa, although I'm very certain I've heard them before. Long distance and transalantic MW DX never gets old!Recorded in Oxford UK on 13/02/24 at 01:46 hrs UTC using an Icom IC-R75 and a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito NTI AntennJet RF splitter.Thanks for watching and 73.
I was loaned a Quadrifilar Helix Antenna (QFH) for NOAA weather satellite reception Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-03-28 | Hi there, my good friend G0CQZ loaned me his QFH antenna to try out.These types of antennas provide circular polarization in your radiating hemisphere and the radiation pattern is not really affected by a ground plane. This means it should work better than my home-brew V-dipoles - that's the theory anyway! Thanks for watching and 73.
AM radio isnt dead yet - at least according to Honda...BBC Radio Wales 882 kHz booming in Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-03-25 | Hi there, I was initially quite surprised that my 73 plate Honda HR-V hybrid courtesy car was fitted with an AM radio. However, it's likely just a function of supply chain globalisation and they use the same RX hardware in all their vehicles - including North America which is probably their biggest market (or at least one of them).Thanks for watching and 73.
Transatlantic medium wave DX: WBBR Bloomberg Radio 1130 KHz New York; several very clear IDs Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-03-18 | Hi there, always great to copy New York on 1130 kHz - it's one of the first stations I check to get a handle on propagation. The IC-R75 is - and always will be a keeper. It's just suberb.Recorded in Oxford UK on 13/01/24 at 01:37 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter. Thanks for watching, keep safe, 73.
Using the Yaesu FT-DX5000 rig on 80 metres with the Harwell ARS Wednesday sked Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-03-13 | Hi there, here's the brilliant FT-DX5000 in action on 80 metres this time. As I mentioned in my previous videos, this rig is for sale at a very reasonable price. Contact me via the Oxford Shortwave Log X feed.Thanks for watching and 73!
Harwell Amateur Radio Society annual Radio Flea Market Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-03-09 | Hi there, here's a quick tour of last night's flea market! I didn't sell much, but picked up a couple of bargain receivers (you can't have too many radios!).Thanks for watching and 73.
Managed to get my Sony ICF-SW100 back together and in full working order Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-03-04 | Hi there, my goodness it was fiddly, but great to have the ICF-SW100 receiver finally back together and working! Don't try this at home folks....(unless you have way more skills than me!).Thanks for watching and 73.
Using the Yaesu FT-DX5000 rig on 40 metres with the Harwell ARS Wednesday sked Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-02-29 | Hi there, here's the brilliant FT-DX5000 in action on 40 metres. As I mentioned in my previous video, this rig is for sale at a very reasonable price. Contact me via the Oxford Shortwave Log X feed.Thanks for watching and 73!
Silent Key sale: Yaesu FT-DX5000 available at a very reasonable price Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-02-23 | Hi there, this superb rig is up for sale as part of a silent key sale. Send me a DM on 'X' (i.e. Twitter: Oxford Shortwave Log) for more details and price etc. I've been using it for about a week now and I have to say it's absolutely brilliant. More videos to come featuring it in use.Thanks for watching and 73.
Huge signal from Chaîne 3, Tipaza, Algeria on 252 kHz longwave, booming in at almost S9 +40dB!! Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-02-21 | When BBC Radio 4 closes, the signal from Algeria on 252 kHz will be the strongest at my QTH, by some margin. Here they are booming in on the brilliant JRC NRD525.Recorded on 05/01/24 at 02:27 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter and GI1000 galvanic isolator.Thanks for watching and 73.
The repair to my Sony ICF-SW100 shortwave portable radio nearly went horribly wrong... Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-02-19 | Hi there, like many other examples of this superb little SW radio, the battery compartment hinged door failed, due to excessive pressure from the spring at the other end of the compartment. This can be repaired by partially dismantling the radio from the casing and cutting the spring using wire cutters. One evening, I decided to have a go. What a pain it turned out to be.Thanks for watching and 73.
Medi 1 Nador Morocco 171 kHz longwave booming into Oxford S9+20 dB Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-02-16 | Hi there, here's a great signal from Medi 1 on longwave...and long may they continue. The JRC NRD525 is a special rig - if you can find one for sale, buy it!Recorded in Oxford UK on 05/01/24 at 02:09 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter and GI1000 galvanic isolator.Thanks for watching and 73.
Concorde has landed in the shack! Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-02-14 | Hi there, this is slightly off-piste, but think of it as a shack ornament!Thanks for watching and 73!
RIP to one of the best known Ham Radio operators on HF: Slavco S57DX in Slovenia is now silent key Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-02-08 | Hi there, I was sad to hear that Slavco has passed away. I worked him several times and his signal was usually booming into Oxford. Here is a recording I made several years ago...I couldn't hear anyone else on 20m that day, except him! My goodness, watching this old recording makes me wish I'd never sold my Icom IC-756.RIP, OM.73
Catch them on longwave whilst you can: Iceland RÚV 189 kHz, Gufuskalar, scheduled to close this year Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-02-06 | Hi there, it will be a sad day when yet another longwave transmission ceases. This time around it will be the last remaining Icelandic signal on 189 kHz. Recorded in Oxford UK on 05/01/24 at 01:30 hrs UTC using a Yaesu FRG-100 and a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter and GI1000 galvanic isolator.Thanks for watching and 73.
Simons World Map for amateur radio enthusiasts - the free alternative thats pretty good! Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-02-03 | Hi there, some of the software maps for amateur radio are superb with huge functionality. However, they cost and if you're not up for that, Simon's World Map is an excellent free-to-download alternative.Thanks for watching and 73.
Transatlantic medium wave DX on 1200 kHz: WXKS Talk, Newton, MA? CFGO TSN, Ottawa? Can you help?! Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-02-02 | Hi there, here's a transatlantic signal on 1200 kHz copied on 05/01/24 at 01:23 hrs UTC using the Yaesu FRG-100 and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter. I didn't catch an ID for this station, but perhaps one of you kind people out there can help?! The two stations I listed in the description are likely candidates, based on TX power and geographical location.Thanks for watching and 73.
Ive just reached 3,000 FT8 contacts, but its taken me 6 years! Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-31 | Hi there, I've used to be a massive fan of FT8 - particularly back in the days when I was an M6 and transmitting with very limited power. These days I dip in and out as the mood takes me, but over a period of about six years, the contacts build up! Here's the story...Thanks for watching and 73.
Medium wave transatlantic DX: Harbour Light of the Windwards 1400 kHz, Carriacou, Grenada, Caribbean Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-29 | Hi there, sometimes this station is one of the strongest transatlantic signals on medium wave - and there's no doubt that as the band empties, hearing signals from the Caribbean, North and South America is getting a little easier. Great to copy them again with the brilliant JRC NRD252 - one of the best rigs ever.Recorded in Oxford UK on 05/01/24 at 00:51 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter and GI1000 galvanic isolator.Thanks for watching and 73.
RAF Brize Norton Automatic Terminal Information Service 126.50 MHz copied with Uniden UBC125XLT Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-26 | Hi there, my QTH isn't too far away from Brize and so their ATIS signal on my collinear is always very good. The UBC125XLT scanner is a piece of cake to program. Thanks for watching and 73.
Testing the Yaesu FRG-8800 LSB/USB demodulation on the signal from Radio New Zealand 9700 kHz Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-23 | Hi there, I like to give the FRG-8800 an outing, every now and then. What better than to check out a signal from the other side of the world! Kudos to RNZP for their commitment to shortwave and the Pacific small island nations.Recorded in Oxford UK on 23/11/23 at 17:03 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter.Thanks for watching and 73.
Storm Isha tried very hard to take me off the air! Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-23 | Hi there, I know I keep banging on about upgrading my antenna supports to something more robust than fibreglass telescopic poles. I just don't have the time to even think about it! Anyway, Storm Isha caused a bit of damage and part of my wire collapsed. However, the SWR on 40 and top band was still around 2:1 so with the internal matching on the Yaesu FT-991A I was able to carry on with FT8 last night.
Belka DX + upconverter: DR Langbølge 243 kHz Kalundborg, Denmark: sadly no longer broadcasting on LW Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-20 | My good friend G0MJW built the upconverter for me to use the Belka DX on the LW and MW bands. I recorded this at the end of November and is my last remaining unpublished reception video of this station. Sad times.Recorded in Oxford UK on 28/11/23 at 17:05 hrs GMT. Thanks for watching.
A cautionary tale: take the time to regularly check the condition of your amateur radio antennas! Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-19 | Hi there, during a HARS sked this week, one of the other members reported my signal as being a couple of S points down from the usual level. However, everyone else on the sked was copying me as normal. I thought my antenna was ok, until I checked the SWR and then got the binoculars out!Thanks for watching and 73.
A big signal from Radio New Zealand Pacific 9700 kHz: comparing audio with AM and AM Narrow Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-18 | Hi there, I never get tired of listening to RNZP - it's just brilliant they remain committed to shortwave and the small island nations in the Pacific. Here is an example of their signal using AM and AM Narrow.Recorded in Oxford UK on 23/11/23 at 16:59 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter.Thanks for watching and 73.
Belka DX + upconverter: BBC Radio 4, 198 kHz longwave talking football and VAR! Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-16 | My friend G0MJW built the upconverter for me to use the Belka DX on the LW and MW bands. Here is BBC Radio 4 talking football and specifically VAR (Wolves were robbed - several times lol).Recorded in Oxford UK on 28/11/23 at 17:21 hrs GMT. Thanks for watching.
Copying Radio New Zealand Pacific on 9700 kHz with one of the best ever desk-top receivers Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-12 | Everything JRC did was brilliant and this rig is one of the best-ever non-professional receivers ever conceived. If you can get hold of one, don't hesitate! Recorded on 21/11/23 at 16:59 hrs GMT using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter.Thanks for watching and 73.
NOAA satellite image gallery: telemetry received using the brilliant SDRplay RSP1, RSPduo and RSPdx Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-10 | Hi there, as most of you know, I've been a huge fan of the products developed by SDRplay for a long time. Here I've used all of their receivers to collect NOAA satellite telemetry for decoding with WXtoImg software. I use them with a home-brew V-dipole antenna, one of which simply sits on the roof of my car with a mag-mount (stationary btw!).Thanks for watching and 73.
Celebrate longwave whilst we have it: Sailing By and the Shipping Forecast BBC Radio 4, 198 kHz Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-10 | I'll definitely miss longwave when it's gone. In the meantime, I'll take every opportunituy to listen in to Radio 4, the wonderful folk music from Antena Satelor, Medi 1 and Chaine 3 from Algeria.Here's the best of the lot, Sailing By and the Shipping Forecast!Thanks for watching and 73.
Air traffic control: London Terminal Control 121.025 MHz (Cowly West) copied on the Uniden UBC125XLT Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-09 | Hi there, I decided to break out the Uniden a copule of weeks ago. Airband scanning is something I tend to do more in the summer months - that way I can often catch the aircraft in the video. The collinear antenna is on the roof by the way, and designed for the 2m and 70 cm amateur bands. It's more than ok for airband RX through. The UBC125XLT is so easy to program - I almost didn't have to read the manual.Thanks for watching and 73.
The news from Radio New Zealand Pacific at 17:00 hrs on 9700 kHz with a big signal pushing S9+10 dB Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-06 | Hi there, I always get a kick tuning into Radio New Zealand (now Pacific - not International). I also read they are installing a new transmitter which means they're not going anywhere - great news for us listeners on the other side of the planet and even better news for all those island states out in the Pacific.Recorded on 20/11/23 at 16:59 hrs GMT using a Yaesu FRG-100 and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter.Thanks for watching and 73.
North Korea (DPRK) Voice of Korea, very strong signal into Oxford S9 +10 dB on 12015 kHz Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-05 | Hi there, the DPRK have probably been the most consistent signal into my QTH for several years. Obviously they feel it important to get their message out to the world and given their isolation - on many levels, I expect they will continue.Recorded in Oxford UK on 20/11/23 at 16:34 hrs GMT using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito Antennajet RF splitter.Thanks for watching and 73.
Copying Radio New Zealand Pacific on 7390 kHz with one of the best-ever portables: the Sony ICF-SW77 Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-04 | Hi there, I like to break out a vintage portable every now and then - and there are few better than the venerable ICF-SW77. Bettered by only two other radios in history - the ICF-2001D and the Eton E1. But, better industrial design than either of those two.Recorded on 21/11/23 at 16:19 hrs GMT using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito AntennaJet RF splitter.Thanks for watching and 73.
After 97 years, a few minutes of the final longwave broadcast 243 kHz from DR Langbølge, Kalundborg Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-03 | *audio now fixed*Such a shame to have lost another station from longwave. My final scheduled recording failed due to one of my laptops crashing, but perhaps it was better not to see their S9+20 dB signal disappear from my SDR spectrum scope for ever.Despite this, have a great 2024.Thanks for watching and 73.
After 97 years, a few minutes of the final longwave broadcast 243 kHz from DR Langbølge, Kalundborg Oxford Shortwave Log 2024-01-02 | Such a shame to have lost another station from longwave. My final scheduled recording failed due to one of my laptops crashing, but perhaps it was better not to see their S9+20 dB signal disappear from my SDR spectrum scope for ever.Despite this, have a great 2024.Thanks for watching and 73.
