Enjoy the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4 longwave 198 kHz whilst you can: Sony ICF-2001D @OxfordShortwaveLog

Enjoy the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4 longwave 198 kHz whilst you can: Sony ICF-2001D @OxfordShortwaveLog

Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Hi there, nothing greater than listening to longwave on one of the best portable radios of all time - the Sony ICF-2001D. We will never see its like again, so make yours a keeper, as I have mine!

Thanks for watching and 73.

Enjoy the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4 longwave 198 kHz whilst you can: Sony ICF-2001D

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Enjoy the Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4 longwave 198 kHz whilst you can: Sony ICF-2001D