My annual review of the World Radio and Television Handbook: 2026 (80th and final edition in print) @OxfordShortwaveLog
My annual review of the World Radio and Television Handbook: 2026 (80th and final edition in print)  @OxfordShortwaveLog
Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Hi there, sad times for those of us who have spent years/decades looking forward to receiving the next edition of the WRTH in print. That has unfortunately come to an end, but we must be grateful the team at RDC are continuing via two digital platforms. More on that to come.

Happy New Year everyone!

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My annual review of the World Radio and Television Handbook: 2026 (80th and final edition in print)USAF HFGCS Emergency Action Message copied on 11175 kHz with very rarely heard error correctionLongwave stations coming into Oxford UK quite nicely in the afternoon copied on the Sony ICF-SW55Rare 40 metre band afternoon copy of Radio New Zealand Pacific 7390 kHz using the Tecsun S-2200XWhats left on medium wave? ERT News Radio 729 kHz, Athína/Agios Stefanos, Greece copied on S2200XIm collecting BBC Radio 4 198 kHz Shipping Forecast recordings on all my radios: Icom IC-705United States Air Force HFGCS Emergency Action Message on 4724 kHz, copied with the Icom IC-R8600Maritime station Olympia Radio (Iraklion SVH) 2799 kHz USB, Greece copied on the Eton E1Aircraft comms. from Gander Aeradio 5616 kHz Newfoundland & Labrador, copied with the Yaesu FRG-7700A daytime scan through shortwave using the Tecsun S2200x at 15:00 hrs UTC and a Wellbrook ALA1530Made in Hong Kong: three 1970s pocket transistor radios still sealed in their original boxes...Maritime station Polish Rescue Radio 2714 kHz USB, Ustka, Poland copied in Oxford UK with clear ID
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My annual review of the World Radio and Television Handbook: 2026 (80th and final edition in print)

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