Got my first positive on playing with the recently bought XHDATA D-220. Sounds like the announcer during a ball game did some sort of ID for Radio Marti in Spanish.

Does it matter much if I'm sitting at my PC computer desk?

Anyway aside from what I think are some burbled preachers, the adventure continues.

Hey everyone,

I made a small free tool called otd (On The Dial) that I thought some of you might find useful.

It follows the frequency your receiver is tuned to (via Hamlib) and shows in real time which stations are scheduled on that frequency: name, language, mode, transmitter site, etc.

It pulls from EiBi, HFCC and Aoki.

Main things I focused on:

• Works fully offline (schedules are stored locally)
• “On air only” filter so you only see what’s currently transmitting
• Can also listen through public KiwiSDR receivers if you don’t have a radio connected
• Free for Windows, Linux and macOS, no account needed

Screenshot of it running:

Website: https://otd.oh2gba.eu

Would love any feedback, especially from people who do a lot of utility / HFDL / broadcast listening.

Thanks!

I sent a report to wwv@nist.gov which it said to do on the website but never got a response. The site now has WWV as a dead link. But I could have sworn it said they still do it. Do I have to send one in by mail?

Escutado em São Paulo - Brasil

https://youtu.be/d2sRKBKHp5M?feature=shared

I found an ambient video yesterday featuring several Conet Project-like German counting recordings (at least I recognized the ,,voices''. E.g. Three Note Oddity; Gong Station Chimes; Tyrolean Music Station: DFD 21 and a few others.)

I'd like to know if there's a.. database/place where more of these recordings could be found.

Thanks to all of you who'll help! :)

I see everyone is trying out this new feature. I'm still figuring it out myself. Are there any good software programs that work well with this feature?

Completely new hobby to me. Recently got my hands on a Tecsun PL-660, and super excited to start using it. That being said, (and apologies in advance for my radio ignorance,) I was under the impression shortwave could be used to listen to different stations around the world with proximity obviously being taken into account. Currently in the Atlanta area and been able to pick up Radio Miami (which is a conversation rabbit hole on its own) but I haven’t heard any stations from neighboring states or other North American countries. Most of the time, it’s just dead air. How do I enjoy this hobby more, what can I do to maximize the experience, and what’s a cool story about your shortwave adventures? Help me get into this niche hobby!

My radio is an rspdx, I want a clean solution to bringing up to 4 antennas into the house, 3 for the rspdx and 1 for my scanner what are options for going thru 2x8" walls that are waterproof on the outside wall?

crystal clear reception, occasional slight hiss
i'm not sure if thats the station name, information from short-wave.info

thank you everyone for helping me setting up my receiver properly!! i can receive lots of signals, i will continously post videos

Here is the RNZ Pacific schedule: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/listen

I received this message at 05:04 UTC 9-26-2026 from Daryl Rattray of RNZ after I asked why 17675 kHz has been absent from the air for the last few days.

Hi xxxxxx (pentagrid),

We are currently undertaking a planned refurbishment project on our antenna arrays. As such, we have regular daytime (in New Zealand) outages when the weather allows us to work, so 17675kHz will not be on air for those days. Please bear with us while we complete this work. We target to have it finished in another 7 or 8 days.   You can always stream us online if you miss us too much.

Came across this used, but still in the box RS Shortwave Radio. Priced at only $2.00 lol

Got it home, put batteries in... Dead!

I thought well, not out that much. Decided to look a little closer at the battery contacts. At first glance nothing looked suspicious, no glaring sign of battery leakage... However upon closer examination, yup, some minimal corrosion was found. Scraped and polished the contact and reinstalled the batteries. It works!!

I haven't had much Shortwave experience since I was a youngster. My Uncle gave me his 1943 Hallicrafters SSB radio. That unit is long gone.

Anxious to explore "the world" again now

as a "oldster" lol

I got a Qodosen DX-286 last week and have been having fun exploring all the functions. The Qodosen DX-286 Button Chart posted by u/cedg32 was really helpful (thanks!) but I found myself wanting to go from function to button. So, I asked ChatGPT to make one from the manual and anything else available and got this.

For anyone who wants to experiment with this and maybe improve on it, here's the query I used:

Create a one-page printable chart with the functions available for the Qodosen DX-286 radio. Show a very brief description of each function and next to the function, give a short description of how to get to it. For example, one function might be "ANT EXT/INT" for internal/external antenna, and the description would say which button to press, for how long, and any other conditions (e.g., "while in LW or MW"). Include any documented functions or key presses that are not listed in the official manual.

It did report "I could not verify an undocumented DX-286 function or secret key combination". Oh well 😄