May 25, 2023

• Under "Specialized Resources," six new "Wavescan" entries: "The Early Wireless Scene in Washington State," "The Story of the Wireless Operator Who Sent the First Morse Code Transmission Across the Atlantic," "Ocean Island [Kiribati] and Rabi Island [Fiji]," "Bird Calls on Shortwave Radio," "Radio Weddings," and "Recent Radio Developments in Europe and Africa." Also, "Early Years With The American Shortwave Stations" has been updated to include years 1926 and 1928.

April 1, 2023

• Under "Specialized Resources," four new "Wavescan" entries: "VOA Voyager: Three Mobile VOA Stations in the United States," "Unusual Loudspeakers," "Whale Stranding at King island and the Local Radio Scene [Australia]," and "The Radio Scene on the Islands of Guadeloupe."

March 11, 2023

• Under "Specialized Resources," six new "Wavescan" entries: "Seattle: The Background Story & William Dubilier: The Forgotten Inventor," "The Radio Scene at the End of the Highway: Cooktown, Pt. 2," "The Saga of Radio Antwerp," "Hurricane Fiona and the Early Shortwave Scene on Guadeloupe," "Tasmanian Whales Stranded Again and Mediumwave 7UV & 7AD & The Story of Two More Mediumwave Stations in Regional Tasmania," and "Return to Guadeloupe."

December 18, 2022

• In "DX History-II" (under "Lists, Logs, Guides & Columns/1933"): The 1933 "Practical Wireless Radio Atlas and Wavelength Guide" and "Answers—World Radio Atlas, Gazetteer and Log Book." And under "Specialized Resources/Wavescan," we have updated the Wavescan Index so it is complete through edition #706 (September 4, 2022).

December 11, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "DX History-I/QSLs and Other Station Memorabilia/Countries/Costa Rica"): More QSLs from the famous Costa Rican shortwave station, TI4NRH.

November 20, 2022

• In "Specialized Resources/Setting Sail on the Seth Parker World Cruise," we have added some additional material to the original article posted August 2020. See "Seth Parker Redux" at the bottom of the Seth Parker page.

November 6, 2022

• In "DX History-II" (under "Lists, Logs, Guides & Columns/1936 & 1937"): Two similar publications--"A Guide to Reception of Short Wave Broadcasting Stations" published in 1936 by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and Philco's 1937 "A Guide to Reception of Short-Wave Broadcasting Stations."

October 23, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "DX History-I/QSLs and Other Station Memorabilia/Countries/U.S.-BCB"): In January 2022, we posted an article celebrating a KDKA QSL from January 1922. We are reposting the article here, now with an addendum about an even earlier KDKA QSL—from May 1921. Look for "January 27, 1922-January 27, 2022: Another KDKA Centennial—And an Addendum: a KDKA QSL from 1921."

October 2, 2022

• In "Specialized Resources/Philco Radio Atlas of the World," we have now posted a complete copy of the first 1936 edition (previously we had only the cover).

September 18, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "Stations/Countries/Ecuador"): A brochure and promotional item inviting DXers on an organized trip to HCJB on March 27-April 9, 1988. And under "Specialized Resources," a bunch of Wavescans from July-September, previously shown as available via audio only, have now been posted in text form. They are: "PBS in the Philippines on Shortwave," "Radio Station 2CM: The Very First Radio Broadcasting Station in Australia," "Unusual Radio Antennas," "American Radio Stations in New Zealand: The 1ZM Story," "AIR Kurseong Celebrates 60 Years," "Unusual Radio Antennas: Novelties," "We Return to the Radio Scene in Bulgaria," "American Radio Stations in New Zealand – Pt. 2," "Unusual Radio Antennas – Pt. 3," and "The Radio Scene at the End of the Highway [Australia]."

September 4, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "DX History-I/Recordings/Station IDs by Country"): Some recordings of Argentine shortwave stations of the past from Daniel Camporini. Thanks, Daniel. In "Specialized Resources," we have updated "Media Network Vintage Vault: An Index." (Note: This list will no longer be updated as of August 31, 2022.) Also under "Specialized Resources," the following audio-only "Wavescan" entry was added: "American Radio Stations in New Zealand--Part 2." And the following Wavescans, previously available in audio only, have now been posted in text format: "Lighthouse Radio in Australia" and "The Radio Scene During the 1937 Flood in Cincinnati, Ohio."

August 21, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "Stations/Countries"): Program schedules from Radio Canada (two from 1963) and Radio Sweden (1959 and 1961). Thanks to Daniel Camporini of Argentina for these. Also, a 1950 notice to listeners from the Argentine International Broadcasting Service (SIRA). And under "Specialized Resources," the following audio-only "Wavescan" entry was added: "AIR Kurseong Celebrates 60 Years" and "Vakarel Radio Tower in Bulgaria."

August 14, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "Stations/Countries/Australia"): A Radio Australia program schedule from May 1954. Under "Specialized Resources," the following audio-only "Wavescan" entries were added to the list: “Lighthouse Radio in Australia," "The Radio Scene During the 1937 Flood in Cincinnati, Ohio," "PBS in the Philippines on Shortwave," "2CM in Australia—The Very First Broadcasting Station in Australia," and "American Radio Stations in New Zealand—the 1ZM Story." And Wavescan N697, "We Return to the Early Radio Scene in the Canadian Province of Manitoba [CJCG, CJNC, CKY]," has now been posted in text format.

July 24, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "Stations/Countries/U.K."): Some Portuguese-language promotional material issued by the BBC during WWII.

July 10, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "Stations/Countries/Ecuador/HCJB"): "HCJB on Low Power." And under "Specialized Resources," we have posted the following "Wavescan" text stories which were previously available in audio only: "Early Mediumwave Radio in the Canadian Province of Manitoba," "The 100 Year Story of Mediumwave WLW in Cincinnati," "The Powerful U.S. Naval Radio Station at Tarlac in the Philippines—Four Stations in One," and "Another Radio Wedding."

June 26, 2022

• In "Specialized Resources," a new subsection called "The QSLs of SORAFOM and OCORA," where we have gathered together many of the African QSLs issued, and added a bit of history on the various stations. Under "Specialized Resources," the following audio-only "Wavescan" entries were aadded to the list: "Early Mediumwave Radio in Manitoba, Canada," "The 100 Year History of Mediumwave WLW in Cincinnati, Ohio," "The Powerful U.S. Naval Radio Station at Tarlac in the Philippines," "Another Radio Wedding, in 1920, by Morse Code," and "Tribute to Oldrich Cip, R. Prague." The following Wavescans, previously available in audio only, have now been posted in text format: "The Radio Scene on the World’s Largest Private Property [Australia]," "Radio Stations for the Navajo Nation in the United States," "The Early Marconi Years at Chelmsford," "The Voice of America on Mediumwave at Poro in the Philippines," and "The Story of the Two Shortwave Stations Known as Radio Sada-e-Kashmir." And finally, Adrian Peterson has included in various Wavescan issues some excellent, comprehensive indexes on major topics. We have posted them in our Wavescan list under the numbers of the Wavescans where they appear (and we have bolded them). The indexes are: "Shortwave Broadcasting and Communication Stations in Australia--Progressive Developments in All States," "The United States on Shortwave--Progressive Summary," "The American Mediumwave Scene—Mediumwave Transmitter Locations in Continental USA," "The Radio Scene in the British Isles--Progressive Summary," and "VOA and AFRS Shortwave Radio Stations Worldwide." Thanks, Adrian.

June 12, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "Recordings/Peru"): More Peruvian recordings (see "Peru IV").

June 5, 2022

• In "DX History-II" (under "Lists, Logs, Guides & Columns/1974"): The "Survey of Short Wave Broadcasting Stations Operating in the 60 m. Band" compiled by Jack Perolo and Jerzy Sielawa in 1974. Under "Specialized Resources," the following audio-only "Wavescan" entries were posted in May: "Voice of America Shortwave Relay Station at Poro in the Philippines," "BBC London Celebrates 100 Years: Mediumwave Station 2LO," "The Early Radio Scene in the Canadian Province of Manitoba," "Voice of America Relay Station at Tinang in the Philippines," "Tribute to Oldrich Cip, R. Prague, Pt. I," "Powell Crosley and His Life's Story," and "Tribute to Oldrich Cip, R. Prague, Pt. II." The following Wavescans, previously available in audio only, have now been posted in text format: "Three International Shortwave Weddings," "The World's First Radio Weddings, Pt. 1" and "AWA Radio in Australia: Snowy Mountains Radio," "The First VOA Relay Station in the Philippines," "The World's First Radio Weddings, Pt. 2" and "AWA Radio Callsigns," and "The Second VOA Relay Station in the Philippines." Finally, the year 1925 has been added to the compilation, "Wavescan--Early Years With the American Shortwave Stations, 1922-1925," which can be found at the top of the Wavescan program list.

May 22, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "Stations/Countries/Japan"): "NHK's Low Power Shortwave Outlets," a paper by Tetsuya Hirahara about the low-power NHK shortwave stations that operated from the war years until 2005. (The paper and the recordings can also be found in "Specialized Resources/The DX Recordings of Tetsuya Hirahara.") Thanks, Tetsuya.

May 8, 2022

• In "DX History-III" (under "Philately/Mixes"): "Stamp Page-V" is another display of radio-related stamps.

May 1, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "DX History-I/QSLs and Other Station Memorabilia/Countries/Senegal"): "Senegal in QSLs," a selection of QSLs issued over the years with a bit of history added. And under "Specialized Resources," the following new "Wavescan" entries have been added: "The Early Marconi Years at Chelmsford," "The Voice of America on Mediumwave at Poro in the Philippines," "The Story of the Two Radio Stations Known as Radio Sada-e-Kashmir," "90th Anniversary of the BBC World Service, Pt. 1," "100 Years of Radio in Manitoba, Canada: The Early Wireless Years," and "90th Anniversary of the BBC World Service, Pt. 2." (Please note that they are available in audio only.)

April 24, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "DX History-I/QSLs and Other Station Memorabilia/Countries/Austria"): An undated plaque from the Blue Danube Network, an armed forces network based in Vienna, Austria.

April 17, 2022

• In "Specialized Resources," a new subsection called "DXers and the Early Days of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service."

April 10, 2022

• Under "Specialized Resources" (under "Radio Postcards"): Some cards and photos from stations in Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, and Utah.

April 3, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "Stations/Countries/Portugal"): A writeup about the first shortwave broadcaster in Portugal—CT1AA, Radio Colonial, in the 1930s. Also in "DX History-I/Stations/Countries/U.S.," we have updated the story, "WRUL and the West Indian Radio Newspaper." And under "Specialized Resources," we have updated the list of "Wavescan" scripts to include all history segments through March 27, 2022.

March 27, 2022

• In "DX History-II" (under "SWLing & DXing"): The 1980 "Radio RSA Monitoring Panel Handbook." And under "Specialized Resources" (under "The DX Recordings of Tetsuya Hirahara"): Four "new-old" recordings of stations in Bolivia.

March 20, 2022

• In "DX History-II" (under "Lists, Logs, Guides & Columns/1935"): The 1935 Sylvania Radio Log. And under "Specialized Resources" (under "The DX Recordings of Tetsuya Hirahara"): Two new recordings from Peru and one each from Colombia and Ecuador.

March 13, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "DX History-I/QSLs and Other Station Memorabilia/Countries/France"): Learn about "La Voix de la France," a World War II shortwave service run by the Vichy government. Under "Specialized Resources" (under "The DX Recordings of Tetsuya Hirahara"): Four new recordings from Peru. Also under "Specialized Resources" (under "The DX Recordings of Colin Miller"): A recording of Trans World Radio, Swaziland, testing their then-new 25 kw. transmitters in October 1974. And John Ekwall in Sweden has uploaded to his website many recordings of Peruvian, Bolivian, Ecuadorean and other stations. Check them out here.

March 6, 2022

• In "DX History-II" (under "Clubs & Publications"): The August 1937 bulletin of the International Short Wave Club. Under "Specialized Resources" (under "The DX Recordings of Tetsuya Hirahara"): Four more recordings from Peru. And also under "Specialized Resources," a new "Wavescan" entry: "The Radio Spectrum on the South Pacific Island of New Caledonia."

February 20, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "Recordings/Compilations/X-Band-II"): Recordings and QSLs from stations in Michigan through Wyoming in the new "X-Band" (extended AM band) in the years following its late-1995 startup. And under "Specialized Resources" (under "The DX Recordings of Tetsuya Hirahara"): Five new recordings from Peru.

February 13, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "DX History-I/QSLs and Other Station Memorabilia/Countries/Angola & Mozambique"): QSLs from CR6AA, Angola, and CR7AA, Mozambique, sent to a listener in West Virginia in the 1930s. And under "Specialized Resources" (under "The DX Recordings of Tetsuya Hirahara"): Four new recordings from Peru.

February 6, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "Recordings/Compilations/X-Band-I"): Recordings and QSLs from stations in Alabama through Maryland in the new "X-Band" (extended AM band) in the years following its late-1995 startup. And under "Specialized Resources" (under "The DX Recordings of Tetsuya Hirahara"): Eleven new recordings from Peru.

January 23, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "Stations/Countries/Bechuanaland"): From Colin Miller, a clipping from Johannesburg’s Rand Daily Mail of May 22, 1963 about ZNB, Bechuanaland (now Botswana), and its announcer, Wally Coombes. In "DX History-II" (under "Clubs & Publications"): "Stations Out of the Past" from the September 1974 NNRC bulletin. And under "Specialized Resources" (under "The DX Recordings of Tetsuya Hirahara"): Four new recordings from Peru.

January 16, 2022

• In "DX History-II" (under "Equipment & Advertising/General Electric"): The "General Electric Radio Short-Wave Primer." And under "Specialized Resources" (under "The DX Recordings of Tetsuya Hirahara"): Five more recordings from Peru.

January 9, 2022

• In "DX History-III" (under "Philately/Mixes"): "Stamp Page-IV" is another display of radio-related stamps. Under "Specialized Resources" (under "The DX Recordings of Tetsuya Hirahara"): Six new recordings from Peru. Also under "Specialized Resources," three new "Wavescan" entries: "The Search for an Old Historic Shortwave Station KUSW," "Six Local Broadcasting Stations on the Caribbean Island of Antigua" and "The Sound of Maria." And finally, still in "Specialized Resources," we have made a December 31, 2021 update to the "Active-Inactive SWBC Countries" list. (Please note that this will be the final update to this list; we will not be updating it in the future.)

January 2, 2022

• In "DX History-I" (under "Stations/Countries/Congo-Kinshasa"): From 1950, two program schedules and a reception report form from OTC, Belgian Congo. And under "Specialized Resources," we have updated the "American States on Shortwave" list to December 31, 2021. (Please note: This is the final update for this list; we will not be updating it in the future.)