Hi Johnny, That's great! I'm enjoying shortwave more and more at the moment - it's my preferred choice over anything else when I sit down at the desk. Good luck! Cheers, Mark.

Hello radio friends, This week has been a great one, for my SW DXing endeavours. Everything happened all at once. I've beaten some personal records, picking up 9885kHz, World Christian Broadcast KNLS

Hello all, A short clip of my longest UL DX to date. Receiving: 9620kHz - All India radio, Bengaluru My location: Edinburgh, Scotland Distance: 5100 miles Radiwow R-108, 3m wire - daylight hours. Very

Hey Drifter! I'm sorry you're not too happy with your an 200. As previously mentioned by others, I'm certain that if (it's not faulty) and you play around with it some more, you'll be more than please

Drifter, Looks like you're part of the ever growing list of v115 haters! I can also include myself in this list, I'm really not a big fan and only included it in my previous post because it's an ultra

Hi Drifter, I'm using a Tecsun AN 200 loop. I've only tried tuning into 864 with the Radiwow R-108 and Retekess V115 ultralights' so far, both with great results. Radio Riyadh is also a great DX from

Thanks Russ, Useful link.

Hi all, Can anyone confirm if 'Al Qaran' on 864 kHz does in fact broadcast out of Egypt? I pick this station up night after night, from the east coast of Scotland very clearly with my small loop anten

Although not an UL, I've got a Tecsun R9700DX on its way to me. I've liked this radio for a while so looking forward to it arriving. It will also be the first Tecsun radio I've owned. Still using my R

Hi Bob, Thanks for this, I'm happy to hear that you still like to switch your one on from time to time - I've read great reports about these online. Looking forward to the darker hours tonight. All th

Hi all, I'm wondering if anybody has any experience with the above pocket radio as an ultralight MW DX machine? I picked one of these up on ebay, on a recommendation and it's arrived this afternoon. I

Thanks for sharing this, Paul. It's always nice to read how others engage in their hobby. For me personally, January of 2022 marks the time when I move into my new home in Scotland. For the first time

Not technically an 'ultralight', but still a portable nonetheless! I managed to pick up a rather nice condition SONY icf-sw7600gr a couple of days ago online, for what I think was a pretty good price,

Hi all, I just thought I'd share a very crude little antenna that I cobbled together this evening, whilst staying at a relatives in the spare bedroom! A small 2 core piece of wire, 5 minutes and a few

Hi Paul, That's great - thank you. M

Hi Jorge, Thanks for this - interesting insights.. I'll have a look at your link! All the best, M.

Hi Paul, Like Bill I also have the R-108 - my one has the 'RADIWOW' branding. It's my go-to radio that I'll pick up whenever away from home for a night or more. I too find the sensitivity to be more t

Hi Gary, Thanks for this - it's everything I needed plus more, very helpful. Good news that SSB is no longer a deal breaker and I wish you luck in wading through your list for FSL antennas! Cheers, M.

Good evening everyone - Can anybody tell me what the 'official' specifications of an ultralight DX radio are? The only consistent stat I can find is that it must not exceed 20 cubic inches. Other thin