22:00 / Radio Republica / Miami, USA / 6160 / Spanish / Current AffairsNotes - Radio Republica is a radio station set up by migrs from Cuba as an alternative to the Cuban government's Radio Habana Cuba.

18:30 / Radio Slovakia International / Bratislava, Slovakia / 7345 / English / Current Affairs18:30 / Radio Kuwait / Kuwait City, Kuwait / 25000 / English / Current Affairs

01:40 / E10 Number Station / --- / 4890 / English / NATO call signs - Automated voice with US accent - "End of Transmission"

Shortwave radio was so-called during the early days of radio because the wavelengths used were shorter than the prevalent longer wavelengths used at the time. Such wavelengths can travel much further than FM, MW and LW by bouncing off the ionosphere....

As with any hobby, you can spend as little or as much as you want. Needless to say, the more you spend on shortwave equipment the more you will hear. However, even with quite modest equipment from second-hand sources you can get good results.Here is...