Today, Pope Leo visited Vatican Radio's shortwave Radio Center. He thanked the staff, and emphasized how during his missionary work in Latin America and Africa it was precious to be able to receive the shortwave broadcasts of Vatican Radio, which reach places where few broadcasters manage to reach.

Happy World Radio Day! DIY one tube radio receiver schematics from 1936 publication of Lithuanian Post office "Radio for a Countryside" #swl #radio #hamradio #history #radioday #Lithuania

Urban SWLing of @popshopradio.bsky.social @rnei.org & Fiends Christmas programming via Woofferton on 9740 kHz in #Vilnius #Lithuania. Some nice tunes and digital transmission. 2024-12-25 from 14:00 to 15:30 UTC. SINPO 24222. Merry Christmas! #SWL #Radio

Pages from the user manual of "Baltic K-14", a four tube pre-WWII (1927) radio receiver (130 kHz - 2MHz). Photo credit: Šiaulių apskrities Povilo Višinskio viešoji biblioteka via epaveldas.lt #Radio #SWL #history #Lithuania

The Vilnius University Astronomical Observatory. It was founded in 1753 and is the fourth oldest observatory in Europe. #astronomy #Vilnius #science #History #Lithuania #sundial #observatory

Ursa Major in the background of Aurora borealis. 10th of October 2024. #astronomy #aurora

Transmission site of #Sitkunai radio station in #Lithuania. In 2022 it restarted a MW broadcasting on 1557 khz for "Radio Pravda"/"Nasha lenta" programming #swl #radio

Urban FT8 SWLing on 10m from a balcony in #Vilnius, #Lithuania. Airspy HF+ Discovery, Raspberry pi, diy magnetic loop (aka Youloop). #SWLing log of last night. #hamradi #radio #shortwave

Radio receiver "Neringa" (1959-1962). Produced by "Kaunas radio factory" in #Kaunas, #Lithuania #swl

Commemorative plaque of the Prussian #astronomer F. W. Argelander in #Klaipeda, #Lithuania. Argelander was the first astronomer to begin a careful study of variable stars. #AAVSO #astronomy

Strong #AuroraBorealis 2024-05-10 in #Vilnius was clearly visible to the naked eye in a light poluted city sky. #solarstorm #spaceweather #aurora #astro #astronomy

Literally for a moment 10m band was open for SWLing in #Vilnius. DXing continental USA, Puerto Rico, Aruba, Antigua & Barbuda (~8000 km). Unfortunately no reception of SWRadiogram on 15770 khz #swl #hamradio

Equipment of Kaunas (Lithuania) radio broadcasting station around the year 1930. Credit: Kaunas city museum, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, via europeana.eu #swl #radio #hamradio

2024-01-12 SWRadiogram on 15770 kHz. SINPO 43344. Urban SWLing in #Vilnius with Möbius loop antenna (aka #youloop) indoors #hamradio #swl

2024-01-10 Wefax on 13882 kHz from DWD in Pinneberg (DDK6) as received in Vilnius with Möbius loop antenna (aka #youloop) indoors. #swl #hamradio

2023-12-22 SW Radiogram on 15770 kHz. SINPO 33333. Urban SWLing in #Vilnius with Möbius loop antenna (aka #youloop) indoors. Happy Holydays! #hamradio #radio #swl

2023-12-15 SWRadiogram on 15770 kHz. SINPO 33433. Urban SWLing in #Vilnius with Möbius loop antenna (aka #youloop) indoors.

Vilnius University Astronomical Observatory est.1753. In 1777, director of the Observatory Martynas Poczobutas created a constellation Taurus Poniatovii to honor Stanislaw Poniatowski, a King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. It’s near Scuttum Sobiesky, now - Scuttum #astronomy #Vilnius #astro

From the archive. Solar eclipse in June of 2021 was observed in the "low tech" way. "Quick and dirty" Solar projection on piece of paper with apertured ladies pocket mirror. #SolarEclipse #Astronomy

A cover and MW page from the Philips directory of radio broadcasting stations for the year 1930 (Lithuanian edition). Titles of columns: Wavelength in meters, Station, Country, Power of the transmitter. Public Domain, via epaveldas.lt #SWL #RADIO #History #Broadcasting

Very portable SWL rig: Airspy HF+ Discovery, Samsung tablet running SDR++ for Android & whip antenna.

Chernobyl OTH "Duga" as an art inspiration. Credit: Emilija Škarnulytė, video instalation "Chambers of radiance" at the Art museum in #Vilnius

Listening radio around the year 1928 in Kukuteliai vilage, Lithuania. Credit: Karolis Ulozas - Nalšios muziejus, Lithuania - Public Domain (via europeana.eu). #SWL #Radio #History

The QSL card from Radio Taiwan DEU arrived. Thanks! I was #SWL 'ing special 2023-07-09 German language programing on the go with Airspy HF+Discovery connected to my Android tablet.