Amateur Radio Sound Archives and Audio Recordings
Listen to a wide variety of ham radio audio, including DX contacts, contest recordings, digital mode samples, and RF noise identification.
The capture and analysis of radio signals provide valuable insights into propagation phenomena, operational practices, and various transmission types encountered across the radio spectrum. This includes recordings of amateur radio contacts, shortwave broadcasts, and specialized transmissions such as numbers stations or digital mode samples. Such audio archives serve as a historical record and an educational tool for understanding the characteristics of different signals and their behavior under varying conditions.
Resources within this category typically offer collections of recorded audio files, often categorized by band, mode, or specific event. These recordings can be instrumental for identifying unusual propagation, studying the nuances of different digital operating modes, or recognizing various forms of RF noise and interference. Additionally, some archives provide examples of Morse code practice transmissions, aiding in skill development, while others document the sounds of meteor scatter or other transient phenomena, enhancing the understanding of radio science.
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Lots of sounds recordings -
A collection of 100+ audio files featuring various amateur radio beacons across HF, VHF, UHF, and microwave bands, recorded by IW3FZQ and IK3NWX. -
Beacons recorded audio files by kl7fdq -
Chip64 mp3 file -
Some sound samples of received signals mainly on VHF-band -
Description, frequencies and sound samples of most popular amateur radio digital modes by DG8FBV -
signals and sounds available on shortwave/vhf radio today along with information on the available equipment needed to understand, analyze or identify these signals -
Ham radio pictures, qsl and sounds archive by K8CX -
MP3 and Wav files of some stations recorded on HF anc VHF bands by K9MU -
You've heard MS pings, of course. But what does a HSCW ping sound like? -
Recorded QSO by italian amateur radio station in MP3 format -
Few recordings of difficult qso's -
Have you ever wanted to listen in on a serious SO2R DX contest effort? hear what the low bands sound like from New England? enjoy a contest without having access to a radio? This is your chance! -
Sounds from the 136 kHz band -
Echos of USAF (Formally NAVSPASUR) radar signals reflected off of meteor trails received at Roswell, New Mexico -
10GHz Rainscatter audio files -
About numbers stations, and their criptic transmissions, where to listen to them and some audio recording samples by fascinating shortwaves -
Morse Pilup Audio tapes available also in Real Audio format. -
A sound file collection of QRP contacts by AE5X -
Some tens of very special audio files recorded during amateur radio activities like aurora traffic, meteor scatter, communications with ISS crew and the sound of various transmission modes that you can hear on HF and VHF bands -
Clandestine radios, cluster beacons and dx stations recordedd by AA5TB -
Audio and waterfall images of some sounds found on the RF spectrum -
Topband and DX recordings and sound files on 160 meters band -
Recordings of RF noise from personal computers, peripherals and related equipment. If you can match noise at your location to one of these files then you can be confident that you know where your noise is coming from. -
Sound samples of the transmission modes recorded at 11025 samples per second, mono and the message in all of the samples is the same: "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog 1234567890". -
Information and digital audio samples of various modem modulation types -
VK3OT audio recorder qsos. -
Recordings of shortwave numbers stations -
Archive of 50 MHz DX contacts from PA2S (formerly PA2HJS), featuring RealAudio and MP3 clips recorded during solar cycles 21, 22, and 23. -
Audio files to help identify rf noise (rfi). Identify the RFI that interferes with your reception. RFI Noise identification. -
Clips of DX audio, some dating back to the late 70's to early 80's and up to March 2001 -
W1AW code practice transmissions for the dates and speeds indicated. The files are in MP3 format -
This page contains links to a variety of data signals that have been specially recorded. Each file contains a standard test message (the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog) repeated twice. The files can help you learn the characteristic sound of various data modes but they can also be used to make sure your decoder is working. -
Sounds of the hf digital radio modes -
A collection of audio recordings of some DX Peditions used as case studies to evaluate dxspedition operatios behaviour and calling stations. These audio files are excerpts from real pileups recorded directly off the air in MP3 format -
QSO Recorder Indexing service. This site allows radio amateurs to share their contest and DXpedition audio recordings, usually made with the N1MM Logger+ and the Qsorder plugin -
Always wanted to know what kind of sounds we hear, when listening to the radio? Here are some examples -
This wiki is intended to help identify radio signals through example sounds and waterfall images. Most signals are received and recorded using a software defined radio -
Sound recordings of meteors and things reflecting TV station video carriers , frequencies used are analog TV video carrier frequencies offset by 1 kHz SSB