Recordings

VCR DX

The following spectrum recordings were originally made on HiFi Video Cassette Recorders in the late 1980s and early 1990s by “DXers”–radio enthusiasts who enjoy receiving and identifying distant radio or television signals. Many thanks to Mark Connelly who not only preserved these recordings, but also kindly digitized them so that we can share them online as a part of the Radio Spectrum Archive.

To use these recordings, you’ll need to download an SDR application like HDSDR. All of these recordings are in the .WAV format.

Providence, Rhode Island: May 1, 1986

The following VCR DX recordings were made in Providence, Rhode Island, USA on May 1, 1986. Click the file names below to download each recording. Note that the file name contains the date, start time (UTC), end time (UTC), and frequency range in kHz.

For example, 19860501 0759 0804z 410 2010 signifies that the recording was made on May 1, 1986 starting at 0759, ending at 0804 UTC , the recording covers 410 to 2010 kHz.

The following files have a frequency range of 410 – 2010 kHz. Each file is roughly 2.2 GB in size:

• 19860501 0759 0804z 410 2010
• 19860501 0804 0809z 410 2010
• 19860501 0809 0814z 410 2010
• 19860501 0814 0819z 410 2010
• 19860501 0819 0824z 410 2010
• 19860501 0824 0829z 410 2010
• 19860501 0829 0834z 410 2010
• 19860501 0834 0839z 410 2010
• 19860501 0839 0844z 410 2010
• 19860501 0844 0849z 410 2010
• 19860501 0849 0854z 410 2010
• 19860501 0854 0859z 410 2010
• 19860501 0859 0904z 410 2010
• 19860501 0904 0909z 410 2010
• 19860501 0909 0914z 410 2010
• 19860501 0914 0919z 410 2010
• 19860501 0919 0924z 410 2010
• 19860501 0924 0928z 410 2010

The following files have a frequency range of 810 – 1610 kHz. Each file is roughly 3.4 GB in size:

• 19860501 0759 0809z 810 1610
• 19860501 0809 0819z 810 1610
• 19860501 0819 0829z 810 1610
• 19860501 0829 0839z 810 1610
• 19860501 0839 0849z 810 1610
• 19860501 0849 0859z 810 1610
• 19860501 0859 0909z 810 1610
• 19860501 0909 0919z 810 1610
• 19860501 0919 0928z 810 1610

Billerica, Massachusetts: April 2, 1991

The following VCR DX recordings were made in Billerica, Massachusetts, USA, on April 2, 1991. Click the file names below to download each recording. Each file is roughly 3.4 GB in size:

• 19910402 0643 0653z 810 1610
• 19910402 0653 0703z 810 1610
• 19910402 0703 0713z 810 1610
• 19910402 0713 0723z 810 1610
• 19910402 0723 0733z 810 1610
• 19910402 0733 0743z 810 1610
• 19910402 0743 0753z 810 1610
• 19910402 0753 0803z 810 1610
• 19910402 0803 0813z 810 1610
• 19910402 0813 0823z 810 1610
• 19910402 0823 0833z 810 1610
• 19910402 0833 0843z 810 1610
• 19910402 0843 0853z 810 1610
• 19910402 0853 0903z 810 1610
• 19910402 0903 0913z 810 1610
• 19910402 0913 0923z 810 1610
• 9910402 0923 0933z 810 1610
• 19910402 0933 0943z 810 1610
• 19910402 0943 0953z 810 1610
• 19910402 0953 1003z 810 1610
• 19910402 1003 1013z 810 1610
• 19910402 1013 1023z 810 1610
• 19910402 1023 1033z 810 1610
• 19910402 1033 1043z 810 1610