Jim's Radio Site

The home for my various radio projects past, present & future

Hello - I'm Jim Salmon - radio enthusiast, anorak, ham, founder of (possibly) the shortest lived UK community station, short wave listener, hobby programme maker, & looking forward to future radio projects yet to be dreamed up... I hope you find something of interest on these pages - my apologies for the somewhat self-indulgent nature of this site, however I wanted to group together my various radio hobby projects in one place & am sharing them here in case they are of appeal to others!

It has been fun looking back 30+ years, & has sparked up thoughts for future ideas!

If you would like to get in touch click on the 'Contact' link in the Site Page Guide above.

Thanks for visiting!

CONTENTS

...to visit a chapter, click on the picture logos below or the Site Page Guide at the top of this page... This index is sort of in reverse order - most recent projects at the top & older projects at the bottom of this page...

CHAPTER 10: 2025

The RET World Service - a return to short wave broadcasting after a three year break! Regular monthly shows from March / April 2025...

CHAPTER 9: 2025

'VOLA' - another occasional music show, with roots in the 'Loving Awareness' programming from the Mi Amigo in the 1970's.

CHAPTER 8: 2020 - 2022

The Radio Emma Toc World Service - a lockdown project which took me back to short wave broadcasting & then briefly to internet streaming.

CHAPTER 7: 2016 - 2022

The Radio Emma Toc project, to celebrate the UK's first regular radio broadcast service, 2MT.

CHAPTER 6: 2015 - 2017

Chelmsford Calling World Service - a tongue in cheek title for a more adventurous short wave programme reaching a worldwide audience.

CHAPTER 5: 2014 - 2022+

'Sunny Jim's Trance Journey'. An irregular programme that I've been playing with for some time featuring an alternative choice of music from me...

CHAPTER 4: 2006 - today+

2E0RMI - my UK amateur radio callsign. A fascinating hobby with the opportunity to experiment with technical aspects of radio & communicate worldwide.

CHAPTER 3: 2001 - 2007

Chelmsford Calling - x4 RSL broadcasts & a (brief) full time community service!

CHAPTER 2: 1993 - 1995

'Optimod - the monthly media magazine'. My first regular programme transmitted on short wave.

CHAPTER 1: 1957 - today+

About Me? well - quite easy really - enjoy my family, enjoyed my work, still interested in radio (after all these years), & now madly running...

Please note - this website can be viewed on a normal PC, tablet or phone. Where audio links are included, these come from outside sources & on some occasions may only work on PC or tablet viewing. If they don't work - please try again...!