Bison 1660 – KQWB from West Fargo, North Dakota – was first heard on 1660 kHz in Salzburg on 23 September 2026. The station has now confirmed the reception to me. Thanks!

Over the past few days, propagation on the low frequencies toward Asia and Oceania has been excellent. Yesterday, for the first time, around 18 GMT, I was able to receive an FT8 amateur radio signal from New Zealand here in Salzburg on the 160-meter band at 1.8 MHz. I was able to decode ZL1CX in Auckland using my AziLoop antenna. Unfortunately, the station’s email address in the QRZ database is no longer correct, so I was unable to send a short report.

The mediumwave season for the USA is slowly starting to get exciting, because for the first time this autumn, it’s not just East Coast stations that can be heard. On 21 September 2026 at around 05:00 UT, I was able to hear KPLS, Littleton, Colorado, on 1510 kHz in Salzburg using my USA Beverage, with a lovely station announcement.

Over the past two weeks, excellent signals from Japan have been audible in Salzburg in the mediumwave band in the evenings. Here are my logs, received using the AziLoop system, mostly at an azimuth of 40–55 degrees, and the Perseus SDR with Jaguar software.

2026-09-01
1224 2000 J JOJK NHK AM, Kanazawa (chu-ish) 9086 km
1008 2003 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1350 2027 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km
1233 2045 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km

2026-09-02
1008 1930 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1224 2000 J JOJK NHK AM, Kanazawa (chu-ish) 9086 km
1350 2000 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km
1233 2025 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km

2026-09-03
1008 1800 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1242 1915 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km
1134 1920 J JOQR NCB Bunka Hoso, Tokyo/Kawaguchi (kan-tok) 9308 km
1224 2000 J JOJK NHK AM, Kanazawa (chu-ish) 9086 km
1233 2000 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km
1350 2000 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km

2026-09-04
1008 1931 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1134 1940 J JOQR NCB Bunka Hoso, Tokyo/Kawaguchi (kan-tok) 9308 km
1179 1955 J JOOR MBS Mainichi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1233 1958 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km
1278 1959 J JOFR RKB Mainichi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) 9015 km
1350 1959 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km
738 2000 J JORR RBC Ryukyu Hoso, Naha/Tomigusuku (kyu-oki) 9519 km
1242 2000 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km
1332 2017 J JOSF Tokai Hoso, Nagoya (chu-aic) 9220 km

2026-09-06
1008 1950 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1233 2000 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km
1350 2000 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km

2026-09-07
729 1900 J JOCK NHK AM, Nagoya/Yatomi-Shi (chu-aic) 9232 km
1008 1900 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1332 1930 J JOSF Tokai Hoso, Nagoya (chu-aic) 9220 km

2026-09-09
1008 1918 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1233 1930 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km

2026-09-10
1008 1755 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1440 1921 J JOWF STV Sapporo TV Hoso, Sapporo (hok) 8703 km
1314 1930 J JOUF OBC Radio Osaka, Osaka/Sakai-Shi (kns-osk) 9212 km
1233 1948 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km
1224 2000 J JOJK NHK AM, Kanazawa (chu-ish) 9086 km
1242 2000 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km
1278 2000 J JOFR RKB Mainichi Hoso, Fukuoka (kyu-fuk) 9015 km
1350 2000 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km
1422 2000 J JORF RF Radio Nippon, Yokohama (kan-kgw) 9331 km
1494 2029 J JOYR RSK Sanyo Hoso, Okayama (chg-oka) 9114 km

2026-09-12
1233 2000 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km
1242 2000 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km

2026-09-13
1008 1840 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km

From the start of September, the mediumwave band opens up towards the east in the evenings. This year, excellent signals from Asia have been coming through for the past few days; it could be a really good season for Asian DXers if such fine and rare signals are already being heard.

1008 2003 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km
1017 2100 CHN CRI Korean Service, Changchun/NRTA523 (JL) 7848 km
1116 2100 CHN CNR5 Taihai zhi Sheng, Shaowu/NRTA751 (FJ) 8782 km
1143 1730 TWN Taiwan Ch¸ Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai, Penghu (PG) 9224 km
1152 2115 AUS ABC Newsradio, Busselton/Kealy (WA) 13559 km
1152 2000 TWN Hua Sheng Kuangpo Tientai 1, Taipei (TPS) 9225 km
1170 2040 KOR HLSR KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 2, Kimjae (jeb) 8627 km
1224 2000 J JOJK NHK AM, Kanazawa (chu-ish) 9086 km
1233 2250 CHN Shinjan Qazaq Radiosu, Bortala=Bole/XJTS762 (XJ) 5125 km
1233 2045 J JOUR NBC Nagasaki Hoso, Nagasaki (kyu-nag) 9070 km
1251 2225 CHN Qinghai GD Tibetan Service, Xining/QHTS566 (QH) 6984 km
1251 2131 CHN Shandong GD Xiangcun Guangbo, Jinan/Huangtai (SD) 7978 km
1287 2130 ISR Galei Tzahal, Haifa/Akko (haf) 2488 km
1314 2000 TWN Tien Sheng Kuangpo Gongsi, Miaoli/Chunan (ML) 9218 km
1350 2027 J JOER RCC Chugoku Hoso, Etajima/Okimi (chg-hir) 9072 km
1404 2255 THA Thor. Phor. Neung, Suphanburi/Ban Samliam (shb) 8598 km
1494 2255 CHN Xinjiang GD Zonghe Guangbo, Tacheng/XJTS634 (XJ) 5086 km
1494 2135 PHL DWAR Abante Radyo, Valenzuela/Caloong (ncr) 10075 km
1539 2200 CHN CNR1 Zhongguo zhi Sheng, Golmud/NRTA916 (QH) 6552 km
1593 2100 CHN CNR1 Zhongguo zhi Sheng, Changzhou/NRTA623 (JS) 8576 km

RX: Perseus 1 with LeoBodnar GPSDO
Antenna: AzILoop system, 26 m. circumference.
Reception direction: 50–70 degrees.

September is beginning, and the first faint signals from Asia can be heard here in Salzburg. On 30 August 2026, after 22:00 UT, I was able to hear the first time the faint signal from the Qinghai GD Tibetan Service in Huzhu on 1017 kHz here in Salzburg. The Huzhu Tu Autonomous County, or Huzhu County for short, is an autonomous county in Haidong Prefecture in the east of the Chinese province of Qinghai. It covers an area of 3,358 km² and has a population of 337,941.