A few days ago, I was able to pick up a station from Italy that was new to me for the first time in the evening: Radio Perugia on 1206 kHz, with plenty of station announcements. The station is linked to Radio Lago Trasimeno, also advertising itself as “Radio Lago Trasimeno AM 1512 – 1206 kHz, Onde Medie e DAB+ in Umbria, Perugia, Terni and Central Italy”, which is how I came across Radio Perugia.
No particularly strong signals, but southern South America can be heard on the medium-wave band almost every day here in Salzburg.
870 0130 ARG Radio Nacional, Buenos Aires/General Pacheco (df) 11591 km
920 0030 PRG Radio Nacional del Paraguay AM, Nueva Asuncion (phy) 10742 km
930 0043 URG Radio Monte Carlo, Montevideo (mo) 11485 km
1070 0030 ARG El Destape Mundo, Wilde (ba) 11592 km
1110 0010 ARG Radio Ciudad, Buenos Aires (df) 11590 km
1150 0110 ARG LT9 La Nueva 9, Sauce Viejo (sf) 11473 km
1230 0030 ARG Radio Dos, Rosario (sf) 11595 km
1270 0000 ARG Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata (ba) 11591 km
1310 0040 ARG Radio Nacional, Gualeguaych˙ (er) 11468 km
1350 0000 ARG Radio Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (ba) 11612 km
1400 0015 URG Radio Zorrilla de San MartÌn, Tacuarembó (ta) 11200 km
1550 0030 ARG Radio San Genaro, San Genaro Norte (sf) 11586 km
AziLoop, 26 mt. Loop
Perseus/Jaguar/WavViewDX
Signals from South America can be heard from time to time on the medium-wave band, though they are usually not very loud. However, the absence of thunderstorms is helping to ensure good reception.
740 0030 B Radio Sociedade da Bahia, Salvador/Ilha de Itaparica (BA) 8471 km
760 0004 ARG Radio Atlantica, Mar del Plata (ba) 11828 km
870 0030 ARG Radio Nacional, Buenos Aires/General Pacheco (df) 11591 km
920 0125 PRG Radio Nacional del Paraguay AM, Nueva Asuncion (phy) 10742 km
930 0003 URG Radio Monte Carlo, Montevideo (mo) 11485 km
1020 0128 PRG Radio Nanduti, San Lorenzo (cet) 10745 km
1070 0030 ARG El Destape Mundo, Wilde (ba) 11592 km
1150 0200 ARG Radio Nacional, Viedma (rn) 12374 km
1200 0330 B Radio Cultura Brasil, Sao Paulo (SP) 9937 km
1230 0045 ARG Radio Dos, Rosario (sf) 11595 km
1350 0000 ARG Radio Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires/Malvinas Argentinas (ba) 11612 km
1550 0120 ARG Radio San Genaro, San Genaro Norte (sf) 11586 km
AziLoop, Perseus/Jaguar/WavViewDX
Radio Nacional of Paraguay, broadcast on 920 kHz. Received using an AziLoop antenna, 26-meter loop, and a Perseus SDR with Jaguar Software.
On 21 March 2026, there was a good window for Paraguay on the medium-wave band. I listened in using Perseus and the AziLoop antenna.
730 0230 PRG ABC Cardinal, Asuncion 10753 km
920 0232 PRG Radio Nacional del Paraguay AM, Nueva Asuncion 10742 km
970 0119 PRG Universo 970, Asuncion 10747 km
A few square metres of space, an area as free from local noise as possible – that’s all the AziLoop system needs.
ABC Newsradio from Busselton on the Australian west coast, 13,547 km away – about 220 kilometres south of Perth – could be heard again yesterday evening at around 22:00 UT on medium wave 1152 kHz in Salzburg. Caution is advised when receiving the signal, as a small station from Taipei, Taiwan, can usually be heard on exactly the same frequency (1151.994) from 20:00 UT onwards.
The new AziLoop system is now fully installed. Mast height 7.5 metres, loop circumference 26 metres each. The antenna not only receives excellent medium wave signals from all directions, it is also perfectly remote-controllable and the best antenna I have at my location.
The annual TOP 10 DX OF THE YEAR contest has now been evaluated for 2025. István Biliczky writes to me on behalf of the organiser: Congratulations to Christoph Ratzer (Austria) who not only won the contest, but also set a new record in the “Total score” and the “Best DX” category. Thank you very much, the contest is always a good excursion into the shortwave bands, and despite the smaller number of stations, it is a challenge to receive the most distant stations with low transmission power. Thanks also to all participants in the event. And as always: “see you in the next contest”.
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