In the last few days, mostly weak signals were heard in the medium wave band, almost exclusively from western South America. The signal strength is usually only usable shortly before sunrise, and then often only for 2-5 minutes. But it’s nice to hear so many Peruvians again.
2023-05-08 1470 0315 PRU Radio MegaMix, Lima/Pantanos de Villa (lim) 11015 km 1500 0315 PRU Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) 11010 km 1540 0315 PRU Radio Lorena, Cusco (cus) 10754 km 1570 0330 PRU Radio Carraviz, Juliaca (pun) 10802 km
2023-05-09 1210 0300 PRU Radio Dios es Amor, Huanuco (huc) 10767 km 1280 0300 PRU Radio Moderna, Cajamarca (caj) 10715 km
2023-05-10 1580 0315 PRU Radio Bacan Sat, Tacna (tac) 11017 km
2023-05-12 1270 0300 CAN CJCB, Sydney (NS) 5336 km 1280 0308 PRU Bethel Radio, Chiclayo (lam) 10781 km 1570 0308 PRU Bethel Radio, Lima (lim) 10996 km
2023-05-13 1160 0300 PRU Radio Onda Cero, Lima (lim) 11021 km 1220 0305 PRU Radio Melodia AM, Arequipa (are) 10959 km 1380 0315 PRU Radio Campesina, Cajamarca (caj) 10713 km 1570 0328 PRU Radio Carraviz, Juliaca (pun) 10802 km 1570 0310 PRU Bethel Radio, Lima (lim) 10996 km
WinRadio G33DDC-ExcaliburPro/CSO, NetSDR, Beverage 200 mt. USA 335°, Africa 165°, MUX-10-C DL4ZAO splitter.
One nice log each from Africa, both Magic 828 from South Africa and even rarer Radio Lesotho on 639 kHz. Lesotho is difficult to separate by the Spaniard on the same frequency, but quite listenable around 22- 00 UT with patience.
Very nice signals from South America, but always very short between 0315 – 0330 UT, but sometimes with really good signal strengths like Radio Campesina from the Andean city of Cajamarca at 2750 metres. Radio Moderna from Cajamarca could also be heard, whose station was even two kilometres further away at 10715 kilometres.
Before the beverage antenna has to be dismantled in a few days, logs like these are a reward for all the work at the station.
2023-05-01 639 0005 LSO Radio Lesotho, Maseru/Lancer’s Gap (msr) 8709 km 1100 0320 PRU Radio Dios es Amor, Chiclayo (lam) 10777 km 1140 0325 PRU RPP Noticias, Pilcomayo (jun) 10883 km 1160 0330 PRU Radio Onda Cero, Lima (lim) 11021 km 1280 0330 PRU Radio Moderna, Cajamarca (caj) 10715 km 1380 0330 PRU Radio Campesina, Cajamarca (caj) 10713 km 1470 0330 PRU Radio MegaMix, Lima/Pantanos de Villa (lim) 11015 km 1500 0324 PRU Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) 11010 km 1500 0330 PRU Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) 11010 km 1510 0315 EQA Radio Monumental, Quito (pic) 10134 km 1570 0315 PRU Bethel Radio, Lima (lim) 10996 km
2023-04-29 828 2245 AFS Magic 828, Klipheuwel 9093 km 920 0323 PRU Radio Vision, Chota (caj) 10675 km 1100 0328 PRU Radio Dios es Amor, Chiclayo (lam) 10777 km 1140 0330 PRU RPP Noticias, Pilcomayo (jun) 10883 km 1160 0327 PRU Radio Onda Cero, Lima (lim) 11021 km 1210 0325 PRU Radio Dios es Amor, Huanuco (huc) 10767 km 1280 0323 PRU Radio Moderna, Cajamarca (caj) 10715 km 1350 0330 PRU Radio Vision, Ferrenafe (lam) 10767 km 1380 0330 PRU Radio Campesina, Cajamarca (caj) 10713 km 1430 0325 PRU Radio Vision, Jaen (caj) 10604 km 1440 0328 PRU Radio Imperial 2, Lima/Cerro Papa (lim) 11011 km
WinRadio G33DDC-ExcaliburPro/CSO, Beverage 200 mt. USA 335°, Afrika 165°. MUX-10-C Splitter from DL4ZAO.
For three weeks I have been recording daily from 22 – 00 UT towards Africa on 1530 kHz to finally catch Madeira after many years – until last week without success, Romania is just too strong in Salzburg. Due to the strong solar storm I thought maybe the medium wave band prefers closer frequencies here. And indeed, on 23 April at 23 UT I was able to receive the daily played pan flute melody briefly in Salzburg. The station confirmed the reception report to me very quickly. My 203rd confirmed radio country according to EDXC list.
Here are my logs of the last few days. The propagation has been quite good lately, even if it was mainly the East Coast down to Florida and the Caribbean that could be heard in the medium wave band. Still few good signals from South America, but still worth recording around 04 UT.
2023-04-10 1440 0400 USA WRED, Westbrook (ME) 6159 km
2023-04-08 1010 0401 CAN CFRB, Clarkson (ON) 6758 km 1010 0400 USA WINS, New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) 6597 km 1020 0400 USA KDKA, Pittsburgh/Allison Park (KDKA Drive) (PA) 6992 km 1030 0415 USA WBZ, Boston/Nantasket Beach (MA) 6284 km 1040 0355 CUB Radio Mayabeque, Gueines (my) 8509 km 1100 0400 USA WTAM, Cleveland (OH) 7044 km 1130 0400 USA WBBR, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) 6592 km 1140 0400 CAN CBI, Sydney (NS) 5344 km 1180 0400 CUB Radio Rebelde, MartÌ (ma) 8415 km 1200 0400 USA WXKS, Newton (MA) 6304 km 1210 0400 USA WPHT, Philadelphia (PA) 6712 km 1270 0402 CAN CJCB, Sydney (NS) 5336 km 1280 0400 CAN CFMB, Montreal (QC) 6254 km
2023-04-06 1010 0400 USA WINS, New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) 6597 km 1030 0400 USA WBZ, Boston/Nantasket Beach (MA) 6284 km 1040 0410 CUB Radio Mayabeque, G¸ines (my) 8509 km 1130 0400 USA WBBR, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) 6592 km 1140 0405 USA WQBA, Miami (FL) 8164 km 1140 0400 CAN CBI, Sydney (NS) 5344 km 1180 0400 CUB Radio Rebelde, MartÌ (ma) 8415 km 1200 0400 USA WXKS, Newton (MA) 6304 km 1210 0400 USA WPHT, Philadelphia (PA) 6712 km 1230 0416 USA WCMC, Wildwood (NJ) 6770 km 1270 0412 USA WIWA, Eatonville (FL) 8006 km 1280 0418 CAN CFMB, Montreal (QC) 6254 km 1320 0405 USA WLQY, Hollywood (FL) 8128 km 1330 0400 USA WRCA, Watertown (MA) 6304 km 1350 0412 CAN CKAD, Middleton (NS) 5725 km 1430 0412 USA WKOX, Everett (MA) 6289 km 1440 0408 NCG Radio Maranatha, Managua (mng) 9689 km
2023-04-05 1100 0415 USA WHLI, Hempstead (NY) 6572 km 1140 0402 CUB Radio Surco, Moron (ca) 8324 km 1180 0410 CUB Radio Rebelde, MartÌ (ma) 8415 km 1190 0415 CUB Radio Coral, Chivirico (sc) 8338 km 1200 0400 USA WXKS, Newton (MA) 6304 km 1210 0400 USA WPHT, Philadelphia (PA) 6712 km 1270 0400 CAN CJCB, Sydney (NS) 5336 km 1280 0400 CAN CFMB, MontrÈal/Saint-Mathieu (QC) 6254 km 1290 0415 USA WKBK, Keene (NH) 6333 km
2023-04-04 1030 0400 USA WBZ, Boston/Nantasket Beach (MA) 6284 km 1020 0410 USA KDKA, Pittsburgh/Allison Park (KDKA Drive) (PA) 6992 km 1010 0400 USA WINS, New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) 6597 km
2023-04-03 1070 0410 CLM Radio Santa Fe, Bogot· D. C. (bdc) 9415 km 1080 0415 USA WTIC, Hartford (CT) 6444 km 1130 0400 USA WBBR, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) 6592 km 1140 0415 CUB Radio Surco, Moron (ca) 8324 km 1180 0416 CUB Radio Rebelde, MartÌ (ma) 8415 km 1200 0400 USA WXKS, Newton (MA) 6304 km 1210 0400 USA WPHT, Philadelphia (PA) 6712 km 1210 0421 CUB Radio Sancti Spiritus, (ss) 8395 km 1270 0400 CAN CJCB, Sydney (NS) 5336 km 1290 0420 USA WKBK, Keene (NH) 6333 km 1320 0425 CAN CJMR, Oakville (ON) 6769 km 1330 0415 USA WRCA, Watertown (MA) 6304 km 1340 0418 CUB Radio Ciudad del Mar, Palmira (cf) 8439 km 1360 0422 USA WDRC, Hartford (N) (CT) 6435 km 1370 0420 USA WFEA, Manchester (NH) 6280 km 1390 0400 USA WEGP, Presque Isle (ME) 5821 km 1430 0420 USA WENE, Endicott (NY) 6632 km 1440 0400 USA WRED, Westbrook (ME) 6159 km
2023-04-01 1230 0422 CUB Radio Progreso, Bayamo (Granma) (gr) 8317 km 1350 0412 PTR WEGA, Vega Baja (PR) 7718 km 1440 0410 USA WWCL, Lehigh Acres (FL) 8172 km 1440 0300 USA WRED, Westbrook (ME) 6159 km
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Today I received a special QSL from Africa: Trans World Radio broadcasts from Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, on medium wave 1170 kHz in addition to its shortwave transmissions. However, this frequency is occupied in Central Europe by Radio Capodistria. With my Africa Beverage Antenna and weeks of reception attempts, I actually managed to receive signals from Mpangela Ranch on medium wave on 21 February, 2023.
After the shutdown of Absolute Radio on 1215 kHz and its neighbouring channels, there are always rare stations to be heard there. A few days ago, for example, DYVS, a religious medium-wave station from Bacolod City, the capital and largest city of the province Negros Occidental on Negros, the third largest island of the Philippines. The 10500 km distant station was heard around 2130 UT on 1233 kHz in Salzburg. Today a confirmation of the station arrived at my home. My 4th confirmed medium wave station from the Philippines.
Due to the shutdown of the Absolute Radio transmitters in Great Britain, the frequency range around 1200-1250 kHz became much quieter in Central Europe. This gave me the opportunity to listen to the CBC North transmitter in Iqaluit (formerly Frobisher Bay), the capital of the Territory of Nunavut, here in Salzburg. CFFB transmits with only 1 kW on medium wave 1230 kHz and could be heard short time in Salzburg last week around 22 UT. The station technician has now confirmed the rare reception, so the territory of Nunavut is also “in the box”.
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