TWR confirmed to me the reception of the broadcast over the mediumwave transmitter in Fllake, Albania from 2016. The station was always very good to hear, but I had never written a report. This now finally made up for with a nice audio file, which Kalman Dobos was very happy about – and now Albania as a mediumwave country is also “in the box” here.
My 120th country confirmed on mediumwave.
Radio Free Africa from Mwanza in Tanzania can be heard weakly around 21 UT on the otherwise free medium wave frequency 1377 kHz with African pop music and short announcements in Salzburg.
Radio Algérie Internationale, Ouled Fayet on 891 kHz and RTT Chaîne Internationale, Tunis on 963 kHz can be heard in the evenings. A well-made German-language programme comes from Tunis from 19-20 UT.
I now use the new big K9AY++ box including OLI IP12 controller from hamparts.shop, see
https://hamparts.shop/k9ay-rx-antenna-remote.html
This new K9AYY++ solution has the advantage that the antenna can be operated locally via the controller AND can also be controlled remotely via the internet in almost all functions. So you can tune the antenna perfectly and use it afterwards over the net without any problems.
The circumference of the loop is still 25 metres, important is a very deep construction of the lower limb to increase the directivity (actually the attenuation of the unwanted direction), the developer Jan makes extensive details and sketches in the mentioned link.
Due to the cows in the pasture, I cannot position the antenna optimally, but I am nevertheless very satisfied with the first results. Now the coaxial and control cables have to be laid underground, and then autumn can come with its Asian signals on medium wave.
Here are my logs from the last few days. South America is not so bad to hear this summer, it was much worse the last two years. Even if the signals are not loud and regular, some Peru is not unlikely this summer, even though I am currently only using a small whip antenna.
2023-07-03
920 0245 PRG Radio Nacional del Paraguay AM, Asuncion 10742 km
940 0259 B Super Radio Brasil, Rio de Janeiro 9631 km
970 0258 PRG Universo 970, Asuncion 10747 km
1200 0255 B Super Radio Clube, Fortaleza 7625 km
1230 0258 ARG Radio 2, Rosario 11595 km
1270 0245 ARG Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires 11591 km
1290 0250 B Radio Timbira, So Luis 7876 km
1350 0215 B Super Radio Boa Vontade, Salvador 8472 km
1360 0230 PRU Radio Sicuani, Sicuani 10768 km
1380 0245 PRU Radio Campesina, Cajamarca 10713 km
1430 0250 PRU RPP Noticias, Cusco 10754 km
1440 0230 PRU Radio Solar, Espinar/Yauri 10818 km
1550 0300 BOL Radio Caranavi, Caranavi 10623 km
1570 0302 PRU Radio Carraviz, Juliaca 10802 km
2023-07-05
1270 0300 ARG Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata 11591 km
1350 0300 ARG Radio Buenos Aires, Malvinas Argentinas 11612 km
2023-07-06
1140 0240 PRU RPP Noticias, Pilcomayo 10883 km
1070 0245 ARG El Destape Mundo, Wilde 11592 km
1160 0258 PRU Radio La Voz del Campesino, Huarmaca 10665 km
2023-07-08
1210 0230 PRU Radio Dios es Amor, Huanuco 10767 km
1360 0230 PRU Radio Sicuani, Sicuani 10768 km
1377 2210 TZA Radio Free Africa, Mwanza 5937 km
1540 0250 PRU Radio Lorena, Cusco 10754 km
As in previous years, I photographed a small photo report on the HAM RADIO trade fair in Friedrichshafen, Germany that took place just this weekend. Enjoy the tour.
https://ratzer.at/galerien/ham-radio-2023
Still weak signals, this time mainly from Colombia and a few US stations.
A special log is BBN Radio, Envigado.
1010 0300 USA WINS, New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) 6597 km
1130 0310 USA WBBR, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) 6592 km
1220 0302 CLM Radio Maria Colombia, Bogotá (bdc) 9405 km
1230 0300 CLM Radio Calidad, Cali (val) 9689 km
1280 0310 CAN CFMB, Montreal/Saint-Mathieu (QC) 6254 km
1390 0308 USA WEGP, Presque Isle (ME) 5821 km
1470 0300 PRU Radio MegaMix, Lima/Pantanos de Villa (lim) 11015 km
1500 0300 PRU Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) 11010 km
1510 0305 CLM La Voz de La Union, La Union (ant) 9330 km
1590 0301 CLM BBN Radio, Envigado (ant) 9396 km
1620 0300 CUB Radio Rebelde, Guanabacoa/CTOM2 (ch) 8504 km
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.
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