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”.
On 2 February, the signals from Asia and the first signals from Canada were very weak, often a sign for me that Africa could be doing well. Moreover, it was Thursday, so the Sirtaki stations from Greece, which were in almost the same direction of reception, were less active.
And indeed, around 22 UT, I was rewarded with a terrific opening into Southern Africa. Due to my beverage antenna which listens in the direction of 165° to Africa, European stations can be faded out well. For example, on 828 kHz BBC Asian Network from Wolferhampton is broadcasting with its 200 Watt transmitter and can be heard loudly here. By switching the antenna towards Africa, the BBC could no longer be heard, but the Magic 828 announcement from South Africa could. After 2145 UT I could hear Emissor Provincial de Inhambane from Mozambique on 1206 kHz in a quality never received before. The national anthem of Mozambique could then be heard at 22h UT after a precise search on five other frequencies. The stations from Sofala, Tete, Manica, and Niassa have certainly not been heard often in Europe, Emissor Provincial de Cabo Delgado I could already hear in Salzburg.
828 2230 AFS Magic 828, Klipheuwel/Blaauw Blomme Kloof Farm (WC) 9093 km 873 2202 MOZ Emissor Provincial de Sofala, Beira (sfl) 7811 km 963 2203 MOZ Emissor Provincial de Tete, Tete (tte) 7409 km 1026 2203 MOZ Emissor Provincial de Manica, Chimoio (mca) 7720 km 1206 2145 MOZ Emissor Provincial de Inhambane, Inhambane (ihb) 8294 km 1224 2202 MOZ Emissor Provincial de Cabo Delgado, Pemba (cbg) 7296 km 1260 2202 MOZ Emissor Provincial do Niassa, Lichinga (nia) 7155 km
For such moments, the work with the antennas and the station is worthwhile and a motivation for the whole year!
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