The picture shows the monitoring bus with my 200 Meter USA/Africa Beverage.
Today I was at my station with two officials from the Salzburg telecommunications office to find my interference in the medium wave and 160 meter amateur radio bands. They examined in detail what I was receiving and how and then the measuring bus, equipped with the very best Rohde&Schwarz equipment, drove around the area for a long time.
After some time, I got the call – they actually found the interference far away in a westerly direction, a defective (but high-quality) surveillance camera that had been in use for 10 years and – presumably the power supply – was now causing this interference under load. I was at my station when the fault suddenly disappeared. Score. The owner will hopefully replace everything as soon as possible.
It was great how competently and quickly I was helped by the Austrian Radio Monitoring. Many thanks for that!
Since some days, my 200 metre USA/Africa Beverage has been installed. This time with a new, simple 75 Ohm Sat coax cable, as I have 195 metres to the antenna, double 50 Ohm coax is not sensible. Everything works wonderfully, the new boxes (Coax Match 75/50 Ohm, limiter and the antenna box) of course from https://RemoteQTH.com Really good quality and a reasonable price.
Asia is getting better day by day in the mediumwave band. In addition to the Arabic region and Iran, stations from the Far East are already reaching Salzburg. Yesterday an unexpected opening to Japan around 1715 UT, with JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka on 1008, JOQR NCB Bunka Hoso, Tokyo on 1134 and JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo on 1242.
765 1730 IRN IRIB World Service, Chah Bahar (sib) 4812 km 774 1700 IRN IRIB Radio Markazi, Arak (mrk) 3410 km 819 1730 EGY NMA Al-Barnameg al-Aam, Batrah (dqh) 2428 km 837 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Isfahan, Esfahan/Habibabad (esf) 3633 km 864 1700 ARM TWR Europe and CAMENA, Gavar (grk) 2674 km 864 1700 EGY NMA Al-Quran al-Karim, Santah (ghb) 2451 km 882 1730 EGY NMA Al-Barnameg al-Aam, Matruh (mth) 2202 km 900 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Quran, Tehran (thr) 3408 km 918 1700 IND AIR North, Suratgarh (RJ) 5518 km 936 1730 EGY NMA Om Kalthoum, Abu Za’bal (qlb) 2506 km 963 1700 TUN RTT R.Tunis Chaîne Int., Tunis/Djedeida (tun) 1258 km 972 1730 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) 8514 km 1008 1716 J JONR ABC Asahi Hoso, Osaka/Takaishi (kns-osk) 9211 km 1026 1730 IRN RIB Radio Tabriz, Azarshahr (eaz) 2867 km 1071 1650 IND All India Radio GOS, Rajkot (GJ) 5771 km 1107 1630 CHN Shinjan Qazaq Radiosu/CNR 17, Hutubi (XJ) 5494 km 1134 1700 J JOQR NCB Bunka Hoso, Tokyo/Kawaguchi (kan-tok) 9308 km 1134 1730 KWT Radio Kuwait Main Arabic prgr., Kabd/Sulaibiyah (jah) 3624 km 1143 1740 TWN Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai, Baisha (PG) 9224 km 1242 1708 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu (kan-tok) 9359 km 1377 1700 CHN CNR 1, Xingyang (HE) 7899 km 1431 1730 DJI Voice of America, Djibouti/Doraleh (djb) 4911 km 1521 1600 CHN China Radio International Russian Service, Hutubi (XJ) 5492 km 1548 1700 KWT Radio Sawa, Al-Kuwayt/Umm al-Rimam (jah) 3590 km 1557 1615 TWN Radio Taiwan International Chinese Channel, Kouhu (YL) 9270 km
WinRadio G33 ExcaliburPRO/CSO and the RemoteQTH K9AY with 20 meter.
Here are my mediumwave logs of the past few days. The reception window to South and North America was well open this weekend, the days before rather below average. Particular pleasure on Mexico, XEEST Ondas de Vida on 1440 kHz and XEFCR Focus Radio, Reynosa on 1670 kHz should be highlighted. Asia can be heard every evening from about 1730 UT with some stations, but the signals are very variable. The Orient can be heard very steadily later in the evening, Far East is rather below average, although 1566 FEBC from Korea can be heard reliably. While the VoA station in Thailand on 1575 kHz could be heard at 1745 UT with S7-9 at the beginning of the week, it has only been very weakly receivable the last few days.
2022-09-18 1140 0415 CAN CBI, Sydney (NS) 5344 km 1180 0430 USA WHAM, Rochester (NY) 6669 km 1200 0435 USA WXKS, Newton (MA) 6304 km 1270 0430 CAN CJCB, Sydney (NS) 5336 km 1290 0432 USA WKBK, Keene (NH) 6333 km 1320 0420 CAN CJMR, Oakville (ON) 6769 km 1330 0434 USA WRCA, Watertown (MA) 6304 km 1350 0420 PTR WEGA, Vega Baja (PR) 7718 km 1380 0424 PRU Radio Nuevo Tiempo, Lima (lim) 10959 km 1390 0430 USA WEGP, Presque Isle (ME) 5821 km 1400 0415 CAN CBG, Gander (NL) 4824 km 1440 0422 USA WWCL, Lehigh Acres (FL) 8172 km 1500 0415 USA WFED, Washington (DC) 6915 km 1510 0425 USA WLAC, Nashville (TN) 7750 km 1520 0430 USA WWKB, Buffalo (NY) 6762 km 1540 0400 BAH ZNS-1 Radio Bahamas, Nassau 8003 km 1580 0420 CAN CKDO, Oshawa (ON) 6679 km 1600 0430 USA WUNR, Brookline (MA) 6304 km 1620 0400 CUB Radio Rebelde, Guanabacoa (ch) 8504 km 1650 0420 CAN CINA, Mississauga (ON) 6750 km 1670 0442 MEX XEFCR Focus Radio, Reynosa (tam) 9329 km 1670 0435 USA WMGE, Dry Branch (GA) 7819 km
2022-09-17 1010 0435 USA WINS, New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) 6597 km 1030 0425 USA WBZ, Boston/Nantasket Beach (MA) 6284 km 1070 0440 CLM Radio Santa Fe, Bogotá D. C. (bdc) 9415 km 1071 1700 IND All India Radio GOS, Rajkot (GJ) 5771 km 1130 0430 USA WBBR, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) 6592 km 1320 0432 MEX XEARZ ZER Radio, México D.F. (dif) 9955 km 1380 0440 PRU Radio Nuevo Tiempo, Lima (lim) 10959 km 1380 0430 MEX XECO Romántica, México D.F (dif) 9957 km 1440 0428 MEX XEEST Ondas de Vida, México D.F (dif) 9956 km 1470 0430 MEX XEAI Fórmula 1470, México D.F (dif) 9961 km 1490 0438 CLM Emisora Punto Cinco, Bogotá D. C. (bdc) 9420 km 1500 0430 PRU Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) 11010 km 1510 0400 EQA Radio Monumental, Quito (pic) 10134 km
2022-09-16 657 1730 UKR UR1 Pershiy kanal, Chernivtsi Putyl’ska, 20 (CV) 953 km 747 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Yazd, Yazd/Fahraj (yzd) 3909 km 801 1658 D Chamer Rundfunkmuseum, Cham (bay) 145 km 819 1730 EGY NMA Al-Barnameg al-Aam, Batrah (dqh) 2428 km 837 1700 IRN IRIB Radio Isfahan, Esfahan/Habibabad (esf) 3633 km 864 1700 ARM TWR Europe and CAMENA, Gavar (grk) 2674 km 900 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Quran, Tehran (thr) 3408 km 936 1705 IRN IRIB Radio Urmia, Fesanduz (waz) 2915 km 972 1800 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) 8514 km 990 1710 IND AIR North, Jammu A (JK) 5344 km 1026 1718 IRN IRIB Radio Tabriz, Azarshahr (eaz) 2867 km 1180 0420 CUB Radio Rebelde, Martí (ma) 8415 km 1270 0430 CAN CJCB, Sydney (NS) 5336 km 1350 0430 ARG Radio Buenos Aires, Monte Grande (ba) 11612 km 1566 1800 KOR FEBC Korea, Jeju=Cheju (jej) 8802 km 1575 1758 THA Voice of America, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) 8657 km
2022-09-15 1130 0430 USA WBBR, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) 6592 km 1140 0425 CAN CBI, Sydney (NS) 5344 km 1200 0430 USA WXKS, Newton (MA) 6304 km 1290 0430 USA WKBK, Keene (NH) 6333 km 1330 0430 USA WRCA, Watertown (MA) 6304 km 1360 0424 USA WDRC, Hartford (N) (CT) 6435 km 1370 0430 USA WDEA, Ellsworth (ME) 5984 km 1390 0430 USA WEGP, Presque Isle (ME) 5821 km
2022-09-14 1521 1648 CHN China Radio International, Hutubi/NRTA654 (XJ) 5492 km 1557 1645 TWN Radio Taiwan International, Kouhu (YL) 9270 km
2022-09-13 747 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Yazd, Yazd/Fahraj (yzd) 3909 km 765 1900 SDN SRTC Al-Barnameg al-Aam, Khartoum (kha) 4029 km 846 1729 IND AIR West, Ahmedabad A (GJ) 5898 km 900 1800 IRN IRIB Radio Quran, Tehran (thr) 3408 km 1071 1715 IND All India Radio GOS, Rajkot (GJ) 5771 km 1380 0430 PRU Radio Campesina, Cajamarca (caj) 10713 km 1400 0420 CAN CBG, Gander (NL) 4824 km 1400 0430 EQA Radio Z Uno, Guayaquil (gua) 10410 km 1521 1625 CHN China Radio International, Hutubi (XJ) 5492 km 1566 1748 KOR FEBC Korea, Jeju=Cheju (jej) 8802 km 1575 1745 THA Voice of America, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) 8657 km
Listening as usual with the WinRadio SDR G33/CSO, as antenna the CR2DX mediumwave whip or my RemoteQTH K9AY with 20 mt. loop.
Half an hour before sunset, the first quiet signals from Asia can be heard again on the medium wave band in Salzburg. Today All India Radio Rajkot on 1071 kHz, with its news at 17.30 UT. WinRadio G33/CSO, RemoteQTH K9AY, 20 mt.
Here’s a look at my North American areas confirmed in the mediumwave band. (August 2022) What’s next? Delaware and Arkansas have been out of reach for 10 years, maybe Nevada? Or one of the three Canadian territories, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut?
Joe Miller confirmed to me today the reception of the January DX test from KJJR from Whitefish, Montana on 880 kHz. A special thanks to the NRC, IRCA, Paul Walker, Les Reyburn, Joe Miller and all the helpers on the American Courtesy Program Committee for the DX test.
The last days are still mostly stations from South America are heard, Peru is the last days the preferred direction of the received stations. Like the last weeks the signals are overall very weak. Due to the summer QRN listening is so often not the great joy. The most beautiful reception of the last days was Radio Candarave from Tacna near the border with Bolivia and Chile.
2022-07-16 1240 0250 PRU Radio Cumbre, Huancayo/Chilca (jun) 10872 km 1250 0245 PRU Radio Cora, Lima (lim) 11006 km 1290 0250 B Rádio Timbira do Maranhão, São Luís (MA) 7876 km 1300 0302 PRU Radio Candarave, Tacna (tac) 11017 km 1320 0300 PRU Radio Nacional FM, Lima (lim) 11008 km 1360 0300 PRU Radio Sicuani, Sicuani (cus) 10768 km 1360 0258 PRU Radio Bienestar, Lima (lim) 11006 km 1380 0306 PRU Radio Campesina, Cajamarca (caj) 10713 km 1470 0245 PRU Radio La Mega, Lima/Pantanos de Villa (lim) 11015 km 1500 0300 PRU Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) 11010 km 1570 0300 PRU Bethel Radio, Lima (lim) 10996 km
2022-07-15 1140 0300 PRU RPP Noticias, Pilcomayo (jun) 10883 km 1240 0258 PRU Radio Cumbre, Huancayo/Chilca (jun) 10872 km
2022-07-13 1070 0255 CLM Radio Santa Fe, Bogotá D. C. (bdc) 9415 km 1140 0258 CLM Radio Paisa, Medellín (ant) 9392 km 1160 0250 PRU Radio Onda Cero, Lima (lim) 11021 km 1230 0250 CLM Radio Calidad, Cali (val) 9689 km 1240 0250 PRU Radio Cumbre, Huancayo/Chilca (jun) 10872 km 1300 0253 PRU Radio Candarave, Tacna (tac) 11017 km 1320 0300 PRU Radio Nacional FM, Lima (lim) 11008 km 1360 0300 PRU Radio Bienestar, Lima (lim) 11006 km 1360 0250 PRU Radio Sicuani, Sicuani (cus) 10768 km 1380 0259 PRU Radio Campesina, Cajamarca (caj) 10713 km 1380 0250 B Rádio Deus é Amor/Rádio Continental, Recife (PE) 7800 km 1470 0250 PRU Radio La Mega, Lima/Pantanos de Villa (lim) 11015 km 1490 0255 PRU Radio Dios es Amor Cusco (Cadena Sur del Perú), Cusco (cus) 10754 km 1500 0259 PRU Radio Dios es Amor, Huancayo (jun) 10878 km 1510 0259 EQA Radio Monumental, Quito (pic) 10134 km 1540 0255 BOL Radio Bendita Trinidad, El Alto (lpz) 10727 km 1570 0310 PRU Bethel Radio, Lima (lim) 10996 km
2022-07-12 1360 0250 PRU Radio Sicuani, Sicuani (cus) 10768 km 1490 0255 PRU Radio Dios es Amor Cusco (Cadena Sur del Perú), Cusco (cus) 1500 0300 PRU Radio Dios es Amor, Huancayo (jun) 10878 km 1570 0300 PRU Bethel Radio, Lima (lim) 10996 km
Here are my MW logs for the last few days. The transatlantic signals are very weak and can currently only be heard from South America. Some signals on 1440, 1480 and 1490 kHz are too weak to be identified, but maybe I will be able to identify them in the next few days. Radio Nacional FM, Lima on 1320 kHz is a first reception I was quite happy about.
2022-07-08 1320 0245 PRU Radio Nacional FM, Lima (lim) 11008 km 1360 0235 PRU Radio Sicuani, Sicuani (cus) 10768 km 1490 0245 PRU Radio Dios es Amor Cusco (cus) 10754 km 1570 0245 PRU Bethel Radio, Lima (lim) 10996 km
2022-07-02 1110 0250 PRU Radio Cielo, Huánuco (huc) 10767 km 1140 0255 PRU RPP Noticias, Pilcomayo (jun) 10883 km 1200 0257 B Super Rádio Clube, Fortaleza (CE) 7625 km 1240 0300 PRU Radio Cumbre, Huancayo/Chilca (jun) 10872 km 1250 0252 PRU Radio Cora, Lima (lim) 11006 km 1270 0300 ARG Radio Provincia de B. Aires,LaPlata 11591 km 1350 0302 ARG Radio Buenos Aires, Monte Grande 11612 km 1360 0300 PRU Radio Bienestar, Lima (lim) 11006 km 1380 0255 B Rádio Deus é Amor, Recife (PE) 7800 km 1470 0250 PRU Radio La Mega, Lima (lim) 11015 km 1500 0230 PRU Radio Santa Rosa, Lima (lim) 11010 km 1540 0245 BAH ZNS-1 Radio Bahamas, Nassau (npr) 8003 km 1570 0300 PRU Bethel Radio, Lima (lim) 10996 km
My report on the visibility of the DX Test signal from KJJR, Whitefish, Montana, on 880 kHz was mentioned by Les Reyburn in the DX Test report published today, July 6, 2022. I am happy about that! Almost 65 DXers were able to detect the signal, in Europe only a few Scandinavians. Thanks to a screenshot of Bjarne Mjelde from Kongsfjord, who was able to receive the test well, I compared both spectra and merged them into one picture.
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