MW-Logs.

Here are my MW logs for the first days of January 2023. Currently there is very little to hear from Asia, in the afternoon sometimes only 1-2 stations from China. Only from the Arab region and Africa can some signals be heard. The transatlantic reception is similar; if a handful of stations land in the log, one can be very satisfied.

2023-01-07
1010 0345 CAN CFRB, Clarkson (ON) 6758 km
1010 0345 USA WINS, New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) 6597 km
1130 0345 USA WBBR, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) 6592 km
1280 0400 CAN CFMB, MontrÈal/Saint-Mathieu (QC) 6254 km
1350 0345 PTR WEGA, Vega Baja (PR) 7718 km
1377 1630 CHN CNR 1, Xingyang/NRTA554 (HE) 7899 km
1395 1631 ARM Public Radio of Armenia, Gavar (grk) 2674 km
1521 1632 CHN China Radio International, Hutubi/NRTA654 (XJ) 5492 km
1566 1650 KOR Radio Teos, Jeju=Cheju (FEBC) (jej) 8802 km

2023-01-06
1300 0630 USA WOOD, Grand Rapids (MI) 7180 km
1320 0640 CAN CJMR, Oakville (ON) 6769 km
1330 0645 USA WRCA, Watertown (MA) 6304 km
1520 0650 USA WWKB, Buffalo (NY) 6762 km
1540 0630 CAN CHIN, Toronto Island (ON) 6735 km
1570 0650 CAN CJLV, Laval (QC) 6258 km
1584 0700 G Jeo Radio, London/Sewardstone (EN-GTL) 1024 km
1590 0650 USA WARV, Warwick (RI) 6360 km
1610 0650 CAN CHRN, MontrÈal (QC) 6241 km

2023-01-05
702 2130 ARS SBA Radio Jeddah, Duba (tbk) 2998 km
765 2135 SDN SRTC Al-Barnameg al-Aam, Khartoum/Soba (kha) 4029 km
774 2143 EGY NMA Al-Sharq al-Awsat, Abis (bhy) 2358 km
819 2146 IRN IRIB Radio Mazandaran, Sari/Khazarabad (mzd) 3462 km
819 2145 EGY NMA Al-Barnameg al-Aam, Batrah (dqh) 2428 km
837 2151 IRN IRIB Radio Isfahan, Esfahan/Habibabad (esf) 3633 km
846 0025 IND AIR West, Ahmedabad A (GJ) 5898 km
864 2152 EGY NMA Al-Quran al-Karim, Santah (ghb) 2451 km
882 2200 IRN IRIB Radio Mahabad, Mahabad (waz) 2924 km
900 2210 ARS SBA Radio Riyadh, Qurayyat (jwf) 2753 km
917 2215 NIG Radio Gotel, Jabura/Modire (adw) 4294 km
918 2221 NIG Radio Benue, Makurdi (bnu) 4492 km
963 2223 TUN RTT ChaÓne Internationale, Tunis/Djedeida (tun) 1258 km
1026 2230 IRN IRIB Radio Tabriz, Azarshahr (eaz) 2867 km
1134 2240 KWT Radio Kuwait Main Arabic prgr., Kabd/Sulaibiyah (jah) 3624 km
1206 2202 MOZ Emissor Provincial de Inhambane, Inhambane (ihb) 8294 km
1269 2245 KWT Radio Kuwait Classical Arab Music, Kabd (jah) 3624 km
1350 0305 PTR WEGA, Vega Baja (PR) 7718 km
1377 2250 TZA Radio Free Africa, Mwanza (mwz) 5937 km
1521 1600 CHN China Radio International, Hutubi/NRTA654 (XJ) 5492 km

2023-01-04
1377 2325 TZA Radio Free Africa, Mwanza (mwz) 5937 km

WinRadio G33DDC-ExcaliburPro/CSO, Beverage 200 mt. USA 335°, Afrika 165°.

Logs: Mexico!

This morning, December 26, 2022, nice signals from Mexico could be heard for a short time in the medium wave band:

1230 0630 MEX XETVH La Radio de Tabasco, Villahermosa (tab)  9668 km
1320 0640 MEX XEARZ ZER Radio, Mexico D.F. (dif)  9955 km
1380 0645 MEX XECO Romantica, Mexico D.F/Barrio Zapotla (dif)  9957 km
1470 0640 MEX XEAI Formula 1470, Mexico D.F/Granjas Esmeralda (dif)  9961 km
1500 0644 MEX XEDF Formula 1500, Mexico D.F/Aculco (dif)  9957 km

WinRadio G33DDC-ExcaliburPro/CSO, Beverage 200 mt.

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MW-Logs 28.11.22

After finding my interference in the medium wave band and not being active most of the time here again some logs from today. Asia and Africa can be heard well in the afternoon and early evening, the last days overall not a bad time to listen to medium wave.

594 1905 NIG Radio Nigeria, Kaduna/Jaji (kdn) 4157 km
846 1530 IND AIR West, Ahmedabad A (GJ) 5898 km
891 1535 THA Sor. Wor. Thor. (Radio Thailand), Saraburi (srb) 8673 km
917 1900 NIG Radio Gotel, Jabura/Modire (adw) 4294 km
918 1900 NIG Radio Benue, Makurdi (bnu) 4492 km
918 1545 IND AIR North, Suratgarh (RJ) 5518 km
972 1550 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) 8514 km
1026 1555 IRN IRIB Radio Tabriz, Azarshahr (eaz) 2867 km
1071 1557 IRN IRIB Radio Ma’aref, Qom=Kum (qom) 3436 km
1143 1500 TWN Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai, Baisha (PG) 9224 km
1206 1545 CHN Yeonbyeon Joseonmal Bangsong, Yanji/Longjing (JL) 8165 km
1206 1530 IND AIR East, Bhawanipatna (OR) 6905 km
1233 1515 CHN Shinjan Qazaq Radiosu/CNR 17, Bortala/XJTS762 (XJ) 5125 km
1341 1505 PAK Radio Pakistan, Bahawalpur (pjb) 5344 km
1368 1500 IRN IRIB Radio Golestan, Gonbad-e Qabus (gsn) 3588 km
1431 1530 DJI Voice of America, Djibouti/Doraleh (djb) 4911 km
1449 1530 IRN IRIB World Service, Bandar-e Torkaman (gsn) 3533 km
1467 1530 KGZ TWR PANI, Krasnaya Rechka (cuy) 4738 km
1512 1530 IRN IRIB Radio Ardabil, Ardabil (ard) 3016 km
1521 1500 CHN China Radio International, Hutubi/NRTA654 (XJ) 5492 km
1539 1530 IRN IRIB Radio Golestan, Gorgan (gsn) 3565 km
1548 1500 KWT Radio Sawa, Al-Kuwayt/Umm al-Rimam (jah) 3590 km
1557 1500 TWN Radio Taiwan International Chinese Channel, Kouhu (YL) 9270 km
1566 1515 IRN IRIB Radio Iran, Bam (krm) 4384 km
1575 1530 THA Voice of America, Ban Phachi/Rasom (pay) 8657 km

WinRadio G33/CSO
Asia: K9AY, 25 mt Loop 
Africa: 200 mt Beverage

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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!

MW-Logs, 24. September 2022

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.

MW-Logs, September 13-18, 2022

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.