Very nice signals from Africa in the medium wave band last night. Outstanding were the first two receptions of Radio Jigawa from Nigeria and Emissor Provincial de Manica from Mozambique.
594 1545 IND AIR Maitree Channel/All India Radio GOS, Chinsurah/Magra (WB) 7057 km
684 1558 IRN IRIB Sedaye Khorasan-e Razavi, Mashhad/Gaem (rkh) 3966 km
765 1830 SDN SRTC Al-Barnameg al-Aam, Khartoum/Soba (kha) 4029 km
837 1610 IRN IRIB Radio Esfahan, Esfahan/Habibabad (esf) 3633 km
846 1621 IND AIR West, Ahmedabad A (GJ) 5898 km
846 1615 IRN IRIB Radio Tabriz, Mianeh (eaz) 3030 km
917 1800 NIG Radio Gotel, Jabura/Modire (Auf dem Weg!) 4294 km
927 1635 IRN IRIB Radio Lorestan, Dorud (lrn) 3396 km
972 1645 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) 8514 km 1026 2100 NIG Radio Jigawa, Dutse (jgw) 4035 km 1026 2202 MOZ Emissor Provincial de Manica, Chimoio (mca) 7720 km
1026 1650 IRN IRIB Radio Tabriz, Azarshahr (eaz) 2867 km
1206 1653 IND AIR East, Bhawanipatna (OR) 6905 km
1242 1600 VTN Voice of Vietnam, (Station VN2) (cnt) 9360 km
1377 2045 TZA Radio Free Africa, Mwanza (mwz) 5937 km
1431 2059 DJI Voice of America, Djibouti/Doraleh (djb) 4911 km
2021-01-31 585 1600 IRN IRIB Radio Farhang, Gheslagh (qzv) 3318 km 594 1700 J JOAK NHK Radio 1, Shobu/Kuki (kan-sai) 9279 km 684 1700 RUS Radio Radonezh, Sankt-Peterburg/Sosnovka (SP) 1742 km 747 1630 CHN Shaanxi RGD Chinese Opera Radio, Xi’an/SATS1 (SA) 7646 km 846 1600 IND AIR West, Ahmedabad A (GJ) 5898 km 918 1630 IND AIR North, Suratgarh (RJ) 5518 km 972 1600 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) 8514 km 1010 0600 CAN CFRB, Clarkson (ON) 6758 km 1020 0630 USA KDKA, Pittsburgh/Allison Park (KDKA Drive) (PA) 6992 km 1026 1600 IRN IRIB Radio Tabriz, Azarshahr (eaz) 2867 km 1130 0600 USA WBBR, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) 6592 km 1140 0630 CAN CBI, Sydney (NS) 5344 km 1143 1600 TWN Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai, Baisha/Chiangmei Ts’un 9224 km 1190 0630 USA WLIB, New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) 6597 km 1242 1600 VTN Voice of Vietnam, (Station VN2) (cnt) 9360 km 1280 0630 CAN CFMB, Montréal/Saint-Mathieu (QC) 6254 km 1380 0600 CAN CKPC, Brantford (ON) 6833 km 1390 0630 USA WEGP, Presque Isle (ME) 5821 km 1470 0630 MEX XEAI Fórmula 1470, México D.F/Granjas Esmeralda (dif) 9961 km 1500 0630 USA WFED, Washington (DC) 6915 km 1510 0633 USA WLAC, Nashville (TN) 7750 km 1520 0630 CLM Radio Príncipe de Paz, Barranquilla (atl) 8949 km
2021-01-30 585 1600 IRN IRIB Radio Farhang, Gheslagh (qzv) 3318 km 594 1700 J JOAK NHK Radio 1, Shobu/Kuki (kan-sai) 9279 km 747 1600 IRN IRIB Radio Yazd, Yazd/Fahraj (yzd) 3909 km 837 1600 IRN I RIB Radio Esfahan, Esfahan/Habibabad (esf) 3633 km 864 1600 EGY ERTU Al-Quran al-Karim, Santah (ghb) 2451 km 882 1600 CLN TWR Asia, Puttalam (put) 7627 km 882 1600 IRN IRIB Radio Mahabad, Mahabad (waz) 2924 km 918 1600 IND AIR North, Suratgarh (RJ) 5518 km 927 1600 IRN IRIB Radio Lorestan, Dorud (lrn) 3396 km 972 1600 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) 8514 km 1026 1600 IRN IRIB Radio Tabriz, Azarshahr (eaz) 2867 km 1134 1700 KWT Radio Kuwait Main Arabic, Kabd/Sulaibiyah (jah) 3624 km 1143 1600 TWN Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai Baisha/Chiangmei Ts’un (PG) 9224 km 1206 1630 IND AIR East, Bhawanipatna (OR) 6905 km 1206 1600 CHN Yanbian RGD Korean News General, Yanji/Longjing (JL) 8162 km 1278 1600 IRN IRIB Radio Kermanshah, Kermanshah=Bakhtaran (ksh) 3172 km
2021-01-29 594 1700 CHN Xizang RGD, Lhasa/NRTA602 (XZ) 6773 km 3945 1845 VUT Radio Vanuatu, Port Vila/Enten Lagoon (SW) (sef) 15983 km 5020 1920 SLM SIBC Radio Hapi Isles/Wantok FM, Honiara/Henderson Field 14739 km
2021-01-26 1130 0600 USA WBBR, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) 6592 km 1140 0600 CAN CBI, Sydney (NS) 5344 km 1200 0600 USA WXKS, Newton (MA) 6304 km 1210 0600 USA WPHT, Philadelphia (PA) 6712 km 1280 0600 USA WADO, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) 6593 km 1650 0600 USA WHKT, Portsmouth (VA) 7028 km 1660 0600 PTR WGIT, Canóvanas (PR) 7690 km 1660 0600 USA WWRU, Jersey City/Carlstadt (D) (NJ) 6593 km 1670 0600 USA WMGE, Dry Branch (GA) 7819 km 1690 0600 USA WPTX, Lexington Park (MD) 6938 km 1700 0600 USA KBGG, Des Moines (IA) 7732 km 1710 0555 USA WQFG689, Jersey City/OEM intersection/Laidlaw (NJ) 6598 km
Today All India Radio Srinagar confirmed to me the reception of AIR Kargil in Ladakh. Since my visit to Ladakh 38 years ago, this Himalayan region has fascinated me, the rare medium wave reception 3 years ago on 684 kHz was challenging, getting a confirmation even the bigger task.
Photo from today January 19, 2021 at my station. On the left the Twinax Beverage, on the right the “normal” two-wire Beverage, both in direction of USA/Alaska, 335°. In the background the end of the Asia Beverage.
At the end of the year, here is my log of the year. In October I was able to listen to Radio Nepal from the Himalayan state here in Salzburg on the mediumwave band, a log for which I have spent a lot of time in front of the receiver over the last two years. After the reception, however, the work to get a confirmation from Kathmandu began. As a well-known DXer wrote to me, “”QSL” and “Nepal” in the same sentence are two disjoint things.” After almost two months, I managed to get a reply from a station engineer. “Hi Christoph, it’s our great please to know that our radio station can be listened to in central europe.” With that, my DX year 2020 has come to a successful end. But what are the next goals?
The idea of using “tear-proof” but cheap wire (200 kg breaking load) for my beverage antennas proved itself again today. Ice on all 1,200 metres, but nothing torn.
Just in time before the deep winter here in Salzburg (if it comes), I improved the earthing of the Beverages. These 80cm long earth electrodes deserve their name and can also be screwed in 75cm deep. The QRN is lowered by a few dBm, which makes the work worthwhile.
In March this year, I was able to listen to Radio Mozambique via the transmitter in Inhambane, one of the oldest settlements on the east coast of Mozambique here in Salzburg on mediumwave 1206 kHz with its national anthem. A brief confirmation of the reception arrived today.
“Sim, apareceu com pouca qualidade apenas, mas é”. Yes, it came only in poor quality, but it is.
My November update on the heard and confirmed mediumwave countries from Asia is ready. Very satisfied what you can achieve with perseverance also from Austria.
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