Since 2006, I have been putting together a short tour of the HAM RADIO exhibition in Friedrichshafen. This year is no exception; the pictures can be viewed on my website: https://ratzer.at/galerien/ham-radio-2025 – Enjoy the tour, 73 de OE2CRM
On 22 June 2025, some signals from Peru could be heard again. Even though thunderstorms are now causing a lot of interference, it is always worth trying at sunrise. I was unable to identify some of the stations, especially 1440.012, which played beautiful music from Peru but unfortunately had much too low modulation. Perhaps it is Radio Solar from Espinar, but the offset must have changed recently, as the station was previously heard here on 1440.023.
1160 0235 PRU Radio Onda Cero, Lima (lim) 11021 km
1200 0135 B Super Rádio Clube, Fortaleza (CE) 7625 km
1220 0234 PRU Radio Melodía AM, Arequipa (are) 10959 km
1300 0240 PRU Radio Dios es Amor, Lima/Comas (lim) 11021 km
1350 0245 B Super Rádio Cristal, Salvador/Ilha de Itaparica (BA) 8472 km
1360 0248 PRU Radio Sicuani, Sicuani (cus) 10768 km
1360 0237 PRU Bethel Radio, Lima (lim) 11006 km
1400 0205 B Rádio Difusora Acreana, Rio Branco (AC) 10162 km
1430 0159 PRU RPP Noticias, Cusco (cus) 10754 km
1470 0250 PRU Radio MegaMix, Lima/Pantanos de Villa (lim) 11015 km
1500 0242 PRU Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) 11010 km
1540 0155 PRU Radio Lorena, Cusco (cus) 10754 km
1550 0250 PRU Radio Checca, Checca (cus) 10790 km
1560 0159 PRU Radio María Perú, Wanchaq (cus) 10755 km
1570 0243 PRU Radio Carraviz, Juliaca (pun) 10802 km
Radio Sicuani, based in the capital of the Sicuani district in the Cusco region of southern Peru at an altitude of 3,550 metres, has often been heard here in Salzburg on 1360 kHz in amazing quality over the past few weeks. Received with Perseus/Jaguar on an 80-metre wire antenna.
To my surprise, on 16 June 2025, some very nice signals could be heard from South America. However, they were only audible on frequencies above 1350 kHz and were disrupted by heavy thunderstorms in Central Europe. But it shows that you should keep searching even on ‘weak’ days.
1230 0205 ARG Radio 2, Rosario (sf) 11595 km
1270 0040 ARG Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata (ba) 11591 km
1350 0245 ARG Radio Buenos Aires, Malvinas Argentinas (ba) 11612 km
1360 0240 PRU Radio Sicuani, Sicuani (cus) 10768 km
1400 0250 B Radio Difusora Acreana, Rio Branco (AC) 10162 km
1430 0242 PRU RPP Noticias, Cusco (cus) 10754 km
1470 0238 PRU Radio Victoria Arequipa, Arequipa (are) 10959 km
1490 0248 PRU Radio Dios es Amor/Cadena Sur, Cusco (cus) 10754 km
1510 0245 EQA Radio Monumental, Quito (pic) 10134 km
1550 0243 PRU Radio Checca, Checca (cus) 10790 km
1560 0251 PRU Radio María Perú, Wanchaq (cus) 10755 km
1570 0247 PRU Radio Carráviz, Juliaca (pun) 10802 km
1600 0302 B R·dio Nove de Julho, S„o Paulo (SP) 9920 km
Currently very mixed signals in the mediumwave band. Today, 14 June 2025, only three stations from Argentina could be heard in Salzburg.
On 18 May 2025, very good signals from Peru could be heard again. Particularly noteworthy was the opening far to the south of the Andean country. Whereas in recent years I had rarely been able to hear stations from Arequipa, this area could now be heard with numerous loud signals.
1010 0250 PRU Radio Cielo, Lima (lim) 11013 km
1020 0245 PRU Radio Kinsachata, Espinar/Yauri (cus) 10818 km
1070 0250 PRU Radio Trinidad, Arequipa/Paucarpata (are) 10957 km
1110 0045 PRU Radio Feliz, Lima/Puente Piedra (lim) 10992 km
1160 0030 PRU Radio Onda Cero, Lima (lim) 11021 km
1220 0251 PRU Radio Melodía AM, Arequipa (are) 10959 km
1230 0010 ARG Radio 2, Rosario (sf) 11595 km
1240 0259 PRU Radio Líder Arequipa, Arequipa (are) 10959 km
1270 0055 ARG Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata (ba) 11591 km
1300 0255 PRU Radio Dios es Amor, Lima/Comas (lim) 11021 km
1360 0300 PRU Bethel Radio, Lima (lim) 11006 km
1380 0258 PRU Radio Nuevo Tiempo, Lima (lim) 10959 km
1400 0300 B Radio Difusora Acreana, Rio Branco (AC) 10162 km
1430 0015 PRU RPP Noticias, Cusco (cus) 10754 km
1440 0305 PRU Radio Santa Mónica Arequipa, Arequipa (are) 10956 km
1470 0230 PRU Radio MegaMix, Lima/Pantanos de Villa (lim) 11015 km
1470 0005 PRU Radio Voz Cristiana, Huancayo (jun) 10882 km
1470 0257 PRU Radio Victoria Arequipa, Arequipa (are) 10959 km
1510 0000 PRU Radio Tarma, Tarma/Cerro Penitencia (jun) 10853 km
1520 0240 PRU Radio Avance, Espinar/Yauri (cus) 10818 km
1550 0300 PRU Radio Visión, Pisco (ica) 11076 km
1560 0300 PRU Radio María Peru, Wanchaq (cus) 10755 km
1570 0305 PRU Radio Carraviz, Juliaca (pun) 10802 km
In mid-May 2025, excellent signals were heard from Peru. Late in the evening of 16 May, I was able to track an initial opening using the 78-metre-long ‘Hari-Windom’ antenna, which had been unused for many years due to lightning protection and was only reinstalled last autumn, hanging at a height of over 20 metres. This antenna receives very strong signals across the entire mediumwave band, including, of course, many signals from Eastern Europe, which could be attenuated more effectively with a Beverage or K9AY antenna. But the good signal strength from South America made up for a lot.
Here are the logs from 17 May 2025 in Salzburg:
920 0234 PRU Radio Visión, Chota (caj) 10675 km
920 0245 PRG Radio Nacional del Paraguay AM,(phy) 10742 km
1010 0240 PRU Radio Cielo, Lima (lim) 11013 km
1020 0240 PRU Radio Kinsachata, Espinar/Yauri (cus) 10818 km
1070 0240 PRU Radio Trinidad, Arequipa/Paucarpata (are) 10957 km
1110 0240 PRU Radio Feliz, Lima/Puente Piedra (lim) 10992 km
1160 0245 PRU Radio Onda Cero, Lima (lim) 11021 km
1240 2355 PRU Radio Cumbre, Huancayo/Chilca (jun) 10872 km
1350 0240 PRU Radio Visión, Ferreñafe (lam) 10767 km
1360 0245 PRU Radio Sicuani, Sicuani (cus) 10768 km
1380 0255 PRU Radio Nuevo Tiempo, Lima (lim) 10959 km
1430 0250 PRU Radio Visión/La Voz de Salvación, Jaen (caj) 10604 km
1440 0255 PRU Radio Santa Monica Arequipa, Arequipa (are) 10956 km
1440 2330 PRU Radio Solar, Espinar/Yauri (cus) 10818 km
1470 0304 PRU Radio Victoria Arequipa, Arequipa (are) 10959 km
1480 0245 PRU Radio Espinar, Espinar/Yauri (cus) 10818 km
1520 0158 BOL Radio La Voz del Atalaya, El Alto (lpz) 10727 km
1540 2350 BOL Radio Bendita Trinidad, El Alto (lpz) 10727 km
1550 0300 BOL Radio Caranavi, Caranavi (lpz) 10623 km
1560 0153 BOL Radio Luz del Mundo, La Paz (lpz) 10723 km
1570 0246 PRU Radio Carraviz, Juliaca (pun) 10802 km
For a few days now, I have been testing the small AziLoop electronics, still with short wires and without a pole, to learn how it works. The server in the small ‘Common Interface Unit (CIU)’ – i.e. the interface that sends the control signals to the antenna box and receives the antenna signal – is equipped with a small, independent and very economical server. This server connects to my shack 75 km away, runs extremely stable and is accessible within a second. I have already colour-coordinated the client interface to match my Jaguar software. So far, the test has been without any problems.
On 28 May 2025, several stations from southern Peru and Bolivia could be heard in Salzburg with weak signals.
1360 0045 PRU Radio Sicuani, Sicuani (cus) 10768 km
1430 0058 PRU RPP Noticias, Cusco (cus) 10754 km
1440 0057 PRU Radio Solar, Espinar/Yauri (cus) 10818 km
1440 0025 PRU Radio Santa Monica Arequipa, Arequipa/Cayma (are) 10956 km
1470 0030 PRU Radio Victoria Arequipa, Arequipa (are) 10959 km
1540 0000 BOL Radio Bendita Trinidad, El Alto (lpz) 10727 km
Receiving stations from Bolivia is always an experience here in Central Europe. Today, on 27 May 2025, I was once again able to receive Radio Luz del Mundo from the capital La Paz on 1560 kHz.
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