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.
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!
WinRadio G33DDC-ExcaliburPro/CSO, NetSDR,
Beverage 200 mt. USA 335°, Africa 165°. 3xSplitter Hamparts.shop.
The last day were quite nice signals to hear, even if everything is concentrated with few exceptions on the East Coast.
1130 0100 USA WBBR, New York (NY) 6592 km
1140 0100 CAN CBI, Sydney (NS) 5344 km
1200 0100 USA WXKS, Newton (MA) 6304 km
1270 0100 CAN CJCB, Sydney (NS) 5336 km
1290 0100 USA WKBK, Keene (NH) 6333 km
1320 0100 CAN CJMR, Oakville (ON) 6769 km
1400 0100 CAN CBG, Gander (NL) 4824 km
1430 0100 CAN CHKT, Toronto Island (ON) 6735 km
1500 0100 USA WFED, Washington (DC) 6915 km
1510 0100 USA WLAC, Nashville (TN) 7750 km
1520 0100 USA WWKB, Buffalo (NY) 6762 km
1580 0100 CAN CKDO, Oshawa (ON) 6679 km
1600 0100 USA WUNR, Brookline (MA) 6304 km
1610 0102 CAN CHHA, Toronto (ON) 6731 km
1620 0100 CUB Radio Rebelde, Guanabacoa (ch) 8504 km
1650 0100 USA WJFV, Portsmouth (VA) 7028 km
1650 0100 CAN CINA, Mississauga (ON) 6750 km
1660 0100 USA WWRU, Jersey City (D) (NJ) 6593 km
1670 0100 USA WMGE, Dry Branch (GA) 7819 km
1690 0100 USA WPTX, Lexington Park (MD) 6938 km
WinRadio G33DDC-ExcaliburPro/CSO, Beverage 200 mt. USA 335°, Africa 165°.
Beverage Antenna, 200 mt, switchable to USA 335° and Africa 165°, perfect Antenna boxes from RemoteQTH / hamparts.shop
I control the antennas of my receiving station via the Internet. This is possible with a web browser, but also much more elegantly with the small Stream Deck from Elgato. Mike Müller from Remoteswitch.de has programmed the appropriate extension for this, in the current version also with a status display. So I can now operate my RemoteQTH antenna switch simply by pressing a button and within a second I also get the feedback – and the corresponding button lights up. A wonderful solution, with a lot of invisible work in the background.
Thank you DM5XX Michael Müller, very good work!
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.
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
WinRadio G33/CSO K9AY 25 mt.
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
WinRadio G33PRO/CSO, K9AY, RemoteQTH Box, 25 mt;
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