The new solid Spiderbeam mast has arrived in Salzburg. I am now using the extremely robust bottom 5 elements of the 18-metre Spiderbeam HD mast. The clamps for the upper points of the loops have also arrived. All that’s missing now is the top cover and the right weather for installation.
Ultimate Radio from Maseru, Lesotho, has reactivated its transmitter on 891 kHz and can be heard here in Salzburg on the Africa Beverage antenna at around 2030 UT, despite interference from Algeria and a station in Holland. I was able to hear the station in 2016 and also received a confirmation at that time.
I’ve been hearing a station on 729 kHz on my Africa Beverage in the evenings for days and couldn’t identify it for a long time. January 9, 2026, however, there was an advertisement for an company from Nigeria. And with that, it wasn’t far to Radio Kano, which has been broadcasting since 1946 from Nigeria. And also on 729, which isn’t even listed in the WRTH or the MWLI. But now that the station has been identified, there’s also a Facebook page. It doesn’t refer directly to 729, but there’s a label with 729 on it in the photos and also in the studio background. I received a friendly confirmation from the seldom heard station today.
Over the last few days, as far as the cold weather has allowed, I have set up a temporary solution for my AziLoop antenna. It is far from being correctly installed, but you can hear something with it. Perhaps I will be able to erect the new Spiderbeam mast in February.
Radio Pulpit from Pretoria, South Africa, confirmed my report regarding reception of the mediumwave 657 kHz in Salzburg. They broadcast via a transmitter in Meyerton with an output of 50 kW.
On the evening of 21 December 2025, very good signals could be heard from the Philippines. With my AziLoop antenna pointing towards 60°, I was able to receive the following stations in Salzburg:
1017 2149 PHL DYRP Life Radio, Iloilo City/Alalasad (ilo) 10530 km
1062 2135 PHL DXKI FEBC Your Friendly Voice, Koronadal=Marbel (sco) 11051 km
1206 2150 PHL DWAN Radyo Ng Bagong Pilipinas, Valenzuela/Wawang (ncr) 10063 km
1233 2147 PHL DYVS FEBC Sweet Voice of Salvation, Bacolod/Taloc (noc) 10564 km
1323 2148 PHL DYSI Super Radyo, Iloilo City/Navais (ilo) 10529 km
1350 2149 PHL DZXQ Radyo La Verdad, Malabon/Muzon (ncr) 10079 km
1494 2155 PHL DWAR Abante Radyo, Valenzuela/Caloong (ncr) 10075 km
1530 2200 PHL DZME Kinse Trenta, Obando/Panghulo (bul) 10077 km
Tonight, there were again some nice signals from southern Africa on the mediumwave band: the religious station Radio Pulpit from Pretoria could be heard on 657 kHz via the transmitter in Meyerton, preceded by Magic 828 from Klipheuwel on 828 kHz and now Radio Lesotho on 639 kHz. Beverage 200 m, direction 145°.
Last night, January 1, 2026, the new year brought some very nice signals from southern Africa on the mediumwave band. I was able to hear the following on my Africa Beverage antenna in Salzburg:
639 2255 LSO Radio Lesotho, Maseru/Lancer’s Gap, 8709 km
828 2338 AFS Magic 828, Klipheuwel, 9089 km
1179 2202 MOZ Emissor Provincial de Zambezia, Quelimane, 7683 km
1260 2203 MOZ Emissor Provincial do Niassa, Lichinga, 7155 km
1548 2345 AFS Radio Islam International, Lenasia, 8391 km
I was particularly pleased to receive Emissor Provincial do Niassa, which only became possible after Radio Dechovka was switched off on 1260.
Today, 400 metres of beverage wire cleared of ice. Mechanically, everything is perfect, nothing broken.
For now, my AziLoop dream is over. Despite the Spiderbeam “Heavy Duty” mast and good guy wires. But I’m not giving up, the antenna worked too well for that!
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