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A Direct Sampling Wideband Receiver which features up to 24MHz of bandwidth. Embeds a Reference Clock Manager Module which allows to choose between two reference clocks, a GnssDO (Global navigation satellite system Disciplined Oscillator) or a 10MHz external signal.

Latest new QSLs:
Radio Elohim, San Salvador 1630 kHz [22 Nov 2020]

Die Andenstimme, Quito 6050 kHz [5 Jun 2020]
Radio Nacional de Colombia, 680 kHz [13 Feb 2020]

Confirmed countries in Americas: 12 [incl. Bonaire]

This section displays the status of my logged USA & Canada states. It will be updated.



List of abbreviations for states

Pin board at Google Maps

Status 27 October 2020

Heard states/green (USA): 27
Confirmed states/red: 5
Latest heard or confirmed:

Heard states/green (Canada): 6
Confirmed states/red: 2
Latest heard or confirmed:

1140 CHRB High River (AB)


840 CFCW Camrose (AB)


1060 CKMX Calgary (AB)


960 CFAC Calgary (AB)


Map source: Free Software Foundation. The source has been changed.

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The Antarctic was previously "no man's land" in my BC area. With the QSL from LRA36, a new, the 7th and last continent, has appeared in my statistics.
Base Esperanza, the location of LRA36, is Argentinian owned in Antarctica. According to the EDXC country list from August 2020, Base Esperanza belongs to the Antarctic Mainland (ATA).

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Guyana is a small country on the northern flank of South America, on the Atlantic Ocean. The studios are located near the city of Georgetown, in Vreed en Hoop, at the mouth of the Demerara River. NCN runs three government controlled radio services: Fresh 100.1 FM, Voice of Guyana 560 AM and an 102.1 FM, and Hot FM, 98.1 FM.

On September 26, 2020, the BBC Worldservice was broadcast between 0500z and 0530z via VoG. IDs were heard at the beginning and end of the period.



A Screenshot from SDR Console V.3.0.23. To the left on 558 kHz is RNE from Spain which dominantes the frequency, and most of the time the area around. So, Guyana was a good catch on this September morning. The station was audible up from 0400z first under heavy QRM from Spain .

Antenna was the 78 m Double Delta Loop pointing 325°. Receiver ELAD FDM-S2. And booster RPA-2 from DX-Engineering.

The DT 770 replaces Sennheiser's HD 465. @home I'm still using the old Staxx Flat membrane headphone.

Two new modules - all solar module units can be rotated - and a new 15 Ah charge controller now ensure that two batteries are charged in parallel. The total output of all modules amounts to 385 Wp. The capacities of the batteries remain unchanged at 120 Ah and 100 Ah. In winter, all modules can be switched to one battery. Another novelty: both batteries can now be selected with an I-0-II switch. So the fullest can be used without having to pull cables.