Reflections about a remote mediumwave listeners station

It takes some getting used to, my new DDA with a total length of 78 m. However, in a positive sense, because you first have to get used to the high SNR. It is simply unbelievable what this antenna brings compared to a 50 m wire. Therefore, it can happen that the supposedly good conditions are actually bad as long as you still have the signals of the 50 m wire in your ear. The DDA does not take up more space than the wire mentioned, its structure only goes up. The signal strengths should be comparable to that of a beverage over 100 m long. So it was the best idea ever to pull up this more complex antenna shape in the garden. It now replaces two 50 m wires in the direction of 325 ° and 350 °.

On 16 Feb 2020 I was able to follow reasonably good conditions across the Atlantic for the first time. On this day, some stations never heard before with unusual signal strengths came in. Unusual means signals with over 40 dB SNR. At the same time, the usual channels from the east coast were mostly weaker. An outlier was KLEB, Golden Meadow (LA) 1600 with 250 watts and an SNR over 50 dB.

All logs from that day [Entries in bold: the only log in the MW list | Entries in red: a first reception]:

All my Logs: https://www.mwlist.org/mw_logmap.php?sort=qrg&datum=2020-02-16&hours=0&omid=281&band=MW

590 0452 CAN VOCM, Saint John's (NL) 4360 km
670 0615 CUB Radio Rebelde, Santa Clara/CTOM4 (vc) //1620 8005 km
680 0426 CLM HJZO Radio Nacional de Colombia, Sabanagrande (Barranquilla) (atl) 8620 km
710 0400 USA WOR, New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) 6179 km
730 0700 CAN CKAC, Montréal/Pointe-Calumet (QC) 5843 km
750 0359 CAN CBGY, Bonavista Bay (NL) ID This is CBC Radio 1 4367 km
760 0400 USA WJR, Detroit (MI) 6648 km
770 0620 B ZYL209 Rádio Cultura AM, Lavras (MG) ID Radio Cultura 9559 km
860 0413 CAN CJBC, Toronto/Meadowvale (ON) 6338 km
920 0628 CLM La Voz del Pueblo, Ibagué (tol) prob.,
ID Radio Maria, Radio Maria from Mexico may also be an option. 9197 km
970 0632 USA WZAN, Portland/Sunset Park (ME) 5742 km
1010 0700 CAN CFRB, Clarkson (ON) 6331 km
1120 0500 USA KMOX, Saint Louis (MO) 7329 km
1130 0600 USA WBBR, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) 6175 km
1140 0400 CAN CBI, Sydney (NS) 4931 km
1270 0634 USA WXYT, Detroit (MI) CBS sports radio ID 6667 km
1280 0644 USA WHTK, Rochester (NY) Fox ID, another option is WPKZ 6235 km
1330 0642 USA WRCA, Watertown (MA) 5888 km
1380 0547 CAN CKPC, Brantford (ON) 6406 km
1390 0640 USA WEGP, Presque Isle (ME) 5399 km
1470 0400 CLM Esperanza Colombia Radio, Medellín (ant) 9063 km
1480 0643 USA WDJO, Cincinnati (OH) ID 6953 km
1500 0700 USA WFED, Washington (DC) 6498 km
1510 0614 USA WLAC, Nashville (TN) 7325 km
1520 0642 USA WWKB, Buffalo (NY) 6337 km
1560 0646 USA WFME, New York/Queens (NY) 6174 km
1580 0643 CAN CKDO, Oshawa (ON) 6252 km
1590 0643 USA WARV, Warwick (RI) rel. px 5944 km
1600 0642 USA KLEB, Golden Meadow (LA) ID 1600 am KLEB, booming! 50 dB SNR 8111 km
1640 0541 USA WTNI, Biloxi (Gulfport) (MS) Possum ID, booming 37 dB SNR 7931 km
1660 0650 USA WBCN, Charlotte (NC) ID Fox sports radio 7033 km
1660 0642 USA WWRU, Jersey City/Carlstadt (D) (NJ) 6176 km
1690 0625 USA WPTX, Lexington Park (MD) 6523 km
1700 0639 USA KBGG, Des Moines (IA) ID The Champ 7298 km

Within 2 days I received this confirmation from AIR Northeast from Gantok Sikkim, via @mail. The often disturbed reception was on 30.8.2019 between 1629 and 1659 z on the frequency 4835 kc in acceptable quality possible. Antenna: 210 ° / 30 ° 50-m long wire. Thanks to D K Tripathi, Assistant Engineer at AIR Gantok for this nice confirmation from India.

A small but fine opening to Peru I could observe on 11.5.2019 between 0315 and 0400 UTC. Although the signal strength was consistently weak, there were 5 new stations for me.

08E40/50N35 [SDRCONSOLE3, 50-m longwire 210°, RPA-2]

1250 0329 PRU Radio Cora, Lima (lim) ID Radio Cora 10742 km
1380 0330 PRU Radio Nuevo Tiempo, Lima (lim) ID Radio Nuevo Tiempo 10695 km
1500 0331 PRU Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) ID 10745 km
1160 0332 PRU OAX4C Onda Cero, Lima (lim) ID Onda Cero 10757 km
1380 0332 PRU OAX2W Radio Campesina, Cajamarca (caj) ID Campesina 10424 km
1470 0334 PRU OAU6E Radio Victoria, Arequipa (are) ID Radio Victoria 10739 km
1470 0334 PRU Vaughan Radio, Lima/Pantanos de Villa (lim) ID Vaughan Radio - directly followed by a Victoria in the back - Vaugh. -60 dBm, Victoria -70 dBm 10752 km
1500 0336 PRU Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) ID 10745 km
1360 0339 PRU Radio Bienestar, Lima (lim) ID 1360 Radio Bienestar 10742 km
1370 0339 PRU Radio Andina Juliaca, Juliaca (pun) ID Juliaca 10587 km
1570 0400 PRU Bethel Radio, Lima (lim) sev. IDs 10732 km

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 31 March 2019

Heard states/green (USA): 29
Confirmed states/red: 0
Latest heard or confirmed: 1700 WEUP, Huntsville, Alabama

Heard states/green (Canada): 5
Confirmed states/red: 1
Latest heard or confirmed:

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

Excellent propagation conditions on the lower bands brought strong signals in the X-band and below in recent days. In the time around sunrise, around 5 o'clock UTC, it was really fun for a long time to hear Radio Monumental from Quito Ecuador at 1510 kc. But also WPTX from Lexington Park, Maryland at 1690 kc and WGIT Faro de Santidad, Canobas, Puerto Rico at 1660 kc were very well received for some time. Outstanding was also the reception of ZYO701 Radio Roraima from Caracaraí, Brazil at 1390 kc. All logs were made with the K9AY switched to NW.

2019-03-28

700 0410 USA WLW, Cincinnati/Tower Drive (U) (OH) ID 6932 km
800 0452 BES PJB Shine 800 AM (Trans World Radio), Kralendijk (bnr) Transmundial ID 8052 km
1190 0500 CLM Radio Cordillera, Bogotá D. C. (bdc) ID 9105 km
1280 0500 CLM Caracol Radio, Pasto (nar) R Santa Fe ID 9624 km
1620 0500 CUB Radio Rebelde, Guanabacoa/CTOM2 (ch) 8111 km
1660 0500 PTR WGIT, Canóvanas (PR) ID 7360 km
1690 0500 USA WPTX, Lexington Park (MD) ID 6523 km
1510 0505 EQA HCBD1 Radio Monumental, Quito (pic) sev. Ids, big sig! 9820 km
1570 0511 PRU Bethel Radio, Lima (lim) Halleluja ... not so good 10732 km

2019-03-27

730 0452 CAN CKAC, Montréal/Pointe-Calumet (QC) 5843 km
710 0500 USA WOR, New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) ID 6179 km
1010 0500 CAN CFRB, Clarkson (ON) ID 6331 km
1130 0500 USA WBBR, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) ID 6175 km
1390 0500 USA WEGP, Presque Isle (ME) 5399 km
710 0501 CUB Radio Rebelde, Camagüey/CTOM1 (cm) 7958 km
1620 0502 CUB Radio Rebelde, Guanabacoa/CTOM2 (ch) 8111 km
760 0505 USA WJR, Detroit (MI) ID 6648 km
1350 0515 CLM Bésame Ibagué, Ibagué (tol) Jingle ID 9204 km
1560 0515 USA WFME, New York/Queens (NY) 6174 km
1290 0519 USA WJNO, West Palm Beach (FL) ID on Newsradio 1290 WJNO 7668 km
1690 0521 USA WPTX, Lexington Park (MD) ID 6523 km
1190 0557 CLM Radio Cordillera, Bogotá D. C. (bdc) ID [SDRCONSOLE3, K9AY N/W AMS/5422 Hz/-72.0 dBm] 9105

2019-03-26

890 0404 USA WLS, Chicago/Tinley Gardens Park (IL) ID 6973 km
700 0500 USA WLW, Cincinnati/Tower Drive (U) (OH) ID [SDRCONSOLE K9AY USB/2996 Hz/-84.0 dBm] 6932 km
730 0500 CAN CKAC, Montréal/Pointe-Calumet (QC) 5843 km
760 0500 USA WJR, Detroit (MI) 6648 km
1010 0500 CAN CFRB, Clarkson (ON) 6331 km
1010 0500 USA WINS, New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) 6180 km
1180 0500 CUB Radio Rebelde, Chambas/CTOM1 (ca) ID 7938 km
1620 0500 CUB Radio Rebelde, Guantánamo/CTOM3 (gu) 7871 km
670 0501 CUB Radio Rebelde, Camagüey/CTOM3 (cm) ts, ID 7954 km
1690 0504 USA WPTX, Lexington Park (MD) ID 6523 km
1390 0511 DOM , San Cristóbal (cri) tent., heard .. San Cristobal under strong Brazilian STN (unid) 7652 km
1660 0511 PTR WGIT, Canóvanas (PR) 7360 km
710 0515 CUB Radio Rebelde, Chambas/CTOM3 (ca) // 670 7939 km
1390 0516 B ZYO701 Rádio Roraíma, Caracaraí (RR) ID 8440 km
1510 0516 EQA HCBD1 Radio Monumental, Quito (pic) sev. IDs, vy gd sig [SDRCONSOLE3, K9AY N/W USB/2420 Hz/-96.0 dBm] 9820 km
1690 0521 USA WPTX, Lexington Park (MD) 6523 km
1440 0525 CLM Colmundo Radio, Medellín (ant) ID 9065 km
972 1705 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) [SDRCONSOLE3/F, K9AY N/E LSB/2049 Hz/-96.0 dBm] 8548 km
594 1709 IND AIR Maitree Channel/All India Radio GOS, Chinsurah/Magra (WB) 7338 km
1467 1730 KGZ TWR PANI/FEBA Radio, Krasnaya Rechka (cuy) 4954 km
918 1733 IND AIR North, Suratgarh (RJ) 5828 km

2019-03-25

760 0400 USA WJR, Detroit (MI) 6648 km
890 0400 USA WLS, Chicago/Tinley Gardens Park (IL) 6973 km
1010 0400 CAN CFRB, Clarkson (ON) 6331 km
1660 0435 PTR WGIT, Canóvanas (PR) 7360 km
1660 0500 ARG Radio Revivir, Isidro Casanova/Gregorio de Laferrere (ba) 11539 km
1520 0528 USA WWKB, Buffalo (NY) 6337 km
1610 0531 CAN CHHA, Toronto (ON) 6304 km
1690 0539 USA WPTX, Lexington Park (MD) 6523 km
1557 1701 TWN Radio Taiwan Int., Kouhu (YL) [SDRCONSOLE3/F, 50m LW 30° RPA-2 LSB/2049 Hz/-78.0 dBm] 9400 km
918 1707 IND AIR North, Suratgarh (RJ) 5828 km
846 1708 IND AIR West, Ahmedabad A (GJ) 6242 km
594 1712 IND AIR Maitree Channel/All India Radio GOS, Chinsurah/Magra (WB) 7338 km
1377 1728 CHN CNR 1, Xingyang/SARFT554 (HE) 8009 km
972 1732 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) 8548 km

2019-03-24

760 0400 USA WJR, Detroit (MI) 6648 km
590 0406 CAN VOCM, Saint John's (NL) 4360 km
1690 0413 USA WPTX, Lexington Park (MD) 6523 km
1660 0414 PTR WGIT, Canóvanas (PR) 7360 km
1440 0419 CLM Colmundo Radio, Medellín (ant) 9065 km
1580 0459 CAN CKDO, Oshawa (ON) 6252 km
700 0500 USA WLW, Cincinnati/Tower Drive (U) (OH) 6932 km
730 0500 CAN CKAC, Montréal/Pointe-Calumet (QC) 5843 km
1010 0500 USA WINS, New York/Lyndhurst [NJ] (NY) 6180 km
1010 0500 CAN CFRB, Clarkson (ON) 6331 km
1130 0500 USA WBBR, New York/Carlstadt [NJ] (NY) 6175 km
1400 0500 CAN CBG, Gander (NL) 4410 km
1440 0500 USA WRED, Westbrook (ME) 5741 km
1500 0500 USA WFED, Washington (DC) 6498 km
1540 0500 CAN CHIN, Toronto Island (ON) 6308 km
1560 0500 USA WFME, New York/Queens (NY) [SDRCONSOLE3, K9AY N/W LSB/2800 Hz/-72.0 dBm] 6174 km
1610 0500 CAN CHHA, Toronto (ON) 6304 km
1660 0500 ARG Radio Revivir, Isidro Casanova/Gregorio de Laferrere (ba) 11539 km
1660 0500 USA WWRU, Jersey City/Carlstadt (N) (NJ) 6176 km
1520 0503 USA WWKB, Buffalo (NY) 6337 km
1190 0519 CLM Radio Cordillera, Bogotá D. C. (bdc) 9105 km
1300 0522 CLM Radio Reloj, Pereira (ris) ID Radio Reloj en Colombia 9198 km

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 17 January 2019

Heard states/green (USA): 27
Confirmed states/red: 0
Latest heard or confirmed: 1000 KOMO, Seattle, Washington

Heard states/green (Canada): 5
Confirmed states/red: 1
Latest heard or confirmed:

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

On 24.10.2018 at 1624z I managed the reception of 5AN, ABC Adelaide on the frequency 891 kHz. The weak signal could only be identified with the help of the webstream. The 50 kW transmitter from the state of South Australia is my first Pacific broadcast on medium wave.

On 26.6. in the morning around 03 UT I was able to record good MW conditions to Peru. Overall, conditions have improved again after weeks of receiving very poor signals from South America. The following stations could be identified perfectly.

2018-06-26 (Screenshot)

1470 0245 PRU OAU4B Radio Capital, Lima/Pantanos de Villa (lim) ID 10752 km
1510 0250 PRU OCX6Q Radio Alegría, Arequipa (are) sev. Alegria IDs, strong 10739 km
1490 0258 PRU OCX4P Radio La Luz, Cerro de Pasco (pas) ID 10572 km
1570 0258 PRU OCU4J Radio Bethel, Lima (lim) ID 10732 km
1480 0300 PRU OAZ7G Radio Espinar, Yauri (cus) ID R Espinar 5685 km
1500 0300 PRU OBX4I Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) sev. IDs

2018-06-28

1490 0300 PRU La Voz de la Liberación via Radio Cadena Sur, Cusco ID
(Thanks to Christoph Ratzer from Austria)

2018-06-30

1570 0256 PRU OCU4J Radio Bethel, Lima (lim) IDs 10732 km
1500 0300 PRU OBX4I Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) ID 10745 km
1470 0305 PRU OAU4B Radio Capital, Lima/Pantanos de Villa (lim) ID, strong sig, long skip 10752 km

2018-07-02

1500 0303 PRU OBX4I Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) ID 10745 km
1470 0306 PRU OAU4B Radio Capital, Lima/Pantanos de Villa (lim) ID 10752 km
1570 0337 PRU OCU4J Radio Bethel, Lima (lim) ID 10732 km

All Logs of 26-6-2018 by MW-LIST

The farthest station I've logged on medium wave, over a distance of 12932 km: Radio Belen from Puerto Montt. The 5 kW transmitter from the province of Los Lagos could be received on 25.03.2018 between 01:41 and 02:05 h UT on the frequency 1400 kHz with the ALA 1530 S + Imperium. A short time later took CBG Gander CAN again the frequency.

Thanks to Günter Lorenz, MWLIST Database-Administration

So looks a good day on mediumwave! The effort is especially worthwhile when the Northerners log stations from Hawaii in the early or late afternoon. It's a good indicator for real DX. See more on mwlist for this day.

1017 1500 CHN China Radio Int./CNR 8, Changchun/SARFT523 (JL) ID [SDRCONSOLE K9AY AMS/8382 Hz/-90.0 dBm] 7854 km
747 1600 J JOIB NHK Radio 2, Sapporo/Ebetsu (hok) ID NHK [SDRCONSOLE K9AY AMS/8382 Hz/-96.0 dBm] 8646 km
972 1600 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg) [SDRCONSOLE K9AY AMS/7000 Hz/-54.0 dBm] 8548 km
1377 1600 CHN CNR 1, Xingyang/SARFT554 (HE) ID [SDRCONSOLE K9AY AMS/8382 Hz/-84.0 dBm] 8009 km
918 1604 CBG Radio National Kampuchea, Phnom Penh/Kandal Stueng (pph) [SDRCONSOLE K9AY AMS/7000 Hz/-54.0 dBm] 9458 km
594 1609 J JOAK NHK Radio 1, Shobu/Kuki (kan-sai) [SDRCONSOLE K9AY AMS/4844 Hz/-90.0 dBm] 9250 km
747 1634 IND AIR North, Lucknow A (UP) [SDRCONSOLE K9AY AMS/8382 Hz/-90.0 dBm] 6517 km
918 1654 CHN Shandong RGD Xinwen Pindao, Jinan (SD) [SDRCONSOLE K9AY AMS/5000 Hz/-78.0 dBm] 8060 km
680 1704 ALS KBRW, Barrow (AK) E talks ID @ 1805 [SDRCONSOLE K9AY AMS/2492 Hz/-96.0 dBm] 6415 km
891 1714 J JOHK NHK Radio 1, Sendai (toh-miy) prob., J, f/voice, mx [SDRCONSOLE K9AY AMS/5000 Hz/-90.0 dBm] 9090 km
1143 1900 KOR Radio Free Korea, Deogyang-gu/Hyeoncheon-dong (gye) ID [SDRCONSOLE K9AY LSB/2485 Hz/-72.0 dBm] 8503 km
And 1 update: 774 1500 JOUB Akita ID NHK .... up to -90 dBm

All Logs of the day ....

A real challenge was the receipt of DZRV 846 kc from Quezon City. On the frequency was also IRRS from Milano, another religious transmitter, with English-language program. It was difficult to separate both programs, since Radio Veritas also broadcast an English program section around 1919z. The ID came already around 1836z as Radio Veritas. Later still gospel and other announcements were heard, from which once again the location Quezon City and the stationname were audible. The skip was over for me around 1942z, Ireland and Iran came as further disturbing factors. So overall about an hour of excitement with a nice ID and a new Radioland on the mediumwave. Antenna was K9AY in NE-Direction.

All logs of the day ....

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1143 kc Taiwan Chü Yuyeh Kuangpo Tientai TWA 2140z. BW 7700 Hz, including Big Ben chaims, sounds like a unique interval signal, not to be confused with ERTU or R Thailand.
972 kc KBS KOR 1800z with a complete ID and english announcements
3325 kc RRI Palangkaraya INS 1700z
5985 kc Padauk Myay Radio MMR 2300z
6185 kc Radio Educacion MEX 0202z