Reflections about a remote shortwave listeners station

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.

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 23 March 2018

Heard states/green (USA): 25
Confirmed states/red: 0
Latest heard or confirmed: 1440 WGVL South Carolina

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

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

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