Vanuatu, 3945 kHz.

Radio Vanuatu from the Pacific can be heard today at the morning start of broadcasting at 18.30 UT on my 150 metre Asia Beverage antenna on 3.945 kHz in Salzburg. A rare pleasure.

Top 10 DX – Contest 2020.

Top 10 DX Contest.

LRA 36 QSL.

Today in my mailbox: The beautiful certificate for the special broadcast of the Argentinean Antarctic station LRA 36 on 15.476 kHz, August 8, 2020.

LRA 36, Antarctica.

In the evening of August 8th, a broadcast by the LRA 36 Antarctic station from the Argentinean base Esperanza on 15476 kHz could be heard in Salzburg. After 19 o’clock UT also a morse signal was transmitted which allowed a clear identification.

World Music Radio

World Music Radio is asking its listeners for support – and for this, a donation of 25 Euros or more will get you a real WMR mousepad. (And maybe a nice pennant) World Music Radio (WMR) broadcasts on 5840 and 15805 kHz since 2018. Soon it will be broadcast on 927 kHz. And Radio208 has been broadcasting on 1440 kHz since December 2019 and on shortwave 5805 kHz since May 2020. It took a lot of time, energy and money – but it was and still is great fun to keep the short and medium wave alive.The costs for the transmitters (around 15,000 euros), the antennas and the transmitter locations are one thing. Another thing are the running costs. The two big expenses are:
Royalties for music: 450 Euro per month
Electricity costs: 1.300 Euro per month
If you could help to keep WMR and Radio208 on air, we would be very grateful for your support. All contributions are welcome. For more information, contact Stig Hartvig Nielsen – shn “at” wmr.dk

Bandscan, 49 Meter.

5805 1515 DNK Radio 208, Hvidovre (hvs) 862 km
5840 1518 DNK World Music Radio, Randers/Kousted (mjy) 978 km
5905 1611 D Deutscher Wetterdienst, Pinneberg/Haidkamp (shs) 679 km
5910 1611 ROU Radio Romania Int., Săftica (SW) (IF) 1064 km
5910 1521 ROU Radio Romania Int., Săftica (SW) (IF) 1064 km
5915 1523 CHN China Radio Int., Hohhot/NRTA694 (NM) 7330 km
5920 1523 EQA HCJB Global, Weenermoor (nds) 713 km
5935 1525 CHN Xizang RGD Hanyu, Lhasa/NRTA602 (XZ) 6772 km
5940 1532 HOL Radio Onda, Borculo (gel) 660 km
5945 1532 CHN CNR 1, Beijing/NRTA572 (BJ) 7716 km
5950 1536 ETH Dimtsi Woyane Tigray, Addis Abeba/Lideta (aab) 4951 km
5955 1535 CHN China Radio Int., Beijing/NRTA572 (BJ) 7716 km
5960 1610 TUR V oice of Turkey, Emirler 1845 km
5960 1537 CHN Xinjiang Qi Ba San Zonghe Guangbo, Ürümqi NRTA523 (XJ) 5528 km
5990 1541 CHN China Radio Int., Hohhot/NRTA694 (NM) 7330 km
6000 1541 CHN CNR 1, Beijing/NRTA572 (BJ) 7716 km
6005 1609 D SRF, Kall/Auf der Heide (nrw) 553 km
6005 1543 BEL Radio 700, Kall/Auf der Heide (nrw) 553 km
6010 1543 CHN CNR 11, Baoji/NRTA724 (SA) 7557 km
6015 1545 CHN Shinjan Qazaq Radiosu/CNR 17, Ürümqi/Changji NRTA523 (XJ) 5528 km
6025 1546 CHN Xizang RGD, Lhasa/NRTA602 (XZ) 6772 km
6050 1550 CHN Xizang RGD Hanyu, Lhasa/NRTA602 (XZ) 6772 km
6070 1550 D Radio Channel 292, Rohrbach/Waal 93 (bay) 135 km
6080 1551 USA Voice of America, Moepeng Hill (ce) 7905 km
6110 1556 CHN Xizang RGD, Lhasa/NRTA602 (XZ) 6772 km
6130 1558 CHN Xizang RGD, Lhasa/NRTA602 (XZ) 6772 km
6155 1559 CHN CNR 2 Jingji zhi Sheng, Beijing/NRTA491 (SW) (BJ) 7691 km
6165 1606 CHN China Radio Int., Hutubi/NRTA654 (XJ) 5493 km
6165 1559 CHN China Radio Int., Hutubi/NRTA654 (XJ) 5493 km
6175 1600 CHN CNR 1, Beijing/NRTA572 (BJ) 7716 km
6180 1600 D Deutscher Wetterdienst, Pinneberg/Haidkamp (shs) 679 km
6190 1601 CHN Sinjanniin Mongoliin Ardiin Radio, Ürümqi/Changji NRTA523 (XJ) 5528 km

WinRadio G33/CSO, Stampfl/Fenu Aktivdipol antenna.

Tropicalband.

May 16, 2020.

4750 1630 BGD Bangladesh Betar, Dhaka B/Savar (SW) (dha) 7134 km
4750 1600 CHN CNR 1, Hailar/Nanmen Wai (NM) 7133 km
4765 1600 TJK Radioi Tojikiston, Dushanbe/Yangiyul (SW) (dsb) 4536 km
4800 1630 IND AIR South, Hyderabad (AP) 6772 km
4800 1600 CHN CNR 1, Golmud/NRTA916 (QH) 6551 km
4810 1630 IND AIR West, Bhopal (MP) 6230 km
4820 1620 CHN Xizang RGD Hanyu, Lhasa/NRTA602 (XZ) 6772 km
4890 1636 CLA Echo of Hope VOH, Goyang (gye) 8473 km
4905 1600 CHN Xizang RGD, Lhasa/NRTA602 (XZ) 6772 km
4920 1600 CHN Xizang RGD, Lhasa/NRTA602 (XZ) 6772 km
4930 1700 USA Voice of America, Moepeng Hill (ce) 7905 km
4950 1700 IND AIR North, Srinagar (JK) 5267 km
5010 1705 IND AIR South, Thiruvananthapuram (KL) 7379 km

WinRadio G33, 20 mt Loop, Bonito ML052 Verstärker

Use CMCCs!

A visible note for outdoor antenna users: Use CMCCs! These Common-mode current choke are absolutely worth their money, especially with longer coax feed lines in receive mode. As an example here is a screen of the Solomon Islands on 5020 kHz at my Asia Beverage, to see and hear the signal from the Pacific Ocean only with S3/S5, but the noise floor below (!) – 140 dBm makes listening possible. I use CMCCs from remoteqth.com and Bonito.

Fade out Vanuatu.

Signal from Radio Vanuatu to local sunrise in Port Vila. Recorded at 3.945 kHz in Salzburg between 18-20 UTC, December 14, 2019.