RTM Malaysia 11665 Khz 1115 UTC 17Apr25

[SWLQSL]

RTM Wai FM via Kajang Malaysia. Male/Female hosting program in Malay language with talk, music, ads, clear station ID in English. Unusually strong signal into SW Florida this morning SINPO 4/4/3/4/4. Logged with AirSpy HF+ Discovery into K-480WLA system with Loop-on-Ground antenna.

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

for as close as they are, i have never knowingly heard Wai FM here

[SWLQSL]

Hi Paul,

   I have great success with Loop-on-Ground receive antennas. I have two of them setup so I have
one looking East-West and the other looking North-South. One is 60' total length the other 40'. They
are both laid about 50' from my house in a vacant field fed with coax underground. The 2 coax runs
are connected in my shack to an 4 way antenna switch. The switch feeds the K-480WLA pre-amp,
pre-selector.  The other 2 connections on the antenna switch are for the Loops that come with the
k-480WLA; the Loops are similar to the MLA-30 loops and feed the antenna switch which in turn also
feeds the K-480 the same way the 2 Loop-on-Ground feed it.  I use the loops mainly for VHF air type
stuff as they really don't perform that well for SWL. 
  The Loop-on-Ground antennas, which are simply #14 insulated wire laying on top of the ground and
held in place with plastic garden spikes. The antennas each have 4 sides shaped like a diamond. The
thing that makes them perfect as a receive antenna is the fact that the noise levels are really low making
reception of DX much simpler.  Your SDR device whether its a Dongle or a AirSpy HF+ discovery will
come alive like you won't believe. 
   Anyway I gotta go and I hope you have found this interesting.
Bill
http://www.swlqslmuseum.com