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Shortwave Broadcast / Mid-Winter Afternoon Reception - Mount Beenak DXpedition
« on: June 18, 2017, 2357 UTC »
The shortest day of the year is coming up this week in southeastern Australia. Afternoon reception (from midday local time) on the 31mb is great! The link below is a video I made, showing how quiet it is in the bush, and enabling us to hear some of the weakest signals.

Mt Beenak DXpedition Video - Mid-Winter Afternoon Propagation

https://youtu.be/yt3tdV0fVzM

77
Shortwave Broadcast / Vietnam not in English at 1100 UTC!
« on: June 09, 2017, 1206 UTC »
7285 VIETNAM. VoVietnam - Son Tay. Laotian service noted at 1110 with mainly talk until 1128 when a Vietnamese pop ballad. EiBi is listing this as English at 1100-1130, and even the VoV website schedule says this! But not the case on June 9. Laotian running till 1157, then dead air till 1200 when it changes into French. Poor signal here. The service is targeted to Laos, Thailand and Cambodia.

78
Equipment / RETRO RECEIVER REVIEW #10 - The DRAKE SPR-4
« on: June 09, 2017, 0947 UTC »

It’s been nearly three months since we published our last Retro Review by special MEDXR contributor Craig Seager VK2HBT. But this time, he has come up with a classic receiver for us to explore.

http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/2017/06/retro-receiver-review-10-drake-spr-4.html

79
Shortwave Broadcast / 3260 Madang
« on: June 08, 2017, 1133 UTC »
3260 PNG - Madang. Nothing heard tonight at around 1000. Noted it around 1110 for several minutes and good strength, then it suddenly disappeared again. Tech problems or power outages perhaps....... Monitored the frequency till 1135 but heard nothing more. June 8.

80
Shortwave Broadcast / Low Powered Canadian Making it to Australia!
« on: June 08, 2017, 1127 UTC »
6070   CANADA. CFRX - Toronto. F/in around 0515 with the usual early morning chatter, adverts and rock music. This is the earliest I have ever heard this station, and indicates that current winter DX conditions are very healthy to that part of the world. Weak signal but strengthened to a fair level over the next few hours, June 6.

6159.97   CANADA. CKZN - St John NL. Instrumental jazz music at 0555, canned annct for a program (didn't get the name….John something?) on Saturday mornings on "CBC Radio 1". News at 0600. Not often heard and I've never monitored it at Mount Evelyn until now. Very weak signal. June 6. And again on June 7 at 0709 with a current affairs program focusing on the blockage crisis in Qatar. Slightly better signal on this day and started to fade by 0745 (5:15 am in St John).

81
Shortwave Broadcast / UNID - 6020 kHz
« on: June 08, 2017, 1126 UTC »
6020   UNIDENTIFIED. Believed to be Voice of Vietnam - Buon Ma Thuot with the Network 4 Minorities service at 1050. Two long traditional songs, then anncts and into a news report at 1100. Couldn't identify the language, definitely not Vietnamese. Very weak signal which made for difficult listening. This is sometimes heard with better strength here during the summer evenings. June 8.

82
Shortwave Broadcast / R. Dif. Roraima
« on: June 08, 2017, 1125 UTC »
4875.24   BRAZIL. R. Difusora Roraima - Boa Vista RR. At 1002 with pop ballads programming and occasional canned adverts. Poor signal and faded by 1015, June 8.

83
Shortwave Broadcast / Gannan PBS
« on: June 08, 2017, 1124 UTC »
5970   CHINA. Gannan PBS - Tianshui, Hezuo, Gansu Province. Managed to catch the s/on at 1020 with anncts and national anthem. Tibetan service with Chinese orchestral music programming. News reports at 1030. This is one of the few lower powered Chinese transmitters at 15 kW into a non-directional antenna. Not easily heard here and a weak signal. Nothing heard on its // 3990 outlet. June 8.

84
Shortwave Broadcast / Unscheduled WWRB Strangeness....
« on: June 04, 2017, 1134 UTC »
9370   USA. WWRB - Morrison TN. Weird singing, shouting, talking, groaning and general strange noises at 1120. Good wholesome Sunday evening entertainment! Overcomer Ministry with an earlier than scheduled broadcast. Fair signal on June 4.

85
Shortwave Broadcast / KCBS 9665
« on: June 01, 2017, 2201 UTC »
9665   D.P.R.KOREA. KCBS - Kanggye. Martial music at 2126, time pips and ID at 2130, into fake news. Fair signal, June 1.

86
Shortwave Broadcast / Voice of Hope Africa
« on: June 01, 2017, 2200 UTC »
4965   ZAMBIA. Voice of Hope Africa - Makeni Ranch. Heavily accented English preaching to SAf at 2035, ID at 2038 as "Live from Africa, this is the Voice of Hope, broadcasting on 4965 and 6065 kHz". Then into a very bluesy Gospel song. Scheduled on weekdays only. A weak signal here, but stronger on the // 6065, Jun 1.

87
Clandestine Stations / DANDAL KURA RADIO HELPING TO CHANGE NIGERIA
« on: May 31, 2017, 2254 UTC »
DANDAL KURA RADIO HELPING TO CHANGE NIGERIA

“It’s easy to overlook the power of radio, when being hit by a firehose of apps, websites, video and social media.  But when you’re out in the sticks, especially if there’s crisis or unrest, radio saves lives.”

An interesting PRI article on Dandal Kura:

http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/2017/06/dandal-kura-radio-helping-to-change.html

88
Shortwave Broadcast / Winter is Coming - Cuba 5040 . :-)
« on: April 29, 2017, 0531 UTC »
I suspect this is heard every night in the US! But here in OZ, it heralds the onset of the winter DX season. This is 3:20pm local time at Mount Evelyn:

5040  CUBA. R. Habana - Bauta. Sitting on the freq waiting for English to CAm, noted the f/in at 0520, first time for this winter DX season. Rapidly improving strength by 0525. Scheduled s/off is 0600. Apr 29.

89
Shortwave Broadcast / Denge Kurdistane - New Frequency
« on: April 29, 2017, 0527 UTC »

7350 FRANCE. Denge Kurdistane - Issoudun. Kurdish to WAs at 0425, NF (x 11600), Kurdish pop music with a fair signal till s/off 0500 on Apr 29.

90
Shortwave Broadcast / 7 mHz Band Scan - Between 2100 and 2200 UTC
« on: April 25, 2017, 1040 UTC »
7 mHz BAND SCAN - APRIL 24 - BETWEEN 2100 AND 2200 UTC
(just after local sunrise at Mount Evelyn)

7205  CHINA/FRANCE. CRI - Xian in English to EAf and RFI - Issoudun in French to WAf, at equally good signal strength. It would be interesting to know if there is any QRM in the two African target areas.

7210   D.P.R.KOREA. VoK (KCBS)- Kujang. Korean to SAf till s/off 2122, weak signal.

7215   ALBANIA/CHINA. CRI - Cerrik in Arabic to Egypt and CNR 1 - Shijiazhuang in Mandarin, at equally good strength.

7225   CHINA. CRI - Beijing. Croatian to SEu at very good strength.

7230   CHINA. CNR 1 - Xian. Good level.

7235   D.P.R.KOREA. VoK - Kujang. Mandarin s/on 2130, weak.

7240   TIBET. PBS Xizang - Lhasa. Mandarin, weak signal.

7245   CHINA. CNR 2 - Beijing. Good signal.

7255   TIBET. PBS Xizang - Lhasa. Tibetan with a weak signal.

7259.94   VANUATU. R. Vanuatu - Port Vila. In Bislama, weak signal.

7265   CHINA. CRI - Urumqui. Italian to Eu, excellent signal till s/off 2130. Then CNR 2 - Baoji is heard in the clear with a good signal.

7275   CHINA. CNR 1 - Beijing. Fair signal.

7280   VIETNAM. VoV - SonTay. Spanish to Eu 2100, English at 2130. Fair to poor signal.

7285   ALBANIA. CRI - Cerrik. English to Eu at a fair level.

7290   CHINA. CRI - Xian. Korean to EAs at very good level and CNR 1 - Beijing with a weak signal underneath.

7300   ENGLAND. HCJB R. Akhbar Mufriha - Woofferton. Arabic to NAf, fair till s/off 2145.

7305   CHINA. CNR 1 - Shijiazhuang. Fair signal.

7310   TAIWAN. Sound of Hope - Taipei. Mandarin but a very weak signal.

7315   CHINA. CNR 2 - Xian. Good signal.

7325   CHINA. CRI - Beijing. English to SAf till 2200 s/off at a good level and CRI - Xian in Serbian to Eu till s/off 2130, fair signal.

7335   CHINA. CNR 2 - Baoji with fair signal and CRI - Shijiazhung in Spanish to SEu with a good signal.

7340   CUBA. R. Habana - Bauta. Spanish to SAm, weak signal.

7345   CHINA. CNR 1 - Beijing. Weak signal and CRI - Kashi in Italian to SEu till s/off 2130 with a good signal.

7355   IRAN. VOIRI - Sirjan. Japanese to Japan, fair signal until s/off 2150.

7370   CHINA. CNR 2 - Beijing. Fair signal.

7385   CHINA/TIBET. CNR 5 - Beijing with a good signal and PBS Xizang - Lhasa in Tibetan with a fair signal.

7395   CHINA. CNR 2 - Xian. Fair signal.

7415   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. English to Eu, fair to poor signal.

7425   IRAN. VOIRI - Zahedan. Arabic to NAf with a weak signal.

7435   NTH MARIANA IS./CHINA/VIETNAM. RFA - Tinian. Mandarin To EAs with a weak signal, and CNR 1 jammer. Then it becomes a real mess when at s/on 2145 VoVietnam - Son Tay in Vietnamese to Oc with a good signal.

7445   CHINA. CRI - Kunming. Serbian to Eu at 2100, then Hungarian 2130, fair signal.

7450   TIBET. PBS Xizang - Lhasa. Weak signal in Mandarin.

7459.90   MONGOLIA. RFA - Ulaanbaatar. Korean to EAs, good signal and no jamming.

7495   FRANCE. R. Algerienne - Issoudun. Arabic service with Qur'an and general programming, very good.

7505   TAJIKISTAN. RFA - Dushanbe. S/on 2200 in Tibetan to EAs with CNR 1 jammer.

7550   INDIA. AIR - Delhi. English to Eu, very good.

RX: Yaesu FTDX3000
ANT: 7 mHz Double Bazooka.

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