DXing in Mangawhai
Radio Europa on 6130 was picked up yesterday (July 30) at 0516 with a very clear id. An eclectic music programme was playing at the time. I sent a couple of brief sound recordings and had the pleasure this morning of receiving a verification. The email address was radioeuropa@hotmail.com
Back in January (3rd to be precise) I logged AIR vioa Bengaluru on 15030 - not a difficult catch. I received a QSL card today, which was dated 14/6/2023. So, for an emailed report, it took them 6 months to process it! Anyway, I am grateful - the verie has arrived.
I am not hearing much that is new on MW at present, although I did hear a Peruvian recently. However, on SW I heard a few things.
Radio Ifrikya FM comes in well at around 2315 on 13590 and 13790. I logged it on June 25 at 2330 UTC and the verification came back via Facebook Messenger on June 27.
It is also a new country for me. I thought I had verified Algeria years ago, but a check has revealed I haven't, and so it is country no. 115 for me.
The station was heard on The NZ Radio DX League's SDR2 located here in Mangawhai. I had a listenon SDR3 based in Hinahina (ion the deep south) but the signal was poor.
Radio Senda Cristiana in Peru is now broadcasting its own programmes on 4820 kHz. It comes in very well here in New Zealand and I was delighted to get a verification from them via MSN Messenger.
I am currently in Hinahina with our host Steven Greenyer, DX League Patron Sutton Burtenshaw and DX League President Arthur DeMaine. Conditions are not great, but we have heard a bit. What is annoying is that you get glimpses of what can be heard here and that is frustrating.
Loggings to date are:
Shortwave
3310 0920 BOLIVIA R Mosoj Chaski fair with talk SMF HH
22/4
3320 1840 NTH KOREA PBS Pyongyang Pansor fair at best with opera type singing. SMF HH 21/4
3325 1845 INDONESIA VoI poor but clear in presumed GG. 22/4
3480 1836 KOREA V of the People – fair/ good in KK. 21/4
3910 1842 KOREA V of the People – fair at best, //
3930 same. 22/4
3925 0930 JAPAN R Nikkei 1 – fair/ good sig with JJ
talk and mx. 22/4
4750 1853 BANGLADESH, Bangladesh Betar audible, but
awful modulation. 21/4
4810 0925 PERU R Logos with a fair signal and a prog
of mx. 22/4
4820 0930 PERU Radio Senda Cristiana following BDC tip
– good signal 22/4
4885 0812 BRAZIL R Club do Para – poor/ fair. Mx
audible 21/4
4930 1855 BOTSWANA VoA poor/ fair – hard to copy
speech. 21/4
4940 0935 COLOMBIA LA Montana in Maicao fair with
local mx. 22/4
5040 1858 VANUATU R Vanuatu excellent with ads in
Bislama and EE. 21/4
5909.950 0634 COLOMBIA – Recently reactivated Al Caravan R fair/ good with SS songs. No mention of it on short-wave.info 22/4
7375 0435 ENGLAND VoA fair with excellent jazz mx
prog. S 21/4
7390 0437 GERMANY AWR Excellent in FF with a prog about pregnancies! 22/4
Mediumwave
880 0645 UNKNOWN LATIN fair at best with crooner type
mx. Not any of the usual suspects as checked on the web. Some splash from 882 23/4
980 0650 ??? Mx fair at best.
1010 0716 USA UNKNOWN rock mx – doesn’t fit with any of the usual stations formats. Male Vocalist SMF at home 28/3
1040 0712 HAWAII, KLHT Honolulu fair but with fading. Plenty of talk and splash from 1035. SMF at home 28/3
1070 0715 USA KNX Hollywood audible, but bad QRM. SMF at home 28/3
1110 0603 PERU OAU4J R Feliz Lima fair but a bit up
and down. Andean flute mx. ID at 0700. 21/4
1110 0609 PERU R Cielo fair with prayers in SS. CWIS 23/4
1110 0807 USA, KRDC Pasadena NE fair/ poor with sports
talk & interviews mixed with classical stn not R Feliz 23/4
1140 0818 UNKNOWN fair/ poor with gentle mx mixed with
EE religious stn (CHRB??) 21/4
1160 0554 PERU Onde Cero fair with SS axmnts
mentioning Peru and telephone numbers, but battered by 1161. Deep fades, but
good when up. 23/4
1180 0601 USA, Marathon FL R Marti fair in SS 21/4 and
mixed with another Latin playing mx (not Rebelde) 23/4 21/4
1190 0720 ARGENTINA LR9 R Nacional Tucuman fair with talk (CWIS) and mixed with Latin mx stn but not R America. 21/4
1360 0750 PERU, R Bienestar Lima fair with talk in SS
CWIS HHDX 21/4
1470 0545 PERU, R La Mega vg with usual pops. HHDX
21/4
1480.075 0755 UNKNOWN
LATIN – possibly a religious station with what sounded like preaching. Up and
down. Faded on the hour – of course! 21/4
1540 0821 HAWAII/ USA Korean R either KREA or KMPC at
fair levels with KK talk. 22/4
1570 0815 HAWAII KUAU fair with religious talk. 21/4
1580 0825 USA KBLA Sta Monica CA fair with talk. 22/4
1640 0832 USA KDIA dominant but fading a lot, WTNI Biloxi, MS up and down over and under it. 22/4
Radio Logos 4810 kHz 1 kw in the Andes of Peru comes in quite well at times and I was fortunate to hear it a couple of nights ago. I was able to record a bit of it and could identify one song. I sent an email to them with my reception report - written in Spanish and I also sent it via their Facebook page. I was delighted to get a message back this morning verifying my report. The verie signer was Jairo Sangama Saurin.
I have previously verified Radio Unión on 6115 back in 1980!! So, this is my second Peruvian SW verie and I am pleased to have it.
Norfolk Island 5045kHz - Nick Hacko is broadcasting from Norfolk Island. He is VK9DX - what a call sign! He is using 300w maximum and is coming in well in Mangawhai. He has verified my report of this evening. That is a new country for me.
