HF BANDS Open

[EAFrizzle]

Good reception of RNZ on 17675 earlier and currently on 11725. Fair amount of fade on both frequencies.

BBC from Madagascar 0400z 12095 fairly weak signals, but listenable with low noise floor.

 

[bearcatrp]

Wasn't the greatest last night. Did pick up what I think was some kind of talk show on 15.770. Faded in and out. Noise floor was a bit high. Hope to have my coax in by friday to get my new antenna up and running.

 

[Boombox]

Sunday night / Monday a.m. UTC, around 0800, I heard a ham out of Rarotonga (E51JD) talking to a ham in the UK on 14254. I could barely hear half of what the ham in the UK was saying, but E51JD was mostly readable, and his signal got stronger during the half hour I heard him talking to the UK station and another station in the EU. I'm in the NW US, in WA state. Obviously, there was some worldwide prop going on.

My equipment as my Tecsun PL-330 and indoor, 25 ft antenna.

 

[EAFrizzle]

HF wasn't very good here last night. Lots of buzzing in the 9 MHz range. Poor propagation on 17675 and 11725 for RNZ, better signal but with the buzz on 9700, with some listenable conditions on 7425 finally.

9455 WRMI seemed to be offline last night; I couldn't even see a hint of a carrier wave, and it's been a steady nighttime signal for a few weeks now.

 

[bearcatrp]

You folks stuck with an inside antenna may want to check out the PAORDT Mini Whip antenna. For the short time I tested it out while camping, it really brought in signals. My coax should be here friday so should have it up and running by the weekend. Will do a comparison of my long wire and the PAORDT. For the cost, its hard to beat. The ones on ebay must be older ones because mine that I ordered from the guy who makes it in the UK looks different. Small unit with a power box. Check out the thread on this antenna for updates.

 

[EAFrizzle]

0330z 2230 local Radio Romania 9740 S5-7 SINPO 34233. Still some buzz across 9 MHz, but less than yesterday.

Beginning wisps of RNZ 17675 floating in now.

WTWW 5920 has been a steady overnight signal for quite a while.

Just waiting for BBC on 12095 in a few before I sign off for the night.

Good DXing, everyone!

 

[EAFrizzle]

0400z 2300 local BBC 12095 S 7-9 w/ occasional deep fades. 45534

 

[ditto1958]

Asia is open this AM here in Wisconsin. Caught 11900 kHz and 11945 kHz, both from Australia, and 13530 kHz from Taiwan.

 

[kc2asb]

Asia is open this AM here in Wisconsin. Caught 11900 kHz and 11945 kHz, both from Australia, and 13530 kHz from Taiwan.

Are these relay stations in Australia or a domestic service? Good catches in any case.

 

[ditto1958]

Are these relay stations in Australia or a domestic service? Good catches in any case.

Looks as though the transmitter is in Kununurra, Australia
Where I live, some mornings Asia is a good place to look for signals Always seems amazing to me, given how far from here they are

 

[kc2asb]

Looks as though the transmitter is in Kununurra, Australia
Where I live, some mornings Asia is a good place to look for signals Always seems amazing to me, given how far from here they are

It is amazing when you think about it. Anytime I received signals from Asia or the Pacific here on the East Coast was amazing, whether it was the Voice of Vietnam, North Korea, Tahiti, etc. I never did get a positive ID on Radio Tahiti, unfortunately. Never will now.

 

[ditto1958]

It is amazing when you think about it. Anytime I received signals from Asia or the Pacific here on the East Coast was amazing, whether it was the Voice of Vietnam, North Korea, Tahiti, etc. I never did get a positive ID on Radio Tahiti, unfortunately. Never will now.

😢😢😢

 

[kc2asb]

😢😢😢

I agree. Even more depressing is looking at one of my old logbooks from the early 2000's:

Voice of Peace and Democracy, Ethiopia, Radio Ukraine International, KOL Israel, RCI, Radio Sweden International, Radio Cairo, VOIRI Iran, Radio Jordan, among others. All gone.

 

[Saint]

Listening to the broadcast am bands to see what I can pick up tonight.
Steve