DXING IN THE BUCKLAND VALLEY - YOUTUBE VIDEO

DXING IN THE BUCKLAND VALLEY
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Hi Folks,

Those of you who read last week's blog post will be aware that I've been travelling around north east Victoria in the Victorian Alpine region, a very beautiful part of the world. It was a wonderful trip for both DXing and photography. If you missed it, click here: DXPEDITION: BUSH BASHING WITH RADIOS.

I have just completed and uploaded a YouTube record of very weak signal reception on the 31mb at 0245UTC (12:45pm local time) during the DX trip to the Buckland Valley on May 27, 2015. Very low levels of man-made noise made it possible to hear many weak signals on this early winter’s day, something that would not have been possible at my home QTH. These are transmissions that are probably very easily heard in the evening time slots in the USA, but it's rare for us in south eastern Australia! 

Maybe you will find this little video of some interest. Comments are welcomed and can be left ether here at the MEDXR blog or at the YouTube site. 

73 and have a great weekend everyone,  

Rob Wagner VK3BVW






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  1. AnonymousJune 11, 2015 at 8:54 PM

    Great video Rob ! Reminds me of many a DX trip in the car out to a nearby spot in NE Vic with The old R-5000 or Drake R-8.... back in the late 90's of course. Many Europirates were heard as well as Honiara here for example.

    73's David Martin - Boronia

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    1. Rob WagnerJune 12, 2015 at 7:52 AM

      Hi David! Thanks for your comments. Yes, it's good to get away from the city for a while, isn't it? Cheers!

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    2. AnonymousJune 15, 2015 at 8:30 PM

      Yes for sure, just haven't done it for a while though.

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