RADIO VANUATU IN THE AFTERNOON

RADIO VANUATU IN THE AFTERNOON


 Although there's no signal strength registering on the S-meter, Radio Vanuatu 7259.94 kHz can easily be heard in this low noise environment of Mount Beenak on my winter DXpedition in June 2017. Great reception for the middle of the day on 7 mHz!

 The receiver is the Yaesu FRG100 and the antenna is 25m (82 feet) of a random wire in the bush.


73 and good DX to you all.

 Rob Wagner VK3BVW

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