Mount Evelyn DX Report

PRODUCT REVIEW:   ALPHA DELTA ASC ANTENNA COAX SWITCH (Original 2015 post updated: Oct 22, 2018) I use a fabulous antenna switch in my radio shack. It's made by Alpha Delta Communications, Inc in the U.S.A. The model is the ASC Delta-4 and it's a really sturdy unit that should last a lifetime! You can switch up to four antennas and it has some inbuilt lightning protection.  However, in reality, probably only protection from static buildup on the antenna, as a direct and powerful lightning hit could still prove pretty devastating . If you are running multiple antennas into your shack, this switch or any of the other models offered by Alpha Delta Communications are well worth considering. I'm very happy with my addition to the shack. Here is a YouTube video I have prepared with more information on this product, along with some actual "on air" examples of the switch in use. Best viewed in 720p HD. Also below, I have taken some close-up pho...

The Reach Beyond Australia transmitter building and curtain array at Kununurra Reach Beyond Australia  Broadcast Schedule October 28, 2018 to March 30, 2019 My thanks to Margaret Penford of RBA for this advance information. 73 and good DX to you all, Rob Wagner VK3BVW   Subscribe!! Follow @robvk3bvw

DX QUICK TIPS October 6, 2018 A partial scan of the 60-metre band several evenings ago revealed signals from India and Bangladesh. Higher up in the 49-metre band was a fair signal from the tiny country of Bhutan. In the 31-metre band, we heard Bangladesh again, along with the clandestine Furusato no Kaze on the same frequency. And another clandestine, National Unity Radio, was also noted on 9 mHz. Some interesting reception, to be sure! 👍 4750   BANGLADESH. Bangladesh Betar - Shavar. Bangla service at 1515 with talks and chat, good signal but some co-channel QRM from CNR 1- Hailar, Inner Mongolia. Oct 4. ❗✅✅ 4835   INDIA. AIR - Gangtok. Tentative logging. At 1500 with sub-continent dance music and no anncts. A tough one to hear from this location but pleasing to copy it when the co-channel Ozy R. is not on air. Weak signal in the noise, Oct 4. 👍👍 4869.94   INDIA. R. Sedaye Kashmir - Delhi (Kingsway). Lively Kashmiri songs at 1455, fair s...

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO.... WWBS? It's interesting to look back and reflect on the disappearing shortwave broadcasters from our past. Down in Macon, Georgia, USA there was once a private shortwave radio station with the callsign WWBS.  Its programming largely consisted of religious content, and it maintained a schedule of weekend operation for approximately 2 hours on both Saturday and Sunday evenings (local Georgia time). Mostly the station schedule was 0000 to 0200 UTC, although sometimes it was noted opening up at 2300 UTC. WWBS began transmissions in December 1998 and continued till February 2003. The station was owned, built and operated by amateur radio operator Charles C. Josey K4LNL and his wife Jo Ann Josey K4LHO. Charles was an enthusiastic and extremely proficient constructor of ham radio equipment, and his residence was filled with old home brew transmitters, receivers and auxiliary equipment.  One of Charles Josey's TMS-manufactured transmitters Y...