Mount Evelyn DX Report: DX QUICK TIPS

DX QUICK TIPS

November 28, 2019

EQUIPMENT: Yaesu FTDX3000 transceiver
ANTENNAS: Four double bazooka (coax) dipoles - 3.5, 7, 10 and 14 MHz
ANTENNA COUPLER: Tokyo Hi-Power HC-500
MIXING DESK: Behringer Xenyx Q802 USB into powered speakers

👍 5055 AUSTRALIA. 4KZ - Innisfail QLD. The current s/on is exactly 2130 UTC as opposed to the quoted 1955 in some lists. Programming consisted of the usual relay of their commercial MW service. A weak signal at 7:30am AEDT, Nov 28.

👍 5940 FRANCE. R. Algerienne - Issoudun. Qur’an service to CAf at 2007, good signal and NF (ex 9655), Nov 28.

👍 5950 ETHIOPIA. Voice of Tigray Revolution - Addis Ababa. Tigrinya to EAf with talks at 1950 and electronic styled Ethiopian pops at 1956. Very good signal and s/off at 2100, Nov 28.

👍 6170 FRANCE. R. Algerienne - Issoudun. Qur’an programming to WAf at 2014, suffers co-channel QRM from KCBS-Kujang and NF (ex 9510), Nov 28.

👍👍 6180 GERMANY. Deutscher Wetterdiens - Pinneberg. German weather forecasts for shipping in the Baltic and North Seas. A brief ID at 2018 before s/off 2019. A weak signal but not bad considering their 10kW txer is reaching southeastern Australia! Nov 28.

👍 7270 AUSTRIA. AWR - Moosbrunn. French to WAf at s/on 2030, NF (ex 11880), good signal, Nov 28.

👍 9525 FRANCE. R. Dengê Welat - Issoudun. Kurdish to ME at 1940. Currently subjected to weak jamming from an unknown source playing continuous Kurdish music, but still putting out a good signal. NF for this time slot in B19 (ex 11530), Nov 28.

👍 11745 SAUDI ARABIA. Al-Azm Radio - Jeddah. Beamed to Yemen with long Arabic commentaries at 1905, into songs at 1917. Surprisingly good signal, Nov 28.

👍 11860 SAUDI ARABIA. Rep of Yemen Radio Sana’a - Riyadh or Jeddah. Arabic discussion program 1924, good signal, Nov 28.

👍 11985 MADAGASCAR. AWR - Talata Volonondry. The Yoruba service to WAf with energetic preaching at 2040, fair signal and NF (ex 11790), Nov 28.

👍 12050 ASCENSION IS. R. Ndarason Int’l - Ascension Is. Kanuri service to WAf at 1930, weak signal on Nov 28.

73 and have a great weekend everyone!

Rob Wagner VK3BVW