Mount Evelyn DX Report

RADIO NEWS & DX TIPS August 24, 2021 MYANMAR While doing some aimless internet surfing, I stumbled across this news item in an online news outlet called The Irrawaddy. Founded in 1993 by a group of Burmese journalists living in exile in Thailand, The Irrawaddy describes itself as a non-profit media organisation that is:   "...a leading source of reliable news, information, and analysis on Burma/Myanmar and the Southeast Asian region. From its inception, The Irrawaddy has been an independent news media group, unaffiliated with any political party, organization or government. The Irrawaddy is neither an advocacy group nor an NGO campaigning for particular causes. We believe that media must be free and independent and we strive to preserve press freedom." That being said, here is the report: Myanmar Junta Confiscates Radios to Silence Shadow Government Broadcasts Myanmar’s military regime is confiscating radios from shops and planned to restrict imports after the parallel ci...

  DX QUICK TIPS August 14, 2021 Reception conditions over the past week or so have been somewhat average. Here in Australia, it feels like we are coming out of the winter DX season rather quickly! There are a lot fewer afternoon signals on the 31mb. And the 41 and 49 mb have been pretty much devoid of stations until much later in the afternoon. But with persistence, a good antenna (...or two, or three!), and a bit of kindness cast down from the Ionosphere Gods, we can stumble upon the odd opening when the signals are stronger and the noise drops away. EQUIPMENT :  Yaesu FTDX3000, Kenwood R5000, Kenwood TS2000 ANTENNAS :  100m long horizontal loop, 30m delta loop, 14 MHz double bazooka dipole 3320    D.P.R.KOREA. PBS Pyongyang Pansong - Pyongyang . Korean orchestral music, but sounding distinctly Western in melodic content at 1845. ID and time pips at 1900. Brief news report then s/off 1902 with the carrier off for the two-hour hiatus, unlike the 3220 Pyongyang B...