Mount Evelyn DX Report

  RADIO JAPAN (NHK WORLD) A23 TRANSMISSION SCHEDULE The new A23 transmission season begins on Sunday, March 26. On the NHK World - Radio Japan website, the latest transmission schedule is notoriously hard to find amongst all the other "stuff"!! It's a well-hidden link! You can download a PDF of the entire schedule by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button below.  And here's the complete schedule below: 73.  I wish you good DXing on A23! Rob Wagner VK3BVW Follow @robvk3bvw CLICK HERE for VK3BVW Live Stream (Clublog) QRZ callsign lookup: Search Callsign lookups provided by qrz.com © Rob Wagner, Mount Evelyn DX Report, and contributors 2012-2023

  Reach Beyond transmitter building and curtain array. Reach Beyond Australia A23 Broadcast Schedule March 26, 2023 to October 28, 2023 The new A23 transmission season for RBA began on Sunday, March 26. The station is always interested in reception reports and is an excellent QSLer! Send reports to radio@reachbeyond.org.au Click the Download button for a pdf of the complete schedule My thanks to Margaret Penfold (Listener Correspondent) at Reach Beyond Australia for this advance information. 73 and good DX to you all, Rob Wagner VK3BVW Follow @robvk3bvw CLICK HERE for VK3BVW Live Stream (Clublog) QRZ callsign lookup: Search Callsign lookups provided by qrz.com © Rob Wagner, Mount Evelyn DX Report, and contributors 2012-2023

  Radio Santa Fe Bogotá, Colombia 1973 Recording  I have discovered another recording that I thought I had lost years ago!  Radio Santa Fe was one of the oldest stations in South America, founded in 1936 and began broadcasting in 1938, operating on both shortwave (4965 kHz) and mediumwave (1070 kHz). It is believed the station left the 60-meter tropical band some time in 1979 after old equipment could not be repaired and was never replaced. But the AM service still remains. This recording was made here in Melbourne, Australia, on April 24, 1973, at 0725 UTC. The receiver was a Lafayette HA-230 nine valve (tube) radio, and the antenna was a dipole. 73 and good DX to you all, Rob Wagner VK3BVW Follow @robvk3bvw CLICK HERE for VK3BVW Live Stream (Clublog) QRZ callsign lookup: Search Callsign lookups provided by qrz.com © Rob Wagner, Mount Evelyn DX Report, and contributors 2012-2023

  DX QUICK TIPS March 3, 2023 Over the past few weeks, reception conditions have been very good, especially on the higher shortwave frequencies above 12 MHz. There has been the occasional burst of solar disturbance that unsettled the ionosphere, and that is often accompanied by a few hours of high signal absorption and radio blackouts. But these are usually short-lived, and the bands spring back to life again quite quickly. DXPEDITIONS The last week has seen plenty of activity on the ham bands from exotic locations. These include 3B7M (Saint Brandon Island), J8NY (Saint Vincent Island), XU7GNY (Cambodia), 3X1A (Guinea), HD8M (Galapagos Islands), 9U5R and 9U4WX (Burundi). Plus, FT8WW (Crozet Is) has received permission to extend his expedition time on the island, so he is active again. I managed to jag contacts with XU7 and J8NY several days ago, so happy times here at Mount Evelyn! 😁 Lots of exciting DX at the moment! CYCLONES: EXTENDED RADIO VANUATU SERVICES The Pacific island na...