Mount Evelyn DX Report

  ANOTHER LONG PATH EXAMPLE:  RADIO MALI My recent video, Long-Path Propagation: An introduction for shortwave listeners , has generated a lot of interest and feedback on both YouTube and Facebook.  This follow-up video below offers another example of long-path propagation from a different region. We examine the signal route from Radio Mali in North West Africa to southeastern Australia. While this specific example won't apply to your location, it will demonstrate how to determine whether signals operating on lower frequencies (49, 41, and 31 mb) are arriving via the short or long paths to your radio. Also in this video, we identify Radio Mali's exact transmitter location, which, it turns out, is neither in Bamako nor Kati. Thank you for your interest in these tutorials. 73 and wishing you good DX, Rob Wagner VK3BVW Current local time in Mount Evelyn, Australia CLICK HERE for VK3BVW Live Stream (Clublog) QRZ callsign lo...

  DX QUICK TIPS AND STATION NEWS August 28, 2025 STATION NEWS: Nigeria Watch The wheels of progress are turning as the Voice of Nigeria signs contracts to restore and renovate the dilapidated Lugbe shortwave transmitting facilities in Abuja. The restoration project is expected to strengthen Nigeria’s international broadcasting capacity, enhance cross-border communication, and reinforce the country’s role in Africa’s media and information landscape. In a lengthy article on the VON website published several days ago, Nigeria’s Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, stated: “As we commence the revival of the largest and most powerful transmitting station on the African continent, now equipped with the most modern, digitally compatible technology. Upon completion of this project, the fully reactivated VON transmitters will transform the landscape of terrestrial broadcasting and position VON as a respected brand in global radio broadcasting for good....

  AN EXTRA LETTER MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE! There are over 7,000 languages spoken worldwide today, but the number is shrinking fast due to globalisation and language extinction. When I get the chance, I enjoy exploring the stories behind some of the more 'obscure' languages we pick up on shortwave bands. However, one language had me fooled, until I looked a little deeper. At 1015 UTC, I was tuning into Sichuan Ethnic Radio on 7225 kHz, which is broadcast from Chengdu, the capital of southwestern China's Sichuan province. The language listed in several shortwave guides is Yui. So, what is this 'Yui' they're talking about? I hadn’t heard of it before! Into Google I go, and to my surprise, the search comes up as a Trans–New Guinea language spoken by about 6,500 people in Simbu Province, Papua New Guinea (PNG). Huh? What's Sichuan Ethnic Radio doing broadcasting a PNG language to its domestic listenership? Doesn't make sense! More digging in Wikipedia, sever...

  DXING IN THE PARK WITH THE RSPduo SDR During just one hour of afternoon DXing at Kurth Kiln Regional Park, I managed to hear many stations! I used the SDRPlay RSPduo with SDRconnect software, connected to a Wolf River coil and an extra-long whip antenna.  We also explored the area, and some feathered friends stopped by to check out the music. It was a splendid way to spend a lazy afternoon. 73 and good DX, my friends! Rob Wagner VK3BVW Current local time in Mount Evelyn, Australia 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 2012-2026

  PROPAGATION: EDITION No. 13 - August 2025 Totsuka DXers Circle The latest edition of the Propagation book has just been released by the Totsuka DXers Circle. This well-presented publication is NOT an annual newsletter! Instead, it is a 190-page book that details the many activities and interests of a small yet very active group of DXers in Yokohama City (about 35 km southwest of Tokyo). Although the book is mainly in Japanese, there are several sections in English. And, if you cannot read Japanese, you can enjoy the fascinating photos of radio stations, QSLs, DXpedition locations, radio gadgets, radio history, and food! My dear friend, Hiroo Nakagawa and his wife visited us last year while they were touring Melbourne and Sydney. We had a short but very enjoyable "eyeball QSO," which you can read:  An International Visitor to the Radio Shack.   Since then, we have kept in regular contact. Hiroo-san has contributed two articles to the book. One is in English, called OM Ex...

  Long Path Propagation An Introduction for Shortwave Listeners This is a scripted version of a popular YouTube video I published in early July. For those who don't use YouTube, prefer reading to watching, or who are not English speakers, this text version is for you. It can be translated into many languages using Google Translate or a similar facility. / / / Here at Mount Evelyn, every year around June and July, Radio Japan appears on the 49mb frequency of 6105 kHz in the early afternoon. It’s only here for 3 or 4 weeks, either side of the winter solstice, the shortest day. After that, it disappears and we don’t see it again for another year.  What’s so special about this? Well, it’s a great example of long path propagation. I’ve made a video of this reception. Let’s watch it first, and then discuss it. OK, so what are we looking at here? Why is this so interesting? Why did I head out into the bush on a cold and rainy afternoon specifically to record this station? Rad...