Mount Evelyn DX Report

  B25 TRANSMISSION CHANGES Some New Frequencies In the coming week, I have some essential non-radio-related radio projects that require my attention. I won't have much time to spend at the radios. So, for the first time in some years, I won't be developing a massive list of new frequency observations for publication here on the MEDXR blog.  However, below is a list of 60 schedule changes made by some broadcasters that I have monitored in the past few days since the start of the new B25 transmission season last Sunday. For each item, I have tried to identify the former frequency used in the A25 season. But this can be hard because schedules can be complex or drastically changed by the broadcaster, making direct comparisons difficult. The list is in frequency order. The countries listed are where the transmitter sites are located. Many broadcasters use transmitters in other countries to improve reception in their target zones. For example, the world-famous BBC is currently using...

  Reach Beyond antennas at Kununurra, Western Australia   Reach Beyond Australia B25 Broadcast Schedule October 26, 2025 to March 28, 2026 The new B25 transmission season for RBA begins on Sunday, October 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 to download the complete schedule  as a PDF in language format or region and time format. My thanks to the staff at Reach Beyond Australia for this advance information. 73 and good DX to you all, 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

  OPENING THE LOGBOOK - OCTOBER 1971 Although I received my first QSL card in 1968, it took several years before I really hit the bands and enjoyed some great DX from that era. It has been fun looking back at old issues of the Australian DX News (the newsletter of the Australian Radio DX Club), bringing back lots of memories. Each month, I'll open up the old records to see what I (and others) heard during that month. So, let's start with October 1971—54 years ago! All frequencies in kHz, all times are UTC (or GMT as we used to say in those days!) The Logbook 9 562   Radio Nacional, Lima, Perú . Station ID at 0630, then Latin music programming. QRM from Radio Moscow on 9560 kHz, Oct 21. 9595   Tunis, Tunisia . 0632, Arabic musical programming. Oct 21. 10038   Hanoi, North Vietnam. English news at 1000, down frequency from the usual 10045 on Oct 23. The Vietnam War was still underway around this time.  11780   NHK, Japan. A variety program in Spanish at 104...

INDONESIA ON SHORTWAVE Then and Now - Part 2 This is an edited version of  the article that first appeared in my World of Shortwave Listening column in the August 2025 issue of The Spectrum Monitor magazine. Further details on this excellent publication are available at www.thespectrummonitor.com Missed reading Part 1 of Indonesia on Shortwave ? Click HERE! Winds of Change By the 1990s, the Indonesian media scene was diversifying, with RPDK stations transitioning to AM and FM frequencies. Many faced issues such as outdated equipment, limited funding, and competition from private broadcasters, which led to some stations simply disappearing. As we entered the 2000s, the small regional operators were quickly disappearing. Advances in technology and the rise of digital media meant that even the well-established RRI provincial stations were moving away from shortwave. The AM band remains widely used, especially in areas with poor Internet access. The FM band is filled with both RRI and ...

  DX QUICK TIPS October 3, 2025 The past few weeks have seen a mix of reception conditions. Some nice Brazilian signals were coming through around the equinox - something that we have observed for years now here at Mount Evelyn. But in recent days, we have been subjected to a series of geomagnetic storm conditions rated between G1 and G3. These have caused sudden ionospheric disturbances (SIDs) that have, at times, flattened the shortwave bands, especially frequencies above 7 MHz. However, on each occasion, the band recovered quickly enough to make some decent listening possible. ★ ★ ★ ★ It's been a while since I've posted a DX Quick Tips update here, so below is a brief summary of some notable listening highlights. Some of these tips have already been featured on my new MEDXR Facebook page. To follow my activity on that site and stay up-to-date with tips and videos, click the link below and follow the page: https://www.facebook.com/MountEvelynDXReport/ ★ ★ ★ ★ DX QUICK TIPS 5...