Monday 30 October 2017

WWV time signal 5 MHz, Fort Collins, Colorado, copied in Rio Capim

Hi there, this is sort of a PF for me as I've only every previously copied WWV on 5 and 15 MHz - from the UK on both occasions. Nice to hear them again after about a year, here in Rio Capim on a new frequency.

Recorded on 14/10/17 at
02:32 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and a 20 metre long wire. Thanks for watching.

Radio Cançao Nova 9675 kHz Sao Paulo, copied in Rio Capim

Hi there, I managed to rope in one of my Portuguese speaking friends here in Rio Capim to confirm the ID of this station - which has been reported recently by one or two of our radio friends, here in YouTube. Very happy to catch another PF from here.

Recorded on 14/10/17 at
02:26 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and a 20 metre long wire. Thanks for watching.

Radio Pilipinas 17820 kHz, Tinang, recorded in Rio Capim, Northern Brazil

HI there, nice to catch Radio Pilipinas after quite some time, here in Rio Capim. This was a reasonably strong signal to my current location in Rio Capim, Northern Brazil. Recorded on 14/10/17 at 02:39 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and a 20 metre long wire. Thanks for watching.

More Shortwave radios for sale in Paragominas!

Hi there, I recorded this video a week ago, when I last visited Paragominas. I was very pleased to finally find a shortwave radio with digital tuning - in fact I found two lol. Thanks for watching.

Radio Brazil Central 4985 kHz copied in Rio Capim with Eton Satellit and...

Hi there, the adjacent channel QRM I copied here in Rio Capim is also present when tuning this station from the UK, but there the signal is so much weaker, there's almost never any recovered audio.

Recorded on 14/10/17 at
01:25 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and a 20 metre long wire. Thanks for watching.

Sunday 29 October 2017

Very noisy monkeys nearby making their presence known!

Hi there, usually it's Howler Monkeys that are heard in this part of Rio Capim and for all I know, these are Howler Monkeys, except they're not howling - more a screech or bark type of sound. Very interesting to hear from someone like me from the UK! Thanks for watching.

Radio Santa Cruz, 6134.8 kHz Boliva, copied in Rio Capim

Hi there, a much stronger signal than I'm used to of course, which was nice, although a little noisy from adjacent QRM. Still a very enjoyable catch and once again, a station of great music!

Recorded on 14/10/17 at
01:57 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and a 20 metre long wire. Thanks for watching.

Radio Mosoj Chaski 3310 kHz Bolivia, copied in Rio Capim

Hi there, this station is one for the first I look out for on SW when I start a listening session. Great to hear them with a decent signal here in Rio Capim. As usual, the music is great!

Recorded on 14/10/17 at
01:43 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and a 20 metre long wire. Thanks for watching.

MW DX: Harbour Light of the Windwards 1400 kHz, Carriacou, Grenada

Hi there, another nice signal from Grenada, copied back in the UK, a few days before I left for Brazil.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 30/09/17 at
01:57 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO and Wellbrook ALA1530 active loop antenna. Thanks for watching.

Radio New Zealand International 15720 kHz; strong signal in Rio Capim, B...

Hi there, it's quite difficult to hear RNZI in the UK these days, so it was nice to catch them again with a strong signal, here in Rio Capim. I'm looking forward to catching them again at home sometime soon.


Recorded on 14/10/17 at
02:41 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and a 20 metre long wire. Thanks for watching.

Shortwave radios for sale in Paragominas!

Hi there, I forgot to video the shortwave radios on offer in the shops in Paragominas last weekend, so this time when we had to return to buy more supplies I remembered lol. Another one of these videos to come. Thanks for watching.

Rádio Educação Rural 4925.2 kHz, Tefé, copied in Rio Capim

Hi there, not surprisingly this is easily my best copy of Rádio Educação Rural. Back in the UK I do hear them from time-to-time, even at home, but usually a DXpedition is required for usable recovered audio. Great to hear them with unprecidented clarity in Rio Capim.

Recorded on 14/10/17 at
01:20 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and a 20 metre long wire. Thanks for watching.

Radio Tarma 4775 kHz Peru, copied in Rio Capim with 20 metre wire.

Hi there, this was my first half-decent copy of Radio Tarma since I arrived in Rio Capim. Recorded at 22:15 local time - middle of the evening effectively. Nice to hear them over here, earlier in the evening for a change.

Recorded on 14/10/17 at
01:14 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and a 20 metre long wire. Thanks for watching.

Just managed to catch a Coati crossing the road in Rio Capim...

They're a bit weird looking, but quite cute at the same time. If they spot you they don't hang about, but I managed to get a few seconds video of this one crossing the road in front of my truck!

Swedish Navigational Warning (# 196) 1710 kHz, copied in Oxford UK

Hi there, I've never copied this transmission previously - it was a surprise to hear this just above the X-band.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 04/10/17 at
02:06 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO and Wellbrook ALA1530 active loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Radio Brazil Central 11815 kHz, Goiania, copied in Rio Capim

Hi there, the last time I copied this station well enough to record and upload a reception video was April of this year. Usually heard quite well on a DXpedition in the UK, much more difficult at home in the shack.

Recorded on 12/10/17 at
02:56 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Another Tarantula crossing the road in Rio Capim

Hi there, we videoed another of my furry friends, here in Rio Capim. They're scary and sort of cute all at the same time lol. This one moves fast!

Rádio Gaúcha 11915 kHz, Porto Alegre, copied in Rio Capim

Hi there, this is a personal first for me, so I'm very happy to have copied this station. Given the signal strength here in Rio Capim, it's no wonder I've not copied them in the UK Having said that, I'm sure I heard a while ago that they were off air? Perhaps someone with more local knowledge can confirm.

Recorded on 12/10/17 at
02:51 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Radio Voz Missionaria 9665 kHz, Camboriu, copied in Rio Capim

Hi there, a nice signal from Camboriu, here in Rio Capim. This station is a struggle at home, although can be quite readable on a DXpedition. Good job once again from the Eton and MA305 antenna.

Recorded on 12/10/17 at
02:44 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Rádio Evangelizar 11935 kHz Curitiba, copied in Rio Capim

Hi there, an ever better signal from Rádio Evangelizar, this time on the 25 metre broadcast band. Obviously in the UK, this station is a big challenge, but from here, the distance to their transmitter is about 2440 km.

Recorded on 12/10/17 at
02:47 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Tuesday 17 October 2017

Slightly lost in the forests of Rio Capim...(might not work on mobiles)

Hi there, at this point we didn't know we were lost. That realisation dawned upon us about 10 minutes later. It felt like a bit of an adventure until it got dark and we realised our fuel gauge was in the red! Anyway, despite no mobile phone signal, 3G or 4G we found our way out of it eventually and arrived safely. If it had been up to me, we would have parked up and I'd have set up the Eton and MA305 lol.

Note: Bob Marley is playing on the radio in this clip and I have a notice from YouTube that this video might not play on some devices such as mobile phones etc.

Thanks for watching - if you can lol.

At last, a copy of Rádio Evangelizar 6041 kHz (6040.7) Curitiba, that I ...

Hi there, I haven't copied this station from the UK since May 2016, so very happy to hear and record them during my DXing session a few days ago, here in Rio Capim. Not a strong signal, but clear enough for discernible recovered audio.

Recorded on 12/10/17 at
02:22 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Radio Marumby 6080 kHz, Curitiba, Brazil, copied in Rio Capim area

Hi there, I haven't copied this station from the UK since May 2016, so very happy to hear and record them during my DXing session a few days ago, here in Rio Capim. Not a strong signal, but clear enough for discernible recovered audio.

Recorded on 12/10/17 at
02:22 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Radio Inconfidencia 6010 kHz, Belo Horizonte, copied in Rio Capim area

Hi there, I checked the log and I've only twice previously heard this signal well enough to make a recording and upload it. I've never copied it before with a portable....even though I'm sort of cheating as I am currently residing in the same country lol. There's a lot of adjacent QRM on this part of the 49 metre broadcast band, which makes this frequency more difficult to copy their signal than on15190 kHz.

Recorded on 12/10/17 at
02:10 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Radio Apintie 4990 kHz, Suriname, heard in Rio Capim area, Brazil, with ID

Hi there, this is a PF for me and great to catch not only a new station, but a signal from a new country. The quality of this reception makes it rather obvious why I've never heard them in the UK, although I'm sure others have. A number of clear IDs start here: 03:17


Recorded on 12/10/17 at
01:57 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

I got my Sony ICF-SW7600G back in Rio Capim!

Hi there, a British gentleman I met on my first visit here wanted to show me a shortwave radio that had been around the world with him - but one which he no longer uses. He's an internet radio guy these days. Anyway, it turned out to be a Sony ICF-SW7600G....a radio that I previously owned many years ago, but sold on eBay. He decided I could keep it. What a nice chap.

CROSS Corsen maritime station, Brest 1650 kHz with ID, heard in Oxford UK

Hi there, no comparison with my copy of this station's weak signal in Belém a week ago; here they are booming into the Rio Capim area, with a clear ID. This has been made possible because I have now found an electrically quiet location to DX whilst I am here. More reception videos in this location to come. Great little set-up with the Eton and Bonito antenna.

Recorded on 12/10/17 at
01:44 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

The sights and sounds of Paragominas, Pará, Northern Brazil

Hi there, no comparison with my copy of this station's weak signal in Belém a week ago; here they are booming into the Rio Capim area, with a clear ID. This has been made possible because I have now found an electrically quiet location to DX whilst I am here. More reception videos in this location to come. Great little set-up with the Eton and Bonito antenna.

Recorded on 12/10/17 at
01:44 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Radio Cultura Ondas 4845 kHz, Manaus, booming into Rio Capim area, Pará

Hi there, no comparison with my copy of this station's weak signal in Belém a week ago; here they are booming into the Rio Capim area, with a clear ID. This has been made possible because I have now found an electrically quiet location to DX whilst I am here. More reception videos in this location to come. Great little set-up with the Eton and Bonito antenna.

Recorded on 12/10/17 at
01:44 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Radio Tamazuj 9600 kHz, Santa Maria di Galeria, copied in Belém, Norther...

Hi there, a great signal from Santa Maria di Galeria, copied in my hotel room in Northern Brazil. The MegActive MA305 was pushed up against the window lol.

Recorded in Belém, Pará on 08/10/17 at
04:10 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Alcaravan Radio 5910 kHz Colombia; weak signal copied on the Icom IC-R75

Hi there, Alcaravan Radio is one of the most difficult SW signals that can be heard in the UK and so I was pleased to finally catch them indoors with a receiver other than the Elad (saying that I think I copied them with the Sony ICF-SW100 indoors once, but that was a couple of years ago).

Here the signal is understandably weak and I would suggest you wear headphones to watch this video. Nevertheless, what a brilliant performer the Icom is.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 05/10/17 at
02:19 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

A weak signal from TR1 Watan Radio 279 kHz, Turkmenistan on the Icom IC...

Hi there, if you have the opportunity, please listen to this recording through headphones and the recovered audio will be heard. Through standard computer speakers, it sounds terrible lol. I tried this with the Icom immediately after having copied TR1 for the first time indoors with the Elad FDM DUO. What an immense little table-top receiver.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 05/1017 around
00:30 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop outdoors. Thanks for watching.

KCBS Pyongyang 6100 kHz, North Korea copied with the Eton Satellit and B...

Hi there, wonderful to hear Pyongyang's internal SW service on an ultra-compact set-up. This radio and antenna are coming with me to Brazil - I am leaving in 5 hours. Let's see what I can copy with this set-up in South America!

Recorded in Oxford UK on 25/09/17 at
17:52 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

WWCR 15825 kHz, Nashville, booming into Oxford UK with the Eton Satellit...

Hi there, I don't often record any of the US religious stations, but I felt compelled to do so with this signal because it was so strong and clear - almost as good as a local AM. Once again the compact Boni Whip/ Eton Satellit set-up proves it's worth.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 25/09/17 at
16:52 hrs UTC. Thanks for watching.

Friday 13 October 2017

MW DX: Harbour Light of the Windwards 1400 kHz, Grenada; another copy (m...

Hi there from Brazil. Here is another recording (taken in the UK) of the signal from Carriacou, Grenada, with the brilliant Icom IC-R75. This is really for my records as this channel is effectively my log, but if you choose to listen because the Icom is a great receiver, I hope you enjoy the recording.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 29/09/17 at
01:20 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

MW DX: Harbour Light of the Windwards 1400 kHz, Grenada, another copy (s...

Hi there again from Brazil. Yet another recording (taken in the UK) of the signal from Carriacou, Grenada with the Icom IC-R75. I'm really enjoying using this great receiver and once again, this is for my log, but I hope you enjoy the recording if you choose to listen to it.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 29/09/17 at
01:16 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Radio Brasil Central 4985 kHz copied during power cut (electrical storm)...

Hi there, I can't hear this station in the UK because it's signal is continuously hindered by QRM. However, out in the jungles of Brazil, it's a different story - a clear signal copied during a power cut, caused by a huge electrical storm. The audio is short-lived however....check out what happens as the power switches back on. #veryannoying!

Recorded in Pará, Northern Brazil on 09/10/17 at 21:018 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Radio Sora de Congonhas 4775 kHz, copied during a power cut/electrical s...

Hi there, this is a PF for me and only made possible because of a power cut during an electrical storm a couple days ago. A shame the power was down for only 30 minutes lol.

Recorded in Pará, Northern Brazil on 09/10/17 at 21:014 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Radio Payem e-Doost 7460 kHz, Moldova, copied in Pará, Northern Brazil

Hi there, this is an easy target in Europe, more difficult in South America and despite the awful noise of my hotel room, I managed to copy a half-decent signal from Moldova, with the Eton and MA305 antenna.
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Recorded in Belém, Pará on 08/10/17 at
03:06 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

RTM Sarawak FM 9835 kHz, Kajang, Malaysia, copied in Oxford UK with Boni...

Hi there, this is a very difficult catch in the Europe, primarily because of their reported TX azimuth of 93 degrees. Here the Bonito Boni Whip and Eton Satellit perform really well to deliver audio from a compromised signal in a very crowded part of the 31 metre broadcast band. Prior to copying RTM Sarawak FM in Crete earlier this year with the same set-up, I'd never heard them previously with anything smaller than a 50 metre long-wire.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 25/09/17 at
17:24 hrs UTC. Thanks for watching.

Wednesday 11 October 2017

NHK World Radio Japan 12045 kHz copied with Sony ICF-SW100

Hi there, I don't copy NHK Radio Japan very often via their direct transmission from Ibaragi-Koga-Yamata, so to hear them on the tiny Sony ICF-SW100 and a longwire was pleasing.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 29/09/17 at
16:26 hrs UTC. Thanks for watching.

Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna vs a 40 metre longwire in a suburban gard...

Hi there, another comparison of the Bonito MegActive MA305 E-field antenna and a 40 metre longwire, this time using the signal from Myanmar Radio, Yangon. I think this video demonstrates very well that an E-field antenna can 'knock on the door' of longwire performance in a large suburban garden. It's not quite delivering the same SNR, but obviously at a fraction of the space required. Let me know your views.

The video starts with the longwire and switches to the MA305 at
2:01

Recorded in Oxford UK on 11/08/17 at
23:30 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit. Thanks for

Rádio Clube do Pará 4885 kHz, Brazil booming in on shortwave, in Belém

Hi there, always nice to copy Rádio Clube do Pará as a local AM lol and this is the place to do it. This is an example I suppose of how a strong, well modulated shortwave signal can be used as an everyday broadcast medium. I could certainly listen to it all day.

Recorded on 07/10/17 at
22:49 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Radio Cultura Ondas 4845 kHz, Manaus, copied in Belém, Pará using a Boni...

Hi there, upon arriving in Belém this was the first signal I copied after Rádio Clube do Pará. Hotels are nearly always terrible environments to DX and this one is no different. Hopefully when I set up in the jungle tonight/ tomorrow night the SNR will improve. The time on the Eton is UTC, whilst local time was 18:48.

Recorded on 07/10/17 at
22:48 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit and Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna. Thanks for watching.

Coming in to land at Belém, Pará, Northern Brazil

Hi there, I took this video about two hours ago. Always great to see the surrounding area of this tropical region as you come in to land. I had a good flight and a nice seat with enough space to sit quietly with my laptop for several hours analysing a LOT of MW spectrum captures - I was about a week behind with that, so I had around 30 recordings to look at. I managed to make a small dent in that pile of work lol.

As I type this, I already have the Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna hooked up to my Eton Satellit and I'm copying R.Cultura Ondas, Manaus, pretty well. Also, as you might expect, 4885 kHz is booming lol.

Thanks for watching.

MW DX: Harbour Light of the Windwards 1400 kHz, Carriacou, Grenada, copi...

Hi there, since I first copied this signal from Grenada a week or two ago, I managed to hear them again with the brilliant Icom IC-R75. Here is the first of a couple of recordings. I was going to merge them together as one video, but YouTube have removed that facility recently and as I'm sat at Lisbon airport, waiting for my flight to Brazil, I don't have time to mess about with video editing software lol!

Recorded in Oxford UK on 06/10/17 at
02:11 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Longwave DX: TR1 Watan Radio 279 kHz, Turkmenistan, first reception at ...

Hi there, it has taken two years to finally hear any audio from the Watan Radio carrier on 279 kHz at home in the shack. Understandably, this is a very weak signal, so please bear with it and I suggest that you use phones to listen.

Once again, the Elad and Wellbrook combine very well to deliver on a very difficult signal at home.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 05/1017 at
00:16 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Friday 6 October 2017

MW DX: ZYH588 Rádio Uirapurú 760 kHz, Fortaleza, Brazil, copied in the UK

Hi there, this station has been copied recently by other DXers and so it was great to hear them myself this morning. My friends in Brazil talk of Fortaleza - a city to spend time on the beach!

Recorded in Oxford UK on 05/10/17 at
00:46 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Sony ICF-SW100: KCBS Pyongyang 6100 kHz, North Korea

Hi there, I'm reminded of my pun the last time I copied the Pyongyang internal SW service on the diminutive Sony ICF-SW100 - they don't grow on trees lol - although it remains quite a good way of supporting this tiny receiver out on a DXpedition. This is a difficult frequency to hear Pyongyang as they share the channel with Afghanistan, CRI and AIR at one time or another, but this little Sony is superb, both in sensitivity and selectivity.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 30/10/17 at around
16:19 hrs UTC using a 40 metre long wire. Thanks for watching.

MW DX: Radio Buenos Aires 1350 kHz, copied in the UK with the Icom IC-R75

Hi there, on the morning of the 30th of September, Radio Buenos Aries was coming into my QTH quite strongly and as usual, I recorded their signal with the Elad. I Also decided to record their transmission with the Icom IC-R75 to demonstrate it's performance on MW DX. SSB is the mode of choice when DXing with this radio and my goodness, it did a great job. This time, Fast ASG provided the clearest signal, although conversely that wasn't the case with another MW DX signal I will upload.



Recorded in Oxford UK on 30/09/17 at
01:47 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna vs a 40 metre longwire in a suburban gard...

Hi there, another comparison of the Bonito MegActive MA305 E-field antenna and a 40 metre longwire, this time using the signal from Myanmar Radio, Yangon. I think this video demonstrates very well that an E-field antenna can 'knock on the door' of longwire performance in a large suburban garden. It's not quite delivering the same SNR, but obviously at a fraction of the space required. Let me know your views.

The video starts with the longwire and switches to the MA305 at
2:01

Recorded in Oxford UK on 11/08/17 at
23:30 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit. Thanks for watching.

Bonito MegActive MA305 antenna vs a 40 metre longwire in a suburban garden

Hi there, I was interested to ascertain how the performance of an E-field antenna compares with a longwire in a suburban setting. So, here is a comparison of the Bonito MegActive MA305 versus a 40 metre longwire, using the signal from Radio Sonder Grense, Meyerton. South Africa, on the 90 metre broadcast band.

The video starts with the longwire and switches to the MA305 at
1:59

Recorded in Oxford UK on 11/08/17 at
23:50 hrs UTC using an Eton Satellit. Thanks for watching.

MW DX: Radio Buenos Aires signal on 1350 kHz, remains strong into Oxford UK

Hi there, quite amazing that Radio Buenos Aries continues to reach myy QTH so well, with nice recovered audio, even during episodes of local QRM and quite heavy adjacent noise. This is my third copy of their signal in as many weeks I think, but this time SSB saved the say lol. I couldn't hear their ID, but Matthias did - around 1:13 to 1:14. My thanks to him.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 30/09/17 at
01:18 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Voice of the Broad Masses 1, 7140 kHz, Eritrea, copied with Eton Satelli...

Hi there, this is a PF for me - the first time I've copied Voice of the Broad Masses 1 and the first time I've copied Eritrea on 7140 kHz. I usually hear their signal on 7180 kHz more strongly (VOTBM 2), but this time, rather unusually, I copied them just above Radio Hargeysa.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 24/09/17 at
17:42 hrs UTC. Thanks for watching.

Monday 2 October 2017

Longwave: DR Langbølge 243 kHz, Kalundborg, Denmark, excellent reception

Hi there, I don't hear the signal from Kalundborg very often, in fact, after checking, there's only one other reception video on the channel. It was therefore great to copy them with such a clear signal recently. The Icom continues to impress.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 25/09/17 at
03:51 UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Radio Santa Cruz, 6134.8 kHz Boliva, copied with Bonito MegActive MA305 ...

Hi there, the video starts with the SW signal from Radio Santa Cruz using the Wellbrook ALA1530. Fast-forward to 46 seconds for the reception using using the Bonito MegActive MA305 by clicking here 0:46 Once again, both antennas perform very well delivering discenible audio - which is very rarely heard when trying to copy Santa Cruz at home.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 30/07/17 at
00:25 hrs UTC. Thanks for watching.

Radio Aparecida 9630 kHz, Brazil: first indoor reception since January ...

I can hardly believe it, but this is the first time I've copied Radio Aparecida at home on 9630 kHz since 05/01/16. That statistic and the very low strength of this signal demonstrates how difficult it is to hear them in Europe, particularly at home. Check out the link below for my most recent outdoor reception using the Eton Satellit and Boni Whip antenna.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 18/09/17 at
21:29 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna outdoors (well, in the garden shed).

Medium wave X-band: Radio Casablanca 1639.89 kHz, heard in Oxford UK

Hi there, a nice signal from this Dutch pirate station, with an ID at 00:10 seconds into the recording. Once again, this is the first time I've (knowingly) copied this station.

Recorded on 23/09/17 at
05:58 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop outdoors. Thanks for watching.

MW DX: another summertime signal from YVKS RCR 750 Radio Caracas 750 kHz...

Hi there, exactly a week after I last copied Radio Caracas, I copied them again. This signal is stronger than most of the South Americans HF right now. It still amazes me that it's possible to hear signals on MW at such great distances - in this case 7438 km.

Recorded on Oxford UK on 21/09/17 at
03:28 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO and Wellbrook ALA1530 active loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Medium wave DX: summertime signal from Radio Buenos Aires 1350 kHz, copi...

Hi there, I copied Radio Buenos Aires on 1350 kHz medium wave on 18/09/17; I hadn't heard them since 10/10/16. As it happens, I copied them again, the next morning, at exactly the same time. A clear ID can be heard at 00:37 seconds into the recording.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 19/09/17 at
01:58 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO and Wellbrook ALA1530 active loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Radio Difusora Roraima 4875 kHz, Boa Vista, Brazil, clearest reception a...

Hi there, this signal is much more of a challenge than it's neighbour Rádio Clube do Pará on the 60 metre broadcast band. Having said that, this reception on the excellent Icom IC-R75 is the best I can remember in a long time - possibly the best ever at home.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 16/09/17 at
02:50 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Best ever home reception of Rádio Clube do Pará, Brazil, 4885 kHz - with...

Hi there, I've been Dxing solidly lol for more than two years now, spending countless hours at home and outdoors listening to signals all over HF. I know what to expect when I'm in the shack and I know what's possible when I'm on a DXpedition. On that basis, this rock-solid SSB copy of Rádio Clube do Pará, at home, with the Wellbrook in the garden shed surprised me greatly. The Icom is clearly a very capable receiver and with time, I'll remember all the tips and tricks to squeeze the very best performance out of it. Thus far, however, the signs are very good indeed.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 16/09/17 at
02:55 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna. Thanks for watching.

Radio Kuwait 15540 kHz, copied like a local AM with Eton Satellit and Bo...

Hi there, I copied Radio Kuwait last month with the Sony ICF-SW100 and AN-71 reel antenna with a nice signal. Here kuwait is coming into Oxford like a local AM with the brilliant Eton Satellit coupled to the equally brilliant Bonito Boni Whip. I love a little ad-hoc DXing session and with everything ready to go from a mini flight case, every trip out of the house is a potential listening session lol.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 17/09/17 at
17:30 hrs UTC. Thanks for watching.