Radio stickers and memorabilia sent to me by a DXer friend in Brazil

Hi there, a friend of mine in Brazil and fellow radio hobbyist very kindly sent me a large number of radio stickers and some keyrings through the post, all of which arrived last week. Certainly very unexpected and I would like to take this opportunity to thank him very much. I won't name him, just in case he would rather remain annonymous, but of course he can comment here if he so wishes.

Some very interesting articles and I hope you enjoy the video. Thanks for watching!

Medium Wave DX: WWKB Buffalo New York 1520 kHz copied in Oxford UK

Hi there, here's a copy of WWKB in New York, which despite the usual terrible adjacent channel QRM is still audible, thanks to the Elad's superb selectivity.


Recorded on 03/10/18 at 04:58 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Reach Beyond Australia (HCJB) 9610 kHz copied in Oxford UK with JRC NRD-525

Hi tihere, a pretty decent signal from Kununurra given that this was recorded at 13:16 on a Saturday amidst the local QRM. I am learning the love the 525...it's tricky to use - well fiddly perhaps I should say, but the performance is simply superb. I look for time to get in front of it and have a listen! I haven't copied these guys since April, so very nice to hear them again last weekend.

Recorded on 20/10/18 using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

MWDX: WEGP Presque Isle 1390 kHz, Maine, first copy since March, with ID

Hi there, WEGP is one of those transatlantic stations that is usually not present on my spectrum, but every now and they just appear with a decent signal. Here they are again after 10 months. Always a pleasure to hear them in the shack.


Recorded on 04/10/18 at 04:59 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Medium Wave DX: WBBR Bloomberg Radio 1130 kHz New York, copied with ID i...

Hi there, WBBR Bloomberg is one of the few North American MW stations that can be heard at my QTH during most of the year. Here they are with an ID. I never get tired of copying them.

Recorded on 04/10/18 at 02:00 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

MW DX: CBGY CBC Radio 1, 750 kHz, Bonavista Bay Newfoundland, pushing S9...

Hi there, here's a nice signal from Bonavista Bay, Newfoundland that turns into a very nice signal as the video progresses. This is one of the more regularly heard stations from the other side of the Atlantic, but hey, I never get tired of copying DX from over there!


Recorded on 04/10/17 at 01:59 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

FT8 QSO with Cuban operator completed in 30 seconds with 10 Watts TX power

Hi there, this probably doesn't make for very interesting watching, but I felt it necessary to record what was at the time my longest distance FT8 QSO using 10 Watts TX power with a Yaesu FT-991 and SE-X80 wideband vertical antenna.

Thanks for watching.

North Korea 9425 kHz copied in the office with the SDRPlay RSP DUO and W...

Hi there, it's always a pleasure to copy the Voice of Korea on any receiver, in any location. Great to hear them on a Friday afternoon in the office, using the brilliant SDRPlay RSPDUO coupled to my Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop. The audio is via a Bose SoundLink Mini 2 speaker, via some DSP processing that I can't talk about right now lol.


Recorded in Oxford UK on 19/10/18 at 14:37 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, indoors and a Bose SoundLink Mini 2 for audio output.

Thanks for watching.

North Korea 12015 kHz copied in the office with the SDRPlay RSP DUO and ...

Hi there, just to prove it wasn't a fluke lol, here's another signal from North Korea, copied in the office last Friday afternoon. The ALA1530 makes this possible. Even indoors, it's awsome.


Recorded in Oxford UK on 19/10/18 at 14:49 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, indoors and a Bose SoundLink Mini 2 for audio output.

Thanks for watching.

Radio Rebelde 1620 kHz, Guanabacoa, Cuba, copied in Oxford UK with JRC N...

Hi there, almost exactly a month ago I copied this station in the shack using the Icom IC-R75 - and the same antenna. It always feels like more of an achievement copying TA DX on MW with a non-SDR receiver. Interesting to compare the performance of this classic with the more modern R75.....I feel a test coming on lol. 73! Clint


Recorded in Oxford UK on 19/10/18 at 01:14 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Medium wave DX: CJYQ 930 kHz, St. John's, Newfoundland, copied in Oxford...

Hi there, after hearing nothing since the Spring, the presence of CJYQ on my MW spectrum tells me that the North American season is coming. Often dominated by adjacent channel QRM, this is a station that is usually difficult to hear well, but on occasion can be copied with a portable and an induction loop. IDs are few and far between, but the pop music they play is the give-away.

Recorded on 04/10/18 at 01:58 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Medium Wave DX: WOR 710 kHz, New York copied with clear ID in Oxford UK

Hi there, here's another copy of WOR with a clear ID. Once again the Elad/ Wellbrook combination pulls in the DX. Here's looking forward to an excellent North American season....which seems to have already started lol.

Recorded on 04/10/18 at 01:59 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

FT8 decodes using the SDRPlay RSPDUO and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop...

Hi there, I've been constantly amazed at how far my 5W and 10W signals on FT8 have propagated and successfully decoded. Thus far my signal via the SE-X80 wideband vertical have been heard/decoded in New Zealand and Tasmania. Not bad going lol.

Here one evening after work, I started WSJT-X and GridTracker and watched the signals coming into Oxford with my Wellbrook loop indoors, near a window. Quite amazing to see what I presume are low-power signals from the USA being decoded. That presumption might be incorrect of course as I read somewhere that one North American operator sometimes uses 400 Watts TX power on FT8!! Maybe that should read WTF!!!!

Thanks for watching.

This sounds like KKLF 'Banda 13 Radio' 1700 kHz, Richardson, Texas...

I'm not sure what happened, but two of my videos got mixed up lol. Thanks to Matthias for spotting this.

I last copied Banda 13 Radio when I was in Treasure Island, Florida, earlier this year. Prior to that reception, I had only copied them once previously in the UK - back in April. Here they are again - I think! It certainly sounds right, but I can't make out a definitive ID.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 04/10/18 at 04:58 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors.

Medium wave DX: CIWW 1310 kHz Ottawa, rare copy with ID in Oxford UK

Hi there, here is a copy of CIWW with a clear ID - and a bit of a rarity at my QTH - this is only the second time I've heard them and confirmed with an ID.

Recorded on 04/10/18 at 03:59 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanitc isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Medium wave DX: CHIN Radio 1540 kHz Toronto, copied in Oxford, UK

Hi there, this signal was recorded at exactly the same time as the Banda Radio signal on 1700 kHz. Stuff got mixed up lol. Here is CHIN Radio. Thanks to Matthias for spotting my deliberate mistake lol.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 04/10/18 at 04:58 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors.

Medium wave DX: CFRB Newstalk 1010 Toronto copied in Oxford UK with mult...

Hi there, I was only thinking a couple of weeks ago that I hadn't copied CFRB on 1010 kHz from Toronto in a long time. Upon checking, I found that it was actually March of this year that I last recorded their signal. Great to hear them again as they're usually one of the most consistently heard transatlantic stations heard at my QTH during the winter months.


Recorded on 04/10/18 at 04:58 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna. Thanks for watching.

MW DX: WWKB Buffalo New York 1520 kHz copied in Oxford UK with JRC NRD-525

Hi there, this was a nice surprise - a copy of WWKB on the NRD-525. This station always suffers adjacent channel QRM, but the audio was very clear in LSB mode.


Recorded on 30/09/18 at 03:58 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Great music on Rádio Clube do Pará 4885 kHz, Belém, Brazil copied with ...

Hi there, I'm feeling rather spoiled by the quality of DX the NRD-525 is delivering to my shack. This signal from Rádio Clube do Pará is more akin to what I would expect out on a DXpedition in the early hours, with either an active antenna, or longwire of significant length. The reception is so good, it's actually possible to enjoy the content rather than the usual - 'wow that's cool, I can actually hear that signal from Belém' !!!

Recorded in Oxford UK on 30/09/18 at 03:28 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Radio Fana 6110 kHz Addis Ababa, copied at home for the first time in 18...

Hi there, so here's a thing...I haven't copied radio Fana at home on any radio for 18 months - and on a non-SDR at home for 3 years. I didn't realise this until I checked after making this recording. Hearing this station has primarily been achieved on a DXpedition, so I was really happy to copy them on the rather brilliant JRC NRD-525.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 30/09/18 at 03:21 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

MW DX: CBGY CBC Radio 1, 750 kHz, Bonavista Bay Newfoundland, S9 into Ox...

Hi there, here's a great signal from CBGY Newfoundland, Canada, into my shack in Oxford UK and hitting S9. This is rare, although not unheard of. Certainly a little early in the season to be hearing one of their transmissions at a lower frequency so well. Very welcome though

Recorded on 04/10/17 at 03:58 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

MW DX: WRKO 680 kHz, Boston copied for only the second time at my QTH in...

Hi there, this is only the second time I've copied WRKO Boston, the first being in January of this year. That time the ID was faint, this time the ID is much clearer. Once again the Elad FDM DUO/ Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop combining very well to produce the DX goods!

Recorded on 04/10/18 at 04:59 hrs UTC using a Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and the Wellbrook loop outdoors. Thanks for watching.

MW DX: WOR 710 kHz, New York copied with clear IDs in Oxford UK

Hi there, this is the first time I've copied this station at home. My only previous reception was out on a DXpedition with a 200 metre Beverage antenna! I'm therefore very pleased to hear them again from the comfort of the shack!

Recorded on 04/10/18 at 02:58 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Medium wave DX: WDMC EWTN 920 kHz Melbourne Florida, first confirmed rec...

Hi there, this is very simple lol....I've copied this station once previously - or I think I have - that reception was presumed. Here there are three clear IDs which confirm the broadcast as WDMC from Melbourne, Florida. Simply great to catch another PF...it's been a while on MW. Here's to a wonderful season to come.

Recorded on 04/10/18 at 02:58 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

CBC Radio 1 CBGY Bonavista Bay CBC Radio 1, 750 kHz Newfoundland copied ...

Hi there, clarity such as this is rarely demonstrated using any equipment at home. Despite the fact that the signal from Bonavista Bay on MW can be one of the most consistently heard TA transmissions, a lot of this recording is quite special. A really great receiver for sure.

Recorded on 24/09/18 at 01:32 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

BSKSA 1 15490 kHz booming into Oxford UK on JRC NRD-525 and MegaLoop FX ...

Hi there, here's a booming signal from Saudi Arabia on the 19 metre broadcast band, with super audio from the NRD-525. I was waiting around that day for night to fall for some serious DXing, but I simply couldn't even wait until mid afternoon local time, so I found myself having a tune around, at lunchtime.

Completely brilliant receiver - and of course the MegaLoop FX has also proved it's worth at my very noisy QTH.

Recorded on 29/09/18 at 11:12 hrs UTC. Thanks for watching.

MW DX: CFTR 680 News, 680 kHz Toronto, Ontario, copied in Oxford UK

Hi there, here's an ok signal from CFTR into Oxford UK and the first time I've copied them since February of this year. That time was on the SDRPlay RSP1A.

Recorded on 08/10/18 at 03:58 hrs UTC usin an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Spirit Radio 549 kHz County Monoghan Ireland, copied in Oxford, UK

Hi there, I can't quite believe it, but this is only the second time I've copied Spirit Radio, the first being in December 2015 with the Yaesu FRG-8800. Great to finally copy them again - and thanks to Tom Brogan for the inspiration from his own video.

Recorded on 04/10/18 at 01:59 hrs UTC using a Bonito galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors.

Radio Verdad 4055 kHz, Guatemala, copied in Oxford UK on the JRC NRD-525

Hi there, having copied this difficult-to-hear station in September with the Icom IC-R75, I though I'd have a go with the NRD-525. It took a few days of monitoring, but eventually there was the signal from Guatemala - and probably clearer than I'd ever heard them at home in the shack. Once again - and I know it's getting boring - but the NRD-525 is simply a superb receiver.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 30/09/18 at 02:54 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna. Thanks for watching.

RÚV Rás 1/Rás 2, Eiðar, Iceland 207 kHz on the Yaesu FRG-7700 & MegaLoop...

Hi there, the Yaesu FRG-7700 continues to prove it's worth as a MW DX machine. The narrow and medium audio filters provide an excellent balance of audio fidelity and adjacent noise cut-off. Also a great receiver on LW....my favourite band lol with a bit of Iceland thrown in!


Recorded on 22/09/18 at 03:57 hrs UTC using a Bonito NTi MegaLoop FX antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

TWR Africa 3240 kHz Manzini Swaziland copied in Oxford UK on the JRC NRD...

Hi there, it was nice to catch the signal from Manzini Swaziland the other morning on the NRD-525. This radio is so good it's almost addictive to a hard-core user like me lol.

Recorded on 26/09/18 at 03:25 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Emisoras Pio XII 5952.3 kHz Boliva, closing down, copied in Oxford UK on...

Hi there, this is a rare copy on an non-SDR receiver at home in the shack. In fact I managed it once previously, with the Eton E1. Says it all really that it took a radio such as this to emulate the performance of the iconic Eton...taking into account differences in conditions of propagation etc...of course lol!


Recorded on 29/09/18 at 02:20 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Medium Wave DX: CKAC 730 kHz Montreal, Quebec copied in Oxford UK

Hi there, I managed to copy this station in June, which is rare, other than that, I hadn't heard them since the depths of winter. Very nice to copy them again before the autumn is up! The adjacent channel noise from 729 kHz is always a problem, but the Elad is has superb selectivity and signal conditioning options.

Recorded on 03/10/18 at 02:58 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Medium wave DX: CJYQ 930 kHz, St. John's, copied in Oxford, UK

Hi there, at the right time of year and when conditions of propagation are right, this station can be copied on a portable with an induction box loop in the living room. Otherwise, you need something slightly more sophisticated. They almost constantly play music, so IDs are few and far between, but with experience, their presence is unmistakable.

Recorded on 03/10/18 at 02:58 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Medium Wave DX: WBBR Bloomberg Radio 1130 kHz New York, copied in Oxford UK

Hi there, this station can almost boom into my QTh during the winter months and occasionally heard during the summer. Here's an ok signal which I expect to improve, on average over the coming months.


Recorded on 03/10/18 at 03:00 hrs UTC using an Elad FDM DUO, Bonito GI300 galvanic isolator and Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Medium Wave DX: 1400 kHz CBC Radio 1, Gander, Canada copied in Oxford UK

Hi there, it's been a long time since I copied CBC Radio 1 from Gander on this frequency, on a radio - other than an SDR. It was in fact the Elad in stand-alone mode back in February 2016. Great to copy them on one of my favourite 'boat anchors' lol.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 22/09/18 at 03:32 hrs UTC using a Bonito NTi MegaLoop FX antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Gander Radio 3476 kHz Newfoundland and Labrador, copied in Oxford UK usi...

Hi there, I spent a few hours the other morning DXing with the wonderful JRC NRD-525 whilst TXing FT8 mode on 40 metres. A very nice signal from Newfoundland and Labrador.


Recorded in Oxford UK on 26/09/18 at 03:33 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Longwave: Radio Monte Carlo 216 kHz Roumoules copied with vintage Yaesu ...

Hi there, here's a very nice signal from Roumoules on the FRG-7700...a receiver that is proving itself as an excellent MW DX receiver - and of course with excellent audio.


Recorded on 22/09/18 at 04:05 hrs UTC using a Bonito NTi MegaLoop FX antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Radio Difusora Roraima 4875.2 kHz, Boa Vista, Brazil, copied above local...

Hi there, despite some reasonably serious local QRM, the FRG-7700/ MegaLoop FX antenna combo pulled in this low power Brazilian station pretty well. As usual, not quite as strong as it's neighbour on the band Rádio Clube do Pará, so nice to hear them above the noise!!


Recorded in Oxford UK on 22/09/18 at 02:53 hrs UTC using a Bonito NTi MegaLoop FX antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Longwave DX: ČRo Radiožurnál 270 kHz,Topolná, Czech Republic copied with...

Hi there, I last copied this station - or perhaps I should say recorded this station in December 2017. Their signal isn't as prominant at my QTH as say Iceland, so it was good to hear them again with the super audio provided by the FRG-7700.

Recorded on 22/09/18 at 04:02 hrs UTC using a Bonito NTi MegaLoop FX antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

MW DX: WWL New Orleans 870 kHz, only the second copy at my QTH in Oxford UK

Hi there, I've only copied this station twice. Once in the UK, back in December 2017and then from Treasure Island in Florida when I was on holiday in April of this year. Great to hear them again and with a clear ID.

Recorded on 03/10/18 at 02:58 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop outdoors. Thanks for watching.

MW DX: WJR Newstalk 760, Detroit, Michigan, 760 kHz, copied in Oxford UK

Hi there, I last copied this station in April, so a welcome return to my shack yesterday morning. One of the more difficult transatlantic signals to be heard, that can be heard - if you understand me. It's nice to sometimes copy a signal that isn't on the East Coast of the United States or Canada.

Recorded on 03/10/18 at 01:58 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Tjøme Radio (callsign LGT) 1665 kHz Horten, Norway copied in Oxford UK

Hi there, this is a rather odd broadcast from Norway - saying that I think I have the ID right, but I could be wrong lol. The time of broadcast fits their schedule (02:33-02:48 hrs UTC) so that's one indicator at least. If you have any other ideas or views, always, please don't hesitate.

Recorded in Oxford on 20/09/18 at 02:39 hrs UTC using an Icom IC-R75 receiver and a Bonito NTi MegaLoop FX antenna. Thanks for watching.

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

Hi there, here's an excellent copy of the sign-off the DR Langbølge transmission with the FRG-7700. I don't hear this very often and it was great to listen via the Yaesu's excellent audio.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 22/09/18 at 03:57 hrs UTC using a Bonito NTi MegaLoop FX antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

WFED Federal News Radio 1500 kHz Washington D.C. copied in Oxford UK wit...

Hi there, here's the first signal from WFED copied at my shack since March of this year. Very nice to finally hear them again, despite the usual adjacent channel QRM.


Recorded in Oxford UK on 25/09/18 at 03:00 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna. Thanks for watching.

Low cost DXing article in October edition of Radio User magazine

Hi there here's my latest article for Radio User magazine, on the benefits of low cost DXing. Many of us have shacks full of expensice, sophisticated equipment that cost £1000s...but I know only too well from my own experience that the best results are almost always obtained with a good, relatively cheap portable (in comparison to the kit in my shack) and a reel of wire, out in the woods. My article explains what you can expect to hear, based on how much money you need to spend on a portable receiver. I hope you enjoy it.

The reality of operating the FT8 digital mode on 5 Watts TX power

Hi there, I've been operating with the narrow band FT8 digital mode for a couple of weeks now. I keep hearing that you can 'work the world' on a few Watts. That's not really true - well not thus far with my set-up. My Elad puts out a maxium TX power of 5 Watts, so my ERP is a bit less than that. Some would argue that my SE-X80 wideband vertical antenna is a bit of a compromise, but it's the sort of antenna that those of use with limited space have to work with. What's interesting is that my signal is being decoded all over the world, but it's a very different story in terms of making QSOs. This video tells the story, so far.

Thanks for watching.

Radio Verdad 4055 kHz, Guatemala, copied in Oxford UK on the Icom IC-R75

Hi there, always a difficult target at home - weak signal, often poor modulation and a big pile lol of adjacent digitial noise. Fortunately the IC-R75 surpasses itself with SSB selectivity and overall sensitivity on HF with the Bonito NTi MegaLoop FX antenna. The Icom is a pleasure to own and operate.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 20/09/18 at 02:45 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna. Thanks for watching.

Shanwick `Radio C' 2872 kHz USB received in Oxford UK on a JRC NRD-525

Hi there, this is the first time I've copied Shanwick Radio on this frequency since March 2016. A really nice signal on a superb receiver. I am loving the NRD-525 lol.

Recorded on 26/09/18 at 02:54 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna, outdoors.

Voice of Tigray Revolution 5950 kHz Addis Ababa, copied in Oxford with Y...

Hi there, I thought I'd try copying this signal on both the FRG-7700 and 8800. It had been a while since I'd heard this station - last year actually whilst I was in Brazil, so nice to have that wonderful East African music in the shack.


Recorded in Oxford UK on 22/09/18 at 03:18 hrs UTC using a Bonito NTi MegaLoop FX antenna. Thanks for watching.

Radio Sonder Grense 3320 kHz, Meyerton South Africa copied on Yaesu FRG-...

Hi there, it's been over a year since I copied this station on the FRG-7700...this time around a stronger, clearer signal. With my Elad tied up on FT8 TX, I've come to the conclusion that this receiver's forte is actually MW DXing. I remember a long time ago Matthias telling me this - and now that I've spent more time with it, he's absolutely right. The narrow audio filter suitably cuts out adjacent noise on MW, whilst still retaining decent audio fideltiy. More on that to come in future videos.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 22/09/18 at 02:45 hrs UTC using a Bonito MegaLoop FX antenna, outdoors. Thanks for watching.

Radio Rebelde 1620 kHz, Guanabacoa, Cuba, copied with IC-R75 and MegaLoo...

Hi there, here's a decent signal from Cuba on 1620 kHz using the Icom IC-R75 and MegaLoop FX antenna. Very satisfying way to DX on MW...using an actual radio that you control manually!

Recorded in Oxford UK on 20/09/18 at 03:22 hrs UTC. Thanks for watching.