QSL card received from Radio Prague International.

In the past couple of days in the mail I received another QSL card from Reach Beyond Australia for my reception of their station on 25th January 2022 and 3rd February 2022.

Here is a selection of some QSL cards that Marija Vk5MAZ and I have received in the past few weeks.

Over the weekend of Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th March 2022, the 2022 ARRL DX Contest was held. The aim of the contest is for DX stations to make contact with W/VE stations.

Although I didn’t specifically compete in the contest, I did manage to make a total of 159 QSOs to the USA and Canada. The map below shows my contacts.

I made contact with the following USA states:-

1. Alabama
2. Arizona
3. Arkansas
4. California
5. Colorado
6. Connecticut
7. Delaware
8. Florida
9. Georgia
10. Hawaii
11. Idaho
12. Illinois
13. Indiana
14. Iowa
15. Kansas
16. Louisiana
17. Maryland
18. Massachusetts
19. Missouri
20. Montana
21. Nevada
22. New Jersey
23. New Mexico
24. Ohio
25. Oregon
26. Pennsylvania
27. Rhode Island
28. Tennessee
29. Texas
30. Utah
31. Virginia
32. Washington

I worked the following Canadian provinces:-

• British Colombia
• Ontario

The majority of my contacts, a total of 116, were made on Saturday morning on the 10m band. Conditions on 10m into North America were brilliant.

At about 1109 UTC on 5th March 2022, I tuned in to Radio Vanuatu broadcasting in the Bislama ? language on 5040 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from Port Vila 2.5 kW transmitter.

The overall reception of Radio Vanuatu was fair. There were moderate static crashes on the band, and there was some interference from Bay Islands Radio on 5045 kHz.

Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio Vanuatu.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 4th March 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 4th March 2022.

At about 1508 UTC on 4th March 2022, I tuned in to Voice of America Deeewa broadcasting in the Pashto language on 13590 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from Lampertheim 100 kW transmitter in Germany.

The overall reception of VOA Deewa was excellent.

Below is a short video showing my reception of VOA Deewa.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 4th March 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 4th March 2022.

At about 1403 UTC on 4th March 2022, I tuned in to Trans World Radio India broadcasting in the Mawachi language on 12075 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from Yerevan-Gavar 300 kW transmitter in Armenia.

The overall reception of TWR India was excellent.

Below is a short video showing my reception of TWR India.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 4th March 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 4th March 2022.

At about 1103 UTC on 4th March 2022, I tuned in to Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) broadcasting in the English language on 5020 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from Honiara 10 kW transmitter. The broadcast consisted of the news broadcast followed by a stringed music program.

The overall reception of SIBC was fair.

Below is a short video showing my reception of SIBC.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 4th March 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 4th March 2022.

At about 1440 UTC on 3rd March 2022, I tuned in to the BBC broadcasting in the English language on 15735 kHz.

This was a special broadcast frequency which the BBC put on air regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The overall reception of the BBC was excellent.

Below is a short video showing my reception of the BBC.

References.

1. BBC, 2022, <https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2022/millions-of-russians-turn-to-bbc-news>, viewed 3rd March 2022.
2. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 3rd March 2022.
3. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 3rd March 2022.

At about 1419 UTC on 3rd March 2022, I tuned in to Adventist World Radio broadcasting in the English language on 15515 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from Dushanbe-Orzu 100 kW transmitter in Tajikistan. The broadcast audience was South Asia.

The overall reception of Adventist World Radio was good. There was a very annoying humming signal on the frequency.

Below is a short video showing my reception of Adventist World Radio.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 3rd March 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 3rd March 2022.