On 17th February 2022, I did another night of Medium Wave DXing. This time I logged sixteen (16) Australian stations and one (1) confirmed overseas station – China National Radio CNR6, and possibly two (2) other overseas stations (not confirmed).

531 kHz – Radio Italiano

• 500 watts
• transmitter located at WINGFIELD.

558 kHz 4AM Mareeba, QUEENSLAND.

• 5KW
• Just readable. Interference from ABC Radio on same frequency
• 2140 km

567 kHz – 2BH Broken Hill, NEW SOUTH WALES.

• 500 watts
• First on air on 30th June 1934
• 446 km

585 kHz – 2WEB, The Voice of The Outback.

• 10KW
• music

639 kHz – 5CK Crystal Brook, SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

• ABC

837 kHz – 4RK Rockhampton, QUEENSLAND

• ABC
• 1,744 km

855 kHz – ??? SAUDI ARABIA ???

• extremely difficult copy due to ABC Radio on the same frequency.
• Middle Eastern music.

900 kHz – 2LT Lithgow, NEW SOUTH WALES.

• 5KW

909 kHz – China National Radio CNR6

• 400kW

945 kHz – Unidentified

• Unidentified Chinese language station.
• only heard momentarily – mostly drowned out by RSN racing station on the frequency

1125 kHz – Radio Reading Service, Canberra, ACT

• 2KW

1143 kHz – 4HI Emerald, QUEENSLAND.

• 5KW
• music
• interference from 2HD Newcastle on the frequency
• 1,591 km

1161 kHz – 5PA Narracoorte, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

• ABC
• Very strong signal.

1179 kHz – 3RP Vision Australia

• 5KW
• coverage of Russia/Ukraine crisis

1413 kHz – Vision Christian Radio, Shepparton, VICTORIA.

• 500 watts
• Christian music
• Lots of interference from 2EA SBS Radio on the same frequency.

1476 kHz – 4ZR Roma, QUEENSLAND.

• intereference from 5MG Mount Gambier on the frequency

1503 kHz – 3KND, Melbourne, VICTORIA.

• Cool N Deadly
• indigeneous station
• 5KW

1557 kHz – Wild Country, Renmark SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

• 500 watts
• country and western style music

1611 kHz – Vision Christian Network, VICTORIA

• 400 watts
• religious content

Below is a short video showing some of the stations I heard.

A selection of some QSL cards that Marija and I have received here in the past few weeks.

Tonight (16th February 2022) I decided to see if I could log some DX on the Medium Frequency (MF) band. I managed to log a total of thirty-nine (39) Australian stations and one (1) station in China.

I was a little disappointed that only one overseas station made it into my log. But I then thought about how we here in Australia really do take ‘size’ for granted. A few of the Australian stations I logged were about 1,500 – 2,100 km away. In some parts of the world that would definitely be called DX, across multiple countries.

Australia is a big country. It is about 4,000 km east to west and about 3,200 km south to north. The whole of Europe and the United Kingdom easily fits inside Australia, as the map below shows.

Below is a list of the stations I heard. I have highlighted in red, the distance of some of those stations (roughly as the crow files).

AUSTRALIAN STATIONS.

• 747 kHz – 6SE Esperance, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1,500 km
• 765 kHz – 5CC Port Lincoln, SOUTH AUSTRALIA (music)
• 783 kHz – 6VA Albany, WESTERN AUSTRALIA (music) 1,800 km
• 801 kHz – 5RM Renmark, SOUTH AUSTRALIA (music)
• 864 kHz – 4GR Toowoomba, QUEENSLAND 1,500 km
• 918 kHz – 4VL Charleville, QUEENSLAND (music)
• 918 kHz – 6NA Narrogin, WESTERN AUSTRALIA 2,100 km
• 927 kHz – 4CC Gladstone, QUEENSLAND. 1,700 km
• 936 kHz – 7ZR Hobart, TASMANIA (talkback)
• 954 kHz – 2UE Sydney, NEW SOUTH WALES (music)
• 963 kHz – 5SE Mount Gambier, SOUTH AUSTRALIA (music)
• 981 kHz – 3HA Hamilton, VICTORIA (Australia Overnight program)
• 990 kHz – 4RO Rockhampton, QUEENSLAND 1,700 km
• 999 kHz – 2NB Broken Hill, NEW SOUTH WALES (Nightlife program)
• 1044 kHz – 5CS Port Pirie (music)
• 1053 kHz – 2CA Canberra, ACT (music)
• 1071 kHz – 3EL Maryborough, VICTORIA (music)
• 1089 kHz – 3WM Horsham, VICTORIA (music)
• 1098 kHz – 4LG Longreach, QUEENSLAND 1,700 km
• 1134 kHz – 3CS Colac, VICTORIA (talkback)
• 1152 kHz – 2WG Wagga, NEW SOUTH WALES (music)
• 1206 kHz – 2CC Canberra, ACT
• 1233 kHz – 2NA Newcastle, NEW SOUTH WALES
• 1242 kHz – 4AK Oakey, QUEENSLAND (heard below 3GV)
• 1242 kHz – 3GV Sale, VICTORIA (music)
• 1251 kHz – 2DU Dubbo, NEW SOUTH WALES
• 1269 kHz – 2SM Sydney, NEW SOUTH WALES (talkback)
• 1278 kHz – 3EE Magic, Melbourne, VICTORIA (music)
• 1314 kHz – 3BT Ballarat, VICTORIA (greyhound racing).
• 1323 kHz – 5DN Adelaide (music)
• 1332 kHz – 3SH Ballarat, VICTORIA (talkback)
• 1350 kHz – 2LF Young, NEW SOUTH WALES
• 1368 kHz – 2GN Goulburn, NEW SOUTH WALES (music)
• 1377 kHz – 3MP Rowville, VICTORIA (music)
• 1449 kHz – 2MG Mudgee, NEW SOUTH WALES
• 1467 kHz – 3ML Mildura, VICTORIA
• 1494 kHz – 2AY Albury, NEW SOUTH WALES
• 1566 kHz – 3NE Wangaratta, VICTORIA (talkback)
• 1584 kHz – 4CC Rockhampton, QUEENSLAND (music) 1,700 km

OVERSEAS STATIONS.

• 909 kHz – China National Radio CNR6. 6,980 km

CNR6 is located in Quanzhou, Fujian, CHINA and is a 300kW station.

Here is a video of some of the Australian stations I logged.

And here is a video of CNR6. I was pretty excited about hearing this station.

So although not overly successful in logging a bagful of overseas stations, I did have a lot of fun. After hearing China, I am now hooked by the AM DX bug.

At about 0638 UTC on Sunday 12th February 2022, I tuned in to Voice of America broadcasting in the English language on 15580 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Selebi-Phikwe 100 kW transmitter in Botswana in Africa.

The overall reception of VOA was good.

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Below is a short video of my reception of VOA.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 12th February 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 12th February 2022.

At about 0605 UTC on Sunday 12th February 2022, I tuned in to Radio Kuwait broadcasting in the English language on 15430 kHz.

The overall reception of Radio Kuwait was good. However the signal appeared to be drifting between 15430 and 15425 kHz

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Below is a short video of my reception of Radio Kuwait.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 12th February 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 12th February 2022.

At about 1004 UTC on Saturday 12th February 2022, I tuned in to China National Radio CNR13, broadcasting in the Uyghur language on 15390 kHz.

The Uyghurs are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia. The Uyghurs are recognized as native to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwest China. They are one of China’s 55 officially recognized ethnic minorities.

Below are two very interesting videos about the Uyghur’s.

The broadcast was coming from the Lingshi 725 100 kW transmitter in southwest central China.

The overall reception of CNR13 was good. The signal strength was fair-good and there was no interference from other stations.

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Below is a short video showing my reception of CNR13.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 12th February 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 12th February 2022.
3. Wikipedia, 2022, <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghurs>, viewed 12th February 2022.

At about 0951 UTC on Saturday 12th February 2022, I tuned in to Radio France International, broadcasting in the French language on 15300 kHz.

The broadcast was coming from the Issoudun 500 kW transmitter in France.

The overall reception of Radio France International was good. The signal strength was good and there was no interference from other stations.

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Below is a short video showing my reception of Radio France International.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 12th February 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 12th February 2022.

At about 0918 UTC on Saturday 12th February 2022, I tuned in to Radio Farda, broadcasting in the Persian language on 13600 kHz.

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

The overall reception of Radio Farda was fair. The signal strength was fair, but there was significant interference from China National Radio CNR1 on 13610 kHz.

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

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 12th February 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 12th February 2022.

At about 1018 UTC on Friday the 11th February 2022, I tuned in to the Voice of Korea, broadcasting on 7580 kHz in the Japanese language.

The broadcast was coming from the Kujang 200kW transmitter.

The overall reception of the Voice of Korea was excellent. The signal strength was excellent and there was no interference from other stations. There was virtually no fading of the signal.

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Below is a short video showing my reception of the Voice of Korea.

References.

1. Short Wave Info, 2022, <https://www.short-wave.info/>, viewed 11th February 2022.
2. Short Wave Schedule, 2022, <https://shortwaveschedule.com/>, viewed 11th February 2022.

And the third QSL card in the mail this week was from Radio Taiwan International. I tuned in to that station on 7th November 2021.

They also included a Radio Taiwan pennant.

Another QSL document.

And a Radio Taiwan pin.