LA MF conditions have not been too bad lately – it is the LA MF season after all! Here’s how Radio Capital Lima Peru 1470 was sounding in London 4 June 2015 on Perseus/10x4m flag antenna:
Bethel Radio on 1570 is a frequent visitor as well.
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WEGP Presque Isle Maine 1390 kHz heard in Carcassonne
WEGP Presque Isle Maine 1390 kHz booming into Carcassonne Languedoc on February 9 2014 at 2243 UTC. Kit used was Perseus SDR plus 300m BOG:
Excellent NA/LA MF Conditions
After several months of poor conditions this morning saw some excellent signal strengths from both North American and Latin American stations. A new one for me was HJLI Radio Libertad from Bogota Colombia on 1520 kHz:
I was astounded to read in the February 2014 issue of Radio User magazine that the editor states in 50 years of trying he has yet to hear a North American MF station on medium wave. I am speechless – he lives near the south coast of England. Does he not known how to erect a flag antenna or even point a loop antenna at 300 degrees? Even in last few months when conditions have been poor 1010, 1130, 1390 and 1510 kHz have all been audible here in London virtually every night and early morning.
I really think he should be reflecting on whether he is the right person to edit a national radio listening magazine….
Return of North American MF DX
After the poor conditions week before last and start of last week NA DX came back towards the end of the week. Nothing spectacular but some reasonable signal strengths from the East Coast regulars. Morning of Friday 11 October saw the New York stations coming through with above average strength. Video below shows how WINS 1010, WBBR 1130 and WLIB 1190 were sounding in London.
X-Band in Carcassonne
Conditions have been very poor for the last week or so despite some F2 noted on 10m and US repeaters on 10m FM being audible in the late afternoons. Just before the the sun erupted again and disturbed MF conditions started I recorded the X-Band as heard in our rural dx location outside Carcassonne. The video shows how quiet it was with audio from 1640 WTNI Biloxi MS, 1670 WPLA Dry Branch GA, 1630 KCJJ Iowa City IA and 1620 Radio Rebelde Cuba.
Receiver is Perseus SDR with 300m BOG (Beverage on Ground). Conditions went rapidly downwards the following nights with nothing of interest making it through.