1449 KHz Maldives (25 kW) is 9125 km / 5670 miles bearing 280 degrees from Sydney. Last night around 11:30 pm, distinctive music was heard. This station is a total receiving system sensitivity test for DXers. Apart from Western Australia, where 1449 KHz Racing Radio Mandurah mostly blocks the channel, DXers in all other Australia states should likely hear Maldives, especially now that the formerly interfering NZ station is off air. MW DXing can often be concentrated on one channel for targeting especially distant station(s). Presently, 1449 KHz Maldives is the most distant signal received nightly in Sydney.
Current Maldives sunset local time is 6:21 pm (UTC+5). This corresponds to 11:21 pm (UTC+10) local Sydney time. Monitoring 1449 KHz within plus or minus circa 30 minutes of Maldives local sunset time will enable temporal sunset signal enhancement. This has been demonstrated during multiple late evenings at Sydney. The winter season is another enhancement factor.
We would be interested to hear if any Australia / NZ DXers can currently hear 1449 KHz Maldives.
(Male, Maldives 1449 KHz TX site featuring low angle horizon take-off)
Todd Emslie to ICDX-AM iog (2026-07-31)