Re.: https://mediumwave.info/2024/03/14/pacific-bandscan/ 630 kHz

“Yes of course.  Now that I found it on the Internet I see that it operates with 500 kW.  3LO is 50 kW.  The English lesson program material makes sense to.”

And here another update from later today (March 15th)
“Station T8AA [1584 kHz /Ed] in Koror is indeed on the air in Palau. The internet says its 5 kW, and it seems to cover all the islands well. They also have an FM signal on 87.9 with very limited range. The only programming I heard was recorded music in the local language, not what I expected from a government station.
There’s also a shortwave religious station on the island. Hope Radio (formerly LaSea Broadcasting) has 100 kW on 9965 kHz. It’s signal overpowered my radio.”

Via Ben Dawson (2024-03-15)

My colleague who is on a round the world cruse sent this message this morning:

“We are now north of Indonesia and will stop at Palau tomorrow.   
I listened on 630.  There are signals in the distance, but not clear enough to identify.
I hear only one clear station on the AM band.  I am guessing it is 3LO from Melbourne.   It was broadcasting English lessons for Japanese speakers. 
But the shortwave bands are full of signals, unlike in the US.  Mostly signals in Chinese.  The Chinese time and frequency station BPM is strong on 5000 khz, with WWVH in the background.“

I had asked him if he would monitor 630 for me, operating as it is on a temporary antenna.  He did not report hearing the 1584 in Palau.

73, Ben Dawson (2024-03-14)

SW Pacific? 774 not 3LO but surely NHK.

Glenn Hauser (2024-03-14)

Winter solstic bandscan.

I took the radio outside around 2220Z. The weather was nearly calm with a few snowflakes and slight frost. As a result, I did not stay long outside, just long enough for a single run over each band.

First, the LW band. It felt like a half-abandoned block of flats with only three stations plus Allouis: Rás 1 on 189 kHz, BBC R4 on 198 kHz and the Polish on 225 kHz.

The MW band… a mixed bag. The British stations felt a bit anemic in signal strength while I was getting useable signals from Spain and Middle/Eastern Europe.

Reynir Heidberg Stefansson (2023-12-22)

Wow, it’s only 00:06 UTC and LSS in Masset is at 01:57, so almost 2 hours away, and I’m already hearing pretty good audio at times on 1413 Moldova (transdnistriya), 1386 and lots of carriers.  That’s pretty amazing!  Hope it takes off tonight! 

Good ID for Gold on 1458 kHz with only 5 kW.  Can anyone tell me why I’m almost always hearing Gold and not Lyca or others on this channel?

1179 Romania at good to good+ level at 00:15 UTC into Masset.

Walt Salmaniw to WOR iog (2023-10-12)

Autumn Bandscan 2023

I went outside around 2230Z. There was very, very slight drizzle in calm wind.

First the LW band. What remains of the usual suspects was audible, with BBC R4 as the strongest signal. While Gufuskálar is the closest sender, it is weak on the portable, possibly because the entire path
is over land.

On the MW band, the Spanish stations at the low end and some Central European stations higher up were coming in slightly stronger than usual. The Brits, however, were a bit weaker than I’m used to; none of them lit up the “TUNED” indicator on the Panny tranny’s LCD panel.

Well, this is all I recall this time.

Reynir Heidberg Stefansson (2023-09-23)

Summer solstice bandscan 2023.
I went outside with the radio around 2325Z. After a hot and sunny last week, the weather turned cool, cloudy and foggy.

The LW band appeared rather poor, with only Allouis (162kHz), RUV (189kHz), BBC (198kHz) and a weird tic-tic-tic sound (spread over the band). The last one was soon tracked to a nearby Lexus.

The MW band was little better off. The only signals of good strength were those of Talk Sport on 1053 and 1089 kHz. Others were audible but not of living-room strength.

Reynir Heidberg Stefansson (2023-06-22)

Winter solstice bandscan 2022.
Last night’s weather was snowy and blowy. Rather than risk the radio, I decided to crawl into bed and look for some comfort under the comforter.

Tonight’s weather was calm with broken clouds. I went outside ca. 2115Z with the Panasonic radio. The LW band was pretty normal except for Allouis being noisy enough to make the crossmodulation inaudible, and Gufuskálar (189 kHz) actually being inaudible.

The MW band… it was weak. I had to turn up the volume on even the British senders. I think I heard a faint peep from Smooth Radio on 1161 kHz. I only made one round across the band due to lack of hot chocolate indoors.

Reynir Heidberg Stefansson (2022-12-22)

Vigo Bandscan Longwave.
Qth: Donón, Vigo, Galicia
Receiver: Belka
Aerial : 80 m longwire
Date/time: Nov 18 2022 – 1630-1730 UTC 

Fq / (signal level)* / country / station /  site
* from 0 to 90

153 (48-55) Algeria – Radio Algéria Chaine 1
153 (weak under Algeria) Romania – SRR Antena Satellit
162 (53-68) France – Allouis open carrier
171 (42-52) Morocco – Medi 1, Nador
189 (39-45) Iceland – RÚV, Gufuskálar
198 (55-65) UK – BBC Radio 4
207 (37-42) Iceland – RÚV, Eiðar
225 (30-35) Poland – Polskie Radio (and some interference from a utility station)
234 (54-60) Luxembourg – RTL
243 (45-50) Denmark – DR, Kalundborg
252 (65-75) Ireland – RTÉ
252 (weak under Ireland) Algeria – Radio Algérie Int’l.

Signal strength levels generally increased quite remarkably from 1630 until 1730. Local sunset was at 1710 UTC. Some stations were more stable than others. Iceland and Denmark had almost no fading whereas Ireland and the UK had a lot of fading.

Stig Hartvig Nielsen (2022-11-18)

Monitoring of Mongolian Radio 
Place of reception: Ulan-Ude city (Russia) 
Data time: October 10, 2022
Reception time: 22:00 UTC (06:00 local) 
Reception frequencies: 164, 209, 227, 882 kHz 

Conclusion: In the morning hours before dawn, the reception of the Mongolian National Radio (the distance from the transmitters is 500-1000 km) in Ulan-Ude is most favorable at 164 kHz. At this frequency, there is a more confident non-floating signal, although there is an indefinite whistle. A signal with noise of various levels is available at longwave frequencies 209 and 227 kHz. However, there is unstable reception with attenuations at these two frequencies. At the medium-wave frequency of 882 kHz, the weakest quality of the ether. Quiet signal, interference from other stations, noise and interference.
There is a video of the reception here: https://vk.com/radioko?w=wall-161080476_971

Igor Kolke (2022-10-15)

Autumn equinox bandscan 2022.
The weather was clear with barely a breeze. There was still visible auroral activity over the mountains just north of town.

The LW band showed little if any changes to the existing signals.

The MW band had stronger signals from Spain at the low end than I had expected. Higher up, Smooth Radio was listenable on 1152 and audible on 1161 kHz. Absolute Radio was fair on 1215 with a weak relay audible on 1242 kHz. The other big Brits were there, just not wall-to-wall. There was a clear signal on 999 kHz, probably Russia.

Reynir Heidberg Stefansson (2022-09-24)