Akashvani Kavaratti, the Lakshadweep Islands’ state-run mediumwave broadcaster, confirmed today my reception report regarding the reception of its rarely heard station on 1152 kHz.
“It is truly remarkable that you have been following the programme from such a great distance and have taken the time to share your thoughts on the content with us. Your message is both unexpected and very encouraging. It is gratifying to know that the programme has reached someone so far away and has struck a chord with them.”
It is a great pleasure to have received direct confirmation of this station. However, there is no need to wonder why the Union Territory of Lakshadweep is NOT an “EDXC Radiocountry”, whilst the Union Territory of the Andaman Islands is.
It’s been a very hot summer in Salzburg too, with temperatures hovering around 38 degrees over the last few days and far too little rain. The container’s cooling system is working reliably; I’ve only reached 40 degrees twice, for a few hours each time – the hardware has to be able to cope with that. Overnight, the simple air-cooling system for the container brings the temperature back down to below 28 degrees.
Even in the height of summer, signals from Africa can be heard on the mediumwave band. Yesterday evening, Emissor Provincial de Cabo Delgado from Mozambique on 1224 kHz could be heard in Salzburg on my AziLoop antenna right up until the end of the broadcast at 2205 UT. Reception was via the new Jaguar v13 Beta software and the excellent Perseus SDR.
After a few weeks, ZP3 RCC Radio in Asunción confirmed my report regarding the reception of their medium-wave transmitter on 1250 kHz in Salzburg. The station from Paraguay isn’t often heard here, so this was a great delight.
I have now been using two Norton Preamplifiers from QRO.cz – Hamparts.shop – 24/7 for the past 8 months. Jan’s Preamplifier is a rare piece of equipment, a purely professional device that can amplify linearly up to over 1 watt. I didn’t ask him about IP3 or similar data, he just said I wouldn’t be disappointed and that it couldn’t be compared to transistor amplifiers like the RPA-2 from DX Engineering. Even the filtering of the 24 V power supply is perfectly solved on its own. I think Jan just wanted to show what he can do and that it also works with stronger broadcast signals. He has succeeded impressively. Thanks Jan!
Here is an overview of a week’s medium-wave reception in Salzburg from 13 July 2026 to 20 July 2026. I am very grateful that, with the MW-List and the Worldwide Visual Logbook, we have a great way of collecting the logs and presenting them so well. AziLoop, 26 mt. LoopPerseus/Jaguar/WavViewDX
On 18 July 2026, only medium-wave signals from the US East Coast were audible, so I turned my attention to Asia. A few lovely signals from India could be heard as broadcasting began after 00 UT. In particular, the reception of TWR Sri Lanka and the lovely birdsong interval signal from the Maldives were a real treat on the medium-wave band today.
720 0017 IND Akashvani, Chennai A (TN) 7225 km 846 0019 IND Akashvani, Ahmedabad A (GJ) 5898 km 882 0005 CLN TWR Asia, Puttalam (put) 7627 km 1125 0008 IND Akashvani, Udaipur (RJ) 5852 km 1143 0021 IND Akashvani, Rohtak (HR) 5734 km 1143 0025 IND Akashvani, Ratnagiri (MH) 6416 km 1197 0028 IND Akashvani, Tirunelveli (TN) 7407 km 1314 0025 IND Akashvani, Bhuj (GJ) 5661 km 1449 0030 MLD Dhivehi Raajjeyge Adu, Thilafushi Island (mle) 7493 km
Today, 13 July 2026, we’ve picked up a few mediumwave signals from Peru for the first time in a while. Overall, however, the Andean country is very faint this summer; at least here in Salzburg, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina are much stronger.
870 0259 ARG Radio Nacional, Buenos Aires(df) 11591 km 920 0300 PRG Radio Nacional del Paraguay AM, Nueva Asuncion (phy) 10742 km 940 0315 B Super Radio Brasil, Rio de Janeiro/MagÈ (RJ) 9631 km 970 0259 PRG Universo 970, Asuncion (asu) 10747 km 1070 0310 ARG El Destape Mundo, Wilde (ba) 11592 km 1160 0250 PRU Radio Onda Cero, Lima (lim) 11021 km 1220 0115 PRU Radio Melodia AM, Arequipa (are) 10959 km 1230 0230 ARG Radio Dos, Rosario (sf) 11595 km 1240 0114 PRU Radio Lider Arequipa, Arequipa (are) 10959 km 1270 0100 ARG Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata (ba) 11591 km 1350 0200 ARG Radio Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (ba) 11612 km 1360 0250 PRU Radio Sicuani, Sicuani (cus) 10768 km 1430 0250 PRU RPP Noticias, Cusco (cus) 10754 km 1470 0105 PRU Radio Victoria, Arequipa (are) 10959 km 1550 0130 PRU Radio Checca, Checca (cus) 10790 km 1570 0110 PRU Radio Carraviz, Juliaca (pun) 10802 km
On the night of 8 July 2026, excellent signals from southern South America could be heard here in Salzburg on the mediumwave band; the few thunderstorms were also a great help. My antenna was my AziLoop system with a circumference of 26 metres, pointing towards 250°.
710 0035 ARG Radio Diez, Campo de Mayo (ba) 11599 km 760 0200 ARG Radio Atlantica, Mar del Plata (ba) 11828 km 770 0110 URG Radio Oriental, Montevideo/Pajas Blancas (mo) 11491 km 920 0200 PRG Radio Nacional del Paraguay AM, Nueva Asuncion (phy) 10742 km 930 0155 URG Radio Monte Carlo, Montevideo (mo) 11485 km 940 0130 B Super Radio Brasil, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 9631 km 1020 0220 PRG Radio Nanduti, San Lorenzo (cet) 10745 km 1070 0100 ARG El Destape Mundo, Wilde (ba) 11592 km 1110 0145 ARG Radio Ciudad, Buenos Aires (df) 11590 km 1120 0146 B Radio Itatiaia, Ouro Preto (MG) 9446 km 1140 0100 PRG Central Radio, Ypane (cet) 10761 km 1150 0208 ARG Radio Nacional, Viedma (rn) 12374 km 1150 0130 ARG LT9 La Nueva 9, Sauce Viejo (sf) 11473 km 1200 0133 B Radio Cultura Brasil, Sao Paulo (SP) 9937 km 1210 0245 ARG Radio Las Flores, Las Fores (sj) 11752 km 1230 0300 ARG Radio Dos, Rosario (sf) 11595 km 1240 0045 URG Radio Paysandu, Paysandu (pa) 11378 km 1270 0200 ARG Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata (ba) 11591 km 1340 0035 B Radio Pitaguary, Fortaleza/Maracana (CE) 7628 km 1350 0100 ARG Radio Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (ba) 11612 km 1360 0245 URG Radio 41, San Jose de Mayo (sj) 11472 km 1400 0115 URG Radio Zorrilla de San Martin, Tacuarembo (ta) 11200 km 1430 0058 URG Radio Durazno, Durazno (du) 11380 km 1550 0105 ARG Radio San Genaro, San Genaro Norte (sf) 11586 km 1570 0050 B Radio Sertao Central, Senador Pompeu (CE) 7835 km
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