On 16 February 2026, at around 21 UT, I was able to receive DXGM Super Radyo from Davao, one of the world’s largest cities in terms of area, located in Mindanao, for a few minutes in Salzburg on 1125 kHz. The station confirmed reception very friendly a few hours later.
After the ice storm and the broken Spiderbeam mast on 24 December, the AziLoop antenna has now been provisionally set up so that I can hear something over the next few weeks until the snow and ice have melted. I am continuing to use the 20-metre loops, but these are far from optimally tensioned, although they do pick up some signals. I hope to erect the new mast, which is already pre-assembled at the station, by the beginning of March.
I was able to hear DXKI-AM, “Your friendly Voice“, here in Salzburg at around 21:30 UT on 1062 kHz in December. The station in Koronadal confirmed reception to me today: “Thank you so much po sa pakikinig Bro. Chris. Yes tama po kayo na yan po ang programa namin dito sa 1062 DXKI po Koronadal here on the Philippines“. My first medium wave confirmation from the island of Mindanao on the Celebes Sea, which I am very happy about. Perseus/Jaguar and AziLoop antenna – three days before the mast broke – a fond memory.
Gaweylon Tibetan Radio always plays beautiful music from Tibet and has one of the most beautiful QSL letters of any shortwave station. Many thanks to Anil R. Alfred for the confirmation.
At the beginning of January 2026, I was able to hear ABC News Radio, 6PB from Busselton, on the now free frequency 1152 kHz in Salzburg. To my surprise, the signal was not only audible for minutes, but Jaguar’s good spectrum image is of course a great help with such weak signals. Graham Himmelhoch-Mutton, ABC Master Control Radio, very kindly confirmed reception, my third QSL from an Australian ABC station that I was able to receive in Salzburg.
Zoomrock FM from Finland can be heard the first day on 1242 kHz. The station from Turku/Kaarina transmits at 700 watts and can also be heard in Salzburg in the evening, despite interference from Oman. Thanks to Mauno Ritola for this information.
In the WRTH Yearbook 2026, I had the opportunity to write an article about my medium wave reception from Australia. Australia is a difficult task here in Salzburg, but a worthwhile goal. Due to the shutdown of some stations in Europe, reception in the evening hours is quite possible if you have a lot of patience. Enjoy my article in the WRTH!
Work on the “new” AziLoop antenna continues. The clamps to hold the individual elements of the now much more stable Spiderbeam mast are ready.
On 19 January 2026, a rarely heard station in Salzburg: 1140 Radio Anacaona from San Juan de la Maguana in the Dominican Republic. Identified itself with the call sign HIRA and later in the programme with “La Reina del Sur”.
The new solid Spiderbeam mast has arrived in Salzburg. I am now using the extremely robust bottom 5 elements of the 18-metre Spiderbeam HD mast. The clamps for the upper points of the loops have also arrived. All that’s missing now is the top cover and the right weather for installation.
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