[HCDX] MW tips

["Giampiero Bernardini" <g.bernardini@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ciao from Italy,
here are some tips on Medium Waves made in Bocca di Magra (La Spezia, Liguria, North Italy) with Dario Monferini from 31 March till 4 April.
Have nice time
Giampiero

Rx: AOR 7030, DRAKE SPR-4, RF SPACE SDR-14, CIAO RADIO H101, DEGEN 1103, SANGEAN ATS 909, GRUNDIG SAT. 700

Antenna: WELLBROOK LFL 1010 

kHz, day, time UTC, station, details 

540 02/4 1040-1059 Onda Cero,Barcelona,Catalunya,local id.1058 good

558 02/4 1130-1135 RNE R.5 Valencia, Spain, in // 774 Regional news suff/good

576 02/4 1126-1159 RNE R.5 Barcelona,Catalunya, in // 738 RNE R.1 Barcelona, 612 RNE R.1 TX LLeida, 693 RNE R.1 TX Tortosa, 801 RNE R.1 TX Girona, Regional Program. good

585 02/4 1120-1125 Vatican Radio + Tunisia TX Gasfa, kuran reading, RNE separated by loop. suff/good

585 01+02/4 1115-1149 RNE R.1 Madrid, Spain, program Comunidad de Madrid. suff/good

603 02/4 1135-1149 RNE R.5 Svilla, Spain, in // RNE R.1 Sevilla, Regional Andalucia. poor/suff

612 02/4 1455-1503 RTM Sebaa Al Ajoun,Morocco, in // 594 TX Ojuda, in Arab. suff/good

621 01+02/4 1126-1144 RNE R.1 Mallorca,Baleares, Regional program in Mallorquin. suff/good

630 02/4 1507-1510 RTT Tunis, Tunisia, sport live soccer game. v.good 

639 01/4 1135-1159 RNE R.1 Zaragoza, Spain, Regional service Aragon + CR2 Cesky Rozlas. poor/suff

657 01/4 0522-0529 RAI Campania,Italy, Regional service + RAI Trentino Alto Adige (weak) good 

666 01/4 2150-2155 ERA 5 Greece, Greek music (covering SER) good

666 02/4 1131-1150 SER R. Barcelona,Catalunya, in Catalan, also on sunday ! suff/good

675 02/4 1513-1519 Lybia R. Jamahiriya + R. Superloustic, Marseilles, France. suff/good

684 01+02/4 1120-1158 RNE R.1 Sevilla, Spain, Regional Andalucia. suff/good

684 31/3+02/4 1512-;1841- RTT TX Mednine, Tunisia, in //630. at 1841- covering SER. suff/v.good

693 01/4 2210-2235 R. Moscow Relay TX Henningsdorf,Germany, Arabic service + BBC R.5 (nulled by loop) + DW Relay TX Moscow in Russian. suff/v.good

702 31/3 1833-1840 Egypt TX Asswan in Arab + TRT 4 Turkey TX Catalca + RTM program B, Morocco, TX Sebaa Aioun (weaker) suff/good

729 01/4 2150-2155 ERA 1, Athens, Greece, Modern songs Greek, dominant the channel. v.good 

738 31/3+02/4 0525-;1845- Truck Radio,Germany, rock & pop mx, dominating at 1845- good/v.good

738 01/4 1105-1159 RNE R.1 Barcelona,Catalunya, jingle " Radio 4 es viva!" good

774 03/4 2110-2115 Egypt TX Abis, in Arab, ID national program + RNE (nulled by loop) good/v.good

774 01+02/4 1108-1156 RNE R.1 Valencia, Regional Comunidad Valenciana, //729 TX Alicante good

783 31/3+02/4 1200-1429 Rock & Gol, Barcelona, Catalunya, special Deep Purple, at 1429 id "COPE Miramar 783 onda media" this is old name of the station !!! good

837 01/4 1145-1215 COPE Eivissa, Baleares, Regional service also on sunday. poor/suff

846 01/4 0320-0325 R. North, Donegal, Ireland, country pop music, no ids suff/good

855 01/4 1115-1130 RNE R.1 Murcia, Regional + RNE R.1 Santander, Regional, loop. poor/good

882 01/4 1045-1059 COM Radio, Barcelona, Catalunya, Nx in Catalan. good

909 02/4 1530-1540 UNID Bubble jammimg blocking the channel, Lybia ???

963 31/3 1302-1358 R.Tunis International, Italian program, Id, News, Italian music. suff/good

990 02/4 2257-2259 SER R. Bilbao, Spain, News sport local id + DLR Kultur, Germany poor/suff

990 03/4 2257-2259 SER R. Cadiz, Spain, "Radio Cadiz en el 990 de tu dial" + SER R. Bilbao poor/suff

999 31/3 0520-0529 RAI 1 Calabria, TX Capo Vaticano + RAI 1 Umbria, TX Perugia (more weak) Regional program. suff/good

1017 01+02/4 1930-1950 TRT 1 Turkey, sport live + SWR Germany (nulled by loop) v.good 

1026 01+03/4 1935-;2255- SER R. Reus, Catalunya, on sunday local sport + RTA Algeria in Arab. suff/good

1030 31/3 0140-0159 R. Del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, news + id. poor/suff

1035 31/3 0520-0529 RAI 1 Abruzzo, TX Pescara + RAI 1 Puglia, TX Salento Specchia. suff/good

1044 31/3 0623-0626 SER R. Valladolid, Spain, "Hoy por hoy Valladolid" id. + MDR 1 Germany suff

1044 01/4 1941-1950 ERA 1 Thessaloniki, Greece, local program + MDR 1 Germany (cancelled by loop) 

1053 02/4 1129-1135 COPE Castellon, Spain, local program. suff/good

1062 01/4 0635-0639 RAI 1 Sicilia, TX Catania, in // 567 RAI 1 Caltanissetta & // 1116 RAI 1 Palermo. Has local service also at this hour. poor/suff

1080 31/3 0620-0629 SER R. Huesca, Spain, local "Hoy por hoy Huesca". dominant. good

1080 31/3 0612-0619 Radio De La Mer, Paris, France, program "Decuvrir l'histoire de la Mer, avec Radio de la Mer", TX 1 kW Romainville + SER network. suff/good

1080 31/3+03/4 2155-2159 SER R. Huesca + SER R. Mallorca + IRIB Ibadan, Iran, Farsi suff/good 

1080 01/4 1945-1949 R. Racja, Studio Byalistok, Polonia, in Byelarussian. v.good/good

1080 02/4 1118-;1210- SER R. Mallorca, Baleares, local/regional. suff

1107 01/4 1650-2030 R. Novi Sad, relay R. Beograd 1, Seria C.G., in // 1602 kHz. (AFN looped)

1125 02/4 1140-1145 RNE R.5 Castellon, Spain. in // RNE R.1 Valencia 774. suff

1130 31/3 0505-0512 WBBR, New York, NY, USA, "Bloomberg Business 1130", better in LSB. poor/suff

1134 02/4 1133-1138 COPE Menorca, Baleares, local proram. suff

1143 02/4 1200-1215 RAI 1 Sassari, Regional Sardinia, also on Sunday. good/v.good

1170 03/4 2025-2030 R. Sawa, TX Al Dhabbaya, UEA + R. Capodistria in Italian (under Sawa). suff/good

1170 02/4 1225-1230 R. Capodistria, Slovenja, Italian program. suff/good

1179 02/4 1140-;1225- SER R. Valencia, Spain, local prg, "Valencia al dia, 1179 onda media" suff/good

1188 02/4 1940-1945 Egypt National Radio, TX Ras Gharib, in Arab + Belgium + MDR 1 Germany suff/poor

1197 01/4 0532-0535 Euskadi Irratia, TX Vitoria, in // 1071 kHz, in Euskera language. suff/good

1197 02/4 1935-1939 Egypt National Radio, TX Alexandria, Mx Arab modern + R. Virgin, UK poor/good

1206 02/4 1920-1925 R. Rashet Dalet, Israel, sport program + France Info poor/suff

1224 02/4 1108-1158 COPE R. Mallorca, Balares, local program. suff/good

1224 02/4 0005-0008 Herri Irratia, San Sebastian, Spain, in Spanish, local program + COPE night program. suff/good

1233 02/4 1806-1809 Pure FM, Belgium, TX Rocourt, pop mx & Ids in French. good

1233 02+03/4 1820-2208 TWR relay Cape Greco, Cyprus, in Arab & other languages

1242 02+03/4 1730-1815 R. Skopje 1, Macedonia, in Bulgarian 1730 + Virgin UK (looped). suff/good

1242 02/4 1900-1910 R. Promin, Ukraina, jingles, id, pop mx Ukrainian + Skopje 1 poor/suff

1242 02/4 1911-1915 R.Oman BC, Oman, in Arab + France Inter (looped). poor/suff 

1251 02/4 1749-1755 Studio Szeged, Slovak Program, Hungary, 2 TX not syncronized. suff/good

1260 02+04/4 1734-1750 SER R. Murcia, Spain + Vatican Radio in Spanish! + R. SAWA (Relay Rodhos, Greece) in Arab. poor/good 

1269 02+03/4 1111-;1706- COPE R. Figueres, Catalunya. (at 1706- Novi Sad is making QRM). suff/good

1269 03/4 1706-1745 R. Novi Sad, Serbia C.G., Melodic National songs (dominating the channel). good

1277 03/4 1731-1735 ERA 1 TX Florina, Greece, sport (covering France ,Strasbourg). suff/good

1287 03/4 1725-1729 SER R. LLeida, Catalunya, local news in Catalan. suff

1287 03/4 2255-2259 SER R. Burgos, Spain, "Cadena Ser Burgos" id. suff/good 

1287 31/3+01+02/4 1725-;2015- R.Galei Zahal, Israel, in // 6973 kHz (v.good) & // 1369 kHz. good 

1296 02+03/4 1109-;1750- COPE R. Valencia, Spain, local program. (at 1750- BBC DRM noise & Bulgaria R. Christo Botev QRM. suff/good

1296 02+03/4 1945-;2350- UNID Arab station + COPE + BBC DRM. (loop to east) new Iraqi tx? poor/suff

1305 31/3 1755-1759 RNE R.5 Ciudad Real,Spain, local program + PURE FM, Belgium poor/suff

1305 01-03/4 1728-2010 Presumed R. Girokaster/Greek Station? No stop Greek/Balcan music, very good modulation, stable frequency. Doesn't sounds like a pirate station. suff/good

1314 02/4 1720-1725 R. Antena Satelor, Romania, Tx Ortisoara. (Norway looped). good 

1332 31/3 0609-0611 Classic Gold Digital 13-32,UK, Jingle + Id. + Cesky Rozhlas. suff/good

1350 31/3 1850-1910 Funkfkirchen Studio Pecs, Hungary + R. Orient, France (in Arab) + Egypt National Radio, TX Qusier. suff/good

1359 31/3 0532-0608 Classic Gold Breeze,Chelmsford,UK, id Jingle + RNE R.1 Madrid (partly looped) no DRM noted. suff/good

1370 04/4 0456-0459 WDEA, Ellsworth, ME ,USA. with CBS news, id, poor/suff 

1385,5 31/3+02+03/4 1910-2015 Pirate Greek, bad modultation, drifting up/down, blocking 1385-1386 kHz. suff/good 

1386 01/4 0325-0330 KBC Kenya, afro pop + Egypt TX Dakhala, Kuran program. suff/good

1390 01+03+04/4 0345-0505 WEGP, Presque Isle,ME, USA. with America Radio Network. ID "WEGP 13-90 and WREM 7-10". lot of free call 1-800. poor/good 

1390 31/3+04/4 0452-0456 WPLM, Plymouth,MA ,with Money Matters Radio Network. poor/suff

1395 02+03/4 1715-1720 R. Yerevan, Home Service, news, long phading. poor/suff

1413 31/3 1825-1829 RNE R.5 Girona, Catalunya, news car traffic. suff/good

1422 03/4 1800-1810 RTA TX Ouled Fayet, Algeria, in Arab (not in // 252 at this hour) + Saar Welle, Germany looped. suff/good 

1431 02/4 *1700-1715 R. Moscow Italian Service TX Wilsduff, Germany (TNX info BCL News R.Scaglione) + RAI 1 + R. SAWA TX Djibouti. A real bad choose for an Italian service. poor/suff

1431 01+02/4 2005-2238 R.SAWA, TX Djibouti + RAI 1 (almost totally cancelled by SAWA). good

1440 01/4 2020-2030 R. Beograd, Serbia C.G., reactivated TX, not listed in the good EMWG MW list in //1107 kHz + China via Relay Luxembourg + Saudi Arabia TX Damman. suff/good

1449 31/3 1810-1815 R. Lybia with super signal over RAI 1 stations. with modern Arab chanting. good/v.good

1467 04/4 2240-2245 Saudi Arabia station, in // 1521 kHz. suff/good

1470 03+04/4 0430-0448 XEAI, R. Formula, Mexico, DF, health care program, adverts. poor/good 

1470 31/3+02/4 0330-0505 WWNN, Pompano Beach, FL, USA. Sport news. Mixed up/down WLAM. poor/suff 

1470 31/3-04/4 0300-0511 WLAM, Lewiston, ME, with ESPN Sport Radio. (splash at 0345-0400 from 1467 kHz TWR) suff/good

1470 02/4 0455-0457 CPN Radio, Lima, Peru, news in Spanish. poor/suff

1476 01/4 0325-0330 Egypt Holy Kuran channel in //1386 kHz, TX Souhag. suff/good 

1476 02/4 2315-2319 IRIB R. Sanandaj, in Farsi, alone on channel. poor/suff

1485 03/4 1852-1901 Onda Rambla Cadena Punto Radio, Vilanova, Catalunya, local id 1858 + AFN Baviera, Germany, in English. poor/suff

1494 01/4 1001-1029 RCFM Frequenza Mora, Bastia, Corse, France, Saturday Program R. Mediterraneo, bilingual Italian/Corse program. Special Mountain Bike & Cycle trekking in Corse & Sardinia. Studios connection with R. Press Cagliari. Same program hrd in // 1404 kHz TX Ajaccio. It is repeated monday at 1830-1859. good/v.good 

1500 04/4 0444-0448 XEDF, R. Formula, Mexico, DF, not in // 1470 kH! economic program, poor/suff

1500 04/4 0348-0509 WTWP, Washington, DC, USA. "WTWP 15 news radio" Floods report in central west areas. better in LSB. poor/good

1503 01+02/4 1635-;2120- IRIB TX Bushehr, Iran, in Farsi + Egypt (nulled by loop). suff/good

1503 31/3+01/4 1815-;2110- Egypt North Sinai Radio, Arab Chanting + RNE R.5 Network, Spain suff/good

1503 31/3 0550-0559 RNE R5 TX Campo Gibraltar, Relay of RNE R.5 Cadiz with Regional Andalucia. suff/good

1503 02+03/4 1625-1658 R. Zavidovici, Bosnia H., folk songs Bosnian & bad audio. suff/good

1510 31/3+01+04/4 0350-0441 WWZN, Boston, CT, USA. "Sporting Radio News" better in LSB suff/good

l512 31/3 1820-1825 ERA Sport, Greece, TX Chania. v.good 

1520 31/3+01+02/4 0447-0510 WWKB, Buffalo, NY, USA. "KB Radio 15-20" Sport live poor/suff

1521 31/3+02/4 0555-;1212- SER R. Castellon, Spain, at 1212- daylight listening. suff/good

1521 31/3 0558-0601 Classic Gold Digital 15-21, Duxhurst, UK. Id + Jingle. poor/suff

1539 03/4 2234-2235 SER R. Elche, Spain, Local id + SER R. Manresa, Catalunya. 1 minute local advert. poor/suff

1550 02+03/4 2245-2350 R. National Rep. Democratica Saharawi, in Arab. Better in USB. poor/suff

l565,6v 02+03/4 1730-1930 Greek Pirate, again active here blocking the channel. Bad audio. suff/good

1566 02-04/4 2140-0015 AIR Nagpur, India, English news in //9470 kHz at 2140. suff/v.good

1570 31/3+01/4 0354-0512 CFAV, Laval, PQ, Canada. in French, talk show quite boring. poor/good

1570 31/3 0359-0405 UNID in Spanish, news talks, Mexico? XERF? poor/suff

1584 31/3+02/4 1004-;1310- R. Studio X, Momigno, Italy. Studio Dx Italian Dx program with R. Scaglione. Sunday 1004- & repeat Monday 1300-. Jingles: "Studio X 1584 kHz in tutto il nord Italia,e dal calar del sole buon ascolto Europa!" good/v.good

1593 02/4 1610- R. Cluj, Romania, in // 909 kHz (v.good). suff/good

1600,6 02+03/4 1650-1859 ERA Kavala, Greece, local id 1659. suff/good

1602 31/3 1920-2240 R. Vitoria, Euskadi, news + SER network. suff/good

1602 01/4 2055-2105 R. Beograd 1, TX Sjenica, Serbia C.G., in //1107 kHz. suff

1602 01+02/4 1640-2059 R. Leskovac, Serbia C.G., local program music 1640 hours. suff/good

1602 31/3 0559-0615 R. Waddenzee, Netherlands, pop oldies. Id + jingles !!!! suff/good 

1620 31/3-04/4 0357-0508 USVI, WDHP, US Virgin, BBC world news 0400, 0500. QRM Greek pirate around 1618-1622v kHz. poor/good

1620 31/3 0403-0505 WTAW, College Station, TX, USA. Newstalk, under WDHP. poor/suff

1630 31/3+03+04/4 0403-0506 WRDW, Augusta, GA, with ABC News. better in USB. poor/good

1636,1 01/4 2125-2159 R. Barons, Dutch Pirate, "The best radio station Barons" id. good/v.good

1640 31/3+03/4 0408-0510 WTNI, Biloxy, MS, news talks. better in LSB. over/under WKSH. poor/good

1640 31/3 0425-0438 WKSH, Sussex, WI, ABC news, supposed to be still R. Disney (no id hrd) poor/suff

1640 03/4 0420-0440 R. Juventus Don Bosco, Santo Domingo, Dominicana, Religious in Spanish, id, suff

1650 31/3+01+03/4 0405-0520 WHKT, Portsmouth, VA, USA. R. Disney ids, rock pop mx, ABC News. Good

1650 01/4 0455-0500 Tent. KWHN, Ft. Smith, AR, USA, lot of adverts. mixed under WHKT. poor

1660 31/3+01/4 0350-0450 WWRU, Jersey City, NJ, USA, Korean with Yankee slang, suff/good

1660 31/3+01+04/4 0305-0458 WCNZ, Marco Island, FL, USA, Program Relevant Radio, poor/good

1660 02/4 0420-0429 WGIT, Canovanas, PR, Portorico, "Gigante 16-60" music melodic. poor/suff

1670 31/3+01/4 0440-0451 WMWR, Dry Branch, GA, USA, "Latina como tu" Melodic songs Spanish. suff

1680 31/3-04/4 0413-0459 WLAA, Winter Garden, FL, USA, "Ke buena" Jigles. poor/good

1680 31/3 0415-0426 WDSS, Ada, MI, USA, R. Disney jigles, pop rock music, under WLAA. poor/suff

1690 01+04/4 0455-0512 WWAA, Avondale Estates, GA, USA, Air America nat program, phone calls. good

1690 31/3 0445-0503 WPTX, Lexington Park. MD, USA, "News talk 16-90". CBS news. poor/good

1700 31/3-04/4 0353-0518 WEVP, Huntsville, AL, USA, gospel songs & talks. USB better. poor/good

1700 31/3+01/4 0445-0512 KVNS, Brownsville, TX, USA, newstalk show, up/down WEUP. poor/suff

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Giampiero Bernardini
Milano, Italy
g.bernardini@xxxxxxxxxxx

Rx: Drake SPR-4 & R-4C (with DDS4); RFT EKD 315; RFSpace SDR-14; CiaoRadio H101; AOR AR7030+ AR5000+ AR3000A-DX; TenTec RX320 & RX321; Icom R7000 (mod. by Capra) & PCR1000; Lowe HF150; Kenwood R5000 & tuner KT-6040; Grundig Satellit 700 & 500; Yamaha T-85; Sangean ATS 909 mod. & DT-220; Degen DE1103; Alinco DJ-X3 (In all FM rx I use 110/80/53 kHz filters)- Ant: wires 100 m. & 30 m.; RKB 5, 9 & 10 elements FM; DX One pro; T2FD 15 meters; Wellbrook LFL 1010, loops by A.Capra

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