Adding obscure lower power stations to the list is fun stuff to do – and don’t think I am knocking anybody’s station – if somebody has the wherewithal to put a station together and put a signal and program out there – That is WAY Cool!
So at the same time China Radio International is pumping out 500,000 watts to the west in my direction – the green dot is my approximate location . . .
Radio Boa Ventade ( not 100% sure if this is their website ) is not quite due south of me – at 10,000 watts . . .
China Radio International – “looking” right at them with the loop . . .
“Looking” almost due South at Radio Boa Ventade with the loop . . .
Several things are at play here – The power level – 500KW vs 10KW – tremendous difference in power levels – China comes through here like a freight train – Conditions – North to South propagation is quite spotty in the daytime – Equipment – the loop antenna has 2 null spots – one to each side – but – they are not “blind” spots – still getting enough signal from China that I couldn’t prove Radio Boa Ventade is even transmitting.
I swept back and forth from 160 to 180 degrees several times – but no joy . . .
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
And just to put this out here for you – and YOU as well – at this point I’m not even considering doing a YouTube short wave Listening channel thing – there are multiple channels out there that are doing really good jobs – I have enough of a backlog of just straight up reviews of “stuff” that should keep me out of trouble over the winter – and a MLA 30+ set up to do before winter – Hey, it’s an excuse to get out of town for a couple of days! – work with me on this – and come spring I have a complete random wire install AND someone who can take decent pics of all the stuff and the install – the posts I did on my install – loop & random wire – should get you through it – but the pics are not the greatest and a “stuff” list would probably help as well . . .
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