Ganzekraal is a serene coastal resort on the Atlantic west coast, approximately 70 km north of Cape Town. I took the family for a brief and relaxing holiday to this tranquil part of the world.
I brought along the FRG7 in order to try out the dxing possibilities. Space allowed for a 120 m BOG (Beverage on Ground) directed towards Argentina and a 50 m longwire antenna directed towards North America.
Good evening reception was experienced from Tanzania and Kenya off the back end of the 120 m BOG. Highlights included signals from Pakistan (1152 Rawalpini), China (1422 Kashi) and Japan (1413 Fukuoka). Good X-band openings included some strong signals from Argentina, USA and Mexico.
The loggings :
Freq Time Country Station
603 1647 TANZANIA Radio Tanzania, Dodoma w ads - poor 29/4
621 1803 TANZANIA Radio Tanzania, Mbeya w anns - poor 29/4
675 1804 MALAWI MBC Radio 1, Ekwendeni w news and id - poor 30/4
720 1648 TANZANIA Radio Tanzania, Mwanza w ads including 'Safari Lager' - good 29/4
747 1625 KENYA KBC, Ngong in EE w id and 'Bible Teacher' px - very good 30/4
792 1625 YEMEN YRTC, Al-Hiswah in EE w sports scores and id at 1628 UTC - fair 29/4
1107 1927 KENYA KBC, Maralal // 747 kHz - poor 29/4
1134 1829 KENYA KBC, Kitale w px promo // 747 kHz - fair 29/4
1152 1612 PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan, Rawalpindi w EE news and reports - fair 30/4
1305 1924 KENYA KBC, Wajir // 747 kHz - fair 29/4
1413 1658 JAPAN JOIF Fukuoka w All Night Nippon px and KBC id - fair (heard briefly) 30/4
1422 1555 CHINA CRI, Kashi w s/off ann - fair 30/4
1440 1635 TANZANIA Dar-es-Salaam Radio 1 w id and mx - poor 30/4
1449 1644 MALDIVES Voice of Maldives w EE news - fair 30/4
1610 2040 ARGENTINA Radio Guaviyu w music promo - good 30/4
1620 0518 USA WTAW College Station TX w ann - very poor under WDHP 28/4
1620 2129 ARGENTINA Radio Vida, Monte Grande w id - fair w very good peaks 30/4
1620 2012 ARGENTINA Radio Italia, Buenos Aires w id and anns - poor 30/4
1630 0305 ARGENTINA AM Restauracion, Hurlingham w id - fair 1/5
1630 0500 USA KKGM Dallas TX w id and gospel mx - fair peak 28/4 *
1640 0501 USA WTNI Billoxi MS w news - good peak 30/4
1650 0216 USA UNIDENTIFIED w ad - very poor 1/5
1650 0508 USA WHKT Portsmouth VA w 'AM 16-50 Radio Disney' id - poor 30/4
1660 0246 USA KRZI Waco TX (presumed) w ESPN sports - fair 1/5 *
1660 0527 USA WCNZ Marco Island w talk back - good peak 30/4
1660 0415 USA WWRU Jersey City NY in KK - good 30/4
1660 2116 ARGENTINA Hosanna AM 1660, Ezeiza w mx - fair 30/4
1670 2058 ARGENTINA Radio Bethel, Buenos Aires w id - fair 30/4
1680 0522 USA WLAA Winter Garden FL (presumed) w a promo for a Mexican music show 'Musica de mariachi al domingo Mexicano' and 'Musica de Miami'. Also a mention of 'Coca Cola' and 'Red Bull' (possible sponsors) - poor 30/4. Thanks to Rocco Controneo and Jean Burnell for their kind assistance with the audio clip. *
1680 0245 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Radio Senda (presumed) w religious px in SS - good peak 1/5 *
1690 0515 ARGENTINA Radio Apocalipsis II, Buenos Aires w EE gospel song - good peak 28/4
1700 0250 USA La Preciosa Brownsville TX in SS w ad for 'ticket master.com' and mx - good 1/5
1700 0244 MEXICO XEPE Tijuana w 'Cash 1700' id and sports comm - fair 1/5
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