Seefontein Cottage.
Another enjoyable dxpedition from the 13th to 16th September at Seefontein included John and Dawn Plimmer, Vince Stevens and yours truly.
Highlights
Located on the west coast of South Africa, Seefontein is a favourable dx location for the reception of mediumwave radio stations from North America during good propagation from that part of the world.
Encouraging moments of North American reception during all three mornings resulted in an emphasis on trying to identify a few "new" catches for the first time.
Highlights included the reception of 1370 WVIE Pikesville MD, 1410 WNGL Mobile AL, 1470 WSAN Allentown PA and the tentative logging of 1430 CHKT Toronto ON (All personal firsts).
The Loggings :
710 0329 U.S.A. WOR New York NY w ad - fair 14/09
850 0413 U.S.A. WTAR Norfolk VA w comedy programme - poor/fair 14/09
880 0425 U.S.A. WCBS New York NY w ad - poor 14/09
1010 0349 U.S.A. WINS New York NY id and time check "WINS news time 11:49" - fair 14/09
1050 0450 U.S.A. WEPN New York NY w talkback - good peak 14/09
1130 0310 U.S.A. WBBR New York NY w sports commentary - poor 16/09
1160 0424 U.S.A. KSL Salt Lake City UT w ad for "Big Ed's steakhouse" - fair peak 14/09
1170 0224 U.S.A. WWVA Wheeling WV w Roy Masters' "Foundation Of Understanding" programme - poor 15/09
1180 0350 U.S.A. R. Marti Marathon Key FL w SS ann - fair 15/09
1190 0447 U.S.A. WLIB New York NY w contemporary gospel programme - fair 14/09
Animal tracks on the sand dunes.
1370 0450 U.S.A. WVIE Pikesville MD w ad and id "You give us 20 minutes. We'll give you the world - V1370" followed by "Fox Sports Tonight" - fair peak 15/09 * personal first
1390 0450 U.S.A. UNIDENTIFIED w ad - very poor 15/09
1410 0500 U.S.A. WNGL Mobile AL w id " ... 14-10 WNGL Archangel Radio ... " - very poor 15/09 * South African first
1430 0446 CANADA CHKT Toronto a possibility w multicultural talkback programme - fair peak (thanks to Vince) * personal first
1460 0432 U.S.A. WTKT Harrisburg PA w promo for "Fox Sports Tonight" and id as "Fox - Sports - Radio" and "14-60 The Ticket" - poor 15/09
1470 0438 U.S.A. WSAN Allentown PA w part of promo " ... to participate go to fox1470.com. Search 'No cash' ..." and id " ... Sports Radio AM 1470 The Fox ... " - very poor 15/09 * personal first
1480 0440 U.S.A. UNIDENTIFIED w talkback including the subject of workers' rights - talkshow host's first name was Alan - poor 16/09
1500 0501 U.S.A. WFED Washington DC w news - fair 14/09
1510 0405 U.S.A. WLAC Nashville TX w wx and id " ... I'm meteorologist Mark Woolsey from the weather channel on your official ... station Fox News Radio 15-10 WLAC ... " followed by an ad for a testosterone supplement "Ageless Male" - fair 14/09
1520 0454 U.S.A. WWKB Buffalo NY w the talkback presenter's quick response to an unhappy caller "You don't have to listen to me ... stop whining and tune me out!" fair 14/09
Sunset at Seefontein - looking across the Atlantic.
1530 0444 U.S.A. WCKY Cincinatti OH w baseball game highlights - fair peak 15/09
1540 0200 U.S.A. KXEL Waterloo IA w id and "Overcommer Ministeries" religious programme - fair peak 14/09
1540 0200 BAHAMAS ZNS1 Nassau w ann "AM 1540 ZNS1 The National Voice. That was the programme 'Jesus Is Still The Answer'. It's 10:00 pm. This is the Bahamas Radio Network". followed by id jingle - fair 14/09
1550 0505 CANADA CBE Windsor ON (presumed) w news - very poor 14/09
1560 0438 U.S.A. KGOW Houston TX (presumed) w discussion - poor 14/09
1600 0445 U.S.A. WWRL New York NY w talkback - fair 15/09
1610 0440 ANGUILLA Caribbean Beacon w religious programming and address ann " ... Pastor Scott, Post Office Box 1 Los Angeles California, 90053-0001, U.S.A. " - excellent peak 15/09
1620 0504 U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WDHP Fredericksted w BBC news relay - poor 14/09
1660 0429 U.S.A. WWRU Elizabeth NJ w ann in KK - good peak 15/09
1670 0435 U.S.A. WFSM Dry Branch GA w "Fox Sports" promo - poor 14/09
1700 0441 U.S.A. KVNS Brownsville TX w id "Your home for Dallas Cowboys football - KVNS" - good peak 14/09
Receiver : Icom R71E
Antenna : 220 metre Beverage antenna 'over the shoulder' towards East Canada.
Yours truly, dxing with the Icom R71E at Seefontein.
4 comments:
Another great Dxpedition Gary and the Guys !! Very interesting to read what was heard and wonderful photos as well. Good DX !
Hi Allen and Dianne
Thank you for your kind comments - most appreciated!
I also enjoy reading about your impressive ULR catches from your remarkable dx location of Bristol's Hope!
73,
Gary
Another excellent collection of stations heard and photos as well.
I can still remember our mini dx evening and parking up on Fish Hoek Beach listening to Perth on the car radio the next evening!
Thanks John
Well done on your reception of 720 Perth from over 8 700 kilometres away on the car radio!
73,
Gary
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