DX Central’s MW Frequency Challenge: Week 1 results & Week 2 announcement

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Loyd Van Horn at DX Central who shares the following announcement:

Week 1 of the DX Central MW Frequency Challenge is in the books and with nearly 75 entries on a short week, it was a great success! You can read a full recap of the results at the blog post link, below including the announcement of the overall winner and leaders in various categories. Feel free to publish as much or as little of that as you would like, with credit of course.

https://www.dxcentralonline.com/post/week-2-of-the-mw-frequency-challenge-1430-khz

For Week 2, we turn our attention to 1430 kHz. The official Google Forms link to submit loggings can be found at https://forms.gle/f7ZEVFLJuXEnVPAm9.

Loggings must be for receptions between 0500 UTC on Sunday, November 28, 2021 and the closing announcement during our next livestream, on Saturday, December 4, 2021. Loggings must be for stations on 1430 kHz only and must be received using a DXers own equipment. WebSDR loggings are welcome for reference purposes but will not be counted towards the challenge competition. Full rules can be found at the above blog post.

73 and best of DX! Good luck to you all!

Loyd – W4LVH
Mandeville, LA

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Video: Jonathan Marks and Andy Sennitt on Amsterdam Radio Day in 2011

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RNW headquarters in Hilversum, Netherlands (photo courtesy: Former RNW)

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Mike Barraclough, who shares the following:

[Here’s a video] link to Jonathan Marks and Andy Sennitt talking about Media Network at the Amsterdam Radio Day in 2011, a meeting I attended.

Those annual events were mostly panels about offshore radio:

Thank you so much for sharing this, Mike!  I was not attend this gathering, so it’s wonderful to do a little time travel!

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Video: W2AEW reviews the CountyComm GP-7/SSB

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Grant, who writes:

Hi Thomas,

In case it hasn’t crossed your path yet, Alan put out a nice review of the GP-7 yesterday. He has a gift for explaining things…

Click here to view on YouTube.

He does indeed!  Thank you for sharing this, Grant!

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Carlos’ Shortwave Art and Recording of Radio Amhara “From the Battlefield”

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Carlos Latuff, who shares another example of his radio log art, this time for Radio Amhara.

Carlos notes:

Radio Amhara, 6090 kHz, broadcasting in Amharic language from Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.

Interview about the current civil war in Ethiopia.

Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) is mentioned.

The conflict in the region turned one year old.

Signal listened in countryside Anapolis, Goias, Brazil, November 25, 2021, 04h10 (UTC).

Thank you Mr. Abel Work for the translation of what is said in this audio clip:

“I just listened to the audio clip and 95% of it is just noise and from the couple of sentences that I got, they are talking about that the TPLF has created a lot of people displaced from their home and they need all Ethiopians to help these people with everything including food and shelter”.

Click here to listen on YouTube.

Carlos posts many of his shortwave logs on his Twitter feed–definitely check them out!

Many thanks, Carlos!

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A selection of Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2021 Radio Deals

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While I’m not exactly in the market for anything other than a few radio accessories, I have been checking out some Black Friday Deals online. I must admit that there seems to be even more deals this year than there were last year.

A few retailers worth checking out (in alphabetical order):

Airspy

As we mentioned in a previous post, AirSpy is once again offering huge discounts via their international distributors. This is a great time to snag the HF+ Discovery.

C.Crane

C.Crane has a small selection of items on deep discount for Black Friday including two of their popular SoftSpeaker pillow speakers and an LED flashlight. Click here to check out their deals.

Elecraft

US manufacturer, Elecraft, has included a number of products in their Black Friday sale. Note that some items may have a 6-8 week lead time. I’m a massive fan of their KX2 and KX3 transceivers–they currently have shack-in-a-box KX2/KX3 packages in their promotion. Click here to check out their sale.

GigaParts

GigaParts always has an impressive number of items in their Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales. They have the super popular Yaesu FT-891–which is a great general coverage transceiver for broadcast band listening–for $629.95. I also noticed they have the Icom IC-R6 wideband handheld receiver in stock for $185.95. Click here to check out all of their deals.

Ham Radio Outlet

HRO has a number of radio items in their Black Friday sale. In particular, they have the SDRplay RSP1A wideband SDR for $99.95. They also have the Yaesu FT-891 for $629.95. They’ve many more deals, so check out their homepage for details.

Ham Test Online

Ham Test Online is offering a sale on their online license self-paced programs. Everyone in my family used this system for at least one license level and it worked brilliantly. From their newsletter:

Take advantage of our Black Friday Cyber Weekend Sale from Black Friday through Cyber Monday (November 26-29). If you’ve been wanting to get your license or upgrade, do it now and save $10 on each of our courses and $35 on the FCC fee:

Technician — $19.95 (33% off the $29.95 list price).

General — $24.95 (29% off the $34.95 list price).

Extra — $29.95 (25% off the $39.95 list price).

Renewal — $14.95 (50% off the $29.95 list price).

Click here to check it out at Ham Test Online.

Main Trading Company (MTC)

Two readers note that MTC is having a year sale which includes a Tecsun PL-880 for $169 and a number of radios and accessories.

Click here to check out their home page.

Radioddity

Radioddity’s Black Friday sale includes 15% off site-wide. They’re one of the biggest Xiegu retailers, so if you’ve been considering a G90, X5105, or the new X6100 for example, this would be a great time to purchase. Click here to check out their deals (use the discount code BFCM).

Any others–?

Please comment with any special deals you’ve found and I’ll add them to this post!

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Top 10 DX of the Year SWL Contest 2021

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Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Istvan Biliczky, who shares the following announcement:

The annual TOP 10 DX OF THE YEAR contest will start soon.

From 1 December 2021. 00:00 UTC to 31 December 2021 24:00 UTC.
The contest is open for all shortwave listeners and free of charge.

All the information is available on our website: www.topdx-radioclub.com/top10dx.html

Thanks for sharing, Istvan! A number of SWLs here in the SWLing Post community truly enjoyed participating in the past! Click here for all contest details.

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Airspy Black Friday 2021 Sale

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Many thanks to the folks at Airspy who shares the following announcement:

It’s that time of the year again! This year we offer a generous 25% Black Friday discount on all our Airspy products though our network of distributors.

Check: https://airspy.com/purchase

Click here to view their announcement on Twitter.

If you’ve been considering the Airspy HF+ Discovery–which is one of my choice HF SDRs–I would suggest you bite the bullet during this sale. The price via Airspy.us, for example, is $126.75; a proper bargain for a benchmark budget SDR! Of course, all international Airspy distributors are offering equivalent discounts.

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