{"id":22053,"date":"2016-11-03T13:47:01","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T17:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=22053"},"modified":"2018-08-28T06:30:20","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T10:30:20","slug":"oxford-shortwave-log-dxing-in-the-tropical-rainforest-of-para-brazil-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/oxford-shortwave-log-dxing-in-the-tropical-rainforest-of-para-brazil-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Shortwave Log: dxing in the tropical rainforest of Par\u00e1, Brazil &#8211; part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0213.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22054 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0213-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"img_0213\" width=\"406\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0213-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0213-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0213-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0213-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Hi there, I was fortunate enough recently for my work to take me to a very remote area of tropical rainforest in Par\u00e1, Northern Brazil and of course, I travelled with a shortwave radio. In fact I take a portable with me everywhere &#8211; even to work &#8211; just in case. During this trip I was using a Tecsun PL-680, for very specific reasons:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">It can handle a longwire very well without overloading (I actually only used a 5 metre wire)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">An excellent synchronous detection circuit and audio bandwidth filtering options<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Excellent sensitivity, as demonstrating by the many DX reception videos on YouTube<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">If it got lost or damaged it would be a pain of course, but not difficult to replace<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PL-680.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22055 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PL-680.jpg\" alt=\"pl-680\" width=\"601\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PL-680.jpg 1055w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PL-680-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PL-680-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PL-680-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PL-680-624x411.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_9928.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22063\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_9928-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"img_9928\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_9928-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_9928-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_9928-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_9928-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0221.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22065\" src=\"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0221-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"img_0221\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0221-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0221-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0221-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_0221-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Although effectively travelling on business, I\u00a0was hoping to find the time for a DXing session because I felt it would be really interesting to find out what could be heard on shortwave (and medium wave for that matter) out in the jungle, in the middle of nowhere! The environment was challenging &#8211; around 37\/38 degrees C during the day and still 33 degrees C at 2 am, all day and night, every day and night! Furthermore, as you might imagine for a tropical location, the place was crawling with bugs lol, including mosquitos and thus\u00a0a number of vaccinations were necessary, prior to the trip. Several days after arriving,\u00a0I eventually managed\u00a0to find the time for a\u00a0DXing session in the jungle (with another the following week in Barcarena, on the coast).<\/p>\n<p><em>So, what can you hear in the jungle? Part 1 of my group of reception videos follow below &#8211; I hope you enjoy them.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tEpr5jdjwZI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tEpr5jdjwZI\">Tropical rainforest DX in Par\u00e1, Brazil: Radio Romania International 7335 kHz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NUk8luu1Rds?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NUk8luu1Rds\">Tropical rainforest SW in Par\u00e1, Brazil: Radio Nacional Brazilia 6180 kHz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XBRQadQpDas?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XBRQadQpDas\">Tropical rainforest DX in Par\u00e1, Brazil: WHRI 7385 kHz, Cypress Creek, Georgia, USA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M-SqS8fpQSg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M-SqS8fpQSg\">Tropical rainforest DX in Par\u00e1, Brazil: Radio Mediterranee 9575 kHz, Nador, Morocco<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rW7H8KOliYo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rW7H8KOliYo\">Tropical rainforest DX in Par\u00e1, Brazil: EWTN (WEWN) 11520 kHz Vandiver, Alabama, USA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><i>Clint Gouveia\u00a0is the author of this post and a regular contributor to the SWLing Post. Clint actively publishes videos of his shortwave radio excursions on his YouTube channel:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UChtXnzopFIr6wTIA6QwIeLw\" target=\"_blank\">Oxford Shortwave Log<\/a>. Clint is based in Oxfordshire, England.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi there, I was fortunate enough recently for my work to take me to a very remote area of tropical rainforest in Par\u00e1, Northern Brazil and of course, I travelled with a shortwave radio. In fact I take a portable with me everywhere &#8211; even to work &#8211; just in case. During this trip I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,3607,56,399,960,3196,746,43,3727,304,1167],"tags":[2224,5435,2821,5583,1317,1318,34,4082,5183,5586,5588,5587],"class_list":["post-22053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-antennas","category-broadcasters","category-dxpeditions","category-international-broadcasting","category-portable-radio","category-recordings","category-shortwave-radio","category-ultralight-dx","category-videos","category-whats-on-shortwave","tag-dxpedition","tag-ewtn","tag-radio-mediterranee","tag-radio-nacional-brazilia","tag-radio-romania-international","tag-rri","tag-shortwave","tag-shortwave-radio","tag-tropical-band","tag-tropical-dx","tag-wewn","tag-whri"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-5JH","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22115,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/oxford-shortwave-log-dxing-in-the-tropical-rainforest-of-para-brazil-part-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":22053,"position":0},"title":"Oxford Shortwave Log: DXing in the tropical rainforest of Par\u00e1, Brazil \u2013 part 2","author":"Clint Gouveia","date":"November 6, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi there, here is part 2 of my reception videos taken in the tropical rainforest of\u00a0Par\u00e1, Northern Brazil. 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