{"id":47080,"date":"2020-12-30T10:58:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T14:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=47080"},"modified":"2020-12-30T10:58:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T14:58:32","slug":"cbc-yukon-features-finnish-dxer-who-logged-their-station-from-7000-km-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/cbc-yukon-features-finnish-dxer-who-logged-their-station-from-7000-km-away\/","title":{"rendered":"CBC Yukon features Finnish DXer who logged their station from 7,000 km away"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image Source: CBC\/Google Earth<\/p><\/div>\n

(Source: CBC Yukon<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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From Yukon to Finland: CBC’s radio signal heard from afar<\/h2>\n

Host Elyn Jones heard saying ‘this is Yukon Morning,’ about 7,000 kilometres away<\/p>\n

A keen listener has managed to hear CBC Yukon’s radio broadcast from about 7,000 kilometres away.<\/p>\n

Jorma M\u00e4ntyl\u00e4 lives in Kangasala, Finland.<\/p>\n

On Oct.15 he was scanning the airwaves and came across the signal from Dawson City, Yukon, broadcasting CBC’s Yukon Morning show.<\/p>\n

The signal lasted about an hour.<\/p>\n

“It was clear to hear your Yukon Morning program led by a female journalist and the morning news,” he said.<\/p>\n

The host that day was Elyn Jones in Whitehorse.<\/p>\n

Upon hearing the signal M\u00e4ntyl\u00e4 sent an email with an attached audio clip asking for confirmation.<\/p>\n

CBC Yukon wrote him back to confirm what he’d heard. We also scheduled an interview by videoconference to speak about his hobby.<\/p>\n

No ordinary radio<\/strong><\/h3>\n

M\u00e4ntyl\u00e4 doesn’t have an ordinary radio. He’s part of the Suomen Radioamat\u00f6\u00f6riliitto, the Finnish Amateur Radio League.<\/p>\n

He started listening to signals in 1967.<\/p>\n

He uses custom-built equipment to scan for shortwave and AM radio signals.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it takes a while, through the crackle, to determine the language being spoken and from where the signal is broadcasting.<\/p>\n

The game is to discover new stations, identify them, and then send an email to confirm the reception.<\/p>\n

“I very often listen to foreign radio stations. That has been my hobby for 50 years,” he said. ‘It’s given me interesting moments learning about other cultures and nations,”<\/p>\n

Hearing a signal from Yukon is rare. M\u00e4ntyl\u00e4 says on Oct. 15 he also heard broadcasts from radio stations in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to continue reading the full article.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: CBC Yukon) From Yukon to Finland: CBC’s radio signal heard from afar Host Elyn Jones heard saying ‘this is Yukon Morning,’ about 7,000 kilometres away A keen listener has managed to hear CBC Yukon’s radio broadcast from about 7,000 kilometres away. Jorma M\u00e4ntyl\u00e4 lives in Kangasala, Finland. 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