[Lowfer] A couple things

[Johan Bodin]

There are still a few longwave BC stations left here in Europe but many 
have already disappeared. The last one to hit the dust (literally) was 
RUV Iceland on 207 kHz which was demolished last week.

Horror movie: 
https://www.ruv.is/english/2023-02-28-third-largest-structure-in-iceland-demolished

The Icelandic station on 189 kHz is still on the air but it will 
probably be gone soon :(

73 Johan SM6LKM


Zack Widup wrote:
> I finally got around to putting up an AMRAD e-probe antenna that I built
> several years ago. It is by far the best receiving antenna for LF and MF
> that I have now. I was not able to hear any of the "watering hole" 
> stations
> last night. But I did hear several NDB's from Quebec and Ontario. I am
> beginning to think I'm in a "black hole" for some RF. The only thing I 
> have
> found that may be a problem is that the noise level is very high above 4
> MHz. I didn't intend to use it much above 4 MHz, anyway, so it isn't much
> of a problem. I don't know if the noise is from the antenna itself, or if
> it is from the location where I put it. I put it along the side of the
> house where it is far away from trees and where the power line comes in.
> There are no other wires near it. It's about 5 feet above roof level.
>
> I am wondering if any of you listen for the EU longwave broadcast
> stations? If so, have any of you heard any of them this winter? I have
> never been able to receive an EU LF station and was hoping I might be able
> to with this new antenna.
>
> 73, Zak W9SZ