MW DX: CFRA Ottawa 580 kHz received in Germany

News Talk 580 CFRA from Ottawa Canada on medium wave 580 kHz received in Germany on 18 January 2012 at 2324 UTC.

Receiver: JRC NRD-535DG with Wellbrook ALA1530 active loop antenna

Distance: 5954 km

This station is a personal first for me.

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[mathiasvolta]

Excellent catch !! 5*

[senderjaeger]

@mathiasvolta Thank you! Getting decent MW DX at my noise polluted home is always a special event.

[mutezone]

Superb catch. Does RNE from Madrid get in the way on 585 (signal can be very strong here)? Or I take it the JRC has an excellent filter.

[senderjaeger]

@mutezone Thanks! RNE isn't much of a problem here because Spain is in the null of the loop antenna. Of course, it is audible and causing some minor splatter, but the 2.4 kHz filter in combination with passband shift helps to get rid of it.

[amdxing]

Congrats on your personal first Matthias! I know the feeling, it's great to get another new station logged...Cheers Les

[senderjaeger]

@amdxing Thanks, Les! I'm especially happy about this one as getting decent DX at my noisy home is a rare event. Cheers Matthias

[senderjaeger]

@XCR30 Maybe... ;-) I'm a DXer since 1986 and used to be an active member of DSWCI in the mid 1990s, but I didn't publish anything under my real name since 1999.

[XCR30]

I am a Dxer since 1975 and my interest is towered mainly in mw ta dx.

Maybe that we know each other with our real names:-)

[senderjaeger]

@XCR30 Thank you! Conditions were pretty good that night.

[XCR30]

Excellent dx.