The kiwiSDR PY2-81502 SWL is installed in the middle of this grove (São Bernardo do Campo SP, Southeastern Brazil).

14/03/2021

Prepared card (1999): 590 kHz Radio Manchester - Anápolis GO, BRAZIL


STATION: Radio Manchester - Anápolis GO, BRAZIL 
FREQUENCY: 590 kHz 
RECEPTION: in São Bernardo SP / June 10, 1999 - 23:55h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Portuguese 
DISTANCE: 857 km (from Anápolis to São Bernardo
RECEIVER / ANTENNAKenwood R-1000 + Telescopic Vertical Antena 6 m 
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13/03/2021

QSL-card (2000): 585 kHz & 684 kHz Radio Nacional de España - SPAIN



STATION: Radio Nacional de España - SPAIN 
FREQUENCY: 585 kHz (Madrid) & 684 kHz (Sevilla) 
RECEPTION: in Palmas SC (*) / January 6, 2000 - 01:15h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Spanish   
DISTANCE: 8842 & 8454 km 
RECEIVER / ANTENNAKenwood R-1000 + Vertical Telescopic Antenna 
(*) DX-Camp 
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Prepared card (2004): 590 kHz Radio Cultura - João Monlevade MG, BRAZIL


STATION: Radio Cultura - João Monlevade MG, BRAZIL 
FREQUENCY: 590 kHz 
RECEPTION: in Itatiaiuçu MG (*) / January 16, 2004 - 13:22h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Portuguese 
DISTANCE: 137 km (from João Monlevade to Itatiaiuçu
RECEIVER / ANTENNA: Kenwood R-1000 + Long Wire 100m 
(*) DX-Camp. 
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12/03/2021

WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News #1457

The latest edition (March 12, 2021) of the WORLDWIDE DX CLUB "Top News", compiled by Wolfgang Bueschel, has been posted: http://topnews.wwdxc.de

(or http://www.wwdxc.de/topnews.shtml / https://www.wwdxc.de/topnews.shtml)
It can also be downloaded as a txt file at: http://bcdx.wwdxc.de.  
Best regards, 

Michael Bethge
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WORLDWIDE DX CLUB
Postfach 1214
D-61282 Bad Homburg
GERMANY
Fax: +49 6172 123117
E-Mail: mail@wwdxc.de
Internet: http://www.wwdxc.de 

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Letter (1990): 580 kHz Radio Visão - Uberlândia MG, BRAZIL


STATION: Radio Visão - Uberlândia MG, BRAZIL 
FREQUENCY: 580 kHz 
RECEPTION: in São Bernardo SP / July 01, 1989 - 22:53h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Portuguese 
DISTANCE: 560 km (from Uberlândia to São Bernardo) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNAPhilco Transglobe B481 + Rx ferrite  
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Card (1989): 580 kHz Radio Fátima - Vacaria RS, BRAZIL


STATION: Radio Fátima - Vacaria RS, BRAZIL 
FREQUENCY: 580 kHz 
RECEPTION: in São Bernardo SP / May 29, 1989 - 00:38h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Portuguese 
DISTANCE: 690 km (from Vacaria to São Bernardo) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNASony ICF 7600G + Rx ferrite  
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11/03/2021

Letter (1997): 580 kHz Radio Clube - Americana SP, BRAZIL


STATION: Radio Clube - Americana SP, BRAZIL 
FREQUENCY: 580 kHz 
RECEPTION: in São Bernardo SP / March 02, 1997 - 12:27h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Portuguese 
DISTANCE: 132 km (from Americana to São Bernardo) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNASony ICF 7600G + Rx ferrite  
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Prepared Card (1999): 580 kHz Radio América - Uberlândia MG, BRAZIL


STATION: Radio América - Uberlândia MG, BRAZIL 
FREQUENCY: 580 kHz 
RECEPTION: in São Bernardo SP / June 18, 1999 - 00:08h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Portuguese 
DISTANCE: 560 km (from Uberlândia to São Bernardo) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNASony ICF 7600GR + Rx ferrite  
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10/03/2021

Prepared Card (2006): 570 kHz Radio Eldorado - Criciuma SC, BRAZIL


STATION: Radio Eldorado - Criciuma SC, BRAZIL 
FREQUENCY: 570 kHz 
RECEPTION: in São Bernardo SP / July 14, 2006 - 23h56h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Portuguese 
DISTANCE: 629 km (from Criciuma to São Bernardo) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNASony ICF 7600GR + RGP3 Ferrite loop antenna 
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Prepared Card (2000): 570 kHz Radio Difusora - Taubaté SP, BRAZIL


STATION: Radio Difusora - Taubaté SP, BRAZIL 
FREQUENCY: 570 kHz 
RECEPTION: in São Bernardo SP / July 09, 2000 - 12:47h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Portuguese 
DISTANCE: 119 km (from Taubaté to São Bernardo) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNASony ICF 7600GR + RGP3 Ferrite loop antenna 
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09/03/2021

#280 Reception in Southeastern BRAZIL - March 9, 2021

March 9, 2021

#280 RECEPTION IN IBIUNA SP (GG66hh), Southeastern BRAZIL - Rudolf Grimm, PY2-81502 SWL.
Receivers: Icom IC-R8500 /// Sony 2001D. 
Indoor Antennas: Quantum Loop V2.0 (+Potomac FL-31 passive filter) /// AOR LA-400 magnetic loop /// RGP3 Loop Antenna (+DXCB RF Amplifier) /// AlexLoop SML7-30. 
+ Headphone.
Brazilian stations: all in Portuguese language.
Times in UTC.
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BRAZIL – B,
6010 kHz: Radio Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, 05/03 2002. Id: ‘Radio Inconfidencia, A hora do Fazendeiro, com Tina Marques’. Brazilian song. 35553. // 15190 kHz 35543.
 
BULGARIA – BUL,
15420 kHz: BBC, via Kostinbrod, Somali, 05/03 1408. News Bulletin by male voice speaker. 25442. **Tx w/130º Az to Northeastern Africa.
 
ESWATINI – SWZ,
6130 kHz: TWR Africa, Manzini, Kirubundu, 05/03 1955. A Christian programming, message by male voice preacher. 34543. **Tx w/312º Az to Africa. QRM VOIRI Sirjan 6130 kHz.
15105 kHz: TWR Africa, Manzini, Lingala, 05/03 1945. A Christian programming, Preaching by male voice. 35543. **Tx w/343º Az to Africa.
 
GUAM – GUM,
5955 kHz: KSDA Adventist World Radio Guam, via Agat, Korean, 05/03 2145. A Christian programming, message by female voice. 35543. **Tx w/345º Az to Norhern & Southern Korea.
 
JAPAN – J,
6115 kHz: Radio Nikkei 2, Chiba, Japanese, 03/03 0920. Talking by female voices, piano instrumental music. 25442. ** Tx w/50º Az to Western USA/Canada.
 
KUWAIT – KWT,
11795 kHz: Radio Free Asia, via Kuwait, 05/03 1358; Male communication, instrumental music, YL: talking. 25442. **Tx w/94º Az to Souheastern Asia.
 
MADAGASCAR – MDG,
15255 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Talata-Volonondry, Sinhala, 05/03 1403. A Christian programming, song, male voice communication. 15431. **Tx w/65º Az to Southern Asia.
 
MALI – MLI,
5995 kHz: Radio Mali, Bamako, French, 05/03 2201. A song in African style, id by male voice: ‘Ici Radio Nationale du Mali...’. 35543. **A National transmission.
 
MEXICO – MEX,
6185 kHz: XEPM (pres.), Mexico City, Spanish, 03/03 0910. Jazz music (typical music). 15421.
 
PHILIPPINES – PHL,
15620 kHz: FEBC, Bocaue, Javanese, 05/03 1413. A Christian programming, message by male voice preacher. 35553. **Tx w/200º Az to Sourheastern Asia.
 
SOUTH KOREA – KOR,
5995 kHz: Echo of Hope (VoH), Hwaesong, Korean, 03/03 0926. Male communication in Korean language. 23542. **North Korean jamming.
 
ZAMBIA – ZMB,
5915 kHz: Zambia NBC Radio 1, Lusaka, Vernacular, 05/03 2140. African style song, two male voice speakers. 35553. **A regional transmission.
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73 & good DX! rg

QSL-letter (1976): 570 kHz Radio La Voz del Amambay - Pedro Juan Caballero, PARAGUAY



STATION: La Voz del Amambay - Pedro Juan Caballero, PARAGUAY  
FREQUENCY: 570 kHz 
RECEPTION: in Florianópolis SC / April 18, 1976 - 23:54h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Spanish 
DISTANCE: 921 km (from Pedro Juan Caballero to Florianópolis) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNA: Philco Transglobe B4831 + Ferrite (Rx) 
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QSL-card (2004): 567 kHz Radio MultiKulti - Berlin GERMANY



STATION: Radio MultiKulti - Berlin, GERMANY 
FREQUENCY: 567 kHz 
RECEPTION: in Wolfsburg, GERMANY(*) / March 14, 2004 - 16:03h UTC 
LANGUAGE: German  
DISTANCE: 178 km (from Berlin to Wolfsburg) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNASony ICF7600G + Ferrite (Rx) 
(*) on Business trip to Europe 
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QSL-letter (2001): 567 kHz RTE Radio Telefis Éireann - Tullamore, IRELAND


STATION: ERT Radio Telefis Éireann - Tullamore, IRELAND 
FREQUENCY: 567 kHz 
RECEPTION: in Wolfsburg, GERMANY(*) / January 31, 2001 - 18:58h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Irish Gaelic 
DISTANCE: 1.229 km (from Tullamore to Wolfsburg) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNASony ICF7600G + Ferrite (Rx) 
(*) on Business trip to Europe 
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QSL-email (1999): 570 kHz Bariri Radio Clube - Bariri SP, BRAZIL


STATION: Bariri Radio Clube - Bariri SP, BRAZIL 
FREQUENCY: 570 kHz 
RECEPTION: in São Bernardo SP / July 04, 1999 - 21:44h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Portuguese 
DISTANCE: 286 km (from Bariri to São Bernardo) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNASony ICF 7600GR + RGP3 Ferrite loop antenna 
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05/03/2021

Prepared card (2000): 560 kHz Radio São Francisco - Caxias do Sul RS, BRAZIL


STATION: Radio São Francisco - Caxias do Sul RS, BRAZIL 
FREQUENCY: 560 kHz 
RECEPTION: in São José SC / December 29, 2000 - 00:03h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Portuguese 
DISTANCE: 307 km (from Caxias do Sul to São José) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNASony ICF 7600GR + RGP3 Ferrite loop antenna 
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Prepared card (2001): 560 kHz Radio Difusora - Patrocínio MG, BRAZIL


STATION: Radio Difusora - Patrocínio MG, BRAZIL 
FREQUENCY: 560 kHz 
RECEPTION: in Wenceslau Braz MG(*) / April 30, 2001 - 23:16h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Portuguese 
DISTANCE: 434 km (from Patrocínio to Wenceslau Braz) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNAKenwood R-1000 + Vertical antenna 6 m 
(*) DX-Camp 
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04/03/2021

QSL-letter (1991): 560 kHz Radio Costa do Sol - Araruama RJ, BRAZIL


STATION: Radio Costa do Sol - Araruama RJ, BRAZIL 
FREQUENCY: 560 kHz 
RECEPTION: Morro das Pedras, Florianópolis SC / December 28, 1990 - 19:32h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Portuguese 
DISTANCE: 817 km (from Araruama to Florianópolis) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNA: Kenwood R-1000 (12V), on the car + Vertical antenna 6 m 
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QSL-card (2004): 558 kHz Radio Svizzera di lingua italiana - Lugano, SWITZERLAND



STATION: Radio Svizzera di lingua italiana - Lugano, SWITZERLAND 
FREQUENCY: 558 kHz 
RECEPTION: in Wolfsburg, GERMANY(*) / March 26, 2004 - 20:26h UTC 
LANGUAGE: Italian / Swiss 
DISTANCE: 727 km (from Lugano to Wolfsburg) 
RECEIVER / ANTENNASony ICF7600GR + Ferrite (Rx) 
(*) on Business trip to Europe 
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#279 Reception in Southeastern BRAZIL - March 4, 2021

March 4, 2021
#279 RECEPTION IN IBIUNA SP (GG66hh), BRAZIL - Rudolf Grimm, PY2-81502 SWL.
Rx: Icom IC-R8500, Icom IC2001D.
Indoor Antennas: Quantum Loop V2.0 (+Potomac FL-31 passive filter), AOR LA-400 magnetic loop, RGP3 Loop Antenna (+DXCB RF Amplifier), AlexLoop SML7-30. + headphone.
Brazilian stations: all in Portuguese language.
Times in UTC.
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ANTARCTICA – ATA,
15476 kHz: Radio Nacional San Gabriel Arcangel, Base Esperanza, Spanish, 27/02 1458. Talking by female voice. ‘Datos del tiempo, en Base Esperanza, 2 grados, telefono, whatsapp...’. Argentinian popular song.’ 35543.
 
ASCENSION ISLAND – ASC,
12050 kHz: Radio Ndarason International, voa Georgetown, Kanuri, 27/02 1906. Male and female voices speakers. Children voices. 45544. **Tx w/65º Az to Western Africa.
12095 kHz: BBC, via Georgetown, English, 27/02 1901. News Bulletin. ‘BBC World Service’. 45544. **Tx w/27º Az to Northern Africa.
 
AUSTRIA – AUT,
9780 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Moosbrunn, French, 27/02 1939. Christian transmission, talk by male and female voices. ‘Radio Mondiale Adventist’. 35543. **Tx w/170º Az to Africa.
 
BOTSWANA – BOT,
15580 kHz: Voice of America, via Selebi-Phikwe, English, 27/02 1452. Male and female voice talking, songs in African style, 35543. **Tx w/10º Az to Northeastern Africa.
 
BRAZIL – B,
1120 kHz: Radio Mais, São José dos Pinhais PR, 25/02 2212. Brazilian song, jingle ‘Radio Mais’. 35553.
1480 kHz: Radio Atibaia, Atibaia SP, 26/02 0908. Brazilian song, ‘Radio Atibaia’. 34543.
1480 kHz: Radio Boituva, Boituva SP. 27/02 1308. Oldies, ‘Você ouve a Radio Boituva’. 35553.
1490 kHz: Radio Difusora, Olimpia SP, 26/02 0900. Relaying 840 kHz Radio Bandeirantes, São Paulo. ‘O pulo do gato, acidente na Rodovia Castelo Branco, Radio Bandeirantes’. 35543.
9818 kHz: Radio 9 de julho, São Paulo SP, 27/02 1937. Catholic programming. 45554.
11780 kHz: Radio Nacional, Brasilia SF, via RNA facilities, 27/02 1917. Brazilian song (Renato e seus Blue Caps), id by male voice ‘Radio Nacional AM, 980 kHz’. 45544. **Tx w/360º Az to Northern Brazil.
 
FRANCE – F,
15160 kHz: Radio Tigray Media House, via Issoudun, Tigrinya, 27/02 1522. Male voice communication, song in African style. 35333. **Tx w/130º Az to Northeastern Africa.
15285 kHz: Radio Manara International, via Issoudun, Hausa, 27/02 1650. Male voice speaker, phone-in. 35543. **Tx w/170º Az to Africa.
15350 kHz: Deutsche Welle, via Issoudun, Hausa, 27/02 1516. Songs in African style, male communication, ‘DW’. 35543. **Tx w/138º Az to Africa.
17800 kHz: Deutsche Welle, via Issoudun, Hausa, 28/02 1345. Instrumental music in African style, ‘Deutsche Welle’, talking by male voice, interview ‘Nigeria’. 35543. **Tx w/163º Az to Africa.
 
GUAM – GUM,
11590 kHz: FEBA Radio India, via Agana, Bhatri (?), 28/02 1320. A Christian programming, male voice speaker, contact adresses, instrumental music, interval signal, sign off on 1330. 25432. **Tx w/285º Az to Southern Asia.
 
JAPAN – J,
9895 kHz: NHK World Radio Japan, Japanese, 27/02 1930. Male voice speaker, interview. 25432. **Tx w/305º Az to Eastern Asia.
 
KUWAIT – KWT,
12140 kHz: Radio Azadi (Radio Free Afghanistan), via Kuwait, Dari, 28/02 1303. Male and female speakers, phone-in, instrumental music. 35543. **Tx w/70º Az to Asia.
 
MADAGASCAR – MDG,
9845 kHz: World Christian Broadcasting KNLS, via Mahajanga, Russian, 27/02 1935. A Christian programming, message, song by children. 35443. **Tx w/335º Az to Russia.
11705 kHz: Radio Tamazuj, via Talata-Volonondry, Juba Arabic (?), 27/02 1540. Male voice communication, id ‘Radio Tamazuj’. 25542. **Tx w/335º Az to South Sudan (?).
11985 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Talata-Volonondry, Arabic, 27/02 1912. Christian programming, message by male voice. 25542. **Tx w/340º Az to Northeastern Africa.
15150 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Talata-Volonondry, Punjabi, 27/02 1527. A Christian programming, id by female voice, contact adresses. 25442. **Tx w/35º Az to Southern Asia.
15680 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Talata-Volonondry, Malayalam, 27/02 1531. A Christian programming, song, female voice speaker. 35553. **Tx w/55º Az to Southern Asia.
17770 kHz: Adventist World Radio, via Talata-Volonondry, Vietnamese, 28/02 1350. A Christian programming, communication by male and female voices. 35543. **Tx w/65º Az to Southeastern Asia.
 
NETHERLAND ANTILLES – ATN,
800 kHz: Radio Trans Mundial, São Paulo, via TWR Bonaire, Portuguese, 26/02 0842. Id ‘Radio Trans Mundial’, male voice communication, ‘Rota 66’, aqui na Radio Trans Mundial’. 45554. ** An excellent signal, each day on this time!.
 
PHILIPPINES – PHL,
9925 kHz: Radio Pilipinas, Tinang, Fillippino / English, 27/02 1927. Male speaker. ‘Radio Pilipinas Overseas’. 35443. **Tx w/283º Az to Southern Asia.
12120 kHz: Radio Pilipinas, Tinang, Filipino, 27/02 1850. Male and female voices speakers. 35543. **Tx w/283º Az to Southern Asia.
 
SAUDI ARABIA – ARS,
11745 kHz: Al-Azm Radio, via Jeddah, Arabic, 27/02 1920. Speaker in Arabic language. 25322. **Tx w/300º Az to Northern Africa.
 
SPAIN – E,
11685 kHz: Radio Exterior de España, Noblejas, 27/02 1924. Sports. 35433. **Tx w/161º Az to Africa.
11940 kHz: Radio Exterior de España, Noblejas, 27/02 1913. Sport programming. 45554. **Tx w/230º Az to Southern South America.
12030 kHz: Radio Exterior de España, Noblejas, 27/02 1909. Male voice: sport programming, soccer in Spain. 35543. **Tx w/113º Az to Southern Asia.
 
SRI LANKA – CLN,
15360 kHz Adventist World Radio, via Trincomalee, Sindhi, 27/02 1655. Talking by male and female voices, AWR Interval Signal on 1700. Sign-off. **Tx w/335º Az to Southern Asia.
15705 kHz Adventist World Radio, via Trincomalee, Chinese, 27/02 1430. Christian song, male talking (message?). 15431. **Tx w/45º Az to China.
 
TURKEY – TUR,
11965 kHz: Voice of Turkey, Ermirler, Turkish, 28/02 1308. Turkish romantid songs, male voice communication. 35553. **Tx w/72º Az to Western Asia.
 
UNITED KINGDOM – G,
15600 kHz: Voice of America, via Woofferton, Kurdish, 27/02 1441. Male voice communication in Kurdish language, song. 25432. **Tx w/100º Az to Asia.
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – USA,
11930 kHz: Radio Marti, Greenville, Spanish, 28/02 1300. Commentary by male voice announcer, talk about political situation in the USA. 35543. **Tx w/184º Az to Central America (Cuba).
15825 kHz: WWCR, Nashville, English, 28/02 1340. Christian programming, message by male voice preacher. 25542. **Tx w/46º Az to Europe.
 
VATICAN CITY – CVA,
12075 kHz: Voice of America, via Sta. Maria di Galeria, French, 27/02 1903. News bulletin, male voice speaker. 35543. **Tx w/199º Az to Northern Africa.
15400 kHz: Radio Tamazuj, via Sta. Maria di Galeria, Juba Arabic (?), 27/02 1507. A speech by male voice, talking by YL, id. 35543. **Tx w/138º Az to South Sudan.
15550 kHz: Radio Dabanga, via Sta. Maria di Galeria, Darfur (?), 27/02 1534. Male voice communication in Darfur (?) language, instrumental music. 25542. **Tx w/151º to Northeastern Africa.
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73 & good DX! rg