6MM Mandurah WA 1116 kHz QSL and Audio
6MM Mandurah WA on 1116 kHz was heard and identified for the first time on the 27th July 1989 via the FRG 7 and 30 metre longwire antenna at Fish Hoek.Senior Technician Sydney Smith responded to my...
View ArticleSolomon Islands SIBC Honiara 9545 kHz QSL - Audio
The Pacific remains an interesting target area for the South African dxer. Apart from Australia and New Zealand, memorable and sensational shortwave catches such as the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia...
View Article6VA Albany WA 783 kHz QSL
6VA Albany WA on 783 kHz was heard on the 13th September 1989 via the FRG 7 and 30 metre longwire antenna at Fish Hoek. Chief Engineer Gary Wheatcroft kindly responded to my reception report with an...
View Article8AL Alice Springs NT 783 kHz - Audio
Mediumwave stations from the Northern Territory are rarely heard at Fish Hoek so it was a pleasant surprise to hear 8AL Alice Springs NT on 783 kHz on the 13th April 2007 and a month later on the 13th...
View ArticleDiego Garcia AFRTS 1485 kHz QSL and Audio
Diego Garcia - a tropical, coral atoll located south of the equator in the central Indian Ocean (Photograph Wikimedia Commons).It was a pleasant surprise to hear AFRTS, Diego Garcia on 1485 kHz for the...
View ArticlePapua New Guinea - Radio Enga 2410 kHz QSL and Audio
Tavurvur Volcano, Papua New Guinea (Photo Wikimedia Commons).It was a pleasant surprise to hear Radio Enga, Papua new Guinea on 2410 kHz for the first time during a holiday/dxpedition at the South...
View Article3LO Melbourne VIC 774 kHz QSL
3LO Control Room in 1928 (Photograph wikimedia commons).3LO Melbourne on 774kHz was heard on the 15th April 1992 via the FRG7 and 50 metre longwire antenna at Fish Hoek.Assistant Manager G K Glover...
View Article4QN Townsville QLD 630 kHz QSL
Townsville CBD (Photograph Wikimedia Commons).4QN Townsville on 630 kHz made it through to Fish Hoek on the 9th May 1992 via the FRG7 and 50 metre longwire antenna.Manager John Nutting kindly verified...
View ArticleGrenada - Harbour Light Of The Windwards, Carriacou 1400 kHz QSL
The view from Hillsborough, Carriacou, looking south (Photograph Wikimedia Commons).The Harbour Light Of The Windwards was heard in Fish Hoek on the 6th July 2003 via the FRG7 and 50 metre longwire...
View ArticleU.K. Talksport Droitwich 1053 kHz QSL
Talksport on 1053 khz made it through on the 27th August 2003. I received a verification letter in response to my reception report. The station has been heard on a quite a few occasions since. Antenna...
View ArticleVietnam Voice Of Vietnam, Hanoi 1242 kHz QSL
The Voice Of Vietnam was heard on 1242 kHz in Fish Hoek on the 11th September 2003 via the FRG7 and 50 metre longwire antenna. The station has been heard fairly regularly over the years with good...
View ArticleTaiwan Family Radio, Kouhu 1557 kHz QSL
Family Radio, Taiwan was heard on 1557 kHz via the FRG7 and a beverage antenna during a dxpedition to Vaalkloof in the Karoo on the 28th September 2003 . The station has been heard regularly at various...
View ArticleWHKT Portsmouth VA 1650 kHz QSL
WHKT Portsmouth VA was heard briefly on 1650 kHz with Radio Disney promos and pop music via the FRG7 and a beverage antenna during a dxpedition to Vaalkloof in the Karoo on the 26th September 2003.This...
View ArticleWTAW College Station TX 1620 kHz QSL
WTAW College Station TX was heard on 1620 kHz with CBS news followed by a phone-in programme and an id during a sports promo at 0355 hours via the FRG7 and a beverage antenna during a dxpedition to...
View ArticleKQXX Brownsville TX 1700 kHz QSL
KQXX Brownsville TX was heard on 1700 kHz via the FRG7 and a beverage antenna during a dxpedition to Vaalkloof in the Karoo on the 29th September 2003. IT Manager and Engineering Assistant John Munoz...
View ArticleWTNI Biloxi MS 1640 kHz QSL
WTNI Biloxi MS was heard for the first time on 1640 kHz via the FRG7 and a 50 metre longwire antenna during a brief dxpedition to Swartriet on the west coast in November 2003. April Williams from the...
View ArticleU.K. Sunrise Radio London 1458 kHz QSL
Sunrise Radio London was heard on 1458 kHz via the FRG7 during June 2004. Chairman PA Rekha Kaul kindly acknowledged my reception report with a brief letter and car sticker (pictured above).Time out at...
View ArticleNETHERLANDS Radio London International Trintelhaven 1395 kHz QSL
Radio London International was heard for the first time (A South African First) on 1395 kHz via the FRG7 and a beverage antenna during a dxpedition to Seefontein on the 27th July 2005. I received a...
View ArticleWSB Atlanta GA 750 kHz QSL
WSB Atlanta GA made it through on 750 kHz kHz via the FRG7 and a beverage antenna during a dxpedition to Seefontein on the 25th July 2005. Charles Youngs from WSB Radio Operations verified my reception...
View ArticleNetherlands Antilles TWR Bonaire 800 kHz QSL
TWR Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles was heard on 800 kHz on the 28th July 2005 via the FRG7 and a beverage antenna during a dxpedition to Seefontein. The station has been heard regularly over the years...
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