I believe it is very rare to receive LW radio broadcast signal in Malaysia because none of Asia countries (except Turkmenistan and Mongolia) have LW broadcast station. Long Wave radio is usually used in Europe and North Africa (Algeria and Morocco).
I receive an audio clip from my friend who is staying in Segamat, Johor, Malaysia. He received Radio Romania Antena Satelor LW 153kHz on 22nd October 2019 around 3:21 AM (UTC+8).
This is very rare, also the very first LW radio DX in Malaysia, because none of us can capture it from Europe, even nearest Mongolia.
Here is the audio clip footage:
According to the footage, LW 153kHz has little Romania broadcast signal with static, caught in Segamat, Johor, Malaysia by using TECSUN PL-310ET with long wire antenna.
==LW DX in Malaysia reception report==
* Station name: Radio Romania Antena Satelor
* Frequency: LW 153kHz
* Power: 200kW
* Transmission site: Staţia de Transmisiuni Radio, Strada Gării, Colonia Bod, Brașov, Județul Brașov, ROMANIA
* Receiving site: Segamat, Johor state, Malaysia
* Distance: 8819km
* Receiving date/time: 22.10.2019 1921H (UTC)/0321H (UTC+8)
* Receiver: TECSUN PL-310ET with long wire antenna
* Audio credit to HBC 101
Until now, personally so far I don't receive any broadcast radio signal on LW frequency band, but back to 2005 and 2006, I was used to receive Long Wave NDB (Non-Directional Beacon) signal which is "beep beep beep beep" sound on a car radio receiver with LW radio band.
In Malaysia and most of non-Europe countries, LW frequency band is mostly used as Non-Directional Beacon (NDB) for aviation and marine navigational aid. LW broadcast is not used in Malaysia and South East Asia.
If I'm not mistaken, the NDB radio signal that I received in Malaysia was 255kHz. For current LW band status in Malaysia, I may believe NDB radio is closed down.
Hi Philip. A few NDBs are still active in Malaysia.
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ReplyDeleteAt night, I can listen to Romania Antena Satelor, Médi 1 and Radio Polskie from Malaysia, apart from NDBs from the surrounding countries.
Thanks for sharing Philip. To date this has been my furthest catch of EU LW DX in Malaysia, and also the first.. Two months later in November 2019, fellow DXer Timm Breyel from Subang Jaya, Selangor managed to receive Romania on 153 kHz, albeit weaker.. I guess it has something to do with the groundwave propagation at the time.. Too bad I could not receive Romania or anything from EU on LW this year (my Tecsun radio undergoing circuit repairs by a fellow DXer in Sarawak at the moment, also groundwave propagation not permitting for long-haul DX to EU and north Africa)
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