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Then KONG17 has become history. Those who have read the weblog at kongsfjord.no or Bjarne Mjelde's blog knows that the conditions were rather poor the last couple of days, but with all the interesting signals we have picked up during KONG17 we have enough to do listening to recordings and writing reception reports for the next months – or years.

One of the more interesting stations we heard last year -… Continue reading KONG17 and KENT Parowan UT 1400 verification

I intended to update my blog more or less regularly during the ongoing KONG17 DXpedition. Well, currently there is very little -almost nothing to hear in the bands, so it is time to write a few words. The DXpedition so far has been a outstanding success, with numerous loggings of stations espeially from New Zealand. Also good conditions for North America, and even a few loggings of stations from further… Continue reading KONG17 and KXNO Des Moines IA 1460 verification

Third day in a row bringing a verification. This time an e-mail from Paul H. Sakrison, Chief Engineer at KNX, confirming my October 2006 reception. Thank you, Paul. All the three latest QSL are responses to a bunch of reminders I sent this Monday. I still have some more out, so who knows?

And it is now less than 40 hours left before KONG17 begins. I will participate with five radios… Continue reading KNX Los Angeles CA 1070 verification

I have to admit that I am one of those people who normally turn off the radio or find another station to listen to as soon as they begin to broadcast sports programs. There are some exceptions, though. As a result of the DX activities, I cannot avoid listening to stations carrying sports programming now and then. Even though the program format could be even worse – they could have… Continue reading KKEA Honolulu HI 1420 verification

Brief e-mail just received from Jack Hartle, News Director at KVGB in Great Bend, Kansas, where he kindly verifies my October 2006 reception of that station. I shouldn't need to say it, but this is yet another KONG15 logging… Continue reading KVGB Great Bend KS 1590 verification