Peter Mott's Kiwi Software Defined Radio
I have mentioned Peter's Kiwi SDR in several of my posts below. It has been available to NZRDXL members only until now. However, the trial period is now over and it is available to all and sundry. The web address is: http://kiwisdr.northlandradio.nz
For other Kiwi SDRs go to http://sdr.hu
The DXing Adventures of a Kiwi living in Asia
Saturday 31 December 2016
A mystery resolved
About 6 weeks ago (mid-November) I was listening on Peter Mott's Kiwi SDR after work, while waiting for my wife to finish her work.
On 1270 kHz there was a US station playing Christmas music - slightly early but nonetheless enjoyable. It didn't seem to fit any format I could find. I had nobody to send a report to. To add to the frustration, every time an announcement was due, the signal faded - such is the lot of DXers.
Whilst preparing the January New Zealand DX Times, I came across a piece of news that raised my spirits it said that KVMI 1270 had changed its format from adult contemporary to Christmas music. It is 5kw daytime and 1kw nighttime. If it was 1kw, it was a very good signal. On the SINPO scale it was heard at 34533.
A report has been emailed to the station and I got an auto reply from the Program Director - Bill
Lynch saying that he was out of the office. I now have a name and a more definitive email address. Fingers are crossed that he will verify the report.
About 6 weeks ago (mid-November) I was listening on Peter Mott's Kiwi SDR after work, while waiting for my wife to finish her work.
On 1270 kHz there was a US station playing Christmas music - slightly early but nonetheless enjoyable. It didn't seem to fit any format I could find. I had nobody to send a report to. To add to the frustration, every time an announcement was due, the signal faded - such is the lot of DXers.
Whilst preparing the January New Zealand DX Times, I came across a piece of news that raised my spirits it said that KVMI 1270 had changed its format from adult contemporary to Christmas music. It is 5kw daytime and 1kw nighttime. If it was 1kw, it was a very good signal. On the SINPO scale it was heard at 34533.
A report has been emailed to the station and I got an auto reply from the Program Director - Bill
Lynch saying that he was out of the office. I now have a name and a more definitive email address. Fingers are crossed that he will verify the report.
Thursday 29 December 2016
A new logging
Using Peter Mott's SDR (now open to the public on http://kiwisdr.northlandradio.nz) I have logged Super Radio Deus e Amor on 9565 kHz at 0250. On the SINPO scale it was 35353
For those interested in SW Brazilians, via NZ, I can recommend this SDR very highly. It has just come out of its trial period and according to the person who runs the Kiwi SDR project, it is in the top two or three of the Kiwi SDRs in use around the world.
The only criticism I have of it is that it suffers from 'audio underrun', which means the signal gets periodically lost.
About Audio Underrun Peter says: 'Under run typically means there is insufficient bandwidth between the server (at my house) and your computer. The restriction could be at any point in the Internet path. Another possible cause is CPU exhaustion on the server here.
The connection here is back hauled over a 4G link. The radio link is fine, however the carrier (Vodafone) does not have sufficient capacity at all times. We are approaching holiday season and resident count is increasing, so this may get worse.'
Using Peter Mott's SDR (now open to the public on http://kiwisdr.northlandradio.nz) I have logged Super Radio Deus e Amor on 9565 kHz at 0250. On the SINPO scale it was 35353
For those interested in SW Brazilians, via NZ, I can recommend this SDR very highly. It has just come out of its trial period and according to the person who runs the Kiwi SDR project, it is in the top two or three of the Kiwi SDRs in use around the world.
The only criticism I have of it is that it suffers from 'audio underrun', which means the signal gets periodically lost.
About Audio Underrun Peter says: 'Under run typically means there is insufficient bandwidth between the server (at my house) and your computer. The restriction could be at any point in the Internet path. Another possible cause is CPU exhaustion on the server here.
The connection here is back hauled over a 4G link. The radio link is fine, however the carrier (Vodafone) does not have sufficient capacity at all times. We are approaching holiday season and resident count is increasing, so this may get worse.'
It is an annoying problem, but given the nature of where Peter is in New Zealand, there is not a lot that can be done about it.
Wednesday 21 December 2016
More veries have arrived
I have received 3 veries from Radio Free Asia for a logging made of their Vietnamese programme - see below. I am particularly pleased to have their 1503 broadcast verified. This comes out of Fangliao in Taiwan.
The other two frequencies were 11850 via Saipan and 13735 via Tinian in the Northern Marianas.
I have received 3 veries from Radio Free Asia for a logging made of their Vietnamese programme - see below. I am particularly pleased to have their 1503 broadcast verified. This comes out of Fangliao in Taiwan.
The other two frequencies were 11850 via Saipan and 13735 via Tinian in the Northern Marianas.
Tuesday 20 December 2016
A verie has come in
It has been a while since I last received one, but I have a verie in from Helliniki Radiophonia on 9420 mentioned below.
It came as an email from Dr Dimitris Gazidellis, Director of Network Development & Operations ERT SA, dgazidellis@ert.gr
It has been a while since I last received one, but I have a verie in from Helliniki Radiophonia on 9420 mentioned below.
It came as an email from Dr Dimitris Gazidellis, Director of Network Development & Operations ERT SA, dgazidellis@ert.gr
Monday 19 December 2016
Further Loggings
Thanks to Peter Mott's SDR in Russell, NZ, I can log South American SW stations among many others.
Recent loggings have included: Radio Nacional da Brasil 11780, Radio Bandeirantes 11925, Radio RB2 9725 and Radio 9 de Julho 9820. All were heard at good levels at around 0650 UTC.
In addition I have logged Helleniki Radiophonia (the old Voice of Greece) on 9420. This signal was excellent in every respect.
Emails have been dispatched to all stations, but I am not holding my breath waiting for a reply.
Thanks to Peter Mott's SDR in Russell, NZ, I can log South American SW stations among many others.
Recent loggings have included: Radio Nacional da Brasil 11780, Radio Bandeirantes 11925, Radio RB2 9725 and Radio 9 de Julho 9820. All were heard at good levels at around 0650 UTC.
In addition I have logged Helleniki Radiophonia (the old Voice of Greece) on 9420. This signal was excellent in every respect.
Emails have been dispatched to all stations, but I am not holding my breath waiting for a reply.
Saturday 10 December 2016
Thursday 8 December 2016
A logging and a QSL
I managed to log KKOH on 780 in Reno, Nevada. This was achieved with the services of Peter Mott's SDR Radio. An email report was dispatched and almost by return email a verification came. Dan Mason's email address is: dan.mason@cumulus.com
I managed to log KKOH on 780 in Reno, Nevada. This was achieved with the services of Peter Mott's SDR Radio. An email report was dispatched and almost by return email a verification came. Dan Mason's email address is: dan.mason@cumulus.com
Hello Stu,
I can confirm that you were listening to AM 780 KKOH. We're in
Reno, Nevada, USA and broadcast our news/talk format at 50,000 watts.
We're directional after sunset aiming west-southwest and can be heard clearly
up and down the west coast of the U.S. from Canada to Mexico. We've received
DX reports from places like Hawaii, Japan, and the Scandinavian
countries. I believe yours may be the first I've seen from New Zealand!
Thanks for the note.
Dan Mason
Program Director/Talk Host
News Talk 780 KKOH
595 East Plumb Lane
Reno, NV 89502
Main: 775-789-6700
Direct: 775-325-9139
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I find the bit about not having had reports from NZ a little strange. KKOH is regularly heard in New Zealand. In the past I have reported them a cpouple of times and heard nothing. I was delighted to get this verie - finally.
Wednesday 7 December 2016
New loggings
I found an article on the web, which has helped me to make my new WinRadio G313e run a bit better. Thanks to Finnish DXer Mika Mäkeläinen for his sage advice.
As a result I did a bit of listening last night and logged Radio Free Asia on 1503 kHz broadcasting out of Taiwan in Vietnamese. They were running the programme in parallel on 11850 and 13735. The latter was subject to some pretty serious interference from a siren being broadcast over the top of it.
The problem I have had was listening in SSB with a suitable filter width. I have discovered it can go down as low as 1 kHz. The controls were hidden, but when you know where to look they were easy to find. In addition I have been having trouble with the recording of programs/ frequencies. However, this too was resolved last night. I still have much to learn, but things are looking better than they were a week ago!
I found an article on the web, which has helped me to make my new WinRadio G313e run a bit better. Thanks to Finnish DXer Mika Mäkeläinen for his sage advice.
As a result I did a bit of listening last night and logged Radio Free Asia on 1503 kHz broadcasting out of Taiwan in Vietnamese. They were running the programme in parallel on 11850 and 13735. The latter was subject to some pretty serious interference from a siren being broadcast over the top of it.
The problem I have had was listening in SSB with a suitable filter width. I have discovered it can go down as low as 1 kHz. The controls were hidden, but when you know where to look they were easy to find. In addition I have been having trouble with the recording of programs/ frequencies. However, this too was resolved last night. I still have much to learn, but things are looking better than they were a week ago!
Sunday 4 December 2016
A new verification has arrived
Colombian SW station Alcaraván Radio on 5910 have verified my recent report via their QSL manager Rafael Rodriguez. It is an e-QSL featuring two photos of the transmitting building and the transmitter as well as the actual e-card. The report was emailed to Rafael - rafaelcoldx@yahoo.com
This station was logged via Peter Mott's Kiwi SDR. See the post below this one.
The station also runs La Voz de Tu Conciencia on 6010. I verified this back in 2004 on 3280 kHz, so it is another one to chase.
Colombian SW station Alcaraván Radio on 5910 have verified my recent report via their QSL manager Rafael Rodriguez. It is an e-QSL featuring two photos of the transmitting building and the transmitter as well as the actual e-card. The report was emailed to Rafael - rafaelcoldx@yahoo.com
This station was logged via Peter Mott's Kiwi SDR. See the post below this one.
The station also runs La Voz de Tu Conciencia on 6010. I verified this back in 2004 on 3280 kHz, so it is another one to chase.
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