World of DX-ing
I asked Wrizzle AI Essay writer to write about World Radio Day 2026 and negative impact of AI on radio making. Interesting reading. World Radio Day, celebrated annually on February 13, serves as a pivotal reminder of the importance of radio in promoting freedom of expression, fostering global communication, and enhancing cultural diversity. As we…
Yesterday evening Petr Kopecký released AbracaDABra v3.99.0 (4.0.0 beta 1).It can be downloaded here. I installed this version in a different folder than 3.3.2 and ensured that I created a backup ofC:\Users*\AppData\Local\AbracaDABra and certainly C:\Users*\AppData\Roaming\AbracaDABra where all settings are stored.Version 3.99.0 may modify the settings of 3.3.2, particularly disabling the Expert mode UI.If you wish…
Qt-DAB-6.10 has been in the works for a few weeks, but a few days ago Jan Van Katwijk released a stable Qt-DAB-6.10 on his Github releases page. Do have a look at the manual on this page.Comments and feedback are appreciated on Qt-DAB Github issues page. New with 6.10 is the separate map-viewer. It installs…
MHz UTC ITU Program + Location Details Remarks km87.60 0932 E SER, Cuevas de Almanzora (AND-AL) PI logged: E239 1602km91.00 0942 E Radio María, Murcia/Sierra Carrascoy (MUR-MU) autologged PS: R_Maria_, PI: E1CC 1525km89.20 0946 E COPE, Águilas (MUR-MU) PI logged: E2CA PS logged: COPE LORCA_ 1582km90.10 0946 E Canal Fiesta Radio, Mojácar (AND-AL) PI logged:…
MHz Block UTC ITU Ensemble + Location Details Remarks km TII181.94 6A 1919 HOL 6A Dordrecht, Dordrecht/Silo Dordrecht (zho) First 88km 4401218.64 11B 1952 HOL 11B, IJsselstein/Cellnex Gerbrandytoren (utr) 115km 3906218.64 11B 1953 HOL 11B, Rhenen/Huis ten Dale (utr) 123km 3902229.07 12D 1959 HOL RANDSTAD-ZW, Zoetermeer/De Blankaard flat (zho) 119km 3601 Map
Today Jan Van Katwijk released a revised Qt-DAB-6.9.6.You can download it from Jan’s Github releases page. Do have a look at the manual on this page.Comments and feedback are appreciated on Qt-DAB Github issues page.Nasty errors with the auto http setting and a buffer overflow have been fixed.The configuration control widget has a few minor…
A new year a new beginning: as 2026 has overtaken 2025 it’s a good time to crunch some numbers.Caveat: all my logs were fed into the fmlist database and the analysis from my and Belgian logs are entirely based on the data provided to the fmlist. This means Belgian logs not entered into the fmlist…