21st November 2021: Back in October, I had intended to publish a post about reception of a FM radio station on 93.1 MHz in Columbia by Alejandro, CE3VRT in Santiago, Chile. The distance was 5000kms and the propagation mode was TEP - Trans-Equatorial Propagation.
I was so busy, I forgot to publish it and it remained as a draft! The post is now shown below for the 20th of October 2021.
What reminded me of this was that CE3VRT heard the same radio station again on 93.1 MHz but this time the TEP signals were so strong, he was able to hear them with just the telescopic whip on his TecSun PL398.
Yesterday was a strong FMDX opening vía TEP, I picked "La mega" with a Tecsun PL398 and only it's telescopic antenna. Almost ~5000km from Barranquilla, Colombia to Santiago, Chile. pic.twitter.com/2xSKLuXaBu
— Alejandro (@NautilusCL) November 22, 2021
Back in October, Alejandro was using a log periodic directional antenna outdoors on a mast to hear the signals but to hear FM radio signals on 93.1 MHz on the VHF FM band from 5000kms away with just a telescopic whip is really amazing.
20th October 2021: Recepción FM DX via TEP (muy fuerte) "La Mega" 93.1Mhz Colombia, desde Stgo, Chile. Reception of 'La Mega' radio station in Colombia on 93.1 MHz by CE3VRT in Chile
Distance: Approx 5000kms
"TEP opening (trans-equatorial propagation) very strong and somewhat short. The station tuned is "La Mega" from Barranquilla, Colombia, reception in the southern zone of Santiago de Chile (~ 5000km) using an Airspy HF + dual port and a logarithmic directional antenna for TV / FM."
Reception on Wednesday, October 20, starting at 21:30 PM local time (Oct 21 - 00:30 UTC)
