HCJB 6050khz Quito, Ecuador

[SomeRadioGuy]

Excellent signal at 0450utc Sept 14 in Alaska just before 0500 sign off. Station runs 10KW at 18 deg azimuth.

SPARKELEC DP-666 radio with TEF6686 chip, big ass loop antenna, antenna tuner, and preamp.

Thanks to my Starlink mini and Anker battery I’m posting this from out in the field while dxing. no mobile broadband on phones out here with the network still 2G.

 

[KC8UOK]

I had no idea they were still running on Shortwave.

 

[Mediafrog+]

I had no idea they were still running on Shortwave.

The 6050 kHz outlet in Ecuador is all that’s left on shortwave from that country, although HCJB does run a network of FM stations there.

Much of the Andean influenced Christian music I hear on 6050 is quite beautiful. Weekends are the best time to try for the station as the schedule is extended into the late evening.

HCJB Global was rebranded as Reach Beyond some years ago. The organization runs an international shortwave operation in Australia, with programs beamed to various targets in Asia.

Welcome to Reach Beyond in Australia - Reach Beyond Australia

Reach Beyond is a multi-faceted and dynamic media ministry, using shortwave radio and digital technology to reach into hard to reach places. Reach Beyond is committed to ‘sharing Jesus, giving hope and transforming communities worldwide’. Learn More History Broadcast Listeners

www.reachbeyond.org.au

 

[davideduardo]

I had no idea they were still running on Shortwave.

It's a domestic service, supplementing the FM network they have. That is why it is on one of the two so-called "Tropical Bands" on shortwave.

 

[Steve Green NEPA]

@ David E, Paul B (and/or anyone else in the know):

What kind of ERP or equivalent is HCJB 6050 sending along that 18° bearing?

See, I had spent some time away from Medium Wave/AM DX on two disparate occasions, once in the 60's and once in the late 80's. Getting Radio Australia with it getting light out in Philly over 30 years ago, PLUS the recent talk of stations like WQEW 1560, WVOX and other AMers broadcasting from wires riveted my thoughts back to longwire broadcast antennas and their efficiency. Is HJCB's 6050 signal off a wire?

 

[SomeRadioGuy]

@ David E, Paul B (and/or anyone else in the know):

What kind of ERP or equivalent is HCJB 6050 sending along that 18° bearing?

See, I had spent some time away from Medium Wave/AM DX on two disparate occasions, once in the 60's and once in the late 80's. Getting Radio Australia with it getting light out in Philly over 30 years ago, PLUS the recent talk of stations like WQEW 1560, WVOX and other AMers broadcasting from wires riveted my thoughts back to longwire broadcast antennas and their efficiency. Is HJCB's 6050 signal off a wire?

10KW is the transmitter power.. thats whats listed. like WRMI lists 100kw.

But the ERP Depends on the antenna used

ERP for HCJB could be 50 to 100kw. Radio Channel 292 in Germany has 10kw Transmitter powert but when they hook up the beam antenna, ERP is 80 to 100kw

 

[davideduardo]

PLUS the recent talk of stations like WQEW 1560, WVOX and other AMers broadcasting from wires riveted my thoughts back to longwire broadcast antennas and their efficiency. Is HJCB's 6050 signal off a wire?

Most SW stations are "wires" or sets of wires strung between towers or masts. The wavelengths are, as the bands' name indicate, short. So in most cases, SW stations are designed to "beam" to different areas using wires to radiate the signal. The towers just hold up those wires.