Rádio Maria launched on shortwave in Brazil

Rádio Maria has begun broadcasting on shortwave from Anápolis in the state of Goiás in Brazil. The Catholic station has reactivated an old transmitter on the frequency of 4885 kHz in the 60 meter shortwave band. Years ago the same transmitter (call letters ZYF692) was used by Rádio Carajás. Rádio Maria broadcasts 24 hours a day, with live programming from 6 in the morning to midnight local time.
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Minimum Highlights

With nearly 30 years of AM DXing experience, Jim Solatie reports about the highlights of the 2007-2008 AM DX season, when solar minimum enabled sensational catches from around the world. Complete with photos and sound files, Jim reports what results a dedicated AM DXer can achieve when conditions are ideal.
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Solar-terrestrial indices for 03 July follow. Solar flux 67 and estimated mid-latitude A-Index 2. The mid-latitude K-index at 2100 UTC on 03 July was 1 (09 nT). No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are expected for the next 24 hours.

Source: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

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