Radio Puntland from Somalia testing on 13800 kHz shortwave

A new Somali shortwave station is testing on the frequency of 13800 kHz. Radio Puntland belongs to the government of Puntland, which is one of the breakaway regions of Somalia in the Horn of Africa. Puntland media reported on April 11 that the station was officially opened by Puntland president Abdurrahman Faroole. Radio Puntland is operated by Italian technicians from Goldrock Kenya. Current low-power test broadcasts from the Puntland capital Garowe consist of Somali music. Regular broadcasts with 20 kW of power are expected to begin by the end of June.
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Half Size Dual Active Delta Flag Arrays

The half size active dual flag array antenna requires only 30 meters of linear space, and so it is an excellent choice for MW DXers with limited space for antennas, says Dallas Lankford in his article. Although small compared to previous high performance MW antenna arrays, it is a state of the art MW receiving antenna array, primarily because it uses true active delta flag antenna elements.
 To the Article (January 7, 2012)

Solar-terrestrial indices for 24 May follow. Solar flux 127 and estimated planetary A-index 20. The estimated planetary K-index at 1500 UTC on 25 May was 4. Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor. Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level occurred. Solar radiation storms reaching the S1 level occurred. No space weather storms are predicted for the next 24 hours.

Source: NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center

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The Ultimate AM DXing Base in Lapland Available for Rent

Imagine spending a week in the middle of nowhere with 12 Beverage antennas — each roughly a kilometer in length and capable of hearing hundreds of rare stations. It's possible because we're making our famous DXpedition base in Aihkiniemi, Finland available for rent to other DXers. Going on a first class DXpedition has never been this easy.
 To the article (updated in October 2012)
 To the latest DXpedition report from Aihkiniemi (October 26, 2012)