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QSL Radio Elvira 1224 kHz

February 12, 2026 / / 0 Comments

In 2024 I received Radio Elvira from Heerhugowaard, broadcasting with 1 Watt on 1485 kHz. This frequency is reserved for 1 Watt LPAMs in The Netherlands. I made my reception during a stay with my father in law in the province of North Holland. There was no way that I can receive them at my QTH, 70 kilometer away, as another 1 Watt station, Radio 182, is dominant here at only 15 kilometers distance.

eQSL for Radio Elvira, Heerhugowaard, 1224 kHz

But a few weeks ago I received a message inviting me to tune in to their new frequency of 1224 kHz when I was in the area again. But as I realized that a move to 1224 kHz meant that they increased power I answered that I should be able to hear them here in Woerden. The answer I got was: “forget it, in Utrecht Radio 1224 wiil be dominant:

“Never underestimate an old man with a radio!” I thought, and I turned the loop antenna north, nulling Radio 1224 from Lunteren to the east. And there was Radio Elvira with their program “The Lunchbreak” as you can hear on the MP3 recording: “De Lunchbreak bruist over het water van de Noordzee, 48 uur per dag, 9 dagen per week, dit is Patrick Jacobs!”

And so I got my QSL. You can learn more about Radio Elvira on their website. The Dutch LPAM scene is always nice to monitor!

QSL LPAM Radio Elvira 1485 kHz

December 5, 2024 / / 2 Comments

In The Netherlands the 1485 kHz is reserved for 1 Watt LPAM’s. That should make it an interesting frequency, but despite their low power, Radio 182 from Waddinxveen at 15 kilometers from my QTH is so dominant that it blocks other stations. Their signal probably benefits from a good antenna location and only green fields in between them and me.

So when I visited family in Akersloot I decided to test my new Tecsun PL-368 radio, the one I won during the SWL-2024 contest, on 1485 kHz. I was able to pick up Radio Elvira from Heerhugowaard over a distance of 15 kilometers. Just above noise level at a 2dB SNR (it’s a nice feature that the Tecsun displays this info). They replied with a kind email explaining that for some reason their coverage is only 4-5 kilometres north, but significantly better to the south (where I was receiving them).

Radio Elvira has a nice website where they also post some local news. They advertise as “Radio Elvira 1485 Dijk en Waard”. Dijk the dutch word for dike, and Waard the dutch word for polder.

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