What's left on medium wave? NMA Al-Quran al-Karim 864 kHz, Santah, Egypt @OxfordShortwaveLog

Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Egypt still have a significant presence on medium wave, which is good to know and long may it continue. They also use a lot of TX power - this station is noted to operate at 0.5 MW...so designed to get 'out there'.

Recorded in Oxford UK on 12/10/25 at 02:27 hrs UTC using a Wellbrook ALA1530 magnetic loop antenna (outdoors) via a Bonito/NTi AntennaJet RF spitter and GI1000 galvanic isolator.

Thanks for watching and 73.

Whats left on medium wave? NMA Al-Quran al-Karim 864 kHz, Santah, Egypt

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