I'm located in Calgary, Alberta at about 51 N and 114 W. I've noticed that
I can often copy Radio Australia and Radio New Zealand International all
throughout the night, even up to 15 mhz sometimes. Shouldn't broadcasts
above about the 49 m band be very hard to hear at night? Sometimes I can
get broadcasts that seem intended for a domestic audience in Australia or
New Zealand. I'm wondering why I can hear these at all. I'm using a
Sangean ATS-803a with a 20 foot horizontal wire fed through a balun and 75
ohm coax.

I've noticed that Radio NZI and Radio Australia don't seem to be scaling
back broadcasts like their European counterparts are. I'm wondering why
this is. My best guess is the sparse population and large area of
Australia makes these broadcasts more useful, as for New Zealand, I'm
guessing the Pacific islands?

I was using the Ilgradio schedule with Scan320DB, but the B04's still
aren't out and the A04's are showing their age. Is there another source
for a quality schedule, or a better database program to use?

Thanks for any info.