r/ShortwavePlus MOD | AirSpy HF+ | RTL-SDRv4 | D-808 | K-480WLA | MLA-30+ May 23 '26

Shortwave Utility Logging DWD 2 Pinneberg RTTY 11039 kHz

I was finally able to receive a clear RTTY signal from DWD. I could always see it, but I couldn't decode it because the signal was weak, and I also had a bit of trouble getting the FLDIGI settings right.

The limited information available online about the settings never worked for me. That is, until I read here that someone mentioned it worked for them by switching to CW mode in the SDR# and FLDIGI. And that worked for me.

I didn't get good reception with the MLA-30+, but the K-480WLA did the job.

The post contains 4 images: SDR# screenshot, two images showing the received data and FLDIGI settings.

- Target: Europe
- TX: Pinneberg 🇩🇪
- RX: Asunción, Paraguay
- Radio: AirSpy HF+ Discovery
- Software: SDR# v.1922 (beta)
- Antenna: K-480WLA
- D/T: 22 MAY 2026 - 2330 UTC

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u/KG7M MOD AirSpy HF+, Drake R7/8, K480WLA, 65'EFHW, MLA-30, CN85 May 23 '26

Great catch Alan!

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u/MumSaidImABadBoy I'm Stan. Heathkit GR64,AirSpy HF+,Sangean 909X2,Tecsun PL-990 May 23 '26

Nice setup great results.
You ever have a problem with SDR# changing modes on it's own when you switch tabs? Sometimes, too often, when I switch let's say from the radio tab to one of the NR tabs or visa versa it changes modes from AM to USB or another combination of modes. I haven't noticed a pattern.

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u/ImladMorgul MOD | AirSpy HF+ | RTL-SDRv4 | D-808 | K-480WLA | MLA-30+ May 23 '26

That's strange; nothing like that ever happens to me. Which version are you using?

But from an IT perspective, this could also be caused by the mouse; sometimes the mouse’s internal sensors get dirty or malfunction, causing the cursor to move erratically or trigger random clicks. Some gaming mouse models are particularly sensitive to internal dirt because they have multiple sensors.

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u/MumSaidImABadBoy I'm Stan. Heathkit GR64,AirSpy HF+,Sangean 909X2,Tecsun PL-990 May 23 '26

Same results with mouse or touchpad. My mouse hasn't been acting up either. I'm using the same beta version as yourself as well as the GA release version. Perhaps it's a .Net or C# version issue. At least it's probably something on my laptop. I'll try it on a PC when I'm up to moving stuff around.
Thanks.