[HCDX]: Unid French station on 1440

[ARouw@xxxxxxxxxxx (A.C. Rouw)]

Dear all,
Last night, 0300-0345 (fade out) I heard a French speaking station on 1440 kHz, 
reception fair, but with kind of echo effect. S/on apparently at 0300 (just 
missed it). Just talk, no music. In the beginning it was well dominating Saudi 
Arabia on same channel (islamic chants). Later on, strength declined, fading out 
around 0345.
I have no French speaking station there in my list, except R. Luxembourg. 
However, that should come in much stronger here. Also no french speaking station 
from Canada here in my lists. Only other possibility would be Bangui, Central 
Afr. Rep. However, they should s/on only at 0430. I tried to check //5035, but 
found too little signal there (if any) to make a comparison.
Any ideas ?

By the way : Funny conditions last night. Around 0200-0300 I got 1500 WTOP, 1510 
WNRB, both with decent signal. Also weak American on 1690 (WMDM ?) and weak 
Spanish speaking station on 1700 (almost sure this was WCMQ).
Signals peaked 0230 (just audible, got no ID) and disappeared completely 
just after that.
A Index was 15 (!) (TA conditions on northerly path expected to be very poor.) 
If I had known that, I would not even have bothered to leave my warm bed to try 
for NA stations. This experience shocked my faith in the predictive value of the 
A Index.

Regards,
Aart Rouw
Bühl, (SW) Germany
AR7030 + 15m longwire.



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