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KBS / Kuwait observations

Tuesday, November 02 2021


U.K.  B-21 schedule of KBS shows also new morning fq in Korean towards
Europe.

7445 kHz of ENC  Encompass Digital Media Services FMO brokered
transmission via Woofferton England relay center, at 07-08 UT 250 kW
105degrees to all-Europe. S=9+25dB in Greece.

Formerly on 9860 kHz in summer A-seasons since century, or 6045 kHz in
winter B-seasons.

But surprise, surprise, BINGO ! in the though empty 41 mb in NoAM and
western Europe, CO - CHANNEL 7445 kHz  t o o  in use by NHK World R
Japan Yamata Ibaregi in Japanese 07 - 09 UT. Bad mixture signal noted in
Edmonton and CA-US western state.


KUWAIT  More terrible Radio Kuwait English sce of nominal 15530 kHz
today at 05 - 08 UT towards Europe. S=9+25dB faulty 5th transmitter
again today, no repair, no spare parts during Corona crisis worldwide
available ? Before Iraq war in 1991 Radio Kuwait used 8 x 500 kW ABB
Made in Switzerland/Sweden transmitters, a wide selection of units then ...

(Similar problem like on RadioCom in Romania faulty Tiganesti site TX
#1, latter since 28 March out of service... wb.)

wideband terrible signal SPLATTER in 15374 - 15456 kHz fq range at 07.23 UT

Unstable fq of 80 Hertz wobble shift up and down visible on screen: on
15429.770 - .850 kHz then later 07.32 UT on 15427.450 moving downwards fq.

Not of Arabic sce towards Central Asian Turk countries, 15515.000
even 05 - 09 UT S=8-9 sidelobe strength.

[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 2)

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