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- Subject: Re: EUROTRIP 2017, PART 2
- From: Mark Connelly <markwa1ion@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 22:36:41 -0400
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Here are a few observations on the Part 2 report based on what I receive here on Cape Cod as well as what has been heard on numerous coastal DXpeditions in the New England states and Atlantic provinces.
The idea here is to put the loggings in a context of what you were hearing "close up" versus which things have the "oomph" to make it across the pond.
Pete, what did you log on that previous trip near Bermuda? That would be very interesting as one of my antennas is beamed right into that area. 1280 seems the only active Bermuda now (heard here a few days ago). Both the TA and LA scenes must be interesting there.
Re your Euro logs, part 2, and what I get:
252 Algeria buries the RTE station consistently. No contest.
531 Faroes used to show up in the winter around 0700 UTC after the dominants (Algeria, Spain) hit daylight. Not noted for several years now.
540 Could be Hungary? No 540 TA's here in a long time. CBT is right in the way on the east antenna. If anything can make it, Spain seems most likely.
549 Ireland heard at Granite Pier (Rockport, MA) many years ago. Seldom much else on channel than huge Algeria now. Saudi occasional.
558 is typically Spain here amidst a lot of slop-over from 560 WGAN.
576 Spain // Canaries RNE fairly common. Bulgaria to here is a much lossier path.
585 Always Spain on top. "Stuff" under occasionally is probably Tunisia.
603 Spain here, little competition since France went away.
630 Tunisia most common TA. Wailing cuts through the WUNO/WPRO co-channel talk at beach sites (e.g. Orleans) at sunset. Portugal also on the channel, rare. Southwest UK should have a decent chance. PEI or Newfie DXpedition guys will get it with CFCY long gone.
657 is Spain / Italy shoot-out.
666 nothing strong here, Portugal on channel and Iran a bit off.
684 Spain is loud at times and can power through the WRKO slop. Several possibilities for the Arabic.
711 is most likely Western Sahara (occupied by Morocco), frequently huge carrier level but rather anemic modulation (like the 595 and 612 Moroccans). Dominant station since France went off. Sometimes close to 711.0 nominal, sometime off as much as 711.11.
720 only TA that makes it here is Canary Islands RNE. Used to get Portugal and Greenland once in a while.
729 only Spain.
756 usually Romania, not particularly strong.
765 very little on this channel here, I think that a Saudi or Iranian is the only thing in past 5-10 years. Used to have Senegal and Switzerland monsters - both gone now.
819 Egypt for sure, can be good here, almost as good as the 864 Egyptian. Spain rare and Morocco seems to have left the party.
828 not much here thanks to WCRN slop, worse since the station went to music at night.
837 typically Canaries // Spain COPE. Often good.
846 nothing here but I'm sure that Ireland is what you received. Not much power on that. Has been logged in PEI and NL and tentatively at Granite Pier with a tight phase null screwed down on 850 WEEI.
855 Spain is one of the loudest TA's here.
873 usually Spain SER // 1044 et al. Occasionally something Mideast sounding behind.
900 RAI Italy logged well at a former family house East Harwich, MA. Saudi also heard on channel a couple of places in MA. Spain there too. Not too much interference (mostly just WCME Brunswick, ME) at local sunset with CKDH gone.
954 is 90% Spain, 5% Qatar, 5% Czech here, more or less.
1062 RAI Italy fairly common. Iran also in the mix. Listening on USB to dodge 1060 WQOM / KYW splash can sometimes get you into a blob of IBOC from 1080 WTIC. Safe-cracker-like phasing unit adjustment can sometimes salvage the reception.
1125 is 90% Spain, 10% Belgium.
1368 Manx Radio bagged a few times at MA beach sites. WDEA slop can be problematic. I enjoyed the station a lot on my 1977 trip to Ireland.
1377 little heard here since France said "adieu." PEI and NL DXpeditions have had Tanzania. Your Arabic might be an ethnic UK local or something actually in the Middle East or North Africa.
1413 Spain and Moldova the usuals. I should try early winter UK dawn when those others are hitting daylight.
1440 Saudi the usual now that Luxembourg is gone. Wailing // 1521 gets through the WRED / WVEI co-channel muck at sunset, at least at the beach.
1485 All SER Spain, fairly common if not particularly loud.
1521 Saudi when it's on, SER Spain the rest of the time. 1520 WWKB easy enough to null. Would like to pull up China, as heard in NL (and here in the old 1525 days).
1530 Sao Tome VOA (as in ' https://app.box.com/s/atzv8ez47cheifj4dul8tafld4uu1utg ') and sometimes Romania.
1566 TWR Benin occasional. Huge slop from 1560 WFME NYC, 1570 WCCM MA & CJLV QC.
1575 Iran with jamming targeting UAE, I suppose. Sometimes Spain and Italy are other 1575 players here.
1593 Romania here more than anything else. Not that strong. Occasionally Kuwait. Not sure of status of the low power French station.
1611 has low power Norway, not heard here. DXpeditions might find it.
1620 and up has numerous Dutch pirates that the NL DXpedition guys occasionally get. There are also some Greek pirates.
You could always tune around on one of the European online receivers to gather more information, especially about those low power pirates.
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/
http://sdr.hu/
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
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(continued from Part 1 which specifies locations DXed from)
IN EUROPE (GMT)
207 - RUV Eidar weak in Isafjord, 8/30 1400
252 - RTE1 Summerhill still on despite discussions to take it off (8/23 from Dublin)
351 - ?ROT? CW in Rotterdam
360 - ?ASK? CW in Bergen (probably my code misreading)
531 - Torshavn, Faroes. Weak days in Bergen, unlike when I heard it blasting in here 10 years ago and also weak in Douglas, I-O-M 8/26 1700.
531 - pulsating squelch in Rotterdam. Probably has something to do with the port
540 - loud tone, then carrier off 8/23 2000 from Dublin
549 - Spirit Radio, Carrickroe only fair in Dublin 8/23 1430//89.9 (or 92.2? Lousy notes?)
558 - AA heard in Rotterdam. Presume Spectrum Radio, London
576 - RNE5 Barcelona and Vidin, Bulg. even, leaving Rotterdam 1910 8/21
585 - UNID, weak in Bergen 8/17 1400
585 - BBC R. Scotland, Dumfries, fair in Liverpool 8/24 0805
603 - Smooth Radio, Littlebourne, presumed; fair in Rotterdam 8/20 (although it sounded like Newsradio to me)
630 - R. Cornwall, Redruth strong rounding So. Eng. 8/22 1240, //657 Bodmin
657 - BBC R. Wales, Wrexham, fair in Liverpool 8/24 0810
666 - RUV Reykjavik is indeed on the air. //88.1.
684 - RNE Sevilla & UNID AA even, 1900 8/21 in Rotterdam
711 - AA 2345 entering Qaqortoq 8/8
711 - R. Romania Actualitati. Nice clean ID w/pips & news 8/21 2100 as we left Rotterdam
720 - BBC4 Lisnagarvey (presumed) good in Rotterdam, 8/20 1845 (don?t know where the 2 other 720 low power sins. are)
729 - BBC Essex, Manningtree (//765) OK Rotterdam 1900 8/20
756 - BBC R4 Redruth fair, Dublin, 8/23 2015 (//720)
765 - BBC Essex, Chelmsford (//729) OK Rotterdam about 1900 8/20
783 - AA 8/18 1930 leaving Eidfjord & 1900 8/21 leaving Rotterdam (Syria?)
819 - UNID AA 1920 8/21 leaving Rotterdam (Egypt?)
828 - Wereldstad, Rotterdam, local 8/21
837 - R. Cumbria, Barrow, semilocal in Dublin, 8/23 1635
846 - UNID US English, 8/21 1915 leaving Rotterdam. Presumed R. North, Redcastle
855 - R. Norfolk, Postwick, OK in Rotterdam 8/21 1230
855 - UNID RNE R. Nacional strong rounding So. Eng. 8/22 1245
873 - R. Norfolk, West Lynn, OK in Rotterdam 8/21 12:30p //855
900 - RAI fair 1935 8/18 leaving Eidfjord & 1925 8/21 leaving Rotterdam
954 - Brno, Czechia very good 1935 boat 8/18 leaving Eidfjord
1062 - squelch sound noted in Rotterdam (harmonic of 531)
1062 - RAI syncs fair in Dublin 8/23 2025
1125 - BRTF Wavre strong in FF 8/18 leaving Eidfjord. I think I heard it in Flemish at other times
1368 - R. Manx celebrating its 50th anniversary. Fair in Liverpool 8/24 0815
1377 - UNID AA 8/21 2015 leaving Rotterdam
1413 - British EE, 1950 8/8, leaving Eidfjord
1440 - OC, 8/18 1950, leaving Eidfjord. Weak stn. under
1485 - BBC R. Merseyside, Wallasey, local in Liverpool 8/24 0845
1485 - SS 8/22 1240 btw. England/Ireland
1521 - Flame Radio, Wirral, local in Liverpool 8/24 0910
1530 - VOA Sao Tome/Principe s/off 10pm boat time, 7hrs from Reykjavik
1530 - Pulse 2, Huddersfield, fair 8/23 2030 from Dublin
1566 - Vahon Hindustani, local in Rotterdam. Gets out well.
1575 - buzz jamming, 1955 8/18, leaving Eidfjord & 8/23 2105 from Dublin
1593 - UNID FF, rounding So. Eng. 8/22 1250. WRTH says Bretagne 5 is inactive.
1611 - OC in Bergen, 8/17 1400
1629 - UNID w/s/off 1935 Leaving Rotterdam
1647 - UNID leaving Rotterdam 8/21 1940
1656 - UNID leaving Rotterdam 8/21 1942
Pete Taylor
Tacoma, WA
12225w 4719n
HQ180 & ICF2010
Gary DeBock FSL antenna
Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops
DX398, SRF-59 & M37V
Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300/380
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