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Re: [IRCA] 702-BBC (Oman) Received in Hawaii

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The Iranian buzz jammer on 1575 has been killing Farda here recently.

Fade-in before 4 p.m. EST / 2100 UTC today.

702 is usually Algeria here. Iran likely #2. Oman's pattern isn't throwing much power this way though some East Coast DXpeditions have logged it.

Are Indian stations much of a factor out west (via over-pole reception)?

Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA

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Yes, Farda has been heard in Masset after VOA and later AFN fade out...Walt

On Thursday, November 15, 2018, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It would be over the pole on the west coast ocean beaches as well, Gary,
> so, a north facing beach, like at Masset would probably be advantageous.
>
> The beauty of "over the pole" here is that in mid-winter, it might
> possibly show up around local sunrise as well, as Farda occasionally did
> during the last solar minimum.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
>
>
>
> At 06:38 2018-11-14, Gary DeBock wrote:
>
> <<< Gary, I was going through some SDR files from Jan 2010, and on it, I
>> also clearly heard Oman with BBC programs in our local afternoon in Masset.
>> Haven???t heard them since, though. 73, Walt >>>
>>
>> Wow-- if you received them on Masset in the early afternoon, then they
>> were propagating over the pole as a TA. In Hawaii they were following the
>> Central Asia and Pacific route, during TP propagation.
>>
>> 702-BBC in Oman seems to be a Middle Eastern mega-station like 1575-Radio
>> Farda, which is capable of showing up during either our west coast sunrise
>> or sunset propagation. Judging from its strength in Hawaii around 1600 UTC,
>> it's definitely worth a try on west coast ocean beaches around sunrise this
>> winter!
>>
>> Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
>>
>>
>> > On November 13, 2018 at 9:51 PM Volodya S <canswl@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >ÂÂÂ Gary, I was going through some SDR files from Jan 2010, and on it,
>> I also clearly heard Oman with BBC programs in our local afternoon in
>> Masset. Haven???t heard them since, though. 73, Walt
>> >
>> >ÂÂÂ On Tuesday, November 13, 2018, Gary DeBock < d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> mailto:d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
>> >
>> >ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ > >ÂÂÂÂÂ During the recent Poipu, Hawaii Ultralight DXpedition
>> a weak, strange station was showing up on 702 kHz under North Korea's
>> ancient music (and throbbing, off-frequency hum) every morning from
>> 1530-1630 UTC, with a foreign language that was a total mystery to me.
>> Whenever I tried a recording the buzzing hum from North Korea would go on
>> the warpath and derail the effort, and because of the station's marginal
>> signal and NK's obnoxious transmitter it seemed like the 702 UnID would
>> remain a mystery for the duration.
>> > >
>> > >ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Finally at 1604 UTC on November 6th the 702 mystery
>> station built up its strength enough to push KCBS and its hum down into the
>> noise, and I was able to get a good recording of a totally unfamiliar
>> language https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3y5qkg7yu8o49lc4ab520bfiw006kqrg
>> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/3y5qkg7yu8o49lc4ab520bfiw006kqrg
>> > >
>> > >ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Fortunately a couple of awesome Finnish DXers (Mauno and
>> Mika) on Real DX identified the language as Arabic, coming from the BBC
>> Arabic Service transmitter in A'Seela, Oman (at 8,425 miles, or 13,559 km).
>> Even considering the 800 kW transmitter, this was pretty stunning DX for a
>> 5 inch FSL antenna set up near the beach in Poipu, Hawaii.
>> > >
>> > >ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Checking John Bryant's records from his 2007 Easter
>> Island DXpedition, I see that John received the 750 kW station 1413-BBC
>> from A'Seela, Oman during his trip, but not this station. Considering the
>> strength and reliability of 702-BBC into Hawaii, my guess is that it could
>> put somewhat of a signal into the west coast in deep winter, especially on
>> the ocean coast when propagation is still in play around 1600 UTC. At least
>> one DXer that I know will be looking for it :-)
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ Gary DeBock (DXing at Poipu, Hawaii from November 3-8)
>> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/l61xhqoq9ki7b6kl9bz41yunangvr6ap
>> https://dreamcrafts.box.com/s/l61xhqoq9ki7b6kl9bz41yunangvr6ap
>> > >
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