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

[Volodya S <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mark, India is always a special treat when heard on the west coast.  In
Masset, it usually is associated with auroral conditions (as is 693
Bangladesh).  The path as I see it is not trans-polar, though.  It's more
NNW from Masset, up towards Alaska/Aleutians, down the east coast of
Siberia, across China and Mongolia, then into India, or a path akin to
this.  1566 is the commonest Indian to be heard by far.  We've heard a few
other frequencies, too.  Down in Grayland, I suspect the fellas have also
captured India....Walt

On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 4:03 AM Mark Connelly via IRCA <
irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> On Thursday, November 15, 2018, Nick Hall-Patch <nhp@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > 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:
> >> >
> >> >    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
> >> >
> >> >    On Tuesday, November 13, 2018, Gary DeBock < d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx
> >> mailto:d1028gary@xxxxxxxxxxx > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >        > >      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.
> >> > >
> >> > >              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
> >> > >
> >> > >        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.
> >> > >
> >> > >              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 :-)
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >        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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