ridgescan
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I have been monitoring Radio New Zealand on 15720khz and all seems normal after the big quake. Martin you ok down there-no tsunami warnings right?
log your SW catches here:)
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woebbers
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just checking out the 16 meter band and came across VOA from Tinang on 17820 at 0046 UTC with a nice s-7 signal.
Sal
Sal
ridgescan
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The BBC at 500,000 watts out of South Africa just kicking my butt here!
YouTube - ‪BBC Shortwave-South Africa‬‏
unreal signal.
YouTube - ‪BBC Shortwave-South Africa‬‏
unreal signal.
k9rzz
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Yup, nice signal. Sunrise greyline prop. - good stuff.
ridgescan
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How does that work k9? I notice in your loggings you know a lot about signal travel behavior and propogation. Are their transmitter antennas directional? Their target was central Africa so does it reach me via the north pole, or just across the Pacific like usual?
k9rzz
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Those curtain arrays they use are HUGELY directional. They're beaming Africa but that just so happens to be roughly the same direction as if they were aiming right at you, over the North Pole.
May I suggest downloading DX Atlas (free) and playing with the maps.
DX Atlas: Amateur Radio software
Take a close look at those shortwave transmitting antenna photos on some of those other threads. You'll see a large collection of dipole antennas on one side of a grounded wire screen. Super directional and super heavy duty construction to handle those 500,000 watts.
Also, learning how to work that grey line. Get that down and that's when you start logging the GOOOD stuff. :^]
May I suggest downloading DX Atlas (free) and playing with the maps.
DX Atlas: Amateur Radio software
Take a close look at those shortwave transmitting antenna photos on some of those other threads. You'll see a large collection of dipole antennas on one side of a grounded wire screen. Super directional and super heavy duty construction to handle those 500,000 watts.
Also, learning how to work that grey line. Get that down and that's when you start logging the GOOOD stuff. :^]
SoftwareJock
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Question for Ridgescan
Hey Ridgescan -
What is the website/software that you did the station lookup in your youtube video yesterday about the BBC logging? It showed the map at the top with the station listing below.
That looked like a very handy tool.
Hey Ridgescan -
What is the website/software that you did the station lookup in your youtube video yesterday about the BBC logging? It showed the map at the top with the station listing below.
That looked like a very handy tool.
ridgescan
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Thanks for the tools and info k9Those curtain arrays they use are HUGELY directional. They're beaming Africa but that just so happens to be roughly the same direction as if they were aiming right at you, over the North Pole.
May I suggest downloading DX Atlas (free) and playing with the maps.
DX Atlas: Amateur Radio software
Take a close look at those shortwave transmitting antenna photos on some of those other threads. You'll see a large collection of dipole antennas on one side of a grounded wire screen. Super directional and super heavy duty construction to handle those 500,000 watts.
Also, learning how to work that grey line. Get that down and that's when you start logging the GOOOD stuff. :^]
Sure-here ya go, enjoy
Short-Wave Frequency Schedule for BBC in ENGLISH at 01:54GMT
ridgescan
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Daytime DX on 15420khz in the 1800utc hour-the BBC out of Cyprus at 250,000 watts against WBCQ out of Maine at 50,000 watts-the BBC dominated
‪shortwave duel-BBC vs WBCQ‬‏ - YouTube
‪shortwave duel-BBC vs WBCQ‬‏ - YouTube
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majoco
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Thanks for your concern, Ridgy. We were up at Lake Taupo where the centre was supposed to be, but as it was a loooong way down, hardly felt a thing! Sitting on a dormant volcano, too! People here back at home felt it more.
The Kermadec jolt - never felt a thing and the tsunami was non-existant.
The Kermadec jolt - never felt a thing and the tsunami was non-existant.
ridgescan
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Glad to hear Martin-we want you guys safe down there
caught a good one on the lower band tonight-the VOA out of Sao Tome‪Voice Of America-Sao Tome‬‏ - YouTube
k9rzz
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Crackle crackle CRASH! CRASH! crack-crack crackle-CRASH crackle-crash crash-crackle crackle crackle crash CRASH!
Time? All the time
Frequency? pick one
Time? All the time
Frequency? pick one
k9rzz
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ridgescan
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AccuWeather.com - Weather Radar | Northeast Regional Weather RadarCrackle crackle CRASH! CRASH! crack-crack crackle-CRASH crackle-crash crash-crackle crackle crackle crash CRASH!
Time? All the time
Frequency? pick one
probably that mess just east of you
woebbers
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Sounds like a bowl of Rice Krispies here on most of the bands. Im even having trouble with VHF today. Valley Forge Pa today 104 degrees 53% humidity.
Going to give it a go later when it cools down to 97.......hopefully better luck
Sal
Going to give it a go later when it cools down to 97.......hopefully better luck
Sal
k9rzz
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As of right now, I'm right in the middle of it.
cgearhar
Member
Howdy all,
This evening I picked up Radio Tirana (Albania) on 9.860 Mhz at 0000z. Heard some music and what I presume was news in Albania-speak. I was expecting Englsh since it was listed in MT's Shortwave Guide, but they did give some information in English at the end of their transmission. SINPO: 35333
Chris
This evening I picked up Radio Tirana (Albania) on 9.860 Mhz at 0000z. Heard some music and what I presume was news in Albania-speak. I was expecting Englsh since it was listed in MT's Shortwave Guide, but they did give some information in English at the end of their transmission. SINPO: 35333
Chris
k9rzz
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Nice catch and welcome aboard!
cgearhar
Member
Thank you sir.
ka3jjz
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Welcome aboard, Chris...
I would not trust any magazine based lists - they tend to be slightly out of date by the time they're published, due to lead times - often the mag is working on articles and other data that is 30-60 days old or more.
A much better resource is the SW spreadsheet put out by Dan K4VOA. It's a compendium of multiple sources such as EiBi, HFCC, Prime Time SW and many others. I just looked and there's a new version dated today.
http://forums.radioreference.com/hf-mw-lw-general-discussion/171179-combined-skeds-spreadsheet.html
You will need a good unzipper program such as WinZip, WinRAR or 7-Zip, and either Excel or Open Office. There's an Excel viewer mentioned in that thread too. Do NOT use Windoze Explorer, as it can and often does corrupt files.
Keep that bookmarked and check it frequently, as Dan updates it from time to time
Also please try to not use any scales for reporting signal levels. There are so many of them - SINPO, SINFO, RST, SIO, etc. - that it's virtually meaningless. A short sentence in English is clear for everyone, newcomers and old hats alike.
best regards..Mike
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