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[k9rzz]

6280khz All India Radio in English. Friggin amazing signal S9+20db. Some sort of digital interference on LSB side of sig, so listening in USB is noise free. Just about the opposite side of the world from me 13,000 km and perhaps the best I have ever heard them. Great time to get on 40m CW and call CQ DX!

Well, great time to catch up on all the Cricket news as well! Hi Hi

 

[k9rzz]

Absolutely *FABULOUS* conditions to Middle East and Africa this evening. Radio Cairo 6270 is BOOMING in with their notorious low audio and also have West Sahara Liberation Front POLISARIO Radio on 6297khz over S9. WOW!

Recorder running.

 

[k9rzz]

I can't edit my previous posts (how dumb), so here's the link to the All India Radio video from earlier:

Radio :: AllIndaRadio-1.mp4 video by biffbradford - Photobucket

 

[ridgescan]

Beautiful!!!! Looks like the last couple days of flat propogation was just a hiccup. You just LOVE this site's vintage capabilities don't ya

 

[k9rzz]

National Radio of the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic!

6297khz 2200z - 2330z s/off

Finally a good recording!

Ident in Spanish: Aqui Radio National de Sahara Republic Democratica (or something like that) then national anthem of Western Sahara.

Radio :: 6297khz.mp4 video by biffbradford - Photobucket

 

[ridgescan]

Absolutely *FABULOUS* conditions to Middle East and Africa this evening. Radio Cairo 6270 is BOOMING in with their notorious low audio and also have West Sahara Liberation Front POLISARIO Radio on 6297khz over S9. WOW!

Recorder running.

I have crappy propogation here tonight I cannot get jack but I still managed Meyerton, South Africa..which goes to what you said. Look at the comparison between Africa on 6145 and WWCR out of Nashville on 4840. Just an example of what things are like. I do have rain here so maybe the storm system is sqishin stuff.
MVI_0864.mp4 video by ridgerocker2001 - Photobucket

 

[k9rzz]

Yeah, blame it on the weather. Hi Hi

I'm tickled pink over this one!

YouTube - Shortwave DX: Western Sahara - Radio National of Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

 

[ridgescan]

Yeah, blame it on the weather. Hi Hi

I am usually pluggin DX here with no problem till today-you got a better explanation for why my reception is not as usual?

 

[k9rzz]

I have no idea because my reception on the same day was excellent!

 

[ridgescan]

Conditions are back to normal this morning here. The BBC Singapore on 9740khz and BBC U.K. on 6195KHZ coming in smoothly as usual (two of my regular morning haunts) and I still have rain here too.

 

[a29zuk]

Whew...I thought for a minute that Ridgescan was going to have to move.

 

[scanchs]

Ridgescan's patented crows feet antenna...

Whew...I thought for a minute that Ridgescan was going to have to move.

a29zuk,

He can't do that, because he uses the Golden Gate Bridge as a ground plane for his antenna...

ridgescan,

...or maybe the "unconventional" antenna system you have actually requires one or more crows to be perched on it in order to operate properly (i.e., the more crows, the better it receives). That being the case, perhaps you should start categorizing your daily reception reports as "a one crow day" or "a two crows day" and so forth...

ScanCHS

 

[ridgescan]

Whew...I thought for a minute that Ridgescan was going to have to move.

I was alreday packin

a29zuk,

He can't do that, because he uses the Golden Gate Bridge as a ground plane for his antenna...

ridgescan,

...or maybe the "unconventional" antenna system you have actually requires one or more crows to be perched on it in order to operate properly (i.e., the more crows, the better it receives). That being the case, perhaps you should start categorizing your daily reception reports as "a one crow day" or "a two crows day" and so forth...

ScanCHS

actually I am utilizing 2 as a balun and one crow as a capacitor hat-he's not a happy crow but he'll never have to poop again

 

[SCPD]

6932.45 khz AM - station playing rock music and some oldies Went off the air just after 2300z.

Pirate station?

 

[ridgescan]

Good ol Santiago at 50,000 watts
santiago, chile video by ridgerocker2001 - Photobucket
Now at 0014utc the BBC out of Thailand on 15360khz at a reliable s8 but I have a mean wind that wants to mess with my antenna system-who's jinxin me...whhoooooo??!
0025 China Radio Intl. on 11885khz s9-12 out of Xian, China
Check out the HUGE signal from Ascension Island
http://s739.photobucket.com/albums/xx34/ridgerocker2001/?action=view&current=MVI_0868.mp4

 

[a29zuk]

a29zuk,

He can't do that, because he uses the Golden Gate Bridge as a ground plane for his antenna...

ridgescan,

...or maybe the "unconventional" antenna system you have actually requires one or more crows to be perched on it in order to operate properly (i.e., the more crows, the better it receives). That being the case, perhaps you should start categorizing your daily reception reports as "a one crow day" or "a two crows day" and so forth...

ScanCHS

Yeah, but if he would have moved, he could hooked one end of a 1000 mile spool of wire to the Golden Gate Bridge. Put the spool on the back of his vehicle and drove to Seattle. Then hooked the other end up to the Space Needle. He wouldn't have propogation problems anymore .

 

[k9rzz]

Playing with a new (top secret) antenna. Hearing Radio Mosoj Chaski, Bolivia on 3310khz at S8, but just not enough audio to get over my S7 noise. Got WWRB 3215khz at S9+ 50 to 60db with no pre-amp, so it's working! Will keep playing with it.

Had HCJB on 49 meters earlier - database said from Ecuador. Thought they dismantled that Pifo site to build an airport?

 

[a29zuk]

6932.45 khz AM - station playing rock music and some oldies Went off the air just after 2300z.

Pirate station?

I also caught the tail end of that on my R-390 out in the garage at 2255z. But it was barely over the noise level from my location.

 

[ridgescan]

Wow had to shut down because of lightning here.

 

[k9rzz]

Must have me connecting my new antenna. I hear that the power went off for just a sec. down in Chicago too.