BC-DX 789 05 Jan 2007 Private Verwendung der Meldun

countries that were attending the conference.
Also, I was able to see the first run of a production model of the Morphy-
Roberts DRM capable receiver, which is now selling in Europe. Still too
expensive, but, it is available, and that is surely quite a difference
>from what was happening just a few months ago, when stations broadcasting
using the Digital Radio Mondiale mode on short wave could only be heard
using a radio receiver connected to a computer equipped with specially
written software to decode the DRM signals.
In contrast to the DAB or Eureka 147 digital broadcasting standard, that
has proven to be quite successful in the United Kingdom and Denmark, with
several millions of receivers sold, DRM is still facing the lack of easily
available and relatively low cost receivers as its most relevant problem.
During the meeting, that took place at the BBC Research Center, a lot of
attention was given to further development of short wave transmitters
capable of handling the very sophisticated DRM signals without suffering
>from lack of linearity and excessive bandwidth as it happens to be
typically the case when short wave broadcasters use their existing
equipment to transmit DRM, something that if not done properly can create
many problems to stations located on adjacent channels.
(Arnie Coro, RHC DXers Unlimited Apr 10 via hcdx)
ECUADOR Doug, HC7AW, of HCJB in Quito writes: "Starting on April 17th,
HCJB will be doing some test transmissions to the western USA on 15680
KHz. We will start at 1600 UTC and go until 0200 UTC. The propagation is
pretty bad for getting to the Western USA during the day, so we will start
at 9 kbps and gradually move up to 17 kbps like we did for the eastern USA
a few weeks ago. We plan to do the test for 2 weeks (through the 29th)
unless the reception is so bad that no one can decode us. We then plan to
move to the eastern USA and then eventually to Europe."
(HCJB via DRM SRF via RNW MN, BrDXC-UK Apr 18)
ETHIOPIA [more] 6185 noted with Horn of Africa music and sermon from
fade in at 1620 UT till about 1800 UT in past two weeks.
(Erich Bergmann-D, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 11)
I heard some Horn of Africa music fragments around 1637 UT today Apr 11,
but fade-in with tiny weak signal around 1720 UT in Stuttgart Germany.
(wb)
Voice of Tigray Revolution // frequency to 5970 appears to be 6185 heard
April 13 at 0356 UT opening with distinctive IS under co/channel Vatican
Radio in Lithuanian. So now we know what replaces 5980 and 9650 kHz.
(Martien Groot-HOL, dxld Apr 13)
I must say my conclusions (unid 6185) this being FEBA were incorrect. When
I first heard 6185 with HOA programs the signal was strong and it seems I
checked some too old schedules of FEBA. Assuming is dangerous.
I had a chat with Mauno Ritola and Wolfie about this. Mauno said 6185 is
// 5970 and I noted the same when rechecking. As the 5970 was earlier
(some two weeks ago) still in // with 9650, I (again) assume Voice of
Tigray Revolution new frequencies are 5970 and 6185 as Martien says.
(Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Apr 16)
5970 V. of Tigray Revolution on Apr 16 at 1458-1503 UT. 24442-21441
Tigre?, IS, Talk, Heavy QRM from 1500 UT.
(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium Apr 20) // 6185
6185 Voice of Tigray Revolution, at 0357-0405+ UT on April 20, Tune-in to
their distinctive IS. Vernacular talk at 0400. Horn of Africa music at
0403 UT. Weak under Vatican Radio. // 5970-only audible until 0359 when
wiped out by Radio Nederland-Bonaire 5975 kHz signing on.