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On 6175 kHz adjacent channel noted three low signal level stations like
Skelton NHK, Armavir-RUS to Near East, and Kashi-CHN to Middle east too.
The first part recorded with 4 kHz filter, the second part with very wide
7 kHz filter, and subsequently a whistle tone could be heard then. News
noted from 1845 til 18.57:43 UTC, and RT interval signal noted again. TX
cut off at 18.58:00 UT precise.
Which antenna used today, a Zero-dB non-directional antenna, or the 310
degrees beam towards Great Britain and Ireland target??
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 27)
omni-dir vv beam direction broadcasts.
Running omnidirectional services is like putting a naked lamp on the roof
of your car instead of using headlights. It is not very useful because the
signal becomes modest in all directions rather than strong in a specific
direction. Stations are, more or less, supposed to beam transmissions into
specific targets and protect adjacent frequencies in other directions.
(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Nov 17)
I heard new 6170 at 1845 UT last evening (Nov. 27) - the signal strength
was mainly good but with some 'fading' to lower levels at times. There was
moderate to strong sideband interference from Croatia using 6165, and
their 100 kW transmitter was putting in a stronger signal than SHI at my
location. Wolfy seemed to be experiencing less splash than I was. I didn't
identify the two stations using 6175 but they were only fair signals, and
not causing audible splash last night. In SINPO I would estimate 33532.
If I used the upper-sideband only facility on my receiver then
interference was less, but this facility is usually only available on more
expensive (or table top) receivers.
But the audio! What is the problem with the audio? As you can hear via
Wolfy's recording it is TERRIBLE, and that's why I give an overall value
of only 2 in the SINPO code. I had much difficulty in understanding what
was being spoken.
And I can tell you that I was also listening via the telephone to my
friends receiver - he lives in Leeds (about 60 miles due east from my
location) and he had very similar results to my own. And he also
complained about the audio!
(Noel R. Green-UK, via R Tirana Nov 27)
6170 1845-1900 UT.
Vielleicht koennen DXer im Westen Deutschlands, von Trier bis Bremen mal
in die 6170 kHz hineinhoeren, in 30 Minuten um 1845-1900 UT.
Radio Tirana testet - ein fast aussichtsloses Unterfangen bei dem
ueberbelegten 49 mb in unseren Winterabenden - eine freie Frequenz. Merlin
- VT Communications nutzt ja fuer Taiwan nun das 75 mb und die 6170 kHz
duerfte zumindest fuer die Hoerer in GB und Irland [+Belgien und Holland]
"relativ frei" sein.
Eine freie Frequenz fuer all-Europa ist sowieso eine Illusion. Zumal mit
einem 0-dB Rundstrahler. Und die Hoerbedingungen im Winter sind eh an
Standorten alle 500 km weiter ganz unterschiedlich.
RR bitte an Mrs. Drita Cico
und lasst Euch von Nachbarkanal-Einwirkungen nicht stoeren, an einem Tag
Einwirkungen von NHK Skelton 6175, an anderen Tagen Deanovec-Croatia 6165
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(wb, Nov 27)