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is a moderate improvement, and occasionally there is full propagation with
very good signals from all three txs. This happened today. The V of Africa
txs crash start at 15 to 30 seconds before 1200 and go off immediately at
1400. Normally there is a signal level difference of 20 dB between the V
of Africa jammers when they are propagating fully, the stronger one
usually being cochannel with V of Hope. Today I noted the weaker jammer to
be at approximately the same signal level as 17620.
The presumed Gabon jamming tx usually goes on around 1310, but may be as
late as 1320, obviously starting as soon as they have received
instructions on the freq to use. Today I noted 17630 off for several mins
just after 17690 had started. This may be mere coincidence, but has to be
given further attention. The mx jammer is always stronger than 17630
(different beams). Most of the mx played by the mx jammer after 1330 is of
the Congo-Kinshasa type. It can often be sorted out by the Lingala words
bolingo love and motema heart in the lyrics. One of the great mysteries is
why this jammer is so much out of phase with the VOH schedule.
Two different buzz jammers are audible irregularly, and may be lower power
txs located within Libya. At times strong bubble jammers of the same
character as used by Iran have also been heard. Propagation indicates,
however, that they are not located in Iran, but at a much shorter
distance. Could be from France as an alternative to the V of Africa feed.
The 17660 mx channel tx is tuning up around 1145 with open carrier, then
goes off and is back at 1154, when it has 1050 Hz pips until 1159.45. This
indicates Krasnodar or Grigoriopol. The latter agrees best with the
observed signal strength as it is nearly always too close for full
propagation.
(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX Mar 31)
That's a very good summary of "events" concerning the Libyan clandestine -
Olle. I would suggest that you are receiving stronger signals off the
back(?) of the ISS antenna sending 17620 and maybe other jamming signals.
17620 is consistently poor at my location and I assume this is why the
other transmissions are difficult to hear 'over'/mixing with the
clandestine. That one regularly booms in here. I also hear the noise
jamming but at weak-ish strength and also assume - like you - that these
may be from Libya itself. Perhaps intended as ground wave jammers?
If - as seems likely - 17660 is via Krasnodar or Grigoriopol then it
appears to mean that GTK Moscow is helping both sides in this current
"argument"! I wonder why Russia and not TDF, who supply all of their other
relays, should have been hired - and by whom? The Iranian style bubble
jamming has not been heard recently - at least when I've listened. This
was strongly received when on air. The coordinators would need to be 'in
touch' with Russia, Libya, Gabon and ISS to align the jammers it seems!
That's quite an expensive set up!
(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 1)
I still do not 100% agree that African mx on 17660-17690 until 1530 UT is
coming from Gabon. I never receive pxs from Gabon in a good quality on a
that long period (from 1200-1530 UT) like this one. Beam should be
directly to us. I also heard 1200-1400 UT on 17660 kHz with ID at 1200 UT
Idhaatu-l Jamahiriya-l Uzhma which means Voice of the Great
Jamahiriya=Libya and most time rel and popular songs.
(Udo Krueger-D, wwdxc BC-DX Apr 3)
17630 is directed to WestAfrica at 307 degr, but all northerly
transmissions at 350 degr antenna field. (wb)
17630 0700-1500 37,46 GAB 250kW 307degr.
MOLDOVA 5910 Radio DMR Pridnestrovye programme heard signing on at 1600
March 28th in English on new 5910 (x5960) kHz, though still announcing the