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The HFCC list shows powers of 125 kW (WER has 500 kW senders only?) on
9925 so seemingly there is a reduction in power. Also two azimuths are in
use - 240 degrees and 300 degrees - obviously south of west and north of
west to cover two sce areas. I have no idea how this is done - whether the
txs are "coupled" or operate independently - but is it likely, despite
"power surges", that one of the txs would be fed with a delayed feed in
these circumstances as an 'echo' would be an obvious consequence of doing
so? Or does DTK not realise that SW txions cover areas other than those
intended? I suggest that Jerry's echo is being caused by some form of dual
path propagation, but what that path might be I can only guess. It would
be interesting to know for certain.
An 'echo' more usually occurs when two sites are in use on just one
frequency. A very good example of this currently at my location is the BBC
Arabic sce on 11680 at 0600-0900 from RMP at 168deg and via CYP 0600-0800
at 101deg. This must be due to satellite delivery delay to one of the
senders. Hopefully, listeners in the target areas don't suffer the same
effects. But as noticed recently, SKN and WOF on 17640 as heard around
1200/1400 are in synchrony, although some other 'mushy' effects are
noticed at my location. And I also recall from times past when RNI used
6020 via Flevo and Madagascar to carry the same evening programme that
listeners experienced an echo until synchrony was established.
(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld June 2)
From 0100 to 0300 only, both Nauen and Wertachtal are in use on 9925, so
they could easily have different program feed routing and consequent
delays, which however should be easily avoided. Different delays somewhere
along the feed route could be due to digital processing of the audio,
and/or satellite routing. Does anyone hear any echo on 9925 in the 23-01
period when only the two Wertachtals are in use or is it one tx split in
twain feeding two antennas? Or at 03-05 when only Nauen is in use?
Long/short path echoes are rarely strong enough or delayed enough to be
such a problem.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld June 2)
6190, Deutschlandfunk, 0045-0106, June 11, German, Program of very nice
classical mx and occasional OM. Pips at 0100 into news. YL w/ "canned' ID
at 0105. Fair/poor. Does this station also ID as "Radio Deutschland"?.
Thought I heard the OM say that at mx programs end.
(Scott R Barbour-NH-USA, hcdx June 9)
DRM auf 1593 kHz Sender Langenberg des WDR. Vielleicht ist der Sender
jetzt, wie vorgesehen, zur WM offiziell in Betrieb? Aber mit welchem
Programm?
Das Signal kommt hier jetzt, ca. 35km Entfernung Luftlinie mit S9+55 an.
Gesendet wird mit 23,5 kbps in Stereo.
Programm: WDR 2 klassik
Audioqualitaet: Sehr gut, von UKW kaum zu unterscheiden
Winradio G303i, 30 km suedlich Kassel
(Klaus Schneider-D, A-DX June 8)
In EA6 Mallorca gestern ein Hauch von DRM 1593 kHz am spaeten Nachmittag
gehoert.
Viel staerker ist DRM Mailand 693 kHz. Ansonsten auf Kurzwelle immer drei
Kanaele fuer AM Empfang dicht, meist so 14 kHz breit von DRM belegt,
zumindest im vorzueglichen Sony ICF 2001/2010.
(wb df5sx, on whitsuntide holiday on Mallorca Isl Spain, wwdxc BC-DX June
7/8)
GHANA/KENIA 4915 GBC Accra in Vernaculars, 1950 UT, Sinpo very weak 1-2
533 1-2. At 2037 UT like a 5 kW station. Co-channel user Kenia not heard
at this time span.