Radio Parade 8447 AM 0945 UTC 26 Oct 2025

[Radio Parade]

Daytime propagation test - elevated 1/4 wave monopole 50w AM

[TRI International]

0951 UTC Om with email address then the song "Put up the Union"

S 2 to 3 with moderate noise and fading via  University of Twente Netherlands SDR.

[Ray Lalleu]

on 8446.95
1000 music, noisy here with fading, 1003 ID Radio Parade Int., (addy no copy)

1023 "Tiger feet", same conditions (noise mix of background and local noise),
1026 ID+@protonmail, "Seasons in the sun",
1030 OFF, and back on the air, not better, or slighly better? on a second antenna here,
1033 ID, "Waterloo"
1036 ID, fair and fady on SDR in S. UK (no local noise there, with some fading, overall much better)

[Radio Parade]

on 8446.95
1000 music, noisy here with fading, 1003 ID Radio Parade Int., (addy no copy)

Thanks, Ray.  That's an improvement, because normally you don't receive me during daytime.  I'm fairly sure raising the base of my monopole quite a bit has made an improvement.  My signal seems very prone to considerable fading, at longer distances, including into Spain and traces of audio on the US east coast, but 50w is fairly low power.

[Radio Parade]

0951 UTC Om with email address then the song "Put up the Union"

S 2 to 3 with moderate noise and fading via  University of Twente Netherlands SDR.

Thanks for your report

[FOX]

1012 Angie by Rolling Stones

via SDR in NL

[Radio Parade]

1012 Angie by Rolling Stones

via SDR in NL

Thanks for your report

[Radio Parade]

on 8446.95
1000 music, noisy here with fading, 1003 ID Radio Parade Int., (addy no copy)

1023 "Tiger feet", same conditions (noise mix of background and local noise),
1026 ID+@protonmail, "Seasons in the sun",
1030 OFF, and back on the air, not better, or slighly better? on a second antenna here,
1033 ID, "Waterloo"
1036 ID, fair and fady on SDR in S. UK (no local noise there, with some fading, overall much better)

Thanks.  Yes, I had to switch off briefly to adjust a TX modulation issue. Antenna improvement does seem to have a positive effect over Europe.

[Radio Parade]

on 8446.95
1000 music, noisy here with fading, 1003 ID Radio Parade Int., (addy no copy)

1023 "Tiger feet", same conditions (noise mix of background and local noise),
1026 ID+@protonmail, "Seasons in the sun",
1030 OFF, and back on the air, not better, or slighly better? on a second antenna here,
1033 ID, "Waterloo"
1036 ID, fair and fady on SDR in S. UK (no local noise there, with some fading, overall much better)

I'm wondering if my generally very fady signal has to do with my vertical polarisation and low power.  I've noticed this since the antenna improvement. We shall see.