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Author Topic: Vatican Radio 13830 am 1530 utc 23 Nov 2019  (Read 1641 times)

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Vatican Radio 13830 am 1530 utc 23 Nov 2019
« on: November 23, 2019, 1531 UTC »


Excellent reception in Amharic

1530 IS,OM with ID, then news blips interspersed with music
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Re: Vatican Radio 13830 am 1530 utc 23 Nov 2019
« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2020, 1545 UTC »
13830 KHZ @ 15:35  23 March 20 in Amharic.  Good signal strength but battling serious static blasts and an unknown Asian dialect from an unidentified station  underneath (Firedrake?).

SINPO:  4-1-2-3-2
TARGET:  East Africa
TX:  Santa Maria di Galeria
« Last Edit: March 23, 2020, 1600 UTC by East Troy Don »
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Re: Vatican Radio 13830 am 1530 utc 23 Nov 2019
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2020, 1543 UTC »
S7-9 with fluctuating QRN  on 13830 in Amharic.  YM narrative.
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Primary: ICOM R75 W/WV-601 passive loop masted @ 20'  Secondary: Tecsun S2200X . Yaesu  FRG 7700 W/MLA-30+ indoors. Tertiary: Tecsun PL-990X, Tecsun PL-880 . Malahit DSP SDR V3,  . : Also, Qdosen DX-286, 1940 Mantola am/sw tube. CountyComm GP-5/SSB hand held, Tecsun PL-380 ,et al.  QTH: FONTANA, WI  USA.  Sea Level: + 990' .  75 miles (but not far enough) NW of Chicago
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