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Author Topic: BBC 15740 AM 1300 utc 28 Mar 2022 - Frequency change for A22  (Read 574 times)

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Very good reception, English Service.  The BBC has bounced this US East Coast morning broadcast to different UTC's and frequencies since February inception, it is now weekdays from 1300-1500 utc on 15740, see earlier post for weekend transmissions.

1300 Seems like they came on mid-sentence, James Coomarasamy with upcoming news headlines to Ukraine war news
1303 North Korea missile test story, South Sudan clash
1307 James Coomarasamy with updates on war in Ukraine
1321 Academy Awards story - aired Wil Smith/Chris Rock exchange in full
1325 Coomarasamy with Shanghai resident on phone talking about new lock downs for COVID
1329 BBC/Newshour ID
1349 Promotion for "Hardtalk" following Middle East story concerning Iran
« Last Edit: March 28, 2022, 1351 UTC by Ct Yankee »
Tecsun H501x (broadcast received on this unless noted), Zenith T/O G500, Zenith T/O Royal 7000, Emerson AR-176, Zenith 8S154, T/O 7G605 (Bomber), Tecsun PL-600, Tecsun PL-880, Zenith 5S320, Realistic DX 160 using 40 feet of copper wire.  With apologies to Senator Gramm for his thoughts on firearms, "I have more radios than I need but not as many as I want."
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Re: BBC 15740 AM 1300 UTC 28 MAR 2022 - Frequency change for A22
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2022, 1305 UTC »
13:00 UTC 31 MAR 2022 - The BBC broadcast is being burried by CNR 1 on 15745.0 kHz this morning. BBC is unreadable.


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Re: BBC 15740 AM 1300 utc 28 Mar 2022 - Frequency change for A22
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2022, 1502 UTC »


I did not have a problem with CNR1 during 1300 utc hour but rather reception was low & fading.  I was wondering if it was related to the solar flare.  During the 1400 utc hour, reception was good to very good.
Tecsun H501x (broadcast received on this unless noted), Zenith T/O G500, Zenith T/O Royal 7000, Emerson AR-176, Zenith 8S154, T/O 7G605 (Bomber), Tecsun PL-600, Tecsun PL-880, Zenith 5S320, Realistic DX 160 using 40 feet of copper wire.  With apologies to Senator Gramm for his thoughts on firearms, "I have more radios than I need but not as many as I want."
QTH:  Durham, Connecticut (rural setting, 15 miles north of Long Island Sound)
qsl please to:  jamcanner@comcast.net  (Thank you)

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Re: BBC 15740 AM 1300 UTC 28 MAR 2022 - Frequency change for A22
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2022, 1336 UTC »
13:00 UTC 01 APR 2022 - Weak but readable this morning with fading. No signs of CNR1 on 15745.0 kHz this morning.


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