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Loggings => Shortwave Broadcast => Topic started by: Ct Yankee on May 01, 2016, 2108 UTC
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Excellent reception.
This is a gem of a show, a mainstay of WBCQ for many, many years. Treat yourself if you have never listened.
2100z Christina & Marion discussing music, introducing songs from 20's & 30's
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WBCQ's TX definitely needs dire maintenance.
splattering up to 20Khz from the ITU operation specification of 5Khz AM for their TX.
is this indicative of a degraded audio modulator valve/tube or just simple over-driven modulation ?
(not to mention interference from another foreign SWBC station at 7495 Khz)
see waterfall screen shot.
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You are right. I have been picking them up on odd frequencies lately - forgot exact frequencies but one in the 6000's and one in 8000's, I was thinking some sort of harmonics. You might want to send that shot to WBCQ. Nonetheless, listening to the program on a 1936 Emerson AR-176 is a wonderful way to end the weekend. I'm not hearing anything on 7495.
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You might want to send that shot to WBCQ.
ive spoken to Allan a few times.
he is either lazy, stubborn or doesnt have the funds, nothing has really changed.
at least the TX is closer to frequency this time instead of the usual -100Hz from center, its only -15Hz this time, not that it really matters but most SWBC stations follow ITU specs, Allan isnt one of them :P
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2150z WBCQ signal completely dropped. I tuned to 7495, heard foreign broadcast - I'm thinking something from Algeria. WBCQ returned at 2154z.