11506
North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Totse Relay 6925 USB 2328 UTC 5 Dec 2013
« on: December 05, 2013, 2330 UTC »
ID at sign on, then into music, S7 to S8 signal.
ID and off at 0030z.
ID and off at 0030z.
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11507
North American Shortwave Pirate / BOCHF 6928 USB (started on 6935) 2246 UTC 5 Dec 2013
« on: December 05, 2013, 2247 UTC »
Just signed on, S9+ signal here.
There is also a station on 6935 AM here, so careful figuring out who you are logging.
Moved to 6928 at around 2256z.
CW BOCHF ID at 2308 then off.
There is also a station on 6935 AM here, so careful figuring out who you are logging.
Moved to 6928 at around 2256z.
CW BOCHF ID at 2308 then off.
11508
North American Shortwave Pirate / PBS Underground 6935 AM (started on 6930) 2245 UTC 5 Dec 2013
« on: December 05, 2013, 2246 UTC »
Carrier up, then OM with "audio test". Not sure who this is.
Moved to 6935 at 2248z. National Anthem at 2248.
PBS Underground ID at 2250z.
There is also a station on 6935 USB, so careful figuring out who you are logging.
Moved to 6935 at 2248z. National Anthem at 2248.
PBS Underground ID at 2250z.
There is also a station on 6935 USB, so careful figuring out who you are logging.
11509
North American Shortwave Pirate / Happy Hanukkah Radio 6925 AM 2243 UTC 5 Dec 2013
« on: December 05, 2013, 2244 UTC »
Just signing on now, S8 to S9 signal.
11510
North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Totse Relay 6925 USB 1426 UTC 5 Dec 2013
« on: December 05, 2013, 1427 UTC »
Just tuned in to some music, about an S5 here.
ID around 1450, off around 1505 or so, I didn't note the exact time.
ID around 1450, off around 1505 or so, I didn't note the exact time.
11511
North American Shortwave Pirate / UNID 6925 AM 0450 UTC Dec 5 2013
« on: December 05, 2013, 1328 UTC »
A carrier appeared around 0450z on 6924.880 kHz on the SDR recording. The carrier frequency was 6924.865 at 0708 sign off. It seems to be a different frequency than the 0345z UNID on 6925, which was much closer to 6925.009 kHz, so I think it was a different transmission, although it could also have been drift in the transmitter frequency.
11512
General Radio Discussion / Happy Hanukkah Radio signal strength
« on: December 05, 2013, 1248 UTC »
Here's a graph of Happy Hanukkah Radio's signal strength during their 4 December 2013 transmission. The graph starts just before sign on, and runs until just after, so you can see what the background noise levels were like. They were about S4/S5 at sign on, and S3 at sign off.
HHR's signal was S8 at sign on, and it dropped to S5, at which time it was barely audible. It then quickly came back up, to roughly S9 with some peaks above that, and remained excellent until sign off.
One thing you can take from this is that even if you are not hearing a station others are reporting, it pays to continue to listen, as propagation can dramatically change in a matter of minutes.
HHR's signal was S8 at sign on, and it dropped to S5, at which time it was barely audible. It then quickly came back up, to roughly S9 with some peaks above that, and remained excellent until sign off.
One thing you can take from this is that even if you are not hearing a station others are reporting, it pays to continue to listen, as propagation can dramatically change in a matter of minutes.
11513
North American Shortwave Pirate / BOR 6925 CW 2344 UTC 4 Dec 2013
« on: December 05, 2013, 0052 UTC »
BOR on with their nightly VVV DE BOR propagation check :-)
Very good signal here, BOR.
Very good signal here, BOR.
11514
European Pirates and Private Stations / UNID 6930 AM 2115 UTC 4 Dec 2013
« on: December 04, 2013, 2121 UTC »
Carrier, with some audio being heard, although I am not sure if it is from the same station as the carrier or from pescadores. I am not even sure if the signal is from NAm, Europe, or somewhere in between.
About an S4 signal.
Off at 2133z.
About an S4 signal.
Off at 2133z.
11515
General Radio Discussion / First Dutch pirate fined under new policy
« on: December 04, 2013, 1959 UTC »
The first FM pirate raided under the new Telecom Agency policy, has been fined . 'Club AA' from Gramsbergen was fined nearly € 10,000, reported the pirate site etherpiraten.com
Since 1 November the pirate no longer gets a warning. And so a pirate who is raided can expect a letter after a few weeks .
In a recent judgment, the court endorsed the new policy of Telecom Agency, so the chances of success for a pirate when challenging his fine is not very good.
Full article: http://shortwavedx.blogspot.com/2013/12/first-dutch-pirate-fined-under-new.html
Since 1 November the pirate no longer gets a warning. And so a pirate who is raided can expect a letter after a few weeks .
In a recent judgment, the court endorsed the new policy of Telecom Agency, so the chances of success for a pirate when challenging his fine is not very good.
Full article: http://shortwavedx.blogspot.com/2013/12/first-dutch-pirate-fined-under-new.html
11516
North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio Totse Relay 6925 USB 1435 UTC 4 Dec 2013
« on: December 04, 2013, 1436 UTC »
Hearing some music. Not sure if this is Radio GaGa back on the air, or someone else. About an S4 / S5.
Off at 1438.
Off at 1438.
11517
North American Shortwave Pirate / Radio GaGa 6925 USB 1332 UTC 4 Dec 2013
« on: December 04, 2013, 1333 UTC »
Just tuned in to hear some (reggae?) music, about an S4 here. The frequency could be closer to 6924.9 ?
1347 Laughing, then into more music. The signal is a bit stronger now, S5
1348 RGG ID. Off? Seems so. Thanks for the show!
1347 Laughing, then into more music. The signal is a bit stronger now, S5
1348 RGG ID. Off? Seems so. Thanks for the show!
11518
North American Shortwave Pirate / BOR 6925 CW 2300 UTC 3 Dec 2013
« on: December 03, 2013, 2300 UTC »
VVV VVV DE BOR BOR
Weak but audible.
Weak but audible.
11520
Equipment / Receiving Phased Array with Small Electric or Magnetic Active Wideband Elements
« on: December 03, 2013, 1649 UTC »
I came across this paper, and thought it would be interesting to others here:
Receiving Phased Array with Small Electric or Magnetic Active Wideband Elements. Experimental Performance Evaluation
http://www.lz1aq.signacor.com/docs/phased-array/2-ele_phased_array11.pdf
Receiving Phased Array with Small Electric or Magnetic Active Wideband Elements. Experimental Performance Evaluation
http://www.lz1aq.signacor.com/docs/phased-array/2-ele_phased_array11.pdf