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Title: 1566 TWR Benin, Africa 0340z 8/31/2013
Post by: Kilokat7 on August 31, 2013, 0349 UTC

In very well right now with consistent audio, English announcements earlier followed by local music and then a nice ID.  0345 UTC and now in local African language.  Probably the best I've heard Benin here on medium wave.

Title: Re: 1566 TWR Benin, Africa 0340z 8/31/2013
Post by: refmo on August 31, 2013, 0359 UTC

Wow, thanks for the heads up!  First time hearing them here.
Quite a bit of english at 0400.  Hearing nothing at 0415 (off?)
Back on when checked again @ 0432z, not as strong as before.

Title: Re: 1566 TWR Benin, Africa 0340z 8/31/2013
Post by: Kilokat7 on August 31, 2013, 0422 UTC

Congrats Refmo!  Glad you could hear them.  0422z and they are still going strong here.

Title: Re: 1566 TWR Benin, Africa 0340z 8/31/2013
Post by: BDM on August 31, 2013, 1520 UTC

Thanks Kilo. Caught here on the SDR recording. Storms made audio a tough prospect last night, but audio came through non the less ;)

Title: Re: 1566 TWR Benin, Africa 0340z 8/31/2013
Post by: Kilokat7 on September 04, 2013, 0155 UTC

I assembled the best clips from that night and posted them here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp8SMYk_Kuc

If you're into BCB DX then check it out.  There's nothing like hearing exotic stuff like this on the AM dial!  I still get a rush when I replay it.

I'm glad some other listeners including refmo and BDM were able to catch this too.

Title: Re: 1566 TWR Benin, Africa 0340z 8/31/2013
Post by: BDM on September 04, 2013, 0405 UTC

Nice audio catch for sure Kilo ;)

Title: Re: 1566 TWR Benin, Africa 0340z 8/31/2013
Post by: jFarley on September 04, 2013, 2029 UTC

kilokat7;

These (Benin and Mauritania) are some great logs; congratulations!  Really love the youtube video.

I was wondering:

- What phasing unit are you using?  

- How deep of a null do you think you were getting against WBBM?  

Title: Re: 1566 TWR Benin, Africa 0340z 8/31/2013
Post by: Kilokat7 on September 05, 2013, 0153 UTC

jFarley, I'm using the DX Tools Quantum phaser.

WBBM (along with the other Chicago blowtorches) are very difficult to null at my location, maybe because I'm battling groundwave+skywave, I don't really know.  WBBM normally reads S9+35 on the Perseus but I'm able to get it down to S9 and that's good enough to hear some weak audio sneak through on 783, as I'm hearing again right now as I type this.  These are really the only stations that I have trouble with phase-nulling.  Other big guns like 1030 WBZ Boston, which throw a S9+30 signal my way, are no match for the phaser.  I can usually phase them right down into the dust.  Here's a nice example of this, when I caught Oregon on 1030 while phasing-nulling WBZ:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rea6p96rVTI

One more example of phasing:  I have a strong S9+45 local on 850 that I was able to phase down in order to catch Spain on 855.  This clip shows my local before and after phasing to reveal the weak signal on 855: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtllxHT1v6E

It's a great tool for medium wave!