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Loggings => European Pirates and Private Stations => Topic started by: Radio Parade on April 21, 2024, 1128 UTC
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1125 Daytime test transmission using a 2 element vertical and 50w
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Only poor/fair signal 1140 into Groeningen NL SDR, Mr Blue Sky by ELO, ID 1145 into Bee Gees. (edit- I think the signal is strong, maybe it's a tad undermodulated?)
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Good on Ireland NW SDR "Stayin Alive" at 1146 UTC
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Only poor/fair signal 1140 into Groeningen NL SDR, Mr Blue Sky by ELO, ID 1145 into Bee Gees. (edit- I think the signal is strong, maybe it's a tad undermodulated?)
Thanks for your report. I've checked but modulation meter here is at 100%, however, other stations may be running better AM compressors, or it could just be the conditions. My signal should improve a lot as the sun gets lower. Thanks again
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Good on Ireland NW SDR "Stayin Alive" at 1146 UTC
Thanks for your report
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As you said, it's likely just the signal getting better. I think this is only the second non-utility broadcast I've ever heard between 8 and 9 MHz, the other being Radio Casa in Brazil on 8000. (That includes the late 1970s through the 1980s though there may have been a random Peruvian in there.) Dreadlock Holiday is one of my favorites, by the way! (And then another of my faves, Wurthering Heights by Kate Bush.)
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As you said, it's likely just the signal getting better. I think this is only the second non-utility broadcast I've ever heard between 8 and 9 MHz, the other being Radio Casa in Brazil on 8000. (That includes the late 1970s through the 1980s though there may have been a random Peruvian in there.) Dreadlock Holiday is one of my favorites, by the way!
This frequency is near the upper limit I can broadcast. It suffers less from f layer attenuation during the daytime and gives a slight advantage for long distance at night compared to 6Mhz... also the shorter wavelength makes it easier for me to create a slightly directional antenna, so that I have about 6db antenna gain in one direction. It's not much, but every little helps.