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Title: Radio Öömrang 15215 AM 1600 UTC 21 Feb 2016
Post by: JCMaxwell on February 21, 2016, 1603 UTC

S7 - Audio clear and strong

From : http://swling.com/blog/2016/02/radio-oomrang/ (http://swling.com/blog/2016/02/radio-oomrang/)

This once-a-year broadcast could be an interesting challenge for folks on Sunday:

Radio Öömrang will broadcast on Feb.21, 2016 from 1600 to 1700 UTC on 15215 kHz in German, English and Frisian.

*(Caroline Mesnier via EuroRadio)*

Radio Oomrang broadcasts once in a year on shortwave in lower German language via facilities of Media Broadcast in Germany. Radio Oomrang announces as “The Free Voice of Frisian People from Amrum island in Germany”.

Station ID is in english.

About Oomrang :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96%C3%B6mrang

— Posted by Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi in the Cumbre DX Yahoo Group

Title: R Oomrang 15215 1600z 2/21/16
Post by: Rafman on February 21, 2016, 1617 UTC

1600z s/on full ID & explanation of reason for annual 1 hour transmission
1611z ID in EE

Details at http://swling.com/blog/2016/02/radio-oomrang/

Screen captures:

1600z s/on https://youtu.be/nwssiKySFSg
1658z s/off https://youtu.be/YEOftLsNEFM

Radio Oomrang broadcasts annually on shortwave via facilities of Media Broadcast in Germany. Transmit power is 500kw.
Radio Oomrang announces as “The Free Voice of Frisian People from Amrum island in Germany”.

s9+20

Title: Re: Radio Öömrang 15215 AM 1600 UTC 21 Feb 2016
Post by: myteaquinn on February 21, 2016, 1620 UTC

S9+ into Northern Ohio this morning

Title: Re: R Oomrang 15215 1600z 2/21/16
Post by: Skipmuck on February 21, 2016, 1627 UTC

Solid S9+ here at 1619 UTC tune-in with OM's talking in German and English. Light fading selective fading.
1634 UTC Full ID in English
1636 UTC YL in German

Title: Re: Radio Öömrang 15215 AM 1600 UTC 21 Feb 2016
Post by: flexoman61 on February 21, 2016, 1654 UTC

S9+ here also at 1654z
1656 ID Radio Oomrand in English, 500 kw. signing off
1658 OFF

Title: Re: Radio Öömrang 15215 AM 1600 UTC 21 Feb 2016
Post by: Yankee Charlie on February 21, 2016, 1658 UTC

  1600 Z S/On, S9 +15 dB signal. Interview type pgm in German, Frisian and English. Off at 1658 Z

Title: Re: R Oomrang 15215 1600z 2/21/16
Post by: Sealord on February 21, 2016, 1658 UTC

dang, just caught the sign off id @ 16:58z

Title: Re: Radio Öömrang 15215 AM 1600 UTC 21 Feb 2016
Post by: Chanter on February 21, 2016, 1928 UTC

Finally, gotcha!  I've been unable to hear this one for years, either due to being at work or to tuning in that one time when Öömrang was nominally on but had a giant carrier and no signal...  This time, boom!  English and German information, and Frisian interviews with locals.  Reference to hearing this language (Frisian) and keeping it alive.  Signal good at peaks but suffering lots of deep fades.  SIO 433 onto the isthmus. 

What a great idea!  I love minority languages.  I wonder if this station QSLs... 

Title: Re: Radio Öömrang 15215 AM 1600 UTC 21 Feb 2016
Post by: prldx on February 21, 2016, 1936 UTC

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I wonder if this station QSLs...

There is no direct QSL known from Radio Öömrang (I myself tried it several times) - although the guy is a ham operator.
But you can get a QSL from the transmitter operator Media Broadcast: qsl-shortwave -at- media-broadcast.com

73,
Patrick

Title: Re: Radio Öömrang 15215 AM 1600 UTC 21 Feb 2016
Post by: myteaquinn on February 21, 2016, 1942 UTC

I tried that email address, qsl-shortwave -at- media-broadcast.com, but it bounced.

Found out what I did wrong. I added an audio clip and it exceeded the size limit. Edited it down to 10 minutes and it went through.