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Title: Radio Merlin International 6305 AM 0705 UTC 08 March 2020
Post by: KaySeeks on March 08, 2020, 0735 UTC
I don't know but they may have been on the air all night.

Best reception currently in southern Europe or Scandinavia but it's spotty.
Title: Re: Radio Merlin International 6305 AM 0705 UTC 08 March 2020
Post by: Ray Lalleu on March 08, 2020, 0844 UTC
on 6305.1
0843 weak to fair, pop        0904 barely a carrier, 0905 trace of music, back from deep fade
Title: Re: Radio Merlin International 6305 AM 0705 UTC 08 March 2020
Post by: epimundo on March 08, 2020, 1418 UTC
6305.1 right now (1415 UTC) from SDR of Twente... barely understandable, but propagation issues. I´m monitoring it (from Argentina :D)

Hello, group!
Title: Re: Radio Merlin International 6305 AM 0705 UTC 08 March 2020
Post by: Ray Lalleu on March 08, 2020, 1433 UTC
Quote from: epimundo on March 08, 2020, 1418 UTC
6305.1 right now (1415 UTC) from SDR of Twente... barely understandable, but propagation issues. I´m monitoring it (from Argentina :D)

Hello, group!
Welcome epimundo !
Very weak signals today... The Twente SDR gives exact frequencies (to 1Hz), but the antenna is ridiculous (10 cm high!), and the skip zone shades many stations. So, rather try the Kiwi SDR servers in the UK or in Central Europe.
Could you try directly your local AD149 on 6934.9 kHz ?
Title: Re: Radio Merlin International 6305 AM 0705 UTC 08 March 2020
Post by: epimundo on March 08, 2020, 1630 UTC
Quote from: Ray Lalleu on March 08, 2020, 1433 UTC
Quote from: epimundo on March 08, 2020, 1418 UTC
6305.1 right now (1415 UTC) from SDR of Twente... barely understandable, but propagation issues. I´m monitoring it (from Argentina :D)

Hello, group!
Welcome epimundo !
Very weak signals today... The Twente SDR gives exact frequencies (to 1Hz), but the antenna is ridiculous (10 cm high!), and the skip zone shades many stations. So, rather try the Kiwi SDR servers in the UK or in Central Europe.
Could you try directly your local AD149 on 6934.9 kHz ?

Sorry but I don´t understand you very well.. My local radios, from my QTH? Not now, I`m not near right now, but here in Argentina I can only hear very powerful signals from Europe (Channel292 is impossible, let`s figure it out...).

I usually use "only Twente" because it feels to me more "honest"... Anyways, this hobbie is kind of a game, and I feel that if I use only one SDR for Europe, that´s more "DXish" for me :D , and the reception report could be more juicy for the radio broadcaster... but I`m constantly learning, so thanks for the advice! Of course, I will try everything because I want the pirate verifications, damn it! :D