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Title: The Vault 6985 AM 1231 utc 04 Apr 2021
Post by: Ray Lalleu on April 04, 2021, 1232 UTC
on 6985.0
1231 music, good signal   etc....
1710 music, strong  ...
1856 music
1911 trace

then up again, never more than very weak .... 2052
2204 trace
no ID heard today
edit : IDs heard on the other side of the pond, see below
Title: Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1231 utc 04 Apr 2021
Post by: kris on April 04, 2021, 1900 UTC
1855 S9+20 faded  Trouble  Lindsey Buckingham
1907 TX off no announced
1908 return broadcast  - some technical problems? - shallow modulation
1920 music on noise level
Title: Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1231 utc 04 Apr 2021
Post by: Ray Lalleu on April 04, 2021, 1917 UTC
Quote from: kris on April 04, 2021, 1900 UTC
1855 S9+20 faded  Trouble  Lindsey Buckingham
1907 TX off no announced
1908 return broadcast  - some technical problems? - shallow modulation

Looks like switching antenna : from antenna for Europe to antenna for America
Title: Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1231 utc 04 Apr 2021
Post by: Molvania Poacher on April 04, 2021, 2112 UTC
SINPO=34322, and steadily improving.

2111- "Love Like Blood" by Killing Joke.
2115- Sounded like Peter Gunn Theme, but not quite. Couldn't ID 60s instrumental tune.
2118- OM recorded station ID.
2118- "Dirty Laundry" by Don Henley.
Title: Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1231 utc 04 Apr 2021
Post by: kris on April 04, 2021, 2203 UTC
Quote from: Ray Lalleu on April 04, 2021, 1917 UTC
Looks like switching antenna : from antenna for Europe to antenna for America

I think so too
I think Mystery does the same
Title: Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1231 utc 04 Apr 2021
Post by: Ct Yankee on April 04, 2021, 2249 UTC
Good reception

2247 Have music now, "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" The Colourfield
2252 "Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head" Gorillaz
2258 "Goodnight Tonight" Paul McCartney & Wings
2302 "More Today Than Yesterday" Spiral Starecase
Title: Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1231 utc 04 Apr 2021
Post by: hsmith77 on April 04, 2021, 2320 UTC
2317 S5 " Wichita Lineman " Glen Campbell" Best reception  ever direct on my 545.
2336 ID "This is the Vault "
2337 "Live is Life " Opus   S7
Title: Re: The Vault 6985 AM 1231 utc 04 Apr 2021
Post by: The Ether Hacker on April 05, 2021, 0837 UTC
Quote from: Ray Lalleu on April 04, 2021, 1917 UTC
Quote from: kris on April 04, 2021, 1900 UTC
1855 S9+20 faded  Trouble  Lindsey Buckingham
1907 TX off no announced
1908 return broadcast  - some technical problems? - shallow modulation

Looks like switching antenna : from antenna for Europe to antenna for America

All I know from other DXers is that the Vault apparently uses a quite high dipole.  It maybe that the antenna is raised for low angle (long distance) and lowered for more high angle radiation (short distances) radiation, but propagation at 6985 khz these last 24 hours have not allowed for short skip during the daytime.  I do not think the Vault uses a directional antenna, like a yagi, because the signal seems to radiate to all directions, but very well at low angles for long distance....

Switching to narrower broadcast AM bandwidth would help bring an AM signal above the receiver noise level at long distances and low signal levels....