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Loggings => North American Shortwave Pirate => Broadcast Announcements => Topic started by: ukdxer on June 25, 2022, 1248 UTC

Title: British pirate Radio Pamela to make test broadcast to North America
Post by: ukdxer on June 25, 2022, 1248 UTC

"Radio Pamela will be broadcasting test transmissions all weekend starting Saturday night (June 25) at 21.00 to 03.00 UTC, on 7875 khz hoping to hit USA/North America,  and Sunday at  09.00 - 13.00 UTC to Europe."

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Radio Pamela is a low power British pirate station
Email address [email protected]

Title: Re: British pirate Radio Pamela to make test broadcast to North America
Post by: Skipmuck on June 25, 2022, 1407 UTC

Thank you for the alert on this ukdxer! Radio Pamela has been on my "need to hear" list for some time! Hopefully the across the pond propagation helps me out on this later today. :)

Title: Re: British pirate Radio Pamela to make test broadcast to North America
Post by: ~SIGINT~ on June 25, 2022, 1423 UTC

It might be a hard reach on this frequency today. Based on today's propagation prediction a frequency in the 14 MHz range appears to be more in favour. None the less, well worth the effort as conditions are always subject to change.

Propagation prediction to Europe at 22:00 UTC, 25 June 2022:

(http://www.milspec.ca/board/img/radio-pamela-test-propagation-2022-06-25.png)

I have been occasionally monitoring the frequency but no signal coming my way thus far. If I follow the propagation prediction, that portion of the band should start opening up around 02:00 UTC and be optimum for that frequency around 03:00 UTC and good to approx 05:00 UTC.

(http://www.milspec.ca/board/img/2022-06-25_215614.png)

Title: Re: British pirate Radio Pamela to make test broadcast to North America
Post by: Skipmuck on June 25, 2022, 2320 UTC

I've been checking 7875 khz since 2300 UTC and now at 2319 UTC I hear a very weak carrier. Hopefully more to follow as sunset approaches. Seems to be closer to 7875.1 but not certain yet.
2355 UTC Just checked back and now there is no trace of a carrier. Nada  :(
0004 UTC 26 JUN 2022 Traces of a weak carrier again
0034 UTC Carrier audible again...seems to be wobbling a bit. I believe the frequency is between 7875.1 and 7875.2

Title: Re: British pirate Radio Pamela to make test broadcast to North America
Post by: dave1965 on June 27, 2022, 0730 UTC

Email from Pamela
"Hi Dave,
I doubt i will be using 7875 again the crystal has a fault"