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Author Topic: BBC World Service 25900 AM 1715 UTC 6 NOV 2023  (Read 712 times)

Offline Ct Yankee

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BBC World Service 25900 AM 1715 UTC 6 NOV 2023
« on: November 06, 2023, 1720 UTC »
English service, Excellent reception.  Interesting frequency, I don't recall this frequency being used previously for a two hour block (1600-1800 UTC per short-wave.info) in English for midday on East Coast - was used for French service in 1200 utc hour

1715 Coverage of Trump civil trial, report from correspondent at courthouse
1723 Nepal earthquake coverage
« Last Edit: November 06, 2023, 1848 UTC by Ct Yankee »
Tecsun H501x (broadcast received on this unless noted), Zenith T/O G500, Zenith T/O Royal 7000, Emerson AR-176, Zenith 8S154, T/O 7G605 (Bomber), Tecsun PL-600, Tecsun PL-880, Zenith 5S320, Realistic DX 160 using 40 feet of copper wire.  With apologies to Senator Gramm for his thoughts on firearms, "I have more radios than I need but not as many as I want."
QTH:  Durham, Connecticut (rural setting, 15 miles north of Long Island Sound)
qsl please to:  jamcanner@comcast.net  (Thank you)

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Re: BBC World Service 25900 AM 1715 UTC 6 NOV 2023
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2023, 1744 UTC »
Interesting, thanks for the heads up.
1743z up to S9, but some fading.  Talking about relief to Gaza.
1745z  Africa news
1751z copy getting tough
1753z now into the noise, that happened fast.
« Last Edit: November 06, 2023, 1753 UTC by autovon »
Default RX location is Wisconsin using various wire antennas. Other RX will be noted.

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Re: BBC World Service 25900 AM 1715 UTC 6 NOV 2023
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2023, 1601 UTC »
* NOV
Very good reception, English service
1558 Wow - a minute of Bow Bells IS, missed that the other day
1559 BBC WS commercial
1600 Time pips to news headlines
1601 YL with news stories
« Last Edit: December 01, 2023, 1851 UTC by Ct Yankee »
Tecsun H501x (broadcast received on this unless noted), Zenith T/O G500, Zenith T/O Royal 7000, Emerson AR-176, Zenith 8S154, T/O 7G605 (Bomber), Tecsun PL-600, Tecsun PL-880, Zenith 5S320, Realistic DX 160 using 40 feet of copper wire.  With apologies to Senator Gramm for his thoughts on firearms, "I have more radios than I need but not as many as I want."
QTH:  Durham, Connecticut (rural setting, 15 miles north of Long Island Sound)
qsl please to:  jamcanner@comcast.net  (Thank you)

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Re: BBC World Service 25900 AM 1715 UTC 6 NOV 2023
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2023, 1617 UTC »
SINPO: 44454 with English service to Central Africa via Wooerton with inter view with East Indian national describing the plight of the  Indian citizenry  due to infrastructure / climate issues.

Beautiful signal on the 990X this morning (10:08 CST Local) 16:08Z 28Nov23
Primary: Yaesu FRG-7700  Secondary: ICOM R75 Tertiary: Grundig  750. Tecsun PL-990X, Tecsun PL-880 . Malahit DSP SDR V3,  Alpha Delta  SWL Sloper antenna. : Also, 1940 Mantola am/sw tube. CountyComm GP-5/SSB hand held, Tecsun PL-380 ,et al.  QTH: EAST TROY WI  USA.  Sea Level: + 320 meters .  75 miles (but not far enough) NNW of Chicago

 

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