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Author Topic: DWD German Weather Service 5905 AM 2012 UTC 14 Dec 2015  (Read 1848 times)

Offline ChrisSmolinski

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DWD German Weather Service 5905 AM 2012 UTC 14 Dec 2015
« on: December 14, 2015, 2014 UTC »
A new one for me.  Here is some more information on the station:
 
German Weather Service (DWD) will begin transmitting weather information for the Baltic Sea and North Sea.
Broadcast will be three times a day from their site in Pinneberg, near Hamburg.
Broadcast will commence on April 1, 2015 on the following schedule:

0600-0630 UTC 6040 kHz

1200-1230 UTC 6040 kHz

2000-2030 UTC 5905 kHz
Chris Smolinski
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Re: DWD German Weather Service 5905 AM 2012 UTC 14 Dec 2015
« Reply #1 on: December 16, 2015, 1636 UTC »
Hi Chris !

The frequency for all 3 time slots is now 5905 kHz.
Although the frequencies were registered from April 1st, first test transmissions took place at the end of October 2015.

73,
Patrick
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Re: DWD German Weather Service 5905 AM 2012 UTC 14 Dec 2015
« Reply #2 on: December 16, 2015, 2014 UTC »
Very good reception in Athens, Greece at 20:00 UTC (22:00 local). Modulation is AM (actually USB+carrier).

73 Costas SV1XV


 

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