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Offline East Troy Don

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Caribbean Beacon/University Network
« on: April 22, 2018, 1622 UTC »
Transmitting on 11,775 KHZ @ 16:10 UTC 22 April 2018 (11:10 CDT Local).  Male speaker conducting a sermon on the "Goals of Christianity".  16:14:  The inevitable plea for $ followed by saxophone music interlude.  Transmitter:  Anguilla (200 miles due East of San Juan, Puerto Rico).  Heavy, erratic QSB.  SINPO:2-1-1-1-1.  Pretty lousy signal for a 100 kw transmitter targeting North America from this receiving station in the Great Lakes region of the USA only 2225 miles away.
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