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HM01 off the air?
« on: July 09, 2018, 1621 UTC »
Ordinarily, I'd consider writing about this only after the entire hour of a scheduled HM01 broadcast was missed. However, I was up late last night, trying to see if I would be able to get a decent copy at 0500z (10860) and 0600z (10345) before going to bed, because I hadn't gotten one at any point during their daytime transmissions. There was a strong carrier on 10860 for a while, but no signal, only the rather weird distorted signals that come off RHC/HM01 at times, before going QRT at some point and not returning. It wasn't there for the 0600z broadcast at all. And although I have no idea if it ever came on, either that hour or any of the subsequent scheduled times 0700-1000z, but it's not there for the 1600z/11435 broadcast as I write this.

If anyone else has tuned to HM01 in the past 12 hours, that is, 0500-1100 UTC on July 9,  and either heard or not heard anything, please comment. It would be interesting to know if they were on at all. Perhaps they are fixing the transmission issues they've been having recently, where the signal seems to vary from full power to a fraction of it intermittently.
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Re: HM01 off the air?
« Reply #1 on: July 09, 2018, 1701 UTC »
Hi, I tried it at 0500, 0600, and 0700 but apart from the noisy carrier signal on 10860 kHz I heard nothing.

I tried several sdr's in the Caribbean and US at 1700 but all wa silent.

Cheers

Ary
« Last Edit: July 09, 2018, 1706 UTC by Ary-B »

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Re: HM01 off the air?
« Reply #2 on: July 09, 2018, 1836 UTC »
Monitored but not heard 1600z, 1700z, 1800z on known frequencies.
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Re: HM01 off the air?
« Reply #3 on: July 10, 2018, 0511 UTC »
I saw at least one report elsewhere that it was on at 2200z on 10715. I  had completely forgotten to check for it then, or at 2100. It's on now on 11462 for the 0500z transmission, good signal.
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Re: HM01 off the air?
« Reply #4 on: July 10, 2018, 0522 UTC »
yep, it is back. I copied them at 0514 i.p. Quite weak here in Holland
11462 kHz 10-07-2018 0514z  i.p. 07486 60301 12287 51685 20461 40358

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Re: HM01 off the air?
« Reply #5 on: July 10, 2018, 1501 UTC »
I also monitor M08a yesterday on 8010 LSB, nothing heard. Like Ary said, they might be on vacation or the transmitter having problems.

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Re: HM01 off the air?
« Reply #6 on: July 10, 2018, 1919 UTC »
Copied 2130z 11635khz 7/9.
On 7/10 they are in repeat mode of 7/9 groups.
Maybe summer vacation time.
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Re: HM01 off the air?
« Reply #7 on: July 10, 2018, 2141 UTC »
I am tuning into 16180 AM on the New York SDR, and right now it's noisy. Not sure if it the propagation conditions thought.
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Re: HM01 off the air?
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2018, 2200 UTC »
Copied 2130z 11635khz 7/9.
On 7/10 they are in repeat mode of 7/9 groups.
Maybe summer vacation time.
FPE

Also noticed the repeat. I was wondering if they're just playing catch-up since they missed at least three broadcasts, possibly more.

I am tuning into 16180 AM on the New York SDR, and right now it's noisy. Not sure if it the propagation conditions thought.

It's definitely not that great now on 17480. In the past these afternoon transmissions were always the best ones, especially on the days that they use 16180 and 17480, so it's possible that the bottom-level solar flux is affecting it.
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Re: HM01 off the air?
« Reply #9 on: July 10, 2018, 2259 UTC »
Copied 2130z 11635khz 7/9.
On 7/10 they are in repeat mode of 7/9 groups.
Maybe summer vacation time.
FPE

Also noticed the repeat. I was wondering if they're just playing catch-up since they missed at least three broadcasts, possibly more.

I am tuning into 16180 AM on the New York SDR, and right now it's noisy. Not sure if it the propagation conditions thought.

It's definitely not that great now on 17480. In the past these afternoon transmissions were always the best ones, especially on the days that they use 16180 and 17480, so it's possible that the bottom-level solar flux is affecting it.

Interesting, i am on 8136 LSB on the Florida globaltuners SDR to see if M08a is on, and so far nothing.
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Re: HM01 off the air?
« Reply #10 on: July 12, 2018, 1735 UTC »
Still in repeat mode 7/12 11435khz 1600z
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Re: HM01 off the air?
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2018, 0557 UTC »
New groups on 13-7 0554 UTC: 07486 60301 12287 51685 20461 40358

73, Ary

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Re: HM01 off the air?
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2018, 1605 UTC »
My mistake. No new groups but still repeats of 9 July

Ary

 

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