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Offline Ct Yankee

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49m reception 18 Nov 2018 - booming in
« on: November 18, 2018, 2047 UTC »
Wow, the 49m band has been hopping this afternoon (US East Coast) all received between 2030- 2105, before sunset here, utc using PL-880 and long wire:

5900 Overcomer from Sofia, Bulgaria in English
5910 KBS in Arabic from UAE
5920 Radio Romania from Romania in Spanish (local am reception)
5930 Radio Romania from Romania in Serbian
5940 Radio Algerienne from France in Arabic
5950 KBS in French from France
5960 CRI in English from Albania
5970 Voice of Turkey in French from Turkey
5980 Voice of Turkey in Turkish from Turkey
5990 Radio Romania in Romanian from Romania
6010 Vatican Radio in French from Vatican
6020 RCI in Spanish from China
6040 Radio Algerienne from France in Arabic
6050 PBS Xizang in Chinese from Tibet
6060 VOIRI in Arabic from Iran
6070 CFRX from Canada in English
6110 Radio Fana from Ethiopia in Amharic
6120 Voice of Turkey in Turkish from Turkey
6170 Radio Algerienne from France in Arabic
« Last Edit: November 18, 2018, 2109 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: 49m reception 18 Nov 2018 - booming in
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2018, 0029 UTC »
So tonight in Europe it was also great to hear at 49m!
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