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Author Topic: BBC WS in Somali, 21470 kHz, 09 NOV 2021, 1430 UTC  (Read 705 times)

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BBC WS in Somali, 21470 kHz, 09 NOV 2021, 1430 UTC
« on: November 09, 2021, 1440 UTC »
Very, very good (excellent, really) signal being copied from Santa Maria di Galeria this morning. Hopefully a good sign of what to expect today.
https://youtu.be/YArbze2VIUQ
(note, video still uploading as I post this, it may not be ready til 1445 or so)
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Re: BBC WS in Somali, 21470 kHz, 09 NOV 2021, 1430 UTC
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2021, 1510 UTC »

Nice catch, got home just minutes too late to try it.  I did have a decent reception of AIR on 11560 just after 1400 utc.  Maybe it is a sign of good reception today.
« Last Edit: November 09, 2021, 1513 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: BBC WS in Somali, 21470 kHz, 09 NOV 2021, 1430 UTC
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2021, 1712 UTC »

Nice catch, got home just minutes too late to try it.  I did have a decent reception of AIR on 11560 just after 1400 utc.  Maybe it is a sign of good reception today.

Thanks. I have yet to copy more than a faint carrier for AIR 11560 this year, but I don't always remember to check because it's been so hard to catch, even with the sunspots and solar flux.
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Re: BBC WS in Somali, 21470 kHz, 09 NOV 2021, 1430 UTC
« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2021, 1403 UTC »
Good reception, some fades

11 Nov 2021

1357 African accented OM in English doing BBC ID spot "For more information go to our website...." , repeated several times with BBC tones
1400 OM and YL in Somali Language talking back and forth
1401 YL singing unaccompanied by music
1422 Absolute perfect reception now, like local AM....YL speaking in Somalian at length, then switching to recorded talk by OM
« Last Edit: November 11, 2021, 1423 UTC by Ct Yankee »
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Re: BBC WS in Somali, 21470 kHz, 09 NOV 2021, 1430 UTC
« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2021, 1432 UTC »
21470 BBC broadcast in Somali, very good reception today 18 Nov 2021 at 1430 UTC. Solid S9 in WNY with no fade.
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