Monitoring DRM from The Disco Palace to Europe:
FRANCE 6015, 1400-, The Disco Palace, Mar 8. Carrier on at 1400:41 secs, straight into already playing pop song - // 15745. DRM mode B, SNR 22.1dB. DRM ID: 'The Disco Palace'. Unlike the other broadcast this did not chop off the song to give ID.
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 15745, 1300-, The Disco Palace, Mar 8. Test transmission scheduled 1300-1825. Carrier on at 1259:50. cut straight into already started Leo Sayer song then cut off before finish to ID 'Feel the music - the Disco Palace'. Other IDs given say station name first. DRM ID The Disco Palace'. DRM Mode B. SNR 19.5dB 20.96kbps stereo. Drop outs as SNR drops more frequent than from Issoudun. After 1400 // 6015.
Using Racal RA1792 and Inverted Vee @ 10m.
73,
Sean Gilbert
Buckingham, Bucks. IO92MA
Web: http://www.hfradio.org.uk
RX 1: IC756PRO, CI-V, SEM Multifilter
RX 2: Racal RA1792
ANT 1: Inverted Half size G5RV @ 10m agl
ANT 2: Wellbrook ALA1530+ @ 3m agl
FRANCE 6015, 1400-, The Disco Palace, Mar 8. Carrier on at 1400:41 secs, straight into already playing pop song - // 15745. DRM mode B, SNR 22.1dB. DRM ID: 'The Disco Palace'. Unlike the other broadcast this did not chop off the song to give ID.
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 15745, 1300-, The Disco Palace, Mar 8. Test transmission scheduled 1300-1825. Carrier on at 1259:50. cut straight into already started Leo Sayer song then cut off before finish to ID 'Feel the music - the Disco Palace'. Other IDs given say station name first. DRM ID The Disco Palace'. DRM Mode B. SNR 19.5dB 20.96kbps stereo. Drop outs as SNR drops more frequent than from Issoudun. After 1400 // 6015.
Using Racal RA1792 and Inverted Vee @ 10m.
73,
Sean Gilbert
Buckingham, Bucks. IO92MA
Web: http://www.hfradio.org.uk
RX 1: IC756PRO, CI-V, SEM Multifilter
RX 2: Racal RA1792
ANT 1: Inverted Half size G5RV @ 10m agl
ANT 2: Wellbrook ALA1530+ @ 3m agl