domenica 3 maggio 2020

Wolfgang Bueschel observations

> Now, to speculate on who could be jamming this?

Not news RTA 'jammed' in Sahel zone, monitored in past like 5 years - many, many times, for example

Log June 5 - 2017, 0515-0640 UT, noted in southern Germany post

9535even F__  RTA Algier in Arabic, via TDF Issoudun relay,
         usual S=9+35dB powerhouse at 0540 UT, but annoying bubble /
         dit signal like jamming underneath, could it be an opposite
         rival Sahel state organization jamming radio ?
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 5, 2017)

6060even F__  RTA HQ Arabic morning prayer via TDF Issoudun relay site
         but annoying some like bubble feed signal underneath.
         S=9 in short skip zone in CeEUR, 04.50 UT Jan 13, 2020.


6060 kHz - together with bubble jamming.
B u t  0400-0600 UT 6060 kHz RTA Algier Arabic relay towards African
Sahel zone via TDF Issoudun relay in France, 500 kW powerhouse.
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jan 18, 2020)



> from two Algerian SWBC sites which have been under construxion(?) for
> many years, [...]

RTA Bechar & Ourgla Algeria sites.
Planned by RTA and Ampegon - Switzerland/Germany, and appeared in many request schedules in the private hfcc.org databases -- since a decade !

Acc the Ampegon engineer, Bechar SW installation is ready and visible in Google Earth since Nov 2018.

Dipol Antennas / 3 Masts stand, on 49 - 16 meterband.
31 34 25.59 N  02 20 54.70 W
SW Antennas_131degr_RTA Bechar_Algeria_
built up 27 April 2017 to February 2018
<https:\\goo.gl/maps/i55qLY7wWdn>

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