lunedì 22 febbraio 2021

Wolfgang Bueschel observations

some log of Sunday Febr 21 on eastern Yankee coast installations:

5009.918 UNIDentified, weak and tiny signal -101dBm, likely  MDG
        domestic Malagasy radio at  03.30 UT Febr 21.
5024.997 CUB  Radio Rebelde from Bauta site, typical great Latin
        American music at 03.35 UT, S=9+30dB strength.
4764.999 CUB  Radio Progreso, 50 kW unit from Bejucal, likely at
        01.30-05.00 UT ? - S=9+20dB at 03.38 UT on Febr 21.
3215even USA  WWCR Nashville TN scheduled 03 - 06 UT ? S=9+15dB
        and fq checked against CHU 3330, WWV 2500 kHz standard.
4885.010 and 4885.028 kHz  TWO  Brazilians side-by-side, 03.48 UT.
4939.995 BOT  VoA Botswana, JBA much weak -104dBm signal into
        eastern US coast stns. 03.50 UT on Febr 21.
4939.995 CLM  Radio "La Montana" Colombia ?, JBA, in peaks
        -88dBm strength at 03.52 UT.
4949.730 AGL  Radio Nacional Mulenvos, -104dBm very weak, after
        gray line_out on Africa continent, at 03.54 UT.
4960.052 STP  Much early sign-on Yankee Doodle at Pinheira Sao Tome
        US AGM African relay, daily start in 60 mb, at 03.58 UT.
        Monitored some 50 Hertz down-wandered, when checked again
        thrice between 03.58:40 and 04.13 UTC, then at the end
        settled-down on
4959.997 kHz exact measured then. Took some 14 minutes the auto-
        tune align action stopped at 04.13 UT.
5040.001 empty carrier only, no RHC audio at 04.04 UT, S=9+20dB
        signal from Bauta RadioCuba bcast center.
5085even USA  WTWW shortwave special pop mx program(?), S=9+20dB
        13.2 kHz wideband nice audio sound block signal. 04.07 UT

10 kHz wideband OTHR signals much loud in NoAM (USA/CAN) on
5150-5200 kHz around hopping at S=9+20dB level, 6 seconds lasting
radar transmission, also similar at 04.11 UT on 6150 and 9630 kHz
midst in bcast band.

5959.888 KWT  MOI  Radio Kuwait in Arabic, S=9+20dB signal at 04.14
        on Febr 21.
Despite the WRMI 'evens' 5800, 5850, and 5950 kHz noted also talk on
5829.986 much odd fq WTWW, talk on group of President Clinton gun
        reform - and Democrats - House of Representatives in 1994 ?
        At 04.16 UT AP news agency report on 'super national assault
        weapons'; also religious rights about homosexuals matter and
        praying for the sexually ill ... S=9+20dB.
5889.996 USA  WWCR TOM BS roarer - amongst others in 49 mb at 04.18 UT
        S=9+20dB.
5910even CUB  CRI Latin America relay site at Quivican San Felipe
        250 kW TITAN RadioCuba site, S=9+20dB in MI/NJ, but S=9+30dB
        strength in Rochester NY US state. Cantonese CRI service.
6000even CUB  RHC English service via Quivican site, DISTORTED audio,
        S=9+30dB in NY / NJ US states. Talk comment about
        'US diplomats in La Habana embassy during Presidency of Drumb
        influence into cultural scene by US Yankees ...'. 04.21 UT.
6020even ROU  RRI Galbeni English sce, heavy powerhouse signal into NY,
        S=9+35dB at 04.23 UT on Febr 21. 'Romanian literature in the
        90ties'.
6049.998 EQA  HCJB Quito, local sung by Ecuadorian girls group. Today
        Febr 21 at 04.24 UT excellent audio signal, S=9+10dB in peaks.
6060even CUB  RHC Bauta in Spanish(!) language section, S=9+25dB and
        some annoying co-channel signal of 'Sahel bubble tone' strange
        audio out of TDF Paris control center - Issoudun France bcast
        center antenna leg 'E' section feeder line ? Against lessee
        RTA Algiers in Sahel Arabic service. 04.25 UT on Febr 21.
6080.028 STP  VoA English out of Pinheira US AGM relay site, fair
        S=8 signal only at 04.27 UT.
6184.972 MEX  XEPPM Mexico D.F. Radio Educación, sweet Mexican mx
        canciones, like typical Mariachi music, S=9+10dB at 04.34 UT.
6165even D__  NHK Radio Japan via MBR Nauen Germany site, Russian
        scheduled at 125 kW 85degr azimuth, but heard NHK RJ English
        newscast segment instead, - at 04.35 UT.
        Fair S=8 signal sidelobe into NY and NJ installations.
6159.938 USA  WBCQ program, much ODD fq outlet, mx program at 04.36 UT
        only poor S=5-6 into Rochester NY equipment.
6135.134 BRA  Radio Aparecida, BrasPort sermon(?), poor S=5-6 04.39 UT
6125.005 TUR  TRT Emirler English sce at 04.41 UT, S=9+40dB powerhouse
        like ROU 6020 kHz. Turkish folk mx noted, 11 kHz wideband
        excellent 'Ampegon typical' audio signal.
6090even ETH  Best of 6090/6110 kHz Gedja signals this Febr 21 morning,
        R Amhara, HoA music, S=8 at 04.42 UT, excellent propagation.
7140.020 ERI  Asmara outlet in ham radio 40 meterband,
        noted close-down at exact 04.44 UT today.
7490.003 USA  ? WHRI ? S=9+45dB MUCH POWERHOUSE signal, 04.50 UT,
        tremendous 28 kHz wide signal into US eastern coast stns.
9385even USA  WEWN Vandiver 1st program, S=9 signal in English language,
        Catholic sermon on 04.56 UT.
9420 Greece not on air at 04.57 UT.
9664.983 BRA  Likely Voz Missionaria, poor S=6 at 04.58 UT.
9699.998 CUB  RHC Bauta site, English letterbox announced just before
        05.00 UT, \\ 6000 QUI, 6060 BAU. But Spanish sce noted at 05.02
9535v kHz - and 9650v kHz, latter switch-down at 05.03 UT.


some log of Sunday Febr 21 at 14-15 UT on eastern US installations
at FL and NY states

5829.986 USA  WTWW (?) English 01-15 UT ? at 14.10 UT.
6000even CUB  RHC Quivican San Felipe TITAN site, S=9+35dB much strong
         signal at 14.14 UT, slight audio feeder disturbtion,
         11 kHz wideband signal.
6069.994 CAN  CFRX Toronto, weak and tiny JBA -98dBm at 14.19 UT into
         Cape Canaveral FL site Perseus rx.
9264.985 USA  WINB English 'roarer' sermon performance, S=8, 14.21 UT.
9535.002 CUB  RHC Bejucal in Spanish towards MEX - Panama country belt
         S=9+20dB at 14.24 UT.
9650.004 CUB  RHC Bejucal transmission towards Antilles and Trinidad
         sidelobe in North-Eastern South AM, S=9+10dB  at 14.26 UT.
9979.992 USA  Likely WWCR Nashville TN English sermon, S=9+10dB at
         14.28 UT.
12000even CUB  (Unwanted) RHC Quivican HARMONIC 2 x 6000 kHz, S=8-9
         at 14.30 UT on Febr 21.
11760even CUB  RHC Bauta non-direction, steep angle fountain like
         signal into Caribbean bassin, 26 kHz (!) wideband signal at
         14.33 UT.
11780.006 BRA  JBA poor S=4-5 signal, R Nacional da Amazonia, 14.35 UT
13700even CUB  RHC Spanish, fair signal S=8-9 at 14.37 UT.
13740even CUB  RHC Spanish, likely refurbished BBEF Beijing Made in
         China TX, proper 16 kHz wideband super audio signal today
         from Bauta bcast center ? S=9+25dB at 14.39 UT.
15140even CUB  RHC S=9+15dB at 14.42 UT.
15230even CUB  RHC S=9+5dB towards Brazil sidelobe at 14.44 UT.


Recording Radio Amrum of 2021Febr21 at 16.18 UT of MP3 Mono
free download
https://app.box.com/s/vpkx1iv77j0nb1g962m0krvwpcg44dv3

Recording Radio Amrum of 2021Febr21 at 16.18 UT of MP3 Stereo
free download
https://app.box.com/s/c2pe5w9mekad0o2t56xu0xhrd5nyh5ez

Screenshot Perseus Radio Amrum of 2021Febr21 at 16.18 UT
free download
https://app.box.com/s/dofcu8a64597n5cjzrg9bn8pfb5qjo2w

Stored also locally an UN_CONDENSED  WAV.format huge file locally.


FRANCE  15215 kHz Radio Amrum transmission of 2021Febr21 at 16.18 UT, sorry
came a little late for total recording, I'was out on this lovely spring day.

See free download via box.com access strings, see above.

15215 kHz noted (with 12 kHz bandwidth format) Radio Amrum (Radio Öömrang)
/ from Amrum Island, German North Frisian Islands,
in Rochester NY US state, S=9 or -78dBm, recording at 16.18 UT Febr 21.

Program lasted til 16.58:20 UTC,
when the adresses of the Radio Amrum and Radio Flensburg Germany
facilities given.

17.00:05 switch-OFF Ampegon transmitter
on FMO MBR / TDF Issoudun broadcast center in France.

More RRs taken on KiwiNet in North America between 16.18 and 17.00 UTC.

CT / MA          S=9+25 -55 dBm
MA               S=9+15 -64 dBm
Maryland         S=9+10 -69 dBm
W3HFU            S=9+30 -48 dBm
Georgia          S=9+10 -68 dBm
Rochester NY     S=9+15 -67 dBm
Princeton NJ     S=9+10 -69 dBm
North Carolina   S=9+20 -57 dBm
WU1T MA state    S=9+35 -44 dBm
Dixon IL         S=9+15 -66 dBm
Highland NY      S=9+35 -43 dBm
CT               S=9+30 -48 dBm
[selected SDR options, span 12.5 kHz RBW 15.3 Hertz]
(wb  df5sx, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Febr 21)