Re 11995 RFI to Africa on broadband... I 'see' a bandwidth of 11989.5 to 12000.5 kHz at 2040 UT Febr 19 on the remote SDR unit on western Iceland. 73 wolfy
----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Hauser" Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 8:06 PM
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs February 18-19, 2013
FRANCE. 12000.9, Feb 18 at 1940, RFI in French on strange frequency // 11995, with same conversation, RFI jingle, discussion of Côte d`Ivoire. I was monitoring on the porch with one receiver DX-398 only, but needed to check whether the two were synchronized, and both were so weak that could not hear both by adding the DX-375 from the car, so instead tuned 12000.9 on the inside FRG-7 and rebroadcast it on my 88.1 MHz FM feeder to the porch. Yes, they are synchronized. Reception is slightly stronger on 12000.9, both with good modulation. Still monitoring both at hourtop to hear what happen: 12000.9 cuts off just before the 2000 time signal on 11995 which stayed on! So this is NOT a spur and anyway, there is nothing to match on the lower side of 11995. HFCC as of Feb 18 has no RFI on 12000 or 12005, but does show this: 11995 1800 1900 37W,46W ISS 500 204 0 216 1234567 281012 230213 D 17000 Fra F RFI TDF 7151 AF_F_18 11995 1900 2000 37,46 ISS 500 185 0 216 1234567 281012 230213 D 17000 Fra F RFI TDF 7152 AF_F_19 11995 2000 2100 37,46 ISS 500 185 0 216 1234567 281012 300313 D 17000 Fra F RFI TDF 7153 AF_F_20 which means that the 18-20 UT portion of the 11995 broadcast is due to end on Feb 23, when RFI makes its usual off-season changes, leaving only 20-21 UT. This is not the first time RFI has been heard on another frequency above 11995; from DXLD 13-06 on Feb 6: ``UNIDENTIFIED. Hello everyone, just noticed French language broadcast with sports coverage on odd frequency of 12001 kHz at 1940 UT. Listening in trying to get ID; anyone know what it could be? Nothing in French at this time either on 12000 or 12005. The broadcast ended abruptly at 2000 UT with no ID so don`t know what it is. Sounded like a soccer match description. (Gilles Letourneau, Montreal, Canada, Feb 6, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ``At present football preparation match of both national teams France vv Germany held in Paris stadium, started around 1950 UT, til approx 2125 UT. In South Africa held Ghana vv Burkina Faso national soccer teams on Afrika Cup around 1800-1930 UT though, also on EUROSPORT TV transmission. vy73 wolfy (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, ibid.) [On air live coverage transmission from Paris soccer stadium on RFI outlets AT PRESENT, 7205, 9790, and 11995 kHz. 73 wb (Büschel, 2038 UT, ibid.) If I had a guess, It sounded like Radio France, but, there was no ID 73 (Gilles, ibid.)`` So why in the world is RFI adding another broadcast, apparently also from Issoudun, 5.9 kHz above the scheduled one? Recheck the next day Feb 19 at 1847: yes, two RFI signals again, poor, on 11995.0 and now 12001.0. Related: Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria reports: `` FRANCE, Radio France Internationale in French was observed on Feb. 18: 1700-1758 on 17853.35 ISS 500 kW / 155 deg to CeAf, instead of 17850.0`` – and: ``FRANCE, Radio France Internationale in French was observed on Feb. 19: 1700-1758 on 17858.2 with good audio and up to 17860 with very bad audio. Many faulty transmitters from ISS, 500 kW / 155 deg to CeAf on nominal 17850`` I checked 17858, Feb 19 at 1813, but nothing audible here. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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