Much better reception today at 15:30 tune in. Strong reception with the YL in English. Thanks for the reminder! 73, Walt (Masset, BC)
On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 3:30 PM Wolfgang Bueschel via groups.io <df5sx.p11= [email protected]> wrote: > FRANCE 'Mini Transat' Yacht race weather radio service via TDF Issoudun > > on 7340 and 17545 kHz today Monday July 27, via TDF Issoudun SW center. > > > > Yes today Monday July 27th noted on air from 15 UT: > > > > 7340even at 15.04 UT, French female presenter weather report read at > S=9+25dB > > signal level in southern Germany remotedly. > > At 15.19 UT switched to English language report. > > > > TDF ISS used their 100 kW ‘faulty audio modulation’ transmitter on 7340 kHz > > channel, which brought that typical BUBBLE jamming audio sound underneath.. > > > > This faulty TX modulation observed there in past two decades, > > never repaired that unit / audio line feed, > > was in use for example often on 9490 kHz night service of Radio Republica > > back signal towards Cuban audience. > > > > Also FAULTY observed in the past in use for NHK World R Japan relays > > mornings in 49 mband > > towards EUR, NE/ME/North Africa then. > > > > 17545 kHz even S=9+15dB on ‘short skip’ kilometers distance into southern > > Germany today at 15.11 UT. > > Same weather report in French \\ 7340 kHZ > > and from 17.19 UT also in English language. > > > > (next channel is 17630 kHz also proper signal of CRI African relay site > > Bamako center no.#2, S=9+20dB English 15-16 UT, July 27) > > > > vy73 de wolfie df5sx > > wwdxc topnews > > > > > > FRANCE 'Mini Transat' Yacht race weather radio service via TDF Issoudun > > on 7340 and 17545 kHz. > > > > Tuned into man with French weather forecasts at 15.11 UT on 7340 kHz today > > Friday 24 July. At 15.20 UT lady in English reading weather reports took > > over. Voices were familiar as heard on 'Mini Transat' broadcasts in pre- > > vious years. > > > > After checking HFCC.org database in A-26, could also hear weaker \\ on > > 17545 kHz (TDF via Issoudun bcast center at 15.00-16.00 UT). > > > > There's an event, 'Les Sables' to the Azores and back, 'Mini Atlantique' > > so presume the broadcasts are for participants in that: > > > > <https:\\lessables-lesacores650.fr/> > > > > Broadcast ended around 15.55 UT. > > (Alan Pennington, Cornwall-England-UK, BrDXC-UK iogr bcnews July 24) > _._,_._,_ > ------------------------------ > Groups.io Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#2247) <https://groups.io/g/DXplorer/message/2247> | Reply > to Group > <[email protected]?subject=Re:%20%5BDXplorer%5D%20%27Mini%20Transat%27%20Yacht%20race%20weather%20radio%20service%20via%20TDF%20Issoudun> > | Reply to Sender > <[email protected]?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5BDXplorer%5D%20%27Mini%20Transat%27%20Yacht%20race%20weather%20radio%20service%20via%20TDF%20Issoudun> > | Mute This Topic <https://groups.io/mt/120469032/399109> | New Topic > <https://groups.io/g/DXplorer/post> > Your Subscription <https://groups.io/g/DXplorer/editsub/399109> | Contact > Group Owner <[email protected]> | Unsubscribe > <https://groups.io/g/DXplorer/leave/4697823/399109/1401824312/xyzzy> [ > [email protected]] > _._,_._,_ > > _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
