[IRCA] Who the Heck is on 234 LW
Not too much beside Droitwich was doing at 0500 on MW, so I dropped down to longwave on a lark and caught something on 234 kHz. Initially, it was at a listenable level, but by 0525, it had slid to murmur level I am not at all good on European languages. It sounded sorta like Russian/German/ or what I think is the Germanic sounding Dutch. Is this RT Luxembourg??? Or something else entirely Even more ignorant than usual on Orcas Island, John Bryant ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Who the Heck is on 234 LW
At 05:27 11/11/2009, you wrote: >Not too much beside Droitwich was doing at 0500 on MW, so I dropped down to >longwave on a lark and caught something on 234 kHz. Initially, it was at a >listenable level, but by 0525, it had slid to murmur level I am not at >all good on European languages. It sounded sorta like Russian/German/ or what >I think is the Germanic sounding Dutch. Is this RT Luxembourg??? Or something >else entirely > >Even more ignorant than usual on Orcas Island, > Don't suppose it was an early showing of the Asiatic Russian, John? I know it's fooled me before at the end of TA openings. Magadan is pretty close to the terminator even at 0500UT. Luxembourg would be nice, but Iceland on 189 and Morocco on 171 seem to the European BCers of choice out here (not for me though, still need to get "real" loggings of both) Nick * Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Who the Heck is on 234 LW
I have had 279 in audio for about 1 hour now -- and the TP's seem somewhat livelier and earlier tonight than last... and it is only 8:30PM local! Also reoriented the ALA100M so the loop is POINTING E-W as opposed to N-S to try and kill some of the arc-fluorescent tube or merc-vapor lighting noise... Did not help but I am getting a major boost on the Island signals already over last night. I did go down by the pool which is about 100 feet away and 10 feet from the Ocean and it is much quieter down there... and there is outdoor AC so If I was really motivated... and those who know me would say... "He ain't!" I would set up shop down there and sit under the stars, dxing while being ravaged by sunscreen drunk mosquitoes... Maybe tomorrow night. ;-) -- .. Colin Newell - Editor - CoffeeCrew DOT Com --- Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT Com -- ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] Who the Heck is on 234 LW
John H. Bryant wrote: Not too much beside Droitwich was doing at 0500 on MW, so I dropped down to longwave on a lark and caught something on 234 kHz. Initially, it was at a listenable level, but by 0525, it had slid to murmur level I am not at all good on European languages. It sounded sorta like Russian/German/ or what I think is the Germanic sounding Dutch. Is this RT Luxembourg??? Or something else entirely Even more ignorant than usual on Orcas Island, John Bryant John, last year, this one faded in at good levels during our late evenings (and disappeared by morning), so likely what you heardWalt (in Christchurch) ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com
