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pJ999w wrote:
blockquote TYPE=CITEGetting back on topic ... ahem !
pTrying to tune in WEEI Boston to hear the Red Sox game. From 0315 to
0325 a
brGerman broadcast kept alternating with the game. The program seemed
to be
brnews or a magazine format; the only word I could understand was "Istanbul".
brThere were a male and a female speaking.
brI was using a Radio Shack SW100 which has analog tuning that is not
precise
bron the scale. The German was on a very narrow bandwidth, while WEEI
was
brcoming in with several images. But it was definitely between WCRN
830 and a
brFrench Canadian station at 860 or 870. I was not able to bring the
German in
bron my Degen 1102 with digital tuning to get an exact frequency.
brDoes anyone know of a US based station with German language programing
on
brthat frequency? What are the chances that it was a transatlantic skip?
br
br Not a chance. 850 *Hz* is far too low a frequency! However, 846 kHz
and 855
brkHz are valid European frequencies, but it's extremely unlikely to
skip
bracross the pond in May, more likely in the depths of winter. Probably
a US
brstation.
br--
brSimon Mason
pEuropean medium wave stations have been logged this spring from the
east coast
brof the US. The closer you are to the actual sea shore the better
the chance of
brit being actual DX. With you being in Boston, it's quite likely. The
fact that
bryou were getting images from a strong local station makes me skeptical
though.
br /blockquote
pbrI'm actually about 80 miles north of Boston, in southern Maine.
WEEI is never very clear here in the evenings. I live in Sanford which
is an old mill town - in the bottom of an easterly facing valley. Sometimes
I can't even pick up a decent signal on 930 Hz WGIN in Portsmouth, NH.
I will check out your link. Thanks!
pPete Davis
blockquote TYPE=CITE
brTake a look here and see what's possible:
pa href="http://www.nrcdxas.org/articles/1st50.html"http://www.nrcdxas.org/articles/1st50.html/a
pLiving here in the midwest, I have only heard carriers but audio has
been
brlogged in Illinois during really good openings.
pI have heard EU and AF on longwave however.
pTry again and if you hear it, TAPE IT !
p73,
pjw
brK9RZZ
brMilwaukee/blockquote
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