"Robert11" wrote in message ...
Hi,

For a beginner like me, was pretty thrilled thinking I picked up China Radio
International direct.

But as replies to my post of last evening mentioned, it appears that all
I received was a relay from Sackvill, New Brunswick.

So I guess this brings up the question:

Is there any way for a Newbie like me to (easily) determine if what I am
picking up
is direct, or a relay from somewhere else ?

Thanks,
Bob



For English language broadcasts go to http://www.primetimeshortwave.com and
get the ascii "sorted by time" schedule". Relay codes are listed and appear in the
schedule beside a frequency that is a relay. Target areas for broadcasts appear in
"notes".

For all broadcasts get bc-a05.txt at http://www.eibi.de.vu
Transmitter sites appear near the end of the text and are a bit harder to figure out
since they are listed by each country's abbreviation.

Example:

0100 0157 CHN China Radio Int. E WNA 9790/CAN ENA 9580/CUB

Country China, Station China Radio International broadcasting in English to Western North America on
9790 out of Canada and Eastern North America on 9580 from Cuba