To John Plimmer/saudi arabia on 1520AM
 

John,
I have heard you talk about that powerhouse of the middle east, and
last night,April 11 around 10pm to 1am EDT, Hobe Sound, Florida, one
mile from the ocean, this was literally booming in ! This is the
first really transatlantic DX that I have every experienced. It
lasted for a good thiry minutes, arabic chanting and mention of
sharia. What power do the run? I am using my faithful DX-440 with
the Terk, Am Advantate Loop, which is allowing me to grab some awesome
AM catches. Your posts are very useful to the real listeners still
here.
Thank,
Bob Grimes
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To John Plimmer/saudi arabia on 1520AM
 

Hi Bob,
Yes, Saudi Arabia on 1521 khz is one of the most powerful MW sations
on earth at 2000 Kw.
Nice catch on only a DX-440 = well done, keep trying for others.

I can regularly catch it barefoot on my Redsun RP2100/Kaito KA2100
here.

John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
RX Icom IC-756 PRO III with MW mods
Drake SW8 & ERGO software
Sony 7600D, GE SRIII, Redsun RP2100
BW XCR 30, Sangean 803A.
Antenna's RF Systems DX 1 Pro Mk II, Datong AD-270
Kiwa MW Loop, PAORDT Roelof mini-whip
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx


On Apr 12, 6:18*am, "Count Floyd"
wrote:
John,
I have heard you talk about that powerhouse of the middle east, and
last night,April 11 around 10pm to 1am EDT, Hobe Sound, Florida, one
mile from the ocean, this was literally booming in ! *This is the
first really transatlantic DX that I have every experienced. *It
lasted for a good thiry minutes, arabic chanting and mention of
sharia. *What power do the run? *I am using my faithful DX-440 with
the Terk, Am Advantate Loop, which is allowing me to grab some awesome
AM catches. *Your posts are very useful to the real listeners still
here.
Thank,
Bob Grimes
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