Some AM and SW DX questions
 

From Maryland, I just got the following, but correct me if I am wrong:

Bahamas ZNS Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas -1540 AM
Callsign was "Voice of the Caribbean"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/insti...quencies.shtml

Radio Holland around 1540 AM
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/

CBC-1 (Canada ?)), around 1500 - 1600 khz, was simulcating broadcast
news from different countries, but not sure from where in Canada.

If this makes sense, are any of these programs simulcast, like Radio
Holland, over CBC-1, or some stations in the US? Do the international
AM broadcasters stick to the typical US MW frequencies, or can any of
them get picked up in the low SW frequencies? Thanks...

Some AM and SW DX questions
 

On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:58:11 UTC, wrote:

From Maryland, I just got the following, but correct me if I am wrong:

Bahamas ZNS Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas -1540 AM
Callsign was "Voice of the Caribbean"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/insti...quencies.shtml

Radio Holland around 1540 AM
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/

CBC-1 (Canada ?)), around 1500 - 1600 khz, was simulcating broadcast
news from different countries, but not sure from where in Canada.

If this makes sense, are any of these programs simulcast, like Radio
Holland, over CBC-1, or some stations in the US? Do the international
AM broadcasters stick to the typical US MW frequencies, or can any of
them get picked up in the low SW frequencies? Thanks...

John Plimmer can answer this better than I, but in North America,
stations are 10kcs apart, in Europe, they are 9kcs apart. I live in
South Florida and the Bahamas comes in on 810 am very strong. Some
international broadcasters rebroadcast European programs here in North
America, the BBC is on many FM stations.

Some AM and SW DX questions
 

On Jun 10, 7:58*am, wrote:
From Maryland, I just got the following, but correct me if I am wrong:

Bahamas ZNS Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas -1540 AM
Callsign was "Voice of the Caribbean"http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/institutional/frequencies.shtml

The usual ID for ZNS1 is "This is Radio Bahamas"
Voice of the Caribbean is another outfit altogether and don't transmit
on 1540

Radio Holland around 1540 AMhttp://www.radionetherlands.nl/

I don't know what you are talking about here as they are called "R.
Nederlands" not R Holland. Also they don't broadcast anywhere near
1540.

CBC-1 (Canada ?)), around 1500 - 1600 khz, was simulcating broadcast
news from different countries, but not sure from where in Canada.

If this makes sense, are any of these programs simulcast, like Radio
Holland, over CBC-1, or some stations in the US? Do the international
AM broadcasters stick to the typical US MW frequencies, or can any of
them get picked up in the low SW frequencies? Thanks...

The number of International stations being broadcast on local stations
is vast, too big to list. You just have to research it on the web and
using a comprehensive handbook like the WRTH 2008.

Broadcasts are rigidly controlled by governments, international
agreements and by the ITU. You can't just start broadcasting on any
frequency you like. Frequency separations on MW AM are 10 kHz for the
America's and 9 kHz for the rest of the world.

John Plimmer, Montagu, Western Cape Province, South Africa
South 33 d 47 m 32 s, East 20 d 07 m 32 s
Icom IC-7700, 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.
http://www.dxing.info/about/dxers/plimmer.dx

Some AM and SW DX questions
 

CBC-1 (which replaced the CBC's regional services on AM through most of
Canada several years ago) re-broadcasts selected programmes from
international broadcasters on their FM repeaters throughout Canada in the
wee hours of the morning. I think that they tape and broadcast rather than
simulcast.

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From Maryland, I just got the following, but correct me if I am wrong:

Bahamas ZNS Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas -1540 AM
Callsign was "Voice of the Caribbean"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/insti...quencies.shtml

Radio Holland around 1540 AM
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/

CBC-1 (Canada ?)), around 1500 - 1600 khz, was simulcating broadcast
news from different countries, but not sure from where in Canada.

If this makes sense, are any of these programs simulcast, like Radio
Holland, over CBC-1, or some stations in the US? Do the international
AM broadcasters stick to the typical US MW frequencies, or can any of
them get picked up in the low SW frequencies? Thanks...

Some AM and SW DX questions
 

Count Floyd wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:58:11 UTC, wrote:

From Maryland, I just got the following, but correct me if I am wrong:

Bahamas ZNS Broadcasting Corporation of the Bahamas -1540 AM
Callsign was "Voice of the Caribbean"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/caribbean/insti...quencies.shtml

Radio Holland around 1540 AM
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/

CBC-1 (Canada ?)), around 1500 - 1600 khz, was simulcating broadcast
news from different countries, but not sure from where in Canada.

If this makes sense, are any of these programs simulcast, like Radio
Holland, over CBC-1, or some stations in the US? Do the international
AM broadcasters stick to the typical US MW frequencies, or can any of
them get picked up in the low SW frequencies? Thanks...

John Plimmer can answer this better than I, but in North America,
stations are 10kcs apart, in Europe, they are 9kcs apart. I live in
South Florida and the Bahamas comes in on 810 am very strong. Some
international broadcasters rebroadcast European programs here in North
America, the BBC is on many FM stations.



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