On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:25:45 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen
wrote:

On Mar 30, 6:59*pm, wrote:
On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 07:10:21 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen





wrote:
On Mar 30, 6:28*am, wrote:
On Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:49:19 -0700 (PDT), bpnjensen

wrote:
SRI LANKA - SLBC, 9770, 29 March 2010, 0130 - 0145 and beyond. *SINPO
= 14321. *Discussion by YL and occasional OM possibly in EE,
punctuated with musical selections typical of subcontinent. *Signal
modest but worth a try, maybe worth a reception report (if they ever
respond :-/

Bruce Jensen
California, United States

Bruce,

Listen to 15745 from 0100UT on. Last night I heard a YL early followed
by almost 1/2 hour of instrumental music then a preacher in English
until about 0145UT then a YL again with what sounded like an address
in Sri Lanka given. Fade out after 0155UT. Could it be SLBC is
carrying TWR? Or is it just a religious broadcaster camped out there.
The only thing listed on 15745 is SLBC. Could not compare to 9770
since Turkey was on the frequency.

I know Thailand was propagating on this band. They were s9+10db on
15275 from 0000 to 0028UT. Maybe you wil have better luck being on the
west coast. If we get a repeat in propagation you should have
reception through to 0200UT and maybe you can get a positive ID.

Good DXing
Jim

Interesting - SLBC has been a religious broadcaster, so what you heard
is consistent with that history. *I have heard SLBC on 19 meters
before, and it usually resembles what you describe. *I will try 15745
this evening if I get a chance.

0155 is about then the 9770 channel died two nights ago. *If the 9770
carried Turkey beginning at 0100, I guess it could have been them (I
did not get the new A10 skeds for other languages yet). *The deadish
carrier would be consistent with VoTurkey.

Thanks!
Bruce

Listened for Sri Lanka on 15745. Transmitter came on for 30 seconds at
0102UT. Off then on again at 0110UT. Appeared to be just a carrier or
signal was too weak for audio to be heard. Carrier weakened and the
band looked pretty dead so gave up at 0140UT.

Jim

Heh - my experience sort of matches yours - I tuned in at about 0055 -
heard a *faint* carrier on 15747.1, which then gave out completely at
0102, then not a peep thereafter...dead for several minutes (probably
5 minutes). This was well before sunset - so I took a 1-hour bike
ride to just before local sunset, came back and lo! a weak carrier
spot on 15745 at about 0215, just before local sunset. I listened for
several minutes, but only rarely did I hear a snippet of voice on LSB/
USB, always male. I gave up after about 0240 when the carrier became
even weaker and no more voice was audible at all.

...and that's all she wrote!

Bruce

It was worth a try. The transmitter condition fits for the suspected
location anyway.

Conditions here have really deteriorated today. 21MHz was dead this
morning. 20 and 40 meters are not much better. A few guys coming in
from Europe and Central America. Have to see if things recover
tonight. Thailand on 15.275 makes a good beacon.

Jim