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Michael Holme wrote:
starman wrote in message ... Michael Holme wrote: Anybody had the RCI blank out on them. I've had a number of silences recently, anything from 2 seconds to 15 seconds. I listen in the UK on 5850KHz at 20:00UTC for an hour and a half. Could it be atmospherics ? Not likely. When a station drops out instantaneously, it's got to be either the audio signal or transmitter itself. Did you notice if the meter on your radio went to zero during the drop out? If so, it would indicate a transmitter failure. I monitored the meter. The AGC was set to FAST and during the drop out the meter didn't go down ?? The Radio in question was an oldish one (a 1985 JRC NRD-92) so I double checked with my new Sony ICF-SW07. After a wait of around 15 minutes the signal dropped out again for about 10 seconds and what do you know, both receivers blanked out simultaneuously and came back on together. I'm waiting for a chance to double check the experiment. The drop out didn't happen last night, or a least not for more than a second possibly. What do you reckon ?? If the meter didn't drop out, the transmitter was still on but the audio to it was lost. Could have been a failure in the audio link between the studio and transmitter site. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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"elg110254" wrote in message ... XPRS, 1090 khz, from San Diego, has been experiencing sporadic audio drop-outs on its St. Louis Sporting News overnight broadcasts recently. Nuthin' similar on KHTK 1140 khz from Sactown, though ... And yo, Roberto, due to tetryon particle pollution in the Hekaras Corridor, UFP mandates stipulate a warp five maximum in that sector of space Season Six' "Force of Nature")! My mistake - I _knew_ there was a Warp speed limit, I just couldn't be arsed to look it up. (And boy, I haven't been called "Roberto" in _years_.....cool!) I'm not _really_ a Jeffries Tube. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.507 / Virus Database: 304 - Release Date: 8/4/2003 |
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AC Smith wrote:
starman wrote in message ... AC Smith wrote: Mike, I'm glad you posted this. I am just a few miles from Seattle, WA (where is there another Seattle?). Anyway, I have noticed that the RCI broadcast at 0200UT has been absolutely terrible for the last three weeks. Way down in signal and the noise seems to be worse, bad combination. I usually like to listen on Sunday evenings, local, so maybe I'm just having bad luck? Mike's description of the RCI dropouts (audio?) is most likely a technical problem at RCI. Your reception problem with RCI is probably due to poor propagation conditions, unless you also happened to be listening when the audio dropouts occurred. My situation has RCI appearing is if the cut their power in half with a constant low signal, whereas a month ago, they blasted in as strong as a local (as well they should). And this the same on all three frequencies, with one of them, 9755kHz just non-existant. Adam That certainly sounds like poor propagation, unless something has changed with your receiver/antenna. Have you noticed any changes in reception from other countries in the same direction as RCI? -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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starman wrote in message ...
AC Smith wrote: My situation has RCI appearing is if the cut their power in half with a constant low signal, whereas a month ago, they blasted in as strong as a local (as well they should). And this the same on all three frequencies, with one of them, 9755kHz just non-existant. That certainly sounds like poor propagation, unless something has changed with your receiver/antenna. Have you noticed any changes in reception from other countries in the same direction as RCI? Not that I have taken the time, but they broadcast from Sackville. I have noticed poor reception of all of the Voice of Russia also during this time but I have a feeling that it is from inconsistent tx'ing on the listed frequencies. I'll pay closer attention tonight when I start my listening around 0200UT. |
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