Unknown Broadcast
 

Receiving an english broadcast on 3.530. AM. Top hits, female announcer.
Been listening for 30 minutes, still no ID. Time:11:32 uct. I looked through
lots of databases could not find anything. The signal is pretty good, with
slow fading. RST S7 to 9 with no pre-amplification.

Can anyone identify this station?
Thanks
--
73's
Rick

"When in doubt, mumble."

Rick wrote:

Receiving an english broadcast on 3.530. AM. Top hits, female announcer.
Been listening for 30 minutes, still no ID. Time:11:32 uct. I looked through
lots of databases could not find anything. The signal is pretty good, with
slow fading. RST S7 to 9 with no pre-amplification.

Can anyone identify this station?
Thanks
--
73's
Rick

"When in doubt, mumble."

What are you using for a receiver?

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

Rick wrote:
Receiving an english broadcast on 3.530. AM. Top hits, female announcer.
Been listening for 30 minutes, still no ID. Time:11:32 uct. I looked through
lots of databases could not find anything. The signal is pretty good, with
slow fading. RST S7 to 9 with no pre-amplification.

Can anyone identify this station?
Thanks

There shouldn't be any broadcasts on that frequency. Some countries do
violate that but none of them are English-speaking.

If you've been listening for 30 minutes and it's now 1132UTC then you
probably just missed the ID.

My bet is that you're hearing an AM broadcast station. Either a
harmonic, a spurious emission, or a spurious response of your receiver.
Check the AM broadcast band on another receiver and see if you can
find the same program. (you might not find it if it's a harmonic at the
station - interference may be burying the fundamental)

The format sounds kinda like Radio Disney. If I can judge from your
KB1KIL callsign that you're in New England... there are three Disney
stations in that region. 550 in Providence, 1260 in Boston, 1550 in
Hartford. However, none of them (nor any other Disney station) have a
harmonic on 3530. Of course it could be some other kind of spurious
signal.
--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

I heard it on all 3receivers using 2 differant antennas.

Drake R8, R8B and my Icom R75.


"N8KDV" wrote in message
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Rick wrote:

Receiving an english broadcast on 3.530. AM. Top hits, female
announcer.
Been listening for 30 minutes, still no ID. Time:11:32 uct. I looked
through
lots of databases could not find anything. The signal is pretty good,
with
slow fading. RST S7 to 9 with no pre-amplification.

Can anyone identify this station?
Thanks
--
73's
Rick

"When in doubt, mumble."

What are you using for a receiver?

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

"Doug Smith W9WI" wrote in message
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SNIP
There shouldn't be any broadcasts on that frequency. Some countries do
violate that but none of them are English-speaking.

I didn't think there was supposed to be any broadcast. I've listened on that
frequency, at that time frame on several mornings and this was the first
time I've ever heard anything.

If you've been listening for 30 minutes and it's now 1132UTC then you
probably just missed the ID.

You're probably right.

My bet is that you're hearing an AM broadcast station. Either a
harmonic, a spurious emission, or a spurious response of your receiver.
Check the AM broadcast band on another receiver and see if you can
find the same program. (you might not find it if it's a harmonic at the
station - interference may be burying the fundamental)

The format sounds kinda like Radio Disney. If I can judge from your
KB1KIL callsign that you're in New England... there are three Disney
stations in that region. 550 in Providence, 1260 in Boston, 1550 in
Hartford. However, none of them (nor any other Disney station) have a
harmonic on 3530. Of course it could be some other kind of spurious
signal.

I am familiar with those stations and no it wasn't Radio Disney.

Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

I should of been a little more specific. The broadcast was in English, but
the music was in either Spanish or Portugese. I don't speak either so I
can't be positive. I listened to the broadcast until it faded into the
noise.

I'll listen again tomorrow to see if I can hear again and then look around
for harmonics. At first I thought it might be Australian because of the
accent.

73's
Rick

I also listened until the signal faded into the noise.


"Rick" wrote in message
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"Doug Smith W9WI" wrote in message
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SNIP
There shouldn't be any broadcasts on that frequency. Some countries do
violate that but none of them are English-speaking.

I didn't think there was supposed to be any broadcast. I've listened on
that
frequency, at that time frame on several mornings and this was the first
time I've ever heard anything.

If you've been listening for 30 minutes and it's now 1132UTC then you
probably just missed the ID.

You're probably right.

My bet is that you're hearing an AM broadcast station. Either a
harmonic, a spurious emission, or a spurious response of your receiver.
Check the AM broadcast band on another receiver and see if you can
find the same program. (you might not find it if it's a harmonic at the
station - interference may be burying the fundamental)

The format sounds kinda like Radio Disney. If I can judge from your
KB1KIL callsign that you're in New England... there are three Disney
stations in that region. 550 in Providence, 1260 in Boston, 1550 in
Hartford. However, none of them (nor any other Disney station) have a
harmonic on 3530. Of course it could be some other kind of spurious
signal.

I am familiar with those stations and no it wasn't Radio Disney.

Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

I should of been a little more specific. The broadcast was in English, but
the music was in either Spanish or Portugese. I don't speak either so I
can't be positive. I listened to the broadcast until it faded into the
noise.

I'll listen again tomorrow to see if I can hear again and then look around
for harmonics. At first I thought it might be Australian because of the
accent.

73's
Rick

"Rick" wrote in
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Receiving an english broadcast on 3.530. AM. Top hits, female
announcer.
Been listening for 30 minutes, still no ID. Time:11:32 uct. I looked
through lots of databases could not find anything. The signal is
pretty good, with slow fading. RST S7 to 9 with no pre-amplification.

Can anyone identify this station?
Thanks

Pirate?

I really don't think so, but maybe.

It was real strong, AM and sounded very professional.

I'm going to monitor this frequecy more often now.

73's
Rick

"donutbandit" wrote in message
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"Rick" wrote in
:

Receiving an english broadcast on 3.530. AM. Top hits, female
announcer.
Been listening for 30 minutes, still no ID. Time:11:32 uct. I looked
through lots of databases could not find anything. The signal is
pretty good, with slow fading. RST S7 to 9 with no pre-amplification.

Can anyone identify this station?
Thanks

Pirate?

"Rick" wrote:
I really don't think so, but maybe.

It was real strong, AM and sounded very professional.

I'm going to monitor this frequecy more often now.

73's
Rick

Hmm. This is intriguing. Did you hear any commercials or references to towns
or cities?

BTW, where are YOU located?

Art Harris N2AH

I could be a pirate, someone using an old ham rig. There are still AM ham
transmitters out there.

The other night I heard an AM ham on 3885, which I believe is an AM ham net
frequency. I didn't have time to stick around to learn his call or anything.

Bill, K5BY
SE Texas