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Station on 4050 khz?
The last couple of nights I've heard a very faint broadcast station on
4050, but I don't see anything listed for that frequency on the EIBI schedule. Anyone happen to know what it is? I heard it at around 01:30 or so. Steve |
Station on 4050 khz?
Steve wrote: The last couple of nights I've heard a very faint broadcast station on 4050, but I don't see anything listed for that frequency on the EIBI schedule. Anyone happen to know what it is? I heard it at around 01:30 or so. Nothing there now, but Radio Verdad out of Guatemala is up on 4052.3. I have seen some stuff about Radio Bishkek out of Kyrgyzstan operating there over the years. But also see a supposed current freq. of 4010. ? Don't really know! If I get a chance I'll try to tune in tomorrow night. dxAce Michigan USA Steve |
Station on 4050 khz?
dxAce wrote: Steve wrote: The last couple of nights I've heard a very faint broadcast station on 4050, but I don't see anything listed for that frequency on the EIBI schedule. Anyone happen to know what it is? I heard it at around 01:30 or so. Nothing there now, but Radio Verdad out of Guatemala is up on 4052.3. I have seen some stuff about Radio Bishkek out of Kyrgyzstan operating there over the years. But also see a supposed current freq. of 4010. 4010 is in reference to Kyrgyz Radio in EiBi. ? Don't really know! If I get a chance I'll try to tune in tomorrow night. dxAce Michigan USA Steve |
Station on 4050 khz?
Where are you located? Here in south Florida I'm receiving Radio
Verdad, Guatamala, on 4052 every night, sometimes strong enough to really enjoy, at times its just barely there. There's been nothing else on any frequency even remotely close to RV. Unless you're using an older receiver with limited readout you should be able to pin it down to 4052 kHz. Steve wrote: The last couple of nights I've heard a very faint broadcast station on 4050, but I don't see anything listed for that frequency on the EIBI schedule. Anyone happen to know what it is? I heard it at around 01:30 or so. Steve |
Station on 4050 khz?
dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: Steve wrote: The last couple of nights I've heard a very faint broadcast station on 4050, but I don't see anything listed for that frequency on the EIBI schedule. Anyone happen to know what it is? I heard it at around 01:30 or so. Nothing there now, but Radio Verdad out of Guatemala is up on 4052.3. I have seen some stuff about Radio Bishkek out of Kyrgyzstan operating there over the years. But also see a supposed current freq. of 4010. 4010 is in reference to Kyrgyz Radio in EiBi. ? Don't really know! If I get a chance I'll try to tune in tomorrow night. dxAce Michigan USA Steve Thanks. I'll bet it was Radio Verdad. It was so faint I probably just wasn't able to tune precisely. |
Station on 4050 khz?
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Station on 4050 khz?
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Station on 4050 khz?
On 8 Jul 2006 20:22:18 -0700, "Steve" wrote:
The last couple of nights I've heard a very faint broadcast station on 4050, but I don't see anything listed for that frequency on the EIBI schedule. Anyone happen to know what it is? I heard it at around 01:30 or so. Steve 3rd harmonic 1350? |
Station on 4050 khz?
David wrote: On 8 Jul 2006 20:22:18 -0700, "Steve" wrote: The last couple of nights I've heard a very faint broadcast station on 4050, but I don't see anything listed for that frequency on the EIBI schedule. Anyone happen to know what it is? I heard it at around 01:30 or so. Steve 3rd harmonic 1350? wh..? |
Station on 4050 khz?
On 9 Jul 2006 06:33:19 -0700, "Steve" wrote:
David wrote: On 8 Jul 2006 20:22:18 -0700, "Steve" wrote: The last couple of nights I've heard a very faint broadcast station on 4050, but I don't see anything listed for that frequency on the EIBI schedule. Anyone happen to know what it is? I heard it at around 01:30 or so. Steve 3rd harmonic 1350? wh..? THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE: DXING MEDIUM WAVE HARMONICS By Don Moore This article was originally published in The Journal of the North American Shortwave Association. If you've been reading NASWA very long, you've noticed by now that shortwave broadcasters aren't the only broadcast stations using the shortwave bands. On occasion loggings of mediumwave (AM) "harmonics" creep in. But, although some mediumwave stations broadcast on shortwave at times, usually when they do they don't even know it! And that's just part of what makes DXing mediumwave harmonics such a challenge. WHAT ARE HARMONICS? All radio transmitters naturally put out harmonics, which are multiples of the fundamental frequency. For example, a station on 1400 kHz will transmit harmonics on 2800, 4200, 5600, etc. Twice the fundamental frequency, e.g. 2800 khz, is called the second harmonic; three times it, e.g. 4200 khz, is called the third harmonic, etc. The first harmonic, or one times the fundamental frequency, is the fundamental itself. Harmonics should not be confused with images, which are generated internally in a receiver, and are usually received plus or minus 910 kHz or 1000 kHz of a frequency, depending on the receiver, or receiver mixing products that cause exceptionally strong stations to appear where they don't belong. Harmonics are produced at the transmitter, not the receiver. Harmonics may seem like a free way for a small AM station to become an international broadcaster, but AM stations don't want to intentionally transmit harmonics, as any power that goes into a harmonic frequency is not being used for their fundamental frequency, which means a less powerful signal for their main audience. In addition, harmonic transmissions are prohibited by law as these unintentional broadcasts on higher frequencies may interfere with other stations which are licensed to use those frequencies. To prevent these problems, station engineers suppress harmonics below a maximum level allowed by the FCC or their nation's equivalent agency, although enforcement may vary (especially in Third World countries). But, not all stations have competent technical help watching over the equipment, or even if they do, mistakes can happen. Sometimes something gets maladjusted or whatever and suddenly there is maybe fifty or a hundred watts going into a harmonic instead of half a watt or a watt. Usually the problem is so small that it won't be noticed until the engineer does a regular check-up on the transmitter, or someone hears the harmonic and tells the station about it. In the meantime, it's happy harmonic hunting for DXers! |
Station on 4050 khz?
Steve wrote: David wrote: On 9 Jul 2006 06:33:19 -0700, "Steve" wrote: David wrote: On 8 Jul 2006 20:22:18 -0700, "Steve" wrote: The last couple of nights I've heard a very faint broadcast station on 4050, but I don't see anything listed for that frequency on the EIBI schedule. Anyone happen to know what it is? I heard it at around 01:30 or so. Steve 3rd harmonic 1350? wh..? THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE: DXING MEDIUM WAVE HARMONICS By Don Moore This article was originally published in The Journal of the North American Shortwave Association. If you've been reading NASWA very long, you've noticed by now that shortwave broadcasters aren't the only broadcast stations using the shortwave bands. On occasion loggings of mediumwave (AM) "harmonics" creep in. But, although some mediumwave stations broadcast on shortwave at times, usually when they do they don't even know it! And that's just part of what makes DXing mediumwave harmonics such a challenge. WHAT ARE HARMONICS? All radio transmitters naturally put out harmonics, which are multiples of the fundamental frequency. For example, a station on 1400 kHz will transmit harmonics on 2800, 4200, 5600, etc. Twice the fundamental frequency, e.g. 2800 khz, is called the second harmonic; three times it, e.g. 4200 khz, is called the third harmonic, etc. The first harmonic, or one times the fundamental frequency, is the fundamental itself. Harmonics should not be confused with images, which are generated internally in a receiver, and are usually received plus or minus 910 kHz or 1000 kHz of a frequency, depending on the receiver, or receiver mixing products that cause exceptionally strong stations to appear where they don't belong. Harmonics are produced at the transmitter, not the receiver. Harmonics may seem like a free way for a small AM station to become an international broadcaster, but AM stations don't want to intentionally transmit harmonics, as any power that goes into a harmonic frequency is not being used for their fundamental frequency, which means a less powerful signal for their main audience. In addition, harmonic transmissions are prohibited by law as these unintentional broadcasts on higher frequencies may interfere with other stations which are licensed to use those frequencies. To prevent these problems, station engineers suppress harmonics below a maximum level allowed by the FCC or their nation's equivalent agency, although enforcement may vary (especially in Third World countries). But, not all stations have competent technical help watching over the equipment, or even if they do, mistakes can happen. Sometimes something gets maladjusted or whatever and suddenly there is maybe fifty or a hundred watts going into a harmonic instead of half a watt or a watt. Usually the problem is so small that it won't be noticed until the engineer does a regular check-up on the transmitter, or someone hears the harmonic and tells the station about it. In the meantime, it's happy harmonic hunting for DXers! I'm familiar with harmonics but I thought you might have a particular station in mind. A harmonic is certainly a possibility, lots of choices and it might not even be from a USA station. dxAce Michigan USA |
Station on 4050 khz?
In article .com,
"Steve" wrote: dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: Steve wrote: The last couple of nights I've heard a very faint broadcast station on 4050, but I don't see anything listed for that frequency on the EIBI schedule. Anyone happen to know what it is? I heard it at around 01:30 or so. Nothing there now, but Radio Verdad out of Guatemala is up on 4052.3. I have seen some stuff about Radio Bishkek out of Kyrgyzstan operating there over the years. But also see a supposed current freq. of 4010. 4010 is in reference to Kyrgyz Radio in EiBi. ? Don't really know! If I get a chance I'll try to tune in tomorrow night. Thanks. I'll bet it was Radio Verdad. It was so faint I probably just wasn't able to tune precisely. I listened for them tonight and they were S3 on the peaks. My main problem is static crashes prevent me from understanding them. Best signal levels were in the 02:00 to 05:00 time frame then they faded out or went off the air. Mostly heard them playing music and the programing appeared to be religious. I really planed to listen 05:00 to 06:00 UTC because according to Passport they were supposed to be english but the static crashes from lightning would have prevented me from understanding what was said anyway. The signal was strong enough for me to zero beat at 4052.455 and my radio is about 5 Hz high so 4052.450 KHz. -- Telamon Ventura, California |
Station on 4050 khz?
Telamon wrote: In article .com, "Steve" wrote: dxAce wrote: dxAce wrote: Steve wrote: The last couple of nights I've heard a very faint broadcast station on 4050, but I don't see anything listed for that frequency on the EIBI schedule. Anyone happen to know what it is? I heard it at around 01:30 or so. Nothing there now, but Radio Verdad out of Guatemala is up on 4052.3. I have seen some stuff about Radio Bishkek out of Kyrgyzstan operating there over the years. But also see a supposed current freq. of 4010. 4010 is in reference to Kyrgyz Radio in EiBi. ? Don't really know! If I get a chance I'll try to tune in tomorrow night. Thanks. I'll bet it was Radio Verdad. It was so faint I probably just wasn't able to tune precisely. I listened for them tonight and they were S3 on the peaks. My main problem is static crashes prevent me from understanding them. Best signal levels were in the 02:00 to 05:00 time frame then they faded out or went off the air. Mostly heard them playing music and the programing appeared to be religious. I really planed to listen 05:00 to 06:00 UTC because according to Passport they were supposed to be english but the static crashes from lightning would have prevented me from understanding what was said anyway. The signal was strong enough for me to zero beat at 4052.455 and my radio is about 5 Hz high so 4052.450 KHz. -- Telamon Ventura, California Thanks Telamon. I didn't hear them at all last night, but I'll try to hear them again at some point. Steve |
Station on 4050 khz?
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Station on 4050 khz?
True, it is possibly a harmonic he's hearing, but it's probably R.
Verdad. There are some nights when it seems as though they use a directional antenna and are beaming it north, it comes in that good here, compared to other times. According to the director, they have received reception reports from all over the world. Interestingly enough, with the QSL they included an info sheet on achieving better reception of R. Verdad, if you're in Guatamala! They seem to ID on the half hour (I've always heard it then, anyway). The program schedule I have lists the "Back To Jesus Broadcast" in English on Saturdays at (local time) 5:10 to 5:25 am, 7:00 to 7:15 am, 6:00 to 6:15 pm and 10:15 to 10:30 pm. Also "Spiritual Songs" in English Saturdays at 11:00 pm. I have no idea if Guatamala uses Daylight Time, but its -6 hours from UTC Keep trying, you'll get them eventually. Hope this helps. dxAce wrote: Steve wrote: David wrote: On 9 Jul 2006 06:33:19 -0700, "Steve" wrote: David wrote: On 8 Jul 2006 20:22:18 -0700, "Steve" wrote: The last couple of nights I've heard a very faint broadcast station on 4050, but I don't see anything listed for that frequency on the EIBI schedule. Anyone happen to know what it is? I heard it at around 01:30 or so. Steve 3rd harmonic 1350? A harmonic is certainly a possibility, lots of choices and it might not even be from a USA station. dxAce Michigan USA |
Station on 4050 khz?
Steve wrote: The last couple of nights I've heard a very faint broadcast station on 4050, but I don't see anything listed for that frequency on the EIBI schedule. Anyone happen to know what it is? I heard it at around 01:30 or so. Steve I heard it again tonight and it is indeed Radio Verdad. It sounded best on the humble Lowe HF-150. Steve |
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