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Excellant catch. It does happen thanks to a double hop off the E layer but it need a path of darkness across the Atlantic. Winter is the best time for trans Atlantic AM reception
MW DX also benefits from low solar activity. The future solar minimum should bring MW DX to life. Chris 2E0NDT |
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I understood it was due to the F layer.
MW DX also benefits from low solar activity. The future solar minimum should bring MW DX to life. Chris 2E0NDT |
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Somewhere on You Tube a Medium Wave dxer using a Lowe receiver in Germany picked up some transatlantic dx so its possible even further east than our east coast.
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"You need a path of darkness across the Atlantic"
Strange then that Marconi claims the have heard Poldhu in Newfoundland on 500 to 800 kHz when it was daytime. Also given the very crude and very insensitive receiver he had many think he faked it. MW DX is via double hop E layer or chordal hop E layer. F layer would be single hop and singnals would be much stronger. Best DX I heard was Venezuela. The reason MW is poor in the day time is the the D layer is heavily ionised and tends to absorb and not reflect. |
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There's quite a good FM dx machine on eBay at the moment, the Sony XDR s3hd. I admit I do have a connection to the seller.
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Anyone seen the tropo forecast?
http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo_nwe.html Monday looks like it could be something quite special
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Anyone seen the tropo forecast?
http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo_nwe.html Monday looks like it could be something quite special ![]() Andy |
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Anyone seen the tropo forecast?
http://www.dxinfocentre.com/tropo_nwe.html Monday looks like it could be something quite special ![]() |
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Looks like I've picked a good time to have a few days holiday from work, lol.
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Well it looks good so far. Some nice tropo this morning to northern France, Luxembourg, a bit of Belgium and even Switzerland (Säntis 105.6 earlier this morning and Rigi/Kulm 90.9 more recently). The main area of tropo isn't forecast to arrive until tomorrow so hopefully just a taste of what's to come.
Is anyone else getting much? |
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It's been patchy and very on & off but currently I have WDR 4 on 100.5 fair/good mono. This and one or two other signals from Germany have been popping up every now & then today.
Fingers crossed it picks up properly tonight. |
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Mf And Fm In Scottish Islands
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"You need a path of darkness across the Atlantic"
Strange then that Marconi claims the have heard Poldhu in Newfoundland on 500 to 800 kHz when it was daytime. Also given the very crude and very insensitive receiver he had many think he faked it. MW DX is via double hop E layer or chordal hop E layer. F layer would be single hop and singnals would be much stronger. Best DX I heard was Venezuela. The reason MW is poor in the day time is the the D layer is heavily ionised and tends to absorb and not reflect. No trace of Absolute on 1215. Radio4 on 198 poor-Altantic 252 better. After dark everything changed and France Info on various freqs, Lux on 1440 and Spain on 585 came in loud and clear.Radio Scotland on 810 a bit mushy -presumably as a result of having two distant transmitters. |
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A few minutes ago I had operatics on 87.7 and 87.9 both in parallel with MDR Figaro's web stream. 87.7 must be Chemnitz at 997 km, which I think is a first for me. It was only very weak but I hope this continues to intensify overnight.
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252 Lf
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I was on the Isle of Mull, Scotland , last week. FM reception of main stations very good. AM reception very poor during daytime and radio 5 on 693 and 909 almost inaudible.
No trace of Absolute on 1215. Radio4 on 198 poor-Altantic 252 better. After dark everything changed and France Info on various freqs, Lux on 1440 and Spain on 585 came in loud and clear.Radio Scotland on 810 a bit mushy -presumably as a result of having two distant transmitters. Of course I meant RTE RADIO 1 ON 252 ! |
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Bbc Cornwall-received In Sussex!
I have been listening to BBC Radio Cornwall, local news and traffic, on 103.9MHZ from 13.00 to 13.25 today.This is the most distant BBC FM station I have received here in Brighton,East Sussex.
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That is very far I once got Summerset on 95.5 but it did not last long just a few mins.
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From the Now South Hampshire thread:- Quote:
Um... Somehow I'm picking up Now South Hampshire here on 11C...... in Caerphilly.
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From the Now South Hampshire thread:-
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Swiss beacon and strong Swiss station on 144 MHz into N Wales.
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Now South Hampshire more or less disappearing.
Pics taken less than 20 minutes ago:- Fire Hit Radio Wave 105 |
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French stations still booming in here!
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French stations on mine too.
Where is Radio 1 on 97.1? |
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Kiss 100.0 is being Total wipped out by Classic here is anyone else getting really bad interference trying to listen to Kiss on 100.0 lucky its on DAB and 106.4 these days.
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Now South Hampshire more or less disappearing.
Pics taken less than 20 minutes ago:- Fire Hit Radio Wave 105 BBC Radio Devon the Voice |
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French stations on mine too.
Where is Radio 1 on 97.1? Chris. |
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