Hi Guys Weak/fair Spanish on 87.6 just had about 30 secs burst MS no doubt not strong enough for PI Mark Anglesey...
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John Faulkner
bfmtvc
Mar 1, 2010 1:17 pm
It's sad in a way. I will miss seeing those jet reflections - that was exactly as I used to see them Jurgen. John...
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Curtis Sadowski
curtis_sadowski
Mar 1, 2010 1:42 pm
Actually, we've yet to get a credible double hop Es digital reception, but it's only a matter of time. The double hop transmissions have been from regions...
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Jurgen Bartels
tvdxsince1975
Mar 1, 2010 1:48 pm
... If you see that as a trend then it started even earlier but diffrent reason. My local Steinkimmen E2 went off way earlier. The reason was summer Es, we...
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hughtvdx
Mar 1, 2010 2:09 pm
TVE 2 Ch E2 from Vejer De La Frontera (near Jerez I think) closed in the mid 70's.Between co channel from Madrid,general summer Es and probable blasts of...
2618
hutch20041964
Mar 1, 2010 2:11 pm
Hi All, Shame that RTBF has gone. This was my permanent antenna test signal! With regards to Band I pirates, Flex FM, London pirate station seems to have a...
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Jurgen Bartels
tvdxsince1975
Mar 1, 2010 2:17 pm
... Curtis, have you ever examined the area where the 1st hop lands on ground? Is it a large water surface? As you may have seen we in Europe discussed it...
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Curtis Sadowski
curtis_sadowski
Mar 1, 2010 2:25 pm
Hi Hugh, French 441 line service ended due to a fire destroying the transmitter at the Eiffel Tower. Service had been scheduled to close, so the fire pushed...
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Curtis Sadowski
curtis_sadowski
Mar 1, 2010 2:35 pm
Hi Jurgen, Well, it needn't always be water. There have been double-hop receptions here in the States where the first hop bounced off land. I've done it on...
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Curtis Sadowski
curtis_sadowski
Mar 1, 2010 2:49 pm
From a message he sent in 2003: "Point: June 5 1955. I lived in Fresno (California), had stacked Winegard all-channelantennas 100 feet above ground and it was...
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Mike B.
mikb46
Mar 1, 2010 3:23 pm
... FWIW... Last summer myself and at least one other nearby DXer saw 2Es from XHBC A3 in Mexicali, BCN, which is 2400 miles west of here and completely over...
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Curtis Sadowski
curtis_sadowski
Mar 1, 2010 3:46 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6qoli1jIa0 ________________________________ From: Mike B. <mbugaj@...> To: SkywavesDX@... Sent: Mon, March...
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hughtvdx
Mar 1, 2010 5:53 pm
Yes indeed,thanks for the info.819 started around 1951 in France and I believe there were at times two lots of cameras in the studios for 819 and 441. During...
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Jurgen Bartels
tvdxsince1975
Mar 1, 2010 6:48 pm
Thanks Curtis, that was very interesting to read. It is remarkable that he does not mention receiving any signal from midway. All my 2x hops come along with...
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Curtis Sadowski
curtis_sadowski
Mar 1, 2010 7:58 pm
Hi Jurgen,      We do still have some B1 stations. We have low power analog TV (up to several KW), relay stations (tending to be under 1 KW) and DTV. ...
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Curtis Sadowski
curtis_sadowski
Mar 1, 2010 8:16 pm
Hi Hugh,    One of the sources I read mentioned that they eventually used a "standards convertor", i.e., a 441 line camera pointed at an 819 line screen....
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Jurgen Bartels
tvdxsince1975
Mar 1, 2010 10:15 pm
While refining my noise reducer I discovered quite an interesting effect. On 97,0 I get WDR3 with low modulation, while a Dutch pirate on the *same* channel...
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Mike
michaelrae65
Mar 1, 2010 10:57 pm
Hi Curtis - Hi Gang. What a good idea Pirate TV, hope someone thinks of doing that, it was tried way back in the MW BC pirate day here in the UK and in...
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Mike
michaelrae65
Mar 1, 2010 10:59 pm
What a great write up, more like this.... please. Mike....
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Mike
michaelrae65
Mar 1, 2010 11:00 pm
Hi Gang. So when B3 gets loaded up with studio links re pirates, or hospital links, will B1 get more interesting, be it AUDIO or vision! we shall see, whatever...
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Mike
michaelrae65
Mar 1, 2010 11:02 pm
Hi Gang. As to keeping one's TV gear, the last item to go will be my D-100. We live in hopes then! Mike...
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Jurgen Bartels
tvdxsince1975
Mar 2, 2010 12:34 am
Hi Curtis, ... So you still have something to go for, and probably many of those are only now making it to your arials. That's similar to the LPs from RUS/UKR...
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Jurgen Bartels
tvdxsince1975
Mar 2, 2010 12:34 am
... In 2008 I got Dubai 5000km http://dx.3sdesign.de/tv_dx_video_logs.htm as you can see it was quite weak, so do not expect strong signals and set up your rx...
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Mike Fallon
homebushuk
Mar 2, 2010 5:59 am
Meteor Scatter * 90.50 02:36 2010-03-01 POL PR Radio Rzeszów Krosno/Sucha Góra (PK) Unattended RX 3417 _RZESZOW 1551Km * 95.80 10:14 2010-03-01 D WDR 5...
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William F. Kitching
williamkitching
Mar 2, 2010 6:13 am
1 March 10 Meteor Scatter: Time FREQ PI PS TRANSMITTER ITU 05:31 87.50 E0E1 Poligono Urtinsa, Alcorcon E 07:41 87.50 E0E1 SEMANA:_ Poligono Urtinsa,...
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Peter
petersouthpo...
Mar 2, 2010 9:38 am
Hi everyone, I tried once again to upload some TVDX highlights to youtube and I think I success this time. They were originally recorded in Tanzania, Zimbabwe...
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hughtvdx
Mar 2, 2010 12:23 pm
Great stuff Peter. Look forward to seeing more!! Hugh . They were originally recorded in Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Qatar. More to come tomorrow. My youtube...
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Peter
petersouthpo...
Mar 2, 2010 3:07 pm
Thanks Hugh, there are more clips there now....
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Mike
michaelrae65
Mar 2, 2010 8:49 pm
Hi Gang. I am about to be sent as a gift a RDS manager, not sure what brand name, it could be a Conrad or a Wetekom, what's the difference anyway! I want to...
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Mike Fallon
homebushuk
Mar 2, 2010 9:05 pm
Some German tropo in this evening from Hornisgrinde, Saarbrücken & Langenberg. All weakish at the moment. Mike Fallon Saltdean East Sussex UK N50°48' W0°1' ...
