[HCDX]: Solar Eclipse special
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[HCDX]: Solar Eclipse special




SOLAR ECLIPSE REPORT - Aug 11, 1999

Unusal reception of radio broadcasting stations compared to usual
monitoring conditions at Stuttgart-Germany, same place, same daytime, same
band scans etc.

Despite we had unfortunately locally heavy rain fall and cloudy sky, the
eclipse occured here at 1033 UTC and lasted 2 mins and 17 seconds in real
quiet DARKNESS.

Center route of the eclipse shadow was just 800 metres north of my house.

Locally temperature degree degenerated by 4.5 centigrade from about 18 to
13.5 within a duration of 10 minutes between 1023 and 1035 UTC, in 500
metres above sea level.


* -- SHORTWAVE

Primarily no exciting to report from the 49 mb conditions during solar eclipse.

Teracom tests of R Sweden 6065 came in very strong - as usual - S=9+60 dB.

BBCWS on special solar eclipse test to NoAM via Rampisham 7325 heard here
with 55555 S=5+40 dB. [details see under United Kingdom]

Increased signal strength receiving conditions from about 0915 til 1045
UTC, especially in the 41 and 31 mbs, and two exceptions in 25 mb like
RKI-CAN 11715 and WWCR 12160, latter one normally unheard here at this
time slot.

Generally more exiting unusual signals monitored from the west, the
American continent like CAN, USA, CUB, CTR and ATN, than came in from
South and EastEUR.

No increase in signal strength from VoT-TUR and ERT-GRC outlets.

Stns from So&EaEUR to report at stronger level:
ALB 7150, BLR 7210, AWR 7230, RAI 7240, HRV 7365 at 1000-1100.

RXs AOR7030, Kenwood R-1000, Sony ICF 2010, Yaesu FRT-7700 antenna tuner.

 7325 0910 11-8 G   BBCWS via Rampisham  En WS progr //12095          55555
                                         special solar eclipse
                                         transmission towards NoAM
                                         progr on symbols in NoIRL.
 9565 0911 11-8 USA R Marti Greenville   Sp,Cuban jamming co-channel  33333
                                         increasing signals from 0930.
 9455 0949 11-8 USA WSHB                 Port relig progr to Brazil   35333
                                         increased from 0951 UTC.
 9605 0950 11-8 USA WYFR Okeechobee      Port relig progr to Brazil   44333
 9625 0952 11-8 USA WYFR Okeechobee      Fr progr at 1008 UTC.        43433
                                         QRM by RUI Kiev on 9620.
 9690 0954 11-8 ATG DW Antigua           Ge progr //6075              44433
 9725 0955 11-8 CTR AWR Alajuela !!!!    Sp, at 1007 ID/addr given    34333
 9700 0956 11-8 USA ERT via Delano-CA    ERT IS 0956, Nx ID 1007 UTC. 25332
 9805 0957 11-8 CUB Cuban jammers        jamming//9565 against RMarti 45444
                    against R Marti      //9955 against WRMI Miami.
                                         Seemingly on air 24 hours !
 9820 0958 11-8 ATN RNW Bonaire          En, eclipse report at 1007   44444
 7415 0959 11-8 USA ?Tentativelly WBCQ ? Typically US American mx     22222
                                         of the forties and fifties.
 7175 1010 11-8 I   RAI Caltanisetta     It, "Oh sole mio"over & over 34433
                                         short tx breaks, secondly. 
 7120 1011 11-8 I   IRRS Milano          Ge commentary, very strong   55444
 7440 1012 11-8 RUS R Rossii Moscow      Ru, towards true North at    35333
                                         000 degrees to Russian Arctic.
11715 1013 11-8 CAN RKI Sackville relay  Sp progr                     45444
12160 1016 11-8 USA WWCR Nashville       En sermon prayer             45444
 9745 1030 11-8 CYP BBC Zyyi             English by Radio lang course 44444
                                         325 degress til 1200 UTC.
 9585 1040 11-8 ALB R Tirana             Albanian,camp meeting report 55555

* -- LONG- and MEDIUMWAVE

RX Sony ICF 2010 battery driven, no main power supply used.
MARTENS  MW loop antenna, built-in antenna amplifier off.

Surprisingly no unforeseen reception condition changes occured.
Usual LW log at noon.

Reception signal strength given by 1 to 10 shining diodes display on the
Sony ICF 2010 signal strength scale.

Explanation: 1 = very poor, 10 = very strong, local radio station.

153 D   10     162 F    6     171 CIS mixture just 4        177 D    7
183 D   10     198 G    3     207 D    9     216 MCO  6     234 LUX  8
243 DEN 5      252 ALG  7     261 D    9     270 CZE  7

Usual MW log at noon.
 531 SUI  9    549 D    6     557 SUI  7     576 D   10     593 D   10
 603 F    7    621 BEL  6     639 CZE  7     648 G/SVN 7 poor mixture
 666 D    9    675 HOL  6     711 D   10     720 D    2     729 D    6
 747 HOL  6    756 D    9     765 SUI  7     783 D    3     801 D    7
 828 D    7    837 F    8     873 D    8     882 D    5     900 I    4
 972 D    1   1017 D    9    1107 D  1-6 fluttery          1143 D   10
1197 D    6   1278 F    8    1287 CZE  1    1323 D    7    1422 D    6
1539 D    6

Surprisingly unforeseen reception conditions
changed between 1025 and 1107 UTC.

 540 BEL  3    630 TUN  2     693 I    6    1035 I    6    1098 SVK 10 !
1116 I    8   1125#HRV 10 !  1224 BUL! 5    1233 CZE 10 !  1251 HOL  4
1269 D    7   1278 F   10    1287 CZE  9    1305 I    4
1314 ROU! 6 in Hung.
1323%D   10 ! 1395 HOL  5
1404 ROU! seemingly Sighet 4  1440 LUX  7
1449 MDA! 2 seemingly Chinsinau Moldova,
     but carrying same progr as ROU 1458 !
1458 ROU! Constanta  5
1512 BEL RVI Wolvertem 3, daytime 25kW of power only!
1557 Nice-F and ?Osijek-HRV? mixture, fluttery signal 7-8.
1575 I    4
1602 HNG and YUG  7, many UNID's in Hungarian and S-Cr language.

# HRV Zagreb Deanovec on 1125 only, 55555, no signal on //1134 Zadar !

% VoRussia Wachenbrunn increased from usual 34333 to 55555.

55555 for Nitra-SVK, Melnik-CZE and Litomysl-CZE like a local radio stn !

During solar eclipse no increased reception occured on both 1197-VoA
Munich and 1422-DLF Heusweiler, due of strong ground wave signal
dominating here and usually blows out the sky wave signal.
(WB, DF5SX, Aug 11)
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