Re: [HCDX] Logs for Al Muick 04 November

[Mauno Ritola <mauno.ritola@xxxxxxxxx>]

> In spite of all my efforts, there is still no sign of
> Qatar's allegedly 1500 kW blowtorch on 954 kHz, and their website provides
> no information, only streaming audio.  Does anyone know the current status
> of this station?

I could hear an Arabic station on 954 kHz from 1230 onwards. At 1530 there
was a time announcement to Al-Doha, so it most probably was QBS.

73, Mauno

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Albert Muick" <radioresearch_field_operations@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 2:20 AM
Subject: [HCDX] Logs for Al Muick 04 November


> QTH: Kabul, Afghanistan
> RX: WinRadio G303e
> ANT: 100m longwire
> ACC: Palstar MW-550P Mediumwave preselector
>
> 873 MOLDOVA, Teleradio-Moldova, heard at 18.17 on 04 Nov with male and
> female announcers, discussion and call-ins.  YL station IDs several times
> and confirmed with streaming audio from station.  Very happy with this! 
> Dug
> out of the dirt with the MW-550P.  Station power is 75kW.
>
> 1332 IRAN, Teheran City R., heard at 17.50 GMT on 04 Nov with OM
> discussion panel, mentions of Obama and McCain.  Good signal with MW-550P
> and 300kW.
>
> 6000 GERMANY, Polish R. Warsaw via Nauen, heard at 16.00 on 04 Nov. with
> Ukrainian program and very good signal strength, apparently off the side 
> of
> the beam.  As might be expected, a lot of the program was about the US
> elections.
>
> 6348 CLAN, R.Echo of Hope, heard at 15.22 on 04 Nov. in KR with YL in
> talks.  Very weak signal w/o QRM, about S2.
>
> Really happy with the Moldova catch as well as Echo of Hope.  I'm trying 
> to
> DX as well as watch the US election returns, and am hoping for great 
> change
> in both cases!  In spite of all my efforts, there is still no sign of
> Qatar's allegedly 1500 kW blowtorch on 954 kHz, and their website provides
> no information, only streaming audio.  Does anyone know the current status
> of this station?
>
> 73 de Al
>
>
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