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Hi all,
strong and stable signal again last night, pretty good results for 6 hours, see attachment
Simone
Hi,
quite a good result, very pleasant listening.
Roland
Hi all,
quite good again last night, see attachment
Simone
Quite good but I only listened for a short period.
Roland
Hi all,
absolutely perfect for 6 hours!
Simone
FritzWue
07-02-2006, 23:39
Driving from 56154 Boppard to Essen via A61, A1, A3, A52.
Strong AM interference until near Koblenz when starting still at daylight, BBC 648kHz and Ireland 252kHz were much better on my second radio in the beginning, but after a short time in darkness then DRM 1296kHz was much better than the other two.
FritzWue
08-02-2006, 22:59
Driving from Porta Westphalica near 32423 Minden to 48712 Gescher via A30, A31.
At the end problems with electrostatic rain.
A bad period decreased the percentage of decoded audio but there were also long periods of very good reception.
Roland
FritzWue
10-02-2006, 18:44
Some minor problems with fading and AM interference in the evening.
Hi all,
almost perfect last night
Simone
There were some periods last night when reception could have been better.
Roland
Not so good tonight with periods when signal was weak.
Roland
Hi all,
great results using the DWT with the TG33 antenna last night
Simone
Quite good during the last hour.
Roland
Hi all,
perfect last night!
Attachment also shows some of the decoded RSCI tags.
Simone
Hi all,
just perfect, like the night before.
Simone
Hi all,
good conditions again last night
Simone
A quite good results for my location this night. Only a few but longer dropouts. SNR graph follows quite well the fieldstrength graph.
Just the last 20 minutes, but perfect.
Roland
Hi all,
perfect results for 6 hours
Simone
Not bad despite my neighbour's interference sources switched on.
Roland
Hi all,
great results last night
Simone
Hi,
very good apart from a certain period with fading.
Roland
Hi all,
perfect results until the end using the Sony SW7600G, strong and stable signal as can be seen in the second attachment also showing signal strength using the DWT/ TG33 antenna.
Simone
A very bad result today due to problems caused by a long impulse response, see attachments.
Roland
Hi all,
good results for mor than 3 hours, then suddenly at 2033 the signal got much weaker (>-10dB) than usual, many dropouts at times of fading when interferers were quite strong.
Simone
... and results improved again this morning.
Simone
FritzWue
19-02-2006, 22:39
Some problems when widening impulse response and AM interference occured simultaneously:
There were a few dropouts but there were also good periods in between.
Roland
FritzWue
20-02-2006, 23:29
Good results, the reduced snr in the morning was locally caused by a defective fluorescent lamp below the antenna under the roof.
Not bad. It seemed that the impulse response was a bit longer than usual but this didn't cause big problems as it did a few days ago.
Roland
Could someone put the needle back to the record?:D
Hi,
As I didn't join the programme on time today I first thought it was a new record by Nick Cave, who knows... hehehe
By the way, it's rare to get such log without any audio decoding.
DRM feed parameters switch between '19,96kbps other language' and '21,60kbps english', all in AAC mono, every half second. No country ID and no attached text.
Stephane
Hi,
I think that any encoder error signals which should have been present in such a case as today should also be routed to the distant control room from where perhaps a reset could be initiated in case nobody is at the TX site.
Roland
Hi all,
the problem is still the same at the beginning of the transmission this morning.
Simone
.... and here are my results from last night (unattended), showing the problem started at 19:20.
Simone
I wonder what caused the impairment during the last 50 minutes but the impulse response did not look very good either. I wonder why this deterioration in conditions occurs now as we are already approaching spring.
Roland
Hi all,
nearly perfect results last night, in my location conditions did not get worse in the last hour.
Simone
FritzWue
23-02-2006, 20:18
Driving from near 31542 Bad Nenndorf west of Hannover to 48712 Gescher via A2, A30, A31:
A strong signal which got even stronger towards the end of transmission. Also, quite unlike yesterday, the spectrum had a flat top and the impulse response looked fine.
Roland
Hi all,
very good results again last night
Simone
Hi all,
nearly perfect results last night.
Simone
Hi,
not so good last night.
The large dropout was of my own making, I accidentally damaged the power connection to my receiver and had to resolder it quickly.
Roland
Quite good to listen to despite a few glitches.
Roland
Hi all,
very good results again last night
Simone
Hi all,
also good results this morning, see attachment
Simone
Quite good for long periods and especially during Concert Hour (20h - 21h UTC) when listening was highly enjoyable.
Roland
Hi,
not a good result today. Although signal was strong, there were moments when the impulse response looked rather bad and when there were dropouts. There was interference from an on-channel station but it was weaker than what would cause a dropout under normal conditions.
As there are sometimes doubts being raised about the statements concerning the impulse response, I have attached a file showing spectrum and impulse response during a bad period. When the impulse response gets long, one can always notice that the spectrum looses its flat top and becomes rather rough as can be seen in the attached picture.
The dropouts were not a result of on-channel interference since with this mode and under normal conditions, the centre on-channel carrier may be at least 10 dB stronger without causing dropouts.
Roland
Hi all,
good conditions again last night, nearly perfect results
Simone
Hi all,
great results for 6 hours, see attachment
Simone
Reception was good when I tuned in. Later however, there was a period with a long impulse response and a weaker signal. After this period had been overcome, signal became rather strong again.
Roland
FritzWue
01-03-2006, 20:59
Driving from 48147 Muenster to 48712 Gescher:
A good signal but also periods with deep fading and interference.
Roland
FritzWue
02-03-2006, 23:06
Driving from 48712 Gescher via Cologne to near Koblenz on the A31, A2, A3, A1, A61. The big dropout was at a stop under the roof of a fuel station.
FritzWue
02-03-2006, 23:09
Driving home from 66953 Pirmasens to 48712 Gescher via Kaiserslautern, Koblenz, Cologne. Sometimes problems with an AM carrier ontop of the signal.
Hi all,
great results using the DWT/ LA 380 last night
Simone
A great result last night.
Roland
Hi all,
nearly 100% with the EWE-antenna this morning.
Bernd, DF9RB
Not bad with a strong signal and long periods of good reception.
Roland
Hi all,
strong and stable signal last night, see comparison of the results from the Sony radio and the DWT/ LA380 (incl. signal strength) attached
Also very good results in the first 2.5 hours this morning before the signal got weaker.
Simone
Although the overall percentage of decoded audio was less than 99%, the result was rather good since the dropouts were mainly restricted to relatively short periods.
Roland
FritzWue
06-03-2006, 19:22
Driving from near Hannover to 48712 Gescher via A2, A30, A31:
A bit of fading and strong interference during those moments.
Roland
Hi all,
still one of the best and most reliable transmissions! Nearly perfect results last night starting at local sunset.
Simone
Quite bad tonight.
Roland
I have seen better days, signal faded often and there was strong local interference from my neighbour's lighting systems.
Roland
FritzWue
09-03-2006, 20:00
Driving from near 49661 Cloppenburg to 48712 Gescher via A1, A30, A31:
Not good with a lot of local interference.
Roland
During fading periods, local interference from my neighbour's lighting systems caused dropouts.
Roland
Hi all,
strong and stable signal from 1815 last night, attachment shows comparison of the results from the Sony and the DWT/LA380 (incl. signal strength)
Simone
Initally, reception was quite good but later it began to suffer from fading and a prolonged impulse response.
Roland
Local interference and fading caused a few dropouts.
Roland
FritzWue
14-03-2006, 19:17
Just a few minutes driving through Muenster:
A good signal for most of the time but there were moments with fading when the on-channel stations, which were quite strong, caused dropouts.
Roland
FritzWue
16-03-2006, 19:26
Driving from 48712 Gescher to 48147 Muenster North:
Just the last 20 minutes of today's transmission.
Roland
Hi all,
great results last night as usual, also perfect results for 3.5 hours this morning
Simone
A high level of local noise together with fading caused an unsatisfactory result.
Roland
Hi all,
great results this morning until 2.5 hours after local sunrise, then signal became weaker
Simone
I have seen much better results than this one.
Roland
Hi all,
some dropouts last night
Simone
FritzWue
20-03-2006, 18:58
Driving from near Borken to near Duesseldorf via A31, A2, A3.
Some problems with high voltage powerlines.
FritzWue
20-03-2006, 19:02
Driving from near 65550 Limburg/ Lahn to 48712 Gescher via A3, A2, A31:
Hi all,
nearly perfect from 1830 last night
Simone
An unusually strong signal last night but unfortunately there also were a few moments with fading.
Roland
Signal fluctuated a lot and dropouts were common.
Roland
Hi all,
a few minor dropouts at times of deep fading last night
Simone
FritzWue
23-03-2006, 19:14
Driving from near 48683 Ahaus to 49661 Cloppenburg via A31, A30, A1.
In Cloppenburg it was too noisy at last.
Hi all,
strong and stable signal last night, also perfect results this morning until 0745.
Simone
A strong signal last night with a few periods of fading but good reception in between.
Roland
I have seen days with better reception.
Roland
There were good and bad periods on this transmission today.
Roland
Hi all,
good results for the first 2.5 hours yesterday morning and also quite good results from 1815 last night, donīt know what caused the problem in the evening.
Simone
A rather bad result today despite a lack of local interference. There were many incidents of fading when the spectrum looked very bumpy and when the impulse response appeared to be rather long. Seems conditions were just a little unfavourable.
In between the bad periods, the spectrum looked perfect.
Roland
Hi all,
good results after local sunset.
Simone
Very good for a change.
Roland
Hi all,
perfect from 1720
Simone
FritzWue
30-03-2006, 14:32
Driving in the rain from Porta Westphalica to Burgwedel via A2, A37, A7:
Signal faded out too often this morning during daylight hours.
Roland
Signal strength increased considerably towards the end of transmission.
Roland
Not a good result last night. Don't know why since a large part of it was recorded unattended.
Roland
Hi all,
seems it is not worth tuning in before 1730 anymore, also some dropouts in the last hour last night.
Perfect results until 0745 this morning.
Simone
Hi all,
great results last night and for 3 hours this morning, using the DWT/ LA380 indoors, attachment incl. signal strength
Simone
There were long periods with good reception and a rather strong signal. Unfortunately, there were a few dropouts as well.
Roland
Hi all,
perfect results from 1800 last night
Simone
A strong signal but also strong co-channel interference during fading.
Roland
Hi all,
BBC WS only using a temporary programme feed tonight, no AFs, no EPG... :(
also bad audio quality, with low audio bandwidth, no SBR
Simone
Hi,
the low audio bandwidth could have been taken as an opportunity to lower the bitrate and make the signal more robust.
There was too much fading and strong on-channel interference despite a strong signal during periods of good reception.
Roland
late start in the morning / not quite useful for working people :(
not best quality either.
evening results also not really good
1296 was much better in the good old days of the german service ...
FritzWue
04-04-2006, 19:08
Tried to listen in the morning, but noticed high bitrate with bad audio/ low bandwidth. So tuned in RTL 1440kHz which sounded much better then.
In the afternoon the audio was better though certainly not the optimum at 21.6 kbps.
Driving from 48499 Salzbergen to 48712 Gescher on the A31 with the usual minor problems caused by high voltage lines close to the autobahn.
or DXers, but not for the "broad masses",
see attachment of last night.
FritzWue
05-04-2006, 06:30
or DXers, but not for the "broad masses",
see attachment of last night.
Hi Bernhard,
you are far out of the target area of that transmission, so you are a DXer then indeed. :)
Listening to this frequency even in the car is no problem in the Netherlands and close to the border here.
Using a directional loop antenna with minimum to Spain should improve reception at your location.
Hi all,
Iīm also outside the main target area, it is really amazing how reliable skywave reception can be, nearly perfect decoding again from 1730 last night using the Sony/ferrite antenna indoors, btw it was again the normal configuration with good audio quality and the data services.
@ Bernhard: A 15m wire is certainly not the right antenna for MW reception.
Simone
A strong signal but also interference from various on-channel stations (not just Valencia) despite the loop.
Roland
A few unpleasant dropouts but otherwise good.
Roland
Hi all,
perfect results last night once skywave propagation had started.
Simone
Excellent reception, only very few minor dropouts and a strong signal but unfortunately, I forgot to click on the logging button. :(
Roland
you are far out of the target area of that transmission, so you are a DXer then indeed.
I'm just comparing with my reception of AM on 1296 when the German Service was on the air 10 years and more back, part of this time I lived even 200km further SOUTH from here. No problems then.
@ Bernhard: A 15m wire is certainly not the right antenna for MW reception.
My active antenna 16m above ground at the other location is not working any better. And both are "big" or "expensive" antennas compared to what I expect "ordinary listeners" or the above mentioned "broad masses" are willing to install.
Don't expect them to use something like a loop. No directional antennas in cars either (that's my main area of interest).
But I find your results with a built in ferrite antenna interesting.
Hi all,
good conditions again last night, see attachment.
No directional antennas in cars either (that's my main area of interest).
But I find your results with a built in ferrite antenna interesting. Mobile reception of this transmission is no problem in the main target area but stops about 100km from here. There are many other transmissions that work well on mobile reception, but we are still waiting for DRM capable car radios!
Simone
well on mobile reception, but we are still waiting for DRM capable car radios!
... and the industrie is still waiting for automotive qualified chipsets ...
... and the industrie is still waiting for automotive qualified chipsets ...
If the industry were really interested, they would either put more pressure on the chip makers or design their own chipsets and have them made in a chip foundry.
I also believe, we would already have a variety of chipsets if there were a US and a Japan/Korea market for DRM capable receivers.
Roland
We see the Radioscape RS500 module on the market, but this is useful for cheap portable radios only (presented at IFA 2005).
Other solutions are in the pipeline, but not ready for mass production now.
design their own chipsets and have them made in a chip foundry.
You must take into account that there are shareholders so nobody will pay for an own development of a chip in a typical producer of electronic equipment/hardware. This is even worse in US I believe. The only reason why HD radio took off the ground is that this itself is a profit making company, but this has also been delayed further and further in the past.
We see the Radioscape RS500 module on the market, but this is useful for cheap portable radios only (presented at IFA 2005).
Other solutions are in the pipeline, but not ready for mass production now.
Yes I know, I have reported on this forum (http://www.drmrx.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1167) about the module and the receivers based on it after IFA 2005.
But the main chips contained in the module are not restricted to be used in the RS500 module only, they can as well be used in other receivers. I suppose, TI will be happy to sell the baseband processor to anyone.
Roland
FritzWue
07-04-2006, 20:19
Driving from 48712 Gescher to near Neuwied on the A31, A2, A3.
Dropouts when standing with trucks in queues.
FritzWue
07-04-2006, 20:22
Driving home via the A3 from junction A48 near Koblenz, A2, A31.
Dropouts in Friday queues near Cologne, no full statistics as notebook switched off with empty battery.
Signal was pretty strong but unfortunately, it also had periods of fading when it was affected by on-channel and local interference.
Roland
Hi all,
good conditions last night, see comparison of DWT/LA380 and SW7600G/ ferrite antenna attached (signal strength recorded from LA380)
Simone
Hi all,
great results last night and perfect for 2 hours this morning
Simone
Only 98% of correctly decoded audio but still quite good since there were long periods with no dropouts. Signal was strong.
Roland
Hi,
signal is strong and the spectrum looks perfect however SNR is only around 16 dB and no audio can be decoded.
It looks like the modulator has to be reset.
Roland
Hi Roland,
same situation here, 16.9 dB SNR, no decoding :(
Simone
but I'll give up this.
I can confirm the above findings: even with MSC o. k. no audio
Signal faded a lot and caused a lot of dropouts. No local interference, just bad conditions.
Roland
:)
Hi all,
after some problems the night before, absolutely perfect results last night with a strong and stable signal, great!
Simone
Orfordness went off the air precisely an hour too early.
What's going on? Was it only a matter of erroneous programming or has a new schedule come into force today? If the latter were to be true, I would regret it a lot.
Roland
Hi all,
great that the schedule has been corrected, already a signal at 0400 this morning :), ( btw AFs information needs to be updated)
good results with a few minor dropouts last night.
Simone
great that the schedule has been corrected, already a signal at 0400 this morning :)
Not so great :( (if it's really a new schedule) with no signal after midnight local time when I regularly like to listen.
Roland
Hi all,
perfect results for 3.5 hours this morning.
Simone
Very good for a while, then reception deteriorated.
roland
Hi all,
bad results last night for 2 hours when the signal was much weaker than usual, better results again early this morning.
Simone
Hi all,
much better than the night before, but not as strong and stable as usual.
Simone
Reception during the last hour when the great radio play "Attitude" from the "World Drama" series was broadcast, was rather good and I enjoyed listening a lot.
Local interference sources were off, otherwise I wouldn't have got this result.
Roland
Hi all,
good results last night, also this morning good conditions lasting until 2.5 hours after sunrise, see attachments
Simone
Unfortunately again low SNR (<17 dB), no MSC decoding tonight :(
Simone
SNR here is less than 15 dB. No audio at all.
I wonder what's going on.
Roland
Signal looks normal, so I have no idea what is wrong either :confused:
FritzWue
18-04-2006, 19:23
There were problems this morning when I tried to listen at 07:00 UTC, rf signal looked ok, but audio was intermittendly interrupted. So I changed to RTL. In the afternoon on my way back no interruptions any more, but somehow there still seemed to be problems with decoding the signal. There were more dropouts than I expected, fieldstrength was ok.
Driving from 42657 Solingen to 48712 Gescher via A3, A2, A31:
A mixed result. No local interference but fading.
Roland
Hi all,
perfect results after sunset.
Simone
Although the signal was strong at times, there were fading periods with strong interference and dropouts.
Roland
Hi all,
close to perfect last night, also good conditions but some prgramme feed problems at the start this morning (temporary feed, no audio)
Simone
Signal was much more stable last night than it usually is. Reception was rather good as a result.
Roland
Hi all,
back with the regular datastream last night, quite good results also this morning, interestingly SNR improved after sunrise
Simone
After my neighbour had come home and had switched his low-voltage ligthing system on at about 21 h UTC, fading resulted in dropouts more easily and the SNR was lower during those moments than it was before.
Roland
Hi all,
perfect results after sunset, see comparison of Sony/ferrite antenna and DWT/LA380, incl.signal strength in the attachment
Also good results early this morning.
Simone
Not perfect but still good listening though.
Roland
FritzWue
24-04-2006, 20:01
Driving from 49661 Cloppenburg to 48712 Gescher via A1, A30, A31.
First big dropout under the roof of a fuel station, second close to a field with wind generators.
Not so good tonight. Signal often faded and the local interference level was also high with my neighbour having all his low-voltage lights switched on.
Roland
FritzWue
25-04-2006, 20:35
Driving from Aachen to 48712 Gescher via A4,A44,A61,A46,A57,A42,A3,A2,A31.
Only 97% cda, signalshape looked good most of the time, but was very susceptible to powerlines, bridges etc.
SNR jumped between under 20 and (over) 30dB all the time, perhaps there was too much electrostatic discharge in the air.
Only a short-period report tonight. Reception was quite good with a strong signal, there was also no local interference.
Roland
Hi all,
strong signal, perfect results after sunset.
Simone
FritzWue
26-04-2006, 19:09
Driving from 49661 Cloppenburg to 48712 Gescher via A1, A30, A31.
Fading and local as well as on-channel interference caused a few dropouts.
Roland
FritzWue
27-04-2006, 19:23
Driving from 48712 Gescher to the southwestend of Duesseldorf via A31, A2, A3, A46.
D-layer attenuation, high voltage lines, bridges, railways, tunnels -> dropouts
Just a short report. Signal was strong but the impulse response was rather long and seemed to cause the partially low SNR and the dropouts.
Roland
FritzWue
28-04-2006, 17:17
Driving from 32051 Herford to 48712 Gescher via A30, A31.
We would need a stronger signal to compensate the daytime attenuation on mediumwave in summertime.
Not so good last night with a lot of on-channel interference.
Repositioning the loop at about 20:23 UTC brought some improvement as can be seen in the log, but still, the overall result was quite bad. No local interference though.
Roland
Hi all,
signal strength slowly improved after sunset, see comparison SW76600/ ferrite antenna- DWT/LA380 (incl. signal strength)
Also, with the early sunrise still about 2 hours with rather good results in the morning
Simone
Reception improved a lot after local interference sources had beeen switched off, the signal however also became more stable itself.
Roland
Quite a few number of dropouts when signal faded. No local interference tonight.
Roland
FritzWue
02-05-2006, 20:40
Driving from 57339 Erndtebrueck northeast of Siegen to 48712 Gescher via A45, A2, A31.
No reception in Siegen, we need more fieldstrength.
Only 99% properly decoded but still quite good. Signal became stronger, also the number of fading incidents decreased over the course of my logging period.
Shortly after I had tuned in, I noticed two short signal breaks around 20:30 UTC.
Roland
Hi all,
donīt know what caused the deep dip in the graph, strong and stable signal last night
Simone
Just the last 10 minutes, but perfect.
Roland
Hi all,
great results after sunset
Simone
FritzWue
04-05-2006, 22:09
Driving from 32423 Minden to 48712 Gescher.
In the beginning problems with noise in Minden and no signal in the Weserauentunnel, then stable reception for over 30 minutes when parking followed by no reception in noisy Bad Oeynhausen. From 14:10 onwards improving reception on the A30 and later A31.
Tonight, there were long good periods but also moments with fading and strong co-channel signals.
Roland
A few dropouts but very good in between.
Roland
Seems since yesterday there is a "SNR cycling" problem at the Tx, typically the low SNR lasts for about 10min, then it is OK again for the next half hour. During these 10min I get nearly no audio decoding, see example from this morning attached.
Simone
edit: still the same this evening (Sunday)
I also witnessed an SNR problem but since I was testing a newly modified old receiver, I thought that it was my own fault because when switching back to my ATS-803, I got audio again. Perhaps the TX had just recovered then.
Roland
Like yesterday, there was again a period with low SNR and almost no decoded audio frames.
Reception was already quite bad prior to this event, perhaps this was also caused by a TX problem.
Roland
Hi all,
some droputs last night due to the new configuration. I still wonder about this configuration, seems strange to me. Also bad audio quality, not using SBR at the current bitrate, and no extra data transmitted (text messages, AFS) :confused:
Simone
One of the worst results ever. I switched between receivers because I couldn't believe it was so bad and I first blamed my newly modified receiver.
The log includes the changeovers but reception was so bad anyway that one doesn't even see the moment when receivers were swapped.
No SBR and low audio bandwidth but although quite noticeable, it didn't sound so bad actually.
Roland
Back to normal.
However, I noticed very short interruptions in the transmitted signal, even one in the last few seconds, so not everything seems to work properly.
Roland
Hi all,
strong signal in the first our this morning, occasional short interruptions have always been there (also noticed one at 0444 UTC)
Simone
FritzWue
10-05-2006, 12:55
Just a comparison of the pulse shapes on mediumwave in the parking car at around 10:50 UTC with a 1.4m vertical ontop at my home location.
FritzWue
11-05-2006, 20:06
Driving from 58739 Wickede to 48712 Gescher via A445, A44, A1, A43, B525.
Too many dropouts for enjoyable listening.
Not good with local interference from my neighbour's lighting systems as well.
Roland
Hi all,
some problems around sunset yesterday, then perfect from 1920.
This morning a strong signal again, high SNR using the FRG100 and adjusting the levels manually, see second attachment.
Simone
Not so bad today. No local interference.
Roland
Hi all,
conditions were quite good from 1930 last night, but there were some datastream problems, when using the "temporary feed" (according to the text messages), settings were strange and not even audio available :(
But no problems this morning, with the early sunrise (about 15min before the start of the transmission) still two hours of excellent reception and high SNR.
Simone
Rather good today.
Roland
A few dropouts due to fading.
Roland
A constant string of noise pulses from distant thunderstorms caused a somewhat shaky result tonight.
Roland
Hi all,
not bad despite heavy thunderstorms in our area, only causing minor dropouts.
Simone
Still no good results for me here. Signal is not stable here.
Not so bad today, at least close to 99% audio.
Roland
FritzWue
18-05-2006, 17:07
Driving from 48712 Gescher to 32051 Herford.
Bad reception in the middle between Ibbenbueren and Osnabrueck where they have a lot of noisy high voltage lines that are even worse when it's raining.
Not so good tonight.
Roland
Strong an stable signal, perfect results after sunset last night.
Also great results in the first hour this morning.
Simone
Quite good last night.
Roland
Strong signal and good results after sunset, similar results using the DWT/ LA380 and the Sony SW7600G/ ferrite rod, see comparison (incl. signal strength recorded from DWT) attached
Only one hour with a strong signal and good SNR early this morning.
@ Julian: BTW, I noticed that meanwhile the EPG files are already updated at the start of the transmission in the morning, great :) !
Simone
The later, the better.
Roland
A rather bad result tonight.
Roland
I have seen better days.
Roland
FritzWue
23-05-2006, 06:11
Driving from 48712 Gescher to 49844 Bawinkel via A31, B213.
Detour through town of Lingen, no reception there.
Quite good again last night, some problems just before sunset.
Simone
Not so bad for a change, however with TX interruptions, see report.
Roland
Good conditions from 1930 last night
Simone
Not so bad during the later part.
Roland
Not so bad last night.
Roland
Pretty good last night with both , the Sony/ ferrite antenna and DWT/ LA380.
Simone
Better than usual last night.
Roland
Strong interference with fading at the beginning, quite good later.
Roland
Pretty good results with the Sony/ ferrite antenna even before sunset, some dropouts during fading with the DWT/ LA380.
Also good results during the first 75min this morning.
Simone
Rather good tonight for a change.
Roland
Apart from occasional fading, signal was very steady today.
Roland
Good results again last night.
Simone
FritzWue
30-05-2006, 07:42
Very good this morning:
I logged only the last 20 minutes last night.
Roland
FritzWue
31-05-2006, 13:34
Driving from Wickede via Unna, Muenster to Gescher.
You can see every high voltage line.
Just a 50 minute report. Signal was rather strong.
Roland
Just a short report with a bad result despite a very strong signal. The impulse response looked rather long at times during dropouts. There were almost no visible interference carriers however.
Roland
Stronger signal after sunset, perfect results then, see comparison DWT/ LA 380 and SW7600G/ ferrite antenna attached.
With the early sunrise only one hour with good reception in the morning now.
Simone
Only 40min with good results this morning,
good results last night after sunset.
Simone
Good results from 1900, when signal got stronger
perfect results in the last 2 hours using the SW7600G
Simone
Strong signal for more than one hour this morning
Simone
FritzWue
06-06-2006, 21:03
Driving from near Rheine to Osnabrueck on the A30:
FritzWue
06-06-2006, 21:15
Driving from near Bremen to 48712 Gescher.
A weak signal at the beginning, quite good results after sunset.
Simone
Perfect from 2015.
Simone
Perfect in the last 2 hours, except that text messages were not working.
Simone
A few dropouts during fading, otherwise signal was rather strong.
Roland
Not so good tonight.
Roland
FritzWue
14-06-2006, 17:39
Driving from Ibbenbueren to 48712 Gescher via A30, A31.
98% CDA with some lightning crashes and noisy athmosphere:
A few minor dropouts after sunset, maybe due to distant thunderstorms.
Simone
Signal was strong and stable but there was interference from local thunderstorms, which were in part visible when looking outside.
Roland
Perfect results at daytime just using the whip antenna (which is not really a MF antenna)
Simone
FritzWue
18-06-2006, 22:13
An evening on the wire antenna:
Again problems with interference from a thunderstorm. Signal was also weak at times and my neighbour's low voltage lighting switchmode supplies were also on.
Not so bad after interference had ceased.
Roland
A weak signal at the start and also distant thunderstorms, quite good from 2010.
Simone
FritzWue
19-06-2006, 21:48
Driving north on the A1 from near Bramsche to noisy Cloppenburg:
Good results after sunset, again distant thunderstorms causing a few minor dropouts.
Simone
Thunderstorms passed over locally and there were other distant ones as well. Signal also suffered from fading at the beginning of my logging period.
Not a good result. A bit better later, when thunderstorm interference had weakened a little.
Roland
FritzWue
20-06-2006, 17:39
Driving from 48712 Gescher to 49661 Cloppenburg via A31, A30, A1:
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