DRM from CBC (9800 kHz from Sackville)

[simone]

Great results here in Germany last night.
Simone

[Brendan1]

A bit rough today, lousy start but a moderately good finish. :o

[simone]

Another try here in Germany.
Simone

[df9rb]

High SNR at the beginning, after some minutes fieldstrength dropped

Bernd, DF9RB

[Alan Johnson]

Switched to this to test DRMLogger and to listen to something else besides HCJB. Good results today.

[Alan Johnson]

A bit irregular at first, but then settled out.

[Alan Johnson]

Very good today - the dip is because I was goofing around with the computer.

[Alan Johnson]

Reasonable results today, despite the high geomagnetic activity.

[Alan Johnson]

More unsettled today.

[simone]

Great results in the first half hour of my log.
Simone

[Brendan1]

Well, not the best reception for CBC, especially the mid-day (first third) portion.

[Brendan1]

Much like yesterday: not so good first portion, better last segment.

[Brendan1]

Best log in a while: overall great quality to the log, in spite of the dips. :rolleyes:

[Brendan1]

Another rough beginning to the log today. Good finish though.

[simone]

Not too bad results here in Germany last night, perfect decoding during the NASB broadcast and the first 15 minutes from Sweden, still 90% audio from RCI.
Simone

[f1tay]

Reception at Paris.
Daniel

[Brendan1]

A bit rough today. The big drop at 2215 was the appearance of a broadbanded local noise source unknown to me. Very visible on the waterfall. :mad:

[Brendan1]

One big long OUCH today! Worst log for 9800 in weeks. :(

[Brendan1]

Better than yesterday, that's for sure! Still not too hot during the first half of the transmission.

[andimik]

My first trans-atlantic reception with no DRM equipment ...

I even could follow the NASB's program (studio discussion about digital radio).

[KB0VE]

Not perfect, but pretty good.

[Brendan1]

Not all that bad today. Better than most days recently, in fact.

[KB7GF]

Very good reception here also for the entire broadcast :)

[Brendan1]

Some big hits at the beginning today, but otherwise fairly good.

[KB7GF]

Pretty solid here in the Northwest again today. :)

73'

Mark

[KB7GF]

Not as solid today. Steady decoding didn't begin until about 21:00 UTC.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

Wow, my log is the pits today! I don't know what happened... This is a little bit short today, as I logged the special RNW broadcast for NASB today instead for the last hour.

[Brendan1]

A slow beginning today, but conditions certainly improved. Par for the course lately.

[Alan Johnson]

A slow start here as well - I think the big dip occurred as I was switching antennas.

[KB0VE]

Mostly unmonitored while mowing the yard this afternoon. Rocky start but a strong finish. The last hour's RCI (China) program was solid audio with just a few short breaks. Signal strength was only S5 this afternoon but ended at S9 during the last hour.

[Alan Johnson]

Took a little while to "warm up", then pretty good.

[Brendan1]

I logged the morning and afternoon broadcasts today. Very mediocre results in the morning, and somewhat better in the afternoon.

[KB7GF]

I didn't turn on the log until about 2030 UTC...but had solid results for the remainder of the transmission.

[Brendan1]

Fairly disturbed conditions today, as well as what looks like a transmitter outage.

[KB7GF]

Yes, it looks there was an outage between 22:00 and 22:30 UTC. There are two logs today - one for 19:45 - 22:00 and one for 22:30 - 23:59.

73,

Mark

[KB7GF]

Solid, steady copy today, but quite a bit weaker than in previous days.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

Not bad today, although it looks there was another TX problem in the 21-2200 hours slot.

[Brendan1]

Hmmm, another gap in the program today. What gives?

[KB7GF]

Same gaps here....hmmm...

[Brendan1]

Since the big gap happens at the same time every day, it must a be drop for another broadcast from CBC or an analog period. I'll try to listen tomorrow and see what's up.

[KB7GF]

A shaky start, but then it firmed up nicely.

Brendan, the three dropouts in the second half transmission seem to correlate on both our charts.

73,

Mark

[f1tay]

Reception at Paris. QRM by Radio Romania International on 9790 kHz at 22h.
Daniel

[simone]

Hi Brendan and Mark,
I also got this gap, looking at signal strength in my graph, I would say there is no transmission at that time anymore, wasn´t this the NASB slot for the special transmissions? DW have stopped I guess.
Simone

[Brendan1]

You're right of course, Simone, that was the NASB slot. I didn't listen today, I forgot it was only Friday when I wrote that I would check today. End of the school year insanity, that is all I will say (I'm a teacher).

Outside of the new gap, not bad today.

[simone]

Great results today after the break.
Simone

[Brendan1]

Just a quick note - there is no analog transmission during this slot in CBC's afternoon relay sequence. I checked other bands as well, and CBC is simply off the air.

The schedule data from Dream's source, and Klaus Schneider's chart, show "various" as being on air from Sackville during this time slot.

[Brendan1]

Very up and down today. :(

[Brendan1]

Pretty much the same up and down log, like other days of late.

[Brendan1]

Best log in some days for Sackville.

[KB7GF]

Better than average for me also.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

A very slow and difficult start today - I blame propagation. :(

[KB7GF]

Yes, a difficult copy here also. Brendan, I'm thinking that the minor geomagnetic storm had a more dramatic impact on my log because of the higher latitude path.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

Most likely, Mark: unfortunately I remember that fact all too well. Plenty of disturbances today too!

[Brendan1]

Another slow start today. :(

[Brendan1]

Two parts, bracketing the 2200-2230 gap. The first is lousy: I've never quite seen a trough like this on any log I've recorded. The second is excellent, showing just how fast the band can change.

[Brendan1]

Interesting how the scheduled break in the transmission shows the band changing remarkably. :)

[Brendan1]

Slightly worse than yesterday, but the later session was still very good.

[Brendan1]

The early afternoon log (part 1) still continues to be mildly problematic, while the second part continues to improve.

[Brendan1]

Same story, different day. Bad then good. :o

[Brendan1]

I'm starting to think that a good old-fashioned record is playing over and over...
:rolleyes:

[simone]

Perfect decoding last night.
Simone

[Brendan1]

Simone, you do a great job for being on the 'backside' of the beam!

My first part was so-so as always, but the latter portion was excellent.

[simone]

Thanks Brendan,
perfect again during Radio Sweden, some interference in the next hour but not too bad for not being in the target area.
Simone

[Brendan1]

The last logs from me for a while: moving in a week, and I need to dismantle the station. I won't be able to log for a while, perhaps August at the earliest when I have a permanent QTH once more after traveling during July.

Mediocre first half, extremely good second half. Pretty much a normal day for me! :)

[simone]

Good results last night on Radio Sweden´s broadcast here in Germany.
Simone

[simone]

Some good periods last night.
Simone

[simone]

Rather good results last night.
Simone

[simone]

Even better results last night.
Happy Canada Day!
Simone

[mitajohn]

Hi all,

A pretty good result from this rare reception in my area.

[Alan Johnson]

Good reception today - still with the NASB gap at 2200 - 2230 UTC. Presented as two (non-continuous) graphs due to operator malfunction.;)

[mitajohn]

Hi all,

I was unlucky tonight. I started the log late and after a while QRM started and killed decoding.

[simone]

Results from last night.
Simone

[FritzWue]

It's just a matter of interference, listening in usb mode with reduced passband and notchfilter.

[simone]

Not so good last night.
Simone

[Alan Johnson]

Sounded good today - I don't understand why the frame rate doesn't show.:confused:

[FritzWue]

Just the last few minutes.

[f1tay]

Reception at Paris of RCI and Radio Sweden.
Daniel

[f1tay]

Radio China in english 23h at 24 h.
Daniel

[FritzWue]

There was a maximum around 21:40 UTC.

[Alan Johnson]

Good results today - when will the gap at 2200 to 2230 be filled?
Results in two graphs today due to operator error:)

[Alan Johnson]

Tuned in at 2130 - interesting program :rolleyes: The RCI sign-on announcement "Radio Canada International" in English by female and in French by man over and over and over until the silent period at 2200. Subsequent programs from Sweden and China were fine.

[Brendan1]

Two parts today: had shut down and reboot after a program upgrade.

Best log in a good while for this transmission, and looks to be improving right now.

[Brendan1]

Two parts, again... The transmitter dropped out, so I shut down. Then I saw it up later, so another log. Sheesh! Still somewhat erratic reception here.

[Brendan1]

Two parts today, morning and afternoon. Some good long period logs.

[Brendan1]

Morning and afternoon again. Shut down a little early in the afternoon to try some other frequencies, had no luck. Also, the 2230-2300Z slot CBC is off-air, apparently no one wants the slot?

[Alan Johnson]

Difficult propagation today. Still no actual RCI programming when I checked at 2130 to 2200 - just the English and French "Radio Canada International" and the four piano notes. The usual NAB gap at 2200 to 2230.

[Alan Johnson]

Much better today. Still just the interval signal at the RCI time slot. I sent a note to RCI via the on-line reception report option and mentioned the gap at 2200 to 2230 as well. I wonder if I'll get a response?

[Brendan1]

Alan, you had much better reception than I did today. Not very good in this corner of the country.

[Brendan1]

Another not-so great log, sigh. :( Somewhat shorter than usual: I was doing some antenna testing with another receiver, and needed to disconnect my RX320.

[Brendan1]

This log covers CRI's broadcast only: had other priorities the rest of the daylight hours. Rocky start, good finish.

[Brendan1]

The afternoon log, two parts, to miss the off-air period at 2230Z. Slow improvement on this frequency. Nothing seen/heard during the morning transmission other than very faint waterfall traces, not enough to log. Needed to re-boot the 'puter, so the CRI segment is short about 36 minutes.

[Brendan1]

Much like yesterday: not very good first half, very good second half.

[Alan Johnson]

Good results today. I did get a response from my Email reception report to RCI. There was actual programming during the RCI segment today - I think the program is "The Link".

[Brendan1]

Here's a one-piece log for today's transmission. This actually seems slightly better than most days of late.

[Brendan1]

Terrible reception today - at least on 9800! I've shut down early because there was no longer anything visible on the waterfall, and the graph shows how difficult it's been this afternoon. Hopefully the RNW 9405 transmission won't be so bad. Solar conditions would appear to be less than stellar (pun intended).

[Alan Johnson]

Poor results here as well.

[Alan Johnson]

Rough start, but things got better. Had to stop the session early today.

[Brendan1]

Neither the morning nor the afternoon transmissions were very good here. Propagation just plain stinks.

[Brendan1]

Had to finish a little early today, but it doesn't matter much anyway since the log is so poor.

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Home from work early today and was able to log the end of the broadcast. Pretty solid.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

My two-segment afternoon log doesn't look anywhere near as good as Mark's, but here it is anyway.

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Here is an unattended log for today. The 1945 - 2200 UTC time slot was pretty solid.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

A better day for reception, but not that good for listening. A little shorter than usual due to other commitments. I'm also trying to track down a very bothersome 60 Hz noise source right now, and it's driving me mad!

[Brendan1]

Today's results: very sub-par. I really can't say anything good about the log.

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Here are several unattended logs for today starting at 15:10 UTC and ending at 00:00 UTC.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

Here's today's log. I just left it on 9800 all day, and actually had some pretty good results, contrary to days worth of monitoring. Since this log, 9 megs has pretty much closed down (see my TDP log for 9 Oct).

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Here is today's unattended log (also left the computer on all day). Some solid and not-so-solid moments.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

Not as good as yesterday, but I remain optimistic overall for improving conditions. The 9 meg band is opening up for longer periods now, so as the seasons continue it should get better. This is another all day log by the way.

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Here is today's unattended log. Not as good in the morning, but firmed up a little better in the afternoon.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

Todays' unattended all-day results: fairly mediocre I'd say.

[Brendan1]

In spite of the day's log, I remain hopeful: just maybe propagation will smile upon me one day soon.

[Brendan1]

These two parts to the afternoon broadcast are actually quite good. I think these are the best logs for weeks for this frequency. I missed the morning hours due to other commitments.

[Brendan1]

A slightly shortened log today, I needed the receiver for another purpose. Quite sporadic for listening purposes, as usual.

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Here are two logs from this afternoon. Overall, conditions seemed to be better today.

73,

Mark

[Alan Johnson]

Wow! Almost like old times :D

[Brendan1]

I agree Alan! For technical reasons (really!), I only logged the last hour of 9800 today, CRI. Not too shabby. :rolleyes:

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Here is an all-day-long log from E. Washington state. Overall, not too bad.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

Here's most of todays 9800 broadcast(s) from CBC. Pretty rough for the first half but definite good quality towards the end. Had to cut short RCI by a half hour to do some antenna experimentation that would have played havoc with the log. :rolleyes:

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Here is this afternoon's log. Not too bad.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

Wow, had some serious deterioration on the band towards the end, which is why I cut it a little short. 9800 has been pretty steady for this broadcast (for me) of late, but this was some serious fading. No other DRM logs tonight, off to local ham club digital group to demo broadcast DRM, so setup is disabled.

[Brendan1]

Best log for the afternoon broadcast in weeks, I kid you not. :)

[Brendan1]

Except for the morning segment, this is another fairly good log. We're finally starting to get into the fall propagation pattern.

[Alan Johnson]

I got a late start today, but good results.

[Brendan1]

It is certainly interesting to compare results for two West Coast stations and have such completely different results. After two days of reasonably better logs here, today's log disappoints me yet again.

[Alan Johnson]

Abbreviated logging session today, but solid results.

[Brendan1]

Today's log is much the same, some good stretches, some bad. I'm not sure what began at 1730Z, but my noise floor went quite high, wiping out Sackville pretty good. No new interference sources were running around here, so I'm thinking it was somewhere close in the neighborhood. :(

[Alan Johnson]

Overall good, except for one dip towards the end.

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Here are two unattended logs from yesterday and today. Saturday's log was quite good for most of the day.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

Just the afternoon transmission today. Not as steady as its been in the last few days.

[Brendan1]

For some reason, I somehow shut off the log at the noon break. Meant to get an all-day log, but didn't get it. Oh well. :rolleyes:

Oh, and quite a poor day here as well.

[Brendan1]

The morning was distinctly odd, what with all the up/down signal quality. The afternoon was better, but still slightly disturbed.

[Brendan1]

I haven't changed my setup so I have to lay the blame on shifting propagation: a horrible day!

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Yesterday was much better than today; it looks like the geomagnetic storm clipped the afternoon performance.

73,

Mark

[Alan Johnson]

Good today - is the 20.88 kbps bitrate new?

[Brendan1]

Two fairly miserable logs.

Alan, I do think that Sackville has been varying their bitrates lately, although I don't think the 20.88 rate is entirely new. I would have to look back at my logs to see what they've been sending at before, but it does seem higher than other days of late.

[Alan Johnson]

Short session today. New schedule in effect, but no TDP at 0000 UTC.

[Brendan1]

Not a very good log here. Only started to show some better conditions right at the end. :(

[Brendan1]

Miserable results once again. A bit short because I wanted to check on some other broadcasts after 2300.

[mitajohn]

Hi all,

I received the attached. Somebody is playing games with Vatican Radio.

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Shorter log today - but solid. Yes, the audio was Vatican Radio but the display showed CRI.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

A pretty good afternoon log. I noticed the CRI label too, it ran all afternoon. Also ran at only 14.48 kbps for the entire time too.

[Brendan1]

Didn't notice any label errors today as I was not around the PC. The afternoon hours are all I logged. The morning hours are not even copiable right now. Extremely variable reception today. :confused:

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Here is a log from earlier this afternoon. I didn't log the late afternoon leg of the broadcast but noticed that it was considerably weaker than this leg.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

For an all-day log, this one is pretty bad. Not a good day on the band by the look of things. :(

[Alan Johnson]

Reasonable results today.

[Alan Johnson]

I got a late start, but fairly stable reception.

[Alan Johnson]

Stable reception until the last 15 minutes.

[Brendan1]

Back to logging, now that I have the antenna outside and a setup problem fixed. Didn't really make the log any steadier, but the signal levels are up from previous forays. Let's just blame the bottom of the cycle.

For good measure, I've got two days, the 2nd and the 4th posted. The 2nd is a little truncated because of setup experiments and so on.

[Brendan1]

Two parts, a couple of hours in the morning, and then the entire afternoon. Pretty erratic propagation and reception today.

[Brendan1]

Pretty marginal reception today. :( This log covers most of the day.

[Brendan1]

Two parts today, and the afternoon is the best one. 31 meters is definitely dying out in the late afternoon, just before sunset. :(

[Brendan1]

Two parts (again), the morning was quite variable in reception quality. The afternoon just shut down too early.

[Brendan1]

Some improvement today, at least for the afternoon log. The morning was fairly non-existent.

[Brendan1]

Some of the less nice propagation returned today, especially towards the end of the afternoon.

[Brendan1]

A so-so log today. Pretty good start, not-so-good ending.

[Brendan1]

Managed two logs yesterday, but today (the 14th) I may have none due to electrical work.

Both logs are pretty good, but you can easily see on the afternoon log when and where the band dropped out.

[Alan Johnson]

Good today - at least until my wife switched to her account on the computer. The perils of Vista!

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Here are several logs from the morning. Looks good.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

I know, I know, this is now out of sequence, but I couldn't get into the forum last night at all and today we haven't had any power. All fixed now.

[Alan Johnson]

The band didn't last very long today. I didn't even try for TDP at 0000 hrs. :(

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Here are several logs from the morning and early afternoon. Later in the afternoon (~2230) (not posted) the interference from a station on 9795 really hurts decoding. Then, the QSB sets in, and it's downhill from there.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

Boy, after the break in transmission this broadcast went downhill, fast!

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

This broadcast is holding up great in the morning.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

This broadcast has certainly gotten better the last week or so, and has turned into a great daytime catch. Today (20th) will be another story: geomagnetic storm/disturbance right now, and 9800 is coming in very poorly. :(

[Brendan1]

Dreadful day due to geomagnetic disturbances. Almost no up-time for this broadcast, which is in complete contrast to the last few days.

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

Yes, definitely a more challenging day here also. I think my southern location (about 200 miles south of Brendan) must have helped a bit.

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

Still suffering, but better than yesterday. This isn't an all day log, as I was doing some computer hardware work in the afternoon and wasn't able to do any radio work until much later.

[Alan Johnson]

Short session today - it will be interesting to see if propagation holds out until 0000 UTC.


Happy Thanksgiving to the U.S. DRM'ers.

[Brendan1]

Not so hot today. Still seeing some less than great propagation here.

[Alan Johnson]

The transmission held up pretty well for the entire time today.

[Alan Johnson]

Sunset approaches and the transmission fades.

[Brendan1]

I've noticed the same thing Alan: with the approach of the gray line it just goes away. Not a very good log from yesterday.

[Brendan1]

What a drop-off! That darkness/grayline issue hit over an hour before actual sunset here.

[KB7GF]

Hi Everyone,

This transmission was very good here for five hours this morning (local time).

73,

Mark

[Brendan1]

Interesting to see the wave-like morning results, what with the very regular peaks and valleys. The afternoon was not so good...

[Brendan1]

Somewhat more timely posting tonight. Still not much improvement I'm afraid.

[Brendan1]

Last night's comments (see above) still apply. :(

[Brendan1]

No morning log today: nothing to log, with only the faintest of signal trace on the waterfall. The afternoon was only slightly better.

[Brendan1]

I logged the morning broadcasts today, still doing very poorly. The afternoon was only 'slightly adequate' for a total of around 90 minutes. :(

[Brendan1]

A better log than most of the last few days.

[Brendan1]

Much, much better reception today. The afternoon is still shutting down awfully early though, but before that it's doing well.

[Brendan1]

Not quite as good as yesterday, but still better than before.

[Brendan1]

New logging program today, DRMLogPlotter. A little more data-filled. Not a bad day either, although some adjacent QRM in the afternoon is not helping.

[Brendan1]

Hmmm, things started shutting down 2 full hours before local sunset. Not all that great an afternoon.

[Brendan1]

A better day today, and it didn't shut down as early.

[Brendan1]

A pretty good log today, not too bad at all.

[Brendan1]

Morning and afternoon segments today. The sun god is smiling on us: good propagation today for the most part, much improved reception.

[Brendan1]

Not so good for the afternoon yesterday; I really must sacrifice something to have it all come back, although today is looking better.

[Brendan1]

Fairly good for the most part this afternoon, but the band did close early again.

[Brendan1]

Yesterday's report: the morning was very good, but the afternoon was not so good, as propagation seems to be reverting to the low level it has been at for quite some time during those hours.

[Brendan1]

A little of this, a little of that. Today's logs just show that propagation is a fickle thing. Today the morning was just awful, and the afternoon extremely variable.

[FritzWue]

Testing my new Flex-5000A, not bad. :)
Strong AM interfrence from 5 kHz up between 17:35 and 18:00 UTC.

[Brendan1]

A chunk of this morning, and another chunk of the afternoon. Still not doing so well.

[Brendan1]

Most of the morning and all of the afternoon - the morning was excellent, in fact this is one of my all-time best logs for CBC in that time period.

[Brendan1]

Oh, the dizzying variety of DRM logging: from a good day yesterday to a not so good one today.

[Brendan1]

About the same as yesterday, with great variability all day.

[Brendan1]

Still showing a lot of propagation issues for both the morning and afternoon.

[Brendan1]

Extremely bad reception yesterday. Worst results - bar none - for this broadcast in quite some time.

[Brendan1]

Very low sunspot numbers are suppressing what little propagation there has been, and today was no exception.

[Brendan1]

Still not much luck with any of the 9800 broadcasts today.

[AF4MP]

Here is this afternoon's reception report.

I think that all the blips are the fault of my computer.:mad:

-Zyg-

[Brendan1]

I wish my report was as good as yours, Zyg! CBC is still quite problematic for the west coast.

[Brendan1]

An all-day log today. Still not doing very well. The graph does show how the propagation waxes and wanes very nicely.

[Brendan1]

Some signs of life in 31 meters: best signal strength in a few days. Still not much for actual listening though.

[Brendan1]

About the same as yesterday, with not a lot of decoding being done.

[Brendan1]

Only the afternoon I'm afraid, but the signal levels appear to be higher today.

[Brendan1]

Some signs of life today: a little more up-time, and generally higher signal strength most of the day.

[Alan Johnson]

Pretty good until about 2230 - then the band died. The drop-out at about 2130 was a result of my bumping the tuning knob.

[Brendan1]

I can't bump my tuning knob as I don't have one. :rolleyes: Not that I haven't somehow 'clicked' on the wrong software button at times and had things go horribly wrong. :p

9800 is definitely looking up for me: higher SNR right now, which is a good thing. I'll take it.

[Brendan1]

This broadcast seems to be steadily getting better over the last few days. Perhaps the further we get away from the solstice on the 21st it will continue to improve?

[Brendan1]

Hi folks, took a bit of a break over the holiday, so I missed the 1st. Fairly mediocre results for the two logs here.

[Brendan1]

At least I have a signal coming in...:o

[Brendan1]

Best log in more than a few days.

[AF4MP]

This evenings RCI transmission of Vatican Radio. Some of the blips are due to a poor antenna connector which I later replaced.

-Zyg-

[AF4MP]

This afternoon's 9800 KHz reception.

First log 1505 to 1759 UTC
2nd log 1858 to 2259 UTC

Not sure if it's the conditions, the RX-320D, or my computer that is causing problems?

-Zyg-

[Brendan1]

Very sporadic reception, but that is the norm right now.

[Brendan1]

Part of this morning, and all of the afternoon. Not very good for the most part.

[AF4MP]

There was no audio and no data on 9800KHz all day until 20:52UTC.

[Brendan1]

Not too good over here either. I did notice that the DRM encoder seemed to be stuck, as the MSC and SDC constellations were locked up, and only the FAC was actually changing. Not the first time this has happened with Sackville I'm afraid.

[AF4MP]

Today's 9800KHz reception report.

[Brendan1]

I'm jealous, Zyg. Our two logs show the disparity of the two coasts when it comes to DRM reception.

[Brendan1]

Yesterday's log shows some improvement in the afternoon.

[Brendan1]

A nice shift: there is now receivable signal for much of the broadcast period, and this would make a nice change if the trend continues.

[Brendan1]

About like yesterday's log, no big change either up or down. There did seem to be a late start, as there was no signal visible for some time. There is usually a trace on the waterfall, and this time there was nothing.

[AF4MP]

This afternoon's 9800KHz unattended reception report.

[AF4MP]

Today's 9800 kHz unattended reception report. Looks better than recent days. Those periodic (approx = 1 hour) blips are the fault of my computer.

[Brendan1]

Would that reception here on the west coast could be so good...

[Brendan1]

Slightly short today, had other things to do in the morning.

[Brendan1]

Not a good afternoon, log-wise. Solar indices are very low today.

[AF4MP]

This afternoon's 9800kHz unattended reception report.

[Brendan1]

Only slightly better yesterday, and that's relative!

[AF4MP]

Today's 9800kHz unattended reception report. Doesn't look very good.

-Zyg-

[Brendan1]

Somewhat better signal strength(s) for me today, although actual listening is still problematic.

[AF4MP]

Today's 9800kHz unattended reception report.

-Zyg-

[Brendan1]

Tonight's log: still on the downside of the solar cycle.

[Brendan1]

Still more down-time than up-time.

[AF4MP]

Today's 9800kHz unattended reception report. Looks much better!

-Zyg-

[Brendan1]

The band still isn't showing much for propagation during the daylight hours this log covers.

[AF4MP]

Yesterday's 9800kKz unattended reception report. Pretty good (the periodic blips being the fault of my computer).

-Zyg-

[AF4MP]

This afternoon's shortened reception report.

-Zyg-

[Brendan1]

A two part log today, split it so I could log RNW at 1800Z. Not all that bad in the afternoon!

[Brendan1]

The morning log is pretty flat, as in nothing. The afternoon was a delight, with a good signal most of the time. Thirty-one meters is coming back to life!

I must add a caveat however: at 1741Z I changed the batteries for my loop antenna, and that is when the signal takes a notable upward swing. Maybe I should have changed them before this... :rolleyes:

[AF4MP]

This morning's 9800kHz reception report.

-Zyg-

[Brendan1]

Well, back to a lesser day. After yesterday I was hoping to see a trend, but no such luck.

[AF4MP]

Yesterday's 9800kHz reception report. Appears to be a 30 min unscheduled break in the transmission at 21:29.

-Zyg-

[FritzWue]

Good for 30 minutes, some distortion on the modulation in the lower audio frequency range, sounds as if the source level before coding is too high.

[Brendan1]

Terrible log today; only the smallest of signals got recorded.

[AF4MP]

Today's 9800kHz unattended reception report.

-Zyg-

[KB0VE]

First DRM reception report since moving QTH from Ballwin, MO 55 miles NW to Hawk Point, MO. Now using RS Discone Antenna on the garage roof @ 35 ft. No more restrictive covenants prohibiting outside antennas. HI :)

Rock solid reception. Too bad I don't speak French.

[Brendan1]

Well, it was another day down in the solar dumps here.