Accurate time is one thing; accurate `standard` frequencies are another, not necessarily combined. There are several time stations operating way outside the standard frequency bands, notably CHU. Glenn Hauser
--- On Sat, 8/27/11, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Paul <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [HCDX] US time stations jammed? > To: "Hard-Core-DX" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, August 27, 2011, 6:30 PM > If all the stations used their own > frequencies, there would be little point in having > internationally allocated standard time frequencies. > > Paul > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Hauser" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]>; > "Karel Honzík" <[email protected]> > Cc: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2011 2:20 AM > Subject: Re: [HCDX] US time stations jammed? > > > I was exaggerating somewhat. However, the fact remains that > Russia thought it better to use 4996, 9996, 14996, if not to > be `kind`, at least to avoid interference to their own > advantage, and China keeps to the even frequencies. I > believe the STFT `bands` are allocated 10 or 20 kHz wide, so > more stations could be spread out a bit. > > Note that in WRTH listings, Spain also offsets EBC to 4998 > and 15006, altho on a very limited schedule of 1030-1055 and > 1000-1025 M-F respectively. Does anyone really hear them > active? Mode is not given, CW? > > Glenn > > --- On Sat, 8/27/11, Karel Honzík <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > From: Karel Honzík <[email protected]> > > Subject: [HCDX] US time stations jammed? > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Saturday, August 27, 2011, 2:58 AM > > > > ** CHINA. 10000, Aug 26 at 1257, > > beeps of higher pitch mixing with WWV/WWVH. 1259 began > Morse > > IDs on MCW over and over as BPM, i.e. China`s WWV at > Lintong > > (Mt. Li), Shaanxi. Too bad on pp 668-669, WRTH 2011 > does not > > show details such as ID times, in this case during > minutes > > :29 and :59. Even in the standard-frequency arena, > the > > ChiCom brazenly QRM US broadcasts, while the Russians > are > > kind enough to offset their timesignals -4 kHz (Glenn > > Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) > > > > > > Is it really so that the US time stations have a > monopoly > > over internationally allocated time signal and > frequency > > standard frequencies and all other time stations > (from > > China, Brazil, Argentina, Korea...) in fact "brazenly" > jamm > > their operation? I think I read this for the first > time in > > my life... but maybe I have missed something... > > Clarification appreciated, thanks. > > > > Karel Honzik, CZE > ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Order your WRTH 2011: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2011 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ Hard-Core-DX mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
