LOTS of BFO-detectable carriers on the Sony 7600GR last night between 0415 and 0500 UTC (10:15-11:00pm CST). Only two produced readable audio, but they were in REALLY well:
RNE on 585 with in-studio man in lively conversation in Spanish with woman on phone around 0430 (audio best in LSB to escape some IBOC hash); and an unID on 612 around 0440-0450, with clear Arabic-sounding vocal by man... but it didn't sound like the usual early-morning Koranic call-to-prayer. This sounded like a song, with instrumental accompaniment. Of course the first thing I thought of was RTM Sebaâ-Aioun, Morocco-but isn't that too EARLY for them? Both the online Euro-African MW Guide and the 2008 WRTH list a s/on of 0500 for this. But this seems to be the most oft-reported TA on 612. Who else might be likely to make it this far inland with Middle-Eastern sounding vocals between 0430 & 0500 UTC? This was putting a LOUD 2-kc het on 610, and the audio was easily separable in USB mode. There were weaker hets/carriers up and down the band, but low-band seemed strongest. I had a decent-sized carrier on 567, BFO-detectable in lower-sideband right next to local KWTO-560... and that definitely doesn't happen very often. CIAO-530 was in well but getting thoroughly trashed by the Tennessee NDB on 529 AND by a loud het from 531-actually sounded like more than one carrier on 531. Randy Stewart Battlefield (Springfield suburb), MO Barefoot Sony ICF-7600GR _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
