For each of our own hobbies, each of us judges just what level of
identification we must hear before we accept that we have Heard a
station. However, when we start comparing catches or having awards
programs or lists of distance records, etc, it becomes necessary to
follow loosely understood common definitions of what is minimum
identification of a station.
To a degree, these definitions vary from one nation to another (some
of the Scandinavians are VERY strict) and there are differences, too,
between common practice in Domestic vs. International DXing.
We've run into a situation concerning "identification by
parallels" with the awards where we would appreciate some discussion.
Using Japanese examples:
EXAMPLE A: 873//774 kHz, NHK2
We find it very acceptable, generally, to declare that we have heard
873-JOGB, NHK's Program 2 outlet in Kumamoto, when we hear the same
Japanese programming on 873 that we do on 774, the Program 2 outlet
in Akita. No problem, all known references including NHK itself
declare that there is only one Japanese station on 873 and it is in
Kumamoto, always running NHK2.
EXAMPLE B: 1152//774 kHz, NHK2
When we find a situation where there are more than one NHK2 stations
on a channel (1152 has two small stations) we simply log "1152-NHK2
Synchros, Japan." No problem there, either and, for our awards and
records in Ultralighting, we count that as "one station heard." If
we want to log the stations individually, we can try for a local ID
at 1319UTC and then know that we have heard one or even both
stations.... so it is possible for the diligent and lucky DXer to
eventually count two stations there.
EXAMPLE C: Shangdong News Synchros - 918 kHz.
We have a situation on the Shandong Peninsula on the north China
coast where there are at least three, maybe four or five synchronous
transmitters in use on one channel... and they are not well
synchronized, so when conditions are decent, we can hear classic
"synchro echos." It is a hoot-hoot-hoot! Since those transmitters
apparently never carry either local IDs or local programming, we will
always be referring to them only as synchros and counting them
altogether as "one station heard" for awards, etc. No problem there,
as far as I can see.
EXAMPLE D: 900-XEW//XEWB
Right now, when conditions are good, we can hear W Radio from BOTH
stations simultaneously, with the stronger sound first and the
classic synchro echo considerably weaker, but clearly there
following. Every reference known on the planet shows XEW and XEWB
simulcasting and that there are no other W Radio Grupo stations on
900. Can we log both stations as heard, as long as we have
unmistakably heard the echo??? If not, how is this situation any
different from Example A???
Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
John B.
Stillwater, OK, USA
Rcvrs: Hotrodded NRD-535, Slider e100's
Antennas: Wellbrook Phased Array
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