That's a great catch - not easy even in Newfoundland. Saul Chernos Burnt River ON
> Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 13:22:07 -0500 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [IRCA] Oman on 1278 > > Hi All, > > I had the great surprise to hear last night, Radio Sultanate of Oman on > 1278 KHz likely during a transmitter dawn enhancement as it faded out > rapidly near the end of the gray zone. RSO transmit with a "modest" > power for Middle-East standards, of 100 kW. > > Tarek Zeidan of Egypt just confirmed to me that both accent and style of > the program aired don't belong to Egypt, so Oman is the only Arabic > candidate left on this channel. Furthermore, according to many lists, > Egypt starts at 3:00 UTC while my recording was at 2:31 UTC. > Unfortunately, Tarek didn't find any ID within this clip. > > BBC WS on 1413 also showed up along with a few Saudis, notably on 1449 > which is a new log for me. > > The type of program drew my attention as it sounded different from what > I'm used to hear from the Middle-East. One of my farthest so far, with > 10700 Km / 6650 miles: > > http://www.quebecdx.com/oman_1278.mp3 (As the clip progress, it gains > in strength) > > Sylvain Naud > Portneuf, QC > > Perseus + 950ft Beverage @ 55 degrees > MFJ-1026 with Connelly's LF mods + 100ft longwire > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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] > _______________________________________________ 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]
