Farda is a almost everynight catch in coastal Brazil and the only station I have heard on 1575 in a variety of dx spots in Argentina, Chile, Venezuela and Easter Island in the past two decades. Iran is common on 1503, though
Rocco Cotroneo 2016-12-18 16:11 GMT-02:00 Chuck Hutton <charle...@msn.com>: > Don't forget that Farda is directional almost straight towards Alaska. > Finland is a bit off the Farda beam. I don't know Farda's exact pattern, so > can't say if that explains how things are in Finland. > > > Regardless of the antenna, it's always a bit risky to extrapolate from > reception elsewhere to Pacific NW reception. It just doesn't work half the > time. If you did want to make that jump, I believe worldwide Farda is the > winner. > > > Chuck > > ________________________________ > From: IRCA <irca-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Nick Hall-Patch < > n...@ieee.org> > Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2016 7:21 AM > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > Subject: Re: [IRCA] UNID 1575 > > I seem to recall that Iran-1575 was quite common from PEI however. > > The Abadan site and UAE are on about the same bearing from Massett > (though both have a somewhat more northerly bearing than to Finland), > so it does seem strange that they aren't heardin Massett as well, at > least sometimes . > > best wishes, > > Nick > > > At 11:47 18-12-16, you wrote: > >It is strange, that Iran would be so rare there as I am about the > >same direction to the north and here Iran is stronger than Farda. It > >is not always easy to distinguish them by programming, easier by > >frequency: Iran is about 40 Hz below nominal. > > > >73, Mauno > > > >18.12.2016, 0:38, Walter Salmaniw kirjoitti: > >> >From Masset, which is not too, too far from Galena, it's always > Farda. I > >>don't think I've heard Iran. It makes sense, since Farda beams due > north, > >>across the Pole, and right at us on the west coast. Of course, the > >>simplest thing to do is to listen for an ID, which occurs > >>frequently.....73,...Walt > >> > >>On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 7:47 PM, Chris Kadlec <beagleb...@beaglebass.com > > > >>wrote: > >> > >>>Hi guys, > >>> > >>>Apologies for the short-sighted comments on 1575. I've never even heard > of > >>>Farda! Please keep in mind that I've been an FM listener for most of my > DX > >>>days and only know of what I can hear from Korea as far as AM goes. I > don't > >>>go globally aside from that region (and only have a working knowledge of > >>>the clear-channels heard in the Midwest and East in the US and Canada). > And > >>>because the band is ridiculously congested in East Asia, that mainly > >>>consists of all the stations many of you get for TP (including Paul, > aside > >>>from Australia and... this one). Beyond that, these are stations I would > >>>never in my wildest dreams think of hearing from Korea. > >>> > >>>But VOA in Thailand: that's a regular in Korea that I am familiar with. > >>> > >>>-Chris Kadlec > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2016 06:56:01 +0000 > >>>>From: Chuck Hutton <charle...@msn.com> > >>>>Subject: Re: [IRCA] UNID 1575 > >>>> > >>>>As I see it: > >>>> > >>>> - Niche Radio carries a dozen or more languages. Why should we > assume > >>>>they are in a mideastern language at this particular time? > >>>> > >>>> - Niche Radio was formerly Rete Italia and as such, was a > difficult DX > >>>>target. > >>>> > >>>> - The programming matches the modern pop mideastern sound of > Farda.. > >>>> > >>>> - I won't claim to be a great Farsi linguist, but I am going with > >>>>Farsi on this one. I can have a native Farsi speaker give an opinion. > >>>> > >>>> - Farda gets out very well and has been a morning visitor in much > of the > >>>>NW. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>All of this is circumstantial, so no I can't prove anything yet. To not > >>>>even consider Farda as a candidate is very surprising. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>And as best I know, no one has mentioned thinking this is VOA. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>Chuck > >>>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>IRCA mailing list > >>>IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > >>>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 > International Radio Club of America<http://www.ircaonline.org/> > www.ircaonline.org > Web Site for the International Radio Club of America > > > > >>> > >>>To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > >>> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>IRCA mailing list > >>IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > >>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 > International Radio Club of America<http://www.ircaonline.org/> > www.ircaonline.org > Web Site for the International Radio Club of America > > > > >> > >>To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >IRCA mailing list > >IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > >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 > International Radio Club of America<http://www.ircaonline.org/> > www.ircaonline.org > Web Site for the International Radio Club of America > > > > > > >To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > Nick Hall-Patch > Victoria, BC > Canada > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > 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 > International Radio Club of America<http://www.ircaonline.org/> > www.ircaonline.org > Web Site for the International Radio Club of America > > > > > To Post a message: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > IRCA@hard-core-dx.com > 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
