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Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 19:23:18 +0000
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From: "Mike Dennison" <mike@dennison.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: LF: DCF39 heard in the US
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>
>DCF is an inland station, fairly far away from the ocean coast, with an unknown
>(unknown to me, at least) antenna radiation launching angle.  The fact that it
>can be heard throughout Europe (probably ground wave) does not necessarily mean
>(to me) that it will cross the pond via multiple hops. We did hear France-Inter
>(on 162) and Europe #1 as if they were local broadcast stations. France Inter
>runs 2 MW, I understand. Has anyone yet established a comparison between those 2
>MW with a 9 KHz bandwidth and  DCF's power with its bandwidth ?
>73
>Andre'
>

OK, but DCF has been heard strongly at 2000km, and arguably a station
with a good ground wave will produce a good low angle sky wave. I was
really saying that, since DCF39 is almost in-band and can be identified
in CW bandwidths it probably provides the best starting point for small
(miniscule) signal working at 136.


-- 
Mike, G3XDV
IO91VT
http://www.dennison.demon.co.uk/activity.htm