Hi J.B.
For your information, the 183 kHz Europe 1 broadcast station is located in
Germany, close to the french border.
The antenna system consists in 4 towers (280 m high). The radiated power
during daylight is 1500 kW and may be less during night.
This directive aerial is beaming to France and the transmissions are in
french language.
73
Jean-Louis F6AGR
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John
> Bruce McCreath
> Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 4:10 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: & UK) and MedFer bands Discussion of the Lowfer (US European
> Subject: LF: LW broadcast into Ontario
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> Hello LFers,
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> Early in the evening I thought receiving conditions where
> going to be the pits, as there was an awful noise much like
> snow static on 160 and 75 meters. However, checking now the
> noise is gone and the longwave broadcast station
> on 183 kHz. is booming in here....too bad I don't understand
> what they're saying! I think I'll run Navtex overnight
> and see if I score another DX station....I got Puerto Monte,
> Chile one night last winter, about 7000 km.
>
> 73, J.B., VE3EAR
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> LowFER Beacon "EAR"
> 188.830 kHz. QRSS30
> EN93dr
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