Logs from South-West of France - September 26 & 27

[Toutatis]

Very good propagation this Sunday, and a lot of stations on the air.
Very interesting, thanks to all operators.

Saturday, September 26

1628 6870 34333 Playback Int
1635 7550 43443 Radio Amica

Sunday, September 27

0657 5815 45444 Orion Radio
0718 6280 44433 Radio Merlin Int
0731 6305 55444 Unid - 0738 : end
0741 6220 45444 Mystery Radio
0745 6870 45444 Playback Int
0751 7550 44544 Radio Amica
0807 6205 44444 Unid - 0812 : end
0819 5805 44444 Radio Telstar South
0826 6290 44444 Antonio Radio
0834 6307 54544 Radio Scotland - 0838 : end
0856 6400 45444 Radio Scotland - 0902 : end
0903 6200 35433 Misti Radio - 18 W - Thanks for the QSL
0915 6205 24422 Radio Gloria Int - same program as 6140 - pirate relay or stray radiation of 6140 ?
0920 6140 55545 Radio Gloria Int - via Wertachtal - 1000 : end
0925 6240 34433 Free Radio Victoria
0936 6300 33433 Unid
0943 6307 34433 Unid
1424 6421 33433 Radio Dutchwing
1433 6305 44333 Radio Malaisy

Good listening.
Michel

[JoJo]

thanks Toutatis for the log

[Ray Lalleu]

Hello Toutatis,

When the air weighs too much...

<quote>
0915 6205 24422 Radio Gloria Int - same program as 6140 - pirate relay or stray radiation of 6140 ?
</quote>

Much probably an overload in your receiver, from 6075 and 6140 mixing.

Calculate : 6140 x 2 - 6075 = 6205 : third order intermod.

Sometimes, that happens in a transmitting site, but the DW on 6075 is transmitted from England, not from Wertachthal as R.Gloria. You should have heard faintly the DW mixed with R. Gloria on 6205 (unless at that time the DW was silent on 6075). In doubt, try the other side :

6075 x 2 - 6140 = 6010 , where the DW should be louder than Gloria, but that may be hidden by other stations there.

So a bit less amplification or a bit more HF filtering would be required when the signals are very strong.

Cheers