Useful timesignal in Canada

[alfred]

In Canada we have (i believe on the west side) a time signal on 7335.
It's transmitting with 1000 watts. so if you hear them very strong you make it to them also with 100 watts.

[Glowbug]

CHU is a pretty good propigation beacon because of it's low power and crummy antenna (compared to the NIST's WWV/H/B).

I dunno where the antenna is really - I thought in the martitimes somewhere

The 3MHz TX is a bugger to RX west of the rockies though

[alfred]

On witch frequency are they putting this signal,? wherefrom and howmuch power, do you know glow?

[curious george]

Alfred,

CHU is based in Ottowa. They have 10 kW transmitters on 7335 and 14670 kHz, and a 3 kW unit on 3330 kHz. Here's their website:

http://inms-ienm.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/time_se ... sts_e.html

There are a few other potential propagation indicators you could try for, however I think these will be difficult DX catches, due to the congestion of the 49 meter band:

CFRX Toronto 6070 kHz 1 kW
CKZN St. Johns, NF 6160 kHz 1 kW
CFVP Calgary 6030 kHz 100 watts

Here in the USA, we use Laser Hot Hits on 6220 kHz as a good indicator for propagation conditions to Europe.

[Glowbug]

On witch frequency are they putting this signal,? wherefrom and howmuch power, do you know glow?

What Curious George said

Sorry about assuming the Maritimes, I mixed them up with CBC in Sackville, NB.

[Guest]

A small point but........

3330khz and 14760khz are 3kw
7335khz is 10kw.

The 41m and 90m signals are common for me, New York city area, but when
14760khz comes in (rarely) I know somethings going on.

[curious george]

Thanks for the correction Ken. 14760 should be a good propagation indicator for Europirates considering using the 19 mb. I'd suggest they monitor 14760 for a few weeks to get a feel for what's typical or unusual.

Although it's a long shot, they can try 20 Mhz for WWV. I'd like to see more Europirates try 21.9 Mhz for daytime broadcasts. Several of them have had wide coverage up there during the daylight hours.

[alfred]

I did not see where the 14 mhz time sig is comming from, or did i read over it. also some beacons in the 21 mhz area. ??

[Glowbug]

In a couple of weeks, check for a CW beacon on 23.53 OR 23.58 MHz.

Beacon power will be approximately 100mW and is testing the propagation paths to eastern Canada. It might hop the Atlantic, but I won't be making a polar shot of it just yet.