Recording Details

Xmas transmission from SAQ Grimeton @17.2 kHz, several LW stations



Recording Date
2024-12-24 07:44:05+01:00
Duration
1736 Seconds
Recording Location
Kalkleiten (near Graz), Autriche (AT) (15° 26′ 01″ E / 47° 09′ 00″ N)
Band
VLF + LW
Frequency Range
10.0 kHz - 260.0 kHz
Bandwidth
250.0 kHz
Recording Device
RSPdx, SDRPlay
Antenna
Wellbrook ALA1530 (flex version) with custom-built loop (2windings, 1m diameter circular) ca 3m above ground
Band Middle Frequency
135.0 kHz
Encoding
ci16
Filter
on board of the SDR
Pre-Amplifier Settings
on board LNA
Notes
VLF,LW: Widebandscan 250 kHz containing Grimeton SAQ @ 17.2 kHz on 24-12-2024, raditional X-mas transmission in the 100th year of operation; also several LW stations at the upper end of the band
Recorded by
Hermann Scharfetter

 

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Radio Stations

Frequency SNR S-Level Country Programme TX Site TX Power Remarks
16,4 kHz 25 NOR JXN Helgeland Gildeskål/Novik
17,2 kHz 35 S SAQ Grimeton
18,1 kHz 22 RUS RDL/UPD/UFQE/UPP/UPD8, MIL HQ Moskva VLF network Krasnodar,Nizhny Novgorod, Arkhangelsk, others
19,6 kHz 30 G GQD, GBZ Anthorn, Skelton
20,27 kHz 30 I ICV Tavolara
21,1 kHz 35 RUS RDL Krasnodar
21,75 kHz 20 F HWU Le Blanc
22,1 kHz 25 G GQD, GBZ Anthorn, Skelton
23,0 kHz 15 RUS, BLR, KGZ ? various ? various ?
23,4 kHz 32 D DHO38, German Navy Rhauderfehn
24,0 kHz 25 USA NAA, US Navy Cutler, ME
25,0 kHz 40 RUS, BLR, KGZ ? various ? various ?
26,7 kHz 25 TUR NAA, US Navy Denizköy-Bafa TBB
27,3 kHz 15 RUS? RDL unknown
29,7 kHz 25 ISR ISR, A1F3 unknown, Negev Desert
37,5 kHz 22 ISL NRK, TFK/NRK 24h Grindavik
40,4 kHz 15 S SRC, Swedish Navy Grimeton
42,5 kHz 25 S SRC, Swedish Navy Varberg ?
44,2 kHz 35 ? ? ?
45,9 kHz 45 I NSY, US Navy Niscemi
57.4 kHz 15 unidentified unidentified, perturbation ? unidentified
59.7 kHz 35 unidentified unidentified, perturbation ? unidentified
60 kHz 40 G,J ? MSF, JJY(CW IDentH+15) ? Anthorn, Hagana-yama ?
63,85 kHz 40 F FTA63 Sainte-Assise
65,8 kHz 25 F FUE Kerlouan
66,67 kHz 40 RUS RBU Taldom
68 kHz 20 G GBY20 Thurso
74.2 kHz 20 unidentified unidentified, perturbation ? unidentified
77,5 kHz 50 D DCF77 Mainflingen
81,0 kHz 20 G GYN2 (F1B 85 Hz shift, encrypted) Skelton
129,1 kHz 50 D DCF49 Mainflingen EFR Funkruf
135,6 kHz 60 HNG" HGA22 Lakihegy EFR Funkruf HNG
139 kHz 45 D DCF39 Burg EFR Funkruf
147,3 kHz 25 D DDH47 Pinneberg/DWD
153 kHz 44 ROU Antena Satelor Brasov
162 kHz 40 F TDF time signal, switched off @7:55:35 Allouis
171 kHz 30 MRC Medi 1 Nador MRC
198 kHz 30 G BBC4, varying SNR due to antenna orientation change by wind Droitwich
225 kHz 50 POL Jedynka Solec Kujawski
252 kHz 30 ALG Chaîne 3 Tipaza