On April 3 and 4 and today, April 16 WDR is running tests on 9A emanating from Aachen-Stolberg.The tests will continue on April 17. Source: RadioWoche.Received today at 08.18 UTC in central Belgium.
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On April 3 and 4 and today, April 16 WDR is running tests on 9A emanating from Aachen-Stolberg.The tests will continue on April 17. Source: RadioWoche.Received today at 08.18 UTC in central Belgium.
MHz Block UTC ITU Ensemble + Location Details Remarks km176.64 5B 0522 BEL NAM-LUX 1, La Roche-en-Ardenne DAB 108km195.94 8A 0524 BEL Ostbelgien 8A, Amel/Meyerode (wal-lge) 128km190.64 7B 0529 D hr Radio, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) 267km190.64 7B 0534 D hr Radio, Hohe Wurzel (hes) 261km185.36 6C 0551 BEL NAM-LUX 2, La Roche-en-Ardenne DAB 108km202.93 9A…
Jan Van Katwijk has updated Qt-DAB-6.X today. Download Qt-DAB-6.X here. Download the latest manual here. The update seems minor but is of importance for DXing and scanning.All logged TIIs (transmitter location, distance, azimuth and HASL) are now not only visible in the new dx display but are also logged and retained in the scan file…
Jan Van Katwijk has released Qt-DAB-6.X. As always there are different version of this software.Download Qt-DAB here. What’s new in Qt-DAB-6.X?First of all there’s the dx display widget showing all received TTI’s and transmitter info.The size and position are retained for the next Qt session. The strongest received location is at the top with a…
MHz Block UTC ITU Ensemble + Location Details Remarks km188.93 7A 0656 F Valenciennes, Cambrai/Martin-Martine (59) 138km197.65 8B 0656 F Métropolitain 1, Combles/A1 rue de Sailly (80) 170km199.36 8C 0657 F Métropolitain 2, Saint-Omer/route D210E2 (62) 176km197.65 8B 0702 F Métropolitain 1, Calais/Résidence des Pélicans (62) 198km197.65 8B 0709 D NI OSNABRCK K8B, Osnabrück/Schleptruper Egge…
MHz Block UTC ITU Ensemble + Location Details Remarks km197.65 8B 1412 F Métropolitain 1, Abbeville-Mareuil 2 (80) 229km197.65 8B 1414 F Métropolitain 1, Boulogne-sur-Mer/Mont Lambert (62) 217km199.36 8C 1415 F Métropolitain 2, Saint-Omer/route D210E2 (62) 176km199.36 8C 1417 F Métropolitain 2, Pont-Audemer/le Bel Air (27) 352km TII collision with Abbeville?197.65 8B 1444 F Métropolitain…
When comparing different DAB (or FM a.o.) receiving devices it’s helpful to connect them all to the same antenna at the same time making it easy to switch between devices.It did so when testing different SDR devices on DAB.I had a few splitters lying about and after some comparing the Keliiyo 4-way coaxial splitter produced…
MHz Block UTC ITU Ensemble + Location Details Remarks km199.36 8C 0659 F Métropolitain 2, Saint-Omer/route D210E2 (62) 176km197.65 8B 0700 F Métropolitain 1, Béthune/Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen (62) 161km197.65 8B 0700 F Métropolitain 1, Combles/A1 rue de Sailly (80) 170km208.06 9D 0711 D Mein NRW DAB+, Ebbegebirge Herscheid (nrw) 214km Map
MHz Block UTC ITU Ensemble + Location Details Remarks km204.64 9B 0810 D Antenne DE, Habichtswald (hes) 325km190.64 7B 0840 D hr Radio, Großer Feldberg (Taunus)/hr (hes) 277km190.64 7B 0840 D hr Radio, Sackpfeife (Biedenkopf) (hes) 267km Map
Jan Van Katwijk has released Qt_DAB-6.5, no more Beta now. Also version 6.4 is no longer maintained.As in previous editions there’s a 32 and 64 bit Windows version. The 64 bit version supports RTL-SDRV4 only and has issues with some types of slides.Download Qt-DAB here.