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Aiheen aloittaja OH5YW Pvm 18.12.12 - 16:14:52

Aihe: CLE 164 & CLE 165
Kirjoittaja OH5YW Pvm 18.12.12 - 16:14:52

CLE 164

For the first of our two Holiday listening events, the University of Twente
(at Enschede in The Netherlands) can allow all of us (!) to use their
receiver and its high mini-whip aerial to listen for the NDBs audible there.

It is amazingly easy to access their excellent receiver via the Web
( just enter http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/ into your browser )
In seconds you are given all the receiver's controls. Tell it a frequency
of interest and you will immediately hear what is going on there.
(If you don't have Java installed it will tell you. That is easily
downloaded in a few minutes from www.java.com )

Days: Tuesday 25th December - Monday 31st December
Times: 12:00 UTC on 25th to 12:00 UTC on 31st
QRG: Normal LF/MF frequencies (190 - 1740 kHz)
NDBs: A MAXIMUM of 50 normal NDBs (not DGPS, Navtex, Amateur)

If you want to show more than 50 NDBs in your log, please choose the
most interesting ones and show them FIRST in a separate group of 50.
The remaining loggings will NOT appear in the Combined Results.

Some Q&As about our use of the University Radio Club's receiver:

1. Can several of us all listen at the same time?
Yes. There are always listeners from round the World, each using it
as though they are the only one. It can cope with about 250 all at the
same time!

2. Do I have to register or 'log in'?
No. Just use it! If you wish you can type your identification in the
'Name or Callsign' box. (I'll use 'NDB bk')

3. How can each listener appear separately in the Combined Results?
Results will all be treated as from HOL. ( e.g. I'll be 'HOL bk',
Alan would be 'HOL ag', Dan in WA would be 'HOL de', etc. )

4. What is a good frequency to try?
Some of the stronger local NDBs are on 371, 401.5 and 406.5 kHz
(Give it a try right now?).

CLE 165

For our main holiday CLE we are returning to an old favourite -
one of our much-enjoyed Pyramid CLEs.

Days: Tuesday 25th Dec. to Monday 7th Jan.
Times: Midday - Midday, your LOCAL Time
QRG: 190 - 1740 kHz
Beacons: Normal NDBs (not DGPS, Navtex or amateur)

The challenge is to build a size 10 pyramid from bottom to top by logging:

10 different NDBs from any radio country of your choice,
9 different NDBs from any other radio country,
8 different NDBs from any other radio country,
- - - etc., all the way to:
2 different NDBs from any other radio country
WITHOUT leaving any gaps in the numbers.

Your pyramid should also have a vertical aerial on top of it, made with
just 10 NDBs, each one of them from another DIFFERENT radio country.

Here is an imaginary example, maybe for a listener in Germany.
Each B is a different Beacon:

B PTR 1 ndb
B RUS 1 ndb
B ITA 1 ndb
B LUX 1 ndb
B FRO 1 ndb
B BEL 1 ndb
B ESP 1 ndb
B SCT 1 ndb
B SVK 1 ndb
B AUT 1 ndb
B B POL 2 ndbs
B B B HOL 3 ndbs
B B B B SWE 4 ndbs
B B B B B ENG 5 ndbs
B B B B B B DNK 6 ndbs
B B B B B B B CZE 7 ndbs
B B B B B B B B FIN 8 ndbs
B B B B B B B B B FRA 9 ndbs
B B B B B B B B B B DEU 10 ndbs

NB: It must be a DIFFERENT country at every level
and NO DISCONTINUITY (gap) in the pyramid.

A 'country' means a radio country as defined in our Countries List (Select
'NDB LIST AWARDS SCHEME' from our Information page, or go direct to
http://www.ndblist.info/info/countrylist.pdf )
Each USA and Australian State and each Canadian Province is a separate
radio country. It doesn't matter in what sequence your NDBs are logged
during the CLE period.

Making a size 10 pyramid (with its size 10 vertical aerial on top) may sound
easy, but it could be a real challenge for some of us.

However, you don't HAVE to stop there. If you have enjoyed it so far, and if
time allows, you could go on to build your pyramid as big as you are able.
You might finish with a size 15 pyramid, with 15 NDBs heard in the 'bottom'
country and with its vertical aerial of 15 extra countries on the top.
Some of us may reach size 20 - even 30 is possible, but that would be really
tough!

You might also enjoy planning how to go about your pyramid listening.
A high number country - maybe your own or an adjacent radio country -
will be easy to get. However, the 'no gaps' rule will probably mean that
some of the other numbers are quite difficult.
You will find you have too many loggings from some countries. If you
wish, tell us about those 'rejects', but show them at the end of your log
in a non-CLE section, or in a separate email.
Our last Pyramid CLE was No. 138 (Dec 2010).

For further advice please look out for my Final Details email in a few days.

WARNING! You might get seriously hooked on listening during this CLE.

Good listening
Brian

Aihe: Re: CLE 164 & CLE 165
Kirjoittaja OH5YW Pvm 23.12.12 - 14:48:18

Hello all

Here are the final details for our main holiday listening event.
Please read this carefully to avoid disappointment!

The challenge is to build a size 10 pyramid, with a size 10 aerial on top.
Whether you are a beginner or have been an NDB listener for many years,
and whether you have a lot - or very little - time to spare, I think you
will enjoy trying this challenge. You may find it quite addictive!
(NB: CLE164 uses the WebSDR receiver ONLY. NO use of it for CLE165)

|
| Days: Tuesday 25th Dec. to Monday 7th Jan.
| Times: Midday - Midday, your LOCAL Time
/ \ QRG: 190 - 1740 kHz
/ \ Normal NDBs (not DGPS, Navtex or amateur)
/ \
~~~~~~~~~~

Make a pyramid by logging beacons from 19 different radio countries
of your choice as follows:

10 different NDBs from the country at the bottom of the pyramid
9 NDBs from the next radio country
8 NDBs from the third, etc. - - - all the way to:
2 NDBs from the ninth country at the top of the pyramid.

Finally, your pyramid needs a vertical aerial on top! That is made by
logging 10 more NDBs, each one from yet another different radio country.
My example of a completed pyramid is repeated at the end of this email.
You can hear the NDBs in any sequence, of course.

IMPORTANT The countries are the same ones that we always use, as defined
in our Radio Countries List (Select 'NDB LIST AWARDS SCHEME' from our
Info. page, or go direct to http://www.ndblist.info/info/countrylist.pdf ).
Each USA State, each Australian State and each Canadian Province is a
separate radio country.

If you reach size 10, there is no need to stop there - you could go on
and try to build your pyramid bigger by adding more loggings.
E.g. For a size 12 pyramid you would need 12 loggings for the bottom
country, then 11, then 10, - - - , and two extra countries at the top, then
one logging from each of another 12 different countries to make the aerial.

LOGS: I suggest that we show our loggings in pyramid order, top to
bottom i.e. show each of the '1' loggings first (forming the aerial),
then the '2', then the '3', then '4', '5', etc. with blank lines to
separate the different countries.

Please include on EVERY LINE of your log:

# the full Date (*or just 'dd') and UTC. (the day changes at 00:00 UTC).
# kHz - the nominal, published, frequency.
# Call Ident.

Show those main log items FIRST. If you include other details, such
as country, location, etc., please show them LATER on the same line.

*IMPORTANT.
If you use the simple 'dd' date format, unfortunately the input program
for REU/RNA/RWW cannot allocate the month and year (i.e. 25 to 31 is
Dec 2012 while 01 to 07 is Jan 2013). The good people who enter the
information for us tell the program what month and year to use.
That is not a problem provided that THE LOGGINGS FROM THE SAME
MONTH ARE ALL SHOWN TOGETHER. Please help them by making
sure you do that, even if it prevents your loggings from being shown
in pyramid order.

UNIDs are not suitable for this CLE, but if you hear any do tell us about
them in a separate 'extras' section of your log, together with any other
interesting loggings that didn't fit into your pyramid.

Please post your 'Final' log to the List, preferably as a Plain Text email
(not in an attachment) using 'CLE165' in its title. I will send an 'Any
More Logs?' email at about 18:00 UTC on Tuesday 8th Jan. so you can
check that your log has been found. Do make sure that it has arrived
on the List by 09:00 UTC on Wednesday 9th January at the very latest.
If all goes well I may finish making the combined results on that day.

The size of a pyramid and its aerial on top will depend a lot on where
each of us happens to be located. As with all our CLEs, this will be an
educational and 'fun' event - not a contest!

Enjoy your pyramid-building - have a VERY Happy Christmas
and all good things in 2013.
Brian

Aihe: Re: CLE 164 & CLE 165
Kirjoittaja OH5YW Pvm 26.12.12 - 07:56:52

CLE 165 pyramiidi

CLE/Session Report for Kari Syrjänen, OH5YW
Listening Location: Aitomaki, Finland, KP30ju (60°51'15"N 026°48'30"E)
Receiver(s): Perseus
Antenna(s): ALA-100, several LWOG's
Software:
Report Sorted by Frequency
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YYYY-MM-DD UTC kHz Call Cmt km New Location
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2012-12-25 14:09 351 OV 590 Visby, SWE

2012-12-25 13:55 408 BRK 1561 Bruck, AUT

2012-12-25 13:58 308 V 782 Minsk-2, BLR

2012-12-25 14:00 350 DWN 1958 DEVNYA, BUL

2012-12-25 14:03 422 UR 1368 Hradek Králové / Upir, CZE

2012-12-25 20:43 433 JER 3520 Jerez, ESP

2012-12-25 14:06 514 GO 220 Ämari, EST

2012-12-25 14:08 432 AKU 871 Ivalo, FIN

2012-12-25 23:42 327 MVC 1882 Merville, FRA

2012-12-25 23:54 423 FOR 2092 FORLI, ITA

2012-12-25 16:43 385 AVN 695 VILNIUS, LTU

2012-12-25 14:10 348 SAD 1018 Sandsund, NOR

2012-12-25 19:01 458 LP 756 Chernyakhovsk, KAL
2012-12-25 19:04 840 KR 753 KALININGRAD, KAL

2012-12-25 18:32 324 ML 1069 AARHUS, DNK
2012-12-25 21:43 339 SD 1016 Sindal, DNK
2012-12-25 19:23 328 VJ 1194 Stauning, DNK

2012-12-25 19:32 438 B 1538 BARKA, SVK
2012-12-25 20:41 317 PPD 1372 TATRY, SVK
2012-12-25 19:21 429 D 1535 DAVID, SVK
2012-12-25 22:12 391 OKR 1529 Stefanik-N, SVK

2012-12-25 19:29 438 KO 1903 Rijeka / Krk / Kozala, HRV
2012-12-25 19:44 316 TNJ 1887 Tounj, HRV
2012-12-25 20:11 429 LOS 1989 Losinj, HRV
2012-12-25 20:32 422 OSJ 1787 OSIJEK, HRV
2012-12-25 20:21 433 CRE 1951 CRES, HRV

2012-12-25 22:13 391 IAS 1515 IASI, ROU
2012-12-25 19:10 360 O 1567 ORADEA, ROU
2012-12-25 19:21 404 BMR 1483 BAIA MARE, ROU
2012-12-25 18:48 418 ORA 1561 ORADEA, ROU
2012-12-25 19:03 426 BC 1599 BACAU, ROU
2012-12-25 19:32 428 TGM 1610 Targu Mures, ROU

2012-12-25 18:44 428 BS 2091 BONDSTEEL, SRB
2012-12-25 19:31 416 POZ 1843 Pozarevac, SRB
2012-12-25 19:04 355 OBR 1855 BEOGRAD, SRB
2012-12-25 18:52 405 JST 1969 JUSTIC, SRB
2012-12-25 20:04 435 BR 1945 Brdjani, SRB
2012-12-25 18:46 380 KN 1828 BEOGRAD, SRB
2012-12-25 18:55 348 TPL 1901 TOPOLA, SRB

2012-12-25 13:48 485 KH 1620 KAKHOVKA, UKR
2012-12-25 13:45 525 CH 1162 CHERNIAKHIV, UKR
2012-12-25 13:35 778 GR 1386 KRASNOHRAD, UKR
2012-12-25 13:32 830 SW 1187 SHEPETIVKA, UKR
2012-12-25 13:52 445 ZU 1270 Starokonstantinov, UKR
2012-12-25 13:25 1180 PO 1342 Y Poltava, UKR
2012-12-25 13:19 1290 BO 1165 BOHDANIVKA, UKR
2012-12-25 13:47 490 KO 1131 KOSHANY, UKR

2012-12-25 18:54 388 BDG 1010 BYDGOSZCZ, POL
2012-12-25 17:43 390 BBM 1180 Babimost, POL
2012-12-25 19:44 383 GDB 873 GDANSK, POL
2012-12-25 19:41 397 OL 1078 Szczecin, POL
2012-12-25 23:12 341.5 JAS 1232 Rzeszow-Jasionka, POL
2012-12-25 22:54 322 GDN 872 Gdansk, POL
2012-12-25 18:44 423 NT 1133 Lask, POL
2012-12-25 16:55 375 CHO 1070 Chociwel, POL
2012-12-25 22:32 285 KTC 1248 Katowice/Pyrzowice, POL

2012-12-25 19:00 412 PP 1736 PECS, HNG
2012-12-25 19:10 329 HA 1565 BUDAPEST, HNG
2012-12-25 18:50 395 BR 1573 BUDAPEST, HNG
2012-12-25 18:50 383 EN 1518 Debrecen, HNG
2012-12-25 19:32 354 GYR 1578 GYOR, HNG
2012-12-25 18:55 400 BC 1618 Bekescsaba, HNG
2012-12-25 19:05 403 M 1570 BUDAPEST, HNG
2012-12-25 19:43 374 BKS 1607 BEKES, HNG
2012-12-25 19:33 381 R 1570 BUDAPEST, HNG
2012-12-25 19:43 420 HM 1571 BUDAPEST, HNG
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Output Generated by WWSU 6.3.7 (Alex Wiecek VE3GOP, 2007)
Total number of beacons during this CLE/Session - 66
Total number of new beacons during this CLE/Session - 1
Total number of beacons logged - 2433