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DXing US stations across the pond using Websdr.org

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Ke4kls

Anyone tried to DX US or Canadian stations using the Web SDR in Europe? Have been using this particular SDR:
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/m.html
Most of the time when I listen I can receive a carrier but usually not enough sideband signal to copy. However Monday evening could clearly copy WBBR 1130 Bloomberg Radio, using the narrow bandwidth and noise filter.
Any one else tried this? Are their other stations that can be heard over there and are there any other SDRs that will work better?
 
I used that one a couple of times to listen to WPTX 1690 in Maryland (I used to work there in the 70's).
For the last few months, the SDR has had a lot of buzzing noise in the US Expanded Band range.
 
The University of Twente rig is the grandaddy of them all, and I believe one of the first. It can handle 200+ simultaneous users (the Kiwis can take between 4 and 8). It's interesting tracking the stations that have gone off the air in Europe with that receiver. I've not DXed any mainland U.S. stations on it(but I did catch Puerto Rico), but WBBR seems to be the most common catch. The downside: It's so close to Spain, you get RNE stations all over the dial. Late nights on weekends there are pirates that show up above 1600.
 
gr8oldies said:
....WBBR seems to be the most common catch....
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To make a broad, general statement, that's also been my experience with the Europe SDRs.

Last night I went to the Arctic SDR in Northern Norway. I hadn't been there for a few weeks, ans was wondering what it was like now that there are several hours of daylight. So there at around 0230 UTC there was plenty of stuff from Europe and the Middle East, but nothing identifiable from North America. Now that the hours of daylight are increasing rapidly in the polar latitudes, I'm wondering if maybe "the party is over" on that rig for North American DX.
 
cyberdad said:
To make a broad, general statement, that's also been my experience with the Europe SDRs.

Last night I went to the Arctic SDR in Northern Norway. I hadn't been there for a few weeks, ans was wondering what it was like now that there are several hours of daylight. So there at around 0230 UTC there was plenty of stuff from Europe and the Middle East, but nothing identifiable from North America. Now that the hours of daylight are increasing rapidly in the polar latitudes, I'm wondering if maybe "the party is over" on that rig for North American DX.
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It looks like the party is over on the Arctic rig. I've checked in at later hours, about 0500Z-0700Z and there is nothing but Europeans. I'm not even hearing Alaska anymore.
 
Don't lose heart. Last summer during almost 24 hour daylight I logged several Brazillians on it. The hets were screaming between the European channels.


radioman148 said:
It looks like the party is over on the Arctic rig. I've checked in at later hours, about 0500Z-0700Z and there is nothing but Europeans. I'm not even hearing Alaska anymore.
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The Kiwi SDRs are much better than the Netherlands SDR as to North American DX. However, as we get closer to 24-hour daylight the North American DX will fade away. And I'm sure we won't hear much from KBRW until next fall.
 
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