And now the results of the quiz (last posting Oct 24 , 2013)
As you know on the end of September 2013 I have made a quiz with 3 questions . The questions are the following :
#1 : listening to a distant station as RTM Sarawak 9835. Its distance to Thesaloniki is ca 9000 km with main signals of S7 with minima of S2 and maxima of S9. Listning for 1-2 hours per day with main SINPO 34233 do to local QRN .DX or listening?
Sample : http://www.ipernity.com/doc/zliangas/26766823
#2 : Listening to MW local relays of national radio station that require only MW loops to be heard. and mostly for news. DX or listening?
sample http://www.ipernity.com/doc/zliangas/26766819 computer noise is included [using 1103 and basketena 1404 ERA komotini , 300 km distance ]
https://sites.google.com/site/zliangas/baseketena info on antenna
#3: Listening to a [greek] pirate of S6 max on local nights. Daylight reception requires MW loops and still with strong local noise .DX or listening on evening /night??
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/zliangas/26766817
https://sites.google.com/site/zliangas/can info on station.
[canibal on 846 of the question with 1 kW of power - closed down on 2016? ]
I think that these 3 questions are simple and self explaining. HOwever 2 mates (and top DXers) denied to reply after email contact . One of them found this quiz was quite complicated and still was confused after a second follow up email with more clarifications . The second mate (and also good mate to me ) just denied to follow the rules [a red herring behaviour as we still have a neal daily communication ]....
The quiz has been posted in 3 email lists and about 9 DX groups in Facebook Several DXers have been contacted via Facebook or email . Finally I have received ONLY 12 replies !!!
Ths is why i call DXers as 'idiots'
The results are as follows: (without my comment )
Question 1 (far station long time DX ): 11 DX and one SWL
Question 2 (national radio relay): 4 DX , 7 listening , 1 no answer
Question 3 (24/7 pirate ) : 10 DX 2 listening
And here is my comment :
Question 1: I think that listening to R Sarawak for so long time can be something between sw-ling and DX ing . As the station can be heard regularly and for more than 6 hrs per day this can’t be real DXing as this is not a difficult to listen station. This happened till tis September. On October the signal lowered to ca 7 max [due to lower solar snspots or beucause they lowered their signal ]
Question 2: ERA’s local relay on 1404kHz (ERA Komotini as per recording) can’t be heard indoors without using a loop on days or noons . For this reason I can’t think it is an easy listening. For later times ie nights it is surely an easy listening though this freq suffers from strong QRM [from R Romania Actualitata] after 15or 1600 GMT
Question 3: the Greek pirate Cannibal in question on 846 kHz , transmits 24 h a day with 1 kW of power (reduced from the normal of 3 kW ) .They can be heard regularly every night (after 9 pm ) this period with signals up to S5-6 . During noons as tested several times with the basketena the signal is marginal .Local QRN though of S1 level blanks out Canibal . Therefore for me noon reception is either 'very hardcore listening' (HCDX) or just jokingly 'nonsense to listen'. I feel that in other times , esp afternoon or night reception can be just normal listening at least for my ears !!...
What do you think ??