[HCDX] Commemorative transmissions from IBF, Turin Italy

[Albert Muick <radioresearch_field_operations@xxxxxxxxx>]

Earlier today, 11/11/11,  Giampiero Bernardini, gave us a tip for IBF's 
commemorative transmissions from Turin Italy on 5000 kHz.

I don't think I have a hope of hearing them from my QTH, due to the 
signal of WWV as well as local QRM, but I did go to a remote receiver 
located in Cumbria, UK.  They were heard at 2116 UTC from the remote site.

They are on the air and they are audible!  Look for a male voice ID 
every two minutes in Italian, French and English.  There are no time 
announcements or even time pips that I heard.

They were beaten up pretty badly, despite their fair signal, by Chinese 
station BPM, a high-speed CW station sending a channel marker and a NATO 
STANAG station all on or very near the frequency.  QRM from the Russian 
time station on 4996 could be cut out with filtering.

I remember when European Music Radio did their 10 watt test to the US 
back in the late 70s.  I picked it up at my QTH not 7 miles from here 
clear as a bell, so such DX *is* possible.  I just happen to be less 
than 300m from a mediumwave array on 790 kHz which puts out all kinds of 
crud.

Thanks, Giampiero for the tip, and I hope some of you may actually here 
it here in the US and other places outside of Europe.

73,

Al Muick
Whitehall PA  USA
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