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World of DX-ing

March 21 2021

Posted on by FMDABDXer

Short visit today to Mont-Saint-Aubert in the Hainaut Province checking out the new 12B MUX.
Equipment: laptop with QIRX 3.1.1 Beta, a short whip and the RTL-SDR (R820T2).

Mont-Saint-Aubert Panorama

The FM aerials are located on the roof of the Floreal building next to the local church.

Aerials on Floréal roof

The DAB+ are located on this building (Cheval Blanc) 50 meters across the street from the Floréal hotel.

DAB+ aerials

TII 02 02 for 12B Mont-Saint-Aubert.

12B Mont-Saint-Aubert with TII 02 02.

Checking locals from Nothern France only 7A Valenciennes was received. Nothing from nearby Lille probably due to the short whip.

7A Valenciennes


March 20 2021

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MHz Block UTC ITU Ensemble + Location Details Remarks km
211.65 10B 0709 HOL NUNSPEET, Nunspeet/Oosterlaan (gel) 171km
181.94 6A 0710 HOL Brabant N.O, Schaijk/Spijkerstraat (nbr) 104km
195.94 8A 0714 HOL 8A Randstad NL, Hilversum/Media Park (nho) 142km
195.94 8A 0714 HOL 8A Randstad NL, IJsselstein/Gerbrandytoren (utr) 115km
197.65 8B 0714 HOL 8B Wageningen, Wageningen/Bemonte Residence (gel) 128km
204.64 9B 0825 D Antenne DE, Trier/Petrisberg (rlp) 195km
204.64 9B 0825 D Antenne DE, Saarbrücken/Schoksberg (saa) 246km

Brabant N.O


Map

March 9 2021 – NESDR SMArTee v2 SDR

Posted on by FMDABDXer

The NESDR SMArTee v2 SDR ordered from Amazon Deutschland arrived today.

NESDR SMArTee v2 SDR

Specs:

  • An ultra-low noise software defined radio, capable of receiving nearly ANY RF signal from approximately 25MHz-1700MHz. Includes SDR only! For a full package with an antenna bundle, please see http://www.amazon.com/dp/B079C4S2BT
  • Unmatched price & performance–redesigned PCB reduces noise by an average of a full 3dB! Includes all the same fantastic features as the rest of the NESDR SMArt series, including an ultra-low phase noise TCXO, with a guaranteed <0.5PPM tolerance out-of-the-box. This is at least 4x more accurate than units advertised as containing 1PPM TCXOs, which have up to a +/- 2PPM initial offset
  • Same form factor as the other devices in our NESDR SMArt series, which means no USB occlusion issues–run devices side-by-side without messy extension cables or adapters, even on embedded devices like the Raspberry Pi!
  • Always-on, 4.5V bias-tee with independent ultra-low-noise power supply and 250mA power capability allows you to power nearly any active antenna circuitry without messing around with drivers or software.

Using the same chip (RTL2832U & R820T2) as the RTL-SDR performance on DAB+ is equal.