Radio St. Helena TEST Transmission

[dean_aberdare]

On either 03. October or 04. October starting at the earliest at 18:00 UTC,
Radio St. Helena will broadcast a TEST transmission on 11092.5 KHz in USB.
It is assumed that the TEST will last for one hour.
It is assumed that the antenna will be aimed at Europe.
As is usual for TEST transmissions, Radio St. Helena will NOT issue QSL
cards.
However, RSH would be interested in short emails describing the audio
quality
of the various parts of the broadcast (music, presenters voices,
interviews).

Id be interested to know if anyone else manages to receive these TEST TX and if so please leave a note on this topic

[5thElement]

Will definately have a listen..

[MrWeetabix]

why the emphasis on the word TEST....am I missing something? lol

[oliverp]

So, what is this long term or just a test?

O:)

[TheRuggedMan]

If its a proper radio station (I.E not a pirate) then why is it using USB?

[MrWeetabix]

Dean, is Radio St Helena really just you, generating a way to get radio reports from around the world? lol

[5thElement]

Why not use USB? the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) also use USB and they're not exactly pirates lol

St Helena is a tiny island in the south atlantic ocean and it is a proper station and they only transmit a single annual broadcast

This year, it has been decided to host RSHD in November after feedback from listeners in Japan indicated that December was too late in the year to get a clear signal. Therefore, this years Radio St Helena Day is set for Saturday 15 November. Radio St Helena Day 2008 will be broadcast on 11092.5 kHz in USB on Saturday 15 November 2008 as follows

2000-2100 UTC to Japan
2100-2230 UTC to Europe
2230-2330 UTC to North America

It's a pretty popular station as so many people want to get their qsl card!

These test transmissions must have been them setting up the studio/transmitters in preparation for the actual day.

[dean_aberdare]

Ive had QSLs in the past from these its a once a year transmission only, relatively low power in comparison to most Broadcast staions

[TheRuggedMan]

Why not use USB? the Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) also use USB and they're not exactly pirates lol

St Helena is a tiny island in the south atlantic ocean and it is a proper station and they only transmit a single annual broadcast

This year, it has been decided to host RSHD in November after feedback from listeners in Japan indicated that December was too late in the year to get a clear signal. Therefore, this years Radio St Helena Day is set for Saturday 15 November. Radio St Helena Day 2008 will be broadcast on 11092.5 kHz in USB on Saturday 15 November 2008 as follows

2000-2100 UTC to Japan
2100-2230 UTC to Europe
2230-2330 UTC to North America

It's a pretty popular station as so many people want to get their qsl card!

These test transmissions must have been them setting up the studio/transmitters in preparation for the actual day.

Yes that maybe so, but your average joe with his ?5 durabrand is not gonna have USB on his shortwave radio is he? all this St Helena stuff is aimed at hobby/pro SW Lers (while i think it is a good idea) but would cut down on the number of "casual" listeners.