LKB / LLE Bergen Kringkaster

LKB / LLE Bergen Kringkaster (LA1ASK)*, transmitting from Bergen, Norway, was logged on 5 December 2014. CW and facsimile (digital mode) transmission was received clearly, then followed by voice transmission. This was repeated several times from 00.15 to 00.20 UTC, and heard well after 01.00 to 01.15 UTC. Reception on 5.895 kHz in USB mode was (SINPO) 24342 -- CW and facsimile transmission was clearly audible, whereas indecipherable audio was only faintly received on an otherwise QRN and QRM free frequency.

HERE is how LKB / LLE Bergen Kringkaster sounded in (Twente) the Netherlands.

Reception report was emailed and posted to Svenn Martinsen at  LKB / LLE Bergen Kringkaster within the week. On 30 January 2015 I received an eQSL Letter from Svenn Martinsen, confirming reception of station.

The content of this eQSL Letter follows:

 "Dear radio friend! Thank you so much for your reception report! Congratulations on a fine catch! We herewith verify your reception as correct of LKB/LLE Bergen Kringkaster, broadcasting over LLE-3, 5895 kHz in the 49 metres SW band. Please take this letter as our QSL. This is an official Norwegian test broadcasting license.

"In addition to voice IDs in Norwegian, English, Swedish and Japanese we have broadcast our morse ID VVV VVV VVV DE LKB / LLE LKB / LLE LKB / LLE. We also have broadcast special electronic music composed for the transmissions by Øyvind S.Ask. We also put out instrumental music played by Bjørn Tore Bystrøm on Saxophone.

"Transmitters:
LLE-3 5895 kHz 200 watts USB 50 watt AM, Yaesu FT-950-tx. Antenna: Inverted V.
LLE-2 1314 kHz 250 watts, usually 150 watts Western Electric (WE 451A-1) tx from the late 40s, brought back into life after it closed as LLU for NRK Odda over 36 years ago. Antenna: Double L wire antenna.
LLE-5 103,8 FM 100 watts, Itelco-tx. Antenna: Omnidirectional. Recently we received a RSL "full broadcast»  for this frequency.

"In addition Radio Northern Star has two other MW frequencies licensed to the site, one of these is a 60 watt AM/250 watt USB(LLE-4) from a Skanti ex-Maritime tx and Comrod-antenna, it is hoped to have this on the air soon.

"I am attaching pictures. Please publish your reception and our information on as many boards and lists as possible!

73s and Good DX!
Svenn Martinsen
Broadcast Coordinator/Editor
LKB/LLE Bergen Kringkaster
Foreningen Bergen Kringkaster
Org.nr.: 993809055
Boks 100
5331 RONG"

Email:
report@bergenkringkaster.no

Address:

Bergen Kringkaster,
c/o Mr. Svenn Martinsen
Grensedalen 59,
5306 Erdal, Askøy kommune.
Norway

Website: 

www.bergenkringkaster.no/

*Logged using remote SRD receiver at University of Twente, the Netherlands.