Abkhazia (autonomous republic), Georgia 9495.55 Second transmitter unit faulty. Abkhazia Radio today again used the second transmitter unit, which has always a modulator problem, like a wobbling audio signal, which measured today with a 2.3 kHz filter on about 9492 to 9499 kHz frequency range. Same fault logged also often by Erich Bergmann in late August.Checked the signal from 0530 UT onwards today with S=6-7 peak in 0530-0630 UT range. Seems like Abkhazian talks at 0545 UT, then into Russian again, sport and weather around 0548 UT, from 0550-0557 music break.
Time signal pips at 0600 UT were 4 seconds too late, when compared with DCF77 time signal station.
SIGNING-OFF time was exact 08.06:00 UT today.
SIGN-ON again around 1358 ... 1400 UT ?
Sept 6th mornings 9495.55, afternoon 9494.75
Sept 8th mornings 9494.75, afternoon 9494.75
Sept 9th mornings 9495.55
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 9/HCDX)
