Hard-Core-DX Digest Vol. 85 Issue 16-18
>> Senin, 18 Januari 2010
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Today’s Topics:
1. Fri DX – Condx poor (ka4prf@peoplepc.com)
2. logs (L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec)
3. UNID National Anthem on 594 khz (mvarnhem)
4. UNID National Anthem on 594 khz (mvarnhem@planet.nl)
5. UNID National Anthem on 594 khz identified (mvarnhem)
6. Re: UNID National Anthem on 594 khz (Paul)
7. Re: Iceland QSL policy? (Christian Milling)
8. foreign & domestic LW-MW logs w/ the Sony SRF-A1 (aurel chiochiu)
9. Radio Mashaal (Bruce Portzer)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:58:56 -0000
From: <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>
To: “Cumbre” <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>, “arnaldo slaen”
<slaen@ciudad.com.ar>, ”DSWCI” <logs@directbox.com>,
<dxld@yahoogroups.com>, “Gayle Van Horn” <gaylemt@brmemc.net>,
<gaylevanhorn@monitoringtimes.com>, <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>, ”Marie
Lamb” <malamb@cumbredx.org>, ”Robert Wilkner” <rlcw@earthlink.net>,
<wghauser@yahoo.com>, “ALF” <alf.e.persson@telia.com>,
<hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Fri DX – Condx poor
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Peru, 3329.47, Radio Ondas del Huallaga, 1045-1100, With a very tough tuning procedure, noted a person under CHU in Spanish language comments.
Tuning the signal in required notching out CHU’s carrier and tuning Huallaga’s signal in precisely to the smallest possible spot. At 1053 the signal improved slightly and a female was heard commenting. At 1054 canned promos presented. (Chuck Bolland, January 15, 2010)
NRD545
26.27N 081.05W
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:48:42 -0200
From: L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec <eefibra@yahoo.com.br>
To: <Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com>, <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>,
<playdx2003@yahoogroups.com>, <dxclube@yahoogrupos.com.br>,
<dxld@yahoogroups.com>, <gaku@apple.email.ne.jp>,
<barrera@arg.sicoar.com>, “Anker Petersen” <anker.petersen@mail.dk>
Subject: [HCDX] logs
Message-ID: <001401ca95fb$8f5988e0$8ec2e3c8@home>
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5030, R. Burkina, Ouagadougou. January, 14 2219-2229 male talks seems in French, 2225 slow Afropop music. When music, better signal level, 24222 (lob-B).
4220, China, PBS Qinghai, Xining. January, 14 Tibetan (listed) 2308-2314 Chinese music with slightly different style than that traditional of China, 2310 male and female talks. 24232 (lob-B).
6025, Dominican Republic, R. Amanecer, Santo Domingo. January, 14/15 2355-0004 male and female in Spanish talks. Few words readable, quick degrade until complete disappear, at peak 22222 (lob-B).
3945, R. Vanuatu, Port Vila. January, 15 0838-0850 male talks in don’t identified language. 25232 (lob-B).
5940, Brasil, R. Paz no Valle via R. Voz Mission?ria, Camboriu. January, 15 0855-0900 Sertanejo music with religious lyrics in program “Alvorada Sertaneja”, male “o melhor da m?sica gospel, R. Paz no Valle, muito mais m?sica para aben?oar sua vida”. 45434 (lob-B).
73’s
L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil – Sony ICF SW40 – dipole 18m, 32m.
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:11:06 +0100
From: “mvarnhem” <mvarnhem@planet.nl>
To: “HCDX list” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>
Subject: [HCDX] UNID National Anthem on 594 khz
Message-ID: <4320cfb4436e4e6f802f19871b916e1f@thuiswerkplek>
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Since some time I am monitoring 594 khz after the German station HR left the frequency.
Often I hear at 1600UTC an UNID station with a National Anthem.
Radio Horizont, Bulgaria gives moderate reception on this frequeny at that time mixing with other stations on the frequency. Before 1600UTC I also heard Arabic music and songs.
I suppose after the NA, the station signs off, because R Horizont reception improves.
A recording can be heard on: http://webdisk.planet.nl/mvarnhem/publiek/album/594%20NA.MP3
I am anxious to know which NA and station this can be.
Max van Arnhem
The Netherlands
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:13:52 +0100
From: “mvarnhem” <mvarnhem@planet.nl>
To: “HCDX list” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>
Subject: [HCDX] UNID National Anthem on 594 khz identified
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Thanks to Guido Schotmans from Belgium the station is identified : Syria .
http://www.national-anthems.net/files/c76472bd7544633f30bf1db14f89ce7a_20100
116_syriaX.mp3
73
Max
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:39:52 +0100
From: “Christian Milling” <christian.milling@funkhaus-euskirchen.de>
To: <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Iceland QSL policy?
Message-ID:
<6af087aea09f54418d0ff9a19546b467011dda6d@eu-exch-01.funkhaus.local>
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>Patrick
>I’ve had similar results. I sent a written report + CD in 2007 and followed up with an e-mail + MP3 last fall and not heard from them.
Try to ask for Mr. Kristj?n Benediktsson. In Winter 2007 he showed me the technical facilities of RUV and told me he is radio amateur. You might have success.
Regards,
Christian
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 22:11:45 -0500
From: aurel chiochiu <acq@videotron.ca>
To: nrcidxd@aol.com, BACONTI@aol.com, mwdx@yahoogroups.com,
hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com, Mike Brooker <aum108@idirect.com>,
ABDX@yahoogroups.com, amstereo@yahoogroups.com
Cc: Jorge Medina <jjllms@yahoo.com.ar>, Pierre CHABOT
<chabot-pierre@wanadoo.fr>, ve2shw@yahoo.com, “Tudor M. Vedeanu”
<tmvedeanu@yahoo.com>, Kyru Rex <kyrukyru@hotmail.com>,
jrtrevilly@free.fr, venezuelanqslhelp@yahoo.com, MarkWA1ION@aol.com,
mtardif17@hotmail.com, Jorge Garcia <garcia.jorgegarcia@gmail.com>,
da_18gurlz@hotmail.com, stephanecounot@yahoo.fr, ”olivier.tequi”
<olivier.tequi@laposte.net>, o_p_nimigean@yahoo.com,
Luis_a_to@hotmail.com, alaingutton@yahoo.fr, pkloops@bigpond.net.au
Subject: [HCDX] foreign & domestic LW-MW logs w/ the Sony SRF-A1
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Warm greetings to all of you !
First of all, sorry for what happened in Haiti… I hope this means more Haitian immigration which is a good thing for me, as I love Hatian food and music, especially Cabri and grillot…
Into the logs (mostly highlights, as I’m too buzy with my new AM Stereo toy, a Sony SRF-A1 walkman bought from EBay, in order to type more):
Trans-Atlantic DX
153 Germany DLF, Donebach / Algeria RTA Radio Wahad, Bechar JAN 10 0331 UTC – Arabic programming mixed with jazz music. Good with nothing in the way of noise thanks to an electricity blackout ! (Chiochiu-QC)
225 POLAND Polski Radio 1, Solec Kujawski JAN 13 0559 UTC – Time pips, then ID “Polski Radio Warshov, program ?” (I don’t speak Polish), then into news. Very good signal, best reception ever ! Semi-regular, though they seldom fade up strongly ! Heard on the Grundig G5 ULR / PK LW loop combo ! (Chiochiu-QC)
270 CZECH REPUBLIC Cezky Rozhlas – Radio Zurnal JAN 13 0536 UTC – playing US pops and male clearly speaking in Czech. It’s the 2nd or 3rd I have audio on 269 in AM Narrow mode on the Sangean ACS-818 CST / PK LW loop combo, though never with such a good SIO 422 ! (Chiochiu-QC)
Pan-American DX
600 CUBA CMKV Radio Rebelde, Urbano Norr?s JAN 15 2350 UTC – man talking with passion about “la revoluci?n cubana” leading to a cumbia song. Good, in CKAT null ! Heard with the Sony SRF-A1 walkman and it’s own built-in ferrite rod antenna in AM ST mode with the cumbia song jumping from one channel to another with a weak domestic rumble in the other channel… I think this walkman gives a stereo-like effect to all stations (hello Phil Laruse, who had a similar occurance with CHNC-610) ! (Chiochiu-QC)
710 CUBA Radio Rebelde synchros JAN 15 2350 UTC – // 600 with some splatter from next-to-adjacent locals on 690 and 730. Over WOR though ! Heard on the Sony SRF-A1 walkman with its built-in ferrite rod antenna ! (Chiochiu-QC)
780 VENEZUELA YVNM Radio Coro JAN 15 0520 UTC – HJ vallenato mx, followed by a couple of canned announcements such as “?La publicidad radial es m?s efectiva, m?s economica y con mayores beneficios! ?Anuncie s? producto hoy!”, full ID, then into a salsa number. Poor reception, a few good peaks, but very deep fadings, mostly weak and rarely good. SINPO 35512. Heard on the Sanyo MCD-S830 / PK AM loop combo with WBBM carefully nulled out ! Conditions toward Latin America generally very poor. Even Radio Coro is very unimpressive as you can see… TA DX is much better ! (Chiochiu-QC)
Domestic North American DX
630 CFCO Chattam, ON JAN 15 1706 EST – playing a contemporary country song with electric guitar on one ear and drums on the other one. Switch beetwen both due to “platform motion”… Carried hockey later, after 1930 EST, after an ad for a sweater ! With so much talk: WPRO, CFCO, WMAL et al, I though they went dark, due to their 92.9 simulcast, which is a shame, as it is my best source of Motorola C-Quam DXing ! (BC-QC)
890 WLS Chicago, IL JAN 15 2018 EST – Heard Emerson Lake and Palmer “welcome back my friend to the show that never ends, come inside, come inside…” symphonic prog-rock gem on the right ear and the talkshow host on the left ear ! Yes, and with NO platform motion effect, in null of WCBS-880 HD QRM ! Excellent, almost local-like ! (BC-QC)
940 CINW Montr?al, QC JAN 15 1505 EST – heard with monaural music on the right ear and just powerline noises on the left one as I was in the center of the local noise storm that Hydro Qu?bec will solve tonight ! It appears this walkman brings platform motion effect and stereo where it doesn’t belong as well as where it REALLY belongs. CINW never used stereo and is not doing so today either ! (BC-QC)
1280 CFMB Montr?al, QC JAN 15 1625 EST – with an Italian punk-rock classic from the early 80s. Heard with some platform motion effect as I nulled them out, I was degradating their city grade reception here in Pierrefonds ! (BC-QC)
1310 CIWW Ottawa, ON JAN 15 1536 EST – Heard with one 70s song alternating between left and right ear, platform motion effect with stereo-like separation ! Mixing with WORC ! (BC-QC)
1310 WORC Worchester, MA JAN 15 1536 EST – using “La Mega” and “Power Trece Diez” slogans and playing trop mx… At 1630 EST, after a Zacar?a Ferreira track, the man anncr told his listeners he will be live in Massachussets, on stage ! Very good, over / under CIWW / others on the Sony SRF-A1 barefoot ! Are they using stereo ? I couldn’t really tell ! (BC-QC)
1340 WIRY Plattsburg, NY JAN 15 1108 EST – playing a funky song from the late 70s or early 80s with a nice separation between the funky guitar and the drums that were trading places due to the “platform motion” effect… Its the first time I hear anything close to Dance Music on this otherwise eclectic Home Town broadcaster ! Heard on the Sony SRF-A1 / PK AM loop combo ! There was some skywave intereference from other ‘graveyarders’, mainly WSTJ and WMSA, causing this platform motion shift. Daytime skip was too good today, as it disturbed this fringe Motorola C-Quam semi-local with really bothersome skip signals I’d rather not hear, as they weren’t stereo ! (BC-QC)
1610 CJWI Montr?al, QC JAN 15 – often overtaked by overspills from CFAV-1570, some huge 40 kHz away ! (BC-QC)
Additionnal comments:
I got today the Saony SRF-A1 walkman from EBay… With the attemp to a terrorist attack, the postal service has been dramatically slow, so I’m happy it finally made here, but not only happy, VERY enthousiastic about it !
At first, I was disappointed… Using the Sanyo MCD-S830 / PK AM loop in order to listen to the regular monaural reception of fringe semi-local WIRY-1340 (in null of the stronger semi-local WMSA in Massena, NY), they were fading in and out and mixing with two other “graveyarders”… I was too excited to let this down and tryed anyway to put the passive PK AM loop close to the Sony SRF-A1 and surprise, the kicked in with tune, not perfect, some platform motion, but still (for me!) a beautiful Hi-Fi sound with nice and almost clean stereo separation ! Without the induction-ready PK AM loop, the signal was too weak to trigger the stereo beacon on my Sony SRF-A1 ! I just can’t wait for the summer days when everything groundwave is heard with no daytime skywave QRM ! Its hard to tell how it works, has anyone ever used a Sony SRF-A1 succesfully for fringe AMS DXing ?
Also, I begun advanced Spanish classed in order to become a translator, at UQAM and things were not too bad, though it’s hard to tell after “only” the first week !
This report is brought to you by Bogdan Alexandru Chiochiu, DXing from Pierrefonds (Montreal’s West Island), QC using his Sony SRF-A1 walkman, both barefoot and aided by the PK AM loop. Also using the Sangean ACS-818 CST / PK LW loop. Last, but not least, the Grundig G5 ULR is doing a fine job with the PK LW loop on 153-225 kHz as well !
May the good DX be with you !
Bogdan Chiochiu
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:19:04 -0800
From: Bruce Portzer <bportzer@comcast.net>
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Mashaal
Message-ID: <4B514C48.1050200@comcast.net>
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From the Seattle Post Intelligencer website 15 Jan 2010,
http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1103ap_eu_czech_radio_free_europe_pakistan.html
There is also an announcement on the RFE/RL website
http://www.rferl.org/section/Pakistan/1073.html but I couldn’t find any
frequencies mentioned
Radio Free Europe begins broadcast to Pakistan
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
PRAGUE — U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty says it will start broadcasting to the tribal areas of Pakistan to provide an alternative to Islamic extremist stations.
The broadcaster says in a statement that its new Radio Mashaal will broadcast in the local Pashto dialect into Pakistan’s border region with Afghanistan. The first programs will be aired Friday.
The network said Thursday that Mashaal, or Torch in Pashto, will broadcast from its headquarters in Prague while its reporters operate from a new bureau in Pakistan.
The network broadcasts in Pashto to Afghanistan, but these will be the first broadcasts to Pakistan.
Radio Free Europe is a private, nonprofit corporation that broadcasts in 28 languages to 20 countries, including Iran.
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 85, Issue 16
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Today’s Topics:
1. Syria 594 KHZ (Richard Brock)
2. Re: Radio Mashaal (Wolfgang Bueschel)
3. LA ROSA DE TOKYO PARA HOY: COREA DEL NORTE (Arnaldo)
4. Emisora Chana (Arnaldo)
5. HAITI: Haitians Use Range of Technologies, Old and New, In
Effort to Reach Relatives (Arnaldo)
6. D DAY IN THESSALONIKI (Zacharias Liangas )
7. RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun Heartland
(Zacharias Liangas )
8. Glenn Hauser logs January 14-16, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
9. logs (L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec)
10. Jan 15-16 Logs (brian384875@aol.com)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 00:55:22 -0500
From: “Richard Brock” <radioboy@access995.com>
To: <Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Syria 594 KHZ
Message-ID: <6b927a4f43dd47529960613a3c643fa0@tombston85bbd1>
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The report of the Syrian station sounds interesting so on Jan. 16 at 0430 UTC I tuned to 594 KHZ and all I can hear is a mish mash of heterodynes and a preacher splashing from somewhere near 594. At one point I heard what sounded like Mid-East type music and a female that was speaking what sounded like Arabic. The signals are so weak with a lot of fading so I can’t claim what I heard. It’s still early so maybe conditions will improve. My home made loop antenna is getting the best results on that frequency. Perhaps it’s time to switch over to my Zenith Transoceanic radio? Good DX to all!.
Rich Brock
WA3028SWL Beaver, Pennsylvania USA Grundig S350 receiver
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:42:09 +0100
From: “Wolfgang Bueschel” <BueschelW@web.de>
To: “HCDX” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>, “Bruce Portzer”
<bportzer@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Radio Mashaal
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Schedule is 1030-1230 [sic, 1100-1300] UTC on 9395 Udornthani-Thailand, 11605 Iranawila-Sri Lanka, and 13700 Iranawila-Sri Lanka kHz shortwave.
I’m sure Radio Mashaal will do a good job. But it will do much the same job that VOA’s Deewa Radio is already doing, in the same language, to the same target area. Put together the talent from these two stations, and US international broadcasting would be in danger of achieving excellence.
This was not the idea of the Broadcasting Board of Governors. Some senator put some language in some appropriations bill, and Radio Mashaal was created. Such shards of bad legislation have made US international broadcasting the archetype of bureaucratic inefficiency.
(Kim Andrew Elliott-USA, <kimandrewelliott.com> via dxld Jan 15)
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:34:50 +0100
From: “Arnaldo” <slaen@ciudad.com.ar>
To: <cumbredx@cs2.ralabs.com>
Cc: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com, playdx2003
<playdx2003@yahoogroups.com>, DXLD <dxld@yahoogroups.com>,
bclnews@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [HCDX] HAITI: Haitians Use Range of Technologies, Old and
New, In Effort to Reach Relatives
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Communication in and around the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince is at a standstill after Tuesday’s devastating earthquake. With cell phone service and landlines down, Haitians around the world are seeking out any means possible to reach their families. Their efforts have shown the importance of both old and new technologies in getting the word out.
When Tuesday’s massive earthquake made communication by phone virtually impossible, many Haitians turned to the Internet.
Social-networking sites like Twitter and Facebook quickly became a bridge between those inside the country and their family members on the outside.
Haitian-American Yves Colon, a journalism professor at the University of Miami, says the sites proved crucial for him and many others during the first hours of the disaster.
“The only thing that was working, spottily even, was Internet, and a few people were sending out messages to Twitter. That was the only way really for us to get a sense of what things were, what the situation was like and how people were and who was hurt and who was not hurt,” he said.
With many local sources of information paralyzed, others turned to Haitian radio stations outside the country for answers.
Hundreds of people have reached out to stations in Florida, New York and Pennsylvania looking for news about their relatives.
Broadcasters, like VOA’s Washington D.C.-based Creole Service, which airs in Haiti have been able to maintain contact with the country using shortwave radio frequencies.
Ronald Cesar, the chief of the Creole Service says he received several calls for help.
“I got several calls from Haitians in the Washington metro area asking me how they could send messages to their relatives in Haiti, because communication is down, not too many people can call a number or reach a number in Haiti,” he said.
The Creole Service has now set up a hotline to help Haitians both inside and outside of the country communicate with their loved ones.
“The way it works, we have set up a phone number, and it is toll free, we accept all the charges. The number is 202-205-9942 and they have to press number 42, and then they will hear a greeting and they can leave their messages. What the Creole service does once it gets those messages, we play them in our broadcasts so that people everywhere can hear them,” he said.
Cesar says shortwave technology, which dates back to the 1920s, is one of the best ways to reach people in Haiti during a time like this, when most local radio stations are unable to broadcast.
VOA and other news outlets are also using pages on Facebook and Twitter to share information, further demonstrating that when it comes to communicating in a disaster, all types of technology are critical.(VOA News)
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:35:56 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
To: <>
Subject: [HCDX] D DAY IN THESSALONIKI
Message-ID: <4B51DCDC.1383.43728A@greekdx.otenet.gr>
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D Day for Thessaloniki
Yesterday 15-12010 is the D-day (digital day switchover )though in pilot stage for nationwide TV channels relaying in Thessaloniki. Most of the western part of the city including parts of the north areas including us in Filiro and Retziki are now able to watch the 7 TV channels via 2 transmitters using MPEG 4 compression technology and COFDM mode.
The 7 TV channels are Ant1 Mega SKAI STAR MACEDONIA Alter and Alpha which last year started a consortium called Digea TV to promote the digital switchover in Greece for the commercial TV channels (separate from the national TV network). Thessaloniki is the second point with Athens to follow in several months but in the first semester of 2010. First press release was on 16-12-09 and all members of the consortium started banners from the 1rst of this year to inform for the digital switchover that just made from the point of Filipion central part s of the city but on the mountain) but leaving the older main point of Hortiatis (E of the city) still using analogue mode.
More for this including two coverage maps in this page http://www.digea.gr/news/details/3/8.html
As for now 15-1-2010 and 0700 LT the switchover has been completed using two ‘transponders’ on 25 and 29 for the digital format, previously used by Macedonia TV , another (?? No info ) as spare while all other freqs use a notification
Tested my father in law’s TV monitor with built in decoder yesterday 15.1 morning 0700 LT . channel 25 was with 3+1 TV channels in the clear (Anntenna , Alpha Alter and spare ), while ch 29 due to some in band-QRM showed halted or low-framed video (channels available MAk TV , Mega Sky Star) , though today signal was 100% . This is possibly caused due to a 2 antenna mixed system used so far to pick signals from the two main transmission systems.
As for the picture , with the TV set is better than using a sat system
Please read and distribute this 15 year research article
http://tinyurl.com/5vzg7e
Please read my article on SINPO at http://tinyurl.com/yt7qjd
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http://zlgr.multiply.com (radio monitoring site plus audio clips ) MAIN SITE
http://sites.google.com/site/zliangas (replacement of geocities)
http://zliangas.blogspot.com (radio tech , gadgets, grk ethics)
http://www.youtube.com/zach0gr some videos
http://www.myspace.com/310100806
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770974854
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload
http://www.google.com/reader/shared/06600224598981072865 (social news )
http://zlgr.stumbleupon.com (my social ‘bookmarks’ )
http://del.icio.us/gr_geek1
……..
Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece
greekdx @ otenet dot gr —
Pesawat penerima: ICOM R75 , Lowe HF150 , Degen 1102,1103,108,
Tecsun PL200/550, Chibo c300/c979, Yupi 7000
Antenna: 16m hor, 2×16 m V invert, 1m australian loop
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:15:31 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
To: <>
Subject: [HCDX] RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun Heartland
Message-ID: <4B51D813.16316.30C078@greekdx.otenet.gr>
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RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun Heartland
http://www.rferl.org/content/Press_Room_Press_Release_Radio_Mashaal_
Launch_/1929887.html
Radio Mashaal Logo
January 14, 2010
(PRAGUE, Czech Republic) On January 15, RFE/RL will begin broadcasting in the local Pashto dialects to Pakistan and the border regions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The new station – called Radio Mashaal (”Torch” in Pashto) – will offer an alternative to the growing number of Islamic extremist radio stations in the region.
“There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan’s tribal areas,” says U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke. “Radio Mashaal’s commitment to professional journalism in the local language will be an important contribution toward peace, reconciliation and democracy in the region.”
Veteran Pakistani journalist and author Ahmed Rashid says he hopes Radio Mashaal “will provide people the kind of information they need to make the right decisions about their lives.”
One surprise in store for listeners will be the reappearance of Haroon Bacha, a popular Pashtun singer who fled the region last year amid death threats from the Taliban. The 36-year-old recording artist – whose dozens of albums, music videos and television appearances made him one of the most famous entertainers in the region – will be hosting a cultural affairs show for Radio Mashaal. [see The New York Times: "U.S. Refuge for Singer Fleeing the Taliban," 10/12/08]
There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan’s tribal areas
The first broadcast will air live on January 15 at 4pm local time. Radio Mashaal’s correspondents will be covering local and international news with in-depth reports on terrorism, politics, women’s issues, and health care (with an emphasis on preventive medicine). The station will feature roundtable discussions and interviews with tribal leaders and local policymakers in addition to regular call-in programs aimed at giving listeners the opportunity to be heard.
Radio Mashaal will operate out of a new bureau in Pakistan and broadcast from RFE/RL’s Prague headquarters. The station will share a frequency with VOA’s Radio Deewa and transmit via FM and shortwave. Online, Radio Mashaal’s website will provide a live stream of its broadcasts.
U.S. MEDIA: To schedule an interview, contact Ari Goldberg (goldberga@rferl.org, 202.494.0388)
FOREIGN PRESS: Contact Julian Knapp (knappj@rferl.org, +420.602.611.008)
Also look at:
http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czech-based-rfe-rl-launches-broadcasts-to-pakistan-border-areas/421307
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\01\15\story_15-1-2010_pg7_23
http://www.seattlepi.com/national/1103ap_eu_czech_radio_free_europe_pakistan.html
http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/provinces/14-us-radio-free-europe-launches-in-pakistans-tribal-zones-zj-07
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/us-funded-pashto-radio-a-new-weapon-in-war-against-taliban/article1433624/
Please read and distribute this 15 year research article
http://tinyurl.com/5vzg7e
Please read my article on SINPO at http://tinyurl.com/yt7qjd
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:49:29 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
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Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 14-16, 2010
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** BIAFRA [non]. Had not checked former VOBI transmission for a few weeks, which was Fri 19-20 on WHRI 15665, but just in case did so Jan 15: nothing heard, tho at 1930 I happened to be in a rather noisy parking lot with a portable. Website http://www.biafraland.com/vobi.htm still shows no broadcasts since Dec 11 as far as audio files (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. RHC UT Jan 16 at 0713 had English still running not only on usual 6060, but also still on 6010 and much weaker 6140; while Spanish was on 6120 and 6150. As frequently noted, 6140 is sometimes in Spanish, sometimes in English.
11760, RHC missing at 1454 Jan 16 while 11730 and 11800 continued. 11760 probably was in processing of switching transmitter/antenna, as it was back on by 1500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 5910, Shiokaze via JSR Japan, Jan 16 at 1426 in Korean, fast SAH again from co-channel station about to start at 1430. The latter just too weak to tell if similar to or // Iran on 9575 Russian or 9585 Hindi, but 5875 is listed as VIRI Bengali. Occasional CW QRM such as at 1440 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LAOS [non]. Hmong Lao Radio missing again this weekend, Jan 16 at 1415 check of WHRI 11785 — not on the air. However open carrier was up at 1455, prior to Hmong World Christian Radio at 1500 Saturdays only. Website http://www.h-lr.com/ still has no audio files since Jan 2 and 3 but continues to mention 11785 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 730, dominating the channel for a few minutes from 0445 UT Jan 16 on the nondirexional caradio, not XEX, the onetime clear-channel leader, but instead Radio Viva-something, serving Chihuahua and Durango, which fits since it`s XEHB at Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, right on the Durango border. Despite many repetitions of the ID, it was hard to tell what the second word was.
WRTH 2010 shows XEHB on 730 as Radio Viva Vida, 50 kW day and 1 kW night, so suspect it may be on day power.
Uplooked later in the new “Quick & Easy“ MWList, http://www.mwlist.org/mwlist_quick_and_easy.php?area=3#kHz730
it`s not there! They still have XEHB under its previous identity on 770 whence it moved and where we first heard it long ago.
Then checking another source, Fred Cant?`s Mexico Radio site:
http://mexicoradiotv.com/listchih.htm
We get a different name, Radio Viva Villa! I`ll bet his version is correct since there is a graphic of the logo, very small which needs to be blown up; unfortunately no hotlink to a website.
That name presumably means “long live Pancho Villa“, a local hero. I wonder what the new IRCA Mexican log shows? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6104.8, XEQM made another appearance Jan 16 at 0713, modulation somewhat distorted with frantic music for the nightmiddle, good on peaks but fades down to nothing, including at 0716 when an announcement was starting. By 0725 had apparently decided to stay outfaded (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TUNISIA. RTT, still on 7335 at 0800 Jan 16 with Arabic news, after nice selexion of Arabic music until then. Official sked shows 7335 on until 0910, but since it also shows // 7275 until 0730, but really closes at 0627, does 7335 also go off earlier than scheduled? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 41 and 31m mostly dead except for some African relays, 0609 Jan 15, but on 9700 Turkish music with YL ululating and string instrument had fair signal, 0610 announcement. This is VOT Turkish, Emirler site at 310 degrees to Europe but also USward at 05-07.
12035, usual somewhat distorted modulation from VOT, Jan 15 at 1422 with multi-lingual ID time-filler, then sign-off announcement in English, 1424 IS which kept running instead of turning off transmitter to QSY; 1427 as usual starts inserting IDs in language to follow, amid IS variations, still not sure what it is, but it is definitely not Russian, one of the 1430 languages on the schedule, as it went “Turkiye —- Radio“, which points to one of the many Turkic languages. 1430 6-pip timesignal ending 1 second late compared to WWV, opening program mentioning website partially www.trt. Kept running until abruptly cut off at 1433:35 when the operator woke up and starting moving to the frequency where this is supposed to be, as previously discussed, most likely Kazakh on 9785. The Slavic influence I previous heard would be apropos (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 5875, BBCWS still QRMing itself as first noted Jan 14. On Jan 16 at 1425, English and Arabic mixing with Arabic somewhat stronger. English is via Thailand, which used to be clear on this frequency. There is some fading, but hard to tell if propagational or subaudible heterodyning from slightly different frequencies. By 1459 both signals much weaker, but could make out BBCWS sounder, ID in English and timesignal. Where is the Arabic coming from and why has BBCWS decided to collide with itself? Do not find the latter listed anywhere (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5755, WTWW testing again UT Jan 15 around 0142 and 0147 with same ID and probably same music loop as before. Carrier and modulation off and on several times as needed: 0213 off, 0218 OC, 0219 not
audible.
George McClintock tells me that altho problems are being worked out, a lot more full-power testing is needed, especially on 9480 which would be on the air Friday afternoon. Does not plan to finalize programming until after HFCC, which is Feb 1-5 in Kuala Lumpur. He`s also too busy now to verify reception reports but will eventually have a QSL card; there is no contact info on the website http://wtww.us (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9955, Jan 16 at 1533, no jamming, weak signal with lo modulation, and fast SAH, presumably WRMI, which Jeff White tells me is temporarily on the 5 kW backup transmitter, but not running full hours. Sounds like preacher which fits for Zion Teacher scheduled; the other being YFR via Tainan, Taiwan in Russian (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 11845, fast pulsing until 1529* Jan 16, covering only 11840-11850. Maybe OTH radar. No broadcaster on 11845 to be victimized; and doubt it was residual Cuban jamming, since R. Mart? has been off 11845 since the end of A-09, which should be long enough for the DCJC to realize they can let up too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Finally a bit of winter sporadic E reaching channel 2 analog: 2317 UT Jan 14, commercial slides reading INFORMATION and then DIRECT BUY, therefore English and in all probability Canadian. 2323 another brief fadein, looks like a cooking demonstration, maybe Rachel Ray show. Checked online skeds and does not match for Thunder Bay or Regina, two of our most likely skippers (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 16:10:22 -0200
From: L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec <eefibra@yahoo.com.br>
To: <Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com>, <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>,
<playdx2003@yahoogroups.com>, <dxclube@yahoogrupos.com.br>,
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<barrera@arg.sicoar.com>, “Anker Petersen” <anker.petersen@mail.dk>
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4828, Voice of Zimbabwe, Gweru. January, 15 2134-2212 male talks in don’t identified language, 2147 African music, 2151 female in English talks “every friday”, then male “political”, alternating short music, 2204 female in English talks “today”, African music. Het, enhancement along this listening, 22322 (lob-B).
6045, Uruguay, R. Sarandi, Montevideo. January, 16 0733-0743 male outside “movimento agr?rio”, mentions of “Montevideo, Uruguay” returning studio talks. QRM presumed from KBS, some saturated audio 32432 (lob-B)
73’s
L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil – Sony ICF SW40 – dipole 18m, 32m.
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:57:40 EST
From: brian384875@aol.com
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [HCDX] Jan 15-16 Logs
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** BOLIVIA. 5952.45, Radio Pio XII, Siglo Veinte, 1040-1055, Jan 16, Spanish talk. Some Bolivian music. Poor in noisy conditions and adjacent channel splatter. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** COLOMBIA. 6034.99, LV del Guaviare, San Jos? Guaviare, 0040-0104*, Jan 16, reactivated with local pop music. IDs. Sign off with National Anthem at 0103. Early sign off. They use to sign off at 0300. Poor to fair in noisy conditions and occasional adjacent channel splatter. Also heard at 1050-1140 with local music, ID, Spanish talk with a poor to fair signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** COSTA RICA. 2859.82, Radio San Carlos, 0115-0204*, Jan 16, 2nd harmonic. 2 x 1430v. Spanish talk with crowd noise. Ads. Jingles. Abrupt sign off. Poor in noisy conditions. Occasional peaks up to a
fair level. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, Radio Nac, Bata, 2200-2254*,
Jan 15, Afro-pop music. Spanish announcements. Sign off with National Anthem. Weak. Poor in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** GUINEA. 7125, Radio Guine?, 2350-0005*, Jan 15-16, local Afro-pop music. Tribal music. French talk at 0000. Good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6925 USB, WEAK Radio, 2210-2225+,
Jan 15, punk rock music. IDs. Fair. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6924.7 AM, MAC, 1630-1645, Jan 16,
?MAC? IDs. Oldies pop/rock music by Jan & Dean, Beatles, Beach Boys and others. Good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
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Today’s Topics:
1. Kiwi LPFM Hits 1400 (info@radioheritage.net)
2. RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun Heartland
(Arnaldo)
3. Logs (Manuel M?ndez)
4. Jan 16-17 Logs (brian384875@aol.com)
5. Glenn Hauser logs January 16-17, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 20:18:42 +1300
From: info@radioheritage.net
To: info@radioheritage.net
Subject: [HCDX] Kiwi LPFM Hits 1400
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Media Release
Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.net
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New Zealand LPFM Radio Guide
Kiwi LPFM Hits 1400
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The New Zealand LPFM Radio Guide has reached 1,400 separate entries says the Radio Heritage Foundation who host this unique guide at its website www.radioheritage.net.
‘That’s a lot of local radio that’s come and gone, or is keeping on going since low power FM was introduced nearly two decades ago in the form of ‘talking houses’ used by real estate agents around
Hamilton’ notes David Ricquish, who helps maintain the listings.
In fact, LPFM stations can be found throughout all the main cities, and increasingly in smaller localities where they provide a means for local people to have a community voice.
“Some original LPFM stations have moved on in a big way, with George FM being brought out by Mediaworks and now one of New Zealand’s top radio brands with a growing global audience through
online streaming.
Pulzar FM in Christchurch has also moved on from its humble LPFM beginnings to become a full time commercial FM station in the city.”
The New Zealand LPFM Radio Guide at www.radioheritage.net is the only guide of its kind available to the hundreds of LPFM radio stations currently on the air across the country.
It’s updated as new information becomes available, sometimes daily, and can be searched by the brand name of the station, frequency or location.
“We maintain it because LPFM is a vital part of New Zealand’s broadcasting heritage, and even the entries from now silent stations remain a testament to someone’s dream or effort’ says David Ricquish.
“It’s important to recognize the stations that have been as well as those that continue, and we’re now looking forward to reaching 1,500 listings as LPFM continues to serve listeners and communities
across New Zealand…and increasingly reach global audiences via internet streaming”
LPFM stations and listeners are invited to check the current guide to make sure the information is current for their local area. Updates can be emailed to info@radioheritage.net and will be received with
thanks.
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Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization connecting popular culture, nostalgia and radio heritage across the Pacific. It’s global website is www.radioheritage.net for fresh news, articles and information about radio in the region. Visit us today and become an annual or lifetime supporter for instant savings, rewards and benefits and make a practical contribution towards conserving our radio heritage.
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:33:24 +0100
From: “Arnaldo” <slaen@ciudad.com.ar>
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Cc: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com, cumbredx@cs2.ralabs.com, playdx2003
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Subject: [HCDX] RFE/RL Launches Radio Station in Pakistan’s Pashtun
Heartland
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RFE/RL will begin broadcasting in the local Pashto dialects to Pakistan and the border regions between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The new station – called Radio Mashaal (”Torch” in Pashto) – will offer an alternative to the growing number of Islamic extremist radio stations in the region.
“There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan’s tribal areas,” says U.S. Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke. “Radio Mashaal’s commitment to professional journalism in the local language will be an important contribution toward peace, reconciliation and democracy in the region.”
Veteran Pakistani journalist and author Ahmed Rashid says he hopes Radio Mashaal “will provide people the kind of information they need to make the right decisions about their lives.”
One surprise in store for listeners will be the reappearance of Haroon Bacha, a popular Pashtun singer who fled the region last year amid death threats from the Taliban. The 36-year-old recording artist – whose dozens of albums, music videos and television appearances made him one of the most famous entertainers in the region – will be hosting a cultural affairs show for Radio Mashaal. [see The New York Times: "U.S. Refuge for Singer Fleeing the Taliban," 10/12/08]
There is an urgent need for accurate, objective news and information in Pakistan’s tribal areas
The first broadcast will air live on January 15 at 4pm local time. Radio Mashaal’s correspondents will be covering local and international news with in-depth reports on terrorism, politics, women’s issues, and health care (with an emphasis on preventive medicine). The station will feature roundtable discussions and interviews with tribal leaders and local policymakers in addition to regular call-in programs aimed at giving listeners the opportunity to be heard.
Radio Mashaal will operate out of a new bureau in Pakistan and broadcast from RFE/RL’s Prague headquarters. The station will share a frequency with VOA’s Radio Deewa and transmit via FM and shortwave. Online, Radio Mashaal’s website will provide a live stream of its broadcasts. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty web site)
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:00:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
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Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 16-17, 2010
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** AUSTRALIA. 9475, Jan 17 at 0708 English discussion of PINs, ATMs, apparently the Innovation show. Did not realize RA started this early on frequency, but indeed 9475 scheduled from 0700 and a good thing it is, tho 329 degrees from Shep, nowhere near USward: not // 9660 and 9710, the latter split off for stupid ballgame coverage on a Sunday afternoon (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COSTA RICA. 15170, REE at 1323 Jan 17 talking about Chile, Ukraine, in Spanish with good modulation for a change. I wonder if this means one of the new transmitters is now in operation? It`s also DRM-capable, so watch out next season. Strangely, no co-channel audible from RRI in Romanian, tho should be on; it was colliding after 1400, however. REE // 15125 also CR relay considerably weaker (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. RHC missing from 6140, Jan 17 at 0650 so we can`t know if it would have been in Spanish or English this time. At 0700 surprised to hear RHC opening Esperanto on 6110 as I tuned by looking for XEQM, much weaker than Spanish on 6120, but I think this time, 6110 was receiver overload, as it appeared to go away with attenuation.
But it could have been a leapfrog mix, as both 6010 and 6060 were still on with that weekly language. Soon they announced schedule for Esperanto starting with “6000“ at 0700 Sundays, so the speakers haven`t a clue about the frequencies they are really on and did not attempt to copy the rest of it.
At 0730, 6010 and 6060 went right back to RHC English, with “news“ item saying “allegedly“ to raise doubts about US relief to Haiti: could it be that the US is using this as an excuse to take over another country? Yeah, sure, just what we need. Always a negative spin on the US from RHC: now what is Cuba doing to help Haiti? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [non]. R. Mart? confirmed with the “Arte Latino“ show at another time it appears on their unreliable program grid: Sat 2130. At least, that was the show in progress at 2150 Jan 16 on 13820, about a Nicaraguan, 2151 brief produxion credits for that segment and on to another about Tico Vald?s, 10.1.21-26.6.95, of sonora matancera fame. Also on 11930 and 9565, but much better on 13820 due to signal vs. jamming level (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526, VOI in English Jan 17 at 1316, YL with an historical talk concerning the 1930s, undermodulated, but at least the English hour still exists (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6104.8, XEQM, 0637 Jan 17, DJ a YL for a change on this UT Sunday, including live TCs, phone number, taking a call-in putting listener on air, feedback but good signal, soon fading down (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. 9670, Jan 17 from tune-in at 1257 a story was being told in English, but cut off incomplete at 1258*. What in the world was that? Aoki soon provides the answer:
9670 R. NEDERLAND 1230-1257 1234567 Dutch 250 267 Tinian Island MRA
So it is yet another case of non-co?rdination between program feed and transmitter, as we have heard before via IBB NMI and Philippines: RN feed in Dutch ends at 1257, and then switches to English, but they leave the transmitter on one minute longer, not caring what may be modulating it. Must add RN`s one-minute English service to schedules (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NIGERIA. 6090-, Jan 17 at 0638, Anguilla off, uncovering big but distorted signal from assertive speaker in African language. Has to be R. Nigeria, Kaduna, probably in Hausa. Slightly off-frequency to the low side compared to MW 1090 on the FRG-7, and with BFO on, at least one more carrier nearby, probably Bandeirantes/Brasil making lo het. This is the rumble we normally hear under DGS/PMS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA [and non]. 9660, Sunday Jan 17 at 1320 RRI in German discussing QSLs, good signal as usual, since altho obviously destined for nearby German-speaking countries, it`s on a 307 degree azimuth from Tiganeshti, exactly the same as for North America a bit further on. How about the vertical takeoff angles — do they make the same azimuth steeper when serving Europe instead of North America? Unseems so due to consistently good signals here on Euro transmissions.
Since VOA Creole has been expanded a semihour on weekdays until 1330, this will produce a collision on 9660, whereas before, VOA went off before RRI went on. I suppose Greenville can override RRI in Haiti, but it`s not a pretty scenario. The new VOA Creole // at 1230-1330 M-F is Bonaire on 6135 which should be in the clear altho I have not yet heard it. BTW, if there were any weekend when a little overtime would be justified to keep the Creole service going daily, this is it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 9410, BBCWS in English via WHRI, Sunday Jan 17 at 1254 with Newshour discussion of US politix, ending at 1256 in time for a sports capsule. The 12-13 hour M-F had been the only BBC Spanish left on SW, but after the earthquake, it was announced that BBC was switching this transmission to English, expanded also to weekends, and // 11860 via Guiana French.
A contradictory report said the hour would be partly in Spanish and French (not Kriyol, but close enough?), but this is the first time I have monitored early enough to hear any of it. Has anyone noted French on this? Seems to me that breaking up Newshour to insert other languages would be inconvenient, but do the Haitians really need to hear about US politix in English at the moment, let alone cricket or rugby? Anyhow, this change takes care of any chance to hear DXing with Cumbre where it used to appear at 1200.
Speaking of rugby, that`s what “Invictus“ is about, secondarily Mandela; be warned, tho still a good movie. According to this tale, black and white South Africans` passion for the stupid violent ballgame made it a significant factor in overcoming racial tensions, enhancing national pride and unity, and getting Mandela off to a good start as leader (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. VOA Creole service: see ROMANIA [and non]
** U S A. 5070, WWCR generally holds up with large signal at night, but Jan 17 at 0643 it was weakening, non-solid as `skip was long` and/or MUF was low over path from Nashville during talk show discussing CES Las Vegas. Not much was making it on 7, 9 or 11 MHz either, except Australia 9660, and New Zealand 11725 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WYFR has added a bit of reverb to Brother Camping`s audio, so now he sounds like he`s at the bottom of a barrel, which is appropriate considering the nonsense he spews: same sound on // 5950, 6915, 7455 at 0713 Jan 17, all with VG signals. I`m afraid this makes him no more hip, but may appeal to those easily impressed by reverb (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 2366 kHz, “LSA“ longwave beacon from Lamesa TX again audible on seventh harmonic of 338 kHz, Jan 17 at 1305, the Symban-spoiler. VL8 carriers were barely audible at 1314 on 2310, 2325, 2485, so no chance for Symban here anyway. Altho it`s A2 with continuous carrier and modulated Morse code, as heard on 2366 the LSA keying was negative, as I kept trying to position the BFO to make it positive. So weak that BFO essential to make it audible at all vs noise level. Could not detect it on x 9 = 3042. I have no doubt I am hearing this propagated seventh harmonic but am curious why no one else has reported it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. “Al?, Presidente“ finally nominal Sunday Jan 17 at 1715 check via CUBA: on all five scheduled frequencies, arranged here from strongest to weakest: 13750, 12010, 17750, 11690, 13680. El Hugazo pontificating. Meanwhile RHC itself with music on 11760, et al. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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