Hard-Core DX Digest Vol. 85 Issues 22-26
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Today Topics
1. Glenn Hauser logs January 20-21, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
2. Radio City Relay on 9510 kHz (Tom Taylor)
3. Radio Gloria International is on this Sunday (Tom Taylor)
4. Radio Netherlands partners AIR for co-production (Jaisakthivel)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:14:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 20-21, 2010
Message-ID: <354661.97169.qm@web51105.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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** CHINA. Firedrake Jan 21 at 1408: very poor but audible on 8400, 9000; not audible on 10-11 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6210, weak RHC Spanish leapfrog mixing product of 6150 over 6180, which therefore must be from the same transmitter site. Next check at 1257, 6210 was gone since 6180 had already closed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also VENEZUELA [non]
** INDIA. 9470, AIR Aligarh transmitter continues to re-degrade, Jan 21 at 1406 now the buzz is louder than the modulation, and somewhat bothering Russian on 9465 from KFBS. Fingers crossed that it will not resume jumping all over the 9.3-9.5 MHz range (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI remains stable here just a smidgin below the 1-kHz-off frequency, Jan 21 at 1357 good signal and modulation with Indonesian song. Unfortunately the last half of the hour is mostly music, so if you want talk content you have to get the first half. 1401 ID, more music; 1402 VOI ID and outro English hour as always giving 100% wrong frequencies, “9525, 15150, 11785“ and by webcast http://www.voi.co.id Also P-mail street and box addresses, english @ voi.co.id and “sound of dignity“ tho they now have another slogan I missed earlier. 1403 switch to ID in presumed Malay rather than Indonesian, 1404 hum becomes audible, 1405 warta berita (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** POLAND [non]. 11675, PRES via AUSTRIA, Thu Jan 21 at 1347 in mailbag reply to someone in Netherlands, says PR still has Esperanto on website, tho had to drop broadcasts three years ago despite Poland`s being the birthplace of the artificial language.
This is a time when Multimedia was scheduled, but Slawek Szefs outro referred to it as “Multi-touch“, a `new hybrid feature` and invited critical comments about the change.
It still shows as Multimedia on the grids here:
http://www.thenews.pl/static/Schedule.aspx
and http://www.polskieradio.pl/zagranica/ramowka/?id=10
Link to Multimedia on the home page goes nowhere, and search on multitouch, and multi-touch finds nothing, but multi touch with a space finds the new info, altho appearing there as a single word! “MultiTouch“: http://www.thenews.pl/News/?id=124006
“The New Year has ushered in the necessity of introducing some cuts to our program offer, the chief reason being further limited funding of Polish Radio, the public broadcaster of which the External Service is part of [sic]. Presented by Slawek Szefs
“MultiTouch is a temporary (???) compromise solution to the problem. I have decided on a merger of the two programs tailoring it to both audiences’ expectations. The premier air times for Multimedia and In Touch with repeats will be preserved not to introduce chaos to our schedule nor to disrupt your listening habits. Hope my decision proves correct.“
So when was In Touch scheduled? Toward the end of the Friday 18 and Saturday 13 UT broadcasts, and the other time for Multimedia was toward the end of the Tuesday 18 transmission.
URL above also has an audio link. So I later went back and listened to the entire hybrid program, as he pronounced his name, which reminded us that the L in Slawek is supposed to be crossed and pronounced like a W, (and of course the W pronounced like a V) even tho PRES does not bother to do that on its English webpages. How do you make a crossed-L, anyway? I can`t find Polish on MS Word 95 insert-symbol and if I did, it would surely come out garble in most places. I can`t even copy the symbol from a Polish-language page without getting a question mark.
On audio archive, after co-host from In Touch walked in, discussed Chopin being a Pole, not a Franc, which I did not hear on SW, having missed the first 22 minutes of the 24.5-minute show. So it must have started at 1324 or 1325.
Back to Thursday at 1349, onward to next feature, very well-written and presented, Letter from Poland, by Anna — on being an expat, from Poland, who grew up in London and now is back in Poland. It seems West London is overpopulated with Poles, making the schools oversaturated too due to large families, so there is some resentment among the Brits. Says she is half-Bulgarian, to complicate matters further.
I wanted to get her full name, but like Multimedia, the link to Letter from Poland does not work either and have not reached it by searching. The two separate websites as above are not fully integrated and compatible, but if you click on a link from the old page you may wind up on the new page; is thenews destined to replace the other one?? 1355 into closing of this English hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. 6030, good signal Jan 21 at 1258, concluding bit of VOR announcement in English mentioning ruvr.ru, IS, open carrier with hum and off at 1300, clearing frequency for Ming Hui and the Chinese radio war. But VOR is not scheduled here in English per:
http://english.ruvr.ru/radio_broadcast/schedule
which at 12-13 shows only 11660, 15610, 15470. Nor do any of the online schedules show VOR in any language at that time on 6030. Something new, or a mistake?
Then checking WRTH 2010y: 6030 is in the frequency pages as VOR Samara, but I don`t see it for any language until 1300. And for English at 12-13, WRTH shows a different set of frequencies, 7340+DRM, 7350, 9695 and 11660, the last being the only one in common!
Go back and look at the VOR online sked as above: yes, it is dated “October 25, 2009 ? March 27, 2010“ but the lower frequencies make more sense in the winter, so I lean toward the WRTH version. Furthermore, HFCC B-09 does NOT show 15610 or 15470 for VOR, but it does show 11660 and 7350. So VOR`s own online schedule portrays summer frequencies with a winter date — don`t you believe the rest of it! Meanwhile, 6030 remains a mystery (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 12035, VOT English at 1330 via ?akirlar site, has become totally useless: Jan 21 at 1341 tho S9+10 signal with flutter, just barely modulated, unreadable. So much for Live from Turkey, the Thursday edition. Recheck at 1409, just as bad, so check Emirler // 15300 at 1411 where modulation is OK, but colliding as usual with RFI in French, slightly stronger than RFI, but too much QRM and fast SAH to be listenable. Discussing the future of Cyprus.
So VOT strikes out due to incredibly incompetent engineering at the transmission level and at the frequency planning level, wasting 1000 kW and causing harmful interference to a fellow SW broadcaster. We can only wait for A-10 to start at Marchend, when VOT plans to go back to last summer`s frequencies timeshifted to 1230-1320, 15450 and 15520. But they never learned their lesson about 9830 to North America, colliding with RTTY at 2200, planning to use it again too.
Later retrieved LFT on the one-day archive, from the right margin of
http://www.trt-world.com/trtinternational/en/news.aspx?dil=en
finding it did not start until 31 minutes into the transmission. Seems LFT now has a weekly(monthly?) report from Michael Daventry in London reviewing the Turkish press there, where there are nine highly competitive newspapers. Seref Isler admitted that altho he is half-English, has lived in London and visits often, he was not aware of them. Otherwise the hosts apologized for laughing all the time, so not much other significant content (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 9410, BBCWS via WHRI, Jan 21 at 1241 apparently Newshour going from an item on how to dispose of bodies, to one about an ornate elephant-and-dragon clock at the Science Museum. Unsolid signal with flutter, and at 1247 check, better on // 11860 via GUIANA FRENCH.
Perhaps they have French if not Creole at 1215-1230 after Spanish?
This setup replaces all-Spanish during the hour, the last half-sesquihour of which was archival or music fill anyway, certainly expendable but it takes a 7.0 earthquake for BBC to get knocked into broadcasting something more timely within its last remaining Western Hemisphere SW broadcast. Don`t get used to it, since likely to revert to the old pattern once the aftershox are over. And we can resume hearing classical music fill after 1233 on M/W/F.
17780, just as I tuned in at 1414 Jan 21 heard a couple words from BBC in English before it cut off. Mistake? No, Hausa is scheduled here via Ascension at the odd time of 1345-1415 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. On Jan 21 I turned on and tuned in early enough to check the new, temporary(?) VOA Creole relay via Bonaire on 6135: at 1236 good signal. At 1244 got to 31m in bandscan and before I could reach 9660 to confirm // from Greenville, found it already on new 9505! Ex-9660. As we outpointed early on, extending 9660 past the original 1300* would collide with RRI Romania in German, and evidently IBB eventually reached the same conclusion. 9505 in the clear is an echo apart from 6135 due to satellite delay. At 1301, RRI German was unimpeded on 9660, tho ACI from 9655 CRI.
At 1326, 6135 had weakened a lot into the daytime, but still audible vs T-storm noise between here and there as spring is oncoming (there was even a tornado watch in OK last night and local lightning made us close down for a few hours); giving phone numbers and e-mail addresses. 1328 VOA jingle, 1329 a snippet of “We Are the World“, VOA English outro until 1329:30, open carrier and off at 1330, exactly the same instant as 9505 did so.
We still don`t find any fill-in frequency between 1330 and the next scheduled Creole broadcast at 1730, but checking http://author.voanews.com/english/about/frequenciesAtoZ_c.cfm
the Creole schedule for 1230-1330 has been changed to 9505. It still refuses to show the afternoon transmissions we have axually been monitoring the past week, 1930-2100 on 15390, 2100-2200 on 13725! Are they secret, perhaps put on by Greenville as a public service without informing Washington? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Haven`t heard WTWW testing the last few days on 9480 or 5755, so I asked George McClintock how things are going. He says a long test period is scheduled for Saturday Jan 23, times here changed to UT:
1600-1900 9480
1900-2200 9475
2200-2400 9480
0000-0400 5755 [UT Sunday]
“All this assumes that we have no problems. This will be a test to see how the transmitter and other equipment hold up with extended transmission time.“ (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. Correxion! Yesterday`s report showed 9940 instead of correct 9440 for this which I now repeat: YFR in unknown Asian language, Jan 20 at 1418 along with big buzz, something you would expect from India rather than listed Novosibirsk, RUSSIA; Aoki still shows this as English, the initial language on this new transmission. At 1430 was spelling out Family Radio URL. Meanwhile at 1415, Camping still in English, Open Forum on 9485 with more flutter but no buzz, and that is due south from Irkutsk (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. 11705, RNV via CUBA transmitter is in terrible shape, only the worst for the Bolivarian allies! Jan 21 at 1249 big S9+22 signal but very undermodulated, in fact hard to hear beneath continuous scratchy audio breakup which was also splattering plus and minus 15 kHz. RNV ID heard and then sports(?) report. If RNV ever monitored their own broadcasts, which they obviously do not since they don`t know the real times and frequencies, they might hurry up and get their own Calabozo SW site going — but then the Cubans are assisting them with that, so it may turn out just as incompetent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9394, 2-way Spanish SSB, Jan 21 at 1335, with splatter from Brother Scare/WWRB 9385. Usual dreary conversation about who knows what (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:47:55 -0000
From: “Tom Taylor” <emrsw@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: “Tom Taylor” <emrsw@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio City Relay on 9510 kHz
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Radio City Relay on 9510 kHz
Dear Listeners,
This Saturday the 23rd of January 2010 Radio City will return to the Airwaves via Nexus (ex. IRRS) with 150 kW on 9510 kHz. The time slot is 09.00 – 10.00 utc
Our contact address is still citymorecars@yahoo.ca
Best regards Radio City – the Station of the Cars
Good listening 73s Tom
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:34:44 -0000
From: “Tom Taylor” <emrsw@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: “Tom Taylor” <emrsw@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Gloria International is on this Sunday
Message-ID: <2C18E8672B9C4A7F959F1D762EAD7329@dellcb21k2j>
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Radio Gloria International is on this Sunday
Radio Gloria International is on this Sunday the 24th of January 2010 on 6140 KHz. At 10.00 to 11.00 UTC on our winter schedule.
M.V.Baltic. Information:
MV Baltic Radio relay service Schedule for Wintertime 2010
1st Sunday – MV Baltic Radio
3rd Sunday – European Music Radio (February)
4th Sunday – Radio Gloria International
We wish you good listening and good reception! 73s Tom
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:20:05 +0530 (IST)
From: Jaisakthivel <ardicdxclub@yahoo.co.in>
To: dx india <dx_india@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Netherlands partners AIR for co-production
Message-ID: <265416.92440.qm@web95401.mail.in2.yahoo.com>
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Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) has entered into a new partnership with All India Radio (AIR) for co-production of a show – Earth Beat.
Both organisations will work together in the co production called Earth Beat India. The programme will be broadcast nationally by AIR in English and Hindi every two weeks.
RNW had partnered with the Gyaan Vani radio channels promoted by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in December 2009 for the same show.
The Earth Beat team sees monitoring the earth’s heartbeat as our task. They look at our footprint on this world and run stories of the people trying to make that footprint lighter.
Earth Beat India is looking at what we create, develop, conserve and destroy; meeting and challenging the people who are making these changes. It is about questioning the way we live now and exploring the issues that will affect our common future.
RNW offers international stories with new opinions, green gadgets and green wash while AIR brings the Indian perspective. This co production seeks to bridge the approach of developed and developing countries on environmental issues. The presentation is in hands of Chhavi Sachdev and Poonam Girdhani.
Commenting on the partnership, RNW Director General Jan Hoek says, ?As an international broadcaster we make daily productions in 10 languages and we work together worldwide with more than 3000 partner radio stations. With this new cooperation we embrace our 11th language Hindi and a major party in India.?
RNW works together in India with amongst others Private FM, IGNOU University Radio, various websites, cable TV service and now with State broadcasters.
Prasar Bharati CEO B S Lalli comments, ?I am happy that All India Radio and Radio Netherlands Worldwide have joined hands in co-producing and broadcasting a series of radio programmes called ‘Earth Beat’ on their networks. The issues pertaining to environment and sustainability of growth are globally relevant. I hope these programmes will assist in promoting proper awareness and interest of our audiences. I am also hopeful that the two organizations will be able to expand the areas of mutual cooperation and assistance.?
AIR will broadcast the English episodes of Earth Beat India from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Panaji, Shillong and the National Channel of AIR, while the Hindi versions of Earth Beat India will be broadcast from Delhi, Lucknow, Patna, Bhopal, Jaipur, Shimla, Ranchi, Raipur, Rohtak,Port Blair and Itanagar at the respective radio stations.
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Source: http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/radio-netherlands-partners-air-co-production
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Jaisakthivel, Tirunelveli,
India
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Today’s Topics:
1. Voice of Greece (Wolfgang Bueschel)
2. logs (L?cio Ot?vio)
3. Voice of Greece (Wolfgang Bueschel)
4. DX Listening Digest 10-02; World of Radio 1496 (Glenn Hauser)
5. The BBC will start broadcasting radio programmes in Creole to earthquake-stricken Haiti on Saturday. (Paul)
6. Glenn Hauser logs January 21-22, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
7. Antarctica (L?cio Ot?vio)
8. Glenn Hauser logs January 22-23, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
9. Re: Glenn Hauser logs January 21-22, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:07:51 +0100
From: “Wolfgang Bueschel” <BueschelW@web.de>
To: “DXLD” <dxld@yahoogroups.com>, “HCDX” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Voice of Greece
Message-ID: <0E8B09EBCC9A426A83BC28B47662662A@hnpc2>
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GREECE ERA-5, The Voice of Greece, ERT S.A., today Fri Jan 22, at 0800 UT
ERA-5 in Greek language on both 9420 and 12105 kHz (not 15630).
9420 kHz S=9+20dB, 12105 kHz S=9+40dB powerhouse signal here in southern Germany. 73 wb df5sx
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:33:37 -0200
From: L?cio Ot?vio <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: <001101ca9b4e$f6007560$3d9cbfc8@home>
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4828, Voice of Zimbabwe, Gweru. January, 21 2202-2209 female talks seems in English, 2206 choral music. Het, carrier off at 2210, 33433 (lob-B).
5005, Equatorial Guinea, R. Nacional, Bata. January, 21 2212-2222 slow English Pop, 2215 Spanish romantic Pop, 2219 Spanish Pop music. 34433 (lob-B).
5010, Madagascar, R. Madagasikara, Antananarivo. January, 22 0314-0322 male and female presumed in Malagasy talks, alternating short instrumental music. 24432 (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, 22 Jan 2010 13:24:41 +0100
From: “Wolfgang Bueschel” <BueschelW@web.de>
To: “DXLD” <dxld@yahoogroups.com>, “HCDX” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Voice of Greece
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Voice of Greece ERA-5 and ERT-3 regional service heard on three channels again today Jan 22nd. 3rd tx at Avlis site was on repair since Dec 27, 2009.
In 6-10 UT slot only two frequencies in use. ERA-5, The Voice of Greece, ERT S.A., today Fri Jan 22, at 0800 UT ERA-5 in Greek language on both 9420 and 12105 kHz (not 15630 kHz).
9420 kHz S=9+20dB, 12105 kHz S=9+40dB powerhouse signal here in southern Germany.
At 1150 UT noted three Greek language transmissions from Avlis.
ERA-5 on both 9420 kHz S=9+20dB and 15650 kHz S=9+10dB, and weakest signal from Avlis site on ERT-3 regional Thessaloniki relay 9935 kHz with S=9 pure.
73 wb df5sx
GREECE THE VOICE OF GREECE (ERA-5)
B-09 Short-wave Transmission Schedule
(Effective October 25, 2009 to March 28, 2010)
Avlis 1 Avlis 2 Avlis 3
UT (100 kW) (100 kW) (170 kW)
0000-0100 12105/226 7475/285 9420/323
0100-0200 12105/226 7475/285 9420/323
0200-0300*12105/226 7475/285 9420/323
0300-0400 7450/226 7475/285 9420/323
0400-0500 7450/226 7475/285 9420/323
0500-0600* 7450/226 7475/285 9420/323
0600-0700 12105/002 *7475/285 9420/323
0700-0800 12105/002 15630/285 9420/323
0800-0900 12105/002 15630/285 9420/323
0900-1000 12105/002 15630/285 9420/323
1000-1100 SILENT SILENT SILENT
1100-1200 #9935/285 15650/105 9420/323
1200-1300 #9935/285 15650/105 9420/323
1300-1400 #9935/285 15650/105 9420/323
1400-1500 #9935/285 15650/105 9420/323
1500-1600 #9935/285 *15650/105 9420/323
1600-1700*#9935/285 15630/285 9420/323
1700-1800 #7450/323 15630/285 9420/323
1800-1900 #7450/323 15630/285 9420/323
1900-2000 #7450/323 *15630/285 9420/323
2000-2100 #7450/323 7475/285 9420/323
2100-2200 #7450/323 7475/285 9420/323
2200-2300*#7450/323 7475/285 9420/323
2300-2400 12105/226 7475/285 9420/323
* Transmission ends 10 minutes earlier
Daily maintenance at 1000-1100 UT
Weekly maintenance every Tuesday at 0800-1200 UT
# ERT-3 Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias (Thessaloniki)
(John Babbis, Silver Spring, MD-USA, dxld Oct 2009)
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:48:59 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] DX Listening Digest 10-02; World of Radio 1496
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DX Listening Digest 10-03 has now been posted at http://www.dxld.org
or http://www.w4uvh.net/dxlatest.txt or http://dxld.worldofradio.org
and now also without delay at http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1003.txt
[as has been happening lately, upload of this edition as dxlatest has not been immediate, but has been immediate at the last -1003 link above]
CONTENTS:
WOR 1496 / AFGHANISTAN +non / ALASKA / ALBANIA / ANGUILLA non / ANTARCTICA non ham / ASIA non RFA B09 / AUSTRALIA VL8K+ / AUSTRALIA +non RA / AUSTRALIA +non HCJB / AUSTRALIA VMW / AUSTRALIA Ted Carter / BAHAMAS / BHUTAN / BIAFRA non / BOLIVIA / BRAZIL +non / BULGARIA / BURKINA FASO / CANADA SRC / CANADA CKZU / CANADA CFZM / CANADA CFRX/CFRB / CANADA MIX FM / CHAD / CHECHNYA +non / CHINA +non / COLOMBIA / CONGO DR non / COSTA RICA / CUBA +non ham+ / CYPRUS / CZECHIA +non / DJIBOUTI / DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / EGYPT B09 / EQUATORIAL GUINEA / ERITREA / ETHIOPIA +non / FAROE ISLANDS / FRANCE +non / GREECE / GREENLAND / GUAM / GUATEMALA / GUINEA / HAITI +non ham+ / ICELAND / INDIA +non / INDONESIA +non / INTERNATIONAL VACUUM Iran jams / IRAN +non / ISRAEL / ITALY / JAPAN non / KOREA NORTH +non / KURDISTAN / KUWAIT / LAOS +non / MACAU / MALAYSIA/SARAWAK / MALI / MAURITANIA / MEXICO / MYANMAR / NEPAL +non / NETHERLANDS +non / NEWFOUNDLAND +non / NEW ZEALAND /
NIGERIA / NORTH AMERICA Pirates / OKLAHOMA Bixby 1210 / OMAN / PAKISTAN +non / PALAU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / PERU / PHILIPPINES +non / POLAND +non / PORTUGAL / PRIDNESTROVYE +non / ROMANIA +non / RUSSIA +non / SAINT HELENA / SAINT VINCENT & GRENADINES / SAUDI ARABIA / SERBIA non / SEYCHELLES non / SOLOMON ISLANDS / SOUTH AFRICA / SOUTH CAROLINA non / SPAIN +non / SRI LANKA / SUDAN non / SYRIA / TAIWAN / THAILAND / TUNISIA / TURKEY / UGANDA / UKRAINE / UK non / UKOGBANI ham / USA +non VOA / USA non Mashaal / USA Haiti relief / USA WBCQ / USA WTWW / USA WWCR / USA WJHR / USA +non WWRB / USA WRMI / USA WINB/Alamo / USA +non WYFR / USA KJES / USA WRNO / USA CBS SW / USA LSA / USA Navy MARS/NNN0ENS+ / USA +non NY Radio / USA WBAI / USA KUNM / USA WDMV / USA +non KMOX+/IBOC / USA WLS/CQUAM / USA FCC / USA KEVT+ / USA WKOX / USA Soleil / USA KKZZ+ / USA KSLG/KTXR / USA WTNI / URUGUAY / VANUATU / VATICAN / VENEZUELA +non / VIETNAM / WESTERN SAHARA non / YEMEN /
ZAMBIA / ZANZIBAR / ZIMBABWE / UNIDENTIFIED 1710 / UNIDENTIFIED 1710 / UNIDENTIFIED 4850 / UNIDENTIFIED 4895 / UNIDENTIFIED 6074 / UNIDENTIFIED 6140 / UNIDENTIFIED 6927 / UNIDENTIFIED 7194/7195 / UNIDENTIFIED 8930 / UNIDENTIFIED non 9525 / UNIDENTIFIED 10107 / UNIDENTIFIED 11845 / UNIDENTIFIED 15800 / UNIDENTIFIED 17630 / PUBLICATIONS / TINY TRAP / WORLD OF HOROLOGY / MUSEA / RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM / DIGITAL BROADCASTING / PROPAGATION
For restrixions and searchable 2010 contents archive see http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html
NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn
WORLD OF RADIO 1496 headlines:
*Radio and the Haitian earthquake
*New relay site for Radio Australia
*DX and station news from Congo DR, India, Myanmar, Nigeria
*Future of shortwave from Radio Prague, Radio Verdad, Indonesia, Florida
*English from Pakistan, Serbia, Sri Lanka, BBC
*New Radio Mashaal to Pak-ghanistan
*We hear the new WTWW
SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1496, January 21-27, 2010 [note WRMI is off the air or on reduced power/schedule; but webcasts continue]
Thu 2000 WBCQ 7415 9330-CUSB?
Fri 0100 WBCQ Area 51 5110-CUSB
Fri 0200 WRMI 9955
Fri 1230 WRMI 9955
Fri 1530 WRMI 9955
Fri 2130 WWCR1 7465
Sat 0900 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 9510 [2-weekly? Not Jan 22]
Sat 0900 WRMI 9955
Sat 1430 WRMI 9955
Sat 1730 WWCR3 12160
Sat 1900 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 6170
Sat 2000 WRMI 9955
Sun 0330 WWCR3 5070
Sun 0730 WWCR1 3215
Sun 0900 WRMI 9955
Sun 1230 South Herts Radio 5835
Sun 1615 WRMI 9955
Sun 2000 WRMI 9955
Tue 1200 WRMI 9955
Tue 1630 WRMI 9955
Tue 2000 WBCQ 7415 9330-CUSB?
Wed 1630 WRMI 9955 [usually first airing]
Wed 1930 South Herts Radio 3935
Wed 2000 WBCQ 7415 9330-CUSB?
Thu 1300 WRMI 9955
Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html or http://schedule.worldofradio.org or http://sked.worldofradio.org
For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html
WRN ON DEMAND:
http://193.42.152.193/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24
WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS VIA WRN:
http://www.wrn.org/wrn-listeners/world-of-radio/
http://www.wrn.org/listeners/world-of-radio/rss/09:00:00UTC/English/541
OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO:
http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org
Best DX wishes, Glenn Hauser
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:44:21 +1300
From: “Paul” <format4nz@gmail.com>
To: “Hard-Core-DX” <Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] The BBC will start broadcasting radio programmes in
Creole to earthquake-stricken Haiti on Saturday.
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The BBC will start broadcasting radio programmes in Creole to earthquake-stricken Haiti on Saturday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8475381.stm
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:36:08 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 21-22, 2010
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** BRAZIL. 11780 RNA already on the air with music at 0632 Jan 22 as I tuned by, but when I passed the frequency again at 0640 it was missing. Then checked // 6185 and that was on atop XEPPM. If one of the transmitters broke down, I wish it had been the other (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake Jan 22 at 1448: poor on 8400, not audible on 9000 or 10210 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CYPRUS. 5875, BBC Arabic still audible somewhat under BBC English via Thailand, Jan 22 at 1433 as the latter was starting Politix UK show. Path from Cyprus must be long-path, which makes it somewhat notable. If it were short-path there would be lots of closer Europeans audible on 6 MHz band, which is not the case at this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 9420, VOG on the air again as heard Greek, tuning past around 1450 Jan 22. Reports from Erik K?ie and Wolfgang B?schel earlier in the day confirm three transmitters are once again funxional (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 17745, Sudan Radio Service ID in English mentioned several times during otherwise Arabic dialect, Jan 22 at 1511, in voice-over translation of someone in English, I think at the moment. No imposed reverb/echo on the modulation this time, which helps a lot. 1517 gave address in Nairobi, Kenya, but this is really transmitted from PORTUGAL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 11565, WYFR at 1454 Jan 22, lite reverb again upon Camping the doomsayer, but no reverb when the program outro announcer started speaking, as it was Family Bible Study #192 for current date (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15610, WEWN English at 1508 Jan 22, discussion of “pro-life“ with heavy long-path echo from 39 megameters away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. MW report, with apologies to any SWBC-only readers who may stop reading immediately or skip to UNIDENTIFIED.
Some people have been wondering about my getting WNAX-570 South Dakota in the daytime here in Enid OK. Is it skywave, especially in midwinter? NO. I get it all the time, month-in and month-out, QRN level permitting. It is always under much stronger KLIF Dallas, and not really listenable, and with a slow SAH.
Last time I was in OKC at midday, Jan 15, I checked on the caradio, and WNAX was still audible there, despite stronger signal from KLIF than in Enid, of course. Approximate distance Yankton-OKC is only 400 miles, not as far as you might think, since there is nowhere closer in SD than Yankton in the SE tip, and the path is across our high-ground-conductivity Great Plains.
I would love to try for further KFYR-550 Bismarck ND, which also has a tremendous coverage area; if only KFRM in Kansas would go away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UT Logs afternoon of Jan 21 on caradio as I was driving around or parked at various Enid spots:
1540 at 2042, “ESPN Deportes Radio, 15-40 AM“ IDs more than once, with the “ESPN“ letters pronounced as in English, no doubt mandated by management. Promo for station ad sales with 214 AC soon gave away the source. Fortunately The Dallas Metroplex has three overlain area codes so they have to give 10-digit phonumbers.
This was atop the channel, probably KXEL skywave underneath. Amid SS, inserted a Selective Service System PSA in English, seemed aimed at guest aliens about the need to register. Never heard call-letter ID, but NRC AM Log 2009-2010 shows it as KZMP, COL University Park, 32 kW in daytime, U4 antenna.
FCC AM Query shows a neat 3-lobe pattern, with peaks at 90, 190 and 285 degrees; nulls at 145, 230 and 355 (rounded off, measured only every 5 degrees). We are somewhere around 345-350 degrees, so suspect the pattern was out of whack to be putting such a dominant signal in here, and certainly skywave, not groundwave.
See http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=63551
Even stranger, FCC lists night power as 0.0 kW, yet includes all the antenna parameters, a similar but different pattern with 5 lobes, the major one due east. But on the pattern plot, power shows as 750 watts night, matching NRC AM Log info.
Meanwhile, Metroplex Spanish on 1440 was inbooming, in fact far stronger than OKC`s 1460 KZUE groundwave. No wonder, as KTNO is now 50 kW in daytime on what was once a 10-kW regional channel.
I wonder how 1540`s KZMP calls possibly correlate with a Spanish slogan, or with ESPN. Or are they just random? “Zumbido m?s potente“? But there is no hum, hmmm.
Also wonder how the network ESPN could come up with a Spanish or English slogan to match the letters, which long ago became a meaningless corporate initialism, rather than Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, as was the original cable TV channel (I think). How about
“Extremely Silly Passion Network“
“Est?pidos Son Para Nosotros“
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
1060, Jan 21 at 2054 UT, financial talk about derivatives, “Off the Wall Street Radio Network“ — not sure if that was a joke? No, googled this about Phil`s Gang Radio Show, and the time matches 20-21 UT: http://chataboutit.com/about/phils-gang-radio-show/
Apparently that “network“ applies only to this one show, like EIB.
But whence on 1060? Retuned after hourtop at 2105, ad mentioned “here in Boulder“, then “AM 1060 and 1580, Business Radio“ in Colorado. So it`s KRCN, COL Longmont, 50 kW in daytime. 1580 refers to KKKK Colorado Springs; NRC AM Log shows them both as “The Big Money Station“, not a slogan I heard. 1060 was so steady for so long that I was wondering if I had a new semi-close station by groundwave, normally vacant in daytime, but no, this was skywave (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
1220, South Asian music dominating the channel, Jan 21 at 2124, in fact classical sitar music, nice! 2130 switched to vocal S Asian music. Only problem a bit of splash from semi-local WBBZ 1230 Ponca City OK.
Lots of music, lacking ads or other announcements, even at drivetime! Should also make it a good companion if it streams. Finally at 2139 gave phone number 972-243-8411, i.e. Dallas. 2200 kept playing music past hourtop, a song with instrumental accompaniment including bagpipes. 2204 dead air as I had to tune away, but still there at 2225 check.
Uplooked later in NRC AM Log, this is KZEE, COL Weatherford TX, Asian ethnic as “Hot Pepper 1220“ and “South Asian Radio“ with only 1.6 kW day power, so doing a good job here on afternoon skywave. Is Midwest City OK KTLV still on? Rarely audible here and no problem for KZEE`s Enid listener.
Yes, it does stream, autolaunching from http://www.radiohotpepper.com/ And is there a program/language schedule? Of course not! But there is quite a gallery of hosts, most of them not accompanied by specific time slots. Refers to format as “Indi-Tex“, and shows radio-locator map from site W of Ft Worth so skews eastward, but not nulled usward.
The Metroplex sure has a lot of Asian stations of various ilx, as well as Spanish ones all over the AM dial (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
1190, Jan 21 at 2148 UT, promo for a silly ballgame in Lubbock, but then ID as “CNN 1190“ so has to be KFXR Dallas, which has a minor lobe almost due north, besides the major lobes to the WSW and ESE from site W of Dallas. That`s the original KLIF facility (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
1210, Jan 21 at 2152, heard ID in English as “ESPN Radio“, apparently atop KGYN. Only thing that fits per NRC AM Log listings is WSKR, COL Denham Springs LA, near B?ton Rouge with 10 kW, tho there`s another ESPN in SW Utah, a bit too early for that (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15140, open carrier Jan 22 at 1510 atop weak Arabic; the latter no doubt Oman, and the carrier helped to audiblize it, muscling aside much stronger WYFR Spanish from 15130, but not completely. The carrier had some fading, so maybe from further than Greenville, but whence? Nothing likely scheduled now or later on 15140 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:36:15 -0200
From: L?cio Ot?vio <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>,
<laswlogs@alice.it>
Subject: [HCDX] Antarctica
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15476, Antarctica, RN Arcangel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza. January, 22 1924-2002 folk music selections, 1927 male time announcements in Spanish “con cuatro horas e vinte e siete minutos”, 1939 short male announcements. 34533 (lob-B).
73’s
L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil – Sony ICF SW40 – dipole 18m, 32m.
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:44:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 22-23, 2010
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** ARGENTINA. RAE is back! Main transmitter used on 15345v and 11711v had been off the air since late October, but Jan 23 at 0016 I noticed a het on 11710 with Chinese station. Could also be variable North Korea, but worth further checking. At 0055, there was the RAE IS and now measured on 11709.4, so still off-frequency but to the other side. By 0102 it was too weak to confirm language, presumably Japanese as previously scheduled, and still hetting weak 11710 signal. The Chinese on 11710.0 is per Aoki: CNR1, Beijing 572 site, 100 kW, 285 degrees.
However, this sounds like the same old GE transmitter which RAE could never get to stay on frequency, not a brand-new replacement which is supposedly on order. So they managed to get it going again. Next check at 0215 found English from RAE in the clear after China goes off at listed 0130; like the other foreign languages, this English 02-03 broadcast is UT Tue-Sat only, finally French at 03-04; meanwhile, look for 15345v reactivated also. Per WRTH 2010, B-09 weekend schedule of RNA relays is Sat 2000-0230 UT Sun on 15345; and Sun 1800-0300 UT Mon on 11710v (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 10000, Observat?rio Nacional, Jan 22 at 2313 with UT -2 timechex in Brazilian every dekasecond with one pip, and with three pips at minutetop, mixing with WWVH and WWV, including their weather segments between minutely time announcements. Poor-fair signal but glad to have any at all if it`s still only 1 kW or less. Must have been during a fade-down of superpower WWCR 9980, which came back up at 2320 overloading 10000, disaudiblizing the timesignallers (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 9420, VOG reactivated, poor Jan 22 at 2311 check with Greek music // better 7475 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN [and non]. 11605, bad het between Brazilian Portuguese and unID including music, Jan 23 at 0011. Brazilian is VOR via GUIANA FRENCH, and the only other thing scheduled is RFA in Vietnamese via Tanshui, TAIWAN, per Aoki — another notoriously off-frequency relay from this country, like Tainan as listed which which can`t make it to 9955.0 or 11550.0 either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Discovered another unpublicized frequency for VOA`s Creole service, filling in the gap between scheduled 2200-2300 and 0100-0200 transmissions: 7590. It may have been on for days, but I have not been bandscanning much in this bihour. First heard Jan 22 at 2321 with Creole talk on phone, 2334 phone number and ID as Lavwadlamerik (as they spell it in Krey?l, which forces French to be more fonetik). 2359 recheck, VOA ID and off at 2359:30 so I quickly scanned 7 and 6 MHz bands for another channel. By 0006 I came back to 7590 and found it on again, so they faked me out. Must have had a transmitter and/or antenna change to make at 0000, then resuming. 7590 still going at 0052, but vacant after 0100 when the non-secret service is underway on 7465 and much weaker 5960.
I`ll give VOA one more chance to display its full Creole schedule at http://author.voanews.com/english/about/frequenciesAtoZ_c.cfm
Checking at 0145 UT Jan 23:
NO, still no 7590 shown, and nothing in the 1930-2200 UT period either when we have been hearing them on 15390, then 13725. Kai Ludwig suggests the unpublicized transmissions could really be feeders to the Commando Solo relays on AM and FM over Haiti, tho you`d think C.S. could get satellite feeds. Maybe SW input is more convenient, not having to keep satellite dish aimed from circling aircraft.
This means we need to search for further secret SW transmissions possibly filling the rest of the 24 hours, 0200-1230 and 1330-1730.
A VOA press release of Jan 22 says VOA Creole “has expanded its broadcasting to 10.5 hours on weekdays and 9.5 hours on weekends“ without any details. The known SW transmissions of 1230-1330, 1730-0200 add up to 9.5! But now there is even more past 0200:
At 0215, 7590 is back on, but 7465 is still on too, rather than closing at 0200. 5960 no longer available, with NHK via Sackville. So how long will those two stay on? Until 0300 would add up to 10.5 hours. I certainly have not heard them previously when I scan after 0600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, 0238 UT Jan 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 6501-USB with marine weather for Caribbean, at least partly originating in Miami, by masculine robot voice, Jan 22 at 2324, but distorted/overmodulated and splattering; soon found // 8502-USB which was in better shape. Both are USCG frequencies, but not certain which station(s) involved at this hour, maybe New Orleans (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 25+ hours after 1440 was dominated by KTNO, Spanish from The Metroplex, tried again on caradio Jan 22 at 2200 UT and immediately heard ID for WGEM in Quincy IL. Now there`s a heritage call which has managed to survive; I think I picked up their TV channel 10 in the 1960s long before I heard the AM. But it`s no full service radio, now just another ESPN affiliate per NRC AM Log listing. By 2206 Spanish music from KTNO was atop.
Also 24 hours after 1220 was dominated by KZEE, Hot Pepper 1220, one of The Metroplex ethnic stations, Jan 22 at 2200 on the caradio I could barely make out its South Asian music in the pileup (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:42:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 21-22, 2010
Message-ID: <598282.18511.qm@web51103.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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Follow-ups to two items:
** ARGENTINA. At 0312 UT Jan 23, the RAE 11709.4 signal was better in music, presumably within French service, but a het once again. Now the only other thing scheduled is CRI in Russian due west via Urumqi, East Turkistan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. VOA Creole: Recheck at 0312 Jan 23, 7465 and 7590 are indeed off, and did not search for further frequencies.
So summarizing, the full known schedule of Lavwadlamerik, combining overt transmissions on schedule and covert ones as monitored:
1230-1330 6135-Bonaire, 9505
[above M-F only? Would account for one hour less on weekends]
1730-1930 15390, 17565
1930-2100 15390
2102-2200 13725
2200-2300 15390, 13725, 11905
[overt schedule no longer shows 15390 at 2200; not checked Jan 22]
2300-0100 7590
0100-0200 5960, 7465
0200-0300 7465, 7590
The overt schedule at all times day and night also shows 1180 ex-Radio Mart?, Marathon, but is it also in use for any of the covert times? Cannot monitor it from here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. A BBC press release Jan 22 says they are starting a daily Creole-language service from Jan 23, at 1410-1430 UT carried on several FM stations in Haiti and “also on shortwave“, but do they bother to give the SW frequency? Of course not! We must hunt for it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 85, Issue 23
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dari hard-core-dx-request@hard-core-dx.combalas ke hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.comke hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.comtanggal 24 Januari 2010 12:35subjek Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 85, Issue 24milis hard-core-dx.hard-core-dx.comdikirim oleh hard-core-dx.com—————————————————————————————
Today’s Topics:
1. RAE 11710 / 15345v on air again. (Wolfgang Bueschel)
2. logs (Zacharias Liangas )
3. The Shortwave Report 01/22/10 Listen Globally!
(Zacharias Liangas )
4. Voice of America Reaches Out to Haiti (Zacharias Liangas )
5. Burmese Media Denies Reports of Mutiny, Attacks BBC
(Zacharias Liangas )
6. Logs (Manuel M?ndez)
7. Glenn Hauser logs January 23, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
8. Logs (Robert Wilkner)
9. Join Radio Heritage from just US$10 (info@radioheritage.net)
10. Glenn Hauser logs January 23-24, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
11. PNG (Dave Valko)
12. Jan 22-23 Logs (brian384875@aol.com)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:30:04 +0100
From: “Wolfgang Bueschel” <BueschelW@web.de>
To: “HCDX” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>, “DXLD” <dxld@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [HCDX] RAE 11710 / 15345v on air again.
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ARGENTINA Mail from RAE German service, of Jan 22:
RAE Buenos Aires technicians have got the new transmitter TUBE and repaired the 11710v/15345v unit. Station is again on air from yesterday Fri Jan 22.
IRAN 15085 IRIB’s technician at Kamalabad used an additional 3rd unit for Swahili noon service at 0830-0927 UT today 23rd. Usually 15085 kHz is used for the 0730-0827 morning service in Italian and German. \\ 15240 via Sirjan, and 17660 via Kamalabad, both on service. During cold winter season the tx house staff use transmitters also as “heating radiator” often ….
73 wb
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:34:07 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
To: <>
Subject: [HCDX] logs
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http://zlgr.multiply.com/journal/item/261
20.1.10
4765 Tajik radio 1925 with patriotic song , YL with pompeous talks , ID R Tajikistan followed by short instrumental music S7 34323 .ON 22.1 signal was quite steadier as 34343 but QRN from lightnings
21.1.10
7290 unINed 2111 with talks in Korean mixed with CNR S6
9670 R japan in JJ 2114 S3 max 2×2x2
9526 RRI 2116 with just carrier S4 max
9465 AIR 2121 with sitar play S3 max
1440 MW CRi via Lux 2126 with Chinese songs S9
7620 CNR 21232 with classical music S5!!!
22.1.10
4885 Para 0504 songs S6
4915 Macapa 0505 music S3
5005 Bata??? 0507 S3 talks in Sp and music
4845 Mauritanie 1950+ with lengthy talks by OM Another OM with ID on
1855 Quran with chants on 1955 Full ID on 2001 then with news S9 454×4
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://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
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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:19:25 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
To: <>
Subject: [HCDX] The Shortwave Report 01/22/10 Listen Globally!
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The Shortwave Report 01/22/10 Listen Globally! by Dan Roberts ( outfarpress(at)saber.net )
Thursday Jan 21st, 2010 5:34 PM
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files-broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China,
Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia.
Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (January 22) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml in both broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quickdownload or streaming form (4.9MB) (28:59) (NEW! If you have access to Audioport.org there is a higher quality version posted up there {26.7MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-
info&uid=904&nav=&
This week’s show features stories from China Radio International, Radio Netherlands, Radio Havana Cuba, and the Voice of Russia.
>From CHINA- China has continued to experience the most severe winter weather in 60 years. Google postponed the launch of mobile phones in China in an ongoing dispute with the government. An editorial from China Youth Daily concerning the dispute between Google and the Chinese government. Religious violence has resulted in riots and many deaths in Nigeria. Britain is planning to ban drinking contests in bars due to a sharp increase in alcohol induced deaths.
>From NETHERLANDS- Radio Netherlands has eliminated shortwave broadcasts to North America. The decision is based on their surveys that find very few listeners in N America. If you ever listen to RN on shortwave, please let them know- by email to letters [at] rnw.nl or send them a letter to Radio Netherlands Worldwide, PO Box 222, 1200JG, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
A year after the start of a tobacco smoking ban in the Netherlands, people continue to smoke marijuana in coffeehouses and the tobacco ban is not enforced. In the midst of the human tragedy in Haiti, a political drama is unfolding, with the French accusing the US of invading Haiti rather than aiding it.
>From CUBA- More about the situation in earthquake ravaged Haiti, including Doctors Without Borders being refused landing at the US controlled airfields. Private security companies in the US are gearing up for work in Haiti. Blackwater is proposing increasing its presence in Afghanistan, despite its people being trained for work in Iraq. At the British Inquiry into the Iraq invasion, a letter from Jack Straw warning Tony Blair about dubious evidence justifying the military action has surfaced.
>From RUSSIA- A right-wing businessman has won the Presidential election in Chile. A world conference on alternative sources of energy has begun in the United Arab Emirate. A commentary about US government spying on US citizens under the guise of a terrorist emergency- this has spread to the
US spying on citizens in the European Union, which is creating a controversy.
There is an article about the Shortwave Report by Cassandra Roos on line at-http://www.campusprogress.org/soundvision/780/big-stories-shortwaves
I was interviewed for an informative weekly radio show Mediageek, available at http://radio.mediageek.net
All that plus times and frequencies for listening at home. It’s free to rebroadcast, please notify me if you’re airing it and haven’t notified me in the last month, please mention the website if you only air a portion. If you just want to listen and have a slow connection, try the streaming version-lower sound quality but good enough and way easier if you don’t have a high-speed internet connection. If streaming is a problem because of your slow connection, download the smaller file- it takes 20 minutes or less, and
will play swell in any mp3 player application (RealPlayer, Winamp, Quicktime, iTunes, etc) you have on your computer.
This program will be aired on Friday afternoon at 4:30pm (PDST) on KZYX/Z Philo CA, you might be able to stream via < http://www.kzyx.org >
There are several other streams that work better- <http://www.freakradio.org >Freak Radio Santa Cruz now streams this program on Friday at 9:00am.(PDST)
The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast fromhttp://www.radio4all.net/responder.php/podcast/podcast.xml?series=o utFarpress+presents > or iTunes (search for “shortwave” in podcasts)
Check out the amazing streams at < http://www.radicalradio.org >
And Radio For Peace International at < http://www.rfpi.org >
I hope you’ll listen and air this if you’re connected with a radio station. I am still wondering how to get financially compensated for the 25 hours I put into this program weekly- any ideas are appreciated. Any stations rebroadcasting this (or listeners) are welcome to donate for production costs. You can do so through the website. Many thanks to those that have donated! No Guilt! (maybe a little) link for broadcast edition-< http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/swr_01_22_10.mp3 >(13.3MB)
link for smaller file and streaming- < http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml >
?FurthuR! Dan Roberts
–”War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. Only a small inside group know what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses.”
–Major General Smedley Butler USMC, 1933
Please read and distribute this 15 year research article
http://tinyurl.com/5vzg7e
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
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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:27:54 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
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Subject: [HCDX] Voice of America Reaches Out to Haiti
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Voice of America Reaches Out to Haiti
Posted January 20th, 2010 at 3:12pm in Ongoing Priorities with 2 commentsPrint This Post Print This Post
While television and new technologies like Internet and cell phones are the focus of strategy at the Broadcasting Board of Governors that oversees the U.S. government?s international broadcasting assets, shortwave radio remains by far the most effective means of reaching audiences around the world, particularly in the developing countries. It is far from an outdated technology, as is sometimes allleged. A highly relevant case in point is earthquake-stricken Haiti, the poorest and most underdeveloped country in
the Americas.
Since the earthquake on January 12, Voice of America has expanded its broadcasts in creole to 10.5 hour a day during the week and 9.5 hour during weekends. The international broadcaster reaches 45 different countries and has a worldwide audience of more then 125 million with 1,500 hours of news and programming weekly. The effort to reach out to Haiti is an example of a desperate need for information being filled that is not related to the Middle East or the war on terror, which has been the focus of efforts
of U.S. international broadcasting in recent years. To achieve this focus, the BBG has been cutting important services (like Ukrainian, Georgian and Russian) and broadcast hours in English to increase programming to the Middle East. Yet as the case of Haiti shows, surge capacity remains critical when catastrophic events elsewhere in the world demands it.
What listeners in Haiti will be able to hear on VOA, among other things, is an interview with former President George W. Bush, assuring Haitians that the world will not forget about them. As will be recalled, and as proposed by the Heritage Foundation, Bush was tapped along with former President Bill
Clinton by President Obama to spearhead the earthquake relief efforts on behalf of the administration. The Haiti Fund started by the two presidents has so far raised $10 million.
“I fully understand the anguish that the people of Haiti feel,” Bush told VOA “I hope the people of Haiti know that our government is doing everything it can with our military and USAID to get food, medicine and water to you as quickly as possible.”
“The first lesson, of course, is that aid never gets to the people fast enough,” Bush said. “I fully understand the frustrations and the anger. The people of Haiti have just got to know we hear their cries of anguish.” He added, “The people of Haiti are not alone.”
President Bush also stated that the commitment of the United States will last beyond the earthquake relief. It will take a monumental efforts and international coordination and cooperation to create a functioning society in Haiti, a tough job to begin with and overwhelming at a time when some 200,000 people are believed to have perished. Including short wave radios among the items that are distributed as aid in Haiti could be saving lives now, and help rebuild Haitian society later.
Please read and distribute this 15 year research article
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Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece
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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: 5
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:29:50 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
To: <>
Subject: [HCDX] Burmese Media Denies Reports of Mutiny, Attacks BBC
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Burmese Media Denies Reports of Mutiny, Attacks BBC By WAI MOE Saturday, January 23, 2010
http://www.irrawaddy.org/print_article.php?art_id=17647
Burma’s state-run media slammed the BBC Burmese Service on Saturday for reporting alleged cases of mutiny in Pegu Division, saying that the ruling regime would “never accept any scheme to break up the Tatmadaw [Burmese armed forces].”
In commentaries run in both Burmese and English, state-run newspapers accused the BBC of fabricating a series of reports of unrest within the ranks of the military that have been broadcast by the BBC’s shortwave radio service over the past month.
Low-ranking soldiers in Rangoon
“Since the last week of December 2009, the BBC has been airing slanderous accusations with the aim of disintegrating the Tatmadaw,” the state-run New Light of Myanmar claimed.
“In fact, the story put in the Internet including the broadcasting of BBC is a complete fabrication. At the respective regiments and battalions, there was no mutiny, resignation and discontentment.”
Since Dec. 23, the BBC’s Burmese-language service has reported several cases of mutiny involving troops from Light Infantry Division (LID) 66, based in Prome, western Pegu Division; LID 77, based in Hmawbi and Pegu; and Military Affairs Security (formerly known as the Military Intelligence Service).
According to BBC correspondent U Than, who is based in Sangkhlaburi, Thailand, a number of people were killed or injured in exchanges of gunfire or during mass resignations of soldiers resulting from economic hardship.
In response, the state media said: “Although we want the Tatmadaw to be strong and firm, we have noticed that there are still some wicked, narrow-minded people who want to see it become weak and break up.”
“It is crystal clear that skyful liers [sic] made their fabricated news and stories as they are instructed by their stooges inside the country to break up the unity of the Tatmadaw and divide it.”
A resident of Prome, where one of the incidents allegedly took place, said he could not confirm the reports of mutiny. “But it is true that like most Burmese people, Tatamadaw soldiers are suffering economic hardships,” he said.
The gap between ordinary soldiers and officers in terms of salary and opportunities is quite huge. Ordinary soldiers earn just 16,000 kyat (US $16) a month, while the lowest-ranking officers get more than ten times that amount.
Observers say the downfall of the Burmese military regime will probably come from conflict within the Tatadaw rather than from political opposition or any external threat.
According to the influential Economist Intelligence Unit, “Perhaps the biggest threat to the junta?s long-term grip on power is internal strife.”
Following an information leak to the media about secret military ties between Burma and North Korea, dozens of military and civilian officials in
Naypyidaw were detained and interrogated. A former major, Win Naing Kyaw, and a staffer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were sentenced to death for the leak, while another person involved in the case received a long prison sentence.
Recently the military junta reshuffled six general staff officers from the War Office to the front lines. Some suspect the reshuffle was related to the information leak.
Although the BBC Burmese Service first broadcast its reports about the mutiny among Burmese troops on Dec. 23, the Burmese state media didn’t respond until Saturday.
Journalists in Rangoon said that the government media published the response to the BBC reports because the reports have been spreading among Burmese troops across the country.
“True or not, the BBC reports have begun to spread within the Tatmadaw and across the country,” said an editor with a Rangoon-based journal who spoke on condition of anonymity.
“The ruling generals don’t care what civilians think, but they’re worried about what soldiers think. That’s why they responded,” he added. “This story in today’s newspapers is definitely aimed at soldiers.”
Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece
greekdx @ otenet dot gr —
Pesawat penerima: ICOM R75 , Lowe HF150 , Degen 1102,1103,108,
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:50:45 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 23, 2010
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** CHINA. OTH radar pulses, presumed from here, Jan 23 at 1337, 5350-5390 QRMing ham radio on 5373 (see USA); also 5775-5825, but this time shifted far enough up not to QRM AFN GUAM 5765-USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake Jan 23 at 1349: JBA on 8400, NAAA [not audible at all] on 9000, 10210, 11300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6140, RHC in English audible but much weaker than // 6060, 6010 at 0655 Jan 23. Some 24 hours earlier, 6140 was off. But at 0656, 6140 cut to dead air while English continued on the other two.
This week I chose RHC for musical entertainment on Saturday morning, “Cancionero Iberoamericano“, on 15120, Jan 23 in progress at 1438 as Tony G?mez was presenting a frenetic song in English about family planning. Turned out to be a Barbados segment, followed by a much quieter tune, “Beautiful Barbados“. 1446 on to Trinidad & Tobago for a funny calypso song with tambores met?licos (esteel drums); 1448 time for a bit of something from Aruba, where most people speak four languages, and the main one, Papiamentu, is a combo of six. Before news summary, filled with a promo for Habana`s Malec?n (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [non]. 6030, tuning by R. Mart? at 0653 UT Sat Jan 23, sufficiently above DentroCuban Jamming Command to tell they were talking about Tico Vald?s. Suspect another airing of “Arte Latino“ apolitical show. They may be running these evergreen episodes over and over (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI good signal and fair modulation with music during English hour, Jan 23 around 1335 check; but off the air at next check 1410 when the Malay hour has been appearing sporadically (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LAOS [non]. Checking WHRI 11785, Sat Jan 23: on the air at 1357 with gospel huxter in English, 1359 to open carrier and off during the hour Hmong Lao Radio used to emanate. 1519 recheck, back on with choppy Hmong talk, badly edited? for the 1500-1530 semihour of Hmong World Christian Radio (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. BBCWS publicity said they would start their own Creole-language service Sat Jan 23 and thence daily carried on six FM stations in Haiti at 1410-1430, and “ It will also be available on shortwave.“. WTFK??? Forced us to hunt, so we did so between 1405 and 1425 Jan 23, scanning all broadcast bands twice between 5 and 18 MHz (even -22 MHz just in case), and not a trace of it. No suspicious unID signals anywhere even with music which could be this.
We can confidently say that if BBC Kr?yol is really on SW, it`s not at the same time as on FM. Same press referred to the existing 12-13 transmission via WHRI 9410 and GUF 11860, which has been converted from all-Spanish to Spanish and English, but did not say that the Creole service would be inserted into that, unmonitored today. Seems unlikely, as that would be some two hours earlier than the FM relay.
Alokesh Gupta found out additional info about BBC Creole: It`s produced in Miami and presented by Carline Faustin and Simone Degraff, who host a Creole language program on Miami’s public radio, WLRN, but produced and edited by several BBC personnel. Plans to maintain it at least until Sunday 7 Feb. The FM affiliates are those of Radio France Internationale, thru which the pre-recorded program is routed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Re: Haven`t heard WTWW testing the last few days on 9480 or 5755, so I asked George McClintock how things are going. He says a long test period is scheduled for Saturday Jan 23, times here changed to UT:
1600-1900 9480
1900-2200 9475
2200-2400 9480
0000-0400 5755 [UT Sunday]
“All this assumes that we have no problems. This will be a test to see how the transmitter and other equipment hold up with extended transmission time.“ (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST 10-03)
And it`s on and running! Huge steady S9+25 signal here with classic rock `n` roll music at 1608 Jan 23. Frequent IDs by Ted Randall, asking for reports to tedrandall @ tedrandall.com Stayed on except for a brief transmitter break at 1656. And cut off again abruptly at 1726, stayed off until resuming at 1737. The shift to 9475 at 19-22 is because YFR is using 9480 during those two sesquihours via Nauen. Good music, but I suspect that will not be its main format once WTWW is in regular service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7490, WWCR-3, Sat Jan 23 at 1346 with gospel music, hyper DJ inviting participation by singing groups; not laid-back Rock the Universe with Rich Adcock. Jan 1 online program schedule no longer shows RTU at all on WWCR, but Sat 13-14 is Inspirations Across America, and 1400-1430 Country Crossroads. Nevertheless, at 1412 check it was the piano lady with her Musical Memories, consistently filling that semihour instead (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. Despite previous info from Media Network that the Bonaire relay of Lavwadlamerik on 6135 at 1230-1330 would be expanded from M-F to daily, nothing there at 1325 check Sat Jan 23, nor on // 9505 Greenville ex-9660 as heard the day before. At least we think the latter be Greenville; if Kr?yol service demands exceed capacity there, more ad-hoc relays via other sites might ensue. Absence of the morning broadcast matches press claims of 9.5 total hours on weekends, 10.5 on weekdays, as we had calculated in previous post constructing full overt and covert schedule.
9310, VOA English at 1521 Jan 23 via Tinang, PHILIPPINES westward, on the threat of invasive Asian carp to lake Michigan, how to keep them out with barriers? On the Environment Report, ending all too soon at 1523 for silly sports segment. Here`s one of many stories, more about the carp:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/21/asian-carp-michigan-rep-i_n_432255.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 5373, Jan 23 at 1337, SSB traffic bothered by OTH radar spanning 5350-5390, presumably CHINA, q.v. Also bothered by ute beeping from 5368 area. 5373 is one of the five discrete frequencies constituting the “60 meter hamband“ in the USA [would you believe 55 meters?], as ARRL reminds us at
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/06/03/1/
“The FCC has granted amateurs 5332, 5348, 5368, 5373 and 5405 kHz“
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5900, Jan 23 at 1343 with big hum and no intelligible modulation. B-09 registrations show Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN site during this semihour with Vatican relay, but 5900 keeps switching sites with relays of various stations: 0930 Irkutsk, 1200 Pet/Kam, 1300 Novosibirsk, 1330 Tashkent, 1400 Samara. This might have been the latter warming up before 1400 start of VOR Urdu (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:12:43 -0500
From: Robert Wilkner <rlcw@earthlink.net>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [HCDX] Logs
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3329.598v. Peru, Ondas del Huallaga, Hu?nuco 1045 – 1055 om and yl alternating en espanol, no music but good signal for them. 19 January; 1010 rapid espanol, same yl and om with Ondas de Haullaga ID by yl salud…emisoras…salud….”21 January [Wilkner]
3250 Honduras Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis 1100 only in espanol, no english Spanish Gospel translation. [Wilkner]
3364.95t. Brasil Radio Cultura, Araraquara, SP 0950 several days [ rlw]
4699.95 Bolivia, Radio San Miguel, Riberalta 0115; 0030 same om as before, much weaker signal, 21; 22 January. Tnx Charles Bolland [Wilkner]
4716.68 Bolivia, Radio Yura, Yura 1045 usual woman announcer with CP music, t-storm crashes 16 Jan. [Wilkner]
4949.9t. Peru Radio Madre de Dios 1040 to 1045e audio en espanol, difficult log here 14 Jan. [Wilkner]
5039.254 Peru, Radio Libertad, Junin 1040 to 1100 ments de Lima and two other cities in Peru by yl, no music, fading out 16 Jan. [Wilkner]
5120.366 Peru, Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba 1050 om en espanol 17 Jan. [Wilkner]
5580.19 Bolivia Radio San Jos?, San Jos? de Chiquitos 0000 20 January [Wilkner]
6134.741 Bolivia, Radio Santa Cruz 1040 17 Jan. [Wilkner]
6155.274 Bolivia, Radio Fides 1010 to 1030, om 19 Jan. [Wilkner]
6173.857 Peru, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco 1040 to 1050 19 Jan. [Wilkner] tnx Charles Bolland
Pompano Beach, Florida
Drake R 8, Icom 746Pro DL, NRD 535D
noise reducing antenna
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:01:35 +1300
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:11:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 23-24, 2010
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** ALBANIA [and non]. R. Tirana, 0000-0130 Albanian service to North America, 7425, Jan 23 at 2358 IS but poor signal, and not much audible after 0000. Chinese had been on 7425 around 2355, which is CRI via Kunming. CRI is also scheduled on 7425 in English via Kashgar at 00-01. R. Tirana`s other frequency from Shijak, 6130, had much better signal at 0006 Jan 24, no QRM, but just barely modulated.
Meanwhile noted rapid clicking QRM covering 7432-7436 or so which at first I thought was spur from DentroCuban jamming on 7405, but clix still there when jamming had ceased after 0000. Fortunately, no broadcasts scheduled on 7435 until 0030 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA. Since 11710v was reactivated on Jan 22-23, I look for the other frequency from same transmitter, 15345, at the earliest opportunity, scheduled from 2000 on Saturdays with R. Nacional relay. Jan 23 at 2057 there is a weak signal, sounds Spanish rather than Arabic — where is Morocco? Is it off or not propagating? By 2157, 15345 considerably stronger and definitely in Spanish, 2100 precisely accurate 5-pip timesignal, and talking about Argentina. Still no sign of Morocco, no het. LRA close to 15345.0.
Next check at 2355 music and Argentine-accented talk, 2358 giving an e-mail address for R. Nacional, or maybe it was a government PSA. UT Jan 24: 0004 saying they were now transmitting from Mar del Plata. On UT Sundays they stay on 15345 until sign off nominally at 0230, while on Sundays they use 11710v instead from 1800 to 0300 UT Mondays.
As for the 25m channel, which I estimated at 11709.4 based on my one-kHz stepping up and down on the YB-400, Giampiero Bernardini in Italy was listening at about the same time from 0040 UT Jan 23, and put it on 11710.56 drifting upward very slowly by about 1 Hz per minute. He also has an FRG-7 but can measure frequencies much more accurately with SDR-IQ and/or AOR AR7030. Apparently I got it on the wrong side of the center channel.
Wolfgang B?schel reports that RAE is back on the air because a new tube has been installed, while Gabriel Iv?n Barrera previously told us that purchase of a whole new transmitter had been approved in November, so was there a misunderstanding or is the new transmitter still on the way? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR [non]. HCJB via CVC CHILE, 11920 in Portuguese, Jan 24 at 0008 *still* with dirty FMy mushy spurs including obviously // audio around 11900 and 11940. How can either organization allow these to go on and on? Is anyone paying attention? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Lavwadlamerik, again Jan 23 with fill-in secret transmission on 15390 until 2100* sharp, and up on successor 13725 at *2102:30. After 2200, 15390 was off while 13725 remained on; and by 2201, 11905 had also come on late.
Another check at 2359: the secret 7590 channel, only fair signal, cut off with programming in progress at 2359:50*. Expected it back on within two minutes, but instead it did not resume until 0007 Jan 24. Wonder why it took so long.
Meanwhile I was also checking the VOA Spanish service which starts at 0000: 9885 was on with music fill shortly after, but // 5890 took a few more minutes to come up, confirmed at 0009.
Repeatedly not being able to start a transmission by the top of the hour certainly looks amateurish. Back at HQ they apparently don`t understand that frequency changes cannot be made in a few sex on these old transmitters, and need to build in flex programming time at the end of hours, or just plain pauses for switching time. Many other SW stations have the same disconnect (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WTWW rock music and ID testing continued July 23 on 9480 until 1900 when as scheduled shifted to 9475 to avoid YFR. No difference in signal strength here, unlike some other places. Only problems, occasional usually brief carrier drops off the air due to some failsafe circuit, and I ceased to keep track of those exact lapses. 2200 back to 9480 still with VG signal. But must have faded down with the sun, as by 2355 was not hearing it at all, or maybe off; instead, some other weak station, probably the Tibetan service CNR-11 which starts 9480 at 2155 via Baoji-Sifangshan 724 site per Aoki.
Kept checking 5755 for WTWW`s evening test, but nothing there yet by 0009, while WWRB was in well on 5745, so WTWW must not have been on. Still no sign of it at 0054 so the 5755 test may have been scrubbed tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:13:07 -0500
From: “Dave Valko” <djvalko@verizon.net>
To: “Guy Atkins” <dx@guyatkins.com>, <kirk74601@yahoo.com>,
<hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, <srbjrswl@yahoo.com>,
<lyamron@comcast.net>, <rlcw@earthlink.net>, ”cumbredx@cs2.ralabs.com”
<cumbredx@n2jeu.net>, “Nicolas Eramo” <neramo@gmail.com>
Subject: [HCDX] PNG
Message-ID: <06417E47D323413792DDA57D4E3F674C@DavePC>
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3385 R. East New Britain Usual pgming w/fairly nice signal before it started fading around 1245. Really noisy though. Finally went off at 1334:52 in mid-song. Decent signal on 3325 at 1312, probably Bougainville after pgm had already ended. Sounded like the Indo was underneath. 3290 was doing well also but w/QRM from SSB xmsns. Still just barely getting audio by 1329. Looked like the signal was still there at 1400. Disappointed that 3345, 3315, 3275 and 3260 have all been silent lately. (23 Jan)
73 Dave
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:15:32 EST
From: brian384875@aol.com
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [HCDX] Jan 22-23 Logs
Message-ID: <30cda.6615dad5.388cf934@aol.com>
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** ARGENTINA. 6059.99, RAE, Buenos Aires, 1010-1020, Jan 22,local Argentine music. Portuguese talk. ID. Poor in noisy conditions and slightly distorted audio. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** ARGENTINA. 15344.94, Radio Nacional, Buenos Aires, 2230-2300, Jan 23, local Argentine music. Spanish talk. Poor. Weak. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** BRAZIL. 5990, Radio Senado, Brasilia DF, *0922-0945, Jan 22, abruptly on with Brazilian pop music. Brazilian ballads. Local folk music. Portuguese ID announcements at 0930 followed by more
Brazilian ballads and Portuguese talk. Good Signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** BRAZIL. 9565.21, Super Radio Deus ? Amor, Curitiba PR, 0110-0120, Jan 23, Portuguese announcements. Portuguese preacher. Weak. Poor with adjacent channel splatter. // 6060 – weak under
Cuba. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6900 AM, WBNY, 2245-2300, Jan 22, IDs. ?Pirate Week? program. Mentioned WBNY t-shirt giveaway at the Kulpsville Winterfest. Fair signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6950 USB, WEAK Radio, 0755-0805, Jan 23, IDs. ?70s pop music. Weak. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** SUDAN [non]. via Germany, 11655, Radio Dabanga, 1700-1727*, Jan 23, Arabic talk. ID jingles. // 13800 – via Madagascar. Both frequencies with good reception. 11655 about 1 second ahead of 13800. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** SUDAN [non]. via Sines, Portugal, 17745, Sudan Radio Service, *1500-1545+, Jan 23, English programming with opening ID announcements at 1500. Contact information with email address and phone numbers. ?Lets Talk? drama series with talk about local elections. Local music at 1527. Into Arabic talk at 1529. English scheduled for Sat and Sun only. Good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 85, Issue 24
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dari hard-core-dx-request@hard-core-dx.combalas ke hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.comke hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.comtanggal 25 Januari 2010 12:35subjek Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 85, Issue 25dikirim oleh hard-core-dx.com—————————————————————————-
Today’s Topics:
1. UNID in 15725 kHz (Jorge Freitas (Yahoo))
2. Correction UNID in 15725 kHz (Jorge Freitas (Yahoo))
3. Re: [dxld] UNID in 15725 kHz (Wolfgang Bueschel)
4. Radio Gloria International (Manuel M?ndez)
5. Brazil, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea, Bolivia (Dave Valko)
6. Re: Brazil, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea, Bolivia
(Robert Wilkner)
7. Jan 24 Logs (brian384875@aol.com)
8. Some DX (Charles Bolland)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:31:08 -0000
From: “Jorge Freitas \(Yahoo\)” <jorgefreitas_fsa@yahoo.com.br>
To: <dxld@yahoogroups.com>, “Hard Core DX”
<hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>
Subject: [HCDX] UNID in 15725 kHz
Message-ID: <006901ca9cd7$f72b1d20$e5815760$@com.br>
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Dear.
Now, the 0928 UT on 15725 kHz from the 0910 UT, an unidentified transmission of a stretch that is repeated instrumental music. Someone has Inform??o?
73
Jorge Freitas
Local time -3 UT Feira de Santana Bahia Brasil
Degen 1103
Dipole antenna, 19 meters – east/west – Balun 4:1 Skype: jorge.freitas.fsa
Escutas (listening): http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006 .
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:48:18 -0000
From: “Jorge Freitas \(Yahoo\)” <jorgefreitas_fsa@yahoo.com.br>
To: <dxld@yahoogroups.com>, “Hard Core DX”
<hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Correction UNID in 15725 kHz
Message-ID: <007901ca9cda$5d4d21a0$17e764e0$@com.br>
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Dear.
Now, the 0928 UT on 15,725 kHz from the 0910 UT, an unidentified transmission of a stretch that is repeated instrumental music. Does anyone have “information”? The transmission is still in the air, 0947 UT
73
Jorge Freitas
Local time -3 UT Feira de Santana Bahia Brasil
Degen 1103
Dipole antenna, 19 meters – east/west – Balun 4:1
Skype: jorge.freitas.fsa
Escutas (listening): http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:51:20 +0100
From: “Wolfgang Bueschel” <BueschelW@web.de>
To: “HCDX” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>, “DXLD” <dxld@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] UNID in 15725 kHz
Message-ID:
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reply-type=original
Eventualmente
KHBN 15725 0500-1600 41,49,50,54 100kW 270degrees Vietnamese, English wb
—– Original Message —–
From: “Jorge Freitas (Yahoo)” Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 10:31 AM
Subject: [dxld] UNID in 15725 kHz
Dear.
Now, the 0928 UT on 15725 kHz from the 0910 UT, an unidentified transmission of a stretch that is repeated instrumental music. Someone has Inform??o?
73 Jorge Freitas
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Message: 4
Message: 5
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:55:46 -0500
From: “Dave Valko” <djvalko@verizon.net>
To: “Guy Atkins” <dx@guyatkins.com>, <kirk74601@yahoo.com>,
<hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, <srbjrswl@yahoo.com>,
<lyamron@comcast.net>, <rlcw@earthlink.net>, ”cumbredx@cs2.ralabs.com”
<cumbredx@n2jeu.net>, “Nicolas Eramo” <neramo@gmail.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Brazil, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea, Bolivia
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24 JANUARY 2010: Was out primarily for European Pirates on this micro-DXpedition. The few ZYs left on 60 meters were quite good. Better than they have been this season. Should have checked 31 meters but didn’t.
RX: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp.
ANT: 315′ Beverage (BOG) at 50?.
QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26
Duration: 0705-0920 UTC
Solar Indices: Solar Flux = 85 A Index = 5 K Index = 1 No storms.
WX: Cloudy. Cool 27? F. (-2? C.)
BOLIVIA 3310 R. Mosoj Chaski 0908 almost NA-sounding LA song at t/in, then W and M anncrs at 0909 w/ment of Mosoj Chaski. Also gave numbers. Nice haunting instru. Flute CP mx as filler, then M anncr. Decent strength but noise was too high. (24 Jan)
MAURITANIA 4845 R. Mauritanie 0756 W host w/lcl guitar mx, canned anmts including a long one on remote w/M chatting w/M. Ment of Mauritan. Lcl guitar filler mx at 0800. 5 time ticks at 0801, AR ID anmnt by M ending w/ment of radio, guitar mx briefly, and cont. anmnt by M for abt 30 seconds, fanfare, and into pres. nx by M. Good signal. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 4885 R. Clube de Para 0756-0802 contemporary ZY Pops. 0800 full canned ID/freq anmnt by M, TC by M, then back to mx. Good signal. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 4914.97 R. Difusora de Macapa 0756-0802 Pleasant ZY Pops, 0758 nice ID promo/jingle, then full canned ID by M, ads and promo then, all by the same M. Blasted by 4915.03 pres. Anhanguera signing on at 0800:43. Abt the best I’ve ever hrd Macapa. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 4915.03 R. Anhanguera (pres.) Signal suddenly on at 0800:43 in middle of ad w/mx and W anncr, then canned anmnt by M anncr. Definite PT. Abt equal to Macapa just 60 hz below. Was able to notch out some of Macapa and make this a bit readable at abt 2.5 khz bandwidth, but didn’t record long enough to ID. (24 Jan)
SURINAM 4989.98 R. Apintie (pres.) 0756-0802, Soft Pop ballads including a remake of “I Want to Make It With You” by Bread at 0800. No ID or anmnts in the short time I had recorded. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 5044.98 R. Cultura do Para 0742-0802, Nice soft ZY ballads and one or two Pops. 0800 full canned “R. Cultura” ID anmnt ending w/”.Para, Brasil”, then brief anmnt, and back to mx. Very nice signal. (24 Jan)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA 6250 R. Nac. Malabo 0730 lively Hi-life mx. Not very strong but surprised it was coming in at this late time for them. UTE QRM. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 11814.99 R. Brasil Central 0736 nice signal w/”We Are the World”, //4985 which was also good. Caught full canned ID by M at 0800 on 4985. 60 mb ZYs doing well for a change. (24 Jan)
73 Dave
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:11:22 -0500
From: Robert Wilkner <rlcw@earthlink.net>
To: Dave Valko <djvalko@verizon.net>
Cc: Guy Atkins <dx@guyatkins.com>, srbjrswl@yahoo.com,
kirk74601@yahoo.com, lyamron@comcast.net,
hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Brazil, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea, Bolivia
Message-ID: <4B5CA96A.5050502@earthlink.net>
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Dave,
Excellent logs… ZY on 90 meters reported……. but difficult here.
ZY 4985 some time blasts in as does 5045.
Best 73s
Bob
Dave Valko wrote:
24 JANUARY 2010: Was out primarily for European Pirates on this micro-DXpedition. The few ZYs left on 60 meters were quite good. Better than they have been this season. Should have checked 31 meters
but didn’t.
RX: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp. ANT: 315′ Beverage (BOG) at 50?. QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26 Duration: 0705-0920 UTC
Solar Indices: Solar Flux = 85 A Index = 5 K Index = 1 No storms > WX: Cloudy. Cool 27? F. (-2? C.)
BOLIVIA 3310 R. Mosoj Chaski 0908 almost NA-sounding LA song at t/in, then W and M anncrs at 0909 w/ment of Mosoj Chaski. Also gave numbers. Nice haunting instru. Flute CP mx as filler, then M anncr. Decent strength but noise was too high. (24 Jan)
MAURITANIA 4845 R. Mauritanie 0756 W host w/lcl guitar mx, canned anmts including a long one on remote w/M chatting w/M. Ment of > Mauritan. Lcl guitar filler mx at 0800. 5 time ticks at 0801, AR ID anmnt by M ending w/ment of radio, guitar mx briefly, and cont. anmnt by M for abt 30 seconds, fanfare, and into pres. nx by M. Good signal. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 4885 R. Clube de Para 0756-0802 contemporary ZY Pops. 0800 full canned ID/freq anmnt by M, TC by M, then back to mx. Good signal. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 4914.97 R. Difusora de Macapa 0756-0802 Pleasant ZY Pops, 0758 nice ID promo/jingle, then full canned ID by M, ads and promo then, all by the same M. Blasted by 4915.03 pres. Anhanguera signing on at 0800:43. Abt the best I?ve ever hrd Macapa. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 4915.03 R. Anhanguera (pres.) Signal suddenly on at 0800:43 in middle of ad w/mx and W anncr, then canned anmnt by M anncr. Definite PT. Abt equal to Macapa just 60 hz below. Was able to notch out some of Macapa and make this a bit readable at abt 2.5 khz bandwidth, but didn?t record long enough to ID. (24 Jan)
SURINAM 4989.98 R. Apintie (pres.) 0756-0802, Soft Pop ballads including a remake of ?I Want to Make It With You? by Bread at 0800. No ID or anmnts in the short time I had recorded. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 5044.98 R. Cultura do Para 0742-0802, Nice soft ZY ballads and one or two Pops. 0800 full canned ?R. Cultura? ID anmnt ending w/??Para, Brasil?, then brief anmnt, and back to mx. Very nice signal. (24 Jan)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA 6250 R. Nac. Malabo 0730 lively Hi-life mx. Not very strong but surprised it was coming in at this late time for them. UTE QRM. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 11814.99 R. Brasil Central 0736 nice signal w/”We Are the World”, //4985 which was also good. Caught full canned ID by M at 0800 on 4985. 60 mb ZYs doing well for a change. (24 Jan)
73 Dave
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:39:52 EST
From: brian384875@aol.com
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [HCDX] Jan 24 Logs
Message-ID: <4596d.1f1cb5f6.388e3448@aol.com>
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** BRAZIL. 5940.01, Radio Voz Mission?ria, Florian?polis, 0500-0605, Jan 24, Portuguese announcements, promos, jingles. IDs. Portuguese contemporary Christian music. Fair. Very weak on // 9665.10. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** MADAGASCAR. 5009.96, Radio Madagasikara, 0304-0315, Jan 24, local religious programming with choral music. Malagasy talk. Prayers. Poor in noisy conditions. Full AM mode. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6925 USB, Outhouse Radio, 1905-1946*, Jan 24, IDs. Instrumental music. Hendrix music. Country rock. SSTV at 1945. Fair signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:27:08 -0000
From: “Charles Bolland” <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>
To: “ALF” <alf.e.persson@telia.com>, “Bob Wilkner”
<rlcw@earthlink.net>, Carlos Gon??alves <carlos-relvas@sapo.pt>,
“Cumbre” <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>, “DSWCI” <logs@directbox.com>, ”Gayle
Van Horn” <gaylemt@brmemc.net>, “Glenn Hauser” <wghauser@yahoo.com>,
“Hard-core-dx” <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, “Marie Lamb”
<malamb@cumbredx.org>
Subject: [HCDX] Some DX
Message-ID:
peoplepc.com>
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South Africa, 3320, Radio Sonder Grense, 0333-0345, Noted a male in comments briefly then just music. The signal was poor to fair with fading. (Chuck Bolland, January 25, 2010)
Honduras, 3250, Radio Luz y Vida, 0340-0355, Noted a Radio Drama in English language.
The drama concerned a religious topic. Signal was good. English is schedule during the weekend until 0400 on this station according to the WRTH. (Chuck Bolland, January 25, 2010)
South Africa, 3255, BBC 0349-0400 Noted a sports news program with details in English.
Mainly the news concerned soccer with scores and highlights. Signal was fair.
(Chuck Bolland, January 25, 2010)
South Africa, 3345, Channel Africa, (Tent) 0353-0400, Noted steady music here. Signal was poor with a lot of noise and splatter. (Chuck Bolland, January 25, 2010)
Costa Rica, 3350, Radio Exterior de Espana, 0355-0400 Noted a live concerned that was recorded by someone of the group Queen. After that tune, a canned ID by a female. Signal was strong but distorted. (C Bolland, January 25, 2010)
Croatia, 3985, Voice of Croatia, 0400-0410 Noted a female in news in Croatian language. At 0404 a canned ID my a male. Live comments followed from a male. The comments could have been sports, but not sure. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, January 25, 2010)
NRD545
26.27N 081.05W
Disclaimer: Not responsible for poor spelling of Non English words.
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 85, Issue 25
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dari hard-core-dx-request@hard-core-dx.combalas ke hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.comke hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.comtanggal 26 Januari 2010 12:35subjek Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 85, Issue 26milis hard-core-dx.hard-core-dx.comdikirim oleh hard-core-dx.com—————————————————————————-
Today’s Topics:
1. UNID in 1525 kHz (Theodor Averbeck)
2. Re: [dxld] UNID in 15725 kHz (Theodor Averbeck)
3. Glenn Hauser logs January 24-25, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
4. Tue Morn (Charles Bolland)
5. Re: Tue Morn (Charles Bolland)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:41:18 +0100
From: Theodor Averbeck <am-dx@web.de>
To: hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com
Subject: [HCDX] UNID in 1525 kHz
Message-ID: <E903472F-B0DB-4408-983C-91E7BE8EAF62@web.de>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
OR: 15725 T8WH Palau WHRI 0700-1000 1…..7 VT Music 100 270 Koror PLW
73 ? Theo
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:11:29 +0100
From: Theodor Averbeck <am-dx@web.de>
To: hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] UNID in 15725 kHz
Message-ID: <BF3FC2AC-891B-4DBF-A11F-15F534C25F72@web.de>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Moin and hello! OR it was: 15725 T8WH Palau WHRI 0700-1000 1…..7 VT Music 100 270 Koror PLW
73 ? Theo
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:09:58 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 24-25, 2010
Message-ID: <959490.18274.qm@web51106.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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** CHINA. Tuning by 9605, Jan 25 at 1335 heard English “This is CNR News“, back to Chinese, but more English bits later mixed in such as “The sound of China evening news“. Apparently they think it`s cool to throw in English phrases. I have a hard time imagining any US domestic service throwing in Mandarin comments.
Guess what: if you check HFCC, you will not find any such China transmission, but you will find BBCWS in Mandarin via Singapore, 1300-1530. That`s because the cynical ChiCom are using CNR1 programming here as one of countless jammers against any Western objectivity getting into the country. And they have the gall to pretend to participate in HFCC, failing to register little things like this.
7585 with Firedrake jamming, Jan 25 at 1452 // weaker 8400. 7585 a new spot for it, but why? The only thing scheduled there is Vatican Radio in Tamil via Tajikistan, 1450-1510, says Aoki. At 1502 the 7585 FD was in usual hourtop open-carrier pause supposedly for monitoring, but I could hear nothing else. Resumed music modulation at 1504:40. At 1508 FD also // poorly on 9000 as well as 8400, none higher. Next check of 7585 at 1519, it`s gone, still on 8400, 9000. Meanwhile, several CNR1/jammers in the 7300-7535 range were still well audible. So was 7585 a mistake, or did Sound of Hope try to slip in there, or did Vatican switch from Tamil to a more sensitive language, bringing down the wrath of Chan, or rather SAFRT? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 1330 UT Jan 25, scheduled Republic Day eve speech by President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil: in progress in Hindi at tune-in 1335 on AIR NC 9425, and better four seconds later on AIR VBS 9870. Not on GOS English frequency 9690. At 1345 searched 60m for her, and audible on 4920 Chennai, weaker Mumbai 4840. I could tell it was the same speech tho not synchronized with 9870. Also checked 7.3-7.5 MHz area just in case, but daytime frequencies probably not in use.
Kept listening on 9870, and rewarded by abrupt switch to English at 1352 as she started the speech over, greeting military and security forces, quoting M. Gandhi, extolling harmony and secularism, respecting all religions. A wide-ranging pep talk, sort of a “state of the union“, touching on climate change, carbon footprint; India fourth largest economy in the world, second in population, seventh in area. Ended on 9870 at 1411. I wish advance publicity had made clear she would also speak in English.
Meanwhile I had rechecked AIR GOS 9690 at 1402 and there she was in English but not matching any other frequency. Turns out this playback started about nine minutes later as it did not end until 1420, with announcer admitting that it was recorded, on the eve of the 61st Republic Day. Also audible on // 13710 vs Cuban leapfrog.
1422 with editorial criticising racially-motivated attacks on Indians in Victoria, Australia. 1426 economic review. But the speech knocked regular programming out of whack as there was no Faithfully Yours mailbag at 1430; 1437 check, music and talk about something else.
The next big broadcast for Republic Day starts at 0350 UT Jan 26, live coverage of the parade with separate frequencies for English and Hindi, usage differing from an ordinary day. But not likely to reach the other worldside from mid-day. Details:
http://alokeshgupta.blogspot.com/2010/01/special-broadcasts-by-air-for-republic.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI, Jan 25 around 1330 poor signal and modulation during English, het 9530. Recheck at 1416 now in the clear at S9+20, but just open carrier to 1417* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO [and non]. 6185, just open carrier at 0618 Jan 25. XEPPM or ZYE365? Probably the former lacking modulation as it`s a bit early for RNA to be on. Yes, at 0634 RNA had come on modulated with SAH against XEPPM on the lo side (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 6170, RNZI, Monday Jan 25 at 1329 concluding Dateline Pacific, and starting Mailbox a minute early as usual, but after a six-week summer holiday hiatus. Usual co-channel interference from Russia, and SAH, so I`ll demand the audio sometime in the next month.
http://www.rnzi.com/audio/mailbox.mp3 plays it, and once another show is up a fortnight hence, this Jan 25 show will be demoted to http://www.rnzi.com/audio/mailbox2.mp3 for another biweek before vanishing forever.
It did start, also as usual, with a Maori song, which seems odd for a mailbag show which should have plenty of letters and DX news piled up by now. Are there not lots of other opportunities to play music on RNZI? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. Looking for weekly Sephardic service from REE, Monday Jan 25 at 1435, but nothing audible, not even a carrier. Propagation from Europe not very good, but REE Spanish on 15585 was poorly audible. So did Emisi?n Sefarad finally switch to the announced frequency 15325? If so, bad news, as it`s blocked by something else, YFR due east from Wertachtal, GERMANY, in Oriya, a S Asian language. And also with heavy splatter from R. Mart?/DCJC on 15330. 15385 still missing at later chex before 1455 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 11660, VOT IS of piano variations, Jan 25 at 1456, mixing with something else talking, producing a SAH, which could be RA and/or VOR. 1500 almost-correct timesignal but too undermodulated to make out language. Scheduled as Arabic via ?akirlar. 11815 in Turkish had its own SAH with REE/Costa Rica before 1500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. Since the BBCWS press release about their new Creole service was not explicit about the SW frequency for the 1410-1430 UT broadcast also on FM, and I could not find it by monitoring on the first day, Jan 23, I then enquired. Mark Deutsch, Head of Broadcast Networks, replied:
“The BBC Creole is on short wave, but not at 1410. It’s at
1232:30-1252:30 on 11860 (MSY) and 9410 (HRI), borrowed from the
Spanish service to Cuba.“
Which I have not yet monitored directly (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Follow-up to last report about WTWW`s long-hours test on Jan 23 [not July 23 as I wishfully must have thought! Please correct that if copying]: George McClintock tells me that WTWW was off the air until about 0130 UT Jan 24 as he was repairing a water leak in the cooling system, but then back on 5755 and well audible here; planned to stay on until 0400 and if all goes well may not need to test on air much afterwards this week.
Ted Randall, whose recorded IDs and requests for reports had been playing every few minutes, went live from his home studio at about 0300, responding to e-mails, shortly taking phone calls to a toll-free number 1-877-511-8890. He asked just about every caller if they were a ham operator, and just about everyone said no. I did not catch any of their names. George McClintock was also on the air by phone at 0337-0341, and again at 0430, as the transmission was extended until 0436*. Apparently no further on-air testing Jan 24 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. Lavwadlamerik, VOA Creole service, Monday Jan 25 at 1319 interviewing Dominican Republic ambassador, poor-fair on 6135 via Bonaire, better on Greenville (?) 9505. The 1230-1329 broadcast is still M-F only, and will remain so, says Andy Sennitt; altho Terry Krueger heard an open carrier during the entire period Sunday on 6135 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WRMI update: still QRP, but French to Haiti — Glenn: We are still using the auxiliary [5 kW] transmitter, which has been working pretty well. But we aren’t running 24 hours, as we have to give it breaks so it doesn’t overheat. Reports are good from the south.
We did start on Thursday of this week a daily (Monday-Friday) hour in French for Haiti (and French-speaking Caribbean) 1200-1300 UT Mon-Fri. Currently we’re running Radio Prague in French from 1200 to 1230, Vatican Radio newscast in French from 1230 to 1245, and UN Radio in French 1245-1300.
We’re working on some religious programs in Creole for this block as well, and we’re trying to get some fix-tuned radios sent to Haiti. This should be a long-term commitment for us; not just for the immediate crisis. Propagation analysis from Miami to Port au Prince at 1200 UT looks really good.
We have found some of the parts we’ve been needing for the transmitter and antenna. Our consulting engineer should be getting here from Panam? any day now, so in the coming days we will hopefully have the main transmitter back on air and the North American antenna back to normal (Jeff White, WRMI, Jan 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
The M-F 12-13 French/Creole? Block on 9955 bumps off two airings of WORLD OF RADIO and some other DX programs. Last we checked, the DentroCuban jamming did not ramp up until 1300. But considering the continuing jamming problem on 9955, are you sure you want to commit to fix-tuned radios??
Heavy jamming on 9955 as usual from 1330 past 1500 Jan 25, abating a bit to pulsing rather than noise wall at 1513 check when I could detect some music underneath, unknowable whether it was WRMI with Prague relay or YFR Taiwan in Russian, but suspect the latter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 11675, Jan 25 at 1500 AWR sign-on in English, Nepalese to follow. Aoki says via Wertachtal, GERMANY, and followed by English at 1530. I hope the next Nepali census determines just how many Seventh-Day Adventists there are, as I find it hard to imagine how one could retain any traditional culture once becoming an SDA. World Almanac 2002 calculated Nepal is 90% Hindu, 5% Buddhist, 3% Moslem, leaving 2% for everything else, but of course other Christian sects are also doing their damnedest to make inroads.
AWR also working on the Turx, Jan 25 at 1511 on 11780 via AUSTRIA, and just as good a signal if not better than Anguilla 11775. At 1515 one hymn had some English lyrix, including “blood, crimson red,“ oooh; 1516 YL announcement in Turkish. More music until 1529* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:20:21 -0000
From: “Charles Bolland” <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>
To: “ALF” <alf.e.persson@telia.com>, “Arnaldo slaen”
<slaen@ciudad.com.ar>, ”Bob Wilkner” <rlcw@earthlink.net>, Carlos
Gon??alves <carlos-relvas@sapo.pt>, “Cumbre” <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>,
“DSWCI” <logs@directbox.com>, “Eike Bierwirth” <capercaillie@gmx.net>,
“Gayle Van Horn” <gaylevanhorn@monitoringtimes.com>, ”Glenn Hauser”
<wghauser@yahoo.com>, “Hard-core-dx” <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>,
“Marie Lamb” <malamb@cumbredx.org>, “Ron Howard”
<ron888howard@gmail.com>
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Unid, 7590, 0013-0030 Noted two male individuals in French language conversation.
Heard “Washington” mentioned and “Fort Lauderdale” mentioned. This is probably a local station broadcasting for Haitians. It is very strong. Could not find a listing anywhere for this type of broadcast. The signal was very good. (Chuck Bollland, January 26, 201
Note: will amend the above logging if I catch an ID.
26.27N 81.05w
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:03:29 -0000
From: “Charles Bolland” <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>
To: “‘Charles Bolland’” <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>, “ALF”
<alf.e.persson@telia.com>, ”Arnaldo slaen” <slaen@ciudad.com.ar>, “Bob
Wilkner” <rlcw@earthlink.net>, Carlos Gon??alves
<carlos-relvas@sapo.pt>, ”Cumbre” <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>, “DSWCI”
<logs@directbox.com>, “Eike Bierwirth” <capercaillie@gmx.net>, ”Gayle
Van Horn” <gaylevanhorn@monitoringtimes.com>, “Glenn Hauser”
<wghauser@yahoo.com>, “Hard-core-dx” <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>,
“Marie Lamb” <malamb@cumbredx.org>, “Ron Howard”
<ron888howard@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Tue Morn
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Please correct my logging below to read “Voice of America”
Heard a complete ID at 0100 as “VOA, Washington D.C.”
Thanks Glenn for the heads up.
Chuck Bolland
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From: Charles Bolland [mailto:ka4prf@peoplepc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 00:20
To: ALF; Arnaldo slaen; Bob Wilkner
(rlcw@earthlink.net); Carlos Gon??alves; Cumbre
(cumbredx@n2jeu.net); DSWCI (logs@directbox.com); Eike
Bierwirth (capercaillie@gmx.net); Gayle Van Horn
(gaylevanhorn@monitoringtimes.com); Glenn Hauser
(wghauser@yahoo.com); Hard-core-dx
(hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com); Marie Lamb
(malamb@cumbredx.org); Ron Howard
(ron888howard@gmail.com)
Subject: Tue Morn
Unid, 7590, 0013-0030 Noted two male individuals in French language conversation.
Heard “Washington” mentioned and “Fort Lauderdale” mentioned. This is probably a local station broadcasting for Haitians. It is very strong. Could not find a listing anywhere for this type of broadcast. The signal was very good. (Chuck Bollland,
January 26, 2010)
Note: will amend the above logging if I catch an ID.
26.27N 81.05w
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Today Topics
1. Glenn Hauser logs January 20-21, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
2. Radio City Relay on 9510 kHz (Tom Taylor)
3. Radio Gloria International is on this Sunday (Tom Taylor)
4. Radio Netherlands partners AIR for co-production (Jaisakthivel)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 10:14:19 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 20-21, 2010
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** CHINA. Firedrake Jan 21 at 1408: very poor but audible on 8400, 9000; not audible on 10-11 MHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6210, weak RHC Spanish leapfrog mixing product of 6150 over 6180, which therefore must be from the same transmitter site. Next check at 1257, 6210 was gone since 6180 had already closed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also VENEZUELA [non]
** INDIA. 9470, AIR Aligarh transmitter continues to re-degrade, Jan 21 at 1406 now the buzz is louder than the modulation, and somewhat bothering Russian on 9465 from KFBS. Fingers crossed that it will not resume jumping all over the 9.3-9.5 MHz range (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI remains stable here just a smidgin below the 1-kHz-off frequency, Jan 21 at 1357 good signal and modulation with Indonesian song. Unfortunately the last half of the hour is mostly music, so if you want talk content you have to get the first half. 1401 ID, more music; 1402 VOI ID and outro English hour as always giving 100% wrong frequencies, “9525, 15150, 11785“ and by webcast http://www.voi.co.id Also P-mail street and box addresses, english @ voi.co.id and “sound of dignity“ tho they now have another slogan I missed earlier. 1403 switch to ID in presumed Malay rather than Indonesian, 1404 hum becomes audible, 1405 warta berita (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** POLAND [non]. 11675, PRES via AUSTRIA, Thu Jan 21 at 1347 in mailbag reply to someone in Netherlands, says PR still has Esperanto on website, tho had to drop broadcasts three years ago despite Poland`s being the birthplace of the artificial language.
This is a time when Multimedia was scheduled, but Slawek Szefs outro referred to it as “Multi-touch“, a `new hybrid feature` and invited critical comments about the change.
It still shows as Multimedia on the grids here:
http://www.thenews.pl/static/Schedule.aspx
and http://www.polskieradio.pl/zagranica/ramowka/?id=10
Link to Multimedia on the home page goes nowhere, and search on multitouch, and multi-touch finds nothing, but multi touch with a space finds the new info, altho appearing there as a single word! “MultiTouch“: http://www.thenews.pl/News/?id=124006
“The New Year has ushered in the necessity of introducing some cuts to our program offer, the chief reason being further limited funding of Polish Radio, the public broadcaster of which the External Service is part of [sic]. Presented by Slawek Szefs
“MultiTouch is a temporary (???) compromise solution to the problem. I have decided on a merger of the two programs tailoring it to both audiences’ expectations. The premier air times for Multimedia and In Touch with repeats will be preserved not to introduce chaos to our schedule nor to disrupt your listening habits. Hope my decision proves correct.“
So when was In Touch scheduled? Toward the end of the Friday 18 and Saturday 13 UT broadcasts, and the other time for Multimedia was toward the end of the Tuesday 18 transmission.
URL above also has an audio link. So I later went back and listened to the entire hybrid program, as he pronounced his name, which reminded us that the L in Slawek is supposed to be crossed and pronounced like a W, (and of course the W pronounced like a V) even tho PRES does not bother to do that on its English webpages. How do you make a crossed-L, anyway? I can`t find Polish on MS Word 95 insert-symbol and if I did, it would surely come out garble in most places. I can`t even copy the symbol from a Polish-language page without getting a question mark.
On audio archive, after co-host from In Touch walked in, discussed Chopin being a Pole, not a Franc, which I did not hear on SW, having missed the first 22 minutes of the 24.5-minute show. So it must have started at 1324 or 1325.
Back to Thursday at 1349, onward to next feature, very well-written and presented, Letter from Poland, by Anna — on being an expat, from Poland, who grew up in London and now is back in Poland. It seems West London is overpopulated with Poles, making the schools oversaturated too due to large families, so there is some resentment among the Brits. Says she is half-Bulgarian, to complicate matters further.
I wanted to get her full name, but like Multimedia, the link to Letter from Poland does not work either and have not reached it by searching. The two separate websites as above are not fully integrated and compatible, but if you click on a link from the old page you may wind up on the new page; is thenews destined to replace the other one?? 1355 into closing of this English hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. 6030, good signal Jan 21 at 1258, concluding bit of VOR announcement in English mentioning ruvr.ru, IS, open carrier with hum and off at 1300, clearing frequency for Ming Hui and the Chinese radio war. But VOR is not scheduled here in English per:
http://english.ruvr.ru/radio_broadcast/schedule
which at 12-13 shows only 11660, 15610, 15470. Nor do any of the online schedules show VOR in any language at that time on 6030. Something new, or a mistake?
Then checking WRTH 2010y: 6030 is in the frequency pages as VOR Samara, but I don`t see it for any language until 1300. And for English at 12-13, WRTH shows a different set of frequencies, 7340+DRM, 7350, 9695 and 11660, the last being the only one in common!
Go back and look at the VOR online sked as above: yes, it is dated “October 25, 2009 ? March 27, 2010“ but the lower frequencies make more sense in the winter, so I lean toward the WRTH version. Furthermore, HFCC B-09 does NOT show 15610 or 15470 for VOR, but it does show 11660 and 7350. So VOR`s own online schedule portrays summer frequencies with a winter date — don`t you believe the rest of it! Meanwhile, 6030 remains a mystery (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 12035, VOT English at 1330 via ?akirlar site, has become totally useless: Jan 21 at 1341 tho S9+10 signal with flutter, just barely modulated, unreadable. So much for Live from Turkey, the Thursday edition. Recheck at 1409, just as bad, so check Emirler // 15300 at 1411 where modulation is OK, but colliding as usual with RFI in French, slightly stronger than RFI, but too much QRM and fast SAH to be listenable. Discussing the future of Cyprus.
So VOT strikes out due to incredibly incompetent engineering at the transmission level and at the frequency planning level, wasting 1000 kW and causing harmful interference to a fellow SW broadcaster. We can only wait for A-10 to start at Marchend, when VOT plans to go back to last summer`s frequencies timeshifted to 1230-1320, 15450 and 15520. But they never learned their lesson about 9830 to North America, colliding with RTTY at 2200, planning to use it again too.
Later retrieved LFT on the one-day archive, from the right margin of
http://www.trt-world.com/trtinternational/en/news.aspx?dil=en
finding it did not start until 31 minutes into the transmission. Seems LFT now has a weekly(monthly?) report from Michael Daventry in London reviewing the Turkish press there, where there are nine highly competitive newspapers. Seref Isler admitted that altho he is half-English, has lived in London and visits often, he was not aware of them. Otherwise the hosts apologized for laughing all the time, so not much other significant content (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 9410, BBCWS via WHRI, Jan 21 at 1241 apparently Newshour going from an item on how to dispose of bodies, to one about an ornate elephant-and-dragon clock at the Science Museum. Unsolid signal with flutter, and at 1247 check, better on // 11860 via GUIANA FRENCH.
Perhaps they have French if not Creole at 1215-1230 after Spanish?
This setup replaces all-Spanish during the hour, the last half-sesquihour of which was archival or music fill anyway, certainly expendable but it takes a 7.0 earthquake for BBC to get knocked into broadcasting something more timely within its last remaining Western Hemisphere SW broadcast. Don`t get used to it, since likely to revert to the old pattern once the aftershox are over. And we can resume hearing classical music fill after 1233 on M/W/F.
17780, just as I tuned in at 1414 Jan 21 heard a couple words from BBC in English before it cut off. Mistake? No, Hausa is scheduled here via Ascension at the odd time of 1345-1415 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. On Jan 21 I turned on and tuned in early enough to check the new, temporary(?) VOA Creole relay via Bonaire on 6135: at 1236 good signal. At 1244 got to 31m in bandscan and before I could reach 9660 to confirm // from Greenville, found it already on new 9505! Ex-9660. As we outpointed early on, extending 9660 past the original 1300* would collide with RRI Romania in German, and evidently IBB eventually reached the same conclusion. 9505 in the clear is an echo apart from 6135 due to satellite delay. At 1301, RRI German was unimpeded on 9660, tho ACI from 9655 CRI.
At 1326, 6135 had weakened a lot into the daytime, but still audible vs T-storm noise between here and there as spring is oncoming (there was even a tornado watch in OK last night and local lightning made us close down for a few hours); giving phone numbers and e-mail addresses. 1328 VOA jingle, 1329 a snippet of “We Are the World“, VOA English outro until 1329:30, open carrier and off at 1330, exactly the same instant as 9505 did so.
We still don`t find any fill-in frequency between 1330 and the next scheduled Creole broadcast at 1730, but checking http://author.voanews.com/english/about/frequenciesAtoZ_c.cfm
the Creole schedule for 1230-1330 has been changed to 9505. It still refuses to show the afternoon transmissions we have axually been monitoring the past week, 1930-2100 on 15390, 2100-2200 on 13725! Are they secret, perhaps put on by Greenville as a public service without informing Washington? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Haven`t heard WTWW testing the last few days on 9480 or 5755, so I asked George McClintock how things are going. He says a long test period is scheduled for Saturday Jan 23, times here changed to UT:
1600-1900 9480
1900-2200 9475
2200-2400 9480
0000-0400 5755 [UT Sunday]
“All this assumes that we have no problems. This will be a test to see how the transmitter and other equipment hold up with extended transmission time.“ (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. Correxion! Yesterday`s report showed 9940 instead of correct 9440 for this which I now repeat: YFR in unknown Asian language, Jan 20 at 1418 along with big buzz, something you would expect from India rather than listed Novosibirsk, RUSSIA; Aoki still shows this as English, the initial language on this new transmission. At 1430 was spelling out Family Radio URL. Meanwhile at 1415, Camping still in English, Open Forum on 9485 with more flutter but no buzz, and that is due south from Irkutsk (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. 11705, RNV via CUBA transmitter is in terrible shape, only the worst for the Bolivarian allies! Jan 21 at 1249 big S9+22 signal but very undermodulated, in fact hard to hear beneath continuous scratchy audio breakup which was also splattering plus and minus 15 kHz. RNV ID heard and then sports(?) report. If RNV ever monitored their own broadcasts, which they obviously do not since they don`t know the real times and frequencies, they might hurry up and get their own Calabozo SW site going — but then the Cubans are assisting them with that, so it may turn out just as incompetent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9394, 2-way Spanish SSB, Jan 21 at 1335, with splatter from Brother Scare/WWRB 9385. Usual dreary conversation about who knows what (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 21:47:55 -0000
From: “Tom Taylor” <emrsw@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: “Tom Taylor” <emrsw@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio City Relay on 9510 kHz
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Radio City Relay on 9510 kHz
Dear Listeners,
This Saturday the 23rd of January 2010 Radio City will return to the Airwaves via Nexus (ex. IRRS) with 150 kW on 9510 kHz. The time slot is 09.00 – 10.00 utc
Our contact address is still citymorecars@yahoo.ca
Best regards Radio City – the Station of the Cars
Good listening 73s Tom
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:34:44 -0000
From: “Tom Taylor” <emrsw@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: “Tom Taylor” <emrsw@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Gloria International is on this Sunday
Message-ID: <2C18E8672B9C4A7F959F1D762EAD7329@dellcb21k2j>
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Radio Gloria International is on this Sunday
Radio Gloria International is on this Sunday the 24th of January 2010 on 6140 KHz. At 10.00 to 11.00 UTC on our winter schedule.
M.V.Baltic. Information:
MV Baltic Radio relay service Schedule for Wintertime 2010
1st Sunday – MV Baltic Radio
3rd Sunday – European Music Radio (February)
4th Sunday – Radio Gloria International
We wish you good listening and good reception! 73s Tom
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:20:05 +0530 (IST)
From: Jaisakthivel <ardicdxclub@yahoo.co.in>
To: dx india <dx_india@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Netherlands partners AIR for co-production
Message-ID: <265416.92440.qm@web95401.mail.in2.yahoo.com>
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Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) has entered into a new partnership with All India Radio (AIR) for co-production of a show – Earth Beat.
Both organisations will work together in the co production called Earth Beat India. The programme will be broadcast nationally by AIR in English and Hindi every two weeks.
RNW had partnered with the Gyaan Vani radio channels promoted by the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in December 2009 for the same show.
The Earth Beat team sees monitoring the earth’s heartbeat as our task. They look at our footprint on this world and run stories of the people trying to make that footprint lighter.
Earth Beat India is looking at what we create, develop, conserve and destroy; meeting and challenging the people who are making these changes. It is about questioning the way we live now and exploring the issues that will affect our common future.
RNW offers international stories with new opinions, green gadgets and green wash while AIR brings the Indian perspective. This co production seeks to bridge the approach of developed and developing countries on environmental issues. The presentation is in hands of Chhavi Sachdev and Poonam Girdhani.
Commenting on the partnership, RNW Director General Jan Hoek says, ?As an international broadcaster we make daily productions in 10 languages and we work together worldwide with more than 3000 partner radio stations. With this new cooperation we embrace our 11th language Hindi and a major party in India.?
RNW works together in India with amongst others Private FM, IGNOU University Radio, various websites, cable TV service and now with State broadcasters.
Prasar Bharati CEO B S Lalli comments, ?I am happy that All India Radio and Radio Netherlands Worldwide have joined hands in co-producing and broadcasting a series of radio programmes called ‘Earth Beat’ on their networks. The issues pertaining to environment and sustainability of growth are globally relevant. I hope these programmes will assist in promoting proper awareness and interest of our audiences. I am also hopeful that the two organizations will be able to expand the areas of mutual cooperation and assistance.?
AIR will broadcast the English episodes of Earth Beat India from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Panaji, Shillong and the National Channel of AIR, while the Hindi versions of Earth Beat India will be broadcast from Delhi, Lucknow, Patna, Bhopal, Jaipur, Shimla, Ranchi, Raipur, Rohtak,Port Blair and Itanagar at the respective radio stations.
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Source: http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/radio-netherlands-partners-air-co-production
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Jaisakthivel, Tirunelveli,
India
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Today’s Topics:
1. Voice of Greece (Wolfgang Bueschel)
2. logs (L?cio Ot?vio)
3. Voice of Greece (Wolfgang Bueschel)
4. DX Listening Digest 10-02; World of Radio 1496 (Glenn Hauser)
5. The BBC will start broadcasting radio programmes in Creole to earthquake-stricken Haiti on Saturday. (Paul)
6. Glenn Hauser logs January 21-22, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
7. Antarctica (L?cio Ot?vio)
8. Glenn Hauser logs January 22-23, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
9. Re: Glenn Hauser logs January 21-22, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:07:51 +0100
From: “Wolfgang Bueschel” <BueschelW@web.de>
To: “DXLD” <dxld@yahoogroups.com>, “HCDX” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Voice of Greece
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GREECE ERA-5, The Voice of Greece, ERT S.A., today Fri Jan 22, at 0800 UT
ERA-5 in Greek language on both 9420 and 12105 kHz (not 15630).
9420 kHz S=9+20dB, 12105 kHz S=9+40dB powerhouse signal here in southern Germany. 73 wb df5sx
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:33:37 -0200
From: L?cio Ot?vio <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
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4828, Voice of Zimbabwe, Gweru. January, 21 2202-2209 female talks seems in English, 2206 choral music. Het, carrier off at 2210, 33433 (lob-B).
5005, Equatorial Guinea, R. Nacional, Bata. January, 21 2212-2222 slow English Pop, 2215 Spanish romantic Pop, 2219 Spanish Pop music. 34433 (lob-B).
5010, Madagascar, R. Madagasikara, Antananarivo. January, 22 0314-0322 male and female presumed in Malagasy talks, alternating short instrumental music. 24432 (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, 22 Jan 2010 13:24:41 +0100
From: “Wolfgang Bueschel” <BueschelW@web.de>
To: “DXLD” <dxld@yahoogroups.com>, “HCDX” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Voice of Greece
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Voice of Greece ERA-5 and ERT-3 regional service heard on three channels again today Jan 22nd. 3rd tx at Avlis site was on repair since Dec 27, 2009.
In 6-10 UT slot only two frequencies in use. ERA-5, The Voice of Greece, ERT S.A., today Fri Jan 22, at 0800 UT ERA-5 in Greek language on both 9420 and 12105 kHz (not 15630 kHz).
9420 kHz S=9+20dB, 12105 kHz S=9+40dB powerhouse signal here in southern Germany.
At 1150 UT noted three Greek language transmissions from Avlis.
ERA-5 on both 9420 kHz S=9+20dB and 15650 kHz S=9+10dB, and weakest signal from Avlis site on ERT-3 regional Thessaloniki relay 9935 kHz with S=9 pure.
73 wb df5sx
GREECE THE VOICE OF GREECE (ERA-5)
B-09 Short-wave Transmission Schedule
(Effective October 25, 2009 to March 28, 2010)
Avlis 1 Avlis 2 Avlis 3
UT (100 kW) (100 kW) (170 kW)
0000-0100 12105/226 7475/285 9420/323
0100-0200 12105/226 7475/285 9420/323
0200-0300*12105/226 7475/285 9420/323
0300-0400 7450/226 7475/285 9420/323
0400-0500 7450/226 7475/285 9420/323
0500-0600* 7450/226 7475/285 9420/323
0600-0700 12105/002 *7475/285 9420/323
0700-0800 12105/002 15630/285 9420/323
0800-0900 12105/002 15630/285 9420/323
0900-1000 12105/002 15630/285 9420/323
1000-1100 SILENT SILENT SILENT
1100-1200 #9935/285 15650/105 9420/323
1200-1300 #9935/285 15650/105 9420/323
1300-1400 #9935/285 15650/105 9420/323
1400-1500 #9935/285 15650/105 9420/323
1500-1600 #9935/285 *15650/105 9420/323
1600-1700*#9935/285 15630/285 9420/323
1700-1800 #7450/323 15630/285 9420/323
1800-1900 #7450/323 15630/285 9420/323
1900-2000 #7450/323 *15630/285 9420/323
2000-2100 #7450/323 7475/285 9420/323
2100-2200 #7450/323 7475/285 9420/323
2200-2300*#7450/323 7475/285 9420/323
2300-2400 12105/226 7475/285 9420/323
* Transmission ends 10 minutes earlier
Daily maintenance at 1000-1100 UT
Weekly maintenance every Tuesday at 0800-1200 UT
# ERT-3 Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias (Thessaloniki)
(John Babbis, Silver Spring, MD-USA, dxld Oct 2009)
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:48:59 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] DX Listening Digest 10-02; World of Radio 1496
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DX Listening Digest 10-03 has now been posted at http://www.dxld.org
or http://www.w4uvh.net/dxlatest.txt or http://dxld.worldofradio.org
and now also without delay at http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1003.txt
[as has been happening lately, upload of this edition as dxlatest has not been immediate, but has been immediate at the last -1003 link above]
CONTENTS:
WOR 1496 / AFGHANISTAN +non / ALASKA / ALBANIA / ANGUILLA non / ANTARCTICA non ham / ASIA non RFA B09 / AUSTRALIA VL8K+ / AUSTRALIA +non RA / AUSTRALIA +non HCJB / AUSTRALIA VMW / AUSTRALIA Ted Carter / BAHAMAS / BHUTAN / BIAFRA non / BOLIVIA / BRAZIL +non / BULGARIA / BURKINA FASO / CANADA SRC / CANADA CKZU / CANADA CFZM / CANADA CFRX/CFRB / CANADA MIX FM / CHAD / CHECHNYA +non / CHINA +non / COLOMBIA / CONGO DR non / COSTA RICA / CUBA +non ham+ / CYPRUS / CZECHIA +non / DJIBOUTI / DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / EGYPT B09 / EQUATORIAL GUINEA / ERITREA / ETHIOPIA +non / FAROE ISLANDS / FRANCE +non / GREECE / GREENLAND / GUAM / GUATEMALA / GUINEA / HAITI +non ham+ / ICELAND / INDIA +non / INDONESIA +non / INTERNATIONAL VACUUM Iran jams / IRAN +non / ISRAEL / ITALY / JAPAN non / KOREA NORTH +non / KURDISTAN / KUWAIT / LAOS +non / MACAU / MALAYSIA/SARAWAK / MALI / MAURITANIA / MEXICO / MYANMAR / NEPAL +non / NETHERLANDS +non / NEWFOUNDLAND +non / NEW ZEALAND /
NIGERIA / NORTH AMERICA Pirates / OKLAHOMA Bixby 1210 / OMAN / PAKISTAN +non / PALAU / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / PERU / PHILIPPINES +non / POLAND +non / PORTUGAL / PRIDNESTROVYE +non / ROMANIA +non / RUSSIA +non / SAINT HELENA / SAINT VINCENT & GRENADINES / SAUDI ARABIA / SERBIA non / SEYCHELLES non / SOLOMON ISLANDS / SOUTH AFRICA / SOUTH CAROLINA non / SPAIN +non / SRI LANKA / SUDAN non / SYRIA / TAIWAN / THAILAND / TUNISIA / TURKEY / UGANDA / UKRAINE / UK non / UKOGBANI ham / USA +non VOA / USA non Mashaal / USA Haiti relief / USA WBCQ / USA WTWW / USA WWCR / USA WJHR / USA +non WWRB / USA WRMI / USA WINB/Alamo / USA +non WYFR / USA KJES / USA WRNO / USA CBS SW / USA LSA / USA Navy MARS/NNN0ENS+ / USA +non NY Radio / USA WBAI / USA KUNM / USA WDMV / USA +non KMOX+/IBOC / USA WLS/CQUAM / USA FCC / USA KEVT+ / USA WKOX / USA Soleil / USA KKZZ+ / USA KSLG/KTXR / USA WTNI / URUGUAY / VANUATU / VATICAN / VENEZUELA +non / VIETNAM / WESTERN SAHARA non / YEMEN /
ZAMBIA / ZANZIBAR / ZIMBABWE / UNIDENTIFIED 1710 / UNIDENTIFIED 1710 / UNIDENTIFIED 4850 / UNIDENTIFIED 4895 / UNIDENTIFIED 6074 / UNIDENTIFIED 6140 / UNIDENTIFIED 6927 / UNIDENTIFIED 7194/7195 / UNIDENTIFIED 8930 / UNIDENTIFIED non 9525 / UNIDENTIFIED 10107 / UNIDENTIFIED 11845 / UNIDENTIFIED 15800 / UNIDENTIFIED 17630 / PUBLICATIONS / TINY TRAP / WORLD OF HOROLOGY / MUSEA / RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM / DIGITAL BROADCASTING / PROPAGATION
For restrixions and searchable 2010 contents archive see http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html
NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn
WORLD OF RADIO 1496 headlines:
*Radio and the Haitian earthquake
*New relay site for Radio Australia
*DX and station news from Congo DR, India, Myanmar, Nigeria
*Future of shortwave from Radio Prague, Radio Verdad, Indonesia, Florida
*English from Pakistan, Serbia, Sri Lanka, BBC
*New Radio Mashaal to Pak-ghanistan
*We hear the new WTWW
SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1496, January 21-27, 2010 [note WRMI is off the air or on reduced power/schedule; but webcasts continue]
Thu 2000 WBCQ 7415 9330-CUSB?
Fri 0100 WBCQ Area 51 5110-CUSB
Fri 0200 WRMI 9955
Fri 1230 WRMI 9955
Fri 1530 WRMI 9955
Fri 2130 WWCR1 7465
Sat 0900 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 9510 [2-weekly? Not Jan 22]
Sat 0900 WRMI 9955
Sat 1430 WRMI 9955
Sat 1730 WWCR3 12160
Sat 1900 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 6170
Sat 2000 WRMI 9955
Sun 0330 WWCR3 5070
Sun 0730 WWCR1 3215
Sun 0900 WRMI 9955
Sun 1230 South Herts Radio 5835
Sun 1615 WRMI 9955
Sun 2000 WRMI 9955
Tue 1200 WRMI 9955
Tue 1630 WRMI 9955
Tue 2000 WBCQ 7415 9330-CUSB?
Wed 1630 WRMI 9955 [usually first airing]
Wed 1930 South Herts Radio 3935
Wed 2000 WBCQ 7415 9330-CUSB?
Thu 1300 WRMI 9955
Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html or http://schedule.worldofradio.org or http://sked.worldofradio.org
For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html
WRN ON DEMAND:
http://193.42.152.193/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24
WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS VIA WRN:
http://www.wrn.org/wrn-listeners/world-of-radio/
http://www.wrn.org/listeners/world-of-radio/rss/09:00:00UTC/English/541
OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO:
http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org
Best DX wishes, Glenn Hauser
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:44:21 +1300
From: “Paul” <format4nz@gmail.com>
To: “Hard-Core-DX” <Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] The BBC will start broadcasting radio programmes in
Creole to earthquake-stricken Haiti on Saturday.
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The BBC will start broadcasting radio programmes in Creole to earthquake-stricken Haiti on Saturday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8475381.stm
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:36:08 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 21-22, 2010
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** BRAZIL. 11780 RNA already on the air with music at 0632 Jan 22 as I tuned by, but when I passed the frequency again at 0640 it was missing. Then checked // 6185 and that was on atop XEPPM. If one of the transmitters broke down, I wish it had been the other (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake Jan 22 at 1448: poor on 8400, not audible on 9000 or 10210 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CYPRUS. 5875, BBC Arabic still audible somewhat under BBC English via Thailand, Jan 22 at 1433 as the latter was starting Politix UK show. Path from Cyprus must be long-path, which makes it somewhat notable. If it were short-path there would be lots of closer Europeans audible on 6 MHz band, which is not the case at this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 9420, VOG on the air again as heard Greek, tuning past around 1450 Jan 22. Reports from Erik K?ie and Wolfgang B?schel earlier in the day confirm three transmitters are once again funxional (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 17745, Sudan Radio Service ID in English mentioned several times during otherwise Arabic dialect, Jan 22 at 1511, in voice-over translation of someone in English, I think at the moment. No imposed reverb/echo on the modulation this time, which helps a lot. 1517 gave address in Nairobi, Kenya, but this is really transmitted from PORTUGAL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 11565, WYFR at 1454 Jan 22, lite reverb again upon Camping the doomsayer, but no reverb when the program outro announcer started speaking, as it was Family Bible Study #192 for current date (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15610, WEWN English at 1508 Jan 22, discussion of “pro-life“ with heavy long-path echo from 39 megameters away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. MW report, with apologies to any SWBC-only readers who may stop reading immediately or skip to UNIDENTIFIED.
Some people have been wondering about my getting WNAX-570 South Dakota in the daytime here in Enid OK. Is it skywave, especially in midwinter? NO. I get it all the time, month-in and month-out, QRN level permitting. It is always under much stronger KLIF Dallas, and not really listenable, and with a slow SAH.
Last time I was in OKC at midday, Jan 15, I checked on the caradio, and WNAX was still audible there, despite stronger signal from KLIF than in Enid, of course. Approximate distance Yankton-OKC is only 400 miles, not as far as you might think, since there is nowhere closer in SD than Yankton in the SE tip, and the path is across our high-ground-conductivity Great Plains.
I would love to try for further KFYR-550 Bismarck ND, which also has a tremendous coverage area; if only KFRM in Kansas would go away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UT Logs afternoon of Jan 21 on caradio as I was driving around or parked at various Enid spots:
1540 at 2042, “ESPN Deportes Radio, 15-40 AM“ IDs more than once, with the “ESPN“ letters pronounced as in English, no doubt mandated by management. Promo for station ad sales with 214 AC soon gave away the source. Fortunately The Dallas Metroplex has three overlain area codes so they have to give 10-digit phonumbers.
This was atop the channel, probably KXEL skywave underneath. Amid SS, inserted a Selective Service System PSA in English, seemed aimed at guest aliens about the need to register. Never heard call-letter ID, but NRC AM Log 2009-2010 shows it as KZMP, COL University Park, 32 kW in daytime, U4 antenna.
FCC AM Query shows a neat 3-lobe pattern, with peaks at 90, 190 and 285 degrees; nulls at 145, 230 and 355 (rounded off, measured only every 5 degrees). We are somewhere around 345-350 degrees, so suspect the pattern was out of whack to be putting such a dominant signal in here, and certainly skywave, not groundwave.
See http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=63551
Even stranger, FCC lists night power as 0.0 kW, yet includes all the antenna parameters, a similar but different pattern with 5 lobes, the major one due east. But on the pattern plot, power shows as 750 watts night, matching NRC AM Log info.
Meanwhile, Metroplex Spanish on 1440 was inbooming, in fact far stronger than OKC`s 1460 KZUE groundwave. No wonder, as KTNO is now 50 kW in daytime on what was once a 10-kW regional channel.
I wonder how 1540`s KZMP calls possibly correlate with a Spanish slogan, or with ESPN. Or are they just random? “Zumbido m?s potente“? But there is no hum, hmmm.
Also wonder how the network ESPN could come up with a Spanish or English slogan to match the letters, which long ago became a meaningless corporate initialism, rather than Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, as was the original cable TV channel (I think). How about
“Extremely Silly Passion Network“
“Est?pidos Son Para Nosotros“
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
1060, Jan 21 at 2054 UT, financial talk about derivatives, “Off the Wall Street Radio Network“ — not sure if that was a joke? No, googled this about Phil`s Gang Radio Show, and the time matches 20-21 UT: http://chataboutit.com/about/phils-gang-radio-show/
Apparently that “network“ applies only to this one show, like EIB.
But whence on 1060? Retuned after hourtop at 2105, ad mentioned “here in Boulder“, then “AM 1060 and 1580, Business Radio“ in Colorado. So it`s KRCN, COL Longmont, 50 kW in daytime. 1580 refers to KKKK Colorado Springs; NRC AM Log shows them both as “The Big Money Station“, not a slogan I heard. 1060 was so steady for so long that I was wondering if I had a new semi-close station by groundwave, normally vacant in daytime, but no, this was skywave (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
1220, South Asian music dominating the channel, Jan 21 at 2124, in fact classical sitar music, nice! 2130 switched to vocal S Asian music. Only problem a bit of splash from semi-local WBBZ 1230 Ponca City OK.
Lots of music, lacking ads or other announcements, even at drivetime! Should also make it a good companion if it streams. Finally at 2139 gave phone number 972-243-8411, i.e. Dallas. 2200 kept playing music past hourtop, a song with instrumental accompaniment including bagpipes. 2204 dead air as I had to tune away, but still there at 2225 check.
Uplooked later in NRC AM Log, this is KZEE, COL Weatherford TX, Asian ethnic as “Hot Pepper 1220“ and “South Asian Radio“ with only 1.6 kW day power, so doing a good job here on afternoon skywave. Is Midwest City OK KTLV still on? Rarely audible here and no problem for KZEE`s Enid listener.
Yes, it does stream, autolaunching from http://www.radiohotpepper.com/ And is there a program/language schedule? Of course not! But there is quite a gallery of hosts, most of them not accompanied by specific time slots. Refers to format as “Indi-Tex“, and shows radio-locator map from site W of Ft Worth so skews eastward, but not nulled usward.
The Metroplex sure has a lot of Asian stations of various ilx, as well as Spanish ones all over the AM dial (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
1190, Jan 21 at 2148 UT, promo for a silly ballgame in Lubbock, but then ID as “CNN 1190“ so has to be KFXR Dallas, which has a minor lobe almost due north, besides the major lobes to the WSW and ESE from site W of Dallas. That`s the original KLIF facility (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
1210, Jan 21 at 2152, heard ID in English as “ESPN Radio“, apparently atop KGYN. Only thing that fits per NRC AM Log listings is WSKR, COL Denham Springs LA, near B?ton Rouge with 10 kW, tho there`s another ESPN in SW Utah, a bit too early for that (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15140, open carrier Jan 22 at 1510 atop weak Arabic; the latter no doubt Oman, and the carrier helped to audiblize it, muscling aside much stronger WYFR Spanish from 15130, but not completely. The carrier had some fading, so maybe from further than Greenville, but whence? Nothing likely scheduled now or later on 15140 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:36:15 -0200
From: L?cio Ot?vio <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>,
<laswlogs@alice.it>
Subject: [HCDX] Antarctica
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15476, Antarctica, RN Arcangel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza. January, 22 1924-2002 folk music selections, 1927 male time announcements in Spanish “con cuatro horas e vinte e siete minutos”, 1939 short male announcements. 34533 (lob-B).
73’s
L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil – Sony ICF SW40 – dipole 18m, 32m.
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 18:44:40 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 22-23, 2010
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** ARGENTINA. RAE is back! Main transmitter used on 15345v and 11711v had been off the air since late October, but Jan 23 at 0016 I noticed a het on 11710 with Chinese station. Could also be variable North Korea, but worth further checking. At 0055, there was the RAE IS and now measured on 11709.4, so still off-frequency but to the other side. By 0102 it was too weak to confirm language, presumably Japanese as previously scheduled, and still hetting weak 11710 signal. The Chinese on 11710.0 is per Aoki: CNR1, Beijing 572 site, 100 kW, 285 degrees.
However, this sounds like the same old GE transmitter which RAE could never get to stay on frequency, not a brand-new replacement which is supposedly on order. So they managed to get it going again. Next check at 0215 found English from RAE in the clear after China goes off at listed 0130; like the other foreign languages, this English 02-03 broadcast is UT Tue-Sat only, finally French at 03-04; meanwhile, look for 15345v reactivated also. Per WRTH 2010, B-09 weekend schedule of RNA relays is Sat 2000-0230 UT Sun on 15345; and Sun 1800-0300 UT Mon on 11710v (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 10000, Observat?rio Nacional, Jan 22 at 2313 with UT -2 timechex in Brazilian every dekasecond with one pip, and with three pips at minutetop, mixing with WWVH and WWV, including their weather segments between minutely time announcements. Poor-fair signal but glad to have any at all if it`s still only 1 kW or less. Must have been during a fade-down of superpower WWCR 9980, which came back up at 2320 overloading 10000, disaudiblizing the timesignallers (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 9420, VOG reactivated, poor Jan 22 at 2311 check with Greek music // better 7475 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN [and non]. 11605, bad het between Brazilian Portuguese and unID including music, Jan 23 at 0011. Brazilian is VOR via GUIANA FRENCH, and the only other thing scheduled is RFA in Vietnamese via Tanshui, TAIWAN, per Aoki — another notoriously off-frequency relay from this country, like Tainan as listed which which can`t make it to 9955.0 or 11550.0 either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Discovered another unpublicized frequency for VOA`s Creole service, filling in the gap between scheduled 2200-2300 and 0100-0200 transmissions: 7590. It may have been on for days, but I have not been bandscanning much in this bihour. First heard Jan 22 at 2321 with Creole talk on phone, 2334 phone number and ID as Lavwadlamerik (as they spell it in Krey?l, which forces French to be more fonetik). 2359 recheck, VOA ID and off at 2359:30 so I quickly scanned 7 and 6 MHz bands for another channel. By 0006 I came back to 7590 and found it on again, so they faked me out. Must have had a transmitter and/or antenna change to make at 0000, then resuming. 7590 still going at 0052, but vacant after 0100 when the non-secret service is underway on 7465 and much weaker 5960.
I`ll give VOA one more chance to display its full Creole schedule at http://author.voanews.com/english/about/frequenciesAtoZ_c.cfm
Checking at 0145 UT Jan 23:
NO, still no 7590 shown, and nothing in the 1930-2200 UT period either when we have been hearing them on 15390, then 13725. Kai Ludwig suggests the unpublicized transmissions could really be feeders to the Commando Solo relays on AM and FM over Haiti, tho you`d think C.S. could get satellite feeds. Maybe SW input is more convenient, not having to keep satellite dish aimed from circling aircraft.
This means we need to search for further secret SW transmissions possibly filling the rest of the 24 hours, 0200-1230 and 1330-1730.
A VOA press release of Jan 22 says VOA Creole “has expanded its broadcasting to 10.5 hours on weekdays and 9.5 hours on weekends“ without any details. The known SW transmissions of 1230-1330, 1730-0200 add up to 9.5! But now there is even more past 0200:
At 0215, 7590 is back on, but 7465 is still on too, rather than closing at 0200. 5960 no longer available, with NHK via Sackville. So how long will those two stay on? Until 0300 would add up to 10.5 hours. I certainly have not heard them previously when I scan after 0600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, 0238 UT Jan 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 6501-USB with marine weather for Caribbean, at least partly originating in Miami, by masculine robot voice, Jan 22 at 2324, but distorted/overmodulated and splattering; soon found // 8502-USB which was in better shape. Both are USCG frequencies, but not certain which station(s) involved at this hour, maybe New Orleans (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 25+ hours after 1440 was dominated by KTNO, Spanish from The Metroplex, tried again on caradio Jan 22 at 2200 UT and immediately heard ID for WGEM in Quincy IL. Now there`s a heritage call which has managed to survive; I think I picked up their TV channel 10 in the 1960s long before I heard the AM. But it`s no full service radio, now just another ESPN affiliate per NRC AM Log listing. By 2206 Spanish music from KTNO was atop.
Also 24 hours after 1220 was dominated by KZEE, Hot Pepper 1220, one of The Metroplex ethnic stations, Jan 22 at 2200 on the caradio I could barely make out its South Asian music in the pileup (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:42:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 21-22, 2010
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Follow-ups to two items:
** ARGENTINA. At 0312 UT Jan 23, the RAE 11709.4 signal was better in music, presumably within French service, but a het once again. Now the only other thing scheduled is CRI in Russian due west via Urumqi, East Turkistan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. VOA Creole: Recheck at 0312 Jan 23, 7465 and 7590 are indeed off, and did not search for further frequencies.
So summarizing, the full known schedule of Lavwadlamerik, combining overt transmissions on schedule and covert ones as monitored:
1230-1330 6135-Bonaire, 9505
[above M-F only? Would account for one hour less on weekends]
1730-1930 15390, 17565
1930-2100 15390
2102-2200 13725
2200-2300 15390, 13725, 11905
[overt schedule no longer shows 15390 at 2200; not checked Jan 22]
2300-0100 7590
0100-0200 5960, 7465
0200-0300 7465, 7590
The overt schedule at all times day and night also shows 1180 ex-Radio Mart?, Marathon, but is it also in use for any of the covert times? Cannot monitor it from here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. A BBC press release Jan 22 says they are starting a daily Creole-language service from Jan 23, at 1410-1430 UT carried on several FM stations in Haiti and “also on shortwave“, but do they bother to give the SW frequency? Of course not! We must hunt for it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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dari hard-core-dx-request@hard-core-dx.combalas ke hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.comke hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.comtanggal 24 Januari 2010 12:35subjek Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 85, Issue 24milis hard-core-dx.hard-core-dx.comdikirim oleh hard-core-dx.com—————————————————————————————
Today’s Topics:
1. RAE 11710 / 15345v on air again. (Wolfgang Bueschel)
2. logs (Zacharias Liangas )
3. The Shortwave Report 01/22/10 Listen Globally!
(Zacharias Liangas )
4. Voice of America Reaches Out to Haiti (Zacharias Liangas )
5. Burmese Media Denies Reports of Mutiny, Attacks BBC
(Zacharias Liangas )
6. Logs (Manuel M?ndez)
7. Glenn Hauser logs January 23, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
8. Logs (Robert Wilkner)
9. Join Radio Heritage from just US$10 (info@radioheritage.net)
10. Glenn Hauser logs January 23-24, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
11. PNG (Dave Valko)
12. Jan 22-23 Logs (brian384875@aol.com)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:30:04 +0100
From: “Wolfgang Bueschel” <BueschelW@web.de>
To: “HCDX” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>, “DXLD” <dxld@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [HCDX] RAE 11710 / 15345v on air again.
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ARGENTINA Mail from RAE German service, of Jan 22:
RAE Buenos Aires technicians have got the new transmitter TUBE and repaired the 11710v/15345v unit. Station is again on air from yesterday Fri Jan 22.
IRAN 15085 IRIB’s technician at Kamalabad used an additional 3rd unit for Swahili noon service at 0830-0927 UT today 23rd. Usually 15085 kHz is used for the 0730-0827 morning service in Italian and German. \\ 15240 via Sirjan, and 17660 via Kamalabad, both on service. During cold winter season the tx house staff use transmitters also as “heating radiator” often ….
73 wb
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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:34:07 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
To: <>
Subject: [HCDX] logs
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http://zlgr.multiply.com/journal/item/261
20.1.10
4765 Tajik radio 1925 with patriotic song , YL with pompeous talks , ID R Tajikistan followed by short instrumental music S7 34323 .ON 22.1 signal was quite steadier as 34343 but QRN from lightnings
21.1.10
7290 unINed 2111 with talks in Korean mixed with CNR S6
9670 R japan in JJ 2114 S3 max 2×2x2
9526 RRI 2116 with just carrier S4 max
9465 AIR 2121 with sitar play S3 max
1440 MW CRi via Lux 2126 with Chinese songs S9
7620 CNR 21232 with classical music S5!!!
22.1.10
4885 Para 0504 songs S6
4915 Macapa 0505 music S3
5005 Bata??? 0507 S3 talks in Sp and music
4845 Mauritanie 1950+ with lengthy talks by OM Another OM with ID on
1855 Quran with chants on 1955 Full ID on 2001 then with news S9 454×4
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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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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:19:25 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
To: <>
Subject: [HCDX] The Shortwave Report 01/22/10 Listen Globally!
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The Shortwave Report 01/22/10 Listen Globally! by Dan Roberts ( outfarpress(at)saber.net )
Thursday Jan 21st, 2010 5:34 PM
A weekly 30 minute review of news and opinion, recorded from a shortwave radio. With times and freqs for listening at home. 2 files-broadcast and slow-modem streaming. Free to rebroadcast. China,
Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia.
Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (January 22) is up at the website http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml in both broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quickdownload or streaming form (4.9MB) (28:59) (NEW! If you have access to Audioport.org there is a higher quality version posted up there {26.7MB} http://www.audioport.org/index.php?op=producer-
info&uid=904&nav=&
This week’s show features stories from China Radio International, Radio Netherlands, Radio Havana Cuba, and the Voice of Russia.
>From CHINA- China has continued to experience the most severe winter weather in 60 years. Google postponed the launch of mobile phones in China in an ongoing dispute with the government. An editorial from China Youth Daily concerning the dispute between Google and the Chinese government. Religious violence has resulted in riots and many deaths in Nigeria. Britain is planning to ban drinking contests in bars due to a sharp increase in alcohol induced deaths.
>From NETHERLANDS- Radio Netherlands has eliminated shortwave broadcasts to North America. The decision is based on their surveys that find very few listeners in N America. If you ever listen to RN on shortwave, please let them know- by email to letters [at] rnw.nl or send them a letter to Radio Netherlands Worldwide, PO Box 222, 1200JG, Hilversum, The Netherlands.
A year after the start of a tobacco smoking ban in the Netherlands, people continue to smoke marijuana in coffeehouses and the tobacco ban is not enforced. In the midst of the human tragedy in Haiti, a political drama is unfolding, with the French accusing the US of invading Haiti rather than aiding it.
>From CUBA- More about the situation in earthquake ravaged Haiti, including Doctors Without Borders being refused landing at the US controlled airfields. Private security companies in the US are gearing up for work in Haiti. Blackwater is proposing increasing its presence in Afghanistan, despite its people being trained for work in Iraq. At the British Inquiry into the Iraq invasion, a letter from Jack Straw warning Tony Blair about dubious evidence justifying the military action has surfaced.
>From RUSSIA- A right-wing businessman has won the Presidential election in Chile. A world conference on alternative sources of energy has begun in the United Arab Emirate. A commentary about US government spying on US citizens under the guise of a terrorist emergency- this has spread to the
US spying on citizens in the European Union, which is creating a controversy.
There is an article about the Shortwave Report by Cassandra Roos on line at-http://www.campusprogress.org/soundvision/780/big-stories-shortwaves
I was interviewed for an informative weekly radio show Mediageek, available at http://radio.mediageek.net
All that plus times and frequencies for listening at home. It’s free to rebroadcast, please notify me if you’re airing it and haven’t notified me in the last month, please mention the website if you only air a portion. If you just want to listen and have a slow connection, try the streaming version-lower sound quality but good enough and way easier if you don’t have a high-speed internet connection. If streaming is a problem because of your slow connection, download the smaller file- it takes 20 minutes or less, and
will play swell in any mp3 player application (RealPlayer, Winamp, Quicktime, iTunes, etc) you have on your computer.
This program will be aired on Friday afternoon at 4:30pm (PDST) on KZYX/Z Philo CA, you might be able to stream via < http://www.kzyx.org >
There are several other streams that work better- <http://www.freakradio.org >Freak Radio Santa Cruz now streams this program on Friday at 9:00am.(PDST)
The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from
Check out the amazing streams at < http://www.radicalradio.org >
And Radio For Peace International at < http://www.rfpi.org >
I hope you’ll listen and air this if you’re connected with a radio station. I am still wondering how to get financially compensated for the 25 hours I put into this program weekly- any ideas are appreciated. Any stations rebroadcasting this (or listeners) are welcome to donate for production costs. You can do so through the website. Many thanks to those that have donated! No Guilt! (maybe a little) link for broadcast edition-< http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/swr_01_22_10.mp3 >(13.3MB)
link for smaller file and streaming- < http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml >
?FurthuR! Dan Roberts
–”War is just a racket. A racket is best described, I believe, as something that is not what it seems to the majority of people. Only a small inside group know what it is about. It is conducted for the benefit of the very few at the expense of the masses.”
–Major General Smedley Butler USMC, 1933
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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: 4
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:27:54 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
To: <>
Subject: [HCDX] Voice of America Reaches Out to Haiti
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Voice of America Reaches Out to Haiti
Posted January 20th, 2010 at 3:12pm in Ongoing Priorities with 2 commentsPrint This Post Print This Post
While television and new technologies like Internet and cell phones are the focus of strategy at the Broadcasting Board of Governors that oversees the U.S. government?s international broadcasting assets, shortwave radio remains by far the most effective means of reaching audiences around the world, particularly in the developing countries. It is far from an outdated technology, as is sometimes allleged. A highly relevant case in point is earthquake-stricken Haiti, the poorest and most underdeveloped country in
the Americas.
Since the earthquake on January 12, Voice of America has expanded its broadcasts in creole to 10.5 hour a day during the week and 9.5 hour during weekends. The international broadcaster reaches 45 different countries and has a worldwide audience of more then 125 million with 1,500 hours of news and programming weekly. The effort to reach out to Haiti is an example of a desperate need for information being filled that is not related to the Middle East or the war on terror, which has been the focus of efforts
of U.S. international broadcasting in recent years. To achieve this focus, the BBG has been cutting important services (like Ukrainian, Georgian and Russian) and broadcast hours in English to increase programming to the Middle East. Yet as the case of Haiti shows, surge capacity remains critical when catastrophic events elsewhere in the world demands it.
What listeners in Haiti will be able to hear on VOA, among other things, is an interview with former President George W. Bush, assuring Haitians that the world will not forget about them. As will be recalled, and as proposed by the Heritage Foundation, Bush was tapped along with former President Bill
Clinton by President Obama to spearhead the earthquake relief efforts on behalf of the administration. The Haiti Fund started by the two presidents has so far raised $10 million.
“I fully understand the anguish that the people of Haiti feel,” Bush told VOA “I hope the people of Haiti know that our government is doing everything it can with our military and USAID to get food, medicine and water to you as quickly as possible.”
“The first lesson, of course, is that aid never gets to the people fast enough,” Bush said. “I fully understand the frustrations and the anger. The people of Haiti have just got to know we hear their cries of anguish.” He added, “The people of Haiti are not alone.”
President Bush also stated that the commitment of the United States will last beyond the earthquake relief. It will take a monumental efforts and international coordination and cooperation to create a functioning society in Haiti, a tough job to begin with and overwhelming at a time when some 200,000 people are believed to have perished. Including short wave radios among the items that are distributed as aid in Haiti could be saving lives now, and help rebuild Haitian society later.
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Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece
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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: 5
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:29:50 +0200
From: “Zacharias Liangas ” <greekdx@otenet.gr>
To: <>
Subject: [HCDX] Burmese Media Denies Reports of Mutiny, Attacks BBC
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Burmese Media Denies Reports of Mutiny, Attacks BBC By WAI MOE Saturday, January 23, 2010
http://www.irrawaddy.org/print_article.php?art_id=17647
Burma’s state-run media slammed the BBC Burmese Service on Saturday for reporting alleged cases of mutiny in Pegu Division, saying that the ruling regime would “never accept any scheme to break up the Tatmadaw [Burmese armed forces].”
In commentaries run in both Burmese and English, state-run newspapers accused the BBC of fabricating a series of reports of unrest within the ranks of the military that have been broadcast by the BBC’s shortwave radio service over the past month.
Low-ranking soldiers in Rangoon
“Since the last week of December 2009, the BBC has been airing slanderous accusations with the aim of disintegrating the Tatmadaw,” the state-run New Light of Myanmar claimed.
“In fact, the story put in the Internet including the broadcasting of BBC is a complete fabrication. At the respective regiments and battalions, there was no mutiny, resignation and discontentment.”
Since Dec. 23, the BBC’s Burmese-language service has reported several cases of mutiny involving troops from Light Infantry Division (LID) 66, based in Prome, western Pegu Division; LID 77, based in Hmawbi and Pegu; and Military Affairs Security (formerly known as the Military Intelligence Service).
According to BBC correspondent U Than, who is based in Sangkhlaburi, Thailand, a number of people were killed or injured in exchanges of gunfire or during mass resignations of soldiers resulting from economic hardship.
In response, the state media said: “Although we want the Tatmadaw to be strong and firm, we have noticed that there are still some wicked, narrow-minded people who want to see it become weak and break up.”
“It is crystal clear that skyful liers [sic] made their fabricated news and stories as they are instructed by their stooges inside the country to break up the unity of the Tatmadaw and divide it.”
A resident of Prome, where one of the incidents allegedly took place, said he could not confirm the reports of mutiny. “But it is true that like most Burmese people, Tatamadaw soldiers are suffering economic hardships,” he said.
The gap between ordinary soldiers and officers in terms of salary and opportunities is quite huge. Ordinary soldiers earn just 16,000 kyat (US $16) a month, while the lowest-ranking officers get more than ten times that amount.
Observers say the downfall of the Burmese military regime will probably come from conflict within the Tatadaw rather than from political opposition or any external threat.
According to the influential Economist Intelligence Unit, “Perhaps the biggest threat to the junta?s long-term grip on power is internal strife.”
Following an information leak to the media about secret military ties between Burma and North Korea, dozens of military and civilian officials in
Naypyidaw were detained and interrogated. A former major, Win Naing Kyaw, and a staffer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were sentenced to death for the leak, while another person involved in the case received a long prison sentence.
Recently the military junta reshuffled six general staff officers from the War Office to the front lines. Some suspect the reshuffle was related to the information leak.
Although the BBC Burmese Service first broadcast its reports about the mutiny among Burmese troops on Dec. 23, the Burmese state media didn’t respond until Saturday.
Journalists in Rangoon said that the government media published the response to the BBC reports because the reports have been spreading among Burmese troops across the country.
“True or not, the BBC reports have begun to spread within the Tatmadaw and across the country,” said an editor with a Rangoon-based journal who spoke on condition of anonymity.
“The ruling generals don’t care what civilians think, but they’re worried about what soldiers think. That’s why they responded,” he added. “This story in today’s newspapers is definitely aimed at soldiers.”
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, 23 Jan 2010 09:50:45 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 23, 2010
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** CHINA. OTH radar pulses, presumed from here, Jan 23 at 1337, 5350-5390 QRMing ham radio on 5373 (see USA); also 5775-5825, but this time shifted far enough up not to QRM AFN GUAM 5765-USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake Jan 23 at 1349: JBA on 8400, NAAA [not audible at all] on 9000, 10210, 11300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6140, RHC in English audible but much weaker than // 6060, 6010 at 0655 Jan 23. Some 24 hours earlier, 6140 was off. But at 0656, 6140 cut to dead air while English continued on the other two.
This week I chose RHC for musical entertainment on Saturday morning, “Cancionero Iberoamericano“, on 15120, Jan 23 in progress at 1438 as Tony G?mez was presenting a frenetic song in English about family planning. Turned out to be a Barbados segment, followed by a much quieter tune, “Beautiful Barbados“. 1446 on to Trinidad & Tobago for a funny calypso song with tambores met?licos (esteel drums); 1448 time for a bit of something from Aruba, where most people speak four languages, and the main one, Papiamentu, is a combo of six. Before news summary, filled with a promo for Habana`s Malec?n (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [non]. 6030, tuning by R. Mart? at 0653 UT Sat Jan 23, sufficiently above DentroCuban Jamming Command to tell they were talking about Tico Vald?s. Suspect another airing of “Arte Latino“ apolitical show. They may be running these evergreen episodes over and over (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI good signal and fair modulation with music during English hour, Jan 23 around 1335 check; but off the air at next check 1410 when the Malay hour has been appearing sporadically (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LAOS [non]. Checking WHRI 11785, Sat Jan 23: on the air at 1357 with gospel huxter in English, 1359 to open carrier and off during the hour Hmong Lao Radio used to emanate. 1519 recheck, back on with choppy Hmong talk, badly edited? for the 1500-1530 semihour of Hmong World Christian Radio (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. BBCWS publicity said they would start their own Creole-language service Sat Jan 23 and thence daily carried on six FM stations in Haiti at 1410-1430, and “ It will also be available on shortwave.“. WTFK??? Forced us to hunt, so we did so between 1405 and 1425 Jan 23, scanning all broadcast bands twice between 5 and 18 MHz (even -22 MHz just in case), and not a trace of it. No suspicious unID signals anywhere even with music which could be this.
We can confidently say that if BBC Kr?yol is really on SW, it`s not at the same time as on FM. Same press referred to the existing 12-13 transmission via WHRI 9410 and GUF 11860, which has been converted from all-Spanish to Spanish and English, but did not say that the Creole service would be inserted into that, unmonitored today. Seems unlikely, as that would be some two hours earlier than the FM relay.
Alokesh Gupta found out additional info about BBC Creole: It`s produced in Miami and presented by Carline Faustin and Simone Degraff, who host a Creole language program on Miami’s public radio, WLRN, but produced and edited by several BBC personnel. Plans to maintain it at least until Sunday 7 Feb. The FM affiliates are those of Radio France Internationale, thru which the pre-recorded program is routed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Re: Haven`t heard WTWW testing the last few days on 9480 or 5755, so I asked George McClintock how things are going. He says a long test period is scheduled for Saturday Jan 23, times here changed to UT:
1600-1900 9480
1900-2200 9475
2200-2400 9480
0000-0400 5755 [UT Sunday]
“All this assumes that we have no problems. This will be a test to see how the transmitter and other equipment hold up with extended transmission time.“ (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST 10-03)
And it`s on and running! Huge steady S9+25 signal here with classic rock `n` roll music at 1608 Jan 23. Frequent IDs by Ted Randall, asking for reports to tedrandall @ tedrandall.com Stayed on except for a brief transmitter break at 1656. And cut off again abruptly at 1726, stayed off until resuming at 1737. The shift to 9475 at 19-22 is because YFR is using 9480 during those two sesquihours via Nauen. Good music, but I suspect that will not be its main format once WTWW is in regular service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7490, WWCR-3, Sat Jan 23 at 1346 with gospel music, hyper DJ inviting participation by singing groups; not laid-back Rock the Universe with Rich Adcock. Jan 1 online program schedule no longer shows RTU at all on WWCR, but Sat 13-14 is Inspirations Across America, and 1400-1430 Country Crossroads. Nevertheless, at 1412 check it was the piano lady with her Musical Memories, consistently filling that semihour instead (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. Despite previous info from Media Network that the Bonaire relay of Lavwadlamerik on 6135 at 1230-1330 would be expanded from M-F to daily, nothing there at 1325 check Sat Jan 23, nor on // 9505 Greenville ex-9660 as heard the day before. At least we think the latter be Greenville; if Kr?yol service demands exceed capacity there, more ad-hoc relays via other sites might ensue. Absence of the morning broadcast matches press claims of 9.5 total hours on weekends, 10.5 on weekdays, as we had calculated in previous post constructing full overt and covert schedule.
9310, VOA English at 1521 Jan 23 via Tinang, PHILIPPINES westward, on the threat of invasive Asian carp to lake Michigan, how to keep them out with barriers? On the Environment Report, ending all too soon at 1523 for silly sports segment. Here`s one of many stories, more about the carp:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/21/asian-carp-michigan-rep-i_n_432255.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 5373, Jan 23 at 1337, SSB traffic bothered by OTH radar spanning 5350-5390, presumably CHINA, q.v. Also bothered by ute beeping from 5368 area. 5373 is one of the five discrete frequencies constituting the “60 meter hamband“ in the USA [would you believe 55 meters?], as ARRL reminds us at
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2003/06/03/1/
“The FCC has granted amateurs 5332, 5348, 5368, 5373 and 5405 kHz“
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5900, Jan 23 at 1343 with big hum and no intelligible modulation. B-09 registrations show Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN site during this semihour with Vatican relay, but 5900 keeps switching sites with relays of various stations: 0930 Irkutsk, 1200 Pet/Kam, 1300 Novosibirsk, 1330 Tashkent, 1400 Samara. This might have been the latter warming up before 1400 start of VOR Urdu (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:12:43 -0500
From: Robert Wilkner <rlcw@earthlink.net>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [HCDX] Logs
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed logs from Florida-
3329.598v. Peru, Ondas del Huallaga, Hu?nuco 1045 – 1055 om and yl alternating en espanol, no music but good signal for them. 19 January; 1010 rapid espanol, same yl and om with Ondas de Haullaga ID by yl salud…emisoras…salud….”21 January [Wilkner]
3250 Honduras Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis 1100 only in espanol, no english Spanish Gospel translation. [Wilkner]
3364.95t. Brasil Radio Cultura, Araraquara, SP 0950 several days [ rlw]
4699.95 Bolivia, Radio San Miguel, Riberalta 0115; 0030 same om as before, much weaker signal, 21; 22 January. Tnx Charles Bolland [Wilkner]
4716.68 Bolivia, Radio Yura, Yura 1045 usual woman announcer with CP music, t-storm crashes 16 Jan. [Wilkner]
4949.9t. Peru Radio Madre de Dios 1040 to 1045e audio en espanol, difficult log here 14 Jan. [Wilkner]
5039.254 Peru, Radio Libertad, Junin 1040 to 1100 ments de Lima and two other cities in Peru by yl, no music, fading out 16 Jan. [Wilkner]
5120.366 Peru, Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba 1050 om en espanol 17 Jan. [Wilkner]
5580.19 Bolivia Radio San Jos?, San Jos? de Chiquitos 0000 20 January [Wilkner]
6134.741 Bolivia, Radio Santa Cruz 1040 17 Jan. [Wilkner]
6155.274 Bolivia, Radio Fides 1010 to 1030, om 19 Jan. [Wilkner]
6173.857 Peru, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco 1040 to 1050 19 Jan. [Wilkner] tnx Charles Bolland
Pompano Beach, Florida
Drake R 8, Icom 746Pro DL, NRD 535D
noise reducing antenna
60 meter band dipole
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:01:35 +1300
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:11:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 23-24, 2010
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** ALBANIA [and non]. R. Tirana, 0000-0130 Albanian service to North America, 7425, Jan 23 at 2358 IS but poor signal, and not much audible after 0000. Chinese had been on 7425 around 2355, which is CRI via Kunming. CRI is also scheduled on 7425 in English via Kashgar at 00-01. R. Tirana`s other frequency from Shijak, 6130, had much better signal at 0006 Jan 24, no QRM, but just barely modulated.
Meanwhile noted rapid clicking QRM covering 7432-7436 or so which at first I thought was spur from DentroCuban jamming on 7405, but clix still there when jamming had ceased after 0000. Fortunately, no broadcasts scheduled on 7435 until 0030 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA. Since 11710v was reactivated on Jan 22-23, I look for the other frequency from same transmitter, 15345, at the earliest opportunity, scheduled from 2000 on Saturdays with R. Nacional relay. Jan 23 at 2057 there is a weak signal, sounds Spanish rather than Arabic — where is Morocco? Is it off or not propagating? By 2157, 15345 considerably stronger and definitely in Spanish, 2100 precisely accurate 5-pip timesignal, and talking about Argentina. Still no sign of Morocco, no het. LRA close to 15345.0.
Next check at 2355 music and Argentine-accented talk, 2358 giving an e-mail address for R. Nacional, or maybe it was a government PSA. UT Jan 24: 0004 saying they were now transmitting from Mar del Plata. On UT Sundays they stay on 15345 until sign off nominally at 0230, while on Sundays they use 11710v instead from 1800 to 0300 UT Mondays.
As for the 25m channel, which I estimated at 11709.4 based on my one-kHz stepping up and down on the YB-400, Giampiero Bernardini in Italy was listening at about the same time from 0040 UT Jan 23, and put it on 11710.56 drifting upward very slowly by about 1 Hz per minute. He also has an FRG-7 but can measure frequencies much more accurately with SDR-IQ and/or AOR AR7030. Apparently I got it on the wrong side of the center channel.
Wolfgang B?schel reports that RAE is back on the air because a new tube has been installed, while Gabriel Iv?n Barrera previously told us that purchase of a whole new transmitter had been approved in November, so was there a misunderstanding or is the new transmitter still on the way? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR [non]. HCJB via CVC CHILE, 11920 in Portuguese, Jan 24 at 0008 *still* with dirty FMy mushy spurs including obviously // audio around 11900 and 11940. How can either organization allow these to go on and on? Is anyone paying attention? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Lavwadlamerik, again Jan 23 with fill-in secret transmission on 15390 until 2100* sharp, and up on successor 13725 at *2102:30. After 2200, 15390 was off while 13725 remained on; and by 2201, 11905 had also come on late.
Another check at 2359: the secret 7590 channel, only fair signal, cut off with programming in progress at 2359:50*. Expected it back on within two minutes, but instead it did not resume until 0007 Jan 24. Wonder why it took so long.
Meanwhile I was also checking the VOA Spanish service which starts at 0000: 9885 was on with music fill shortly after, but // 5890 took a few more minutes to come up, confirmed at 0009.
Repeatedly not being able to start a transmission by the top of the hour certainly looks amateurish. Back at HQ they apparently don`t understand that frequency changes cannot be made in a few sex on these old transmitters, and need to build in flex programming time at the end of hours, or just plain pauses for switching time. Many other SW stations have the same disconnect (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WTWW rock music and ID testing continued July 23 on 9480 until 1900 when as scheduled shifted to 9475 to avoid YFR. No difference in signal strength here, unlike some other places. Only problems, occasional usually brief carrier drops off the air due to some failsafe circuit, and I ceased to keep track of those exact lapses. 2200 back to 9480 still with VG signal. But must have faded down with the sun, as by 2355 was not hearing it at all, or maybe off; instead, some other weak station, probably the Tibetan service CNR-11 which starts 9480 at 2155 via Baoji-Sifangshan 724 site per Aoki.
Kept checking 5755 for WTWW`s evening test, but nothing there yet by 0009, while WWRB was in well on 5745, so WTWW must not have been on. Still no sign of it at 0054 so the 5755 test may have been scrubbed tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:13:07 -0500
From: “Dave Valko” <djvalko@verizon.net>
To: “Guy Atkins” <dx@guyatkins.com>, <kirk74601@yahoo.com>,
<hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, <srbjrswl@yahoo.com>,
<lyamron@comcast.net>, <rlcw@earthlink.net>, ”cumbredx@cs2.ralabs.com”
<cumbredx@n2jeu.net>, “Nicolas Eramo” <neramo@gmail.com>
Subject: [HCDX] PNG
Message-ID: <06417E47D323413792DDA57D4E3F674C@DavePC>
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3385 R. East New Britain Usual pgming w/fairly nice signal before it started fading around 1245. Really noisy though. Finally went off at 1334:52 in mid-song. Decent signal on 3325 at 1312, probably Bougainville after pgm had already ended. Sounded like the Indo was underneath. 3290 was doing well also but w/QRM from SSB xmsns. Still just barely getting audio by 1329. Looked like the signal was still there at 1400. Disappointed that 3345, 3315, 3275 and 3260 have all been silent lately. (23 Jan)
73 Dave
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 20:15:32 EST
From: brian384875@aol.com
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [HCDX] Jan 22-23 Logs
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** ARGENTINA. 6059.99, RAE, Buenos Aires, 1010-1020, Jan 22,local Argentine music. Portuguese talk. ID. Poor in noisy conditions and slightly distorted audio. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** ARGENTINA. 15344.94, Radio Nacional, Buenos Aires, 2230-2300, Jan 23, local Argentine music. Spanish talk. Poor. Weak. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** BRAZIL. 5990, Radio Senado, Brasilia DF, *0922-0945, Jan 22, abruptly on with Brazilian pop music. Brazilian ballads. Local folk music. Portuguese ID announcements at 0930 followed by more
Brazilian ballads and Portuguese talk. Good Signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** BRAZIL. 9565.21, Super Radio Deus ? Amor, Curitiba PR, 0110-0120, Jan 23, Portuguese announcements. Portuguese preacher. Weak. Poor with adjacent channel splatter. // 6060 – weak under
Cuba. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6900 AM, WBNY, 2245-2300, Jan 22, IDs. ?Pirate Week? program. Mentioned WBNY t-shirt giveaway at the Kulpsville Winterfest. Fair signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6950 USB, WEAK Radio, 0755-0805, Jan 23, IDs. ?70s pop music. Weak. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** SUDAN [non]. via Germany, 11655, Radio Dabanga, 1700-1727*, Jan 23, Arabic talk. ID jingles. // 13800 – via Madagascar. Both frequencies with good reception. 11655 about 1 second ahead of 13800. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** SUDAN [non]. via Sines, Portugal, 17745, Sudan Radio Service, *1500-1545+, Jan 23, English programming with opening ID announcements at 1500. Contact information with email address and phone numbers. ?Lets Talk? drama series with talk about local elections. Local music at 1527. Into Arabic talk at 1529. English scheduled for Sat and Sun only. Good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 85, Issue 24
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dari hard-core-dx-request@hard-core-dx.combalas ke hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.comke hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.comtanggal 25 Januari 2010 12:35subjek Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 85, Issue 25dikirim oleh hard-core-dx.com—————————————————————————-
Today’s Topics:
1. UNID in 15725 kHz (Jorge Freitas (Yahoo))
2. Correction UNID in 15725 kHz (Jorge Freitas (Yahoo))
3. Re: [dxld] UNID in 15725 kHz (Wolfgang Bueschel)
4. Radio Gloria International (Manuel M?ndez)
5. Brazil, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea, Bolivia (Dave Valko)
6. Re: Brazil, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea, Bolivia
(Robert Wilkner)
7. Jan 24 Logs (brian384875@aol.com)
8. Some DX (Charles Bolland)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:31:08 -0000
From: “Jorge Freitas \(Yahoo\)” <jorgefreitas_fsa@yahoo.com.br>
To: <dxld@yahoogroups.com>, “Hard Core DX”
<hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>
Subject: [HCDX] UNID in 15725 kHz
Message-ID: <006901ca9cd7$f72b1d20$e5815760$@com.br>
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Dear.
Now, the 0928 UT on 15725 kHz from the 0910 UT, an unidentified transmission of a stretch that is repeated instrumental music. Someone has Inform??o?
73
Jorge Freitas
Local time -3 UT Feira de Santana Bahia Brasil
Degen 1103
Dipole antenna, 19 meters – east/west – Balun 4:1 Skype: jorge.freitas.fsa
Escutas (listening): http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006 .
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:48:18 -0000
From: “Jorge Freitas \(Yahoo\)” <jorgefreitas_fsa@yahoo.com.br>
To: <dxld@yahoogroups.com>, “Hard Core DX”
<hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Correction UNID in 15725 kHz
Message-ID: <007901ca9cda$5d4d21a0$17e764e0$@com.br>
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Dear.
Now, the 0928 UT on 15,725 kHz from the 0910 UT, an unidentified transmission of a stretch that is repeated instrumental music. Does anyone have “information”? The transmission is still in the air, 0947 UT
73
Jorge Freitas
Local time -3 UT Feira de Santana Bahia Brasil
Degen 1103
Dipole antenna, 19 meters – east/west – Balun 4:1
Skype: jorge.freitas.fsa
Escutas (listening): http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:51:20 +0100
From: “Wolfgang Bueschel” <BueschelW@web.de>
To: “HCDX” <hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com>, “DXLD” <dxld@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] UNID in 15725 kHz
Message-ID:
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reply-type=original
Eventualmente
KHBN 15725 0500-1600 41,49,50,54 100kW 270degrees Vietnamese, English wb
—– Original Message —–
From: “Jorge Freitas (Yahoo)” Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 10:31 AM
Subject: [dxld] UNID in 15725 kHz
Dear.
Now, the 0928 UT on 15725 kHz from the 0910 UT, an unidentified transmission of a stretch that is repeated instrumental music. Someone has Inform??o?
73 Jorge Freitas
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Message: 4
Message: 5
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 13:55:46 -0500
From: “Dave Valko” <djvalko@verizon.net>
To: “Guy Atkins” <dx@guyatkins.com>, <kirk74601@yahoo.com>,
<hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, <srbjrswl@yahoo.com>,
<lyamron@comcast.net>, <rlcw@earthlink.net>, ”cumbredx@cs2.ralabs.com”
<cumbredx@n2jeu.net>, “Nicolas Eramo” <neramo@gmail.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Brazil, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea, Bolivia
Message-ID: <8DA8D875830D41DFB07822A610764CF8@DavePC>
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24 JANUARY 2010: Was out primarily for European Pirates on this micro-DXpedition. The few ZYs left on 60 meters were quite good. Better than they have been this season. Should have checked 31 meters but didn’t.
RX: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp.
ANT: 315′ Beverage (BOG) at 50?.
QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26
Duration: 0705-0920 UTC
Solar Indices: Solar Flux = 85 A Index = 5 K Index = 1 No storms.
WX: Cloudy. Cool 27? F. (-2? C.)
BOLIVIA 3310 R. Mosoj Chaski 0908 almost NA-sounding LA song at t/in, then W and M anncrs at 0909 w/ment of Mosoj Chaski. Also gave numbers. Nice haunting instru. Flute CP mx as filler, then M anncr. Decent strength but noise was too high. (24 Jan)
MAURITANIA 4845 R. Mauritanie 0756 W host w/lcl guitar mx, canned anmts including a long one on remote w/M chatting w/M. Ment of Mauritan. Lcl guitar filler mx at 0800. 5 time ticks at 0801, AR ID anmnt by M ending w/ment of radio, guitar mx briefly, and cont. anmnt by M for abt 30 seconds, fanfare, and into pres. nx by M. Good signal. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 4885 R. Clube de Para 0756-0802 contemporary ZY Pops. 0800 full canned ID/freq anmnt by M, TC by M, then back to mx. Good signal. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 4914.97 R. Difusora de Macapa 0756-0802 Pleasant ZY Pops, 0758 nice ID promo/jingle, then full canned ID by M, ads and promo then, all by the same M. Blasted by 4915.03 pres. Anhanguera signing on at 0800:43. Abt the best I’ve ever hrd Macapa. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 4915.03 R. Anhanguera (pres.) Signal suddenly on at 0800:43 in middle of ad w/mx and W anncr, then canned anmnt by M anncr. Definite PT. Abt equal to Macapa just 60 hz below. Was able to notch out some of Macapa and make this a bit readable at abt 2.5 khz bandwidth, but didn’t record long enough to ID. (24 Jan)
SURINAM 4989.98 R. Apintie (pres.) 0756-0802, Soft Pop ballads including a remake of “I Want to Make It With You” by Bread at 0800. No ID or anmnts in the short time I had recorded. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 5044.98 R. Cultura do Para 0742-0802, Nice soft ZY ballads and one or two Pops. 0800 full canned “R. Cultura” ID anmnt ending w/”.Para, Brasil”, then brief anmnt, and back to mx. Very nice signal. (24 Jan)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA 6250 R. Nac. Malabo 0730 lively Hi-life mx. Not very strong but surprised it was coming in at this late time for them. UTE QRM. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 11814.99 R. Brasil Central 0736 nice signal w/”We Are the World”, //4985 which was also good. Caught full canned ID by M at 0800 on 4985. 60 mb ZYs doing well for a change. (24 Jan)
73 Dave
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:11:22 -0500
From: Robert Wilkner <rlcw@earthlink.net>
To: Dave Valko <djvalko@verizon.net>
Cc: Guy Atkins <dx@guyatkins.com>, srbjrswl@yahoo.com,
kirk74601@yahoo.com, lyamron@comcast.net,
hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Brazil, Mauritania, Equatorial Guinea, Bolivia
Message-ID: <4B5CA96A.5050502@earthlink.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
Dave,
Excellent logs… ZY on 90 meters reported……. but difficult here.
ZY 4985 some time blasts in as does 5045.
Best 73s
Bob
Dave Valko wrote:
24 JANUARY 2010: Was out primarily for European Pirates on this micro-DXpedition. The few ZYs left on 60 meters were quite good. Better than they have been this season. Should have checked 31 meters
but didn’t.
RX: Microtelecom Perseus SDR with ARR preamp. ANT: 315′ Beverage (BOG) at 50?. QTH: Pennsylvania State Game Lands #26 Duration: 0705-0920 UTC
Solar Indices: Solar Flux = 85 A Index = 5 K Index = 1 No storms > WX: Cloudy. Cool 27? F. (-2? C.)
BOLIVIA 3310 R. Mosoj Chaski 0908 almost NA-sounding LA song at t/in, then W and M anncrs at 0909 w/ment of Mosoj Chaski. Also gave numbers. Nice haunting instru. Flute CP mx as filler, then M anncr. Decent strength but noise was too high. (24 Jan)
MAURITANIA 4845 R. Mauritanie 0756 W host w/lcl guitar mx, canned anmts including a long one on remote w/M chatting w/M. Ment of > Mauritan. Lcl guitar filler mx at 0800. 5 time ticks at 0801, AR ID anmnt by M ending w/ment of radio, guitar mx briefly, and cont. anmnt by M for abt 30 seconds, fanfare, and into pres. nx by M. Good signal. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 4885 R. Clube de Para 0756-0802 contemporary ZY Pops. 0800 full canned ID/freq anmnt by M, TC by M, then back to mx. Good signal. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 4914.97 R. Difusora de Macapa 0756-0802 Pleasant ZY Pops, 0758 nice ID promo/jingle, then full canned ID by M, ads and promo then, all by the same M. Blasted by 4915.03 pres. Anhanguera signing on at 0800:43. Abt the best I?ve ever hrd Macapa. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 4915.03 R. Anhanguera (pres.) Signal suddenly on at 0800:43 in middle of ad w/mx and W anncr, then canned anmnt by M anncr. Definite PT. Abt equal to Macapa just 60 hz below. Was able to notch out some of Macapa and make this a bit readable at abt 2.5 khz bandwidth, but didn?t record long enough to ID. (24 Jan)
SURINAM 4989.98 R. Apintie (pres.) 0756-0802, Soft Pop ballads including a remake of ?I Want to Make It With You? by Bread at 0800. No ID or anmnts in the short time I had recorded. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 5044.98 R. Cultura do Para 0742-0802, Nice soft ZY ballads and one or two Pops. 0800 full canned ?R. Cultura? ID anmnt ending w/??Para, Brasil?, then brief anmnt, and back to mx. Very nice signal. (24 Jan)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA 6250 R. Nac. Malabo 0730 lively Hi-life mx. Not very strong but surprised it was coming in at this late time for them. UTE QRM. (24 Jan)
BRAZIL 11814.99 R. Brasil Central 0736 nice signal w/”We Are the World”, //4985 which was also good. Caught full canned ID by M at 0800 on 4985. 60 mb ZYs doing well for a change. (24 Jan)
73 Dave
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:39:52 EST
From: brian384875@aol.com
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [HCDX] Jan 24 Logs
Message-ID: <4596d.1f1cb5f6.388e3448@aol.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”ISO-8859-1″
** BRAZIL. 5940.01, Radio Voz Mission?ria, Florian?polis, 0500-0605, Jan 24, Portuguese announcements, promos, jingles. IDs. Portuguese contemporary Christian music. Fair. Very weak on // 9665.10. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** MADAGASCAR. 5009.96, Radio Madagasikara, 0304-0315, Jan 24, local religious programming with choral music. Malagasy talk. Prayers. Poor in noisy conditions. Full AM mode. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6925 USB, Outhouse Radio, 1905-1946*, Jan 24, IDs. Instrumental music. Hendrix music. Country rock. SSTV at 1945. Fair signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:27:08 -0000
From: “Charles Bolland” <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>
To: “ALF” <alf.e.persson@telia.com>, “Bob Wilkner”
<rlcw@earthlink.net>, Carlos Gon??alves <carlos-relvas@sapo.pt>,
“Cumbre” <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>, “DSWCI” <logs@directbox.com>, ”Gayle
Van Horn” <gaylemt@brmemc.net>, “Glenn Hauser” <wghauser@yahoo.com>,
“Hard-core-dx” <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, “Marie Lamb”
<malamb@cumbredx.org>
Subject: [HCDX] Some DX
Message-ID:
peoplepc.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”iso-8859-1″
South Africa, 3320, Radio Sonder Grense, 0333-0345, Noted a male in comments briefly then just music. The signal was poor to fair with fading. (Chuck Bolland, January 25, 2010)
Honduras, 3250, Radio Luz y Vida, 0340-0355, Noted a Radio Drama in English language.
The drama concerned a religious topic. Signal was good. English is schedule during the weekend until 0400 on this station according to the WRTH. (Chuck Bolland, January 25, 2010)
South Africa, 3255, BBC 0349-0400 Noted a sports news program with details in English.
Mainly the news concerned soccer with scores and highlights. Signal was fair.
(Chuck Bolland, January 25, 2010)
South Africa, 3345, Channel Africa, (Tent) 0353-0400, Noted steady music here. Signal was poor with a lot of noise and splatter. (Chuck Bolland, January 25, 2010)
Costa Rica, 3350, Radio Exterior de Espana, 0355-0400 Noted a live concerned that was recorded by someone of the group Queen. After that tune, a canned ID by a female. Signal was strong but distorted. (C Bolland, January 25, 2010)
Croatia, 3985, Voice of Croatia, 0400-0410 Noted a female in news in Croatian language. At 0404 a canned ID my a male. Live comments followed from a male. The comments could have been sports, but not sure. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, January 25, 2010)
NRD545
26.27N 081.05W
Disclaimer: Not responsible for poor spelling of Non English words.
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 85, Issue 25
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dari hard-core-dx-request@hard-core-dx.combalas ke hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.comke hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.comtanggal 26 Januari 2010 12:35subjek Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 85, Issue 26milis hard-core-dx.hard-core-dx.comdikirim oleh hard-core-dx.com—————————————————————————-
Today’s Topics:
1. UNID in 1525 kHz (Theodor Averbeck)
2. Re: [dxld] UNID in 15725 kHz (Theodor Averbeck)
3. Glenn Hauser logs January 24-25, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
4. Tue Morn (Charles Bolland)
5. Re: Tue Morn (Charles Bolland)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:41:18 +0100
From: Theodor Averbeck <am-dx@web.de>
To: hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com
Subject: [HCDX] UNID in 1525 kHz
Message-ID: <E903472F-B0DB-4408-983C-91E7BE8EAF62@web.de>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
OR: 15725 T8WH Palau WHRI 0700-1000 1…..7 VT Music 100 270 Koror PLW
73 ? Theo
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:11:29 +0100
From: Theodor Averbeck <am-dx@web.de>
To: hard-core-dx@kotalampi.com
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] UNID in 15725 kHz
Message-ID: <BF3FC2AC-891B-4DBF-A11F-15F534C25F72@web.de>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Moin and hello! OR it was: 15725 T8WH Palau WHRI 0700-1000 1…..7 VT Music 100 270 Koror PLW
73 ? Theo
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:09:58 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@yahoo.com>
To: dxld@yahoogroups.com
Cc: swl@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 24-25, 2010
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** CHINA. Tuning by 9605, Jan 25 at 1335 heard English “This is CNR News“, back to Chinese, but more English bits later mixed in such as “The sound of China evening news“. Apparently they think it`s cool to throw in English phrases. I have a hard time imagining any US domestic service throwing in Mandarin comments.
Guess what: if you check HFCC, you will not find any such China transmission, but you will find BBCWS in Mandarin via Singapore, 1300-1530. That`s because the cynical ChiCom are using CNR1 programming here as one of countless jammers against any Western objectivity getting into the country. And they have the gall to pretend to participate in HFCC, failing to register little things like this.
7585 with Firedrake jamming, Jan 25 at 1452 // weaker 8400. 7585 a new spot for it, but why? The only thing scheduled there is Vatican Radio in Tamil via Tajikistan, 1450-1510, says Aoki. At 1502 the 7585 FD was in usual hourtop open-carrier pause supposedly for monitoring, but I could hear nothing else. Resumed music modulation at 1504:40. At 1508 FD also // poorly on 9000 as well as 8400, none higher. Next check of 7585 at 1519, it`s gone, still on 8400, 9000. Meanwhile, several CNR1/jammers in the 7300-7535 range were still well audible. So was 7585 a mistake, or did Sound of Hope try to slip in there, or did Vatican switch from Tamil to a more sensitive language, bringing down the wrath of Chan, or rather SAFRT? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 1330 UT Jan 25, scheduled Republic Day eve speech by President Mrs. Pratibha Devisingh Patil: in progress in Hindi at tune-in 1335 on AIR NC 9425, and better four seconds later on AIR VBS 9870. Not on GOS English frequency 9690. At 1345 searched 60m for her, and audible on 4920 Chennai, weaker Mumbai 4840. I could tell it was the same speech tho not synchronized with 9870. Also checked 7.3-7.5 MHz area just in case, but daytime frequencies probably not in use.
Kept listening on 9870, and rewarded by abrupt switch to English at 1352 as she started the speech over, greeting military and security forces, quoting M. Gandhi, extolling harmony and secularism, respecting all religions. A wide-ranging pep talk, sort of a “state of the union“, touching on climate change, carbon footprint; India fourth largest economy in the world, second in population, seventh in area. Ended on 9870 at 1411. I wish advance publicity had made clear she would also speak in English.
Meanwhile I had rechecked AIR GOS 9690 at 1402 and there she was in English but not matching any other frequency. Turns out this playback started about nine minutes later as it did not end until 1420, with announcer admitting that it was recorded, on the eve of the 61st Republic Day. Also audible on // 13710 vs Cuban leapfrog.
1422 with editorial criticising racially-motivated attacks on Indians in Victoria, Australia. 1426 economic review. But the speech knocked regular programming out of whack as there was no Faithfully Yours mailbag at 1430; 1437 check, music and talk about something else.
The next big broadcast for Republic Day starts at 0350 UT Jan 26, live coverage of the parade with separate frequencies for English and Hindi, usage differing from an ordinary day. But not likely to reach the other worldside from mid-day. Details:
http://alokeshgupta.blogspot.com/2010/01/special-broadcasts-by-air-for-republic.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI, Jan 25 around 1330 poor signal and modulation during English, het 9530. Recheck at 1416 now in the clear at S9+20, but just open carrier to 1417* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO [and non]. 6185, just open carrier at 0618 Jan 25. XEPPM or ZYE365? Probably the former lacking modulation as it`s a bit early for RNA to be on. Yes, at 0634 RNA had come on modulated with SAH against XEPPM on the lo side (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 6170, RNZI, Monday Jan 25 at 1329 concluding Dateline Pacific, and starting Mailbox a minute early as usual, but after a six-week summer holiday hiatus. Usual co-channel interference from Russia, and SAH, so I`ll demand the audio sometime in the next month.
http://www.rnzi.com/audio/mailbox.mp3 plays it, and once another show is up a fortnight hence, this Jan 25 show will be demoted to http://www.rnzi.com/audio/mailbox2.mp3 for another biweek before vanishing forever.
It did start, also as usual, with a Maori song, which seems odd for a mailbag show which should have plenty of letters and DX news piled up by now. Are there not lots of other opportunities to play music on RNZI? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. Looking for weekly Sephardic service from REE, Monday Jan 25 at 1435, but nothing audible, not even a carrier. Propagation from Europe not very good, but REE Spanish on 15585 was poorly audible. So did Emisi?n Sefarad finally switch to the announced frequency 15325? If so, bad news, as it`s blocked by something else, YFR due east from Wertachtal, GERMANY, in Oriya, a S Asian language. And also with heavy splatter from R. Mart?/DCJC on 15330. 15385 still missing at later chex before 1455 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 11660, VOT IS of piano variations, Jan 25 at 1456, mixing with something else talking, producing a SAH, which could be RA and/or VOR. 1500 almost-correct timesignal but too undermodulated to make out language. Scheduled as Arabic via ?akirlar. 11815 in Turkish had its own SAH with REE/Costa Rica before 1500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. Since the BBCWS press release about their new Creole service was not explicit about the SW frequency for the 1410-1430 UT broadcast also on FM, and I could not find it by monitoring on the first day, Jan 23, I then enquired. Mark Deutsch, Head of Broadcast Networks, replied:
“The BBC Creole is on short wave, but not at 1410. It’s at
1232:30-1252:30 on 11860 (MSY) and 9410 (HRI), borrowed from the
Spanish service to Cuba.“
Which I have not yet monitored directly (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Follow-up to last report about WTWW`s long-hours test on Jan 23 [not July 23 as I wishfully must have thought! Please correct that if copying]: George McClintock tells me that WTWW was off the air until about 0130 UT Jan 24 as he was repairing a water leak in the cooling system, but then back on 5755 and well audible here; planned to stay on until 0400 and if all goes well may not need to test on air much afterwards this week.
Ted Randall, whose recorded IDs and requests for reports had been playing every few minutes, went live from his home studio at about 0300, responding to e-mails, shortly taking phone calls to a toll-free number 1-877-511-8890. He asked just about every caller if they were a ham operator, and just about everyone said no. I did not catch any of their names. George McClintock was also on the air by phone at 0337-0341, and again at 0430, as the transmission was extended until 0436*. Apparently no further on-air testing Jan 24 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. Lavwadlamerik, VOA Creole service, Monday Jan 25 at 1319 interviewing Dominican Republic ambassador, poor-fair on 6135 via Bonaire, better on Greenville (?) 9505. The 1230-1329 broadcast is still M-F only, and will remain so, says Andy Sennitt; altho Terry Krueger heard an open carrier during the entire period Sunday on 6135 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WRMI update: still QRP, but French to Haiti — Glenn: We are still using the auxiliary [5 kW] transmitter, which has been working pretty well. But we aren’t running 24 hours, as we have to give it breaks so it doesn’t overheat. Reports are good from the south.
We did start on Thursday of this week a daily (Monday-Friday) hour in French for Haiti (and French-speaking Caribbean) 1200-1300 UT Mon-Fri. Currently we’re running Radio Prague in French from 1200 to 1230, Vatican Radio newscast in French from 1230 to 1245, and UN Radio in French 1245-1300.
We’re working on some religious programs in Creole for this block as well, and we’re trying to get some fix-tuned radios sent to Haiti. This should be a long-term commitment for us; not just for the immediate crisis. Propagation analysis from Miami to Port au Prince at 1200 UT looks really good.
We have found some of the parts we’ve been needing for the transmitter and antenna. Our consulting engineer should be getting here from Panam? any day now, so in the coming days we will hopefully have the main transmitter back on air and the North American antenna back to normal (Jeff White, WRMI, Jan 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
The M-F 12-13 French/Creole? Block on 9955 bumps off two airings of WORLD OF RADIO and some other DX programs. Last we checked, the DentroCuban jamming did not ramp up until 1300. But considering the continuing jamming problem on 9955, are you sure you want to commit to fix-tuned radios??
Heavy jamming on 9955 as usual from 1330 past 1500 Jan 25, abating a bit to pulsing rather than noise wall at 1513 check when I could detect some music underneath, unknowable whether it was WRMI with Prague relay or YFR Taiwan in Russian, but suspect the latter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 11675, Jan 25 at 1500 AWR sign-on in English, Nepalese to follow. Aoki says via Wertachtal, GERMANY, and followed by English at 1530. I hope the next Nepali census determines just how many Seventh-Day Adventists there are, as I find it hard to imagine how one could retain any traditional culture once becoming an SDA. World Almanac 2002 calculated Nepal is 90% Hindu, 5% Buddhist, 3% Moslem, leaving 2% for everything else, but of course other Christian sects are also doing their damnedest to make inroads.
AWR also working on the Turx, Jan 25 at 1511 on 11780 via AUSTRIA, and just as good a signal if not better than Anguilla 11775. At 1515 one hymn had some English lyrix, including “blood, crimson red,“ oooh; 1516 YL announcement in Turkish. More music until 1529* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:20:21 -0000
From: “Charles Bolland” <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>
To: “ALF” <alf.e.persson@telia.com>, “Arnaldo slaen”
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Unid, 7590, 0013-0030 Noted two male individuals in French language conversation.
Heard “Washington” mentioned and “Fort Lauderdale” mentioned. This is probably a local station broadcasting for Haitians. It is very strong. Could not find a listing anywhere for this type of broadcast. The signal was very good. (Chuck Bollland, January 26, 201
Note: will amend the above logging if I catch an ID.
26.27N 81.05w
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:03:29 -0000
From: “Charles Bolland” <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>
To: “‘Charles Bolland’” <ka4prf@peoplepc.com>, “ALF”
<alf.e.persson@telia.com>, ”Arnaldo slaen” <slaen@ciudad.com.ar>, “Bob
Wilkner” <rlcw@earthlink.net>, Carlos Gon??alves
<carlos-relvas@sapo.pt>, ”Cumbre” <cumbredx@n2jeu.net>, “DSWCI”
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Van Horn” <gaylevanhorn@monitoringtimes.com>, “Glenn Hauser”
<wghauser@yahoo.com>, “Hard-core-dx” <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>,
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Please correct my logging below to read “Voice of America”
Heard a complete ID at 0100 as “VOA, Washington D.C.”
Thanks Glenn for the heads up.
Chuck Bolland
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From: Charles Bolland [mailto:ka4prf@peoplepc.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 00:20
To: ALF; Arnaldo slaen; Bob Wilkner
(rlcw@earthlink.net); Carlos Gon??alves; Cumbre
(cumbredx@n2jeu.net); DSWCI (logs@directbox.com); Eike
Bierwirth (capercaillie@gmx.net); Gayle Van Horn
(gaylevanhorn@monitoringtimes.com); Glenn Hauser
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(malamb@cumbredx.org); Ron Howard
(ron888howard@gmail.com)
Subject: Tue Morn
Unid, 7590, 0013-0030 Noted two male individuals in French language conversation.
Heard “Washington” mentioned and “Fort Lauderdale” mentioned. This is probably a local station broadcasting for Haitians. It is very strong. Could not find a listing anywhere for this type of broadcast. The signal was very good. (Chuck Bollland,
January 26, 2010)
Note: will amend the above logging if I catch an ID.
26.27N 81.05w
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 85, Issue 26
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