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Today's Topics:
1. hello friend (cesar P.DS)
2. 11875 RMP (Wolfgang Bueschel)
3. SW Logging program (Sean Gilbert, International Editor - WRTH)
4. Glenn Hauser logs March 10, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
5. Log for 10 March (International Editor - WRTH)
6. DX-Camp Bjerregard 2010 (Michael Schnitzer)
7. Re: DX-Camp Bjerregard 2010 (Deane McIntyre)
8. qsl #4 from rti (Robbie j.)
9. RNZI Maintenance Shud-Down (Mark Nicholls)
10. AWR Wavescan Annual DX Contest 2010 (Alokesh Gupta)
11. VOA launches special pre-election programming to Sudan
(Alokesh Gupta)
12. Re: RNZI Maintenance Shut-Down (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:56:42 +0100
From: "cesar P.DS" <cp...@hotmail.com>
To: <espa...@familyradio.com>
Subject: [HCDX] hello friend
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:17:23 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <buesch...@web.de>
To: "HCDX" <hard-core...@kotalampi.com>, "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [HCDX] 11875 RMP
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U.K. to Sierra Leone 11875 Foundation Hirondelle with "Cotton Trees News
Radio" noted with fair S=8 side lobe signal here in southern Germany.
0750 UT March 10th, English and Verncaulars mixture, s-of, cut midst in talk
by two women, at 08.00:00 UT. 73 wb
http://www.cottontreenews.org/
Frequencies
FM frequency - 103 and 107.3 in Freetown.
Short wave frequency daily from
7:30 to 8:00 a.m. at 11875 kHz.
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:49:53 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
From: "Sean Gilbert, International Editor - WRTH"
<sean.gilb...@o2.co.uk>
To: "Hardcore DX" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] SW Logging program
Message-ID: <4b97b191.000013.04...@sean-pc>
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I mentioned the logging program I was using in my last post and it provoked
some interest but,me others, could not find it. Having contacted the author,
he gave me the URL. The home of B-Log and NewLog is now here: http://www
mindspring.com/~tom2000/ . Great (free) software but very difficult to find
on the web at the moment.
73 Sean
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:37:21 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
To: d...@yahoogroups.com
Cc: s...@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 10, 2010
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** AUSTRALIA. RA still not back to normal with various frequencies missing
following hailstorm. Presumably antenna damage at Shepparton, let us hope not
the transmitters themselves, but it would be nice if some definite info were
availablized.
March 10 at 0619 audible on 15240 with poor propagation, but no show on other
channels which normally accompany it: 15160, 13690, 13630, 12080. But yes,
audible at 0628 on 9660, an echo apart from 15240 since 9660 is Brandon. Aoki
shows all 9660 RA as DRM from 21 to 08, but I don`t think any of it is,
certainly not when I hear RA around 0600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** AUSTRIA. 6155, R. Austria International, March 10 at 0709 going from German
news to English, starting with item about someone killed in Indonesia, to be
followed by French two sesquiminutes later. Heavy QRM from Cuba 6150, so had to
employ USB.
?1 plans to keep using 6155 in A-10, just barely, at 0500-0615 only, so
presumably the M-F English news will continue, shifted to 0609 UT (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 13625, March 10 at 1347, Firedrake mixing with something,
both poor. The latter would be IBB via TINIAN in Tibetan
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also EAST TURKISTAN
** EAST TURKISTAN. 13710, March 10 at 1338, W&M in French discussion, thought I
might have something unusual in splash from Spanish VOA 13715, then into brief
song duet in English, but 1344 ID as Radio Chine Internationale, and then
mixing in Chinese, language lesson? 1354 found much clearer // on 15205, both
via Kashgar.
13855, March 10 at 1351, Firedrake-like music but not // 13625, and not really
the Firedrake ``jamming service`` as soon went into Chinese announcement. Aoki
says 13855 is CRI in Chinese via Kashgar, during this hour only (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Note some of the Firedrake filed under CHINA may
really be from this site, but we have no way of knowing (gh)
** INDONESIA. 9525.9, you never know whether VOI will stay on the air during
the 14 UT hour, but it did March 10, at 1427 check in Indonesian talk,
sufficient modulation, unlike English 25 hours earlier.
Atsunori Ishida has redesigned his website about all Indonesian shortwave
broadcasting so it`s even more comprehensive, highly recommended:
http://www.max.hi-ho.ne.jp/a-ishida/ins/
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN [non]. 15410, R. Farda via Lampertheim, GERMANY, March 10 with music
until 1358*. Sesquiminute break until resumed via Skelton, UK with much
stronger signal here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also PORTUGAL
[and non]
** MEXICO [and non]. 6185, XEPPM, March 10 at 0105 free of ZYQRM; propagation
from Brasil OK, e.g. 4985, 11780, 11815, so RNA surely must still be MIA.
Next check 0650, SIO 354 in clear, drumming, chanting and flute. 0750 still no
RNA by the time it would normally be on, R. Educaci?n with YL a cappella, same
notes over and over with different Spanish lyrix (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MOROCCO. RTM gets more and more sloppy about the transition from 15341 to
15345. March 10 at 1502, 15341 was still on and just barely modulated (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PORTUGAL [and non]. 15690, two stations mixing about 7 Hz apart, both with
music at 1356 March 10. At 1358, Portugal`s NA, 1359 RDPI ID for 15690 to the
ME, and the other station stops. It`s R. Farda until 1400 via SRI LANKA, and
Portugal is not supposed to start until 1400; at least this frequency is in use
M-F only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. 14996, March 10 at 1352, binary code; surely RWM Moscow on its
distinctive frequency, but wish it would give clear CW if not voice IDs more
often than 9 and 39 minutes past the hours. Not much signal from 15000 kHz
stations, and 14996 also noticed the previous morning (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [non]. 7220 via Kunming, CHINA, still hearing a snatch of the REE IS
once or twice by mistake just before 1400 UT March 10 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY [and non]. Between 14 and 15 UT M-F, there is a 3-way collision on
11815, Turkey, Japan and Costa Rican REE relay. March 10 at 1448 Japanese was
on top with 3-way SAH. At 1505, REE had gone off, so the SAH was only 6 Hz
between NHK and VOT; the latter sounded like sports coverage; at least the
announcer got very excited periodically. By 1515 Turkish was dominant (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. VOA/Radio Mart? co-produxion A Fondo, March 10 at 0107 check, on 7340
and 11625, but missing from 9415. Seems Greenville site has a lot of
transmitter breakdowns.
BTW, I hear that the extra morning broadcast in Krey?l to Ayiti from
Lavwadlamerik at 1230-1330 on 9505 Greenville, and 6135 Bonaire, will be
terminated after this week (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. We`ve recently noted how unco?rdinated VOA is in the Korean
service before and after 1400 which is supposed to be on 7235, first from
TINIAN, then from Tinang, PHILIPPINES. A different snafu March 10:
7225, the tune-up frequency from Tinang, strong open carrier until 1400, then
VOA audio cut on, still 7225, as a weaker SSB ham remarked upon it, W4XTD?
Further east, he may not find it so overpowering.
Trouble is, 7225 is supposed to jump to correct 7235 right at 1400, but instead
stayed on incorrect 7225. I kept monitoring, and the jump finally occurred at
1404:35. I hope all the Korean listeners were just as nimble to keep up with it
(Glenn Hauer, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WEWN seems to have reduced the strength of mushy spurs accompanying
its English transmitter, but not eliminated them.
March 10 at 1350, I can detect the hash from 13835 on 13825, during long period
of background noises only, made-for-TV morning mass. At the moment, WWCR Power
Hower on 13845 was strong enough not to be bothered on the other side.
Same WEWN transmitter on 15610 at 1504 had spur centered on 15618.3 but weaker
on the low-side equivalent. I think the spurs are really about 8.3 kHz above
and below, but made more obvious when they beat against a weaker neighborvictim
e.g. 15620, none at the moment (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 11714.9, KJES, Vado NM, March 10 at 1434, robokids singing
medley of tunes with guitar accompaniment; weak at first and hard to identify,
but sounded like ``You Are My Sunshine``, probably different lyrix. Initially
really off-key kid seemed suppressed as time went on; then a Catholic version
of ``Ave Maria``. 1440, ``Long, Long Ago``, a German beer-drinking song but
with Spanish lyrix. 1442 a round, ``Alabar? a mi Se?or``, now that`s more like
it! 1447 to English catechism call-and-response. 1450 some Protestant song,
``Jesus is Born``. 1458 ``Saints Go Marching In``.
This date, KJES had no problem from co-channel but on-frequency R. Liberty
Uzbek via Lampertheim, Germany until 1500. At 1508, now S9+20 with catechisms
in English, hum but just barely modulated and could hear het from RVA via
VATICAN underneath on 11715.0 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 2366, March 10 at 0643, ``LSA`` ND beacon from Lamesa TX, with MCW
IDs, seventh harmonic of 338 kHz. Altho I am sure this is it whenever audible,
I laboriously tune with BFO to try to copy a definite ID, difficult because it
comes thru as negative keying. For some reason, it`s readable positively on the
FRG-7`s USB rather than LSB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. I have bad news: the following localities are ``missing``
and have presumably been sucked into the Bermuda Triangle. Repeated
announcement on 6604-USB, March 10 at 0649 says ``missing`` after each: Miami,
Nassau, Orlando, Atlanta, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Bermuda. Presumably WSY70,
New York Radio as per http://www.dxinfocentre.com/volmet.htm and at 0650 over
to VFG Gander with real VOLMET for its localities (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. Since there were several reports of LV de la RASD,
Polisario via ALGERIA, reactivated March 9 in the 20-24 UT period, I was
standing by for its morning sign-on March 10: at 0659, a noisy carrier on
6297.1 must be it; sounds like waves crashing, but never developed any
intelligible audio and went off at 0704:45*. I kept tuned until 0707 but it did
not come back. Better luck tomorrow (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:51:01 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
From: "International Editor - WRTH" <sean.gilb...@wrth.com>
To: "WRTH International Editor" <sean.gilb...@wrth.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Log for 10 March
Message-ID: <4b97dc05.000014.05...@sean-pc>
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Brief session today, not too much of interest.
Conditions didn't seem to good on 16m, even with the inverted vee.
The 20m (14MHz) ham band was open to Japan for quite a time and to
West Coast USA since the early afternoon.
JAPAN
Radio Japan/NHK World 17735 via Issoudun, in Japanese,
1540 10 Mar. 2 males talking, one laughing at comments.
Mellow classical piano music. (s5) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
LIBYA
Voice of Africa 17725 Sabrata, in English, 1545 10 Mar. OM
talking about dictatorships, then full ID "Voice of Africa
from the Great Jamahiriyah". Audio bassy, needs more treble.
Brief music break and then ID again. Next speaker is YL
talking about the 'great leader' Gaddafi ("You are the
greatest man the world has ever seen", quoted in a letter from
a Slovak listener supposedly!). ID once more. (s9+35dB) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
SOUTH AFRICA
Channel Africa 17860 via Meyerton, in Swahili,
1524 10 Mar. OM talk then drumming music. Heard mentions of
Africa and Somalia in particular and brief ID. (s8) -
(S.Gilbert, UK)
SUDAN
Sudan Radio Service 17745 via Sines, in Sudanese,
1532 10 Mar. OM with rapid talk in Sudanese. Filler music
of instrumental drum and then fleeting ID as "Sudan Radio
Service" caught on mp3 recording. Talk continued in
Sudanese. (s4 at best) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
UK
BBC World Service 17640 Ascension Isl, in English,
1554 10 Mar. // 17830 but few ms between them giving a very
slight echo. 640 is stronger than 830. BBC Africa News
followed after 1600 time pips. (s7) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
BBC World Service 17830 via Ascension Isl, in English,
1529 10 Mar. Gareth (missed surname) mentioned BBC.Com and
their Facebook page then into News at 1530. (s5 QSB) -
(S.Gilbert, UK)
USA
Voice of America 17715 via Botswana, in English,
1551 10 Mar. // 17895 but much stronger. "Border Crossings"
program, playing listeners pop music requests. (s9) -
(S.Gilbert, UK)
Voice of America 17895 via Pinheira, in English,
1518 10 Mar. Pop music, Simply Red song and background
information on Mick Hucknell. (s7 with QSB) - (S.Gilbert, UK)
Voice of America 15580 via Pinheira, in English,
1601 10 Mar. "Africa News Tonight" and sports news. (s6) -
(S.Gilbert, UK)
---------------------------------------------------------
73, Sean Gilbert - Buckingham, UK.
http://www.hfradio.org.uk
Icom IC756pro, Racal RA1972
Inverted Vee @ 10m; Wellbrook ALA1530 @ 3m
MFJ1026, SEM Multifilter, 'Dream' DRM Software
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:37:23 +0100
From: Michael Schnitzer <schnitzer-mich...@web.de>
To: hcdx <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] DX-Camp Bjerregard 2010
Message-ID: <4b980303.4080...@web.de>
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Hello everywhere,
here are the results of our latest DX-Camp, which took place at
Bjerregard in Denmark from 27.2. to 6.3.2010. Bjerregard is located at
the northwest coast of Jutland. However only the most attractive
loggings are mentioned in the list - from the European point of view.
Personal highlights: First reception of R Eternidad, DOM, on 1700 and
the excellent MW-signals from Vancouver.
Antennas used: 300m Beverage to Asia, South America, USA/Canada East,
500m to USA/Canada West
555 SCN R Ziz; 2.3., 0534, BBC nx; O=2
570 CUB Radio Reloj; 28.2., 0645, ID, nx; O=2-3
710 CUB R Rebelde; 2.3., 0558, ID, talk, //1620; O=2
710 USA KNUS Denver CO, 3.3., 0626, "news-talk-radio"; O=2-3
770 CAN CHQR Calgary AB; 2.3., 0800, sung ID, "...it's minus 3 degrees
in downtown Calgary"; O=2
780 USA WBBM Chicago IL; 1.3., 0620, sports nx, ID; O=3
850 USA KOA Denver CO; 2.3., 0800, "Newsradio 8-50 KOA"; O=2
920 USA WGHQ Kingston NY; 2.3., "9-20 WGHQ Kingston, Hudsonvalley Talk
Radio" ? nighttime power only 78 Watts; O=3
950 USA KJR Seattle WA; 2.3., 0800, "Seattle's only all sports
station"; O=2
960 CAN CFAC Calgary AB; 2.3., 0800, "9-50 AM ? Calgary", ESPN radio; O=2
1130 CAN CKWX Vancouver BC; 2.3., 0800, "News 11-30 ? 9 degrees in
Vancouver"; O=3-4
1140 CAN CHRB High River AB; 28.2., 0824, "Southern Alberta's Community
Radio Station AM 11-40"; O=2-3
1160 USA WYLL Chicago IL; 2.3., 0628, website www.wyll.com, promos,
talk; O=3
1200 USA KFNW West Fargo ND; 2.3., 0800, "12-hundred KFNW-AM West Fargo,
Fargo Morehead", AP radio news; O=4
1260 CAN CFRN Edmonton AB; 2.3., 0800, "sports radio CFRN"; O=2
1290 CAN CFRD Winnipeg AB; 2.3., 0800, "...12-90 CFRD Winnipeg, a CHUM
radio station"; O=3
1290 MEX XEDA R Trece, M?xico DF, 5.3., 0650, ID, reports; O=2-3
1290 VEN YVLF R Puerto Cabello; 5.3., 0700, ID, latino songs; O=2-3
1300 USA KGLO Mason City IA; 5.3., 0800, "KGLO Mason City ? this is your
hometown station"; O=2
1400 GRD The Harbour Light of the Windwards, 3.3., 2157, rel. px, ID; O=3-4
1410 CAN CFTE Vancouver BC; 28.2., 0820, sports info on the winter
olympics, "14-10 Team Radio"; O=4 (!)
1430 USA KCLK Asotin WA, 28.2., 0800, "14-30 KCLK", short peak during
ID; O=2
1460 USA KXNO Des Moines IA; 5.3., 0800, "14-60 KXNO Des Moines"; O=2
1470 CAN CJVB Vancouver BC; 28.2., 0750, Chinese mx, talk in Ch., "AM
14-10 CJVB Fairchild Radio"; O=4 (!)
1500 USA KSTP St. Paul MN; 2.3., 0800, "AM 15-hundred KSTP", ABC news; O=3
1510 USA KGA Spokane WA; 2.3., 0800, "Sports radio 15-10 KGA"; O=3
1520 USA KOKC Oklahoma City; 2.3., 0806, ID after news; O=1-2
1530 USA KFBK Sacramento CA; 2.3., 0805, "It?s 58 degrees in Sacramento
.. newstalk 15-30. Now back to Coast-to-Coast AM"; O=3
1550 CUB R Rebelde; 5.3., 0600, ID, Cuban mx, parallel to 1620; O=2
1610 AIA Carribean Beacon; 28.2., 0532, ID, rel.px; O=3
1630 USA KCJJ Iowa City IA; 6.3., 0600, "This is Coralvilles 16-30 KJCC
? Iowa City and Coralville"; O=3
1680 USA WTTM Lindenwold NJ; 1.3., 2200, Spanish, romantic songs, "10-80
WTTM Lindenwold Philadelphia; O=3
1700 DOM R Eternidad; 27.2., 2300, religious px, ID, anthem, c/d; O=3
1700 MEX XEPE Tecate, Baja California, 2.3., 0800, ID; O=3
2368.5 AUS R Symban (pres.), 3.3., 1715, Greek mx, talk in Greek; O=1-2
vy 73
Michael Schnitzer
Germany
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:56:08 -0700
From: Deane McIntyre <dmcin...@ucalgary.ca>
To: hcdx <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] DX-Camp Bjerregard 2010
Message-ID: <cb1e6973-cabd-43aa-9dcf-98c2c43ea...@ucalgary.ca>
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On 10-Mar-10, at 1:37 PM, Michael Schnitzer wrote:
> Hello everywhere,
>
> here are the results of our latest DX-Camp, which took place at
> Bjerregard in Denmark from 27.2. to 6.3.2010. Bjerregard is located
> at the northwest coast of Jutland. However only the most attractive
> loggings are mentioned in the list - from the European point of view.
>
>
>
> 1290 CAN CFRD Winnipeg AB; 2.3., 0800, "...12-90 CFRD Winnipeg, a
> CHUM radio station"; O=3
>
Excellent catches including some of my local pests!
Note that the correct call of the 1290 in Winnipeg is CFRW and that
Winnipeg is not in Alberta but rather Manitoba (MB)
73,
Deane McIntyre VE6BPO
Calgary AB Canada
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:34:54 -0800 (PST)
From: "Robbie j." <challenger82...@yahoo.com>
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [HCDX] qsl #4 from rti
Message-ID: <59371.82027...@web31815.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hey All, Just got my 4th qsl from RTI for a report sent in back in december.
Came with a post card and some station info. and a rice paper report form just
in case I wanted to report via snail mail. Nice folks! Good dx to all and 73,
Robbie in wyoming
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:14:53 +1300
From: Mark Nicholls <edi...@radiodx.com>
To: Hard Core DX <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Subject: [HCDX] RNZI Maintenance Shud-Down
Message-ID: <p0624088bc7bdd7bd0...@[121.73.49.82]>
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Update from RNZI Website 11 March 2010
Quote
Maintenance Shut-down
10 Mar, 2010 20:19 UTC
Thursday 15 March NZT - Our short-wave service will be off-air from
1115-1500 NZDT (Wed 2215- Thu 0215 UTC). This will allow technical
staff to replace the Mains Breaker. After this work is completed it
is hoped we can resume our full schedule transmissions.
Unquote
Mark Nicholls
Chief Editor/Webmaster
NZ Radio DX League
http://radiodx.com
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:20:53 +0530
From: "Alokesh Gupta" <alokeshgu...@gmail.com>
To: "Alokesh-Hotmail" <alokeshgu...@hotmail.com>
Subject: [HCDX] AWR Wavescan Annual DX Contest 2010
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AWR DX Program "Wavescan" - Annual DX Contest - 2010 "Station Profiles"
It's that time of the year again! Yes, we're talking about our big annual
DX contest here in "Wavescan". The title for our big 2010 DX contest is
"Station Profiles", and here are the details for all five parts in this year's
contest:-
A. Five Station Profiles:
Make a list of five different radio stations for which you would like to
have a "Station Profile" presented on air in a coming edition of "Wavescan".
You may suggest five different radio stations, or the radio stations in five
different cities, or in five different countries, or any combinations of
these designations. These radio stations may still be on the air, or they
may now be silent. You may choose only shortwave broadcasting stations, or
shortwave communication stations that have been used also for broadcasting.
B. Five Paragraphs:
You are invited to write just one short paragraph about each of the five
stations you have chosen in the above list, and state why you have chosen
that particular station.
C. Five Photocopies:
You are invited to search your QSL collection, and where possible, provide a
photocopy of a QSL from each of the five radio stations in your above list.
These photocopies should be in color if possible, but black & white is also
acceptable. If you do not have a QSL from any of the stations you select,
then you should indicate the reason why you do not have a QSL; such as for
example, the station is now silent, or you are unable to hear the station in
your part of the world, or they do not verify reception reports, etc.
D. Three Reception Reports:
You are invited to send in at least three reception reports on any
transmission from Adventist World Radio on any station, shortwave,
mediumwave and FM.
E. Three Radio Cards:
Where possible, you are invited to include three radio cards for the
Indianapolis Heritage Collection with your contest entry. These cards may
be old or new, and they may be QSL cards, reception report cards, or picture
cards of radio stations, etc. (Not valid for this contest are amateur cards
nor CB cards.)
Other Contest Details:
Well, there you have it, the details for our "Wavescan 2010 Station Profiles
DX Contest". This contest will run through the month of July 2010, and all
contest entries should be postmarked at your local post office anywhere in
the world on any date up to the end of the month of July, and they should be
received at the AWR post office address in Indianapolis no later than the
end of the month of August 2010.
Return postage in the form of currency notes in an international currency,
or mint postage stamps, or IRC coupons would be welcome. Where possible, a
self addressed return envelope, business size or half quarto size, would
also be welcome.
The awards for this year's contest will be similar to all previous contests.
There will be a special award for the world winner, one of the Jerry Berg
radio history books; and World Radio TV Handbook 2011 for each continental
winner. In addition, there will be other special awards as well as AWR
souvenirs and radio curios for many participants. There will be special
awards for listeners in Africa responding to this year's contest.
You can remember that all reception reports will be verified with a
specially endorsed AWR QSL card. Please remember that it will take a period
of many months to process all of the reception reports, but each will in due
course be verified. In addition, and over a period of time, it is our
intent to present in our Wavescan DX program, many, and perhaps all, of the
"Station Profiles" as submitted in this year's DX contest.
When we present each of these specific "Station Profiles" in our "Wavescan"
program, we will also call on-air the listener who made the suggestion.
When the listener hears his name in the program, he can send in a reception
report and receive a specially endorsed QSL card.
The only address for the AWR Station Profile DX Contest is:-
Station Profile DX Contest
Box 29235
Indianapolis
Indiana 46229 USA
(Dr.Adrian Peterson, Adventist World Radio)
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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi, India
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:24:21 +0530
From: "Alokesh Gupta" <alokeshgu...@gmail.com>
To: "Alokesh-Hotmail" <alokeshgu...@hotmail.com>
Subject: [HCDX] VOA launches special pre-election programming to Sudan
Message-ID: <04c701cac0c6$2ade4db0$ae33e...@alokesh>
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VOA launches special pre-election programming to Sudan
Washington, D.C., March 10, 2010 ? The Voice of America (VOA) has launched
special broadcasts to Sudan and created a content-rich website on elections
more than a month before Sudanese are to vote in the country?s first free
presidential contest since 1986. ?The people of Sudan suffered through years
of civil war. Now, they?re getting a chance to vote in elections. VOA wants
to make sure they have all the information they need to make informed
choices,? said Steve Redisch, VOA?s executive editor.
VOA?s ?Sudan Elections in Focus? website http://www.voanews.com/sudan
contains stories about the candidates, analysis and commentary by bloggers,
details about election preparedness and logistics.Every Friday in March, VOA
will air a 10-minute special report on the English-to-Africa stream.
Programs examine the candidates, their platforms, electoral preparedness,
and the ongoing conflicts over land and resources in Africa?s largest
country. It can be heard at 1645 UTC and 1845 UTC on VOA shortwave
frequencies 6080 and 15580. Starting in April, the Sudan special report
will air every day.
The presidential elections pit Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir against
South Sudan?s President Salva Kir. The elections are proscribed under the
Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) which ended 20 years of civil war
between the North and the South when it was signed in 2005. Also at stake in
the election are seats in Parliament. In 2011, Sudanese are scheduled to
conduct a referendum that would allow South Sudan to secede from the North.
The referendum, also part of the 2005 peace deal, is a source of tension
between the North and the South.
(VOA Press Release)
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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi
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Message: 12
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:04:11 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
To: Hard Core DX <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, Mark Nicholls
<edi...@radiodx.com>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] RNZI Maintenance Shut-Down
Message-ID: <469077.55278...@web51101.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Er, 15 March is Monday. Thursday would be March 11, 18 or 25. So what do they
mean? (gh, DXLD)
--- On Wed, 3/10/10, Mark Nicholls <edi...@radiodx.com> wrote:
> From: Mark Nicholls <edi...@radiodx.com>
> Subject: [HCDX] RNZI Maintenance Shud-Down
> To: "Hard Core DX" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
> Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010, 5:14 PM
> Update from RNZI Website 11 March
> 2010
>
> Quote
> Maintenance Shut-down
> 10 Mar, 2010 20:19 UTC
> Thursday 15 March NZT - Our short-wave service will be
> off-air from 1115-1500 NZDT (Wed 2215- Thu 0215 UTC). This
> will allow technical staff to replace the Mains Breaker.
> After this work is completed it is hoped we can resume our
> full schedule transmissions.
> Unquote
>
> Mark Nicholls
> Chief Editor/Webmaster
> NZ Radio DX League
> http://radiodx.com
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 87, Issue 11
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