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Today's Topics:
1. Glenn Hauser logs June 5-6, 2012 (Glenn Hauser)
2. Re: DX Loggings - 5 June - R Perry (Glenn Hauser)
3. Glenn Hauser logs June 5-6, 2012 (carmen)
4. FDFM Radio Targets Fiji on Shortwave (Radio Heritage Mail)
5. New on RNZI - Urban Radio from Suva (Radio Heritage Mail)
6. FDFM Radio Targets Fiji on Shortwave [Updated]
(Radio Heritage Mail)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 09:00:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
To: d...@yahoogroups.com
Cc: NASWA <na...@yahoogroups.com>, s...@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs June 5-6, 2012
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** CANADA [and non]. Since the NHK relay at 0500 on 6110 has been missing since
May 31, still absent June 6, I check whether any of the RCI frequencies are
missing too from Sackville, June 5:
At 1957, 17735 is on in French making SAH with Tunisia in Arabic; but nothing
on the only listed // 15235; however it might have just closed early.
*1959, 15235 does come on with RCI in English, joined a few sex later by 15330
with `The Link` intro already in progress, into news; both these are stronger
than // 17735 which continues (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake June 6 after 1220:
12230, poor at 1223
13920, very poor at 1226
13980, good at 1226
14700, poor at 1226
15970, very poor at 1229; none in the 16s, 17s
Before 1300:
15550, very poor at 1248; het on hi side
11500, poor at 1252
After 1400:
17570, poor at 1415
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FIJI [non]. Domo I Viti, the new clandestine, has put up info on their
website about DX reports received plus much, much more on their movement:
http://sites.google.com/site/fijidemocracyfreedommovement/
At the top also says the it`s a full hour, 8:30-9:30 pm Fiji time Mondays,
which it certainly was not on June 4, off at 0900*. Nor was it ``direct from
Australia`` but very INDIRECTLY via South Carolina. They are not claiming here
that it was Palau, altho Steve Handler says that is what they are telling him.
Even the originators are confused, but WRN Broadcast has confirmed to me it`s
really via WHRI in South Carolina. FD&FM no doubt sends their audio file to
South Bend and have no idea what really happens to it once in the hands of
LeSEA.
Combined clip of my reception on 11565 at 0831 UT June 4, which happens to last
8:31 minutes, the first half the opening, second half (mostly music) the
closing. No English except for mentions of Fiji Democracy and Freedom Movement:
http://www.w4uvh.net/fijiviti.rm
The first minute or so is also amid WORLD OF RADIO 1620
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FRANCE [non]. 21690, June 6 at 1231, RFI with world news in French, now
reduced to only one hour, and currently via GUIANA FRENCH at 75 degrees to W
Africa, good signal tho we are way off-beam. Yet it`s virtually the OSOB, with
but a trace of 21780 DW/Rwanda also in French even tho beamed USward at 295
degrees. From Sept 2, this broadcast is scheduled to switch to Issoudun site
within France. Mike Cooper reports the controversial merger of RFI with TV
services is being reconsidered by the new government (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUAM. 15240, June 6 at 1312, fair signal with S Asian ballad much preferable
to the blather from Cuba 15230; 1315 ``Namaskar``, mentions Agana (not Aga?a),
Guam and KTWR IS twice; opens another program with ``Salaam Aleikum``. Thus the
first is Hindi-influenced, and the second is Arabic-influenced, which fits for
the listed transition from Santhali to Bengali (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** JAPAN [non]. 6110, NHK English via CANADA is still absent June 6 at 0514
check, but still going for the only remaining broadcast to North America, 1210
on 6120 with fair and fading signal during news (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MEXICO. Sporadic E analog TV DX UT June 6:
0226 on 2, turn on TV to find heavy CCI in progress, peaking SSW in Spanish
0227 on 3, NEXTEL presenta ---
0230 on 3, drama on video with net-5 bug; audio from something else
0237, MUF reaches 4, and then 5 with some ads from south
0238 on 2 and 3, net 5 drama, audio slightly out of synch
0243 on 5, promo or political ad? By kid, ``Nuestro M?xico del Futuro`` on
screen; looked like another word below that was COLIMA. I wish I could be
certain of that as this small state should be a TVDX rarity with only a handful
of less than full-power stations including this ch 5 per W9WI.com in the city
of Colima with appropriate calls:
Colima, CY[5] XHCC-TV 14.000 0.00 +H 19-5-14.00N 104-18-0.00W XV-XLIC XHGC (5)
http://www.w9wi.com/states/CY.html
0258 on 6, signs of video here, the MUF peak
0300, opening is mostly gone
1419, turn on the TV again, and ch 2 is bearing two zero-beat videos from the
SSE, audio in Spanish, no doubt the Yucat?n peninsula again. The dominant one
has the f = FOROtv program, so that`s XHY-TV in M?rida. Fading by 1430, brief
resurgence at 1440, nothing more.
The other: probably the next ch 2 east, 100 kW XHQRO-TV in Canc?n, Quintana
Roo, about 175 miles away. I would hate to be midway between the cities trying
to get either channel 2 without interference. XHY-TV is listed as less, only
76.5 kW, yet is seen far more regularly (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** NIGERIA [non]. 15120, June 6 at 0506, no sign of V of Nigeria, just Chinese.
The two-night streak is broken. VOA Botswana is in well on 15580, so
propagation is not to blame (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 13570, June 6 at 1203, there`s Alex Scourby bibling,
on dead giveaway frequency of WINB with its wobbly carrier, and at 1224 Brother
Scare is pontificating about the total destruxion of Florida and the east coast
this year. BS has been on WINB periodically before, so once again they have won
the prize of this cash cow, but for how long? At this hour, a US outlet is
sorely needed as not on WWCR, and WWRB is inaudible on 3185 if really on the
air.
Has the WINB program schedule at http://www.winb.com/schedule.htm been updated
to show this? Of course not! Dated May 20, still shows it not on the air M-F
until 1530 UT. But the Overcomer Ministry website does have this entry: WINB
13570 8-10:30 AM EST --- meaning EDT, meaning 1200-1430 UT; or is it really
until 1530 UT? Yes, BS still going on 13570 at 1511 check.
Meanwhile, I was waiting for WWRB to bring up 9385, which happened abruptly at
*1239 today, the QSY time from 3185 varying widely. And then found that 13570
was running 25 seconds behind 9385. Now it`s redundant (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [non]. 11815, June 6 at 1259, NHK ID in Japanese accompanied by, what
else? steel drums. Accurate time signal to 1300 ends just as co-channel REE via
COSTA RICA is starting its always-delayed and thus totally erroneous
timesignal. Don`t rely on that for navigation or you may crash into a reef or a
mountain! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** THAILAND. 9890, June 6 at 1213, R. Thailand in English outroing some other
language, listed as Malay, 1214 bells IS until 1215*. Scheduled for a 15-minute
break before resuming in English at 1230, not checked. VOA GB Spanish 9885 was
sufficient but not strong enough to be a problem (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9370-, June 6, the POS transmitter at WTJC is out of whack again:
very distorted and breaking up, but no spurs audible yet.
At 1220, now spreading 9350-9395, with distortion, squeals, cutting on and off
depending on fundamental modulation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7555, June 6 at 0512 check, the sporadic WEWN transmitter in Spanish
is back on tonight, also heard around 1230 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 7570, June 6 at 0512, RTI in Spanish via WYFR is not overtime
tonight, unlike 24 hours earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 11535, June 6 at 1253, Bible story only in slow English,
then some harp music, and Chinese announcement 1256-1257*. It`s YFR, 100 kW,
342 degrees from Paochung, TAIWAN site per Aoki at 1200-1257 only; and bothered
by slush circa 11538 from the 2 x 9 kHz spur above 11520 WEWN English but which
also closed at 1257*. As the latter was retuning its spurs from 11502, 11511,
11529, 11538, to 15597, 15606, 15624, 15633 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1620: ready early UT Wednesday June 6, so first SW
airing should be UT Thursday 0330 on WRMI 9955; then Sat 0800, 1500, 1730, Sun
0800, 1530, 1730, Mon 0500, 1130.
On WTWW: Thu 2100 on 9479, UT Sun 0400 on 5755
On WWRB: UT Fri 0330v on 5050
On WBCQ Area 51: UT Sat 0130v on 5110v-CUSB/LSB
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VATICAN [non]. 13730, June 6 at 1204, Vatican Radio relay via CANADA in
English hasn`t been canceled yet in seemingly objective newscast about killing
Al-Libi, from stringer Priscilla somebody ``in Washington for Vatican Radio``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
------------------------------
Message: 2
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 14:45:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
To: "Rich D'Angelo" <rdange...@aol.com>, Anker Petersen
<anker.peter...@mail.dk>, "hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com"
<hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, Lista Conexion Digital
<condigl...@yahoogroups.com>, NASWA Yahoo Group
<na...@yahoogroups.com>, Ontario DX Association
<o...@yahoogroups.com>, PlayDX Yahoo Group
<playdx2...@yahoogroups.com>, Shortwave-Radio
<shortwave-ra...@yahoogroups.com>, Mark Taylor
<markok...@gmail.com>,
Mosquitto Coast Mosquito Coast <laswl...@mcdxt.it>, Radioescutas
Yahoo
Group <radioescu...@yahoogrupos.com.br>, Thomas Nilsson
<thomas.nils...@ektv.nu>, d...@yahoogroups.com, Cumbre DX
<cumbre...@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] DX Loggings - 5 June - R Perry
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--- On Tue, 6/5/12, Ralph Perry <ralphpe...@yahoo.com> wrote:
UNID(BOLIVIA?) ? 6154.93, interesting unid, apparently LA (and strongly suspect
R. Fides, La Paz, Bolivia). ?First noted weakly 5/27
0120-0200+.??Pretty fair but muffled mod on 5/29 at 0115 when other benchmark
Bolivians barreling in
on 49 meters.?? The signal?s fade-in and peak seem to nicely //
behavior of ?5952.42 R. Pio Doce and
6134.83 R. Santa Cruz. ?Decent QSA last night, 6/6, at 0040-0120+. but no ID
pulled yet. ? Pgming quite nondescript, mainly MoR LA ballad-type music
or schlock pop, occasionally long tlks in definite SS by YL, such as at
ToH 0100. Also had male ancr in SS on 5/27. ? Signal typically weak and only
fair at peak QSA,
muffled audio, and quite bad slop ex 6165 some nights starting arnd 0100.??Now
may be as good as it gets, to work this, since not good prospects here for
winter
reception -- darkness path to subcontinent allows AIR to often dominate this
fqy around this time.??Need more ears on this one ? DXing partner Don
Jensen and I have been working this nightly for quite a few nights, but no
success pulling the ID yet.??Not noted running in parallel, with usual
lag, to R. Fides webstream?s pgming. ?But of course, this observation
does?not?eliminate Fides possibility (stns often feed the web
independently of the SW feed), but would have been a nice way to nail this, had
a parallel been heard with the online pgming.??(Perry, Illinois)
Since you posted this June 5 at 1307 UT, apparently you meant ``last night`` =
June 5 UT, not June 6. Bernardini had Fides on 6154.928 back in April, but
can`t be too careful. 6165 slop would be RNW Bonaire. (gh)
SOLOMON ISLANDS ? 5019.88 Honiara with decent sig 1045 on 4/25 but
muffled, OM in EE with nx pgm, bursts of orchl mx.? Carrier was noted as early
at 0930 but no
modulation yet.? (Perry, Illinois)
Did you mean 5/25, or was this really over a month old when reported? (gh)
?
COLOMBIA ? 6010.08, LV de Tu Conciencia, Puerto Lleras, often
noted around 0730+, fair sig with guitar ballads and OM SS anmts, some rlg
choral mx.? OM inspirational tlks in SS.
Full IDs for ?LV de Tu Conciencia? and fqy quotes, also.? Clear of usual
trouble from the OA at this
time, of late.? Usually I hear XEOI
N?cleo R M?l much better here, tho on the lower side of 6010.? (Perry, Illinois)
What do you mean, ``trouble from the OA?`` What Peruvian? But XEOI has been
silent for some weeks, has it not? (gh)
------------------------------
Message: 3
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 21:07:56 +0000
From: carmen <_...@whats-your.name>
To: Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs June 5-6, 2012
Message-ID: <20120606210756.ga2...@s.clearwire-wmx.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
you found 9370 as well. luckily, main selection of signals on tap were a
handful of RAs on 9580, 9475, something weak on 9955, and WWV on 10000, so
collateral damage was relatively light
http://blog.whats-your.name/public/9370.png
150 KC ruined
------------------------------
Message: 4
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 18:18:14 +1200
From: "Radio Heritage Mail" <i...@radioheritage.net>
To: i...@radioheritage.net
Subject: [HCDX] FDFM Radio Targets Fiji on Shortwave
Message-ID: <380-2201264761814...@radioheritage.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Media Release
Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.com
June 7 2012
FDFM Radio targets Fiji
with new shortwave broadcast
____________________________
The Australian based Fiji Freedom & Democracy Movement has launched a
weekly one hour shortwave radio program in Fijian targeted at Fiji
says the Radio Heritage Foundation www.radioheritage.com.
Broadcast at 8.30pm on Mondays [Fiji time] the program features news,
information, interviews and music designed to reach local Fijian
listeners and promote the FDFM vision of the restoration of a
democratic Free Fiji under the 1997 constitution.
The shortwave radio broadcast is heard on 11565 kHz and the first
broadcast this week was widely heard in Fiji, Australia, New Zealand,
Japan, USA, Sweden, Finland and Germany. It apparently originates
from a leased time privately owned transmitter located in the USA.
Local radio media in Fiji must operate under regulations including
news censorship by the military government which came to power in a
series of coups and which has, at times, closed down the local FM
relay stations of both the BBC and Radio Australia.
Since the 1970's radio stations and programs opposing Pacific
governments have broadcast from a number of Melanesian states such as
Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, the autonomous region of Bougainville, and
now Fiji.
Whether indigenous Fijian listeners have modern shortwave receivers
capable of hearing FDFM Radio is questionable, as they already have
access to a large variety of state and private local FM radio
stations broadcasting popular programs in Fijian.
The Fiji Freedom & Democracy Movement is the same organization that
said it planned to broadcast from a pirate radio ship off the Fijian
coast in 2010. It's clearly found that paying a few dollars to rent a
shortwave transmitter thousands of kilometers away from Fiji for an
hour each week is far less expensive.
Listeners can hear podcasts of the broadcasts and find out more
information about FDFM Radio at
https://sites.google.com/site/fijidemocracymovement, as well as an
email address to which reception reports and comments can be sent.
For more details about radio in Fiji, we recommend the Pacific Asian
Listener Radio Guide and Pacific Travellers Guides at
www.radioheritage.com. Features about the history of broadcasting in
Fiji can also be found here.
Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization
connecting radio, popular culture, history and heritage and features
and radio guides are available for free community use at
www.radioheritage.com.
------------------------------
Message: 5
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 19:20:39 +1200
From: "Radio Heritage Mail" <i...@radioheritage.net>
To: i...@radioheritage.net
Subject: [HCDX] New on RNZI - Urban Radio from Suva
Message-ID: <380-2201264772039...@radioheritage.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Media Release
Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.com
June 7 2012
RNZI Airs new Radio Heritage Feature
Urban Pacific Radio - Suva, Fiji
____________________________________
Join us from Monday, June 11 2012 to explore the world of breakfast
radio on several of the 15 local FM radio stations in Suva on the
Mailbox program from Radio New Zealand International.
With a population of some 330,000, the Suva-Nausori corridor is one
of the largest urban areas in the Pacific islands.
This is not the Pacific of golden beaches, swaying palm trees and the
gentle roar of the distant surf. This is high population density,
traffic jams, shopping malls, and 15 radio stations competing for
listeners.
You can listen directly via shortwave radio from RNZI in New Zealand,
or audio on demand [for the following month] with full details of
current broadcast frequencies [both DRM and analog] and times
possible for your area as well as audio downloads at www.rnzi.com.
We'll take you to the home of breakfast radio personalities Allan &
Sophie [2day FM], Peceli & Serafina [Gold FM], Koliaci & Apenisa
[Bula FM], Apakuki & Luisa [Radio Fiji 1], Ravin [Radio Fiji 2],
Ashmita & Jitendra [Mirchi FM] and wonderfully named Epi Work [Mix94]
and tell you how you can join them all for breakfast!
English, Fijian and Hindi radio stations, personalities and music,
from just a few of the stations in Suva, Fiji.
So join us from Monday, June 11 2012 as we enjoy breakfast with the
radio DJ's from Suva, Fiji on the Mailbox program from Radio New
Zealand International [www.rnzi.com].
You can also use our Pacific Asian Listener and Pacific Traveller
Radio Guides at our global website www.radioheritage.com. Use our
Google Search to find more features about broadcasting in Fiji.
Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization
connecting radio, popular culture, history and heritage with useful
radio guides and features for free community use at
www.radioheritage.com.
------------------------------
Message: 6
Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 20:46:35 +1200
From: "Radio Heritage Mail" <i...@radioheritage.net>
To: i...@radioheritage.net
Subject: [HCDX] FDFM Radio Targets Fiji on Shortwave [Updated]
Message-ID: <380-2201264784635...@radioheritage.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
This version has the correct website address for FDFM Radio. We
apologize for the error in our earlier release.
Media Release
Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.com
June 7 2012
FDFM Radio targets Fiji
with new shortwave broadcast
____________________________
The Australian based Fiji Freedom & Democracy Movement has launched a
weekly one hour shortwave radio program in Fijian targeted at Fiji
says the Radio Heritage Foundation www.radioheritage.com.
Broadcast at 8.30pm on Mondays [Fiji time] the program features news,
information, interviews and music designed to reach local Fijian
listeners and promote the FDFM vision of the restoration of a
democratic Free Fiji under the 1997 constitution.
The shortwave radio broadcast is heard on 11565 kHz and the first
broadcast this week was widely heard in Fiji, Australia, New Zealand,
Japan, USA, Sweden, Finland and Germany. It apparently originates
from a leased time privately owned transmitter located in the USA.
Local radio media in Fiji must operate under regulations including
news censorship by the military government which came to power in a
series of coups and which has, at times, closed down the local FM
relay stations of both the BBC and Radio Australia.
Since the 1970's radio stations and programs opposing Pacific
governments have broadcast from a number of Melanesian states such as
Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, the autonomous region of Bougainville, and
now Fiji.
Whether indigenous Fijian listeners have modern shortwave receivers
capable of hearing FDFM Radio is questionable, as they already have
access to a large variety of state and private local FM radio
stations broadcasting popular programs in Fijian.
The Fiji Freedom & Democracy Movement is the same organization that
said it planned to broadcast from a pirate radio ship off the Fijian
coast in 2010. It's clearly found that paying a few dollars to rent a
shortwave transmitter thousands of kilometers away from Fiji for an
hour each week is far less expensive.
Listeners can hear podcasts of the broadcasts and find out more
information about FDFM Radio at
https://sites.google.com/site/fijidemocracyfreedommovement, as well
as an email address to which reception reports and comments can be
sent.
For more details about radio in Fiji, we recommend the Pacific Asian
Listener Radio Guide and Pacific Travellers Guides at
www.radioheritage.com. Features about the history of broadcasting in
Fiji can also be found here.
Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization
connecting radio, popular culture, history and heritage and features
and radio guides are available for free community use at
www.radioheritage.com.
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