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Today's Topics:
1. Brasil: DX en MW, 700 kHz (JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO)
2. The Shortwave Report 5/11/07 ?Listen Globally!
(Zacharias Liangas )
3. Australia passes Digital Radio Bill (Zacharias Liangas )
4. Ultimas escuchas (JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO)
5. 6090 logs ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
6. Re: Dxers Unlimited's script for May 12-13 2007 weekend
edition (Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich)
7. Re: Australia passes Digital Radio Bill (Bob Young)
8. Re: Australia passes Digital Radio Bill (Bob Young)
9. Some logs (arnaldo slaen)
10. Re: Australia passes Digital Radio Bill ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
11. HCDX logs between 2007-05-12 0000 UTC and 2007-05-13 0000 UTC
(Risto Kotalampi)
12. Glenn Hauser logs May 11-12 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 14:04:56 +0200 (CEST)
From: JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Brasil: DX en MW, 700 kHz
To: Frecuencia DX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Prezado Jos? Miguel
Agrade?o se puder participar e divulgar este projeto.
Me empenharei pessoalmente para todos que enviarem o informe recebam
confirma??o. Um QSL Especial e unico para a cole??o.
Me informe.
TKS
QRV
Ulysses Galletti
Para obten??o do QSL Especial do Programa S?o Paulo de Todos os
Tempos da Radio Eldorado de S?o Paulo
Informamos aos Radioescutas e Dexistas do Brasil e do exterior, que
o programa S?o Paulo de Todos os Tempos, da Radio Eldorado de S?o
Paulo, transmitido em OM nos 700Khz, fornecer? um cart?o QSL
Especial a quem enviar informe de recep??o do programa que ir?
ao ar, s?bado dia 26/05/2007 as 21,00 horas do Brasil, 00.00 horas
UTC e domingo dia 27/05/2007 as 06.00 horas do Brasil, 09.00
horas UTC.
O apresentador do programa Geraldo Nunes, que se identifica com os
radioescutas, naquela oportunidade enviar? uma mensagem especial
para n?s.
Com o recebimento dos informes de recep??o, poder? conhecer as
condi??es de escuta em todo o estado de S?o Paulo, do Brasil e do
exterior, mesmo com utiliza??o de equipamentos auxiliares, os quais
dever?o ser informados. Ser? divulgada as escutas posteriormente e
acredito muitos ouvintes ir?o se surpreender do que conseguimos.
Os informes de recep??o poder?o ser enviados por e-mail para:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ,mencionando no assunto INFORME DE
RECEP??O.
O DX Clube do Brasil colaborar? na confec??o dos QSLs., contribuindo
para que todos tenham a confirma??o da escuta.
---------------------------------
LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo.
Llamadas a fijos y m?viles desde 1 c?ntimo por minuto.
http://es.voice.yahoo.com
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 10:41:29 +0300
From: "Zacharias Liangas " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] The Shortwave Report 5/11/07 ?Listen Globally!
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>, <>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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The Shortwave Report 5/11/07 ?Listen Globally!
by Dan Roberts ( outfarpress [at] saber.net )
Thursday May 10th, 2007 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.
Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia.
Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (May 11) is up at the website
http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml in both
broadcast quality (13.3MB) and quickdownload or streaming form
(3.3MB) (29:00)
This week's show features stories from Radio Netherlands, Radio
Havana Cuba, and the Voice of Russia.
>From NETHERLANDS- First a press review on the French Presidential
elections and the reactions on the streets of France. In Austria it is
relatively easy for a citizen to purchase a gun, much like in the US- in
1997 Austria began requiring psychological tests for those purchasing
guns and the results have been significantly reduced homicides and
suicides. The Pope is visiting Brazil, the country with the most Catholics
in the world- but the percentage of followers across Latin America has
dropped dramatically, because of lack of Roman concern for the poor
and the environment.
>From CUBA- At a UN conference, researchers say that a large scale
shift to organic farming could reduce world hunger and improve the
environment. A Viewpoint on the dropping of all charges in the US
against former Cuban terrorist Luis Posada Carriles. The board of
Directors of the World Bank have found Paul Wolfowitz guilty of a
conflict of interest and hope he will resign- Europeans want him out,
and Latin American nations have begun forming an alternative to the
World Bank. In the US, a survey has found that almost all of the
Democratic Presidential hopefuls are committed to increasing the size
of the US military- only Richardson and Kucinich favor downsizing.
>From RUSSIA- The Pentagon has informed another 35,000 soldiers
that they will be sent to Iraq beginning in August. A commentary on the
increasing levels of violence in Iraq and fears that the country will be
broken up into separate states.
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 (PST) 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 and Saturday at 11am(PST)
The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from <
http://www.radio4all.net/podcast.php/.xml?series=outFarpress%20pres
ents > 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_05_11_07.mp3
>(13.3MB)
link for smaller file and streaming-
< http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml >
?FurthuR! Dan Roberts
"The greatest insanity is surely to see the world only as it is, and not as
it might be."
- Miguel de Cervantes
http://www.outfarpress.com
http://zlgr.multiply.com (raidio monitoring site plus audio clips )
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload
.
on my main : www.geocities.com/zliangas
-tty-px.html : test of various TTY programs
-ethics.htm : greek ethics , days and institutions
-frape.htm: the greek way of cofee !!!
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, 2x16 m V invert, 1m australian loop
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 14:38:29 +0300
From: "Zacharias Liangas " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Australia passes Digital Radio Bill
To: <>, "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Australia passes Digital Radio Bill
http://www.abu.org.my/public/dsp_page.cfm?articleid=2871&urlsectioni
d=1061&specialsection=ART_FULL&pageid=247&PSID=3372
The Australian parliament today passed legislation allowing for digital
radio to be rolled out in the state capitals by 1 January 2009.
The move has been welcomed by industry body, Commercial Radio
Australia, which represents 98 percent of commercial radio stations.
"Digital radio ushers in a new era for radio and for the 95 percent of
Australians who listen to radio every week," said Joan Warner, Chief
Executive Officer of CRA.
"The passing of the legislation means consumers will get vastly
superior radio services sooner rather than later and it gives industry the
certainty it needs to move ahead on the massive investment in
broadcasting infrastructure that will be required."
She said while the legislation covered the licensing, planning and
regulation for digital radio initially in the six cities of Sydney, Melbourne,
Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart, regional and rural Australia
would not miss out
"There are around 220 commercial radio stations who play a very
important role in the lives of listeners in regional and rural Australia, and
it"s important that they share in the benefits that digital technology will
bring," she said.
Ms Warner said the act reflected the industry's key policy requests and
the vital role commercial broadcasters would play in the roll out and
success of digital radio.
Thursday 10 May 2007
http://zlgr.multiply.com (raidio monitoring site plus audio clips )
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload
.
on my main : www.geocities.com/zliangas
-tty-px.html : test of various TTY programs
-ethics.htm : greek ethics , days and institutions
-frape.htm: the greek way of cofee !!!
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, 2x16 m V invert, 1m australian loop
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 13:57:18 +0200 (CEST)
From: JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Ultimas escuchas
To: Frecuencia DX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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MW
BELGICA 1512 Radio Vlaanderen Int., 20:05-20:20, escuchada el 11 de Mayo en
alem?n a locutor con bolet?n de noticias y segmento musical, SINPO 34443.
SW
ARGENTINA 15345 Radiodifusi?n Argentina al Exterior, 22:20-22:25, escuchada
el 11 de Mayo en espa?ol a locutor con noticias, SINPO 33433.
CHINA 4820 PBS Xizang, 22:00-22:05, escuchada el 11 de Mayo en Mandar?n a
locutor y locutora con comentarios, m?sica pop occidental, SINPO 24332.
COREA DEL NORTE 13760 Voz de Corea, 22:16-22:20, escuchada el 11 de Mayo en
espa?ol a locutora con reportaje, ID ?Aqu? P?onyang, sintonizan La Voz de
Corea?, en paralelo por 15245, SINPO 23342.
GUINEA ECUATORIAL 5005 Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial, 22:05-22:08,
escuchada el 11 de Mayo con emisi?n musical, se aprecia mala modulaci?n y sufre
constantes cortes, SINPO 23322.
ISRAEL 6970 Galei Sal, 22:10-22:15, escuchada el 11 de Mayo en hebreo con
m?sica disco dance, SINPO 34433.
LETONIA 9290 Radio City, 09:50-10:10, escuchada el 12 de Mayo en ingl?s a
locutor con programa musical, temas de rock, rock and roll y pop mel?dico,
SINPO 35443.
MAURITANIA 4845 Radio Mauritania, 21:55-22:00, escuchada el 11 de Mayo en
?rabe a locutor con invitados con comentarios, locutora y segmento musical,
SINPO 34433.
NIGER 9705 La Voix du Sahel, 07:24-07:35, escuchada el 12 de Mayo en idioma
vern?cula a locutor con invitado, comentarios, segmento musical, conversaciones
telef?nicas ?..Al? al?..tonos telef?nicos?, SINPO 34443.
REINO UNIDO 17875 West African Democracy Radio, 10:30-10:55, escuchada el 12
de Mayo en franc?s a locutor con entrevista a un miembro de la federaci?n de
voleibol del Senegal, comentarios sobre la secci?n femenina, cu?a de ID y
segmento musical con temas de Bob Marley, SINPO 45444.
Spy Numbers
6959 E03 ??17215 17215 ..?, 22:08 UTC, SIO 232. 11 May 07
9130 E10 Mossad, ??END OF MESSAGE, END OF TRANSMISION?, 22:25 UTC, SIO 444,
11 May 07
9251 E03 ??21196 68753 78595..?, 22:26 UTC, SIO 444. 11 May 07
Jos? Miguel Romero
Saca?et (Castell?n)
Espa?a
Sangean ATS 909
Antena hilo de siete metros.
---------------------------------
LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo.
Llamadas a fijos y m?viles desde 1 c?ntimo por minuto.
http://es.voice.yahoo.com
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 09:32:08 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [HCDX] 6090 logs
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Anguilla 6090 off the air making it possible to easily hear the
following stations.
**BRAZIL. 6089.95, Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo, 0605-0640,
May 12, local music, Portuguese talk, announcements, ads. Some
weak co-channel QRM but an overall fair signal with Anguilla 6090
off the air. (Brian Alexander, PA)
**CHILE. 6089.87, Radio Esperanza, Temuco, 0805-0905, May 12,
Spanish religious sermon. Spanish religious music. Mentions of
Esperanza. Good. Another station audible with Anguilla 6090 off
the air. (Brian Alexander, PA)
**NIGERIA. 6089.85, Radio Nigeria, Kaduna, 2115-2300*, May 11,
Talk in local language. Mentions of Lagos, Kaduna, Nigeria. Variety
of Afro-pop, local folk music. Sign off with short National Anthem.
Poor reception around 2129-2205 due to DRM QRM, but good
reception after 2205. Anguilla off the air making Nigeria an easy
target. (Brian Alexander, PA)
************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 09:38:00 -0400
From: "Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Dxers Unlimited's script for May 12-13 2007
weekend edition
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected],
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Arnaldo Coro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Radio Havana Cuba
Dxers Unlimited
Dxers Unlimited?s weekend edition for May 12-13 2007
By Arnie Coro
Radio amateur CO2KK
Hi amigos radioaficionados, welcome to the weekend edition of Dxers
Unlimited, which today will feature a re-run of an Antenna Topics
section about the HENTENNA, as requested by a large number of listeners
around the world that have written to me recently, as this Japanese
antenna seems to be making headlines in radio publications around the
world once again?
By the way, the original report here at Dxers Unlimited, dates back to
1999,more precisely, it went on the air the 12th of October of 1999, and
according to my records, it generated a lot of interest from our
listeners, who were at that time, 1999, getting ready to enjoy the peak
years of solar cycle 23 !!!
So here is once again at the request of Dxers Unlimited?s fans , the
report on the HENTENNA, the Japanese elongated loop antenna with an easy
match to coaxial cable feedlines of any impedance, be it 50, 60 ,75 or
93 ohms...or even 150 ohms !!!
I recently built yet another HENTENNA for the FM broadcast band, and it
is working nicely, having already pick up some Sporadic E skip DX
stations from Mexico, the US and Puerto Rico during the just starting E
skip season now in progress.
Once again, remember that the HENTENNA produces or receives VERTICALLY
polarized waves when the antenna is placed horizontally; that is, with
the long sides of the loop pararell to the ground. AND, if you want
horizontal polarization, just flip the HENTENNA so that the long sides
of the loop are vertical, and the short sides are parallel to the
ground, something that is puzzling, but that?s the way it is amigos?
By the way, one of the world's foremost antenna experts, Dr. L. B.
Cebik, amateur radio operator W4RNL, has done an extensive analysis of
elongated loops, and his findings are really fascinating. Dr. Cebik
specializes in computer modeling of complex antenna systems, and his
work with the HENTENNA and other similar elongated loops shows that the
HENTENNA is a very good performer indeed.
For the benefit of those who could not pick up last weekend's Dxers
Unlimited edition, I will repeat the formulas for calculating HENTENNAS
in the frequency range from 14 megaHertz all the way up to the high TV
band that here in the Americas ends at 216 megaHertz.. so amigos, stay
tuned, I'll be back with more radio hobby related information in a few
seconds...
??????.
You are listening to Radio Havana Cuba, the name of the program is Dxers
Unlimited? you can send your signal reports and comments via e-mail to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or VIA AIR MAIL to Arnie Coro, Radio Havana Cuba, Havana,
Cuba?
And now more about the HENTENNA. Dr. Cebik's computer modeling shows
that the elongated loop HENTENNA has an edge over a regular square one
wavelength loop and the regular elongated loop.
HENTENNAS for receiving FM broadcast signals are very easy to build,
using a wooden or PVC pipe frame and copper wire. I built the one just
mentioned cut for 100 megaHertz, using PVC insulated no. 12 wire, the
one that is typically used for home wiring.
The loop was closed by soldering with a butane torch, and using regular
solder with rosin core... The reason for using the butane torch is that
no soldering iron at hand here could handle the heavy wire PLUS the high
speed heat transfer of the copper wire.
The loop for the 100 megaHertz antenna is 1.5 meters on the long sides
of the rectangle and 50 centimeters on the short sides. The feed point
for the 50 ohm cable is located about 55 centimeters from one of the
short sides of the loop.
The antenna is installed with the long sides in a vertical position; for
receiving horizontally polarized FM broadcasts. I tried both 50 ohms and
75 ohms coaxial cables, and could not detect any difference on the
weakest station that I am picking up here regularly with the FM band
HENTENNA.
Again, if you want to make of these elongated loops for receiving, here
are the measurements to use: for the long sides of the rectangle 1/2 of
a wavelength at the operating frequency, for the short side, the length
is 1/6 of a wavelength... and the connection point for the coaxial cable
of 50 ohms impedance is a little more than 1/6 of wavelength from one of
the short sides of the rectangle.
I have tried two different techniques for feeding the antenna, one using
two wires connected to the long sides and going to an insulator to which
the coaxial cable is attached... this is what I do with antennas for the
lower frequencies.
For the higher frequency antennas, like for example the TV HI VHF band,
or the amateur two meter band, I use the coaxial cable itself, by
carefully splitting the center conductor and the shield in two... it
takes a little practice to do, but you will be able to do it, and it
saves time and avoids one extra soldered connection.
Do remember to fully protect the coaxial cable from the weather, by
sealing it properly with PVC tape and silicone sealing compound...
HENTENNAS can be built for any frequency between 10 megaHertz and 300
megaHertz by using heavy WIRE, and for the frequency range from about 50
megaHertz to 500 megaHertz you may try building HENTENNAS with copper or
aluminum tubing.
YES amigos, this is yet another easy weekend project... collect all the
needed materials and have them ready at your workshop, the garage or
near the kitchen table, so that this coming weekend you can build your
own low cost elongated loop HENTENNA.
Remember, if you are a radio amateur, that a HENTENNA is a very
effective antenna to take along with your HANDIE TALKIE, as it will
extend the range of the HT many times. I now have my portable HENTENNA
for 2 meters that has shown a gain of more than 6 to 10 decibels above
the handie talkie's rubber duck antenna.
In other words, the HENTENNA is behaving as if you add a linear
amplifier to the HT with the additional benefit that if DOES NOT USE UP
EXTRA battery power. And one final comment, do remember that the
HENTENNA is DIRECTIONAL, so you can turn it around for best possible
signals... A HENTENNA for two meter band FM must be installed with the
long sides HORIZONTAL... in order to receive and transmit the vertically
polarized waves used for amateur 2 meter FM communications!
Now our next item, here at the weekend edition of Dxers Unlimited: Radio
amateurs running extremely low power transmitters are demonstrating that
the ability of the ionosphere to send back to Earth radio signals is
much better than what was previously thought.
Running powers as low as 10 milliwatts, that is 20 db down from a 1 watt
transmitter; two way contacts on the 20, 17,15 ,12 and 10 meter bands
are nowadays quite regular... According to the experimenters involved in
this fascinating milliwatting tests, when power goes down below about
100 milliwatts, QSB or fading is very severe, indicating that this may
be very near the lowest possible limit for ionospheric propagation using
standard CW Morse code.
Using coherent CW or other computer-enhanced signal processing, it now
seems like ultra-low power signals of 1 milliwatt or even less may be
effectively used. Anyway, this is one more reason to join the ranks of
those amateur radio operators who have decided to do their operating at
low power or QRP levels... 5 watts on CW and 10 watts on SSB are
nowadays more or less universally accepted as the maximum power for QRP
stations.
And one final comment about the ultra low power transmission
experiments... 1 watt to 5 Watts power output transmitters can be built
using very easy to obtain receiver type components, something that will
allow many amateurs in less developed areas of the world to join us. One
of the things that keep many potential radio amateurs from going on the
air in less developed countries is the lack of appropriate transmission
type radio components.
With the QRP rigs, a defunct TV set, a dead boom box, or any other
otherwise broken down or junk electronic gear may become the source of
all the parts needed to make a homebrew radio station.
???..
Six meters opening up again via sporadic E, according to reports
received from Europe, North America and the Caribbean, plus my own daily
observations, the sporadic E clouds are once again providing that very
interesting propagation mode for TV and FM band Dxers, and of course, to
amateur radio operators too...
The 30 meter amateur band operator is now becoming more and more popular
during the low ebb of the solar cycle, because 20 meters is closing up
much earlier due to the very low solar activity. Installing a 30 meter
band elongated loop is easy , and offers excellent performance for DX
work...
The 30 meter band elongated loop antenna,is also simple to build,
matches 50 ohm coaxial cable without any problems, or if you prefer it
can be fed with open wire transmission line and then be useful on
several bands for transmitting and short wave listening too. Do not
forget that many amateur radio operators also enjoy listening to
international short wave broadcast stations too, and that we use our
amateur radio rigs to enjoy that aspect of the hobby too.
Well, here is some information about this rather compact antenna, that
radiates with a low departure angle, despite the fact that it does not
need very high masts, as a matter of fact, you can use home brew masts
made from bambusa-bambusa linnei, well bamboo, bambusa-bambusa linnei is
the scientific name that botanic experts give to bamboo.
Masts used by Cuban radio amateurs for this antenna are made of several
sections of heavy cuban bamboo or cana brava, reinforced between
sections by short lengths of aluminium tubing of appropiate diameter.
The masts are some 9 meters high, or for those of you that still think
in English measuring units almost 30 feet high. .
The rectangular loop's vertical sections are 5 meter high, and the
horizontal sections are 10 meter long. So, the loop is shaped like a
rectangle that has its short sides of 5 meters length, and the long
sides of 10 meters length. The short sides are the vertical ones, so
that allows the lower horizontal section to be placed at 4 meters above
ground, which is certainly not ideal,but is nevertheless good enough to
make the loop generate an adequate vertical take off angle for DX work.
Now, listen how the antenna is fed... The 30 meter band loop is fed
using 50ohm coaxial cable, but you can use low cost TV type 75 ohm coax
if you wish too. The feedpoint is at one of the upper corners of the
antenna, as we want to take advantage of the elevated feedpoint placing
the high current as high as possible!!!
As I said a while ago, the 5 meter high and 10 meter long rectangular
loop can be also fed with open wire line, something that will allow its
use on other frequencies too. Using the coaxial cable feedline, the
antenna is a single band antenna, capable of low SWR or standing wave
ratio operation only on the 30 meter ham band that spans from 10.1 to
10.150 megaHertz. Similar aspect ratio loops can be designed and built
for other amateur bands, and they offer to their users several important
advantages over the classical single band half wave dipole.
The first and most important one is that the rectangular loop is a very
quiet antenna for receiving purposes, due to the fact that it is a
closed element, then add to this that it does not need very high masts,
plus that even when placed at a relatively close distance from ground,
it does generate a nice and clean, low take off angle vertical pattern
which is much better for DX work than the vertical pattern of a half
wave dipole at the same height. Now, add to all this advantages its low
cost and very easy installation, direct coaxial cable feed using either
50 or 75 ohm cable, and you will realize that the rectangular one
wavelength loop is a very nice all around antenna.
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 14:19:51 -0400
From: "Bob Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Australia passes Digital Radio Bill
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
>From: "Zacharias Liangas " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [HCDX] Australia passes Digital Radio Bill
>Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 14:38:29 +0300
>
> Australia passes Digital Radio Bill
>http://www.abu.org.my/public/dsp_page.cfm?articleid=2871&urlsectioni
>d=1061&specialsection=ART_FULL&pageid=247&PSID=3372
>The Australian parliament today passed legislation allowing for digital
>radio to be rolled out in the state capitals by 1 January 2009.
>
>The move has been welcomed by industry body, Commercial Radio
>Australia, which represents 98 percent of commercial radio stations.
>
>"Digital radio ushers in a new era for radio and for the 95 percent of
>Australians who listen to radio every week," said Joan Warner, Chief
>Executive Officer of CRA.
>
>"The passing of the legislation means consumers will get vastly
>superior radio services sooner rather than later and it gives industry the
>certainty it needs to move ahead on the massive investment in
>broadcasting infrastructure that will be required."
>
>She said while the legislation covered the licensing, planning and
>regulation for digital radio initially in the six cities of Sydney,
>Melbourne,
>Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart, regional and rural Australia
>would not miss out
>
>"There are around 220 commercial radio stations who play a very
>important role in the lives of listeners in regional and rural Australia,
>and
>it"s important that they share in the benefits that digital technology will
>bring," she said.
>
>Ms Warner said the act reflected the industry's key policy requests and
>the vital role commercial broadcasters would play in the roll out and
>success of digital radio.
>
>
>Thursday 10 May 2007
>
>
>
>http://zlgr.multiply.com (raidio monitoring site plus audio clips )
>http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload
>.
>on my main : www.geocities.com/zliangas
>-tty-px.html : test of various TTY programs
>-ethics.htm : greek ethics , days and institutions
>-frape.htm: the greek way of cofee !!!
>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, 2x16 m V invert, 1m australian loop
>
>
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 14:20:08 -0400
From: "Bob Young" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Australia passes Digital Radio Bill
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected],
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Let's just hope that they don't choose the abomination that is called IBOC
here in the states
Bob Young
Millbury, MA. USA
KB1OKL
>From: "Zacharias Liangas " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [HCDX] Australia passes Digital Radio Bill
>Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 14:38:29 +0300
>
> Australia passes Digital Radio Bill
>http://www.abu.org.my/public/dsp_page.cfm?articleid=2871&urlsectioni
>d=1061&specialsection=ART_FULL&pageid=247&PSID=3372
>The Australian parliament today passed legislation allowing for digital
>radio to be rolled out in the state capitals by 1 January 2009.
>
>The move has been welcomed by industry body, Commercial Radio
>Australia, which represents 98 percent of commercial radio stations.
>
>"Digital radio ushers in a new era for radio and for the 95 percent of
>Australians who listen to radio every week," said Joan Warner, Chief
>Executive Officer of CRA.
>
>"The passing of the legislation means consumers will get vastly
>superior radio services sooner rather than later and it gives industry the
>certainty it needs to move ahead on the massive investment in
>broadcasting infrastructure that will be required."
>
>She said while the legislation covered the licensing, planning and
>regulation for digital radio initially in the six cities of Sydney,
>Melbourne,
>Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart, regional and rural Australia
>would not miss out
>
>"There are around 220 commercial radio stations who play a very
>important role in the lives of listeners in regional and rural Australia,
>and
>it"s important that they share in the benefits that digital technology will
>bring," she said.
>
>Ms Warner said the act reflected the industry's key policy requests and
>the vital role commercial broadcasters would play in the roll out and
>success of digital radio.
>
>
>Thursday 10 May 2007
>
>
>
>http://zlgr.multiply.com (raidio monitoring site plus audio clips )
>http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos
>http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload
>.
>on my main : www.geocities.com/zliangas
>-tty-px.html : test of various TTY programs
>-ethics.htm : greek ethics , days and institutions
>-frape.htm: the greek way of cofee !!!
>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, 2x16 m V invert, 1m australian loop
>
>
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>
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 15:15:53 -0300
From: "arnaldo slaen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Some logs
To: <[email protected]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
BOLIVIA
6105,56 Radio Panamericana, La Paz, 1116-1120, May 06, Spanish,
short local news by male, 22432
(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)
CLANDESTINE
6600 Voice of the People (from South Korea to DPRK), 1100-1108, May 06,
Korean, news and talk by female, 22432 with jamming
(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)
CLANDESTINE
9485 Shiokaze Two (p) with transmission to North Korea, 1315-1321,
May 06, Korean, talk by male, 14331
(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)
CUBA
6000 Radio Rebelde, Bauta (??), 0650-0700, May 12, Spanish,
local music, ann. & ID as: ?Estas son las radionoticias por Radio Rebelde....?,
in // with 5025 Khz, 24332
At 0715 the transmission wasn?t in paralel with 5025 Khz
(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF KOREA
6398 Pyongyang Bc Stn, 1110-1114, May 06, Korean,
news or talk by male & female, 25332
(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)
LITHUANIA
6255 La Voz de la Republica Islamica de Iran (IRIB) via Sitkunai,
2117-2128, Spanish,
religious talk by male, programme: ?Panorama de la?.?????,
ID as: ?...La Voz de la Republica Islamica de Iran....?, 24332
(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)
PERU
5939,30 Radio Melod?a, Arequipa, 1045-1052, May 06, Spanish
talk about Apurimac river and a ecological project, ID & ann. as:
?Melodia en la Noticia.....?, 24422 (best reception on LSB mode)
(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)
6173,79 Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco, 1055-1100, May 06, Spanish,
huaynos, ann. & ID as: ?.....el microfono de Radio Tawantinsuyo....?, 23422
(best reception on LSB mode)
(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)
UNITED STATES
9955 WRMI Radio Miami International, Miami, 1050-1100, May 12, Spanish,
DX programme ?Aventura Diexista?, conduced by Juan Carlos Chimarro & Allan
Graham. Programme made HCJB Voice Global, report about propagation by Dino
Bloise from Miami, USA, 25432
(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 08:20:51 +1000
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Australia passes Digital Radio Bill
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format="flowed"
Quoting Bob Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
From a Dxers point a view its a disaster......
Driven by public servants, radio station owners, and politicians,
the $$$ another fine mess. Still we soldier on.....
Johno Sydney Australia.
> Let's just hope that they don't choose the abomination that is called IBOC
> here in the states
>
> Bob Young
> Millbury, MA. USA
> KB1OKL
>
>
>
>> From: "Zacharias Liangas " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> To: <>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]>,
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: [HCDX] Australia passes Digital Radio Bill
>> Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 14:38:29 +0300
>>
>> Australia passes Digital Radio Bill
>> http://www.abu.org.my/public/dsp_page.cfm?articleid=2871&urlsectioni
>> d=1061&specialsection=ART_FULL&pageid=247&PSID=3372
>> The Australian parliament today passed legislation allowing for digital
>> radio to be rolled out in the state capitals by 1 January 2009.
>>
>> The move has been welcomed by industry body, Commercial Radio
>> Australia, which represents 98 percent of commercial radio stations.
>>
>> "Digital radio ushers in a new era for radio and for the 95 percent of
>> Australians who listen to radio every week," said Joan Warner, Chief
>> Executive Officer of CRA.
>>
>> "The passing of the legislation means consumers will get vastly
>> superior radio services sooner rather than later and it gives industry the
>> certainty it needs to move ahead on the massive investment in
>> broadcasting infrastructure that will be required."
>>
>> She said while the legislation covered the licensing, planning and
>> regulation for digital radio initially in the six cities of Sydney,
>> Melbourne,
>> Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart, regional and rural Australia
>> would not miss out
>>
>> "There are around 220 commercial radio stations who play a very
>> important role in the lives of listeners in regional and rural Australia,
>> and
>> it"s important that they share in the benefits that digital technology will
>> bring," she said.
>>
>> Ms Warner said the act reflected the industry's key policy requests and
>> the vital role commercial broadcasters would play in the roll out and
>> success of digital radio.
>>
>>
>> Thursday 10 May 2007
>>
>>
>>
>> http://zlgr.multiply.com (raidio monitoring site plus audio clips )
>> http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload
>> .
>> on my main : www.geocities.com/zliangas
>> -tty-px.html : test of various TTY programs
>> -ethics.htm : greek ethics , days and institutions
>> -frape.htm: the greek way of cofee !!!
>> 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, 2x16 m V invert, 1m australian loop
>>
>>
>> ---[Start Commercial]---------------------
>>
>> Preorder your WRTH 2007:
>> http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2007
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>>
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>> and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License
>> published by Michael Stutz at
>> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
>
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 23:05:03 +0000
From: Risto Kotalampi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] HCDX logs between 2007-05-12 0000 UTC and 2007-05-13
0000 UTC
To: [email protected]
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 17:50:46 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs May 11-12
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected],
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** ALBANIA. R. Tirana was not making it past my neighbor`s TVI hash, May 11 at
1300 on 13750, but at 2015 on 13720, F-G signal and quite listenable,
concluding at 2026-2028 with part of the Eurovision Song Contest entry, ``Hear
My Plea`` yet again. When is that contest, anyway? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** BULGARIA. R. Bulgaria plays some wonderful folk music; such as UT Sat May 12
at 0520 on 11600. At first I had no idea what kind of music it was, but German
announcement, and off abruptly at 0630* Only RB is scheduled on 11600 in German
at 0500-0530, and on a 306 degree beam which is just as much for NAm as for
Germany (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHAD. I keep checking for the extremely distorted RNT transmission. May 12
at 0510 it was right on 7310 with Flevo, instead of to one side or the other
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. After making sure that WOR 1358 was airing properly on WWCR
15825 (tho with rather too much distortion as usual, but much less on SW than
their webcasts), UT Friday May 11 at 2030, I checked the RNZI live stream on WM
at 2038 for Mailbox, which is scheduled this week, ``on now``, at 2035-2100.
NO! Some other show about wildlife, visiting an island with seals and rats, so
it`s not RNZI Talk either. The program grid still shows Fri 2035 as running
Mailbox, but the page about Mailbox does not mention this repeat after the
Monday airings. Would it be too much to ask for the posted schedules to mesh
with each other and what is actually on the air? Interrupted ``Spectrum`` at
2049 for frequency change announcement! 2051 came back with weather for Niue,
etc., music fill. And Bell Bird. Of what relevance are frequency changes on the
webstream? And why don`t they arrange their programming so it is not
interrupted by frequency changes, or vice versa? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. May 11 around 2000 UT, I did an FM bandscan on the DX-398 portable
in the yard, only with whip, and found the following stations, mostly OKC, some
Enid, with RDS. / is meant to separate fields, but not all may be in exactly
the right place, as I scribbled hurriedly:
91.7: PUBLIC / RADIO / 91 7 / KOSU / OKLAHOMA / PUBLIC / RADIO / NPR-NEWS / 91
7 (I`ll have to check at some other time when they are playing classical music
to see if playlist info appear then)
92.5: KOMA / 92.5 FM / [artist, song, 2-digit year]
94.7: OKC`s / NEW ROCK / 94.7 THE / BUZZ / [artist, song]
95.7: KXLS-FM
96.1: 96.1 / KXY / [artist, song]
96.9: RDS on but no readout
98.9: KISS / 98.9 FM
99.7: KNID-FM
100.5: 100.5 / THE KATT / HD / [artist, song]
101.9: TODAY`S / NEW COUNTRY / THE / TWISTER
102.7: ON / KJ 103 / HD / [artist, song]
103.1: KOFM
104.1: KMGL / 104.1 FM / [artist, song]
107.7: KRXO / 107.7 FM / [artist, song]
A number of other strong signals were not running RDS, or maybe were not strong
enough to bring it on (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Checking 6090 with Defunct Gene Scott, Anguilla still missing,
May 12 at 0533 I was getting at least two weak signals producing a fast SAH of
maybe 20 Hz; one of them preaching in Portuguese, Portu?ol or Spanish past
0600, gaining on the others. Brian Alexander had better luck, measuring R.
Bandeirantes on 6089.95 after 0600, and a couple hours after that, R. Temuco,
Chile was on 6089.87. Earlier until 2300 he put Kaduna, Nigeria on 6089.85
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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