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Today's Topics:
1. Asian MW QSLs (Mr Craig A Edwards)
2. WFAW DX Test is ready to go (Jim Pogue)
3. Malaysia, Russia, Indonesia (Chuck)
4. TRT Radio Competition Winners (mustafa cankurt)
5. VOA Urdu Expands to 12 1/2 Hours to Cover Pakistan Emergency
(Alokesh)
6. 9825 Miraya FM v?a Mil?n??, (JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO)
7. 8 Nov: Ultimas escuchas, 5915 Radio Argel Int.??.
(JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO)
8. Relays this weekend via 9290 khz (tom taylor)
9. HCDX logs between 2007-11-08 0000 UTC and 2007-11-09 0000 UTC
(Risto Kotalampi)
10. Glenn Hauser logs November 7-8 (Glenn Hauser)
11. TUCKER ANNOUNCES PLANS TO END TENURE AS TRANS WORLD RADIO'S
CHIEF EXECUTIVE (Alokesh)
12. Fw: logs 7/11 (Maurits Van Driessche)
13. Newspaper articles about WLPO DX Test (Jim Pogue)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 23:18:15 +1100
From: Mr Craig A Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Asian MW QSLs
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Hi All
Here's some recent MW QSL's that have slowly trickled in:
CHINA
China National Radio 540 kHz & 1305 kHz. Two full data QSL cards received in
over a year since sending them. Report sent to Audience Dept, China National
Radio, PO Box 4501 Beijing. These used to be great verifiers but many reports
over the past year have gone unanswered. (CE)
JAPAN
JOJR Tokushima 1269. Full data JRT QSL card for follow up to address as per
2006 WRTH (CE)
PHILIPPINES
DYMF Cebu City 963 kHz. Partial data QSL letter for CD report & nrp, v/s simply
the name ?Duard? (CE)
DYKA San Jose 801 kHz. Full data email verification for posted report with CD
recording and nrp, v/s Joy Cepe, CMN Veritas Antique Philippines
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (CE)
Craig Edwards
Nhulunbuy (Gove), Northern Territory, Australia
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions see Australia
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:42:00 -0600
From: "Jim Pogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] WFAW DX Test is ready to go
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Conversations and e-mails with Ernie Swanson at WFAW indicate this weekend's
test is ready to go ... and it sounds like it's going to be a whopper. Read
what Ernie writes here:
"We are happy to announce that the National Radio Club has a mention on our
web site. The site is www.940wfaw.com I hope that you enjoy the program.
The IDs are voice and Morse. We are using the sweep. We have chosen
Christmas music. We even threw some amateur radio PSA's into the mix. Enjoy
the program. It will lead off with 2 Gene Autry Christmas songs. We can
thank Gary Douglas our Operations manager for the three hour show. Have fun
and I hope to get many QSL requests!"
And there you have it. Brandon Jordan and I are planning to be out in the
sticks at a nearby state park on a DXpedition so we are hoping to have a
really good shot at hearing the test.
Many, many thanks in advance to Ernie and Gary at WFAW. And as always,
please e-mail me your results so I can include them in my final report.
73s,
Jim Pogue
IRCA/NRC Joint Broadcast Test Coordinator
Memphis, TN
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 11:27:25 -0000
From: "Chuck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Malaysia, Russia, Indonesia
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Robert Wilkner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Logs
DSWCI Logs DSWCI Logs DSWCI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"Ivan_Lebedevsky"
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Malaysia, 6049.60, Radio Television Malaysia, (Askiy FM), 0958-1015, Prior to
the
hour, noted regular EZL music. On the hour, ID and news for ten minutes. At
1011,
again music is presented. At 1012 a female comments. Signal was just poor
enough
that I could not ident the language whether it was English or non-English.
(Chuck Bolland, November 8, 2007)
Russia, 6075, Radio Rossii, 1018-1045 Initially noted a male in Russian
Language
comments until 1021 when Russian type music begins. More comments follow
at 1023 which continue to 1035. At 1037, a quick ID "...Rossii..." is heard.
Signal at the beginning of the sked was poor mixing with Deutsche Welle,
but improved to fair by 1045. (Chuck Bolland, November 8, 2007)
Indonesia, 3976, RRI Pontianak, 1055-1100 Noted a female briefly in
Indonesian comments (couple of minutes). At 1057, music presented.
Signal was poor, but audible. (Chuck Bolland, November 8, 2007)
Indonesia, 3987, RRI Manokwari, 1100-1105, Initally at tune-in, noted a male
in Indonesian comments. These continue as news. Signal was threshold.
(Chuck Bolland, Novemer 8, 2007)
Clewiston, Florida
NRD545
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 13:42:33 +0200
From: "mustafa cankurt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] TRT Radio Competition Winners
To: <[email protected]>
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Dear Listeners,
As may you know that TRT has prepared International Radio Competition in the
reason of 80th anniversary of birthday of Turkish Radio and Television.
International Radio Competition was held between October 26 and 27,at Ela
Quality Resort, in Belek, Antalya. As mentioned above, the competition had 4
categories. The participants were BBC from the Great Britain, RTVSLO from
Slovenia, ROR from Romania, SWR from Germany, RB from Serbia, IRIB from Iran,
NPO from the Netherlands, NRCU from Ukraine, ORF from Austria, RFI from France,
BNR from Bulgaria, BHRT-BH RADIO 1 and RTV F BIH from Bosnia Herzogevina, NRK
from Norway, HR from Croatia, RT from Albany, RAI RADIO 2 from Italy and TRM
from Moldova. Details were the following link.
http://www.trt.gov.tr/wwwtrt/radyokutlama.aspx?param=radiocomp
Here were the winners and their photographes as the link below;
http://www.trt.gov.tr/wwwtrt/radyokutlama.aspx?param=radiocompresult
WOMEN
BHRT BOSNIA HERZOGEVINA ABIDA-MY LAND WINNER RADMILA SESAR
BNR BULGARIA THE SONGS THAT SURVIVED JURY SPECIAL AWARD HELLIA
CHAVDAROVA
CHILDREN
SWR GERMANY THE CANTERVILLE GHOST WINNER UTA MARIA HEIM
YOUNG
BBC ENGLAND MUMMIES AND DADDIES WINNER PAOLINA HARRIS
RAI ITALY EMIGRANTS EXPRESS JURY SPECIAL AWARD LAURA FORTINI
ENVIRONMENT
NPO NETHERLAND TUTKOYAKTUK WINNER MARGARETHA MINJON
Good DX'ing.
Mustafa CANKURT
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 18:32:38 +0530
From: "Alokesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] VOA Urdu Expands to 12 1/2 Hours to Cover Pakistan
Emergency
To: "CUMBRE DX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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VOA Urdu Expands to 12 1/2 Hours to Cover Pakistan Emergency
PRESS RELEASE - Washington, D.C., November 7, 2007 - The Voice of America's
Urdu Service has expanded its radio news broadcasts to 12.5 hours daily from
five hours in response to the crisis in Pakistan.
"The Pakistani government has shut down all independent media inside
Pakistan," said VOA Director Danforth Austin. "We find ourselves, along with
the BBC, among the only international broadcasters currently heard inside of
Pakistan."
VOA's Urdu Service is now broadcasting an all-news format on radio in
response to the Pakistani government's crackdown. VOA's two television
affiliates-GEO TV News and Aaj TV-are off the air inside of Pakistan.
However, VOA continues to reach the audience via radio and the Internet.
Today, VOA Urdu added an additional radio broadcast from 11:30 a.m. to 12
noon Pakistan time to supplement its 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Pakistan time
live news and current affairs programming.
Some highlights of coverage include live interviews with Benazir Bhutto and
Nawaz Sharif, two former Prime Ministers of Pakistan, who were guests on the
VOA Urdu program Roundtable Discussion, as the news blackout was being
imposed in Pakistan. VOA Urdu also interviewed many Pakistani opposition
figures, including Iftekhar Gilani, spokesperson of Benazir Bhutto's party,
and religious leaders such as Qazi Hussain Ahmad, along with
man-on-the-street reaction in Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, and
Islamabad.
In addition to VOA Urdu, VOA's six-hour Deewa Radio, live broadcasts in
Pashto to the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan, also switched to an
all-news format to cover the crisis. Deewa has also provided extensive
coverage including the U.S. and international reaction and has interviewed a
large number of political, religious and tribal leaders inside Pakistan who
are under house arrest.
The Voice of America, which first went on the air in 1942, is a multimedia
international broadcasting service funded by the U.S. government through the
Broadcasting Board of Governors. VOA broadcasts more than 1,000 hours of
news, information, educational, and cultural programming every week to an
estimated worldwide audience of more than 115 million people. Programs are
produced in 45 languages.
For more information, call the Office of Public Affairs at (202) 203-4959,
or e-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://voanews.com/english/About/2007-11-08-voa2.cfm
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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi, India.
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:01:15 +0100 (CET)
From: JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] 9825 Miraya FM v?a Mil?n??,
To: Frecuencia DX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Saludos cordiales, no se con certeza si esta informaci?n es del todo
correcta, pero parece ser que Radio Miraya FM transmite v?a IRRS desde Mil?n.
Listado Aoki:
9825 R.MIRAYA FM 1500-1800 1234567 Arabic/English 150 140
Milano I 0911E4527 IRRS UNMISS b07
IRRS
http://www.nexus.org/NEXUS-IBA/Schedules/IRRS-SW_B07.html
9,825 1500-1800 1600-1900 Daily 38-40,46-48,52,53,57
150 kW A3 Africa English, Arabic (3)
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Message: 7
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 22:07:41 +0100 (CET)
From: JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] 8 Nov: Ultimas escuchas, 5915 Radio Argel Int.??.
To: Frecuencia DX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Saludso cordiales.
ARGELIA 6300 Radio Nacionala Saharaui, 17:02-17:20, escuchada el 8 de
noviembre en ?rabe, comienza emisi?n con el canto del Cor?n hasta las 17:12,
locutor con presentaci?n e identificaci?n en ?rabe, comienza emisi?n de m?sica
folkl?rica local, SINPO 44433.
ESTADOS UNIDOS 15330 Radio Mart?, 16:55-17:02 , escuchada el 8 de noviembre
en espa?ol a locutora con programa musical, cu?as de la emisora, locutor
present?ndose y titulares de noticias, SINPO 34333.
LIBIA 11965 Voice of ?frica, 19:13-19:16, escuchada el 8 de noviembre en
idioma hausa a locutor con ID, comentarios con referencias a ?frica y Libia,
segmento musical, SINPO 34333.
REINO UNIDO 15265 Radio Solh, 13:05-13:15, escuchada el 8 de noviembre en
alg?n idioma afgano a locutor conduciendo programa de m?sica pop local, m?sica
muy alegre, se aprecia de fondo una emisora en chino, probablemente CBS Taiw?n
en su servicio en chino de 13:00 a 14:00 UTC v?a Thansui, no se aprecia emisi?n
firedrake por parte de china, SINPO 44444.
REINO UNIDO?? 5915 Radio Argelia Int.??, 21:00-21:05, escuchada el 8 de
noviembre en ?rabe, locutora anunciando frecuencia, Himno Nacional, locutor con
titulares, referencias a ?Argelia?, canto del Cor?n, SINPO 55555.
TUNEZ 12005 RTV Tunisia, 19:17-19:22, escuchada el 8 de noviembre en ?rabe
con emisi?n de m?sica local, SINPO 44333.
Jos? Miguel Romero
Burjasot (Valencia)
Sangean ATS 909
Antena Radio Master A-108
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 21:31:45 -0000
From: "tom taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Relays this weekend via 9290 khz
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
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Relays this weekend via 9290 khz
November 10th
Radio Casablanca 12.00 -13.00UTC
Latvia Today 13.00 -14.00UTC
November 11th
Latvia Today 07.00 -08.00UTC
Radio Waves International 08.00 -09.00UTC
Good listening
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Message: 9
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 23:05:02 +0000
From: Risto Kotalampi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] HCDX logs between 2007-11-08 0000 UTC and 2007-11-09
0000 UTC
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 09:14:57 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs November 7-8
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** ALBANIA. Anomalies monitored from R. Tirana: Nov 7 at 1528, on 13640,
carrier at S9+15. No modulation until 1531:45, music joined in progress, wrong
program? 1532:15 cut to English opening with schedule; program summary
including European Integration show, which is for Wednesday.
Nov 7 at 2106, 9915 just barely audible (but I have a high local noise level on
this band), while audible better on // 7430 intended for Europe --- however,
not in English but Albanian, news!
Nov 8 at 0350 on 6110, continuous vocal rock music, no announcements heard, not
even at sign off. Music and carrier ran until 0401* overlapping BBC Arabic
which came on between 0359 and 0400, heavy sub-audible heterodyne (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. RHC, 6060, Nov 7 at 0624 in English, low modulation and very
distorted, audible only at peaks. Meanwhile, // 6000 was OK, as was 6180, very
loud as usual tho with some distortion (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUIANA FRENCH. TDF DRM test remains weaker than before, and center has
shifted down 5 kHz, so now it covers 17865-17870-17875, Nov 8 at 1455. Kai
Ludwig found a German posting that indeed they have redirected the beam toward
Europe instead of NAm:
Apparently beam change since here in Europe strong signals were reported at the
same time. Btw, programming was RFO Guyane:
http://forum.mysnip.de/read.php?8773,451822,page=23
And the DRM schedule checked Nov 8 indeed shows this, but on the wrong
frequency:
1300-2000 daily 17875 35 Europe 150 RFO Guyane French Montsinery
However this transmission usually starts later, ends earlier than times shown,
and has been M-F only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. AIR VBS, 9870, Nov 8 at 1344, YL DJ in English with ``Hello, very
good evening``, but then back to Hindi (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN. Nov 8 at 1337, I found solo man singing in uncertain language in // on
9790 and 9835. The only thing that fits is the Urdu service of VOIRI (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN [non]. NHK Warido, R. Japan via Sackville, 11705, Nov 8 at 1420 in
What`s Up, Japan? had an interesting report about the Soy Sauce Summit ---
seems that consumption of SS is declining in Japan, altho SS is now found in
half of America`s kitchens. Efforts are underway in Japan to promote SS, which
has many different varieties besides the black Kikkoman stuff we are familiar
with (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JORDAN. R. Jordan, 11690, again noted in French instead of English at 1525
check Nov 7 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. XEYU, 9599.2, Nov 8 at 1332 with news from Radio Francia
Internacional; good signal, only lite het at the moment. This is on the R. UNAM
(AM) schedule at 7:30 am, lasting less than a semihour, followed by music to
hourtop when AM & FM simulcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH AFRICA. 17860, Channel Africa IDs and IS, which includes chirps of the
old bokmakierie as in Radio RSA days, Nov 8 at 1456 preceding Swahili service,
poor. After timesignal at 1500, I switched to 17770 where the English service
was better. There shouldn`t be that much difference, as 17860 is 250 kW at 19
degrees while 17770 is 500 kW at 20 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTNENING
DIGEST)
** SPAIN. The gimmick on Cl?sicos Populares from REE in the 1400 UT hour
weekdays, best on 17595 seems to be listener participation, rating various
pieces of music, or choosing which performance is best. Nov 7 at 1430 they were
playing the fourth performance in a row of the same aria; next day, when some
distortion marred the signal, there were different intermezzi the audience was
supposed to rate (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA. I feared that the WEWN mixing product on 11510 would totally
block VOA during Border Crossings in the 1500 UT hour, as it did when first
noted; but Nov 7 at 1524, it only partially blocked, as VOA was audible mixing.
VOA 9760 via Philippines is always much better but with separate Special
English programming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. English lessons frequently punxuated by doorbells (as in
American usage), Nov 8 at 1410, on 15675, Southern Sudan Interactive Radio
Instruction; see my report in 7-122 when it was on 15650.
Now in the SENTECH schedule:
1400 1430 15675 250 246 East Africa Unknown
246 meaning Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Cf. Steve Lare`s report in DXLD 7-133 of similar programming at this hour on
15390 via Armavir/Krasnodar, which we thought was also SSIRS. This time I
checked 15390 and a weak signal did not seem to be in parallel, so is this
actually something else? 15390 is scheduled daily, Merlin/VTC broker. However,
SSIRI is known to use a variety of different transmitter sites, also UAE (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. BBCWS relay, 11675, axually on the air early, rather than late! Nov 7
at 2048 found the open carrier already on, and at 2058 B-B-C- chimes. This
means Greenville is no longer using one of the same transmitters as for Hausa
at 2030-2100, without sufficient time to return, now scheduled on 9815 and
15185 M-F.
VOA Music Mix, 15580 Greenville, Nov 7 at 2105 starting Classic Rock show, on
Thursdays. This time the transmitter was on the air before 2130. Keep it up
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WBCQ 7415 I found to have suppressed lowersideband, instead of usual
DSB, November 5 around 0415, and still the case Nov 8 around 0345. Will Martin
heard this explained on the Lumpy Gravy show: the regular 7415 transmitter is
down for repairs, so the 5110-CUSB transmitter has been retuned to 7415. I
assume this means 5110 is currently not on the air at all, and the signal on
7415 is probably not as strong as usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. AFN, 7811-USB (did not measure exactly), Nov 7 at 0636 with report
from Pentagon Channel, but audio cutting out; same problem in next item, a
medical report. If it were not for such problems, AFRTS would be very useful in
aggregating all these little features from various networks, removing
commercials, and running them one after another (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ZANZIBAR. RTZ, 11735, Nov 7 at 2051 with local music, 2055 devotional in
Arabic, 2059 brief YL sign-off, NA lasting only half a sesquiminute, and off.
This seems like one of the most exotic places we can hear on SW without much
difficulty (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Encouraged by IRCA C & WNAm reports that trans-Atlantic MW was
hopping, I spent half an hour monitoring on the less noisy porch with ATS-909,
0326 to 0400 UT November 8. Did find a number of carriers. Best with traces of
audio was 594, but too many possibilities to hazard a guess. Also detected
carriers on 558, 567, 585, 684, 693, 873, 882, 891, 945, 1134, 1215, 1305,
1557, 1629. Some good possibilities were wiped out by IBOC from KOA, WHO, KFAB,
KMOX, WOAI at least. Was surprised to detect carrier on 1134 despite KMOX-IBOC
noise. Then I read IRCAns reporting that by that hour, the TA reception had
largely vanished. 73, (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6250, just as I tuned in, Nov 7 at 0622, heard a few words of
Arabic(?), then it went off. Cairo is the only broadcast station known on this
frequency, but nowhere near this time of day (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. On 7733.5 kHz, I encountered a big signal, Nov 7 at 0639 with ME
music, slightly unstable carrier producing warble with BFO on, and seemingly
mixed with utility QRM. 0643 song ends with birds chirping, applause, Arabic
announcement mentioning akbar, M&W interchange, 0647 back to pop music in
Arabic. Kept listening but unfortunately dozed off and missed hourtop ID if
any; 0706 M&W news headlines punxuated by stingers, 0715 music.
I often start my bandscan of 7 MHz downward at 7780 WYFR or 7811 AFN, and glad
I did or would have missed this. Sounds like a major station, and too strong to
be a likely spur; no // found lower on 7 MHz. Could it be a semi-harmonic? Not
unless there is something on 15467.0. If this wasn`t a one-shot, should be
easily audible in Europe, perhaps also in evening.
BTW, there is one other station registered above 7.7 MHz, Emirates Media,
Dhabayya UAE, on 7770 at 2200-0100, 500 kW at 300 degrees to NW Africa, but I
have seen no reports of it (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1381, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Next night, Nov 8, did not stay up until 0700, but no sign of it by 0602 nor at
earlier hours such as 2050 Nov 7. Noel Green, England, also looked for it the
following evening and morning, but not heard. We should keep patrolling this
frequency range for a reappearance; next time it might well be on some other
frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 11
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 23:42:38 +0530
From: "Alokesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] TUCKER ANNOUNCES PLANS TO END TENURE AS TRANS WORLD
RADIO'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE
To: "CUMBRE DX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "DXLD"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "HCDX" <[email protected]>
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TUCKER ANNOUNCES PLANS TO END TENURE AS TRANS WORLD RADIO'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE
CARY, NC, November 8, 2007-Sensing that the time is opportune for a
leadership transition, David G. Tucker has announced his intention to step
down from his role as chief executive officer of international Christian
broadcaster Trans World Radio.
TWR's Board of Directors, after extensive deliberation, has accepted Tucker's
decision and appointed a Search Committee to oversee the board's search for
the ministry's next leader. Tucker will retain the title of president
through April 30, 2008, and will assume the role of providing counsel to the
board over the course of the transition.
"We owe a huge debt of gratitude to David for his 11 years of dedicated
service to TWR, first as chief operating officer and then in the combined
role of CEO and president for the last five years," noted Board Chairman
Thomas J. Lowell. "As we look to the future, TWR will be seeking an
individual who can continue to build on our organization's strong foundation
of ministry while crafting a path that will ensure sustained growth and
impact around the world for many years to come."
Tucker, 63, is only the third person to hold TWR's top leadership post in
the organization's 53-year history. Lowell, who preceded Tucker as CEO and
president, will assume interim CEO responsibilities. Day-to-day operational
oversight will be provided by the ministry's 10-member Global Leadership
Team. Werner Kroemer, international director for Europe, CIS and the Middle
East, has been appointed team leader.
In making the announcement, TWR's board cited a number of accomplishments
during Tucker's tenure, including: establishment of a new global vision for
ministry, known as the Global Strategic Plan; growth in number of languages
aired from 180 to more than 200; implementation of a servant leadership
model; and the strengthening of partnerships around the world.
"I have very much appreciated working with our board, especially as our new
members have brought great energy, vibrancy and passion to the governance of
our ministry," Tucker commented. "And one of my great joys and privileges
has been to work with our staff and partners in our regions throughout the
world and to sense their profound heartbeat for ministry."
He identified a number of global trends as factoring into his decision and
the board's ultimate acceptance of his recommendation.
"We live in a world of change and nowhere is change felt more than in the
area of communications and technology, creating new mediums, new channels
and new opportunities to communicate God's Word around the world," Tucker
said. "This, coupled with the continuing acceleration of globalization,
significant shifts in Asia with the growing economic powerhouses of China
and India, and the maturing and much-strengthened global reshaping of TWR,
place the ministry in a unique position to capitalize on these emerging
trends."
TWR is the world's most far-reaching Christian radio network. Programs in
over 200 languages and dialects are aired from more than 2,800 outlets
around the world, including 14 international broadcasting locations, as well
as local medium wave (AM), shortwave, long wave and FM radio stations,
direct-to-listener satellite broadcasts, cable audio systems and the
Internet. Every day, TWR's broadcasts reach millions in over 160 countries.
TWR has offices, studios, broadcasting facilities or partner organizations
in more than 70 countries. The ministry's U.S. base of operations is located
in Cary, North Carolina.
TWR's Vision Statement: To reach the world for Christ by mass media so that
lasting fruit is produced.
(TWR News Release)
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Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi, India.
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 21:47:08 +0100
From: "Maurits Van Driessche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Fw: logs 7/11
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Logs van gisteren 7/11
3912khz V.of The People,Kyonggi.do KRE 11/7 1914utc Korean talks
fair 33333
3905khz R.New Ireland ,Kavieng PNG 11/7 1937utc Female talks poor
32222
3560khz V.of Korea,Pyongyang KRE 11/7 1955utc Typ. Korean mx. bad
mod. poor 32222
4319khz A.F.R.T.S ,Diego Garcia USA 11/7 2020utc Talks about "The 911 "
in E. usb good 34333
4750khz RRI ,Makassar INS 11/7 2032utc Local mx. trad. fair 23332
4874.60khz RRI,Sorong INS 11/7 2048utc Trad. INS mx. on 2101utc id
fair 23332
4605khz RRI,Serui INS 11/7 Local mx. and INS. mx. no qrm clean freq.
weak but fair 22222
3925khz NSB Tokyo 1 -, Tokyo Nagara JAP 11/7 2137utc Jap. talks Male
and Female 33222
RX, NRD 545 en Lowe 225 E. (works great) Diff. antennas
Gr. Maurits and 73,
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Message: 13
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 16:38:24 -0600
From: "Jim Pogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Newspaper articles about WLPO DX Test
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Brandon Jordan - Blogmeister of the DXTESTS.INFO site - has posted two
interesting articles that ran in the local press about the WLPO DX Test.
Several DXers and their reports are mentioned in the articles. You can click
on this link to have a look.
http://www.dxtests.info/2007/11/newstribune-newspaper-articles-about.html
Conditions have been quite good the last few evenings. Let's hope they
continue through the weekend for the WFAW test.
73s,
Jim Pogue
IRCA/NRC Joint Broadcast Test Committee Coordinator
Memphis, TN
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 59, Issue 9
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