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Today's Topics:
1. Re: WRTH update file: R. Aap Ki Dunyaa
(International Editor - WRTH)
2. Logs from NH-USA, Feb 3rd-5th (Scott R. Barbour Jr.)
3. WNTP 990 kHz Philadelphia, PA DX Test (Jim Pogue)
4. FW: Possible Equipment Overnight at Full Power for WABV-AM
1590 Abbeville, South Carolina (Jim Pogue)
5. 4450KHz R. La Cruz del Sur (L?cio Bobrowiec)
6. New MW QSL (AR03125) (Patrick Martin)
7. HCDX logs between 2008-02-06 0000 UTC and 2008-02-07 0000 UTC
(Risto Kotalampi)
8. Shortwave Radio. The long and the short of it.
(Zacharias Liangas )
9. Tips from Tuscany (Giampiero Bernardini)
10. RNZI 60th Anniversary Request ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 09:11:53 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
From: "International Editor - WRTH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] WRTH update file: R. Aap Ki Dunyaa
To: "WRTH Update File Announcement" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Please note that the update file has been replaced with a newer version that
corrects the 1 small error in the R.Aap Ki Dunyaa schedule (says 'add',
should be 'del').
Basically all SW has been cancelled, leaving only the MW frequencies, the
schedule for which can be found in the new update (http://www.wrth.com).
This is the only change to the file.
Best wishes,
WRTH Editorial Team
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 02:53:18 -0800 (PST)
From: "Scott R. Barbour Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Logs from NH-USA, Feb 3rd-5th
To: Cumbre DX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 3235, R. West New Britian,
1148-1205, Feb 5, presumed Tok Pisin. W ancr b/w
indigenous mx selections; lots of percussion/wind
instruments and "wailing" vocals, straight thru ToH.
Poor/fair at best. (Barbour-NH)
CHINA, 3280, presumed VO Pujiang, 1146-1202, Feb 3,
vernacular. Ancr in unid language; weak under band
noise; w/ occasional mx bits. Ballad at 1155. Pips at
ToH followed by ancr. Possibly // 4950; weak at
imagination level. Poor. (Barbour-NH)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 3905, R. New Ireland, 1206-1236, Feb
5, Tok Pisin. W ancr w/ news at t/in; bits of EG,
"...ecomonic...April...Sudan..." Indigenous
music/ballads from 1211 thru t/out, w/ W ancr b/w
selections; more EG bits at 1217, "..national...one
week...". Fair at t/in and holding steady, started to
fade around 1225. (Barbour-NH)
VATICAN CITY, 4005, R. Vaticana, 2217-2230, Feb 5,
Italian. M ancr w/ religous talk, ID at 2220. Chruch
bells followed by choral chanting/prayer until BoH.
Fair/poor. (Barbour-NH)
BOLIVIA, 4732, R.Universataria, 1045-1050, Feb 5,
Spanish. Nice vocal ballads w/ brief ancr at 1048.
Weak, fading in & out. (Barbour-NH)
CHINA, 4800, CNR1-CPBS Geermu, 2234-2245, Feb 4,
Mandarin. M & W w/ talk, presumed ad string at 2245.
Poo/fair under CODAR. Better on // 4460-Beijing.
(Barbour-NH)
BRAZIL, 4805, R. Difusora Manaus, 1035-1041, Feb 5,
Portuguese. Ad string, "Difusora" jingle ID's and M
ancr. Fair. (Barbour-NH)
PERU, 4835.4, R. Maranon, 1046-1101, Feb 4, Spanish. M
& W w/ talk, IDs in passing. Presumed ad strings b/w
more ancr talk. Announcement at ToH. Fair.
(Barbour-NH)
MALI, 5995, RTM, 2102-2136, Feb 5, French. M ancr w/
talk; occasional banter w/ diff M ancr. Talk via
phone/remote thru BoH. Poor/fair, choppy signal.
(Barbour-NH)
THAILAND, 6125, BBC-Nakon Sawan, 2145-2200, Feb 5,
English. Two M w/ interview re registration, ban of
some sort. Diff interview re US election. BBC promos
at ToH. Poor under huge adjacent/co-channel QRM.
(Barbour-NH)
ETHIOPIA, 7110, R. Ethiopia, 0404-0418, Feb 4,
vernacular. M ancr b/w HoA music. Prg intro at 0410 w/
M & W talk b/w musical bits. Fair, possible // 5990
at imagination level under band noise. (Barbour-NH)
MADAGASCAR, 7380, DW-Talata Volondry, 2204-2217, Feb
4, Indonesian. News re Obama & Hillary w/ EG
soundbites, ID. W ancr w/ news re African countries.
Fair at best. (Barbour-NH)
ZANZIBAR, 11735, RTZ, 2024-2100*, Feb 5, listed
Swahili. W ancr b/w very nice Hindi-like ballads. Wind
instrument at 2055 w/ presumed ID; tentative "Dar Es
Salaam"; definite "Zanzibar", followed by M w/ very
weak audio. Back to W ancr at 2058 w/ mention of
Zanzibar, NA at 2059. Fair. (Barbour-NH)
Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale,NH-USA
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 19:40:31 -0600
From: "Jim Pogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] WNTP 990 kHz Philadelphia, PA DX Test
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WNTP 990 kHz Philadelphia, PA DX Test
Date: Saturday morning (late Friday night), Feb. 23, 2008. Time: Midnight -1
a.m. Eastern Time, 0500 ? 0600 UTC. From midnight until 12:30 a.m. the
station will test with their new daytime pattern and 50 KW power. From 12:30
until 1 a.m. they will test with their non-directional pattern and 12.5 KW
power. Previous non-directional tests have been conducted at 5 KW, and this
higher power should give more listeners a chance to hear this station.
?We?ll especially be running a lot of sweep tones since they seem to get the
best results. Morse IDs, steady 2 kHz tones, and some odd ball music ? which
I have yet to pick,? says Chief Engineer and DXer Ren? Tetro. Reception
reports may be sent to Ren? at WNTP, 117 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA
19444. E-mail reception reports may also be submitted to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
?If sending an audio recording, I prefer CD or mp3 (MP3s can be an
attachment to an e-mail, provided the size doesn?t exceed 3-4 mb),? Ren?
adds. No eQSL service is being offered for this test. This is the fourth
year in a row that Ren? will conduct a test over WNTP, but this higher
transmitter power opens up lots of new possibilities. NOTE: All requests for
verifications must be accompanied by return postage in order to receive a
reply. Many thanks to Ren? for his great support over the years to DXers and
our hobby, and in particular for conducting this test.
Jim Pogue ? [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.dxtests.info
IRCA/NRC Joint BTC Coordinator
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 21:11:37 -0600
From: "Jim Pogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] FW: Possible Equipment Overnight at Full Power for
WABV-AM 1590 Abbeville, South Carolina
To: <[email protected]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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_____
From: Paul B. Walker, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 8:39 PM
To: abdx; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Jim Pogue; Joe Miller, KJ8O; Saul Chernos;
[EMAIL PROTECTED]; Les Rayburn; Mailing list for the International Radio
Club of America; NRC; Neal Newman; neal Newman
Subject: Possible Equipment Overnight at Full Power for WABV-AM 1590
Abbeville, South Carolina
My Chief Engineer William Boyd and I will be taking WABV-AM 1590 in
Abbeville, South Carolina off the air in the mid afternoon to facilitate
some much needed repairs on the station here.
We will be replacing transmission cable along with replacing the ATU(Antenna
tuning unit) and tweaking the audio a little bit. We SHOULD be done by mid
evening on Wednesday (tomorrow) February 6th.
I will test for an hour beginning at 12:01AM at full power with jingles,
morse code and maybe a few tunes.
This is contingent on us repairing everything on time, which I don't see any
reason why we won't finish on time.
PLEASE pass this along to other members, lists and websites.
I WILL QSL/Verify anyone who hears this impromptu test. NO E-QSL Service and
NO mp3s/digital audio files will be accepted by email. ALL Requests MUST be
sent by regular mail with a self addressed stamped envelope. I will accept
CD's or casette tapes. If using a cassette. PLEASE DO NOT send me the entire
hour with the tape at the very beginning.. cue it up to where I need to
listen. If sending a cd, please indicate with a short note attached to the
CD what tracks I should be looking for and listening to.
NO PHONE CALLS at all during the test. As soon as it's over, I'm going to
bed.
Now, that being said, I PROMISE another Full Power Test a little later in
the year with plenty more notice for everyone.
My contact mailing address for QSL's is below.
Regards,
Paul B. Walker, Jr.
Operations Manager/Program Director/Assistant Sales
Director/Secretary/Assistant Engineer/Cleaning Person/Toilet Fixer
Upper/Lawn Mower/Dog Walker
Cool Country 1590 WABV
75 Highway 28 South
Abbeville, South Carolina 29620-5521
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 08:59:48 -0300 (ART)
From: L?cio Bobrowiec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] 4450KHz R. La Cruz del Sur
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
4450KHz Bolivia R. La Cruz del Sur(tent.) 02/04 Spanish 2223-2345 male and
female talks, mentioned sometimes "R. La Cruz del Sur...". Very weak and noisy,
almost unreadable 23222 (LOB-B).
73
Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil
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Abra sua conta no Yahoo! Mail, o ?nico sem limite de espa?o para armazenamento!
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 12:32:15 -0800
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Patrick Martin)
Subject: [HCDX] New MW QSL (AR03125)
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
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1600 AR03125 USA, OR, Umatilla
rec. vl on Dept of the Army letterhead and info on Umatilla Army
Chemical Depot in 8d. long friendly letter explaining the purpose of the
station by
Bruce E. Henrickson, Public Affairs Officer. Address: Dept. of the Army,
U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency, Umatilla Chemical Depot, 78798
Ordnance Road, Building 1, Hermiston OR 97838-9544. MW QSL: 2982.
(PM-OR)
Patrick Martin
KAVT Reception Manager
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 23:05:02 +0000
From: Risto Kotalampi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] HCDX logs between 2008-02-06 0000 UTC and 2008-02-07
0000 UTC
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hard-Core-DX.com logs from 2008-02-06 0000 UTC to 2008-02-07 0000 UTC
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Please visit http://log.hard-core-dx.com/ for the real time logs
and to submit your logs to the HCDX Online Log.
For more information please email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:18:53 +0200
From: "Zacharias Liangas " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Shortwave Radio. The long and the short of it.
To: <>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Shortwave Radio. The long and the short of it.
http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/02/shortwave-radio.html
By Ken Denmead EmailFebruary 06, 2008 | 10:37:00 AMCategories: Radio
and kids
Swradio A cross-post from reader Matt Comstock's blog:
My son is working on his Radio merit badge. I?ve had a shortwave radio for
years, but I?ve never figured out when to listen and where on the dial to look
for stations. This gave me a reason.
This has been a lot of fun.
I?ve listened to Radio Havana Cuba - they were talking about the School of
the Americas, aka the School of the Assassins (see http://www.soaw.org/)
I learned that China has been having some trouble with snow on China
Radio International.
I listened to a discussion of aboriginal displacement on the Australian
Broadcasting Corporation that sounded a lot like our own country?s history
and Native Americans.
I listened to a couple of folks talk of the strange things they?d eaten,
riffing on
the upcoming Year of the Rat on Radio Taiwan International, "Rat?s not that
bad." They also noted in response to a listener?s letter, that the reason they
were off-the-air the other night was due to radio-jamming by mainland
China!
I heard a really really really bad cover of Radar Love on Radio Nacional de
Espa?a.
Here?s a couple of really good site for finding out what?s on:
http://hfradio.org/swbc/
http://www.primetimeshortwave.com/
Here?s a really detailed discussion of radio propagation and the ionosphere:
Introduction to HF Radio Propagation
A good book for schedules is Passport to World Band Radio.
When you think about the radio vs. the web, it?s hard to imagine that
shortwave could last. In fact many countries no longer aim their broadcasts
toward the US (BBC , Deutsche Welle) and I wonder if that?s not part of it:
online radio and podcasts are much cheaper than a huge antenna.
But no one can tell what you?re listening to on the radio. And you can?t get
web access everywhere yet.
Combine HF with the web and Open Spectrum gets interesting? Or
becomes amateur radio?
I am having a blast! My son? Not so much. What are some good ways to
pique a kid?s interest in Shortwave - or should listening to static be its own
reward. That is, if he?s not interested so far, will he ever be?
Interestingly, he?s way more interested in Amateur radio and actually talking
to people than in simply listening. I guess this is similar to our differences
in
playing computer games - I like playing against bots, he likes playing with
foul-mouthed wackos online.
________________________
http://zliangas.blogspot.com (radio tech , gadgets, grk ethics)
http://zlgr.multiply.com (radio monitoring site plus audio clips ) MAIN SITE
http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos
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http://www.geocities.com/zliangas
http://www.myspace.com/310100806
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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: 9
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 22:27:09 +0100
From: "Giampiero Bernardini" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Tips from Tuscany
To: "DXLD" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "CUMBRE-DX"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Hard-Core-Dx"
<[email protected]>
Message-ID:
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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1566 5/2 1900 TWR Benin, talks African language, good signal but strong QRM
Greek pirate on 1566,7 and "large bad breaking modulation"
3230 4/2 1915 Family Radio, South Africa, rel. talks EE, good
3259,66 4/2 1925 Greek Pirate, folk mx, H from MW fair
4363 5/2 18,28 4363 Monaco Radio, maritime, ids, mx, meteo & info in FF,
good
4760 5/2 1912 ELWA, Liberia, religious talks in EE, fair-good
4780 4/2 1934 Radio Djibouti, songs, really good signal
4863,12 5/2 1918 Greek Pirate, 3xH from MW, music poor
4880 4/2 1820 SW Radio Africa & AIR Lucknow, mixed, EE talks & Indian mx
4905 4/2 & 5/2 1930 RDN Chad, OFF AIR, civil war
4910 4/2 1730 AIR Jaipur, India, EE news, good s.off 1740
4950 4/2 1939 RN Angola, reports, fair, low modulation
4960 6/2 0715 VOA Sao Tom?, talks African lang. good
4965 5/2 1925 Christian Voice, Lusaka, Zambia, talks in EE, ids, music, good
5010 5/2 1742 Radio Madagascar, nice mx & talks, lower side of signal with
low modulation! So better in USB or upper AMs, good
5025 5/2 1750 Radio Benin, Parakou, nat. prg id "Radio Benin", nice mx and
news at 1800, Later regional program with id "Radio Parakou" with local news
around 1820, FF, good
11854,9v 5/2 1140 BSKSA 2 Saudi Arabia, mx & talks AA, fading, fair
11975 6/2 0720 West Africa Democracy Radio, EE, reports and great afro mx,
ids, at 0732 talks about women rights, good
12095 5/2 1135 FEBC, Philippinas, music and slow talks, fair-good
12140 5/2 0850 Radio Free Afghanistan, via Kuwait, mx, phone talks, good
13840 5/2 1108 R New Zealand, reports in EE, good
15780,92v 5/2 1120 Galei Zahal, talks, H, very good
15690 5/2 1130 Radio Farda, via Sri Lanka, reports, ids, very good
21705 5/2 1145 BSKSA 1 Saudi Arabia, Talks AA, very good
rx: Perseus
ant: wire 30 m. long
QTH: Pescia (Pistoia), Tuscany, Italy
SW Blog: http://radiodxsw.blogspot.com/
ciao
Giampiero Bernardini
Milano, Italy
Rx: Drake SPR-4 & R-4C (with DDS4); RFT EKD 315; Perseus; RFSpace SDR-14 &
SDR-IQ; CiaoRadio H101; Winradio G33EM Marine; AOR AR7030+ AR5000+
AR3000A-DX; TenTec RX320 & RX321; Icom R7000 & R71E (both mod. by Capra),
PCR1000; Lowe HF150; Kenwood R5000 & tuner KT-6040; Grundig Satellit 700 &
500; Yamaha T-85; Sangean ATS 909 mod. & DT-220; Degen DE1103; Redsun
RP2100; Alinco DJ-X3 (In all FM rx I use 110/80/53 kHz filters)- Ant: wires
30 m.; RKB 5, 9 & 10 elements FM; RF Systems T2FD 15 meters; Wellbrook LFL
1010, loops by A.Capra, PA0RDT Mini Whip, Magnetic Loop L101
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Message: 10
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 17:03:00 +1300
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [HCDX] RNZI 60th Anniversary Request
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Special request Radio New Zealand Shortwave Memorabilia
I've been asked by RNZI to produce a special documentary[s]
celebrating 60 years of shortwave broadcasting from Radio NZ/RNZI
since September 1948.
Do you have any old audio recordings of RNZ SW broadcasts? Any old
program guides or frequency schedules? Old QSL cards? Old newspaper
or magazine clippings? Any interesting stories about the station,
personalities etc? Photos?
Please write and tell me what you have, as it may help us with
the research involved over the coming months. If it's audio, please
advise the format [tape, cassette, CD or whatever] and if they're
photos, please send a short list.
I'm especially interested in material from outside New Zealand, and
reception by listeners over the years in Europe, North and South
America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
We'll then review all the material available and be in touch. What
you think is not important may turn out to be a vital piece of the
story!! If you have any queries, please email or write me.
Many thanks, David Ricquish
[RNZI Mailbox contributor]
Mail: Radio Heritage Foundation,
PO Box 14339, Wellington 6241, New Zealand.
Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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