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Today's Topics:
1. Radio Gloria Internation Today - 6140 khz (tom taylor)
2. Radio Gloria Internation Today - 6140 khz (Arnaldo)
3. Se reactualizo la informacion en www.elmundodelaradio.com
(Arnaldo)
4. Bhutan 24/2 (Maurits Van Driessche)
5. F (Hector E. Perez)
6. Program on 5837 (Hector E. Perez)
7. Log (Arnaldo)
8. Re: Program on 5837 (Glenn Hauser)
9. Logs (RobtWilkner)
10. VIVA BOLIVIA logs etc. (RobtWilkner)
11. Logs (RobtWilkner)
12. Re: Dxers Unlimited?s weekend edition 23-24 February 2008
(Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich)
13. logs 02/23-24 (Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec)
14. The Shortwave Report 2/22/08 Listen Globally! (Zacharias Liangas )
15. Perseus (Maurits Van Driessche)
16. Glenn Hauser logs February 24 (Glenn Hauser)
17. WKDK DX Test Final Report (Jim Pogue)
18. Nuevo Listado de ITU, N? 316, Enero 2008
(JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO)
19. HCDX logs between 2008-02-24 0000 UTC and 2008-02-25 0000 UTC
(Risto Kotalampi)
20. Ultimas escuchas, Onda Corta y Utilitarias.
(JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO)
21. today is voice of America day (Ant?nio Schuler)
22. Glenn Hauser logs February 24-25 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:14:39 -0000
From: "tom taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Gloria Internation Today - 6140 khz
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
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Radio Gloria Internation Today - 6140 khz
Time 1300 to 1400 UTC
Channel 6140 KHz
The transmissions of Radio Gloria will be broadcast over
the transmitting station Wertachtal in Germany.
The transmitter power will be 100 000 Watts, and we will
be using a non-directional antenna system (Quadrant antenna).
Good listening 73s Tom
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 06:58:56 -0300
From: "Arnaldo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Gloria Internation Today - 6140 khz
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], DXLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Domesticas Y Tropicales <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED], playdx2003 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED], NoticiasDX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
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Radio Gloria Internation Today - 6140 khz
Time 1300 to 1400 UTC
Channel 6140 KHz
The transmissions of Radio Gloria will be broadcast over
the transmitting station Wertachtal in Germany.
The transmitter power will be 100 000 Watts, and we will
be using a non-directional antenna system (Quadrant antenna).
Tom Taylor
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:10:02 -0300
From: "Arnaldo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Se reactualizo la informacion en
www.elmundodelaradio.com
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected],
NoticiasDX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Domesticas Y Tropicales
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, playdx2003
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, DXLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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reply-type=original
Nuestro sitio en Internet tiene como objetivo fundamental aportar una
herramienta informativa para empresarios de la radiodifusi?n, profesionales
de medios de comunicaci?n y estudiantes de carreras vinculadas con el
sector.
Tenemos la intenci?n es desarrollar en forma constante esta p?gina a fin de
poder brindar novedades en forma permanente, pero tambi?n introducir nuevos
servicios que sirvan para cumplimentar los horizontes trazados por los
creadores del sitio.
La pr?xima incorporaci?n de novedosos servicios, ?reas noticiosas y
espectros de an?lisis implicar? el salto cualitativo al que aspiramos en un
plazo de seis meses a partir de nuestro lanzamiento.
Las nuevas tecnolog?as han acortado las distancias geogr?ficas y reducido
los tiempos de comunicaci?n y, por ello, consideramos que
elmundodelaradio.com debe apuntar a los interesados distribuidos no s?lo en
la Argentina, sino a los que est?n, fundamentalmente, en todo el continente
americano.
Los fines son ambiciosos mas estamos convencidos de poder cumplimentarlos.
Estamos seguros de nuestra capacidad, experiencia y sentido de la
responsabilidad.
Quienes desarrollamos elmundodelaradio.com estamos profundamente vinculados
con la actualidad y la problem?tica de los medios radiales y por eso estamos
convencidos de nuestra capacidad de alcanzar los prop?sitos que nos
trazamos.
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:07:00 +0100
From: "Maurits Van Driessche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Bhutan 24/2
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Hard-core"
<[email protected]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Good reception from radio Bhutan ,Thimpu 6035khz ,0021utc with monks holly
songs 33333
Gr. Maurits from Belgium
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:13:26 -0400
From: "Hector E. Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] F
To: <[email protected]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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For those interested in still learning the Morse Code I found this link I feel
will be of great use
http://justlearnmorsecode.com/
Luigi
San Juan
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:06:54 -0400
From: "Hector E. Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Program on 5837
To: <[email protected]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Yesterday I heard a very nice program at 5837 khz on 1015 hrs UTC. My WRTH is
showing me BBG Radio Free Europe. Can anyone share more details regarding this
program? Where is it being aired etc.
Luigi
San Juan
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:38:25 -0300
From: "Arnaldo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Log
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], NoticiasDX
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Domesticas Y Tropicales
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED], playdx2003 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
DXLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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ARGENTINA/FEEDER
15820L LS4 Radio Continental, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, //590 Khz,
1045-1052, February 24, Spanish,
announcement and ID as: ".....seguimos en esta ma?ana por
Continental......",
local advs, movies talk, 34443 in LSB mode
(Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina)
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:28:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Program on 5837
To: "Hector E. Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Luigi/Hector,
1) surely you mean 5835?
2) My WRTH 2008 frequency list does not show RFE on 5835, but RFA, VOA, and
Deewa Radio.
3) However, currently the only station scheduled on 5835 at this hour is WHRI.
Somehow WRTH missed listing WHRI on 5835, where it has been for some time.
4) Per WHR sked, the Saturday 1000-1030 slot is occupied by Radio Weather, a
pseudo-DX, pseudo-scientific, stealth-evangelism show, which I do not find
``very nice`` at all...
5) If you really meant some frequency other than 5835, disregard.
73, Glenn Hauser, OK
--- "Hector E. Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yesterday I heard a very nice program at 5837 khz on 1015 hrs UTC. My WRTH
> is showing me BBG Radio Free Europe. Can anyone share more details regarding
> this program? Where is it being aired etc.
>
> Luigi
>
> San Juan
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:59:14 -0500
From: RobtWilkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Logs
To: --DXPLORER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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VIVA BOLIVIA
24 February 2008...... from South Florida
BOLIVIA 4732. Radio. Uniersitaria, Cobija Not heard this one for
several days [Wilkner-FL]
BOLIVIA 6105.31 Radio Panam?ricana, La Paz 1050 to 1110, using very
narrow filter, weak and difficult to tune. 17 Feb. [Wilkner-FL]
GUATEMALA 4045U Sailing vessel checking in for weather condition on
its way to Belize at 1200GMT. 20 February [Wilkner-FL]
HONDURAS 3250.00 Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis 1117 - 1125 om and yl in
English- Spanish Bible reading. 14 February [Wilkner-FL]
PERU 5460.1v Radio Bolivar, Cd. Bolivar heard on 14 February and
several days since with transmitter drifting wildly [Wilkner-FL]
PERU 6173.902 Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco noted 1000 to 1020, om "en
Peru...frecuencia de ...en la manana...." most mornings; have not heard
6193.5 Radio Cusco for several weeks. [Wilkner-FL]
MEXICO seems absent from 4800 and old frequency of 4810.- 0900 to 1230;
20 to 22 February. [Wilkner-FL]
====== ====== ======= ======= =======
VIVA BOLIVIA.......... Bolivia Philately
The Ortiz-Pati?o Collection of Bolivia - March 5, 2008
The Ortiz-Pati?o Collection of Bolivian Stamps and Postal History is,
without question, the finest and most comprehensive collection ever
formed....
http://stampauctionnetwork.com/f/f100.cfm
Mas Musica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFz__zKQ32E
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PudyB3vhcHg
======= ======== ======== ======= ======= =======
Best of 73s
de
Bob
Robert Wilkner- Pompano Beach,
South Florida, US
NRD 535D, 746 Pro, R75,R7, R8, Sony 2010XA
Elliptic Low Pass Audio Filters
On the front lawn antenna.
Noise reducing antenna.
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:00:04 -0500
From: RobtWilkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] VIVA BOLIVIA logs etc.
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
VIVA BOLIVIA
24 February 2008...... from South Florida
BOLIVIA 4732. Radio. Uniersitaria, Cobija Not heard this one for
several days [Wilkner-FL]
BOLIVIA 6105.31 Radio Panam?ricana, La Paz 1050 to 1110, using very
narrow filter, weak and difficult to tune. 17 Feb. [Wilkner-FL]
GUATEMALA 4045U Sailing vessel checking in for weather condition on
its way to Belize at 1200GMT. 20 February [Wilkner-FL]
HONDURAS 3250.00 Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis 1117 - 1125 om and yl in
English- Spanish Bible reading. 14 February [Wilkner-FL]
PERU 5460.1v Radio Bolivar, Cd. Bolivar heard on 14 February and
several days since with transmitter drifting wildly [Wilkner-FL]
PERU 6173.902 Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco noted 1000 to 1020, om "en
Peru...frecuencia de ...en la manana...." most mornings; have not heard
6193.5 Radio Cusco for several weeks. [Wilkner-FL]
MEXICO seems absent from 4800 and old frequency of 4810.- 0900 to 1230;
20 to 22 February. [Wilkner-FL]
====== ====== ======= ======= =======
VIVA BOLIVIA.......... Bolivia Philately
The Ortiz-Pati?o Collection of Bolivia - March 5, 2008
The Ortiz-Pati?o Collection of Bolivian Stamps and Postal History is,
without question, the finest and most comprehensive collection ever
formed....
http://stampauctionnetwork.com/f/f100.cfm
Mas Musica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFz__zKQ32E
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PudyB3vhcHg
======= ======== ======== ======= ======= =======
Best of 73s
de
Bob
Robert Wilkner- Pompano Beach,
South Florida, US
NRD 535D, 746 Pro, R75,R7, R8, Sony 2010XA
Elliptic Low Pass Audio Filters
On the front lawn antenna.
Noise reducing antenna.
------------------------------
Message: 11
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 12:02:14 -0500
From: RobtWilkner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Logs
To: --DXPLORER <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, HCDX
<[email protected]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
VIVA BOLIVIA
24 February 2008...... from South Florida
BOLIVIA 4732. Radio. Uniersitaria, Cobija Not heard this one for
several days [Wilkner-FL]
BOLIVIA 6105.31 Radio Panam?ricana, La Paz 1050 to 1110, using very
narrow filter, weak and difficult to tune. 17 Feb. [Wilkner-FL]
GUATEMALA 4045U Sailing vessel checking in for weather condition on
its way to Belize at 1200GMT. 20 February [Wilkner-FL]
HONDURAS 3250.00 Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis 1117 - 1125 om and yl in
English- Spanish Bible reading. 14 February [Wilkner-FL]
PERU 5460.1v Radio Bolivar, Cd. Bolivar heard on 14 February and
several days since with transmitter drifting wildly [Wilkner-FL]
PERU 6173.902 Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco noted 1000 to 1020, om "en
Peru...frecuencia de ...en la manana...." most mornings; have not heard
6193.5 Radio Cusco for several weeks. [Wilkner-FL]
MEXICO seems absent from 4800 and old frequency of 4810.- 0900 to 1230;
20 to 22 February. [Wilkner-FL]
====== ====== ======= ======= =======
VIVA BOLIVIA.......... Bolivia Philately
The Ortiz-Pati?o Collection of Bolivia - March 5, 2008
The Ortiz-Pati?o Collection of Bolivian Stamps and Postal History is,
without question, the finest and most comprehensive collection ever
formed....
http://stampauctionnetwork.com/f/f100.cfm
Mas Musica
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFz__zKQ32E
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PudyB3vhcHg
======= ======== ======== ======= ======= =======
Best of 73s
de
Bob
Robert Wilkner- Pompano Beach,
South Florida, US
NRD 535D, 746 Pro, R75,R7, R8, Sony 2010XA
Elliptic Low Pass Audio Filters
On the front lawn antenna.
Noise reducing antenna.
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Message: 12
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:36:12 -0500
From: "Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Dxers Unlimited?s weekend edition 23-24 February
2008
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], HCDX <[email protected]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED], Gayle Van Horn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
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Radio Havana Cuba
Dxers Unlimited weekend edition for 23-24 February 2008
By Arnie Coro
Radio amateur CO2KK
Hi amigos radioaficionados, welcome to your favorite radio hobby
program... Dxers Unlimited with your's truly Arnie Coro at the
microphone. Here is now item one... I recently repeated an experiment
here at CO2KK, my ham radio station , for the benefit of several new
comers to the amateur radio hobby that visited me... the experiment
consisted in running a step by step power output test, and it was done
on the two meters band, and the results showed, once again, that with a
good antenna, QRP or very low power operation is really possible. I took
my 2 meters band station trough a power test that went down to 100
milliWatts or a tenth of a Watt while using a 6 dB gain antenna,
effectively radiating when running the 100 milliWatts about 350
milliWatts, taking into consideration feedline losses. Groundwave
contacts with stations up to one hundred miles away were possible when
tropospheric ducting conditions existed, and with absolutely flat
conditions, the 350 milliWatts effective radiated power could be heard
regularly at stations 50 to 60 miles away if the other station was using
a good antenna. But as you may guess to assure a good quieting of the FM
receiver's noise, running 10 dB more power , that is about 3.5 Watts was
more than enough to keep very stable two way long conversations with
stations in the 50 to 60 miles from Havana perimeter even when they were
using just a half wave vertical dipole antenna at not more than 3 or 4
meters above the average terrain...
More about power output and antenna gain, in a few seconds , when Dxers
Unlimited continues, after a short break for station ID... I am Arnie
Coro in Havana...
.................
This is Radio Havana Cuba, the name of the show is Dxers Unlimited
amigos, and here now I am ready to continue discussing the topic, power
output and antenna gain... For two meters band operation , an
omnidirectional antenna with 6 dB gain will be a quite logical addition
to your station , as it will provide around the compass coverage if your
station is located out in the clear with no local obstructions that will
stop or deviate the radio waves. A 6 dB antenna gain is not too
difficult to achieve on the two meters band, and a lot easier to reach
on the 70 centimeters band. On lower frequency bands, 6db antenna
omnidirectional gain is much more difficult and expensive to achieve,
and that's why the use of directional antennas is the way to go on the
lower frequency bands..
For those of you not familiar with decibels, let me say that 3dB means
doubling the power, 6 dB is quadrupling the power, and a 10 dB gain is
multiplying the power ten times. Something that can not be forgotten is
that antenna gain is good for transmitting as well as for receiving too...
So amigos, all efforts to install better antennas are worth every minute
and every single cent spent on them !!!........
Dxers Unlimited continues now with our popular Arnie's workshop section
of the show, Here at the workshop the most recent version of the hybrid
REGENERODYNE receiver is still under test. Here is now an update of the
latest results... The tests with the computer clock TTL crystal
controlled modules that are being used to provide local oscillator
injection to the front end of the REGENERODYNE, have proven to be both
reliable and , as expected , very, very stable.
They are fed with 5 volts regulated DC, and are easy to install.
Switching frequencies is done by providing the selected module with the
5 volts output , as their output is connected to the broadband mixer in
parallel in this first experimental setup, but I am planning to add a
diode switching system in the next few days.
This prototype receiver has two local oscillators systems, one using the
above mentioned computer crystal oscillator modules that deliver a
square wave output that is ideal for feeding the four diode balanced
mixer, and a second local oscillator using a standard NPN transistor and
quartz crystals.
As explained during a previous edition of Dxers Unlimited , this
receiver is a hybrid, an attempt to use the best features of both solid
state and vacuum tubes, and also to put to good use a lot of recycled
components that were in perfectly good shape, just waiting to be
soldered to a new project.
The front end is now working very well, and the tuneable bandpass filter
at the input was added as a second option because it does help to
increase the front end selectivity, as compared to what is achieved with
a single tuned circuit antenna input circuit..
Don't worry amigos, I am always keeping you all pretty well informed
about the evolution of this design that so far has surpassed by highest
expectations.... Just to give you an idea, using the experimental hybrid
Regenerodyne or EHR receiver on the 40 meters amateur band, in
comparative tests with my excellent Kenwood TS820 transceiver receiver,
one of the best analog radios ever built, I have yet to find a
difference between the two sets sensititivity to weak signals, absence
of spurious responses, images and overload... BUT, as expected the
TS820's receiver can not be matched regarding its selectivity while
picking up single side band stations, due to the shape of the IF
filter's passband, something that the regenerative detector can not
achieve for obvious reasons... Nevertheless when receiving CW signals,
the two radios are producing almost identical results with extremely
weak signals...
More about Arnie Coro's EHR , Experimental Hybrid Regenerodyne receiver
in upcoming editions of your favorite radio program, the one you are
listening to at this moment DXers Unlimited, from Radio Havana Cuba
........
QSL , QSL, yes QSL on the air to the many Dxers Unlimited listeners that
keep sending reports about our station... And this is something that I
want you all to know... Short wave broadcasts are targeted to specific
zones, and although they sometimes may be heard in other areas of the
world, even at very far away distances from the selected target areas,
frequency planning does not contemplate providing service to zones
outside the ones selected by the station to be the primary target
areas...Just to clarify, let me give you an example... Radio Havana Cuba
is beaming to the East Coast of North America on 6000 kiloHertz from 00
to 05 hours UTC... From 00 to 01 we broadcast in Spanish, and from 01 to
05 in English to North America from approximately northern Florida, all
the way up to the north of the Canadian Maritime provinces and
Newfoundland... BUT, you can certainly pick up our 6000 kiloHertz signal
in Chicago, or Toronto, although the antenna beam is not in that
specific direction, so this explains why listeners in Central North
America should listen to our English language programming between 01 and
05 hours UTC on 6180 kiloHertz, the frequency that is beamed into that
specific direction ...
Many times , while opening up my e-mail just after waking up and having
a cup of nice Cuban black expresso coffee, I receive reports of Dxers
Unlimited coming from New Zealand, Australia, Argentina or maybe South
Africa or Greece... and that's to be expected too, because every antenna
system has minor radiation lobes into other directions than the main
beam of the array, and when propagation conditions are good, our station
can be heard all around the world, by an Antarctic expedition scientist
or maybe by the operator of an air traffic control radar station in an
isolated region of Norway...
Si amigos, yes my friends, short wave propagation is always full of
surprises, even when going trough solar minimum as it is happening right
now !!!
........
This is Dxers Unlimited's and here is now another popular section of the
program... Antenna topics, that today will be devoted to indoor
antennas, an option that is sometimes the only one at hand for many of
this program listeners that live in apartment buildings or in areas of a
city or town where outside antennas are forbidden by zoning
regulations... Indoor antenna systems can improve performance over the
typical portable radio's telescopic whip in a very significant way...
You will notice less fading, and higher signal levels when adding a
length of insulated wire to your telescopic whip, and fixing the wire
with plastic tape to a window, or just taping it to a balcony rail...
Yes, I am talking about a lot of difference... many decibels amigos..
Just to prove this point I ran two tests at my home QTH using the small
analog Grundig FR 200 receiver...
????????..
// <http://www.radiohc.cu/ingles/dxers/dxersmenu2006.htm>//And now
amigos , as always at the end of the show , when I am here in Havana,
and can make both the optical and radio observations of solar activity
and its incidence on the Earth?s ionosphere, here is Arnie Coro?s
exclusive and not copyrighted HF plus low band VHF propagation update
and forecast. Solar flux continues at bottom low levels, with the daily
solar sunspot count at ZERO for many, many days now. Solar scientists
have issued, once again , a so called solar quiet alert, something that
is done to help researchers , so that they will perform certain
experiments that should be done when a totally quiet Sun is keeping both
the solar flux and the solar wind speed at very low levels. Despite this
end of solar cycle 23 very low activity, radio amateurs continue to
report some rare openings of the 10 meters band, that seem to defy
theoretical analysis that exclude such openings when solar flux stay
around 70 units for many days. February is coming to an end now, and
with it, the transition from winter to spring propagation conditions, so
be prepared for the much better equinoctial propagation that should be
starting to be felt by the second week of March. In the meantime
everyone is still waiting for yet another sunspot group from new solar
cycle 24 to show up, something that according to several of my friends
that study the Sun for a living , should had happened several weeks ago.
So, we must continue to wait and in the meantime the best periods for
low frequency Dxing continue to be from about an hour before local
sunset to between one and two hours after the Sun sets at your location,
and you may also pick up some DX stations on frequencies below 10
megaHertz around midnight your local time, when stations located East of
you will be seeing the Sun rise ? I hope to be able to work some of
Dxers Unlimited?s listeners that are also amateur radio operators on 40
meters during my now almost daily operation on 40 meters using PSK31 and
MFSK16 digital modes? see you around 7035 and 7070 kiloHertz amigos !!!
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Message: 13
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 08:18:30 -0300
From: "Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] logs 02/23-24
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3960KHz Korea, North KCBS Pyongyang Kanggye 02/24 Korean 0902-0909
nationalistic music sung by female. Signal declined to S1 at 0909, 22222
(LOB-B).
4699KHz Bolivia R San Miguel Riberalta 02/23 Spanish 2306-2333 messages
programme, male "visitan siete de la noche...atencion para Miriam...apresar lo
dinero porque tengo enfermo con gravidad...para los ermanos no hay ocorrido
nada...situacion ahora stay algo enfermo...atencion, mensaje para Norton...",
announcer made some long breaks, it seems for check something around or in the
script. CODAR QRM since at 2326, 32322 (LOB-B).
Short audio file of R San Miguel, but at 01/23:
http://geocities.yahoo.com.br/eefibra/r.sanmiguel4699khz0050utc230108.mp3
5010KHz Madagascar R.TV Malagasy Antananarivo 02/23 Malagasy 2257-2300 maybe ID
by male and female, slow pop music, abruptally s/off. 32433 (LOB-B).
6025KHz Bolivia R Patria Nueva(tent.) La Paz 02/24 Spanish 0010 studio and
outside reportage about donations campaign for a inundated victims, male and
female "estamos con ustedes con la solidaridad en todos los rincones del pais,
toda la gente, todo lo pueblo Boliviano...solidaridad, amor y carino en la
campana de la solidaridad...", 0015 local pop music, 0033 "...La Voz del Estado
Boliviano...", andean music. Almost readable 33333 (LOB-B).
15115KHz Egypt R.Cairo Abu Zaabal 02/24 Arabic 0845-0855 male talks, Arabic
slow music, female anmts. 33233 (LOB-B).
73's
Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil (23 39 S, 46 52 W)
Sony ICF SW40
dipole 18m, 32m
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Message: 14
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:19:30 +0200
From: "Zacharias Liangas " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] The Shortwave Report 2/22/08 Listen Globally!
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The Shortwave Report 2/22/08 Listen Globally!
by Dan Roberts
Thursday Feb 21st, 2008 4:55 PM
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/02/21/18480842.php
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. China,
Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia.
Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (February 22) is up at the website
http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml in both broadcast
quality (13.3MB) and quickdownload or streaming form (4.9MB) (28:59)
This week's show features stories from China Radio International, Radio
Netherlands, Radio Havana Cuba, and the Voice of Russia.
>From CHINA- China is beginning work on a series of new nuclear power
plants expected to come online in 2012. 2 new suicide bombing attacks
have rocked Afghanistan, and Norway announced that its troops will be
stationed there for 7 more years. China has expressed grave concern over
Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence from Serbia.
>From NETHERLANDS- The European Parliament was heavily criticized by
the Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who condemned the Kosovo
independence in no uncertain terms. 122 nations are meeting in New
Zealand to try and negotiate a ban on the use of cluster bombs. While G
Bush was touring in West Africa, the notion of creating a US Command
Center there was rejected by every nation but Liberia- the command center
will stay in Germany.
>From CUBA- A Viewpoint on the calm reaction of the Cuban citizens to Fidel
Castro's announcement that he will neither run for nor accept the role of
President- he said he will accept the role of a simple soldier in the ongoing
battle of ideas.
>From RUSSIA- Russia was very concerned about US plans to shoot down
an out of control satellite, which was reportedly accomplished last night-
Moscow felt that the US wanted to destroy military equipment on the satellite
and use a missile as a test of the Star Wars project. Russia is opposed to
the Kosovo declaration of independence because of the precedence it will
establish- several countries in Europe and Asia have separatist movements
that would like to accomplish the same kind of self-determination.
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
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 Monday at 5:30pm(PST)
The Shortwave Report may be downloaded as a podcast from <
http://www.radio4all.net/podcast.php/.xml?series=outFarpress%20presents > 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_02_22_08.mp3 >(13.3MB)
link for smaller file and streaming-
< http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml >
?FurthuR! Dan Roberts
-"Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes."
Please read my aricle on SINPO at (one line!)
http://zliangas.blogspot.com/2008/02/sinpfemo-better-signal-tech-analysis-
by.html
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Message: 15
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:54:04 +0100
From: "Maurits Van Driessche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Perseus
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Hard-core"
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I look out from some test SDR Perseus receiver.Im using now the NRD 545 ,and
im hunting for the great dxing work (weak stations).My antennas are the supper
kaz ,longwire 100meter ect.... Are the Perseus so good ??.I keep out,see also
my logs in the past on hardcore dx
Thanks Maurits from Belgium
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Message: 16
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:48:39 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs February 24
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** COSTA RICA. REE relay, Cariari de Pococ?, nominal 5965, axually on 5964.0
putting a big het on Vatican Radio 5965.0, with which it normally mixes a few
Hz apart, Feb 24 at 0620. I had first noticed the het a couple nights earlier
but at first assumed one of them was running a tone test instead. So this
collision has gone from bad to worse (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. Trying to sort out the RHC and RNV relay frequencies was more
confusing than ever Feb 24, since RHC extended transmission to carry the
who-will-succeed-Fidel parliamentary session. I am too busy monitoring other
stuff on Sunday mornings to devote undivided and prolonged attention to this,
but here are my notes as far as they go:
1435 UT, 11875 with Hugo speaking, mixing about 4 Hz apart with choral music //
7540, so the collision at 14-15 with WEWN has resumed. Hugo // weak 11670, no
11680. But at 1441 recheck 11670 // 11875 program identified as ``Entre
Cubanos``, presumably one of the run-up fillers before Al?, Presidente.
1438, RHC programming on 13680, 13760, 11760. Did not check again until 1531,
when RHC was still on, prolonged schedule, // 11760 and 15370 VG, weaker 11805,
12000, 13760. I suspect the Esperanto show at 1500-1530 was pre-empted from
11760, but failed to check then.
1534, 17750 with Fidel speaking but not // RHC frequencies above, so this must
have been within the Al?, Presidente service. Since both Fidel and Hugo may be
heard at times on both services, you can`t rely on voice identification to
distinguish them (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 17
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 15:09:15 -0600
From: "Jim Pogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] WKDK DX Test Final Report
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WKDK DX Test Final Report
To paraphrase a well known member of our hobby community (apologies to
GH), if anyone ever tells you that DX tests on graveyard frequencies don't
get out, "don't you believe them!" Powell Way III's great test over his 1240
kHz station on the morning of Feb. 11 was heard well throughout the South,
along the Eastern Seaboard and into the Midwest. Here's our list of the
lucky folks who've check in to say they heard "WKDK ... Newberry County's
VOICE for over 60 Years!"
Fred Nordquist - Moncks Corner, SC
Paul Walker Jr. - Abbeville, SC
Dave Hochfelder - Albany, NY
Joe Miller - Troy, MI
Jim Renfrew - Holley, NY
Willis Monk - Old Fort, TN
Les Rayburn - Central Alabama
J.D. Stephens - Hampton Cove, AL
Dave Pyatt - Burlington, ON, Canada
Steve Francis - Alcoa, TN
Tom Jasinski - Shorewood, IL
Chris Johnson - Taylors, SC
And an anonymous posting from Michigan on the DXTESTS.INFO site.
There were a number of "tentatives" as well, including:
Saul Chernos - Burnt River, ON, Canada
Mark Gerwlivch - Markham, ON, Canada
Dave Lang - Waterford, CT
Jim Pogue - Memphis, TN
We'll have to wait until Powell has a chance to work through the
reports to see if we hit pay dirt or just plain dirt.
Several other DXers tried for the test but mostly just heard the old
graveyard gumbo/ These DXers included Joe Wozniak in St. Louis, Steve
Ratzlaff in Oregon, Frank Aden in Idaho, and Wayne Heinen in Colorado.
For a few others who didn't hear WKDK, the time spent at the dials was
not a complete loss as it did yield some new ones for them. Dan Riordan in
Sherwood, OR, heard two he need from California, namely KNRY and KSUE. And
Craig Barnes in Wondervu, CO, added KCCR in Pierre, SD, to his logbook.
Again, our sincere thanks to Powell Way III for conducting this test.
Hearing a graveyard station is always a treat in my book.
Remember to keep checking the DXTESTS.INFO Web site frequently and
listen to the BTC Podcasts for news and late-breaking developments.
Jim Pogue
IRCA/NRC Joint Broadcast Test Committee Coordinator
Memphis, TN
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Message: 18
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:08:22 +0100 (CET)
From: JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Nuevo Listado de ITU, N? 316, Enero 2008
To: Frecuencia DX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Saludos cordiales, ya est? disponible un listado de monitoreo por parte de
la ITU, bolet?n correspondiente al 1 de octubre 2007 al 31 de diciembre del
2007.
http://www.itu.int/ITU-R/terrestrial/monitoring/files/pdffiles/316.pdf
73 Jos? Miguel Romero
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Message: 19
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:05:02 +0000
From: Risto Kotalampi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] HCDX logs between 2008-02-24 0000 UTC and 2008-02-25
0000 UTC
To: [email protected]
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Hard-Core-DX.com logs from 2008-02-24 0000 UTC to 2008-02-25 0000 UTC
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Message: 20
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:42:01 +0100 (CET)
From: JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Ultimas escuchas, Onda Corta y Utilitarias.
To: Frecuencia DX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Saludos cordiales.
CHAD 4905 Radio N?Djamena, 20:45-20:55, escuchada el 22 de febrero con
emisi?n de m?sica, temas regae africano y m?sica r?tmica africana, SINPO 45444.
RUSIA 12075 Radio Rossii, 09:25-09:30, escuchada el 24 de febrero en ruso a
locutor en programa musical, m?sica pop mel?dica, SINPO 55544.
UCRANIA 11530 Dengue Mezopotamya, 09:30-09:35, escuchada el 24 de febrero en
kurdo a locutor en conversaci?n con invitado, SINPO 45444.
UTILITARIAS:
Frec Fecha UTC ITU Estaci?n Se?al
1855 USB 23/02/08 23:10 UNID, ?Papa Wiskie...?, S-2
3413 USB 22/02/08 21:10 IRL EIP Shannon Volmet, S-4
6407 USB 24/02/08 18:43 UNID, Stanag 4285, S-4
6441 USB 23/02/08 20:55 UNID, Stanag 4285, S-4
6478 USB 24/02/08 18:48 SWE SAB Goeteborg R.,GW-FSK S-3
6493 USB 24/02/08 18:50 SWI HEC Berne R., GW-FSK S-4
5237 USB 24/02/08 18:57 UNID, PSK. S-4
5314 USB 24/02/08 18:59 SWE SAB Goeteborg R.,GW-FSK S-3
5450 USB 24/02/08 19:00 GBR MVU RAF London. S-3
5505 USB 24/02/08 19:02 IRL EIP Shannon VOLMET. S-4
10100 USB 24/02/08 19:06 D DDK9 Hamburg Meteo,ITA2 S-3
10112 USB 24/02/08 19:07 UNID, PSK. S-4
10244 USB 24/02/08 19:09 ALG HR SONATR Hassi R?mel ALE S-3
Jos? Miguel Romero
Burjasot (Valencia)
Sangean ATS 909
Antena Radio Master A-108
YAESU FRG-7700
WRTH 2008, Passport 2008, Klingenfuss 2007-2008.
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Message: 21
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:00:45 -0300 (ART)
From: Ant?nio Schuler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] today is voice of America day
To: Shortwave World <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: "ron trotto" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 11:54:56 -0600 (Central Standard Time)
Subject: today is voice of America day
Sunday, February 24, 2008
VOICE OF AMERICA DAY It was an historic day in radio broadcasting, as the
Voice of America (VOA) signed on for the first time on this day in 1942. The
worldwide, shortwave radio service, a department of the United States
Government, continues to beam a variety of programming around the globe under
the auspices of the United States Information Agency (USIA). The VOA
transmits from modern studios in Washington, DC and beams much of its
programming via satellite to transmitters worldwide. In addition, the VOA
maintains huge transmitters in the U.S. and around the world in order to
provide distinctly American information, culture and entertainment, in dozens
of languages, to every corner of the globe. For years, the tune, Yankee Doodle,
has opened each sign-on broadcast. More than 40 years after the VOA was
launched, the USIA started Radio Marti, an immensely powerful radio transmitter
tethered from a huge blimp in the Florida Keys. The controversial station
broadcast to
Cuba, irritating Cuban Premier Fidel Castro enough for him to jam the signals
of U.S. broadcasters. The Radio Marti blimp crashed after deflating while
airborne a number of years ago. The station returned to the air and has been
joined by TV Marti as well.
RON TROTTO - WDX-4KWI
ym - rontrotto1
aim - rontrotto5
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Message: 22
Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:59:43 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs February 24-25
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** CUBA. More defects Feb 24 at RHC: at 2305 found 17705 in French; at 2323
also in French on 13760, but NOT // --- was one of them Creole? No, listened
carefully: regular French. Then I realized that I was hearing the same
interview, two speakers on both frequencies, but not synchronized. Focusing on
a key word, I found that 13760 was running 28 seconds behind 17705. But what is
supposed to be on these frequencies during this semihour? Per confusingly
laid-out currently-dated schedule at
http://www.rhc.cu/espanol/frecuencia/frecuencias-espanol.htm
both are supposed to be in Portuguese!
Then at 2329 I am tuned to 5965, and hear RHC ID in Esperanto and 2330 opening
program with usual list of times and frequencies for this weekly broadcast: UT
Sunday 0700 on 6000, 1500 & 1900 on 11760; 2330 on 6140 & 9600 --- omitting the
very frequency I was listening to, 5965, which had a VG signal! Also audible on
6140, but barely, in the skirts of the DCJC and R. Rep?blica on 6135. Also
audible on 9600, but bad het from XEYU, and did not notice Vatican Vietnamese
at this time.
The announced Esperanto frequency, 6000, instead had special coverage,
presumably replay of the earlier National Assembly session designating Ra?l
Castro as leader, but underneath R. Praga via Canad? with weather in Spanish at
2332, a perpetual collision, so just as well Esperanto was on 5965 instead,
which per above sked is supposed to be in Creole!
The 6000 special, which on a weekday would be Mesa Redonda, was found // 9820
and Rebelde 5025. At 2338 this paused to play the national anthem. A woman had
been speaking, and then she introduced another woman, the youngest deputy of
all, an 18-year-old who swore in the 500+ delegates, who had racked up a 97%
attendance quorum. I wonder how many of them dared to vote against Ra?l? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** DUCIE ISLAND. Had been looking around for the VP6DX Pedition in the 160 and
80m DX windows, but not heard it, and not researched the exact frequencies it
is supposed to be using. So I was quite pleased to run across it on 15m, Feb
24. In fact, it was the only signal audible on the band in several sweeps from
one end to the other! This was Feb 24 at 2312 on 21305-USB as the op was just
giving callsign over and over phonetically, usually Victor Papa Six Delta
X-ray, but sometimes David instead of Delta. Sounded like an American accent,
altho possibly handed off to a different op later who used David. No QRZ? No CQ
DX. Just the callsign, but that`s a lot better than some DX ops who only give
their callsign occasionally when working a string of contacts, assuming
everyone knows whom they are talking to. At 2313 worked W9HLA, unheard here.
Signs of VP6DX for about 5 more minutes. Checking 13m, HCJB was making it on
21455-USB, but nothing else (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. R. Cairo, or if you prefer, ERTU, General Arabic service to NAm, is
still overlapping ABS and ABZ transmitter sites on 6290 around 0000. Tuned in
Feb 24 at 2351 and heard Arabic talk with a quick echo/reverb, along with fast
subaudible heterodyne estimated around 15 Hz. Previously, the transmitter
supposedly starting at 0000 would come on much earlier without modulation, but
the echo now makes me think it was also running modulation, slightly
out-of-synch. The original program might also have had some reverb on it,
making matters worse. At 2355 YL talk in Arabic mentioned HIV/AIDS. 2356 into
music. One transmitter went off at 2400* sharp, leaving the other with unechoey
audio but as always now, much more distorted than its predecessor.
I see that Aoki now lists Abis both before and after 0000 on 6290 tho switching
from 315 to 325 degrees. EiBi says it`s Abu Zabaal until 2400, then Abis (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. This is old news, but one continues to be amazed at how long RRI is
willing to funxion with such degraded equipment, especially as they are
supposedly about to finish upgrading to brand-new transmitters. Feb 24 at 2335,
6115 in English talking about something Romanian, continuous roar mixing with
the undermodulated audio. The roaring sound varies slightly, rather like a
howling wind, or waves crashing on a beach, but never stops (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. As I was tuning down the 19 MHz band to check for Gabon 19160
harmonic just in case, I encountered instead a rather strong signal from WEWN
with a prayer in English at 2307 UT Feb 24 on 19950! Quickly confirmed as 2 x
9975, which was extremely strong as usual. But 19950 was fading in and out and
soon was gone. I think this was really propagating, thanks to some sporadic E,
a lucky catch, as 20 MHz would normally skip way over OK from AL by regular F2
skip if the MUF were that high. The TV-FM Skip log
http://dxworld.com/tvfmlog.html
does contain one sporadic-E report reaching channel 2 video, a bit later at
2452 from NW Florida (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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