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Today's Topics:
1. Logs from NH-USA, March 10-12th (Scott R. Barbour Jr.)
2. R.Sweden Eng A08 (Alokesh Gupta)
3. Is shortwave a short-timer? (Zacharias Liangas )
4. RFE/RL Listeners In Armenia Find New Ways To Get Uncensored
News (Zacharias Liangas )
5. IRAN: US GOVERNMENT PLANNING AZERI-LANGUAGE BROADCASTS TO
IRAN (Zacharias Liangas )
6. The Shortwave Report 3/7/08 Listen Globally!The Shortwave
Report 3/7/08 Listen Globally! (Zacharias Liangas )
7. India: AIR not to cut down on number of radio stations
(sakthi vel)
8. EMR Relay this Sunday (tom taylor)
9. HCDX logs between 2008-03-12 0000 UTC and 2008-03-13 0000 UTC
(Risto Kotalampi)
10. March 12 Logs ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
11. Loggings ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
12. Ultimas escuchas. (JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO)
13. Glenn Hauser logs and QSL March 11-12 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:00:21 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Scott R. Barbour Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Logs from NH-USA, March 10-12th
To: Cumbre DX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, DXLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
DXplorer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, HCDX
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Al Quaglieri <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
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3200, SWAZILAND, TWR, 0257-0306, Mar 10, vernacular.
ID/IS loop in EG; M at 0300 w/ choral music and talks
in lang; poor-fair. (Barbour-NH)
3990, CHINA, Xinjiang PBS Urumqi, 2359-0023, Mar 10,
Mandarin. M & W w/ talk b/w exotic ballads & musical
selections; fair at best over mild ARO chatter; //4890
poor under CODAR & band noise. (Barbour-NH)
4775, SWAZILAND, TWR, *0400-0415, Mar 11, German. S/on
w/ ID & choral mx; ancr w/ religous talks & hymns;
jazz-like mx at 0415, fair. (Barbour-NH)
4781.14, BOLIVIA, presumed R.Tacana, 1013-1028, Mar
10, Spanish. M ancr b/w musical selections; poor-weak
w/ CODAR; unusable by BoH. (Barbour-NH)
4790.2, PERU, R. Vision, 0417-0430, Mar 11, Spanish.
Familiar format of M w/ religous talk into"live" M
preacher; fair. (Barbour-NH)
4965, ZAMBIA, CVC, 2338-2350, Mar 11, English. Fire &
brimstone preacher; ancr at 2339 w/ "Focus on the
Family" prg ID; contemporary religous mx from 2341;
poor-fair; best in ECCS-LSB. (Barbour-NH)
5009.98, MADAGASCAR, RTV Malagasy, 0217-0233, Mar 10,
French. Up-beat mx and "R.Madagascar" ID; M & W w/
list of numbers; Los Lobos "La Bamba" at 0230; fair,
reduced carrier USB. (Barbour-NH)
5954.1v, COSTA RICA, "Elcor Transmitter", 2310-2327*,
Mar 11, Spanish/English. "Live" SP mx; pop
instrumental & Alanis Morrisette tune w/ txmission
abruptly terminated at songs end; fair at best w/ adj.
channel splatter. (Barbour-NH)
5980, MOROCCO, R. Marocaine, 0333-0359, Mar 12,
Arabic. Round-table discussion at t/in; ad string at
0039 followed by presumed AR pop mx request prg w/
touch-tone effects & phone number; fanfare at 0358
crushed at 0359 by 5975 RNW-Neth.Antillies s/on;
fair-good. (Barbour-NH)
9430, PHILIPPINES, FEBC Bocaue, 1233-1250, Mar 11,
Mandarin. M w/ continuos religous talk until W over mx
at 1249; right back to M ancr; fair-poor; fading out
by t/out. (Barbour-NH)
9450, "POLAND", Polskie Radio via Wertachtal,
1303-1312, Mar 10, English. "News from Poland" w/ M
ancr re Polish P.M. visit to U.S.; Egyptian leader
visit to Poland; Polish anti-semetism; poor.
(Barbour-NH)
Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale,NH-USA
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:19:38 +0530
From: "Alokesh Gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] R.Sweden Eng A08
To: "CUMBRE DX" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Radio Sweden's English Schedule A08
Here is the Radio Sweden English broadcast schedule for the period beginning
March 30, 2008
(all times UTC unless otherwise indicated):
Europe and Africa/Middle East:
1430-1500 13820 (100?)
1530-1600 11590 (120?)
1630-1700 MW 1179
1730-1800 MW 1179
6065 (100?) Wednesdays-Fridays
1900-1930 MW 1179
2030-2100 7395 (305?) via Madagascar
2130-2200 6065 (140?-240?) + MW 1179
Asia/Pacific:
0230-0300 11550 (50?) via Madagascar
1330-1400 15735 (40?)
1430-1500 13820 (100?)
2030-2100 7420 (125?} via Madagascar (to Australia )
North America:
0130-0200 6010 (240?) via Sackville
0230-0300 6010 (268?) via Sackville + SAT
1230-1300 15240 (290?)
1430-1500 15240 (272?) via Sackville
2230-2300 9800 (268?) DRM via Sackville
You can listen to our daily program in RealAudio or Windows Media at:
http://www.sr.se/webbradio/index.asp?typ=events&UnitID=2054
There is also now a 30 day sound archive at RadioSweden.org
Programming:
Radio Sweden's weekday and weekend programming is a window on the diverse
perspectives and
issues in Sweden today. Our daily editions offer a smorgasbord of news and
current affairs, science
and technology, lifestyle, and culture. We explore, debate, analyse and give
insight into the way
Swedish society and its people are changing to meet today's challenges and
opportunities.
On Saturdays we review the week gone by and on Sundays we present Network
Europe: The
program that speaks to the hearts & minds of Europeans brought to you by
Radio Sweden and a
partnership of Europe's leading international broadcasters.
More details at: RadioSweden.org
-----------------------------------
Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:21:50 +0200
From: "Zacharias Liangas " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Is shortwave a short-timer?
To: <>
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Is shortwave a short-timer?
Bill Schweber
(03/07/2008 3:39 A`1/4 EST)
URL: http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206902489
The British Broadcasting Corp. recently announced that it would discontinue
its shortwave radio broadcasts to Europe, following the lead of other major
shortwave services. The very mention of the phrase "shortwave" (the
spectrum from about 3 to 20 MHz) brought a nostalgic image to my mind.
Who hasn't seen those old movies
in which listeners are hunched by the radio, straining to hear news from
abroad or perhaps a coded message ("elephants dance under the moon")
while the signal fades, static and interference play havoc, deliberate
jamming intrudes, and the radio drifts and needs retuning?
Shortwave radio is rapidly becoming a museum concept and historical
artifact, right next to telegrams and postal letters. Among the reasons given
by the BBC were a declining audience (an aging one, too, I suspect), the rise
of online news and music, and the cost of running those multi-megawatt
transmitters and their corresponding antenna farms.
The irony is that today's shortwave receiver is far cheaper, smaller and
better than those of just a decade ago. But even those advances can't
overcome limitations on reception and radio schedules.
But before we say goodbye to shortwave, it's worth taking a quick look at
what it has taught us. It popularized low-noise front ends, antenna tuners to
match impedances, dual- and triple-conversion superheterodyne
architectures to optimize stage-by-stage performance and reduce images,
and multiple filters to adapt to different signal modulations, among other
functions. It also provided the platform for developing the PLL-based
synthesized tuner with digital readout, which was far more accurate, precise,
repeatable and stable than older "analog" tuners, along with advances in
crystal oscillator design.
Even better, it taught us about electronics: Until the 1970s or so, you could
build your own receiver from a kit (Heath, Knight and others) and end up
with a fairly sophisticated product that you could troubleshoot and even
modify.
We should keep one more thing in mind before we put shortwave in that
shallow, barely marked grave our industry digs for its castoffs: We may be
prematurely saying goodbye. The BBC pointed out that it will continue
broadcasts to much of Africa and Asia, where Internet access is rare and
costly, despite the intentions of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) and similar
programs.
Broadcast radio is still a very cost-effective way to reach remote, isolated
and relatively poor regions with news, music and education. Sure, it lacks
the flexibility, depth and broadness of the Web, but it is very real and very
much here. We shouldn't let sophisticated solutions (OLPC and similar) get
in the way of those that already work well for certain audiences and
situations.
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: 4
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:42:08 +0200
From: "Zacharias Liangas " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] RFE/RL Listeners In Armenia Find New Ways To Get
Uncensored News
To: <>
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RFE/RL Listeners In Armenia Find New Ways To Get Uncensored News
http://www.armenialiberty.org/armeniareport/report/en/2008/03/CA21965A-
EF02-4F69-8E6E-FE89006ECAE3.ASP
(Prague, Czech Republic -- March 11, 2008) Radio Free Europe/Radio
Liberty has restored broadcasting on shortwave frequencies to Armenia to
counter the government's blackout on independent news.
RFE/RL President Jeffrey Gedmin said today, "It is disappointing that
because of restrictions imposed by the Armenian government we have to
take this step backward to an outmoded frequency we stopped using in
Armenia three years ago, but I'm happy to say it is working."
RFE/RL's Armenian Service reinstated broadcasting on two shortwave
frequencies March 8, a week after its regular broadcasts on FM frequencies
were taken off the air by its two local affiliates. The affiliates were
complying
with an emergency decree by President Kocharian that allows only
government-sanctioned news to be aired. RFE/RL is the only Armenian
language foreign radio in the country.
Broadcasts are now one hour daily on shortwave, instead of the previous
three hours on local FM. But all programs can be heard on RFE/RL'S
Armenian language website, armenialiberty.org
RFE/RL has added more news items to the website and is updating its
content every hour of every day, to supplement the loss of local FM
broadcasting. Statistics suggest the strategy is working. Listenership on
RFE/RL's Internet sites for Armenia tripled in March, compared to a month
ago.
Listeners are also finding other ways to hear uncensored RFE/RL news. The
service is getting reports that Armenian bloggers are posting RFE/RL news
on their sites and that RFE/RL news programs are being repackaged and
posted on YouTube.
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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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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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: 5
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:42:09 +0200
From: "Zacharias Liangas " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] IRAN: US GOVERNMENT PLANNING AZERI-LANGUAGE BROADCASTS
TO IRAN
To: <>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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EURASIA INSIGHT
IRAN: US GOVERNMENT PLANNING AZERI-LANGUAGE BROADCASTS
TO IRAN
Joshua Kucera 3/10/08
http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insight/articles/eav031008a.shtml
The US government is planning to beam Azeri-language radio broadcasts
into Iran, in a bid to influence opinion among the significant ethnic Azeri
population there.
The new programming was proposed in the State Department budget that
begins in October 2008. It must first be approved by Congress. If approved,
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty would begin broadcasting two hours a day
of Azerbaijani-language programming in shortwave into Iran, said Jeff
Trimble, director of programming for RFE/RL.
The United States already has 24 hours a day of programming, via Radio
Farda, in Farsi. Persians are a plurality in Iran and Farsi is the state
language. But "research indicates that people prefer to get news and
information in their native language," Trimble said. "Iran is an obvious case
because the Azerbaijani population is so large, about a quarter of the
population." Much of Iran?s Azeri population lives in northern areas of the
country.
RFE/RL already broadcasts Azeri-language content to listeners in
Azerbaijan proper. Even though these broadcasts deal with events mainly in
Azerbaijan, they have a significant following among Iranian Azeris, according
to Trimble. "This new programming will emphasize issues concerning Iran
and the ethnic Azeri, Azerbaijani-speaking population of Iran," he said.
According to surveys conducted by RFE/RL, about three-quarters of Azeris
in Iran have access to shortwave radio and 12 percent listen to shortwave
programming weekly - figures that are higher than for the population in Iran
as a whole, Trimble said. "That?s a pretty high percentage. The potential
target audience for this is pretty high."
Given the long-standing tension between the United States and Iran, some
experts believe that Tehran is likely to interpret the launch of Azeri-language
broadcasting as an American attempt to foment Azeri separatism. Azeri
discontent with the policies carried out by President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad?s administration has risen noticeably in recent years. In 2006,
thousands of ethnic Azeris protested after an Iranian newspaper printed a
cartoon featuring an Azerbaijani-speaking cockroach. (The cartoonist and
the editor of the newspaper were arrested after the cartoon was published.)
Trimble denied that the intent of the new broadcasts would be to stir up
ethnic strife. "The professional journalistic code of RFE/RL ... strictly
prohibits the airing of programming or any kind of advocacy for
secessionism," Trimble said. "So that is not in any way the design or intent
of this programming for Iran. ... All throughout the history of Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty, there has been a tradition of minority-language
broadcasting."
Mohsen Milani, a political scientist at the University of South Florida who
studies Iran, said that such explanations likely would not be enough to
assuage Tehran?s concerns. "Regardless of what the State Department
says, the Iranian government is going to view this as interference in Iranian
affairs," he said. "They believe this is part of the overall plan to
destabilize
Iran by helping ethnic minorities against the Islamic republic."
Mahmudali Chehreganli, an ?migr? who heads the Southern Azerbaijan
Awakening Movement, applauded the decision to broadcast Azeri-language
programming into Iran. He added that, despite his persistent lobbying, US
policy makers are not entertaining ideas about fomenting an ethnic uprising
in Iran.
"After the Iraq war, from 2003 to 2006, I had hundreds of meetings - in the
White House, the State Department, the Pentagon," Chehreganli said. "I told
them that the United States could easily destroy the regime by helping the
ethnic groups. But they never gave us any help." Chehreganli said he has
not had a meeting with a US government official since 2006.
"Cooler heads prevailed," said S. Enders Wimbush, the former director of
Radio Liberty and a fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington. "There?s
nobody, even in this White House, which can get a little loopy at times, who
wants 15 more `berserkistans? out there."
That idea "didn?t go anywhere, because there was no support for it inside
Iran," Milani said. "Iranian nationalism trumps the ethnicities. You are not
talking about Czechoslovakia here, a country that was formed after World
War I or by the Soviets. We are talking about 2,500 years of history and
these ethnic groups have been part of that for all these years. Especially
Azeris, there has been dynasty after dynasty that came from that part of
Iran. There was at one time this idea that ethnic separatism could really
undermine the Islamic republic, but over the course of the last three years
they have realized that is not going anywhere."
Nevertheless, the new Azerbaijani-language programming does have a
more subtle political purpose, Wimbush said. "Most of the critical elite in the
Soviet Union spoke Russian, but we broadcast in 14 languages because it
drew audiences toward us," he said. "The medium, in many respects, was
the message: `The Americans care enough to treat us, to address us as we
are. They don?t feel as if they have to go through this Russian filter.? And
I?m
sure that?s very much the same kind of thinking that?s going on here in Iran.
It?s a big population - if they were in the Balkans or Eastern Europe we
would have broadcast to them a long time ago."
Editor?s Note: Joshua Kucera is a Washington, DC,-based freelance writer
who specializes in security issues in Central Asia, the Caucasus and the
Middle East.
Please read my aricle on SINPO at (one line!)
http://zliangas.blogspot.com/2008/02/sinpfemo-better-signal-tech-analysis-
by.html
________________________
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
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload
http://www.geocities.com/zliangas
http://www.myspace.com/310100806
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770974854
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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: 6
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:42:08 +0200
From: "Zacharias Liangas " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] The Shortwave Report 3/7/08 Listen Globally!The
Shortwave Report 3/7/08 Listen Globally!
To: <>
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The Shortwave Report 3/7/08 Listen Globally!
by Dan Roberts
Thursday Mar 6th, 2008 5:26 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. China,
Netherlands, Cuba, and Russia.
Dear Radio Friend,
The latest Shortwave Report (March 7) 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 opposed to a US Defense Department report that
China's military is becoming more of a threat. Dmitri Medvedev was elected
President of Russia in a landslide election. China has urged Israel to end its
attacks on Gaza where over 120 Palestinians have been killed. Condi Rice
went to Israel, allegedly to encourage Middle East peace, while Israeli
President Omert threatened to take on Iran. Iranian President Ahmadinejad
visited Iraq, offered financial support, and accused the US military of
creating insecurity and violence in the Middle East.
>From NETHERLANDS- The United Nations agency for drugs reports that
the most serious and widespread substance abuse in America is with
pharmaceuticals, while in Europe the use of cocaine has vastly increased.
Colombia's attack on FARC rebels across the border in Ecuador has led to
many disputes and the threat of a ground war- in the Western hemisphere,
only the US supports the attack- an analysis by a member of the Center For
International Policy in Washington.
>From CUBA- More on the extreme tensions in South America as a result of
Colombia's incursion into Ecuador. On Tuesday, hundreds of women and
children marched in protest in the small Somali town which was bombed by
US forces on Monday. Israel continued attacks on Gaza while Condi Rice
was visiting on a peace mission- the ratio of deaths in recent fighting is 40
Palestinians to 1 Israeli.
>From RUSSIA- A commentary on the historic nature of Iranian President
Ahmadinejad's visit to Iraq this week. A commentary on the war on
Afghanistan, where deaths on both sides are the highest in 7 years of
fighting.
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_03_07_08.mp3 >(13.3MB)
link for smaller file and streaming-
< http://www.outfarpress.com/outfarpress/shortwave.shtml >
?FurthuR! Dan Roberts
The American people need to know the truth. The American people need to
see the truth. In a democracy, letting the people know the truth is the
essence of what it means to be free.
- Barbara Boxer
http://www.outfarpress.com
Please read my aricle on SINPO at (one line!)
http://zliangas.blogspot.com/2008/02/sinpfemo-better-signal-tech-analysis-
by.html
________________________
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
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload
http://www.geocities.com/zliangas
http://www.myspace.com/310100806
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770974854
http://del.icio.us/gr_geek1
........
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: 7
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:26:01 +0000 (GMT)
From: sakthi vel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] India: AIR not to cut down on number of radio stations
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Prasar Bharati has no proposal to reduce the number of
All India Radio (AIR) stations.
The information was given by information and
broadcasting minister Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi in written
reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
Prasar Bharati said that the number of AIR stations
will not be reduced by setting up one powerful station
for each State and thereby saving huge expenditure.
Power consumption of a single powerful station is much
more than that required by smaller stations to cover
the populated area.
An All India Radio audience survey stated that there
has been an increasing trend of listenership for the
state-owned stations. From 310 million in 2003-04, the
listenership has increased to 357 million in 2006-07.
According to the survey, listenership in 2004-05 was
340 million.
http://indiantelevision.com/headlines/y2k8/mar/mar127.php
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:11:24 -0000
From: "tom taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] EMR Relay this Sunday
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EMR Relay this Sunday
Date 16th of March 2008
Time 13.00 to 13.30 utc
Channel 6140 khz
1300 The Paul Graham oldie Programme
Good listening 73s Tom
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:05:02 +0000
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:05:51 EDT
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**EGYPT. 9250, Radio Wadi el Nile, 2215-2300*, March 12, Arabic
talk. Local music. Koran at 2253. Sign off with National Anthem at
2258. Poor to fair in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA)
**ITALY. 9825, Miraya 101 FM, via IRRS, *1458-1515, March 12,
sign on with African music. Time pips, ID & English news at 1500.
Poor. Difficult copy with co-channel QRM & possible jammer. Lost
in the noise at 1515. (Brian Alexander, PA)
**U.S.A. 4440, unidentified, 0920-0945, March 12, possible WSRC,
Fair Bluff, NC heard again. 3 x 1480. Poor to fair with deep fades.
No ID heard this time. Just country music by Glenn Campbell & others.
Mentioned the "Country-Oldies Show". (Brian Alexander, PA)
**ZIMBABWE (non), via MADAGASCAR. 11610, Radio Voice of the
People, *1700-1755*, March 12, opening English ID announcements
and into vernacular talk. Short breaks of local African music. "Radio
VOP" IDs. English at 1741 but difficult to understand due to accent.
Fair to good signal. Very weak music loop jammer started to appear
at 1738. (Brian Alexander, PA)
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Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:37:14 -0000
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Costa Rica, 5954.10, ELCOR Costa Rica,(pres), 2254-2327, With a program of
recorded music of live performances with Spanish language comments and
lryics. No live comments heard during the period. The Station/signal
dropped of the air at 2327. Signal was fair.
(Chuck Bolland, March 12, 2008)
Germany (non) 5954.93, Democratic Voice of Burma, (Tentative), 2327-0030
When ELCOR went down, this station faded in real quick. Noted a female and
male in Oriental languague comments. At this writing (2335 UTC) the signal
was still active. The 0030 time is a projected ending time based on the
Passport entry. Signal was poor to fair and continually improving as time
progresses. (Chuck Bolland, March 12, 2008)
NRD545
Clewiston, Florida
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Message: 12
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:11:33 +0100 (CET)
From: JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Ultimas escuchas.
To: Frecuencia DX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Saludos cordiales.
ALEMANIA 5955 Democratic Voice of Burma, 23:35-23:40, escuchada el 12 de
marzo en birmano a locutora con comentarios, parece que estaba leyendo una
carta, se aprecia un silencio y c?mo cambia las hojas, breve intervenci?n de un
locutor, SINPO 45544.
CHINA 3950 PBS Xinjiang, 23:47-23:50, escuchada el 12 de marzo en chino, cu?a
de la emisora, locutora con comentarios y conversaci?n con invitado, SINPO
34343.
SINGAPUR 6000 Radio Singapore, 23:41-23:45, escuchada el 12 de marzo en chino
a locutor con comentarios y m?sica electr?nica instrumental de fondo, SINPO
44444
SUDAFRICA 3320 Radio Sonder Grense, 23:51-23:54, escuchada el 12 de marzo con
emisi?n de m?sica folk, locutor con comentarios en idioma sin identificar,
SINPO 24332
ZIMBABWE 3396 Radio Zimbabwe, 23:55-23:59, escuchada el 12 de marzo en idioma
africano sin identificar, locutor con comentarios y segmento de m?sica
folkl?rica africana, el nivel de audio es muy bajo y por momentos se aprecia
una se?al en morse de fondo, SINPO 23332
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: 13
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:29:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs and QSL March 11-12
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** GUATEMALA. I rarely send reception reports for QSL, but can hardly refuse
when directly invited by the station to do so. So my log of Feb 20 as in DXLD
8-022 was e-mailed to R. Verdad, 4052.5v, and the reply came in the P-mail
March 12. The unsealed envelope was secured by one little piece of mystik tape,
which had been broken, so I can`t be sure everything originally in the envelope
was still there, but nevertheless it contained:
1, a very nice pennant (or banner as they call it) on yellow background with
frills hanging below, with the usual slogans and logos. I will scan and
availablize the image along with the QSL in my gallery
http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html
The pennant has a somewhat rubbery backing, and the obverse of the QSL card was
stuck to that, but could be peeled off without much damage. A faint image of
the card remains on the back of the pennant, as some of the green ink came off
2, QSL card as illustrated on their own website, showing a quetzal, and labeled
QSL 8 for 8th anniversary. Filled in my name, location, date and time of
reception. Still has some rubbery residue from the pennant. Blank on the back
3, yellow sticker with some of the same slogans and logos as the pennant
4, faux cheque from the Banco Vida Eterna, with numerous Bible verses, and
signed by `Jesucristo`. Even has `safety` text in the entire background of the
obverse, Juan 3:16
5, slip of paper with drawing of 7 figures ? la the ascent of man from ape to
sapiens, instead from a guy holding a wine glass degenerating to a pig with a
keg, ``El acoholo adormece al hombre, para despertar a la bestia.`` -- Dr.
Saint Jacques [not if you drink in moderation; good for you]
6, five pages of printed material, similar to what is on their website
http://www.radioverdad.org starting with a customized letter in English
addressed to me, dated Feb 26, enumerating all the countries whence reports
have come, saying power is now 650 watts, at 89-32-15 W, 14-48-10 N. Signed by
Dr. ?dgar Am?lcar Madrid who recounts his background and the history of the
station. Since a child, he always wanted to be on the uncrowded 75 meter band,
and got his wish
7, another sheet, `Radiation Area of Radio Truth` with a little world map
centered on Chiquimula (not great circle azimuthal equidistant), and 4 separate
lists of reports received in the past 8 years, by continents, countries,
departments of Guatemala, and `states` of Canada, Mexico, USA
8, program schedule in English (tho most of the programming is axually in
Spanish), in time order 5 am to 24:05 with more than 44 entries, for Monday
through Saturday only; Sunday: Special Programming. However, at 16:30-17:00
some day, not clear which, as there is another entry for the same semihour, =
2230-2300 UT, there is E Imb`utz Ajk`in (The Good News, in Chort?). Maybe it`s
Saturday only
I see that the early morning show I heard when I discovered Radio Verdad eight
years ago, is still on the schedule, presumably with the same choo-choo sound
effects, The Gospel Train, at 5:25-6 am = 1125-1200 UT, a time pointed out in
the literature, when TGAV is DXable at great distances, just before local
sunrise
9, What to do if the band is very noisy to tune ``RADIO TRUTH``, tips on
orienting antenna, preferably 25 to 100 meters long, and avoiding noise sources
10, 2008 calendar on card stock, also promoting the program Volviendo a Jes?s,
which is also on some Guatemalan FM stations, and Honduran AM stations, same as
received before
11, the lightweight airmail envelope, with red and blue parallelograms around
all borders, also has logos of RV and Volviendo a Jes?s, Romans 12:21, and
three stamps, two of which for Q6.50 each are identical, an old Q5 quetzal
stamp on the new stamps, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Guatemalan
Philatelic Association, 1932-2007; unfortunately, like on the previous mailing,
the third stamp is pasted on top of the other two; this one from the same set,
for Q1.00 showing an old Q1 stamp in different colors of the same old bird
perched on a corinthian pedestal. Lightly handstamped postmark for 27 FEB
Our congratulations to Dr Madrid on the anniversary, and appreciation for an
individual broadcaster enthusiastic about shortwave, who is trying to make a
difference in his country and beyond. Although he says, ``Lightning have
destroyed a part of our main short wave transmitter several times, and we have
made many vain efforts to convince our Government to provide us with an FM
frequency besides the SW.``
The recently published e-mail correspondence in Spanish with Magidel Cruz R. in
Mexico mentioned that R. Verdad has also been denied power increases on SW
beyond 1 kW, since Honduras does not want his station to be audible there,
altho it is anyway (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBYA. V. of Africa, 17725, seldom audible during English bihour, but one of
the better signals on 16m, March 11 at 1414, YL with stilted exposition about
African unity and Al-Fatah`s r?le in it. Can`t help but wonder if MAQ himself
writes this stuff and mandates it be translated and broadcast (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Another hifer beacon in the state, ``MO`` easily heard on 4077,
1250 UT March 11, nothing but repeated MO in A1=CW, ten times per minute. S9
plus 15 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Dave Frantz keeps asking me if I have heard his beacon LYQ on 529
kHz. Now I can say yes. Driving in Enid at 0424 UT March 11, on 530 kHz had a
big het against hymn and Spanish announcement from RVC. At times I could hear a
bit of code but not enough to copy full ID, nor hear the voice weather info,
but no doubt this is it. Of course, this was on caradio with no way to side
tune, notch, or null. I was also reminded of severe noise problems at various
locations, especially next to Walgreens, whose security system (?) wipes out
the MW band. (And a second Walgreens is UC here now!) While LYQ may be
excellently engineered to get out better than your average beacon, I`m still
baffled why he would want it to be on 529 kHz, even tho so authorized, 1 kHz
from several broadcast stations. Just a few kHz lower would be better for all
concerned, unless there is some ulterior motive. Dave indicates the US
government chose the frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6074, 8GAL, still no sign of it March 11 at 1359-1401 check as
Russia was signing off with usual late timesignal. Really need to check 6074
for it at some earlier hours. Otherwise, about time to quit reporting
non-receptions! We would just like to identify and locate it, even if no longer
audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Geophysical Alert Message # Solar-terrestrial indices for 10 March follow.
Solar flux 70 and mid-latitude A-index 17. The mid-latitude K-index at 1500 UTC
on 11 March was 4 (51 nT). No space weather storms were observed for the past
24 hours. No space weather storms are expected for the next 24 hours (SWPC via
DXLD) ###
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