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Today's Topics:
1. 8/9 Apr. logs (Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec)
2. Web Content Volunteers Wanted ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
3. HCDX logs between 2008-04-09 0000 UTC and 2008-04-10 0000 UTC
(Risto Kotalampi)
4. Logs from NH-USA, April 6th-8th (Scott R. Barbour Jr.)
5. DX Listening Digests 8-042, 8-043; World of Radio 1402
(Glenn Hauser)
6. Frequency change for VOA in French via Bonaire
(Md. Azizul Alam Al-Amin)
7. Some logs (DXman)
8. Re: WLOL 2nd QSL card received Patrick (Paul)
9. Dxers Unlimited?s mid week edition for 8-9 April 2008
(Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich)
10. Logs (Manuel M?ndez)
11. Logs (Manuel M?ndez)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 05:33:48 -0300
From: "Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] 8/9 Apr. logs
To: <[email protected]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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4781, Bolivia, R Tacana, Tumupasa; 08-Apr. Spanish 1015 Andean music, 1018 OM
talks, 1022 Andean music, time anmts by OM "seis de la manana e vinte e cinco
minutooooos" (0625 AM)(some Bolivian announcers like to enhance the last word
of a sentence), 1027 OM talks and ads. Almost unreadable, weak 23322 (LOB-B).
3990, China, PBS Xinjiang(tent.), Urumqui; 08/09-Apr. Uighur 2345-2359 non-stop
talks by YL, sometimes maybe mentioning ID, 0000time pips, short instr. music,
OM talks. Poor and stuffy audio, 33333 (LOB-B).
73's
Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil - Sony ICF SW40 - dipole 18m, 32m
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 20:34:33 +1200
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 23:05:04 +0000
From: Risto Kotalampi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] HCDX logs between 2008-04-09 0000 UTC and 2008-04-10
0000 UTC
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008 18:52:05 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Scott R. Barbour Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Logs from NH-USA, April 6th-8th
To: Cumbre DX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, DXLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
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4799.8, GUATEMALA, R. Buenas Neuvas, 0238-0300, Apr 8,
Spanish. OM w/ talk b/w ballads; full ID ancment at
0300. Weak. (Barbour-NH)
5009.78, DOMINICAN REP. R. Pueblo, 2306-0005*, Apr 7,
Spanish. Ancr b/w ballads. Several R.Pueblo ID
ancments including tentative IDs for R. Cristal
International. Weak but clear. (Barbour-NH)
7450, GREECE, R.S. Makedonias Avlis, 1951-2005, Apr 8,
Greek. Folk mx & ancr w/ presumed listener request; ID
at ToH into news. Fair-good. (Barbour-NH)
7490, UKRAINE, RUI, 1928-1952, Apr 6, English. Music
from Ukraine prg featuring accapela group, Jazz Act.
Fair. (Barbour-NH)
9750 GERMANY, IBB-R.Svoboda Biblis, 1938-1950,. Apr 8,
listed Belarussian. Beatles "Norwegian Wood" in EG at
t/in, various ancrs & reports. ID at 1946. Fair w/
fading. (Barbour-NH)
Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale, NH-USA
R8,R75,NIR10,MLB1,200'Beverages,60Mdipole
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 09:47:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] DX Listening Digests 8-042, 8-043; World of Radio 1402
To: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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DX Listening Digest 8-042 has now been posted at
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxlatest.txt or http://dxld.worldofradio.org
[combined with 8-043]
and now also without delay at http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld8042.txt
CONTENTS:
WOR 1402 / AFRICA / ALASKA +non / ALBANIA +non / ALGERIA non / ANGOLA /
ANGUILLA +non / ARGENTINA / AUSTRALIA CVC / BENIN / BOLIVIA / BRAZIL / BURMA
non / CANADA CBA / CANADA CBCNQ / CANADA +non RCI / CANADA +non CBC/CRI /
CANADA CBCR2/CKZU / CHAD / CHINA +non / COLOMBIA / COSTA RICA / CROATIA +non /
CUBA +non / CYPRUS / CZECHIA +non / DENMARK / DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / ECUADOR /
EGYPT +non / EQUATORIAL GUINEA / ERITREA / ETHIOPIA +non / FRANCE / GABON /
GERMANY +non / GREECE / GREENLAND / GUAM / GUATEMALA / HAWAII / HUNGARY / INDIA
+non / INDONESIA / IRAN +non / ISRAEL +non / ITALY / JAPAN +non / JORDAN /
KASHMIR non / KOREA NORTH non A08+ / KOREA SOUTH non / KURDISTAN / KUWAIT /
LAOS +non / LIBERIA / LIBYA / LITHUANIA / MALAYSIA/SARAWAK / MALI / MAYOTTE /
MOROCCO / NETHERLANDS +non [part I of II continued as 8-043]
DX Listening Digest 8-043 has now been posted at
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxlatest.txt or http://dxld.worldofradio.org
[combined with 8-042]
and now also without delay at http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld8043.txt
[part II of II continued from 8-042] NEW ZEALAND +non DRM+ / NORTH AMERICA TCS
/ NORWAY DRM / OKLAHOMA KOSU / OKLAHOMA ham K5THD / OMAN / PAKISTAN / PERU /
PHILIPPINES +non / POLAND +non / PORTUGAL +non / PRIDNESTROVYE / QATAR / RUSSIA
/ SAUDI ARABIA / SERBIA non / SICILY / SINGAPORE / SLOVAKIA / SOMALIA non /
SOMALILAND / SOUTH CAROLINA +non / SPAIN +non / SRI LANKA +non A08 / SUDAN +non
/ TAIWAN / TAJIKISTAN / TANZANIA / THAILAND / TIBET +non / TURKEY +non / UGANDA
/ UKRAINE / UK non? Fax / UK +non BBCWS / USA +non VOA / USA +non WBCQ / USA
WRMI / USA WWCR / USA WHRI/WHRA / USA WWRB / USA WEWN / USA KTBN / USA non CVC
/ USA RRSR/AINC+ / USA CapSteps / USA LYQ / USA KARN / UZBEKISTAN +non /
VENEZUELA +non / VIETNAM / WESTERN SAHARA non / ZAMBIA / ZANZIBAR / ZIMBABWE
non / UNIDENTIFIED 1520 / UNIDENTIFIED 1700 / UNIDENTIFIED 3200 / UNIDENTIFIED
5330 / UNIDENTIFIED non 6026 / UNIDENTIFIED 6768 / UNIDENTIFIED 7120 /
UNIDENTIFIED 7697 / UNIDENTIFIED 11835 / UNIDENTIFIED 12260 / UNIDENTIFIED
17436 / UNIDENTIFIED 21735 / TESTIMONIALS / PUBLICATIONS / DX-PEDITIONS /
DIGITAL BROADCASTING / RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM / WORLD OF HOROLOGY
For restrixions and searchable 2008 contents archive see
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html
For restrixions and searchable 2007 contents archive see
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid7.html
NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but
have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself
obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn
WORLD OF RADIO 1402 SUMMARY:
*Israel Radio finally does it --- closes all shortwave broadcasts
except Persian; live streaming and several languages including
English, on demand at http://www.intkolisrael.com
*Galei Zahal, Israeli Defence Forces radio, remains on SW 6973 and
15785 variable, in Hebrew but lots of good music, and a
`marblemouth` DJ
*Iraq is not going on DST this year
*Iran`s new English schedule; some frequencies vary up to 2 kHz
*Aslam Javaid, Lahore, monitors the two conflicting transmissions of
Radio Solh, inside Afghanistan on 6700
*Radio Pakistan`s new English schedule, as reduced
*Sri Lanka changes its SW schedule, including English at 0030-0330 on
6005, 9770, 15745
*IBC Tamil via Germany now 0000-0100 on 7320
*All India Radio, Itanagar has been off-on-off-on 4990, at latest
report on; also Shillong 4970
*R. Thailand on 12120 ex-12095 to E North America, 0030 English, 0100-
0200 Thai --- but collides with radioteletype; moved from 12095 due
to DW Sri Lanka. Maybe they can swap
*English from Lhasa ``Holy Tibet`` schedule, but you`ll only get the
Chicom party line
*Shiokaze/Sea Breeze service about Japanese abducted by North Korea
moves to 6020 at 1400-1430, following R. Australia; some days in
English
*N. Korean harmonic from 4450 `jams` Narita airport Japan air traffic
communications on 8897
*V. of Mongolia`s English at 1530 on 12085 now confirmed, at least on
March 25
*Radio Madang, Papua New Guinea, 3260, sent informative QSL letter to
Mark Schiefelbein: now called NBC Madang, and NBC plans to close all
SW by 2015y
*Thanks for financial support from Harry Helms, to celebrate George W.
Bush Day, via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com
*WBCQ on new 15420 April 2, but lots of interference from Deutsche
Welle via UK, UAE and later Rwanda; in clear after 2100 including
WORLD OF RADIO at 2300; but next day resumed 17495
*This season`s VOA Greenville frequency in English to Africa at 1730-
2000 is 15410, also putting excellent signal off the back to Central
North America; but depending on skip, and especially eastward,
collides with CVC Miami via Chile, already on 15410. Beams cross on
the west coast of Africa
*World of Radio on WRMI 9955 jammed by Cuba April 2 at 1130, among
many other times. If being jammed is a badge of honor, we proudly
wear it; Commies vs Okies?
*CBC Northern Quebec, 9625 well heard in Europe lately, including
Arctic local news in English weekdays at 2130-2140
*RCI A-08 English from Sackville to Europe or Africa, so also audible
back in North America: 1800-1900 on 17735; 2000-2100 on 15235, 17735;
also has new relay via Emirler, Turkey at 0100-0200 on 9620, in
exchange for Turkey via Sackville, 0300 on 7325 [which was finally in
English from April 4]
*Kai Ludwig suspects RCI self-censors its broadcasts via Japan in
Chinese, since it has large relay exchanges with China
*RCI made change from 7310 to 7325 two sesquiweeks later than planned,
so now at 1105-1405 it is blocking any possible reception in NAm of
Wantok Radio Light, Papua New Guinea during those hours
*Last-minute plans for special DX test material on the last night of
CBA, 1070, Moncton NB, early Monday April 7 until its final closedown
at 1000 UT; see http://www.dxtests.info
*CBC axes North America`s last radio orchestra, the CBC Radio
Orchestra, Vancouver, another sign of disrespect for classical music
by CBC management, also dumbing down Radio 2
*Chuck Bolland hears intriguing Latin American harmonic on 3200.13
around 1030 UT; on his recording the ID sounds to us like Radio
Minuto, but stations by that name unfound on 1600, just 1500 in
Nicaragua, 1520 in Barranquilla
*Cuba extends usage of 12000 from morning to afternoon, but now
colliding with HCJB before and after 2300
*REE relay, Costa Rica, remains off frequency 5964, but 9764 corrected
to 9765, while 11815 goes off to 11814!
*VOA, RFE/RL and Radio Farda relays via Morocco all closed March 30 as
IBB withdrew from Briech site, but still in use by Morocco`s RTM,
e.g. 5980 at 0230
*Radio Oromiya, 6030 in Adama City, Ethiopia, officially launched tho
DXers have been hearing it for weeks; not to be confused with Radio
ICDI, missionary station in Central African Republic on 6030, which
is probably getting blown away by it
*V. of the Broad Masses of Eritrea on new 5955 at 0357, but is it just
for jamming?
*Radio Cairo confirmed on new 9280, English to North America at 2300-
2430, but very undermodulated; European languages concluding with
English 2115-2245 on 11550 ex-6250 to mixed reviews
*Poland`s English schedule via Germany, as corrected
*International Radio Serbia moves from 7115 to 6185 for English to
North America at 0000 and 0100, but lots of interference from 6180
and Mexico 6185; 6195 seems clear. Earlier English to Europe at 1300,
1830 and 2100 on low-power Belgrade 7200, the last two also on hi-
power Bosnian 6100
*Radio PMR, Pridnestrovye on new schedule: 6040 to NAm including
English 2200, 2245; 12135 to Europe including English 1400, 1445,
1530, 1615, all alternating with French and German. Had been 4 days a
week, now more than that?
*V. of Russia, English to NAm, was excellent via Germany on 6155, now
moved to 9480 from 0200; only 7 MHz frequency left is 7250 at 0100-
0200, then mostly on 9 and 13. North Americans may also hear 1400
broadcast to South Asia on 15660
*2008 issue of BLANDX, DX parody available just in time for April
Fool`s Day, http://www.blandx.com
*New censored HFCC public schedule for A-08 is already available via:
http://www.hfcc.org/data/index.html
*Propagation outlook from Boulder: flux peaking at 80 April 18-20; A &
K indices 5 & 2 April 12-21 ###
NEXT SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1402
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955
Tue 1530 WRMI 9955
Wed 1130 WRMI 9955
Wed 2300 WBCQ 17495-CUSB or 15420-CUSB
Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite
and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
For updates see our Anomaly Alert page:
http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html
WRN ON DEMAND:
http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24
WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS VIA WRN NOW AVAILABLE:
http://www.wrn.org/listeners/stations/podcast.php
OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO:
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Regards, Glenn Hauser
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:25:50 +0600
From: "Md. Azizul Alam Al-Amin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Frequency change for VOA in French via Bonaire
To: (Recipient list suppressed)
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
Frequency change for VOA in French via Bonaire:
(April 7th, 2008)
With immediate effect, the frequency of the VOA French broadcast to West
Africa at 1830-2030 UTC via the RNW Bonaire relay station has been changed
from 17895 to 17550 kHz.
(Media Network Weblog)
Kindest regards,
MD. AZIZUL ALAM AL-AMIN
E-65, GOURHANGA, GHORAMARA
RAJSHAHI-6100
BANGLADESH
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 18:49:43 -0500
From: DXman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Some logs
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Hard-Core-Dx <[email protected]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=koi8-r
20080326, 1825, 4724, Andrews, eng, For region A, ????????.
20080326, 1844, 6712, Andrews, eng, For region B, for region C, ????????.
20080326, 1847, 6739, Andrews, eng, For region B, for region C, ????????.
20080403, 2124, 3345, Channel Africa, eng, QRM: ????????., ????.
20080403, 2130, 7385, PBS Xizang, chn, Classical music.
20080404, 0115, 4790, Pakistan BC (????????????????), vrn, ?????? ??
????????? ???????., OM, ????????, ?????? ???????.
20080405, 2240, 6882, Radio playback international, eng, ???????? ??? ????
??????.
20080406, 1258, 9655, Radio New Zealand, eng, ?????????, ID, ???????, ?????
?????.
20080406, 1811, 5930, Russian man, rus, ???????? ???????. ?????? ?? ????????
?? ??????? ??????????? ???????., 97469 84462 51627 62554 88130.
audio: http://dxswl.narod.ru/records/2008/number_station/20080406180701.ogg
20080406, 1920, 3740, Varna radio, blg, ??????????? ????????????? ?????? ...
???? ????, ???.
20080407, 1650, 11855, ????? ???????, ukr, ??????????? ????, ??? ??????.
20080407, 1710, 9750, ????? ???????, ukr, ???????, ??????????? ??????.
20080407, 2002, 4783, E11 Oblique, eng, ???????? ???????. 121/25 121/25
121/25 121/25 121/25 Attention
audio: http://dxswl.narod.ru/records/2008/number_station/20080407200001.ogg
20080407, 2100, 6250, Radio Nacional Guinea Ecuatorial, spa, ?? Aoki 10 kW
ND., ???-??????, ???????? ??????, ID, ???????.
audio: http://dxswl.narod.ru/records/2008/broadcasting/20080407210502.ogg
20080407, 2225, 9685, Radio Gazeta (????????????????), prt, ????.
Antenna: long wire (20 m.).
--
DXman
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 20:54:22 +1200
From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] WLOL 2nd QSL card received Patrick
To: "Hard-Core-DX" <[email protected]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
I wonder if I would have the same result if I sent a follow-up to a report
they never replied to in the 70s. I bet I've still got the tape somewhere
too.
Paul
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
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Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 1:35 PM
Subject: [HCDX] WLOL 2nd QSL card received
> 1330 WLOL MIN, Minneapolis-St.Paul, rec 2nd QSL card from orig
> report (presumed) from 11/17/2005. Nice Relevant Radio WLOL QSL card,
> full details including tx locations and small pix of coverage map day &
> night on card. 3 towers, 2 patterns, 9700 watts day/5100 watts night.
> V/S: Paul Sadek-OM. Address: 919 Lilac Drive, North-Golden Valley MN
> 55422. The folding card I got a week or so ago was very nice, but this
> one is a full QSL card with lots of details. (PM-OR)
>
> Patrick Martin
> KGED QSL Manager
>
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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:03:42 -0300
From: "Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Dxers Unlimited?s mid week edition for 8-9 April 2008
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], HCDX <[email protected]>, kevin
redding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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*Radio **Havana** **Cuba***
*Dxers Unlimited*
*Dxers Unlimited?s mid week edition for 8-9 April 2008*
*By Arnie Coro*
*Radio amateur CO2KK*
Hi amigos radioaficionados around the world and those of you orbiting
planet Earth too... I am Arnie Coro, radio amateur CO2KK in Havana and
here is our first news item of today?s Dxers Unlimited.... According to
several groups of scientific researchers involved in the analysis of
solar activity, the still ongoing solar cycle number 23 may be the one
with the longest most extended period of extremely low activity. In
other words and in plain language, cycle 23 has extended its minimum
beyond any of the forecasts and may be a record breaking solar event as
compared with the last seven solar cycles.
So amigos, we must continue to wait until solar cycle 24 really starts
changing what is happening 93 million miles away from us and that has
such a tremendous impact here were we all live : Planet Earth.
Item two: Still catching up with the e-mail backlog , and the reason is
no other than the fact that many of the messages sent by Dxers Unlimited
listeners around the world include radio hobby related questions that do
require comprehensive and easy to understand answers, something that ,
believe me, is not an easy job at all...
But don?t worry my friends, because each and every e-mail, postcard ,
letter or FAX received here is answered as soon as possible.
And of course, some of those questions are answered also on the air for
the benefit of other listeners that may then learn more about the hobby.
There are many examples of how our YOU HAVE QUESTIONS and Arnie tries to
answer them section of the program has helped radio hobby fans to solve
some of the problems that they may have. Here is a recent example: A
recent reply about the challenges that repairing present day
sophisticated radio and other electronic equipment , led to several
listeners deciding to buy or homebrew the so called ESR or equivalent
series resistance meters, a test instrument that has really changed the
way electronic technicians approach the repair of broken down
equipment... More about the ESR meter and how it has helped to rescue a
lot of broken down radios that were thought to be beyond repair , later
in today?s program.
Stay with us amigos, as Dxers Unlimited will continue 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, and
si amigos, sure, we do QSL, we do verify your reception reports
absolutely free of charge and VIA AIR MAIL, as we believe, from the very
first day that we went on the air , that international shortwave
broadcasters must develop very good ties with their listeners , and one
way of doing it is precisely by verifying reception reports...
Now, let me continue with today?s Technical Topics section of the
program, that is devoted to what many electronic engineers and
technicians consider to be an outstanding breakthrough in the repair of
broken down equipment...
I am talking about the ESR or Equivalent Series Resistance Meter, a
relatively simple test instrument that provides the repairman with most
reliable information about the state of electrolytic capacitors, the
electronic components that according to very trustworthy statistics
account for the greatest number of electronic equipment failures during
the past 20 years...
A repair technician that has access to an ESR meter will be able to fix
equipment in a much faster and easier way, while at the same time he
will be able to do advanced diagnostics that will allow the preventive
replacement of electrolytic capacitors even before the equipment shows
any signs of failure, including the challenging intermittent faults that
are so typical of bad electrolytics ...
One very interesting fact about the ESR meters is that you can learn how
to use them very easily , and that the interpretation of the meter?s
readings will lead to the decision of replacing capacitors that you will
never had thought that required to be changed.
There are several very good designs of ESR meters, from a very simple
one that uses an already existing oscilloscope as its output indicator,
to an expensive model that provides digital readings of the equivalent
series resistance, the parameter that provides the most reliable
information about the state of electrolytic capacitors of any type, and
by that I mean that tantalum capacitors can also be tested with the ESR
meters.
Finally, let me add that you won?t need to desolder the electrolytic
capacitors from the printed circuit boards in order to test them with
the ESR meter, because in my opinion the most outstanding feature of
this unique test instrument is that it is used by placing the two test
probes to the terminals of the electrolytic capacitors and reading the
result of the test directly on the instrument?s meter.
On my second homebrewed ESR meter, the instrument?s output meter
movement was calibrated using a large number of both good, not so good
and bad capacitors, and no matter how they were intermixed, the ESR
meter always found the actual state of the capacitor beyond any possible
doubts.
If you figure out that bad or in poor shape and not yet really bad
electrolytic capacitors are the main cause of present day electronic
equipment failures, it is easy to figure out how important this
relatively new test instrument has become for performing electronic
equipment repairs.
Also, it must be underscored that radio receivers, transmitters, and
transceivers that are more than ten to fifteen years old usually hide
many electrolytic and tantalum capacitors that may be starting to show
signs of problems that eventually will lead to breakdowns that can be
prevented by checking all the electrolytics with an ESR meter ... Sure,
it will take some time to do it, but it will be worth every minute spent
doing it, as I have found out here at my electronics and radio workshop
amigos...
Finally, the ESR meter is of tremendous help also when computer
motherboards fail, as one of the main causes of those failures are bad
electrolytics !!!
For technically minded Dxers Unlimited?s listeners, I have here ready to
be sent, several computer files with information on how to homebrew your
own Equivalent Series Resistance Meter . Send your request for the ESR
meter files to inforhc at enet dot cu... Again, inforhc at enet dot
cu... With just a few electronic components and several hours of your
spare time, you will be able to assemble a really useful electronic test
instrument that will be really useful to repair broken equipment.
.............................
Si amigos, yes my friends, oui mes amis, you are now listening to your
favorite radio hobby program, Dxers Unlimited with Arnie Coro...
And now here is our next feature here:
March the 30^th marked the day that international short wave
broadcasters started to use the new A08 schedule, that will be used
until October. According to the International Telecommunications Union,
the administrations must file the use of the short wave broadcast bands
twice every year, and a year that , by the way, does not coincide with
the actual year that begins on the first day of January and ends on the
31^st of December... The A period starts in March and lasts until
October and the B period starts in October and lasts until March,
something that was done in order to simplify the previous scheduling
system that implied four frequency changes per year.
The broadcasting schedules are sent to the ITU in Geneva to be
registered in the general data base that is kept there, and the
telecommunications administrations can see how their registered stations
are providing services to the target areas, if there are any collisions
of frequencies and the effects of adjacent channels too.
Since Radio Havana Cuba went on the air in 1961, the Cuban Ministry of
Communications has registered the use of our station?s frequencies with
the International Telecommunications Union in Geneva, that is the United
Nations oldest specialized agency, since its origins can be found way
back in 1865, when several nations started to coordinate the use of the
Morse wired telegraphy lines ...
The existence of voluntary frequency coordination groups around the
world is also recognized by the ITU, but it is left to the decision of
the national telecommunications administrations to participate or not
participate in those not official groups that may have a regional or a
worldwide scope.
So, again and to make it very clear to those listeners that have
recently asked about the topic of frequency coordination, let me
emphasize that what the ITU requests is that the national
telecommunications send to Geneva the data about the use of the short
wave broadcast transmissions according to a previously arranged time
schedule, then the data is processed and results are sent back to the
administrations showing how each entry behaves in relation to other
entries on the same frequency and others that operate on adjacent
channels 5 kiloHertz to each side of the frequency that is analyzed.
So, in other words, an administration may decide to join or not to join,
to participate or not participate as part of frequency coordination
groups or nation , but independently of forming part or not forming part
of one or more coordinating groups, the
Telecommunications Administrations must file with the ITU in Geneva and
register the use of each frequency by providing a set of well known
transmission parameters that include transmitter power, antenna types,
target areas CIRAF zones to be served etc.
The data is processed by the ITU using sophisticated computer software
and the results are sent back to each administration so that the
broadcast schedules can be optimized to the best possible extent...
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And now amigos, just before going QRT here, ready to copy, this is Arnie
Coro?s Dxers Unlimited?s HF plus low band VHF propagation update and
forecast ... solar activity still at the bottom of the cycle?s very much
extended minimum,ZERO SUNSPOTS , with solar flux at rock bottom 69
units and the A index was near 15 yesterday... So don?t expect DX
stations to show up above 17 or 18 megaHertz during the local daytime
hours , while during the evening hours propagation conditions will be
good only to around 10 or maybe 12 megaHertz... No signs of sporadic E
openings yet, but I expect those openings to start by the end of the
month amigos !!! Send me your signal reports and comments about the
program to inforhc at enet dot cu, or VIA AIR MAIL to Arnie Coro, Radio
Havana Cuba, Havana, Cuba
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Message: 10
Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:26:17 +0200
From: Manuel M?ndez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Logs
To: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Manuel M?ndez
Lugo, Spain
Escuchas realizadas en Friol
Grundig Satellit 500 y Sony ICF SW 7600G
Antena de cable, 10 metros, orientada WSW
Buena propagaci?n para emisoras bolivianas y excelente se?al de Radio
Mil al amanecer.
BOLIVIA
4111.7, Radio Virgen de los Remedios, Tupiza, 2234-2245, 07-04, locutor,
espa?ol, se?al muy d?bil. Audible en LSB. 15321. (M?ndez)
4409.8, Radio Eco, Reyes, Beni, 2351-2357, 07-04, canciones
latinoamericanas, locutor, se?al muy d?bil e interferencia de
radioaficionados. 13221. (M?ndez)
4451.2, Radio Santa Ana, Santa Ana del Yacuma, Beni, 2238-2325, 07-04,
locutor, espa?ol, comentarios, canciones bolivianas. 15322. (M?ndez)
4699.3, Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, 2229-2325, 07-04, locutor, espa?ol,
comentarios, canciones bolivianas, identificaci?n: "Radio San Miguel",
comentario sobre la familia, menciona "La capital de nuestro
departamento". 25322. (M?ndez)
4716.7, RadioYura, Yura, 2223-2320, 07-04, locutor, locutora,
comentarios en espa?ol y en quechua, canciones bolivianas, flautas,
identificaci?n: "Onda corta, banda de 60 metros, 4715 kHz., Radio Yura,
La Voz de los Ayllus, Yura, provincia de Antonio Quijarro, Potos?,
Bolivia". Anuncios comerciales. 25322. (M?ndez)
4781.5, Radio Tacana, Tumapasa, 2242-2335, 07-04, comentarios en
espa?ol, locutor, m?sica boliviana, anuncios comerciales, locutora,
identificaci?n: "Radio Tacana, en los 4780 kHz.". 14322. (M?ndez)
4865, Radio Logos, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 2212-2310, 07-04, locutor,
espa?ol, comentarios y canciones religiosas. A las 2251 programa
"Especial?simo", locutora, canci?n "La ni?a de tus ojos", comentario "Es
importante que nos acerquemos a Dios". A las 2300 "Bolivia Noticias,
aqu? est?n las noticias", a las 2303 "Aqu? est? la informaci?n
deportiva", luego programa "Un consejo b?blico". 25322. (M?ndez)
6134.8, Radio Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 0000-0020, 08-04. Se
escucha a partir de las 0000 que cierra Radio Rep?blica en 6135.
Programa "El Maestro en Casa", ense?anza por radio: "El derecho a la
libertad", "Las manifestaciones", "Los sindicatos campesinos", "Lean los
p?rrafos que tienen en sus cuadernos". "Llegamos a la parte final del
programa, hasta la pr?xima". "Instituto Radiof?nico el Maestro en
Casa","Universidad Nacional Siglo XX", "Venga a Radio Santa Cruz, Radio
Santa Cruz". 23222. (M?ndez)
BRASIL
4925, Radio Educa?ao Rural, Tef?, Amazonas, 2336-2350, 07-04, portugu?s,
locutor, comentarios, identificaci?n: Radio Educa?ao Rural, banda
tropical, 4925 kHz., Tef?, Amazonas".24322. (M?ndez)
4805, Radiodifusora do Amazonas, Manaus, 2247-2253- 07-04, programa "A
Voz do Brasil". 24322. (M?ndez)
COLOMBIA
5910, Marfil Estereo, Lomalinda, 0620-0805, 08-04, canciones
latinoamericanas, llaneras, identificaci?n: "Vd. est? escuchando Marfil
Estereo". 45444. (M?ndez)
6035, La Voz del Guaviare, San Jos? del Guaviare, 2314-2322, 07-04,
locutor, comentarios, noticias y m?sica colombiana, identificaci?n: "La
Voz del Guaviare", anuncios. 22222. (M?ndez)
GUINEA, 7125, Radio Guinea, Conakry, 0629-0645, 08-04, canciones
africanas, locutor, comentarios en franc?s, locutora, comentarios de
Guinea. 24322. (M?ndez)
GUINEA ECUATORIAL, 6250, Radio Nacional, Malabo, 0520-0537, 08-04,
canciones rom?nticas en espa?ol, noticias, llamadas telef?nicas a los
corresponsales de Radio Nacional en las distintas provincias. La se?al
se cort? varias veces, y a las 0537 se cort? definitivamente. 34333.
(M?ndez)
GUATEMALA, 4052.5, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, Guatemala, 0522-0604*,
08-04, ingl?s, programa "Spiritual Songs", identificaci?n a la 0559:
"Radio Truth, P. O. Box 5, Chiquimula, Guatemala, Central America, good
bye from Edgar... Madrid". 0601 locutora en espa?ol "Hemos llegado al
final de nuestras emisiones, que tengan muy buenas noches". Himno y
cierre. 24322. (M?ndez)
HONDURAS, 3340, La Voz de Misiones Internacionales, Comayaguela,
0525-0535, 08-04, locutor, espa?ol, comentarios. Se?al muy d?bil. 14321.
(M?ndez)
MEXICO
6010, Radio Mil, M?xico D.F., 0635-0815, 08-04, canciones y comentarios
entre canciones: "Radio Mil, vive la m?sica de M?xico", canciones de
Roc?o Durcal, "En Radio Mil, vive la m?sica de M?xico". "Gracias por
compartir con nosotros escuchando la m?sica mexicana". A las 0714: "Las
dos catorce minutos, diecisiete grados", anuncio de programas: "Buenos
d?as M?xico, de lunes a viernes de 9 de la ma?ana a 1 de la tarde",
"Radio Mil, siempre un paso adelante". "Radio Mil, Mil AM y 6010 kHz,
banda internacional de 49 metros". Hasta las 0900 interferencia de BBC
World en 6005 y SINPO 22222 a partir 0900 cierra la BBC y SINPO 34333.
No interfiere hoy LVTC. (M?ndez)
6185, Radio Educaci?n, M?xico D.F., 0709-0830, 08-04, Estupendo programa
de m?sica y canciones latinoamericanas, canciones de Carlos Santana "Oye
como va", "Samba pa t?", identificaci?n: "Est?n escuchando Radio
Educaci?n, M?xico Distrito Federal", "2 de la ma?ana con 36 minutos y 20
segundos, para ser exactos". "Radio Educaci?n, 1060 AM, 100.000 watts de
potencia, transmitimos desde Colonia del Valle, M?xico D. F. ",
"Escuchamos otros ?mbitos de la m?sica, El Tr?o Calavera". 34433
variando a 44444. (M?ndez)
MONGOLIA, 4895, Mongolian Radio, Murun, 2250-2258, 07-04, canciones en
mongol. 24322. (M?ndez)
PERU
4746.9, Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2329-2348, 07-04, locutor, locutora,
comentarios, anuncios comerciales. 14322. (M?ndez)
4790.2, Radio Visi?n, Chiclayo, 0535-0550, 08-04, programa "La Voz de la
Salvaci?n", locutor, espa?ol. 24322. (M?ndez)
4955, Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2253-2315, 07-04, espa?ol, locutor,
comentarios religiosos, quechua, m?sica de flautas. 24322. (M?ndez)
6173.8, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cuzco, 2357-0015, 07-04, locutor, espa?ol,
comentario "El desarrollo de la regi?n", mencionada "Cusco". Se escucha
a partir de las 2357 que cierran emisoras internacionales en 6175.
24322. (M?ndez)
9720, Radio Victoria, Lima, 0020-0025, 08-04, locutor, "La Voz de la
Liberaci?n". 24322. (M?ndez)
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:19:02 +0200
From: Manuel M?ndez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Logs
To: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Manuel M?ndez
Lugo, Espa?a
Escuchas realizadas en Friol
Grundig Satellit 500 y Sony ICF SW 7600G
Antena de cable, 10 metros, orientada WSW
BRASIL
4985, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 2201-2215, 07-04, programa "A Voz
do Brasil". 24322. (M?ndez)
9675, Radio Can?ao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista, 1017-1023, 08-04,
comentarios religiosos, portugu?s. 24322. (M?ndez)
9695, Radio Rio Mar, Manaus, 1000-1035, 08-04, identificaci?n: "Radio
Rio Mar", noticias, portugu?s,"7 horas 14 minutos, Radio Rio Mar, Manos,
Amazonas, Brasil". 24322. (M?ndez)
11780, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, 1028-1035, locutor,
locutora, comentarios, portugu?s.34333. (M?ndez)
11804.8, Radio Globo, Rio de Janeiro, 1024-1045, 08-04, locutor,
portugu?s, y anuncios comerciales, identificaci?n: "Radio Globo". 24322.
(M?ndez)
11855, Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, 1937-1955, 07-04, canciones
religiosas en portugu?s, locutor, identificaci?n: "Radio Gaucha, Porto
Alegre, www.radioaparecida.com.br". 24322. (M?ndez)
11915, Radio Gaucha, Porto Alegre, 1010-1023, 08-04, locutor, portugu?s,
comentarios, identificaci?n: "Radio Gaucha". 24322. (M?ndez)
11925, Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo, 1945-1957, 07-04, portugu?s,
comentario sobre revalorizaci?n del real frente al dolar. 24322. (M?ndez)
11935, Radio Transmunial, Santa Mar?a, 1012-1026, 08-04, locutor,
portugu?s, comentarios religiosos. 34333. (M?ndez)
MALI, 9635, Radio Mali, Bamako, 1058-1110, 08-04, franc?s,
identificaci?n: "Radio Mali, 94.4 FM", canciones africanas. 45444. (M?ndez)
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