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Today's Topics:
1. Fuel Crisis Threatens Majuro Broadcasters ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
2. DX Quiz - 2008 from Ardic DX Club (ADXC), India (sakthi vel)
3. Indonesia: ?cambio de horarios?, 18:00 UTC en espa?ol.
(JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO)
4. HCDX logs between 2008-07-05 0000 UTC and 2008-07-06 0000 UTC
(Risto Kotalampi)
5. Re: Fuel Crisis Threatens Majuro Broadcasters (Walter Salmaniw)
6. Glenn Hauser logs July 5-6, 2008 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 22:40:08 +1200
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Subject: [HCDX] Fuel Crisis Threatens Majuro Broadcasters
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Fuel Crisis Threatens Majuro Broadcasters
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According to reports from Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands in
the north-west Pacific, supplies of diesel and coconut oil to the
private sector could be completely cut within weeks, forcing four
private radio stations off the air.
RNZI News reports that a state of economic emergency has been
declared, to reduce fuel and power consumption, after the national
power utility projects a financial deficit representing close to 20
per cent of the entire national budget.
The Marshall Islands Energy Company needs US$8.5m to pay for June
diesel shipments and as a down payment for the next shipment, and
needs to find the funds within seven days.
Steve Clark, manager of The Change 104.1 FM on Majuro says his
station has already switched to propane gas in an effort to keep the
new christian radio station on the air.
The Change 104.1 FM is in urgent talks with New Zealand based partner
UCB Pacific Partners to develop solar and wind power energy
generation options.
Graham Carter, chief executive of UCB Pacific Partners says 'it will
take months to raise money, ship the equipment and get it all set
up'.
In the meantime, the four private FM radio stations on Majuro face a
bleak and potentially silent future.
Radio Marshalls V7AB the government radio station operating on both
AM and FM may remain as the only local broadcaster on air on Majuro
should this happen.
The Central Pacific Network of the US Armed Forces Radio operates an
additional four stations on Kwajalein, which although part of the
Marshall Islands, are likely to be immune from the crisis because
they're US government funded and serve military installations.
For a backgrounder on issues facing Pacific broadcasters, including
fast rising oil costs, read 'Pacific Radio Today' at
www.radioheritage.net, the global media platform of the Radio
Heritage Foundation.
If you know of any other Pacific radio stations facing similar fuel
hike problems, please let us know. You can contact us at
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 10:08:09 +0530 (IST)
From: sakthi vel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] DX Quiz - 2008 from Ardic DX Club (ADXC), India
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DX Quiz - 2008 from Ardic DX Club (ADXC), India
In 2008 the Ardic DX Club celebrates its 10th anniversary. For ten years it has
been the primary source of information for dxing enthusiasts all over the Tamil
Nadu, India.
In order to celebrate this event, a quiz is being organised. The quiz is open
to anyone, regardless of location or club membership. The quiz does not solely
deal with Tamil Dxing, but covers very different radio aspects. Answering
following 25 questions you can show your radio knowledge.
No quiz without prizes of course. You wish to contribute a prize? Please
contact me! And to make the contest interesting to everybody, a few prizes will
be given randomly to entrants. So if the questions look hard, participate
anyway.
Schedule
Quiz starts from 1 July 2008
Last date for the entry 30 August 2008
Quiz Questions are in
www.dxquiz.blogspot.com
Contact
T. Jaisakthivel
Ardic DX Club
59, Annai Sathya Nagar
Arumbakkam
Chennai - 600 106
Tamil Nadu
India
If you have any questions on the contest, please write to us at:
ardicdxclub (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) in. Please carefully read the rules and
conditions before sending any questions.
Special QSL
Along with quiz answers you have to submit at least 3 reception reports on any
AIR (All India Radio) transmissions from any location in any mode. The correct
reception reports will get the special limited edition of World Smallest QSL
card, Special 75th week Radio World Sticker and the AIR pennant. Participants
must send one New IRC to the club address for that QSL. Indian listener must
send Rs.10/- mint stamps for return QSL. Those who are do not want the QSL,
they are also participate without any condition.
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 18:05:37 +0000 (GMT)
From: JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Indonesia: ?cambio de horarios?, 18:00 UTC en espa?ol.
To: Frecuencia DX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Saludos cordiales.
INDONESIA 11785 Voz de Indonesia, 17:05-17:25, escuchada el 5 de julio en ?rabe
a locutor con comentarios, m?sica cl?sica de fondo, cu?a de identificaci?n,
posible emisi?n accidental o cambio de horario, SINPO 34343.
11785 Voz de Indonesia, 18:00-18:03, escuchada el 5 de julio en espa?ol a
locutor con presentaci?n e identificaci?n, locutor con bolet?n de noticias,
observo portadora sin emisi?n en la frecuencia de 9525, ?cambio de horario?,
SINPO 33443
UCRANIA 11530 Dengue Mezopotamya, 17:47-17:55, escuchada el 5 de julio en kurdo
con emisi?n de m?sica pop mel?dico local, SINPO 34343
Jos? Miguel Romero
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 23:05:02 +0000
From: Risto Kotalampi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] HCDX logs between 2008-07-05 0000 UTC and 2008-07-06
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:27:57 -0700
From: Walter Salmaniw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Fuel Crisis Threatens Majuro Broadcasters
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At 03:40 AM 7/5/2008, you wrote:
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>Fuel Crisis Threatens Majuro Broadcasters
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>According to reports from Majuro, capital of the Marshall Islands in
>the north-west Pacific, supplies of diesel and coconut oil to the
>private sector could be completely cut within weeks, forcing four
>private radio stations off the air.
This makes no sense to me, when 1098 remains on for many hours after their
sign-off with an open carrier! .......Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 20:24:06 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs July 5-6, 2008
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** CUBA [non]. No sign of R. Rep?blica, July 5 at 2333 on 6135, just
DentroCuban jamming command. Usually one can at least detect RR is there, but
the proportion of programming audible vs jamming varies considerably. Tuned to
its next scheduled frequency, 6155, at 2357 just after Spain had closed, and it
was clear. 0000 July 6 jamming became detectable and gradually built up, but no
trace by 0016 of RR here either.
Propagation? Other European signals were making it, at 2342 check, such as 6055
Spain, 6075 DW/Portugal, 6190 Bosnia. I also looked for RR on 5940, which had
been added a few weeks ago to 6135; nothing on 5940 at 2340 but lite jamming
pulses, and after 2400 blown away by extreme crackling from WWCR/DGS 5935. Also
checked 6185 in case RR had jumped there as a previous alternative, but no.
However, RR was very strong at 0209 check on 6100. So why weren`t they audible
on the previous two channels? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CZECHIA [and non]. This is not news, but something which should have been
fixed long ago. Since I have run across it again, I am reported it again: July
3 at 2345, R. Praga Spanish via Sackville badly mixing with R. Habana Cuba with
speech in Spanish by some Commie, // 9820.
In HFCC listings, there is no conflict since Cuba refuses to participate. But
strangely, in Aoki you would not think there is a conflict either, as the
Prague broadcast is missing and RHC is shown as M-F only at 23-01 on 6000, but
this was Saturday. And it could be a 3-way clash on Sundays only with Varna,
Bulgaria greeting the sea, also on 6000. Hello --- is nobody paying attention?
Sackville could easily move to some other 49m frequency for this semihour
broadcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. VOI absent from 9526, Saturday July 5 at 1255 check and also
after 1300, when English had been airing for the previous two days (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN [non]. World of Haiku, sub-program on NHK World Radio Japan`s World
Interactive program, is still running, heard on the UT Sunday following the
first Saturday, July 6 at 0007-0017 on 6145 via Sackville, the final repeat.
Haiku guy seems to be named Shakan, and he concluded by telling of his recent
visit to Italy for a conference about haiku, renku, and some other literary
mode, where he had a very good time and good seafood. Listeners, including
several in the USA, send in short pieces which he improves or reworx into
proper haiku format. In English, or Japanese which he then translates. Should
be back first Saturday in August, if not skipping a month for vacations as
happens to so many RJ programs. BTW, NHK how has a 7-digit postal code,
150-8001 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. Music on RNW`s Dutch service, yay. But once again it`s
not Dutch and not classical: July 5 at 2353 tuned in 11970 via Bonaire to hear
love duet in English, sounds like Diana Ross and Lionel Ritchie, with
electronic instrument accompaniment, but abruptly cut off incomplete at 2356
for sign-off in Dutch and NA. What is the point of doing this?
RNW was to change from 9895 to 7325 on July 5 for the 00-02 UT Spanish
broadcast via GUIANA FRENCH, ex-9895, to improve reception in S America ---
guess the midwinter MUF is just too low down there.
But, it didn`t. UT July 6 at 0003 still on 9895, nothing on 7325. Change of
plans, or asleep at the switch in Montsin?ry? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. WQCL720, the TIS at Great Salt Plains State Park, NW of Enid on
1610 kHz is still running a loop including info about the selenite crystal
digging area as if it were open to the public this summer, despite the fact
that it is still closed to the public until at least 2009, following the
uncovering of toxic vials in 2007. Loop also cuts to relay of Enid`s NWS
162.475 MHz station every few minutes, but virtually unintelligible as not
tuned in properly. We were in the area July 5, 2008 on an aquarian expedition
to the artesian spring nearby.
The lady at Park HQ was unaware of the selenite problem with the TIS, as she
hasn`t listened to it in ages and thinx the feds are responsible for it,
anyway, i.e. the adjacent National Wildlife Refuge. Yet there are signs all
over the park telling people to tune to 1610. Unwary selenite-hunters have a
right to be upset about such absolutely wrong info being propagated. And
collapsible shovels for the purpose are still on sale for $9 near the front
door of the visitor center. See our previous items about this in DXLDs 7-050,
6-142, 6-140, 6-104 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. VOR`s motorboating transmitter, 7300, July 5 at 2330, unintelligible
audio, just put-putting with rapidly fluxuating frequency. Portuguese scheduled
during this hour from Serpukhov, per Aoki, Moscow per WRTH update. This has
been going on for years, and in B-seasons on 5900 instead. Such incompetence!
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Attention those who keep track of all SW broadcasts in French. There
is now one on WWRB, as Saturday July 5 at 2335 I was hearing preaching in
French, 2336 into ``Faith of Our Fathers`` with French lyrix, but overridden by
spoken contact info including a postal address in Tennessee. Rather distorted
audio. O yes,
``This Transmitter has been Leased to the Treasure of Truth Broadcast,
Altamont, TN``, says the WWRB website, at 6 pm - midnight, timezone not
specified, and no further details about programming within, let alone
language(s). It`s allegedly at 150 degrees with a ``dual feed wide spaced
yagi`` for South America, but plenty strong here westward from Morrison (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WWCR, 5935 with DGS service, July 6 after 0000 was suffering from
extreme crackling making it unlistenable, and severely interfering with
adjacent channels. Recurring unfixed satellite antenna aiming problem, I
assume, at Los ?ngeles and/or Nashville.
WWCR, 5070, July 5 at 2335 was accompanied by a roaring noise peaking at the
sidebands around 5062 and less so on 5078 where there was ute interference. The
sound also audible when tuned to center frequency 5070 underneath program
modulation, which per June 3 sked is ``Repairer of the Breach``. Some crud on
the program feed line, which should not be SW transmitted? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15120-15140, seems like OTH radar, continuous, but lower-pitched
sound varying slightly as if it is going thru phases. In the clear on 15120 and
15140, but mixing with WYFR Spanish on 15130, July 5 at 2252. Since it was
fading independently of WYFR I assume it was not coming out of the WYFR
transmitter itself as would be the first impression, unlike WWCR (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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