Send Hard-Core-DX mailing list submissions to
[email protected]
To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx
or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
You can reach the person managing the list at
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
than "Re: Contents of Hard-Core-DX digest..."
---[Start Commercial]---------------------
World Radio TV Handbook 2008 is out.
Order yours from
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2008
---[End Commercial]-----------------------
________________________________________
Hard-Core-DX mailing list
[email protected]
http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/
_______________________________________________
THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed
and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License
published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
Today's Topics:
1. R. Virgen from 4111 to 4555 (Lucio Otavio)
2. 9525 ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
3. Firedrake & VOA ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
4. New Perseus Databases 05092008 (Willi Passmann)
5. Glenn Hauser logs September 4-5, 2008 (Glenn Hauser)
6. Relays this weekend via 9290 kHz (Tom Taylor)
7. HCDX logs between 2008-09-05 0000 UTC and 2008-09-06 0000 UTC
(Risto Kotalampi)
8. Sept 5 Logs ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
9. Friday night DX ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
10. KA4PRF (Terry Palmersheim)
11. Glenn Hauser logs September 5-6, 2008 (Glenn Hauser)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Message: 1
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 05:36:43 -0300
From: "Lucio Otavio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] R. Virgen from 4111 to 4555
To: <[email protected]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Anker Petersen"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
4555, Bolivia, R Virgen de Remedios(tent.), Tupiza. September-04 SS 2241-2250
relaying "Bolivia en Contacto", 2248 "la reforma agraria". >From 2250 HAM QRM
annoyed this listening, so until this time was 23433. Checked later at 2316,
was a religious ceremony (lob-B).
4635, Tadzhikistan, Tajik Radio(tent.), Dushanbe-Yangiyul. September-04
Tajik(sch) 2339 OM talks between short music, 2336-2343 Arabic type music.
Sounded like an AIR station, 33433 (lob-B).
73
L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil - Sony ICF SW40 - dipole 18m, 32m
------------------------------
Message: 2
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:26:16 +0100
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] 9525
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Shortwaveworld Shortwaveworld
Shortwaveworld" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Robert Wilkner"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Logs DSWCI Logs DSWCI Logs DSWCI"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Ivan Worldx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[email protected]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Anker Petersen"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Marie Lamb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"worlddx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Romania, 9525, Radio Romania International, 1109-1120 Tuned in after the
hour, so
didn't catch an ID immediately. However noted a female in German Language
comments or news during the period from 1109 to 1113. She is followed by a
male
who continues from 1113 also in German Language. At 1118 ID given by
female
as, " en Burchurest ...Deutche ... ". Couldn't pull out more This
broadcast in
German is suppose to last until 1200 UTC according to EIBI. Signal was
fair to good.
(Chuck Bolland, September 5, 2008)
Clewiston, Florida
NRD545
------------------------------
Message: 3
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 12:12:03 +0100
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Firedrake & VOA
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Mariana Islands, 9575, VOA, 1130-1200 Noted a period of Mandarin
Conversational Language
comments between a number of persons discussing possibly U.S. Politics.
Heard Obama's name
mentioned a few times. While this was continuing, a background of Chinese
music heard. This
was possibly intended to jam VOA. Consequently, I'd be incline to flag the
music as "Firedrake",
but it didn't seem to have the "out of control" tempo that I associate with
Firedrake music. However,
later it did seem to digress to typical "Firedrake". VOA's signal faded
from a fair to a poor as
the hour ticked away. (Chuck Bolland, September 5, 2008)
China, 11935, China Radio International, 1158-1215, At tune in, noted
steady music until
the hour. At that time a female sines on with Russian Language comments.
She continues
with news and comments during the period. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland,
September 5, 2008)
Clewiston, Florida
NRD545
Using EIBI and AOKI for references. A comprehensive FREEWARE
application of these two databases can be downloaded by going to:
http://www.orchidcitysoftware.com/IMAGE59.HTML
------------------------------
Message: 4
Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:01:54 +0200
From: Willi Passmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] New Perseus Databases 05092008
To: HCDX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Perseus SDR List
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed
Hello all,
a new version of the Perseus databases is available at
http://www.4shared.com/dir/5567845/166a39bd/sharing.html
Updates:
EMWG 05092008
ELWG 05092008
MWList 05092008
Nagoya 05092008
KOJE/KOH/KOMEX 02092008
A problem with an error message related to XP SP3 / certain Excel
versions in EMWG and ELWG could be solved. Tnx to Herman Boel and
Gerhard Baumgartner for their help!
vy 73
Willi, DJ6JZ
http://www.radio-portal.org/sdr.html
SDR-Special
------------------------------
Message: 5
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:22:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs September 4-5, 2008
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
[portions of the CFRX report have already been posted on some lists]
** CANADA. Heard an unfamiliar het as I tuned across 49m, Sept 4 at 2315, on
6070. Something in English, yes IDing in passing as Newstalk 10-10, CFRB, so
the long-delayed revival of CFRX has finally happened! But it`s off-frequency,
about 6069.8. This could be a devious way of encouraging the competition, such
as CVC, to evacuate, as a het from this low-power station is more annoying than
being on exactly the correct frequency. CVC from Chile is currently scheduled
23-13 UT, which covers almost all the darkness hours in North America. And then
there`s ELWA Liberia until 2300 or so. On second thought, that`s unlikely; but
CFRX previously was not off-frequency like this.
CFRX is also shooting itself in the foot, since the het it causes also makes it
very unpleasant for its own would-be listeners in North America, where 100 kW
from Chile easily trumps or at least matches 1 kW from Toronto, all-night. A
little help: CVC in B-season shrinx to 00-12 UT. At least CFRX should be OK in
daytime for areas close enough to overcome absorption.
Adjacently: Not much in Western Hemisphere on 6065, with WYFR no longer using
it; DW is 24 hours via several rotating sites around Europe on 6075, and then
there`s RCI with a big 250 kW on 6075 at 0205-0305 in Spanish, 268 degrees, but
that`s for A-season only.
Further chex of the reactivated CFRX 6069.8: By Sept 5 at 0302 it was just a
het against CVC, and with expected splash from RCI 6075. At 0620 recheck, could
only hear CVC and no het, so not sure if CFRX was still on; however at this
hour propagation from the east was very poor, with Sackville quite weak on 6045
in Korea relay. WWCR also weak on 5070. Even Greenville 6180 was weak, while
Habana 6140 was still very strong, as well as XEPPM: see MEXICO. Checking CFRX
again at 1248, it was poor with het still audible, presumably the remnants of
CVC which was about to sign off, anyway.
And after 1300 the het gone and CFRX actually improved a bit by 1310 when
resuming talk show after news and weather. Now the obstacle is local line noise
level. Still audible but not listenable at 1355 when I turned on the computer
and TV set. At 1735 recheck, could not even get a carrier on the portable in
the yard, but with local noise sources turned off might be able to hear it on
the big rig and antenna at midday, to be determined.
But could not really get into it back at 1310, because of interruptions every
few minutes for more weather, traffic reports, commercials, promos, phone-in
numbers, all with phony enthusiasm. But that`s commercial radio for you in
North America. I still welcome the revival of this relic, as there is no other
Canadian or US SW station with such a format. O sure, there are talk shows on
several US stations, but they all have a religious or fringe political agenda.
Does CFRB have any shows on particular topics worth outseeking? See
http://www.cfrb.com/shows where there are lots of different show titles,
personality-driven, so if you don`t know the hosts, the names are meaningless.
There are quite a few specialty shows on weekends, tho, which is SOP for talk
format stations, for example, converted to UT:
Sat 12-13 home improvement
Sat 16-17 movies
Sat 19-20 cars
Sat 22-2230 movies
Sun 14-15 trivia
Sun 18-1830 CFRB Presents documentaries by college students
Mon 02-03 comedy
The need I advocated to change frequency and/or increase power with the
comeback was pooh-poohed by CFRX`s QSL manager. BTW, altho I did not see his
report until later, Steve Lare in MI was first to report CFRX back, earlier
Sept 4 at 2050.
Just how long had CFRX been off? Altho it had been intermittent for a while
before then, about two years, per this item from September, 2006 in DXLD 6-144:
``CANADA. Not certain if anyone else has mentioned this or not but
yesterday I had checked 6070 for CFRX and they were not there. Checked
today as well and not there again. Normally they are S9+ here through
the day (Steve Lare, Holland, MI, USA, Sept 24, 2006, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
CFRB/CFRX QSL signer Steve Canney told me on September 20th that CFRX
was off the air then. The chief engineer was looking for the problem,
but hadn`t found it. So it appears that the repairs were either too
extensive or he ran out of time and it must wait for another visit to
the transmitter site.
BTW, new QSL card has just been printed and is now in use for CFRX and
CFRB reception reports (Harold Sellers, Ont., Sept 24, 2006, ODXA via DXLD)``
QSL unneeded as I have one showing the Toronto skyline from Nov 7, 1957, or
rather ``Toronto`s downtown and harbour as seen from the bay``, just added to
my gallery at http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html
Hey, where`s the CN tower?? Not constructed until l973-1976, says Wikipedia
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MAURITANIA. 4845 inaudible at 0310 check Sept 5, so apparently not running
all-night for Ramadan; usual ute noises were there. At 0627, ORTM was poorly
audible with ute (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. Trying to figure out the true schedule of XEPPM, R. Educaci?n, 6185:
Recently had been inaudible after 0600 and presumed off, but Sept 5 at 0625 VG
signal with contemporary classical music, and remarkably, hardly any signal
from VOA Greenville 6180 to bother it. No sign of Brasil on 6180 or 6185 or
6188 either, but when on, that could be a problem. 0628 gave Spanish timecheck
more than a minute fast, ID for MW 1060, and into discussion of jazz.
The SW program schedule as of June/08 is at
http://www.radioeducacion.edu.mx/ONDA.pdf
as mentioned by Harry Helms, and covers only 18-24 local time = 23-05 UT. But
this does not necessarily mean 6185 is only on the air during those hours;
those could be only when SW programming is separate from MW.
BTW, it includes ``Sinton?a Libre``, which I think is some sort of DX program,
UT Wed/Fri/Sun 0200-0230, repeated Mon 0415-0445 [something to listen to now
that WOR is gone from that hour on WBCQ]. Also a show title in English! On the
Road, Tue/Thu/Sat 0015-0045. The discussion I heard at 0630 UT Friday must have
been ``Datos Para Una Historia``, a repeat scheduled on MW, UT Fridays only
0630-0700, the rest of the block 0503-0957 daily, bookended by himnos
nacionales, being unspecified music. Such a pity they did away with detailed
minute-by-minute advance playlists.
And I think I have the answer to Harry`s unID on 6185 in DXLD 8-094, something
ending in -dad, which he heard Thursday August 21 at 1002: shown on the XEEP MW
schedule for Wed & Thu at 10-12 UT is ``Del Campo y de la Ciudad``, all other
days being unspecified music during this block, except Mondays 1100-1115, Voces
de Antiguas Ra?ces. However if the original SW schedule is in effect, that goes
off at 1100. And the evening MW schedule is certainly different from the SW
one. We still suspect the SW transmission is somewhat irregular, especially
after 0500.
As for other Mexican SW. During these unusual conditions Sept 5, with signals
from the east so attenuated, RCI relay of KBSWR in Spanish on 6045 was weak
enough to uncover a fast SAH at 0620, which I suspect came from XEXQ running
all night as I have heard it on occasion, perpetually slightly off frequency.
6010 XEOI was also coming in well as usual, but strength no comparison to 6185
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WBOH still has a bit of Russian, as I ran across it again Sept 5 at
0635 on 5920, very poor signal along with Greenville 6180 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) ###
------------------------------
Message: 6
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 22:37:19 +0100
From: "Tom Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Relays this weekend via 9290 kHz
To: "Tom Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
Relays this weekend via 9290 kHz
September 6th
Radio Joystick 09.00 - 10.00UTC
September 7th
Radio Victoria 11.00 - 13.00 UTC
Latvia Today 13.00 -14.00UTC
Good listening 73s Tom
------------------------------
Message: 7
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 23:05:01 +0000
From: Risto Kotalampi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] HCDX logs between 2008-09-05 0000 UTC and 2008-09-06
0000 UTC
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Hard-Core-DX.com logs from 2008-09-05 0000 UTC to 2008-09-06 0000 UTC
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Please visit http://log.hard-core-dx.com/ for the real time logs
and to submit your logs to the HCDX Online Log.
For more information please email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-----------------------------------------------------
------------------------------
Message: 8
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 21:14:55 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [HCDX] Sept 5 Logs
To: [email protected]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
** BURKINA FASO. 5030, Radio Burkina, 2345-0001*, Sept 5-6,
French talk. Afro-pop music. National Anthem at 0000. Weak.
Poor with adjacent channel splatter from Cuba 5025. (Brian Alexander,
PA)
** CANADA. 6069.87, CFRX, 1655-1710, Sept 5, ?News talk 1010
CFRB? IDs. Local CFRB news at 1700. Traffic reports. Ads. Weather.
Good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** CHINA.(non), via Cerrik, Albania. 7285, CRI-Easy FM, 2140-2155,
Sept 5, IDs. China Drive program with talk about cold remedies,
accupuncture,upcoming events in China. // 5960 - both frequencies
good. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** CYPRUS. 9760, Cyprus Broadcasting Corp, *2215-2244*, Sept 5,
sign on with Greek music. Greek talk. Local music. Sign off with
Greek music. Very good. // 7210 - very weak under China Radio Int.
// 5930 - fair signal but did not come on the air until approximately
2225. Fri, Sat, Sun only. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** LIBERIA. 6070, ELWA, Monrovia, 2235-2302*, Sept 5, gospel
music. Brief announcements. Closing announcements & National
Anthem at 2300. Poor with some adjacent channel splatter. No
sign of Canada CFRX 6070. Co-channel QRM at 2300 from
unidentified station. (Probably Chile-CVC). Thanks to Bob Hill for
tips. (Brian Alexander, PA)
**************Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog,
plus the latest fall trends and hair styles at StyleList.com.
(http://www.stylelist.com/trends?ncid=aolsty00050000000014)
------------------------------
Message: 9
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 02:19:25 +0100
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Friday night DX
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Bolivia, 5952.50, Emisoras Pio XII, 0201-0215 Tuned in after the hour, but
still heard a
male in Spanish language comments briefly then into music. Something is
causing
QRM periodically which could be splatter. The interference is sporadic.
The signal
dropping into the QRM, then coming back. Even so, signal wasn't very solid
because
of fading. (Chuck Bolland, September 6, 2008)
Clewiston, Florida
nrd545
------------------------------
Message: 10
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 03:09:37 -0000
From: "Terry Palmersheim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] KA4PRF
To: <[email protected]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Chuck,
You're a General, are you ever on the air?
Terry Palmersheim, KC7LDP
Helena, MT
------------------------------
Message: 11
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 22:10:27 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs September 5-6, 2008
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
** BOLIVIA. R. Santa Cruz continues to be the easiest Bolivian, 6134.8 or so
making het pitch with something much weaker on 6135.0 very close to what CFRX
makes with CVC, as I was checking 6070 also at 2350 Sept 5. At 2357, 6134.8 was
mentioning Santa Cruz, Bolivia, programa del Instituto Radiof?nico F? y
Alegr?a. But marred by a bonker around the same frequency. At least R.
Rep?blica is currently away on 31m (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. CFRX check, Sept 5 at 2350, big het between it on 6069.8 and CVC
Chile on 6070.0, the two at about equal level. At first CVC was dominating, but
at 0000, TC, ID and CFRB News was atop for the moment. A deep notch would help
but how many SWLs have that? Intolerable clash caused by people who don`t
understand how to do shortwave. Since CFRX is incapable of moving even 200 Hz,
so far, they (we?) should try to persuade CVC to move, as they certainly have
the flexibility to do so. If they want to move as little as possible, it looks
like the easy way out would be for CVC to shift to 6065, which is not used by
anything in the Western Hemisphere all night, but their own Zambian outlet
starts at 0600, so Chile could use it at least until then, and CFRX could be
clear in the local evenings (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. Tho it had been missing the last few nites, RHC 6180 was back Sept
5-6, with open carrier from tune-in 2350, and IS, sign-on 2358. The frequencies
announced at 0000, when I was listening to 6060, were: 13760, 11760, 11680,
9550, 9600, 5965, 6000, 6060, 6140 and 6180, in that strange Moscow-style
order. Yes, 6140 also on for one hour in Spanish before it goes into English
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO [and non]. Checking XEPPM, 6185, Sept 5 at 2350, there was a rumbling
SAH with R. Nacional Amaz?nia, BRAZIL, which was on top. Later on Sept 6 around
0255, non-Spanish, non-Portuguese was on top, presumably Vatican. So R.
Educaci?n really needs to stay on all night when the frequency is clearer
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WBOH, 5920, I noticed was already in Spanish at 0004 check UT Sat
Sept 6, as their own schedule has conflicting info about the Spanish timings
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 69, Issue 6
*******************************************
