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Today's Topics:
1. Fri DX ([email protected])
2. Glenn Hauser logs July 24, 2009 (Glenn Hauser)
3. Radio Gloria International this Sunday (Tom Taylor)
4. Brandon Jordan Logs - July 24 (Brandon Jordan)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 11:18:57 -0000
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To: "worlddx" <[email protected]>, "Robert Wilkner"
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Logs DSWCI Logs DSWCI" <[email protected]>,
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Subject: [HCDX] Fri DX
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Indonesia, 4750.00, RRI Makassar, 1000-1030, Noted a weak signal
here on the hour with Indonesian language comments from a female.
This is followed with Qu'ran prayer by a male which lasts until 1011.
More brief comments then music. The signal is threshold at this time
and needs to be checked later. Rechecked this freq at 1045 and noted that
the signal had improved to a poor level as a male and female conversed.
(Chuck Bolland, July 24, 2009)
Bolivia, 3310, Radio Mosoj Chaski, 1032-1045, At tune in heard
a male and female in Spanish comments. At 1034 music is heard.
At 1038 more comments are heard. Signal was threshold during this
time. (Chuck Bolland, July 24, 2009)
Peru, 5039.19, Radio Libertad, 1040-1100, Thought I'd check Libertad this
morning just for "kicks". Sure enough the station was
fading in very well with Spanish comments from a male followed by
Huaynos music. The signal continued to improve. (Chuck Bolland,
July 24, 2009)
Peru, 4775, Radio Tarma, 1045-1100, Eventhough the signal was very poor,
noted single male in Spanish language comments. Later noticed
a female joining in with comments. Signal was threshold by 1100. (Chuck
Bolland, July 24, 2009)
Bolivia, 6075, Radio Causachun Coca, 1057-1115, Noted a single male in
Spanish language comments at tune in. He talks until 1100 when
canned promos or ADs are heard. Just guessing, but this is probably the
only Bolivian station that is exactly on their assigned frequency. And I'd
venture another guess that, that is because they haven't run into any
interference yet. I don't see any problem with Bolivian stations retuning
their signal to off frequency slightly. Since they usually have low power,
it is easier to pull them out of the pile up. After the promos the male
continues to talk. By 1107 Causachun had faded badly to threshold.
(Chuck Bolland, July 24, 2009)
I reluctantly decided to stop listening by 1115 UTC this morning, although I
felt there were still some decent DX left. My dogs had
been awake since about 4 A.M. local time and were anixous to get out the
door to do their business and go for a walk. So I decided to pull
the plug so to speak now.
Watkins Johnson HF1000
27.27N 080.56W
http://www.orchidcitysoftware.com/IMAGE59.HTML
MAGNA UPDATED
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:57:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs July 24, 2009
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** ALASKA. 7355, KNLS, July 24 at 1232, ``Hit Me With Your Best Shot`` by Pat
Benatar, 1233 talk feature Author`s Journal, but really a sermon about Paul,
the religionist credited with pumping up the Jesus myth, quoting from I and II
Timothy. 1238 back to music ``from the 80s, 90s and today`` by Pet Shop Boys.
F-G signal with deep fades. At 1246 checked // 9780 and could detect English
underneath the Chinese radio war. KNLS is certainly a curiosity as one has no
interest in its music or its preaching, but WCBC must think it`s the best way
to pull in unchurched suckers in the FE (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA [and non]. 9660, July 24 at 0519, two stations in English mixing
about equally. Normally I just hear R. Australia, which is listed as only 10 kW
via Brandon at 00-08; but Vatican is also on there at 0300-0530, the final
semihour in English, 175 degrees from SMG (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake July 24: at 1240, audible on 8400 and 9000; at 1345 JBA on
14430, not on 13500, 13970; at 1346 better but only poor on 15150, none higher
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 13840 good in unknown language, July 24 at 0513. That`s R.
Dabanga via Madagascar at 0430-0527, 330 degrees. Should have heard jingle IDs
as before if I had listened a little longer. Was also getting VOA Kurdish via
same on 15380; see U S A [non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 9410, BBC Mundo via WHRI, Friday July 24 listened to last few
minutes 1253-1300* when playing music fill not classical, but jazzed up
Gershwin, etc., medley on flute, clarinet with orchestra. At least it`s not the
top-20 as on Tue and Thu (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. VOA, 9760 via PHILIPPINES, July 24 at 1320 found Dan
Robinson with report on a hearing about USG external broadcasting, including
whether replacing SW with internet in Russian was a good idea. Here`s the full
story:
http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-07-23-voa63.cfm
`Lawmakers: US Government Broadcasters Crucial to Soft Power Outreach`
with audio linx running 5:35:
http://www.voanews.com/mediaassets/english/2009_07/Audio/mp3/robinson_broadcasting_23Jul09.mp3
Surprised to find a new signal on 11725, July 24 at 1338 with pop music, VOA
Music Mix promoting new time for country show Fridays at 1400. At 1343
identified this hour as ``World`s Best Variety on the [singing ID:] VOA Music
Mix Network``, now featuring Brian Wilson. 1400 abruptly shifted to news on
hour, now // 17585 Greenville and only a slight reverb apart from it. Loud and
steady signal on 11725 probably Greenville too, tho 11740 VOA Korean via Tinang
was also in well. At 1405, 17585 stayed with news hour, while 11725 split back
to VOA Music Mix, ``Mary Morningstar with Country Hits, USA``. Is that her real
name? She`s among the presenters on this page:
http://www.voanews.com/english/Entertainment/MusicMix-presenters.cfm
On 11725 at this time we usually hear, if anything, Harold Droning,
from the YFR relay via Pet/Kam, RUSSIA at 11-15, but no trace of him now.
RFE/RL Russian had also been scheduled on 11725, 13-15, switching from
Lampertheim to Biblis, GERMANY at 1400, but no trace of that either. Meanwhile,
11725 VOA does not show yet on online schedules, let alone
http://www.voanews.com/english/about/frequenciesAtoZ_e.cfm
11725 was still going at 1430 so unseems a transmitter test, but who knows
whether it will be there tomorrow?
15380 fair with uncertain language I first guessed was Persian, July 24 at
0509; sounds like VOA. Instead it`s Kurdish via Madagascar, 05-06, 359 degrees
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. As I tuned across 7 MHz in AM, July 24 at 1220, encountered on
7210.0-LSB, speech in Spanish which even before switching to SSB could tell was
not in conversational tones required by ham radio. It could have been a one-way
clandestine broadcaster, but really just an exile ham obviously reading a
political polemic, anti-Ch?vez, Zelaya, accusing Ch?vez of being a
narcotraficante. Pause for ID as N1NR, in contact with weaker signals, WT4WT,
and W4N--. Then said he had been reading from un peri?dico de Londres. 1227
moved on to recipes.
I previously logged him in January on same frequency, as in DXLD 9-002 under
CUBA [non] and ARRL callsign lookup IDed N1NR as Roig, Nelson, in Bushkill, PA.
Now I also look up his contact, WT4WT, and he`s Barreto, Sergio R, in Trenton,
FL. The third one was probably W4NNN as before, Carter, Robert V, in Conyers
GA. BTW, Roig, of Catalan provenance, I think is pronounced like `Roach` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. As I started to downscan the 16m SWBC band, July 24 at 1350,
first came upon some weak intermittent 2-way SSB intruder, which I think was
centered on 17896.5, and sounded like Chinese rather than Spanish. Needs much
further checking (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:22:23 +0100
From: "Tom Taylor" <[email protected]>
To: "Tom Taylor" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Gloria International this Sunday
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Radio Gloria International this Sunday
Date 26TH of July 2009,
Time 0900 to 1000 UTC
Channel 6140 KHz
The transmissions of Radio Gloria will be broadcast over
the transmitting station Wertachtal in Germany.
The transmitter power will be 100 000 Watts, and we will
be using a non-directional antenna system (Quadrant antenna).
Good listening 73s Tom
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:12:15 -0500
From: Brandon Jordan <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected], HCDX CONTRIBUTIONS
- LATEST <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Brandon Jordan Logs - July 24
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** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. R. Malabo, Malabo, 6250, July 24, *0502 - OC noted
beginning 0456 until brief sign-on announcement by female speaker in
Spanish at 0502 then directly into orchestral National Anthem. Signal
initially poor, but much improved by 0530 with vocals with guitar
accompaniment. Long monologue by male lasting to just past the top of
the hour, brief music into news bulletin at 0606 UTC. (Jordan-TN)
** GUINEA. (tentative) R. Conakry, Conakry, 7125, July 24, *0624-0704* -
noted again, this time at sign-on with fair carrier signal. Very weak
modulation, but above threshold audio was noted more reliably,
especially after 0645 UTC which corresponds with sunrise at the
transmitter enhancement. Lively male speaker in French, brief music
selections. Station off at 0704 UTC, not sure if this was intentional
sign-off or not. (Jordan-TN)
** MALI. R Bamako, Bamako, 5995, July 24, *0554-0758* - on with 1 khz
tone, guitar interval signal beginning at 0555 and orchestral National
Anthem at 0558 UTC. Female speaker French at 0559 with greetings and
chatter. Male speaker in Arabic at 0614 continuing past 0630 as signal
improved. Koranic recitations from 0634 to 0645 UTC followed by
traditional tribal vocals. News bulletin in French read by man at 0700
as signal slowly faded. Left the air less than a minute after RA
Brandon came on the air 0758 with Waltzing Matilda IS. (Jordan-TN)
** SUDAN [non]. Affia Darfur via Nauen, 5995, July 24, *0259-0330* -
poor signal in RHC splatter, best in LSB. North African vocals, similar
to music heard on Radio Cairo, interspaced with Arabic announcements.
Monologue by man from 0315 UTC, likely news. Clear mention of Darfur.
(Jordan-TN)
** TANZANIA. (tentative) Voice of Tanzania, Zanzibar, 6015, July
24,*0257 - generally poor signal, chatter in presumed Swahili, Hi-Life
music. Slowly fading, no sunrise at transmitter enhancement noted at
0330 UTC. (Jordan-TN)
--
Brandon Jordan - Memphis, TN, USA
[email protected] - http://www.bcdx.org
Perseus SDR - Wellbrook ALA100
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