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Today's Topics:
1. Japan AM Radio Dial 1941 - Radio Heritage Media Release
([email protected])
2. More Australian Heritage AM Radio - Radio Heritage Media
Release ([email protected])
3. LAST DAY RAE DX CONTEST (Arnaldo)
4. Mon Dx ([email protected])
5. Mon Eve ([email protected])
6. Glenn Hauser logs August 17-18, 2009 (Glenn Hauser)
7. Brandon Jordan Logs - Recent Logs (Brandon Jordan)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:03:45 +1200
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Japan AM Radio Dial 1941 - Radio Heritage Media
Release
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Media Release
Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.net
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Japan AM Radio Dial 1941
Listening on the Eve of WWII
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"The dramatic story by a lady was broadcast at that time' wrote JOFK
Radio in Hiroshima, Japan when confirming reception of its broadcasts
at the other end of the Pacific during the 1930's.
This postcard is one of many rare images forming part of a new
feature exploring the Japanese AM Radio Dial in December 1941 and
recently released by the Radio Heritage Foundation at
www.radioheritage.net.
In fact, many Japanese radio stations carefully cultivated foreign
listeners through this period, at the same time as the Japan Travel
Bureau advertised in America's National Geographic Magazine 'More for
your dollars...thanks to the yen' and encouraged readers to travel by
the mail liners of NYK to visit the modernising Japan.
On the eve of war, some 73 million Japanese enjoyed entertainment
from almost 50 local radio stations, including English language
lessons and physical exercise sessions.
The Radio Heritage Foundation details all of the stations on air,
including photos of studios, radio personalities and technical
facilities in this new feature at www.radioheritage.net.
So why did some Japanese radio stations include the exact geographic
co-ordinates of their transmitters and towers in correspondence to
foreign listeners? Whilst this question remains unanswered, it is a
fact that American occupation forces were able to take over many
undamaged and substantial radio station facilities.
The feature even includes a previously unknown image of the joint
signage outside the undamaged JOBK and WVTQ studios in downtown Osaka.
For students of social history and those interested in radio
heritage, 'Japan AM Radio Dial 1941' presents a fascinating glimpse
into what ordinary Japanese people listened to on the radio on the
eve of WWII.
This is the second in a series examining the radio broadcasting
situation and its context in Asia in 1941 - the other being 'Shanghai
Radio Dial 1941' also found at www.radioheritage.net.
____________________________________________________
Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization
connecting popular culture and radio heritage across the Pacific. Our
global website is www.radioheritage.net for fresh news, features,
images, audio and much more about Pacific radio.
Share us with over 50 popular social networking sites and email
stories or Twitter us to your friends. Donations to support our radio
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:07:16 +1200
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] More Australian Heritage AM Radio - Radio Heritage
Media Release
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Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.net
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More Australian Heritage AM Radio
7DY Derby and the Queensland Network
____________________________________
The 7DY Sunpolisher's Club had a membership of '2,900 juveniles'
according to the latest in the popular series of Long Lost Australian
Radio Stars hosted by the Radio Heritage Foundation at
www.radioheritage.net.
For listeners to the 'North Eastern unit of the Tasmanian Coastal
Network' between 1938-1954, Cliff Parish could be heard as the night
announcer, Jean Rainbird in the afternoons and Chas. Saunders 'the
local picture theater proprietor' handled the outside broadcasts.
7DY Derby ceased to exist in 1954 yet you can still visit the studios
today, as this new feature about Australian Heritage AM Radio
stations explains.
In another new feature at www.radioheritage.net, the Queensland
Network was reaching 700,000 people of the state's total population
of 1 million in the mid-1940's.
Centered on 4BC Brisbane with its 'powerful country relay station'
4SB at Kingaroy, the Five Station Queensland Network supplied 'the
best drama, radio serials, music and sport' across the region.
Other stations included in the feature are 4GR Toowoomba, 4RO
Rockhampton and 4MB Maryborough, and you'll enjoy old photos of the
original wooden 4MB tower being taken by horse-drawn cart through
Maryborough, original studio views from 4RO and the very tall radio
tower of 4BC at Indooroopilly as well as some sophisticated coverage
maps from the era.
These two new releases bring to thirty the number of features
currently included in the Long Lost Australian Radio Stars series at
www.radioheritage.net, now easily found by looking for the 'It's
Always Showtime at 2CH' color image on every page.
If you have your own memories, memorabilia and more you'd like to
share about 7DY Derby or any of the other stations featured, the
Radio Heritage Foundation wants to hear from you. Help us protect and
promote Australia's radio heritage today.
____________________________________________________
Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit organization
connecting popular culture and radio heritage across the Pacific. Our
global website is www.radioheritage.net for fresh news, features,
images, audio and much more about Pacific radio.
Share us with over 50 popular social networking sites and email
stories or Twitter us to your friends. Donations to support our radio
heritage projects can be made using your creditcard via Paypal at
www.radioheritage.net. Join our newsletter mailing community today.
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:53:03 +0200
From: "Arnaldo" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: playdx2003 <[email protected]>, [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected], DXLD
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] LAST DAY RAE DX CONTEST
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DX CONTEST
RAE, the Foreign Service of the Argentine Public Radio, with the collaboration
of the Radiolisteners Group of Argentina launches a contest for our audience in
Argentina and in the world.
The requirement is to send us two reception reports: one on our
Spanish-language program and the other on any of the other languages broadcasts
(English, French, German, Italia, Portuguese and Japanese).
The contest begins on August 3, 2009 and reception reports will have to cover
any of our programs until 2359 hours of August 17, a date selected to pay
homage to the most important national hero of Argentina, General San Mart?n.
"The father of the country", as we call him, died on August 17, 1850.
Reception reports must be sent by e-mail to [email protected] or by
traditional mail to RAE, PO Box 555, post code: C1000WAF, Buenos Aires,
Argentina.
Reports will be accepted until September 30, 2009. All participants will
receive a QSL cards. Among all who take part in the contest, there will be a
prize draw for two Argentine music CD compilations.
Thank you for joining!
Kind greetings.
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:37:53 -0000
From: <[email protected]>
To: "worlddx" <[email protected]>, "Robert Wilkner"
<[email protected]>, "Marie Lamb" <[email protected]>, "Logs
DSWCI
Logs DSWCI Logs DSWCI" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Chuck B" <[email protected]>,
"Anker Petersen" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
"CUMBREDX" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Mon Dx
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Indonesia, 4749.94, RRI Makassar, 1002-1134, Noted a female
in Indonesian language comments with mentions of "Indonesia".
At 1006 music presented. At 1009 the Qu'ran is heard until
1014 when more music is presented. Signal starts to fade by
1023 from a fair (1102) to a threshold at 1034. (Chuck Bolland,
August 17, 2009)
Watkins Johnson HF1000
26.37N 081.05W
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:30:49 -0000
From: <[email protected]>
To: "worlddx" <[email protected]>, "Robert Wilkner"
<[email protected]>, "Marie Lamb" <[email protected]>, "Logs
DSWCI
Logs DSWCI Logs DSWCI" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Chuck B" <[email protected]>,
"Anker Petersen" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
"CUMBREDX" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Mon Eve
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Zimbabwe, 4828.05, Voice of Zimbabwe (pers), 2307-2330, Tuned in hearing
African Hilife music. Music continues. Checked for a parallel on 5975 KHz
and nothing heard there. Signal stays at a fair to good level. (Chuck
Bolland, August 17, 2008)
watkins Johnson HF1000
26.37N 081.05W
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:32:17 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 17-18, 2009
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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T-storms kept developing right over Enid all evening, UT Aug 17, so computers
and antennas unplugged, leaving us nothing else to do but monitor SW in
primetime when we usually do not, with inside antennas only, pretty long
wrapped around the ceiling several times, and presumably less direxional than
the usual E-W longwire.
T-storm noise was heavy, but less human-made QRN than usual and propagation not
too bad. More storms the next morning kept us off the outside wires. All the
logs in this report are without external antenna, still with the FRG-7, and
YB-400 as backup. Or in some cases quick checks in the yard with DX-398
portable, whip.
** ARGENTINA. Pleased to hear the RAE IS on 15344.0 or so as early as 1648 Aug
17; thought I heard them say ``atenci?n`` once, but constant het from 15345,
which must be Morocco. I was trying to measure 15344 more closely on the
ATS-909 but at 1657 it had shifted much closer to 15345, still a lower-pitched
het. 1700 6-pip timesignal and talk in unID language, but too much hash from TV
swish. By now I am not sure whether I am hearing Morocco in Arabic or Argentina
in its extra German broadcast, but one of them went off anyway at 1702, or at
least there was no further het. I also had been distracted by a signal on
15340; see ETHIOPIA [non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 9755 with unexpected program in English, Aug 17 at 0052, lofi mix
including classical music; 0057 outro as ``Inside the Music`` from CBC Radio 1
--- Has RCI finally come to its senses and put CBCR1 back on shortwave?! Not
exactly.
At 0059 Radio-Canada ID, then CBC ID in unknown language, mentioning 9625 more
than once, 0100 CBC News. OMG, it`s the CBC NQ service on wrong frequency!
Nothing on 9625; S9+20 on 9755, stronger than 9625 usually attains, so on wrong
antenna too? But squeezed by RFI 9750 GUF carrier and Spanish news modulation
from 0100. 9755 is the frequency used by RCI English to USA in the winter,
despite lower MUFs, and is not supposed to be on at this hour in summer.
So what`s on 6100? At 0101, RCI harmonica fill music, undermodulated with hum,
0103 RCI ID mentioning The Link. 0104 Mandarin as scheduled.
9755 reception declining, but 0105 into another CBC program, probably In the
Key of Charles. (BTW, there was no Outfront at 0045 as online CBC schedule
claims even on local Sundays.)
0151 recheck, 9755 still in music show, but now a fast SAH from open carrier?
0158, CBCNQ ID again as ``9625``, and same in Inuktituk. 0200 sharp, RCI
Spanish starts suddenly stronger on 9755, as scheduled for this hour, but still
with something under. After news at 0206 gave three frequencies, but the only
one I caught was on the 31m band, 9640, certainly incorrect --- not used since
B-08 season and at 0000 only! Geez, are they screwed up in multiple ways.
Then El Castor Mensajero (The Messenger Beaver, i.e. mailbag show, featuring
Cubans). BTW, 6100 also has Spanish this hour but 5 minutes offset, and
different Internal show anyway? Did not check. 9755 wrapping up ECM at 0258,
still with fast SAH from co-channel interference, then 0259 RCI off leaving
weak signal, 0300 CBC News signature!
So not only was the CBCNQ service on the wrong frequency, but another
transmitter in the hall at Sackville was on the SAME frequency during this
hour, a really close collision! NQ probably stayed on 9755 till 0505* but
unchecked later. After 0200, 9625 would have been badly squeezed between Spain
on 9620 and Spain/Costa Rica on 9630.
I did check the next morning and at 1325 nothing on 9755, but usual ripple SAH
on 9625 indicating the always slightly-off-frequency CBCNQ was back, with Hmong
dominant from FEBC Manila; see PHILIPPINES. To be sure, another check after
FEBC off at 1400: Yes, weak CBC news in English.
Also next evening UT Aug 18 at 0037 check, nothing on 9755, but weak signal on
9625. I did not notify Sackville about having NQ on 9755 the night before
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CROATIA. 9925 via Germany, kept an ear on VOC Aug 17 from 0207 looking for
the English half-hour as per EiBi and Aoki, but only heard pop music,
presumably in Croatian until 0230 when opened Voz de Croacia in Spanish. Maybe
there was a quick English newscast at 0200 I already missed? Or just forget it
for Sundays; or August holidays.
Why does everyone in Europe think they have to go on holidays in August?
Wouldn`t it be less disruptive to stagger absences from May thru September at
least? WRTH A-09 update does not attempt to break down foreign language times;
it`s all just Croatian/Other (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. Will RHC ever resume its first English broadcast of the day at 2030?
Not yet; Aug 16 at 2055 check, just Spanish on 11760 // 11770 et al. Could not
hear 17660. Blame the Honduran oligarchy.
RHC check at 0117 Aug 17, found 13790 and 13760 the only signals audible on
22m. At 0120: Spanish on 5965, 6060, 6120, 6140, 9600 11760 and an echo away
on 13760, at the moment talking about the Wizard of Oz; weak signal with
different music in Spanish on 6000, presumably the only English-service channel
running, useless.
En Contacto, the DX program ran from 0136 past 0151 UT Monday and I listened to
most of it on 9600 which was strong but somewhat distorted. Featured monthly
report from Pedro Sedano of AER with items including WRTH update, RRI Enescu
contest, CyBC, Turqu?a. He takes a lot of time and trouble to spell out
unfamiliar addresses, apparently assuming people will want to write to the
stations.
13880 mixing product stronger than usual, Aug 17 at 1348 in talk about
Barbados, 13680 leaping over 13780, both extremely strong; while leapfrog the
other way on 13580 was JBA.
Secret RHC midday service reconfirmed Aug 17 at 1547 on 11760, 11800 distorted,
11690; barely audible on 5965, and 6000 which were the only stations audible on
49-50m, not even WBOH 5920 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [and non]. Pleased NOT to hear DRM test on
15470-15475-15476-15480 as previously scheduled by IBB/HCJB Greenville starting
Aug 17 for HFCC, when checked at 2025, nor anywhere else on 19m (tho ANTARCTICA
was not making it either, its unique low-power frequency should be respected!).
11700-11705-11710, HCJB DRM at 1546 Aug 17. Kim Elliott says this is a feeder
to affiliates in Brasil. I wonder how many are really using it and how many
ordinary DRM listeners there are? Also noted 15275-15280-15285 HCJB DRM around
2030 as usual.
17865-17870-17875, big DRM signal Aug 17 at 1622, TDF testing from Guiana
French to HFCC in Dominican Republic. These tests do not appear on the DRM/DX
schedule, but are mentioned on linked fora, supposed to be Aug 18-20 at 16-18,
Aug 21 at 16-21, but already going Aug 17!
A reminder that Jeff White is reactivating his Radio Discovery from Punta Cana
HFCC this week Aug 17-22 on 4730 with only 100 watts to a half-wave dipole,
testing WinDRM, SSB and AM. See details on DXLD 9-055. On the afternoon of Aug
17, Jeff told me they were just setting it up, ``We could be on tonight, but
I`m not sure yet``.
I`ve urged him to let it run all night. This should be quite a challenge to DX
anywhere, especially here around all the T-storm noise. Do they manage to evade
CODAR, and military ute SSBs on both sides? BTW, the tropstorms and hurricane
in the area did not cause any of the delegations to cancel, Jeff says (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. Awful modulation from R. Cairo continues: 9915, Aug 17 at 0050, level
S9+20 but extremely distorted yet muffled audio, useless, supposedly Spanish at
0045-0200 only.
6290, distorted muezzin, audio also cutting out at 0118, better modulation than
9915, but not by much. 6290 still on and audible with distorted Arabic news at
0402. In fact Aoki shows it`s continuous 1900-0700, 250 kW, 315 degrees from
Abis; targets Eu and NAm thruout tho possible span here is shorter in summer.
Aoki also titles this service 'El-Bernameg Al-Aam' --- which means? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 15190, Aug 17 at 1554 with revival music, undermod talk
in English, has to be R. Africa, the home away from home for convict Tony Alamo
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ETHIOPIA [non]. While monitoring Argentina on 15344, Aug 17 at 1643, noticed
flute music, unID language talk on poor 15340, 1656 HOA(?) singing, but off by
1658. Since Morocco is on 15345 at this hour, must be something else. Looked up
later in Aoki, it`s the Monday-only 1600-1700 broadcast of EOTC Holy Synod
Radio, clandestine to Ethiopia in Amharic, via Samara, Russia, 200 kW, 188
degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FRANCE. 17850, thought I had something exotic with Horn of Africa vocal
music Aug 17 at 1636, but 1637 into French amid crowd noises, poor signal, 1641
hilife music. It`s just RFI`s service via Issoudun to Africa at 16-18 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [non]
** MEXICO. 6185, XEPPM. R. Educaci?n noted in the clear Aug 17 at 0119 with
talk in Spanish, but not enough signal vs the T-storm noise level. Current
listings show `ADM` UAE until 0100*, then open window until Vatican at *0205;
or is UAE really on 6185 at all? Not per Aoki and EiBi (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. Meant to mention that altho RNZI was absent from analog 11725,
Aug 14 after 0500, it was back the next night and every night since including
Aug 17 check at 0524 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PHILIPPINES. Checking 9625 to see whether CBCNQ was back from its excursion
to 9755 the night before, see CANADA, Aug 17 at 1326 heard its rippling SAH
against dominant signal in Hmong, which is FEBC Manila, confirmed as such with
announcer giving P and E-mail addresses, http://www.hmongradio.febc.com ---
then 1331 Jesus Saves IS on chimes/vibes several times, 1332 song. Scheduled to
go from Hmong to Khmu at 1330 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. RRI, 9580, UT Mon Aug 17 at 0051 with birdlike vocalizations by
human singer, into Romanian Rhapsody tune. Maybe Skylark show; love their folk
music.
Also ran across another Tiganeshti broadcast, 9645, at 0223 during classical
violin/piano music, het de perpetual Brazilian spoiler Bandeirantes, 0226
Spanish announcement from RRI. 9645 also used for 0300 English (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 17560, poor with non-buzzing muezzins (two of them, or
multitracked?) at 1623 Aug 17, 1635 Arabic talk; bothered by stronger but not
very strong carrier on 17565 from Greenville about to start Creole at 1630.
PWBR ?2009` says 17560 is BSKSA Holy Qur`an Station, and per Aoki that is still
correct, 1600-1755 at 270 degrees. Also noticed better signal on non-buzzing
15205 was already muezzening at 1655, in case one wants to nap before noon.
Probably // but not confirmed as such. Meanwhile Sawt al-Buzz much stronger at
1555 on 15435 // no buzz on 15225 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SERBIA [non]. Since IRS had been confirmed on 9675 the last few days before
0100, I expected to hear it again UT Monday August 17 --- but nothing there at
0035 when the 6-daily 0030 English should have appeared. Propagation OK as VOR
9665 Pridnestrovye was fine next door. So is IRS phasing itself out, gone, or
just sporadic? 24 hours later, UT Aug 18 at 0030 check, 9675 still vacant,
unlike VOR 9665. So is anyone still hearing IRS any time on 9675 to NAm,
scheduled 0000-0130, or 6100 to Europe between 1800 and 2130? They have hinted
at closing down the SW service permanently, staying on Internet and satellite
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. Brother Scare monitoring Aug 17: at 1542 on 17485
(which he thinx is 17435) via Germany, running 6 seconds behind 13845 WWCR.
Recheck at 1703, 13845 had changed to Pastor Melissa Scott, but when next I
noticed scarcely 2 minutes later at 1704, it was B.S. again! Unfortunately, I
missed the axual transition. Just as Rick Barton, AZ, has previously monitored,
for some reason at 1700 they change to PMS for a few minutes, then back to BS
for another hour(?) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** THAILAND. I can`t believe how many anomalies I run across by random tuning
(and knowing what is supposed to happen). On 9455, Aug 17 at 1333, heard news
by YL in English, accented, Thai? 1335 on to global news about Nigeria, Obama;
1337 break for OM canned ID ``This is Radio Thailand, English language
service``, then feature ``Perspective``.
Fair and clear signal --- but wait a minute, English on 9455 is supposed to be
at 1400, and after a beam switch when seldom audible here. 1330-1400 is
supposed to be in Thai on 54 degree beam toward Japan, which is close to same
as for NAm. A nice surprise, but probably a tape mixup or something. 1357 cut
to open carrier, 1358 announcements really in Thai, 1359:30 cut carrier, 1400
back on much weaker, 132 degrees. So what language then, English again, or Thai
makeup swap? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY [non]. At least Sackville managed to get the right program on 7325
[cf. CANADA; unlike the entire month of March], VOT in English, UT Monday Aug
17 at 0325, VG signal with YL lecturing on circumcision, how the Turx make a
big deal out of it as a coming-of-age public family ceremony for boys, rather
than getting it over with as infants, if at all. How barbaric. Appropriately
paused frequently for sad, wailing music. It seems high season for this is
spring, and preferred days of week are Thu, Sat and Sun. 0329 ending this
feature ``Our Culture,`` into next one, ``Blue Voyage``, a travelog about some
bay, with OM Sedef, and that would have been more pleasant to listen to if I
had time.
Did recheck at 0350 sign-off, but stays on air with multiple plays of VOT IS
variations on piano, something I enjoy hearing in full occasionally; 0356
started interspersing French-only La Voix de la Turquie IDs as if that language
were about to start --- but not of course, on this or any SW frequency, off at
0358* uncovering weak B-B-C chimes from Rampisham starting Arabic (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Seems WRNO is still running only 3 hours a day, and mostly rock music
instead of preaching, which is fine with me, but it seems slow to reach its
potential after a year back on the air, and never on reserved daytime channel
15590. Aug 17 at 0114, 7505 with good music modulation, steady S9+22, 0116 ID
as WRNO Worldwide, gospel rock with refrain sounding like ``You Are God``,
which would seem somewhat blasphemous, and nothing about grokking mentioned.
Signal had faded down a lot by 0400 sign-off, carrier to 0401:30* (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WTJC, 9370v, still putting out spurs, Aug 17 at 1343, weak on approx.
9345 but // 9370 matching Scourby modulation peaks; also a trace on 9395, but
too much splash from WWRB 9385. The weaker spurs correlate with a weaker
fundamental at the moment (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WWCR announced from Aug 17 it would test 15830 instead of 15825
because of `squeal` problem, but several chex here that day found it always on
15825: at 1351 music at S9+10, not enough to overcome nearby T-storm crashes;
1407 with preacher; VG signal at 1646, no squeal audible but some hum, also at
1703. Final check at 2025, sporadic E-enhancement was over and just barely
audible, still on 15825 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also SOUTH
CAROLINA [non]
** U S A. The convicted Tony Al?mo still going on WINB, as I tuned by 13570,
Aug 17 at 1543, interfering with CODAR as WINB faded in and out (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Usually inaudible when jammed and on Caribeam, WRMI 9955 becomes
audible when switches to NW antenna toward us, such as happens Sunday evenings
only, UT Mondays 0200-0430 with two hours of Wire Light infomercials, and then
a semihour of La Biblia Explicada, as per current sked, as heard Aug 17 at 0219
over jamming two YLs discussing metrics, what`s hot; 0406 preaching about
agentes sat?nicos. Still jammed at both times, despite non-exile content, but
atop it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9870, besides AIR Vividh Bharati service via Bangalore with
Indian music at 0048 Aug 17, there was co-channel QRM from something else.
Altho it does collide with various other stations later, such as Turkey in
Spanish after 0100, nothing listed before then in HFCC, Aoki, EiBi, WRTH A-09
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:50:17 -0500
From: Brandon Jordan <[email protected]>
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Very good transmitter dusk/dawn enhancement noted recently.
**AUSTRALIA. (tentative) 4835, ABC Northern Territory, Alice Springs,
0805-0830*, Aug 17 - threshold audio beginning 0805 and slowly improving
to poor levels. Pop vocals, talk by man and woman then promptly off at
0830 UTC. Alice Springs sunset is 0850. No sign of 4910 Tennant Creek.
(Jordan-TN)
5994.98, R Australia, Brandon, *0758, Aug 17 - Waltzing Matilda interval
signal, English ID and TC by woman, directly into news. Good signal,
0800 UTC Brandon sunrise. (Jordan-TN)
** ETHIOPIA. 6110, R. Fana, Addis Ababa, *0258, Aug 17 - on with
interval signal, ID by woman then man, and directly into news bulletin
read by man. Good signal. (Jordan-TN)
** HONDURAS. 3250.03, R Luz y Vida, San Lu?s, 0304-0354*, Aug 12 - poor
signal, soft spoken religious talk by male in Spanish, partial ID noted
just before 0354 s/off. (Jordan-TN)
** MALAYSIA - SARAWAK. (tentative) 5030, RTM Sarawak FM, Kuching, 1028,
Aug 17 - slowly strengthening from 1000 UTC s/on, threshold audio first
heard beginning 1028 UTC, pop vocals, instrumentals, talks by man and
woman, jingles. Pronounced transmitter sunset enhancement at 1048, long
monologue by woman then fading, 5+1 time pips at the top of hour. USB
required to avoid massive Rebelde signal as much as possible. (Jordan-TN)
** MALI. 5995, R Mali, Bamako, *0557, Aug 17 - amazing transmitter dawn
enhancement, rising from just threshold audio beginning 0611 UTC to good
level by 0621 UTC Bamako sunrise. Tribal vocal with drum accompaniment,
then monologue by female speaker in French until 0635 UTC. More nice
music, female singer accompanied by stringed instrument as signal slowly
began to slowly fading. (Jordan-TN)
** SWAZILAND. 3200, Trans World Radio, Manzini, 0304-0325*, Aug 12 -
poor signal, religious talk and instrumental music. Listed in the Bantu
tribal language of Ndebele. Promptly off at listed 0320 UTC. (Jordan-TN)
3240, Trans World Radio, Manzini, 0304-0320*, Aug 12 - generally poor
signal in static, but better than 3200 kHz. Religious talk, musical
bridges. Listed in the Bantu tribal languages of Shona and Ndau.
Promptly off at listed 0320 UTC, occasional ute QRM on the LSB. (Jordan-TN)
--
Brandon Jordan - Memphis, TN, USA
Perseus SDR, Wellbrook ALA100 + ALA330S
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