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Today's Topics:
1. DRM system enhancement approved by ETSI (Jaisakthivel)
2. Brandon Jordan Logs - Amhara State Radio (Brandon Jordan)
3. Brandon Jordan Logs - Voice of Democratic Eritrea (Brandon Jordan)
4. Sept 7 Logs ([email protected])
5. Glenn Hauser logs September 7-8, 2009 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 00:29:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: dxld <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] DRM system enhancement approved by ETSI
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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DRM system enhancement approved by ETSI
from DIGITAL radio mondiale - News
The Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) system enhancement has been approved by the
European Standards Organisation ? ETSI. The DRM system revision v3.1.1 offers
two major improvements like the extension to all broadcast bands up to 174MHz
and the introduction of MPEG surround support. The DRM system specification was
revised to incorporate an additional mode designed for the lower VHF band (i.e.
broadcast frequencies between 30MHz and 174MHz) allowing operation in bands I
and II (the FM band). This standard enhancement is called DRM+.
The membership vote for the new DRM System Specification (ETSI ES 201 980
V3.1.1) was closed and approved last week by a majority of members, including
Russia and the US. A download version of the DRM system specification is now
available on the ETSI website, http://www.etsi.org.
The DRM+ initiative began with a vote at the 2005 General Assembly of the DRM
Consortium deciding to extend the standard to higher frequencies. The
additional mode for DRM+ was agreed and finalised after testing and verifying
the design with both laboratory and field based tests. Then the ETSI
standardised DRM system specification was updated.
This extension completely shares the successful design philosophy of the DRM
standard. Therefore, DRM+ has the same multiplex and signaling scheme, the same
OFDM design and the same audio codecs as DRM30 (i.e. DRM on broadcast
frequencies up to 30MHz). DRM+ is implemented in the standard as robustness
mode E. Its spectrum usage parameters are determined from the internationally
agreed norms in the FM band (88 to 174MHz). Therefore it has an occupied
bandwidth of 95 kHz and a frequency grid of 100 kHz.
ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) is recognised as an
official European Standards Organisation by the European Union. ETSI standards
are available as free-of-charge downloads worldwide.
Hailing this development as a landmark in the history of DRM Digital Radio,
Ruxandra Obreja, Chairperson DRM and Controller Business Development BBC World
Service, said: ?This makes the DRM system complete and it offers broadcasters a
total digital solution in all bands ? LW, SW, MW, band I and band II (the FM
band). DRM+ will make radio sound its best ever with features such as
CD-quality audio and surround sound effects. DRM is already the best digital
solution for long-distance broadcasting on broadcast frequencies below 30 MHz.
And now local and regional broadcasting will get the same digital radio
benefits with adoption of the extended DRM standard for broadcast frequencies
above 30 MHz.?
All features of the updated DRM system specification will be on display at
IBC2009 in Amsterdam from 11th-14th September.
> Click here to read the press release in pdf format.
http://www.drm.org/fileadmin/media/downloads/20090902_DRM_ETSI_01.pdf
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Jaisakthivel, Chennai, India
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:52:57 -0500
From: Brandon Jordan <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected], HCDX CONTRIBUTIONS
- LATEST <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Brandon Jordan Logs - Amhara State Radio
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Here is a recording of Amhara State Radio made last night, Sep 7, 2009,
beginning at 0322:45 UTC. Reception in USB to avoid co-channel Brazil.
Anguilla is still off and Radio Nigeria Kaduna was not noted during the
2230-0800 UTC period.
http://www.bcdx.org/clips/Amhara_ETH_20090907_0322.mp3
or here, http://www.bcdx.org/?page_id=98
--
Brandon Jordan, Memphis, TN USA
Microtelecom Perseus SDR
Wellbrook ALA100 4m x 8m delta loop
www.bcdx.org
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:34:31 -0500
From: Brandon Jordan <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected], HCDX CONTRIBUTIONS
- LATEST <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Brandon Jordan Logs - Voice of Democratic Eritrea
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Here is an audio clip recorded this morning of what sounds to be the
Voice of Democratic Eritrea clandestine on 7165 kHz from 0356:30 UTC
until just past the top of the hour. White noise jamming begins at the
3m 30s mark.
Can anyone please verify the full station ID, and if the language is
Tigryana?
http://www.bcdx.org/clips/VoDemEritrea_ETH_7165_20090907_0356.mp3
or http://www.bcdx.org/?page_id=98
--
Brandon Jordan, Memphis, TN USA
Microtelecom Perseus SDR
Wellbrook ALA100 4m x 8m delta loop
www.bcdx.org
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:24:49 EDT
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Sept 7 Logs
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** CANADA. 6160.86, CKZN, St Johns, 2155-2206, Sept 7, slightly
off nominal 6160 with station promos. ?CBC Radio One? ID. CBC
news at 2200. ?As It Happens? news program. Promo for ?St Johns
Morning Show?. Fair to good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** ETHIOPIA. 6090, Amhara State Radio, *0257-0350, Sept 7,
sign on with IS. Talk at 0300. Horn of Africa style music. Some
rustic vocals. Anguilla still off the air. No sign of Nigeria either. QRM
from Brazil but signed off around 0315. Ethiopia weak at sign on but
improved to a fair to good level by 0320 & in the clear for about 15
minutes between 0315-0330. Co-channel QRM from Voice of Hope/
AWR from Austria at their 0330 sign on with English ID & into listed
Farsi. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** ITALY [non]. via Slovakia, 5990, IRRS, 0515-0530*, Sept 7,
tune-in to English inspirational programming with talk & music.
Sign off with ID & Milano, Italy address. Good signal. Scheduled
for 0430-0530 Mon-Thur only. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** NIGER. 9705, LV du Sahel, No sign of Niger at various checks
between 2000-2200 on Sept 5, 6 & 7. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. via Algeria, 6297.07, LV de la RASD,
2145-2200, Sept 7, still off nominal 6300 as I first reported back on
August 30. Arabic talk. Local music. Good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 21:52:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs September 7-8, 2009
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** ANGUILLA [and non]. Seems there is an extended outage at Caribbean Beacon.
still absent from 11775, Sept 7 at 1344 check; nor on 6090 at 0013 Sept 8
allowing the Brazilian to be audible weakly (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CANADA [and non]. Noticed two DRM signals rather close together, Sept 7 at
2315, 9750-9755-9760 scheduled as Vatican, but what`s on 9775-9780-9785? I was
quite sure that was its range until I looked up the schedules and saw that TDP
via Sackville was supposed to be on 9785-9790-9795. Did they make a change,
mistake or did I? What about tomorrow? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHILE. Calera de Tango transmitters: see ECUADOR [non], USA [non]
** CHINA. Firedrake Sept 7: at 1336 fair on 8400 and 9000, 1342 about the same
on 10210. Fair on 13970 at 2325, monitoring at unusual time for me, on interior
antenna because computer and outside antenna disconnected in deference to
storms moving thru, as are all my Sept 7 logs between 2153 and 2416. Aoki
indicates these OOB Sound of Hope frequencies and consequently Firedrake
jamming could be on the air 24 hours (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. DCJC cohetes against nothing: even UT Monday Sept 7 at 0550
on 6030 when there is supposed to be a weekly truce during Radio Mart?`s silent
period. However now the irregular noise bursts were blocking something weak in
English, presumably CFVP Calgary. A few minutes later found same sounds on
other frequencies in no need of jamming: at 0556 on 7365 and 7405, also silent
Mart? channels, at 0609 on 9565, another; at 0600 on 9955 against inaudible
WRMI; at 0609 on 9545 vs absent Radio Rep?blica. These all had the same sound
of overlapping pulsing rather than a wall of noise when full-force jamming is
running, so I wonder if this comes from one or two rogue jamming sites among
the many all over Cuba, who just won`t stop no matter what?
Meanwhile, what was RHC doing? In English on 6010 at 0550, Arnie`s science talk
about how the Isla de Juventud has no electrical grid connexion with the rest
of Cuba so has to generate its own power and at greater expense. No other
English found, as 6060 was off the air, while 6000, 6120 and 6140 were in
Spanish.
CRI relay on 9570, Sept 7 at 1352 had modulation audible only at peaking
spikes, unlistenable: wiggle that patchcord!
RHC, 17660, Sept 7 at 2157 in distorted Spanish about the same sound as //
11800, unlike VG signal and modulation on // 11770. Not only have no
frequencies been carrying English at 2030-2130, but now not at 2300-2400
either: Sept 7 at 2323, the only scheduled English channel for that, 13790, is
in Spanish // 13760 and 11690, music at the moment. 11760 is taking a break
audiblizing something in Chinese, i.e. Mandarin, R. Free Asia via Tinian and/or
ChiCom jamming.
At 2334, 17705 hum and RHC in French obsession about Zelaya and Honduras;
trouble is, per RHC`s own schedule, this semihour is supposed to be in Guaran?.
How many of them also understand French rather than Spanish or Portuguese??
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR [non]. HCJB`s new test in German via CVC CHILE: 9865, Sept 7 at 2345
mixture of music and talk, good signal, and not // 12040 Die Stimme der Anden
still extant direct from Pifo to where else, S America. 9865 gone at 0001
recheck; the following hour to be trying Portuguese on 11755, but inaudible
there with big splash from RHC 11760 which had just reopened for evening
transmission // 11690 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. VOI, 9524.9, Sept 7 at 1340, finally better modulation level than
the past fortnight, only with music, vocal at first, 1345 instrumental, but
presumably English service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. Once again this fortnight, RNZI Mailbox starts early, and
fortunately I tuned 6170 in early, Monday Sept 7 at 1328 as it began at
1328:30. This time Myra Oh is on vacation and Adrian Sainsbury is back ``from a
great vacation in the USA``, doing the whole show, starting with Simon &
Garfunkel`s ``America``. John Durham`s DX news to follow, so altho 6170 was
still readable, I left that for playing back the audio file later where I could
pause or repeat it as needed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. RRI, 9745 // 9655 at 2354 Sept 7 ending Spanish hour with Hotbird 5
frequency, full Spanish SW sked including 6100 among the four frequencies at
2300! Despite RCI also there but it`s to E NAm while RRI is to CAm, still too
close for comfort. Next occupant of 9745: see U S A [non] CVC (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SERBIA [non]. Looking for IRS on 9675, nothing there Sept 7 until just
before 0000 Sept 8 carrier on, theme music and opening in Serbian, fairly good
signal. English presumably followed at 0030, not checked (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. Have noticed that some schedules of REE show the weekly Emision
Sefarad in Judeo-Espa?ol to the Middle East for A09 is on 15325, Mondays at
1425-1455, but it`s really on 15385, the same frequency as in B08, as confirmed
Sept 7 at 1445 with music and talk which almost sounds like Castilian until you
notice some strange slurred pronunciations more like Portuguese or Galician. YL
with closing announcement at 1453 also claimed to be on 15325, but what does
she know? REE has a 6-daily broadcast from 1500 on 15385, so perhaps they don`t
want to bother with changing the frequency in between. She also gave schedule
for the two other Sephardic repeats, UT Tue 0115 on 117_5, could not copy one
digit, but Aoki has 11795 for that, correct? and to NAm UT Tue 0415 on 9650,
confirmed Sept 8 with VG signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WRMI, 9955, not audible before 2400 UT Sept 7, so probably off the
air during the WRN fill-time; but at 0007 Sept 8 with M&W preachers in English,
bit of Andean music, and into Spanish XYL talking about investing in the
Dominican Republic, Punta Cana in particular, later some words from Jeff White.
0015 into AWR Wavescan in English as scheduled, Jeff doing it despite
laryngitis he contracted in the DR, no episode number heard but the one
starting with world`s largest eclipse. The 0000 eighth of an hour is Bible
Pathway/Upper Room, and the second eighth is Viva Miami, the XYL surely being
Tha?s White. No jamming audible at this time, altho the S antenna is scheduled
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. Have been trying to confirm whether IBB has finally got its
act together not to interfere with itself when making the totally unnecessary
site switch at 1430 in the middle of the 14-15 hour in English from VOA News
Now. After pointing out repeatedly that Botswana was coming on before 1430 and
Greenville going off after 1430, the latter finally started dropping carrier
immediately (DCI) at 1430, as easily observed here previously. But Botswana
usually inaudible anyway here unlike in African target area. On Sept 7,
however, Greenville was relatively weak, and Bots relatively strong, so at 1428
I could hear them still starting up with the Yankee Doodle Dandy sign-on
routine mixing with Today in History feature via Greenville. So Bots still
hasn`t implemented instruxions from HQ to crash-start at 1430.
The Greenville DRM test continues into another week, on 15470-15475-15480 at
2153 check Sept 7, so it still shows no respect at all for the only SW station
on the entire continent of Antarctica, already using 15476 until 2100 M-F while
DRM starts at 2000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. CVC La Voz, Miami via CHILE, on new 9745 at 0005 Sept 8 //
11665, so CFRX has more clear hours on 6070 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. Since changing its schedule around, is WEWN still radiating plus and
minus 10 kHz dirty FMy screeching spurs from at least one of its three
transmitters? So far had not been able to determine this due to poor reception,
but Sept 7 at 1343 the answer is yes, this time emanating from the Spanish
service on 11550, clashing with an innocent victim on 11540 but nothing audible
on 11560 other than the spur when BFO is on. 11540 would be VOA in Cambodian
via Sri Lanka. Previously it was the English service putting out the spurs,
when it was on 11530. Next check at 2155, English frequency 15610 has built up
some strength but no spurs heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. RNVCI, 13680 via CUBA, Sept 7 at 2324 YL announcer in
broken English introducing excerpts of someone`s speech in Spanish, but not
directly translated; 2327 about Cuba being invited back into the OAS. RNV
apparently thinx its typical listeners are bilingual, accounting for all the
mixtures of Spanish and English. BTW, Marty Delf?n forwards a Sept 4 story from
BBC Mundo which says in part:
`Con la construcci?n del centro internacional de radio en el estado Gu?rico, en
la zona central del pa?s, y la reactivaci?n del transmisor, RNV estar?a en
capacidad de tener una se?al 24 horas, que comenzar?a a funcionar en diciembre.
Actualmente los contenidos se emiten en espa?ol, ingl?s y portugu?s. "Y ya
despu?s incorporaremos much?simos m?s idiomas porque el modelo cubano ha sido
para nosotros una referencia importante", dijo Salcedo.`
So now we have a target date for RNV`s own SW site in Gu?rico state: December.
This also claims they have already been broadcasting in Portuguese, which I
have never seen reported, just rather elegant Spanish and sort-of English.
Portuguese, really? And surely they are not really `reactivating` some old
failed transmitter, but putting in new one(s). (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6105, beside big Spanish signal from RCI on 6100, heard a bit of
Spanish peaking/peeking in on 6105, Sept 7 at 2225, likely XEQM M?rida,
Yucat?n, M?xico, as the only known active SS station here. Did not have a
chance to pinpoint it on 6104.8 as clinch. Seems about all we can get from XEQM
here are bits and pieces (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Still hearing het just above 9600, same pitch, about 9600.4 as
reported previously, possibly a reactivated XEYU, Sept 7 at 0604, vs French on
9600.0, which fits for R. Bulgaria. Het too weak for any audio from it. Also at
1339 het JBA between Nikkei 9595 and CNR1 jammer 9605. I suppose it could be
something local, so is anyone else hearing the carrier around 9600.4? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Intruder, 17722.5, Sept 7 at 2158 heard 2-way SSB QRM to WYFR in
Portuguese on 17725, hard to tune in as WYFR caused more QRM to it, and was not
sure of language until 2202 heard a `cambio`, i.e. Spanish for `over` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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