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Today's Topics:
1. Solomon Island sound bytes from Kona Hawaii ([email protected])
2. Logs (Manuel M?ndez)
3. mAGNA UPDATED ([email protected])
4. Glenn Hauser logs November 21-22, 2009 (Glenn Hauser)
5. 3 tips (Giampiero58)
6. Testing Tecsun PL-310 ultralight (Giampiero58)
7. African Logs ([email protected])
8. LOG 22/Nov (Jorge Freitas (Yahoo))
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:28:29 -0800
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Solomon Island sound bytes from Kona Hawaii
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain
On an Eton E1 and a Wellbrook ALA100M antenna
Waterside at the Hale Kona Kai in Kona Hawaii
http://www.dxer.ca/file-area/cat_view/84-soundbytes-classic-and-current-mp3
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Victoria, British Columbia - Blog - Coffee DOT BC DOT CA
DXer DOT CA and Bob Harris DOT Com
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:50:46 +0100
From: Manuel M?ndez <[email protected]>
To: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Logs
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Manuel M?ndez
Lugo, Espa?a
Grundig Satellit 500 y Sony ICF SW 7600 G
Antena de cable 8 metros
Escucha realizada en casco urbano de Lugo
ALEMANIA, 6140, Radio Gloria Internacional, *1000-1100*, 22-11. La
transmisi?n de Radio Gloria Internacional tuvo lugar entre las 1000 y
las 1100 UTC, y no entre las 0900 y las 1000 como hab?a sido anunciada.
Programa de m?sica pop con comentarios por locutor en alem?n y en
ingl?s. Identificaci?n: "Radio Gloria Internacional. P. O. Box 460143,
DE - 01246 Dresden, Germany, e-mail address: [email protected]".
45444. (M?ndez)
BRASIL, 11780, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, 0950-1010, 22-11,
locutor, locutora, portugu?s, noticias y comentarios. 24322. (M?ndez)
BURKINA, 5030, Radio Burkina, Ouagadougou, 0715-0735, 22-11, franc?s,
locutor, locutora, comentarios, m?sica vern?cula. 34433. (M?ndez)
GUINEA ECUATORIAL, 15190, Radio Africa, 0801-0810, 22-11, ingl?s,
locutor, comentario religioso. 24322. (M?ndez)
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 13:43:40 -0000
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, "ALF" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Robert Wilkner" <[email protected]>, "Marie
Lamb" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Gayle Van Horn"
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, "DSWCI"
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, "arnaldo slaen"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] mAGNA UPDATED
Message-ID: <affdf6157dc442cabbc4cf83fc507...@virtualxp66406>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
Hi Folks,
I just uploaded an updated version of MAGNA at
http://www.orchidcitysoftware.com/IMAGE59.HTML
Enjoy
Chuck
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:22:06 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs November 21-22, 2009
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
** ALBANIA. Second night of new frequency from R. Tirana, UT Nov 22: about the
same as first night, i.e. 6130 from 0000 in Albanian in the clear, with minimal
adjacent interference instead of heavy head-on QRM from the DentroCubans who
usurped ex-6110. 6130 also clear for English at 0245. Semihour 0430 English
however was even better on unchanged 6100 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 11925.2, R. Bandeirantes, best heard in a long time, Nov 22 at 0612
with station promos, 0614 ID as ``AM 840, FM 90,9, R?dio Bandeirantes``, no
mention of any SW frequency! Loud signal, but rather distorted audio.
After that I expected to hear the other 25m Brazilians, but nothing on 11815
from RBC, and at first 11780 RNA seemed absent. Then I was able to detect 11780
// 6185, but masked by RHC 11760 huge S9+25 signal desensitizing receiver as
far as 20 kHz away! Same situation at 0638 check. Seems like we had a pipeline
from S?o Paulo excluding Bras?lia and Goi?nia, or maybe 11815 just off the air
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake Nov 22 at 0620: BA on 8400, JBA on 9000, NA on 10210 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. See ALBANIA; VENEZUELA [non]
** ECUADOR [non]. HCJB`s service in declamatory Kulina-as-a-second-language
remains at 2245 UT on 11920 post-switch to relay via CVC CHILE, as confirmed
Nov 21 at 2256, then Brazilian 2300-2445. Did not notice any spurs around 11920
as some have (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. Checking for AIR 9470 Aligarh distortion blob Nov 22 at 1450, could
not find it, and could not be sure weak signal on 9470 was that or Russia.
Earlier on Nov 22, I heard from Jose Jacob in Hyderabad:
``Dear Glenn, Information received from AIR officials state that the Aligarh
transmitter on 9470 kHz carrying National Channel (1320-0041) is set right two
days back. During the last two days I monitored them on exactly 9470 with
proper audio (and properly on other channel used by this transmitter, viz. 9910
0215-0345). You may please check it up. I wanted to check it up properly before
informing you, hence the short delay.``
We need to check at *1317, which I have not managed to do the last few days,
but so far it seems at later chex that the problem is over.
11620, at 1612 Nov 22 continuous tone, 1613:30 to AIR IS, and 1615 fluttery
opening Russian hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 17745, Sudan Radio Service via Sines, PORTUGAL, Sunday Nov 22
at 1537 with Q&A in English about the advantages of democratic elexions. At
least on the local level; not much chance of that on the national level, but
got to start somewhere. Sounds like something out of Washington, tho with true
African accents. Woman posed questions, man explained. At conclusion I think
they mentioned elexions coming up in July 2009, so a repeat? Still with
introduced echoing on the talk, otherwise good signal. 1544-1545 multiple Sudan
Radio Service IDs, then into vernacular (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 9740 via Singapore, BBCWS in a rare music show, Sunday Nov 22 at
1450, African this time. Same heard an hour later on 17640 and better 17830
both via Ascension, at 1535 drumming and chanting, 1541 Charlie Gillett
announces a duet by unknown Burundi girls, matching playlist at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0053fd0 for this edition of his World of Music
show (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 4775, WWCR testing this frequency instead of 4755. Tnx to tip from
John Figliozzi, Nov 21 at 2233 with announcement asking for reception reports,
back to music; on here instead of 7465, which means it`s the #1 transmitter;
still going past 2300, now instead of 3240. VG signal here, so goodbye to Radio
Tarma, Per? on 4775.
Did not check more thru the evening, as assumed they would go back to 3240/3215
by 0000, but when I did retune at 0630, 4775 was still/again on the air at
S9+22 with hard rock music (gospel?), and test announcement at 0632. So much
for Nigeria on 4770, and Guatemala`s Radio Coat?n on 4780, currently inactive
but willing to reactivate if they could find a needed transmitter component, as
Manuel M?ndez found out.
Despite the huge signal from Nashville, could hear TADIL-A bonking underneath.
Assuming that is a legitimate USG/military user of the 4775 bandwidth, WWCR`s
stay there may be short. Did anyone notice whether WWCR went back to 3215 by
0730 when WORLD OF RADIO is scheduled on Sundays? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 18770, WWRB on 2 x 9385 with Brother Scare service, Nov 22 at 1545,
peaking S7 or so. Had not been deliberately looking for this harmonic lately,
but as a matter of fact, the usual tipoff, WWCR on 15825 was enhanced by HF
sporadic E at the time with insane-sounding screaming preacher who views the
extreme modulation distortion he causes as an asset, and still going at 1607
check, i.e. scheduled 1530-1630 ``A Temple Of Jesus Christ`` with Cleveland
Waters.
By then, however, 18770 no longer audible. The intentional 18 MHz channels
then: YFR Spanish only poor on 18930, and too weak to tell language on 18980.
Both start at 1600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9615, where there is normally no significant signal, instead huge
S9+22, Nov 22 at 0617 with YL(?) preaching about how Jesus was baptized. Also
some hum/frying sound, from the recording rather than transmitter? Figured it
had to be a new frequency from a US gospel huxter. 0628 switch to studio
announcer outro of show as Hour of Dominion,
http://www.gracejohnsonministries.org plus address in South Bend, a hefty clue,
and sure enough, 0629 WHR promo, ID, 0630 to Christian music.
Then I see 9615 in FCC B09:
9615 0600 0700 WHRI 250 57 38-39 1234567 251009 280310
which means 7 days a week, but surely not, or I would have found it before in
nightly bandscans during this hour, apparently really Sunday only, another case
of a frequency whose registration is 86% wooden. CIRAF 38-39 means Libya,
Egypt, Turkey and all points south to Oman and Yemen. The client no doubt
wanted to broadcast to The Holy Land once a week (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9955, WRMI Sunday Nov 22 at 1614, closing the only(?) Cuban exile
program in English, ``CDHD Brigade`` announcers named Carla Ferrera and Segundo
Miranda; WRMI ID and into WORLD OF RADIO 1487 at 1615, VG signal over jamming
if any (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. The official RHC B-09 schedule we have received still
claims Al? Presidente:
Chicago 13750 / 22 m 1400 - 1800
Centro Am?rica 13680 / 22 m 1400 - 1800
Antillas 11690 / 25 m 1400 - 1800
Chile 12010 / 25 m 1400 - 1800
R?o de Janeiro 17750 / 16 m 1400 - 1800
But neglects to specify Sunday only, and very irregular, at the whim of el
caudillo. Nov 22 around 1510 no sign of it. Nor at 1759 recheck, none of those
channels on, except 11690 which normally carries RHC itself, // 11730, 11760,
11800 mid-day.
The A,P schedule happens to be nominally the same as in A-09, but we know that
when Hugo Ch?vez is on, it has really been starting between 1530 and 1600, and
running past 1900 on most of the channels.
The B-09 RHC schedule as in DXLD 9-081 still has not been put up on RHC`s own
website which automatically displays the current date,
http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/c_frecuencia/frecuencias.htm
(Glenn Hauser, OK, Nov 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also ALBANIA
UNIDENTIFIED. 15148.5, at 1515 Nov 22, intruding 2-way Spanish, but only one
side of conversation heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:27:48 +0100
From: "Giampiero58" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] 3 tips
Message-ID: <d26932e5eacb42cebabb8fa7fcc56...@bernardini>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Propagation, something is moving.
6170 22/11 1430-1505 Radio New Zealand Int., Talks science, songs, id,
reports fair/good
14670 22/11 1407 CHU Canada, pips, ids, fair
15000 22/11 1412 WWV Colorado, USA, pips, time, fair
Rx: Yaesu FRG 7 - Drake R8
Ant: T2FD
Ciao
Giampiero
Giampiero Bernardini
Milano, Italy
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:06:20 +0100
From: "Giampiero58" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, "HCDX"
<[email protected]>
Cc: SWB-Thomas-Nilsson <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Testing Tecsun PL-310 ultralight
Message-ID: <af553914faec4494bca91e1e07343...@bernardini>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Ciao, as suggested by an HAM friend, Michele D'Amico, I tested my new
ultralight Tecsun PL-310 (DSP) with my outdoor antenna on SW. It needs a
preselector but it sounds well and get in a lot of signals. With DSP
bandwidth 1 (1 kHz nominal) it goes very well. Here some tips.
Ciao
Giampiero
Tecsun PL-310 (Control RX Drake R8)
Preselector: MFJ 1020C (which is also an Active antenna with variable gain)
Ant.: T2FD on the roof
5025 22/11 2215 Radio Rebelde, Cuba, songs, talks, fair
6135 22/11 2203 Radio Aparecida, Brazil, religious, weak, fading
6160 22/11 2159 R. Canada Int. Starting BC weak, fading
6180 22/11 2156 AIR, Aligarh, India, EE, songs, //9445 strong
6297 22/11 2150 Saharui National R., Clandestine, songs, good
6870 22/11 2153 Playback International, songs, good
6973 22/11 2144 Galei Zahal, Israel, talks, weak
7125 22/11 2147 Radio Conakry, Guinea, afro songs, good
7850 22/11 2142 CHU, Canada, pips, time, poor, fading
9370 22/11 2138 WTJC, USA, religious, good
9445 22/11 2135 AIR, Aligarh, India, EE, Indian songs, good
9580 22/11 2131 Africa 1, Gabon, songs, good
9625 22/11 2127 CBC North-Quebec, Canada, talks about St. John's, EE, fair
9670 22/11 2123 NHK Radio Japan, Yamata tx, weak/fair, QRM RNE 9665
9675 22/11 2120 Cancao Nova, Brazil, religious, good
9720 22/11 2114 AWR, Agat, Guam, M, talks religious style, fair
9925 22/11 2110 Radio Farda, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, talks, good
10000 22/11 2107 Observatorio Nacional, Brazil, pips, time ann. fair
11550 22/11 2104 WEWN, USA, SS, religious, good
11695 22/11 2100 Radio Australia, Shepparton, EE, reports, fair
11770 22/11 2258 Radio Habana, Cuba, talks //11730, good
11780 22/11 2254 Radio Nacional, Brazil, sport, good
11815 22/11 2239 Radio Brazil Central, talks, good
11855 22/11 2248 Radio Aparecida, Brazil, religious, fair
11915 22/11 2243 Radio Gaucha, sport, fair
11925 22/11 2235 Radio Bandeirantes, Brazil, Sport, very good!
11930 22/11 2032 Radio Mart?, via USA, SS, culture, fair
12040 22/11 2030 RDP, Portugal, PP, sport, good
12080 22/11 2025 VOA Botswana, FF, songs, talks, fair/good
12160 22/11 2011 WWCR, USA, EE, religious, good
13695 22/11 2009 WFYR, Family Radio,SS, religious, weak
13710 22/11 2005 VOA Botswana, EE, reports,good
Giampiero Bernardini
Milano, Itali
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:01:31 EST
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] African Logs
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
** ERITREA. 7175, Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, 1950-2001*,
Nov 22, Horn of Africa music. Talk in unidentified language. Sign off
with vocal anthem. Fair to good. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** ETHIOPIA. 6890, Radio Fana, 1950-2100*, Nov 22, Horn of Africa
music. Talk in unidentified language. IDs. Fair signal. // 6110 - weak
under several other stations. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** SIERRA LEONE [non]. via UNITED KINGDOM, 11875, Cotton
Tree News, *0730-0745+, Nov 22, abrupt sign on with English news.
Announced ??news comes to you from CTN Freetown?. English
and vernacular talk. Poor to fair but English difficult to understand
due to thick accents. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** ZIMBABWE [non]. via MADAGASCAR. 11610, Radio Voice of the
People, *0400-0415+, Nov 22, sign on with opening English and
vernacular ID announcements and into vernacular talk. Short breaks
of African music. Weak. Poor in noisy conditions. English usually
heard around 0440 but too much noise to stick around. (Brian
Alexander, PA)
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:32:38 -0000
From: "Jorge Freitas \(Yahoo\)" <[email protected]>
To: "Hard Core DX" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] LOG 22/Nov
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
13660 22/Nov 1110 NEW ZEALAND, EE, from Rangitaiki, with 50 kW, YL between
short talk and after Sacred music, signal is better today, Listen confirmed
by live audio http://www.radionz.co.nz/audio/live/rnzi/adaptive.asx ,( what
surprises me is the azimuth of 0 in that transmission and that power), the
signal begins to degrade from 1130 UTC 35433 (Jorge Freitas-B)
73
Jorge Freitas
SWL1023B
Skype jorge.freitas.fsa
Escutas (listening): http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006
Blog DX: http://www.ipernity.com/home/75006
Blog Pessoal
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/107414/
Feira de Santana Bahia - Brasil
12?? 15' 1.57" S 38?? 58' 40.30" W
Degen 1103
Antena Dipolo de 16 metros Balun 4:1
Dire??o Leste/Oeste
"De Certa forma, as pessoas s?o como esponjas; elas t?m a tend?ncia de
absorver o que est? ? sua volta. ? muito f?cil adotar, mesmo sem querer, as
atitudes, os padr?es e os tra?os de personalidade daqueles com quem temos
muito contato"
"Mesmo que n?o me escutem ainda assim eu falarei, pois sei que as paredes
t?m ouvidos" (JJFS)
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