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Today's Topics:
1. Tue Morn Dx ([email protected])
2. 5940, R. Paz no Vale (L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec)
3. correction (L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec)
4. WJHR on the air! (Glenn Hauser)
5. Special transmission for Marconi (Jaisakthivel)
6. Glenn Hauser logs December 8, 2009 (Glenn Hauser)
7. Grundig G6 Aviator vs Tecsun PL-310 (Giampiero Bernardini)
8. LOG 08/Dez (Jorge Freitas (Yahoo))
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:56:52 -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] Tue Morn Dx
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Bolivia, 6075, Radio Causachun Coca, 1050-1101, Noted a male and female in
Spanish language
comments. At 1054 the male mentions "Bolivia". The entire period consisted
of comments.
After the hour however, the signal dropped out making listening impossible.
So we went from
a poor with interference to practically nil heard. But there was a trace of
the signal after the
top of the hour for a few minutes. (Chuck Bolland, December 8, 2009)
India, 4920 AIR, Chennai, 0058-0105, Beginning with singing at tune in
until 0100. Then
news in Hindu language is heard with mentions of "India". This was
presented by a female.
Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, December 8, 2009)
Indonesia, 3976.01, RRI Pontianak, 1119-1130, Steady Indonesian language
comments from a
female until 1122 when music is heard. More talk later between tunes and on
the half hour,
but signal by then has deteriorated. (Chuck Bolland, December 8, 2009)
Indonesia, 3995, RRI Kendari, (pres) 1135-1145 With a very weak signal, but
hearing music at tune in.
Music typical of what is heard from RRI stations usually. Impossible to
copy after 1145 since the
signal is worst that threshold. (Chuck Bolland, December 8, 2009)
Watkins Johnson HF1000
26.27N 081.05W
Magna updated
http://www.orchidcitysoftware.com/IMAGE59.HTML
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:57:45 -0200
From: L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Anker Petersen" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] 5940, R. Paz no Vale
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4460, China, CNR, Beijing. December, 02 Chinese (listed) 2109-2120 male &
female talks, short music. 25222; heard again in December 12 at 2315 was better
35423 (lob-B).
4220, China, PBS Qinghai, Xining. December, 07 Tibetan (listed) 2258-2312 male
& female, 2300 time pips, returning talks with music behind, talks seeming from
outside, Chinese style music with male talking on. Better along this listening,
25322 (lob-B).
3950, China, PBS Xinjiang, Urumqui. December, 08 Chinese 0009-0019 male &
female talks. 24222 (lob-B).
5940, Brasil, R. Paz no Vale, Camboriu (studios certainly are in Camboriu but
are transmitters too?), Santa Catarina. December 08, Portuguese 0818-0835
program "Alvorada Sertaneja" sertanejo music with religious lyrics, ads
"Panificadora dos Sabores", "?tica da Fam?lia", male talks with some religious
content, "Radio Paz no Vale". 44434 (lob-B).
6075, Bolivia, R Kawsachun Coca, Lauka. December, 08. Aymara 0837-0851 folk
music alternating male talks, many mentions of "Bolivia". Deterioring, at peak
33533 (lob-B).
73's
L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil - Sony ICF SW40 - dipole 18m, 32m.
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:31:49 -0200
From: L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Anker Petersen" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] correction
Message-ID: <007b01ca7802$8558af90$b5c2e...@home>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Sorry but the log about 4460, China, CNR, was wrong the second date i
mentioned, right is as follows:
4460, China, CNR, Beijing. December, 02 Chinese (listed) 2109-2120 male &
female talks, short music. 25222; heard again in December 07 at 2315 was better
35423 (lob-B).
73's
L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil - Sony ICF SW40 - dipole 18m, 32m.
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 07:21:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] WJHR on the air!
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** U S A. Dec 8 at 1434 UT I came upon a fire-and-brimstone preacher on
15550-USB, which has been an area rather vacant of signals this season,
strangely enough. No carrier, pure USB. What could this be, WBCQ here instead
of 15420 which clashes later with BBC? Typical sermon about resurrexion, etc.,
occasional murmers of assent from audience. Worx himself up into a lather
periodically. 1445 suggests to start tithing with a quarter or a nickel
tonight, then build up. 1450 becomes stronger needing attenuation to avoid
pumping. 1451 some brief audio dropouts. 1455 fades a bit, start recording in
case ID is coming up. 1501 preacher abruptly interrupted for hymn, which leads
into ID as ``WJHR Radio International, Milton, Florida`` and asking for reports
to wjhr @ usa.com 1502 resume same preacher in progress. Sounds like they have
the rough produxion values of a WWRB. 1506 some music, 1510 more of preacher.
Still going at 1520. This is the brand-new SW
station which has been in the making for some time, but we had seen no
registration at all for this or any frequency from them. Now we know. And just
what we need! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:38:24 +0530 (IST)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: ardic <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Special transmission for Marconi
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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DDH47 147.3 khz in QRSS 3
In Honor of Nobelprize Winner Marconi and Prof. Ferdinand Braun a special
transmission will be Date:
10. Dec 2009 Time: Start 2300 UTC
Frequ. 147,3 kc
Mode: QRSS 3
PWR: 20 kW
The weather forcast transmitter Pinneberg DDH47 will stop RTTY ( 50 Bd)
transmission in between 10. Dec 2300h UTC and 11. Dec 001 UTC In this timegap,
the TX will be used for a special event transmission. Short words in QRRS 3
will be transmitted. After the transmission You may confirm the receiving at a
shortwave frequency or via Internet ( QRG and adress will be given later) You
may check propagation every day / night at 147,3 Kc DDH47, because the TX is
working 24 Hours.
More details on
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDH47 (Jaisakthivel, Chennai, India Via IW?HK)
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:30:25 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 8, 2009
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** ALBANIA [and non]. Checked the R. Tirana webcast for the first time in a
long time, UT Sunday Dec 6 at 0130-0145, and it was running, but no audio from
the scheduled English broadcast.
http://radiotirana.funkhaus.info:8000/listen.pls
Again checked stream and also SW Monday night = early UT Tuesday Dec 8.
Apparently what`s on the stream does not necessarily match what is on the air.
Is it planned this way? Is there a specific different schedule for the webcasts?
At 0236 UT I brought up the stream early, I thought, and the English broadcast
was already in progress, soon going from news to press review. 0242 wrapping
up. Modulation quality fine, and the theme music sounds of good quality, but
the interval signal after it sounds like a worn-out recording even on the
webcast. The label on the winamp player shows 0245-0300 even tho it is not yet
0245!
Then when it is really 0245, the English broadcast starts over on the stream. I
then check 6130, but cannot hear Radio Tirana. European conditions are quite
poor tonight.
0320 I check the stream again but now there is no connexion ``service
unavailable``. At 0345, when the SW broadcast is in progress again, the stream
is still unavailable. I check 6150 and can barely hear the RT announcer, and
there is a fast subaudible heterodyne indicating another weak signal on the
frequency. Again, conditions from Europe are very poor tonight, with the
usually big signal from Spain on 6055 quite poor.
What could the other station on 6150 be? The possibilities I can find are Perm,
Yakutsk and Bayrak, Cyprus. Under these poor European conditions probably
Yakutsk would be most likely. I hope that when conditions from Europe improve,
Radio Tirana will have no trouble surpassing it as was the case earlier in the
season (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 5075, Dec 8 at 1402, something in Chinese vs perpetual ute beeper.
Has to be the only station in the world on this frequency, V. of Pujiang,
Shanghai, at 1130-1600 per Aoki (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. CMRH (the callsign which RHC never announces, discussed in DXLDs
8-074, 9-012, 9-075), Dec 8 at 0643 with 6140 in English this time instead of
Spanish.
5960, RHC English audible weakly aside REE/CR 5965, Dec 8 at 0650. This is
leapfrog of two powerful fundamentals, 6060 over 6010. There could be another
in the opposite direxion on 6110, which at this hour is no longer on the air as
a fundamental, but not heard there aside CRI/Sackville 6115.
At 0706, after nominal closedown time, 6140 and 6060 still on the air in
English.
At 1420, 11760 with Voces de la Revoluci?n, hoary old Fidel speech from 1989y
about imperialismo yanqui, phone ringing in background, that presumably dating
from 2009y. // 11730 and 11800 and could not hear phone, but inconclusive as
much weaker signals there.
At 1426, leafrog on 13880 = 13680 over 13780, hitting S9+5, a respectable
signal in its own right, e.g. stronger than PMS on WWCR 13845. The fundamentals
were S9+20.
At 1432, the other leapfrog on 13710 atop AIR GOS. Much weaker than 13880, but
enough to be very damaging. This is 13770 over CRI relay on 13740, but only RHC
Spanish audible on 13710 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. As I was monitoring Equatorial Guinea on 6250 and Polisario was
opening on 6297, I noticed that Cairo was still running on 6290 past nominal
0700*, Dec 8, until it cut off at 0705*. As usual, strong signal in Arabic, but
badly distorted (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 6250.0, RNGE, Dec 8 at 0653 choral/hilife music, 0700
announcement, more music, weakening vs. ute QRM as sun is well up there in UT+1
zone and SR time varies little near the Equator. Presumed, as never well enough
to be certain this was in Spanish. Seems quite irregular, but not usually
audible this late after sign-on varying around 0530 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY [non]. DW in German on 6075, Dec 8 at 0644 good but with a very
quick echo/reverb due to two sites not exactly synchronized; needs tweaking.
Registered as both Sines, PORTUGAL, 250 kW, 40 degrees, and Woofferton, UK, 300
kW, 114 degrees between 0600 and 0743, except weekends when Sines stays on
until 0755 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MAURITANIA. 4845, ORTM is back on after a brief absence, Dec 8 at 0646 in
Arabic; fair signal but very weak modulation. Since this is so unreliable, we
wonder if the vast outback regions of this country are without national radio
service when it is off? And now it also has DRM from Alaska to contend with
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO [and non]. 6185, XEPPM lucked out with a few more minutes than usual
of non-interference from Bras?lia, still in the clear at 0643 Dec 8 with guitar
music, but by next check 0652 RNA was on and blowing it away (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6010, R. Mil, Dec 8 at 1352, a time when it is reliably QRM-free,
with ``Escuela Enfoque`` discussion attributed to Est?reo Cien y Radio Mil,
altho at first I thought they said Radio M?xico. Poor but clear signal (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN [and non]. In regular chex for the 8GAL CW marker at 1400 on 6074, I
have been noticing the absence of the Chinese radio war starting on 6075 at
that hour as had previously been the case. Closing timesignal from Russia would
overlap two seconds apart with opening timesignal from Taiwan and/or CNR1
jamming, but again Dec 8, neither of the latter audible at all, nor 8GAL. Aoki
still lists from 1400, RTI with a 4-hour jammed service to the mainland in
Chinese. Is it off or just not propagating? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. Dec 8 at 1434 UT I came upon a fire-and-brimstone preacher on
15550-USB, which has been an area rather vacant of signals this season,
strangely enough. No carrier, pure USB. What could this be, WBCQ here instead
of 15420 which clashes later with BBC? Typical sermon about resurrexion, etc.,
occasional murmers of assent from audience. Worx himself up into a lather
periodically. 1445 suggests to start tithing with a quarter or a nickel
tonight, then build up. 1450 becomes stronger needing attenuation to avoid
pumping. 1451 some brief audio dropouts. 1455 fades a bit, start recording in
case ID is coming up.
1501 preacher abruptly interrupted for hymn, which leads into ID as ``WJHR
Radio International, Milton, Florida`` and asking for reports to wjhr @ usa.com
1502 resume same preacher in progress. Sounds like they have the rough
produxion values of a WWRB. 1506 some music, 1510 more of preacher. Still going
at 1520. And still audible vs local computer noise at 1600. Still detectable at
1715, but much weaker.
This is the brand-new SW station which has been in the making for some time,
but we had seen no registration at all for this or any frequency from them. Now
we know. And just what we need! A clip of the 1501 ID has been posted on the
DXLD yg.
No reply yet to my e-mail report as of 1725 UT, also requesting info on what
power they are running, antenna direxionality, other frequencies if any and
schedule, whether this is their first day and if anyone else has reported to
them yet.
But here`s what the FCC has on WJHR:
http://www.fcc.gov/ib/sand/neg/hf_web/WJHR.txt
50 kW, emission 4K50R3A, Cubex/quad antenna with 16.24 dB gain at 5 degrees
azimuth, 64 degrees beamwidth and 11 degrees elevation
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 13645, Dec 8 at 1428, US gospel huxter closing with address in
Massachusetts, open carrier till off at 1430*. Per Aoki, it`s some Pan American
Broadcasting client via Nauen, GERMANY, which uses 13645 at 1415-1439 Mon-Sat,
expanded on Sundays to 1400-1445 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. 6297, LV de la RASD, Dec 8 at 0703 playing anthem,
brief announcement and into chanting which is presumably Qur`anic devotional,
tho not like a regular recitation heard from stations closer to Mecca (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:24:46 +0100
From: "Giampiero Bernardini" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Grundig G6 Aviator vs Tecsun PL-310
Message-ID:
<5b9bd0362fae1340b6aab3c4ca7afe770370b...@exch04.local.avvenire.it>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
On my blog an ultralight challenge on SW: Tecsun PL-310 (DSP) vs Grundig
G6 Aviator
http://radiodxinfo.blogspot.com/
73
Giampiero
Giampiero Bernardini
Milano, Italia
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:27:42 -0000
From: "Jorge Freitas \(Yahoo\)" <[email protected]>
To: Dxclube Paran? <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, "Hard Core DX"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] LOG 08/Dez
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Sorry my english google.
Local time, -3 UTC.
recordings on my blog http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006
7510 08/Dez 2234 TAIWAN, Suab Xaa Moo Zoo(Vo.Hope), in Hmong-Blue/Njua, from
Taipei, with 100 kW, OM Talk and after Christmas music, "happy night". OM
talks between background music. Sign improvement after 2240 UTC. Seems radio
soap. The 2257 UTC music in the voice of child. The 2259 UTC OM Talk ID, and
end of tx. *Recorded*. 25432 (Jorge Freitas-B)
6250 08/Dez 2135 EQUATORIAL GUINEA, R N Guinea Ecuatorial, SS, from Malabo,
with 10 kW, long sequence of local music. The 2201 UTC OM talk and after mx
Kenny G. At 2201 UTC time signal and ID by YL. 35433 (Jorge Freitas-B)
5955 08/Dez 2109 MALI, R Mali, FF, from Bamako I with 50 kW, OM OM answer
phone and talk with listeners. Constant interruptions from the phone line.
35433 (Jorge Freitas-B)
5030 08/Dez 2037 BURKINA FASO, R Burkina, *presumed*, FF, from Ouagadougou,
with 50 kW. Pop African mx. At 2041 UTC OM talk in clear french. 25332
(Jorge Freitas-B)
4930 08/Dez 2026 BOTSWANA, VOA, EE, from Selebi-Phikwe, with 100 kW, African
pop music, at 2031 UTC OM and YL Talk, nx. Increasing fading 24332 (Jorge
Freitas-B)
4805 08/Dez 0053 BRASIL, R Difusora do Amazonas, PP, from Manaus, with 10
kW, sequence Barry White Music. At 0058 UTC ID and nx. At 0102 UTC end of
tx. 25432 (Jorge Freitas-B)
4800 08/Dez 0045 CHINA, CNR 1, in Chinese, from Geermu 916, with 100 kW, OM
and YL presents the program happily. Several vignettes CNR 1. After
presents news. 25432 (Jorge Freitas-B)
3965 08/Dez 2007 FRANCE, R Taiwan, SS, from Issoudun, with 250 kW OM
presents nx and Taiwan economic news. 45444 (Jorge Freitas-B)
3255 08/Dez 2050 SOUTH AFRICA, BBC, EE, from Meyerton, with 100 kW, OM and
YL presents nx. 25432 (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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