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Today's Topics:
1. Fri Morn DX ([email protected])
2. Christmas special: HCJB Australie in German (Stephan Schaa)
3. Re: Christmas special: HCJB Australie in German (Stephan Schaa)
4. Fire puts RNW Madagascar relay station off the air (Andy Sennitt)
5. Logs (Manuel M?ndez)
6. Glenn Hauser logs December 25, 2009 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:08:57 -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] Fri Morn DX
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Bolivia, 4796.42, Radio Lipez Uyuni, 0926-1100, At 0926 noted just a
carrier here.
Noted a slight trace of audio by 1008 however with a male in SP comments.
The
audio disappeared as quickly as it had appeared by 1013. (Chuck Bolland,
December 25, 2009)
Austria, 6155, Radio Austria International, 0940-1000, Noted a program of
Religious
comments in German language from a male and a child with organ music in
background.
Signal was good. (Chuck Bolland, December 25, 2009)
Indonesia, 4749.94, RRI Makassar, 0948-1000, Noted a male in comments
between
musical selections. Signal is just now beginning to fade in although the
carrier has been
audible for a good half hour or more. On the hour a female comments in
Indonesian
while presenting more music. (Chuck Bolland, December 25, 2009)
Solomon Islands, 5020, SIBC, 1015-1030 Noted a female in comments from
1015, although
I couldn't detiremine the language she was using? It could have been
English or Pidgin, not sure?
At 1018 it seem like canned promos were being presented. Signal hasn't
improved by 1030.
It's threshold. (Chuck Bolland, December 25, 2009)
Guam, 5765, AFRTS, 1035-1045, Tune in to a call in show for a minute or
two, then at 1036
CNN Radio News. AT 1040 back to the call in show. Signal was good. (Chuck
Bolland,
December 25, 2009)
Bolivia, 5952.37, Emisoras Pio XII, 1040-1100 Thought I had a catch here,
but noted only
a carrier with no audio. In the meantime, I hadn't heard Pio XII in the
mornings if I recall
correctly? Usually I'd have a good signal in the early evenings here in
Florida but nothing
in the mornings. (Chuck Bolland, December 25, 2009)
Bolivia, 6134.72, Radio Santa Cruz, 1050-1100, Noted a very weak signal
here with
typical music. Lots of splatter and QRM from a Brazilian nearby. Happy to
hear that
Santa Cruz is still broadcasting eventhough she's very weak. (Chuck
Bolland,
December 25, 2009)
Bolivia, 6155.17, Radio Fides, 1056-1105, The same situation here with
Fides just about
gone for the day, noted music being broadcast until the hour. That's about
all that is heard
from this threshold broadcast. (Chuck Bolland, December 25, 2009)
Watkins Johnson HF1000
26.27N 081.05W
Just updated - Magna.zip at:
http://www.orchidcitysoftware.com/IMAGE59.HTML
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:49:21 +0100
From: "Stephan Schaa" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Christmas special: HCJB Australie in German
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Hello to all of you out there and merry christmas!
I just wanted to make a little announcement that today,
25.12.2009
there will be a special transmission from HCJB Australia, Kununurra in the
german language towards europe
from 15.00 - 15.30 UTC.
The time-slot/frequency combination is not perfect, but anyway: There's a
special QSL Card your everybody that received the programme and writes to
the german departement of HCJB.
73, Stephan
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:51:14 +0100
From: "Stephan Schaa" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Christmas special: HCJB Australie in German
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Upps, I forgot the frequency:
It's 15340 khz on the 19m Band.
73, Stephan
> -----Urspr?ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Stephan Schaa [mailto:[email protected]]
> Gesendet: Freitag, 25. Dezember 2009 13:49
> An: '[email protected]'
> Betreff: Christmas special: HCJB Australie in German
>
>
> Hello to all of you out there and merry christmas!
>
>
> I just wanted to make a little announcement that today,
>
> 25.12.2009
>
> there will be a special transmission from HCJB Australia,
> Kununurra in the german language towards europe
>
> from 15.00 - 15.30 UTC.
>
> The time-slot/frequency combination is not perfect, but
> anyway: There's a special QSL Card your everybody that
> received the programme and writes to the german departement of HCJB.
>
>
> 73, Stephan
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 14:22:50 +0100
From: "Andy Sennitt" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Fire puts RNW Madagascar relay station off the air
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Fire has broken out at Radio Netherlands Worldwide's relay station in
Madagascar. Firefighters from the Madagascan capital Antananarivo managed to
bring the blaze under control within hours. The cause is not yet known.
Broadcasts from Madagascar will be suspended for at least two days and
possibly up to a week. This means that large parts of Africa and Southeast
Asia will be unable to receive RNW shortwave broadcasts for the time being.
Satellite and internet broadcasts are not affected.
I have no more details at the moment. I will of course publish updates in
the Media Network blog when I have more information. So far I have not
received any details of substitute transmissions, and I imagine that because
of the Christmas holiday it's quite difficult to arrange things at short
notice.
Andy
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:36:41 +0100
From: Manuel M?ndez <[email protected]>
To: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Logs
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Manuel M?ndez
Lugo, Espa?a
Escuchas realizadas en Friol
Grundig Satellit 500 y Sony ICF SW7600G
Antena de cable, 10 metros, orienta WSW
AUSTRALIA,15340, HCJB, Kununurra, *1500-1515, programa especial de Navidad, en
alem?n para los DX-istas de HCJB, locutor, identificaci?n: "Quito, Ecuador",
frecuencia, direcci?n: "Quito, Ecuador, South America". Comentarios. 33333.
(M?ndez)
BRASIL. Muchas emisoras brasile?as ofrecieron programas especiales con motivo
de la Navidad.
4885, Radio Clube do Par?, Bel?m, 0721-0845, 25-12, "Programa especial Nadal
Clube", locutor, canciones brasile?as. 34433. (M?ndez)
4935, Radio Capixaba, Vitoria, 0550-0640, 25-12, locutor, portugu?s, comentario
religioso, predicaciones. 24322. (M?ndez)
4985, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 0706-0820, 25-12, "Programa especial Nadal
Na Beira da Mata, com Carlos Veloso" "Na Beira da Mata, feliz Nadal", "Na Beira
da Mata, ?ltimo programa do ano 2009", comentarios y canciones brasile?as.
35433. (M?ndez)
5940, Voz Missionaria, Cambori?, 0612-0815, 25-12, portugu?s, locutor,
comentario: "A palabra do Se?or", "Esta madrugada", canciones religiosas. A
las 0759 identificaci?n: "Transmite Voz Missionaria", "Missionaria",
"Missionaria". 24322. (M?ndez)
6010, Radio Inconfidencia, Bello Horizonte, 0704-0715, 25-12, locutor,
portugu?s, comentarios: "Nadal", "Brasileiro". Muy d?bil. 13221. (M?ndez)
6185, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, *0700-0820, "Bon d?a Amazonia, Bon
d?a Brasil", "Programa especial Nadal", canciones brasile?as. A las 0800:
"Radio Nacional da Amazonia, programa especial". A partir 0820 se deteriora la
se?al y predomina Radio Educaci?n. 24322. (M?ndez)
9565, Radio Tupi, Super Radio Deus e Amor, Curitiba". 0841-0855, 25-12,
locutor, portugu?s, predicaciones: "Pentecostal Deus e Amor" 34433. (M?ndez)
9695, Radio Rio Mar, Manaus, 1021-1110, 25-12, portugu?s, canciones religiosas
navide?as. 24322. (M?ndez)
11815, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, *0830-0945, 25-12, "Programa Na Beira da
Mata especial Nadal". "A festa Brasileira", "Radio Brasil Central, comunicando
para o mundo" 35433. (M?ndez)
11915, Radio Gaucha, Porto Alegre, 1015-1025, 25-12, locutor, portugu?s,
comentarios. 24322. (M?ndez)
COLOMBIA, 5910, Marfil Estereo, Lomalinda, 0557-0620, 25-12, canciones
latinoamericanas, identificaci?n, comentario sobre premiso de loter?a. 34433.
(M?ndez)
CUBA, 5025, Radio Rebelde, 1005-1020, 25-10, noticias de Cuba, programa
"Haciendo Radio", locutor, corresponsales, identificaci?n: "En Radio Rebelde
seguimos haciendo radio". 45444. (M?ndez)
ECUADOR, 6050, HCJB, La Voz de los Andes, Pichincha, *0828-1002, 25-12, 0828
himno, locutora, probable en quechua y frases en espa?ol, identificaci?n:
"HCJB, Quito, 690 AM, onda corta 6050 kHz". 0830 Se?ales horarias, comentarios
y m?sica del Ecuador, mencionan "Voz de los Andes", "Nochebuena", "HCJB, Hoy
Cristo Jesus Bendice". 34433. (M?ndez)
GUINEA ECUATORIAL, 5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, 2140-2215, 24-12, locutora,
anuncios, canciones africanas. A las 2200 noticias por locutor. 35433. (M?ndez)
INDIA, 5010, AIR Thiruvananthapuram, 1733-1746, 24-12, noticias en ingl?s,
luego comentarios en vernaculo, locutor, locutora. 34433. (M?ndez)
MEXICO
4800, XERTA, Radio Transcontinental de Am?rica, M?xico D. F., 0846-0910, 25-12,
locutor, comentario religioso en Espa?ol. Se?al muy d?bil. 15321. (M?ndez)
6010, Radio Mil, M?xico D. F., 0809-1017, 25-12, locutor: "Radio Mil te desea
una feliz Navidad", canciones latinoamericanas y espa?olas, "Radio Mil", "En
Radio Mil, programa especial el 31 de Diciembre a las 10 de la ma?ana", "Radio
Mil, en donde vive M?xico". A partir 0950 se fue deteriorando la se?al. 24322.
(M?ndez)
6185, Radio Educaci?n, M?xico D. F., 0915-1025, 25-12, m?sica cl?sica. A partir
1010 se deteriora la se?al. 34433. (M?ndez)
MONGOLIA
4895, Mongolian Radio, Murun, 2228-2240, 24-12, m?sica mongol, locutor,
comentarios, mongol. 24322. (M?ndez)
12095, Voice of Mongolia, Ulan Bator, 1030-1040, 25-12, programa en ingl?s:
"This is the Voice of Mongolia in English", "Welcome to the Voice of Mongolia",
locutora, comentarios. 34433. (M?ndez)
PERU
4746.9, Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2337-2348, 24-12, locutor, locutora,
comentarios, anuncios. 14321. (M?ndez)
4790.1, Radio Visi?n, Chiclayo, 0613-0850, 25-12, locutor, comentario
religioso, canciones. "En el nombre de Jes?s, Gloria a Dios", "La Voz de la
Salvaci?n", "El pastor C?rdoba". 24322. (M?ndez)
5120.2, Radio Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba, 2246-2257, 24-12, canciones
peruanas. Muy d?bil. 14321. (M?ndez)
6019.4, Radio Victoria, Lima, 0728-0810, 25-12, locutor, entrevista con
oyentes. Predicaciones. 34433. (M?ndez)
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 10:13:13 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 25, 2009
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** CHINA. Firedrake Dec 25 at 1453: just barely audible on 8400, inaudible on
9000, 10210, 11300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. RHC Dec 25 at 0557: 6140 very lowly modulated with music // 6060 and
6010, ergo English service this time; whilst Spanish was on 6150 and 6120
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. VOI, now only a smidgin below 9526.0, Dec 25 at 1453 from music
into English promo announcement as ``being the first, being different, being
the best`` --- but is it really, when the next thing they do is play Xmas songs
by Chipmunx? 1455 another English ID, then Jingle Bells --- it`s hard to
imagine a one-horse-open-sleigh in Jakarta! But never mind.
After CRI Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN het came up at 1457, VOI still on top with
Merry Xmas song. I had concluded that VOI was again running the English hour 60
minutes late instead of Malay at 14-15, but at 1459 ID in Indonesian
(mentioning Bahasa Indonesia, not Malaya), ending with English slogan ``sound
of dignity``. And at 1500 transition announcement from Malay to English, so now
we/they are really confused. But audio cut off before English could start, just
open carrier with unimpeded hum until 1503:50* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** IRAN. 9575, GIRI, Dec 25 at 1456, good modulation for a change and also good
signal during a Qur`an qlip, Russian comment; JBA on // 9730. No ecumenism
here, not a jingle bell to be heard; it is just another Friday, after all
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 5910, Shiokaze = Sea Breeze has moved again, from 5985
back to 5910, Dec 25 at 1419, another English Friday, M announcer talking about
Kim Jung-Il and other North Korean matters, his accent not so heavy that I
could not understand almost every word. So this was a `news` program rather
than an abductee-listing program. No QRM, fair signal and 1426 into wrapup by
YL mentioning they are originating in Tokyo, Japan. No doubt Ron Howard will be
pleased JSR is again away from Myanmar 5985, tho it makes no difference here
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT. 15110, one of the better extracontinental signals on 19m, Dec 25 at
1511 with Arabic music, announcement; 1600 heavy beat Arabic rock,
announcements; altho did not catch ID, it is surely R. Kuwait as scheduled.
WRTH 2010 says to S Asia at 1115-1800. I wish WRTH would include azimuths, but
they never do --- after all, adding so many three-digit numbers might require
another signature (or maybe not: there is still a lot of white space in tabular
listings). Aoki shows this as 500 kW, 230 degrees as of A09, which would not be
to S Asia; registered as 100 degrees to CIRAF 41, which is indeed S Asia, but
this is certainly not in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO [and non]. 6185, XEPPM, Dec 25 at 0559 with Mexican national anthem,
as required at local midnite; atop Vatican co-channel rippling SAH which would
not be so fast if XEPPM would get on frequency. Then live ID only for MW 1060
with 100,000 vatios (However, WRTH 2010 shows night power cuts to only 20 kW!
No wonder it is seldom heard here on 1060, and always subject to lots of QRM.)
No mention of SW, which compared to MW must be inconsequential for the DJ, if
he is even aware it exist. 0600 is when separate SW programming ends and MW
simulcast begins.
It so happens that 6185 is useless until 0557 when CRI via Sackville closes
powerful 6190. That has been expanded to last three hours from 0300. Radio
Educaci?n also has co-channel from Bras?lia until 0300 per Aoki, but does it
really stay on that late during DST? And also VOR in Spanish via St. Pete. No
longer on the HFCC roster, XEPPM is treated by international broadcasters as if
it does not exist. But then 250 kW Radio Nacional da Amaz?nia is also a phantom
to them, accounting for VOR`s self-defeating frequency choice (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. The Media Network newsletter this week pointed out that
RNW in English is now relayed in NAm by WRMI since it is carrying WRN at
0500-0600 on 9955 (it`s UT M-F, not Tue-Sat, tho), as previously reported in
DXLD. So I checked for it UT Fri Dec 25 at 0547, but nothing was audible other
than weak DentroCuban pulse jamming.
The MUF at midnight fluxuates a lot, and sometimes WRMI is just not
propagating, if it is not off the air, aimed SSE anyway rather than NW. In
reality, RNW reception is much more reliable when in English to W Africa via
Bonaire, even Madagascar, when that is not off the air for up to a week due to
a fire, as currently the case.
One of the other Florida SW stations, WYFR is always handy for propagation
comparisons, and it was not to be heard on its five 31m channels, while often
they are inbooming. Hardly any signals were audible between 9.7 and 10 MHz,
making me think the band was about dead, but then encountered a strong REE
Costa Rica on 9675, VOA Greenville French on 9480, WTJC 9370, weaker but
sufficient ANO Gabon on 9580, Zambia on 9430, Greece on 9420 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PALAU. 9965, unusually something between WRMI and WWCR, Dec 25 at 1517,
strong signal with American preacher, ``there is a mighty God``. I consulted
the B-09 Broadcasts in English booklet from the British DX Club I keep next to
the radio instead of defunct PWBR, and hunting thru the 1500 UT listings, soon
found T8WH in vernacular/English. At 1535 recheck it had changed to Korean.
Once the computer was on, today`s Aoki agrees it is T8WH, daily in English
until 1530, then daily in Korean from 1530 with Nippon no Kaze clandestine; the
azimuth switches from 318 to 345 degrees but I did not notice much difference
here.
Merchant marine Larry Fields is visiting Palau and tried to find T8WH. The
locals had never heard of it, and he did not find it, despite driving toward
where it was supposed to be, racking up $75 in taxi fare. Google Earth mapping
researched by Wolfgang B?schel shows it on the opposite side of the island from
Koror, and Kai Ludwig suggests the antennas may be obscured by trees until you
are right upon them. Larry is still on the island for another week and is going
to try again (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 6055, Dec 25 at 0609 with hilife music, then continuous
discussion in French mentioning Sekou Tour?, no doubt prompted by the current
violence in Guinea. At first I imagined it would be RWANDA, which had been
heard a few hours earlier on extended Xmas eve broadcast, and after all it is
scheduled from 0300; but this was no doubt the semi-hour in French from BBCWS
via Ascension, another competitor for Radio Nikkei (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. A wonderful Xmas gift from WINB in the form of convicted and
sentenced to 175 years child-sex predator Tony Al?mo (he is still entitled to
have his pseudonym accented as he wishes), Dec 25 at 1602 on 13570 as he was
trashing the United Nations. I can think of another SW station I hesitate to
identify which is also still broadcasting this monster, according to its
schedule (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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