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Today's Topics:
1. DX MIX NEWS # 610 (Jaisakthivel)
2. UADX Newsletter (Jaisakthivel)
3. Tues DX (Charles Bolland)
4. Re: UADX Newsletter (Andy Sennitt)
5. Glenn Hauser logs February 1-2, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
6. Radio Canada International (Hector (Luigi) Perez)
7. logs (Robert Wilkner)
8. Re: Radio Canada International (Joe Strain aka Yodar)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:05:21 +0530 (IST)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: ardic <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] DX MIX NEWS # 610
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DX MIX NEWS # 610 01 February 2010
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CZECH REP.: Frequency change of Radio Prague from Feb.1
1130-1230 NF 9880 LIT 100 kW / 356 deg to NWEu in English/Czech, ex 11640
GERMANY(non) Frequency changes of Deutsche Welle effective from Feb.1:
0300-0400 NF 9485 ASC 250 kW / 085 deg to CeAf in Swahili, ex 9565
1000-1100 on 9865 HRI 250 kW / 152 deg to SoAm in German, canceleed
2200-2400 on 15640 HRI 250 kW / 152 deg to SoAm in German, canceleed
PAKISTAN Some changes of Radio Pakistan effective from Feb.1:
Bangla, retimed
0900-1000 on 9375vISL 100 kW / 118 deg & 11570 ISL 100 kW / 118 deg,new
1200-1245 on 7475 ISL 100 kW / 118 deg & 9345vISL 100 kW / 118 deg,delete
Hindi, retimed
1045-1145 on 9375vISL 100 kW / 147 deg & 11570 ISL 100 kW / 147 deg,new
1030-1130 on 7475 ISL 100 kW / 147 deg & 9345vISL 100 kW / 147 deg,delete
Gujrati, additional txion
1145-1215 on 9375vISL 100 kW / 147 deg & 11570 ISL 100 kW / 147 deg
Pashto, retimed
1345-1445 on 4835 ISL 100 kW / 270 deg & 6235vISL 100 kW / 270 deg,new
1300-1400 on 4835 ISL 100 kW / 270 deg & 6235vISL 100 kW / 270 deg,delete
Dari, retimed
1445-1545 on 4835 ISL 100 kW / 270 deg & 6235vISL 100 kW / 270 deg,new
1430-1530 on 4835 ISL 100 kW / 270 deg & 6235vISL 100 kW / 270 deg,delete
Nepali, new language service
1000-1030 on 9375vISL 100 kW / 118 deg & 11570 ISL 100 kW / 118 deg
Sinhala, new language service
1230-1300 on 11525 ISL 100 kW / 147 deg & 15630vISL 100 kW / 147 deg
Tamil, new language service
1300-1330 on 11525 ISL 100 kW / 147 deg & 15630vISL 100 kW / 147 deg
v=vary freq. xxxxx.4 kHz
U.K.(non) Winter B-09 Schedule of VT Communications Relays. Part 1 of 3:
Radio Japan NHK World
0000-0020 on 5920 SKN 300 kW / 140 deg to WeEu English
0200-0300 on 11860 SNG 250 kW / 340 deg to SEAs Japanese
0500-0530 on 5975 RMP 500 kW / 140 deg to WeEu English
0800-1000 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Japanese
0945-1030 on 9640 SNG 250 kW / 140 deg to SEAs Indonesian
1030-1100 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Burmese
1130-1200 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Thai
1230-1330 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Vietnamese/Chinese
1400-1430 on 11780 RMP 500 kW / 062 deg to EaEu English
1500-1700 on 12045 SNG 250 kW / 315 deg to WeAs Japanese
1700-1900 on 9575 DHA 250 kW / 285 deg to NoAf Japanese
2200-2300 on 7225 DHA 250 kW / 285 deg to NoAf Japanese
Radio Prague from Feb.1
0000-0027 on 7420 ASC 250 kW / 245 deg to SoAm Spanish
1730-1757 on 7285 SIN 250 kW / 040 deg to WeEu German
Gospel for Asia
0000-0130 on 6140 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs
1600-1615 on 9820 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs
1615-1630 on 9820 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs Sun-Wed
1615-1630 on 9820 DHA 250 kW / 120 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs Thu-Sat
2330-2400 on 6160 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs
Voice of Vietnam
0100-0125 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm English
0130-0225 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm Vietnamese
0230-0255 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm English
0300-0325 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm Spanish
0330-0355 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm English
0400-0425 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm Spanish
0430-0525 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 240 deg to NoAm Vietnamese
1800-1825 on 5955 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English
1830-1925 on 5955 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu Vietnamese
1930-1955 on 5955 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu French
2000-2025 on 5970 WOF 300 kW / 075 deg to EaEu Russian
2030-2125 on 3985 SKN 250 kW / 121 deg to WeEu German
2130-2125 on 7370 WOF 300 kW / 105 deg to SEEu Vietnamese
Adventist World Radio
0100-0200 on 15445 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Vietnamese Sat
Sudan Radio Service
0400-0500 on 7280 DHA 250 kW / 245 deg to EaAf Arabic
0500-0600 on 13720 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Arabic/English
1500-1530 on 17745 SIN 250 kw / 114 deg to EaAf English
1530-1700 on 17745 SIN 250 kw / 114 deg to EaAf Arabic
1700-1730 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Dinka Mon
1700-1730 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Zande Tue
1700-1730 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Muro Wed
1700-1730 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Bari Thu
1700-1730 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Shiluk Fri
1700-1730 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Arabic Sat/Sun
1730-1800 on 9840 DHA 300 kW / 240 deg to EaAf English
BBC Darfur Salaam:
0500-0530 on 9440 DHA 250 kW / 255 deg to Sudan Arabic
0500-0530 on 11865 CYP 250 kW / 187 deg to Sudan Arabic
1700-1730 on 9760 CYP 250 kW / 185 deg to Sudan Arabic
1700-1730 on 11895 CYP 250 kW / 185 deg to Sudan Arabic
Radio Okapi
0400-0500 on 11690 MEY 250 kW / 340 deg to Congo French/Lingala
1600-1700 on 9635 MEY 250 kW / 340 deg to Congo French/Lingala
BBC/DW:
0600-0800 on 3995 SKN 100 kW / 120 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
1000-1500 on 9545 WOF 100 kW / 114 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
1500-1700 on 5790 WOF 100 kW / 172 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
1600-2000 on 3995 SKN 100 kW / 120 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
Voice of Croatia
0700-1100 on 15360 SNG 100 kW / 135 deg to AUS Croatian+English news
KBS World Radio
0700-0800 on 6045 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg to WeEu Korean
1100-1130 on 9760 WOF 100 kW / 105 deg to WeEu English Sat DRM
1800-1900 on 7235 RMP 500 kW / 062 deg to EaEu Russian
1900-2000 on 5935 RMP 500 kW / 168 deg to NoAf Arabic
2000-2100 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu German
2100-2200 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 175 deg to WeEu French
2200-2230 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu English
Cotton Tree News
0730-0800 on 11875 RMP 250 kW / 189 deg to CeAf English/Local
IRIN Radio(Integrated Regional Information Network)
0830-0930 on 17680 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Somali
Eternal Good News
1130-1145 on 15525 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs English Fri
Trans World Radio Africa
1300-1315 on 13765 KIG 250 kW / 030 deg to EaAf Afar Fri-Sun
1730-1800 on 9745 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg to EaAf Oromo Fri
1800-1815 on 5965 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Wed
1800-1815 on 5965 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Amharic Thu/Fri
1800-1830 on 5965 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Tigre Sat
1800-1830 on 5965 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Kunama Sun
1815-1845 on 5965 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Fri
1830-1845 on 5965 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Amharic Sun
USA(non) Correction of WYFR Family Radio via TRW=TV Radio Waves:
1400-1500 on 9440 ARM 200 kW / 147 deg to SoAs in Assamese, not Pashto
(Jaisakthivel, India Via Ivo Ivanov)
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:47:25 +0530 (IST)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: ardic <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] UADX Newsletter
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
The Union of Asian DXers has published its first Newsletter since July 1993 as
a PDF file. Now again they start the issue in same format. It is edited by my
good friend Victor Goonetilleke in Sri Lanka. You will read the recent issue on
the following our club blog.
www.dxersguide.blogspot.com
(Jaisakthivel, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Communication, MS University,
Tirunelveli - 627012, India)
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:01:23 -0000
From: "Charles Bolland" <[email protected]>
To: "ALF" <[email protected]>, "Arnaldo slaen"
<[email protected]>, "Bjorn Fransson" <[email protected]>,
"Bob Wilkner" <[email protected]>, "brainman214"
<[email protected]>,Carlos GonA?alves<[email protected]>,
"Cumbre" <[email protected]>, "DSWCI" <[email protected]>, "Gayle
Van Horn" <[email protected]>, "Glenn Hauser"
<[email protected]>, "Hard-core-dx" <[email protected]>,
"Marie Lamb" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Tues DX
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Peru, 3329.62, Ondas Del Huallaga, 1050-1105, Noted a
male in Spanish language
comments here. I can hear a female joining in with the
comments. From the
tone and nuances of the comments, this could be
religious or political comments.
At 1059 canned promos or ADs heard with mentions of
"Peru". After the promos
at 1103, the male and female continue their talking.
At 1105 noted a canned ID,
Signal was poor and mixing with CHU. (Chuck Bolland,
February 02, 2010)
Papua New Guinea, 3385, Radio East New Britain,
1105-1130, Noted a female in steady
comments until 1115. Language was unidentifiable, but
sounded like Pidgin. At 1115,
PNG type music was presented. Signal was poor. (Chuck
Bolland, February 2, 2010)
Indonesia, 9680, RRI Jakarta, 1124-1135, Tuned in with
the Qu'ran being performed.
At 1125, a canned promo by a female mentioning Jakarta.
More promos follow.
Afterwards a male and female perform a Radio Drama of
some kind? Signal was
fair. (Chuck Bolland, February 2, 2010)
Indonesia, 9525.98, Voice of Indonesia, 1140-1200,
Tuned in during music segment,
but noted a female in English(?) between tunes.
Everything was soft and low, making
copy difficult. Couldn't hear the comments clearly to
distinguish the language
one hundred percent. Signal was weak. (Chuck Bolland,
February 2, 2010)
Thailand, Relay, 9605, BBC, 1148-1200, Noted a female
describing in English a medical
topic. This is mixing with Family Radio on the same
freq in Spanish. Both stations
are at fair level. (Chuck Bolland, February 2, 2010)
Philippines, 9615, Radio Veritas Asia, 1152-1157,
Noted a female in Chinese language
comments. At 1155, after female finished, Interval
Signal followed by ID in English
with schedule. Off the air at 1156. Signal was good.
(Chuck Bolland, February 2, 2010)
NRD545
26.27N 081.05W
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:54:19 +0100
From: "Andy Sennitt" <[email protected]>
To: "hard-core...@hard-core-dx. Com" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] UADX Newsletter
Message-ID: <db1bfb84d85d4cb980d9ab60d13e6...@dc5100>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
I have just heard from Victor Goonetilleke that he has not given permission
for other websites to host the PDF file of this E-Newsletter. Copies of the
PDF file may be downloaded for private use only, not uploaded to other
sites. In order to assess how successful this revival of UADX is, it's
important that the statistics on the DXAsia site accurately reflect the
number of downloads. Other websites are welcome to use and quote material
from it, provided the apppropriate credit is given, but it is not allowed to
host the PDF file which was specially created for the DXAsia site by
Abhishek das Gupta. A direct link to the PDF file at
http://dxasia.info/features/UADX%2031JAN2010.pdf will enable users of other
sites to access the PDF directly, while maintaining the integrity of the
site statistics.
A copyright notice will be added to future editions of the UADX Newsletter
to make this clear.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Andy Sennitt
On behalf of the DXAsia team
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jaisakthivel
Sent: 02 February 2010 07:17
To: ardic
Subject: [HCDX] UADX Newsletter
The Union of Asian DXers has published its first Newsletter since July 1993
as a PDF file. Now again they start the issue in same format. It is edited
by my good friend Victor Goonetilleke in Sri Lanka. You will read the recent
issue on the following our club blog.
www.dxersguide.blogspot.com
(Jaisakthivel, Asst. Professor, Dept. of Communication, MS University,
Tirunelveli - 627012, India)
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:23:44 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs February 1-2, 2010
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** BRAZIL. 11815, R. Brasil Central, Goi?nia, Feb 2 at 0623 with lively talk,
0624 TC for 4:24. Some music audible underneath, but as nothing else is
scheduled, may have been receiver overload from RHC 11760, tho I could not get
rid of it with attenuation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CROATIA [non]. Tnx to a tip from Dragan Lekic, V. of Croatia heard testing
new 7385 via Woofferton UK, Feb 2 at 0309, YL with weather report in English,
then something about recipes. This was // only a slight echo behind usual 7375,
which is Wertachtal 100 kW at 300 degrees plus Nauen 100 kW at 325 degrees. But
stronger signal from the Germans.
Evidently VTC, or whatever it is called this week, is making a bid to take
business away from DTK, or whatever it is called this week. Dragan says this
test on 7385 is for four nights only, UT Feb 2-5 at 03-05 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 11930, DCJC pulsing against nothing, Feb 2 at 0622, long before/after
Radio Mart? is on this frequency, currently scheduled only at 13-22. The
jamming bothers more R. Bandeirantes, Brasil on 11925v.
Meanwhile RHC 11760 was super-strong causing overload in its vicinity; see
BRAZIL.
Now that Prague has killed its morning service to the Americas on 13580, RHC
leapfrog has the frequency to itself, Feb 2 at 1453 in Spanish, mix of 13780
over 13680 which is back on the air. Well, not quite; now on 13580 it QRMs
CODAR or vice versa.
RHC, 11760, 11690, etc., Feb 2 at 1557 had Arnaldo Coro talking about Cycle 24,
in his sci/tech segment in Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUAM. 11955, Feb 2 at 1530, ``KSDA, Agat, Guam; the following program is in
--- on 11955 kHz``, poor but clear, opening with classical fanfare, into S
Asian language, then ethnic music. The answer in Aoki: Malayalam, daily
1530-1600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI with no het from CRI Kashgar, East Turkistan, Feb 2 at
1546, undermodulated dialog in Indo/Malay, drama? Usually VOI is off the air
during this hour, or if on, it`s in English. And normally CRI has at least
enough signal on 9525.0 to produce a het; propagation must be favoring
Indonesia this date.
Unfortunately, Atsunori Ishida has not updated his site
http://www.max.hi-ho.ne.jp/a-ishida/ins/
since Jan 25, but in the previous week, only on Jan 21 did he find VOI on the
9526 air at this time, when it was Indonesian straight thru from 1404 to 1600
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. Shiokaze, 5910 via JSR JAPAN, Tuesday Feb 2 at 1425 with
YL speaking Chinese slowly and clearly over usual piano bed, and also
whoop-whoop oscillating Juche jamming, which is usually inaudible here, but at
least we know the DPRK considers Chinese a language worth jamming (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. Patrolling 15 MHz band around 1500 UT Feb 2, I was braced for
another blast of buzz from Riyadh 15435 transmitter, but it never happened! At
1506 I checked 15435 itself and there was BSKSA, but it`s been fixed, (or
transmitter substituted), no buzz at all, and occupying normal bandwidth not
exceeding 10 kHz!!! But not totally healthy as it does have a lite whine on it.
Apparently BSKSA finally got an earful at HFCC Kuala Lumpur, or somehow, that
they had a slight problem for the past year. By 1548 recheck, 15435 was
weakening with flutter, now in Arabic talk rather than Qu`ran recitation, still
stronger than // 15225. Let us hope the buzz be gone forever, but it`s too
early to count on that (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also
UNIDENTIFIED 15360, 15380
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 9385, WWRB with Brother Scare, extremely strong as
usual, Feb 2 at 1545, but also with considerable CCI from station in Korean,
producing rippling SAH since WWRB is off-frequency. Went from a wild non-BS
preacher to BS himself at 1546 pushing some giveaway concerning ``the
inevitable destruxion of the USA``. Tnx for letting us know! We may as well
stop trying to make anything better.
The station under would have been perfectly good without WWRB. It`s RFA, 325
degrees via Saipan at 15-17. Let`s hope the poor North Koreans do not get
enough of this BS to bother them: WWRB azimuth is 340 degrees per Aoki, i.e.
toward them also, but that was B-08 info. FCC and HFCC B-09 list 45 degrees.
Since it`s such a blast here, I would have gone with 340, tho we are closer to
270 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. Miraya FM relay via IRRS via SLOVAKIA is back on 19m, without
notice, a new frequency, 15670, Feb 2 at 1508 when I wondered what`s this?
English and Arabic dialect mixed together, axualities and voice-overs. Reminded
me of Libya 17725 but not //. Nor // SRS via Portugal 17745. At 1510 headlines
alternating with stingers, ``end of news, [www. but lost to fade], FM news, 101
M?ra FM`` (that`s the way it`s pronounced, almost dropping the -ya, so I must
stop saying Mir?ya).
Somewhat rough modulation, probably a feed input problem rather than a
transmission problem. This broadcast at 15-18 had been on 9825 so far in B-09,
where we could not hear it, so welcome back! Furthermore, IRRS found a clear
frequency this time instead of resuming 15650 where it collided for months with
Greece despite our advice. Ironically, Greece was missing from 15650 at the
moment, but was back at 1528 check.
At 1553, 15670 still audible but weaker, and again mixing English with Arabic
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 13800, Feb 2 at 1535 in Arabic, but also a tone test producing
SAH. Source of latter unknown, but the former per Aoki is R. Dabanga, 250 kW,
330 degrees via MADAGASCAR at 1530-1627. Apparently it now has an interference
problem; possibly Bulgaria or Iran which may be using the channel at other
times (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 9580, Feb 2 at 1439, good signal in Vietnamese I had not noticed
before, way stronger than Iran plus and minus 5 and also than Australia 9590;
mentioned BBC, and clinched at 1444 with ``BBC London`` and BBC vamp music, off
at 1444.5.
This is a quarter-hour broadcast via SINGAPORE at 13 degrees, tacked on to the
end of the half-sesquihour Burmese service from 1345 at 340 degrees. Axually,
to my surprise, this is the ONLY BBCWS Vietnamese service remaining on the
radio, per WRTH 2010, daily 1430-1445, also on 1503, 6135 and 7315. Seems like
a token to me, and likely destined for deletion. As we know, all Vietnamese
sport hand-held devices lacking SW tuners (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. Distributed in advance earlier UT Feb 2 to this same log
mailing list, see separate post titled:
GREENVILLE TO CLOSE; VOA AND MARTI JOIN FOR NEW SERVICE; LVA UPDATE
Which is very important but I am not repeating it here; however, some updates
and additions:
Yimber Gaviria found this brief announcement about the VOA/Mart? program,
correctly called A FONDO, but do they mention the frequencies? Of course not!
http://www1.voanews.com/spanish/news/A-fondo-83291037.html
Dragan Lekic, Serbia, says: ``New VOA & R Marti joint new service can be
downloaded at [RM file, 9.1 MB]:
ftp://8475.ftp.storage.akadns.net/real/voa/latam/span/span0100a.rm
When you open the file in Real Player and click to "Clip Info", you get this:
=============================================
SPANISH_VENEZUELA_RADIOSURGE 01:00 To 02:00
VOA-SPANISH_VENEZUELA_RADIOSURGE
Public Domain (02/02/10)
=============================================
So, it is a program intended mainly to Venezuela! Since it is "Surge", probably
will be cancelled in the future?``
Kim Elliott follows up on this:
"A Fondo": new VOA/Radio Mart? co-production for, apparently, Venezuela.
http://kimelli.nfshost.com/index.php?id=8250
And translates ``A Fondo`` as ``thoroughly``.
Media Network follows up:
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/voa-radio-marti-launch-joint-news-programme#comments
BTW, the UTC originally published, 1500-1600, is totally wrong.
Kim Elliott has followed up on this, partially quoting us:
BBG budget plan includes closure of Greenville transmitting station, last IBB
shortwave facility in the US.
http://kimelli.nfshost.com/index.php?id=8252
Kai Ludwig in dxldyg suggests that Greenville may not really close until the
end of October, A-10 season, rather than end of Sept, FY 2010.
Media Network also follows up on this:
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/more-on-the-ibbs-plans-for-fiscal-year-2011
Wolfgang B?schel, dxldyg, says the Erching, Germany IBB site refers to the
former longwave 173 kHz facility.
Finally: WWCR and IBB are working on resolving their collision on 7465 at 01-02
(Glenn Hauser, 1905 UT Feb 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. KJES is back! Not reported for almost two months, but on 11715, Feb 2
at 1449 I am hearing some off-key singing, a dead giveaway, 1450 into OM
intoning verses, undermodulated and mixing badly with at least two other
stations, i.e. R. Liberty in Uzbek via Lampertheim, and ChiCom jamming,
probably CNR1 (tho Aoki does not show it as jammed, we know they jam other
Uzbek services).
This mess quit at 1459, but now there is an open carrier as Vatican is about to
start relaying RVA Philippines in Tagalog/English back to the jobless Catholic
Filipino Gastarbeiter stuck in the UAE et al. Can`t make much out of KJES while
this is on, but at 1518 I think I can detect KJES still under there.
Finally at 1559 frequency is clear for KJES, monotone OM preacher in English
with robokidsinging off-key in background. 1559.5, kid ID in English with usual
``please let me know if you can hear me`` but not ``and get me out of here!``,
1600 into Spanish as scheduled. Still very undermodulated and must strain to
copy. Now there is increased ACI from music on 11720 which is RFA in Uighur via
Saipan plus ChiCom jamming; also squeezed on lower side by weaker N Korea.
Since KJES had been making a lo het with co-channel stations, I determine it is
slightly off-frequency to the low side, but probably not as low as 11714.90.
Now we need to check its other scheduled transmissions to see if they are back
too: 1900-2100 on 15385, 0200-0330 on 7555. For starters: yes, 15385 with
kidchoir at 1905 Feb 2, doing its best against Greenville 15390 Lavwadlamerik.
All three KJES frequencies supposedly rotate the LP antenna to different
azimuths at top of each hour, tho I did not notice any difference at 1500 and
1600. Long ago, I believe they had problems with it being stuck in one
direxion. Even when active, their broadcasts were sporadic, and some listings
show KJES as M-F only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9369v, Arabic at 0111 UT Tue Feb 2, fair signal, obviously from WTJC.
Does their program schedule at http://www.fbnradio.com/new_page_copy%281%29.htm
yet show Arabic anywhere around 8 pm ET? Of course not! In fact there is no
Arabic anywhere on their schedule, any day of the week, altho there used to be
a bit somewhere. Not to be confused with IBB`s Deewa Radio in Pashtu via
Lampertheim, GERMANY, also scheduled on 9370 during this hour (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 13845, PMS via WWCR, Feb 2 at 1455 with heavy swish QRM from WEWN
13835 spur, a constant unresolved problem from at least one of their
transmitters; how bad it is heard depending on relative propagation. Shortly
WEWN moves its spurs to 15600 and 15620, clearing 13845 after 1500 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1660, not a sign of classical KXTR Kansas City, Feb 1. Home page
http://www.kxtr.com/pages/1447847.php? which is what you get if you merely
enter www.kxtr.com, does not have any announcement about antenna work, as it
did for some weeks in December, January, that it would be off the air weekdays,
but it must be missing this afternoon, as I am mobile around Enid with
nondirexional caradio.
At 2018 UT, 1660 exhibits only a very weak SAH between two other stations, no
doubt ND and TX, and furthermore, KC-area stations on 1250-Spanish,
1090-Catholic were inbooming by skywave already. 2027 the same. At final check
of 1660 at 2153 UT, heard an ESPN station with an ad for Morehead, i.e. KQWB
West Fargo ND.
Furthermore, at 2025 UT I was hearing a ``Radio Disney`` as IDed in passing
atop 1190 before fading, ending some teeny-bopper music, kid on phone in quiz.
The only R. Disney on 1190, per NRC AM Log 2009-2010, is KPHN Kansas City MO,
day power 5 kW, but a new one to me. That`s strange, as it`s non-direxional,
and has been on the air more than 31 years, tho under different calls before
March 3, 1997.
At 2019 I was gettin` a surfin` song on 1010. Uplooked later, among
adjacent-state stations, format matches KCHI Chillicothe MO, yet another near
KC, but there are too many other 1010s around to be sure (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 12000.8, strong and steady open carrier, Feb 2 at 0620. It makes
a het with the 12000 birdie in the FRG-7, but it stands alone on the YB-400.
Something new, possibly of local origin? But the band is certainly open at this
hour, as far as Brazil, q.v., 11815. Is anyone else hearing it?
Next check at 1447, still there, but now the open carrier is intermittently
interrupted by digital data bursts. And still at 1536, interfering with CODAR.
BTW, this is a BROADCAST band where such utility signals should only be
subtracted, not added (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15360, qontinuous Qur`an, Feb 2 at 1456 aside WYFR Spanish 15355.
Fortunately, no RHC on 15360, perhaps just having closed to QSY. Qur`an qeeps
going thru hourtop, no break until 35-second pause within the 1504 minute, when
they could have easily inserted a full ID! But that might have broken the mood.
Meanwhile at 1459 some lite CCI developed on 15360. The only thing scheduled on
15360 is RFI Persian via Issoudun at 1430-1500, previously heard with QubaRM,
but not today, perhaps also off at least 4 minutes early.
Or the 15360 transmitter in France has been turned over to the Algerians for a
new schedule, or new tests from elsewhere? Periodically, RTA`s Qur`an service
tries other sites a few weeks, perhaps for competitive bidding or comparative
propagation evaluation. So far in B-09, Algeria via France relays have been
using only the 5, 7 and 9 MHz bands, but TDF is known for making mid-season
changes at the beginning of Feb, also for RFI broadcasts.
This performer sounds like the same one heard the day before on 15160 around
this time, and there is nothing there today! Except splash from REE/Costa Rica
plus/minus 15 from 15170 as noted before 1500, gone after then. A good bet that
15360 Qur`an is the same transmission trying another frequency, tho 15160 was
quite a bit stronger. Where will it be Feb 3?
However, by 1548 Feb 2, 15360 is gone, and I am hearing an even weaker Qur`an
on 15380 versus clicking circa 15382 and Spain 15385 splash. So is 15380 the
same transmitter as 15360 in yet another shift? Nothing scheduled now, but
Sa`udi HQS is shown on 15380 until 1355, so maybe that was extended. No, I
don`t think it was // 15435.
However there are two separate Sa`udi programs in Arabic. WRTH 2010 says 15435
and 15225 are the general program, not the HQS, even tho most of the time they
too are reciting.
Perhaps related is Jari Savolainen`s observation:
``UNIDENTIFIED. 7130 / 7160 / 7190 / 7220 --- On 27 Jan at 1615 UT tune-in
noted a station with endless Qur`an reciting on 7130. No ID at all at any time.
Strong signal and nice, clean AM modulation. Audio went off at 1700 but the
carrier stayed on until 1714. A minute or two later I noted them back with
Qur`an, now on 7160. This lasted until 1755 when they switched to 7190. And at
1858 they jumped to 7220. Then I had to leave my radio. All I could hear was
that Qur`an recording without ID. Sounds like someone testing, but who could
this be (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 16:16:12 -0800 (PST)
From: "Hector \(Luigi\) Perez" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Canada International
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
RCI in spanish via 11.990 khz. Very nice signal into Puerto Rico. Reception
made using a small Grundig radio P-400. Program went from 23:30 utc tu 23:59
?
Best 73s
?
Luigi KP3003SWL San Juan
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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:21:46 -0500
From: Robert Wilkner <[email protected]>
To: +d x s f <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] logs
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Feb 3rd On at the moment
4700 Bolivia. Radio San Miguel, Riberalta being received well at
0000-0015 Possibly two transmitter in use, one weaker on 4699.95; 4700
stronger and on at the moment. Major difference in strength noted in
Florida and NSW, Australia [Wilkner]
5485.45 Peru, Radio Reina de la Selva, Chachapoyas very strong at
0000-0015,om vocal, Dave Valko original tip and log. [Wilkner]
73s de
Bob
Robert Wilkner
Pompano Beach, Florida
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Message: 8
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 17:06:30 -0800 (PST)
From: Joe Strain aka Yodar <[email protected]>
To: "Hector \(Luigi\) Perez" <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Radio Canada International
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
NUTS ! I was working 49 M at that time, it would have been a good logging here
in florida
Yodar
words MEAN things
--- On Tue, 2/2/10, Hector (Luigi) Perez <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Hector (Luigi) Perez <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Canada International
To: [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 7:16 PM
RCI in spanish via 11.990 khz. Very nice signal into Puerto Rico. Reception
made using a small Grundig radio P-400. Program went from 23:30 utc tu 23:59
?
Best 73s
?
Luigi KP3003SWL San Juan
? ? ?
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