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Today's Topics:
1. Radio New Zealand ([email protected])
2. Re: [dxld] Radio Vanuatu Second Shortwave Transmitter on Air
(Wolfgang Bueschel)
3. Log 19/Feb (Jorge Freitas (Yahoo))
4. 125ms echoes (Wolfgang Bueschel)
5. Fri DX (Charles Bolland)
6. Symban (Dave Valko)
7. Glenn Hauser logs February 18-19, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
8. Feb 19 Logs ([email protected])
9. Log 20/Feb (Jorge Freitas (Yahoo))
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:16:46 +1300
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Radio New Zealand
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Radio New Zealand
Further to recent posts and news about the financial issues facing
Radio New Zealand, I doubt if anyone will be switching any
transmitters off here within the near future.
In fact, RNZ receives NZ$34m in government funds + earns another
NZ$4m each year and employs nearly 300 people to produce just 24
hours a day of programs on RNZ National and another 24 hours a day on
RNZ Concert.
RNZ refuses to participate in radio industry ratings, claiming it's
above such raw numbers, adding that it's quality not quantity that's
critical. So no-one really knows how many people listen to them. RNZ
Concert serves a very elite audience with the highest powered FM
transmitters they have whilst other listeners suffer poor FM service
or none at all.
RNZ senior management and board members tried the old fashioned
approach when asked to come up with ways to do more with the same
budget. Do you want RNZ National switched off at midnight? Can we
move RNZ National back onto AM and switch off the FM transmitters?
Can we stop our tiny advertising? Close our regional offices in
marginal electorates? What button can we push? Where will it hurt you
politically?
All silly petulant arguments designed to get 'mother of 3' and
'retired teacher' to furiously demand to their local member of
parliament that civilization is about to disappear.
Unfortunately, this is 2010 and such pork barrel arguments hold no
sway with a government still enjoying well over 50% public support
after 18 months in power and a severe recession.
All they do is convince the government that RNZ has totally lost the
plot. RNZ staff levels are reportedly up over 10% whilst hours
produced remain much the same, their Sound Archives has closed its
doors to 'save money', and still they slowly drift along in a public
service state of mind, blissfully ignorant of recessions, new
technology and how to achieve more with less.
In my view, chances are high that the existing board and some senior
management will be invited to fall on their swords whilst new people
with a positive mindset will appear and find ways to creatively
expand services, not reduce them.
RNZI is completely unaffected by the turmoil, as it's separately
funded by the Ministry for Culture & Heritage and its staff achieve
small miracles with their resources and continue to expand their
services. They get 'out & about' and are in direct daily touch with
their audience, responsive to them, and display innovation and
enterprise.
David Ricquish
Wellington, New Zealand
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:35:09 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>, "DXplorer"
<[email protected]>, "DXLD" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Radio Vanuatu Second Shortwave Transmitter
on Air
Message-ID: <961438a1e8fd4e8888f366c5b9e80...@hnpc2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252";
reply-type=original
Bryan your neighbour Steve White is the RNZ transmitter specialist and is on
repairing t o u r to Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands at present.
73 wb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hans Johnson"
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: [dxld] Radio Vanuatu Second Shortwave Transmitter on Air
Thanks Bryan's tip, checking for this at 1005 on a computer receiver in
Australia. Untraced on 5054 but nice signal on 3945 with news in Pidgin
read by man and an ID within a minute of tuning in. Hans Johnson Naples,
Florida
On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 2:27 AM, Bryan & Sandy Clark <
> wrote:
> I have just heard Radio Vanuatu on the new frequency of 5054.97m, noted
> with very good signals at 0715 UTC on 19 February with talk in Pidgin
> about a cyclone. Running parallel to usual 3945 which was slightly
> better reception.
>
> There was nothing on 5055 when I did a 60 metre bandscan at 0600 UTC,
> and I focussed on logging Radio Apinte 4990 until rechecking the
> frequency just now.
> Bryan Clark
> Mangawhai New Zealand
> AOR7030+ and EWEs to NE, E & SE.
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Message: 3
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:42:30 -0000
From: "Jorge Freitas \(Yahoo\)" <[email protected]>
To: Dxclube Paran? <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Cumbre Lista" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Hard Core DX"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Log 19/Feb
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
9265 19/Feb 0210 USA , WINB Red Lion, EE. OM with preaching emphasis. Many
references to God. 35433 (Jorge Freitas-B)
9370 19/Feb 0157 GERMANY, VOA Radio Deewa, in Pashto, from relay via
Lampertheim. OM and YL present news. The 0159 UT OM announces site and end
tx. The new transmission the 0200 UT with another azimuth and signal is
weak. This transmission is overlapping the WTJC, which always comes here.
33433 (Jorge Freitas-B)
9380 19/Feb 0148 CHINA, Firedrake ON SOH. At least on this day of listening,
I do not think a good choice of the VOA broadcast on this frequency. In the
background you hear comments from YL and OM that I seem to be the VOA Radio
Deew, completely compromised. (Jorge Freitas-B)
12105 19/Feb 0124 GREECE, Voice of Greece, in Greek. A man who seems to
speak on the phone, gives an interview to YL. The 0125 UT end of the
interview with the man and YL is interviewing a woman in the studio. YL back
to interview another man outside the studio. In / / with 7475 kHz, this
with strong QRM. In 12105 kHz signal with no QRM. 0133 UT the signal begins
to suffer moderate fading. 34433 (Jorge Freitas-B)
14970 19/Feb 0218 CHINA, Firedrake active with moderate signal. (Jorge
Freitas-B)
15720 19/Feb 0140 NEW ZEALAND, R New Zealand Int., EE. OM and YL talk, seems
they are presenting news. Continues to be received here with good signal .
35433 (Jorge Freitas-B)
73
Jorge Freitas
Local time -3 UT
Feira de Santana Bahia
Brasil
Degen 1103
Dipole antenna, 19 meters - east/west - Balun 4:1
Skype: jorge.freitas.fsa
Escutas (listening): <http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006>
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:05:35 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>, "DXLD" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] 125ms echoes
Message-ID: <003521af6c3642b6a470c1ae88072...@hnpc2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
This morning monitored typical springtime echoes again - of 125 ms delay
visible on Perseus screen - usually reported by Nils DK8OK in Austrian
newsgroup.
0945 to 1015 UT report, echoes from East Asia. Kunming South China /
Udorntani Thailand and Singapore too.
17560XIA 17670KUN 17690JIN 17875ISS
15130BIB 15135KUN 15190URU 15210KUN 15300ISS 15340SNG
15440KUN 15500BEI 15515UDO
13590BEI 13650Jammer 13765UDO
wb - stuttgart germany
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:35:04 -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] Fri DX
Message-ID:
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China, 7325, China Radio International, 1010-1020
Noted a male and female
giving news and comments in Japanese language. Signal
was at a fair
level. (Chuck Bolland, February 19, 2010)
Lithuania,(Relay) 9690, Radio Free Asia, 1032-1050, At
tune in, noted a male and
female in Tibetan(listed) language comments. Later
while a male talks in
Tibetan, noted English language comments presented from
an earlier
English spot. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland,
February 19, 2010)
Peru, 3329.53, Ondas de Huallaga, 1050-1100, Noted a
female in Spanish language
comments. Of course ODH is mixing with CHU here. Best
heard when a gradual
tuning is accomplished on the weaker carrier until a
null is hit, then notch out the
stronger carrier from CHU. The Spanish comments
continue. Signal was poor.
(Chuck Bolland, February 19, 2010)
NRD545
26.27N 081.05W
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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:19:10 -0500
From: "Dave Valko" <[email protected]>
To: "Dan Sheedy" <[email protected]>, "Guy Atkins" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "David Sharp"
<[email protected]>, "Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec" <[email protected]>,
"Nicolas Eramo" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Symban
Message-ID: <9a746beacb5f4deaa01e9baf451dc...@davepc>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
AUSTRALIA 2368.49 R. Symban (pres.) 1205-1227 abt an equal mix of tlk by M
and mx. Just wasn't strong enough to determine the language or music style.
However, it appears it would correspond with the "Mesimeriana Bleximata"
dedication program hosted by Dimitris that's supposed to be aired at this time.
I think I could have had a readable copy on it at the micro-DXpedition site.
It should eventually make it in the next month or so. (19 Feb)
73 Dave
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:37:47 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs February 18-19, 2010
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
** AUSTRALIA. VL8 check Feb 19 at 1320: talk audible on 2310, but only weaker
carrier on 2325, still weaker on 2485. Nothing detectable on 2368.5 R. Symban,
which QSL manager Johno Wright says has powered up almost to 1 kW; but is it on
the air constantly now? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake Feb 19: 8400 at fair level with drumming segment at 1332
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** HONDURAS. After hearing the extremely distorted FMy signal in Spanish on
3290 past 0300 UT Feb 19, I next checked at 0628 but it was gone, just the
usual ute noises. Still tentatively think it is HREZ, Radio MI. They used to
run well past 0600 or perhaps all-night, but have not heard them on proper 3340
this late in months (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI at 1335 Feb 19, YL speaking English undermodulatedly
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH. 2850, KCBS with steady S9+10 signal during pop piano concerto
Feb 19 at 1318, shortly announced in Korean (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6104.8, XEQM at 0635 Feb 19, M DJ giving phone 99-91-93-91-58 --- I
think I copied that correctly, 2 x 5 = 10 digits, and soon answering caller as
``Candela, buenas noches``. DXers might want to call in (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1120, KEOR Sperry was absent at 2153 UT check Feb 18 on the
caradio. It`s been quite reliable from some weeks, simulcasting KJMU 1340. Next
check at 1538 Feb 19 found it on the air with talk, and a strange thumping
noise every few seconds, perhaps some kind of feedback (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [non?]. 24 hours earlier I heard REE IS at 1359 on 7220, unscheduled.
Wasn`t certain of the frequency so recheck Feb 19 at 1359, and there it is
again, definitely on 7220, so nix my previous speculation about Xi`an 7215
doing it by mistake. This time, 7215 went off at 1357*
The 7220 carrier stayed on past 1400, but just too weak vs the QRhaM to be
certain of language. During a brief respite at 1405 I tried to // it to 17595
when REE was opening Espa?oles en la Mar with Morse code ID, but could not; at
1410 music while 17595 was talk.
No foreign languages are on the REE schedule starting at 1400 on any frequency,
so one would expect it to be a segment of their continuous Spanish service, if
anything. Nor is there anything about Spain or 7220 in the WRTH Feb update. Nor
any 7.220 in the B-09 frequency schedules on the REE website via
http://www.rtve.es/radio/radio-exterior/
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. My first chance to check BBCWS 9410 via WHRI during the time
previously occupied by Connexion Ha?ti in Krey?l which allegedly ended after
Feb 12: a week later, Feb 19 at 1231, BBC headlines in English, and on into
Newshour, first about Australia vs Japanese whaling, and then about stem cell
research and the AAAS, past 1240.
So this 12-13 UT transmission, also via Guiana French 11860 unchecked today,
originally in Spanish only, has not gone back to that. I suppose it still
starts in Spanish with new news for 15 (or 10 or 5?) minutes, and then switches
to English for the rest of the hour instead of archival Spanish shows and
alternating pop and classical music fill. It remains the ONLY BBCWS SW
transmission in English from or to the Western Hemisphere (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WWRB with Brother Scare at 1322 Feb 19 on BOTH 3185 and 9385, as he
was talking about the times he can be heard in the New York area. We had
thought a single transmitter switched from one frequency to the other, but
since time is far from sold-out, WWRB has a spare so they may as well overlap
them for a while (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 7490, WWCR Power Hower as the wacky YL tries to make a
conspiracy out of the Austin crash, Feb 19 at 1328, and jamming noise audible
underneath; later in the morning, WWCR is so strong that the jamming cannot be
heard here, tho Eric Bryan in Washington state was complaining of it, wondering
who`s jamming WWCR? It`s really against R. Free North Korea, inconveniently
scheduled at 13-15 via Tajikistan.
I also hear 9980 WWCR with PPP on 8590, but that`s a local mixing product with
KCRC Enid, 1390 kHz away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. As discovered by Dragan Lekic, the WTWW live stream is now
funxioning, via http://wtww.us We heard it after 1500 Feb 19 and it`s Pastor
Pete Peters, also on WWCR 9980 but did not check to see how it matched. Did
monitor around 1535 and WTWW was not on the 9480 air at the time, but it looks
like PPP will be the programming, just what we need; or rather, just what WTWW
needs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1540, China Radio International, Feb 19 at 0645 tune-in to ``Everyday
Chinese`` language lessons, and IDed as such about once a minute. Not // CRI
via Sackville 6115. Steady S9+20 signal atop multiple SAHs, occasional fades
but remains dominant past 0700 UT despite using my unfavorably-oriented E-W
longwire on the FRG-7. Modulation very good. 0653 changed to ``Tips of the
Chinese Culture``, the very title of which suggests they need some English
lessons. 0655 announcement as ``China Now, from CRI, Beyond Beijing``; song.
Kept listening to catch a local ID around hourtop, but there was none!!
Violation!! 0700 into CRI news starting with denunciation of Dalai Lama being
received at the White House and the ``harm`` that has done to Sino-American
relations.
Apparently this feed, as IDed above is different from what goes out on SW. Of
course, 1540 is KGBC Galveston TX, which at the beginning of the year sold out
to the ChiComs with a fulltime relay of CRI. Thank you, KGBC for advancing
Chinese imperialist anti-Tibet propaganda.
Yes, CHIN Toronto also relays CRI part-time, but it`s a rarity here. And
besides, CHIN is running Rai in Italian at this time per
http://www.chinradio.com/radio-programs?sch2=1
I think I logged KGBC long ago, when it was a real local station, but not
lately. It`s 2.5 kW day, 250 watts night, and with a null, tho not a deep one,
at 350 degrees OKward at night. Daytime pattern is broader without such a null.
Thus we suspect the latter was really in use at midnight.
KGBC has an application to move to ``Dayton`` TX, closer to Houston, increase
power to 5 kW day, reduce to 187 watts night, and with similar patterns from
two different sites, but surely that is not on yet even to test, as a CP has
not been granted, per FCC AM Query (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:02:04 EST
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Feb 19 Logs
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
** ARGENTINA. 11710.62, RAE, 0240-0255, Feb 19, English talk.
Lite Spanish music. Poor. Weak, slightly wobbly carrier. (Brian
Alexander, PA)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 6250, Radio Nac, Malabo, *0535-0600+,
Feb 19, sign on with Spanish talk. Afro-pop music. Radio Nacional
and Radio Malabo IDs. Fair but occasional rtty QRM. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** ETHIOPIA. 7165, Voice of Peace & Democracy, via Radio Ethiopia
transmitter, *0357-0432*, Feb 19, sign on with local Horn of Africa
music and echo ID announcements. Talk at 0400 in listed Tigrinya.
Horn of Africa music. Fair to good but co-channel QRM at 0408 from
Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea with Horn of Africa music and
covered by noise jammer at 0410. Fair to good signal on // 9560.98v -
drifting up to 9561.08. Listed for Mon,Wed, Fri only. (Brian Alexander,
PA)
** SUDAN [non]., via Slovakia, 7385, Miraya FM, *0300-0600*, Feb
19, New additional time. Sign on with pop music. IDs. ?Good Morning
Sudan? program with a mix of Arabic & English talk throughout
broadcast. Local Afro-pop music. Promo for protection against HIV-
AIDS. Many ?Miraya FM? and ?101 Miraya FM? IDs. Time pips at 0600
and off. Poor, weak in noisy conditions at sign on but improved to a
fair signal quality by 0310. (Brian Alexander, PA)
** SUDAN [non]. via Slovakia, 15670, Miraya FM, *1400-1540+, Feb
19, sign on with local Afro-pop music. Arabic talk. IDs. English news
at 1502. Local pop music at 1512. Back to English at 1520 with talk
about upcoming local Sudanese elections. Promos for HIV-AIDS
protection. Canned IDs. Fair to good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 01:55:58 -0000
From: "Jorge Freitas \(Yahoo\)" <[email protected]>
To: Dxclube Paran? <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Cumbre Lista" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Hard Core DX"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Log 20/Feb
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
4500 20/Feb 0002 CHINA, PBS Xinjiang, in Mongolian. OM and YL talk, short
mx. In // 6190 kHz. Weak signal and degrading (Jorge Freitas-B)
5835 20/Feb 0105 USA(?) VOA, in Creole. OM presents news. Constants
interviews and commentators by phone. Signal moderate. In // 5960, 7465 kHz.
Best sign at 7465 kHz. (Jorge Freitas-B)
5895 20/Feb 0121 TADJIKISTAN, Vatican Radio , in Malayalam(?). OM and YL
alternate talks, probably news of the Church. Weak signal, no QRM. The 0138
UT noted a canned ID of Radio Vatican. (Jorge Freitas-B)
73
Jorge Freitas
Local time -3 UT
Feira de Santana Bahia
Brasil
Degen 1103
Dipole antenna, 19 meters - east/west - Balun 4:1
Skype: jorge.freitas.fsa
Escutas (listening): <http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006>
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006
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