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Today's Topics:
1. QSL from Radio Bar-Kulan (Alokesh Gupta)
2. Re: Glenn Hauser logs March 1-2, 2010 (Wolfgang Bueschel)
3. 6165 correction. (Wolfgang Bueschel)
4. 3 March Logs (Sean Gilbert, International Editor - WRTH)
5. Glenn Hauser logs March 2-3, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
6. Wed DX (Charles Bolland)
7. WWCR on 4840 (Zacharias Liangas )
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 13:06:43 +0530
From: Alokesh Gupta <[email protected]>
To: Alokesh-Hotmail <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] QSL from Radio Bar-Kulan
Message-ID:
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Received a detailed reply from David Smith, Director, Radio Bar-Kulan
in 2 days for a reception report sent on 1st March, 2010 just after
the inaugral txn was over at the usual email id barkulanradio @ gmail
dot com mentioned on their website.
Earlier, also received an instant auto reply from Sunni Said Salah,
Senior Somali Sports Journalist & Sports Chief Editor.
Here's the reply received from David Smith, Director, Radio Bar-Kulan :
Quote ....
Thank you for your reception report. You heard us on our very first
day of broadcast. Your details are correct.
This is a brand new radio station so we do not yet have QSL cards. We
will get some in the future. We do not even have a letterhead yet!
One of our technicians is from India and I am copying him on this
reply - I'm sure he will be pleased!
Soon we will also be streaming from our internet site so check
bar-kulan.com for details.
Best and mahadsanid,
David Smith
Director
......Unquote
----------------
Alokesh Gupta
New Delhi, India.
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 08:57:09 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>, "DXLD"
<[email protected]>, "Glenn Hauser" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 1-2, 2010
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Re: UNIDENTIFIED. 7505.6 approx
USA 7505.64 odd - Came across of WRNO English sermon by female(!) "...talk
about teanagers....", at 0540-0548 UT, March 3, S=8-9 signal in southern
Germany.
ANGUILLA 6090.00 Sermon from Anguilla noted March 3 at 0536 UT, but
suffered by an accompanied hiss sound at approx. 6089.87 kHz, probably
originate from NIG or ETH.
BELARUS Belarus R noted as usual in 5-6 UT range on 6010, 6040, 6070
strongest, 7235, 7255 and 7280 kHz. Nothing heard on 7265 kHz channel,
absence reported also by G?nter Lorenz in A-DX. Also absence of Ukrainian R
on 5970 kHz today.
CANADA 6190 CRI in En via Sackville site at 0528 UT March 3, S=9+20dB.
6175 Vo Vietnam in Vietnamese via Sackville at 0522 UT March 3, S=9+20dB.
CROATIA 3984.90 kHz Croatian Radio Deanovec, at 0450 UT March 3. S=9+20dB.
Nx in Croatian lang at 0500-0504 UT, weather report.
MALI 6165 Small gap at 0530-0558 UT and chance to listen RTM Bamako site,
this morning March 3, at 0529 UT on S=9+10dB level to decrease at 0558 UT on
S=8 level. 0529-0531 UT endless drum beats. At 0532 UT ID in French by
femalse anncr, "Ici ... Bamako ...". Ended exact at 05.58:33 UT when signal
covered by Deanovec Croatia powerhouse on co-channel, which came from
3984.90 75mb as scheduled. Followed by chimes interval signal of RNW Bonaire
relay co-channel - underneath Croatia - , which started around 05.58:45 UT.
NETH ANTILLES (Bonaire) 6195 NHK Jpn/Spanish lessons at 0520 UT March 3
via RNW Bonaire relay site, sched 0500-0530 UT, S=9+20dB.
RUSSIA 15105 Tatar Radio progr via Samara site, S=8-9 strength. Sportnews
at 0513 UT.
SLOVAK REP 7385 Miraya FM Radio via IRRS SW at Rimavska Sobota in Slovak
Republic: in Arabic scheduled 3-6 UT noted with S=9+20dB level at 0549 UT
March 3.
Religious EGR 5990 kHz in English noted on March 2nd at 6-7 UT.
73 wb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Hauser" Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 1-2, 2010
** U S A. UNIDENTIFIED. 7505.6 approx.: I often hear a het on FEBC
PHILIPPINES 7505 which is in Mandarin, Cantonese 1400-1630; e.g. March 2 at
1439. Since this is close to the real WRNO frequency during its only
broadcasts at 0200-0500, I am wondering if they leave the exciter on the
rest of the day, producing this weak spoiler signal?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 13:01:48 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>, "DXLD" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] 6165 correction.
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Correction.
But I'was confused with RTM night frequency of 5995 kHz, which opens later
at 0600 UT.
6165 should be RATHER Radio N'Djamena in Chad, located some 3000 kms
easterly, also in French language.
73 wb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" >
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:57 AM
Subject: [dxld] Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 1-2, 2010
> Re:
> MALI 6165 Small gap at 0530-0558 UT and chance to listen RTM Bamako
> site, this morning March 3, at 0529 UT on S=9+10dB level to decrease
> at 0558 UT on S=8 level. 0529-0531 UT endless drum beats.
> At 0532 UT ID in French by femalse anncr, "Ici ... Bamako ...". Ended
> exact at 05.58:33 UT when signal covered by Deanovec Croatia
> powerhouse on co-channel, which came from 3984.90 75mb as scheduled.
> Followed by chimes interval signal of RNW Bonaire relay co-channel
> - underneath Croatia - , which started around 05.58:45 UT.
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 15:13:32 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
From: "Sean Gilbert, International Editor - WRTH"
<[email protected]>
To: "Sean (WRTH)" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] 3 March Logs
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A quick tune around the 21MHz band with the Icom and inverted vee revealed,
amongst some unidentifieds, the following:
March 3, 2010
LIBYA
21695 @ 1328 Voice of Africa, Sabrata
in Swahili. OM with mentions of Libya and Africa. then full ID in Swahili by
OM (with echo!).
S-Meter: S9
SAUDI ARABIA
21600 @ 1346, BSKSA, Riyadh
In Arabic. OM chanting. Some fairly shallow QSB. //21460. Carrier abruptly
switched off in mid sentence at 1355.
S-Meter: S9+30
21460 @ 1354, BSKSA, Riyadh
In Arabic, // 21600 (but 15dB weaker), until 21600 carrier off at 1355. OM
Chant continuing on 21460.
S-Meter: S9+10
21640 @ 1332, BSKSA, Riyadh
In Arabic. //21505. OM interviewing(?) another OM on what sounds like a
telephone. Into YL talking over some classical/Arabian type music then 2nd
YL joined in.
S-Meter: S9+40
21505 @ 1351, BSKSA, Riyadh
In Arabic, // 21640 (but 10dB weaker). Appears to be some kind of play with
vocal exchange between YL and OM, then alarm clock bleeping (!). Into OM
talking over typical Arab music.
S-Meter: S9+30
SPAIN
21610 @ 1344, Radio Exterior de Espa?a, Noblejas
In Spanish. //21540, 21570. OM in rapid talk. Occasional comments from
another OM. Then YL with ID before OM again. Peaking 9+20dB but rapid QSB
S-Meter: S8
21570 @ 1347, Radio Exterior de Espa?a, Noblejas
In Spanish. YL talk then OM. Rapid QSB. // with 21540 and 21610 but signal
weaker.
S-Meter: S7
21540 @ 1350, Radio Exterior de Espa?a, Noblejas
In Spanish. //21610, 21570 but considerably weaker than either of the other
frequencies.
S-Meter: S4
73 de
Sean Gilbert
Buckingham, Bucks. IO92MA
Web: http://www.hfradio.org.uk
RX 1: IC756PRO, CI-V, SEM Multifilter
RX 2: Racal RA1792
ANT 1: Inverted Half size G5RV @ 10m agl
ANT 2: Wellbrook ALA1530+ @ 3m agl
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:37:25 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs March 2-3, 2010
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
** ANGUILLA [non]. 11775, DGS missing March 3 at 1621 as I was checking for //
to WWCR 13845, see USA; a very weak signal instead with something else,
presumably VOA in Persian via Biblis, GERMANY, as scheduled 1530-1630. Maybe
Caribbean Beacon, an ID they never really give, will still be off tonight from
6090, which would be more helpful, but don`t count on it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA [and non]. 6160, March 3 at 1340 open carrier atop CKZU Vancouver,
with the same SAH we hear after 1400. Therefore, CBC`s RCI not only brazenly
interferes with CBC Vancouver during the 14-15 UT hour for its non-direxional
relay via KOREA SOUTH in Mandarin, but allows KBS to turn the transmitter on
that ill-chosen same frequency at least a third of an hour early. Recheck at
1357, the RCI IS has started (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake March 3: found only on 9380, at 1354, against unheard Sound
of Hope, and tough luck, DW; QRM from WWRB 9385 BS splash, and WTWW 9480 PPP
overload. At 1452 found another FD, on 7580, still unexplained and unlisted by
Aoki, and by now not heard on 9380.
CNR1 is all over the place as jamming, including some frequencies with echo,
removing any doubt it is legitimate, such as 11895, March 3 at 1421. Aoki shows
the a*terisked victim as BBC in Chinese via Singapore at 1300-1530 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 7220, March 3 at 1359:46 starting REE IS, before cutting to CRI
sign-on at 1400, the usual pattern from Kunming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CYPRUS. OTH radar pulses, presumed from here, March 3 at 1412 on
15258-15283, so 15285 Wertachtal escapable by off-tuning upward. Still same at
1512 recheck. Then at 1516 heard exactly same sound but much weaker on
15738-15763 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CZECHIA [and non]. R. Prague might want to reconsider retaining 11600 and
dumping 13580 in its one-transmitter-at-a-time austerity measures, for Spanish
at 1500. March 3 at 1504, could make out RP theme and Spanish, but co-channel
from weaker station with music, plus het. Nothing else scheduled, and not the
Cuban noise jamming which starts at 1600, but maybe still to do with the Cuban
radio war, or something out of east Asia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 15190, R. Africa, at 1513 March 3, S9+10 signal, but just
barely modulated preacher in English. And he is paying good money for this? So
many gullible gospel huxters pays their money and never monitors, a good
business for the unethical broadcaster. But the preacher gets the satisfaxion
of imagining he is converting Africans (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GOA. 15175, AIR IS at 1514 March 3, only a few audio dropouts and decent
modulation for a change, flutter with S9+5 peaks, 1515 opening Gujarati (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. VOI, 9526-, March 3 at 1355, undermodulated music toward end of
English hour; off the air during the 14 UT hour, but back on at 1457 check with
more undermodulated strummin` `n` singin`, atop het from CRI East Turkistan
9525.0 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBYA [and non]. Here`s another station without a clue what frequency they
are really on! 21695, March 3 at 1405, tune in to frequency announcement in
English, ``17850 at 4-6 pm, that is 2-4 pm GMT``, and shortly, ``Voice of
Africa from the Great Jamahiriyah``. Have they moved on 16m? Of course not!
Still on // 17725, while at 1408, 17850 bears usual BBC Somali via Cyprus
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALAYSIA/SARAWAK. 5030, RTM Kuching, March 3 at 1402, S9+12 in talk,
presumed news in Iban from Wai FM network relay, and would have been quite
readable if I understood a word of Iban; some Cuba 5025 music splash, but quite
a good signal for Swk. At 1454 music still audible on 5030 once Cuba had almost
outfaded (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MOROCCO. RTM missing from 15341 and 15345, March 3 at 1412. HCJB Australia
not propagating so missed its chance to come thru unscathed on 15340 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA [and non]. 6075, R. Rossii, Pet/Kam, March 3 at 1359-1400+*,
motorboating as usual and impossible to zero-beat, no sign now of 8GAL V/CQ
marker on 6074. Once RR was off, weak Chinese on 6075, either RTI or ChiCom
jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. As I expected, nothing from REE on 9690, March 3 at 0607, 24 hours
after they had a very good signal, apparently transmitted by mistake on that
frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CHINA
** SWEDEN [non]. 15480, started looking for new transmission at 1411 March 3,
but too early; at next check 1511, VG signal with SW Asian music, 1512 talk in
unID language, but according to Wolfgang B?schel, it`s IBRA Radio via Rampisham
UK, in Dari during this semihour amid 1430-1545 transmission in Pashtu before,
Hazaragi after. Why are they sending so much RF into deep North America? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See previous report under UNIDENTIFIED [non]
** UKRAINE. 7540 with intermittent ``Russian`` tune-up tones, March 3 at 1451,
flutter. I.e., the ``Simferopol`` transmitter already on air prior to 1500
start of V. of Mesopotamia relay, KURDISTAN [non], which stays on 11530 right
up to 1500; ergo two different transmitters.
On 7540 at 1500, timesignal about 4 seconds late, and some music, presumably
VOM, but too much splash from 7535 ChiCom jamming vs BBC via Thailand (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Add KJES to the roster of US shortwave stations putting out spurs.
March 2 at 2022 I found very distorted Spanish centered about 15557.6, S9+12
level, modulation soon matched to KJES on 15385 which was S9+22, much stronger
than usual; despite this, 15385 was undermodulated, with usual catechisms, i.e.
zombie crowd repeating what the leader just intoned. Another weaker spur in
between around 15532. However by next check 2032, 15385 had faded way down and
the spurs had disappeared. Probably got a sporadic-E boost uncovering the
spurs. Axually, undermodulation on fundamentals has a positive correlation with
spurs elsewhere (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENINNG DIGEST)
** U S A. 5755, WTWW with bigot PPP, March 3 at 0604, VG signal so I compared
it to // 5890 via WWCR, and to my surprise, WWCR was noticeably weaker,
non-solid signal. Normally propagation from the two nearby stations is the
same, but this time the skip zone boundary must have been on the edge; and/or
azimuths from their rhombix made the difference.
9480 at 1449 March 3, still PPP, who apparently is the only programming now
that the NRB is over, and lite squeal on the modulation, more noticeable
offtuning to the USB (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 13845, WWCR, March 3 at 1415, poor signal, YL interviewing someone
about New World Order --- that`s not PMS` shtick! Yes, 13845 is now // 7490
with The Power Hour, Joyce Riley! Same still at 1502.
March program schedule on WWCR website confirms this is no mistake, she now
scheduled on 13845 at 1300-1600 daily. Daily? On 7490 TPH is only M-F with
other programming Sat/Sun. 1621 recheck, 13845 has resumed DGS (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also ANGUILLA; USA: WEWN
** U S A. 13835, WEWN, March 3 at 1415 checking for spur slush on 13845, but
WWCR seems to be clear of it, leading to hopes that WEWN is repairing its
problem, but further monitoring of its English frequencies at stronger signal
levels required (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Altho it had not been especially problematic the day before, spurring
all over the place, WTJC nevertheless missing from 9369v, March 3 at 1450.
Preventive maintenance? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 4050, March 3 at 0608 country music audible, no doubt KWMO,
Washington MO, 3 x 1350 as previously IDed with same format. Why do I keep
reporting this? Because it is something which should not be there, an anomaly.
More pertinent question is why many other DXers are not reporting it?
Altho 4050 is always weak and frequently not audible, the fact that it appears
at all shows something is wrong with KWMO`s harmonic suppression. If this were
normal, we would also be hearing countless other MW stations on their third
harmonix every 30 kHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA [non]. 11680, RNV via CUBA, VG signal March 3 at 1505 momentarily
in English. English? Hardly. Make that broken English, about what else, Ch?vez
activities. OM speaker is worse than the YL, as first of all the translation
from Spanish is far too literal, and secondly, he tries to pronounce English
words as if they were Spanish, making them only intermittently understandable.
Add to that his poor dixion which would hardly qualify him as an announcer in
Spanish itself. What`s his registration number as a licensed announcer, anyway?
In Venezuela you supposedly can`t go on the air without such authorization, as
e.g. bolivarian apologist Ad?n Gonz?lez proudly cites his number. Nitpicking
like that could get a private broadcaster forced off the air for violating the
rules.
1508 canned outro by better announcer as having been ``Informative Short News``
a program title a native English speaker would never come up with, and Windows
boot-up logo used deliberately as a transition. Are they aware of this in
Redmond? RNV anyway is good for laughs. And we are still waiting for Calabozo
to fire up, removing the [non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15570, S9+18 open carrier at 1410 March 3, surely another
Greenville warmup for upcoming broadcast really on 15580 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 12:23:46 -0000
From: "Charles Bolland" <[email protected]>
To: "ALF" <[email protected]>, "Arnaldo slaen"
<[email protected]>, "Bob Wilkner" <[email protected]>,
"brainman214" <[email protected]>,Carlos
GonA?alves<[email protected]>, "Cumbre" <[email protected]>,
"DSWCI" <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, "Gayle Van Horn"
<[email protected]>, "Glenn Hauser"
<[email protected]>, "Hard-core-dx" <[email protected]>,
"Marie Lamb" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Wed DX
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Indonesia, 4749.94, RRI Makassar,1205-1220, Tuned in
late, but noted a female in
Indonesian language conversing with two gentlemen which
probably was a news
or current affairs program. Signal was poor to fair.
However, by 1217 the signal has dropped
to threshold. (Chuck Bolland, March 3, 2010)
Indonesia, 9680, RRI Jakarta, 1220-1230, Noted a
female conversing with a number of gentlemen which
seemed like the same program I was monitoring on
4749.94 KHz. Unfortunately, the signal from
4749.94 had already faded to nil and it wasn't possible
to check it. Here on 9680, the signal was
fair during the period. (Chuck Bolland, March 3, 2010)
NRD545
26.27N 081.05W
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:38:35 +0200
From: "Zacharias Liangas " <[email protected]>
To: <>
Subject: [HCDX] WWCR on 4840
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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http://zlgr.multiply.com/journal/item/265
USA 4840 WWCR in a new (?)freq . Due to abt one month beng not in my
house , i could not log into this station earlier> heard it today on 0503 with
discussions then talks then adverts with political refs to solidaritry and
governments (...) and ABC news (just word picks). Signal was S9
Since when it was on this freq ???
LIangas 3-3-10 with our govt to take very strict econ & tax measures
inorder to bypass the crisis
Please read and distribute this 15 year research article
http://tinyurl.com/5vzg7e
Please read my article on SINPO at http://tinyurl.com/yt7qjd
________________________
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http://www.youtube.com/zach0gr some videos
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http://www.worldisround.com/articles/302315/ (Litohoro) 321199/Tinos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zachgr pictures upload
http://www.google.com/reader/shared/06600224598981072865 (social
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http://del.icio.us/gr_geek1
........
Zacharias Liangas , Thessaloniki Greece
greekdx @ otenet dot gr ---
Pesawat penerima: ICOM R75 , Lowe HF150 , Degen 1102,1103,108,
Tecsun PL200/550, Chibo c300/c979, Yupi 7000
Antenna: 16m hor, 2x16 m V invert, 1m australian loop
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