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Today's Topics:
1. Tue Morn DX (Charles Bolland)
2. Nov. 01, 02 logs (L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec)
3. IRIB Tehran in Ebri-Hebrew (Wolfgang Bueschel)
4. Glenn Hauser logs November 2, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
5. Radio PMR (Eike Bierwirth)
6. Moving again (Albert Muick)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 11:01:16 -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]>, "Gayle Van Horn"
<[email protected]>, "Glenn Hauser"
<[email protected]>, "Hard-core-dx" <[email protected]>,
"Marie Lamb" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Tue Morn DX
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China, 10500, Firedrake (pres), 0940-1100, Noted
steady instrumental Chinese music
for our listening pleasure. Signal was fair which is
noteworthy for this early and such
a high frequency. (Chuck Bolland, November 2, 2010)
Ecuador, 3280, La Voz del Napo, (pres), 1013-1020,
Noted a female in Spanish language
comments. Can't pull out details, but the woman sounds
like she was praying.
At 1018 music presented for a minute then more
comments. The audio sounds
distorted. Signal was fair. (Chuck Bolland, November
2, 2010)
26N 81W
WR-G31DDC
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 09:08:44 -0200
From: L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, "Anker Petersen" <[email protected]>,
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Nov. 01, 02 logs
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4986, Peru, R. Manantial, Huancayo (presumed). November, 01 0018-0050 latin
genres selections like Rumba, Romantic, Bolero and Cuban music, male talks in
Spanish. Some het (from what?), Brasilian 4985 was off, 23322 (lob-B).
4990, Suriname, R. Apintie, Paramaribo. November, 01 0830-0836 slow music with
slight religious style. At 0836 Brasilian 4985 sign on covering Apintie, 25332
(lob-B).
5020, Solomon Islands BC, Honiara. November, 01 0837-0845 Pop music, male in
English talks. Unreadable, splash QRM of Brasilian 5035, 32432; November, 02
0810-0824 English talks by male and female "investigated and arrested..complex
investigation.Program tonight..Honiara..Solomon Islands", canned male on music.
From 0821 signal started to decline, at peak 33333, (lob-B).
7245, R.Mauritanie, Nouakchott. November, 02 0825-0835 male in Arabic talks,
Arabic Pop music, back male, female segment. 25332, (lob-B).
11945, R. Australia, Shepparton. November, 02 0836-0849 male and female talks
"Australia", outside. So far, best signal of R. Australia frequencies in this
time period, 33433 (lob-B).
73's
L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec - Embu SP Brasil - SW40 - Dipole 18m, 32m, Longwire 22m
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 13:27:36 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>, "DXLD"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] IRIB Tehran in Ebri-Hebrew
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IRAN 15390 VoIRIB Tehran is the only big SW station which carries
Ebri-Hebrew language program to Israel. Noted Nov 2nd at 1200-1227 UT on
15390KAM, S=9+30dB powerhouse, excellent arm-chair reception and superb
audio in the clear too, \\ 13740SIR also 500 kW Telefunken tx unit, slow
fade S=9+10 ... to +25dB signal strength.
IRIB's morning service in Ebri-Hebrew at 0430-0457 UT via 9820KAM and
11925SIR tx centers, both 500 kW units in use.
The only PRW Warsaw Poland outlet in Hebrew on RMP7265 kHz 1900-1930 UT,
500 kW of power.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Nov 2)
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 10:28:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs November 2, 2010
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** ALBANIA. Checking out the remainder of R. Tirana`s English broadcasts, on
new B-10 schedule, continued from last report:
At 0248 Nov 2, 6130 is good with no CCI or ACI [0245-0300]
At 0343 Nov 2, 6100 is good with no CCI or ACI [0330-0400]
At 0429 Nov 2, 6100 is even better with no CCI or ACI [0430-0500].
At 1555 Nov 2, 13640 poor propagation today, but still no QRM [1530-1600]
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANTARCTICA. Most weekday mornings I manage to pull a carrier from LRA36,
15476, but a while since any audio. Nov 2 at 1324 could detect a YL speaking a
few words of Spanish before fading down. It was S7 peaking briefly to S9+5.
Those closer to Europe with a 15480 QRM problem should try between 1400 and
1430 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 6040, Nov 2 at 1206, CNR1 echo jammers atop soft music. They must be
here because of VOA Chinese via Thailand on 6040 at 12-15, as the paranoid
ChiCom continue to try to block our broadcasts into the country, while we even
allow them to relay CRI English via domestic US stations! We nice guys are
finishing last in this radio war.
Firedrake search Nov 2: at 1234, nothing on 10520; and no others found up to 18
MHz by 1244.
13665, Nov 2 at 1238, CRI English with good reception; via ALBANIA at 11-13
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. At 0248 Nov 2, RHC English is to be found only on 5970 and weaker
6000. Apparently 5970 starts sometime after 0100 and 6000 after 0200, rather
than as published by Arnie, 6000 and 6050 from 0100.
At 0536 Nov 2, English on 5970, 6010, both much stronger than QRMed 6060, and
undermodulated 6150 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. R. Mart? and jamming observations Nov 2: at 1208,
reactivated 5745 is still jamming-free, while 5980 has heavy jamming mixed with
RM, and 6030 jamming only; at 1215, 7405 RM also free of jamming. At 1233, 9805
has heavy jamming only; 9885 VOA Spanish with lite jamming pulses; 9955 WRMI
and 9965 Rep?blica totally blocked by walls of noise. At 1236, VOA Spanish on
13715 without jamming but abutting REE Spanish 13720; at 1242, 15590 VOA
Spanish also jamming-free. Expect VOA Spanish to shift one UT hour later in
morning and evening from Nov 7, for the convenience of Washington after DST,
not the listeners (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUATEMALA. 4052.5-, R. Verdad stays slightly on the low side, Nov 2 at 0537
with Spanish talk, presumably sermon. What about the English hymns during this
final nightly hour? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, Nov 2 at 1327, VOI has VG signal but hum/whine is worse
than usual, plus the IADs they cannot or will not get rid of. Concluding Today
in History segment, something about Levelland TX. 1328 ID as network program
between Jakarta and RRI Banjarmasin, i.e. Tuesdays` Exotic Indonesia excursion.
This time the Jak YL addressed the Banj guy with a name sounding like
``Fator``, and he called her ``Rachma``, no idea about correct spelling of
either. 1329 ``Focus`` quotes Democratic Voice of Burma about Myanmar uranium
mining and nuclear weapons technology, despite being a signatory to the IAEA
non-proliferation treaty.
1333 over to Banj for a program about traditional dances, starting with one
performed at a local Islamic conference. Pre-recorded scripted talk read by YL
identifying some traditional dances of South Kalimantan, with lots of
unfamiliar Indonesian names, and far too much talk, far too little music
exemplifying them. 1349 to a song by a YL chosen by Fator (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MOROCCO. 15341+, RTM still off-frequency Nov 2 at 1241 with Arabic vocal
music, no het to make it obvious. Two hours later at 1445-1501*, Harold Frodge
in MI heard on 15341.15 ``alternating commentaries in German, Hebrew, Arabic
and French``, which would be news for this station! Probably some token stuff
relayed from domestic service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA [and non]. 9695, Nov 2 at 1218, VORWS ID, program about popular march
music, for military parades thru WWII, Nov 7, 1941 being a key date. Lots of
neat musical clips. Fair with flutter, some CCI; at 1230 news headlines
starting with the South Kuril Islands flap, Japanese ambassador recalled, and
now the CCI is Sakura!
The day before, I tuned across a 9695 English broadcast and assumed it was R.
Japan. In fact, NHK is scheduled for English at 1200-1230 to SE Asia, then
Thai, but VOR is also on 9695 in English at 12-13 via Samara, 250 kW, 140
degrees for S Asia, too close for comfort (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** SPAIN. 9690, strong open carrier at 0408 Nov 2; from 0410 REE IS which will
drive you nuts if you axually listen to it for 5 minutes straight. They need to
add some variations, like Turkey or Serbia. 0415 opening Emisi?n Sefarad, usual
YL giving schedule as Mon 1425 on 15385, UT Tue 0115 on 11780, 0415 on 9690.
Rest of the semihour show was mostly music, enjoyable.
I missed checking the 0115 to South America, so will have to wait another week.
That broadcast was absent for half of A-10, due to some oversight at Noblejas
until my repeated inquiries got through; then it came back on 11795, but if
it`s really on 11780 now, it will be colliding with Bras?lia. I also made
requests for monitoring of this from South America, but there was absolutely no
interest.
Still seeking the new Basque program from REE, Nov 2 at 1323 check on 15170 via
Costa Rica --- no, it`s still in Spanish, mixing with Romania.
Yimber Gavir?a found an REE page with details on the new programming,
via http://bit.ly/aa61JJ but the times are local UT +1 --- is this really an
exterior or an interior station? It claims Basque is at 1405 (1305 UT), so
maybe they have just not initiated it yet --- plus word of adding a
quarter-hour of news in 5 languages:
``M?s informaci?n en todos los idiomas --- A la parrilla de REE se incorpora,
adem?s, un informativo en euskera, que ofrecer?, todos los d?as, de lunes a
viernes desde las 14:05 horas, la emisora auton?mica vasca.
Adem?s, a partir de las 16:30 horas habr? un informativo de 15 minutos que se
realizar? con peque?os boletines en los distintos idiomas en los que Radio
Exterior de Espa?a emite. Aparte del espa?ol: franc?s, ingl?s, ?rabe, ruso y
portugu?s.``
So I was monitoring 17595, best here, Nov 2 at 1530 UT, and the latter has
indeed started, ``Noticias en idiomas del mundo``, starting with Portuguese,
1534 French, 1537:25 English with Allison Hughes, including Oklahomans voting
whether to ban sharia law, 1541 Arabic, 1544 outro also mentioning Russian
before Arabic, but there was none today. REE`s distinctive three-note-rising
stingers inserted between each headline. If they cram 5 languages into 14
minutes instead of 4, that obviously will mean an average of only 2.8 minutes
each including the time-consuming and wasteful stingers (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. Trying VOT`s new 9655 for English to North America a second night,
UT Nov 2 at 0408: very poor and can`t even be sure the signal there is in
English or from Turkey; again eclipsed by 9660 Vatican via Madagascar, which if
I understood Amharic would be armchair copy. Will TRT doggedly stick to this
useless frequency for the rest of B-10? To change it and regain listeners would
be to admit one had made a mistake; which is more important? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non?]. 17740, VOA Portuguese underway Nov 2 at 1703, while it was
missing yesterday until later in the hour. Extremely strong signal, and
splattering at least plus/minus 15 kHz. So far I have not managed to intune
before 1700 in case there be a clue as to site really in use, i.e. a note or
two of the RCI IS, but scheduled as Sackville instead of Greenville (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also CUBA [and non]
** U S A. As I have been outpointing, 1200 UT is the official local sunrise
time in Orangeburg SC for November, but apparently WPJK has not heard about it.
Tune in 3160 at 1158 Nov 2 and it`s already on with music; so still signing on
at 1130? Must resume checking that early. 1159 announcement, 1200 train
whistles, gospel music; T-storm noise from offshore TX & LA, and/or northern
MS, prevented much copy (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. MW DX on DX-398 with internal antenna; prime references NRC AM Log,
and NRC Pattern Book:
720, still looking for KDWN Las Vegas NV, Nov 2 at 1315 UT, no sign of it, just
the SAH typical of KSAH vs WGN. I am monitoring again at 1415 which is when
KDWN is authorized to switch to non-direxional day pattern. I do hear a weak
signal now but cannot be sure it is not just WGN, and hard to DF; a slower
subaudible heterodyne does point to something other than WGN/KSAH in the mix.
880, Nov 2 at 1306, Imus from E/W vs KRVN from the N/S, i.e. KLRG Arkansas per
http://www.imus.com/station-list/category/arkansas which shows him at 5-9 am CT.
1210, Nov 2 at 1310, local news mentioning Huron, 1311 clips of South Dakota
gubernatorial and other candidates; 1313 outro with ID as ``Dakota Country
1210, KOKK, news director Zack Nelson(?)``. Huron is in east central SD,
nowhere near a Great Lake; seems KOKK has a good local news department thanks
to him.
It`s easy at the moment, nulling KGYN. Day power is 5 kW, night 900 watts.
Official Huron sunrise in Nov is not until 1330 UT, while in Oct it was 1245.
Day pattern has a deep null northwards, broad lobe to SE but plenty also to S,
while nite pattern has deep null toward Philadelphia, broad lobe to NW but some
also to S. Has CP for similar patterns. NRC lists no PSRA, but this signal
suggests it was on day power and pattern early.
1300, Nov 2 at 1318, ``perfect weather for voting`` frosty at 27 degrees, but
climbing; DF for N/S, but at that temp I`ll pick north. Faded before any
further clues. Most likely 5 kW KBRL McCook NE which has a lobe our way, if not
non-direxional 5 kW KOLY Mobridge SD.
1350, Nov 2 at 1257 UT, ID as 1350 KMAN, Manhattan (Kansas), plug for community
calendar at http://1350kman.com and also had a low het from NW/SE; at 1259 a
Fox Sports Radio from NW/SE, presumably KDZA Pueblo CO.
1370, Nov 2 at 1406, ``Fox 1370, The Right Choice``, plugging Ingraham and
Hannity shows; Google hits point instead to ``Talk 1370, The Right Choice,``
for Austin TX market, KJCE Rollingwood, which has a broad northward lobe.
Program guide:
http://www.talkradio1370am.com/pages/402107.php
(Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. TP MW carrier search Nov 2: from 1242 UT upward in LSB mode on
DX-398: 747, 828. 1244 downward in USB mode: 1422, 1332, 1242, 1179, 1134,
1116, 1044, 972, 828, 774. 972, no doubt KOREA SOUTH, seemed a bit stronger
than the other traces, but not enough for audio (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1560, Nov 2 at 1255 UT, one station here is off-frequency enough
to make a rumbling low het; seems to peak NNE/SSW, making KLNG Council Bluffs
IA or KZQQ Abilene TX the prime suspects, while dominant signal was KGOW
Bellaire TX (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 02 Nov 2010 23:20:19 +0100
From: "Eike Bierwirth" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Radio PMR
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Hi,
today (2nd Nov 2010) I observed a new schedule for Radio PMR / Radio
Pridnestrovye (both IDs are in use), different from yesterday's, with half-hour
programmes in Russian-English-French-German, this cycle apparently being
repeated thrice from 1800 til 2400.
The English, French, and German broadcasts had exactly the same content -
peacekeepers' manoevers and the 20th anniversary of the first casualties in the
Moldovan-Pridnestrovyan conflict (2nd Nov 1990). This filled the first 15
minutes; the second 15 minutes consist of very cheesy Russian-language songs,
apparently of Pridnestrovyan origin (one at least was about "my republic
Pridnestrovye" and its lovely vineyards).
The Russian broadcast was different, with more reports and without the long
music fill; possibly using material from the domestic service. It starts with
the ID "You are listening to Radio Pridnestrovye, we are working for you!"
followed by the national anthem of this self-declared republic. Then "Govorit
Tiraspol" and ID now as "Radio PMR".
So it seems the schedule on 6240 kHz is (for the time being):
1800-1830 Russian #
1830-1900 English
1900-1930 French
1930-2000 German
2000-2030 Russian
2030-2100 English
2100-2130 French
2130-2200 German
2200-2230 Russian
2230-2300 English #
2300-2330 French #
2330-2400 German #
# - not actually observed but extrapolated
Only the German programme announced the broadcast schedule for German
programmes (matching today's new observations!), the postal address. They asked
for an envelope and an IRC if you desire a reply by snail mail. (They
explicitly asked for a "coupon" so those seem to be accepted in that
internationally non-recognized entity.) Does this mean that German DXers are
the most demanding ones? Or a host that does care a bit about listener contact?
73,
Eike
Leipzig / Germany
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2010 09:09:56 +0430
From: Albert Muick <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Moving again
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Dear All,
It has been quiet from Kabul for a couple of weeks, because I am
relocating yet once again back down to fashionable Kandahar in the
height of the season.
I anticipate being back up and DXing within a week to ten days.
Meanwhile, I am reading everyone else's logs with envy!
Best 73s
Al Muick
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