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Today's Topics:
1. Tips from Italy (Giampiero58)
2. RVA Fequency Change (Ashik Eqbal Tokon)
3. Glenn Hauser logs November 18, 2010 (Glenn Hauser)
4. GOLDEN LEMON AWARD of the night to three broadcaster
(Wolfgang Bueschel)
5. Log Report for Al Muick - 18 November (Albert Muick)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:36:10 +0100
From: "Giampiero58" <[email protected]>
To: "HCDX" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Tips from Italy
Message-ID: <db57007dc45e4b6baa8042612065c...@bernardini>
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Few tips, some better signal in Milan city
Ciao
Giampiero
4716,7 0111 17/11 Radio Yura, (tent), Bolivia, talks and music, poor
4800 0125 17/11 AIR Hyderabad, India, long talks like reports, good
4810 0130 17/11 AIR Bhopal, India, talks, maybe reports (not //4800), fair
4840 0133 17/11 WWCR, USA, religious talks, in English, fair, AIR under
4950 0136 17/11 AIR Srinagar, India, Indian songs, fair
5040 0139 17/11 Radio Havana, Cuba, program in French, reports, good
5045 0105 17/11 Radio Cultura, Brazil, nice songs, weak. On 18 Nov, still
songs but better signal.
5952,47 0152 17/11 Emisora Pio XII, Bolivia, talks, weak, QRM from Costa
Rica
6060 0145 17/11 Radio Habana, Cuba, Spanish, talks about "cultura ambiental
en Santiago de Cuba" //6140, good
6155 0142 17/11 AIR, Bangalore,India, problems with tx, modulation going on
and off, strong signal
7295 0050 17/11 Traxx FM, Malaysia, songs, weak with fading
7811 0205 18/11 AFRTS, Key Saddebunch, USA, reports, songs, in USB, fair
9675 0115 18/11 Cancao Nova, Brazil, religious songs, good
11710,6 0134 18/11 RAE, Argentina, tango music in the Japanese program, good
11815 0127 18/11 Radio Brasil Central, Brazil, talks, fair
15400 1227 18/11 HCJB, Kununurra, Australia, id and special English
broadcast, fair
RX: Perseus; RFSpace SDR-14; RFT EKD 300
ANT: T2FD 15 m long
QTH: Milano, Italia
Giampiero Bernardini
Milano, Italia
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:45:33 +0000 (GMT)
From: Ashik Eqbal Tokon <[email protected]>
To: Hard Core DX <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] RVA Fequency Change
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Radio Veritas Asia Going to change some frequencies effective from Sunday, 21
November 2010.?
Details are as follows.
Sinhala ?0000-0027 UTC from 9865 khz to 9720 kHz
Hindi ? ? 0030-0057 UTC from 11710 khz to 11730 kHz
Chin (former Zomi-Chin) 0130-0157 from 15520 khz to 15255 kHz
73 from
Ashik Eqbal TokonRajshahi, Bangladesh.
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:50:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs November 18, 2010
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** ANTARCTICA. 15476, LRA36 still undetected this week, again no carrier found
Nov 18 at 1426 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 15230, SAC out of whack, with CRI English relay, Nov 18 at 1423,
extremely overmodulated and distorted in talk, and also splashing beyond normal
bandwidth during music. The better to QRM co-channel and co-Commie RHC which
succeeded in making a SAH (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. Today`s anomaly from RHC, Nov 18: the 15360 transmitter is upacting
again putting out multiple spurs. First noted at 1236 on 15465 with Despertar
con Cuba mention, FMy quality, carrier cuts off for a split second every 2 or 3
seconds. While it`s readable in AM mode, no words can be made out with BFO on.
I then look for others, all frequencies approximate: 15412, 15307, 15257,
15205, 15148, so they are at approximate 52-53 kHz intervals, and as before
more of them on the lo side than the hi side. Meanwhile, other // transmitters
on 15230 and strongest 15120 were nominal, without any such problems.
13580, the leapfrog of 13780 over 13680, Nov 18 at 1431 RHC IS and ID, was atop
weak intentional 13580 station (listed RFA Vietnamese via Sri Lanka) making
SAH; this is unusual, plus lack of much signal on the other leapfrog 13880
which is normally far stronger (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** HONDURAS [and non]. 3250, HRPC, Nov 18 at 1156, usual M preacher in English,
consecutively translated by W into Spanish, with het, but it went off in a
minute clearing channel for HRPC only, no pause or ID at hourtop, but faded out
by next check 1230. Het off at 1157 fits exactly for schedule of VOK`s Japanese
service, per Aoki, but it`s supposed to resume at 1200, and one might expect
them not to break transmission anyway (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. Re my previous remark about lack of accurate schedules from All India
Radio: Alokesh Gupta refers us to this, where schedules are organized by target
area, but no transmitter sites, powers or azimuths given:
http://www.allindiaradio.org//schedule/fqsch.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI, Indonesian vocal music processed with AutoTune but
quite a different sound then the usual Western result, 1450-1505* Nov 18, VG
signal, IADs, occasional English IDs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH. Besides the het on Honduras 3250 until 1157, some other lowband
signals were making it but only poorly Nov 18, better a semihour later: 2850
with soprano sing, 3480 with het vs the counter-revolutionaries (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 15495, Brother Scare again via GERMANY, Nov 18 good
signal in the 1400 hour, aimed USward? Typo yesterday about the presumed
closure, should have read 1457, not 1357.
Dave Kenny, UK has been monitoring this more extensively Nov 18:
``Overcomer Ministry heard here today:
1300-1400 on 11680 15495 17765
1400-1500 on 9460 13810 15495
1500-1600 on 9460 13810 17485
15320 is listed at 1200-1400 in the Media Broadcast schedule but was
untraced and appears not to be in use. Anyone know what the sites are for
11680, 15495 or 17765? These frequencies are not listed in the Media Broadcast
schedule. 73s Dave Kenny, UK`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 15710, Miraya FM via IRRS via SLOVAKIA, Nov 18 at 1420, HOA?
music, Arabic dialect, fair signal, have not heard in some time (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. First airing of WORLD OF RADIO 1539 was ready in time for WRMI, UT
Thursday Nov 18 at 0430. Unfortunately, the frequency was jammed to smithereens
so undetectable; tnx a lot, Arnie! It was confirmed on webcast. Next airing at
1600 had little if any jamming, but some other CCI.
Next scheduled times are: Thursday 2000 WBCQ 7415 (if they get it in time,
unlike last week); Thursday 2200 WRMI 9955, likely jammed again; Friday 0430
WWRB 3185 (so far have not been able to upload the new show); Friday 1530 WRMI
9955; Friday 2130 WWCR 7465 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 11715, KJES during the Oklahoma service, Nov 18 at 1438 yelling
catechisms and responses in English, but barely audible despite super signal;
occasional bits stronger, in attempt to break the modulation barrier. Could be
out of phase stereo cancellation somewhere in their audio chain; wiggle that
patchcord, or reverse it? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 3160, WPJK, Orangeburg SC is still signing on half an hour later than
necessary in November: official FCC sunrise is at 1200 UT, but nothing there
Nov 18. Carrier on from *1229:49, but no sign-on until 1232:20, 1233 right into
usual Gospel Train music, S9+15 on 2 x 1580 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15706, approx., Nov 18 at 1419 I hear 2-way SSB scratching
between Bulgaria 15700 and Miraya FM via Slovakia 15710, and briefly confirm it
is in Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:08:09 +0100
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "egroups_harmonics" <[email protected]>, "DXLD"
<[email protected]>, "HCDX" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] GOLDEN LEMON AWARD of the night to three broadcaster
Message-ID: <ed55cbf89e954ecf81bc39b07576b...@hnpc2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
INDIA.
9998 kHz - moderate spurious signal noted at 1715 til 1945 UT, originate
some 378 kHz away from fundamental AIR Aligarh 9620 kHz transmission in
Arabic. Covers range 9994 to 10001 kHz, peak signal at 9998 kHz.
Another AIR Aligarh India transmission carries a heavy 140 Hertz heterodyne
on 9470.14 kHz at 1305-0040 UT, hetting against 9470.00 even from Moscow
Taldom tentat.
BELARUS SPURIOUS.
7465 kHz Radio Tirana in French language at 1835 UT Nov 18, S=9+10 ...
+15dB. Moderate signal, not bad.
B u t noted a minor adjacent interference signal, when checked also in
1800-1830 UT, as well as 1830-2100 UT time range:
Belarus Radio Minsk of nominal fundamental 7360 kHz produces TWO BAD
SPURIOUS SIGNALS at 112 kHz away each, symmetrical on both sides in 7463 to
7482 ... and 7245 to 7251 kHz, with peak signals on 7248 and 7472! kHz.
KALININGRAD ENCLAVE / RUSSIA.
6040 kHz R Tirana noted on 18.58:48 UT Nov 18, TX sign on with Radio Tirana
interval signal tune at Shijak.
BUT Voice of Russia's DRM TRANSMISSION from Kaliningrad enclave Bolshakovo
site ahead of Tirana's signal, latter still also on air after 19.00 UT.
Scheduled at 16.00 til 19.00 UT only.
They stopped the digital mode DRM transmission of Voice of Russia on 6040.00
kHz very late at 19.06.42 UT,
-- THIS IS FAR 7 MINUTES TOO LATE !!!! --
The Russians should stop their digital outlet DRM NOISE BUZZER Hum sharp
EXACT at 19.00 UT !
Please complain on Moscow Telecommunications and frequency manager
authorities.
After Russian DRM intruder from Kaliningrad enclave stopped at 19.07 UT Nov
18, Radio Tirana noted on S=9+10 ... +20dB level signal. At 19.12 UT final
announcement in Serbo-Croatian, interval signal Radio Tirana til 19.12:30
UT, TX signing off.
So, - Radio Tirana did benefit positively only 5 minutes service of 12 mins
in total.
CHINA A new type of psychological jamming operation noted today on the
single channel 9455 kHz against RFA Saipan broadcast in Mandarin at
1600-2200 UT Nov 18. Heard the whole hour 17-18 UT two CNR programs like NEW
WALTZ MUSIC played over and over again + echo talk jammer programm;
+ fundamental RFA Mandarin broadcast.
vy73 wb
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Message: 5
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:51:05 +0430
From: Albert Muick <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Log Report for Al Muick - 18 November
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
QTH: Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
RX: WinRadio G303e
ANT: 100m longwire
9500 18 NOV, 1815 UTC, SWAZILAND, TWR with african-accented preacher
thumping the bible for all it was worth. Not sked'ed per EIBI and AOKI,
but here at 1800 nonetheless. Good signal but beat up on by BBC on 9505.
9605 18 NOV, 1746 UTC, CLAN, Voice of Meselna Delina heard in presumed
Tigrinya (sounds a lot like Arabic to me) with east African music and
long talks by a woman. Went to pop music at 1759 for about ten seconds
and then left the air. Something left at the end of the tape, maybe.
About ten seconds after the transmitter left the air, the BBC came up in
French. Excellent signals from Samara, Russia with no QRM and some
minor fading.
11730 18 NOV, 1730 UTC, PHILIPPINES, Radio Pilipinas in Tagalog with
male announcer reading news headlines. EIBI says this should be English
and AOKI doesn't list it. Great. Powerhouse signal with no QRM and
minimal fading.
11760 18 NOV, 1616 UTC, CLAN, Voice of Oromiyo Revolution with east
African music and long-winded rants by a man. Good signals and no QRM.
>From Wertachtal. Will also try Media Broadcast for a QSL. Maybe get a
2-for-1 deal out of this!
I'm off to Dubai in about 6 hours for a course and exam. I will be back
in the dust of Kandahar on 27 November, Thanksgiving Day. Hope everyone
has great DX until then!
73
Al
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