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Today's Topics:
1. Glenn Hauser logs August 2-3, 2011 (Glenn Hauser)
2. Re: [dxld] 6102.00 R Afghanistan off freq (Wolfgang Bueschel)
3. LA on MW 3/8 (maurits van driessche)
4. Radio Heritage Expands to Europe (Radio Heritage Mail)
5. BOLIVIA: Sindicatos de El Chapare mejorar?n equipamiento de
Radio Kausachum Coca (Arnaldo)
6. Top Radio Books for August & 1c Deals (Radio Heritage News)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 09:30:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 2-3, 2011
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** ARGENTINA. 15345-, August 2 at 2132, only a het vs MOROCCO [q.v.] on the hi
side, and never overcame with any audio. Finally uncovered at 2202:39 when IMM
turns off its carrier, RAE announcing 6060 and 15345 in Spanish, also
http://www.radioexterior.com.ar I thought he said, but that goes nowhere, nor
the link at Media Network`s Hitlist,
http://www.radionacional.com.ar/programacion/rae.html
O, I see in the WRTH it should be http://www.radionacional.gov.ar --- That does
get to the domestic service homepage, but just *try* to find any link to the
external service, even by internal search!
Anyhow, with the end of DST for this year, prompted by the beginning of
Ramadan, Morocco now runs one real hour later on 15345, which means the
northern-summer respite for RAE 21-22 UT German service listeners in Europe is
over. That was only a fluke, as the two stations stupidly stick to the same
frequency, both refuse to participate in HFCC or heed advice by would-be
listeners that one or both should move a bit away to plenty of clear
frequencies in the vicinity.
A few years ago, Argentina decided to go on DST in its summer, Nov-Feb, and
RAE, so remote from the real world of international broadcasting, shifted all
its languages one UT hour earlier just so they would stay at the same local
time, oblivious of its intended audience. This put German up to 20-21, still
colliding with Morocco even when that country was not on DST. English, Italian
and French hours from RAE, earlier in the day, remain always blocked by Morocco
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BAHRAIN [non]. 15540, August 2 until 2006, R. Kuwait very good with talk
outroed as ``Song of the Sea``, another ``Radio Bahrein produxion, presented by
R. Kuwait``. Maybe they stick these in at different times from day to day;
August 1 was at 2019-2025 as in previous report under KUWAIT. There used to be
a programme exchange called Voice of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Maybe
this is that. Back to western pop music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENNG DIGEST)
** CANADA. Nice to get a third reply from MBC Radio = CJLR-FM-3 in Prince
Albert, Sask., altho my miles-per-watt calculation is now very incorrect: (gh)
Your reception of MBC Radio 88.1FM in Oklahoma --- Hi Glenn: Very cool that you
picked up our rebroadcast of MBC in Oklahoma. We actually just increased the
power of that site to 49000 watts on a new tower. Still ? very impressive that
you picked us up 1220 miles away. I know in the past we?ve gotten letters from
folks in Norway and Sweden that also take part in DXing.
I am a sales guy at the radio station, and have been involved in radio most of
my life. I?ve always been intrigued at how FM signals can skip like that. On a
couple of occasions driving from Prince Albert to Regina (4 hours south of
here) I have picked up stations from the US on my cars? FM receiver. Once I
picked up 4 or 5 stations from the Upper Peninsula in Michigan. Another time I
picked up 3 stations from the Tulsa area. I found it interesting that it was
several different stations from the same geographic area that would skip, so
obviously something atmospheric was allowing that to happen.
Nice touch on being able to post what you heard / recorded online. Much easier
to do that than to start mailing cassettes around. Have a great day!! (James
Young, MBC Sales and Marketing, August 3, via DXLD)
** CANADA. 2, August 3 at 0126 UT, brief fade-in of a drama in English from the
NNE, likely an Ontarian analog TVDX; no other significant Es lately (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA [and non]. 17735, August 2 at 2030, RCI`s prime English hour left on
Sackville, discussion of Pakistan, Kashmir, with a Waterloo professor, hit by
OTH radar pulses, then detected 17715-17740, presumed from CYPRUS. Not enough
to overcome RCI, which is also far enough from TDP QRDRM on 17750-17760. RCI is
// 15330 and 15235.
August 3 at 1335 it was interesting to check Sackville frequencies during SW
fadeout: inaudible was 9650 CRI relay, and JBA carrier on 11655 from normally
strong NHK relay. Also knocked out 9330 WBCQ, 9370 WTJC (or maybe really off?)
while other US signals remained: weakened 9385 WWRB, still strong 9479 WTWW.
7490 WWCR-2, normally a powerhouse, was also incredibly JBA.
We had been warned that a coronal mass ejexion was on the way to hit Earth
early August 3. At 1200, WWV e-mailed: ``Space weather for the next 24 hours is
predicted to be minor. Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are likely.`` Its
1500 notice had not shown up an hour later (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CHILE [and non]. 16755, August 2 at 1957, dirty spur from CVC La Voz 17680,
still audible, roughly covering 16730-16760. Also at 2040, the weaker distorted
blob on the other side around 18600 // 17680. See previous report earlier
August 2.
Aug 3 I was waiting for 17680 to sign on at 1200, and so it did without
fanfare, but initially quite weak, so no spurs to be heard. By 1306 signals had
built up greatly, audiblizing awful dirty distorted music spur circa 16755, and
today at 1309 the match around 18605 was stronger.
However, a SW fadeout hit a few minutes later, and by 1330, only traces of the
spurs remained on 16755 and slightly more on 18605. Now most of the 16m signals
had faded down or out, with CVC 17680 noticeably weaker but holding up best
along with Rwanda 17800. By 1340, 17680 had become JBA! While 17800 remained
good (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake, August 3; before 0500 in local noon hour:
none found 0445-0453 from 19 to 12 MHz
Before 1200:
10300, very good at 1148
12900, very good at 1152
13130, good at 1152
13920, fair at 1153
15900, good at 1158
16100, poor at 1158
Before & after 1230:
10300, very good at 1229
12900, very good at 1232
13920, very good at 1232, no 13130 now, nor any 14`s
15545, fair at 1238
15900, very good at 1234
Before & after 1330:
15900, very good at 1320; only fair at 1340 after SW fadeout
15425, poor-fair at 1317, het on 15427
15285, fair at 1329
14950, good at 1332
13130, fair at 1332
12025, very poor at 1332; could not detect CNR1 too or anything else
10300, very poor at 1336; none in the 11`s
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COSTA RICA. 11880, Aug 3 at 1209, REE relay missing tho audible mixing
equally with NHK on 11815. 11880 on at next check 1229 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. Anomaly, SNAFU roundup August 3:
11760, just as I tune in at 0456, sign-off in Spanish is cut off, as after 50
years, RHC has never learned to coordinate transmissions with programming. I
immediately retune to 5040, and succeed in hearing once again long-outdated
morning frequencies announced to frustrate listeners awakening already at 1100
UT, i.e. including 12000, 9600, 6180.
12020 at 0458 is also still on past 0500, now plugging internet listening
overnight; off at next check 0509.
9570, at 1224, CRI relay absent; hope Andy O`Brien in Ontario was rejoicing
over temporary lack of QRM to Australia 9580. Some weak Asian signal became
audible on 9570: Aoki says KBS in Indonesian.
15230, missing at 1315, no Chinese audible either, while 15120 and 15360 were
nominal; RHC back on 15230 at 1330 check.
15330, Aug 3 at 1236 lite pulse jamming against nothing, as R. Mart? is not
using 15330 at all in the A-seasons! Then it stops; did they read my mind that
I was about to deride the DentroCuban Jamming Command yet again for its
incompetence? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CYPRUS. 14880-14915, August 3 at 0449, OTH radar pulses, presumed from here
altho spreading 35 rather than usual 25 kHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) See also CANADA
** ITALY [non]. 15610, August 3 at 1319, IRRS via ROMANIA, but NOT with Brother
Scare! Instead a YL with long report on US drone attacks on Waziristan,
including interview clips; must be from a major broadcaster. Initially poor
signal losing out to noise level at 1325; 1327 possibly mentioned UN Radio
(which IRRS is known to carry) and a bit of music before becoming JBA at 1328
as all signals were hit by SW fadeout. I see the IRRS schedule at
http://www.nexus.org/schedules/wed.htm
has still not been updated since 10 June, so doesn`t show Brother Scare at this
time, nor any other specific programming even on stream, altho the SW
transmission schedule effective July 18 at
http://www.nexus.org/NEXUS-IBA/Schedules/IRRS-SW_A11.html
does show 13-14 on 15610.
So is BS supposed to be on this hour, or not? Could well be another mistake by
the downlink site tuning in the wrong satellite channel, and who cares? The
Overcomer Ministry homepage still thinks it`s on 15610 at 1800 UTC! (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JORDAN. 11960, Aug 3 at 0455 nice ME music, 0500 ID in Arabic mentions
Amman, Urdaniya, Hashemiya, a bit more of music and good signal cut off the
air, in truncated legacy SW service, our best chance to hear this country, for
only one hour daily (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [and non]. 15180, Aug 3 at 1239, VG signal from VOK, mezzo and
that quasi-electronic instrument accompaniment with beautiful harmonies, one
can enjoy as long as one cannot understand it`s 99% likely she is extoling
great/dear leaders and the paradise that is the DPRK. In fact, I preferred this
to Martha Garvin`s Musical Memories I could have understood on WWCR 15825,
equally good signal but less fading and less harmonious (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTNEING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH [non]. 9650 via CANADA, Aug 3 at 1243, KBS World Radio ending
Let`s Learn Korean segment concluding `Seoul Calling`, so I am finally prepared
to hear their Wednesday traditional music show from the beginning, `Sounds of
Korea`: begins with flute and drum playing peasant love song; narratress
explains and names the instruments, but I really can`t understand the details.
CCI from KOREA NORTH direct not too bad today and minimised by listening on the
insensitive DX-390 breakfast table radio using whip/rod antenna only. I feared
transmission would cut off conclusion as program kept going past 1258, but
wrapped up just in time for 1259* with two notes of RCI IS, without any time
for formal KBS sign-off. During semiminute break before Sackville back on
different beam, 268 to 240 degrees, for 9650 CRI relay, the RNW IS via Tinang
could be heard even on the DX-390 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MAURITANIA [and non]. 7245, Aug 3/Ram 3 at 0447 UT, weak carrier squeezed
between 7240 DW English via Rwanda, and 7250 Vatican French; could IGIM be on
this early? After Rwanda closed, at 0504 Mauritania definitely on 7245 with
usual chanting, early for Ramadan. Still need to look for it in the deep-night
01-04 UT period; however Aoki shows the competition:
7245 0210-0400 RUS Novosibirsk R. Sakha Yak Yakutsk 23456 = M-F
7245 0200-0600 TJK VOICE OF TAJIK Tajik, Persian Dushanbe-Orza daily.
Powers? HFCC shows only 5 kW for Sakha, 100 for Dush, both non-direxional
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MOROCCO. 15345+, August 2 at 2132, IMM is still on, Arabic atop usual het
from weaker Argentina on lo side, so post-DST schedule has indeed shifted one
UT hour later as expected. 2156 Arabic music vs het; now both are stronger.
2200 no timesignal, YL in Arabic, sounder, presumed news starts until
modulation stops after 2202 and carrier cut at 2202:39* uncovering ARGENTINA,
q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 11800, Aug 3 at 0455, good signal with vocal music, percussion
and string instrument. HFCC coyly lists as ``non-specific`` Babcock at 04-05,
250 kW, 125 degrees from Rampisham to CIRAF 47E and 48NW --- a roundabout way
of referring to Sudan. Aoki is more explicit as Sudan Radio Service to Darfur
in Arabic, daily except Fridays. This is a much better option for us now than
mornings on 16m, but apparently disincludes any English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN. 15225 & 15305, looking for the RTI 15265 spurs heard 24 hours
earlier, not today Aug 3 1315, tho fundamental was still audible with het, and
Firedrake from CHINA, e.g. 15900 was VG before the SW fadeout (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TATARSTAN [non]. 15110, Aug 3 at 0445, lo-fi talk in language, seems some
Russian influence, fading S6 to S9+5. Presumed R. Tatarstan via Samara, RUSSIA
at 0410-0500 with carrier on up to 20 minutes earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 17900, unlike last few days, no mystery 1000 Hz tone test audible
Aug 3 at 1308 or later. Nor did I find it on any other 13, 15, 17 or 18 MHz
channel (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 3 Aug 2011 20:16:45 +0200
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "DXLD" <[email protected]>, "HCDX"
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] 6102.00 R Afghanistan off freq
Message-ID: <878DC4FDB5F344DBB4A6AAF54C1A5846@HNPC2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
reply-type=original
AFGHANISTAN I guess 6102v was well-consired selected tonight.
Due of Kashi China powerhouse "Beijing Hour" on adjacent 6095 kHz. Maybe a
DXer advised RTA engineers? Best reception here in Europe upper side 6098 to
6110 kHz.
vy73 wolfgang
National Radio of Afghanistan.
Heute auf 6102 kHz, wenn sich mein alter Sony nicht irrt ...? Seltsam.
(Simon-Peter Liehr-D, A-DX ng Aug 3)
Yes, exact on 6101.999 :-) kHz - Mauno said 2 Hertz down - yesterday. :-)
S=8-9 signal in Finland. Grey zone at Batumi in Georgia, dark zone in
Ashgabat Turkmenistan.
At 16.31 UT cut off TX powerline, a little late tonight.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 3)
Probably from Oct 30 in B-11 season, like in B-10 season
6095 1500-1600 Kashi China 500kW
6100 1600-1700 Kashi China 100kW
6100 1600-1630 M&B Wertachtal AWR in Bulgarian
6100 1530-1600 Novosibirsk RUS
6100 KCBS Pyongyang Kanggye
6105 1500-1600 Shijiazhuang China 500kW
----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 7:16 PM
Subject: [dxld] 6102.00 R Afghanistan off freq
AFGHANISTAN 6102.00, R Afghanistan, 1623, Aug 3, Urdu
talk & songs at threshold level to 1631:21 carrier off. Surprised to
find they had moved up exactly 2 kHz from nominal. Seems a
punching error?
73, Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands.
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 00:53:10 +0200
From: "maurits van driessche" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] LA on MW 3/8
Message-ID: <2F19B454421249CCBE77AC8D928C230C@PCvanSAMSUNG>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
http://www.box.net/shared/di5jlbt0nj7dmdoln3yk = 1570khz ,at 0355utc OCU4J
Radio Bethel Peru
http://www.box.net/shared/k7hxs2dj42te8aupp4ud = 1250khz at 0350utc OAX4L
Radio Miraflores,Miraflores Peru
Audiofiles from 3/8 on MW
Perseus SDR
Super Kaz to 275 degrees
Maurits Van Driessche
Belgium
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 17:40:43 +1200
From: "Radio Heritage Mail" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Heritage Expands to Europe
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Radio Heritage Foundation
www.radioheritage.com
August 4 2011
Radio Heritage Foundation
Extends Coverage to Europe
_________________________
WELLINGTON [New Zealand]
The addition of major new European radio history content at its
website [www.radioheritage.com] marks a move by the Radio Heritage
Foundation to extend its coverage of radio heritage connections to
Europe.
Chairman David Ricquish says 'the borderless nature of radio waves
has always made it inevitable that our focus would one day expand
beyond our initial work in the Asia and Pacific region. In fact, our
collections already have many materials relating to broadcasters
based in Europe going back to the 1920's. European broadcasters,
their ideas, policies and cultures have had a major influence on
Pacific broadcasting for decades.'
The new content covers individual station features, 44 European
countries, almost 100 separately researched years of local European
broadcasting, over 15 digitized early radio frequency guides and some
250 audio samples and images.
The material has a special focus on local European broadcasting
history centered on mediumwave [AM] and longwave stations, events and
personalities covering the entire 20th century and the first decade
of the current period.
Mr Ricquish adds 'Belgian based Herman Boel has collected together,
with help from other European sources, a wonderful treasure trove of
radio heritage material. Herman needed to spend more time on other
projects so we are delighted to make sure his efforts and dedication
are maintained and continue to be freely accessible to the community.'
There are many connections between European and Asia & Pacific radio
heritage issues that can now be explored and showcased at
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The Radio Heritage Foundation already has over 200 Asian and Pacific
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 05:57:19 +0200
From: "Arnaldo" <[email protected]>
To: "DXLD" <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] BOLIVIA: Sindicatos de El Chapare mejorar?n
equipamiento de Radio Kausachum Coca
Message-ID: <69CFB2BE73ED4E44B69C5D62551111D8@windowsv03oj4t>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Con un aporte individual de 10 bolivianos, los productores de la zona de El
Chapare mejorar?n el equipamiento de la Radio Kawsachun Coca que funciona en la
poblaci?n de Lauca ?, confirm? el domingo el presidente Evo Morales.
M?s informaciones y fotografias en
http://gruporadioescuchaargentino.wordpress.com/
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2011 21:17:25 +1200
From: "Radio Heritage News" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Top Radio Books for August & 1c Deals
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
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