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Today's Topics:
1. La Rosa de Tokio ara este fin de semana: La historia de LR3
Radio Belgrano (Primera Parte) (Arnaldo)
2. Merry Christmas (Albert Muick)
3. Re: [dxld] Log Report for Al Muick 23 December 2011 (Mauno Ritola)
4. Re: [dxld] Log Report for Al Muick 23 December 2011 (Albert Muick)
5. Re: [dxld] Log Report for Al Muick 23 December 2011 (Mauno Ritola)
6. Re: [dxld] Log Report for Al Muick 23 December 2011 (Albert Muick)
7. Logs from Brasil (L?cio Bobrowiec)
8. Glenn Hauser logs December 23-24, 2011 (Glenn Hauser)
9. New MW QSL (KCJB-910) (Patrick Martin)
10. New MW QSL (KCJB-910) (Patrick Martin)
11. Bhutan on 5030 and 6035 kHz (Mikhail Timofeyev)
12. Dec 24 Logs (Brian Alexander)
13. Glenn Hauser logs December 24-25, 2011 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:04:06 +0100
From: "Arnaldo" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: DXLD <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] La Rosa de Tokio ara este fin de semana: La historia
de LR3 Radio Belgrano (Primera Parte)
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La Rosa de Tokio es un programa dedicado a difundir el apasionante mundo de la
radio y del diexismo que se transmite semanalmente desde los estudios de LS11
Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires.
Durante los programas que se irradiar?n los d?as sabado 24 y 31 de diciembre de
2011 (que en d?as sucesivos puede escucharse en
http://programasdx.com/larosadetokio.htm) revisaremos la riqu?sima historia de
una de las emisoras m?s representativas y emblem?ticas de la Rep?blica
Argentina: LR3 Radio Belgrano, a la cual le dedicamos dos programas y que, a
pedido de muchos oyentes, se vuelve a irradiar durante estas semanas.
No se pierdan los valiosos archivos hist?ricos que ilustrar?n el programa.
Puede ser escuchada los d?as s?bados de 12: 00 UTC a 13:00 Tiempo Universal
Coordinado (09:00 a 10-00 hora LU) por los 1270 Khz y en Internet por
http://www.amprovincia.com.ar/
Adem?s, una extensa red de emisoras de frecuencia modulada de toda la Rep?blica
Argentina retransmite en forma semanal nuestro programa en diferentes d?as y
horarios.
La Rosa de Tokio tambi?n sale por onda corta gracias a las facilidades
brindadas por WRMI Radio Miami Internacional (http://www.wrmi.net/).
Tambi?n puede ser escuchada en cualquier momento entrando en la p?gina
ProgramasDX y haciendo "click" en http://programasdx.com/larosadetokio.htm
Desde este v?nculo tambi?n podr?n acceder al archivo que recaba ediciones
anteriores del programa.
La Rosa de Tokio es producida y conducida por Omar Jos? Somma y Arnaldo Leonel
Slaen y cuenta con la colaboraci?n habitual de Rub?n Guillermo Margenet.
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:11:39 -0500
From: Albert Muick <[email protected]>
To: DXLD <[email protected]>, HCDX <[email protected]>,
Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Merry Christmas
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Merry Christmas, Season's Greetings and all the best for the New Year.
May yours be joyous, peaceful and prosperous!
73
Al Muick
Whitehall PA USA
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:45:35 +0200
From: Mauno Ritola <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Log Report for Al Muick 23 December 2011
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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24.12.2011 1:52, Albert Muick kirjoitti:
> JAPAN (non), Furusato no Kaze, 9550, transmitting from Taiwan, in
> Japanese with talk by female and male announcers. Heard at 1337 UTC on
> 23 December. Announcements were interspersed with short instrumental
> jingles or sound effects. SINPO 45434. Positive ID at 1345 UTC.
Today only CRI Vietnamese there. Must have been a frequency selection error.
Merry Christmas!
Mauno
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:02:24 -0500
From: Albert Muick <[email protected]>
To: Mauno Ritola <[email protected]>
Cc: HCDX <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Log Report for Al Muick 23 December 2011
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Hi Mauno,
That may be. Thank goodness I had a def ID, and this was definitely
*not* Vietnamese. My Asian language skills are poor at best, but
Japanese and Vietnames have distinctly different sounds. I do not see
CRI scheduled there anywhere, only this station. I have not checked
AOKI, but EiBi and WRTH 2012 do not show them there.
Hope you and yours have the best Holiday possible!
73,
Al
On 12/24/2011 08:45, Mauno Ritola wrote:
> 24.12.2011 1:52, Albert Muick kirjoitti:
>> JAPAN (non), Furusato no Kaze, 9550, transmitting from Taiwan, in
>> Japanese with talk by female and male announcers. Heard at 1337 UTC on
>> 23 December. Announcements were interspersed with short instrumental
>> jingles or sound effects. SINPO 45434. Positive ID at 1345 UTC.
>
> Today only CRI Vietnamese there. Must have been a frequency selection
> error.
>
> Merry Christmas!
>
> Mauno
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:13:07 +0200
From: Mauno Ritola <[email protected]>
To: Albert Muick <[email protected]>
Cc: HCDX <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Log Report for Al Muick 23 December 2011
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Hi Al,
Page 444, 8th line under Vietnamese. But now I see that you most
probably meant originally 9950, not 9550.
73, Mauno
24.12.2011 16:02, Albert Muick kirjoitti:
> Hi Mauno,
>
> That may be. Thank goodness I had a def ID, and this was definitely
> *not* Vietnamese. My Asian language skills are poor at best, but
> Japanese and Vietnames have distinctly different sounds. I do not see
> CRI scheduled there anywhere, only this station. I have not checked
> AOKI, but EiBi and WRTH 2012 do not show them there.
>
> Hope you and yours have the best Holiday possible!
>
> 73,
>
> Al
>
> On 12/24/2011 08:45, Mauno Ritola wrote:
>> 24.12.2011 1:52, Albert Muick kirjoitti:
>>> JAPAN (non), Furusato no Kaze, 9550, transmitting from Taiwan, in
>>> Japanese with talk by female and male announcers. Heard at 1337 UTC on
>>> 23 December. Announcements were interspersed with short instrumental
>>> jingles or sound effects. SINPO 45434. Positive ID at 1345 UTC.
>>
>> Today only CRI Vietnamese there. Must have been a frequency selection
>> error.
>>
>> Merry Christmas!
>>
>> Mauno
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 09:19:20 -0500
From: Albert Muick <[email protected]>
To: Mauno Ritola <[email protected]>
Cc: HCDX <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Log Report for Al Muick 23 December 2011
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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Oh dear! I certainly *did* mean 9950. I hate bifocals...... [bangs
head on desk in despair]
73
Al
On 12/24/2011 09:13, Mauno Ritola wrote:
> Hi Al,
> Page 444, 8th line under Vietnamese. But now I see that you most
> probably meant originally 9950, not 9550.
>
> 73, Mauno
>
> 24.12.2011 16:02, Albert Muick kirjoitti:
>> Hi Mauno,
>>
>> That may be. Thank goodness I had a def ID, and this was definitely
>> *not* Vietnamese. My Asian language skills are poor at best, but
>> Japanese and Vietnames have distinctly different sounds. I do not
>> see CRI scheduled there anywhere, only this station. I have not
>> checked AOKI, but EiBi and WRTH 2012 do not show them there.
>>
>> Hope you and yours have the best Holiday possible!
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Al
>>
>> On 12/24/2011 08:45, Mauno Ritola wrote:
>>> 24.12.2011 1:52, Albert Muick kirjoitti:
>>>> JAPAN (non), Furusato no Kaze, 9550, transmitting from Taiwan, in
>>>> Japanese with talk by female and male announcers. Heard at 1337
>>>> UTC on
>>>> 23 December. Announcements were interspersed with short instrumental
>>>> jingles or sound effects. SINPO 45434. Positive ID at 1345 UTC.
>>>
>>> Today only CRI Vietnamese there. Must have been a frequency
>>> selection error.
>>>
>>> Merry Christmas!
>>>
>>> Mauno
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:05:24 -0800 (PST)
From: L?cio Bobrowiec <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>,
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>,
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>,
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>,
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>,
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>,
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Subject: [HCDX] Logs from Brasil
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3945, R. Vanuatu, Port Vila. December, 20 0750-0800 male and female
in an uncertain language. Poor but some slow and progressive enhancement, 25422
(lob-B).
?
5055,
Brasil, R. Difusora, C?ceres, Mato Grosso. December, 20 0801-0805 male in
Portuguese religious talks ?nas congrega??es da igreja. Mato Grosso?, religious
music. 34533, (lob-B).
?
4796, Bolivia, R. L?pez, Uyuni. December, 22 0749-0801 local folk music
selections,
male in Spanish talks. Signal pick at 0759, rated as 34423,
(lob-B).
?
3945,
Japan, R. Nikkei 2, Chiba-Nagara. December, 24 0753-0804 male in Japanese
talks, instrumental music,
back male, soft music by female singer selections. No signal of Vanuatu, 22432
(lob-B).
?
Merry Christmas?
73?s
L?cio Ot?vio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil (23?39?S-46?53?W)
SW40 - Dipoles and Longwire
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:16:12 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 23-24, 2011
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
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** CHINA. Firedrake Dec 24: None found 7-18 MHz before 1500, nor in a less
thoro search before 1400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 6135, Dec 24 around 1400, Shiokaze audible tho poorly,
via JSR Yamata, JAPAN. S. Hasegawa explains in the DXLD yg why we were not
hearing English the day before on Friday:
``Special emergency Service of Shiokaze is a plan on Dec. 23 to Dec. 25 and
Dec. 30 to Jan. 1 (Fri-Sun) at 1330-1430 on 6135 and 2000-2100 on 5910 kHz.
Broadcasted in Japanese at 1330-1400, Korean at 1400-1430 on 6135 kHz on Dec.
23``. Apparently the `emergency` is that KJI died a week ago (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. We made our annual circuit of Xmas lite neighborhoods in Enid
early UT Dec 24, including the ones with FM transmitters. The one at the
western edge of inhabited Enid on 99.9 ex-99.7 last year, was in play, audible
only at close range, sufficient to overcome Fort Smith which at ~200 miles away
puts in a surprisingly audible signal much of the time on caradios.
Finally found the new one on 89.5. We had previously concluded from signal
levels that it was close to the intersexion of Oakwood and Chestnut; and there
it was, a few blox south, visible from Oakwood in the 3500 block of West Oak.
Turns out it`s in an otherwise vacant lot, except for two port-a-potties, not
attached to a house, fenced off according to a sign, by Grand Operating (with
an oil drop), Batchelder 11-1,
http://www.w4uvh.net/89.5sign.jpg
i.e. the name of a well, probably horizontal drilling, which are cropping down
all over Enid within the city limits (who knows, someone may be extracting oil
from under my very house! and I get nothing for it). In fact we had visited
this site months before, to look at the drilling rigs. Will have to go back in
daytime to see what it looks like and whether can spot the antenna, which is
putting out far more ERP than the one on 99.9. Both leave their stereo carriers
on all day when no music is playing.
89.5 is cuter than the 99.9 one, with three singing Xmas trees
http://www.w4uvh.net/89.5trees.jpg
to go with the music, which is on a rather short loop, maybe 10-15 minutes
before repeating. If you dare and have a fast connexion, download will take a
while, here`s a sample of 3+ minutes, huge .mov file of 338 MB, with sound
picked up from the caradio speaker, but much higher-fi in situ:
http://www.w4uvh.net/89.5xmas.mov
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX Listening Digest)
** ROMANIA. 17820, Dec 24 at 1416 RRI ID with Enescu`s wonderful ``Romanian
Rhapsody`` full-orchestra IS we don`t hear enough any more, mixed with beeps as
if a timesignal at this odd hour, then introducing pop music from the archives,
Romanian service better than // 15170 which on Saturdays has no QRMadrid.
I have a hunch RRI`s ubiquitous interval signal derives from Enescu but can`t
find anything about it on their otherwise comprehensive website, nor do WRTH
2011 or 2012 deal with identifying or describing interval signals any more, let
alone their musical notation. How about bringing those back next year? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA [and non]. 9885, Dec 24 at 1400, VOR SE-ward via TAJIKISTAN has just
gone from Hindi to Urdu, but much stronger VOA Yankee Doodle Dandy sign-off
runs almost until 1401 following Greenville in Spanish; wall-of-noise jamming
from Cuba is over, but still residual pulse jamming, Commies vs ex-Commies
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [and non]. 9740, Dec 24 at 1529, I run across BBCWS via Singapore,
during FONLAC = `Festival Of Nine Lessons And Carols`, yearly Xmas eve
tradition, live from King`s College, Cambridge, reminding me to bring up a
public radio station webcasting it, such as WUOT with high bitrate. Missed the
first semihour, but lasts until 1700, including postlude by Michael Barone.
Those who really want to hear the whole thing can find it repeated at various
later times on many US public radio stations, especially Xmas Day.
Tnx to tip from Mike Barraclough, BBC is also presenting previous recordings of
FONLAC reprocessed as `Surround Sound thru Headphones` experiments, in various
configurations. Details:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/radio3/2011/12/the-festival-of-nine-lessons-and-carols-in-surround-sound.shtml#more
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Further chex for KJES following FCC Notice of Violation for being too
far off-frequency beyond tolerance: Dec 23 at 1919, nothing on 15385v. Dec 24
at 1405, 11715v is on and very poor at the outset, definitely on the low side,
with catechisms. By 1520, it`s much stronger with hymns, 1525 kID, `let me know
if you can hear me` from ZIP 88072.
Now I measure the frequency as closely as I can, with the 40-Hz steps on the
DX-398, and I get 11714.80, so looks like it is still In Violation! Anything
below 11714.824 is off limits, in FCC`s far too generous allowance. They have
until January 3 to reply. Still need to find how far off 7555 it is in the
0200-0330 period. WRTH 2012 says KJES transmissions are ``part of a
rehabilitation program for young people``, as if brainwashing were an
improvement from whatever they are being rehabilitated from. How about teaching
them to transmit on accurate frequencies? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 11550, Dec 24 at 1407, WEWN children`s choir is singing ``Qu? Locura
Feliz`` to the tune of ``Happy Birthday`` = ``What splendid madness``, which I
assume is alluding to religious belief (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12105, Dec 23 at 2103 check, WTWW is missing, allowing CODAR sweeps
thru unimpeded. WTWW back on, in Arabic, after 1400 Dec 24 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. A week later, I have just noticed that I put the wrong frequency on
this item, 6850. It should have read 6875 as usual! If anyone copied/published
it, please make the correxion. And BTW, when I correct or question someone
else`s frequency, don`t take offense, and do not hesitate to correct me before
I finally realize it (gh, Dec 23)
6875, Dec 16 at 0616 check, RTI via WYFR is still in wrong language, German
instead of Spanish. Now I have an idea why I was previously hearing weak
duplicates on 7000 and 6750 --- super-strong 6875 mixing with Wadley-loop
even-MHz, FRG-7 birdie at 7000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. While checking for the 99.9 Enid Xmas light show Part 15, I noticed
something new on 99.7 --- Spanish. At first I figured KZLS near OKC must have
flipped format from True Oldies, but it turned out I was just in a dead spot
for reception from that, as I could still hear it when driving on a few meters
further.
The Spanish was coming from Wichita KS, judging from the ads, and ID as
``Fiesta 99.7 FM``; also doesn`t hesitate to refer to ``La Raza`` even tho
turns out it`s owned by a gringo, Daniel D. Smith. Never heard any sign of it
before, and suspect newly on air. No listing for it in the final FM Atlas XXI,
which is now over a sesquiyear old.
This frequency became available in S Kansas once KXLS moved its 99.7
transmitter from halfway Alva/Enid to Mustang/OKC. All about it here in FCC:
http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=15410
It`s KANR, which used to be the calls of Spanish on 92.7, also city-of-licensed
to Belle Plaine KS, which is S of Wichita (not to be confused with Pretty
Prairie, W of Wichita!). FCC still has KANR licensed on 92.7 at 12 kW with a CP
for 12 kW on 99.7 and an application for 50 kW. Transmitter site is same, NW of
Wellington which puts it considerably closer to Enid than it would be from
Wichita proper. In fact, with 12 kW ERP, its 60 dbu service contour barely
reaches Wichita and the Oklahoma border. The 50 kW will get it slightly past
Wichita to the north, and a little bit into Oklahoma, but not as far as
Medford, Blackwell or Newkirk. I expect they moved to 99.7 in order to increase
power.
Nevertheless, my reception shows that KANR 99.7 is already a nuisance for KZLS,
which since it upgraded near OKC has been putting a decent signal back into
Enid, after Chisholm Trail Broadcasting hijacked the frequency to a much larger
market just as it did before with ex-KNID 96.9, originally a pure Enid
allocation. Around noon Dec 24, the two are fighting for 99.7. And once KANR
quadruples its power, it will surely be worse. KZLS is licensed for 47 kW, from
a site WNW of OKC with a 60 dbu contour not quite reaching Hennessey, and has
an STA for 17.4 kW from the original site SW of OKC which barely reaches the
other site, which I assume is the one really in use for some months now.
So what becomes of the 92.7 allocation in S KS? That has CP to become KWME in
Wellington, moving from 93.5, why? Around 1800 UT Dec 24, on 92.7 I am barely
getting Xmas carols (in English) and announcements, so maybe that`s already
KWME, with heavy ACI from KOMA 92.5.
Yes, it is, per website
http://www.kleyam.com/kwme.html
all about 92.7, not 93.5, including coverage map
http://www.kleyam.com/kwme2.html
It`s sister station to KLEY 1130 and KKLE 1550
And finally at 1901 UT Dec 24, ID for Oldies 92.7, KWME, amid a sesquiday of
continuous Xmas music. So what becomes of the 93.5 allocation in S Kansas?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1520, Dec 23 as early as 2108 UT, something skywave besides KOKC
is audible by deeply nulling its 50 kW groundwave. Sounds like country music,
or maybe Xmas music, which could be anything breaking nominal format (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:16:21 GMT
From: Patrick Martin <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] New MW QSL (KCJB-910)
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
910 KCJB ND, Minot, received a vl in 87d for CD report. V/S: Dave
Lehner "Old Geezer". Address: 1000 20th Avenue SW, Minot ND 58701. A
really nice Christmas surprise. QSL #3020. (PM-OR)
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 23:18:26 GMT
From: Patrick Martin <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] New MW QSL (KCJB-910)
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
910 KCJB ND, Minot, received a vl in 87d for CD report. V/S: Dave
Lehner "Old Geezer". Address: 1000 20th Avenue SW, Minot ND 58701. A
really nice Christmas surprise. QSL #3020. (PM-OR)
Patrick Martin
Seaside OR
KGED QSL Manager
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 25 Dec 2011 01:32:51 +0000
From: Mikhail Timofeyev <[email protected]>
To: HCDX DX <[email protected]>, [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Bhutan on 5030 and 6035 kHz
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes
5030.00 0101-0124 BTN Bhutan Broadcasting Service, Thimpu, 25/12,
Dzongkha, OM news with many OM (mostly) and YL reports, 0116'16 OM
talk with typical Tibetan music in the background, etc. - fair with
local noise, //6035.05 poor with transmitter switching off approx. at
0114-0118 (there were no any signs of them starting from 0000 this
night)
73!
Mikhail Timofeyev
St.Petersburg
Russia
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 21:05:22 -0500 (EST)
From: Brian Alexander <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Dec 24 Logs
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
?** LIBYA. 11600, Radio T?l?vision Libye - Radio Libye, *1603-1640,
sign on with lite instrumental music and opening French announcements.
Lite French music. IDs. French talk. Poor to fair in noisy conditions. Audio
slightly muffled at times. Dec 24. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** OMAN. 15140, Radio Sultanate of Oman, 1435-1455, tune-in to
English news. Usual theme music. ID. Radio-drama at 1439. News
program at 1447. Fair to poor in noisy conditions. Dec 24. (Brian
Alexander, PA)
?
** RWANDA. 6055, Radio Rwanda, 2045-2300, once again, on late for
Christmas with vernacular and French talk. Many mentions of Rwanda.
Local African and English Christmas music. Crying Baby Jesus at 2201-
2203. (Same as 2 years ago). English Silent Night at 2203 and other
traditional Christmas music. Interviews. Fair, but some co-channel QRM
from India after 2245. Completely covered by a strong Spain at their
2300 sign on. Dec 24. They usually stay on late for New Year?s also.
(Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** U.S.A. 25910 FM, WBAP, Dallas, Texas, 1530-1555, IDs. Local
ads including ad for Rusty Wallace Honda. ?Car Pro Show? with phone
calls about cars. Fair to good. Dec 24. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** U.S.A. 25990 FM, KSCS, Ft Worth, Texas, 1530-1555, IDs. Local
ads including ad for Home Depot. ?Texas most country, guaranteed.?
Mostly continuous country music. Fair to good. Dec 24. (Brian Alexander,
PA)
?
** U.S.A. 25950 FM, KOA, Denver, Colorado, 1625-1640, sports news.
Local ads including ads for Colorado Supercuts and Sports Authority.
Sports news with talk about the Denver-Buffalo football game. Poor
to fair with deep fades. Dec 24. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
?
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
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Message: 13
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 20:26:11 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 24-25, 2011
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** ALBANIA [and non]. 7425, still here Dec 25 at 0018, Albanian music from R.
Tirana, marred by fast SAH and CCI from China underneath, while 7420 is vacant
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [non]. 5990, Dec 24 at 2337, CRI via CUBA is playing ``Silent Night``
in Chinese by women`s choir with organ and chime accompaniment, very nice
rendition, so I hasten to the much better-modulated relay via CANADA on 6040.
Announceress then explains that Xmas is observed more and more in China than it
was two decades ago, but Chinese people are able to ``discard all the religious
connotations and go right to the fun part``. Well put! Considering it the
western equivalent of the Chinese new year/spring festival celebrations. Next
is ``Carol of the Bells`` except she calls it ``Xmas Bells``, originally
Ukrainian.
A 2010 survey found that there are 23 megaChristians in China, and 5.7
megaCatholix (not stated whether counted separately or as part of the Christian
total). Next: ``Sleigh Ride``, allegedly the No. 1 Xmas tune around the world.
Can we trust these stats coming from the ChiCom? 2347 ``Jingle Bells`` except
the chorus sings the English (?) words ``Ding-Ding-Dong`` instead. Says it was
originally composed for Thanksgiving, not Xmas. Finally, the ``Hosanna in the
Highest`` carol, did not catch what she called it. Program outro as `China
Horizons` featuring a Chinese women`s singing group, whose name I did not catch
either, but they were excellent, and retrieving this program would be
worthwhile if they ever include it at
http://english.cri.cn/08webcast/horizons.htm
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CROATIA [non]. 7375, Dec 25 at 0019, Croatian hymn with YL narration
talk-over, maybe credits; 0022 cut to ID jingle for Croatian Radio program I,
then different carol by soprano with electronic music accompaniment, more
unfamiliar Xmas music with a beat; 0028 a `Kyrie Eleison` version. Voice of
Croatia relay via GERMANY is a great source of mostly-music all evening until
0600*, usually with an outstanding signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CUBA [non]. 5954.2, Dec 24 at 2356 I an hearing a tell-tale het between this
weak signal and something weaker on 5955, hinting that the ELCOR transmitter in
Costa Rica is back. Yes! At 2357 I can barely make out the R. Rep?blica theme
before it cuts off at 2357:40*. Then there is still a het, now between 5952+,
no doubt Bolivia, and whatever is on 5955 (Iran in Chinese? CNR in Mongolian?).
Maybe Rep?blica has been there all along but on a much reduced schedule. Why
should they keep running this pipsqueak anyway on a Saturday night when they
are about to come up on a big Sackville transmitter? Anyhow, there was NO Cuban
jamming on 5955, and when I listen after 0600, 5955 has also been blessedly
free of the radio war allowing RNW to be clear.
9490, from 2358 I am awaiting R. Rep?blica via RMI via Sackville, which finally
cuts on air a few sex before 0000 UT Dec 25, plays short instrumental version
of Cuban NA (much like that heard on RHC), then the R. Rep?blica theme and
sign-on but not mentioning any times or frequencies. 0001 starts `Recuento
Semanal` week-in-review program. Noise jamming has started, but still an hour
later, RR/SAC is well atop it here; scheduled 00-03 UT Sundays and Mondays only
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 7475, Dec 25 at 0030, VOG with YL in Greek mentioning ``olive oil``.
No Xmas music here --- that would be unorthodox (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** GUATEMALA. 4055, Dec 25 at 0008, ever since someone reported hearing cuckoos
on R. Verdad, I have wanted to too, and now I have! As soon as I tune in, then
ID (Glenn Hauser,, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 9425, Dec 24 at 2230-2235 AIR news in English, good with flutter on
National Channel, 2235 into Hindi. Which goes first alternates from hour to
hour; at 2130 it was Hindi, then English. This cast mentioned Christmas being
celebrated in India by the Christian minority (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Dec 24 around 2130 UT we went back to the 89.5 singing-Xmas-trees
to have a look at them in the daytime and take a few more photos of the site,
in the 3500 block of West Oak in Enid. It`s obviously a temporary installation,
anchored by sand/trash bags. Nothing I could recognize as an FM transmitting
antenna. No signs reveal who is sponsoring this, other than the Grand signs
about the well, and we have seen no local publicity about it. Does this layout
look familiar, out of the box, perhaps duplicated elsewhere? We could detect it
modulating again at 0011 UT Dec 25, at home on the YB-400, not the DX-398,
aside heavy 89.7 signal from a real House station.
Cover shots:
http://www.w4uvh.net/89.5cover1.jpg
http://www.w4uvh.net/89.5cover2.jpg
Close-up:
http://www.w4uvh.net/89.5cu.jpg
Animated letterbox:
http://www.w4uvh.net/89.5idbox.jpg
In the middle of the lot is what`s left of the oil well, which is apparently
capped off, a dry hole, or exhausted? Last year we saw a huge drilling rig in
this spot:
http://www.w4uvh.net/89.5well1.jpg
http://www.w4uvh.net/89.5well2.jpg
Facilities are still available for human workers:
http://www.w4uvh.net/89.5ppots.jpg
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 5960, Dec 24 at 2325, VOT English to NAm is playing ``Here Comes
Santa Claus`` by Gene Autry (an Oklahoman), 2326 YL not missing this chance to
remind us that Santa Claus (St. Nicholas) originally hailed from what is now
Turkey. BTW, in public I only wear a green stocking cap (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Further to discussion of KJES off-frequency: checking their third
outlet, 7555 scheduled at 0200-0330, Dec 25 at 0206, cannot detect it at all. 7
MHz signals are generally weakening, but WBCQ is still audible on 7490-.
On 11714.8: KJES lux out by not having anything on 11715.0 to beat against for
most of their maximum 14-17 UT span: Vatican does not start until 1650 (BTW,
Aoki still lists as `B-11` KJES` summer timing of 13-16 UT). (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5109.75-USB, Dec 25 at 0004, `Radio TimTron Worldwide` is starting
live for two hours on WBCQ Area 51, 0007 ``Xmas at Ground Zero``, which I think
long predates 9/11. That`s as closely as I can measure the nominal 5110
frequency, which if correct is beyond FCC tolerance which would be up to 76.65
Hz above or below 5,110,000 Hz.
7490-, Dec 25 at 0206 when I am checking for KJES on 7555, I step thru the 7
MHz channels with BFO, and note that WBCQ is slightly low compared to its
neighbors, but within tolerance, during `I Sing Radio`, hmmm, not `Icing`
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1596 monitoring: unless you can get WRMI 9955 on
Sunday at 0900, 1630 or 1830, final chance to hear this week`s edition on SW
should be 0500 UT Sunday Dec 25 on WTWW 5755, unless holiday pre-empted. As of
0330 UT Sunday, Area 51 had not yet posted this weekend`s schedule at
http://www.worldmicroscope.com when WOR might appear UT Monday at 0330v on
5110v-CUSB WBCQ (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 7395, Dec 25 at 0031, strange mixture of `Amazing Grace` and
`Glory to God in the Highest` from Messiah. At first they seemed to alternate
and I was wondering if someone had axually tried to combine the two on one poor
signal! But then the A.G. one went to announcement while Messiah continued on
the other. Aoki shows Christians vs Christians:
Bible Voice, 250 kW, 90 degrees via Wertachtal, GERMANY at 0030-0100 in English
Fri/Sat/Sun, Hindi other days; and, YFR, 500 kW, 215 degrees from Montsin?ry,
GUIANA FRENCH, at 0000-0100 in English, so both are far off-target from here
and from each other (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VATICAN [non]. 15470, Dec 24 at 2113, VG S9+25 signal with Xmas mass, 2116
Italian announcement mentions Vatican, more mass. This is a new frequency, or
rather special one where nothing is normally heard or scheduled. 2215 recheck,
still going in Spanish, hymn about Noel. I Never hear a specific Vatican Radio
ID, but sure sounds like them, with Xmas eve special broadcast, and has to be a
relay with reception like this, since from Europe on 19m, Spain manages only a
weak 15110 signal, which had been VG in the autumn. Likely Sackville or
Bonaire, VR relay sites used later in the evening.
At 2220 compared to Poland via Sackville on 15260, not quite as strong as
15470, with its own non-// usual Saturday night mass in Polish. Now the SSOB is
15440 WYFR, with 15470 the second SSOB. 15470 sounds like PBXVI speaking and
trying to sing, but with YL commentary in Spanish. WEWN Spanish service relays
Vatican around 2200, so I check 13830 // 12050 --- those are running 13 seconds
ahead of 15470, so apparently live Xmas Eve service which somehow gets into and
out of Birmingham/Vandiver first.
At 2307 the mass is over, and English programming is in progress, interviewing
someone from Friends of the Holy Land, about helping out the few Christians
left in Bethlehem. 2312 introduces `our final program today`, Xmas play ``No
Cribs for a Bed``.
I check the handy Broadcasts in English schedule booklet for B-11 from the
British DX Club, which is excellent and comprehensive, so I don`t have to turn
on a computer,
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bdxcuk/bie.html
and no, there is nothing on 15470 before or after 2300. It does however show
Vatican at 2300-2345 daily to NAm direct in DRM on 7370 --- so I bet VR decided
they would like to have a significant audience for a change on this special
occasion by adding another frequency in AM. But it would be nice if they had
publicized it.
Expecting this to last until 2345 as well, I don`t check again until 2330, by
when the broadcast has already stopped, open carrier until 2331*. So was it
Bonaire or Sackville? Assuming Bonaire still has three funxional transmitters,
is one available at least from 2100 to 2330? Searching HFCC (the individual RNW
schedules are insufficient), we find 2100-2127 on 13700, 17605; 2200-2227 on
15315 and 15540 --- plus NHK relay 2200-2400 on 17605. Unfortunately I did not
confirm whether the latter was still on the air this date, but why not? That
makes it more likely Sackville, which has more transmitters, but hardly full
usage with all the RCI cutbacks.
I`ll check VR`s Special Broadcast page when I turn the computer on later. After
0100 Dec 25, I finally find it, http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/trasm_spec.asp
But any Dec 24 entries have already been deleted, leaving only Dec 25, with the
same info presented on a Spanish page, as specials are now broken up by
language, making them harder to research; most are direct, but any relays are
not specified as such; probably in UT +1:
``Special Broadcasts Sunday 25 December 2011
Christmas Message and "Urbi et Orbi" blessing at 12.00
>From the Central Loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, the Holy Father's Christmas
>Message and "Urbi et Orbi" blessing
Live broadcast from 11.50 a.m.
- in English for Western Europe on kHz 17.885 SW, for the Rome area on MHz 93,3
FM and via Internet on Channel 1
- in French for Western Africa on kHz 21.660 SW and kHz 17.520 SW, for the Rome
area on MHz 103,8 FM and via Internet on Channel 2
- in German for Central-Western Europe on kHz 9.645 SW, for the Rome area on
kHz 1.611 MW and via Internet on Channel 3
- in Portuguese for Africa on kHz 21.680 SW and via Internet on Channel 4
- in Italian for Italy on kHz 7.250 SW, for the Rome area on kHz 585 MW, MHz
105,0 FM and via Internet on Channel 5
- in Spanish for Central America on kHz 6.070 SW and via Internet on Channel 6
- International Sound via Internet on Channel 8``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5980-5990, Dec 24 at 2355, noise jamming is disrupting this range
including CRI via Cuba on 5990. Or is it DRM? None such scheduled on any of the
three channels; nor does it sound much like typical Cuban jamming on 5980 which
attacks R. Mart? after 0700 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 108, Issue 25
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