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Today's Topics:
1. Glenn Hauser logs May 15, 2013 (Glenn Hauser)
2. Radio Free Sarawak Services Suspended (Jorge Freitas)
3. Christian radio group faces financial hard times (Jaisakthivel)
4. Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 8 update to bring FM radio,
continued Google services support and more (Jaisakthivel)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 08:56:31 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs May 15, 2013
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
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** AUSTRALIA. 11387-USB, May 15 at 1232-1233*, VOLMET in robo YL English, too
weak to catch details, and periodic bursts of ute noise QRM which should not
bother such a frequency. Try Again at 1301: now hear Melbourne, Brisbane and
Adelaide mentioned amid the bursts, so per dxinfocentre it`s AXQ421, Brisbane,
scheduled at top and bottom of hours. Others in rotation on same frequency:
Calcutta [sic], Bangkok [sic], Karachi, Singapore, Bombay [sic] in that order
every semihour but some not active 24 hours a day (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 6100, May 15 at 1222, poor signal in Russian, immediately IDed as CRI
by // much better 11935 (Mezhdunarodnoye Radio Kitaya). A reporter in Wisconsin
to NASWA Flashsheet has twice claimed to hear ``Radio Kyzyl`` [Tannu Tuva] on
6100 signing on at 1200 in Chinese and Russian, listed as 5 kW. First he has to
explain why he is NOT hearing CRI Russian which happens to be 500 kW aimed
USward at 55 degrees on that same frequency at that time. To confuse matters
further, DX Re Mix recently listed this 6100 as Krasnoyarsk, 5 kW at 10-13 in
Russian (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake, May 15 before 1300:
13795, poor with CCI at 1243.
All the rest continue to use CNR1 programming for jamming:
13530, poor at 1242; none in the 12s
13970, poor at 1242 with hets
14700, poor at 1244 with hets
14750, very poor at 1244
14980, poor at 1244
15800, poor at 1245
15900, poor at 1245
15970, poor at 1245
16100, poor at 1247
16360, poor at 1247
16920, very poor at 1247; none in the 17s
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 17520, May 15 at 1411, good signal in Chinese with flutter; found //
11990, so it`s CNR1 which on 11990 is jamming R. Free Asia via Novosibirsk.
Haven`t noticed this on 17520 before, and unlikely from East Turkistan, as the
CRI 17 MHz frequencies are not propagating nearly as well today.
Ivo Ivanov in Bulgaria reports: ``New frequency 17520 for CNR-1 National
Emergency broadcast in Chinese. First noted on May 13 and 14 1200-1500 UT,
strong co-channel Radio Pakistan in Urdu from 1330 // freqs 9800, 12000. On May
15 1200-1330 and s/off. Today May 15 no broadcast of Radio Pakistan 1330-1530
on 17520 & 15235. 17520 is back again on air at 1400 UT // 9800 and 12000. --
73! Ivo``
Maybe, but the NE broadcast on 12000 was inaudible here today, with 9800 if
any, blocked as usual by 9795 and 9805 signals; previously during the many
hours it just relayed CNR1, 12000 was a delayed a few seconds, and today 17520
and 11990 were synchronized (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT [and non]. Re my yesterday`s observation of RK missing from 21540,
Ivo Ivanov replied: ``R. Kuwait on May 14 on new 21580 from 1300 to 1600,
instead of 21540. Back to 21540 from 1600``. Did not notice it on 21580 then,
and anyway today May 15 it`s back to 21540: at 1258 just barely modulated
carrier with bits of Arabic, better after 1300, and normal at 1323 starting
dramatic dialog with classical music; mentions California several times around
1330; at 1410 still going with good modulation. Maybe yesterday`s stray to
21580 resulted from a mixup, as that frequency is scheduled at 10-12 in
Filipino (21580 today had RFI French until 1300*) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 5980, May 15 at 0057, R. Chaski is audible poorly vs static crashes in
Spanish; clean cutoff timed at 0059:57*, 5.5 seconds later than yesterday.
Almost matches Martien Groot`s observation:
``5980.00, R Chaski, Urubamba, 0054, May 15, Spanish sermon cut off 0059:56
which confirms Glenn's prediction about them signing off 5 secs later each day.
Completely in the clear, no ute or pulse jamming
(Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TUNISIA. 7275, May 15 at 0521, Arabic music, undermodulated; 0532 no ID
heard but Arabic talk for a while. I stayed up past 0600 to hear whether the
other IWT morning frequency, 7335 would come on, but it did not, and by then
7275 was almost fading out.
One must also watch out for FRCN Abuja, Nigeria on 7275, supposedly starting at
0530, partly in English, but suspected inactive. During IWT`s latest absence, I
never heard even a carrier on 7275. It was always very undermodulated, and in
the winter sometimes in clear after Tunisia closed 7275 at 0626.
As for the other IWT frequencies, Wolfgang B?schel noted yesterday May 14: ``
Nothing heard at 1830 UT on either 17735 or 7225 kHz from Sfax Tunisia`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 17055-USB, May 15 at 1251-1255+, one side of a conversation in a
non-tonal SE Asian language, concluding each transmission with ``over``; maybe
Tagalog as heard occasional Spanish ``hasta la fecha``, and English ``love
you``s. Good signal and presumably from a shore station to a ship, but what may
be listed? UDXF yg hits on 17055 mostly go to the Polish Army in Afghanistan,
unlikely (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 15 May 2013 18:53:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jorge Freitas <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>,
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Free Sarawak Services Suspended
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
By Rob Wagner in Cumbre Facebook.?
http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/radio-free-sarawak-is-taking-rest-break.html?
73
?
Jorge Freitas
Local time -3 UT
Feira de Santana Bahia?
12?14?S 38?58?W - Brasil
Degen 1103 - All listening in mode of filter Narrow the 4 kHz.
Dipole antenna, 25 meters - east/west
Escutas (listening, my blog): http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006
The best of Brazilian music: http://www.novabrasilfm.com.br/
A bit of my city: www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=1443186
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 15:10:06 +0800 (SGT)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: ardic <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Christian radio group faces financial hard times
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Family Radio's founder predicted Jesus would return and the world would end on
May 21, 2011.
NASHVILLE -- A Christian radio ministry may be facing a financial apocalypse
after its predictions about the end of the world failed to come true.
Three years ago Oakland-based Family Radio Inc. placed billboard messages
around the country, claiming that Jesus would return on May 21, 2011.
Forty of the billboards were in Nashville, Tenn., bearing the message "He is
Coming Back Soon."
Some of the Rev. Harold Camping's followers had quit jobs or emptied their bank
accounts to help pay for the billboards, and some traveled the country in a
caravan to spread the word. They also set up a website called wecanknow.com and
spread the word on T-shirts, bumper stickers and postcards.
Volunteers such as Allison Warden, who orchestrated Nashville's billboard
campaign, were convinced that Camping's prediction was right.
"It's a certainty," she told The Tennessean in 2010.
When the end of the world did not happen, Family Radio's founder, Camping,
admitted he'd been wrong.
Now his charity has fallen on hard times.
The group lost more than $100 million in assets from 2007 to 2011, according to
the Associated Press, falling from $135 million in 2007 to $29.2 million at the
end of 2011. It's had to sell off three of its largest radio stations.
Camping, 91, suffered a stroke after his prediction did not materialize and has
since said he has no more interest in considering future dates for the end of
the world.
In 2012, records show that Family Radio took out a $30 million bridge loan to
keep operating while awaiting money from the sale of the stations.
Board member Tom Evans, who has taken over the network since Camping's stroke,
said the network is hurting during the economic slowdown like other nonprofits.
But he said it is not closing.
"Sufficient funds were in the bank and, thankfully, we didn't spend
everything," he said, referring to the May 2011 prediction. "But it did force
us to make quick changes."
Family Radio, founded more than a half-century ago, had 66 full-service radio
stations, more than 100 FM broadcast relay stations and a handful of television
stations across the country at one time.
Smietana also writes for The Tennessean. Contributing: The Associated Press
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
[Jaisakthivel, ADXC, visit www.dxquiz.wordpress.com]
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:24 +0800 (SGT)
From: Jaisakthivel <[email protected]>
To: ardic <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 8 update to bring FM
radio, continued Google services support and more
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Microsoft has announced a new Windows Phone 8 update that will bring features
like FM radio and add CalDAV and CardDav support, which will extend support for
Gmail and other Google services. The announcement came following the launch of
the Nokia Lumia 925, which would be the first phone to ship with the update
pre-installed.
The update is expected to roll out to existing Windows Phone 8 devices later
this summer, and will activate FM radio in handsets that feature capable
hardware. It's interesting to note that Windows Phone 7.x supported FM radio
while Windows Phone 8 did not have this feature until this update. Nokia's new
lineup of smartphones barring the Lumia 620 sport FM hardware, which will
become functional after the update.
These features of the new update were first revealed by an unofficial report
back in March.
It is worth recalling that Google had announced it would cease support for its
Google Sync service for new users starting 30th January 2013, later extending
the date to 31st July. This would've meant Windows Phone users won't have been
able to setup their Google account on the OS beyond this 'sunset date'. As
promised earlier, the new update will also bring support for the sync protocols
CalDAV (for Calendars) and CardDAV (for Contacts), which, when combined with
IMAP (for Email, already in Windows Phone 8) will be able to fully replace the
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol, to synchronise email, contacts, and
calendar with Google and other services that support these protocols.
The update will bring some changes to Xbox Music making it easier to select,
download, and pin tunes in Xbox Music and improve the accuracy of song
information and other metadata. It will also extend the Data Sense feature of
Windows Phone 8 to more telecom operators.
With the Lumia 925, Nokia had announced a slew of camera features including a
new Nokia Smart Camera mode that allows users to create high quality images,
offering the ability to take ten shots at once and then edit them afterwards
with tools and effects like Best Shot, Action Shot and Motion Focus. Nokia will
be bringing these features to its existing compatible Windows Phone 8 Lumia
smartphones in an update called Nokia Lumia Amber, which will also be rolling
out this summer. The update is also expected to bring 'double tap to wake up'
lock screen gesture to some Lumia phones.
Source: http://gadgets.ndtv.com/
[Jaisakthivel, ADXC, India, www.dxquiz.wordpress.com]
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