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Today's Topics:
1. HackRF One: 20 MHz bandwidth on shortwave! (Nils Schiffhauer)
2. Radio Bata now on air (Manuel M?ndez)
3. Glenn Hauser logs June 1-2, 2016 (Glenn Hauser)
4. (no subject) (Manuel M?ndez)
5. Re: Radio Bata now on air (Wolfgang Bueschel)
6. Re: Radio Bata now on air (Wolfgang Bueschel)
7. Glenn Hauser logs June 2-3, 2016 (Glenn Hauser)
8. Alcaravan Radio (Manuel M?ndez)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 16:25:07 +0000
From: Nils Schiffhauer <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] HackRF One: 20 MHz bandwidth on shortwave!
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Hi - the combination of HackRF One and an up-converter gives you access
to a 20 MHz wide range on HF at once: for record, play, analyze.
This set comes at a humble price tag of ca. 320 US-$ which is traded for
a resolution of just 8 bit, resulting in a dynamic range of about 50 dB.
Nevertheless, the performance of this combo is stunning. I tested it
with broadcast (also DRM), utility (SSB and data) and amateur radio
(digital voice and data). On my experiences, I did a mulitmedia PDF of
17 pages with 55 screenshots, 21 audio clips and one video (43 MB) wich
you can download here:
https://goo.gl/HJ1Rk5
It shows how to analyze files of 20 MHz width and up to six hours length
plus live reception within 20 MHz using parallel decoding of 14
different HFDL channels.
Comments welcomed!
--
73 Nils, DK8OK
https://dk8ok.org
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2016 19:08:04 +0000
From: Manuel M?ndez <[email protected]>
To: "DX Listenig Digest" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Bata now on air
Message-ID: <emc9a68bdb-bec8-41fb-8ed3-28494162adb2@pc105762854219>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8
Manuel M?ndez
Lugo, Spain
Log in Reinante
EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, 1903, 02-06, now on air
with clear signal, Spanish, id. "Radio Nacional", African songs. 14321.
(M?ndez)
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 19:13:21 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs June 1-2, 2016
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
** BANGLADESH. 15505, June 1 at *1400:15, BB carrier is very late cutting on,
so no mistimesignal heard, and furthermore cuts off at 1401:55*, still off past
1404 instead of Urdu (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 6165, June 1 at 0601, RHC English is just barely modulated here, but
sufficient on 6100, 6060 and 6000, while 5040 is now off.
19070, June 1 at 1350, RHC harmonic 2 x 9535 is a JBA carrier, but nothing on
19280 or 19420; correlating with strong signals from the 16m fundamentals:
17580 at S9, 17730 S9+20. Before these build up, no way the 19 MHz harmonix
will (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH. 4885, June 1 around 1205 I notice no signal from reliable Echo
of Hope, which nominally starts at 1150 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Earthquake report: UT June 2 at 0129:05 or so, the window rattles
briefly as I am recording World of Radio. Could have been a sonic boom except
the jets at Vance seem to be subsonic. Yes, it`s a quake, soon confirmed by
USGS as 3.1 magnitude, only 14 km ESE of Enid, at 0128:54, 6.2 km deep. So this
one took only about 11 seconds to get here, one of the closest we`ve
experienced so far. Thank you, beloved Oil & Gas Industry (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 17895+, June 2 at 1456 I am starting to measure how far
off-frequency BSKSA is, but Qur`an chopped off the air at 1457*.
13710.020, June 2 at 1541, I do get this HQS measured, poor signal. On May
21-22, Wolfgang B?schel pinpointed *all* the BSKSA frequencies to three or even
four decimal places, as in DXLD 16-21. These two he had on: 17894.999 and
13710.0145 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOLOMON ISLANDS. 9545.00, June 2 at 0700, I`m up late following completion
of World of Radio 1828, so tune around, and very pleased to find an S9 signal
fading to S7 with a commercial in English; right on frequency, and into
``national news headlines``, 0701 news in detail about the Solomon Islands,
including some clips; police knocking on doors looking for a suspect soon to be
charged; tobacco task force. 0708 mid-ID as ``News from the Solomon Islands
Broadcasting Corporation, SIBC in Honiara``. 0714 repeating the headlines
(seems traditional BBC format), 0715 lengthy weather forecasts for different
islands; 0721 music, still songs at 0744, zzz.
I`m re-awake at 1131 so turn on the R75 to find SIBC is *still* on its day
frequency, nothing on 5020, and still S7-S9 with music, 1134 sounds like same
announcer as earlier, 1137 more music before I go back to sleep. Some of it may
have been in Pijin; altho always English intonation, some of the words were not
understood. Never any CCI to 9545, but now there is ACI from CRI on both sides,
Beijing sites: 9540 in Cantonese, 9550 in Vietnamese. I`ve never had any luck
hearing SIBC 9545 before its normal 0500* and this was much better than ever on
5020 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 5765, June 1 at 0550 as I tune across WRMIBS, Brother
HyStairical is talking about me again, alleging I am an Agnostic; refutes my
comment that his donor-followers are ``suckers``. Also something about Napoleon
I really don`t get; he seems to have done a very poor job of editing different
segments together. Then check 5890 WWCR and find it totally not //, playing
music only.
Alan Gale sends me a longer clip of his latest rant and says,
``Hi Glenn, Brother Scare is just having a go at you on 11580 kHz at
the moment (2257 UT [May 31]), well at least he gave your WBCQ show a plug,
even if unintentional. He was ranting on about Napoleon; thought he was going
to burst a blood vessel. Managed to get about 80% of it recorded, which is
attached.
Don't think he likes being called Brother Hysterical, but after reading some of
the reports about him on the net, maybe 'Brother Molestair' might be a more
appropriate name! :-D
FG Radio has just taken him off now thankfully, I hate to think what his blood
pressure must be like; all that ranting can't be good for a man of that age``
The Napoleon reference was in DXLD 16-20, a comment from Harold Frodge, as
clearly attributed, not me! ---
``13695, Overcomer Ministry via WRMI Radio Miami Int?l (presumed); 1445,
14-May; Bro. HyStairical said, "Napoleon ruled the known world." An audience
BStress immediately shouted "Halleluhah! {sic}" (Napoleon fan?) B.S. then
encouraged his flock to shout, and a shouting match ensured [sic]. (I wasn?t
aware that Napoleon ruled Michigan in the early 1800?s. I?m fairly sure that
Michigan was "known" then.) S9 (Frodge)``
It seems dear Ralph doesn`t take kindly to being mocked. BTW, credit Harold for
the ``Brother HyStairical`` monicker (further propagated by Ivo Ivanov), like
Allan Weiner for ``Brother Scare``; not me (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** THAILAND. 15589.972, June 1 at 0227, HSK9 off-frequency as expected from
Udorn, very poor S6 signal on inside antenna vs. S9-level lightning crashes,
just Thai music past 0236 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1827 monitoring: tuned in just too late to confirm Wed
June 1 at 1315.5 airing on WRMI 9955, but confirmed on air at 1345 with VM. WOR
confirmed Wed June 1 at 2100 on WBCQ webcast, following just some noise after
canned ID; only a JBA carrier before 2130 on 7490. Also confirmed Wed June 1 at
2330 on WBCQ 9330-CUSB, JBA.
WORLD OF RADIO 1828 monitoring: ready for first airings Thu June 2:
Thu 1130 WRMI 9955 to SSE [confirmed S9, no jamming]
Thu 2100 WRMI 13695 to NW
Thu 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Fri 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE
Fri 2130.5 WRMI 13695 to NW
Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB to SW
Sat 0700 Unique Radio 3210 NSW low-power
Sat 1400 Unique Radio 3210 NSW low-power
Sat 1430 HLR 7265-CUSB to SW
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 0830 Unique Radio 3210 NSW low-power
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9475, June 2 at 1433, WTWW-1 with horrible modulation breakup, bits
of SFAW here and there on wasted S9+20 signal. Is no one at station paying
attention? Who could blame them for refusing to listen to racist garbage; if
only they would refuse to transmit it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 690, June 1 at 0218 UT check, KGGF Coffeyville KS is amid a silly
baseball game, mentioning Royals, so on that network from closest major-league
city KC. Jim Bohannon formerly started at 0206 UT, but stupid ballgames trump
everything, so could still be there when there is no game. But 0412 UT and 0546
UT rechex, it`s still about Royals, presumably post-game.
Next night, UT June 2 at 0452 UT check, which should have been the last few
minutes of JimBo, instead it`s some OTR show I don`t recognize on `When Radio
Was`. Circa 0642 UT there`s a local weather break during Fox Sports --- so KGGF
has definitely revamped programming, besides extending past local midnight,
presumably connected with the purchase by sports-manic KWON+ Bartlesville OK
cluster (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 2097.3-CW, June 1 at 0608 UT check, beacon sending A every dekasecond
can be detected, from Quartzite AZ, despite hi local storm noise level (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 1913 UT June 2
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2016 21:23:54 +0200
From: Manuel M?ndez <[email protected]>
To: DX Listenig Digest <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] (no subject)
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Manuel M?ndez
Radio Bata, 5005 improving signal now, 1923 to 24322. African songs and id in
Spanish
Enviado desde TypeApp
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 22:02:01 +0200
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, "DX Listenig Digest"
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Radio Bata now on air
Message-ID: <68A3EE2866554A59A9890924169A5C07@HNPC2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8";
reply-type=original
5005.001 at 1950 UT S=6-7 or -84dBm here in Germany.
mx program at 2001 UT
73 wb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Manuel M?ndez" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 9:08 PM
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Bata now on air
> Manuel M?ndez
> Lugo, Spain
>
> Log in Reinante
>
> EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, 1903, 02-06, now on air
> with clear signal, Spanish, id. "Radio Nacional", African songs. 14321.
> (M?ndez)
> Hard-Core-DX mailing list
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 22:05:33 +0200
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, "DX Listenig Digest"
<[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Radio Bata now on air
Message-ID: <8510F9CD240E4500AA5E2A0C0B92B446@HNPC2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8";
reply-type=response
and CANDIP Bunia COD same power on 5066.391 kHz at 2003 UT, off at 2005 UT.
73 wb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>; "DX Listenig Digest"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 10:02 PM
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Radio Bata now on air
> 5005.001 at 1950 UT S=6-7 or -84dBm here in Germany.
> mx program at 2001 UT
>
> 73 wb
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Manuel M?ndez" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2016 9:08 PM
> Subject: [HCDX] Radio Bata now on air
>
>
>> Manuel M?ndez
>> Lugo, Spain
>>
>> Log in Reinante
>>
>> EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, 1903, 02-06, now on air
>> with clear signal, Spanish, id. "Radio Nacional", African songs. 14321.
>> (M?ndez)
>> Hard-Core-DX mailing list
>
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2016 05:02:56 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs June 2-3, 2016
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
** CUBA. 19420, June 2 at 2344, JBA carrier, no doubt from second harmonic of
RHC Spanish on 9710 which is very strong, but the important thing is that the
MUF is now sufficient to handle the tiny signal on 19+ MHz.
6870, June 3 at 0000, JBA but enough audio to match it to 13740 during an RHC
frequency announcement, of which this is a semi-harmonic, but never announced
as such on air! No pirates heard active, but a companion to slightly stronger
6855 WRMIBS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, June 3 at 0159, R. Bata is on with talk, 0200
music, about S9 but still under the storm noise level, so no good here.
Europeans had been excited about 5005 staying on the air into their evening,
apparently unusual, but I didn`t suppose it would remain all night until Dan
Robinson reminded me. As of 0315 he says, ``seemingly also mentioning in
Spanish that they are broadcasting to or being heard in various places around
the world. Quite interesting; it remains to be seen what occasion this was, if
any.`` A DX test?? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 5980, June 3 at 0057, JBA carrier from R. Chaski, until auto-cutoff at
0100:24.5*, which is 33 seconds later than last catch one pentaday ago, May 29
until 0059:51.5*, so averaging 6.6 seconds later per, just right (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA. Further to what Brother Stairway was heard saying on air in
response to what I said online: altho he denied his supporters are ``suckers``,
he did not dare to go on, quote and refute what I said right after that, as in
DXLD 16-20:
``Let me clarify that gospel huxters, epitomized by R. G., are totally lunatic
--- extreme religionism is really a mental illness. BS spends a huge fraxion of
his airtime talking about the ministry, send money, money, money, rather than
axually preaching, and when he does, it`s all doom and gloom, a terrible
misservice to humanity, appealing with his exaggerated self-assuredness to the
irrational among us. It`s nothing but an ego trip from the abyss``. Why not?
He`s even put caller-critix on air, hoping that will bolster sympathizers.
Another item he said that I meant to mention: says I am correct about WBCQ
testing 3250, and he may very well buy up all the time on it if he gets some
more money. BTW, lately he`s also been playing very old recordings of self when
he was much younger and his voice uncroaky, almost unrecognizable today. If he
hadn`t screamed so much since younger, his voice would not be such a ruin.
BTW2, if I were a believer, I would never accept BS or any other huxter
claiming to have a closer connexion to God than I (Glenn Hauser, OK, June 3, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15120, June 4 at 2032-2033:45*, steady S9+10 open carrier/dead air.
No doubt it`s VOA Greenville tuning up for the Bambara broadcast an hour later.
That`s also on 13670, but checked right now, no carrier there; probably would
be tested as well, sooner or later (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1828 monitoring: confirmed Thursday June 2 at 2100 on
WRMI 13695, loud and clear (but just before it, BS was mixed with BZ ---
Brother Scare audio continued during the Bob Zanotti ID).
Also confirmed Thu June 2 at 2330 on WBCQ 9330.0-CUSB, yes, close to
on-frequency, and good at S9+5. Next:
Fri 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE
Fri 2130.5 WRMI 13695 to NW
Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB to SW
Sat 0700 Unique Radio 3210 NSW low-power
Sat 1400 Unique Radio 3210 NSW low-power
Sat 1430 HLR 7265-CUSB to SW
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2230 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 0830 Unique Radio 3210 NSW low-power
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Tue 2130 WRMI 15770 to NE
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Wed 1315.5 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12105, June 2 at 2357, WTWW-3 is open carrier/S9+35 dead air, ho hum
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5100.00, June 3 at 0007, S9+15 open carrier/dead air, what`s
this? Off at 0101 check, but on again at 0202, now S9+30! Certainly strong
enough to be a 100+ kW broadcaster. Neither 5085 WTWW nor 5050 WWRB is on. Or
maybe just a ute idling without any RTTY? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6950-LSB, June 2 at 2328, Spanish guy in long monolog, apparently
about audio equipment; still at 2340 and reply from a contact. It`s nice of
these `peskies` to prefer LSB, while most of the NAm pirates prefer USB (or
AM), of which none were heard during this session (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0503 UT June 3
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2016 05:22:27 +0000
From: Manuel M?ndez <[email protected]>
To: "DX Listenig Digest" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Alcaravan Radio
Message-ID: <emed9b67e4-968f-49af-bcea-4b54670372a3@pc105762854219>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8
Manuel M?ndz
Lugo, Spain
Log in Reinante
COLOMBIA, 5910, Alcarav?n Radio, Puerto Lleras, 0500, 03-06, after weeks
without heard it, Alcaravan Radio now on air again with Latin American
songs, identification, female: "5910 kHz Alcarav?n Radio y 6010 kHz La
Voz de tu Conciencia, desde Colombia para el mundo", male: "Alcarav?n
Radio, 1060 AM". 24322. (M?ndez)
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