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Today's Topics:
1. WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News #1274 (Michael Bethge (WWDXC))
2. SWLDXBulgaria News Oct.30-31 (Ivo Observer)
3. AM Daytimer Sign Offs (Paul B. Walker, Jr.)
4. SWLDXBulgaria News Nov.1 (Ivo Observer)
5. Glenn Hauser logs October 31-November 1, 2016 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 12:21:50 +0100
From: "Michael Bethge \(WWDXC\)" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>,
"Fernando Luiz de Souza" <[email protected]>, "Faustino Prado
Moreira" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News #1274
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The latest edition (1 November) of the WORLDWIDE DX CLUB "Top News",
compiled by Wolfgang Bueschel, has been posted:
http://topnews.wwdxc.de
(or http://www.wwdxc.de/topnews.shtml)
Best regards,
Michael Bethge
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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 11:26:01 +0000
From: Ivo Observer <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] SWLDXBulgaria News Oct.30-31
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AUSTRALIA Reception of Reach Beyond Australia in 1100-1445UT, Oct.31
1100-1115 on 15575 KNX 100 kW / 310 deg to SEAs Tibetan Mon
1145-1215 on 15550 KNX 100 kW / 345 deg to SEAs Fujian Mon-Fri
1145-1230 on 11865 KNX 100 kW / 315 deg to SEAs Indonesian
1300-1400 on 9645*KNX 100 kW / 305 deg to SoAs English
1405-1435 on 11980 KNX 100 kW / 305 deg to SoAs English
1430-1445 on 15590 KNX 100 kW / 310 deg to SoAs Kannada Mon/Fri
*strong co-ch 9645 KIM 100 kW / 319 deg to CeAs Russian KBS World
Radiohttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/reception-of-reach-beyond-australia-in.html
EGYPT Observation of Radio Cairo on Oct.30-31:
1500-1600 on 9515 ABS 250 kW / 315 deg to EaEu Albanian, last minute
change,x 9620
1600-1800 on 11800 ABS 150 kW / 185 deg to CSAf English, till 1700
co-ch RFA Uighur
1700-1900 on 9975vABS 250 kW / 005 deg to N/ME Turkish, 9974.7 kHz,
Oct.20 on 9420
1800-1900 on 9540vABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu Italian, 9540.3 kHz
1900-2000 on 9420*ABS 250 kW / 005 deg to EaEu Russian, as scheduled
1900-2000 on 9570 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu German, last minute
change, ex 9590
2000-2115 on 9900 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu French
2115-2245 on 9900 ABS 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu English
2300-0030 on 9965 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg to ENAm English, cancelled
acc.HFCC, Oct.31
0030-0430 on 9965 ABS 250 kW / 325 deg to ENAm Arabic, cancelled
acc.HFCC, Oct.31
* big problem with Voice of Greece on Oct.31, see
GREECEhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/observation-of-radio-cairo-on-oct30-31.html
FRANCE Unscheduled broadcast of Radio France International on Oct.31
0900-0905 on 13695 ISS 500 kW / 204 deg to NWAf French, B-16 till
0900http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/unscheduled-broadcast-of-radio-france.html
FRANCE(non) Radio Voice of Independent Oromiya via TDF Issoudun, Oct.30:
1600-1630 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Oromo Sun via WRMI
brockerhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/radio-voice-of-independent-oromiya-via.html
FRANCE(non) Radio Front for Independence of Oromo via TDF Issoudun Oct.30
1730-1800 on 17765 ISS 150 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Oromo Sun via WRMI
brocker:http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/radio-front-for-independence-of-oromo.html
FRANCE(non) Reception of Oromo Voice Radio via TDF Issoudun Oct.31
1600-1615 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Mon
1615-1630 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf English
Monhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/reception-of-oromo-voice-radio-via-tdf.html
FRANCE(non) Reception of Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via TDF Issoudun Oct.31
1600-1630 on 17870 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali
Mon/Frihttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/reception-of-radio-xoriyo-ogaden-via.html
GERMANY(non) Voice of Oromo Liberation via MBR Issoudun Oct.30
1700-1730 on 15170 NAU 100 kW / 139 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Wed/Fri/Sun
1730-1800 on 15170 NAU 100 kW / 139 deg to EaAf Amharic
Wedhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/voice-of-oromo-liberation-via-mbr.html
GREECE Voice of Greece on 9420 kHz and 9935 kHz, Oct.31:
from 1930 on 9420*AVL 170 kW / 323 deg to WeEu Greek tx#3
from 1930 on 9935 AVL 100 kW / 285 deg to WeEu Greek tx#1
*1900-2000 on 9420 ABS 250 kW / 005 deg to EaEu Russian Radio
Cairohttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/voice-of-greece-on-9420-khz-and-9935.html
INDIA Frequency changes of AIR Vividh Bharati Sce from Oct.30
0025-0435 NF 9865 BGL 500 kW / 035 deg to SoAs Hindi, ex 9870
0900-1200 NF 9865 BGL 500 kW / 035 deg to SoAs Hindi, ex 9870
1245-1740 NF 9865 BGL 500 kW / 035 deg to SoAs Hindi, ex
9870http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/frequency-changes-of-air-vividh-bharati.html
JAPAN(non) Winter B-16 of clandestine Shiokaze Sea
Breezehttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/japannon-winter-b-16-of-clandestine.html
KURDISTAN(non) Reception of Denge Kurdistan on Oct.31
0400-0800 on 9400 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish
0800-1200 on 9400 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg to WeAs Kurdish
1200-1500 on 9400 KCH 300 kW / 130 deg to WeAs Kurdish
1500-1700 on 9400 SOF 100 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish
1700-2000 on 9400 ISS 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs Kurdish
2000-2200 on 9400 KCH 300 kW / 116 deg to WeAs
Kurdishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/reception-of-denge-kurdistan-on-oct31.html
MADAGASCAR(non) Radio Publique Africaine via Malagasy Global Business, Oct.30
1800-1831 on 11550 MDC 250 kW / 295 deg to SoAf Kirundi, open carrier/dead air,
1831-1858 on 11550 MDC 250 kW / 295 deg to SoAf French, open carrier/dead air +
>From time to time several words probably from RFI French, MDC wrong connection!
Very weak and poor reception of Radio Publique Africaine on Oct.31 &
no
videos!http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/radio-publique-africaine-via-malagasy.html
RUSSIA(non) Winter B-16 schedule of Adygeyan Radio, same as A-16 and B-15:
1800-1900 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Ad/Ar/Tu Mon
1800-1900 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan Fri
1900-2000 on 6000 ARM 100 kW / 188 deg to CeAs Adygeyan
Sunhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/winter-b-16-schedule-of-adygeyan-radio.html
SECRETLAND(non) B-16 BaBcoCk Dimtse Radio Erena via SPL Secretbrod, Oct.30:
1700-1730 NF 11965 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Dly, ex 11845 B-15
1730-1800 NF 11965 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Arabic Mon-Sat, ex 11845 B-15
1730-1800 NF 11965 SCB 050 kW / 195 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Sun, ex
11845
B-15http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/b-16-babcock-dimtse-radio-erena-via-spl.html
SRI LANKA Reception of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation / City FM on Oct.31:
1630-1830 on 11750 TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to N/ME Sinhala, but no signal
at
1710UThttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/reception-of-sri-lanka-broadcasting.html
TAIWAN(non) Reception of Stream of Praise Music Ministries on Oct.31:
2100-2130 on 7530 TAC 100 kW / 250 deg to EaAs Cantonese/Chinese,
goodhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/reception-of-stream-of-praise-music.html
VIETNAM Weak signal of Voice of Vietnam Home Sce-1, Oct.31
from 0900 on 9635,9 SON 100 kW / 145 deg to SEAs
Vietnamesehttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/weak-signal-of-voice-of-vietnam-home.html
UZBEKISTAN/TAJIKISTAN(non) B-16 of clandestine broadcast via RED Telecom
Radio Free North Korea
1200-1300 NF 9355 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, ex 9470 in B-15
National Unity Radio
1200-1500 NF 7520 DB 100 kW / 071 deg to NEAs Korean, ex 7515 in B-15
Voice of Wilderness
1330-1530 on 7615 TAC 100 kW / 070 deg to NEAs Korean, no change B-15
North Korea Reform Radio
1430-1530 on 7590 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, no change B-15
2030-2130 NF 7500 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, ex 7510 in B-15
Voice of Martyrs
1530-1700 NF 7510 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg to NEAs Korean, ex 7520
1630-18http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/winter-b-16-schedule-of-clandestine.html
--
73!
Ivo Ivanov
*QTH*: Sofia, Bulgaria
*Equipment*: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
*Web: *http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/
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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 12:11:24 -0400
From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <[email protected]>
To: Hard-Core-DX <[email protected]>, NRC
<[email protected]>, Mailing list for the International Radio Club of
America <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] AM Daytimer Sign Offs
Message-ID:
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Back when I was the Chief Cook & Bottle Washer at WABV-AM 1590 Abbeville,
SC I had a station song produced and I played it every night at Sunset sign
off, followed by station contact information and the national anthem
http://www.onairdj.com/wabvsignoff1.mp3
Paul
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 16:25:54 +0000
From: Ivo Observer <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] SWLDXBulgaria News Nov.1
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ARMENIA(non) New winter B-16 frequencies of Trans World Radio India, Nov.1
1245-1345 NF 9345 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs various langs, ex 12025 B-15
1345-1500 NF 9920 ERV 300 kW / 100 deg to SoAs various langs, ex
12025
B-15http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/new-winter-b-16-frequencies-of-trans.html
GERMANY(non) No signal from Radio Al-Mukhtar via MBR Issoudun, Nov.1
1500-1530 on 17580 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Tue
1530-1558 on 17580 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Tue
And plese also check Radio Adal via MBR Issoudun on Nov.2
1500-1531 on 17580 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Wed/Sat
1531-1558 on 17580 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya
Wed/Sathttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/no-signal-from-radio-al-mukhtar-via-mbr.html
GERMANY(non) Reception of Radio Xoriyo Ogaden via MBR Issoudun on Nov.1
1600-1630 on 17630 ISS 500 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Somali Tue/Sat, very
poorhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/reception-of-radio-xoriyo-ogaden-via_1.html
MAROCCO vs.JAPAN(non) Radio Medi 1 vs Radio Japan NHK World, Nov.1
1530-1600 on 9575*YAM 300 kW / 290 deg to EaAs Chinese Radio Japan NHK World
1530-1600 on 9600 TAC 100 kW / 163 deg to SoAs Hindi Radio Japan NHK World
*strong co-ch 9575 NAD 250 kW / 110 deg to NoAf French/Arabic Radio
Medi
1http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/radio-medi-1-vs-radio-japan-nhk-world.html
MOLDOVA(non) Winter B-16 of Trans World Radio Africa via Grigoriopol
0330-0345 on 7225 KCH 300 kW / 155 deg to EaAf Amharic Sun/Mon/Fri
0330-0345 on 7225 KCH 300 kW / 155 deg to EaAf Oromo Tue
0330-0345 on 7225 KCH 300 kW / 155 deg to EaAf Sidamo Wed/Thu
1630-1645 on 11635 KCH 300 kW / 160 deg to EaAf Somali Sun
1630-1700 on 11635 KCH 300 kW / 160 deg to EaAf Somali Mon-Sat
1800-1845 on 7245 KCH 300 kW / 157 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Mon-Thu
1815-1845 on 7245 KCH 300 kW / 157 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Fri
1800-1830 on 7245 KCH 300 kW / 157 deg to EaAf Tigre Sat
1800-1830 on 7245 KCH 300 kW / 157 deg to EaAf Kunama Sun
1830-1900 on 7245 KCH 300 kW / 157 deg to EaAf Tigrinya
Sunhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/winter-b-16-of-trans-world-radio-africa.html
SECRETLAND(non) No signal of End Times Coming and R.Biafra via SPL Secretbrod
End Times Coming ETC Radio Ex-Catholics For Christ
1801-1831 on 11600 SCB 100 kW / 090 deg to WeAs English
Radio Biafra London
2000-2300 on 11600 SCB 100 kW / 195 deg to WeAf
Englishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/no-signal-of-end-times-coming-rbiafra.html
SRI LANKA Reception of Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, Nov.1
1115-1215 on 9720*TRM 125 kW / 345 deg to SoAs Tamil, weak to fair
*from 1200 on 9720 XIA 500 kW / 145 deg to SEAs Filipino China Radio
Inthttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/reception-of-sri-lanka-broadcasting_1.html
TAIWAN/PALAU B-16 of Nippon no Kaze & Furusato no Kaze
Nippon no Kaze
1300-1330 on 9465 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Korean
1300-1330 on 9950 TSH 100 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Korean
1500-1530 on 9800 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Korean
1500-1530 on 9975 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Korean
1530-1600 on 9465 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Korean
1530-1600 on 9965 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Korean
Furusato no Kaze
1330-1400 on 9705 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Japanese
1330-1400 on 9950 TSH 100 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Japanese
1430-1500 on 9560 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Japanese
1430-1500 on 9960 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs Japanese
1600-1630 on 9690 TSH 300 kW / 002 deg to NEAs Japanese
1600-1630 on 9975 HBN 100 kW / 345 deg to NEAs
Japanesehttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/winter-b-16-of-nippon-no-kaze-and.html
U.K.(non) No signal of Radio Ranginkaman via BaBcoCk Grigoriopol on Oct.31
1700-1730 on 7580 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Mon/Fri Radio
Rainbow:http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/no-signal-of-radio-ranginkaman-via.html
VATICAN Special transmission of Vatican Radio, Nov.1
1100-1130 on 9645 SMG 100 kW / 330 deg to WeEu
1100-1130 on 11740 SMG 250 kw / 004 deg to EaEu
1100-1130 on 11740 SMG 250 kW / 310 deg to SoEu
1100-1130 on 15595 SMG 100 kW / 319 deg to WeEu
1100-1130 on 21560 SMG 250 kW / 113 deg to N/ME
1100-1130 on 21560 SMG 250 kW / 185 deg to CeAf
1100-1130 on 21560 SMG 250 kW / 223 deg to
WeAfhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/11/special-transmission-of-vatican-radio.html
--
73!
Ivo Ivanov
*QTH*: Sofia, Bulgaria
*Equipment*: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
*Web: *http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2016 19:17:39 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 31-November 1, 2016
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
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** ALBANIA. 7475, November 1 at 0022 check, just-barely-audible carrier on the
PL-880, presumably R. Tirana Albanian hour to North America, new time and
frequency.
7474.96, November 1 at 0224, JBA carrier on the NRD-545, presumably same prior
to 0230 English, typically off-frequency-low. Both far too weak to evaluate
modulation. We hope propagation improve, but 6 MHz band might be marginally
better if a clear spot could be found. (Meanwhile 7410 Romania at 0220 manages
S3-S7 in French) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANTARCTICA. 15476, Oct 31 at 1953, no signal from LRA36, but ~4 kHz musical
notes from the 15480 station sporadically. Looking for Radio Nacional Arc?ngel
San Gabriel, since Manuel M?ndez, Lugo, Spain, tipped the DXLD yg at 1927 of
mail from station notifying that they are back on! ---
``Just now, 1900 UT, I have received this e-mail from LRA 36 Radio Nacional
Arc?ngel San Gabriel:
Saludos Cordiales: tenemos el agrado de saludarlo e le informarle [sic] que ya
comenzamos a transmitir en onda corta en la frecuencia de 15476 khz de lunes a
viernes de 15 hs a 18 hs Argentina y 18 a 21 hs UT. Le agradecer?a un informe
de recepci?n para saber como esta llegando mi se?al. Desde ya muchas gracias.
Emisora radial "LRA 36 Arc?ngel San Gabriel". Desde el Continente Blanco
"ANTARTIDA ARGENTINA" le damos un cordial saludo.
They say LRA 36 has begun transmitting, just now, Monday to Friday between
1800-2100 UT, and they appreciate reception reports. E-mail address:
[email protected] Here in Lugo, at 2025 [sic: means 1925 UT], nothing on 15476
but strong interference from station on 15480``
15480 is off by 2003, but still nothing audible here on 15476 then or at 2010;
still USB + carrier? Not surprising, considering that its nearest 19m neighbor,
RAE Buenos Aires on 15345.24 is nothing but a JBA carrier at 1955.
15476, Nov 1 at 1845-1847, still no signal (and 15480, AWR Arabic via
MADAGASCAR at 19-20) is not on yet.
Now if it were on 11 meters, better luck, as 10m was open for contesting hams
in Argentina Oct 30 but not Oct 31-Nov 1! Henceforth, week-daily chex are
required of 15476. OK area should have an advantage in that the path is mostly
overwater, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico, the only land being Tierra del Fuego,
Guatemala/Mexico and Texas. Those in eastern N America have to cope with a
mostly overland path, the length of South America, even overAndes. Further
west, it`s across the length of Mexico. In past, listeners and remotes in
Europe, mostly over-Atlantic, had better luck with LRA36 than North Americans
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. What`s become of Radio Cairo??? Nov 1 at 0124, no signal on 9965v;
Nov 1 at 0138, no signal on 9315, which in A-16 were both for North America,
partly in English, but 9315 ruined by motorboating.
http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=B16&broadc=ERU
HFCC B-16 shows no more broadcasts to North America at all! So they have given
up on us. And only this remains for Latin America:
12005: 2215-0045 Portuguese & Arabic, 0045-0200 Spanish, 241 degrees, 250 kW
from Abis.
The only remaining English broadcasts, which need to be confirmed before
believed, and the modulation evaluated, are:
1600-1800, 11800, 185 degrees, 150 kW from Abis
1600-1800, 15345, 196 degrees, 150 kW from Abis (surely not both)
1900-2030, 15290, 250 degrees, 100 kW from AbuZaabal
2115-2245, 9800, 325 degrees, 200 kW from Abis to Europe (and ~NAm)
2115-2245, 9900, identical parameters (surely only one or the other)
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non]. 9400, Nov 1 at 1357, Chinese is atop Denge Kurdistane now,
i.e. FEBC PHILIPPINES, conditions back to ``normal``; ripple SAH between them
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MADAGASCAR. 9600, Nov 1 at 0114, no signal from MWV as now scheduled with
NLS English this hour instead of 9665 (and no more at 0000).
11825, Nov 1 at 0401, JBA carrier, maybe MWV as now scheduled for APR English,
ex-9480 which used to propagate well on rare occasions it was active. Tho
nothing else sked now on 11825, am not convinced it`s MWV as could be
overload/mixing product on the PL-880.
17640, Nov 1 at 1844, no signal from MWV, which in B-16 allegedly maintains
this English hour (and a new repeat at 20-21) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6960-AM, Nov 1 at 0116, soul/rock music at S9+5; 0122 live DJ
ID as ``XFM, to the power of X``, acknowledging a call from Ken in Oklahoma, 22
after 1 UT timecheck, jazz. 0126 another ID, from ``somewhere under the
stars``, acknowledging call from Minnesota, where it`s ``gangbusters in his
backyard``. Liners ``The music sounds great on SFM``, ``Hallowe`en``, address
[email protected] and phone via IP 408-800-6925, if it`s working. 0134
spooky tune with laughter. 0138 acknowledges posts on HF Underround, e-mail,
including southern Alberta, Chicagoland, says he is doing this during a
``college homework-filled night``. Also reports from William Hassig (one of few
using his real name), Azimuth Coordinator, Zane, Jim in MN, Ken in OK, Larry in
MN with S9+30, James in CO. Some of them with music requests he will try to
fulfill as is his obligation.
0148 mentions this is in C-QUAM stereo (I must get around to hooking up stereo
speakers to the NRD-545.) I must say the modulation is very good, and so is the
DJ. Sounds great on the PL-880 speaker, where reel-out clip-on antenna is
sufficient. During this entire period I scan the NRD-545 for other pirates on
the 43 mb, but none ever heard; the others must be awed by XFM and not wanting
to compete. Many others were reported earlier around 2300 Hallowe`en before I
started monitoring. At 0206, outro some Edgar Allan Poems set to music by Allan
Parsons Project. Still going when I QRT at 0225, but gone when I resume at 0400
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [and non]. 7315, Nov 1 at 0611, Brother Scare via WHRI has
CCI from an understation. HFCC shows the PNW stations in B-16 on 7315 via
VATICAN at 0330-0600, i.e. R. Tamazuj and R. Dabanga, while WHRI is registered
to start at *0430 Tue-Fri, *0530 Sat & Sun. But PNW should be over by 0600,
extended? Only other HFCC item is day frequency 7315 of AIR Shillong, 50 kW at
76 degrees from 0415 to 1045, unlikely here and which WRTH showed not until
*0656 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. 9690, Oct 31 at 1959, REE is fair at S7-S9, much less than it would
have accomplished if still on the A-season frequency 17855 to North America. At
least by this time of day, 9690 is propagating, unlike weekends starting at
1500! Accurate timesignal at 2000 and into news in Castilian (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY [and non]. 5960, Oct 31 at *2300.5, VOT cuts on late, joining in
progress (JIP) modulation from about 2300.7 in English to North America, very
poor with flutter. Depriving us of any interval signal pr?lude.
6080, Nov 1 at 0401, fast SAH from two weak stations, but VOT-like intonation
slighly atop, no doubt new +frequency for other English to North America
colliding with VOA S?o Tom?, which did not stop using it at the end of A-16,
and thus should not have been selected by TRT for B-16 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5058.5, Nov 1 at 0147 and 0205, WI2XJP LOWFER beacon in WAYLAND MA,
better than before with slow CW ID marker. Fortunately, 5050 WWRB is not
splashing this far, and also far enough from the 5072/5085/5098 WTWW signals
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5330.5-USB, UT Nov 1 at 0150, MARS station AFA6JB is coordinating
contacts with hams on one of their ``60 meter`` channels. Only here, it seems,
can MARS legally operate on exactly same ham frequency rather than
``crossband``. There was a big event promoting this yesterday, but they are
doing it again tonight, and beyond? AFA6JB mentions Roosevelt something, maybe
a clue to his location? Anyhow, somewhere in MARS Region 6.
YL ham Mindy, W7ZAP, from Curry County Oregon, is heard first. Each ham is
asked about ``conditions`` where they are --- normal. Another YL, this time a
MARSian, AAR6BB apparently in TX joins in, and helps relay inaudible contacts
to AFA6JB. All except `JB speak very pro-forma rather than extemporaneously.
They are thanked for ``participating in the exercise``. When one contact is
over, there is a pileup of more stations calling in on same frequency. It seems
HQ wants only one contact from any county. `JB also specifies the time each one
is logged in, and his clock is 4 minutes fast! Still going at 0215.
Dan Srebnick originally tipped the DXLDyg about this on Friday Oct 28:
``[dxld] MARS Communication Exercise Broadcast Sunday --- There is a MARS
communication exercise taking place this weekend. As part of the exercise, a
MARS station on the east and west coasts will broadcast a bulletin which will
be verified by a QSL. Please see the notice below:
A HIGH POWER 60 METER BROADCAST WILL BE MADE TO THE AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNITY
THIS SUNDAY 30 OCT AT 2300 HOURS ON 5330.5 USB (60 M). IT WILL REPEATEDLY RUN A
5 MINUTE BROADCAST FOR AN HOUR ALTERNATING BETWEEN AN EAST COAST AND WEST COAST
STATION. THE BROADCAST WILL INSTRUCT AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS TO MAKE CONTACT
WITH A MARS STATIONS ON 60 METER CHANNELS (INCLUDING 5330.5 USB) AND REPORT
LOCAL CONDITIONS. AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS WHO RECEIVE THE HIGH POWER 60 METER
BROADCAST WILL ALSO RECEIVE A QSL CARD BY ENTERING A RECEPTION REPORT ON THE
WWW.USARMYMARS.ORG WEBSITE. Carver W2TFM MARS Region 2 (NY & NJ) Director,
AAA2RD``
How high power? Google search on call AFA6JB gets one hit to a blog:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/100wattsandawire/
``You can work 2 MARS stations right now on 5.330.50Mhz. Theres AFA6JB and
AAR6BB. Go get em!`` but time not shown and the original is too far down the
page to reach in this active forum. At the top:
``PINNED POST News Feed Christian Cudnik 4 hrs --- Episode 70 of the 100 Watts
and a Wire [Podcast] is posted. Please share it with others, and remind them to
subscribe. You can also have the show delivered directly to your smart phone or
device by using one of the many podcast applications. Enjoy. K0STH 100`` (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 11720, Oct 31 at 2003, VOA Kriy?l is S5-S9 // 15220 at S6-S8,
undermodulated at tune-in, then they turned it up to normal level (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. 12075, Oct 31 at 2007, pop music at S7, // 15730 GB, so it`s
VOA French, 100 kW, 350 degrees from BOTSWANA at 1830-2030. HFCC B-16 shows
12075 is used only by IBB from many diverse sites and hours: also Kuwait, UK,
Vatican, Thailand, S?o Tom? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7305, Nov 1 at 0134, open carrier already on from GB, during the one
hour Radio Mart? is on jammed 7365, but no leapfrog mixing product detectable
on 7425. I suspect sometimes a different transmitter and/or antenna is involved
which do not mix. 0145, starts VATICAN relay in Spanish, still extant on 7305,
violating Separation of Church & State, and still no 7425. At 0200, RM switches
now to 7435, which would put the leapfrog on new 7565, but at 0222 check, no
carrier detectable there, in splash of 7570 WRMIBS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1849 monitoring: confirmed Monday October 31 at 2330
on WBCQ, 9330.027v-CUSB, very poor. Next:
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. 9955, Monday Oct 31 at 2257, wall-of-noise jamming vs a DX program in
Spanish --- 2-month old Brazilian loggings voiced by Manuel M?ndez, so it`s
Frecuencia al D?a, which did nothing to deserve any jamming --- Dino Bloise
isn`t even Cuban. 2300 jamming intensifies even more as Radio Libertad starts.
Note that from Nov 6, all 9955 programming shifts one UT hour later, unlike
other WRMI frequencies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 11580, Tuesday Nov 1 at 1359.5, UKRAINE relay narration is
incomplete, cut off for WRMI ID, 1400 gospel rock/praise music, 1411 Xmasy tune
``Do U C what I C?``, but later at 1455 it`s ME World Music toward end of the
hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 11520, Oct 31 at 2004, WEWN is again VG here instead of scheduled
daytime frequency for English, 15610 --- certainly better for us, but for the
target? 12050 in Spanish is even better, S9+30, while 13830 (if that`s where
the third transmitter is supposed to be now), still AWOL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12105, Oct 31 at 2008, WTWW-3 at S9+30, back on with Bibling
Worldwide in Brazuguese. Had not been heard at misc. chex for more than a week.
At 0119 Nov 1, 12105 still on at S9 but dead air, typical (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5050, UT Tuesday November 1 at 0200, WWRB with anti-Semitic gospel
huxter saying ``brutes are running around and Judah-izing --- why this country
is under a dark cloud``. Unpolished, speaks slowly, ``have a bless?d week``
until 0203.5* cut carrier immediately without any ID, as WWRB may be too
embarrassed to associate with him? This offal will presumably resume UT Sunday
circa 0100 for another 3-nite run (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIETNAM [non]. 7315, Nov 1 at 0126, Vietnamese song, so VOV is still relayed
this semihour in English by WHRI, despite gap in registration. Stops at 0128.5,
for WHRI propaganda, Voice of the Martyrs ad, i.e. Christians persecuted;
0130:08 resumes VOV opening Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 1918 UT November 1
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 167, Issue 2
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