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Today's Topics:
1. La Rosa de Tokio para este fin de semana: Homenaje a la BBC
de Londres y sus emisiones para Latinoam?rica ([email protected])
2. Fw: Marconi Radio International back on the air on 22 October
2017, on 7700 kHz (Manuel M?ndez)
3. My Appearance On Radio Romania International (Paul B. Walker, Jr.)
4. Glenn Hauser logs October 20-21, 2017 (Glenn Hauser)
5. DX Listening Digest 17-42; World of Radio 1900 (Glenn Hauser)
6. RX Logs: Sat, October 21, 2017. (Jota Xavier)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 06:28:19 -0300 (ART)
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] La Rosa de Tokio para este fin de semana: Homenaje a
la BBC de Londres y sus emisiones para Latinoam?rica
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
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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.
En el programa de este fin de semana nos dedicaremos a conocer la rica historia
de la BBC de Londres en su servicio de transmisiones para Am?rica Latina. No
se pierdan los audios con los cuales se ilustrar? el programa.
La Rosa de Tokio puede ser escuchada los d?as s?bados de 23:00 a 24:00 Tiempo
Universal Coordinado (20:00 a 21:00 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, desde
Rosario y Alejandro Daniel Alvarez, desde Neuquen.
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:19:30 +0000
From: Manuel M?ndez <[email protected]>
To: "DX Listenig Digest" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Fw: Marconi Radio International back on the air on 22
October 2017, on 7700 kHz
Message-ID: <emf614268f-855e-4b78-a40a-bd5f0d632b24@manuel1>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=utf-8
Manuel M?ndez
Lugo, Spain
"Marconi Radio" <[email protected]>
21/10/2017 17:12:05
Marconi Radio International back on the air on 22 October 2017, on 7700
kHz
Please be advised that after many weeks of absence, MRI will be back on
the air tomorrow, Sunday, 22 October 2017, as follows: 13.45-15.45 UTC
on 7700 kHz (USB mode).
Reception reports with audio clips (mp3-file) are welcome. Our E-mail:
marconiradiointernational (at) gmail.com
Last but not least, we need your help! If you are a DX blogger, or use
social networks, please post an announcement on your own blog and/or
Facebook or send out a tweet the day before the broadcast. You can also
forward this message to a friend.
We hope to hear from a lot of shortwave listeners about our
transmissions.
Best 73's
Marconi Radio International (MRI)
**************************************************************************************
Dopo diverse settimane di assenza Marconi Radio International (MRI)
sar? di nuovo in onda domani, domenica 22 Ottobre 2017, dalle 13.45
alle 15.45 UTC su 7700 kHz USB.
Per i vostri rapporti di ricezione scrivete a: marconiradiointernational
(at) gmail.com
Come al solito Vi preghiamo, qualora abbiate un vostro blog dedicato al
radioascolto od un profilo su Facebook o altro social network, di
pubblicare un annuncio sulle nostre trasmissioni. In alternativa
potreste inoltrare il presente messaggio ad un amico.
Cordiali saluti
Marconi Radio International (MRI)
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 11:37:45 -0400
From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <[email protected]>
To: Hard-Core-DX <[email protected]>,
[email protected], NASWA <[email protected]>,
"[email protected]" <[email protected]>, CIDX
<[email protected]>, [email protected],
Short-Wave radio Listening <[email protected]>, Shortwave
programming discussion <[email protected]>, ABDX
<[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] My Appearance On Radio Romania International
Message-ID:
<cadc3yg2tcfqnhepqrba8weacnccbuylqcy30jts_00-f_uy...@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
As part of 2017 Listeners day, Radio Romania International's English
Service likes to ask it's listeners a question and get their
opinion/feedback.
This years listeners day show will take place on Sunday November 5th and
asks listeners,?How much confidence do you have in the media?? and asks
about the listeners thoughts on fake news as well.
I will be featured in a short phone interview with the added perspective of
being a member of the media on the show with RRI Presenter Elena Enache. If
you want to listen the old fashioned way on Shortwave, here's when you can
hear it:
Eastern North America:
2130 to 2200UTC on 6170kHz and 7310kHz
0100 to 0200UTC on 6130kHz and 7325kHz
Western North America:
0400UTC to 0500UTC 6020kHz and 7410kHz
Western Europe:
06.30UTC to 07.00UTC on 7345kHz and 9770kHz (DRM)
12.00UTC to 13.00UTC on 14460kHz and 17650kHz
18.00UTC to 19.00UTC on 5935kHz and 7350kHz (DRM)
21.30UTC to 22.00UTC on 6030kHz(DRM) and 7375kHz
23.00UTC to 00.00UTC on 5980khz and 7220kHz
times and frequencies for other regions just as SE Asia, Indian, Japan and
Australia are listed here:
http://rri.ro/en_gb/rri_2017_2018_winter_broadcast_frequencies-2570020
------------------------------
Message: 4
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 16:18:51 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 20-21, 2017
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
** CUBA. 6840, Oct 21 at 0019, no signal from RHC; checking out tip from Chris
Smolinski, Maryland at 2347 Oct 20: ``RHC throwing out a decent spur on 6840
kHz, parallel to 5040 with their EE programming. I wonder if Arnie will QSL
this? :)`` I replied:
``Chris, That would be 11840 minus 5040, the only two English frequencies at
23-24, after which 11880 goes off, and so would 6840. Unheard by the time I
checked. Glenn``
I vaguely thought 6840 had been reported before but can`t find any such logs in
my archives. Possible only at 22-24 while both 11880 and 5040 are on air, the
second hour in English (and presumably English moved up to the first hour on
11880 once Arnie gets around to B-17 changes sometime in early November; while
5040 moves English to 00-01). (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 5040, Oct 21 at 0058, RHC dead air, maybe just between languages.
6000, Oct 21 at 0551, this RHC English frequency is off, still on 5040, 6060,
6100, and still gone from 6145 too. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 9690, Oct 21 at 1426, no signal from AIR GOS sesquihour in English.
Some other Asian signals are making it. Not the first time a no-show here from
1330, so I wonder if really on the air? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6950-LSB, Oct 20 at 2336, some kind of dramatic speech with
continuous music bed, little change in pitch, but making it hard to tune
accurately; movie soundtrack? These logs are headed KIPM, but SSTV later IDed
it as Pee Wee.
https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,38115.0.html
Brian D in NY logged what I was hearing as ``KIPM Relay 6950 LSB S5 in NY,
2332: Alan Maxwell announcing "9 Audio Signals From Outer Space" episode``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 13565, Oct 21 at 1428, traces of CW vs CODAR pulses to S9; by 1429
faded up slightly, enough to confirm it`s K6FRC over and over in HIFER beacon
ID (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1900 monitoring: confirmed Friday October 20
at 2334, the 2330 on WBCQ 9330.264v-CUSB, poor-fair. Also confirmed Saturday
October 21 at 1440, the 1431 on HLR, 7265-CUSB, via UTwente SDR: well audible
atop East Turkistan for a change! But some deep fades; improves toward 1455.
``Hamburger Lokalradio`` ID inserted immediately at end while mixing with
ChiCom timesignal, and off.
[BTW, preceded by `Media Network Plus`, but it`s hard for me to get going by
1400 UT on Saturdays: that may be our best/only chance to hear it (including my
extended propagation outlook); various ``MNP`` hours on WRMI, AFAIK, axually
contain other PCJ programs. New MN+ episodes are not even audible via the
pcjmedia.com website; Keith told me it`s currently only available on
smartphones via some app.] Next:
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sat 2130 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Sat 2300 WRMI 11580 to NE
Sun 0200 WRMI 11580 to NE
Sun 0315v WA0RCR 1860-AM ND
Sun 1030v HLR 9485-CUSB to WSW
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v Area 51 to WSW
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955 to SSE
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW [or maybe 1901 by then]
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7490, UT Sat Oct 21 at 0001, WBCQ starting `Allan Weiner Worldwide`.
He says they are trimulcasting on 7490, 5130, 3265 with 50,000 watts on each,
eating up the $$ to the Maine power company which has been sold off to
something in Spain. He sees all the meters spinning, but I cannot hear 3265!
unlike previous tests on 3250 which had good signals. 5130.35 is very poor and
unusable either. At 0104 already interrupted by a call from Fred, who reports
3265 is 40 over 9, close-in at his New England(?) location.
Slogan ``Free Speech is Alive on 32-65``. I try again at 0047 on the other
receiver: now I do detect 3265 but only a JBA carrier, really 50 kW??
Propagation may be degraded. 5130 still VP, and 7490 S9+25 fading to S9. Around
0100 musing that Ramsey may move to 3265, but AW would prefer to get some
network show lasting 3 hours on it. At 0105, says Dr Becker is trying to get
Alex Jones on 3265! where he can say absolutely anything; AW suggests that WWCR
imposes some restrixions on Free Speech. At 0108, 5130+ is still on rather than
cutting off at 0100. 7490 is starting to fade down but still the best and only
WBCQ frequency for us, axually more like 7489.97. AW endorses Jeff White and
George McClintock as good guys. Discussing programming sources, Terry Blalock
of Full Gospel Hour is the only one on WBCQ still coming on cassette tapes, but
WBCQ has all modes of playback available, even wire recorders (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5985, Oct 21 at 0546, what`s this with rock tune? Soon announcement
by Paul Walker with a 9- zip code, so must be his old show while still in
Alaska getting an unpublicized playback on WRMI; then emits Leader of the Pack
and La Bamba. As usual, this frequency is poor, only S5, weaker than the WWCR
mixing product on 5980! I see that KIYU by now has removed him from the staff
roster:
http://www.kiyu.com/staff.html
but is he really the ``Mike Walker`` doing an oldies show Fridays?
5985 is WRMI-2 at 222 degrees, now scheduled with unspecified, except UT
Mondays, System H programming at 0500-0600*. I believe Brother Scare has also
been heard during this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12050, Oct 20 at 2342, this is the only WEWN frequency on, in
Spanish; nothing on 15610 or 11520 English, nor 5810 Spanish yet.
5810, Oct 21 at 0052, now Spanish is on here, VG with some hum, but no English
on 11520. Another check at 0552, still no 11520 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. 3185, Oct 21 at 0538, no signal from WWRBS --- I bet they are stuck
on day frequency: Yes, 9370 is still on, very poor S3 but I can tell it`s
Brother Scare. Wake up, Dave! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6905-LSB, Oct 21 at 0050, 2-way in Spanish, stronger S8 station
says he`s near San Antonio and also mentioning El Paso, so apparently Tejanos
rather than Mejicanos. Can`t hear his contact at all (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 1618 UT October 21
------------------------------
Message: 5
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 20:56:28 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] DX Listening Digest 17-42; World of Radio 1900
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
DX Listening Digest 17-42 has now been posted at
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1742.txt
and also soon, sometimes delayed at
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxlatest.txt
Alternatively, latest DXLD 17-42 is also here until next issue:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxlatest.txt
CONTENTS:
WOR 1900 / AFGHANISTAN / ALASKA +non / ALBANIA / ALGERIA / ANGOLA / ANTARCTICA
/ ANTIGUA +non / ARGENTINA / ASCENSION / AUSTRALIA 5TAB/2ME+ / AUSTRALIA
Islamic Voice+ / AUSTRALIA RBA / AUSTRIA / BANGLADESH / BELARUS / BHUTAN +non /
BOLIVIA +non / BOTSWANA / BRAZIL / BULGARIA / CAMBODIA +non / CANADA
CBAX/CBZF-FM-1 / CANADA CBTK-FM/CBUM-FM / CANADA CKNT / CANADA CHQR / CANADA
CHHA / CANADA CFVP / CHILE / CHINA +non / CONGO / CUBA +non/ CZECHIA non /
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC / EAST TURKISTAN / ECUADOR / ERITREA +non / ETHIOPIA +non /
EUROPE Pirate / FRANCE / GERMANY non / GUATEMALA / HONDURAS / INDIA / INDONESIA
/ INTERNATIONAL Clandestines A17 / IRAN +non B17+ / JAPAN / KAZAKHSTAN / KOREA
NORTH +non / KOREA SOUTH +non / KURDISTAN +non / KYRGYZSTAN / LIBERIA /
MADAGASCAR B17 / MEXICO / MYANMAR / NETHERLANDS non / NIGERIA / NORTH AMERICA
Pirates / OMAN / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / PERU / PHILIPPINES +non / PUERTO RICO /
ROMANIA B17 / RUSSIA +non / SAUDI ARABIA / SOLOMON ISLANDS / SOUTH AFRICA
B17 / SOUTH CAROLINA +non / SPAIN / SRI LANKA / SUDAN / SWAZILAND +non B17 /
SYRIA / TAIWAN / TIBET non / TONGA / TURKEY B17 / TURKS & CAICOS +non / UGANDA
/ UKRAINE / UK +non Absolute+ / UK BBC / UK UKRD / USA MARS / USA RFE/RL / USA
non VOA / USA +non WOR/WRMI/WBCQ/WA0RCR/HLR / USA +non WBCQ+ / USA WRMI/WWCR /
USA KVOH / USA WTWW / USA WJHR / USA WHRI B17 / USA WRNO / USA WMFN / USA WBBM
/ USA KRMO / USA WKLF+ / USA KTNZ / USA KCTA / USA KZMQ / USA KSRO / USA WPSO /
USA KCTE / USA WPTX / USA Reten lo que Tienes / USA AM Radio / USA Santa Rosa
CA / USA WSBE / USA Trump vs Press / URUGUAY / UZBEKISTAN / VANUATU / VATICAN
B17+ / VIETNAM / VIRGIN ISLANDS US / YEMEN non / ZAMBIA / ZANZIBAR /
UNIDENTIFIED TP carriers / UNIDENTIFIED 630 / UNIDENTIFIED 1098 / UNIDENTIFIED
1512 / UNIDENTIFIED 1620 / UNIDENTIFIED 4050 / UNIDENTIFIED 5055 / UNIDENTIFIED
5065 / UNIDENTIFIED 6130 / UNIDENTIFIED 8484 / UNIDENTIFIED 9494 / UNIDENTIFIED
10036 / UNIDENTIFIED 15454 / UNIDENTIFIED 15673 / T
ESTIMONIALS / PUBLICATIONS / DX-PEDITIONS +non / DIGITAL BROADCASTING / RADIO
EQUIPMENT FORUM / PROPAGATION
For restrixions and searchable 2017 contents archive see
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html
[also linx to previous years]
NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but
have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself
obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn
WORLD OF RADIO 1900 contents: Alaska, Antarctica, Argentina,
Australia, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, France,
Guatemala, Indonesia, Iran and non, Korea South and non, Madagascar,
Myanmar, North America, Per?, Romania, Sa`udi Arabia, Solomon Islands,
South Africa, South Carolina, Turkey, USA, Zanzibar; and the
propagation outlook
SHORTWAVE AIRINGS of WORLD OF RADIO 1900, October 17-24, 2017
[WRMI internet outage kept 1900 from starting until October 21; 1899
replayed except Thu 2230 which is expected to start October 26]
Tue 2130 WRMI 9455; 15770 [off the air, post-Irma]
Tue 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed]
Wed 1030 WRMI 5850 9455
Wed 1315 WRMI 9955
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7490v [confirmed]
Wed 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed]
Thu 2230 WRMI 5850
Thu 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed]
Fri 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB [confirmed]
Sat 0630 HLR 6190-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio
Sat 1431 HLR 7265-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio [confirmed]
Sat 1930v WA0RCR 1860-AM
Sat 2130 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
Sat 2300 WRMI 11580
Sun 0200 WRMI 11580
Sun 0310v WA0RCR 1860-AM
Sun 1030 HLR 9485-CUSB Hamburger Lokalradio
Sun 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
Mon 0300v WBCQ 5130v-AM Area 51
Mon 0330 WRMI 9955
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730
Tue 2030 WRMI 9455 11580
Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite
and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html or
http://schedule.worldofradio.org or http://sked.worldofradio.org
For updates see our Anomaly Alert page:
http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html
WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS:
Tnx to Dr Harald Gabler and the Rhein-Main Radio Club.
http://www.rmrc.de/index.php/rmrc-audio-plattform/podcast/glenn-hauser-wor
Tnx to Stephen Cooper:
http://shortwave.am/wor.xml
Tnx to Keith Weston:
http://feeds.feedburner.com/GlennHausersWorldOfRadio
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/glenn-hausers-world-of-radio/id1123369861
Tnx to Keith Weston, via Google Play Music:
http://bit.ly/worldofradio
DAY-BY-DAY ARCHIVE OF GLENN HAUSER`S LOG REPORTS:
Unedited, uncondensed, unchanged from original version, many of
them too complex, minutely researched, multi-frequency, opinionated,
inconsequential, off-topic, or lengthy for some log editors to
manage; and also ahead of their availability in these weekly issues:
http://www.hard-core-dx.com/index.php?topic=Hauser
Best DX wishes, Glenn Hauser
------------------------------
Message: 6
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 22:43:59 +0000 (UTC)
From: Jota Xavier <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>,
Grupo Radioescutas <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] RX Logs: Sat, October 21, 2017.
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
JRX Logs: Sat, October 21, 2017.
Receiver: Degen DE1103.
ANGOLA.
** 4950. Sat, Oct 21 at 0345-0352, Radio Nacional de Angola, Mulenvos-AGL, in
Portuguese. Woman announcer talks and presents a musical program with angolan
songs; Man talks. Very poor Station, 25322.
AUSTRIA.
** 9410. Sat, Oct 21 at 0443-0450, BBC, Moosbrunn-AUT, in Arabic. Man talks
News, presumably; ID; Woman announcer talks. Very good signal and modulation,
45544.
BOTSWANA.
** 4930. Sat, Oct 21 at 0337-0345, Voice of America, Selebi-Phikwe-BOT, in
English. Man and woman announcers talk. Poor transmission, 25432.
TANZANIA.
** 6015. Sat, Oct 21 at 0300-0320, Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation, Dole-TZA,
in Swahili. Time pips; Man announcer talks and next, Qur?an chant; 0308 Qur?an
recitation till 0315; 0315 A short song; 0316 Man and woman announcers talk.
ZBC has a poor transmission, 25332.
USA.
** 5935. Sat, Oct 21 at 0324-0334, WWCR-University Network, Nashville-TN, in
English. Woman announcer, Pastor, makes a sermon; 0330 A song by choral. Fair
broadcasting, 35433.
** 9955. Sat, Oct 21 at 0420-0430, WRMI-Viva Miami, Okeechobee-FL, in Spanish.
Man announcer Jeff White makes a interview with a woman, about South Africa:
Fauna, flora and precious stones; Talks about "Gastronom?a hind? en ?frica del
Sur". Jeff makes a invitation to next program: Africa del Sur, Animales. Radio
Miami presents, today, a very good signal and modulation, 45544 (rare).
** 9955. Sat, Oct 21 at 0430-0440, WRMI-Radio Eslovaquia Internacional,
Okeechobee-FL, in Spanish. Programa "Eslovaquia Hoy": Noticias, Tema del D?a y
un comentario sobre las mujeres, los partos y las maternidades en Eslovaquia;
ID. Very good transmission, 45544 (rare).
DXer: Jose Ronaldo Xavier
Location: Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
RX (s): Degen DE1103
Antenna: Longwire
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 178, Issue 23
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