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Today's Topics:
1. My Ever Evolving Radio Listening Post (Paul B. Walker, Jr.)
2. Glenn Hauser logs October 22-23, 2017 (Glenn Hauser)
3. Stations heard in Lugo and Reinante last days (Manuel M?ndez)
4. JRX Logs: Mon, October 23, 2017. (Jota Xavier)
5. Re: [dxld] Re: Myanmar Radio (Wolfgang Bueschel)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 12:39:06 -0400
From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com>
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Subject: [HCDX] My Ever Evolving Radio Listening Post
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My Shortwave listening set up continues to evolve and I thought some people
would like to see what I've been up to . Here's a collage look at pictures
I took today. (Click the imgur.com link nelow)
https://imgur.com/a/6A8Wz
I have honestly had a few people ask what I do/use/how I do it, so I
thought I'd share this.
Let me say this then explain the set up with a few comments..Except for the
Wellbrook antenna amplifier/controller, all the antenna pieces were bought
on amazon. Then me, who is not a handy, patient, instruction reading type
of person put this all together in about 30 minutes the first day I got it.
Thanks to Colin Newell in Victoria, BC, Canada.. Thomas Witherspoon at
SWLing.com and Andy at Wellbrook for answering my incessant quesitons which
encouraged me and propelled me to put this all together.
Considering my location which is 50 feet from a major intersection in town
and just a few blocks from downtown, I do pretty darn good noise and
reception wise.. plus, this has certianly made a HUGE difference in my
reception over the average Wellbrook premade magnetic loop, the W6LVP and
Doxytronics loops.
Top left picture is my radio listening table. The radio is an Icom
IC-746Pro. Om top of it is a Zoom H1 handheld digital recorder with an
audio in port that gets audio from the ICOM's audio out jack.
The small box/speaking looking thing is an Tecsun ICR100 that functions as
an external speaker. On the brown chair is an EmTech ZM 2 antenna tuner. A
DXEngineering HF PreAmp(boosts the signal about 15db) is next to it on the
tbale.
The DXEngineerinf HF Preamp isn't really needed as the Icom radio has it's
own 2 stage amplifier you can select manually, but I sometimes still use it
on weak signals. As well, the Icom also has it's own built in tuner you
manually activate but I still use the EmTech ZM2 antenna tuner as it still
does help a bit on tuning up a signal to be stronger and less fade-y.
The top right picture is my antenna. Single conductor 22 gauge electrical
hook up wire runs up the side of a speaker stand with 1 1/4 inch pvc pipe
jhammed on top for extra height. The antenna wire runs to the top of the
pvc pipe, and goes 25 feet out to another pvc pipe/speaker stand and down
the side..... then two ends of the wire meet in the middle.
The two ends of the wire connect to a Wellbrook ALA100LN antenna amplifier
and then to a antenna/radio interface box.
The bottom left picture is a close up view of my radio listening gear
The bottom right picture is a view of the 30 amp power supply the radio
requires.
The radio and power supply each weigh about 20 pounds. My gear is outside
and is not permanent. I must carry it out when I want to use it and back in
when I am done.
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 16:53:24 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
To: <d...@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <s...@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 22-23, 2017
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** CUBA. 9565, Oct 23 at 0611, the Beepers are back. These appear only on
jammed Radio Mart? frequencies, but always at hours far beyond when RM is on
them. Normally we only hear residual pulse noise jamming, but occasionally
strings of beeps appear when monitored with BFO. There are a variety of
pitches, indicating a set of slightly offset frequencies, as in CW. This time
most are strings of dah-dit, as if sending N over and over, but periodically
some much longer strings of continuous beeps. Here`s what they sound like now
as I am on 9565.000-USB with no changes in my tuning, but used Cyberlink Audio
Editor to boost signal and reduce noise:
http://www.w4uvh.net/9565beepjam.mp3
Originally I could also hear a slight het from the off-frequency minus
Brazilian. I conjexure that the DentroCuban Jamming Command operators are
having a bit of fun, perhaps axually ``talking`` to each other. AFAIK, no one
else has reported on these, least of all Arnie Coro.
I have previously caught Beepers on e.g. 11930. March 16, 2015, I posted this
recording from 11930:
http://www.w4uvh.net/11930beepjam.rm
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH. 5920, Oct 23 at 1320, romantic song, 1322 M&W in Korean with
some SAH. Must be Voice of Freedom on one of its alternative frequencies. No
jamming audible here, but at 1347 noise jamming only on 6135, the original and
sometimes VOF channel. It`s a 10 kW ND transmitter at Hwaseong. Aoki tries to
keep up with the changes, but hasn`t got to this one yet: says the active dates
for 5920 in different timespans were:
``0300-0800 Jun 1-6, 20-Aug 9
0900-1500 Sep 7-Oct 18
1600-2000 Oct 23`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 5980, Oct 23 at 1328, RNZP has finally done it, moved from
6170; 5980 had been registered with HFCC a month ago, but stayed on 6170 after
1259. 6170 is now vacant, but remains unclear why such a change is necessary;
perhaps getting a head start on B-17, when 6170 may well have QRM from North
Korea? But NZ may not stay on 49m all summer.
Programming now is narration by some guy with music. Stronger than weak
adjacents on 5975 & 5985, and no 5980 CCI. However, deliberately picking a
frequency which is jammed at any hour is risky as Cuba isn`t too careful to
turn off jammers beyond Radio Mart? hours. At least any residual jamming here
will be mostly into Cuban daytime. Sked at
http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/listen
has now been amended to show 5980 at 1259-1650 Sun-Fri and 1259-1758 on Sat.
Rest of it looks about same as before, tho not checked hour by hour. Now added
to it is the B-17 sked, from Oct 29, and indeed 5980 is gone again, so only
very temporary; and lots of other changes:
``29 Oct 2017-24 Mar 2018
UTC kHz Target Days
0000-0458 15720 Pacific Daily
0459-0758 11725 Pacific Daily
0759-1058 9765 Pacific Daily
1059-1258 11610 Solomon Islands PNG Daily
1259-1650 7355 Pacific Daily
1651-1750 5975 (DRM) Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga Sun-Fri
1651-1758 7355 Pacific Sat
1751-1950 11690 (DRM) Cook Islands, Samoa, Tonga Daily
1759-1958 11725 Pacific Sat
1951-2050 13840 (DRM) Pacific Sun-Fri
1959-2058 13840 Pacific Sat
2051-2359 15720 Pacific Daily``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 9534.00-USB, Oct 23 at 0619, very surprised to hear VOLMET, soon
IDed at 0620 as Trenton Military; also some other talk QRM. This has got to be
some kind of image, // loud and clear 6754-USB, which is 2780 kHz below. 9534
is next to a weak Algeria/France on 9535. Aha! 2780 is where I get the second
harmonic of my strongest local, 1390 KCRC a few miles away. Lately 2780 has not
been very strong, but it is now, and the modulation is always distorted.
Perhaps there is an anomaly with my longwire antenna connexion to the R75, or
KCRC is more out of whack than usual. KCRC customarily shows up at other +1390
additions to strong AM SW frequencies like WRMI from 7 MHz in the low 9 MHz
band (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAIPAN. 11850.039, Oct 23 at 1402, weak M&W in tonal Asian language,
Cambodian? No, must be Vietnamese as scheduled from RFA at 1400-1500, 100 kW,
270 degrees from Agignan Point. Note, the previous hour on 11850 is also
Vietnamese, but from Radio Veritas Asia via Palauig-Zambales, Philippines, no
doubt on a different precise frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TIBET [non]. 15528, Oct 23 at 1327, JBA carrier, surely V. of Tibet via
TAJIKISTAN on signature split frequency: NDXC/Aoki almost has it as of today:
`15527*VOICE OF TIBET 1236-1305 1234567 Tibetan 131 Dushanbe-Yangiyul
15528*VOICE OF TIBET 1346-1400 1234567 Tibetan 131 Dushanbe-Yangiyul`
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1900 monitoring: confirmed Sunday October 22
at 2330 on WBCQ, 9330.06v-CUSB, fair. Also confirmed UT Monday Oct 23 from 0301
on Area 51 webcast (and WBCQ 5130.35 confirmed on air during HRI at 0334,
poor). Also confirmed UT Mon Oct 23 at 0334 on WRMI webcast, while 9955 is a
JBA carrier equal to the JBA jamming. Next:
Mon 2330 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
Tue 0030 WRMI 7730 to WNW
Tue 2030 WRMI 11580 to NE, 9455 to WNW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7730, Monday October 23 at 0626, WRMI is S9+30 with World Music fill,
during an hour occupied Tue-Sat by Argentine relay. It`s the latin jazz tune
with sax solos, really neat and one I never tire of hearing; followed by a
rendition of Ave Maria for contrast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17775.023, Oct 23 at 1426, KVOH is S9+20, off-frequency and wobbling
slightly, but still no spurs or noise field (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** YEMEN [non]. 11860, Oct 23 at 1423, Arabic discussion from Republic of Yemen
Radio, good S+10 to S8, via SAUDI ARABIA?
Hans Johnson has published a research paper about SA SW, via the shortwavesites
yg, indicating that they are known to have 4 transmitters near Riyadh and 4
near Jeddah, but at certain hours like this, 10 frequencies are in use, so how
to explain that? See
http://www.w4uvh.net/SaudiTX.pdf
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 1653 UT October 23
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 19:16:19 +0200
From: Manuel M?ndez <manuelmend...@gmail.com>
To: "DX Listenig Digest" <d...@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [HCDX] Stations heard in Lugo and Reinante last days
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Manuel M?ndez
Lugo, Spain
Logs in Lugo and Reinante
Tecsun S-8800, cable antena, 8 metros
ALGERIA
252 LW, Algerian Radio, Tipaza, 2012-2018, 21-10, French, comments,
interference from Ireland on the same frequency. 22432. (M?ndez)
1550 MW, Radio Nacional Rep?blica ?rabe Saharaui, Rabuni, 2004-2016, 21-10,
Arabic, comments, male and female. 24332. (M?ndez)
BRAZIL
4885, Radio Clube do Par?, Bel?m, 0502-0527, 21-10, Brazilian songs. 25322.
Also 0609-0710, 22-10, Brazilian songs. 35433. (M?ndez)
4985, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 0544-0655, 22-10, Brazilian songs.
Interference teletype stations. 12321. (M?ndez)
5035, Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, 0640-0655, 22-10, Portuguese, songs and
comments. Very weak. 15321. (M?ndez)
6040.7, Radio Evangelizar, Curitiba, 0722-0740, 22-10, Portuguese, religious
comments and songs. // 9725.4 and 111934.9. 14321. (M?ndez)
9674.9, Radio Can?ao Nova, Cachoeria Paulista, 0727-0740, 22-10, religious
comments, id. ?Radio Can?ao Nova...?. 25322. (M?ndez)
9819, Radio 9 de Julho, Sao Paulo, 0847-0856, 22-10, Portuguese, religious
comments, male and female. 15321. (M?ndez)
11815, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 0820-0834, 22-10, Portuguese, comments,
songs, at 0824: ?6 y 24?. 25322. (M?ndez)
COLOMBIA, 5910.35, Alcarav?n Radio, Puerto Lleras, 0503-0536, 21-10, Latin
American songs. 15321. Also 0649-0705, 22-10, Latina American songs. 15321.
(M?ndez)
6010, La Voz de tu Conciencia, Puerto Lleras, 0703-0720, 22-10, religous songs
and comments. Very weak, barely audible. 15321. (M?ndez)
CONGO, 6115, Radio Congo, Brazaville, 1735-1747*, 22-10, French, comments,
female and male. At 1747 transmission cut off abruptly. 14321. (M?ndez)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA, 5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, 0502-0525, 21-10, carrier and
for moments some songs detected. Extremely weak.
Also 0500-0519, 22-10, carrier and songs. Extremely weak. (M?ndez)
GERMANY
6070, Atlantic 2000 International, Rohrbach, 0820-0840, 21--10, French,
comments, id. ?Atlantic 2000 International?, pop songs. // 7295. 25332. (M?ndez)
6190, Hamburger LokalRadio, Gohren, *0600-0700, 21-10, English program, id.
?Hamburger LokalRadio?, comments, at 0630 Gleen Hauser?s program ?World of
Radio?. 25332. (M?ndez)
GUINEA, 9650, Radio Guinea, Conakry, 0652-0740, 22-10, French, comments, id.
?Radio Guin?e?, African songs, at 0730 ?Le Jour du Seigneur?. 34433. (M?ndez)
GUATEMALA, 4055, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, 0457-0520, 21-10, English, comments
and religious songs. Very weak, best on LSB. 15321. (M?ndez)
INDIA, 5010, AIR, Thiruvananthapuram, 1798-1734, 22-10, Hindi songs, Vernacular
comments, at 1730 ?This is All India Radio, the news?, news in English. 15321.
(M?ndez)
IRELAND, 252, RTE, Radio 1, Clarkstown, 2013-2023, 21-10, Irish music, English,
comments. Interference from Algeria on the same frequency. 22332. (M?ndez)
LIBERIA, 6050, ELWA Radio, Monrovia, *0530-0650, 22-10, religous songs and
coments in English. 15321. (M?ndez)
MEXICO, 6185, Radio Educaci?n, Ciudad de M?xico, 0446-0502, 21-10, songs.
15321. (M?ndez)
MOROCCO, 171, Midi 1, Nador, 2005-2021, 21-10, Arabic, comments, pop songs,
French, comments. 25432. (M?ndez)
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 20:35:51 +0000 (UTC)
From: Jota Xavier <odlano...@yahoo.com.br>
To: "hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>,
Grupo Radioescutas <radioescu...@yahoogrupos.com.br>
Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs: Mon, October 23, 2017.
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JRX Logs: Mon, October 23, 2017.
Receivers: Degen DE1103 & Tecsun S-2000.
FRANCE.
** 5950. Mon, Oct 23 at 2017-2025, KBS World Radio, Issoudun-F, in French.
Woman announcer talks; ID. Fair to weak signal and poor modulation, 35332.
** 13820. Mon, Oct 23 at 1830-1840, Radio Algerienne, Issoudun-F, in Arabic.
Music and man makes a Qur?an recitation. Good broadcasting, 45444.
** 15200. Mon, Oct 23 at 1846-1852, Deutsche Welle, Issoudun-F, in Hausa. Man
announcer talks; Woman talks; ID. Fair signal and modulation, 35433.
LIBERIA.** 6050. Mon, Oct 23 at 0648-0717, ELWA Radio, Monrovia-LBR, in
English. Man talks, preaching; 0700 Songs till 0715: African rhythms, all by
choral, with enthusiasm; 0715 Woman announcer talks and says Liberia. No
spanish, no quechua, all program in english language, with a very poor signal
and modulation, 25322. ELWA transmitter 1kW impossible to head in Cabedelo: Has
the power been increased?Note: Log on October 18, it's similar to October 23:
Help will be welcome!
** 6050. Wed, Oct 18 at 0548-0615, ELWA Radio, Monrovia-LBR*, in English.
African songs; 0558 Other song; 0600 Man talks, ID and a hymn by choral; Man
talks, says Good Morning and makes a preaching; A song; 0612 Woman makes a
preaching. Station has a fair to poor transmission, 35333 to 35332. Is it
really ELWA, with only 1kw on the transmitter? Distance from Cabedelo-PB =
3053km (53km more than Conakri, Guinea).? (*) 2:48AM in Cabedelo & 5:48AM in
Monrovia. I'll make other attempts!
VATICAN.
** 15570. Mon, Oct 23 at 1809-1820, Radio Vaticano, SM di Galeria-CVA, in
Portuguese. Woman announcer talks News and interviews a capeverdean man; ID.
Station will fair signal and poor modulation and fades, 35322. Parallel on
11625, awful; and 9660kHz, detectable.
DXer: Jose Ronaldo Xavier
Location: Cabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3)
RX (s): Degen DE1103 & Tecsun S-2000
Antenna: Longwire
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:16:43 +0200
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <dg1...@t-online.de>
To: <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "DXLD" <d...@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Re: Myanmar Radio
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There are no requests from Myanmar on ITU / HFCC season databases
R NZi Rangitaiki from Oct 1 resp. Oct 8 onwards.
5980 1300-1645 to zones 61S,62,63W RAN 50kW 35degr ant148 011017-291017
Eng NZL RNZ
5980 1300-1645 to zones 51,56,64S,65S RAN 50kW 325degr ant148 081017-291017
Eng NZL RNZ
but B-17 requests on either 5950, 5995, 9700, or test fq 7355 kHz instead.
73 wb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Howard ron888how...@gmail.com [dxld]" Sent: Monday, October 23,
2017 9:25 PM
Subject: [dxld] Re: Myanmar Radio
> Hi Mike,
> Thanks for this interesting report. Glad to find someone
> else regularly tuning into 5985.
>
> Fortunately for me today, it did not affect my Monday
> (1216-1229), reception of Myanmar Radio. Was enjoying
> this weeks amusing dialogue by "Tom," on the "Say It In
> English" program. Today he was talking on the phone to
> his aunt Jennifer in Australia, who will soon be flying to
> London, so he gets all her flight info; later talks to his boss
> "Mr. Harris" about getting time off to pick up his aunt at the
> airport; at 1230 usual singing station ID in vernacular with
> three "kilohertz" mentioned. Very readable.
>
> Re: RNZ - Glenn already predicted in DXLD 17-41: ". . .
> recent HFCC registrations for *new 5980*, at 1300-1645 . . .
> We can only assume these were wooden alternatives but
> which still *might go into effect at any time *. . ."
>
> Ron
> San Francisco
>
> - - - - - Mike wrote:
>
> Well after reporting yesterday how well I was receiving
> Myanma Radio on 5985 from past 1500 UTC Radio
> New Zealand decides to switch to 5980 during that
> time giving Myanmar all sorts of problems this morning
> October 23rd. With B17 schedules due to take effect
> on October 28th we will see if RNZI stays on 5980 kHz.
> 73
> Mick Delmage
> Sherwood Park, Alberta
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