Annual DXpedition? Gosh, Tim, I thought you went there several times a year. I know what a great DXing environment that's been for you. A week from tomorrow, Ernie Wesolowski and I are headed up to Spirit Lake (my old stomping grounds, from May 1995 - July 1996) in northwest Iowa's Okoboji region for a 3-day DXing vacation. Among other things, I hope to do a more thorough daytime bandscan (one that I did from nearby Arnolds Park in April 1989 on the radio in my 1977 Ford LTD turned up 82 stations, and I KNOW more than that are audible from the Iowa Great Lakes on any given day). Also hope to do lots of FM DXing -- the Okoboji area is situated on nearly the highest point in Iowa, elevation-wise, and the landscape is almost entirely pancake-flat for miles around, so FM signals travel a great distance. As I recall, many Sioux Falls FMs, 80-some miles distant, are like locals. 73, Rick Dau South Omaha, Nebraska ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Tim Hall [email protected] [ABDX] <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 6, 2017 6:35 AM To: ABDX; Friends - Neil Kazaross; Friends - Ron Schiller; Mark Durenberger; Don Perkins Subject: [ABDX] Great catch from the Border Inn - XETLA-930 Tlaxiaco OAX! [1 Attachment] I'm reviewing my recordings from my annual Border Inn DXpedition (US 6/50 at the Nevada-Utah border). On my last morning there (10/2) the conditions to Mexico finally improved. At 1101:40 UT on 930 kHz, mixing with KIUP, KAFF, and an unidentified Spanish station (most likely KAPR), I heard a very unusual version of the Mexican national anthem, sung by little children accompanied by a school band. I eventually realized they were singing in a native language. This turns out to be the indigenous station XETLA-930 in Santa Maria Asuncion Tlaxiaco, Oaxaca, a 5kW daytimer. I got up at 4am this morning to listen to XETLA's webstream, and sure enough, there was the anthem I heard. This might be the first time I have heard Oaxaca from anywhere. I think others may be able to hear this station, so I'm attaching a long audio clip from their webstream. Note this morning they turned the transmitter on around 1058 (based on OC sound suddenly appearing on webstream) but didn't get around to signing on until just after 1104 UT. This is not unusual for Mexican stations. This presumably would have been even easier if KIUP-CO hadn't recently returned to the air. BTW I'm fairly confident that XETLA is the only Mexican station left on 930 that hasn't migrated to FM. 73 Tim Webstream URL: http://www.cdi.gob.mx/ecosgobmx/xetla.php __,_._,___ _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
