[HCDX] MAC Shortwave-6925
6925 (AM) MAC Shortwave - 3/14 2004-2015 - in at fair-good level with 1950s and early 1960s oldies (e.g. Denise Denise by Randy and the Rainbows), DJ Paul Star the Paul Star show with all the oldies on MAC, mentioned macshortw...@yahoo.com address for reports. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON (awaiting WHYL-960 test) ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2009: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2009 ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] Mike's DX archive - update
I have uploaded the following Ogg Vorbis format (.ogg) clips at http://www.box.net/shared/fuue3o65ku SW: Argentine Annie, Falklands War prograganda station, April 1982 Voice of Free Chile-15150, Aug. 1977 - propaganda from the Pinochet era Uganda Broadcasting Corp.-15325, Oct. 1978 Radiodiffusion Nationale du Mali-7110, Jan. 1978 Radioduffusion Nationale du Burkina-4815, July 1985 - Burkina Faso, formerly Upper Volta Nigerian Broadcasting Corp., Lagos-4990, June 1977 Federal Radio Corp. of Nigeria, Enugu-6025, Aug. 1981 - counts as Biafra, as Enugu was part of the breakaway republic Radio Canada International - portion of special DX Digest program for ANARC convention in Montreal, July 1978 CKZN-6160 - CBC-Newfoundland shortwave station, June 1987 Radio Sandino, Nicaragua-7318, July 1979 - clandestine Sandinista station Zeppelin RadioWorldwide-7425, Feb. 1985 - one of many US shortwave hobby pirates MW: CBL-740 Toronto, ON - signing off 740 for the last time ever, June 1999 WKIS-740 Orlando, FL - Nov. 1978 KOAM-860 Pittsburg, KS - June 1977 KRVN-880 Lexington, NE - Oct. 1978 WKMC-1370 Roaring Spring, PA - April 1978 KNBI-1530 Norton, KS (test) - March 1978 WLIJ-1580 Shelbyville, TN - Nov. 1978 KA2XAU-1620 Richland, PA (CPC test) - Oct. 1994 - what happened to this station? They never made it to air with regular programs. WFAT-1620, Jan. 1978 - pirate station from New York City area Voice of Tomorrow-1616, March 1985 - white supremacist pirate braodacster 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2008: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2008 ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] Mike's DX archive
I've been converting some some of my vintage DX cassettes to mp3's. Unfortunately some of my cassettes are now unplayable after being stored for three decades in less than ideal temperature and humidity conditions, and many of them were cheap quailty anyway, e.g.Maxell Low Noise, Radio Shack Concertape, or no brand at all. Some are so old that they have the Compact Cassette logo printed on the label. I have uploaded the following at http://www.box.net/shared/fuue3o65ku Radio Canada International DX Digest, July 1978 - portion of a special program hosted by Ian McFarland for the ANARC convention, held at Maison de Radio-Canada in Montreal. Radio Sandino, Nicaragua-7318, July 1979 - Sandanista clandestine station heard in midst of revolution that overthrew US-backed tinpot Anastasio Somoza. Federal Radio Corp. of Nigeria-Enugu- 6025, Aug. 8, 1981 - this actually can count as Biafra Nigerian Broadcasting Corp., Lagos -4990, June 29, 1977 - many local ads, with prices in naira and kobo. Voice of Free Chile - 15150, Aug. 1977 - some sad propaganda from the Pinochet era Argentine Annie - Falklands War propaganda station, April 1982 (I've long since lost my paper logbook from 1982. Does anyone remember this station's frequency?) Radiodiffusion Nationale du Mali-7110, Jan. 1978 WFAT-1620. Pirate station from New York area, Jan. 1, 1978 KNBI-1530 Norton, KS. DX test, March 20, 1978 WKMC-1370 Roaring Spring, PA. Sign-off with SSB, April 3, 1978 KOAM-860 Pittsburg, KS. June 28, 1977 All heard on relatively unsophisticated equipment - Panasonic RF-2200 (which I still have), using only the built-in whip, GYRO (externally rotating ferrite stick), or simple longwire. This project is still a work in progress. More vintage DX from the Carter and Reagan eras will be uploaded on box.net when I get the chance to listen and determine which cassettes are salvageable. Clips are in Ogg Vorbis (.ogg) format. Playable with Winamp, and should be compatable with other mp3 players. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2008: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2008 ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
Re: [HCDX] Christmas DX Memories anyone ?
Does anyone else have any cool memorable Christmas DX ? 30 years ago today, on Christmas Eve/morning.. Radiodiffusion Nationale du Mali-7110. s/on at 0800 UTC, Dec. 25, 1977. Don't remember too much about the programming, except that their national anthem was about 15 minutes long!! QSLed in about 2 months; go to http://webhome.idirect.com/~aum108/dx.html to view card. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2008: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2008 ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] Radio Ice Cream
6925 (SSB) Radio Ice Cream 3/31, 2159* Fair-good on USB with sign-off announcement you've been listening to Radio Ice Cream.it's been a real treat, mentioning Belfast, NY address. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- Preorder your WRTH 2007: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2007 ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] London sunrise daytime bandscan
Although DXing wasn't the main purpose of my visit to England, I don't leave home without my trusty YB-400. The following bandscan was monitored in central London (Hyde Park/Marble Arch area), between 0700-0900 and 1300-1500 local time (i.e. UTC) during week of Feb. 17-23, 2007 with Grundig YB-400PE. LW: 153 Deutschlandfunk, Donebach, Germany 162 France-Inter, Allouis, France 177 Deutschlandradio Kultur, Zehlendorf, Germany 183 Europe 1, Saarlouis, Germany 198 BBC Radio 4, Droitwich 207 Deutschlandfunk, Aholming, Germany 216 RMC Info, Rimoules, France 225 PR1, Solec Kujawski, Poland 234 RTL, Beidweiler, Luxembourg 252 RTE Radio 1, Summerhill, Ireland 270 Cesky Rozhlaa, Uherské Hradiste, Czech Rep. 279 BLR1, Sasnovy, Belarus MW: 531 RNE5 TN, Spain (synchros) 540 VRT Radio Twee, Waver-Overijse, Belgium 549 Deutschlandfunk, Nordkirchen, Germany 558 Spectrum Radio, London 567 RTE Radio 1, Tullamore, Ireland 576 RNE5, Barcelona, Spain 585 FIP, Paris 603 Capital Gold, Littlebourne 621 RTBF Première, Wavre, Belgium 630 BBC Three Counties, Luton 639 RNE1, Spain (synchros) 648 BBC World Service, Orfordness 657 BBC Cornwall, Bodmin RNE5 TN, Madrid 675 Arrow Rock Radio, Lopik, Netherlands 684 RNE1, Seville, Spain 693 BBC Radio 5 Live, Droitwich 711 France-Info, Rennes 720 BBC Radio 4, London 729 BBC Essex, Manningtree (// 765) 738 BBC Hereford Worcester 747 Radio 5, Flevoland, Netherlands 756 DLF, Ravensburg, Germany 765 BBC Essex, Chelmsford 774 Radio Kent, Littlebourne 792 Classic Gold, Bedford (// 828) 801 Radio Devon, Barnstaple 810 BBC Scotland (synchros) SER, Madrid 828 Classic Gold, Luton 837 BBC Asian Network, Freemen's Common 855 Sunshine 855, Ludlow 864 France-Bleu, Paris 873 Radio Norfolk, West Lynn 882 BBC Wales (synchros) 909 BBC Radio 5 Live (synchros) 927 VRT1, Wolvertem, Belgium 945 Capital Gold, Bexhill 963 Club Asia, East London (// 972) 972 Club Asia, West London 990 Radio Devon, Exeter 1008Radio 10 Gold, Flevoland, Netherlands 1026BBC Cambridgeshire 1035Kismat Radio, London 1044SER, San Sebastian, Spain 1053TalkSport (synchros) (// 1071, 1089, 1107) 1062Kalundborg, Denmark 1071TalkSport (synchros) Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, Spain 1089TalkSport (synchros) 1107TalkSport (synchros) 1125RNE5 TN, Spain (synchros) 1135COPE, Spain (synchros) 1152LBC News, London 1161BBC Southern Counties, Bexhill Tay AM, Dundee, Scotland 1170Classic Gold, Ipswich 1179SER R. Valencia, Spain 1197Virgin Radio (synchros) (// 1215, 1233) 1206France-Info, Bordeaux 1215Virgin Radio (synchros) 1224COPE, Spain (synchros) 1233Virgin Radio (synchros) 1242Capital Gold, Maidstone 1251Radio 5, Hulsberg, Netherlands 1260Classic Gold (synchros) 1269Deutschlandfunk, Neumünster 1287SER, Spain (synchros) 1305Premier Radio, Epsom (// 1332, 1413) 1332Premier Radio, London 1350Radio Orient, Nice, France 1359Classic Gold (synchros) 1368BBC Southern Counties, Duxhurst 1377France-Info, Lille 1395Big L, Trintelhaven, Netherlands 1404France-Info (synchros) 1413Premier Radio, Heathrow 1422Deutschlandfunk, Heusweiler 1431Classic Gold, Reading 1440RTL, Marnach, Luxembourg 1458Sunrise Radio, London 1485BBC Southern Counties, Brighton Classic Gold, Newbury 1494France-Info (synchros) 1503Sound Radio, East London 1512Radio Vlaanderen, Wolvertem, Belgium 1521Classic Gold, Reigate 1539Evangeliumsrundfunk, Mainflingen, Germany 1548Capital Gold, London 1557France-Info, Nice (Fontbonne) Capital Gold, Southampton 1566County Sound Radio, Guildford BBC Bristol Somerset Sound 1584London Turkish Radio 1602Desi Radio, Southall Note ridiculous number of synchros and //'s. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- Preorder your WRTH 2007: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2007 ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] Grasscutter Radio
It wouldn't be new years eve without a pirate/bootleg logging! 6950 (SSB), Grasscutter Radio Dec. 31, 2130-2156 UTC. Mushy-sounding on SSB with various Christmas songs, apparent sign off announcement at 2156: this is the Christmas show from Grasscutter Radio.merry Christmas you freaking slobs and happy freaking new year. Off without announcing snail-mail or e-mail address. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- Preorder your WRTH 2007: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2007 ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] bootleg QSL (MAC Shortwave)
MAC Shortwave - 6950 F/d card with 1970s-ish MAC logo (looks like it belongs on the jersey of some long-defunct WHA team!) in 104 days for report e-mailed to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No return address on verie, but postmarked Stamford, CT. No v/s. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2006 is out. Order yours from http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059367/hardcoredxcom/ ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] pirate log, April 8 2006
6925 (SSB) Voice of Captain Ron April 8, 2330 UTC. Fair modulation on USB with mix of oldies and heavy metal, ID as your Saturday night radio therapy on the Voice of Captain Ron. 6950 (AM) MAC April 8, 2310 UTC. In like half a ton of bricks with medley of 1950s oldies such as La Bamba by Richie Valens and old TV show or movie theme songs, slogan welcome to MAC, where the hits just keep on coming, mentioned e-mail address [EMAIL PROTECTED] (MAC was spelled out as M-A-C, not as a word Mac) 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2006 is out. Order yours from http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059367/hardcoredxcom/ ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] Fw: Issue with my RF2200
Can any Panasonic RF-2200 owners help with the following inquiry? I have never attempted any repairs or modifications to my trusty RF-2200 in the almost 28 years that I've owned it. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON - Original Message - From: DENNIS DAHLQUIST [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 12:37 AM Subject: Issue with my RF2200 Mike, I recently came upon your interesting website. It would seem you know a lot about shortwave radios and I was wondering if you had any ideas how I might clean the scrolling frequency readout on my RF2200? Would you happen to know if I unscrewed the unit from the back, would I be able to get to and gently wipe down the scrolling analog frequency readout that scrolls when I turn the tuning knob? I think it might be paper with the frquency designations printed on it. If I'm careful, I think I might be able to lightly brush the surface or wipe it witha cloth to get some old dust and dirt off the paper that show thru the plastic cover on the front panel. Is there any problem with an amatuer like me removing the backside screws and having a look inside? Seems like it would be pretty simple. have you ever done this? Or, do you know where and to whom I could send my radio for a inside cleaning and alignment? Any advice would be most appreciated. Thank you kindly, Den ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2006 is out. Order yours from http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059367/hardcoredxcom/ ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
Re: [HCDX] REQUESTS
Hi, I will be very happy if you can send me a complete list of Shortwave radio stations from A to Z from around the world, with websites and e-mails. Thanks. e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] = ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2006 is coming out. Order yours from http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059367/hardcoredxcom/ ---[End Commercial]--- For such information, you might want to consider purchasing a World Radio TV Handbook (see tagline that is automatically appended to all HCDX messages) 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON Canada ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2006 is coming out. Order yours from http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059367/hardcoredxcom/ ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://arizona.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] WODI-1230 QSL for CPC test
1230 WODI Brookneal, VA (for reception of May 1, 2005 DX test) Verie letter and coverage map on one page, bumper sticker, and fridge magnet, in 92 days for mint stamp (used). V/S David L. Marthouse, President; Anthony R. DeNicola, Vice President. Slogan on sticker: Cool oldies - hot talk Report sent to Brookneal address, but return address on verie is DM Communications Inc., 24 Belmont Ave., Edison, NJ 08817 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2005 is out. Order yours from http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823077942/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] CRTC releases its annual Broadcasting Policy Monitoring Report
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released its sixth annual Broadcasting Policy Monitoring Report. This report assesses the impact of its regulations, policies and decisions on the Canadian broadcasting industry, in light of the objectives of the Broadcasting Act. Beginning this year, publication has been moved up several months so that data contained in the report will be available to the Canadian public and the regulated industries on a more timely basis. The report deals with the radio, television, and broadcast distribution sectors, as well as social issues and the Internet. Radio: Canadians have access to 1,158 radio services, of which 867 are in English, 253 are in French, and 38 are in third languages. In 2004, Canadians listened to radio an average of 19.5 hours per week, which represents the same number of hours as in 2003. Revenues for Canadian private radio stations exceeded $1.2 billion in 2004, and profits before interest and tax came in at $224 million. Since the adoption of the CRTC's commercial radio policy in 1998, Canadian radio stations have spent more than $156 million on Canadian talent development. News release: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/NEWS/RELEASES/2005/r050629.htm Full text of report: http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/publications/reports/PolicyMonitoring/2005/bpmr2005.htm (HTML) http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/publications/reports/PolicyMonitoring/2005/bpmr2005.pdf (PDF) 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2005 is coming out. Preorder yours and support open communications for DXers: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823077942/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
Re: [HCDX] May Calendar of world events (from today)
22nd Victory Day in Canada Actually, it's VICTORIA Day, and it falls on May 23 this year (i.e. the Monday closest to May 24th, the birthday of Queen Victoria). In Canada this day is also observed as the current Queen's birthday/fête de la Reine. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2005 is coming out. Preorder yours and support open communications for DXers: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823077942/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] Re: Bangladesh Betar-7185
7185 BANGLADESH, Bangladesh Betar, Feb. 26 1232 in at fair-to-poor level (SIO 232) with EE program. Is this time zulu? I know it sounds like a dumb question, but I have heard Malaysia on this band as late as 1600z (10am local). Yes, the time is 1232 zulu/GMT/UTC, or 0732 Eastern. BTW, has anyone had any luck getting a QSL from Bangladesh? 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2005 is coming out. Preorder yours and support open communications for DXers: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823077942/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] pirate log - WMPR-6955
6955 (AM) WMPR Dec. 24, 2008 UTC in like ton of bricks with tinny electronic-instrumental version of the Twelve Days of Christmas, WMPR 6955 ID with reverb sound effects into usual techno heavy metal. Just wouldn't be Christmas without them (or WHYP)!! 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2005 is coming out. Preorder yours and support open communications for DXers: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823077942/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] The New BBC (program on ABC Radio National)
The Media Report Thursday 16 September 2004 The David Kelly affair and the release of the Hutton and Neil Reports have meant 2004 has been a dramatic year in the life of the BBC. And this week on the Media Report we talk to the Corporation's Head of Newsgathering about the difficulty of managing over 600 news staff - and life at the BBC post-Hutton. transcript: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/mediarpt/stories/s1199409.htm listen to program on real audio: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/mediarpt/audio/mediarpt_16092004_2856.ra m or Windows media: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/mediarpt/audio/mediarpt_16092004_28M.asx Radio National is ABC's domestic service, similar to CBC Radio One. Don't know if this program will also air on Radio Australia SW. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2004 is out! Only $20.97 through us. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059685/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] local time in Greece
As I await the opening of the Athens Olympics.. what is the local time in Greece? Are they UTC + 2 hours? Does Greece have a daylight saving or summer time? For those Americans living near the Canadian border or have a decent cable provider - watch the Games on CBC! CBC will be providing much more live coverage than NBC, and they actually broadcast events other than those in which Americans are lead-pipe cinches to win medals! 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON (UTC - 4) ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2004 is out! Only $20.97 through us. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059685/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] locusts in Mauritania
The following may be of interest to those who can hear Mauritania on 4845 or 739. If you don't get a verie (I've been waiting since 1978 for reception on 4845) maybe the locusts ate your report! :) Locusts eat football pitch Thu 5 August, 2004 02:12 NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - A massive locust swarm swept into the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, devouring trees, bushes and parts of the city's main soccer pitch, residents say. The city's inhabitants lit fires and rattled tin boxes filled with stones on Wednesday to try to chase away the insects, which are swarming down from North Africa and threaten to unleash the region's worst locust crisis for 15 years. The authorities have done nothing to stop this invasion. It'll destroy our crops and make us poorer, said Diop, a young Mauritanian trying to protect his city centre vegetable plot. Desert locust swarms contain up to 80 million insects per square km and can travel more than 80 miles a day. They can devastate entire crop fields in minutes, with adult locusts munching their own weight, or about two grams, of food a day. Residents in Nouakchott compared the arrival of the pink-coloured swarm to the locust invasion of 1987-89, which was the worst in 30 years and sparked fears of famine. That plague took $300 million and operations in 28 states to contain. France has said it is sending a team of experts from agronomical research centre CIRAD to Mauritania, Senegal, Mali and Niger -- all former French colonies -- to assess the scale of the latest invasion. European donors have contributed two million euros to beef up an emergency fund run by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). http://tinyurl.com/3r57u 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2004 is out! Only $20.97 through us. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059685/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] upcoming Canada Post hike
Hard-Core-DX.com logs from 2004-06-28 UTC to 2004-06-29 UTC - Please visit http://log.hard-core-dx.com/ for the real time logs and to submit your logs to the HCDX Online Log. For more information please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] - ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2004 is out! Only $20.97 through us. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059685/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] Fw: AM DXing
Can anyone on this list help? Myself, I would recommend getting hold of a Panasonic RF-2000, which I think you can find for under $300 on ebay. I don't have experience with the R-100, DX-394, or Grundig S350/Tecsun BL-2000. If you have any suggestions, reply off-list to Jeff Wewers [EMAIL PROTECTED] 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON - Original Message - From: Jeff Wewers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 8:11 AM Subject: AM DXing Any suggestions on the best AM DX'er for around $300 used? Would a used Kenwood R-100, Realistic DX-394, for instance, give me much better results than a Grundig S350/Tecsun BL-2000 (for a lot less $$)? I'm new to AM Dxing, have up to $300 to spend, and want to make a decision I won't regret later! Thanks, Jeff. _ MSN Movies - Trailers, showtimes, DVD's, and the latest news from Hollywood! http://movies.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200509ave/direct/01/ ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2004 is out! Only $20.97 through us. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059685/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] South Korea Foils Airlift of Radios to North
From today's New York Times.. The article doesn't mention what brand of radio, or whether the radios they attempted to airlift covered AM FM, and SW. South Korea Foils Airlift of Radios to North By JAMES BROOKE HOLWON, South Korea, Aug. 22 - All in all, it was a perfect day for breaking North Korea's information monopoly, and Dr. Norbert Vollertsen and his band of volunteers were determined to take advantage of it. A brisk wind from the south was driving clouds and, Dr. Vollertsen hoped, large balloons carrying transistor radios north over the barbed wire of the demilitarized zone into North Korea, a country closed off from the rest of the world. But before the specially designed cargo balloons could be inflated with helium, South Korean police officers clambered aboard the truck and subdued Dr. Vollertsen, who is German, so roughly that he needed medical treatment. The law requires that organizers of rallies or demonstrations notify the local police 48 hours in advance, said Kim Bu Wook, Kangwon Province's police chief.. This was before a two-hour standoff degenerated into a shoving match between riot policemen and members of a growing international movement to break the half-century information monopoly that North Korea's Communist government has maintained over its 22 million people. Until 2000, South Korea's military sent thousands of balloons north from border towns like this one, usually in the summer when the prevailing winds were favorable. But under the so-called sunshine policy of reconciliation, South Korea has tried to avoid irritating North Korea. By blocking the private efforts to distribute radios, however, South Korea has placed itself on a collision course with Washington. Over the summer, both chambers of the United States Congress voted overwhelmingly to expand the daily Korean-language broadcasting of Radio Free Asia to 24 hours from 4 hours. By law North Koreans are allowed to have only radios and televisions that are locked onto the state frequencies. Residents with illegal tuneable sets can listen to Korean-language government broadcasts from China, Russia and South Korea, a Christian group in South Korea, and two stations financed by the United States government, Radio Free Asia and Voice of America. But few North Koreans have access to normal radios and televisions, and North Korean defectors say that information controls in North Korea are far tighter than they were in Eastern Europe under the Communists. South Korean officials said earlier this week that they would allow the balloon launchings to go ahead. But the government apparently reversed that decision to avoid provoking North Korea in anticipation of six-country negotiations over North Korea's nuclear program, scheduled to start in Beijing on Wednesday. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/23/international/asia/23KORE.html 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] Fw: CHU off?
I received the following inquiry from a dxer in New Zealand. I didn't do any SW listening at all during Thursday's blackout. Does anyone know if CHU went off? And if they did go off, how long did they stay off? Or did they switch to emergency power and stay on during the outage? As I type, just after 1 PM eastern (1700 UTC), I can't hear CHU at all. But that's likely due to propagation, as I can't hear WWV on 5000 or 1, and reception is poor on 15000. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON - Original Message - From: Norrieclan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mike Brooker' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 4:39 AM Subject: CHU off? Mike caught your logs today on HCDX. I spent an hour at the radio tonight (17th Aug, 06.00) and despite 6160 Canadians coming in well no time signals on 7335 and 14670 could be heard. Normally pretty regular here. Would they have been affected by the black out? Caught 1620 WDHP co channel with I think WATW . The latter was a coast to coast station saying that it could be heard on WASJ but did not catch who was on 1620. best regards David Auckland NZ ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] DX during Great Eastern Blackout II
CIAO-530, CHKT-1430 and CHIN-1540 were k.o.'ed completely. CJBC-860 stayed on, but CHWO-740 was off sporadically. They didn't seem to have any special programs when they were on, just the usual nostalgia mx. CFTR-680 was off for about an hour after the power went out, with only a growlly carrier, but came back on around 1800 EDT. Of course MOJO-640 stayed on - power outages are a test of macho and separate the men from the boys. No sign of JOY-1250, presumably they were knocked off - God works in wonderful ways :) CFYZ-1280 stayed on, with emergency programming (well, duh, virtually every flight at YYZ was cancelled) The following were heard on my Grundig YB-400, powered by 6 Energizer AA cells. Times EDT/UTC-4 790 WLSV NY Wellsville - 8/14 2026 - over usually dominant CIGM (possibly killed by outage) with local weather, ID as your country 790 AM WLSV. 1110 WGNZ OH Fairborn - 8/14 2025 - over WBT with promo for Times of Refreshing program, Sundays from 2 to 2:30 PM on Good News 1110 WGNZ. 1200 WKST PA New Castle - 8/14 2105 - dominant with Tri-County local news, local weather from your official weather station, WKST. Usual pest WCHB possibly k.o.'ed by outage. 1310 WIBA WI Madison - 8/14 2218 - ID as News radio 1310 WIBA Madison during break in action of Brewers' baseball, with no sign of usual Ottawa oldies pest (likely off or on reduced power). 1430 WXNT IN Indianapolis - 8/14 2206 - News talk 1430 WXNT ID noted in WENE null. 1430 WENE NY Endicott - 8/14 2014 - dominating frequency in absence of CHKT with Yankees vs. Orioles baseball. 1510 WPGR PA Monroeville 8/14 1924 - ad for Washington Women's Shelter, Inc., then faded into mess, but not before local ads with mentions of 724 area code and Greene County, which confirmed it wasn't more commonly heard WWSM Annville-Cleona (possibly off due to outage). 1530 WLMR MI Lapeer - 8/14 1930 - fighting off Cincinnati with promo for Mackinac Bridge photo contest, sponsored by Michigan Talk Radio Network. 1540 WECZ PA Punxsutawney - 8/14 1938 - over nothing in particular (CHIN gone, Albany possibly off as well) with oldies/nostalgia mx and slogan The Groundhog, AM 1540 WECZ. QSLed as WPME in 1978. 1550 WUTQ NY Utica - 8/14 2215 - over CBE (assuming they were still on) with ID for one of their //'s: sports fans in Little Falls always know the score, WLFH 1230, the Sports Stars Radio Network, into Sporting News Radio talk. 1550 WURP PA Braddock - 8/14 1948 - over UNID oldies station with ads for Army National Guard and Pennsylvania National Guard, promo for G. Gordon Liddy show on Pittsburgh's talk radio, AM 1550 the Edge. UNID: 1430 8/14 2042 - poking through WENE's Yankees game with CW songs, slogan Real country.always playing the great songs of yesterday and today. 1560 sounded almost graveyard-like, with WQEW off. But I didn't stick around on 1560 long enough to log anything. It was great to have 1540 open again, and 1550 slop-free for sunset skip. Haven't had that opportunity for many years since CHIN ceased being a daytimer. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON (who was only a first-grader during Great Eastern Blackout I of 1965) ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
Re: [HCDX] RCI BC Relay Station - tail wagging dog?
Well, it will not be a hoax if such a proposal is approved in Cabinet. The (ruling) Liberal Party is in need of votes from the western provinces, in an extreme way. There are almost no Liberal seats in the western provinces. [West of Ontario] I don't think the promise of a new RCI relay site site would do much to garner Liberal votes, in the next election to be held sometime in 2004 or early 2005 after Paul Martin succeeds Jean Chrétien (it's an extremely foregone conclusion that Mr. Martin will become the next Prime Minister). Most Canadians don't even know that RCI exists. Even as a job creation project, the number of new jobs generated would be negligible. If this isn't a hoax and the transmitter were built in one of the few B.C. ridings held by the Liberals, it would be seen as a payoff or kickback for sending a Liberal MP to Ottawa. I wonder if this site was created by a former CBC/Radio-Canada staffer, with an axe to grind against a former employer.. Financially-strapped CBC has been laying off people hand over fist. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
Re: [HCDX] Flash: New RCI Relay site: Hoax or truth?
Here's the URL: http://cbc.am/rci-bc.htm But I think it's a hoax! In my opinion CBC would use it's own web-site to spread such information. .am leads to ARMENIA! The content seems to be professional made using the VoA HF Propagation software. But everyone may download it via NIIA/ITS web-site and use or abuse this programme. A late April-fool hoax ...? I'm also going to file this one under H for hoaxes. The .am Armenian URL is a dead ringer for a bogus site. CBC has never referred to any of its radio networks as CBC-AM, even before many of CBC's AM stations (CBL-Toronto, CBM/CBF-Montreal, CBO-Ottawa, etc.) moved to FM. What I can't figurer is why would someone (a disgruntled DXer in western Canada, perhaps) who appears not to be an amateur teenage nerd when it comes to web design skills, go to all the trouble of creating such a hoax? 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dallas.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] Re: Radio station accused of link to Tamil Tigers
A follow-up to the item about a new Toronto FM station I posted the other day. The application has been approved. http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/article.asp?id=20507 Government dismisses alleged terror links, upholds radio decision 7/16/2003 OTTAWA - Today, the federal government announced it has upheld the CRTC's decision granting Canadian Multicultural Radio a new radio station license in Toronto at 101.3 FM. Apparently dismissing complaints (see story on this site, Radio station accused of terror links [7/15/2003]) by some that the new radio station owners were backed by a terrorist group, the Canadian government issued a terse release saying, after a careful review of the petitions received by the Governor in Council, the Government of Canada announced today its decision (P.C. 2003-1049) to uphold Decision 2003-115 of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), concerning the awarding of an FM Radio license to Canadian Multicultural Radio (CMR) in the Greater Toronto Area. The new station will direct its programming primarily to the Greater Toronto Area's South Asian communities and will provide programming to a minimum of 16 cultural groups in at least 22 languages during each broadcast week. At least 48% of all ethnic programs broadcast during each broadcast week will be in the Tamil, Hindi and Filipino languages. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] Radio station accused of link to Tamil Tigers
Radio station accused of link to Tamil Tigers Smear campaign alleged: Cabinet to decide this week whether to revoke licence Stewart Bell National Post Tuesday, July 15, 2003 TORONTO - The federal Cabinet is to decide this week whether to cancel a radio licence granted by the CRTC to a Toronto company with alleged links to a South Asian terrorist organization. The new station, to be launched this fall in Toronto at 101.3 FM, denies any ties to extremists and insists it is the target of a smear campaign by opponents of its plan to broadcast to the city's ethnic communities. But government officials are concerned by allegations the broadcaster is affiliated with the World Tamil Movement (WTM), a fundraising front for the Tamil Tigers, a Sri Lankan terrorist group. The RCMP is aware of the allegations and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service has been advising the government on the matter. Cabinet is to decide by tomorrow whether to overturn the CRTC decision. The allegations come as the Cabinet is taking criticism for failing to outlaw the Tamil Tigers under Canada's Anti-Terrorist Act. Stockwell Day, the Canadian Alliance's foreign affairs critic, has launched a campaign to ban the group. Allegations of terrorist ties were brought to the attention of the CRTC last summer by Sri Lankan Canadians, who wrote letters opposing a radio licence application by Canadian Multicultural Radio. The letters claimed the numbered company behind the radio bid was tied to the WTM. The letters also claim WTM volunteers had gone door to door in Tamil neighbourhoods in Toronto to intimidate Sri Lankans into supporting the radio licence bid. The CRTC approved the licence anyway on April 17. Denis Carmel, a CRTC spokesman, said of the thousands and thousands of responses to the proposed station, only a few raised concerns about terrorism and the station responded to all the allegations in full. We felt there was a competitive process and people were being a little too passionate, he said. The language of these letters was vague and there was a lot of interventions, most of them favourable. The Privy Council Office has since received 47 petitions seeking an appeal of the decision. They have been referred to the Department of Canadian Heritage, which has made a recommendation to Cabinet. It must announce its decision by July 16. Several of the petitions allege a link to the Tamil Tigers, also known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or LTTE. Though the organization has not been banned, the federal government has frozen since the fall of 2001 on suspicion of terrorist links. It is well known in the Sri Lankan community that the people who are behind the licence ... are the fronts for the LTTE's major organizers in Canada, said one petition. The station denies the claims. S. Sivakumaran, the radio station's chief operating officer, said some of those who complained were supporters of competing bids. The company has tried to track them down to serve them with defamation suits, but has not been able to find them, he said. I don't even know if some of these people exist. He said the station has responded to each of the allegations in detail and will make its written response available after the Cabinet decision is announced. It's a smear campaign, he said. I could sense that, from having looked at these appeals, it's a joint effort by some of the members of our community who did not get the licence and some of these same people wrote support for the other applicants during the application process. The allegations do not concern members of the radio station team but rather their relatives and friends, he said. They are trying to say that he's got a friend of so-and-so, he's got a relative. We're in no position to comment about a third party. It's ridiculous Post-Sept. 11, everyone's worried about terrorist link and terrorist things and whoever is doing the strategy for these guys has told them to write stuff like this because it gets everyone anxious and everyone's attention. If [members of the station's board] have any links, I'd be sure that the Privy Council would get the RCMP and CSIS to give them a report. He said neither agency had contacted the company concerning any investigation. The Tamil Tigers have frequently used terrorist tactics such as suicide bombings and political assassinations during a two-decade insurgency that sought independence for the island's ethnic Tamil minority. The violence was financed largely by expatriate Tamil communities, particularly in Canada. CSIS has estimated the Tigers raised millions in Canada through front organizations and crime. The Tigers agreed to a ceasefire last year and entered peace talks with the government. But they walked away from the negotiations in April and there have been reports the LTTE is preparing for renewed war. I can tell you for sure that concerns with respect to security that have been expressed, the RCMP is aware of them, said
[HCDX] Canada Post announces strike deadline
A very old, hackneyed headline that gets trotted out every few years. I've lost count of the number of postal strikes and strike threats in this country. Jul. 11, 2003. 02:53 PM Canada Post announces strike deadline Impact on small business could be 'devastating' CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - There has been more than five years of galloping telecommunications growth since Canada's last postal strike, but the country's dependence on deliveries of what savvy Internet users derisively call snail mail hasn't really abated, say experts. In fact, in the face of a July 18 strike deadline by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, one business lobby warned today that a postal stoppage would pack all the devastating economic impact of SARS and mad cow disease combined. We've been hit by so much uncertainty: the Iraqi war, the border-crossing issue, the rising dollar, SARS and BSE (mad cow disease), said Garth Whyte of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. This postal strike has the potential of being SARS and BSE combined to our membership. Whyte said a federation survey during the November 1997 strike estimated the shutdown was costing member businesses about $200 million a day. Last month, the 45,000 members of CUPW gave their union a 92 per cent strike mandate. Their contract expired Jan. 31. The strike deadline is set for 12:01 a.m. next Friday. The union and the corporation, while still hopeful of reaching a deal, are at an impasse over several key issues, including salaries, subcontracting, retirement, workload and work safety. Union president Deborah Bourque said today there's no reason to write off Canada Post despite the increase of e-mail and heavy competition from the courier industry. Last year, Canada Post moved 9.8 billion pieces of mail, a significant drop from the 11 billion carried in the year preceding the 1997 strike. But at 37 million pieces of mail per day and with an economic impact of more the $2 billion annually on Canada's gross domestic product, the postal service still packs quite a wallop. There is no question that a lot of customers are using electronic means to pay their bills but that is still a minority of customers, and that's not the only function of Canada Post in the retail sector, said Diane Brisebois of the Retail Council of Canada. Retailers, especially smaller ones, are often dependent on the post for things such as promotional flyers, credit card invoices and receiving and shipping products. A postal strike for them is quite devastating. Brisebois said private carriers simply can't fill the gap during a strike, and tend to give top priority to existing customers. If you're a small merchant who hasn't used their services, you're at the bottom of the list. You might not even be able to get through to their 1-800 number or regional sales rep - assuming they service your area. John Gustavson of the Canadian Marketing Association said Canada Post continues to play as big a role as ever in the direct marketing sector. When you order something over the Internet, somebody still has to deliver it, and Canada Post delivers a huge volume of product. As a representative of the Crown corporation's largest group of customers, Gustavson said he was told directly Thursday by the presidents of both Canada Post and CUPW that they were quite confident a settlement could be reached. He also said there's a lot more at stake for Canada Post and its workers than just a labour disruption. Every time there has been a postal strike, some mail volume has disappeared and not come back, said Gustavson. We think that would be far more so (the case) in this day and age, as more and more people learn to use electronic means of taking care of their business. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] Canadian government report on broadcasting
http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoComDoc/37/2/HERI/Studies/Reports/herirp02/01a-cov2 -e.htm Our Cultural Sovereignty The Second Century of Canadian Broadcasting Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage Clifford Lincoln, M.P. Chair Among this report's recommendations are more funding for Radio Canada International. http://www.parl.gc.ca/InfoComDoc/37/2/HERI/Studies/Reports/herirp02/08-Ch07- e.htm#3 Yeah, right, we've heard that one before, as RCI gets cut even beyond the bone, and is left with the choice of filling time with domestic CBC programs or becoming the propaganda arm of Canada's version of the Ministry of Truth. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON (34 dead in To-ron-to...34 dead in To-ron-to to paraphrase the Neil Young song!) ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] Hindu Radio Station To Go On Air
HINDU PRESS INTERNATIONAL A daily news summary for breaking news sent via e-mail and posted on the web for media, educators, researchers, writers, religious leaders worldwide and Hinduism Today magazine subscribers, courtesy of Hinduism Today editorial staff Visit our archives at http://www.HinduismToday.com/hpi/ View sample pages of our beautiful print edition at http://www.HinduismToday.com/sample_pages/ April 4, 2003 3. Hindu Radio Station To Go On Air Source: Leicester Mercury LEICESTER, ENGLAND, March 28, 2003: Utsav radio has been granted a license and will be on the air for four weeks from March 31. It will be broadcast on 97.5FM, 18 hours a day from 6 a.m. until 12 a.m. The station, supported by Leicester Hindu temples organization, will celebrate Ram Navami, Shree Swaminarayan Jayanti, Shree Mahavir Jayanti and Shree Hanuman Jayanti. Broadcasts will be from Sabras radio house on Melton Road. Any students interested in participating should contact Shree Sanatana Mandir at 0116 2661402 or Sabras radio house at 0116 2610666. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON Canada ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] WBOH QSL
5920 WBOH Newport, NC f/d Lighthouse card, FBN (Fundamental Broadcasting Network) program guide, and religious pamphlet in 13 days for 60-cent U.S. stamp (used). v/s A. Robinson Calls mean Worldwide Beacon Of Hope. They've also got another very out of band SW facility, WTJC-9370 (Working Till Jesus Comes). The FBN program schedule for their flagship in Newport, NC WOTJ-90.7 lists all the FBN affiliates - mostly on FM, but there are 3 AM stations, all in North Carolina: WVBS-1470 Burgaw WHPY-1590 Clayton WPIP-880 Winston-Salem 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] WBOH-5920 test
5920 WBOH Mar. 10; 2300 Good signal on ET with test tone, ID by woman: This is WBOH conducting equipment tests on 5920 kilohertz. If you would like to sent a repception report of this test, write to FBN, 520 Robert Rd., Newport, NC 28570 USA...this is WBOH conducting equipment tests on 5920 kilohertz. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] Solid Rock Radio QSL
Solid Rock Radio (WSRR) via WRMI 7385 Card and letter in 31 days for mint stamp (used). Report sent to Box 1, Belfast, NY 14711. Card says were glad you caught our signal and not us!!. Letter says WSRR used to be a pirate radio station that broadcasted on its on shortwave frequency (sic). Today we broadcast over the internet out of two studios, one for our Hip Hop RB lovers and the second one for lovers of unsigned music artist. We also broadcast over FM 104.9 MHz and soon over AM 1700 both of these stations are low power part 15 but have a serious coverage over our city. V/S: Tim Hall, Station owner. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
Re: [HCDX] Grundig YB400PE
The Yacht Boy 400PE is a good, though not stellar, DX performer. It can pull in some tough signals, but my impression is that it really wasn't designed with any serious DX work in mind. Instead, it seems to have been designed for day-to-day listening of major broadcasters (which is exactly what I use it for). It has incredibly good audio for a radio its size (**much** better than the Sony 7600GR), and two well-chosen filters. The Yacht Boy is weaker than the 7600GR when it comes to sensitivity. I use my 7600GR to listen to Kol Israel, something I could never do with the Grundig. The lack of a sync detector is a big minus, too, for DX'ing. Virtually all of my serious DX is domestic MW, and so far the Yacht Boy (what do they call it in German? der Bootknabe?) is an adequate performer, though it still won't beat my 25 year old Pansaonic RF-2200. I will also use it to listen to SW broadcasters (and I did hear Kol Isreal on it, earlier this evening). I don't bother much with the RF-2200 for SW, as it's such a pain to tune accurately. Like the RFB-45 which it replaces, the YB400PE will also be my travel portable. I don't leave home without a AM/FM/SW radio. The RF-2200 is too hefty for traveling. It's only a portable when compared to, say, a Collins R-390. Another weakness is battery life. Frankly, the Yacht Boy is terrible in this regard. I intend to run it on AC power as much as possible. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
[HCDX] Grundig YB400PE
After 9½ years of service, several trips to the Kripalu Center and other yoga retreats, and a pilgrimage to India, my 1993 Panasonic RFB-45 virtually died. One day it was working fine; I was listening to Imus on WFAN in the morning, but at lunch hour I tried to listen to Jim Rome on WGR-550 and found the tuning had completely conked out. (since CHUM axed the sports, I've been taking my dx rig to work, just to listen to Rome!) Since the cost to have it fixed would be almost as much as a new radio, I chose the latter option. Yesterday I got a Grundig Yacht Boy 400 PE, for $CDN195 at Bay-Bloor Radio, a long-established electronics shop in downtown Toronto at -- DUH!! -- the corner of Bay and Bloor streets. The YB400PE is slightly larger and maybe an ounce or two heftier than the RFB-45, and takes 6 AA batteries, not 4. The jury is still out on battery life. I haven't done any serious dxing on it yet, but so far I like it. It's got some features the RFB-45 didn't have, like a clock display that doesn't disappear when the radio is turned on, 40 pre-sets (RFB-45 had only 18) and a dial light. Of course for serious AM dxing, it won't beat my trusty old 1978 RF-2200 that's been pulling in DX since the Carter administration. What's with the stupid name Yacht Boy? Why don't they call it a Yacht Girl, given the typical male predilection for slapping feminine monickers on cars, boats, and other machinery. Hopefully this YB400PE will pick up as much good karma as my RFB-45 did. Maybe I will take it with me on another Indian pilgrimage, to Kerala and Tamil Nadu, later this decade! 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 is out! Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0823059677/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
Re: [HCDX] [radiostamps] PHILARADIO Voice of America
a.. Voice of America - On August 1, 1967, the U.S. Post Office issued a five-cent Voice of America stamp, and here are some of the covers that were available at the time. SWL F-15873 In 1986 Canada Post issued a stamp marking the 50th anniversary of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp./Société Radio-Canada. The stamp was officially unveiled at the 1986 ANARC convention in Montreal. There was also a Radio Canada International stamp, issued circa 1971 or 72. There could be some other Canadian radio-related stamps that I'm not aware of. I am not a stamp collector, though I often buy some nice commemoratives to use on letters. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 will be out soon. Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/095358643X/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
Re: [HCDX] DX-Camp Bavaria, November 2002
And R New Ireland starts its program on 3905 at 1930 with the melody of a well known German song (Muss i denn zum Städtele hinaus). The melody is the same as the song by Elvis Presley Wooden Heart. The Elvis song also contains some of the German lyrics. 73 Mike Brooker Toronto, ON ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2003 will be out soon. Order it now! http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/095358643X/hardcoredxcom ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www2.hard-core-dx.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt
