Re: [HCDX] Log May, 6 & 7, 2023.

2023-05-09 Thread Karel Honzík
Peru. 4820. R, Senda Cristiana. May 7, 1127 - 1145 UTC. Man preaching in spanish. 35333 (Claudio Galaz, Receiver: XHDATA D-808; Antenna: Long Wire, QTH: Barraza Bajo, IV Región, Chile) Radio Senda Cristiana (PRU) heard on 4820kHz also here in the middle of Europe on May08 at 0230. Quite nice

Re: [HCDX] [irca] A Change In DXing Venues For Me!

2020-11-01 Thread Karel Honzík
Patrick, welcome back! I was missing your DX reports for a very long time (5 years?). I was even thinking about the worst. I am sorry. Karel -Původní zpráva- From: Patrick Martin Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2020 6:14 AM To: IRCA List ; NRC-AM ; ABDX List ; Hard-Core-DX ;

[HCDX] Linrad playback (RAW)

2020-10-11 Thread Karel Honzík
I was wondering which software is required to playback RAW files from Linrad? Probably Linrad only and nothing else? Thank you very much, Karel _ 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/

Re: [HCDX] New Colombian 4940 heard in Reinante...

2020-09-28 Thread Karel Honzík
: Ivo Observer Sent: Monday, September 28, 2020 3:48 PM To: Karel Honzík Cc: Manuel Méndez ; Hard-Core-DX Subject: Re: [HCDX] New Colombian 4940 heard in Reinante... Good signal via TWR Bonaire SDR between 0430 and 1100UT September 28 But from 1200UT no signal on 4940 Virus-free

Re: [HCDX] New Colombian 4940 heard in Reinante...

2020-09-28 Thread Karel Honzík
Manuel, thanks for your alert. Today the station was playing still at 1050... Time announcements remain strange. At 0756 they announced 4:04 local. At 0957 they played the national anthem of Colombia. After one week off air they perhaps changed their schedule. One thing which is still mising

Re: [HCDX] New Colombian 4940

2020-09-14 Thread Karel Honzík
-4h). The official time in Colombia is UTC -5h. Karel From: Glenn Hauser Sent: Monday, September 14, 2020 4:26 AM To: Manuel Méndez ; Karel Honzík Cc: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com Subject: Re: [HCDX] New Colombian 4940 Karel, According to our obs in the WOR iog and mentioned in my logs

Re: [HCDX] New Colombian 4940

2020-09-13 Thread Karel Honzík
Manuel, thanks for your info. Last night I heard two stations on 4940kHz between 2330-0045UTC (Sep12/13). Both with very weak signals here in the middle of Europe. One of them had an endless religious talk by a man in Spanish, I supposed it was Radio San Antonio from Peru (but not closing at 2400

Re: [HCDX] Radio Cultura de Araraquara on air, heard via SDR Kiwi remote receiver in Sao Paulo

2020-02-14 Thread Karel Honzík
Manuel, thank you very much for your info! I was trying it on two KiwiSDR receivers in Brazil (Sao Paulo area) and the signal on 3365kHz was very good. Here in the middle of Europe there was only a very weak carrier and no modulation. In Brazil there was no signal of Radio Cultura de Araraquara

Re: [HCDX] CKPC 1380

2020-02-07 Thread Karel Honzík
Paul, I heard them with different slogans: "Your Hometown Station" "Your Hometown Country Station" I had a feeling that they were able to change the slogan during the night and also the format changed. Then it was "all pop" or "all country" so to say... During this winter I had a period of

Re: [HCDX] R Cultura 3365kHz - yes!!!

2020-01-28 Thread Karel Honzík
kHz will be migrating to FM on January 30 (in a few days!). It is understood that the 90 meter signal will probably also be able to close permanently on the same day. 73, Rudolf Grimm São Bernardo SP http : / / dxways-br . blogspot . com -Mensagem original- De: Karel Honzík [mailto:karel

[HCDX] R Cultura 3365kHz ?

2020-01-27 Thread Karel Honzík
I was wondering if it was Radio Cultura B what I heard last night on 3365kHz with a sudden close down shortly after midnight UTC (0003 ?). The signal was very weak here in the middle of Europe so I could only guess it was in Portuguese. What does Rudolf say - if he was listening too? Thanks. Date

Re: [HCDX] [WOR] Radio Tarma testing new 1,4 kW transmitter

2019-11-25 Thread Karel Honzík
I was listening too and at around 2215 they mentioned that they have many distant listeners, for example as far as in Oklahoma. Perhaps we know who was this listener :-) 73, Karel Honzík, Czechia -Původní zpráva- From: Glenn Hauser via Hard-Core-DX Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2019

Re: [HCDX] R Quillabamba and R Logos

2017-05-17 Thread Karel Honzík
. It is possible later in the European evening when condx start at around 2300UT. Karel Honzik, Czechia -Původní zpráva- From: Glenn Hauser Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 7:09 PM To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com ; Karel Honzík Cc: d...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [HCDX] R Quillabamba

[HCDX] R Quillabamba and R Logos

2017-05-16 Thread Karel Honzík
PERU Last night I heard a very good signal of Radio Quillabamba, Peru on 5025kHz here in the middle of Europe: from May 15 2335UTC to May 16 0050UTC Radio Rebelde CUB was silent on this frequency so I could listen to a long portion of Rosario on Radio Quillabamba until 0002UTC when IDs

Re: [HCDX] [IRCA] TP Jammer on 1207khz

2016-11-16 Thread Karel Honzík
I remember (but not much clearly) that I reported a station of the same type one or already two years ago on this frequency. I heard it on SDR Perseus placed in South Korea at that time. Shortly after that the receiver was removed and I got it out of my head... Karel -Původní zpráva-

[HCDX] What is in fact represented by a CZE code?

2016-04-22 Thread Karel Honzík
How should we call this country in the middle of Europe which is known as Czech Republic, Czechia, Czechoslovakia or CZE among DXers? Here is an interesting article published today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic (in English):

Re: [HCDX] MWV on 9570kHz -NEW-

2016-03-27 Thread Karel Honzík
Yes, also the second frequency of 17640kHz is quite good here in the middle of Europe. I wrote it already in my mail at 8:27pm local time but by mistake I sent it to myself :) see below... Karel -Původní zpráva- From: Karel Honzík Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 8:27 PM To: Karel

[HCDX] MWV on 9570kHz -NEW-

2016-03-27 Thread Karel Honzík
New station MWV Madagascar (Madagascar World Voice) can be heard from 1800 UTC on 9570 kHz with a very good signal in Russian here in the middle of Europe. The TX went on the air about one minute before 1800, the MWV interval signal is the same like at KNLS Alaska. Karel _ Hard-Core-DX

[HCDX] R Bandeirantes reactivated on 9645kHz

2016-02-23 Thread Karel Honzík
Radio Bandeirantes, Brazil reactivated on 9645.4kHz. Heard this morning, 24FEB, around 0700. Karel _ 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/

Re: [HCDX] NBC (PNG) testing on 6020kHz

2016-02-02 Thread Karel Honzík
Off at 0842. Karel -Původní zpráva- From: Karel Honzík Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 9:28 AM To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com Subject: [HCDX] NBC (PNG) testing on 6020kHz PAPUA NEW GUINEA NBC is testing on 6020kHz (exact QRG: 6020.7) from Bougainville with 10kW. Heard

[HCDX] NBC (PNG) testing on 6020kHz

2016-02-02 Thread Karel Honzík
PAPUA NEW GUINEA NBC is testing on 6020kHz (exact QRG: 6020.7) from Bougainville with 10kW. Heard this morning (Feb 02) at 0700...0800... Second QRG used for tests alternatively is 3325kHz. Karel Honzik, CZE _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com

[HCDX] VoA with echo (6080kHz)

2016-01-21 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, I was wondering why there was an echo on 6080kHz VoA this morning at 0637. The only VoA transmitter on this frequency should be Pinheira. My short recording is here: https://app.box.com/s/o1a628zs17li62l5kznl0mksn3xaifhm Karel _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com

Re: [HCDX] 5005 kHz Radio Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (Radio Bata)

2015-12-09 Thread Karel Honzík
I was in contact with Daniel about a half year ago concerning those distorted recordings, then I found out that the distortion occurs not because of very long antenna but because of his camcorder mic which is very close to radio. Always when he comes too close to his radio the distortion

[HCDX] Loop made of strip rather than wire

2015-11-10 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, I was wondering why it is recommended to make an HDLA active antenna loop from an aluminium strip or pipe rather than thick wire. Is there really a big difference? Perhaps it depends on frequency (it is true on low frequencies of LW, MW and not so important on SW or vice versa)? Thanks,

Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs July 31-August 1, 2015

2015-08-02 Thread Karel Honzík
** BOLIVIA. 6025, August 1 at 0110, JBA carrier on the FRG-7 squeezed between jamming/Martí 6030 and CRI/Albania 6020; and at 0147 also JBAC on the NRD-545. According to Aoki, the only station anywhen anywhere on 6025 is R. Illimani, 10 kW ND La Paz, Bolivia, 0930-0400 in Spanish/Aymara a.k.a.

Re: [HCDX] various logs at 0100-0140 UT June 13

2015-06-13 Thread Karel Honzík
Radio Transmundial from Brazil is now heard daily on 5965kHz starting at 0300 UTC. Radio Itatiaia (B) on 5970kHz is inactive or closing earlier. It was heard regularly in the morning here in the middle of Europe. Karel __ Od:

[HCDX] LA stations this morning

2015-05-13 Thread Karel Honzík
Two interesting stations this morning May 13th, 2015 here in the middle of Europe: 5015 Radio Cultura de Cuiabá - Brazil - (reactivated), own ID at 0401 UTC, IPDA IDs and A Voz da Libertacao mentioned. Still heard with a very weak signal at 0447, so probably a 24h operation. Weak. 6025

Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs February 2-3, 2015

2015-02-03 Thread Karel Honzík
** BRAZIL. 9725, Feb 3 at 0637, very poor signal with Rosary in Brazuguese, so RB2 is active here, and also on 11935 which is fair; 6040 unchecked. However, I hear the same thing on 11855 R. Aparecida, and by golly, they are // but slightly out of synch, 0638 both going into Ave Maria song.

Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 28-29, 2015

2015-01-29 Thread Karel Honzík
** BRAZIL. 11935, Jan 28 at 0113, `RB2 fair with singing and // much weaker 6040, but nothing on 9725 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Is not it the other way? These days there is an excellent signal on 6040 and 9725kHz and no signal on 11935kHz. Or do they change transmitters acc. to

[HCDX] Antenna for SONY ICF SW55

2014-07-25 Thread Karel Honzík
I need a new telescopic antenna for SONY ICF SW55. Does anybody know a source of SONY spare parts? Not lucky on the internet so far. Thank you very much. Karel Honzik _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx

[HCDX] GalGalatz on 3291kHz

2014-03-07 Thread Karel Honzík
GalGalatz - an FM station of Galei Tzahal (ISR) is relayed these days on 3291kHz. My recording (Mar 07 at 2100UTC) is here: http://snd.sc/1ikrFrk Karel Honzik, CZE _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx

[HCDX] CZE: Topolna 270kHz stays in operation

2014-02-27 Thread Karel Honzík
CZECH REPUBLIC It was officially announced today that the Topolna longwave transmitter on 270kHz will stay in operation for another 3 years but not without changes. Current high power transmitter (750kW) will be replaced by a new 50kW transmitter. Karel Honzik, CZE _ Hard-Core-DX mailing

[HCDX] Topolna 270kHz stays in operation

2014-02-24 Thread Karel Honzík
CZECH REPUBLIC It will be officially announced on February 27 or 28 that the longwave transmitter Topolna 270kHz will stay in operation even after February 28. Karel Honzik, CZE _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com

[HCDX] Time station with value added

2014-02-10 Thread Karel Honzík
Italian time station ITALCABLE on SW has already 2 programs: they play different music between time announcements on 10 and 15 MHz. Beautiful! I can hardly wait to hear the 3rd program on 5 MHz. No other time station provides us with such selection. Karel Honzik, CZE _ Hard-Core-DX mailing

[HCDX] A funny switch on RNZI

2014-02-09 Thread Karel Honzík
A funny thing happened today, February 9, 2014 on Radio New Zealand International: at 1058 UTC they changed frequency from 9765 to 13840kHz acc. to their schedule. But then on 13840kHz exactly after the time signal at 1100 the transmitter was switched off (after 1 minute on this frequency) and

[HCDX] AOR AR7030 questions

2014-02-03 Thread Karel Honzík
Those who know AR7030 very well, can they reply the following two questions please: 1. Serial No. 100779 - from which year? 2. Improvements : - has this series already improved push buttons without bouncing? - were there other improvements compared with the first series (Serial No. of my

Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 8-9, 2013

2013-12-10 Thread Karel Honzík
** CUBA [and non]. 6165, Dec 9 at 0212, not a word from Arnie on `DXers Unlimited` about frequency changes, including the strange appearance of Radio Rebelde Sunday morning on 5050 instead of 5025 --- just about propagation, including VHF research by Pat, WA5IYX, our old friend from San

[HCDX] Topolna 270kHz to close

2013-11-28 Thread Karel Honzík
CZECH REPUBLIC The longwave transmitter Topolna on 270kHz will be closed on December 31, 2013. It has been in operation since 1951. Karel Honzik, CZE _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list hard-core...@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx

Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 16-18, 2013

2013-08-19 Thread Karel Honzík
** CHINA. Firedrake [non] CNR1 jamming August 18: Unfound in any of the usual out-of-band spots 12-18 MHz around 1325. I was axually looking for a good one in order to hear the neo-classical music they were playing as usual on Sunday nights. Inband jammers audible on 11640, 11785, 11805, 15115.

[HCDX] DRM on 5000kHz?

2013-07-17 Thread Karel Honzík
Since July 17th I observe something on 5000kHz what sounds like DRM. Quite strong here in the middle of Europe. I suspect Italians of such activity. Why? We could hear that unofficial Italian time station on 5000kHz some time ago with a complete anouncement, we could hear a strong carrier with

Re: [HCDX] Logs

2013-07-14 Thread Karel Honzík
BRASIL 6080, Radio Marumby, Curitiba, 0024-0036, 14-07, male, Portuguese, religious comments. 24322. (Méndez) Hi, I was wondering if it is still Radio Marumby or if it is Radio Novas de Paz, reported by Bell at the end of June on its 31mb frequency of 9515kHz. Karel _ Hard-Core-DX mailing

Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs July 7-8, 2013

2013-07-08 Thread Karel Honzík
** BRAZIL. 4915, July 8 at 0040, Portuguese, poor signal but better than others on 60m, vs CODAR here, presumed R. Daqui not signed off yet. Nothing audible on // 11835v. 4915 played music across hourtop past 0101 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi, I heard Radio Daqui this morning

Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs July 3-4, 2013

2013-07-04 Thread Karel Honzík
** BRAZIL. 4915, July 4 at 0052, JBA carrier here, could be the other ZY if R. Daqui is again absent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi, this morning (July 4 at 0400) I heard Radio Difusora de Macapá on 4915kHz with frequent time checks like ... en Macapá. Exact frequency:

Re: [HCDX] Sat Dx (Peru 4955)

2013-05-12 Thread Karel Honzík
Peru, 4955.00, Radio Cultura Amauta, 0020-0035, At tune in, noted a male and female in Spanish language comments until 0028 when music is presented. Signal was poor with QRM. (Chuck Bolland, May 12, 2013) Hi, heard on May 11, 2013 around 0100 with CVC La Voz IDs only. Karel Honzik, CZE

[HCDX] R Relogio 4905kHz

2013-04-14 Thread Karel Honzík
Radio Relogio (Brazil) is really active again on 4905kHz. Heard this morning (Apr14, 0620 UTC) via SDR in Iceland. The station plays mostly Brazilian pop with some talk incl. IDs. On every full minute there is a time announcement by a woman (different of what we can hear on 10MHz) with 3 dots.

[HCDX] SONY ICF-2001D (=ICF2010) - bad speaker

2013-03-20 Thread Karel Honzík
There is a SONY ICF2001D (= ICF2010) portable receiver in an excellent condition but with a bad speaker which needs to be replaced. I will welcome any advice where to search for this spare part and I expect it can be difficult at this receiver from the 80s. An authorized SONY service in this

[HCDX] Petropavlovsk-K. on 5930kHz also in Winter?

2012-12-14 Thread Karel Honzík
Althought Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy is listed in WRTH on 5930kHz for a Summer period only, this morning I heard 2 transmitters with Radio Rossii (resp. Reg prgr) on this frequency. At 0550UTC there were two different programs, one was from Murmansk/Monchegorsk, the other was Petropavlovsk with

Re: [HCDX] R Logos 4810 ... and CLM 14950

2012-08-17 Thread Karel Honzík
Radio Logos, Peru on 4810kHz heard also here in the middle of Europe on Thu August 16 at 0245UTC until s/off at 0300. Popular melodies, national anthem and a short piece of marimba music before the TX was switched off. Weak signal. Salem Stéreo from Colombia heard here on 14950.7kHz this

[HCDX] 5000kHz - a special Italian station

2012-05-03 Thread Karel Honzík
5000 kHz - A special Italian station with a loop-announcement in Italian on a live transmission from the A.I.R. SWL association convention on Saturday, May 5. Heard on May 4, 2012 at 0350 UTC. Karel Honzik, CZE ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2011:

[HCDX] SRDA on 6120kHz

2012-02-28 Thread Karel Honzík
BRAZIL 6119.99 SRDA Sao Paulo This morning (Feb 28, 0640UTC) I was surprised by this signal which was in parallel to 9565 and 11765kHz. This frequency (6120) is missing from the BRAZIL section of WRTH 2012 (p.111) as well as another active SRDA frequency of 9585 (Sao Paulo). In the SHORTWAVE

Re: [HCDX] R Rossii ceased Reg on SW?

2012-01-05 Thread Karel Honzík
to be the right time for trying... 73 .. Karel Honzik, CZE - PŮVODNÍ ZPRÁVA - Od: Mikhail Timofeyev timofe...@sp.ru Komu: Karel Honzík karel-hon...@volny.cz Předmět: Re: [HCDX] R Rossii ceased Reg on SW? Datum: 5.1.2012 - 2:34:17 Karel, The point is that we are on traditional New

[HCDX] R Rossii ceased Reg on SW?

2012-01-04 Thread Karel Honzík
RUSSIA It is perhaps a too strong assertion from me but it really looks like Radio Rossii ceased regional programs relayed on shortwaves at the end of 2011. During the first week of January I failed to hear at least one of those transmissions I heard in December. That is why I compiled a detailed

[HCDX] R Daqui 4915 exception ... once again

2011-10-22 Thread Karel Honzík
on 4915kHz over the night between the 20th and 21st day of the month? Interesting, is not it? I watch the 60mb almost daily but I have not heard this station in the morning on this frequency between the two dates. Karel Honzik, CZE Od: Karel Honzík karel-hon...@volny.cz Komu: hard-core-dx

Re: [HCDX] R Daqui 4915 exception ... once again

2011-10-22 Thread Karel Honzík
You are right, there was R Dif Macapá regularly on 4915kHz for many years but the station disappeared around Christmas 2010. Karel - Original Message - From: pod _...@whats-your.name To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 2:27 AM Subject: [HCDX] R Daqui

[HCDX] R Daqui 4915 exception

2011-10-21 Thread Karel Honzík
Radio Daqui (B) was active again this morning (Oct 21, 0530 UTC) on 4915 kHz what is very rare at this early morning time. They obviously did not intend to use this frequency during the night because they were announcing 1230kHz only (on 4915kHz usually observed with s/off around midnight UTC

[HCDX] Strange ITU country symbol changes

2011-10-04 Thread Karel Honzík
from BC-DX No.1027 (August 12, 2011): QUOTE + + + + Recent changes of ITU calls + + + + + http://www.itu.int/cgi-bin/htsh/mm/scripts/mm.list?_search=ITUstates_territories=Y i.e. Netherlands NLD instead of HOL; Myanmar MMR instead of BRM; Bulgaria BGR instead of BUL; Netherlands Caribic BES

[HCDX] Funny Google Translator

2011-09-25 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, let us say that you would like to read a Serbian text in Cyrillic about their transmitters, you cannot read Cyrillic so you ask Google Translator to translate it into Croatian which is 90% identical and it is written in Latin alphabet. Did you know that if the original Serbian text

[HCDX] US time stations jammed?

2011-08-27 Thread Karel Honzík
** CHINA. 1, Aug 26 at 1257, beeps of higher pitch mixing with WWV/WWVH. 1259 began Morse IDs on MCW over and over as BPM, i.e. China`s WWV at Lintong (Mt. Li), Shaanxi. Too bad on pp 668-669, WRTH 2011 does not show details such as ID times, in this case during minutes :29 and :59. Even

Re: [HCDX] [RealDX] UNID (Peru?) on 3360kHz

2011-06-11 Thread Karel Honzík
) on 4796kHz this morning with its regular Friday evening extended show. I can hear it every Saturday morning here in the middle of Europe. Karel Honzik, CZE - Original Message - From: Karel Honzík To: rea...@yahoogroups.com Cc: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, June

[HCDX] UNID (Peru?) on 3360kHz

2011-06-10 Thread Karel Honzík
This week I could hear almost daily an UNID LA station on 3360.01 kHz between 03-04 UTC. Probably from Peru, it plays Andean and LA music with slogans between songs (male voice). The signal is very weak (here in the middle of Europe). In slogans there appears something like Q (Onda Q ?) very

[HCDX] Macapa 4915 silent

2011-02-27 Thread Karel Honzík
and in the morning around 0500-0700UTC. Radio Daquí is the second station on the frequency but its operation hours are limited. Karel Honzík, CZE ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2011: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2011 ---[End Commercial

[HCDX] Wolfgang's 1000 DX bulletins

2011-01-31 Thread Karel Honzík
I would like to congratulate Wolfgang Büschel of Germany on his excellent achievement: 1000 BC-DX bulletins. Every week when I search through my e-mails it is there and never I am disappointed. I know that a compilation of news from various sources is not easy and I admire Wolfgang's

Re: [HCDX] Oct 28-29 Logs

2010-10-30 Thread Karel Honzík
** BRAZIL. 15189.62, Rádio Inconfidencia, 2135-2159, Oct 28, Portuguese talk. Short music breaks. Poor to fair with some adjacent channel splatter. Covered by WYFR at their 2159 sign on. (Brian Alexander, PA) - - - According to my own observations there are in fact two reception windows

[HCDX] R. Nacional Brasilia relay on 5045kHz

2010-10-02 Thread Karel Honzík
BRAZIL 5045 Radio Nacional Brasilia heard on this frequency on October 1, 2010 around 0400UTC. Most probably relayed by Rádio Cultura do Pará - an unusual format here instead of the former regular musical program called Cultura Madrugada. Frequent Radio Nacional Brasilia IDs. Karel Honzik,

[HCDX] Poland 225kHz OFF !

2010-09-13 Thread Karel Honzík
POLAND - a free LW channel ++ LW transmitter Bydgoszcz - Solec Kujawski 225kHz is off the air for maintenance September 13-26. Karel Honzik, CZE ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2009: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2009

[HCDX] More than 1 Rebelde TX on 1620kHz

2010-09-13 Thread Karel Honzík
There is more than one Radio Rebelde (CUB) transmitter on 1620kHz. This morning I heard a very noticeable echo of two, maybe three transmitters. You can hear it too; here is my short recording: http://www.box.net/shared/xrhmziufpd Karel Honzik, CZE ---[Start Commercial]-

[HCDX] Brazil 11805 reactivated

2010-08-26 Thread Karel Honzík
BRAZIL 11805 SRDA (Super Rádio Deus é Amor), Rio de Janeiro, 2140UT, August 25, reactivated. Week signal heard here in the middle of Europe but clearly in parallel to 11765kHz. Exact frequency: 11804.99kHz. A Voz do Brasil relay at 2200 but covered by VoA. This frequency (ex Radio Globo) was

[HCDX] 5055: Critica or Difusora solved out...

2010-08-12 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, there are some doubts in our DX community whether I really heard Radio A Critica FM (Manaus, Brazil) on 5055kHz. Some others report Radio Difusora. I have a recording now uploaded here: http://www.box.net/shared/a9vncjcdbl You can hear the ID at seconds :05 and :38 : At a second :05

[HCDX] Brazil: SRDA on 12175kHz

2010-08-05 Thread Karel Honzík
BRAZIL 12175 SRDA, spurious signal probably from 11765kHz, 0700, August 5, no carrier, reception possible in AM only. Usual miracles before 0700, David Miranda’s speech at 0700. Nice signal, partly distorted, with rapid fadings. Still audible at 0745 but already very weak and fading out... Karel

[HCDX] Brazil 5055 reactivated

2010-08-03 Thread Karel Honzík
BRAZIL Radio Jornal A Critica reactivated 5055kHz (5054.96kHz). A Critica FM relay heard this morning (AUG 03, 0323-0530UTC) with a nice signal here in the middle of Europe. Karel Honzik, CZE ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2009:

Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs July 19-20, 2010

2010-07-20 Thread Karel Honzík
** BRAZIL. 12174, July 20 at 0523, David Miranda, the wacky wailing preacher of SRDA, poor signal vs CODAR, unstable carrier with its own rumble, presumably the 11805 R. Globo transmitter totally out of whack. However, inband 25m Brazilians were not audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

[HCDX] UNID on 4795.94kHz

2010-07-18 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, I heard an UNID station on 4795.94kHz on Saturday, July17, 2010 at 0304UTC (Friday night, 11:04pm in Bolivia). It could be Radio Lipez from Uyuni, Bolivia. I have never heard this station so late, in fact I have never heard it at all despite of almost daily monitoring of the 60mb. Due to a

[HCDX] Brazil and Peru news

2010-06-05 Thread Karel Honzík
BRAZIL 9587.11 SRDA (Super Radio Deus é Amor, ex Globo), Sao Paulo, SP, at 2100 UTC on 2 + 3 May. Extremely weak signal on 2 May but a bit stronger on 3 May which alowed me to confirm that the program was in // with 9565 (SRDA in Curitiba). (Karel Honzik, CZE) 11829.96 R. Daquí, Goiania GO.

[HCDX] AOR AR2300 - a new black-box RX

2010-02-20 Thread Karel Honzík
AOR presents a new black-box receiver - AR2300: http://www.aorja.com/receivers/pdf/ar2300_catalog_rev1.pdf Karel Honzik, CZE ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2009: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2009 ---[End Commercial]---

[HCDX] Slovakia - reactivation of 1098kHz

2009-02-19 Thread Karel Honzík
Slovakia left medium waves completely on February 1, 2009 but it is now returning with a new transmitter: Frequency: 1098kHz Location: Slovak Radio building in Bratislava Program: 0500-1700 UTC Radio Patria (for national minorities), power up to 10kW 1700-0500 UTC DRM tests (S4 Radio FM),

[HCDX] CRI 1521kHz antenna switch (recording)

2008-12-26 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, I managed to make an interesting recording of the CRI (CHN) antenna switch on 1521kHz just before 1200UTC: http://www.box.net/shared/31gao4fuh2 A difference is huge. You can hear a complete opening ceremonial at 1200UTC in Russian (nice signal). Two minutes of silence (1157-1159) were cut

Re: [HCDX] CNR-1 schedule change?

2008-11-23 Thread Karel Honzík
, Anker - Original Message - From: Karel Honzík [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:40 PM Subject: [HCDX] CNR-1 schedule change? Hi, today, Nov 18, I have been observing two changes in the CNR-1 (China) schedule: - no Tuesday afternoon

Re: [HCDX] CNR-1 schedule change?

2008-11-22 Thread Karel Honzík
gap between 1735-2000 is now filled with radioplays. Other CNR programs seem to be without changes. Karel Honzik, CZE - Original Message - From: Karel Honzík [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 7:40 PM Subject: CNR-1 schedule change

[HCDX] CNR-1 schedule change?

2008-11-18 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, today, Nov 18, I have been observing two changes in the CNR-1 (China) schedule: - no Tuesday afternoon break (0600-0850 UTC) - no c/d at 1735 UTC (still on at 1840...) All other domestic prgrms (excl. CNR-5) are off at this time (1840 UTC). Yesterday Nov 17 the CNR-1 closed down exactly

Re: [HCDX] [shortwaveworld] Russia 7200

2008-09-23 Thread Karel Honzík
Chuck, if you are talking about the first recording on your web site http://www.orchidcitysoftware.com/IMAGE61.HTML then it includes two clear Radio Rossii IDs. 73s Karel Honzik, CZE - Original Message - From: Wolfgang Bueschel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Chuck [EMAIL PROTECTED]; HCDX

Re: [HCDX] UNID 15410 kHz in Portuguese

2008-04-16 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi Glenn, this is an interesting list ! I fact I wonder how up-to-date it actually is because it contains e.g. this station: 4980 Ecos del Torbes 0900-0400 1234567 Spanish10 ND San Cristobal which is inactive already for many years. The list is dated April 15, 2008 so I am confused

[HCDX] Slovakia: almost all MW txs left the band

2008-01-21 Thread Karel Honzík
SLOVAKIA Since January 20 2008 there are only three active MW transmitters in Slovakia: 702 kHz - Presov100kW 1017 kHz - Rimavska Sobota 50kW 1098 kHz - Nitra 50kW (F.Pl. 100kW) Schedule (UTC): Mon-Fri 0700-1700, Sat 0600-1800, Sun 0600-1900 Program: Patria (for national

[HCDX] UNID Russian TXs on 1071 kHz .......?

2007-12-11 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, I heard two UNID transmitters on 1071 kHz (28 NOV 2007 between 1200-1300 UTC) relaying: - Mayak - Radio Golos Rossii Strength was almost the same (not strong but quite stable) and although I was observing the channel almost daily during the next week I could hear them in such quality

Re: [HCDX] friendship through dxing

2007-09-07 Thread Karel Honzík
As my country was also a part of the Soviet block I remember how it was with our transmitters (MW, TV, FM) and their data in EBU lists. For example, G. Coordinates of our local TV/FM transmitter Krasov refered to the capital of the region which is 40Km away. It was almost impossible to get correct

[HCDX] .drm files conversion tool ?

2007-08-07 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, does anybody know a tool for conversion of .drm audio files produced by DRM receivers like Morphy Roberts or Himalaya ? Conversion to MP3 or WAV for further use would be fine. Thanks, Karel Honzik the Czech Republic (Czechia) AOR AR-7030 MiniWhip ---[Start

[HCDX] .drm files conversion tool ? (corr.)

2007-08-07 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, does anybody know a tool for conversion of .drm audio files produced by DRM receivers like Morphy-Richards or Himalaya ? Conversion to MP3 or WAV for further use would be fine. Thanks, Karel Honzik the Czech Republic (Czechia) AOR AR-7030 MiniWhip ---[Start

[HCDX] Another TEST from Radio St. Helena ...17 JUL...

2007-07-11 Thread Karel Honzík
SAINT HELENA Hello all, please be advised that another TEST transmission from Radio St Helena on 11092.5 kHz (USB) will take place on Tuesday 17th July 2007 around 1900 GMT for about 2 hours approximately. Please spread the word. Thank you Laura Laura Lawrence (Miss) Radio Station Manager

[HCDX] Laptops and noisy power supplies (SMPS) ..............

2007-03-17 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi everybody, I wonder how you managed to solve the known problem of laptop power supplies (SMPS) and their noise. At my old IBM laptop it was not so bad but at my new Fujitsu-Siemens laptop its switching power supply produces quite a strong noise on LW, MW (AM) and up. Do you use

[HCDX] Changes in Hungary from 1 FEB 2007

2007-01-23 Thread Karel Honzík
Changes in Hungary from 1 February 2007 +++ Hungarian Radio launches its new domestic program MR4 (Magyar Radio 4) focused on national minorities from 1 February 2007. Frequencies (kHz): 873 Budapest (100 kW) 873 Pecs (100 kW) 1188 Marcali (500 kW) 1188

[HCDX] Radio Bila Hora web site

2007-01-09 Thread Karel Honzík
Radio Bila Hora - a pirate station from the Czech Republic (3334 kHz) has a new web site: http://rbh.czechian.net/ It contains photos, copies of reception reports and a text on history of this station (in Czech). The station has been on the air always on the last day of the year. Karel

[HCDX] R. Bila Hora spec. txmission on 3333 kHz announced

2006-12-31 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, this is the last day of the year and Radio Bila Hora, a pirate station from the Czech Republic, Europe will be on the air again on kHz from 1600 UTC. You can send your e-mail report to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] An e-QSL has been issued last year. No more detailed info is available from me as

[HCDX] Radio Slovakia Int. returns on SW

2006-10-23 Thread Karel Honzík
Radio Slovakia International returns on SW on October 29, 2006. However, they do not mention it yet on http://www.slovakradio.sk/inetportal/rsi/index.php Source: http://radia.sk/?zobraz=spravyid=1423 Karel Honzik the Czech Republic (Czechia) ---[Start

[HCDX] K9AY on a 7-storey building?

2006-01-09 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, does the K9AY antenna work on a flat roof of a multi-storey building (e.g. a 7-storey one)? Is there anybody who knows more? I know that K9AY needs proper grounding which perhaps is not possible to provide on a roof despite a grounding net is installed... Out of space reasons I am thinking

[HCDX] Winter frequency changes in China?

2005-11-16 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, like every year at this time (around 20 November) I think we can expect winter frequency changes of some of Chinese domestic stations, like e.g. Xinjiang PBS to reactivate 4980, 5060 kHz.. etc. I do not remember the exact D day, maybe it is Sunday? Karel Honzik the Czech Republic

[HCDX] Radio Slovakia International leaves shortwaves

2005-07-13 Thread Karel Honzík
Radio Slovakia International leaves shortwaves + According to a TASR (Slovak press agency) report of 12 July 2005, Radio Slovakia International leaves shortwaves on 31 July 2005. The station will continue with international broadcasting via internet and

[HCDX] Xinjiang PBS - reactivated QRGs

2004-11-10 Thread Karel Honzík
CHINA Xinjiang PSB reactivated its winter frequencies: 4500 (Mongolian) 4980 (Uighur) 5060 (Chinese) The WRTH maybe should mention the winter period (November - April) also at these frequencies like it does it at 3950 + 3990 kHz. Karel Honzik the Czech Republic (Czechia)

[HCDX] More info on HI-361 NDB beacon please

2004-11-05 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, is there anybody who can listen to NDB beacon HI on 361 kHz (Holman, Victoria Is, NWT, Canada)? It looks like this beacon has been catched at the DX Camp in the Czech Republic (Central Europe) at the end of October. There were also speculations on HA, but the author of the log inclines to HI.

[HCDX] Radio Vanuatu - exact frequency ?

2004-10-08 Thread Karel Honzík
Hi, can anybody confirm that Radio Vanuatu is now on 7260.11 kHz? I have a carrier on this frequency, nothing on 7260.0 kHz. The signal was strongest at around 0630 UTC, now an hour later it is already fading out... what corresponds with reception conditions between middle Europe and the

[HCDX] UNID 4860 kHz (clandestine?)

2004-10-03 Thread Karel Honzík
This morning (3 OCT around 0400 UTC) I heard an UNID station on 4860.0 kHz. Long talk, no change at the top of the hour, quite weak, Iran mentioned several times I think... Still talking while fading out for good at 0410 UTC.. A clandestine station? I do not think it was AIR, although it

Re: [HCDX] 1169 ... who is it ?

2004-07-29 Thread Karel Honzík
Can someone confirm if a signal I noted on 1169 last night (UTC: 0022, 23 JUL) is the Iranian station that had been on 1171 ? Mostly a het with fragmentary audio (reception from Granite Pier in Rockport, MA, USA a bit after local sunset). Mark Connelly, WA1ION Mark, last night - 28 July -

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