[HCDX] unid 4939.63

2003-08-21 Thread Chris
Hi Last night on the 20th ,I was hearing a station on 4939.63 Khz using LSB mode around 0900 to past 1000 GMT. The announcers spoke Spanish and had one female at times and one male at times. They played an awful lot of Spanish language songs. The audio had a bit of echo to it,not too loud or

[HCDX] Kuwait, Oman

2003-08-21 Thread Eike Bierwirth
Hi, yesterday evening no trace of Oman on 15355, which should be towards Europe. Furtermore Kuwait was noted with a strong signal on 9880, instead of 9855, parallel to 15495, after 22 UTC. Kuwait on 9880 covered CRI-English co-channel, which is also to Europe via Taldom,Russia. Does anybody have

[HCDX] Logs from NH-USA, August 21

2003-08-21 Thread Scott R. Barbour Jr.
3240, SWAZILAND, TWR, 0346*, 21/08, Chorus in Vernacular interrupted by OM w/ s/off anmts, Diff. OM w/ ID, IS at s/off. Fair. 3290, GUYANA, VO Guyana, 0348-0402, 21/08, EG, OM w/ tlk re ..returning at (0900?) GMT, positive ID, This is the Voice of Guyana, instrumental music until 0355, nx

[HCDX] Groundwave propagation on SW

2003-08-21 Thread aurel chiochiu
Hello again ! I have a question for those of you specialists on the propagation of radio waves. How far from the tx-site, a SW signal can reach without being reflected by the ionosphere thousands of kilometers away or so ? I mean what is the groundwave reach of a signal on the 49 meters band,

[HCDX] Logs from Île-Bizard

2003-08-21 Thread aurel chiochiu
Yesturday late afternoon / early evening we spent a nice time in Île-Bizard, a place about 15 minutes from my home QTH on the Edward Higgins street in Pierrefonds-Est, this is where my girlfriend Anne-Marie Tsen-Valiquet lives (though she`s currently in a holiday in Texas). We went there on a

[HCDX] Another DX trip to Île-Bizard

2003-08-21 Thread aurel chiochiu
Hello ! Because of the very hot weather (29 degrees C and well over 35 degrees with the humidity) we are going to Île-Bizard again and we will swim as well this time, but will have some time for DX as well. I`m taking the Passport to World Band Radio with me this time. That`s it for now !

[HCDX] CHUCK BOEHNKE

2003-08-21 Thread Patrick Martin
Longtime DXer Chuck Boehnke of Keaau Hawaii in seriously ill in the hospital in Hilo. He sound appreciate chearful get well cards at Post Office Box 488, Keaau HI 96749-0488. His e mail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. 73s, Patrick Martin Seaside OR KAVT Reception Manager ---[Start