[HCDX] Zanzibar in English 11735 kHz

2017-10-08 Thread Arthur Delibert
Zanzibar, 11735 kHz -- As in its past incarnations, ZBC has English news beginning at 1800. Fair signal; about half the words are readable, enough to get the sense of the stories. (Delibert, Maryland, 10/8/17) Sent from Mail for Windows 10 _

[HCDX] Radio Tanzania Zanzibar 11735 kHz

2017-10-07 Thread Arthur Delibert
Zanzibar, 11735 kHz, is back on the air. Noted at 1855 with good signal. Man and woman in presumed Swahili. Just before TOH, woman with ID for “Zed-B-C.” 5+1 time beeps (a bit early) and into the news. (Delibert, Maryland, 10/7/17) Art Delibert, North Bethesda, MD JRC NRD-93 Pennant

Re: [HCDX] Radio Republik Indonesia 9525.94 kHz

2017-10-01 Thread Arthur Delibert
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[HCDX] Radio Republik Indonesia 9525.94 kHz

2017-10-01 Thread Arthur Delibert
INDONESIA – RRI, 9525.94 kHz. Surprised to come across this one at 1948 – 2009. Weak signal, but modulation seems very good. Pop mx and snippets of English. Just before TOH, female anncr with what seemed to be a schedule of broadcasts. Then into French, with ID just after TOH. Signal

Re: [HCDX] New Latin Station on 5049.24?

2017-09-16 Thread Arthur Delibert
was happening on this frequency. Art Delibert, North Bethesda, MD Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows 10 From: david goren<mailto:shortwaveol...@mac.com> Sent: Friday, September 15, 2017 9:21 PM To: Arthur Delibert<mailto:radio7...@msn.com

[HCDX] New Latin Station on 5049.24?

2017-09-15 Thread Arthur Delibert
I’m hearing Latin music and a male announcer in Spanish on 5049.24 kHz from 2250 tune in. I think there was an ID at 2254, but my old ears couldn’t pick it out. Some pf the music sounds Andean. At this time, almost all of South America is in darkness, except a bit of Columbia, Ecuador and

Re: [HCDX] Report on Radio Clube do Para 4885

2017-09-11 Thread Arthur Delibert
I agree with Colin: We should make newcomers feel welcome to this hobby, young or old or in-between, and we should encourage their observations and thoughts. That’s how we all learned. To me, the trick is how to take advantage of a teachable moment without it feeling like a put-down. I

[HCDX] Beibu Bay Radio, 9820 kHz

2017-09-05 Thread Arthur Delibert
China – Beibu Bay Radio, 9820 kHz, 1032 – 1100. I’ve been looking for this one for a while, but the ionization levels have just been too low and the MUF on the path between here and China wasn’t getting high enough in the hour after our local sunrise. But with yesterday’s big jump in solar

[HCDX] Kyrgyz Radio? 4010.20 kHz

2017-08-29 Thread Arthur Delibert
Kyrgyzstan, 4010.20 kHz (tent) – Noted a het at 2352 on 4010.13 kHz, which slowly drifted upward to 4010.20 kHz over the next 40 minutes. At , programming began with music. Het was at a good level, but the audio level was never more than poor, as though the modulation was very low.

Re: [HCDX] Tentatively Myanmar 5985

2017-08-28 Thread Arthur Delibert
Definitely Myanmar. I had a very good signal from them tonight on 5985 at that very time. It’s a great night for signals from that part of the world. Art Delibert Vineyard Haven, Mass. NRD-545 Pennant antenna Sent from Mail for Windows 10

[HCDX] PBS Xizang, 4920 KHz

2017-08-23 Thread Arthur Delibert
China 4920 kHz, PBS Xizang heard between 2210 and 2235 with male and female announcers in presumed Tibetan, chant-like vocal pieces. Only poor to fair, but best signal I’ve ever gotten from them on this frequency; parallel 4905, 6025 (best), 6130, 7385. (Delibert 7/23) Art Delibert, Vineyard

[HCDX] Myanmar 5985 kHz

2017-08-02 Thread Arthur Delibert
Nice signal in Maryland this evening from Myanmar on 5985 kHz. Tuning signal (a steady tone of perhaps 1000 Hz) heard from 2250 tune-in to 2255. Xmsn started right at 2300. Some splatter from 5990. (Art Delibert, Maryland, 8/2/17) Art Delibert, North Bethesda, MD JRC NRD-93 Pennant antenna

[HCDX] Myanmar?

2017-07-29 Thread Arthur Delibert
Myanmar (tent.), 5985 kHz. Heard from 2308 with pop music of a somewhat mellow variety that seemed very unusual to my ears. Announcement at 2326:30, followed by a man who seemed to be leading calisthenics – he kept a regular cadence for three minutes, as if he were counting, and injected some

[HCDX] Where is Malabo tonight?

2017-07-29 Thread Arthur Delibert
At 2235, I can hear audio from Angola on 4949.75 and South Africa on 3320, but there’s not even a het on 6250. Art Delibert Vineyard Haven, Mass JRC NRD-545 with 40-foot vertical antenna Sent from Mail for Windows 10 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list

Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Radio Malabo on air with good and clear signal

2017-07-27 Thread Arthur Delibert
Also audible now on the East Coast of North America. Art Delibert, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts NRD-545, 40-foot vertical antenna Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Wolfgang Bueschel Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 2:48

[HCDX] Radio Nacional (?) 11780

2017-07-15 Thread Arthur Delibert
Brazil (tent.) 11779.83 – Heard a weak station here around 22:55 this evening. Talk by male announcer sounded like it could be Brazilian Portuguese, but pretty far down in the noise. Went to check a few other things, and it was gone when I returned about 3 minutes later. Perhaps Radio

[HCDX] Bougainville, PNG 3325 kHz

2017-03-05 Thread Arthur Delibert
Here in Maryland, Bougainville, 3325 kHz, put in a very good signal at 1155 this morning until sign-off a few minutes after 1200. Surprising, because the K-index was at 3, which is high enough that it usually means bad reception from that part of the world. If I had checked the index before I

Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Ron's logs

2017-01-18 Thread Arthur Delibert
Angola noted on 4949.73 around 0100, with an excellent signal. Good strength, good modulation. Art Delibert, N. Bethesda, MD (near Washington, DC) From: Hard-Core-DX on behalf of Wolfgang Bueschel

Re: [HCDX] Angola, 4949.73 kHz

2016-12-30 Thread Arthur Delibert
_ From: Hard-Core-DX <hard-core-dx-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Arthur Delibert <radio7...@msn.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2016 10:06 PM To: Glenn Hauser; hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com Cc: s...@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [HCDX] Angola, 4949.73 kHz Angola, 4949.73 kHz,

Re: [HCDX] Angola, 4949.73 kHz

2016-12-30 Thread Arthur Delibert
for Radio Nacional at 0305. Earlier in the evening the audio was barely there; I wonder if they're making adjustments as the evening goes on. (Art Delibert, N. Bethesda, MD) From: Hard-Core-DX <hard-core-dx-boun...@hard-core-dx.com> on behalf of Arthur De

Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 27-28, 2016

2016-12-28 Thread Arthur Delibert
Glenn -- The last couple of evenings (U.S. eastern time), Angola 4949.73 has been on in the early part of the evening but off when I recheck it later. I haven't made it a point to see what time they go off, or whether it's an even hour or something else that suggests it was planned. The

Re: [HCDX] (no subject)

2016-12-25 Thread Arthur Delibert
Radio Mi Amigo with good signal into Maryland, near Washington, DC right now on 6145 kHz. Male announcer in English, with pop mx, clear ID and mention of transmitting from Armenia, talk about what a wonderful medium radio is (I agree!), then into Christmas vocal at 2051, "A Few of My Favorite

[HCDX] Madagascar? 5008.44 kHz

2016-12-14 Thread Arthur Delibert
Madagascar? 5008.44 kHz. Tuned in at 02:36 to hear singing that sounded like an anthem (although they are listed as signing on at 02:00). At 02:30, male and female announcers, with a clear mention of Madagascar. Then African pop mx. Signal occasionally drifts enough that I hear a low het

[HCDX] Loggings

2016-12-05 Thread Arthur Delibert
Angola. 4949.73 kHz. R. Nacional. Station appears to have had difficulties this weekend. For the week ending December 2, it had an unusually strong signal every night, as if they had boosted their power and/or added a new antenna. On December 3, it came on the air late, and the signal was

[HCDX] Horizontal Pennant Antenna

2016-11-27 Thread Arthur Delibert
Living in a dense suburban area, I've been very frustrated with the amount of local noise on 60 and 90 meters in particular, even with a pennant antenna. After reading about several alternatives and trying a couple, I finally put up a horizontal pennant. Results are very good: just now I'm

[HCDX] Radio Brazil Central 4985 kHz

2016-11-21 Thread Arthur Delibert
Here in central Maryland, Radio Brazil Central is audible tonight on 4985 kHz, right through the RTTY that consistently occupies that frequency. Noted from 0155. Clearly parallel 11815 kHz. It helps if your receiver has an auto notch that can follow the RTTY and reduce the high-pitch tones

[HCDX] Radio Quillabamba, Peru

2016-10-23 Thread Arthur Delibert
At this moment, Radio Rebelde has a carrier but no modulation on 5025 kHz. Here in Maryland, Radio Quillabamba can be heard quite well underneath. (Art Delibert, North Bethesda, MD) JRC NRD-545 Pennant antenna with DX Engineering amp. (Apologies if you get this twice. I thought I sent

Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Re: 9580 Radio Australia absent

2016-05-10 Thread Arthur Delibert
RA on 9580 is 30 dB over S9 this morning in ECNA, near Washington, D.C. --Art Delibert > From: dg1...@t-online.de > To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com; d...@yahoogroups.com > Date: Tue, 10 May 2016 09:19:07 +0200 > Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Re: 9580 Radio Australia absent > > May 10 at 0700 UT

Re: [HCDX] [BDXC-UK] Madagascar World Voice

2016-03-27 Thread Arthur Delibert
Same here in the eastern U.S., near Washington, D.C. My only question is -- If the reported schedule is right, why in Chinese to western Europe?! > From: dg1...@t-online.de > To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com; d...@yahoogroups.com; > bdxc-n...@yahoogroups.com > Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 23:16:41

[HCDX] Radio Bandeirantes, 11925 kHz

2016-03-10 Thread Arthur Delibert
BRAZIL -- There was some question about whether R. Bandeirantes had really reactivated 11925 kHz. It's on now (0236 hrs), measured at 11925.19, with male and female anncrs in Portuguese, parallel to 9645.40. Fair signal. I don't think it was here yesterday at this time. (Art Delibert,

[HCDX] RRI Merauke

2016-03-05 Thread Arthur Delibert
3905.0 RRI Merauke, 1157 - 1208. Wasn't sure I wanted to get out of bed this morning to check on the Asians, but glad I did, as this one was clearest I've ever heard them. Pop music at tune-in, patriotic song at TOH, followed by female anncr with "Waktu Indonesia Barat" ["time"; I know

[HCDX] PNG Bougainville

2016-02-27 Thread Arthur Delibert
Papua New Guinea. 3925 kHz, 1128 - 1200+ presume Bougainville, as recently reported by others. Tuned in to pop mx at 1128. Male anncr in Pidgin at 1138. At some point between 1140 and 1145, when I was tuned away, the modulation disappeared, but a strong carrier remained until shortly after

Re: [HCDX] AOR 7030+ Back up battery replacement...

2015-12-06 Thread Arthur Delibert
If you look on that e-Place and enter "AOR 7030" as a search term, you'll find someone in the UK selling replacement NiMh batteries, along with some discussion in his listing. I haven't dealt with him (that I can remember), so I can't vouch for the quality or pricing of his product. -- Art

[HCDX] Australia, 4910 kHz

2015-12-05 Thread Arthur Delibert
AUSTRALIA, 4910 kHz, ABC Northern Service, Tennant Creek, noted here 1220 - 1232, in parallel to 4835, with music, talk, then ABC news at BOH. Good signal, but CODAR QRM. Australia is not supposed to be on this frequency at this time. Their usual sked on this freq is 2130 to 0830. At same

[HCDX] RRI Merauke

2015-11-27 Thread Arthur Delibert
INDONESIA, 3905.0 kHz, RRI Merauke, 12:12 - 12:30, man and woman alternating in Indonesian. Just before 12:17, mention of 'Radio Republic Indonesia.' For rest of the time, brief musical pieces with talk between. Fair signal with some ham QRM, occasional strong het from a ham tuning up on the

[HCDX] Is RRI Merauke back on 3905?

2015-11-09 Thread Arthur Delibert
I was hearing a het this morning on 3905 kHz, between 11:30 and 12:00 UTC, for the first time in several weeks. With the magnetic field going crazy, there was no chance for any audio. Does anyone know if RRI Merauke is back on the air on that frequency? Thanks. --Art Delibert, North

[HCDX] BPM, China Time Signal Station, 5000 kHz

2015-11-08 Thread Arthur Delibert
CHINA, 5000 kHz. BPM, China time station, 21:57 - 22:07, heard with a marker each second, and a longer one before each 10th second; a higher-pitch beep on the minute. ID in Morse Code, repeated several time in the minute before the TOH. CNR-1 (which is apparently here to jam the listed

[HCDX] Loggings

2015-10-08 Thread Arthur Delibert
BRAZIL. Radio Rio Mar, 9694.47 kHz, 10:59 - 11:11. Ad string at tune-in. At TOH, ID and then into apparent news, with male and female anncrs alternating. Fair at best, sometimes fading to non-existent. Local noise kicked in at 11:11, making further copy impossible. (Delibert, Vineyard

[HCDX] Radio Australia back on 9580 . . .

2015-08-24 Thread Arthur Delibert
. . . as I'm sure everyone has discovered by now. Very comforting. Not finding them there for a couple days was kinda like having the sun go dark! --Art Delibert, Vineyard Haven, Mass. _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com

[HCDX] Het on 9525.97

2015-08-16 Thread Arthur Delibert
I'm getting a weak het on 9525.97 kHz at 10:57 - 11:02, so I think Indonesia is on the air. Can't get any audio, but there's not much of that even in the best of times. (Delibert 8/16) Art Delibert Vineyard Haven, Mass. AR7030+ Wellbrook loop _

[HCDX] Radio dif. do Amazonas

2015-08-11 Thread Arthur Delibert
4805 kHz, R. dif. do Amazonas, Manaus, presumed to be the Brazilian heard weakly at 09:30, in accord with Daniel Wyllyans's report that the station has been reactivated. (Delibert, 8/11) Even though we're about 500 feet from the saltwater, the signals are better here. And the noise level is a

Re: [HCDX] Advice Please

2015-08-06 Thread Arthur Delibert
John -- I am an active DXer living in the close-in suburbs of Washington, D.C., another place where the electronic noise is pretty high. I use a pennant antenna and a Wellbrook 1530 loop with a reasonable degree of success -- although when I get to DX from a rural location, there certainly is

Re: [HCDX] Advice Please

2015-08-06 Thread Arthur Delibert
, 2015 at 4:46 AM, Arthur Delibert radio7...@msn.com wrote: John -- I am an active DXer living in the close-in suburbs of Washington, D.C., another place where the electronic noise is pretty high. I use a pennant antenna and a Wellbrook 1530 loop with a reasonable degree of success

[HCDX] Slightly Off Topic

2015-06-28 Thread Arthur Delibert
Can any of our East European colleagues on the Hard-Core DX reflector help out this gentleman with a manual? Thanks From: hbre...@debitel.net Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 14:00:33 +0200 To: premium...@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Premium-Rx] Romanian receiver Radioreceptor R 2502 Hello to the

[HCDX] Voice of Guyana

2015-05-02 Thread Arthur Delibert
GUYANA, 3290.0 Voice of Guyana. Good signal into Maryland tonight. Lots of QRN, but the utes that usually plague this frequency are absent. Sounded like music of the Indian subcontinent until 02:02, then announcement by female, including FM frequencies and Voice of Guyana. Music then took

Re: [HCDX] Sound of Hope Radio?

2015-03-03 Thread Arthur Delibert
. It is necessary to distinguish SOH from CNR1 by //s, programming style, if not understanding Chinese. Otherwise the assumption should be it is a jammer without evidence to the contrary. 73, Glenn Hauser On Sat, 2/28/15, Arthur Delibert radio7

[HCDX] Sound of Hope Radio?

2015-02-28 Thread Arthur Delibert
TAIWAN? 15340.0 kHz Weak signal here in Chinese from 13:55 tune-in to abrupt fade at 14:06. Initially seemed to be a man in Chinese. At TOH, fanfare and a woman anncr. Signal was somewhat better 14:03 - 14:04, during which it became clear that the language was Chinese. Only station I

[HCDX] Brazil? 4985 kHz

2014-01-14 Thread Arthur Delibert
Ding dong the witch is dead! (Or maybe just sleeping) Brazil, 4985.01 -- The long-running utility signal has been absent the past two nights, leaving a weak station audible on this frequency. Monitored 01:58 - 02:15 -- male announcer and vocals, sounds like Portuguese, presumed Radio Brasil

[HCDX] Malaysia, 5964.71

2013-12-27 Thread Arthur Delibert
MALAYSIA, 5964.71 kHz, 22:24 - 22:55 -- RTM presumed the one here with pop music and male and female announcers in Malay. Fair sigs. Thought I might catch an ID at TOH, but their signal was crushed when Ankara came on 5960 at 22:55. (Delibert, N. Bethesda, MD 12/27/13) Art Delibert NRD 535D

Re: [HCDX] [dxld] R.Rebelde

2013-12-03 Thread Arthur Delibert
At this moment (04:10 on December 4), Havana is being heard in Maryland with a very weak signal on 5040.0. Nothing at all from Radio Rebelde on 5025. Radio Progresso is being heard at more or less the normal signal level on 4765. Clearly, this is the opportunity to log R. Quillabamba on

Re: [HCDX] ENC: [Lista ConDig] ENC: [dxld] RAE AWOL?

2013-12-02 Thread Arthur Delibert
Argentina -- Hearing Chinese now on 11710.77 with Latin music -- I assume it's the scheduled BC from RAE, Argentina. So at least this frequency seems to be up and running. Art Delibert North Bethesda, MD From: buesch...@email.de To: d...@yahoogroups.com; hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com Date:

Re: [HCDX] HELP: AMC-8 1540 heard in CT

2013-12-01 Thread Arthur Delibert
Searching for Westwood One AMC8 Transponder 23 on the internet brought up an e-mail on another reflector with the following from September 15, 2013: 1540 AM Albany - Down

[HCDX] Bangladesh, 4750

2013-11-10 Thread Arthur Delibert
BANGLADESH, 4750.0, 11:50 - 12:12. Presumed to be the one here with talk, a few bits of music around TOH. No clear ID heard, but a couple mentions of Bangladesh just before TOH. Fair signal. Unlike RRI Makassar (which was not heard at all today, even as a het), this one is pretty much right

[HCDX] Micronesia?

2013-10-24 Thread Arthur Delibert
MICRONESIA. Been away from the radio traveling for about a week, but I noticed this morning that the het has reappeared on 4755.5, suggesting that The Cross is back on the air after its recent absence. Not strong enough to get any audio out of it today, so this is just tentative. (Delibert,

[HCDX] Cuba 4765

2013-10-01 Thread Arthur Delibert
A not-very-strong carrier appeared on 4765 at 00:30 tonight, and a male announcer in Spanish a few minutes later. Not enough to move the S-meter, and sometimes the audio fades to nothing. I don't think this is anywhere near 50 kw, maybe not even 5. Not parallel to 5025 or 5040. Art

Re: [HCDX] Cuba 4765

2013-10-01 Thread Arthur Delibert
at S6 but lots of static affecting copy. Not armchair levels that 5025 5040 are at. Stephen WoodHarwich,Mass From: Arthur Delibert radio7...@msn.com To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 8:39:15 PM Subject: [HCDX] Cuba 4765 A not-very-strong carrier appeared on 4765

Re: [HCDX] CUB 4765

2013-09-30 Thread Arthur Delibert
Nothing heard tonight as of 01:20 UTC. So maybe they mean it will start October 1 local time. Wasn't this frequency once used by Cuba to relay Russian language programs for Russians working in Cuba? I have a vague recollection that the broadcasts became very poorly modulated and distorted

[HCDX] Web SDRs

2013-07-13 Thread Arthur Delibert
I see various discussions of reception via remote SDRs. Are these private or generally available? Is there a list somewhere on-line? I've found the list at websdr.org, but all of them seem to be limited to amateur radio bands except the one at University of Twente in the Netherlands, which

[HCDX] Radio San Antonio, 4940 kHz

2013-07-13 Thread Arthur Delibert
PERU, R. San Antonio, 4939.98, 01:00 - 01:20+, hrd here with music, several IDs by M in between. Poor to fair. (Delibert, Mass., 7/14) Art Delibert Vineyard Haven, Mass Excalibur Pro 35' vertical _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list

[HCDX] Radio Symban, 2368.48

2013-04-07 Thread Arthur Delibert
AUSTRALIA, R. Symban (presumed), 2368.48 kHz, 10:40 - 10:47 -- just shreds of audio here for a few minutes right at my local sunrise. Male anncr and some music, but not strong enough to tell if it was Greek. A little stronger today than yesterday. I'm hoping that becomes a trend and praying

[HCDX] Myanmar, 5985.81

2013-03-17 Thread Arthur Delibert
MYANMAR, 5985.81 k Hz, 11:20 - 12:15, presumed the one here with music, what could have been news in Burmese at BOH (which is their TOH), and then a call-in program, apparently a request show, with a female anncr taking calls and then playing pop mx. Fair to poor. Audio still present an hour

Re: [HCDX] Sonder Grense on 3320, from Meyerton

2013-03-10 Thread Arthur Delibert
I noticed last night that they weren't on the air. But for several weeks prior to that, their signal was much better than it had been, as if there had been a transmitter or antenna upgrade. So hopefully the absence is just temporary. Art Delibert N. Bethesda, MD Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2013

Re: [HCDX] UnID on 4995

2013-03-05 Thread Arthur Delibert
Thanks, Dave. I think that's the source of the unID on 4995. WWCR is on 5935 and 6875, with different programming. 6875 - 5935 = 940. And 5935 - 940 = 4995. So I suspect 4995 is a mixing product coming out of their system. Regards, Art Delibert From: djva...@verizon.net To:

[HCDX] UnID on 4995 kHz

2013-03-04 Thread Arthur Delibert
The station I reported yesterday on 4995 kHz is there again today. Gospel sermon by a male anncr in American-accented English. It also shows up on the Excalibur Pro, so it's not some mixing product or image getting past the IF filters of the NRD 515 or NRD 535. I thought maybe it was

[HCDX] Loggings

2013-03-03 Thread Arthur Delibert
AUSTRALIA -- 4835 kHz -- noted at 11:50 with male voices in conversation; at TOH, female anncr and pop mx. Decent level, but getting too much splatter from 4840 to be readable. (Delibert, Maryland, 3/3/13) MICRONESIA -- 4755.1 kHz -- The Cross, heard with music from 11:27 tune-in; at

[HCDX] Loggings

2013-02-17 Thread Arthur Delibert
A few items worth mentioning -- ANGOLA -- 4949.75 kHz -- 04:57 - 05:12. African hi-life music at tune-in. Just before top of the hour, male anncr with ID for Radio Nacional de Angola and list of freqs. 4 time pips, and possible mention of __ horas. Then canned ID by male voice

[HCDX] VISHIPEL, 7906 // 8294 kHz

2013-02-10 Thread Arthur Delibert
VIETNAM, 7906 and 8294 kHz USB, VISHIPEL presumed the one in parallel on these frequencies this a.m. At 12:05 and 12:35, alert tone followed by 5-minute broadcast by male announcer in SE Asian language, and then alert tone again and off. At 12:05, 7906 was better here; at 12:35, 8294 was

[HCDX] 4752.0 kHz?

2013-01-26 Thread Arthur Delibert
I've been hearing a station on 4752.0 each of the last several mornings in the 11:30 - 12:30+ time period. A bit too noisy around here to get an ID, but the music sounds like Bangladesh Betar -- and they seem to have disappeared from 4750. Anyone have a positive ID? Thanks. --Art

[HCDX] Space Shuttle Radio 15880

2013-01-19 Thread Arthur Delibert
N. EUROPE, 15880 USB, Space Shuttle Radio, 12:11 - 13:00. Heard their test this morning. Very poor at tune-in, but came up to the point where it was mostly readable after 12:40, then faded somewhat. Classic American rock music from 1950s and 60s, recordings of American political

Re: [HCDX] Sat DX -- 4750

2013-01-12 Thread Arthur Delibert
Yes -- nice of them to spread out like that, although it can make for a gravelly sound on whichever one is actually listenable. The one on 4750.00 is Banlgadesh Betar -- I got a positive ID on that one day last week at 12:00. I haven't ever heard either of the Chinese on this frequency, even

[HCDX] Bangladesh, 4750

2013-01-06 Thread Arthur Delibert
BANGLADESH -- 4750.0, Bangladesh Betar, 11:45 - 12:10, good signal today, with regional music, ID by female anncr at 11:50 and again just after time pips at TOH. Faded quickly after 12:10. This station actually better on my east-facing pennant than on the NW one, because the east-facing one

[HCDX] The Cross, Micronesia

2012-12-31 Thread Arthur Delibert
MICRONESIA, 4755.5, The Cross, noted at various times between 11:30 and 13:30 with music, talk. Poor signal, but it held in for an hour after my local SR. ID for The Cross by woman just before 12:58, mentioning 88.5 FM, their local channel. Expected some hoopla at 13:00, which should

[HCDX] Great conditions on AM BC Band Right Now

2012-12-23 Thread Arthur Delibert
Enjoying a nice signal right now on 1548 from what seems to be Radio Sawa, Kuwait. Good sigs on lots of other split frequencies also. Check it out! --Art Delibert _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com

[HCDX] Myanmar 7110

2012-10-28 Thread Arthur Delibert
MYANMAR, 7110.0 11:23 - 11:31, noted back on this morning, with everyone's favorite catchy tune, into piano music IS at 11:29:30, and then female anncr. Fair signal. (Delibert, Maryland, 10/28/12) Waiting to see if Hurricane Sandy blows down all my antennas. Hoping at least that the

[HCDX] Indonesia 9526 kHz

2012-10-26 Thread Arthur Delibert
Indonesia, 9525.91, heard 10:59 - 11:03 making the transition from English to Chinese. Modulation seemed to be at a decent level, with snatches of the English readable, even though overall it does not seem to be a great morning from SE Asia into ECNA. (Delibert, MD, Oct. 26) Art

[HCDX] ABC Northern Territories Service

2012-10-20 Thread Arthur Delibert
AUSTRALIA, 2485 kHz, Northern Territories Service noted rising to a fair level between 11:00 and 11:20 this morning with sports match between the Australian Wallabies and the New Zealand All-Blacks. (Wallabies were winning at last check.) 2325 kHz also noted carrying the same program, but

[HCDX] R. Novo Tempo

2012-10-20 Thread Arthur Delibert
BRAZIL, 4894.93, Radio Novo Tempo noted from 22:55 to 23:17, putting in best signal signal I've heard from them yet. Mix of pop music, talk and ads. Quick mention of Novo Tempo at 23:07. There's a het -- maybe two of them -- on the high side, very close to 4895.00; the beat freq is so

[HCDX] Loggings Oct. 6

2012-10-06 Thread Arthur Delibert
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, R. East New Britain, 3385.0, 11:20 - 11:55. Male anncr with call-in show mostly in local language, but with some ads in English; pop mx. Signal had dropped considerably by 11:40, but bits of audio still there at 1155. This is typically the best PNG station at my

[HCDX] The Cross, Micronesia

2012-10-02 Thread Arthur Delibert
MICRONESIA, The Cross, 4755.52+, 10:45 - 11:04. Finally got a clear ID on this station, but not much else. Poor signal, with music from tune-in until 10:58, then female anncr with You are listening to The Cross ... Followed by a man, with a talk or sermon that seemed to be in English.

[HCDX] The Cross, Micronesia, 4755

2012-09-26 Thread Arthur Delibert
I was inspired by Dave Valko's loggings of PNG stations to put up a pennant antenna facing toward the northwest. Lots of stations that have been inaudible here are now jumping out of the mud. Now, we just need to clear the lightning storms off the map. MICRONESIA, The Cross Radio,

Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs September 15, 2012

2012-09-15 Thread Arthur Delibert
Wondering if anyone has compiled the various reports of Bangladesh Betar's English service to see if there's any pattern to the days they're on or off. Perhaps it's not intended to be 7 days a week. Thanks. On Sep 15, 2012, at 12:47 PM, Glenn Hauser wghau...@yahoo.com wrote: **

Re: [HCDX] 12-14 Sept. Loggings

2012-09-14 Thread Arthur Delibert
Dave -- At what time was your reception of Myanmar on 7200?By the way, I've checked 7110 almost every morning for 10 days ending on September 12 (when we left Vineyard Haven, Mass. for home), and I've heard that same catchy tune every single day somewhere between 11:10 and 11:30.

[HCDX] Excellent Signal from Bangladesh Right Now

2012-09-06 Thread Arthur Delibert
English service on 15105 is easily readable here in Massachusetts. ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2011: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2011 ---[End Commercial]---

[HCDX] Radio Oriental, Ecuador

2012-09-04 Thread Arthur Delibert
ECUADOR, Radio Oriental, 4781.67, 23:47 - 00:01* presumed the one here with Spanish talk by male anncrs, mentions of Ecuador, Macas and Quito. Decent signal, but too much QRN for good copy. At times, the audio would drop abruptly to such a low level I wasn't sure if they were still on the

Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 31-September 1, 2012

2012-09-01 Thread Arthur Delibert
I've also noticed Bangladesh Betar missing from 15105 and 15505 the last two mornings. I also checked those frequencies yesterday and today on the WebSDR at University of Twente in the Netherlands, which in the recent past has had a good signal during the 12:30-13:00 English segment --

[HCDX] Radio Rio Mar 9695

2012-08-18 Thread Arthur Delibert
BRAZIL, 9695.35+ R. Rio Mar, Manaus. 10:02 - 11:00+. Just a het at tune in, but audio switched on in mid-sentence about 30 secs later. Man and woman talking in Portuguese, ID jingle at 10:03:30. Talk and ads, some vocals. Good level at tune-in, but faded to poor within about

[HCDX] Radio Logos -- 4810

2012-08-16 Thread Arthur Delibert
Peru, 4810.050, Radio Logos, 02:27 - 03:20* mix of popular songs without any annoucement until just before s/off; at 02:57, seven minutes of what seemed to be hymns, and then back to pop. (Are these pop songs actually pop gospel? Logos in Christian theology is the creative word of God.)

[HCDX] Logging

2012-08-05 Thread Arthur Delibert
China. 9820.050+, Beibu Bay Radio, Nanning. 10:14 - 11:02. Been checking this one for about a week; today the magnetic field was quieter, and I could get a good logging. At 10:33:30, a break in the music, male anncr with BBR, brief announcement by female, possibly in

[HCDX] Loggings

2012-05-20 Thread Arthur Delibert
BRAZIL 15191.73+/-, R. Inconfidencia. 01:35 - 02:10. I was enjoying music on R. Inconfidencia on the Collins 51J-4, but getting frustrated that the BFO on this normally very stable receiver couldn't seem to remain on the carrier. Then I looked at the station on the Excalibur Pro and

[HCDX] Log

2012-05-06 Thread Arthur Delibert
ZANZIBAR 11735.00 Radio Tanzania Zanzibar, 20:55 - 21:00* Got a pretty good recording of the last 5 minutes before sign-off today, with music of the region and announcement, but not able to pick out an ID. Also heard yesterday and today around 20:00, with the curious feature on both

[HCDX] Logs May 1, 2012

2012-04-30 Thread Arthur Delibert
BOLIVIA, 4699.320, R. San Miguel, noted from 01:50 with music. ID at 02:02, xmtr off at 02:04. Surprised to hear them so well on a night when the magnetic field is so quiet. LAs are usually good here when the field is disturbed. (Delibert 5/1) INDIA, 5010.012, AIR

[HCDX] Logging 3/23/12

2012-04-04 Thread Arthur Delibert
BOLIVIA 3210.0 R. Mosoj Chaski, 01:15 - 02:06* Barely readable in the QRM and QRN. s/off announcement at 02:02, with mentions of Chaski and Cochabamba. Into song (anthem?) and off. First time I've heard any audio from them. Noted that R. Pio XII was quite good on 5952.44, so I

[HCDX] Logging

2012-04-04 Thread Arthur Delibert
BOLIVIA; R. San Miguel. 4699.30. 0148 - 0159. At good level with vocals. ID by male anncr at 0151, R. San Miguel, R. San Miguel... (2nd time was somewhat like an echo). Off abruptly at 0159, in mid-song. (Delibert, MD) --Art Delibert -- Winradio Excalibur Pro, flag antenna with DX

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