[HCDX] In St. Helena Hearld

2008-12-12 Thread Steve -O
hello all, my son and i made it in the Saint Helena Hearld for Radio Saint Helena Day 2008. click on the link below, allow the PDF to load, and scroll down to page three ! http://www.news.co.sh/Newspapers/SHH%2021.11.08.pdf What an HONOR ! T

[HCDX] Madagascar Mail

2008-08-02 Thread Steve -O
hello all, back in feb '08 i sent some reception report to Radio Madagasikara. They were addressed to the BP 442 address as per PPWBR and Radio Madagasikara's website. I sent the regular 6 x 9 inch envelope with a reception report, CD and one US $ and some post cards in each. I also put one

[HCDX] FM Eskip

2008-07-27 Thread Steve -O
There was an E-skip opening from North Dakota to Pennsylvania this afternoon on July 26, 2008. The stations were just pounding in like locals. I was in the shop and heard that infamous "shift" of another station over WRRK 96.9 pittsburgh. I went to the heavy equipment and there they were. Lo

[HCDX] E-skip to PA

2008-06-26 Thread Steve -O
interesting few minutes of E-skip after a severe thunderstorm passed thru. as I was listening to pittsburgh's WDVE 102.5 in the shop. I heard the infamous "shifting" and "whisking" sound of another station coming over WDVE for about 30 seconds. the e-skip station totally knocked wdve out just

[HCDX] Saudi xmtr buzz

2008-05-31 Thread Steve -O
an addition Wolfgang Bueschel's observance of BSKSA 11915 buzz. 05-30-08 at 1930, I checked this out after his post came thru to see what all the buzz was about. it is horrible here in Eastern USA with splatter nearly 15 KHz wide also. Audio just impossible to hear. one could only imagine wh

[HCDX] Madagasikara

2008-03-22 Thread Steve -O
Madagascar, Radio Madagasikara, 5010u, 03-22-08, 0300-0330 w/ usual programming, ID's. in the clear w/ best armchair signal ever heard. the meter was steady s7 to s9 on the modulation as the greyline passed over the island. signal held an s3 to s5 about an hour before and after sunrise in mad

[HCDX] Madagascar address

2008-03-17 Thread Steve -O
hello all, in the recent DXLD, i saw that Christoph Ratzer, Austria received a QSL from Radio Madagaskiara. He used the BP 1202 address. However, i have seen where folks have had their reports returned when sent to the BP 1202 address. see this site: http://www.schoechi.de/af-mdg.html

[HCDX] madagasikara

2008-01-28 Thread Steve -O
Madagascar: 5010 R.M. on late. ID jingle at 23:20. nice s-9 sig. (Steve Price, Johnstown, PA, 01-27-08) +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- You are very unique...Just like everyone else. ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2008: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redire

[HCDX] RNT Chad

2007-12-26 Thread Steve -O
Chad: RNT on exactly 4905. Drums, FF ann, ID at 2158. Sign off w/ anthem at 2228. Thanks to all for tips. (Steve Price, Johnstown, PA) +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- You are very unique...Just like everyone else. ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2008: htt

[HCDX] QSL from Micronesia also

2007-12-24 Thread Steve -O
hello, I also received the QSL today also from PMA The Cross. All details are the same as yours. I send them an Email report back in early October. Naswa VIC 182. Steve Price Johnstown, PA +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- You are very unique...Just like everyone else. ---[Start Commerc

[HCDX] Christmas DX Memories anyone ?

2007-12-24 Thread Steve -O
All. Best wishes to everyone in this holiday time. Maybe Santa's sleigh can trigger some solar activity for us as the DX season continues... I am sure that we radio buffs all have some memorable holiday DX Logs, some big, some small. Here are two of mine that have stuck with me for many years

[HCDX] Logs again w/freq's-sorry !

2007-12-15 Thread Steve -O
sorry for the frequency omissions on Cairo and RASD. between diaper changes, bottles, and a fit, I missed the freq's in the Cairo and RASD logs. See updated logs below. - Original Message - From: Steve -O To: Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007

[HCDX] logs

2007-12-14 Thread Steve -O
Egypt: Radio Cairo in English at 22:14. Nice audio for once with S-40 pounding signal. 12-14-07 (Steve Price, Johnstown, PA, National NC-173, R-5000, 400 foot inverted L and 200 foot buried ground). Egypt: Radio Cairo in Arabic at 22:15. Nice audio with AA ID, chimes and IS with pounding S

[HCDX] MW hets

2007-11-17 Thread Steve -O
11-15-07, 0030-0108 gmt. very strong TA hets tonight on 531, 549, 567, 603, 756, 783, 1521. definitely had some arabic audio on 1521 (presumed BSKSA) using all the "controls" on the R-5000. nothing from croatia on 1125 or 1134. Stephen J. Price Johnstown, PA R-5000, 400 foot "L" beverage wi

[HCDX] india

2007-06-18 Thread Steve -O
as I was doing a restoration and final calibration on a very nice vintage 1940's airline floor model am/sw radio, I was able to come across All India Radio somewhere around 9445-9450 as I could closely indicate on the vintage glowing dial. it was at 22:00 gmt with a very nice robust signal with

[HCDX] unid arabic on 1161

2007-05-01 Thread Steve -O
Dear Max, I would believe it to be "Huna Tehran, Sault al-gumhuriyya al-islamiyya fi Iran". then music. (This is Tehran, Voice of the Islamic Republic of Iran) This is just my opinion. I am in no way implying that this is the definitive answer. Steve Price Johnstown, PA, USA - Origina