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Today's Topics:
1. Glenn Hauser logs October 8, 2012 (Glenn Hauser)
2. WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News #1085 (Michael Bethge)
3. Oct 6-8 Logs (Brian Alexander)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 08:44:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com>
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Cc: s...@mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 8, 2012
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** BRAZIL. 6180 & 11780, Oct 8 at 0524, RNA is active on both frequencies this
time (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BULGARIA. QSL: 9400, KBC Radio test to NAm, UT Sunday Oct 7 at 0000-0027 UT
confirmed later same UT day with e-QSL I requested, 100 kW. Accompanying note
confirms the site was ``near Sofia, Bulgaria``.
Now added to my collexion via http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html
Eric van Willegen also tells me, ``Yes, we are testing again next week, same
time, same station, same frequency [UT Sunday Oct 14 at 0000-0200]. It is
possible that we move frequency if we start with some regular shows. We will
keep everybody informed via our website and facebook page`` (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 9555, Oct 8 at 0523, Sackville is relaying Voice of Vietnam on
correct frequency tonight instead of 6175, which appears about half the time.
As usual toward end of Vietnamese-language hour, there is a language lesson
presented in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 11860, Oct 8 at 1252, RHC back on proper frequency instead of confused
11680 yesterday.
15230, Oct 8 at 1250, RHC the OSOB in very degraded propagation with K index of
6, G2 storms and R1 blackouts per WWV.
17580, Oct 8 at 1310, RHC fair but undermodulated signal, apparent source of a
noise field gradually diminishing down to 17430 or so and also on the hi side;
no specific spur peaks (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non]. 11510, Oct 8 at 1257, poor signal from presumed Denge
Kurdistan, via UKRAINE (?), while there were NO signals from E Asia above 10
MHz (so no Firedrake today) due to, as WWV reported:
``Solar-terrestrial indices for 07 October follow.
Solar flux 98 and estimated planetary A-index 5.
The estimated planetary K-index at 1200 UTC on 08 October was 6.
Space weather for the past 24 hours has been moderate.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G2 level occurred.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred.
Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor.
Geomagnetic storms reaching the G1 level are expected.``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 750, Oct 8 at 0602 UT, national anthem, to Sinaloa anthem as WSB is
easily nulled; 0607 pro-Mexico PSA; 0608 ?xtasis Digital 89.5 and 750 ID, i.e.
per Cant?:
750 XECSI ?xtasis Digital + FM 89.5 Culiac?n, Sin. 5,000 250
This is the regular XE heard here on 750, altho there are 8 others, one of
which I heard once, XEOH in Chihuahua at SRS (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 1180, Oct 8 at 1227 UT, ``La Ke Buena`` twice between tunes, now
definite vs circumstantial as logged Oct 3 at 0536, i.e. per Cant?:
1180 XEJK Ke buena + FM 95.3 Cd. Delicias, Chih. 5,000 1,500
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 960, UT Monday Oct 8 at 0500 check, local KGWA fails to suspend
modulation, with Fox `News` --- so when missing it`s a fox hole! (Glenn Hauser,
Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1020, Oct 8 at 0556 UT, open carrier from semilocal KOKP
Perry. Even so, I can`t pull in KDKA, which I haven`t heard in years. Long
before KOKP and others invaded the frequency, KDKA was audible any night here
at about a kilomile distance, and I used to enjoy their late-night call-in
show. KCKN NM isn`t heard either with its deep null toward us and Pittsburgh,
which is supposedly 50 kW non-direxional day and night. I wonder if their own
signal has degraded (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [non]. 11880, Oct 8 at 1252, another Monday and REE COSTA RICA relay
again in Castilian, not Basque (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1637 monitoring: the UT Monday 0500 broadcast on WRMI
9955 checked at 0523 was more or less atop the pulse jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1030, Oct 8 at 0550 UT, open carrier with hum is still going every
night after a sesquiweek at least, looping N/S from here. On ABDX, Steve Ponder
in SE Houston says it`s coming from the Corpus Christi area; Kevin Redding in
Crump TN, says it`s SW from there, so that makes a fix on KCTA Corpus Christi
TX, not anything north of here. Altho there has never been any ID heard, on the
basis of this I am moving it out of the UNIDENTIFIED category (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1650, my several logs of romantic music in Spanish here and a mention
of `sin comerciales` must really have been KSVE El Paso, altho I never heard
any call letters or `Maria`, as now we have info from a local listener via NRC
International DX Digest Oct 5:
``KSVE is indeed broadcasting Spanish m?sica rom?ntica. Between each song is a
canned ID similar to "Mar?a, siempre rom?ntica todo el d?a. Mar?a, 1650 AM.
Siempre rom?ntica; galano?es, sin comerciales." Mar?a is a format style, much
like the "Jack" and "Bob" style formats in the U.S. And, no, I have yet to hear
a commercial on this station; which makes me wonder what it does for funding.
They are part of Entravision, a good-sized media conglomerate (Robert Vance, El
Paso TX)``
[what`s ``galano?es``? Not in my Random House, nor Google translate, which asks
if I meant ``gananones``? And then doesn`t translate that either, also
``detects`` Filipino; nor is this in Random House -- gh]
Editor Bruce Conti adds on mwdx yg:
``More about the "Maria" stations:
http://www.entravision.com/radio/all-radio-stations/
lists all Entravision AM/FM radio stations along with URL's including those
carrying the "Jos?" and "Mar?a" monikers``
Including:
El Paso KSVE 1650 AM Mar?a Texas http://www.maria1650.com
``Siempre Rom?ntica`` with streaming.
I am still wondering why there have been *no* other DX reports of KSVE on 1650
that I can find in NRC or IRCA. Has Wilkins in Colorado ever heard it?
Deeper searching finds one [presumed?] log of it on the Ultralight yg, UT Jan
25, 2010: ``0015Z 1650 kHz, KSVE, El Paso, TX. Spanish singing (bo-ring) and SS
M ann. Weak, in and out. Stated 850 W, 1180 miles. PL-380 with 340-uH internal
antenna mod. 73, Jim, KR1S http://qrp.kearman.com/ `` Jim is now in Stuart,
Florida, per ARRL FCC lookup (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 18:10:48 +0200
From: "Michael Bethge" <m...@wwdxc.de>
To: <rec-radio-i...@panix.com>, <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>,
"Fernando Luiz de Souza" <py2nl....@gmail.com>
Subject: [HCDX] WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News #1085
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The latest edition (8 October) of WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News,
compiled by Wolfgang Bueschel, has been posted:
http://topnews.wwdxc.de
Best regards,
Michael Bethge
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 20:22:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Brian Alexander <brian384...@aol.com>
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Subject: [HCDX] Oct 6-8 Logs
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** CHAD. 6164.96, RNT, *0452-0530*, Oct 8, abrupt sign on with
African hi-life music. French talk. Some Euro-pop and Afro-pop music.
Poor under Japan at sign on, but in the clear with a good signal after
Japan signed off at 0459. Chad went off the air at 0530. (Brian
Alexander, PA)
?
** CHAD. 6164.96, RNT, 2025-2045*, Oct 8, French talk. Abrupt
sign off. Weak but readable. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** ERITREA. 7190, Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, *0256-0320,
Oct 8, sign on with IS. Vernacular talk at 0300. Horn of Africa music.
// 9715.03 - both frequencies fair to good. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** ERITREA. 9715.03, Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, *0255-0310,
Oct 7, sign on with IS. Vernacular talk at 0300. Horn of Africa music.
Fair. // 7185 - poor with HAM QRM. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** NIGERIA. 7254.92, Voice of Nigeria, 1945-1957*, Oct 8, English
news program. ID. Abrupt sign off. Slightly off frequency for the
English service but back on the air at 2000 in French on 7255.00.
(Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** NIGERIA. 15120, Voice of Nigeria, *0446-0510, Oct 8, sign on with
IS. IDs. National Anthem at 0455. Opening English ID announcements
at 0456 and preview of upcoming program. News at 0501. Strong
but audio somewhat distorted. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6925 USB, Grizzly Bear Shortwave,
0232-0305, Oct 6, ID. Irish music. Poor in noisy conditions.
(Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6955.2, WMPR, 2245-2300, Oct 7,
ID. Electronic dance music. Good. Strong. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6925 USB, The Crystal Ship, 2245-2305,
Oct 7, ID. 70?s pop music. Weak but readable. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** PERU. 4789.91, Radio Vision, 0725-0750, Oct 8, presumed with
a very distorted blob of noise. Too distorted to make out any program
details. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** SOMALILAND. 7120, Radio Hargeisa, *0332-0355+, Oct 8, strong
carrier on at 0331. Sign on with local chants at 0332. Talk at 0344.
Good. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** SUDAN. 7200, SRTC, *0230:30-0401*, Oct 8, sign on with Qur`an.
Arabic at at 0231. Back to Qur`an at 0232. Arabic talk at 0237.
Indigenous vocals. Local Sudanese music. Fair. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** ZANZIBAR. 11735, ZBC, 2030-2108*, Oct 8, local Mid-East style
music. Local pop music. Swahili talk. ?Spice FM? jingles at 2100
along with other English and Swahili ID announcements. Many station
promos. ?The best radio station in the land, Spice FM.? ?Number one
station, Spice FM.? ?Spice FM Radio.? Abrupt sign off. Fair to good.
Once again, running past their usual 2100 sign off. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
?
?
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
?
African hi-life music. French talk. Some Euro-pop and Afro-pop music.
Poor under Japan at sign on, but in the clear with a good signal after
Japan signed off at 0459. Chad went off the air at 0530. (Brian
Alexander, PA)
?
** CHAD. 6164.96, RNT, 2025-2045*, Oct 8, French talk. Abrupt
sign off. Weak but readable. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** ERITREA. 7190, Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, *0256-0320,
Oct 8, sign on with IS. Vernacular talk at 0300. Horn of Africa music.
// 9715.03 - both frequencies fair to good. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** ERITREA. 9715.03, Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea, *0255-0310,
Oct 7, sign on with IS. Vernacular talk at 0300. Horn of Africa music.
Fair. // 7185 - poor with HAM QRM. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** NIGERIA. 7254.92, Voice of Nigeria, 1945-1957*, Oct 8, English
news program. ID. Abrupt sign off. Slightly off frequency for the
English service but back on the air at 2000 in French on 7255.00.
(Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** NIGERIA. 15120, Voice of Nigeria, *0446-0510, Oct 8, sign on with
IS. IDs. National Anthem at 0455. Opening English ID announcements
at 0456 and preview of upcoming program. News at 0501. Strong
but audio somewhat distorted. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6925 USB, Grizzly Bear Shortwave,
0232-0305, Oct 6, ID. Irish music. Poor in noisy conditions.
(Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6955.2, WMPR, 2245-2300, Oct 7,
ID. Electronic dance music. Good. Strong. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirate]. 6925 USB, The Crystal Ship, 2245-2305,
Oct 7, ID. 70?s pop music. Weak but readable. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** PERU. 4789.91, Radio Vision, 0725-0750, Oct 8, presumed with
a very distorted blob of noise. Too distorted to make out any program
details. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** SOMALILAND. 7120, Radio Hargeisa, *0332-0355+, Oct 8, strong
carrier on at 0331. Sign on with local chants at 0332. Talk at 0344.
Good. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** SUDAN. 7200, SRTC, *0230:30-0401*, Oct 8, sign on with Qur`an.
Arabic at at 0231. Back to Qur`an at 0232. Arabic talk at 0237.
Indigenous vocals. Local Sudanese music. Fair. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
** ZANZIBAR. 11735, ZBC, 2030-2108*, Oct 8, local Mid-East style
music. Local pop music. Swahili talk. ?Spice FM? jingles at 2100
along with other English and Swahili ID announcements. Many station
promos. ?The best radio station in the land, Spice FM.? ?Number one
station, Spice FM.? ?Spice FM Radio.? Abrupt sign off. Fair to good.
Once again, running past their usual 2100 sign off. (Brian Alexander, PA)
?
?
?
Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA
Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
?
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