Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 212, Issue 11
Send Hard-Core-DX mailing list submissions to hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to hard-core-dx-requ...@hard-core-dx.com You can reach the person managing the list at hard-core-dx-ow...@hard-core-dx.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Hard-Core-DX digest..." 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/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt Today's Topics: 1. Cuba On AM Log From August 9th In Laramie, WY (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) 2. Re: Cuba On AM Log From August 9th In Laramie, WY (Paul B. Walker, Jr.) 3. Glenn Hauser logs August 10, 2020 (Glenn Hauser) 4. Monitoring for 10. (Zacharias Liangas) 5. #250 Reception in S?o Bernardo SP, BRAZIL - August 10, 2020 (Rudolf Grimm) -- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2020 09:25:29 -0600 From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." To: IRCA List , NRC-AM , ABDX List , Hard-Core-DX Subject: [HCDX] Cuba On AM Log From August 9th In Laramie, WY Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Cuba on AM is quite possible in most of the US. Rebelde's high powered 710khz transmitter has bombed in here to Laramie, WY like a ton of bricks before, so much so it's sounded as good as KOA 850 from Denver 150 miles away. This is Rebelde on 710khz form Sun Aug 9th at 1128pm mountain. Not the strongest I've ever heard it, but pretty good Audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ybmCu-tfoWcDupnU3TdKJPXx9t29Bryu/view?usp=sharing Progresso on 640khz is much more rare, thanks to KFI...but Progresso on 640khz does show up from time to time. Here it is from Sun Aug 9th at 10:07pm mountain, riddled with noise and static with KFI somewhat under it Audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ua-UpDmBE-dMwiCghEK5ZRKrG_X3v3xJ/view?usp=sharing I use an Icom IC746pro and massive loop antenna -- Message: 2 Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2020 10:00:23 -0600 From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." To: IRCA List , NRC-AM , ABDX List , Hard-Core-DX Subject: Re: [HCDX] Cuba On AM Log From August 9th In Laramie, WY Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Here's a clip of Rebelde on 1180 from Saturday night August 8th. 1180 here is somewhat rare and if I hear it, I usually only here one transmitter.. but listen to the guys speech in the very beginning of the recording, I hear what sounds like a tiny tiny bit of a stutter caused by Echo of multiple transmitters: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CZn6eDhkNW6gTDhldk5q7mpGmlI_S2gm/view?usp=sharing listen to this clip, fast forward to 2 minutes 30 seconds and hear how GOOD Rebelde can sound here on 710khz: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F3wKHMMJZJEZIYyGm03H0WKrQw5j3PkB/view?usp=sharing On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 9:25 AM Paul B. Walker, Jr. < walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > Cuba on AM is quite possible in most of the US. Rebelde's high powered > 710khz transmitter has bombed in here to Laramie, WY like a ton of bricks > before, so much so it's sounded as good as KOA 850 from Denver 150 miles > away. This is Rebelde on 710khz form Sun Aug 9th at 1128pm mountain. Not > the strongest I've ever heard it, but pretty good > > Audio: > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ybmCu-tfoWcDupnU3TdKJPXx9t29Bryu/view?usp=sharing > > Progresso on 640khz is much more rare, thanks to KFI...but Progresso on > 640khz does show up from time to time. Here it is from Sun Aug 9th at > 10:07pm mountain, riddled with noise and static with KFI somewhat under it > > Audio: > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ua-UpDmBE-dMwiCghEK5ZRKrG_X3v3xJ/view?usp=sharing > > I use an Icom IC746pro and massive loop antenna > -- Message: 3 Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2020 18:09:12 + (UTC) From: Glenn Hauser To: WOR DXLD Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 10, 2020 Message-ID: <242688904.1946439.1597082952...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 ** CHINA. CNR1 jammer survey Aug 10 at 1348-1356; I am in too big a hurry before breakfast to note S readings; some are sufficient, some are JBA carriers in presumed spots: none in the 16s; 15165 with fast SAH CCI, 15130, 14980, 14920, 14850, 13835, 13630-rare/new; 12850, 12190; inband 25m skipped; 11460, 11150, 10920, 10870; 9s not checked (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Aug 10 at 0550, RHC English
[HCDX] #250 Reception in São Bernardo SP, BRAZIL - August 10, 2020
#250 RECEPTION IN SÃO BERNARDO SP, BRAZIL - August 10, 2020 *** Rx: KiwiSDR (São Bernardo do Campo SP, Southeastern Brazil) Ant.: PA0RDT Mini Whip. @ Brazilian stations: all in Portuguese. @ Times in UTC. *** MEDIUMWAVE BRAZIL: 650 kHz Radio Bandeirantes (via Radio Difusora), Piracicaba SP, 07/08 1512. Relay of 840 kHz Radio Bandeirantes, São Paulo. 'Os donos da Bola, pela Radio Bandeirantes'. On 1515 the traditional time pips from RB. 25552 (RG). BRAZIL: 1060 kHz Radio Educadora, Piracicaba SP, 07/08 2040. Male communication, id 'Radio Educadora de Piracicaba'. 35543 (RG). BRAZIL: 1130 kHz Radio Nacional, Rio de Janeiro RJ, 07/08 2045. News bulletin, commentary, '... pela Nacional, Rio de Janeiro...'. 45554 (RG). SHORTWAVE ANTARCTICA: 15476 USB kHz Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, Spanish, 08/08 1545. Special 24h transmission (from Saturday 1700 UTC to Sunday 1700 UTC), id 'Radio Nacional', talk abt Argentina, Buenos Aires, Colombia, Estados Unidos, interview. 35543 (RG). ARMENIA: 5945 kHz BBC, via Yerevan, English, 08/08 0039. Talk by female and male voices. 34433 (RG). Tx w/100° Az, to Asia. AUSTRIA: 5930 kHz BBC, via Moosbrunn, Dari, 08/08 0030. Male and female voice communication. 35433 (RG). Tx w/95° Az, to Asia. BOLIVIA: 3310 kHz Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, Quechua (?), 08/08 0020. Talk by male voice, typical style song. 35433 (RG). Tx to Bolivia. IRAN: 7375 kHz VoIRI, via Sirjan, Spanish, 07/08 2107. Male and female communication, instrumental music. 25432 (RG). Tx w/300° Az, to Europe. MADAGASCAR: 15745 kHz NHK World Radio Japan, via Talata-Volondry, Hindi, 09/08 1450. Male communication, talk abt Japan. 35543 (RG). Tx w/35° Az, to India. NORTH KOREA: 15245 kHz Voice of Korea, Kujang, EE, 09/08 1515. Male announcer, talk abt international politic. 25542 (RG). Tx w/325° Az, to Europe. PHILIPPINES: 15330 kHz FEBC, Bocaue, Mon, 09/08 1130. Christian songs, male communication. 35543 (RG). Tx w/270° Az, to Southern Asia. SOUTH KOREA: 15575 kHz KBS World Radio, Kimjae, Korean, 09/08 1456. Korean style instrumental music, female communication. 15431 (RG). Tx w/81° Az to Japan. TAJIKISTAN: 15125 kHz Radio Free Asia, via Dushanbe, 09/08 1530. Male communication, instrumental music. 25322 (RG). Tx to Asia. THAILAND: 15255 kHz RFE/Radio LIberty, via Udon Thani, Turkmen, 09/08 1508. Male announcer, typical instrumental music. 35443 (RG). Tx w/308° Az, to Asia. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Adventist World Radio, via Okeechobee, Spanish, 08/08 0015. Christian program, female communication, 'Adventist World Radio'. 35433 (RG). Tx w/181° Az, to Central America. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: WWCR 5935 kHz, Nashville, English, 08/08 0035. Female and male communication. 35433 (RG). Tx w/85° Az, to Eastern United States. VATICAN CITY: 7360 kHz Radio Vaticana, Sta. Maria di Galeria, Portuguese, 07/05 2113. Religious program, talk about Angola, id 'Radio Vaticana, programa Africa Global'. 35543 (RG). Tx w/234° Az, to Africa. VIETNAM: 7280 kHz Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi, Spanish, 07/08 2119. Talk by male announcer, interview (phone-in). 23542 (RG). Tx w/ 320° Az, to Spain. QRM: 7285 Radio China International, tx to Europe. UNOFFICIAL TRANSMISSION FRANCE: 15400 kHz Radio Tamazuj, via Issoudun, Arabic, 09/08 1503. Male and female communication, 'Africa'. 25422 (RG). Tx w/138° Az to Africa. MADAGASCAR: 15150 kHz Radio Tamazuj, via Talata-Volondry, Arabic, 09/08 1520. Interview (phone-in), female communication. 25542 (RG). Tx w/335° Az to Africa. UZBEKISTAN: 7530 kHz Voice of the Martyrs, via Tashkent, Korean, 07/08 2102. Female communication in Korean language. 25533 (RG). Tx w/76° Az, to North Korea. UZBEKISTAN: 7590 kHz North Korea Reform Radio, via Tashkent, Korean, 07/08 2045. Male communication in Korean language. 25542 (RG). Tx w/76° Az, to North Korea. * (RG) - Rudolf Grimm PY2-81502 SWL São Bernardo SP (GG66rg) & Ibiuna SP (GG66hh) BRAZIL * _ 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/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] Monitoring for 10.
https://sites.google.com/site/zliangas/sdr Monitoring for 10.8 short https://zliangaslogs.blogspot.com/2020/08/monitoring-for-108.html 5135again Charleston non this freq or just remained there? with typical 50s songs and -85dbm max with 20 db fading Unfortunately I m not always in home to know what s happened 5130 1741 Greek pirate 3th harmonic of 1710 mixed with oterh signals Just a carrier at most -85dbm stready 4965 Vof Hope 1749 nice to see them back after reading in the news the previous days ! -80dbm at peak Local noise is -105dbm in the band Also on 6065 as noted with -75/105dbm 7510 Feba Radio in Silte with sone afro music 1758 again with talks , music is vey close to the HoA style 175911off -75dbm 7507 and 7508 two CW markers of max -85dbm /130noise 5805 Radio 208 on 1810 just at-84dbm/110 but just marginal in audio ,poor mod 6005 R Belarus Eng via D Kall Krekel with music mixed with OM's announcement but sesm not top be from the radio station . sample is here for more discussion using USB : 10-Aug-2020 18h14m19sZ, 6.005 MHz, USB.m4a ID on 1820 in Russian and English 6030 Oromiya with talks in local lang - oromo - In the same freq there is a unknown sending letter messages in Russian as "maiyo stat priyom mosa ayim / "-75/-110 Rec for the Sub net with signals to -75 dbm https://www.dropbox.com/s/wrfetulw55c7ddn/10-Aug-2020%2018h27m00sZ%2C%206.030.65%20MHz%2C%20USB.m4a?dl=0 6080 VOA with ID on 1830 then with self comemrcials 5945 VoT with -32 dbm signal with news in Eng of the region The ship is again on . air operation in the N of Iraq 5920?? In German with -95/-120 dbm . as tested ith kiwi in UK the sration was JCJB with only 10 kw (?) 7235 ViRI in Hausa with -53dbm /115 4700 mystery 1859 with email address then music -75/105dbm 630 TWR Africa 1901 talk in local Angolan language - Bundu -81/105dbm 6991.5 1909 with amateur [?] operators in Spanish to Portuguese pronunciation or mentioning Malaga participations More than 20 minutes zof talks signals in-between -90and -70dbm /110 9820 VOA 1931 with ID Denge America then self adverts -and talx -67/120dbm 9835 VOIRI Iran in English 1932-75/120dbm with perfect American. News in //9855 at-55dbm about the resigned Lebanese parliament and the forthcoming elections Hong Kong 9675 BSKSA in Turkish after ID on 1945 , More talks with great signal -46dbm 6377 R Jeoy 1951 pirate with non stop dance music -84/120dbm | | | | | | | | | | | 10-Aug-2020 18h14m19sZ, 6.005 MHz, USB.m4a Shared with Dropbox | | | Zacharias LiangasRSP1a with Console & Uno &2x16 m antena Icom R75 /PL380 / De1103 radios https://del.icio.us/gr_greek1/ZAK (all pages) _ 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/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 10, 2020
** CHINA. CNR1 jammer survey Aug 10 at 1348-1356; I am in too big a hurry before breakfast to note S readings; some are sufficient, some are JBA carriers in presumed spots: none in the 16s; 15165 with fast SAH CCI, 15130, 14980, 14920, 14850, 13835, 13630-rare/new; 12850, 12190; inband 25m skipped; 11460, 11150, 10920, 10870; 9s not checked (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 6000, Aug 10 at 0550, RHC English check during music: this one is S9+10/20 but suptorted; 6100 is S9+20/30 with less modulation and less distortion; 6145 S9+10/20 with more modulation, less distortion; while 5040 is S9+20/30 and suptorted. On the average, overall, I suppose, a net improvement for now. Something`s always wrong at RHC (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** TURKEY. (9830), as reported before, VOT English was missing from the Wed Aug 5 at 2200 broadcast, so no `Letterbox` to be heard circa 2215; not until UT Aug 10 do I get around to checking the podcasts at radio360.eu, only to find that Aug 5 is also missing there! But the mailbag repeats on Saturdays so I listen to the Aug 8 one, to find it at :13 into, and indeed a new one a week after previous, not a 2-week delay, for the first reply is to Italy dated Aug 4; then India, Algeria; Tampa FL --- where our 42-year-old host visited when he was 20 after Florence AL and New Orleans LA; India, Bahrain, but already ``out of time`` finishing after only 8 minutes at :21, and into music, very enjoyable Turkish songs which play continuously past :46, so what happened to all the other features? Something`s always awry at Ankara (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 18154-USB, Aug 10 at 1425, the OSOB is KD8BO, concluding contact with an inaudible K0: ``KD8BO USA flag USA, Clarence L Jobe, Sr, New Paris, OH 45347 USA``. This encourages me to check 10 MHz higher: 28298-CW, Aug 10 at 1452, beacon K5TLL/B, relog: ``28.298 K5TLL C HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI # 25W, VERTICAL New Freq 14 Dec 08`` There is another weaker I can`t read within one kHz. 28254.5-CW, Aug 10 at 1501, VVV VVV DE K4JEE/B thrice ... LOUISVILLE: ``28.2545 K4JEE C LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY # 5W, VERTICAL New 6 Nov 11`` This one is strongest of the lot, no problem copying 28209-CW, Aug 10 at 1506-1514, JBA, N8##L, can`t copy full call but alternates at fast and slow WPM, surely this heard before: ``28.2088 N8PVL I LIVONIA, MICHIGAN # 5W, VERTICAL new 12 Feb 2011`` 28281-CW, Aug 10 at 1507, DE W8EH and a grid square, no VVV preceding, another one heard before as newies are seldom: ``28.281 W8EH C MIDDLETOWN OHIO # 8W, GP VERTICAL`` But no MUF into FM band (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2046 monitoring: confirmed UT Monday August 10 at 0030 on WRMI 7730, VG here direct. Also confirmed UT Mon Aug 10 at 0130 & 0230 on WRMI 7780, both VG S9+10/20 at UTwente; also WRN webcast at 0130. Also confirmed UT Mon Aug 10 starting at 0314 on Area 51 webcast of WBCQ 5130, after JL ran way late. Good into a Rochester SDR. Also confirmed UT Mon Aug 10 at 0330 on WRMI 9955, VG at TWR Bonaire; 0329 R. Prague still talking, 0329.5 chopped off for a bit of music, no ID, then WOR. Also confirmed Mon Aug 10 from a few seconds before 1801 in IRRS 7290 Bulgaria? via UTwente SDR, VG S8/S9+10 but with perpetual warble from 7291 and splash from second adjacents; carrier already on at 1754 tune-in; <1759 JIP some unknown talkshow; <1800 chop for IRRS ID and PO Box Milano, not a sign-on, by Italian accent for a change; very quick FSN headlines and WOR which continues intact for first several minutes. Next: 0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE 2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v to WSW 0100 UT Thursday WRMI 7780 to NE Full schedule including AM, FM, webcasts, satellite, podcasts: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html Thanks for financial support from Doug Brown, London, Ont., for a check in US funds on a US bank to: Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 USA One may also contribute via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com -- not necessarily in US funds as they will convert (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. 1210, August 10 at 0558 UT, a periodic but vain check for 50 kW daytimer WJNL in Michigan cheating again; instead I hear a mix of Spanish mentions of McAllen, Texas, and Coast-to-Coast-AM. Per last year`s NRC AM Log, only 1210 affil is WPHT Philadelphia, while the SS is certainly KUBR San Juan, Tejas in the RGV; right now I am not hearing KGYN OK either (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. 4765, Aug 10 at 0433, noise blob but not decoding as DRM by TWR Bonaire SDR; meant to check earlier, as Mark Coady, Ont., reported on the ODXA iog: ``4765 UNIDENTIFIED at 0205 with DRM-like hash covering +/- 6 to 7 Khz – A total waste of bandwidth Aug 9 Coady-ON – Are the Cubans experimenting with DRM now? If so, why? And, if not, who is?`` --- Progreso sked is nominally/normally 0030-0400 only (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 1808 UT August 10 _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [HCDX] Cuba On AM Log From August 9th In Laramie, WY
Here's a clip of Rebelde on 1180 from Saturday night August 8th. 1180 here is somewhat rare and if I hear it, I usually only here one transmitter.. but listen to the guys speech in the very beginning of the recording, I hear what sounds like a tiny tiny bit of a stutter caused by Echo of multiple transmitters: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CZn6eDhkNW6gTDhldk5q7mpGmlI_S2gm/view?usp=sharing listen to this clip, fast forward to 2 minutes 30 seconds and hear how GOOD Rebelde can sound here on 710khz: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F3wKHMMJZJEZIYyGm03H0WKrQw5j3PkB/view?usp=sharing On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 9:25 AM Paul B. Walker, Jr. < walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > Cuba on AM is quite possible in most of the US. Rebelde's high powered > 710khz transmitter has bombed in here to Laramie, WY like a ton of bricks > before, so much so it's sounded as good as KOA 850 from Denver 150 miles > away. This is Rebelde on 710khz form Sun Aug 9th at 1128pm mountain. Not > the strongest I've ever heard it, but pretty good > > Audio: > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ybmCu-tfoWcDupnU3TdKJPXx9t29Bryu/view?usp=sharing > > Progresso on 640khz is much more rare, thanks to KFI...but Progresso on > 640khz does show up from time to time. Here it is from Sun Aug 9th at > 10:07pm mountain, riddled with noise and static with KFI somewhat under it > > Audio: > > https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ua-UpDmBE-dMwiCghEK5ZRKrG_X3v3xJ/view?usp=sharing > > I use an Icom IC746pro and massive loop antenna > _ 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/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] Cuba On AM Log From August 9th In Laramie, WY
Cuba on AM is quite possible in most of the US. Rebelde's high powered 710khz transmitter has bombed in here to Laramie, WY like a ton of bricks before, so much so it's sounded as good as KOA 850 from Denver 150 miles away. This is Rebelde on 710khz form Sun Aug 9th at 1128pm mountain. Not the strongest I've ever heard it, but pretty good Audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ybmCu-tfoWcDupnU3TdKJPXx9t29Bryu/view?usp=sharing Progresso on 640khz is much more rare, thanks to KFI...but Progresso on 640khz does show up from time to time. Here it is from Sun Aug 9th at 10:07pm mountain, riddled with noise and static with KFI somewhat under it Audio: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ua-UpDmBE-dMwiCghEK5ZRKrG_X3v3xJ/view?usp=sharing I use an Icom IC746pro and massive loop antenna _ 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/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
