Sugar Hill mini-DXPD January 8, 2007 Before I get to the logs, Id like to give an update of my excessive RF noise problem, now entering its 4th month.
Spoke with the electric company representative whose job it is to investigate potential power line QRM problems on Tuesday. He was finally able to come drive around my neighborhood with equipment designed to locate any power line noise sources. His exact words upon describing to me the intensity and coverage area of this noise was, Wow. This is a nightmare. Whatever it is he says, it is coming over the power lines. The problem is that the noise is so strong over such a large area that the power company engineers have to map out their lines in the area so he can come by, on several more occasions he said, to pinpoint its origin. Its that bad. Its a step in the right direction but patience, probably a few months worth, is in order. Looks like I am going to be 12 VDC DXing from my car for the foreseeable future. LOGS: 3396, ZIMBABWE, ZBC, 2103-2134, Jan 8, Vernacular. Presumed news at t/in. Music prg at 2110 w/ OM b/w selections. Fair. (Barbour-SHDX/NH) 4635, TAJIKISTAN, presumed Tajik Radio,. 2131-2208, Jan 8, Vernacular. Wailing vocal music w/ alternating OM and YL talks. Similar to format which I heard a few weeks ago. Hampered by USB chatter at 2205 that quickly turned into a dog pile. Poor/fair at best. (Barbour-SHDX/NH) 4950, ANGOLA, R.Angola, 2212+, Jan 8, Portuguese. Ballads w/ YL b/w selections. Weak. (Barbour-SHDX/NH) I thought I read recently that Angola installed new SW txmitters? 4976, UGANDA, R.Uganda, 2001-2019, Jan 8, Vernacular. Hi-life music and talk b/w 2 announcers. Several mentions of Uganda. Weak but improving w/ mild sweeper QRM. (Barbour-SHDX/NH) 5470, LIBERIA, R.Veritas, 2020-2034, Jan 8, English. Phone-in prg w/ studio guest taking listener questiong re Scriptures. Discussion becomes quite heated at time! Announcer reminding listeners of station phone number. Poor/fair. (Barbour-SHDX/NH) 9705, NIGER, LV Du Sahel, 2038-2102, Jan 8, French. Phone-in prg w/ music bits b/w callers. Fair. (Barbour-SHDX/NH) QSL: (Forgot about this one. Came in the mail a few months ago!) ERITREA, 7100, VOBME, f/d data card with site, form letter and Eritrean postcard in 671 days for $1 and an EG report. (Barbour-NH) Scott R Barbour Jr Sugar Hill Outlook, Kancamagus Highway-NH R75, 150 longwire ____________________________________________________________________________________ Have a burning question? Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know. ---[Start Commercial]--------------------- Preorder your WRTH 2007: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2007 ---[End Commercial]----------------------- ________________________________________ 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
