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Today's Topics:
1. HAARP via Moon to Enid (Glenn Hauser)
2. HAARP Test (Bruce Portzer)
3. Radio Balcania (bjorn fransson)
4. RAI? (Richard Brock)
5. Re: RAI? (bclnews.it)
6. Mekele on 1044 kHz? (bjorn fransson)
7. Jan 18-19 Logs ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
8. WBIX 1060 kHz Natick (Boston) Massachusetts DX Test (Jim Pogue)
9. Re: WBIX 1060 kHz Natick (Boston) Massachusetts DX Test
(Paul B. Walker, Jr.)
10. Additional HAARP Test info (Jim Pogue)
11. Ultimas escuchas. (JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO)
12. European Music Radio Relay This Sunday (tom taylor)
13. Family Radio via TJK ( Thorsten Hein )
14. HAARP - the morning after follow-up (Jim Pogue)
15. Logs: 19 enero 08 (JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO)
16. Fwd: New QSL Commemorative from Radio Verdad GUATEMALA
(Risto Kotalampi)
17. 5955KHz R. Gazeta (Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec)
18. Re: Dxers Unlimited's weekend edition for 19-20 January 2008
(Prof.Arnaldo Coro Antich)
19. HCDX logs between 2008-01-19 0000 UTC and 2008-01-20 0000 UTC
(Risto Kotalampi)
20. EMR Relay + internet service (tom taylor)
21. Glenn Hauser logs January 19 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:22:20 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] HAARP via Moon to Enid
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** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [and non]. HAARP Moonbounce experiment came thru well
here, rather to my surprise. Jan 19 at 0510 UT tune-in, 6792.5 had 2-second
carriers as promised from Gakona, but the echoes were almost as strong, making
me think at first that something went awry. Further monitoring showed that the
strength of the echoes varied greatly, sometimes not audible for several
minutes, usually quite a bit weaker than the originals, but still audible. This
was on the FRG-7 with usual mostly E-W longwire of 30 meters or so. S-meter was
pretty constant at S9+20 at the local noise level, with HAARP barely deflecting
it further.
At 0523 I went outside with the DX-398 portable with whip only to see if I
could at least get Gakona and confirm the frequency. Not only did I hear that,
but the echoes too --- standing there under the bright gibbous Moon. Hello,
Moon! I have rarely felt so close to you. The reduced noise level made up for
the reduced antenna. Yes, 6792.5 kHz.
Back inside, Gakona was not heard around 0528-0530, pause in transmission or
propagation? Again heard at 0530, but some other pulse QRM was especially bad
at 0531-0533. Thruout, there was occasional QRM from other utility noises, and
SSB on the low side.
At 0548 was hearing Gakona only, not the echoes; by 0552 the echoes again
became just barely audible. I wonder if the wide variation in echo strength was
solely a funxion of terrestrial ionospheric factors, or were the signals
focused tightly on the Lunar surface so that different parts of it reflected
differently. What is the Lunar albedo, anyway at 7 MHz? What was the ERP of
these transmissions? Did it vary during the hour?
Transmission ceased at 0559:30, no doubt to switch frequency to 7407.5. I
listened there for two minutes in the skirts of the Dentro Cuban Jamming
Command and Radio Mart?, but did not hear Gakona or echoes. This was certainly
an enjoyable exercise; otherwise listening to beeps every 5 seconds would have
quickly become boring (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:10:42 -0800
From: Bruce Portzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] HAARP Test
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America
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The test was copied in Seattle beginning at 0500. The transmitted
signal was quite good at first on 6.7925, about 25-30 db above the noise
floor, with a the echo almost as strong. As time went on, the echo
became less noticeable, especially after 0530. The transmitted signal
became gradually weaker after 0540, and was maybe 10 db above the noise
by 0600. I could actually watch it get weaker on the SDR display. I
switched to 7.4075 at 0600. The transmitted signal was there weakly,
but the low signal strength was probably due to ionospheric conditions
rather than anything done at the transmitter --- I think the
Alaska-Seattle path was becoming less viable, judging from what I saw
and heard on 6.7925. I didn't hear the echo at all on 7.4075.
I found reception was best using the cw mode.
Bruce in Seattle
SDR-IQ receiver, slightly broken K9AY antenna
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:32:19 +0000
From: bjorn fransson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Radio Balcania
To: <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Hi,
Who can help me with information about and a contact address to "Radio
Balcania", transmitting from Beograd, Serbia on 1699 kHz? Sounded like a radio
amateur with twoway contacts (I could not hear the other), like a Dutch pirate
station. ID's in English and Serbo-Croat.
73 from Bj?rn Fransson, DX-ing on the island of Gotland, Sweden
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:14:17 -0500
From: "Richard Brock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] RAI?
To: <Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com>
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Hello DXers,
On January 19 at 1040 UTC, 6050 KHZ, I picked up, a Spanish
(I think) speaking station with birds chirping at the top and bottom of the
hour. I know that I've seen posts on this site mentioning chirping birds but
the station eludes my memory. I did an internet search and found this to
probably be RAI, but several different countries are listed as relaying this
and I couldn't find it listed anywhere on the EIBI site. Can someone enlighten
me as to what I was listening to? Thank you in advance.
Rich Brock
Bridgewater, Pa. USA
Near Pittsburgh
Grundig S350
Long wire antenna
MFJ Versatuner
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:17:51 +0100
From: "bclnews.it" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] RAI?
To: "Hard-Core-Dx@Hard-Core-Dx.Com" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> On January 19 at 1040 UTC, 6050 KHZ
HCJB in waodani is there at that hour
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:25:44 +0000
From: bjorn fransson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Mekele on 1044 kHz?
To: <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Dear friends,
On February 16th 2007 I heard an African station on 1044 kHz, playing HoA
music. Although never confirmed by the station itself, several DX-ers found out
that I had heard the new Mekele station in Ethopia. In the 2008 edition of WRTH
there is a note about the station starting in January 2008.
Yesterday night, January 18th 2008, I heard again a station with exactly the
same programming style on 1044 kHz, lively HoA music and lots of "phone-ins",
at 21.50-later on, many times with better reception than the German MDR Info on
the same frequency. At 22.00 there was a news bulletin in presumed Amharic. I
believe that the station in Mekele is now on with regular programming. The
conditions towards Africa were generally good, because I earlier in the evening
also heard Radio Kahuzi on 6210 kHz for the first time.
73 from Bj?rn Fransson, DX-ing on the island of Gotland, Sweden
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:09:38 EST
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [HCDX] Jan 18-19 Logs
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
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**BOLIVIA. 4732.02, Radio Universitaria, Cobija, 0033-0315, Jan 19,
Very weak. Threshold signal at times. Spanish ballads. Spanish talk.
Presumed. Too weak to catch an ID. (Brian Alexander, PA)
**BURKINA FASO. 7230, Radio Burkina, *0810-0835, Jan 19, abrupt
sign on with vernacular talk. Local African tribal music. Afro-pop music.
Presumed . Good signal. (Brian Alexander, PA)
**CHAD. 4904.97, RNT, *0429-0440, Jan 19, Sign on with National
Anthem. Opening French announcements at 0430. Afro-pop music.
Fair. (Brian Alexander, PA)
**GABON. 7270, Radio Gabon, *0759-0820, Jan 19, Sign on with
local African music. French talk at 0800. ID. Weak but readable.
(Brian Alexander, PA)
**PERU. 4834.92, Radio Maranon, Jaen, 0145-0315, Jan 19, romantic
Spanish ballads. Peruvian music. Spanish announcements. Weak.
Poor in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA)
**UGANDA. 4975.97, UBC Radio, *0219-0235, Jan 18, Abrupt
sign on with vernacular talk. Some English. Afro-pop music. Phone
talk. Weak, poor in noisy conditions. CODAR QRM started at 0228.
Uganda heard next day, January 19, with sign on at approx 0237.
(Brian Alexander, PA)
**U.S.A. 4915, WWCR Spur, 1055-1058*, Jan 19, as reported here
before. Good, strong spur: 5070 - 9985 = 4915. Two different WWCR
programs from 5070 & 9985 heard mixing together onto 4915. Off
when 9985 left the air at 1058. (Brian Alexander, PA)
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:37:00 -0600
From: "Jim Pogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] WBIX 1060 kHz Natick (Boston) Massachusetts DX Test
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
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WBIX 1060 kHz Natick (Boston) Massachusetts DX Test
Date: Sunday morning (late Saturday night), Feb. 24, 2008. Time: Midnight -
2:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, 0500 - 0700 UTC. The station will conduct
the test at 40,000 watts power using their two-tower daytime antenna
pattern. Programming will include a one-hour CD of Todd Rundgren Music with
Morse code, sweep tones and announcements every 10 minutes or so. The
Broadcast Test Committee will be handling all reception reports and
verifications for this test. Both eQSL service and traditional paper QSLs
will be offered. Recordings on disk in .mp3 or .wav format, audio files via
e-mail or cassette recordings will be accepted as proof of reception. Send
reception reports and recordings to: IRCA/NRC Joint BTC, Attn: WBIX DX Test,
P.O. Box 3777, Memphis, TN 38173-0777 USA. E-mail reports and audio files
may be sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The station is particularly interested in
knowing the receiving equipment and antennas listeners use to hear the test.
NOTE: All requests for paper verifications must be accompanied by return
postage in order to receive a reply. Our sincere thanks to WBIX Chief
Engineer Grady Moates for agreeing to conduct this test, and to BTC member
Paul B. Walker Jr. for his persistent efforts to arrange it.
Jim Pogue - [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.dxtests.info
IRCA/NRC Joint BTC Coordinator
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:48:53 -0500
From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] WBIX 1060 kHz Natick (Boston) Massachusetts DX
Test
To: "Jim Pogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "National Radio Club"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
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[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
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And for anyone wondering who the Todd Rundgren fan is, it's WBIX Chief
Engineer Grady Moates
And this picture of him in a Todd Rundgren tshirt standing next to WBIX's
Broadcast Electronics 4MX50/50 Kilowatt Transmitter says it all:
http://www.fybush.com/Tower%20Site/060519/wbix-4mx50.jpg
Paul Walker
The Mighty 1590
www.walkerbroadcasting.com
www.wabv1590.com
On Jan 18, 2008 3:37 PM, Jim Pogue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> WBIX 1060 kHz Natick (Boston) Massachusetts DX Test
>
> Date: Sunday morning (late Saturday night), Feb. 24, 2008. Time: Midnight
> -
> 2:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, 0500 - 0700 UTC. The station will conduct
> the test at 40,000 watts power using their two-tower daytime antenna
> pattern. Programming will include a one-hour CD of Todd Rundgren Music
> with
> Morse code, sweep tones and announcements every 10 minutes or so. The
> Broadcast Test Committee will be handling all reception reports and
> verifications for this test. Both eQSL service and traditional paper QSLs
> will be offered. Recordings on disk in .mp3 or .wav format, audio files
> via
> e-mail or cassette recordings will be accepted as proof of reception. Send
> reception reports and recordings to: IRCA/NRC Joint BTC, Attn: WBIX DX
> Test,
> P.O. Box 3777, Memphis, TN 38173-0777 USA. E-mail reports and audio files
> may be sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The station is particularly interested
> in
> knowing the receiving equipment and antennas listeners use to hear the
> test.
> NOTE: All requests for paper verifications must be accompanied by return
> postage in order to receive a reply. Our sincere thanks to WBIX Chief
> Engineer Grady Moates for agreeing to conduct this test, and to BTC member
> Paul B. Walker Jr. for his persistent efforts to arrange it.
>
> Jim Pogue - [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.dxtests.info
>
> IRCA/NRC Joint BTC Coordinator
>
>
--
Sincerely,
Paul B. Walker, Jr.
www.walkerbroadcasting.com
www.myspace.com/walkerbroadcasting
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Message: 10
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:59:04 -0600
From: "Jim Pogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Additional HAARP Test info
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<Hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Additional info on HAARP tests.
-----Original Message-----
From: infohaarp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 9:34 AM
To: Jim Pogue
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: January tests
Jim,
Audio recordings would be appreciated but files of signal strength
versus time would be of much greater scientific value although we
realize that this may not be possible for many people.
Thanks,
I.H.
Jim Pogue wrote:
> That's great news! I'll pass this along on several of the lists that have
> been carrying info on the test. Thanks for the speedy reply.
>
> Are you interested in audio recordings such as in mp3 or wav format?
>
> Jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: infohaarp [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 8:07 PM
> To: Jim Pogue
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: January tests
>
> Jim,
>
> Thanks for your inquiry. Well - I guess we'll have to get some QSL
> cards printed up. We have the standard ones but the moon bounce test
> deserves a unique design.
>
> Thanks for the reminder.
>
> I.H.
>
> Jim Pogue wrote:
>> I am interested in participating in these tests and wonder if you will be
>> offering listeners a QSL card as you have done in the past for some other
>> tests? Thanks.
>>
>> Jim Pogue KH2AR/WPE9HLJ/KG6DX1A
>> Memphis, Tennessee USA
>>
>> NRD-535, R-390A, ICF-2010
>> Wellbrook LA5030 loop, PA?RDT mini-whip,
>> attic longwire, Quantum phaser
>>
>> QRZ.com/KH2AR
>>
>>
>>
>
>
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Message: 11
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:09:54 +0100 (CET)
From: JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Ultimas escuchas.
To: Frecuencia DX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Saludos cordiales.
6280 BBC, 21:54-21:59, escuchada el 18 de enero en idioma sin identificar, a
locutor y locutora con comentarios y emisi?n de m?sica hind? o pakistan?, se
identifica en ingl?s a las 21:59, comienza jammer china contra Xi Wang Zhi
Sheng SOH, SINPO 35433.
ARGELIA 6300 Radio Nacional Saharaui, 20:41-20:50, escuchada el 18 de enreo
en ?rabe con emisi?n de m?sica pop local con alegor?as al pueblo saharaui,
?Sahararui saharaui saharuie?, cu?a de ID en ?rabe, locutor con comentarios
presentando t?ma musical, SINPO 45544.
BRASIL 11815 Radio Brasil Central, 21:10-21:15, escuchada el 18 de enero a
locutora con bolet?n de noticias, locutor con comentarios, locutora con cu?a
?..programa ..en los estudios..?, m?sica de sinton?a, cu?a de ID ?Aqu?..Brasil
Central..?, SINPO 34433.
11925 Radio Bandeirantes, 21:16-21:20, escuchada el 18 de enero en portugu?s
a locutor con entrevista a invitado, SINPO 25422.
BURQUINA FASO 5030 Radio Burkina, 21:46-21:52, escuchada el 18 de enero en
idioma vern?cula a locutora con comentarios presentando tema de m?sica africana
ancestral, conersaci?n con invitado, SINPO 45444
CHAD 4905 Radio N?Djamena, 20:51-20:55, escuchada el 18 de enero en franc?s a
locutor en conversaci?n con invitado, SINPO 44343.
EGIPTO 9250 Wide el-Nile, 20:38-20:41, escuchada el 18 de enero en ?rabe a
locutora con comentarios y emisi?n de m?sica, tipo marcha militar, SINPO 34343.
*Evidentemente lo de ayer tuvo que ser algo puntual, me extra?? mucho
encontrarla inactiva.
GABON 9580 ?frica N?1, 21:22-21:30, escuchada el 18 de enero en franc?s a
locutor con comentarios en programa musical, emisi?n de m?sica pop mel?dica de
los a?os 70 y 80, SINPO 44343.
ISRAEL 6972 Galei Zahal, 19:05-19:15, escuchada el 18 de enero en hebreo a
locutor con comentarios presentando programa musical, ID, emisi?n de m?sica de
Jazz, SINPO 35433.
TAIWAN 6280 Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH, 22:00-22:02, tentativa el 18 de enero, se
aprecia la voz de una mujer con comentarios, sin embargo la jammer china la
atora con fuerza y la emisi?n se convierte en simple rumor, SINPO 22542
LITUANIA 6265 KBC Radio, 21:30-21:45, escuchada el 18 de enero en ingl?s,
comienza la emisi?n con una especie de presentaci?n probablemente en Lituano de
la transmisi?n de KBC Radio, es la primera vez que la escucho, cu?a de ID de
KBC, emisi?n de m?sica rock, SINPO 45544.
TANZANIA 11735 Radio Tanzania Zanzibar, 19:30-19:59, escuchada el 18 de enero
en ?rabe con un largo canto del Cor?n, un curioso canto formado por coro de
ni?os, probablemente cantado en swahili, locutor con comentarios, ?...?frica
..Swahili...), SINPO 45433.
Jos? Miguel Romero
Burjasot (Valencia)
Sangean ATS 909
Antena Radio Master A-108
YAESU FRG-7700
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Message: 12
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:10:47 -0000
From: "tom taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] European Music Radio Relay This Sunday
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
European Music Radio Relay This Sunday
Date 20th of January
Time 13.00 to 13.30 utc
Channel 6140 khz
Programme Schedule
Tom Taylor (Music and EMR info for 2008)
Relays via MV Baltic Radio on 6140 khz
From January to march 2008
1st Sunday of every month
(VIA T-SYSTEMS ON 6140 KHZ)
13.00 to 14.00 MV Baltic Radio
3rd Sunday of the month
(VIA T-SYSTEMS ON 6140 KHZ)
13.00 to 13.30 EMR (Jan - Mar
13.00 to 14.00 EMR ( Feb
4th Sunday of every month
(VIA T-SYSTEMS ON 6140 KHZ)
13.00 to 14.00 Radio Gloria
EMR Programme Schedule for February & March
Dates Times -UTC Programme Schedule
17th February 1300 -1400 - Tom Taylor (1315) Mike Taylor (mail box)
16th March 1300 -1330 - Paul Graham (oldie programme)
Good Listening 73s Tom
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Message: 13
Date: 19 Jan 2008 16:12:23 +0100
From: " Thorsten Hein " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Family Radio via TJK
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
5865 kHz - 19Jan08 1455-1505 GMT pretty good signal near Frankfurt, Germany.
Religious programme in some Asian language, clear ID, SINPO 45444.
Sony ICF-2001D
ADDX-PRE-1, 20m LW
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Message: 14
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 09:58:08 -0600
From: "Jim Pogue" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] HAARP - the morning after follow-up
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<Hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I was happy to see the high level of interest in this test, and to see that
so many folks across Europe and North America heard it. Please remember that
the HAARP researchers up in Alaska would like to hear from you, and that
they've also promised a special QSL card for the test (I've already e-mailed
my report).
Here is what they say on their Web page regarding the test and reports:
"We are interested in receiving signal reports from radio amateurs (and
SWLs) who may be able to detect, or not detect, the lunar echo or the
transmitted skywave pulse from HAARP. It will be helpful if your report
includes your call sign and the type and location of your receiving
equipment and antennas. Reports may be sent to the following address:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Additionally, Questions of a technical nature may be submitted via e-mail
to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
73s,
Jim Pogue KH2AR/WPE9HLJ/KG6DX1A
Memphis, Tennessee USA
NRD-535, R-390A, ICF-2010
Wellbrook LA5030 loop, PA?RDT mini-whip,
attic longwire, Quantum phaser
QRZ.com/KH2AR
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Message: 15
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:59:36 +0100 (CET)
From: JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Logs: 19 enero 08
To: Frecuencia DX <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Saludos cordiales.
LETONIA 9290 Latvia Today, 11:03-11:15, escuchada el 19 de enero en ingl?s a
locutora con comentarios y m?sica de fondo, emisi?n de m?sica pop, ID ?Riga ,
Latvia, Latvia Today...?, SINPO 45544
MOLDAVIA 11530 Dengue Mezopotamya, 0920-0930, escuchada el 19 de enero en
idioma kurdo con emisi?n de m?sica pop local, tema rap mel?dico, SINPO 45433.
NIGERIA 4770 Radio Nigeria Kaduna, 21:15-21:25, escuchada el 19 de enero en
ingl?s a locutor con bolet?n de noticias, conexi?n con corresponsal, cu?a con
m?sica, ID ?Radio Nigeria?, SINPO 34333.
TIBET 4820 PBS Xizang, 21:26-21:30, escuchada el 19 de enero en su servicio
en chino con emisi?n de m?sica folkl?rica local, m?sica mel?dica interpretada
por una cantante, SINPO 44333.
PIRATA 6311 Radio Barretina, 12:41-13:05, escuchada el 19 de enero en
Catal?n, emisi?n programa emisora FM Radio L?Arbo?,
http://www.radiobaixpenedes.cat/, comentarios y m?sica, ?Lily Marlen?, m?sica
de ?Ducan Dhu? a modo de sinton?a, ID, SINPO 34433.
Jos? Miguel Romero
Burjasot (Valencia)
Sangean ATS 909
Antena Radio Master A-108
YAESU FRG-7700
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Message: 16
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:51:17 -0800
From: "Risto Kotalampi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Fwd: New QSL Commemorative from Radio Verdad GUATEMALA
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com, "Suomalaisten DX-lista"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, TreDXK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: Magdiel Cruz Rodr?guez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2008/1/18
Subject: New QSL Commemorative from Radio Verdad GUATEMALA
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
[EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED],
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73's!!!
The SW Station Radio Verdad (Radio Truth) from Guatemala, 4.0525 MHz, will
feast its 8th. anniversary next month of February, or such a motive it will
grant a new card commemorative QSL.
For more information visit your web page: www.radioverdad.org
Regards and very good dx!!!
Please communicate this to all dxers!!!
Saludos Cordiales a todos los diexistas del mundo:
La Estaci?n Educativa Evang?lica Radio Verdad de Guatemala, 4.0525 MHz,
festejar? su 8o. Aniversario el pr?ximo mes de Febrero 2008, por tal motivo
otorgar? una nueva QSL conmemorativa!!!
Para mayor informaci?n, sintonice la emisora o visite su p?gina web:
www.radioverdad.org
Que tengan muy buenos DX's
SWL.
Magdiel Cruz Rodr?guez
M?xico
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Message: 17
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:56:57 -0200
From: "Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] 5955KHz R. Gazeta
To: <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>
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**5955KHz Brasil R Gazeta Sao Paulo SP 01/19 PP 0515-0525 ID "R.
Gazeta", brazilian pop selections all sang in PP. It seems 5955KHz R Gazeta was
off since 12/2007, like mentions LATIN AMERICAN SW LOGS 43333 (LOB-B)
4796KHz Bolivia R. Mallku(tent.) Uyuni 01/18 SS 2253-2317 male and
female talks, sometimes sounds like outside "la ma?ana". Noisy 22222 (LOB-B).
5940KHz Russia Voice of Russia Moskva 01/16 RR 2038-2045 male studio
and outside talks by phone. 32232 (LOB-B).
9575KHz Moroccos R.Mediterranee Int. Nador Arabic/French 0835-0842 2 male
talks pres. news, abt Israel, Lebanon... Strong 44444 (LOB-B).
73's
Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec
Embu SP Brasil (23 33 S, 46 51 W)
Sony ICF SW40
dipole 18m, 32m
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Message: 18
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 17:40:47 -0500
From: "Prof.Arnaldo Coro Antich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Dxers Unlimited's weekend edition for 19-20
January 2008
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com,
[EMAIL PROTECTED], "Jack L. Stone" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Jay Marvin
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Radio Havana Cuba
Dxers Unlimited
Dxers Unlimited?s weekend edition for 19-20 January 2008
By Arnie Coro
Radio amateur CO2KK
Welcome to the weekend edition of your favorite radio hobby program,
coming to you via short wave and also from our streaming audio source at
www.radiohc.cu... We are also offering the opportunity of reading
scripts of the program at several Internet short wave listeners, amateur
radio and antennas topics e-mail distribution lists and also at our
website too... go to www.rhc.cu click on English and then go to Dxers...
I am Arnie Coro,radio amateur CO2KK , your friend here in Havana and
host of this twice weekly 17 minutes on the air , and on also the web
from 05 to 07 hours UTC ,devoted to our wonderful hobby , yours and mine
: RADIO.
Here is item one: The forecast about solar activity you heard during the
mid week edition is holding up pretty well, and solar activity
continues to be very low, with the ionospheric absorption index reaching
also rather low values... Solar flux is hovering around ? 70 to 75
units. , and the sunspot count has stayed at extremely low levels,
actually at ZERO , no sunspots for the past 7 days in a row!???...
Item three: Those Dxers Unlimited's listeners that have built different
versions of the Micro Vert ultra compact HF antenna have sent e-mail
messages telling me that the antenna is providing good reception of the
adjacent international short wave broadcast bands, next to the amateur
band for which the Micro Vert was actually designed and built r... For
example, the 20 meters band Micro Vert, a controversial antenna design
by any standards, is providing good reception of both the 19 and the 22
meter shortwave broadcastdo bands, while at the same time letting the
owner both monitor and also transmit on 20 meters...although all users
report that signals transmitted using the MicroVert are from minus 6 to
minus 10 dB below a standard half wave reference dipole.
The 30 meters band Micro Vert is providing, again according to reports
received here from listeners that have built them, good reception on the
31 and 25 meters international short wave broadcast bands.... And that's
something nice to know, because many of those who have built these
antennas tell me that the Micro Vert was the easiest to build and lowest
cost solution to the challenge of installing a short wave antenna at a
location with very restricted space space available for a short wave
antenna... This is a very small antenna, that can be installed almost
anywhere?
Item four: Changing his radio?s power source from a wall wart plug
power supply to a very well built, fully filtered and regulated DC
supply changed the way a Dxers Unlimited's listener receiver worked.
Listener Adrian from the UK wrote: ? Arnie ,following your advice I
read on one of your show's old scripts, I decided to replace the wal
wart 9 volts DC supply that I have used with my solid state radio for
years. Now your well designed, fully filtered and well regulated KK-12
is making a tremendous DIFFERENCE !!!
Reception is much better, the audio is coming with less distortion and
reception of single side band signals on the amateur bands is also much
improved... Well Adrian, another Dxers Unlimited listener, amigo Augusto
from Naples, Italy, did exactly the same thing ahead of you, and now
its, nice to hear about another success story using the KK-12 power
supply , and I do hope that many Dxers Unlimited's listeners around the
world will hear this show and replace those low quality,poorly regulated
and badly built WAL WART DC power supplies with a well designed one like
the KK-12...You can be sure that it is a well worth effort amigos !!!
Today here at Dxers Unlimited we will also provide you with our
technical topics section, also la numero uno ASK ARNIE, and at the end
of the program, our exclusive and not copyrighted HF plus low band VHF
propagation update and forecast.
Standby now for a few seconds, the show will continue after a brief
musical interval
?????????????????
This is the weekend edition of Dxers Unlimited, and here is a brief
comment about the much improved quality of reception achieved by Radio
Rebelde Tropical band broadcast on 5025 kiloHertz with their new
antenna... You can send your reports directly to Radio Rebelde ,Send
your Radio Rebelde's Tropical Band reports ,Radio Rebelde DX, PO BOX
6277 Havana, Cuba...
PO BOX 6277 Havana, Cuba...
And now here is our technical topics section for today...
How to choose the right type of coaxial cable for your antenna system...
so that you won't waste money buying expensive cables when you really
don't need them...
For example, TV cable companies use several types of 75 ohm coaxial
cables that are ideal for amateur radio and short wave listening use, as
well as for VHF band scanning... Because the world's production of TV
type 75 ohm coaxial cable is so huge as compared with the production of
50 ohm impedance cable, 75 ohm coax is much cheaper while providing the
same or even higher quality on a per unit length cost basis. That's why
I use 75 ohm cables at my amateur radio station for practically all
applications... and I can assure you that receivers won't see any
difference at all, and in the case of transmitters , a very simple
impedance adapter is needed only with solid state outpur transceivers
or transmitters, it is the only additional thing needed... My old vacuum
tube transceiver, a Kenwood TS820, doesn't even need the impedance
converter , as it happily runs with 75 ohm coaxial cables easily matched
by the rig?s output stage PI network. Si amigos,yes my friends, oui mes
amis... whenever you have a chance of obtaining 75 ohm coaxial
cable,just grab it !!! It works quite well, and for all practical
purposes, it will do the job.. There are even some large diameter low
loss 75 ohm cables used by the TV cable industry that will make ideal
transmission lines for your VHF , UHF and low band microwave antennas,
and typically the TV cable company technicians will gladly provide radio
amateurs with the short ends of the big drums of cable !!!
See, amateur radio and short wave listening don't need to be an
expensive hobby if you follow your friend Arnie Coro's advice !!!
??.
This is Radio Havana Cuba, the name of the show is Dxers Unlimited,and
amigos I am very happy to say that we are operating our 100 kiloWatt
shortwave transmitters during our nightly broadcasts on the following
frequencies, 11760, 9600 and 9550, 6060 and 5965 kiloHertz ... Of those
five frequencies only 6060 is in English beaming to the East Coast of
North America,, and the other four are broadcasting our Spanish language
program to Latin America, so if you want to polish your Spanish, pick
them up and enjoy our nightly magazine show to Latin America and the
Caribbean amigos !.
You can send your signal reports to me and I will relay them to our
Chief Engineer ,and to our transmitting station staff for them to
enjoy... Send your signal reports and comments about the audio quality
too to [EMAIL PROTECTED], again [EMAIL PROTECTED], or VIA AIR MAIL to Arnie
Coro,
Radio Havana Cuba, Havana, Cuba...
Now here is ASK ARNIE, la numero uno, the most popular section of Dxers
Unlimited according to the recent listener survey carried on by our
correspondence department?s English secretary Irma Veitia... Today's
question... came from a listener in Spain... it says: Dear Arnie, I have
recently read more here about the so called broadband over the power
lines , BPL. Or PLC, Power Line Communications.. and would like to hear
your opinion about that system...
Well amigo, so far all I have heard about BPL or PLC , whichever way you
like to call it, or technically speaking making digital broadband
connectivity available using the electrical power distribution network
,in its present form it is really dreadful to say the least... In other
words, the BPL or PLC systems with today?s available technology so far
tested do cause a terrible amount of interference to the radio spectrum
used for radio broacasting, communication systems and other applications
between 2 and 150 megaHertz... BPL systems have another weakness too,
and that is that radio signals from stations operating nearby bring BPL
to a complete stop, or reduces the transfer of digital data to a very
slow pace...BPL as we know it today is still in its very early stages of
development, and things may change one way or the other in the future...
Some researchers are talking about NEW BPL system that will work on the
microwave bands. and that one will certainly cause no interference to
users of the lower radio frequencies between 500 kiloHertz and 200
megaHertz, that at this moment are in deep trouble if BPL becomes
popular !!!
QUESTION NUMBER TWO: It came from a listener in the US state of
Nevada... Mark wants to know how the short wave bands will behave from
now on, after he heard here last week, that the new solar cycle was just
starting. Well amigo Mark, to make a long story short, we are all still
watching how the higher frequency amateur bands are now just good for
local work, 10 and 12 meters are behaving ,most of the time. like the
two meters VHF band, and 15 and 17 meters are opening up for DX for very
brief periods as the solar cycle has already reached its minimum and the
new one is just beginning. According to the most recent forecasts we
will have to wait at least until the end of 2008 to see some worthwhile
improvement in short wave propagation conditions, when the sunspots of
cycle 24 become plentiful.... So,amigo, here is my advice : keep those
long wire antennas up and running , as most of the DX activity will
still be concentrating on frequencies spanning form 2 to 10 megaHertz,
and sometimes, during your local evening hours this winter, the maximum
useable frequency curve will barely reach 6 or 7 megaHertz .!
????????????.
And now amigas and amigos, just before going QRT here is our exclusive
and not copyrighted HF plus low band VHF propagation forecast...Solar
activity is very low, and will almost surely continue at a very low
level for the next several days... Solar flux number to be used for
short term HF forecasting using propagation analysis software is around
75 units... Expect very good DX conditions on the AM broadcast band, the
Tropical Bands on 120, 90 and 60meters and the international short wave
broadcast band on 49 meters. Radio amateur operators will enjoy nice DX
on 160, 80 and 40 meters during the local evening hours... VHF openings
via sporadic E if any , will be almost non existent, and if they happen
they will be very short lasting... See you all at the mid week edition
of Dxers Unlimited, next Tuesday and Wednesday UTC days, and don't
forget to send your signal reports and comments about the program to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] via E-Mail, or VIA AIR MAIL to Arnie Coro, Radio Havana
Cuba, Havana, Cuba
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Message: 19
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:05:02 +0000
From: Risto Kotalampi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] HCDX logs between 2008-01-19 0000 UTC and 2008-01-20
0000 UTC
To: hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com
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Hard-Core-DX.com logs from 2008-01-19 0000 UTC to 2008-01-20 0000 UTC
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and to submit your logs to the HCDX Online Log.
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Message: 20
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 23:48:28 -0000
From: "tom taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] EMR Relay + internet service
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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EMR Relay + internet service
Date 20th of January
Time 13.00 to 13.30 utc
Channel 6140 khz
Our January 2008 programme will be available
at the following times on http://www.emr.org.uk
Sunday 20th January 2008
13:00 - 13:30 utc
15:00 - 15:30 utc
18:00 - 18:30 utc
21:00 - 21:30 utc
Monday 21st January 2008
13:00 - 13:30 utc
15:00 - 15:30 utc
18:00 - 18:30 utc
21:00 - 21:30 utc
Good listening 73s Tom
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Message: 21
Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 21:31:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs January 19
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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** CUBA. Sat Jan 19 at 1503 found 13680 RHC frequency still on the air with
unID Spanish programming which I hoped to identify with a domestic network
relay such as sometimes happens after 0700 on 49m, but it cut off a minute
later, as I was meanwhile quickly checking other RHC frequencies to find that
they were already off: 11760, 11805, 12000, 13760, 15370.
A reminder to check for RHC`s revived European service from Sunday January 20,
2000-2300 on 11750; and is English still on 11760 at 2030-2130? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR. HCJB`s pending DRM transmission to Brasil from Jan 26, 2300-2400 on
11790-11795-11800 at 110 degrees will be on a new rhombic antenna, said Allen
Gr?jam, discussing this with Eunice Carvajal of the Portuguese service, on the
Spanish DX program Aventura Diexista, Sat Jan 19 at 1457 on 11960. So HCJB is
not only demolishing old antennas but building new ones. It looks like the
three frequencies were well chosen, with nothing much to bother on any of them
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY [non]. Ran across German on 15335, Jan 19 at 1506, fading in and
out; not normally heard, with DCJC and Mart? on 15330. Must be DW, so can`t be
from Germany. It`s Sines, Portugal at 80 degrees (Glen Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [and non]. HAARP Moonbounce experiment came thru well
here, rather to my surprise. Jan 19 at 0510 UT tune-in, 6792.5 had 2-second
carriers as promised from Gakona, but the echoes were almost as strong, making
me think at first that something went awry. Further monitoring showed that the
strength of the echoes varied greatly, sometimes not audible for several
minutes, usually quite a bit weaker than the originals, but still audible. This
was on the FRG-7 with usual mostly E-W longwire of 30 meters or so. S-meter was
pretty constant at S9+20 at the local noise level, with HAARP barely deflecting
it further.
At 0523 I went outside with the DX-398 portable with whip only to see if I
could at least get Gakona and confirm the frequency. Not only did I hear that,
but the echoes too --- standing there under the bright gibbous Moon. Hello,
Moon! I have rarely felt so close to you. The reduced noise level made up for
the reduced antenna. Yes, 6792.5 kHz.
Back inside, Gakona was not heard around 0528-0530, pause in transmission or
propagation? Again heard at 0530, but some other pulse QRM was especially bad
at 0531-0533. Thruout, there was occasional QRM from other utility noises, and
SSB on the low side.
At 0548 was hearing Gakona only, not the echoes; by 0552 the echoes again
became just barely audible. I wonder if the wide variation in echo strength was
solely a funxion of terrestrial ionospheric factors, or were the signals
focused tightly on the Lunar surface so that different parts of it reflected
differently. What is the Lunar albedo, anyway at 7 MHz? What was the ERP of
these transmissions? Did it vary during the hour?
Transmission ceased at 0559:30, no doubt to switch frequency to 7407.5. I
listened there for two minutes in the skirts of the Dentro Cuban Jamming
Command and Radio Mart?, but did not hear Gakona or echoes. Checked again at
0658, and maybe heard the tail end of one Gakona, no echo. This was certainly
an enjoyable exercise; otherwise listening to beeps every 5 seconds would have
quickly become boring.
This proves that the Moon would be a feasible SW relay site. Just wait till the
Chicom land there. Covering an entire Earthly hemisphere from one location,
with CRI, and, why not? JAMMING!!! Of course, for best reception under the
ionosphere, higher frequencies passing thru it would be preferable, like 25 MHz
band.
The follow-up experiment is a sesquihour later on UT Jan 20: 0630-0730 on
6792.5 and 0730-0830 on 7407.5 (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WYFR normally owns 15130 all day long, scheduled 1245-2345,
in Spanish, huge signal despite being only 50 kW instead of 100, at 285
degrees; but Jan 19 at 1507 it was remarkably weak, and with co-channel from
something in nondescript talk, seemed Russian, with a fast SAH of maybe 10 Hz.
Per HFCC and Aoki that is R. Liberty via Morocco. By 1530, WYFR was overtaking
it, but still weakish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15710, presumed Cuban grind jamming, strong as usual Jan 19 at
1505 check, but this time accompanied by weaker pulses out to 15690 and 15730
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###
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