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Today's Topics:
1. Ivo Ivanov SW News Aug.26-27-28 (Ivo Observer)
2. Re: [dxld] Yes, CKZU heard - Re: Is CKZU on the air?
(Wolfgang Bueschel)
3. Re: [dxld] New SW Xmtrs for Algeria (Wolfgang Bueschel)
4. Re: [dxld] Radio Pakistan to go off air in favour of sports
complex (Wolfgang Bueschel)
5. Fwd: New test broadcast of Marconi Radio International on
29th August 2015 (Ivo Observer)
6. Fwd: New test broadcast of Marconi Radio International on
29th August 2015 (Manuel M?ndez)
7. Special Malay report for LItohoron and Fourka Chalkidiki 25-7
to 26-8 (Zacharias Liangas)
8. Giga log-sheet from Fourka (Zacharias Liangas)
9. Hamburger Lokalradio Relays (Tom Taylor)
10. Glenn Hauser logs August 28, 2015 (Glenn Hauser)
11. Glenn Hauser logs August 28-29, 2015 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:47:48 +0000
From: Ivo Observer <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Ivo Ivanov SW News Aug.26-27-28
Message-ID:
<CANVtGkDJSrfph0rP1=r-LUD=hyav82h0mre26qi90e+ujkk...@mail.gmail.com>
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ALASKA Very weak signal of KNLS, The New Life Station
0800-0900 on 11870 NLS 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs English
1000-1100 on 11870 NLS 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs English
1100-1200 on 11870 NLS 100 kW / 300 deg to NEAs Russian
1200-1300 on 11870 NLS 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs
Englishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/very-weak-signal-of-knls-new-life.html
GERMANY(non) Radio Bulgaria now broadcasting on shortwave via Kall
from Aug.27:
1530-1600 on 7310 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu German, co-ch PBS
Xinjiang Chinese
1630-1700 on 6005 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu German, co-ch VOIRI
IRIB in Pashto
1930-2000 on 3985 KLL 001 kW / non-dir to CeEu German, co-ch Echo of
Hope
Korean:http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/radio-bulgaria-now-broadcasting-on.html
FRANCE(non) Clandestine Radio Biafra now broadcasting on shortwave
from Aug.27:
1800-2000 on 15560, after DWL French 17-18 on 15560 ISS 500 kW / 194
deg to NWAf.
Open carrier, dead air till 1805, then music and English program, very
poor today
I'm out of their target zone. On Aug.28 NO SIGNAL of R.Biafra from
0600 on
15560.http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/radio-biafra-is-on-air-on-15560.html
Upcoming frequency changes of Radio TV Algerienne and Vatican
Radiohttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/upcoming-frequency-changes-of-radio-tv.html
--
73!
Ivo Ivanov
*QTH*: Sofia, Bulgaria
*Equipment*: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
*Web: *http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/
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Message: 2
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 10:49:31 +0200
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, "DXLD" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Yes, CKZU heard - Re: Is CKZU on the air?
Message-ID: <38D0B7FF15B344099703B2DE12F4A5F5@HNPC2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8";
reply-type=original
Yes Sirs,
at 0815 UT on Aug 28 measured CKZU ? Vancouver on lower mainland site at
powerful S=9+30dB local signal,
6159.976 kHz footprint exact at Vancouver Island and Edmonton Alberta SDR
remote posts.
and checked also the East coast remote units like in MA, NJ, and FL states,
noted tiny signal the other Canadian station CKZN St. Johns on
6159.959 kHz on N1ZZN and K2DLS remote units.
wb
----- Original Message -----
From: "[email protected] [dxld]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 9:43 AM
Subject: [dxld] Yes, CKZU heard - Re: Is CKZU on the air?
> Hi Walt - Heard CKZU tonight (Aug 28 UT). Good signal and audio. Ron
>
> ** CANADA. 6159.98, CKZU ? Vancouver, 0517-0617, August 28.
> Mostly fair to good, with summertime QRN (static); 0559 with "This
> is CBC Radio One, 88.1 FM and 690 AM, Vancouver"; news and
> "BC weather" (mentioned ". . . with the exception of Fort Nelson . .");
> into "By Design"; somewhat surprised by the strong signal. Audio at
> https://app.box.com/s/6hw155fo90h2j8gmyt25kiknfp28mz1m
> https://app.box.com/s/6hw155fo90h2j8gmyt25kiknfp28mz1m No hint of CKZN.
> (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, E1 &
> CR-1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
>
> - - - - - Walt wrote:
>
> I'm thinking that CKZU has been off the air for at least a week. At
> first, I thought that propagation was so bad that I didn't hear them, but
> as the days go by, still nothing. Normally during the day, I get them
> very strong via ground wave. Nothing again for a while. Tonight at
> 03:57, for example, I'm measuring a carrier on 6159.976. Barely there,
> and not strong enough to hear any audio. I suspect this is CKZN. I
> know that Colin Newell wondered the same a few weeks back, but I was sure
> I was still hearing them then. Any ideas? Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC
------------------------------
Message: 3
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:10:54 +0200
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>, "DXLD" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] New SW Xmtrs for Algeria
Message-ID: <DFA30F5AA5F6479D9FDFAE104B1662B7@HNPC2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8";
reply-type=original
Could be probably will be two TXs each site, as governmental public TDA
broadcaster will be have a reserve unit locally for maintenance matter and
so ...
Long wait on these TDA Qargla and Bechar sites plan:
ALG requested still these wooden planing entries with 300 kW at Qargla and
Bechar sites in B-15 season, like in past 6 ! years,
but latest Google Earth images reveal no newly antennas erected yet,
at these ALG bcast sites.
Still usage via Issoudun TDF France relay site on RTA broadcast at present.
At present Bechar LW 153 and MW 576 kHz are silent now, to allow new
build-up MW unit at this site.
TransRadio txs erection and Ampegon antenna refurbishing is still underway.
see latest Google Earth image of the site:
since Jan 2015 the old 3 mast MW antennas laid down, and to be replaced by a
SINGLE MAST with newly erected EARTH COPPER NET, all visible at Bechar MW
site now. 576 kHz is not much used these days, former co-channels Muehlacker
and Schwerin Germany, Baltic state and USSR units, and others scrapped down
now. Only Bulgaria Vidin is on air on 576 kHz I guess.
wb
----- Original Message -----
From: "[email protected] [dxld]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 6:44 AM
Subject: [dxld] New SW Xmtrs for Algeria
> This from RadioWorld.com; new Ampegon SW transmitters for T?l?diffusion
> d?Alg?rie
> T?l?diffusion d?Alg?rie
> T?l?diffusion d?Alg?rie
> which will eventually replace the current Issoudun usage.
>
> http://www.radioworld.com/article/t%C3%A9l%C3%A9diffusion-d%E2%80%99alg%C3%A9rie-opts-for-ampegon-/276944
> >
> Not clear if each site gets two transmitters, or just one at each site.
>
> Stephen Luce
> Houston, Texas
>
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Message: 4
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:00:57 +0200
From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <[email protected]>
To: "egroups_mwdx" <[email protected]>, "egroups_dx_sasia"
<[email protected]>, <[email protected]>, "DXLD"
<[email protected]>, "BCLNEWS" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [HCDX] [dxld] Radio Pakistan to go off air in favour of
sports complex
Message-ID: <6D6132C027434835A7932002AA539DB1@HNPC2>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8";
reply-type=original
three MW sites at present at Quetta:
PAK_Quetta Sariab Road 855 kHz 10 kW - former SW 5040 / 7155 kHz
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/107502825.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/107502912.jpg
location
30?08'25.52"N 66?58'48.84"E
http://binged.it/1hkDVZI
and PAK_Quetta Bolan Road 1134 kHz 100 kW site
probably left side ?
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/78046351.jpg
at
30?04'54.71"N 66?58'43.07"E
http://binged.it/1EoV3Zg
and PAK_Quetta Pishin 756 kHz 150kW too
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/33823115.jpg
http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/63671251.jpg
at
30?29'23.71"N 66?56'48.51"E
http://binged.it/1hkEbI1
wb df5sx
----- Original Message -----
From: "JOSE MIGUEL ROMERO ROMERO [email protected] [dxld]"
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 7:54 AM
Subject: [dxld] Radio Pakistan to go off air in favour of sports complex
Radio Pakistan to go off air in favour of sports complex
Quetta: The Balochistan government has finalised a plan to take over 64
acres of land owned by Radio Pakistan in Quetta by shutting down the station?s
transmission, removing its machinery and transmission towers from the Sariab
area.
On Wednesday, sources confirmed that government officials had been
directed to put finishing touches on the plan to take over land worth
billions of rupees belonging to the radio station. Sources claim that the
land was being taken over under the pretext of constructing a sports complex
and park.
Also read: Radio Pakistan woes?You will not be able to listen to
local shows or programmes in other languages from Radio Pakistan Quetta,?
said a senior Radio Pakistan official while talking to IDawnI. ?The
government is going to remove the transmission towers and other machinery
from the land on Sariab Road. It was allotted to Radio Pakistan in 1964.?
He added that by using this piece of land for a sports complex would be like
gagging the voice of the station as it would be take several shows,
including those on recitation of the Holy Quran and other popular programmes
in different languages, off the air.According to the station?s senior
official, when a government official was asked about why they wanted these
64 acres, he replied: ?Some people have had their eyes set on this precious
land for a long time. They want to take over the land by claiming to build a
sports complex even though Quetta already has a large sports complex [Ayub
Stadium].?
The station was set up in Quetta in 1956 on 64 acres on Sariab
Road. In 1959, Radio Pakistan installed medium-wave and short-wave
transmitters on the property so the station?s programmes could be heard all
over the province.
Radio Pakistan Quetta had installed 93.5 kilowatt
transmission on the site before Ramazan this year, and had launched an FM
transmission, ?Sout-ul-Quran?, for programmes related to recitation of the
Holy Quran and Islamic teachings. An official of Radio Pakistan expressed
fears that if the provincial government decided to go ahead with the plan,
these transmissions and shows would have to be taken off the airwaves.
A government official said the Shahwani Sports Stadium constructed by the
government had the capacity for building a new sports complex and was
located close to Radio Pakistan. He said that the provincial government also
had acres of official land available on the Hazarganji and Sibi roads
linking to Sariab Road and they could construct a new sports complex there
instead.
He added that he did not know why the provincial government was
insisting on constructing a sports complex on Radio Pakistan?s property. A
senior official of the radio station said the Pakistan Broadcasting
Corporation should take notice of what was happening in Quetta and ask the
federal government to release funds to install powerful transmitters and
other equipment to enable Radio Pakistan Quetta to air its programmes for
listeners across the province.Published in Dawn, August 27th, 2015
Radio Pakistan to go off air in favour of sports complex
------------------------------
Message: 5
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 12:58:53 +0000
From: Ivo Observer <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Fwd: New test broadcast of Marconi Radio International
on 29th August 2015
Message-ID:
<CANVtGkAXAYmtMCfR=PnaqFYNDPvRbAp2_9--B5L=4hs_em+...@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Marconi Radio <[email protected]>
Date: 2015-08-28 12:24 GMT+00:00
Subject: New test broadcast of Marconi Radio International on 29th August
2015
To: Ivo Observer <[email protected]>
The next test broadcast of Marconi Radio International is scheduled
tomorrow, 29th August 2015, from approximately 1230 to 1430 UTC. Our
frequency is 11390 kHz and power in the region of 30 watts. Test broadcasts
consist of non stop music and station identification announcements in
Italian, English, Spanish and Catalan.
MRI encourages reception reports from listeners. Audio clips (mp3-file) of
our broadcasts are welcome!
We QSL 100%. Our E-mail address is: <[email protected]>
[email protected]
We hope that you will share this information with your members.
Thank you very much for your cooperation
Marconi Radio International (MRI)
--
73!
Ivo Ivanov
*QTH*: Sofia, Bulgaria
*Equipment*: Sony ICF-2001D 30 m. long wire
*Web: *http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/
------------------------------
Message: 6
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 15:22:01 +0200
From: Manuel M?ndez <[email protected]>
To: DX Listenig Digest <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Fwd: New test broadcast of Marconi Radio International
on 29th August 2015
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Enviado desde TypeMail
En 28/08/2015, 14:24, en 14:24, Marconi Radio
<[email protected]> escrito:
>The next test broadcast of Marconi Radio International is scheduled
> tomorrow, 29th August 2015, from approximately 1230 to 1430 UTC. Our
>frequency is 11390 kHz and power in the region of 30 watts. Test
>broadcasts
>consist of non stop music and station identification announcements in
>Italian, English, Spanish and Catalan.
>
>
>
>MRI encourages reception reports from listeners. Audio clips (mp3-file)
>of
>our broadcasts are welcome!
>
>
>
>We QSL 100%. Our E-mail address is:
><[email protected]>
>[email protected]
>
>
>
>We hope that you will share this information with your members.
>
>
>
>Thank you very much for your cooperation
>
>
>
>Marconi Radio International (MRI)
------------------------------
Message: 7
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:25:09 +0300
From: Zacharias Liangas <[email protected]>
To: [email protected];
Subject: [HCDX] Special Malay report for LItohoron and Fourka
Chalkidiki 25-7 to 26-8
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain
Please reply to [email protected] andlook at my book Malaysia 25 Years Survey
http://goo.gl/Pi87gp
I was in my parents house in Litohoron from 1st of JUly till 11.8 and them
from 13/8 till 26/8 on Fourkain a relatives house
Here is just the info retrieved from Nearly everyday reception of malay lang
stations:
11665 Wai can be heard as early as 12till 1400 when CRI enters the freq but
signal is below marginal (1200) to poor/ fair in best cases
9835 Sarawak has been heard from ca 1600 or better 1900 till 2020 the time IRIB
starts its Albanian program with signals of S9+20 or more till 2120 . IN
Litohoron most times after 2120 CNR on 9830 has good signal that interferes
to
Sarswak FM sometimes with signal more than 20 db Sgnal of Sarawak returns to
good most days after 22 or 23 till fades outs after 00 or 01 depending on
propagation
In Fourka the signal was generally very low with nearly no qrm from CNR on
9830
. but IRIB still damages reception.
There was program from Klassik nasional on 7/8
21670 R Saudi International was heard generally with good signals most times
.
9525 RRI has been logged from 19/8 with fair signals (Fourka ) Unknown of it
was avail before that time
15425 for R Free Sarawak , was inaudible on any of these two places
(Litohoron is much better thn Fourka as ithas a more ‘direct’ propagation
Fourka
has a mountain that reduces the signal from east )
My radio related e-books
https://www.scribd.com/collections/7127419/Mini-publications
my radio shack: http://goo.gl/MHAHJ1
all my pages : http://delicious.com/gr_greek1/zak
------------------------------
Message: 8
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:26:31 +0300
From: Zacharias Liangas <[email protected]>
To: [email protected];
Subject: [HCDX] Giga log-sheet from Fourka
Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain
Please reply to [email protected] andlook at my book Malaysia 25 Years Survey
http://goo.gl/Pi87gp
Online for few days
http://zliangaslogs.blogspot.gr/2015/08/giga-log-sheet-from-fourka.html
My radio related e-books
https://www.scribd.com/collections/7127419/Mini-publications
my radio shack: http://goo.gl/MHAHJ1
all my pages : http://delicious.com/gr_greek1/zak
------------------------------
Message: 9
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:14:17 +0100
From: Tom Taylor <[email protected]>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: [HCDX] Hamburger Lokalradio Relays
Message-ID:
<caa_ct2wv5kauhemlofnc9jaou41+m9p14pimz7wramaghv5...@mail.gmail.com>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
Hamburger Lokalradio Relays
Saturday and Wednesday HLR:
06.00 to 08.00 UTC, on 7265 KHz
08.00 to 11.00 UTC, on 6190 KHz
11.00 to 15.00 UTC, on 7265 KHz
Sunday HLR:
11.00 to 15.00 UTC on 9485 kHz
E-mail: *[email protected]
<[email protected]> *Thank you!
HLR FM-Program via the Internet: www.hamburger-lokalradio.net
For outside the listening area please try the Twente/Netherlands Web RX at
http://websdr.ewi.utwente.nl:8901/
You can also hear many European free and alternative stations via the
Internet at: http://laut.fm/jukebox
Radio Revival Sweden Transmission schedules:
http://radiorevivalsweden.blogspot.se/p/schedules.html Radio Channel
292 Transmission
schedules:http://www.channel292.de/schedule-for-bookings/
Radio Mi Amigo Transmission schedules:
www.radiomiamigo.es/shortwave
Good Listening!
73s, Tom
--
European Music Radio:
website: www.europeanmusicradio.com
email: [email protected]
------------------------------
Message: 10
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 16:24:07 -0700
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 28, 2015
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
** BIAFRA [non]. 15560, Aug 28 circa 1805, no signal here from R. Biafra (nor
on 15660 as misreported elsewhere), but others further east are hearing it
poorly on 18-20 UT schedule. Based on reception quality, Bill Bingham in RSA
suspects the site is not Issoudun, FRANCE as previously supposed. Also, it`s
off-frequency, not likely for TDF/MBR, as noted by Rodney Johnson, NV via the
UTwente remote SDR: ``Hearing English (heavy African accent) right now (~1945)
on 15560.45``. Bill Bingham says the alleged 06-08 broadcast has not been
confirmed on 15560, but instead a DW relay via South Africa is still there from
0627 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 17730, Aug 28 at 2025, RHC Portuguese (very much Brazilian accent) in
philatelic show, with normal modulation, not suptorted like 24 hours ago (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 880, Aug 28 at 0556, XE NA with KRVN nulled, and tnx to dead air
from KHAC-USB. 0557 ID for XEPNK and a similar FM call, plug Radio M?xico
network. This is Los Mochis, Sinaloa, 10/2 kW, surpassing 24h NSP XEV Chihuahua
if it`s really on, 5/0.25 kW per IRCA Mexican Log (Glenn Hauser, oK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 1300, Aug 28 at 0546.4 UT, timecheck in Spanish for 11:45; loops
WSW, music. Only two XEs are in the summer UT -6 zone, XEJL in Sinaloa,
1000/250 watts; and XEP Ciudad Ju?rez, Chihuahua, 38000/200 watts, but the
latter often heard here with suspected day power at night. However, it soon
lost out to the CCI. No US SS stations in the UT -6 zone according to the 2015
NRC AM Log, but some Texans in UT -5. Assuming the TC is only a sesquiminute
off instead of an hour off. No, the Mexican NA can be heard at 0602 UT, so
local midnite in MDT zone. Spanish music still audible at 0613 by monitoring
LSB only, conveniently suppressed by KHAC which had resumed modulating on USB
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1650, Aug 28 at 0559 UT, ``AM 16-50, Arklahoma`s talk radio, KYHN,
Fort Smith``, nice singing ID, bong and CBS news. So still no sign of the
alleged call change to WFSM which FCC shows, and quoted by some other DX
sources without really monitoring it. Here`s the callsign history page showing
previous KYHN and others, but not the date WFSM supposedly started:
http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/call_hist.pl?Facility_id=87114&Callsign=WFSM
Aside from the news, KYHN continues to air `Red Eye Radio` far-right trucker
nonsense out of WBAP overnight, and repeated a couple seconds later on adjacent
local 1640 KZLS. Note: my previous report of monitoring KYHN webcast at 1700 &
1800 UT was on Aug 27, not 28 (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Hi Karen, In case you haven`t heard, when KWOU [88.1 Woodward] has
been audible yesterday and today, it`s marred by audio interruptions once or
twice a minute, but highly variable. There`s a ringing sound and a few seconds
silence before resuming, rather like internet buffering. Is that how you are
feeding it? Regards, (Glenn Hauser, Enid, Aug 28, to KGOU GM Karen Holp, via
DXLD) For example logged at 1332 & 1334 UT Aug 28, buffering bangs (gh)
** OKLAHOMA. 90.1, Aug 28 at 2105 UT, KUCO classical music, Debussy`s
``Images`` is extremely rudely interrupted by an Amber Alert --- but it`s so
noisy it can`t be understood. (Later, on the news, it was a 2-year old boy
abducted by his father yesterday at an OKC Walmart, recovered).
A few minutes later, KUCO announcer acted as if nothing had happened ruining
the music (and my seminap) --- maybe he couldn`t tell? There has got to be a
better way to do this. Of course I am not opposing the idea of Amber Alerts for
missing persons, but like EAS tests which aren`t immediately urgent, these
should be *managed* NOT to block out programming in progress, and furthermore,
done with decent modulation. Why is that so difficult? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1788 monitoring: confirmed Friday August 28 at 2130 on
WRMI 15770, and now much better at 2130.5 on WRMI 7570. Next:
2330 UT Friday WRMI 5850
0630 UT Saturday HLR 7265-CUSB
1430 UT Saturday HLR 7265-CUSB [please confirm: not audible Wednesday]
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0315vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Sunday WRMI 11580
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5110v Area 51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
1100 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955
0630 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
1315 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
1430 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 670, Aug 28 at 0608 UT, CBS Sports Radio, loops ESE conveniently with
WSCR Chicago nulled, which is also CBS but not same programming. Obviously it`s
5 kW ``daytimer``, KHGZ Glenwood AR, cheating yet again, and blocking reception
of Cuba further away (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 880, Aug 28 at 0557 UT, open carrier with KRVN nulled, facilitating
log of XEPNK (see MEXICO), i.e. KHAC Tse Bonito NM, with modulation resumed by
0613 UT in Jesus song on USB only (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 2324 UT August 28
------------------------------
Message: 11
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 20:56:39 -0700
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 28-29, 2015
Message-ID:
<[email protected]>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
** BOLIVIA. 4409.76, Aug 29 at 0123, JBA carrier, presumably R. Eco, Reyes,
listed 500 watts on 4409. Nothing around 4451, but algo around 4699, the other
WOOB Bolivians (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BOLIVIA. 5952.47, Aug 29 at 0109, Radio Pio Doce, Siglo Veinte (XII/XX),
measured here at 0109 Aug 29, very poor S 7-8 peaks in talk (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 11815, Aug 29 at 0117, R. Brasil Central with music, just S3 but no
spurs blocking it --- until a trace of some from the lower side circa 11812 out
of 11780 RNA, of course (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COLOMBIA. 5910 & 6010, Aug 29 at 0110, no signals from HJDH and HJDH (but a
JBA carrier on 6010.0; HFCC shows only possibility is a 5 kW reserve
transmitter in Belarus, 23 hours a day; more likely a 5 kW Brasilian,
unbeknownst to HFCC, but not off-frequency?). It seems the last time the
Colombians were heard was May 23 as in DXLD 15-21.
I asked HJDH QSL manager Rafael Rodr?guez R. in Bogot? why they are off, and
received this rather surprising reply, original Spanish in the dxldyg and next
DXLD; here in my translation: (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Best Regards, Mr. Hauser, Earlier this year, Martin Stendal was linked by the
Colombian Attorney General in an investigation for alleged support he would
give the Colombian guerrillas of the FARC. He was accused by two former
guerrillas seeking economic and legal benefits, incriminating Martin. The
investigation determined that the work he carried out in no way could be
interpreted as support for the FARC, because what he does is just evangelize
and seek peace in Colombia.
Among the accusations, it was mentioned that he used the shortwave broadcasters
to send encrypted messages, something that was not proven, but during the
period of the investigation he preferred to keep them off the air. At the end
of May he was exonerated of any accusations.
He also suffered the loss of his father, who started the evangelical work here
in Colombia. After that I could not really have direct contact with him. I am
informed he has decided to wait until all the investigation calms down and he
is not currently in Colombia.
The organization decided to perform preventive maintenance on the equipment
which already had some flaws, but an ongoing problem in the area where the
transmitters are located is the electricity supply (ups and downs, absence,
etc.). After the maintenance it was decided to hold off until the situation is
regularized, through a power plant fueled by diesel.
Actually I have no official information about ceasing broadcasts on shortwave,
but all the work that Martin and his organization developed is going through
changes. I am confident that sometime soon they will reactivate transmissions.
PS. I send you some links about the situation experienced by Martin with
Colombian Attorney General, which has been solved for the better:
American missionary with alleged links to the FARC has been released:
http://www.noticiasrcn.com/nacional-justicia/quedo-libertad-misionero-norteamericano-presuntos-vinculos-las-farc
The failed assignment of the prosecution in the case of the missionary:
http://www.semana.com/nacion/articulo/rusell-martin-stendal-liberado-misionero-estadounidense-farc/418480-3
Capture of the American missionary is a false positive --- FARC
http://radiomacondo.fm/2015/02/20/captura-del-misionero-estadounidense-martin-stendal-un-falso-positivo-judicial-farc/
(Rafael Rodr?guez R., Colombia, Aug 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 1620, Aug 29 at 0138, R. Rebelde with excited commentary, but NOT //
5025, which is to be expected as 1620 then mentions ``sorteo de b?isbol --- de
la FM Radio Rebelde`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 12070 & 11935 at 0113 Aug 29; 9965.2 at 0129 Aug 29; and 9315 at 0133
Aug 29, all R. Cairo frequencies are JBA carriers, so I can`t really evaluate
the modulation: cagey! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. 9755-9760-9765, Aug 28 at 1305, DRM noise, not scheduled, but
likely RNZI during what is normally a DRM hiatus, even for the special HFCC
broadcasts. 9760 had been on their DRM schedule later before moving to 7330.
Now from Aug 29, DRM should resume sporadic RNZI schedule as-needed for relays,
mostly on weekdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6930-USB, Aug 29 at 0100, pirate music, 0101 announcements in
kid voices? and stops. Just missed it. Was about S5 vs storm crash level
peaking S9. To HFU for the answer: KBOX.
http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,23167.0.html
http://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,23169.0.html
It seems there is currently no licensed KBOX on AM, per the NRC AM Log
2015-2016 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6925.16-AM, Aug 29 at 0103, JBA music, still at 0143,
presumably the usual Liquid Radio, never strong enough here (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Re 88.1, KWOU Woodward audio problems: received a prompt reply
even tho it was after-hours on a Friday, 2236 UT Aug 28 from Patrick Roberts,
Chief Engineer at mother station KGOU Norman:
``Hi Glen[n]. Thanks for the info. It seems that there is some internet link
disturbance that's crept up recently in the OU network. We feed it over Tieline
IP codecs. To help mask the problem, I've changed the profile on the Tieline
encoder headed that way, adding 100% Forward Error Correction (basically
sending the audio packets twice slightly delayed). That seems to have stopped
the drop-out problem, at least at 5:30 (lots of people might have gone home at
OU, lessening the problem naturally; we shall see). We normally have a very
good path up to there, effectively on fiber most of the way through the same
service provider. If it acts up again, I can switch out to our cellular modem
for a while. I'll try to keep an eye on it for the next few days. Thanks! PR``
(Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA. 11905, Aug 29 at *0114:11.5, carrier on from SLBC; don`t hear any
music starting, but must be just too weak, as I can barely make out the 2+1
mistimesignal ending at 0115:19.5 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 6220.0-AM, WMDB Nashville TN, relayed by WNQM 1300, relayed by mixing
spur with WWCR-4, 7520 minus 1300. Originally there was a power cut at 0045 UT,
official August sunset in Nashville, corresponding to WNQM switch from 50 kW ND
day to 5 kW direxional night. The signal after then would be detectable but
much weaker.
I wasn`t listening before 0045 tonight, but surprised to be hearing it at
``high`` power level, 0105 UT Sat August 29, with ranchera music rating S6 vs
storm crash peaks at S9. 0106 UT ``La Ranchera`` slogan of WMDB 880. 7520 WWCR
is still on to produce the mixture, but I am not hearing much if any audio from
it on 6220. 0132 still audible now at ~S7, and at 0144. So did WNQM stay on 50
kW after sunset??
This cannot last past 0158 when 7520 switches to 5890 UT Tue-Sat --- and one
might reasonably expect to find the next SW-minus-MW mix on 5890 minus 1300 =
4590, but not sought lately. That will be on air all night; but 5890 doesn`t
start until 0400 UT Sundays, 0300 UT Mondays. 7520 is not on air at all
weekends, so no 6220 possible till UT Tuesday, but under these circumstances we
should still hear it in September when WNQM supposedly cuts to night power and
pattern at 0000 UT just as 7520 is starting (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1788 monitoring: confirmed Friday August 28
at 2330 on WRMI-12, 5850, good signal on their lowest frequency, not much
subject to propagation disturbances, and on 315 degree antenna right across the
middle of North America; can only improve into fall and winter, so I hope we
can keep this time & frequency. Next:
0630 UT Saturday HLR 7265-CUSB
1430 UT Saturday HLR 7265-CUSB [please confirm: not audible Wednesday]
1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM
0315vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM
2300 UT Sunday WRMI 11580
0300vUT Monday WBCQ 5110v Area 51
0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955
1100 UT Tuesday WRMI 9955
0630 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
1315 UT Wednesday WRMI 9955
1430 UT Wednesday HLR 7265-CUSB
2100 UT Wednesday WBCQ 7490v
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7489.95-AM, UT Sat Aug 29 at 0145 tune-in to `Allan Weiner Worldwide`
live on WBCQ, running way over, but why not? Good signal and // 5110.0-AM (DSB
plus carrier) which is much weaker in noise; and 9330 is not on. He`s had a
long phone call with Anthony(?) a young person laudably interested in radio;
now starts going thru some pirate logs from the latest Free Radio Weekly,
mentions that a lot of them are by Glenn Hauser.
This prompts Scott Becker to call in, suggesting they ``drag`` me to the next
WinterFest, where I have ``never been``, ungluing me from my chair (tho I do go
to the PO Box, they admit). Suggests putting a poll on the WBCQ website whether
people would like to meet me, ``a friggin` institution`` at the next Fest.
Scott also threatens to visit me from his place 50 miles away in Kansas. 0151
back to some more FRW pirate logs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5085, Aug 29 at 0155, open carrier/dead air at 50 to 60 over S9 level
from WTWW-2, with some hum as always. I assume Ted is about to play DJ prior to
the 0400 `Midnight [sic] in the Desert` Art Bell broadcast, as I think he does
most weeknights (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIETNAM [non]. 12005, Aug 29 at 0113, VOV English relay to N America via UK
remains nothing but a JBA carrier; summer is over, hastened by geomag storm not
recovered from yet, and more to come in early September (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
This report dispatched at 0356 UT August 29
End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 152, Issue 30
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