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Today's Topics:
1. RN Australia music programs threatened (Saul Broudy)
2. SWLDXBulgaria News Dec.14 (Ivo Observer)
3. Glenn Hauser logs December 13-14, 2016 (Glenn Hauser)
4. Madagascar? 5008.44 kHz (Arthur Delibert)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 01:24:58 -0500
From: Saul Broudy <[email protected]>
To: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] RN Australia music programs threatened
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This from the December 2016 newsletter of the Folk[Music] Alliance Australia:
<<<<Hands OFF ABC RN Music!
Radio National has long been regarded by musicians, music industry and music
lovers across the country as one of our most important vehicles and leading
services for the promotion and nurture of Australian cultural and artistic
practice outside the mainstream.
The recent decision by the ABC to discontinue the following programs -The
Inside Sleeve, The Daily Planet, The Live Set & The Rhythm Divine in 2017
ignores the complexities and depth of our Australian music industry. It
delivers a significant blow to Australian independent musicians, independent
music events, festivals and all industry partnerships who rely on these shows
to promote their music, gain exposure and bring alternative genres of music to
the Australian public.
You still have time to Show your support for specialist music programming on
Radio National?
Sign the petition:
<https://www.change.org/p/michael-mason-hands-off-radio-national-music> >>>>
Saul Broudy (W3WHK)
Philadelphia, PA USA
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 16:52:03 +0000
From: Ivo Observer <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Subject: [HCDX] SWLDXBulgaria News Dec.14
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EGYPT Unidentified station with Egyptian music on Dec.14
0905-0920 on 9600 unknown tx / unknown to UNID,
poor/weakhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/unidentified-station-with-egyptian.html
FRANCE(non) Transmissions of Oromo Voice Radio via Issoudun are cancelled.
Oromo Voice Radio missing in official B-16 shortwave schedule of Alyx
& Yeyi <http://www.airtime.org/shortwave/schedule.php>
1600-1615 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Mon
1615-1630 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf English Mon
1600-1630 on 17850 ISS 250 kW / 130 deg to EaAf Afar Oromo Wed/Sat
Again no signal from Manara Radio International via TDF Issoudun, Dec.14
0730-0830 on 15440 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa probably cancelled
1600-1700 on 17765 ISS 150 kW / 170 deg to WeAf Hausa probably cancelled
Again no signal from R.Al-Mukhtar via MBR Issoudun, Dec.13
1500-1530 on 17580 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Tue
1530-1558 on 17580 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya Tue
Again no signal from Radio Adal via MBR Issoudun, Dec.14
1500-1531 on 17580 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Arabic Wed/Sat
1531-1558 on 17580 ISS 100 kW / 125 deg to EaAf Tigrinya
Wed/Sathttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/transmissions-of-oromo-voice-radio-via.html
KURDISTAN Upcoming frequency changes of Denge Kurdistan, effective
from
Dec.16:http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/denge-kurdistan-on-new-frequencies-from.html
NUMBERS STATION Reception of S06s Russian Lady in 25mb on Dec.14
0830-0836 on 11535 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB, good
0840-0846 on 11830 unknown secret tx site to Eu Russian CUSB,
goodhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/reception-of-s06s-russian-lady-in-25mb.html
NUMBERS STATION Good signal of E11 Oblique in 31mb, Dec.14
0900-0910 on 9446 unknown secret tx site to Eu English USB
0930-0933 on 9950 unknown secret tx site to Eu English
USBhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.bg/2016/12/good-signal-of-e11-oblique-in-31mb-dec14.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: 3
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2016 17:19:24 +0000 (UTC)
From: Glenn Hauser <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs December 13-14, 2016
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** ALBANIA. 6020, Dec 14 at 0105 on BST-1 caradio, and 0110 on the R-75, CRI
English with big echo, about equal level, about a semisecond apart. No sign of
two transmitters here, so apparently C?rrik relay has double audio input,
perhaps two different satellite circuits --- and nobody notices at station. //
9570 other C?rrik relay just too weak to tell if same there.
Checking HFCC, I see that CRI deliberately doubles up on 6020: 00-02 English &
02-04 Chinese via Albania; but also 01-03 Urdu via Kashgar (East Turkistan).
Even if the latter were in English by mistake, just too strong to be thence,
and normally no problem in North America (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. 9580, Dec 14 before and after 1430, RA with discussion of several
topix from indigenous POV, mid-program ID as `Speaking Out` from ABC Local
Radio, Radio Australia and podcast. About crime problem among ab youth, but
Trump keeps coming up as if he had some impact on the Outback. We must make a
point of listening more to RA while we still can, before it self-destruct in a
sesquimonth.
Once again, the RA online program sked is deficient with no entry for the Tue
1400 UT hour! So we have to go to the A-Z program list, (not in alfabetical
order within each letter), to find it here:
http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/speakingout/
This was evidently their year-in-review show (nothing is going to happen in the
next triweek???), originally aired Sunday Dec 11 at ``9 pm``. More, and audio
linx, also for segments:
http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/speakingout/speaking-out/8091392
BTW, I can`t help but notice that none of the guests (nor hostess) portrayed
are anywhere near jet-black (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 11980, Dec 13 at 1355, weak signal marred by humwhine and
pulse jamming, presumably the only listee, CRI English southward from Kunming
before 1400. Same pulsing also on 11990, presumably Cuban strays, out of the
11930 wall of noise vs Radio Mart?. See also ALBANIA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** ERITREA [and non]. 7175, Dec 13 at 1416, HOA music, then talk, fair S4 with
QRhaM, so VOBME2. But nothing circa 7146+ from VOBME1. 7205 carrier audible
from presumed Sudan; long path (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526.055, Dec 14 at 1438, JBA carrier from VOI, so again all I
can do is pin down the exact frequency, after applying correxion factor to
slightly-off R-75 readout (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OMAN. 15140.505, Dec 13 at 1423, S7 signal but JBM with music, R. Sultanate
of Oman during alleged English hour, still off-frequency.
15140.504, Dec 14 at 1517, JBA carrier, RSO still2 off-frequency, give or take
a Hz or two. Makes *almost* same-pitch het, BFO stepping between 15140 and
15141 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 9695.037, Dec 14 at 1409, weak talk, off-frequency typical of
Turkey, but HFCC shows this is BSKSA, 500 kW, 55 degrees from Riyadh in Pashto
at 1400-1600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 11810, Tue Dec 13 at 2106-2130, BBCWS in English, all about the
situation in Turkey; do they still want to join the EU? [Spoiler alert!]
Answer: no, not now. Here it is, `The Inquiry`, 23 minutes, post-dated Dec 17!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04k9s47
But further info shows 9 broadcasts on Dec 13, all annoyingly in ``local time``
for different target areas (most of which have more than one zone!). And one
final repeat on Dec 17 at ``2206 LT``.
Only fair signal but better than nothing. 11810 is Ascension, 250 kW at 65
degrees, 21-22 M-F only per HFCC, while at 18-21 daily it`s same at semi-power
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1855 monitoring: confirmed Tuesday December 13 at 2130
on WRMI 15770, poor here but presumably much better aimed NE toward Europe.
Also confirmed NEW time of Tue Dec 13 at 2300 on WRMI 9955. Previous hour
wall-of-noise jammed vs Radio Libertad prepeat and does not stop at 2300. Tnx a
lot, Arnie. I hope it tapered off by 2330! Also confirmed Wed Dec 14 at 1415.5
on WRMI 9955, good S9+10, no jamming. Next:
Wed 2200 WBCQ 7490v to WSW
Thu 0030 WBCQ 9330v-CUSB to WSW
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5085, Dec 13 at 0717, Xmasmx from WTWW-2. ~23 hours later circa 06 UT
Dec 14: off the air. You never know whether this will be on the air or not. All
depends on Tedwhims (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17775, Dec 13 at 1521, JBA carrier, presumed KVOH, barely
propagating. Today`s sunrise at Simi Valley was 1453 UT, and the first
refraxion point to the east much further into daytime, but MUF still struggles
to attain a frequency this high (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 11670, Dec 14 at 1512, VG S9+20 signal in Arabic, equivalent to
11860 Yemen [non] via SAUDI ARABIA? NOTHING listed this hour on 11670 in latest
HFCC, Aoki or EiBi! Nor anything reported lately into my inbox (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This report despatched at 1719 UT December 14
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2016 02:52:17 +0000
From: Arthur Delibert <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Subject: [HCDX] Madagascar? 5008.44 kHz
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Madagascar? 5008.44 kHz. Tuned in at 02:36 to hear singing that sounded like
an anthem (although they are listed as signing on at 02:00). At 02:30, male
and female announcers, with a clear mention of Madagascar. Then African pop
mx. Signal occasionally drifts enough that I hear a low het (in ECSS), and
then it returns to 5008.44. Signal strength is ok, but there's a lot of QRN,
plus QRM from an SSB signal on the low side and, of course, non-stop preaching
on the high side. So I couldn't listen to this signal if I weren't obsessed
with DX. Signal is starting to fade around 02:45, which is consistent with
sunrise in Madagascar. (Art Delibert, N. Bethesda, MD 12/15/16)
JRC NRD 545
Horizontal pennant antenna with DX Engineering pre-amp
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