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WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News #1441 (Michael Bethge (WWDXC)) 4. Voice of Korea in wrong language on 15245.2 kHz, October 2 (Ivo Observer) 5. Scandinavian Weekend Radio Edition#240 on October 3-4 (Ivo Observer) 6. World Music Radio, 15805, on air now with unscheduled transmission (Manuel M?ndez) 7. Glenn Hauser logs October 1-2, 2020 (Glenn Hauser) 8. Re: Glenn Hauser logs October 1-2, 2020 (Wolfgang Bueschel) 9. FTIOM & UBMP, October 4-11 (bill tilfordproductions.com) 10. LRA 36 on air today Wednesday 1400 UTC (Manuel M?ndez) 11. WNJC 1360 Weekly DX Test, FT8 Basics, and HSFB (Les Rayburn) 12. Radio Igloo eQSL received (Manuel M?ndez) 13. JRX Logs_ Sunday, September 27, 2020 (Jota Xavier) 14. JRX Logs_ Wednesday, September 30, 2020 (Jota Xavier) 15. JRX Logs_ Thursday, October 1, 2020 (Jota Xavier) 16. BLOG: audio diversity technique (Zacharias Liangas) 17. Glenn Hauser logs October 2-3, 2020 (Glenn Hauser) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 01:22:22 -0600 From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> To: NRC-AM <nrc...@googlegroups.com>, IRCA List <i...@groups.io>, ABDX List <a...@abdx.org>, Hard-Core-DX <Hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [HCDX] DX TIP: KLSQ 870 Las Vegas, NV Message-ID: <cadc3yg3hd432pvbubasgap_o065swzuqzgat7f+t+f9crqh...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I'm noting it fairly strong tonight. It's been known to have issues switching to night power/pattern. They'd filed back in July to be silent, but have apparently been silent since December. The 870 signal matches a webstream I found. It's the first time ive heard this since last winter Paul ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 09:56:32 +0200 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <dg1...@t-online.de> To: "wor" <w...@groups.io>, "hcdx" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: Re: [HCDX] [WOR] Cuba item. Message-ID: <817B02E6167E4A97BA0F82812288B648@HNPC1> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="utf-8"; reply-type=original CUBA Both Bauta outlets of RHC La Habana English sce to North America, on 6100 and 6145 kHz noted on excellent audio 20 kHz wideband block. Both units were successfully repaired in the last six months and the maintenance was good. Respect the RadioCuba technicians. 6145 kHz off air early at 06.58 UT, followed by 6100 kHz off time at 06.59 UT suddenly, Oct 2nd. 60 meterband outlet Bauta on 5025 kHz minus 2 Hertz frequency, also S=9+15dB each observed on remote Perseus SDR rx unit at Massachusetts state in northeastern corner of Drumb plaything, -- but EMPTY CARRIER only from Bauta site at this 07 UT hour in 60 mb, no modulation from Habana Broadcasting House fed. 73 wb df5sx wwdxc https://www.wwdxc.de/topnews.shtml Here is the link, where you can find all TopNews / BC-DX since 1993year: https://www.wwdxc.de/archive.shtml ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold Frodge" Sent: Friday, October 02, 2020 1:20 AM Subject: [WOR] Logs & no debate analysis Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA 5525 Whitehall St., Midland MI 48642-3156 CUBA 11880 China Radio Int?l; 1525-1531+, 9/28; ?World Today? EE discussion re U.S.-China politics & economics. S10 w/slightly subdued audio. (Frodge-MI) ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 12:42:28 +0200 From: "Michael Bethge \(WWDXC\)" <ww...@arcor.de> To: "Michael Bethge \(WWDXC\)" <m...@wwdxc.de>, <rec-radio-i...@panix.com>, <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Cc: "\"Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich\"" <c...@enet.cu>, "\"Richard Lemke\"" <r...@shaw.ca>, "\"Fernando Luiz de Souza\"" <py2nl....@gmail.com>, "\"Faustino Prado Moreira\"" <py2...@gmail.com>, "\"Wolfgang Bueschel\"" <df...@yahoo.de> Subject: [HCDX] WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Top News #1441 Message-ID: <7DAE5411392D4A778840090B8E2E0FD0@BETHGEZUHAUSE> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" The latest edition (2 October 2020) of the WORLDWIDE DX CLUB "Top News", compiled by Wolfgang Bueschel, has been posted: http://topnews.wwdxc.de (or http://www.wwdxc.de/topnews.shtml / https://www.wwdxc.de/topnews.shtml) It can also be downloaded as a txt file at: http://bcdx.wwdxc.de. Best regards, Michael Bethge ************************************* WORLDWIDE DX CLUB Postfach 1214 D-61282 Bad Homburg GERMANY Fax: +49 6172 123117 E-Mail: m...@wwdxc.de Internet: http://www.wwdxc.de ************************************* Datenschutzerkl?rung: Sie k?nnen dem Erhalt weiterer Nachrichten jederzeit schriftlich oder elektronisch widersprechen. Weitere Informationen zum WWDXC-Datenschutz finden Sie unter: http://www.wwdxc.de/privacy.html ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 13:27:29 +0000 From: Ivo Observer <ivo.obser...@gmail.com> To: frequenc...@bnr.bg Subject: [HCDX] Voice of Korea in wrong language on 15245.2 kHz, October 2 Message-ID: <canvtgka7xevo8d6yrfqcmr0y3ap_exdh_fh0ck+r+ujship...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" KOREA D.P.R. Voice of Korea in wrong language on 15245.2 kHz, October 2:*1300-1357 on 15245vKUJ 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu Chinese, instead of English* 1300-1357 on 9435 KUJ 200 kW / 028 deg to NoAm English - as scheduled A-20 1300-1357 on 11710 KUJ 200 kW / 028 deg to NoAm English - as scheduled A-20 1300-1357 on 11735 KUJ 200 kW / 238 deg to SEAs Chinese - as scheduled A-20 1300-1357 on 13650 KUJ 200 kW / 238 deg to SEAs Chinese - as scheduled A-20 1300-1357 on 13760 KUJ 200 kW / 325 deg to WeEu English - as scheduled A-20 -- 73! Ivo Ivanov More information on the shortwave listening hobby, please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria Receiver: Afedri SDR Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection) Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas. QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D Antenna: 30 m. long wire <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 14:15:58 +0000 From: Ivo Observer <ivo.obser...@gmail.com> To: frequenc...@bnr.bg Subject: [HCDX] Scandinavian Weekend Radio Edition#240 on October 3-4 Message-ID: <CANVtGkCU6kR=satmxmykyrbaaavqg1jyajb+yk4d_ssmyaw...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" *FINLAND Scandinavian Weekend Radio Edition#240 on October 3-4* 2100-1500 on 6170 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to WeEu Finnish/English 2100-1500 on 11690 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to WeEu Finnish/English 1500-2100 on 5980 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to WeEu Finnish/English 1500-2100 on 11720 VIR 0.1 kW / non-dir to WeEu Finnish/English*Live broadcast 0700-2100UT Saturday+live stream:* Radioverkko.fi -- 73! Ivo Ivanov More information on the shortwave listening hobby, please visit to http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com QTH-1: Patreshko, Bulgaria Receiver: Afedri SDR Software: SDR-Console v2.3(using remote connection) Antennas: various Inverted V and beverage antennas. QTH-2: Sofia OK2, Bulgaria Receiver: Sony ICF-2001D Antenna: 30 m. long wire <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free. www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2020 15:36:31 +0000 From: Manuel M?ndez <manuelmend...@gmail.com> To: "DX WOR groups" <w...@groups.io> Subject: [HCDX] World Music Radio, 15805, on air now with unscheduled transmission Message-ID: <emf8de49e3-1480-4bea-a137-0142a52bb75b@laptop-a6upglvr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Manuel M?ndez Lugo, Spain Log in Friol Tecsun S-8800, cable antenna, 8 meters DENMARK, 15805, World Music Radio, Randers, 1526-1535, 02-10, unscheduled transmission, pop songs, Latin American songs. id. "WMR". 35433. Schedule: Saturday-Sunday 0700-2000 ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 19:06:49 +0000 (UTC) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: WOR DXLD <w...@groups.io> Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <s...@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 1-2, 2020 Message-ID: <750999888.1228505.1601665609...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 ** CHINA. 9215, Oct 2 at 1246, JBA carrier with flutter, a CNR1 jammer vs SOH frequency --- the only WOOB one I find below 14 MHz. Propagation is still degraded. K-index is 3. October is traditionally a month for a peak in SW reception conditions, but not yet! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** COLOMBIA? 4940, reply to my latest report: ``4.940 kHz 23.30 UTC 01-10-2020 SINPO 55545. Caribbean music in Spanish, including one song dedicated to Colombia (Cantando, cantando yo vivir?/Colombia tierra querida) as well as Dominican singer Juan Luis Guerra. Then, I also heard a program called Casados y felices, at 23.40, presented by Gladis and Enrique Saavedra, both speaking in Spanish with Colombian accent. As additional clue, they ended the program by inviting listeners to e-mail them to i...@fuerzadepaz.com. So, this is the new station Glenn Hauser has been recently reporting on the group. As far as I can remember the same frequency was used by Continental or Amazonas Internacional, both Venezuelan stations owned by the same people living in Barinas, but years ago. Now they're off the air! Therefore, although there was no clear station ID, some facts indicate that it broadcasts from Colombia, such as the Colombian Spanish, strong reception in relation to my location, and the e-mail address the aired which seems belongs to the Colombia para Cristo organisation. In fact, I dare to say that this is another station operated by the Colombia para Cristo organisation, which also operated Marfil Stereo, La Voz de tu Conciencia and Alcarav?n Radio. Maybe friend Rafael Rodr?guez in Bogot? may give us some relevant and additional information about this new ?tentative Colombian- radio station. (Leonardo Santiago, SW35, 5-meter longwire, M?rida, Venezuela)`` Tnx, Leonardo. 4940, Oct 2 at 0132 check via Bonaire SDR, on again in Spanish, S8-S9. At 0537 direct, tropical music S8-S9 above local noise level S7 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** CUBA. 5025, Oct 2 at 0537, R. Rebelde, S9+20 of dead air --- well, at least it`s not distorted since there is no modulation! Still propagating post-sunrise at 1240 to S9/+10 and still dead. Something`s always wrong at RadioCuba (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** MEXICO. 720, Oct 2 at 1210, open carrier with slow SAH of 184/minute = 3.07 Hz. Comes to life with Mexican NA, choral until 1215 ``Vd. escucha: El Fon?grafo 7-20 -- mil vatios -- Ciudad Ju?rez``.. That would be XEJCC; maybe also mentioned call but not positive. All this contradicts IRCA Mexican Log info which shows daytime only with 25000 watts, sign on at 1159 with Chihuahua state anthem around 1205 after NA. WRTH does show only 1 kW. Then follow a string of mandatory PSAs mostly governmental, except for one promoting a webstation-only, apparently, ``Radio Cid?, La Voz de los Juarenses``. 1219.6 Fon?grafo slogan ID again and fading down. Aha, searching finds it`s really Radio STIRTT, as here: https://www.facebook.com/radiostirttjuarez/ or https://www.facebook.com/StirttSeccionJuarez/ http://www.radiostirtt.org.mx Ahh, the Mexicans love their cumbersome acronyms, initialisms! This means Sindicato de Trabajadores de la Industria de la Radio, la Televisi?n y Telecomunicaciones, i.e. a labor union. We learn that 14 septiembre was Dia del Locutor, and today 2 de octubre is D?a Internacional de la NO VIOLENCIA, e.g. against women in India. And 22 de noviembre will be their 72nd anniversary. Such celebrations are the major subject of these displays. This page is to listen-live: https://www.facebook.com/radiostirttjuarez/app/190322544333196/ where I hear some upbeat stereo songs; ID at 1847 as I write this sounds like ``Radio Estir``. But we digress! 711.27v & 728.73v kHz, two matching wobbly spurs making exactly same-pitched hets against other Mexicans on 710 & 730, are what first drew me to 720, since that would be the transmitter producing them exactly halfway between. This was first at 1208. Once modulating, late sign-on? from 1210, 720 itself sounds OK. The spurs remain but by 1222 they are both gone, while 720 is back up with song in Spanish, talk, and not fading out until 1226. LSR Enid today is 1228 UT. There has been no other significant signal on 720 which could have been source of spurs, but the disparity in disappearances detracts from 100% certainty. Maybe XEJCC transmitter was tweaked in the meantime, or lost them once warmed up? BTW, at 1226 the other Chihuahuans, XEDP on 710 and XEHB 730 are still in (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2054 contents: Antarctica, Argentina non, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Brasil, Canada, China, Colombia?, Cuba, East Turkistan, Eritrea non, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Korea North and non, Korea South and non, Kurdistan non, Netherlands non, New Zealand, Palau, Philippines, Pridnestrovye, Somalia non, Sudan South non, Taiwan, Turkey, USA, Vanuatu, Vatican non; IPhones; and the propagation outlook. Confirmed first SW airing UT Friday October 2 at 0130 on WRMIs: 5010 VG S9+15 via Bonaire SDR where it`s aimed; 5850 VG here where it`s aimed, and good S8 at Rochester SDR. Next: 2200 UT Friday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE 0130 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE 1130 UT Saturday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE 1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW 0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE 0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 61 to WSW 0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE 1800vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy 0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5800 to SSE 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 Contributions for our non-commercial services may be sent by money order or check in US funds on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 Financial support may alternatively be sent via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com - not necessarily US funds as PP will convert (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Correcting date on this instead of Oct 2; fixed: 475.2 kHz, Oct 1 at 0624, looking for WA4SZE ham beacon, but am hearing seemingly random CW altho in repeating loop including 6X which stands out; other letters, lots of A, E, T, N. 475.2, when it`s really Oct 2, at 0552 UT, I can copy the full very slow Morse ID without much fading: ``WWW WA4SZE COM WA4SZE / BEACON`` Is that meant to refer to a website? No dots or slants, but yes! Enter that and it morphs to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-VqtNY8vpw which is a 10+year-old 10-minute audiovideo headed thus: ``Navigation in the 1940s: The Four Course Radio Range 28,117 views ?Apr 9, 2010 AirlineTransportComm 49 subscribers`` ATC is Dave WWRB Frantz`s major company. It`s not pure A1 CW but with other confusing carriers, I guess A2 MCW. There is also suspicious fast-clicking QRM only across the 630m band, roughly 465-483 kHz, not local? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Atlantic JBA MW carrier search, Oct 2 at 0547-0551: 585, 621, 684(2), 711, 774, 837, *855(2), 891, 999, 1044, 1098, 1107 kHz. *strongest (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) UNIDENTIFIED. Trans-Pacific JBA MW carrier search, Oct 2 at 1158 on the E-W longwire so no DFing: 585, 747(2 with a fast beat), 774(2 with a slow beat), 1035(2), 1098 kHz. Enid LSR today not until 1228 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 1906 UT October 2 ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2020 01:00:26 +0200 From: "Wolfgang Bueschel" <dg1...@t-online.de> To: "hcdx" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, "wor" <w...@groups.io> Subject: Re: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 1-2, 2020 Message-ID: <EDE64FAA37304E6A9D6A1963CE19C340@HNPC1> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="UTF-8"; reply-type=original Log October 2nd, 11-12 UT, 21.58-22.20 UT. 5024.998 CUB R Rebelde NOT ON AIR, still only empty carrier at 11.15 UT. 6000even CUB RHC Quivican fq recently aligned some 8 Hertz up to even frequency. But still distorted overmodulated audio fed, S=9+25dB power in Massachusetts SDR rx. 10 kHz wideband audio block visible on screen. 6100even CUB RHC Bauta, ID given at 11.29:50 UT, S=9+10dB, 10 kHz wideband audio, excellent quality now again vie Bauta transmission center, the BBEF Beijing 'Made in China' transmitter refurbished very well. 7350.002 CUB RHC Bejucal Spanish outlet at the Antilles target at 11.33 UT, S=8 or -90dBm into backlobe point, heard remotedly in NY, MA US states. 9535.002 CUB RHC Spanish on that channel towards central Latinamerica, aimed at MEX, GTM, CTR and Pananmea channel zone azimuth target. S=5-6 at 11.35 UT on Oct 2nd. 11760even CUB RHC Bauta non-directional all Caribbean target broadcast, S=9 at 11.39 UT. Grayline at that hour Detroit - Georgia - Cozumel MEX at 11.40 UT. 13740even RHC Bauta in Spanish, S=7 at 11.43 UT in Massachusetts SDR rx. ARG antenna azimuth. Similar signal strength in NY, MA, at 11.57 UT also on 13750even ROU RRI Tiganesti, in English, 13760.009 TUR TRT Emirler, in German, 13635.006 TUR TRT Emirler, in Turkish, 15130even ROU RRI Tiganesti, in English. CUB, nothing did propagate / not on air on 15140 kHz Bauta, nor on 15230 kHz QUI, towards Brazil South America at 11.53 UT. 7489.993 USA WBCQ noted S=9+10dB signal in NY and MA at 21.59 UT, station ID given exact at 22.00 UT. 9330even USA WBCQ the 500 / 250 kW Ampegon unit, S=9 at 22.03 UT. But in Portuguese of WLC broadcast. 5130.011 USA WBCQ tiny, likely only exciter warm up, S=4 at 22.06 UT. Nothing noted of WBCQ 3265 nor 6160 kHz. 6184.972 MEX XEPPM R Educaci?n Mexico D.F. S=5-6 poor at 22.10 UT. 6179.997 BRA R Nacional da Amazonia, some few Hertz on lower sideband, S=9 -78dBm, Portuguese talk program, at 22.13 UT on Oct 2nd. 6135.090 BRA R Aparecida, poor Portuguese signal S=5-6, at 22.15 UT. 6115.001 USA WWCR Nashville TN, rent by TOM BS roarer sermon, S=9+35dB at 22.17 UT. SELDOM SEEN 30 kHz wideband signal from 6098 kHz upwards ! 5945even ROU RRI Galbeni, English sce, S=8-9, Romanian local pop mx program played, at 22.22 UT on Oct 2nd. 5939.467 BRA much lower band Brazilian Voz Missionaria, S=5 at 22.27 UT 73 wb df5sx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Hauser via Hard-Core-DX" Sent: Friday, Oct 2, 2020 Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 1-2, 2020 > CUBA 5025, Oct 2 at 0537 UT, R. Rebelde, S=9+20dB of dead air --- well, > at least it's not distorted since there is no modulation! Still > propagating post-sunrise at 1240 UT to S=9/+10dB and still dead. > Something's always wrong at RadioCuba. > (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) > This report dispatched at 1906 UT October 2 > _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:25:49 -0500 (CDT) From: "bill tilfordproductions.com" <b...@tilfordproductions.com> To: "bill tilfordproductions.com" <b...@tilfordproductions.com> Subject: [HCDX] FTIOM & UBMP, October 4-11 Message-ID: <1195740836.106473.1601432749...@webmail3.networksolutionsemail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 07:02:43 +0000 From: Manuel M?ndez <manuelmend...@gmail.com> To: "DX WOR groups" <w...@groups.io> Subject: [HCDX] LRA 36 on air today Wednesday 1400 UTC Message-ID: <emaabd6cb8-c5c9-4f12-b6c3-1e6b65176df7@laptop-a6upglvr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Manuel M?ndez Lugo, Spain ANTARCTICA, 15476 USB, LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arc?ngel San Gabriel will be on air today Wednesday at 1400 UTC with its usual program "Coraz?n Ant?rtico" ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:00:19 -0500 From: Les Rayburn <l...@highnoonfilm.com> To: mwcir...@groups.io, IRCA List <i...@groups.io>, via NRC-AM <nrc...@googlegroups.com>, "m...@ultralightdx.groups.io" <m...@ultralightdx.groups.io>, WAYNE HEINEN <nrc.e....@gmail.com>, o...@groups.io, b...@groups.io, Hard-Core-DX <Hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [HCDX] WNJC 1360 Weekly DX Test, FT8 Basics, and HSFB Message-ID: <30419c0d-5c07-4482-8f58-23f83acf6...@highnoonfilm.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Chief Engineer Duke Hamann, KC2DUX has committed to continuing weekly DX Tests late night Saturday/early Sunday mornings until at least the end of October. They will always begin at Midnight Eastern Time (0400 UTC). At this point, it looks like Duke will continue to include FT-8 transmissions as well. Last weekend?s first-ever test of the mode brought some promising results. Conditions were poor overall yet the FT-8 transmissions from WNJC were successfully decoded on the West Coast of the United States, into Florida and Alabama and locations as distant as Spain. Most of the DX?ers who had success with the mode were hams who already had experience?but there were exceptions. Below we?ll discuss a bit more about the mode and how you can get started on the fun. And never fear, in addition to this exotic mode, Duke plans to continue with the usual voice and Morse Code ID?s, sweep tones, and sound effects. This means you still have a great chance to log the station regardless. If you do receive the test, you can request an e-mail verification from the station by e-mailing Duke Hamann at: kc2...@duxpond.com If you would prefer a QSL card, you can send reception reports along with a self-addressed stamped enveloped (SASE) to: Duke Hamann, KC2DUX P.O. Box 84 Dennisville, NJ 08214 THE BASICS OF FT-8 MODE First a little Q&A: Q. What the heck is FT-8? A. It?s a special mode that requires a computer to decode the transmission from the station. The station transmits a series of tones, in a pre-arranged sequence with careful timing. A computer ?listens? for these tones, allowing it to identify them even when no audible signal can be detected by your ears. The computer can literally hear below the noise level. It can also hear ?through? QRM from other stations in some cases. Q. Do I need an SDR (software defined radio) or a fancy receiver? A. Nope. You can use virtually any receiver and a laptop, desktop or tablet to receive the signals. You need a way to get the audio from your radio into the computer. A patch cord from your earphone jack, a computer interface of the type used by hams, even a microphone placed close to the radio speaker can work. Q. What software do I need on the computer? A. There are several software packages that can be used, but the original and still the best is called WSJT-X You can download it for free here: WSJT Home Page <https://physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/wsjtx.html> Q. Can I record the audio and just play it back into the computer later? A. Technically, yes?but it?s difficult. The timing has to be precise and audio levels can be important too. Better to do it ?live? during the DX Test. TIME SYNC Timing is critical. The software is looking for tones transmitted at a specific interval of time in ?blocks? or groups that make up the text. Your computer clock has to be in perfect sync with the transmitter clock. Yes, this could be done with GPS, but the easiest way is to use a NTP application. Again, there is free software. Take a look at Meinberg. You install it as a service on your system, let it disable the built-in time sync and it just works. https://www.meinbergglobal.com/english/sw/ntp.htm#ntp_stable <https://www.meinbergglobal.com/english/sw/ntp.htm#ntp_stable> MODES & BANDWIDTH FT8 is normally done in USB mode by hams?but WNJC is transmitting the tones in AM mode as required by FCC rules. This means you want to use AM mode on your receiver. The tones vary in frequency, so you want a bandwidth of about 2.5-3 kHz?nothing too narrow. During last week?s test some of us got better results by using LSB mode. If the test starts and you can?t decode the signal try a different mode or wider bandwidth. Each transmission can take 30 seconds or longer to decode. Be patient. GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND (YOUTUBE TOO) Do a Google search on ?How to get started on FT8 mode? and you?l find lots of advice on how to get started. Likewise, YouTube has tons of videos on the topic. Search with a plus sign (+) sign and add your radio for specific advice. I.E. "Getting started on FT8 + Drake R8B" HOW DO I?. FT8 is one of the most popular modes of operation in amateur radio. On any given day, there are more hams using FT8 than Morse Code (CW). But it?s not the easiest thing to get working the first time. There are lots of variables?what kind of radio, what kind of connection, your computer clock, etc. Too many for me to give you a ?checklist? of instructions. Experience and trial and error are the best bets here. The good news is that it?s easy to test. Tune your receiver to 14.074 mHz in the 20 Meter ham band. Set your receiver to USB mode and start the software. Once you?ve got things set up right, you?ll quickly begin decoding signals nearly 24 hours a day. DON?T WAIT-VOTE EARLY Election officials across the country are advising citizens to request their absentee ballots early, fill them out, and mail them back right away. Good advice for November 3?and a DX Test too. The time to figure all this out is now. You?ve got two full days and most of Saturday to work out the bugs and be ready for the DX Test. Don?t wait. IS THIS ?REAL DX?? This trope is older than the NRC. Does it ?count? for the log if you don?t hear the ID on CW, only the sweep tones? Does it count if you don?t get the full, legal ID? Does it count if I can?t even hear the station with my ears? Folks?there is no rulebook on this. It?s a hobby. It?s supposed to be fun. You decide what counts as a ?real? reception of a station. No one else cares?not even your wife (stop talking to her about it?trust me on this one.) A few years ago, KFI 640 in Los Angeles had a problem with their transmitter. Their carrier frequency was ?wandering? all over the place?varying by several hundred hertz at times. It made a big het on 640 kHz, and on an audio spectrum analyzer on my computer, it was easily visible for several hours each night in Alabama. This continued for weeks. No other station on 640 kHz displayed this type of drift?nor anywhere else on the band. There was no doubt at all that it was KFI. Their woes were widely reported in trade magazines and online forums. I took a screenshot of the drift and put KFI into my logbook. To this day, I have never heard audio from KFI (though I hold out hope). But I still count the logging. Would you? I don?t know?and really don?t care. It?s my hobby?my log book?and my decision. Does an FT8 logging of WNJC ?count?? Their Chief Engineer Duke Hamann says it does. Good enough for me. Stop worrying about it and have fun. CREDITS Thanks to Chief Engineer Duke Hamann for this amazing start to the 2020 DX season. Also to the owners and managers of WNJC 1360. Also to Paul Walker and Joesph Miller?our hard-working Courtesy Program Committee. HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COVID-19 continues to change the landscape of High School Football Broadcasts and your CPC is tracking it for you. Attached to his e-mail is this week?s update. Go get some new ones in the log. See you Friday night for the games and Saturday night for the test! Best of luck and good DX. Les Rayburn, N1LF 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf NRC & IRCA Courtesy Program Committee Chairman Member WTFDA, MWC ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 12:27:28 +0200 From: Manuel M?ndez <manuelmend...@gmail.com> To: DX WOR Groups <w...@groups.io> Subject: [HCDX] Radio Igloo eQSL received Message-ID: <CAGXt5o8JutVc6dNRWa7=1zhujouuev3d1ells0om3bm4jwp...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Manuel M?ndez Lugo, Spain NETHERLANDS?, 6290, Radio Igloo, received eQSL card i 6 days. Reception report sent to: radioig...@gmail.com ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020 21:24:57 +0000 (UTC) From: Jota Xavier <odlano...@yahoo.com.br> To: "hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com>, WOR DXLD <w...@groups.io> Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs_ Sunday, September 27, 2020 Message-ID: <1751183848.73198.1601414697...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 JRX Logs_ Sunday, September 27, 2020Receiver (s)_ XHDATA D-808Antenna (s)_ Degen 31MS?Date and Time in UTC/GMT CUBA** 11670. Sun, Sep 27, 2020. 2330-2340, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta-CUB, in Spanish. man and woman announcers present a program "Escucha Conmigo"; A rumba song; ID; More songs. Fair reception.** 11760. Sun, Sep 27, 2020. 2150-2200, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta-CUB, in Spanish. "Nuestra America"_ man announcer presents a musical program with latinamerican songs, including a song by Mercedes Soza. Fair reception.** 11760. Sun, Sep 27, 2020. 2313-2328, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta-CUB, in Spanish. A jazz song; 2316 man voice says ID and a cuban rumba song in the program "De Cuba un Disco"; 2321Woman and man announcers present the program "Escucha Conmigo"_ Dedicate to musician Luis franco Guevara: biography and songs. Good reception.** 11800. Sun, Sep 27, 2020. 2253-2303, Radio Habana Cuba, Quivican-CUB, in Spanish. A song; ID and begins the program "De Cuba un Disco", presented by male announcer and jazz songs. fair reception.** 15140 Sun, Sep 27, 2020. 1942-1958, Radio Habana Cuba, B auta-CUB, in English. Man announcer presents a musical program; 1955 ID and woman talks. Fair to poor reception.** 15140. Sun, Sep 27, 2020. 2011-2022, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta-CUB, in French. Man and woman announcers talk news; ID and more news. Poor reception.** 15230. Sun, Sep 27, 2020. 2243-2253, Radio Habana Cuba, Quivican-CUB, in Portuguese. Man announcer communication during all log time. Very poor reception.** 15370. Sun, Sep 27, 2020. 1929-1942, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta-CUB, in French. IS,ID; Woman and man announcers present news. Fair reception.** 15370. Sun, Sep 27, 2020. 1959-2010, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta-CUB, in Portuguese. IS and ID; Man voice and a programming of the day and says "Mantengase en Sinton?a !"; Space "Date to Remember"; Woman talks a brief space dedicated to climate changes and the five actions dedicated ti it; 2005 News by woman announcer. Fair reception.** 15370. Sun, Sep 27, 2020. 2030-2040, Radio Habana Cuba, Bauta-CUB, in Arabic. IS and ID; Man and woman talk news, presumed, and say ID many times during this log. Fair reception. JRX_Jos? Ronaldo Xavier?SWARL Callsign PR7036SWLCabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3) ------------------------------ Message: 14 Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 21:21:26 +0000 (UTC) From: Jota Xavier <odlano...@yahoo.com.br> To: WOR DXLD <w...@groups.io>, "hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs_ Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Message-ID: <485957777.532776.1601500886...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 JRX Logs_ Wednesday, September 30, 2020Receiver (s)_ Tecsun S-2000Antenna (s)_? LongwireDate and Time in UTC/GMT BRAZIL** 4985. Wed, Sep 30, 2020. 2041-2051, Radio Central do Brasil, Goi?nia-GO, in Portuguese. A musical program. Poor reception. CHINA** 7390. Wed, Sep 30, 2020. 2030-2040, China Radio International, Jinhua-CHN, in Hungarian. IS and ID in chinese and hungarian language; Man and woman announcers talk news, presumed. Fair to poor reception. FRANCE** 5950. Wed, Sep 30, 2020. 2006-2016, KBS World Radio, Issoudun-F, in French. Man and woman announcers talk news; ID; 2012 Woman talks. Fair reception. GERMANY** 9760. Wed, Sep 30, 2020. 2017-2028, Adventist World Radio, Nauen-D, in French. Man pastor makes a sermon, preaching; 2022 A song; 2025 Woman says ID and POBox to Abdijan, C?te d?Ivoire and a brief music; 2026 Repeats ID and address, two times. Fair reception. PHILIPPINES** 15190. Wed, Sep 30, 2020. 1834-1844, Radyo Pilipinas, Tinang-PHL, in Tagalog. Woman announcer in conversation with a man during all log. Fair to good reception. JRX_Jos? Ronaldo Xavier?SWARL Callsign PR7036SWLCabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3) ------------------------------ Message: 15 Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2020 22:03:22 +0000 (UTC) From: Jota Xavier <odlano...@yahoo.com.br> To: WOR DXLD <w...@groups.io>, "hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com" <hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> Subject: [HCDX] JRX Logs_ Thursday, October 1, 2020 Message-ID: <647245017.982555.1601589802...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 JRX Logs_ Thursday, October 1, 2020Receiver (s)_ XHDATA D-808Antenna (s)_? LongwireDate and Time in UTC/GMT ASCENSION ISLAND** 11810. Thu, Oct 1, 2020. 1808-1820, BBC, Ascension Island-ASC, in English. Man and woman announcers present news, including the first debate between Trump and Biden; A long news space dedicated to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, caucasian enclave claimed by Armenia and Azerbaijan. Very good reception. BRAZIL** 11815. Thu, Oct 1, 2020. 1758-1808, Radio Brasil Central, Goi?nia-GO, in Portuguese. News by woman announcer; ID and local time, says female voice; A song. Poor reception. CHINA** 11650. Thu, Oct 1, 2020. 1732-1742, China Radio International, Xian-Xianyang-CHN, in Esperanto. Woman announcer talks, with music background; 1737 Man and woman talks and a Chinese Class. Good reception.** 11725. Thu, Oct 1, 2020. 1722-1732, China Radio International, Xian-Xianyang-CHN, in German. A song; 1724 Man announcer talks; 1729 A chinese song. Good reception.** 11895. Thu, Oct 1, 2020. 1845-1857, China Radio International, Xian-Xianyang-CHN, in Amoy language. Woman and man voices; 1847 A recorded audio, presumed, with chinese songs and people manifestation; 1856 Woman announcer talks and abrupt ends at 1857 even. Very good reception. CLANDESTINE** 11830. Thu, Oct 1, 2020. 1820-1834, Dandal Kura Radio, Issoudun-F, in Kanuri. Man in conversation with a man; 1824 Conversation, by phone, between man announcer and other peoples. Good reception. FRANCE** 11850. Thu, Oct 1, 2020. 1835-1845, Deutsche Welle, Issoudun-F, in Hausa. Man announcer in conversation with a woman; 1837 Man voice and a song; 1541 ID and woman voice communication and a interview with a man. Good reception. MALI** 11640. Thu, Oct 1, 2020. 1902-1915, China Radio International, Bamako-MLI, in Arabic language. Man talks; 1904 A song by male singer; 1908 Woman and man talk, and other song. Very good reception. NIGERIA** 11770. Thu, Oct 1, 2020. 1743-1758, Voice of Nigeria, Abuja-NIG, in English. Woman announcer talks news about Nigeria, mainly; Interview; 1756 ID, website and address by female announcer. Very good reception. SRI LANKA** 11750. Thu, Oct 1, 2020. 1708-1722, Sri Lanka BC, Trincomalee-CLN, in Sinhala language. Woman announcer talks; 1710 A song; 1715 Woman and man announcers talk, to seems a commercial announcement; 1718 A song. Very good reception. JRX_Jos? Ronaldo Xavier?SWARL Callsign PR7036SWLCabedelo-PB, Brazil (UTC-3) ------------------------------ Message: 16 Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2020 15:37:24 +0000 (UTC) From: Zacharias Liangas <zlian...@yahoo.com> To: Zach Liang <zlian...@yahoo.com> Subject: [HCDX] BLOG: audio diversity technique Message-ID: <361787794.1221078.1601653044...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 https://sites.google.com/site/zliangas/home/z A simple audiodiversity? technique to test the sensitivityof two radios Zacharias LiangasAirspyHF+Discovery ? with?SDRConsole & 2x16 m antena Icom? R75 /PL380 /? De1103? radios https://del.icio.us/gr_greek1/ZAK (all pages) ------------------------------ Message: 17 Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2020 04:31:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Glenn Hauser <wghau...@yahoo.com> To: WOR DXLD <w...@groups.io> Cc: Short-Wave Radio Listening <s...@mailman.qth.net> Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs October 2-3, 2020 Message-ID: <1711411956.1330459.1601699513...@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 WORLD OF RADIO HITLIST by ALAN ROE updated October 1 http://www.w4uvh.net/hitlist.htm DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS updated October 2 http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html WORLD OF RADIO schedule updated October 2 http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html ** COLOMBIA? 4940, Oct 3 at 0230, anonymous mystery missionary station is on again, good S9/+10 into Bonaire SDR during drama, carrier offset first reads -45.1, anomaly? Then settles to more usual -5.4 to -6.0. 0255 program outro sounds like `Historia Preferida`, or was it `Historia de la Biblia`? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 2054 monitoring: not confirmed Friday October 2 at 2200 on WRMI 9955: canceled without notice. At 2204 check a Lt. Joe Allen spelling his email address, and pushing a religious book ``Behind Metal Bars`` with phone number. O, the System B sked has been changed but still shows a longago date May 4, now with `Mental Bars`, M/W/F at 2200, with Viva Miami filling at 2215. So now we have lost our 9955 audience at both Friday evening times. Confirmed UT Sat Oct 3 at 0130 on WRMI 7780: inaudible! here tho 7730 & 7570 are, weaker than usual; nor at UTwente, nor at Virginia, but attaining at least a fair S5-S7 signal at Maine SDR. K index is only 2 but propagation continues really sucky. Next: 1130 UT Saturday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE 1300 UT Saturday WRMI 15770 to NE 1930vUT Saturday WA0RCR 1860-AM 2300 UT Saturday WRMI 7780 to NE 0300vUT Sunday WA0RCR 1860-AM [nominal 0315; as late as 0400] 0030 UT Monday WRMI 7730 to WNW 0130 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE 0230 UT Monday WRMI 7780 to NE, 5800 to SSE 0300vUT Monday WBCQ 6160v Area 61 to WSW 0330 UT Monday WRMI 9955 [jammed?] to SSE 1800vUT Monday IRRS 7290 Bulgaria to WNW, 594-Italy 0100 UT Tuesday WRMI 7780 to NE 0330 UT Tuesday WRMI 5800 to SSE 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 Contributions for our non-commercial services may be sent by money order or check in US funds on a US bank to Glenn Hauser, P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 Financial support may alternatively be sent via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com - not necessarily US funds as PP will convert (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) ** U S A. (7490 webcast), UT Sat Oct 3 at 0001, WBCQ `AAAWWW` is starting with ``WTO``; 0104 usual opening fiddling on the air with studio settings, mikes. His mike is cutting out a bit. Says it`s hot in DeLand of Fla, 75% humidity, 71 degrees outside, 81 inside Studio 9. Muses whether to resume video UStreaming during show so all can see scantily clad beautiful Angela. Into Topic A, Virus and now inside beloved Trump too, microbiology lesson, later complaining about property and income taxation. I`m only semi-listening while following more objective TV coverage of the situation. At 0027 I tune around remotes to find out which frequencies are in play: at Rochester, no 3265, no 5130, no 6160, not even 7490, nor even 9330 with WLCR! How about Alexandria VA, a bit further away for better skip? Not much: no 3, 5 or 6, 7 is JBA while 9330 is a good S7 during Portuguese aimed at Brasil. In Maine, 9330 is VG S8-S9, but 7490 is only JBA. At Warrenton MO, nothing on 3, 5 or 6, but 7490 is good S5-S7, 9330 good S7. At 0042, he finally confirms date is 2nd of October, YOOL 2020 and simulcasting on 7490 & 6160 --- I don`t think so, 6159.9 not picked up anywhere including here. Now he says that 5130 has been ``mothballed, not retired`` due to shortage of technicians. Again appeals for job applicants, says pays better than most. Angela adds they also need more buyers of airtime. 0050 he explains how it is necessary to discharge capacitors and everything to avoid being killed even when transmitters are ``off``. 0056 closing prayer suggests OFIH should modify the virus just a little to make it less lethal. Yeah, that`s the ticket! At 0114 I check reception here to be sure while not listening to Hal Turner: zilch on 6159.9; 7490 is S9; 9330 is S9+40 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR) This report dispatched at 0431 UT October 3 End of Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 214, Issue 3 ********************************************