[HCDX] Sept 10 Logs
** MADAGASCAR. 4910 USB, Radio Madagasikara, *0227-0310, sign on to local African instrumental music. IS at 0227:25. National Anthem at 0227:47. Instrumental music and announcements in listed Malagasy at 0230. Afro-pop music at 0233. Malagasy talk. Weak at sign on, but improved to a fair level by 0243. Sept 10. (Brian Alexander, PA) ** UGANDA [non]. via FRANCE. 15410, Radio Y’Abaganda, *1700-1715*, sign on with local African music. Choral anthem at 1702. Talk at 1702:30 in listed Swahili. Mentions of Abaganda. Local tribal music at 1710. Abrupt sign off. Poor in noisy conditions. Sat only. Sept 10. (Brian Alexander, PA) Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA Equipment: Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2011: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2011 ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] September, 09, 10 logs
3985, Korea, South, Echo of Hope, Hwaseong. September, 09, 0919-0928 male and female in Korean talks. 25522, (lob-B). 9705, Niger, Voix du Sahel, Niamey. September, 09 2102-2111 non stop male talks in an uncertain language. Consistent adjacent QRM, 22532 (lob-B). 7255, Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu. September, 09 2113-2123 male and female in English talks "Voice of Nigeria, www...; democracy", female on Bill Evans music. QRM seems from PBS Xizang, 22532 (lob-B). 3945, R. Vanuatu, Port Vila. September, 10 0839-0902 male and female in English talks, male seems in local language segment, short island music, female segment, back island music. This time Vanuatu won the battle agaisnt R. Nikkei 2 until 0853, when both stations were same signal level, but from 0856 Vanuatu returned over Japanese station; until 0853 rated as 32533, (lob-B). 73's Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec Embu SP Brasil SW40 - Dipoles and Longwire ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2011: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2011 ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] QSL Report from Al Muick
Greetings all, USA WHKW (Ohio), 1220 Cleveland, very friendly f/d letter in 4 days (!) from Brett Patram, Director of Engineering. He states that he enjoys receiving DX Reports from the US and parts of Europe. he included a sheet with pictures of the antenna field and the Harris 3DX50 transmitter. English report and 1 first-class stamp. Mr. Patram went on to write that WHKW's history was best summarized on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHKW) and that more facts and history about the station and its historical RCA BTA 50F transmitter (which is still intact!) could be found at http://hawkins.pair.com/wknr.html. Our hobby sure could use more DX'er-friendly engineering staff like Brett Patram at radio stations around the globe! 73 Al Muick Whitehall, Pennsylvania USA ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2011: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2011 ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs September 9-10, 2011
** BRAZIL. As we`re almost to equinox, European summer signals on 25m in the nightmiddle are dying out, but with K-index-5 boost, I could detect poor southerly signals on three Brazilian frequencies at 0522 Sept 10, 11765, 11815 and 11925 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 6205, Sept 10 at 0528, VTC/BaBCock music loop fill after Vietnam relay from 6175 is weakly mixing with CRI English audio from 6190, i.e. Sackville leapfrog another 15 kHz higher until 6175 and 6205 both go off at 0529* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHAD. 6165, Sept 10 at 0530, news in French by M&M announcers, ``Bonjour``, fair signal, S9+15 or SINPO 35433; in the clear once Bonaire finishes at 0527 and it`s not too late for Ndjamena to propagate, and whose window will continue improving fallward. Bonaire and Portugal also occupy 6165 at 0400-0500, supposedly with a 3-minute break at 0427 when you might hear Chad for a bit if it`s really on before listed *0430 in WRTH (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Firedrake Sept 10: 7970, very poor at 1224 A thoro bandscan at 1240-1255 found: nothing 10-19 MHz 14700, JBA at 1447; so JBA it could have been imaginary 15280, JBA at 1309 with flutter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EGYPT. Following the Sept 8 anomaly on 17625, I want to check again Sept 9, but at 1900 I am out accessing only the DX-398 portable with whip. On BFO, I can detect there is a very weak and fluttery signal on 17625, and an even weaker one on 15270. The only thing in HFCC on either is Cairo`s English to WAf at 1900-2030 on 15270. So now I`m thinking they have just added another frequency rather than switched to a wrong one. The latest HFCC info for ERTU does show a second channel for this sesquihour in English, at http://hfcc.org/data/schedbyfmo.php?seas=A11&fmor=ERU but it`s 11510! With exactly same parameters from Abu Zabaal as 15270, 250 kW at 250 degrees. (It`s SOP for Cairo to register wooden alternatives without flagging them as such. The 1900-2245 service to Europe, concluding with another sesquihour in English, is listed with Abis both on 5770 and the real 6270.) 17625 does not work out to be a leapfrog mixing product, either. Next check at 1953, also on the portable, same signals on 17625 and 15270. Back on the FRG-7 with full antenna at 2017, 17625 is gone (as it was yesterday after 1956), but 15270 is still there, very poor carrier until off at 2029:30* or so. I was hoping someone else would check this out 24 hours after my initial report, but nothing has come in. Maybe I`ll have a third chance Sept 10. Geomag storms are not the best situation for any such receptions; Kuwait 15540 was very poor too on Sept 9 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FRANCE. 7295, Sept 10 at 0526, TDF Issoudun is back to Qur`an from Algeria rather than English from R. Japan as 48 hours earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FRANCE [non]. 21690, Friday Sept 9 at 2035, frenetic dance party music and wild DJ; 2055 mentioned Sénégal, closing `Couleurs Tropicales`` show recommended by Mike Cooper, music right up to a few sex before 2100 R-F-I ID. Mike also forwards an announcement from RFI website http://www.rfi.fr/general/20110909-journee-speciale-11-septembre-rfi that they will have special 9/11 programming all day Sept 11, which I assume will be on 21690 via GUIANA FRENCH from 17 to 22; try 15300 elsewhen, but for best results better listen online (or onsatellite as Mike does). The K-index at 21 Sept 9 was 4 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUAM. 5765-USB, AFN is on today, Sept 10 at 1226 discussing bullying, not // KOSU with NPR `Weekend Edition Saturday` any more; 1228 string of PSAs and promos, including a special 9/11 show on AFN ``Sunday at 5`` [what zone??], also for VA, USN, etc. 1230 ``We are back on Saturday morning``, OM sounds like Lester Holt, with YL, so probably NBC-TV `Today` show reopening on the semihour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MAURITANIA. 7245, Sept 10 at 0526, IGIM is on early again with strumming music, marred by ham hets or whistles. Get used to it: any broadcaster in Region 1 has every right to be there as long as they aren`t targeting the Americas (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 730, once owned by XEX, now degraded to only 100 kW, is now shared with an octet of other Mexicans, including: 730, Sept 10 at 0548 UT, ``Radio Viva Villa`` jingle atop SAH jumble: 730 XEHB Radio Viva Villa Hidalgo del Parral, Chih. 50,000 1,000 850, Sept 10 at 1214 in KOA null with SAH, song ``Yo tengo un amigo que me ama; su nombre es Jesús``. Suspect it`s this one in Cantú with religious name: 850 XEM Radio Renacimiento Chihuahua, Chih. 5,000 500 Yes, from his separate listings by state, link to its own website http://renacimiento850.com/default.aspx confirms it`s one of Mexico`s few gospel-huxter format stations; hmm, XEM calls used to apply to Mexicali (G
[HCDX] EMR is on 6140 & 9480 khz Next Sunday
*EMR is on 6140 & 9480 khz Next Sunday* Date 18th of September 2011 Time 0900 to 1000 utc Channels6140 & 9480 khz Programmes: 09.00 Tom Taylor programme 09.25 Mike Taylor (Mail Box programme) EMR Internet radio service on Sunday and Monday Programme repeats are at the following times: 09.00, 12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00 utc Please visit www.emr.org.uk and click on the “EMR internet radio” button which you will find throughout the website (see the menu on the left). Please send all reception reports to: stu...@emr.org.uk Good Listening73s Tom PS: This is the Schedule for 6140 & 9480 Khz: 1st Sunday M V B 0900 -1000 UTC 3rd Sunday E M R 0900 -1000 UTC 4th Sunday R Gloria 1300 -1400 UTC NEW EMR Postal Address: European Music Radio, c/o M.V. Baltic Radio, Seestraße 17, D-19089 Göhren, Germany ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2011: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2011 ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
[HCDX] La Rosa de Tokio para este fin de semana: la Radio y la Guerra Fria
La Rosa de Tokyo es un programa dedicado a difundir el apasionante mundo de la radio y del diexismo que se transmite semanalmente desde los estudios de LS11 Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires. En el programa de este fin de semana (que en días sucesivos puede escucharse en http://programasdx.com/larosadetokio.htm) revisaremos la actividad radiofónica durante la Guerra Fría. Revisaremos los casos más emblemáticos como los de Radio Liberty y Radio Free Europe, entre otras emisoras de destacada actuación durante esa época. No se pierdan los valiosos archivos históricos que ilustrarán el programa. Puede ser escuchada los días sábados de 12: 00 UTC a 13:00 Tiempo Universal Coordinado (09:00 a 10-00 hora LU) por los 1270 Khz y en Internet por http://www.amprovincia.com.ar/ Además, una extensa red de emisoras de frecuencia modulada de toda la República Argentina retransmite en forma semanal nuestro programa en diferentes días y horarios. La Rosa de Tokyo también sale por onda corta gracias a las facilidades brindadas por WRMI Radio Miami Internacional (http://www.wrmi.net/). También puede ser escuchada en cualquier momento entrando en la página ProgramasDX y haciendo "click" en http://programasdx.com/larosadetokio.htm Desde este vínculo también podrán acceder al archivo que recaba ediciones anteriores del programa. La Rosa de Tokyo es producida y conducida por Omar José Somma y Arnaldo Leonel Slaen y cuenta con la colaboración habitual de Rubén Guillermo Margenet ---[Start Commercial]- Order your WRTH 2011: http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2011 ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 105, Issue 10
Send Hard-Core-DX mailing list submissions to hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to hard-core-dx-requ...@hard-core-dx.com You can reach the person managing the list at hard-core-dx-ow...@hard-core-dx.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Hard-Core-DX digest..." ---[Start Commercial]- World Radio TV Handbook 2011 is out. Order yours from http://www.hard-core-dx.com/redirect2.php?id=wrth2011 ---[End Commercial]--- Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ ___ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://dsl.org/copyleft/dsl.txt Today's Topics: 1. Radio Silence in China: VOA Abandons the Airwaves (Zacharias Liangas ) 2. Glenn Hauser logs September 8-9, 2011 (Glenn Hauser) 3. QSL Report for Al Muick (Albert Muick) 4. Re: QSL Report from Al Muick (Glenn Hauser) -- Message: 1 Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:05:03 +0300 From: "Zacharias Liangas " To: <> Subject: [HCDX] Radio Silence in China: VOA Abandons the Airwaves Message-ID: <4e6a2b1f.12518.360...@greekdx.otenet.gr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Radio Silence in China: VOA Abandons the Airwaves By Huchen Zhang , Dan Dickey and David S. Jackson September 8, 2011 http://www.heritage.org/Research/Lecture/2011/09/Radio-Silence-in-China-VOA-Abandons- the-Airwaves * Print PDF * Download PDF Share * Facebook * Twitter * Email * More Abstract: On October 1, 2011, Voice of America?s (VOA) Chinese radio service will go silent, as U.S. international broadcasting abandons the airwaves and moves to the Internet. In the burgeoning age of new media, many, including the management at Voice of America, seem to be questioning the continued relevance of shortwave radio. Yet, while the Internet offers great potential, U.S. public diplomacy cannot rest exclusively on the use of a single platform. This is particularly true where the prevalence of Internet censorship is high. Just this past May, China announced the creation of its State Internet Information Office, intended to expand and enhance China?s information dissemination policy, and leading many to question whether abandoning the airwaves is truly the best way to reach America?s audiences throughout the world. On May 25, 2011, three expert panelists-the senior editor at VOA?s China branch, the CEO of Continental Electronics Corporation, and VOA?s former director-discussed the current U.S. strategy for its international broadcasting. HUCHEN ZHANG, Senior Editor, Voice of America China Branch: My name is Huchen Zhang; I?ve been working at Voice of America?s (VOA) China branch for 20 years. I?m speaking to you today as a professional journalist and private citizen. What I?m going to say are my personal observations and opinions. They do not represent the official policy of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), or VOA. On Valentine?s Day, the BBG announced to all the employees of the VOA?s China branch its proposal to eliminate VOA shortwave radio and TV broadcasts to China on October 1. By switching to Web-only operations, the BBG told us, $8 million would be saved. Forty-five journalists (38 Mandarin and seven Cantonese, 59 percent of the branch?s full-time employees) would lose their jobs. In keeping with the spirit of Valentine?s Day, we were told that the decision had nothing to do with the performance of the China branch. In fact, we were told that we had been doing an excellent job. The decision was based, the BBG said, on the increase of the number of Internet users and decline in shortwave listenership in China. More than three months have passed, but I?m still shocked and bewildered by the BBG?s decision. Being a reasonable man, I?ve been looking at the issue from different angles. I have even tried to put myself in the BBG?s shoes. But no matter how I look at it, I always come to the conclusion that the BBG?s decision is based on faulty information and wrong judgment. It comes after the BBG has already abolished VOA radio and TV programming in Arabic and Russian, two vital strategic United Nations languages. If approved by Congress, ending shortwave transmissions to China would be the biggest blunder yet in the history of U.S. international broadcasting and
