Hard-Core-DX Digest, Vol 116, Issue 15
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. Glenn Hauser logs August 13-14, 2012 (Glenn Hauser) 2. Re: [dxld] Fwd: Bangladesh Betar 7105 khz 1820 UT (Wolfgang Bueschel) 3. Re: [dxld] Fwd: Bangladesh Betar 7105 khz 1820 UT (Wolfgang Bueschel) 4. Re: [dxld] Re: Ron Howard recent logs. Zambia ZNBC2, 6165. (Wolfgang Bueschel) 5. Re: [DXplorer] Re: [dxld] Re: Ron Howard recent logs. Zambia ZNBC2, 6165. (Wolfgang Bueschel) 6. Shortwave Radio Logs from WDX6AA (Stewart MacKenzie) 7. Calera de Tango Chile transmitter site coming to an end. (Horacio Nigro) 8. Shortwave Radio Logs from WDX6AA (Stewart MacKenzie) -- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 08:40:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Glenn Hauser wghau...@yahoo.com To: d...@yahoogroups.com Cc: NASWA na...@yahoogroups.com, s...@mailman.qth.net Subject: [HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 13-14, 2012 Message-ID: 1344958857.76412.yahoomailclas...@web114010.mail.gq1.yahoo.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 ** ARGENTINA. 11710.9, Aug 14 at 0121-0123+, RAE must be another station competing in the dead-air sweepstakes; characteristic off-frequency gives it away, instead of Japanese during this hour (when it has little chance of reaching Japan anyway) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BANGLADESH. Swopan Chakroborty in West Bengal, who seems to be in contact with Bangladesh Betar, reported early UT Aug 14 that the new schedule would now be: 1230-1300 15105 English 1400-1430 15505 Urdu 1515-1545 15505 Hindi 1745-1900 7105 English 1915-2000 7105 Bengali His blog also says, ``They have some problem in audio input to the Thomson make transmitter`` so it is not a Chinese one. I was looking forward to hearing English at 1230 on 15105. But at 1239, only a JBA carrier, aside much stronger CRI on 15110. Nothing on 15505 or 15520. Seems BB still is not matching reality with schedules. At 1359 I am hearing their IS on 15105, not 15505, very poor, and 1400 timesignal about 5 seconds late. What about Nepali and Arabic, no longer trying those languages? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHILE. 17680, Aug 13 at 1900, revived all-day transmission of CVC La Voz is still going with gospel-rock music. 17680, Aug 14 at 1308, there it is again, inbooming in the morning, and this time an announcement in Spanish explaining why: this is their farewell week for shortwave! After 14 years, then will find satellite feeds to 400+ affiliates sufficient, plus online: ``esta semana, despedida de nuestro servicio de onda corta desde Chile despu?s de 14 a?os``. Having shed their other relay clients, apparently the Calera de Tango site will be closed down already after this week. BTW, Horacio Nigro`s blog put up an excellent report on CdT, with photos from a recent visit by Chilean DXer Luis Valderas: http://lagalenadelsur.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/chile-visita-al-centro-emisor-de-calera-de-tango-cvc-la-voz/ (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Firedrake Aug 14 after 1300: 15550, poor at 1303 with noise added. No others heard, nor would expect to at hourtop and not checked further later today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COLOMBIA. 14950.8, Aug 14 at 0036, JBA carrier here from presumed Salem Stereo reactivation; also at 0120. I don`t have time to monitor continuously for possible fade-ins, now that we know what this is already (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 6050, August 14 at 0120, after at least two nights missing (transmitter problem?), RHC English is back in force, much stronger than only // 6000 which is also undermodulated, likely same transmitter as on 6125 after 0500. Take that, HCJB! 9810, Aug 14 at 0518, undermodulated and audio breakups, RHC in
[HCDX] Glenn Hauser logs August 14-15, 2012
** BANGLADESH. 15105, August 15 at 1240, no signal from Bangladesh Betar when supposedly on in English, nor on alternates 15505, 15520. Nothing on 15105 at 1339 (there should be a Nepali service in here at 1315-1345, as heard Aug 13 on 15105 by Partha Sarathi Goswami, West Bengal). Before 1400 I am standing by on 15105, and yes, again today it comes on at *1358, not 15505 as allegedly scheduled, very weak signal but enough to recognize the IS before presumed Urdu; it was so weak and fading out that I could not detect a timesignal, unless it was too far displaced from hourtop (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHILE. 17680, August 14 at 2215 check, CVC La Voz is off. The reëxpanded schedule for its farewell week is apparently 13-22 UT. Just as well for RNZI DRM noise audible 17670-17675-17680, which will soon be rid of the ACI altogether. 17680, August 15 at 1407, CVC La Voz is again temporarily on early, with, what else, gospel rock. Since yesterday`s report, press release from CVC has emerged confirming that they are closing down Calera de Tango after August 17: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/christian-media-ministry-stops-shortwave-transmissions-to-latin-america-166108896.html Spanish version via Yimber Gaviría: http://cvclavoz.cl/comunicadodeprensa.html Via Dino Bloise, Frecuencia al Día, Luis Valderas in Chile says the final broadcast will be Friday 17 August at 13-22 UT; no frequency mentioned but surely at least 17680. Via Yimber Gaviria, Valderas has also been hearing it between 17 and 18 on 9635. Also via Horacio Nigro, a special last-day QSL is expected to be available; reports to Casilla 395, Talagante, Chile or to antonio @ cvclavoz.cl NHK knew this was coming, since they already registered a month ago replacements for SGO after Aug 17, noted by DX Re Mix News of July 18: Portuguese 0900-0930 6130 GUF 250 kW / 185 deg to BRA, ex SGO 100 kW / 060 deg 2130-2200 11880 GUF 250 kW / 185 deg to BRA, ex SGO 100 kW / 060 deg Spanish 0930-1000 6195 HRI 250 kW / 167 deg to SoAm, ex SGO 100 kW / 350 deg The site is to be dismantled! Like other perfectly good(?) SW sites, it`s a crying shame that it`s never going to be put to better use: the 17680 signal is so good all day long in NAm that it could have brought public radio to dark areas in the US. Since it`s programmed out of Miami anyway, WLRN could have taken over, but not a single US public radio station has had the vision to add shortwave (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also ZAMBIA ** CHINA. Firedrake August 15, after 1300: 15485, poor at 1315 15560, very poor at 1315 Before 1400: 12980, good at 1345 13130, good at 1342 13920, good at 1342; none in the 14s, 16s, 17s 15485, poor at 1344, het on hi side 15605, very poor at 1343 with noise too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also SPAIN ** COLOMBIA. 14950.8, August 15 at 0123-0125, JBA signal here with non-Firedrake music, but better level than before, from reactivated Salem Stereo, Rioblanco, Tolima. Next check at 0452, around S7, with Mexican-style gospel music, 0456 announcement, probably Bible verse, as in usual format. Also at 1312, carrier on this unique frequency, music bits (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. 9540, Aug 15 at 1255, an open carrier, perhaps RHC, about equal with the Asian co-channel; and anyhow no spurs around 9511, a blessing. 9550 RHC was still on, but gone at next check 1257 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** JAPAN. 15325, Aug 15 at 0457, some classical music, // 17810 at 0459 with NHK ID in Japanese, also // 15195 to which I was tuned for the 0500 TS and off. The other two were also gone then, all poor signals for Asia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CHILE ** MAURITANIA [and non]. 7245, Aug 15 at 0537, IGIM is weaker than usual, and adjacent Vatican 7250 mass is starting to show up again, after mostly inaudible so far this summer; in fact, stronger than Nouakchott tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 6185, Aug 15 at 0513, poor open carrier, no doubt XEPPM wasting watts again after nominal 0500*. It was gone by 0540 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. Re my previous report of Ronin Radio, pirate on 6925-USB: Looking thru items at the freedradiocafe.com forum, I see several that the ID of that station was spoken as ``Radio Ronin Shortwave`` but there is another very similar sounding one matching the two words in the order I heard them, which I could easily have mistaken: ``Rave On Radio``. Was anyone else logging when I heard it, with ``crying`` tunes, UT August 12 at 0238-0309? Which was it? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. 11840, Aug 15 at 1346 fair open carrier, stronger than Cuba 11860 and enough not to be bothered by Cuban jamming 11845. 1351 starts tone tests on and off, beeps somewhere between G5 and G#5 on my keyboard, i.e. circa 800 Hz; 1401 has faded to VP, but
[HCDX] Shortwave Radio Logs from WDX6AA
AUSTRALIA Radio Australia - Shepparton 15240 0002 GMT English 333 Aug 15 YL with comments. A very noisy frequency!!! MacKenzie-CA.. BONAIRE Radio Japan Relay 15265 2342 GMT Japanese 444 Aug 14 Vocal singing by OMs and YL's. OM ancr at 2345 GMT Then more singing. YL ancr 2355 GMT YL singing. OM with NHK ID and off the air GMT. MacKenzie-CA.. CUBA Radio Havana Cuba RHC 15230 0013 GMT Spanish 333 Aug 15 OM with comments and RHC ID 0014 GMT. YL and OM with comments 0048 GMT. //15120[333]. Mackenzie-CA.. CUBA Radio Havana Cuba RHC 15370 0020 GMT Spanish 444 Aug 15 YL singing. YL with comments 0025 GMT ID RHC 0026 GMT Then off the air 0030 GMT //11840[444], 11760[444], 11680[444]. MacKenzie-CA.. CUBA Radio Havana Cuba RHC 13820 2058 GMT Spanish 333 Aug 15 OM with comments and RHC ID 2100 GMT MacKenzie-CA.. SPAIN Radio Exterior Espana REE 15160 0035 GMT Spanish 333 Aug 15 YL and OM with comments. MacKenzie-CA.. SPAIN Radio Exterior Espana REE 15110 2050 GMT Spanish 444 Aug 15 OM sports ancr with a sports event going on. Lots of people cheering!! MacKenzie-CA.. Stewart MacKenzie, WDX6AA Huntington Beach, California, United States of America Rcvrs: Kenwood R5000 and Grundig Satellit 650 World Friendship Through Shortwave Radio Where Culture and Language Come Alive ASWLC: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASWLC SCADS: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCADS ---[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
