[HCDX] DXpedition Report from Arctic Lapland

2020-12-04 Thread Mika Makelainen 
A couple of weeks ago I returned from DXpedition AIH124 in Lapland, 400 
km (250 miles) north of the Arctic Circle, up in the northernmost tip of 
Finland.
At the "Aihkiniemi" cabin we have a total of 14 Beverage antennas, each 
about 1 km (3,000 feet) in length, all pointing to different directions. 
Jim Solatie, a fellow radioaficionado, joined me on this DXpedition.
I've just compiled a report of the expedition, explaining it all, with 
photos of the stunning beauty of early winter in 
Lapland:http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/aih124report.htm 



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[HCDX] DXpedition Argentina a la Isla de Pascua 2016

2016-12-11 Thread slaen--- via Hard-Core-DX 
En setiembre del 2016 un grupo de radioaficionados y diexistas argentinos 
realizamos una expedición de radio y DX.
Participaron de este viaje:..lea la nota completa en 
https://gruporadioescuchaargentino.wordpress.com/2016/12/09/dxpedition-argentina-a-la-isla-de-pascua-2016/
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[HCDX] DXPedition July 29-31, 2015

2015-08-03 Thread Ivo Observer 
Dear visitors of the blog,
I spent a few days with my fellow Dx-er Georgi (LZ2GPB) in the remote village
of Patreshko, located in a mountainous region in Central Bulgaria. We did not
have any low-band antennas ready yet but we hang up a single Inverted V dipole
antenna for every broadcast band between 31 and 13 meters. We did record a few
videos and you may find them below. More to come in our forthcoming DXPedition
at the end of August when we will take advantage of full range of antennas,
covering longwave up to 30MHz.


Scan of 31 mb at 2241UT, July
29http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/scan-of-31-mb-at-2241ut-july-29.html


Scan of 25 mb at 0807UT, July
30http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/scan-of-31-mb-at-2241ut-july-29.html


Scan of 22 mb at 0836UT, July
30http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/scan-of-22-mb-at-0836ut-july-30.html


Scan of 16 mb at 1005UT, July
30http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/scan-of-16-mb-at-1005ut-july-30.html


Surprisingly good reception of Radio Inconfidencia:
from 2027 on 15190 BEL 005 kW / 122 deg to Brasil
Portuguesehttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/surprisingly-good-reception-of-radio.html


KTWR Guam in Nepali on 15280 kHz and in English on 15110 kHz
1400-1500 on 15280 TWR 100 kW / 290 deg to SoAs Nepali
1500-1520 on 15110 TWR 100 kW / 285 deg to SEAs
Englishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/ktwr-guam-in-nepali-on-15280-khz-and-in.html


Unscheduled transmission of Radio France International on July 31
from 1130 on 21580 ISS 500 kW / 155 deg to CeAf
Frenchhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/unscheduled-transmission-of-radio.html


Six stations from five continents at 2030UT, July 30
15345 Radio Argentina Exterior in French to WeEu via General Pacheco
15570 Vatican Radio in French to WeAF via Santa Maria di Galeria
15140 Radio Sultanate of Oman in Arabic to WeEu via Thumrait
15580 Voice of America in English to CeAf via Botswana
15825 WWCR in English to WeEu via Nashville
15190 Radio Inconfidencia in Portuguese to Brasil via
Brasiliahttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/six-stations-from-five-continents-at.html


NUMBERS STATIONS: E11, S06, M12 and
S11ahttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/numbers-stations-e11-s06-m12-and-s11a.html


Reception of Voice of Nigeria in English on July 30
from 1858 on 9689.9 AJA 250 kW / 248 deg to WCAf
Englishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/reception-of-voice-of-nigeria-in.html


RELIGIOUS and CLANDESTINE broadcasts to NORTH KOREA
Bible Voice Broadcasting
from 1250 on 15510 TAC 100 kW / 070 deg to NEAs Korean
Radio Free North Korea
12311320 on 15640 DB  100 kW / 071 deg to NEAs Korean
Voice of Wilderness
from 1312 on 11860 PUG 125 kW / 010 deg to NEAs Korean
Radio Free Chosun
13141359 on 11570 TAC 100 kW / 070 deg to NEAs Korean
North Korea Reform Radio
from 1509 on 11550 PUG 125 kW / 010 deg to NEAs
Koreanhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/religious-and-clandestine-broadcasts-to.html


Good reception of Comintern Radio 1730-1800 on 6990, July
30http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/good-reception-of-comintern-radio-1730.html


Wrong frequency for Voice of Turkey on July 31:
0830-0955 on 11750 EMR 500 kW / 095 deg to WeAs Persian, instead of 11795
0900-0955 on 11750 EMR 500 kW / 210 deg to NEAf
Arabichttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/wrong-frequency-for-voice-of-turkey-on.html


Reception of Puntland Radio One on July 30
11461200 on 13800 GRW 020 kW / non-dir to EaAf
Somalihttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/reception-of-puntland-radio-one-on-july.html


Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation in Swahili and English, July 30
from 1712 on 11735 DOL 050 kW / non-dir to CeAf Swahili
from 1801 on 11735 DOL 050 kW / non-dir to CeAf
Englishhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/zanzibar-broadcasting-corporation-in.html


Radio ERGO and TWR Africa via BABCOCK Al Dhabayya, July 30
Radio ERGO
1200-1300 on 17845 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Somali
Trans World Radio Africa
1300-1315 on 17680 DHA 250 kW / 230 deg to EaAf Afar
Thu-Sunhttp://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/2015/08/radio-ergo-and-twr-africa-via-al.html



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[HCDX] DXPedition, all videos July 29-31

2015-08-03 Thread Ivo Observer 
All times are in UTC
July 29
Scan of 31 mb at 2241
UThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sB44y8D48TUfeature=youtu.be

July 30
All India Radio in Russian to EaEu 1614 on 11620
Bengaluru.MTShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pIJtxvDn2ofeature=youtu.be

AWR in English to SoAs 1048 on 17730
Trincomaleehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxpSbLEcV2Afeature=youtu.be

AWR in Tigrigna to EaAf 1652 on 15130
Nauenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjGgOxBX0sAfeature=youtu.be

BBC in Hindi to SoAs 1610 on 11675 Al
Dhabayyahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FoS6bOfFogfeature=youtu.be

BSKSA General Service in Arabic to WeEu 1700 on 15435
Riyadhhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpYXR3Gtvgsfeature=youtu.be

China Radio International in English to WeEu 1105 on 17490
Kashihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzKXR8R0DR4feature=youtu.be

CNR 17 in Kazakh to CeAs 1518 on 11630
Lingshihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blvTfXnsfTEfeature=youtu.be

Comintern Radio, songs 1735 on
6990,0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LwMuo9ajpHofeature=youtu.be

Comintern Radio, songs 1757 on
6990,0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RREuKO35oYwfeature=youtu.be

Deutsche Welle in Amharic to EaAf 1657 on 15560 Al
Dhabayyahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNvWfMWIABIfeature=youtu.be

FEBA Radio in Afar to EaAf 1605 on 11655 Al
Dhabayya.MTShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swjAwuYgYDkfeature=youtu.be

FEBC, Radio Teos in Russian to CeAs 1513 on 11650
Bocauehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTlnBJr68kAfeature=youtu.be

HSK9 Radio Thailand WS in Thai to ME 1055 on 17850 Udorn
Thanihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mkXxvqiGt8feature=youtu.be

HSK9 Radio Thailand WS in Thai to WeEu 1818 on 9390 Udorn
Thanihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHgE_2jcOZ4feature=youtu.be

KBS World Radio in Korean to EaEu 1807 on  9515
Kimjaehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ff7KrZyZ1Afeature=youtu.be

KTWR Guam in Nepali to SoAs 1458 on 15280
Aganahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POaGwcNYD3Mfeature=youtu.be

KTWR Guam in English to SEAs 1500 on 15110
Aganahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUhRX-D0ghIfeature=youtu.be

North Korea Reform Radio in Korean to NEAs 1509 on 11550
Palauig-Zambaleshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2xSo9Rruykfeature=youtu.be

Number station E11 at 0930 on 10213
USBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdC-VGGHyr8feature=youtu.be

Number station E11 at 0932 on 10213
USBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyO3lIVGxqwfeature=youtu.be

Number Station S06 at 0939 on 10235
USBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KfbBek6J3Yfeature=youtu.be

Number Station S06 at 0941 on 10235
USBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJXr_dmRJh4feature=youtu.be

Number station E11 at 1531 on 10356
USBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvbBIsQaKzkfeature=youtu.be

Number station E11 at 1532 on 10356
USBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSTczj6hYXgfeature=youtu.be

Number station M12 at 1522 on 12187
USBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2PtfCvb7NUfeature=youtu.be

Number Station M12 at 1547 on 11489
USBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPHcwnizMq4feature=youtu.be

Puntland Radio One in Somali to EaAf 1146 on 13800
Garowehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Resi_WUbzgfeature=youtu.be

Puntland Radio One in Somali to EaAf 1200 on 13800
Garowehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLcxW52bIDcfeature=youtu.be

Radio Australia in English to EaAs 1648 on 12065
Sheppertonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fk84R9x7h8sfeature=youtu.be

Radio Farda in Farsi to WeAs 1811 on 9815
Iranawilahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD5ws3_FbaIfeature=youtu.be

Radio Inconfidencia in Portuguese to Brasil 2027 on 15190 Belo
Horizontehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCj3I_xl980feature=youtu.be

Radio Japan NHK World in Japanese to SoAf 1709 on 11945
Issoudunhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aAS8Xahg8ofeature=youtu.be

Radio Liberty in Chechen, Chercassian to CeAs 1640 on 11815
Wooffertonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QujCKqNy-EMfeature=youtu.be

Radio Pilipinas PBS in Tagalog to ME 1815 on 9925
Tinanghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxfFZwBu9G0feature=youtu.be

Radio Riyadh Holy Quran in Arabic to SEAs 1100 on 17615
Riyadhhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7gvujmVCjcfeature=youtu.be

Radio Sultanate of Oman in English to WeEu 1456 on 15140
Thumraithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BEpHpSzzrwfeature=youtu.be

Radio Tamazuj in Sudanese Arabic to Sudan 1506 on 15150 Madagascar,
10 SM di Galeriahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb7ZnpKOTHwfeature=youtu.be

Radio Veritas Asia in Tagalog 1502 on 15100 SM di
Galeriahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdwGBRnTvPkfeature=youtu.be

Radio Veritas Asia in Telugu to SoAs 1454 on 11750
Palauig-Zambaleshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1hF3VAjqq4feature=youtu.be

RAE 15345, Vatican 15570, Oman 15140, VOA 15580, WWCR 15825,
Inconfidencia 15190 at
2029https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8HQO9F5e6Yfeature=youtu.be

Scan of 25 mb at 0807
UThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1AeMHq4Bgwfeature=youtu.be

Scan of 22 mb at 0836
UThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzs6zrFjRnUfeature=youtu.be

Scan of 16 mb at 1005

[HCDX] DXPedition in Troyan-Patreshko (01.05-04.05.2013) recordings

2013-05-18 Thread Ivo Ivanov 
DXPedition in Troyan-Patreshko (01.05-04.05.2013) recordings.
More recordings on swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com/p/video.html

01.05.2013 Brother Stair TOM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxpPRFI5wro

01.05.2013 Channel Africa in Swahili
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfW3YgCQ3C0

01.05.2013 Clandestine 15245 Voice of Assenna, 13830 Voice of Oromo
Liberation, E-SAT Radio on 15385
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWjHC9IWinM

01.05.2013 CNR 1 National emergency broadcast in Chinese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6yfMDOZmOY

01.05.2013 Democratic Voice of Burma in Burmese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2uAbPyRan0

01.05.2013 Denge Kurdistan in Kurdish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc8jsK6cO-Q

01.05.2013 Radio Pilipinas in Tagalog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytEnMorZL00

01.05.2013 EDC Sudan Radio Service Darfur Program in Arabic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAcT_nrHQyw

01.05.2013 Middle East Radio on 747
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72rs5UzE_uU

01.05.2013 Poliske Radio in Polish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cb1kuhMC7k

01.05.2013 Radio Bahrain in Arabic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGi7d0nttWc

01.05.2013 Radio Cairo in German
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gEk4uQgNY0

01.05.2013 Radio Cairo in Italian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_-hcfYWSQA

01.05.2013 Radio Djibouti in French
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8hE2LPLbm8

01.05.2013 Radio Free Sarawak in Iban
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9oZbuo89ZE

01.05.2013 Radio New Zealand International in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TePAnkIj4U

01.05.2013 Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation in Sinhala
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg1pWCois90

01.05.2013 TWR Africa in Oromo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FfsjyMjdSs

01.05.2013 Voice of America in Bambara
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tGKcq6f8og

01.05.2013 Voice of Indonesia in Spanish and German
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugXb7DMb5UY

01.05.2013 Voice of Sudan-La Voix du Soudan in French
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxpUc8CMEJ0

01.05.2013 Voice of Sudan-La Voix du Soudan in Swahili
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjRru72dlBo

01.05.2013 WEWN in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk4FF0PRwco

++

02.05.2013 Stations from Central and South America
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ro_HB-tdfrk

02.05.2013 BSKSA Radio Jeddah in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3_mnM2jtJg

02.05.2013 Caribbean Beacon University Network in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPvoG4l6sgY

02.05.2013 Deutsches Radio 700 in German
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Si6BYp6D8eI

02.05.2013 HCJB Australia in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5IbqxBidn4

02.05.2013 HCJB Global in Spanish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuDGzXxlrUw

02.05.2013 Radio 9 de julho in Portuguese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgx37GKHK1o

02.05.2013 Radio Australia in English 0641
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6ZaP3uQLHQ

02.05.2013 Radio Bandeirantes in Portuguese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGUudLJRfhc

02.05.2013 Radio Habana Cuba in Spanish and English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUrOydrjnKE

02.05.2013 Radio Kuwait in Arabic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgEH_GwOJoY

02.05.2013 Radio Kuwait in Tagalog
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBG0hmdXqwc

02.05.2013 Radio Taiwan Internatinal in Spanish via WHRI Angel 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g-F4G39I1Q

02.05.2013 Super Radio Deus e Amor in Portuguese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBFiqM98mtM

02.05.2013 Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation in Hindi
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAPkOy6XSL4

02.05.2013 Tatarstan Wave in Russian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tso3g6etCV4

02.05.2013 Tatarstan Wave in Russian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsBl9EGJYM4

02.05.2013 Tatarstan Wave in Tatar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pb-CoxEvE9s

02.05.2013 Voice of Vietnam in Spanish via WHRI Angel 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fERuTNzc52w

02.05.2013 WBCQ-Brother Stair in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkrs_SfOwbI

02.05.2013 WHRI Angel 2 in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jpdM8dUK5I

02.05.2013 WHRI Angel 6 in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhRdlwLp9Bw

02.05.2013 WINB in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAAAev6eC-E

02.05.2013 WRNO in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19vLBwk7m08

02.05.2013 WYFR Family Radio in English and Spanish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc8LU0vB2Js

++

03.05.2013 RTM Sarawak FM in Malaysian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfnSI7KiT2s

03.05.2013 BBC in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwCbq8njoZ0

03.05.2013 Bible Voice Broadcast in Russian
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FibC8A9jpVc

03.05.2013 Channel Africa in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc337V5HEkQ

03.05.2013 CNR 1 National emergency broadcast in Chinese
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqkUQJ6z1-c

03.05.2013 KBS World Radio in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q3HWVvZvdo

03.05.2013 Voice of Gospel-Sawtu Linjilia in Fulfulde

[HCDX] DXpedition

2012-01-12 Thread Mikhail Timofeyev 

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http://dxcorner.narod.ru/DXpedition_January_20-21_2012_planned.html

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[HCDX] DXpedition

2010-11-15 Thread Mikhail Timofeyev 

Here are my observations of our local DXpedition:

http://dxcorner.narod.ru/DXpedition_November_11-12_2010.html

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[HCDX] DXpedition Loggings

2009-05-30 Thread Dave Valko 

DXpedition at Black Bear Cabins, Cook Forest State Park, PA.
Wasn't very pleased when I found cabin #1 was very near the owners home even 
though it was stated that it was at the end.  The other cabins were 
towards the north.  The sloping hill to the northwest was thick with 
Rhododendren.  The woods were fairly open to the northeast, toward Rt. 36 
about 600 feet away.  I strung the 315' wire high in the trees over the 
cabin road and through the woods towards the large yard bordering Rt. 36. 
Coming out to the yard, I was horrified to find a powerline along the edge 
of the yard/end of the woods.  So I thought it best to double-back the wire 
and stay clear of the powerline.  Fortunately reception was free of noise 
then.  Used the RF Systems matching transformer and coax lead-in from the 
porch into the cabin.  When I tried powering up the laptop (AC), I got nasty 
line noise.  After trying several different outlets, I found there was no 
noise using the outlet in the kitchen.  I was able to bring the computer 
over to the receiver but it still generated some noise.  Speaking of the 
computer, they had a wireless Internet access.  The computer immediately 
found the network, but I couldn't get on-line for some reason.  It was 
really frustrating.  I did eventually get on-line, but only one afternoon. 
On a good note, none of the appliances in the cabin generated any noise. 
Not much of interest was heard.  Can't except much in late May with 
thunderstorms around the area.


AUSTRALIA   15560   R. Australia  2210 end of nx by W in EG, then M w/pgm 
preview starting out with a morning greeting.  Fair but quick QSB.  Abt 100% 
copy.  //much better 13630.  (26 May)


ROMANIA   11940   R. Romania Int.  2216 M in EG w/feature on Romanian bakery 
exhibition.  Ment of R. Romania Int. by studio W between sound bites.  Good 
signal.  //9790, 9675, and 7440 of which were equal.  (26 May)


INDIA   11620   AIR Delhi  2218 interview by M in EG with a musician.  2226 
W w/pgm sked, then into instru. Russian-like mx.  2229 W returned w/closing 
anmnt including ID.  Not very strong.  (26 May)


TURKEY   9830   V.O. Turkey  2229 W tlking in EG abt North Korea's nuclear 
test.  Into Turkish Pop mx.  2239 M w/ID and tlk w/other W pgm host abt a 
British couple celebrating their 81st anniversary.  Excellent clear signal. 
(26 May)


7555   KUWAIT   VOA relay  2233 M w/press report ending w/VOA news.  More 
nx story by M in EG abt a proposed resolution regarding North Korea's 
nuclear program.  Fairly strong but readable.  (26 May)


Reception pretty much the same as at home but without all the spurious (21.6 
khz) stuff.  CODAR didn't seem as bad and definitely not as bad around 4810.


UNID.   3200  Must be a harmonic.  Hrd what sounded like lively LA mx at 
0941.  Poss. M anncr at 0946.  Sounded more like a W anncr at 0946.  But 
who??  Nothing on 1600.  (27 May)


BOLIVIA   6155.28  R. Fides already on before 1000 at 0953 w/usual W anncr 
doing pres. nx.  (27 May)


PIRATE??   1710  Getting the Hispanic station here too at 0958.  Good signal 
but no different than at home.   And it faded as morning progressed.  So 
still no clues where its from.  (27 May)


NORTH KOREA   9665.5   KCBS  M tlk in Asian lang at 1054.  Deadair 1059, M 
w/prob. ID, 3+1 long time ticks, then M again.  W joined in at 1101.  Was 
hoping for Mongolia.  Too weak and too much adjacent channel QRM.  (27 May)


UNID.   12085  UNID.  Getting some mx at 1054.  Went off at 1058 but was 
listening to 9665.5.  (27 May)


UNID.   11785   UNID. ASIAN  M and W in Asian lang. at 1102, but not //9525, 
so not Indonesia.  (27 May)


ZAMBIA   13590   CVC  1130 M in EG w/jingle mentioning CVC and Africa, then 
tlk by W.  Too much co-channel QRM at this time.  Got a little better abt 5 
or 10 minutes later w/Christian Pops and W host with a lot of uplifting EG 
tlk.  African nx at ToH in the clear and abt 90% readable.  Back to mx pgm 
at 1203.  CVC Rap jingle at 1205.  Russian starting to QRM at 1228.  (27 
May)


TURKEY   15450   V.O Turkey  Nice signal in EG w/ID by W at 1236 and 
regional nx.  (27 May)


Wasn't happy with the antenna and decided to change it when I came back to 
the cabin in the later afternoon after 2000.  Moved it over to 80° and was 
able to get the full 315' length out without running into the powerline. 
Moved it away from Europe but think it will improve south Pacific and maybe 
Asia.


BELARUS   7255   R. Belarus  2057 Pop song.  //much weaker 7210.  Nigeria in 
FR came on over top them, then came back on on 7256 at 2106.  At 2134, found 
Nigeria had moved back down covering this, but did get an ID by M over mx on 
7210.  (27 May)


INDIA   9554   AIR Delhi  2100 W in EG w/nx.  Was //11620 but wasn't // 
before 2100.  2105 M w/GOS ID then cmntry by W on Myanmar.  Fairly good. 
11620 abt equal, but 9445 seemed better closer to 2200.  (27 May)


NIGERIA   7256   V.O. Nigeria  2107 remote report by W in lang.  Then studio 
M in FR

[HCDX] DXpedition from Pompano Beach, Florida

2007-10-06 Thread RobWilknr 
Mini DXPedition

As this was the first mini dxpedition before local dawn brought two 
flashlights and thermos of French roast coffee.  A small table supported 
the radio.  
Location was on a boat dock  by the river affording some comfort. 
Mosquitoes were not a problem.  Power lines are buried and noise level 
was quiet as the 2010XA  has no noise blanker. The whip antenna was used 
for all logs. Wished to test the ability of the 2010XA to lock in synchro.

  0930 to 1140 GMT - River DXPedition  4 October 2007  
SFI = 67A = 16K = 2

2310  Australia   VL8A Alice Springs NT ---2325  Australia   VL8T 
Tennant Creek  NT ---2485  Australia,  VL8K Katherine NT--- 0952 to 
1135  all three Australians held in well, with  [synchro lock] sports 
report 1130 into Happy Birthday greetings.  [Wilkner-FL River DXPedition]

3173[X] Peru  Radio Municipal, Panao   Nothing noted this morning. Noted 
on the air on 3 October same time period. rlcw
3204.9  PNG Radio West Sepik 1140  om with news items [Wilkner-FL River 
DXPedition]  (Also 3260 and 3315 noted same time)
3329.6 Peru Ondas del Huallaga, Huánuco  at 1107 to 1110 with very poor 
signal in lsb. [Wilkner-FL River DXPedition]

4716.6  Radio  Yura, Yura 1000 usual man and woman with ID's, [synchro 
lock] pleasant audio for Bolivian music. [Wilkner-FL River DXPedition]

4790. Indonesia RRI Fak-Fak  1133 om with call to prayer. Peruvian had 
faded out. this in lsb no lock. [Wilkner-FL River DXPedition]

4796.4  Radio Mallku, Uyuni  0930 yl, good signal [synchro lock] with 
good audio. [Wilkner-FL River DXPedition]

4905 China  Xizang PBS, Lhasa  1120 too 1124 yl in language // 4920 
Xizang PBS.  [Wilkner-FL River DXPedition]

5019.9  Soloman Islands, SIBC, Honiara  at 0945; 1010 recheck. Fair 
signal in lsb [Wilkner-FL River DXPedition]

5039.2 Peru Radio  Libertad, 0950  Junin excellent signal with om music 
[synchro lock] with good audio. [Wilkner-FL River DXPedition]

5040.4t.  Burma Radio  Myanmar at 1115 in usb, [Wilkner-FL River DXPedition]


5967.8 R Nacional de Huanuni, Huanuni 0930 weak in lsb with om in 
Spanish.[Wilkner-FL River DXPedition]

6009.5 Colombia   LV de tu Conciencia 0947 in lsb. [Wilkner-FL River 
DXPedition]

6010  Mexico  Radio Mil  1000 with numerous ID's. Using usb to avoid the 
Colombian. this // 1000 which was logged [synchro lock] [Wilkner-FL 
River DXPedition]


Best Regards,
Bob
Pompano Beach



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[HCDX] DXpedition reports on DXing.info

2005-09-30 Thread Mika Mäkeläinen 
Curious to know what other DXers around the world are hearing on 
mediumwave and shortwave?

Check out the DXpeditions page at http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/ - 
so far during 2005, a total of 24 DXpeditions from all around the world 
have been added on the site with detailed logs, reports and photos. Tons 
of fun and informative reports from the scorching Australian sun, 
surviving among snakes and alligators, to freezing Arctic winters. And, 
surprisingly, vice versa. Winters in Australia can be bitterly cold - at 
least when you're DXpeditioning in a tent.

Other recently added resources include a Guide to identifying Japanese 
NHK AM stations, complete with audio samples, by John H. Bryant. And 
don't forget the latest news from the radio dial at 
http://www.dxing.info/news/ (ABC on 7875 indeed by the Australian 
military) as well as other new additions to the website at 
http://www.dxing.info/about/whatsnew.dx (coins anyone?)

73,
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[HCDX] DXpedition in outback Australia

2005-06-12 Thread Craig Edwards 
Hi Guys  Gals

Well I've finally gotten around to writing up the report on my travelling 
outback DXpedition from Queensland to South Australia in March.

It can be viewed at 
http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/northern_australia_2005_03.dx

cheers

Craig

Craig Edwards
29 Sheaoak Drive
Mawson Lakes 
South Australia 5095
(ex Townsville, Queensland)
Phone 0411 966633
email [EMAIL PROTECTED]

DXpedition adventure stories can be seen at the following links:
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http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/townsville2004.dx
http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/townsville_2004_09.dx
http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/townsville_2004_10.dx
http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/mountisa_2004_10.dx
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[HCDX] DXpedition to Grayland, WA 11 - 12 June, 2005

2005-06-12 Thread Guy Atkins 

One thing you can count on with DXpeditions: there's always something
memorable about each one! Although trans-Pacific mediumwave was an almost
total bust, there seemed to be a propagational magnifying glass on Papua New
Guinea this weekend on shortwave. This was very fortunate, as June 11 was
the special inaugural broadcast and celebration of the new Wantok Radio
Light station in Port Moresby.

Walt Salmaniw and I occupied the usual DX Central motel room at Grayland;
we had guest appearances by John Bryant, staying at nearby Grayland Beach
State Park with his wife on the first segment of a 10-day camping/mini
DXpedition trip. The first night, Walt and I kept in touch with John via
GMRS radio transceivers. On the second night of DXing we had the chance to
try out John's new Porta-KAZ antenna alongside the Beverages. Although
designed for mediumwave, the KAZ was a surprisingly good performer on
shortwave, too. It is also a quiet antenna and fits within a small
footprint, suitable for most campsites.

The highlight of the trip for Walt and I was without a doubt the very
impressive reception of 1 Kw Wantok Radio Light, 7120 kHz. At home, both
Walt and I have had reception just above threshold levels. On the DXpedition
we were treated to hours on end of impressive signal levels, which made for
very enjoyable listening and recording for posterity.

On to the loggings, followed by a few trans-Pacific MW catches for
amusement:




AUSTRALIA 2310, 1305-1312, VL8A Alice Springs Jun 11 Discussion of
Australian politics by man and woman. Fair level. Parallel VL8T 2325 (fair)
and VL8K 2485 (poor). On June 12, all three 120 meter band Aussies were much
better, at 1044 UTC; persistent hum noted on VL8K transmitter. (Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 3945, 1127-1130, RRI Ternate Jun 12 Soft Indonesian pop music to
male announcer with ID at 1130. Only a fair signal, with modest modulation.
Heard somewhat better on June 11. (Atkins-WA)

INDONESIA 4790, 1320-1333, RRI Fak Fak Jun 11 Strong signal of lagu romantik
music; female announcer at 1330 with mentions of Fak Fak. Presumed.
(Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 1737, 1143-1144, KUT, Kutubu Jun 12 CW aeronautical beacon
KUT noted with slow Morse code; fair signal level. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3220, 0938-0943, R. Morobe Jun 11 Tentative. Weak signal of
man talking in Pidgin. Not much to go on, but other PNGs were in at very
good levels during the same timeframe. Old country Gospel music at 0941.
(Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3235, 1145-1201, R. West New Britain Jun 12 Man in Pidgin
language with mentions of Kimbe and Papua New Guinea. Sing-sing PNG vocals
to 1156 announcements. Still playing soft music past 1200. Fair signal at
tune-in, but fading fast. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3260, 0845-0901, R. Madang Jun 11 Male announcer in Pigin
with mentions of 'Papua' at 0846. Bagpipe music (!) at 0850; ad for a brand
of 'fine tuna' at 0857, and more bagpipe music 0858. 'Radio Madang' ID at
0900. Fair to good signal. Noted June 12 with weak, noisy signal at 1052.
(Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3275, 1050-1055, R. Southern Highlands Jun 12 Tentative.
Noisy signal of what sounded like a live church service or transmission from
an auditorium. English language preacher or speaker, but too weak of a
signal to pull out much content. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3290, 1056-, R. Central Jun 12 Central was not heard last
night, but booming in this evening with a very good signal of EZL pop music
and male announcer in English. Conch shell blowing, then Into NBC national
news read by a man in English at 1100. Into a commentary program at 1105 by
a male announcer: 'Welcome to another edition of Around the Provinces.'
Noted parallel to NBC Port Moresby on their alternate frequency of 9675
(4890 absent). (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3325, 0944-0948, R. North Solomons Jun 11 Live or recorded
broadcast of a female representative being sworn-in to a governmental
assembly, and swearing allegiance to the country of Papua New Guinea. There
were many mentions of Bougainville. The programming sounded like a PNG
version of CSPAN. Fair to good signal. Also heard June 12 with a fair signal
at 1058. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3335, 0948-0959, R. East Sepik Jun 11 Nice Melanesian
sing-sing music at tune-in; male announcer in Pidgin 0953 with time check
and mentioning Papua New Guinea twice. ID for 'Radio East Sepik' at 0959. At
1003, the announcer mentioned  'Wantok Radio Light dedication' in the midst
of a Pidgin sentence. Powerhouse signal!. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3365, 1131-, R. Milne Bay Jun 12 Nice to hear Milne Bay
again, as my last log of them was nearly one year ago. Very pleasant PNG
vocals and accoustic guitar at tune-in. Man in Pidgin 1136 with mentions of
upcoming programs, times, etc. Pacific islands flavored music 1139; weather
forecast for Milne Bay 1140. Good signal level initially, but deteriorating
by 1140. (Atkins-WA)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3385,

[HCDX] DXpedition Loggings Now with Photos on DXing.info

2005-02-11 Thread Guy Atkins 
Those interested in seeing some photos along with the DXpedition loggings I
posted recently can check out this URL:

http://www.dxing.info/dxpeditions/oceancity_2005_02.dx

The DXpedition location was Ocean City State Park, north of the well known
Grayland, WA site.

73,

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[HCDX] DXpedition Logs - Ocean City State Park, WA - Feb 7-8

2005-02-10 Thread Guy Atkins 

OCEAN CITY STATE PARK DXPEDITION - Feb. 7-8, 2005

What a difference a week makes! Seven days earlier, trans-Pacific MW
reception was at the best level since the amazing reception of last
September and October.

A few of us in the Pacific Northwest listen for TP hets or audio from our
Victoria, BC and Tacoma, WA area homes for signs of Asian or Down-Under
signals. Last week we were wishing we were at Grayland or another coastal
DXpedition site, knowing that our good conditions inland were equivalent to
excellent reception at the coast.
I couldn't get away until Sunday the 7th (UTC), and unfortunately the
propagation conditions were degraded due to a recurring sunspot region and
associated geostorms. Still it was an enjoyable trip, with sunny weather and
spectacular ocean sunsets. The DX highlight was morning longpath African
reception on 60 meters lasting far past local sunrise.

Mediumwave was almost entirely DU; the only Japanese station heard was JOAK
Tokyo on 594. All signal levels were modest, without the strong, long
reception that characterizes better openings. On this DXpedition, it was
common for a station to rise above the noise for a half minute or less, and
then fade back into the muck for long stretches of time.

Except for the longpath Africa reception, the tropical bands were below
average. The Papua New Guinea regionals were at low levels on the 7th, and
stronger the next night. However, the weaker Indonesian targets like RPDT2
Manggarai (2960) and RSPK Ngada (2899) were totally absent.

Ocean City State Park is north of the well-known Grayland DXpedition site,
and across Grays Harbor on the sandy, flat Ocean Shores pennisula. Most
visitors head straight for the resorts and casinos of the pennisula, but the
smart ones do their gambling by stringing out a Beverage antenna and DXing!
An empty logbook is cheaper than an empty wallet if things don't work out...


MEDIUMWAVE
-
558 FIJI R. Fiji One, Feb 7 1445 - Low level island music of acoustical
guitar and choral singing; woman announcer in pres. Fijian. Noted parallel
to 639 and 684, all with weak signals. I found it interesting that all three
frequencies began and ended their long fades into the noise at the same
time, and then rose again at 1454. More guitar and choral singing over the
top of the hour. (Atkins-WA)

594 AUSTRALIA 3WV Horsham, Feb 8 1550 - Poor-fair, with woman announcer in
English, and parallel to 738 2NR Grafton. (Atkins-WA)

594 JAPAN JOAK Tokyo, Feb 8 1523 - First and only Japanese MW station of the
DXpedition, in at a poor-fair level. Man and woman with talk in Japanese
interspersed with English comments; seemed to be discussing aviation or
flight. Even without a northwest Beverage, the Japanese and other North
Asian stations are usually heard on a west Beverage antenna also (although
at weaker level) if propagation permits. (Atkins-WA)

639 AUSTRALIA 8RN Katherine, Feb 7 1502 - Two men with talk or interview in
English, talking about movies and taking phone calls. Parallel to 4RN 792.
Fair, and competing with Fiji R. One on the frequency. Also heard 2/8 at
fair level. (Atkins-WA)

639 FIJI R. Fiji One, Feb 8 1505 - Better reception than last night 2/7,
with a fair-good signal on peaks. Beautiful island vocals and instrumentals,
and song introductions by man in Fijian, parallel to 558 and 684. Fiji
giving way again to 8RN Katherine by 1515. (Atkins-WA)

684 FIJI R. Fiji One, Feb 8 1509 - Heard during a brief peak with island
music and male announcer in Fijian, parallel to 639. Poor. (Atkins-WA)

729 AUSTRALIA 5RN Adelaide, Feb 7 1513 - Woman announcer with mention of
'ABC news and sports' at tune-in; advertisement or promo, and then signal
took a nose dive. Poor-fair. (Atkins-WA)

738 AUSTRALIA 2NR Grafton, Feb 8 1544 - Woman announcer with talk in
English, poor level, but clearly parallel to 594 3WV Horsham. (Atkins-WA)

738 TAHITI RFO Papeete, Feb 8 0500 - I checked a  number of times for audio
from this South Pacific regular, but never heard more than a strong het.
This is unusual, given the presence of audio from other MW stations in the
South Pacific region. (Atkins-WA)

774 AUSTRALIA 3LO Melbourne, Feb 8 1612 - Fair during very brief peaks, with
man and woman announcers in English. Parallel to 891 5AN Adelaide.
(Atkins-WA)

792 AUSTRALIA 4RN Brisbane, Feb 7 1519 - Aussie-accent announcers in English
with talk, parallel to 639. Fair. (Atkins-WA)

846 AUSTRALIA 2RN Canberra, Feb 7 1525 - Briefly peaking above the slop,
with a male announcer interviewing a woman, apparently about her visit to
Africa. Parallel to 639. Fair signal. (Atkins-WA)

846 KIRIBATI T3K1 R. Kiribati, Feb 7 0950 - Old US country music at tune-in;
female announcer in pres. I-Kiribati lang. with possible mention of
'frequency'. Into log drumming music with male choral vocals. A fair signal,
but it took the inevitable nose dive before the top of the hour. (Atkins-WA)

891 AUSTRALIA 5AN Adelaide, Feb 7

[HCDX] DXpedition in Townsville, North Qld. Australia

2004-11-11 Thread Craig Edwards 
Townsville, North Queensland, Australia

DXpedition

Craig Edwards - 'DX Crocodile Hunter'

October 2004

 

After three productive one night stands during August and September at my 
favourite campsite 50 km north of Townsville I figured it was time for an 
extended stay. So the wife and I headed off and set up the DX HQ tent on Friday 
lunchtime with plans to stay there until Monday morning.

 

At this later time of the year I decided to camp right on the shore of the 
beach as this would give me a 100 metre buffer from the swamp. After all it is 
the start of the Crocodile mating season - last thing we wanted was a horny 
male croc looking for some action. It was good to move the tent as our normal 
spot is normally covered in fallen leaves and considering that death adders 
love this habitat and they are now out of winter hibernation, I didn't fancy 
coming across any of these critters. My main concern was eastern taipans, I had 
to put the EWEs out in sand dune scrubland which they are rather fond of. They 
are also active daytime hunters and are too just out of hibernation.

 

Sunset Day 1

On the first day of high school you used to worry with anticipation. Will I be 
able to make friends? Will I get bullied? Will there be any girls who like me? 
Akin to this is the anticipation a DXer feels before session 1 of day 1 of any 
DXpedition - Is this the right spot? What about the noise? What about 
conditions? Does the tape deck work? and MOST OF ALL is the antenna right? 
Especially as I'm persisting/compromising by using the EWE rather than the 
beverage. Well I was pleased with the early appearance of regulars as soon as 
WWV on 2.5MHz started to give some RF, namely the Mexicans on 1570 and 1700 and 
KHPY 1670. Having successfully harvested the higher end of the band the past 
few one nighters in August and September I headed under 1 MHz. This produced 
WWL 870 and some new west coasters for me like KCBS 740, KJRB 790, WBAP 820, 
KGET 970 and KFWB 980. But the huge highlight for me was my first ever Alaskan 
- KICY 850. I've been trying to land Alaska for years and it's been virtually 
impossible from the Coorong or my odd visit to Victoria.

 

Sunset Day 2

Well low and behold, with KICY putting in a solid signal and even making KOA 
tough to log, up pops my second ever Alaskan - KENI 650. Another couple of new 
west coasters for me like KFMB 760 and KYAA 1200 rarely logged due to WOAI 
being a regular. Managed to add CHMB 1320 which is again rare due to usual 
dominance of KCTC. The amazing reception of a North American on a 9kHz split 
frequency of KLOK 1170 was not only a sign of good conditions, but also a sign 
of the amazing reception to come the following and final evening.

 

Sunset Day 3

With one night to go I was already satisfied with my haul of new stateside 
stations. So I decided to totally focus of the Australian 9kHz split 
frequencies to see what might pop up. A few frequencies could be ruled out like 
4QN 630 kHz 50kW my local ABC station here in Townsville, 4AT 720 kHz is a semi 
local ABC station which can be heard on a midday band scan, 900 kHz was 
splatterated out by 4TAB 891 kHz also here in Townsville, 4RO 990 kHz which is 
very strong here in the evenings, 1260 4MW just up north in the Torres Strait 
Islands and local 4KZ on 1620 kHz. So this only left 810, 1080, 1170, 1350, 
1440 and 1530 to monitor which was very manageable. Funnily enough 810 was not 
producing any Aussie stations but RRI Merauke of all things at very much 
armchair level! Well I'm delighted and still amazed to report that the 
remaining frequencies all produced stations which at times totally dominated 
the Australians from around 0700-0830 - it was the most enjoyable 1½ hours I 
think I've had apart from the breakthrough European morning at the Coorong in 
1993. I logged KRLD 1080, KFAQ  KLOK 1170, WTOU 1350, unid with FOX on 1440 
and KFBK 1530. Just to top the end of the evening off, there was the rare 
appearance of east coasters WHAM 1180, WQEW 1560 and WTNI 1640 which I logged 
for the first time. Well in 3 nights 21 new North Americans - all in all a top 
weekend!

 

580 0753   KJAL Pago Pago, American Samoa. Christian Experience program, a 
regular one this weekend but never very good due NBC PNG splatter on 585 1/10 
(CE)

 

650 0925   KENI Anchorage, Alaska. Well after hearing my 1st ever Alaskan 
on the 1st night of the DXpedition, how good is this, my 2nd ever Alaskan on 
the 2nd night. Poor with political newstalk then on half hour News Radio 650 
KENI ID 2/10 (CE)

 

660 0820   KTNN Window Rock, AZ. Fair with Midnight Trucking Network show 
1/10 (CE)

 

670 0900   KBOI Boise, ID. Good here with KBOI Ids and Road Star news 3/10 
(CE)

 

740 0828   KCBS San Francisco, CA. Poor with Dr DJ with talk show and 'all 
news all the time' ID 1/10 (CE)

 

760 1030   KFMB San Diego, CA.  No sign of usual KGU, 760 KFMB ID and 
then talk radio 2/10 (CE)

 

790

[HCDX] DXpedition reports from around the world

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[HCDX] DXpedition Loggings from OCSP, Washington State USA, Jan. 11-12

2004-01-15 Thread Guy Atkins 

I was fortunate to hit a window of decent weather for this 2-night
DXpedition to Ocean City State Park, WA. This park is north of the Grayland
DXpedition location, and across Gray's Harbor from the fishing village of
Westport. See map for location: http://short.uigui.com/524 The previous
weekend, a major snowstorm hit the Puget Sound area and even the coast was 2
to 3 inches deep in snow with temperatures in the 20's. However, within a
couple of days the weather returned to the more seasonal upper 40's
temperatures for the WA coast during the winter.

This was my first DC-only DXpedition in nearly three years, so I spent
considerable time making sure I had all the power cables, connectors, etc.
needed, and that my two deep-cycle RV batteries could still hold a good
charge. (Since the technology boom hit Pacific NW DXpeditions a few years
ago, the total power requirement for necessary equipment g has
skyrocketed.) I fired up my flameless catalytic propane heater to make sure
it still worked, and also bought a new set of foul weather raingear to help
me survive the sideways rain that often blows across the Washington beaches
in winter.

Propagation on this outing was definitely in favor of shortwave, despite
repeated bandscans on mediumwave throughout the DXpedition, looking for
juicy possibilities. Reception mostly favored the Pacific Islands region on
mediumwave, but the countries heard included: New Zealand, Japan, China,
Tahiti, Kiribati, Tonga, Marshall Islands, South Korea, Thailand, and a
Papua New Guinea beacon on 1737 kHz.

I was expecting the usual longpath African reception from the coast this
time of year and I wasn't disappointed. Unfortunately, DX didn't linger long
enough after local sunrise to provide any West Africans other than Nigeria
on 4770.


---MEDIUMWAVE

549 NEW ZEALAND 2XC Gisborne, Jan 11 1524 - Tentatively this Radio Rhema
religious outlet, with mentions of Auckland at 1525. Male and female
announcer hosting what sounded like a phone-in show. Poor. (Atkins-WA)

558 UNIDENTIFIED , Jan 11 1533 - Soft Easy Listening pops music to 1538
female announcer in lang., fading by 1547. JOCR Kobe in background with
Japanese announcer, and also 3rd unid. station at times, with piccolo (!)
version of 'William Tell Overture'. (Atkins-WA)

567 JAPAN JOIK Sapporo, Jan 11 1548 - Good signal with male announcer in
Japanese; mentions of Tokyo 1550. (Atkins-WA)

594 JAPAN JOAK Tokyo, Jan 11 1550 - Blasting in with excellent S-9 signal.
Japanese announcer and light instrumental music. Parallel 666 Osaka. MD
tracks #3 and 5 = AR7030, #4 = R75. (Atkins-WA)

666 JAPAN JOBK Osaka, Jan 11 1604 - Male announcer with quick talk, then
into classical piano music, parallel 594 Tokyo. Very good signal before deep
fade. (Atkins-WA)

738 CHINA Unidentified, Jan 11 1608 - Poor signal of female announcer in
Chinese, possibly parallel 4990, but signal faded quickly and did not
return. Hunan Satellite Broadcasting Service?. (Atkins-WA)

738 TAHITI RFO Papeete, Jan 12 0349 - Het first noted at 0349, one hour
prior to Papeete local SS. Low-level audio noted at 0509, and into good
level of French talk at 0940 recheck. (Atkins-WA)

738 TAHITI RFO Papeete, Jan 11 0556 - Nice Tahitian language island music to
woman announcer in French at 0600 with mentions of Papeete. Good signal
during brief peaks. (Atkins-WA)

846 KIRIBATI T3K1 Tarawa, Jan 12 1012 - Nice signal rising from noise at
1012 with guitar and male vocals in presumed Kiribatese. RB version of
'Happy Birthday' song at 1029; Woman announcer with mentions of Kiribati
(pronounced 'Kiri-baass'), Tarawa, and 'kilohertz' at 1030; a capella hymn
by female choir 1031, and sign-off 1034. (Atkins-WA)

1017 TONGA A3Z Nuku A'lofa, Jan 12 1008 - Tentative, with island music at
low level. Gone by 1011. Poor. (Atkins-WA)

1098 MARSHALL ISLANDS V7AD Majuro, Jan 12 1140 - Island music with
distinctive male vocals, definitely different than music from Tahiti, Tonga,
or Hawaii. Only in audio for 1/2 minute at a time. Female with talk 1152,
then sign-off or perhaps faded for final time. Poor-fair. (Atkins-WA)

1287 JAPAN JOHR Sapporo, Jan 12 1619 - Male announcer in Japanese. Poor-fair
signal during a brief peak above the noise. (Atkins-WA)

1332 JAPAN JOSF Nagoya, Jan 12 1623 - Two male announcers in Japanese with
interview or discussion.Instrumental easy-listening music 1626. Brief peaks
to fair-gd signal. (Atkins-WA)

1566 SOUTH KOREA HLAZ Chenju, Jan 11 1622 - Female announcer in Chinese, per
sked in Pacific Asian Log. Poor-fair signal; this one is usually a
powerhouse at the Washington State coast. (Atkins-WA)

1575 THAILAND VOA Ayutthaya, Jan 12 1629 - Tuned in at very end of female
announcer's talk in presumed Bangla, which included some English phrases or
excerpts. VOA trumpet fanfare 1630, mentions of 'Washington' and then into
phone interview, which seemed to be on the subject of Pakistan. Trumpet
fanfare again 1636, then mention of 'Saudi' by female and

CORRECTION: [HCDX] DXpedition Loggings from OCSP, Washington State USA, Jan. 11-12

2004-01-15 Thread Guy Atkins 
Sorry, AIR has *not* been party to a mega-merger with RRI, nor do they have
relay agreements g. This log should be for INDIA of course.

Guy

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Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 12:15 PM
Subject: RE: [HCDX] DXpedition Loggings from OCSP, Washington State USA,Jan.
11-12
Jan. 11  12

snip

INDONESIA 4860, 0132-0533, AIR Delhi Jan 12 Woman reading script or news
items in Hindi; mentions of Delhi and other cities. Very good level during
grayline conditions. (Atkins-WA)

snip


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[HCDX] DXPedition in Tunisia

2003-03-24 Thread Achraf Chaabane 
Dear DXers around the world,

As you know DX activity here in Tunisia is very poor.
This is why we decided to 

orgenize a DX Pedition in Tunisia, in the wondeful
islands of Kerkennah.
You haven't to pay for hotel...We will stay at our
house there.
All you have is to pay for a ticket to Tunisia.
So, all is completely FREE. Our goal is to make DX
hobby more and more popular in 

Tunisia.
It will take place in June 2003.
Every one who went to participate, please email me as
soon as possible on my 

personal e-mail, and gime me these details:

NAME:
CITY, COUNTRY:
JOB:
DX Career:
EQUIPEMENT:

Waiting for your participations.

Achraf Chaabane
CRW North Africa Bureau (Tunisia)

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Fw: [HCDX] DXPedition in Tunisia

2003-03-24 Thread Dario Monferini 
Hi !
Surely many partecipants from United Kingdom  US
Dario Monferini

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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 24, 2003 10:03 PM
Subject: [HCDX] DXPedition in Tunisia


 Dear DXers around the world,

 As you know DX activity here in Tunisia is very poor.
 This is why we decided to

 orgenize a DX Pedition in Tunisia, in the wondeful
 islands of Kerkennah.
 You haven't to pay for hotel...We will stay at our
 house there.
 All you have is to pay for a ticket to Tunisia.
 So, all is completely FREE. Our goal is to make DX
 hobby more and more popular in

 Tunisia.
 It will take place in June 2003.
 Every one who went to participate, please email me as
 soon as possible on my

 personal e-mail, and gime me these details:

 NAME:
 CITY, COUNTRY:
 JOB:
 DX Career:
 EQUIPEMENT:

 Waiting for your participations.

 Achraf Chaabane
 CRW North Africa Bureau (Tunisia)

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