DX LISTENING DIGEST 9-043, May 25, 2009
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NEXT SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1461, May 21-27
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955
Tue 1530 WRMI 9955
Tue 1900 WBCQ 7415
Wed 0500 WRMI 9955 [or new 1462 starting here?]
Wed 1530 WRMI 9955
Wed 1900 WBCQ 7415
SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1462, May 28-June 2
Thu 0530 WRMI 9955
Thu 1900 WBCQ 7415
Fri 0000 WBCQ 5110-CUSB Area 51
Fri 0100 WRMI 9955
Fri 1130 WRMI 9955
Fri 1900 WBCQ 7415
Fri 2030 WWCR1 15825 [or 2029]
Sat 0800 WRMI 9955
Sat 0800 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 9510 [except first Sat]
Sat 1630 WWCR3 12160
Sun 0230 WWCR3 5070
Sun 0630 WWCR1 3215
Sun 0800 WRMI 9955
Sun 1515 WRMI 9955 [suspended]
Mon 0500 WRMI 9955
Mon 2200 WBCQ 7415
Tue 1100 WRMI 9955
Tue 1530 WRMI 9955
Tue 1900 WBCQ 7415
Wed 0500 WRMI 9955 [or new 1463 starting here?]
Wed 1530 WRMI 9955
Wed 1900 WBCQ 7415
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** ARGENTINA. Caros Amigos, Estou sintonizando há alguns dias uma
emissora latina em 6010 kHz. Aparentemente, pelo sotaque, acredito que
seja uma emissora da Argentina. Seu aúdio não é bom, porém a
intensidade do sinal é bem forte, com muito pouca interferencia e
ruido.
6010 (país desconhecido). Emissora não identidicada. Aparentemente
estão apresentado um radio teatro. Em 25/05/09. Entre 0215 e 0230 UT.
Sinpo: 44444. 0236 UT: Acabo de identificar a emissora, é a Radio
Nacional da Argentina (George Cunha, Brasil, radioescutas yg via DXLD)
That spur from 6060 (gh, DXLD)
** ARGENTINA. SE DESPIDE HISTORIAS DE RADIO --- Lamentablemente, a
pesar de mi mas intimo de los deseos, el programa Historias de Radio
ha llegado a su fin. La producción de este tipo de programas demanda
un tiempo importante para que la calidad de cada segmento sea la
mínima indispensable y mi trabajo en este momento no me deja el tiempo
libre como para realizarlo de manera decorosa.
Deseo agradecer, en primer lugar, a "Pepe" Bueno por haberme cedido un
espacio en su web de Programas DX" y luego a todos quienes semana a
semana han seguido fielmente el programa, oyentes con los cuales me
une hoy una importante amistad. Un abrazo a todos y mis cordiales 73
(Daniel Camporini, Villate 4534, B1605EKV Munro, Tel.: 1561573411
http://www.dxradiomonitor.freehosting.net
http://www.historiasderadio.podomatic.com
(via José Bueno, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
PD: Muchas gracias por tus 88 maravillosos programas de Historias de
Radio, y por tu anterior programa "Monitor DX". Ha sido un gran honor
poder difundir tus programas en nuestra web de Programas DX. Espero
que pronto continuemos aprendiendo con la historia de la radiodifusión
mundial. También mi agradecimiento a la colaboración prestada al
programa por nuestro amigo José Elías Díaz. Hasta siempre y un fuerte
abrazo para los dos (Pepe Bueno, ibid.)
** AUSTRALIA. From band scan for last fortnight ---
2310, VL8A Alice Springs NT, improving 1000
2325, VL8T Tennant Creek NT, strongest 0930 to 1030
2485, VL8K Katherine NT, weaker signal 1000
Logs ~ Pompano Beach, Cedar Key, Boca Ratón, Clewiston, and Coral
Springs. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Pómpano Beach, Southeast Florida, May 24,
NRD 535D ~ Drake R8, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. DIGITAL ON YOUR DIAL
Samantha Amjadali May 16, 2009 12:00am
The big switch was flicked this week, turning on digital radio for
Melburnians, but what does it mean for you?
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,25491610-5006016,00.html
(via Rob de Santos, May 23, swprograms via DXLD)
It will be interesting to watch this mature in Australia. The stated
plan is to shut down analog MW / FM in "...the next decade or so..."
How well with rural Australians be served by digital radio? How about
people without the financial resources to afford new radios? How will
their needs be met?
I guess I find Australia (and Canada) interesting cases because their
population densities are so much smaller than in Western Europe, where
DAB has a stronger toehold, and the USA, where we have this voluntary
IBOC system which nobody seems to like.
Population densities, from Wikipedia, in population per square km:
Belgium 341 (relatively early DAB adopter)
United Kingdom 246
Denmark 126 (relatively early DAB adopter)
USA 31
Canada 3
Australia 2.84
(Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA, ibid.) Cf 9-042 Brisbane
And the extra power times millions to run the computer=radio compared
to smaller power analogue reception. Already we've found than some
marginal analogue TV in the U.S. can't be received when they change
to digital. More on that soon in the U.S. as they do full digital.
And you saw MediaNetwork`s note?
BBC mediumwave DRM tests reveal problems after dark
May 23rd, 2009 - 9:45 UTC by Andy Sennitt
http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/bbc-mediumwave-drm-tests-reveal-problems-after-dark
I know that in Seattle a small card in a TV station failed last year
and wiped out all experimental digital for that station. They are much
more fragile (Dan Say, BC, Swprograms mailing list via DXLD)
** BOLIVIA. From band scan for last fortnight ---
3309.98, R Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 1000
4699.32, Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, 0940
4716.19, Radio Yura, Yura, 0950
4796.4, Radio Lipez, Uyuni, 1000
4834.93, R. Virgen de Remedios, Tupiza. 2330, several logs thanks to
tips from Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec. Logs ~ Pompano Beach, Cedar Key,
Boca Ratón, Clewiston, and Coral Springs. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Pómpano
Beach, Southeast Florida, May 24, NRD 535D ~ Drake R8, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** BOLIVIA. Re: 9-041; correction in log, date should be UT May 13-14:
4835, R. Virgen de Remedios, Tupiza. May 14, Spanish, 2351
religious music, 0000 [UT May 15 then?] male on flute music ID “R.
Virgen de Remedios… R. Virgen de Remedios FM 89.5”, 0001-0004 seems
relaying audio of TV religious channel. 33233 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec,
Embu SP Brasil - Sony ICF SW40 - dipole 18m, 32m, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** BOLIVIA. 6155.26, Radio Fides, La Paz, 0100-0200*, May 24,
Spanish talk. Bolivian music. Spanish ballads. ID at 0113. Poor to
fair with some adjacent channel splatter (Brian Alexander, PA, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. From band scan for last fortnight ---
3375.1, R Municipal São Gabriel da Cachoeira 1000
4805, Rádio Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus, dominant 1000, doubt if
Perú is still there. [q.v.]
4985.0, Rádio Brasil Central, Goiânia, 0900 to 1000; 0000
Logs ~ Pompano Beach, Cedar Key, Boca Ratón, Clewiston, and Coral
Springs. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Pómpano Beach, Southeast Florida, May 24,
NRD 535D ~ Drake R8, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 6009.80, Radio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, 0704-0720,
May 24, local Brazilian music. IDs at 0706, 0709. Portuguese
announcements. Good signal. In the clear with no sign of Colombia or
Mexico (Brian Alexander, PA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. Hi all, good signal 10000 kHz at 2000 UT, TIME SIGNAL from
BRASIL!!! Ciao e GOOD DX!! !!!!! Io leggo PLAY-DX !!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
(- Mauro Giroletti, -Swl 1510-, -IK2GFT-, -JRC525Nrd - Lowe HF150-,
Filter PAR Electronics - BCST-LPF + BCST-HPF, -Evasdropper SWL Sloper
11mt to 120mt Band- Loop LFL1010, -Lat. 45.42166 Long. 9.1248 -
Locator grid. Jn 45 Nk-, May 24, playdx yg via DXLD) Not 9999?
** BRAZIL [non]. EMISORAS BRASILEIRAS RETRANSMITIDAS EM DRM
Dia 15 de maio passado, ocorreu uma grande emissão DRM, desde
Montsinéry, na Guiana Francesa. A emissão apresentou a retransmissão
da Radio Nacional do Rio e Brasília, Radio MEC FM e Extra FM. O
dexista Roland Zumerly, de Sete Lagoas – MG, captou esta emissão,
feita em 15740 kHz e 17875 kHz, com 150 kW de potência; e além de
captar, teve a atenção de postar em seu site, todos os detalhes desta
escuta, inclusive as imagens, em 3,96 kpbs, que foram também
transmitidas. Chega a assustar, a qualidade da transmissão, e aqueles
que desejarem ver isso, basta fazerem uma visita ao site do Zumerly,
no endereço http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/hamdream/DRMtdf.htm
(@tividade DX May 24 via DXLD)
** BRAZIL. BRASIL – A Rádio Inconfidência, de Belo Horizonte (MG),
voltou a ser captada em 6010 kHz, em 49 metros. Foi monitorada, em
Porto Alegre (RS), em 23 de maio, às 2040, no Tempo Universal, quando
um repórter apresentava informações do Cruzeiro.
BRASIL – Faltam alguns detalhes jurídicos para que as demais
freqüências da Rádio Guarujá Paulista, de Guarujá (SP), possam entrar
no ar em ondas curtas. Conforme a apresentadora da emissora Maria Eli
Moura, a direção está trabalhando para que isso aconteça rapidamente.
Atualmente, apenas a frequência de 5045 kHz está ativa em ondas
curtas.
BRASIL – Ao que tudo indica, a Rádio Anhanguera, de Goiânia (GO), está
transmitindo uma programação diferenciada apenas para seu canal de
ondas tropicais em 4915 kHz. Em 23 de maio, às 2035, no Tempo
Universal, a emissora apresentava programa com músicas sertanejas de
raiz. Também fazia menção sempre ao jingle “estamos apresentando pela
onda tropical da sua Anhanguera”, do que se conclui que tal freqüência
não retransmite a programação da Rede CBN de Rádio. Além disso,
apresentou um anúncio de uma casa comercial onde o ouvinte poderia
adquirir “rádio de até oito faixas”, obviamente para ouvir a
Anhanguera em ondas tropicais.
BRASIL – Vamos recordar que a Rádio Senado Ondas Curtas, de Brasília
(DF), está no ar, de segundas a sextas-feiras, entre 6h e 20h UT, em
5990 kHz. Nos sábados e domingos, a emissora pode ser ouvida entre 6h
e 9h, com o programa O Senado e Mais Brasil. Aqui vai comentário
irônico: a Rádio Senado Ondas Curtas é a única emissora de rádio do
mundo que, para a mídia desinformada e para senadores perdidos no
tempo e espaço, deveria funcionar sem qualquer tipo de direção! (Célio
Romais, Panorama, @tividade DX May 24 via DXLD) Is this really in UT?
** BRAZIL. Re: CBN 12460 kHz em FM? Se tem engano, acredite, não foi
na escuta. Eu ouvi conforme relatado. A emissora se identificou por
mais de uma vez, no mínimo umas 5 vezes, e tratava-se de uma
reportagem/entrevista sobre a fusão da SADIA com a PERDIGÃO. Lógico
que eu nem fui olhar se existia alguma coisa em listas. Pra mim já
era inusitado o fato de estar recebendo a transmissão em FM naquela
frequência (12460 kHz). Que emissora brasileira transmite em ondas
curtas na modalidade FM? (Antonio Laurentino Garcia, PR7BC, May 19,
radioescutas yg via DXLD)
Olá António e demais amigos da lista, Só para esclarecer: Com certeza
você ouviu em 12460 e modo FM a tx originalmente de 11830 kHz modo AM
(QRG Oficial desta emissora em Ondas Curtas), mais como???
Por algum fenômeno local, possívelmente um batimento de uma ou mais
emissoras fortes ai da sua região, podendo ser até mesmo de emissoras
de FM misturando com AM e etc..., resultou em particular nessa sua
escuta em 12460 kHz. A principio isso pode confundir alguns
radioescutas ao ponto de acreditarem em se tratar de uma TX real em
uma QRG diferente, mais o ideal é quando encontramos uma anomalia fora
dos padrões e das faixas convencionais, desconfiar sempre de que isso
tem grande chances de ser resultado de heterodinagem (batimento), ou
ainda de intermodulaçõe,imagens e etc.
Algumas podem ser facilmente explicadas e até mesmo equacionadas,
outras no entanto não, pois existem diversas variáveis e
possibilidades. Coisas de RF... risos
Apenas sugiro aos colegas de sempre anotarem tudo o que for possivel
em seus respectivos LOGs, dentre essas 3 coisas que não pode faltar:
1- Local da Escuta
2- Receptor utlizado
3- Antena utilizada
Quanto mais detalhado for um LOG, mais preciso e útil ele se torna aos
demais amigos, principalmente nos casos de duvidas! Valeu! Um forte 73
e boas escutas! (PU2LZB RENATO ULIANA Grid Locator: GG66rn, ibid.)
Amigos, eu continuo por aqui escutando, já há vários dias, a rádio
Anhanguera/CBN em 12460 kHz no modo FM. O meu receptor é um
r5000Kenuwod e a antena é uma Criative. Devo dizer que, na frequência
de 11830, que é a fundamental da referida emissora, não existe nenhum
sinal da mesma, já faz muito tempo. Talvez seja apenas falta de
manutensão do transmissor! Forte 73 (Gabmar Cavalcanti Albuquerque,
Campina Grande, Paraíba, ibid.)
E eu pensando que tava doido mesmo. Nem voltei a sintonizar a
frequencia de 12460 kHz. Talvez seja melhor uma gravação em vídeo, vou
ver se providencio isso aqui. Outra coisa, não sei de nenhuma emissora
em C. Grande-PB que retransmita a CBN (me refiro a banda de OM, como é
o caso aqui de J. Pessoa). Amanhã, se for o caso, volto com novidades.
(Garcia PR7BCP, ibid.)
Pessoal: assim como o antonio, eu escutei a CBN Anhanguera nos 12460
porem não percebi o sinal de FM. Apenas o sinal da emissora normal,
que por sinal estava ótimo. Estavam apresentando um Px esportivo às
1450 UT (Anderson Jose Torquato, Garopaba-SC, May 23, ibid.)
Pessoal, Então esta explicado, possivelmente o transmissor esta com
problemas transmitindo fora da QRG oficial. Um forte 73 e boas
escutas! (PU2LZB RENATO ULIANA, ibid.)
Olá Anderson e António, E vero meus amigos, Conforme o António relatou
a TX esta mesmo em 12460 kHz e para deixar todo mundo louco em modo
FM-Narrow. Apesar de alguns poderem até mesmo escutar em AM, mais a TX
está mesmo em modo FM! Gravei um vídeo que pode ser visto no site
Amantes do Rádio em: http://www.amantesdoradio.com.br
A escuta foi feita com o YAESU VR-5000 e antena externa vertical 7
metros. Um forte 73 e boas escutas!(PU2LZB RENATO ULIANA, ibid.)
** CANADA. Re: CFWH-570 Whitehorse YT applies to move to FM
Patrick, I have heard CFWH several times at Grayland on northwestern
Beverages. I make a point to check 570 on DXpeditions as a possible
indication of good Alaskan or TP openings. It has been known to
dominate when northern conditions are really good.
I logged CKRW-610 once in the early 70s at signoff under KFRC. KONA
and the Canadians signed off every night back then, which made it
possible to hear the Yukon station. Even so, I think I was incredibly
lucky to have heard them (Bruce Portzer, WA, IRCA via DXLD)
Hi Bruce, I remember you logging CKRW. Yes, that is a rare one. I
noted CFWH a time or two with the NW EWE, but after I logged and QSL'd
it I did not check as often. It may have been there other times. I
always look for KFQD or KYUK as they are much easier than CFWH. KVI is
pretty strong here too. 73, (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, ibid.)
Glenn, re CFWH, their lease is up on the AM site. They must vacate at
the end of Sept. 09. Cheaper to add FM to TV tower than whole new AM
site on an increasingly unpopular band. CBC acknowledges that they
will also require an additional relay in future at Takhini (Andy Reid,
Ont., DX LISTENING DIGEST)
REMOVING THE YUKON TRANSMITTER
Larry Bagnell: The AM tower is about to be removed for radio in the
Yukon. People depend on CBC there, unlike in other areas in the south.
Because of the remoteness and the –50 , weather reports – for
survival, for daily jobs – are really critical things in life. Staying
in the regions would not be maintained if this tower were not
replaced. The local manager is doing a great job, but he says he does
not have the resources to replace that.
I hope you will take this under advisement. I know you probably can’t
answer now, but hopefully we’ll have an ally in you to get this
service extended. Those people outside the boundaries of FM really
depend on it. They’re the most vulnerable.
Hubie: If your question is what will I do about this, I will take the
question under advisement. I’m not aware of the details surrounding
this tower. (from
http://teamakers.blogspot.com/2009/05/im-not-here-this-afternoon-to-blackmail.html
lengthy testimony quoted about CBC budget cuts, via Kai Ludwig, dxldyg
via DXLD)
** CANADA. CANADIAN TV RAPPED FOR OBAMA ASSASSINATION JOKE
Mon May 25, 2009 4:01pm EDT By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA, May 25 (Reuters) - Canada's public broadcaster was wrong to
show a skit that joked about the possible assassination of U.S.
President Barack Obama and suggested he could be a thief, an industry
panel ruled on Monday. . . (Reporting by David Ljunggren; editing by
Peter Galloway and Frances Kerry) [more]
http://www.reuters.com/article/mediaNews/idUSN2536526920090525
(via Brock Whaley, HI; MIke Cooper, GA, DXLD)
** CANADA. 94.5 FM in Ottawa --- I don't remember ever reading about a
new station licensed for this frequency. Especially since the CRTC is
still deciding what to do with 99.7 and 101.9. But as of today,
there's someone testing the frequency with jazz music, occasionally an
announcement comes on in either English or French saying the frequency
is being tested with 2000 watts and then gives a phone number to call
with any interference problems (J. Nielsen, Ottawa, May 24, ABDX via
DXLD)
I am given to understand that this is an Industry Canada test, and
it's reasonable to conclude that they're seeing if 94.5 can be used to
help resolve the 99.7/101.9 mess. s (Scott Fybush, NY, ibid.)
I was also thinking that was the deal. The station is in stereo as
well. I thought that it was a decent wide open frequency to squeeze
one last station onto, 94.3 works just as well. If CIIO gets bumped
from 99.7, they may want to use 94.5. There seems to be less
interference there from the stations transmitting from First Canadian
Place. There's still a perfectly good facility at 1150 as well. Barry
mentioned that someone was interested in using it (Thomas Anderson, =
J. Nielsen, = neofoodog, ibid.)
** CHINA. 18000, 2345, TAIWAN, Sound of Hope, Fair in Chinese opera,
FA/MA very weak // 18320 Poor 28/4 (Kelvin Brayshaw, Levin, NZ, Eton
E5, tabletop loop, 3M indoor wire, May NZ DX Times via DXLD)
Another one misled to think the jamming was the target (gh, DXLD)
** CHINA. Firedrake survey May 24: barely caught a few bars of it on
unusual 9390 until 1300*, but back on at 1308, poor; fortunately, no
WWRB 9385 on yet. Against what? Per Aoki, at 12-13 on 9390 is R.
Pakistan`s Chinese broadcast, so chalk up another neighbor to whom the
ChiCom demonstrate their hostility. Aoki does not yet show it as
*jammed. Or has that shifted one hour earlier due to DST in Pakistan?
See original A-09 schedule in DXLD 9-039, with // 11510 at 12-13.
Apparently it has not shifted, as in WRTH A-09 update still showing
12-13, unlike English at 16 which has shifted an hour earlier to 15.
More Firedrake May 24: at 1302, nothing on 8400, but 9000 was open
carrier, resuming poorly at 1305. At 1308, nothing on 11300. BTW,
that`s a very bad spot due to aeronautical air-ground communications
in Africa. Without Firedrake blockage, one could sit on that frequency
and hear planes contacting Khartoum, Tripoli, etc. At 1321, FD on
13970 // 9000. At 1324 also on 14420, better than // 13970 but
fluttery. At this moment the ``ramshorn`` is being blown. At 1325 also
audible on // 15600.
Firedrake May 25: surprised to hear it on another unusual frequency,
7280 at 1249, mixing with something in Chinese and // 9000. Aoki says
7280 bears Sound of Hope at 11-13, so that explains it: in this case a
300 kW Taiwan transmitter, so one can axually hear SOH in the mix,
unlike their 1 kW jammer-spoilers elsewhere out-of-band. However, at
1354 on 7280 still hearing a Firedrake mix with something, SOH
prolonged? // 13970. Per Aoki, V. of Strait is supposedly also on 7280
all along at 12-17 but WRTH does not have it; RFA Tinian does not
start Cantonese on 7280 until 1430 and that is not asteri*ked as
jammed.
Back at 1249, no Firedrake on 8400 or 11300. 9000 made its usual break
1300-1305; nothing there at 1352 recheck. At 1307, FD good on 13970,
but even better on // 14420, which was still going at 1337. At 1404,
13970 open carrier, resuming FD at 1405. At 1406 still on 14420 but
now very poor (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also EAST
TURKISTAN
** CHINA. The jamming control has two main centers. The first is the
main site on Hainan Island in the south which also houses a large
military base. But all orders for jamming come from Beijing. Three
ministries are involved, 1. Ministry Of Communications (MOC), 2.
Ministry Of Culture/Propaganda (MOP), and 3. The Ministry Of The Armed
Forces Of The People's Liberation Army (MAFPLA). The later is due to
the fact that the military control all transmitter sites in China,
even those used for civilian use.
The two stations involved for both monitoring stations the government
deems as un-friendly and to monitor if the jamming is effective are
China National Radio near Tiananmen Square, which was also once the
home of CRI until the mid 90s, and China Radio International on
Shijingshan Road in Western Beijing, on the 3rd Floor less than 20
meters from the live broadcast studios, and is guarded by the military
24/7. The only way to get past the guard to the live studio or master
control is by holding an A pass.
There are at least 20 sites around China which are known for jamming.
The problem is trying to make a 100% confirmation, as these sites are
also used for broadcasting. The only two I can 100% confirm are the
one on Hainan Island and one in Shunyi, a suburb of Beijing which is
used for ground jamming.
Other sites known for jamming are:
Ho Hot - Inner Mongolia
Ningbo - between Huangzhou and Shanghai
Guangzhou - across from Hong Kong
Dandong - China/North Korean border
I always felt that since China does not make public any of its
transmitter sites (ones used for jamming) it would be interesting to
send reception reports for CNR and CRI and QSL FIREDRAKE. LOL. Has
anyone here done that?
If you think in your part of the world FIREDRAKE is everywhere, you
should hear what it's like in this area. Here in the ROC, when listing
to SW, you get the impression the only stations on SW are Chinese and
FIREDRAKE, which is everywhere, and I mean everywhere.
This week [on Happy Station] I interview someone from the VOA [Bill
Whitacre] who told me that in the mid 1990s, VOA was scheduled to have
a meeting with people from CRI about jamming. He told me the end
result was CRI not showing up for the meeting. You can hear the
interview June 4th (Keith Perron, Taiwan, May 24, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
6 curtains are visible on the north-eastern corner of that area at
Dongfang Hainan.
http://maps.live.de/LiveSearch.LocalLive?cp=18.89123842452519~108.66174817085269&style=h&lvl=17&dir=0&tilt=-90&alt=-1000
and two non-dir MW masts on the northern side, also 8 masts of the 603
kHz Foreign Service direction installation towards Vietnam
BUT at different bc center some 4-5 kilometers away at
http://maps.live.de/LiveSearch.LocalLive?cp=18.872011467112973~108.6819076538086&style=h&lvl=17&dir=0&tilt=-90&alt=-1000
22 huge SW curtain 8 x 4 antennas are visible. 73 wb (Wolfgang
Büschel, ibid.)
** CONGO DR. Radio Kahuzi e-QSL --- Hi Everyone. I emailed a reception
report to Radio Kahuzi and received the following reply today:
Hi David! Thank you for your DX Report, added encouragement for me to
keep on keeping on with the relay while recording.
Friday at 6:30 I ran to the studio to record the programs for the next
day -- Sat afternoon broadcast. I decided to also turn on the
transmitters -- FM and SW for simultaneous relay while recording the
VOA programs in Swahili, later a Christian program "Unshackled" at
7:30 in English and VOA in English at 8:00, and finally VOA in French
8:30 to 10:00 Bukavu time.
I listened to our Swahili recording, which corresponds to your
commentary; from 7:21 to 7:23 the music in Swahili followed by a
lady's voice stating that you were listening to "Salam na Music kutoka
Sauti ya America, hapa Washington, D.C." This was their time of
sharing correspondence with their listeners. The "local dialect" or
language was Swahili.
I must say I'm amazed ! as you are UT +10 or 8 hours ahead of us. So
you were listening around 3 AM, if I'm not mistaken!!! If so, More
power to you! You might consider putting your long wire in an oval, as
our antenna is a frequency loup parallel to the ground, shooting
straight up for more power back closer by us -- to Central Africa.
Your sunup would be possibly three hours away -- Usual skip signal
from Africa would come at what hour?
I will try harder to continue rebroadcasting week days 6:30 to 10:05
Bukavu Time UTC +2, as I record these same programs. Keep Looking UP!
In His Service, Richard & Kathy McDonald (via David Sharp, NSW, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
= 1630-2005 UT. Seems quite a loose operation, 6210 (gh, DXLD)
** CONGO DR [non]. On 11890 I heard VT's musical signal, and from 1600
May 23 a transmission started in French - more or less a crash start,
and I couldn't catch the ID. However, probably it was Hirondelle
Foundation via Meyerton, as listed in the Sentech schedule, beaming to
central-southern Africa. A good signal here (Noel R. Green (NW
England), May 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. MANOLO DE LA ROSA: ARTISTA DE MÉRITO DE LA RADIO Y LA TV
sábado 23 de mayo de 2009
Tiene en su larga trayectoria artística el orgullo de haber trabajado
en los dos medios que agrupa el ICRT. Manolo de la Rosa ha sido uno de
los colegas que este sábado ha recibido la distinción de Artista de
Mérito de la Radio y la TV cubanas. La ceremonia ha tenido lugar en el
Salón de los Espejos del Museo de la Revolución, antiguo Palacio
Presidencial. . .
http://www.haciendoradio.blogspot.com/2009/05/manolo-de-la-rosa-artista-de-merito-de.html#
(illustrated, Blog de Juan Carlos Roque via Horacio Nigro, Uruguay,
Noticiasdx yg via DXLD)
Congrats to Manolo, best known as host of RHC`s Spanish DX program En
Contacto, Sundays (gh, DXLD)
** CUBA. 6000, Radio Havana, May 24 0500-0520. Nothing extraordinary
as YL gave usual ID in English and continued with news headlines. But
about halfway through, she abruptly left the air. Carrier remained but
there was no audio for a full two minutes until she returned with more
headlines. Maybe she dropped her script and was rooting around on the
floor for it. Everything else went fine for the broadcast. Tuned out
as 'World of Stamps' came on at 0520 (Bruce Barker, Broomall, PA,
NRD535D and an Alpha Delta dx sloper antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. Not just REE, but also RHC has a pen-pal service
for DentroCubans: Sunday May 24 at 1319 on 12000 giving someone`s P-
and e-mail address, in Amigos de Cuba show. QRM de distorted VOR
Chinese, making noise bursts every few sex on 12000. RHC modulation
OK, // 11760, and the VOR mess stopped at 1400*. Same QRM spurting
from Khabarovsk next day May 25 at 1304 and 1350 chex (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EAST TURKESTAN. Not much making it from E Asia on 16m, May 25 at
0505, but on 17720 there was CRI in German, fair signal going from
Nachrichten to ``Sie fragen, wir antworten`` Q&A show. Via Kashi,
central Asia, 308 degrees, 500 kW. Best signal on band, except for
17880 RFA NMI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR. From band scan for last fortnight ---
3279.6, La Voz del Napo Tena, 1000 strong signal
4814.95, Radio El Buen Pastor, Saraguro, Loma Loja 1000
Logs ~ Pompano Beach, Cedar Key, Boca Ratón, Clewiston, and Coral
Springs. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Pómpano Beach, Southeast Florida, May 24,
NRD 535D ~ Drake R8, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR. PRESIDENTE ECUADOR DICE LUCHARÁ CONTRA CORRUPCIÓN DE
MEDIOS
QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador planea tomar acciones en contra de las
compañías de medios de comunicación que realizaron prácticas corruptas
para obtener concesiones de radio y televisión del Estado, dijo el
sábado el presidente Rafael Correa.
El anuncio del mandatario izquierdista se produce en momentos en que
su aliado, el presidente venezolano Hugo Chávez, ha amenazado con
cerrar una importante estación de televisión opositora tras acusarla
de fomentar el malestar entre la población.
Algunos expertos en medios dijeron que la investigación de Ecuador
sobre las frecuencias de radio y televisión podría ser usada contra
las estaciones que son críticas de Correa, quien en repetidas
ocasiones se ha enfrentado con los medios, a los que acusa de
beneficiar a la oposición y a empresarios. . . Fuente:
http://lta.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idLTASIE54M0GV20090523
(via Yimber Gaviría, Colombia, May 24, DXLD)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 6250, Radio Nacional, Malabo, *0531-0550, May
24, abrupt sign on with Spanish religious music. Spanish
announcements. Talk. Good signal (Brian Alexander, PA, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ERITREA. 7210, 1947 23/05, Voice of Broad Masses 1, in vernacular,
from Asmara-Selae Daro, with 100 kW, typical local music, // 7175 kHz,
with almost equal signal, 34333. 73 (Jorge Freitas, SWL1023B, Feira de
Santana Bahia - Brasil, HCDX via DXLD)
** ETHIOPIA. ETIOPÍA. 5950, V of Tigray Revolution, Addis Ababa-Gedja,
0315-0320, escuchada el 19 de mayo en dialecto africano sin
identificar, probablemente tigrilla o afar, locutor con comentarios
acompañado de música étnica africana, segmento musical, locutora,
SINPO 34433 (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ETHIOPIA. 5980, Voice of Tigray Revolution, 0300-0315, May 25,
tune-in to Horn of Africa music. Weak in noisy conditions. Fair to
good level on // 5950 - but mixing with a strong Radio Taiwan Int via
Okeechobee. Nothing heard on 6170 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ETHIOPIA. 7110, 1956 23/05, R. Ethiopia, in Amharic/Oro./Tig., from
Addis Ababa-Gedja, with 100 kW, pop rock music USA, at 1959 UT typical
Arabic music, at 2002 UT OM with short news and after typical Arabic
music, 34333 (JJFS-B)
7165, 1802 23/05, R. Ethiopia, in Somali, from Addis Ababa-Gedja,
with 100 kW, OM Talk and ID, after YL talk between short music,
improving signal, at 1814 UT local music in fv [sic], 34333 (JJFS-B)
73 (Jorge Freitas, SWL1023B, Feira de Santana Bahia - Brasil, HCDX via
DXLD)
7110, Radio Ethiopia, 2045-2101*, May 23, talk in listed Amharic.
Local Horn of Africa music. Sign off with National Anthem. // 9704.19
- both frequencies weak but readable (Brian Alexander, PA, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
7110, R. Ethiopia, 0330, 5/24/09. Good signal. OM talk in listed
Amharic. Lots of local HOA music (Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, Icom
R71A, Wellbrook ALA-100 Loop, 60 M Dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ETHIOPIA. 9561.11v, Voice of Peace & Democracy, via Radio Ethiopia
transmitter, 0359-0430*, May 25, tune-in to opening ID announcements
at 0359 & into talk in listed Tigrinya. Short breaks of local Horn of
Africa music. In the clear with a good signal but constantly drifting.
Drifted as high as 9562.24 by 0427. // 7165-weak signal and covered by
noise jammer at 0400. Jammer probably after VOBME which sometimes uses
this frequency. Voice of Peace and Democracy on the air Mon, Wed, Fri
only (Brian Alexander, PA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FRANCE. RFI STRIKE SET TO CONTINUE
Article published on the 2009-05-21 Latest update 2009-05-21 14:09 TU
The strike at Radio France Internationale (RFI) is set to continue
until Sunday and may be prolonged. Unions and management are at
stalemate over a plan for 206 layoffs from the company's roughly 1,000
staff.
The group of unions which have called the strike won a victory in
court on 11 May, when judges decreed that management had not followed
proper procedure for notifying employees' representatives.
RFI management suspended the procedure but has declared its intention
to press on with the same redundancy plans, arguing that RFI's
"deficit culture" makes them necessary in order to balance the budget
in future.
Mass meetings of employees have endorsed the strike call every week
day since it started, although unions opposed to the strike want to
negotiate the plan as it stands.
The strikers, who run their own blog, want the plan scrapped, although
they say they are ready to discuss voluntary redundancies. They have
won public support from a number of politicians, mostly from left-wing
opposition parties including representatives of French overseas
voters.
The strike is not an all-out stoppage of all staff, but broadcasts
have been disrupted in most languages, thanks to tactical stiking by
technical staff or journalists.
Unions threaten to prolong the action next week if no progress is made
on their demands (RFI website May 24, via Mike Cooper, DXLD)
Workers at RFI voted today (Monday) to continue their strike. They are
scheduled to meet again tomorrow. (Mike Cooper, May 25, DXLD)
** GERMANY. Re 9-042: Here it should be added that Radio Évangile has
meanwhile cut back its transmissions via ERF Radio (it's on satellite
as well) to a single 15 minutes programme per week, on Mondays 0330-
0345. It seems quite likely that the foreign language programmes on
1539 will simply disappear. Schedule, times given in CET (= UT plus
two hours in summer), beware of a few Fllaka-1395 relays being mixed
in: http://www.erf.de/4348-Sprachen.html
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, May 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. Re 9-042: ``New station via Media Broadcast - Cheetah
Radio in English: 1600-1700 on 11885 WER 125 kW / 090 deg to SoAs Sat.
VG signal here in BUL (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, May 22 via DXLD)
As already outpointed in DXLD, these are really infomercials, already
airing on WRMI, and here brokered by RMI (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)``
I took a listen to 11885 on the 23rd (Saturday) at 1600 - but nothing.
No trace of any signal.
(Noel R. Green (NW England), May 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I guess it's skipping over Noel off the back of the beam (Jeff White,
RMI, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
SHORTWAVE RADIO RECEPTION REPORT. TO: Cheetah Radio
Hello from New Zealand. I am pleased to report reception of Cheetah
Radio operating in English on 11885 via Germany from 1600 to 1630 UT
on May 23rd. 2009. Overall rating = fair-good. SINFO rating = 45353.
SIO rating = 453 (Ian Cattermole, Blenheim, New Zealand, excerpt of
reception report via RMI, DXLD)
** GERMANY [non]. DW UPDATES:
PORTUGAL/RUSSIA/RWANDA/SRI LANKA/UAE/U.K./USA
DWL English to NE/ME/EaAF
6180 0400-0530 Sines instead of 7430 kHz Sines from May 20.
7430 0500-0530 Rampisham instead of 9440 kHz Skelton from May 20.
9735 2100-2157 Sines.
DWL French to AF from May 20
11835 1600-1657 Kigali instead of 11625 kHz
DWL in German to Latin America from May 20
0000-0200 9430 Kigali
2200-2400 9730 Kigali instead of 9430 kHz.
17820 HRI Furman-SC-USA 250 kW at 152deg from June 1st.
DWL in Persian via Samara-RUS from May 15
0230-0300
5990 Armavir
7400 Samara
9790 9845 Samara til Sept 5
9790 9845 Novosibirsk from Sept 6
13800 Samara.
DWL in Portugese and English to AF from May 20
13650 1900-2000 Trincomalee instead of 15620 kHz. En 1900 / Po 1930
13650 2000-2100 Trincomalee instead of 15205 kHz. En
DWL in Russian to Russia from May 15
15510 1400-1600 Rampisham instead of 15265 kHz.
DWL Swahili to EaAF from May 15
7240 0300-0400 Al Dhabayya instead of 9790 kHz.
(DWL May 20 via Wolfgang Büschel, May 24, dxld yg via DXLD)
** GREECE. Glenn: Right at 0005 UT Monday, the Voice of Greece again
presented its one-hour program, "Greek In Style" with Adriana in
English introducing contemporary and popular old Greek songs. I
reccognized one song in particlar as coming from "Never on Sunday."
The other songs had a lively lilt to them and the entire show was a la
disk-jockey style, until Adriana returned in English to invite us to
next-week's show. Two of the transmitters, 7475 and 9420, were coming
in here with excellent reception; the 15650 transmitter directed to
the Middle East, Indian Ocean, and Australia started out with fair
reception until it faded out. The last song ended abruptly with "edo
Athena, e phoni tis Elladas." At 0105 UT, "Greek Aromas" (Mirodeis
Ellinikes) followed, with a Greek cooking show (John Babbis, MD, UT
May 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
GRÉCIA – Um recomendação para quem gosta de ouvir música grega! Nos
sábados, a emissão da Foni This Heladas (Voice of Greece) que vai ao
ar em 15630 kHz tem regular sintonia, no Brasil, por volta de 2000, no
Tempo Universal. Muita música grega no ar! (Célio Romais, Panorama,
@tividade DX May 24 via DXLD) & many other times (gh)
** GUATEMALA. From band scan for last fortnight --- 4799.7, Radio
Buenas Nuevas, off the air! Logs ~ Pompano Beach, Cedar Key, Boca
Ratón, Clewiston, and Coral Springs. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Pómpano Beach,
Southeast Florida, NRD 535D ~ Drake R8, May 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** HAWAII. AFRTS Pearl: Glenn, I have not heard 6350 on the air for
over two months. 10320 is on around the clock (Brock Whaley, Oahu, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** HONDURAS. From band scan for last fortnight ---
3250.00, Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis 1035; 1100 carrier on before
program. Logs ~ Pompano Beach, Cedar Key, Boca Ratón, Clewiston, and
Coral Springs. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Pómpano Beach, Southeast Florida, May
24, NRD 535D ~ Drake R8, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. Cyclone Aila silences most of AIR Kolkata --- Tropical
Cyclone Aila which passed by Kolkata at 100 kmph speed winds on
25.5.09 at around 0930 UT silenced all the services of All India Radio
Kolkata except its FM service. On 26.5.09 Vividh Bharati on 1323 kHz
was the first to start. Kolkata A 657 kHz which signs on morning at
0025 UT came on air only at 0200. Kolkata B 1008 kHz and External
Service with Nepali 0130-0230 on 594 kHz (Mogra 1000 kHz) were silent.
Kolkata on 4820 kHz could not be logged in the morning transmission
0025-0220 UT. AIR did not make any announcement on air about its
disruption in services. There was only a cursory mention in the local
news bulletin (Supratik Sanatani, Kolkata, May 26, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST) Only 100 km/hr? A gentle breeze (gh, Tornado Alley,
DXLD)
** INDIA. I was watching some DRM recordings on Youtube, and found one
interesting recording of All India Radio in DRM on 9950 kHz. The male
announcer of All India Radio was EXCITED AND BREATHLESS:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmCouIelavE
73 (Dragan Lekic, Serbia, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. MIXED MEDIA: TEN TASKS FOR THE NEW I&B MINISTER - PRADYUMAN
MAHESHWARI
Depending on when you are reading this, the new Information and
Broadcasting Minister would’ve assumed office. Although former
Minister of State Anand Sharma took oath as a minister on Friday along
with others, the I&B portfolio wasn’t allocated among the few
announced on Saturday.. Sharma is tipped to be our man, but you never
know.
India has had some interesting infobroad chiefs. In the 1950s, BV
Keskar banned film music on All India Radio, which led to the huge
popularity of international services of Radio Ceylon and the countdown
show ‘Binaca Geetmala’. Things have improved dramatically since, but
there are many areas that require better thinking. For instance, while
the news space is open for private television channels, it is taboo on
private FM. Similarly, even as international players can run solo with
their advertising and media agencies (who in turn control ad spends)
and non-news television, there’s no way a Forbes or Financial Times or
Fox can enter with wholly-owned India set-ups. Sigh. However, it would
be unfair to say the new minister will maintain a status quo. I am
sure he or she will turn things around. In order to help the respected
mantri have a fruitful innings, I’ve made a list of 10 things I’d like
the ministry to do. Here it goes.
#1: Don’t meddle with the media . . .
http://www.exchange4media.com/e4m/news/fullstory.asp?section_id=8&news_id=34842&tag=30222&pict=1
(via Jaisakthivel, Chennai, India, May 25, dxldyg via DXLD)
** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. Potential web resource for audio
documentary enthusiasts. This website caught my eye while browsing:
http://audiodocumentary.org/
If you enjoy the genre of documentaries on radio, you might enjoy
connecting with the enthusiast(s) behind this site (Richard Cuff /
Allentown, PA USA, swprograms via DXLD) Relaunching June 1; object is
to find audiodox to tell others re (gh, DXLD)
** ISRAEL. Re 9-042: The vague reference to Los Angeles could be
related to the Hotbird satellite transmissions. If nothing has
changed, they are on the same "GBTS1" channel as some other programmes
for Iranian listeners. I understand that the playout is handled by
WRN, so it would be rather London. And the mentioned 250,000 USD
funding is hardly sufficient for a new curtain antenna, so the exact
purpose of this allocation for the transmitter operator remains
unclear. Perhaps it's just for some maintenance, not covered by the
remaining airtime lease (Kai Ludwig, Germany, May 24, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN [and non]. Tnx to improved pre-solstitial conditions from
other worldparts, decent reception of NHKWNRJ is possible without
resorting to Sackville. May 25 at 0523 I ran across English on 11970,
which per Eibi is via FRANCE for Africa; also at 1411 on 11985 direct
from Japan for S Asia, clear unlike // 11705, which was nothing but a
weak pre-echo under Sackville (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. NORTH KOREAN TV RELAY ON INTELSAT 8
I know this is a shortwave mail list, but the guys here that follow
Asian current events and politics may be interested to tune into North
Korean TV following yesterday`s atomic test.
North Korea cannot usually be viewed in Eastern Australia or the
Pacific USA; however at the moment one of the CNN Raw Feeds on
Intelsat 8 is carrying a relay of Korean Central TV. The feed channel
CNN is using often relays broadcasters 24x7 from Asian "hot spots"
back to Atlanta. The relay will most likely be up for at least the
next few days unless other breaking news develops in Asia that takes
precedence over the North Korean story.
North Korea only has television for around 6 hours each evening, at
the moment (midday in Sydney) the KCTV color bars are up. The station
opening time can be a bit variable, yesterday they opened at 6 PM
Sydney Time (0800 UT) though I have seen them open around 0600 UT
previously. 30 min before opening the color bars are replaced by a
Korean Test Pattern and North Korean revolutionary music. At two
minutes to station opening the Radio Korea interval signal tune is
heard.
The feed is in 4:2:2 chroma on 3812 H 14109. The feed circuit you are
looking for is labeled "CNN Hong Kong 179".
Because the feed is in 4:2:2, a regular satellite receiver will not
display the video; however use a PC satellite receiver card with
ProgDVB to watch and/or record with no problems. Most Satellite PVRs
that record transport steams can also be used to record 4:2:2. If you
are using a Satellite PVR simply record the feed transport stream,
transfer the recording to your PC and convert the stream to a
regular .mpg file in VideoReDo or similar program. Cheers, (Mark
Fahey, NSW, May 26, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH. Hi Glenn, Can you recommend a good frequency to hear
North Korea in English? I'm guessing it will be pretty early in the
morning Central time. I'm curious to hear their 'spin' on the
developing nuclear situation there. Thanks (Alan Furst, TX, May 25, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Alan, 1300-1350 UT on 9335, 11710. Repeats at 1500 on same.
Reception varies quite a lot from day to day. Might be better on the
1000 UT broadcast which Eibi lists to SEA 13650u 11735u, LAm 15180u
11710u, if you, unlike me, might be listening at 5 am. 73, (Glenn to
Alan, via DXLD)
** KOREA NORTH [and non]. 11709.9, Voice of Korea, 1240, 5/16/09.
Korean service mixing with Chinese language station. Chinese signal
per various lists could be CNR or one of their jammers, as Taiwan
listed at this time on the frequency. Operatic vocals heard to 1300.
Tuned back at 1314 for English service. Program featured OM & YL
alternating reading news. Mentions of South Korea and Great Leader.
Fair signal (Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, Icom R71A, Wellbrook ALA-
100 Loop, 60 M Dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH [and non]. Dear Glenn, This is Kevin O'Donovan. I'm the
one you were wondering about on KBS World Radio. I am 31 years old and
recently moved to New Mexico from Nebraska. I have been a DXer for
about 25 years and a regular listener of KBS for 18.
From time to time I would write KBSWR with updates - mostly related to
XM/Sirius Satellite Radio since they are on the World Radio Network. A
few months ago I was asked to do a weekly 3-minute segment on their
show related to the radio hobby. The focus of my segments are geared
towards Satellite Radio news, promote alternative ways of listening to
KBSWR (shortwave, internet, mobile, AM/FM affiliates on WRN,
satellite), some amateur radio, and shortwave radio news focused
around India, Pakistan and Bangladesh which is where many of their
listeners are. I try not to focus much on loggings and reports, but I
do open it up for listeners to contribute if they wish.
No, I am not a member of a DX club. I am, however, a licensed amateur
radio operator (KC0NWM) but not in any club right now. I do remember
listening to you when I was young. If I remember right, it was on the
old WRNO station. Take care and keep up the great work. Warm regards,
(Kevin O'Donovan, New Mexico, USA, May 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Tnx for filling in the blanx; must try to catch your segment more
often. Yes WRNO was the first SW station to carry WORLD OF RADIO
(Glenn to Kevin, vi DXLD)
** MADAGASCAR. 5009.94, RTV Malagasy, 0308-0325, May 25, talk in
listed Malagasy. Lite instrumental music. Weak in noisy conditions.
Broadcasting in full AM mode (Brian Alexander, PA, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MEXICO. From band scan for last fortnight ---
4800, Mexico 4800, XERTA, Radio Trans. strong in Florida 1000
Logs ~ Pompano Beach, Cedar Key, Boca Ratón, Clewiston, and Coral
Springs. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Pómpano Beach, Southeast Florida, May 24,
NRD 535D ~ Drake R8, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See GUATEMALA: off the air
** NETHERLANDS [non]. Estimados colegas y amigos: Esta es una noticia
esperada. Me la envió Jaime Báguena desde el País Vasco antes de
regresar a Hilversum. ¡Vuelve Radio Nederland con transmisiones a
Sudamérica en onda corta! Seguidamente el mensaje... Saludos (Rubén
Guillermo Margenet, May 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
Subject: buenas noticias --- Hola Rubén! Saludos desde el País Vasco,
donde estoy terminando de grabar unos reportajes para Cartas @ RN en
busca de los oyentes en la península ibérica y ya casi de regreso para
Holanda.
Te escribo para darte una buena noticia y que acabo de enviar a
Gabriel Iván, David Iurescia y a Adrián Korol. El lunes 1 de junio se
volverá a emitir por onda corta hacia el CONO SUR! No serán las tres
horas que teníamos anres, ni tampoco por los 15315 --- pero por lo
menos tendremos UNA hora diaria. Frecuencia 9495 kHz, vía Guayana
Francesa, 2300-2357 UT y con antena dirigida hacia la Rep.
Argentina. Ojalá puedas compartir esta buena noticia con los amigos
colegas a través de los boletines, listas dx y noticias dx. Muchas
gracias por todo el apoyo recibido y por tu sincera reacción.
Abrazos también de Alfonso. 73 (Jaime Báguena, RN, May 25 via
Margenet, ibid.) As we already heard on their REE interview, but
without the frequency (Guillermo Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
** NETHERLANDS ANTILLES. Every night at 2200 CT [0300 UT] I hear a
national anthem. Not Cuba, Mexico or Canada on 800 kHz. I never am
able to hear it before or after the national anthem but its been
driving me insane trying to figure out who this is (Kevin Redding,
Crump TN, ABDX via DXLD)
Kevin, If it's 800 kHz, it could be PJB Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles.
See if what you're hearing matches this: http://tinyurl.com/p8fb27
It's the "Volkslied" of the Netherlands Antilles.
I did a little more Googling and found a very rough MIDI file for the
national anthem for Bonaire:
http://www.nationalanthems.info/dl.php?file=bnr.mid
Maybe that's what you're hearing ... 73 de (Steve N5WBI Ponder,
Houston TX, ibid.)
What does it sound like? Is this site any use for you?
http://www.national-anthems.net/south_and_north_america/
(Barry :-) Davies, UK, ibid.)
I was in Bonaire back about 8 years ago, and they said that they use
50 kW NDA day usually and use a four tower array with varying patterns
depending on the programming's target audience. I think they're a max
of 100 kW using the array in the manner they have it designed for.
Been there, done that, biked out to the tower site and photographed it
as well. Fun stuff (Ron Gitschier, Palm Coast, FL, ibid.)
** PERU. From band scan for last fortnight ---
3329.53, Ondas del Huallaga, Huánuco, 1000
4746.94, Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, Ayacucho, 1020
4774.9, Radio Tarma, Tarma, 1000
4790.10, Radio Visión, Chiclayo, 0900
[non] 4805, Brasil, Radio Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus, dominant 1000,
doubt if Peru is still there. [But:]
4805, Radio Rasuwilca, 1000 on the 12th of May
4824.49, La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos, very strong signal, 1000 most
local mornings
4826.45, Radio Sicuani, Sicuani, 1000 weaker signal
4835.42, Radio Marañón, Jaen, 1000 strong signal, occasional break in
transmission. Transmitter problems
5039.21, Radio Libertad, Junín, 1000 every morning
5059.2, La Voz de las Huarinjas, Huancabamba, 1000, 0000
5120.4v, Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba, 1000 best in lsb
5460.1, Radio Bolívar, Cd. Bolívar 1000; 0000
Logs ~ Pompano Beach, Cedar Key, Boca Ratón, Clewiston, and Coral
Springs. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Pómpano Beach, Southeast Florida, May 24,
NRD 535D ~ Drake R8, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 9720.02, Radio Victoria, Lima, 0455-0510+, May 24, lite
instrumental music. Spanish religious music. Government mandated
National Anthem at 0501. Lite instrumental music & Spanish talk at
0503:30. Spanish preacher. Weak. Poor with adjacent channel splatter.
Very weak // 6019.34 heard under China Radio Internatioinal via
Sackville 6020 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PORTUGAL. A narração com forte sotaque e a menção de palavras que
aqui no Brasil significam outra coisa simplesmente dificultam ao
ouvinte entender o que a equipe da Antena Um Desporto, da RDP
Internacional, transmite nos finais de semana em ondas curtas para
todo o mundo. Afora isso, há uma mistura de narrações de vários jogos.
Ao ouvinte que não entende de futebol e não acompanhava o campeonato
português fica impossível entender alguma coisa. No sábado, 23, o
colunista tentou acompanhar um pouco do que estava sendo transmitindo
em 15295 kHz, em 19 metros. Precisou muito tempo para descobrir que o
Benfica estava jogando contra o Sporting de Braga, pois a transmissão
era uma salada de frutas. No Brasil, está certa a imprensa do Rio de
Janeiro e de São Paulo que escolhem um único jogo para cobrir e fim de
papo (Célio Romais, Panorama, @tividade DX May 24 via DXLD)
Even the Brazilians have a hard time understanding the sportsuguese on
RDPI (gh, DXLD)
** RUSSIA [and non]. MOLDAVIA, 7285, Voice of Rusia [sic], Kishinev-
Grigoriopol, 0158-0202, escuchada el 25 de mayo en ruso a locutor en
espacio DX, escucho fragmento de Radio Biafra, comentarios de la
emisora, titulares de noticias, SINPO 44444. [you mean in Spanish?]
RUSIA, 7225, Voz de Rusia, 0140-0145, escuchada el 25 de mayo en ruso,
ID “Gosdka Rossii Radio”, “program Cultura”, emisión musical, locutor
con noticias, en paralelo por 7260 y 7285, SINPO 35433
*Nuevo servicio?, frecuencia no listada ni en EiBi, Ni en Aoki, ni en
WRTH (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST) 7225 is our St. Petersburg, ex-7390 starting from
May 20. 73! (Mikhail Timofeyev, Russia, ibid.)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 30410 kHz, BSKSA, 2 x 15205 via [sporadic] E skip,
1655-1718 UT 19/5/09, volatile reception but good peaks (Tim Bucknall,
Mellieha Bay Hotel, Mellieha Bay, Malta, Yupiteru MVT 9000, May 25,
harmonics yg via DXLD)
** SERBIA [non]. 9675, 0043, BOSNIA/SERBIA, International Radio Serbia
from Bijeljina, Bosnia, 250 kW transmitter site fair with long
commentary in English to North America. Best on LSB to avoid Indonesia
9680. Full ident with frequencies, postal & email address at 057 then
off air. Listed 0030-0100 Mon-Sat, 0100-0130 [except!] Sundays. Long
time since I’ve heard this station clearly, 7/5 (Bryan Clark at
Mangawhai, New Zealand, with AOR7030+ and Alpha Delta Sloper, EWEs to
NE and E, plus various 100 metre BOGs to the Americas, May NZ DX Times
via DXLD)
** SEYCHELLES. Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation --- Just a little
tidbit, I tuned into their webstream just at the right time and
happened to hear a song fading out, when the announcer then said "The
time now is exactly 6 am" then went into the national anthem for the
Seychelles. The station doesn't sign off, but they "open up" for the
day, apparently, every weekday at 6 am. -- Sincerely, (Paul B. Walker,
Jr., 0210 UT May 25, IRCA via DXLD) So that was at 0200 UT in the UT
+4 timezone (gh, DXLD)
** SLOVAKIA. 5990, IRRS, 0445-0531*, May 25, tune-in to English
religious talk. Religious music at 0525. Lite guitar music at 0527.
Closing English IRRS ID announcements along with Milano, Italy
address at 0530 sign off. Poor to fair with some adjacent channel
splatter. Audio somewhat muffled. Mon-Thu only (Brian Alexander,
PA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SLOVAKIA. New MW transmitter in Slovakia on 702 kHz --- Slovakia is
slowly returning to medium waves in order to improve reception of
Slovak Radio's Radio Patria - a program for national minorities. New
transmitter is Cizatice in the eastern part of Slovakia (13km NE of
Kosice). Power is 10 kW. Its program schedule should be in parallel
with 1098 kHz (Karel Honzik, CZECHIA, May 23, mwdx yg via DXLD)
** SPAIN. If you hear Spanish on 12040, it is not necessarily the
second harmonic of R. Victoria, Perú, as Yimber Gaviría reported from
Colombia at 0053 May 19. At 0518 May 25 on 12040 I was hearing a
fundamental REE // 6055, while 6020 was drowned by CRI via Sackville.
The Victoria harmonic must axually be on the low side of 12040, as its
fundamental was recently measured by Giampiero Bernardini, Italy,
April 28 at 2330 on 6019.34v, so a harmonic of that would have been on
12038.68v. To confuse matters further, REE Costa Rica relay is also on
6020 at 00-04 and conceivably could produce its own harmonic, but
those would be a satellite-delay apart from Noblejas direct
frequencies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN. 7200, RTVC, Al Fitahab, 0322-0326, escuchada el 19 de mayo
en árabe a locutora con comentarios, referencias a “sudanía”, segmento
de música folclórica local, SINPO 34433 (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot
(Valencia), España, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7200, SRTC, *0235-0305+, May 24, sign on with Qur`an. Arabic talk at
0241. Possible radio-drama at 0243. “Huna Omdurman” IDs. Good signal
(Brian Alexander, PA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7200. RTVC, 0335, 5/24/09. Weaker than Ethiopia. Audio thinner with
less high frequency content. Result was somewhat muddy studio audio.
Extended Arabic talk by OM (Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, Icom R71A,
Wellbrook ALA-100 Loop, 60 M Dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. Bandscanning May 25 at 0514, came upon strange
language on 13840, good signal. Hmmm, PWBR `2009` shows it could be
Palau, or New Zealand. But the answer came only a minute later with
singing ID repeating ``Radio Dabanga`` three or four times, and talk
following was interrupted frequently by stingers. Apparently the
Darfurians are thought to be easily bored by straight talk, which was
certainly not in standard Arabic, or any kind of Arabic I could
recognize. This transmission is 0430-0527, 250 kW, 330 degrees via
Madagascar (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SYRIA. 12085, R. Damascus, 2000, 5/19/09. Audio popped out of the
mud at the TOH. English service listed. Few English words were
recognizable mixed with Arabic. Possible news by YL. Various comments
mixed with music bumpers. Reached fair on peaks but fading by 2014
(Jerry Strawman, Des Moines, IA, Icom R71A, Wellbrook ALA-100 Loop, 60
M Dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. MICHAEL L. KETTER, Pittsburgh
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/obituaries/?mode=view&obit_id=172341
Michael L. Ketter, 48, of Pittsburgh, died Sunday, May 17, 2009.
Beloved husband of Gina (Pitta) Ketter. Son of the late Robert Ketter
and Lorelei Ketter. Brother of Kay Nottis, Sue White and Mary
Ketter-Franklin. Daddy of Merlin, Zoron and Putt-Putt. Michael was a
much-loved program director and on-air radio personality with WBCQ
international short-wave radio station.
In the 1990s, he was operations manager and on-air broadcaster for
WYEP-FM. Michael was a professional photographer as well as composer
of electronic music.
No visitation. Private services to be held in Western New York.
Arrangements by STATHERS FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICES INC., 7400
Irvine St., Pittsburgh, PA 15218, 412-271-7030.
http://www.stathersfuneral.com Family suggests memorial contributions
to Forbes Hospice, 115 S. Neville St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
(from Kracker, Free Radio Weekly May 24 via DXLD) OBIT
** U S A. OBITUARY: MICHAEL L. KETTER / FORMER WYEP OPERATIONS
MANAGER, WBCQ DIRECTOR Aug. 3, 1960 - May 17, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009. By Elham Khatami, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
By age 16, Michael Ketter already had compiled an impressive
photography portfolio while working as official interview photographer
for public radio station WBFO-FM in Buffalo, N.Y. Over the next three
decades, the multitalented man would also become a radio personality
and engineer, musician, composer, and owner of an art gallery called
Eyes in Wilkinsburg.
"He was a true Renaissance man," said Allan Weiner, owner of WBCQ, an
international shortwave radio station in Maine at which Mr. Ketter was
a broadcaster and program director. "He dabbled in all the arts and
was a master in all."
Mr. Ketter died last Sunday of an anoxic brain injury. He was 48.
Mr. Ketter could boast of having created at least eight shows on WBCQ,
centering on everything from music to the politics of the day. "He was
so bright and so talented and such a sweet man," said Mr. Ketter's
wife, Regina.
Mr. Ketter was born and raised in Buffalo. After graduating from high
school, he moved to New York City, where he worked at Olden Camera Co.
and immersed himself in the fast-paced world of fashion photography.
In 1979, Mr. Ketter moved to Pittsburgh to attend The Art Institute
and played in several punk rock bands in the early 1980s.
A mutual friend and a mutual interest in music brought him together
with his wife, then a music student at Duquesne University. "It was a
kind of love-at-first-sight thing," said Ms. Ketter. "A little light
bulb went off in my head and I just knew it."
They married in 1983. In 1987, when radio station WYEP-FM received a
grant to come back to the airwaves, Mr. Ketter worked to help the
station begin anew. He worked as a studio engineer, designing the
studio, selecting and purchasing necessary equipment and training
staff. Mr. Ketter served as operations manager through the 1990s.
"Michael could pretty much figure out any issue that came up
technically," said Rosemary Welsch, Afternoon Mix host and producer at
WYEP. "He was really into the mechanics of things but he was also a
very spiritual person ... very calm, very centered, very focused."
After leaving WYEP, Mr. Ketter worked as an audio engineer at various
non-commercial stations in Pittsburgh, where he had the opportunity to
meet many artists. "His knowledge of music helped him in that way to
know exactly what musicians needed of him," said Ms. Welsch.
Mr. Ketter soon became affiliated with WBCQ, working from his
Pittsburgh home. Under the name Brother X, he produced his own shows
and bought time on the station to broadcast them. Listeners began
tuning in and Mr. Ketter's popularity grew among WBCQ fans, leading
him to become the station's program director in 2001.
"He was one of the best radio people I've ever met in my life and I
have been in broadcasting almost 40 years," said Mr. Weiner, the
station's owner.
Tim Smith, WBCQ station engineer and a close friend, said he and Mr.
Ketter went back and forth between Pittsburgh and Maine, where Mr.
Smith lives, to visit one another with their families. "He always had
a twinkle in his eye and a smile," he said. "He exuded light."
In 2005, Mr. Ketter suffered a severe heart attack while driving,
which left him in a coma for more than three years. "It puts closure
to things but it saddens all of us deeply," Mr. Smith said. "He died
too young. He had a lot left in him and a lot to give."
In addition to his wife, Mr. Ketter is survived by three sisters, Kay
Nottis from Lewisburg, Union County; and Sue White and Mary Ketter-
Franklin, both from Buffalo, N.Y. Services will be private.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Forbes Hospice, 115 S. Neville
St., Pittsburgh 15213. First published on May 24, 2009 at 12:00 am
source: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09144/972417-122.stm
(Post-Gazette website via Larry Will via DXLDYG via DXLD)
** U S A. Programming buummmmmer! For the second time in a row, Radio
Timtron Worldwide on 7415 Kc and the Ultraman Show on 6850 Kc aired at
the same time heard on Saturday night. Last time as recalled, RTW
aired an old repeat hour at 0000 GMT going into Sunday while I tuned
many other frequencies and hooked a catch of Mac Shortwave with an
Ultraman Show. Since RTW was airing a repeat show and all the other
reasons, I later awayed Timmy`s show and docked the Hallicrafter`s
wide passband into 6850 Kc, lying to the attendant at the pier that my
antenna and ground return was less than 40 feet long from bow sprit to
stern.
Tonight, Saturday May 23 going into Sunday 0000 GMT, RTW fired up a
live show that studioed right out of WBCQ. Since the show was live
and announced on Lumpy Gravy, I caught the beginning, went to the
store and back in less than 1/2 hour (racing) and soon swung from
Timmy`s sermon to Ultraman`s (an all Ultraman show). Old man OM
(young feller YF) Ultraman`s monologue was slightly longer than last
week`s but began the Station Operator`s tradition we all try to avoid;
days, hours, or just programs missed on the sick list. Here it was
just seconds. "I got the hiccups".
(next paragraph): Since Ultraman debuted lately on WBCQ (I missed it),
I`m waiting to see if Allan gets his genius cap on and tries to see if
there`s a willandaway to make his next blockbuster programming sunset
in the week and see if he can make a lineup that can feature
something like "WorldOfRadio" right before "theUltramanShow", right
before "Marion`sAttic", and so on. That means that way the Listeners
could suck-in Glenn`s half- hour sermon (a sermon that sticks to a
half an hour!) and hear Kristina listen to all of Marion`s Cowtilla
stories and read Listener Mail for, well, something like, Forever.
Then we stand a chance of listening to a new wet nose Station
Operator announce that he likes his Dad`s Beatles records, this week.
Next time he announces that he likes his Dad`s Hal Roach` Komedie Kids
Victor (records), next time he likes and puts on a record of, "I`m
Married To A Married Man Who`s Married To Me" sung by Dorothy Shay
theParkAvenueHillbilly, next time he likes and puts on a record of "I
Don`t Care" sung by Eva Tanguay theAmericanMaid, next time he tries to
play the melody line on the banjo of a sheet music popularized by
Jeannie Yeamans of the play, "Blue Jeans" fame.
"Blue Jeans" was a melodrama where the villain tied the man on the
buzz saw while while the girl fought him. The story was later changed
into the (poorer) "The Perils Of Pauline" (date spoken, 1918 was when
the series was complete?). Here it`s the girl tied up clunker that the
movies always drips on us. Personally, I`m not going to miss a good
pressure leaker instead about a girl doing the fighting, are you?
TV watchers are discovering in droves that their new satellite dishes
remake themselves into great birdbaths so they can discover their next
good listening habit is a wooden knob away. Their time can be these
good things and topped with being Liquified or Gravy. 73, (Frederic
Jodry, May 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. JAY BENNETT --- He added the short wave audio to the "Yankee
Hotel Foxtrot" cd. He was a SWL and DXer. From a Chicago Sun Times
blog:
Jay Bennett, a rock musician with deep ties to Chicago best known as a
former member of Wilco, died early Sunday morning in downstate Urbana,
where he had been running a recording studio, according to a spokesman
for his family. The singer and multi-instrumentalist was 45 years old.
"Early this morning, Jay died in his sleep and an autopsy is being
performed," said Edward Burch, a friend and musician who collaborated
with Bennett on the 2005 album "The Palace at 4 a.m." "The family is
in mourning and is unavailable for comment at this time."
Born in the Chicago suburb of Rolling Meadows, Bennett began playing
in bands as a teenager. He attended the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign and earned multiple degrees in secondary education,
math and political science. In between, he co-founded the
Replacements-like power-pop band Titanic Love Affair, which released
three albums during the alternative-rock heyday between 1991 and 1996,
when it was dropped from its label.
Bennett was working at a VCR repair shop in Champaign when he was
tapped to join Wilco as it toured in support of its first album,
"A.M." A talented arranger and versatile musician who could play
virtually any instrument he picked up, from mandolin to Mellotron,
Bennett formed a fruitful partnership with Wilco bandleader Jeff
Tweedy. His contributions over a seven-year period were key to the
albums that resulted in the band's national breakthrough, including
"Being There" (1996), "Summerteeth" (1999) and "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot"
(2002).
Relations between Bennett and Tweedy, both painstaking perfectionists,
soured during the latter recording, as documented in the film "I Am
Trying to Break Your Heart," and Bennett left the band. Earlier this
month, Bennett filed a lawsuit against Tweedy for breach of contract
and unpaid artist's royalties, stemming in part from his role in the
film.
In late April, Bennett wrote on his MySpace blog about dealing with
intense pain from a hip injury suffered during a dive from the stage
while playing with Titanic Love Affair. He was preparing to have
surgery, but was concerned about his lack of health insurance.
However, he also was looking forward to finishing his fifth solo
album, "Kicking at the Perfumed Air," at his studio, Pieholden Suites,
named after the song on "Summerteeth" that best encapsulates his
talents as an arranger.
"This whole experience [with the hip pain] has really taught me to
look both inward and outward for support, and I've learned things
about myself that I thought I had completely figured out years ago,"
Bennett wrote. "Family and friends have helped me to keep faith in a
future that will actually be much more carefree than my constricted
present state. I encourage you all to tell me stories of recovery, as
they really do help... All in all, I'm 'in a really good place' right
now; I'm just waiting until I can make it all happen."
Bennett's former bandmates in Wilco are touring in Spain and could not
be reached for comment. But Burch said he had spoken to bassist John
Stirratt, and the band was "broken up" about the news. "He was an
extremely talented musician and a great person, and I'll miss him
terribly," Burch added.
UPDATE: Wilco publicist Deb Bernardini released the following
statement from Tweedy: "We are all deeply saddened by this tragedy. We
will miss Jay as we remember him -- as a truly unique and gifted human
being and one who made welcome and significant contributions to the
band's songs and evolution. Our thoughts go out to his family and
friends in this very difficult time." (via Brock Whaley, HI, May 25,
DXLD) obit
** U S A. WRMI, 9955, UT Monday May 25 at 0526, good reception toward
the end of WORLD OF RADIO 1461, and no jamming audible. I continue to
marvel at WRMI NW antenna reception vs S antenna: May 25 before 1400,
no sign of it, just DentroCuban Jamming Command. After 1400, R. Prague
relay loud and clear, over jamming if any. After 1430 confirmed with
that new infomercial instead of Studio DX for at least three weeks
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7505, WRNO New Orleáns, 0327-0335, escuchada el 19 de mayo
en inglés con emisión de música pop y rap, SINPO 45544 (José Miguel
Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. ESTADOS UNIDOS VIA CHILE – A Rádio Christian Vision
estará no ar, em português, em 15410 kHz, em 19 metros, e também na
Internet, até 30 de junho. A decisão de acabar com as emissões se deu
por dois motivos: cortes de despesas e a dificuldade de conseguir bons
profissionais em Miami para trabalharem na emissora.
Até lá, irão ao ar mais cinco edições inéditas do programa Rádio DX,
em parceria com o DX Clube do Brasil, no seguinte esquema: nas sextas-
feiras, às 15h, na freqüência de 15410 kHz, na faixa de 19 metros.
Também é reprisado no sábado, às 9h, pela mesma freqüência e, nos
domingos, às 18h, também pela mesma freqüência. Também há uma reprise,
às 23h, na hora de Brasília, nos sábados, mas apenas em
http://www.radiocvc.com Ouça e conquiste o QSL da emissora e do
programa! (Célio Romais, Panorama, @tividade DX May 24 via DXLD)
The heading of the Panorama column says all times are UT, but not at
least in this item: add 3 hours for UT (gh, DXLD)
** U S A. WGN-AM'S KATHY AND JUDY SIGNING OFF --- WGN-AM 720 announced
that today marks the end of the Kathy & Judy show after 20 years on
the air (Tribune Alert, via Tim Kridel, May 22, IRCA via DXLD)
** U S A. Noted some things last night and today...
720 Only WGN, and WOR IBOC hiss noted. No Greenland or even a hint of
it. Oh well...
920-WHJJ: Left in 5 kW day mode with IBOC on last night. Second time
noted in the past couple of weeks. Operator error no doubt. Not
intentional
1170-WDIS noted off air. Not surprised. Will note if I see it back on
again.
1290-WRNI, IBOC still off. Hopefully permanently. Both adjacent
stations perfectly listenable. 1290 audio is better, too. Full 10 kHz
bandwidth
1710, Usual Haitian pirate (Brockton, MA?) and unID music underneath
last night. The pirate has a decent signal at maybe a 30 mile distance
(SDR-14, 100' north facing sloper, Craig Healy, Providence, RI, May
23, IRCA via DXLD)
Later: Re: ``1170-WDIS noted off air. Not surprised. Will note if I
see it back on again.``
Back on, sorta. It pops off with modulation. It's there but not
listenable. The audio sounds bubbly and cuts out once or twice a
second. They have an old Harris MW-1 transmitter that has been sick
for years and can't afford to have it repaired or replaced. They also
have a very badly designed antenna system modification that probably
cut their coverage in half. It used stainless steel cable for the feed
which has a fairly high resistance. Much of the transmitter power is
just turned into heat rather than radiating. Don't ever use stainless
steel wire for antennas (Craig Healy, Providence, RI, ibid.)
And somehow, they are able to make some money. It's owned by a
nutbag/weirdo lawyer. Rumour has it he was offered quite a lot of
money for his call letters, "WDIS" by The Mouse. I think he was
offered more money then the station was worth --- and he turned them
DOWN! (Paul Walker, ibid.)
Yes, though the last I knew they only had one employee who ran the
station sign-on to sign-off, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Not
much payroll there. If I had to guess, I'd say that the rental for the
cell phone antennas on the tower provides most of the income.
I've only spoken with him once. Can't form any opinion. I do think he
had some issues which distracted him, so that may have affected the
station management. (shrug)
I did inquire about that some years back to the Radio Disney folks.
They were unaware of that, nor was the guy who operates WDIS. I always
thought it would be a good sale as that callsign doesn't really have
any connection to their area or programming. Based on that, I don't
think there was an offer to buy.
Another quirky thing is they sign off at around 5 pm most of the time,
and earlier if the license requires it. Never stay on in the summer
into the evening. I also think sign-on is at 6 am (Craig Healy,
Providence, RI, ibid.)
WDIS stands for "DIScussion Radio", which is the WDIS licensee, if I'm
correct. It could probably be a decent LOCAL if the technical plant
was cleaned up and they had some real programming on it (Paul Walker,
ibid.)
** URUGUAY. Uruguayan sole active SW BC station by now has gone
inactive again. The carrier was low modulated resulting in unusable
readability as monitored since ends of last year. The announcement
that it was retired for repair was made in last Sat's SODRE's
Radioactividades program. SODRE authorities will keep at least this SW
active (Horacio A. Nigro, Montevideo, Uruguay, May 25, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** VATICAN. Re: is anyone but Greenland 3815 SW broadcasting in Danish
any more? Dear Glenn, Vatican Radio broadcasts in Swedish at 1840 UT
on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The
programme is repeated the next day at 0500.
On Mondays there are frequently contributions in Norwegian. There are
no regular programmes in Danish but Vatican Radio's Swedish Section
has many listeners in Denmark.
I produce a short DX-report which is broadcast as part of the Mail Bag
programme on the first Wednesday of each month. It was begun in 1995
if I remember correctly.
When not broadcasting in Swedish, programmes can be heard in Finnish
and Estonian. Kind regards (Christer Brunström, Halmstad, Sweden, May
21, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA. ULTIMÁTUM CONTRA MEDIOS PRIVADOS; CHÁVEZ INTENTA CALLAR
A VENEZUELA
Hugo Chávez, presidente de Venezuela, sigue acorralando a los medios
de comunicación privados de ese país, al limitarles la libertad de
expresión. [caption] Por brenda martínez
Ados años de haber cancelado la licencia a Radio Caracas Televisión
(RCTV), el presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, se prepara para un
enfrentamiento final con Globovisión, el único canal de televisión
opositor en señal abierta en ese país, confrontación que se agudiza
con los señalamientos del mandatario contra la Prensa al llamarlos
“terroristas” y amenazarlos con hacerlos callar definitivamente.
“Burgueses, pitiyanquis, pónganse a creer en que yo no me atrevo a
cerrar un medio. Pónganse a creer en esos cuentos y se pueden llevar
una sorpresita en cualquier momento. No se equivoquen, están jugando
con fuego, manipulando, incitando al odio, todos los días. Yo solo les
digo, y al pueblo venezolano se lo digo, que eso no va a continuar
así”, manifestó el gobernante a mediados de mayo.
Chávez ha insistido en que algunos medios de comunicación de su país
ejercen el “terrorismo mediático” y la semana última no descartó que
su gobierno tome “una decisión” contra esas empresas. . .
http://www.prensalibre.com/pl/2009/mayo/24/315296.html
(Prensa Libre, Guatemala, via Yimber Gaviría, Colombia, DXLD)
** VIETNAM. VOV INAUGURATES ITS NEW RADIO HOUSE
Along with the inauguration of its new radio house at 58 Quan Su
street, Hanoi, the Voice of Vietnam started terrestrial broadcasting
of its television channel and traffic information radio channel.
At the event, which coincided with activities to celebrate the 119th
birthday of late President Ho Chi Minh, the Hanoi Municipal People’s
Committee mounted a plaque reading ‘Project in Celebration of 1000
years of Thang Long-Hanoi’.
Addressing the inauguration ceremony, VOV Deputy Director General Le
Dinh Dao emphasized that the new modern building marks a new era for
VOV during the country’s process of integration, industrialization and
modernization and lays the foundations for VOV staff to improve their
working style.
Meanwhile, National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Kien commended
VOV for its accessible, concise and in-depth news programmes and its
effective efforts to preserve national cultural identities as well as
to refute distortions and wrong allegations by reactionary forces.
The new radio channel, with 100 cameras placed around Hanoi, can
provide people, especially road users, with information about traffic
congestion and accidents in the city.
VOV now has five radio channels, a TV channel, a news website, and a
newspaper, which cover all political, cultural and social events
inside and outside the country.
Its short wave, medium wave and FM programmes, with a total airtime of
218 hours per day, currently reach 99 percent of the country’s
population. --- from
http://english.vovnews.vn/Home/VOV-inaugurates-its-new-radio-house/20095/104429.vov
(via Arnaldo Slaen, HCDX via DXLD)
{NOTE: unID 1710 is a VERY long thread; next unID is 5050 far below}
UNIDENTIFIED. Re 8-032, 1710 kHz, Russian: Now playing older Russian
pop at 0720 UT. No Radio Rossii LW // available, so I cannot tell if
it is one of those or who? Nice music though. Also audible on the
SPR4, but better on the R8. 73, (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, May 21,
IRCA via DXLD)
I just got an ID at 0805, after several songs including an
instrumental version of "How Great Thou Art". "Raydo [sic] Eiries
(Air-ees) Still in Russian. Who is this? 73, (Martin, ibid.)
Patrick, I just saw your email. I have a very weak signal on 1710 at
0815. It is too weak to ID the language. I have neighbors` plasma TVI
right on 1710 and am using an indoor loop. It loops towards the US
mainland. I can tell you it is not // 180 (just starting to rise) or
the better // 5920. These are both // 7200 right now (Brock Whaley,
Kailua, HI, NRC-AM via DXLD)
Patrick, I do not see any station listed on 1710 in the May WRTH
update, or the March Pacific/Asia log. The signal also loops towards
the inter-mod mess in Honolulu, but is under noise, and running
another radio on 5920, it is not // Radio Rossii. Still in at 0840 UT
(Brock Whaley, Kailua, HI, ibid.)
Thanks. My first thought that it was one of the NE US stations, but I
could not get a peep off any antenna other than the NE EWE, including
the beverage. Later on, a weaker signal showed up on the SW EWE. I am
thinking maybe a FE Russian, as it did not meet the LSR time for
Europe, and it stayed in until I went to bed. There are some
commercial FE stations and maybe someone has started up a new one on
1710, or some pirate. It is not a Radio Rossii or any other Russian I
have heard.
Raydo Eiress (Air-ess), I have never heard. I wonder if something new?
I have never heard a Russian on 1710 before. I have a full 90 minutes
on cassette, with IDs. I will try again tonight. Maybe some others
like Nick, Walt, Steve, etc will give this a shot. But I still have
been leaning on FE Russia, but just a guess (Martin, ibid.)
Pat, Anything is possible but I would think that a FE Russian would be
operating on 1711 (Pete Taylor, Tacoma, WA, ibid.)
Pete, No, it would be 1710, as they are on the 9 kHz plan and 1701 is
used in Australia, so 1710 would be 9 kHz away. With "How Great Thou
Art", there were some religious overtones in the broadcast, but the
rest of the programming seemed older MOR Russian pops. A really nice
format and it peaked nicely at S4-S5 at times (Martin, ibid.)
You can be sure, I will try again tonight! Hopefully others will give
it a shot too. I was hoping when I posted the tip, others would have
been at the dials, but I guess everyone was in bed. If it shows up
again, which I hope, but if it doesn't, I do have 90 minutes on a
cassette to share with anyone that is interested. I can easily burn to
a CD too (Patrick Martin, ibid.)
I wonder if it could be a pirate, very professional sounding for a
pirate though and it had that "Russian station sound". I was
wondering, as there are a lot of Russians in the Puget Sound area.
1590-Seattle broadcasts in Russian. But if a Puget Sound Pirate, I am
sure someone would have reported it by now. 73, (Patrick Martin, IRCA
via DXLD)
I'm picking up a weak signal (talk, could be Russian, but too weak to
be sure) with occasional fade-ups. As this is around 6:30 PM local, no
way that it's FE Russia, I'm afraid. My antenna DF suggests south from
me with max. signal. Puget sound makes sense to me. Assuming they're
still there as it gets dark, I should be able to ID this one. You're
likely listening to a program name. Will check later on, Patrick.
Rather strident talk, that's for sure. Now that's weird; 1640 has the
familiar IBOC signature on Perseus, then it was gone for about 30
seconds at 0141:30 UT, now it's back. Strange! I'm measuring 1710 at
about 1709.984 on the Perseus after calibrating with IBOC 1380 (Walt
Salmaniw, Victoria BC, May 21, ibid.)
Walt, I was wondering about a Puget Sound pirate. Interesting. It
would not be FE Russia at this time. You are right with that. hi.
Well, if NE US has pirates, why not anywhere else? No FCC around
generally. I just checked and the pop music sounds like what I heard
last night, except weaker as it is still daylight as 0155 UT now. It
must be a pirate, probably Puget Sound per the directivity of the NE
EWE (Martin, ibid.)
Very poor reception here, 7:30 p.m., still daylight. Can't tell much
other than someone is talking. Must be fairly good power to be heard
here at all, if in the Puget Sound area (Steve Ratzlaff, NE Oregon,
May 21, ibid.)
Steve, The weak music here sounds much like I heard last night. I
would guess the Puget Sound as there are a lot of Russians in the area
and even 1590 runs Russian (Martin, ibid.)
Steve, I just checked at 1935 local and heard nothing on 1710 here in
northeast Seattle. I didn't use a BFO to check for a carrier, but if I
had to go that far, it'd be pretty weak (Rick Lewis, ibid.)
Hi Rick, The signal is coming up a little, but still light out. They
just put on an upbeat song, 7:56 p.m. Interesting you're not hearing
it at all in the Seattle area, but Walt in Vancouver [sic] BC is.
Maybe it will be a bigger mystery. Lots of fun. :) (Steve Ratzlaff,
NE Oregon, ibid.)
Just barely there at 8:20 pm local. I was hearing non-stop talk a
couple of hours ago. Hopefully things will improve after dark (Walt
Salmaniw, Victoria BC, ibid.)
That's interesting, Rick, as I was getting fair audio up here in
Victoria around 6:30 pm local (almost nil there now, although carrier
isn't bad at 8:20 pm local). So if you're not hearing it in the
Seattle area, and I'm hearing it reasonably OK in Victoria as is
Patrick, where? Perhaps California; plenty of Russians in the San
Francisco/Silicon valley area too (Salmaniw, ibid.)
Nothing being heard about 80 miles north of San Francisco at 0400 UT.
Just to throw another variable into the pirate mix, there is a very
large and significant Russian population in the Sacramento, CA area.
(Bob Coomler, Cloverdale, CA, ibid.)
Walt, Rick, Steve, It is coming in here about like last night/early
this morning, a woman in Russian and music. But it is the best off the
NE EWE, not audible off the Eastern Beverage, poorer off the SW EWE
and weak off the NW EWE (Patrick Martin, OR, ibid.)
The signal comes and goes here; occasionally will fade up for 20
seconds at "6-6.5" level, then down into the mumbling. I hoped it
would get better as it got dark but so far (9:10 p.m.) that hasn't
happened. About the same level as it was at 7:45 p.m., when it did get
a little stronger than earlier in solid daylight. Appears to be a
female or young-sounding male talking/preaching (?), on the fadeups.
I only (barely) hear it on one antenna -- the big terminated corner
loop that's supposed to favor medium wave TAs, but has proven to work
well at the high end of the band in the opposite direction, for 1566
and 1575 Korea and Thailand Pacific TPs. So it could certainly be
hearing signals to the west where Walt and Patrick are hearing this
1710 one much better than I am.
While typing this I was hearing mumblings at the start but the past 5
minutes, nothing at all (9:18 p.m. PDT). Whoops, just got another
fadeup, the higher-pitched voice talking, occasionally at 6.5/poor
level. Just hit 7 level for a few seconds, and the E/W ALA100 loop is
now hearing it, but not as well as the corner loop. It does sound like
a young man with a higher-pitch voice talking/preaching; just cut into
short music interlude, 9:21 p.m, now faded down to nothing again; now
back up for a few seconds, with choral music. 9:26p.m. with more of
vocal music heard, very poor to poor level.
That reminds me of the 1710 pirate I heard several years ago that
seemed to loop to the north, but apparently no one but I heard it, for
several nights in a row, and it was playing more traditional odd 6 MHz
pirate broadcasting stuff. But that was clear and 8-level strength too
(Steve Ratzlaff, NE Oregon, ibid.)
Walt, Rick, Patrick & Steve, I have a moderate carrier and weak
modulation on 1710 kHz currently (0428 [UT]) on the 30" loopstick ICF-
2010, and the signal is not coming from N-S, but almost exactly E-W,
possibly from Tacoma. Will make efforts to boost up the signal with
some of the new loops here. 73, (Gary Drew, WA, ibid.)
Steve, It is a bit weaker now with choral religious music. Interesting
format for a pirate. Funny as I have heard lowpower college stations
(Carrier current) at great distances, Sacramento College and even UT
running 1-2 watts, so who knows what this is. I figured the Puget
Sound, but if Rick is not getting it, then somewhere else in the NW I
would guess. But it probably is quite low power (Patrick Martin,
ibid.)
Gary, Best by far on NE EWE here. Where does the Russian population of
the Puget Sound live? (Patrick Martin, ibid.)
Patrick, Steve and Walt, Only very weak modulation on 1710 kHz here in
Puyallup, about 30 miles south of Seattle, in south Puget Sound. This
is with a 30" loopstick ICF-2010 coupled up to a 4' box loop. I'm very
sure about the E-W bearing though -- it's either from Tacoma, or
something east of here (unlikely). Unfortunately, I'll have to stop
listening for a few hours now. 73, (Gary DeBock, ibid.)
Well, the signal did get better, much better. It's been at 7-8 level
past 5 minutes, with the usual fades, but lowest has been a 7 with
peak of 8 lately. Music interspersed with the same higher-pitched
speaker as I think was before. Of course as I write this, it just
faded down to mumbles again, but only for 10 seconds, then back up but
to 6.5 level. Talking going on right now, 9:45 p.m. Wonder how Pat and
Walt, and anyone else, are hearing it (Steve Ratzlaff, NE Oregon,
ibid.)
Patrick, They are pretty well spread out over Puget Sound, and could
be anywhere from here to North Seattle. 73, (Gary DeBock, ibid.)
Nothing noted (no carrier) here in N Seattle at 2155 PDT (Phil
Bytheway, WA, ibid.)
I'm getting the same thing in Seattle. It sounds like a woman taking
at threshold level, but it's not strong enough to ID the language.
Obviously not a Russian Far East station at this hour, but I'm not
sure what else it could be (Bruce Portzer, ibid.)
I'm in NE Tacoma. There is so much QRN in the house that the HQ-180
and the loops are useless. Outside with the E100 bare, I could detect
some audio - a woman talking in a language I could not determine.
Bearing from my place is about NNE/SSW. I am also getting slop from
the nearby Part 15 Brown's Point Radio station on 1700. I'll be
driving around some in the morning and see if I can catch something.
Meanwhile loopsters, let's zero in on this thing (Pete Taylor, Tacoma,
WA, 12225w 4719n, HQ180 + Kiwa air core loop, ICF2010, DX398; Palomar
loop, SRF-59 & -M37V, Eton E100, ibid.)
Patrick, There's a fair number of Russian immigrants in the Seattle
area. It's actually one of the more common non-English languages I
hear when I'm in stores, etc.
KLFE-1590 carries Russian programs 6 am-10 pm M-F, and KKNW-1150 has a
Russian show 5-7 pm, so we apparently have a fair number of people who
know the language. I'm not sure about the number of Russian speakers
elsewhere in the state (Bruce Portzer, ibid.)
Well, if Pat has it best on his NE EWE, and Gary barely hears it,
close to Seattle area, and I don't hear it at all on my big E/W
longwire, then perhaps it is not so unlikely that it is east of Gary
and not in the Seattle area at all, and is perhaps skipping up to Walt
in Victoria. It's been up and down as before, with decent levels for
short periods, but is mostly still heard on the fade downs. Sometimes
it sounds like children in the background; maybe it's coming from
somebody's home. But is certainly interesting to try to figure out. I
guess Pat has the best signal, so it is probably closest to him. Right
now it's mostly down in the mud, 10:08 p.m. (Steve Ratzlaff, NE
Oregon, ibid.) These local times mixed in = UT -7 (gh)
Here on Bainbridge Island, I get a het that is due north/south, based
on a simple null on a Sony 7600GR and a crate loop - very weak and it
comes and goes, similar to what others are reporting. I haven't heard
any audio. So, if it's west of Gary in Puyallup, by triangulation that
puts it in the Tacoma/Lakewood area. HEY PETE TAYLOR IN TACOMA - GOT
YOUR EARS ON?? (Kevin Satya, Bainbridge Island, WA, ibid.)
Gary, Thanks. Well, it was a thought. But reports from all over Puget
Sound, doesn't seem to pinpoint it. 73, (Patrick Martin, ibid.)
Bruce, Interesting. It doesn't really point to the Puget Sound area
then. The NE EWE still gets it the best (Martin, ibid.)
Where's Dennis Vroom when we need him? He could add a valuable bit of
info on level and direction in the Portland/Vancouver area. The signal
never gets any stronger here than it did before and hasn't hit the
peaks of before. But it fades up for half a minute to weak level, then
down for several minutes into nothing, or mumbling. The hash from 1700
is much worse now that the evening skip is in. And I'm still only
hearing the signal on my "lesser antennas", not the big E/W longwire
or the 400' N/S longwire. 10:32 p.m., it's faded up to poor level at
the moment with vocal music (Steve Ratzlaff, NE Oregon, ibid.)
Steve, No sign of it during the day. Maybe East of Seattle like Yakima
or Wenatchee or even Spokane??? But I would guess an area with a
Russian population. I have 90 minutes on a cassette from 0804 to 0934
UT (Patrick Martin, ibid.)
I have a weak het due south of me from Bainbridge Island: no audio,
but it fades up and down like it does for others. So, if it's west of
Gary, that definitely puts it in the Tacoma/Lakewood area (Kevin
Satya, Bainbridge Island, WA, ibid.)
Really difficult to get a bearing on this as it is fading so
erratically, but assuming it's not out in the Pacific, it seems to be
bearing somewhat east or maybe just a tad north of east from here.
Seems hard to get that to jibe with Gary's observation, though.
(Nick Hall-Patch, Victoria, BC, Canada , ibid.)
Bruce, Then we are back pointing to the Puget Sound area again, hi.
The NE EWE does very well to the NE as KLFE 1590 mixes with KMBD days
and I am less than 50 miles from a strong KMBD. The null is great to
the South. Ferndale under Vancouver on 1550, Blaine on 550 with KOAC,
etc. (Martin, ibid.)
I got called out at 9:00 pm for a delivery and just returned at 10:40
pm (0540 UT). The best antenna I'm using now is the ALA 100 which I
have aimed to the SW/NE. At times it fades up very well (i.e. 0548)
with religious choral music. Then it'll fade down into the mud or
close to it. This style of music, if Russian, would be associated with
Protestant/fundamentalist denominations. Not, for certain, Orthodox or
traditional Russian Orthodox music. Therefore, I suggest that it might
be a Russian Protestant congregation in the Seattle/Tacoma area? Maybe
a look in the phone book might yield something. I agree that it sounds
Russian, but would like to confirm the language with a better quality
clip from someone (mp3 please) (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria BC, ibid.)
Another nice fade-up at 0557 for about 20 or 30 seconds and then down
again. Fair once again at 0602. Wish it'd stay up for a while!
(Salmaniw, ibid.)
Hello 1710 DXers, Have this station at S-9+20 db at times with the
Palstar preamp tuned to 1710 kHz.? Noise level about a S-8 here. Fades
to nothing and rises about every 5 minutes to a decent signal. Hear
only on the NW ewe and not on the N-S slinky or the u-shaped fence
antenna. After I walk the dogs I will connect the Kiwa loop and try
and get a direction (Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek WA, 10 miles North of
Portland, Oregon, ibid.)
Another great fade-up around 0610 with positively Russian programming,
but hard to nail exactly the nature, as it fades down virtually as
quickly as the fade-up which is very rapid. At 0613 seems to be a
sermon. Quite certain, I heard "Vavilon" which means Babylon in
Russian.
Yes a sermon. "Apostoly" and "Vavilon" heard clearly at 0615:30. 1700
is starting to splatter a bit now. Good reception at 0617 with
"Alleluia". Best by far reception at -88 dBm/S6 to S7 level. Actually
not fading down now. Wow, at 0618:30 it's up to S8 to S9. Now how
about an ID!!!! (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria BC, ibid.)
Now is good a signal at 0631 with man in Russian. Going out in the car
and head towards Battle Ground, WA. Has a large Russian population.
Taking the e100 and space magnet. Pat and I used the 97 Tracer to
track down a long wire radio station in Arizona. Be back soon (Dennis
Vroom, ibid.)
Dennis, This is great that Dennis is now involved -- maybe he will
provide the missing link! The signal continues up and down here, good
at times, very similar to what Walt has said about it. I'd like to
stay up and hear what Dennis finds out but it's bedtime for me (just
after midnight here). Good luck! (Steve Ratzlaff, OR, ibid.)
They're playing a choral version of the famous religious hymn "How
Great Thou Art" right now (in presumed Russian), 0717 UT, with
individual solos, decent level for the whole song so far. Hope Dennis
gets some good results (But really must head off to bed) (Steve
Ratzlaff, OR, May 22, IRCA via DXLD)
Steve, Pat, Walt, Just got back from the Battle Ground area and it's
not there. 0725 still on the air with woman talking. A lot of fading,
still peaks at S-9+20 on the NW ewe hook to tuner. Heard on the dog
walk using the e100 placed against a power line support cable. Believe
the station is NW from here, not heard on the fence antenna which
favors NE. Hooked the Kiwa to the R30cc upstairs, but to much noise.
Drawing a NE line from Pat's location and a NW line for my location,
the lines intercept west of Chehalis Washington. A town named Doty.
I thought maybe Longview, but Pat should be able to hear Longview on
his eastern beverage. With just the NW ewe and no preamp tuner the
signal peaks at S-5. S-3 noise level without the tuner. Still with
music at 0735. Maybe take a ride up to Chahalis area Friday night and
check things out? (Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA JRC NRD 545 Ewe NW,
0742 UT May 22, IRCA via DXLD)
Thanks, Dennis for your efforts! I'm up again at 1130 UT, signal is
there, predawn light; 1215, signal is there -- still best on my big
terminated corner loop favoring north (but hears 1566 Korea and 1575
Thailand well too). Heavy splatter from 1700. 1710 has the usual
infrequent fadeup to poor level for 10 seconds then back to nothing or
mumbling. Top of hour came and went, no change in the talking. 1207
had a brief change to some short music, then talking again. Does not
seem like a commercial station. Fadeup to weak, 1220 utc/5:20 a.m.
PDT. Different person talking/preaching now, a man (Steve Ratzlaff,
NE Oregon, ibid.)
Still fading up now and then, with man talking/preaching, well past
sunrise, 1235 UT. ESPN on 1700 still strong, but not splattering now.
(Steve NE Oregon, ibid.)
Steve, I got up late this morning around 1215 UT and the station on
1710 kHz was still on. Briefly at best level last night, faded at
sunrise. Last night the station would rise to level 7 signal then drop
to noise level. Similar to the TIS station from Chief Joseph Dam. Walt
could be right with the station being in the Tacoma area, but I would
think that Gary or Kevin would hear it well? (Dennis Vroom, Salmon
Creek, WA, ibid.)
Another fadeup just now, 1323 UT. Poorer peak signal now as daytime
signals fade. I'm guessing it's more in the NE WA area -- Yakima,
Spokane, Pullman, Walla Walla etc. if I'm still hearing it well after
sunup. Maybe will have to remove turns on my big 6 foot/side LW loop
and retune to 1710 and see if I can get anything (Steve, NE Oregon,
ibid.)
Good work, Dennis. This morning, I'm still hearing them very weakly,
again best with my S facing corner fed loop with weak music at 6:50 am
local, well after LSR (Walt Salmaniw, ibid.)
1300 UT/6 a.m., still there, preaching ended, now music, medium level
at times (Steve NE Oregon, ibid.)
Good Morning All, Currently in broad daylight there is still a strong
carrier on 1710 with a bearing of about 300 degrees (or 120 degrees)
from my Puyallup location, which would place the location exactly in
the direction of downtown Tacoma. Unfortunately, when audio does come
up (weakly), it appears that this may be a previously unnoticed mixing
product from two Tacoma pests, KHHO-850 and KKMO-1360, that escaped
detection until now because of the off-band frequency. There has never
been any Russian audio heard on this signal here, although it is so
weak that the "mixing product" diagnosis is also still unconfirmed.
I'll continue to investigate with the new, serious-sized loops later
today. 73, (Gary DeBock, 1548 UT May 22, IRCA via DXLD)
Dennis, Glad to have you back! Yes, it came in here well at times
again last night. I have 90 minutes on cassette, I can easily dub over
to a CD. I was pretty sure it is Russian. Another possibility would be
a Russian church with a lp transmitter (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR,
ibid.)
Thanks Dennis for all of your work on this! I am wondering too if the
transmitter in question is farther to the East? Wenatchee or Yakima. I
just checked at 1705 UT and at 1005 PDT, I can get a very weak carrier
on 1710 off the NE EWE. That still points to the NE, but Wenatchee or
Spokane would be too far for a lp station, Yakima maybe?, or still
Centralia/Olympia??? (Martin, ibid.)
This morning I drove from home in NE Tacoma through downtown to the
Proctor district and then back up I-5 to Federal Way and then due
West to home again and did not hear anything similar to what Pat
heard. Rather, I heard the additive mixing product of KIRO-710 and
KOMO-1000. Gary, you might want to check the mixing product you
heard; 300 degrees would be pretty much in line with the KOMO/KIRO
transmitter sites.
I thought for sure if I were going to hear Russian that I would do so
in Federal Way because I often hear Russian language-speakers at
Costco and Winco. I don't think there is a nucleus where they all live
but a lot of them seem to have settled in the area. Meanwhile, 1710
was hammered across the Sound on Schuster Drive and at least two miles
East of home by slop from Browns Point Radio-1700, my nearby Part 15
friend. Obviously it has fairly sophisticated audio processing
equipment which is not surprising because the operator works at a
music syndicator in Seattle.
Not sure where to go with this now. It is certainly possible that it
is not 24/7. I will try to get a more precise direction on it tonight
by taking the Palomar loop outside and using it with the 2010.
(Pete Taylor, Tacoma, WA, ibid.)
This pirate (I'm assuming) on 1710 is quite interesting. I have a
suggestion. If any of you in the NW (or elsewhere) have non-DX friends
/ family that live in various parts of Washington state and are
willing, ask them the next time that they are out and about to see
what they are hearing on 1710 on their car radio. If someone is
hearing it on a regular consumer equipment, i.e. a factory radio, say
at high noon, the location should be near them. Just a thought.
73, (Dave in Indy Hascall, ibid.)
1300 UT/6 a.m., still there, preaching ended, now music, medium level
at times (Steve NE Oregon Ratzlaff, ibid.)
Pat, If the Russian station on 1710 was in the Yakima area, your
eastern beverage should be able to receive it? Yakima is a little NE
of Seaside. If I don't go out driving around looking for the station
tonight, I will aim the ewe in the NE direction and see if the signal
improves (Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA, ibid.)
Hi Pete, Thanks for your detailed investigation. It's obvious now that
the 1710 carrier around the Tacoma-Puyallup area is some kind of
mixing product, and not the mystery Russian station that Patrick, Walt
and Steve have been hearing. Your explanation of KOMO-1000 and KIRO-
710 sounds very plausible, since I haven't yet heard enough audio to
clearly identify the station(s). KHHO-850 and KKMO-1360 are the most
obnoxious Tacoma pests here, so I thought they might have been the
culprits. Anyway, at least we now know of another local spurious
mixture, as if we didn't have enough of them already :>) 73, (Gary
DeBock, ibid.)
Dave, That`s a great idea. Hams from the WARTS Net gather at 6:00 PM
PDT on 3970 Lower sideband and members are from all over Washington
and the Pacific Northwest. If a ham on the list would ask them, I'm
sure they would be happy to help (Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA,
ibid.)
Dennis, Yes, you are right there and I also get Spokane on the Eastern
beverage, so it still points to the Puget Sound area (Patrick Martin,
ibid.)
Pete, Thanks for the report. Interesting. No one seems to find a local
signal on this one. I wonder a trip from Centralia to Mt. Vernon would
find it? There may be some small group of Russians in a small town in
Western WA too? (Patrick Martin, ibid.)
Dave & Dennis, Yes, if anyone on the list is an active Ham, then
checking with the net may offer something. Great ideas!!! 73, (Patrick
Martin, ibid.)
I kind of doubt this, as no IDs TOH, but has anyone checked for a //
between 1590 and 1710? I haven't, but it was just a thought as some
image 1590 may be putting out? 73, (Patrick Martin, ibid.)
My niece in Pullman, WA is driving down here for the holiday weekend
either this evening or Saturday morning. I've asked her to tune to
1710 and check for the signal -- that will cover a few parts of
western WA. We hope the signal is 24/7. If not, how many people are up
in the middle of the night to warrant keeping it on. I don't have any
ham transmitting antennas, or I'd certainly check into that net that
Dennis mentioned (Steve Ratzlaff, Elgin, OR (NE Oregon), ibid.)
Hello All, Had a chance to investigate the local Tacoma-Puyallup 1710
kHz carrier with the new 10' box loop here, and it is definitely a
spurious mixture of KIRO-710 and KOMO-1000. It's very weak here in
Puyallup on regular receivers and antennas, though, so it was never
detected previously. Thanks for the suggestion, Pete. 73, (Gary
DeBock, ibid.)
I wondered about that. It's not // to 1590, Patrick (Walt Salmaniw,
ibid.)
Walt, That answers that question. It must be a pirate then. Maybe in
time we will run it down. I wonder if they will QSL??? (Patrick
Martin, ibid.)
Despite heavy continuous local static, the 1710 signal is being heard,
weak/medium at times already, 0408 UT. Talk at present (Steve, NE
Oregon, UT May 23, ibid.)
Not nearly as good tonight compared to last night here in Victoria.
Just the odd snippet of audio at 0436 UT. A lot more atmospheric
crashes too. What's the latest re DF, etc.? Anyone have a summary of
what we know so far? (Walt Salmaniw, ibid.)
Hi Walt, DF and investigation in the south Puget Sound area revealed a
previously unknown mixing product of KIRO-710 and KOMO-1000 right on
1710 kHz, which was apparently responsible for the very weak audio
that Pete and I heard on the frequency. This very weak spur has
nothing to do with the Russian audio on the frequency, but it makes it
tough to chase the Russian-language station on 1710 kHz around the
Puyallup-Tacoma area (and maybe farther north, into Seattle). 73,
(Gary DeBock, ibid.)
[IRCA] Another night with the 1710 west coast signal
The 1710 signal is playing what sounds like more contemporary vocal
music at the moment, 0527 UT. Doesn't sound "religious", though the
words certainly could be, since they're a foreign language to me. Weak
level. Today I modified my new DeBock-designed PVC LW loop (6 feet per
side) to a MW loop that tuned 1710, and moved it down the lane out of
the AC noise field, and just came back from trying it out for 30
minutes. No trace of the 1710 signal at any loop heading. Wherever
this signal is from, I guess it's too weak to be heard here with that
size of tuned loop. It was a fun experiment and I had high hopes I
would hear the signal and be able to get a rough bearing, but it
didn't turn out that way. But I'm back inside now and am hearing it
with the same larger antennas that heard it last night (Steve
Ratzlaff, NE Oregon, ibid.)
Heard here weak tonight too (Patrick Martin, 0545 UT May 23, ibid.)
I have no clues other than the NE EWE gets it the best. With my almost
zero noise level here during the day, I can barely decent a weak
carrier during the day, but nothing usable (Patrick Martin, ibid.)
Thanks Patrick and Gary. Conditions tonight really suck. I can just
barely make out audio; nothing like the good conditions last night.
I'll have to leave it to another night, I suppose! (Walt Salmaniw,
ibid.)
Steve, The signal is stronger now and like before, Russian MOR pop
music. Not a bad signal at S4 now (Patrick Martin, 0612 UT May 23,
ibid.)
Steve, It is quite decent here on peaks S-5 and little noise. It
sounds like it may be some relay of a Russian station. This is not
some "kid" operation. The audio may be off the internet. The station
does sound like a full fledged relay of a Russian station, good
modulation and audio. But where it is, who knows??? But it sure sounds
good. I kind of wish it was local to me as the music format is very
enjoyable (Patrick Martin, 0716 UT, ibid.)
Hi Group, My wife mentioned that she would buy like a new set of
dishes; I suggested we drive to the Factory Outlet Mall in Centralia,
WA about 75 miles North of here. Of course the radio was tuned to 1710
kHz and nothing was heard. On the way back I suggested we head East on
highway 12 and head towards Yakima. Got within 20 miles of Yakima and
nothing heard on 1710. Took the 410 to the 123 and passed Mt. Rainer.
Saw a black bear cross the road and 20' snow drifts at the 5,000' Plus
summit of the highway. Coming back down highway 12 towards I-5 we
almost hit a deer on the highway. It was dark once we got back on
highway 12 headed home, so I thought the 1710 Russian station might be
heard. The two hour drive back home nothing was heard on 1710. Tried
the e100 and space magnet on the 4,000' summit on highway 12 and
nothing on 1710. That was around 7 pm.
Got home at midnight and the 1710 station is in on the slinky antenna
which is in the N-S direction.? Signal fair at best, mostly weak just
above the noise. To late to set the ewe up in the NE direction; will
try this Saturday evening. Hoping someone fines [sic] this station.
Best regards, (Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA, JRC 545 & Slinky
antenna N-S, ibid.)
Thanks so much Dennis!!! Wow, what a drive. I am sure glad you did not
hit the deer and got home safely. OK, it does not look like it is
between Vancouver WA and Seattle, at a guess. So maybe between Seattle
and Bellingham? But I am really wondering where this station is??? It
is still the strongest off the NE EWE. I am guessing the carrier I
barely receive during the day is from this Russian, but since I get no
audio, it is hard to say for sure. But I do get Central WA/BC into AB
with the NE EWE at night too. So maybe the station could be farther NE
of me??? But not too far off to the East, as I don't get it on the
beverage. Interesting (Patrick Martin, ibid.)
That rules out Vancouver to Seattle pretty much, and also towards
Yakima, but maybe Everett North to Bellingham? Maybe even NE into
Wenatchee or even Eastern BC/Central AB, but not too far to the East
as the beverage does not get it. Interesting to say the least. Boy,
did I open up a can of worms reporting the station the other night.
Hi. I was hoping for a FE Russian, but after the reception in the
afternoon/early evening, that quickly got ruled out (Patrick Martin,
ibid.)
Hi Pat/all: I tried for it last night, and had a het on the H-900 whip
but nothing on a Quantum Loop tied into a larger crate loop. Given
that it only appeared on an untuned antenna, I suspected that it was
the KIRO-KOMO mixing product, so I tuned the Quantum Loop base unit to
1000 and 710, and sure enough the het appeared with audio from those
two stations.
So, my guess is that it's not anywhere near the Seattle/Tacoma area,
since I would at least get a weak het on it. What I heard the other
night was probably the mixing product. I'm not that far from Everett
and Bellingham as the crow flies, either, with a water path to them.
(Kevin Satya, Bainbridge Island, WA, ibid.)
This was not strong enough here last night to get a worthwhile null on
the loop. Hopefully better luck tonight (Nick Hall-Patch, Victoria, BC
Canada, ibid.)
Kevin, I wonder if there is a Russian population up in Central BC,
like around Kamloops? That would since connect [sic] with the
directional pattern of the NE EWE. I do get Penticton on 800 like it
was across the street. We are ruling out the I-5 area (Patrick Martin,
ibid.)
I am confident that I heard a female in a foreign language on 1710
Wednesday night while listening on the Eton, bare, outside near the
mailbox, away from all the house noise. Last night I took both the
2010 and the Eton outside with the Palomar loop and got nothing but
KIRO/KOMO, (nearby) KKMO garbage and slop from the nearby
hypermodulated Part 15 station. Inside using the HQ180 and the
Palomar, there was not even anything BFOable.
I was sorry to hear that there was no trace of it down in SW WA
because I had asked my brother-in-law to try to track it on his way
back from Oregon to Silver Lake (I-5 Exit 59). Also, since I didn't
even get a peep last night, I thought perhaps it might be off. In my
delusionary state, I thought perhaps the Yiddish station Brooklyn
could have been skipping in but turned off for the sabbath. I appear
to have exhausted my research resources but am confident it is
trackable. There is no doubt in my mind that Pat will ultimately get
his verie! (Pete Taylor, Tacoma, WA, ibid.)
Thanks for the vote Pete. hi. That is "if" we can figure out where
this is coming from. Maybe I should mass-produce the cassette over to
a CD and send them out by the dozens and get the word out "What is
this?" Hi. It was on last night, but it wasn't until late the signal
improved. After 0900 UT (1 AM [sic: 0900 UT = 2 am PDT or 1 AM PDT =
0800 UT --- gh]) the signal was back to normal. Yes, that is a
female announcer in Russian (Patrick Martin, OR, ibid.)
There are Doukhobors in central/south-eastern BC, but this is a very
old immigration. The main new Russian population is in Vancouver, and
IMHO, running pirates on 1710 is simply not a Canadian thing to do. My
DFing (as primitive as it is) is all to the south. Nick has better
access to DFing than I do, so he might be able to comment further.
Doubt very much Canada (Walt Salmaniw, BC, ibid.)
Pete, I too had very little last night. Not sure whether this was
propagation or if the transmitter wasn't there. I do see the blip
(even now on the Perseus during the day), but this is more likely an
anomaly of my set up, or possibly the KIRO/KOMO mixing product. I'll
check again tonight. Definitely skip, though, with the profound fades.
Brooklyn? I wish! No, it was Christian, so not the Brooklyn station
for certain! (Walt Salmaniw, ibid.)
I can comment from what I heard Thursday night: This is not a local
relay of a Russian (from Russia) station. This is a locally produced
program. I've got a pretty good understanding of the style of Russian
stations, and this simply doesn't fit the mould at all. I agree with
Patrick that it's quite professional sounding, though. My guess is
that it's US produced for Russian recent immigrants to the US (Walt
Salmaniw, ibid.)
Walt, Thanks for your insight as you know the language and have been
tuned in to the Russian stations for a long time. Of course, it was
just a guess with me, not knowing the language. There are so many
programs that are done in many languages in the US these days, it
could be anything. I know on my big dish I get some Russian channels
that are US based (Patrick Martin, ibid.) I
Your DF is to the South and mine to the NE, that still points to the
Puget Sound, unless there is some other area with a Russian
population, off to the West or the East, but it is skip, all right.
(Patrick Martin, ibid.) You can never be sure whom Pat replies to (gh)
Walt, My recALL-PRO has stopped working. I can record off the radio on
microsoft sound recorder and send you a waive file of the Russian
station on 1710. If they are in tonight, I will record them and send
off a waive file to anyone that would like one (Dennis Vroom,
Salmon Creek, WA, ibid.)
Sure Dennis, send me the file, and I'll see if I can decipher anything
more. Patrick tells me that his collection includes a single ID, so
I'll be very interested in listening to it! (Walt Salmaniw, ibid.)
Good evening, Have the ewe in the NE direction at 0313 UT and
receiving a level 4 carrier. Hoping for good reception and have the
sound recorder ready to go. Walt & Kevin requested the waive file.
Sounds like some threshold audio is going through on 1710 kHz at 0316
(Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA, JRC 545 Ewe NE 50 degrees, UT May 24,
ibid.)
While we wait on the west coast for some darkness, try 6925U for some
incredibly strong Pirate radio activity. It's WTCR, or Twentieth
Century Radio. Just ID'd at 0343:30 (Walt Salmaniw, ibid.)
Getting poor/weak audio here occasionally, 0340 UT, talk and music.
Static crashes are very strong but not continuous so far (Steve
Ratzlaff, NE Oregon, R75, big terminated corner loop best for the 1710
signal, ibid.)
Steve, Weak at best here on the NE ewe. A noise level here, about S-8.
(Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA, 0349 UT May 24, ibid.)
Hello Group, Recorded at 0400 UT the Russian speaking station on 1710
kHz. Fair at best. Will leave the NE ewe up a while and then back to
the NW to see if signal improves (Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA,
ibid.)
The direction finding this evening is actually pointing towards
Canada, but the fading is so erratic on this one that I can't really
be certain; it seems to be about 60 degrees (240 degrees seems
unlikely I would think, as there's not much population in the
northwestern tip of the Olympic peninsula, Russian or otherwise).
There really isn't much USA except for Blaine, WA, at 60 degrees from
here. Anybody in the Vancouver area monitoring this? (Nick Hall-Patch,
Victoria, BC Canada, ibid.)
Hearing it here at 0445 UT -- And yes to the fading - If this is,
indeed, within the skip zone, I would not have expected it to be as
close as Blaine. I think I will power up one of my super-modified
E100's and see if I can get a bead on it (Colin Newell, Victoria,
British Columbia, ibid.)
Dennis, Quite listenable here on peaks with nice Russian music a bit
ago. Drake R8, NE EWE (Patrick Martin, 0449 UT May 24, ibid.)
Tonight, my ALA 100 oriented to the SW/NW is giving the strongest
signal, which coincides nicely with what Nick is seeing. I don't get
much out of them until much later in the evening, though (Walt
Salmaniw, ibid.)
Hello Guys, For the first time, I'm trying the new 10' box loop at
night, and it has two weak signals on 1710 kHz at opposite bearings --
the previously discovered KIRO-710 and KOMO-1000 mixing product at 300
degrees, and another weak station in the null of the mixing product at
030 (or 210) degrees, presumably the Russian. Weak male-voiced audio
was heard on this station around 0440 UT, and was not // to either
KIRO or KOMO. Kind of tough to get much audio out of it, though, and
the getting accurate DF with the mixing product on the frequency is a
little tricky. 73, (Gary DeBock, ibid.)
Just a thought, but has anyone checked any of the other stations, FCC
licensed ones, that run Russian programming at the same time they`re
hearing the 1710 signal to see if it's some kind of weirdo mixing
product? I once heard a mixing product on 1230, a very clear signal
from a nearby 1450, and never ever figured out how that came to be!
(Paul Walker, ibid.)
Hello 1710 searchers, From Pat`s location to Steve`s location in NE
Oregon is 291 miles as the crow flies. My location North of Portland,
OR to Walt's location is about 251 miles. That's quite a large area.
The best the signal has been here is "fair" with a lot of fading into
the noise. It has been heard by Steve and myself around 1200 or later
UT. It seems to DXers to the South (Pat, Steve, myself) seem to
receive the signal stronger than others? Tonight the signal was fair a
few times, but mostly down in the noise. Hopefully Colin can hear this
station and add some more information (Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA,
JRC 545 & ewe NW, ibid.)
Right now, 0550 UT, the signal is weak/medium on one of its fadeups,
playing light vocal music (Steve NE Oregon, May 24, ibid.)
0600 UT May 23 [sic; posted 24th], using the Perseus to look in detail
around 1710, I see three fairly significant carriers at 1709.984,
1710.018 and 1710.033. The two higher frequency carriers are best on
easterly beverages, the .984 one isn't showing as much difference but
still better to the east/south east.
So which carrier of these, if any, is the Russian that you guys are
hearing? There is threshold level audio here by 0610-0620 with
1709.984 being the loudest carrier of the group - but strongest on the
150 degree wire, not the 240 degree one. Mostly a man talking, not in
English - at least, not at the very brief times it was loud enough to
discern that.
During our April 25th listening weekend, I recall Nigel and myself
hearing audio on 1710 but only poorly, and not enough to hazard any
guesses or make any notes. At that time it was arriving on the
easterly wires too, so we thought of the east coast unlicensed
stations that are reported here at times. 73 (Don Moman, VE6JY, near
Edmonton, Alberta, ibid.)
Don, Your other carriers better on the beverage must be the pirates in
the Boston MA area. One was logged here several months ago. I think
the one below 1710 is the Russian one here in the NW (Patrick Martin,
ibid.)
Paul, I thought 1590 KLFE Seattle could have been the issue, but Walt
checked it out and 1590 was not // with 1710. I know of no other
Russian stations on A in the NW (Patrick Martin, ibid.)
Walt saw it at 1709.984 a couple of days ago, Don, but right now (1200
UT), I see it clocking in nearer 1709.982 (Nick Hall-Patch, Victoria,
BC Canada, ibid.)
I too am getting it at 1709.982 today, 1255 UT, well into daylight.
Carrier fades up and down in strength, medium to strong at times, when
there is then very poor audio. This is beginning to look like close
enough for (barely) groundwave reception here (Steve NE Oregon, ibid.)
The 1710 signal continues to show a good het, well into daylight, with
little fading now, currently 1304 utc. In the decrease of nighttime
splatter, all the antennas are receiving the het with the N/S longwire
and the TA north-pointed big corner loop the best strength. Traces of
audio now and then. This might indicate it is indeed on during the
daytime and possibly the full 24 hours (Steve NE Oregon, ibid.)
Still getting a decent CW het, 1417 UT but weaker than earlier.
Frequency has shifted a few Hz, 1709.987 (Steve NE Oregon, 24 May,
ibid.)
All I had last night was the mixing product, which bears about due
south of me, with both 710 and 1000 originating on different places on
Vashon Island. Assuming the mystery station is also to the south,
nulling the mixing product to the hear the Russian may mean that I
have to sell my house and move. But hey, if you've got your priorities
in line, you do you crazy things! (Kevin Satya, Bainbridge Island, WA
(for now...), ibid.)
The mystery continues! At 1605 UT, I can see a spike on 1709.990 after
calibration with IBOC 1380 on the Perseus. I don't know whether this
is the same station or a mixing product from Seattle... hmmm (Walt
Salmaniw, ibid.)
I have an Aunt who lives in Port Townsend, Washington and I've asked
her to check on her radios at home at least once during the day and
once at night to see if she gets anything on them. I've also asked her
to check next time she's in the car during the day and the evening. I
know she also goes to Seattle once a week, so this may or may not
help. I don't know when/if she'll do this or if it'll even be useful,
but I didn't think it'd hurt to ask her for help. I'll let you know if
I hear anything back from her (Paul Walker, ibid.)
I think I had the mixing product within a couple of Hertz of 1710,
Walt, and the mystery Russian was drifting up this morning according
to Steve R. Nice and steady carrier (no audio) on the east-west ALA100
at 1920 UT here, so ground wave, but not strong enough to get a
bearing using the indoor box loop. Approximately 1709.989 at present.
(Nick Hall-Patch, Victoria, BC Canada, ibid.)
That was the Russian station. I was able to monitor it until about
1605 UT and the frequency at that time was the same as your frequency.
Wish I could have stayed another couple of hours. Just home again and
checking, 2130 UT, and can't find it (Steve Ratzlaff, NE Oregon,
ibid.)
Hello, Will the Kiwa loop and Space Magnet loop outside tonight with
the Palstar R30cc searching for the 1710 mystery station. Running the
R30cc on a 4.5 ah battery and will also have the Kiwa connected
to a battery too. Hoping for good conditions tonight for some
direction finding of this station (Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA,
2150 UT May 24, ibid.)
Hi Nick, This might be an important bit of information, your hearing
the carrier so late, 1920 UT. Maybe you can continue to check for it
throughout the daytime, if you have the time, and see if it stays all
day or eventually goes away.
I was off to church this morning and couldn't stay around to do that
experiment for myself, here. I'm aurally listening for the carrier,
which was easily heard around 1600 UT, but is not heard when I got
home, around 2100. But noise seems to get higher during the day too,
so I'm not sure if I'm really losing the signal due to it fading away
or because of the higher daytime noise level. But the noise level
should be relatively the same for you too, and if you're continuing to
hear the signal past when I lose it, maybe it's therefore closer to
you (Steve Ratzlaff, ibid.)
I'm keeping an eye on it from time to time over this weekend, and
every time I look, there's a blip there on Perseus. It's measuring
1709.992 at 2313 UT today. Every indication is that this is a 24 hr
operation, and I agree that it's slowly drifting up in frequency (Walt
Salmaniw, ibid.)
I'm finally hearing the carrier once again--I think it's mainly the
noise level has decreased a little from the afternoon, to allow
hearing it again. 0009 utc. It's very weak. (Hearing it aurally with
the 6Hz narrow audio filter switched in.) Appears to be close to
1709.990 (Steve NE Oregon, 0011 UT May 25, ibid.)
The major 1710 pirate stations heard here lately are currently on
1710.011 (French Creole) and 1710.034 (Spanish). There is also a
strong carrier on 1709.973, but I haven't been able to associate any
audio with it. The Lubavitcher station in NYC that formerly owned
1710 here seems to have disappeared (Barry McLarnon VE3JF Ottawa, ON,
ibid.)
1710 West Coast Sunday night --- 0154 UT [May 25]/6:54p.m. PDT [May
24], medium carrier, already getting a little audio now and then
(Steve NE Oregon, ibid.)
Friday through Sunday I was camping in central Washington, north of
Cle Elum (N. Fork of the Teanaway River, 47?24'16.43"N,
120?55'54.70"W), and checked 1710 kHz frequently from Friday sunset
onwards. I brought along the Eton E1, a 10:1 transformer, coax lead-
in, and 100 feet of random wire. I also had a handful of smaller
receivers like the CCrane SWP, Degen DE1103, and Eton E100 (all
stock). I was going to bring along laptops and the Perseus receivers
but at the last moment decided the trip was already complicated
enough, and left them at home.
The signal of 1710 (~1709.99 as best as I could tell on the E1) was
widely variable in signal strength, but the best level was around
local sunset on Friday. When I first tuned in, 1710 was at a fair to
good level with Russian language religious programming, but dropped
quickly to a mere whisper just a couple minutes later. The rest of the
trip they were at threshold level to poor, or sometimes just a
carrier. As others have mentioned it seems to be a 24 hours operation.
I checked occasionally between midnight and sunrise and heard the same
very weak signal and programming.
Using the radios I had on hand which have an internal loopstick (all
but the E1), as best as I can tell the bearing was slightly NNW-SSE
(~345/165 degrees). Yakima is a city on this bearing to the SSE.
However, I don't have a lot of confidence in this due to the weak
signal making DF'ing tough. I wish I had thought of trying one of the
loopstick radios during the brief period of good signal on 1710 at
sunset on Friday (Guy Atkins, Puyallup, WA, 0320 UT May 25, ibid.)
1710 Group, Threshold audio here with the NW ewe at 0327 UT? Have two
loops in the backyard and hoping they can receive the signal (Dennis
Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA, JRC NRD 545 Ewe NW, R30cc Kiwa loop & Space
Magnet, ibid.)
Re: [IRCA] 1710 carriers in Alberta (Nick receives it still 1920 UT)
Unfortunately, I've been doing other things today, Steve, but it's
still good and steady at 0048 UT; sunset isn't for another 3 hours
yet. I'd bet that it is closer to here, Steve, as the antennas here
are nothing like yours, and yet it's still there. I'll maybe do a
narrow band SDR recording of it tomorrow (work day of course) (Nick
Hall-Patch, Victoria, BC, Canada, ibid.)
This carrier is detectable on a 16' x 34' WNW-facing corner-fed loop
antenna. Now in at 0315 UT with threshold audio. There's plenty of T-
storm QRN but there are gaps between crashes (Chris Knight, Fort
Lupton, CO, Drake R8, ibid.)
Hi Guy, Thanks for the report. Here in Puyallup there is a weak mixing
product of KIRO-710 and KOMO-1000 on 1710 kHz at a bearing of around
310 degrees, which makes an accurate DF of the Russian station at
night (which is even weaker) rather tricky. There is no daytime ground
wave carrier of the Russian here like Steve and Walt have noticed,
even on the new 10' box loop -- just the mixing product. Maybe you
will be able to detect two 1710 kHz carriers on your Perseus. If so,
you are welcome to borrow any of the large traveling loops here for
further investigation. 73, (Gary DeBock, ibid.)
Hey Chris: Is it sounding like Russian religious programming? If you
are getting it in Colorado, it might not even be in WA State
necessarily? (Kevin Satya, Bainbridge Island, WA, ibid.)
Hi Kevin, I briefly heard music. No language discernible. The carrier
is very weak, barely detectable most of the time. It sounds like
anything is possible with this one. If some are hearing it in the
daytime (groundwave) it is a good bet that the station is within 50
miles of them. If it was on 530 instead, the groundwave range would be
more like 150 miles (Chris Knight, CO, ibid.)
Mostly in the noise here, has peaked a couple times to nearly fair for
about 30 seconds then back in the noise. Not being heard on either
loop outside. Just the NW ewe. 0446 UT woman in Russian just above the
noise (Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA, JRC 545 Ewe NW, R30cc Kiwa loop
& Space Magnet, May 25, ibid.)
I'm hearing what appears to be two separate audios on 1710 tonight.
And two carriers, the Russian on 1709.986, and a new one on 1710.012.
Both are poor/weak plus there is almost continuous heavy static. 0458
UT (Steve Ratzlaff, NE Oregon, ibid.)
Hello, Finally heard 1710 on the Kiwa loop around 0455 utc. Looped
exactly North-South. Heard a rise on the NW ewe and went outside and
turned the Kiwa North-South and it was there with a fair signal at
times. Going to hop in the car with the R30cc and Space magnet mounted
on the roof with a magnet and head for the country in search of less
noise. Would take the Kiwa, but don't have a fuse control lead for the
battery (Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA, ibid.)
Am hearing the woman in Russian now, 0525 UT, poor/weak. But there's
an echo on it, just a few milliseconds apart, just enough to give an
echo effect. No sign of the now-weaker second signal, though the
carrier is easily heard with narrow audio filter. Chorale music just
began, 0529 UT with the same slight echo. The signal is not as good as
last night, so far. Good luck, Dennis! (Steve Ratzlaff, NE Oregon,
ibid.)
With the tentative 60 degrees from here, that's beginning to look like
the Blaine, WA area, Dennis. Is there no one in the Vancouver, BC area
on the list who could try DFing this? Best wishes, (Nick Hall-Patch,
Victoria, BC Canada, ibid.)
What an incredible mystery this 1710 presents! I'll really look
forward to the solution! Here I'm seeing 4 different signals on my
Perseus at 0613. The dominant signal is the Russian in with weak audio
on 1709.985. The 2nd strongest is on 1709.999, then I'm seeing two
weaker carriers on 1709.980 and 1709.992. There might even be an
imaginary carrier on 1710.006 too. Fair with Russian talk as I get
ready to pull the plug at 0623 UTC tonight. Best direction is on my
south facing broadband loop. Still not as good as it was Thursday
night, though. I take that back. The ALA 100 is far better right now
(aimed SW/NW) (Walt Salmaniw, UT May 25, ibid.)
Nick, I drew a line straight North on my map and it went right through
Blaine, WA. Also went through Lacey, Bremerton, Port Townsend, Oak
Harbor. I have them fair at times tonight, but with a lot of noise.
Nothing on the drive by with the Space magnet on the roof of the car.
The Mexican station was strong on 1700 kHz.
In about 10 days I'll probably will be in the Leavenworth, WA area.
Hope we can ID the location before then. Wonder if there are any
Russian Orthodox churches in Blaine? (Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA,
ibid.)
Dennis, Blaine would be inline with the pattern of the NE EWE as I
have a phase on 550-KOAC giving me KARI Blaine, so it could be in that
area. However Walt has said, it is "skip" for him and I would not
think Blaine would be skip, but groundwave. This is a toughie to tie
down. 73, (Patrick Martin, ibid.)
Pat, I was surprised when I looked at the compass on top of the Kiwa
loop and saw North-South. I checked on line for Russian churches in
Blaine and found none. Signal was fair at times here on the Kiwa and
NW ewe. Mostly the signal was down in the noise. Sure will be happy
when this gets figured out (Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA, ibid.)
They're erratic, but stronger, at night here Patrick. However, they
had a good steady carrier during the day with little fading, so I
suspect they're closer to here than to points further south and east.
(Nick Hall-Patch, Victoria, BC, Canada, ibid.)
Subject: [IRCA] 1710 kHz Man giving speech
Good Morning, No TP's heard this morning. 1710 kHz, man giving speech
or preaching in Russian. Fair signal, better than last night. Fading
was not as bad and signal did not disappear into the noise level that
long. Time was 1222-1228 UT. Sunrise here is 1230 and station is now
weak and fading into the noise level (Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA,
JRC 545 ewe NW, ibid.)
I casually know a ham in the Blaine, WA area; I've just emailed him
requesting his help in checking 1710. We'll see what develops from
that. Signal weak to medium here this morning the past hour. Usual
brief fadeups to decent level, with man with what sounded like
impassioned preaching earlier, then vocal music, 1300 UT. Right now,
1306, woman talking, medium/loud level, about the best I've heard it,
lasted 40 seconds before fading down to poor level (Steve Ratzlaff,
NE Oregon, ibid.)
Wayne McFee, NB6M, in Blaine, WA reports nothing heard on 1710 at 1428
UT. Says he'll try again at other times. (No info on equipment used.)
(Steve Ratzlaff, (I'm hearing the carrier, 1510 UT, 1709.990), ibid.)
Nick, Their signal isn't bad here at all most nights. In fact, I
recorded another hour last night and I now have 2 1/2 hours recorded I
am dubbing to CD later today and will mail off a copy to Walt, or for
that matter, anyone else that wants one. The signal here is quite
decent a lot of the time, but since I don't know Russian, it is hard
to know what the dialog is. I do have the one ID(?) on the first
cassette. But it looks like Blaine is not the QTH either, so the I-5
area N/S looks doubtful as most has been covered, so you are probably
right, East, as the NW EWE the signal is a lot weaker or not there. So
places like Aberdeen is probably out. 73, (Patrick Martin, OR, ibid.)
Dennis, Over here, the NE EWE signal gets the signal the best. No sign
of it on the beverage. Possible North Cenrtral WA at Wenatchee,
Chelan, or somewhere there I guess. But this is sure a mystery. 73,
(Patrick Martin, ibid.)
I fired up my 7030+ with 100' wire on it at Mom's place in Coquitlam
BC (just east of Vancouver about 15km) and got nothing, 1700-1830 PDT
yesterday. Also nothing on the car radio driving home just after that.
ef (Eric Floden, Vancouver BC, ibid.)
My aunt listened to 1710 AM this morning and didn't hear anything from
her Port Townsend, WA location. She said she will check again tonight
after sunset. Sincerely, (Paul B. Walker, Jr., ibid.)
Pat, Guessing the precise direction of your NE ewe and knowing the
North-South direction heard last night on the Kiwa Loop, I have our
patterns crossing at Lacey, WA. My Friday's drive up I-5 to Centralia,
I did not hear anything on 1710 kHz. But that part of the trip was
during daytime and using a car radio. It's quite possible that the
station might have been just outside of the I-5 corridor.
Would it be possible Pat to hook up your loop and give it a try on
1710 kHz. It would be great to get a precise direction from your
location. With Nicks and mine we might be able to find this station?
(Dennis Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA, ibid.)
Hi Dennis, I can give the Sanserino Loop a shot tonight and see what
direction I find. I was thinking of the Olympia area a while ago, as
that area has not been checked as yet. If I get some time in the next
week or so, I may drive to Aberdeen, over to Olympia, and back down I-
5 to Longview and back to the coast. I have a CD of the station going
out tomorrow to Walt. I played a bit of the cassette over my cel phone
to Bill Block and if we knew Russian, it would be easy to understand
the gal. No problem, as it peaks here at S6-S7 and the noise level in
low here, so easy, but I know about 5 or 6 words in Russian and that
is it! 73, (Patrick Martin, OR, ibid.)
Pat, That would be great if you could get a bearing on it. The line on
my map runs just to the East of Olympia. If John Bryant was at his
summer home, we could probably nail this fast. If we have not the
station by early June I can listen on our trip to Leavenworth, Spokane
and Moses Lake. Plan on spending a night at each location (Dennis
Vroom, Salmon Creek, WA, ibid.)
Dennis, I will give it a shot in a while. Hopefully, I can get the
time to make the drive up to Olympia too (Patrick Martin, ibid.)
Dennis, It is much better on the NE EWE and much quieter, but I have
got a bearing on the Sanserino Box loop, basically to the ENE, aimed
South of Olympia, SE of Tacoma. If you keep going straight, you will
hit Wenatchee, up towards Eastern BC. Of course bearing could be off a
few degrees each way, so from the South Sound, up through North
Central WA. Olympia could still be possible. 73, (Patrick Martin,
ibid.) [TO BE CONTINUED, IT SEEMS]
UNIDENTIFIED. Re 9-042, 5050: Hi Glenn, correction needed: the
frequency with the blank carrier was 5050 but I noted military voice
in usb mode. Seemed like EAM messages but very low modulation compared
to carrier level so might be two separate signals on that frequency?
Carrier was S9 at times with fading to S4. Monitoring over a few days
did not reveal any program modulation on this frequency so carrier
origin is an unID to me. It is receivable all day unlike WWCR so could
be a more "local" signal. WWCR on 5070 was about S3-5 in comparison.
Receivers in use: Winradio WR-G313i and RFspace SDR-14 with Datong
indoor active AD370 aerial and Sony 7600GR portable. 73 (Dave G8SZX
Tower, Glenfield, Leicester, UK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7250, IRAN, Voice of the Islamic Republic, May 24, 0520-
0600. According to PWBR this program is called "Voice of Palestine."
At tune-in there was a pleasantly-voiced Muezzin chanting passages
from the Qur'an. Very artfully done. This continued until 0530 when a
man began talking briefly in Arabic, mentioning Palestine twice, and
then there was more Qur'an chanting. At 0555 prayers were recited with
responses from the congregation. OM was talking at 0600 tune out.
Passport says this program airs from 0345 to 0415. Eibi says 0330-0430
(Bruce Barker, Broomall, PA. Equipment: NRD535D and an Alpha Delta dx
sloper antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Bruce, I`m scratching my head over this one. PWBR `2009` on 7250 looks
like 0330-0430 to me, and it says W, which means in the B-season, not
the current A-season.
I am wondering if some of the numbers in this item are wrong? Assuming
they are not, then I`d be surprised if you were hearing anything but
Vatican`s daily Latin Mass, which is what I hear on 7250 at 0530-0600
just about any night. Not much like the Qur`an.
Eibi does show 0330-0430 for the Palestine service in Arabic from
Iran, but the current summer frequencies for that are 9610 and 11875,
and WRTH A-09 update agrees.
I don`t understand why you would think something two hours later on a
different frequency, or the winter frequency, is the same program?
I can`t find anything in current online schedules on 7250 during that
hour except Vatican in English, then Latin. 73, (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
Glenn, I sure hope I didn't report something wrongly; I try to be as
certain as possible before reporting. That said, however, it
definitely was Arabic. As a former monk, I am certain it was not
Latin. I probably should have put 'presumed' because I too pondered
the issue. However, after consulting the schedules and pondering some
more and with no one else to query at that time of day except the
heavens, I just assumed that Iran changed its broadcast time for
summer, without bothering to notify anyone. Not something unheard of
happening in the world of shortwave radio. In checking Eibi, I went
there first looking up the frequency because I only knew I had someone
in Arabic, and there was 7250 with Iran on from 0330 to 0430. I also
considered the possibility that someone was throwing wrong switches
and playing tapes at wrong times in Tehran. If I'm wrong then my ears
are going as well as my eyes because it was most certainly Arabic.
This signal, by the way, was far less than the beauty that Vatican
Radio puts in here every night. I didn't get up in time to check again
this morning but at 06:30 Vatican was on as usual with news in English
to Europe. Maybe it was a one-off anomaly(Bruce Barker, May 25, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9202, a mix from Mossad and a bubble jammer at 0537.
Against whom?????? Nothing at 0702 (Zacharias Liangas, Greece, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) Date? Probably 24 May like the logs before and
after; hope there was not a typo in this frequency as in the next,
Nigeria on 15200 (gh, DXLD)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PUBLICATIONS
++++++++++++
EXOTIC SOUNDS
Loads of old soundbites available at
http://www.mcdxt.it/ExoticSounds.htm
(Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Such as a big collexion of Henrik`s clips of Peruvian SW stations in
the 1990s while he was in Colombia, arranged in frequency order (gh,
DXLD)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING - DAB see AUSTRALIA
++++++++++++++++++++
DIGITAL BROADCASTING - IBOC
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
FCC SEEKS COMMENTS ON FM IBOC POWER INCREASE
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1127A1.txt
Last October the FCC solicited comments on a request to allow FM-IBOC
stations to operate their digital transmitters at 10% of analog power,
compared to the current standard of 1%.
"Joint Parties" (18 station groups holding over 1200 stations and four
equipment manufacturers) filed comments supporting the move and
requesting prompt action.
NPR indicated they were working on a study that would show how much
digital power could increase without interfering with analog
reception. They expect results in September.
The FCC is asking four questions:
- Should the FCC wait for the NPR tests before proceeding?
- Does the record of several experimental operations at 10% digital
power justify increasing digital power to 10%, or a provisional
increase of lesser extent?
- Should the Commission adopt a less-than-across-the-board digital
increase? - should there be standards to protect stations on
first-adjacent channels?
- If a power increase is adopted, should explicit procedures be
adopted to address digital-into-analog interference complaints?
Copies of the request and technical studies are on
http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov//prod/ecfs/comsrch_v2.cgi (MM Docket 99-325)
(Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, May 24, WTFDA via DXLD)
COMMENTS NEEDED ON PROPOSED FM HD RADIO POWER INCREASE
The FCC is requesting comments on specific issues regarding the
proposed +10 dB FM HD Radio (IBOC) power increase. Watch out. For one
thing, the Commission is considering granting power increases before
NPR's detailed interference studies are completed -- the first
comprehensive studies in this field.
The Commission needs to hear from you. The message is: Wait until the
facts are determined before doing anything. Analog FM could suffer
serious and permanent damage by premature HD power increases. There is
short time frame for filing Comments.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1127A1.doc
(CGC Communicator May 25 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- IBOC or DRM
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
GOVERNO QUER RÁDIO DIGITAL NO BRASIL EM 2010
22/05/09 --- O rádio digital deve começar a ser utilizada
comercialmente no Brasil a partir de 2010. A expectativa é que o
governo federal defina a adoção de um modelo até o fim do ano. Nesta
semana, o ministro das Comunicações, Hélio Costa, abriu uma consulta
pública para discutir, dentro de 180 dias, qual será o padrão.
O anúncio foi feito durante o 25º Congresso Nacional da Radiodifusão,
encerrado ontem em Brasília. "O rádio não podia mais ficar analógico
em um mundo digital", comemorou o presidente da Associação Brasileira
das Emissoras de Rádio e Televisão (Abert), Daniel Slaviero. Segundo
ele, a transição de sistema será mais suave e barata do que no caso da
televisão. . . . Fonte: Gazeta do Povo via ADNEWS
http://www.adnews.com.br/eventos.php?id=88610
(via Marcelo Bedene, dxclubepr yg via DXLD) see also BRAZIL
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See also AUSTRALIA; INDIA
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DAB OR DRM
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The ability of MW DRM to travel farther than DAB does not surprise me.
DAB in the UK uses frequencies between 218 and 230 MHz, where the
transmission range is much less (though propagation is much more
predictable) than on medium wave (530 to 1600 kHz, or 0.5 to 1.6 MHz).
I am, however, surprised that "the area covered by the DRM signal was
much bigger than the one covered by analogue AM" on the same medium
wave frequencies. My experience with DRM on shortwave is that the DRM
signal will drop out below a certain signal level, whereas the
corresponding analogue signal is still audible (Kim Andrew Elliott,
kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
"Anyone who thinks digital modulation is viable on frequencies where
propagation is via skywave is a damn fool. Period. End of discussion."
Harry Helms, ABDX, via DX Listening Digest, 19 April 2009. Posted: 25
May 2009 (kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
FCC NIGHTLIGHT AND DTV TRANSITION LIST
There are a few low VHF participating in the "nightlight" program.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1063A2.xls
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-1063A2.doc
Once in a lifetime chance (Bill Frahm, amfmtvdx at qth.net via DXLD)
MONTREAL DTV BANDSCAN
I have put up a Montreal DTV bandscan (what can be seen here under
normal conditions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dehQ8qIuOpM
Hope you like them. 73, (Charles Gauthier, Brossard, QC, 45.464167
North, 73.451944 West, May 25, WTFDA via DXLD)
MOBILE-DTV SERVICES MOVING CLOSER TO REALITY
May 21, 2009 - 12:14:27 PM By Ken Kerschbaumer
The concept of mobile-TV services delivered via over-the-air DTV-
broadcast signals continues to make gains within the ATSC (Advanced
Television Systems Committee). Jay Adrick, Harris Broadcast’s vice
president of Strategic Business Development, discussed the specifics
of what could be an ATSC standard by the end of the year at the SVG
Transmission Forum, held in New York.
“Mobile DTV will be in a trial market — Washington, DC — this fall, as
seven stations have signed up to provide bandwidth,” said Adrick. “We
are also expecting cell-phone-carrier participation and a number of
receiver types to be available.”
In the next couple of weeks, ATSC Mobile DTV (also known as ATSC a153)
is expected to become a proposed standard, and it could become a full,
accepted standard by September.
The advantage of the over-the-air delivery of mobile-TV services is
that it does not take up valuable cellular bandwidth and is infinitely
scalable in terms of users. Most important, it could mean as much as
$2 billion in additional revenues for TV stations and also give the
valuation of all TV stations a boost of upward of $9 billion. With 26
broadcast groups representing 900 TV stations already signed on for
the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC), expect mobile video to come to
a portable device near you sooner rather than later.
“It’s also 100% backwards-compatible for existing spectrum and
transmission services, and the average modulation power ratios are the
same as conventional TV signals, so there is no additional FCC
involvement needed,” explained Adrick. . .
http://tinyurl.com/MobDTVforward
(via CGC Communicator May 25 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD)
RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
+++++++++++++++++++++
WHAT’S THAT RADIO NOISE? Sunday, May 24, 2009
Editor: On the off chance that anyone in St. Helena listens to AM
radio, I’m wondering if the cacophony of interference that blasts
reception into oblivion, as one drives out the south end of town, has
ever been 1) understood, 2) explained, 3) reported, 4) complained of,
or 5) even experienced by someone other than me.
It’s a spectacular and entertaining set of aural assaults, ranging
from that of a giant vacuum cleaner on steroids, to the ocean’s roar,
followed by passing through a swarm of locusts, and occasionally the
coup de grace: a wonderful replica of the gurgle heard when the final
dregs of bathtub water plunge down the drain, only much louder.
This major annoyance continues for about a mile, finally subsiding
just past the Hall winery. I cannot imagine what causes it, although
at times I’ve suspected broadband transmission equipment may be
involved. It renders listening impossible, and I’ve taken to not
turning on my radio until I’m in the clear.
Am I suggesting, or do I expect, any action be taken to remedy the
problem? Of course not; but I must admit I’m curious to find out if
anyone beside me has ever brought the subject up.
--- James Bell, St. Helena [California, that is]
http://www.sthelenastar.com/articles/2009/05/24/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/doc4a14b09c690c1552651932.txt
(via Kevin Redding, TN, ABDX via DXLD)
LOS ANGELES FCC OFFICE -- OUTSTANDING ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Every once in a while, the FCC hits a home run with outstanding
direction finding work leading to an important bust. The Kevin Bondy
case is one of those. The particulars involve a dedicated and
industrious jammer causing willful and repeated interference to the
radio channels licensed to The Oaks Shopping Center in Thousand Oaks,
CA. Wait until you see the details unfold in this case. The proposed
fine is $24,000:
http://www.fcc.gov/eb/FieldNotices/2003/DOC-290813A1.html
(CGC Communicator May 25 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) WQGX752,
POWERLINE COMMUNICATIONS
++++++++++++++++++++++++
PLC EXPOSED FOR THE THREAT IT IS IN BRASIL
Colegas. Nosso colega Daniel, do QTC Brasileiro, me enviou essa
informação sobre o Congresso da ABERT, e com a sua permissão eu estou
repassando:
“””Boa tarde; A poucos instantes recebi um relatório completo sobre o
Congresso da ABERT, de nosso colega Danilo PU4DNP que esteve presente,
realizado em Brasília. Danilo me falou da brilhante intervenção
realizada pelo nosso colega Sérgio Archango PY2ZX que também se fez
presente no evento.
Nosso colega Sérgio PY2ZX rebateu todas as bondades mostradas pelo
Ministro Helio Costa e pela representante da ANATEL sobre o PLC. O
Sérgio alertou aos participantes, todos representantes das grandes
corporações de rádio que operam em ondas curtas, sobre os perigos do
PLC e ainda mostrou gravações realizadas em vídeo e áudio de testes
feitos por Radioamadores, aqui no Brasil, com o PLC.
PARABÉNS aos nossos colegas Sérgio PY2ZX e ao Danilo PU4DNP pela
bravura demostrada e pelo interesse demostrado em defender a causa do
Radioamadorismo Brasileiro.
Cabe ressaltar que NENHUM REPRESENTANTE DA LABRE NACIONAL SE FEZ
PRESENTE AO EVENTO. VAMOS EM FRENTE! Forte 73, Daniel PU6ZAA/
PX6B6152””” 73 (via Jorge Freitas, SWL1023B, May 25, dxclubepr yg via
DXLD)
DX-PEDITIONS
+++++++++++++
REPORTERO de RAFAEL R. RODRIGUEZ DESDE LA ISLA DE SAN ANDRES
GEOGR. COORD. : 12 33' 0" Norte , 81 43' 0" Oeste
Desde hace un par de semanas sentí que me hacía falta playa y sol, y
gracias a unos días libres del trabajo decidí viajar a la Isla de San
Andrés en el Caribe colombiano, que hace parte con Providencia, Santa
Catalina y otros cayos del Departamento de San Andrés. Esta Isla es
parte de Colombia cuando en 1638 fue anexada al virreinato de la Nueva
Granada. Desde 1959 se desarrolla una actividad comercial prolífera en
esta isla debido a que fue declarada "puerto libre" y más
recientemente fue declarada por la Unesco como [sic]
Desde Bogotá se arriba luego de un viaje de 1 hora y 45 minutos; tiene
un excelente infraestructura hotelera y turística que permite
desarrollar cualquier actividad de recreación y descanso que se
quiera. El Archipiélago está situado al noroccidente del territorio
continental colombiano, en el Mar Caribe, entre las coordenadas
extremas de 12* 00' y 16* 30' de latitud norte y los 78* 00' y 82* 00'
de longitud oeste a 480 millas de las costa colombiana.
Quiero aclarar que las siguientes observaciones no hacen parte de un
DX camp como tal, tan solo son escuchas en un viaje de turismo; por
eso mi equipo consistió en mi viejo pero efectivo Sony ICF 7600,
acompañado de la grabadora digital Sony ICD-P320, WRTH 2008 y libreta
de apuntes Una foto de mia con el equipo:
(je, je no es mi mejor angulo!)
Situación AM San Andrés
Como un primer objetivo de este viaje, para mí fue chequear la
situación de la onda media de la Isla: la cual actualmente se traduce
en 4 estaciones, pero que muy pronto serán 5 gracias a una licitación
de adjudicación que hizo el Ministerio de Comunicaciones autorizando
la operación a William Vinasco CH. de la WV Radio a operar la estación
HJR31 en 960 KHz y que ya se encuentra en etapa de montaje.
Así la actualidad radial de la onda media es:
910, HJMY RCN San Andrés; 24 hrs en su mayoría retransmitiendo los 770
kHz desde Bogotá, por algunas horas en la tarde con programación
musical generada localmente. No figura ninguna dirección en el
directorio telefónico 2009. ID: "...Desde San Andrés Isla RCN Radio
910 AM HJMY, la radio de Colombia."
1110, HJPA LA VOZ DE LAS ISLAS; emisora independiente, generando
programación musical y noticiosa localmente. Tiene un horario de
transmisión de 1030 a 0300 UT. La dirección que figura en el
directorio telefónico es: Avenida Los Libertadores No. 3ª-73 of. 204.
Tel. + 57 8 5129138
ID: "Desde San Andrés Isla, corazón del Océano Atlántico; emite su
señal La Voz de las Islas, HJPA 1110 kHz banda AM, La Voz de las
Islas, presencia colombiana en altamar."
1260, HJHU, CARACOL San Andrés; 24 horas retransmitiendo la señal 810
kHz desde Bogotá, no genera ninguna programación local, ni noticiosa o
musical.
1320, HJQI, RADIO LEDA INTERNACIONAL; otra emisora independiente,
llevando programación musical autóctona que es una mezcla de reggae
con sonidos típicamente caribeños. Con algunos magazines producidos
localmente. No figura alguna dirección en el directorio. Presenta
algunos problemas de cortes de energía. ID: "Ésta es Radio Leda
Internacional, L E D A, Leda Internacional, 1320 kHz, HJQI, 10 kW de
potencia en antena; transmitimos desde San Andrés Isla, República de
Colombia. Radio Leda Internacional, una emisora independiente al
servicio de San Andrés, Providencia, Santa Catalina y toda el área del
Caribe; Radio Leda Internacional, la emisora de San Andrés."
Otra actividad que me gusta chequear son los NDB en LW, pero tan solo
pude escuchar el correspondiente a San Andrés, identificado con las
letras S P P operando en los 387 kHz.
Situación FM San Andrés.
La actividad radial en frecuencia modulada del archipiélago, se
traduce en la operación de 7 estaciones, de las cuales solo 2 son de
carácter comercial, 2 estaciones comunitarias y tres de interés
público:
91.5, HKK67, RADIO IMPACTO; emisora comunitaria operada por una
organización evangélica, pero que presenta una programación muy
secular, con amplio programas musicales por estilos.
ID: "Gracias, muchas gracias por estar escuchando siempre Radio
Impacto Estéreo, una emisora comunitaria y cultural al servicio de la
gente, transmitiendo desde San Andrés en frecuencia modulada para todo
el Caribe colombiano, HKK67, Radio Impacto Estéreo, 91.5 la FM, al
servicio de la gente."
94.5, HJA91, MARINA ESTERO; emisora de interés público operada por la
Armada Nacional de Colombia; retransmite en algunas horas programación
producida en Cartagena y Buenaventura. La programación local se reduce
musical Vallenata, presenta también mensajes institucionales del
Ejército y la Armada. ID: "Cadena radial de la Armada, día y noche
navegando en el dial, para llegar a cada parte del territorio
nacional."
Un importante anuncio que hace cada tanto es la promoción a la
frecuencia de 8210.5 kHz en USB como canal para el contacto y
seguridad naval.
97.5, HJSK, TROPICANA ESTEREO; emisora comercial de la cadena del
mismo nombre operada por Caracol; con programación musical de todos
los géneros tropicales, por algunas horas enlazada satelitalmente con
Bogotá.
99.5, HJXP, RTVC; emisora de interés público de la Radio Televisión de
Colombia (antes INRAVISION), con señal desde Bogotá, no tiene ninguna
programación local.
100.5, HJN25, LA MEGA; emisora comercial de la cadena del mismo nombre
operada por RCN; con programación musical de todos los géneros
tropicales, por algunas horas enlazada satelitalmente con Bogotá.
102.5, HKK68, GOOD NEWS RADIO; emisora comunitaria operando desde la
Isla de Providencia con una muy particular programación religiosa en
idioma inglés y en "patois" un dialecto propio de los isleños. ID:
"You are listening 102.5 Good News Radio, God Blessing you."
105.5, RADIO POLICIA NACIONAL; estación de interés público
perteneciente a la cadena radial de la Policía Nacional de Colombia;
con bastantes horas producidas desde Bogotá y enlazada satelitalmente;
localmente con algunas horas de programación musical y presentando
mensajes institucionales.
Ahora un repaso a las escuchas sobre la actividad radial captada de la
zona Centroamericana y del Caribe las horas y fecha corresponden a
tiempo UT.
530, Cuba CM??, Radio Enciclopedia, La Habana? 0220 14-05; presentando
programación cultural y comentarios sobre exposiciones en La Habana.
"Está en sintonía de Enciclopedia. "
560, Panamá, HOH2, RPC Radio, Colón. 2254 12-05; hora: "en RPC son las
5 y 55 minutos", programa Emisión Vespertina. Luego de las 2300 pgm
Planeta Deportivo. (Material promocional recibido de la emisora en
1999)
570, El Salvador. YSYXR, Radio Libertad. San Salvador. 2320 12-05 (ex
Radio Exus) programación musical de baladas en español e inglés.
"estás en Radio Libertad, 570 AM, al ser las 5 y media seguimos con
mas música." Presenta problemas con el audio del micrófono. El 13-05 a
las 2205 con ID: "Y X R, Radio Libertad 5-70 AM, una emisora de cadena
radial YSKL."
{comments posted later on the condig list, via Conexión Digital:
Saludos desde El Salvador. Gracias por compartir tus experiencias DX
en San Andrés. Me llama mucho la atención tu log de los 570 kHz porque
en este momento estoy sintonizando esa frecuencia y sigue siendo una
radio de la corporación Renacer, de hecho en este momento está
retransmitiendo los 870 kHz de Radio Renacer http://www.renace.org
En esta frecuencia suelen retransmitir las radios de dicha
organización católica y suele identificarse cuando tiene programación
propia como 5-70 La Voz del Amor o Radio Exus, hasta donde sé, NO
pertenece a la corporación YSKL http://www.corporacionyskl.com --- sin
embargo ya he escuchado en esta frecuencia la identificación "YXR", y
los problemas de modulación a que te refieres. En El Salvador, las
frecuencias mantienen sus indicativos aún cuando cambien los nombres
de las emisoras o sus propietarios, así que 570 debería ser siempre
YSKT. Creo que esto merece una investigación.
Si tienes grabación de este log te agradecería me lo enviaras o los
subieras a algún sitio, me despierta mucha curiosidad. Muchos Saludos
desde Opico, La Libertad, El Salvador. Humberto Molina (17/5/09)}
{570, Radio Libertad desde Costa Rica --- Hola colegas. Gracias a la
inquietud planteada por el amigo Humberto Molina desde El Salvador por
mi reporte de Radio Libertad como ex-Radio Exus, saqué en "limpio" el
audio y confirmo que se trata de: Radio Libertad, TILR, 570 kHz, lo
que sería ex- Radio La Manuda, según WRTH 2008.
No sé si en el WRTH 2009 ya se encuentra este cambio. Consultado la
página de CANARA (Cámara de la industria radiofónica en Costa Rica)
figura esta emisora y en Google aparecen otras referencias a la misma.
Buen DX Rafael Rodríguez, Bogotá, Colombia (19/5/09)} [WRTH 2009:
todavía Radio Manuda --- gh]
610, Honduras, HRLD, Radio América, Tegucigalpa. 1040 13-05. Programa:
Noticiero al minuto. Con reportes de corresponsales. "desde Puerto
Cortés para Radio América, adelante Tegucigalpa." Al dar la hora:
"Noticiero al minuto de Radio América, las 4 y 49 minutos." Slogan: La
Voz informativa del pueblo, como WRTH 2008.
620, Nicaragua, YNN, Radio Nicaragua. Managua. 0150 16-05 programa:
Cíber-noticias, promo: prevención de la influenza. ID "Año 30 de la
Revolución, Radio Nicaragua, voz de la nación."
630, Panamá, HOJ35, Radio Provincias, Chitre. 0005 13-05 transmisión
deportiva de la final nacional de Béisbol, Panamá Metro vs Los Santos.
"con la señal de más cobertura, Radio Provincias, AM 630, la oficial."
mencionan web http://www.radioprovincias630.com
640, Panamá, HOK22, CPR Radio. Colón. 1622 14-05 Música cumbia
panameña. Al dar la hora "11 con 33 minutos en la mañana, CPR la
primera, 11:33 minutos; 640 AM y 101.5 en breve con la presentación de
nuestro informativo." Promo "24 horas con la música típica, C P R la
primera en los 640 AM."
670, Honduras, HRN, La Voz de Honduras. Tegucigalpa, 1050 15-05,
programa: Diario Matutino. Con noticias locales e informaciones de
corresponsales. "para HRN, la Voz de Honduras desde la costa marítima
y al calor de Caribe hondureño informo." Al dar la hora: "en la Voz de
Honduras, 4:54 minutos, la hora 4:54 minutos."
690, Panamá, HOR43, Radio Veraguas. Santiago. 1035 13-05. Programa:
Orientado al productor. ID: "Veraguas, tierra de patriotas, poetas,
escritores, compositores, gente que trabaja; y una gran emisora, Radio
Veraguas, voz viva de Panamá."
690, Panamá HO??? (pres) Evangelio Vivo. Panamá. 0045 16-05.
Precisamente con transmisión de predicación en vivo. Mencionan Iglesia
casa sobre la roca de Panamá
720, México, XEAVR, Radio Fórmula. Veracruz. 1101 15-05
Retransmitiendo 970 XERFR. Anuncios de Banorte y TV por Cable.
Mencionando web http://www.grupoformula.com.mx Completa ID: "Somos
grupo Fórmulam XERFR 970 AM transmitiendo desde la Ciudad de México
con 50 mil watts de potencia. Desde Avenida Universidad 1273, Colonia
del Valle a toda la República Mexicana y a los Estados Unidos. 970 AM
la Fórmula 1; somos grupo Fórmula."
740, Nicaragua, YNRS, Radio Sandino. Managua. 2240 15-05. Anuncios de
la lotería nacional, luego comentarios locales, ID a las 2259 "YNRS,
Radio Sandino, la S grande; 740 amplitud modulada y 107.5 frecuencia
modulada. La S grande transmite desde Managua, capital de la República
de Nicaragua." Continuó programación musical "la S grande, grande en
música."
750, Panamá, HO??? Radio La Inolvidable. Chitre. 0040 13-05
retransmitiendo la señal de Radio Provincias 630 con la transmisión
del 6to juego de la final del béisbol panameño. Promo de la
transmisión "El béisbol nacional a través de Radio Provincias 630 AM
para Chitre y provincia central; Radio la Inolvidable en los 750 AM y
Radio Avivamiento 1530 AM cubriendo el Palmar, Colón y Darién. Todo el
país, una sola señal con el deporte favorito de los panameños, el
béisbol."
790, México, XERC, Formato 21. Cd. México. 1110 15-05. Noticias
locales del sector turismo, y del descenso económico por la crisis
global. "Irma Lozada Formato 21", "su guía en la gran ciudad Reporte
Vial de Formato 21"
860, Panamá, HOL55, Radio Reforma. Chitre. 2350 14-05. Muchos anuncios
comerciales que patrocinan la transmisión deportiva por la final del
béisbol panameño. "a través de Radio Reforma, la final se oye en
vivo."
890, Cuba, CMDZ, Radio Progreso. Chambas. 0150 13-05. Programa:
Ritmos. Presentado música popular cubana en una sección llamada La
Cueva del Piano Bar. Promo para la emisión de adaptaciones de obras
literarias mundiales al mejor estilo cubano. Luego a las 0240:
"Gracias por mantenerse en nuestra sintonía; vamos a brindarles una
nueva emisión de este su programa Tríos en la Noche, que llega a
ustedes de lunes a viernes a las 10 y 40 por Radio Progreso, la
emisora de la familia cubana." completa ID: "Radio Rrogreso, Cadena
Nacional; la onda de la alegría transmitiendo desde La Habana, Cuba;
primer territorio libre en América." Notada en // 690 Jovellanos y 750
Trinidad.
890, Panamá, HOQ62, Radio Ritmo Estéreo. Chitre. 0000 14-05 música
tropical. ID a través de Jingle "97.5 en FM su señal, en los 890 AM
también la vas a encontrar; Radio Ritmo Estéreo, tan panameña como tú.
Radio Ritmo Estéreo."
900, México, XEW, W Radio, Cd. México. 1110 13-05, noticias locales
sobre la reducción en la producción automotriz, banda de
secuestradores Zodíaco. México unido contra la delincuencia. "que nos
espera en las calles; panorama vial." "Llegamos a la primera pausa en
el hoy x hoy de la mañana; nos esperan 3 horas y 45 minutos de
información, debate, discusión, entrevistas y eso si, música no
violenta, todo eso y más en la edición de hoy por hoy. 51668900 y 0
800 780 14 14 hábleme. W radio, voz y oído de todos, cadena W." Promo
contra la influenza, elecciones voto por el PAN.
Mi primera escucha de esta legendaria radio conocida alguna vez como
La Voz de América Latina, cuyo nombre se reproduce en una cadena de
estaciones operadas por el Grupo Prisa a través de Unión Radio,
propietario de Caracol en Colombia y otras radios en países como
España, Chile, Ecuador y México.
970, Panamá, HOS97, Ondas Centrales. Santiago. 0000 13-05, Anuncio
campaña Hablemos Bien. "una campaña educativa del noticiero el
provinciano de Ondas Centrales y Super Estéreo 99.5." Comerciales de
Supercarnes, hipotecaria metro, Mi Diario, Banco Nacional de Panamá,"
música merengue. "Gracias, Veraguas, por esta gran sintonía, Ondas
Centrales, 970 AM, La Sultana del Aire y Súper Estéreo 99.5, llegando
a sus sentidos."
990, Cuba, CMAP, Radio Guamá. San Luís. 0210 14-05. Saludos y
complacencias musicales. Promo a la Radionovela: Pecados. Mensaje de
apoyo a los 5 retenidos en USA por espionaje. Programa de humor: El
Show del Flaco ID: ``Ésta es Guamá, la señal sonora de la familia
pinareña."
1020, Panamá HO???, (pres), Radio Ancón. Panamá, 1130 15-05 (TC-5).
"Hemos presentado el informativo Al Salir el Sol, un rápido vistazo
informativo, noticias nacionales e internacionales... Al Salir el Sol.
1140, Panamá, HOB49, Radio Panamericana. Panamá. 0115 16-05, música
cumbia panameña en largas tandas. Al dar la hora "8 y 24, ésta es
Panamericana." Promoción actividades artísticas con intérpretes
locales. "Otro evento transmitido por Radio Panamericana".
1150, Cuba, CMKX, Radio Bayamo. Granma. 0018 16-05, Acusando recibo de
correspondencia de oyentes en el programa: Como ninguno. Mencionan
correo electrónico en comoninguno @ rbayamo.icrt.cu Luego con la
programación de actividades culturales para el fin de semana.
1410, Panamá, HOH779, Radio Mensabé. Las Tablas. 1029 15-05 intro al
programa: Amanecer con Cristo en mi Rancho. "El templo manantial de
vida de las iglesias libres de Panamá, se complace en presentar su
programa Amanecer con Cristo en mi Rancho, el programa con sabor a
tierra dentro, con consejos para el hombre de campo, con el poder del
mensaje del evangelio de nuestro señor Jesucristo. Amanecer con Cristo
en mi Rancho llega a ustedes a través de sus emisora amiga Radio
Mensabé." En otros horarios captada con transmisión deportiva o
musical, una de las mejores señales.
(parte de una verificación recibida de esta emisora) [caption]
1530, Panamá, HO???, Radio Avivamiento, Panamá. 0245 15-05. Con
predicación del evangelio y mensajes de prevención contra el A H1 N1.
También captada el 13-05 enlazada con radio provincias 630 y 750, La
inolvidable para transmisión del beisbol.
1540, Bahamas, ZNS1, Radio Bahamas Netw., Nassau. 2320 15-05 "Oldies
15-40 here in Radio Bahamas."
1590, Costa Rica, TILGJ, Radio 16, Grecia. 2340 15-05, Anuncio de
actividades religiosas. Luego con precios de productos agrícolas. Pgm:
Radioperiódico el Arado. Mencionan web http://www.radio16.com Luego
el programa: "16 deportivo"
Escuchas de otras regiones
540, Ecuador, HCFA2, Radio Tropicana. Guayaquil, 1035 15-05 "Somos
Tropicana 540." Programa: Despierta Ecuador
940, USA UnID?? 0214 14-05, noticias deportivas menciona "Fox Sport"
[no doubt WINZ Miami new format --- gh]
1700, USA, KVNS, Brownsville TX, 0158 16-05, música rock. "Classic
rock and roll, only on Radio 1700, K V N S Brownsville in the real
great valley." Luego "KVNS news now." [real great or Rio Grande?]
Observaciones:
La radio de la zona de centroamerica tiene limitados sus horarios de
transmisión; la mayoría cierran hacia las 01 o 02 UT y sus canales son
ocupados por la cadenas cubanas como Radio Reloj y Radio Rebelde que
tienen casi una emisora en cada frecuencia; lo que hace muy difícil es
escuchar algunas otra estaciones.
A pesar de la cercanía de San Andrés con Nicaragua, solo se pueden
escuchar las estaciones más representativas y aun así dejan que desear
en cuanto a la calidad del audio y programación.
Tenía expectativas en sintonizar emisoras de la banda extendida que
operan en esta zona y Estados Unidos, pero no se dejaron escuchar.
Considero que con otro tipo de receptor y antenas en San Andrés se
pueden realizar mejores captaciones; lo mío fue algo en vacaciones.
En los proximos días haré un audio con identificaciones y promos que
estaré colgando en alguna página o enviando a quien lo desee.
Rafaelcoldx @ yahoo.com
Buen DX, Rafael Rodriguez R., Bogotá D.C. - COLOMBIA
(via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD)
ROBERTAS POGORELIS, GUADELOUPE, MEDIUMWAVE-DX, APRIL 2009
Dear Glenn, Hope you’re doing well. Long time since were in touch.
I would like to report on my DX catches in Guadeloupe from 4 to 12
April, during my holiday there. It’s not the first time I’ve taken my
radio with me on my holiday – yet this time the results by far
exceeded any of my previous DX experiences abroad. I mostly limited my
listening to medium wave – yet even here I could hardly manage to
“take control” of the entire band, as I only had limited time to
devote for listening.
What I found very rewarding was the fact that, simply by changing the
direction of my SONY ICF SW-7600GR I was easily able to hear two
different stations on the same frequency without much interference! My
catches ranged from Brazil and Ecuador to the US. I was also very glad
to catch quite a few US stations.
By far the largest number of signals was coming from Puerto Rico (NW
direction) and Venezuela (SW direction). Colombia came next. I also
heard quite a few Caribbean stations, many of which have been bought
or hired by religious organizations.
Hope you find it useful for WOR and other purposes (feel free). Any
comments welcome, especially regarding UNIDs.
Best wishes (Robertas Pogorelis, May 19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
RECEIVER: SONY ICF SW-7600 GR with an inbuilt antenna.
PLACES OF LISTENING:
4/4 (evening), 5/4 (early morning) - Port Louis
5/4 (evening), 6/4 (daytime and evening) - Bis Sainte-Rose
7/4 (evening), 8/4 (morning and evening), 9/4 (morning) - Le Bourg,
Terre-De-Haut
10/4 (evening) - Saint-Claude
11/4 (evening), 12/4 (morning) - Sainte-Anne
I highlighted the details that do not correspond to my WRTH 2007
information, as well as more interesting UNIDs.
[His boldface hiliting here indicated by ****. gh has made some
spelling correxions and added accents, but more significant comments
are added in []. I have not reconfirmed all his IDs with WRTH 2009, or
NRC AM Log 2008-2009, but I have consulted them to help clarify some
things or with unIDs. There may well be some new names or slogans
discovered here, e.g. PR 1600.
Before publishing here, Robetas` original report was reposted by gh on
some other lists, and relevant comments from Dario Monferini, Mark
Connelly, Neil Kazaross and Håkan Sundman have been inserted below in
{braces} --- Glenn Hauser]
BAHAMAS
1540, R. Bahamas (in English). 4/4 2305 UT, SINPO 45344. "Evening
News" program: interview about illegal immigration to Bahamas; another
interview about campaign "Buy Bahamian". Followed by advert of
maternity and injury benefit, a religious conference. Then into
political talk about elections. 2315 UT advert of Texaco scholarships,
a karaoke party, Grocery Island, Jack & Jill dress store. Then into
"Sports Saturday" with Julian Gibson.
BARBADOS
900, Caribbean Broadcasting Company, Barbados. 7/4 0158, SINPO 35444.
Song "What Do You Do to Me" by Charlie Wilson(?), ID as "Caribbean
Broadcasting Company", announcement: "In Barbados the time is 10
o’clock". Followed by BBC Caribbean Report about Jamaican Prime
Minister’s decision to cut his salary, job security, banana import
tariffs, Bahamas company sacking two employees because of their
hairstyle. Time announcement at 0215, followed by song "Rest Your Love
On Me" by Andy Gibb.
9/4 1051, SINPO 22433. Football talk, mention of Liverpool and
"Chelsea", frequency 94.7 FM announced, song containing words "my
happiness". News at the hour, mentioning Bradley Adams International
Airport in Jamaica, Antigua-based company going bankrupt. Mention of
R. St Lucia.
1160, Caribbean R. Lighthouse, Barbados (religious). 7/4 0309, SINPO
34434. Voice of Russia in English? (relay).
9/4 1107, SINPO 44444. BBC News, then at 1111 Bible lesson.
BRAZIL
1100, R. Globo, São Paulo, Brazil. 8/4 0057, SINPO 33333.
12/4 0143, SINPO 24333. Talk in Portuguese about Botafogo, clear ID,
mention of Vasco da Gama.
1200, UNID Brazilian {Probably R. Cultura S. Paulo (DM)}
{Probably ZYH585 Fortaleza which used to dogfight with YVOZ at or
before sunset back when WKOX was either a daytimer or an easily-nulled
weaker station at night. Now along the shore north of Boston WKOX is a
fire-breathing dragon out of the higher powered Newton site that is
only 5 miles inland versus 20 miles for the former Framingham QTH.
1200 is pretty well trashed now around here. — Marc Connelly, MA, NRC}
1220, R. Globo (tentative), São Paulo, Brazil. 5/4 0127, SINPO 23433.
7/4 0140, SINPO 24322 to 24333. [1220 Globo is Rio de Janeiro. Only
Brazilian on frequency unlike almost all other MW channels --- gh]
1510, UNID Brazilian. 8/4 0109, SINPO 23422. Talk in Portuguese. {TOO
MANY POSSIBILITIES (DM)}
COLOMBIA
650, R. Nacional de Colombia, Antena 2, Bogota. 8/4 0111, SINPO 33333
to 34433. Political talk, mention of "partido", "pucha",
"millionarios", Cali, "un equipo". [break in listening] At 0143,
advert of a sandwich shop, Productos Anonio Manon near Texaco petrol
station in Polvorin(?).
9/4 0229, SINPO 33423. Sports talk, advert of Productos Manon.
680, R. Nacional de Colombia. 8/4 0923, SINPO 23322. Clear ID.
690, R. Recuerdos (Colombia). 8/4 0151, SINPO 33423.
730, R. Líder, Colombia. 8/4 0301, SINPO 22433. 8/4 1004, SINPO 54444,
deteriorating to 33433. Latest news related to Iraq, Peru (trial of
Alberto Fujimori), terrorism ("150 kg de peso"), Bolivia (mention of
Evo Morales). Telephone reports, weather. ID as "Radio Líder … de
Bogota".
9/4 0132, SINPO 33333. Clear ID: "A toda hora y en todo lugar – Radio
Líder".
770, RCN (Radio Cadena Nacional), Colombia. 8/4 0934, SINPO 32433.
Clear ID.
910, RCN (Radio Cadena Nacional), Colombia. 6/4 0102, SINPO 32433.
Talk about a military operation involving the US, comparison with the
situation in Palestine.
1000, RDN (Radio Difusora Nacional), Colombia. 10/4 2352, SINPO 33333.
Clear ID.
1060, R. Surcolombiana, Neiva, Colombia (tentative). 11/4 0045, SINPO
23422. Religious program, mention of website amojesus.com, talk about
peace, music, advert of program "Cruzada", preaching [Google helped
with IDing this one].
1200, UNID Colombian (?), talking about guerrilleros. {Probably
http://www.radiosupercali.com/ DM}
1260, Caracol Colombia, 5/4 0129, SINPO 22433. Into "Noche rumba,
noche de alegria", followed by ID. {YES, Station in San Andrés CARACOL
on 1260 kHz from San Andrés
Island, 1 kW (DM)}
CUBA {see http://media-radio.cubasi.cu/ (DM)}
580, R. Rebelde (presumed), Cuba. 6/4 0023, SINPO 23333. Program
"Ventana al mundo".
600, R. Rebelde, Cuba. 8/4 0154, SINPO 23422. Mention of Camagüey,
sports talk, "tradición deportiva de Rebelde".
620, R. Rebelde (Cuba). 9/4 1012, SINPO 35333. ID heard.
710, R. Rebelde (presumed), Cuba. 9/4 0131, SINPO 32322. Mention of
Cuba.
770, UNID Cuba. 8/4 0935, SINPO 32433. Talk about capitalism, mention
of Cuba.
840, R. Rebelde (?), Cuba, 8/4 0254, SINPO 22433. Sports talk, mention
of "equipo de Santiago de Cuba".
910, UNID Cuba. 8/4 0308 SINPO 43433.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC {PLEASE SEE
http://republicadominicana.livio.com/index.php?cid=92 (DM)}
650, R. Universal (presumed), Dominican Rep., 8/4 0145, SINPO 33333.
Talk about saving electricity, football. Advert of a currency exchange
outlet in Santo Domingo. Then into sports talk.
9/4 0138, SINPO ??. Mention of Plaza de Salud, tentative ID as WMVA
(probably wrong), advert of a bank, metion of "todo el país", "Radio
deportiva".
730, R. HIZ, Dominican Republic (tentative). 8/4 0136, SINPO 32433.
Mention of "árabe", "dominicano".
1600, UNID Dominican Rep. (R. Revelación en América??). 7/4 0228,
SINPO 32433. Advert of Premio Computer, mention of República
Dominicana.
1680, R. Senda, Dominican Rep. (religious). 7/4 1014, SINPO 25422.
Religious talk in Spanish.
8/4 0110, SINPO 25422. "Radio Senda presenta…", religious talk.
1700, UNID in Spanish (R. Eternidad, Dominican Rep.??). 8/4 0316,
SINPO 25322. {Radio Eternidad transmite 9 horas de programación en la
frecuencia 1700 AM desde Santo Domingo capital de la República
Dominicana. (DM)}
ECUADOR
990, 8/7 0310 R. Tarqui, SINPO 22322. Hosted by male and female,
mention of "país árabe", Paso Real, Radio Tarqui, "noticias
ecuatorianas", mention of Cuba.
GRENADA
540, Catholic R. (GDM??), Grenada. 12/4 (Easter day) 0900, SINPO 43333
to 44344. Call signs after 0900, Christian song "Bring It Up" followed
by another song, ID as Catholic Radio, GDM(?), address announced at PO
Box 535, St Georges. Followed by song with refrain "Morning has
broken".
12/4 0202, SINPO 45544. BBC World Service news.
12/4 0348, SINPO 34333. Talk about how important hospitality was for
Jesus, song, prayer, host reading a medieval poem by George Feather
(?). BBC World Service program at 0400.
[surely Catholic Radio was a Sunday morning/Easter program, not the
name of the station, or did you mis-hear ``Klassik AM``, the slogan
now used by Grenada Broadcasting Network, GBN? --- gh]
{see http://www.klassicgrenada.com/ (DM)}
1400, Harbour Light R., Grenada (religion in English). 7/4 0237, SINPO
33322 to 44434 (very varying, average 34433). Mention of "Radio
Missionary Service of the Lord Jesus Christ", Grenada, AM and FM
frequencies, 250 watts for the latter, "non-profit service program",
Harbour Light R., telephone 473 37648, email harbourlight@5isles.com
website harbourlightradio.org Request to tune in the next day at
5:53(?) in the morning. National Anthem at 0243. Off air at 0244.
GUADELOUPE
640, R. Guadeloupe. 7/4 0114, SINPO 55555. Talk in French Creole.
GUATEMALA
1570, R. Voz Evangélica de América, Guatemala. 11/4 0125, SINPO 24322.
Clear ID, invitation to have breakfast together on 19 April, mention
of "La Gran Radio Maratón", Mariachi music at 0130, then into program
"Los Comisionados de Cristo".
GUYANA
560, Voice of Guyana (R. City, VOG). 12:04 03:04, SINPO 23322.
Telephone conversation --- some competition related to football,
invitation to "celebrate the spori [story?] of Easter". At 0312 ID as
"Radio City(?), the Voice of Guyana, VOG with Caribbean sound".
Followed by a song.
MEXICO
560, R. La Acerera (tentative). 6/4 0020, SINPO 23422. Talk about
historical events that happened on the day of 5 April (in different
years). Mentioned 5 April 1939, then mention of "Presidente de la
República maestro Rómulo [Díaz de la] Vega, ID as "Radio ….era",
mention of "actualidad informativa".
If this was indeed R. La Acerera, it would be rather strange to
receive this station and not other Mexicans, which are closer to
Guadeloupe. But with radio, you never know.
[this is XEGIK, 1.4/0.25 kW, Monclova, Coahuila well inland, 24h per
WRTH 2009. Yes, Rómulo - Vega was a Mexican president. I don`t see any
other 560 Mexicans ending in ---era, but this is pretty flimsy --- gh]
{see http://laacerera.com/ (DM)} [logo DM sends shows an oil barrel
being poured out --- acerera = oil supplier – gh]
{I really don't think this logging is from XEGIK. I heard them here a
couple times during the fall of 2007 and the ID is "La Acerera" as
listed and never a mention of Radio in the slogan. Also they were
playing norteña type music in the evenings.
Here's from wikipedia: "When General Carrera left the presidency of
the Republic, Rómulo Díaz de la Vega was designated temporary
President by the leaders of the military garrison. His government
lasted 22 days, from September 12 to October 3, 1855."
I very very strongly believe that something other than XEGIK was
heard. 73 KAZ Barrington IL (Neil Kazaross, IRCA via DXLD)}
MONTSERRAT [only FM item herein]
95.5 MHz, 6/4 2354 ZJB Radio, Montserrat. SINPO 45555. Christian
preaching in very emotional voice, containing many inserts "Glory to
God" and Hallelujah, mentioned "This mission of Montserrat", quote
Revelation 4:11. At 2350 song "Worship Him". At 0003 (7/4) mention of
Radio Ministry Bible Ammunition(?), mentioned that there was going to
be no broadcast on Easter Monday, short music. At 0005 invitation to a
press conference on geothermal energy.
NETHERLANDS (non)
940, R. Nederland (via 940 AM, Puerto Rico). 8/4 0308, SINPO 43444.
Talk about political problems in Central America, ID. [see also PR]
PUERTO RICO
550, WPAV. 7/4 0120, SINPO 23333. Clead ID, mention of Natalia,
"doctorcita".
12/4 0402, SINPO 33433. Clear ID. [no, it is WPAB, sounds same]
580, WKAQ 12/4 0328, SINPO 35434. Adverts of Toyota, restaurant,
Agosto cleaning service near Texaco petrol station, ID. 0331 – mention
of "Esquina musical", carretera, responsibilidad, Grado A, 25 de
abril, caballos, telephone conversation.
**** 600 WKAQ (relay??). 7/4 0344, SINPO 33333. Advice by telephone
about domestic violence problems, mention of Armando Valentín, ID.
[600 in PR is WAEL, R. 600, Mayagüez, no connexion with WKAQ-580 in
WRTH 2009. BUT, must be outdated, as in NRC, 600 is now WYEL, and it
is // Radio Reloj, i.e. WKAQ 580 at the other end of the island ---
gh]
630, WUNO NotiUno (Puerto Rico). 8/4 0913, SINPO 32433. "Noticias cada
1 [sic: 10? Cf 910] minutos", advert of a restaurant, Norberto
González bookshop, announcement of a concert on 23 April, announcement
of FM frequency, talk mentioning Peluche and Coquico(?) companies,
later mention of Iraq(?), [break] "policía criminal", "fiscales",
"caso criminal", Siemens, advert, "número de asesinados en Puerto
Rico".
680, Cadena WAPA (****YAPA??), Puerto Rico. 8/4 0923, SINPO 22332. ID:
"Escucha YAPA, cadena de noticias". [may have sounded like Yapa, but
surely it is still WAPA, play on words for ``Guapa``, cute --- gh]
710, WKJB ****R. Isla Preferente (Puerto Rico). 7/4 0953, SINPO 23333.
ID, commercials.
8/4 0931, SINPO 32433. Clear ID, mention of "Departamento de familia",
Puerto Rico. [WRTH has it just as R. Isla, Mayagüez --- gh][see 1320!]
740, WIAC (presumed), Puerto Rico. 6/4 0025, SINPO 34333. Talk in
Spanish about problems of a local school.
760, WORA - NotiUno, Puerto Rico. 8/4 02:43, SINPO 44544. Mention of
"plebiscita", "proyecto".
8/4 0933, SINPO 44544. Talk about Cuba-US relations, mention of Puerto
Rico.
9/4 1016 SINPO 33433 to 43444. Mention of Obama, Puerto Rico,
"sindical". At 1015 – program "La Historia – un informe del tiempo".
12/4 0334, SINPO 33433. "Tema libre" – political discussion about
whether Puerto Ricans want independence from the US, hosted by
Michelangelo (..), "Contacto NotiUno".
810, WKVM, Puerto Rico (presumed) (?). 6/4 0036, SINPO 45444. Mention
of "Radio Isla Precedental"(?), religious program in Spanish, advert
of program "Buena noticia", mention of Buenos Aires, tel. 247-7506,
email ….maestros@yahoo.com, invitation to pray for those ill and
suffering, mention of many family names (Veracruz, Calderón, Martí
Ribera…).
8/4 02:50, SINPO 43433. Mention of Avenida Santa Bonita, mention of
"equipo de Corozal", "equipo de Ballamones".
[this one recently sold to the Catholix; cf 710 and 1320, 1490. I
haven`t figured out or Googled what the word after Isla is ---
Precedental or Preferente or what? --- gh][see 1320!]
{YES IS WKVM CAUSE COROZAL & BALLAMONTES ARE 2 TEAMS of BALONCESTO de
MAYAGUEZ (DM)}
840, WXEW NotiUno, Puerto Rico. 7/4 1002, SINPO 24333. Mention of
González, "proceso legal", avogados, "proceso legislativo".
8/4 0957, SINPO 32433. Talk mentioning "la medicina preventiva",
"departamento de salud", "fiscales", "investigación", "accidente",
lottery talk, ID: "NotiUno de la mañana".
9/4 1019, SINPO 45544. Advert of Farmacia Los Ángeles, ID as "NotiUno
Historia 840".
850 UNID from Puerto Rico [WABA, Waba La Grande, Aguadilla – WRTH]
910, WUNO NotiUno (Puerto Rico). 9/4 1025. "Noticias cada 10 minutos",
advert of funeral services, mention of Baptist church, ID at 1028 as
WUNO.
940, "940 AM", Puerto Rico, with relay of R. Nederland in Spanish.
6/4 0052, SINPO 34433. Talk in Spanish about music, Dutch website
given.
8/4 0308, SINPO 43444. R. Nederland (in Spanish) relay. Talk about
political problems in Central America, ID.
[this is WIPR, PR`s public radio station, which has fallen on hard
times so instead of own programming relays RN a lot --- gh]
1030, WOSO "Radio ****Orto(?)" (in English), Puerto Rico. 6/4 0237,
SINPO 35443. Advert of an office store sale, home drug test. Then a
"pop culture quiz" about a 1971 clip. Song "Running Around" by Elvis.
Hosted by Jerry Brian. [break in listening] At 0252 song "What a
Night". 0257 adverts of window manufacturers, transportation company
and CABI audiovisual equipment. Then ID: "Radio Orto, the news station
you can trust". 0300 into CBS news.
11/4 0001-0101, SINPO 33433. CBS programming. At 0058 – advert of
motorcycle insurance, surfing the web on a cellphone, ID. Larry King
Live at 0100.
[surely they are saying ``Oso`` as in Bear, not Orto. Wiki says the
slogan is Total Radio --- gh]
1140, WQII Once Q, Puerto Rico. 11/4 0127, SINPO 44433. Clear ID,
religious talk.
1170, WLEO Zona Metro del Sur, Puerto Rico. 12/01 0131, SINPO 24322.
Sports talk, ID.
1190, WBMJ Rock R. Network (religious program in English), Puerto
Rico. //1370. 9/4 1030, SINPO 34444. Talk about Easter service at San
Cristóbal, special Easter programming, ID as "Rock Radio Network".
Followed by short song with refrain "Jesus, I love you", then
preaching with quote from John, chapter 7.
1240, R. Oriental, Puerto Rico. 6/4 0312, SINPO 33433. "La noticia…
Radio Oriental... Onda nacional y regional... Puerto Rico". Followed
by a religious song.
7/4 0312, SINPO 45544. Mention of "People’s Television Center", "la
Semana Santa", "el caudillo religioso", Galileo.
0337, SINPO 22433. Advert of "centro comercial", talk about Puerto
Rico beaches in the Holy Week.
1260, Cadena WAPA, Puerto Rico. 6/4 0208, SINPO 34433. Talk about
employment issues, clear ID, mention of Senate and Partido Popular,
happy birthday wishes to Pedro González.
1280, WCMN(?) NotiUno, Puerto Rico. 7/4 00:34, SINPO 35333. Talk about
North Korea and the UN, mention of an event at San Juan convention
center.
7/4 0315, SINPO 34333. Program "Tema libre" – interview with a
renowned political scientist in Puerto Rico, ID. [break in listening]
0335, SINPO 24433. Telephone conversation.
[NRC does show the call as WCMN, in Arecibo --- gh]
1320, WSKN, R. Isla Preferente, Puerto Rico. 9/4 0208, SINPO 34444.
Mention of Puerto Rico, Partido Popular, David Beniel(?), "el gobierno
de Costuno(?)".
9/4 1033, SINPO 45444. Mention of Laguna del Condado(?), San Juan,
"colonizado con corales naturales".
{Puerto Rico on 710, 810, 1320, 1490 – Radio Isla ”Preferente”
Is the slogan simply ”Radio Isla 13-20”? (Håkan Sundman, Helsinki,
NRC-AM via DXLD)}
That makes sense: trece-veinte could be mistaken for preferente (gh)
1370, WIVV Rock R. Network (religious program in English), Puerto
Rico. 9/4 0210, 10:34. SINPO 44444 // 1190 [On Vieques, separate
island --- gh]
1420, WUKQ – relay of WKAQ 580, Puerto Rico. 9/4 1045, SINPO 24333 to
34433. Mention of San Juan.
1450, UNID Puerto Rico (WCPR R. Coamo??) 6/4 0056, SINPO 23322. ID by
song!
1470, WKCK Cumbre, Puerto Rico. 7/4 1026, SINPO 23433. Hosted by male
and female, mention of "El minuto", cooperativa, Victoria, ID as
"Cumbre 1470 AM", advert of a supermarket in Calle 4 de julio, doctor
Sánchez in calle 4 de mayo. Later mention of "cámara de
representacion" of Puerto Rico, telephone conversation with Mr.
Rodríguez Aguilo about library facilities for teachers.
1480, WMDD Puerto Rico, ****"El Caliente". 5/4 0030, SINPO 34433.
Adverts of a pharmacy Santa Teresa in Rio Grande, music website
(…studio.com), cafe offering paellas, beauty salon(?) in Rio Grande.
Then into talk about food recipes, while commenting on some sports
competition (from "primera entrada" to "cuarta entrada", mention of
"pelota"), then advert of "Grupo Egos" and "Medical Professional
Centre" in Calle Barceló. At 0138 game comment continued, St Teresa
pharmacy advert repeated, followed by "Cooperativa de oro" and Richis
Café ads.
7/4 1019, SINPO 45433. Talk about a legislative proposal in the
Congress, mention of Rivera González, ID as "El Caliente 1480",
mention of Rio Grande, "gas solicitado", switching off TV sets.
Possible ID as WMVE or something similar. Then at 1025 talk about the
earthquake in Italy.
9/4 1039, SINPO 44444. Mention of "avodado [abogado? --- gh] de
Pacheco", talk about pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
1490, WDEP R. Isla Preferente, Puerto Rico. 7/4 0307, SINPO 34444.
Mention of "tradición colonial", "el congreso". 0329, SINPO 33422. ID,
mention of "6 de abril", "designar el secretario fiscal
independiente", corruption.
9/4 1044, SINPO 34433. Clear ID.
[cf other logs in the same network and slogan; I am not convinced the
word is preferente; zero google hits on ``Radio Isla Preferente`` ---
gh] [see 1320!]
{see http://www.radioisla1320.com/ yes, they are Intensively
BROADCASTING AGAINST CUBA; CARRY ALSO CNN NEWS. But correct name just
Radio Isla. "preferente" is just a slogan (DM)}
****1500 R. Vi (??), Puerto Rico. 4/4 23:25, SINPO 42333. Mention of
alcalde, Ana Rodríguez, ID, song including words "Por lo menos tú".
[supposedly is WMNT, Radio Atenas, Manatí --- gh]
{see http://www.radioatenas.com/ (DM)}
1520, WSQD R. Voz, Puerto Rico. 5/4 0145, SINPO 43433. ID: "...Puerto
Rico en Caribe... Cadena Radio Voz de Incarnación(?)".
1600, WLUZ Acción 1600, Puerto Rico. 8/4 0316, SINPO 45544. Mention of
DJ Gananil(?), song "Más que no", ID.
1660, WGIT, Puerto Rico (tentative). 11/4 0149, SINPO 25423. Non-stop
Latino songs. {1660 AM, "La Gigante (DM)}
ST KITTS AND NEVIS
555, ZIZ, St Kitts and Nevis. 7/4 0009-0020, SINPO 35443. Cricket talk
by two hosts, mention of Jubilee Stadium opening ceremony, inter-
school championship, SKNS. Later comments on international
competitions, mention of Australia, Pakistan, Manchester United,
Ronaldo rejecting an offer.
820, R. Paradise, Nevis, St. Kitts and Nevis. Religious programs in
English. 8/4 0214, SINPO 44444. Talk about changing people’s lives.
8/4 0252, SINPO 45544. Mention of "Foundation of Jesus Christ", ID,
preaching.
11/4 0049, SINPO 55444. Preaching in a very emotional voice before an
audience, call to worship God. The speaker called testimony services
"lying services" and the audience reacted by laughing. Then the
preacher said, "God has fallen asleep – he works too hard".
895, VON Radio, St Kitts and Nevis. 8/4 1015, SINPO 44544. Advert of a
medical centre and a pharmacy, ferry schedule, "marina... will be
closed on Friday", request to call people who are celebrating,
preaching for children about believing in Jesus, Christian song.
11/4 0142-0206, SINPO 34433. Christian song with refrain "I am glory",
ID: "This is the powerhouse of the Eastern Caribbean, Von Radio".
Followed by another religious song, then another song: "Life, take me
there…to the place…just to make a right selection…take my hand…". At
0157 announcement related to Easter Weekend. Followed by song "We’re
Family", followed by another song with refrain "I wanna be more".
****ST LUCIA
700, R. St Lucia, in English, with UN Radio relayed. 7/4 0142, SINPO
35444 to 45544. Talk about minimizing HIV infection risks, mention of
World Music Festival and interview with a bishop on whether Catholics
can take part in it during the Holy Week. Then mention of alleged rape
of a 7-year-old girl. ID as Radio St Lucia, time announcement at 0145,
program ad (mention of a voucher, NBC?). From 0146 – United Nations
Radio program.
[Surely this is NBC St. Vincent. Would hardly expect them to relay
station from another country. I asked Robertas about this and he
replied: ``As for 700 - yes, I'm sure it was Radio St Lucia (perhaps a
relay via St Vincent? But I received St Lucia here on several
different days).`` --- gh] {see http://www.nbcsvg.com/ (DM) }
ST MAARTEN
1300, PJD-2, Voice of St Maarten. 6/4 0215, SINPO 45434. ID, song
Wildflower" by Skylark, then more songs. [break in listening] Song
"Somewhere Down the Road" at 0247.
6/4 1258, SINPO 45444. Advert of KSD sandwich bar, pain relief
medicine(?), burglary insurance ENYA. Mention of programme "Living
Libraries" coming after news. BBC news 1300-1306. At 1306 ID as "Voice
of St Maarten, PJD-2", with studios in Philipsburg. Followed by ads of
a building materials dealer, clothes store sale, lunch bar "Carls &
Sons", septic service(?), Ian Ball Easter weekend celebration, police
career, vitamin discounts, Caribbean image centre.
****TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (?)
730, Trinidad?? 7/4 0350, SINPO 34333. Telephone conversations,
religious talk including phrases "Praise God", mention of a planned
church service in San Fernando on Sunday 19 April, next services on 24
May in Guyana, Grenada and other places. At 0400 consecutive IDs by
male and female as …. Radio. Followed by a Christian song in English.
At 0405 another song with refrain "Somebody do it".
7/4 0959, SINPO ??. Telephone numbers announced: ..1609183 and
62467325. From 1000 BBC news.
8/4 1005, SINPO 24322 to 24333. Talk in American English about job
losses, reports, mention of Bahamas, tentative ID as "PHC3", mention
of "TBC (or was it CBC??) Radio Network".
[730 belongs to TBC, Trinidad Broadcasting Company; WRTH says slogan
on 730 is ``Inspirational 7-30 AM`` --- gh]
USA
660, WFAN Sports R., New York. 8/4 02:35, INPO 22322. Clear ID as
"Sports Radio, WFAN".
710, WOR (New York, US). 7/4 0348, SINPO 23422. ID heard, weak.
720, WWWJ (Virginia, US). 7/4 0953, SINPO 25222. ID heard, weak.
[no such station in NRC-AM log; however, FCC AM Query shows it only as
an application to move to from 1360, 5 kW daytimer in Galax, to 720,
2.2 kW day, 1.4 kW night in Portsmouth. Galax is in the SW tip of VA,
nowhere near Portsmouth in the SE corner. So the app is already on the
air! How about the CP stage? - gh] {I THINK THIS IS UNID STATION (DM)}
770, UNID 8/4 0244. In American English. {Probably WABC New York 50 kW
(DM)}
880, WCBS, New York. 7/4 0250, SINPO 33433. Weather info, then in
"Newstime" – talk about centenary of a museum, mention of "celebration
marathon", "world class art collection"; then about Masters (degree?)
online.
8/4 0224, SINPO 22322. CBS news, telephone 1800 497 6485, mention of
"personal transport", "5 miles an hour", sports, clear ID, advert.
1000, WMVP Chicago (tentative), with ESPN Radio program. 6/4 0202,
SINPO 23322. CBS news, sports, ID of ESPN Radio.
7/4 1010, SINPO 33223. CBS news, program "America in the Morning",
mention of Obama’s popularity, ballistic missiles.
****1090 UNID - MCNA Radio Network (??), 5/4 00:44, SINPO 33333.
Advert mentioning "one of America’s most trusted brands", "Channel Art
Blue"(?). Then into sport talk mentioning Michigan, Yukon,
championship, US Navy. ID: "You are listening to MCNA Radio Network".
Advert mentioning website freecreditsreport.com and another one
mentioning "new mobiles". Another ad about changing an oil filter for
the car, followed by "Office Next" DVD ad, then sport scores for
Michigan, Yukon, North Carolina. [break in listening] About 2150
interview with NFL footballer Jim. WHICH STATION WAS THIS?
[out of order, unless the frequency was a typo! In sports terminology,
it`s not Yukon, but U-Conn, i.e. University of Connecticut, gotcha.
Don`t find any MCNA, tho there is an NCNA, National Council for a New
America, splinter group more Republican than the Republicans, which
might be mentioned on far-right talk radio; but this was sports
format] {Please Reconfirm the frequency. If it is 1090 kHz may be WBAL
BALTIMORE (DM)}
1010, WINS, New York. 5/5 0118, SINPO 33433. Talk about Israeli-
Palestinian conflict, advert of Ferrari driving school, ID as "1010
wins", then into talk about Obama lifting ban on travel to Cuba.
[break in listening] 0121 mention of plane crash and airport delays,
then about deaths in a hospital and police investigating, then about
Russian proposal for arms reduction. Then weather for New York,
followed by ad of used cars.
1100, WTAM, Cleveland, OH. 5/4 0158, SINPO 23322. Telephone
conversation, then ID: "This is NewsRadio TAM 1100". Mention of
rock’n’roll, East Ohio weather info.
1170, WWVA, Wheeling, West Virginia. ID as "WWVA News Radio" heard at
0100 on 5/4. Then faded out.
1500, UNID US station. 5/4 0023, SINPO 33333. Talk mentioning
Saturday, "national". {Probably is WFED Washington DC 50 kW (DM)}
1510, WLAC News R., Nashville, TN. 9/4 0152, SINPO 33333 (average).
Telephone conversation advertising a medical procedure: "I walk a
lot…3 days a week…body walk-out…structure…muscles…35 USD a
session….arthritis", clear ID at 0200.
1520 UNID US station {Probably WWKB BUFFALO NY 50 kW (DM)}
1530 UNID US station {Probably WCKY CINCINNATI OHIO 50 kW (DM)}
1550 WHRC(?), Miami, FL. 5/4 0103, SINPO 23222, later worse. Spanish
talk, then English ID announcement at 0103 on 5/4 ("This is W…R…
Miami"). Location Miami for sure. [it`s WRHC --- gh]
{ http://www.wrhc.com/ RADIO CADENA AZUL Coral Cable Florida. (DM) }
VENEZUELA
550, YVKE Mundial, Caracas (tentative). 12/4 0344, SINPO 44433.
Discussion about the extent to which the Church influences politics in
Venezuela.
560, R. Nacional de Venezuela.
620, R. Fe y Alegría (presumed), Venezuela. 9/4 0116, SINPO 23333.
Religious talk, mention of Nazareth, "camino de la salvacion", "en
toda Venezuela".
630, R. Nacional de Venezuela. 8/4 0140, SINPO 32433. Political talk
about collapse of the democratic system, manipulation of Venezuelan
people, mention of Conferencia Episcopal, ID as RNV and frequencies.
At 0143 – talk about, "Educación y socialismo bolivariano" with
Professor Manuel Marina.
660, Anaco AM, Venezuela. 11/4 0215, SINPO 22322 to 34333. Songs,
jingle-IDs.
12/4 0126, SINPO 34433. Pop music, jingle-IDs.
670, R. Rumbos (Venezuela). 8/4 0237, SINPO 32433. Sports talk,
telephone 04145855, ID as "Deportivo Rumbo 670 AM", advert of a
program by Professor Pablo Marrero "El dominante de la cancha".
R. Porlamar, Venezuela (relay via Rumbos??). 8/4 0119, mention of
Guacupo(?), Radio Porlamar, "el profesor".
11/4 0221, SINPO 33433. Clear ID as R. Rumbos.
720, R. Venezuela Oriente. 11/4 0233, SINPO 33333. Mention of
Barcelona, Esparta, Venezuela, telephone numbers 04401889388 and
…6997…, clear ID.
750, RCN – Palabra Hecha R., Caracas, Venezuela. 6/4 0028, SINPO
45444. Beginning of sports program "Ventana deportiva" at 0030,
football talk.
9/4 0222, SINPO 44444. Adverts of car filters, Movistar TV Digital,
"Centro commercial deportivo", medicine "Uriacum"(?), "Ninaso" (for
the nose) and "Antipon"(?), website aldeaeducativa.com, advert of
Natecal D (preparation containing calcium), laboratoriosvargas.com.
Followed by "RCN Deporte" – baseball games of the next day.
[must be RCR, for Radio Caracas Radio, not RCN = Colombia --- gh]
{see http://www.caracasradiotv.com/ (DM)}
8/4 0207, SINPO 45444, later 43544. Mention of "ciudad de
Argentineta", tratamundo, equipo.
760, UNID Venezuelan (tentative). 9/4 01:17, SINPO 44444. Mention of
Chávez.{ Radio Puerto La Cruz YVQQ, Puerto La Cruz, "Doble Q" 760
(DM)}
770, R. Nacional de Venezuela (tentative). 8/4 0244, SINPO 33433. Talk
about coup d’état (golpe del estado), mention of Venezuela.
780, R. Coro, Venezuela. 8/4 0212, SINPO 23422. Talk about workers’
problems.
8/4 0248, SINPO 22322. Mention of "la playa", ID.
830, R. Sensación (Venezuela). 11/4 0250, SINPO 43543. Mention of
"competencia", "palabra", "molocho"(?), "terminal", telephone
conversation, Time announcement, ID.
880, R. Ventura (Venezuela). 7/4 0250, SINPO 23322 to 22333. Lottery
numbers read, many mentions of "La Palabra", number 7373. Also
mentioned "la gente de Aruba y Curaçao" as well as Santa Rita in
Venezuela. {THIS IS RADIO PARAGUANA' PUNTO FIJO, ESTADO FALCON, They
are well heard in Aruba & Curaçao !!!! (DM)}
900, "Mara Ritmo", Maracaibo, Venezuela. 8/4 0937, SINPO 43433. Talk
mentioning Banco Digitel, "seguros", Maracaibo, "tribunal", Manuel
Rosales(?), "alcalde", "ilegal", "permiso". Later talk about human
rights violations by Alberto Fujimori in Perú, clear ID: "Mara Ritmo
900, más información".
910, R. Q 910 (presumed), Venezuela. 6/4 0106. Talk about Venezuela –
US relations under Chávez.
920, R. Nueva Esparta, Porlamar, Venezuela. 11/4 0057, SINPO ??. Talk
about tourism, mention of "preferente Caribe", clear ID.
940, R. Punto Fijo, Venezuela. 11/4 0330, SINPO 23322. Clear ID.
950, R. Popular, Venezuela. 6/4 0053, SINPO 23322. Multiple IDs.
990, ****R. Porlamar, Venezuela (relay via Tricolor??). 8/4 0310,
SINPO 22322. ID heard.
R. Tricolor, Venezuela. 11/4 0008, SINPO 33433. Clear ID.
{This is 990 kHz Radio Tricolor Barquisimeto Estado Lara (DM)}
1020, UNID, Venezuela. 10/4 23:53, SINPO 43344, later 23322. Mention
of the earthquake in Italy, Japan, "justicia venezolana", "tribunal
supreme". Then talk about "Porlamar de mis amores".
{This is Radio Margarita Porlamar Estado Esparta. 10 kw (DM) }
1110, R. Venezuela Carúpano. 12/4 0139, SINPO 45444. Talk, mention of
"195 bolívares", ID, song "La clave para conquistarte" by Axel
Fernando(?).
1140, Voz del Caribe/R. Porlamar, Porlamar, Venezuela. 11/4 0201,
SINPO 22322. Clear ID: "La Voz del Caribe".
1320, R. Apolo, Venezuela. 7/4 0320, SINPO 23322 to 34433. Lottery
talk, mention of "la revista regional", Santorín, clear ID.
1370, R. La Pascua, Venezuela. 5/4 0134, SINPO 43433. Advert of a
program to be transmitted on Sunday at 9 in the morning, clear ID.
9/4 1034. Clear ID under NotiUno, Puerto Rico.
1430, R. Bahía, Venezuela. 12/4 0151, SINPO 33433 to 45433. ID: "Radio
Bahía, la sensación del Caribe, con la música mas alegre…", followed
by a love song. 0156 – advert of the program called "México", then:
"Bahía.. tipo A B C… escuchado por ninos y adultos".
1470, R. Vibración, Venezuela. 6/4 0318, SINPO 33323. Clear ID, songs
"Déjame libre" by María Cruz, "Por ti, por mí" by Eric Franchesky.
1500, Radio 2000, Venezuela. 7/4 0233, SINPO 33322. Clear ID, mention
of "región oriental", "servicio público", then into reading lottery
numbers.
8/4 0109, SINPO 35433. Clear ID.
1590, R. Deporte, Venezuela. 7/4 0230, SINPO 34232. Clear ID.
VIRGIN ISLANDS (UK)
780, ZBVI Virgin Islands (UK). 8/4 0201 end of National Anthem, signal
off air (very last moments caught).
9/4 0958, SINPO 34423. Singing "The is a man, his name is Jesus". 1002
– invitation to pray. At 1002 – ID by a lady: "This is ZBVI, British
Virgin Islands, your companion to the nation(?)". Followed by
announcements of ferry timetables by the same lady who was preaching!
At 1004 – wishing happy birthday to Johnny. Followed by PCC(?)
unlimited freedom mobile plan ad. Then Rodham fast ferry timetable,
then ad of cable, steel, tools, support kits, glasses ad, then ad of
sewage treatment systems. Presenter introduced herself as R.
Lesham(?), gave website http://www.zbvi.com and birthday greetings to
Josephine Carwood, Norman Williams, followed by wishes to people in
hospital.
VIRGIN ISLANDS (US)
970, WSTX, American Virgin Islands. 9/4 1055, SINPO ??. Mention of St
Cloy [Croix], St John offices, "customer service offices closed",
website with domain .vi, NewsTalk, advert of St Thomas radiology
clinic, a minigolf course, Flora Expert supermarket, bowling. Clear ID
as WSTX.
1000, WVWI, American Virgin Islands. 8/4 1022, SINPO 45444. "America
in the Morning" program by Westwood One [with Jim Bohannon]. Advert of
a foodstore, PWC insurance, investment consulting. Interview about
free walks on campus. Later ads of Pizza Hut, doctor’s practice ("pain
management") in the Virgin Islands, KFC Chicken, Guardian Car
Insurance. ID: "WVWI, the welcome voice of the West Indies". Then
continuation of "America in the Morning" with talk about Obama’s
surprise visit to Iraq.
1340, WSTA, American Virgin Islands. 12/4 0208, SINPO 23322. Talk in
English, mention of chemistry, medical analysis, telephone number
772..62… Another ad, then about earthquake in Italy. Then sports talk
(baseball), clear ID, advert of a medical centre in Virgin Islands,
internet café in Los Ángeles, place for printing digital camera shots.
1620, WDHP, US Virgin Islands. 7/4 0022, SINPO 45444. Talk about
preservation of native culture in the Virgin Islands in light of
immigration. Suggestion to read the book "Deduction of Acquisition",
comparison with situation in Alaska, mention of discrimination of
black people in the US.
8/4 1034, SINPO 33433. Mention of "defence attorney", "project state
neighbourhood", ID, song "Place In The Sun".
UNIDENTIFIED
570, R. Tei(??), Cuba(?). 11/4 01:33, SINPO 23322. IDs heard two
times, mention of Cuba. {THIS MAY BE RADIO RELOJ , SANTA CLARA ,
LISTED 30 kW (DM)}
620, Living R. (country ??). 8/4 0325, SINPO 33433. Talk about sports
in American English, advert of instant refund loan, National Hockey
League website nhl.com mentioned, advert about radioalergy(?),
SweetDeal supermarkets, ID: "This is Living Radio", sports talk
continued, mention of Nashville. [ANTIGUA would presumably be
dominant, but with such programming? --- gh] {I AGREE WITH GLENN (DM)}
690, R. Vigan (exact name and country??). 8/4 0158, SINPO 22322.
Mention of Barrio Bolivia, telephone 2961697, ID. Colombian??
710, R. Mambina Grande?? (Colombia?). 8/4 0925, SINPO 32433. Sports
results, tentative ID, talk mentioning a new stadium, Marbella in
Andalucia (Spain), "mexicano", "tribunal", "brasileño", colombiana",
"violencia". [probably Radio Mambí, La Grande, i.e. wacky WAQI, Miami
--- gh ] {YES I AGREE WITH GLENN. Dirección: 800 Douglas Rd., Annex
Building, Suite 111, Coral Gables, FL 33134 -DM}
760, UNID. 8/4 0205, SINPO 23423. Religious talk in Spanish. {Probably
WORA MAYAGUEZ, PUERTORICO, of GROUP RADIO UNO. (DM)}
830, R. Fido del Mar (??). 8/4 0945, SINPO 23422. Talk about lottery,
tentative ID. [maybe Ciudad del Mar, but can`t find anything to match
--- gh] {Possible here Radio Reloj Medellín Colombia 10 kW (DM)}
840, VBC Radio? 8/4 0219, SINPO 22322. Talk in American English.
Advert mentioning "lowest rate around", telephone 6908530, financing,
April 30th. [phone number hit on Mobile, Alabama, for tax assessor,
and there is an 840 there, WBHY, 10 kW daytimer --- gh]
{see http://www.goforth.org/Christian840/ UBC RADIO PROGRAM ??? (DM)}
850, UNID religious station in English. 10/4 23:45, SINPO 22432. {MAY
BE TALK RADIO WFTL FLORIDA http://www.850wftl.com/ not Religious (DM)}
940, KPN (??). 6/4 0109, SINPO 33433. Talk in Spanish about pension
funds, sexual education. ID as KPN ("Ka Pe Ene").
1107, UNID with Latin American music, off frequency! [time??? -- gh]
{Possibly Spain? Interesting that TA's in general were absent. When I
used the DXTuners online receivers located at Melbourne, FL (right on
the coast near the Kennedy Space Center) and in the Caracas, Venezuela
area, I noted that TA's were typically inferior to what I was getting
in the Boston area, even here at the house about 15 miles inland (and
way worse than at the shore sites such as Granite Pier). Often only
Saudi-1521 was producing good audio with maybe another dozen stations
with hets / fragmentary audio. I do think that in eastern Caribbean
island locales such as the Virgin Islands, Barbados, etc. you can have
good TA nights. In fact Glenn's own USVI report from the late '70s or
early '80s bears that out. – Marc Connelly, NRC}
1340, Radio 1340 AM "La Alegría..." (country??). 12/4 0222, SINPO
23322. ID heard: "En su radio, aquí está 1340 AM, La Alegría de ..."
Could it be Perú?? [no matches I can find --- gh]
{In Caracas exist AM 1340 RADIO ARCOENSE listed 10 kW. YVNE 1340 kHz.
(DM)} {This is HJFB Fiesta 13-40, Colombia. Noted with slogan "En su
radio, Fiesta 13-40 AM, la alegría de Bogotá". 73 (Håkan Sundman,
Helsinki, NRC-AM via DXLD)}
1360, UNID talking in French Creole (Haiti??). 5/4 0132, SINPO 24423.
[Radio Liberté, Port-au-Prince, 5 kW only one listed in WRTH 2009. No
1360s listed for any other French Caribbean island --- gh]
1530, UNID – tentative Colombian (short name – Radio ....). 7/4 1017,
SINPO 25422. Talk about collection of signatures to reduce the size of
the legislature, ID as Radio … (very short name), mention of inter-
university games, then analyzing the question where 23 million
(dollars?) have disappeared, mention of Senado. [if it was short, not
Alcaraván Radio, the MW counterpart of 5910 and 6010 Colombia -- gh]
{see http://www.rebayona.com/emisoras/emisorascolombiaamc.html This
List reports Radio Sevilla 1 kw Departamento del Valle (DM)}
1610, UNID 4/4 2303, SINPO 45444. Religious program in American
English.
[Caribbean Beacon, Anguilla, of course, Defunct Gene Scott or Pastor
Melissa Scott -- gh] (Robertas Pogorelis, Guadeloupe, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Additional comments:
Well I think Guadalupe is a real DX Paradise. Flight from Milano Italy
to Guadalupe will cost 750 Euro 73's (DM Dario Monferini
http://www.playdx.com )
Very interesting report, especially for those of us along the East
Coast US & Canada who can hear many of these stations during auroral
activity.
Many of the Venezuelans are loud on Cape Cod and Cape Ann: 550, 670,
720, 750, 780, 1020, 1110, and 1140 are some of the "bigger dogs".
I enjoy ZBVI on 780 when I can get CFDR and R. Coro into lucky fades.
Nice to know that Guyana is still there on 560. If I could find some
way to get WGAN out of the way at the local shore sites where it's
typically S9+40, that would help.
UnID US probables in the report: 770 WABC, 1090 WBAL, 1500 WFED, 1520
WWKB, 1530 WCKY.
I will print these logs as a reference in the car on my next shore
outings. So little is reported from the Caribbean and this is a real
treat (Mark Connelly, WA1ION - Billerica, MA, May 22, NRC-AM via DXLD)
CATANDABAL DX-PEDITION, May-June 2008
Ciao! In the playdx WEB has been up to date the report of the travel
may-june 2008 CATANDABAL, compiled by Dario Monferini. There are also
many rare photos, of Mr. Barretina, and Camping Radio Pirate, Radio
L'Arboc Penedes, Visit to Radio Stations in Mallorca.
http://www.playdx.com/html/vuelta2008/vuelta2008.htm
http://www.playdx.com/foto/vuelta2008/index.html
There are also the FM BANDSCAN in the flights :
Milano Malpensa - Barcelona
Barcelona - Sevilla
Sevilla - Barcelona
Barcelona - Milano
Tropo Bandscan at Playa La Barrosa in Chiclana de Cadiz Andalusia
Mirador de Vejer de la Frontera Cadiz Andalucia
Cala Millor Tropo Band Scan at Mallorca Baleares
Baleares Esporadics 2005-2008 in FM
Tropo Bandscan Parque El Farraf Pic de Martell Catalunya
FM Bandscan at Tarragona Beach
Enjoy the humor of the travel !
73's (Dario Monferini, May 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###