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Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 15:55:13 -0700
From: bytheway@xxxxxxx (phil bytheway)
To: rko@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: AM DX NewsFlash 4-11-96
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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - April 11 1996
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Phil Bytheway - Seattle WA - bytheway@xxxxxxx
RX: Drake R-8, ICOM R-70, R-390A, SPR-4, R-392, etc
Ant: KIWA MW loop, Sanserino 15" air-core loop, 70' longwire, etc.
Other: Mini-MWDX-6 phasing unit, reel-to-reel tape recorder
Other bands DX: none
Other comments: ??
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CONVENTION - MEETING INFO (corrections/additions welcome)
DecalcoMania
IRCA - Ocala FL, July 19-21 1996. Hotel: Ritz Historic Inn - Full Suite
$75, Regular Suite - $65, Standard Suite - $55 less 15% discount -
reservations (904) 867-7700. Contact: Lee Freshwater, 414 SE 3rd St.,
Ocala, FL 34471, (904)732-6408, FAX (904)732-7223 or email:
LFreshwate@xxxxxxx
(IRCA is an AM DX club)
WTFDA - Estes Park CO, August 2-4 1996. Hotel: The Dripping Springs B&B
Inn and Cabins, Estes Park CO - rates $74 - $89 (room for 2) - $95 (cabin
for 3) - reservations 1-970-586-3406. Registration - $5.00, banquet (all
you can eat) - $12.50. Contact: Jim Thomas, 4437 S Stover, Apt 3, Ft
Collins CO 80525 (info packet $1.00).
(WTFDA is the FM/TV DX club)
NRC - Knoxville TN, August 30 - Sept 2 1996. Hotel: Ramada Inn - $48.50
double occupancy. Contact: Steve Francis.
(NRC is an AM DX club)
MT Expo - Atlanta GA, October 18-20 1996. Hotel: Atlanta Airport Hilton
- $76 single or double - reservations 1-800 HILTONS. Registration - $55.
Contact: expo96-info@xxxxxxxxx, (800)438-8155 or FAX (704)-837-2216.
(Monitoring Times publishes their all band magazine monthly)
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CPC DX tests summary
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Lynn Hollerman - Huntsville AL - gmholler@xxxxxxxxxx
Here's a reminder of upcoming DX tests from IRCA and NRC. If anyone has any
additions or corrections, please contact me.
Please note: Also, the QSL addresses for these stations are posted in
rec.radio.shortwave. All times EST. * - new this week
5/ 5/96 Sun - 0145-0200 - 690 - HCJB - Quito, Ecuador
6/ 2/96 Sun - 0200-0215 - 690 - HCJB - Quito, Ecuador
Please remember, what's listed as being on, say, Monday "may" be what you
consider Sunday night!
If you try for (or hear) any of these tests, PLEASE post a message letting
me know! Also, for brevity's sake, I didn't post the QSL addresses; if you
need these, let me know!
ATTENCION!
It's not too early to get started thinking about the next CPC season....
Both major MW clubs (IRCA/NRC) sponsor Courtesy Programs Committees. CPC
members arrange DX tests from various AM stations throughout the DX season.
Donations of money, stamps and target station lists are one way everyone can
get involved with this effort. Canvasing for the upcoming season is underway.
Send your donations to the committee chairmen, whose addresses follow:
IRCA: JD Stephens NRC: Jeff Tynan
1155 Old Monrovia #3E 10359 Severance Dr
Huntsville AL 35806-3510 Parker CO 80134
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HOT STUFF
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Lynn Hollerman - gmholler@xxxxxxxxxx
Could you mention the URL of the IRCA Web page in an upcoming AM DX
NewsFlash? I know I missed this week's deadline, but any upcoming issue
will do. The URL is:
http:// fly.hiwaay.net/~waholler/irca.htm
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Chuck Boehnke - Keaau HI - cb@xxxxxxxxxxxx
You guys on the west coast should check 1134 khz and 1440 khz an hour or two
before and up to your sunrise and a little after. India and Saudi Arabia
leak through faintly. Saudi Arabia can often be heard under Japan and
domestics on 1440 here. I realize that the domestics would be more of a
problem on 1440 there, I DXed many years in the San Jose/Los Gatos area
before moving here.
The Kahuna Dipole is constantly undergoing revisions. I have not had the
original configuration up for some time. It is supposed to be 300 to 400'
on one leg, 150' on the other. Leads are NOT coax but just the antenna
lines loosly twisted together to the antenna tuner. The short leg is
GROUNDED to receiver and earth ground. A lightening supressor is a must and
should have its own dedicated ground in earth. Right now the version I have
is only three hundred feet in total length and does not work as well as the
original! You must retain at least the 2:1 ratio between the legs, it helps
with the noise reduction characteristics. The antenna is essentially
non-directional but can be phased with a loop for some nulling effect.
Aloha and 73,
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Allen Little - little@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
New Zealands volunteer dedicated RADIO READING SERVICE can now be heard on
5960kHz from 2030 thru 0600 UTC Monday to Saturday (NZ). The parent
broadcast is carried on 1602kHz and 3935kHz 24hrs a day seven days a week.
Between 1000 and 2000 UTC. The RRS re-broadcasts NZ "National Public
Radio". The transmitters are 1kw and make a good DX catch. For a QSL
please report with postage to:-
RADIO READING SERVICE
.2XA 1602 kHz. ZLXA 3935 kHz. ZLXA 5960 kHz.
NZ Radio F/T Print Disabled Inc
P.O. Box 360,
Levin 5500. New Zealand.
Cheers
Allen J Little ZL2GB
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1996 M STREET RADIO DIRECTORY
The IRCA Bookstore is proud to announce that the 'M Street Corporation' has
agreed to offer a discount on their 1996 'M Street Radio Directory' to
NewsFlash members ordering through the IRCA Bookstore. The Directory
contains a complete listing of over 15,000 radio stations (AM/FM, US/Canada)
including the following information: facilities, ownership, formats, LMAs,
station personnel, phone numbers (and FAX), addresses, ratings, as well as
information on almost 400 radio markets in the US and Canada. Stations are
listed by location (complete info), frequency (frequency, call, location,
power and pattern) and call (call, frequency, location) and market
(frequency, call, location, rating, format). It also includes a former call
reference (old call, location and current call). Major network information
(addresses/phone numbers/etc) and several interesting radio articles are
included as well.
The pre/post-publication price to US and Canadian NewsFlash members ordering
through the IRCA Bookstore is $38.00 post paid (UPS address required). The
book is expected to be out by the end of April (usual disclaimer on date
'cause we can't be sure!).
Europe - add $5.00 for surface, $19.20 for airmail delivery.
Australia/New Zealand - add $5.00 for surface, $27.25 for airmail delivery.
IRCA Bookstore, 9705 Mary NW, Seattle WA 98117-2334
Please make checks payable to: Phil Bytheway.
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - bytheway@xxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary April 4 1996 through April 10 1996
GEO - Geomagnetic activity pca - polar cap absorption
maf - major flare SA - Solar Activity
mas - major storm spe - satellite proton event
mis - minor storm ss - severe storm
Date FLUX A K SA GEO OTHER
4/ 4 70 9 2 very low quiet-unsettled swa
5 70 4 2 very low quiet -
6 69 4 0 very low quiet -
7 68 1 0 very low quiet -
8 zz zz z zz zz -
9 69 11e 2 very low quiet-active -
4/10 69 8 2 very low quiet-unsettled -
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Tim Hall - Chula Vista CA - MSNL77A@xxxxxxxxxxx
(TRH-CA) Tim Hall, 350 G St. #F-1, Chula Vista, CA 91910-4559
MSNL77A@xxxxxxxxxxx - ICF-2010, KIWA Loop
Domestic loggings:
DX tests:
720 WRZN FL, Hernando MM 3/25 Missed this test, as my rehearsal ran
late. (TRH-CA)
850 WRUF FL, Gainesville MM 3/25 0200-0230 No trace, just KOA and UNID
XE. (TRH-CA)
930 WKXY FL, Sarasota MM 3/25 0100-0130 Possible morse code "CQ" in
there, but too weak to tell. (TRH-CA)
1200 KFNW+ ND, West Fargo 4/6 0502-0503 Weak morse code IDs through WOAI,
XEYF, XEWT. WOAI never seemed to go off the air, but they did
get weaker for some time. New, ND #5. (TRH-CA)
UNIDs:
1490 MM 4/1 0155 UNID looping N w/lots of local small-town ads. Could never
make out the town name(s) mentioned. May have been Black Gospel
programming. Announcer was older Black woman. Mixing with KBAS and
Spanish station. (TRH-CA)
International DX:
Pan-American:
720 MEXICO, UNID MM 3/25 1200-1259 Man w/GMT-6 TCs, XE anthem. No
slogans, local ads, city mentions, anything. Killed by KDWN OC @1238
and presumed XEVU s/on @1259. Whatever this was, it was new for me,
as I have logged only XEVU (which is GMT-7) here. Possibly XEDE or
XEAVR. I know XEAVR gets out well. This after several MMs
monitoring this channel without luck. (TRH-CA)
Station News:
MEXICO: Effective 4/7/96, Mexico now observes daylight savings time
throughout the entire country (previously, only BC Norte observed it).
Effective dates believed to match the US. So in the summer, BC Norte will be
GMT-7, BC Sur, Sonora, Sinaloa, & Nayarit will be GMT-6, and the rest of the
country will be GMT-5. (TRH-CA)
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Tom Bryant - Nashville, TN - 102037.452@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
4/6/96
1200 KFNW West Fargo, ND Very strong... overpowering usually dominant
WOAI... armchair copy After switch to 1kw and night pattern...
only very weak cid's hears
4/8/96
WYTI... not heard... suspect no-show as this one should have made it
KSWM... very weak cid's every 5 minutes... really messy freq... new for me
Total is now 935
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Mark Mohrmann, WA2FXM - Coventry VT - mohrmannm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Greetings from the still snowy Northeastern US. We've got 2 inches of new
snow on the ground here in Vermont.
This is my first time sending in a log so I believe you'll want this info:
QTH: Coventry, Vt. (10 miles S. of Canadian border)
RX: Sony ICF-2010
Ant: 200ft. LW @ 120 deg. and 300ft. LW @ 75 deg.
Other: MFJ Preselector/Antenna tuner, Sanyo Tape Recorder
Other bands DX: Tropical SW bands and LW
Other comments: I don't do much MW DXing but I couldn't pass
this one by:
1640 KXBT Oakland, Cal. 0834-0953 4/7 "Solid Gold Soul" format, "Oh What
a Night" by the Dells, then off suddenly and I panicked
thinking I'd lost them forever. Back by 0857 with Aretha
Franklin, Stylistics, Al Green, Marvin Gaye etc. 0911 ID as
"1640 AM Stereo Classic Soul KXBT". Signal fair to good.
Overcome briefly at 0924 by two other stations mixing (820
harmonics?). 2-4-3-3-3
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Wolter Salmaniw - salmaniw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Phil! Had some fun while in Kahana, Maui, Hawaii a few weeks ago. I
used a Sangean 818CS receiver, with a 30' wire strung from my oceanside
condo to the nearest palm tree! I sat on the balcony DXing... beautiful!
I've never submitted to the NewsFlash, so for your records, my normal
location is Victoria, BC Canada.
23 March, 1996:
0645 560 KSFO San Francisco, CA poor signal.
0650 610 KFRC San Francisco, CA
0700 650 KHNR Honolulu, HI IDing as CNN radio.
750 KXL Portland, OR good signal.
1090 KRPM Seattle, WA fair signal.
0750 1380 KIFO Honolulu, HI with As it Happens relay.
29 March, 1996:
0927 1200 CKXM Victoria, BC "News Radio" ID, then "CKXM Country" at 0931.
good reception.
0937 710 KIRO Seattle, WA Fair.
730 CKLG Vancouver, BC Poor.
770 KNWX Seattle, WA Poor, with call-in show, // to better 780
KKOH, Reno.
0950 1020 KTNQ presumed, with good to very good reception with SS prog.
0955 1070 KNX Los Angeles, CA Strong signal.
0957 1090 KRPM Seattle, WA Fair.
1001 1120 KPNW Eugene, OR Very strong signal, with ABC news.
1004 1130 CKWX Vancouver, BC Good.
1006 1140 KHTK Sacramento, CA Fair.
1010 1160 KSL Salt Lake City, UT with Road Gang Radio Network. Good.
1190 KEX Portland, OR presumed. Very good.
1180 KERI (?) English religious prog. Fair.
1014 1210 KZOO Honolulu, HI ID and sign-off in English, otherwise in JJ.
1240 unid ID as True Country Radio Station, with address in the "
Second City". fair.
1030 1350 KSRO Santa Rosa, CA Fair.
1370 KKSJ San Diego, CA Fair.
1034 1410 CFUN Vancouver, BC Very Strong.
1049 1520 KFXX Oregon City, OR ID at 1100.
1530 KFBK Sacramento, CA Very good. Talk show.
1640 KXBT Valejo, CA Good signal with blues music.
1580 KBLA Santa Monica CA Korean. Good to Very good.
30 March, 1996:
0900 1320 KCTC Sacramento, CA Fair.
1510 KGA Spokane, CA ABC news. good.
1660 This East coaster was heard several times with snippets of
speech several times, but never strong enough for a 100%
ID.
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Alan Merriman - K4GLU - P O Box 734 - Chincoteague VA 23336-0734 - U S A
Drake R8A, Timewave Technology DSP-59+ Digital Filter, 4 150' noise reduced
slopers. 2' air core box loop, DL-2 phasing unit, MWT-3S regenerative
preselector [merriman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
MAR 30 I guess Spring has finally officially arrived on Chincoteague Island
- all the miniature golf courses were removing the plastic shrink-wrap from
the palm trees today! No real DXing done as I've taken a couple of days off
but a quick bandscan around 0215z MAR 31 showed virtually nothing in the way
of TA's. I don't think I've seen this few TA's in during the evening since I
started back DXing last November. Hopefully this is a temporary condition
as I am not ready to quit just yet. APR 3 0115z first time I've tuned
around for a couple of days, some nice signals in spots but scattered, Spain
weak for a change, 684 mixture of Spain/Yugo but neither setting world on
fire, Holland 675/747, Germany 756 good, 2 of the best sigs Slovakia
702/1098. 0145 Norway 1314 good with likely UAE behind with TT. St Vincent
705 noted at various times, not strong but had halfway decent audio - maybe
they finally found the modulation knob! APR 3 PM 2315z some very nice
signals on low end, not much above 900 kHz, Morocco-612, Canaries-621,
Holland-747, Syria-783 booming, again Spain fairly weak despite good signals
from all around them. APR 5 0400z nice pre-sunrise enhancement from
Slovakia-702 Germany-756,936 Holland-675,747 Belgium-927 UK-693,909,1089,
1215 signals not real strong, most running S5-6 but very loud audio from
all. APR 6 0200z again some strong signals, Egypt 819/864 both loud and
again in //, Yugo strong behind Spain on 684, Romania neck and neck with
Spain on 855 and this time was //1152 also! Nice to finally ID 2 tentatives
- had been reasonably sure of these 2 but nice to finally confirm with both
in at the same time. APR 6 2310z bandscan shows not much happening, about
the strongest thing in Senegal-765. A bit on the noisy side with t-storm
static. Maybe things will pick up a bit later. APR 7 2300z lots of very
loud signals, 702 continues to be very interesting, unid over Slovakia
which sounded like SS teletalk, WRTH lists COPE stn here in by freq but
nothing up front and in a recent issue of Shortwave Magazine I was reading
at Kulpsville someone in Europe reported reception of a RNE stn on 702 -
forget name of town but started with a "Z". This was not //RNE1 and no RNE5
or COPE stns in. This after 0000 on APR 8 so Morocco should have been off.
Also a mess on 747 with one playing what sounded like African music so maybe
Burkina Faso, Western Sahara-711/Senegal-765 local-like at times and
Syria-783 booming in again. APR 8 2345z some fair signals but scattered and
all regulars. Some of the below items are dupes that seemed to have gotten
lost in the shuffle to the last big IDXD.
702 SLOVAKIA/UNID Slovensko 1 Banska Bystrica/Presov APR 3 0129 - nice
with easy listening instrumental music, brief announcement by man at
0130 and back to music, //1098, 702 S5 and 1098 S8, both great audio.
+ APR 4 0134 - again nice signal with music, //1098 but second station
also with woman in ?? and big SAH. [Merriman-VA]
783 SYRIA Tartus APR 3 2323 - man in AA, brief instrumental AA music,
announcement by a woman and into chanting by a man. Big signal,
10/S9. Low pitched het from what I believe is this slightly off
frequency. [Merriman-VA]
855 ROMANIA Bucharesti APR 6 0212 - man/woman in presumed Romanian, into
classical music, mixing with and topping Spain at times and //1152.
0228 again man/woman behind Spain and also //1152. [Merriman-VA]
936 GERMANY R Bremen APR 5 0430 - easy listening music, nice signal and
//6190. [Merriman-VA]
1089 ALBANIA R Tirana, Durres APR 5 0420 - likely this with Middle Eastern
sounding music mixing with and under BBC. [Merriman-VA]
1152 ROMANIA Cluj APR 6 0214 - classical music, 0228 man/woman in presumed
Romanian and all //855. No sign of Spain's very animated teletalk
here. Other Romanian frequencies checked but no luck. [Merriman-VA]
1314 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Dubiya MAR 15 0156 - TT, deep fade at 0158, tone
ended 0200, brief announcement by a man, 0200:30 IS on xylophone
sounding instrument which just cut right through everything, 0202
woman in AA, possible anthem, 0203:30 woman in AA and up to S7 but
with weak audio at 0204:30 and all definitely //6180! No sign of
Norway. 0210 AA music, poor but still //6180, 0211 touching S9,
still with female vocal AA music but low audio. Guess this answers
question of who runs the TT heard before under Norway! [Merriman-VA]
1386 KALININGRAD R Nederalnd Relay, Bolshakovo MAR 10 2322 - 2 women in EE,
believe mailbag program, only fair. [Merriman-VA]
1467 MONACO TWR Monte Carlo MAR 10 2321 - 20/S9 with preacher in EE.
[Merriman-VA]
1476 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UAE Radio, Dubai MAR 15 0223 - AA music, in/out
of domestic slop and about equal to 1314 in signal. [Merriman-VA]
1503 SENEGAL (?) Tambacounda MAR 8 2246+ - woman/man in possible FF,
occasionally mixed with brief periods of music including something at
2248:30 with lots of drums. 2250:45 rather somber sounding music, at
first instrumental, then a man followed by a woman singing. Not what
I would expect to hear on Senegal. 2255:30 back to talk with woman
and at least 2 men, and possibly some brief periods of music.
Finally lost around 2312 as WTOP had been getting steadily stronger.
This was strong and completely in the clear when I first tuned in.
Not at all sure of Senegal but with language sounding like FF it is a
good possibility. Tentative. [Merriman-VA]
1512 BELGIUM Foreign Service, Wolvertem MAR 10 2341 - woman in DD, very
loud and //5900. [Merriman-VA]
1512 SAUDI ARABIA (?) Call of Islam, Jeddah MAR 20 0135 - man in what
sounded like AA, briefly good, 0143 man in AA (?) with emotional
sounding talk, no //s to check. 0149 man in AA with a mixture
between talking/chanting. Frequency was being blasted by WWKB-1520s
Country music! I'm virtually certain language AA and this most likely
but still tentative. This appeared in error on 1521 in the last IDXD.
[Merriman-VA]
1557 FRANCE (?) Nice MAR 10 2317 - briefly with man in what sounded like
FF, this is not sked to be on at this time. [Merriman-VA]
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Mark Connelly - Billerica MA - MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
I've got a few quick reports here (full logs, and individual E-mail replies
will come later). From home listening: Germany-1539 seems to be on with
regular programming around 0445 UTC, including German talk and religious
choral music. Test tones were noted on one occasion. The signal is strong
here in the Boston area, despite QRM from WDCD-1540 Albany, NY. >From DX
session at Tom Beaton's on 4 APR (approx. 2330 UTC) - the highlight of the
visit was a surprisingly good signal from Burkina Faso on 747 (kalimba music
and African -accented French). I switched over to 765 and Dakar was
absolutely local-like.
Report from: Mark Connelly - WA1ION
e-mail = MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
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[Connelly*P-MA] = Plymouth, MA
<Plymouth Beach: near jct. Route 3A & Clifford Rd.>
(GC = 70.63 W / 41.94 N)
Receiver used: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: remotely-tuned loop, remotely-tuned whip, DCP-2 controller
- phaser
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[Connelly*Y-MA] = West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA <parents' house>
(GC = 70.22 W / 41.68 N)
Receiver used: Drake R8A
Antenna system: Quantum Loop
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[Connelly*m-MA] = Manchester, MA <Tom Beaton's house>
(GC = 70.75 W / 42.58 N)
Receiver used: Sony ICF-2010
Antenna systems: slopers & horizontal wires, DL-2 phasing unit, MWT-3
regenerative preselector.
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[Connelly-MA] = Billerica, MA <home> (GC = 71.22 W / 42.54 N)
Receiver used: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: two 37 m slopers (east, west) to DL-2 phasing unit with
50 m horizontal loop as floating ground for noise reduction via
transformers; MWT-3 regenerative preselector
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* TRANS-ATLANTIC DX *
252 IRELAND, Atlantic 252, Clarkestown, APR 5 0210 - although I wasn't
really chasing LW DX at the time, I couldn't resist tuning in to this
immensely-loud signal w/ big hits from last summer including
"Waterfalls" by TLC and "A Girl Like You" by Edwyn Collins. ID'ed as
"Longwave Atlantic 2-5-2". [Connelly*m-MA]
567 IRELAND, Radio 1, Tullamore, APR 6 0525 - traditional Irish
instrumental music w/ uilleann pipes, strings; very good. (Other
log: APR 7 0026.) [Connelly*Y-MA]
585 SPAIN, RNE1, Madrid et al., APR 7 0025 - SS teletalk; excellent.
(Other log: APR 5 0040.) [Connelly*P-MA]
594 PORTUGAL Muge / unID AA, APR 7 0023 - PP talk by man; fair and
initially atop, AA music (Morocco or Saudi Arabia) took over at 0024.
Weak 595 (Dominica) het at times. 590 splash was mostly from VOCM
(which was overriding closer WBNW). [Connelly*P-MA]
603 SPAIN, RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, APR 5 0115 - man & woman in SS;
fair. [Connelly*m-MA]
612 IRELAND, RTE 2 FM, Athlone, MAR 30 0512 - light pop music, EE talk;
o/ others. [Connelly-MA]
612 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, APR 5 0044 - AA talk; o/ others. [Connelly*m-MA]
621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, APR 5 0043 - man in SS; to
good peak. (Other log: APR 2 0445.) [Connelly*m-MA]
675 NETHERLANDS, R.10 Gold, Lopik (t), APR 7 0020 - Sting song; good at
first, then hammered by WRKO. [Connelly*P-MA]
684 SPAIN, RNE1, Sevilla, APR 6 0515 - SS discussion w/ SS man & woman
announcers; very good w/ only minimal WRKO splash. [Connelly*Y-MA]
693 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC R. 5 synchros, APR 6 0016 - man & woman in EE w/
telephone news interview; to good peak. [Connelly*P-MA]
702 SLOVAKIA / MOROCCO, APR 7 0012 - Slavic talk by man, o/ AA music.
[Connelly*P-MA]
711 WESTERN SAHARA or LIBYA, APR 7 0013 - AA male vocal at low audio level
on huge WOR-killing carrier; SAH ripple under. (Other log: APR 5
0143.) [Connelly*P-MA]
738 SPAIN, RNE1, Barcelona, APR 6 0508 - news in SS by woman; good.
(Other log: APR 5 0146.) [Connelly*Y-MA]
747 NETHERLANDS, Radio 1, Flevoland, APR 7 0006 - huge (mowing down 750)
w/ disco ("Bad Girls" by Donna Summer), then woman in Dutch. (Other
logs: MAR 31 0450, APR 6 0507.) [Connelly*P-MA]
747 BURKINA FASO, R. Burkina, Ouagadougou, APR 4 2343 - kalimba music and
African-accented FF talk by man; good, well o/ Canary Islands.
Holland was not in the picture at all. [Connelly*m-MA]
756 GERMANY, Braunschweig/Ravensburg, APR 7 0006 - man in GG; excellent.
[Connelly*P-MA]
765 SENEGAL, Dakar, APR 4 2344 - excited African vocal / shouting;
excellent, S9+25. (Other log: MAR 23 2337.) [Connelly*m-MA]
765 SWITZERLAND, R. Suisse Romande, Sottens, APR 6 2240 - classical piano
music; good / dominant. (Other log: APR 5 0021.) [Connelly*P-MA]
774 MOROCCO, Agadir (t), MAR 23 2344 - AA music about even w/ Spain.
Likely Morocco (as Egypt is supposed to go off at 2330).
[Connelly-MA]
774 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, APR 6 2242 - man in SS o/ fast SAH & WABC slop.
[Connelly*P-MA]
783 SYRIA, Tartus, APR 6 2243 - AA music; fair to good o/ CFDR slop.
[Connelly*P-MA]
801 SPAIN, RNE synchros, APR 6 2244 - restricted-audio SS teletalk; poor
in CJAD-800 slop. [Connelly*P-MA]
819 EGYPT, Batra, MAR 31 0046 - AA vocal, mixed w/ others. [Connelly-MA]
855 SPAIN, RNE1 synchros, APR 6 2249 - SS talkshow o/ others. (Other log:
MAR 31 0046.) [Connelly*P-MA]
864 EGYPT, Santah, APR 6 2249 - male AA Koranic chant; very good o/
multiple SAH's. (Other log: MAR 31 0045.) [Connelly*P-MA]
864 FRANCE, R. Bleue, Paris, APR 2 0455 - FF folk vocal, then FF talk by
man; excellent. [Connelly-MA]
873 SPAIN, SER, Zaragoza, APR 6 2250 - SS talk by man & woman; loud &
alone on channel. (Other log: MAR 25 0045.) [Connelly*P-MA]
873 GERMANY, AFN, Frankfurt, MAR 31 0042 - "Final Four" NCAA college
basketball coverage; at good level, slightly o/ Spain. [Connelly-MA]
882 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC Wales / R. 4, Washford et al., APR 6 2300 -
classical music, EE talk, pips, news; fair. (Other log: MAR 31
0040.) [Connelly*P-MA]
882 UNITED KINGDOM / CANARY ISLANDS, APR 6 0001 - EE news o/u SS news.
[Connelly*P-MA]
882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, APR 4 2350 - SS talk atop channel.
[Connelly*m-MA]
891 ALGERIA, Algiers, APR 6 2251 - AA talk by female: huge carrier, light
audio. (Other logs: MAR 25 0042, MAR 30 0503.) [Connelly*P-MA]
909 UNITED KINGDOM, BBC Radio 5 synchros, MAR 30 2340 - literary reading
or radio drama; good. [Connelly-MA]
909 MOROCCO, Casablanca-Safi, APR 6 2358 - AA male vocal o/ presumed BBC;
to fair peaks through WABI slop. [Connelly*P-MA]
945 FRANCE, Toulouse, MAR 31 0509 - orchestral music, then man in FF
mentioned R. France; excellent. [Connelly-MA]
954 SPAIN, R. Espana, Madrid, MAR 31 0510 - female vocal of "Ave Maria";
good. [Connelly-MA]
972 unID's, MAR 31 0035 - top station had Getz-Gilberto "Girl from
Ipanema" from the summer of '64; under it was unidentifiable-language
talk. The channel turned into a "graveyard" prior to any potential
ID material. Ukraine/Spain/Germany are the common players here.
[Connelly-MA]
981 ALGERIA, Algiers, APR 4 2354 - Koranic AA male vocal; to good peak,
better than CBV / WCAP-980. [Connelly*m-MA]
1008 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, APR 4 2356 - SS talk getting by WINS.
[Connelly*m-MA]
1008 NETHERLANDS, NOS R. 5, Flevoland, MAR 31 0507 - religious-sounding
vocal, then man in Dutch; excellent. [Connelly-MA]
1044 SPAIN, SER, San Sebastian et al., APR 6 2353 - SS teletalk by man &
woman; good, atop growl. (Other logs: MAR 30 0353, APR 4 2359.)
[Connelly*P-MA]
1044 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, MAR 30 2348 - man & woman in FF; fair to good.
[Connelly-MA]
1053 UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio synchros, MAR 30 0352 - EE teletalk; fair,
o/ growl. (Other log: MAR 30 2352.) [Connelly-MA]
1053 MOROCCO, Tanger A, APR 6 2352 - wild rock-type "rai" AA vocal &
electric instrumentation; bombing in, rolling o/ co-channel TalkRadio
and hammering adjacent WEVD/CHUM. [Connelly*P-MA]
1062 DENMARK, Danmarks R., Kalundborg, MAR 30 0350 - woman in Danish read
list of towns, numbers - perhaps sports scores; good. A tone-
tester was way under. [Connelly-MA]
1089 UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio synchros, APR 6 2348 - on-the-air dating
page "Midnight Encounters"; huge signal, reducing WBAL to a
barely-noticeable background het. (Other log: MAR 30 2352.)
[Connelly*P-MA]
1098 SLOVAKIA, Nitra, APR 6 2346 - Slavic talk, C&W-influenced female
vocal; excellent, about 30 dB better than 1100 stuff. (Other logs:
MAR 30 2351, APR 6 0431.) [Connelly*P-MA]
1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros / unID's, APR 6 2345 - man in SS o/ unID talker &
apparent AA music. [Connelly*P-MA]
1125 CROATIA, Deanovec / SPAIN, APR 6 2344 - Croatia w/ folk vocal // (20
dB stronger) 1134, mixed w/ SS talk. [Connelly*P-MA]
1134 CROATIA, Hrvatska Radio, Zadar, APR 6 2343 - Slavic male vocal &
piano; excellent / local-like. (Other log: APR 4 2325.)
[Connelly*P-MA]
1179 SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS / unID, APR 6 2340 - SS talk o/ unID vocal
that was probably from Sweden. [Connelly*P-MA]
1187 unID, APR 6 2338 - old plan het against 1188. Ideas ? [Connelly*P-MA]
1188 HUNGARY, Szombathely, APR 6 2338 - male ballad in an eastern European
gypsy style had to be this; good signal w/ very little QRM.
[Connelly*P-MA]
1197 UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin Radio synchros, APR 6 2333 - "Follow You Down"
by Gin Blossoms // 1215; slightly o/ a pile of other stations.
[Connelly*P-MA]
1215 UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin Radio synchros, APR 6 2330 - '70s Queen hit
"Killer Queen", then "Follow You Down" by Gin Blossoms; excellent,
slopping over onto VOAR/WGMP-1210 ! (Other logs: MAR 30 0522 &
2357.) [Connelly*P-MA]
1251 LIBYA, Tripoli, APR 6 0352 - energetic AA male vocal; good. (Other
log: MAR 30 2358.) [Connelly*Y-MA]
1314 NORWAY, NRK, Kvitsoy, APR 6 0354 - man in Norwegian; strong, Spain
way under. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1332 ITALY, RAI R. Uno, Roma et al., MAR 26 0515 - // 1575 w/ man & woman
in II w/ news; poor to fair. [Connelly-MA]
1341 NORTHERN IRELAND, BBC, Lisnagarvey, MAR 30 2359 - man & woman in EE;
poor, in slop. [Connelly-MA]
1368 POLAND, Krakow, MAR 26 0457-0500 - tone tests (approx. 440 Hz), pips
at 0500, Polish talk by woman, Chopin piano music; fair to good.
Bits of // 1305 noted at times. [Connelly-MA]
1395 NETHERLANDS, Veronica Nieuwsradio, Lopik, APR 6 0413 - great w/ oldies
including "Black Water" by the Doobie Bros. and "Bette Davis Eyes" by
Kim Carnes: perfectly entertainment-quality on R8A in 4 kHz position
with sync. detector activated. This has higher modulation than many
other Europeans. (Other log: MAR 31 0019.) [Connelly*Y-MA]
1422 GERMANY, Heusweiler, APR 6 0410 - GG political news, slightly o/
second station that was probably Algeria. (Other logs: MAR 26 0454,
MAR 31 0001.) [Connelly*Y-MA]
1449 unID (probably ITALY), MAR 26 0453 - het, bits of opera; test tone
also noted. [Connelly-MA]
1467 FRANCE, TWR, Roumoules, MAR 26 0451 - medieval-style hymn, GG talk by
man; excellent. [Connelly-MA]
1521 SAUDI ARABIA, Duba, APR 6 0402 - news by man in AA; loud.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1530 SAO TOME & PRINCIPE, VOA, Pinheira, MAR 27 0430 - blasting in (way o/
others) w/ clear announcement "This is the Voice of America in
Portuguese", followed by PP talk by man. [Connelly-MA]
1530 VATICAN, Vatican R., MAR 27 0445 - phrase "Laudetur Jesu Christus",
Vatican interval signal, classical music, then Slavic talk by woman;
loud, o/ VOA Sao Tome & WSAI. (Other logs: MAR 31 0010, APR 4 0440.)
[Connelly-MA]
1539 GERMANY, ER, Mainflingen, APR 3 0443 - GG religious music, GG talk by
woman, more hymns; good signal, peaking S9+25 and nearly equal to
WDCD-1540. This seems to be showing up more often: possibly on
regular schedule now. [Connelly-MA]
1544 CLANDESTINE (MOROCCO ?), APR 6 2307 - AA vocals, strings; poor to fair
in slop. (Other log: MAR 23 2310.) [Connelly*P-MA]
1557 FRANCE, Nice, APR 4 0444 - nightclub-style piano jazz // 1242;
excellent. [Connelly-MA]
1566 AZORES, Vila de Porto, APR 6 2310 - mellow pop vocal; to fair peak,
mixed w/ apparent open carrier. (Other log: MAR 23 2315.)
[Connelly*P-MA]
1575 ITALY, Radio Uno, Genova et al., MAR 26 0515 - II talk by woman //
1332; mixed w/ Spain. [Connelly-MA]
1620 NETHERLANDS, Scheveningen, APR 6 2311 - repeated sequence of "PCH"
Morse code and 8 data packets; loud, well over S9. [Connelly*P-MA]
PAN-AMERICAN DX
532 TURKS AND CAICOS, RVC, APR 6 1330 - SS vocal & guitar; groundwave a
few dB above amplifier noise on Quantum Loop. This comes in clearly
days with longwire through regenerative preselector. [Connelly*Y-MA]
555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, ZIZ, Basseterre, APR 5 0040 - "Let's Stay Together"
by Al Green; good. [Connelly*m-MA]
595 DOMINICA, DBS, Hillsborough, APR 5 0215 - man in EE, then light pop
music; poor, hetted by 594 TA's. [Connelly*m-MA]
640 CUBA, R. Progreso synchros, APR 6 0556 - // 740 w/ serious- sounding
SS discussion; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA]
641 unID, APR 6 0534 - het here, apparently an unmodulated carrier.
Spain-639 also hetting 640 from the other side. [Connelly*Y-MA]
650 COLOMBIA, RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, APR 6 0522 - festive music,
Antena Dos ID; huge, totally dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
670 CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, APR 6 0521 - SS vocal & piano
music // 600 & 680; good o/ YVLL/WMAQ/CKXB mix. [Connelly*Y-MA]
680 CUBA, R. Rebelde, CMJV, Ciego de Avila, APR 6 0520 - SS vocal & piano
music // 600 & 670; audible through WRKO. [Connelly*Y-MA]
700 JAMAICA, JBC Radio 1, Montego Bay, APR 6 0532 - reggae music, then
Caribbean-accented DJ gave good wishes to listeners in several
Jamaican towns; atop WLW & several SS'ers. [Connelly*Y-MA]
705 ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES, Kingstown, APR 5 0121 - mellow soul
female vocal; fair. [Connelly*m-MA]
710 CUBA, APR 6 0557 - huge signal w/ distorted audio / SS talk by woman;
totally o/ WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
730 MEXICO, XEX, Mexico City, APR 6 0555 - Gloria Estefan song in SS, then
ID "La X"; good w/ CKAC looped. [Connelly*Y-MA]
740 CUBA, R. Progreso synchros, APR 6 0556 - // 640 w/ serious SS
discussion; local-like, well o/ CHCM/CBL. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, APR 6 0504 - RCN ID, SS news //
770; mostly atop WJR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 CUBA, R. Reloj, Las Mercedes / Guanabacoa, APR 6 0550 - usual Reloj SS
news & time show mixing w/ Colombia. [Connelly*Y-MA]
770 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJJX, Bogota, APR 6 0504 - news & RCN ID; o/u WABC.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
790 CUBA, R. Reloj, CMAQ, Pinar del Rio, APR 6 0559 - R. Reloj program;
well o/ domestic jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
870 CUBA, R. Reloj, unID outlet, APR 6 0603 - R. Reloj program; o/ other
LA's/ WWL / WLAM. [Connelly*Y-MA]
885 MONTSERRAT, R. Montserrat, ZJB, Plymouth, APR 6 0029 - local- like w/
female reggae song. [Connelly*m-MA]
940 VENEZUELA, YVNN, Punto Fijo, APR 5 0236 - SS version of "Last Kiss"
(J. Frank Wilson & Cavaliers car-crash song from '64), then R. Punto
Fijo ID; loud, way o/ CBM / others. [Connelly*m-MA]
1000 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, APR 6 0545 - SS political speech //
HJAJ-760; atop CFLP/CKBW/WMVP. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1090 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJBC, Cucuta, APR 6 0623 - // 1170 w/ Colombian
folk vocal w/ steady beat & accordion accompaniment; good, rolling o/
WBAL. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1100.76 COLOMBIA (t), APR 6 0440 - SS vocal music possibly Barranquilla,
but it didn't seem // CARACOL outlet on 1170. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1140 VENEZUELA, Porlamar, APR 5 0228 - Porlamar mentions, Margaritena ID;
to good peaks, dominant. [Connelly*m-MA]
1170 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, APR 6 0610 - mentioned "musica
vallenarta" followed by spirited Colombian accordion music; fair w/
WWVA looped. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1180 BRAZIL, probably Rio de Janeiro, APR 6 0423 - PP talk, briefly o/ a
melange of Latin Americans (Cuba, YV, etc.) w/ WHAM looped. Cuba
usually dominates this channel, but it was a free-for-all at this
time. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1500 VENEZUELA, YVRZ, Cumana, APR 6 0359-0400 - "Green, Green Grass of
Home" by Tom Jones, then "Dos Mil" ID; good w/ WTOP looped.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1500.37 COLOMBIA (t), APR 6 0358 - bits SS music, off-channel het against
YVRZ/WTOP-1500 believed to be the Colombian noted a few months ago
(by one of the European DXpedition groups) near this frequency.
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Nick Hall-Patch, 1538 Amphion St., Victoria, B.C. V8R 4Z6 - nhp@xxxxxxxxx
DXing from Jordan River using homebrew rcvr, ICF-2010 and 2000' Beverage
@300 degrees
529 ALASKA, Level Island, "SQM". 1019 3/31. Poor to fair w/wx broadcast
and faint code ID. The broadcast is usually heard before the code as
this fades in.
531 JAPAN, Morioka, JOQG. 1144 3/31. Poor strength w/slow melismatic
male vocal music, //3607.7.
567 JAPAN, Sapporo, JOIK. 1141 3/31. Man in JJ w/brief musical interludes
//3607.7
666 RUSSIA, Komsomolsk. 1330 3/31. Chimes noted u/JOBK, which was //594.
Fair signal.
693 JAPAN, Tokyo, JOAB. 1013 3/31. Good signal cutting through CBU-690
splat w/man in JJ //774.
702 JAPAN, Hiroshima/Kitami, JOFB/JOKD. 1330 3/31. Man in JJ //828,
fair strength.
729 JAPAN, Nagoya, JOCK. 1329 3/31. Man in JJ, poor to fair //594.
t774 JAPAN, Akita, JOUB. 0902 3/31. Monster audio with man in oriental
language (didn't quite sound JJ, but many mentions of Okinawa). This
one put in a meter pinning signal most of the morning, and started
coming in over half an hour before Japanese sunset.
t783 RUSSIA, Tavrichanka. 1009 3/31. Very good signal w/woman in RR.
Strength improved further as the morning progressed, although it
weakened between 1200 and 1300 and a second audio turned up.
819 N. KOREA, Pyongyang. 1322 3/31. Good strength w/martial choral
singing //2850.
828 JAPAN, Osaka, JOBB. 1320 3/31. Big signal as it was much of the
morning; only noted here because woman gave a wonderful "JOBB" ID in
passing.
837 JAPAN, Niigata, JOQK. 1344 3/31. Finally showed some good audio, JJ
talk //594. Usually this is heard soon after the powerhouses.
t846 PHILIPPINES, Manila, DZNN. R. Veritas. 1319 3/31. Likely the one
with woman praying, "Hail Mary" with responses by a congregation.
Fair signal.
855 N.KOREA, Sangwon. 1504 3/31. Man in KK //3320, fair signal.
873 JAPAN, Kumamoto, JOGB. 1128 3/31. Man in JJ //774. Fair strength
o/u pop mx (presumed Russia) and 870 splatter.
945 JAPAN, NHK1 synchros. 1348 3/31. Poor to fair; woman in JJ //594.
990 JAPAN, Kochi, JORK. 1349 3/31. Poor to fair in the mess; man and
woman talking //594.
999 UNID. 1125 3/31. Oriental singing, poor but relatively clear in
splatter, followed by CC talk by man
t1008 JAPAN, Osaka, JONR. 1524 3/31. The most likely source of JJ talk at
fair strength. Nearly two hours after LSR.
1017 JAPAN, Fukuoka, JOLB. 1313 3/31. Man talking //828, o/u unID mx
station. Fair signal, but lots of splatter.
1017 CHINA, unID. 1351 3/31. CC talk by man, fair and dominant; not
parallel to CNR1 SW signals. Ideas?
1035 JAPAN, NHK2 synchros. 1352 3/31. Poor w/man talking //828.
1125 JAPAN, Naha, JOAD. 1022 3/31. Most likely this is the NHK2 station
poor to fair in splatter //774. Man and woman talking in JJ.
t1134 S.KOREA, Hwasong 1204 3/31. Man talking in KK, likely nx. Fair
signal dominating channel at this time //6015.
1152 JAPAN, Kushiro/Kochi, JOPC/JORB. 0954 3/31. JJ talk by man, poor and
mostly buried in splatter, but //774.
t1179 JAPAN, Osaka, JOOR. 1200 3/31. Fair signal, but lots of splatter. A
jingle of some sort, JJ talk by woman, then man followed by a single
long pip on the hour. There might have been an ID there, but
couldn't dig it out.
t1242 JAPAN, Tokyo, JOLF. 1308 3/31. JJ talk by woman, good strength.
1305 S.KOREA, Uljin, HLSV. 0924 3/31. Woman talking in KK //3930, poor to
fair signal.
t1332 JAPAN, Nagoya, JOSF. 1304 3/31. JJ talk by man and woman, poor to
fair in splatter.
1377 JAPAN, NHK2 synchros. 1403 3/31. EE nx by woman //828; fair signal.
1386 JAPAN, NHK2 synchros. 0933 3/31. Man in JJ, poor strength, but
//747.
1395 PHILIPPINE IS., DZRH. 1400 3/31. Women in Tagalog, fair signal
across hour with no ID. This relay is the most likely judging by
shipboard loggings.
1467 S.KOREA, Mokp'o, HLKN. 1154 3/31. Man and woman in KK //3930, poor
signal in splash.
1503 JAPAN, Akita, JOUK. 1338 3/31. Fair to good signal, man in JJ //594.
1593 JAPAN, Matsue/Niigata, JOTB/JOQB. 1003 3/31. Man and woman reading
nx in JJ, briefly fair and //774.
1602 JAPAN, NHK2 synchros. 0939 3/31. Man in JJ, poor to fair //828.
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MISC ITEMS
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Bo Nensen - Ornskoldsvik SWEDEN - bo.nensen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Same info as provided by Douglas E. Smith but including latitudes and
longitudes can be found at:
http://www.fcc.gov/mmb/asd/exband.html
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Pat Durkin - Woodbury, MN - pjdurkin@xxxxxxx
HELP WITH UNID FROM LAST TIME:
Park Barton - Tuscaloosa, AL - Drake R8, 35" spiral loop - ParkBarton@AOL
I need some help with an Un-IDed one.
1270 unID 03/29 2331 "W _ _ _ " (with echo effect), then "W _ _ _ the
quad cities number one hit music station. All hit ninety eight nine."
Call sounds something like WHPX, but nothing matches in AM or FM logs
and I don't recognize any of the locations listed in the logs as "quad
cities". Although I was using a loop antenna, I have no clue as to
direction because unless the loop is oriented N-S, all I get on 1270
is a loud buzz. (And, no, I did not hear the WMIZ DX test!)
This is WKBF-1270 Rock Island, Illinois. It is co-owned with WPXR-98.9 Rock
Island. The cities of Moline and Rock Island, IL, and Davenport and
Bettendorf, IA are referred to as the "Quad Cities". I used to hear both of
these stations, when they were WHBF and WHBF-FM, when I lived in Milwaukee,
WI, about 170 miles from the Quad Cities.
Esa Hanninen - ejh@xxxxxxxxx
On your AM DX NewsFlash 4-04-96 I found UNID of Park Barton on 1270. The
station is WKBF Rock Island, Illinois, that's FM is 98.9. Quad cities are
Rock Island, Davenport, Moline and Bettendorf.
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Stephan Schulze - Goettingen, Germany - europesurf@xxxxxxx
INFO REQUESTED:
Betreff : International Reply Coupon prices
Prices of International Reply Coupon (needed for getting QSLs from small
radio stations) vary extremely from country to country.
UPDATE 1 of 29/3/96
Here a survey on recent prices (most of March 96) in some countries:
country price in local currency price USD price DM date of info/Author
Austria 16 Schilling 1,6 Span. Sec. R=D6I, 3/95
Bolivia 5,5 Bs. 0,97 2/95+94
Belgium 45 BEF 1,45 / 1,51 16/2/96
Brasil 1,05 RS$ 1,08 3/96
Claudio Haitz
Canada 3,5 Can $ 2,63 21/3/96
Paul..
COSTA RICA 150 colones 0,76 1,14 20/2/96
Denmark 9 DEK approx.1,55 27/3/96
Stig Hartvig N.
Dominica (IRC are not sold, only exchanged into stamps of 0,60 EC$ in D.)
1 US$ =3D 2,67 EC$ (Dominica) 27/3/96
Shelly-Ann
DOMINICAN REP ??????
ECUADOR ??????
EGYPT ??????
Finland 5,5 FIM approx. 1,2 23/3/96
Teemu TJ S
France 6,80 FF 2,00 3/96
Simon Weisse
Gambia 11,50 Dalasis (8 D about 1 USD - unsecure info) 20/3/96
Greece 250 drs 1,05 22/3/96
Zacharias Li.
GRENADA about 0,20 !
Honduras 10 Lempiras about 1 3/96
Hungary 200 Forint 1,44 D2,17 3/96
Indonesia 2500 Rupien (27/9/95) 1,12 [1 US$ 2245 Rp./ 6/9/95] 9/95
Pinkan
Ireland 77 pence 10/2/96
Italy 1800 or 1850 Lire 1,80/ 1,85 3/96
Fabrizio / Andrea
JAMAICA ??????
Japan 150 Yen about 1,5 2,07 summer 95
Lithuania 13 crowns 1,2 1,7 6/95
Vladimir Doronin
Netherlands 2,5 Gulden
New Zealand 1,8 $ NZ 1,224 19/2/96
Norway 9,50 NOK 1,48 24.3.96
Bernt
Seychelles 6,0 Seychelles Rupees approx 1,2 4/12/95
Jeanine Docteur
VENEZUELA ??????
UK 60 pence 10/2/96
USA 1,05 dollars 1,05 1/96
(1) PLEASE make a FORWARD of this mail to your friends in countries for
which no IRC price is given here.
(2) Please mail prices of International Reply Coupons (IRCs) of other
countries and corrections to me at: europesurf@xxxxxxx
I guess that prices in Venezuela, China, Egypt, Jamaica, Ecuador, Dominican
Rep. e.g. could be even cheaper than Grenada! So these prices and other
cheap prices are most welcome.
I WILL COMPILE ANOTHER UPDATE of this list after ENOUGH INFORMATION WILL
HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.
I wish to thank everybody who has already contributed to this list!
(3) Any comments or ideas on getting more prices are also most welcome. Of
superior interest are email addresses of other dx lists, where this request
could be posted!
Please DO NOT post large mail/data (>10 kB) to s.schulze@xxxxxxxxxxx BUT to
me at: europesurf@xxxxxxx
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Kent Winrich - Waukesha, WI - kwin@xxxxxxxxxx
Got an email from the guy that runs the transmitter at CIAO.....
"It seems a lot of my posts don't make it through, but I had originally
posted that the station runs 1 kW into a single tower which has sloper wires
and performs as a three tower arry oriented north east. No deep nulls
anywhere in the pattern, just some forward gain and a flattening towards
Windsor (CBC 540). The transmitter is a Gates Solid state. There is a
stanby omni tower on site. Most of the old 790 towers are gone. I operate
the TX site, so any questions just ask."
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If you note any AM changes (call, format, slogan, etc), please send them to
the NRC Log coordinator (Wayne Heinen) @ nrclog@xxxxxxxxxxxx and the IRCA
Almanac coordinator: Rich Toebe, 2550 Hilborn Rd #34, Fairfield CA
94533-1070.
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END of April 11 1996 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash" - bytheway@xxxxxxx
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