AM DX NewsFlash 7-11-96
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AM DX NewsFlash 7-11-96
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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - July 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)
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 9-11 1996. Hotel: The Dripping Springs B&B
Inn and Cabins, Estes Park CO - rates $74 - $89 (room for 2) - 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). Wdxofbu@xxxxxxx
(WTFDA is the FM/TV DX club)
MADISON RADIO/DX GET-TOGETHER. The date of the annual Madison radio/DX
get-together is now set: Saturday, August 17. Bill Dvorak (DXERak@xxxxxxx)
( 501 Algoma Street, Madison WI 53704-4812) is the host. This is the third
annual GTG--the big one with the goal of attracting as many hobbyists as
possible, whether from Madison or elsewhere. Mark in on your calendar!
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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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
PO Box 605 10359 Severance Dr
Huntsville AL 35804-0605 Parker CO 80134
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - bytheway@xxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary July 3 1996 through July 11 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
7/ 3 69 12 4 very low quiet-active -
4 69 13 4 very low quiet-active -
5 69 12 1 very low quiet-unsettled -
6 68 4 1 very low quiet -
7 72 8 3 low quiet-active -
8 82 9 2 moderate quiet-unsettled -
9 z z z z z -
10 80 3 0 moderate quiet -
7/11 77 2 2 low quiet -
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HOT STUFF
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No contributions
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Mika Makelainen - mtm@xxxxxxxxx
UNID loggings: Unidentified AM stations heard in March 1996 in Finland by
DXer Mika Makelainen:
North America:
800 kHz a US station broadcasting in Spanish. A spot for "Laboratorio
Santo Remedio, P.O.Box 2817", with a 1-800 phone number was
heard. Based on conditions, this is from the East Coast.
880 kHz from the US West Coast, broadcasting in Spanish, announcing only a
mysterious "PRV". Conditions favored Oregon, so I would guess
KWIP Dallas OR, but not sure.
1490 kHz from US in Spanish with a slogan "Radio Fiesta". Based on
conditions at the time, must be West of the Rockies. Slightly
later I identified KBKR Baker OR and KEYG Grand Coulee WA on this
frequency.
South America:
1580 kHz a Venezuelan station identifying only as "Radio Rumbos, la emisora
de Venezuela". A new station, a new name or a new slogan?
Location?
1590 kHz a Latin American, presumably Colombian (UTC -5 hrs) station
identifying as "Radio Uno".
Asia:
891.11 kHz an unlisted Philippino identifying as "DWAR". This was heard
already in October 1995, but still I haven't seen any information
on the station. Has been heard in Sweden as well.
If you have any further information on these stations, please e-mail me
directly at mtm@xxxxxxxxx
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(TRH-CA) Tim Hall, Chula Vista, CA ICF-2010, KIWA Loop - MSNL77A@xxxxxxxxxxx
New TIS station:
1620 -- CA, San Diego 7/6 1930 New station noted with tape loop (male
voice): "Welcome to San Diego. You're listening to the voice of
the San Diego Convention Center on AM 16-20. This initial
broadcast is for test purposes only." Gets out fairly well.
Hope this is just for the Republican National Convention, could
be a real pest. New, CA #252. (TRH-CA)
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Mark Connelly - MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxx
[Connelly*rw-MA] = Rowley, MA <Parker River National Wildlife Reservation:
salt marsh at end of Stackyard Road> [GC = 70.83 W / 42.75 N]
Receiver used: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: RW-1 active whip, RL-1 remotely-tuned loop; phased via
DCP-2 Dual Controller - Phaser
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693 AZORES, RDP, Terceira, JUL 3 0156 - bits of tinny early-'60s surf
guitar instrumentation, then PP talk by man; excellent, way o/
others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
711 WESTERN SAHARA, Laayoune, JUL 3 0043 - female AA vocal; fair w/ WOR
phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]
764 unID (possibly SENEGAL), JUL 3 0024 - carrier here on 764 rather than
765. Dakar w/ crystal trouble ? [Connelly*rw-MA]
836 AZORES, RDP, Barrosa, JUL 3 0031 - PP talk by man; to good peak, het
from weaker 837 noted at times. [Connelly*rw-MA]
864 EGYPT, Santah, JUL 3 0149 - AA Koranic male chant; slightly o/ a
jumble of others. [Connelly*rw-MA]
882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN, JUL 3 0058 - man in SS; o/ rumble, WCBS
phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1044 MOROCCO, Sebaa-Aioun, JUL 3 0003 - AA vocal, then talk; starting
fade-up. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1053 UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio UK synchros, Start Point et al., JUL 3 0123
- EE teletalk; through WEVD slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1089 UNITED KINGDOM, TalkRadio UK synchros, Brookman's Park et al., JUL 3
0143 - EE sports talk; good w/ WBAL phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1098 SLOVAKIA, Nitra / SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUL 3 0144 - Slovakia w/
mellow instrumental music, o/ SS talker. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1107 SPAIN, RNE5 synchros, JUL 3 0138 - SS female announcer, then into
teletalk; fair w/ CKTY nulled. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1134 CROATIA, Hrvatska Radio, Zadar, JUL 3 0136 - mellow Slavic male folk
vocal; fair, o/ Spain SAH. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1215 UNITED KINGDOM, Virgin R. synchros, JUL 3 0204 - EE DJ talk, then
"Good Thing" by Fine Young Cannibals; fair to good, atop Spain.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1422 GERMANY, Heusweiler, JUL 3 0207 - classical music; poor to fair
through slop. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1521 SAUDI ARABIA, Duba, JUL 3 0208 - pre-sign-on carrier at monster level,
annihilating WWKB. [Connelly*rw-MA]
* PAN-AMERICAN DX *
595 DOMINICA, DBS, Hillsborough, JUL 3 0159 - Caribbean-EE talk; poor to
fair, just getting by a strong Portugal-594 het. [Connelly*rw-MA]
690 ANGUILLA, Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, JUL 3 0033 - male EE preacher;
good w/ CBF phased. [Connelly*rw-MA]
760 COLOMBIA, RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, JUL 3 0128 - SS talk, RCN ID; loud,
way o/ everything else. [Connelly*rw-MA]
895 ST. KITTS & NEVIS, VON, Charlestown, JUL 3 0058 - good w/ reggae.
[Connelly*rw-MA]
1050.3 unID, likely Latin American, JUL 3 0125 - 300 Hz het on high side of
WEVD. On 1050, there was a growl & some SS talk u/ WEVD, instead of
typical subdominant CHUM. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1100.3 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJAT, Barranquilla, JUL 3 0117 - SS teletalk;
fair to good. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1160 BERMUDA, VSB3, Hamilton, JUL 3 0107 - BBC World Service ID, item about
Palestinians; good, o/ WOBM. [Connelly*rw-MA]
1170 COLOMBIA, CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, JUL 3 0105 - initially WKPE
groundwave (exceedingly low-fidelity rock // 104.7 FM) was atop, then
- seemingly out of nowhere - "CARACOL, Primer Cadena de Colombia"
steamrolled in right over it. HJNW and WKPE are on similar bearings
from the Rowley site. [Connelly*rw-MA]
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MISC ITEMS
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The Medium Wave Circle, the premier European Club for the LW/MW radio
enthusiast, has a new WWW Homepage with the URL:
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/5613/mwc.html
Here you'll find public information about the Circle, its activities, press
releases and publications (including the Reprint Service).
In addition there is private bulletin board area for paid-up Circle members
to share information, news and interactive discussion. This bulletin board
is intended to build upon (not replace) the monthly paper magazine, Medium
Wave News. In particular it is intended to facilitate the swift exchange of
breaking news or hot DX tips. To use this you need to be a Circle member and
have a password.
If you want to know more about the Medium Wave Circle then a visit to our
Homepage should answer your questions.
73s
Steve Whitt
Editor
PS please feel free to establish links to the above URL but avoid creating
direct links to underlying pages as the structure is still under development
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Wayne Heinen - nrclog@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Announcing The National Radio Club Distance and Bearing Handbook. This book
is a complete listing of transmitter site coordinates for all stations in
the USA and Canada. The book is a bound 8 1/2 X 11 format with 102 pages of
easy to read type. The list includes Frequency, City of License, State,
Latitude and Longitude. All known Day/Night site coordinates and CP's for
new sites are included. Complete step by step formula are included for
figuring Distance, Bearing, Sunrise and Sunset authored by NRC'er Dave
Sundius well help you make use of the book right away. The price is $9.95
List and $7.95 to NRC/IRCA members. Order Item DBH from:
National Radio Club
Publications Center
PO Box 164
Mannsville NY 13661-0164
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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 July 11 1996 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash" - bytheway@xxxxxxx
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