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MADEIRA DXP REPORT



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THE MADEIRA ISLAND DXP (DEC 1996)
By Jorge Garzón (MEDI DX GROUP ®)

I went to Madeira Island at Christmas with my wife for a week vacation,
and I took advantage of the island situation to DX sometimes. It was not
really a DXP but rather some DX listening sometimes. Madeira island is
placed about 1000 km to the southwest from Lisboa and 700 km away from
African coastline (Morocco). It has around 60 km long by 20 kw witdh,
being really a rough mountainous piece of land in the middle of the
ocean, and one of the most beautiful placed tht I?ve ever visited. Trust
me!

There are no beaches in Madeira Island, but impressive cliffs. The
island is divided by the Ribeira Brava valley (South part) and Sâo
Vicente valley (North part), joined by the Encumeada Gap. From here, the
island to the west is a alpine tundra plain at 1500 m above sea level;
to the east the impressive Central range with the volcanic peaks of do
Gato, Areiro, Cerro das Torres, being The Ruivo the highest point of
Madeira with 1861 m above sea level. Gentle slopes goes down to the
South part of the island, but deep gullies down to the North. This gives
to the island one of the most important features for Dxing. Dxing in the
North part and the following nite in the South is being in two different
worlds, fortunately for us, suffered DXers.

I could listen sometimes at night, sometimes while I was driving. Even
when I was trekking besides the ?levadas? and at Ruivo?s summit, a
little AÏWA receiver was on me. At night I DX at two little towns:
Prazeres (Southwest part of the island), and Sâo Vicente (North part).
Anyway, the best place in the island to DX is ?Punta do Pargo?, but no
lodgement facilities there. In april 1997 a little tourist complex will
be open there with only 10 little appartaments; there is nothing around:
Your window facing west, a 400 m gentle grass slope to the edge and 500m
high cliffs falling down into the ocean. No noises at all, no neighbors;
only the frecuency of 1130 and 1140 probably blocked out with RDP-Radio
Regional da Madeira (1125 kHz). The antenna of this station is 400m away
from this site, but it is only 1 kw and well balanced, so...
   
I use as a DX gear, my SONY ICF2010 and the KIWA POCKET LOOP, being the
perfect couple for a traveller. No doubt!.

Stations being heard daytime at Encumeada Gap were:

 531 MDR RDP-RADIO REGIONAL DA MADEIRA Portosanto (ANTENA 1 Network at
night).
 576 CNR RNE-R1 CANARIAS Las Palmas.
 603 MDR RDP-ANTENA 1 Pico Arieiro (//531 kHz).
 621 CNR RNE-R1 CANARIAS Sta Cruz Tenerife (//576).
 720 CNR RNE-R5 Sta Cruz Tenerife.
 747 CNR RNE-R5 Las Palmas (//720 but different local slots).
 837 CNR COPE Las Palmas.
 882 CNR COPE La Laguna (//837 but different local slots and ads).
1008 CNR RADIO VOZ Las Palmas.
1017 MDR POSTO EMISSOR RADIODIFUÇAO Santana (//1530).
1125 MDR RDP-RADIO REGIONAL DA MADEIRA Punta do Pargo (ANTENA 1 Network
at night).
1179 CNR SER Sta Cruz Tenerife.
1269 CNR RADIO ECCA Las Palmas.
1332 MDR RDP-RADIO REGIONAL DA MADEIRA Funchal (ANTENA 1 Network at
night).
1485 MDR ESTAÇAO RADIO DA MADEIRA Funchal.
1530 MDR POSTO EMISSOR RADIODIFUÇAO Funchal (Relay RADIO RENASCENÇA many
hours). 

When you trvelled to North part, none of the Canary Islands Station were
heard or slightly sometimes. Even Ponta do Pargo RDP station, 1530 and
1332 were difficult to listen to with no traces of 1485 Estaçao Radio da
Madeira at all. This shows a little bit the orography features of this
land.

If you DX at South or SouthWest, all the signals coming from  both,
Continental Spain and Portugal are totally blocked by daytime and only
fair-weak at night, sharing channels and being overpassed oftenly.
Canary stations are heard 24h day with strong fades at night and
co-channel interferences and SouthAmerica and some parts of Africa are
open for your ears, althought the African panorama is no impressive
(better Dxing in the Canaries?) but the presence of Moroccan stations.
Two hours after the susnset Brazil burst with good signals, sometimes as
locals. Later on, all the Southamerican countries appears with armchair
sound quality sometimes. 

You prefer DX in the North part of the island?. Well, you will catch the
Mainland Spanish and Portuguese stations (less stations than in Spain
and much more weaker), being overpassed with American channels oftenly.
Azores arrives only fair, not as local, as I thought in the beginning,
some Europeans unheard in Sevilla (due to wave hoop amplitude) and
surprisingly, strong signal from Arabic countries and perhaps signals
from Asia, Dxing in the proper hours. Anyway is worth here to Dxing with
the Grey-Line. Surprise could be great!.

Following a sample of what I heard there. Main Indexed by frequencies
with details in Spanish: 

531 RDP-ANTENA 1 Portosanto 21:05 SIO/333. Programa especial de
"Sports". //621 + A1 Network. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
540 RTM-PROGRAMA A Sidi Benhour 21:07 SIO/444. Música y comentarios en
árabe. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
540 MR-KOSSUTH RADIO Solt 21:09 323. Comentarios en húngaro, a veces se
escucha muy bien, depende del fading. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
549 RTA-CHÂINE 1 Les Trembles 21:13 SIO/333. ID y música mezclada con
comentarios en árabe. (Jgarzon, 21dic)
567 RTE-R1 Tullamore 21:15 SIO/343. Comentarios sobre música y canciones
que estaban poniendo, después música. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
576 RNE-RADIO 1 CANARIAS Las Palmas 06:55 SIO/444. Programa en paralelo
con 621 kHz las 24 horas. // 621 kHz. (Jgarzón, 23dic)
576 RNE-R1 CANARIAS Las Palmas 21:18 SIO/333. Conexión en cadena con
RNE, comentarios deportivos. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
576 RADIO RENASCENÇA Braga 21:19 SIO/333. Comentarios en portugués e ID
con jingle musical. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
594 RADIO RENASCENÇA Muge 21:22 SIO/242. Comentarios en portugués, en
//576 kHz. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
594 RTM-PROGRAMA A Oujda 21:23 SIO/232. Música árabe, //540 kHz.
(Jgarzón, 21dic)
603 RDP-ANTENA 1 Pico Arieiro 21:24 SIO/333. Programa deportivo
"Sports", en //531 kHz. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
612 RTM-PROGRAMA A Sebaa-Aioun 23:30 SIO/343. Comentarios lánguidos en
árabe con música intercalada. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
621 RNE-RADIO 1 CANARIAS Santa Cruz 06:55 SIO/444. Identificación
regional "Radio Nacional de España en Canarias", noticias regionales de
5 minutos. (Jgarzón, 23dic)
630 RDP-ANTENA 1 MultiTx 23:32 SIO/343. Música y comentarios, en //531,
603. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
648 RDP-ANTENA 1 Lajes 23:36 SIO/232. Música y comentarios, en cadena.
(Jgarzón, 21dic)
650 CKGA Gander-NF 23:41 SIO/343. Programas en cadena e ID de VOCM,
música y comentarios en inglés. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
666 RDP-ANTENA 1 MultiTx 23:51 SIO/333. Música tranquila, en //531, 603.
(Jgarzón, 21dic)
670 UNID ??? 23:58. Comentarios en inglés, ID y música.	(Jgarzón, 21dic)
675 RADIO 10 GOLD Lopik 23:59 SIO/343. Música pop y locutor en holandés,
clara ID a las 0000. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
684 RADIO BEOGRAD 1 Beograd 00:04 SIO/222. Música tradicional balcánica
con comentarios en ¿serbio?. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
693 BBC-RADIO 5 LIVE Multitx 00:08 SIO/222. Comentarios variados en
inglés. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
693 RDP-ANTENA 1 Viseu 00:09 SIO/222. Comentarios en portugués sobre
temas sociales. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
700 WLW Cincinnati-OH 00:16 SIO/333. Comentarios variados en inglés,
oldies, mezclada con otra USA UNID, sports. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
710 CKVO Clarenville-NF 00:05 SIO/333. Programación en cadena de "VOCM",
ID clara en inglés. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
711 RTM-PROGRAMA A Laayoune 00:29 SIO/333. Música en árabe e ID "Huna
Ribat". (Jgarzón, 22dic)
720 RDP-ANTENA 1 MultiTx 00:30 SIO/333. Música de orquesta años
cincuenta. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
740 CHCM Marystown-NF 00:33 SIO/444. Canción de Navidad de "Boney M" e
id: "VOCM" Net. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
750 CBGY Bonavista-NF 00:44 SIO/333. Música navideña y comentarios
variados en iglés de una chica. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
756 DEUTSCHLANDFUNK-DLF Braunschweig 00:46 SIO/343. Música alemana
tradicional. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
760 WJR Detroit-MI 00:56 SIO/343. Sports "Washington & Boston",
anuncios, ID y llamadas de oyentes. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
765 RADIO SUISSE-ROMANDE Sottens 01:06 SIO/242. Música clásica con
comentarios cortos. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
783 RADIO COMERCIAL Miramar 01:08 SIO/343. Programa especial "Feliz
Natal" con clara ID en portugués. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
810 BBC WS-SCO MultiTx 01:10 SIO/333. Noticias en inglés sobre
acontecimientos políticos mundiales. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
850 WEEI Boston-MA 01:14 SIO/333. Publicidad, programa de deportes,
clara ID "WEEI Radio Network, Boston". (Jgarzón, 22dic)
882 COPE TENERIFE La Laguna 07:40 SIO/444. Desconexión de cadena con
publicidad local y anuncios promocionales de la COPE. (Jgarzón, 23dic)
909 TALK RADIO UK MultiTx 01:28 SIO/333. Charlas en inglés con llamadas
telefónicas de oyentes. (Jgarzón, 22dic)
1010 WINS New York-NY 01:45 SIO/233. Comentarios en inglés, ID antes y
después de las noticias "News on NYC - WINS". (Jgarzón, 22dic)
1040 WHO Des Moines-IA 01:58 SIO/222. Comentarios en inglés y clara ID.
(Jgarzón, 22dic)
1130 WBBR New York-NY 01:55 SIO/444. Señal local, ID y publicidad
variada relacionada con la Navidad, ordenadores, etc... (Jgarzón, 22dic)
1220 RADIO GLOBO Rio de Janeiro 00:04 SIO/222. Avance de programación y
anuncios comerciales navideños, en portugués. (Jgarzón, 23dic)
1470 RADIO VIBRACIÓN Carúpano 02:08 SIO/444. Anuncio promocional sobre
emisión especial de Vibración. (Jgarzón, 24dic)
1470 RADIO VIBRACIÓN Carúpano 00:19 SIO/454. Impresionante señal la de
esta emisora, música habitual y locutor "excitadoooo". (Jgarzón, 23dic)
1480 WMDD Fajardo 01:48 SIO/454. Programa religioso evangelista.
mensajes a la familia en ocasión de la Navidad. Una señal impresionante
con 5 kW. (Jgarzón, 24dic)
1500 WTOP Washington DC 06:52 SIO/433. Anuncios navideños variados, en
inglés. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
1500 RADIO DOS MIL Cumaná 01:25 SIO/343. Música latina, ID repetidas
veces. (Jgarzón, 24dic)
1510 RADIO INFORMATIVA 15-10 Güigüe 06:24 SIO/343. Se identifica como
"Sonido 15-10". Programa de éxitos musicales "Los 5 más pegados a la 1",
intercala publicidad entre los títulos. (Jgarzón, 23dic)
1520 WWKB Buffalo-NY 06:14 SIO/343. Anuncios comerciales y "Weather
forecast mentioning Seattle, Chicago,...". (Jgarzón, 23dic)
1530 POSTO EMISSOR RADIODIFUÇAO Funchal 06:27 SIO/333. Canción "Ay
Currito" y comentarios en portugués. QRM de VOA Pinheira. (Jgarzón,
21dic)
1540 WDCD Albany-NY 06:17 SIO/232. Comentarios variados en inglés..."FM
en 96'5 Mhz". (Jgarzón, 21dic)
1550 RADIO EL SOL Barrranquilla 00:45 SIO/141. Anuncios comerciales en
Barranquilla, retransmisión de una novena infantil de Navidad. (Jgarzón,
24dic)
1560 WQEW New York-NY 06:12 SIO/444. Oldies y música de cine y
películas, comentarios del locutor en inglés. (Jgarzón, 21dic)
1580 UNID ??? 01:17 SIO/322. Música latina entremezclada con frases de
locutor "Para toda Venezuela...", pero el desvanecimiento no dejaba
identificar. (Jgarzón, 24dic)
1610 CARIBBEAN BEACON Anguilla 00:21 SIO/242. Música jamaicana con
canciones navideñas y comentarios en inglés. (Jgarzón, 24dic)

UNID (???) (HELP WANTED)
860 ??? 01:19 SIO/121. Música soca y comentarios en francés/creole.
¿Probable R MIN KONTRÉ (HTI)? (Jgarzón, 22dic)
940 ??? 01:32 SIO/222. Música gospel religiosa y locutora hablando en
inglés. (JGarzón,	22dic)
970 ??? 01:45 SIO/311. Estación en español "No les dejaban vender
armas", locutor con acento cubano. Fuertes barbas de 972 kHz con música
non-stop. (Jgarzón, 22dic)

END OF REPORT
	

-- 
73, Paz y DX. Jorge Garzón, Sevilla (ESPAÑA) 

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