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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - February 13 1997
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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 '97: Costa Mesa CA on July 25-27, 1997. Hotel - Holiday Inn Bristol
Plaza - $60/night/room (1 queen/sofa OR 2 queen) - reservations
(714) 557-3000 (mention IRCA convention to get rate) (FAX: (714) 957-8185.
Registration $35 (includes banquet), $15 (without banquet). Contact: Mike
Sanburn, PO Box 1256, Bellflower CA 90707.
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CPC DX tests summary
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Lynn Hollerman - gmholler@xxxxxxxxxx
PLEASE NOTE: Even if you don't hear a test, be sure and drop a card,
letter, or e-mail to the station personnel, thanking them for going to the
trouble to run a test!
Here's a reminder of upcoming DX tests; if anyone has any additions or
corrections, please contact me. Times are EST. For UTC add 5. * - new!
2/16/97 Sun - 0030-0100 - 640 - WBOW - Terre Haute IN (IRCA)
2/17/97 Mon - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
- 0100-0130 - 1070 - KHMO - Hanibal MO (IRCA)
2/18/97 Tue - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
2/19/97 Wed - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
2/20/97 Thu - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
2/22/97 Sat - 0000-0200 - 1330 - WPPI - Carrolton GA (IRCA&NRC)
2/23/97 Sun - 0200-0300 - 1150 - KIMM - Rapid City SD (IRCA)
EMAIL: rrr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
2/24/97 Mon - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
- 0100-0130 - 1290 - KALM - Thayer MO (IRCA)
EMAIL: Watson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
2/25/97 Tue - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
2/26/97 Wed - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
2/27/97 Thu - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
3/ 2/97 Sun - 0515-0545 - 770 - WCGW - Nicholasville KY (IRCA&NRC)
3/ 3/97 Mon - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
- 0100-0130 - 790 - KFGO - Fargo ND (IRCA)
3/ 4/97 Tue - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
3/ 5/97 Wed - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
3/ 6/97 Thu - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
* 3/10/97 Mon - 0000-0030 - 1400 - WEST - Easton PA (IRCA)
E-MAIL: POPEKRATZ@xxxxxxxxx
- 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
3/11/97 Tue - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
3/12/97 Wed - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
3/13/97 Thu - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
3/17/97 Mon - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
- 0100-0130 - 1350 - KSLQ - Washington MO (IRCA)
3/18/97 Tue - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
3/19/97 Wed - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
3/20/97 Thu - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
3/23/97 Sun - 0300-0400 - 570 - KKFJ - Alturas CA (IRCA)
3/24/97 Mon - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
3/25/97 Tue - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
3/26/97 Wed - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
3/27/97 Thu - 0030-0100 - 770 - WWCN - Estero FL (IRCA)
PLEASE NOTE: Even if you don't hear a test, be sure and drop a card,
letter, or e-mail to the station personnel, thanking them for going to the
trouble to run a test! Believe me, they really, REALLY appreciate it!!
DETAILS (for some)
Sunday, February 16, 1997 - WBOW-640, Terre Haute, IN will conduct a DX test
at 250 Watts nondirectional between 12:30 & 1:00 am EST. The test will
include voice IDs, morse code IDs and music by a very famous horn player.
Reception reports including a SASE may be sent to:
Mr. Kevin Berlen
Assistant Chief Engineer
WBOW-AM
P.O. Box 35
Terre Haute, IN 47808
(Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)
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Monday, February 17, 1997 - KHMO-1070, Hannibal, MO will conduct a DX test
at 5,000 Watts nondirectional between 1:00 & 1:30 am EST. The test will
include morse code IDs and test tones. Reception reports including a SASE
may be sent to:
Mr. Greg Blanchard
Chief Engineer
KHMO-AM
119 North 3rd Street
Hannibal, MO 63401
(Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)
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Saturday, February 22, 1997 - WPPI-1330, Carrolton, GA will conduct a DX
test at 500 Watts non-directional between 12:00 & 2:00 am EST. The test will
include voice IDs, test tones, and polkas. Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Bill Alisauskas
7548 Hillside Dr.
Douglasville, GA 30134
(Bill will also accept prepaid phone calls at (770) 838-9774.)
(Arranged by Bill Alisauskas for the NRC and IRCA.)
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Sunday, February 23, 1997 - KIMM-1150, Rapid City, SD will conduct a DX test
at 500 Watts directional between 2:00 & 3:00 am EST. The test will include
voice IDs and morse code IDs. Reception reports including a SASE may be sent
to:
Mr. Gary Peterson (K0CX)
Chief Engineer
KIMM-AM
Box 8205
Rapid City, SD
EMAIL: rrr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)
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Monday, February 24, 1997 - KALM-1290, Thayer, MO will conduct a repeat DX
test at 1,000 Watts nondirectional between 1:00 & 1:30 am EST. The test will
include morse code. Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Dave Watson (KB0YF)
Program Manager
KALM-AM
P.O. Box 15
Thayer, MO 65791
(Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)
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Sunday, March 2, 1997 - WCGW-770, Nicholasville, KY will conduct a DX test
at 1,000 Watts non-directional between 5:15 & 5:45 am EST. The test will
include distinctive tones, polkas, other music, and morse code IDs.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Tom Mulvaney
WCGW-AM
3950 Lexington Rd.
Versailles, KY 40383-1742
(Prepaid phone calls will also be accepted at (606) 245-1770.)
(Arranged by Tom Mulvaney for the NRC and IRCA.)
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Monday, March 10, 1997 - WEST-1400, Easton, PA will conduct a DX test from
12:00 to 12:30 am EST with 1,000 watts nondirectional pattern. The test will
include tones, morse code IDs, and a variety of music, including big band.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Robert Kratz, Sr. (KU3K)
Engineer
WEST-AM
436 Northampton Street
Easton, PA 18042-3516
E-MAIL: POPEKRATZ@xxxxxxxxx
(Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)
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Monday, March 3 - Thursday, March 27, 1997 - WWCN-770, Estero, FL will
conduct a DX test at 1,000 Watts directional between 12:30 & 1:00 am EST
every Monday through Thursday during the month of March. The test will
include morse code IDs inserted during their regular programming of old-time
radio serials and vintage comedy. Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. "Joey C."
Program Director
WWCN-AM
P.O. Box 9600
Estero, FL 33928
(Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)
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Monday, March 3, 1997 - KFGO-790, Fargo, ND will conduct a DX test at 5,000
Watts nondirectional between 1:00 & 1:30 am EST. The test will include morse
code IDs. Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Marty Berlinger
Chief Engineer
KFGO-AM
1020 25th Street South
Fargo, ND 58103
(Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)
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Sunday, March 23, 1997 - KKFJ-570, Alturas, CA will conduct a DX test at
5,000 Watts nondirectional between 3:00 & 4:00 am EST. The test will include
morse code IDs. Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Daniel R. Frey (K6YXE)
Chief Engineer
KKFJ-AM
P. O. Box 570
Alturas, CA 96101
(Arranged by J.D. Stephens for the IRCA CPC.)
Information on more tests such as these can be found in "DX Monitor", the
official publication of the International Radio Club of America (IRCA). IRCA
is a club devoted to the hobby of hearing distant stations on the standard
AM broadcast band. "DX Monitor" is published 30 times a year and contains
members' loggings, articles on radio stations, receiver reviews, technical
articles, DX tips, and other material of interest to the Broadcast Band
DXer. For more information, and a sample copy of DX Monitor, send 0.32 US
or 2 IRCs to: IRCA, PO Box 1831, Perris CA 92572-1831, USA.
Also, if you hear a test, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know, via e-mail or in the
newsgroup! And, if you send a reception report to a station, please
remember to include return postage with your report...
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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. Send your donations to the committee
chairman, whose address follow:
IRCA: JD Stephens
PO Box 11522
Huntsville AL 35814
At this time, both the IRCA and the NRC are looking for CPC chairmen, JD is
still gathering contributions.
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HOT STUFF
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Lee J Freshwater 414 SE 3rd St, Ocala, FL 34474
FAX 352-732-7223 E-mail LfreshwateAaol.com
The F.C.C. has started putting CALL LETTER changes in their computer data
base...We will include them here as time and space permits.
PREPARED ON 2/6/97
Call Signs reserved for Pending Sales Applicants **
NEW CITY AND STATE FREQUENCY FORMER
CALL CALL
WNWC SUN PRIARIE, WI 1190 WMAD
KNEZ GEORGETOWN, TX 1530 KWTR
** Commission grant and consummation does not automatically grant call sign
application. The new licensee must provide written notice to the call sign
desk upon consummation of the transaction and await authority from the
Commission to use the new call sign.
CALL SIGN CHANGES
NEW CITY AND STATE FREQUENCY FORMER
CALL * CALL
KGIL COSTA MESA, CA 540 KNNZ
WIOL KNOXVILLE, TN 850 WUTK
KCHN LIBERTY, TX 1050 KPXE
WJLT NATICK, MI 1060 WBIV
WXRP HANCEVILLE, AL 1170 WRJL
WNWC SUN PRAIRIE, WI 1190 WMAD
WJZZ FRANKENMUTH, MI 1210 WKNX
KBLV PASADENA, CA 1240 KXPA
KGIL SAN FERNANDO, CA 1260 KNNS
KLTX LONG BEACH, CA 1390 KGER
KJOK YUMA, AZ 1400 KEZC
WOWW GERMANTOWN, TN 1430 WNWZ
WJAE WESTBROOK, ME 1440 WLPZ
KDDS DULUTH, MN 1490 KQDS
KBKO SANTA BARBARA 1490 KSPE
KSFS SIOUX FALLS, SD 1520 KCGN
KXPA BELLEVUE, WA 1540 KBLV
WAQY EAST LONGMEADOW, MA 1600 WMRE
* The F.C.C. does NOT list the frequency in their database. I have tried to
suppliment this with information from my own database,, so look it over
"carefully" before you change anything in yours.
We have put this information in order of frequency rather than location.
Send any suggestions, changes AND corrections to the above E-Mail address.
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JD Stephens - JSteph6711@xxxxxxx
WDJL-1000, Huntsville, AL: Format is now oldies off the satellite with the
slogan "Gold 1000".
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Tim Hall - halls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Latest news on "K-Bach AM 5-40" is that their target date is now between
mid-February and March 1st. Flooding in Sacramento apparently delayed
delivery of an antenna to the XETIN facility in Tijuana. An Article in the
SD Union implied that XETIN would be raising power to 25kW.
In the meantime, XETIN has been silent most days, and I have heard no signs
of testing on 540 or 1650. (TRH-CA)
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Djaci Franklin Soares da Silva - djaci@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
In the next saturday (Feb. 22) at 0300hs UTC ends the summer time in Brazil.
Stations in the south, southeast, and in some states of north-east will turn
-1 hour (from GMT-2 to GMT-3).
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Andy Gardner - andyg@xxxxxxxxxx
1180 0729-0813 UNID Back to back EZL/Country with no announcements and no ID
on the hour or half hour! Blasting in at S9+15dB, with R. Marti
appearing underneath on the odd occasion. Who is this??? My guess if
KOFI (he says hopefully, wanting to log Montana badly).
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Natick MA - DMallozzi@xxxxxxx
>From the western suburbs of Boston the following is the current format
status of the February 9th wonders and their coresident stations:
640 WRPT carrying the Talk America Radio Network. No seperate ID heard,
it appears they use the Talk America list of stations on the hour as
their ID. This station is apparently sharing the WBPS (890) towers at
Ashland, MA . Operation is daytime only. Also heard with World Web
Radio Network news on the hour. This station along with WKOX and WJLT
appears to have some confusion on programming their automatic system.
All stations have been heard with many minutes of dead air. Antenna
array being used is 5 towers and must point right at Boston because
signal a few miles away at my home on Headphone radio is real bad.
Also, don't think they are running much power.
890 WBPS is continuing ethnic programming
1060 WJLT (heard with "J Light 1060" ID) Daytimer with religious
programming from transmitter site of WKOX in Framingham MA
1200 WKOX in Framingham MA has been not operating its normal 24 hour format
last couple of weeks. Off the air many nights on evenings and late
night. May have to do something with installation on WJLT gear at
transmitter site. Good chance to log some other 1200 stations for us.
Their program is almost all ethnic now. Lot of music and some
religious in various languages.
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This is the PA and closing parts of the NF96 DXpedition... sorry for the
delay... pb
Pan-American DX
530 TURKS & CAICOS IS. R. Vision Cristiana, Southern Caicos, NOV 9 1017 -
Still blasting in at this late time w/ SS Biblical program [NK].
535 GRENADA GBC, St. George's, NOV 12 0037-0214 - EZL pop mx and gospel
mx, ID as "GBC Radio," BBC's "Newsdesk" at 0200, station promo at
0211; fair [JF].
550 VENEZUELA Mundial (YVKE), Caracas, NOV 9 0430 - Good; assumed to be
horse racing info with "Superfecta" mentions, "Mundial" jingles and
IDs [BC].
+NOV 9 0828-0834 - Pop mx, "YVKE" IDs, mixing w/ another unID SS stn,
perhaps Cuban, SIO 222 [JB].
+NOV 12 0838 - Lively LA dance mx, ID and lots of phone numbers; very
good [JF].
+NOV 13 0638 - Playing "La Macarena" with another unID SS station
behind it; fair-good [DC].
+NOV 13 0838 - "Radio Mundial" jingle, ads, mx, "Esta es 'La Musica de
la Patria' por YVKE, Mundial;" SIO 322 [JB].
555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS R. ZIZ, Basseterre, St. Kitts, NOV 12 0245-0255 -
EE news and reggae mx; good [JF].
+NOV 12 0346 - Caribbean vocal, then Elton John song at 0358 and
strong peak across 0400 with comments by male DJ in accented English
[DC].
560 BRAZIL R. Paulista AM (ZYK761), Sao Paulo, NOV 3 2356 - PP ballad,
"Radio Paulista" ID; excellent w/ CHVO phased [NK].
+NOV 4 0334 [BD].
560 GUYANA VO Guyana, Georgetown, NOV 17 0851 - Likely this w/ Indian mx
under CHVO; SIO 322 [JB].
570 BRAZIL R. Difusora (ZYK672), Taubate, NOV 12 0640 - Vocal by man,
difficult thru QRM, but almost certain // 4925 [DC].
570 CUBA R. Reloj, unknown site, NOV 8 2355 - Good; man and woman with
news, time checks, and "RR" code IDs [BC].
570 GREENLAND KNR, Nuuk, NOV 9 2326 - W in Greenlandic lang poking
through briefly, // 720; SIO 222-1 [JF/JB].
+NOV 13 0818 - Talk by man in Danish, poor to fair but definite //
much stronger 720 [DC/JR].
580 PUERTO RICO R. Reloj (WKAQ), San Juan, NOV 4 0400 - "WKAQ Radio
Reloj" IDs, SS news; good w/ CJFX phased [NK].
+NOV 17 0943 - "Radio Reloj," SS ads; SIO 322 [JB].
595 DOMINICA Dominica Broadcasting Corp., Hillsborough, NOV 15 0214-0302*
- EZL pops such as Celine Dion & Whitney Houston, devotional at 0257,
ancr said that they would be back on at 5 am, AM/FM freqs, address,
phone numbers and anthem; poor [JB/JF].
+NOV 17 0131 - DBS ID during music break, through tough VOCM QRM
[JR].
+NOV 17 0151 - Rock/calypso mx, faded down very quickly; SIO 232
[JB].
600 BRAZIL R. Gaucha (ZYK278), Porto Alegre, NOV 3 2340 - "Radio Gaucha"
ID; SIO 333 [JB].
600 SURINAME R. Paramaribo, Paramaribo, NOV 3 2338-0002 - Indian mx,
pips at 0000; much QRM from Brazil and Venezuela, SIO 322-1 [JB/NK].
+NOV 6 0049 - Woman in Dutch and Hindi-sounding language; SIO 322
[JB].
600 VENEZUELA R. Sucre (YVQB), Cumana, NOV 4 0010 - Disco/dance mx,
"Radio Sucre" ID; SIO 333 [JB].
+NOV 6 0049 - "Mundial Sucre" ID, mixing w/ Suriname; SIO 322 [JB].
610 BRAZIL R. Itatiaia (ZYL268), Belo Horizonte, NOV 13 0746 - Noted in
// to 5970 with something like cajun music, mentions of Mato Grosso
[JR].
610 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO NBS Radio, Port of Spain, NOV 6 0151 - Presume
this w/ Caribbean-accented preacher; SIO 343 [BD/JB].
+NOV 9 0300 - Fair; "1 minute past 11 o'clock" UTC-4 TC and 91.1 FM
ID, Hindi music; per info via the Internet, 610 relays "Radio ICN"
91.1 FM Indian programming [BC].
620 ANTIGUA Antigua & Barbuda BS, St. John's, NOV 9 0505 - Good; BBC
World Service "Newsday," // 5975 [BC].
620 BRAZIL R. Assuncao Cearense (ZYH590), Fortaleza, NOV 5 0259 -
"Fortaleza" mentions, male PP ancr; atop phase-nulled CKCM & another
station (Antigua ?) w/ EE music [NK].
640 GUADELOUPE RFO, Arnouville, NOV 4 0122 - FF talk; u/ CBN [NK].
+NOV 6 0208 - FF nx, // St. Pierre 1375.02; under St. John's local
stn CBN, SIO 322 [JB].
+NOV 11 0819-0909 - FF pgm about movies with talks about cinema and
colorization and numerous selections of jazz and movie music, ads,
time pips at 0900, news, all // 1070; fair w/ QRM from co-channel CBN
[JF/JR].
+NOV 12 0519 - France-Inter music program of guitar music, //
1375.02, good peaks over local CBN with R. Netherlands overnight
segment [DC].
+NOV 13 0125 - French talk and easily dominant over CBN using Brazil
beverage [DC].
+NOV 14 0728 - Jazz instrumental to good peak; couldn't establish //
with 1420 [DC].
650 BRAZIL unID stn, NOV 7 0029-0035 - Classical music, excited PP ancr;
mixing w/ other PP, SS, & CKGA [NK].
650 COLOMBIA RCN Antena 2 (HJKH), Bogota, NOV 7 0027-0105 - Soccer
play-by-play; SIO 232 [JB].
+NOV 15 0352 - Soccer play-by-play (again); SIO 433 [JB].
650 GREENLAND KNR, Qeqertarsuaq, NOV 13 0818 - The weakest of the
parallel stations heard at this time with a man speaking [JR].
+NOV 13 0834 - M w/ Danish talk, // 720; under domestics including
CKGA, SIO 222-1 [DC/JB].
660 ST. LUCIA R. St. Lucia, Castries, NOV 5 2355 [BD].
+NOV 14 0221-0304* - Old C&W music including Kitty Wells, ads, ID
"This is Radio St. Lucia, it is now time for God," scripture reading
at 0300, s/off anmt and anthem; fair w/ QRM from WFAN [JF].
660 VENEZUELA R. Anaco (YVQR), Anaco, NOV 14 2357 - Clear ID heard
before the hour, faded back under St. Lucia [JR].
670 SURINAME unID stn, Paramaribo, NOV 8 0745-0900 - Hindi music and
announcements, good signal until R. Rumbos signed on at 0900; this
same station was heard in the same timeframe in August while
DXpeditioning in Maine [BC].
+NOV 16 2248-0001 - Indian mx stn, W ancr; SIO 322 [JB/JR].
+NOV 17 0852-0912 - M and W ancrs in Indian lang, mentioned names,
street addresses and areas of specialization of many doctors in
Paramaribo, some short interviews in Dutch, Indian mx and ads, anmt
w/ address on Keizerstraat in Paramaribo; SIO 343 [JB/JR].
670 UNID NOV 14 0823 - Heard 2 repetitions of the Deutsche Welle
interval signal at this time, hard to tell if this was the PP or SS
station on frequency; in one brief moment of silence, one of the
stations seemed to ID as "Radio Pacheco" [JR].
670 VENEZUELA R. Rumbos (YVLL), Caracas, NOV 6 0334 - Romantic songs,
chimes, lottery numbers, ID, TC; SIO 444 [JB].
+NOV 6 0352 - S/off in SS and EE including address for reception
reports, anthem; SIO 444 [BC/BD/JB/NK].
+NOV 8 0900 - Sign-on with anthem [BC].
+NOV 12 0927 - "Radio Rumbos, la emisora de Venezuela" [JR].
672 CANADA CKXB, Musgravetown NF, NOV 5 1915 - Off-frequency and
transmitting wide-band buzz on 670, this also heard in NH and MA
[BC].
680 VENEZUELA R. Continente (YVQR), Cumana, NOV 6 0337-0341 - Presumed;
promo for "gran concierto de navidad" and a "programa evangelico,"
mentioned Puerto La Cruz a number of times; SIO 433 [JB].
+NOV 8 0903 - Good; sign-on with anthem [BC].
690 BRAZIL R. Clube do Para (ZYI532), Belem, NOV 6 0221 - // 4885, PP
talk, "Radio Clube de Para" ID; occasionally getting through a mix w/
Fortaleza, CBF, & Anguilla [NK].
+NOV 6 0259 - PP ads, ID, // 4885; over/under CBF, SIO 332-1 [JB/NK].
+NOV 13 0800 - Accordion, then flute music, // 4885 [JR].
+NOV 13 0812 - Promo anmts, // 4885; fair over possible R. Sarandi
[DC].
+NOV 15 0227 - ID then soccer; SIO 332 [JB].
690 BRAZIL R. Dragao do Mar (ZYH587), Fortaleza, NOV 4 2100 - PP talk,
"Fortaleza" mentions; good [NK].
690 COLOMBIA R. Recuerdo (HJCZ), Bogota, NOV 17 0922 - Rustic mx, UTC-5
TC, ID; SIO 333 [JB].
690 URUGUAY R. Sarandi (CX8), Montevideo, NOV 13 0805 - Ad string
including "Banco Tri-- del Uruguay;" swallowed by accordion mx from
R. Clube do Para, SIO 232 [JB/JR].
700 BRAZIL R. Nova Eldorado AM (ZYK686), Sao Paulo, NOV 9 0415 -
"Eldorado AM" ID and Sao Paulo mentions, dominant on the Brazil
Beverage and over Colombia on the south "track" Beverage [BC].
+NOV 11 0302 - PP talks and ads; poor [JF].
+NOV 15 0403 - PP promo for pgm from New York, ID: "Aqui Eldorado,
aqui musica," saxophone mx; deep fades, SIO 432 [JB].
700 VENEZUELA R. Sur (YVPQ), Puerto Ordaz, NOV 8 0910 - Good; "Esta es
Radio Sur, sietecientos AM con la mejor de la musica" [BC].
720 GREENLAND KNR, Simiutaq, NOV 9 0806 - Danish interviews over/under
CHTN; SIO 322 [JB].
+NOV 9 0950 - Man & woman in Danish; u/ CHTN [NK].
+NOV 9 2325 - W in Greenlandic lang o/u Portugal and CHTN, // 570
Nuuk; SIO 322 [DC/JB/JF/NK].
+NOV 11 *0932-0948 - Celeste IS, time pips at 0933 (obviously a few
minutes behind today!), choir, news at 0935, theme from "The Sting"
at 0945, fading by 0948; poor [JF].
+NOV 11 2310 - Dialogue by two men, I think in Danish; briefly
dominant over CHTN with good signal [DC].
+NOV 12 2345 - Man in Danish to very nice peak over CHTN and Porto;
poor but again // on 570 [DC/JR].
+NOV 13 0818 - Man speaking in Danish or Greenlandic, parallels found
on 570, 650, 810 as well! [JR].
+NOV 13 0830 - Dialogue and laughter by two men in Danish; very
solid signal, enabling establishment of // signals on 3 of the 4
lower-power 5 kW outlets. (Next day, same time, a new Paraguayan was
dominating 720!) [DC].
+NOV 17 0225 - IDs in Greenlandic, Danish and EE: "I listen to
Greenland Radio, KNR," then pop mx; SIO 444 [JB].
+NOV 17 0359 - Four long pips (with long spaces in between), then
news (mention of "Nuuk"), then reggae music [JR].
720 PARAGUAY R. Pata'i-Puki, 25 Leguas, NOV 14 0830 - Happened to tape
the ID as I was passing by this frequency, "Radio Pa'i Puku ... en el
corazon del Chaco, Paraguay," then two men talking; then two men
talking; not shown in the 1996 WRTH, but listed at 25 kW in new 1997
WRTH (Hearing 2 new ones from Paraguay was a definite highlight for
me - DC) [DC/JR].
+NOV 17 0812-0822 - Man in slow SS, clear, well-articulated ID that
sounded more like "Pai-Puku" to me, at 0813 instrumental mx; some QRM
from CHTN, SIO 333 [JB].
720 VENEZUELA R. Oriente (YVQE), Porlamar, NOV 11 0138 - Latin dance
music, ID as "Radio Oriente, Nacional de Venezuela;" fair [JF].
+NOV 15 0241 - SS phone-in pgm; SIO 332 [JB].
730 PARAGUAY R. Cardinal AM (ZP7), Asuncion, NOV 13 0517, 0530,
0538-0608, 0704 - At 0517 SS talk about some event "con la
participacion de artistas del Oriente;" W w/ poss. nx at 0530; ID,
address and jingle at 0538, mx, local anmts, UTC-3 TCs, ads; at peaks
SIO 233 [JB/JR].
+NOV 13 0537 - Talk by man with mention of Paraguay, ID mention of
"Cardinal" at 0538, then full ID, concluding with "Republica del
Paraguay," long vocal to 0545, then further talks by two different
announcers across 0600 to UTC-3 TC at 0604, followed by ads and good
morning greetings; very solid peaks, some fairly brief but deep fades
(I wonder if it was running 50 kW daytime or 5 kW nighttime power?)
[DC].
+NOV 15 0255 - "Cardinal" shouts heard twice; "rap" promo heard at
0338 [JR].
+NOV 15 0321-0341 - Slow SS talk over "Lara's Theme," talk about
electoral code, some ads, ID at 0340; SIO 322 [JB/JF].
+NOV 17 0414 - With strong signal, clear ID [JR].
+NOV 17 0804-0812 - Fabulous reception, w/ lots of IDs and jingles,
local anmts, phone reports; SIO 444 [JB].
730 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO R. Trinidad, Port of Spain, NOV 9 0410 - Good; BBC
World Service in English, // 5975 [BC].
+NOV 15 0331-0358 - Presumed this w/ Caribbean-accented M up briefly
over R. Cardinal and CKAC w/ religious talk about marriage and the
family; SIO 222 [JB/JF/JR].
740 VENEZUELA R. Caroni (YVNQ), Puerto Ordaz, NOV 12 0916 - "Radio
Caroni, con la musica de Venezuela" [JR].
750 BRAZIL R. America (ZYL213), Belo Horizonte, NOV 14 0725 - "America"
ID, music dedications [JR].
750 VENEZUELA R. Caracas R. (YVKS), Caracas, NOV 12 0931 - "RCR" ID,
beisbol scores [JR].
760 COLOMBIA RCN (HJAJ), Barranquilla, NOV 6 0957 - SS nx, jingle ID;
SIO 322 [JB].
+NOV 7 0304 - Sports talk, // 770; SIO 333 [JB].
+NOV 11 1018 - "RCN" w/ "Buenos Dias Colombia" pgm, ads for British
Airways and a bank; only a little QRM from WJR, SIO 444 [JB].
+NOV 15 0136-0155 - Soccer play-by-play, lots of ads; SIO 433 [JB].
760 CUBA R. Reloj, Las Mercedes & Guanabacoa, NOV 9 1016 - Nx in SS,
code and IDs; SIO 222 [JB].
760 VENEZUELA R. Puerto La Cruz (YVQQ), Puerto La Cruz, NOV 12 0934 -
"Doble Q" ID [JR].
+NOV 13 0904 - Mx pgm beginning on "Radio Puerto La Cruz;" this stn
used to call itself only "Doble Q;" QRM from RCN, SIO 322 [JB/JR].
760.03 BRAZIL R. Record (ZYH888), Fortaleza, NOV 12 0848 - Believe this
stn with lively vocal and "a biento aveni" greeting; fair-good [DC].
760.05 GUYANA R. Roraima (8RG), Georgetown, NOV 13 0858 - Choral anthem
beginning but not much else under the RCN station and tentative YVQQ
on 760; very poor [DC].
+NOV 14 0856 - Anthem at sign-on, no sign of 560 [JR].
+NOV 15 0855 - Much better w/ strong open carrier until 0857 when it
came to life with ID "This is the Guyana Broadcastiong Corporation,"
choral anthem then followed by "Radio Roraima" ID and freq anmt
mentioning only MW and FM, TC for "5 o'clock," then into music pgm;
in the clear w/ good signal initially but going down fast by 0905, SW
5950 not detected either day and presumably inactive, again [DC].
+NOV 17 0848 - IS coming through clearly; SIO 343 [JB].
+NOV 17 0924 - Anmt about worship program on Sundays at 10 [JR].
770 COLOMBIA RCN (HJJX), Bogota, NOV 4 0455 - Good; "Radio Nacional" and
"AM Stereo Bogota" mentions, "la radio de Colombia" jingle [BC].
+NOV 6 0347 - Over WABC w/ nx of US elections; SIO 433 [JB].
+NOV 13 0426-0452 - Ads and nx items, many "RCN" IDs; SIO 322 [JB].
770 URUGUAY R. Oriental (CX12), Montevideo, NOV 13 0426-0454 - Three-way
fight between this, RCN and WABC, but dominant w/ "musica romantica"
for short periods including at 0441 w/ clear "Radio Oriental,
Montevideo, Uruguay" ID and Nortena beer ad; SIO 322 [DC/JB/JR].
+NOV 17 0200-0210 - Soccer play-by-play mentioned "Oriente" but also
sister-station R. Monte Carlo; SIO 433 [JB].
780 BRITISH VIRGIN IS. Virgin Islands Broadcasting (ZBVI), Roadtown,
Tortola, NOV 9 0140-0200 -Rhythmic Caribbean music, then "God Save
the Queen" at 0200 closing; CFDR was 'phased to death' leaving this
mixed w/ R. Coro, Ecos del Torbes, Brazilians, & WBBM [NK].
+NOV 14 2205 - BBC news [JR].
+NOV 14 2234, 2300-2313 - Caribbean-accented ancr at 2234, BBC WS nx
at 2300, at 2309: "...received through the facilities of, and as a
courtesy of, Cable and Wireless, West Indies Ltd.," jingle ID: "Don't
bury your thoughts, put your dreams to reality, ___ and the people,
working together to make the Caribbean a better place to be," then
promo from sales dept of stn, ID: "ZBVI 780 AM, the AM advantage,"
but lost to a Venezuelan at 2313; the major irritant, CFDR, was
reduced by phasing, SIO 333 [JB].
780 VENEZUELA Ecos del Torbes (YVOD), San Cristobal, NOV 7 0355 - Caught
only the Venezuelan anthem, in synch w/ 4980; SIO 222 [JB].
+NOV 11 0924 - "Ecos del Torbes" ID and Venez. mx on brief fade up
over usually dominant R. Coro; SIO 322 [JB].
789.80 BARBADOS VO Barbados, Bridgetown, NOV 7 0405 - M w/ W phone
caller, Caribbean accents; SIO 332 [JB].
+NOV 12 0350 - Island vocal with a good signal; slight 790 het from
weaker unID SS station [DC].
+NOV 12 *0903-0924 - Anthem, s/on anmt and morning devotional, program
preview at 0907, gospel mx w/ no anmts; good [JF].
+NOV 13 0402 - Message for a listener, lower than Mitre 790 [JR].
789.83 ARGENTINA R. Mitre (LR6), Buenos Aires, NOV 5 0232 - "Radio
Mitre" ID, two "Buenos Aires" mentions; fair w/ growl [NK].
+NOV 7 0805, 0829 - Excellent peaks, "Radio Mitre" ID, tangos [NK].
+NOV 13 0346 - Initially heard as an unID at very good level with
promos, chatter and laughter; 0414 re-tune found teletalk by man &
woman with definite ID mention of "Mitre," essentially back on
nominal freq, adjusted from 789.9 as heard Oct/95 [DC].
+NOV 13 0354 - Call-in show, ID as "Mitre," slightly lower than 790,
battling with Barbados [JR].
790 UNID NOV 13 0335-0414 - SS stn, possibly R. Mitre, w/ ad for "Tele-
Cuatro," mentioned a place called 'Tolin de los Andes' or possibly
'Colin de los Andes' 3 times, soccer chat mentioning Maradona a few
times, possibly pips on the hour - was exactly on frequency; QRM
mainly from domestics including CFNW, SIO 322 [JB].
800 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES TWR (PJB), Bonaire, NOV 7 0023 - Religious
talk; St. John's local VOWR almost removed by tuning the antenna
termination, SIO 444 [JB].
810 BRAZIL R. Verdes Mares (ZYH589), Fortaleza, NOV 13 0751 - Up over
Caracol w/ ad string including electronics shop in Fortaleza; SIO 333
[JB].
+NOV 14 0618 - Timecheck and ID, a sermon or speech heard before this
[JR].
810 COLOMBIA Caracol Colombia (HJCY), Bogota et al., NOV 7 0047-0455 -
News, ads, jingles; SIO 322 [JB].
+NOV 11 1012 - ID "Caracol, Primero Informacion," ads; good [JF].
+NOV 13 0528 - Ad, nx w/ dateline "Santa Fe de Bogota," promo for
"Ultima Hora Caracol;" SIO 444 [JB].
810 GREENLAND KNR, Upernavik, NOV 13 0822 - Danish talk, // 720; under
BBC R. Scotland on the European Beverages, SIO 222 [DC/JB/JR].
820 BRAZIL R. Gazeta AM (ZYI212), Vitoria, NOV 13 0631 - Noted with
"Noticias Gazeta" and shout of "Gazeta" a few minutes later [JR].
+NOV 13 0730 - "Gazeta Noticia" PP nx and ads; SIO 333 way over R.
Apintie s/on [DC/JB].
+NOV 15 0240 - ID then telephone chat; SIO 342 [JB].
820 COLOMBIA Caracol (HJED), Cali, NOV 7 0357 - "Gran seleccion" futbol
report, // 5075, in the clear after R. Guadalupana sign-off [BC].
+NOV 15 0818 - IDs, ads; fair [JF].
+NOV 17 0920 - Men singing, // 5075 [JR].
820 SURINAME R. Apintie, Paramaribo, NOV 12 0849-0859 - Fair-good w/
choral anthem, definite // 4990.95 (but 820 and its puny 1 kW
actually stronger, but lost at 0859 due to R. Guadalupana s/on; SW
continued with trumpets and inspirational talk, "Now Thank We All Our
God" hymn tune, ID at 0915 as "Radio Apintie" (really pleased with
this rare one! - JF) [DC/JF/JR].
+NOV 13 0727 - S/on with anthem, opening anmts by man and woman and
into EZL vocals; very poor under R. Gazeta, improving somewhat by
0750 but much better on the 12th; // 4990.95, fair/deep fades (new
country and one of our best South American catches; rarely reported
and with just 1 kW) [DC].
+NOV 13 0730, 0814 - Fragments of audio seemingly // 4990.95, only
tentative due to very low level; SIO 131 [JB].
820 VENEZUELA R. Guadalupana (YVXG), Coro, NOV 7 0350 - Good; full data
sign-off, "...Radio Guadalupana, YVXG, ochocientos veinte
kilocicolos,..." [BC].
+NOV 12 0859 - Sign-on with choral anthem, clear ID w/ mention of
Coro and Falcon state, "Amanecer Informativo;" good [DC/JF/JR].
830 ST. KITTS & NEVIS Trinity Broadcasting, Charlestown, Nevis, NOV 12
0410 - Religious pgm in progress; good over domestic with football
[DC].
+NOV 13 0536 - EE talk about Biblical Turkey -- which may invite some
comment! SIO 444 [JB].
+NOV 15 0938-0950 - Woman with birthday greetings to listeners in St.
Kitts, gospel mx, and mx requests; good [JF].
830 VENEZUELA R. Sensacion (YVLT), Caracas, NOV 7 0207 - "Radio
Sensacion" ID; heard by phasing St. Kitts [NK].
840 BRAZIL R. Bandeirantes (ZYK687), Sao Paulo, NOV 7 0813-0820 - Sao
Paulo addresses in PP talk, "Radio Bandeirantes" ID; o/ SS station
[NK].
+NOV 12 0405 - "Informacion totale," // 6089.97; good atop channel
[DC].
+NOV 14 0415 - Mixing with RCN, each alternately strong on peaks
[DC].
+NOV 15 0759 - "Jornal Bandeirantes" promo, many IDs and names of the
technical people over chimes, pips at 0800; SIO 333 [JB].
840 COLOMBIA Ondas del Caribe (HJKK), Santa Marta, NOV 14 0950 - Slow
call letter "H-J-doble K" ID, earlier than sign-on listed in WRTH
[JR].
840 HAITI R. 4VEH (4VEF), Cap-Haitien, NOV 14 0958 - Opening over others
with slow trumpet theme and bells to the tune of "Amazing Grace,"
s/on by man in French, then music sounding like an anthem; good
initially but faded down fast with HJJK coming back to dominate the
channel by 1005 [DC/JR].
840 ST. LUCIA R. Caribbean International, Castries, NOV 3 2308-2311 -
BBC WS nx, FF Creole and mx at 2309; over R. Bandeirantes, SIO 333
[JB].
+NOV 5 2300 - EE talk mentioned "BBC for Caribbean;" o/u 2 Brazilians
[NK].
+NOV 7 0049 - Religion in EE [BD].
+NOV 11 0852-0925 - Reggae mx, BBC news at 0900, "Good Morning"
jingle, ID "This is R. Caribbean International, the Caribbean Sound,"
mx pgm; good [JF].
+NOV 12 0942 - Music dedication to listener in Trinidad [JR].
+NOV 12 0946 - TC as "14 minutes before 6 in the morning" and promo
for "The Caribbean Sound" coming up in ten minutes; very good [DC].
850 VENEZUELA R. Fe y Alegria (YV??), Maracaibo & Caracas, NOV 7 0330 -
Good; "Ocho cincuenta AM, Fe y Alegria" ID, "su program conecion"
telephone talk and salsa music [BC].
850.02 URUGUAY R. Carve (CX16), Montevideo, NOV 13 0337 - Faded up w/
ads for Nutrasweet and "'Mac's Milk', la confiteria numero uno del
Uruguay," mx by Ace of Base; SIO 333 [DC/JB/JF/JR].
+NOV 15 0005 - M and W w/ SS nx "..Instituto de Oncologia de
Montevideo... ambasador espanol en el Uruguay... Ministro de
Agricultura del Uruguay..." SIO 332 [JB].
859.97 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES R. Curom (PJZ86), Willemstad, Curacao, NOV 11
0947-0957 - Dominant at this time, still present but essentially
unreadable for 15 min afterwards: woman in Papiamento w/ talk
including some nx, song by children at 0954, "Curom" jingle then wx
at 1002; SIO 333. (Papiamento is quite a bit like SS. I listened to
the tape a number of times wondering why I could understand almost
nothing until I realized it wasn't SS!) [JB].
860 BRAZIL R. CBN (ZYJ459), Rio de Janeiro, NOV 4 0325 [BD].
+NOV 6 2314-2319 - Short news reports, canned "CBN" ID, economic nx;
SIO 444 [JB].
+NOV 7 0100 - IDs and nx hype; SIO 444 [JB].
+NOV 12 0411 - Jingle ID for C-B-N and sports talk by woman
mentioning Mike Tyson; killer signal! [DC].
+NOV 14 0702 - "C-B-N" ID, well atop another Brazilian [DC].
+NOV 16 2350 - Report on Frank Sinatra; QRM from another Brazilian,
SIO 422 [JB].
860 BRAZIL R. Cidade (ZYH592), Maracanau, NOV 7 0135 - PP talk mention
of "Fortaleza;" atop CBN outlet at first, then it faded under [NK].
860 CUBA R. Reloj, unknown site (Arroyo Arenas?), NOV 6 2230 - Poor;
minute beeps and "RR" code IDs heard under CBN-Brazil [BC].
+NOV 9 0928 - Nx and ID every minute; SIO 222 [JB].
+NOV 11 0952, 1004 - Nx and IDs readable as cochannel stns faded
down; SIO 222 [JB].
+NOV 12 0844 - News and code IDs [JR].
+NOV 15 0819-0840 - SS talk w/ clock ticks in the background, time
checks with some morse code on the minute; fair [JF].
+NOV 17 1018 - Code ID heard [JR].
860 DOMINICAN REP. R. Clarin (HILR), Santo Domingo, NOV 15 0946-0958 -
Latin music, ancr with mention of Santo Domingo during informandos,
ads; fair [JF].
860 UNID NOV 11 1008-1012 - SS w/ nx, a number of fairly clear IDs
sounded like "Radio Minfomando," but I have a feeling this is R.
Clarin; QRM building from CJBC and R. Reloj, SIO 332 [JB].
860 VENEZUELA R. Enlace 860 (YVYE), Valle de la Pascua, NOV 9 0927-0932 -
SS pop mx, ads including stores in Valle de la Pascua, ID; SIO
322 [JB].
860 VENEZUELA R. Mundial 860 (YVOL), San Cristobal, NOV 11 0957-1000,
1007 - Faded up suddenly w/ Venez. mx, canned "Radio Mundial dando la
hora," 5:59 TC, "Radio Mundial al servicio de los oyentes" and
"Noticiero Mundial" from Caracas; faded up again briefly at 1007; SIO
333 [JB].
860 VENEZUELA unID stn, NOV 5 2332 - Apparent sporting event, Venezuelan
anthem u/ Rio & Fortaleza mix [NK].
869.95 VENEZUELA "CNV 870," unknown location, NOV 9 0934-0942 - Many
"CNV ocho-setenta" IDs (a slogan unfamiliar to me), pgm promos, pgm
"Canta, Venezuela, Canta" began; SIO 343-2 [JB].
870 ARGENTINA R. Nacional (LRA1), Buenos Aires, NOV 4 0103 - "Somos
Nacional," freq anmt, PSAs; SIO 333 [JB].
+NOV 7 0100 - Good; "Informativa de su Radio Nacional" news [BC].
+NOV 7 0825 - Man in SS talked about Argentina [NK].
870 PUERTO RICO R. Voz (WQBS), San Juan, NOV 7 0105 - Poor to fair; talk
about Dominican Republic, and 0220 "programa de jovenes de Puerto
Rico" [BC].
880 BRAZIL R. Inconfidencia (ZYL275), Belo Horizonte, NOV 4 0330 [BD].
880 MONTSERRAT R. Montserrat, Plymouth, NOV 12 0944 - Tentative; gospel
music but fading under WCBS; poor [JF].
880 VENEZUELA R. Mundial (YVYM), Puerto Ordaz, NOV 15 0059 - SS fast
talk, trumpet fanfare and 2 "Radio Mundial" IDs, new pgm began
"Mundial presenta...;" needed phasing to reduce QRM from R.
Inconfidencia, SIO 322 [JB].
880 VENEZUELA R. Paraguana (YV??), Punta Cardon, NOV 7 0035 - Briefly up
w/ betting or contest won by a man in Coro, ID; SIO 232 [JB].
890 BRAZIL R. Gazeta (ZYK690), Sao Paulo, NOV 7 0019 - "Radio Gazeta" ID
during sporting event [NK].
895 ST. KITTS & NEVIS VO Nevis, Bath Village, Nevis, NOV 3 2335 - Anmt
about local road work; SIO 242 [JB].
+NOV 6 0005 [BD].
+NOV 12 0116 - Noted with soca music program [JR].
900 BARBADOS Caribbean Broadcasting Corp., Bridgetown, NOV 17 0925 - EE
church service, happened to notice // 789.78; SIO 333 [JB].
900 BRAZIL R. Tamoio (ZYJ454), Rio de Janeiro, NOV 7 0131-0134,
0145-0151 - Romantic PP music, ID "escucha Tamoio," ads for companies
and a shopping center in Rio, more romantic mx and PP version of
Animals' "House of the Rising Sun"; SIO 433 [JB/NK].
900 VENEZUELA R. Mara (YVMD), Maracaibo, NOV 13 0920 - AST time checks,
promos or ads ending with "en Mara" [JR].
+NOV 14 0924 - ID as "La Mara 900," and mention of "La Fiera Tachira"
[JR].
910 ARGENTINA La Red (LR5), Buenos Aires, NOV 7 0823 - Faded up briefly
w/ SS news, "La Red" ID by woman [NK].
+NOV 11 0225-0252 - Telephone interviews, many "Presto Fresco" ads,
no clear ID until 0251; SIO 433 [DC/JB].
920 PARAGUAY R. Nacional (ZP1), Asuncion, NOV 11 0221 - Caribbean-
sounding dance mx, ID, // very strong 9737.3; under CJCH, SIO 322
[DC/JB/JF].
929.96 URUGUAY R. Monte Carlo (CX20), Montevideo, Montevideo, NOV 6
2340-2349 - "Radio Monte Carlo" ID, SS music, talk "en Montevideo,
Republica Oriental del Uruguay," o/ PP Brazilian w/ soccer; local
CJYQ nulled 2 to 3 S-units (!) by Byan-terminated South American
Beverage [This was an excellent demonstartion of the utility of this
Byan system by Neil! - JB] [BD/NK].
+NOV 7 0010 - "La Super Radio" slogan, ads, promo for nx pgm, phone
chat; St. John's local CJYQ reduced by tuning the antenna
termination; SIO 322 [JB].
930 BRAZIL unID stn, NOV 4 2345 - Brazil u/ local CJYQ (Byan terminated
Bev + phasing used for tough null): man & woman in PP, US adult-
contemporary music [NK].
940 BRAZIL R. Brasil AM (ZYJ453), Rio de Janeiro, NOV 13 0622 - Promo
anmts and into religious network programme at 0627; very strong [DC].
940 BRAZIL unID stn, NOV 13 *0618-0632 - Strange sign-on time for this
one with anthem, PP s/on anmt, jingle ID, but unable to decipher, ads
and religious program (noted several nights w/ slogan "Sistema Viva
Mundial" w/ Sao Paulo address), probably Rio de Janeiro [JF/JR].
+NOV 14 0626 - Several "AM" IDs heard during a Bible program [JR].
940 UNID NOV 12 0941 - Lively LA mx, OM ancr in SS seemed to mention
Venezuela; good [JF].
960 BRAZIL R. Sao Paulo (ZYK689), Sao Paulo, NOV 15 0408 - ID w/ freq,
prayer, s/off anmt, but then jingle ID, TC and religious pgm; SIO 433
[JB].
970 VENEZUELA R. Mundial (YV??), Barcelona, NOV 17 0329 - Children
singing a salsa-type song, "Mundial" ID. 0931 with lottery
information [JR].
980 COLOMBIA RCN (HJES), Cali, NOV 7 0751 - // HJJX-770, SS "RCN" ID,
news; way o/ CBV [NK].
+NOV 15 0513 - Many "RCN" IDs, // 770 [JR].
990 ARGENTINA R. 9-90 (LR4), Buenos Aires, NOV 4 0821 - Tentative;
sedate SS ancr, ad w/ prices in pesos; atop channel then faded u/
domestic, PP station also mixing at 0823 [NK].
+NOV 5 0410 - SS talk "en frecuencia 9-90 transmite los 9-90;" in
varying phase-null of CBY & occasional PP QRM [NK].
+NOV 14 0743 - Rooster crow, "Transmite La Nueve Noventa," also heard
"en La Plata" [JR].
+NOV 14 0750 - Rooster crowing and fast-paced vocal, ID per Burnell;
fair under domestic QRM [DC].
990 BRAZIL R. Record (ZYJ461), Rio de Janeiro, NOV 4 0338 [BD].
990 COLOMBIA RCN (HJDB), Medellin, NOV 15 0531 - SS ads, // 770 [JR].
1000 BRAZIL R. Record (ZYK522), Sao Paulo, NOV 4 0339 [BD].
+NOV 14 2320 - Man speaking in PP, // 9505 [JR].
+NOV 15 0300 - Heard with "Radio Record Noticias" [JR].
1020 TURKS & CAICOS IS. Caribbean Christian R., Grand Turk, NOV 12 0111 -
VOA "Report to the Caribbean," (this pgm via CCR has since been
confirmed by Mark Connelly) [JR].
+NOV 12 0212 - Presumed w/ EE preacher; good [JF].
1020 VENEZUELA R. Margarita (YVRS), La Asuncion, NOV 12 2344 - Dance mx
and romantic ballads, lottery numbers, IDs now as "Radio Margarita;"
SIO 343 [JB/JF].
1020 VENEZUELA unID stn, NOV 7 0245 - Venezuelan w/ baseball in SS; heard
by phasing Turks & Caicos [NK].
1030 ARGENTINA R. del Plata (LS10), Buenos Aires, NOV 3 0107 - Soccer,
many ads; SIO 443 [JB].
+NOV 4 0340 [BD].
+NOV 5 0215 - SS ad for a concert in December, then "Radio del Plata"
ID; big signal at first, gradually faded into PP Brazilian QRM [NK].
+NOV 11 0330 - Two time pips preceded by ID, mixing with an unID
Brazilian; both fair [DC].
+NOV 11 2333 - SS audio surging up over unID Brazilian w/ ad for
Telecom answering service, ID; SIO 333 [JB].
+NOV 12 0810-0823 - Latin ballads including SS version of Paul Anka's
"Diana," laconic SS ancr between songs, ID & time checks; strong-fair
[DC/JF].
+NOV 17 0338 - Classical mx, promo "Del Plata, La Radio, presenta..;"
SIO 322 [JB].
1030 BRAZIL R. America (ZYI777), Olinda, NOV 6 2230 - Sung ID, "Olinda"
mention, instrumental music; o/ WBZ & other PP Brazilian [NK].
+NOV 6 2246-2305 - Soccer play-by-play, "America" jingle at 2248; SIO
343 [JB].
+NOV 17 0314 - PP preacher and crowd, tentative ID [JR].
1030 BRAZIL unID stn, NOV 17 0324-0338 - Mixing w/ R. Del Plata;
religious PP talk, mentioned 3 stns at 0331 including "Radio Cultura
de Bahia, 1140 kHz" but I could not make out the stn on this freq;
SIO 222 [JB].
1030 COLOMBIA RCN Antena 2 (HJER), Cali, NOV 15 0546 - Mentions of
Colombia, // 650 [JR].
1040 BRAZIL R. Capital (ZYK537), Sao Paulo, NOV 12 0446 - ID mention of
"Capital" and Sao Paulo; very strong [DC].
+NOV 14 0657 - Man shouted the "Capital" ID, again with powerful
signal [DC].
1040 DOMINICAN REP. R. Central (HION), Santo Domingo, NOV 11 0936-0946 -
SS Dominican national nx, UTC-4 TCs, ads, promo for phone-in show, at
0945 ID as "HION Radio Central;" fades under an unID SS religious
stn, SIO 433 [JB].
+NOV 13 0931 - News story about earthquake in Peru, mention of Radio
TV Dominicana, two men trading off on 'dateline-type' news items; now
listed as R. Cadena Noticias, heard "Radio Cadena" partial ID [JR].
+NOV 14 0911 - News and clear ID; excellent signal [DC].
1040 PUERTO RICO WZNA, Moca, NOV 6 0050 - Mentions of "Aguada" and
"Puerto Rico" in ad string, over/under R. Capital [BC].
1040 VENEZUELA LV de Carabobo (YVLB), Valencia, NOV 17 1002 - Anthem,
s/on anmts w/ ID; o/u another SS stn, SIO 332 [JB/JR].
1050 BRAZIL R. Capixaba (ZYI203), Vitoria, NOV 5 0425-0430 - // 4935, PP
religion; very good, generally dominant [NK].
+NOV 6 0054 - Religious mx, M mentioned a meeting in Vitoria, more
mx, // 4935, but stronger than SW; SIO 332 [BC/JB].
+NOV 14 0648 - PP radio drama which seemed to be of a religious
nature, local ID, // 4935; good [DC/JR].
1060 BRAZIL R. Parana (ZYJ246), Curitiba, NOV 12 0104 - PP program,
mentions of Parana. [JR].
1060 BRAZIL R. Tapuyo (ZYJ597), Mossoro, NOV 6 0325 - Fair; jingle ID and
romantic music [BC].
+NOV 6 2305 - ID w/ fanfare, Brazilian ballad; SIO 333 [JB/NK].
+NOV 7 0341 - Mellow instrumental mx, ID, SIO 322 [JB].
+NOV 15 0020 - Traditional folk vocals [JR].
1060 UNID NOV 13 1025-1035 - Piano instrumental, meditational style, no
announcements heard, not sure if Cuba, Mexico or domestic (I heard
the Mexican here with a continuous music program similar to this from
Rochester subsequently, although closer to 0800; they were really
bombing in over KYW) [JR].
1060 VENEZUELA unID stn, NOV 13 0959 - Heard with anthem, pips, ID that
sounded like "Radio Perez;" faded quickly at dawn [JR].
1070 ARGENTINA R. El Mundo (LR1), Buenos Aires, NOV 3 0136-0203 - Elvis
special, 0200 nx w/ slogans "informo Mundial, con promiso de la
verdad" and "1070 -- la sintonia del Mundo," pgm promo; SIO 222 [JB].
+NOV 5 0345 [BD].
+NOV 6 0300 - Good; "Mil Setenta Radio Mundo" ID and "Mundo Mil
Setenta Informa" news [BC].
+NOV 11 0829 - Ads from Buenos Aires businesses; good [JF].
+NOV 12 0425 - Classical music w/ voice-overs by man citing phone
numbers, two pips at 0430; good peaks, o/u CBA with RFO Cayenne
starting to fade up 0430+ [DC].
1070 FRENCH GUIANA RFO Guyane, Matoury, NOV 3 0137-0154 - Over/under R.
El Mundo and CBA w/ interview of pop singer; SIO 222 [JB].
+NOV 3 0422 - // 1375, man & woman in FF; good peak, mix w/ Argentina
& CBA [NK].
+NOV 6 0145 - Fair; French big band vocal // St. Pierre-1375 [BC].
+NOV 11 0821-0909 - FF pgm about cinema, news etc. // 640; poor [JF].
+NOV 12 0431 - Man in French with France-Inter relay, // 1375.02;
briefly in R. El Mundo fade, better and easy // at 0435 peak over the
Argentinian with talk by man & woman [DC].
1080 BRAZIL R. da Universidad Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (ZYK280), Porto
Alegre, NOV 3 0403 - Classical mx, PP anmts; over WTIC and another
Brazilian, SIO 322 [JB].
+NOV 5 0431 - PP talk by woman "... Universidad Federal ... 1080 kHz"
o/u other Brazilian, into classical music [NK].
1080 BRAZIL R. Novo Tempo (ZYI540), Belem, NOV 5 0330-0332, 0335-0338 -
ID in mush, classical music, sung ID mention of Belem, then PP music;
mixed w/ other Brazilian [NK].
1080 COLOMBIA R. Eco (HJJF), Cali, NOV 11 0929 - Presumed this w/ "la
cadena nacional ... desde Cali" then Latin standard "Besame Mucho;"
SIO 332 [JB].
1080 VENEZUELA R. Barcelona (YVQJ), Barcelona, NOV 5 0343 - SS talk
"Radio Barcelona, la frecuencia .. de ..." then lively SS music; best
on Byan-terminated Bev (ZY's were dominant on Brazil Bev) [NK].
+NOV 17 0957 - Venezuelan anthem, ID and s/on anmt; SIO 333 [JB/JR].
1080.05 VENEZUELA Mundial 1080 (YVNR), Maracay, NOV 11 0931 - Faded up w/
mention of Venezuela and "Mundial" ID; SIO 322 [JB].
1090 CANADA CBNG, Glovertown NF, NOV 6 1010 - 40-watt LPRT w/ sports nx,
// CBG 1400 but not CBN 640; SIO 322 [JB].
1090 VENEZUELA Union R. (YVSZ), Caracas, NOV 17 0943 - ID and name of
Julio Cesar de Camacho mentioned [JR].
+NOV 17 0950 - Politician Dr. Eduardo Fernandez interviewed
exclusively for Union Radio; SIO 333 [JB].
1100 BRAZIL R. Globo (ZYK694), Sao Paulo, NOV 12 0422 - Talk by man with
ID mention of Sao Paulo; very strong [DC].
1100 COLOMBIA Caracol (HJAT), Barranquilla, NOV 13 0935 - // 5075 [JR].
+NOV 17 1013 - // 5075 [JR].
1110 BRAZIL R. Cultura (ZYJ471), Campos, NOV 14 0747 - Echo anmts by man,
briefly topping another unID Brazilian; strong, // 4955.2 [DC].
1110 BRAZIL R. Parana, NOV 13 0802 - Many, many mentions of Parana on
tape, including possible "Radio Parana" ID, but nothing listed for
this state [JR].
1110 VENEZUELA R. Carupano (YVQT), Carupano, NOV 12 0042 - noted in
passing with "Radio Carupano" shouted ID [JR].
1120 ARGENTINA R. Atlantica (LU6), Mar del Plata, NOV 5 0352 -
"Atlantica" ID o/u Brazil on Byan-terminated South America Bev [NK].
1120 BRAZIL R. 1120 AM (ZYK274), Porto Alegre, NOV 3 0214-0301, 0355 -
Tentative; mostly PP nx, many IDs that sounded like "Radio Brasileira
Liberal" w/ the PetroBras ads that are always heard on CBN stns; SIO
322 [JB].
+NOV 4 0344 PP talk, "Porto Alegre" mention, now a CBN affiliate
[BD/NK].
+NOV 12 0453 - Jingle ID, vocal, "1120" IDs again at 0456 and 0500
and chatter following by woman; good peaks over presumed R. Atlantica
[DC].
+NOV 17 0233-0249 - Probably the same stn, telephone reports,
definite "CBN" at 0248 followed by PetroBras ad; SIO 443 [JB].
1120 BRAZIL R. Paulista (ZYI778), Paulista, NOV 3 0545 - Good; many
"Paulista" mentions in Portuguese talk [BC].
1130 BRAZIL R. Nacional (ZYJ460), Rio de Janeiro, NOV 3 0041-0048 -
"Nacional" ID, old EE pop song, canned "Nacional" again, over WBBR;
SIO 433 [JB].
+NOV 15 0750 - Man speaking in PP, // 9505 [JR].
1140 BRAZIL R. Cultural da Bahia (ZYH449), Salvador, NOV 14 2343 - PP
talk, mentioned Bahia very many times; SIO 433 w/ CBI reduced by
phasing [JB].
1150 BRAZIL R. CBN (ZYL283), Belo Horizonte, NOV 15 0601 - "CBN" ID, then
a comedy program with a man acting drunk and a laughing audience
[JR].
1150 COLOMBIA RCN (HJFP), Neiva, NOV 15 0551 - Talk and sound effects, //
770 [JR].
1160 ANTIGUA Caribbean R. Lighthouse, St. John's, NOV 15 0045 -
Instrumental version of "We Gather Together," ID: "This is the
Caribbean Lighthouse broadcasting from Antigua," TC, then classical
mx pgm; much SS and PP QRM, SIO 322 [JB/JR].
1160 BERMUDA VSB3, Hamilton, NOV 9 0846 - BBC WS pgm w/ biologist talking
about collecting birds in New Guinea; SIO 444 [JB].
+NOV 15 0040-0150 - BBC World Service relay, with "Press Review,"
"Newsdesk" at 0100 and "Outlook" at 0130; poor [JF].
1160 BRAZIL R. Espiritu Santo (ZYI202), Vitoria, NOV 15 0035 - In a
pile-up w/ Antigua and SS stns, PP soccer faded up w/ "Radio Espiritu
Santo" ID during the play-by-play; SIO 322 [JB].
1160 PUERTO RICO Super Borinquen (WBQN), Barceloneta, NOV 6 2220 - air;
"en Super Borinquen" ID, salsa and romantic vocals [BC].
+NOV 9 0058 - "...la musica ___ frontera a travez [de] Super
Borinquen," TC, mx; SIO 332 [JB].
1170 COLOMBIA Caracol (HJNW), Cartagena, NOV 13 1007 - Very late in
morning, single "Caracol" mention [JR].
+NOV 14 0646 - Clear // to 5075 [JR].
1180 BRAZIL R. CBN (ZYJ463), Rio de Janeiro, NOV 7 0430 - Emerged over SS
stn (Cuba likely) and WHAM w/ ID, pgm promo, ad, and nx; SIO 322
[JB].
1180 CUBA R. Rebelde (CMBT), Villa Maria, NOV 17 0935 - Romantic mx,
"Rebelde" ID; SIO 333 [JB].
1180 DOMINICAN REP. R. Mil (HIBE), Santo Domingo, NOV 13 0951 - One of
the final signals to propagate at dawn, ID as "Radio Mil Romando"
[JR].
+NOV 14 0923 - SS talk and island music, ID per Renfrew; excellent
signal [DC].
1190 ARGENTINA R. America (LR9), Buenos Aires, NOV 3 0445 - Good; modern
history items including reports on Presidents Reagan and Nixon,
Argentina Futbol, and WWII [BC].
+NOV 5 0330 - "Radio America" IDs, "Noticias" mention ; very good,
way atop EE station [BD/NK].
+NOV 14 0817 - SS talk and UTC-3 timecheck "por America;" fair,
mixing with another LAm and domestic [DC/JR].
+NOV 17 0026-0104 - Lots of SS talk/nx, many Coca-Cola ads, finally a
decent ID at 0102; SIO 322 [JB].
1190 BRAZIL R. Tropical (ZYJ594), Natal, NOV 3 2332 - "Radio Tropical"
ID, PP talk; fair [NK].
1190 PUERTO RICO WBMJ, San Juan, NOV 17 0026-0100 - EE religious phone-in
pgm, solid "WBMJ" IDs at 0058 and 0059; QRM from R. America and WOWO,
SIO 322 [JB/JR].
1200 BRAZIL Ceara R. Clube (ZYH585), Fortaleza, NOV 7 0302 - Nice "Ceara
Radio Clube, Fortaleza, Ceara" ID, then choral music by woman, then
apparent sign-off; Venezuelan w/ baseball left behind [NK].
1200 BRAZIL R. Cultura (ZYK520), Sao Paulo, NOV 11 2350 - Heard with
other Brazilians on same frequency, this one // 9615, noted phrase
"Radio Cultura presento" [JR].
1210 BRAZIL unID stn, NOV 5 0357 - PP talk o/ VOAR, but soon lost [NK].
1220 BRAZIL R. Globo (ZYJ458), Rio de Janeiro, NOV 11 0207 - PP talks
with lots of mentions of Brazil; good [JF].
1230 USA WESX, Salem MA, NOV 15 0313 - Ads for a computer store at "132
Boston Street in Salem" and "A&E Services in Salem;" SIO 232 [JB].
+NOV 16 1217 - ID [JR].
1250.05 PARAGUAY R. Asuncion (ZP3), Asuncion, NOV 17 0835-0846 - M w/
speech on behalf of the "Partido Colorado del Paraguay," mentioned
times and dates of meetings in barrios around Asuncion, some weepy
mx; SIO 232 [JB].
1270 BRAZIL R. Brasil Central (ZYH753), Goiania, NOV 12 0635 - Music that
was easily // 4985; fair-good, o/u semi-local CJCB [DC].
1280 BRAZIL Super R. Tupi (ZYJ455), Rio de Janeiro, NOV 14 0508 - fast-
paced Braso pops; teletalk at 0510; super strong! [DC].
1290 BRAZIL R. Clube de Salvador (ZYH450), Salvador, NOV 15 0027 - PP
preacher, "Tu Amor" slogan, full ID [JR].
1300 BRAZIL unID stn (ZYH586?), Fortaleza, NOV 4 0027-0033 - ID that
sounded like "Radio Con, 1300 kiloHertz," TC, then mentioned
"Fortaleza;" SIO 332 [JB].
1300 BRAZIL unID stn NOV 8 approx. 0115 - Possibly Porto Alegre w/ "Tupi"
net ID // 1280, PP football highlights, then into game; signal was u/
Fortaleza [NK].
1310 MARTINIQUE RFO, Fort de France, NOV 9 0901-0916 - Nx and reports,
then sports in French FF (i.e., not Canadian FF), surprisingly not //
St. Pierre 1375 (unlike Guadeloupe 640 and French Guiana 1070); SIO
242 [JB].
+NOV 14 0440-0505 - France-Inter pgm w/ "Blue Moon," and song by Roy
Orbison, no news on the hour, parallel to 1375.02 St. Pierre; poor to
fair peaks, o/u unID Brazilian [DC/JF/JR].
1320 PUERTO RICO NotiUno (WUNO), San Juan, NOV 9 0130 - Man and woman w/
news items in SS, 2303 NotiUno promo; poor w/ at least two other unID
LA stations, CKEC nulled by phasing [BC].
1330 BRAZIL R. Liberal (ZYI533), Belem, NOV 6 0206-0209 - // 4775, PP
talk; atop WRCA [NK].
+NOV 7 0200 - // 4775, nice ID "Onda Tropical, Radio Liberal de
Belem," then list of frequencies [NK].
+NOV 14 0429 - Partial ID gives "--33 onda media" and "--430 onda
tropical," which matches with call signs listed in WRTH; a "Radio
Liberal" ID also noted on tape [JR].
1330 BRAZIL unID stn, NOV 14 0426-0437 - Two Portuguese speakers here,
one fair to good over the other but no definite ID nor SW //'s found
[DC].
1350 BRAZIL unID stn, NOV 3 0429 - PP religion mention "La Palabra
Libra" & "Avenida Paulista" [NK].
1350 PUERTO RICO R. La Wega (WEGA), Vega Baja, NOV 8 0140 - Sporting
event in SS, Puerto Rico ads w/ phone numbers, mentions of "panaria,"
"zapataria;" atop PP station w/ CKAD phased [NK].
1370 BRAZIL R. Atual AM (ZYK766), Sao Paulo, NOV 5 0132 - "Sao Paulo"
mentions during ad string, phone numbers & addresses given, then time
check and nice "Radio Atual" spoken & sung IDs [NK].
1375.02 ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON RFO, St. Pierre, NOV 9 0920 - Almost-local
stn seemed slightly off-frequency; cooking pgm and silly FF song; SIO
555 [JB].
+NOV 12 0705 - France-Inter programme // excellent signal from RFO
Cayenne on 5054.9; St. Pierre was consistently slightly high of
nominal 1375 [DC].
+NOV 13 0505 - France-Inter pgm // 640; good [JF].
1379.84 BRAZIL R. Continental (ZYI773), Recife, NOV 3 0458-0502 - Likely
this w/ PP talk, choral mx, SIO 342 (thanks to Rocco Cotroneo for
identifying this station) [JB].
+NOV 9 0110 - Presumed; w/ "Silent Night;" SIO 322 [JB].
+NOV 12 2245 - Portuguese talk (seemingly religious) with strong
signal; presumed ID as reported by others, including from Europe
[DC].
1380 BRAZIL R. Paranaiba (ZYL284), Rio Paranaiba, NOV 11 0901 - At a time
when Brazilian on 1379.84 kHz was gone, this more western station
emerged briefly w/ Brazilian mx and unequivocal "Paranaiba" ID; QRM
from CFDA, SIO 332 [JB].
1380 COLOMBIA RCN (HJEE), Tunja, NOV 9 0750-0803 - Horrible mix w/ CFDA
and another unID SS stn, occasionally fading up w/ nx and "la radio
de Colombia" slogan; SIO 222-1 [JB].
+NOV 11 0335 - "RCN" ID, o/u another unID LAm; fair at times [DC].
+NOV 13 0400 - In a fight with unID Brazilian station (not R.
Continental, which was stronger and stable on 1379.84), sometimes
putting a troublesome het on 1380; both fair-good, making audio very
messy; checked almost hourly thru the night but no evidence of
much-wanted Chilean, R. Corporacion [DC].
1380 VENEZUELA Ondas del Mar (YVNG), Puerto Cabello, NOV 14 2334 - Faded
up over Colombia and CFDA, w/ R. Continental on 1379.84 reduced by
phasing, many "Ondas del Mar" IDs, "35 anos en el aire" slogan, LA
ballads; SIO 332 [JB].
1390 BRAZIL R. Educadora (ZYI535), Braganca, NOV 14 0802 - Talk by man in
Portuguese; fair, almost certain // with 4885 [DC].
1400 GRENADA Harbour Light of the Windwards, Carriacou, NOV 5 0112 -
Religious pgm, Carib-EE time check; to excellent peak w/ CBG wasted
by Byan remote termination adjustment; a Brazilian was noted way
under [BD/NK].
+NOV 7 0052 - Prayer by M w/ Caribbean accent; SIO 232 [JB].
+NOV 14 2212 - Religious program [JR].
1400 URUGUAY R. Zorilla de San Martin (CX140), Tacuarembo, NOV 15
0210-0222 - Tangos, bank ads, jingle ID at 0220, "Onda del Alegria"
slogan, "Zorilla de San Martin" yelled at 0221; QRM from CBG, deep
fades, SIO 222-1 [JB].
1420 BRAZIL R. Cultura (ZYL288), Sete Lagoas, NOV 4 2248 [BD].
+NOV 5 0200 - Big signal w/ IDs & mentions including "Radio Cultura
AM," "Sete Lagoas," "Minas Gerais," and "musica ... noticias;"
another Brazilian under [NK].
1430 BRAZIL R. Clube Paranaense (ZYJ200), Curitiba, NOV 5 0119 - PP ancr,
"Radio Clube Paranaense" ID; good & clear, then lost to other
Brazilian that had music [NK].
1435.3 BRAZIL R. Principe Imperial (ZYH637), Crateus, NOV 4 2315 - This
station still off-frequency, weak with Portuguese talk and music
[BC].
+NOV 4 2358 [BD].
1470 VENEZUELA R. Vibracion (YVSY), Carupano, NOV 4 0130 - Dance mx, ID;
over another unID SS stn, SIO 333 [JB].
+NOV 5 0210 - "Radio Vibracion" ID; best on Byan-terminated Bev (as
was YVRZ-1500) [NK].
+NOV 15 0055 - Promos and ads, shouted "Carupano!" [JR].
1480 PUERTO RICO Sonido 1480 (WMDD), Fajardo, NOV 15 0103 - Salsa, "Doble
D" ID [JR].
1500 VENEZUELA R. Dos Mil (YVRZ), Cumana, NOV 5 0205 - "Radio Dos Mil"
IDs, SS talk; o/ PP Brazilian [NK].
1505 ANGUILLA R. Anguilla, The Valley, NOV 7 2215 - Noted in passing with
soca music and a good signal [BC].
1510 USA WNRB, Boston MA, NOV 4 0140 - Excellent; Greek-American program
"every Sunday night 8 to 10" [BC].
1530 BRAZIL R. Cultura (ZYH479), Guanambi, NOV 15 0722 - Several IDs as
"Radio Cultura" (two listed), but tape replay shows one "Radio
Cultura de Guanambi" also had ad for "Auto Services" (at 500 watts my
best Brazilian log of the week) [JR].
1530 USA WDJZ, Bridgeport CT, NOV 16 1248 - PP programs [JR].
1540 BAHAMAS R. Bahamas (ZNS1), Nassau, NOV 13 0507 - Ad w/ lively
reggae, "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies" on steel drums, bits of
Caribbean-accented talk; under WDCD, SIO 322 [JB].
+NOV 13 0522-0538 - Caribbean rhythms, OM DJ talking about Sarah
Ferguson's US book tour, ID; poor, mixing with dominant WDCD [DC/JF].
1540 BRAZIL R. Santa Maria (ZYI694), Monteiro, NOV 3 0129 - "Radio Santa
Maria" ID, M & W chat before it faded under WDCD; SIO 322 (my best
Brazilian of the DXpedition, heard before anyone else had arrived in
Cappahayden) [JB].
1550 BRAZIL R. Gazeta d'Oeste (ZYJ606), Areia Branca, NOV 4 2100 - Sung
"Radio Gazeta" ID, then classical music; good [NK].
+NOV 7 0800-0801 - Open carrier, then PP talk, "Radio Gazeta" ID at
sign-on [NK].
1550 CANADA CBAF2, Weymouth NS, NOV 16 1308 - R. Canada (FF) sports and
talk; 40-watt LPRT; SIO 252 [JB].
1560 BRAZIL unID stn, NOV 5 approx 0145 - PP talk o/ WQEW; much better on
the 1 km Brazil Bev than on the 460 m one [NK].
1570 BRAZIL R. Sertao Central (ZYH621), Senador Pompeu, NOV 6 2202 - PP
mentions of "kilohertz" & "Senador Pompeu;" atop others [NK].
1570 BRAZIL unID stn, NOV 4 2230-2239 - Loud signal w/ PP talk, "Federal"
and "Sao Paulo" mentions, no ID [NK].
1570 CANADA CKMW, Winkler MB, NOV 12 1004 - A surprise, rock, Broadcast
News [JR].
1580 BRAZIL R. Novos Tempos (ZYJ613), Ceara Mirim, NOV 4 2304-2306
Beautiful fade-up (burying CBJ), "Radio Novos Tempos" ID, two "Ceara
Mirim" mentions, "1580 kHz" in PP, then MoR PP song [NK].
+NOV 6 0144-0147 - "Sinal do Fe" pgm w/ preacher using maximum
reverb, three "Radio Novos Tempos" IDs; SIO 433-2 [JB/NK].
1580 COLOMBIA unID stn, NOV 14 0517 - Mention of Caracol net, so perhaps
R. Robledo, mixing with a Brazilian and another strong unID playing
Caribbean music; perhaps the latter was a domestic tester? [DC].
1580 UNID NOV 14 0510-0520 - Non-stop soca music, loud on both Brazil and
Euro beverages, a mystery [JR].
1580 USA WSRF, Ft. Lauderdale FL, NOV 14 1007 - "WINZ" news relay [JR].
1580.03 VENEZUELA R. Manzanares (YVTL), Cumana, NOV 17 0006 - UnID at
this time w/ baseball play-by-play, // 750 R. Caracas R.; SIO 322
[JB/JR].
+NOV 17 0221 - LA dance mx, ads for businesses in Cumana, "Radio
Manzanares" at 0223; QRM mainly from CBJ, SIO 322 [JB].
1590 COLOMBIA unID stn, NOV 13 0139-0155 - Soccer play-by-play in SS, //
RCN on 770; under WARV, SIO 232 [JB].
1590 VENEZUELA unID stn, NOV 13 0129 - Soccer game originating with
RCR-750 [JR].
1600 DOMINICAN REP. R. Revelacion (HIEG), Santo Domingo, NOV 6 2230 -
Tentative; religion [BD].
1600 PUERTO RICO R. Luz (WLUZ), Bayamon, NOV 6 2229-2232 - Banco del
Pueblo and la Discoteca del Recuerdo ads, ID: "Radio Luz, WLUZ,
Bayamon;" SIO 333 [JB].
+NOV 14 2250 - Call letters, ad for grocery store in Mayaguez [JR].
+NOV 17 0215 - Tentative; w/ baseball; SIO 333 [JB].
1610 ANGUILLA Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, NOV 6 0155 [BD].
+NOV 9 0857 - Organ jazz, 800 number, seemed // to the signal under
CBF on 690; lots of QRN at this time, SIO 453 [JB].
+NOV 13 0730 - EE preacher [JR].
+NOV 15 0147-0400 - EE religious pgm and religious mx; good [JF].
1630 USA KXBT, Vallejo CA, NOV 9 1029 - Presumed this w/ soul mx,
ridiculously weak! SIO 252-1 [JB/NK].
+NOV 12 0805 - Tentative; goldies [JR].
Epilogue - Musings from the Participants
Bruce Conti:
First, many thanks to Jean Burnell for all the work in preparing the
site for our arrival on Saturday night. Neil Kazaross and I arrived at St.
John's airport at about the same time on Saturday, November 2. Ben
Dangerfield was arriving on a later flight, so we picked up the rental car
and headed into the city for a sampling of local brew and to find some extra
supplies. Then it was back to the airport to pick up Ben, and off we went
to Cappahayden for what was to become another record-breaking DXpedition.
Jean had already erected the Brazil Beverage and a European Beverage, and
had tables all set up in the radio room for us to get started. It wasn't
long before the room was buzzing with radio activity.
To start the next day, the first thing on our minds was to get a good
hot meal before proceeding with antenna work and DX. We had planned on
going to the traditional "DX restaurant" in Fermeuse. However, the
restaurant had other plans, preparing to close for the winter, only open
limited hours in the evening -- during DX prime time. So we headed further
north to Cape Broyle for our early dinner. However, this seemed
unacceptable. On the following day, when Jean went back to St. John's to
work, we decided to do some exploring further south along the Avalon
Peninsula's "Irish Loop" highway, and found a great place in Trepassy which
quickly became the new "DX restaurant." Specialties were baked and fried
cod, a traditional "Jiggs dinner," which Ben sampled, and cod tongue which
we didn't get to try only because they were out of this Newfoundland
delicacy for the week. In addition to a good meal and a visit to the local
grocery store for the nightly rations of junk food, the trips south gave us
group photo ops under the "Caribou Crossing" sign along the highway through
a stretch of open grazing land. Neil and I did have one day when we
relapsed to just "survival" food rather than going out for dinner. On the
day Ben departed, I had a hearty meal of dry Cheerios and beer while Neil
scavenged whatever else was left over from past nights, so we could get
started with the DXing extra early -- now that's more like "real"
DXpeditioning!
Weather was typical of past autumn DXpeditions; rainy, windy, and cold.
On Sunday, November 3, we were out working on antennas in the rain and 40
mph winds. Nothing new there. Hard to imagine Jean rolled out the
Beverages alone in even worse weather, but such is the character of many a
DXpeditioner. Actually, weather improved significantly by week's end; sunny
with temperatures reaching 15 degreesymbolC or better, perfect for some
sightseeing, including a trip out to the Cape Race lighthouse and the many
scenic ocean views along the way. Of course, being DXers, we also
scoped-out remote sites for future DXpeditions, with good potential for
Africa, deep South Americans, Central America, and possibly trans-Pacific
DX, and a good distance away from the 1348-ft (411-m) tall Loran C antenna.
Yes, this DXpedition wasn't even over, and we were already discussing plans
for "NF-DX VI."
Now on to the DX. Among the highlights from the first week were the
ability to hear Norway-1314 practically all day and catching Norway
parallels at night, DXing UK "locals" three hours before Newfoundland
sunset, chasing Iran sign-ons, Neil's 200-watt Lithuanian, hearing Greece
across the dial, finding Mali under the local CBC station on 540, and
northern catches from Finland, Greenland, and the Faroes. November 9-10 was
the last night of DXing for Neil and me, and perhaps the most exciting. We
got started late this time (not the usual 3-4 hours before sunset), after a
day of sight-seeing. Neil was determined to hear Chad on 840, based upon
reported reception of this in Europe. Both of us spent time monitoring 840
as Africa went into darkness. Neil was the first to catch it with an
unequivocal parallel to short-wave, later replayed on tape as evidence of
this difficult catch. Then just as Neil was losing it to Brazil, I started
picking it up on phased wires, not quite as strong, but again parallel
short-wave and differentiated from St. Lucia and Brazil. This was just the
beginning. Soon, Dave Clark and John Fisher arrived on the scene with Jean.
Almost immediately, Dave got his receivers set up and locked on to 1566 and
5010, waiting for signs of India. And sure enough, India did manage to get
through Switzerland on 1566 parallel short-wave. Then Jean and Neil, being
on their toes, checked for the India powerhouse on 1071, and clear as day
the frequency provided us with Hindi music. My turn came later, while
monitoring 1044 for Kenya, when Georgia faded up for a brief interlude of
music unequivocally parallel short-wave. "Georgia! 1044! Parallel
short-wave!" I yelled, and we were all on it like Newfoundland hunters
spotting a caribou on the last day of open season. This was typical of the
teamwork that led us to a new milestone in medium-wave DXing with at least
113 countries heard in the first week.
A couple of technical notes are worth mentioning. As in past
DXpeditions, active antenna splitters were used so antennas could be shared
by all. However, when doing some troubleshooting of one splitter that
exhibited low output level (traced to a faulty power connector), it was
learned that the splitters result in about 2 s-units of signal loss. During
the day, we measured signal levels on one antenna connected through a
splitter, and then directly to the receiver. Some of the loss may have also
been due to the extra cable length from the splitter to the receiver, but I
don't believe it affected any of our DXing. The benefit of isolation
provided by the splitters which allowed antenna switching and phasing to be
performed on shared antennas without interfering with others was worth the 1
or 2 s-units. Requisite implementation of noise reduction / ground
isolation transformers helped, not only by reducing noise pick-up from the
house, but also by improving antenna efficiency / impedance matching, such
that any loss due to the splitters would be even less apparent. Of course,
use of Beverage-length wires is what really makes the difference trivial.
A Byan remote-controlled termination was used with about 1500-feet aimed
toward Brazil. Unfortunately, conditions toward Brazil were less than
optimal. But the Byan was still effective, especially when phased against
one of the other wires for Africa. The Byan also coupled into the Brazil
wire which ran in parallel. When the termination was turned on or off, it
produced dramatic differences in my nulls with other wires phased. I nulled
CJYQ-930 St. John's with the Brazil and "track" wires while Neil was using
the Byan, and when he switched it off, I lost the null, further evidence of
the effectiveness of the Vactrol termination. As in past DXpedition
experiments, it was found that a single 250-ft ground radial at the
termination was inadequate. Additional radials were required to improve the
Byan antenna performance. Unfortunately, the 6000 feet of twisted pair I
ordered never arrived for more extensive Byan antenna experiments. It was
apparently returned by Canadian customs agents due to a "lack of
documentation" according to the supplier in California. It was a somewhat
unusual situation anyway; me placing an order for wire in the US and asking
them to ship it to an exotic location in Canada.
And that, believe it or not, is a capsule of NF-DX V, my third visit to
the "DX Inn" of Cappahayden. Sorry about the long dissertation, but when
you spend eight nights DXing with some of the best in the business in such a
superior location, there's no shortage of things to write about. So I'll
stop now, simply by saying, "Looking forward to NF-DX VI!"
Ben Dangerfield:
Now that I have been securely home in good old Wallingford, PA, for
almost a week - back to reality I call it - I can take time to reflect on my
five wonderful days up there in rainy, windy Cappahayden. I have had great
DX experiences like first hand tuning for TA's in 1943, 1944, and 1945 while
chasing Germans (enemy soldiers, not stations) across Europe, or like the
fabulous DX years of 1963, 1964 and 1965, but last week tops them all.
I flew up via Toronto on Sat. Nov. 2nd with apprehensions about going
through security with my assorted DX equipment, but the only place I had to
prove that the R8A was indeed a radio was here in Philadelphia. No one even
cared about the phasing unit (which I couldn't use after all up there
because of a defective splitter connection). I did have to walk a mile
through the Toronto airport both going up and coming back, all the while
lugging the R8A in a small carry-on bag. My flight into St. John's via
Halifax landed on time at 9:30 PM, and Bruce and Neil came along to pick me
up. Somewhere after 11:30 we arrived at Cappahayden where Jean was there to
meet us, having already put up one European wire and the Brazilian wire.
They helped me get connected, and shortly after midnight we were doing our
thing. We DXed until around 2:30 am. Like all newcomers, I was overwhelmed
so began with an end-to-end band scan, logging along the way all the
stations I was familiar with. In the next few days, I became more and more
selective.
Sunday we all drove up toward St. John's for fish and chips, then
returned to string the other antennas. I went with Neil along the "beach"
route putting up a second European wire...all rocks, wind and rain, with a
cliff on one side and rough surf on the other. We didn't finish until around
3:00 PM, and when we did get to the radios the TA's were booming in with
huge signals. Each day we hurried back from lunch as soon as we could, and
each day the TA's were already there - as early as 1:00 PM local time.
After Sunday we ate our mid-day meal at a great restaurant in Trepassey,
down the other direction. The cod was fresh and the Jiggs dinner (corned
beef and cabbage) quite tasty. Then we could DX the next 10 to 12 hours and
nibble on snacks if hungry
The guys were great: Bruce with his technical skill and easy going
thoroughness, Neil with his gift of gab, his TA savvy, and his persistence
on Chad and Brazilians. He and I enjoyed a nip of Scotch. And Jean, of
course, was on top of all of it. I marveled at his language detection
ability. He and I also share an interest in world travel and raising a
family! We all worked together as a team, each one of us contributing to
the effort.
It would be hard to list the highlights. I certainly enjoyed sitting on
1476 in mid-afternoon with Dubai on top like a local, and Azerbaijan,
Guildford and Iran each clear and distinct behind. Or Athens on 1386 to
confirm my home reception of early September plus a parallel on 981. And
Jordan on 1494, another I had heard back home but couldn't ID. Of course, it
was a thrill to catch Yemen on 1008, with help from the SW parallel, and to
hear so many deep South Americans on top of even frequencies. For that
matter, I was fun to hear TA's on all the even TA frequencies, not just 1530
and 720 as at home.
Jean drove me back to the airport on Thursday morning, taking me up to
Signal Hill first to the Marconi tower. Took the rest of my pictures there,
having taken several of the site and the guys. Got home tired but happy on
the evening of Thursday, Nov. 7th.
John Fisher:
Overall I must say that even with all of the high expectations that I
had on the DXpedition, the quality of what I heard was beyond my wildest
dreams. Even though I have been on numerous DXpeditions in Ontario and in
the Rocky mountains, this was by far the best. I certainly gave myself away
as a Newfoundland "newbie" by my frequent queries of "What is this?" and
"You won't believe this signal!." Highlights of the week (DX wise) had to
be Gambia on 648 (and especially Dave Clark's screams of anguish, when we
told him about our log as he phoned in from the Toronto airport), Georgia on
1044, Lebanon 873 and Suriname 820, all of which were first time logs for
Cappahayden.
Always an important part of any DX gathering was the time spent away
from the radio dials. Seeing the barren countryside of the Southern Avalon
peninsula for the first time was a real treat. I can only imagine how
impressive it must be in Spring when the icebergs float past. In spite of
absolutely numbing unemployment in the area since the fishing industry
collapsed several years ago, I was impressed by the friendliness of the
local residents. From the Lawlors who owned the DX-Inn to the Devereaux's
at the Trepassey Motel, everyone was always very friendly and willing to
chat up us strange folk with the wires. In fact, when I was on the plane
out of St. John's to Calgary and mentioned to the person next to me that I
stayed in Cappahayden, he asked if I had met the Lawlors and the
Devereaux's! It certainly is a small world.
A number of factors contributed to any DX success that I had. Great
antennas, location and propagation go without saying. But there were two
other factors, I think. One is being surrounded by experienced MW DXers.
Bruce and Neil on the first night and Jean, Dave and Jim were a wealth of
experience and knowledge, which was of great help. A second contributor, I
think, was having a good working knowledge of the short-wave bands. There
were many times where it was possible to parallel a rare MW station by
knowing its SW frequency. Georgia, Lebanon and Suriname pop to mind.
Overall, it was an exceptionally enjoyable and fruitful week, thanks in
large part to the organization and hospitality of our host, Jean Burnell. So
now that I have the bug, I will be looking forward to NF-DX VI.
Dave Clark:
After my initial DXpedition experience at NF-DX IV in October, 1995, it
was great to be part of a return engagement for NF-DX V. It was a pleasure
to see Jean again, who was kindly waiting at the airport for my mid-day
arrival on Saturday, the 9th. I was treated to an afternoon tour of Signal
Hill until it was time for us to return to the airport to pick up John
Fisher arriving on a later flight. Of course, we had to check out the
even-channel TA's on Jean's car radio on the way to Cappahayden. It was
readily apparent conditions were going to be interesting when we heard,
amongst others, the likes of Vatican and Sao Tome fighting it out on 1530,
and the Saudi blanketing 1520. Upon our arrival, it was good to see Bruce
and Neil again as they were staying over until the morning of the 10th. It
was also nice to greet another NF-DX IV fellow-participant, Jim Renfrew, who
arrived on Monday, the 11th. I had to depart midday on the Thursday the
14th, while John was departing on the 15th, leaving Jim and Jean to finish
off "the kill." I should add that perennial Newfoundland DXpeditioner Mark
Connelly was with us in spirit this time, although he certainly did do a lot
a parallel monitoring on medium wave from his excellent coastal sites closer
to home and this made for interesting comparisons of reception patterns.
And now for some observations. Turning first to short-wave, early
evening reception of sub-continentals was again a highlight (including a
tantalizing tentative log of the local Azad Kashmir Radio on 3664.9) and a
worthy area of focus on the Tropical Band frequencies. The Indian signals
are much stronger and hold up much later (well-past transmitter sun-rise) in
Newfoundland, as compared with my home experience in Ontario.
November 10th UTC evening was perhaps the best date for the early
evening All India Radio stations, along with a very nice 0015 UTC s/on of
Radio Nepal, on the Tropical Bands. Signals were superior on our European
beverages, indicating a relatively high latitude direct path. This would
seem to correlate well with the period of very quiet geomagnetic conditions
prevailing from 1800 UTC on Nov 9th through 0300 on Nov 10th when the
consecutive 3-hour Estimated Planetary K index values were: 1-1-0-0. It's
quite revealing that the corresponding high latitude (as measured at
College, Alaska) 3-hour K index values for this period were: 0-0-0-0. Thus,
while we did have some interesting SWBC logs, there is no getting around the
fact that the primary focus for us at Cappahayden is international medium
wave DX. Except for a period of moderate geomagnetic disturbance when
conditions were active at times during the period Nov 13-15, conditions were
otherwise mostly quiet and stable, with Estimated Planetary A Index values
as low as 2 on a number of days within the two-week DXpedition period
commencing November 3rd. This meant that there was no major "auroral"
occurrence that might have significantly enhanced trans-equatorial reception
from Africa, let us say, while potentially wiping out signals from northern
Europe on medium wave. That fact, combined of course with the cyclic lows
in sunspot numbers as we transition from Cycle 22 to Cycle 23, meant that as
a general rule, we enjoyed good to very good reception prospects from
virtually all possible target areas. Taken together, these propagation
factors probably helped us add about a half-dozen new countries to our
"all-time MW heard-in-Newfoundland" count which I'm guessing will stand at
about 140 when all the logs are sorted out. Furthermore, when I departed on
the 14th, the total countries confirmed during NF-DX V alone was about 120,
a significant jump from the previous high of 95 garnered in Oct/95,
recognizing of course that we had more participants and a cumulatively
longer duration to work with this time.
From a seasonality perspective, a one-month difference from October to
November did make a noticeable difference in some medium wave reception
patterns (and there was certainly less QRN to contend with this time).
Propagation conditions being typically more volatile, i.e., greater
propensity towards active or stormy geomagnetic field, closer to the equinox
contributed to spotty high latitude reception in Oct/95. While there was
nary a whisper from the Faroe Islands station on 531 kHz last year, this
time we enjoyed excellent reception one morning in particular at 0715 s/on,
and we heard Greenland (another absentee last year) on 4 of the 5 possible
channels. The AFRTS station at Lajes in the Azores operates with only 100
watts on 1503 kHz, but it was heard very well indeed, while logging our
second and third AIR medium wave stations was exciting too! Now that we've
heard all 3 megawatt heavy hitters, the going gets tougher in the future.
Reception from the Middle East and near-Asia was notably better this time
too.
Contrariwise, although big gun stations from Argentina and Brazil (plus
a few from Uruguay) were still to be heard, high-band reception of
low-power, mid- and deep-southern signals bore no comparison to the
spectacular, (near) equinoctial reception we enjoyed in 1995. Graveyard
(250/500 watt) Brazilians were abysmal, and once again, our collective
efforts to log Chile were frustrated. Nonetheless, logging three more
stations from Paraguay was a big breakthrough, while hearing the 1 kW Radio
Apinte from Suriname was a South American highlight.
Notwithstanding our exploits with the Gambia stations, as well as
Namibia, African signals in general were less prevalent this time. I never
managed to re-log the 500-watt Ascension Island BBC relay - relatively easy
last year - not to mention my game-plan to go after St. Helena on 1548. It's
funny how one's perspective of "superior" conditions evolves with a return
visit to The Rock!
The extent of Jean's efforts to organize and host these "Cappahayden
capers" can only be truly appreciated by those of us who have had the
privilege and opportunity to attend. We should each be so lucky that there
will be a NF-DX VI in our future.
Jim Renfrew:
In Scripture, the Suffering Servant (considered by many Christians to be
representative of the coming Messiah) is described as one who will be "a
light to all the nations, to the end of the earth" [Isaiah 49:6]. There is
nothing like an experience of Newfoundland to get a full appreciation for
the diverse and distant nations that can be found on the radio spectrum ...
and we had the experience of hearing stations that were at the end of the
earth (or not far from it).
I am very appreciative of the insights DXing gives me as a world
citizen, allowing me to live a little closer to my global neighbors through
the radio medium. I enjoy the strange languages (and the growing ability
over the years to understand a little of them), the interesting music, and
the alternative political perspectives. Newfoundland really enhances the DX
experience!
I'm not sure what the team total country count is after five of these
Newfoundland events, but I know that I've heard 114 after two times there.
One evening, I realized that I had already heard 8 new countries that day,
including Moldova, Ceuta/Spanish Morocco, Burkina Faso, Madeira, Sicily,
Channel Islands, Jordan and Cyprus. Back home in Rochester it has taken me
twenty years to hear 50 countries, and I'm lucky if I hear even one new one
in a given year.
I was the last one to make it to Cappahayden, on Monday, November 11. As
I was driving down the coast in my rental car, I was already messing with
the radio in the heavy rain. Of course, I could only tune TA's on even
frequencies, but I managed to hear VOA Sao Tome fighting with the Vatican on
1530, and it was still daylight. As the week went on, I learned that some
TA's could be heard all day long, even at local high noon, including Norway
1314, Ireland 252 and UK 198. The real action began around 1630 UTC, which
left little time for other than sleep and a lunch in Trepassey each day,
before getting back to DXing.
Bruce, Neil and Ben were long gone when I arrived. As was the case last
year, within minutes after I said "Hello" to Jean, Dave and John the radio
was unpacked, and I was hooked up to the Beverages. It was a good sign that
the Qatar 954 tentative logging of last year was the first to be logged this
year, with a definite parallel to 7210 short-wave. In fact, finding
short-wave parallels was a very fruitful way to identify weak stations this
year. I got a number from the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Brazil in this
way.
Conditions were definitely favoring TA's this year, but there were a
number of interesting logs from South America. We heard two new ones from
Paraguay on 720 and 730 (the 720 R. Pata'i Puku is not listed in the WRTH!),
heard a strong signal from an unlisted station on 670 in Suriname, and from
reviewing my tape back home I heard a 500-watt Brazilian on 1530, Radio
Cultura de Guanambi. Arriving late had its advantages, because some
rarities had already been flushed out for an easy log. The disadvantage was
that the weather was much worse in the second week, with gale force winds
and snow, and this left little motivation for patrolling the antenna wires,
some of which were found mangled by the elements when Jean rolled them in on
Sunday.
One of the more challenging experiences was DXing from 0900-1000 UTC,
when the terminator is moving west over the Caribbean basin, and signals
rise up for a just a few moments before Newfoundland daylight takes over.
The last new log of the week was La Voz de Carabobo 1040 at 1002 UTC. At
this point Jean said the DXpedition was all over, and that we both looked
like Carabobos. Having lived in Venezuela, I should have realized that
Jean knows his Spanish, because I learned later that the word means "funny
face" or "clown." After seven days of limited sleep I am sure that is
exactly how we looked.
A special thanks to Jean (and his family) for making this all possible.
I hope to return! I also learned that the Lawlor family opens the DX Inn
only for us, so they deserve our very special thanks for making these
accommodations available.
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ANTENNA: 4 FOOT BOX LOOP / QUANTUM LOOP / 100 FOOT LONG WIRE
SPECIAL
1380 WKKX MO, St Louis 02/10 1900 Fair to good signals with lots of ID's
as Kicks country 106 or Kicks 106. Now Country and Western
music // WKKX Granite City IL. Ex-WKQB NEW
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David Sharp - ddsradio@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
A forward here from Chuck Boehnke in Hawaii...
The following list was made with just the radio's own internal loop. =
All
heard UTC 2/9/97
Freq UTC Station/location Details
1110 1098 V7AD Majuro, Marshall Good w/choral island mx in local
Islands language
1120 972 HLCA Tangjin, Korea Woman talking, KK, very strong
1123 936 Unid Oriental Mx and weak talk. CC?
1130 873 Russian staion in FE Rapid RS talking, good signal.
Exact location still unknown!
1134 1106 JOQR Tokyo, Japan Comedy show (?) in JJ, strong
1140 774 JOIB Sapporo, Japan Usual JJ yakking. Strong regular
1144 738 RTF Papeete, Tahiti FR px, good signal, M&W talking about
music types.
1150 530 5 Watt TIS at Volcano Torn up by a het on 531, probably 2MC
Australia
1206 1100 CRI Younnan, China F.S. px, children singing CC(?) Good
1305 1050 DYFX Cebu City, Phi Rapid FP talk by man. ID, good
1314 1044 JOUF Osaka, Japan JJ pop mx
1404 1035 JOVR Shizuoka, Japan Animated talk in JJ, mx
1512 1029 DYAB Manila, Philli EE and FP talk and pop mx, good
1566 1020 HLAZ Cheju, Korea FEBC rlgs px in Korean(?) strong
1593 1014 NHK Synchros, Japan Women and men talking JJ,weak
1630 1010 KXBT Vallejo, CA Urban pop, excellent signal
Well, not much but it was fun! Sometimes the simplest equipment can
give a new meaning to the hobby. I really enjoyed myself! Also my foot
felt better and so I came in and went to bed. Mediumwave is STILL my first
love!
Aloha and tnx for DW, 73,
Chuck
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Larry B. Godwin - lbg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1480 KRHT CA, Concord (ex-silent) is back on the air, per info from KATD.
For now, it's running traffic and weather only with no
commercials.
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The National Radio Club would like to announce the new NRC AM Radio Log for
the 1996-1997 DX Season edition. This is the Seventeenth edition and has
been updated through September 1996.
This annual edition contains 312 pages, 8 1/2" x 11" size, 3-hole punched,
loose leaf format with over 5,500 A.M. Radio station listings from the
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frequency, call, format, network affiliation, station address, station
slogan, day and night transmitter powers. There are cross references by
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Orders may be placed now. The 1997 Seventeenth edition of the NRC AM RADIO
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Jorma Mantyla - jmantyla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Haven't been very active lately. However, I finally concluded a survey
which was done among the most active dx'ers in Scandinavia. A questionnaire
was sent to the subscribers of the AM/FM-bulletins of the Finnish DX
Association. Listeners were asked how many reception reports they did send
in 1995 and how many QSL's they have received. The questionnaire was
returned by 35 dx'ers, 33 from Finland, one from Sweden and one from
Hungary. These dx'ers had sent 4496 reports in 1995 and received QSL's as
follows:
COUNTRY/AREA QSL%1995 (N=4496)
ALL/Kaikki 45
D 90,2
G 75,4
J 57,4
CAN 54,9
CHN 50
I 50
E 47,9
USA 47,3
IVY/CIS 47,1
F 43,6
EQA 37,5
ARG 35,7
INS 31,5
CLM 27,1
IND 27,1
B 23,3
PRU 21,1
BOL 14
VEN 9,2
As you can see, the most dx-friendly country is Germany, close to UK, while
only 9,2% of reports sent to Venezuela were confirmed. Generally 45% of
reports are QSL'ed.
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Alan Flick - flira@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Would like to monitor short wave radio using the PC as a translator. Can you
recommend software and hardware to do the job. Including interface
connections to the Short Wave radio. Thank you,
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There is a great aircheck club your members might want to know about. It is
called The Indiana Recording Club. They have members from around the world.
It cost $15.00 a year and you get a membership directory and a newsletter
every other month. It is great for getting airchecks. For application or
more info write: Bill Davies, 1729 E. 77th St., Indiannapolis, IN 46240.
Thanks for spreading the word. Ed Best
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - bytheway@xxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary January 30 1997 through February 12 1997
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
1/30 74 11 3 very low quiet-unsettled -
1/31 72 8 1 very low quiet -
2/ 1 71 3 2 very low quiet -
2 78 6 1 low quiet-unsettled swa
3 80 3 1 very low quiet swa
4 81 5 0 low quiet swa
5 75 3 4 very low quiet-active swa
6 74 9 1 very low quiet-active swa
7 76 2 2 very low quiet swa
8 75 17 2 very low quiet-mas swa
9 73 16 5 very low quiet-mis -
10 72 21 3 very low quiet-mis -
11 z 18 2 very low quiet-active -
2/12 z 7 2 very low quiet-unsettled -
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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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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END of February 13 1997 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash" - bytheway@xxxxxxx