BULLETIN: TFW 32 1/4

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Year  2   Number 32  - Rome, 11 July   1997 
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loggings in order of  time;  frequencies in kHz;  times UTC;  
ham codes as usual;  Reporting  signal quality: Loc  = local 
signal; E = excellent; G = good;  F = fair; P = poor; 
VP = very poor;  A = avoid.  (also in SINPO or SIO code)
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NOTICE FROM THE EDITOR - As usual,  on August  the whole Italy takes the
month off, so since July 20 till  the second  half of August I prefer to
be on the beach after work, rather than in front of my radio shack.  TFW
# 33 will be issued within July 20,  and TFW 34 after August 15 with a
special summer issue. But  I ' ll continue to collect your contributions
during this period.....I 'll be on vacation next September ( 01 - 25 ).
73 de Gianni Serra

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EUROPIRATE CONTEST FOR EUROPEAN DXERS ONLY
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Pirate News - 5th anniversary, A.I.R. & RADIORAMA 1992 - 1997 - 5th
Anniversary of Pirate News. Rules: A.I.R. - Associazione Italiana
Radioascolto and the editors of Radiorama and Pirate News, on the
occasion of the 5th anniversary of the first issue of Pirate News, the
monthly page of Radiorama  dealing with Pirate stations, have decided to
devote a weekend to this particular type of DXing, from 1600 UTC of
October 31st to 2400 UTC of November 2nd 1997. The participation is open
to all European DXers, even if not AIR members. To participate it will
be sufficient to listen to even only one pirate station on any
mediumwave or shortwave frequency for at least ten minutes. The
listening log must contain:  1. all the data required for the
identification, i.e. frequency (kHz), time (UTC), name of the station,
language, sufficient and correct programme details, SINPO code;  2.
equipment used, i.e. receiver, antenna and additional devices. The
complete list of all the stations heard must be sent to the following
address not later than December 13th 1997 (the postmark will certify the
date): Pirate News c/o Bruno Pecolatto, via Soana 13 I-10085 Pont
Canavese (TO)-ITALY e-mail: pecolatto@xxxxxxxxx  The details reported by
the competitors are very important, therefore the logs with insufficient
information will not be accepted. Besides, for further checks,
competitors may be requested to submit the tape recordings of the
programmes. During the listening period some monitor stations will be
working. The participation fee, to be sent to the above-mentioned
address, is fixed as follows: - Italy (AIR members or not): Lit. 3.000
(three thousand), payable also in Lit. 500 int stamps;  - Europe: 3
(three) IRCs. Each competitor will receive a certificate. The prizes
(some books on yesterday's and today's free radio stations) will be
drawn among all the competitors. A.I.R. - Associazione Italiana
Radioascolto P.O. Box 1338, 10100 Torino AD, Italy, e-mail:
air@xxxxxxxxx Radiorama, P.O. Box 873, 34100 Trieste, Italy, e-mail:
radiorama@xxxxxxx

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LUIGI COBISI - Caro Serra, avrai saputo della prossima chiusura del
programma Italiano di Deutsche Welle. Paolo Morandotti (pmo@xxxxxx) ha
realizzato un bellissimo sito sul tema DW in italiano contenente un
appello a favore del programma - sottoscrivibile via internet. Se lo
consulti e aderisci tu sarebbe credo una buona cosa a difesa del
broadcasting italiano. Il sito è: < http://www.intrasoft.it/dw > Cari
saluti e grazie per l'invio della tua TFW sempre OK. A presto, Luigi.

ERIC BUENEMAN - The  loggings below (MO1 and MO2)  were taken during
Field Day 1997, at two sites in the St. Louis area. The FT-690 was
provided by the Gateway To Ham Radio Club, which operated the
Novice/Tech station under the call KB0IEF. The portable was used
primarily at the Suburban Radio Club site. Conditions were great between
7 and 30 MHz during daylight hours, I was able to make some 40 contacts
on the 21 MHz Amateur band (under the call W0DCW, the Suburban Radio
Club's call) between 2100 and 2230 UTC. Most of the contacts were to the
Northeastern U.S., several in Ontario, a few in the Southeast, and even
one in the U.S. Virgin Islands. 73, Eric (N0UIH)

ZACHARIAS LIANGAS - I  have updated my page with the list appeard in
Hard core DX,  as well Updated list of TV stations in Thessaloniki
Updated list of links with most important greek stations online Some of
them are in greek some others in english . Please take a look ! "adhered
AM-HCDXers never listen to FMS!" <
http://www.compulink.gr/Users/zliangas/central.htm > (my :new !) --- <
http://www.clandjop.com/~jcruzan/greek-p.html  > (mirrored for greek
pirate radio ) Zacharias Liangas

BRUNO PECOLATTO - The autumn DX  meeting of AIR-Associazione Italiana
Radioascolto will be held from September 19th to 21st 1997 at Cesana
Torinese (TO), Italy. Further information can be obtained from:
AIR-Associazione Italiana Radioascolto, C.P. 1338, I-10100 Torino AD,
Italy - e-mail: air@xxxxxxxxx

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Thank you  for all our Contributors !
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BOB HILL, Littleton, MA - USA for DX Report via e-mail   RX: Sony
ICF-2010 with Kiwa filters  - an old Radio West ferrite loop ANT: a
dipole about 75 meters long and about 12 meters
BOB PADULA, Surrey Hills, Victoria - Australia  for EDXP # 53 - # 54 
via e - mail  http://www.wp.com/edxp/
BRUNO PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) - Italy  for Radiorama-Pirate News 
June # 5   via e - mail    RX:  Kenwood  R-5000 - Yaesu FRT-7700      
ANT:  15 meters LW - 12 meters dipole - loop & Daiwa AF - 606K filter
--- 1992/1997 - 5th anniversary of PIRATE NEWS!!!!
DAVID  J. VALKO,  USA  via e-mail   RX: JRC NRD-535D - Collins R-388    
ANT.: 33 meter (NE-SW) Longwire "T"
ERIC BUENEMAN, Hazelwood, MO - USA   RX: Sangean ATS-803A  - Realistic
DX-400  ANT:  MFJ-1778 G5RV --- NOTE: (MO1, USA)-DXing from the Suburban
Radio Club Field Day site, James S. McDonnell Park,  St. Ann, MO
(Sangean ATS-803A, built-in whip) --- (MO2, USA)-DXing from the Gateway
To Ham Radio Club/St. Louis Amateur Radio Club Field Day site, Sunset
Hills, MO (Sangean ATS-803A, built-in whip, Yaesu
FT-690,                      Amateur Radio beam antenna)
FRANCESCO CLEMENTE, Udine - Italy  via e-mail - RADIORAMA, Italian 
monthly DX  magazine --- Rural area: FCC from Ceresetto di Martignacco
(Udine), at 150 mt. a.s.l. RX JRC NRD535D full opt. + Collins 390A/URR 
ANT Wire 50 mt. E-O
GIGI  LYTLE, Lubbock  TX - USA  via letter  of 22 June 1997  RX:  Lowe
HF-225 -  Sangean ATS803A       ANT:  outdoor dipole ( for Lowe )  - 
indoor tunable longwire ( for Sangean ).
GIOVANNI SERRA, Cincinnato-Anzio (prov. of Roma) (ed.) Summer QTH  RX: 
Sony ICF 2001 D   ANT:  Alpha Delta DX SWL- Sloper  (60 feet)
GLENN HAUSER ( GH ) , Enid OK - USA  for  SW/DX Report 97-04 July 2 and
97-05 July 10  via e-mail < http://www.hotmail.com>
GRAEME  R. DIXON, Auckland - New Zealand via e-mail  RX: Yaesu FRG-8800
- Sangean ATS909    ANT.: Vertical  - Longwires 
MARK VELDHUIS, Borne, The Netherlands via e-mail    RX: AOR AR7030 - JRC
NRD-535 - Lowe HF-150 -Sony ICF-SW7600G   ANT: Appr. 20 meter longwire +
MLB
PLAY DX, Milano - Italy  # 941, 30 June 1997
RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ R., Santafe de Bogota D.C. - Colombia via  e-mail     
RX: Sony ICF 2010, ony ICF 7600G, Sangean 813   ANT.: Longwire 10 mtrs
and Palomar Loop Antena for MW 
TETSUYA HIRAHARA, Japan, Overseas Charge Secretary ad int. Radio Nuevo
Mundo via e-mail
ZACHARIAS LIANGAS, Thessalloniki - Greece (via e-mail)   RX:  Lowe HF
150 - Philips 2935 - Sony ICF 7600 D   ANT:  6 meters sloper  ATU hand
made  - 11 m hor ( for 40 m - 60 m ) - 6 m antenna tilted upward   < 
http://www.compulink.gr/Users/zliangas/central.htm  >
< http://www.clandjop.com/~jcruzan/greek-p.html  > (mirrored for greek
pirate radio )

Copyright Notice: Republication of  EDXP information by groups and
individuals who do not receive it directly is not permitted


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SW TIPS  ( TIME - Freq. - Country )
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17840- CANADA- BBC relay, Live English pgming on Hong Kong turnover
w/men anncrs.  Live remotes and "play by play" of events.  Anthems, long
speech by Prince Charles.  Lowering/raising of flags, "God Save the
Queen".  Speech by Jiang Zemin.  Discussion on British/Chinese
relations.  Fair w/quick QSB. ---VALKO, USA 30 June

 
0015- 4790- PAKISTAN- Azad Kashmir R. in Lang (presumed) 06/07
0015-0025, M tlk (poss politic tlk), ment India, Boris Yelzin, pakistan,
America, other M tlk at 0020, lcl instl song, M ancmt and lcl song. (QRN
statics, QRM  ute) Fair/poor   ---SERRA, Anzio-Italy

0025- 4995.8- R. Andina, Huancayo, Peru 0025,  Music with "La Pastorcita
Huancaina" Advs: Distribuidora Sucre " con lo mejor de los productos
bolivianos??" program: Panorama Andino, hosted by Angelica Bastidas.
---RODRIGUEZ, Colombia June 26

0030- 4915- BRAZIL- Unid R. in Portuguese 06/07 0030, Braz song and M W 
ancmts, also mix with mx, tlk, hilife, ancmt and tlk, mx pause, M canned
poss unclear ID. (QRM ute) Poor / very poor  ---SERRA, Anzio-Italy

0041- 4552.2- BOLIVIA-  RD Tropico 0041, Local news mentioned "Agencia
de Noticias ERBOL", px: Encuentro Nacional, this program is produced by
ERBOL and retransmiting for stations affiliateds. " y ahora el reporte
desde San Juan de Velasco cono nuestro colega de Radio Juan XIII..."
Noted s/off at the 0100 ---RODRIGUEZ, Colombia July 2

0048- 7040.45- PERU-  R. San Ignacio, 0048-0118, OA campo mx, long echo
tlk by live M anncr over instru. OA campo mx from 0053-0106 w/at least 1
ID (possibly 3) and ments of Peru, Santa Cruz, San Ignacio, and
occasionally numbers.  Nice clear TC and ID at 0110 and ment of San
Ignacio.  More mx and anmnts.  Fair at best but seemed to be getting
gradually better.  Pretty high QRN from just passed front, and occas. CW
QRM. ---VALKO, USA 27 June (I guess HAM Folk will be angry with this stn
on Ham fqy ! --ed)

0058- 11905- SRI LANKA- SLBC 0058, After mammoth Budapest leaves the
channel, SLBC has been showing with pips on the hour and bits of ID
caught ("You're tuned to ... Sri Lanka ..."), then a variety of
subcontinental vocals and announcements by man or woman, probably in
Sinhala. Followed past 0145. I don't know what their s/on time is these
days now that Sri Lanka has changed its local time. Reception ranges
from barely mediocre to very poor. Other Sri Lanka signals noted on 25M
around this time: R. Japan relay on 11890 in English (fair, though
splattered by VOA/11895) and VOA relay on 11705, also in English (very
poor). ---HILL,  MA-USA Junee 25+

0058- 3270- NAMIBIA- NBC 2 (// 3290 with QRM utes and QRN statics) 06/07
0058-0114, continuous pop songs (Madonna etc.), no tlk hrd. (QRN
statics) Poor  ---SERRA, Anzio-Italy

0119- 5015- TURKMENISTAN- Turkmen R in Lang (presumed) 06/07 0119, instl
mx (lcl strings) alt with brief M ancmts. (QRN statics) Poor  ---SERRA,
Anzio-Italy

0130- 11725-THAILAND- VOA, Udorn  29/6 0130 English with VOA Today 252
---DIXON, New Zealand

0200- 9440 SLOVAKIA- R. Slovakia  29/6 0200, English, 454 ---DIXON, New
Zealand

0241- 4920- ECUADOR- Radio Quito HCQR1 6/29 0241 noted with talk in
Spanish, fair signal, much better on the FT-690 ---BUENEMAN, MO2-USA

0245- 4945- BOLIVIA- R. Illimani 0245 Mx bolero. full ID:"
Illimani...1020 khz onda media. 4945 khz banda tropical de 60 metros y
6025 khz banda internacional de 49 metros, ondas cortas; 94 mghz
frecuencia modulada. Cuatro frecuencias para elegir, culaquiera que
sintonize siEmpre sera Illimani, la Voz de Bolivia..." after px: Bolivia
al Mundo. ---RODRIGUEZ, Colombia July 2

0300- 7300- TURKEY- V.o.Turkey 0300, some evenings good reception,
however, twice last week could only hear them on USB. There is
tremendous interference from a ham radio operator on 7298 LSB and from
Vatican on 7305. Vatican has really cranked up the power on this
broadcast. ---LYTLE, TX USA

0600- 7295- NORWAY- R. Norway Int, 29/6 0600, English, poor signal here
252 ---DIXON, New Zealand

0617- 10000- USA- WWVH Kekaha, Kauai, Hawaii 6/29 0617 good with time
signals, announcements in English every minute, over WWV ---BUENEMAN,
MO2-USA

0618- 9845-  FRANCE- Radio France Internationale 6/29 0618 noted with
talk in French, good signal. ---BUENEMAN, MO2-USA

0621- 8638- AUSTRALIA- VNG Llandilo Time Station 6/29 0621 noted with
time signals, long beep each minute, good to fair signal ---BUENEMAN,
MO2-USA

0645- 6010- MEXICO- Radio Mil XEOI Mexico, DF 6/29 0645 noted with EZL
vocals in Spanish, frequent jingles, good with splash de 6015 kHz
---BUENEMAN, MO2-USA

0648- 9580- AUSTRALIA Radio Australia 6/29 0648 noted with news-oriented
talk in English, good signal, //13605 ---BUENEMAN, MO2-USA

0655- 9745- ECUADOR- HCJB, Pifo 0655-0700*  English talk, listener's
letters, panflute music, ID, TS and off. SINPO: 34333. After 07:00 UTC,
I heard them on 9645 kHz. with their service to the South Pacific.
---VELDHUIS, The Netherlands July 4

0713- 6219- PIRATE- Laser Hot Hits 06/07 0713, Mx and px in English +
23222---PECOLATTO, Italy/Radiorama-Pirate News

0720- 6274- PIRATE- Crazy Wave & Benelux 06/07 0720, ID and mx in German
+ 32332 ---PECOLATTO, Italy/Radiorama-Pirate News

0725- 5805- PIRATE- R.Free London 06/07 0725, Pop mx,ID in English +
23332 ---PECOLATTO, Italy/Radiorama-Pirate News

0758- 6303- PIRATE- Farmers from Holland 06/07 0758, Mx,Hello!,ID in
Dutch + 32232 ---PECOLATTO, Italy/Radiorama-Pirate News

0830- 7535- USA- WSHB Cyprees Creek  29/6 0830,English, report on the
World Earth Summit at New York by Jean Hacklander, where the No1 concern
worldwide was world climate changes. ---DIXON, New Zealand

1015- 4969.98- CUBA-  R. Rebelde, 1015, Spur of 5025, tlk by M and W in
SP.  Not very strong but there.  Beware if this if you think Rumbos has
reactivated. ---VALKO, USA 27 June

1030- 11715- CANADA- R.Korea Int. relay 1030, audible here for their
half hour pgm, but suffering past few weeks from interference from
R.France on 11720. 0200 UTC broadcast on 15575 is rarely audible here. I
believe they may be beaming this broadcast to the South American
Caribbean region and therefore not audible here. On some occasions,
however, they have been audible so I always check. ---LYTLE, TX-USA

1034- 6261- PIRATE- R.Perfekt 06/07 1034, Mx,QTH and ID in German +
32332 ---PECOLATTO, Italy/Radiorama-Pirate News

1046- 9755- EGYPT- Egyptian R. (presumed) in Arabic 1046-1102, M Arabic
vocals, no talk hrd. Fair ---SERRA, Anzio-Italy July 06

1108- 9515- ITALY- RAI  RTV Italiana, DS 1, (5 kW) Caltanissetta,
Sicilia region (Southern Italy) in Italian 1108-1111, // 1332 and 6060
kHz, M / W news, with external services, corresp.s ( Splash from 9520
kHz at 1110 ). Poor / Avoid  at 1110 ---SERRA, Anzio-Italy July 06

1117- 15200- UZBEKISTAN- Uzbek R. ( // 15165 under strong splat from  R
France Int. shifted on 15158 kHz, with pop songs) 1117, lcl chants with
drums beat and instl sound. (QSB) fair  ---SERRA, Anzio-Italy July 06

1154- 9705- NIGER- La Voix de Sahel, Niamey 1154-1201 Native singing,
drums, TS, news in French. SINPO: 24322. Next day with good signal at
08:44 UTC, when heard with singing and talk in vernacular language, and
ID in French at 09:00 UTC ---VELDHUIS, The Netherlands July 4/5

1420- 7370- TURKEY- Turkie Polis Radyosu in Turkish (presumed) 1420, 
continuous lcl songs, no tlk hrd. (QRN statics) Fair ---SERRA,
Anzio-Italy July 06

1647- 11780- SAUDI ARABIA- BSKSA in Arabic 1647-1653, // 11965, M M tlk
with ID s and ment a list of names. (QRM slight splat) Fair   ---SERRA,
Anzio-Italy July 06

1701- 6015- ALBANIA- R.Tirana in Italian 1701, // 7155  1458 kHz, W loc
nx till 1710, ID: parla Tirana, mx pgm Viaggiando con la musica in
Albania (folk songs, presented by same W) (QRM splats and QSB)
Fair/Poor  ---SERRA, Anzio-Italy July 06

1716- 15200- PORTUGAL- RDP in Portuguese, 1716-1744, // 17745 (very
poor) M tlk and people on the road  brief chats, brief mx pause, other M
tlk for brief soccer game live, then  soccers cmntrys, romantic song,
tlk and soccer cmntry, pop song. Fair/poor ---SERRA, Anzio-Italy July 06

1723- 15140- ECUADOR- HCJB Quito 6/28 1723 noted with religious program
in Spanish, mention of World Wide Web address. ---BUENEMAN, MO1-USA

1730- 5930- CZECH REP- R. Prague  29/6 1730 English, 353 ---DIXON, New
Zealand

1737- 17840- ANTIGUA- BBC Relay 6/28 1737 noted with talk on Albania and
Nigeria in English, good signal. ---BUENEMAN, MO1-USA

1741- 21485- USA- VOA Greenville 6/28 1741 noted with jazz and talk in 
Portuguese. Good to fair signal. ---BUENEMAN, MO1-USA