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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - September 17 1998
Vol 4 No 24
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CONVENTION - MEETING INFO (corrections/additions welcome)
MEDIA RELEASE #5
12 September, 1998
RADIO FEST 1998
Communications Into Our Future
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NEW THIS ISSUE
Special Guests will include Larry Magne, John Figliozzi, Kim Andrew
Elliott and Bruce Elving AND NOW ALSO Ian McFarland
Note: Unfortunately Rachel Baughn of Monitoring Times is unable to join
us.
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RADIO FEST 98
The Ontario DX Association invites radio enthusiasts of all interests
and all levels to join us for the event of the year, Radio Fest 98.
This 1998 convention of the ODXA promises to be one of the best events
in recent years for radio hobbyists.
Regular releases will be distributed and we invite you to pass them on
to anyone whom you believe would be interested. Here are the details to
this time:
Dates: Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4
Location: Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario
Theme: "Communications Into Our Future"
Topics to be Covered: Guest panel discussion on our theme
"Communications Into Our Future"; Antenna Basics; Mediumwave Loop
Building Workshop; History of Canadian Radio; Introduction to Shortwave
Radio; Radio in the Classroom; Game Show (a fun event for everyone);
Radio Astronomy; Computers & Radio; Shortwave Programming Survey;
Silent Auction.
Special Guests coming will include Larry Magne, Editor-in-Chief of
Passport to World Band Radio; Bruce Elving, editor of the FM Atlas;
John Figliozzi, authority and author on shortwave programming; and Kim
Andrew Elliott, host of the Voice of America's Communications World
program.
Exhibits: Equipment suppliers, clubs, plus tables of used equipment for
sale.
Friday Night Wine & Cheese Reception at 7:00 pm.
Saturday the program will begin at 8:45 am and conclude at
approximately 4:00 pm. The Saturday Night Banquet will feature keynote
speaker Larry Magne.
Sunday Morning Breakfast with Dr. Bruce Elving speaking, at 9:00 am.
Prizes : Grundig YachtBoy 400 and 305 receivers, Grove antenna tuners,
Radio Shack portable radios, Voice of America shirts and caps, goodies
from Radio Netherlands and Radio Canada International, plus other
equipment items, accessories, books and souvenir items.
Registration Fees : $15 for the entire convention, $5 for one-day
attendance. This includes the Friday night reception. The Saturday
Banquet and Sunday Breakfast will be held at local facilities where you
may order and pay for your own meal.
Accomodations : Here's the hotel that we suggest:
Days Inn - Hamilton
1187 Upper James St., Hamilton, Ontario
1-800-325-2525 www.daysinn.com/daysinn.html
The Days Inn in Hamilton, Ontario, is now full. The following alternate
hotel is now suggested:
Holiday Inn Express
QEW (Queen Elizabeth Way) & Centennial Parkway
telephone (905)578-1212
Directions to Radio Fest 98 will be available at the hotel front desk.
Radio Fest 98 Communications frequency : 442.800+ MHz ODXA Repeater
System
Contact for further information:
World Wide Web : http://www.durhamradio.ca/odxa/
E-mail : 70400.2660@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Snail Mail : Ontario DX Association, P.O. Box 161, Station A,
Willowdale,
Ontario M2N 5S8, Canada
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John Callarman (KA9SPA) will be hosting a Midwest DX Get-Together (all
bands) on October 23, 24 and 25, 1998 in Mount Vernon, IL. The hotel
site is unknown as of yet, but it will be in the I-57/I-64 and State
Road 15 area. Mount Vernon is one hour from downtown St. Louis. For
more information, please contact John Callarman at (618) 244-2067. Hams
can talk in on the closest on-air repeater, the 147.27 MHz (positive
offset) repeater in Centralia, IL.
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CPC DX tests
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CPC Chairman (NRC)
Bill Hale - 6124 Roaring Springs Dr, N Richland Hills TX 76180-5552
phantom2@xxxxxxxx
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!
Monday, October 5, 1998 - WIBW-580, Topeka, KS 1:00-6:00 am ELT. (NRC)
Monday, October 12, 1998 - WTIV-1230, Titusville PA - 0001-0100
Monday, October 12, 1998 - WFRA-1450, Franklin, PA - 0001-0100
Monday, October 19 1998 - WSGI-1100, Springfield, TN 1:00-6:00 am ELT.
(NRC)
Monday, October 19, 1998 - KEYZ-660, Williston, ND in intervals from
1:05-6:00 am ELT. (NRC)
Monday, October 26, 1998 - KTGG-1540, Spring Arbor, MI 12:30-1:30 AM
ELT (Alan Merriman)
Monday, November 2, 1998 - KLER-1300, Orofino, ID 0200 - 0215 ELT.
(NRC)
(ELT = Eastern Listening Time, i.e. the local time in the Eastern time
zone)
Please remember, what's listed as being on, say, Monday *may* be what
you think of as Sunday night!
DETAILS:
Monday, October 5, 1998 - WIBW-580, Topeka, KS will include code IDs
within their normal on-the-hour regular IDs from 0100 to 0600 ELT.
Their normal night pattern will be used (directed toward the
southwest). Their regular format at this time is talk. Reception
reports should be sent to:
Mr. Ed O'Donnell
Operations Manager
WIBW-AM
P.O. Box 1818
Topeka, KS 66601-1818
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
WTIV 1230kHz Titusville, PA will test on Monday, October 12, 1998
from 0001-0100, using polka music, marches and Morse code IDs. They
will using their regular 1000 watt, non-directional signal.
Reception reports should be sent to:
WTIV DX Reception
Todd Adkins
P.O. 908
Franklin, PA 16323-0908
WFRA 1450kHz Franklin, PA will test on Monday, October 12, 1998 from
0001-0100, using polka music, marches and Morse code IDs. They will
using their regular 1000 watt, non-directional signal.
Reception reports should be sent to:
WFRA DX Reception
Todd Adkins
P.O. 908
Franklin, PA 16323-0908
[Yup, same guy!]
Al Merriman . . . please send a tape for each station to the Box 908
Franklin, PA address. Thanks.
Monday, October 19, 1998 - WSGI-1100, Springfield, TN will conduct
tests between 0100 and 0600 ELT. The test will be comprised of C&W
music along with Morse Code IDs. This daytime-only station will be
operating with 1000 watts non-directional. Reception reports may be
sent to:
Mr. Bill Gray
General Manager
WSGI-AM
P.O. Box 909
Springfield, TN 37172-0909
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Monday, October 19, 1998 - KEYZ-660, Williston, ND will conduct tests
at various intervals from 0105 to 0130 and prior to the news at :00
from 0200 and 0600 ELT. The test will consist of 1000 Hz tones of about
30 seconds duration along with Morse Code IDs during the 0105 to 0130
period, commencing after ABC Network News and local news, and the code
ID at the top of the hour preceding ABC News from 0200 to 0600 ELT.
Their format is C&W music. KEYZ will be on their nighttime directional
pattern sending 26,895 watts ERP toward 018 degrees True. Reception
reports may be sent to:
Mr. Earl R. Gross, WD0APE
Chief Engineer
KEYZ-AM
410 6th Street East
Williston, ND 58801-5552
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
KTGG-1540 will conduct a CPC test Monday, October 26, 1998 between
12:30 and 1:30 AM Eastern Time. The test will be comprised of music, in
the forms of marches, classical, and Christian contemporary, plus Morse
code IDs. KTGG will be using 470 watts non-directional. During the
test, phone calls will be accepted at 800-750-9723 . . . BUT, QSLs will
only be issued following a written report. E-Mail reports may be sent
to lmunn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Lewis Munn
KTGG-AM
Spring Arbor College
106 East Main
Spring Arbor, MI 49283
This is the station . . . east of the Mississippi . . . issued a K
call in error, but they elected to keep it. I had a nice chat with Mr.
Munn about this.
(Al Merriman . . . please send them a code ID tape. Thanks and 73.)
Monday, November 2, 1998 - KLER-1300, Orofino, ID will conduct DX tests
between 0200 and 0215 ELT. The test will be comprised of tones and
Morse Code IDs. They will be using 5 kW non-directional. Reception
reports (tapes preferred) may be sent to:
Mr. Jeff Jones
Owner
KLER-AM
P.O. Box 32
Orofino, ID 83544-0032
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Also, if you hear a test, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know, via e-mail or the
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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HOT STUFF
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Jean Burnell - jburnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
This message is to inform the DX community that the 7th Newfoundland
DXpedition will be starting in a couple of weeks. We will be employing
many Beverage antennas. The exact dates are 1 October until 18
October. The participants will be Mark Connelly from Massachusetts, Al
Merriman from Virginia, Chuck Rippel from Virginia, Neil Kazaross from
Illinois, John Fisher from Alberta, David Clark from Ontario, Werner
Funkenhauser from Ontario, and Jean Burnell from Newfoundland. As
usual the emphasis, and most of the action, will be on intercontinental
medium wave, but some of us have been known to stray above 1700 kHz! A
summary of the logs will be posted on various listservers (Medium Wave
Circle, Hard-Core-DX, AM-DX Newsflash, Greyline DX and with Medi-DX).
The complete MW logs will be published on paper, with the publisher's
indulgence, in the NRC's "DX News," and will be made available on
various Web-sites.
Jean Burnell, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
I spoke to the CE at KKFX-Portland today and was told that Entercom
(owner of KFXX) had bought KSLM-1390-Salem, OR. They are installing new
Ground radials soon to increase their coverage. There are only a few in
the Ground now. In 45-60 days when Entercom takes over they are going
to be // 910, Sports Radio to give coverage to the valley, as 910 has a
null in that direction to protect Oakland CA. Also Entercom is planing
a power boost and a pattern change on 910 khz in the future. In the
past 910 khz had to protect Pasco WA and Seattle WA. In the past 20
years KIXI-Seattle moved from 910 to 880 and KORD-Pasco moved from 910
to 870. They are also planinga power boost on 910.
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THE "X" BAND
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A blank!
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[Connelly*H-MA] = East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.021 W / 41.713 N)
(near junction of Routes 39 & 137: pitch pine forest 2 km from ocean)
[Connelly*P-MA] = Plymouth, MA (GC= 70.68 W / 41.98 N)
(Robbins Road - Holmes Reservation, N of Nelson Street Beach)
[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA (GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N)
(Granite Pier)
e-mail = WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
web = http://members.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna system: cardioid array with BBL-1 broadband loop & APW-1 active
whip; Superphaser-1 phasing unit
*** COMMENTS ***
I expect to make an appearance at the October 1998 Newfoundland
DXpedition. Jean Burnell will be issuing a press release providing
details of this year's activities. I hope that all DXers, wherever
they may be, will do some tuning during the first two weeks of October.
*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
153 ALGERIA Bechar, SEP 3 0035 - male AA vocal & strings; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
162 FRANCE Allouis, SEP 13 0011 - woman in FF; good. [Connelly*P-MA]
171 MOROCCO Nador, SEP 3 0036 - AA music; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 13 0012 - rock-influenced AA music; loud. [Connelly*P-MA]
177 GERMANY Oranienburg, SEP 13 0014 - classical music; fair.
[Connelly*P-MA]
189 ICELAND RUV, Gufuskalar, SEP 3 0038 - rock music; poor to fair.
[Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 13 0014 - rock vocal; fair. [Connelly*P-MA]
198 UNITED KINGDOM BBC, Droitwich et al., SEP 13 0015 - BBC EE news
mentioning Pakistani Muslims; excellent. [Connelly*P-MA]
207 MOROCCO Azilal, SEP 3 0039 - AA talk; getting by QI - 206 Nova
Scotia. [Connelly*R-MA]
234 LUXEMBOURG Junglinster, SEP 13 0017 - classical violin music;
poor to fair. [Connelly*P-MA]
252 ALGERIA Tipaza, SEP 3 0040 - FF talk by man & woman; dominant.
[Connelly*R-MA]
252 IRELAND Atlantic 252, Kilmessan-Clarkestown, SEP 13 0019 -
reggae hit "No Woman, No Cry"; to good peak. [Connelly*P-MA]
531 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, SEP 13 0010 - // 855 with emotional SS
vocal, over Algeria. There was more QRM from the "F9" (New
Brunswick) beacon than from R.V.C. or CIAO. [Connelly*P-MA]
549 ALGERIA Les Trembles, SEP 12 0138 - fast AA talk; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
+ SEP 13 0008 - AA talk; to good peak. [Connelly*P-MA]
585 SPAIN RNE1, Madrid, SEP 12 0534 - // 855 with fast SS talk by
woman; to fair peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
603 SPAIN RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, SEP 13 0007 - SS news; poor.
[Connelly*P-MA]
621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN RNE1 synchros, SEP 3 0103 - SS news by
woman; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
639 SPAIN RNE1, La Coruna et al., SEP 12 0531 - // 855 with
emotional SS vocal; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
684 SPAIN RNE1, Sevilla, SEP 12 0528 - // 855 with SS talk; in WRKO
slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
693 AZORES RDP, Santa Barbara, SEP 3 0111 - // 837 with "Your Song"
by Elton John; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 12 2329 - male vocal of "You'll Never Walk Alone", then man
in PP; fair, dominant. [Connelly*P-MA]
738 SPAIN RNE1, Barcelona, SEP 13 0003 - SS news by woman; good,
over CHCM splash. [Connelly*P-MA]
747 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN SEP 13 0003 - SS teletalk or phone
interview; barely over jumble. [Connelly*P-MA]
756 SPAIN R. Euskadi, Bilbao, SEP 12 2341 - SS talk & teletalk; good
/ dominant. Germany way under. [Connelly*P-MA]
765 SWITZERLAND RSR, Sottens, SEP 12 2340 - C&W-style FF vocal;
dominant. [Connelly*P-MA]
774 EGYPT Abis, SEP 13 0002 - AA news; evenly mixed with Spain.
[Connelly*P-MA]
774 SPAIN RNE1 synchros, SEP 13 0002 - SS talk over/under Egypt.
[Connelly*P-MA]
792 FRANCE R. Bleue, Limoges, SEP 12 0516 - // 1206 with FF male
vocal; over Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]
792 SPAIN SER, Sevilla, SEP 13 0001 - // 1044 with SS speech as part
of news; to fair peak with WSKO phased. [Connelly*P-MA]
819 EGYPT Batra, SEP 12 2331 - AA Koranic vocal; over Morocco &
others. [Connelly*P-MA]
837 AZORES RDP, Pico da Barossa, SEP 3 0111 - // 693 with Elton John
song; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 12 2328 - pop standard "You'll Never Walk Alone", // 693.
[Connelly*P-MA]
837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN COPE synchros, SEP 12 2328 - mixing with
Azores - SS talk // 1296. [Connelly*P-MA]
846 ITALY Rome, SEP 12 2327 - mellow pop-folk vocal, then woman in
Italian; fair to good through remnants of nulled WEEI.
[Connelly*P-MA]
855 SPAIN RNE1, Murcia et al., SEP 12 0504 - man & woman with SS
news. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ SEP 12 2325 - SS man interviewing woman; excellent signal.
[Connelly*P-MA]
864 EGYPT Santah, SEP 12 2323 - Koranic male vocal; local- like at
S9+30. [Connelly*P-MA]
864 SPAIN RNE1, Socuellamos, SEP 12 2332 - // 855 with man & woman
in SS; noted during fade of generally-stronger Egypt.
[Connelly*P-MA]
873 SPAIN SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, SEP 12 2324 - man & woman with
SS newstalk; through WLAM slop.
+ SEP 12 2359 - fast SS talk // 1044; to good peak.
[Connelly*P-MA]
882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN SEP 12 2323 - SS talk by man; dominant.
[Connelly*P-MA]
891 ALGERIA Algiers, SEP 12 0147 - male vocal & percussion; fair.
[Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 12 0524 - female AA vocal & strings; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ SEP 12 2322 - high-energy AA vocal and instrumentation that was
a blend of traditional and hard rock styles; HUGE signal,
reducing WBPS to a background het. [Connelly*P-MA]
936 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 2321 - man & woman in SS; fair.
[Connelly*P-MA]
945 FRANCE R. Bleue, Toulouse, SEP 12 0500 - FF news; to good peak.
+ SEP 12 0515 - // 1206 with piano jazz & male vocal; good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
954 SPAIN R. Espana, Madrid, SEP 12 0458 - man in SS; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
+ SEP 12 2358 - SS teletalk; fair through slop. [Connelly*P-MA]
981 ALGERIA Algiers, SEP 12 0521 - typical string music at low
modulation level on huge carrier. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ SEP 12 2316 - noted with some FF talk; over others (Portugal,
Greece ?). [Connelly*P-MA]
1008 CANARY ISLANDS Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz, SEP 12 2314
- SS music; mixed with SER Spain talk. [Connelly*P-MA]
1008 SPAIN SER synchros, SEP 12 2314 - // 1044 with SS talk;
over/under Canaries, low rumble present. [Connelly*P-MA]
1017 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 2313 - SS talk by man & woman;
slightly over others. [Connelly*P-MA]
1026 SPAIN SER synchros, SEP 12 2312 - // 1044 with big-band jazz;
poor in tight WBZ null. [Connelly*P-MA]
1044 MOROCCO Sebaa-Aioun, SEP 12 2357 - AA vocal; mixed with Spain.
[Connelly*P-MA]
1044 SPAIN SER synchros, SEP 12 2309 - '60s-type male R&B vocal, then
SS talk; good. [Connelly*P-MA]
1053 MOROCCO Tanger, SEP 12 2310 - AA male vocal, strings,
percussion; excellent, over UK. [Connelly*P-MA]
1062 DENMARK (t) Kalundborg, SEP 12 0455 - probably this with pop
music, in & out of the slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
1080 SPAIN SER synchros, SEP 12 2308 - // 1044 with rhythm & blues
vocal; audible with WTIC in phase null. [Connelly*P-MA]
1089 UNITED KINGDOM Talk Radio synchros, SEP 12 0447 - EE teletalk &
advertising. [Connelly*H-MA]
1098 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 0542 - mellow SS vocal; to fair
peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ SEP 12 2307 - // 1107 with SS talk, piano jazz; good / dominant.
[Connelly*P-MA]
1107 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 0358 - light jazz, R. Nacional de
Espana ID; loud. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ SEP 12 2306 - SS talk with R. Nacional de Espana ID; excellent,
way over AA-sounding music station that was probably Egypt.
[Connelly*P-MA]
1116 SPAIN SER synchros, SEP 2 2349 - // 1575 with SS teletalk; over
possible Italy (a station that seemed // to the music under
Spain-1575). [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 12 2358 - // 1044 with woman in SS; poor to fair.
[Connelly*P-MA]
1125 CROATIA HR, Deanovec, SEP 12 2355 - // 1134 with romantic-style
Slavic vocal; to fair peak over Spain. [Connelly*P-MA]
1125 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 2304 - SS news & teletalk; fair.
[Connelly*P-MA]
1134 CROATIA HR, Zadar, SEP 12 2304 - Slavic talk; under Spain at
first, then rising atop. [Connelly*P-MA]
1134 SPAIN COPE synchros, SEP 12 2303 - SS news; strong, over
Croatia. [Connelly*P-MA]
1143 SPAIN COPE synchros, SEP 12 2354 - dramatic male SS talk with
classical guitar backing; fair. [Connelly*P-MA]
1179 SPAIN // CANARY ISLANDS SER synchros, SEP 2 2342 - // 1575 with
the 1971 C&W oldie "Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson; good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 12 2302 - excited talk by man & woman in SS; almost local
quality with minimal 1180. [Connelly*P-MA]
1197 SPAIN EI, Vitoria, SEP 12 2301 - SS news by woman; loud.
[Connelly*P-MA]
1206 FRANCE R. Bleue, Bordeaux, SEP 12 0514 - romantic old- fashioned
FF vocal, then man in FF; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
1215 UNITED KINGDOM Virgin R. synchros, SEP 12 0445 - "Don't You Want
Me" by Human League (1982); fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ SEP 12 2300 - fast-talk EE DJ, adverts; good, over Spain.
[Connelly*P-MA]
1224 SPAIN COPE synchros, SEP 12 2258 - SS talk; slightly over a rock
station (Netherlands or Virgin UK ?). [Connelly*P-MA]
1233 unID (likely MOROCCO) SEP 12 0540 - bits of music; poor.
[Connelly*H-MA]
1242 FRANCE R. Bleue, Marseille, SEP 12 0517 - FF music, hetted by
off-channel domestic on 1241.26 (WSYY-ME per Conti).
[Connelly*H-MA]
+ SEP 12 2253 - FF light rock, then showtune- style vocal; good,
easily sliding by WBUR-1240 and the weak 1241.26 het.
[Connelly*P-MA]
1251 LIBYA Tripoli, SEP 12 2255 - AA vocal; fair through slop.
[Connelly*P-MA]
1296 SPAIN COPE, Valencia, SEP 2 2339 - SS talk by woman; huge
signal. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 12 2251 - SS telephone interview; excellent. [Connelly*P-MA]
1314 NORWAY NRK, Kvitsoy, SEP 12 0351 - woman in Norwegian; to good
peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
1332 ITALY Rome et al., SEP 12 0403 - Italian news; to fair peak.
[Connelly*H-MA]
1359 SPAIN Arganda, SEP 12 0538 - SS talk getting through slop from
the CKBC/CJVL/WDRC mess on 1360. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ SEP 12 2250 - strong (pushing past local WLYN) with "Sad Lisa"
by Cat Stevens. [Connelly*P-MA]
1377 FRANCE R. Bleue, Lille, SEP 12 0516 - // 1206 with jazz
instrumental & FF vocal; good, about equal to St. Pierre - 1375
in strength. [Connelly*H-MA]
1422 ALGERIA Algiers, SEP 12 2349 - bits of AA music getting through
Germany. [Connelly*P-MA]
1422 GERMANY Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, SEP 12 2248 - mellow vocal
(like Engelbert Humperdinck or Richard Clayderman); starting
fade-up. [Connelly*P-MA]
1521 SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA, Duba, SEP 12 2244 - man in AA; good, already
over S9 before sunset. [Connelly*P-MA]
1521 SPAIN SER, Castellon, SEP 2 2335 - // 1575 with woman in SS; to
fair peak over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
1530 VATICAN R. Vaticana, SEP 12 0400 - Vatican interval signal music
over/under WSAI. [Connelly*H-MA]
1539 SPAIN SER, Manresa/Elche, SEP 2 2334 - SS talk; in WDCD slop.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1550 ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE Tindouf, SEP 2 2333 - serious- sounding AA
male talk; well atop WDZK-CT. [Connelly*R-MA]
1575 SPAIN SER synchros, SEP 2 2328 - SS teletalker, over other.
[Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 13 0021 - // 1044 with SS teletalk; LOUD. [Connelly*P-MA]
1584 CEUTA RadiOle, SEP 2 2327 - SS vocal, over/under SER Spain.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1584 SPAIN SER synchros, SEP 2 2327 - SS talk, mixed with Ceuta,
close to zero-beat. [Connelly*R-MA]
1602 SPAIN EI, Vitoria, SEP 2 2326 - SS male vocal and a guitar riff
like the Who's "Pinball Wizard"; good, over SER talker.
[Connelly*R-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
535 GRENADA GBC, St. George's, SEP 3 0034 - US C&W female vocal;
very good. [Connelly*R-MA]
555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS ZIZ, Basseterre, SEP 3 0044 - Caribbean EE
speech in an echoey hall; fair with WGAN phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
600 VENEZUELA R. Sucre, YVQB, Cumana, SEP 3 0105 - local Porlamar
and Margarita mentions; over growl. [Connelly*R-MA]
640 VENEZUELA Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, SEP 2 2355 - SS sports
// 1090; under CBN classical music. [Connelly*R-MA]
650 COLOMBIA RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, AUG 29 0257 - commercial
with mooing cow, then Noticias RCN and Antena Dos mentions;
loud. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ SEP 3 0026 - mentions of several Colombian cities such as
Bucaramanga. [Connelly*R-MA]
660 ST. LUCIA Castries, SEP 3 0110 - C&W music, then Carib-EE talk
by man; mixed with SS stations, WFAN phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
670 VENEZUELA R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, SEP 3 0021 - dominant with
Venezuela mentions, ads. [Connelly*R-MA]
690 BRAZIL SEP 3 0007 - reverberated PP talk breaking over 2 SS
stations and an EE religious station. CBF was phase-nulled and
aurorally-weakened. The Brazilian was most likely ZYH587,
Fortaleza (Dragao do Mar) as heard on Cape Cod from time to
time. ZYI532, Belem, is an outside possibility. [Connelly*R-MA]
700 BRAZIL probably ZYK686, Sao Paulo, SEP 3 0005 - PP talk; briefly
dominant over a pile of others. [Connelly*R-MA]
720 VENEZUELA YVQE, Porlamar, SEP 3 0059 - R. Oriente and
"representando Nueva Esparta" mentions; atop CHTN.
[Connelly*R-MA]
734.8 CUBA (t) SEP 3 0010 - SS program with fast talk and typical
Latin American music; to good peak. At 0052 UTC, I heard an ID
that sounded like R. Liberacion. [Connelly*R-MA]
750 VENEZUELA YVKS, Caracas, SEP 3 0003 - SS talk about baseball.
[Connelly*R-MA]
760 COLOMBIA RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, SEP 3 0054 - // 770 with SS
talk about the Colombian government and tourism; huge, totally
dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
770 COLOMBIA RCN, HJJX, Bogota, SEP 3 0054 - // 760 with SS talk
about the Colombian government; over/under WABC. [Connelly*R-MA]
780 unID (PARAGUAY ?) maybe ZP70, Asuncion, SEP 3 0202 - SS
religious program (title something like "Hermanos de la Fe"),
several Asuncion mentions; briefly atop the channel, then lost
to CFDR & Venezuelans. [Connelly*R-MA]
780 VENEZUELA Ecos del Torbes, YVOD, San Cristobal, SEP 3 0057 - //
4980 with excited SS sportstalk; charging atop CFDR & probable
R. Coro. [Connelly*R-MA]
789.89 BARBADOS (t) SEP 3 0017 - presumably this with a strong low
growl against WSKO & Canadians on 790.0. [Connelly*R-MA]
800 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, AUG 29
0308 - preacher in EE reading the words of Paul; local- like,
alone on channel. [Connelly*H-MA] + SEP 3 0201 - EE hymn; local
quality. [Connelly*R-MA]
830 ST. KITTS & NEVIS TBN, Basseterre, AUG 29 0310 - // 7510 with
sermon about the "powers of darkness"; good, atop WCRN.
[Connelly*H-MA]
860 VENEZUELA SEP 3 0127 - YVOL or YVYE here with Venezuelan
sporting event, list of stations broadcasting the match (noted
mentions of R. Sucre, R. Punto Fijo, others). [Connelly*R-MA]
880 VENEZUELA Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, SEP 3 0133 - excited
Venezuelan sports coverage, shouting; loud, killing WCBS.
[Connelly*R-MA]
940 COLOMBIA RCN, HJGB, Cali, SEP 3 0159 - // 1000 with fast SS
talk; over CBM/YVNN. [Connelly*R-MA]
960 COLOMBIA CARACOL, HJOP, Magangue, SEP 3 0138 - SS talk about
"economia colombiana". [Connelly*R-MA]
1000 COLOMBIA RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, SEP 3 0159 - SS talk (// 940);
under CKBW. [Connelly*R-MA]
1020 VENEZUELA Mundial Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion, SEP 3 0140 - R.
Margarita ID, then folk-style male SS vocal; over others.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1080 VENEZUELA R. Barcelona, YVQJ, Barcelona, SEP 2 2359 - brassy
vocal & SS vocal, Barcelona ID; good, often over WTIC.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1090 VENEZUELA Union R., YVSZ, Caracas, SEP 2 2355 - // 640 with SS
sportstalk and mentions of "primera venezolana". [Connelly*R-MA]
1100 COLOMBIA CARACOL, HJAT, Barranquilla, SEP 3 0157 - man in SS //
1170; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1110 VENEZUELA YVQT, Carupano, SEP 2 2353 - hot, high- intensity SS
techno-disco with vocals and synthesizers, then Carupano ID
followed by an old-fashioned Latin American ballad; loud /
dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
1140 VENEZUELA La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, SEP 2 2346 -
advertisement for a Porlamar business, numerous "deportiva"
(sport) mentions; to good peak over CBI. [Connelly*R-MA]
1170 COLOMBIA CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, SEP 3 0157 - // 1100 with man
in SS; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
1170 VENEZUELA (t) SEP 2 2343 - religious program with Venezuela
references - most likely YVQV Acarigua or YVKW Maiquetia.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1210 VENEZUELA R. Anzoategui, YVZT, Barcelona, SEP 3 0155 -
Venezuelan sportstalk; over/under WPHT. [Connelly*R-MA]
1470 VENEZUELA R. Vibracion, YVSY, Carupano, SEP 3 0147 - Carupano
adverts; mixed with WZOU-ME. [Connelly*R-MA]
1500 VENEZUELA YVRZ, Cumana, SEP 3 0151 - reverberated R. Dos Mil ID,
brassy Latin American music; good, over WTOP. [Connelly*R-MA]
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Nigel Pimblett - Medicine Hat, AB,Canada - ntp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
530 unID TIS, 0815 EDT, 13 September. Tape loop by a woman,
mentioning wildlife on the road, Forest Service campgrounds,
restrictions in the canyon, and advising motorists to turn off
their air conditioners while driving up from the canyon to avoid
overheating (so must be a pretty significant canyon!)
530 TIS Ritzville, WA, 0823 EDT, 14 September. "Welcome to
Rtzville..." etc tape loop by a man, mixing with another similar
unID TIS. No sign of the TIS heard the previous morning.
531 unID AUSTRALIA, 1255 UTC, 14 Sept. Fair signal for a few minutes
with coverage of Australia's rugby match at the Commonwealth
Games. Faded out before any ID.
891 5AN Adelaide, AUSTRALIA, 1250 UTC, 13 Sept. Wrap-up of the
shooting event from the Commonwealth Games by a man. Good signal
for about 15 minutes. This is the most consistent Australian
here.
1701 Radio 1701 Brisbane, AUSTRALIA, 1228 UTC, 13 Sept. Presumed the
one with woman singing in Arabic. Quite strong for several
minutes.
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MISC ITEMS
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
NEW QSLS
1575 KHZ-2RF-AUSTRALIA, WOLLONGONG, NSW-500 WATTS- FD card in 15d from
Taped Report. V/S John Wright-Unit 4-33 Kerrie Gesent, Peakhurst
2210, NSW, AUSTRALIA. Australian #210 (PM-OR)
1640 KHZ-WKSH-SUSSEX, WISCONSIN, vf in 11d v/s Frank D. LeTourneau-GM.
Address: W223 N3251 Shadey Lane, Pewaukee WI 53072. (PM-OR)
1700 KHZ-WCMQ-FLORIDA, MIAMI SPRINGS, vl in 320d from: Nini Veras-Axc.
Assistant, sent along stickers, other WCMQ info. Address: 1001
Ponce De Leon Blvd, Coral Gables FL 33134. This is my 2nd QSL
from this station. (PM-OR)
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A DXers TECHNICAL GUIDE
The IRCA is proud to announce the release of the 3rd Edition of its
Technical Guide. This 156 page book answers questions on receiver and
antenna theory (how to improve their performance), how audio filters
and loop antennas can improve DX (and hints on their construction), how
to build a beverage and phasing unit, and much more. All updated to
1998.
Only $10.00 for IRCA/NRC/MWC members, $12.00 for non-members
(overseas airmail add $2.50).
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IRCA Mexican Log, 5th Edition
The IRCA is proud to announce the release of the 5th edition of its
MEXICAN LOG. The IRCA MEXICAN LOG log lists all AM stations in Mexico
by frequency, including call letters, state, city, day/night power,
slogans, schedule in UTC/GMT, formats, networks and notes. In
addition, stations that have changed frequency since 1996 are
cross-referenced on the old frequency. The call letter index gives
call, frequency, city and state. The city index (listed by state, then
city) includes frequency, call and day/night power. The log has been
completely updated from the 1996 edition and carefully cross-checked by
IRCA members in Mexico and the US. This is an indispensable reference
for anyone who hears Mexican radio stations. Size is 8 1/2" x 11" and
three hole punched for easy binding (optional).
Prices: IRCA/NRC members - $7.00 (US/Canada/Mexico/seamail), $8.00
(rest of the Americas airmail), $8.50 (Europe/Asia airmail), $9.00
(Australia/New Zealand airmail). Non-members: add $2.00 to the above
prices. Make checks out to: Phil Bytheway.
Order TODAY from: IRCA Bookstore, 9705 Mary NW, Seattle WA 98117-2334
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The National Radio Club now has the 18th edition of their NRC AM Radio
Log for the 1997-1998 DX Season edition.
This annual edition contains 310 pages, 8 1/2" x 11" size, 3-hole
punched, loose leaf format with over 5,400 A.M. Radio station listings
from the United States and Canada. Each station listing consists of
its location, frequency, call, format, network affiliation, station
address, station slogan, day and night transmitter powers. There are
cross references by city and by call letter.
The AM Radio Log is available to NRC/IRCA members for $16.95 post paid.
(Canadian members funds must be US funds)
The Nonmember and Overseas prices of the AM Radio Log are as follows:
U.S. & Canada US$22.95
Latin America US$23.50
Europe US$24.00
All Others US$28.00
All Overseas prices are shipped via AIR and payment must be in US
funds.
Please mail all orders to:
National Radio Club
Publications Center
P.O. Box 164
Mannsville, NY 13661-0164
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - philip_bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary September 11 1998 through September 17 1998
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
9/11 139 5 2 moderate quiet-unsettled -
12 135 10 2 low quiet-unsettled -
13 z z z z z -
14 122 2 2 low quiet -
15 117 7 0 low quiet-unsettled -
16 119 4 1 very low quiet -
9/17 117 4 2 very low quiet -
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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@xxxxxxx
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END of 9/17/98 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash"
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