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         WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH   -  October 22 1998
                              Vol 4  No 29
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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 - phantom2@xxxxxxxx

The KEYZ test scheduled for this morning (10/19) DID NOT GO OFF due to
the engineer getting the date mixed up.  I received e-mail this morning
from him, apologizing, and asking that the test be rescheduled.

The KEYZ-660 test has been rescheduled for Monday, November 30 . . .
same details as before.

I talked with Mr. Gross (CE) today and he 'promised' to make up for his
boo-boo by hitting the daytime pattern for about 5 minutes.  This will
shoot about 26000 watts ERP at 198 degrees for those of you in the
South Seas who need North Dakota, hi.  Otherwise, the night pattern
(27000 watts ERP at 018 degrees) will be used.

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 26, 1998 - KTGG-1540, Spring Arbor, MI 12:30-1:30 AM
ELT (NRC).  E-mail: lmunn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Monday, November 2, 1998 - KLER-1300, Orofino, ID 0300 - 0315 ELT.
(NRC)

Monday, November 9, 1998 - KHTK-1140, Sacramento, CA 3:00-8:00 am ELT.
(NRC)

Monday, November 16, 1998 - WODI-1230, Brookneal, VA 2:00-???? am ELT.
(NRC)

Monday, November 23, 1998 - KQTY-1490, Borger TX 0159-0600 ELT (NRC)

Monday, November 30, 1998 - KQTY-1490, Borger TX 0159-0600 ELT (NRC)

Monday, November 30, 1998 - KNZZ-1100, Grand Junction CO 0200-0415 am
ELT. (NRC)

Monday, November 30, 1998 - KEYZ-660, Williston, ND in intervals from
0105-0600 am 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:

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
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)

Monday, November 2, 1998 - KLER-1300, Orofino, ID will conduct DX tests
between 0300 and 0315 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.)

KHTK-1140 Sacramento, CA will ID with voice and code IDs on the hour,
every hour from 0300 to 0800 Eastern Time on Monday, November 9, 1998.

Reports can be sent to:
Mr. Matt Greer, Asst. Chief Eng.
KHTK-AM
5244 Madison Avenue
Sacramento, CA   95841-3004
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)

Monday, November 16, 1998 - WODI-1230, Brookneal, Virginia will test at
0200 Eastern Time for an unspecified period with 1000 Hz tones, Morse
code IDs, and . . . Cajun fiddle music.

Reports may be sent to:
Mr. Dave Marthouse, President/GM
WODI
1230 Radio Road
Brookneal, VA   24528-3141
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)

KQTY - 1490, Borger, Texas will test on Monday, November 23, 1998 AND
Monday, November 30, 1998.    Code IDs will accompany their normal
top-of-the-hour station ID at their allocated network ID breaks at
59:46 past the hour from 0159:46 to 0559:46 Eastern Time on both dates.
KQTY is an SMN/Real Country affiliate. They will be using their normal
1000 watt non-directional signal.

Borger is located 61 miles northeast of Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle.

Reception reports should be sent to:

KQTY DX Reception
Mr. George Grover, Station Manager
PO Box 165
Borger, TX   79008-0165
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)

KNZZ-1100 Grand Junction, Colorado will ID with voice and code IDs from
0200 to 0400 Eastern Time on Monday, November 30, 1998.  They will
using 50 kw non-directional (correct).

Reports can be sent to:
Mr. Dwight Morgan. Chief Engineer
KNZZ-AM
1360 E. Sherwood Dr.
Grand Junction, CO   81501-7546
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)

Monday, November 30, 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.)

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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Bill Harms - wharms@xxxxxxxxx

CBL 740 is scheduled to go off the air before the end of October.  This
has been an easy bet for picking up this province on AM.  So if you
haven't heard them yet, better do it before it is too late.  They were
still on the air on 18 October.

Personally, I am sad to see them go. They are the easiest CBC outlet to
pick up here in Maryland, and their presence on the band will be
missed.  I listen to them for hours on end.  I wonder if the CBC folks
realize they have listeners in the USA.

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I did not hear CBM-940 10/20 between 0530 and 0545.  Although
conditions were on the auroral side CBL-740 and CBE-1550 were audible
at the same time.  On 940 I heard a mix of R. Reloj Cuba, another Latin
(Puerto Rico?), Miami, and at least two other stations.  In the past I
have noticed the same line up sans CBM, so not hearing CBM does not
mean that much.  Can someone closer to CBM confirm that they are off
the air?

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William C. Demmery - Ottawa, Ontario

Just spent a little time at the dials.  Heavy auroral conditions here
in Ottawa, but I managed to survey the Toronto and Montreal CBC
outlets. Here's what I found:

- 690 CBF  Montreal: SILENT.
- 740 CBL  Toronto:  Still on the air.
- 860 CJBC Toronto:  Still on the air.
- 940 CBM  Montreal: Still on the air.

Incidentally, in the midst of generally very poor reception conditions,
WOKV, Jacksonville, was thundering in on 690.  Also numerous hets noted
in the lower part of the band.

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Lee J Freshwater  414 SE 3rd St, Ocala, FL 34474
FAX  352-732-7223  E-mail Lfreshwate@xxxxxxx

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   10/21/98

Call Signs reserved for Pending Sales Applicants **

NEW       CITY AND STATE           FREQUENCY      FORMER
CALL                                               CALL

WWVT      CHRISTIANBURG, VA            1260            WNNI

**  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

WJDX      JACKSON, MS                620          WJDS
KSJL      SOMERSET, TX               810          KCHG
WMKI      BIRMINGHAM, AL             850          WYDE
WJCM      SEBRING, FL                960          WALC
WPSK      NARROWS, VA                990          WNRV
WXBV      KENTWOOD, MI              1140          WKWM
WJUS      MARION, AL                1310          WAJO
WPBC      ATLANTA, GA               1310          WXLL
WRSB      CANANDAIGUA, NY           1310          WCGR
WYBC      NEW HAVEN, CT             1340          WNHC
KTXX      SALINAS, CA               1460          KDON
WCGR      CANANDAIGUE, NY           1550          WLKA
WJNZ      ADA, MI                   1680          WBHD

*  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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 THE "X" BAND

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Bill Harms - wharms@xxxxxxxxx

I am hearing a station on 1680 playing rap music.  Listened for an ID
at the TOH at 2000 ET 14 Oct 1998 but there was too much lightning
crash interference.  I heard an OC earlier in the day at 1530 ET, so
suspect somewhere like New Jersey. Bill Harms - Elkridge, Maryland.

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William C. Demmery - wdemmery@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Just a note to report a new station on 1680.  Fair to good signal.  The
format is hip-hop/rap/urban/whatever you want to call it.  They're
running some sort of techno-jingle in between songs, but I can't make
any sense of it. Conditions here are a bit rough right now, with lots
of QRM from the next-door-neighbours' TV, plus thunderstorm static from
a nearby cold front.  My loop bearing says somewhere due east or west.

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Bill Harms - wharms@xxxxxxxxx

At 2037 10/14 I heard mentions of "hip hop", "Stereo 1680", and "Grand
Rapids."  So my previous loggings is probably WBHD.  DXer David Ross
Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA heard a firm ID of WBHD at the same time.  We
were talking on the #swltalk EFNet IRC Channel.

NRD-525 20 meter long wire

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Bill Harms - wharms@xxxxxxxxx

This is  WBHD. Ada. Michigan.  Ada is a "suburb" of Grand Rapids.

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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx

Is anyone hearing the "Rap" station on 1680 khz this morning.? I am
hearing it as I type this.  It has the "Pirate" sound, but it may be a
test on an X Bander, who knows? The signal is weak here. So far the
calls sound like a "W". Any help would be appreciated. It is def
Eastern, no heard off anything but the Eastern Beverage.

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I got an ID of some sort. Rap music and IDs a "We're going to be your
number one station, 16-80 JAB" With nicely produced jingles. ut it
still sounds like a pirate. Anyone else hearing this? Fairly decent on
peaks.

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Patrick M. (Pat) Griffith - Federal Heights, CO - N0NNK@xxxxxxxxx

KCJJ-1630 was in here 10/14 @ 0000 ET with a great signal and full
programming. They were giving frequent IDs and in 45 minutes of
listening every ID I heard was different. The music was a mix of old
and new modern pop.

receiver - Kenwood R-600
antenna - Palomar loop

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Chuck Rippel - crippel@xxxxxxxx

1630  KCJJ  Iowa City, IA   ID's as: "Eastern Iowas most powerful radio
       station" heard at superb levels @ 0300 UTC completely dominating
       the frequency.  Hear an audio clip of this in the "Listening
       Section" at: http://users.exis.net/~crippel/  (Rippel 10/18)
 765  Senegal  Dakar rising quickly at 2230 easily shouldering aside
       760 and 770 with afropops and various male anncrs in FF. Heard
       at a recent outing to Cape Hatteras, NC. Hear an audio clip of
       this in the "Listening Section" at:
       http://users.exis.net/~crippel/  (Rippel 10/16)

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 INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS

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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx

 650  KGAB  WY, Orchard Valley. Fair in jumble w/Saskatook with IDs as
       "KGAB" "The new KGAB 650" at 0357 EFT on 10/15. (PM-OR)
 650  CINT  SK, Saskatoon, good on top of KGAB, others with Dr. Laura
       Promo, NTR programming "News Talk Radio", many local spots,
       promos for "saskatoon's new radio station" at 0359 10/15.
       (PM-OR)
1680  WBHD  MICHIGAN, ADA. apparently the one I have been hearing with
       Rap music, IDs as  "Radio Jab" and  "This is going to be your
       number one radio station, 16-80 AM, Radio Jab" Signal poor to
       fair at 0530  EDT 10/15. (PM-OR)

Drake R8
1500' Term. Easterm Beverage, Ground system

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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1998

[Connelly*O-MA] = South Orleans, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 69.991 W / 41.735 N)
(Town Landing / beach, off Route 28, 0.3 km N of Tar Kiln Road)

[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 ***

This is the report of two mini-DXpeditions which overlapped a segment
of the 1998 Newfoundland DXpedition timeframe.  A comparison of the log
data may yield useful propagation analyses.

*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

 531  ALGERIA  Ain-El-Beida, OCT 14 0030 - // 549 with AA vocal &
       strings; in jumble with Spain and others. [Connelly*R-MA]
 549  ALGERIA  Les Trembles, OCT 13 2321 - AA violins, drums;
       excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
 567  IRELAND  RTE R.1, Tullamore, OCT 14 0034 - EE talk mentioning
       human rights; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
 576  SPAIN  RNE5, Barcelona, OCT 14 0035 - // 585 with SS talk /
       teletalk; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
 585  SPAIN  RNE1, Madrid, OCT 13 2322 - // 774 with SS talk; fair.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
 612  IRELAND  Athlone, OCT 14 0202 - EE news with interview; poor to
       fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
 621  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN  RNE1 synchros, OCT 14 0202 - SS news;
       fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
 675  NETHERLANDS  R. Ten Gold, Lopik, OCT 14 0201 - oldies including
       "I Got You Babe" by Sonny & Cher; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
 684  SPAIN  RNE1, Sevilla, OCT 14 0021 - // 855 with man in SS;
       through WRKO slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
 693  AZORES  RDP, Santa Barbara, OCT 14 0018 - // 837 with exotic
       tropical jazz; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
 693  UNITED KINGDOM  BBC, Droitwich et al., OCT 14 0028 - EE news
       interview; rising over Azores, choppy fades. [Connelly*R-MA]
 711.05  WESTERN SAHARA  Laayoune, OCT 11 2119 - AA vocal; in WOR slop.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
 738  SPAIN  RNE1, Barcelona, OCT 14 0011 - // 855 with SS female folk
       vocal & acoustic guitar; through CHCM slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
 747  NETHERLANDS  Flevoland, OCT 14 0155-0200 - world-music show with
       Middle Eastern vocals (unusual fare for Holland), pips, then
       news in Dutch; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
 756  GERMANY  Deutschlandradio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg, OCT 13 2324 -
       // 1422 with male vocal & symphonic music. [Connelly*R-MA]
 765  SENEGAL  Dakar, OCT 11 2259-2300 - good with drumming & chanting,
       then FF talk, R. Senegal ID, and news mentioning Dakar.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
 765  SWITZERLAND  RSR, Sottens, OCT 13 2325 - pop vocal; under Senegal
       talk.
     + OCT 14 0009 - Everly Brothers "All I Have to Do is Dream";
       excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
 774  EGYPT  Abis, OCT 13 2331 - AA vocal; overtaking Spain.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
 774  SPAIN  RNE1 synchros, OCT 11 2301 - man & woman with news in SS;
       over Egypt. [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 13 2326 - 2 men talking, then piano music; to good peak.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
 783  SYRIA  Tartus, OCT 13 2327 - AA chant; over others.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
 792  SPAIN  SER, Sevilla, OCT 11 2301 - SS news; good, WSKO phased.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
 801  SPAIN  RNE1 synchros, OCT 11 2303 - // 855, bits of SS news; in
       tough VOWR/PJB slop. [Connelly*O-MA]
 818.75  unID  OCT 11 2206 - low het against 819. [Connelly*O-MA]
 828  NETHERLANDS (t)  Hitradio Veronica, Rotterdam, OCT 14 0048 -
       likely this with rock music; in and out of a pile of signals.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
 828  SYRIA (t)  Deir el Zawr, OCT 13 2328 - bits of music that were
       similar to the AA vocal on 783.  The signal wasn't good enough
       for a definite parallel.  This had been on 827 (maybe it still
       is); this one was on 828 and there was no sign of an 827 het.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
 837  AZORES  RDP, Pico da Barossa, OCT 14 0018 - // 693 with jazz /
       new age music; over Canaries. [Connelly*R-MA]
 837  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN  COPE synchros, OCT 11 2203 - // 882 with
       telephone news interview. [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 14 0004 - fast SS news by man & woman // 882; excellent.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
 846  ITALY  Rome, OCT 13 2349 - emotional vocal, man in Italian; good
       despite WEEI splash. [Connelly*R-MA]
 855  SPAIN  RNE1, Murcia et al., OCT 11 2121 - fast SS teletalk and
       interview; good. [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 14 0011 - SS folk vocal & guitar, // 738; over WEEI slop.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
 864  EGYPT  Santah, OCT 13 2350 - sermon by man in AA; good, over
       others. [Connelly*R-MA]
 864  SPAIN  RNE1, Socuellamos, OCT 11 2305 - // 855 with SS news by
       man; poor but dominant at the time. [Connelly*O-MA]
 873  SPAIN  SER R. Zaragoza, Zaragoza, OCT 11 2306 - // 792 with fast
       SER SS news; fair through WLAM slop. [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 14 0002 - SS news // 1044; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
 882  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN  COPE synchros, OCT 11 2201 - fast- talk
       SS news, telephone interview. [Connelly*O-MA]
 891  ALGERIA  Algiers, OCT 11 2122 - woman in AA; fair to good with
       WBPS phased. [Connelly*O-MA]
 909  UNITED KINGDOM  BBC, Moorside Edge et al., OCT 14 0058 - EE talk
       by man & woman; mixed with others. [Connelly*R-MA]
 936  SPAIN  RNE5 synchros, OCT 11 2159 - SS talk; to fair peak over
       others.
     + OCT 11 2308 - // 774 with interspersed symphonic music & SS
       talk; fair to good. [Connelly*O-MA]
 954  SPAIN  R. Espana, Madrid, OCT 11 2158 - SS teletalk; fair.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 14 0059 - very good with 2 announcers in SS. [Connelly*R-MA]
 981  ALGERIA  Algiers, OCT 11 2124 - excited AA talk by man: very
       strong carrier (but pathetically light audio) [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 13 2245 - female AA vocal; LOUD ! [Connelly*R-MA]
 981  GREECE  Elleniki Radiophonia, Megara, OCT 13 2312 - // 1512 with
       mellow Greek male vocal (in a nightclub / lounge style); to fair
       peak through Algeria carrier. [Connelly*R-MA]
 999  SPAIN  COPE, Madrid, OCT 11 2310 - rapid-fire SS newstalk by man;
       in and out of CKBW splash. [Connelly*O-MA]
1008  CANARY ISLANDS  Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz, OCT 13 2357
       - SS talk by woman, then music (not // SER). [Connelly*R-MA]
1017  GERMANY  Rheinsender, OCT 14 0000 - US EE light-rock male vocal,
       pips, then news by man in GG. [Connelly*R-MA]
1017  SPAIN  RNE5 synchros, OCT 11 2311 - SS talk; poor.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 13 2248 - man in SS; fair to good, over others.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
1026  SPAIN  SER synchros, OCT 11 2255 - // 1044 with SS teletalk; poor
       to fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
1035  PORTUGAL  RDP R. Comercial, Lisboa, OCT 11 2312 - PP pop music;
       poor. [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 14 0103 - emotional PP vocal; fair with WBZ phased.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
1044  MOROCCO  Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 11 2131 - accented FF talk by man; very
       good. [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 13 2322 - AA vocal; over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1044  SPAIN  SER synchros, OCT 11 2254 - SS teletalk; good, rising over
       the Moroccan. [Connelly*O-MA]
1053  UNITED KINGDOM  Talk Radio synchros, Start Point et al., OCT 13
       2250 - woman in EE on the phone, man in studio, "Talk Radio" ID;
       over jumble of others.
     + OCT 14 0105 - joke-telling; excellent signal. [Connelly*R-MA]
1053  SPAIN  COPE, Zaragoza / Castellon, OCT 11 2254 - man & woman in
       SS; way under huge Morocco blank carrier. [Connelly*O-MA]
1071  SPAIN  EI, Bilbao, OCT 11 2155 - SS rock in CBA slop.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
1089  UNITED KINGDOM  Talk Radio synchros, OCT 11 2253 - EE talk; poor.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 13 2238 - good with EE teletalk about sex. [Connelly*R-MA]
1098  SPAIN  RNE5 synchros, OCT 11 2251 - // 1107 with SS news and
       comment; fair to good, over growl. [Connelly*O-MA]
1107  SPAIN  RNE5 synchros, OCT 11 2250 - SS newstalk; excellent.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
1116  SPAIN  SER synchros, OCT 11 2249 - // 1485 with man & woman in
       SS; poor. [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 14 0106 - // 1044 with SS talk by woman; to good peak.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
1125  CROATIA  HR, Deanovec, OCT 14 0026 - // 1134 with male Slavic
       folk vocal; good, over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134  CROATIA  HR, Zadar, OCT 14 0026 - // 1125 with Slavic folk vocal;
       excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134  SPAIN  COPE synchros, OCT 11 2246 - SS talk; atop a classical
       music station (Croatia).
     + OCT 11 2313 - excited SS talk; very strong & dominant.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
1143  SPAIN  COPE synchros, OCT 14 0108 - // 837 with music fragment,
       then man & woman in SS; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1152  SPAIN  RNE5 synchros, OCT 11 2313 - SS teletalk & low- pitched
       het growl. [Connelly*O-MA]
1161  SPAIN  EI, San Sebastian, OCT 14 0111 - // 1197 with '50s-style
       pop vocal; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
1179  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN  SER synchros, OCT 11 2243 - SS teletalk.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 14 0112 - // 1044 with teletalk by man & woman; to good
       peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1197  SPAIN  EI, Vitoria, OCT 14 0111 - // 1161 w/ 1950's- type vocal;
       to good peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1251  LIBYA  Tripoli, OCT 11 2153 - AA-style violins; good.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
1259  AZORES  RDP, Faial, OCT 11 2152 - hetting WPZE/CIHI.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
1287  SPAIN  SER synchros, OCT 14 0123 - // 1044 with SER SS talk; poor
       to fair.  I was looking for Israel here, but no luck this time.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
1296  SPAIN  COPE, Valencia, OCT 11 2106 - woman with SS newstalk;
       fair.  A few minutes later, the signal was very strong.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
1305  SPAIN  RNE5 synchros, OCT 11 2053 - bits of SS audio barely
       surfacing over a cacophonous low-pitched growl. [Connelly*O-MA]
1359  SPAIN  Arganda, OCT 14 0127 - man with SS political talk;
       excellent. [Connelly*R-MA]
1386  GREECE  Elleniki Radiophonia, Athens, OCT 14 0147 - to fair peak
       with plaintive Greek male vocal // 1512. [Connelly*R-MA]
1413  SPAIN  RNE5 synchros, OCT 13 2230 - pips on the half hour, then
       man & woman in SS; through CIGO slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
1422  GERMANY  Deutschlandradio, Heusweiler, OCT 13 2256 - man in GG;
       over other. [Connelly*R-MA]
1458  unID  OCT 14 0042 - probably one of the UK ethnic stations:
       accented woman "you're listening to ..." (the rest got slopped).
       Hindi-style music followed.  This is a tough channel with local
       WNBP on 1450 and CKRB/WGNA sloppers on 1460. [Connelly*R-MA]
1467  FRANCE  TWR, Roumoules, OCT 13 2214 - hymn, then preacher said
       "Goodbye and God bless you."  Signal was good to excellent.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
1485  SPAIN  SER synchros, OCT 11 2223 - emotional SS shouting by man,
       probably a political speech. [Connelly*O-MA]
1493.6  MOROCCO  Agadir, OCT 11 2145 - carrier and audio fragments in
       tough WPOR splash; this off-channel station was identified last
       week during the Newfoundland DXpedition. [Connelly*O-MA]
1503  AZORES  AFRTS, Lajes, OCT 11 2232 - US EE sports coverage; fair.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
1512  BELGIUM  Wolvertem, OCT 11 2221 - EE discussion program; over
       WNRB slop.
     + OCT 11 2229 - announcer ended show with "Goodbye now."; strong.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 13 2225 - folk group vocal, then ID in EE "Radio Netherlands
       International Service"; excellent, pushing WNRB back.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
1512  GREECE  Elleniki Radiophonia, Chania, OCT 13 2312 - // 981 with
       mellow Greek vocal; poor to fair, in WNRB slop.
     + OCT 14 0147 - // 1386 with plaintive vocal; slopped.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
1521  SAUDI ARABIA  BSKSA, Duba, OCT 11 2045 - het against WGAM/others
       at pre-sunset fade-up (4.45 p.m. EDT)
     + OCT 11 2102 - man with news in AA, increasing in strength.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 13 2222 - languid jazz, then AA talk by woman, then a man
       mentioned "al arabiyah es saudiyah".  AA vocal with high- energy
       orchestra followed.  Huge local-like signal. [Connelly*R-MA]
1530  VATICAN  R. Vaticana, OCT 13 2301 - modern (dissonant) classical
       music; dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
1539  SPAIN  SER, Manresa/Elche, OCT 13 2317 - // 1044 with SS
       teletalk; fair with WDCD phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
1542.2  unID  OCT 11 2241 - an oddly-keyed jammer noted spreading out
       between 1542 and 1543.  Not quite as strong here on Cape Cod as
       it had been last week in NF, but it's there nonetheless.
       Possibly in N. Africa and directed at the 1550 clandestine
       (ex-1544). [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 14 0149 - noted again; fair with WDCD phased.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
1548  KUWAIT  VOA, Kuwait City, OCT 13 2216 - US EE talk about a legal
       matter "... might get off on a technicality"; fair, fading up
       over slop from the usual screaming vocals on Algeria-1550.
     + OCT 13 2307 - President Clinton giving a speech about Kosovo;
       local-like signal. [Connelly*R-MA]
1550  ALGERIA - CLANDESTINE  RASD, Tindouf, OCT 11 2138 - Berber style
       female group a cappella singing / screaming; very good to
       excellent, totally dominant. [Connelly*O-MA]
1566  unID  OCT 13 2220 - bubble jammer, probably of Middle East
       origin. [Connelly*R-MA]
1575  SPAIN  SER synchros, OCT 11 2227 - // 1485 with fast SS talk;
       over another station. [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 13 2319 - // 1044 with SS teletalk; very good.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
1584  CEUTA  RadiOle, OCT 11 2226 - Moorish (AA-influenced) SS female
       vocal and classical guitar; dominant over SER Spain.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
1602  SPAIN  EI, Vitoria, OCT 11 2224 - slow SS talk (not // SER-1485);
       over growl. [Connelly*O-MA]
1602  SPAIN  SER synchros, OCT 13 2305 - SS talk; mixed with EI Vitoria
       & growl. [Connelly*R-MA]
1619.5  NETHERLANDS  Scheveningen, PCH, OCT 14 0151 - PCH code ID;
       good. [Connelly*R-MA]

*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

 535  GRENADA  GBC, St. George's, OCT 14 0033 - old-time vocal (sounded
       like Tony Bennett); poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
 700  BRAZIL  probably ZYK686, Sao Paulo, OCT 13 2335 - PP talk;
       briefly atop.
     + OCT 14 0016 - PP teletalk; good, over other Latin Americans &
       WLW. [Connelly*R-MA]
 705  ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES  Kingstown, OCT 14 0014 - emotional
       Caribbean-EE talk by man, maybe a sermon or speech; poor.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
 710  CUBA  R. Rebelde synchros, OCT 14 0113 - // 1180 with SS talk
       mentioning Cuba; over WOR. [Connelly*R-MA]
 780  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS  ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola, OCT 14 0008 -
       Caribbean EE talkshow mentioning "laws ensuring the healthy
       state of the environment"; over YV's and CFDR. [Connelly*R-MA]
 780  VENEZUELA  R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, OCT 14 0008 - R. Coro ID; in
       pile-up. [Connelly*R-MA]
 840  BRAZIL  R. Bandeirantes, ZYK687, Sao Paulo, OCT 13 2342 - excited
       PP sportstalk // 11925; over jumble.  Thanks to Bruce Conti for
       the SW // info. [Connelly*R-MA]
 880  VENEZUELA  Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, OCT 14 0054 - festive
       tropical-style vocal & percussion; blasting right through WCBS.
       [Connelly*R-MA]
 940  VENEZUELA  R. Punto Fijo, YVNN, Punto Fijo, OCT 13 2353 - R.
       Punto Fijo mention, through a pile-up of Latin Americans; CBM
       nulled. [Connelly*R-MA]
1020  VENEZUELA  Mundial Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion, OCT 11 2258 -
       LOUD with R. Margarita ID and discussion of upcoming programs.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
1080  VENEZUELA  R. Barcelona, YVQJ, Barcelona, OCT 13 2253 - rustic
       folk vocal & accordion, ID "R. Barcelona ... mil ochente";
       excellent, killing WTIC. [Connelly*R-MA]
1110  VENEZUELA  YVQT, Carupano, OCT 13 2258 - talk "R. Carupano
       presenta ... Noti-Carupano !"; huge. [Connelly*R-MA]
1160  BERMUDA  VSB3, Hamilton, OCT 11 2314 - // 5975 with classical
       violin music; over/under WSKW-ME. [Connelly*O-MA]
     + OCT 14 0109 - // BBC-5975 with talk about the upcoming Middle
       East summit meeting in Washington. [Connelly*R-MA]
1180  CUBA  R. Rebelde, OCT 14 0113 - // 710 with SS talk about Cuba;
       loud & dominant, way over WHAM. [Connelly*R-MA]
1375  ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON  RFO, OCT 11 2052 - female rock vocal;
       good.  Signal is weakly audible days at nearby Nauset Beach.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
1500  VENEZUELA  YVRZ, Cumana, OCT 11 2234 - R. Dos Mil ID's and
       fanfare noted with WTOP phased. [Connelly*O-MA]
1505  ANGUILLA  R. Anguilla, The Valley, OCT 11 2230 - carrier, weak
       audio. [Connelly*O-MA]

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Bill Harms - wharms@xxxxxxxxx

More on the TA Opening right now! 0100-1030 UT 10/14

567 Ireland? het,
684 Espana? het,
1134 Croatia? Music
1215 England? het,
1314 Norway? Music,
1548 Kuwait VOA? het

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Bill Harms - wharms@xxxxxxxxx

2940 UNID A station playing country music with no breaks.  Heard a
possible ID of (W?) (G or C or phonetic equiv) LA. Suspect WCLA
(1470X2) 0615-0640 10/16. Fair-poor with lightning crashes. (Bill Harms
- Elkridge, Maryland)

***

This was confirmed as KVLH 1470 Paul's Valley, OK at 0700 approx. by
Jay Novello, North Carolina.  We were talking on SWL IRC channel! This
guy (KVLH) really gets out!

***

2940 (1470X2) KVLH OK , Paul's Valley Very strong here in Maryland with
presumed High School football.10/16 2115 ET (Harms-Maryland) Bill Harms
Elkridge, Maryland, USA

NRD-525

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Bill Harms - wharms@xxxxxxxxx

 530 WNRZ656 DE, probably near Dover.  Department of Transportation
      mobile TIS. 10/5 1700 ET with road construction information and
      ID. Mention of Route 7. Poor, but readable signal over Reagan
      National Airport TIS.  My furthest TIS on 530 in years. Not heard
      on 8 October, assumed off the air. (Bill Harms - Elkridge MD)

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Sheldon Harvey - ve2shw@xxxxxxxxx

NOTE: All times are in UTC

Oct. 19 0146 UTC- Heard KCJJ- Iowa City, IA on 1630 kHz., with a
  power-house signal. It was overriding a local mixing product of CBM
  940 & CBF 690 which was quite an amazing feat.
Oct. 20- 0049 UTC- Heard WEAE- Pittsburgh, PA on 1250 kHz., IDing as
  Sports Radio 12-50 WEAE, the former WTAE; mixing with several other
  stations
Oct. 18 0130 UTC- Heard WBHD- Ada, MI on 1680 kHz. with annoying rap
  loop test tape; difficult to ID announcements thanks to echo chamber
  and squeaky voices; signal was fair
Oct. 20 0115 UTC- Heard CJBZ- Ottawa, ON on 1200 kHz. with Ottawa
  Sports Radio IDs. Now all sports. Running lots of ads on Ottawa TV
  station CJOH. Don't know if we'll ever hear call letters on this one
  again

OTHER NEWS: The Montreal area continues to await a firm shutdown date
for the CBC outlets on 940 kHz. CBM, and 690 kHz. CBF. They were
supposed to close down in "Fall 1998", but we have been hearing some
rumours that coverage of the FM replacements has not been as good as
anticipated. There is also a story that the CBC French Network may be
applying to re-activate 690 kHz. with an all-news French language
station for the Montreal area. Supposedly if they are not able to get
690 kHz., they might ask for 940 kHz. If either were approved, this
might result in a relocation of the antenna, as it was announced that
CBC was selling the existing site in Brossard/Laprairie, Quebec. We
just have to wait and see.

That's all for this first submission. Hope it is the kind of stuff you
are looking for. Please check out our CIDX website; www.anarc.org/cidx/

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 MISC ITEMS

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Jef Jaisun - eljefe@xxxxxxxxxxx
Ragnar Danneskjold - Maricopa County, Arizona - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx

dialog

"Sony says that you should get 48 hours listening to FM stereo and 40
hours listening to AM stereo out of the two AA batteries you have to
buy and install. There is no DC jack for a wall wart. The thing is
guaranteed for a year by Sony and the cost at Radio Shack was $29.99."

'I still want to know why my ICF-7600g can barely squeeze out 20 hours.
It's not like I'm running a cassette in there. And the proprietary AC
adapter is a $22 item, the cost of 120 alkaline batteries at Costco.
What's wrong with this picture, hi?'

"You are running LCDs and all kinds of processors. The 7600 has been
around for a long time. $22 for an adapter is pretty steep..."

Re: Ragnar's Optimus vs. SRIII...

The SRIII frequently goes on sale here (Seattle) for $39.95. I bought
one about two years ago, after being totally devoted to my SRII for six
years. The SRIII by comparison was a piece of crap. In addition to
being an ergonomic nightmare, it had birdies everywhere and just
generally sucked as a receiver. I returned it and got my money back.
So, if you know of somebody with an SRII in good shape they want to
sell, give 'em my address, wouldja?

As for the SRIII being made in China: This was a major issue for me,
because I do my best to boycott Chinese-made goods. (It's the human
rights thing, y'know.) I was surprised to find that the SRIII I bought
was NOT made in China, but Indonesia. I recall commenting at the time,
"Great -- you now have the choice between massacres in Tiananmen Square
or East Timor." The only way I can deal with it on a DX level is to
remember that even in China and East Timor there are DXers, and
sometimes they pick up more civilized countries.

"I understand in the early days of production the SRIII was total crap.
Apparently things have improved. I find mine the best AM BCB portable I
have ever used except for the dial calibration being totally and
completely worthless.

I'll bet the speaker wires were reversed. Something about having the
speaker wires reversed made the reception suck because of feedback in
the speaker feed wires."

The Indonesian models seemed to have terrible problems with quality
control.

I am NOT happy with president Clinton and his cozying up to the Chinese
but then again, I was very unhappy with Bush cozying up to the Chinese
and I was not happy with Reagan, Carter, Ford or Nixon buddying up to
them either.

Too bad there are no politicians with a balls or even a sack to carry
them in if they had any. Someone with sense would tell them, too bad,
if you don't leave people alone, we don't give you our money."

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KElsebusch@xxxxxxx

Some news regarding Medium-Wave frequencies from Klaus Elsebusch, Im
Isselgrund 17, D-46499 Marienthal/Germany DL 3 EAY & DE 2 JLS,
DSWCI-No. 3385 Coordinates: Lat. 51.73 N; Long. 06.74 E
eMail: KElsebusch@xxxxxxx
Receiver: LOWE HF 150 and GRUNDIG Satellit 700
Antennas: 20 m and 15 m LW, indoor
                 Loop Antennas AMA 3 D and 11, outdoor
Accessoires: ADDX-AT 2 and FRT 7700

The NETHERLANDS

New MW-transmissions in the Netherlands: on 1395 kHz is now 'Business
News Radio' on the air after leaving of 'Talk Radio'. Business News
Radio brings news on Finance and Economics, Weather, Sport and Traffic.

Address at present time unknown.

In the near future following frequencies are expected to be given

1035 & 1332 kHz to Hoppa Radio
1485 kHz        to Hindoestaanse  Omroep Stichting, The Hague,
                 resp. Visie Marketing & Media, Tilburg
1557 kHz        to  Max FM
1584 kHz        to Gooiland Radio
1602 kHz        to Quality Radio (QSY of QFM?)

Source: M.S. in: HOER ZU 41/98

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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx

QSL

1670.5  JAPAN, HEIHACHIDOUNISHI MARINE LIGHTHOUSE. Rec. FD card with
       many other goodies on the Japanese Maritime Safety  Agency, many
       postcards of ships, a beautiful  8 1/2 X 13 plastic covered full
       color map and photos of several Lighthouse stations. Station is
       50 watts as the others.    QSL in 22 d for taped report. Name &
       Address:  Yonafo Kourohyoushiki Jimushiyo, Heihachidounishi,
       Ryoumitsuyanagi, Yonago Shi.  Tottori Pref., 683-0853 JAPAN.
       Lighthouse QSL #2. Japan  QSL #104. (PM-OR)
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Bill Harms - wharms@xxxxxxxxx

TIS veries

1610 WPCT627 MD, Baltimore (East) (Maryland State DOT).  F/d prepared
      card in 3 days! Verie Signer was Robert F. Smith.  (Harms -
      Elkridge, MD)
1610 WPCT627 MD, Baltimore (West) (Maryland State DOT).  F/d prepared
      card in 3 days! Verie Signer was Robert F. Smith.  (Harms -
      Elkridge, MD)
1610 WPCT637 MD, Bradshaw (Maryland State DOT).  F/d prepared card in 3
      days! Verie Signer was Robert F. Smith.  (Harms - Elkridge, MD)
1610 KNJX865 Columbia, Baltimore (East) (Maryland State DOT).  F/d
      prepared card in 3 days! Verie Signer was Robert F. Smith.
      (Harms - Elkridge, MD)

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Kent Winrich - kwin@xxxxxxxxxx

I had the chance to see the KLUV AM 1190 Dallas, TX nighttime tower
site, and now have  pic of it on my site at
http://www.execpc.com/~kwin/radlinks.html (at the bottom of the page)
Though it is not a great pic, I hope to add more info to the page soon.
I have also added a pic of KRLD AM 1080, GM a LW site in the Milwaukee
Area, and I will add some great pics of WLW 700 Cincinnati very soon.

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Sheldon Harvey - ve2shw@xxxxxxxxx

Hi, guys. This Internet is scary. I was looking around and found the
following website which, if you have any interest in radio at all, you
must set aside an evening and take a look at. It is called The
RadioDirectory-The Index for the Professional Broadcaster. It presently
has over 4400 links and growing every day. 114 new links have been
added just between Oct. 5 and 17! Here is the way to reach it:

www.radiodirectory.com

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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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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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