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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - December 3 1998
Vol 4 No 35
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CPC DX tests
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CPC Chairman (NRC)
Bill Hale - phantom2@xxxxxxxx
"I talked with Mr. Grover of KQTY-1490, and he said that not only did
he run the code tape on the nights of November 23rd and 30th, but has
every night since!! So I asked him "for how much longer?". He said
"how about ?til New Year's Eve?" I said "OK!" So listen for those
melodious dits and dahs at :59:46 all the way from 2359:46 to 0549:46
ET until 1999." (Bill Hale)
The entire month of December: KQTY-1490, Borger, TX CW IDs at :59:46
from 23:59:46 to 05:59:46 EST.(NRC)
Monday, December 14, 1998 - WJAS-1320, Pittsburgh, PA 1:05-1:15 am ELT.
(NRC)
Monday, December 14, 1998 - WPTT-1360, McKeesport, PA 1:15-1:25 am ELT.
(NRC)
Monday, December 14, 1998 - WEGP-1390, Presque Isle, ME 2:00 am ELT.
(NRC)
Monday, December 14, 1998 - WFIW-1390, Fairfield, IL 2:00, 3:00, 4:00,
5:00, 6:00 am ELT. (NRC)
Saturday, December 26, 1998 - WAAT-750, Olyphant, PA 12:00-2:00 am EST.
(NRC)
Friday, January 1, 1999 - KSTN-1420, Stockton, CA 12:00-5:00am
PST(3:00-8:00 am ELT).
E-mail:KSTN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
WWW:http://members.spree.com/paulshinn/
Monday, January 4, 1999 - WGAI-560, Elizabeth City, NC 1:00-1:30 am
ELT. (NRC)
Monday, January 4, 1999 - WJVA-1620, South Bend, IN 6:00-7:00 am ELT.
(NRC & IRCA)
E-mail:WHLY@xxxxxxx
WWW:http://members.aol.com/mike1580
Monday, January 4, 1999 - KXTA-1150, Los Angeles, CA 4:00-8:00 am ELT.
(NRC)
WWW:http://www.hottips.com
Saturday, January 30, 1999 - KSL-1160, Salt Lake City, UT 12:00-2:00 am
MST (2:00-4:00 am ELT). (IRCA)
E-mail: QSL@xxxxxxx
WWW:http://www.ksl.com
Saturday, February 6, 1999 - CHUC-1450, Cobourg, ON 12:00-6:00 am ELT.
(NRC)
E-mail: jton@xxxxxxxx or chuc@xxxxxxxx
(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:
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.
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.)
WJAS-1320 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will broadcast 15-second long 1 kHz
tones, march music, Morse code IDs, and a little history of the station
from 0105-0115 Eastern Time on Monday, December 14, 1998. WJAS will be
utilizing their daytime facilities of 5000 watts non-directional.
Reports may be sent to:
Mr. Phil Lenz, Chief Engineer
WJAS-WPTT Radio
900 Parish Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
(Arranged by John Malicky for the NRC CPC.)
WPTT-1360 McKeesport, Pennsylvania will broadcast 15-secong long 1 kHz
tones, march music, Morse code IDs, and station history from
0115-0125 on Monday December 14, 1998. They will be on their nighttime
facilities of 1000 watts, directed due north. But possibly for the
test will be on 5000 watts, non-directional for a short time.
Reports may be sent to:
Mr. Phil Lenz, Chief Engineer
WJAS-WPTT Radio
900 Parish Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
(Arranged by John Malicky for the NRC CPC.)
WEGP-1390 Presque Isle, Maine will broadcast a Morse Code ID, along
with their regular on-the-hour ID at 0200 Eastern Time on December 14,
1998. WEGP will be utilizing their regular 5000 watt nighttime signal,
a kidney-shaped pattern directed primarily to the north and southeast.
Reports may be sent to:
Mr. Wally Babbidge
WEGP-AM
3 State Street Place
Presque Isle, ME 04769-2323
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
WFIW-1390 Fairfield, Ilinois will broadcast a Morse Code ID, along
with their regular on-the-hour ID at 0200, 0300, 0400, 0500 and 0600
Eastern Time on December 14, 1998. WFIW will be utilizing their
daytime authorization of 710 watts non-directional. Fairfield is about
20 miles east of Mount Vernon, IL.
Reports may be sent to:
Mr. Kirk Wallace
WFIW-AM
Box 310
Fairfield, IL 62837-0310
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
WGAI-560 Elizabeth City, NC will broadcast Morse Code IDs, various
station jingles and "test" announcements from midnight to 0030 hours
Eastern Time on Monday, January 4, 1999. WGAI will be utilizing their
regular nighttime power of 500 watts and normal directional pattern
(they are U3).
Reports may be sent to:
Mr. Bob Carter, PD/OM/Engineer
WGAI-AM
Box 179 Lovers Lane
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
WJVA-1620 South Bend, Indiana will broadcast Morse Code IDs during
their regularly scheduled programming from 0600 to 0700 (correct)
Eastern Time on Monday, Jamuary 4, 1999. At this time, they will be
broadcasting on ?experimental' power of 10 kw non-directional. They
have requested the new calls WHLY, and may be using them by then. They
plan to switch calls with their 1580 facility.
Reports may be sent to:
Mr. Larry Humphrey, CE
WJVA-AM (or WHLY, as the case may be)
2010 South Michigan
South Bend, IN 46613
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
KXTA-1150 Los Angeles, California will broadcast Morse Code IDs at 13
wpm at the top of each hour from 0400 to 0800 hours Eastern Time on
Monday, January 4, 1999. Because the KXTA studio feeds multiple
transmitters, the code will also be heard on KAVL-610 Lancaster,
KLYF-850 Thousand Oaks and KCKC-1350 San Bernardino, all California.
They have an automation system that triggers their IDs on command from
Los Angeles. All stations will air their separate, individual IDs at
approximately :55 past the hour.
KXTA has a Web Site that shows some photos of the construction of their
new 50 kW plant. Check it out at http://www.hottips.com
Reports may be sent to:
Mr. Mike Callaghan
KIIS Radio
3400 Riverside Dr., # 800
Burbank, CA 91505
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Saturday, January 30, 1999 - KSL-1160, Salt Lake City, UT will conduct
a DX test from 12:00-2:00am MST(2:00-4:00am EST). The test will consist
of Morse Code IDs on the hour and half-hour inserted into regular.
Their format will be "The Road Gang Show", basically C&W music for
truckers.
WWW: http://www.ksl.com/
E-mail: QSL@xxxxxxx
Reception reports may be sent to:
Rod Arquette
Program Director
KSL-AM
55 N. 300 West
Salt Lake City, UT 84180
(Arranged by Ragnar Danneskjold for the IRCA CPC.)
CHUC-1450 Cobourg, ON will conduct a DX test on Saturday, February 6,
1999 from Midnight to 6:00 am EST. The test will include march music
and Morse code IDs.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. John Ton - Engineer
CHUC-1450, P.O. Box 520, Cobourg, ON
K9A 2L3 Canada
E-mail: jton@xxxxxxxx
or: chuc@xxxxxxxx
(Arranged by JD Stephens 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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The National Radio Club now has the 19th edition of their NRC AM Radio
Log for the 1998-1999 DX Season edition. This annual edition contains
324 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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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
(11/30/98 FYI, just in case you noticed - ed)
KFI is off this morning. Noted here in the NW. Fresnillo, MX and
KYUK-AK heard with UNID News talk station behind MT.
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Sheldon Harvey - Greenfield Park, Quebec - ve2shw@xxxxxxxxx
Please check out the stories about WQEW 1560 AM New York City on the
http://www.radiodigest.com
The station has been leased by Disney and the adult standards format
heard and appreciated throughout the US and Canada will disappear and
be replaced by Radio Disney!
There is a movement afoot to try to stop this, but it may already be
too late. See all the info in the two stories listed on the site.
A sad day for a classic radio station.
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THE "X" BAND
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
Here are my X Band logging tonight at about 0900 UTC 11/26 off the
Eastern Beverage from the Oregon Coast. I can hear 16 or 17 of the
stations.
1620- KYIZ/ WPHG/ WJVA
1630- KCJJ/ UNID (KKWY?)
1640- KDIA
1650- KCNZ/ KKTR
1660- KXOL/ WQSN (way behind)
1670- WTDY/ WNML
1680- WJNZ
1690- KAYK / WMDM
1700- KBGG/ WCMQ
Drake R8
1500' Eastern Beverage Term.
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*Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
Does anyone know of a station on 1680 khz, other than WJNZ? I heard
something at 0805 UTC Nov 27 way behind WJNZ. Are the DFW Airport
stations still on 1640 & 1680?
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Paul Swearingen - PlsBCBDXER@xxxxxxx
Both of the airport TIS's are still on. And we're pursuing an unID on
1680 in the east which may turn out to be Princeton, NJ.
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Larry Russell - Flushing MI - ak473@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sony 2010, spiral loop.
600 unid TX 1100 11/22 USA radio network, mention of 1430/1490
KEES/KYZS. my local off overnight. (Russell)
670 WMAQ Chicago IL 1055 11/22 CBS Radio Mystery Theater. (Russell)
940 WIDG St. Ignace MI 1132 11/22 "Classic KC country", and "KC
country" non-ids. This matches sister FM station WMKC. new
format, or overnight relay? (Russell)
960 Rogers City MI 1227 11/26 ID "Eagle 100 WHAK" country mx,
power increase at 1229?, comm for Christmas open house in
Lewiston MI. (fair Russell)
1020 WPEO Peoria IL *1200 11-26 S-on announcement with no ID, just
mentioning christian programming, FRN news. 1206 wx mentioning
"central Illinois", and gave call that sounded like "WVEO". 1211
comms for xtian book store in Bloomington, and "The Lock
Shop-Peoria". New Catch! (good Russell)
1070 KNX Los Angeles CA 0648-0714 11/22 ID "KNX 1070" sports at 15 &
45, 0650 traffic, 0700 "KNX Los Angeles", 0714 story about
severely injured security guard who tried to catch a suicidal
jumper. The jumper was a 68 year-old cancer victim. She later
died of injuries anyhow. (call Dr. Jack!) New Catch!! (Russell)
1120 KMOX St. Louis MO 0922 11/22 CBS Radio Mystery Theater.
(Russell)
1140 KSOO Sioux Falls SD 1028 11/22 weak "KSOO weather" under WRVA.
New Catch! (Russell)
1140 WVEL Pekin IL *1158 11/22 national anthem, sign-on mentioning
christian format, "WVEL Peoria" . New Catch! null WRVA.
(Russell)
1620 WHLY/WJVA South Bend IN 1300 11/26 dual ID, news. ID didn't
clarify which calls go with which frequency. 1303 11/19 wx,
comms, "Radio Hollywood", "WHLY 10,000 watts of glorious AM
stereo." (Russell)
1650 KCNZ Cedar Falls IA 1304 11/26 mention of Iowa, Cedar Falls,
story of a local school banning laser-pens due to problems.
(fair/QRM Russell)
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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*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.20 W / 41.65 N)
(Windmill Beach: River St. at Willow St.)
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna system: cardioid array with BBL-1 broadband loop & APW-1 active
whip; Superphaser-1 phasing unit
*** COMMENTS ***
The great auroral conditions noted in the second week of November have
continued past the middle of the month, at least with receptions during
the early part of each evening. Those seeking big signals from northern
Europe may be disappointed, but sometimes the sacrifice is worth it
because of the availability of enhanced Latin American DX.
*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
693 AZORES RDP, Santa Barbara, NOV 23 0019 - woman in PP; poor to
fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
765 SENEGAL Dakar, NOV 22 2206 - African-FF talk and teletalk; to
fair peak.
+ NOV 22 2341 - African music (stick banging, shrill vocals,
drumming); LOUD, by far the strongest TA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
765 SWITZERLAND RSR, Sottens, NOV 22 0349 - "If You Leave Me Now" by
Chicago; fair to good. [Connelly*H-MA]
837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN COPE synchros, NOV 22 0401 - woman in
SS; slightly over music from Azores. [Connelly*H-MA]
855 SPAIN RNE1, Murcia et al., NOV 22 0402 - woman with SS news and
telephone interview; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
450 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PPA, Puerto Plata, NOV 22 0255 - "PPA" code
beacon; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
526 BAHAMAS ZLS, Stella Maris, NOV 22 0254 - "ZLS" code beacon; very
good. [Connelly*H-MA]
530 TURKS & CAICOS R. Vision Cristiana, NOV 22 0254 - local-like
with SS preaching. [Connelly*H-MA]
535 GRENADA GBC, St. George's, NOV 22 2318 - EE talk; poor, in
R.V.C. slop. [Connelly*Y-MA]
540 MEXICO XEWA, San Luis Potosi - Monterrey, NOV 22 1109 - romantic
SS female vocal // XEW-900; over WQTM-FL.
+ still a usable signal here on NOV 22 at 1140 UTC: man & woman in
SS. [Connelly*H-MA]
550 CUBA R. Rebelde synchros, NOV 22 0253 - // 1180 with SS coverage
of Cuban sporting event; over/under YVKE/WLKW. [Connelly*H-MA]
550 VENEZUELA Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, NOV 22 0303 - salsa music,
then Mundial ID; atop Cuba and WLKW. [Connelly*H-MA]
555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS ZIZ, Basseterre, NOV 22 0256 - soca music;
good carrier, light audio. [Connelly*H-MA]
560 COLOMBIA HJPF, Maicao, NOV 23 0004 - // 810 with "gooooal !"
shout as Cali team scored; good with WGAN phased.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
570 CUBA R. Reloj, NOV 22 0257 - R. Reloj program; over WMCA.
[Connelly*H-MA]
580 CUBA R. Rebelde, Mantua / Baracoa, NOV 22 0325 - // 600 with SS
sportstalk; over WKAQ, WTAG, others. [Connelly*H-MA]
580 PUERTO RICO WKAQ, San Juan, NOV 22 2317 - SS talk about a
governor, Puerto Rico, and the US; excellent. [Connelly*Y-MA]
600 CUBA R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, NOV 22 0300 - Cuban
sporting event (// 1180); over growl. [Connelly*H-MA]
607.85 CUBA R. Rebelde outlet, unknown city, NOV 22 0305 - Cuban
drifter here with SS talk; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]
620 ANTIGUA (t) ABS, St. John's, NOV 22 2315 - most likely this with
Carib-EE talk, soul vocal; initially dominant, then it sank into
a total jumble with Cuba, Colombia, and other SS Latin
Americans. [Connelly*Y-MA]
620 CUBA R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, NOV 22 0306 - SS sports coverage
// 1180; over NJ/ME/VT domestics. [Connelly*H-MA]
630 PUERTO RICO WSKN, San Juan, NOV 22 0309 - Puerto Rico and US
mentions; over WPRO. [Connelly*H-MA]
640 CUBA R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, NOV 22 0321 - R.
Progreso ID, SS talk (// 890); over others. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ NOV 22 2311 - // 890 with SS talk, folk vocal; good.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
650 unID NOV 23 0011 - R. Nueva Veinte Estereo (?) ID; over presumed
Colombia. [Connelly*Y-MA]
660 CUBA R. Progreso, CMHG, Santa Clara, NOV 22 1041 - running the
Reloj service at this time; over/under WFAN. The 640 and 890
Progreso outlets were also noted with R. Reloj. [Connelly*H-MA]
670 VENEZUELA R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, NOV 22 2210 - fast talk,
Rumbos mention; to fair peak. [Connelly*Y-MA]
680 PUERTO RICO WAPA, San Juan, NOV 22 2308 - man and woman in SS
with Puerto Rico news and sports; atop WRKO ! [Connelly*Y-MA]
690 COLOMBIA HJCZ, Bogota, NOV 22 2310 - R. Recuerdos ID popped up
out of a stew of Latin Americans. [Connelly*Y-MA]
705 ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES Kingstown, NOV 23 0020 - EE
preacher; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
720 VENEZUELA R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, NOV 22 2305 - Oriente
slogan, "venezolana" and local event mentions by woman in SS;
well over CHTN groundwave. [Connelly*Y-MA]
730 MEXICO XEX, Mexico City, NOV 22 1045 - ranchera and Mexican C&W
music; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
750 VENEZUELA RCR, YVKS, Caracas, NOV 22 2255 - SS sportstalk
mentioning Caracas and Copa Mundial; good. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 COLOMBIA RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, NOV 22 1049 - SS talk about
things going on in Cali, Santa Marta, and Cartagena; very good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
+ NOV 22 2304 - // 770 with RCN ID, SS sportstalk. [Connelly*Y-MA]
770 COLOMBIA RCN, HJJX, Bogota, NOV 22 2304 - // 760 with RCN ID, SS
talk about Cali versus Cartagena 'futbol' match; totally over
WABC ! [Connelly*Y-MA]
780 VENEZUELA R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, NOV 22 2249 - SS talk by man &
woman, Coro mentions, then old-fashioned SS vocal.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
790 CUBA R. Reloj, Pinar del Rio, NOV 22 2354 - Reloj station mixed
with WSKO-RI. Barbados-789.8 growl under. [Connelly*Y-MA]
800 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, NOV 22
2244 - EE sermon, mention of the Pacific Garden Missions
program; alone on channel.
+ NOV 22 2303 - PP talk; huge. [Connelly*Y-MA]
810 BAHAMAS ZNS3, Freeport, NOV 22 1100 - anthem that sounded a bit
like a variation on the Canadian one, then Caribbean-EE
announcer said "This is the Bahamas Radio Network ... Now it's
time for the Amazing Grace broadcast.", into gospel vocal
followed by preaching; excellent with loop pointed south.
[Connelly*H-MA]
810 COLOMBIA R. Net, HJCY, Bogota, NOV 22 2302 - R. Net ID, mentions
of "deportiva" and the Cali team; atop WKVM/WGY. [Connelly*Y-MA]
810 PUERTO RICO WKVM, San Juan, NOV 23 0000 - SS religious program,
man mentioned "para Puerto Rico"; over HJCY for a little while.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
860 unID's NOV 22 2239 - stew of Latin Americans included one with
sportstalk mentioning Barquisimeto (maybe YVOL), possible
Dominican Republic, and the Cuban Reloj station. [Connelly*Y-MA]
870 unID NOV 23 0018 - maybe Puerto Rico here with "ocho siete"
slogan, folkish SS vocal music. [Connelly*Y-MA]
880 VENEZUELA Mundial, YVYM, Puerto Ordaz, NOV 22 2357 - high speed
dance music, Mundial ID; way over WCBS. [Connelly*Y-MA]
890 CUBA R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, NOV 22 0320 - "R.
Progreso" and "Onda de la Alegria" slogans; loud, over WBPS.
[Connelly*H-MA]
+ NOV 22 2311 - // 640 with SS talk, then folk vocal; local-like,
completely dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
895 ST. KITTS & NEVIS VON, Bath Village, NOV 22 2347 - bits of
music; slopped by YVMD-900. [Connelly*Y-MA]
900 MEXICO XEW, Mexico City, NOV 22 1109 - // XEWA-540 with female
SS vocal; over Cuba and Canadians. [Connelly*H-MA]
900 VENEZUELA R. Mara Ritmo 900, YVMD, Maracaibo, NOV 22 2234 -
woman said "aqui en Maracaibo"; dominant over a deep pile-up.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
910 VENEZUELA RQ-910, YVRQ, Caracas, NOV 22 2233 - many Caracas
mentions; dominant. Another Latin American was under; it had
military-style music. [Connelly*Y-MA]
940 COLOMBIA RCN, HJGB, Cali, NOV 22 2346 - // 760 & 770 with
reverberated SS sportstalk; mixed with likely YVNN.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
960 COLOMBIA CARACOL, HJOP, Magangue, NOV 22 2344 - CARACOL mention
and sports promo.; in mess. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 COLOMBIA RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, NOV 22 2343 - // 770 with SS
newstalk; slightly over jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1020 VENEZUELA R. Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion, NOV 22 2231 - SS news
about Nueva Esparta; loud. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1039.6 unID NOV 22 2339 - SS vocal in and out of the slop. I think
this is Barranquilla, but in over a year of noting this, I
haven't seen any DXer definitively ID this. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1040 PUERTO RICO WZNA, Moca, NOV 22 2338 - Puerto Rico local SS
adverts; dominant, well over other LA's and WJHR-NJ. Hetted at
times by possible Colombian on 1039.6. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1060 CUBA CMDX, Baracoa, NOV 22 2230 - "Guantanamera" instrumental,
SS talk mentioning Cuba, then lively tropical music.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1090 VENEZUELA Union R., YVSZ, Caracas, NOV 22 2225 - SS news about
the president of Venezuela; no trace of WBAL. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1110 VENEZUELA YVQT, Carupano, NOV 22 2222 - "en Carupano" mention,
then festive music; over several others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1140 VENEZUELA La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, NOV 22 2334 - ID
"Porlamar ... La Voz del Caribe !", brassy dance music; loud.
Second SS station under was probably Puerto Rico.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1160 BERMUDA VSB3, Hamilton, NOV 22 2216 - // 5975 with BBC EE talk
about Islamic groups in Bangladesh; fair through the domestic
jumble.
+ NOV 22 2325 - operatic performance with Victoria de Los Angeles;
then EE talk by woman; local-like. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1180 CUBA R. Rebelde, NOV 22 0300 - // 600 with SS sports; over WHAM.
[Connelly*H-MA]
1190 PUERTO RICO WBMJ, San Juan, NOV 22 2332 - EE religious program
(as noted here on other occasions); good. An SS station mixing
in was probably HJCT. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1280 BERMUDA VSB2, Hamilton, NOV 22 2324 - religious talk, soft
instrumental music; good, well over WADO. 1160 was huge at the
time. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1410.5 unID NOV 22 0409 - AC-modulated carrier. [Connelly*H-MA]
1610 ANGUILLA Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, NOV 22 2321 - EE talk
(black Baptist church service); to good peak. TIS stations were
just a low growl in the background. [Connelly*Y-MA]
Summary of DX from Rockport, MA outing on 2-3 DEC 1998 (UTC).
Full-detail logs, with some subsequent additional receptions, will be
issued later.
The weather was fair with a full moon through some high haze over the
ocean. The temperature was relatively mild by December standards
(about 5 C / 41 F). Still, severe winter weather could be upon us at
any time, so this will be the last of the after-work midweek car
DXpeditions until March except, perhaps, for some brief
equipment-testing runs to freshwater marshes near home (Concord River
in Carlisle-Bedford, Shawsheen River in Billerica). I'll still do a
bit of mobile "real DX" from coastal sites in conjunction with weekend
trips to my mother's house on Cape Cod (generally twice per month,
weather permitting).
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antennas: cardioid array using BBL-1 Broadband Active Loop and APW-1
Active Whip on roof of car
Accessories: prototype DXP-1A "DXpedition phasing unit"
Site: Granite Pier (GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N)
In my opinion, this is still the best general purpose DXing site in the
metro-Boston area.
2 DEC / 2329-2359 UTC: Algeria-549, Spain-684, Spain-657, Spain-603,
Canaries//Spain-621, Spain-648, Spain-639, Western Sahara-711.04,
Spain-729, Spain-738, Canaries//Spain-747, Spain-756, Senegal-765,
Spain-774 o/AA station, Spain-792, Canaries-837, Canaries-882,
Italy-846, Spain-855
3 DEC / 0000-0059 UTC: Algeria-891, St.Kitts-Nevis-895, unID-945,
Spain-954, Algeria(t)-981, Spain-873, Spain-1044, UK-1089, Spain-1098,
Spain-1107, Spain-1116, Spain o/u Croatia-1134, Spain-1143, Spain-1152,
Canaries//Spain-1179, Azores-837, Spain-1215, Spain-1224, Spain-1287,
Azores-693, Spain-585, Grenada-535, Canaries//Spain-576, Spain-1296,
Spain-1305
3 DEC / 0100-0159 UTC: Vatican-1530, Kuwait-1548, unID-1560.4 (weak het
on WQEW), unID-1583.6 het, Spain-1584, Spain-1575, Spain-1602 and
another on off-channel 1601.9, Anguilla-1505, AFN Azores-1503,
Venezuela-1500, Venezuela-1470, unID-1429.13 (weak het on WXKS/WNJR),
Venezuela-1420, CIGO Canada still on 1410.5 (blasting WPOP with a rough
het having some AC ripple), Spain-1413, St. Pierre-1375.02, Norway-1314
o/ Spain, Azores-1259 hetting WPZE/CIHI, Libya-1251 strong (with
something weak on 1250.75 causing a background het)
3 DEC / 0200-0309 UTC: Venezuela-1140, Colombia-1130, Colombia-760,
Portugal-963, Portugal-594, Venezuela-940, Spain-918, Spain-864, Neth.
Antilles-800, unID SS-731.2 (this was previously drifting in the
733-735 range), St. Vincent-705, Puerto Rico-630, UK-1053, Spain-1197,
Spain-1071, Spain-1125, PCH Netherlands-1619.5, Anguilla-1610,
unID-1631.03 hum-modulated carrier pretty much tearing up 1630,
Colombia-1000, Venezuela-750
A FEW WEB SITES TO CHECK:
Newfoundland DXpedition #7 (October 1998):
" http://home.inforamp.net/~funk/nfx.html "
DXpeditions #1 [1991] to #6 [1997] may also be found on this site.
The VERY first Newfoundland DXpedition (December 1901):
" http://www.alpcom.it/hamradio/atlantic.html "
MFJ-1026 Phasing Unit modifications:
" http://www.nordicdx.com/antenna/special/mfj1026.html "
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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
CIGO Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia was noted on 28 NOV 1998 at 2308-2312
UTC on 1410.5 kHz (i.e. 500 Hz high of its normal 1410 channel
assignment). The signal here at Billerica, MA (near Boston) was quite
strong. Late '70s / early '80s hits by Van Halen, Styx, and Journey
were played and a CIGO ID was clearly heard at 2311 UTC.
I'd suspect that listeners of WPOP Hartford, CT will be bothered by the
500 Hz het unless they're listening from very close to the WPOP
transmitter site.
The CIGO split should make for an easy Nova Scotia log throughout
eastern sections of Canada and the US, at least if you've got a
selective receiver.
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
Finally an up swing in Eastern cx here on the West Coast of NA. Haven't
had much Midwest or Eastern regionals in this whole season until
tonight.
1070 WTSO WI, MADISON, good o/u KNX/CFAX with WW1 Adult standards
format with IDs "AM 10-70, WTSO" At 0708 UTC 11/29/98. Unneeded
but nice to hear.
Drake R8
1500' Eastern Beverage
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Tim Hall - halls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
TRH-CA Tim Hall, Chula Vista, CA ICF-2010, KIWA Loop, Delco car rx
TIS/HAR
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1610 WNXK966 CA, Lost Hills 11/27 0120 Good thru semi-local Balboa
Park TIS w/CalTrans emergency broadcast for large oilwell fire
near I-5/CA-46 intersection. Said it would take several days to
put this fire out. Call letter ID, slogan "CalTrans HAR
broadcasting on AM 16-10." New, this one must be 250-275 miles
from me so lots of California DXers should be able to hear it.
(TRH-CA)
1610 UNID CA, Unknown location 11/27 0521 from home and again the
next evening on my car radio. Tape loop by dreary sounding man:
"Construction ahead. The speed limit is 35 MPH through the
construction zone. This HAR is owned and operated by
CalTrans... 16-10 AM... WPFM(425?)." Not at all sure of calls.
P could be Q or T, F could be S, M could be N, and the numbers
were usually blocked by fading or noise. Can any LA area DXers
help with this one? (TRH-CA)
1610 UNID CA, Unknown location 11/27 0130 Still getting this one
with female announcer mentioning Tioga Pass Rd. closure and
Highway 395. I wonder if this is WPIR354, Lee Vining? I did
hear one phonetically similar set of call letters in the jumble
last week. Can any California DXers help with this one?
(TRH-CA)
1610 KOJ778 AZ, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area 11/29 0341 Fair
with tape loop by man: "For a free guided tour of Glen Canyon
Dam... Carl Hayden Visitor Center... open until 5pm, Mountain
Standard Time. KOJ778." Caught on tape. Poking through Balboa
Park and Tioga Pass TIS stations. New, not a bad catch at about
400 miles! (TRH-CA)
1610 (WNPF405) CA, San Diego 11/30 2300 I got my wish! Balboa Park
TIS began running OC this evening, so both of my local stations
on 1610 are OC or maybe even off at times! Still OC as of 12/2
0100. (TRH-CA)
1610 KNEC996 CA, Yosemite area 12/1 0120 The station giving Tioga
Pass road conditions is using these calls (generic calls used by
tons of mobile Cal Trans stations, a la WNXK966). The station
may be in Yosemite or in the Lee Vining area (road info maps at
www.yosemite.com make me suspect the latter). Gives phone number
209-372-0200 for road conditions (not the same number I heard on
last year's Yosemite HAR logs). Has been in from sunset to
sunrise the last few nights, even on car radio at times!
(TRH-CA)
1610 WPSM425? CA, UNID 12/2 0015 Still can't figure out location of
this station, but I'm fairly sure tape loop begins with the
phrase "Emergency bridge construction ahead. The speed limit is
35 MPH through the construction zone. This station is owned and
operated by CalTrans on 16-10 AM." After the call sign, the
announcer mumbles one more word which may be a location. Isn't
anyone else hearing this? (TRH-CA)
1610 WNYD244 CA, Tehachapi 12/2 0001 Kern County Wind Energy
Association TIS was in load and clear this evening with tape
loop by man including call IDs. Loop included a list of the
benefits of wind power, etc. (and mentioned there are other wind
power plants near Palm Springs and San Francisco) but also
mentioned the Tehachapi Museum and Chamber of Commerce. This was
indeed my UNID from last week with phrases like "Each year...
6000 hours"; the tape loop was spelling out how much power could
be generated by each windmill. New. (TRH-CA)
Hope my local WNUB568 takes their time returning to the air! The
Balboa Park TIS has also had a history of long outages; now would be a
great time for one!
Still no sign of KWYY-1630 here. KCJJ pokes through the local XERCN-
XEBG mixing product now and then. 1680 still absolutely clobbered by
XEXX-XEBG mixing product.
1230 KELY NV, Ely 11/28 0908 Promo by man, ended with "We're (???)
(Valley's?) sports leader, AM 12-30 KELY." Fortunately, I
had the tape recorder running! New. (TRH-CA)
1400 KSRR UT, Provo 11/29 0421 Faded up for legal ID "AM 1400,
KSRR,
Provo." Was a common catch in the 70s but has only
recently
been heard again. (TRH-CA)
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MISC ITEMS
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Robert Wien - San Jose CA - rjwmail@xxxxxxxxx
Can someone help me with this? Does KRTK-1490 ID. carry David Essel
motivational talk program on Monday mornings, or is this perhaps KCID
ID. or KYFO UT.? Any help is appreciated!
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Jef Jaisun - Seattle WA - eljefe@xxxxxxxxxxx
The universe has a strange sense of timing. Remember how back on Oct.
22 I wrote,
"So, if you know of somebody with an SRII in good shape they want to
sell, give 'em my address, wouldja?"
See if you can get your brain around this.
A week after you and I exchanged e-mail, I got a call from a woman
named Maggie who needed some electrical work. Her call came in on
Thursday, but because I was so busy I didn't get over to her house til
the following Tuesday. In the interim, the guy who was the primary
tenant of the house picked up a handgun and offed himself. I found out
when I called to confirm the appointment.
I didn't know the guy (Jim), of course, but as I was poking around
looking for electrical glitches I happened to notice a couple of cool
radios. One was a Sony 2001, very similar to my Sony 7600, and a
smaller version of the highly-rated 2010. Right away I was impressed
with Jim's taste in gear. Then in the kitchen I spotted a virtually
immaculate GE Superadio II. My old one is 7 years old and it goes
everywhere my truck goes. I waxed poetic to Maggie about the SR-II, and
told her how last year I returned a brand new SR-III because it was
crap compared to the SR-II. I offered to buy the radio or trade out
labor for it if she ever wanted to part with it. About an hour later
she brought the radio out into the hall and said, "Here. Take it. I
think Jim would want it to go to a good home." She refused the labor
credit. The radio now sits in a hallowed place on my nightstand, where
my other one used to sit before it became my "travel" radio two years
ago.
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Bill Harms - wharms@xxxxxxxxx
The #MWDX IRC chat room is on line!
Real time exchange of DX tips!
We are on EF-Net at #MWDX.
Load up your IRC client.
Come and join the fun.
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
Does anyone have any idea who the station running CNN News on 640 khz
is? Last Monday morning, KFI in Los Angeles, CA was off the air,
leaving several other stations, including this CNN News at 0930 UTC on
Nov 30.
I phoned CHOG-Toronto, that is listed as a CNN News station. They said
they aren't running CNN. Also the news station in NC. They also are not
CNN. Does anyone have any ideas on this? Thanks.
QSL
1010 KIQN UT, SALT LAKE CITY, pd letter w/ coverage map in 23d for
taped report. Hrd with night power of 13 watts. V/S: Christopher
Wilde-PD. Address: Eagle Gate Plaza-60 East South Temple #120,
Salt Lake City UT 84111 (PM-OR)
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Nigel Pimblett - Medicine Hat, Alberta - ntp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Heard a station with NOS format and an ID that sounded like "Great
Memories, 1320, KZT" just before 1800 ELT. Can anyone ID this for me?
Thanks.
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Paul Ormandy - paulorm@xxxxxxxx
QSL
180 R Rossii, Petropavlovsk, QSL'd by PPC for EE follow-up to Oct '96
report sent four months ago. Also sent them a self-addressed
envelope and US $1-00. V/s illegible and I can't read/understand
a handwritten Russian message on the card. PPC was also stamped
with details of the local company in RR.
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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
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Only $10.00 for IRCA/NRC/MWC members, $12.00 for non-members
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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
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - philip_bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary November 19 1998 through December 3 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
11/19 117 7 3 very low quiet-unsettled -
20 122 11 3 low quiet-unsettled -
21 z z z z z -
22 126 7 2 high quiet-unsettled maf 1623
23 120 9 3 moderate quiet-unsettled maf 0600
24 140 12 3 low quiet-active -
25 150 9 1 low quiet-unsettled -
26 z z z z z -
27 159 10 2 high quiet-unsettled swa
28 165 3 2 low quiet swa
29 168 4 2 low quiet-unsettled -
11/30 163 12 3 low quiet-active -
12/ 1 163 8 1 low quiet-active -
2 152 4 1 low quiet -
12/ 3 153 7 2 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@xxxxxxx
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