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         WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH   -  February 10 1999
                              Vol 4  No 45
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 CPC DX tests

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CPC Chairperson (IRCA) - Lynn Hollerman - gmhollerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CPC Chairman (NRC) - Bill Hale - phantom2@xxxxxxxx

      2/??/99 ALL - Top of Hour - 1660 - WQSN - Kalamazoo MI (IRCA)
      2/14/99 Sun - 0030-0130 - 1540 - KTGG - Spring Arbor MI (NRC)
      2/15/99 Sat - 0105-0600 -  660 - KEYZ - Williston ND (NRC)
      2/21/99 Sat - 0105-0130 - 1450 - WILM - Wilmington DE (NRC)
      3/ 8/99 Mon - 0100-0300 -  550 - KTSA - San Antonio TX (NRC)
      3/ 8/99 Mon - 0200-0500 - 1270 - KIML - Gilette WY (NRC)
      3/10/99 Wed - 0100-0600 - 1480 - KSDR - Watertown SD (NRC)
      3/15/99 Mon - 0101-0145 - 1390 - WHMA - Wnniston AL (NRC)
      3/15/99 Mon - 0200-0700 - 1250 - KNEU - Roosevelt UT (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!  * = new since last time.

DETAILS:

All the month of February (and possibly later), WQSN-1660, Kalamazoo, MI
will insert Morse code IDs into their legal ID at the top of each hour.
DXers are invited to listen and send WSQN a reception report at:

Mr. William J. Wertz
Vice President
Fairfield Broadcasting Company
NewsTalk AM590 WKZO
AM1660 WQSN The Sports Station
AM1470 WKLZ
4200 West Main Street
Kalamazoo MI 49006

Also, tune to WKLZ-1470 and WKZO-590 at the top of the hour for Morse
code inserted in their regular IDs!

Mr. Wertz assures me he will attempt to answer all reports of reception
- please, remember to include a SASE with a first class stamp - now $.33
in the US !
(Arranged by Lynn Hollerman for the IRCA CPC.)

Sunday, February 14, 1999 - KTGG-1540, Spring Arbor, MI will conduct a
DX test between 12:30 and 1:30 ELT. 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. Reception reports may be sent to:

Mr. Lewis Munn
KTGG-AM
Spring Arbor College
106 East Main
Spring Arbor, MI 49283
E-Mail: lmunn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Arranged by Ron Musco  for the NRC CPC.)

KEYZ-660 Williston, North Dakota will test with Morse code IDs and 1000
Hz tones at various intervals from 0105 to 0130 ELT and prior to the
news at :00 from 0200 to 0600 on Monday morning, February 15, 1999. Both
daytime and nighttime patterns will be used during the period from 0105
to 0130. Nighttime pattern only will be utilized the remainer of the
period.

Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Earl R.  Gross
KEYZ Radio
PO Box 2048
Williston, ND    58801-2048
WWW: http://www.keyzcountry.com/
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)

Sunday, February 21, 1999 - WILM-1450, Wilmington, DE will test with
tones, Morse code IDs, "recognizable music" and test announcements from
1:00-3:00 am ET. WILM will conduct the test using 1000 watts, non-
directional. Pre-paid phone calls will be accepted at (302)656-9800; fax
# is (302) 655-1450.

Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Allan Loudell
Program Manager
WILM Radio
1215 French St.
Wilmington, DE 19801-3213
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)

KTSA-550  San Antonio, Texas will test on Monday morning, March 8, 1999
between 0100 and 0300 Eastern Time. Morse code IDs and tones will be
used. KTSA will operating with 5000 watts, non-directional during this
period.

Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Leroy Dietrich, Chief Engineer
KTSA
4050 Eisenhauer Rd.
San Antonio, TX   78218-3400
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)

Monday, March 8, 1999 - KIML-1270, Gilette, WY will conduct a DX test
from 2:00-5:00 am ET. The test will consist of tones for proof
measuements, code IDs with frequency and location, and possibly some
"high power" rock and C&W. KIML will be operating with 5000 and 1000
watts, both non-directional and directional. The night pattern has two
major lobes at 032 and 200 degrees, as well as a minor lobe at 295
degrees. Major nulls are at 195, 225, and 335 degrees. Reception reports
may be sent to:

Mr. Glenn Swiderski
Chief Engineer
KIML-AM
400 East 3rd Avenue
Gilette, WY 82716
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)

Monday, March 8, 1999 - KTSA-550, San Antonio, TX will conduct a DX test
using tones and Morse code IDs from 1:00-3:00 am ET. KTSA will be
operating with 5000 watts, non-directional during this period.

Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Leroy Dietrich
Chief Engineer
KTSA-AM
4050 Eisenhauer Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78218-3400
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)

Wednesday, March 10, 1999 - KSDR-1480, Watertown, SD will conduct a DX
test consisting of Morse code IDs at :59:50 after each hour from
1:00-6:00 am ET. KTSA will be operating with 250 watts(their pre-sunrise
authorization), non-directional during this period.

Reception reports may be sent to:

Mr. John Wiik
Music Director
KSDR-AM
P.O. Box 1480
Watertown, SD 57201-1480
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)

Monday, March 15, 1999 - WHMA-1390, Anniston, AL will conduct a DX test
from 1:01-1:45 am ET. The test will consist of the phrase "This is a DX
test" along with Morse code IDs. WHMA will be operating with 1000 watts,
then 5000 watts, switching from non-directional to their directional
pattern. Their directional pattern is directed due south from Anniston
(east-central AL). Reception reports may be sent to:

Mr. Jay Freeland
Chief Engineer
WHMA-AM
P.O. Box 278
Anniston, AL 36202-0278
E-mail: the chfengr@xxxxxxx
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)

Monday, March 15, 1999 - KNEU-1250, Roosevelt, UT will conduct a DX test
from 2:00-7:00 am ET. The test will consist of country and western music
plus Morse code IDs. KNEU will be operating with 129 watts,
non-directional. Reception reports may be sent to:

Mr. Jim Leonard
Chief Engineer
KNEU-AM
Route 2, Box 2384
Roosevelt, UT 84066
(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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Mike Stonebridge - stonbrdg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

For those out there in DX land who QSL Canadian stations, Canada Post
increased it's rates as of January 1st. 1999 too. The cost of First
Class mail from Canada to the United States is now 55 cents CAN.

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Richard Toebe - richtoebe@xxxxxxx

International rates are going up this summer, according to an article I
read.  The plan is that for Overseas (AO) rates, the present 60 cents
for the first half ounce is not changed, but the 50 cents postcard rate
goes up to 55 cents.  To Canada, the rates will be altered (to a more
rational pricing?) from the present 46 cents for the first half ounce
and 52 cents for the first ounce to 45 cents and 55 cents, respectively.
Postcards will go up a nickel to 45 cents from the present 40.  I don't
know about rates to Mexico, presently 35 cents for a postcard and 40/46
cents for the first 1/2 and 1 ounce rates.  

A small consolation:  While our first ounce rate goes up a penny to 33
cents this Sunday, the additional ounce rate goes down a penny to 22
cents.  So the 2 ounce letter rate of 55 cents is unchanged and a 3
ounce letter drops to 77 from 78.  But, the Priority Mail rate of $3
goes up to $3.20.

As for Canada Post, they raised rates for 1999 as well.  The domestic
rate for the first weight step went up a penny from 45 to 46 cents, the
rate to the USA went up from 52 to 55 cents, the domestic second weight
step is now 73 cents, and the international rate went up from 90 to 95
cents.  (I'm not clear how many grams go into their weight steps.)  

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 THE "X" BAND

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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx

Is anyone hearing a station on 1710 khz playing non-stop 50s rock, eg.
"Ain't That a Shame" Fats Domino. Apparently it is coming from the East,
as only heard on Eastern Beverage at 0800 EST 2/8.

2/8.  Once again tonight the signal is back in. This time a talk program
on drinking water and health at 0645 UTC 2/9. Not a bad signal at times.

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 INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS

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Guy Atkins  -  Bonney Lake, WA  -  think.dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

These few mediumwave logs were from a mostly-tropical band DXpedition on
Jan. 9th and 10th to Ocean City State Park, on the coast of Washington.
The Japanese stations were surprisingly good, considering the
Indonesian/PNG beam of the 270 degree Beverage antenna.

Yaesu FT-920 with Intl. Radio Co. filters
1000 ft. Beverage antennas at 240 degrees and 270 degrees

JAPAN  774  JOUB Akita, 1136 1/10 with serious-sounding talk by man in
        Japanese; slow acapella music by female choir. Fair and
        improving to good signal by 1150 recheck.
JAPAN  747  JOIB Sapporo, 1138 1/10 with talk or interview program in
        Japanese. Good signal.
JAPAN  828  JOBB Osaka, 1142 1/10 with fast-paced Japanese talk. Fair.
JAPAN  891  JOHK Sendai, 1150 1/10 presumed with a poor signal of
        Japanese talk by a woman, although it was hard to be positive on
        the language due to 890 splatter.
SOUTH KOREA  972  HLCA Tangjin 1154-1200 1/10 with a woman announcer in
        Korean. Christian hymn with piano accompaniment 1157, then FEBC
        theme music 1200. Poor-fair.
SOUTH KOREA  1566  HLAZ Chenju 1220 1/10 peaking briefly with hymn and
        Korean talk. Church choir music at 1704 recheck. Fair.
TAHITI  738  RFO Tahiti, 1128-1135 1/10 man and woman announcers in
        French; slick production that sounded like a Radio France-Inter
        relay. Into island music 1135. Good to very good signal; MUCH
        better than 15170 kHz shortwave has been the last few months.
TONGA  1017  A3Z Nukua'lofa, 0800, 0900 1/9 and 1/10. This
        regularly-heard station was notable for its *absence* this
        DXpedition (not even a het heard either night). I was
        particularly interested to see if Tonga would be on the air
        since the island nation suffered through a severe cyclone Dec.
        27th. Perhaps A3Z is off the air and has suffered damage to
        transmitter and/or antenna. The following news item is from the
        Associated Press:
Tonga AP, Dec 28: "The Pacific nation of Tonga faced food shortages and
        a massive cleanup Sunday, after a cyclone blasted through the
        islands, laying waste to crops and damaging buildings and power
        lines.  Not a single banana tree was left standing on islands
        hit by Cyclone Cora, but there were no rpts of injuries, a R.
        Tonga spokesman told New Zealand's National Radio.  Bananas are
        a major food source in Tonga and one of the country's principal
        export crops.  Police said a 23-foot fishing boat with seven
        people on board, originally thought missing, had come into port
        before the storm and was safe.  About 70,000 people on Tonga's
        main island of Tongatapu, 1,800 miles northeast of Wellington,
        were without electricity or phone lines.  Winds reached up to
        100 mph during the cyclone.  Wx forecaster Chris Webster said
        winds on the island had dropped considerably and the cyclone had
        moved to the ocean southeast of Tonga."

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Mark Herson - West Orange, NJ - mherson@xxxxxxxxx

One or two newsletters ago, someone asked what could be heard on 690 now
that Montreal is off the air.

Well, the other day, I was able to listen from home and here's what I
heard:

Starting at 17:30 pm EST, I heard southern Gospel music which turned out
to be WZAP in Bristol, VA. At the top of the hour, I heard their legal
id and they signed off the air for the day at 18:15. From about 17:45
onwards, along with WZAP, I heard WJOX in Birmingham, AL. For about a
half an hour, until WZAP signed off, the two stations were mostly equal.
A full legal id was heard at the top of the hour. WJOX lasted until
about 18:30 when they faded out and a Spanish speaking station started
coming in. I didn't listen long enough to get an id, but from earlier
comments, this might have been Colombia.

WJOX was a nice catch for me and was a new state heard.

All stations were heard with WOR 710 nulled out (I'm about 10 miles
south west of WOR and the rest of the blowtorches in the NJ swamps west
of New York City).

Setup is a Sony ICF-2010 inside a 12" box loop antenna.

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Jim Renfrew - Rochester NY - jimrenfrew@xxxxxxxxxx

Drake R8, Radio West Loop

Monitoring 690 continues to be the highlight of my DX sessions.  Lots of
interesting stuff, including Province #10, and a new one from
California!

0000-0800 EST

 690  WOKV  FL Jacksonville, FEB 2 0730 - with morning news program.
       [JR-NY]
 690  WZAP  VA Bristol, FEB 2 0800 - strong with religious program, and
       UNID C&W station underneath.  [JR-NY]
 690  CBU  BC Vancouver, FEB 6 0104-0410 - CBC News ( // 740), then
       woman with weather (not // 740), faded back at 0122 with woman
       interviewing a novelist, mostly gone until about 0300 when CBC
       flourish heard before news, fade, then back with
       classical/chamber music. Tuned in again at 0500 to find Radio
       Nederland on 690 after the CBC News, not // 740.  Must be from
       the west coast, as there is nothing else listed on 690 with CBC,
       and the CBC network goes to international shortwave programs
       after 0100 local time. Wow!  This would have been a great night
       for HCJB to test.  [JR-NY]
 690  KGGF  KS Coffeyville, JAN 30 2251 - with Coffeyville Red Raiders
       basketball.  FEB 1 2200 - with Kansas basketball.  FEB 4 2359 -
       Jim Bohannon Show, then call letters.  [JR-NY]
 690  KFXN  MN Minneapolis, FEB 5 1842 - mention of KFAN, then whiney
       announcement from ESPN's Tony Kornheiser explaining that the
       station must sign off.  Strong signal with clear ID:  "The Score
       is KFXN, Minneapolis-St. Paul, the Score.", then dead air.  Only
       weak religion remained.  My QSL card has already arrived from
       last week's tentative reception, and the signer filled in "500
       watts", which is what PJ Durkin also had told me via e-mail.
       [JR-NY]
 830  KPLS  CA Orange, FEB 6 0148 - monastic chanting noted over
       WCCO/WXII/Relsj, at 0219 a woman was heard with "This is KPLS".
       Must be working on 50000/20000 watt CP?  Wow!  I will review tape
       again to be sure, but it sure sounded like KPLS and all the other
       stations normally heard were accounted for.  [JR-NY]
1710  Pirate  IL?, FEB 5 0224 - noted with rock and no announcements.
       [JR-NY]
1710  Pirate  IL?, JAN 30 2259 - with Elton John's "Goodbye Yellowbrick
       Road", no announcements. [JR-NY]

INTERNATIONAL  (all times UTC)

 660  MEXICO   UNID, FEB 6 0635 - momentarily good through WFAN with
       mention of  "...CR, Distrito Federal ... Mexico", probably XERTL.
       [Renfrew-NY]
 690  COLOMBIA  R. Recuerdos, Bogota, FEB 5 0559 - lengthy list of call
       letters and cities read by announcer at top of the hour, also
       mentioned Caracol network.  FEB 6 0604 - I can't resist reporting
       this one again ... R. Recuerdos heard with usual IDs between
       musical selections, with interference from CBU, Vancouver!
       [Renfrew-NY]
 690  MEXICO   UNID, FEB 5 0601 - Mexican National Anthem weak under R.
       Recuerdos.  I would sure like to ID this one.  My tape from the
       previous week showed only a very tentative "Grande", so not
       enough to claim Manzanillo.   FEB 6 0600 - no Mexican anthems
       heard this morning, just R. Recuerdos  ... and CBU!  [Renfrew-NY]
 830  CUBA   R. Relsj, unknown site, FEB 6 0648 - code tones easily
       heard under WCCO (call-in), WXII (CNN/CHannel 12) ... and KPLS
       (chanting monks)! [Renfrew-NY]
 830  ST. KITTS   R. Paradise, FEB 6 0900 - presumed with Carib-accent
       church service, mention of 5:00 o'clock, very strong signal, WRTH
       shows 1000 sign-on, so this is an hour earlier.  [Renfrew-NY]

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ragnar danneskjold - Mesa AZ - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx

Heard on a Kenwood R-1000 with terminated helical coil:

MEXICO 600 XEHW Rosario, Sinaloa at 0142 2/7  with ID after a long,
       long, series of ads some of which mentioned Sonora but most were
       for places in Rosario.

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Hideki Watanabe - Japan - NCB02724@xxxxxxxxxxx

My visit to Guatemala

I had a trip to Guatemala City from December 28, 1998 through January 1,
1999. Although my stay was so short, I tried very hard to check what the
local stations were going on. Based on my research, I realized a lot of
stations having shifted from MW to FM. Followings are the MW stations
received during my stay in Guatemala City. (QTH referred to the phone
book.)

WRTH) Freq., station, operate/UTC, QTH, Comment

 560.0 R.5-60, *1200-, 8 calle 1-11, Z-1
       0148- Latin Pops.
       0149 ID "Un pastor, un redil, una voz Radio 5-60,
       llevando a Uds la palabra ..."
       This station operates on 560kHz is correct.
 580.0 R.Progreso, *1115-, 9 Av. 0-32, Z-2
       0150- nice marimba mx px "Buenas Noches Guatemala" &
       heard advs Bancafe & Banrural. ID "Radio Progreso, la
       onda del alegria." was heard.
 610.0 R.Alianza, *1130-, 34 Av. A 7-60, Z-7, Tikal 2
       0204- talk & Latin Pops mx.
       SJ "Radio Alianza, ... de Dios para Uds."
 640.0 LV de Guatemala, inactive
       1600kHz & 107.3MHz are active.
 670.0 Emisoras Unidas, inactive
       See 1090kHz.
 700.0 R.Mundial, *1000-0600*, 6 Av. 2-80, Z-1
       0231- Mariach & Ranchera.
       Cadena Azul de Guatemala
 730.0 R.Cultural, 24h, 4 Av. 30-09, Z-3
       //100.5MHz.
 760.0 Nueva R. Super, inactive
 790.0 R.Festival, inactive
 820.0 R.Internacional, *1000-, 37 Av. 1-15, Z-7
       0229 ID "820 Internacional, TGTO."
 850.0 R.Unsion, *1000-,
       Calzada San Juan 7-90, Z-7, Edificio Acuario.
       0346- Latin Pops & Religious px.
       Tel:471-0188 & 471-0193
 880.0 R.Nuevo Mundo, inactive
       Now 96.1MHz only. According to Sra. Malta Arias of
       Station Secretary, 880kHz has been off the air for
       about 5 years and only 96.1MHz is being used currently.
       She also mentioned that they might be going to move to
       new adress as " 9 Av. 13-58, Z-1 " around next year.
 910.0 R.Emperador, *1130-0600*, 6 Av. 2-80, Z-1
       0405- Latin Pops.
       ex. La Emisora de los Exitos. Cadena Azul de Guatemala.
 940.0 (La Voz del Hogar), *1215-, 7 Av. 7-78, Z-4, Loc.402
       1502- I could not get IDs.
 970.0 R.Continental, inactive
1030.0 R.Panamericana, *1200-, 1 calle 35-48, Z-7, Col. Toledo.
       1524 ID "Panamericana, mas de medio siglo asiento radio
       en Guatemala."
1060.0 R.Sonora, *1100-0600*, 2 calle 18-07, Z-15, V.H.1
       0255- Religious px, 0300- News, advs Banex. 0341
       //96.9MHz. Cadena Central de Radio
1090.0 Emisoras Unidas, *1100-, 4 calle 6-84, Z-13
       0122- Talk px. Simpry ID was heard.
       http://www.centramerica.com/emisorasunidas/
1120.0 R.Uno, inactive
1150.0 R.Fiesta, inactive
       103.7MHz is active.
1180.0 R.Sonora, inactive
       1060kHz & 96.9MHz are active.
1210.0 R.Rumbos, 24h, 4 Av. 1-14, Z-1
       Ranchera & Latin Pops. Advs cerveza Gallo.
       Sometimes heard slogan "La sabrosona" & ID.
1240.0 R.Luz, *1200-, ???
       0051- Latin Pops, 0100- Religious px.
       ID "Radio Luz, La Iglesia en el aire."
)1270.0 R.Exclusiva, 24h, 4 calle 35-76, Z-11, Utatlan 2
       0852-0938 Latin Pops px.ID "En Exclusiva, Exclusiva, ..
       diferente en radio. "
1330.0 Union R., *1100-2330*, 18 Av. 0-75, Z-15, V.H.2
       1125 ID "Desde Guatemala en centroamerica, transmite
       Union Radio. 1330kHz amplitud modulada, 105.7MHz
       frecuencia modulada adven estereo y 5980kHz banda
       internacional de 49 metros onda corta. Radio Mundial
       Adventista, La Voz de la Esperanza. Union Radio,
       exaltando a Jesus Cristo, Sen~or y Salvador del ... y
       proclamando su pronto y glorioso al venimiedo."
1360.0 R.Tic Tac, *1135-, 1 calle 35-48, Z-7
       Opening anmt "TGLK, Radio Tic Tac, La Voz del Tiempo en
       Guatemala. Inicia sus transmision correspondiente a
       este dia, a esta fecha. Radio Tic Tac, La Voz del
       Tiempo, Una emisora al servisio de la comunidad difunde
       en su frecuencia autorizada en la banda de la amplitud
       modulada 1360kHz AM, desde la ciudad de capital de
       Guatemala, para todo el pais. Radio Tic Tac, La Voz del
       Tiempo." 1146 ID "Esta es Radio Tic Tac, La Voz del
       Tiempo, La Voz del Evangelio, Transmitiendo en su
       frecuencia de amplitud modulada 1360kHz, desde la
       ciudad capital de Guatemala. En Radio Tic Tac, la 5 de
       la man~ana 45 minutos, 5:45."
1390.0 R.Estrella, *1130-, 24 Av. Del Ferrocarril 23-39, Z-12
       1147- Religious px. //89.3MHz 1158 ID "Radio Estrella,
        en el corazon de la familia catolica."
1420.0 R.Viva, *1130-0600*, 4 Av. 0-60, Z-4
       2211- Religious px.
1450.0 R.Epoca, inactive
1480.0 R.Horizontes, *1030-,
       17 Av. 21 calle, Z-11, Cnt.Com. Las Pergolas
       1529- Latin Pops. ID ".. Sintonia de Radio Horizontes
       14-80 AM para Gloria .. "
1510.0 R.Centroamaricana, *1115-, 3 Av. 6-32, Z-1
       1525- Marimba mx. "Guatemala en la historia"
1570.0 R.Voz Evangelica de America, *1030-0600*
       30 Av. A 7-33, Z-7, Colonia Tikal 1
       0146-0232 Religious px, News. 0150 ID "Programa
       presentado por La Voz Evangelica de America y alimento
       listo, una empresa que con siga en el Sen~or. Escuche
       an~o nuevo, manana a esta misma hora. Buenas noches.
       Radio Voz Evangelica de America.", sometimes heard
       "Radio Vea." & 0200 "TGVE, Radio Voz Evangelica de
       America. Transmitiendo en 1570kHz. Deseando a toda su
       audiencia un feliz y .. an~os 1999."
1600.0 La Voz de Guatemala, *1115-, 18 calle 6-70, Z-1
       1132 ID "Esta es una capsula informativa de noticias
       TGW, solo la verdad." 1136 ID "TGW, La sintonia de
       Guatemala, mas de 70 an~os en el desarrollo del pais.
       Hoy con nuevo imagen y mejor .. de servicio. "

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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx

 800  KINY  AK, Juneau, good on top w/ID at 2306 EST 2/9 "Stereo 800,
       KINY" This has been fairly reg of late. (PM-OR)
1150  KXTA  CA, LOS ANGELES, hrd DX test with ID at 0659.30 EST 2/8,
       with ment. of test followed by code. Quickly checked // 610, 850,
       and 1350 khz, nothing noted on those freqs.. KXTA unneeded, but
       nice to catch the DX Test. (PM-OR)

Drake R8, term. 200' EWE "U" abtenna, 900' NNW Beverage

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Mark Mohrmann - Coventry, Vt . USA - mohrmannm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

NRD-535, V-Beam 130m @180deg, LW 800m @75deg

 684  SPAIN  RNE 1, Sevilla, Feb 8 0242 Dramatic reading in Spanish.
       WRKO 680 spaltter. // 855 (Mohrmann-VT)
 690  COLOMBIA  HJCZ Radio Recuerdo, Bogota, Feb 8 0209, Ranchera
       vocals, TC, ID "...9 y 9 minutos en Radio Recuerdo...", All alone
       and very strong. (Mohrmann-VT)
 693  UNITED KNIGDOM  BBC Radio 5, Feb 5 0151, British accent talk, BBC
       ID 0159, +10dB over peaks. (Mohrmann-VT)
 738  SPAIN  RNE 1, Barcelona, Feb 8 0231, Spanish talk in CBL 740
       splatter. // 774, 855. (Mohrmann-VT)
 774  SPAIN  RNE 1, Feb 8 0236 Theatrical music in WABC 770 splatter. //
       855 (Mohrmann-VT)
 855  SPAIN  RNE 1, Feb 8 0236, Consistently the strongest RNE1 outlet
       here. Dual announcers in between songs including Leon Gieco's "No
       Le Pido A Dios". +20dB over peaks. // 738, 774 (Mohrmann-VT)

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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Report from Mark Connelly - Times / dates = UTC / 1999

[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*O-MA] = Orleans, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 69.969 W / 41.754 N)
(Town Landing at east end of Portanimicut Road)

Receiver: Drake R8A

Antenna system: cardioid array with BBL-1 broadband loop & APW-1 active
whip to DXP-1 phasing unit

*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

 549  ALGERIA  Les Trembles, FEB 6 2335 - AA talk; fair. [Connelly*O-MA]
 567  IRELAND  RTE, Tullamore, FEB 6 0314 - old-time C&W and blues
       songs. [Connelly*H-MA]
 693  UNITED KINGDOM  BBC, Droitwich et al., FEB 6 0300 - EE news; fair.
       [Connelly*H-MA]
 738  SPAIN  RNE1, Barcelona, FEB 6 2253 - compressed-audio SS talk;
       just sliding by monster-level CHCM-NF-740. [Connelly*O-MA]
 756  SPAIN  R. Euskadi, Bilbao, FEB 6 2249 - man & woman with SS talk
       and laughing; to fair peak. [Connelly*O-MA]
 765  SENEGAL  Dakar, FEB 6 2248 - loud with violins and moaning-type
       vocal. [Connelly*O-MA]
 855  SPAIN  RNE1, Murcia et al., FEB 6 2310 - SS talk by man, slow SAH
       from something else way under. [Connelly*O-MA]
 981  ALGERIA  Algiers, FEB 6 2318 - AA male vocal; fair.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
1044  MOROCCO  Sebaa-Aioun, FEB 6 2326 - AA violins; well atop
       SER-Spain. [Connelly*O-MA]
1089  UNITED KINGDOM  Talk Radio synchros, FEB 6 2327 - EE teletalk by
       woman; fair.  1090 slop was more from a Latin American pile-up
       than from WBAL. [Connelly*O-MA]
1098  SPAIN  RNE5 synchros, FEB 6 2330 - pips on the half-hour, R.
       Nacional Espana ID, then news. [Connelly*O-MA]
1107  SPAIN  RNE5 synchros, FEB 6 2330 - // 1098 with SS news; over
       growl. [Connelly*O-MA]
1215  UNITED KINGDOM  Virgin R. synchros, FEB 6 0254 - "Sara" by
       Fleetwood Mac; to good peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
1269  GERMANY  DeutschlandRadio, Neumunster, FEB 6 0248 - classical
       music // 1422; to fair peak. [Connelly*H-MA]
1278  IRELAND (t)  RTE2, Dublin & Cork, FEB 6 0400 - likely this with
       pips, EE talk; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]
1422  GERMANY  DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, FEB 6 0244 - classical
       piano & violin music; very good. [Connelly*H-MA]
1467  FRANCE  TWR, Roumoules, FEB 6 0505 - GG preaching. [Connelly*H-MA]
1521  SAUDI ARABIA  BSKSA, Duba, FEB 6 2230 - soft guitar music and slow
       emotional AA talk by man, into 5 short pips and one long pip,
       followed by fast AA talk (probably news); loud ! [Connelly*O-MA]
1539  GERMANY  ERF, Mainflingen, FEB 6 0510 - organ music, then choral
       religious vocal; strong, sometimes overwhelming WDCD/CHIN-1540.
       [Connelly*H-MA]
1548  KUWAIT  VOA, Kuwait City, FEB 6 0235 - VOA EE news about Kashmir
       Solidarity Day, then an item about Monica Lewinsky and the
       impeachment trial.  Huge signal, totally annihilating the 1550
       domestics.  This had been blasting in on the car radio (along
       Route 6 on the way to Harwich) over the previous half hour.
       [Connelly*H-MA]
1575  KUWAIT  CLANDESTINE, FEB 6 0237 - excited AA talk; LOUD !
       [Connelly*H-MA]

*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

 535  GRENADA  GBC, St. George's, FEB 6 0317 - "Midnight Blue" by
       Melissa Manchester; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
 550  VENEZUELA  Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, FEB 6 0210 - advert for auto
       parts dealer "en Caracas"; good, over WDEV/WLKW. [Connelly*H-MA]
 555  ST. KITTS & NEVIS  ZIZ, Basseterre, FEB 6 0318 - Caribbean vocals;
       poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
 570  CUBA  R. Reloj, FEB 6 1227 - Reloj news & RR beeps; through phased
       WMCA, well after local dawn. [Connelly*H-MA]
 580  PUERTO RICO  WKAQ, San Juan, FEB 6 2234 - SS "WKAQ R. Reloj" ID,
       news; over others. [Connelly*O-MA]
 608.5  CUBA  R. Rebelde outlet, unknown city, FEB 6 0320 - Rebelde
       drifter now here (in its gradual drift up the dial).
       [Connelly*H-MA]
 627.5  unID  FEB 6 0322 - poorly-modulated carrier. [Connelly*H-MA]
 630  PUERTO RICO  WSKN, San Juan, FEB 6 2236 - SS news with Super
       Cadena mention; mixed with CFCY & WPRO. [Connelly*O-MA]
 640  CUBA  R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, FEB 6 0302 - Backstreet
       Boys song, then man in SS (// 890); dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
 640  GUADELOUPE  RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, FEB 6 2237 - FF teletalk; atop
       CBN, others. [Connelly*O-MA]
 690  BRAZIL  R. Dragao do Mar, ZYH587, Fortaleza, FEB 6 2243 -
       religious-sounding PP talk by man; fair, dominant.  This channel
       has got very interesting with CBF now gone. [Connelly*O-MA]
 690  COLOMBIA  HJCZ, Bogota, FEB 6 0300 - R. Recuerdos ID; over growl.
       [Connelly*H-MA]
 700  unID  FEB 6 2259 - EE newstalk by a woman in an accent that was
       somewhat British-sounding with Afro-Caribbean influences.  Signal
       dropped under SS stations.  It could be Jamaica, but the time
       seemed too early and antenna bearings were more easterly (towards
       the eastern end of the Caribbean, or South America).  If it's
       Linden, Guyana, it's a station listed as being just 1 kW.
       [Connelly*O-MA]
 700  VENEZUELA  R. Sur, YVPQ, Puerto Ordaz, FEB 6 2257 - slogan sounded
       like "R. Sur Siete Ciento"; briefly over others. [Connelly*O-MA]
 705  ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES  Kingstown, FEB 6 2302 - gospel-style
       group vocal; fair to good. [Connelly*O-MA]
 720  VENEZUELA  R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, FEB 6 2337 - SS dance
       music, then ID "R. Oriente, la senal musical de Venezuela"; good,
       over CHTN. [Connelly*O-MA]
 750  VENEZUELA  RCR, YVKS, Caracas, FEB 6 2252 - Caracas SS newstalk;
       over CBGY. [Connelly*O-MA]
 760  BRAZIL  R. Record, ZYH888, Fortaleza, FEB 6 2250 - fanfare music,
       PP talk; in messy jumble with apparent Guyana, Venezuela, and
       Colombia. [Connelly*O-MA]
 760  VENEZUELA  R. Puerto La Cruz, YVQQ, Puerto La Cruz, FEB 6 2304 -
       religious-sounding talk mentioning a meeting "en Porlamar"; poor,
       in "stew" of others. [Connelly*O-MA]
 820.22  VENEZUELA  R. Guadalupana, YVXG, Coro, FEB 6 2306 - bits of
       sports-related SS talk, local mentions; poor. [Connelly*O-MA]
 840  CUBA  CMHW, Santa Clara, FEB 6 1226 - SS Cuban news; over
       WRYM/WHAS; post-sunrise reception. [Connelly*H-MA]
 890  CUBA  R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, FEB 6 0302 - // 640
       with Backstreet Boys song; mixed with WLS/WBPS.
     + FEB 6 1225 - Progreso mention, SS telephone interview; still
       audible well after dawn with WBPS phased. [Connelly*H-MA]
1010  BRAZIL  R. CBN, ZYH625, Fortaleza, FEB 6 2320 - PP sporting event
       report; under WINS. [Connelly*O-MA]
1020  unID  FEB 6 2322 - probably YVRS here with SS religious talk, no
       ID's; local-like. [Connelly*O-MA]
1170  COLOMBIA  CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, FEB 6 2332 - several Bogota
       mentions in news; over others. [Connelly*O-MA]

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**Dennis Gibson - dcgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Well, today I picked up the Realistic TRF I bought on e-bay. I have no
idea what to expect from it. I'd like to hear from some TRF owners. How
does it stack up compared to a newer radio such as the GE Superadio II?
What are its strengths and its weaknesses?


**Ralph Sanserino - sanser@xxxxxxx

Go easy on the ON & OFF switch the end breaks off easily, also the Tone
switch does the same thing.  Your radio probably needs a tune up. There
is a lot you can do for this radio, a digital readout, a plug-in
external ferrite bar antenna if your handy. They were a nice little
radio in there day.

**Dennis Gibson - dcgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

OK. I'll heed your advice even though the switches all feel very solid.
It feels like a very solidly built little radio. When you say it
probably needs a tune up, is that something that can be done by ear, or
is test equipment required? I think you made a comment in an earlier
message implying that the dial calibration might be off. Not so on this
one; it's right smack on the money all the way from the bottom to the
top of the band. A nice thing about this one is that even though its
specs say it only goes up to 1620, mine goes up to 1650. I have no
trouble getting KKTR on it. Any comments from fellow TRF owners/users
are welcome.

**Charles A. Taylor - CALLTaylor@xxxxxxxx

The RS TRF was one of the best values in low-priced portable AM
receivers ever offered. It had a relatively long ferrite loopstick
antenna along 1 stage of tuned RF amplification ahead of the converter.
I had one back in the 80s. It traveled with me to the Philippines. I
gave it away to a good friend who could appreciate its performance and
value.

Few sets costing much more equaled its performance.

**Nick Hall-Patch - Nick_Hall-Patch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hope you enjoy your TRF, Dennis.  It really is a nice little radio.
Although I've modified the daylights out of mine, and still use it after
twenty some odd years, the biggest drawback I remember after purchasing
it was that it seemed a bit insensitive, particularly at the low end of
the band.  Then I realized that I was comparing it to my "big" radios,
connected to external antennas.  Once I parked it inside my air core
loop, it really shone.

Its ferrite loop is pretty big by today's standards, and you may not
find the relative insensitivity a problem.  After all, I was trying to
hear Mexico City and New York on 660 for example.  Those were the days
of clear channels, and there wasn't anything else on the frequency.

Moments after I sent the message about the TRF "insensitivity", I
remembered something else.  The slider volume and tone controls got
scratchy with age,and couldn't be cleaned.   I eventually replaced the
volume with a regular potentiometer, and the tone control with a fixed
resistor.  This was the 12-655 model...

**Dennis Gibson - dcgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks to all who replied about the TRF. I have the 656A; Ralph says
that the 655 was the best one. Until then, I didn't even know there was
more than one. My impressions are these: During the day, when there's
not a station on every frequency, the sensitivity was every so slightly
less than the Superadio II, but the selectivity was inferior. The noise
floor seems amazingly low. At night, when signal levels are closer to
each other than during the day, the TRF's selectivity seemed to be just
fine, although I didn't do a nighttime comparison to the Superadio II. I
also haven't tried it with the Select-a-Tenna.

The audio quality is surprisingly good. Perhaps the bandwidth was made a
little wide to accomplish this. That would account for the selectivity.
I got lucky; this one looks like it just came out of the box for the
first time. It's a real beauty. Any comments on the above observations
would be appreciated.

**Charles A. Taylor - CALLTaylor@xxxxxxxx

Miswrote myself. The RS 12-655/"TRF" went with us to Bermuda (Naval Air
Station 1978-1981 WG-11 Electronics Mechanic/civilian). It served me
well: RMC-1476 and Albania-1395 with no external antenna. Believe I
passed it to the abovestated friend in June 1981 in Indianapolis, en-
route Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa (WG-12 Electronics
Mechanic)...All this rubbage is for Ragnar, i.e. the Navy/Marine Corps
Stuff... 1981-1984.

Anyway, can't really compare the TRF to anything other than my Sony
ICF-2002. Side by side, though, the TRF would probably kick the ICF-
2002 into the nearest ditch, barefoot, with no antenna (the radios, not
the ditch). The ICF-2002 isn't much on its eensie-weensie ferrite
rectangle, on AM.

With the Space Maggot SM-2, though, the ICF-2002 is better. Much better
selectivity and tone. Used the ICF/SM combination in trips to the
Philippines: excellent combination. With the SM-2, though, the TRF would
have been considerably improved, too.

For foaming-at-the-mouth serious DXing, the TRF will be bested by the
likes of JRDs, Drakes, Yaesu; but so will the GE "Super" radio. But if
I'm gonna go to NC's Outer Banks and try to DX Radio Lower-
Schnouzenheimer-777 in Lower Cay, Dutch West Indies, I'd take the ICF
and the Space Maggot.

Hope this makes some sense to someone, somewhere.

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Robert Ross - radiorob@xxxxxxxxx

   A few AM BCB QSL's in this week...Details below.

WTDY  1670  Madison, WISC. Full Data PFC, Station Form QSL Letter and
       Sticker in 3 Weeks for MS from Roy Simmons III Engineer. Says my
       Report is the 1st from CANADA!!
WKSH  1640  Sussex, WISC. Full Data Station Form Letter/QSL, Program
       Sked, and Sticker in 3 weeks for MS from Frank Letourneau G.M.

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**ragnar danneskjold - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx

How come nearly every Mexican AM station I get is in AM stereo and few
US AMs are in stereo? Do they sell AM stereo rigs south of the border
and not here in the US?

It just doesn't make sense to me.

**Charles A. Taylor - CALLTaylor@xxxxxxxx

For the most part, an all-music format doesn't make a whole lot of sense
on the AM band up here. AM tends toward talk/sports formats, which make
little sense to transmit in stereo.

In Mexico, however, I suppose that an all-music AM format is a viable
format, witness the number of XEs that program all-music. Stereo makes
sense for music, it seems to me.

**Paul Swearingen - PlsBCBDXER@xxxxxxx

In some parts of Mexico (Ensenada comes to mind) FM stations are rare,
and with the mountainous terrain in many areas, AM stereo makes sense,
especially when you consider that AM stereo is widely available in car
radios in Mexico. -Paul Swearingen, Topeka

**Lee Freshwater - LFreshwate@xxxxxxx

Part of the blame lies squarely on the FCC. They refused to pick a
"standard" system, leaving Harris, C-Quam and others to fight it out.
The receiver makers, sat around and very few AM Stereo rigs were made.
In our corporate tests of AM stereo, they quality was extremely good on
all systems. Another factor was the "costs" AM stereo needs a good tower
system that is fairly "broadbanded" Alot of OLD directional arrays don't
fit the bill. Most AM are barely getting buy, and were unable to modify
their systems. \Some larger AM's went stereo and really sounded good.
WHAS in Louisville comes to mind. Back when they were playing music !!
Thats the other factor, Very few AM play music, and most AM radios being
made today are so POOR that most people don't even listen to AM anymore.
Lots of factors went into the demise of AM stereo. Its pretty much a
"dead horse" now.

**ragnar danneskjold - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx

Out west a lot of the US stations that program a Mexican format. They
are in AM stereo too. I listen to them because they sound better than
the other formats.

I have two ears when I listen to people talk and I have two ears when I
go to the football games. Why do the stations think I don't have two
ears who program talk and sports? There is a talk station in the Phoenix
area that is in stereo. I listen to them more than the others because of
that one reason. They realize I have two ears.

It makes sense to me to use it all the time. I always use two ears and
not just one.

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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx

QSLs

1100  KNZZ  CO, GRAND JUNCTION, vl in 12d from: Lisa McCoy-Office
       Manager. Address: 1360 E. Sherwood Drive-Grand Junction CO 81501.
       Already had this QSL'd, but hrd they had a "new" QSL card. Oh
       well. (PM-OR)
1210  WPHT  PA, PHILIDELPHIA, QSL cd & letter w/key chain in 21d for
       taped tentative report. V/S  Sam A. Virgillo-Tech. Address: City
       Avenue & Monument Rd, Philidelphia  PA  19131. Haven't hrd this
       since it was WCAU years ago!  Sent two QSLs cards w/ photo of the
       old WCAU in 1950.  (PM-OR)

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    phil bytheway - Seattle WA - philip_bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

    Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly

    Geomagnetic Summary February 3 1999 through February 9 1999

  2/ 3   109     3    1    very low    quiet               -
     4   107     9    1    low         quiet-active        -
     5   104    10    3    very low    quiet-unsettled     -
     6    99    13    3    very low    quiet-active        -
     7   110    12    1    low         quiet-active        -
     8   125     4    1    low         quiet               -
  2/ 9   129     2    0    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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