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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - October 28 1999
Vol 5 No 30
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CONVENTION - MEETING INFO (corrections/additions welcome)
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CPC DX tests
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CPC Chairperson (IRCA) - Lynn Hollerman - gmhollerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
11/ 7/99 Sun - 0100-0130 - 560 - WGAI - Elizabeth City NC (IRCA)
11/ 7/99 Sun - 0200-0700 - 560 - KMON - Great Falls MT (IRCA)
* 1/ 1/00 Sat - 0300-???? - 1420 - KSTN - Stockton CA (IRCA)
Sunday, November 7, 1999 - WGAI-560, Elizabeth City, NC will conduct a
DX test from 1:00-1:30 am EST. Tones of 1000 Hz and 800 Hz, as well as
Morse code IDs, will be used. WGAI will play station jingles between CW
IDs. The test will also be broadcast on their Internet audio feed, but
only on-air reports will receive a QSL. WGAI will be operating with 500
watts, directional pattern during this period. Station phone is
(252)335-0856.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Bob Carter
Director of Engineering & Operations
WGAI-AM
P.O. Box 1408
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
E-mail: wgai560am@xxxxxxx
WWW: http://hometown.aol.com/wgai560am
(Arranged by Lynn Hollerman for the IRCA CPC.)
Sunday, November 7, 1999 - KMON-560, Great Falls, MT will conduct a DX
test at 12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, and 5:00 am MST. Following their
traditional station ID, a 1000 Hz tone followed by a Morse code ID will
be broadcast. KMON broadcasts traditional/modern country-western music
24 hours a day. KMON will be operating with their full power of 5000
watts at this time, with a directional pattern at 23 degrees to the
north. Station phone is (406) 761-7600, fax (406) 761-5511.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Attn: Chief Engineer (Lete Connelly)
KMON Radio
P.O. Box 3309
#20 3rd Street N
Great Falls, MT 59403
E-mail: 560@xxxxxxxx (general)
lete@xxxxxxxxxxxx (engineering)
WWW: http://www.kmon.com
(Arranged by Lynn Hollerman for the IRCA CPC.)
Saturday, January 1, 2000 - KSTN-1420, Stockton, CA will conduct a DX
test from 12:00 am - ? am PST (3:00 am - ? EST). Request line -
(209)948-1420 - will be open to go on the air with New Year's greetings.
The format will be '70s disco music. There will be a prize drawing from
all reports received for a souvenir piece of the transmitter.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Paul Shinn
Chief Engineer
KSTN-AM
2171 Ralph Avenue
Stockton, CA 95206
E-mail: KSTN@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(Arranged by Lynn Hollerman for the IRCA CPC.)
*****I *may* have a DX test on 890 from SC set up for us - but right
now, that's in the planning stage. The engineer, a Powell E. Way,
requests that some DXers listen for a station he works at - WKDK-1240,
in Newberry, SC . He says he's there on Sunday mornings, like at 5am
ELT. He'd REALLY like to hear from DXers - the address I have is 3000
Hazel St. (or P.O. Box 753) Newberry, SC 29108, with a phone # of (864)
276-3337 - the phone # is from the '97 NRC log, so it may be out of
date. Please give it a listen if you can!
Also, if you hear a test, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know, via either e-mail
or in rec.radio.shortwave! 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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Anker Petersen - anker.petersen@xxxxxxxxxx (via Pat Martin)
Dear friends,
As friends to Jens Frost, it is my sad duty to inform you that Jens
suddenly passed away this Monday after a heart stroke.
I talked with him on phone last Friday where he confirmed his
participation in the small EDXC Conference on Nov 6 here in Copenhagen.
Yesterday I received a letter from him poststamped Monday with
contributions to the next ShortwaveNews. So for me it is hard to believe
that he is no longer, but his son-in-law, Per Soerensen told me so this
afternoon, and I promised to inform you.
Letters of condolences can be sent to his daughter and son-in-law,
Sonja Frost & Per Soerensen, Engvaenget 18, DK 2650 Hvidovre, Denmark.
In deep sorrow,
Anker Petersen
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Charles Taylor - ctaylor@xxxxxxxxxxx
Does anyone know if KRVN-880 is still off frequency? One of one group
here is an ex-engineer from KRVN, back from the era when they moved from
1010 to 880 and went II-A.
I have a QSL card from them for 1010.
**Albert Lehr - Livermore CA - ALehr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
KRVN is back within FCC limits at the moment. They were down on 879.962
kHz on 8/16/99. By 9/3/99 they had drifted down to 879.957. I found
them on 880.003 on 10/3/99. Tonight, 10/24/99 at 2130 PDT, they are on
880.012v kHz. If the trend continues, KRVN may be going astray on the
high side in the next few weeks.
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Paul Ormandy - Oamaru NZ - paulorm@xxxxxxxx
1071 R Pacific, Ashburton relay now on. Presume power to be in the
vicinity on 2kW...
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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Greetings to all. I'm looking for logging reports of longwave and
medium wave stations (150 to 2500 kHz) made between 8 and 25 October
1999. Stations outside the reporter's country are preferred (whether of
broadcast, utility, or 160-m amateur). Selected reports will be posted
under the Parallel DX Efforts heading on the Newfoundland DXpedition Web
Page: " http://members.xoom.com/MarkWA1ION/nfdxpage.htm "
Already reports from Germany, Brazil, and the United States ... both
coasts ... have been listed. Some additional European coverage as well
as DX from the Caribbean area (including south Florida), the Middle
East, South Africa, Japan, Hawaii, and the Australia / New Zealand
regions would round out the Parallel DX Efforts section nicely.
The National Radio Club book "Season of DXpeditions" gives a very
thorough treatment of the autumn 1996 period. Coverage includes the
legendary DXpeditions of DX teams in Cappahayden (Newfoundland), Sheigra
(Scotland), and Lemmenjoki (Finland) as well as many smaller, but still
significant, parallel efforts from around the world. See "
http://nrcdxas.org/catalog/ " for more information. Though the loggings
are 3 years old, some are still relevant. Always of value are the
discussions of operating techniques used on successful DXpeditions.
Jean Burnell, John Fisher, Neil Kazaross, and Al Merriman are still
working on the final version of the official 1999 Newfoundland
DXpedition report. It will be accessible from the Web page as soon as it
becomes available. Meanwhile, sit back and enjoy reading the reports
these guys have already provided.
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Jean Burnell - St John's NF - jburnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
NEWFOUNDLAND DXPEDITION VIII
I arrived back in Cappahayden long after sunset on 19 October, and
Neil Kazaross and Al Merriman wasted no time in telling me what I had
missed: excellent African signals! I didn't start DXing until after
0000 UTC, by which time the action was over for Africa. Nevertheless, I
found some good South American DX was available, so my quest for "new"
Brazilians and "deep-South Americans continued.
Yesterday (21 October) we found the European Beverage broken about
150 meters from the shack. I suspect this happened many days ago since
this wire had been giving sub par signals since the almost a week. This
was repaired and better, but not great, reception of Europe was once
again enjoyed, although conditions to Europe are not very good. I did
catch up a bit by logging Lesotho on 891 kHz, which the others had
bagged the previous night.
Correction first: It seems that there is indeed something wrong with
the number 13! I have been numbering this DXpedition Newfoundland XIII
when I mean VIII!
Now some logs (dates/times are UTC!). Sorry this is chronological,
I'm tight for time and this is easier!
700 ARGENTINA R. Cordoba 0106 20 Oct - Sports including rugby, ID at
0109; YV QRM
700 BRAZIL R. Eldorado 0114 20 Oct - Fade up over the SS stns w/ ID.
Common catch.
630 ARGENTINA R. Rivadavia 0222 20 Oct - Almost along talking about
upcoming Argenitinian election.
660 VENEZUELA R. Anaco 0350 20 Oct - Nice s/off anmt, state and nat.
anthems.
880 PERU R. Union 0819 20 Oct - romantic mx under R. Mundial, which
was selling "natural medicines"
840 PUERTO RICO R. Victoria 0940 20 Oct - Almost last in the band
before it's all domestics.
530 UNID 1951 20 Oct (and many other times) AA music, some AA talk,
sometimes in FF. I think I heard an ID for Cairo at the end of
FF news. Is anyone else hearing this?
890.98 LESOTHO 2005 20 Oct - African music fades up sometimes
stronger than // 4800! Best on the K9AY loop since we don't have
a Beverage aimed well for Africa.
972 BOTSWANA 2034 20 Oct - Noted in passing, fairly strong, but I
couldn't find 531 which the guys had logged the previous evening.
1197 UNID HELP!!! Family R. 2044 20 Oct - Syndicated US religion,
clear Family R. ID at 2100. I suspect this is the ex-BBC transmitter in
Lesotho...
1330 BRAZIL R. Eldorado Natal 2055 20 Oct - Rel pgm ends, ID just
before 2100.
1520 BRAZIL R. Salinas 2218 20 Oct - many mentions of Natal, ID at
2229. So far I have not been able to ID the other ZY audible on
this freq at the same time!
1370 BRAZIL R. Independencia Curitiba 2314 20 Oct - One of 3 ZY's (one
other is the usual Atual) w/ ID and telephone chats
1170 ARGENTINA R. Mi Pais 0356 21 Oct - ID in a jumble
840 ARGENTINA R. Salta 0859 21 Oct - Nice s/on w/ Ids and stn song,
promos for news. I wonder if this is the only Argentinian that
I'm hearing on the freq...
1470 PUERTO RICO R. Cumbre 0904 21 Oct - "emisora del centro del Pais"
mellow mx
1430 VENEZUELA & PUERTO RICO R. Bahia & NotiUno 0914 21 Oct - First up
was Puerto Rico w/ news of Hurricane Jose, then taken over by
Bahia with zillions of ads
1420 VENEZUELA R. Marabina 0932 21 Oct - Many ID's and jingles
1300 VENEZUELA 1300 AM, Caracas 0936 21 Oct - Musica creolia, ID
1280 PUERTO RICO NotiUno 0942 21 Oct - This network seems to have
swallowed a number of stns, more news of Hurricane.
1485 ENGLAND BBC R. Merseyside 1944 21 Oct - Antenna functional again!
News of the Merseyside Bangladesh Centre, good
1503 POLAND TWR/Norea R. 1947 21 Oct - Scan lang, SINPO 44444
999 ENGLAND Magic 999 1955 21 Oct - Old pops, ID after news to 2002
1260 ENGLAND tent Sabras Sound 2022 21 Oct - Hindi film mx occasionally
up over Classic Gold 1260.
945 ANGOLA 2034 21 Oct - FF news to 2050, nice signal!
530 UNID 2045 21 Oct - Here again w/ Koran, translations into FF.
648 GAMBIA R. Gambia 2131 21 Oct - Nx in EE
907.84 GAMBIA R. Syd 2136 21 Oct - Af mx, woman DJ, weak but fairly
clear on K9AY loop
1350 ARGENTINA R. Buenos Aires 0059 22 Oct - ID in SS, was the same
stn as was in PP a few moments earlier?
550 URUGUAY R. Colonia 0140 22 Oct - Tough reception w/ YV QRM, promo
at 0142
650 URUGUAY?? 0203 22 Oct - Orchestral (classical) mx, likely SODRE
1529.58 URUGUAY R. Independencia 0245 22 Oct - Back to back mellow
tunes until ID at 0259 then off
1070 FRENCH GUIANA RFO 0331 22 Oct - FF pgm // 162
820.24 COLOMBIA R. Vigia 0914 22 Oct - Many saludos, some romantic
mx, tough QRM from concurrent Rosary on Guadalupana
The DXpedition is over. Al Merriman had said his goodbyes on
Saturday morning, and he started his long drive back to Virginia. Neil
Kazaross and I packed up the shack and brought in the antennas in the
fog and gentle drizzle of Sunday morning, 24 October. It was a welcome
change from the 100 km/h wind and the sheets of rain that had pounded us
the previous evening! I dropped Neil off at St. John's airport just
after noon, Newfoundland Time.
Conditions were auroral for the final two nights. In spite of having
a fully functional European antenna, it was largely ignored since the
action was from the south: Africa and South America. Again, I think we
landed some good ones!
The process of assembling a complete report is now beginning. I have
a lot of tapes to review, so modification of some of these logs is
inevitable. Also, I have a lot of possible IDs to listen to again, and
I have a number of more routine catches to include. I should stress
that the logs in these five reports are only my own, and the final
report should also contain material from the other three DXers, John
Fisher, Al Merriman, and Neil Kazaross. The final report will be
submitted for inclusion in the National Radio Club's "DX News," and
other clubs have expressed an interest in picking up this report, at
least in part. Also, the final report will be available on a new web
site, and it will include some Real Audio clips and, I hope, some
photos.
I thank the guys who make the trip up here to share in the DX. I
also wish to acknowledge the assistance of two virtual participants in
this DXpedition. I am very grateful to Werner Funkenhauser and Mark
Connelly, both veterans of previous Newfoundland DXpeditions, for
propagation forecasts, for parallel DX sessions, for their general
encouragement, and for posting these reports on their web sites.
Here are the logs. As always, comments and corrections would be much
appreciated! Dates/times are UTC, and the order is still chronological:
1520 BRAZIL R. Salinas 2047 22 Oct - PP ads for stores in Macao, fair
1206 MOZAMBIQUE EP do Inhambane 2055-2115 22 Oct - Good peaks, but
deep fades, pop mx, PP news from 2100
972 BOTSWANA Gaborone 2123 22 Oct - News in EE, fair
873 BOTSWANA Gantsi 2155 22 Oct - Mainly chat // 972, but weaker
than 972. WRTH lists this as a "future plan." Clearly, some
future plans become reality.
930 BRAZIL R. Metropolitana 2231 22 Oct - I've heard this before,
but it's always fun to phase out your local station (CJYQ) to
hear one on another continent! ... sports event, ID and
Fortaleza mentioned
560 BRAZIL R. Educadora do Maranhao 2257 22 Oct - Phasing revealed
this w/ sports. IDs as "R. Educadora" but the ads revealed the
stn location
800 BRAZIL R. MEC 2324 22 Oct - Still having fun knocking out
locals, this time VOWR, to reveal mellow pops, lots of IDs near
0000
1190 ARGENTINA R. America 0040 23 Oct - Ads and talk, common catch
but not with SINPO 44444!
1512 UNID 0111 23 Oct - Second Koran chanting under the massive Saudi
signal (also Koran), then talk in AA. Ideas please!?
920 PARAGUAY R. Nac. 0158 23 Oct - Play-by-play announcer in ecstasy
with Paraguay leading Bolivia 3-0 in soccer game
1010 BRAZIL R. AM de Povo 0757 23 Oct - "AM de Povo" slogan, ad for
college w/ best profs in Fortaleza
610 TRINIDAD NBS 0817 23 Oct - Caribbean-accented preacher
720 PARAGUAY R. Patai Puki 0830 23 Oct - Seemed to have just signed
on, ID, weather, time checks
780 PARAGUAY R. Primero de Marzo 0838 23 Oct - Big fat juicy ID
after ads
1310 MARTINIQUE RFO 0900 23 Oct - France-Inter ID, and sports. This
one often runs local pgms when St. Pierre (1375) Guadeloupe
(640), and Cayenne (1070) are relaying France Inter
1130 VENEZUELA R. Ideal 0938 23 Oct - Wow! What a strong signal! SS
pops ID and also "Emisora del Amor" slogan
11092.53 USB ST. HELENA 1858 23 Oct - Actually 10 secs of audio
before at 18:52:30, bells, s/on, etc. We were not able to find
the // on 1548.
1484.90 MADEIRA? probably Funchal 2018 23 Oct - Pop/dance mx, canned
anmts in PP with wicked reverb
909 NIGERIA? 2043 23 Oct - Man in African lang over VOA Botswana,
possibly mentioned "Abuja"
963 UNID 2058 23 Oct - and other times...PP stn (Not Renascenca,
which could also be heard) w/ phone chat and music. Mentioned
"Emisora Povincial" but we can't decipher the place name (yet!)
Mozambique station??
531 BOTSWANA Maun 2111 23 Oct - Pop and African music // 972, 1215
747 BURKINA FASO R. Burkina 2114 23 Oct - African lang, mx, under
Spain, // SW
1215 BOTSWANA Mahalapye 2119 23 Oct - African music // 972, 531
657 UNID 2133 23 Oct - Possibly South Africa? Religious sings in EE,
of course it faded away just before 2200, so no ID!
1460 BRAZIL R. Agreste 2232 23 Oct - Accordion mx, ID, deep faeds
1000 BRAZIL R. Princesa Serrana 2332 23 Oct - Actually slogan not
noted, but the place name in the ads was Timbauba, under the high
power ZY
1270 BRAZIL R. Continental 2354 23 Oct - Pop songs, one word
"Continental" canned ID between most songs, poor in QRM
580 BRAZIL R. CBN Recife 0208 24 Oct - PP news, // 860
940 COLOMBIA RCN 0254 24 Oct - ID
1020 PARAGUAY R. Nanduti 0846 24 Oct - Good signal w/ news until
Margarita s/on at 0850
1150 ARGENTINA stn?? 0903 24 Oct - Lots of lively accordion mx, woman
host but lost to domestic QRM before it IDed
690 ECUADOR HCJB1 0920 24 Oct - Soft-spoken man in indigenous
language, mx // 3220, but rising QRM from R. Recuerdos
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Mike Hardester (via Charles A. Taylor - calltaylor@xxxxxxxxxxx)
A couple of notes regarding local station happenings in the
Jacksonville, NC area.
530 and 1610 kHz: NC, Camp Lejeune. TISs appear to be on RS, with
simulcast of rebroadcast of NWS station in Newport, NC. First noted
10/20 at 0600 traveling to work. At SS, 1610 is hrd at a fair level
while 530 is covered by UNID Spanish - presumed R. Vision Cristiania on
535 as previously logged here. (MH-NC)
1580 WSMO? NC. Camp Lejeune? Noted an ad in local paper with reference
to a "WSMO 1580 AM" and "Classic Country Radio" as co-sponsor of
a local event. Ex-WWJV? Not hrd if on air - usually, I'm out of
the area from a bit before sunrise to after sunset. Didn't check
this weekend (10/23-24). Will f/up when on air and ID confirmed.
Nothing noted in FCC database. (MH-NC)
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Don Moore - IA - mooredxer@xxxxxxxxx
A logs made at the MARE DXpedition near Brighton Michigan. Receiver:
Sony ICF-2010. Antenna: Approximately 1000 foot beverage pointed south.
650 COLOMBIA, Antena Dos, Bogota 0228-0232 Ad for Cafe Sello Rojo,
sports, ID. Good. (Moore MI Oct 23)
720 Emisoras Unidas, Baranquilla 0233 String of ads mentioning
Barranquilla. Also heard at 0306 with an ad for the Loteria de
Santander.
920.2 Emisora Fuentes, Cartagena 0145 ID and anmts. Fair in USB mode
to escape het and QRM. (Moore MI Oct 23)
1170 Caracol, Cartagena 0119-0123 Sports talk, ID, PSA by Corporacion
Nacional de Ahorro y Vivienda. Excellant and interference free
signal. (Moore MI Oct 23)
???? PANAMA Radio Reforma 0056-0105 Ads mentioning Chitre and definite
ID. Fair. Larry Russell had a better signal on his spiral loop
than I did on my 1000 foot southerly beverage! (Moore MI Oct 23)
750 VENEZUELA, Radio Caracas Radio 0245 Venezuelan baseball // 850
kHz. Fair. I've always wondered if Radio Caracas Radio has a
Department of Redundancy Department. (The reason for the
repitition is to distinguish it from Radio Caracas Television.)
(Moore MI Oct 23)
850 RV-850 Valencia 0040-0250+ Presumed the one with beisbol between
the Leones de Caracas and Aguilas de Zulia. The other YV on this
frequency is religous, so not likely to have this type of
programming. Noted usually on top with fair signals at various
times during this period. // 750 kHz. (Moore MI Oct 23)
940 UNID 0155 At three Latins mixing on this frequency. Heard one ad
giving prices in Bolivares (the Venezuelan currency). Punto Fijo
most likely. Poor. (Moore MI Oct 23)
1080 Radio Barcelona 0132-0135 ID given as I tuned in, then back to
baseball. // 1110. Fair. (Moore MI Oct 23)
1110 UNID 0123+ Venezuelan baseball // 1080 noted at various times.
Fair signal mixing with domestic station. Probably Carupano as it
is in the same net as Radio Barcelona. (Moore MI Oct 23)
920 COLOMBIA: Emisora Fuentes on 920.2v is one of the better heard
Colombians. BOGOTA, Colombia -- Gunmen dragged from his home and
shot to death a reporter who covered cock fights and town affairs
for a small radio station on the Caribbean coast, police said
Thursday. Rodolfo Flores, a 38-year-old reporter for Emisora
Fuentes radio, was shot three times in the head and discarded on
a rural highway, Lt. Col. Rodolfo Lopez, police commander in
northern Sucre state told The Associated Press. Police found the
body just after dawn Thursday near Flores' home town of San
Onofre - five hours after at least four men broke into the
journalist's residence, Lopez said in a telephone interview.
There was no immediate indication of motive in the second slaying
of a small-town journalist in just over a month in Colombia. On
Sept. 16, gunmen entered a bar and shot to death Guzman Quintero,
chief editor of a provincial newspaper in northern Valledupar
state, while he drank a beer with colleagues. With four
journalists killed in the line of duty last year and 47
assassinated since 1989, according to the New York-based
Committee to Protect Journalists, Colombia ranks among the
world's most dangerous places to practice the profession. Over
the years, threats and violence against the media have come from
a plethora of sources in the violent Andean nation-among them
drug traffickers, corrupt politicians, leftist rebels and right-
wing paramilitary groups. (The Associated Press Oct 22 via Ken
MacHarg via Don Moore)
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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
MASSACHUSETTS PARALLEL EFFORT TO 1999 NEWFOUNDLAND DXPEDITION
[Connelly*B-MA] = Billerica, MA (GC= 71.221 W / 42.533 N) (home)
[Connelly*D-MA] = Duxbury, MA (GC= 70.651 W / 42.047 N)
(west end of Powder Point Bridge, at King Caesar Road)
[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*R-MA] = Rockport, MA (GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N) (Granite Pier)
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: cardioid array with BBL-1 broadband loop, AWP-1 whip,
prototype Superphaser-2 phasing unit
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549 ALGERIA Les Trembles, OCT 16 2340 - AA talk & teletalk; fair.
[Connelly*D-MA]
585.2 unID OCT 16 2338 - possibly Tunisia here with het against
Spain-585.0. [Connelly*D-MA]
603 SPAIN RNE5, Sevilla / Palencia, OCT 16 2336 - // 855 with man in
SS; to fair peak. [Connelly*D-MA]
612 MOROCCO Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 19 2246 - AA music, then AA talk by man;
low audio level on big carrier. [Connelly*R-MA]
621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN RNE1 synchros, OCT 16 2247 - loud with
fast SS talk. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ OCT 19 2245 - two men in SS; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
639 SPAIN RNE1, La Coruna, OCT 16 2222 - // 684 with SS interview;
poor through slop from a jumble of stations (Guadeloupe et al.)
on 640. [Connelly*D-MA]
648 GAMBIA Bonto, OCT 16 2344 - African vocal and percussion; peaking
well over Spain. [Connelly*D-MA]
648 SAUDI ARABIA (t) Jeddah, OCT 19 2241 - most likely this with
Koran recitation (droning a cappella AA male vocal); poor to
fair, dominant. [Connelly*R-MA]
684 SPAIN RNE1, Sevilla, OCT 16 0456 - SS newstalk; good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
+ OCT 16 2219 - entertainment-related SS interview; good. WRKO was
all groundwave at the time, so it was easily nulled.
[Connelly*D-MA]
693.7 AZORES RDP, Santa Barbara OCT 19 2231 - // 836 with vocal;
strong carrier but weak audio. [Connelly*R-MA]
711.04 WESTERN SAHARA Laayoune, OCT 16 2217 - AA-Berber vocal with
drums, violin; initially in WOR slop, but then it boomed in with
a strong signal. [Connelly*D-MA]
729 SPAIN RNE1, Oviedo et al., OCT 16 2226 - bits of SS teletalk;
more slop from CHTN-720 than from anything on 730.
[Connelly*D-MA]
747 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN OCT 16 2232 - mellow jazz, then man &
woman in SS; over others. [Connelly*D-MA]
801 SPAIN RNE1 synchros, OCT 16 2348 - fast SS talk; poor, in
PJB/WCCM-800 slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
836 AZORES RDP, Pico da Barrosa, OCT 16 0348 - end of vocal (sounded
like Ray Charles), then PP talk; fair. Somewhat stronger than
Canaries-837. [Connelly*H-MA] + OCT 16 2207 - excellent with
jazz. [Connelly*D-MA]
837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN COPE synchros, OCT 16 2331 - fair with
somewhat-muffled SS talk by man // 1296. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ OCT 19 2225 - SS talk; fair over 836 het. [Connelly*R-MA]
846 ITALY Rome, OCT 16 0222 - classical piano music; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
855 SPAIN RNE1, Murcia et al., OCT 16 0352 - woman in SS; fair,
through WEEI slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ OCT 16 2337 - several SS announcers; good, generally over the 850
slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
873 SPAIN SER synchros, OCT 16 2328 - // 1179 with slow deliberate SS
group discussion, then a bit of organ music; fair.
[Connelly*D-MA]
882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN COPE synchros, OCT 16 2212 - SS teletalk;
good. [Connelly*D-MA]
891 ALGERIA Algiers, OCT 16 0230 - AA male vocal and steel guitar;
very good. [Connelly*H-MA]
918 SPAIN R. Intercontinental, Madrid, OCT 16 2322 - excited SS talk
by man; very good. Semi-auroral conditions weakened CJCH to let
this one slide right by. [Connelly*D-MA]
954 SPAIN R. Espana, Madrid, OCT 16 0241 - to good peak with SS
telephone interview. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ OCT 16 2320 - Beatles- influenced vocal; good to excellent.
[Connelly*D-MA]
963 PORTUGAL R. Renascenca, Seixal, OCT 16 2319 - man & woman in PP;
fair (though WZAN-970 slop bad at times). [Connelly*D-MA]
981.11 ALGERIA Radiodif. Algerienne, Algiers, OCT 16 2318 - pan-pipes
/ flutes, male AA pop-style vocal; huge, demolishing WTRY/WCAP-
980. Measured freq. 110 Hz high of nominal 981. [Connelly*D-MA]
999 SPAIN COPE, Madrid, OCT 16 2315 - monotone-delivery SS news by
man; through slop from Latin American mix on 1000.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1008 CANARY ISLANDS Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz, OCT 16 2313
- SS talk with flute interludes; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
1017 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, OCT 16 2311 - // 1107 with SS news
interview; over Middle Eastern music station (presumably the
Turk). [Connelly*D-MA]
1026 SPAIN SER synchros, OCT 16 2310 - fast SS talk / teletalk; over
others, fair through WBZ slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
1035 PORTUGAL R. Nacional, Lisboa, OCT 16 2309 - plaintive PP vocal;
fair with WBZ phased. [Connelly*D-MA]
1044 MOROCCO Sebaa-Aioun, OCT 16 2131 - AA vocal & violins, then fast
AA talk by man; good on pre-sunset fade-up. [Connelly*D-MA]
1053 MOROCCO Tanger, OCT 16 2352 - female AA vocal; good.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1053 SPAIN COPE, Zaragoza / Castellon, OCT 16 2308 - SS talk; under
huge unmodulated carrier that was probably from the Moroccan.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1062 NIGERIA (t) OCT 16 2306 - folk-style vocal, possibly religious.
[Connelly*D-MA] + OCT 19 2302 - African-accented EE talk by man; taking
a pounding from CBA-1070 slop. Lost at 2305 when CBA went from
talk to brassy jazz. [Connelly*R-MA]
1071 SPAIN EI, Bilbao, OCT 16 2256 - some kind of question-and-answer
session with man & woman in SS; good. [Connelly*D-MA]
1088 ANGOLA Radio Nacional, Mulenvos, OCT 16 2253 - bits of PP talk;
poor, faintly hetted by weaker 1089. [Connelly*D-MA]
1089 UNITED KINGDOM Talk Radio synchros, OCT 19 2344 - EE talkshow;
very jumpy fades, in & out of WBAL/LA's-1090 slop. This was one
of the very few northern Europeans making any kind of a showing
at all. [Connelly*R-MA]
1098 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, OCT 16 2252 - // 1107 with segment of flute
jazz, then SS talk; strong. Synchro echo of up to a half-second
(!) between stations was noted. [Connelly*D-MA]
1107 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, OCT 16 2247 - man & woman in SS with
interspersed music, not parallel to RNE1 (e.g. 621) at this time.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1116 SPAIN SER synchros, OCT 16 2246 - restricted (telephone type)
audio quality on SS talk by man; good signal strength.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1125 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, OCT 16 2245 - SS talk over a weak het from
approx. 1125.5 (maybe one of the synchros off channel ?)
[Connelly*D-MA]
1134 SPAIN COPE synchros, OCT 16 2243 - fast SS talk about events in
"la capital"; good, totally dominant. [Connelly*D-MA]
1179 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN SER synchros, OCT 16 2125 - fast SS
newstalk; pre-sunset fade-up over slop from WJJF daytimer.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1197 SPAIN EI, Vitoria, OCT 16 2354 - calm-voiced man in SS; dominant.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1251 LIBYA Tripoli, OCT 16 2356 - AA vocal; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
1296 SPAIN COPE, Valencia, OCT 16 0256 - short segment of music, then
man in SS. No sign of Sudan at the time. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ OCT 16 2331 - // 837 with SS talk; poor. [Connelly*D-MA]
1305 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, OCT 16 2356 - SS talk with synchro- echo;
over rumble. [Connelly*D-MA]
1467 FRANCE TWR, Roumoules, OCT 19 2215 - EE religious talk; in slop.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1521 SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA, Duba, OCT 16 0301 - AA news by man; good to
excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ OCT 16 2131 - male AA vocal; over SAH, bits of second audio
(probably Spain), and a bit of slop from daytimer WGAM.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1530 SAO TOME E PRINCIPE VOA Relay, Pinheira, OCT 16 0313 - VOA
discussion program in EE; fair with WSAI phased. [Connelly*H-MA]
1550 ALGERIA RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, OCT 16 2231 - Oud music,
female Berber-style vocal; huge, crushing the NY or PA nostalgia
station. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ OCT 19 2318 - AA-style music with drums, then into SS talk by man
with ID mentioning "saharaui". [Connelly*R-MA]
1575 SPAIN SER synchros, OCT 19 2321 - SS talk with restricted "telco
quality" audio; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
1583.6 CEUTA RadiOle, OCT 16 0306 - plaintive ballad, then SS talk;
good. Not much showing on 1584. [Connelly*H-MA] + OCT 16 2129 -
male vocal with acoustic guitar; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
1584 SPAIN SER synchros, OCT 19 2325 - // 1575 with SS talk having a
definite synchro echo; to fair peak over het from weaker Ceuta-
1583.6. [Connelly*R-MA]
Not MW, but I had to include this ...
11902.54 ST. HELENA OCT 23 - test broadcast booming in on upper
sideband through the entire 1900-2315 UTC period. Many e-mail
reports were read on the air and numerous pop-rock hits ("La Vida
Loca" near the beginning of the broadcast, "The Final Countdown"
near the end, etc.) were played. Announcers mentioned that this
was the last test that this station was going to run. I got a
good deal of it on tape. It was running parallel to 1548 kHz
medium wave ... did anyone log them on that frequency ??
[Connelly*B-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
526 BAHAMAS ZLS, Stella Maris, OCT 16 1007 - "ZLS" code beacon; fair
through RVC-530 slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
530 TURKS & CAICOS R. Vision Cristiana, OCT 16 1007 - SS hymn; huge.
[Connelly*H-MA]
+ OCT 16 2342 - SS ID "Radio Vision Cristiana, la Emisora de Dios";
local-like. There was something in EE under, but possibly just a
TIS rather than Falklands. [Connelly*D-MA]
535 GRENADA GBC, St. George's, OCT 16 2341 - woman giving speech
about the Government of Grenada and efforts to help young people;
good. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ OCT 20 0048 - lounge-jazz style female vocal; to good peak.
[Connelly*R-MA]
540 MEXICO XEWA, San Luis Potosi - Monterrey, OCT 16 1102 - romantic
SS vocal; over/under WLUX. [Connelly*H-MA]
555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS ZIZ, Basseterre, OCT 16 2339 - Carib-EE
talkshow; fair with WGAN phased. [Connelly*D-MA]
570 CUBA R. Reloj, OCT 16 1008 - Reloj clock ticks and SS news about
Habana; over WMCA. [Connelly*H-MA]
591 CUBA R. Musical Nacional, OCT 20 0031 - bits of music, SS talk
noted along with a fat het against WEZE/VOCM/SS'er-590. ID'ed
subsequently by Don Moore in Iowa. [Connelly*R-MA]
600 CUBA R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, OCT 16 1002 - // 620 with
morning greeting and song. [Connelly*H-MA]
620 CUBA R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, OCT 16 1002 - // 600 with greeting
"muy buenas dias ... Radio Rebelde". [Connelly*H-MA]
630 PUERTO RICO WSKN, San Juan, OCT 16 1000 - Super Cadena mention in
fast-paced SS news. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ OCT 16 2343 - Cadena mentions; mixed with WPRO. [Connelly*D-MA]
640 CUBA R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, OCT 16 0958 - SS talk
about plantations outside Habana; huge dominant signal.
+ still here at OCT 16 1013 UTC with talk about Copa Mundial.
[Connelly*H-MA]
640 VENEZUELA Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, OCT 16 2300 - fast SS
sportstalk, ID // 1090; slightly over Guadeloupe. [Connelly*D-MA]
650 COLOMBIA RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, OCT 20 0030 - Antena Dos
ID; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]
670 CUBA R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, OCT 16 1012 - music, then SS
phone conversation with a woman with several Cuba references, //
600, 620. [Connelly*H-MA]
670 VENEZUELA R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, OCT 16 2235 - SS sportstalk
with Venezuela and Copa Mundial mentions; over others.
[Connelly*D-MA]
+ OCT 19 2238 - SS talk about electoral politics in Caracas.
[Connelly*R-MA]
680 PUERTO RICO WAPA, San Juan, OCT 20 0200 - SS talk with detailed
Puerto Rico weather including high and low temperatures for a
number of cities. Announcer ID'ed W-A-P-A call (by individual
letters) and the calls of two other Puerto Rican stations on the
same news "mini-network". This was loud: actually OVER LOCAL
WRKO !! [Connelly*R-MA]
690 ANGUILLA Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, OCT 16 0455 - EE
preaching; over presumed Colombia (who had accordion music).
[Connelly*H-MA]
+ OCT 16 2346 - preaching about the escape from Egypt; excellent,
over Venezuela/Brazil. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ OCT 19 2233 - good with Caribbean-accented EE local news with a
warning about the approach of Hurricane Jose. [Connelly*R-MA]
690 BRAZIL R. Dragao do Mar, ZYH587, Fortaleza, OCT 16 2234 - PP
preaching; in mess with Anguilla and Venezuela. [Connelly*D-MA]
690 VENEZUELA YVMR, Barquisimeto, OCT 16 2346 - adverts for
businesses "en Venezuela". Signal was a bit under Anguilla.
[Connelly*D-MA]
700 COLOMBIA R. Net, HJCX, Cali, OCT 16 0447 - leading the pack with
SS news with several Bogota items. [Connelly*H-MA]
700 JAMAICA RJR, Montego Bay, OCT 16 0503 - black DJ talked about
groups performing at various local clubs, then a gospel-
influenced R&B vocal followed; over Colombia. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ OCT 20 0157 - slogan "The Supreme Sound, RJR", followed by Jose
Feliciano version of "Light My Fire". [Connelly*R-MA]
705 ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES Kingstown, OCT 20 0019 - "Miss You
Like Crazy" by Natalie Cole; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
710 CUBA R. Rebelde synchros, OCT 16 0505 - // 600 with SS vocal &
tropical-style instrumentation; loud, over WOR. [Connelly*H-MA]
730 MEXICO XEX, Mexico City, OCT 16 0440 - music, SS talk, slogan "La
Nueva Equis"; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
750 VENEZUELA RCR, YVKS, Caracas, OCT 16 0358 - dominant with the
Venezuelan National Anthem. [Connelly*H-MA]
760 BRAZIL R. Record, ZYH888, Fortaleza, OCT 16 2213 - already good,
and just slightly behind daytimer WVNE. It was 100% alone when
WVNE was nulled with the cardioid array. The program was a man
and a woman with PP religious talk. At 2215 WVNE closed leaving
this in the clear, fully in control of the channel with a better-
than-S9 signal. [Connelly*D-MA]
760 COLOMBIA RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, OCT 20 0016 - RCN ID; over Cuba
growl. [Connelly*R-MA]
760 MEXICO XEABC, Mexico City, OCT 16 1056 - Mexican music, into SS
talk with apparent "A-B-C" mention; poor, fading. [Connelly*H-MA]
770 COLOMBIA RCN, HJJX, Bogota, OCT 16 0648 - Colombian political
news in SS, then into a music program. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ OCT 20 0155 - excited SS announcer // 760; under WABC.
[Connelly*R-MA]
780 VENEZUELA R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, OCT 16 0418 - R. Coro jingle,
timecheck, mellow SS vocal; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
800 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, OCT 20 0100
- SS talk about the true meaning of love, then some light music,
followed by Radio Transmundial ID, a mailing address in Miami,
and mentions of Bonaire - Antillas Holandesas; very good, well
over WCCM/VOWR/CJAD jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]
830 CUBA R. Reloj, OCT 20 0151 - Reloj ticker and beeps audible
through YVLT/others. [Connelly*R-MA]
830 ST. KITTS & NEVIS TBN, Basseterre, OCT 16 0353 - // 7510 with
woman talking to minister about the value of TBN's programming;
good. [Connelly*H-MA]
830 VENEZUELA R. Sensacion, YVLT, Caracas, OCT 20 0150 - R. Sensacion
ID, then mellow vocal; briefly atop the pack. [Connelly*R-MA]
840 unID OCT 20 0103 - likely a Venezuelan here with Caracas and R.
Noticias mentions in SS newscast. The channel was very congested
with Latin Americans: no single station stayed atop the pile for
very long. [Connelly*R-MA]
860 VENEZUELA R. Enlace 860, YVYE, Valle de la Pascua, OCT 20 0000 -
SS talk with Valle de la Pascua mention; over others.
[Connelly*R-MA]
890 CUBA R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, OCT 16 0958 - // 640
with SS agricultural discussion; way over second SS (possibly
WBPS). [Connelly*H-MA]
895 ST. KITTS & NEVIS VON, Bath Village, OCT 16 2326 - vocal with a
bit of Ray Charles style piano; poor, slopped. [Connelly*D-MA]
900 MEXICO XEW, Mexico City, OCT 23 1000 - Mexican C&W style vocal,
SS talk with local mentions; fair over others.
+ OCT 23 1015 - romantic SS vocal; over domestic that mentioned
"Pinardville". [Connelly*B-MA]
910 VENEZUELA RQ-910, YVRQ, Caracas, OCT 16 2324 - SS sports
interview show with Caracas and La Guaira mentions, remote
coverage from a stadium with echoey public address announcements,
then talk about the alcalde (mayor) of Caracas; loud, rolling
over WABI & other domestics. [Connelly*D-MA]
920.15 COLOMBIA Emisora Fuentes, HJAA, Cartagena, OCT 20 0106 - man
with SS Colombian news; occasionally splittable from CJCH/WHJJ.
[Connelly*R-MA]
940 MEXICO XEQ, Mexico City, OCT 23 0957 - end of song, "Q" (coo)
mention, then woman said "en la Republica Mexicana"; over Reloj
Cuban. [Connelly*B-MA]
940 PUERTO RICO WIPR, San Juan, OCT 20 0108 - woman with SS news
about San Juan and other Puerto Rican cities; good, well over
others. [Connelly*R-MA]
960 CUBA R. Reloj, OCT 16 0412 - clock ticks, "RR" beeps, and woman
reading news in SS; over a jumble of domestics. [Connelly*H-MA]
1000 VENEZUELA YVMN or YVOA, OCT 16 2317 - Venezuela mentions, joking,
laughing, party music: a more informal programming style than on
RCN-Colombia. [Connelly*D-MA]
1010 BRAZIL R. CBN, ZYH625, Fortaleza, OCT 16 2312 - reverberated PP
talk; mixed with SS station (YV ?) and phase-nulled WINS.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1020 VENEZUELA R. Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion, OCT 16 2351 - Mundial
Margarita ID, then tropical music with '40s / '50s style Latin
dance rhythms; excellent, totally killing KDKA. [Connelly*D-MA]
1030 MEXICO (t) XEQR, Mexico City, OCT 16 1035 - probably this with SS
talk under WBZ, too late for much else. [Connelly*H-MA]
1050.3 unID OCT 20 0110 - rapid-fire SS talk by man; hacked up by
WEVD/CHUM. Can anyone in Florida or elsewhere nail down an ID on
this ? [Connelly*R-MA]
1080 VENEZUELA R. Barcelona, YVQJ, Barcelona, OCT 16 2254 - SS local
sports coverage; at least 20 dB stronger than WTIC!
[Connelly*D-MA]
+ OCT 20 0111 - SS talk and Barcelona mentions; somewhat under
WTIC. [Connelly*R-MA]
1090 VENEZUELA Union R., YVSZ, Caracas, OCT 16 2259 - SS sportstalk,
Union Radio ID, Venezuela mentions; dominant. [Connelly*D-MA]
1100 BRAZIL ZYK694, Sao Paulo, OCT 16 2250 - reverberated PP talk
(seemed sports-related); atop Antigua, others. [Connelly*D-MA]
1100.8 unID OCT 16 2248 - SS vocal on this off-channel station; ID
material not noted. [Connelly*D-MA]
1110 VENEZUELA R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, OCT 16 2246 - SS talk
about activities in Puerto la Cruz; atop second SS station.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1130 VENEZUELA (t) R. Ideal, YVRL, Macuto, OCT 20 0144 - SS talk with
apparent Ideal (ee-day-ahl) mentions; slightly over other Latin
Americans in a difficult-to-maintain phase null on WBBR.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1160 BERMUDA VSB3, Hamilton, OCT 16 2241 - // BBC-5975 with old-
fashioned radio drama; excellent, alone on channel.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1170 COLOMBIA CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, OCT 16 2353 - Bogota news
items in SS; over a pile-up of at least 3 others. [Connelly*D-MA]
1200 VENEZUELA YVOZ, Caracas, OCT 16 2257 - "transmite de Caracas ...
Radiotiempo ... mil dos cientos AM"; excellent with local WKOX
phase-nulled down into the dirt. [Connelly*D-MA]
1210 VENEZUELA R. Anzoategui, YVZT, Barcelona, OCT 16 2355 - Venezuela
mentions; mixed with WPHT and a weak low het of about 600 Hz.
[Connelly*D-MA]
+ OCT 20 0121 - Anzoategui ID, then romantic vocal; slightly under
WPHT. [Connelly*R-MA]
1280 BERMUDA VSB2, Hamilton, OCT 20 0140 - EE preacher mixing with
WADO's SS. WFAU was in a poor third place with a Johnny Mathis
song. [Connelly*R-MA]
1370 unID OCT 20 0138 - probably a coastal Venezuelan briefly atop
with SS sporting event. [Connelly*R-MA]
1375.02 ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON RFO, OCT 16 2358 - FF talk, jazz;
excellent. [Connelly*D-MA]
1470 VENEZUELA R. Vibracion, YVSY, Carupano, OCT 23 2258 - most likely
this with SS talk and Venezuela mentions. YVJW Valencia is also
possible, but much less commonly heard here. Domestic skip was
nearly non-existent at the time. WLAM-ME took over later as
auroral effects diminished. [Connelly*B-MA]
1500 VENEZUELA YVRZ, Cumana, OCT 16 2359 - frequent Caracas mentions;
good with WTOP phased. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ OCT 20 0136 - reverberated R. Dos Mil ID; in WTOP null.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1529.54 unID OCT 16 0303 - het, bits of audio, but the identity
remains elusive. I haven't seen it ID'ed elsewhere. Uruguay-
1529.6 was heard in Newfoundland, but this is probably something
else. [Connelly*H-MA]
1550 unID OCT 23 2230 - most likely previously-logged HJCB
Barranquilla, Colombia with SS talk briefly dominant. Conditions
were auroral in the immediate post-sunset period. [Connelly*B-MA]
1570 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HIAJ, Santo Domingo (t), OCT 20 0127 - almost
certainly R. Amanecer Internacional with religious music and SS
talk; most of the domestic activity was knocked out by the
cardioid array's null to the west. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ OCT 23 2302 - SS religion just under low-power groundwave semi-
local WNSH during aurora. [Connelly*B-MA]
1580 unID OCT 23 2250 - probably HJQZ Barranquilla (heard before);
fast SS talk eventually covered by Caribbean culture program from
WSRF-Florida. [Connelly*B-MA]
1610 ANGUILLA Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, OCT 19 2322 - preacher
asked for donations and said he'd been on the air "for 25 years
with no hypocrisy and no subterfuge"; briefly atop TIS mess.
[Connelly*R-MA]
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HELP WITH
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Terry Palmersheim - Kirkland WA - kc7ldp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1650 KGIL Torrance, CA p/d ltr in 1 mo. for ms after several f/u's
since 1/98. V/s: Tom White, CE
1690 WMDM Lexington Pk, MD f/d ppc in 3 mos for ms. V/s: 'TC', Ops.
Mgr.
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Glenn Hauser - wghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx
Once again this week I am substituting for Kim Elliott, on VOA
Communications World. There will be one 9-minute media news report on
the A-segment only, VOA News Now (not the half-hour version), UT
Saturday October 23, with four airings. I list the best frequency as
received here; there are many more, if you check http://www.trsc.com/cw
0136 9455
0536 6035
1136 9770
1736 17895
Hope you can listen. The script will be posted on the World of Radio
website: http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio
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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
For those who've requested schematics of the Superphaser-1 antenna
phasing unit, go to the following URL: "
http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/sph1/sph1.htm ". This brings up a page with a
link to a downloadable ZIP file. This file "superph1.zip" can then be
uncompressed to provide GIF diagrams of the Superphaser-1 circuitry.
Each drawing can be printed at the correct scaling to fit a standard
sheet of paper if a photo program such as Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft
Photo Editor is used.
I'm not presently building any of this hardware for sale. I always
encourage hams, SWL's, and other Dxers to build their own units.
Perhaps Kiwa or another manufacturer will make a good phasing unit
available in the USA and Canada. Europeans can buy products from
Wellbrook (UK). Modifying an MFJ-1026 (as noted on "
http://www.nordicdx.com/antenna/special/mfj1026.html";) is another
option.
Any serious DXer, especially medium wave types, shouldhave antenna
phasing capability.
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Glenn Hauser - wghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx
WORLD OF RADIO AND CONTINENT OF MEDIA ANTICIPATED
SHORTWAVE-ONLY SCHEDULE AS OF OCTOBER 31, 1999
Days and times strictly UT - This version takes into account one-hour
time shifts on WWCR and WBCQ with the end of DST:
Wed 1730 COM RFPI 21460-USB 15049
Wed 2200 WOR WBCQ 7415
Thu 0930 COM RFPI 15049
Thu 2130 WOR WWCR 15685
Fri 1900 COM RFPI 21460-USB 15049
Fri 1930 WOR RFPI 21460-USB 15049
Sat 0300 COM RFPI 15049 6975
Sat 0330 WOR RFPI 15049 6975
Sat 1100 COM RFPI 15049 6975
Sat 1130 WOR RFPI 15049 6975
Sat 1230 WOR WWCR 12160
Sat 1730 COM RFPI 21460-USB 15049
Sat 1800 WOR RFPI 21460-USB 15049
Sun 0130 COM RFPI 21460-USB 15049 6975
Sun 0200 WOR RFPI 21460-USB 15049 6975
Sun 0330 WOR WWCR 5070
Sun 0730 WOR WWCR 5070
Sun 0930 COM RFPI 15049 6975
Sun 1000 WOR RFPI 15049 6975
Sun 2300 WOR RFPI 21460-USB 15049
Mon 0131 WOR WWCR 3215
Mon 0601 WOR WWCR 3210
Mon 0700 WOR RFPI 15049 6975
Tue 1330 WOR WWCR 15685
Tue 1900 WOR RFPI 21460-USB 15049
Tue 2000 COM RFPI 21460-USB 15049
Wed 0300 WOR RFPI 21460-USB 15049 6975
Wed 0400 COM RFPI 15049 6975
Wed 1100 WOR RFPI 15049
For further updates and full information on all or broadcasts see
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio
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Geomagnetic Summary October 21 1999 through October 28 1999
phil bytheway - Seattle WA - philip_bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
10/21 159 15 6 low quiet-mas -
22 160 54 2 low quiet-sev mas 1200
23 165 19 3 low quiet-active mas end 0600
24 159 21 3 low unsettled-mis -
25 179 17 1 moderate quiet-active -
26 189 11 2 moderate quiet-unsettled -
27 197 15 2 moderate quiet-active -
10/28 184 18 2 low quiet-mis -
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