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[HCDX] DX Listening Digest 6-115 August 2
DX LISTENING DIGEST 6-115, August 2, 2006
Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
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FIRST SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1324:
Wed 2200 on WBCQ 7415
Wed 2300 on WBCQ 18910-CLSB
Fri 2030 on WWCR1 15825
Complete schedule including non-SW stations and audio links:
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
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http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24
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WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS: www.obriensweb.com/wor.xml
** ANTARCTICA. Emisoras que parecen inactivas --- Durante mis
vacaciones en la costa del Mar Cantábrico, mes de julio, he
comprobado, prácticamente día a día, que las siguientes emisoras se
encuentran o bíen fuera del aire o no se escuchan por aquí, cosa poco
probable, sobre todo en algunas que entraban normalmente bastante
fuerte:
ANTÁRTIDA, 15476, LRA 36 Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel. Recuerdo
que el año pasado en el mismo mes de julio hubo días que entraba
bastante bién, lo mismo que en otros meses del año. Lo he intentado
día a día, de lunes a viernes, entre las 2000 y las 2100, que era la
mejor hora para poder sintonizarla y ni un sólo día he logrado
captarla, ni siquiera su portadora (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, Aug
1, WORLD OF RADIO 1324, DX LISTENING DIGEST) More to follow below
** AUSTRALIA. ABC`s Media Report about the BBC: see U K
** BENIN [and non]. Hola tropa: Todas las mañanas antes de irme al
trabajo hago un repaso por el vecindario y vengo observando durante
los últimos días una serie de cuestiones:
Benin empieza sus emisiones en francés a las 0500 en 5025. Sin
embargo, esta emisora que se suele escuchar bastante bien por la
noche, se encuentra completamente interferida por Radio Rebelde y un
programa sensacional de música salsa. Curiosamente hoy día 1 [de
agosto] he podido escuchar cómo Fidel Castro delegaba todos sus
poderes en otros compañeros del Comité Central (Ignacio Sotomayor,
Sta.Mª la Real de Nieva, Segovia, Castilla, España (41º04'01''N-
4º24'17''W), Rcvx: ICOM R-75, Anx: Hilo largo de 10 metros, Aug 1,
Noticias DX via DXLD)
** BRAZIL. Depois de muito tempo desativado em manutenção, o
transmissor de ondas tropicais de 120m da Rádio Educadora de Limeira,
frequência de 2380 kHz tem estado no ar no período noturno, irradiando
programas religiosos. Aliás, a religião está tomando conta das
emissoras AM e até de FM. Sua potência é bem baixa. Os técnicos não
souberam precisar quanto. Se alguém distante de Limeira sintonizá-la,
favor informar aqui na lista e diretamente para a emissora. Forte 73
(Luiz Chaine Neto, Limeira -sp-, 2-8-2006, radioescutas via DXLD)
Olá Luiz, Eu ouvi a Rádio Educadora de Limeira, nessa frequência de
2380 aqui em Vila Velha/Espírito Santo no sábado dia 29/07/2006 entre
0030 e 0120 TU - Não postei pois achei que fosse algum harmônico - O
programa era Casa de Caboclo. Vou postar depois o log dela pois não
estou com as anotações aqui agora, 73 (Paulo Cabral, Vila Velha-Esp
Santo DEGEN, DE-1103, Coaxial loop magnética, Loop de ferrite para
ondas médias, Degen Lonwire, ibid.)
** BULGARIA. No me voy a gastar ni un euro para enviar informes de
recepción por correos y he empezado a enviar los informes de recepción
vía E-mail a ver si me verifican a través de este medio. Pues bien hoy
día 1 de agosto he recibido mi primera QSL vía correos después de
muchos años sin recibir nada, bien a partir de ahora todas las
verificaciones o QSL que reciba os lo comunico a través de este foro,
para que sepaís todos que emisora verifica enviando el informe de
recepción vía e-mail para que otros colegas utilicen este medio y se
ahorre el dinero en sellos. Si otros colegas utilizan este medio y
reciben QSL que lo comunique a través de este foro para enviar a esa
emisora informes. Este es mi primera QSL que he recibido hoy día 1 de
agosto.
RADIO BULGARIA, Tarjeta QSL y pegatina pequeñita con el logo de Radio
Bulgaria que pone I (corazón) radio Bulgaria, a tardado 11 días vía
correos, el Informe fué enviado vía E-mail. En archvo adjunto os envío
el escaneo de la tarjeta QSL y pegatina. Saludos (Juan Carlos
(elescucha) http://www.lalistadelafm.com Noticias DX via DXLD)
** BURKINA FASO. Emisoras que parecen inactivas --- 5030, Radio
Burkina, una de las emisoras que entraban por aquí con más fuerza en
las bandas tropicales, parece inactiva todo el mes de Julio (Manuel
Méndez, Lugo, España, Aug 1, WORLD OF RADIO 1324, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Saludos cordiales Manuel, respecto a Burkina no sé qué decirte; estos
días en Sacañet (Castellón) conseguí escucharla con muy mala señal.
Creo recordar que tenían problemas con el transmisor, pero no te puedo
ni confirmarla al cien por cien, ni decir con seguridad de que esté
inactiva; sé que he podido captarla con muy mala señal. Un fuerte
abrazo, atentamente (José Miguel Romero, Spain, Noticias DX via DXLD)
Gracias, José Miguel, pues por aquí nada de nada; mira que era una
emisora que, normalmente se escuchaba con SINPO 44444, y en todo el
tiempo que estuve en Reinante, escuchaba en 5030 una emisora China,
cuando normalmente resultaba imposible sintonizarla debido a Burkina.
Un abrazo también para tí (Manuel Méndez, ibid.)
** CANADA. RCI, Sackville, 17799.97, 1518 10 July, English, weak,
seemed slightly off channel, SIO 242 (Tony Rogers, UK, BDXC
Communication via DXLD) Never tried to measure it, but that accounts
for the low het we hear against DW at 1300 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CANADA. BROADCAST OF CIVIC ADDRESS IN BREACH OF STANDARDS, SAYS
CANADIAN BROADCAST STANDARDS COUNCIL --- The following is a press
release from the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council:
Ottawa, July 18, 2006 - The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council
(CBSC) today released its decision concerning the broadcast of a civic
address on CKYK-FM (Alma) on October 31 and November 1, 2005. On
Halloween, the station`s hosts announced that a convicted pedophile
lived at a particular address in Alma. They mentioned the street name
and number on air that day and again the following morning. The CBSC
Quebec Regional Panel determined that the broadcasts violated the
privacy article of the Radio-Television News Directors Association of
Canada (RTNDA) Code of (Journalistic) Ethics.
During the day on Halloween, the hosts were discussing Halloween
safety tips. One host mentioned that a listener had called the station
to inform them that a convicted pedophile was living in the city and
that this person?s house was decorated for Halloween. Apparently after
verifying the information, the station announced the civic address on
air. . . .
http://www.cbsc.ca/english/decisions/decisions/2006/060718a.htm
(via Michael Rochon, Aug CIDX Messenger via DXLD)
** CHINA. 6960, Chinese music jammer, at 1737 July 2, SIO 343. Was
looking for R. Shabelle, Somalia, but ony found this, blocking
something from Taiwan? (Tony Rogers, Birmingham, BDXC Communications
via DXLD) 6965, unID Chinese music, very clear, [time missing] June
29, SIO 353. Ideas? (Steve Calver, Herts, ibid.)
** COLOMBIA, Emisoras que parecen inactivas --- 6139.8, Radio Líder,
antes entraba muy bién por aquí, imposible sintonizarla en todo el
mes de julio, e incluso ya antes. Por contra, Marfil Estéreo en 5910
entra fuerte sobre las 0630 UT (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, Aug 1,
WORLD OF RADIO 1324, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COLOMBIA. Re 6-114: Glenn, Radio Marfil Estéreo was obs'ed on 5910
this time, not on ~.2 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** COSTA RICA, Emisoras que parecen inactivas --- 5045.6, ya en el mes
de Junio no la pude sintonizar en Friol, y tampoco pude hacerlo
en Reinante en el mes de Julio (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, Aug 1,
WORLD OF RADIO 1324, DX LISTENING DIGEST) You mean 5054.6v? that`s
where TIFC was (gh, DXLD)
** CUBA [and non]. I appreciate the item on F. Castro in WORLD OF
RADIO 1324, useful medical opinion that I had not heard on the cable
news networks (Andy O`Brien, NY, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Also 6-114
As one might expect at this time, several shots of Anti-Castro talk
station WAQI Miami 710, on the 6:30 PM EDT, 2230 UT Aug. 1 Univisión
national television newscast (Brock Whaley, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Yes, much more coverage of this on Univisión and Telemundo, to be
monitored (gh, DXLD)
I recently read a detailed biography "Che Guevara, A Revolutionary
Life", by Jon Anderson. Raul was with Fidel when they were they were
jailed under Batista, as political exiles in Mexico, when they made
the landing on the southern coast of Cuba, fighting Batista's army
from the mountains and then in Habana.
Aside from the physical difference - Fidel with beard, and Raul
without - Raul in the early days was much more open to aligning with
the Communist Party while Fidel kept some distance from it in trying
to establish a broader nationalist movement.
Depending on your political perspective, Fidel was either pushed into
the arms of the Soviet Union by the aggressive US effort to contain
and/or undermine a free Cuba, or he was a closet communist using
nationalism to hide his real aims. It also seems that Fidel was more
patient, while Raul was more hot-headed, in the heat of conflict.
Of course, this is from an account about their personalities nearly 50
years ago --- people change over time, and these two brothers are now
75 and 79 years old. The book also had some interesting stuff about
the origins of Radio Rebelde as a guerrilla radio station (Jim
Renfrew, Byron NY, IRCA via DXLD)
Hi Jim - Haven't read it, will check out. Dr. Mario Lazo's 1968
"Dagger in the Heart" draws a real sweet picture of the brothers
kagasstro. marc masferrer's website linked to killcastro.com has
charming anecdote re Raul's ponytail. Couldn't grow a lice condo like
big bro's so he affected the 'tail. Pert, in a way. He's crafty and
commendably up front about hatred for all things American. Nothing in
the closet about ol' Raul. Nope. Not one stitch.
http://www.therealcuba.com humor page has happy photos of playful Fido
and little brother Raul. Hopefully when Raulito croaks off they'll
have the sense not to cremate the carcass.
Right, Raulito is a little scabies. Years of BigBoozo should have
converted his liver into hob-nail leather, a dread manifestation of
cirrhosis and prelude to blood-retching death. Wouldn't Raul's liver
panels be a gas? SGPT & Bilirubin probably stratospheric. What will
happen? who knows?
Cuban mw's & hf's same superficially but little things off. Progreso
640 with big a/c hum and young announcer, regular mature baritone DJ
missing during discoteca popular 1400 - 1700 EDT [1800-2100 UT].
Maybe techs working feverishly to leak-proof el jefe's bag?
http://www.babalugblog http://www.therealcuba.com and fave,
http://www.killcastro.com are Cuban truth sites. May I commend them to
you for light reading on the beach? Thank you.
Lenin's Bag Man of the Antilles is through. He long faked illness and
some worry this might be don Fido's granddaddy of set-ups for a
parting gassoff.
But never has he relinquished power. There's the thread that holds all
hope. Tyrants love control. They don't politely cede it. This
'transfer of power' means something as did two shorty speeches last
Wednesday. All expected Fido's usual eight hour windy discourse. He
surprised 'em.
my little love offering to the Ghoul of Galicia appears on
http://www.etherzone.com tomorrow or next day, edited to include great
gag line from killcastro.com: killed by his own sxxx. Fitting end for
all tyrants be they oppressors of nations, families, or businesses.
F.E.A. =Z.= (Dr. Paul Vincent Zecchino, ManaKagasstroDeathWatch Key,
FL, Aug 1, IRCA via DXLD)
WE'RE IN THE THIRD ROW WATCHING THE PERFORMANCE
Friends, RHC will broadcast sombre music on Castro death, and that's
for those not even in the stadium.
If violence breaks out, we'll have a good idea of where it is
localized by a wrong program on a station in that city, or a station
off the air. A tech, being nervous (if there is shooting going on
hereby) may mispatch an audio patch or not even plug it in.
If you notice a erratic but slight (+/- 500 Hz) frequency change in a
station's frequency, that could indicate faults in the power system
nearby.
If audio goes from Havana out toward Oriente Province via landline
chain, look for loss of audio on stations east of a point of conflict.
Our spy close in better be alert (whatever a Lert is...I want to be
one) and let everyone in on the performance. He's in the 2nd row.
Rather than the conflict starting in the mountains, it'll probably
start in the cities. For the folks in the sticks, life will go on
pretty much as usual. Small stations will be a little bit in the dark
(no pun).
We can't see that far, but look for military aircraft coming into Key
West and Dominican Republic. Or Kentucky. That's how the CIA learns
things, by small signs. Charlie (Charles A Taylor, WD9INP/4,
Greenville, North Carolina, August 1, IRCA via DXLD)
Don`t bet on Cuba following the Soviet model in handling this (gh)
Charles, Very interesting observations. There is elation in South
Florida today, and being half Cuban myself, I would someday like to
see a free Cuba. Even if Raul takes over after Castro is gone, I hope
we can end the Embargo. It hasn't worked, and the biggest poison for
Communism is Capitalism, and we can't export the poison with the
Embargo in place. Cuban radio is, so far, sounding normal. No Reports
of anything out of the ordinary. Not that I would expect anything but
the Dogma, as usual (Juan Gualda, Ft. Pierce, FL, ABDX via DXLD)
South Florida's media kicked into overdrive Monday evening and Tuesday
as the news that hundreds of thousands of people had been waiting 47
years for appeared close to breaking. Telemundo's WSCV--TV 51 aired
the Cuban goverment's announcement live at 9:23 p.m Monday. An editor,
Ramon Real, had been monitoring Cuban television, which reported that
an announcement about Castro was about to be made. . .
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/15172881.htm
(via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD)
Tuned into Radio Habana Cuba at 0100 UT (Aug 2) to get some news from
them as to the Castro situation. I checked 6000, 6060 and 9820 which
usually carries English starting at 0100; at 0101, 6000 went off, and
the other two frequencies carried Spanish, which I believe was a
domestic broadcast. Though I do not speak Spanish I heard many
mentions of Venezuelan president Chávez. 73s (Bill Bergadano, KA2EMZ,
DX LISTENING DIGEST) Who was visiting Hanoi when he got the news (gh)
With Fidel relinquishing power to his brother Raul due to his health
problems, the news from Havana was interesting on Tuesday evening
(Eastern time). While absent in English on 6000 kHz, at 0100 August 2,
Radio Havana Cuba was on 6060, 9820, and 11760 kHz in Spanish with
news, followed by reading several e-mails from Ecuador, Peru, El
Salvador, Mexico, and Canada, wishing Fidel a speedy recovery. 6000
kHz remained off a while, then on in Spanish in parallel to the other
frequencies.
Rechecked later, at 0155, there was Arnie Coro with the end of DXers
Unlimited, then English news at 0200. News began with details on the
war in Lebanon, followed by war related news of a major oil spill on
the Lebanese coast, nearly as large as that of the Exxon Valdez in
Alaska in 1989, and expected to cause a major environmental disaster
in the region. As is often the case with their usually excellent news
service, this was the first time I had heard about this aspect of the
current war situation in Lebanon. Their coverage of Fidel?s health and
transfer of power was left unmentioned until their usual Cuban news
beginning about 0210 UTC, shortly before I fell asleep (Roger
Chambers, Utica, New York, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I caught part of the DXUL repeat around 0550 UT Wed, when Arnie said
something about the 05-07 English broadcast (only?) being webcast
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. Radio Martí, 6030, Aug. 2, at 1023, surprised to
find this one in the clear, with no jamming of any kind. Cannot
remember hearing it without the ever-present jammer (Ron Howard,
Monterey, CA, Etón E5, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I also noticed that R. República`s reëxpanded broadcast on WRMI, 9955,
was coming thru weakly with no jamming, at 0555 UT check August 2.
Ah, anomalies are already cropping up. Scenario. Even the Dentro-Cuban
Jamming Command is dying to hear what R. Martí and other exile
broadcasts are saying about this. Fidel is so out of it that he won`t
notice the jammers are turned off. Even if he has a SW radio in his
hospital bed, if it is anything like US medical facilities there will
be so much local noise that nothing can be heard, anyway. However, a
quick check at 1550 UT August 2 of R. Martí found jamming as usual,
heavy on 11845, less heavy on 11930, and maybe on 13820 which has the
strongest signal here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. La emisión de Guinea Ecuatorial en 5005 no
empieza regularmente a las 0500 como hasta hace unas semanas. Ahora lo
hace más tarde, llegando algunos días a no haber escuchado nada hasta
las 0630, que es cuando salgo de casa. Hoy día 1 sí que ha estado fiel
a su cita (Ignacio Sotomayor, Sta.Mª la Real de Nieva, Segovia,
Castilla, España (41º04'01''N, 4º24'17''W), Rcvx: ICOM R-75, Anx: Hilo
largo de 10 metros, Aug 1, Noticias DX via DXLD)
** ETHIOPIA. R. Ethiopia`s external service is believed to be
scheduled as follows; at least I haven`t seen any variations to this
in recent years, apart from the addition of the Eritrean opposition
programme which is believed to be on between 1500-1600; all on 7165v
and 9560v ---
1200-1300 Somali, 1300-1400 Afar, 1400-1500 Arabic, 1500-1600 V. of
Dem. Alliance, 1600-1700 English, 1700-1800 French.
The English service can be heard at 1600-1700 on approximately 9560.4,
not very strong but bits of programming can be picked out (Tony
Rogers, UK, Aug BDXC Communication via DXLD)
** FALKLAND ISLANDS [and non]. 'Calling the Falklands' in 1984
By Major Ronnie N. Spafford (Falkland Islands Newsletter, No. 21,
November 1984)
One of the most familiar tunes heard in the Falkland Islands is
'Oranges and Lemons', which is part of the signature tune 'London
Bridge', introducing the BBC External Service programme 'Calling the
Falklands', beamed directly to the Islands twice a week from the
United Kingdom. The programme is now forty years old this year, and so
it has become a Falklands institution.
However, although most Falkland Islands supporters will be aware of
the programme, only those who have been to the Islands will have
actually heard it. In July I went along to Bush House, just along from
the Strand in London, and I turned the tables on them: instead of
their staff interviewing me, I interviewed the present Producer,
Lesley Wingrove, for the Falkland Islands Newsletter.
Up until 1982, the programme 'Calling the Falklands' was a once weekly
almost exclusively record request programme, interspersed with
messages of good wishes from friends and relatives in the United
Kingdom. From time to time there were interviews with influential
people in and around London, who had something to say about the rather
remote Falklands, and, in recent years, there was always a report from
the annual Lincoln's Inn Reception.
A Rock For The Islanders
The programme came very much into its own and assumed great importance
in maintaining morale immediately after the Argentine invasion on 2nd
April, 1982, when, from Sunday 4th April, broadcasts were increased
firstly to three transmissions a week and then to daily transmissions.
Peter King, who had retired from BBC service was persuaded back into
action, and he presented about five of the subsequent programmes each
week. His especially appealing voice and sympathetic manner gave great
comfort to the occupied Islanders, so that he became almost a local
folk hero. The programme content naturally became much more concerned
with current political and military events and, being part of the BBC
External Services, it was easy to use BBC staff resident in other
countries worldwide, for example, Chile, to report news and opinion
regarding the Falklands, which gave a wider spectrum. 'Calling the
Falklands' was like a rock for the Islanders to cling to: essentially
something British and familiar, broadcast directly from London,
especially for the besieged Islanders, assuring them that they were
not forgotten and to hang on. . .
http://www.falklands.info/history/histarticle1.html
(via Aug BDXC Communication via DXLD) & cancelled this March (gh)
** FINLAND. Scandinavian Weekend Radio, 11720, 1900 July 1, pop music,
Finnish songs and talk, SIO 444 (Robert Petraitis, Lithuania, BDXC
Communication via DXLD) Quite a signal; must be just the right
distance for 100 watts. Reminds us another monthly 24-hour broadcast
is imminent from 2100 UT Fri Aug 4 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FRANCE. Regarding Johan Berglund's program mentioned in DXLD 6-114,
this would likely be "2000 Years of History," and the program should
remain available at:
http://www.tv-radio.com/ondemand/france_inter/HISTOIRE/HISTOIRE20060731.ram
(Mike Cooper, GA, Aug 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
The slogan "Radio-Paris ment, Radio-Paris est allemand" [Radio Paris
lies, it`s German], the rhymes to remember the "V" sound (the opening
of Beethoven´s 5th Symphony, rendered in Morse), the coded message
announcing the landing in Normandy on June 6, 1944. The first verse of
Verlaine´s "Chanson d´automne",
Les sanglots longs
des violons de l´automne
blessent mon coeur
d´une langueur monotone
and much more can be found on a CD which comes with Aurélie Luneau´s
book "Radio Londres 1940-1944: les voix de la liberté", published by
Perrin. See
http://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/2262023875/403-7536393-7512449?v=glance&n=301061
(Henrik Klemetz, Suède, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FRANCE [non]. I see that the new WRTH July supplement says RFI`s
Creole broadcast has been deleted, 1330-1345 Sunday on 15515 via
Guiana French --- but I believe I heard it just this past Sunday July
30 as I was bandscanning, but did not log, after 1345 --- wasn`t it
the full half hour on Sundays? Yes, they plan to cancel this
broadcast, but not yet, I think. Let`s monitor next Sunday (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GABON. Comienza sus emisiones en 4777 a las 0458 con algo de
música, seguido del himno nacional, una identificación de una voz
femenina como Radio Gabón y un noticiario en francés. La señal suele
llegar con bastante buena calidad (Ignacio Sotomayor, Sta. Mª la Real
de Nieva, Segovia, Castilla, España (41º04'01''N-4º24'17''W), Rcvx:
ICOM R-75, Anx: Hilo largo de 10 metros, Aug 1, Noticias DX via DXLD)
** GERMANY. The Burg transmitter on 1575 is now on air with Oldiestar
programming, not identical to their webstream (which should be //
Zehlendorf 104.9) but with local news for Sachsen-Anhalt, allegedly
originating from a studio at Magdeburg. Right now the signal strength
here is about the same than it was on the open carrier tests a few
weeks ago. Reportedly Voice of Russia audio was briefly on after 1000
instead, leading to wild speculations here:
http://forum.mysnip.de/read.php?8773,434184
[later:] Meanwhile, after it got dark, 1575 is booming in here as it
did in the Megaradio days. Apparently the 500 kW gear left behind
three years ago is on air again, with the same bass-hefty and slightly
distorted modulation, so similar to the former Megaradio operation
that one could even believe the then used Antenne Bayern studio is on
air again.
Programming originates from automation (anything else would have been
a surprise of course), with canned slogans like "here is Magdeburg,
here is Sachsen-Anhalt" thrown in time and again. After 1700 UT they
briefly put an internal circuit ID for "Oldiestar, radio studio
Magdeburg, digital audio feed, mediumwave 1575" on air by mistake:
http://www.radioeins.de/meta/sendungen/apparat/060729_A1.ram
In the already referenced discussion meanwhile an even wilder rumour
appeared:
http://forum.mysnip.de/read.php?8773,434184,434288,sv=1#msg-434288
Says that 06:00-10:00 and 16:00-24:00 (most likely CET) "a foreign
station with broadcasts in German, but not Voice of Russia" will be
relayed. In a follow-up he narrowed down his claim to "eastern Asia".
I have to emphasize that this is an anonymous posting, so it is
absolutely possible that it is entirely nonsense. But if not: CRI
would fit here I think. It would also answer my question how a small
commercial station will afford a high power transmitter.
Anyway it appears to be worth to keep an ear on 1575, just in case
anything special pops up here (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Aug 2, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also KOREA NORTH [non]
Hi, long announced "Oldiestar Radio" testing 1575 kHz from Burg near
Magdeburg. Still in AM, but their intention is to go DRM asap. With
WDR on 1593 kHz operating in DRM that would lead to the situation,
that four transatlantic-channels 1570, 1580, 1590 and 1600 are history
then. What a bloody nuisance for European MW-DXers! More about the
station here: http://www.oldiestarradio.de
Truck Radio 531 kHz, also from Burg, seems to use increased power
now. Both 1575 and 531 kHz with a S9+40 signal here, about 70 km west
of the transmitter site. Now it's only 261 kHz to be revived, and the
mess is perfect. -- Tschüß, (Martin http://home.wolfsburg.de/elbe/
Elbe, Aug 2, MWDX yg via DXLD) Tschüß = Geez? (gh, DXLD)
** GUAM. I am no longer in the Indian Ocean but on Guam island.
Heard KTWR on 25700 kHz at 2255 UT and had wondered if they added a
new frequency; since I am on Guam went to meet my friends there and
wanted to get a frequency listing. They weren't on it so might have
been a ghost transmission.
One of the guys there was mentioning to me that KTWR has been looking
into the possibility of purchasing a digital transmitter in the near
future and might be experimenting in DRM. Not sure when it will happen
but might be in a few years.
Also learned the history of AWR's newest transmitters as these came
from Africa and was originally from a country [which???] that was
supposed to block transmissions from the outside world. They hadn't
been used for 10 years and they bought all five of those transmitters.
N6HPX/du1: Philippine islands
member: ARRL, Pinoyhams, PARL, WUN, PARA, SCADS, ASWLC, 6m clubs
US Merchant Mariner 29 years since 1977
http://www.qrz.com/n6hpx
Radios on board: Sangean 909, Sony 7600gr, Yaesu FT530, VX5R, *FT60r
(new), antenna: 40 ft wire sloper, AN-60
73's from (Larry Fields, n6hpx/mm on the island of Guam, August 1,
if you have echo link we`re using link 9250, swl at qth.net via DXLD)
** GUINEA. Otros guineanos, éstos de Conakry, llevan varias semanas
sin aparecer por 7125 a las 0600 como lo hacían habitualmente, excepto
el domingo pasado y hoy día 1, cuando se escuchaban deliciosas
canciones africanas (Ignacio Sotomayor, Sta.Mª la Real de Nieva,
Segovia, Castilla, España (41º04'01''N-4º24'17''W), Rcvx: ICOM R-75,
Anx: Hilo largo de 10 metros, Aug 1, Noticias DX via DXLD)
** HAWAII [and non]. This question has already been answered by Ben
Dawson. But I posed it in more detail on the NRC-AM list July 28, to
which there were apparently no replies, as I belatedly retrieved
missed messages:
I don`t doubt it`s the case as far as FCC rules, but it seems a bit
extreme to me that Hawaii and California, some 2500 miles apart should
influence each other as far as co-channel interference games. For
DXers yes, for ordinary listeners, no. Perhaps someone will explain
exactly why this matters. Would any other pair of entities that far
apart, even over water, have to coördinate their MW bands so closely?
Yes, I know, CA stations are commonly heard in HI, but the reverse is
hardly true, and CA is where all the population and influence are. So
little HI stations are protected from mainland CCI. 73, (Glenn Hauser,
OK, July 28, NRC-AM via DXLD)
** HONDURAS. Emisoras que parecen inactivas --- 4819.2, HRVC, La Voz
Evangélica. Tampoco la pude escuchar en todo el mes de Julio (Manuel
Méndez, Lugo, España, Aug 1, WORLD OF RADIO 1324, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ICELAND. Rikisutvarpid, 12115 USB, 1804 9 July, news in Icelandic
including English actuality, SIO 433 (Dave Kenny, UK, BDXC
Communication via DXLD)
** INDIA. 15770, All India Radio, recibida carta conteniendo tarjeta
QSL especial, con datos completos, v/s Kniknay, conmemorativa del
programa DX Vanoli Ulagam (Radio World), banderín y tarjeta postal.
La QSL es de All India Radio, Chennai, y según consta en ella, es la
mas pequeña del mundo: "World's Smallest QSL Card, Radio World 2006,
World's First Tamil DX Programme", con un tamaño de 6 X 3.5 cm.
Tardaron en contestar 1 mes y el informe de recepción, junto con 1 IRC
se envió a la siguiente dirección:
N.C. Gnanaprakasam
Program Executive
Vanoli Ulagam
Thiraikadal Adaivaram Thamiizh Naatham
Kamarajar Salai
Chennai 60004
Tamilnadu
INDIA (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. INDIA TO INVEST IN PUBLIC BROADCASTING
India`s Information and Broadcasting Ministry has approved over 550
million US dollars for Indian national public broadcaster
Doordarshan`s development, as part of the country`s tenth five-year
plan outlay. Additionally, over US$88 million US has been set aside
for the expansion of All India Radio?s (AIR) services. As part of the
expansion plans for AIR, a special package will be provided for Jammu
and Kashmir, and the north-eastern states including Andaman and
Nicobar Islands. This was announced by the Minister for Information
and Broadcasting and parliamentary affairs Priyaranjan Dasmunsi in
parliament. (Source: Commonwealth Broadcasting Association) (August
2nd, 2006, 12:58 UTC by Andy, Media Network blog via DXLD) incl. SW?
** INDONESIA [and non]. Star Radio from Liberia with fair to poor
signal was coming by 0745 with a het on 9525, so I got to go use USB
to hear it in the clear. When they abruptly, as always, left the air,
the het was gone and RRI in English emerged with poor signal.
Commentaries about Indonesia/Singapur relations. ICF7600GR has no
allowance to determine which transmitter was producing the het. I'm
afraid it was RRI. Doubtful that Rampisham is out of frequency while
relaying Star Radio (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, Aug 2, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
9525 Star is Ascension. Did not check before 1400 August 2, but at
1401 CRI Russian on 9525 had a huge het from approx 9526, presumably
the lingering VOI carrier, later clear (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
** ISRAEL [and non]. It should be very interesting to hear what David
Crystal, the regular caller to Live from Turkey, has to say this week
--- I don`t think he was on last week. Try 1250-1320 UT Thursday on
15450, also webcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ITALY. Rai International, Rome, 17780, 1830 10 July, IS, ID,
Italian to NAm // 15380, SIO 444; note: spurious signals audible on
17484 and 18075 (Tony Rogers, UK, BDXC Communication via DXLD) minus
296 and plus 295 kHz. Wonder if this has anything to do with the
squeal usually accompanying this transmitter (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
** JORDAN. By sporadic E, 67.8 MHz, Jordanian TV audio in Arabic, 0900
UT June 17, SIO 555, harmonic or sub? (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria,
Sony ICF 76009SW, Beyond the Horizon, Aug BDXC Communication via DXLD)
Well, 67.75 would be the audio frequency of channel E4, but WRTH does
not list such a channel for Jordan; the main program is on channel E3
which I recall is widely DXed (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH. VOK, 3560.05, 1908 10 July, English news // 9975, SIO
242 (Franck Baste, France, BDXC Communication via DXLD) Supposedly a
feeder or backup, missing from some schedule versions (gh, DXLD)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. Re 6-114, Hi Glenn, I thought this item about a
German language program would get your attention, hi. It certainly is
unusual for a Japanese organization broadcasting to North Korea to be
producing German programming, but in fact the Shiokaze Two program was
broadcast by the state run Deutschlabdfunk, via FM, during their
``Markt und Medien`` segment several weeks ago. Seems there must be
some interest in Germany about the Japanese abductees. Do not imagine
we will hear this via SW.
BTW, on Aug. 1, I e-mailed COMJAN (Shiokaze/Sea Breeze), informing
them of the heavy jamming I heard today on their 9485 transmission.
Received this e-mail:
Hello, Mr. Ron Howard, Thank you for your information. We know the
jammed situation on our broadcasting. As you know, this jamming was by
N. Korea. Jamming by N. Korea is uneven in region. We research now the
way of jamming by N. Korea and want to choice the best way of
broadcasting. And then we will change frequency.
Thanks for your regards, COMJAN Chief Director Sadaki MANABE
- - - - - -
(Ron Howard, Monterey, CA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Re 6-114: This is the DLF piece in question:
http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/marktundmedien/520590/
Direct link to audio (the original file instead of the renamed rip-
off):
http://ondemand-mp3.dradio.de/file/dradio/2006/07/15/dlf_200607151724.mp3
Of course this is no Skiokaze production but a report by a German
author. Apparently she visited the station, so they were aware of
this piece.
By the way, "Markt und Medien" was in fact rebroadcast by Deutsche
Welle years ago. It disappeared from their program line-up when they
gave up the eight hour schedule and returned to the previous four
hours scheme (which after last year`s relaunch is now obsolete as
well).
And actually it's the other way round: Shiokaze created some attention
for the matter of Japanese abductees in North Korea only by its sheer
existence. It is my impression that one tends way too often to
consider such stories as trivial "hobby SWL monitoring" (to avoid the
D-word here) although they in fact can be of interest to a broader
audience (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Aug 2, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Kai, Thank you for the correction and for your insight into the
German broadcast. It obliviously helps to understand German, hi (Ron
Howard, ibid.)
Finally got to listen to an entire Shiokaze broadcast in English, Wed
Aug 2 at 1300-1330* on 9485 via Taiwan.
Opening info with schedule, website, piano music, yes, in English but
M with heavy Japanese accent. 1304 over to another M also with heavy
Japanese accent, but he read slowly and as clearly as possible, with
``News Flash`` -- entire program of various AP stories about North
Korea (not just the sequestration issue, so useful in a broader sense
for NK news), with dates such as July 28, and as far back as July 24,
starting with one about 6-power talks, sanctions, Kuala Lumpur. 1311
ID and more news items, all interspersed with electronic stingers.
There was no listing of abductees on this edition. 1327 back to piano
background for closing announcements similar to opening, sked in Japan
time only, including this ``10 pm`` transmission on 9485.
There was no jamming audible here; a brief data burst occurred at
1320. Overall SINPO rating 35433 with a slight decline as the semihour
progressed.
However, I have local ``jamming`` centred around 9250 and extending up
and down 1 MHz, thanks to a cheap no-DTV-tuner TV set I couldn`t
resist picking up for $50 at Dollar General. [see RADIO EQUIPMENT
FORUM] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non?]. IRAN/IRAQ clandestines --- V. of the Strugglers
of Iranian Kurdistan, 4405 and V. of Free Kurdistan, 4675, seem to be
from the same transmitter site. Noted 1415-1624 on 4405, and 1627-1827
on 4675, 24 June, but neither heard on 29-30 June. Maybe V. of Iranian
Kurdistan, 3960 & 4860 is also from same transmitter site.
The communist stations on 3880 (// 4380 and 6425) and 3930 have the
same schedules as given in previous DX News. All are jammed by Iran,
but not observed the jammer feeders of Iran, earlier heard on 9530,
11960 and 15260 (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, 9 July, BDXC Communication
via DXLD) What do you mean by jammer feeder? (gh, DXLD)
** LEBANON [non]. LEBANON/ISRAEL: ?PALESTINIAN VOICE? SLOT HEARD ON
ANTI-HEZBOLLAH RADIO MASHRIQ
Radio Mashriq has been monitored carrying an Arab-language programme
called ``Palestinian Voice Corner`` on a live audio stream accessed
from its website at http://www.almachrek.org This was observed at
0430-0600 gmt on 30 July 2006.
The programme opened with an identification announcement voiced over
the strains of ``Mawtani`` [My Homeland], which was written by
Palestinian poet Ibrahim Hefeth Touqan and adopted as the new Iraqi
national anthem in 2004. The announcement went on to state that they
were broadcasting on a trial frequency of 756 kHz AM/mediumwave, and
gave their website address as http://www.pal-voice.org
The website has a very similar layout to that of Radio Mashriq, and
offers a separate live audio stream when the programme is aired.
According to information on the site, this is at the following times
daily: 0730-0900 AM [local time, equivalent to 0430-0600 gmt in
summer] and 1300-1430 PM [local time, 1000-1130 gmt in summer]. The
frequency of 756 kHz is given as ``temporary``.
Radio Mashriq is a pro-Israeli anti-Hezbollah radio station which has
operated on 756 kHz from the Lebanon/Israeli border region under
various names since 1985. (Source: BBC Monitoring research, 1 Aug 06)
(August 2nd, 2006, 09:21 UTC by Andy, Media Network blog via DXLD)
** LEBANON [and non]. There are a large number of foreign nationals
in Lebanon and it is a logistical nightmare to evacuate all of these
people. An estimated 13 000 of the 40000 Canadians in Lebanon are
believed to have evacuated the country
http://www.rcinet.ca/rci/en/actualite.shtml#1
Radio Canada International shortwave and FM frequencies and
transmission times to the Middle East can be found at
http://www.rcinet.ca/rci/PDF/A06_SW.pdf
The British embassy in Beirut advises British Nationals in the Middle
East
http://www.britishembassy.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowP
age&c=Page&cid=1063634069529
to listen to the BBC on 1323 kHz (according to the embassy this is a
24 hour service) for pertinent information as the evacuation is deemed
to be essentially complete. This medium wave transmitter is located in
Cyprus and a complete listing of BBC transmission frequencies to the
Middle East and Gulf States can be found at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/frequencies/mideast.htm
Interestingly, the BBC advises that this service is not 24 hours but
is available at 0200-2300 GMT.
The British Forces Broadcasting Services (BFBS) is also providing
coverage of the situation in Lebanon. The homepage is at
http://www.ssvc.com/ and then click on BFBS Radio. Scroll down to
``Lebanon Evacuation`` and click for more information and then scroll
down to nearly the end of the page that comes up and you will see all
the FM frequencies listed for the BFBS in Cyprus. If you are
interested in all BFBS frequencies worldwide then click on the left-
hand side where ``Tuning Frequencies`` are listed (it will be under
``at a glance``). There will be a global overview link on the page
that comes up and you can view all BFBS transmissions.
Accordingly, the United States embassy in Cyprus is responsible for
dispensing information to its nationals in Lebanon concerning
evacuation details http://nicosia.usembassy.gov/LebanonEvac.htm
This website advises that American citizens in Lebanon should listen
to 105.5 MHz for announcements from the United States government (Dr
John Barnard, Signals Unlimited, Aug CIDX Messenger via DXLD)
** LESOTHO. R. Lesotho remains inactive on 4800 and presumably the
situation is still the same as per Vashek Korinek`s report in January
2006 where they needed spare parts for the SW transmitter. However, RL
can be heard online at http://www.leo.co.ls/media2.htm (Tony Rogers,
UK, Aug BDXC Communication via DXLD)
** LIBERIA. Emisoras que parecen inactivas --- 5470, Radio Véritas.
Imposible captarla durante todo el mes en horas del atardecer y
primeras horas de la noche, cuando antes era habitual escuchar (Manuel
Méndez, Lugo, España, Aug 1, WORLD OF RADIO 1324, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
See also INDONESIA
** LIBYA [and non]. VOICE OF AFRICA --- The Swahili service on 10 July
mentioned a website at http://www.voiceofafrica.com.ly Having checked,
it is under construction at present. Address: Libyan Jamahirayah [sic]
Broadcasting, Voice of Africa, P O Box 4677, Soug al Jama, Tripoli,
Libya. E-mail: info @ ljbc.net (Arabic), info @ en.ljbc.net (English),
info @ fr.ljbc.net (French)
Daily relays from Issoudun, France, 500 kW to Africa:
12-14 Arabic 17660 (alt: 17665-17695) 17670 (note: frequency usage
may vary between 12-14 depending on the Sawt al-Amal situation)[below]
12-14 Swahili 17610 17725
14-16 English 17725 17850
16-18 French 15660 17695 17870
17-19 Arabic 11615
18-20 Hausa 11835 15660
19-22 Arabic 9590
22-24 Arabic 7320
RADIO OF THE GREAT JAMAHIRIYAH, Arabic music transmission daily 1200-
1400 was settled on 17665 around mid-July, check range 17620-17695;
site not known, but presumably from a CIS transmitter, suggested by
tones at start. Scheduled at same time as opposition station Sawt al-
Amal, but does not operate co-channel to it.
SAWT AL-AMAL, VOICE OF HOPE (Libyan opposition):
Site: Maiac-Grigoriopol (Moldova-Pridnestrovye), 250 kW
Daily 1200-1400 in Arabic to N Africa, check range 17620-17695.
Probably sponsored by the National Front for the Salvation of Libya
amongst others, began SW operations in January 2006; jammed by Libya
and a transmitter believed to be located in Moyabi, Gabon, see below.
Changes frequency by 5 kHz at 1300.
FRANCO-AFRICAN MUSIC, site believed to be Moyabi, Gabon, Daily 1245v-
1530, check range 17620-17695. This entry has been included here as it
appears to be an operation with some Libyan involvement. The purpose
of this non-stop Franco-African music service appears to be as a
source of interference against Sawt al-Amal until it signs off at
1400. The music then remains on air until 1530 (Tony Rogers, Aug BDXC
Communication via DXLD)
V. of Africa (LJB), vis Issoudun, 17685, 1330 11 July, talk, mentions
of ``Ozma``, music, Arabic, ID, chimes, abruptly off at 1400; also on
adjacent 17690; SIO 444 (Tony Rogers, log, ibid.)
** MADAGASCAR. RN Malagasy, 3287.7, Antananarivo, 1850 29 June,
Malagasy, local music, // 5010, SIO 241 (Franck Baste, France, Aug
BDXC Communication via DXLD) 3287.7 still on in the mornings? Have not
seen it reported from NAm lately (gh, DXLD)
** MEXICO. DEATH OF A CHRISTIAN RADIO MINISTRY IN MEXICO --- Vandals
topple transmitter, threaten lawyer/pastor who directed station.
Elisabeth Isais, Compass Direct News [XEHN 1130 Nogales, Sonora]
MEXICO CITY, July 31 (Compass Direct News) Some 85,000 people
listened faithfully to Radio Nueva Visión in Nogales, Sonora. At times
the station reached the No. 1 spot in ratings.
The station was directed by Héctor Manuel López Delgado, a lawyer and
pastor of Rivers of Living Water Christian Center and leader of
international evangelistic ministry La Unción (The Unction). The radio
ministry began in February 2002, renting 24 hours a day on XEHN (1130
am) with 1,100 watts. It was supported by offerings.
Mexico does not allow churches to own radio or television stations,
although there is hope that the next government may change the law.
The strong spiritual impact of its programs, including only Christian
music from 7:30 at night until 6 a.m., [LT = MDT = UT -6] attracted
the entire community, including the criminal element. Little anonymous
notes began to appear stuck onto the pastor`s car, warning him to
``watch out.`` Messages such as, ``Things are going to be bad for you
and your family`` also appeared. Vulgar telephone threats became
common.
The pastor decided to tone down some of the prayers on the radio, to
have his car watched, to try to travel in the company of other pastors
and generally to watch out for trouble.
The radio programs helped people to withstand gales of evil. Listeners
frequently called in to ask prayer for community needs, for protection
against witchcraft and other occult practices, for healing. Pastor
López said that they saw miracles people healed of cancer and sight
restored to the blind.
Then attacks began in earnest. Twice in 2005 someone climbed the
mountain to the transmitter and destroyed all the cables connecting
the antennas. Both times the station went off the air for an entire
week. Trying to be charitable, Christians thought perhaps someone
wanted to rob the cables for their copper.
One night the pastor was leaving the church with his three children,
his wife, and other believers when a very tall and heavy man jumped
him from behind, throwing him down. He intended to kill López, he
later confessed. The Christians began to pray and finally were able to
subdue the man, who began to foam at the mouth and shake, apparently
from powerful spiritual forces upon him.
Opponents put a price on the life of the pastor with the intent of
destroying the radio ministry, the church and its influence. Concerned
members of the church formed urgent groups of fasting and prayer.
On June 16 came the final blow. Vandals climbed the mountain to the
transmitter with axes and other tools and destroyed the entire
installation. Radio New Vision was off the air definitively.
When the Christians went to the authorities to denounce the attack,
they were told, ``The other events definitely were not to steal the
copper.``
Once when pastor López was on the other side of the border in Nogales,
Arizona, he received an anonymous call on his cell phone saying, ``We
know that a group of narcos and Satanists is against you.``
Pastor López said his passion for preaching the gospel comes from
having persecuted the church for many years; describing himself as
``perverse and terrible,`` he said he came to belief in Christ 20
years ago after he was miraculously healed of cancer.
In 1992, he began Rivers of Living Water on the Mexican side of the
border; on the other side, he recently began its U.S. equivalent, The
Unction. For now, however, his Radio New Vision has been silenced.
Copyright 2006 Compass Direct News
http://www.crosswalk.com/news/religiontoday/1411244.html
(via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD)
Now we would like to see an *objective* account of this story. For
starters, why would they put an AM transmitter on a mountain? (gh,
DXLD)
** MOLDOVA. Pridnestrovye --- R. Netherlands is relayed via
Grigoriopol, 300 kW to Europe, daily 2000-2200 in Dutch on 6015. Third
harmonic also heard on 18045 at 2145 10 July, SIO 242 (Tony Rogers,
Aug BDXC Communication via DXLD) ** NETHERLANDS [non]: see MOLDOVA
** NEW ZEALAND. RNZI roaming? It was 0657 and I was tuned to 7145.
Came out this male announcer ``...This is Radio New Zealand
International...`` inviting to tune receivers to 7145 for the
continuation of their programs. Funny, isn`t it? Where are they
supposed to be coming from? Minutes before I tried 9875 and 15725
[sic] and heard nothing, so I went to 41 m just in case and found out
this (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, Aug 2, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST) see also DIGITAL BROADCASTING below
** NEW ZEALAND [and non]. En Utilitarias se puede escuchar en 8828 el
boletín meteo desde Auckland a las xx20 y xx50. Sin embargo, sus
compañeras en esta frecuencia de Honolulu (xx00, xx05, xx25, xx30,
xx35, xx55), Tokio (xx10 y xx40 ) y Hong Kong (xx15 y xx45) no se
escuchan a las horas previstas. Ea, a disfrutar del calor. Paz y Dx
(Ignacio Sotomayor, Sta.Mª la Real de Nieva, Segovia, Castilla, España
(41º04'01''N, 4º24'17''W), Rcvx: ICOM R-75, Anx: Hilo largo de 10
metros, Aug 1, Noticias DX via DXLD)
** NIGER. En 9705 se escucha mejor por las tardes indistintamente en
francés y árabe, aunque por la mañana, desde las 0500 también se la
puede escuchar, pero con peor calidad (Ignacio Sotomayor, Sta.Mª la
Real de Nieva, Segovia, Castilla, España (41º04'01''N-4º24'17''W),
Rcvx: ICOM R-75, Anx: Hilo largo de 10 metros, Aug 1, Noticias DX via
DXLD)
** NIGERIA. V. of Nigeria in English is scheduled 0500-0700 on 15120,
1000-1600 7255, 1700-2100 15120. Recommended listening is ``VON Link
Up``, their global music request show, Sundays 1805 on 15120 (Tony
Rogers, Aug BDXC Communication via DXLD)
** NIGERIA. La emisora de Nigeria en 4770 se puede escuchar a primera
hora con bastante buena señal pero un audio muy distorsionado. Hoy día
1, sin embargo, no se la escuchaba (Ignacio Sotomayor, Sta.Mª la Real
de Nieva, Segovia, Castilla, España (41º04'01''N, 4º24'17''W),
Rcvx: ICOM R-75, Anx: Hilo largo de 10 metros, Aug 1, Noticias DX via
DXLD)
** OKLAHOMA. I am glad to report that the Oklahoma news segment had
resumed on KOSU when checked Wednesday August 2 at 1250 UT; they also
promoted Oklahoma Perspectives, Wed at 2144. This was less than 4
minutes starting at 2144:30, interviewing an OG&E guy about conserving
electricity (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. I am glad to note that despite the current 2-week
begathon in primetime hours, OETA is running PBS primetime after
midnight, e.g. Wide Angle about a Swedish Cessna pilot in a burka
fulfilling an Afghan girl`s dream to fly, which would otherwise be
lost to viewers, tho not sure much if any of this is first-run. This
is the first begathon we have had with OETA also on the air for
overnight, when there are normally repeats of PBS primetime. If you
are in a similar situation, check the schedules and have plenty of
tape on hand (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. OKC GROUP IS EYEING ENID?S KXOK STATION
By Robert Barron Staff Writer
http://www.enidnews.com/localnews/local_story_214001208.html
An Oklahoma City group has applied to purchase Enid?s KXOK television
station. Steve Easom, a partner in C2 Productions, said the group
entered into a lease management agreement May 1, and its application
to purchase the station is on file with Federal Communications
Commission.
The group already has a production facility in Oklahoma City, and KXOK
would be its first broadcast station.
``The individuals involved have a number of years of history in
broadcasting. We will build a premier high-definition station in Enid.
We are working on production now and a digital transmitter is on
order,`` Easom said.
The station still will provide normal broadcasting, but the new
digital status is mandated by FCC. Easom said he sees a ``huge void``
in some outlying communities in the Enid area. Because of Enid?s
proximity to Oklahoma City some signals soon will not be receivable
without a digital TV.
The station will carry University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma State
University coaches? programs and is producing baseball, softball,
wrestling and soccer shows for OSU. Easom helped build a number of
stations in the past.
``The Enid station came available, and we thought it was a good place
to begin networks throughout Oklahoma. We will still be on the cable
system on channel 18. That is the vehicle the homeowner will receive
it,`` he said.
Those without cable can receive the station on Channel 32, he said.
KXOK is now a 24-hour hunting and fishing channel. Easom said the
production group wanted to put programming on that was favorable to
the city. In addition to sports programs, he hopes for other shows
that are locally produced.
``We`d love to see shows in the city and outlying areas,`` he said.
Easom and members of his group consulted with local media outlets,
including PEGASYS [cable access], to find a way they could complement
what those outlets are doing. They plan to sell advertising to support
the station but say it is their desire not to shift advertising
dollars but encourage businesses who want to advertise with them to
increase their advertising budgets -- (via Ken Kopp KKØHF,
http://732u.com/ DXLD)
Beat me to it! I have to point yet again that on ch 32, KXOK analog
blox reception of HDTV PBS from OETA, which is also on ch 32 in nearby
OKC some 105 km away!! What we need to do is get rid of KXOK, at least
from ch 32. Since KXOK is classified as LP, I am not aware that a
separate DTV channel for it has been specified. However, as in 5-105,
KETA is tentatively destined to return to ch 13 when the DTV
transition be complete (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. QSL Radio Tawantinsuyo (Cusco - Perú) --- Recibida el día
Lunes 31/07, carta QSL de Radio Tawantinsuyo a través de los buenos
oficios de Carlos Gamarra Moscoso en 24 días, tras el envío de un
follow-up por un informe de recepción enviado directamente a la
emisora en Diciembre de 2004, por lo que el tiempo total fué de 582
días. La dirección postal a donde se envió el informe más un dólar
norteamericano es: Sr. Carlos Gamarra Moscoso, c/o Radio Tawantinsuyo,
Avenida Garcilaso #411, Distrito de Wanchaq, Cusco - Perú (Gabriel
Schvartz, Argentina, Noticias DX via DXLD)
** POLAND, 9525, 1218 25 June, R. Polonia, full ID, severe hum on
frequency, English, SIO 352 (Steve Calver, Herts., Aug BDXC
Communication via DXLD)
** RWANDA. R. Rwanda, Kigali, continues on 6055 with news in English
heard daily at 1835 (Victor Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka, Dxplorer 2 July
via Aug BDXC Communication via DXLD)
The evening `window` for hearing R. Rwanda clearly on 6055 here in the
UK has been extended by half an hour following the closure of R.
Slovakia International. Whereas Kigali was previously clear between
2027-2059, it is now clear 1958-2059, after CRI signs off at 1958
until R. Japan signs on at 2059. R. Rwanda itself signs off at 2100
(Tony Rogers, UK, Aug BDXC Communication via DXLD)
Accompanying Spotlight on 6055 shows CRI is Cerrik, Albania, and R.
Japan is Skelton, UK. Only other station on during this hour is R.
Nikkei 1, Japan itself from 2025 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. R. Riyadh in French to WAf is aired at 0800-1000 on
17785 and 1400-1600 on 21600, which are relays of the service aired
domestically on MW and FM. However, whereas in the past the
transmitter sometimes overran at 1000 and 1600 and the start of the
English programme could be heard, it is now cut abruptly at 0955 and
1555, so seemingly no chance of any English from SA on SW at present
(Tony Rogers, UK, Aug BDXC Communication via DXLD)
** SUDAN. Omdurman`s General Service in Arabic has been heard with
fair to good reception during July. During the early mornings it has
been heard well on 7200 from around 0345 tune-in until R. Bulgaria`s
sign-on at 0430. There seems to be a regular block of ads at 0355.
During the afternoon and early evening, they are heard well on 9505,
from around 1600 until blocked by R. Farda`s sign-on at 1900 (Tony
Rogers, UK, Aug BDXC Communication via DXLD)
** SWEDEN. 17.2 kHz, SAQ Grimeton, Alexanderson Day Broadcast 2 July:
first noted at 0820 with CW ``VVV VVV VVV DE SAQ SAQ SAQ``. 0830 into
CW message, too fast for me to copy, then more CW IDs until 0854;
also at 1210 with second transmission, CW IDs, 1230 message to 1236,
both good (Nick Rank, Buxton, Derbyshire, BDXC Communication via DXLD)
Nick says that he managed to put together a makeshift receiver on
experimental T-Dec, with fixed tuning around 17 kHz, but could not
test it until SAQ came on. Managed to align it roughly with a signal
generator, so was pleased when SAQ`s CW came through well, moving the
meter to half its full scale deflexion, especially as it was a small
ferrite aerial wound with 800 turns. But Nick has learnt one thing
from sitting on a hill-top in the full sun with an experimental
receiver --- keep your glass diodes out of the sun! It probably seems
obvious now, but the beat oscillator, which was working at
approximately 15 kHz, kept stopping and reception disappeared and
reappeared whenever a shadow was cast on this pair of glass diodes. It
took a while to make the link; Nick was frantically pushing wires and
resistors back into the holes trying to restore reception! He has now
built it onto veroboard with a pair of black opaque diodes, ready for
next time. In an e-mail from the station, they received 76 reports
from the 2nd July broadcats, some from the USA (editor Tony Rogers,
ibid.)
** TIBET. Re 6-113, 11950 is more or less regularly heard at my place
in Northern Sweden at poor to fair level. It goes off at 0900 or a few
minutes before that. 11860 is very rarely heard due to its
unfavourable beam and co-channel Indonesia. Usually no daytime
reception of Tibet on 31m (Olle Alm, Sweden, Aug 2, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) That sked showed 11950 on until 1000 (gh, DXLD)
** TIBET [non]. V. of Tibet, via Dushanbe (presumed), 17563, 1137 16
July, talk in presumed Tibetan, songs; better on USB with sgtrong
Chinese music jammer on 17560; SIO 333 (Tony Rogers, UK, BDXC
Communication via DXLD)
** TUNISIA. FM DX: R. Tataouine, 87.6, 1125 20/6, YL, OM talk in
Arabic, chants; RDS: TATAOUIN, SIO 422. At 1151 20/6, on 93.0 ERTT
with Arabic msuic, Sio 222. On 88.7 at 0859 13 June, presumed ERTT
with Arabic music, news, SIO 422 (Tim Ritchie, Felixstowe, Suffolk,
Sony SA3ES tuner with 6 element FM beam on a rotator, Aug BDXC
Communication via DXLD) Distance? (gh)
RTT, R. Tataouine, Zarais, 87.6 also heard at 1702 June 22, 1178 km
(Giampiero & Luca Bernardini, Lerici area, La Spezia, Liguria region,
Italy, Satellit 700 and Degen 1103 with filters, log periodic RKB 5
elements, ibid.)
** U K [non]. Re 6-114, BBC Caribbean Service --- The question is, was
it really 11675 Greenville on the air, 2100 to 2200, for this new
BBCWS Caribbean service? I heard nothing here for this supposed
substitute of Montsinéry 15390. At 2200, 5975 Montsinéry was there
with fair signal. So, if 11675 was indeed on the air, at least for us
ticos this give us the impression that was a wrong move, but may have
fulfilled the expected results for people in the target zone. Still
have my doubts. No problem with 13765 Cypress Creek, showing a
sustained S 5, with only insignificant fading for the full couple of
hours. Compared with that great signal we got this morning, this South
Carolina site has given us the best two good performances for this
debut day. O.K., it`s 2300 at the time I`m closing this and that CC
relay made the day for BBCWS Carib Service (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica,
August 1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Propagation of new BBCWS frequencies about as expected here. Morning
programs don't come in as well. Both Cypress Creek transmissions
useless; nothing heard on the 11675 (VOA relay) frequency, not even a
het. During the morning Caribbean show 6130 was poor and 9750 was fair
to poor. At 2200, 5975 was listenable and, on this day, the best
reception of any of the frequencies (Mike Cooper, GA, Aug 1, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Unknown, 6130, BBC, 1100-1130 Aug 2. Noted news and sports in English.
Everything identified as the BBC Caribbean Report. Signal was
armchair. No fading or flutter. Probably being relayed from the
Ascension Islands, but I could [not] find any reference to this
frequency anywhere (Chuck Bolland, Clewiston, Florida, NRD545, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Chuck, You would in DXLD 6-114. Just started, it`s French Guiana, and
switching to 9750 at 1200. 73, (Glenn to Chuck, via DXLD)
So far the first two days I haven`t been able to monitor before 1300
and missed the 21-22 period; but Aug 2 at 2215, 13765 was audible,
surprisingly weak and fadey, if it`s 500 kW, presumably due to being
off the side of the beam. It`s listenable, but the strength is not
much better than e.g. TIRWR on 13750. 13820 Martí (Delano) and WWCR
13845 are inbooming, incomparably stronger (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K. ``A Friend in the Corner`` is a six part series currently
on BBC7 Monday evenings at 6 pm (1700 UT). Each episode spotlights
a year and includes many recordings of BBC broadcasts in the featured
year. So far, we have heard 1936 and 1943, and next to be featured
will be 1947 (Alan Roe, Aug World DX Club Contact via DXLD) BBC7 =
webcast only (gh)
** U K [non]. EMBEDDED IN THE BBC (Media Report: 03/08/2006)
The Media Report Thursday 3rd August 8.30 am, repeated at 8 pm.
[AET = 2 August 2230 UT, 3 August 1000 UT]
Georgina Born, an anthropologist, spent years inside the BBC observing
its inner workings during some of its most tumultuous times. In
Australia to deliver a series of lectures about public broadcasting,
she talks at length to the Media Report. . .
URL: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/mediareport/stories/2006/1703051.htm
......................................................................
Listen on the web: recent Media Report programs are available on our
web site as streaming audio and for podcast. You'll find them listed
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office hours) (Media Report notification list via DXLD)
** U K. Para los que os guste el tema de Utilitarias, se puede
escuchar en 6739 USB a la RAF desde Bampton Castle, con el indicativo
ARCHITECT y con frecuentes llamadas a aviones de todo tipo a cualquier
hora del día (Ignacio Sotomayor, Sta. Mª la Real de Nieva, Segovia,
Castilla, España (41º04'01''N-4º24'17''W), Rcvx: ICOM R-75, Anx: Hilo
largo de 10 metros, Aug 1, Noticias DX via DXLD)
** U S A [non]. R. Sawa, news in Arabic, ID, 1415 UT June 17 by
sporadic E on 91.4, SIO 454 (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria, ICF 7800
SW, Aug BDXC Communication via DXLD)
A very slow streamer on the main Arabic website of R. Sawa
http://www.radiosawa.com/ lists all these frequencies, in English
alphabetical order by location, not including 91.4:
Radio Sawa on FM: Abu Dhabi - 98.7 FM | Agadir - 101.0 FM | Amman/West
Bank - 98.1 FM | Baghdad - 100.4 FM | Basra - 107.0 FM |
Bethlehem/Ramallah - 94.2 FM | Casablanca - 101.5 FM | Djibouti -
100.8 FM | Doha - 92.6 FM | Dubai - 90.5 FM | Erbil - 106.6 FM | Fes -
97.9 FM | Lebanon (Beirut, North Lebanon, South Lebanon, Bekaa Valley)
- 87.7 FM | Kirkuk - 98.8 | Kuwait - 95.7 FM | Manama - 89.2 FM |
Marrakech - 101.7 FM | Meknes - 91.9 FM | Mosul - 106.6 FM | Nasiriya
103.6 FM | Northern Jordan - 107.4 FM | Rabat - 101.0 FM | Sulimaniyah
- 88.0 FM | Tangier - 101.8 FM
After managing to copy that, I go to the English page and find the
same list in static form, still no 91.4. Sawa page may not be up to
date, or do some private stations relay news from R. Sawa? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Re: DXLD 6-114: 2600's "Emmanuel Goldstein"
"So now I am at a loss. Do you know if the person in the 2600 group
using the name "Emmanuel Goldstein" is really named that or if that
is also an alias? In the great scheme of things, I guess it doesn't
matter, but I suppose I feel sort of deceived (Will Martin, MO, July
31, DX LISTENING DIGEST)"
Emmanuel Goldstein is a pseudonym named for the character in George
Orwell's novel "Nineteen Eighty Four." If you scrutinize the writing
credits and indicia in any edition of 2600 Magazine you should be able
to determine Emmanuel's real name.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmanuel_Goldstein for more info
(Larry Will, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Thanks much, Larry! The Wikipedia article explicitly answered my
question! What a wonderful reference that is! I should have Googled
the name before asking my question; I'd have probably found this info
right away and needn't have bothered anybody... Live & Learn... 73,
(Will Martin, MO, ibid.) It`s not a bother! I like to have such
questions raised and answered on record in DXLD (gh)
** U S A [non]. Pan American Broadcasting has a new broadcast Sundays
1930-2000 on 9430 via Wertachtal to North Africa (DX Mix News,
Bulgaria via Wolfgang Bueschel, WDXC via DXLD)
9430 heard here July 30th with excellent reception. It was the ``God
Is Just a Prayer Away`` radio broadcast by Ohio preacher Ed Bousmann
who also hires time on other Pan American Broadcasting outlets. They
describe this station as Beacon of Hope North Africa giving
broadcasters the opportunity to save the souls of over 216 million
Muslims as well as strengthening the faith of Christians and
positively influencing all the other non-believing souls in North
Africa, another 19.5 million.
Does the Beacon of Hope North Africa advertise as such in the target
area? If not how many of this audience would be tuning around
shortwave and come across this half hour broadcast. Beacon of Hope
North Africa on 9430, though I don`t believe that name is ever
announced, for 2 and a half hours a week (Mike Barraclough, UK, Aug
World DX Club Contact via DXLD)
** U S A. PROPOSED FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS THREATEN FUTURE OF PUBLIC
BROADCASTING --- Summary & Update
The Bush administration has proposed a massive cut in the federal
funding for public broadcasting. While the Senate Appropriations
Committee has taken steps to restore funding, the House Appropriations
Committee has followed the President?s lead with a similarly
disastrous allocation. If the full House votes for the level of
funding reported out of the committee, it could have dire results for
stations across the country.
The Bush administration?s budget proposal for 2007 includes crippling
cuts for public broadcasting. Just last summer, when a congressional
subcommittee threatened to cut funding, viewers across the country
contacted members of Congress in droves. Congress responded and
preserved the funding for 2006. The Association for Public Television
Stations responded to last year`s cuts by saying, ``Rather than
embrace the overwhelming, bi-partisan majority who supported public
broadcasting a few months ago, the Administration is charging ahead in
laying the foundation for the elimination of public broadcasting in
America.``
This year the administration proposes to cut $157 million, reducing
the federal financial support of public broadcasting by almost 30
percent. This would mean for the 2007 budget:
? Corporation for Public Broadcasting: $346.5 million
? Ready to Learn Program: $6.79 million
? Digital Transition Funds: zero
? Interconnection Costs: zero
? Ready to Teach Program: zero
? Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (emergency response
funds): zero
For the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides seed money
averaging 15 percent of each station`s budget, the administration
proposes cutting $53.5 million in 2007, another $50 million in 2008,
and proposes to provide no funding at all in 2009.
Current Federal Funding
The current level of public broadcasting funding is the result of a
massive public outcry. In 2005, the Congress tried to slash $100
million in funding for public broadcasting, but it was reinstated
after a backlash by viewers across the country. The Congress responded
to thousands of calls and e-mails and put back the funds that were
previously proposed to be slashed.
In the House of Representatives, 87 Republicans, 196 Democrats and the
one Independent voted to reject the cut. As a result, the 2006 funding
for public broadcasting is as follows:
? Corporation for Public Broadcasting: $400 million
? Ready to Learn Program: $24.5 million
? Digital Transition Funds: $30 million
? Interconnection Costs: $35 million
? Ready to Teach Program: $11 million
? Public Telecommunications Facilities Program: $22 million
The Congress had also voted last year to preserve the 2008 advance
funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting at $400 million.
Now funding is at risk for 2007 and beyond.
What now?
The Congress is currently writing the new appropriations bills -- they
must once again hear from supporters of public broadcasting from
across the country. The House Appropriations Committee bill
significantly slashes the funds for public broadcasting along the
lines of the President?s budget. The Senate Appropriations committee
has passed a bill with full funding for 2007 and advanced funding for
2009, and funding for each of the programs listed above.
The funding cuts would be crippling to stations across the country
that rely on these funds to keep themselves on the air on a daily
basis. Congress must continue to fund public broadcasting at current
levels or risk losing one of our most treasured sources of news and
entertainment in cities across the United States.
Check these websites for the latest info:
http://www.moveon.org
http://www.freepress.net
http://www.freepress.org
http://www.cpb.org (August KUNM Zounds via DXLD)
FUNDING AT RISK --- YOUR IMMEDIATE HELP IS NEEDED TO ENSURE THE FUTURE
OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING.
Please go to the website http://www.tellthempublicmatters.org
so you can become an electronic advocate for public broadcasting and
send e-mails to your elected representatives to ask for their support.
You can also make a real difference if you ask your friends to help in
the effort.
Things have not fared well in the annual assault on appropriations
to support the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which in turn
supports local public radio and television stations, along with other
important public service initiatives. On June 13, 2006 the full House
Appropriations Committee voted to restore $20 million of the funding
cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), but left intact
nearly $100 million in cuts to all of the other public broadcasting
programs contained in the bill, including vital digital conversion and
interconnection funds.
In addition, no funds were provided for Ready to Learn or Ready to
Teach, two critical early learning educational programs and the Public
Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP), an essential equipment
replacement program, was eliminated as well.
And finally, no advance appropriation for FY 2009 was included in the
bill ? which, if left unchallenged either on the House floor or in the
Senate, would represent the first time two-year advance funding will
not have been approved since the practice was begun 30 years ago,
after the Nixon administration tried to intervene editorially in
public broadcasting content.
Update: On July 18, the Senate Appropriations subcommittee, led by
Chairman Arlen Specter and Iowa Senator Tom Harkin and responsible for
funding much of public broadcasting`s annual budget, approved the
following:
? $400 million for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in FY ?09.
In so doing, the subcommittee reaffirmed support for CPB?s two-year
advanced funding and rejected the Administration`s proposed
rescissions of $50 million in FY ?07 and $53 million in FY ?08.
? $29.7 million in ?07 for public broadcasting?s ongoing digital
transition.
? $36 million in ?07 for replacement of public television?s
interconnection system.
The Senate Appropriations Committee was scheduled to meet on Thursday,
July 20, to consider and approve these funding recommendations. On a
related matter, the Senate Appropriations Committee in July approved
$22 million for the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program
(PTFP) administered by the Department of Commerce (August KUNM Zounds
via DXLD)
REPORT TO THE KUNM COMMUNITY
>From October 2005 through April 2006, public radio station managers,
staff, system leaders, and representatives of public radio
organizations met with NPR senior management, staff and Board of
Directors in regional retreats, workshops and a national forum. These
activities were convened by the NPR Board, to seek a new way to engage
with stations on issues related to the important work of public radio.
The working title for this national effort is ``New Realities.``
As part of the work, Dana Davis Rehm, NPR`s VP for Member & Program
Services, issued a report on July 7, 2006 called, ``NPR Management`s
Blueprint for Growth.`` Excerpts are reprinted here for your
consideration.
After many years of continuous growth, our current industry franchise
--- public radio --- is facing its most significant challenge.
Audience is no longer increasing and listener support is stagnating.
At the same time, expectations are growing: our listeners, like other
audiences, are looking for new ways to get what they want, when they
want it, in forms that best suit their needs. Equally important,
technology is accelerating changes in media usage patterns, social
interaction and content distribution.
While media participants are growing, the foundation of mainstream
media is eroding, and public radio is captive to these same
irreversible forces. We must compete ? together.
In the context of radical change and chaotic competition, NPR must be
absolutely clear about its purpose, unique value and relationship to
stakeholders, particularly our Member stations, upon whose health the
current business and service model depends.
For the past 30 years, NPR?s competitive actions have been directed
internally ? focused on ensuring our position as public radio`s
primary program producer and earning the lion`s share of station
revenues. NPR`s product development, speed to market, plans and
programmatic focus were shaped by this finite public radio
marketplace. This competitive perspective is no longer appropriate.
All public radio organizations ? stations, producers and networks -
are now competing for audience attention with major media companies
that are bigger and better resourced and that operate more nimbly
across the commercial, internet and mobile landscapes. We are also
competing with do-it-yourself bloggers and podcasters and emerging new
media forums. Nonprofits, cultural institutions and businesses are
starting to create and distribute their own media products.
The historical relationships among producers, aggregators, stations,
and listeners are blurring rapidly. For the past ten years, our
fragmented approach to this new competition has been insufficient:
slow, modest in scale, frustrating to existing audiences and a barrier
to potential audiences. The workshops confirmed widespread
dissatisfaction with these piecemeal efforts and demonstrated a
willingness to consider new options: strategies that would move away
from fragmentation toward cohesion, away from company-centric planning
toward audience-centered services.
The clarity and discipline that this kind of cultural change demands
is not easy to accomplish and requires radical new ways of thinking
and operating from all of us in public radio. We are challenged to act
deliberately, collaboratively and swiftly. If public radio fails to
change and adopt new approaches, our current and potential partners ?
and, worse, our audiences ? may go elsewhere, and other content
providers will take our place, fulfilling the audience?s needs and
earning the trust that was once the province of public radio.
NPR is ready to adopt a new system-oriented approach to competition
and we invite other stakeholders to join us in leading that effort.
Technology has irrevocably changed how people will receive and
interact with content and content providers by creating new choices
and opportunities. We must look beyond the technology and seek a
transformation based on understanding and serving the audience,
acknowledging that the audience can be trusted, and now wants more of
a conversation with us and with each other. Our ability to remain
vital will not be a happy accident; it must be purposeful.
With the audience at the center of our decision-making and engagement
as a new fact of life, management of that relationship becomes a
shared responsibility. Working across networks and with Member
stations, public radio can ride the wave of user-generated content by
creating and curating content that grows from the audiences
interactions with each other. By encouraging audience engagement with
content that informs and enriches their lives, public radio`s
relationship with them will be strengthened. Trust is our key value
proposition. Our most precious asset is the public`s trust, and this
is the central value against which NPR will measure itself across all
activities.
By building on the public trust that was established through our
collective radio service, we can create a broader and deeper trusted
space that transcends all platforms. The trusted space can define
public radio regardless of where, when or how our service is produced,
provided or presented. To live up to its part in achieving this
aspiration, NPR will seek to build trusting relationships between and
among the institutions of public radio, with other organizations of
similar values and ideals and with the audience. NPR has established a
reputation as a source of trusted content. We can do more, and we
will, but the breakthrough in thinking is for NPR and public radio to
be the convener of the trusted space where people can learn, grow,
connect and contribute.
Next month --- new initiatives from NPR based on New Realities
outcomes (via Richard Towne, KUNM GM, August Zounds via DXLD)
Check out Zounds each month, especially around page 12 with the
program highlights, linked under advance info -- variety on our
MONITORING REMINDERS CALENDAR, or direct to this issue:
http://www.kunm.org/pdf/Zounds_20060801.pdf
September issue will change the 8 to a 9, etc. (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1503, bubble jammer, against what? 2130 UT 8 July, S-2
(Robert Petraitis, Lithuania, BDXC Communication via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. 3116.5, lively music,, sounded east European, no
announcements, 2012 UT 10 July, SIO 242. Minsk? (Nick Rank,
Derbyshire, BDXC Communication via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. 4824.7, Central Asia? Weak signal at 1945 July 7, also
1810 July 8, SIO 232 (Franck Baste, France, BDXC Communication via
DXLD) We had a previous report of such an unID. Check it out! (gh)
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PUBLICATIONS
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SIGNAL SUSPENDED
Dear Signal readers, For some personal reasons, I have to suspend
publishing of the bulletin. That's a bit sad, but I really don't have
much time for the hobby now. Thank you all who supported Signal with
logs and other radio-related news during these years. I hope things
will change some day... Best regards and 73, (Dmitry Mezin, Kazan,
Russia, signal notification list via DXLD) Sorry to hear this, but
thanks for putting it out as long as you have! (Glenn)
CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES
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NEWS FROM THE HFCC
A Steering Board Meeting of the HFCC/ASBU was held on 2 June 2006.
High on the agenda were preparations for the next regular conference
(B06) scheduled for 28 August to 1 September 2006 in Athens, Greece.
Confirmation was received from the ERT colleagues (Hellenic
Broadcasting Corporation) in regard to the venue for the coordination
conference for the B06 season. They have reached an agreement with the
Divani Apollon Palace & Spa hotel in one of the suburbs of Athens near
the sea, and they have chosen it as a conference venue and for
accommodation purposes. The hotel is located 19 kilometers from Athens
International Airport.
The ERT sponsors of the Conference will provide coffee breaks, two
lunches, a dinner, sightseeing in the center of Athens and a visit to
the Acropolis and its museum. NASB Associate Member VT Merlin
Communications will also sponsor an activity at the Conference. For
more information and registration details, see the HFCC website:
http://www.hfcc.org (July NASB Newsletter via DXLD)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING
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IBOC Haiku
Some Japanese Haiku.... (Note three lines with 5, 7, and 5 syllables
in each line)
Ibiquity rules.
I B O C must be heard.
Does anyone care?
(Joe Miller, Troy, MI, NRC-AM via DXLD)
The threat of HD carriers and/or sidebands, and/or splatter has kept
me from purchasing any new receiver, or add-on gizmo for broadcast
band DX'ing. I'll still use what I have, but with the noise from HD,
talk formats that hold no interest, paid religious formats, and
broadcasts in a language I don't speak, the hobby of MW DX'ing is no
longer a worthwhile investment for me. Nothing against broadcasters. I
am one. You have to make money somehow. The band just no longer holds
much interest. I am no longer thrilled to hear a 1000 watt station
from 700 miles away if all I hear is Fox Sports Net, or a Sean Hannity
show. Again, no fault to the broadcasters, and I fully understand
change, but personally, for me, noise from IBOC is the nail in the
coffin.
Even shortwave continues to diminish. I see that Finland is about to
go off SW, and even Radio Japan has announced plans to stop SW English
to North America. I see all those great new radios advertised in
Monitoring Times and Popular Communications, and I know they are far
superior to the equipment I own and use. But I can't justify the
outlay of new radio money, just to hear IBOC hash, WWV, Volmet
weather, or a Rush Limbaugh repeat from five days ago.
I still enjoy longwave. When Europe is in, it is still a thrill, and
the music selection from Algeria, Ireland, France, and Germany can be
compelling enough to listen to for hours when reception holds. When
was the last time a DX'er spent hours listening to a distant domestic
MW station because of its broadcast content?
I will still tune around, and although I do miss the DX days of my
youth when every market had a rock station with different playlists
and personalities on MW, it does no good to look back. I will never
again hear John Landecker on WLS, or WRDW in Augusta when it was owned
by James Brown and his jocks talked a mile a minute.
There are those like yourself, Pat, who live on the coasts and take
great pains to hear marvelous MW reception from "across the pond." I
lived in Hawaii for many years, and know how exciting it is to hear a
TP or TA station, as opposed to another ad for prostate formula or a
sleep number bed on a domestic networked broadcast. My hat is off to
all of you, who experiment with antennas, tuners, and other equipment
to make such fantastic, and I know enjoyable, reception possible.
It still seems I have a passion for a hobby I cannot escape. I enjoy
all the exchanges on DX lists like this one, and I read and relish
with great pleasure every issue of Glenn Hauser's DXLD. I have a room
full of books, logs, and magazines going back to the spark days. Some
full of ads promising great programming from NBC Blue and the DuMont
Television Network. Armstrong FM on 39 MHz, and the miracle (at least
to me) of synchronous AM detection.
And on the air, there are exceptions. A few bright spots left on MW. I
am lucky enough to live in an area where small local AM stations still
air live and local gospel music broadcasts on Sunday morning. The
sound of a singer who is obviously "off mic," and the noticeable hum
when a second mic is potted up, is fun to hear. But these are few and
far between, at least 40 miles from me, and once the neighbors TV, or
computer comes on, the fun is over. I have heard enough high pitched
heterodynes to last a lifetime. Loops, longwires, and ANC-4's not
withstanding.
So, my listening needs are now satisfied by those small objects
orbiting overhead, rock music or comedy from the BBC via broadband,
and the anticipation of super Wi-Fi broadcasting.
I love my hobby. I have for over, my God, 40 years now. But now my
attention for DX is focused on 50 MHz and above, not 500 kHz and
above. We are in the final days of analog television, and the E-skip
this summer has been fantastic. It is going out with a bang. I wish I
could say the same for MW (Brock WH6SZ/4 Whaley, NRC-AM via DXLD)
I completely agree with everything you've said. As for e-skip, I've
heard of it frequently, but no experience. At least this summer, I
managed to hear "Boot Hill Missouri" (distance 700-800 miles) on one
of the Citizens Band channels as well as Abilene Texas on FM (distance
approx. 1,300 miles). And QSL wise, I'm probably going to have my best
year since 1969. As for MW DXing, I will give it one last shot this
coming winter, and hope for some great memories to come (Joe Miller,
KD8DLU, Troy, Michigan, ibid.)
Brock, Thanks for your comments on the hobby. I have to agree that
there is very little to listen to on AM radio these days. I do like
some talk. But only a few stations interest me. For oldies, we have
KSWB Seaside that has a good mix. Stuff you normally don't hear these
days. Then there is also KITI Chehalis WA that also is good with live
DJs. But you are right, the small station is going away. KBCH Lincoln
City OR used to run more local DJs and even Flapper music out of the
20s. Now they run Lars Larson in the afternoon. KBRD 680 250w Olympia
WA is interesting with a mix of Big Band, flapper music, jazz, over
the past 80 years. You never know what you might find there.
But a person has to hunt for interesting programming today. It can be
hard to find too. For me, satellite TV & radio has also taken some of
my hobby interest. It is great to tune in TV from all over the world.
I watch BBC World most of the time. I get DW TV out of Germany, Russia
Today from Moscow, CCTV9 from Beijing. Those broadcast in EE. Plus
many others. Many is foreign languages. Fortunately (so far), few
IBOCers in my neck of the woods, but if it gets night time, I am sure
that will change.
I have been DXing MW for 43 years now and collecting QSLs for 41. I
can't complain. With nearly 3,000 MW QSLs from over 90 countries, it
has been great. Add in the SW, FM, TV, etc QSLs puts me at over 3500.
But even QSLing is getting a lot tougher. I will continue to DX until
I am put away in a pine box. But the pickings may get slimmer in the
future. Hey, I could always move to Iceland and DX from there, hi. 73,
(Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, ibid.)
U.S. DTV ADAPTER VOUCHERS
The National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) seeking comments on
the program to distribute vouchers. Among other things, they'd like to
know who should be eligible to get them (they plan to exclude any
household that does not rely exclusively on off-air reception)and how
to define an eligible adapter. Comments are easy to submit (e-mail is
okay) and are due by September 25. You'll find links to the press
release, FAQs, and other material here: http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ This
is the complete text of the NPRM. It's not very long and is relatively
easy to read (if you ignore the boilerplate notices at the end):
http://tinyurl.com/m8xk3 (Bob Cooper, NZ, via Mike Bugaj, CT, WTFDA
via DXLD)
To All: Well, now I'm upset. I don't get my $40 if there is cable
coverage in my area? Now that's pretty dumb. I don't pay for my local
TV stations now; why should I have to buy access to them through the
cable company? Aren't these PUBLIC airwaves? The cable picture stinks!
It's not anywhere near as clean and crisp as the signal from the
Quantum. Right now, WNY is in the process of switching from Adelphia
to Time Warner. For the last 3 weeks, local channel 7 has had some
other audio on it. The cable company either can't figure it out or has
not received enough complaints about it to fix it, I guess. And
Channel 7 is one of my locals. That's what the consumer has to look
forward to? I would suggest that EVERYONE file and complain at: coupon
@ ntia.doc.gov or to Regulations.gov at http://www.regulations.gov
Like Bob says, you have until Sept. 25 (Guy in Lockport, NY Falsetti,
ibid.)
DRM
Re 6-114 NEW ZEALAND. RNZI on 9440 is variable - as are all their
local daytime frequencies here, despite the close proximity. There is
generally enough signal to resolve DRM audio, hence the "suitably
strong" comment - but there are also intermittent drop-outs. In our
evenings, RNZI is extremely solid, which seems to be what is really
needed for pain-free DRM, at least using the configuration I describe.
Rgds, (Craig Seager, Australia, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also GUAM
RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
+++++++++++++++++++++
MAKESHIFT VLF RECEIVER: See SWEDEN
PULSING TV SET JAMS 31 METRES
I have local ``jamming`` centred around 9250 and extending up and down
1 MHz, thanks to a cheap no-DTV-tuner TV set I couldn`t resist picking
up for $50 at Dollar General. Turns out that when it is turned off
(only) it puts out rapid pulses in this SW frequency range. Only
solution is to unplug it, but that`s inconvenient and requires it to
be reprogrammed; so I forewent recording this Shiokaze broadcast. Or
one can turn it on and enjoy instead the video hash over a much
broader SW frequency range.
The TV to avoid is a BrokSonic, with the S like a lightning bolt,
address in NYC but made in Thailand; model CTGV-4563TCT, which yes, on
the back label claims to be Part 15 compliant! It does inhibit my
DXing especially on the 9 MHz band (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) Cf KOREA NORTH [non], QRMs Shiokaze 9485
AN ODD RF NOISE PROBLEM SOLVED
IRCA, I have a pinched nerve in my back from a ruptured disk that is
keeping me up a lot at night. So it is possible that I have already
let you all know this and am just too tired to remember. If so, delete
this.
A couple of months ago I noticed a new kind of interference. It was
always there even in the daytime. I shut off power to my house and it
was still there so I figured for a while that it must be one of the
neighbors. NOT!
It was the propane powered mosquito trap that my wife bought so that
she could work in the garden and not be constantly attacked by
squadrons of huge mutant mosquitoes.
I woke up at about 0300, and while in the kitchen attempting to get a
cup of live saving balm, I noticed a faint blinking light on my lawn.
Thinking that perhaps a UFO had landed in my yard, I went outside with
my cell phone prepared to call Coast to Coast AM. I could see that the
light was coming from her mosquito trap. As I got closer I could hear
a fan running. Since I put it together for her, I knew that it had no
source of power other then the propane. It turns out that they are
using the propane burner to generate CO2 to attract mosquitoes, and to
somehow generate electricity to cause two lights to blink, and to run
a fan that sucks the careless mosquito that ventures too close into
the trap. It also generates an odd almost whine on all frequencies
below 10 MHz. Perhaps above also but those antennas are farther away
so I had not noticed it there (Steve Hawkins, 73 49 111 01001001 NG0G,
IRCA via DXLD)
WOMAN CHARGED IN ASSAULT WITH ANTENNA
By Cass Rains, Staff Writer --- An Enid woman was charged with two
felony counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for
striking her husband and another woman with a broken car antenna, the
charge alleges. . .
http://www.enidnews.com/siteSearch/apstorysection/local_story_213001543.html
(via gh, DXLD)
PROPAGATION
+++++++++++
The geomagnetic field was at quiet to major storm levels. Solar wind
speed ranged from a low of near 320 km/s late on 25 July to a high of
700 km/s early on 28 July. The period began with the wind speed low
around 340 km/s with the IMF Bz fluctuating between +/- 5 nT. The
geomagnetic field was mostly quiet with some unsettled and active
periods on 24 and 25 July at high latitudes. Midday on 27 July, wind
speed began a slow increase from about 300 km/s, while the IMF Bz
fluctuated between +/- 7 nT for about 3 hours and then +10 to -15 nT
through early on 28 July. By early on the 28th, wind speed reached the
period?s maximum of 700 km/s. The increase in levels was in response
to the onset of a recurrent coronal hole high speed wind stream. As a
result, active to major storm levels were observed from late on 27
July through midday on 28 July at all latitudes. From midday on the
28th through the end of the summary period, wind speed slowly decayed
and ended the period at 400 km/s, while the IMF Bz did not vary much
beyond +/- 3 nT. The geomagnetic field responded with quiet to
unsettled conditions.
SPACE WEATHER OUTLOOK 02 AUGUST ? 28 AUGUST 2006
Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels. No greater
than 10 MeV proton events are expected. The greater than 2 MeV
electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at high levels
on 02 ? 05 August.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be mostly quiet to unsettled for
the majority of the forecast period. Recurrent coronal hole high speed
wind streams are expected to rotate into geoeffective positions on 08
August, 24 August, and 28 August. Unsettled to active periods are
possible on 08 August, while active to minor storm periods are
possible on 24 August and 28 August.
:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2006 Aug 02 2124 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
# Product description and SEC contact on the Web
# http://www.sec.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2006 Aug 01
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2006 Aug 02 70 10 3
2006 Aug 03 70 8 3
2006 Aug 04 70 5 2
2006 Aug 05 70 5 2
2006 Aug 06 70 8 3
2006 Aug 07 70 8 3
2006 Aug 08 70 12 3
2006 Aug 09 70 8 3
2006 Aug 10 70 12 3
2006 Aug 11 70 8 3
2006 Aug 12 70 5 2
2006 Aug 13 70 5 2
2006 Aug 14 70 8 3
2006 Aug 15 70 5 2
2006 Aug 16 70 5 2
2006 Aug 17 75 5 2
2006 Aug 18 75 5 2
2006 Aug 19 75 5 2
2006 Aug 20 75 5 2
2006 Aug 21 75 5 2
2006 Aug 22 75 5 2
2006 Aug 23 75 8 3
2006 Aug 24 75 20 4
2006 Aug 25 75 5 2
2006 Aug 26 75 8 3
2006 Aug 27 75 10 3
2006 Aug 28 75 15 3
(http://www.sec.noaa.gov/radio August 2 via DXLD)
TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING
++++++++++++++++++++++++
POLITICAL BUMPER STICKERS
Saying it better and shorter than I could!
These bumper stickers were compiled by Jerry Paul, a former Methodist
minister in Lakeside, Ohio, who writes: The following actual bumper
stickers are now on cars. I didn't write any of them. I'm only the
messenger. If they make you laugh, good. If they make you cry, good.
If they make you angry, that's good too. If you don't want to read
them, hit the delete button.
BLIND FAITH IN BAD LEADERSHIP IS NOT PATRIOTISM
IF YOU'RE NOT OUTRAGED, YOU'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION
IF YOU SUPPORTED BUSH, A YELLOW RIBBON WON'T MAKE UP FOR IT
POVERTY, HEALTH CARE, & HOMELESSNESS ARE MORAL ISSUES
OF COURSE IT HURTS. YOU'RE GETTING SCREWED BY AN ELEPHANT
BUSH LIED, AND YOU KNOW IT
RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM: A THREAT ABROAD, A THREAT AT HOME
GOD BLESS EVERYONE (No exceptions)
BUSH SPENT YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY ON HIS WAR
PRO AMERICA, ANTI BUSH
WHO WOULD JESUS BOMB?
IF YOU SUPPORT BUSH'S WAR, WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE? SHUT UP AND SHIP
OUT
FEEL SAFER NOW?
I'D RATHER HAVE A PRESIDENT WHO SCREWED HIS INTERN THAN ONE WHO
SCREWED HIS COUNTRY
JESUS WAS A SOCIAL ACTIVIST -- THAT IS A LIBERAL
MY VALUES? FREE SPEECH. EQUALITY. LIBERTY. EDUCATION. TOLERANCE
IS IT 2008 YET?
DISSENT IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF PATRIOTISM -- Thomas Jefferson
DON'T BLAME ME. I VOTED AGAINST BUSH -- TWICE!
ANNOY A CONSERVATIVE: THINK FOR YOURSELF
VISUALIZE IMPEACHMENT
HEY BUSH! WHERE'S BIN LADEN?
CORPORATE MEDIA = MASS MIND CONTROL
STOP MAD COWBOY DISEASE
GEORGE W. BUSH: MAKING TERRORISTS FASTER THAN HE CAN KILL THEM
KEEP YOUR THEOCRACY OFF MY DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATS ARE SEXY. WHOEVER HEARD OF A GOOD PIECE OF ELEPHANT?
ASPIRING CANADIAN
CORPORATE MEDIA: WEAPONS OF MASS DECEPTION
DON'T CONFUSE DYING FOR OIL WITH FIGHTING FOR FREEDOM
STEM CELL RESEARCH IS PRO LIFE
HATE, GREED, IGNORANCE: WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
HONOR OUR TROOPS: DEMAND THE TRUTH
REBUILD IRAQ? WHY NOT SPEND 87 BILLION ON AMERICA?
FACT: BUSH OIL
1999 - $19 BARREL
2006 - $70 BARREL
THE LAST TIME RELIGION CONTROLLED POLITICS, PEOPLE GOT BURNED AT THE
STAKE
I'LL GIVE UP MY CHOICE WHEN JOHN ROBERTS GETS PREGNANT
HOW ON EARTH CAN 59,411,287 PEOPLE BE SO DUMB?
(via Jean Adamson via Howard Box, TN, DXLD) ###
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