Blokhus DXpedition

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Martin Elbe
Wolfsburg, Germany


Hi!

Yesterday I came home from our DX-pedition to Blokhus, Northern Jutland in
Denmark. We, that were:

Karel Honzik, Czech Republic, from 27/12 to 13/1, using an AOR AR7030.
Finn Krone, Denmark, from 31/12 to 12/1, using a JRC NRD 535
Joachim Stiller, Germany, from 27/12 to 6/1, using an AOR AR7030
and me, 27/12 to 13/1, using an AOR AR7030 too.

Blokhus is a famous danish seaside-resort, located about 40 km northwest
of Aalborg. The cottage we used was situated directly in the first row
behind the dunes. From the dunes it was about 150 m to the sea. Alas, it
was not possible to bring the antennas into the water. There were too many
curious tourists, cars on the beach etc. So we were confined to the area
of the dunes. Our antennas were rather short, compared with other DX-
peditions: Between 150 and 200 meters only. 4 antennas in the range 300 to
330 degrees, one at 270 and one at 240 degrees, all unterminated. I think,
that in Finnland or Sweden you wouldn't call such short wires an antenna?
:-)

But still the results were rather impressive. The area was very quiet,
within 300 or 400 meters no other cottage was used, so we could really
enjoy digging out even the thinnest signals. Conditions were good towards
North America until Jan 9, afterwards lousy on MW, but good for Pacific on
SW.

The weather was extremely cold, down to less than -15 degrees C, but blue
sky, nice for a short walk during the daylight. However, that cold weather
gave us a lot of trouble in opening/closing the main water-supply, as the
valve was frozen. And of course we had to spend a fortune on energy to
heat the cottage. 4 Persons was the maximum we could squeeze in, with the
table covered with receivers, recorders and lists.

Our schedule was almost the same every day: Listening from around 1900 to
0000 UTC (when conditions were good also till 0200), then get some sleep
till around 0600 UTC, and then the main listening period started, with the
last signals fading out after 1400 UTC, when conditions were good.
Otherwise fade-out was at 1200 UTC. Then we had some food, afterwards
going through the tapes or listening to Asia, and then it was almost time
to start again! The time-slot between 02-06 or 07 UTC was rather
disappointing, by far the best time to catch rare birds was between 0800
and 1000 hrs UTC.

Here is the list of heard stations. Of course we will update it with
listening times, dates, slogans etc. But this will take some time. First I
have to write about 60 reception reports, and then the list will be made.
So, this is only to show, what we heard:

AMERICA

530     Vision Cristiana
535     Grenada (tent)
560     CHVO, CKCN
580     CJFX, CFRA
590     VOCM
600     CBNA
610     CHNC
620     CKCM
640     CBN, R. Progreso (Cuba)
650     CKGA, WSM, Greenland (usually dominant, and fading in at around
        1800 UTC), RCN Antena Dos (Colombia)
660     WFAN
680     CJOB, CFTR, CKXG, WRKO, KBRW (Alaska)
690     CBF, HCJB (tent)
700     CHSJ
710     CKVO, WOR
720     Greenland
730     CKAC, CKDM, XEX (Mexico)
740     CHCM, CBL
750     CBGY, WSB
760     WJR, RCN Barranquilla (COL)
770     WABC, RCN (COL), CHQR
780     CFDR, WBBM
790     WAXY, CFCW, CIGM, CFNW
800     CKLW, VOWR, CHRC, TWR Bonaire
820     WBAP, CHAM, CARACOL Cal! (COL)
840     WHAS, R. Caribbean International (St. Lucia), an UNID relaying
        VOA, maybe St. Lucia?, Doblev, (Cuba), HJKK (COL)
850     WEEI, CKVL
860     CJBC
870     WWL
880     WCBS
890     WBPS, WLS, R. Progreso (Cuba), R. Continental Bogot  (COL)
895     Vo Nevis
920     CJCH
930     CJYQ, CFBC, CJCA, LV de Bogot  (COL)
940     CBM, WINZ
950     CKNB, CHER
960     CHNS (very weak, transmitter problems??)
970     WZAN, CBZ, R. Super (COL)
1000    CFLP, CKBW, KOMO, WMVP, RCN Cartagena (COL), R. Record Sao Paulo
        (B)
1010    WINS, CFRB, R. Reloj (COL)
1020    Caribbean Christian R. (TCI), KDKA
1030    WBZ
1040    WHO
1050    CHUM, WEVD
1060    Gospel Broadcasting Stn (Dominica) (tent)
1070    CBA
1080    WTIC
1090    WBAL
1100    WTAM
1110    CKTY, WBT
1120    KMOX, CARACOL Tunja (COL)
1130    WBBR, KFAN, CKWX, R. Nac. Brasil, R. "K" (COL)
1140    CBI, CFXL or CHRB, WXLZ. We need help on the Alberta station!
        They never gave their callsign, only IDing as "Throughout
        southern Alberta, we are 11-40 AM" or "Southern Alberta's family
        station, AM 11-40". CFXL should leave MW, while CHRB should use
        that frequency. Did the change happened already??
1150    CKOC, CJRC (tent), CHGM
1160    KSL
1170    CKGY, WWVA
1180    R. Taino (Cuba), WHAM
1190    WOWO, CFSL, KEX
1200    CFGO, WOAI
1210    VOAR
1240    WATN (tent)
1250    CHWO, CBGA, WZOB
1260    WEZE
1270    CJCB, WTSN, KDJI
1280    WNAM, WSAT
1290    CHRM, WKNE
1300    CJME, WXRL, WJDA, WERE
1320    CKEC, CJSO
1330    CKLD, WRCA, WFLP, WMNN and an UNID brokered spanish relig.
        programme IDing as "R. Emanuel"
1340    CJLS
1350    WEGA-R. Las Vegas (Puerto Rico), R. Buenos Aires (ARG), Em. Ecos
        del Rio (COL), CKAD
1360    CKBC, WDRC
1370    WDEA
1375    RFO St. Pierre
1380    CFDA, R. Corporacicn (CHL), WOLA (Puerto Rico), R. Reloj (COL),
        RCN Tunja (COL), Ondas del Mar (VEN)
1390    WFIW, WEGP, WXTC, WPLM, WDCW, WEED, WROA, WRSC, CJCY
1400    CBG, Harbour Light (Grenada), WIDE
1410    CFUN, WPOP, CIGO, WLVV, CFMB
1420    CKDY, WOC, WACK, KTOE, R. Maraben  (VEN)
1430    WENE, CKYC, WMYS, KCOH, WXKS, R. Bahia (VEN)
1440    WLPZ, WWTM, R. Maranatha (Nicaragua)
1450    WFPG, CHEF (tent)
1460    WGNA, CJOY, WWWG, WPON
1470    CJVB, WLAM, WRBD, R. Vibracicn (VEN), R. Latina (VEN), R. Tres
        Fronteras (COL)
1480    CHRD, WSAR, WHBC, WTDY, WADR, WMDD (Puerto Rico)
1490    WMBM, WPOR
1500    WTOP, R. Dos Mil (VEN)
1510    WNRB, WLAC, KGA, R. Informativa 1510 (VEN). Attention: WNRB has
        Spanish programming in the morning hours, IDing as "Galaxia 15-
        10", so can be easaily confused with the venezuelan!
1520    WWKB
1540    WDCD, CHIN
1550    CBE
1560    WQEW, WSBV, CBKD
1570    CKMW, CKTA, XERF "la Poderosa" (Mexico)
1580    CBJ, WSRF, R. Manzanares (VEN). Attention: WSRF heard relaying
        WINZ!
1590    KFLE (tent), WAKR, WSMN, WARV, XEVOZ "Bonita AM" (Mexico),
        Deporte 19-90 (VEN)
1600    WUNR (IDing also as R. Internacional), WLUZ (Puerto Rico), KYGO,
        WPOM, R. Revelacicn (tent) (Dominican Republic). Strange, listed
        is Revelacicn, but we never heard that ID, but one evening we
        heard R. Quisqueya on that frequency, the next evening R.
        Amanecer.
1610    Caribbean Beacon (Anguilla)
1630    KXBT
1660    WJDM


Rest of the world:

738     RUV Iceland
760     Yemen
840     Chad
1386    R. Fantasy (british RSL-station running one Watt and plagueing
        the frequency!), this was our usual afternoon frequency. Before
        Ahwaz became too strong we heard here a korean station IDing as
        "Patsong Radio", one chinese, tentative the taiwanese fishery
        station and two philippine stations carrying religious
        programming! We'll have to work on the tapes to get this mess
        sorted out.
1530    AFRTS Keflavik, Iceland
1575    VOA Thailand, wiping out Italy.
3935    R. Reading Service, NZL, good around 0830
3945    Vanuatu, fair around 0840, QRMed by an UNID chinese station
        IDing in chinese-accented English as "This is the Voice of
        Reflection". What the heck was that??
4890    Papua, delivering our background-music when cleaning the
        dishes...
5020    Solomon Islands, regulary audible, but on the 11/1 and 12/1 the
        signals were just sensational good. Peaking around 0840
6010    R. Mil, Mexico, daily catch! Heard till 0945 UTC when a jammer
        started to spoil the frequency.
6185    R. Educacicn, Mexico, daily catch, sometimes like a local
        station.

SW is just a small example, what could be heard. Armchair-listening of RRI
stations, exceptionally good reception of LA stations in the early
evenings (Finn heard 49 LA stations on 60 meters around 2130 UTC!), etc.

Just one question at the end: I heard an UNID northamerican station on 790
kHz. Came in on several occasions, programme format was Pop-Oldies from
the 60ies and 70ies. Always peaked around 0820 UTC in the mess on 790 kHz.
They had a very distinctive Jingle-ID, sung ID, sounding like "RZ Radio, A-
B-V (or A-B-C)" I have that bloody Jingle threetimes on my tape, but even
after more than hundred times of listening I can hear only this crap. That
damned Jingle will haunt me into my dreams :-)
Any ideas are welcomed!

73's and good DX!
Martin