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Thanks for requesting the Shegra report
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73s Dave Kenny British DX Club (e-mail bdxc@xxxxxxxxxxx)
SHEIGRA DXPEDITION LOGBOOK 1-15 February 1997
With Dave Kenny, Tony Rogers and Graham Powell
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Sheigra (or Shegra) is a small village of about 10 houses in the far north
west
of Scotland, just south of Cape Wrath (the most north-westerly point on the
UK
mainland). The surrounding area is typical of the sparsely populated "flow
country" found in Sutherland and Caithness - peat covered mountainous and
lots
of sheep. UK DXers have been organising regular listening expeditions to the
area since 1979 to take advantage of the quiet listening conditions and the
particularly favourable sea-path to North America. We stay in a croft which
has
been converted into to a holiday cottage.
We arrived at Sheigra around midday on the Saturday, having driven up from
the
south overnight. A group of Dutch DXers staying at the croft the week before
were due to depart on the Saturday and we wondered if they would still be
there
when we arrived. In the end we missed them, but they had left a very
welcoming
fire burning along with copious notes of their logs and experiences of their
first trip to Sheigra. They had also kindly left three beverage aerials
ready
for us to plug in and start listening straight away.
Conditions: This was the first February DXpedition to Sheigra so we were not
sure what to expect. The results were very encouraging - the logs speak for
themselves. On mediumwave the first week favoured Asia from about 1500-1900
and
east coast North America from about 1900 (when Newfoundland started fading
in)
until general fadeout around 1030. The second week saw a change with South
American and Caribbean signals being dominant - these typically heard from
about
2200-1000. Towards the end of our second week, North America improved again.
Interestingly we could hear Alaska (KBRW Barrow on 680) most afternoons,
even on
days when no other North Americans were heard. On shortwave, we noted
particularly good Tropical Band reception from the Pacific, Far East and
Latin
America around breakfast time (0800-1000). This was also by far the best
general
time for North America on mediumwave.
The weather could best be described as unsettled! True we did have a couple
of
very pleasant mild and sunny days, but these were interspersed with periods
of
extremely stormy weather including severe gales and driving hailstorms. The
storms really put our aerials to the test, but with several DXpeditions
behind
us now, we now have this down to a fine art. With BBC TV forecasting severe
gales, and after several breaks in the aerials as soon as the wind began to
pick
up, we decided to double the number of canes supporting the wires and to our
great relief they held out without further problems, despite some really
ferocious winds.
RECEIVERS
Dave Kenny Lowe HF225 Europa, Lowe HF250 and tuneable pre-amp
Graham Powell Lowe HF225 Europa and tuneable pre-amp
Tony Rogers Trio R2000 and Datong wideband pre-amp
AERIALS (All long-wire beverages using 7-strand 0.2mm wire supported on
4-5ft
bamboo canes)
340 degrees 400m terminated Aimed at Alaska
305 degrees 500m terminated Aimed at the Prairies and western North America
280 degrees 450m terminated Aimed at the Caribbean and eastern North America
045 degrees 500m terminated Aimed at the Far East and Eastern Asia
DAY BY DAY SUMMARY OF RECEPTION CONDITIONS
1/2 Evening: Alaska (KBRW) at 1800 followed by strong Newfoundland (NF) and
Nova Scotia (NS) signals.
2/2 Morning: NF/NS strong until fadeout by 1100. Evening: good general ECNA
reception.
3/2 Morning: good ECNA to fadeout at 1030. Evening: very strong Canadian/New
England signals.
4/2 Morning: good ECNA & fair Gt Lakes; fadeout 1045; Evening: ECNA and
Latin Americans mixing.
5/2 Morning: average ECNA, brief AB/BC, fadeout 1020; Evening a mix of ECNA,
Caribbean & Middle East.
6/2 Morning: average ECNA, f/out 1020; strong 60mb Pacific stations. Eve:
poor ECNA + LAm, Middle East.
7/2 Morning: as above; Evening: good ECNA and Caribbean.
8/2 Morning: very good ECNA, f/out 1040 (later found we had no earth!);
Evening: nothing but Latin America.
9/2 Morning & evening - Only South Americans audible.
10/2 Morning: lots of Central Americans to 1000 fadeout, Alaska at 1300;
Evening: very poor, early night!
11/2 Morning: Latins everywhere, over to shortwave!; Evening: Alaska at
1600, LAs, Caribbean, weak ECNA.
12/2 Morning: LAm, Caribbean & weak ECNA to f/out 0940, weak MB to 1030.
Eve: Fair Caribbean, poor NA
13/2 Morning: weak Latins until 0855 f/out; brief opening to NF/AB/AK
1100-1200. Eve: Caribbeans v. strong
14/2 Morning: Latin Americans mixing with Caribbean, Florida & Atlantic
Canada to 1100.
NORTH AMERICA
560 1951 1/2 CHVO Carbonear NF - Ads "CHVO country",VOCM wx
580 2108 1/2 CJFX Antigonish NS - "8 past 5", wx, ID & sports nx
590 2010 1/2 VOCM St Johns NF - VOCM five day weather forecast
600 2119 3/2 CBNA St Anthony NF (Pres) -CBC nx reports // 1400
600 0906 8/2 CKCL Truro NS - Ads, ID "AM 60 CKCL", country mx
620 2119 1/2 CKCM Grand Falls NF -"CKCM" ID, mx, // VOCM 590
640 2105 3/2 CBN St Johns NF -Wx for Maritimes, Labrador
650 2133 1/2 CKGA Gander NF -VOCM live bingo // 590
650 1515 10/2 ---- Qeqertarsaq, Greenland - clock, pips, ID, nx in
Greenlandic
660 0743 2/2 WFAN New York NY - "WFAN 20-20 sport"
680 1818 1/2 KBRW Barrow AK -mx, TC for 9.18, local anns for Barrow, IDs
(also heard between 0830-1600 on 10,11,12,13/2)
680 1027 12/2 CJOB Winnipeg MB - Sports nx, ID, mx & CJOB wx
680 2140 1/2 CKXG Grand Falls NF- "Kicks country", local nx
700 2154 2/2 CHSJ St John NB - "CHSJ 700 St John", country mx
710 2114 1/2 CKVO Carbonear NF - VOCM five day wx, local ads
720 2238 3/2 CHTN Charlottetown PEI -ID, ads, CHTN wx minus 11
740 2055 5/2 CHCM Marystown NF - "This is 7-40 CHCM country"
750 2030 2/2 CBGY Bonavista Bay NF - CBC nx // 1140 and 1400
770 0820 5/2 WABC New York NY - "News Talk radio 7-70 WABC"
780 2345 2/2 CFDR Dartmouth NS - "7-80 kix country"
800 2150 1/2 VOWR St Johns NF - "Saturday at 6" prog, hymns, ID
840 0820 5/2 CJXX Grand Prairie AB - "... we are country 8-40 CJXX"
850 2147 3/2 WEEZ Boston MA - sports nx "sports radio 8-50 WEEZ"
850 0845 8/2 unid ?? - "The news station - news when you want it"
870 2240 3/2 CFSX Stephenville NF - CFCB IDs, ads, mx
870 0859 8/2 WWL New Orleans LA - "This is 8-70 WWL" nx
880 0820 4/2 WCBS New York NY - nx "WCBS news time 6.20"
890 0900 4/2 WLS Chicago IL - "WLS Chicago" nx
920 0007 3/2 CJCH Halifax NS - "9-20 CJCH" ID, money talk px
930 1953 1/2 CJYQ St Johns NF - "Q93" ID, adverts
930 2059 3/2 CFBC St John NB - Sports nx, ID, adverts
950 2040 1/2 CHER Sydney NS - "Oldies 9-50 Cape Breton" wx, mx
950 0104 8/2 CKNB Campbellton NB - "95 CKNB country mx radio"
960 2347 2/2 CHNS Halifax NS - "Oldies 96" ID
970 2130 3/2 CBZ Fredricton NB - Local NB nx, sports, wx
970 0802 10/2 WZAN Portland ME - Ads "W-Zee-A-N" ID
980 0046 8/2 CBV Quebec PQ (pres) - Phone-in in FF
990 2139 3/2 CBY Corner Brook NF (pres) - CBC nx // 1400
1000 0819 2/2 CKBW Bridgewater NS - CKBW wx, ads, C&W mx
1010 2343 3/2 WINS New York NY - "WINS news time 6.43"
1030 2312 2/2 WBZ Boston MA - ID, phone-in, sport
1050 0906 3/2 WEVD New York NY - ads, "10-50 WEVD New York"
1070 0820 4/2 CBA Moncton NB (pres) - relay of Deutsche Welle English
1080 0953 4/2 WTIC Hartford CT - "AM 10-80 WTIC" phone-in
1090 0822 4/2 WBAL Baltimore MD - ID, Rush Limbaugh px
1100 0759 4/2 WTAM Cleveland OH - "WTAM 1100 its 3 oclock" nx, wx
1110 0800 4/2 WBT Charlotte NC - Nx, ID, country mx
1120 0824 4/2 KMOX St Louis MO - phone-in, "News Talk 11-20 KMOX"
1130 0809 2/2 WBBR New York NY - "News 11-30 WBBR"
1140 1138 13/2 CHRB High River AB - ID, "Southern Albertas community radio
station,
AM 11-40 High River" (ex CFXL Calgary)
1140 2130 1/2 CBI Sydney NS - "Atlantic Airwaves" px - Scottish mx from
Halifax NS
1150 0806 4/2 CKOC Hamilton ON - "Oldies 11-50 CKOC"
1150 0822 7/2 CHGM Gaspe PQ - phone-in, ID @ 0831, FF
1180 0833 3/2 WHAM Rochester NY - "11-80 WHAM", promo for "Highway Patrol"
1190 2305 2/2 WLIB New York NY - ID/promo "11-90 WLIB"
1190 2359 3/2 WOWO Fort Wayne IN - phone-in, "11-90 WoWo", nx
1200 0815 4/2 CFGO Ottawa ON - "Energy 1200"
1200 0823 4/2 WKOX Framlington MA - brief ID "WKOX AM 1200"
1210 2016 3/2 VOAR St Johns NF - "...right here only on 12-10 VOAR"
1220 0844 4/2 CKCW Moncton NB - "CKCW where every song you can sing along
to"
1230 2330 12/2 CFFB Iqaluit NWT (tent) - Phone-in & talk in pres Eskimo
language
1250 0834 3/2 WTMA Charleston SC - "Talk Radio 12-50 WTMA", talkshow
1260 2234 3/2 WEZE Boston MA - PSA, ads, "12-60 Christian radio forthe
family"
1270 2042 3/2 CJCB Sydney NS - sports nx, tax ad, "CJCB"
1280 0908 6/2 WFAU Gardiner ME - nostalgia mx, "12-80 WFAU - lock it in"
1290 2330 6/2 CHRM Matane PQ - "CHRM Matane", phone-in, FF
1290 1007 7/2 WKNE Keene NH - wx, ID/jingle "12-90 WKNE"
1300 0804 2/2 WERE Cleveland OH - "1300 WERE all talk, all day, all night"
1320 2330 2/2 CKEC New Glasgow NS - nostalgia mx, ID
1330 0920 6/2 WRCA Waltham MA - nostalgia/classical mx, ID @ 1000,FF
1340 1000 4/2 CKXX Corner Brook NF - local wx & nx, sports, "Kicks Country"
1350 0900 3/2 WGPL Portsmouth VA - ID "WGPL Portsmouth-Norfolk-Newport News"
1350 2208 3/2 CKAD Middleston NS (pres) - funeral anns, AVR ID,"Nova Scotias
best country"
1360 0900 3/2 CKBC Bathurst NB - Broadcast News, "This is CKBC 1-3-6-0"
1370 0900 4/2 WDEA Ellsworth ME - CBS nx, Baby Gold Bond ad, ID,nostalgia mx
1375 0008 7/2 RFO St Pierre & Miquelon - FF ID for RFO, relay France Inter
news
1380 0830 4/2 CFDA Victoriaville PQ - Meatloaf, ID, wx, FF
1390 0859 3/2 WXTC Charleston SC - Charlestons best country & "Bubba 107.5
WBUB"
1390 2300 3/2 WEGP Presque Isle ME - "WREM Monticello-Hulton & WEGP Presque
Isle"
1390 0829 3/2 WEED Rocky Mount NC - promo for Riverside Church Sunday
School,"13-90 WEED"
1400 2105 1/2 CBG Gander NF - px on local singer
1410 2058 1/2 CIGO Port Hawkesbury NS - mx, "This is 14-10 CIGO", nx
1410 1000 7/2 WPOP Hartford CT - One on One Sports, "WPOP Sports Radio
14-10"
1420 0938 4/2 CKDY Digby NS (pres) - AVR IDs, C&W
1430 1003 3/2 WENE Endicott NY - "Sports Radio 14-30", ID, Sports Overnight
America
1430 0959 4/2 WDEX Monroe NC - legal ID "...WDEX Monroe-Matthews"
1430 0957 4/2 WXKS Everett MA - "Bostons music love of your life AM 14-30
WXKS"
1430 0800 3/2 CKCY Toronto ON - "Country 14-30", C&W
1440 2356 12/2 WLPZ Portland ME - One on One Sports, ID "Sports Radio WLPZ
14-40"
1450 2248 3/2 CFAB Windsor NS - Annapolis Valley Radio, C&W mx
1450 0922 5/2 WFPG Atlantic City NJ - "WFPG Talk Radio 14-50"
1450 2220 12/2 VSB1 Hamilton, Bermuda - Nx, wx, adx ID "VSB 14-50 AM
Hamilton Bermuda"
1450 1000 9/2 unid ?? - relay of "Your Kind of Country"(no other NAm
stations audible)
1460 0916 4/2 CJOY Guelph ON - Oldies, "14-60 is C-JOY Good Time Oldies"
1460 1010 6/2 WGNA Albany NN - "GNA Headline News"
1470 0900 5/2 CJVB Vancouver BC - This is Greater Vancouvers most complete,
multi-
cultural radio, AM 14-70 CJVB, Cable 103.3 FM"
1470 1000 8/2 WRBD Pompano Beach FL - "WRBD Pompano Beach-Fort Lauderdale"
1470 1000 8/2 WZOU Lewiston ME - "WLAM Gorham-Portland, WZOU
Lewiston-Auburn"
1480 2158 3/2 WSAR Fall River MA - jingle ID
1480 0833 4/2 WHBC Canton OH - TC 3.33, News, Sport, wx
1490 1030 3/2 WMBM Miami Beach FL - "14-90 WMBM", mx, weak
1490 1030 7/2 CKEN Kentville NB (pres) - local nx, "AVR" IDs
1500 2159 3/2 WFIF Milford CT - religious pxs, "Life Changing Radio 1500 AM
WFIF"
1500 2210 3/2 WTOP Washington DC- wx, "WTOP News Time 5.10"
1510 2226 3/2 WNRB Boston MA - "... right here on WNRB", religious mx
1520 0958 2/2 WWKB Buffalo NY - "K-B Radio", ads
1530 0850 4/2 WSAI Cincinnati OH - rel px, "Wonderful songs and information
WSAI"
1540 2305 5/2 WDCD Albany NY - Wednesday edition of "...??... on WDCD"
1550 0839 4/2 CBE Windsor ON (pres) - relay of Radio Finland in EE
1560 0826 2/2 WQEW New York NY - "15-60 WQEW", standards mx
1570 0900 7/2 WTLK Taylorsville NC - C&W , "15-70 WTLK Taylorsville,North
Carolina"
1580 2359 5/2 WSRF Fort Lauderdale FL - "WSRF, Fort Lauderdale"
1590 0929 3/2 WETT Ocean City MD - ads, "News Talk 15-90 WETT"
1590 0750 3/2 WAKR Akron OH - ads, ID
1590 0859 14/2 WPSL Port St Lucie FL - Promos for WPSL internet px & Art
Bell show, ID
1590 2325 3/2 WARV Warwick RI - ads, "15-90 AM WARV"
1590 2305 4/2 WSMN Nashua NH - local nx, phone-in, "here on WSMN"
1600 0848 7/2 WUNR Brookline MA - (pres) SS px, ad, "... en Boston"
1600 0926 7/2 WWRL New York NY - "Radio WWRL"
1660 0910 4/2 WJDM Elizabeth NJ - "Radio Aahs", kids mx
CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
530 2359 13/2 R Vision Cristiana, Turks & Caicos - SS religious px,EE ID
on hour
555 2325 7/2 R Ziz, St Kitts - Public anns, "Radio Ziz" valentines day
promo
660 2218 13/2 R St Lucia - "The News at Six", ID, ads
700 0845 11/2 JBC R1, Montego Bay, Jamaica - Football promo Jamaica v
Venez. "...on JBC One"
705 2228 13/2 NBC St Vincent (tent) - Music, nx in EE at 2230
780 2327 13/2 ZVBI British Virgin Islands (pres) -wx for the Virgin
Islands
789.7 2244 13/2 Voice of Barbados - Phone-in, local ads, ID "VOB"
830 0100 8/2 R Paradise, St Kitts - Trinity Broadcasting Network ID
840 2347 5/2 R Caribbean Int, St Lucia - C&W mx ID "RCI" (also rel BBCWS
nx 2200 3/2)
890 2342 13/2 R Progreso, Santiago de Cuba - Nx reports "R Progreso Cadena
Nacional"
1020 2318 2/2 Caribbean Christian R, Turks & Caicos - ID, religious px,USA
address
1100 2320 7/2 ZDK, Antigua (pres) - Funeral anns, Caribbean accent
1130 0955 9/2 HIRL R Cadena de Noticias, Santo Domingo, Dominican Rep
-Rolling nx, many IDs
1180 0035 8/2 R Rebelde (ex R Taino), Cuba - SS speech (Fidel??), ID // R
Rebelde 5025 kHz
1190 2353 7/2 WBMJ, San Juan, Puerto Rico - EE/SS religious px, promo
"...here on WBMJ"
1350 0030 10/2 WEGA, Vega Baja, Puerto Rico - SS songs, ID "R Las Vegas"
also 0929 10/2)
1400 0030 9/2 Harbour Light, Carriacou, Grenada - ID, TC for 8.30, religious
px
1480 2258 12/2 WMDD, Fajardo, Puerto Rico (pres) - mx, ID "Radio Puerto
Rico"
1540 2330 13/2 ZNS1 R Bahamas - Nx, ads promo "ZNS Total Sports " funeral
anns
1570 0957 14/2 HRRF RCN, Tegucigalpa, Honduras - ID "RCN... Radio Cadena de
Noticicas"
1580 0916 10/2 WMTI, Morovis, Puerto Rico - SS ID "WMTI Morovis"
1610 0925 2/2 Caribbean Beacon, Anguilla - Dr Gene Scott // 5935
LATIN AMERICA
600 2327 13/2 ZYK278 R Gaucha, Porto Alegre, Brazil (tent) - Talk in PP
//11915
650 0100 10/2 HJKH RCN Antena 2, Bogota - ID "RCN Antena Dos", ads
700 0042 13/2 YVPQ R Sur, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela - LA songs, ID
750 0030 9/2 YVKS R Caracas R, Venezuela - ID, "Deportes RCR" prog
770 0430 5/2 HJJX RCN Bogota, Colombia - Nx "En el satelite, RCN" ads
800 0920 10/2 HJBW RCN, Santander, Colombia - SS ID "RCN Bucaramanga", LA
mx
850 2311 12/2 YVZC R Fe y Alegria, Maracaibo, Venezuela - SS talk, ID, LA
mx
930 0756 10/2 HJCS LV de Bogota, Colombia - Anns, ID in SS
940 0758 10/2 HJTL RCN Cucuta, Colombia - SS ID, time pips @ 0800
970 0802 10/2 HJCI R Super, Bogota, Colombia - TC & ID "Cadena Super de
Colombia"
970 2300 11/2 YV-- R Mundial, Barcelona, Venezuela - Jingle ID , LA mx
980 0014 8/2 HJCS RCN, Cali, Colombia - RCN nx - many mentions of RCN
1110 2300 5/2 YVQT R Carupano, Venezuela - Several Radio Carupano IDs
1380 2301 3/2 YVNG Ondas del Mar, Venezuela - "YVNG 13-80, La Primera con
Mejores", promos
1380 0059 10/2 CB138 R Corporacion, Santiago, Chile - ID ".. en Santiago ...
Radio Corporacion"
1390 2357 7/2 HJ-- Caracol, Colombia - ID for Caracol Barranquilla (not
listed here)
1390 0902 12/2 YVZA R Fe y Alegria, Caracas, Ven - S/on, Nat Anthem, ID,
freq ann, LA mx
1430 0900 6/2 YVTP R Bahia, Puerto La Cruz, Ven - TC/ID "Radio Bahia La
Cinco"
1500 2254 4/2 YVRZ R 2000, Cumana, Venezuela - "Deportes Dos Mil"
1550 0845 10/2 YVMW R Metropolitana, Los Teques, Venezuela. - LA songs, ID
1580 0927 14/2 HJ-- Caracol, Colombia - ID for Caracol (not listed here)
ASIA
783 2316 10/2 Syrian Arab Radio, Tartus - AA talk & mx // 827 (heard under
Germany)
827 2100 10/2 Syrian Arab Radio, Deirel Zawr - "Voice of Iraq" px, ID "Sawt
al Iraq"
AA mx nx 2130; Syrian Radio general programme from 2200.
864 2039 8/2 Voice of Armenia, Kamo - //4810 & 4990, listed for external
svce in Armenian
891 2300 5/2 TRT, Antalya, Turkey - mx //927, 1017, 1062
900 1518 5/2 CBS, Tanshui, Taiwan - OM/YL in CC //1521 & 3335
900 2312 6/2 BSKSA, Qurayyat, Saudi Arabia - Quran //1440
927 2255 5/2 TRT, Izmir, Turkey - Nx //891, 1017, 1062
1017 2300 5/2 TRT, Mundanya, Turkey - Mx //891, 927, 1062
1062 2255 5/2 TRT, Diyabikir, Turkey - Nx in Turkish //891, 927, 1017
1134 1617 5/2 R Kuwait - Main Arabic Prgr //11990
1143 1700 2/2 VOA, Poro, Philippines - Yankee Doodle, ID, nx in EE
1206 2055 12/2 Kol Israel, Haifa - Hebrew px // 7495, 9390
1341 1712 10/2 R Kuwait - Kuwait Radio anthem, AA //11990
1386 1443 4/2 IRIB, Ahwaz, Iran - Talk in Persian, local songs //15084
1413 1600 4/2 BBC Masirah relay, Oman - S Asian vernacular, BBC ID
1431 1557 4/2 IRIB, Isfahan, Iran - Persian mx //15084
1440 2144 8/2 BSKSA, Damman, Saudi Arabia - Arabic mx //9870
1449 1519 4/2 IRIB, Bandar-e-Torkoman, Iran-Ext svce in Turkmen, talk,
songs,
ID and IRIB nx theme at 1530
1467 1605 3/2 HLKN, Mokpo, South Korea - Korean talk & mx //3930 (listed for
same KBS svce)
1467 1709 8/2 All India R, Jeypore, India - Indian mx //4800
1476 1659 9/2 UAE Radio, Dubai - AA mx, YL in ID, pips, ID, anthem
1494 1510 3/2 Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi, China - Chinese svce //4500, localmx
1503 1630 4/2 IRIB, Ardabil, Iran - IRIB nx theme, nx in Persian
1512 1706 10/2 BSKSA, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Holy Quran Service //9730
1521 1400 3/2 R Beijing, China - Int Sig audible under Radio 1521
1521 1520 5/2 CBS, Changchih, Taiwan - YL/OM //900 & 3335
1521 2210 2/2 BSKSA, Duba, Saudi Arabia - Koran //1440
1525 1727 11/2 Iraqi Army Radio (CLAND) - AA ID "Huna al Iraq, Idaat al
Jaysah al-Iraq,
Sawt al Quwnat al Musallah al Basilah", anti-Saddam rantings, many
IDs,
at 1738 jumped to 1537 kHz
1537 1738 11/2 Iraqi Army Radio (CLAND) - ID as 1525 kHz
1548 2130 8/2 VOA Kuwait relay - "Communications World" - armchair signal!
1566 1630 13/2 HLAZ, Cheju, South Korea - Russian ID "Govorit Radio
Stantsiya H-L-A-Zee"
1566 1658 10/2 IRIB, Bandar Abbas, Iran - OM in Farsi //1503
1575 1459 3/2 VOA, Thailand - End of Khmer px, VOA ID
1575 1500 3/2 Voice of Free Asia, Thailand - EE px, IDs, v strong Thai
accent.
AFRICA
171 2220 12/2 Medi 1, Nador, Morocco - FF ID "Radio Mediterranee
International", nx
(no sign of Medi 1 on 9575 at this time.)
585 1939 8/2 RTT, Gafsa, Tunisia - Arabic songs // 7475
630 1723 10/2 RTT, Tunis, Tunisia - Arabic mx // 7475 (heard under Norway)
684 2018 13/2 RTT, Kairouan, Tunisia - Telephone conversation in AA//7475
711 2022 8/2 Libyan Jamahiriyah R-multi tx, Libya - Arabic songs // 1251
819 2250 5/2 ERTU, Batra, Egypt - AA mx, ID "Huna Qahira"
840 2041 2/2 RNT Chad - Sports commentary in FF // 4904.5
864 1930 9/2 ERTU, Santah, Egypt - Holy Koran px // 9755 "Idaat al Quran
min Qahirah"
1044 1949 8/2 RTM, Sebaa-Aioun, Morocco - AA songs // 594 (NB not Medi 1 as
listed in WRTH)
1251 2020 8/2 Libyan Jamahiriyah R-Tripoli, Libya - Arabic songs // 711
1394 1906 9/2 Rdiff Togolaise, Lome - Nx, "Radio Togo" ID, // 5047
1475 1915 3/2 ORTB, Cotonou, Benin - FF talk, mx, ID "Radio Benin"
1530 2038 2/2 VOA Sao Tome relay - VOA African service, mx, over Europeans
1544 2235 2/2 Nat R of Saharan Arab Dem Rep - Nx in AA, many mentions of
Sahara
EUROPE
207 1500 9/2 Rikisutvarpid, Reykjavik, Iceland - Talk in Icelandic // 666,
738
558 2140 10/2 R Finland, Helsinki - Ext service in EE // 963
630 1900 9/2 R Norway Int, Vigra - Sunday-only EE service // 1314
666 1500 9/2 Rikisutvarpid, Hofn, Iceland - Talk // 207, 738 (nasty
distorted audio on 666)
666 2025 13/2 R Vilnius, Sitkunai - FS in EE, VOA Lithuanian relay at 2030
702 1940 13/2 NRK, Vadso - Talk in Norweigan, songs //630, 1314
738 1500 9/2 Rikisutvarpid, Skjaldarvik, Iceland - Talk in Icelandic //
207, 666
1170 1600 4/2 Islamskaya Volna, Tibliskaya, Russia - ID, talk // 1494, 1089
1381.2 1800 10/2 UNID Russian-sounding station - Drifting/unstable tx. Quite
strong.
1467 1640 9/2 R Pridnestrovye, Grigoriopol, Moldova - RR/Romanian Ids,ads
nx, "Govorit Tiraspol"
1503 1940 5/2 Norea R/TWR test via Poland - Test tx, mx, anns in Norwegian,
Swedish, Finnish
1530 1350 7/2 US Navy Br Svc, Keflavik, Iceland - C&W mx, ID & UPI nx at
1400
1593 2330 12/2 R Moldova Int, Kishinev - ID, int sig, ext service in French
SHORTWAVE (these are just a few highlights of stations that we heard)
2310 1900 1/2 VL8A Alice Springs, NT, Australia - Phone in // 2325, 2485
2325 1902 1/2 VL8T Tennant Creek, NT, Australia - Phone in // 2310,2485
2485 1859 1/2 VL8K Katharine, NT, Australia - Phone in // 2325, 2310
3925 0915 6/2 R Tampa 2, Tokyo, Japan (pres) - Fast talk in Japanese, ads
for Coca Cola
3935 0910 6/2 ZLXA, Levin, New Zealand (pres) - Relay of RNZ National Radio
3945 0905 6/2 R Tampa 1, Tokyo, Japan (pres) - OM in Japanese mixing with
Vanuatu
3945 0905 6/2 R Vaunatu, Port Vila (pres) - Bob Marley track heard under
Japan
4115 1622 5/2 Voice of Indep. Kashmir (pres)- Talk in Asian language //5300
& 6300
4755 2155 8/2 R Educacao Rural, Campo Grande, Brazil - Mx, full ID at 2201
4890 0932 6/2 NBC, Papua New Guinea - TC, Karai Radio ID (heard daily
around this time)
4915 0919 6/2 R Cora, Lima, Peru - SS IDs, Andean mx
4918.9 2335 5/2 R Quito, Ecuador - Nx in SS ID "La Voz de la Capital"
4925 2155 7/2 RRI, Jambi, Indonesia - Koran, ID, nx in Indonesian
4935 0941 11/2 R Tropical, Tarapoto, Peru - TC for 0441, "Radio Tropical,
Tarapoto"
4945 0832 11/2 R Illimani, La Paz, Bolivia - ID "Radio Illimani, La Voz de
Bolivia", LA mx
4950 2320 5/2 R Madre de Dios, Peru - Church svc, ID in SS, freq ann
4950 0908 11/2 R Bahai, Otavalo, Ecuador - SS & Quechua ID "La Voz de la
Familia" , LA mx
4955 2315 5/2 Rdifusora Nac de Colombia, Bogota - ID in SS, nx
4958.8 2202 5/2 Hanoi, Vietnam - HS, morning exercises, talk in Vietnamese
4990 0900 12/2 R Ancash, Huaraz, Peru - s/on, anthem, ID "R Ancash.buenos
dias Peru"
5012 2216 8/2 R Cristal Int, Santo Domingo, Dom Rep - IDs,
mentioned Passport to World Band Radio!
5020 0840 6/2 SIBS, Honiara, Solomon Islands - Local messages, IDs.
Heard daily at this time!
5985 1233 6/2 R Myanmar - Nx in presumed Burmese (1440 in EE)
6095 2015 5/2 Vorgan, Angola (pres) - Western pop mx, anns in PP, many refs
to Angola
6130 2210 5/2 CHNX, Halifax, NS, Canada - "Oldies 96" // to and better
signal than 960
6160 2148 5/2 CKZN, St Johns NF, Canada - CBC Newfoundland local px //CBN
640
6570 1310 6/2 Defence Forces Broadcasting Unit, Taunggyi, Burma - to 1327,
brief anns & off
11740 1920 5/2 WINB, Red Lion PA, USA - Gospel songs, full ID & address at
1930
15050 1715 11/2 R For Peace Int, Costa Rica - Feminist International Radio
px in EE
And so ended another very successful DXpedition to Sheigra. Despite our
apprehension about what to expect from both reception conditions and the
weather
in February, we were not disappointed. And although conditions were not
nearly
as good as our last visit in November 1995 that was hardly surprising since
November 1995 turned out to be one of the best openings to North America for
some 30 years. In fact during that fortnight we could hardly hear anything
but
North America - night and day! This time we were rewarded with a great
variety
of reception - from both North and Central America, Asia and Africa, there
was
something for everyone. Now its back to the tapes and time to make a start
on
those reception reports! Dave, Tony & Graham
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>From owner-hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxx, on 26/02/97 21:12:
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Hallo DAVE
> A copy of the full report on the latest DXpedition to Sheigra from
1st-15th
> February, including all the logs, is now available on the British DX Club
> web site: http://www.mac.co.umist.ac.uk/nww/bdxc.html
>
> If anyone does not have access to the web and would like an e-mail copy
> please let me know.
>
> 73s Dave Kenny
Yes, I would very much like to have a copy. I have been at Blokhus
at the end of DEC along with Finn Krone, Martin Elbe and Karel
Honzik. Logged lots of exciting stations.
Would be nice to compare these with the Sheigra ones.
Thanks in advance and best of 73's de JOACHIM
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