MEDI DX NEWS 21 (Parte B)

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MISCELÁNEA-MISCELÁNEA

Juan Carlos Aragón nos hace las siguientes preguntas. A ver si alguien puede contestarle:

RUSIA (RUS)
Escuché en Octubre pasado por 1062 una repetición del programa en ruso de la VoA, terminando el programa a las 2000 y continuando la emisora con otros programas propios. Envié informe de recepción a Washington y mandaron QSL con la leyenda "Cannot Verify"
. En el VOAGUIDE no mencionan a ninguna emisora repitiendo el programa en ruso, aunque sí coincide el horario: ruso de 1900-2000. ¿Qué emisor de Rusia puede ser?. En anteriores VOAGUIDES aparecían informaciones sobre ciudades/emisores de Rusia ofreciendo
repeticiones de los programas en ruso de la VoA, pero nada sobre 1062 Khz.

(Esa es una historia curiosa de la VOA. A mí me sucedió algo parecido con el emisor de OC de Asilah (Marruecos). Escuché su programa en farsi a unos 500m de la estación y cuando volví a España lo volví a sintonizar. Le mande informe y me contestaron "CANN
OT VERIFY". Lo achaqué a que oficialmente no quisieron airear que sus emisiones provenían del transmisor, por simples cuestiones estratégicas de cooperación militar, tecnológica, etc. Pero el hecho cierto es que era ese transmisor el escuchado. (Jorge Gar
zón)

UCRANIA(UKR)
El pasado 15 de octubre escuché por 1278 Khz emisiones en ruso o ucraniano a las 1845 con el emisor de Radio France en esa frecuencia desactivado. En el WRTH se indica a Radio Glas, pero mi captación está fuera del horario indicado. ¿Qué puede ser?



LISTENING EXERCISE (Boston's Daytime Signal Strengths)

The following is a list of currently-active metro-Boston/Worcester stations and their daytime signal strengths as noted at East Harwich, MA on Cape Cod (about 70 miles / 112 km SE of downtown
Boston).  This gives a fair impression of the "get-out-ability" (transmitting efficiency) of the various stations in this direction.

I used a Drake R8A receiver (gain: normal, bandwidth: 6 kHz) and a homebrew RL-1 Remotely-Tuned Loop with Quantum head.


 580 | WTAG | S9, bad 590 slop
 590 | WBNW | S9+38
 650 | WRPT | S9+15 .. new station, unimpressive signal
 680 | WRKO | S9+45
 740 | WJIB | S9+25
 760 | WVNE | S9+25
 800 | WCCM | S9+22 (CJAD-PQ just slightly behind)
 830 | WCRN | S9+18
 850 | WEEI | S9+38
 890 | WBPS | S9+31
 900 | WMVU | poor: mixed w/ NS & DE when Maine dominant nulled
 950 | WROL | S9+43
 980 | WCAP | S9+22
1000 | WCMX | S9 (w/ stronger CKBW-NS nulled)
1030 | WBZ  | S9+35
1060 | WJLT | S7 (phenomenally weak: just o/ KYW-PA)
1090 | WILD | S9+30
1120 | WADN | S9+8
1150 | WNFT | S9+28
1170 | WDIS | can't measure ... covered by WKPE Orleans
1200 | WKOX | S9+28
1230 | WESX | S9+30
1260 | WEZE | S9+27
1280 | WEIM | S9 (w/ aggregate null of stronger WADO-NY & WFAU-ME)
1300 | WJDA | S9+20
1320 | WARA | S9+20 (WDER-NH, CKEC-NS audible under)
1330 | WRCA | S9+15
1360 | WLYN | S9+25
1390 | WPLM | S9+32
1400 | WLLH | poor ... covered by WIDE-ME & WOND-NJ
1410 | WMSX | S9
1430 | WXKS | S9+30
1450 | WNBP | S9+20 (others including ME & NJ under)
1460 | WBET | S9+10
1470 | WSRO | S9+5 (in even mix w/ WZOU-ME)
1490 | WHAV | can't measure accurately ... covered by WPOR-ME
1510 | WNRB | S9+30
1530 | WCEG | S9+10 .. recently returned to the air
1550 | WNTN | S9+18
1570 | mix  | WPEP & WNSH about even at S9
1600 | WUNR | S9+18 mix WLNG-NY

Some of the above stations are daytime only and others run uselessly-low power at night.  Even the "serious" full-time stations can all experience some night time interference, even if only by selective fading resulting from the blending of sometimes out-
of-phase skywave and groundwave signals.  The strongest Boston stations are not necessarily the best night signals: first skip signals from New York City stations such as 1130 and 1560 usually pin the S-meter (S9+60).  Pattern and power changes from day t
o night affect the various full-time Boston area station in different ways.  Most of the channels above 1030 are badly QRM'ed by skip from elsewhere, although WNRB's juiced-up east / southeast night beam sometimes pegs the meter, even though the daytime g
roundwave is weaker.  On a "good night", strengths of some of the big-gun Trans-Atlantics can rival those of major Boston stations: e.g. Madrid-585 similar to WBNW-590, Seville-684 to WRKO-680, and RNE1 synchros - 855 similar to WEEI-850.  I've seen Saudi
 Arabia - 1521 peg the S-meter in Harwich.  Other stations such as Norway-1314 and UK TalkRadio-1089 have come close. (Mark Connelly, USA)

Por otra parte, recibimos el siguiente mensaje de nuestro colega Paul W.Ormandy desde Nueva Zelanda:

Just spent a week at my Beverage site and here is a trail of the MW/LW catches:

NORTH AMERICA

 570 0729 USA KLIF Dallas TX, id during break-out from talk-show, mxd another US           station w/tlk and KLAC running oldies, peaked again for an id at 0759
 660 0805 USA WFAN New York NY, "Sports Radio 66 WFAN New York" id after
Major Baseball League scores.
 750 0917 ALASKA KFQD Anchorage AK, dominant w/string of ads, KFQD jingle&comedy spot.
 760 0631 USA WJR Detroit MI, wx from the "WJR 24-hour wx center" mxd KFMB
 780 1654 ALASKA KNOM Nome AK, soft pops, 1658 FA w/local nx items.
 840 0651 USA WHAS Louisville KY, fr-gd sig, tracking storm across the State, predicting hvy rains.
 960 9855 USA KPXQ Phoenix AZ, up o/CFAC w/relig prog, ads and promo.
1130 0946 USA KSDO San Diego CA, "Rush Limbaugh on San Diego's number one talk station, 11-30 KSDO" then into Rush Limbaugh's talk prog.
1140 1125 USA WRVA Richmond VA, up very briefly w/ t/c and id o/KHTK
1170 0706 USA KVOO Tulsa OK, w/ph numbers incl toll-free 1-800 1170 KVOO" running the Interstate Radio Show for truckers
1180 0507 USA R Martí, Marathon Key FL, earliest hrd US station most nights.
1230 0714 USA KSIX Corpus Christi TX, popped up for a couple of minutes w/sports nx and wx.
1420 0654 USA WBRD Palmetto FL, tent the one here w/"Solid Gospel" prog and USA Radio News at 0700.
1510 0654 USA KGA Seattle WA, gd sig on 50 deg bev w/basketball game mxd WLAC
1590 0850 USA KLIV San Jose CA, FA w/sports nx then CNN headlines, local spot 0859
1600 0630 USA KATZ St Louis MO, w/"Night Talk - Coast to Coast" Black talk show, dominant o/KGST & KMNY
1640 0718 USA WQA767 Dallas-Fortworth Airport TX, amazing sigs from these two TIS stations (see 1680) running 60 watts into a helically would vertical. These stns are operated by American Airlines.
1660 0726 USA WJDM Elizabeth NJ, best ever hrd by a country mile, playing Michael Jackson song.
1680 0702 USA WQA767 Dallas-Fortworth Airport TX, see 1640, the aerials for these stations is located just South of the airport.

CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN

 560 0720 JAMAICA JBC Kingston, fr sig, FA on talk-back, oh! those lovely Jamaican accents!
 740 0737 CUBA CM?? R Reloj, loc unk, MA w/SS nx and reg t/c and Morse RR ids
 830 0923 ST KITTS R Paradise, Basseterre, FA introducing hymns incl "How Great Thou Art".
 930 0913 MONTSERRAT R Antilles, inspirational mx, fr sig, prayer for the day at 0920.
 940 0658 MEXICO XEQ Mexico C, o/u KFRE w/EE blues mx, id t/c & promo at 0700
1210 0703 MEXICO XEBCO R Occidente, Colima, nice canned id w/call-sign, slogan, freq, power & location then string of ads
1290 0642 MEXICO XEDA Mexico C, fr w/ids as "R Trece", taking 'ph calls, plenty of ads
1320 0733 MEXICO XEJP R Variedades, Mexico C, moved here ex-1150 in a freq swap w/XECMQ, plenty ids and lively XE mx

SOUTH AMERICA - GRAN COLOMBIA

 550 0823 ECUADOR HCCM1 R Reloj, Quito, fr sig w/"Enfoque a la Familia", dominant
 570 1016 COLOMBIA HJND R Dif Nacional, Bogotá, pr-fr sig w/cultural prog
 730 0933 PERÚ OBX4G R Programas, Lima, gd sig, MA w/rpt from news correspondent in Cajamarca.
 750 1028 ECUADOR HCRS2 R Caravana, jingle id & Latin pops, dominant
 820 0810 COLOMBIA HJED CARACOL Cali, vgd w/morning show promo, 'ph number for callers.
 820 0815 PERÚ OAX4O R Libertad, Lima, "Buenos días Perú, América y el Mundo..." then into relig prog. First time hrd.
 850 1018 COLOMBIA HJKC R Net, Bogotá, gd sig w/all nx format, incl rpts from correspondents
 880 0903 ECUADOR HCRP1 R Católica Nac, Quito, MA w/id then long relig discourse by FA.
 910 0712 SAN ANDRÉS HJMY RCN San Andrés, MA w/usual RCN progs & ad for "Cigarillos Royal"
 970 1009 COLOMBIA HJCI R Súper, Bogotá, MA w/ t/c then item on cocaine smuggling
1000 0852 PERÚ OAX7V R Macchu Picchu, Cuzco, tent the one here w/prog in Quechua, ids as R Wakay,or sim, id as "Radio Imperativa" later though ment of Cuzco is the only clue as to who this is.
1040 0834 COLOMBIA HJCJ Colmundo, Bogotá, fr in 4ZB slop w/relig prog.
1060 0751 PERÚ OCY4D Éxitos AM, Lima, now part of Radio Victoria net running SS relig progs from "La Voz de la Liberación", must be more than listed 1kW
1090 0841 VENEZUELA YVSZ Unión Radio, Caracas, MA w/id then nx prog.
1110 1009 COLOMBIA HJEW R Reloj, Cali, one of the best and most reg HJs, fr gd sig w/t/c id, local adds and nx items
1130 0658 COLOMBIA HJVA Radio K (pronounced like cah), Bogotá, gd w/id as "La onda fresca de Santa Fé de Bogotá" (The fresh wave...).
1170 0705 COLOMBIA HJNW CARACOL Cartagena, fr w/nx stories, ids etc thru KVOO.
1190 0727 COLOMBIA HJEO Ondas del Valle, Cartago, up w/ t/c & is then tango-not an Argie!
1230 0920 COLOMBIA HJLK R Calidad de Cali, MA w/id then string of ads and slogan "Radio Calidad, nada más"

SOUTH AMERICA - EL CONO SUR

 570 0935 CHILE CB57 R Agricultura, Santiago, MA w/"El Noticioso" nx prog.
 590 0910 ARGENTINA LS4 R Continental, Buenos Aires, making it thru the Rhema 594 slop, MA w/nx stories
 660 1004 CHILE CB66 R Chilena, Santiago, t/c, tfc rpt and nx items.
 680 0746 ARGENTINA LT3 R Cerealista, Rosario, MA w/wx, t/c then nx item.
 690 0913 ARGENTINA LRA4 R Nac. Salta, gd, clear sig w/promo for Cupo
Libertadores soccer tournament.
 750 0835 ARGENTINA LRA7 R Nac Córdoba, fr sig w/id, wx, mx details and tango
 760 0924 CHILE CB76 R Cooperativa, MA w/rpt from Lima on embassy hostage situation.
 790 0916 ARGENTINA LR6 R Mitre, Buenos Aires, fr sig w/block of ads incl one for a music store and "Medichem".
 830 0924 ARGENTINA LU14 R Provincia, Río Gallegos, MA w/item about bus transport then id and tango
 840 0919 ARGENTINA LU2 R Bahía Blanca, t/c and temp "..aquí en Bahía Blanca"
 870 0929 ARGENTINA LRA1 R Nacional, Buenos Aires, MA w/nx comment, stn promo, dominant o/mix.
 910 0857 ARGENTINA LRA23 R Nac San Juan, gd sig w/id and ads prior to 0900
 930 0913 URUGUAY CX20 R Monte Carlo, MA w/t/c, temp & wx forecast, fr sig.
 950 0831 ARGENTINA LR3 R Libertad, Buenos Aires, MA w/"This Day in History" - SS equivalent, fr mxd R Súper.
1000 0853 BRAZIL ZYK522 R Record, Sao Paulo, up briefly o/RCN w/hvy echo on canned id.
1010 0919 ARGENTINA LV16 R Río Cuarto, 2 MAs swapping nx items, then MA w/wx & temps for the region.
1040 0834 BRAZIL R Capital, Sao Paulo, MA w/ t/c, then cuckoo calls and ads incl one for "Humphrey's News Stand"! Terrific sig on peaks.
1100 0803 BRAZIL ZYK694 R Globo, Sao Paulo, gd w/ad for Coca Cola and ids
1120 0846 ARGENTINA LU6 R Atlántica, Mar del Plata, nice id o/mx then tango, mxd unid 2nd Latin.
1309 0855 ARGENTINA LRA42 R Nac, Gualeguaychú, tent the one up briefly w/SS tlk
1350 0850 ARGENTINA LS6 R Buenos Aires, fr sig w/drum roll, id & tango
1370 0811 BRAZIL ZYK766 Atual AM, Sao Paulo, MA up briefly w/id midst nx though suffering from QRM from Colombian HJKX R Mundial w/relig
1380 0814 CHILE CB138 R Corporación, Santiago, FA w/id in between break-out between two male preachers.
1410 0826 URUGUAY CX44 Emis del Siglo, Montevideo, tent the one here w/mention of Montevideo but hvy rumble on freq.
1420 0812 BRAZIL ZYJ754 R Guarujú, Florianopolis, MA w/ t/c o/mx, ids simply as "Guarujú", ads etc, not //5980.




ASIA

 153 1651 RUSSIA Komsomolsk, gd sig w/EE pops. Other LW Russkies hrd on 171, 180, 189, 234, 243, 198 & 207
 180 1026 RUSSIA Petropavlovsk, R Rossii prog, fr sig, other Russkies hrd on 234 and 153.
 799 1742 N KOREA KCBS Hwadae, noted here ex-894 and 801n. w/KK tlk.
 804 1742 N KOREA KCBS Hwadae, off-freq w/FA vocs in // to 657. See 799.
 909 1730 CHINA CNR Fujian 1, fr sig w/CC opera mx, non-stop past 1800
 954 1823 JAPAN JOKR Tokyo, weak u/NZer w/trad JJ mx
1350 1741 JAPAN JOER Hiroshima, peaking o/Aus, 2 MAs w/chatty prog.
1548 1818 SRI LANKA DW Trincomalee, u/o NZ & Aus w/FA in GG
1566 1838 INDIA AIR Nagpur, in the clear, FA w/EE nx, id 1840.
1566 1830 KOREA REP HLAZ Cheju, FEBC prog, hymns hrd thru AIR/Iran.
1575 1750 THAILAND VOA Ban Pachi, pr-fr w/VOA talk-back show, peaking o/NZer

MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA

 180 1755 TURKEY TRT Polatli, pr sig, popping o/Russia w/Turkish mx
 198 1710 ALGERIA RTVA Ouargla, tent the one here w/soccer cmtry in FF of game between Liverpool and Arsenal.
 207 1718 JORDAN R Jordan, Al Kharanah, MA & FA alternating items in AA, faded 1730.
 760 1815 YEMEN Yemen R, Mukalla, tent the one here w/AA mx and annc, weak but improved later in the week.
 827 1819 SYRIA SARBS Deir el Zawr, MA up briefly w/AA tlk. Reg sig hetting NZer on 828
1296 1756 AZERBAIJAN R Baku, Pirsagat, surprise to find this one and into EE at 1800, only gave MW freq, peaked thru NZ/Aus until fade-out 1812
1323 1813 CYPRUS BBC Limasol, MA & FA alt current affairs items.
1420 1829 IRAN IRIB Kermanshah, weak sig w/MA in Farsi though audio was distorted
1494 1835 JORDAN R Jordan, Al Kharanah, tent the one popping o/NZer w/AA mx
1548 1811 UNID Bubble-jammer hrd, presumably Iraq blocking VOA transmission from Kuwait.
1566 1754 IRAN IRIB Bandar Abbas, MA in Farsi hrd thru AIR.

EUROPE

 162 1708 FRANCE TDF Allouis, FA w/nx items, moderate static and sig improving past 1800.
1107 0640 SPAIN R Cinco synchro, all-nx format, peaking briefly.
1485 0622 SPAIN SER Santander, pres the weak SS stn here w/all-nx format


 PROPAGATION-CONDICIONES DE ESCUCHA

Recent development

The geomagnetic field was quiet to unsettled on the 13th. Solar wind speed ranged between 384 and 444 km/sec. Solar flux was 74.1 on the 13th, the planetary A index was 7 (K index: 3232 2211). The background x-ray flux is at about class A1. Region 8020 lo
st a few of its spots and diminished in area. There was no flaring of interest yesterday. Apart from the polar coronal holes, no coronal holes are visible.

Forecast

The geomagnetic field is expected to be mostly quiet today. A recurrent disturbance could start on the 15th or 16th. Long distance mediumwave propagation along east-west paths is fair to normal. Low-band radio propagation is likely to stay below average u
ntil at least March 15.

Hasta el próximo número.

73, Paz y DX

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