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Year  2   Number 36  - Rome,  13 September  1997 
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GOLDEN THOUGHT
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< Were we as eloquent as angels, yet should
we please some men, some women, and some
children much more by listening than by talking. >

                                                              Colton


*** ST. HELENA - This year the St. Helena Day of Radio St. Helena will
be placed on October 26, planned QRG is 11092.5 in SSB Mode at
1900-2300. Postal address: Radio St. Helena, Jamestown, St. Helena
(South Atlantic Ocean). Fax+290 4542. Web URL is <
http://www.sthelena.se/ > (11-Aug/Kubiak-FRG/WWDXC - DX Magazine / NASWA
LN Sept 97)


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PAUL ORMANDY - A fellow DXer in Auckland, Bryan Clark <
clarkb@xxxxxxxxxxxx > would like to know if anyone has received a QSL
for A voz do Resistenica do Galo Negro (VORGAN) and what address to use
to send reports.  Bryan would also like to know what address to use for
R Dneistr International and recalls some Russian(?) DX group offering
QSLs. Please let Bryan or I  know if you can help. 73s Paul, New Zealand

TAKAYUKI INOUE NOZAKI  (TIN) - I'll be in Bolivia on September 12, 1997
to visit some SWers in Departme nt of Santa Cruz, such as Radio Juan
XXIII, Radio TV Colonia, and in La Paz, R adio Carlos Palenque. This DX
trip is made for the preparation of LA DXing No. 7 "Por las Rutas de
Bolivia". (TIN / Relampago Dx Sept 07  1997)

DAVID  J. VALKO - After hearing PNGs, Indos, and other Asians at the end
of August, they seem to have gone down in the mud recently.  Interesting
to see the Solar Indices jump up to levels not seen in several years.

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Thank you  for all our Contributors !
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BILL BERGADANO, East Freehold, NJ - USA  via e-mail   RX Kenwood
TS430S     ANT.: 42 meter long "Inverted L", using both an RAK tuner and
MFJ Tuner
BRUNO PECOLATTO, Pont Canavese (TO) - Italy  for Radiorama-Pirate News 
Sept 97 # 1 via e - mail    RX:  Kenwood  R-5000 - Yaesu FRT-7700  ANT: 
15 meters LW - 12 meters dipole - loop & Daiwa AF - 606K filter < 
http://www.arpnet.it/~air/welcome.htm > <  http://www.radiorama.it >
DAVID  J. VALKO,  USA  via e-mail          RX: JRC NRD-535D - Collins
R-388     ANT.: 33 meter (NE-SW) Longwire "T"
GABRIEL IVAN BARRERA, Buenos Aires - Argentina via e-mail 
GAYLE VAN  HORN, Brasstown, NC - USA  via e-mail    RX :  Drake R8 -
Kenwood R5000    ANT:  Van Horn antenna farm into the woods! <Monitoring
Times Magazine, Brasstown, North Carolina - Frequency Manager/QSL & SWBC
Logs Editor - WWW Home Page: ( www.grove.net )
GIOVANNI  SERRA, Roma - Italy (ed.)   RX:  JRC NRD 525     ANT:  Alpha
Delta DX SWL-S Sloper  (40 feet)  & JPS NIR 10 filter   --- QTH:  Genova
(Genoa), Cristoforo Colombo ' s hometown ( Columbus - Cristobal Colon),
in north west of Italy   RX:  Sony ICF 2001 D   ANT: indoor  mt 2, 50
longwire,   (scraped up from a great and old tube  radio set Philips,
with AM, FM & some SW bands, unfortunately out of use )  and  telescopic
--- QTH: Cincinnato-Anzio (prov. of Roma) (ed.) Summer QTH  RX:  Sony
ICF 2001 D   ANT:  Alpha Delta DX SWL- Sloper  (60 feet)
GLENN HAUSER ( GH ), Enid OK - USA  for SW/DX 97-12, SEPT 11  1997  via
e-mail      < http://www.grove.net/~ghauser/ >.
GRAEME  R. DIXON, Auckland - New Zealand via e-mail  RX: Yaesu FRG-8800
- Sangean ATS909    ANT.: Vertical  - Longwires
MARK VELDHUIS, Borne, The Netherlands via e-mail    RX: AOR AR7030 - JRC
NRD-535 - Lowe HF-150 -Sony ICF-SW7600G   ANT: Appr. 20 meter longwire +
MLB
RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ R., Santafe de Bogota D.C. - Colombia  via  e-mail     
RX: Sony ICF 2010, ony ICF 7600G, Sangean 813   ANT.: Longwire 10 mtrs
and Palomar Loop Antena for MW ---QTH: Fomeque City, Colombia RX:  Sony
ICF 2010   ANT.: long wire antenna 10 mtrs.
TAKAYUKI INOUE NOZAKI  (TIN) , Tokyo - Japan  for Relampago Dx Sept 07  
& Sept 10  via e-mail   RX:      ANT.:   
THOMAS R. SUNDSTROM, Vincentown,  NJ - USA ( via e - mail )  RX: JRC NRD
535  - Lowe HF-150    ANT: 100m inverted-L, top about 30m off the ground
(for NRD 525 ) - 25m wire running vertically into the top of a tree (
for Lowe HF-150 ) TRS Consultants < http://www.trsc.com
>                         < Contributing Editor, Radio Netherlands' (www.rnw.nl) Media Network > < Contributing Editor, "Radio and Communications", ACP Syme Magazines > < Contributing Editor, Radio, Suite 101 (www.suite101.com) >
WISHNU BRATA,  Bandung, - Indonesia via e-mail  RX:  Sony ICF-260S  
ANT.:  Built-in Telescopic         Welcome !


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SW TIPS    (TIME - Freq. - Country)
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0000- 3316- SIERRA LEONE- SLBS English service, end of rel prg w/song by
choir, "How Great Thou Art", open carrier and off the air. ---BERGADANO,
NJ USA.  

0031- 6185- BRAZIL- R.Nacional do Amazonia in Portuguese, very strong
signal, ID by OM @ 0031, quite a pleasant surprise to hear this one
after such a long time! ---BERGADANO, NJ USA.  

0035- 4860.04- ECUADOR-  R. Federacion, 0035, LA Pop mx, //4960.03. Both
freqs abt equal in strength but 4960.03 was getting a little splatter
from 4955 Colombia and also a wide band noise-like xmsn. ---VALKO, USA
30 August 

0040- 5100- LIBERIA- R. Liberia Int. , 0040-0101*, Rom. ballads to 0058
when live M anncr gave song anmnts, ID mentioning R.L.I. was a service
of LCN, his own name, brief sked, goodbyes, instru. NA (sounding like a
live recording), brief tone and off. Very nice, strong signal. ---VALKO,
USA 30 August

0045- 17750- AUSTRALIA- Radio Australia 0045 Newsfeature about Cook
Islands and Report on Kelly Packer, Oz media magnate 0110 Dateline 0130
BookTalk Sept. 4 in English 333 --- BRATA, Indonesia  

0133- 6238.6- UNID LA- R. Quisqueya???, (freq var.) 0133-0142*, Lively
LA Pops w/occas. unreadable anmnts over song beginnings. Varying,
distorted, and off in mid-song at 0142. Hrd on 6236.6 last week. Wonder
if this really is Quisqueya. Fairly strong but irregular. ---VALKO, USA
2 Sept. 

0140- 5039.3- PERU- RADIO LIBERTAD DE JUNIN 0140 - 0210 Sept 7. Music
romantic with Luis MIguel, Paloma San Basilio and Roxette. Advs: Somos
Electronica, Cigarreria Devia. Many mention Junin. S/off at th 0205: "
...Señoras y señores termina la programaciòn de hoy en Radio Libertad de
Junin, su siempre nueva radio, agradece las horas que han 
transcurrido....sera hasta mañana a la hora de siempre, desde los 5.040
Khz onda corta, 1.180 Khz de onda media y 97,7 en frecuencia modulada.
Nos volvemos a encontrar en el mismo punto del dial, en la señal de
Radio Libertad de Junin, su siempre nueva Radio..." This non tipical
peruvian stations, no vernacular mx, not "comunicados" but modern music
and young Dj's. ---RODRIGUEZ, Fomeque City, Colombia

0141- 15710- CHINA PR- CNR in Chinese, very weak signal, good opening to
Asia this night, polar flutter. ---BERGADANO, NJ USA 

0311- 4790- PERU- Radio Atlantida in Spanish w/nx, cmls, s/off @ 0325.
---BERGADANO, NJ USA.    

0315- 4914.43- PERU- R.Cora in Spanish 10/09 0315-0338, M tlk (lcl
politic nx till 0332), other M ancmt with poss ID, mx pause & W ancmts
with poss ID, M ancmts & ID s, tlk, lcl songs. P / VP  ---SERRA, Roma
Italy

0320- 3250.8- PERU- RADIO COMAS TELEVISION (new station) 0320 - 0500
Sept.7 " con  lo  mejor  de  la  cumbia  peruana..."  no  advs,  no 
"comunicados". Full ID:" ..Transmite Radio Comas en los 1300 Kcs
amplitud modulada, onda media. Ahora una nueva señal 3.250 Khz onda
corta a nivel Nacional, una radio para todos..." mx peruvian cumbia.
Full S/off at the 0500: "...Radio Comas Televisiòn cierra sus
transmisiones del dìa de hoy en 1.300 Kcs Onda media, con 5.000 vatios
de potencia; con estudios en Avenida Estados Unidos 327 Urbanizaciòn
Huaquillay, Km 10 de la Avenida Tupac Amaru, Distrito de Comas, Lima
Perù...Esperamos que nuestra transmisiòn haya satisfecho sus
expectativas, a las 5 de la mañana estaremos nuevamente con ustedes
Radio Comas Televisiòn..." NA. ---RODRIGUEZ, Fomeque City, Colombia

0335- 4419.8-  PERU- RADIO BAMBAMARCA 0335 - 0400 Sept 7. mx Tropical
and salsa wiht greeting for listeners. Full. S/off at the 0355: " Radio
Bambamarca en los 1150 Khz amplitud modulada termina sus transmisiones
correspondientes al dìa de hoy, esperando haber colmado sus gustos
musicales...Radio Bambamarca saldra nuevamente al aire en su emisiòn
correspondiente al dìa de mañana, por hoy muchas gracias, que tengan un
feliz sueño y un hermoso despertar..." NA. ---RODRIGUEZ, Fomeque City,
Colombia

0340- 4918.97- ECUADOR- R.Quito in Spanish 10/09 0340, LA nx by W, with
mx breaks, till 0344, M ancmts, advs, M canned ID & ancmt into telephone
calls. (QRN statics) F  ---SERRA, Roma Italy

0350- 5030.1- COSTA RICA- AWR in Spanish (freq var.) 10/09 0350-0401, W
W rel tlk, class mx pause, pop mx & W tlk, pop mx & ancmts, stn QTH in
Costarica, rel song, mx pause & W W ancmts, IS, W ID & QTH at 0401. (QRN
statics) F  ---SERRA, Roma Italy

0400- 4920-ECUADOR- Radio Quito in Spanish w / ID by OM, ballad mx, very
good signal tonight. ---BERGADANO, NJ USA.  

0402- 5035.08- BRAZIL- Unid R. (R.Aparecida ? ) in Portuguese (freq var.
+ or  - 5035.09-5035.08 kHz) 10/09 0402-0516, W M tlk, mx pause, M
ancmt, jingle, TC (ment Brasilia, Radio (do) Brasilia, horario do
Brasilia), LA pop song, M ancmt as programa nacional..., mx break,
unclear ID, W tlk till 0414, followed by many M ancmts, mx pauses, tlks,
TC s as ...horario (de) Brasilia, Bras songs etc., W interviews to M abt
rel, rel songs, telephone call...etc.etc...(only in USB to avoid strong
het, QRN statics and QRM rtty in USB) (also I hrd again on the tape, but
it is no possible to ID ) Poor / VP  ---SERRA, Roma Italy

0420- 3339.9- PERU- RADIO ALTURA 0420 - 0435 Sept.7 Sl: "...Altura lider
en programaciòn..." Mx tropical. ID:"... 3.340 Khz en la banda de 90
metros, 750 Khz y 99.9 frecuencia modulada, desde la ciudad mas alta del
mundo està es Radio Altura..." Noted s/off at the 0430. ---RODRIGUEZ,
Fomeque City, Colombia

0440- 4904.7- PERU-  RADIO LA OROYA 0440 - 0450 Sept 7. mx huayno. "...
transmitimos desde la calle - - - 190, tercer piso oficina 3... Radio la
Oroya con todos los corazones peruanos..." strong noise. ---RODRIGUEZ,
Fomeque City, Colombia

0505- 4960- SAO TOME E PRINCIPE- VOA in Arabic sounding lang w /
newscast, fair signal. ---BERGADANO, NJ USA   

0507- 4950- UNID- Unid R.  definetly a Brazilian, but totally wiped out
by static at ID time. Mentioned Brazil tiwce, Portuguese pgm.
---BERGADANO, NJ USA 

0530- 9445- TURKEY- V.Of Turkey Turkish, Holy Koran prayers, followed by
traditional Turkish music. // 9460 ---DIXON, New Zealand 31/8

0640- 17810- JAPAN- Radio Japan 0640 Feature about local FM broadcasting
multiligual program Sept. 5 in English 434 ---BRATA, Indonesia

0655- 5883- VATICAN- Vatican R.  in Arabic 04/09  0655, MM tlk  for poss
Vatican nx, ment Vatican. Fair ---SERRA (ed.), Genova Italy

0659- 7165- CROATIA- Croatian R. in Croatian // 5920, 0659, guitar mx
pause, TP at 0700, M ID & nx, wrp (0700-0701), ID, mx pause, W ancmt, mx
break into W  M tlk. Fair ---SERRA(ed.), Genova Italy, September 04

0700- 9750- MALAYSIA- Voice of Malaysia 0700 Intl news and Bahasa Melayu
lessonSept 5  in English 544 ---BRATA, Indonesia

0706- 7230- UNITED KINGDOM- R.Japan relay in English 0706, M nx till
0707, mx break, ID, fqy quote, Japan politic cmntry by other M.  Fair
---SERRA (ed.), Genova Italy, September 04

0709- 6219- PIRATE EUROPE- Laser Hot Hits 07/09 Pop-rock mx,px in
English  22332  ---PECOLATTO, Italy / Radiorama Pirate News

0710- 6010.2- MEXICO- RADIO MIL 0710 - 0740 Sept. 7 mx romantic "
...siga con Radio Mil..." "...Mil su radio..." "...comentarios, buena
musica y la mejor compañia en Radio Mil..." ID: Radio Mil una de las 30
estaciones integrantes de NRMI nucleo Radio Mil, tradiciòn y excelencia
en radio por 50 años, nos respaldan..." ---RODRIGUEZ, Fomeque City,
Colombia

0711- 7345- CZECH REP.- R.Prague in English 0711, M tlk for feature pgm,
with lcl pop song till 0717, mx break, M ancmt, fanfare mx pause into W
tlk abt Czech mx festival. F ---SERRA(ed.), Genova Italy, September 04

0712- 7500- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Internazionale  07/09 Mx non stop,ID in
English,Italian 23332  ---PECOLATTO, Italy / Radiorama Pirate News

0725- 9460- TURKEY- V.o.Turkey in Turkish //  11955 (fair)  0725-0732,
lcl songs alt with m ancmts (ment Turkish), M W tlk. Fair to VP ---SERRA
(ed.), Genova Italy, September 04

0735- 9575- MOROCCO- R.Medi 1 in French (presumed) 0735,  M M nx and
sport nx (with corresp.s, mx break till 0740),  adv, French pop song, M
ancmt, mx break into M nx in brief (alt with brief mx braks afrer each
nx) and in detail, with corresp, mx pause, W ancmt, M tlk abt Olympic
Games in 2004, mx pause, M W tlk, mx pause into Arabic pgm at 0754, with
M tlk (no ID hrd). F ---SERRA(ed.), Genova Italy, September 04

0740- 7245- MAURITANIA- R.Mauritanie in French / Arabic (presumed)
0740-0802, French pop and Arabic songs, alt with W tlk in French (also
mix with pop mx), TP at 0800, W ancmt (with poss ID) in Arabic, mx break
& W poss nx in Arabic (?).  Fair to VP ---SERRA (ed.), Genova Italy,
September 05

0755- 6180- BRAZIL- Radio Nacional da Amazonia, opens in Portuguese,
actual frequency measurement here was 6183.2 kHz. ---DIXON, New Zealand
26/8

0800- 7315- USA- WHRI in English, presence of mild co-channel qrM of a
bubble jammer in LSB. ---DIXON, New Zealand 2/9

0805- 7175- ITALY- RAI Roma 2 in Italian (home svc)  0805, M W advs, M
ancmt, mx pause & M w  hs pgm. Fair / poor ---SERRA (ed.), Genova Italy,
September 04

0806- 6300- PIRATE EUROPE- Farmers from Holland  07/09 Dutch mx,ID in
Dutch 33333  ---PECOLATTO, Italy / Radiorama Pirate News

0808- 6258- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Mistero Ghost Planet  07/09 Mx,info,ID in
English,Italian 33322  ---PECOLATTO, Italy / Radiorama Pirate News

0810- 5995.2- PERU- RADIO MELODIA 0810 Sept 7. Noted with transmission
all nigth with tropical music, only ID: " Melodia lo tiene todo..." No
Avds, No Announcer, No TC. ---RODRIGUEZ, Fomeque City, Colombia

0810- 6266- PIRATE EUROPE- UK Radio  07/09 Pop mx,px in English (tent.)
22332  ---PECOLATTO, Italy / Radiorama Pirate News

0812- 6251- PIRATE EUROPE- Unid R. 07/09 Mx and px in German 22332 
---PECOLATTO, Italy / Radiorama Pirate News

0855- 6018- PERU- Radio Victoria, in Spanish, some form of talent
contest, with lots of women cheering. ---DIXON, New Zealand 29/8

0905- 9620- KAZAKHSTAN- R.Almaty in German / Kazakh 0905-0924,  //
11720,  lcl pop songs alt with W tlk after each song till 0919, mx
pause, IS at 0920, W ancmts in Kazakh & mx pause into poss lcl nx, alt
with same mx pause.  F / G ---SERRA, Roma Italy September 11

0935- 6241- PIRATE EUROPE- R.Perfekt  07/09 Mx,ID in German  23332 
---PECOLATTO, Italy / Radiorama Pirate News

1000- 3250.84- PERU- Unid. R. , *1000-1043, S/on w/OA instru. NA, 1001
canned ID anmnt by M over instru. mx: "OA ? Q, 4 ? , de la ? television.
. . mil ? kilohertz onda media, y 5 mil vatios de potencia. . . ? 525. .
. 525. . . muy buenos dias". Then nonstop lively OA Popular mx w/no
anmnts. 1031 canned anmnts, but just too weak by this time as it was
fading. Gone by 1043. Been hearing this daily at this time, and also hrd
the previous night around 0100. Always pretty weak and this was the
first time I was able to copy anything. Thanks to Hans Johnson for the
tip. Can anyone help with the ID??? ---VALKO, USA 4 Sept.