[HCDX]: AM DX NewsFlash 10-23-97
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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - October 23 1997
Vol 3 No 30
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1997 M STREET RADIO DIRECTORY
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information on almost 400 radio markets in the US and Canada. Stations are
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Mark Connelly - wa1ion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: India-1566 logged in Massachusetts
Greetings to all. I put in a 2 1/2 hour DX session (2222 UTC: 21 OCT to
0052 UTC: 22 OCT) out at the salt-marsh in Rowley, MA. A few of the more
interesting logs included Senegal-765 (heard with Switzerland nulled),
super-loud Syria-783 with a tentative 666 kHz parallel mixing with
Portugal/others, unID Arabic-sounding station on 1559 (WQEW in phase null)
similar to what European DXers have reported, and the prize catch on 1566
which had to be AIR Nagpur, India. At 0022 UTC, bits and pieces of
Indian-accented English talk by a woman kept surfacing as I constantly
tweaked the knobs to chase a drifty phase null on WQEW-1560. I recognized
the words "external service", among others. I used the Drake R8A and the
loop / whip cardioid array with the DCP-2 Dual Controller - Phaser.
"Local-likes" included Kuwait-1548, France-1206, Croatia-1134, Norway-1314,
and a few others.
This is probably my last after-work DX outing for a while as Daylight
Savings Time ends this weekend. The prime sunset openings over the next few
months will occur when I'm still at work, more than an hour before any
possibility of getting out to seashore DXpedition sites. It's also starting
to get rather cold. I'll still be doing Cape Cod weekend reports about
twice a month and a few "fill ins" from home: unfortunately the home QTH is
not a DXpedition-quality site.
I've been working on a phasing unit design with MFJ-1026-like simplicity of
operation, without the intermod / overload problems that the commercial unit
has exhibited in some strong-signal areas. The design is close to complete.
I expect to be testing it in Harwich this weekend.
There's been quite a bit of E-mail in the "in basket" and I'll try to
respond to everyone over the next few days.
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MISC ITEMS
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Fellow AMNF Subscribers
The National Radio Club would like to announce the new NRC AM Radio Log for
the 1997-1998 DX Season edition. This is the Eighteenth edition and has
been updated through September 1997.
This annual edition contains 310 pages, 8 1/2" x 11" size, 3-hole punched,
loose leaf format with over 5,400 A.M. Radio station listings from the
United States and Canada. Each station listing consists of its location,
frequency, call, format, network affiliation, station address, station
slogan, day and night transmitter powers. There are cross references by
city and by call letter.
The AM Radio Log is available to NRC/IRCA members for $16.95 post paid.
(Canadian members funds must be US funds)
The Nonmember and Overseas prices of the AM Radio Log are as follows:
U.S. & Canada US$22.95
Latin America US$23.50
Europe US$24.00
All Others US$28.00
All Overseas prices are shipped via AIR and payment must be in US funds.
Orders may be placed now. The Eighteenth edition of the NRC AM RADIO LOG is
at the printers and will be shipped approximately 10/1/97.
Please mail all orders to:
National Radio Club
Publications Center
P.O. Box 164
Mannsville, NY 13661-0164
We appreciate your past support.
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Glenn Hauser - wghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx
WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE--as of October 26, 1997 from Glenn Hauser
WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE, SHORT VERSION effective October 26:
NOTE: this reflects time shifts for winter after DST is over
On WWCR Nashville, Thu 2130 15685, Sat 0700 5070 AND 3210, Sat 1230
5070, Sun 0230 5070, Sun 1000 3210, Mon 0400 3215, Tue 1330 15685.
On RFPI Costa Rica: Fri 2000, Sat 0400, 1100, 1800, Sun 0200, 0900,
2300, Mon 0700, Tue 1900, Wed 0300, 1000--on 15050 AM in 1900-2400 period,
7385 2200-1200, 7585-USB 0000-1200.
On WGTG, Georgia, UT Tue 0500 on 5085-USB. If the tape arrives before
Monday additional unscheduled times may occur, such as UT Mon 0600 on
5085-USB or on 9400 Sat, Sun daytime. If the tape does not arrive until
Tuesday, backup time is UT Wed at 0600 (Hauser, Oct 22)
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Updated weekly or as needed. Please publicize at least the WWCR, RFPI
and WGTG portion, and delete any outdated times from your lists. All times
and days UT. Subtract 6 hours from UT for CST. W.O.R. is a
listener-supported, public-service program about communications around the
world, especially, but not limited to, Shortwave Broadcasting. Look for
separately distributed rundowns of topics in each half-hour edition, or on
our website, which has now moved to:
http://www.grove.net/~ghauser
also usually in RFPI Weekly Updates, previews by E-mail or newsgroups. This
website also gives complete details of all our broadcasts including those in
Spanish, and publications; and is updated frequently.
*On WWCR Nashville, 1300 WWCR Ave., Nashville, TN 37218 USA;
http://www.wwcr.com
E-mail: <wwcr@xxxxxxxx> Central Time:
Thu 2130 15685 Thu 3:30 pm
Sat 0700 5070 AND 3210 SIMULCAST Sat 1:00 am
Sat 1230 5070 Sat 6:30 am
Sun 0230 5070 Sat 8:30 pm
Sun 1000 3210 Sun 4:00 am
Mon 0400 3215 Sun 10:00 pm
Tue 1330 15685 Tue 7:30 am
WWCR times subject to pre-emption or change without notice.
*On Radio for Peace International, Box 88, Santa Ana, Costa Rica; or
P.O. Box 20728, Portland, OR 97294, USA:
http://www.clark.net/pub/cwilkins/rfpi
<rfpicr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Fri 2000 15050 Sun 2300 15050, 7385-USB
Sat 0400 7385, 7585-USB Mon 0700 7385, 7585-USB
Sat 1100 7385, 7585-USB Tue 1900 15050
Sat 1800 15050 Wed 0300 7385, 7585-USB
Sun 0200 7385, 7585-USB Wed 1000 7385, 7585-USB
Sun 0900 7385, 7585-USB
RFPI times may vary slightly. RFPI has been testing 6970-USB/AM. Weekly
E-mail program previews are available upon request to RFPI. Ask about
becoming a Friend of RFPI and receive the quarterly VISTA.
*CONTINENT OF MEDIA (COM) is an additional half-hour carried only by
RFPI, produced about once a month and repeated weekly until a new edition
arrive, on a new schedule: Wed 2300 on 15050, 7385; Thu 0700 on 7385,
7585-USB; and also at unscheduled times when available. It deals primarily
with domestic media developments in North America. The new series started
Oct. 8. Let us have your reaction!
*WORLD OF RADIO is also carried on WGTG, McCaysville, Georgia, UT
Tuesdays at 0500 on 5085-USB or late Monday night at midnight EDT. If the
tape arrive before Monday, it may appear at additional unscheduled times,
such as UT Mon 0600 on 5085-USB; Sat, Sun daytime on 9400. If the tape does
not arrive until Tuesday, backup time is UT Wed 0600 on 5085-USB. Mailing
address: P. O. Box 1131, Copperhill, TN 37317.
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*On World Radio Network, 10 Wyvil Rd., London SW8 2TY, England;
http://www.wrn.org/ E-mail: <online@xxxxxxx>
Europe on Astra 1B, 19.2 East, Transponder 22-V, 7.38 MHz audio:
Sat 0430, 1700, Sun 1130 UT! Add 1 hour for CET. North America on Galaxy
5, 125 West, Transponder 6-V, 6.8 MHz audio: Sat 1700, Sun 0630. Subtract 6
hours for CST. Also on Internet, live via Xing Streamworks at North American
times; RealAudio on-demand archived since November 1996; new edition
available each Saturday 1645. More details at website above. The WRN
RealAudio service provider has changed to: http://www.ituner.com/ Check WRN
website for latest info and plans to restore the W.O.R. archive back to Oct
1995. Recent audio editions may also be downloaded via our website link to
WRN; see below. WRN is also on some cable and FM relays.
W.O.R. is also on other WRN One services, generally not available on
consumer satellite equipment, but via cable systems, where WRN1 may be
selected from an audio menu; more details at WRN website. W.O.R. schedule to
Mideast and Africa, Asia and Pacific: Sat 1700. Times and days here are
strictly UT, effective from Oct 26, 1997.
C-SPAN Audio on cable also relays WRN, perhaps including W.O.R. Sun 1:30
am Eastern? But not at noon Sat.
*On WNQM, 1300 AM, Nashville TN, Sat 2:55 am CST/CDT; =WWCR addr
*On KNOR, 1400 AM, Norman OK, Sat 7:00 am CST/CDT [NEW]
*On WPKN, 89.5 FM, Bridgeport CT, Sat 2:30 pm EST/EDT; 244
University Ave., Bridgeport, CT 06604. <wpkn@xxxxxxxx>
http://www.wpkn.org/wpkn/
*On WSUI, 910 AM, Iowa City IA, Sun 10:30 pm CST/CDT; 3300 EB, Univ.
of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242. E-mail: <dennis-reese@xxxxxxxxx>
*On WGHR, 102.5 FM, Marietta GA, Sat 12:00 noon EST/EDT (from WRN)
*On KRVM, 1280 AM, Eugene OR, Sat 9:00 am, 10:30 pm PST/PDT (WRN)
*On WWHS, 92.1 FM, Hampden-Sydney VA, Sat 12:00 noon , Sun 1:30 am
EST/EDT(from WRN schedule; can anyone confirm?)
Additional affiliates are welcome, provided they can take WRN satellite
or Internet feed. Contact us for permission and details.
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - Philip_Bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary October 10 1997 through October 23 1997
GEO - Geomagnetic activity pca - polar cap absorption
maf - major flare SA - Solar Activity
mas - major storm spe - satellite proton event
mis - minor storm ss - severe storm
Date FLUX A K SA GEO OTHER
10/10 84 22 6 very low quiet-mas -
11 86 24 1 very low quiet-mas -
12 89 5 2 very low quiet-unsettled -
13 z z z z z -
14 z z z z z -
15 87 2 0 very low quiet -
16 88 2 0 very low quiet -
17 88 1e 1 very low quiet -
18 87 2 0 very low quiet -
19 z z z z z -
20 83 5 1 very low quiet-active -
21 85 1 2 low quiet -
22 81 3 0e very low quiet -
10/23 z 5 2 very low quiet-unsettled -
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If you note any AM changes (call, format, slogan, etc), please send them to
the NRC Log coordinator (Wayne Heinen) @ nrclog@xxxxxxx
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END of 10/23/97 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash" - Philip_Bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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