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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - December 23 1997
Vol 3 No 39
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Bill Hale - 6124 Roaring Springs Dr, N Richland Hills TX 76180-5552
phantom2@xxxxxxxx
Bill has volunteered to be the CPC chairman for the NRC. Right now
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Lynn Hollerman - gmholler@xxxxxxxxxx
PLEASE NOTE: Even if you don't hear a test, be sure and drop a card,
letter, or e-mail to the station personnel, thanking them for going to
the trouble to run a test!
Saturday, January 30, 1998 - WVNS-670, Claremont, VA will conduct a
DX test at 20,000 watts daytime power between 12:00 & 2:00 AM EST. The
test will include tones, code, and voice IDs. Reception reports may be
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WVNS-AM
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Norfolk, VA 23502
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HOT STUFF
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Robert Wien - San Jose CA - rjwmail@xxxxxxxxx
1650 testing at 7:10 PM tonight w/march music, loud here!
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Charles Boehnke - ccb@xxxxxxxxx
1650 At 0125 UTC 12/19/97 heard a rousing instrumetal version of "Hello
Dolly", then a little later some test tones. Back to music but now at
0540 it is gone.
KXBT 1640, WJDM 1660, and WCMQ 1700 all good at this time.
Pretty sure the 1650 is KGXL.
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
ARGENTINA Cardinal Radio-1620 is better as I write this than I have hrd
before. Lots of SS anmts, phone calls on the air, Comp. Christian mx in
SS, pretty good fade ups. Hrd both on 1500' beverage and also Sanserino
Box loop. Started listening 0615 UTC 12/20. If haven't hrd it, give it
a try.
Didn't catch 1650 tonight, as I got home too late, after 0400 UTC. Last
night they went off by 0340 UTC, so no sign of them.
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Charles Boehnke - ccb@xxxxxxxxx
Cardinal Radio, Buenos Aires, Argentina (Presumed) audible on 1620 at
8:20 PM HST 12/20/97; 0620 UTC 12/21/97 with man and woman in Spanish.
Very weak with some QRM, but SP recognizable on peaks.
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Kent Winrich - Milwaukee WI - kwin@xxxxxxxxxx
GE Super Radio III
I happened to working out of my home office on December 16 at about
noon local, and to my surprise heard WTAM 1100 like local. AS a matter
of fact, it was bleeding over WMBE 1110 Chicago. KQWB 1550 West Fargo,
ND was also coming in like a local, and after a call to the station,
they were extremely surprised that I was listening to them at 1PM in
the afternoon. Here is a list of others that were picked up during the
day. Not all are rare here, but some are very surprising for day
reception. I wish I had more time to dig down into some of the
frequencies, as I could hear about 3 or 4 stations on many frequencies.
Some were new stations for me:
530 CIAO Brampton, ON even with local WZER 540 on.
590 WJMS Ironwood, MI over WKZO Kalamazoo, MI which is a regular.
650 WSM Nashville, TN
700 WLW Cincinnati, OH
710 WDSM Superior, WI
730 WJMT Merill, WI (Surprising because of WGN splashing)
740 CBL Toronto, ONT mixed with WRPQ Baraboo, WI
840 WHAS Louisville, KY
880 WMEQ Menomonie, WI
990 CBW Winnipeg, MB
1010 CFRB Toronto, ON
1020 KDKA Pittsburgh, PA
1050 WTKA Ann Arbor, MI over local WLIP Kenosha, WI
1100 WTAM Cleveland, OH
1110 KFAB Omaha, NE over WMBE Chicago
1140 WRVA Richmond, VA (with 50kW WISN 1130 blowing in)
1170 WWVA Wheeling, WV
1270 WXYT Detroit, MI
1280 WWTC Minneapolis, MN (Very surprised to hear this one as I have
local WMCS 1290 at 5kW)
1390 WRIG Schofield, WI over semi-local WGCI Chicago
1440 KDIZ Golden Valley, MN
1510 WLAC Nashville, TN pushing through 10kW local WAUK!
1530 WSAI Cincinnati, OH
1550 KQWB West Fargo, ND
1570 CKLM Montreal, QU
1590 WAKR Akron, OH
Needless to say, I will be listening for more of these daytime openings.
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Jean Burnell - jburnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The sixth Newfoundland DXpedition took place from November 24-29 at
Cappahayden, Newfoundland, Canada. This time only two DXers took part,
Neil Kazaross of Barrington IL (OAR 7030) and Jean Burnell of St.
John's NF (Drake R8A and Icom R71A). Antennas consisted of Beverages
600-1000 m in length. Conditions were generally not good toward Europe
or Asia, so essentially all the DX effort went into DX from South
America, particularly Brazil. The following are the logs in abbreviated
form. Full details will appear soon in the National Radio Club's "DX
News" and on the Web at http://home.inforamp.net/~funk.
Dates and times are UTC, * = sign-off, (p) = presumed, (t) = tentative
Africa
603 MADEIRA Centro Regional RDP, Pico de Arieiro, 24 Nov, 2040 - SIO
333.
648 BOTSWANA R. Botswana, Orapa, 24 Nov, 2116 - SIO 222-1.
756 NIGERIA Borno R. Corp., Damagun, 24 Nov, 2043-2100* - SIO 332.
1026 NIGERIA Jigawa Broadcasting Corp., Dutse, 28 Nov, 2015-2100 -
SIO 322-1.
1502 ANGOLA Em. Prov. do Benguela, Benguela, 28 Nov, 2040 - SIO 222.
(p)
Asia
1314 UAE R. of the UAE, Dabiya, 24 Nov, 2124 - SIO 322.
1449 IRAN IRIB, Bandar-e-Torkman, 24 Nov, 2138-2142 - SIO 433.
Caribbean & North America
535 GRENADA GBC, St. George's, 24 Nov, 2230-2237 - SIO 333.
600 CUBA R. Rebelde CMKV, Urbano Norris, 29 Nov, 1028 - SIO 433.
610 TRINIDAD National BS, Port of Spain, 28 Nov, 0114 - SIO 333.
620 ANTIGUA Antigua & Barbuda BS, St. John's, 25 Nov, 2257 - SIO
222.
630 PUERTO RICO Szper Cadena WSKN, San Juan, 26 Nov, 0254 - SIO 444.
730 DOMINICAN REP. R.HIZ, Sto Domingo, 25 Nov, 0324-0400 - SIO
333-2.
730 TRINIDAD R. Trinidad, Port of Spain, 25 Nov, 0400 - SIO 322. (p)
789.80 BARBADOS VO Barbados, Bridgetown, 26 Nov, 0229 - SIO 222.
850 PUERTO RICO Szper 85 WABA, Aguadilla, 25 Nov, 0950 - SIO 222.
900 BARBADOS CBC, Bridgetown, 26 Nov, 0155 - SIO 433.
910 PUERTO RICO Szper Cadena Noticiosa WPRP, Ponce, 29 Nov, 2301 -
SIO 322.
1040 DOMINICAN REP R. Cadena de Noticias HION, Sto. Domingo, 29 Nov,
0920 - SIO 443.
1310 MARTINIQUE RFO, Fort de France, 24 Nov, 2203 - SIO 222.
1340 BERMUDA ZBM-2, Hamilton, 29 Nov, 2040 - SIO 322.
1350 PUERTO RICO WEGA , Vega Baja, 26 Nov, 1013 - SIO 322.
1420 USA WDBF, Delray Beach FL, 29 Nov, 2231 - SIO 222.
1550 USA WNTN, Newton MA, 29 Nov, 2043 - SIO 442.
1600 PUERTO RICO R. Luz WLUZ, Santurce, 29 Nov, 2159 - SIO 433-2.
South America
590 ARGENTINA R. Continental LS4, 28 Nov, 0410-0520 - SIO 422.
590 VENEZUELA R. Continente YVKL, Caracas, 28 Nov, 0406 - SIO 422.
600 BRAZIL R. Gazcha ZYK278, Porto Alegre, 26 Nov, 0302 - SIO 432.
600 SURINAME R. Paramaribo, Paramaribo, 26 Nov, 0258 - SIO 222. (p)
600 VENEZUELA Mundial Sucre YVQB, Cumana, 26 Nov, 0312-0355* - SIO
433-2.
610 BRAZIL R. Piratininga ZYK589, Guaratingueta, 28 Nov, 0115 - SIO
232.
610 COLOMBIA Rdif. Nac. de Colombia, unknown location, 28 Nov, 0111
- SIO 433.
610 VENEZUELA R. Centro 610 YVXY, Cantaura, 28 Nov, 0059 - SIO 332.
670 ARGENTINA Rdif. Misiones LT4, Posadas 25 Nov, 0101 - SIO 222.
680 VENEZUELA R. Continente YVQR, Cumana, 25 Nov, 0031-0039 - SIO
322.
700 COLOMBIA Caracol Occidente HJCX, Calm, 27 Nov, 0253 - SIO 443-4.
700 VENEZUELA R. Sur YVPQ, Puerto Ordaz, 27 Nov, 0351 - SIO 433.
730 BRAZIL Emissora Rural ZYI780, Petrolina, 27 Nov, 2051-2101 - SIO
332.
760 COLOMBIA RCN HJAJ, Barranquilla, 25 Nov, 0132 - SIO 443.
790 ARGENTINA R. Mitre LR6, Buenos Aires, 26 Nov, 0216-0247 - SIO
322.
850 VENEZUELA R. Fi y Alegrma YVZC, Maracaibo, 25 Nov, 0947-1018 -
SIO 322.
850.02 URUGUAY R. Carve CX16, Montevideo, 27 Nov, 0147-0150 - SIO
322.
860 BRAZIL R. CBN ZYJ549, Rio de Janeiro, 25 Nov, 2153-2203 - SIO
422.
860 BRAZIL R. Cidade ZYH592, Maracanaz, 25 Nov, 2153-2203 - SIO 322.
880 PERU R. Unisn OBZ4N, Lima, 27 Nov, 1003-1018 - SIO 322-1.
900 BRAZIL R. Nordeste ZYJ951, Natal, 26 Nov, 2043-2101 - SIO 322.
900 BRAZIL R. Tamoio ZYJ454, Rio de Janeiro, 27 Nov, 0056 - SIO 444.
900 PERU R. El Sol OBX4X, Lima, 25 Nov, 0251 - SIO 222-1. (t)
900 VENEZUELA R. Mara Ritmo 900 YVMD, Maracaibo, 25 Nov, 0232 - SIO
433.
910 VENEZUELA RQ-910 YVRQ, Caracas, 29 Nov, 2301 - SIO 322. (p)
970 BRAZIL R. Sociedade ZYH451, Feira de Santana, 27 Nov, 0101-0107
- SIO 333.
970 BRAZIL unID, 26 Nov, 2208-0004 - "Radio Copiadais" or "Gazeta
AM"?? SIO 222.
1020 BRAZIL R. Difusora ZYI205, Colatina, 28 Nov, 2151 - SIO 322.
1020 VENEZUELA R. Margarita YVRS, La Asuncisn, 26 Nov, 0419 - SIO
433.
1050 BRAZIL R. Primeria Capital ZYH647, Aquiraz, 25 Nov, 2042-2059 -
SIO 444.
1060 BRAZIL R. Tapuyo ZYJ597, Mossors, 27 Nov, 0257-0300 - SIO 242.
1080 BRAZIL R. Cultura ZYH670, Quixada, 25 Nov, 2055-2101 - SIO 322.
1080 BRAZIL R. Subai ZYH470, Feira de Santana, 25 Nov, 2059 - SIO
222.
1090 BRAZIL R. Metropolitana ZYJ468, Rio de Janeiro, 26 Nov,
2202-2205 - SIO 242.
1190 ARGENTINA R. Amirica LR9, Buenos Aires, 26 Nov, 2357-0003 - SIO
222.
1190 BRAZIL R. CBN ZYJ594, Natal, 26 Nov, 2042 - SIO 444.
1210 VENEZUELA R. Anzoategui YVZT, Barcelona, 29 Nov, 2149-2200 - SIO
333.
1230 BRAZIL R. Guararema ZYJ816, Sco Josi, 27 Nov, 0018-0031 - SIO
332.
1240 BRAZIL "R. Macaraibo" ??(unlisted) station, 25 Nov, 2125 - SIO
333-2.
1240 VENEZUELA R. Nacional YVNV, Punta Tumatey, 29 Nov, 2141 - SIO
332. (p)
1250.03 BRAZIL R. CBN, unknown location, 26 Nov, 0041-0103 - SIO 433.
1270 BRAZIL R. Cidade ZYI270, Sumi, 27 Nov, 2311-0001 - SIO 232.
1290 BRAZIL R. Timbira do Maranhco ZYH888, Sco Lums, 25 Nov,
2126-2136 - SIO 433.
1300 BRAZIL unknown station name ZYH586, Fortaleza, 26 Nov, 2157-2201
- SIO 443.
1308.32 ARGENTINA R. Nacional LRA42, Gualeguaychu, 27 Nov, 0317 - SIO
242. (p)
1340 COLOMBIA RCN, unknown which station, 27 Nov, 0358 - SIO 342.
1350.03 ARGENTINA R. Buenos Aires LS6, Buenos Aires, 28 Nov,
0147-0151 - SIO 332.
1380 VENEZUELA Ondas del Mar YVNG, Puerto Cabello, 29 Nov, 0958-1000
- SIO 443.
1380.02 COLOMBIA RCN HJEE, Tunja, 25 Nov, 0139-0146 - SIO 322.
1390.08 BRAZIL R. Paty ZYH667, Senador Pompeu, 25 Nov, 0201-0208 -
SIO 343.
1400 BRAZIL R. Rio de Janeiro ZYJ462, Rio de Janeiro, 28 Nov, 0356 -
SIO 322.
1410 BRAZIL R. Amirica ZYK691, Sco Paulo, 27 Nov, 2226 - SIO 322-1.
(t)
1410 BRAZIL R. Garibaldi ZYK246, Garibaldi, 25 Nov, 0002 - SIO 221.
1410 URUGUAY Emisoras del Siglo CX44, Montevideo, 24 Nov, SIO 222-1.
1470 VENEZUELA R. Latina YVJW, Valencia, 26 Nov, 0359-0403 - SIO
333-2.
1470.04 VENEZUELA R. Vibracisn YVSY, Carzpano, 27 Nov, 0355 - SIO
444.
1500 BRAZIL R. Montanhesa ZYL215, Vigosa, 25 Nov, 2305-2350 - SIO
322.
1520 BRAZIL R. Salinas ZYJ610, Macau, 28 Nov, 0208-0301 - SIO 433-2.
1540 BRAZIL R. Santa Maria ZYI694, Monteiro, 25 Nov, 2359 - SIO 241.
1580 VENEZUELA R. Manzanares YVTK, Cumana, 26 Nov, 0116-0121 - SIO
332.
1620 ARGENTINA R. Esmeraldas, Buenos Aires, 24 Nov, 2310-2347 - SIO
353.
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Robert S. Ross - London, Ontario, CANADA - radiorob@xxxxxxxxx
Seems to be a pretty good night on the X-Band. Just did some tuning
around and here's what I heard......I'll try again a little later to
see if any of these...especially 1650 gets any better!!
Date...Dec/20-21 1997
Times are EST
Receiver is......Collins 651S-1
Antenna is.......80 Meter Dipole.
Location Here....London, Ontario CANADA
1610...Buffalo area TIS Station @ 0005 EST FAIR
1611...Vatican Radio @ 0018 EST. Heard with Interval signal Repeated.
Into ??? Lang Pgm and Choir Mx. Throwing a great het on
1610Khz. FAIR
1619...PCH Holland. CW Beacon @ 0007 EST. FAIR
1620...2 TIS Stations. One with OM Reading, one with YL Reading.@ 0010
EST. UNID Location. FAIR
1630...TIS Station. OM Reading. @ 0030 EST. UNID Location. FAIR.
1640... KXBT Vallejo, Ca. @ 2345 EST. With Soul Mx Pgm. GOOD.
1650...KGSL Costa Mesa??? Maybe them @ 0015 EST. Definate Audio
here...Talking...but way too weak to dig much out??? POOR-FAIR.
1660...WJDM New Jersey.....Blasting in @ 2350 EST. VERY GOOD.
1680...WQA767 Dallas, Tx. TIS Station Dallas Airport. FAIR.
1685...MER Mercaderes, Colombia. CW Beacon.@ 2358 EST. FAIR.
1700...WCMQ Miami, Fla. Blasting in with SS Pgm and TX.ID as "CMQ" @
0000 EST VERY GOOD.
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Tim Hall - halls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
(TRH-CA) Tim Hall, Chula Vista, CA ICF-2010, KIWA Loop
TIS/OTHER
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1610 UNID 12/19 0520 UNID TIS with male announcer mentioning highway
101. Probably one of the Santa Monica Mountains Recreation
Area stations. (TRH-CA)
1610 TIS UT, Panguitch 12/19 0532 Thought I had something new when
I heard a tape loop about Petrified Forest State Park.
But Petrified Forest NATIONAL Park is in Arizona. This is
Escalante Petrified Forest State Park near Escalante, UT
along Scenic Byway 12. Announcer who seemed to be on this
same station was giving calls WNY??44. There is a WNYD244
listed in Tehachapi, CA, but missing calls didn't sound
like a "D" and a "2", and the Tehachapi station is
supposedly about windmill power. This Garfield County
tourism office station in Panguitch talks about all
tourist attractions along the 120-mile scenic Byway 12.
(TRH-CA)
1650 TIS CA, Culver City 12/19 0510 Fair with tape loop by man
mentioning Culver City web site, and how to prepare for El
Nino. New, sure glad to hear this before Costa Mesa comes
on. I didn't log the Irvine TIS on 1640 before KXBT took
over. (TRH-CA)
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Mark Connelly - wa1ion@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>From Mark Connelly (WA1ION) Billerica, MA, USA - 21 DEC 1997
Greetings to all. First I must offer congratulatory words to Jean
Burnell and Neil Kazaross for the excellent Newfoundland DXpedition #6
log report they've just released. Opting for quality over quantity,
they have crafted a fine DX document and have shown that, even during
marginal conditions, great DX will result when you combine two of the
hobby's most talented practitioners, top-notch equipment, Beverage
antennas, and an outstanding seaside location.
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Another reason I'm sending this is to wish all a joyful Christmas and
New Year's holiday season. (And of course, much DX in 1998.)
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I'm including a concise preview of some of my weekend DX. Full reports
will be issued later: additional listening over the next week will be
added at that time.
Argentina-1620 was the prime target and it was found without a great
deal of difficulty. Luckily, much stronger PCH Netherlands (at about
S9+20) could be loop-nulled to reveal the S6 to S7 Argentinean. My new
job in North Andover, MA is only about a half-hour's drive down Route
133 from the great expanse of coastal salt-marshes in Rowley. So on
Friday (19 DEC), a milder- than-usual evening for this time of year, I
decided to do a bit of after-work DXing before heading to the BADX
meeting (and after that to Cape Cod). The session in Rowley netted the
following:
(19 DEC: 2333-2359 UTC): Algeria-981, Portugal o/ likely Tunisia-963,
Argentina-1620: SS religious folk-style vocal w/ Afro-pop influences
fair in PCH null, Morocco-1044, Spain-1044, SER Spain-1602, Ceuta / SER
Spain-1584 even mix, SER Spain-1575, Iran-1566 o/ possible India &
others, WRHC-FL-1560 through nulled WQEW, VOA Kuwait-1548 loud w/ US
talk & Christmas songs, unID open carrier + rock music on 1557.
(20 DEC: 0000-0059 UTC): Vatican-1530, Kaliningrad (British EE
religion) o/ Greece-1386, Mauritania-1349, BBC N. Ireland-1341,
Norway-1314 local-like !, Spain o/ poss. Poland-1305, Spain o/
jumble-1296, Spain-1287, Cameroon-1286 het only, France (t)-1278 seemed
// to heavily-slopped 1242, Libya o/ unID-1251, UK-1215 loud,
Spain-Canaries-1179, Spain-1071, Spain-1197 mix w/ possible Virgin R.
UK, Spain-1080 right through WTIC w/ no phasing needed !, Spain/UK-1053
even mix, UK-1089, Slovakia/Spain-1098 equal, unID-1035, Spain-1026,
Spain-954, UK-909, Algeria-890.95 and something on exactly 891 causing
a growl, UK-882, Spain-873.
(20 DEC: 0100-0111 UTC): Spain-855, Egypt-864, Italy-846, Morocco-612
local-like and // 819 good, Spain/Syria-783 mix, Spain-774, Germany-756
and 1422 // w/ Elvis song (both loud), Spain-756 (u/ Germany),
CKXG-NF-680 (C&W) in cardioid null of local WRKO, Spain-684 slightly o/
Serbia, Spain-585, Ireland-567.
Then after a quick stop at the BADX meeting in Lexington, MA, it was
off to Harwich, MA on Cape Cod. A sweep of the dial from 0455-0616 UTC
(20 DEC) revealed that the low-band Europeans were still booming in and
that Latin American and Caribbean DX reception continued to be poor
(these stations were generally crushed by strong US & Canadian
stations). The Harwich session: Spain-531, Spain-603, Spain-684,
Algeria-549, Spain-558, Ireland-567, Spain-576, Spain-585, Cuba-590,
Ireland-612, Spain-639, Spain-657, Netherlands-675, UK-693, Spain-729,
Spain-738, Netherlands-747, Spain-855, Algeria-981, Denmark-1062,
Spain-1107, Spain-1116, France-1377, Spain-1485, France-945,
France-1206.
Between some shopping errands on Saturday, I squeezed in some quick DX
sessions at Windmill Beach in South Yarmouth, MA. The first of these
was a 2-hour-before-sunset scan for early- arrival TA's. From 1915 to
1928 UTC (2.15 to 2.28 p.m. local) on 20 DEC the following were noted:
Saudi Arabia-1521 (strong!), UK-1089, Algeria-891a, Kuwait-1548,
Germany-1539, France-1377 & St. Pierre-1375, UK-1215, Denmark-1062, and
Algeria-981.
Around 2015 UTC, just before dinnertime, I took another drive near the
beach and noted all of the early signals noted above plus N.
Ireland-1341, an unID approx. 2 kHz het on 1530 (Middle East ?),
Mauritania-1349, Spain-1359, Spain-Canaries-1179, Croatia/Spain-1134,
Slovakia/Spain-1098, Spain-1107, UK/Spain/ Morocco (presumed)-1053 in
WEVD splash, Morocco-1044, Spain-999, unID-819 (Morocco and/or Egypt),
Spain-774, Spain-639, Canaries-621, Morocco-612, and Algeria-549: all
of these with the sun still shining brightly.
The final Windmill Beach (S. Yarmouth, MA) DX session was just after
dinner. I used the Drake R8A with the usual car roof-top set-up of a
broadband active whip phased against a remotely-tuned ferrite loop (to
produce rotatable cardioid single-null antenna patterns). Logs are as
follow:
(20 DEC: 2141-2149 UTC): Algeria-1544, Germany(t)-1539, Saudi
Arabia-1521, Belgium-1512 at first ... then Saudi took over,
France-1467: AA preaching .. LOUD !, Mauritania-1349 huge
(20 DEC: 2200-2251 UTC): Italy-1332 "RAI .. Buona Sera" and into news -
excellent !, Norway-1314, Spain o/ unID-1296, Slovakia(?)/Spain-1287
mix, unID AA music-1216.1 - this thing noted recently by Merriman is
for real. It was buggering up Virgin-1215 something fierce.
Denmark-1062 just a very strong open carrier at the time w/ other stuff
under. Spain-Canaries-837 local-like w/ Azores under, Spain-792,
Senegal o/ Switzerland-765, Venezuela-750 w/ CKGB/CBGY, Burkina
Faso-747 (// 4815), Western Sahara-711, Morocco-612 big, Morocco-594
(// 612) o/ Portugal, Tunisia-585.06 het only, Netherlands-1395.0 good
(no sign of the variant-frequency Albanian), Kaliningrad-1386 EE
program INCREDIBLY LOUD !
(20 DEC: 2333-2352 UTC): I ran a wire to the south to extract some
Pan-Americans from the heavy domestic QRM. Noted Argentina-1620 w/ SS
evangelical programming, teletalk, and Argentina mentions. The south
wire helped to fend off the strong PCH interference. Other Pan-Am's
included probable Dominican Republic-1570 (SS preaching), Anguilla-1505
(this one isn't even reported that often by DXpedition teams),
Cuba-1060, St. Kitts-895, St. Kitts-555. One of the intriguing aspects
of the south wire was the number of "off-channel" carriers noted.
These included 1353.05, 1321, 1129.6, 1060.3, 1039.6, 859.8, 860.3, and
820.2. I think that 860.3 is Colombia (as bits of typical accordion
music surfaced there from time to time). Also, from previous reports,
the 1129.6 and 1039.6 things are probably from Barranquilla. With all
the high-quality DXing going on lately, and the widespread
dissemination of DX tips via the Internet, it shouldn't take too long
to solve some of these mysteries. The South Florida DXers might be
able to get a handle on some of these.
That's it for now ... Once again 73, good DX, and all the best wishes
for the holiday season ... Mark, WA1ION
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NP-AB Nigel Pimblett - ntp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
DXing with Don Moman and Mickey Delmage at Lamont, Alberta
Kenwood R-5000, various beverages
Trans-Atlantic:
1062 unID (Denmark??) 0409 12/21 Tune by Celine Dion, talk by DJ in
unknown lang. Also noted "Jingle Bell Rock" later on. (NP-AB)
1089 UNITED KINGDOM Talk Radio 0436 12/21 EE Phone-in program,
noted call from a Gary in Liverpool. ID as "Talk Radio" at
0500. (NP-AB)
1098 SLOVAKIA, Nitra 0353 12/21 Presumed the one with EZL
instrumental music. (NP-AB)
1215 UNITED KINGDOM Virgin Radio 0326 12/21 In and out with bits of
EE rock/pop music. Luckily it was up near the hour, with DJ
offering listener a CD prize, and then into "Virgin News" by a
woman. (NP-AB)
1314 NORWAY, Kvitsoy 0348 12/21 Vocal by a woman. Snatches of audio
over the next couple of hours. (NP-AB)
Pan-American:
595 DOMINICA??? 0215 12/20 Fairly strong carrier here, but no
audio. Also noted the 21st, but not nearly as strong. (NP-AB)
1620 ARGENTINA R.Esmeralda 0252 12/20 Christmas music, including
some from Handel, phone-in program, religious talks. Listened
off and on to past 0656, when an "AM 1620 Esmeralda" ID was
finally heard. (NP-AB)
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COMMENTS
Well now isn't that a great way to start the Holiday season!!! Hope
many more of you have a shot at this one as it is well worth the try
Best to all in 1998 May the new year be filled with health happiness
and lots of DX!
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MISC ITEMS
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Paul Ormandy - paulorm@xxxxxxxx
Here is the latest MW list, reflecting corrected transmitter powers for
National Radio outlets, the latest Southern Star and Sports Roundup
outlets and other changes.
NB. There is an unid station testing on 999kHz at present. Details will
be posted when they come to hand.
60),4XA, 531,2,P,"Radio Central",Alexandra
166),1XPI, 531,,P,"531 PI",Auckland
42),1XC, 540,5,G,"Radio Rhema",Tauranga
42),2XV, 540,2,G,"Radio Rhema",New Plymouth
42),, 549,,G,"Radio Rhema",Kaitaia (FPl)
3),4ZG, 558,5,P ,"Classic Hits",Invercargill
2),2YA, 567,50,N,"National Radio",Wellington
42),, 576,0.4,F,"Southern Star" ,Hamilton
46),2XR, 585,2,P,"Radio Ngati Porou",Ruatoria
42),, 585,,G,"Radio Rhema",Blenheim (FPl)
42),, 594,,G,"Radio Rhema",Wanganui
42),3XL, 594,2,G,"Radio Rhema",Timaru
41),1XO, 603,5,P,"Irirangi Maori Radio",Auckland
42),3XG, 612,2,G,"Radio Rhema",Christchurch
42),4XG, 621,2,G,"Radio Rhema",Dunedin
2),2YZ, 630,10,N,"National Radio",Napier
5),4YW, 639,2,N,"National Radio",Alexandra
42),2XC, 648,5,G,"Radio Rhema",Napier
2),2YC, 657,50,PB,Parliamentary Broadcasts,Wellington
2),3YA, 675,10,N,"National Radio",Christchurch
8),, 693, ,S,"Sports Roundup",Dunedin
56),1XP, 702,5,T,"Radio Pacific",Auckland
79),2XP, 711,5,T,"Radio Pacific",Wellington
2),4YZ, 720,10,N,"National Radio",Invercargill
2),1YP, 729,2,N,"National Radio",Tokoroa
126),4XX, 729,0.9,P,"Ranfurly Radio",Ranfurly
8),, 729,,S,"Sports Roundup",Whangarei
2),1YA, 756,10,N,"National Radio",Auckland
124),2XT, 765,2.5,P,"Radio Kahungunu",Napier
8),, 774, ,S,"Sports Roundup",New Plymouth
139),2YB, 783,10,A,"Access Radio",Wellington
175),2YB, 783,10,P,"Samoan Capital Radio",Wellington
8),, 792, ,S,"Sports Roundup",Hamilton
42),2XL, 801,1,G,"Radio Rhema",Nelson
2),4YA, 810,10,N,"National Radio",Dunedin
110),1XU, 810,5,A,"Access Radio",Auckland
2),1YZ, 819,10,N,"National Radio",Rotorua
43),2XS, 828,2,P,"Magic 828 AM",Palmerston North
2),1YX, 837,2,N,"National Radio",Whangarei
2),1YK, 837,2,N,"National Radio",Kaitaia
12),2ZD, 846,2,Z,"Radio Wairarapa",Masterton
42),1XH, 855,2,G,"Radio Rhema",Hamilton
3),4ZA, 864,10,Z,"Newstalk ZB",Invercargill
13),3ZE, 873,1,Z,"Radio Ashburton",Ashburton
2),1YC, 882,10,PB,Parliamentary Broadcasts,Auckland
44),2XW, 891,5,P,"The Breeze",Wellington
2),4YC, 900,10,PB,Parliamentary Broadcasts,Dunedin
42),, 900,,G,"Radio Rhema",Whangerei (FPl)
2),3YT, 918,2,N,"National Radio",Timaru
14),2ZA, 927,2,Z,"Newstalk ZB" ,Palmerston North
143),1XCM, 936,1,Z,"Counties Manukau Radio",Manukau
15),2ZG, 945,2,Z,"Gisborne's 2ZG",Gisborne
56),1XW, 954,2,T,"Radio Pacific",Hamilton
2),3YC, 963,10,PB,Parliamentary Broadcasts,Christchurch
42),2XG, 972,5,G,"Radio Rhema",Wellington
2),1YE, 981,2,N,"National Radio",Kaikohe
105),, 990,1,P,"BBC World Service",Auckland
91),, 990,1,P,"Fifeshire Classic",Nelson
16),1ZD,1008,10,Z,"Newstalk ZB",Tauranga
11),1ZN,1026,2,Z,"Classic Hits Northland",Whangarei
8),4XSR,1026,1,S,"Sports Roundup",Invercargill
11),1ZK,1026,2,Z,"Classic Hits Northland",Kaitaia
27),2ZB,1035,20,Z,"Newstalk ZB",Wellington
5),4ZB,1044,10,Z,"Newstalk ZB",Dunedin
17),2YP,1053,2,Z,"Newstalk ZB",New Plymouth
2),2YE,1071,2,N,"National Radio",Masterton
28),1ZB,1080,10,Z,"Newstalk ZB",Auckland
8),,1089, ,S,"Sports Roundup",Palmerston North
6),3ZB,1098,10,Z,"Newstalk ZB",Christchurch
1),,1107,0.1,P,"Waihi Community Radio",Waihi
2),2YX,1116,2,N,"National Radio",Nelson
8),,1125, ,S,"Sports Roundup",Napier
5),,1125,0.2,Z,"Clasic Hits 89 FM",Dunedin
2),4YQ,1134,2,N,"National Radio",Queenstown
2),1YW,1143,2,N,"National Radio",Hamilton
20),3ZC,1152,2,Z,"Radio Caroline",Timaru
70),2XM,1161,5,P,"Te Upoko o Te Ika",Wellington
120),,1170,,A,"Access Radio",Invercargill (FPl)
30),1ZW,1170,0.4,Z,"Radio Waitomo",Te Kuiti
40),4XE,1179,0.1,P,"Resort Radio",Wanaka
137),,1179,1,P,"Ruia Mai",Auckland
42),,1179,,F,"Southern Star",Dunedin
2),1YR,1188,0.4,N,"National Radio",Rotorua
21),2ZW,1197,2,Z,"Newstalk ZB",Wanganui
130),1XHC,1206,0.5,A,"Access Radio",Hamilton
40),4XO,1206,2,P,"4XO Gold",Dunedin
11),1ZE,1215,2,Z,"Classic Hits Northland",Kaikohe
47),4XF,1224,2,P,"Radio Foveaux",Invercargill
42),2XWB,1233,0.6,F,"Southern Star",Wellington
48),1XX,1242,2,P,"Triple X FM",Whakatane
48),1XX/t,1242,0.1,P,"Triple X FM",Galatea
29),1XG,1251,5,G,"Radio Rhema",Auckland
64),3XA,1260,2,P,"C 93 FM",Christchurch
18),2ZT,1269,0.4,Z,"Radio Nelson",Takaka
4),2ZC,1278,2,Z,"Newstalk ZB",Napier
7),3ZW,1287,2,Z,"Radio Scenicland",Westport
19),1ZH,1296,2.5,Z,"Newstalk ZB",Hamilton
50),4XD,1305,2,p,"Radio Dunedin",Dunedin
2),2YW,1314,2,N,"National Radio",Gisborne
8),,1332,5,S,"Sports Roundup",Auckland
18),2ZN,1341,2,Z,"Radio Nelson",Nelson
8),,1350,,S,"Sports Roundup",Rotorua
81),4XC,1359,1,P,"Resort Radio",Queenstown
52),1XT,1368,1,P,"Village Radio",Tauranga
53),2XX,1377,2,P,"Radio Horowhenua",Levin
162),,1386,5/1,P,"Radio Tarana",Auckland
23),4ZW,1395,2,Z,"Radio Waitaki",Oamaru
42),4XL,1404,2.5,G,"Radio Rhema",Invercargill
24),1ZO,1413,2,Z,"Radio Forestland",Tokoroa
108),3XP,1413,0.9,P,"Radio Ferrymead",Christchurch
111),4XK,1422,0.1,P,"Voice Of The Mountains",Kingston
115),2XCK,1431,2,A,"Radio Kidnappers",Hastings
112),1XK,1440,0.2,P,"Te Reo O Tauranga Moana",Tauranga
125),,1440,0.1,P,"Goldfields Radio",Lawrence
2),2YM,1449,2,N,"National Radio",Palmerston North
2),3YW,1458,2,N,"National Radio",Westport
105),1XD,1476,5,P,"BBC World Service",Auckland
2),1YT,1494,2.5,N,"National Radio",Taupo
8),,1503, ,S,"Sports Roundup",Wellington
8),,1503, ,S,"Sports Roundup",Christchurch
9),,1512,0.3,P,"Coast Access Radio",Waikanae
25),1ZU,1512,1,Z,"King Country Radio",Taumarunui
87),1XTR,1521,1,P,"Classic Good Time Oldies",Tauranga
153),,1530,1/0.3,P,"The Wireless Station",Hastings
2),2YP,1530,2,N,"National Radio",New Plymouth
26),2ZE,1539,1,Z,"Radio Marlborough",Blenheim
89),1XN,1548,0.99,P,"Classic Gold",Rotorua
31),2ZH,1557,2,Z,"Radio Taranaki",Hawera
113),4XS,1575,2.5,A,"Hills AM",Dunedin
26),2ZF,1584,0.4,Z,"Radio Marlborough",Picton
37),,1593,0.8,P,Chinese Radio,Auckland
42),1XCB,1593,0.8,F,"Southern Star",Auckland
57),2XA,1602,1,P,"Radio Reading Service",Levin
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Radio Digest Online - sfradio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
We were expecting a quiet week in radio as we head into the holidays...
we were wrong! Here's the latest from Bay Area radio news --
* Vallejo's KXBT (1640 AM) will assume the KDIA call letters and open
offices in Oakland in the next few weeks, according to station
management...
* The 49ers' radio contract with KGO (910 AM) is about to expire...
Look for KCBS, KNBR and KFRC to join in the bidding war...
* Douglas Broadcasting sells eight stations, including KEST (1450 AM)
and KSJX (1500 AM) locally, but will keep two other Bay Area
properties...
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The National Radio Club now has the 18th edition of their NRC AM Radio
Log for the 1997-1998 DX Season edition.
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.
Please mail all orders to:
National Radio Club
Publications Center
P.O. Box 164
Mannsville, NY 13661-0164
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - Philip_Bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary December 12 1997 through December 22 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
12/12 93 1 0 low quiet swa
13 89 0 0 very low quiet -
14 90 0 0 low quiet -
15 89 2 0 low quiet -
16 85 2 0 very low quiet -
17 86 2 4 very low quiet-active -
18 z z z z z -
19 z z z z z -
20 90 1 0 low quiet -
21 92 1 0 low quiet -
12/22 97 0 1 low quiet swa
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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 12/23/97 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash"
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