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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - July 9 1998
Vol 4 No 15
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CONVENTION - MEETING INFO (corrections/additions welcome)
WTFDA '98: Rock City in Southwestern New York State on July 31 - August
2. Host: Dave Nieman. Co-Host: Greg Coniglio. FOR DETAILS: e-mail
dxfmtv@xxxxxxxxxxx or write Dave Nieman at 12284 Nice Road, Akron, NY
14001-9408
IRCA '98: Missoula MT on August 14-16 1998. Hotel: 4B's Inn South -
1 bed $39.95, 2 beds $49.95. Non smoking rooms available -
reservations 800 272-9500 (specify SOUTH Inn and IRCA). Deadline for
reservations 8/3/98. Registration $25 (includes banquet). Contact:
Larry Godwin, 2390 Clydes Dale Lane, Missoula, MT 59804. E-mail at
lbg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, and by phone at 406-728-3573 (days) and
406-721-5131 (evenings and weekends).
NRC '98: San Antonio TX on September 4-7, 1998. Hotel: Best Western
Oak Hills - single $52, double $94 (breakfast included). Registration
- $40 (includes banquet). Contact: Mr. Dale Hamm, 11313 January
Drive, Austin, TX 78753-2915.
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RADIO FEST 1998
"Communications Into Our Future"
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NEW THIS ISSUE
Special Guests will include Larry Magne, John Figliozzi, Kim Andrew
Elliott and Bruce Elving
Banquet speaker: Larry Magne
Sunday Breakfast speaker: Dr. Bruce Elving
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RADIO FEST 98
The Ontario DX Association invites radio enthusiasts of all interests
and all levels to join us for the event of the year, Radio Fest 98.
This 1998 convention of the ODXA promises to be one of the best events
in recent years for radio hobbyists.
Regular releases will be distributed and we invite you to pass them on
to anyone whom you believe would be interested. Here are the details to
this time:
Dates: Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4
Location: Mohawk College, Hamilton, Ontario
Theme: "Communications Into Our Future"
Topics to be Covered (more will be added as we line up speakers and
presenters) : Guest panel discussion on our theme "Communications Into
Our Future"; Antenna Basics; Mediumwave Loop Building Workshop; History
of Canadian Radio; Introduction to Shortwave Radio; Game Show (a fun
event for everyone); Radio Astronomy; Shortwave Programming.
Special Guests coming will include Larry Magne, Editor-in-Chief of
Passport to World Band Radio; Bruce Elving, editor of the FM Atlas;
John Figliozzi, authority and author on shortwave programming; and Kim
Andrew Elliott, host of the Voice of America's Communications World
program. We also hope to have Rachel Baughn, editor of Monitoring
Times, with us.
Friday Night Reception.
Saturday Night Banquet with a keynote speaker Larry Magne.
Sunday Morning Breakfast with Dr. Bruce Elving speaking.
Prizes : Many exciting prizes will be available in our traditional
raffle - equipment, accessories, books, gifts.
Registration Fees : $15 for the entire convention, $5 for one-day
attendance
Accomodations : Here's the hotel that we suggest:
Days Inn - Hamilton
1187 Upper James St.
Hamilton, Ontario
(905)575-9666
(905)575-1098 fax
www.daysinn.com/daysinn.html
Radio Fest 98 Communications frequency : 442.800+ MHz ODXA Repeater
System
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Contact for further information:
World Wide Web : http://www.durhamradio.ca/odxa/
E-mail : 70400.2660@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Snail Mail : Ontario DX Association, P.O. Box 161, Station A,
Willowdale, Ontario M2N 5S8, Canada
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CPC DX tests
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Bill Hale - 6124 Roaring Springs Dr, N Richland Hills TX 76180-5552
phantom2@xxxxxxxx
Right now Bill is looking for target station lists and stamps or money
to help get the lists worked on.
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HOT STUFF
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Pete Taylor - pvtaytac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
1360 KZTS Tacoma: Came back on about the 25th. Relays KLFE-1590 from
7am-4pm PLT and KGNW-820 from 4pm-7am PLT. KZTS Ids are
voice-over sneak-ins and are easily missed.
1560 KZIZ Sumner: switched to Hispanic programming 7/1, leaving the
urban programming on KRIZ-1420 and KZIZ-1620.
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Lee J Freshwater 414 SE 3rd St, Ocala, FL 34474
FAX 352-732-7223 E-mail Lfreshwate@xxxxxxx
The F.C.C. has started putting CALL LETTER changes in their computer
data base...We will include them here as time and space permits.
PREPARED ON 7/8/98
Call Signs reserved for Pending Sales Applicants **
NO NEW ENTRIES THIS MONTH
** Commission grant and consummation does not automatically grant call
sign application. The new licensee must provide written notice to the
call sign desk upon consummation of the transaction and await authority
from the Commission to use the new call sign.
CALL SIGN CHANGES
NEW CITY AND STATE FREQUENCY FORMER
CALL * CALL
WAAT Olyphant, PA 750 WMXH
WBDO Palm City, FL 760 new
KYAK Yakima, WA 930 KGER
WEZO Rochester, NY 950 WBBF
KKLF Denison-Sherman,TX 950 KDSX
KDYA Vallejo, CA 1190 KXBT
WVCV Orange, VA 1340 WJMA
WHCG Metter, GA 1360 WMAC
KRCM Beaumont, TX 1380 KWBK
KVNR Santa Ana, CA 1480 KWIZ
WTDA Madison, WI 1480 WTDY
KUPN Mission, KS 1480 KCAZ
WDID Shelbyville, IN 1560 WSHY
KXFS Ventura, CA 1590 KXSP
KKTR Costa Mesa, CA 1650 KXGL
WTDY Madison, WI 1670 WAWY
WHTE Johnson City, IL 1690 new
KTBK Sherman, TX 1700 new
* The F.C.C. does NOT list the frequency in their database.
I have tried to suppliment this with information from my
own database,, so look it over "carefully" before you
change anything in yours.
We have put this information in order of frequency rather
than location. Send any suggestions, changes AND
corrections to the above E-Mail address.
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THE "X" BAND
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Al Merriman - merriman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1690. Another new X-bander is on. Don't ask me who. 10/S9 here on
Chincoteague Island, VA running weird talk. First noted this evening,
July 2. They just got a call from someone in West Virginia who said he
was listening on 1690 but still no ID. Not likely this is Arvada, CO -
too early in the evening for them to be this strong. Eventually
they'll ID, hi.
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
There is def talk mixing with Radio Disney (KAYK) tonight. Too much
static crashes of over S9 to hear much, but it is there. o the signal
is makig it coast to coast! Now if we can get some quiet nights to
beable to log it.
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Bill Harms - wharms@xxxxxxxxx
1690 WMDM - Lexington Park, Maryland
Heard here in Elkridge, MD with Art Bell Program 0645 7/3. Caught spot
for smoke cessation program, ID as "AM 16-90 WMDM .. Lexington Park."
Semi-local will be fair/good all day long. Was bothered by lightning
crashes and fading at night. better than New Jersey on 1660 which is
also audible in the daytime here. It does not seem to be // to WPTX
920. But will listen to confirm later after morning skip settles down.
First heard 2300 7/2 but no ID. (Harms-MD)
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Tim Noonan - DXing@xxxxxxxxx
The new expanded band station in the Milwaukee area, WKSH 1640 Sussex,
apparently signed on today (6 July). I noted them not in this morning,
and am hearing them this evening with a fair to good signal, thanks to
a phone call from Jim Albrecht.
Format: religous, contemporary Christian Address: W223 N3251 Shady
Lane, Pewaukee WI 53072
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Kent Winrich - kwin@xxxxxxxxxx
1640. WKSH Sussex, WI (near Milwaukee) is now on full-time. Their
1370 signal is permanently off.
They have limited broadcast times:
Monday - Saturday 6AM CENTRAL - 10PM CENTRAL
Sunday 6AM CENTRAL - 8:30 PM CENTRAL
I wish all of my locals would do this!!!
Also, they ID ONLY at the top of the hour, and have USA Network news at
:55.
WOKY still has towers down and are broadcasting with limited power
NON-directional.
I received them in Ironwood, MI 350 miles to the north for the first
time.
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Chuck Rippel - Cornland VA - crippel@xxxxxxxx
1640 WKSH, Sussex, WI at 0200 UTC with USA Network news and into local
wx broadcast. Back-to-back religious music followed until 0258
sign off announcements. These included the ID and mailing
address.
If you want to hear the audio of the sign off from this logging, go to
my WWW Site at:
http://users.exis.net/~crippel/
Go to the Listening Section, DX Audio files. WKSH is the last one at
the bottom.
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Bill Harms - wharms@xxxxxxxxx
1640 UNID At 0114 UT 7/7 I heard a station with religious programming
and similar programming this morning on 1640. I assume this is
the new Wisconsin station??? I will try for an ID tonight when I
have more time. (Harms-MD)
1690 WMDM MD, Lexington Park This station has not been heard since
about 1000 UTC on 7/6. I am in the station's ground wave
coverage area. it is 1050 UTC 7/7. WPTX on 920 appears to be
non-existent was well. (Harms-MD)
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Bill Harms - wharms@xxxxxxxxx
New format on 1660 New Jersey. Heard Portuguese programming 7/8
1930-2005. No legal ID noted on the TOH. But ID's as Radio Portugal.
Various types of ethnic music and talks. Ads for local business. Pete
Costello said he heard the phone number (973)344-1155. A search of the
web on that number yielded http://www.radiopusa.qpg.com/ This site says
the station is Radio Portuguese and is on 1430 KHz.
The web site also yielded the following info.
Radio Portuguese USA, Inc.
189 215 South Street
Newark, NJ 07114
Phone: (973)344-1155
Fax: (973)589-0022
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Robert S. Ross - London ON - radiorob@xxxxxxxxx
Receiver.........Collins 651S-1
Antenna..........80 meter dipole
1630 WQO740 Lehigh County, PA. July/05 0308-0320 EDT EE GOOD
Highway Advisory Radio. Male Announcer with Continuous Tape
Loop. "This is the Pennsylvania Dept. of Transport Highway
Advisory radio" Mentioned....."Route 22 will be open with 4
lanes of traffic until JUly/26. Also mentioned Route 33. " "Call
the Route 22 Info Line at 610-791-9354 or visit us on the web
at.. www.22renew.com" "You're listening to 1630 AM WQO740
Highway Advisory Radio for the Lehigh Valley..This message will
be repeated". Still in Strong at 0320 EDT.
1670 WTDY Madison, WISC. July/05 0244-0310 EDT EE FR-GD Talk Show
in Progress. Lots of Ads. with 1-800 and 1-88 Phone #'s. Talk to
Vincent Bridges....about Politics. Mixing at times with WNML
Warner Robins, GA. Into news at )300 EDT. Stock market Report ,
and into ID at 0303 EDT as...."AM-1670..WTDY"...several ID's
Noted. Back to Talk Show.
1690 WMDM Lexington, Maryland July/03 0106-0206 EDT EE GD-VG Talk
show in progress...Art Bell Show. Lots of weird ads during
breaks. Talk to an author of a book on Serial Killers...Dr.
Robert Temple. Into USA Radio Network News @ 0200 EDT. Back to
Art Bell show @0206. Never did get an Actual ID from
them....even on the hour...so call this Tentative for now......I
Believe this is the first night on the AIR.
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
531-1XPI- NEW ZEALAND, Pacific Islands Radio, good with man in Samoan
sounding lang at 1145 July 6. (PM-OR)
540-1XC-NEW ZEALAND, Tauranga-very good and dominant with minister
giving what sounded like a "Thought for the Day" at 1204, after a
mention of "Radio Rhema". This by far is the stronger of all
Radio Rhema stations I hear. On July 6. (PM-OR)
549-UNID- Station running EZL type mx, probably 2CR at 1151 July 6
(PM-OR)
558-UNID-Pop music in splash at 1220 on July 6. 4AM??? (PM-OR)
567-NEW ZEALAND, Wellington-2YA good with National Pgm, woman ancr
with MOR mx pops at 1221 July 6. (PM-OR)
576-AUSTRALIA, Sydney-5RN, very good with Clas. mx at 1230 July 6.
(PM-OR)
585-UNID-Music in there, but too much splash to tell much at 1212 July
6. (PM-OR)
594-JOAK-JAPAN, Tokyo. A Summer showing of this. Weak u/o Aussie
(presumed), man w/ JJ talk 1150 July 6 (PM-OR)
603-Maori station?, NEW ZEALAND-poss. the station with native talk in
splash at 1209 July 6. (PM-OR)
612-4QR-AUSTRALIA, Brisbane-good with EZL mx and female ancr at 1217
on July 6. (PM-OR)
621-UNID-Sounded Clas., but hard to tell, too much KIPA/KEWS-620.
Prob. 3RN at 1214 July 6 (PM-OR)
639-2CS-AUSTRALIA, Colfs Harbour, good with Pop mx and a "2CS" by man
o/u unid, maybe NZ at 1221 July 6. (PM-OR)
648-UNID-Station in here, but too much splash to tell much at 1148
July 6. (PM-OR)
657-UNID-Discussion pgm of some type, but too weak to hear clearly. At
1156 on July 6. (PM-OR)
666-NEW CALEDONIA, Noumea- Fair with wan in FF at 1130 July 6. Tahiti
was much stronger. (PM-OR)
675-3YA-NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch-good with National Pgm, also // to
1602 (2XA) at 1222 July 6. (PM-OR)
684-UNID-station talking, but too much 680 splash at 1226 July 6.
(PM-OR)
693-NEW ZEALAND, Radio Sport good with Racing also seemed // to 1062 &
1125 at 1234 July 6. (PM-OR)
702-2RN-AUSTRALIA, Sydney-very good with ABC News at 1200 July 6.
(PM-OR)
711-UNID-station in 710 splash at 1233 on July 6. (PM-OR)
720-4YZ-NEW ZEALAND, Invercargill-good with Matt Monro mx at 1226 July
6. All alone of channel, after Las Vegas faded out. (PM-OR)
729- NEW ZEALAND / AUSTRALIA. Radio Sport, and 5RN presume the mix
here, Sports talk and Clas. type mx at 1251 July 6. (PM-OR)
738-TAHITI-very good with woman and man in FF. Excellent, especially
after KCBS faded down at 1240 July 6. (PM-OR)
747-UNID-man talking in KXL-750 splash, but couldn't tell what at 1236
July 6. (PM-OR)
756-1YA-NEW ZEALAND, Auckland-Very good with News at 1207 July 6.
(PM-OR)
765-1XT???-NEW ZEALAND, presume the accented EE (native sounding) talk
by man at 1210 July 6. Sounded like Pop mx underneath. (PM-OR)
774-3L0-AUSTRALIA, Melbourne-very good w/ ABC News as 1203 July 6.
(PM-OR)
783-UNID-Odd sounding music, maybe Irish or European type in passing
at 1219 July 6. (PM-OR)
792-4RN-AUSTRALIA, Brisbane-One of the best DUs of the morning. Still
in with a discussion pgm at 1255 (Long after LSR) on July 6.
(PM-OR)
801-2RF-AUSTRALIA, Gosford-good with II tal at 1140 July 6. (PM-OR)
810-UNID-Native talk way u/ KGO, but coldn't tell what. Paul Ormandy
says Access Radio in Auckland runs some of this, also Fiji is
there w/10KW. Maybe KGO will be off some morning.Hi. at 1156 July
6. (PM-OR)
819-UNID-station in 820 splash at 1213 on July 6. (PM-OR)
828-UNID-station here 1214 July 6 (PM-OR)
837-UNID, in KSWB-840 splash at 1214 July 6. (PM-OR)
846-UNID-in KSWB-840 splash at 1215 July 6. (PM-OR)
855-AUSTRALIA, ABC station w/ NX at 1203 July 6. Prob. 4QB / 4QO.
(PM-OR)
864-UNID-mix of several stations here at 1208 July 6. (PM-OR)
873-AUSTRALIA, Sydney-2GB very good with commercial followed by "2GB"
at 1207 July 6. Best hrd in a long time (PM-OR)
882-UNIDs-2 or 3 stations in KIXI-880 splash at 1209 July 6. (PM-OR)
891-AUSTRALIA, Adelaide-5AN-very strong and alone on channel at 1240
w/discussion pgm, man ancr July 6 (PM-OR)
909-UNID-Sounded vagely Sports, weak in 910 splash, but hard to tell
for sure, mostly buried in noise at 1218 July 6. (PM-OR)
918-UNID-Station(s) is splah at 1219 July 6 (PM-OR)
927-4CC-AUSTRALIA, Gladstone-fair with "4 Double C ID by man at 1233
July 6. (PM-OR)
936-4PB-AUSTRALIA, Brisbane-presume the source of the Australian with
discussion pgm at 1237 July 6 (PM-OR)
945-UNID-too much splash to tell much, except some pop mx in there,
over what sounded like a 2nd station at 1241 July 6 (PM-OR)
954-UNID-too much splash to tell much at 1241 July 6 (PM-OR)
963-UNID at 1242 July 6 (PM-OR)
972-UNID-Pop mx in 970 splash at 1225 on July 6. (PM-OR)
981-UNID-Pop mx in 980 splash at 1226 July 6. (PM-OR)
999-UNID at 1226 July 6 (PM-OR)
1008-AUSTRALIA, Brisbane-4TAB presumed the source of the Sports talk at
1242 July 6. (PM-OR)
1017-UNID, probably 2KY at 1243 July 6 (PM-OR)
1026-UNIDs-two or three stations in there at 1217 July 6. (PM-OR)
1035-2ZB-NEW ZEALAND, Wellington-good with anmts of about New
Zealand??? 1231 July 6. (PM-OR)
1044-UNIDs. Sounded like 4ZB in there at 1233 July 6, plus someone
else. (PM-OR)
1053-UNID-1236 July 6. (PM-OR)
1062-NEW ZEALAND, Radio Sport in there with Racing // 1125 at 1147 July
6. (PM-OR)
1071-UNID-Pop mx at 1148 July 6. (PM-OR)
1089-UNID-too much splash at 1148 July 6 (PM-OR)
1098-UNID July 6 1148 (PM-OR)
1107-2EA???-AUSTRALIA, prob. the one with Euro sounded lang. in splah
at 1240 July 6. (PM-OR)
1116-UNIDs-two or three stations here in splah at 1240 July 6. (PM-OR)
1125-NEW ZEALAND, Radio Sport gain // 1062 at 1147 w/Racing July 6.
(PM-OR)
1134-UNID 1149 July 6 (PM-OR)
1143-UNID-1149 July 6 (PM-OR)
1152-UNID-1149 July 6 (PM-OR)
1161-NEW ZEALAND, Wellington-2XM presume the source of Maori talk at
1233 on July 6, tele. talk sounded with woman on line. Man ancr.
(PM-OR)
1179-UNID 1235 July 6 (PM-OR)
1188-UNID-1237 July 6 (PM-OR)
1197-UNID-1237 July 6 (PM-OR)
1206-UNID-Pop mx on top at 1237 July 6, poss. 2GF??? (PM-OR)
1215-UNID 1238 July 6 (PM-OR)
1224-UNID, buried by splah 1238 July 6 (PM-OR)
1233-UNID-1238 July 6 (PM-OR)
1242-UNID-1239 July 6 (PM-OR)
1251-UNID-1239 July 6. (PM-OR)
1269- Weak carrier here, no audio possible 1239 July 6. (PM-OR)
1278-UNID-talk by woman in disc. 2ZC? 1246 July 6. (PM-OR)
1287-UNID 1244 July 6 (PM-OR)
1296-UNID-1244 July 6 (PM-OR)
1305-UNID 1244 July 6 (PM-OR)
1314-UNID-1244 July 6 (PM-OR)
1323-UNID-1245 July 6 (PM-R)
1332-UNID-1245 July 6 (PM-OR)
1341-UNID-carrier 1245 July 6 (PM-OR)
1368-UNID carrier 1246 July 6 (PM-OR)
1422-UNID carrier 1251 July 6 (PM-OR)
1467-UNID-mx at 1253 July 6 PM-OR)
1476a-UNID Someone off freq.with het het and ezl mx in there at 1211
July 6 (PM-OR)
1485-UNIDs-growl on channel with sveral bits of audio most of the
morning here from 1130- to- 1245 July 6 (PM-OR)
1494-UNID-in splah at 1223 July 6 (PM-OR)
1503-UNID-Pop mx in splah at 1224 July 6 (PM-OR)
1548-AUSTRALIA, Emerald-4QD presume the source of ABC Nx at 1303 (Well
after LSR), fading badly July 6 (PM-R)
1566-UNID-Pop mx here off and on morning of July 6. (PM-OR)
1575-UNID-Sounded like Non EE talk at 1210 July 6. (PM-R)
1584-UNIDs-station sounded Ethnic but hard to tell, too muchsplah at
1212 July 6 PM-OR)
1593-NEW ZEALAND, Auckland-Native type talk here, poss. Maori? at 1146
on July 6. (PM-OR)
1602-NEW ZEALAND-2XA??? Prob. the one with National pgm at 1225 July 6
(PM-OR)
1629-AUSTRALIA, Melbourne-3MM good for the first time, in 1620-1640
splash of GG talk by man and woan, over someone off freq. with
het on channel at 1219 July 6. Didn't seem // to 1665. (PM-OR)
1665-AUSTRALIA, 2MM GG programmig here didn't seem //to 1629 at 1219
July 6. (PM-OR)
Drake R8, Term. EWE antenna
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Patrick - re 603, Aotearoa Radio Auckland left the air on 30 June due
financial troubles. The channel has been clear in Auckland since that
date, though there is a probability of reactivation after financial
restructuring.
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603-NEW ZEALAND, according to Brian Clark, the station is off the air.
So who else is operating with native type programming on 603 khz. Ideas
anyone? (PM-OR)
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Larry Russell - Flushing MI - ak473@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Modified Sony 2010, IRCA spiral loop.
1090 WCAR Livonia MI Eternal Word religion network. PSAs: July is
national ice-cream month, school involvement. 7/1 No longer beat
radio! (Russell-MI)
1570 WXLN New Albany IN 0200-0300 7/3 dual id "1470 WBUL Shepardsville
and 1570 WXLN New Albany-Louisville". USA R. News, "Solid
Gospel", Southern Gospel, promo for trip to Hawaii instead of
hell, book promo with suggestion to: "Focus on the roots; not the
fruits". fair/dominating channel at times. My local 1570 WWCK is
off again. New Catch! (Russell-MI)
1610 unid 0612-0700+ 7/3 non-stop Elvis music. (Russell-MI)
1670 WTDY Madison WI 0259 6/30 ID, ABC news, wx, mention of
Wisconsin-Illinois border, Today's Talk, John Anderson afternoon
Cellular -One news cruiser, Newstalk 1480 WTDY?, Mike Reagan
show. (Russell-MI)
1690 WMDM Lexington Park MD 0315-0600 7/3 Heard TRN Talk Radio Network
with the Roger (Fredenburg (sp?)) show. His guest said the New
World Order is Arab Petro-dollars, Oklahoma City bombing was
Arab, and that Arabs must destroy America first so that they can
destroy Israel. No id at 0400, 0600. ID at 0500 mentioning
parallel 920 WPTX. Promo for Charles County fair, area code 301.
Best of Art Bell at 0506 UTC. (Russell-MI)
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Jean Burnell - jburnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Here are some recent logs made from near St. John's, Newfoundland,
Canada Equipment: Drake R8A, unterminated 220 meter wire towards
Europe
Times/Dates are UTC.
828 NETHERLANDS, Arrow Classic Rock, 5 July 0129 - Oldie rock
standards; SIO 444
864 IRELAND, R. 864, Clougherhead, C. Louth, 5 July 0051 -
Tentative; US syndicated religion, off at 0100 without an ID;
SIO 322 ** Martin and Piet: thanks for the address info!
891 TURKEY, TRT-1, Antalya, 5 July 5 0204 - Male chanting/music, //
1017; SIO 232, fighting the signal from Algeria
1395 NETHERLANDS, TalkRadio, Lopik, 5 July 0027 - Dutch chat; SIO 433
1449 SCOTLAND, BBC R. 4, Redmoss, 4 July 2358 - "Shipping Forecast,"
then announcer said that programming would continue with BBC WS,
"Good night from Radio 4," "God Save the Queen," then WS
program; SIO 444
1474 UNID 5 July 0115 - Definite carrier here and a 2 kHz whine on
1476 kHz, but it never developed any audio -- Is anybody else
hearing this?
1539 IRAN, IRIB, unknown site, 4 July 2354 - Koran, man talking in
Farsi, // 1566 (1449 and other frequencies inaudible); SIO 322
with QRM from Spain
1566 IRAN, IRIB, Bandar Abbas, 5 July 0007 - Man in Farsi, into
religious a capella male vocals (not Koran), // 1539; SIO 342 --
No sign of the RSL
1575 CLANDESTINE, Voice of the Military Forces, 5 July 0043 - Koran
recitation, IDs as "Huna Al Iraq. Sawt Alqwat Almusallaha wa
Qewa Alamn Aldakheli," which translates into "Here is Iraq.
Voice of the Military Forces and the Internal Security Forces,"
SIO 332
1690 USA WMDM, Lexington Park, MD, 5 July 0157 - Art Bell talk show,
ABC News after legal ID; SIO 433
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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Summary of DX on recent Cape Cod trips
I started the summer with a couple of family trips to East Harwich and
West Yarmouth, MA on Cape Cod. I also did a brief (roughly hour-long)
sunset DX stop in Plymouth, MA. I've been away from the E-mail for
awhile and I'll try to respond to all of the individual messages over
the next few days.
Several of you have mentioned their own DX doings during the late
spring and early summer - a time thought by many to be unproductive.
Most notable are Jean Burnell's fine logs from the West Coast, as well
as some TA's and South Americans heard from near his home base in NF.
Pat Martin has been doing well with Down Unders making it into Oregon.
Ben Dangerfield mentioned that his Bermuda trip wasn't as much of a DX
bonanza as one might suspect, but that it was an enjoyable adventure
nonetheless. Al Merriman has been working feverishly on several
antenna projects so he'll be "loaded for bear" when late August and
early September bring back longer cooler nights and strong, reliable
foreign DX signals once again. Bruce Conti is planning on a Maine
coast DX / camping vacation. Sometime in late July or early August,
several of us here in the Boston area will be meeting for a seafood
dinner; then we'll drag radios, wire, phasing boxes, and insect
repellent out into the Rowley salt-marsh.
Anyway, here's a summary of DX from my recent trips. Logs on 29 JUN to
2 JUL '98 are from East Harwich; those on 6 JUL from West Yarmouth; and
7 JUL from Plymouth. Dates and times are UTC.
29 JUN / 0000-0059: Canaries-621, Venezuela-750, Colombia-610
29 JUN / 0100-0159: St. Kitts & Nevis-555, Venezuela-640,
Venezuela-580, Puerto Rico-580, Grenada-535, Venezuela-600, Brazil-720,
Venezuela-720
29 JUN / 0200-0320: Venezuela-780 (YVOD // 4980), Colombia-810 (//
5076.8), Cuba-860, Ireland-567
29 JUN at 1510 UTC (daytime groundwave): Turks & Caicos-530
30 JUN / 0100-0159: Canaries-621, PJB Neth. Antilles-800, unID SS Latin
American - 820.22
30 JUN / 0200-0330: Puerto Rico-630, Colombia-650, St. Kitts &
Nevis-830, Saudi Arabia-1521, unID (Vatican ?)-1530, unID het-1529.5,
Spain-1107, Spain-1044, Canaries/Spain-837
1 JUL at 0050 UTC: tentative ZBVI-780, severe static from nearby
thunderstorms
2 JUL / 0000-0059: Western Sahara-711.05, St. Kitts & Nevis-895,
Algeria-891, Cuba-860, St. Kitts & Nevis-830 (killing WCRN)
2 JUL / 0100-0159: YVOD-780 (o/ Coro & CFDR), Colombia-770,
Colombia-760, Guyana(t)-760, unID het-729.12 (not sure if TA or PanAm),
St. Vincent-705, Colombia-700, Colombia-690 (Recuerdos), Azores-693,
Azores-837, Spain-684, Cuba-660, Cuba-640, Ireland-612
2 JUL / 0200-0259: Germany(t)-549 mix Algeria, ZLS Bahamas-526,
Ireland-567, Cuba-570, Cuba-600, unID SS-734.7, Haiti-840 (o/Cuba),
Cuba-890, Cuba-900, Colombia-940, UK-1089, UK-1215, Libya-1251
2 JUL / 0300-0430: Germany-1422, Anguilla-1505, unID blank carrier-1404
(France ?), Spain-855, Spain-603, Algeria-549 LOUD !, Spain-1521,
Spain-1539, Spain-1584, Sao Tome VOA - 1530 HUGE, annihilating WSAI at
0430 UTC - maybe the strongest signal ever from this !
6 JUL / 0126-0304: Cuba-1180, Cuba-710, Colombia-1100, Colombia-1170,
Cuba-1060
6 JUL / 0848-0935: Cuba-620, unID SS-600.08 QRMed by Cuba-600, St.
Kitts & Nevis-555 fading out, Cuba-540, Cuba-570, Cuba-690, Cuba-940,
Cuba-640. Comment: This dawn-period DX session was a quest for western
South America, Central America, Jamaica, Mexico, western USA, and
Trans-Pacifics, but, as is often the case, it just produced
wall-to-wall Cubans and routine domestics from eastern and midwestern
areas.
7 JUL / 0005-0109: Senegal-765, Azores-837, Azores-693, Morocco(t)-819,
Spain-855, Spain-873, Canaries/Spain-882, Algeria-891 (measured
890.95), Spain-954 very good, Spain-999, Spain-1071,
Canaries/Spain-1179, UK-1053, Spain-1044, Portugal-1035, UK-909,
Spain-738, Spain o/unID-729, Spain-639, jumbled messes on several TA
channels (747, 756, others). 1350 didn't have a 1349 het, so maybe
Mauritania is having technical problems. Normally 1349 shows up a
half-hour or more before sunset at coastal sites.
On either Thursday 9 JUL or Tuesday 14 JUL, I plan to make an
after-work DX trip to Granite Pier in Rockport, MA. Also I expect to
do another Cape Cod session sometime during the weekend of 18/19 JUL.
When I have the logs from these activities, I'll merge them with the
above-noted receptions for the full-details "Summer 1998: Road Trip
Report #1".
I'm eagerly awaiting the reports of others as the nights gradually
lengthen and the 1998-1999 DX Season starts to accelerate. Don't
hesitate to bring a radio on seaside holidays, camping trips, and other
summer adventures away from home. In a month or so, the static will be
decreasing. For the immediate future, think trans-equatorial. With
solar activities on the rise, we can expect some good auroral "blow
outs" that can do amazing things like putting a 1550 Bolivian on top of
Ontario and the other co-channel domestics.
***
Here's a summary of DX from an after-work session at Granite Pier in
Rockport, MA. Receiver: Drake R8A Antenna system: BBL-1 broadband loop
and MFJ-1024 whip (as cardioid array) with Superphaser-1 phasing unit.
Dates and times are UTC.
9 JUL at 2354 UTC (pre-sunset): Algeria-981
10 JUL / 0000-0059: Algeria-1550, Spain-1413, Canaries-1179,
Croatia-1134 (o/Spain), Spain-1152, Spain-1107 (loud), het-1161 prob.
Spain, Spain-1098 (o/Slovakia), Spain-1044, Spain-1116, Spain-1125,
Spain-1296, Canaries/Spain-837
10 JUL / 0100-0202: Spain-738 (loud), Spain-774, Spain-801, Egypt-864
(o/2 others), Algeria-891 (huge), Spain-936, Spain-729, Spain-585,
Spain-576, Spain-531, Spain-639, Spain-855, Spain-1359, Germany-1422,
Saudi Arabia-1512, Spain-1575, Spain-1584, Spain-1314, Spain-1215 (o/
UK)
Latin Americans, even routine stations, were poor.
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MISC ITEMS
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Paul Ormandy - paulorm@xxxxxxxx (via Pat Martin)
Here's a complete list for the Radio Sport stations in NZ
693 Dunedin
729 Waikato
774 New Plymouth
1026 Invercargill
1062 Wanganui
1089 Palmerston North
1125 Napier
1332 Auckland
1350 Rotorua
1503 Wellington & Christchurch
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Wayne Heinen - Nrclog@xxxxxxx
The NRC's AM Radio Log is in need of some help with some conflicting
reports on format, networks and other information that is needed to
help keep it current Listed by State. If you can help, thanks! If you
can pass the question on to someone who can thanks also! Please DO NOT
quote other peoples info from DX News or DX Monitor. That's where most
of the conflicts came from! Thanks, JD Stephens, Ken Onsychuk, Paul
Mount and those who responded in the pages of DX NEWS This posting is
the unanswered questions as of July 5, 1998
FL
Need a valid address and phone for all these
WJNO-1040 Boynton Beach?
WJNA-1230 West Palm Beach?
WJNX-1330 Fort Pierce
KY
WPKE-1240 - Last known format CHR //WBPA-1460 //FM "HOT 103.1" Reported
via Inet as TLK
MA
WVBF-1530 Middleboro New Address and Phone
WARE-1250 Ware MA Address and Phone
NB
CHSJ-700 St. John NB New Address & Phone
NY
WCKL-560 Catskill Current formats and nets
WDOT-1070 Plattsburg NY Address & Phone
VA
WVLR-880 Moneta Current Format & Net Affiliation
PR
WVOZ-1520 San Juan 74 Mayaquez St address is no good.
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A DXers TECHNICAL GUIDE
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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:
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - philip_bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary July 2 1998 through July 9 1998
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
7/ 2 120 11 0 moderate quiet-active -
3 128 11 2 low quiet-unsettled -
4 129 10 4 moderate quiet-active -
5 124 13 4 low quiet-active -
6 z z z z z -
7 115 5 1 low quiet -
8 z z z z z -
7/ 9 114 10 3 low quiet-active -
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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 7/9/98 IRCA's "AM DX NewsFlash"
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