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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - August 26 1999
Vol 5 No 21
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CONVENTION - MEETING INFO (corrections/additions welcome)
NRC '99: The 1999 NRC convention will be held at the Holiday Inn,
Bridgeport WV on Sept 3-6, 1999. Reservations 1-304-842-5411, $70.95
for two double bed room, no limit on how many in a room. Convention
Registratio - $35. Host is William Swiger, One Casey Ln, Bridgeport WV
26330, 304-842-4635.
MEDIA RELEASE #2 - 31 May, 1999
RADIO FEST 1999 - Celebrating 25 Years of Radio Fun
The Ontario DX Association invites radio enthusiasts of all interests
and all levels to join us for Radio Fest 99. Following on the success of
our first Radio Fest event in 1998, this will be one of the major radio
listeners event of the year. Radio Fest 99 will also celebrate the 25th
anniversary of the Ontario DX Association, Canada's largest radio
listeners' club.
Dates: Friday, September 24 to Sunday, September 26
Location: Ramada Inn & Convention Centre, Oakville, Ontario (located
at Queen Elizabeth Way and Trafalgar Road)
Theme: "Celebrating 25 Years of Radio Fun".
Radio Fest 99 will reminisce about the origins of the Ontario DX
Association, the DX hobby 25 years ago, and we'll also look to the
future of DXing and broadcasting.
Program:
Friday: Wine & Cheese Reception at 7:00 pm. Join us for this
opportunity to meet other attendees in a very relaxed atmosphere.
Saturday: Registration will begin at 8:00 am and the program will begin
at 8:45 am concluding at approximately 5:00 pm.
The day begins with an audio-visual presentation, "The Origins of the
ODXA, the Gestetner Years", by Harold Sellers. Tom Williamson, a
shortwave listener for several decades will reflect upon his experiences
listening from three continents.
A panel of special guests will address the subject: "On the Dawn of
the Millenium, Where Do We Find Ourselves?"
The afternoon will conclude with the always fun Game Show and raffle
draws, plus a slice of 25th birthday cake for everyone!
Everything will wrap up will a wonderful banquet on Saturday evening.
Sunday: Before saying goodbye, join your fellow conventioneers for
breakfast (your choice and you pay) in the hotel restaurant. We expect
to offer a tour of a nearby radio site. More details later.
Exhibits: Equipment suppliers; clubs; technology from yesterday, today
and tomorrow; plus tables of used equipment for sale.
Accomodations : You may contact the Ramada Inn by telephone
(905)849-5950, toll free 1-800-357-0880, Web www.ramada-oakville.com. A
special rate of Cdn$82 per night for Radio Fest 99 is available.
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CPC DX tests
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CPC Chairperson (IRCA) - Lynn Hollerman - gmhollerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Right now Lynn is looking for target station lists and stamps or money
to help get the lists worked on. Thank you Lynn... pb
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HOT STUFF
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THE "X" BAND
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Ralph Sanserino - Perris CA - sanser@xxxxxxx
1630 Mexican playing light classical music Friday afternoon. Went to OC
at 5:55 PM PDT then off at 6:04 PM PDT. They seem to still be
testing sounds like they go up and down with the modulation, also
the signal strength goes up and down. They do have a clean signal
and no sideband slop yet, like others on the x-band. I like the
kind of music they play and no ads
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Arnold - ARNOLDEVNS@xxxxxxx (via Pat Martin)
Word today is that KRZI 1580 in Waco will be on the air on 1660 within
the next 2 weeks. The transmitter building is built and the tower is
half-way up. The ground system is already installed. I'm not sure what
the calls will be on 1660 or what they'll do with 1580. They say they'll
be on the air in time for the Baylor University Football season - which
is 2 weeks away.
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Charles A. Taylor - Grifton NC - calltaylor@xxxxxxxxxxx
1340 WOOW NC Greenville: Observed 8/21/99 @ 1000 going from "La Loz
Latina" SS program into an unnamed SS Christian religious program.
Said "La Loz Latina" program runs 0800-1000 on Saturday. First time
WOOW noted with SS programming. Need to find out SS hours of
programming. Co-owned WTOW-1320 Washington, NC still Black Gospel
(CAT/NC)
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**ragnar danneskjold - Mesa AZ - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx
Heard on a GE Model 3-5280C [SR II with cassette]:
890 WLS IL, Chicago 0635 8/27 with weather report and it will be 84F
Sat. ID as "Newsradio 89, WLS". Was in KDXU null.
980 KSVC UT, Richfield 0700 8/27 Just ended Daybreak USA. TOH legal ID
as "980 KSVC, Richfield - Salina." Then into ABC News. Was in KFWB
null.
1150 KDEF NM, Albuquerque 8/23 0005 with ads for a microbrewery and ID.
Sportsfan Network. In KCKY null.
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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
*** Summer 1999 Roadtrip Report (#2) ***
[Connelly*D-MA] = Duxbury, MA (GC= 70.651 W / 42.047 N)
(west end of Powder Point Bridge, at King Caesar Road)
[Connelly*O-MA] = South Orleans, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 69.991 W / 41.735 N)
(Town Landing / beach, off Route 28, 0.3 km N of Tar Kiln Road)
[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA (GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N) (Granite Pier)
Boston Area DXers annual "DX Clams" get-together
[Connelly*S-MA] = Scituate, MA (GC= 70.742 W / 42.162 N)
(Route 3A at North River & Marshfield town line: North River Marina)
[Connelly*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.20 W / 41.65 N)
(Windmill Park & Beach: River St. at Willow St.)
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: RL-1 remotely-tuned loop, MFJ-1024 whip, BBL-1 broadband
loop, controller, Superphaser-1 phasing unit
*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
549 ALGERIA Les Trembles, AUG 7 2355 - male AA vocal; fair.
[Connelly*S-MA]
549 GERMANY AUG 8 0035 - // 756 with male & female opera vocals and
classical violin; noted behind strong Algerian at first, then atop
it later. [Connelly*S-MA]
567 IRELAND RTE, Tullamore, AUG 8 0041 - mellow female folk vocal and
piano; good. [Connelly*S-MA]
612 MOROCCO Sebaa-Aioun, AUG 7 2354 - AA talk at low audio level on
fat carrier. [Connelly*S-MA] + AUG 22 0004 - man & woman with news
in AA; light audio, monster carrier. [Connelly*D-MA]
621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN RNE1 synchros, AUG 21 0200 - SS news; fair
to good. [Connelly*O-MA] + AUG 21 2245 - fade-in. [Connelly*D-MA]
684 SPAIN RNE1, Sevilla, AUG 22 0012 - // 621 with saxophone jazz;
fair with WRKO phased. [Connelly*D-MA]
693.64 AZORES RDP, Santa Barbara AUG 22 0015 - this has drifted a bit
off channel and now hets UK & Spain - 693.0. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ AUG 26 0132 - noted in passing with typical soft vocal music,
still about 640 Hz higher than correct frequency. [Connelly*R-MA]
702 MOROCCO RTM, Sebaa-Aioun, AUG 8 0037 - man in AA; poor.
[Connelly*S-MA]
711.04 WESTERN SAHARA Laayoune, AUG 8 0028 - AA talk through WOR slop
and 40 Hz growl from 711.00 kHz stations. [Connelly*S-MA]
+ AUG 21 2248 - AA music noted during pre-sunset fade-up.
[Connelly*D-MA]
729 SPAIN RNE1, Oviedo et al., AUG 8 0027 - bits of SS talk; poor, in
CKAC slop. [Connelly*S-MA]
738 SPAIN RNE1, Barcelona, AUG 8 0026 - SS talk; getting by slop from
WJIB/CHCM mix. [Connelly*S-MA]
756 GERMANY DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig/Ravensburg, AUG 8 0011 -
classical music; fading up.
+ AUG 8 0036 - opera presentation // 549; LOUD ! [Connelly*S-MA]
765 SENEGAL (no-show): ABSENT whenever checked in July and August.
Presumed off-air or on greatly reduced power. [Connelly-MA]
765 SWITZERLAND RSR, Sottens, AUG 8 0025 - typical mellow European FF
pop hits; fair. No sign of Senegal at the time. [Connelly*S-MA]
+ AUG 26 0120 - "lounge" type vocal; poor to fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
774 SPAIN RNE1 synchros, AUG 8 0013 - "Monday Monday" by the Mamas &
Papas (1966), then fast SS talk by man; good. [Connelly*S-MA]
+ AUG 22 0021 - fair with vocal // 855. [Connelly*D-MA]
819 MOROCCO RTM, Rabat, AUG 8 0017 - pop-style AA vocal; good.
[Connelly*S-MA]
836 AZORES RDP, Pico da Barrosa, AUG 21 2322 - slow PP talk; weaker
than Canaries-837. [Connelly*D-MA] NOT noted on AUG 26: maybe
silent or back to Canaries-dominated 837 ? [Connelly*R-MA]
837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN COPE synchros, AUG 21 2253 - SS vocal;
stronger than Azores-836.
+ AUG 21 2322 - // 882 & 1134 with dramatic SS talk; fair to good.
[Connelly*D-MA]
846 ITALY Rome, AUG 22 0019 - classical music; poor to fair in tight
null of nearby powerhouse WEEI-850. About an hour earlier, when
Lesotho-1197 was good, there seemed to be two signals on 846, but
the WEEI splash was too intense to let me fish a South African ID
out of the muck. [Connelly*D-MA]
855 SPAIN RNE1, Murcia et al., AUG 22 0021 - // 774 with romantic
soul-influenced SS ballad; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
864 EGYPT Santah, AUG 8 0006 - Koranic vocal; slightly over Spain and
a pop AA station (likely Morocco). [Connelly*S-MA]
882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN COPE synchros, AUG 21 2254 - SS discussion
between man & woman, phone-in followed; excellent signal for this
early, WCBS groundwave was easily phased to nothing.
[Connelly*D-MA]
891 ALGERIA Algiers, AUG 8 0007 - AA vocal through bad WBPS splash.
[Connelly*S-MA]
+ AUG 22 0022 - man in AA, then a group discussion; HUGE,
annihilating WBPS. [Connelly*D-MA]
907.8 GAMBIA (t) R. Syd, Banjul, AUG 21 2354 - probably this with
carrier and audio fragments; in slop. [Connelly*D-MA]
945 unID African (ANGOLA or SAO TOME) AUG 21 2354 - African music, PP-
sounding talk; poor with murderous slop from unnullable S9+50
melange of WROL/CHER/WPEN/CKNB/WIBX on 950. [Connelly*D-MA]
954 SPAIN R. Espana, Madrid, AUG 26 0055 - folk-rock male vocal; poor,
in slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
981 ALGERIA Radiodif. Algerienne, Algiers, AUG 21 2256 - man in AA;
typical 'wicked big' carrier but thin audio. [Connelly*D-MA]
999 SPAIN COPE, Madrid, AUG 7 2348 - man in SS; in CKBW slop.
[Connelly*S-MA]
1008 CANARY ISLANDS Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz, AUG 21 2258 -
sporting event with excited SS announcer; fair to good with WINS
phased. [Connelly*D-MA]
1017 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, AUG 22 0027 - // 621 with emotional vocal;
poor, but over others. [Connelly*D-MA]
1026 SPAIN SER synchros, AUG 21 2352 - // 1179 with SS talk, then
interlude of acoustic guitar music; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
1035 PORTUGAL R. Nacional, Lisboa, AUG 21 2351 - light music, then PP
talk by man; good with WBZ phased. [Connelly*D-MA]
1044 MOROCCO Sebaa-Aioun, AUG 21 2259 - male AA vocal; good.
+ AUG 21 2313 - a cappella male AA Koranic vocal; HUGE S9+40 signal
[Connelly*D-MA]
1044 SPAIN SER synchros, AUG 7 2344 - "It's All Right" by the
Impressions from '63, then man & woman in SS; good.
[Connelly*S-MA]
1053 MOROCCO Tanger, AUG 21 2315 - AA male vocal & flute; excellent at
S9+30 dB. [Connelly*D-MA]
1053 SPAIN COPE, Zaragoza / Castellon, AUG 26 0228 - // 837 with fast
SS talk by 2 announcers; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1071 SPAIN EI, Bilbao, AUG 26 0048 - // 1197 with folk vocal & guitar;
poor in CBA slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
1088 ANGOLA Radio Nacional, Mulenvos, AUG 21 2350 - male group vocal &
drumming; better than UK-1089.
+ AUG 22 0009 - woman in PP; fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
1089 UNITED KINGDOM Talk Radio synchros, AUG 26 0229 - black-accented
woman on phone mentioned something about going to North Carolina;
fair with WBAL phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
1098 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, AUG 21 2348 - // 621 with SS man & woman;
good, over low hum. [Connelly*D-MA]
1107 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, AUG 26 0028 - "Fever" by Peggy Lee, // to
stronger 1098 & 1152. [Connelly*R-MA]
1116 SPAIN SER synchros, AUG 25 2352 - // 1179 with SS teletalk; fair.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1125 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, AUG 21 2320 - acoustic guitar, then SS talk
by woman. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ AUG 26 0050 - // 1107 with deep-voiced male announcer, then light
music; to fair peak over rumble. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 CROATIA HR, Zadar, AUG 26 0232 - Alpine style music on an old-
fashioned player piano; good, over Spain. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 SPAIN COPE synchros, AUG 21 2319 - // 882 with fast SS talk by
man; good. [Connelly*D-MA]
1143 SPAIN COPE synchros, AUG 25 2355 - SS talk by man & woman,
telephone numbers given; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1152 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, AUG 21 2346 - // 621 with man & woman in SS
mentioning Cuba; good with WAMG-1150 Boston phased.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1179 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN SER synchros, AUG 8 0002 - // 1044 with SS
teletalk; good. [Connelly*S-MA]
+ AUG 21 0141 - woman hosting SS teletalk show; loud.
[Connelly*O-MA]
+ AUG 21 2325 - // 1575 with folk group vocal, then SS talk; good.
+ AUG 21 2344 - SS talk by woman, into saxophone jazz; local-like.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1197 LESOTHO BBC relay, Lancer's Gap, AUG 21 0140 - // 5975 with EE
talk about political dissidents in China; fair to good with
WKOX/WTLA in cardioid array phase null. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ AUG 21 2305 - // 5975 & 6175 with historical drama (possibly about
Jewish immigrants in the US in the early 1900's): violin music was
played and a US-accented male actor mentioned getting a job at
Wanamaker's department store; good with WKOX phased.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1197 SPAIN EI, Vitoria, AUG 26 0048 - // 1071 with uptempo folk-style
vocal; poor to fair over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
1215 SPAIN COPE synchros, AUG 21 2343 - // 1134 with SS talk by 2 men;
fair, over two others. [Connelly*D-MA]
+ AUG 26 0051 - SS teletalk with man & woman; very good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1224 SPAIN COPE synchros, AUG 21 2341 - // 1134 with bits of SS talk;
poor to fair. [Connelly*D-MA]
1233.6 unID AUG 21 2307 - weak het against the jumble of signals on
1233. [Connelly*D-MA]
1251 LIBYA Tripoli, AUG 21 0121 - AA talk; to fair peak.
[Connelly*O-MA]
+ AUG 21 2339 - AA vocal mixed with unID teletalker (Portugal ?)
[Connelly*D-MA]
1296 SPAIN COPE, Valencia, AUG 21 0124 - woman in SS; over other
station that was likely R. XL, UK. [Connelly*O-MA]
1296 SUDAN Reba, AUG 21 0255 - repeated 11 or 12 note interval signal;
good.
+ AUG 21 0302 - AA news by man. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ AUG 26 0255 - interval signal; poor to fair, mixing with Spain /
others. [Connelly*R-MA]
1305 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, AUG 21 2336 - // 621 with plaintive male
vocal; fair over rumble. [Connelly*D-MA]
1359 SPAIN Arganda, AUG 21 0126 - SS talk; through slop.
+ AUG 21 0243 - percussion, then fast SS talk by man & woman; now
good. [Connelly*O-MA]
1422 GERMANY DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, AUG 26 0235 - classical
music; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1521 SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA, Duba, AUG 21 0300 - man in AA; to good peak
with WWKB phased. [Connelly*O-MA]
1530 SAO TOME E PRINCIPE VOA Relay, Pinheira, AUG 21 0301 - "This is
VOA News."; briefly dominant over WSAI and others.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1548 UNITED KINGDOM BBC R. Bristol, Bristol, AUG 26 0250 - BBC EE talk
// 5975; poor, mixed with unID music station. [Connelly*R-MA]
1550 ALGERIA RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, AUG 7 2357 - AA or Berber
female a cappella blues-like singing & shouting; over unID
nostalgia domestic and VOA-1548 het. [Connelly*S-MA]
+ AUG 21 2310 - AA news by man; over/under daytimer WNTN.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1575 SPAIN SER synchros, AUG 21 2325 - // 1179 with folk vocal, SS
talk; poor to fair, over AA-sounding station. [Connelly*O-MA]
1583.6 CEUTA RadiOle, AUG 21 0132 - vocal of "Maria Elena" (a hit in
the US as an instrumental in 1963); strong, much better than SER-
1584. [Connelly*O-MA]
+ AUG 21 2326 - emotional SS female vocal & guitar; KILLER signal
with 1584 only noted as a weak background het. [Connelly*D-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
530 TURKS & CAICOS R. Vision Cristiana, AUG 7 0237 - doing a PP
religious program at this time instead of usual SS. Huge local-
like signal. [Connelly*Y-MA]
535 GRENADA GBC, St. George's, AUG 7 0232 - romantic vocal, then EE
talk; poor. [Connelly*Y-MA]
550 VENEZUELA Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, AUG 21 0207 - festive music,
Mundial and Caracas mentions; in jumble and badly hetted by
Algeria-549. [Connelly*O-MA]
555 ST. KITTS & NEVIS ZIZ, Basseterre, AUG 7 0235 - soul / reggae
vocal; to fair peak through WGAN splash. [Connelly*Y-MA]
+ AUG 21 0201 - announcer "This comes to you from Common Ground.",
religious soca and gospel music followed, names of listeners were
read over the music; excellent signal. [Connelly*O-MA]
600 CUBA R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, AUG 7 0110 - loud & dominant
with SS sporting event // 710. [Connelly*Y-MA]
609.5 unID (probably Cuban Rebelde drifter), AUG 7 0240 - het against
WGIR/CHNC/WIP/WIOD mess. [Connelly*Y-MA]
620 CUBA R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, AUG 7 0228 - // 670 with "Another
One Bites the Dust" by Queen; slightly over others.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
630 PUERTO RICO WSKN, San Juan, AUG 7 0227 - Cadena jingle, SS
newstalk; to good peak over WPRO/CFCY/CHLT/YVKA mess.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
640 CUBA R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, AUG 7 0226 - // 890 with
SS radio drama with car sounds, then a scratchy simulated newscast
on the radio in the actor's car; loud /dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
640 GUADELOUPE RFO, Pointe-a-Pitre, AUG 22 0008 - excited Creole FF
talk by man (probably sports); briefly over a mix of CBN, YVQO, &
unID US station (WWJZ or WNNZ). [Connelly*D-MA]
640 VENEZUELA Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, AUG 26 0107 - Union
Radio ID, SS talk; over others. [Connelly*R-MA]
650 COLOMBIA RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, AUG 7 0105 - Antena Dos
Colombia ID, SS sportstalk, ad for Agua Cristal bottled water.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
670 CUBA R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, AUG 7 0224 - // 710 with "We
Will Rock You" by Queen; LOUD. [Connelly*Y-MA]
670 VENEZUELA R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, AUG 21 0212 - SS advert for
business in Caracas, phone numbers given; good. [Connelly*O-MA]
680 PUERTO RICO WAPA, San Juan, AUG 7 0220 - woman with SS phone-in
show, San Juan local mentions; strong, almost equal to WRKO. A
third signal, probably Cuba, was well under the WAPA/WRKO mix.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
690 ANGUILLA Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, AUG 7 0111 - Gene Scott
preaching; over Colombia. [Connelly*Y-MA]
700 BRAZIL (probably) ZYK686, Sao Paulo, AUG 7 0219 - PP talk in mix
with Colombia / Jamaica / Venezuela. [Connelly*Y-MA]
700 JAMAICA RJR, Montego Bay, AUG 7 0241 - soca & reggae music, then
Carib-EE man talking; mixed with SS Latin Americans.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
+ AUG 26 0240 - Carib-EE local sports report; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
705 ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES Kingstown, AUG 21 0157 - talkshow
about local government departments; to good peak. [Connelly*O-MA]
710 CUBA R. Rebelde synchros, AUG 7 0110 - // 600 with Cuban sporting
event in SS; mixed with WOR. [Connelly*Y-MA]
720 VENEZUELA R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, AUG 26 0141 - SS talk with
Oriente and local place name mentions, then a woman started
screaming frantically (not sure if sports, politics, or religion);
through CHTN. [Connelly*R-MA]
740 BRAZIL (t) possibly R. Sociedade da Bahia, ZYH446, Salvador, AUG
21 0217 - preaching with "hallelujahs", seemed PP instead of SS;
in and out of jumble. [Connelly*O-MA]
740 PUERTO RICO (t) WIAC, San Juan, AUG 7 0214 - advertising mentioned
"en Puerto Rico !"; in mess. [Connelly*Y-MA]
750 VENEZUELA RCR, YVKS, Caracas, AUG 7 0116 - Venezuelan supermarket
chain advert, frenzied sports promotion; slightly over others.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
760 COLOMBIA RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, AUG 7 0211 - // 770 with man in
SS with news about Colombian governmental and political topics;
slightly over growl from Reloj Cuban. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 GUYANA R. Roraima, 8RG, Georgetown, AUG 21 0218 - Afro-Caribbean
accented EE talk by woman; poor, in deep stew with Brazil,
Colombia, Venezuela, and Cuba. [Connelly*O-MA]
770 COLOMBIA RCN, HJJX, Bogota, AUG 7 0211 - // 760 with SS news about
Colombian government; under WABC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
780 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola, AUG 21 0153 -
Carib-EE male announcer using reverb, then a soca vocal with
refrain "Save that for a rainy day."; over SS Latin Americans.
[Connelly*O-MA]
780 VENEZUELA R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, AUG 7 0118 - nice R. Coro jingle,
then spoken ID's; blasting in. [Connelly*Y-MA]
800 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, AUG 7 0210 -
southern US preacher; slightly over Canadians & WCCM.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
810 PUERTO RICO WKVM, San Juan, AUG 21 2358 - several ads for Puerto
Rican firms, SS WKVM jingle, slogan "la frecuencia nacional de
Puerto Rico", then into "enamorados" romantic-music show with SS
vocals and soft jazz; excellent / dominant. [Connelly*D-MA]
820 unID AUG 7 0244 - rough AC growl signal pestering WNYC. Not sure
if Cuban or slightly-off-channel R. Guadalupana (YVXG).
[Connelly*Y-MA]
870 CUBA R. Reloj, unknown site, AUG 7 0259 - bits of talk and "RR"
beeps audible through WLAM/WWL/HJSB jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
890 CUBA R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, AUG 7 0226 - // 640 with
soap-opera-like SS radio drama; over WBPS. [Connelly*Y-MA]
895 ST. KITTS & NEVIS VON, Bath Village, AUG 7 0121 - Carib-EE talk by
woman; poor to fair. [Connelly*Y-MA]
940 CUBA R. Reloj, AUG 26 0136 - usual SS news, "RR" beeps; mixing
with apparent Puerto Rico and others. [Connelly*R-MA]
940 unID AUG 7 0130 - classical music, then SS talk; briefly good,
then into the muck before ID time. The audio was somewhat muffled
like that of previously-ID'ed Fe y Alegria (YVLU), so it was
probably they. [Connelly*Y-MA]
940 VENEZUELA R. Punto Fijo, YVNN, Punto Fijo, AUG 7 0124 - R. Punto
Fijo ID; mixed with unID classical music station. [Connelly*Y-MA]
960 CUBA R. Reloj, AUG 7 0206 - R. Reloj SS news and ticker; dominant.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 COLOMBIA RCN, HJAQ, Cartagena, AUG 7 0155 - RCN ID, SS talk; mixed
with CKBW C&W music. [Connelly*Y-MA]
+ AUG 26 0135 - // 760 with fast SS talk about Santa Marta; mixed
with CKBW. [Connelly*R-MA}
1010 unID AUG 21 2257 - probably Fortaleza, Brazil with PP-sounding
audio about even with WINS when the cardioid array was adjusted
for a null towards New York. QRM from Canaries-1008.
[Connelly*D-MA]
1020 VENEZUELA R. Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion, AUG 7 0134 - "Mundial
Margarita" mention, followed by party music; way over KDKA and a
second Latin American. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1039.61 VENEZUELA La Voz de Carabobo, YVLB, Valencia, AUG 7 0248 -
finally an ID on this chronically-off-channel station: La Voz de
Carabobo ID was sliced away from the big Latin American pile-up on
1040. Domestics (CJMS, WJHR, WHO, WSKE, WYFX) were absent during
the semi-auroral conditions. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1090 COLOMBIA CARACOL, Cucuta/Sogamoso, AUG 7 0203 - man & woman with
SS news // 1170; over/under WBAL. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1100 ANTIGUA R. ZDK, St. John's, AUG 7 0159 - reggae / calypso EE
vocal; slightly over HJAT/WTAM/ZYK694 pile-up. [Connelly*Y-MA]
+ AUG 21 0143 - reverberated Caribbean EE talk; over others.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1110 VENEZUELA R. Carupano, YVQT, Carupano, AUG 21 2347 - local phone
numbers in SS, then nice clear R. Carupano ID; well over several
domestics. [Connelly*D-MA]
1140 VENEZUELA La Voz del Caribe, Porlamar, AUG 26 0012 - SS talk with
several Porlamar mentions; good, over other. [Connelly*R-MA]
1170 COLOMBIA CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, AUG 7 0158 - SS talk about
doctors, then CARACOL ID; loud, way over WWVA. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1180 CUBA R. Rebelde, AUG 7 0137 - SS sporting event, R. Rebelde ID;
loud, mowing down WHAM. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1375.02 ST. PIERRE ET MIQUELON RFO, AUG 21 0127 - classical music.
[Connelly*O-MA]
1610 ANGUILLA Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, AUG 7 0142 - rambling EE
talk, preaching mentioning ancient Babylon. [Connelly*Y-MA]
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HELP WITH
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**Pete Taylor - Tacoma WA - taytac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I previously reported an UNID on 1700kHz heard briefly at 9:10am CDT on
8/7 consisting of "On the Road Again" by guitarist Chet Atkins.
It has been identified thusly by Paul Ormandy of NZ:
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KBGG runs a program called "On the Road" .... it's a motoring show and
uses the song you heard (thought it was Willie Nelson, but then I'm no
C&W fan!)... often heard here in NZ.
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It was in and out very fast so perhaps I heard an instrumental bridge
between Willie's words. However, the guitar did sound like Chet Atkins's
style.
In any case, thanks Paul and all others who responded.
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QSLs
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
530 WTFJ508 CA, REDDING TIS QSL via ppc w/Caltrans seal. Address: Cal
Trans, Dept. of Transportation, Office of Radio Communications
MS77, P.O. Box 942874, Sacramento CA 94274-0001. V/S: John
Shmidt-Eng. Rec in 40d. (PM-OR)
1610 KNEC996 CA, SACRAMENTO, TIS QSL rec via ppc w/CalTrans seal.
Address: Cal Trans, Dept. of Transportation, Office of Radio
Communications MS77, P.O. Box 942874, Sacramento CA 94274-0001.
V/S: John Shmidt-Eng. Rec. in 40d. (PM-OR)
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Terry Palmersheim - Kirkland WA - kc7ldp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
980 CKNW BC, Vancouver, f/d letter in 1 mo. V/s: Noeleen Khoury, Prog.
Asst.
1200 CKXM BC, Victoria, f/d letter w/ stickers in 1 mo. V/s: Kellie-Ann
Webb, Receptionist
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MISC ITEMS
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Leonard Hyde - Weed CA - bigl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Wouldn't help, Paul. Cable TV RFI is pervasive. The source of it is the
15.7 kHz horizontal oscillator in the set itself. This oscillator is
powerful and strong in harmonics. The signal is picked up by the cable
drop, and radiated back through the system. Picture dozens of TVs on at
the same time, each one radiating this signal, on slightly different
freqs, all bating against one another, and you see why cable TV is such a
pest.
If you live in town or even in a suburban neighberhood, the cable TV main
and drops to your neighbor's houses will radiate enough to screw up your
DXing.
Try living in apartsments! I have markers up past 21 Mhz! The only escape
for me is the remote site. Fortunately up in here Northern CA, I have
plenty of space and opportunity for that.
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Paul Ormandy - paulorm@xxxxxxxx
Two new articles on my web-site...
"The History of HCJB's 690kHz DX-tests" written by Rich McVicar
"DXing the USA on MW" - a New Zealand perspective
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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Boston Area DXers Rockport, MA DXpedition pictures are on the Web.
Go to " http://member.aol.com/DrakeR8A/badxph99.htm " and enjoy.
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WORLD OF RADIO SHORTWAVE-ONLY SCHEDULE AS OF AUGUST 27
Wed 2100 WBCQ 7415
Thu 2030 WWCR 15685
Fri 1930 RFPI 21460-USB 15049
Sat 0330 RFPI 15049 6975
Sat 1130 RFPI 15049 6975
Sat 1130 WWCR 12160
Sat 1800 RFPI 21460-USB 15049
Sun 0200 RFPI 21460-USB 15049 6975
Sun 0230 WWCR 5070
Sun 0630 WWCR 5070
Sun 1000 RFPI 15049 6975
Sun 2300 RFPI 21460-USB 15049 6975
Mon 0500 WWCR 3210
Mon 0700 RFPI 15049 6975
Tue 1230 WWCR 15685
Tue 1900 RFPI 21460-USB 15049
Wed 0300 RFPI 15049 6975
Wed 1100 RFPI 15049
For full schedules of WOR on all stations, and of all our other
broadcasts, Continent of Media, and Mundo Radial, see
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio
WORLD OF RADIO 1000. This commemorative edition includes greetings, some
taped, from listeners and colleagues, fun and serious See
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Wor1000.html for summary; Audio
stored at http://www.wrn.org/ondemand/
Glenn Hauser Interview on CKUT
For those who may have missed it, I have the interview with Glenn Hauser
on The International Radio Report with Sheldon Harvey and Bill
Westenhaver via CKUT recorded Sunday Aug 22, 1999 posted on my web page
in Real Audio. This was regarding Glenns 1000th broadcast of World of
Radio. http://www.n1dk.com 73, (Dave Kirby N1DK) Thanks, Dave!
Glenn Hauser Interview on RFPI Mailbag, the week of August 27:
Fri 2030, Sat 0430, 1230, 1830, Sun 0230, 1030, Tue 1930, Wed 0330, 1130,
Wed 1700, Thu 0100, 0900. On 6975 0000-0800 (-1200 Sat/Sun/Mon); 15049 24
hours; 21460-USB 1200-0300. Also will be archived on the RFPI website
like all Mailbags: http://www.rfpi.org/webcast.html
Glenn Hauser Interview on VOA Communications World, week of Aug 28:
See http://www.trsc.com/cw for extensive schedule. On VOA itself this
will be on the "B" segment; included via WWCR UT Sun 0200 on 5070, Mon
0530 on 3210, Thu 1230 on 15685. Archived at http://www.wrn.org/ondemand/
CONTINENT OF MEDIA 99-06. A new edition was produced and sent to RFPI and
http://www.DXing.com Aug 24 and should become available early in
September. For topic summary see
http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Com9906.html
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