Re: [HCDX]: Pedition log
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Re: [HCDX]: Pedition log
Hi from Wales in the UK
999 you mention is Valleys Radio here in WALES. tx I believe is in Ebbw
Vale if I can supply any more info don't hesitate to contact me
Dean Willis
Tropical Bands Editor
British DX Club
----- Original Message -----
From: Jari Savolainen <jari.savolainen@xxxxxxxx>
To: <hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 12 October 1999 14:49
Subject: [HCDX]: Pedition log
> Hi all.
> October 5-10 I was at my lakeside cottage some
> 40 km north of my home-qth and did some listenong too.
> The conditions were below average and almost continuous
> rain didn't help a bit. The 10-meters (28 MHz) ham-band
> was wide open a few days, but lower BC-DX bands did not
> show any special rise in the signal strength.
> I used Icom R-71 with 150m wires E and S, two 40m wires
> to W directions, a sloper beaming W and a 60mb dipole.
> Haven't gone through the tapes yet, but here some loggings:
>
> 1107.0 1900 G: MFR, Inverness with nx. Oct.8
> 1116.0 2300 G: The Valley, Ebbw Vale. Announcing 9-99 and 11-16.
> I wonder where is this 999 tx located? Oct.9
> 1349.9 2232 GRC: ERA. Pyrgos listed here. Was file://981. Maybe this is
> the same qth that private Pyrgos BS used the good
> old days. Oct.6
> 1449.0 0027 MLD: VO Maldives, Male. Sign-on ceremonies. Europe was
> very quiet at the moment and this came through the
> UK/Italy mess. Oct.7
> 1485.0 1500 HOL: Haagstad R. With Hindi-mx and ads. Oct.9
> 3275.1 0255 MOZ: Tent. R Mozambique with IS and EE ann. Have to check
> the tape later. Oct.6
> 4824.4 0211 PRU: LV de la Selva, Iquitos. Oct.6
> 4870.0 -0320 EQA: Unid. 0318 heard Spanish talks here and went to have
> some more coffee. At 0319, when back, heard words
> "Republica del Ecuador" and anthem/s-off. Yes, you're
> right, the tape was not running. With my luck this
> was Galapagos with only-one-day operation :-). Well,
> just wonder what I missed here. Oct.8
> 4960.1 0400 DOM: R Villa, S.D. "Ritmo radial Roberto Vargas". This is
> nowadays strongest LA on the band. Oct.8
> 4990.9 0540 SUR: R Apintie, Paramaribo. This Sunday morning still here
> with non-stop pops and occasional Dutch ID. Weekend
> extended sked or maybe they are now closing much later
> than listed? Was still on at 0620 recheck. Oct.10
> 6130.0U 0155 CAN: CHNX, Halifax. Readable under VOA! When VOA closed at
> 0200 and left the fq free, this came really loud.
> Power increase or maybe just good cx peak? Oct.8
> 7494.6 1555 CHN: This station still bothers me. One day at 1230 I
> heard them ID as Xinjiang RGD, but later they start
> to relay another program and its ID isn't clear to me.
> Today they even had EE echoed ID as "FM 90.5".
> Some days they continue past 1600. Oct.5
>
> Well. that's it from the log. Have to start digging the tapes, maybe
> something new shows up.
> Best 73s
>
> Jari Savolainen
> Kuusankoski
> FINLAND
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