[HCDX] AM DX NewsFlash - 12/14/00 - LARGE ISSUE

[Phil Bytheway <phil-bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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         WELCOME TO THE AM-DX NEWSFLASH  -  December 14 2000
                          Vol 6  No 36
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                 IRCA's web site... take a peek!!
              http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5792/
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Deadline for next issue - Thursday, December 21 2000 @ 1400 UTC

Send all contributions to me @ phil@xxxxxxxxxxx

"*" denotes that the tip/info/etc. came from the IRCA eGroup (used by 
permission). You must be a member of IRCA to subscribe to the eGroup at 
http://www.egroups.com.  International Radio Club of America

"**" denotes that the following items were originally posted on the 
AM@xxxxxxxxxxx list (used by permission).  National Radio Club.

"***" denotes that the following item was originally posted on the Hard 
Core DX list.

"****" denotes that the following item was originally posted on the 
MWDX list.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

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2001 NRC Convention will be in Pittsburgh PA
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 CPC DX tests

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CPC Chairperson (IRCA) - Lynn Hollerman - lynnhollerman@xxxxxxxxxxx

    1/ 7/01 Sun - 0200-0300 - KNUS -  710 - Denver CO (PG)
    1/ 7/01 Sun - 0200-0300 - KRKS -  990 - Denver CO (PG)
    1/ 7/01 Sun - 0200-0300 - KBJD - 1650 - Denver CO (PG)
    2/ 4/01 Sun - 0000-0200 - WILM - 1450 - Wilmington DE (NRC)

Sunday, January 7, 2001 - KNUS-710/KRKS-990/KBJD-1650, Denver, CO will 
conduct a DX test from 2:00-3:00 am EST. Programming will include Morse 
code, unusual music, and other readily identifiable programming. The 
programming will be simulcast on all 3 stations. The stations will 
probably run day power / non-DA the first half hour and standard night 
power / patterns the second half hour.  The stations would also like 
live 
feedback from listeners by telephone during this event. The telephone 
numbers will be 303-631-2328 and 303-696-1971.

Reception reports may be sent to:
ATTN: Gregg Cassidy.
KNUS-AM/KRKS-AM/KBJD-AM DX test
3131 S. Vaughn Way, Suite 601
Aurora, CO 80014-3510

E-mail: DJ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 (Arranged by Patrick Griffith.)

Sunday, February 4, 2001 - WILM-1450, Wilmington, DE will conduct a DX 
test from 12:00-2:00 am EDT. WILM will play "unusual programming", 
sirens, and Morse code IDs. Allan Loudell, Program Manager of WILM, is 
preparing a special 25th anniversary yellow QSL card. Calls to the 
station may be placed at (302) 656-9800 - NO COLLECT CALLS, PLEASE!!!

Reception reports may be sent to:
Allan Loudell
Program Director
WILM News Radio
1215 French St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
 (Arranged by Blaine Thompson for the NRC CPC)

If you hear a test, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know, via either e-mail
or in rec.radio.shortwave! And if you send a reception report to a
station, please remember to include return postage with your
report...
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!
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 HOT ITEMS

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Lee J Freshwater  256 E.Corporate Dr.# 803 Lewisville, TX 75067
E-mail ENGWTRS@xxxxxxx

  PREPARED ON    12/10/00   0900
  Call Signs reserved for Pending Sales Applicants **

NEW       CITY AND STATE           FREQUENCY      FORMER
CALL                                               CALL

WKHZ    OCEAN CITY, MD               1590          WETT

               CALL SIGN  CHANGES

NEW       CITY AND STATE           FREQUENCY      FORMER
CALL                                   *          CALL

WHRP     CLAREMONT, VA                670         WRJR
WWDB     PHILADELPHIA, PA             860         WTEL
WBBF     ROCHESTER, NY                950         WEZO
WCKW     GARYVILLE, LA               1010         WLTS
KINF     ROSEWELL, NM                1020         KXEM
KSPN     PASADENA, CA                1110         KRLA
WTEL     RED SPRINGS, NC             1160         WYRU
KYHN     FORT SMITH, AR              1320         KWHN
KCKN     KANSAS CITY, KS             1340         KFEZ
WQCQ     MADISON, TN                 1430         WMAK
KFXY     HOUMA, LA                   1490         KJIN
WKKX     WHEELING, WV                1600         WOHZ
KMKZ     ENID, OK                    1640         KMMZ
KWHN     FORT SMITH, AR              1650         KHFS
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*Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx

12/9. KALT 1610-Atlanta  TX is on with FOX Sports.

**Neil Kazaros - neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

12/9. Enormous sig here 35 miles NW of Chicago

*Dennis Gibson - dcgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

  No trace of it here in Southern California yet; just a jumble of very 
weak  TIS's. Does anyone know how or why they ended up as the only 
expanded band station on 1610?

**Glenn Hauser - ghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx

  Tnx to Pat Martin tip; this will quickly become a pest here. Finally 
something capable of overriding the Vance AFB TIS on 1610 which has been 
nothing but open-carrier for a year or so.
  "1610 KALT, Atlanta TX" ID heard at 0258 UT Dec 10
  But, surprise, my local awakens from its slumber with a lofi, clicky, 
loop every sesquiminute or so atop KALT, "Radio Service testing, 1-2-3-
4-5, 5-4-3-2-1 End of test." Now there`s a REAL DX challenge for anyone 
outside Enid. While DXing KALT, keep your ears open for this.

*Patrick Griffith - Westminster CO - AM-DXer@xxxxxxxxx

1610  KALT  TX Atlanta - 12/09 2128 - Good signal at times with deep 
fades. Fox Sports Network. 'AM 16-10' and 'KALT' IDs. New. (PG-CO)

Drake R-8 and Palomar Loop

**Ronald Gitschier - 1570wyhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

  I got what seems to be KALT Atlanta, TX 1610 at 10:41 Eastern with 
sportsnews.com ad and CC Radio AD. Splash from (night power) 89 watt 
WQOP 1600 Atlantic Beach, FL (Queen  of  Peace Radio = EWTN) which is 
about 3.5 air miles away from me. Signal fair, into ESPN Programming.

**John Tudenham - Joplin MO - w0jrp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Thanks for tip on KALT 1610, ID at 1058pm cst of KALT. Good signal with  
Fox sports talk in SW Missouri. Sounds like 10kw.

DX400 Radio shack with radio shack loop.

*kevin redding - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx

Heard on a Kenwood R-1000 and 200' wire. 

1610 [p] KALT TX, Atlanta 12/10 0038 very weak under a soupy mess of TIS 
       noise. They were talking earlier about college basketball and the 
       wife was complaining that not only was it nearly inaudible but it 
       had to be sports on top of it all. Did not get an ID tonight. 

*Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx

1610  KALT  TX, Atlanta, weak u/o TIS stations with FOX Sports at 2054 
       EST 12/9. Heard with Hiesman Trophy news after 2100. Didn't catch 
       ID until 2358, but mainly buried under TIS, sounded like "1610, 
       KALT, Atlanta, TX", but uncertain. Faded in and out all evening. 
       Bad sunspot QRN again ruining CX to the East. I will sure be glad 
       when these solar storms finally end. (PM-OR)

Drake R8, 1500' Eastern Beverage

**Neil Kazaros - neilkaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  Here in Barrington IL when I posted prior to 9 PM last night about the 
enormous sig,it was indeed huge. My indoor setup is a AOR7030+ w/a Kiwa 
loop. My outdoor setup tends to a bit better, R8A w/a variety of approx 
600 foot mini phased Beverages. I drive the truck to what ever ends of 
the wire I want to DX from. But it's a bit too cold and snowie for that.
  When I went to bed about midnight I checked and they IDed and then had 
a moment of dead air. I did not check to see if audio came back on.
  Yes, there is a community imfo station in Naperville.
  If you ran 80 yards of wire you should have had no trouble hearing 
KALT unless you ran the wire at right angle to them which would null 
them. Aim the wire somewhat west of south and you'll be pointing right 
at them and they should blast in.
  I suspect they had 10KW on last night rather than the 1 that X-banders 
are supposed to use at night.

Chuck Boehnke - Keaau HI - kale@xxxxxxxx

KALT 1610 heard here in Hawaii at 10:30 PM HST (0830 UTC) with spt  px, 
QRM from rlgs Caribbean Beacon. Drake R8B, ANC-4, Yaesu FRT 7700 tuner, 
300 foot "Kahuna" dipole. 

**JohnCallarman - JohnCallarman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

  After what I've heard (and haven't heard) on 1610 today, I suspect 
KALT is still in the testing phase.
  My inside receiver/antenna combination is not sensitive in the 
daytime, and I heard nothing on frequency. On the car radio, which is 
more sensitive but not so selective, I got mostly KRVA-1600 slopover and 
no sign of a signal. Tonight, when I tuned across 1610 early (but did 
not mark down the time) there was only a steady tone. Between 2305-2315 
ELT, they were seguing pop music of the late '40s ... "A Little Bird 
Told Me," "Again," "If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Have Baked a Cake" and 
"Little White Lies," for example. Right now (2322), they're running 
"Goodnight, Irene" by the Weavers.

**ALAN GIBLER - agibler@xxxxxxxxxxxx

  At 7:35pm EST, I am listening to the Dr. Laura Show. Is this KALT? 
About an s9+ on the NRD 535-D and sloper.I am in Ashtabula, the far 
northeast corner of OHIO.

**Bruce Winkelman - bdwink@xxxxxxxx

  Hearing a strong (S9+5) test tone, no programming here 8:50pm CST in 
Tulsa, OK. Occasional fades but quite strong on peaks. Reminds me of MMs 
in the 70's!! IC765 xcvr/40m inv vee w/center at 33 feet.
  Just heard a full ID from 1610 KALT Atlanta TX 2059:30 CST, brief tone 
then into what sounded like "SRN" network nx.  

*Glenn Hauser - Enid OK - ghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx

  I was checking 1610 after 0600 UT Dec 13 and at first concluded that 
KALT was off -- then I heard a few seconds of network talkshow audio, 
followed by longer periods of silence, cutting in and out repeatedly. 
They are obviously having feed problems. This is quite subjective, but 
signal seemed weaker versus local Vance AFB TIS on 1610, (which is still 
doing its own loop as described previously), so KALT maybe cut back to 1 
kW at night.
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Paul Mount - pmount@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  Anyone who reports that 1410 NJ Eatontown WHTG is "news/oldies" has 
just been quoting a mistake in M-street verbatim and not actually 
listening to the station, which is 50s, 60s 70s oldies and not // WBUD.
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**Benjamin Dangerfield - ben-dangerfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  According to this morning's Inquirer [DEC 8] WTEL-860 will change 
again to a business format [from religious] and go back to call letters 
WWDB now that that is changed.

**Russ Edmunds - wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxxxx

  The latest FCC Call changes listing includes the approval of WWDB for 
860 ( formerly WTEL, formerly WWDB, formerly WTEL) and the re-allocation 
of WTEL to 1160 in Red Springs, NC ( formerly WYRU, formerly WTEL, 
formerly WYRU ), all co-owned ( along with the former WWDB-FM 96.5, now 
WPTP ).
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*Pete Taylor - taytac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  1050  KBLE:  This has been off the air since 12/3 or before (I think 
Bruce Portzer heard it off first).  The vacancy leaves a mixture of the 
Frazier Park Disney station, KORE and KTCT, usually checked at 1900 and 
1000, with KTCT usually winning.
  As an aside, when Jim Gabbert got the OK to put 1050 on fulltime, the 
station (then KOFY) had trouble covering San Jose at night because XED 
didn't always power down in a timely manner.  Gabbert, who was born in 
Central America and speaks fluent Spanish, flew down to meet with the 
owner to straighten things out.  I guess it was resolved.
  1680 WTTM: This is logged by most as "ESPN 1680" (even as recently as 
12/4 by Mike Stonebridge) but a Finnish DXer, Hannu Romppainen, in Phil 
Bytheway's AMDX News Flash dated 12/7, reports hearing it on 11/18 as 
"TM Radio" with business talk.  Has anyone else heard it with this 
programming?
  950 KJR:  Still has not gone to 50kw.  Maybe in the New Year.
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**ak473@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  1570 Splatter follow-up reply.  FCC agent: "...it is on the back 
burner.  I have to wait until congress passes an FCC budget for this 
fiscal year.  Then I got to schedule time to come and monitor or inspect 
WWCK. "
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* Chuck Boehnke - kale@xxxxxxxx

KUAU Haiku, Maui 1570 kHz heard 9:45 PM to 10:PM s/off (0745 to 0800 UTC 
12/12/00) with Gospel Music. Announced at s/off  "This is KUAU Haiku, 
Hawaii signing off. KUAU is owned by the Assembly of God Church and is 
operated by Latitide 21 Broacasting Inc." This is the name of the former 
owner's (Richard Miller) company and the voice signing off sounded very 
much like Richard Miller's voice. Good signal but slight Mexico QRM.
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****Bernd Trutenau - btrutenau@xxxxxxxx

  Vladimir Titarev from Kremenchuk-UKR reports that R.Briz (a station of 
the Ukrainian Navy) again is on the air on 1476 kHz in Sevastopol. The 
power seems 20kW as before. Address: P.O.Box 140, 99011 Sevastopol.
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****Mika Makelainen - mika@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  Last week on a DXpedition to Lapland Jim Solatie and I logged a new 
unidentified station, very likely from Romania. The ID sounds like 
"Radio Sudet" or something like that, and the language is Romanian. Rock 
music, and news and weather on the hour with frequent IDs. Sounds 
professional, not like a pirate. The frequency varies wildly. Originally 
we found the station on around 1605 kHz, but by the end of the 
DXpedition the station was found below 1600 kHz.
  We couldn't find anything like this listed anywhere, so any help 
(identity, location, address) on this one would be most appreciated! 
Also, if someone has email contact addresses for Romanian DXers, I would 
appreciate this info.
  The LEM144 DXpedition report and log will be published next weekend on 
"Freeze! DXing Arctic Style", if things go as planned.
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**Hillman, Richard E. - HillmanR@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Driving down through the Central Ozarks made the following observations 
on December 7:(Delco Car Radio)

1250  KBTC  Houston, MO was silent.  It is not listed in the local phone 
       book.
1290  KALM  Thayer, MO   and 1330 KUKU Willow Springs, MO and 1450 KWPM  
       West Plains, MO are transmitting together (with a few second 
       delay in Willow Springs) as the "Ozark Regional News Talk Radio".  
       All three seem to be below their rated power from the strength of 
       the signals. All three call signs are given on the hour.
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Mark Connelly - MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx

[Connelly*B-MA] = Billerica, MA (GC= 71.221 W / 42.533 N)
(home)
[Connelly*H-MA] = East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.021 W / 41.713 N)
(near junction of Routes 39 & 137: pitch pine forest 2 km from ocean)

Receiver: Drake R8A
 
Antenna systems: (Billerica) two broadband loops (70-250 deg., 160-340 
deg.),  Superphaser-1 phasing unit, (E. Harwich) pennant antenna 
(nulling 
west) to 20 dB amplifier

*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***

 549  ALGERIA   Les Trembles, DEC 3 0259 - woman in Arabic; fair. 
     + DEC 3 0530 - male Koranic vocal; good. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 612  MOROCCO   Sebaa-Aioun, DEC 3 0019 - Koranic vocal; fair. 
     + DEC 3 0255 - now HUGE with female Arabic vocal. [Connelly*H-MA]
 621  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN   RNE1 synchros, DEC 3 0100 - pips, ID 
       "Radio Nacional de Espana", then news; excellent, now burying 
       Antigua-620. [Connelly*H-MA]
 684  SPAIN   RNE1, Sevilla, DEC 3 0041 - Spanish talk; in WRKO slop. 
       [Connelly*H-MA] 
 774  SPAIN   RNE1 synchros, DEC 3 0520 - man in Spanish; poor. 
       [Connelly*H-MA] 
 783  MAURITANIA   Nouakchott, DEC 2 0240 - // 4845 with man in Arabic: 
       on late for Ramadan. [Connelly*B-MA] 
     + DEC 3 0001 - Arabic news by man; excellent, like a local. 
     + DEC 3 0310 - Koranic vocal with reverb; monster signal (extended 
       Ramadan schedule). [Connelly*H-MA]
 882  CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN   COPE synchros, DEC 2 2354 - man in 
       Spanish; good, totally in the clear. The aurora got rid of WCBS 
       skip and the pennant antenna eliminated the groundwave as well. 
       [Connelly*H-MA]
 891  ALGERIA   Algiers, DEC 3 0115 - man in Arabic; poor to fair. 
       [Connelly*H-MA]
1008  CANARY ISLANDS   Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz, DEC 3 0119 
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       Spanish talk / shouting, probably a sporting event; fair. 
       [Connelly*H-MA] 
1215  UNITED KINGDOM   Virgin R. synchros, NOV 25 0716 - rock music; 
       poor. [Connelly*B-MA] 
1476  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   UAE Radio, Dubai, DEC 3 0137 - Poor to fair 
       through WSAR slop. Ramadan-extended schedule // 13675 with male 
       Koranic chant, then march (anthem ?), then faded or off at 0140 
       UTC. [Connelly*H-MA]
1512  BELGIUM   Wolvertem, NOV 25 0637 - German-sounding talk; poor to 
       fair. [Connelly*B-MA]
1521  SAUDI ARABIA   BSKSA, Duba, DEC 3 0134 - man in Arabic; excellent 
/ 
       local-like. On late for Ramadan. Shortwave //'s not noted at this 
       time. [Connelly*H-MA]
1548  KUWAIT   VOA, Kuwait City, DEC 3 0135 - US English interview; 
       through slop. [Connelly*H-MA]

*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***

 526  BAHAMAS   ZLS, Stella Maris, NOV 18 1049 - "ZLS" code beacon; 
huge, 
       only 5 dB weaker than superpower RVC-530 ! [Connelly*H-MA] 
 530  TURKS & CAICOS   R. Vision Cristiana, DEC 2 0301 - slow Spanish 
       religious vocal; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA] 
 535  GRENADA   GBC, St. George's, DEC 3 0023 - soul / hip-hop vocal; 
       strong carrier, light audio, some RVC-530 splash. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 550  CUBA   R. Rebelde synchros, NOV 18 1050 - // 600 with Cuban folk 
       vocal; over RI and unID second Spanish-language station. 
       [Connelly*H-MA]
 550  VENEZUELA   Mundial, YVKE, Caracas, DEC 3 0257 - Latin American 
       dance music, slogan "Mundial, el mejor sonido de la radio"; good, 
       receiver on upper sideband to dodge Algeria-549 het. 
       [Connelly*H-MA] 
 555  ST. KITTS & NEVIS   ZIZ, Basseterre, DEC 3 0021 - soca vocal with 
       some rap and a bit of Cajun-style accordion thrown in; excellent. 
       [Connelly*H-MA] 
 570  CUBA   R. Reloj, NOV 18 1051 - Reloj program; excellent, way over 
       WMCA. [Connelly*H-MA] 
     + DEC 2 0629 - mixed with WMCA & WSYR. [Connelly*B-MA]
 570  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   HIMS, Santo Domingo, DEC 3 0020 - tightly-
       segued merengue songs; dominant, way over Cuba and absolutely no 
       trace of domestics. [Connelly*H-MA]
 580  PUERTO RICO   WKAQ, San Juan, DEC 3 0029 - romantic vocal, WKAQ 
       jingle, then newstalk; good. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 600  CUBA   R. Rebelde, CMKV, Urbano Noris, NOV 18 1052 - Cuban folk 
       vocal; excellent / dominant. 
     + DEC 3 0030 - pop vocal // 5025; good, over other Latin Americans. 
       [Connelly*H-MA] 
 600.05  unID   DEC 3 0031 - Spanish-language religious station with 
       mentions of Venezuela and Navidad (Christmas); over Cuba. Maybe 
       YVQB ? [Connelly*H-MA]
 620  ANTIGUA   ABS, St. John's, DEC 3 0017 - local talk, reggae; good. 
     + DEC 3 0034 - Caribbean English adverts, "best ... in the 
       Caribbean" and "Antigua" mentions; over Canaries-621 het. 
       [Connelly*H-MA]
 620  CUBA   R. Rebelde, Colon / Moa, NOV 18 1108 - // 600 with woman in 
       Spanish with excited talk about Americanos and Estados Unidos; 
       good. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 630  CUBA   R. Progreso, DEC 2 0628 - // 640 with vocal and flute; 
mixed 
       with WPRO. [Connelly*B-MA] 
 630  PUERTO RICO   WSKN, San Juan, DEC 3 0049 - Puerto Rico news with 
       talk about the cities of Caguas and Bayamon; excellent, way over 
       Cuba / others. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 640  CUBA   R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, NOV 18 1053 - mentions 
       of political representation, industrial production, "provincia de 
       Las Tunas"; local-like signal. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 640  VENEZUELA   Union R., YVQO, Puerto La Cruz, DEC 3 0048 - Margarita 
       and Cumana mentions; over Cuba. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 650  COLOMBIA   RCN Antena Dos, HJKH, Bogota, DEC 3 0016 - ID "RCN 
       Antena Dos", then sports crowd noises, talk about Copa 
       Colombiana, then a phone call mentioning Sanchez and Bogota. 
       Excellent: local-like. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 660  VENEZUELA (t)   Ondas de los Medanos, YVNA, Coro, DEC 3 0053 - 
       possibly this with a "Coro" mention; signal was strong during 
       music, but usually slipped under WFAN when ID material came 
       along. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 670  CUBA   R. Rebelde, CMQ, Arroyo Arenas, NOV 18 1055 - guitar, male 
& 
       female vocal // 600; loud, over WWFE, others. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 670  VENEZUELA   R. Rumbos, YVLL, Caracas, DEC 3 0058 - high-energy 
       Latino music, Rumbos ID; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
 690  ANGUILLA   Caribbean Beacon, The Valley, DEC 3 0013 - Christian 
       soul and black gospel vocals // 6090, then announcer said "Here 
       are our important phone numbers: 1-800-338-3030 in the USA and 
       collect 1-818-240-8151 from other countries". Excellent signal. 
       [Connelly*H-MA] 
 690  CUBA   R. Progreso, Jovellanos, NOV 18 1114 - // 640 Spanish talk 
       mentioning US presidential election, Cuba, etc. Over apparent 
       WOKV/CINF mix. [Connelly*H-MA]
 700  JAMAICA   RJR, Montego Bay, DEC 2 0237 - dancehall reggae having 
       Afropop influences (rather like the Dixie Cups "Iko Iko" 1965 
       oldie), then rambling Caribbean English DJ talk. [Connelly*B-MA]
 705  ST. VINCENT & THE GRENADINES   Kingstown, DEC 3 0047 - Caribbean 
       English talk; poor. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 710  CUBA   R. Rebelde synchros, NOV 18 1056 - // 710 with old-style 
       Cuban folk vocal; mixed with WAQI-FL also in Spanish. WOR was a 
       distant third ! [Connelly*H-MA] 
     + DEC 2 0238 - Rebelde news; over WOR. [Connelly*B-MA]
     + DEC 3 0046 - "desde la Habana" mention, then jazz; excellent / 
       alone. WOR was totally eliminated by the combination of aurora 
       and the pennant antenna. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 720  VENEZUELA   R. Oriente, YVQE, Porlamar, DEC 3 0005 - loud with 
       Venezuelan sports coverage. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 730  BRAZIL (t)   Emissora Rural, ZYI780, Petrolina, DEC 2 0635 - 
       probably this with Portuguese preaching; mixed on 160-340 degree 
       loop with semi-nulled XEX and aurorally-weakened CKAC. Signal 
       quickly got buried by others. [Connelly*B-MA]
 730  COLOMBIA   R. Melodia, HJCU, Bogota, DEC 3 0538 - initially loud 
       with rhythmic music, then Melodia ID just before fading into 
       jumble. [Connelly*H-MA]
 730  unID   DEC 3 0105 - black gospel music popped up briefly over 
Latin 
       American stew. Either Trinidad or Charleston, SC could be 
       possible. [Connelly*H-MA]
 750  VENEZUELA   RCR, YVKS, Caracas, DEC 3 0007 - food advert, then 
talk 
       about flight schedule for Aerolineas de Venezuela; huge ! 
       [Connelly*H-MA] 
 760  COLOMBIA   RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, DEC 2 0309 - // 770 with 
       Spanish talk about memories and music. Les Paul type guitar music 
       played in the background. Dominant signal. [Connelly*B-MA]
 769.79  unID   DEC 3 0521 - bits of flute music; poor. [Connelly*H-MA]
 770  COLOMBIA   RCN, HJJX, Bogota, DEC 2 0309 - // 760 with talk that 
       seemed to be about old-time music of the '40s and '50s; mixed 
       with WABC and others. [Connelly*B-MA]
     + DEC 3 0003 - // 760 with Colombian news items mentioning 
       Barranquilla, Bogota, Sante Fe; dominant and loud. 
       [Connelly*H-MA]
 770.24  unID   DEC 3 0003 - weak het against the big Colombian on 770. 
       [Connelly*H-MA]
 780  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS   ZBVI, Roadtown, Tortola, DEC 2 0305 - 
       woman in Caribbean English, "BVI" mention; mixed with apparent 
       Radio Coro. [Connelly*B-MA]
 780  VENEZUELA   R. Coro, YVMN, Coro, DEC 3 0518 - Latin American 
       nightclub-style music, Radio Coro jingle, then more music; good. 
       [Connelly*H-MA] 
 800  NETHERLANDS ANTILLES   Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, DEC 3 0112 
       - presumed this with Portuguese religious talk. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 808.5  CUBA (t)   Guantanamo   DEC 3 0045 - woman in Spanish briefly 
       making it through the slop. This must be a nuisance for ZNS3. 
       Reported off nominal 810 by several others recently. 
       [Connelly*H-MA]
 810  BAHAMAS   ZNS3, Freeport, NOV 18 1118 - local talkshow with 
       Caribbean-accented woman talking about gun licenses, legal and 
       religious matters; fair, fading. [Connelly*H-MA]
 830  ST. KITTS & NEVIS   TBN, Basseterre, DEC 2 0245 - // 7510 with 
       reading from Leviticus, then talk interpreting the obligation to 
       tithe; under WCRN. [Connelly*B-MA] 
 840  CUBA   CMHW, Santa Clara, NOV 18 1102 - woman with Spanish 
newstalk 
       about "socialistas" in Latin America; huge. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 850  PUERTO RICO   WABA, Aguadilla, DEC 3 0312 - Spanish talk and 
"Waba" 
       jingle; in an even mix with WEEI-MA and WDJA-FL. [Connelly*H-MA]
 890  CUBA   R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, DEC 3 0114 - excited 
       Spanish talk by woman, // 900; good, atop WBPS. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 895  ST. KITTS & NEVIS   VON, Bath Village, DEC 3 0151 - several 
       announcers at an outdoor festival or party; good. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 900  CUBA   R. Progreso, DEC 3 0114 - // 890 with woman in Spanish; 
over 
       YVMD. [Connelly*H-MA] 
 900  MEXICO   XEW, Mexico City, DEC 2 0248 - "doble U" mentions, talk 
       about artists in Mexico, then vibraphone jazz excerpt followed by 
       typical mariachi music; good. [Connelly*B-MA]
 910  VENEZUELA   RQ-910, YVRQ, Caracas, DEC 2 2352 - Caracas sports 
team 
       coverage; good. I looked for the 1580 //, but WPGC had that 
       channel tied up. [Connelly*H-MA]
 920.18  COLOMBIA   Emisora Fuentes, HJAA, Cartagena, DEC 2 2351 - 
       festive Colombian folk vocal and accordions; excellent, 
       overpowering 920. [Connelly*H-MA]
 930  CUBA   R. Reloj, DEC 3 0150 - Reloj news and time show; mixed with 
       WGIN-NH. [Connelly*H-MA]
 940  MEXICO   XEQ, Mexico City, DEC 2 0314 - romantic Spanish vocal, 
       "Viva la musica ... cadena Q"; excellent. [Connelly*B-MA]
 940  PUERTO RICO   WIPR, San Juan, DEC 2 2348 - Spanish talk about 
       events and people in Puerto Rico, then a long list of the names 
       of people involved in the program. Christmas music followed. 
       [Connelly*H-MA] 
 960  COLOMBIA   CARACOL, HJOP, Magangue, DEC 3 0507 - CARACOL ID; over 
       Cuba. [Connelly*H-MA]
 960  CUBA   R. Reloj, DEC 2 2346 - Reloj program; over Colombia. 
     + DEC 3 0314 - man & woman in Spanish with time ticks and on-the-
       minute "RR" code beeps; dominant. [Connelly*H-MA]
 980  COLOMBIA   RCN, HJES, Cali, DEC 3 0505 - // 770 with RCN news by 
       woman; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
1000  MEXICO   R. Mil, XEOY, Mexico City, DEC 2 0324 - operatic male 
       Spanish vocal, ID "Radio Mil desde Ciudad de Mexico", then 4-note 
       whistle (common tune of antique car horn); fair / dominant. 
       [Connelly*B-MA]
1000  unID   DEC 3 0117 - maybe a Venezuelan here with religious talk in 
       Spanish; hetted by Spain-999. [Connelly*H-MA]
1020  VENEZUELA   Mundial Margarita, YVRS, La Asuncion, DEC 2 2343 - 
fast 
       talk, Isla Margarita and Porlamar local mentions; loud, over 
       second Spanish-talker. [Connelly*H-MA] 
1050.3  unID   DEC 3 0315 - slow Spanish talk and het against WEVD. 
       [Connelly*H-MA] 
1060  MEXICO   R. Educacion, XEEP, Mexico City, DEC 2 0318 - classical 
       violin music rolling over KYW on 70-250 degree loop during good 
       auroral opening to Mexico. [Connelly*B-MA]
1060.3  COLOMBIA   unID city, NOV 18 1043 - Spanish vocal with a rural 
       style of music having South American Indian influences; poor. 
     + DEC 2 2344 - emotional Spanish vocal; QRM from Cuba-1060. 
       [Connelly*H-MA]
1080  VENEZUELA   R. Barcelona, YVQJ, Barcelona, DEC 2 2335 - "en Radio 
       Barcelona" ID; over second South American - NO WTIC ! 
       [Connelly*H-MA] 
1100  ANTIGUA   R. ZDK, St. John's, DEC 3 0145 - reggae and other Afro-
       Caribbean music; fair. + DEC 3 0316 - report on West Indies 
       versus Australia cricket matches. [Connelly*H-MA]
1100.72  unID   DEC 3 0325 - het, possible Spanish talk; poor. 
       [Connelly*H-MA]
1139.53  unID   DEC 3 0318 - drumming, high-intensity Latin American 
       music; fair. [Connelly*H-MA] 
1160  BERMUDA   VSB3, Hamilton, DEC 3 0126 - // 5975 with interview 
about 
       a march and large public event in Australia to reconcile issues 
       of aboriginal rights; good, atop WOBM. [Connelly*H-MA]
1170  COLOMBIA   CARACOL, HJNW, Cartagena, DEC 3 0128 - man & woman 
       talking, CARACOL ID; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
1180  CUBA   R. Rebelde, DEC 3 0144 - // 5025 with sports; loud. 
       [Connelly*H-MA]
1220  BRAZIL   R. Globo, ZYJ458, Rio de Janeiro, DEC 3 0130 - Portuguese 
       talk, news about Brazil; very good over domestics, LA's, and a 
       weak 340 Hz het of undetermined origin. [Connelly*H-MA]
1280  BERMUDA   VSB2, Hamilton, DEC 3 0142 - hymn; at times over jumble 
       of WADO (Spanish), Brazil (Portuguese), and WEIM (hockey game). 
       [Connelly*H-MA]
1280  BRAZIL   Super R. Tupi, ZYJ455, Rio de Janeiro, DEC 3 0143 - bits 
       of Portuguese, way under Bermuda and WADO. [Connelly*H-MA]
1419.83  unID   DEC 3 0132 - het against groundwave WBSM. [Connelly*H-
MA]
1529.53  unID   DEC 2 0302 - probably Uruguay as heard in Newfoundland. 
       Het against WSAI/Sao Tome-1530, fragments of talk.[Connelly*B-MA]
1670  unID   DEC 4 2228 - evangelistic preaching in Spanish; atop US C&W 
       station. Not sure if a domestic, Argentina, or something else. 
       [Connelly*B-MA]
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****Martin Elbe - elbe@xxxxxxxxxxxx

  12/8.  This morning where excellent conditions on the X-Band: 1620, 
most likely WTAW, 1660 WMIB with a huge signal, 1670 WRNC with C&W, 1700 
WAFN. All at 0610 hrs.
  Most interesting was a talkstation on 1630 kHz. Rather good signal, 
but the bloody chirping utility made reception difficult. I think it was 
the new WRDW from Augusta Georgia, scheduled with Talks and Sports. Lots 
of commercials heard, one ID sounded like "AM 14-40 All Talk Sports" (or 
14-80?) By 0640 reception became drastically poorer.
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**Blaine Thompson - phredd@xxxxxxxx

BT-IN Blaine Thompson Fort Wayne, IN - Aiwa CSD-ED26 "Boombox" w/ Radio 
Shack AM Loop antenna

UnID 

 840  UnID  ?  12/8 2055 - SS behind WHAS Louisville.
 940  UnID  ?  12/8 2057 - SS.  Using my bad spanish skills, I think the 
       ID was "Radio Aruba", but I'm not really sure.

Loggings

 570  WVMI  MS Biloxi - 12/8 2040-2045 - Mississippi SeaWolves v. 
       Arkansas Riverblades hockey game.  Ad's for Biloxi area 
       merchants. It faded at 2045, so I couldn't get ID. New one for 
       me.

Comments

  A very interesting night all in all.  I'm not advanced enough in my 
dxing skills to say "oh the weather is cloudy tonight, so I should 
expect..."  But, I did note a strong opening to the south.  WWL was 
bleeding over onto 880 (obliterating WCBS), WBAP, and WSB were booming 
in stronger than normal, also.  
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****Mike Brooker - Totonto ON - aum108@xxxxxxxxxxx

Receivers: Panasonics RF-2200; RFB-45

1390  WLCM  Charlotte, MI Dec. 9 0805 on top of frequency w/local 
       weather, slogan "Lansing's Christian Messenger, AM 1390". 
1410  WLSH  Lansford, PA Dec. 8 0751 fair w/promo for WLSH website, ID 
       as "WLSH AM 1410, the station you grew up with".  (MKB-ON)
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*Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx

Interesting afternoon on 630 kHz.

 630  KXLI  WA, Opportunity, fair on top with ESPN Sports. This one has 
       been a toughie to hear, only hrd once before under the KKPL calls 
       years back. ID at 1659.50 EST 12/10 "The Score, KXLI Opportunity-
       Spokane" Back into ESPN Sports. They only run 530 watts during 
       the day ND (PM-OR)
 630  KIDO  ID, Boise good over taking KXLI at 1706 EST 12/10 with Boise 
       Weather, mentioning KIDO. A regular at night but not heard much 
       during the day and not this strong. (PM-OR)
 630  CKOV  BC. Kelowna, fair in jumble with weather for Kelowna at 
       1706.30, mentioned a high of 4. 12/10  (PM-OR)
 630  CHED  AB, Edmonton, fair on top at 1707 trading places with CKOV 
       with "Ched, Alberta's best station"  12/10  (PM-OR)

Drake R8, 1500' East Beverage
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**Rick Shaftan - shaftan@xxxxxxx

12/10. Today's report.  Lengthen that NE facing longwire to 500 feet.  
HQ-180 back in service after being practically rebuilt by my mountain 
neighbor Steve Bohac.  All stations outside of the Station News section 
are new.
  I think I got the format right.

STATION NEWS

 990  WNTY  CT  Southington  12/9  1516  Blaze 99  (RKS-NJ)
1260  CKHJ  NB  Fredericton  12/8  2330  Big Country KHJ,  High around -
       13 (RKS-NJ)

LOGGINGS

 590  WROW  NY  Albany  12/10  1125  WROW ID weak thru WARM after wx.  
 650  WJLT  MA  Ashland  12/10  1630  "Heard around the world on 
       jlight.com this is the big 650, WJLT"  (RKS-NJ)
 670  WIEZ  PA  Lewistown  12/9  1300  Music memories with Pete 
       Michaels.  Wx sponsored by Farmers Insurance in Lewistown.  WIEZ, 
       Lewistown AM 670. (RKS-NJ)
 690  WADS  CT  Ansonia  12/9  1307  Spanish mx in WPHE null.  (RKS-NJ)
 700  WWTL  MD  Walkersville  12/9  1309  Arabic mx. Mixed with WLW.  
       WLW in most of the day now.  (RKS-NJ)
 760  WMEN  TN  Knoxville  12/9  1723  "On AM 760 WMEN."  #495  (RKS-NJ)
 770  unID      12/9  1744  Greaser Oldies thru WABC.  Gone after 1800.  
       WEW scheduled s/off is 1745.  (RKS-NJ)
 770  unID      12/10  1750  R&B thru WABC.  Out after 1800.  (RKS-NJ)
 780  WWOL  NC  Forest City  12/9  1707  Bluegrass.  S/off at 1715.  
       WWOL Forest City will return tomorrow morning.  WWOL operates 
       w/10000 watts on 780. Sounded like Serenity Broadcasting. 
 780  WZZX  AL  Lineville  12/10  1804  Real Country 95.5 FM  (RKS-NJ)
 790  WSKO  RI  Providence  12/9  1803  ESPN Radio on Sportsradio 790, 
       The Score. (RKS-NJ)
 810  WEDO  PA  McKeesport  12/9  1659  White Christmas, s/off at 1700.  
       "At this time WEDO leaves the air..."  (RKS-NJ)
 840  WHGH  GA   Thomasville  12/10  1717  "You're listening to the very 
       best in Gospel Music on WHGH, Thomasville." #501  (RKS-NJ)
 860  WSBS  MA  Great Barrington  12/10  1229  "Radio 860 WSBS" (RKS-NJ)
 890  WBAJ  SC  Blythewood  12/7  1710  "WBAJ ends another day of 
       programming. We'll be back tomorrow morning at sunrise.  Thank 
       you for listening to WBAJ."  (RKS-NJ)
 890  WBPS  MA  Dedham  12/9  1458  Spanish mx.  (RKS-NJ)
 950  WROL  MA  Boston  12/9  1508  Peoples Federal Savings Bank ad.  
       "Very best of Irish Music every Saturday on WROL Boston, WCRN 
       Worcester and WLOU Portland-Rumson."  (RKS-NJ)
 970  WESO  MA  Southbridge  12/9  1514  Country 97 serving up today's 
       country. (RKS-NJ)
1000  CKBW  NS  Bridgewater  12/9  1634  Wx.  Lo -13, High 0.  Mentions 
       of Bridgewater. #492  (RKS-NJ)
1020  WNTK  NH  Newport  12/9  1630  Country.  If you like what you're 
       hearing, tell a friend, 1020 WNTK.  Should have been off at 1615.  
1030  WWGB  MD   Indian Head  12/10  1303  Black Gospel thru WBZ
1030  WBGS  WV  Point Pleasant  12/10  1700  "Your home for great 
       Christian Country Music, WBGS, AM 1030.  Tell a friend." 
1060  WMEX  MA  Natick  12/9  1518  "This is the best of WMEX" thru KYW.  
1090  WILD  MA  Boston  12/9  1524  "1090 WILD"  (RKS-NJ)
1120  WBNW  MA  Concord  12/9  1530  WBNW and WPLM.  Smokey Robinson 
       #487  (RKS-NJ)
1200  WKOX  MA  Framingham  12/9  1540  R. Latina Nuestra  (RKS-NJ)
1250  WARE  MA  Ware  12/9  1550  Latin mx.  (RKS-NJ)
1270  WTSN  NH  Dover  12/9  1559  "WTSN Dover"  (RKS-NJ)
1280  WFBS  PA  Berwick  12/8  2316  Young Love by Marty Robbins, "WFBS" 
       ID. (RKS-NJ)
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BROADCAST BAND LOGGINGS FROM
SHAWN M. AXELROD VE4DX1SMA
E-MAIL:  saxelrod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DX'ING FROM WINNIPEG MB
RECEIVERS: ICOM ICR-70 & DRAKE R8
ANTENNAE: 4 FOOT  UNAMPLIFIED BOX LOOP / QUANTUM LOOP
145 FOOT OUTDOOR WIRE / 100 FOOT INDOOR WIRE, MFJ 1026 PHASING UNIT

SPECIAL

1610  KALT  TX Atlanta -12/10 0010- Fair signals with Fox Sports Radio 
       Network programming. Now on the air. NEW (SA-MB)

UNID'S AND UNID HELP

1480  UNID -12/11 0820- Good signals with Spanish talk with a car loan 
       ad and then several slower Mexican music selections. Heard 
       possible slogan repeated 3 time as "--Mexicana". May have been 
       kava mexicana ?? (SA-MB)

REGULAR LOGGINGS

1180  KOIL NE Bellevue -12/10 2225- Fair signals under WHAM with radio 
       Disney programming. (SA-MB)
1490  KCID ID Caldwell -12/11 0820- Fair signals with "Star 107" ID and 
       into Annie Lennox tune. (SA-MB)
1580 WWSJ MT St Johns -12/04 2239- WWSJ 15-80 AM ID Gospel music with 
       good signals on top. This could not be 3 watts as per log???? 

COMMENTS

Finally something worth sending in. Conditions have been poor until the 
last week when winter really arrived. Lots of snow and -28 to -35 C 
temps....without wind chill that would have made it about -45 C. This 
meant no trips to Valhalla DX site as was planned. Have a great Holiday 
season if I don't have time or reason to write again.
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*Mike Stonebridge - stonbrdg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  Thought I was in for a treat earlier this evening. Tuning around the 
upper end of the band I came a cross a huge het on 1460. Quickly tuning 
to 1314 I discovered Norway was in with a huge signal, S-5+ on the R7, 
and all this was a good hour before local sunset. Unfortunately it 
didn't last, as by 16.55 MST it was all over and conditions were back to 
normal, mediocre at best.
  This what I heard. All time are UTC
  Carriers were heard on the following frequencies: 954,1134, 1287, 
1296, 1323, 1332, 1341, 1386, 1422, 1467, and 1557. Strangely nothing 
below 954kHz. Plus the following.

1044   -  Very faint music heard at 23.30
1053   -  Man talking in unknown language at 23.27
1188   -  Faint talking heard at 23.23 Unable to make out the language.
1197   -  2 men having a discussion in an unknown language at 23.18
1269   -  Man and a woman talking in what sounded very much like german 
       at 23.14. Very possibly Neumunster
1314   -  Norway, Kvitsoy probably the one here with jazz at 22.19 Great 
       signal at times, S-5+ on the R-7. Not even a carrier at 23.55. If 
       there is going to be an opening to Europe from here, this is 
       always in.
1377   -  Faint music first heard at 23.07, which faded up to become an 
       old Eurythmic's hit. So very possibly Lille in France
1422   -  Man talking in german at 23.08. Good signal at times. Very 
       possibly Heusseiller
1458   -  2 stations here with Christmas music and talk at 22.40. 2 men 
       singing (?) at 22.50. This was followed by woman        singing. 
       At 22.55 there was what sounded like an announcement by a man in 
       an unknown language. This was followed by what I can only 
       describe as "Anthem" type music. Then suddenly at 22.57 the 
       station ceased transmitting  leaving the 2nd station alone and 
       very faint. The speech sounded mid-European/Slavic/Russian so 
       possibly Albania. The 2000 WRTH mentions the hours of 
       broadcasting for VOA in Serbian from Fllake as being from 23.00 - 
       23.30, and Albania is UTC +1 which is close, but who knows?

  For the first time up here, LW signals were heard this evening after 
sunset. Unfortunately, because of the time of year, both TA's and TP's 
are possible. All times UTC

 153 - Very faint singing first heard at 23.41 Then a man talking in 
       what sounded like Russian. Followed by more singing and talking. 
       Poor at best. Several possibilities both east and west.
 162 - Very faint audio which I believe was a woman talking. Unable to 
       hear language. Very poor.
 188 - Very faint audio from a man talking. Signal too poor to discern 
       language
 198 - Faint carrier heard.
1314 - A carrier was first noted here at 22.48, about 30 minutes before 
       local sunset. After sunset it disappeared only to return about an 
       hour later. Very faint audio was discernible. Poor at best, 
       unlike last evening.

Mike in St. Isidore AB with a R-7 and R390A plus 150' EWE
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**Blaine Thompson - Fort Wayne IN - phredd@xxxxxxxx

Aiwa CSD-ED26 Boombox with RS AM, Loop Antenna.

1620  WTAW  TX College Station - 12/11 2116-2121 - Ads for "Audio-Video" 
       and the "Benson OB-GYN Center." "News Talk 1620 WTAW" back into 
       the Michael Reagan show.  I'm not sure if this is a catch from my 
       area or not, since I still don't really understand the night 
       patterns of X-Banders.
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*Nick Hall-Patch - nhp@xxxxxxxx

  Dec 12 at 1410 PST, found a good signal on 1190 kHz, and assumed KEX, 
but the loop said otherwise.  After countryish mx, man gave a time check 
for 14 after 4, said it was -26 in Weyburn, and non-ID'd as "AM 11-90 
your Christmas music station".  So a pretty firm tentative on CFSL.
  KEX was there, but had to null CFSL to hear it.  And of course, I 
don't have a local on 1200 anymore... 
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Bruce Portzer - bportzer@xxxxxxxx

  During the first week in December, I had the good fortune of taking a 
business trip to the Caribbean island of St. Lucia.  Since the area is 
full of exotic DX stations, I brought along my Sony 7600D and circa-1980 
Radio West loop, plus a cassette recorder and a digital walkman.  The 
7600D was ideal for this type of trip, thanks to its small size, 
external antenna jack, fine tuning control, tape output jack, and decent 
sensitivity/selectivity.  Living in the northwestern US, I rarely ever 
hear any medium wave DX from Latin America, so I was definitely looking 
forward to the trip.
  My hotel was in an area called Rodney Bay, near the northern tip of 
the island.  It was on a small peninsula and about 50-100 yards from the 
water, so I had a mostly unobstructed saltwater path from the northeast 
to the southwest.  The hotel's major drawback was the steel frame 
construction, and the builders had done a great job bonding the 
structural steel to the ground system.  The end result was that if you 
were more than a few feet from the window you could only hear the AM/FM 
locals.  Fortunately, my room had a small patio, so I spent my evenings 
DXing outside while the temperature dropped to the mid-seventies.  Time 
was rather limited, since I was only there for 2-1/2 days and had to 
take time out for meetings, meals, sleep, and sightseeing.  However, the 
results were still pretty good.
  Daytime DX included stations in Puerto Rico, Venezuela, and most of 
the islands in between, plus PJB-800.  I logged 16 countries during the 
day; of course it helped that I was surrounded by a bunch of small 
island nations.  Unfortunately, I didn't have a lot of time during the 
day so many daytime signals remained unidentified.  The strongest 
daytime signals were (in order) 1.St Lucia-660, 2.Dominica-740, 3.YVQE-
720, 4.Dominica-590, 5.Martinique-1310, 6.St.Kitts-830, 7.St.Kitts-555, 
8.Barbados-900, 9.YVSY-1470, 10.YVRS-1020, using a quasi-scientific 
method of seeing how far I could get from the window before the station 
disappeared.
  As expected, most channels were full of Spanish speaking stations at 
night.  As a general rule, stations heard well during the day would 
dominate their channel at night (until they signed off anyway).  Some 
frequencies, like 1540, had a very dominant station that pretty much 
covered all potential interference.  Others, such as 1280, were like US 
graveyard channels, with several stations fighting it out.  Still 
others, including 1270, 1350, 1440, and 1450, had a strong buzz from 
whoever was off frequency, making it hard to identify much of anything. 
Many stations signed off around midnight, reducing the interference 
level quite a bit and revealing other stations that couldn't be heard 
earlier in the evening.  The effect reminded me of DXing after midnight 
on Monday mornings in the late 60's and early 70's, when many US & 
Canadian stations had silent periods.  I didn't hear any Brazilians and 
only one station from the Guianas, but they were in the one direction 
that didn't have a coastal enhancement effect.   No Central Americans 
were heard, either, and only one tentative Mexican.  Cuba and Hispanola 
were surprisingly hard to hear - I only logged 4 Cubans, 2 Dominicans 
and a tentative Haitian.  In retrospect, more Cubans were probably there 
and just went unnoticed.   There were, in fact, a lot of channels with 
good signals on them that I never nailed down simply due to lack of 
time.  Overall, I heard somewhere between 27 and 30 countries, depending 
on how you feel about a couple tentative logs.
  The US stations weren't hard to pick out, since they were usually in 
English (though some were in Spanish).  I think I heard around 15 
states.  The easiest regular band station during the evening was WSAI-
1530 in Cincinnati, which had no co-channel interference to speak of.  
KYW in Philadelphia was putting up a good fight against the LA stations 
on 1060, and several expanded band stations had good signals.  The US 
was easier to hear after midnight, when stations as far away as Fort 
Worth (WBAP) and Chicago (WGN WBBM WLS) were heard.  The strongest US 
station after midnight seemed to be WRVA-1140 in Richmond.
  The highlight for me was hearing a few Trans-Atlantic stations.  
Vatican Radio-1530 had the best TA signal.  Most of the others were from 
somewhere near the Mediterranean, except for Ireland-567, which really 
blew me away.  It would be interesting to know how TA reception was in 
Europe and the eastern US/Canada at the time - I have absolutely no way 
of knowing if the TA opening was good, bad, or average by local 
standards.
  Overall, this was a pretty exciting DX adventure, though not nearly 
long enough.  I'm surprised there aren't more DX reports from this part 
of the world, since it's close to the eastern US and it's a popular 
tourist destination.  Maybe the islands' reputations as romantic getaway 
spots are too incompatible with late night DX sessions ("You're not 
bringing your radio... are you, dear?").  Any of the other islands in the 
area would probably offer similar DX opportunities.  I was able to hear 
quite a bit of interesting DX on a relatively modest setup.  Someone 
with a communications receiver and a K9AY or Kiwa loop antenna could 
probably hear all sorts of exotic stuff, especially on the eastern side 
of one of the islands, where you'd have a direct shot at Africa and 
Brazil.

Now for the loggings:

 530  TURKS & CAICOS, 2304 12/5 loud signal w/some Grenada-535 splat. 
       Not hrd during   day.
 535  GRENADA, fair-good days & nights.  Good w/funeral anmts 2303 12/5.
 550  PUERTO RICO, Ponce, WPAB, 2307 12/5 RCR promo & Radio 5-50 ID in 
       SS good.
 555  ST KITTS, Basseterre, good days w/Zed Eye Zed IDs.  Seems to be AN 
       (still on   0617 12/7)
 560  VENEZUELA, Pto Ordaz, YVRH, 2133 12/6, man & woman alternating 
       w/what sounded   like news, woman gave Radio Nacional de 
       Venezuela ID, mixing w/Guyana.  Noted   //1240 at 2147 recheck.
 560  GUYANA, Georgetown, 2159 12/6, good w/BBC Caribbean report, then 
       woman w/news   "compiled in the newsroom of the Guyana 
       Broadcasting Corp".  Promo about   advertising on GBC 2202.
 567  IRELAND, 0623 12/7 fair w/easy listening vocals, male ancr in EE 
       w/Irish accent.  A couple of clear "Radio One" IDs, then news 
       0630. This one was a major surprise and probably my best catch.
 570  USA, Asheville, WWNC 0624 12/7, atop w/ID "the stn that's first 
       for nx, wx &   your all time country favorites, WWNC", then cw 
       song.
 570  DOM REP, Sto Domingo, R Cristal, 0307 12/6 apparently the one 
       w/list of stations   in Dominican cities, including Santiago, La 
       Vega, La Romana, & others I couldn't   decipher.  Poor but 
       briefly atop, then faded.
 570  CUBA, 0409 12/7, Reloj ticker fair in jumble
 585   SPAIN, Madrid, 0636 12/7 fair w/SS talk, sounded like news pgm, 
       w/distinctive   musical riffs.  Strong enough to recognize words 
       like buenos dias & noticias,   inflection was much more sharp and 
       staccato than Latin American Spanish. Fair until 0645 then faded.
 590  DOMINICA, Roseau, has moved here from 595, good signal day & 
       night.  Has anmts &   ads in EE & French patois.  Off by 0305 
       12/6, leaves OC on AN.
 600  VENEZUELA, Cumana, YVQB, 1120 12/5 noted w/many "R Popular" IDs 
       during talk pgm,   Also a couple ments of Sucre.  Not sure if 
       that's the name of the show or a   relay of someone else.
 610  TRINIDAD, Port of Spain, 2200 12/5 good w/Hindi pgm, then "This is 
       NBN, National   BCing Network, 610 AM, 91.1FM, 98.9FM & 100FM", 
       then time check & news.  Weak days in 660 splatter, i.e. 1738 
       12/6 w/Hindi mx & EE anmts
 612  UNID, hets here & 621 around same time 567 & 585 were in 12/7.  
       Too much   splatter to get audio.  No other hets noted, so the 
       opening was apparently   confined to the low end of the dial
 620  ANTIGUA, St Johns, Radio ABS fair-good days & evening but suffered 
       from 660 splatter 
 620  UNID, 0411 12/7 ID as Radio Estrellas Dias or something 
       phonetically similar,   then ancr started talking about 
       Supermercado Funda (?).  Doesn't match anything   listed.
 640  GUADELOUPE, no sign of them, could only hear YVQO when I nulled 
       local 660   splatter.  Probably either off the air or using 
       drastically reduced power.  DXLD   reports they have been off due 
       to the staff being on strike.
 660  ST LUCIA, Radio St Lucia, 0359 12/6 s/off, to return at 5 a.m., 
       then St Lucia NA. Mentioned FM freqs of 97.3 north and 97.7 
       south. Leaves carrier on AN w/noticeable amount of power line 
       hum. Now the only AM station on the island.  Sideband splash 
       noted from 610 to 680 an estimated 8-10 miles from xr site.  
       Format is typical of other stations in the area; a mix of 
       different types of regional mx w/some light rock/r&b/cw songs.
 670  VENEZUELA, Caracas, YVLL, 0416 12/6 good w/political talk, which 
       sounded like a presidential address or something similar (can't 
       say for sure due to my very limited knowledge of Spanish).  Was 
       // 640/750/880/920/1020/1040/1050/1070/1090/1110/1120/1220/1240/ 
       1260/1340/1470/1580 and probably a bunch of others.  Speech 
       apparently ended 0454, when everyone suddenly signed off.  
       Unfortunately I missed the s/off anmts except maybe the one on 
       1340, but it was interesting to hear different versions of the 
       Venezuelan NA as I tuned down the dial.  Not sure why they were 
       airing the speech this late, other than many stations were 
       running sports play-by-play earlier that evening.
 680  VENEZUELA, Cumana, YVQR, 1846 12/6 SS talk w/mentions of Cumana, 
       no definite ID
 680  UNID, 2312 12/5 someone atop w/Radio le Rey mention, not sure if 
       ID, name of pgm or what.
 690  ANGUILLA, Caribbean Beacon, good signal with tedious religious 
       talks any time I tuned here day or night, never had the interest 
       to wait for an ID.  This station gets my vote for the world's 
       most boring programming.
 700  VENEZUELA, Pto Ordaz, YVPQ?? 0500 12/7 what sounded like a Radio 
       Sur ID, then ad w/ments of Venezuela 
 705  ST VINCENT, fair days w/typical island type programming.  Never 
       really checked their s/off time
 710  USA, Miami, WAQI, 0402 12/7 long SS promo w/many Radio Mambi IDs, 
       also "WAQR Miami-Ft Lauderdale" ID in EE, seemed to go on 
       forever. Finally went into talk show 0405, which opened with a 
       few bars of "Theme from a Summer Place".
 720  USA, Chicago, WGN 0516 12/5 good w/call ID & Business nx 
 720  VENEZUELA, Porlamar, YVQE 1137 12/5 full-blown ID w/Oriente 
       slogan, call, city, state, etc, then string of local ads.  Also 
       2206 12/5 monster signal w/R Oriente ID.  Third strongest signal 
       during the day after 660 local & Dominica-740.
 730  TRINIDAD, Port of Spain, 2203 12/5 news, local ad, sports (US 
       Basketball scores) & ID.  Strong but some YVQE-720 splatter.  
       Good at other checks during evening 12/5&6. Not hrd during day 
       due to 720/740 splatter & local terrain blockage.  Seems to run 
       BBCWS all night. Nighttime QRM from a couple of SS stns I never 
       identified.
 740  DOMINICA, the second strongest daytime signal after the 660 local. 
       Uses "Caribbean Voice of Life" slogan, mostly Christian mx in 
       various Caribbean styles, also nx from unid US network & a few 
       canned religious pgms.  Announcers spent most of their time 
       asking for money to keep the stn going - appeared to be the 
       equivalent of pledge week like on NPR/PBS, rather than something 
       they do all the time.  Didn't check s/off; WRTH lists it as 0100, 
       which is probably correct.
 740  PUERTO RICO, San Juan, WIAC, 0123 12/7 strong w/Radio Puerto Rico 
       ID during sports broadcast
 740  UNID, 0521 12/5 Xmas greeting w/mention of Venezuela, Guyana, & 
       Armonias or similar sounding name, possibly listed YVNQ R Caroni.
 750  COLOMBIA, Medellin, HJDK, 0403 12/6 assume this was the one w/many 
       ments of Colombia during ad
 750  VENEZUELA, Caracas, YVKS, 0101 12/5 strong w/RCR ID & mentions of 
       Caracas (pronounced cah rah CAHS)
 760  PUERTO RICO, Mayaguez, WORA, 0409 12/7, atop w/promo for Super 
       Kadena Noticias & ad for a place in Bayamon.
 760  USA, Detroit, WJR, 0410 12/7  "....JR news" hrd way u/WORA
 770  COLOMBIA, Bogota, HJJX, 0525 12/5 dominant o/2-3 others w/"Radio 
       Sucesos RCN" & "RCN Bucaramanga" IDs.  RCN Bogota ID good during 
       nx 2319 12/6.
 774  UNID, 2320 12/6, TA carrier w/bits of audio.  Spain?
 780  USA, Chicago, WBBM 0408 12/7 atop w/traffic report
 780  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, Roadtown, 0158 12/6 "Zed BVI, the AM 
       Advantage" ID & ads, then Reggae Christmas song "Santa Claus, Do 
       You Ever Come to the Ghetto?", s/off by woman 0201, then brief 
       hymn and GSQ.  Good daytime signal in St Lucia
 790  BARBADOS, Bridgetown, good daytime signal, also good nights 
       w/minor QRM, owned by a Catholic church group so has a fair 
       amount of religious content.  Still on 0510 12/7 so probably AN.
 800  NETH ANT, Bonaire, 2004 12/5 w/CBN nx in EE, various religious 
       PSAs, fair signal all day.  Unimpressive night signal; the new 
       antenna system mustn't put much power to the east.  Trans World 
       Radio ID by woman 2328 12/6, then EE relig pgm.
 800  CANADA, Windsor, CKLW, 0406 12/6 good w/Canadian ads, then talk 
       show
 810  UNID, strong signal here both evenings 12/5&6 starting a couple 
       hours after LSS.  Mostly SS songs w/no anmts, at least whenever I 
       checked.  Had women reciting the rosary just after 0200 both 
       nights, also noted religious talks a couple of times.  Very 
       strong, almost local-like.  At the time I thought it was Bogota, 
       but now I'm not sure. 
 810  PUERTO RICO, San Juan, WKVM, 1958 12/5 fair w/nx in SS, WKVM ID in 
       SS by man 2001, then short song w/call letters given a couple 
       times
 820  VENEZUELA, unid, 2230 12/5 woman ancr w/"La Musica Venezuela" 
       mention, then harp mx
 820  USA, Fort Worth, WBAP 0407 12/6 ID in passing mixing w/SS stns. 
 830  ST KITTS, R Paradise seems to be AN as was still on 0534 12/5 & 
       0510 12/7.  Good signal during day.
 837  UNID TA het 0125 12/7
 840  USA, Louisville, WHAS, 0536 12/5 o/1-2 SS stns w/call ID & 
       teletalk, local nx 0430 12/7.
 840  ST LUCIA, R Caribbean International is silent, called station & 
       was told "we're not on AM any more", now only on FM 96.5 & 101.1
 840  PUERTO RICO, Yabucoa, WXEW, 1202 12/6, R Victoria jingle & Xmas 
       greeting, then YL DJ w/ SS rock mx
 860  UNID 0540 12/5, bagpipe-like mx then man talking in low monotone 
       for a couple of minutes, not sure if EE or SS, then inst jazz 
       o/unid SS.  Probably the same station w/interesting chime & flute 
       mx 0515 12/7.  Format suggests non-commercial/non-religious stn, 
       possibly at a University.  Any ideas?
 860  VENEZUELA, 2225 12/6 either YVOL or YVYE, RCR ID & nx very strong 
       //750
 860  DOMINICA, listed in WRTH but no sign of them, just a weak SS stn 
       here during the day.  Should've been easy given the blowtorch 
       signals from 590/740.  Probably no longer exists.
 860  VENEZUELA, San Cristobal, YVOL 0703 12/7 promo with several R 
       Mundial IDs in the jumble
 860  USA, Dunedin, WGUL, 0706 12/7, barely above the noise floor w/wx & 
       call ID, into Perry Como song
 870  USA, New Orleans, WWL 0543 12/5 probably the one w/Monday night FB 
       postgame show o/u unid SS
 870  VENEZUELA, Pto La Cruz, YVRU 1150 12/5 good w/Popular ID & nice 
       Venezuelan harp mx
 870  UNID, 0433 12/7 someone w/ TCs & "(unreadable)...8-70" IDs after 
       each song
 880  USA, New York, WCBS 0551 12/5 call ID & "39 degrees in Central 
       Park" hrd u/YVYM
 880  VENEZUELA, Pto Ordaz, YVYM, 0549 12/5 good w/lively SS mx & 
       Mundial ID o/WCBS.  0658 12/7 strong w/list of network affiliates 
       including R Venezuela - Caracas (790), Tricolor - Barquisimeto 
       (990), Mara Ritmo - Maracaibo (900), Mil Ochenta - Maracay 
       (1080), R Barinas - Barinas (1190), R Carupano - Carupano (1110), 
       R Bolivar - Cd Bolivar (1010), R Allende? - Nueva Esparta (?),
       Ondas del Caribe - Estdo de Falcon (1150), R Vallencia - 
       Vallencia (1220), Mundial 8-80 - Pto Ordaz (slogans/cities are as 
       copied over the air, I added the freqs based on published 
       listings).
 882  UNID, TA het 2333 12/6 & 0130 12/7
 890  USA, Chicago, WLS, 0410 12/6 ID & time check atop freq w/some 
       Barbados-900 splatter
 890  UNID, 0517 12/7 someone playing SS covers of 60's soft rock songs 
       like "1-2-3 Red Light" o/u WLS.
 890  CUBA, 0656 12/7 good o/WLS, woman w/1:56 TC, mentioned "Recuerdos 
       de los Cubanos" & "RC", then nx
 895  ST KITTS & NEVIS, 1202 12/5 string of local & other island ads, ID 
       as "The Powerhouse of the Eastern Caribbean, VON Radio", fair 
       w/Barbados-900 splatter.  0202 12/7 just missed s/off anmt but 
       caught part of the St Kitts NA, some of which vaguely resembles 
       the US anthem
 900  BARBADOS, seems to run BBCWS AN.  Good-strong day & night.
 910  VENEZUELA, Caracas, YVRQ 0022 12/6 good o/u unid SS teletalk w/R-Q
       ID.
 920  VENEZUELA, Porlamar, YVQX, 1845 12/6 good w/ "Nueva Esparta, AM 
       920, la frecuencia de noticias" ID.  Also 0025 12/6 w/ID & short 
       song about themselves, good atop channel.
 940  VENEZUELA, Cantaura, YVRU, 2335 12/5 strong w/Radio Fe y Alegria 
       ID, same thing 0420 12/7
 960  VENEZUELA, Maturin, YVRB, 12/5 2355 good w/R Monagas ID, then 
       faded 
 960  CUBA, R Reloj, 0414 12/6 dominant w/ nx, distinctive clock ticks, 
       "Reloj" ID tone & morse "RR" every minute
 970  VENEZUELA, Barcelona, 2356 12/5 R Mundial ID mixing with others
1000  VENEZUELA, Moron, YVNM, 1208 12/5 fair w/"Mil AM" slogan
1000  VIRGIN ISLANDS (US), WVWI, undoubtedly the one w/network talk 
       shows in American EE weak all day u/Venezuela.  Too weak to tell 
       much more.
1020  VENEZUELA, La Asuncion, YVRS, 2022 12/5 strong w/varied SS mx, 
       ments of Margarita & Porlamar during ads
1030  PUERTO RICO, San Juan, WOSO 0458 12/5 strong w/Jim Bohannon show & 
       "Total Radio WOSO" ID in EE
1040  PUERTO RICO, Moca, WZNA,  2149 12/5, local ad, Notiuno jingle, 
       ancr said "somos la noticias", then nx
1044  UNID, 2341 12/6 TA carrier hetting 1040/1050, bits of audio but 
       nothing definitive
1050  VENEZUELA, Caracas, YVKA, 0030 12/6, RNV (which sounds like RNB) 
       ID atop the heap
1050  USA, New York, WEVD, 2244 12/6 talk show  & "Newstalk 10-50 WEVD" 
       amid jumble of LA stns
1053  MOROCCO (tentative), 2150 12/5 het against jumble of LAs on 1050, 
       male talk surfaced 2358-2402, nothing ID'able at TOH, then gone.  
       Again 2233 12/6 w/"mid-east" music (to use the term loosely), man 
       & woman in unid lang, then faded, back at 2249 w/possible Koranic 
       recitations, still there 2256 w/definite AA talk.  Woman spoke 
       just before TOH, then brief mx or news sounder 2300 & different 
       woman in AA w/what sounded like news.  
1060  USA, Philly, KYW, 0600 12/5, legal ID, "all nx all the time" 
       slogan & time tone, good o/weak QRM
1060  PUERTO RICO, Juana Diaz, WCGB, 2015 12/5 probably the one w/TC & 
       ads w/prices in dolares
1070  COLOMBIA, Bogota, HJCG, 0535 12/7 good o/unid US talk show w/Radio 
       Santa Fe ID, into LA pops
1080  VENEZUELA, YVQJ or YVNR, 0539 12/7 TC from Observatorio National 
       in Caracas, SS DJ then mx.
1090  VENEZUELA, Caracas, YVSZ, 0732 12/7 good w/list of stns in 
       network, Union Radio ID into nx by woman
1090  USA, Baltimore, WBAL, 0104 12/5 call ID & contest promo fair but 
       dominant, then U of MD basketball.
1100  ANTIGUA, 0400 12/7 "Zed D K" jingle after 6 time pips, then 
       continued w/usual Caribbean mx, possibly AN.
1110  VENEZUELA, Carupano, YVQT, 1952 12/5 loud w/elaborate R Carupano 
       ID, then lively SS mx.  Great signal all day & night
1120  VENEZUELA, unid, 0351 12/6 vocal version of Venezuelan NA at tune-
       in, obviously too late to ID it.  Dominant o/another SS & 
       presumed KMOX.  Tried the following night but whoever it was 
       stayed on late for the political speech (see 670).  Odd s/off 
       time in any case. 3 stations listed.
1120  UNID, 0344 12/7 someone w/lively pop mx mostly o/KMOX & another 
       SS, seemed to give IDs in middle of songs, but haven't able to 
       decipher them yet.
1130  USA, New York, WBBR, 0326 12/6, traffic report for New York o/unid 
       SS
1134  SPAIN (tentative), 2249 12/6 woman talking, too weak to ID 
       language.  Still there 2255 recheck.  Definite Spanish talk 2304.
1140  MEXICO(?), 0543-0550 & 0715-0728 12/7 unid stn w/Mariachi & 
       Ranchera mx, delivery very typical of Mexican stns.  Have several 
       anmts on tape, but haven't found an ID yet.  Tape available if 
       someone wants to have a go at it.  XEMR Monterey the most 
       probable Mexican listed. 1140 VENEZUELA, Porlamar, 0102 12/6 LV 
       del Caribe, long elaborate ID w/many ments of 24 hrs, i.e. 
       "Porlamar, LV del Caribe, con musica y noticias las 24 horas del 
       dia".  Hrd this anmt at least one other time, but for some reason 
       all I could hear after about 11 pm was a loud WRVA & a couple of 
       unIDs.  Had one of the strongest daytime signals in St. Lucia and 
       excellent signal at night.  Maybe they aren't AN yet but will be 
       soon.
1140  USA, Richmond, WRVA, 0351 12/6 loud w/ads, Coast-to-Coast talk 
       show, "Newsradio 1140 WRVA" ID, seemed to be mixing w/Porlamar 
       OC. Possibly the strongest US stn after midnight.
1150  UNID, 0558 12/7 possible Suceso ID, chopped up by OC &/or low hets
1160  ANTIGUA, CRL good day & night w/religious programs.  Never checked 
       further.  Leaves OC on all night after s/off.  Seemed already off 
       (OC only) 0217 12/7
1160  UNID, someone's NA 0559 12/7, weak u/CRL OC, possible s/off
1170  USA, Wheeling 0559 12/7 atop w/legal ID, likely the one hrd 
       earlier w/canned religion
1180  USA, Marathon, 0600 12/7 good w/Radio Marti ID
1190  PUERTO RICO, San Juan, WBMJ, 0100 12/6, ID in SS for WBMJ San Juan 
       & WIVV Viques, then SS relig pgm 
1200  UNID, 0601 12/7 ID sounding like Radio Orloncion, didn't sound at 
       all like listed Dimension (YVSF) or Revolucion (Cuba)
1210  VENEZUELA/PUERTO RICO, 1858-1901 12/6 confusing mix of YVZT & WHOY 
       at about equal strength.  YVZT w/R Anzoategui ID & ments of 
       Barcelona, WHOY w/R Hoy ID & ments of Puerto Rico
1230  VENEZUELA, Caucagua, YVNT, 2143 12/6 echo-chamber ID as R 
       Barlevento after SS hip-hop song.  Good at first but gradually 
       faded.
1240  VENEZUELA, Punto Tumatey, YVNV, 0240 12/6 Radio America ID & 
       mentions of Venezuela good-strong, apparently either a program 
       name or alternate slogan for RNV.  Radio Nacional ID & nx //560 
       2148 12/6. 0555 12/7 loud w/RNV ID & list of stns in the network.
1270  CUBA, Camaguey, 0450 12/7 Reloj poor in jumble, only recognizable 
       parts were the morse "RR" every minute & occasional clock ticks
1270  UNID, someone off freq creating a loud growl 2334 12/6
1280  USA, New York, WADO, 0230 12/6, briefly surfaced w/"WADO 12-80 AM 
       New York" ID in EE during SS talk, then faded into jumble of 
       Several other stns.
1280  PUERTO RICO, Arecibo, WCMN, 0237 12/6, atop w/SS ID "WCMN 12-80 la 
       Grande de Arecibo" then song
1280  VENEZUELA, 2359 12/6 someone w/song about Venezuela, not sure if 
       long jingle or a real song.  Two YV's listed.
1280  HAITI, Port-au-Prince, R Citadelle (tentative), 0005 12/7 definite 
       French talk surfaced for a couple minutes, then faded into jumble
1280  COLOMBIA, 0007 12/7, someone surfaced w/ads & Xmas greetings, 
       possible ID as "Super de Colombia".  HJTK?
1300  NETH ANTILLES, St Martin, 1209 12/5 local nx in Carib EE, PJD2 ID, 
       then local ads, fair.  Also tried for Eustasis-1120 & Saba-1410, 
       but nothing hrd (both use low power)
1310  MARTINIQUE, Ft de France, RFO was dropped from WRTH listing a few 
       years ago, but is still on the air.  Semi-local signal (about 25 
       miles away), very low modulation level & has a tone in the 
       background all the time.  Probably AN.  Local pgm w/ads 1159 
       12/6, then R Martinique ID & nx.  Noted off 1220 12/6 but back on 
       at recheck that afternoon.  
1330  USA, New York, WWRV, 0154 12/7 bizarre sermon w/fiery EE preacher 
       & SS translator alternating back & forth a few words at a time. 
       Figured out who it was when he said something about Radio Vision, 
       Which prompted me to check 530 for a //, sure enuf they were.  
       Mixing w/jumble of other stations.
1340  VIRGIN ISLANDS (US), Charlotte Amalie, WSTA, 2011 12/5 community 
       bulletin board pgm w/many St Croix & St Thomas items.  The only 
       USVI stn I definitely ID'ed, aside from tentative on WVWI-1000
1340  VENEZUELA, Caracas, YVNE, 0454 12/7 apparently the one w/ tail end 
       of s/off anmt, then vocal NA  
1350  UNID 2355 12/6 someone off freq, creating a loud growl.  "Quality 
       Car Wash" ad in SS surfaced 2356, possibly WEGA.
1370  COLOMBIA, Bogota, HJKX, 2358 12/6, atop w/R Mundial ID, mention of 
       "Bogota, capital de Colombia"
1370  PUERTO RICO, Viques, WIVV 2140 12/5 & other times religious pgms 
       in American English.  Didn't wait for ID but nothing else fits.
1380  VENEZUELA, Pto Cabello, YVNG, 0224 12/5 good w/SS rock mx & Ondas 
       del Mar ID
1400  GRENADA, Harbor Lights, 2121 12/5 and many other times, strong 
       w/religious pgms, never waited for definite ID.  Off before 0300 
       12/6 & just an OC 0141 12/7, so seems to s/off early
1410  UNID, 0211 12/7 "...la (something) mismo..." ID?? Fair but atop at end

       of song.
1420  PUERTO RICO, Ponce, WUKQ, 2135 12/5 SS atop w/Puerto Rico 
       mentions.  Probably WUKQ.  Het from 1422.
1430  PUERTO RICO, Cauguas, WNEL, 0609 12/7 strong w/ Notiuno ID
1430  VENEZUELA, Pto La Cruz, 1152 12/6 local ads, TC, then man w/nx. R 
       Bahia ID 1850 12/6.
1440  UNID, Loud growl (a few hundred Hz het) here all evening 12/5 &6. 
       Cleared up some time after midnight.  If I'd had more time I 
       could have nailed down the offender's s/off time.
1450  UNID, loud growl (a few hundred Hz) here all evening 12/5 & 6 
       making it hard to decipher anything else.  Noticed it was gone 
       when I checked around 0600, not sure when the culprit signed off.
1470  VENEZUELA, Carupano, YVSY, 1215 12/5 loud w/R Vibracion ID & 
       Cumbia mx.  Strong signal day and night.  Still on 0610 12/7 so 
       probably AN
1480  PUERTO RICO, Fajardo, WMDD, 1945 12/5 long string of ads for 
       Fajardo businesses, then "(something) 14-80" jingle into mx
1490  PUERTO RICO, Ponce, WLEO, 1939 12/5 tuned in during "...onca, 14-90 
       AM" ID, then several Puerto Rico ads
1500  VENEZUELA, Cumana, YVRZ, 1847 12/6 "Dos Mil" ID & mentions of 
       Cumana.  Good signal all day.
1500  USA, Washington, WTOP, 0139 12/7 call ID, traffic report & wx 
       u/YVRZ
1512  UNID, Screamer het 2138 12/6, never produced audio despite many 
       rechecks and very little 1510 QRM.
1520  PUERTO RICO, San Juan, WVOZ, 1148 12/6 soft SS vocals & La Voz ID.
1521  SAUDI ARABIA, 2030 12/5 first noted as a het, male talk surfaced 
       2123 but not enough to ID the language.  Remained a het most of 
       the evening.  Surfaced again 2056 12/6 w/Middle Eastern mx (male 
       vocal), easily separable from 1520, anmt by man in Arabic 2100 
       seemed to match ID listed in WRTH, then mx fanfare & talk.  Good 
       level 2105 recheck w/male talk.
1530  VATICAN CITY, 2110 12/5, Vatican Radio IS, then SS rlgs pgm to 
       2130, woman w/Radio Vaticana ID, then IS & PP pgm.  Fair-good 
       signal. Again 2109 12/6 fair w/IS & "Radio Vaticana, programa 
       espanol" ID. This was far and away the easiest TA.  1530 was 
       essentially a QRM free channel until WSAI faded in.
1530  USA, Cincinnati, WSAI, 2252 12/5 ID & Christmas song, noted later 
       w/U of Kentucky basketball, plus various other times w/adult 
       standards. Had the frequency pretty much to themselves both 
       nights.
1539  UNID TA het around sunset 12/6.  Way too much ZNS1 QRM to get any 
       audio.
1540  BAHAMAS, Nassau, ZNS1, 0045 12/5 "National Voice of the Bahamas" 
       ID during "Night Time Serenade" pgm.  Strong most of the time at 
       night w/only traces of weak QRM.
1548  UNID, TA het around sunset 12/7.  Kuwait??
1550  VENEZUELA, Los Teques, YVMW, 0206 12/6 fair but dominant w/R 
       Metropolitana ID
1560  PUERTO RICO, Bayamon, WRSJ 0209 12/6 good w/"NCN" ID during 
       Christmas greeting, then SS monologue
1570  DOMINICAN REP, Sto Domingo, HIAJ, 2301 12/5, R Amancer 
       Internacional ID after religious pgm.  Dominant.
1580  VENEZUELA, Cumana, YVTK, 2026 12/5 good w/promo for "Radionovelas 
       de Manzanares", sounded like they were giving previews of coming 
       shows.  Good signal all day.
1580  VENEZUELA, 0016 12/6 & various other times, someone //YVRQ-910. 
       Also 2134 12/6 w/Venez NA & start of a sporting event //910.  
       Generally dominant all evening w/1-2 other stns sometimes mixing, 
       better signal than 910 most of the time.  Signal strength 
       suggests YVTK, which was in well all day.  The other 2 listed 
       YV's are pretty far away.
1580  UNID, 0601 12/5, ID sounding  like "R Patris...AM Central", didn't 
       have tape running at the time
1580  UNID, 2106 12/5 unid SS talk w/3 decending chimes repeated in 
       background
1590  PUERTO RICO, Guyama, WXRF, 2049 12/6 possible ID giving PO Box in 
       San Juan 
1600  PUERTO RICO, Bayamon, WLUZ, 2045 12/6 Puerto Rico ads & mention of 
       Bayamon.
1602  UNID TA het from well before to well after sunset 12/5&6, but 
       never heard any audio.  
1610  ANGUILLA, Caribbean Beacon, religion day & night.  See 690 for 
       additional comments.
1660  USA, 2326 12/5 good o/unid US stn w/many R Unica IDs.  I thought I 
       had something really exotic until they said R Unica & Nueva York 
       in the same breath!  Note that the Argentine is listed as R 
       Unidad, a potential source of confusion.  Unid w/adult standards 
       in background 
1680  USA, 2332 12/5 sports talk, not //1700, fair signal.  Apparently 
       WTTM Princeton, NJ
1690  USA, Lexington Park, WPTX, 2329 12/5 I assume this was the 
       Talkradio net stn here, good w/network ads & PSAs, but dead air 
       where local anmts should've gone.
1700  USA, Miami Sprs, WAFN 2328 12/5 probably the one w/sports talk at 
       good level

FM Bandscan:
  I also managed to check out the FM band a couple of times.  Here's 
what I heard in the way of locals (it's quite different from the 
published lists). 

 94.5  "The Wave, St. Lucia's New Rhythm & Soul"
 96.5  Radio Caribbean International (Southern part of the island), not 
       heard but is here per phone call to station
 97.3  Radio St. Lucia //660AM/97.7FM (Northern half of the island)
 97.7  Radio St. Lucia //660AM/97.3FM (Southern half of the island), not 
       heard but is here per signoff announcement
100.1  Helen FM, also ID's as "Radio 100" and "The One"
100.3  Helen FM, //100.1 not heard but listed on their web site
101.1  Radio Caribbean International (Northern part of the island) 
       //96.5
103.5  Helen FM, //100.1 not heard but listed on their web site
105.3  Radio Koulibwi, ID's as "The Hot One" and "Rocking the Caribbean, 
       Hot FM"

I also heard a couple of weak French stations (probably Martinique) on 
99.5 and 102.0, as well as weak religious stations (probably on other 
islands) on 91.8 and 102.5, and probably could have found some more if 
I'd spent more time on FM.
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****Jean Burnell - jburnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  The Newfoundland Dxpedition was held from 20 - 30 October, 2000, at 
Cappahayden, Newfoundland. The DXers were: John Fisher (Calgary, AB) 
Drake R8A 20 Oct - 25 Oct Neil Kazaross (Barrington, IL) AOR AR-7030 
Plus    21 Oct - 29 Oct Jim Renfrew  (Rochester, NY) Drake R8 23 Oct - 
30 Oct Mark Connelly  (Billerica, MA) Drake R8A 26 Oct - 29 Oct Jean 
Burnell  (St. John's, NF) Drake R8A & Icom R-71A20 Oct - 29 Oct
  The antennas were: 1 km Beverage aimed at eastern Brazil, 500 m 
Beverage aimed at northern Europe, 400 m unterminated wire aimed at 
western Africa, K9AY loops.
  Below is the list of stations heard, including some tentative ones!
  If someone is interested in the complete report please E-mail mail at 
jburnell@xxxxxxx  I will send you this as an attachment (Microsoft Word 
97, approx. 185 kB).
  Jean Burnell,  St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

AFRICA

 153  ALGERIA   Chaîne 1, Béchar
 171  MOROCCO   R. Méditerranée Internationale, Nador
 207  MOROCCO   RTM, Azilal
 549  ALGERIA   Chaîne 1, Les Trembles
 612  MOROCCO   RTM, Sebaa-Aioun
 621  CANARY IS.   RNE R. 1, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
 630  TUNISIA   ERTT, Tunis
 675  LIBYA   Libyan Jamahiriya BC, Benghazi
 702  MOROCCO   RTM, Sebaa-Aioun
 711.06  WESTERN SAHARA / MOROCCO   RTM, Laayoune
 764.97  SÉNÉGAL RT Sénégal, Dakar
 774  EGYPT   Middle East Commercial Service, Tanta
 783  MAURITANIA   ORTM, Nouakchott
 819  EGYPT   General Programme, Batra
 819  MOROCCO   RTM, Rabat
 846  SOUTH AFRICA   R. Xhosa, Komga
 864  EGYPT   Holy Koran R., Santah
 873  BOTSWANA   R. Botswana, Ghanzi
 882  CANARY IS. COPE synchros
 891  ALGERIA   Chaîne 1, Alger
 891  LESOTHO   R. Lesotho, Maseru
 907.81  GAMBIA   R. Syd, Banjul
 909  BOTSWANA   VOA Relay, Selebi-Phikwe
 909  MOROCCO   RTM, Safi
 945  ANGOLA   R. Nacional, Cazenga
 963  TUNISIA   RTV Tunisienne, Tunis
 972  BOTSWANA   R. Botswana, Sebele
 972  LIBYA   Libyan Jamahiriya BC, Sirte
1008  CANARY IS.   Onda Cero, Las Palmas
1062  NIGERIA   Enugu State BS, Onitsha
1088  ANGOLA   R. Nacional, Mulenvas
1125  MADEIRA   RDP, Ponta do Pargo
1161  EGYPT   Mid-Delta R., Tanta
1170  NIGERIA   Ogun State BC, Abeokuta
1251  LIBYA   Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting, Tripoli
1305  SÉNÉGAL   RT Sénégal, Rufisque
1341  CANARY IS.   SER synchros
1385.92  GUINEA   R. Rurale, Labé
1386  KENYA   V. of Kenya, Maralal
1449  LIBYA   VO Greater Arab Homeland, Misurata
1476  BENIN   ORT du Benin, Cotonou
1484.55  ANGOLA   EP do Kuanza-Sul, Sumbe
1485  ASCENSION IS.   BBC Relay, English Bay
1503  EGYPT   North Sinai R., El Arish
1530  SÃO TOMÉ E PRINCÍPE   VOA Relay, Pinheira
1550  ALGERIA / CLANDESTINE   R Nacional Rep. Arabe Saharaui Democr., 
       Tindouf
1583.65  SPANISH MOROCCO / CEUTA   RadiOlé, Costa del Estrecho

ASIA

 180  TURKEY   TRT, Polatli
 279  TURKMENISTAN   Turkmen R., Asgabat
 738  ISRAEL   Kol Israel Network D, Tel Aviv
 760  YEMEN   Yemen R., Mukalla
 765  SAUDI ARABIA   BSKSA, Qurayyat or Khamasin
 765  TURKEY   TRT-1, Gaziantep
 783  SYRIA   Syrian Arab Republic BC, Tartus
 831  SYRIA   Syrian Arab Republic BC, Deir el Zawr (drifting)
 864  ARMENIA   Trans-World R., Kamo
 900  SAUDI ARABIA   BSKSA, Qurayyat
1026  IRAN   IRIB, Tabriz
1062.07  TURKEY   TRT-1, Diyarbakir
1152  IRAN   IRIB, Tabriz
1206  ISRAEL   Kol Israel, Haifa
1314  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   UAE R., Dabiya
1413  OMAN   BBC Relay, Masirah Is.
1430  IRAN   IRIB, Esfahan
1440  SAUDI ARABIA   BSKSA, Damman
1449  IRAN   IRIB, Bandar-e-Torkaman
1467  IRAN   IRIB, unknown site
1476  AZERBAIJAN   Azerbaijani R., 2 sites
1476  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   U.A.E. R., Dubai
1494  JORDAN   R. Jordan, Al Karanah
1503  IRAN   IRIB, Bushehr
1512  SAUDI ARABIA   BSKSA, Jeddah
1521  IRAN   IRIB, Kiashahr
1521  SAUDI ARABIA   BSKSA, Duba
1539.07  IRAN / CLANDESTINE?...V. of the Iraqi Islamic Movement
1548  KUWAIT   VOA Relay, Kabt
1566  INDIA   All India R., Nagpur
1566  IRAN   IRIB, Bandar Abbas
1575  KUWAIT / CLANDESTINE   Al Mustaqbal

EUROPE

 153  NORWAY   NRK, Ingøy
 153  ROMANIA   România Actualitata, Brasov Bod
 162  FRANCE   France-Inter, Allouis
 171  RUSSIA   R. Moscow / R. Rossii, synchros
 177  GERMANY   DeutschlandRadio Berlin, Oranienburg
 183  GERMANY   Europe No. 1, Felsberg
 189  ICELAND   Ríkisútvarpid, Gufuskalar
 198  ENGLAND   BBC R. 4, Droitwich et al.
 207  GERMANY   DLF, Aholming
 216  FRANCE / MONACO   R. Monte Carlo, Roumoules
 225  POLAND   Polskie R., Konstantynow
 234  LUXEMBOURG   R. Luxembourg, Junglinster
 252  IRELAND   Atlantic 252, Clarkestown
 261  RUSSIA   R. Rossii, Taldom
 270  CZECH REP.   Cesky Rozhlas, Uherské-Hradisté
 531  SPAIN   RNE R. 5 synchros
 531  SWITZERLAND   DRS1, Beromünster
 540  BELGIUM   R. Twee, Wavre
 540  HUNGARY   Kossuth R., Solt
 540  SPAIN   Onda Cero, Barcelona
 549  IRELAND   United Christian Broadcasters, Monaghan
 558  SPAIN   RNE R. 5 synchros
 567  IRELAND   RTE R. 1, Tullamore
 576  GERMANY   Mega R., Wöbbelin
 585  SPAIN   RNE R. 1, Madrid
 594  PORTUGAL   R. Renascença, Muge
 603  ROMANIA   România Actualitata, Botoshani
 603  SPAIN   RNE R. 5 synchros
 612  IRELAND   RTE 2FM, Athlone
 621  BELGIUM   RTV Belge Communauté Française, Wavre
 630  NORWAY   NRK, Vigra
 630  PORTUGAL   RDP, Santa Isabel
 648  ENGLAND   BBC European Service, Orfordness
 666  PORTUGAL   RDP Antena 1, Lisboa / Vila Real
 675  NETHERLANDS   R. 10, Lopik
 684  SPAIN   RNE R. 1, Sevilla
 693  ENGLAND   BBC R. 5, Droitwich et al.
 693  SPAIN   RNE R. 1 synchros
 693.7  AZORES RDP, Terceira
 702  GERMANY   Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Flensburg
 702  SLOVAKIA    Slovensky Rozhlas, Banská Bystrica / Presov
 711  FRANCE   R. Bleu, Rennes
 720  GERMANY   Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Langenberg
 720  NORTHERN IRELAND   BBC R. 4, Lisnagarvey
 720  PORTUGAL   RDP1, São Salvador
 756  GERMANY   DeutschlandRadio, Braunschweig / Ravensburg
 756  SPAIN   R. Euskadi, Bilbao
 765  ENGLAND   BBC R. Essex, Chelmsford
 765  SWITZERLAND   RSR, Sottens
 783  PORTUGAL   R. Comercial, Miramar
 792  FRANCE   R. Bleu, Limoges
 810  MACEDONIA   R. Macedonia, Skopje
 810  SCOTLAND   BBC R. Scotland synchros
 810  SPAIN   SER R. Madrid, Madrid
 819  SPAIN   R. Euskadi, San Sebastián
 828  NETHERLANDS   Arrow Classic Rock, Rotterdam
 836  AZORES   RDP, Barrosa
 837  CROATIA   Hrvatski R., Gospic
 837  ENGLAND   BBC Asian Network, Freeman's Common
 837  FRANCE   R. Bleu, Nancy
 846  ITALY   RAI R. Due, Roma
 855  ROMANIA   România Actualitata, Bucuresti
 873  MOLDOVA   R. Moldova, Chisinau
 873  NORTHERN IRELAND   BBC R. Ulster, Enniskillen
 882  SPAIN   COPE synchros
 882  ENGLAND   BBC R. Wales, Washford
 882  SPAIN   COM R., Sabadell
 882  SPAIN   COPE synchros
 882  YUGOSLAVIA   R. Podgorica synchros
 891  NETHERLANDS   NOS R. 5, Hulsberg
 891  PORTUGAL   R. Renascença, Vila Moura
 900  ITALY   RAI R. Uno, Milano
 900  SPAIN   COPE synchros
 909  ROMANIA   România Actualitata, Jucu
 945  LATVIA   Latvijas R., Riga
 963  ENGLAND   R. Liberty, Lee Bridge Road/London
 963  PORTUGAL   R. Renascença, Seixal
 963  SPAIN   R. Euskadi, Vitória
 972  ENGLAND   R. Liberty, Southall/London
 972  GERMANY Norddeutscher Rundfunk, Hamburg
 972  SPAIN   RNE R. 1 synchros
 981  GREECE   ERA, Athens
 990  WALES   BBC R. 5, Tywyn
 999  SPAIN   COPE Madrid, Madrid
1008  NETHERLANDS   NOS R. 5, Flevoland
1017  ENGLAND   Classic Gold WABC, Shrewsbury
1017  GERMANY   SWR-1, Wolfsheim
1026  CHANNEL IS.   BBC R. Jersey, Trinity
1026  RUSSIA   R. Mayak synchros
1026  SPAIN   SER synchros
1035  PORTUGAL   R. Comercial, Lisboa
1044  GERMANY   MDR Info, Dresden
1044  SPAIN   SER synchros
1053  ENGLAND   TalkSport synchros
1053  ROMANIA   R. România, Iasi
1053  SPAIN   COPE synchros
1062  DENMARK   Danmarks R., Kalundborg
1071  ENGLAND   TalkSport synchros
1071  SPAIN   Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao
1080  SPAIN   Onda Cero, Toledo
1080  SPAIN   SER synchros
1089  ENGLAND   TalkSport synchros
1089  RUSSIA   R.Chechnya Svobodnaya, Krasnodar
1098  SLOVAKIA   R. Slovensko, Velké Záluzie
1098  SPAIN   RNE R. 5 synchros
1107  ENGLAND   TalkSport synchros
1107  GERMANY   AFN synchros
1107  SCOTLAND   Moray Firth R., Inverness
1116  CHANNEL IS. & ENGLAND   BBC R. 5, Guernsey & Derby
1125  BELGIUM   RTBF R. Trafic Plus, Houdeng
1125  CROATIA   Hvratski R., Deanovec
1134  CROATIA   Hrvatski R., Zadar
1134  SPAIN   COPE synchros
1143  GERMANY   AFN synchros
1143  KALININGRAD / RUSSIA   R. Mayak, Bolshakovo
1143  SPAIN   COPE Orense, Orense
1143  SPAIN   COPE Oviedo, Oviedo
1152  ROMANIA   R. România, Cluj
1152  SCOTLAND   Clyde 2, Glasgow
1152  SPAIN   RNE R. 5 synchros
1161  SCOTLAND   Tay AM, Dundee
1161  SPAIN   Euskadi Irratia, San Sebastián
1170  ENGLAND   Magic 1170, Stockton
1170  RUSSIA   Ibra R., Tbilisskaya
1170  SLOVENIA   R.Capodistria, Beli Kriz
1179  ROMANIA   România Actualitata, Galbeni-Bacau
1179  SWEDEN   R. Sweden, Sölvesbörg
1188  BELGIUM   R. Twee, Kuurne
1188  HUNGARY   VOA/RFE Relay, Marcali
1197  ENGLAND   Virgin R. synchros
1197  GERMANY   RFE, Munich
1197  SPAIN   Euskadi Irratia, Vitoria
1215  ENGLAND   Virgin R. synchros
1215  KALININGRAD / RUSSIA   V. of Russia, Bolshakovo
1224  NETHERLANDS   Q The Beat, Lopik
1224  SPAIN   COPE synchros
1233  BELGIUM   RTBF R. Trafic Plus, Rocourt
1233  CZECH REP.  Cesky Rozhlas synchros
1242  ENGLAND & SCOTLAND   Virgin R. synchros
1242  FRANCE   R. Bleu, Marseille
1251  ENGLAND   Classic Gold Amber, Gt. Barton
1251  PORTUGAL   R. Renascença synchros
1260  ENGLAND   Classic Gold 12-60, Mangotsfield
1260  ENGLAND   Virgin R., Guildford
1260  SPAIN   SER synchros
1269  GERMANY   DeutschlandRadio, Neumünster
1278  IRELAND   RTE R. 2 FM, Cork / Dublin
1287  CZECH REP.   Cesky Rozhlas synchros
1287  SPAIN   SER synchros
1296  ENGLAND   BBC European Service, Orfordness
1296  ENGLAND   R. XL, Langley Mill
1296  SPAIN   COPE Valencia, Valencia
1305  ENGLAND   Premier R., Enfield / Ewell
1305  SPAIN   RNE R. 5 synchros
1314  NORWAY   NRK, Kvitsøy
1314  SPAIN   RNE R. 5 synchros
1323  ENGLAND   BBC Somerset Sound, Taunton
1323  ENGLAND   Capital Gold 1323, Southwick
1323  GERMANY   V. of Russia Relay, Wachenbrunn
1323  ROMANIA   R. Tîrgu Mures, Tîrgu Mures
1332  ENGLAND   Classic Gold 1332, Gunthorpe
1332  ENGLAND   Premier R., Battersea
1332  ITALY   RAI R. Uno, Roma
1332  NETHERLANDS   R. Nationaal, Lopikerkapel
1341  SPAIN   SER synchros
1341  NORTHERN IRELAND   BBC R. Ulster, Lisnagarvey
1341  SPAIN   Onda Cero, Almería / Ciudad Real
1341  SPAIN   SER R. León, León
1350  LATVIA   Latvijas R., Kuldiga / Cesvaine
1359  ENGLAND   The Breeze, Baker's Wood
1368  ISLE OF MAN   Manx R., Douglas
1386  KALININGRAD / RUSSIA   LBH R./ V. of Russia, Bolshakovo
1394.8  ALBANIA   TWR, Fllake
1395  NETHERLANDS   Business News 1395, Ijsselstein
1404  ROMANIA   România Actualitata, Sighet
1413  ENGLAND   BBC R. Gloucestershire, 2 sites
1422  GERMANY   DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler
1422  LATVIA   Latvijas R., Rezekne / Valmiera
1422  ROMANIA   România Actualitata, Olanesti
1431  ENGLAND   Breeze AM, Rayleigh
1431  ENGLAND   Classic Gold, Manor Farm
1431  ITALY   RAI R. Due synchros
1440  LUXEMBOURG   R. Luxembourg/R. Nederland, Marnach
1458  ALBANIA   VOA Relay, Fllake
1458  ENGLAND   BBC Asian Network, Langley Mill
1458  ENGLAND   Big 14-58 AM, Ashton Moss
1458  ENGLAND   Sunrise R., Brookmans Park
1467  FRANCE / MONACO   RMC/TWR, Roumoules
1476  AUSTRIA   Österreichischer Rundfunk, Bisamberg
1485  ENGLAND   Classic Gold, Newbury
1494  FRANCE   R. Bleu synchros
1494  MOLDOVA   R. Moldova, Cahul / Edinet
1503  AZORES   AFN, Lajes
1512  BELGIUM   R. Netherland, R. Vlaanderen Inter., Wolvertem
1512  CRETE / GREECE   ERA, Chania
1521  SPAIN   SER R. Castellón, Castellón
1530  ROMANIA   România Actualitata, Mhaileni
1530  VATICAN CITY   R. Vaticana, Vatican
1539  GERMANY   Evangeliums Rundfunk, Mainflingen
1539  SPAIN   SER synchros
1548  ENGLAND   BBC R. Bristol, Mangotsfield
1557  CROATIA   Hvratski R., Osijek
1557  FRANCE   R. Bleu, Nice
1566  ENGLAND   County Sound R., Peasmarsh
1575  GERMANY   Mega R., Burg
1575  ITALY   RAI R. Uno synchros
1584  SPAIN   SER R. Zamora, Zamora
1593  GERMANY   R. Free Europe, Holzkirchen
1593  IRELAND   Cross Rhythms, Monaghan
1593  ROMANIA   R. Cluj, Cluj
1602  SPAIN   Euskadi Irratia, Vitória
1602  SPAIN   SER synchros
1611  VATICAN CITY   R. Vaticana, Vatican
1635.54  NETHERLANDS / PIRATE   R. Nordzee
1635.89  NETHERLANDS / PIRATE   Rona Leiza
1646.05  NETHERLANDS / PIRATE   R. Santa Fe

CARIBBEAN and NORTH AMERICA

 530  TURKS & CAICOS IS.   R. Visión Cristiana Internacional, South 
       Caicos
 555  ST. KITTS & NEVIS   R. ZIZ, Basseterre, St. Kitts
 610  TRINIDAD   NBS, Port of Spain
 660  ST. LUCIA   St. Lucia BC, Babonneau
 680  PUERTO RICO   R. Guapa (WAPA), San Juan
 690  ANGUILLA   Caribbean Beacon, The Valley
 705  ST. VINCENT   NBC 705 Radio, Kingstown
 720  GREENLAND   Kalallit Nunaata Radioa, Simiutaq
 730  TRINIDAD   R. Trinidad, Port of Spain
 790  BARBADOS   V. of Barbados, Bridgetown
 830  CANADA   CFJR, Brockville ON
 830  CUBA   R. Reloj, unknown site
 830  ST. KITTS & NEVIS   Trinity Broadcast Network, Charlestown, Nevis
 840  CUBA   CMHW, Santa Clara
 840  HAITI   4VEH, Cap Haitien
 895  ST. KITTS & NEVIS   V. of Nevis, Bath Village, Nevis
 900  BARBADOS   Caribbean Broadcasting Corp., Bridgetown
 910  SAN ANDRÉS / COLOMBIA   RCN (HJMY), San Andrés
1100  ANTIGUA   R. ZDK, St. John's
1120  PUERTO RICO   R. Once (WMSW), Arecibo
1160  ANTIGUA   Caribbean Lighthouse, St. John's
1160  BERMUDA   VSB3, Hamilton
1180  CUBA   R. Taíno (CMBT), Villa Maria
1230  PUERTO RICO   R. Unica (WNIK), Arecibo
1280  PUERTO RICO   Noti-Uno (WCMN), Arecibo
1375.02  ST. PIERRE & MIQUELON   RFO, St. Pierre
1400  GRENADA   Harbour Light of the Windwards, Carriacou
1430  PUERTO RICO   WNEL, Caguas
1570  USA   WBUG, Amsterdam NY, 30 Oct, 0558 - ID [JR].
1600  PUERTO RICO   R. Luz (WLUZ), Bayamón
1610  ANGUILLA   Caribbean Beacon, The Valley
1620  USA   WTAW, College Station TX
1630  USA   KCJK, Iowa City IA
1630  USA   WAWX, Augusta GA
1670  USA   WRMC, Warner Robins GA
1700  USA   WAFN, Miami Springs FL

SOUTH AMERICA

 610  BRAZIL   R. Itatiaia (ZYL268), Belo Horizonte
 630  ARGENTINA   R. Difusora Patagonia (LU4), Comodoro Rivadavia
 630  ARGENTINA   R. Rivadavia (LS5), Buenos Aires
 650  BRAZIL   R. Clube (ZYH462), Valença
 650  PARAGUAY   R. Uno, Asunción
 650  URUGUAY   SODRE (CX6), Montevideo
 660  VENEZUELA   Ondas de Los Médanos (YVNA), Coro
 680  VENEZUELA   R. Cumaná (YVQR), Cumaná
 690  BRAZIL   R. Dragão do Mar (ZYH587), Fortaleza
 700  ARGENTINA   R. Córdoba (LV3), Córdoba
 700  BRAZIL   R. Nova Eldorado AM (ZYK686), São Paulo
 700  VENEZUELA   R. Sur (YVPQ), Puerto Ordaz
 720  BRAZIL   R. Clube de Pernambuco (ZYI770), Recife
 720  BRAZIL   R. Guaiba (ZYK276), Porto Alegre
 720  VENEZUELA   R. Oriente (YVQE), Porlamar
 730  BRAZIL   Emissora Rural (ZYI780), Petrolina
 730  COLOMBIA   Cadena Melodía (HJCU), SF de Bogotá
 730  PARAGUAY   R. Cardinal AM (ZP7), Asunción
 740  BRAZIL   R. Sociedad de Bahia (ZYH446), Salvador
 760  BRAZIL   R. Record (ZYH588), Fortaleza
 760  GUYANA   Guyana BC, Georgetown
 770  URUGUAY   R. Oriental (CX12), Montevideo
 780  BRAZIL   R. Jornal do Comércio (ZYI771), Recife
 780  PARAGUAY   R. Primero de Marzo (ZP70), Asunción
 790  ARGENTINA   R. Mitre (LR6), Buenos Aires
 810  BRAZIL   R. Verdes Mares (ZYH589), Fortaleza
 820  BRAZIL   R. Gazeta (ZYI212), Vitória
 820  VENEZUELA   R. Guadalupana (YVXG), Coro
 840  ARGENTINA   R. Salta (LV9), Salta
 840  BRAZIL   R. Bandeirantes (ZYK687), São Paulo
 840  BRAZIL   R. Excelsior da Bahia (ZYH447), Salvador
 840  VENEZUELA   R. Juventud (YVMY)
 850  URUGUAY   R. Carve (CX16), Montevideo
 850  VENEZUELA   R. Fé y Alegría (YVZC), Maracaibo
 860  BRAZIL   R. CBN (ZYJ459), Rio de Janeiro
 860  BRAZIL   R. Cidade (ZYH592), Maracanau
 860  VENEZUELA   R. Enlace 860 (YVYE), Valle de la Pascua
 869.94  VENEZUELA   CNB-870 (YVRU), Puerto La Cruz
 890  BRAZIL   R. Gazeta (ZYK690), São Paulo
 890  BRAZIL   R. Planalto (ZYH706), Brasília
 890  URUGUAY   R. Sarandí Sport (CX18), Montevideo
 910  ARGENTINA   La Red (LR5), Buenos Aires
 910  VENEZUELA   RQ-910 (YVRQ), Caracas
 940  BRAZIL   LBV (ZYJ453), Rio de Janeiro
 950  ARGENTINA   R. Libertad (LR3), Buenos Aires
 950  BRAZIL   R. Atalaia (ZYL212), Belo Horizonte
 970  BRAZIL   R. Pampa (ZYK201), Porto Alegre
 980  BRAZIL   R. Nacional (ZYH707), Brasília
 980  COLOMBIA   RCN (HJES), Calí
 990  ARGENTINA   R. Splendid (LR4), Buenos Aires
 990  BRAZIL   R. Rural (ZYJ596), Mossoró
1010  BRAZIL   R. Bahia (ZYH448), Salvador
1010  BRAZIL   R. Povo (ZYH635), Fortaleza
1020  VENEZUELA   R. Margarita (YVRS), La Asunción
1020.08  PARAGUAY   R. Ñandutí (ZP14), Asunción
1030  BRAZIL   R. Olinda (ZYI777), Olinda
1050  URUGUAY   S.O.D.R.E. (CX26), Montevideo
1060  BRAZIL   R. Tapuyo de Mossoró (ZYJ597), Mossoró
1070  ARGENTINA   R. El Mundo (LR1), Buenos Aires
1070  FRENCH GUYANA   RFO, Cayenne
1080  BRAZIL   "R. Jornal," unknown location
1080  VENEZUELA   R. Barcelona (YVQJ), Barcelona
1100  BRAZIL   R. Globo (ZYK694), São Paulo
1110  ARGENTINA   R. Municipal (LS1), Buenos Aires
1120  BRAZIL   R. Rural Educadora (ZYK274), Porto Alegre
1130  BRAZIL   R. Nacional (ZYJ460), Rio de Janeiro
1170  BRAZIL   R. Difusora (ZYJ598), Mossoró
1180  BRAZIL   R. Capital (ZYH889), São Luís
1180  VENEZUELA   R. Maturín (YVOR), Maturín
1190  ARGENTINA   R. América (LR9), Buenos Aires
1200  VENEZUELA   R. Tiempo (YVOZ), Caracas
1220  BRAZIL   R. Globo (ZYJ258), Rio de Janeiro
1230  BRAZIL   R. Guararema (ZYJ816), São José
1240  VENEZUELA   R. Nacional (YVNV), Punta Tumatey
1250.04  BRAZIL   R. CBN (ZYI218), Vitória
1260  BRAZIL   R. Morada do Sol (ZYK688), São Paulo
1270  ARGENTINA   R. Provincia (LS11), La Plata
1290  VENEZUELA   R. Puerto Cabello (YVLF), Puerto Cabello
1300  BRAZIL   R. Iracema AM (ZYH586), Fortaleza
1300  BRAZIL   unknown slogan (ZYK535), São Bernardo do Campo 
1330  BRAZIL   R. Liberal (ZYI533), Belém
1330  URUGUAY   R. Fenix (CX40), Montevideo
1340  BRAZIL   R. CBN, unknown site
1360  BRAZIL R. Bandeirantes / R. Guanabara (ZYJ464), Rio de Janeiro
1370  BRAZIL   R. Atual (ZYK766), São Paulo
1370  BRAZIL   R. Difusora (ZYI892), Teresina
1380  BRAZIL   R. Difusora (ZYK507), Lençóis Paulista
1380  BRAZIL   Super Difusora, Campos
1380  VENEZUELA   Ondas del Mar (YVNG), Puerto Cabello
1410  ARGENTINA   R. Folklorisimo, José Leon Suarez
1410  BRAZIL   LBV Mundial network station
1410  BRAZIL   R. Clube (ZYI382), Corumbá
1410  BRAZIL   R. Cultura (ZYJ328), Cândido de Abreu
1410  BRAZIL   R. São Gonçalo (ZYH467), São Gonçalo dos Campos
1410  COLOMBIA   R. Guadalajara (HJEI), Buga
1430  BRAZIL   R. Clube Paranaense (ZYJ200), Curitiba
1430  BRAZIL   R. Libertadora Mossoroense (ZYJ604), Mossoró
1480  BRAZIL   R. A Voz do Sertão AM (ZYI790), Serra Talhada
1500  VENEZUELA   R. Dos Mil (YVRZ), Cumaná
1520  BRAZIL   R. Bela Vista (ZYH530), Poções
1520  BRAZIL   R. Salinas (ZYJ610), Macau
1520  VENEZUELA   R. Musical Guapa (YVIC), Guatire
1529.61  URUGUAY   R. Independencia (CX50), Montevideo
1530  ARGENTINA   R. Capital, Buenos Aires
1540  BRAZIL   R. Baixa Verda (ZYH611), João Camara
1550  BRAZIL   R. Gazeta d'Oeste (ZYJ606), Areia Branca
1550  BRAZIL   R. Guarujá Paulista (ZYK590), Guarujá
1560  BRAZIL   R. Cultura do Oeste (ZYJ608), Pau do Ferros
1570  BRAZIL   R. Sertão Central (ZYH621), Senador Pompeu
1570  BRAZIL   R. Cidade (2 possibilities)
1580.02  VENEZUELA   "RQ", Cumaná
1590  BRAZIL   R. Santa Cruz (ZYJ614), Santa Cruz
1600  BRAZIL   R. Nove de Julho (ZYK779), São Paulo
1620  ARGENTINA   R. Tropicana, Buenos Aires
1630  ARGENTINA   La Red 92, Buenos Aires
1640  ARGENTINA   R. Bolivia, Buenos Aires
1670  ARGENTINA   BBC Relay, Buenos Aires

Newfoundland DXpedition Report 2000 is on the Web at the following URL: 
"http://members.nbci.com/markwa1ion/nfdx2000.htm"; .

If you have any trouble accessing this directly, you should be able to 
reach it from a link near the top of 
"http://members.nbci.com/markwa1ion/nfdxpage.htm"; .
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Morris Sorensen - Winnipeg MB - SMosor@xxxxxxx

Here is my recent DX. Times are EST. Had a good post-sunrise opening on 
12/10.Bill, please note my new e-mail address. The old one at hot mail 
is still O.K. as well.

1090  KTGO ND Tioga 12/5 1755 fair with weather by a female, "we've got 
       10 degrees here in Tioga", into country music (MS-MB)
1180  KOIL NE Bellvue 12/11 2312 fair in WHAM null with r&b music Radio 
       Disney IDs given in cartoon-like voice (MS-MB)
1260  KROX MN Crookston 12/10 1100 fair. Announcer mentioned "sunny 
       clear skies at KROX Crookston ..." (MS-MB)
1320  WFHR WI Wisconsin Rapids 12/10 1000 fair with ID by man as "WFHR 
       Wisconsin Rapids" into CBS news (MS-MB)
1550  WHIT WI Madison 12/10 1005 fair with Madison ads, mentioned 
       "Sports Radio, THe Team, getting you ready for the Packers" and 
       "Madison Sports Radio, the Team" (MS-MB)

Drake R-8,  Mckay-Dymek loop
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**Mark Connelly - MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx

12/13.  Here's a DX tip.  It's 8.30 p.m. EST on Wed. 13 DEC and Norway-
1314 is booming in here at Billerica, MA [15 miles NW of Boston].  I'm 
only 20 miles "as the seagull flies" from the shoreline over in Ipswich, 
but I think this signal will be loud enough to reach some of you 
"inlanders".

**Benjamin Dangerfield - ben-dangerfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

OK, I had a signal from them around 2130 EST on DEC 13, but not good at 
all, so  they don't seem to be making it very far inland.  Had about 20 
other TAs this evening, most of them rather weak, the best being Monte 
Carlo-1467 earlier.

**Rick Shaftan - Sparta NJ - shaftan@xxxxxxx

In with piano music at 0526 GMT and the beautiful sound of Al Gore's 
concession on the news in Norwegian at 0530.
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***Gert Nilsson - gert.nilsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

This afternoon around 1330 UTC I had 3 Asian stations on this channel:

1493,75  Chinese with commercials. Any idea someone?
1493,93  Probably Philippines
1494     Another Chinese
 
Antenna 800 meter beverage towards China/Taiwan R75
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***Karel Honzik - Czech Republic - karel.honzik@xxxxxx

Yesterday (DEC 13 around 1750 UTC) I heard Quran on 1405.41 kHz. Not 
strong. I think it could be Lybia (Holy Quran Program, Tripolis, 20 kW), 
drifted from 1404 kHz. No talk, just singing. It is in fact the only 
possibility to hear this program as it is not relayed on any other MW 
frequency.
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 HELP WITH...

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***José Mª Madrid Martínez - jmadrid@xxxxxxxxxx

  Tuned in the frequency of 765 kHz a station broadcasting in FR being 
identified as R. MEDI. I haven´t more dates about it, but I listened 
this station with transmition almost 24 hours at day. Cause of the 
direction that indicates my antenna from my QTH (23º) to the signal I 
think that the transmiter site is at Casablanca. Comparing it with the 
Channels A, B and C of RTM and R. Mediterranee I. of Nador by 171 kHz I 
observed that it is independent and handles with own programming.  
  In other hand also in the frequency of 1044, I can listen the RTM C, 
according to some prestigious publications the transmitters are in Seba-
Aioun. Studied the direction originating from the signal with a compass 
and a map I am almost sure that this is a mistake since the only one 
important city in this direction from my antenna is Oudja. Therefore I 
would assign the fx of 1044 to Oudja. 
  Could anybody me with some information about this stations?. Thank you 
in advance.

***Glenn Hauser - wghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx

  If the bearing is 23 degrees toward Casablanca, you must be south of 
there instead of Spain. What is your location? Assuming there is some 
mistake here, have you considered Dakar, Senegal?  Glenn Hauser, 
Oklahoma USA
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**Niel Wolfish - niel@xxxxxxxx

While looking for KALT the past few nights I've been hearing a station 
on 1610 with NOAA weather forecasts originating from Pittsburgh airport. 
Anybody have any ideas on this station's actual location and/or calls?
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 QSLs

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***Martin Elbe - elbe@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Today I got a very good looking full-detailed QSL card from HLAZ Korea, 
1566 kHz. 88 days, report was sent to Box 88, Seoul 121-707 and not to 
Cheju Island.

And another thing: Report to R. Santa Rosa, 1500 kHz, addressed Casilla
4451, Lima came back marked "No Reclamado" (not claimed). Any ideas?
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Patrick Griffith - AM-DXer@xxxxxxxxx

I also received a QSL letter from KAVT yesterday. He mentioned that he 
had hooked the KAVT transmitter to KXEX/1550 tower #2 with a temporary 
tuning arrangement for the 1 kw test that I heard. Says the permanent 
installation will be a shared arrangement on that same tower. Mr Shinn 
says that he is also a MW DXer.
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***Jari Savolainen - jari.savolainen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

  In a recent QSL from R Caroline 1503 of their October transmission 
(Harwich) there was also mention of their power. This line says 1503 
KHz/Kw 1/4  /  1/2. I imagine this means their basic transmitter being 
250/500 Watts. What I have heard about RSL stations, I think their power 
should be no more than 1 Watt ERP. Of course the ERP means a different 
thing than the transmitter power, but isn't this a bit effective 
transmitter thinking the ERP they are allowed to radiate. I am not very 
familiar with the transmitter power/antenna construction/ERP ratio. Is 
there any advantage using, say 500 Watts instead of, say 50 Watts to 
produce the same 1 Watt ERP? Maybe longer feedline to get the radiating 
part of the antenna higher? Ohh, what I wanted to ask is; Could I count 
this as a verified 1 Watter (be it then ERP)?
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***Juan Antonio Arranz Sanz - jas84756@xxxxxxxxxxx

QSL from Radio Orense (Ourense in Galician language), 1584 Khz. This is 
a SER station. RADIO OURENSE,  Rua do Paseo 30, 32003 OURENSE, Spain, 
Standard SER QSL with station sell and full of dates in 11 days. I send 
a sase, not used and returned!!!
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***bjorn fransson - bjornfransson@xxxxxxxxxxx

Norway: NRK Europakanalen, Ingöy Kringkaster-153 kHz, Norway 
(71.06N/23.59E) confirmewd my reception of their special broadcast on 
Oct 6th with a nice card with pictures from the transmitter site. My 
report was the one (together with Stefan Björn in Nybro, Sweden) that 
came from the mostsouthern place in Europe. V/s: Bernt Erfjord.
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Greg Myers - gregmyers1@xxxxxxxx

 790  WNIS  Norfolk,VA. P/d e-mail in a week after a 2nd written f/u. 
       V/s Dave Morgan, Op. Mgr.
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***Terry Palmersheim - kc7ldp@xxxxxxxxxx

  I just had to mention this one! Received a f/d ppc from Syd Stewart, 
GM at KFYR in Fargo, ND in 9 days after, check this, 11 f/u's since 22 
Dec. 1980!!!! This report is just 10 days shy of 20 years old! I heard 
the station when I lived in Minneapolis, MN and is stated on the card. 
This takes care of ALL of my 1980 logs. Now for Radio Mundial Bolívar on 
4770 kHz from 1981!
  Speaking of which, I have an outstanding log(s) of Radio Continente-
YVKM on 5030 kHz, and as I was checking out my WRH-WRTH's, the 1952 
edition has a full page ad for them on page 22. Being the computer geek 
that I am, I scanned the page, cropped the logo at the top, and, being 
as it was in B&W, filled in the oceans on the globe logo in blue. This 
is, by far, the slickest ppc I have created yet. It's the 'old style' 
type for a QSL card. My plan is to send a scan of the full page (you 
know, for nostalgia purposes) and the ppc and see if I can score a QSL. 
I've sent upwards of 10 f/u's to them, so far.
  I will be happy to share the picture of the ppc to anyone who would 
like to see or use it, along with the full-page ad. 
  What some of us won't do for a verification!
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*Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx

1170  KPUG  WA, Bellingham, rec vl along with bumper sticker and sports 
       skeds in 7d. V/S: Joseph Ponder-Promotions Direction. Address: 
       2219 Yew Street Road, Bellingham  WA  98226. (PM-OR)
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 MISC ITEMS

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*Geralyn Hollerman - lynnhollerman@xxxxxxxxxxx forwards the following:

  I'm sending this email to you to ask if you or your members might be 
interested in a Sony ICF 2010 rcvr I have for sale. I am the original 
owner, bought in '97, and it is in like new condition, as it has been 
seldom used. The radio comes with all the original accessories, original 
instruction manual, and the original box. Pretty decent on AM broadcast 
band, and outstanding on the SW bands. Factory stock-no mods.
  Asking $240.00 which includes UPS grnd shipping to the lower 48.
  If you know of anyone who might be interested. Please contact via 
email 
at lee10a@xxxxxxxxx
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*Eric Buenemann - n0uiheric@xxxxxxx

  The Radio Edge Web site (http://www.radioedge.net/) reports that Clear 
Channel Communications is planning to eliminate overnight on-air 
positions at ALL of it's owned-and-operated radio stations. No other 
reason was given for the move. This is a major disservice to the 
listening public; and may be the final nail in the coffin for new folks 
hoping to work at Clear Channel Communications. Locally, KATZ-1600 and 
KSD-93.7 are already automated overnights, and expect KATZ-FM 100.3, 
KLOU-103.3, KMJM-104.9 and KSLZ-107.7 to cut loose it's overnight 
talent. The move will also affect two Class A Clears: WLW-700 
Cincinnati, OH and WHAS-840 Louisville, KY. WOAI-1200 San Antonio, TX 
has been airing syndicated talk overnights for many years now.
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***Herman_Boel@xxxxxxxxxxxx

  Please note that the European Medium Wave Guide now has its own 
website!
  Surf to http://go.to/emwg for all information on this publication and 
for a free download of the latest version (11 November 2000).
  All feedback is highly appreciated.
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***Michael Oexner - michael.oexner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

*** THE EUROPEAN NDB HANDBOOK / 2001 EDITION ***
and
*** THE EUROPEAN NDB HANDBOOK CD / 2001 EDITION ***
by Michael Oexner

  Nondirectional beacons (NDBs) are still in good use today as aids for 
aeronautical and maritime navigation. NDBs are lowpowered (50 W to 250 
W) LW- or MW-transmitters feeding omnidirectional antennas resulting in 
a relatively small coverage area under daylight conditions. They 
transmit a callsign consisting of a few letters in slow Morse code, 
followed by a short silence or a continuous dash, before the callsign 
will be repeated.
  During hours of darkness NDBs can be received over much longer 
distances, allowing the reception of NDBs throughout Europe, Northern 
Africa, and even over transatlantic paths (e. g. Canada). By monitoring 
NDB transmissions interesting data can be collected regarding LF 
propagation conditions. Thus NDBs are interesting for amateur radio 
operators who want to be active in the 136 kHz portion of the radio 
spectrum.

  *** THE EUROPEAN NDB HANDBOOK / 2001 EDITION ***

  Now in its third year already, the new ENDBH 2001 will give you the 
most up to date NDB information available. Its over 140 spiral-bound 
pages in DIN A4 format contain data of more than 3600 active NDBs 
located throughout Europe, the Northern African countries, and the Near 
and Middle East. Many of the more frequently heard transatlantic NDBs 
have been included, as well as NDBs operating from offshore 
installations such as oil platforms. Moreover the handbook lists widely 
reported unidentified beacons and irregular call signs which result from 
so-called "negative keying". Many a NDB mystery may be solved with this 
kind of information on hand.
  The layout of the NDB data is well known from the previous editions: 
part 1 (the reference list) shows the entries sorted by alphabetical 
order of the call sign and lists the carrier frequency, the modulation 
frequency, the authority or company taking care of the NDB, name and 
location of the NDB, country in ITU code, geographical coordinates, 
distance and Great Circle bearing. Part 2 of the handbook is sorted in 
frequency order, and part 3 in country order. As a new feature the 2001 
edition now includes a fourth part which lists NDBs that have been 
decommissioned.
  As a special benefit to the users of this handbook, the distance and 
Great Circle bearing are computed for the individual listener's 
location.
  *Please* don't forget to specify the geographic coordinates of your 
listening post when ordering (recommended format to be used: 
degrees/minutes/seconds). Please let me know whether you prefer the 
distance shown either in kilometers or in miles.
  To give newcomers an easy start the handbook includes a table showing 
those NDBs that are nearest to your location. And for those who are 
unfamiliar with Morse code, a reference table is included.

*** THE EUROPEAN NDB HANDBOOK CD / 2001 EDITION ***

  This new CD contains all parts of the printed version of ENDBH 2001 in 
the popular PDF file format. All you will need to read the data is to 
install the Acrobat Reader software enclosed on the CD (in case you 
don't have it already).
  Having the NDB data available on your PC will allow you to easily 
search for specific entries. And if you would still like a printed 
version of the handbook, you can print it on your own now.
  The CD contains some additional "bonus tracks" which I hope you'll 
enjoy. This includes some NDB pictures and sounds plus software packages 
to produce Great Circle maps and to calculate Great Circle distances and 
bearings, respectively.
  System requirements are a standard PC with CD-ROM drive and Microsoft 
Windows 9x or Windows NT4.0 operating systems (it should also run on any 
of the newer MS Windows operating systems).

*** Price ***

  The price for the ENDBH 2001 and for the ENDBH CD 2001, respectively, 
is DM 50.- / £20 / EURO 25 / US-$ 25 each. This includes postage and 
packaging for European destinations. US customers have the choice of 
surface mail delivery for US-$ 25 or airmail delivery for US-$ 35.

*** How to pay ***

  If you prefer to use Eurocheques or IMOs you can make them payable to 
the account number 100156926, BLZ 54850010, Sparkasse Landau.
  If you want to avoid the high costs incurred by purchasing 
International Money Orders or Eurocheques etc. you can always send your 
payment in the form of Pound notes or Dollar bills. If you are using 
this method though do be sure to take the usual precautions of 
concealing them well inside your letter.
  US customers can send standard US-$ checks.

*** Where to order ***

  To get your copy please send your order and advance payment to the 
following address: Michael Oexner, Hainfelder Str. 1, D-76835 Roschbach, 
Germany.
  If you require more information about the publication and have access 
to e-mail you can also contact me at the following e-mail address: 
michael.oexner@xxxxxx

*** Delivery time ***

  All handbooks and CDs will be produced individually, so a production 
time of 2 weeks should be expected. Surface mail delivery to the US can 
add another 8 to 10 days.
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**Patrick Griffith - AM-DXer@xxxxxxxxx

Try the Radio Station Location Page at 
http://207.91.54.150/radiostation/
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*Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx

1610
KALT - TX,ATLANTA-SPT

1620
WPHG - AL,ATMORE-GOS (SILENT)
KSMH - CA, AUBURN-REL (ETWN)
KBLI - ID,BLACKFOOT-TLK/SPT
WHLY - IN,SOUTH BEND-NOS
KAZP - NE,BELLEVUE-SPT
WTAW - TX,COLLEGE  STATION-TLK
KYIZ - WA,RENTON-UC-AC

1630
WRDW - GA,AUGUSTA-TALK/SPT
KCJJ - IA, IOWA CITY-AC
KKWY - WY,FOX FARM-C&W
XEUT - MEXICO,TIJUANA-JZ

1640
KDIA - CA,VALLEJO-REL (EWTN)
KPBC - OR,LAKE OSWEGO-REL/GOS
WKSH - WI,SUSSEX-REL

1650
KFOX - CA,TORRANCE-KK
KBJD - CO,DENVER-REL-AC
KDNZ - IA,CEDAR FALLS-NX/TLK/SPT
WHKT-VA,PORTSMOUTH-REL/TLK

1660
WMIB - FL,MARCO-NOS
WQSN - MI,KALAMAZOO-SPT
WWRU - NJ,JERSEY CITY-SS/ETH
KQWB - ND,WEST FARGO-NOS
KRZX - TX,WACO-NWS/TLK/SPT
KXOL - UT,BRIGHAM CITY-OLD

1670
KAZT - CA,REDDING-SPT (1/2001)
WRNC-GA,WARNER ROBINS-C&W
WTDY - WI,MADISON-TLK/SPT

1680
KAVT - CA,FRESNO-DISNEY (1/2001)
WTIR - FL,WINTER GARDEN-TOURIST
WJNZ - MI,ADA-UC/RAP
WTTM - NJ,PRINCETON-SPT

1690
KSXX - CA,ROSEVILLE (TESTING)
KDDZ - CO,ARVADA-DISNEY
WPTX-MD,LEXINGTON PK-TK/SPT/NOS
(SOMETIMES USES WMDM CALLS)

1700
WEUV - AL,HUNTSVILLE-BG
WAFN - FL,MIAMI SPRINGS-SPT
KBGG - IA,DES MOINES-CNN NEWS
KQXX - TX,BROWNSVILLE-SS
KTBK - TX,SHERMAN-SPT
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*Glenn Hauser - ghauser@xxxxxxxxxxx

>From the Dec 10 DX LISTENING DIGEST:

** U S A. A Letter from Jim Conder, Program Director, KVOD
  The following letter/email went out to many KVOD listeners about our 
recent purchase by Latino Communications. We'd like to share it here on 
the website.
  December 7, 2000
  Dear KVOD listener,
  I wish I could answer all of your questions individually, but time 
will not permit. So, I am writing this "form e-mail" in response to 
questions and to thank you for your overwhelming outpouring of kind 
wishes and unforgettable memories. The situation is just this:
  There are two business transactions going on. Latino Communications is 
buying KVOD. That includes all the assets: the call-letters, the dial 
position (1280), various equipment, and real-estate. Zee Ferrufino, 
President of Latino Comm., has assured us that he will indeed flip the 
format to Spanish-speaking on or about January 1, 2001. Mr. Ferrufino 
has promised to donate the call-letters and the library of thousands of 
CDs to Colorado Public Radio (KCFR, 90.1 FM).
  The second business transaction involves CPR and their acquisition of 
1340 AM. I do not feel comfortable addressing this transaction, because 
my information has all been second hand and it yet has nothing to do 
with the current KVOD. They will carry neither the Metropolitan Opera 
nor Karl Haas` Adventures In Good Music nor have they contacted any of 
the current KVOD staff about possible employment opportunities.
  We will staff our station until 7PM on Friday, December 15th, at which 
time we will all say goodbye and turn on the Beethoven Satellite Network 
(from Chicago-very good, too), and that will stay on until Latino Comm. 
decides to begin their new programming.
  Many of you expressed concern about the "reasons" for the loss of 
KVOD. The top reasons, naturally, have to do with money. Stations in 
Denver are selling for tens of millions of dollars. KVOD was no longer 
viable on FM to bring home the bacon for the large corporation that 
owned us. As a result, we were systematically phased out with budget 
cuts and neglect. We bravely hung in there despite the attempts to bury 
us much earlier. That is why we thank you for your steadfast support 
through the tough times.
  Because of the lack of a promotional budget, we will not be holding 
Beethoven`s Birthday this year. All of are disappointed not to see you 
again this year. We truly miss that. For those of you on the Internet, 
may I suggest searching out some other sites worldwide that have very 
good programming that suits many tastes. On behalf of the entire staff 
of KVOD, thank you for you well wishes and for your concern.
  All the Best, Jim Conder, Program Director, KVOD
(http://www.kvod.com Dec 9 via DXLD)

Some other postings on the KVOD Listeners` Forum:
Contact Citizens for Classical FM at info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx They`ve been 
working in the Denver area to restore classical music to the FM band in 
the Metro area. Drop them a line to learn what you can do, or visit 
their website at http://www.classicalfm.org for more info.
  I will maintain the website and forum at KVOD.com beyond the December 
15 date. However, if Latino or Colo Pub Radio takes the domain away from 
me, you will find the site at KWGM.com So click here and then add this 
link to your favorites or bookmarks: http://www.kwgm.com (webmaster; 
kwgm are his initials, not a radio call!)
  Try http://www.whrb.org. It's only classical about a third of the time 
(normally from 11am - 8pm Denver time), but the programming includes 
many vocal works, works of the twentieth century, historic performances, 
and in-depth examinations of particular composers and genres, as well as 
live performances from time to time. In January and May, look for WHRB's 
renowned Orgy® programs (last January's J.S. Bach Orgy® lasted ten full 
days and included every surviving piece by Bach, and a live organ 
recital). (Orgy® is a registered trademark of The Harvard Radio 
Broadcasting Company, Incorporated.) (Rob Landry, Nov 29)
  Perhaps someone will fill the void locally with a quality classical 
station, but until then there are many Internet based classical stations 
from all over the world.
  ClassicalFM South Africa http://www.classicfm.co.za/ ClassicalFM 
London http://www.classicfm.com/ KDFC SanFrancisco http://www.kdfc.com/
  Various Net Radio offerings (piano, vocal, symphonic, etc.) Check the 
Radio Station Guide page for the windows media player... 
http://windowsmedia.com/radiotuner/default.asp
  I will make the KVOD forum available through kwgm.com for those who 
want to hang out, talk about classical music sources (or the lack of 
them), remember old times, or whatever. I will also post an alternatives 
list for classical listening on the web. I may even revive the 
ClassiQuiz, Sig! So while it is a hard time, all is not lost. Thank you 
for being a part of KVOD and using KVOD.com (and kwgm.com) (webmaster, 
Nov 30 via DXLD)
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**Patrick Griffith - Westminster CO - AM-DXer@xxxxxxxxx

  I just saw an interesting link to information on an experimental AM 
broadcast antenna called the EH Antenna. It is somewhat similar to the 
Crossed Field Antenna which is apparently becoming very popular in the 
Middle East in that it is also a "short, fat" radiator. It is also very 
controversial.
  Apparently they have applied to the FCC for an experimental license on 
1590 from northern Georgia.
  The link is at http://www.netcommander.com/home/w5qjr-
/document1/TheSpeech.html
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Martin Schoech - schoechi@xxxxxx

The radio pages of SRS-Germany can now be reached via the following much 
shorter v3-urls :

The SRS Germany start-page    : http://www.listen.to/srs-germany

QSL Information Pages QIP     : http://www.listen.to/qip

Clandestine Radio Watch CRW   : http://www.listen.to/crw

Piraten.WdB Address List PWDB : http://www.listen.to/pwdb

The sites itself of course physically remain at the server of 
http://www.ClandestineRadio.com .

All possible contributions, for instance qsl-logs or clandestine radio 
qsl - pictures, are welcome !!!
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***Richard Jary - rjary@xxxxxxxxxx

  I've just come home from a few days away and had a look at the new 
WRTH 2001 edition, and had a look at the Australian listings.
  I would like to offer my apologies for anyone who went an bought the 
publication on the basis that the Australian listing has been updated as 
was publicised here by us, which might have made people think up to date 
information was being included.. I haven't checked other country lists 
and don't have the knowledge to say whether they are close to correct or 
not.
  On behalf of the Australian Radio DX Club I spent a fair amount of 
time checking the listings and sending an updated list in the layout 
used by WRTH, and then to open it and find last year's section 
duplicated for Australia makes me pretty angry. To put it on record, the 
"payback" was a couple of ads for the ARDXC being included.
  Basically, ignore any lists for Aussie expanded band stations in 
there. Ignore the 1720 kHz listing in the frequency section, that died 
15-20 years ago.
  I will try and find the original document on my system and make it 
available to anyone who wants a list for Australia that bears some 
relation to reality.

***Stig Hartvig Nielsen - Denmark - hartvig@xxxxxx

  My updates for Denmark, Faroe Isl. and Greenland in the radio section 
of the new WRTH 2001 were all included - so it's not old stuff all of it 
:-)
  But don't believe the TV section for these countries. My updates here 
were not included. Not this year nor last year or ... so very old info 
here, I'm afraid.
  Another thing; Isn't it way out that the majority of the WRTH Receiver 
Review section is taken up by SCANNERS. What interest would a short wave 
listener, a DX'er or a broadcaster (who are the readers of WRTH) have in 
scanners!!  The only "normal" short wave receivers tested are Roberts 
R991 and a Grundig Satellit 800.  Also a tranceiver (sic) called Yaesu 
FT-840 is tested; don't think WRTH is read by many radio amateurs. Hmmm
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GEOMAGNETIC INDICES

     Geomagnetic Summary December 5 2000 through December 11 2000 
      phil bytheway - Seattle WA - phil@xxxxxxxxxxx
      Tabulated from email status daily

 12/ 5   147     3    0    low         quiet-unsettled     - 5
     6   141     7    2    low-mod     quiet-unsettled     - 7
     7   144    12    4    low-mod     quiet-unsettled     - 7
     8   138    18    3    low         quiet-active        - 8
     9   135    15    3    low         unsettled-active    - 9
    10   147     9    3    low         quiet-unsettled     - 6
 12/11   144     7    1    low         quiet-unsettled     - 6
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IRCA Mexican Log, 6th Edition
The IRCA MEXICAN LOG lists all AM stations in Mexico by frequency, 
including call letters, state, city, day/night power, slogans, schedule 
in UTC/GMT, formats, networks and notes. The call letter index gives 
call, frequency, city and state. The city index (listed by state, then 
city) includes frequency, call and day/night power. The log has been 
completely updated from the 1998 edition and carefully cross-checked by 
several IRCA members. This is an indispensable reference for anyone who 
hears Mexican radio stations. Size is 8 1/2" x 11" and three hole 
punched 
for easy binding.Prices: IRCA/NRC members - $8.00 (US/Canada/Mexico/sea 
mail), $9.00 (rest of the Americas airmail), $9.50 (Europe/Asia 
airmail), 
$10.00 (Australia/New Zealand airmail). Non-members: add $2.00 to the 
above prices.

IRCA TIS List
Completely revised by IRCA's Bill Harms to 9/00, the IRCA "TIS/HAR 
LIST" includes AM/FM and TV lists from the US and Canada. This 28 page 
"DX Aid" can be yours for only $5.00. Non-IRCA/NRC members... add $1.00. 
Overseas... add $0.50.

IRCA Bookstore - 9705 Mary Ave NW - Seattle WA  98117-2334 (please make 
checks payable to Phil Bytheway)
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The AM DX NewsFlash is sent weekly from Teknologic in Snohomish WA
  All contributions will be used
  Comments regarding content are appreciated
 With your submission, please include as a minimum:
  Your name, location and email address
 Tell your email friends about "AM DX NewsFlash"
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 Folks whose bulletins are returned twice in a row are dropped from the
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 Information appearing the NewsFlash can be quoted provided the original
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IRCA DUES STRUCTURE
 DXM-printed DX MONITOR (21x/year), SDXM-"soft" DX MONITOR (35x/year)

WORLD - SDXM $10.00
USA - DXM $20.00,  DXM/SDXM $25.00
Canada - DXM $22.00,  DXM/SDXM $27.00
Overseas surface - DXM $23.50,  DXM/SDXM $28.50
Airmail (Central America, Caribbean) - DXM $35.00,  DXM/SDXM $40.00
Airmail (Europe, North Africa, Middle East) - $38.00,  
  DXM/SDXM - $43.00
Airmail (rest of the World) - $41.00,  DXM/SDXM $46.00

To join the IRCA, send the appropriate dues to:  IRCA HQ
                                               PO Box 1831
                                               Perris CA  92572-1831
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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 12/14/00 THE "AM DX NewsFlash"

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