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[HCDX] IRCA's AM DX NewsFlash - 7/14/01
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WELCOME TO IRCA'S AM-DX NEWSFLASH - July 14 2001
Vol 7 No 14-15
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Deadline for next issue - Thursday, July 26 2001 @ 1400 UTC
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BROADCAST INFO 23
PREPARED ON 7/08/01 0700
FORMAT CHANGES AND ADJUSTMENTS
A FEW ABBREV.
JRN - JONES RADIO NETWORK (SATELLITE SERVICE)
ABC - ABC RADIO NETWORK (SATELLITE SERVICE
// - SIMULCAST
CRN - CATHOLIC RADIO NETWORK
EWTN - CATHOLIC TALK NETWORK
SRN - SALEM RADIO NETWORK IS THE NEW NAME FOR "REACH" S. GSPL NET
NORTENO - FOLKLORIC ACCORDIAN MUSIC FROM THE NORTHERN REGION OF MEXICO
SNR - THIS IS THE NEW NAME FOR ONE ON ONE SPORTS. SPORTING NEWS NET
TEAM - NEW SPORTS NETWORK IN CANADA. CHUM TORONTO IS THE FLAGSHIP
FREQ. CALL SIGN OLD INFO NEW INFO
850 WRMR CLEVELAND, OH A. STND & TLK WKNR - SPORTS
890 WYAM HARTSELLE, AL C. CHRIST VARIETY
910 WBRJ MARIETTA, OH SILENT FOX SPORTS
960 WHYL CARLISLE, PA ADLT STNDS OLDIES
1050 WFOG FORFOLK, VA WCMS-C&W BLK GSPL // WXEZ
1190 KPHN KANSAS CITY, KS TALK BUSINESS TALK
1200 WQLS OZARK, AL C&W OLDIES
1220 WKNR CLEVELAND, OH SPORTS WHKK-REL & TALK
1230 KRXX REXBURG, ID SPANISH SPORTS // KSEI SNN
1240 KSQR SACREMENTO, CA SPAN HITS REG. MEX
1250 KWSJ KANSAS CITY, KS KXTR - CLASS. REG. MEX.
1260 WNRK NEWARK, DE OLDIES REPORTED SILENT
1330 WFNN ERIE, PA SPORTS ADDS DON IMUS
1340 KEWE OROVILLE, CA ADLT STNDS REG. MEX - // KHHZ
1370 KGNO DODGE CITY, KS OLDIES ADDS ESPN SPORTS
1420 WHKK CLEVELAND, OH REL & TALK WCLV - ADLT STNDS
1440 WMAX BAY CITY, MI SILENT RELIGION // WDEO
1450 WWRI WEST WARWICK, RI WHRC-CHILDRENS R&B OLDIES ABC
1460 WBKC PAINESVILLE, OH NWS/S. AC/TLK NWS/CLASS.// WCLV FM
1490 WHLS PORT HURON, MI OLDIES ADLT STNDS WW1
1510 WDID HIGHLAND, IL WINU- SPORTS S. GSPL
1510 WWKB BUFFALO, NY BUS. NEWS 70'S POP
1560 WINU SHELBYVILLE, IL WDID- REL. S. GSPL
1570 WFTU RIVERHEAD, NY WFOG-CL.HITS JAZZ
1570 WSWV PENNINGTON GAP, VA S.GSPL/S. AC S GSPL/OLDIES // FM
1590 WHLX MARINE CITY, MI OLDIES // WHLS ADLT STND // WHLS WW1
ACTIVITY
600 KNRO REDDING, CA LICENSE CANCELLED AND CALL SIGN DELETED
FROM FCC DATABASE
1030 KLLU REEDSPORT, OR INCREASES TO 50 KW DAYS NDA
1570 KBJT FORDYCE, AR DECREASES TO 780 WATTS DAYS/ 8 WATTS
NIGHTS CHANGES SITE TO 33-48-10
92-26-10
GRANTS
680 WCBM BALTIMORE, MD INCREASE TO 50 KW DAYS, 20 KW NIGHTS,
DA-2, CHANGE SITE TO 39-22-27
76-51-29
1090 WBZB SELMA, NC CHANGE SITE TO 35-33-22 78-16-58
1520 WDMN TOLEDO, OH DECREASE TO 400 WATTS NIGHTS, CHANGE
NIGHT SITE TO 41-44-15 83-35-19
CHANGE CITY OF LICENSE TO ROSSFORD, OH
OTHERNESS:
1550 WSER ELKTON, MD LISTED AS SILENT, THIS STATION IS ON THE
AIR. NO WORD ON FORMAT
1560 WMRO GALLATIN, TN INCORRECTLY LISTED AS 1500 DAY / 3000
NIGHTS. DAYTIME POWER IS 1000 AND
NIGHTTOME POWER IS 43 (42.9)
THE FOLLOWING STATIONS HAVE BEEN LISTED AS "SILENT" ON THE FCC WEB
SITE....OUR DATABASE SHOWED THEM AS ON THE AIR, BUT THE FCC DATE
WAS THE LATER DATE.
580 WLES LAWRENCEVILLE, VA 07-19-2000
590 KTHO SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA 10-17-2000
700 WCAT ORANGE-ATHOL, MA 11-01-2000
960 WHAK ROGERS CITY, MI 10-30-2000
970 WINF WAYNSBORO, VA 10/18-2000
1090 WBZB SELMA, NC 09-30-2000
1110 WGNZ FAIRBORN, OH 09-20-2000
1230 KHDN HARDIN, MT 07-12-2000
1480 WKGC PANAMA CITY BEACH, FL 08-08-2000
1490 KBSR LAURAL, MT 07-12-2000
1490 KOKC GUTHRIE, OK 08-07-2000
1530 WMBE CHILTON, WI 10-08-2000
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THESE STATIONS OR CORRECTIONS,
PLEASE E-MAIL ME AT ENGWTRS@xxxxxxx
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****M. van Arnhem - mvarnhem@xxxxxx
6/29. Today I read in the newspaper that on the 4th of july the new
station Radio 192 will start transmissions on 1332 khz. The name Radio
192 reminds of the former Radio Veronica which used 192 meters
mediumwave (1562 khz). The programmes will be hosted by former Radio
Veronica DJ's. The target area of the station is the western part of the
Netherlands and beyond. Power: unknown.
***Ruud Vos - shack@xxxxxx
This is the adress of Radio 192, new on 1332 Khz from Holland:
Radio 192
postbus 1315
1200 BH
HILVERSUM.
WWW.192goedidee.nl
Let we hope that they QSL!
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**Kent Plourde - kplourde@xxxxxxxx
The New York Radio Message Board is buzzing about the format change at
WWKB 1520 in Buffalo. Apparently, they are ditching their business
format and adopting a 70's pop format at 3 p.m. this afternoon. They
will also be carrying Joey Reynolds overnights.
I am sure that I am not the only one on this list who has fond
memories of the old WKBW with their top 40 format. Their 50kw signal at
night was better than any of the Hartford 5kw top 40 stations (WDRC-1360
+ WPOP-1410) once the sun went down. I believe they beam out east to
protect Oklahoma City.
I used to get a kick listening to KB during Buffalo's many snow
emergencies during the 70's. They would broadcast no school
announcements during late afternoon drive time for the following day!
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20010629/1006086.asp
I should of included the URL of the New York Radio Message Board in
my WWKB post. It is http://www.musicradio77.com/wwwboard/
Although it is primarily a New York City message board, it includes
topics of national and international interests. It is one of the best!
The NYRMB is part of the WABC Musicradio 77 tribute site.
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Chris Martin - MartinCG@xxxxxxxxxxx
4TAB Maryborough Qld commenced its service for the Maryborough and
Harvey Bay region on 26/6/01 at a frequency of 1161 khz. This ends the
4MB use of the frequency since they moved to FM at 103.5mhz. 4MB had
been running a loop announcement on 1161 about their move since early
May. 4TAB 1161khz is in // with Brisbane 1008khz as well as 4TAB
Townsville 891khz and Darwin 1242khz.
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***Hannu - hannu.romppainen@xxxxxxxxxx
7/3. This week there will be several Nordic stations on the air:
1)Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Virrat, Finland in the 49 and 25 mb on
Saturday 7th July. www.swradio.net
2) Radio Hami AM, Oulu, Finland 1584 kHz (50 watts) on 5th-8th July
during a radio amateur's camp in Oulu, Northern Finland.
www.radiohami.net
3) Radio WFÄX from Sweden on 1602 kHz. Perhaps some one from Sweden
could give us more information about the program schedule ?
www.farila.nu
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**Robert Foxworth - rfoxwor1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Two items re 1640 TIS in Fla...
1. I was in New Smyrna Beach yesterday (actually also at Apollo Beach)
and the 1640 TIS there was not heard during several checks, both day and
evening. This TIS was heard by me in Tampa several times around sunset a
few months ago. Don't know if temporarily or permanently off.
2. There is a new one testing in Orlando on 1640. three voice loops in
sequence, with gaps between, and audio from NWS WX station KIH-63
162.475 Orlando used as fill between loops. Never gave a callsign, just
Highway Advisory...radio 1640" etc. Announced as being where I-4 and Fla
turnpike cross. Local like strength on John Young Pkwy ( is near I-4
exit 32 (near the Fla Tpke)) down to JYP at exit 28, still readable at
exit 27 (Epcot) and finally in the mud at exit 26 (near Kissimmee) so
this one has good range, and modulation is very good. Hrd at 2130 local
time.
I doubt there is any connection betwen Smyrna off and this one on, as
the separation is an hour's driving time. But with 1640 being so open in
the East at night, this new one may get out well.
Yesterday I reported on a new HAR TIS in Orlando FL on 1640. Terry
Krueger advises this has been testing for about three months and is
shown on his "flortis" list. So apparently this station has been running
the same test since April, according to one of his local informants.
Since I'll be going to Orlando semi-frequently now (beginning 2 weeks
ago) I'll monitor this situation more closely.
I wonder how useful this thing will be if it takes this long to
program it. Perhaps the WTIR people are running it :-)
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****Bernd Trutenau - btrutenau@xxxxxxxx
POLAND
Radio Racja (Bialystok/Warszawa) is considering to use the TPSA
transmitter at Koszecin (near Czestochowa) on 1080 kHz for its
programmes to Belarus. First tests were made during May, and the
reception in Belarus proved to be good. The site has a 750 kW TESLA
transmitter, but there is no definite decision yet about the use nor
about the final configuration of the installation for this case. (Bernd
Trutenau-LTU, 7 Jul)
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**Tony S - Bossmsx@xxxxxxx
I read on www.allaccess.com that the Business format that was on
WTBN/570 in Tampa has been spared, and will air on WLVU/1470 now....Is
our fellow list member (who was with WTBN) involved with the new station
on 1470?
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Daniel Sys - dsys@xxxxxxxxxxx
KLKI-1340 is now satellite Music Of Your Life.
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*Pete Taylor - taytac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1660 KAXW CA Merced. SS music and dual KRAN quince-ochenta - KAXW
(freq. not readable) noted 7/11 0201, not great but easily
topping KXOL, which has been poor for about a week. First night
on, I believe (PT-WA)
ART BLAIR - artblairca@xxxxxxxxxxx
1660-KAXW logged July 11 at 0550-0605 PDT.
*kevin redding - amfmtvdx@xxxxxxxxx
This is who I was hearing last night in SS just slightly lower than
KXOL! They are not blasting here in Mesa, at least not last night.
*Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
1660 KAXW CA, Merced, is now on the air running JRN's SS format
//1580, IDs for both on the hour. Great signal at 2300 EDT 7/11.
*Dennis Gibson - dcgibson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Presumed KAXW (SS) good on 1995 Saturn car radio at 0110 7/12. No sign
of KXOL. Here in Santa Barbara the weakest California expanded band
station is KAZT-1670, which also seems a little low in the modulation
department. My only other decent radio that covers the expanded band (GE
Superadio III) is at my new digs.
***Terry Palmersheim - krhimer@xxxxxxxx
KAXW being heard here in Helena, MT at almost the same strength as
KXOL!! Finally, somebody else can be heard on the frequency here in the
the west.
*Albert Lehr - ALehr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
KAXW-1660 Merced, "La Rancherita" is strong here in the daytime, and
last night they completely eliminated KXOL. Their TOH ID at 1000:30 PLT
today was in Spanish only. They are running 21.1 to 21.8 Hz high and
varying from moment to moment. Brand new and already at least two FCC
violations.
*Charles Boehnke - ccb@xxxxxxxx
KAXW 1660 Merced, Radio Rancherita, was loud and clear last night,
well over any QRM, totally dominate with S9+20 db signal. Best X-Bander
yet heard here in Hawaii.
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**Eric C. Loy - obvious@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Taken from Downstate Illinois Radio Board (www.statesradio.com):
Terre Haute, IN - Expect the three stations owned by Contemporary
Media - 107.5/WZZQ ("Z107-5" Modern AC), 960/WBOW (Classic Country/Jones
satellite), and 1230/WBUZ (// WZZQ) - to go dark in the very near
future. Contemporary Media owner Mike Rice was convicted in July 1994 of
child sexual abuse, and as a felon, is having his licenses revoked by
the FCC.
I imagine the 960/WBOW really means the 640 station.
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*kevin redding - amfmtvdx@xxxxxxxxx
1010 KXEG in Tolleson, AZ has changed calls to KXEM. They have changed
from REL to news. They are carrying AP News now.
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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*Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
1070 KFTI KS, Wichita, poor mixing with KNX wih old C&W music. ID at
0301 EDT 6/28. Then at 0303 "The KFTI weather is up next".... I
just repaied my Eastern Beverage with some new wire and
apparently it works. Ex KFDI which I logged several months back
during the day in te Winter. I am pleased with this. (PM-OR)
Drake R8, 1500' Eastern Beverage, term.
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****Mike Brooker - Toronto ON - aum108@xxxxxxxxxxx
DXing in Chicago, IL on lakeshore (Grant Park)
Receiver: Panasonic RFB-45.
630 CFCO ON Chatham - 06/25 1750 - fair on waterpath-assisted
groundwave with local weather, "26 degrees at CFCO" and mention
of smog advisory for southwestern Ontario. (MKB-ON)
860 WGOM IN Marion - 06/25 1805 - fair with "Network Indiana" local
news, ID "Here's the weather from AM 860 WGOM" into local
weather. (MKB-IL)
910 WGTO MI Cassopolis - 06/25 1810 - Sounding positively Canadian
with "910 GTO Oldies Radio" slogan (there are several AM oldies
stations in Canada using the "GTO" or "Good Time Oldies" slogan),
into "It's My Party" by Leslie Gore. WGTO call has migrated
north. I have a 1979 QSL from WGTO-540 Cypress Gardens, FL.
1090 CKKW ON Kitchener - 06/26 2204 - bombing in with "Full contact
radio, Team 1090" slogan, ad for Powerline Electronics in
Kitchener and Cambridge. Another one for The Team network, but
not on the Blue Jays network - CKGL-570 is the Jays affiliate in
Kitchener. (MKB-ON)
1150 CKOC ON Hamilton - 06/26 2215 - another local pest in good with
"The Great Pretender" by the Platters, ID "This is Oldies 1150
CKOC Hamilton". (MKB-IL)
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****Alexander Mak - Lutsk UKRAINE - tyhryk@xxxxxxx
936 *1930-0500* Radio Promin' with excellent signal heard 27,28,29
June. Lviv-tx reactivated ? But why Promin' ? And 30 June no
signal.
****Dmitri Mezin - Kazan RUSSIA - estrella@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Heard it, too, at about 2230 on 2 July, with a phone call to the
studio. Youth-style music program, most probably Promin' (didn't wait
for an ID).
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Tim Hall - Chula Vista CA - halls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
ICF-2010, KIWA Loop
1700 (WNSB415) CA San Diego - Correcting last month's tip: Although the
"Before entering Mexico, tune to AM 1610" signs have all been
changed to 1700, it is actually WNSB415 (CA-905 at Beyer Blvd.,
ex-530kHz) that is moving here. It looks like the scratchy pest
on 1610 is going to stay on the air for no apparent reason.
Maybe Gary Jackson can contact CalTrans and ask them if they know
they left this one on? :) So the 530 station (which existed for
years with no signs) is still silent, the 1610 station (which is
active) has no signs, and the 1700 station (which has at least a
dozen signs now) is not on the air yet! This is typical for
TIS/HAR stations in my neck of the woods (the 1700 kHz station at
Qualcomm station is still providing information about sporting
events from last November, and paying top dollar for the
electricity to do it! Ditto for 1610 Chula Vista, running dead
air since last fall). (TRH-CA)
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*Charles Boehnke - Keaau HI - ccb@xxxxxxxx
530 Advisory Radio Hawaii Volcanoes National Park heard well with
local information at 1030 7/4/01 (CB-HI)
540 2AP Apia, Western Samoa with play by play sports px, excited OM,
good level...thanks to tip from Pat Martin, first time heard in a
while 1115 7/4/01 (CB-HI)
1557 2RE Taree, Australia with phone in talk show, fair and alone on
frequency 1050 7/4/01 (CB-HI)
1610 NEW Advisory Radio located in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
coastal region at point were lava flows into the ocean. New
facility with tape loop information and warnings about lava
flows. Good signal at 1125 7/4/01 (CB-HI)
Drake R8B with 300 foot Kahuna Dipole
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***Hannu - hannu.romppainen@xxxxxxxxxx
7/5. Last evening at 2025 UTC I heard Radio Hami AM, Oulu on 1584 kHz
with fair signal. There were some QRM from a Middle East station and
Slovenia. The program consists mainly of Finnish music and talk by ham
DJs. Hami AM is on the air during a Finnish radio amateur camp in Oulu,
Northern Finland. The station can be heard until Sunday this week on
1584 kHz (50 watts) and 102,6 MHz FM. More info at: www.radiohami.net
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**Rick Kenneally - Wilton CT - woodlandview@xxxxxxxxx
7/6. 1690 WQO256. Heard this one loud & clear while at JFK airport:
"This is a test transmission of the latest addition tot he New York
State Highway Advisory Radio network. WQO256" Nothing more, no exact
location.
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***Jarmo Patala - Hyvinkaa FINLAND - jp@xxxxxxxxxx
1377 3.7 2045- Radio Free Africa, Mwanza own programme at this time,
nice music and frequent identifications. Even better on 2.7,
slight interference by French Radio Bleue.
1386 3.7 -2108 KBC Maralal, evening pray and closing announcements,
free frequency at this time, Kaliningrad off at 2100, later Iran
and tent. Radio Rurale from Guinea.
JRC NRD-535 modified + Wellbrook ALA1530 with preamp
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Edward Kusalik - ekusalik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1640 KBJA-1640 Sandy, UTAH 1053-1118 UTC July 4th Station carries
the Radio Unica Spanish network. Pause TOH for ID in
English/Spanish repeat as " This is K B J A - 1640 (..esta es
Ka-Bay-Hota-Ah - dies y seis - cuarenta .. transmitenda de
Ogden/Salt) currently simulcast with ( ..transmitenda de avec
Ka-Ahchay -Coo-Enmay - catorce-ochenta..) K H Q M - 1480 (
....avec de Provo en Salt Lake City) rest cut off....returned
back to Radio Unica's broadcast QRM from KDIA California. Also
heard July 3rd from 0507-0530 UTC with Radio Unica Spanish
Network but QRM from WKSH, Wisconsion. Called the station and
talked to the receptionist; mailing address for this station is:
KBJA 1640/KHQM 1480 103-48 South Redwood Road, South Jordan UTAH
84095 USA Mr. Dennis Silver Chief Engineer (Edward Kusalik-ALB)
1660 STAR-1660 KQWB North Dakota 0518-0529 UTC July 4th. With ID's as
'STAR-1660 your choice of memories on your radio dial' With AD's
& PSA (KXOL was off the air) Re-check at 1120 - 1130 UTC on the
4th with 'Jeff Robins with Star 1660 Memories' . AD's for Motel
Six/Great County Fair/MooreHead Center Mall. WX Report at 1122
(No KXOL this date ) (Edward Kusalik-ALB)
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***Giampiero Bernardini - Pescia ITALY - gbern@xxxxxx
1615.15 0120 8/7 Unid Greek Pirate greek songs 25432
rx: Aor7030, R5000, ant: lw 20 + 30 m
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****Julius Hermans - Breedenbroek NETHERLANDS - hermans.j@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tonight july 10th was a great night for African DX on Mw:
1386 2102-2106 UTC KBC Kenya with E prayer, sort of religious chanting
(christian) and S/Off at 2106/2107. The signal was stronger than
co/ch Iran., last night July 9th I heard KBC too but Iran was
stronger last night!!
1386 2145-2202 Europop (Rod Stewart with You are in my heart) and afro-
popmusic with female vocals just after 2200, most probably Radio
Rurale, Guinea, they have been reported with europops before!!
1395 2150-2200-- UNID: signal coming from south!! male talk and male
chants in kind of Islamic-Afro style, the kind of mumbled vocals
you hear on stations from the Sahel like R Niger or Mali, after
2200 I heard male talk but coming from an other direction
(southeast/east) Anyone an idea about africans on 1395???
Lowe HF-225
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**Richard E. Hillman - Columbia MO - richardephraim@xxxxxxxxxxx
850 WKNR OH Cleveland which I presume was WRMR has been roaring in
for the last few hours overpowering KOA, my usual 850. WKNR is
now ESPN. I don't know the power. LOg lists WRMRat 50,000 day
4700 night
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Bogdan Chiochiu - chiochiu@xxxxxxxxx
Due to the lack of any sporadic-E openings on FM and TV in the past
two weeks, I tuned my radio to AM, and SURPRISE !!!
It`s the first time this summer, I really hear any stuff from Latin
America on the broadcast band. The last evening on 0308 UTC,
Turks&Caicos - 530 was strong, and bits of woman spanish talk from YVKS
(Caracas, VEN) were noted on 750, under WSB. I think this indicates that
the 2001-2002 DX season will come in verry fast. Here are the logs. I
hope they will make the next IDXD issue. All heard on a Sanyo portable,
with it`s own antenna (a pretty long internal antenna, as it allowed me
to pull a lot of hard-to-hear Latins the past DX season):
530 TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Radio Vision Cristiana, Grand Turk, JUL
10 0308 - man preaching in spanish. Loud signal, despite some
static scratches. (Chiochiu-PQ)
750 VENEZUELA. YVKS Radio Caracas Radio, Caracas, JUL 10 0310 - bits
of woman talk in spanish, heard throught WSB. (Chiochiu-PQ).
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***Giampaolo Galassi - ITALY - gig.alassi@xxxxxxxxx
7/11. Angola is booming here on 1502 (21.05 till now),modulation it's
quite bad but the overall signal level is about 3+ (1/5). I believe it's
a National Radio Relay via the EP do Benguela TX.
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*kevin redding - Mesa AZ - amfmtvdx@xxxxxxxxx
Heard on a Chris Cuff modified Delco car radio to receive AM stereo and
85' antenna:
570 XEUK MEXICO, Caborca, SO 6/12 0539 SS CHR and IN STEREO.
580 KSAZ AZ, Marana 6/13 0145 playing Billy Joel's "Just the Way You
Are." I hear them a LOT more since KMJ went to higher power....
650 XETNT MEXICO, Los Mochis, SI 6/12 0553 playing grupera in stereo.
950 XEKAM MEXICO, Tijuana, BCN 6/12 0605 with woman in SS with what
seems to be newstalk under XEPB.
1050 XEG MEXICO, Monterrey, NL 6/12 with ranchera/corridos IN STEREO.
1440 UNID playing a female opera singer 6/12 0139 I have NO idea who
this one could be.
1660 KAXW CA, Merced 6/12 0140 with baladas and corridos and its SS
and MONO.
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Mark Connelly - MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx
[Connelly*B-MA] = Billerica, MA (GC= 71.221 W / 42.533 N) (home)
[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA (GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N) (Granite Pier)
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: broadband loop, active whip, "Kaz" antenna,
Superphaser-1 phasing unit
*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
531 SPAIN RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 12 0047 - // 585 with Spanish talk by
woman, then a bit of a Neil Diamond vocal. Telephone talk
followed. Fair to good, over likely Madeira / Algeria mix.
[Connelly*R-MA]
549 ALGERIA Chaine 1, Les Trembles, JUL 12 0037 - monster carrier
lightly modulated by Arabic talk. [Connelly*R-MA]
585 SPAIN RNE R.1, Madrid, JUL 12 0035 - // 855 with part of a vocal,
then in-studio talk by man & woman in Spanish; fair.
[Connelly*R-MA]
603 FRANCE France Bleu, Lyon, JUL 12 0049 - // (loud) 1206 with old-
fashioned French male vocal; to fair peak over presumed Spain /
Madeira. [Connelly*R-MA]
612 MOROCCO RTM, Sebaa-Aioun, JUL 12 0052 - // 819 with Arabic a
cappella vocal, then talk by man. 612 had the stronger carrier,
but 819 had better audio. [Connelly*R-MA]
657 SPAIN RNE R.5, Madrid, JUL 12 0054 - // 585 with soft-voiced
Spanish talk by man (late night "romantic" show ?); good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
666 PORTUGAL RDP Antena 1, Lisboa & Vila Real, JUL 12 0128 - //
Madeira-1125 with 1960's Stax-Volt type soul vocal; fair to good.
[Connelly*R-MA]
711 FRANCE R. Bleu, Rennes, JUL 12 0056 - // 1206 with pop group
vocal; over 50 Hz growl from Western Sahara on 711.05.
[Connelly*R-MA]
738 SPAIN RNE R.1, Barcelona, JUL 12 0057 - fast Spanish talk by
woman; to good peak, getting past CHCM. [Connelly*R-MA]
774 SPAIN RNE R.1 synchros, JUL 12 0032 - // 855 & others with
Spanish teletalk by man & woman; to fair peak over Arabic
station. [Connelly*R-MA]
783 MAURITANIA ORTM, Nouakchott, JUL 12 0004 - // 4845 with two men
in Arabic having a discussion including political terms such as
"Jumhuriyat" (republic); fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
819 MOROCCO RTM, Rabat, JUL 12 0052 - // 612 with a cappella vocal,
then man in Arabic; to good peak, about equal to WNYC-820.
[Connelly*R-MA]
837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN COPE synchros, JUL 12 0006 - Spanish
news; hetted by Azores-836. [Connelly*R-MA]
855 SPAIN RNE R.1, Murcia et al., JUL 12 0007 - Spanish vocal, then
talk by woman; fair.
+ JUL 12 0032 - // 585 & others with Spanish teletalk by man &
woman; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
864 FRANCE France Bleu, Paris, JUL 12 0134 - // 1206 with French
dance / disco vocal; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
891 ALGERIA Chaine 1, Algiers, JUL 11 2359 - Arabic talk; to fair
peak with WBPS phased. [Connelly*R-MA]
909 UNITED KINGDOM BBC, Moorside Edge et al., JUL 12 0135 - English
talk; poor to fair through WABI slop. [Connelly*R-MA]
936 MOROCCO (t) RTM, Agadir, JUL 12 0137 - jumbled mess had bits of
Arabic music in it. [Connelly*R-MA]
945 FRANCE France Bleu, Toulouse, JUL 12 0138 - // 1206 with lounge-
style French male vocal; fair to good. [Connelly*R-MA]
981 ALGERIA Radiodif. Algerienne, Algiers, JUL 11 2358 - male Arabic
chanting at light audio level on huge carrier: this was generally
the strongest of the pre-sunset TA's. [Connelly*R-MA]
1008 unID JUL 12 0141 - back-to-back mellow vocals; pretty good
strength at times. Canary Islands or Holland are possible.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1044 SPAIN SER synchros, JUL 12 0120 - scratchy Spanish teletalk; to
fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1053 UNITED KINGDOM Talk Sport synchros, JUL 12 0143 - teletalk
mentioning bad driving; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1089 UNITED KINGDOM Talk Sport synchros, JUL 12 0146 - talkshow host
said that London has become a big ethnic mix "just like America".
(I'm not sure whether he considered this a good or a bad thing.)
Loud signal, better than WBAL-1090. [Connelly*R-MA]
1098 SLOVAKIA R. Slovensko, Velke Zaluzie, JUL 12 0148 - vocal sounded
like a remake of soul oldie "People Get Ready". Slavic talk by
woman followed. Good / dominant. Bits of seemingly-parallel
audio noted on 702. [Connelly*R-MA]
1098 SPAIN RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 12 0032 - // 855 with Spanish
teletalk; poor to fair, later covered by Slovakia.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1107 SPAIN RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 12 0032 - // 855 with Spanish
teletalk; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
1125 MADEIRA Centro Regional da RDP, Ponta do Pargo, JUL 12 0128 - //
666 with old Memphis-style soul vocal; barely over Spain/Croatia
mix. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 CROATIA Hrvatski R., Zadar, JUL 12 0125 - blues influenced vocal,
then electric organ with Slavic pop vocal; very good, over Spain.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1134 SPAIN COPE synchros, JUL 11 2352 - Spanish talk; mixing with,
then subsequently covered by, Croatia. [Connelly*R-MA]
1152 SPAIN RNE R.5 synchros, JUL 12 0123 - Spanish talk; mixed with
second station (probably Romania). [Connelly*R-MA]
1179 unID JUL 12 0121 - vocal music; not // SER-1044 so possibly
Greece or Sweden. [Connelly*R-MA]
1206 FRANCE France Bleu, Bordeaux, JUL 9 0354 - French talk.
[Connelly*B-MA] + JUL 11 2349 - fair at fade-in with Barbra
Streisand or similar vocal. [Connelly*R-MA]
1215 UNITED KINGDOM Virgin R. synchros, JUL 12 0100 - advertising with
mentions of Blackpool, fun-fairs, carnivals. Rock music, possibly
Sheryl Crow, followed. To good peak, well over Spain and
stronger than WPHT-1210.
+ JUL 12 0116 - "The Sweetest Thing" by U2; loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
1296 SPAIN COPE, Valencia, JUL 9 0401 - COPE network Spanish news;
poor. [Connelly*B-MA]
1359 SPAIN Arganda, JUL 11 2320 - bits of audio and big het against
CKBC with WLYN nulled. First pre-sunset TA fade-in this
afternoon. [Connelly*R-MA]
1377 FRANCE France Bleu, Lille, JUL 12 0104 - // 1206 with emotional
French female vocal; good, sometimes stronger than adjacent St.
Pierre - 1375. [Connelly*R-MA]
1404 FRANCE France Bleu synchros, JUL 12 0159 - // 1206 with jazz-rock
female vocal with refrain "Fall in Love"; poor. [Connelly*R-MA]
1422 GERMANY DeutschlandRadio, Heusweiler, JUL 12 0106 - classical
piano music and operatic male vocal; very good. [Connelly*R-MA]
1467 FRANCE TWR, Roumoules, JUL 9 0351 - religious vocal; poor.
[Connelly*B-MA]
1494 FRANCE France Bleu synchros, JUL 12 0154 - // 1206 with French
female ballad; to fair peak. [Connelly*R-MA]
1502 ANGOLA E.P. de Benguela, JUL 12 0108 - African sounding music
and muffled talk; poor, hetted by Iran-1503. [Connelly*R-MA]
1503 IRAN (t) IRIB, Bushehr, JUL 12 0023 - Islamic / Koranic style
music; mushy / compressed audio; hetted by Angola-1502. There was
a big signal from VOA Kuwait at the time, so propagation was
certainly viable. [Connelly*R-MA]
1521 SPAIN SER, Castellon, JUL 9 0349 - // 1575 with Spanish talk;
poor in WWKB slop. [Connelly*B-MA]
+ JUL 11 2338 - SER program starting to fade in; hetted by
WGAM/WTHE/WWKB jumble. [Connelly*R-MA]
1521 SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA, Duba, JUL 12 0201 - monster S9+30 pre-sign-on
blank carrier; audio from 2 other stations (Spain, UK ?) noted
under. [Connelly*R-MA]
1530 SAO TOME E PRINCIPE VOA Relay, Pinheira, JUL 9 0345 - "VOA News
Now" mention, then talk about a motorcycle company helping the
Make-a-Wish Foundation; huge signal, way over WSAI.
[Connelly*B-MA]
1548 KUWAIT VOA Relay, Kuwait City (Kabd), JUL 12 0018 - strong with
VOA English news about the investigation of Congressman Gary
Condit and the disappearance of Chandra Levy. Parallel to 7405
kHz, but audio was delayed about a second from the 7405 feed.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1575 SPAIN SER synchros, JUL 9 0349 - Spanish teletalk; poor to fair.
[Connelly*B-MA]
1584 SPAIN / CEUTA (?) JUL 11 2337 - two audios here so perhaps Ceuta
back on channel (ex-1583.65). Early receptions were dogged by
QRN from a thunderstorm just off shore: by the time it got dark,
the QRN wasn't as bad. [Connelly*R-MA]
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**David Yocis - davidyocis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Two things heard this morning on 1690 in WPTX's absence:
1690 UNID 6/28 0155-0210 HAR running a 30-second loop, snippets
audible at times but over multiple iterations, the gist is "...
Department of Transportation Highway Advisory Radio WQGE256 (??)
16-90 on your AM dial. When fully operational, you will receive
timely traffic advisory and safety ... Please drive carefully and
wear your seatbelt." Male announcer, and on the long "a"s
(operational, wear) there is a definite Boston accent. No
remotely similar calls (and no Mass. stations) on FCC TIS
website.
1690 UNID 6/28 0155-0210 Spanish station with lively music, occasional
talk by man. A couple shouts of a three-syllable word (the
cadence is "ex-TEN-sa," but that's not the word) around 0201 that
could have been an ID.
David Yocis - Washington DC - R8B, Kiwa loop, random wire
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**Bruce Conti - Nashua NH - BACONTI@xxxxxxx
Heard last night on 1690 with Maryland off:
unID 06/27 2020-2359 - WQO 256 Highway Advisory Radio; repeating
announcement by a man ending "...and wear your seatbelt." (BC-NH)
unID 06/27 2020-2359 - Mix of tropical/Caribbean music including soca,
calypso, and steel drum with French and English vocals. (BC-NH)
R8B, MWDX-5, 100-ft wire, 100-ft east sloping wire.
**Barry McLarnon - bm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I did some recording on 1690 last night, and the wee hours featured
two stations peaking barely above the noise level. The first had music,
some of it tropical-sounding, with vocals in a language that I couldn't
quite make out. The second had a man talking in english - clearly a
TIS, as I was able to discern the odd word such as "advisory" and
"operations". During a bit of a fadeup around 0400, I was able to hear
the WQO256 call letters several times, so this was the same HAR station
that Bruce reported. Anybody have a location on this one?
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**Paul V McDonough - pmcdonou@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Heard 1700 kHz station while driving in Dorchester (Boston) tonight
(6/28 local, or 6/29 UTC) at 8:57pm-9:17pm (0057-0117 UTC). Station
IDing as "Rah-dee-oh Bell Ay-ee-tee", which my wife says is pure French
(not Haitian-Creole) for "Beautiful Haiti Radio" (Radio Belle Haiti).
One sure way to know if you're listening to this same station is they
keep playing the "Mission Impossible" TV series theme music between
announcers.
Heard news about polio vaccine at 8:57pm. Then ad/PSA for Bible Study
group in Malden on Monday and Wednesday, 6-9pm, and Saturday 9am-noon.
Then had commercial for a store/salon in Hyde Park (also part of
Boston). Then had international news in French at 9pm (0100 UTC).
Stories included drug traffic/zero tolerance, Serbia, Isreali/
Palestinian peace accord, Yugoslav/Milosevic/war crimes tribunal,
comments by Bush and Chirac, etc. Commercial for Las Vegas Seafood
Restaurant in Hyde Park at 9:15pm in both English and French. Another ID
as possible "Radio Belle Haiti" at 9:17pm.
So Radio Belle Haiti may be the name of the station or the program
they were running. I don't know. But I'll keep listening.
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****Rocco Cotroneo - rcotro@xxxxxxxxxx
Does anyone know which Latin station operate on a splitted 1470,1? Hrd
in Italy, last night, at 00,30 with sports. Is it Vibracion?
****M. van Arnhem - mvarnhem@xxxxxx
Some weeks ago I heard an UNID Brazilian station on 1470, fading out
2300UTC.
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****Martin Elbe - elbe@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Anybody out there, who can tell if the swedish RSL-station WFÄX will
be operating again this year? The page www.farila.nu lists programmes
for 1602 kHz, the event takes place between 7th and 15th of July. But as
I haven't seen any info on the DX-scene I don't know, if that's true or
not. Tried to catch them last year, but due to lousy conditions I
couldn't get them. So any information is highly appreciated.
***Ronny Forslund - info@xxxxxxxxx
Yes, WFÄX - "the Barn Radio" will be active this year from the same
location as last time. We are still using the same 50 W transmitter as
last year but this time we will try another antenna construction of a
vertical type and hopefully, it should give our signal a better boost.
The first test transmissions will go on the air on July 5 and at 22.00
UTC on this day we will be running a DX test for a couple of hours. The
transmitter will be on the air 24 hours a day, with programmes and music
mixes provided by Radio Ljusdal. Reception reports may be sent to this
address:
WFÄX The Barn Radio
Box 44
SE-82041 Färila
Sweden
Further info will be published continously on www.farila.nu For our
QSL, please include an IRC or some other form of return postage with
your report. Welcome to tune in - and we hope that many of you will be
able to hear us this year.
****Lars Hedberg - lhu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
WFÄX was heard at 0012 in Uppsala on 1602. They use 55 watt. I hade
some problems with Italy and others had problems with Spain at the same
qrg, but Färila dominated sometimes. They will continue to transmit this
weekend. Also Radio Hami from Finland can be heard on 1584.
***Ronny Forslund - info@xxxxxxxxx
WFÄX - "The Barn Radio" - from Färila in the proviunce of Hälsingland,
Sweden, is now using a new top-loaded vertical antenna on 1602 kHz and
we hope our signal is reaching out better now. The station is on the air
24 hrs a day with a power output of around 55 W. Further information
will be published continously on www.farila.nu
We intend to run a couple of DX tests during the coming week and if
you have any DX loggings, musical requests or whatever you are welcome
to mail us at wfaxradio@xxxxxxxxxxx Phone no. to the studio is +46 651
15519 and fax +46 651 16946.
WFÄX - The Barn Radio - from Färila, Sweden will be running DX-tests
on 1602 kHz on Friday 13 and Sunday 15 at 02-04 UTC both days. Phone no
to the studio is +46 651 15519 and you can mail us at
wfaxradio@xxxxxxxxxxx Musical requests, DX-tips, loggings etc are much
appreciated.
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***Karel Honzik - karel-honzik@xxxxxxxx
7/6. this morning I heard an UNID station on 1502 kHz. Some time ago
Christoph Mayer reported it as tentative Angola. I heard it at 0301-
0303 UTC with a man reading news .... weak signal, maybe it was in
Portuguese? Then the station faded out and did not come back with a
readible quality anymore. It was just after our local Sunrise and
conditions were getting worse...
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**Eric C. Loy - obvious@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1. Heard the familiar "RR" in morse code on 930 this AM at 447 Central
time...any idea where the Reloj tx is for this one?
2. CKNX was loud tonight, didn't theu have a // on 930 at one point?
3. Just how messed up IS the WKNR-850 pattern? They were bombing in
tonight again.
**David Yocis - davidyocis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
1. Latest IDXD says Ciego de Avila 10 kW, La Jaiba 1 kW, Santiago de
Cuba 1 kW
3. They're more noticeable here in D.C. than WRMR was. But then I
always found that WRMR didn't ID very much, and NOS on 850 often turned
out instead to be WYLF, which gets out extremely well even if they're
running day power 24 hours (which I think they did even when they were
an official daytimer).
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*Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
For the past two nights KZIZ-WA has been operating AN. Have they
gotten night ath. from the FCC? If so I wonder what power? Apparently ND
as I think KZIZ only uses one tower. Pete, know anything about this?
*Richard Toebe - richtoebe@xxxxxxx
I've noticed them on too... they are running syndicated "The Light"
BLK GOS, same as KDYA-1190, but plenty of local IDs, mentions of
ztwins.com website, heard three way ID at least once (wish I could
confirm 1620 changed but WA doesn't get through KSMH and Idaho).
**Bill Hale - phantom2@xxxxxxxx
No night power. Just 3300 watts CH. Maybe someone is 'sleeping at
the switch'.
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QSLs
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**Patrick Griffith - AM-DXer@xxxxxxxxx
1330 KLBO TX, Monahans - Received no data verie letter and Radio Free
Texas bumper sticker in 7 days. V/S: Rick Anderson (no title).
Add: 1706 E. Sealy, Monahans, TX 79756. (PG-CO)
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*Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
790 KBRV ID, Soda Springs, rec. vf back in 260dff. V/S: Doug Mathis-
GM. Address: PO Box 777, Soda Springs ID 83276. (PM-OR)
970 KANM CA, Modesto, rec. ppc back along with a letter and newspaper
article from the Stockton Record on the KSTN DX Test (1999). V/S:
Paul Shinn-CE. Address: 1581 Cummins Dr. #135, Modesto CA
95358. Rec. in 7d after f/up. (Patrick Martin-Seaside OR)
1340 KCAP MT, Helena, rec. ppc back in 230df. V/S: unreadable.
Address: 110 Broadway, Helena MT 59601 (PM-OR)
1660 KWSJ KS, Kansas City, rec. vf back in 7d for f/up taped report.
V/S: Ken Wolf-CE. Address: 4935 Belinder Rd, Westwood KS 66205.
Station is now KXTR. (PM-OR)
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***M. van Arnhem - mvarnhem@xxxxxx
7/13. Today I received a QSL card for my reception report of the new
station Radio 192 on 1332 khz. The card is the same one which was used
for the Radio Veronica 1224 khz special broadcasts between august 21 and
august 31 , 1999. On the card was written in Dutch: "This is your QSL.
You have been listening to Radio 192 on the 8th of july, 2001 between
12.55 and 13.05 hours on 1332 khz AM. The transmitter is located at
Lopik. Stay tuned." The adress is Radio 192, PO box 1315, 1200BH
Hilversum, the Netherlands
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*Paul LaFreniere - plafren@xxxxxxxxxx
I just checked Bennett Bros. web site and they do still show the GE
Superadio III for $39.50 + shipping. I've managed to log a number of X-
banders just fooling around with it. Will be retired in 2 months and
plan to do much (or is that mucho?) dxing this winter. I have not done
any for a few years due to work taking too much time. Just been lurking
during this period of time. Gone are the days when 1040-WHO signed off
every SM. Gave me a chance to log Hawaii on 1040. Speaking of 580-KMJ,
it was not uncommon to log them here in MN back when I was dxing. I
suppose now that they have increased power, I'll never log them again.
Anyone know if the Radio Shack DX-160 is any good for dxing? I bought
one new back when they were being sold by RS. It is still in the
original box. I only took it out once just to make sure it was
operational. Then I purchased a McKay Dymek DR-22 and the DX-160 never
got used. Now that I will have time, I thought I would take it out and
try it.
*Rick Kenneally - Wilton CT - woodlandview@xxxxxxxxx
The DX-160 was my main AM DX set back in the early 80s whenever my HQ-
180 was non-functional. It has decent selectivity and sensitivity,
though you'll want an amplified loop or a good longwire. Dynamic range
is limited, but not terrible - it can handle stronger signals than many
of today's digital portables. The dial doesn't have the greatest
resolution on AM, so you might consider taping a strip of white paper
over the AM portion and making better dial markings with a fine pen or
pencil. I don't recall any particular quirks - it was good value for
the money in its day.
I recently unpacked my old DX-160, which has been in a basement for
almost 20 years. The reception and audio were still good, but the
volume knob is terribly scratchy. You may find the same with yours.
Note, if your set is still in its original box and is cosmetically
perfect, you can command over $100 on ebay for it. They seem to sell
pretty well when in like-new condition (particularly if you have the
matching speaker).
*kevin redding - amfmtvdx@xxxxxxxxx
WOW! Thats one old unit and to have it be a virgin is something else.
I would love to know how it works for you. I am sure there are better
radios now but that sounds really cool to play with a MIB unit like
that.
*Tim Hall - halls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
I have a DX150B (which if I recall correctly was the DX160 minus
longwave?). It was a very nice DX receiver and my main rig from 1976-
1985, for SW, AM and ham operation. I had several TP loggings on it on
AM. I need to reconnect the internal loop antenna and fire it up again
(I got a bum steer from an old radio club technical manual some years
ago. The thing has virtually no lead-in and is very difficult to re-
connect once disconnected).
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***Pat Martin - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
After 20 years of having my old trusty EWE antenna up, which netted me
everything from Cook Islands-630 to Nepal-792/576 and India-864, it came
down a few days ago.
Unfortunately my neighbor decided to place an electric fence in the
way so it would be hard to get get to the far end to adjust the pot for
termination. The fence has been in place for the past 2 years.
The wire came loose from the termination earlier this year I believe
and later broke loose. I pulled it the rest of the way in and I have
been trying to find another spot to put the EWE antenna. The way the
land is situated, it is not possible to get exactly the same angle as
before, but I can get close. The wire ran to the NE and came down the
trunk of the tree were the termination was. I put up a new EWE and ran
it over some branches and over to a high branch that sticks out a ways
and then down the branch and straight to the ground to a termination
point.
I was disappointed with the results at first. I had forgotten that 75%
or more of the DX effect along the Oregon coast has to do with a good
ground. The wire is important, but putting in lots of grounding at the
termination point and also at the matching transformer makes all the
difference in the world.
I now have 4 ground rods at both places connected together with bare
#14 copper wire. The nulls have improved alot, but they are not the same
as before. I now get a null, fairly sharp when adjusting the 5K ohm pot
to the SE (Portland OR stations). The oldnull to the NE (Seattle WA
stations) is not nearly as sharp as before. This is during the day when
you can get groundwave conditions with no fading.
Since I am off maybe 10 degrees from my old EWE and the wire angle is
a bit difference and is also 10-15 longer than before, I guess getting
the same results would not be possible.
The antenna has been OK as I am hearing several Hawaiians, Tahiti, &
Tonga on the antenna. I guess if the wire has a certain null to the SE
or NE, does not matter with DX to the Pacific.
The other EWE I was so used to, that getting used to a new one is a
bit hard. At least the EWE works!
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Mark Connelly - MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx
For HTML version of the following article, go to
"http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/kaz/phased_kaz.htm"; It contains hyperlinks
and some additional material.
Phasing Improves Kaz Antenna Nulls
(Mark Connelly, WA1ION - 10 JUL 2001)
The "Kaz" antenna was introduced by John Bryant's article "Testing Two
'Kaz' Squashed Delta Antennas" (reference 1). Further test results were
presented in my article "Pennant and Kaz Antenna Tests" (reference 2).
The antenna has the form of a delta with the apex spaced above the
center of the horizontal base at a distance of 1/4 to 1/3 the length of
the base. Base height above ground can be as little as 0.3 m / 1 ft.,
though I find improved performance at 1.5 m or higher. The top wire
(forming the two sloping sides) is one conductor and the base wire is a
second conductor. Feeding and/or termination occurs at the pair of
wires on each end of the base at the point of approach of the upper
conductor.
This article describes how the nulling abilities of the Kaz antenna
can be enhanced by having combination feed and termination boxes
installed at each end of the antenna. The two coaxial feedlines are
presented to inputs of a phasing unit.
Homebrew phasers such as DXP-2, DXP-3, Superphaser-1, and Superphaser-
2 work well for this application. Articles on these units can be
obtained via links on my RF Circuits page (reference 3). Commercially-
available broadband phasing units such as the Quantum Phaser, modified
MFJ-1026, and JPS ANC-4 could also be used.
Each feedline supplies a pickup that is somewhat cardioid in shape.
If the Kaz antenna is set up on an east-west axis, the feedline coming
from the box at the west end of the antenna has a pattern which, to some
extent, nulls signals from the east (+/- 30 degrees typical). The
feedline coming from the box at the east end of the antenna has a
pattern that tends to null signals from the west. Depending on antenna
layout, height, surrounding conductive objects, and termination
resistance, the maximum null of each cardioid can vary from as little as
about 6 dB to as much as 40 dB. In many cases Vactrol control of
termination can improve null depth over what can be had with a fixed
termination value (typically chosen to be about 1000 +/- 200 ohms).
Even if the terminations are fixed and cardioid front-to-backs are only
coming in around 10 dB each, very deep nulls can still be obtained by
phasing the two opposing direction cardioids against each other.
In the case of wanting to null a signal from the west with the above
set-up, the feedline from the west end of the antenna may be presented
to phasing unit Channel 1 and the feedline from the east end to Channel
2. Channel 1 has a western station signal about 10 (and maybe more) dB
stronger than that same signal on Channel 2. Also, desired eastern
signals are on the order of 10 dB or more weaker on Channel 1 than on
Channel 2. When equalizing Channel 1's western pickup to be about equal
with that from Channel 2, the level pot adjustment introduces about 10
dB of loss on Channel 1. At this point there is at least 20 dB of
strength difference between the two channels on eastern signals. When
the phase adjustment to null the western signal is enacted, there is
virtually no effect on eastern signals even if they too are made to be
180 degrees out of phase between the two channels. The system's overall
front-to-back ratio can be pushed to better than 50 dB on groundwave and
25 dB on most skip with this arrangement: superior to a single feedline
approach even with Vactrol control.
The simplest way to do a combination feed and terminate at each end of
the antenna is to connect the antenna wires through a step-down
transformer matching 950 ohms to 50 ohms. John Bryant's article
"Fabricating Impedance Transformers for Receiving Antennas" (reference
4) recommends an FT114-75 (FT114-J) Amidon ferrite toroidal core with a
20-turn high-impedance primary winding (antenna) and a 5-turn low-
impedance secondary winding (coaxial feed). He also mentions the
alternative of an FT114-43 core with a 45-turn high-impedance primary
and a 10-turn low-impedance secondary. A Mini-Circuits T16-6T-X65
transformer has also been used successfully in some Kaz and Pennant
antenna installations. If the "shack end" cable terminations (e.g. at
the two phasing unit inputs) are reasonably close to 50 ohms, the
correct termination impedance for each side of the antenna will be
passed through the respective transformer (acting as a step-up in that
direction).
Because adjustment of a deep null is accomplished by phasing, there is
less need for Vactrol remote termination than with a single-feedline
system. Two opposing cardioids of fairly mediocre null depth can be
combined to produce impressive front-to-back ratios. This is quite the
same as noted here with opposing-pickup slopers even when each antenna
is only good for about 8 - 10 dB of front-to-back on its own. Also, as
noted with slopers, a bit of spatial separation helps too. Phase shift
on desired signals is less likely to be in the 180 degree null range
executed on opposite-direction signals when feedpoints are separated by
1/15 to 1/3 wavelength (as compared to being co-located or at some
multiple of 1/2 wavelength). As compared to a small 12 m base version,
the larger size Kaz antennas (base in the 20 - 40 m / 65 - 130 ft.
range) will deliver heftier signals in the first place and will also
have the added benefit of a lower likelihood of collateral nulling of
desired-direction signals along with null-direction "pests" when
inherent cardioid null depths are below the ideal of at least 12 dB
each.
The transformer feed / terminate scheme without additional
amplification is usually adequate for Kaz antennas having areas of 100
square meters or above (e.g. base 20 m, apex 5 m above base). Smaller
antennas can benefit from amplification. Since coaxial cable has very
little loss below 2 MHz, MW DXers and 160-m hams will usually have a 50-
ohm input / output amplifier on each coaxial feedine at the "shack" end,
out of the weather. The W7IUV design (reference 5) is a good choice.
The Kiwa broadband amplifier and the Mini-Circuits model ZHL-6A are
ready-made, though pricey, options.
There is one instance in which amplification located at the two
antenna feed points may be desired. This is the circumstance when
Vactrol control of termination resistance is desired. Because DC
(typically 12 volts) to power an amplifier and a separate Vactrol DC
voltage both must be presented to each of the two combination feed /
terminate boxes, a single wire (carrying Vactrol DC) must accompany the
coaxial feed than carries DC to and RF from the amplifier at a given end
of the antenna. This separate wire should be broken up with several RF
chokes to keep it from influencing the antenna. It can be physically
attached to its accompanying coaxial line by means of nylon cable ties.
The amplifier should be a high-impedance input to 50-ohm output buffer
type. My BUF-E and BUF-F models (links via reference 3) work well here.
The Vactrol's variable resistance can be placed from the input of the
buffer amplifier card on one side and, on the other side, to a 220 ohm
resistor to circuit ground. The two antenna leads go to the primary of
a custom 1:1 high-impedance transformer (to be described); the secondary
of this transformer goes to the buffer amplifier card input and to
circuit ground. This arrangement gives about 15 dB of gain compared to
no amplifier; it also enables simultaneous Vactrol control of the null
observed when the phasing unit is set to the channel corresponding to
the output of the amplifier on the opposite side of the antenna. The
custom 1000 ohm 1:1 balun transformer consists either of 21 turns
primary / 21 turns secondary on an FT114-75 (FT114-J) core or,
alternately, 45 turns primary / 45 turns secondary on an FT114-43 core.
The Vactrol controller should be a dual version incorporating aspects
of the model presented in Figure 3 of my article "Pennant Antenna with
Remote Termination Control" (reference 6). Chokes, dropping resistors,
and diode protection of the LED portion of the Vactrol (in each feed /
terminate box) should be configured similarly to Figure 5 of the Pennant
article.
Having the independent Vactrol controls and "field site" buffer
amplifiers at each end of the antenna adds a good deal of complexity
compared to the simple transformer-feed method, but it is seen as a
valuable approach to take on smaller Kaz antennas like the 10 X 40 ft. /
3 X 12 m model that is becoming popular for temporary installations.
You could use the buffer amplifiers without the Vactrol if desired.
In that case you'd install a 1K fixed resistor or, better yet, a 2K pot
across the input of each buffer. During installation each end's pot
could be tweaked to null a target station in the middle of the frequency
range. You'd "listen" to the output of the amplifier opposite the one
where you were adjusting the pot. An adjusted value of 800 ohms to 1.2K
would be the typical result.
Phasing is achieved by observing the normal operating procedure for
the unit being used. This generally consists of, first, equalizing the
amplitudes of Channel 1 and Channel 2 on the signal to be nulled and,
secondly, adjusting the phase shift control to produce a null. The
procedure concludes with small interactive adjustments of one or both
amplitude pots and the phase shifter.
If feedline pickup is a problem, one or more coaxial chokes
(consisting of 17 turns of RG-174 on an FT140A-J core) may be inserted
in series with the coaxial line.
Anyone contemplating the use of a Kaz, Pennant, Flag, or Delta
terminated loop should look into two-feedlines-to-phaser schemes similar
to those outlined above. The enhanced nulling performance makes the
slightly greater system complexity well worth the effort.
References:
(Note: Over time Web URL's may change. If this occurs, it may still be
possible to retrieve the articles by going to known DXer Web sites or to
search engines for links. Hard copies are likely to be available from
the National Radio Club and International Radio Club of America reprints
services.)
1. Testing Two 'Kaz' Squashed Delta Antennas, John Bryant, 2001
"http://members.aol.com/DXerCapeCod/kaztests.pdf";
2. Pennant and Kaz Antenna Tests, Mark Connelly, 2001
"http://members.aol.com/DXerCapeCod/pennant_v_kaz.htm";
3. RF Circuits page (links to construction articles)
"http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/index.html";
4. Fabricating Impedance Transformers for Receiving Antennas, John
Bryant, 2001 "http://members.aol.com/DXerCapeCod/z_transformers.pdf";
5. W7IUV Amplifier "http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/amp/w7iuv_amp.htm";
6. Pennant Antenna with Remote Termination Control, Mark Connelly,
2000 "http://members.aol.com/DXerCapeCod/pennant.pdf"; and
"http://members.aol.com/DXerCapeCod/pennant.htm";
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MISC ITEMS
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**Frederick R. Vobbe - fredv@xxxxxxxxxxx
THREE-LETTER CALLSIGN MYSTIQUE
This web site explains where the standards for call signs came from
back in the first decades of the 20th Century:
http://www.ipass.net/~whitetho/3myst.htm
It's part of an excellent history site entitled "Articles and extracts
about early radio and related technologies, concentrating on the United
States in the period from 1897 to 1927" by Thomas H. White.
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***Horacio A. Nigro - hanigro@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
URUGUAY Website for 970 - CX 22 R. Universal, Montevideo is
<http://www.22universal.com/>, site contains Java applets with programme
sked; and allows direct, live audio in RealAudio (text there reads
"Transmisión en Directo por Internet para 500 Oyentes Simultaneos", i.e.
first uruguayan station capable of feeding 500 Real Audio listeners
simultaneously), E-mail: <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>. Station has important
audience when covering soccer matches. (Nigro-Uruguay, Jun 29)
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Latest article on the radiodx.com web-site
http://www.radiodx.com/spdxr/WXLG.htm
The story of WXLG from Kwajalein..
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**Patrick Griffith - AM-DXer@xxxxxxxxx
I picked up a CD today called "The Legendary Wolfman Jack - Howlin' On
The Air." It has 29 tracks composed of actual XERB air checks from 1968-
1970. Play time on the disc is about 60 minutes and it is ©1998.
The first track has the following ID (not in Wolfman's voice) - "This
is 50,000 watt clear channel XERB, Radio North America, central studios
in Los Angeles, ten ninety on your dial." There is also an offical
sounding dual language English / Spanish ID on one of the tracks.
This is the era when I was in high school back in rural northern IL.
In '65 and '66 I listened to the Wolfman on XERF with a Hallicrafters S-
120 purchased at Sears and a 175 foot end fed wire. That was before he
moved to XERB which I think was about '67. But I never could hear XERB
because of "The Mighty Ten Ninety, KAAY, Little Rock" which boomed into
IL at night. So it was a real treat for me to hear these XERB air
checks.
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ZACHERY BROADCATING COMPANY, LICENSEE OF WDWZ (AM). Issued a
forfeiture in the amount of $24,000 for failure to have Emergency Alert
System equipment installed, failure to follow the Rules pertaining to
antenna structures and its failure to maintain a public inspection file.
Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 07/03/2001 by
Forfeiture Order. (DA No. 01-1581).
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July 11, 2001
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