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Today's Topics:
1. Djibouti On SW (Joe Talbot)
2. Why is BBC World Service reducing its short wave provision?
(Jonathan Marks)
3. Logs (Manuel M?ndez)
4. San Miguel (charles bolland)
5. Re: Why is BBC World Service reducing its short wave
provision? (John Figliozzi)
6. navtex log 03 20/21-05 (nl10194)
7. HCDX logs between 2005-03-21 0000 UTC and 2005-03-22 0000 UTC
(Risto Kotalampi)
8. DX Listening Digest 5-050; WOR 1267; COM 05-03 (Glenn Hauser)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 00:21:35 -0700
From: "Joe Talbot" <n52w113@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HCDX] Djibouti On SW
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Hi All: As per Guy Atkins HOT DX tip, Djibuti is now on SW, 4780 kHz
// 1539 MW, not // 1170 MW, heard 1945, Sunday March 2005 with a huge
signal into central Somalia, SINPO: 5,5,4,4,4+, 100% copy on excellent
audio. What I heard was a long commenatry in Afar on the
pending disarming of the 6 "WAR LORDS" holding Mogadishu and Somalia
hostage, 6 divisions of crack Sudanese, Ugandesa and Ethiopian
troops will be in Mogadishu May 15. Then Om with Arabic greetings and
closing announcements 4780 off at 2003, 1539 off at 2006. Heard 4780
this AM, 0427 with no // MW. The languages in Djibuiti are French
(offical), Afar, Arabic and Somali Thanks to Guy Atkins WA USA! 73.
Joe Talbot VA6JWT, 6O0JT (6 Oscar Zero JT)
Home:
Red Deer, Alberta, Canada.
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Grid: DO32cg.
Currently:
Africa. 6O0JT
Rx: Rockwell Collins HF-2050.
JRC NRD 535D Kiwa Mods.
Sony ICF 2010 Kiwa Mods.
TCVR: Icom IC-706 MkIIG.
Antennas: Beverage Array.
Random Wires.
Wellbrook K9AY.
George Maroti K9AY.
Phasing With MFJ 1026.
High Sierra 1800 Pro/Outback
Outpost.
Various HF/VHF/UHF Beach Verticals.
Icom AH-4 Auto Tuner.
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:29:44 +0100
From: "Jonathan Marks" <jonathan.marks@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HCDX] Why is BBC World Service reducing its short wave
provision?
To: "'John Figliozzi'" <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <dxld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: 'CUMBREDX list' <cumbredx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 'Shortwave discussion'
<swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 'HCDX CONTRIBUTIONS - LATEST'
<hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, shortwaveBasics@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <200503210729.j2L7TXJN097149@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
Hi Dave, John, et al
If you talk to the receiver manufacturers, you will discover that shortwave
radio sales are indeed on a permanent decline, which explains why there are
just a handful of really good sets out there, not like the 60 or so models
when I was testing them for the WRTH and Radio Netherlands.
I believe that good content drives technology and if something comes along
which does a more efficient job of delivering content, then it makes a lot
of sense to use it.
The web is great at delivering good audio to many parts of the world with
broadband. Does it replace delivery to a portable radio in rural areas?
No...and the technologies to replace analogue shortwave have just a few
years to get cracking if they don't want to go the way of SSB....I was
copying off some old Media Networks from 1984 and had to laugh at the
predictions that by 2015 we would have progressed to SSB instead of AM.
Public service broadcasting does indeed have a duty to serve all its public
- in areas where a licence fee is charged. So the BBC uses terrestrial
transmitters and spends a fortune getting to the remote Scottish islands
where other channels don't bother with.
I don't think the BBC has an obligation to serve the entire world....it
doesn't. With 6.2 billion people on the planet, their audience of 144
million of people who listen at least once a week means the majority of the
world doesn't listen, or can't listen.
I do think the BBC needs to re-think how it explains to its audience its
shift to different technologies. The current BBC Web page is very poorly
worded. I don't see newspapers telling their readers that the paper is
going
to have less pages in it, or that readers in rural areas should stop buying
their publication. Wouldn't it be great if they involved the audience in
finding solutions to their distribution challenges, rather than the method
they are using now. I feel insulted, rather than consulted.
Hi to all those who remember me,
Jonathan Marks
X-DX but still very much into radio
Jonathan Marks
Director
Critical Distance BV
Stam 69
1275CG Huizen
The Netherlands
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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 08:47:44 +0100
From: Manuel M?ndez <manuelmendez@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HCDX] Logs
To: hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <6.2.1.2.0.20050321084736.0433beb0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Manuel M?ndez
Lugo, Spain
COLOMBIA, 5910, Marfil Stereo 88.8, 0720-0745, de nuevo muy buenas
condiciones hoy d?a 21 para escuchar esta emisora, programa musical, con
canciones colombianas, rancheras y otro tipo de canciones mexicanas,
anuncios comerciales e identificaci?n entre canciones: "Marfil Stereo 88.8,
la frecuencia de todos", "Marfil Stereo, al servicio de la
comunidad". 24322 variando a 34333. (Marzo 21).
GUINEA ECUATORIAL, 5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, escuchanda entre las 0525 y
las 0545 con m?sica y varias canciones en ingl?s. A las 0525 se?al
aceptable ( 24322) y luego se fue deteriorando hasta volverse inaudible.
(Marzo 21).
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:43:05 -0000
From: "charles bolland" <ka4prf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HCDX] San Miguel
To: <hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "wghauser" <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>,
"Cumbre" <cumbredx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <003b01c52e02$caa5c140$8ddb8541@xxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
Bolivia, 4899.94, Radio San Miguel, 1034- 1045 Pack your bags, Radio San
Miguel is moving again. With usual programs of Spanish comments by a man
with music. Signal was at a good level during the listening period.
Previously heard on 4902 KHz the other day. (Chuck Bolland, March 21,
2005)
Clewiston, Florida
http://www.orchidcitysoftware.com/IMAGE40.HTML
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 10:46:49 -0500
From: John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HCDX] Re: Why is BBC World Service reducing its short wave
provision?
To: Jonathan Marks <jonathan.marks@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: dxld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, 'Shortwave discussion'
<swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, 'HCDX CONTRIBUTIONS - LATEST'
<hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, shortwaveBasics@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
'CUMBREDX list' <cumbredx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <6FF7CEDF-9A20-11D9-92DF-000393893A3E@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
Jonathan:
If you say that shortwave receiver sales are down, then they're down.
But I'm not disputing the fact that there are more ways to reach more
people than ever before. Neither am I denying that it's a genuine
challenge trying to figure out how to leverage all these methods
intelligently and effectively. All I'm saying is that is unnecessary
for the BBC to totally abandon shortwave to any region. Here in NA,
e.g., we have plenty of very cheap excess shortwave transmitter
capacity. And the content on most of them is pitiful. An owner would
jump at the chance to relay the BBC for a few hours a day. All it
would take is one frequency in the morning and another in the evening.
Sure, it may not be to the BBC's once lofty standards in this regard,
but Antigua wasn't performing all that well for some time. And
flexibility is a necessity in this era.
So, if I can't be home by my computer, or in a wi-fi served cafe, or in
my Sirius-served vehicle, I can still hear the BBC if I want. As for
the "serving the whole world because it's a public service broadcaster"
argument, I'm just differentiating between the theory behind and
mission of a commercial broadcaster and that of a public service
broadcaster. Those, unfortunately, appear to be collapsing and my
feeble efforts to remind about the subtle but real differences between
the two are falling on mostly deaf ears. A lost cause--you might say.
Good to hear from you on this.
John
On Monday, March 21, 2005, at 02:29 AM, Jonathan Marks wrote:
>
> Hi Dave, John, et al
>
> If you talk to the receiver manufacturers, you will discover that
> shortwave
> radio sales are indeed on a permanent decline, which explains why
> there are
> just a handful of really good sets out there, not like the 60 or so
> models
> when I was testing them for the WRTH and Radio Netherlands.
>
> I believe that good content drives technology and if something comes
> along
> which does a more efficient job of delivering content, then it makes a
> lot
> of sense to use it.
>
> The web is great at delivering good audio to many parts of the world
> with
> broadband. Does it replace delivery to a portable radio in rural areas?
> No...and the technologies to replace analogue shortwave have just a few
> years to get cracking if they don't want to go the way of SSB....I was
> copying off some old Media Networks from 1984 and had to laugh at the
> predictions that by 2015 we would have progressed to SSB instead of AM.
>
> Public service broadcasting does indeed have a duty to serve all its
> public
> - in areas where a licence fee is charged. So the BBC uses terrestrial
> transmitters and spends a fortune getting to the remote Scottish
> islands
> where other channels don't bother with.
>
> I don't think the BBC has an obligation to serve the entire world....it
> doesn't. With 6.2 billion people on the planet, their audience of 144
> million of people who listen at least once a week means the majority
> of the
> world doesn't listen, or can't listen.
>
> I do think the BBC needs to re-think how it explains to its audience
> its
> shift to different technologies. The current BBC Web page is very
> poorly
> worded. I don't see newspapers telling their readers that the paper is
> going
> to have less pages in it, or that readers in rural areas should stop
> buying
> their publication. Wouldn't it be great if they involved the audience
> in
> finding solutions to their distribution challenges, rather than the
> method
> they are using now. I feel insulted, rather than consulted.
>
> Hi to all those who remember me,
>
>
> Jonathan Marks
> X-DX but still very much into radio
>
>
> Jonathan Marks
>
> Director
>
> Critical Distance BV
>
> Stam 69
>
> 1275CG Huizen
>
> The Netherlands
>
> Newsblog: http://criticaldistance.blogspot.com
>
> Atom Format XML Feed: http://criticaldistance.blogspot.com/atom.xml
>
> Broadcasters Gadgets: http://whatcaughtmyeye.blogspot.com/
>
> NEW: Tsunami WIKI for Broadcasters:
> http://www.tsunamihelp.info/wiki/index.php/Broadcasters
>
> Company Website: http://www.criticaldistance.org
>
>
>
>
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Message: 6
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 20:33:24 +0100
From: nl10194 <nl10194@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HCDX] navtex log 03 20/21-05
To: radiohobby <radiohobby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, wun
<wun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, utility <utility_listening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
hard <hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, shortwavedx
<shortwavedxing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, shortwavedx
<shortwavedxing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <423F2184.1050807@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed
Group,
518 0319 0458 NMF USA NAV - FL65 GROUP BROADCAST VHF-FM, SSB FOR SAFETY
(CSn)
518 0320 0441 NMA USA NAV - AA4_F DGPS BNM _83-05 MLORIDU_(CSn)
518 0321 0401 VOK CAN NAV - XJ7_2 ENVIRONMENT CANADA FORECASTS ALL
TIMES(CSn)
518 0321 0439 NMA USA NAV - AA42 1. THE FOLLOWING COAST GUARD DISTRICT
7(CSn)
73'Cor
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Message: 7
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 23:05:06 +0000
From: Risto Kotalampi <risto@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HCDX] HCDX logs between 2005-03-21 0000 UTC and 2005-03-22
0000 UTC
To: hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <20050321230506.GA15231@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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Message: 8
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 18:59:49 -0800 (PST)
From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [HCDX] DX Listening Digest 5-050; WOR 1267; COM 05-03
To: wghauser@xxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <20050322025949.22488.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
DX Listening Digest 5-050 has now been posted at
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxlatest.txt CONTENTS:
WOR 1267 / COM 05-03 / ASIA non / BELGIUM / BOLIVIA / BOTSWANA / BRAZIL /
CANADA RCI A05 / CANADA +non SCTV / CANADA +non Rock Radio / CHINA /
COLOMBIA /
CZECH REPUBLIC / DJIBOUTI / ECUADOR / EQUATORIAL GUINEA / GERMANY +non /
GREENLAND / GUINEA / INDIA / ISRAEL A05 / KERGUELEN ham / LEBANON / MEXICO
non
/ NETHERLANDS non / PORTUGAL / SAMOA AMERICAN / SOMALIA non / SYRIA +non /
TIBET non / UK +non BBCWS / UK BBC / USA Radio Log/Girls Radio / USA Ted
Brown
/ USA Beethoven.com / USA Jean Shepherd/WXRB/WBAI / USA KTRB/KRSN / USA
Jerry
Springer / USA Florida Pirates / USA WWKB / USA WTEM/IBOC / USA LPFM / USA
NPR/PBS / VIRGIN ISLANDS US / WESTERN SAHARA non / ZIMBABWE +non /
UNIDENTIFIED
Yosemite Sam / RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM / CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES /
PROPAGATION
After the following issue, 5-051 has been published, 5-050 will be
available at
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxld5050.txt
For restrixions and searchable 2005 contents archive see
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxldmid.html
NOTE: If you are a regular reader of DXLD, and a source of DX news but
have not been sending it directly to us, please consider yourself
obligated to do so. Thanks, Glenn
NEXT AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1267:
Tue 0700 WOR WPKN Bridgeport CT 89.5
Tue 1700 WOR WBCQ after hours
Wed 1030 WOR WWCR 9985
Wed 1700 WOR WBCQ after hours
Mon 0430 WOR WSUI Iowa City IA 910
MORE info including audio links: http://worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
WRN ON DEMAND:
http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24
OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO [also for CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL]
WORLD OF RADIO 1267 (high version):
(stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1267h.ram
(download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1267h.rm
WORLD OF RADIO 1267 (low version):
(stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1267.ram
(download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1267.rm
(summary) http://www.worldofradio.com/wor1267.html
WORLD OF RADIO 1267 in the true shortwave sound of 7415:
(stream) http://www.piratearchive.com/media/worldofradio_03-16-05.m3u
(d`load) http://www.piratearchive.com/media/worldofradio_03-16-05.mp3
CONTINENT OF MEDIA 05-03 via DXing.com:
(stream) http://www.dxing.com/com/com0503.ram
(download) http://www.dxing.com/com/com0503.rm
(summary) http://www.worldofradio.com/com0503.html
Regards, Glenn Hauser
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