[IRCA] Anyone ever DX XEUACH 1610??

[Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>]

** MEXICO. Desde hace un par de semanas vengo escuchando con muy buena
presencia a XEUACH "Radio Chapingo" o "Radio Universidad Autónoma Chapingo" en
los 1610 kHz de onda media. La Universidad Autónoma de Chapingo es una
Universidad agrícola ubicada en Texcoco, Estado de México, (unos 20 km al este
de la Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal) Nominalmente transmite con 250 vatios
desde su campus en Texcoco, Estado de México. Capté a "Radio Chapingo" en los
1610 kHz por vez primera en el 2002 con un SINPO de 2; posteriormente fué muy
difícil escucharla aquí en el centro-sur de la Ciudad de México hasta hace un
par de semanas en que se escucha con un SINPO en ocasiones de 5. Muy
probablemente han aumentado su potencia, ya que, también la capté en
Cuernavaca, Estado de Morelos (60 km al sur de la Ciudad de México) con un
SINPO de 2. 73´s (Julián Santiago Díez de Bonilla, DF, July 5, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)

He says it is putting out a better signal now. ! I had forgotten (if I ever
knew) that this station exists; could explain some unID LAs reported on 1610. I
don`t recall it ever being reported in IRCA or NRC by North American DXers.
Maybe by Richard Wood in Hawaii? Not likely before 0200 UT = 1600 HST.

Since it`s not on in the mornings, obviously  the best/only time to DX it is
just before signoff, much more likely in winter. It`s in the WRTH at least as
far back as 2005. Here`s what WRTH 2007 has on it:

XEUACH 1610 0.25 kW, Radio Universidad Autónoma de Chapingo, ``R. Chapingo``,
Chapingo, 1800-0200 UT. Address: CarrCarr. [sic] México-Texcoco km 38.5, 56235
Chapingo, Estado de México. Tel (595) 952-1610. 

It`s also in the 2002 IRCA Mexican Log, at only 30 watts.

Via Fred Cantú`s list, here is a program schedule dated Dec 2006-Jan 2007,
showing them on the air at 12-20 local time, but with DST now that would be
17-01 UT, not 18-02:
http://www.chapingo.mx/cultura/archives/category/radio/

And in John Callarman`s Mexican list compiled earlier this year:

1610 MÉXICO XEUACH "Radio Universidad Autónomo de Chapingo" Chapingo.
(250/250*) 1800-2200 [sic], Carretera México Texcoco km 38.5
http://www.chapingo.mx/cultura/subdir-difusion-cultural/radio/ Cantú: "Radio
Chapingo" Not in FCC data base. Estimated, via MapQuest N 19-31-00 W 98-53-00
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)


       
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