Re: [IRCA] [NRC-AM] Arabic "chanting" [was: New TA, New Country]

["Jim Renfrew" <jrenfrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

And look for it on 531, too.  I found it there both nights - thanks to 
Barry's tip.  On 531 this is the first time I have heard 4 TAs on one 
channel:  Spain, Faroes, Switzerland and now Algeria.

In the EMWG and WRTH  the 531 and 594 show half power of 300 kW during our 
listening time. Maybe they are turning it down anymore with new equipment. 
WRTH says that 648 is also to be getting new equipment, listed as Chaine 3. 
Might be worth a listen there, too.

Interesting that Faroes 531 has a NAVTEX signal on nearby 518.


Jim Renfrew. Holley NY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marc DeLorenzo" <midcapemarc@xxxxxxx>
To: <am@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 12:49 PM
Subject: [NRC-AM] Arabic "chanting" [was: New TA, New Country]


> I agree with Jim's comments on chanting.  I prefer to describe it as
> "male a capella religious vocal music."   I know that's a bit wordy but
> there's something patronizing about the term chanting.  I've also seen
> words in DX News like "moaning, groaning, and wailing."   I know it can
> sound that way at times but I think we should show a little more
> respect for people from other cultures.
>
> Anyway, Algeria-549 is definitely back on the air with upgraded
> transmitting equipment.  Last Saturday 12/5 at sunset they were one of
> the loudest and clearest TA's I've heard in the past 40 years!
>
>
> Marc DeLorenzo
> South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
> http://www.wtfda.info/showthread.php?t=228
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Renfrew <jrenfrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: am@xxxxxxxxxxx; amdx@xxxxxxxxxx; Mailing list for the International
> Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tue, Dec 8, 2009 11:09 pm
> Subject: [NRC-AM] New TA, New Country
>
>
> Jim Renfrew, Holley NY
>
> Thanks to Ben Dangerfield's tip, though I saw it much later than his
> post,
> there's Algeria on 549, definite parallel to Radio Algeria 1 on
> Delicast web
> audio.  At 2304 EST / 0404z with a man doing the Koranic recitation,
> what
> some might mistakenly call "chanting", it's simply the way that the
> Koran is
> read with a musical quality.  Suprisingly good, even with 4.0 filter.
> When
> I hear this coming in so well I have to wonder where it's been all this
> time?  A new logging, and MW country #68.  I have just a few more
> countries
> to hear before I catch up to Ben (major understatement)
>
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