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Jen's Cast from Unique R April 2nd 17-20 UT is up and ready for you |
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Tuesday, April 04 2023
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Dual DX Test-- THIS WEEKEND-- KJJR 880 Whitefish, MT & KSEN 1150 Shelby, MT |
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Monday, April 03 2023

The Courtesy Program Committee (CPC) of the National Radio Club and International Radio Club of America are proud to announce another “Dual DX Test” this weekend.
Chief Engineer Todd Clark will be doing maintenance testing starting on Saturday, April 8th at 12:01 AM Mountain Daylight Time (0601 UTC) when KJJR, 880 AM, will be testing on daytime power and pattern. 10,000 watts. Programming will consist of sweep tones, Morse Code IDs, 1 kHz “long duration tones,” etc. The test will last two hours, until 02:00 AM Mountain Time. Part two of the dual test is the next day, Sunday, April 9th, at 12:01 AM Mountain Daylight Time (0601 UTC) when KSEN, 1150 AM, will be testing on daytime power and pattern. 10,000 watts. Programming will consist of sweep tones, Morse Code IDs, 1 kHz “long duration tones,” etc. The test will last two hours, until 02:00 AM Mountain Time. SSTV (Slow-Scan TV) Tests Both tests will also feature the transmission of Slow-Scan TV images commonly used by amateur radio operators and increasingly by shortwave broadcasters. The images are transmitted as audio tones in Scottie 1 format. KDWN recently used this same format in Las Vegas during their signoff DX Tests. SSTV requires computer software to decode. This can be done using an audio connection to your PC or holding a cell phone near your speaker. SSTV is straightforward and works great. You can get reasonable images by picking up audio with your laptop without wiring. Download the free MMSSTV app and try it out: hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php <http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php> Another great app for Mac or PC is Fldigi from http://www.w1hkj.com/. <http://www.w1hkj.com/> You can also search the App store on your iPhone or Google Play for Android for “SSTV.” Lots of great apps are available. Highly recommend you test BEFORE the weekend. The best bet is to tune to 14.233 MHz in USB mode if you have a shortwave receiver. Lots of activity there most of the day. -- ++ Note: SSTV is not a weak-signal mode like FT8. If you cannot copy the Morse Code and sweep tones, you will unlikely decode an SSTV image successfully. It’s a fun mode, not a miracle mode. QSL INFORMATION
At the station’s request, the Courtesy Program Committee will be responsible for verifying reception reports and issuing QSLs. All reception reports should be emailed to: dx@highnoonfilm.com <mailto:dx@highnoonfilm.com> The new QSL rules for CPC-coordinated tests will be in effect for this test. Please read them carefully. SPECIAL THANKS A big thank you to Chief Engineer Todd Clark who agreed to include SSTV and allow us to test this mode as an option for future tests. Also to Paul Walker, who arranged for all this. And to Rob Keeney who encoded the images into SSTV format and provided technical expertise on incorporating them into our files. NEW QSL RULES FOR THE 2022-2023 SEASON DX Tests are arranged by the Courtesy Program Committee of the National Radio Club (NRC) and the International Radio Club of America (IRCA.) Both clubs offer low-cost, online-only memberships. It is appropriate that those seeking QSLs should support the clubs financially. Please indicate in your request which club you are a member of. It may improve the response time for your QSL. QSL requests for DX Tests where the CPC will issue QSLs must be received within 30 days of the test. A brief recording of at least two (2) minutes must be submitted. .MP3, .wav, or .MP4 video formats accepted. No written reports unless accompanied by a recording. No remote receivers (Internet-based) will be accepted for QSLs. The exceptions to this rule are as follows: A.) If you constructed the remote receiver, maintained it, or contributed money towards those purposes, you may use it to submit reception reports. Examples would be DXers who built remote receivers in low-noise locations but operate from home. B.) Internet-based receivers you don’t own are only acceptable if they are more than 500 miles from the transmitter of the test station. You must fully disclose which receiver was used, including its URL. If the owner is known, please provide their name so they may receive credit. Include the distance of the receiver in miles from the transmitter site. C.) Only one QSL will be issued per DXer, even if they operate multiple remote receiver sites or use more than one remote receiver at distances of 500 miles to receive the station. QSLs will be issued only after the conclusion of the 2022-2023 DX Season. Generally, this will occur in April. We will send out group emails when QSLs are issued. Unpaid volunteers perform all work in verifying reports and sending you a QSL. We all have jobs, spouses, kids, and lives. Be patient. Be nice. 73, Les Rayburn, N1LF les@highnoonfilm.com <mailto:les@highnoonfilm.com> 121 Mayfair Park Maylene, AL 35114 EM63nf NRC & IRCA Courtesy Program Committee Chairman Member WTFDA, MWC Perseus SDR, AirSpy + Discovery, SDRPlay RSP Duo, Sony XDR-F1HD [XDR Guy Modified], Korner 9.2 Antenna, FM-6 Antenna, Kitz Technologies KT-501 Pre-amps, Quantum Phaser, Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, Wellbrook Flag, Clifton Labs Active Whip. “Nothing but blues and Elvis, and somebody else’s favorite song…” _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/
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Stations heard in Lugo and Friol, NW of Spain |
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Monday, April 03 2023
Manuel Méndez Lugo, SpainLogs in Lugo, NW of Spain Tecsun PL-880, Sangean ATS-909-X, cable antenna, 8 meters ANTARCTICA, 15476usb, LRA 36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, Base Esperanza, 2109-2122, 01-04, Spanish, male, comments, id. 25432.
BRAZIL 11780, Radio Nacional da Amazonia, Brasilia, 0850-9012, 03-04, comments, “Bom día, bom día”, “Radio Nacional”, Brazilian songs. 24322.
11815, Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 0857-0914, 03-04, Brazilian songs. 25432.
DENMARK, 15700, World Music Radio, Randers, 1345-1425, 03-04, songs in English, Andean flute music, id. “World Music Radio”, Latin American songs. 35433.
FINLAND, 11690, Scandinavian Weekend Radio, Virrat, 0820-0836, 01-04, pop songs, Finish, comments, id. “Scandinavian Weekend Radio”. 15421.
GERMANY, 9670, Channel 292, Rohrbach, 1025-1047, 03-04, songs in English, oldies, “Channel 292 program”. 35433.
MEXICO, 6185 Radio Educación, Ciudad de México, 0507-0526, 02-04, Spanish, comments, songs. 25432.
NEW ZEALAND, 11725, Radio New Zealand International, Rangitaiki, 0949-1005, 03-04, songs, English, comments, at 1000 time signals and Pacific news. 34433.
_ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/
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WBCQ overtaken by fill music |
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Monday, April 03 2023
ROMANIA/CUBA 9700even STRONG EMPTY carrier heard before 02.00 UT then follow at 02.00:33 UTC exact time, STARTED supposed to be RHC Bauta Spanish nighttime
sce, but discovered ROU RRI Spanish instead with program modulation at S=9+40dB level ON AIR ! Campesino credit talk. Medicos, economicos, historia artes.
CUBA Tonight also strong 6000even and hx12000 kHz RHC English at 01.57 UT,.
11850 kHz RHC Sp from Quivacan San Felipe TITAN, S=9+5 spurs also on 11840 and 11860 kHz nice propagation tonight. USA Much strong 250kW ? likely signal of (!) KBS Seoul WS in Spanish via Greenville NC USAGM installation in A-23 season, heard each night now even in EUR/NE/ME backlobe. Proper S=9+45dB powerhouse, program of male and female with like Mexican Spanish typical voices. Magazine format, at 01.53 UT on 11880 kHz of course. 7489.931 USA WBCQ likely, guitar mx S=9+30dB at 02.04 UT. 9330even USA WBCQ the big 250 kW beast in Portuguese on air, WLC(?) S=9+35dB at 02.06 UT. 6159.934 USA WBCQ talk in En at 02.09 UT, S=9+15dB. 7505even USA WRNO New Orleans OVERMODULATED much, tremendous S=9+50dB powerhouse at 02.10 UT. UZBEKISTAN 5829.939 kHz proper S=9+20dB noted in Doha Qatar ME, Iran International TV in Persian via Tashkent relay broadcast center, at 01.10 UT, scheduled likely 13.30-05.30 UT. UZBEKISTAN 7599.902 kHz proper S=9+25dB noted in Doha Qatar ME, R AFG International in Pashto via Tashkent relay broadcast center, at 01.33 UT. Likely scheduled 01.30-14.30 UT in A-23 season now. IRAN 6000.019 VoIRIB Tajik sce via Sirjan site, 00.50-02.20 UT S=9+10dB noted in Doha Qatar remotedly. TURKEY 7260.019 TUR TRT Emirler in Spanish, performed with lovely Turkish folk mx, S=9+15dB at 01.25 UT, 00.50-01.58 UT scheduled. 7360.006 TUR TRT Turkish sce, at 01.29 UT S=9+15dB strength. 9870.005 TUR TRT in Spanish, palabra productos de Tuerkiye, flute mx, S=9+15dB, 01.39 UT, S=9+15dB in Edmonton Alberta CAN Perseus remotedly. INDIA 7380.005 AIR Sindhi service via Bangalore 500 kW beast, S=9+25dB in Doha Qatar remotedly at 01.29 UT. 01.00-01.30 UT. TAIWAN likely 12169.973 SOH sect in Mandarin, S=7 at 01.40 UT. SAUDI ARABIA 11860.043 kHz Yemen excile radio Riyadh (Likely) on upper channel flank at 01.48 UT on April 03. S=9+10dB at 01.54 UT vy73 de wolfie df5sx wwdxc germany -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- From: Glenn Hauser via groups.io
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2023 1:34 AM Subject: [WOR] WBCQ overtaken by fill musicU S A. 7490-, Sun Apr 2 at 2326, continuous instrumental rockish music from WBCQ direct. Same stuff was playing from 2205 when I tuned in the `7490` webcast.
At first I assumed that was this week`s fare on `UBMP`, but never heard any announcements, and continued past 2300 when `Le Show` should be heard. What`s going on? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WOR)_ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/
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