[HCDX] AM DX NewsFlash - 9/21/00
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WELCOME TO THE AM-DX NEWSFLASH - September 21 2000
Vol 6 No 25
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IRCA's web site... take a peek!!
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5792/
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Deadline for next issue - Thursday, September 28 2000 @ 1400 UTC
Send all contributions to me @ phil@xxxxxxxxxxx
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"***" denotes that the following item was originally posted on the Hard
Core DX list.
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CPC DX tests
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9/30/00 Sat - 0100-0200 - 1180 - WJNT - Jackson MS (IRCA)
Saturday, September 30, 2000 - WJNT-1180, Jackson, MS will conduct a DX
test from 1:00-2:00 am EDT. WJNT will run their regular talk programming
(Coast to Coast AM), news at the top and bottom of the hour, along with
Morse code IDs. WJNT will be operating with 50 Kilowatts (full daytime
power), non-directional pattern during this period.
Reception reports may be sent to:
WJNT-AM
P.O. Box 1248
Jackson, MS 39215-1248
Attn: Stan Carter - C.E.
E-mail: email@xxxxxxxx, WWW: http://wjnt.com
(Arranged by Lynn Hollerman for the IRCA CPC.)
PLEASE NOTE: Even if you don't hear a test, be sure and drop a card,
letter, or e-mail to the station personnel, thanking them for going to
the trouble to run a test!
Also, if you hear a test, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know, via either e-
mail or in rec.radio.shortwave! And if you send a reception report to a
station, please remember to include return postage with your report...
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CONVENTION - MEETING INFO (corrections/additions welcome)
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*Eric Bueneman - n0uiheric@xxxxxxx
The first of two fall midwest get togethers will be held at Ten Killer
State Park SE of Muskogee OK and NW of Ft Smith AR. The dates are Oct
13-15.
1 bedroom cabins are available for $48.00 and 2 bedroom $73.00. To
reserve a cabin call 918 489 5641.
This is an informal gtg with a quiz, logging contest, and plenty of DX
talk. A good DX location for AM FM and TV.
For more information contact John Tudenham at 417 624 8058 or E mail
w0jrp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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HOT ITEMS
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***Richard Jary - jary@xxxxxxxxx
Via Chris Hambly in Victoria, station 3AB Melbourne 1116 has moved to
87.8 FM, apparently around mid August. This is paving the way for 3AK to
move to this frequency early next year.
Following up my log last night of Radio Bougainville 5985, this is on
again tonight and not in parallel with 3385, though the latter is still
a bit weak to get an ID off. I will give it a go on the hour though.
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Bernd Trutenau - btr@xxxxxxxxxx
Acc. to the A-DX mailing list (16 Sep), AFN Frankfurt 873 kHz has been
off the air after a lightning hit the transmitting site. It is unclear
how soon the station will be back.
***Wolfgang W. Bueschel - BueschelW@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
AFN mediumwave station on 873 kHz OFF
MW 873 kHZ, 150 kW directional three mast installation, screened
towards Moscow - Russia.
AFN - American Forces Network main Center European MW outlet
STRUCK of LIGHTNING, on Friday 15th?
Hoi folks, since yesterday AFN [Frankfurt] Weiskirchen on MW 873 kHz is
off the air totally. Horst Schmidt told in A-DX Newsletter that AFN
announced on AFN 2nd network via FM tx Feldberg on Taunus lower mountain
98.7 MHz, 100 kW, due of a STRUCK of LIGHTNING the MW outlet is totally
out of service for the time being.
Here in southern Germany, I heard Stara Zagora Bulgaria yesterday
afternoon, and the Spanish stn today morning at 0500 UTC, instead.
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***Richard Jary - jary@xxxxxxxxx
Spotted by Chris Hambly of Melbourne last night, 2AM Sydney 1620 is
now IDing as 2KM and playing oldies.
Apparently 2KY-1017 has taken over the station (it is co-sited with
the 2KY 1017 transmitter), and is now running it's own programming even
though the license is still held by Tourist Radio, the operators of 2AM.
Expect more action!
QSL route for this new station is *not* via John Wright, but
presumably via 2KY 1017 Racing Radio.
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*kevin redding - Mesa AZ - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx
I am not 100% sure but I think KAPR 930 in Douglas is no longer
Ranchera and now Classic Rock playing music from the 70s. If anyone else
can hear it, let me know please.
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Bernt Erfjord - berfjord@xxxxxxxx
Pressrelease from DX-Listeners' Club, Norway:
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A special broadcast from Norwegian broadcaster NRK, is scheduled to
take place on 153 kHz around the end of September. Exact date and time
has not been confirmed as yet, since the transmission will take place as
and when the transmitter is ready to be switched on. The transmission
will be carried exclusively from the new Norwegian longwave-site at
Ingöy, close to Cape North in Northern Norway. This 100 kW Telefunken
transmitter will replace the 20 kW mediumwave transmitter at Vadsö on
702 kHz.
If everything goes well, the transmission is likely to take place
around the 28th or 29th of September at the earliest. Up to the minute
info on this special broadcast and background will be available on
http:\\www.dxlc.com\ around the 25th, so check this site regularly to be
sure not to miss this opportunity to hear a new transmitter on the air!
After this special broadcast, 153 kHz is expected to carry the NRK
Europakanalen in // with 1314, 630 and 675 kHz.
We hope this broadcast will be heard over a large distance!
A special QSL-card will be issued for correct reception reports to
this broadcast. Reports to DX-Listeners' Club, P.O.Box 7080 Vestheiene,
N-4668 Kristiansand, Norway. E-mail: longwave@xxxxxxxx
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***Andy Sennitt - andys@xxxxxxxxxx
This is a slightly modified version of the Media Network Newsletter
being sent out today:
In the 21 September edition of the Media Network radio show, we're
making an major announcement. Since you're a keen listener, we want to
share the news with you directly, just in case you can't hear the show
this Thursday.
Media Network is going to switch to becoming a WEB-ONLY production as
from the end of October. The last edition of the radio show will air on
Thursday 26th October.
Surprised? We bet you are. But following the departure of Diana
Janssen, we've taken the opportunity to re-evaluate the situation, and
look at where things are heading.
Radio Netherlands is moving into a new era, and it's essential that
the marriage of traditional and new technology happens in the right way.
Media Network is unashamedly a specialist show. The secret is to take
technology facts and turn them into an acoustic theatre...where the
safari documentaries have scored the best by far. As the business
broadens, it takes more research to get it right and keep it fresh. So
the radio programme would require greater and greater investment in time
and effort in order to maintain its leading position.
It's time that radio producer and host Jonathan Marks simply doesn't
have. Since Diana's departure he assumed the additional roles that Diana
has vacated. This is in addition to his main corporate role as Radio
Netherlands' Director of Programmes - Radio, TV and Internet. Clearly he
cannot do all these things and continue to produce a weekly show of the
high standard that we strive for, and you deserve. So, after much
consideration, we've decided that the radio show should end its almost
20 year run while at its listening peak. There has never been more
response than we get now.
"It has been enormous fun", says Jonathan "but this seems a good point
to hang up the headphones and step back from the microphone. I have
hundreds of people out there to thank for the radio show's success over
the last 20 years. I think we all worked hard to show that good
international broadcasting comes from the heart".
But Media Network, as a "brand", is not disappearing - far from it.
Although the radio show will cease to exist, Andy Sennitt will maintain
and expand Media Network's web presence. Media Network will be back in
the pioneering phase again, looking at new ways to present media news,
analysis and background features using the latest Internet technology.
Content-wise, Media Network will continue to be 'user driven', but
even more so. We'll be adding interactive elements that enable you to
react immediately to what you see, hear and read. We'll continue to
cover radio and TV developments from longwave right up to the satellite
bands, as well as all forms of new media. We'll also be delving into the
radio archives of the past two decades and digitizing some of the most
memorable features.
The final edition of the radio show, on 26 October, is sure to become
a collectors' item. In the meantime, after this week's show we'll be
repeating the most requested Media Network specials over the next few
weeks.
To react directly to this message, please use ONLY the E-mail address
media@xxxxxxx
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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***Renato Bruni - breni@xxxxxxxxx
As previously reported (sorry for the delay of this posting) a Chinese
speaking station has been noted on 1350.7v last week; the station was
clearly audible even here last friday, with a 150m longwire even if only
for few minutes @0003 UTC . The signal faded out too soon to check for
// frequencies. Have you Cristoph Mayer and Giampaolo Galassi been able
to check them?. . Audio seemed a little sloppy, but you know, I'm using
a JRC 525... ;-))).
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*kevin redding - Mesa AZ - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx
Heard on a GE 3-5280C [ Superadio II with cassette ], Realistic DX-440
and RS 18-1533 passive loop
630 KIDO ID, Boise 9/19/00 0755 with ID and then Dean Edell.
680 KKYX TX, San Antonio 9/14 0820 C&W with "Holding Her and Loving
You." ID and then ads. Johnny Cash singing "Sunday Morning
Sidewalk". KNBR was nulled much as possible and this station was
under. [ NEW ]
700 KSEV TX, Tomball 9/19/00 0800 CBS News, ID, traffic at 0805 then
Dr. Laura. Very strong and unusual, a new one for me.
800 KSOS UT, Brigham City, 9/19/00 with ID "Oldies Radio, KSOS" then
Bee Gees music, "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart." This one is
new to me.
990 XECL MEXICO, Mexicali 1300 [utc] at s/o with Mexican national
anthem played by what sounded to be a marching band. Very strong
and on prior to KTKT Tucson power up and antenna switch. Legal ID
at 1303 then about a minute of dead time before music.
1080 KRPX UT, Price 9/15 0855 with state and local news. 0900 with ToH
ID and ABC News.
1250 KNEU UT, Roosevelt 9/15 0840 with ads for a western clothing
store in Ballard, UT and mentions of Deschaine County, into music
"Then What?" by Clay Walker. 0845 ag report and ID.
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John Bryant - Eastsound WA
There was a second opening on Sept. 11. Hope that you caught it.
Here is a more formal report of both mornings.
Kiwa-ed NRD-535D, K9AY antenna plus 300 foot random wire.
747 JAPAN, JOIB Sapporo, NHK 2, JJ talk noted SEPT 10 at 1321. Good
level. Similar on SEPT 11. (Bryant-WA)
756 JAPAN, JOGK Kumamoto, NHK1, threshold audio in JJ? noted SEPT 10
at 1322. (Bryant-WA)
774 JAPAN, JOUB Akita, NHK2, noted throughout opening with excellent
signal (half a mega-watt!) on SEPT 10 and 11. (Bryant-WA)
828 JAPAN, JOBB Osaka, NHK2 //774 also noted throughout opening on
both SEPT 10 and 11 (Bryant-WA)
837 JAPAN, JOQK Niigata, NHK1 here at good level at 1320 on SEPT. 10
and 11. (Bryant-WA)
864 KOREA, DPR?, Korean language program, probable KCBS, also noted
throughout opening at threshold level, SEPT 10. (Bryant-WA)
873 JAPAN, JOGB, Kumamoto, NHK2, noted throughout with threshold
audio, SEPT 10. (Bryant-WA)
882 UNID, Threshold audio here at 1320 on September 10, either Korea
or Japan possible. (Bryant-WA)
891 JAPAN, JOHK Sendai, NHK 1 very strong with NHK news at 1306, SEPT
10. (Bryant-WA)
918 KOREA, R? Korean talk, likely KBS noted here at 1310, SEPT 11.
945 UNID, Strong carrier with low level of audio noted here SEPT 10 at
1322, probable Korea. Similar on SEPT 11. Might be a Chinese
dialect. (Bryant-WA)
954 JAPAN, JOKR Tokyo, SEPT 10 at 1307, fair level with news.
963 JAPAN, NHK1 Synchros, threshold audio in JJ throughout opening,
SEPT 10. (Bryant-WA)
963 UNID, SEPT 10, 1310, Russian news broadcast by female announcer.
My list shows only Zakamensk near Lake Baikal in Central Asia.
Could this be a broadcast beamed north from China? (Bryant-WA)
972 KOREA, R., HLCA, Tangjin, noted in KK and music throughout opening
both SEPT 10 and 11. Huge signal. (Bryant-WA)
1008 UNID, SEPT 11, 1310. Asian Pops mx noted at low level. Either
Korea or Japan possible. (Bryant-WA)
1017 JAPAN, JOLB Fukuoka, NHK2 probable here at threshold level. SEPT
10, 1310. (Bryant-WA)
1017 KOREA, R., HLAW, Andong, probable in Korean lang. SEPT 11, 1323.
1053 KOREA? Presumed Korean jamming noted throughout openings on SEPT
10 & 11. (Bryant-WA)
1062 KOREA? SEPT. 10, 1312. Threshold audio, probable KBS, Chongju.
Also noted SEPT 11. (Bryant-WA)
1152 UNID, SEPT 10, 1323. Threshold audio here, either Korea or Japan
possible. (Bryant-WA)
1197 UNID, SEPT 10, 1325. Threshold audio here, either Japan or Korea
possible. (Bryant-WA)
1206 UNID, SEPT 11, 1327. Phone-in show by female host at low level in
lang? Not Japanese. Taiwan? (Bryant-WA)
1377 JAPAN? SEPT 10, 1313. Threshold audio here at 1313, probable NHK2
synchros. (Bryant-WA)
1287 JAPAN, JOHR Sapporo (pres.) SEPT 10, 1330 Huge signal noted at
1330 with classical western music. Also noted with great signal
on SEPT 11. (Bryant-WA)
1386 JAPAN, NHK2 Synchros, SEPT 10 & 11, noted at fair level around
1320. (Bryant-WA)
1503 JAPAN, JOUK, NHK1, Akita, SEPT 10 & 11. Here at armchair level
throughout both openings. (Bryant-WA)
1566 KOREA, R., HLAZ, Cheju Island, SEPT 10. Not here until late - 1335
- then huge signal in Japanese. Noted with superb signal
throughout SEPT 11 opening also. (Bryant-WA)
1602 JAPAN, NHK2 Synchros, SEPT 10 only, 1315-1345, low level.
I was really excited about these two great openings. They were, by far,
the best MW DX I've ever heard from this relatively inland location.
Beside the loggings above, there were at least weak hets on many of the
other international channels at various times during the opening. Really
a thrill, even though I chose not to stay on any of the several new-for-
me stations. I wonder what it was like out at the Pacific shore? Or here
at home at the bottom of the sunspot cycle.
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*Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
1610 WPSA506 CA, Susanville, TIS here giving road const. at 0558 EDT
9/16. (PM-OR)
1610 WPFJ206 CA? UNID TIS here giving road cont. info mentioning
"Southland" at 0548 EDT 9/16. (PM-OR)
Drake R8, EWE Antenna
531 1XPI NEW ZEALAND, Auckland, good with Samoan mx and man in Samoan
at 0715 9/20. (PM-OR)
+good with Samoan mx at 1345 9/21. This a regular. (PM-OR)
531 UNID AUSTRALIA, station plaing soft adult mx, like Cool Change
by Little River Band, Alfie, Dionne Warwick, and First Time Ever
I saw your Face, by Roberta Flack. Anmts, but of course that was
the time it was fading from 1345 to 1357 UTC 9/21. Is 2MC still
talk? Does this match 3UL or 4KZ? Anyone know? Odd cx. (PM-OR)
540 2AP WESTERN SAMOA, Apia, very strong S9+10 DB and totally
dominant on 540 with great island mx and man in Samoan at 0735
9/20. This is back to being a regular. (PM-OR)
549 2XC NEW ZEALAND,Radio Rhema, poor in 550 splash, with ID at 0800
as "Radio Rhema" and time check 9/20. Both Gisborne & Napier
listed with 5KW each. (PM-OR)
550 KMVI HAWAII, Waluku, very strong S9+20 DB with Sports talk at
0720 9/20. No sign of KOAC. (PM-OR)
558 RADIO FIJI FIJI, Suva good with manin Fijian at 0750 9/20
570 KQNG HAWAII, Lihue, good way over KVI with talk and local promo
at 0731 9/20 "KONG" ID (PM-OR)
576 1XLR NEW ZEALAND, Hamilton, presume source of the soft Christian
mx in passing seveal times. Once at 0755 9/20. Unneeded. (PM-OR)
+NEW ZEALAND/AUSTRALIA mix here at 1404 9/21 (PM-OR)
585 2XR NEW ZEALAND, Ruatoria, presume the Maori talk at 0738 9/20
590 KSSK HAWAII. Honolulu, great and mostly dominant with pop mx "K-
59" IDs at 0745 9/20 (PM-OR)
594 3WV AUSTRALIA, Horsham, good with Olympic coverage at 1358 9/21
603 UNIDS At least three stations here at 1403 9/21. (PM-OR)
612 4QR AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, very good with Olympic coverage at 1334
9/21 (PM-OR)
620 KIPA HAWAII, Hilo, "local-like" and no other stations noted on
channel all night, noted at 0650 with soft adult oldies and
"Rainbow Radio 620 & 790" IDs. 9/20 (PM-OR)
621 2TU2 TUVALU, good in KIPA splash with island mx, woman in
presumed Gilbertese at 0722 9/20 (PM-OR)
650 KHNR HAWAII, Honolulu, good on top of KSTE with nx at 0803 9/20
666 RADIO NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA, good in 670-KPUA splah with man &
woman in FF at 0719 9/20 (PM-OR)
+good w/FF talk at 1315 9/21. (PM-OR)
670 KPUA HAWAII,Hilo good and dominant on 670, no sign of KBOI, Simi
Valley way underneath w/Iraian mx at 0659.50 "KPUA, Hilo" ID.
9/20 (PM-OR)
690 KKUA HAWAII, Honolulu, Good mixing with XETRA with "Radio Diney"
at 0734 9/20 (PM-OR)
702 2BL AUSTRALIA, Sydney //612 with Olympic Coverage at 1340 9/21
702 1XP/2BL NEW ZEALAND / AUSTRALIA a mix here, 2BL with Olympics
coverage and 1XP with talk at 0720 9/20 (PM-OR)
720 KUAI HAWAII, Eleele, very good over KDWN with accented Hawaiian
ancr and Hawaiian and regular pop mx, time checks, "KUAI" IDs at
0810 9/20 (PM-OR)
738 RADIO TAHITI TAHITI, here with usual man in FF at 0652 9/20.
Holding its own very well next to KCBS with minor splash. (PM-OR)
760 KGU HAWAII, Honolulu, good on top of KFMB with "listen to KGU"
promo at 0706 9/20 (PM-OR)
765 2XT NEW ZEALAND, Napier, good and alone with Maori lang by manta
0823 9/20 (PM-OR)
774 3L0 AUSTRALIA, Melbourne , fair w/Olympic Coverage w/noise at
1415 9/21 (PM-OR)
774 4TOO AUSTRALIA, Townsville, good alone with troting or racing by
man with Australian accent. Was looking for 2XNR-New Zealand at
0910 9/20 (PM-OR)
790 KKON HAWAII, Kealakekua //with 620 in jumble w/Billy Joel song at
0935 9/20. First time I have heard this for a number of years.
KKON is a real toughie on the West side of the Big Island with
lots of lava rock to the East. (PM-OR)
792 4RN AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, good with discussion pgm at 0850 9/20
801 2XL NEW ZEALAND, Nelson,Radio Rhema // 549 at 0805 9/20 (PM-OR)
830 KHVH HAWAII, Honolulu, good with ID at 0706 9/20 "KHVH" ID
846 T3K1 KIRABATI, bits of Island mx in KSWB splah at 0755 9/20.
850 KHLO HAWAII, Hilo, fair on top with Oldies "What a Fool Believes"
at 0840 9/20 . his station when the TX was located at the lagoon
really "got out" They were by far the strongest Hawaiian ever.
Now compared to their old locatin, they sound like 250 watts
rather than the 5KW they are using. (PM-OR)
870 KAIM HAWAII, Honolulu, vey good with reg rel pgming at 0711 9/20
873 2GB? AUSTRALIA, Sydney prob the one with talk at 0915 9/20
882 4BH AUSTRALIa, Brisbane, fair and alone with soft adult type
format and "You can hear it on 4BH" at 0931 9/20. (PM-OR)
900 KNUI HAWAII, Kahalui, Dominant way over everything else on
channel with great Hawaiian pop mx "Your KNUI station" by
Hawaiian sounding ancr at 0634 9/20 (PM-OR)
909 SOUTHERN STAR? NEW ZEALAND, Napier, prob the one in the 910
splash with soft Christian Inst mxat 0924 9/20 (PM-OR)
940 HAWAII, Waipahu KJPN good o/Fresno with JJ talk and good JJ Pop
mx at 0916 9/20 (PM-OR)
945 H4B SOLOMON ISLANDS, Gizo, one again heard with woman in native
lang, poss Pidgin, sounding like some EE at 0804 9/20. No sign of
the SIBC freqs though. (PM-OR)
954 UNID PHILIPPINES, Filipino talk here at 1420 9/21. Poss. Metro
Manila, lot of buzz/noise. (PM-OR)
963 3YC? NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch presume the discussion program at
0813 9/20, poss. // 882 (PM-OR)
990 KIKI HAWAII, Hnolulu prob the Rap CHR stuff at 0730 9/20. (PM-OR)
1017 A3Z TONGA, good with man in Tonganat 0634 9/20.BEst heard in a
while. (PM-OR)
1025a UNID Station someone off channel here with growl on channel.
Unable to make out much at 0742 9/20 (PM-OR)
1040 KLHT HAWAII, Honolulu, fair with minister speaking at 0847 9/20
No Vancouver or Portland. (PM-OR)
1060 KAHU? HAWAII, Hilo, prob the weak Hawaiian mx alone on the freq
at 0837 9/20. (PM-OR)
1062 DXEC PHILIPPINES, Quezon City, good with woman in Tagalog talk
at 1412 9/21 (PM-OR)
1134 UNID PHILIPPINES? Sounded vaguely filipino at 1417 9/21 (PM-OR)
1143 VOA PHILIPPINES, Poro at 1402 9/21, EE News in noise. (PM-OR)
1380 KIFO? HAWAII, Pearl City, probably the one with KRKO and KTOM
phased out, to hear non-stop New Age type Jazz. A couple anmts,
but too weak to copy. Very low keyed ancr at 0718 9/20. (PM-OR)
1503 PHILIPPINES here, one of the strongest on the channel at 1425 9/21
Drake R8, K9AY / EWE Antennas
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***bjorn fransson - bjornfransson@xxxxxxxxxxx
Yesterday (Sep 15th)I heard at 2100 and later on a very strong station
on 1593 kHz completely covering the other stations there. It is
obviously the old UCB outlet with programmes for Christian "Cross
Rhythms Radio", which was announced many times. At 2100 there was an
IRN-news bulletin. The identification said "24 hours a day" and it
really was, because the following morning at 0500- there was a programme
from "VJAM - interactive radio for the new generation". They had a
hotline number 0800-7001494 for youths under 25 to phone in with their
prayer requests. They also gave a web site: www.vjam.com , but I was
unfortunately denied to watch it. Cross Rhythm could be find on
crossrhythms.co.uk/radio , but nothing was said about these 1593-
transmissions.
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Guido Schotmans - gs@xxxxxx
Yesterday evening I had quite good reception of Guinea. I never thought
to achieve such MW-results before I had an ALA 1530 antenna. On my
longwire, there was noting but noise.
1385.93 2150 16/9 GUI R Rurale, Labé - continuous vernac female
talking, often mentioning Conakry, also Senegal, Côte Ivoire,
ethnic mx, stable signal until 2300 when becoming weak. Best in
LSB to avoid IRIB, Ahwaz 33242.
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Tim Hall - Chula Vista CA - halls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
TRH-CA Tim Hall, Chula Vista, CA ICF-2010, KIWA Loop
All times UTC
1180 CUBA 9/17 0522-0602 Noted possibly as many as 3 Cuban stations
putting a big dent in KERI-CA tonight (KYET-AZ still presumably
off). Strongest signal was IDing as Radio Rebelde and had long
speeches that frequently mentioned the Cuban Olympic team. At
times, there appeared to be 2 transmitters running this program
as a slight "echo" was noted. Another station underneath was
running Cuban music and talking about Cuba, but I did not hear
any specific ID, so I suppose it could have been Marti or
something else. (TRH-CA)
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***Pieter Johan Pijpers - pjp@xxxxxxxxx
On 1287 Basildon Hospital Radio was testing and heard with several
short and one long beep after rocksong followed by 'BHR 1287 testing',
mentioning website and e-mail address. Time: 0835. At 1002 male with
'operated by Basildon Hospital Radio'. Often readable signal.
On 1350 Radio Yare around 0901 with 'You're listening to Radio Yare'.
Both received for the first time. Weak to poor.
On 549 UCB, Monaghan very strong again with some qrm DLF but readable
signal and ID at 1000.
On 630 NRK, Vigra very weak with religious service at 0915 // 1314.
Location: Rijnwoude, western part of the Netherlands
Rx: AR7030
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**Bruce Conti - Nashua NH - BACONTI@xxxxxxx
Transatlantic DX
783 MAURITANIA R.Mauritanie, Nouakchott - Formerly on 1349, this is
the Arabic-language station with anthem and s/off at 0100
hesitantly reported as Syria. Mauno Ritola of Finland IDed it
parallel 4845.4 SW. The 2000 WRTH correctly lists s/off at 0100,
but also that in June 2000 this was supposed to move to 739 kHz.
846 ITALY RAI Rome SEP 17 0135 - Fair; man in Italian and nostalgic
vocal // 6060. [Conti-NH]
864 EGYPT ERTU Santah SEP 9 0245 - Fair; Koranic recitations // 9755.
SEP 17 0130 - Fair; man in Arabic and Koranic recitations //
12050. [Conti-NH]
945 FRANCE France Bleu, Toulouse SEP 17 0125 - Fair; adult
contemporary vocal // 1206. [Conti-NH]
1089 ENGLAND Talk Sport synchros SEP 10 0110 - Good; "Hello, you're on
Talk Sport" and sports conversation. [Conti-NH]
1116 SPAIN SER synchros SEP 17 0155 - Good; discussion in Spanish.
1206 FRANCE France Bleu, Bordeaux SEP 17 0120 - Fair; adult
contemporary/easy listening music including Carpenters' "Close To
You." [Conti-NH]
1314 NORWAY NRK Kvitsoy SEP 10 0045 - Good; man and woman in
Norwegian, nostalgia. [Conti-NH]
1548 KUWAIT VOA Kuwait City SEP 17 0215 - Fair; VOA News Now with
report about Bush/Gore debates, and sports report from summer
Olympics // 7115. [Conti-NH]
Bruce Conti, Nashua NH; R8B, MWDX-5, 30-m wire, terminated 30-m east
sloping wire.
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T & M Ritola - ritola@xxxxxxxxxx
756 1750 ISR: Galei Zahal, UNID QTH. Maybe Haifa 1305 moved here?
25.8.
774 1745 IRN: IRIB Arak. 25.8.
1071,1-2002* UNID Arab with NA. Syria 2nd channel? I think Egypt was
1071 sharp. 26.8.
1206 1740 RUS: R Mayak, UNID QTH. 25.8.
1214 1735 TZA: RT Arusha. 25.8.
1242 1830 J: JOLF Tokyo. 25.8.
1268,71730 IRN: IRIB UNID QTH. 25.8.
1377 1730 IRN: IRIB UNID QTH. 26.8.
1377,21730 UNID, Armenia? 26.8.
KBC Wajir e-mail v/s Edith Njeru, for Managing Director
kbcradio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx SER R Pamplona 1575 ki v/s Luis Perez F, Dir
Técnico. Power 10 kW acc. to the letter. Khersonske Oblasne R,
Oktiabrske 648 e-mail v/s Oleksandr Brykov, Chief Editor
<tvrcomp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Mark Connelly - MarkWA1ION@xxxxxxxxxx
[Connelly*C-MA] = Chatham, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 69.965 W / 41.717 N)
(at Vern Brownell (W1VB) QTH: Eastward Road)
[Connelly*R-MA] = Rockport, MA (GC= 70.622 W / 42.667 N)
(Granite Pier)
Homepage = http://members.aol.com/MarkWA1ION/weblink.htm
NF DXpedition Page = http://members.xoom.com/MarkWA1ION/nfdxpage.htm
RF circuit page: http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/index.html
Receiver: Drake R8A
Antenna system: cardioid array with vertical whip, broadband loop, and
DXP-2 phasing unit
*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
612 MOROCCO Sebaa-Aioun, SEP 12 2352 - Arabic music (instrumental,
then vocal); huge signal, at least 20 dB louder than adjacent
WGIR/CHNC-610. [Connelly*R-MA]
693 UNITED KINGDOM BBC, Droitwich et al., SEP 16 2315 - sports report
by woman; over Spain and others. [Connelly*C-MA]
836 AZORES RDP, Pico da Barrosa, SEP 16 2311 - man in Portuguese;
fair. [Connelly*C-MA]
837 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN COPE synchros, SEP 16 2309 - Spanish news
interview; loud. [Connelly*C-MA]
846 ITALY RAI, Rome, SEP 16 2306 - news including English and French
talk mentioning Italian athletes in the Olympics; very good.
[Connelly*C-MA]
855 SPAIN RNE1, Murcia et al., SEP 16 2308 - news; good.
[Connelly*C-MA]
864 EGYPT Santah, SEP 16 2348 - Koranic vocal; now dominant.
[Connelly*C-MA]
864 FRANCE France Bleu, Paris, SEP 16 2302 - // 1206 with light pop
vocal; mostly over Egypt. [Connelly*C-MA]
882 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN COPE synchros, SEP 16 2310 - // stronger
837 with news interview. [Connelly*C-MA]
891 ALGERIA Algiers, SEP 12 2311 - group Arabic vocal and percussion;
strong signal, light audio. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 16 2300 - end of vocal with percussion and strings then time
pips (5 low notes, 1 high note) followed by woman in Arabic with
news report; loud. [Connelly*C-MA]
945 FRANCE France Bleu, Toulouse, SEP 12 2309 - // 1206 with "Part
Time Lover" by Stevie Wonder; fair signal. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 16 2233 - // 1206 with folk-style female vocal.[Connelly*C-MA]
981 ALGERIA Radiodif. Algerienne, Algiers, SEP 12 2313 - excellent
with Arabic male vocal, drums, and strings; then a shrill choral
accompaniment joined in. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 16 2227 - female Arabic vocal. [Connelly*C-MA]
1008 CANARY ISLANDS Las Palmas, R. Las Palmas / RadioVoz, SEP 12 2239
- non-SER program with fast Spanish talk by man. [Connelly*R-MA]
1017 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 2342 - woman in Spanish; loud.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1026 SPAIN SER synchros, SEP 16 2222 - // 1044 with monotone-delivery
Spanish teletalk. [Connelly*C-MA]
1035 PORTUGAL R. Nacional, Lisboa, SEP 16 2223 - country-influenced
pop vocal; poor to fair. [Connelly*C-MA]
1044 MOROCCO Sebaa-Aioun, SEP 12 2230 - rustic guitar music, then
violins followed by Arabic talk by man; well over Spain.
[Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 16 2220 - Arabic music; under Spain. [Connelly*C-MA]
1044 SPAIN SER synchros, SEP 12 2238 - Spanish newstalk almost equal
to Morocco. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 16 2218 - Spanish teletalk; dominant. [Connelly*C-MA]
1053 MOROCCO Tanger, SEP 16 2240 - male vocal and strings; over Spain.
[Connelly*C-MA]
1053 SPAIN COPE, Zaragoza / Castellon, SEP 16 2216 - COPE teletalk //
1215; over Morocco. [Connelly*C-MA]
1062 NIGERIA (t) SEP 12 2307 - heavily African-accented English talk
(possibly religious) in an echoey room; messy signal.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1071 SPAIN EI, Bilbao, SEP 12 2240 - // 1197 with "Cocaine" by Eric
Clapton; strong, better than CBA-1070 at times. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 16 2245 - country-blues vocal "Mama Don't Treat Me Right";
good. [Connelly*C-MA]
1125 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 2338 - // 1152 with Spanish talk;
loud. [Connelly*R-MA]
1134 SPAIN COPE synchros, SEP 16 2207-Spanish teletalk.[Connelly*C-MA]
1143 SPAIN COPE synchros, SEP 12 2335 - man & woman in Spanish; loud.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1152 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, SEP 12 2305 - // 855 with Spanish news by
man & woman, some echo; just atop a second station believed to be
Romania. [Connelly*R-MA]
1179 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN SER synchros, SEP 12 2302 - Spanish
teletalk show; fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1197 SPAIN EI, Vitoria, SEP 12 2240 - good signal in // with 1071 with
Eric Clapton's version of "Cocaine". [Connelly*R-MA]
1206 unID SEP 12 2300 - maybe the Moroccan here with Arabic vocal
rising up over France. [Connelly*R-MA]
1206 FRANCE France Bleu, Bordeaux, SEP 12 2242 - samba jazz; loud.
+ SEP 12 2259 - "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie; good just before
fading under an unID Arabic station. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 16 2204 - romantic vocal; good. + SEP 16 2309 - loud with
"Cruel Summer" by Bananarama. [Connelly*C-MA]
1215 SPAIN COPE synchros, SEP 12 2244 - loud with re-enactment of a
sporting event by a man screaming in Spanish, some synchro echo
present. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 16 2203 - // 1296 with Spanish news; good. [Connelly*C-MA]
1224 SPAIN COPE synchros, SEP 12 2258 - // 1215 with Spanish teletalk;
good. [Connelly*O-MA]
1251 LIBYA Tripoli, SEP 12 2256 - woman with newstalk in Arabic.
[Connelly*R-MA]
1296 SPAIN COPE, Valencia, SEP 16 2203 - // 1215 with COPE network
news in Spanish; to good peak. [Connelly*C-MA]
1296 SUDAN Reba, SEP 16 2158 - very good with Koranic male vocal prior
to sign-off. [Connelly*C-MA]
1377 FRANCE France Bleu, Lille, SEP 16 2324 - // 1206 with operatic-
style male vocal with a march tempo; good. [Connelly*C-MA]
1521 SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA, Duba, SEP 12 2245 - Arabic news and
discussion. [Connelly*R-MA]
+ SEP 16 2125 - fade-up.
+ SEP 16 2145 - // 9870 with man in Arabic. [Connelly*C-MA]
1548 KUWAIT VOA, Kuwait City, SEP 16 2329 - woman said "VOA news
time"; poor. [Connelly*C-MA]
1550 unID SEP 12 2254 - maybe RASD Algeria with African- accented
French talk (though perhaps a domestic instead). [Connelly*R-MA]
1557 FRANCE France Bleu, Nice, SEP 16 2235 - // 1206 with folk-style
vocal (old-time Joni Mitchell or similar); poor to fair through
WQEW slop. [Connelly*C-MA]
1575 SPAIN SER synchros, SEP 12 2248 - SER net Spanish talk by man;
fair. [Connelly*R-MA]
1584 CEUTA RadiOle, SEP 16 2236 - pop Spanish male vocal; now back on
channel zero beat with somewhat-weaker SER synchros.
[Connelly*C-MA]
1584 SPAIN SER synchros, SEP 16 2236 - // 1575 with SER net Spanish
talk; under Ceuta. [Connelly*C-MA]
1602 SPAIN EI, Vitoria, SEP 12 2251 - non-SER program with rock
Spanish vocal; good. [Connelly*R-MA]
*** COMMENTS ***
September brought two good non-solo DX sessions within a
week.
I'd arranged to meet Kent Winrich (K9EZ) of Wisconsin while he was in
the Boston area on a business trip. On Tuesday 12 SEP, he met me out at
Granite Pier in Rockport, MA for a sunset-period after-work mini-
DXpedition. We enjoyed hearing numerous loud signals from southwestern
Europe and northern Africa. Some of these were pushing S9+30 or better,
like Morocco-612 that was totally "smoking" WGIR-NH / CHNC-PQ on
adjacent 610. Kent said he'd be happy to hear even one Trans-Atlantic at
his midwestern home QTH. I referred him to master foreign DXer Neil
Kazaross of metro-Chicago for suggested stations and times. I know that
some of the big boomers like Norway-1314 and Saudi Arabia-1521 have made
it out there occasionally. Obviously you don't get East Coast results
there on TA's, but he might hear a few of them. In other DX, he'd have
at least a prayer of a chance of hearing something Trans-Pacific. I
don't think a TP has been logged in New England in at least 15 years
(when Ray Moore got a few Aussie X-banders before US stations started to
proliferate above 1600). One thing I mentioned to Kent was that he might
want to look for a lakeside site in northern MI, WI, or MN and run a
Beverage due north to look for Trans-Polar Russians, Indians, etc. If he
could bag some of this DX on a good night, it just might breathe life
into midwesterners' conceptions about foreign MW DXing in their part of
the world. Maybe Trans-Polar would be something at which they could have
more success than DXers along the Atlantic and Pacific shores of North
America (where loud transoceanic signals tend to cover up any weaker
Trans-Polar stations on the same 9 kHz frequency spacing plan). As we
wrapped up the DX session around 9 p.m. local, Kent said he had fun and
that he was interested in getting a phasing unit and trying some
different antennas back home.
On Saturday 16 SEP, I had a nice visit with Vern Brownell (W1VB) in
Chatham, MA. Two weeks earlier I'd gone out to his excellent seaside QTH
and I did a consult on a DX-worthy antenna system that would help combat
local electrical noise. This time around I brought the materials for the
antenna and set it up. The main element is a one-turn square loop,
approximately 7 feet / 2.14 m per side. This is mounted vertically and
aimed for maximum pick-up on an east-west axis. The wire is supported on
a wooden frame with cement blocks to keep it from blowing away during
high winds. The loop feeds a 1:1 balun whose other turn goes to the
coaxial cable which runs back to the "ham shack" room of the house.
Inside the house, the coaxial cable goes to the input of a broadband
amplifier with about 17 dB of gain. The amplifier's output feeds channel
1 of a DXP-2 phasing unit. Channel 2 of the phasing unit is connected to
Vern's multiband trap vertical (40 m - 6 m ham bands). Eventually a
second loop will be installed at a right angle to the first one. That
would be fed to phaser Channel 2 instead of the whip; this should reduce
electrical noise to an even greater extent than the present set-up. At
2125 UTC, with the sun still well above the horizon, Saudi-1521 and
other MW Trans-Atlantics were audible on my Drake R8A as soon as we were
done setting up the antenna system. The next 2 hours brought in some
huge signals from the Mediterranean area before conditions gradually
deteriorated. Loggings are in the report above. A highlight was hearing
English and French news (including Italian Olympic team results) from
Italy-846. The signal was very strong: there didn't seem to be any
reduction in power from any other time I'd heard this. Vern now has both
a location and an antenna system that should bring him a lot of good DX.
I encouraged him to join the National Radio Club since that's where most
of the MW DXing talent in the eastern USA and Canada may be found.
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***unabara kazeto - kazeto77@xxxxxxxxxxx
1674 DZBF Pilppines station. 1120-1130*, ID at 1125 as "DZBF Radio
Multiner". after national anthem,1130 at signal off (Sep 18,
2000, kazeto unabara ,JAPAN)
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***Salvo Micciche - co.rad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Here in Sicily today, September 19th @ 2350UTC, Radio Rurale come upon
1385.95 kHz MW:
1385.95 19/9,2350-0027 Radio Rurale (Labé, Guinea Eq.) 43233 mx (afro
songs and instrumental mx no stop) - YL in FF - mx
Kenwood R-5000, ANT loop FX AL IIId by Flavio Golzio (italian dxer)
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**Patrich Griffith - From: AM-DXer@xxxxxxxxx
Received in Westminster CO on a Drake R-8 with Palomar loop:
1210 KLDI WY Laramie - 9/19 1936 - Cowboy State News Network news -
IDs as "12-10, KLD" - classic country format (PG-CO)
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HELP WITH...
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*Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
Does anyone know about a TIS , abouth road constuction mentioning
"Southland" I presume it is somewhere in So. Cal. Any help would be
appreciated.
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***Mikhail Timofeyev - timofeyev@xxxxx
My colleague from the Netherlands asked me some days ago about a
strange Radio Mayak signal on 1206.1. This - but very weak signal - also
noted here in St.Petersburg, for example, between 1800 and 2000 UTC.
1206 is out-of-scheduled Radio Mayak frequency and no any ideas
regarding the exact location. Former Moscow-based Radio Echo of Moscow
transmitter? Spurs? 603x2 harmonic? Who can help?
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***Karel Honzik - karel.honzik@xxxxxx
Last night (17 SEP) I heard GUINEA for the first time! 1385.91 kHz after
2300 UTC with talk in French, followed by native singing and lively
vernacular talk. QRM by Iran 1386.04 kHz. At peaks quite nice signals
from Guinea (OK, the signal was not good too much, but you know it - a
station always sounds great when you hear it for the first time...)
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**Marc Delorenzo - Marc.Delorenzo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Greetings. Heard the following last (Sunday) evening. Last week
certain DXers were sure that this was Syria and others were positive it
was not Syria. Does anyone know definitely?
783 Unknown TA, SEP 18 0011-0041Z, Fair signal with music from a
string instrument like the oud or lute, man in Arabic apparently
reciting from the Koran. Direction just about due east
indicating Morocco or Algeria. I'll try again Monday evening but
any help appeciated.
JRC NRD-525, Quantum Loop
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*Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
783 Samoan Capital Radio New Zealand, Wellington, rec. nice verie
letter in 35d from M. Lui, Station Administrator, along with
station profile, for mint stations. Address: Level 2, Rostrevor
House, Cnr Vivian/Marion Sts. PO Box Box 6647, Te Aro,
Wellington, New Zealand. New Zealand QSL #102. (PM-OR)
1190 WOWO IN, Fort Wayne, rec. form letter in 23 days from: Jack
Didier, Dir. of Engineering. Address: P.O. Box 6000, Fort Wayne
IN 46896 (PM-OR)
1660 KQWB ND, West Fargo, rec verie letter in 13 days from: Mark
Borchert-CE. Mentioned they moved their station from 1550 to
1660, so 1550 must be silent. Address: PO Box 9919, Fargo ND
58106-9919. I now have both 1550 and 1660 QSLd. (PM-OR)
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***Enzio Gehrig - EGG51953@xxxxxxxxxxx
Deutsche Welle confirmed their transmission in Macedonian language on
810 kHz via Skopje with f/d QSL after 37 days. V/s is Horst Scholz,
Transmisison Management. This is probably the easiest way to QSL this
country.
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Jarmo Patala - Hyvinkaa FINLAND - jp@xxxxxxxxxx
1020 KAXX Eagle River AK verified with short letter, promised to send
brochures and pictures of Anchorage and Alaska at a later date.
This came for a report (heard beyond Arctic Circle) in November
1997/ follow up this Spring. v/s Susan Richards, Operations
Manager who apologizes reply taken so long but they have been
very busy moving their stations to a new an permanent location in
Anchorage. Slogan "KAXX Allsports 1020 AM". Letter gives new
address for this and the daughter stations: KAXX 1020 /KADX-FM
94.7/KABN 840, 2509 Eide Street, Suite 6, Anchorage AK 99503.
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Bernd Trutenau - btr@xxxxxxxxxx
Twoje Radio Kluczbork (Kluczbork, Opolskie voivodship) and Twoje Radio
Lipsko (Lipsko, Mazoweckie voivodship) will be the first stations to go
on the air in the community radio project of Fale Srednie SA. Both will
operate on 531 kHz with 0.1kW. Fale Srednie is expecting the technical
licenses from the telecom authorities in the very next time. 6 more
stations are in the preparation process.
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***Pentti Lintujarvi - pentti.lintujarvi@xxxxxxxx
The Argentinian Base 'Esperanza' in Antarctica has home page at
http://www.fcapital.com.ar/esperanza/pagina_indice.htm
LRA 36 RADIO NACIONAL "ARCANGEL SAN GABRIEL" is shortly presented at:
http://www.fcapital.com.ar/esperanza/pagina_otras.htm
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GEOMAGNETIC INDICES
Geomagnetic Summary September 13 2000 through September 20 2000
phil bytheway - Seattle WA - phil@xxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from email status daily
9/13 133 9 2 low quiet-mas - 5
14 151 6 1 low-mod quiet-mas - 5
15 159 12 4 moderate quiet-active - 8
16 175 20 4 mod-high unsettled-active - 10
17 182 28 5 low-mod active-mis - 10
18 204 33 3 low-mod active-mis - 7
19 207 17 3 low-mod unsettled-active - 6
9/20 211 10 1 low-mod quiet-unsettled - 5
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CONVENTION - MEETING INFO (corrections/additions welcome)
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Make your plans, and don't forget to make a set-aside in your budget.
During the summer months here, we've made some Web page additions that
may be of interest. Have a look. http://www.trsc.com/winterfest.html
(via Thomas R. Sundstrom)
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The NRC Nighttime Antenna Pattern Book, 4th Edition, is the perfect mate
to the NRC AM Log, as the NPB provides DX'ers with up-to-date maps of
all
(except Class IV) stations with nighttime operations. Convenient to
use:
3-hole punched for standard binders. Only $16.95 to U. S. and Canadian
NRC/IRCA members; $22.95 to U. S. and Canadian non-members. Airmail to
members: to Latin America, $24.00; Europe, $25.00; rest of the world:
$28.00.
>From NRC's DX Audio Service ... 'After Dark 9'
Now available, it includes longer articles not able to be included in
normal DXAS programs ... including John Bowker's "1400 Travellog", "Sex
and Deception", "Screening Calls", "A Visit to WODI-1230", "Radio from
L. P. B." and much more. Two C-90 tapes in a cassette case, only $5.00
postpaid to members in the United States, $9.00 to non-IRCA/NRC/DXAS
members. Other areas, please write for pricing.
Order from NRC Publications - Box 164 - Mannsville, NY 13661. NY orders,
please add sales tax.
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IRCA DUES STRUCTURE
DXM-printed DX MONITOR (21x/year), SDXM-"soft" DX MONITOR (35x/year)
WORLD - SDXM $10.00
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Canada - DXM $22.00, DXM/SDXM $27.00
Overseas surface - DXM $23.50, DXM/SDXM $28.50
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