Glenn Hauser logs March 31, 2011

** ANTARCTICA. 15476, still no LRA36 carrier detectable, March 31 at 1313, and now would be quite squeezed
between POLAND [non] on 15480, and Sawa strong via ??? on 15470 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ARGENTINA. 15345 [not measured to the fraxion], RAE with variety of lite music, March 31 at 2350; then to
8-note IS 2356-2357* about to QSY to 11711v; fair signal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BRAZIL. 15190, R. Inconfidência, March 31 at 2310 mixing about equally with WYFR Portuguese to Brasil,
making lo and wavering het. That`s better than to be expected, and depending on whether WYFR begins to drop
out/skip over. At same time, WYFR had much stronger signals on 15130 and 15440, not aimed at Brasil. This
was on the DX-398 portable; rechecked at 2338 on the FRG-7, WYFR was way on top; too much antenna? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** BULGARIA. 11600, March 31 at 0527 open carrier with flutter; 0530 starts speaking German, but keeps
dropping off the air several times; 0531.5 back on with carrier only. Without knowing the exact schedule,
I figure it`s Bulgaria, and probably // 9600 --- tuning down there at 0532, yes, it is // as 11600 resumes
some fitful German (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. 7110-7150, Intruder into worldwide 40m hamband, OTH radar pulses, March 31 at 1250, same rate and
sound as several other spots, but variable intensities, 6960-7000, 6460-6510, 6780-6840, all approx.;
presumed from here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** GUYANA. 3290, after a week or so of much better reception of V. of Guyana, back to little or nothing lately
vs the ute on the low side, e.g. at 0535 check March 31. I also read that they were off the air for at least 24
hours (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** KOREA NORTH [non]. 6020, trying to hear Shiokaze = Sea Breeze at its earlier time and new frequency
reported by S. Hasegawa and Ron Howard, March 31 at 1340, all I can detect is an undercurrent of something vs
strong R. Australia, on 6020 until 1400, but SB stays another half hour into our daylight (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

A-11 VOICE OF GREECE

RE
A-11 VOICE OF GREECE  summer schedule

On April 1 morning:

0400-0500 15630/285 7475/285  9420/323
Greek service on both 9420 and 15630 kHz, but
R Filia Albanian service noted on 7475 kHz,
at least from 0438 UT til 0450 UT
{I guess Albanian on whole periode 0400 to 0500 UT? }

0500-0600 15630/285 11645/2   9420/323
From 0456 UT ERA5 had left 7475 kHz
and R Filia carried on 11645 kHz now,
at 0500 UT BBCWS in English started with report of Ivory Coast repoort on
11645 kHz.

At 0500 UT on remote Perseus rx in Ukraine heard ERA5/ERT as follows
 9420 kHz Greek -57dBm S=9+20dB.
15630 kHz Greek -73dBm S=8-9
11645 kHz BBCWS English -57dBm S=9+20dB.

73 wolfy df5sx

----- Original Message ----- 
Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2011
Subject: Re: A-11 VOICE OF GREECE

> Hello dear xxx,
> > re strange usage of 17705 kHz channel in our European morning session.

Radio Verdad

Manuel Méndez
Lugo, Spain

GUATEMALA, 4055, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, 0553-0605*, 01-04, good
propagation conditions to listen Radio Verdad here in the city of  Lugo
in the early morning, but only on LSB mode to separate the noise from
the signal in this channel. Today at 0553 clear identification in
various languages, Spanish, English, Italian and more. "Escuchan la
estación evangélica Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, Guatemala, en la
frecuencia de 4055 kHz, banda de 75 mentros, envíen sus informes de
recepción a la siguiente dirección: Radio Verdad, Apartado 5,
Chiquimula, Guatemala, Centroamérica, tenemos una tarjeta QSL
conmemorativa de nuestro aniversario". Anthem and close down at 0605.
24222. (Méndez)
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RHC-A11 a partir 4 de abril 2011

RHC nuevos horarios y frecuencias.

Formato PDF:
http://programasdx.com/rhca11.pdf

Formato TXT:
http://programasdx.com/rhca11.doc

José Bueno - Córdoba
España
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March Log

6110    JAPAN  R. Japan Tokyo 0501-0526 YL  EE NZ re.tsunami.  Ment. of 
maritime electric power companies.  Heavy  damage to eastern part of country.  
0507 ID for English service of R.  Japan.  Nuclear installations and 
radiation being top priority in safety of  local residents. 0512 some fades.  
Philippines ment. 0526 ID.   P-f. 3/12  (Ervine-TX)

6175    VIETNAM  VOV Hanoi  0210  YL VV hosting a music program.  0220 
sounds like a language instruction  program w/ OM and YL. G.  3/21  (Ervine-TX)

6185    MEXICO  R. Educacion  Mexico DF 2253 YL SS w/music program, 
'Spanish Eyes' and other  songs.  Also Peter's Fifth.  G. 3/21   (Ervine-TX)

6195    JAPAN  R. Japan Tokyo 0401 OM  SS re. earthquake and tsunami in 
Japan.  U.S. ment. a number of  times.  P-f.  3/12  (Ervine-TX)

7325    AUSTRIA  R. 01  International  Wien  0253 YL GG ID.  Commentary, 
also recording  of someone who appears to be protesting.  MX br and group 
singing.   G.  3/26  (Ervine-TX)

17745    SUDAN    Sudan R.   Khartoum 1615  MX tropic-like, language 
Sudanese or Vernaculars?   Many changes in music style including Rap and singing 
by groups.  1647 some  fading.  Ment. of Sudan and off at 1654. G.  3/27   
(Ervine-TX)

 

 
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The March Log was heard on the following:

            TECSUN PL-606, a lightweight!  A remarkable little radio with 
great  reception.  I use the extended antenna that came with it, a couple in 
fact,  and sometimes an AOR LA380  active loop.  Great!

        Jerry Ervine  2500 E Bus 83  Mission  TX   78572

6110    JAPAN  R. Japan Tokyo 0501-0526 YL  EE NZ re.tsunami.  Ment. of 
maritime electric power companies.  Heavy  damage to eastern part of country.  
0507 ID for English service of R.  Japan.  Nuclear installations and 
radiation being top priority in safety of  local residents. 0512 some fades.  
Philippines ment. 0526 ID.   P-f. 3/12  (Ervine-TX)

6175    VIETNAM  VOV Hanoi  0210  YL VV hosting a music program.  0220 
sounds like a language instruction  program w/ OM and YL. G.  3/21  (Ervine-TX)

6185    MEXICO  R. Educacion  Mexico DF 2253 YL SS w/music program, 
'Spanish Eyes' and other  songs.  Also Peter's Fifth.  G. 3/21   (Ervine-TX)

QSL Report

QSL REPORT

GERMANY
RTR2 Powerstation, 6180 KHz, via Wertachtal, QSL in 2 weeks for report and 1 US $ to Postfach 1142, 52157
Roetgen, Germany.
Atlantic 2000 Int, via R. 700, 6005 KHz, QSL, letter in 1 week for e-report to atlantic2000international@...
R. Gloria Schweiz, via R. 700, 6085 KHz, QSL info, cards in 11 weeks for e-report to
qsl@... v/s Peter Galliker.
Voice of Russia, Wachenbrunn, 1323 KHz, QSL in 5 weeks for e-report to world <at> ruvr.ru 

INDIA
AIR Bhopal, 4810 KHz, QSL in 33 weeks for e-report to bhopal@...
and spectrum-manager@...

ITALY
Challenger Radio/AM Italia, 1368 KHz, E-QSL in 2 days for e-report to
challenger@... v/s Maurizio Anselmo.
39 Dover Street, via Challenger Radio, 1368 KHz, QSL in 10 days for e-report to
doverstreet@... 
RAI Piemonte, 999 KHz, QSL (but without any mention of tx site or regional px) in 10 days for e-report to
raiway@... No answer was received for direct reports to Torino regional centre.

NORTH MARIANAS
RFA Tinian, 6095 KHz, QSL (14 years RFA) in 3 months for e-report to qsl <at> rfa.org

PORTUGAL
R. Sim, 594 KHz, QSL in 10 days for e-report to mail@...

 

DX Logs - Ralph Perry - 1 April

COLOMBIA - 5909.95, Alcaravan Radio, noted several mornings this past week.  
Fair sig 3/27 at 1110 with pgm of romantic HJ ballads.  Quick ID spot when man 
spat out, simply, "Alcaravan...Radio... !!!" over music.  (R Perry, Illinois)

SOLOMON ISLANDS - 5019.88, Honiara being noted nearly daily now, as early as 
1030 in the Midwestern USA.  Nice reception 3/26 from 1130 to 1205*, sig fading 
up all the way.  Best when Cuba 5025 in tlk.  ID on the hour by OM, "You are 
tuned to the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corp . . . our programming will resume 
. . . at . . .  in the morning."  Then a YL sings briefly with choral backing, 
and into rousing orchl NA at 1201.45.  1203 OC, and carrier cut at 1205*   Heard 
several other mornings, even as early as 0945 on 4/1.  This is fun DXing, one of 
my all-time favorite stations.  (R Perry, Illinois)

PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 3385, presumed Radio East New Britain, Rabaul, at 1125 on 
3/26.  Best PNG sig in the 90 mb this day, with others only showing carriers.  
1125 OM in Pidgin in pgm of nondescript orchl mx.  Horrendous QRN level making 
listening difficult. (R Perry, Illinois)

PERU - 4824.47, Radio La Voz de La Selva, Iquitos,  1031 t/in 3/25 to excited OM 
with ads in SS, fair sig and clear fqy.  Upbeat pop songs and cumbias, musica 
chicha.  OM DJ yells out t/xks in deep echo reverb, over songs, like ".... Las 
cinco. .... cuarenta!!!".  1050 t/o.  (R Perry, Illinois)

INDONESIA - 9525.96, Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, big signal 1420 on 3/25 thru 
the noise.  OM and YL in discussion. (R Perry, Illinois)
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Glenn Hauser logs April 1, 2011

** ALBANIA. 13625, R. Tirana check April 1 at 1436 in English, has fair modulation and understandable with
some concentration, but better modulation on neighbor 13620 aimed in opposite direxion, 80 degrees from
IBB KUWAIT in Urdu (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** ANTARCTICA. 15476, another month starts and still no LRA36, despite repeated reactivation
expectations and excuses: not even a carrier, April 1 at 1249, 1323, 1431 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CHINA. Firedrake April 1:
 8400, just barely audible at 1256
10300, fair at 1255, not // any of the following except 12180
12180, fair at 1243, mixing with something, proved not to be // any of the others heard in next few minutes,
except 10300. Nothing at all in HFCC on 12180 to account for this, so guess Sound of Hope
12240, good at 1243
12980, good at 1243
13130, fair at 1246
13500, good at 1245
13920, good at 1244
13970, fair at 1327 // 13920 but 13500, 13130, 12240, 12180, 10300 are off; 13970 down to JBA at 1433
15900, good at 1321; was not there before 1300
16100, JBA at 1251; hi-freq and hi-lat paths are depressed today

I was listening to 12180 and 10300 at 1300 when they vanished, and 13500 was also gone a few sex later. Did not
recheck all the others immediately (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)

** CUBA. A revised schedule from R. Habana Cuba is coming out, via José Bueno, effective April 4, showing
new 17560 in use to Europe at 1930-2300 in French, Portuguese, Arabic and Spanish. Then Manolo de la Rosa
sent a correxion via Bueno and Juan Franco Crespo, that at least for his show `En Contacto`, Sundays at
2245, frequency would be 17550 instead of 17560. If RHC winds up on 17550 for the entire service, we look
forward to the collision with Kuwait after 2000, q.v.! 

Sudan: Youth Group Launches Anti-Government Radio on Short Waves

A Sudanese anti-government youth group announced on Thursday that it has launched a radio on short wave
frequencies across the country in order to drum up support for regime change, a bold bid to challenge state
control over broadcast media outlets in the country. 
Worsening economic conditions manifested in sharp increases in food prices compounded by a glum mood
following the secession of the oil-producing south in a referendum held last January have stoked dissent
in north Sudan.

A clutch of anti-government youth groups have emerged and are actively attempting to galvanize support
for a popular uprising against the 22-years old rule of President Omer Al-Bashir government inspired by
current revolts in the region.

However, their few attempts to stage anti-government protests over the last two months had failed to take
on a mass appeal and were swiftly squashed by the authorities.

One youth opposition group known as Youth for Change, the shorthand of which is Shararah [Arabic for spark]
has taken the battle to a whole new level by announcing the launch of its radio programming on short waves
across the country.

Breaking the news via a statement on its Facebook-based page, Shararah said its radio broadcasts would
start on short waves frequencies across the country as of Thursday, March 31.

According to the group's statements, the radio programming would be broadcasted every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday for 30 minutes starting at 6:30 pm [local time] and can be heard on 15540 kHz.

"We urge our listeners in all parts of Sudan to follow our broadcasts and provide us with information on
whether our broadcasts have reached all [target] areas" the group's statement said.

"The service will cover all parts of Sudan in a continuation of the tremendous efforts exerted by different
segments of the society, especially youth groups, in order to get rid of the [National Islamic] Front
regime to extricate Sudan from this dark abyss," the statement added.