July 2007 ABDX Journal
Vol 2. Issue 8
Editors Corner:
ABDX membership has remained stable. We are 155.
ABDX is STILL looking for those who would like to edit a section of the
Journal. If you are interested, email listowner@americanbroadcastdx.com .
In August, we could see the first HD night time station operations. Keep
your ears open and let us know what you are hearing in the way of night
MW HD. Perhaps we will begin to hear HD at night.
This issue is all about Bandscans! We have bandscans from all over the
world and you can see what the market is like other places. Jay Rogers gives
an excellent rundown on the Providence, RI market.
Summer is about a month from its end. MW and LW is slowly beginning to
yield more DX as the month progressed. The FM DXers again rule this
issue.
We enjoy seeing our members who have made it to the “Hall of Fame” for
those of us with faces for radio! If you are a member and want to be in the
Rogues Gallery, send your picture to
webmaster@americanbroadcastdx.com.
Only submissions from ABDX members will be accepted unless the editor
decides the information is so important that it should be added. This will
probably be very rare, Should you receive this and you are not a member, go
to this URL and tell us a little about yourself and we will consider you for
membership.
This is the site to join ABDX.
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The ABDX CME Journal is available to all at no cost. Please pass it around
to your DXing friends and also post it on other lists as well.
You can get your copy of the journal at www.abdx.org
The July CME Announcement:
ABDX announces the Bandscan CME. We are still looking for night HD operation
while awaiting night HD. For the bandscans, you can to any band, but Sirius and
XM. You can even just focus on a particular meter band on HF or just FM or MW
or LW or all of them, whatever you want.
On FM, we will accept logs and any other unusual catches via Tr, Es. Ms, and
even Au reception. This is the time that Es and Tr are abundant on FM and you
shouldn't let the opportunity pass.
We are looking for unusual catches on the TV as well. This is also the time for TV
DX get it while you can.
WX logs are always accepted, let us know what you hear. Don't forget the WX
band. It is far from immune to Tr and Es and this also is the time that the weather
gets exciting.
NBN - Nothing But Net logs, let us know what you find, we get some very
interesting streams from listeners on ABDX.
LF -Send in your beacons. This is the band that you can actually get that 400W
station from Tahiti or Iceland from inside the North American Continent. This is
what I call the real DX band.
The August CME Announcement:
ABDX announces the Big Ass Nekkid Portable Radio CME. August CME will be
done on big portables like the Superadio, Zenith Royal 2000, Panasonic RF
1401D, GE-P780, Zenith Transoceanic series, Drake SW-8, Grundig Satellite
800, S-350 and the DL, RF-2200 and the like. Its gotta be a big portable, self
contained, runs on batteries and has the antennas as part of the radio. In other
words, its gotta have a ferrite or a whip to run from as part of the radio. No wimpy
7600s, YB400s or DX-398s need apply!
This is the time that everything under 30 MHz is starting to pick up and reception
begins to improve. We are looking forward to your big-ass nekkid portable radio
loggings!
We are still looking for night HD operation while awaiting night HD.
On FM, we will accept logs and any other unusual catches via Tr, Es. Ms, and
even Au reception. This is the time that Es and Tr are beginning to wane on FM
and you shouldn't let the opportunity pass to get that last bit of DX reception you
can.
We are looking for unusual catches on the TV as well. This is also the time for TV
DX get it while you can.
WX logs are always accepted, let us know what you hear. Don't forget the WX
band. It is far from immune to Tr and Es and this also is the time that the weather
gets exciting.
NBN - Nothing But Net logs, let us know what you find, we get some very
interesting streams from listeners on ABDX.
LF -Send in your beacons. This is the band that you can actually get that 400W
station from Tahiti or Iceland from inside the North American Continent. This is
what I call the real DX band. LF should be starting to improve very soon.
Kevin Redding, Phil Rafuse, Powell Way and Mike Richard, the ABDX
crew.
The Broadcast Band
MW BCB Bandscans
Jay Rogers – Taunton, MA
550/WDDZ: Radio Ditsy. Used to be oldies WICE.
630/WPRO: Really the only N/T in town now that WHJJ has had its brains
scrambled with an egg whisk.
790/WSKO: Also-ran sports yakker up against WEEI-FM. Simulcasts on
99.7/WSKO-FM.
920/WHJJ: N/T owned by C.C. that's limping along. Not much of a measurable
audience to speak of after the other A.A.-Air America.
990/WALE: Off-air for the last 6 months. The biggest joke of a station there ever
was. 50kW but the weakest signal in the market. XMTR. Is on slate about 20mi.
N.W. of town. Audio ~2kc. When owned by the North American Broadcasting Co.
this station was more blatantly dishonest than any XE station Dr. Brinkley ever
dreamed up. I had the "honor" of working there for 5 months in 2002. It was run
by people who didn't know or care about broadcasting & was located upstairs
from an Asian "massage parlor." The XMTR. Site is contaminated with P.C.B.s &
the R.I.D.E.M. asked N.A.B.C. to clean up the site in 1991! Their pattern is shot &
apparently tower 1 is nearly ready to collapse. Why is it off the air?
From what I hear an electric bill in the neighborhood of $42k has yet to be paid.
Take note NEW/1140: Greenville, R.I. with 27kW-D/1.2kW-N.
1110/WPMZ: Spanish station that used to be WHIM country. Doesn't shut its
XMTR. off on Sunday nights.
1220/WSTL: Used to be brokered ethnic/religion WRIB. Now is R.I.'s 1st
CCM/teaching/whatever station.
1240/WOON: Local radio for Woonsocket, R.I.. An actual full-service operation
with 4 (FOUR!) webstreams incl. T.V.!
1290/WRNI: N.P.R. snoozer.
1320/WARL: Brokered-time "positive" programming.
1380/WNRI: WOON's competition. Had the dubious honor of working with them
when they were WPEP's sister station. Count all your fingers after dealing with
this bunch.
1400/WHTB: Portuguese radio for Fall Riv(er), Ma..
1450/WLKW: E-Z listening using the ABC Timeless format.
1480/WSAR: On-air since 1921. Local radio for Fall River in English.
1540/WADK: N/T/SJ station serving Newport, R.I..
1570/WPEP: Local station in Taunton. Was full service under my P.D. ship. Now,
I don't know. I think all-satellite blab all the time from 9th-tier nets like USA Radio,
Langer, etc..
1590/WARV: R.I.'s 1st religious station, with format since 1978. Originally on air
in 1959 as WYNG?
1630/WPQV669 et al.: R.I.D.O.T. radio. T.I.S./H.A.R..
Mike Hawkins – Campbell, CA
Grundig S350
Location: Campbell CA
Date: 30 June 2007
Radio: Grundig S350 portable
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WMP947 San Jose CA
KRXA Carmel Valley CA
KSFO San Francisco CA
KMJ
Fresno CA
KEAR San Francisco CA
KIGS Hanford CA
KIDD Monterey CA
KSTE Rancho Cordova CA
KNBR San Francisco CA
KMBX Soledad CA
KFIA Carmichael CA
KCBS San Francisco CA
KCBC Riverbank CA
KGO
San Francisco CA
KMPH Modesto CA
KTRB San Francisco CA
KKMC Gonzales CA
KNEW Oakland CA
KWRU Fresno CA
KQKE Oakland CA
KESP Modesto CA
KDBV Salinas CA
KATD Pittsburg CA
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KIQI San Francisco CA
KTCT San Mateo CA
KSCO Santa Cruz CA
KFAX San Francisco CA
KZSJ San Martin CA
KHTK Sacramento CA
KLOK San Jose CA
KYAA Soquel CA
KNTS Palo Alto CA
KWG
Stockton CA
KNRY Monterey CA
KOIT San Francisco CA
KWSX Stockton CA
KAZA Gilroy CA
KMKY Oakland CA
KLBS Los Banos CA
KOMY Watsonville CA
KSRO Santa Rosa CA
KZSF San Jose CA
KLOC Turlock CA
KVTO Berkeley CA
KRML Carmel CA
KVVN Santa Clara CA
KEST San Francisco CA
KION Salinas CA
KYOS Merced CA
KTOB Petaluma CA
KSJX San Jose CA
KPIG Piedmont CA
KMPG Hollister CA
KFBK Sacramento CA
KYCY San Francisco CA
KCVR Lodi CA
KLIV San Jose CA
WPTR243 Saratoga CA
KSMH West Sacramento CA
KDIA Vallejo CA
KTIQ Merced CA
WQGH344 Cupertino CA
KFSG Roseville CA
WPPP201 Mountain View CA
Phil Rafuse – Charlottetown, PEI
Grundig Sat 800 and LFE 601 antenna
June 30, 2007 11:00 a.m. ADT Stratford PEI - SAT 800 with LF
Engineering M-601C in temporary location, outside, 20 feet from the
house and 7 feet up:
540 CBGA1 New Carlisle QC 10KW
570 CFCB Corner Brook NL 1KW
590 CJCW Sussex NB 1KW
600 CBNA St. Anthony NL 10KW
610 CHNC New Carlisle QC 10KW
640 CBN St. John's NL
680 WRKO Boston MA 50KW
740 CHCM Marystown NL 10KW
780 CFDR Halifax HRM NS 50KW
790 CFNW Port-au-choix NL 1KW [first ever daytime reception!!!]
800 CHRC Quebec QC 50KW
810 CJVA Caraquet NB 10KW
850 WEEI Boston MA 50 KW
870 CFSX Stephenville NL 0.5KW
900 CKDH Amherst NS 1KW
910 WABI Bangor ME 5KW
920 CJCH Halifax HRM NS 25KW
930 CFBC Saint John NB 50KW
950 CKNB Campbellton NB 10KW
990 CBY Corner Brook NL 10KW
1030 WBZ Boston MA 50KW
1070 CBA Moncton NB 50KW
1140 CBI Sydney NS 10KW
1150 CHGM Gaspe QC 5KW
1230 CFGN Port-aux-basques NL 0.25KW
1260 CKHJ Fredericton NB 10KW
1270 CJCB Sydney NS 10KW
1320 CKEC New Glasgow NS 25KW
1350 CKAD Middleton NS 1KW
1420 CKDY Digby NS 1KW
1450 CFAB Windsor NS 1KW
Chris Black – Cape Cod, MA
WinRadio 313e and flag antenna
My July 1 mid-day MW scan from Cape Cod. This is a very "clean" scan with no
sitting on station, no effort to pull out of the mud, phase out IBOC hash, etc. I
used the WinRadio 313e and flag antenna.
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WDDZ
WGAN
WMCA
WTAG
WEZE
WICC
WGIR
Islip NY
Pawtucket RI
Portland ME
New York
Worcester MA
Boston MA
Bridgeport CT
Manchester NH
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WZON Bangor ME
WRPO Providence RI
WNNZ Westfield MA
WWJZ Mt Holly NJ
WSRO Ashland MA
WFAN New York
WRKO Boston MA
CINF Montreal QC
WOR New York
WJTO Bath ME
WJIB Cambridge MA
WVNE Leicester MA
WABC New York
WNNW Lawrence MA
WNYC New York
WCRN Worcester MA
WRYM New Britain CT
WEEI Boston MA
WLUP Gorham ME
WCBS New York
WAMG Dedham MA
WJJB Brunswick ME
WLAT New Britain CT
WPHY Trenton NJ
WGIN Rochester NH
WORL Boston MA
WZAN Portland ME
WCAP Lowell MA
CKGM Montreal QC
WCMX Leominster MA
WINS New York
WBZ Boston MA
WEPN New York
WBIX Natick
WTIC Hartford CT
WILD Boston MA
WHLI Hempstead NY
WPMZ Providence RI
WCEC Salem NH
WBNW Concord MA
WBBR New York
WTTT Boston MA
WFPB Orleans MA
WCNX Providence RI
WLIB New York
WKOX Framingham MA
WBUR W Yarmouth MA
WMKI Boston MA
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WTSN Dover NH
WFAU Gardiner ME
WRNI Providence RI
WJDA Quincy MA
WORC Worcester MA
WLOB Portland ME
WATR Waterbury CT
WRCA Waltham MA
WNBH New Bedford MA
WFEA Manchester NH
WPLM Plymouth MA
WMSX Brockton MA
WBEC Pittsfield MA
WXKS Everett MA
WJAE Westbrook ME
WNBP Neburyport MA
WBET Brockton MA
WAZN Watertown MA
WSAR Fall River MA
WCCM Heverhill MA
WFIF Milford CT
WWZN Boston MA
WIZZ Greenfield MA
WVBF Middleborough MA
WGIP Exeter NH
WNTN Newton MA
WQEW New York
WNSH Beverly MA
WLIM Patchogue NY
WARV Warwick RI
WUNR Brookline MA
WWRU Jersey City NJ
????
Haitian Pirate Boston MA
Brent Taylor – Cavendish, PEI
Sony 7600GR nekkid
Here is what I heard on my Sony 7600GR, with internal ferrite antenna, this
afternoon in Cavendish, PEI, Canada. I forgot my Radio Shack passive loop,
so I was not blessed with the usual NE US stations. Only managed to dig
audio out of WBBR. WITH the loop, this radio does much better. Next time!
MW
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CBGA
CFCB
CJCW
CHNC
New Carlisle, QC
Corner Brook NL
Sussex NB
New Carlisle, QC
740 CHCM
780 CFDR
810 CJVA
870 CFSX
900 CKDH
920 CJCH
950 CHER
990 CBY
1070 CBA
1130 WBBR
1140 CBI
1230 CFGN
1260 CKHJ
1270 CJCB
1320 CKEC
Marystown, NL
Dartmouth/Halifax NS
Caraquet NB
Stephenville NL
Amherst NS
Halifax NS
Sydney NS
Corner Brook NL
Moncton NB
New York NY
Sydney NS
Port-Aux-Basques NL
Fredericton NB
Sydney NS
New Glasgow NS
Charles A. Taylor – Grifton, NC
Drake R8 and SM2 antenna
geographical coordinates of 629 Saint Joseph Street, Grifton, NC:
77° 25'35.4" W, 35° 22' 36.7" N
This is a Grifton Daytime Bandscan, and is based on groundwave reception only, with the exception of some highbanders whose skywave is a
permanent, year-long manifestation.
This was initiated on 6/18/06, but benefits from knowledge of the band acquired
from 9/86 - 10/01.
Despite their repetitiousness, I insisted on listing "unknown carriers" because
they "tantalize" and present targets that I hope to identify eventually.
When I have a good idea as to the identity of an unknown station, I put the
station in parenthesis ( ), below.
Equipment used to compile this bandscan:
1. Drake R8B with internal preamplifier bypassed, 2. Worcester SM-2
Space Magnet II. Because of the gain of the SM-2's amplifier, the
S-unit readings are "generous" by about 10 dB.
I hope this will encourage neigboring-state MWers to compile and
submit their own detailed bandscans. Comparisons would be very
interesting.
Time spent in compiliation: approximation 10 hours.
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WPGU846 NC
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Greenville. East Carolina University
WETC NC
+10 Wendell (SS)
WIOZ NC
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Statesville
WSVA VA
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Harrisonburg
---unknown carrier
560 WGAI NC
6
Elizabeth City
WVOC SC
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Columbia
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---- -WDOX NC
CMDC CU
---- -4
WGTM NC
WSJS NC
---- -WFNZ NC
WVBE VA
WDNC NC
---- -WMFD NC
WMAL DC
---- -WFNC NC
---- ----- -WLFJ SC
WFAN NY
WPMH VA
---- CU
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WWFE FL
WPTF NC
WVOK FL
---- ----- -WEGG NC
---- -WFMC NC
WPAQ NC
---- -WAUG NC
---- -WCPS NC
WLWL NC
---- -WWOL NC
WNIS VA
WBLO NC
WSVS VA
WDSC SC
---- -WQIZ SC
---- -WGGM VA
---- -WTRU NC
WCEO SC
unknown carrier
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Raleigh
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Villa Clara (Reloj)
three unknown carriers
+10 Wilson
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Winston-Salem
unknown carrier
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Charlotte
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Roanoke
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Durham
unknown carrier
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Wilmington
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Washington
unknown carrier
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Fayetteville
unknown carrier
two very weak carriers
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Greenville
New York City
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Claremont/Portsmouth
Villa Clara (Rebelde)
Miami
+10 Raleigh
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Jacksonville
unknown carrier
two very weak carriers
+10 Rose Hill (SS)
unknown carrier
+20 Goldsboro
3
Mount Airy
unknown carrier
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Wake Forest
unknown carrier
+10 Tarboro
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Rockingham
unknown carrier
+10 Dunn
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Norfolk
Thomasville
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Crewe
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Dillon
unknown carrier
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Saint George
unknown carrier
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Chester
unknown carrier
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Winston-Salem
8
Columbia
WKTR VA
---- -850 WRBZ NC
WTAR VA
860 WOAY WV
WEVA VA
---- -870 WFLO VA
---- -880 WRRZ NC
890 WHNC NC
---- NC
900 WIAM NC
---- -910 WSTR NC
920 WPCM NC
---- -930 WDLX NC
940 WKGM VA
---- -950 WORD SC
---- -960 WRNS SC
970 WRCS NC
WJMX SC
---- -980 WAAV NC
(WAVS) (SC)
990 WBTE NC
WEEB NC
---- -1000 WRTG NC
1010 WELS NC
1020 ---- -1030 WDRU NC
1040 WSGH NC
1050 WVXX VA
WWGP NC
---- -1060 WNCT NC
1070 WNCT NC
1080 WNCT NC
1090 WTSB NC
1100 ---- -1110 WBT NC
WYRM VA
1120 WSME NC
1130 WPYB NC
5
Earleysville
unknown carrier
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Raleigh
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Norfolk
7
Oak Hill
7
Emporia
unknown carrier
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Farmville
two unknown carriers
+10 Clinton (SS)
9
Hendersonville
mixing product: WNCT-1070 & WGHB-1250
+15 Williamston
unknown carrier
+25 Jacksonville (SS//1230)
7
Burlington
two unknown carriers
+30 Washington
8
Smithfield
two unknown carriers
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Spartansburg
unknown carrier
+50 Kinston
7
Ahoskie (Very low % modulation)
3
Florence
one unknown carrier
+10 Wilmington
3 ` (Summerville)
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Windsor
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Southern Pines
unknown carrier
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Garner/Raleigh (SS//1530)
+30 Kinston
one very weak carrier
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Wake Forest/Raleigh
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Lewisville (SS)
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Norfolk
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Sanford
unknown carrier
+10 IBOC sideband
+50 Greenville (IBOC)
+10 IBOC sideband
+10 Selma //WDUR-1490 Durham
two very weak carriers
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Charlotte
7
Norfolk
+20 Jacksonville
+20 Benson
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WRVA VA
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Richmond
WGBR NC
+30 Goldsboro
WTEL NC
9
Red Springs
WCLN NC
+25 Clinton //WBLA-1140 Elizabethtown (part-time)
WMYT NC
3
Carolina Beach SS
---- -one unknown carrier
1190 WDEX NC
2
Monroe
1200 WSML NC
8
Burlington
//WSJS-600 Winston-Salem
WMIR SC
7
Atlantic Beach
WAGE VA
2
Leesburg
1210 ---- NC
2
mixing product WNCT-1070 & WDLX-930
---- -2
very weak carrier
1220 WENC NC
6
Whiteville
1230 WLNR NC
+35 Kinston
WCBT NC
8
Roanoke Rapids
WFAY NC
2
Fayetteville SS
1240 WJNC NC
+10 Jacksonville
---- -unknown carrier
1250 WGHB NC
+35 Farmville
1260 WZBO NC
8
Edenton (SS)
WKXR NC
2
Asheboro
1270 WMPM NC
+20 Smithfield
(WTJZ) (VA) 2
(Newport News)
1280 WYAL NC
+20 Scotland Neck
(WJAY) (sc) 2
(Mullins)
1290 WJCV NC
+25 Jacksonville
(WDZY) (VA) 2
(Colonial Heights)
1300 WSSG NC
+25 Goldsboro
WLNC NC
2
Laurinburg
1310 WCMS VA
9
Newport News
WTIK NC
2
Durham SS
(WDKD) (SC) (Kingsport)
1320 WTOW NC
+25 Washington
1330 WBTM VA
7
Danville
WESR VA
5
Onley
WPJS SC
2
Conway
1340 WOOW NC
+30 Greenville
WLSG NC
5
Wilmington
1350 WLLY NC
+10 Wilson
1360 WCHL NC
8
Chapel Hill
---- -unknown carrier
1370 WLLN NC
9
Lillington SS
1380 WBTK VA
7
Richmond
(WKJV) (NC) 2
(Asheville)
---- -unknown carrier
1390 WEED NC
9
Rocky Mount
1400 WSMY NC
7
Weldon/Roanoke Rapids
WPCE VA
6
Portsmouth
WMFA NC
2
Raeford
1410 WRJD NC
9
Durham
---- -unknown carrier
1420 WVOT NC
8
Wilson
1430 WDJS NC
+10 Mount Olive
WDXE NC
2
Monroe
1440 WBLA NC
8
Elizabetown
WKLV VA
4
Blackstone
1450 WNOS NC
+10 New Bern
WRNN SC
5
Myrtle Beach
1460 WEWO NC
5
Laurinburg //WIDU-1600, WAZZ-1490
WKDV VA
3
Manassas SS
(WRKB) (NC) 2
(Kannapolis)
1470 WVBS NC
7
Burgaw
(WWBG) (NC)
2
Greensboro
1480 WYRN NC
8
Louisburg //WDOX-570)
WPWC VA
3
Dumfries SS
1490 WWNB NC
+20 New Bern
WRMT NC
8
Rocky Mount
WAZZ NC
2
Fayetteville //WIDU-1500, WEWO-1460
1500 WTWP DC
Washington (very weak)
1510 WEAL NC
2
Greensboro (very weak)
1520 WARR NC
9
Warrenton
1530 WLLQ NC
9
Chapel Hill SS //WRTG-1000
WOBX NC
6
Wanchese (Outer Banks)
1540 WREJ VA
7
Richmond
WYNC NC
5
Yanceyville
WTXY NC
2
Whiteville
1550 WCLY NC
7
Raleigh
WVAB VA
7
Virginia Beach
WBSC SC
2
Bennettsville
1560 WBSV VA
7
South Boston
1570 WECU NC
+30 Winterville (my closest local)
1580 WPGC MD
5
Morningside
1590 WHPY NC
9
Garner/Raleigh
WVOE NC
2
Chadbourn
1600 WIDU NC
3
Fayetteville //WEWO-1460, WAZZ-1490
WCPK VA
5
Chesapeake
1610 (WQVB479)
(NC) 5
(Pine Tops) dead carrier
WQVB479 NC
2
Rocky Mount
WQVB479 NC
2
Tarboro
1650 WHKT VA
7
Portsmouth
1650 WFNA NC
7
Charlotte //620
1680 ---- NC
2
very weak TISs
1710 ---- NC
2
mixing product WDLX -930 & WTOW-1320
(Washington)
Kevin Redding – Tempe, AZ
Sony M85 Nekkid
540 FFFFFFFFFFFF
550 KFYI Phoenix, AZ
560 FFFFFFFFFFFF
580 KSAZ Marana, AZ
600 KVNA Flagstaff, AZ
610 FFFFFFFFFFFF
620 KTAR Phoenix, AZ
630 FFFFFFFFFFFF
660 KTNN Window Rock, AZ
670 XESOS Naco, Son.
690 KVOI Tucson, AZ
710 KMIA Black Canyon City, AZ
740 KIDR Phoenix, AZ
760 XENY Nogales, Son.
780 KAZM Sedona, AZ
790 KNXT Tucson, AZ
830 KFLT Tucson, AZ
850 FFFFFFFFFFFF
860 KMVP Phoenix, AZ stunting in IBOC
870 FFFFFFFFFFFF
910 KGME Glendale, AZ
930 KAFF Flagstaff, AZ
940 KGMS Tucson, AZ
960 KKNT Phoenix, AZ
990 KTKT Tucson, AZ
1010 KXXT Tolleson, AZ
1030 KAVT Cortaro, AZ
1060 KDUS Guadalupe, AZ
1080 KGVY Green Valley, AZ
1100 KFNX Cave Creek, AZ
1130 KQNA Prescott, AZ
1150 KCKY Coolidge, AZ
1190 KNUV Tolleson, AZ
1210 KQTL Sahuarita, AZ
1230 KOY Phoenix, AZ
1250 KBSZ Wickenburg, AZ
1260 "KASU" Tempe, AZ [free radiate]
1280 KXEQ Phoenix, AZ
1290 KCEE Tucson, AZ
1310 KXAM Mesa, AZ
1330 KJLL Tucson, AZ
1340 KIKO Globe, AZ
1360 KPXQ Glendale, AZ
1400 KSUN Phoenix, AZ
1420 KMOG Payson, AZ
1440 KAZG Scottsdale, AZ
1480 KPHX Phoenix, AZ
1510 KFNN Mesa, AZ
1540 KASA Phoenix, AZ
1550 KUAZ Tucson, AZ
1570 FFFFFFFFFFFFF
1580 KMIK Tempe, AZ
1590 FFFFFFFFFFFFF
1610 Phoenix Sky Harbor TIS
HD MW Scan 7/19
550 KFYI
620 KTAR
860 KMVP
1580 KMIK [still off]
HD FM Scan
90.5 KUAZ [off]
92.3 - 1 KTAR News
92.3 - 2 Alternative rock
95.5 - 1 KYOT Smooth jazz
95.5 - 2 Rock
96.5 - 1 KMXP Rock
96.5 - 2 80s rock
98.7 - 1 KPKX Adult Hits
98.7 - 2 Rock
99.9 KESZ [off]
100.3 KQMR Regional Mex.
100.7 KSLX Classic Rock
102.5 - 1 KNIX Country
102.5-2 Hot Country
104.7-1 KZZP Top 40
104.7-2 R&B
107.9 KMLE Country
Ira New - St. Augustine, FL Sangean ATS 909
540 WFLF FL Pine Hills – 06/30/07 2230 – Local weather forecast and Coast to
Coast AM. Good signal with slight fades. “540, WFLA
590 WDWD GA Atlanta – 07/05/07 2259 – TOH ID and Radio Disney fare. Good
signal. “AM 590, WDWD Atlanta”.
610 WIOD FL Miami – 06/30/07 2233 – Traffic and Weather. Decent signal with
fades. “610, WIOD 24-Hour Traffic”.
680 WPTF NC Raleigh – 06/30/07 2131 – Weather Forecast. Good signal with
fading. “Newstalk 680, WPTF”.
690 WOKV FL Jacksonville – 06/30/07 2153 – WOKV Station Promo. Good
signal with fading. “WOKV, Jacksonville’s most important radio station
700 WLW OH Cincinnati – 07/05/07 2238 – Cincinnati Reds promo. Good,
steady signal. “700 WLW. Home of the Cincinnati Reds”.
750 WSB GA Atlanta – 06/30/07 2135 – The Allen Hunt Show. Decent signal
mixing with Latin Music. “Newstalk 750, WSB”.
760 WJR MI Detroit – 07/05/07 2303 – Local weather forecast. Decent signal.
“WJR Weather Forecast
840 WHAS KY Louisville – 07/05/07 2241 – Talkshow. Good signal. “84,
WHAS”.
850 WRUF FL Gainesville – 06/30/07 2236 – Atlanta Braves Baseball. Decent
signal with slight fades. “850, WRUF, Gainesville”.
870 WWL LA New Orleans – 07/05/07 2304 – Newscast. Good signal. “WWL
First News”.
940 WMAC GA Macon – 06/30/07 2158 – Atlanta Braves Baseball. Good signal
with fading. “Newstalk 940, WMAC”.
970 WFLA FL Tampa – 06/30/07 – 2200 – TOH ID, FOX News along with local
news and traffic. Good, steady signal. “Newsradio 970, WFLA Tampa Bay”.
1030 WBZ MA Boston – 06/30/07 2203 – Local traffic. Good, steady signal.
“WBZ News time is 10:03”.
1110 WBT NC Charlotte – 06/30/07 2205 Traffic and weather. Good, steady
signal. “WBT Timesaver Traffic
1230 WSBB FL New Smyrna Beach – 07/03/07 1516 – The Beatles with 8
Days A Week. Good, steady signal. “1230, The Beach”.
1240 WFOY FL Saint Augustine – 07/03/07 1518 – Down to Business talkshow.
Very good signal. “AM 1240”.
1290 WTKS GA Savannah – 07/03/06 1520 – Neal Boortz show along with
commercials for Shops in Savannah. Good, steady signal. “Newsradio 1290,
WTKS”.
1440 WGIG GA Brunswick – 07/03/07 1535 – Golden Isles Nissan ad and The
Sean Hannity Show. Very good signal. “Real Radio 1440, WGIG, Brunswick
Mansfield, Georgia Band Scan
IEN-GA Ira Elbert New, III, Mansfield, Georgia – SONY ICF-2010
550 WDUN GA Gainesville – 07/11/07 – Good, steady signal.
590 WDWD GA Atlanta – 07/11/07 – Weak signal.
610 WPLO GA Grayson – 07/11/07 – Good, steady signal.
640 WGST GA Atlanta – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
660 WLFJ SC Greenville – 07/11/07 1659 – Religious material. Decent signal.
“Christian Talk 660, WLFJ”.
680 WCNN GA North Atlanta – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
750 WSB GA Atlanta – 07/11/07 1701 – Newscast. Good signal. “Newstalk 750,
WSB”.
790 WQXI GA Atlanta- 07/11/07 – Decent signal.
860 WAEC GA Atlanta – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
880 WBKZ GA Jefferson – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
900 WBML GA Macon – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
920 WGKA GA Atlanta – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
960 WRFC GA Athens – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
970 WNIV GA Atlanta – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
1010 WGUN GA Atlanta – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
1040 WPBS GA Conyers – 07/11/07 – Good, clean signal.
1080 WFTD GA Marietta – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
1100 WWE GA Hapeville – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
1130 WLBA GA Gainesville – 07/11/07 – Decent signal.
1160 WCFO GA East Point – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
1190 WAFS GA Atlanta – 07/11/07 – Decent signal.
1250 WYTH GA Madison – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
1270 WJJC GA Commerce – 07/11/07 – Weak signal.
1280 WLCG GA Macon – 07/11/07 – Decent signal.
1300 WIMO GA Winder – 07/11/07 – Decent signal.
1350 WNNG GA Warner Robins – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
1380 WAOK GA Atlanta – 07/11/07 – Weak signal.
1430 WGFS GA Covington – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
1480 WYZE GA Atlanta – 07/11/07 – Decent signal.
1500 WAYS GA Macon – 07/11/07 – Weak signal.
1570 WIGO GA Morrow – 07/11/07 – Good signal.
1600 WAOS GA Austell – 07/11/07 – Decent signal.
1690 WMLB GA Avondale Estates – 07/11/07 – Decent signal with fades.
This Band Scan was conducted at the Charlie Elliot Wildlife Center in
Mansfield, Georgia on July 11, 2007 from 1655 to 1755.
Paul LaFrienere – North Superior, MN
Receiver and antenna
This bandscan was done Saturday, July 28, 2007. Started at 1000 CDT. Any
frequencies not included were empty at this time. Bandscan was done from
the parking area at Coast Guard Station North Superior.
550 WSAU WI Warsar. Good. Polka music.
560 WEBC MN Duluth. Good Sports.
580 CKPR ON Thunder Bay. Good. This will be the last
logging of this station. They pull the plug
on the AM Aug. 3. The last of Thunder
Bay's 3 AM stations to go to FM CKPR
will be [is] on 91.5. Very sad.
590 WJMS MI Ironwood. Good. Country.
600 WCHT MI Escanaba. Poor. Local talk.
610 KDAL MN Duluth. Good. Local talk.
620 WTMJ WI Milwaukee. Fair. Stock program.
630 WDGY WI Hudson. Poor. SS
650 WNMT MN Nashwauk. Good. Local talk.
660 WBHR MN Sauk Rapids. Good. Sports.
670 WSCR IL Chicago. Poor. Sports.
680 WDBC MI Escanaba. Fair. NOS
680 WOGO WI Hallie. Fair. Home repair program.
710 WDSM WI Superior. Good. Talk program.
720 WGN IL Chicago. Poor. Talk--ads.
730 WJMT WI Merrill. Fair. Country.
770 KUOM MN Minneapolis. poor. Radio K
780 WBBM IL Chicago. Poor. News.
790 WAYY WI Eau Claire. Fair. ESPN.
800 WVAL MN Sauk Rapids. Poor. Country.
810 WJJQ WI Tomahawk. Fair. ESPN.
830 WCCO MN Minneapolis. Good. Gardens.
850 WWJC MN Duluth. Good. infomercial.
880 WMEQ WI Menomonie. Fair. Talk
910 WHSM WI Hayward. Fair. MOYL.
920 WMPL MI Hancock. Good. Fox News--talk.
930 WLBL WI Auburndale. Fair. PBS program.
940 WCSW WI Shell Lake. Talk.
950 WERL WI Eagle River. Fair. Local sports.
970 WGEE WI Superior. Fair. ESPN.
980 WNBI WI Park Falls. Fair. ESPN.
1030 WCTS MN Maplewood. Religion.
1090 WAQE WI Rice Lake. Fair. Country.
1130 KFAN MN Minneapolis. Good. Local sports.
1130 WISN WI Milwaukee. Fair. Talk under KFAN.
1150 WHBY WI Kimberly. Poor. Talk.
1220 KLBB MN Stillwater. Fair. Local talk.
1230 WKLK MN Cloquet. Fair. Local ads.
1240 WMFG MN Hibbing. Fair. Local ads.
1260 WXCE WI Amery. Fair. The Oldies Station.
1320 KOZY MN Grand Rapids. Fair. Paul Harvey.
1320 WFHR WI Wisconsin Rapids. Fair. Sports.
1330 WLOL MN Minneapolis. Fair. Relevant.
1340 KRBT MN Eveleth. Poor. Local ads.
1350 WCMP MN Pine City. Fair. ABC Sports.
1370 WCCN WI Neillsville. Fair. NOS
1380 WFCL WI Clintonville. Fair. NOS
1390 WRIG WI Schofield. Fair. Oldies.
1400 WATW WI Ashland. Good. NOS.
1440 KDIZ MN Golden Valley. Poor. Disney.
1450 WHRY WI Hurley. Fair. Local weather.
1470 KRJJ MN Brooklyn Park. Poor. Religion
1490 KQDS MN Duluth Fair. Oldies
1500 KSTP MN St. Paul. Good. Talk.
1570 WLKD WI Minocqua. Fair. ESPN
1600 KZGX MN Watertown. Poor. Hmong.
1670 WTDY WI Madison. Fair. Talk.
Powell E. Way III – Newberry, SC
2000 Taurus with the retracting antenna that destroys AM signals
1590 WABV SC Abbeville stunting information about changes starting on July 16
...bubbling up above the fray @ 1820 hours. Charles Taylor ......eat your heart
out! In the 2000 Taurus with the retracting antenna that destroys AM signals. In
the parking lot of the Hardees in Newberry, SC where I normally hear WCAM.
Charlie Taylor – Grifton, NC
Receiver, Antenna
920 WYMB SC Manning: Tuned in @ 2100 7/3 hunting for Reloj. Instead,
heard a bodacious hard rocker. ID came @ 2102: "Field, Stones, Zepplin,
Pink Floyd. No bubblegum, no zip-uppin' DJs. 102.1 F M, W M F T,
Pamplico/Florence; 9-20, WYMB Manning. This is a Cumulus Rocker, 102.1,
THE FOX." Coulda' waited all night for this one to ID! Atop everything.
Still on 2.5 kW? With this music, they shoulda' had 50 kW.
1030 WWGB MD Indian Hill. Logged @ 2102 7/4 after listening to SS
evangelistic Caribbeanesque music. ID: "This is W W G B, Indian Hill/
Washington. Ésta es doble-ve doble-ve je be, Indian Hill/Washington.
Para la zona tri-estatal* Washington, di si, Maryland y Virginia.
Transmite Radio Poderosa, diez-treinta [unintelligible]." * = "for the tri-state
area." Female voice with minor SS accent. Good, but in razor-thin null of WBZ.
930 WYFQ NC Charlotte (Mecklenberg Co.) Logged @ 2100 7/9. Hunting
for Reloj, instead heard a non-IDing station (WBEN, probably) carrying a
baseball game, and a station playing an instrumental religious hymn. Came up
atop the channel in time for end of hymn, and ID: "A station of the Bible
Broadcasting Network, W Y F Q, Charlotte." Then into instrumental "Old Rugged
Cross." Semi-local WDLX, "Little Washington" in night pattern and buried.
Logged as WSOC 2/13/64 from Indianapolis.
530 TURKS& CAICOS Radio Voz Cristiana: 1400 @ 7/12. Plainly audible SS
way beneath WPGU846 Greenville (NC) dead carrier. Way too weak for an ID,
but occasional SS words are audible. Not really certain that this is NOT a
Cuban, but choral music is suggestive of RVC. ID not likely.
1220 WREV NC Reidsville: Logged @ 1900 7/12 during late afternoon
bandscan. Coming out of Qué Pasa noticias & directly into ID: "Ésta es Doble-ú
Ere E Ve, doce-veinte A-Eme, Reidsville. This ees dahbleyu ahr ee vee, twelvetweenty, ey em, Reidsville." Way on top of co-channel, but faded out. Strangely,
not logged in period 1986 - 2001.
910 WJCW TN Johnson City: Logged @ 2058 7/14 at break time during a
baseball game (somebody playin' agin somebody) and ID" "This IS W J C W,
Johnson City." Semi-Local WSRP, Jacksonville, NC, beneath and a bunch more
stations. Logged also 4/19/62 from Indianapolis.
Got my first QSL in 29 years! For reception at 1830 on 05/27/07.
WQCR563-1700 10 W from a 50-foot helical top-loaded vertical antenna.
Verie signer: DAVID JORDAN, WA3GIN Arlington County RACES RO.
Verie is an 8½ x 11-inch certificate w/photo of Arlington Fire Department using a
firefighter truck ladder to mount a top-loading "hat" atop the mast.
Note: I sent an e-mail report with mp3 file just for fun. I didn't
request a verie!
720 WCGR Pisgah Forest: Noted signing off @ 2045 with Star Spangled
Banner. Ought to be easy w/10 kW.
1610 UNID unIDed Tagalog-speaking station noted at 2205 7/19,
talking about "state of the nation" address by Philippine Pres. Gloria Macapagal
Arroyo" (to be rebroadcast?). Startled to hear Tagalog! Station's frequency was
jumping around and last noted as 1,609,890 Hz at 2210 tune-out. Ethnic
programming implies CHHA, Toronto; but frequency jumping around?
1010 WSPC NC Albemarle (Stanly Co.): Logged @ 2000 7/28. Local WELS,
Kinston off the air for the third consecutive day, leaving channel open for
daytime skywave. WSPC on top of channel. Weather for Stanly Co., then ID:
"Your
local news leader when....news breaks out, and the best in news/talk....ten-ten,
W S P C, Albemarle." Then into Fox news. Not in my 1986-2001 logs, and also
my
first station for Stanly County. Logged also before 1960 (and more exact logs)
from Indianapolis as WABZ.
Kevin Redding – Gilbert, Arizona
GE Digital Superadio
7/25
Again last night was good on MW. About 0030 I had very nice signals
from KMOX, WCCO, KFAB, WHO, KOMO, WHAS, WGN, and WIBW. All in all a
great night to hear midwestern stations.
Kevin Possum Hunter – Ocala, FL
Receiver and Antenna
7/25
Last night, Powell and I were on the phone comparing what we heard on
each channel from 1710 down to 530. It was pretty interesting. I could
hear many more Cubans of course, but like on 880. He had WCBS like a
local and I had KRVN. on 1710 I hear a reggae station in French, while
he hears a Canadian. Caribbean Beacon was throwing a strong carrier but
no modulation on 1610.
Chris Johnson – Taylors, SC
Sony Sports Walkman
7/4
I went to bed at 11:45 last night, did a scan of the band per usual....and heard a
loud SS stn. covering up WBZ....They were LOUD, playing SS ballads....at TOH,
I heard " WONQ, Oviedo-Orlando " spoken in SS. Must have been on daytime
rig, which is 45kw ND....as opposed to 3 tower 1.7 kw night pattern , directioal to
the SW. I was living in the Orlando area when this one came on, in the
80's.......well thought out....its night pattern aims right through the heart of
Orlando and down the I-4 corridor.
7/30
Hi...I logged a new one tonight, thanks in part to a power outage. Power off for
about 5 hours tonight....sat in the dark DXing and heard this one.....WRKK 1200
Hughesville, Pa. with a dual ID with 1400 WRAK Williamsport, Pa. They were
broadcasting a big tilt between the Williamsport Cutters and the Batavia (N.Y.)
Muddogs....Legal ID's at 9:00 PM....eighth inning of the game. Monday night
baseball must be like Friday night H.S. football.....leave the big rig on.....R-L.com
shows them as 10KW days and 250 watts nights......They were way on top when
first heard. Later not so good.....on the Grundig S 350....
Neil Kazaross – Barrington, IL
Receiver and BOG
I basically don't bother with AM DX from IL in the early summer unless we
have some freaky superstrong AU and there's no T-storms around. However, I
did fix up my western Phased BOG System for KXTO's DX test (no trace) and
had a bit of fun tuning around from 4:27 to 5:10 AM CDT. CX seemed a touch
AU as there was almost no trace of anything from Canada.
860 had no CJBC and I adjusted phasing to kill off low/mid band eastern
stuff just to be sure. I had some weak mx that seemed to be AS or NOS
oriented and not C&W so maybe needed KFST but I couldn't ID it (KPAN is
common on 860 for me). In passing at 4:52 there was KMVP still with the tape
loop about tuning to 620 for sports radio KTAR. What a waste of a station !!
and I noted a quick KMVP Phoenix ID at 5:00:45 after I'd given up on hearing
code from KXTO. KMVP was overtaken by XEMO ending SS mx with a La
Poderosa 8-60 ID at 5:07.
990 had no trace of CBW and I had hopes for KSVP NM or getting more than the
bits of CNN headline nx I had once from suspected KTKT (noting they now are
ESPN Deportes)..not much of anything heard except weak suspected and rather
common in good cx KRSL and KRMO due to formats.
Tried for CKWX 1130 nor was there a trace of anything from MT. KOA 850 was
huge, but KSL was weak under WYLL 1160.
1070 had some KNX mostly under Madison's ESPN with a 3:05 TC and ID
ending nx at 5:05..then a check of KNBR 680 had them alone and fair to good
with a Giants replay.
Anyhow..nice to catch a 1 kw Arizonan and a 5 kw from the west coast in mid
July...
Dan Sheedy (El Payaso) – San Diego, CA
Grundig G5
XEPNK-880 Los Mochis, Sinaloa..mashing 880 w/ OIR promo, "Centro de
Noticias" & c/l ID..@10:05P 7/7
XENZ-890 Culiacan, Sinaloa.."Mariachi Estereo", perhaps slightly offfreq. as het against KDXU, et al..@ 10:10P 7/7 (OK..it could be 1 of
the US stns, too.."blame-the-drifty-Latin" isn't always a good call)
Jay Heyl – Orlando, FL
Kaito KA2100
I just happened to turn on the radio at dusk the other night and
thought I'd see if the Chicago stations were coming in yet. I turned
to 780 to listen for WBBM. No sign of it, but coming in loud and clear
was WWOL signing off for the night. And, no, they didn't play "Dixie".
I can't say that I've ever listened for them during the day time, but
I'm thinking that almost 500 miles is a bit far for a 10kW ground
wave, so this may be the first gray line reception I've had that I'm
aware of.
07/08/2007 0042Z - 780.0 WWOL, Forest City, NC UNITED STATES
44444 - English (EE) - Kaito KA-2100 - Orlando, FL
Caught sign-off with many IDs
Phil Rafuse – Charlottetown, PEI
Drake R8 and LFE M601C
1520 WIZZ Greenfield MA with nostalgia format
http://www.wizzradio.com/
This is the first time I ever picked up this 10KW daytimer, and
during the summer too! When I first picked them up, I thought it was
WWKB with some oldies bumper music. But the song went on and on,
then faded into the next one. Then an ad about some place in CT.
Another song. I pulled out the 2006 WRTH and suspected from it that
it must be WIZZ. Then, after that song, the announcer IDed the
station.
After supper, WIZZ was still there.
Then, about 8:30 p.m., with Tim wiggling in my arms, suddenly I could
hear the powerful hetrodyne of 1521 Saudi Arabia. 15 minutes later,
WWKB was starting to come in, although WIZZ was of equal or greater
strength.
At 5:45 p.m. or thereabouts I was picking up all kinds of stuff - 690
CINF Montreal, a US station on 1370 etc.
The only antenna I've ever experienced that was this good - or maybe
even a bit better - is the 40 foot by 6 foot loop I made years ago
out of house wire and installed in my Mom's attic in Antigonish NS.
About a year or two ago I tried it with my FRG-7 and it was a smokin
antenna, thanks the the famous frog's Hi-Z antenna terminal for MW.
Bob Carter – Utica, NY
Receiver Antenna
7/3
Is anyone hearing a country station mixing with WGY on 810khz? The format
sounds almost classic country and doing a google search turns up a 50kw
day/500 watt night station in Alabama on 810khz. At times this station completely
covers WGY...and I'm 65 miles west of the station. Most other times the country
station is under WGY and whoever it is, it not exactly on 810khz.....but off just
enough to cause a rumbly, gurgle effect as the two signals don't quite zero beat
one another.
The Whole Earth
Paul Armani – Denver, CO
Receiver, antenna
Mukesh Kumar- Muzaffarpur, India
Receiver, Antenna
Station: - NHK World Radio Japan
Date: 21-05-2007
Frequency: - 15590 kHz
Time: 0700-0730 UTC
Language: Hindi
Description: - “Mt. Yufudake” (Yufu City, Oita Prefecture)
Station: - Deutsche Welle
Date: 11-04-2007
Frequency: - 6170 kHz (Trincomalee)
Time: 1615-1630 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Schwerin
Station: - Voice of Russia
Date: 22-05-2007
Frequency: - 15605 kHz
Time: 1500-1530 UTC
Language: Hindi
Description: - We Talked To The Whole World
Station: - Radio Praha
Date: 08-06-2007
Frequency: - 13580 kHz
Time: 1800-1827 UTC
Language: Spanish
Description: - Decinsky Sneznik Tower. This observation tower was built in
1864 near Decin in north Bohemia and was originally used to take
geographical measurements. In 1936 it received its first television signal from the
Olympic Games in Berlin.
Station: - NHK World Radio Japan
Date: 19-05-2007
Frequency: - 11890 kHz
Time: 1300-1330 UTC
Language: Hindi
Description: - An Oasis in the City (Shinjuku-ku, Tokya)
Station: - Radio Canada International
Date: 10-06-2007
Frequency: - 11675 kHz (Kunming Relay, China verified by Bill Westenhaver)
Time: 1500-1557 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Maple Leaf Mailbag Special QSL. “Rediscover the World” Radio
Canada International is celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2005. RCI broadcasts
throughout the world via the Internet, analog and digital shortwave, and satellite.
Its 300-hour weekly programming also airs on over 300 partner stations in 75
countries.
Station: - Radio Free Asia
Date: 16-05-2007
Frequency: - 5870 kHz (xmtr = IBB Tinian)
Time: 1600-1630 UTC
Language: Korean
Description: - This is the second in a series of RFA QSL cards that
commemorate the youth of the world, and the spirit of democracy and freedom.
The drawing was created on April 26, 2007 RFA’s annual “Take Our Daughters
And Sons To Work Day” in Washington DC. This is one of many drawings made
by the children of RFA personnel, inspired by the work their parents create daily
at RFA. Please continue to submit your reception reports to
www.rfa.org/schedules or by e-mail to qsl@rfa.org.
Station: - Channel Africa (via Sentech)
Date: 30-05-2007
Frequency: - 17770 kHz (Telefunken)
Time: 1500-1530 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Verification Letter verified by Kathy Otto, Broadcast Planning,
Sentech. We are happy to verify these details. The transmitter, a 500 kW
Telefunken, is located at the Meyerton Transmitting Station, geographical
coordinates 26S35 28E08.
Station: - Radio Austria 1 International
Date: 07-06-2007
Frequency: - 17715 kHz
Time: 1230-1300 UTC
Language: German/English
Description: - Kunsthaus Graz
Station: - AWR Asia/Pacific
Date: 17-06-2007
Frequency: - 15225 kHz (Germany)
Time: 1500-1530 UTC
Language: Nepali
Description: - Adventist World Radio, The Voice of
Hope www.awr.org
Station: - NHK World Radio Japan
Date: 10-06-2007
Frequency: - 11890 kHz
Time: 0700-0730 UTC
Language: Hindi
Description: - “Spring Breeze” (Miyawaka City, Fukuoka Prefecture)
Station: - Radio Canada International
Date: 17-06-2007
Frequency: - 11675 kHz (via Kunming relay, China)
Time: 1500-1557 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Maple Leaf Mailbag Special QSL verified
by Bill Westenhaver. 60 Years of Radio Worldwide! Radio Canada International
is proud to offer its loyal listeners a series of exclusive QSL cards to mark its
60th anniversary. For 60 years, RCI has been bringing you rich, diverse radio
that today include over 300 hours of programming each week. Tune in weekly to
Ian Johns and his Maple Leaf Mailbag team on shortwave, satellite or
www.rcinet.ca
Station: - Radio Taiwan International
Date: 10-06-2007
Frequency: - 15515 kHz
Time: 1600-1700 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Wax apples from Lin-bien.
Station: - KBS World Radio
Date: 16-06-2007
Frequency: - 9515 kHz
Time: 1600-1700 UTC
Language: English
Description: - B-boys of Korea. A B-boy is a term for a person who’s devoted to
hip-hop culture and recently refers to a male who practices breakdancing.
Korean B-boys have gone to be the world’s top level with a number of dancers
sweeping international B-boy battles. Their videotaped performances are even
being used as texts for European B-boys.
Station: - China Radio International
Date: 11-06-2007
Frequency: - 11900 kHz
Time: 1600-1655 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Beijing 2008, One World One Dream,
Olympic Sports Centre Stadium
Receiver: Grundig YB400
Antenna: - Telescopic
Station: - World Harvest Radio
Date: 09-06-2007
Frequency: - 9930 kHz (KWHR Hawaii)
Time: 1400 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Verified by L. W. Vehom. Pete Sumrall, president LeSEA
Broadcasting listening to WHRA in Kibera, Kenya 2006. Over 20 years of
shortwave ministry to the world. Christmas Day, 1985 marked the beginning of
World Harvest Radio International.
Station: - Radio Miami International
Date: 24-06-2007
Frequency: - 1430-1445 kHz
Time: 7385 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Verified by Bruce Baskin. World Cricket Today. Bringing the
world of cricket into your home with WRMI’s “World Cricket Today” hosted by
Bruce Baskin. Sundays 1430 UTC summer, 1530 UTC winter on 7385 kHz and
at www.wrmi.net
Station: - NHK World Radio Japan
Date: 13-06-2007
Frequency: - 15590 kHz
Time: 0700-0730 UTC
Language: Hindi
Description: - “Mystric Waterfall” (Matsuo-mura, Iwata Prefecture)
Station: - NHK World Radio Japan
Date: 13-06-2007
Frequency: - 11780 kHz (Yamata, Japan)
Time: 0100-0130 UTC
Language: English
Description: - A bride in a traditional wedding gown. Verified by T. Sato.
Station: - Radio Canada International
Date: 27-06-2007
Frequency: - 17720 kHz (via Urumqi relay, China)
Time: 1500-1557 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Maple Leaf Mailbag Special QSL verified by Bill Westenhaver.
“Rediscover the World” Radio Canada International is celebrating its 60th
anniversary in 2005. RCI broadcasts throughout the world via the Internet,
analog and digital shortwave, and satellite. Its 300-hour weekly programming
also airs on over 300 partner stations in 75 countries.
Station: - Radio Austria 1 International
Date: 13-06-2007
Frequency: - 17715 kHz
Time: 1200-1300 UTC
Language: German/English
Description: - Kunsthaus Graz
Station: - Voice of Russia
Date: 09-06-2007
Frequency: - 6070 kHz
Time: 1530-1600 UTC
Language: Bengali
Description: - We Talked To The Whole World
Station: - AWR Asia/Pacific
Date: 24-06-2007
Frequency: - 11975 kHz (Agat, Guam)
Time: 1300-1328 UTC
Language: Japanese
Description: - Adventist World Radio, The Voice of Hope www.awr.org
Station: - Radio Praha
Date: 08-06-2007
Frequency: - 13580 kHz
Time: 1800 UTC
Language: Spanish
Description: - Klet. Among the country’s oldest observation towers, it is located
at 1060m on the highest mountain of Blansky forest near Cesky Kurmlov in south
Bohemia. Prince Josef Schwarzenberg had the tower built in 1825.
Station: - Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep
Date: 18-05-2007
Frequency: - 9890 kHz (Madagascar)
Time: 1500 UTC
Language: English
Description: - QSL 6. A Dutch Morning. Card Six: Summer at the Nieuwezijds
Voorburwal, Amsterdam.
Station: - KBS World Radio
Date: 26-06-2007
Frequency: - 9770 kHz
Time: 1300-1400 UTC
Language: English
Description: - B-boys of Korea. A B-boy is a term for a person who’s devoted to
hip-hop culture and recently refers to a male who practices breakdancing.
Korean B-boys have gone to be the world’s top level with a number of dancers
sweeping international B-boy battles. Their videotaped performances are even
being used as texts for European B-boys.
Station: - NHK World Radio Japan
Date: 08-07-2007
Frequency: - 11890 kHz
Time: 0700-0730 UTC
Language: Hindi
Description: - Altogether (Gunma)
Station: - Radio Praha
Date: 24-06-2007
Frequency: - 21745 kHz
Time: 0900-0927 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Praded. Located in the Maravia_Silesia region on the peak of
Praded mountain at a height of 1491 m. Previously a stone observation tower
stood on this spot. In the 1980s a 162-m television transmitter was built here.
Station: - China Radio International
Date: 08-06-2007
Frequency: - 7170 kHz
Time: 1800 UTC
Language: German
Description: - Beijing 2008. One World One Dream. National Stadium.
Station: - Radio Free Asia
Date: 01-07-2007
Frequency: - 11590 kHz (xmtr = IBB Kuwait)
Time: 1330-1400 UTC
Language: Tibetan
Description: - This is the second in a series of RFA QSL cards that
commemorate the youth of the world, and the spirit of democracy and freedom.
The drawing was created on April 26, 2007 RFA’s annual “Take Our Daughters
And Sons To Work Day” in Washington DC. This is one of many drawings made
by the children of RFA personnel, inspired by the work their parents create daily
at RFA. Please continue to submit your reception reports to
www.rfa.org/schedules or by e-mail to qsl@rfa.org.
Station: - Radio Slovakia International
Date: 17-06-2007
Frequency: - 15460 kHz
Time: 0700 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Banska Stiavnica.
Station: - All India Radio Kurseong
Date: 12-06-2007
Frequency: - 7230 kHz
Time: 0730-0800 UTC
Language: Nepali
Description: - Verifies by V. P. Singh. Entrance to
bhoga-mandapa, Sun Temple, Konarak.
Station: - Radio Sweden
Date: 07-07-2007
Frequency: - 15735 kHz
Time: 1330 UTC
Language: English
Description: - View of Stockholm.
Station: - Radio Canada International
Date: 07-07-2007
Frequency: - 11675 kHz (via Kunming relay, China)
Time: 1500-1557 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Maple Leaf Mailbag Special QSL verified
by Bill Westenhaver. 60 Years of Radio Worldwide! Radio Canada International
is proud to offer its loyal listeners a series of exclusive QSL cards to mark its
60th anniversary. For 60 years, RCI has been bringing you rich, diverse radio
that today include over 300 hours of programming each week. Tune in weekly to
Ian Johns and his Maple Leaf Mailbag team on shortwave, satellite or
www.rcinet.ca
Station: - KBS World Radio
Date: 30-06-2007
Frequency: - 9515 kHz
Time: 1600-1700 UTC
Language: English
Description: - B-boys of Korea. A B-boy is a term for a person who’s devoted to
hip-hop culture and recently refers to a male who practices breakdancing.
Korean B-boys have gone to be the world’s top level with a number of dancers
sweeping international B-boy battles. Their videotaped performances are even
being used as texts for European B-boys.
Station: - TRT Voice of Turkey
Date: 07-06-2007
Frequency: - 13685 kHz (EMR)
Time: 1230-1330 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Miniature
Station: - China Radio International
Date: 10-07-2007
Frequency: - 7160 kHz
Time: 1500-1555 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Beijing 2008. One World One Dream.
University of Science and Technology Beijing Gymnasium.
Station: - NHK World Radio Japan
Date: 09-07-2007
Frequency: - 15590 kHz
Time: 0700-0730 UTC
Language: Hindi
Description: - Schoolchildren Planting Rice (Nagano Prefecture)
Station: - AWR Asia/Pacific
Date: 27-06-2007
Frequency: - 15160 kHz (Germany)
Time: 1530-1600 UTC
Language: Hindi
Description: - Adventist World Radio, The Voice of Hope www.awr.org
Station: - RDP International
Date: 31-05-2007
Frequency: - 15690 kHz
Time: 1530-1600 UTC
Language: Portuguese
Description: - Verified by Christiane. RDP International.
Station: - Radio Santec
Date: 15-07-2007
Frequency: - 9480 kHz
Time: 0100-0130 UTC
Language: English
Description: - QSL No. 002348. Radio Santec.
Station: - Radio Free Asia
Date: 27-06-2007
Frequency: - 17855 kHz (IBB Kuwait)
Time: 1130-1200 UTC
Language: Tibetan
Description: - This is the second in a series of RFA QSL cards that
commemorate the youth of the world, and the spirit of democracy and freedom.
The drawing was created on April 26, 2007 RFA’s annual “Take Our Daughters
And Sons To Work Day” in Washington DC. This is one of many drawings made
by the children of RFA personnel, inspired by the work their parents create daily
at RFA. Please continue to submit your reception reports to
www.rfa.org/schedules or by e-mail to qsl@rfa.org.
reports to www.rfa.org/schedules or by e-mail to
qsl@rfa.org.
Station: - Radio Canada International
Date: 09-07-2007
Frequency: - 11700 kHz (via Kunming relay, China)
Time: 0000-0057 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Maple Leaf Mailbag Special QSL verified
by Bill Westenhaver. 60 Years of Radio Worldwide! Radio Canada International
is proud to offer its loyal listeners a series of exclusive QSL cards to mark its
60th anniversary. For 60 years, RCI has been bringing you rich, diverse radio
that today include over 300 hours of programming each week. Tune in weekly to
Ian Johns and his Maple Leaf Mailbag team on shortwave, satellite or
www.rcinet.ca
Station: - Voice of Russia
Date: 27-06-2007
Frequency: - 9625 kHz
Time: 1500-1530 UTC
Language: English
Description: - 1703-2003. St. Petersburg is 300 years old.
Station: - Radio Austria 1 International
Date: 07-07-2007
Frequency: - 17715 kHz
Time: 1200-1300 UTC
Language: German/English
Description: - Kunsthaus Graz
Station: - Radio Taiwan International
Date: 01-07-2007
Frequency: - 15515 kHz
Time: 1600-1700 UTC
Language: English
Description: - Puppet Theater. “Stab Rattan Shield” is a classical fighting scene
in the glove puppet show. When the two puppets fight, one uses his lance to
attack while the other fends him off with his shield. The effect produced by this
technique is astounding.
Station: - KBS World Radio
Date: 17-06-2007
Frequency: - 9515 kHz
Time: 1600-1700 UTC
Language: English
Description: - The Seongsan Sunrise Peak. Jeju’s volcanic islands and lava
tubes have been added to the World Natural Heritage list by UNESCO. It bears
great significance in that it’s the first time for a natural site in Korea to be
registered on the list. The Jeju heritage site consists of Mt Halla, the Seongsan
Sunrise Peak, and the island’s lava tubes. UNESCO’s list of world heritage sites
is comprised of location that are deemed to have outstanding value to all
mankind. The picture shows the Seongsan Sunrise Peak and Mt Halla on Jeju
Island.
Glenn Hauser – Enid, OK
Yaesu FRG 7
** AFGHANISTAN [non]. R. Solh, 17700 via UK, July 3 at 1427-1433 once again
with ``Solh Theme`` at its apparent new regular daily time; some enjoyable
music before and after as well, same things repeated daily. There was
intermittent rapid pulsing QRM, like a ``woodpecker`` spreading roughly
17630-17730.
Like the day before, again July 4 the Solh Theme played at 1427 on 17700 via
UK; no woodpecker this time. We are dying to find out the name of this music,
performers, etc., if it and its companion pieces are available on CD or
download, but have no way of contacting Radio Solh to ask them. Can anyone
help, or find a web or satellite feed which could enable good quality recording
of all this Solh music?
** CHAD. Hunk of gunk was centred around 7287, July 2 at 0515, leaving BBC
Portuguese a little clearer on 7290 than when the badly mistuned 6165
transmitter is on 7288
** ECUADOR. La Voz de los Andes sets aside the evangelizing for a morning
newscast, a part of which I monitored July 4 at 1146 on very strong 11960.
Ecuador is protesting to Colombia over clandestine broadcasts being heard in
northern Ecuador`s bordering provinces, something to do with FARC and Gran
Colombia, and an FM station also mentioned. Apparently this is viewed as a
threat to Ec sovereignty.
HCJB has quite an archive of news stories on their website, but could not find
this one. There are no dates on the stories! And the filtro search apparently
only applies to the headlines, not the content. It seems that FARC has
previously made incursions into Ecuador, and suspected of growing coca there.
It`s been far too long (April 3 in DXLD 7-042) since my last check of HCJB
Spanish in the morning to see if they are still announcing the wrong
frequencies more than a year later. July 4 at 1159:30 there was no canned ID,
but live announcements after the news, going into timesignal and missionary
program. But at 1259:40 I retuned in a few seconds too late to 11960, hearing
them say ``9745``, while they are really on 11690 and 11960, so the
misinformation continues unabated
** GREECE. July 1 at 0520 I ran across some lovely exotic music on 11645;
dissonant harmonious and monotonous singing, two voices and instruments.
Seemed to be album tracks with pauses but never any announcements, past
0545. Kept listening, but dozed off by 0600 if there was any ID. Looking it up
later, it must have been the R. Filia Albanian service from VOG at 05-06, with
English to follow
** KOREA NORTH. Checking Wolfgang Büschel`s report of VOK on new 15185v
to NAm: July 3 at 1345 I could hear no carrier around that frequency, only RHC
on 15190 and something on 15180. VOK was poorly audible on 11710 and still
on // 9335 in English; meanwhile, China was strong as usual on jamming
frequencies 15265 and 15285 plus Firedrake on 13970; also at 1419 in French,
VOK audible on 9335 // 11710, but now there was at least a carrier from
something on 15185.
Wolfgang Büschel meanwhile had figured out that 15185v is axually a spur from
VOK 15245v to Europe, along with 15305v, and 9335 remains on the air
** KOREA NORTH [non]. July 4 I had a chance to listen to Open Radio for North
Korea, via KWHR 9930. In English at tune-in 1127, I first did not realize what
it was. Woman with some news of S. Korea, then same item translated into
Korean read by a man (not merely a voice-over, but entire items each). This went
on for several minutes, always with music bed, potted up between items for
dramatic stingers; something about Arroyo and the Philippines, 1131 on the
World Series of Poker 2005! As if that could be news a biyear later? And at
1133 about Mariah Carey`s comeback with her alter-ego ``Emancipation of
Mimi``number 4 on the Billboard chart. When did this happen, really? Google
search points to April 2005 when it was released.
So ORNK is passing off two-year old stuff as news? Well, sure, they are a bit
behind in Korea North with what is going on and have a lot of catching up to do
thanks to ORNK. It`s unclear why they are doing the English. If they gave the
items in Korean first, and English second, the latter might be useful for
English learning. The English/Korean alternation was over at 1135 when a YL
Korean announcement, ID? aired, then 1136 a long discussion in Korean
recorded in an echoey room; by 1143 the signal was much weaker, and at 1157
Pomp & Circumstance was interrupted by KWHR ID and frequency change
announcement.However, after 1200 I could not hear anything on 12130 when
Hoa Mai Radio in Vietnamese was scheduled to air via Hawaii on Wednesday
** LIBYA [non?]. Tuned in new 15550 at 1205 July 4 to hear news in English just
ending with ID for V. of Africa from the Great Jamahiriyah, 1206.6 into French,
1212 to music. Audio was good; fair signal with deep fades. Hard to decide if
this were direct or via France. Not much was making it from Europe or Africa on
19m at this hour; Sweden audible on 15240, poor. English news must have
started close to 1200; would there be more at 1300? No, still in Arabic, but now
with QRM. That would be VOR Moscow site to S Asia at 12-15, which I used to
hear without Libyan interference
** MEXICO. Somewhat surprised to hear XERF 1570 Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila,
past 8 am local at mid-summer, until one realizes that 1300 UT is only 6:28 am
local mean time, altho still well after sunrise which was at 1119 UT, or 4:47 am
LMT.
It was still dominating 1570 on skywave July 4 at 1309 with news from the
Sistema Nacional de Noticiarios, initially quite steady signal, 1312
interviewing BBC guy about the release of correspondent Alan Johnston. 1318
plugged BBC Mundo, IMER, and Antena Radio, the latter being the current
program, which we used to hear on IMER`s defunctified SW station XERMX; still
audible past 1330 but with some fadeouts. Fortunately, there are no 1570
daytimers around here; the two Okies in the NE and SW corners are seldom
heard and too far for daytime groundwave. Altho Spanish is fine for me (I only
wish I had a complete program sked for XERF), I maintain it is a pity that IMER is
not putting any English on this powerful (100 kW now?) transmitter to make it a
true external service which would have a much greater audience than XERMX
ever did on its puny, ailing SW transmitters
** PERU. Morning of July 4 either on VOA or BBC Spanish news --- I forget
which --- there was an item about a state of emergency in several provinces in
the departments of Huánuco, San Martín and Ucayali in the Peruvian Amazon,
due to Sendero Luminoso activity; many of the names were familiar from SW
stations. Here`s a current story about that I found:
http://www.rpp.com.pe/portada/politica/85331_1.php
** U K [non]. Another transmission to LAm with FE QRM: BBC 11825 in Spanish
via Guiana French at 11-12 only, July 4 at 1152. That is at 305 degrees, not far
from usward, and the QRM ChiCom jamming and/or VOA Tinang, Philippines in
Mandarin at 09-13, 349 degrees
** U S A. Checking VOA Spanish, 7370, July 4 around 1115, I could hear some
Russian in the background. That would be KNLS, per HFCC at 315 degrees,
while Greenville is at 172 degrees, considered an acceptable collision since
we`re not supposed to be listening to either, in between them. Later VOA
announced other frequencies are 9535, 13790
** U S A. One is no longer surprised to hear languages like Vietnamese on the
US AM dial. July 4 at 1331 UT on 1600 kHz, skywave still not quite gone 2.2
hours after local sunrise here, something in Vietnamese topped the channel,
1332 pedicure ad (unless there is a Vietnamese word that happens to resemble
that); at 1337 mentioned VAB = Vietnamese American Broadcasting.
That`s based in Houston on 1320 (ex-KXYZ?), homepage
http://www.vabhouston.com/
Found this player running, but silently at 1707 UT check July 4:
http://www.vabhouston.com/phatthanhtt.php
But this player for 1600 in Dallas worx:
http://www.vabhouston.com/phatthanhdallas.php
So over 400 km away I was hearing KRVA licensed to Cockrell Hill, per NRC AM
Log 2006-2007, with 5 kW daytime, CP for 25 kW
UNIDENTIFIED [non]. Re DXLD 7-077, 1752 kHz, etc.: Glenn, Beacon "PUN"
possibly in Ecuador:
I downloaded the audio recordings in the W8JI website, and definitely I hear
"Pista Las Peñas". Googling around for this name shows that it is a landing
airstrip in Ecuador (see report of a landing accident at
http://www.dgac.gov.ec/pdf/accidentes/1999/piper_PA-34-200.pdf).
Also found several logs from hams. 73, (Moisés Knochen, Montevideo,
Uruguay, July 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
It seems that HP1AC had already identified it as Pista Las Peñas as early as
April 15, altho no country mentioned in an IARU Region 3 (yes, 3), intruder
Monitoring Report for April I found at
http://www.jarl.or.jp/iaru-r3/ms/ms-2007-04.pdf
and this is not reflected on the W8JI page previously referenced
http://www.w8ji.com/PUN.htm
which has apparently not been updated since Feb., altho HP1AC almost had it
then as Pista las Piñas which is in Darién, Panamá but no known beacon there.
The DF map does not go far enough south to show it.
HP1AC also has a recent correct log of it in DX Summit:
Jul 2 2055Z 2007 DX de HP1AC-@: 14015.0 PUN Pista Las Penas-Ecuador
which would put the fundamental on exactly 1751.875 if 14015 is the eighth
harmonic, so the real fundamental may still be in question.
And per the accident report above, which mentions Pista Las Peñas, and
the island it is upon, the callsign PUN comes from the island! ---:
Isla Puná island off the coast of southern Ecuador, at the head of the Gulf of
Guayaquil, opposite the mouth of the Guayas River. It is flanked by two
channels, the Jambelí Channel on the east and the Morro Channel on the west,
and has an area of approximately 330 square miles(855 square km).
(Britannica.com via Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
** ALBANIA [and non]. Tried to listen to R. Tirana, July 10 at 0147 on 7425 and
6115, but both were too undermodulated. Nearby Ukraine 7440 and WBCQ 7415
were much louder, so I would up listening to Secular Bible Study
** CANADA. R. Sweden relay on 15240, July 9 at 1353 kept cutting off the air
several times. Rechecked at 1401, I found R. Sweden in Swedish, presumably
back to Hörby site now, but heavy co-channel with an audible het from CRI in
Chinese! This was // 15220 Sackville relay but about one second ahead of it.
CRI 15240 abruptly off at 1405. Despite the non-synchronization, and the lack
of any other scheduled CRI relay frequency at 1400, I suspect Sackville was the
cause of this. Signal quality was equivalent to R. Sweden relay alone before
1400.
BTW, EiBi and WRTH A07 show 15220 at 1400-1500 with CRI via Sackville in
English, but it has always been in Mandarin. Aoki has it right, with Mandarin
following at 1500-1600
** CHINA. CNR1 well heard at 1320 UT July 8 on 13855, where I had not noticed
it before. I`ll bet it`s jamming something. Yes: during this semihour only,
BBCWS is scheduled in Uzbek, which the ChiCom jam on behalf of their good
neighbor, or is it because Uzbek-like languages are understood in parts of
western China. HFCC says Moscow site for BBC; EiBi says Cyprus. Aoki agrees
on Cyprus and confirms it is jammed by China.
Also Firedrake on 10300, July 8 at 1325, off for monitoring at 1400 recheck;
against Sound of Hope
** CHINA [non]. No sign of 9570 CRI relay via Cuba, July 8 at 1310 and 1324
chex; probably just broke down, but let`s hope for Andy Reid`s sake that it be
gone for good. In Ontario, he complains it interferes with Radio Australia on
9560, 9580, 9590
** GUIANA FRENCH [non]. There was a report recently that DRM had shifted 5
kHz down to be centred at 17870; but July 9 at 1407 check it was back to 17875,
covering 17870 to 17880
** INTERNATIONAL. Checking the China channel of LiveEarth, UT Saturday
July 7 at 2205, I found Sarah Brightman performing Nessun Dorma, and at 2210
another aria, so there`s your classical token. Presumably a playback loop since
at 6:05 am in July it should not be dark in Shanghai. Applause was tepid,
however, befitting a pop-orientated crowd even in the PRC. Whew, she must
have qualified for this because she also does pop. See
http://liveearth.msn.com/artists/sarahbrightman Then it started raining on the
crowd (not the stage) and she was drowned out not only by the raindrops but the
crowd shouting at each other as they scurried for cover. How rude. Blame Mother
Earth? After a pause, she was back in the clear with that perennial favourite,
``Time to Say Goodbye`` starting off in Italian, of course. I think by then her
voice was ailing a bit. But some of the Chinese artists who followed could
hardly carry a tune.
Of the other unfamiliar performers on the China schedule who have bios linked,
none are classical, but these should be worth seeing, Twelve Girls Band,
http://liveearth.msn.com/artists/12girlsband who play traditional instruments.
It seems you have to watch each loop wherever it is in progress, rather than
being able to skip to a certain segment such as 12GB. At least for most of the
venues the performer lists are in running order. Then I see a crawler saying
come back on July 8 for video on demand. I did just that and enjoyed the three
performances by Twelve Girls Band, tho the ``classical`` one kept buffering.
This event has ``Corporate`` stamped all over it, starting with MSN, Philips
(buy new lamps!) and Chevy. ``SOS`` is one of the themes of the promotion, and
I hear the code being sent, except the pauses are not correct, so it comes over
like ``STTB``
** MALI. The July 8 edition of Oklahoma Horizon, of all things, had a report on
Mali; video segments available, with captioning;
http://www.okhorizon.com/2007_07_july.htm#topic_08
the third is about radio:
http://www.okhorizon.com/2007/Show0727/videos/0727_03_vid_lg.mov
** MEXICO. July 8 at 1310 check, I could detect a very weak signal with
classical music on telltale 9599.2 rather than 9600; XEYU must be back, as
Julian Santiago soon confirmed. XEYU seemed back to its fair strength on
9599.2v, July 10 at 0135 check with classical, stronger than the het from
9600.0
** MOROCCO. July 10 at 0141 noticed considerable CCI to HCJB 11920 in
Portuguese; finally decided language was Arabic. No clues in HFCC or Eibi, but
Aoki has RTVM Morocco A07 on 11920 at 00-05. WRTH May update adds that
this transmission only is ``Radio Tanger``
** SPAIN. REE`s Sefarad show coming in well in that strange dialect of Spanish
with Portuguese elements, UT Tue July 10 at 0137 on 11795; just a little ACI
from Rai 11800, avoidable. This weekly transmission is to SAm, while Tue 0415
on 9650 is to NAm
** TURKEY. In updating DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS,
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html I listened to the webcast of VOT`s
final repeat of Saturday programming, UT Sunday July 8 from 0315, when DX
Corner was expected to appear according to the alternate-weekly scheduling we
had been keeping track of. But no --- no sign of it. Instead we heard: 0315
Outlook; 0319 New Dimensions of the Armenian Issue, music break; 0329 Thru
History, music break; 0335 Turkish Music. Possibly they, or we, lost track of
which week was which for DX Corner; but the program schedule we went to so
much trouble to figure out in DXLD 6-036 is now expired since June 30, and we
can expect to wait several weeks before the second semester 2007 folder comes
in the P-mail. As usual, there is nothing at all about programming to be found on
the website! The show which supposedly alternated with DX Corner was From
Our Correspondents, which is perhaps the Armenian segment above, but not
identified as FOC. We shall tentatively assume that DX Corner appears in the
:19-:25 slot on July 14/15 and thence fortnightly?
BTW, they announced that due to an anticipated electricity outage in the part
of Ankara including the TRT studios on July 8, the 1230 UT English broadcast
would be heard on internet and satellite only. How they could still accomplish
that is not clear, especially since the SW transmitters are somewhere else,
anyway.
A few weeks ago I concluded they were never going to notice they kept
announcing the wrong time for the 2030 UT broadcast as 2330, which is local
time, so e-mailed them about it. This is at close of transmission, and is
certainly read each time from copy, not a recording. Never got a reply, but
noticed tonite that they had indeed changed that to 2030 on 7170 --- but it was
still out of order between the 2200 and 0300 UT frequencies
** CHINA. CRI, 9675, 1300 UT July 11, opening Russian hour with usual
Chinese ID, then into Russian, Mezhdunarodnaya Radio Kitaya (MPK). At the
outset and during the news I thought the announcers were not speaking with a
Chinese accent like so many of their English announcers do, but during some
feature at 1344 there did seem to be some accent. This is a regular here, and I`ll
bet it`s inadvertently aimed USward. HFCC says:
9675 1300 1400 33,34 SZG 500 37 1234567 250307 281007 D CHN CRI RTC
So target is SE Russia, i.e. the Pacific coast and inland from there; azimuth
37 carries on to NAm.
[non]. On July 11, 9570 via Cuba was back on, in Mandarin before 1300, English
after. Again the modulation sounded better and could not hear any spurs
bothering RA here
** LAOS [non]. Listened to Hmong Lao Radio at 1325-1335 Sat July 14 on 11785
via WHRI. Impassioned speaker, and judging from the frequent English terms
mixed in, about the political situation in Laos and the need for reform, to get
rid of the commies. I wonder if it was Vang Pao himself? Certainly qualifies as
a clandestine, tho this particular transmission is for the Hmong in Hminnesota
and elsewhere in NAm
** MEXICO. Another check for XEYU, July 11: before 1300 I could hear nothing
but RHC on 9600, no het audible. But at 1309 there was some weak Spanish
talk, news, audible on 9599.2
** SPAIN. Since July 7, RNE Radio 3 has replaced La Salamandra, one of our
favorites, Sat 18-19 UT on webcast, with El Guirigay, another musical program.
There was nothing on their website about it last week, but now there is. Not
clear if this is temporarily for summer vacation period, or permanent. What
does Guirigay mean? I wasn`t sure how to spell it until now. Googling, it could
refer to a dance form, and there are also homosexual undertones (as in Queer y
Gay??) but my Random House dixionary merely translates it as gibberrish,
uproar, babble. The show, not sure if a repeat or different, also airs at 18-19
UT Sundays. BTW, the real audio version of R3 was down today so had to go
with the inferior WM feed. Anyway, much more entertaining is Adventures in
Sound on KOOP Austin webcast, same time 18-19 UT Sat
** TURKEY. Made a point of catching VOT`s Saturday July 14 broadcast on the
webcast at 0300 UT Sunday July 15 --- at opening gave timecheck as 21:30
local!
Which means this is a playback of the 1830 UT `news` and rest of broadcast.
Also announced English transmission schedule, including 2030 UT between
2200 and 0300, still out of order, having merely crossed out the wrong `2330`
time I told them about. But they did say the DX Corner was coming up later,
before Turkish Music show.
The DX Corner axually ran from 0325 to 0335, so that`s :25-:35 or :55-:05 into
the broadcasts. Guess what --- it was indistinguishable from a mailbag. If this
is a DX program, what is the Letterbox show on Wednesdays?? All the YL host
didwas read reception reports from listeners, including Tim Doyle in Australia
whois 61 but looks 50 despite having asthma since childhood, plans to sit for
ham xam this year now that CW is no longer required; also listeners from India,
Ukraine, Turkey, Pakistan, Australia, Japan. Mentioned that so far they have
received ten entries for the essay contest, reward for which is a 12-day
all-expense-paid tour across Turkey. Confirmed that show is biweekly and will
be back in two weeks, so we are making that adjustment in DX/SWL/MEDIA
PROGRAMS.
BTW, it was DXLD 7-020 where we had the laboriously compiled VOT program
schedule for this year, not 6-036 mentioned a week ago! And the folder this
time apparently covers the full year as it only shows two changes in features
for the second semester:
FRIDAY:
The Harem [July-Dec: New Dimensions of the Armenian Issue], Turkish
Album, From History // Turkish Capital
SATURDAY:
Outlook, From Our Correspondents, From History // DX Corner, Masters
of Turkish Pop Music
SUNDAY:
From the World, In the Wake of a Contest [July-Dec: Skilled Hands],
Blue Voyage, Turkish on Radio, Turkish Music
But this is now wrong, as New Dims of the Arm Issue is on the Saturday/UT
Sunday broadcast, not the Friday/UT Sat; and the music show on Sat is called
just ``Turkish Music``
** CANADA [and non]. July 17 at 0625 I was pleased to hear CHU in the clear on
7335, no WHRI collision as had been the case for months starting at 0600. Did
WHRI finally relent? Next time I woke up, at 1050, checked again, and nothing
but gospel music heard on 7335. Perhaps a fluke; WHR online schedule still
shows 7335 in use at 0600-1100. At 0625, WHRI was also on 7365 and WHRA
7490 as usual with different programming
** CHINA. Looked for Firedrake against Sound of Hope, July 16 at 1354 from
14200 to 14600 but did not hear any while it was audible on 13970. Checked
again July 17 at 1425 and did not find it anywhere between 14000 and 15000
altho audible on 13970. Olle Alm had noted the 14 MHz frequency moving
around from 14520, to 14530, 14550, 14470 to 14410 as of July 14, closing in on
the 20m ham band
** CUBA. CRI relay still testing 9570 transmitter, July 13 at 1424, very strong
carrier with trace of modulation, but that may have been receiver crosstalk
from KAIJ 9480; no spurs detectable against R. Australia frequencies; then
tone-test on and off until 1427* on 9570
** ECUADOR. I finally managed to copy the text of the quotation from Albert
Einstein which HCJB broadcasts every day along with its totally incorrect
frequency announcement in Spanish at 1359:30 UT on 11960 claiming to be on
11760, 9745: ``El hombre encuentra a dios detrás de cada puerta que la ciencia
no puede abrir``. Cop-out. Fortunately, AE was a bit better with math.
Here`s a long string of AE quotations, in English, but searching them on
keyword `door` only finds one, and not that one HCJB uses:
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/a/albert_einstein.html
** GABON. Afropop music jammer, 17660, fair signal with usual music, July 17 at
1330. Have not heard any trace of Sawt al Amal for months, but it seldom
propagated here anyway; others suspect it is off the air, but the jammer goes
on
** ISRAEL. I often look for Galei Zahal on 19m in the mornings, especially when
Kol Israel is audible on nearby 15760. But usually I hear nothing. July 13 at
1421, with BFO, I was able at least to detect a carrier on 15783.4, likely the
current variant of GZ
** JAPAN [non]. Another example of the unneighbourliness of DRM: July 17 at
1326, NHK Swahili via Ascension on 17870 was audible but with heavy QRDRM
from Guiana French 17870-17875-17880, which starts nominally at 1300, but not
every day. NHK lasts until 1330, heard with ID at 1328
** MEXICO. Radio UNAM, 9599.3, barely audible with classical music in noise,
July 17 at 1322 check
** U K. This is the best place to go for Prom Concerts on demand:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2007/promsbroadcast/radio/
Concerts here launch on your stand-alone Real Player, allowing more
manipulation than with the BBC`s player. If you bring up the Prom player direct
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/proms_promo.shtml it has problems
** CUBA. RHC`s 11760 transmitter was putting out numerous spurs, July 19 at
1212 as I tuned around 25m. On 11760 itself it was somewhat distorted. Worst
spur on 11794, and all the others found at plus or minus 34 kHz from 11760 and
multiples of 34 kHz, as extremely distorted scratchy blobs, altho weaker the
further from 11760. Detectable on: 11624, 11658, 11692, 11726; 11794, 11828,
11862, 11896, 11930. These interfered with numerous stations, including R.
Rebelde on 11655, something in Chinese on 11825. Some of them still audible at
1400 recheck, 11794 being much stronger than 11726. Next day, July 20 at
1320,however, no spurs audible, just 11760
** INDONESIA. So much for VOI`s Korean hour at its new time: July 20 at 1304,
1314 and 1353 chex, nothing but carrier and hum on 9525. VOI, 9525, was back
in business the next day, July 21 at 1245, mostly music, canned English ID and
back to Japanese at 1255; and in Korean after 1300
** ISRAEL. Galei Zahal with music and Hebrew talk, some modulation audible
this time, July 18 at 1351 on 15786.2 or so
** CANADA. Once again, CHU in the clear on 7335, July 23 at 0604, no WHRI,
but apparently they still use it later. Also in clear about same time July 24.
Could nightowls check when the QRM now starts?
** CHINA [and non]. Firedrake check, July 24 at 1350: fair on 10300, but not
audible on any other SOH frequency – 9200, 13970, 16500, 18180 tho the last
had some noisy carrier on it, probably local origin. Did find Firedrake // 10300 on
11605. That would be against Radio Free Asia, Tinian in Tibetan until 1400*;
after 1400 no Firedrake on 11605, but something weak, in Vietnamese. That
would be RFA via Tainan, Taiwan, per Aoki, so not subject to jamming
** CUBA. RHC missing from 11805, July 24 at 1355 and later; instead heard
something in Chinese. That would be VOA via Tinang, Philippines, or more
likely, the Chicom jamming against it
** CUBA [and non]. RHC was on 13750 instead of 13680, July 25 from 1309
tune-in, until 1459* or so. I was of course checking for R. Tirana, 1300-1328
in English to NAm on 13750. RHC has done this once or twice before,
probably in error. Currently on their schedule 13750 shows Sundays
only from 1400 for Aló, Presidente. No trace of Tirana audible
underneath. RHC audio was somewhat distorted, and much weaker //
15190 also mixed with some hash, unclear whether from own
transmitter or not. Perhaps the lesson is to avoid ANY RHC frequency
24 hours a day. We`ll see what happens the next day
** MEXICO. XEYU, 9599.2 or so, 0545 July 23, classical music axually coming in
well enough to enjoy, tho with some deep fades; pause for announcement
including government agency PSA, no commercials; into Wagner running past
hourtop tho het de 9600.0 underneath. F-layer propagation still pitiful; maybe
sporadic E accounts for this. However, XEYU was off the air again later on July
23, says Julián Santiago Díez de Bonilla in the DF, perhaps due to an academic
break until early August. And not heard here on July 25
** U S A. Re KVOH reported missing from 17775 after 2300: I meant to check
this out sooner, but July 24 at 1839 they were on the air with a rather strong
signal, but with BFO on one could tell that the carrier is slightly unstable,
warbling. Some suspicious activity around 17920 and 17630, but could not be
sure these were its sporadically-heard spurs (
UNIDENTIFIED. Once again I am hearing a het on Anguilla 11775, July 24 at
1403, approximately 11777, and had not noticed it as I tuned by before 1400.
Could not detect any audio. I`ll bet it`s Romania, known for drifting off-frequency,
scheduled in Arabic from 1400 on 11775
Martin Foltz – Mission Viejo, CA
USA WBCQ 7415 kHz full data "The Planet" card with hand written data in 13
days for a report with $1 and SASE (which was used.) v/s Allan H Weiner
USA KTBN 7505 full data card in 8 days for a report with $1 and SASE (which
was used.)
I still have 13 US SWBC stations that I haven't verified yet. Report out to VOA
Greenville a couple weeks ago.
Down in the Basement
(editor – Jay Heyl)
LW Bandscans
Chris Black – Cape Cod, MA
Now that the T-storms have subsided somewhat, here is my "almost at the
longest day" LW mid-day scan. It's pretty dismal, probably the longest would be
North Carolina from my QTH. Too much daylight for even broadcast TAs. I'll try
later in case something squeaks through.
NDBs -- carrier frequencies
198
205
206
212
216
220
224
227
227
230
240
248
254
257
257
260
263
269
272
274
276
278
279
356
356
362
368
370
375
382
387
389
396
397
399
402
DIW
ORE
QI
SJ
CLB
IHM
QM
SZO
TAN
AC
LE
UL
5B
FFF
TBY
ESG
QY
TOF
OLD
EW
YHR
BST
CQX
AR
SUH
FMH
IMR
MQI
BO
LQ
6E
PVC
NEL
ZST
RL
LW
Dixon, NC
Orange MA
Yarmouth NS
Saint John NB
Wilmington NC
Mansfield MA
Moncton NB
Fryeburg ME
Taunton MA
Yarmouth NS
Lewiston ME
Montreal QC
Summerside PE
Plymouth MA
Oxford CT
Rollinsford NH
Sydney NS
Beverly MA
Old Town ME
Nefor MA
Chevery QC
Belfast ME
Chatham MA
Providence RI
Rockland ME
Falmouth MA
Marshfield MA
Mantero NC
Boston MA
Boston MA
Grand Manan NB
Provincetown MA
Lakehurst NJ
Saint John NB
Waterville ME
Lawrence MA
DGPS stations (decoded with DSCDecoder software) These are the old Marine
beacon frequencies
286
288
289
290
293
294
295
296
298
300
301
303
306
309
312
316
319
324
Sandy Hook, NJ
Cape Ray, NL
Driver, VA
Penobscot, ME
Moriches, NY
New Bern, NC
Partridge Is, NB
St Jean Richelieu, QC
Hatien Point, NS
Riviere Du Loop, QC
Annapolis, MD
Greensboro, NC
Acushnett, MA
Reedy Point, DE
Weastern head, NS
Brunswick NAS, ME
Point Escumiac, NB
Hudson Falls, NY
I don't know how many play around with the data modes, but I usually keep a
radio on overnight monitoring these maritime weather and safety transmissions
which originate from a network of shore stations located in 16 zones around the
world. Since only a couple of freqencies handle most of the traffic (490 and 518
primarily - these examples were from 518, Zone 4 which covers the east coast of
North America and the Caribbean), each station transmits in designated time
slots on a rotating four hour schedule. The first letter after the opening header
"ZCZC" denotes the location.
I usually consider the DX season to start around August, and it looks like
propagation is beginning to pick up. On a typical night, I will get all the Canadian
and ENA stations, but last night things were decent to the south. I include a
couple of the better examples. There was also some Chile, but it was pretty
mangled. In addition to weather, these transmissions will alert mariners to
navigational hazards, military exercises in the area, status of DGPS sites, status
of lighthouses, and even whale sightings.
There are several inexpensive software programs for decoding Navtex. I use
SeaTTY, but DSCDecoder which also does DGPS and DSC ships also decodes
Navtex. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Navtex is a SITOR-B
mode (AMTOR is the Amateur equivalent).
If anyone would like any more information, let me know.
<06:11:44> ZCZC RA99 [The "R" denotes Puerto Rico- time is UTC]
<06:11:47> DGPS BNM 497-07
<06:11:50> MEDORA, ND DGPS SITE _S UNUSABLE AS OF 172350Z JUL 07
<06:12:01> UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
<08:59:04> ZCZC HA15 [The "H" denotes the Netherlands Antilles]
<08:59:06> 1400UTC UPD.040607
<08:59:09> CG NETHERLANDS ANTILLES AND ARUBA
<08:59:15> LIGHTHOUSES. APPROACH WILLEMSTAD
<08:59:20> FAIRWAY BUOY ST.ANNABAAI,POS UNREALIABLE
<08:59:28> LIGHTHOUSE EASTPOINT CURACAO POS 12-03N
<08:59:34> 068-44W UNLIT.LIGHTHOUSE KLEIN CURACAO
<08:59:41> POS 11-59.33N 068-38.45W UNLIT
<08:59:47> LIGHTHOUSE WESTPOINT
<08:59:50> WESTCOAST BONAIRE:LIGHTHOUSE KLEIN
<08:59:56> BONAIRE POS 12-09.3N/068-19.5W UNLIT
<09:00:02> WECUWA POINT POS 12-13.5N/068-24.5W
<09:00:09> UNLIT SOUTHCOAST WILLEMSTOREN
<09:00:13> POS 12-01.8N/068-14.1W UNLIT
<09:00:19> CERU COLORADO LIGHTHOUSE ARUBA
<09:00:23> POS 12.25'N - 069,52W WELL LID BUT NOT
<09:00:30> TURNING.WESTPUNT LIGHTHOUSE ARUBA POS
<09:00:37> __2.37N -070.03'00W COMPLETELY EXTINGUISTED.
<09:00:45> _
<09:00:45> NNNN
Brent Taylor – Cavendish, PEI
Sony 7600GR nekkid
224
254
263
276
304
326
338
347
360
366
370
385
390
400
QM
5B
QY
YHR
ZQM
FC
5Y
YG
PN
ZMN
GR
NA
JT
ZYG
Moncton NB
Summerside PE
Sydney NS
Chevery QC
Riverview NB
Fredericton NB
Trenton NS
Charlottetown PE
Port Menier QC (Anticosti I.)
Lewisville NB
Grindstone QC (Magdalen Is.)
Natashquan QC
Stephenville NL
Cavendish PE
It was a rather quiet month in the basement. I tried firing up my gear a couple
times, but the ever-present storm cells here in the southeast make summer time
DXing almost impossible.
I intended to write the next installment of my introduction to NDBs, but
procrastinated until late in the month and then life got in the way. I will try to
make an earlier start of it for next month.
Just a couple non-NDB reports from the tail end of the month this time. Hopefully
there will be a few clear days next month to do some beacon chasing.
-- Jay Heyl, Orlando, FL
Phil Rafuse – Stratford, PEI, Canada
Drake SAT800/LF Engineering M-601C/Quantum Phaser
July 31
Keyed in 153 and started my tour of the LW band. Good from 153 up to 225 after that too much noise and those pesky beacons! I don't have my WRTH
handy, but I picked up a suspected station in Georgia [the country, not the state!],
and another suspect in Jordon. A couple stations from Morroco, a couple from
France. The LW signals were strong and clear. I was able to duplicate this on
the Drake R8, but the SAT 800 has better audio recovery and honestly, better IF
filtering - more audio yet less splatter.
LW is a real novelty for me. My old 70 foot wire tended to put strong 50KW NYC
stations down into the LW band, as well as CKEC and earlier before they went
dark, CHTN-AM and CFCY-AM. But, the LF Engineering antenna doesn't do
this. From 153 to 225 the LW band is quiet except for the signals from accross
the Atlantic. Beacons are pests from about 230 or so to 270 or so and then the
noise sets in big time. I did get some signals on 234 and 243, and Ireland on
252, but the beacons made things pretty miserable as their signals are so
strong.
Chris Black – Cape Cod
WinRadio
July 31
I was doing some experimenting with the WinRadio last night for about an hour
or so after sunset (0000 UTC to 0145 UTC).
LW wasn't doing bad: 153 Algeria was weak, 162 France was strong, 198 UK
was fair to good with a BBC ID at 0014, 234 Luxembourg was fair, and 252
Ireland with US pop music was good.
The Line of Sight and Beyond
FM BCB Bandscans
Jay Rogers – Taunton, MA
88.1/WELH: Owned by the Wheeler School but leased out to Spanish
programmers (4-Noon) & Brown University student radio (19-04). Btw. Noon-19
they run a pretty good soul/old-school R&B format.
88.7/WJMF: Bryant University radio.
89.3/WUMD: U. Mass. Dartmouth. Used to be 91.1/WSMU.
90.3/WRIU: U.R.I. radio.
91.1/W???" Was WSMU, now owned by K-Love. Not really burning up the dial
here.
91.3/WDOM: Prov. Coll. radio.
91.5/WCVY: Cov. H.S. radio that's been forced to share time with Span. rel.
WRJI.
91.5/WRJI: I partly built the studio for this station until the night they played
Spanish C.C.M.. Haven't been back since.
92.3/WPRO-FM: Top 40. Would say heritage but the days of their dominance
have been over for awhile.
93.3/WSNE: "Coast F.M.." Listen to it while @ work! Then don't be surprised if
someone lobs something over from another cubicle.
94.1/WHJY: Was heritage A.O.R.. Now it's like Rock 105 in Jacksonville. Same 7
bands all...the...time.
95.5/WBRU: Commercial modern rocker that is NOT (and they will tell you this
until you no longer care) owned by Brown University. It's a sub-corporation or
something. Not bad though. The D.J.s are college kids & their voices are such
but they have a more polished presentation.
97.3/WJFD-FM: Nos falamos Portugues!
98.1/WCTK: It's country! No, it's top 40! No, it's a country station with '80s' Top
40 delivery! It's Cat Country!
99.7/WSKO-FM: See 790/WSKO.
100.3/WKKB: A Spanish station that's licensed to the affluent community of
Middletown, R.I.. Go figure. Like all Spanish stations here, too much Bachata.
101.5/WWBB: C.C. oldies, er, Classic Hits station. Actually not bad.
103.7/WEEI-FM: Sports, mainly simulcasts 850/WEEI-Boston. Providence's Red
Sox affiliate but there's just something about hearing sports
on F.M. that just doesn't sound right.
105.1/WWLI: Lite Rock 105. What is "Lite" rock? Apparently, Billy Joel, Elton
John, you know the drill.
106.3/WWKX: Hot 106. The "urban" station in town.
107.1/WFHN: Fun 107. Dance Top 40 from Fairhaven, Ma..
Powell E. Way III – Silverstreet, SC
DX398 and Accurian HD Radio
7/14
90.3 Could not figure out who this was. It sounded like KBUB or KDUB "the
source' There's a KBUT and a KBUZ in an area I was getting stations today.
90.9 KPNA Norfolk IA
95.7 KSWI Atlantic IA. Was ID'ing with sister station stuff so I called and DJ
gave me the correct calls. I explained what E-skip was and he WAS amazed
to get a caller from South Carolina.
95.9 WQZY Dublin, GA ...yes tropo at the same time...
104.1 KLSI-FM Crete-Beatrice-Lincoln NE
104.1 WNAX-FM Yankton, SD coming in well with local Pontiac commercial
7/29
88.1 ss very strong and RDS Primera
91.9 Radio Reloj very strong and clear
89.1 KLAS FM (as they call themselves) Montego Bay
97.7 speaking spanish, playing EE tunes
104.1 Cayman Islands see website below with RDS and
titles http://www.hot1041fm.ky
There was a lot of dead carriers also
Keith McGinnis – Boston, MA
Yamaha T-85 and APS-9B
Yesterday 7/7 at 7:11 PM WMGE Miami FL on 94.9 decoded perfectly for almost
5 minutes during a brief and choppy Eskip opening on the Sangean HDT-1.
Kevin Redding – Gilbert, AZ
Hafler 330 and VU75XR
7/29
Es into FM to Canada with FF station on 88.9 maybe CKSB-FM1 La Chaine
Culturelle Regina, SK.
Still have Es going only to 90.7 MUF and moved from Canada to MN.
Three new logs this session...
88.9 KNSR Collegeville, MN
90.1 KSJR Collegeville, MN
90.7 KBPR Brainerd, MN
Mike Hawkins – N. California near
San Francisco Receiver and antenna
7/12
KRVN - 93.1 - Lexington NE
KHNE - 89.1 - Hastings NE
KNEN - 94.7 - Norfolk NE
KBDZ - 93.1 - Perryville MO (had to be double-hop with the 1750 mile distance)
CJXX - 93.1 - Grande Prairie AB (wrote down phone # while listening to KBDZ,
and Googled it to CJXX)
KRKS - 94.7 - Lafayette CO
KXXI - 93.7 - Gallup NM (93X)
KSYU - 95.1 - Corrales NM (mentioned hot951.com)
KSNX - 93.5 - Show Low AZ
KSTJ - 102.7 - Boulder City NV (RDS, only 395 miles!)
KNKT - 107.1 - Armijo NM
KAGM - 106.3 - Los Lunas NM
KIOT - 102.5 - Los Lunas NM
KBQI - 107.9 - Albuquerque NM (Big I 107.9)
KSED - 107.5 - Sedona AZ
KZHK - 95.9 - St. George UT
KNAB - 104.1 - Burlington CO
at this point, cloud 1 turned off and cloud 2 started
KPSD - 97.1 - Faith SD
KYYX - 97.1 - Minot ND
KKMK - 93.9 - Rapid City SD
KDPR - 89.9 - Dickinson ND
KTGL - 92.9 - Beatrice NE
7/14
93.9 KIMY Watonga OK
"The Gospel Station"
88.3 KYFW Wichita KS
religion
94.3 KCVW Kingman KS
religion
93.9 KZRD Dodge City KS
"The Buzzard" mentioning Dodge City in ads
93.1 KHMY Pratt KS
ad for local restaurant
93.5 KLMR Lamar CO
several mentions of Prowers County "Sunny 93.5"
102.5 KKCV Rozel KS
religious talk
102.3 KSPK Walsenburg CO
ID + ad for store in Gardner
107.9 KBQI Albuquerque NM
***TOP OF THE DIAL*** Big-I 107.9 country
107.5 KSCB Liberal KS
B107.5 & 102.7/The Legend
106.7 KZNM Los Alamos NM
Spanish
104.1 KNAB Burlington CO
Paul Harvey & c&w music
102.7 KLDG Liberal KS
ad for Toyota dealer in downtown Liberal
106.7 KEXL Norfolk NE
ID
101.5 KSLS Liberal KS
"Lite Rock 101.5"
99.5 KHAZ Hays KS
"KZ Country"
99.5 KQMT Denver CO
classic rock (light rock to me!)
107.3 KKAW Albin WY
c&w
99.9 KWKR Leoti KS
"- KWKR -" RDS hit
94.7 KRKS Lafayette CO
religion
94.3 KILO Colorado Springs CO "94.3 KILO" with Linkin Park
93.9 KSWN McCook NE
"US 93.9" country with mention of McCook
91.3 KLZV Sterling CO
nice K-Love ID; 1 of only 2 times I appreciated
hearing them!
107.1 KSYY Bennett CO
"Sassy 107.1" with references to Denver
106.7 KBPI Denver CO
ad for Denver store
107.9 KPAW Fort Collins CO
classic rock
103.5 KXNP North Platte NE
C&W
101.7 KTUN Eagle CO
ad for Breckenridge Beer Destival then ID as
"KTUN/The Eagle"
95.1 KCGY Laramie WY
c&w; ID as "Y95 COUNTRY"
91.1 KTNE Alliance NE
TOH ID
90.9 KLWV Chugwater WY
K-Love TOH ID
91.9 KUWR Laramie
TOH ID
94.3 KXRQ Roosevelt UT
ads for Utah State College and Dinosaurland
Pediatrics
90.3 KCSP Casper WY
Pilgrim Radio Network
95.5 KWYY Casper WY
c&w "Country 95 dot 5"
95.5 KYFO Ogden UT
Bible Broadcasting Network
89.1 KHAP Chico CA
Family Radio; 175 mile tropo over local KCEA and
semi-local KBBF
91.3 KDRH King City CA
Air1; not long-distance but anything on this lonely
freq is very cool
7/29
CKFI - 97.1 - Swift Current, Saskatchewan - "Swift Current's Magic 97"
CKSB-2 - 88.7 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - French language talk
CKUA-13 - 91.3 - Drumheller, Alberta - Interviews sounding like from a
fair/festival
CKSA - 95.9 - Lloydminster, Alberta - ads for Professional Bull Riding in
Lashburn SK and Hobblestone Plastics in Blackfoot & Cold Lake; C&W format
CKGY - 95.5 - Red Deer, Alberta - Red Deer weather and C&W music
CHFM - 95.9 - Calgary, Alberta - promo for Milan shopping spree and mention of
www.lite96.ca
David Slate – Hendersonville, TN
DX398
7/2/2007
12:16 AM 102.3 WLLK Somerset, KY gave URL of
www.lakecumberlandradio.com NEW!!!!! 7/2/2007
Juan Gualda – Ft . Pierce, FL
Receiver, Antenna
7/8
88.3 translator 7 miles away is getting covered up by Z-88.3 in
Orlando. I hooked up the HD-100 to the antenna outside and I am
getting WWKA-HD 92.3 from Orlando in solid as a rock. No HD-2 though.
One thing I discovered is that strong Tropo fills up about all
frequencies and the West Palm HD stations will not decode because the
side frequencies are covered by skip. Interesting. By the way, the
hash is covered up by semi strong signals, it doesn't take a lot.
7/29
88.5 KEOM MESQUITE, TX
90.1 KERA DALLAS, TX
90.5 KNYD BROKEN ARROW/TULSA, OK
90.9 WMAO GREENWOOD, MS (RDS)
92.1 KDQN DEQUEEN, AR
92.9 KBEZ TULSA, OK
93.1 KQID ALEXANDRIA, LA
97.5 KLAK, DURANT, OK
96.7 KTYS FLOWER MOUND, TX
96.3 KSCS FT. WORTH, TX
96.5 KVKI SHREVEPORT, LA
94.9 KLTY DALLAS, TX
94.1 KLNO FT. WORTH, TX
99.5 KPLX FT. WORTH, TX
99.9 WACO WACO, TX
104.1 KKUS TYLER, TX
107.5 KOSN KETCHUM, OK
106.9 KTPK TOPEKA, KS
106.1 KHKS DENTON, TX (RDS) HAD THE HD LIGHT BLINKING ON THIS
ONE, BUT NO LOCK......RATS
Steve Ponder – Houston, TX
1993 Plymouth Voyager car radio
While driving north on IH-45 from Houston, TX, to Livingston, TX, this past
Saturday afternoon (30 Jun 2007), around 3:50 PM CDT, I heard KETX
92.3 with what sounded like a network feed:
"This is TSN Channel 3 Right, the Houston Astros Network" followed by 1 kHz
tone for about 5-7 seconds. This repeated over and over and over again.
At 4:08 PM CDT, the feed was interrupted by syndicated programming - "True
Country" – only to start again at 4:12 PM CDT, this time under the "True Country"
programming.
I didn't listen past that. Listening to those repeated 1 kHz tones inside the car
had given me a headache.
Kevin Possum Hunter – Ocala, FL
Receiver and Antenna
"Isle 95" WJKC http://www.isle95.com/ owns 95.1 with full quiting and
wiping out the "Big Ape" in Jacksonville.
"Cadena Sal-Soul" WPRM http://www.salsoul.com/ Full Quieting with HD
decoding most of the time. No HD-2.
"Habana Radio" 106.9 http://www.habanaradio.cu/ Slow fades dropping
Stereo in deep fades.
"More 94 FM" http://www.more94fm.com/ Full quieting FM Stereo.
Glenn Hauser – Enid, OK
DX398 and whip
With numerous reports of a wide-open sporadic E FM opening Sunday afternoon,
I decided to spend a semisesquihour at it with the DX-398 portable, its battery
of cells almost expired, from a lawn chair in the shade, still 96 degrees. All
times UT, July 29:
2016, 89.3, I belatedly fired up for the big opening in progress. First to
catch my ear was Arabic on 89.3 for a few minutes. Sounds like preaching; could
even be Christian; not sure. No Qur`an heard in this brief time. Any ideas?
2030, 89.3, Polish/German show presented in English, mentioned St. Augustine
and several other stations carrying the show. Presumably but not absolutely the
same station in Arabic a quarter-hour earlier.
In & out mixing with other stations; 2052 polka music again; 2111 polka in
extreme stereo, outroed as ``Happy Polka Interlude``, mentioned listeners in
Iowa at 6 am Saturday.
The polka, and probably the Arabic, is WPIO, the faux ``Florida Public Radio``
with the Polish/German polka show as scheduled at 2030-2200 UT Sundays. But
their incomplete program schedule does not show anything, Arabic or otherwise,
before then. http://www.noncomradio.net/ Certainly fits the PTA of E/C Florida
with several other logs from that oversaturated area:
2035, signals all over the FM band to 108. Opening was intense enough for there
to be CCI/QRM on my `locals` 88.3, 92.1 and 99.7.
2037, 101.1, Courtesy Toyota ad, RDS: {WJRR-FM} which is Cocoa BeachOrlando FL.
2038, 99.1, KSC ad or promo and ID immediately as ``The new 99.1, WQIK``
Jacksonville.
2045, 100.5, RDS said {ZOMBIE}. This had me looking for a Florida station
maybe with that odd non-ID, but same style of music still in later at 2108 from
semi-local KATT OKC, then RDS-ing as {THE KATT / ROCK} so Zombie was
probably an `artist`.
2046, 99.3, {LITEROCK} on RDS; 2058, John Tesh syndicated show giving
phone 866-865-TESH, ad for HD Radio in BMWs, ``WLRQ, Literock 99.3`` and
http://www.literock993.com as RDS once again displayed only {LITEROCK}.
WLRQ is Cocoa FL, 50 kW. Long gone are the days of depending on class-A
channels to bear only 3 kW ERP stations, sob.
2052, 90.7, classical, $, probably WMFE Orlando. 2104 NPR News in progress,
7 seconds ahead of KOSU which delays everything to match its HD delay, and
BTW KOSU still switches to mono during such talk programs, even tho NPR
music bits are produced in stereo --- so WMFE is not running HD?? 2106, WMFE
promo for BBCWS news starting at midnight.
2054, 105.9, ad for a community college, SCC in Orlando. That would be WOCL
Deland-Orlando. Could not catch what SCC stands for, but later search turned up
Seminole Community College there.
2100, 94.5, RDS: {94.5 / BARRY / WHITE / WHAT YOU}, which was not helpful,
since I already knew I was on 94.5, and if there was any doubt, the frequency
window just above it on the display said 94.5 too! Probably WCFB Daytona
Beach-Orlando [thruout going by listings in latest FM Atlas, almost two years
old now, published in Oct 05].
2106, 90.1, overriding KCSC, so I could not enjoy ``The Composer Next Door``
direct nor on non-funxional webcast: NPR ATC: RDS just sez { 90.1 } centered
with spaces on each side. Yes, I know it`s 90.1! Geez. Likely one in this area:
WJUF Inverness.
2116, 107.1, weather for Titusville, which would be WAOA Melbourne-Titusville,
another high-power one rather than 3 kW.
2118, 89.3, plug Jimmy Smith photography, on WECC, The Lighthouse, which is
Folkston GA, just across the FL border.
Finally the opening is moving out of Florida, and weakening a bit, so I quit.
This experience reconfirmed my disgust with what has become of American
broadcasting. Commercials above and below 92 MHz, hard-sell, music other
than classical which does nothing for me. No originality. I probably would not
have bothered if that Arab on 89.3 had not intrigued me, even if he was just
another gospel huxter. I did check 94.9 frequently but nothing beyond FL.
You don’t Need a Weatherman…
WX Bandscan
Kevin Redding – Gilbert, AZ
CCRadio and whip
Heard on a CCRadio with whip
162.425 WWG41 Mt. Ord (Payson)
162.500 WWG42 Signal Peak (Globe)
162.550 WXL 30 South Mountain (Phoenix)
Mike Hawkins – Campbell, CA
Receiver and antenna
162.4 - likely KHB49 - Mount Pise (wherever that is, San Francisco/Monterey
Bay coverage)
162.475 - unknown - not on NOAA list (extremely weak, San Francisco/Monterey
Bay coverage)
162.55 - very likely KEC49 - Mount Umuhnum (near me, San
Francisco/Monterey Bay coverage)
Harry Helms – Smithville, TX
Receiver and antenna
Yesterday I was monitoring the Austin NOAA station on 162.40 around 7:00 am
as I normally do, and I noted considerable interference on it, indicating tropo was
up.
Each NOAA channel seemed to be three or four deep with stations, but 162.55
was dominated by KPH70, "from a transmitter in downtown Galveston" (per their
ID) at 7:21 am. I listened for several more minutes and its signal continued to
build, becoming the strongest signal on the band by 7:30. It was fascinating to
hear the duct steadily build as I listened. I switched on the Weather Channel on
TV, and you could see a front line moving rapidly toward southeast Texas at
that time, no doubt accounting for the rapid increase in signal strength.
Unfortunately, I couldn't listen much longer and was away until late last evening.
This morning there was no trace of Galveston on 162.55 and the usual San
Antonio station was all alone on the frequency.
Moral of this story? When there's a rapidly moving front to your east or west, be
alert for some strong but short-lived tropo openings!
The Visible Universe
Mike Hawkins – San Francisco, CA metro
Receiver, antenna
7/12
KENW - 3 - Portales NM
KNME - 5 - Albuquerque NM
7/29
CBXAT - 2 - High Prairie, Alberta - Soccer game
CCI on 2,3,4; Also floater on 2. Once it hit 4, I abandoned TV and headed for
radio (in car)
Powell E. Way III – Silverstreet, SC
Zenith TV and Conical Antenna in the living room
2 KSNW TV Wichita, KS. This one was LATE last night on
7/13 also on Saturday.
2 KCWX-TV Fredericksburg, TX 7/17
7/29
2 KCWX Fredericksburg, TX with promos for KENS 5
5 unknown SS station carrying a marathon runners race,
then into a football (soccer for us) game . Superior
signal. Most of the time the only one on the
frequency.
Paul LaFrieniere – Grand Marais, MN
Receiver, Antenna
Another one of those days that could not produce much in the way of FM. A
couple of very short bursts into the lower FM freqs--then gone again. TV
was a different story. At about 1700 CDT things opened up to the west and
N.W.
2 CKAL1 AB Lethbridge City tv
3 CFRN
AB Edmonton CTV movie or soap
4 CFSK
SK Saskatoon Global cartoon
5 CKAL
AB Calgary City tv
5 CBXT
AB Edmonton CBC This one was in for close to an hour with
soccer and crawls for storm warnings for Drayton Valley, Mayerthorpe and other
cities.Suddenly at 1800 CDT a few FMs from AL-LA-OK showed up.
Then things switched to the western US.
4 KWSE ND Williston Prairie Public Lawrence Welk
4 KCWC WY Lander PBS animal program
4 KOMO WA Seattle At 1930 CDT I.D. with large KOMO 4 logo. My first
west coast logging of either TV or FM. As the late Hubert H. Humphrey would
say "I'm as pleased as punch."
5 KGWN WY Cheyenne Local ads & CBS 5 logo.
5 KIVV
SD Lead
KEVN 7 logo and blurb about "Black Hills Fox
News."
Juan Gualda – Ft. Pierce, FL
Receiver Antenna
7/29
E Skip all the way up to Ch 6. YES ! NO IDs yet..
Nothin’ But Net
Kevin Redding – Gilbert, AZ
http://www.kyca.info/page1_sub.php?id=29
For some very nice, smooth, sparkling easy listening music, this
station KAHM 102.1 is just what you want. I have been listening to
them for years over the air and could only get them in mono since
they were 45 kW and 120 miles away. Its only 35 kbps but it does
sound pretty good.
Extra, Extra!
Kevin Redding – Gilbert, AZ
Phoenix now has HD radio on KESZ 99.9 with a secondary channel.
KTAR HD 92.3 has been doing experimentation with a second channel on HD.
Boston Acoustics pulls its Recepter HD Radio unit.
It's retiring what was one of the earlier table-top units and you have to
wonder what BA will do to replace it – if anything. The Recepter was
relatively expensive and several folks I know who used it away from
center city locations (in several markets) had trouble keeping the HD2
signal coming in. It helps to add a secondary antenna, but that's not
what you expect to be doing when you pay a couple of hundred bucks
for a radio receiver. What will Boston Acoustics and other
manufacturers do with their HD Radio product lines? That's a critical
question, and so is the price point. HDTV really began to penetrate the
mass market when the price dropped below $1000, and the ideal price
point
for
HD
Radio
may
be
somewhere
south
of
$100.http://www.radio-info.com/newsletter/
KCKK 1510 Littleton, CO has changed formats this morning to be Mile
High Sports. They are running Sporting News Radio.
July 31, 2007, 8:03AM
Radio Saigon lures Vietnamese to Houston
Ethnic station is said to have a hand in bringing more
Vietnamese from West Coast
By CYNTHIA LEONOR GARZA
The phone lines are open.
Today's topic is sensitive, Radio Saigon Houston host Vu Thanh Thuy
says into the mic in her balmy voice. To dip. And dip the same utensil
or chopsticks again in the communal bowl or plate.One woman tells
Vu, sitting in her Bellaire Boulevard studio, it makes her queasy to
watch her aunt re-dipping her spoon into the soup pot. That instigates
another caller who says America is too clean, that it respects
individuality over family traditions of sharing food.Over the last
decade, Vu and her husband, Duong Phuc, Radio Saigon Houston
KREH 900 AM co-owners, have taken a strong foothold in the Houston
Vietnamese media market with programming that mixes talk shows
with news and music. The station's presence is also credited with
helping spur Vietnamese migration from the West Coast to the
Houston area.
The station's growth with the Vietnamese-language radio format also
illustrates a thriving and expanding Vietnamese community in Houston
with an appetite for programs in their native language. Their staff has
grown from five to 35 part-time or full-time employees, plus more
than 80 contributing hosts.
"This is just the beginning," Vu said. "At first, we thought the language
will die down with the older generation, but our success has proven
that wrong."
Although California has long been considered the Vietnamese epicenter
in the U.S., over the past few years Houston's comparably cheap real
estate, cost of living and investment opportunities have lured West
Coasters.
Word about Houston's attractive market has spread in part due to the
connection made by Radio Saigon Houston's simulcast news program
that airs in Orange County, Calif., San Jose, Houston and the DallasFort Worth area, Vu said. Californians — and anyone who can access
the radio station via the Internet — can get a dose of Houston from
the daily programs.
Radio Saigon Houston has helped spread the rags to riches stories of
some of Houston's most successful Vietnamese entrepreneurs, said
Danny Nguyen, co-founder and president of the Vietnamese American
Houston Chamber of Commerce.
"I have a lot of inquiries from people in California. There's a lot more
opportunities in terms of investment and development" in Houston,
said Nguyen, a commercial real estate developer and investor.
He's heard of people who sold their $800,000 California homes and
moved to Houston, bought a bigger, cheaper house and used the
leftover money as business capital.
"Radio tends to be more ubiquitous than newspaper and they do have
stories about other Vietnamese around the country. Through word of
mouth people learn about opportunities. That's how Houston is
beginning to become known," said Julian Do, Southern California
director for New America Media, the largest national collaboration of
ethnic news organizations.
Steve Le, who immigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam when he was a
baby, heard the buzz about Houston while living in the Golden State.
The 25-year-old moved here from Orange County last year to start a
cabinet business.
"There's not a day that goes by that I don't meet a California
transplant," Le said. He said Vietnamese radio has helped create wordof-mouth build-up in California about Houston's opportunities.
The station's impact on migration would not be unprecedented. Black
radio was instrumental in the 1940s and '50s during the massive
African-American migration from the South to the Midwest and
Northeast.
In the Houston area, Vietnamese make up the largest group of Asians
at nearly 62,000, according to the latest U.S. Census figures.
Room to grow
By numerous accounts, California's Vietnamese media market is nearly
saturated. But in Houston, there's room to grow.
Radio Saigon's competition also has taken note of H-town.
Little Saigon Radio 1520 AM relocated its headquarters from California
to Houston last year, said Cuong Quoc Nguyen, director of operations
at the station. It dominates the California Vietnamese radio market,
but while it has had a decade-long presence in Houston, the local
content was limited over the past five years, he said.
While most of Little Saigon Radio's staff remains in California, there
are now eight full-time Houston staffers. The media research company
Arbitron does not gather ratings for the station or its competitor.
Duong managed Little Saigon Radio from 1997 until 2001, when he
and his wife, who also worked there, left to start their station.
Radio Saigon Houston is just one of the media products under parent
company Mass Media Inc., owned by Vu and Duong.
Their bilingual newspaper, Saigon Houston Weekly, was launched last
October, and Vu said they plan to start a home delivery service in
October.
All of their print products plan to add more English content. But for the
most part, they are not forgoing Vietnamese radio programming.
Vu said there's a revival of interest in the language and culture among
the younger generation, especially when they reach college age. Also,
many parents take their children to Vietnamese language classes on
the weekends.
"They realize that being bilingual is better and bicultural is better," Vu
said.
But there are still plenty of young Vietnamese who prefer English —
and the station hopes to serve their needs, too.
Hairstylist Stacy Cao, 44, has lived in Houston for 15 years. She's
more comfortable speaking Vietnamese so she tunes in to Radio
Saigon Houston's morning news show in the car while taking her kids
to school.
"Sometimes you don't have time," Cao said. "Usually in the morning
they have news so if you don't watch TV or read the newspaper you
can know [what's happening] from them."
It's a constant battle with her three children, who'd rather hear a hip
hop station. Though they prefer English format radio stations, Cao
thinks they'll come around to Vietnamese. For now, they're learning
the language by attending weekend classes at a church.
Radio Saigon Houston's programs feature a range of guests —
mechanics, immigration lawyers, real estate agents and school
officials.
On the Love and Family show, most of Vu's topics are universal, such
as communication between parents and children. But people always
address cultural pride.
And that inevitably brings up the way things are done in Vietnam
versus in America. Vu has talked about parents being friends with their
children — instead of just telling them what to do.
Internationally known
Vu and husband Duong, former award-winning journalists in South
Vietnam, are fixtures at community events. They are known
internationally for breaking the story of the "boat people" — which
they were a part of — who fled Vietnam after the country fell under
communist rule.
They distinguished themselves nationally with their role as a conduit of
information for Vietnamese evacuees during Hurricane Katrina.
The couple was honored with the Asian American Journalists
Association's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 for their work. They
have also received several local and national small business and
entrepreneur awards, including one from the U.S. Pan Asian American
Chamber of Commerce.
Internet-based and ethnic media are the fastest growing media today,
said Sandra Ball-Rokeach, a professor at the Annenberg School for
Communication at the University of Southern California. There's a
thirst for niche news, and advertisers are increasingly targeting
specific communities.
Vu said her station also fills a gap left by the mainstream media.
''To me, local news is what you always need to know. ... I don't believe
American journalists can have access to the depth of ethnic stories
since the ethnic communities usually keep to themselves," Vu said.
"The ethnic media is like the gatekeeper of the community."
cynthia.garza@chron.com
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/5012968.html
Mukesh Kumar- Muzaffarpur, India
RTI has a new mailing address
RTI has a new mailing address: P.O. Box, 123-199.
However, letters to our old mailing address (P.O. Box,
24-38) can still be received by the end of this year.
Via http://english.rti.org.tw/Content/WhatsNewSingle.aspx?ContentID=39703
Keith Beesley – Seattle, WA
Business neophytes share perils
Morning Edition, July 19, 2007 · Three years ago in North Sioux City,
South Dakota, a husband and wife launched the company Radiosophy to
produce high definition radios. But after suffering setback after
setback, they say their story is something of a cautionary tale for
entrepreneurs.
Bill Billings and Sue Nail struck out on their own with the goal of
living the American dream. They thought they'd create their own
business, building and selling lots of high-definition radios, and
live happily ever after. But it hasn't exactly worked out that way.
"Would I do it again? No way," said Nail. "I just had no idea it would
be this much work and this much of a challenge."
"It's been so hard on Sue," Billings said. "I would not put her
through that again."
But the couple thought it was a smart move three years ago when they
formed Radiosophy.
He had just left his job at computer-maker Gateway and thought putting
his contacts in overseas manufacturing to work was a good idea. She
had worked at Gateway in the 1990s and could bring her public
relations skills to the business.
There also was a need. In 2004, high-definition radios did not exist.
Radio stations were creating high-definition signals to compete with
satellite radio, but existing radios could not receive them.
Some friends, family and a few outside investors agreed that Billings
and Nail had a good idea and they invested in the company. But that
$500,000 – including the couple's life savings — didn't last long. The
high-definition radio pioneers encountered immediate and significant
challenges.
First, they were delayed in developing a receiver for high-definition
signals. Then, their overseas manufacturer backed out at the last
minute. And just as the company prepared to unveil its latest radio,
the president of the company, Jeff Garreans, died in an auto accident.
"I've probably cried more in the last three years than I have in my
entire life. I've had some real health issues within the last couple
of years," Nail said.
Another hurdle for the company was education. Consumers either didn't
know what HD radio was, or they didn't believe it would ever catch on.
More and more people can hear high-definition signals these days.
They're now available on 1,300 stations across the country, double the
number from last summer.
Rob Enderle is principal analyst with the Enderle Group, a technology
consulting firm in San Jose, Calif. He says the number of stations has
reached a critical mass.
"With any new technology there are always questions until it becomes
ubiquitous. And it is not widely spread enough to be out of the woods
but it is certainly coming," Enderle said.
Last year, 200,000 high-definition receivers were sold. This year,
predictions are for nearly 1.5 million. But did the high-definition
market bloom too late for Billings and Nail's enterprise?
They debate this every day.
Said Billings: "If we would have waited a year, we would have spent
less money and been right where we are today."
"Waited three years," added Nail.
"Well, I don't think we could have waited until today to start,"
Billings responded.
"I do," was Nail's retort.
Even though she says she wouldn't do it again, Nail isn't ready to
give up on entrepreneurship either. She believes the company has
turned the corner.
Radiosophy's second radio, which debuted in spring, is the only
tabletop model aimed at the low-end of the market. It sells for about
$100.
Nail is now encouraged because the radio is getting good reviews and
selling by the hundreds each month.
Another good sign, for Nail especially, is that the financial stress
is no longer so bad that she throws up every morning.
Pat Mack reports for member station South Dakota Public Radio
Glenn Hauser – Enid, OK
The FCC has licensed some more experimental operations on the MW broadcast
band. Digging deep into FCC info, I find Psyop mentioned in connexion with
this, altho the licensee is the Multi-Spectral Laboratory in Ponca City of
Oklahoma State University whose main field seems to be sensing. This is part of
a 27 megadollar Navy contract, on behalf of the US Special Operations
Command, Charleston SC. The authorization expires July 1, 2009.
The consultant making the filings is Dr. Wayne G. Walker, who also happens to
be CEO of Republic Aerospace Corp., Duncan OK.
There are two locations: Chilocco, Oklahoma, which is right at the Kansas
border north of Ponca City, on an abandoned water tower at an Indian school;
and Flying H, New Mexico, which is in the back country SW of Roswell.
Both mobile (suspect aeronautical) and fixed are authorized. The same callsign
applies to both locations, WE2XFZ. Like last year`s tone tests from Virginia on
1610, 1020 and 590 kHz, each of these has three frequencies at the bottom,
middle and top of the band, and ditto FM:
Chilocco, OK: 540, 830, 1680 kHz, 92.3, 99.1, 107.5 MHz
Flying H, NM: 530, 950, 1680 kHz, 88.3, 97.7, 107.3 MHz
They are using a 2.5 and a 10 kW AM transmitter and 1 kW on FM, 5 kW ERP.
They also mistakenly give ERPs for the MW frequencies.
Tests will consist of 1 kHz tones or audio for 5-10 minutes. The equipment is
capable of transmitting the callsign.
A later filing is for shortwave frequencies too, with 1 kW on USB, LSB, AME,
also from the same two locations, but different callsign, WE2XEV, on 4015,
4085, 12115, 12185, 22015, 22085, 26115, 26185. NTIA has accepted these, but
two more frequencies have not yet been accepted, 12415 and 12485.
Much more detail from my research into this appears in DX Listening Digests
7-082 and 7-084, under OKLAHOMA [and non]:
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld7082.txt
http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld7084.txt
Of course, any successful monitoring of this will be of great interest.
Enid is now blessed with yet another gospel-huxter FM translator bringing in an
outside station, first noticed July 28: ``The Gospel Station`` on 93.3,
relaying KIMY 93.9 in Watonga OK. There goes another DX channel, or rather,
another OKC station, since 93.3 has been semi-local KKNG Newcastle-OKC with
country format. Are all the country music fans in Enid up in arms? That 93.3
started off as KTEN in Ada, but moved into the OKC market closer to us. Here`s
the FCC page about K227AT, 93.3 in Enid:
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=156415
Showing 250 watts, 42 meters above ground. And the map plot shows the site as
the NE corner of Chestnut and Cleveland. Non ID is ``The Gospel Station`` but a
legal ID for both was heard at two minutes past the hour. Now that Bruce Elving
is on sabbatical, I don`t have to report whether it is stereo or not; can one
guess?
(Oh, all right; during my DX opening monitoring later the afternoon of July 29,
I couldn`t help but notice that stereo pilot was on but NO stereo content,
music just mono-sounding. Despite proximity of transmitter site, a bit of QRM
audible, which could have been on 93.3 or on its off-air pickup of 93.9, which
is SW of here, not SE.)
Carpetbagger licensee is axually: E-STRING WIRELESS, LTD, 1206 WOOD
FERN, SAN ANTONIO TX 78232. License effective 7/24/07, until 6/1/13.
Michael J. Richard – Evanston, WY
Confirmed as of yesterday morning, KWDZ 910 – the Radio Disney outlet in Salt
Lake City is now running HD. I heard the hash during my daily quick bandscan
on the way to my shop yesterday morning. Was in Utah yesterday evening and it
shut off at sunset…..as did 820 KUTR and 1160 KSL…the other HD AMs in the
Salt Lake market…..so no one there is running any nighttime IBOC yet.
Bargain Barn
Nothing for sale this month
Show and Tell – New Toys
Phil Rafuse – Charlottetown, PEI
Well, the LF Engineering M-601C arrived and I picked it up yesterday
morning at the local RPO.
The bury flex hasn't arrived yet, so I couldn't do a permanent
installation.
But, being curious and impatient, I ducktaped the two foot probe to
the kids wooden eagles nest type playground thingy, hooked the probe,
control box etc. up to the Grundig Sat 800 and tried it out. By the
way, the location is about twnty feet from the house, the same
distance approximately as the shed location which will be its future
home.
First, by reason of location, electrical interference was greatly
reduced. There was nothing on 720 to 730 and the noise that
continues from 960 up the dial was greatly reduce.
Second, it is hot, hot, hot. The 70 foot wire never performed like
this, not even in winter. It performs like a hot car radio parked at
the beach.
I later compared the location on the eagles nest to the shed location
using a Grundig S350 - very comparible and an enormous reduction in
interference from the house.
OK here is the bandscan:
June 30, 2007 11:00 a.m. ADT Stratford PEI - SAT 800 with LF
Engineering M-601C in temporary location, outside, 20 feet from the
house and 7 feet up:
540 CBGA1 New Carlisle QC 10KW
570 CFCB Corner Brook NL 1KW
590 CJCW Sussex NB 1KW
600 CBNA St. Anthony NL 10KW
610 CHNC New Carlisle QC 10KW
640 CBN St. John's NL
680 WRKO Boston MA 50KW
740 CHCM Marystown NL 10KW
780 CFDR Halifax HRM NS 50KW
790 CFNW Port-au-choix NL 1KW [first ever daytime reception!!!]
800 CHRC Quebec QC 50KW
810 CJVA Caraquet NB 10KW
850 WEEI Boston MA 50 KW
870 CFSX Stephenville NL 0.5KW
900 CKDH Amherst NS 1KW
910 WABI Bangor ME 5KW
920 CJCH Halifax HRM NS 25KW
930 CFBC Saint John NB 50KW
950 CKNB Campbellton NB 10KW
990 CBY Corner Brook NL 10KW
1030 WBZ Boston MA 50KW
1070 CBA Moncton NB 50KW
1140 CBI Sydney NS 10KW
1150 CHGM Gaspe QC 5KW
1230 CFGN Port-aux-basques NL 0.25KW
1260 CKHJ Fredericton NB 10KW
1270 CJCB Sydney NS 10KW
1320 CKEC New Glasgow NS 25KW
1350 CKAD Middleton NS 1KW
1420 CKDY Digby NS 1KW
1450 CFAB Windsor NS 1KW
What was most remarkable was not the stations logged, but the quality
of the signals. From 990 up, there was background electrical noise,
but even weak signals like 250 watt CFGN 200 salt water miles away
rose clearly up above the noise. Many of these stations could not be
picked up by a nekkid Grundig S350 in the same location.
Preliminary Verdict - provided one first sniffs out a good mounting
location with a good portable, this antenna is awesome. But, you
have to have a good location for it - if I just stuck it to the side
of the house I'm sure it would just pick up noise.
I'm looking forward to the bury flex arriving and puttin this antenna
up in its permanent location in the peak of the baby barn, 22 feet
from the house.
Yesterday I installed the LF Engineering M-601C MW active antenna burying bury-flex coax from the basement shack to the baby barn
[storage shed :) ] and I have the following observations after having
tested it during the day and also last night:
1. The interference fighting ability is based on it being compact
and thus able to be placed in a lower noise area as far as possible
from house AC wiring and powerlines. Before ordering one, its
important to pre-identify a convienent lower noise location with a
sensitive portible. This I did before ordering.
2. This antenna is very sensitive and the preamp circuitry is very
low noise. For anyone burned in the past by noisy rf preamps or
little table top active antennas, this will be a pleasant surprise.
3. Although promoted as just for 530 to 1700 MW, I find it is quite
good on SW, at least up to 20 MHz or so and more surprisingly, really
kicks KHz on LW. Which surprises me, as it is supposed to have a
high pass filter, thus cutting off below 530. Maybe I have a
defective unit. If so, I am pleased with the defect! Maybe the low
freqency cutoff is actually below the bottom of the European LW band,
although I was getting weird noises at 100 KHz [Loran C???] - the
lower limit of my Drake R8. Maybe the filter is there and doing its
job, but the antenna is just so darn hot down there!
4. This antenna takes a lot of signals that tend to be noisy, even
with a "good" antenna, and turns them into "hi-fi" signals. For
example, by day it pulls in 25KW 92 CJCH Oldies 100 air miles away
with suffiecent clarity that I can listen to it on 16 KHz bandwidth
on the R-390A - audio up to 8,000 Hz or so, and no backround
interference. It is AMAX certified, and is very nice for HiFi MW
listening.
5. Some very light oddball interference noted on empty MW
frequencies by day. It actually appears to be from the local parade
of FM stations coming off the RF toxic soup know as the CBC tower. I
could identify a mix C&W music [95.1 CFCY]mixed with CBC prattle,
along with other mess not so easy to ID. This is very weak and is
easily shoved aside by any kind of detectable MW signal - such as a
250 watter 200 miles away. I don't consider this a problem.
6. At first I tried it on batteries. Works fine. Then I tried it on
the included AC adapter - still worked fine. I thought the AC
adapter would introduce a bit of noise. It didn't! :)
This way outperforms my old 70 foot random wire antenna with an
impedance matching rf transformer [so called "balun"], which I took
down, to the delight of my wife. It will pick up signals by day that
do not register on a Quantum QX Pro loop.
Here is a snapshot of interesting stuff I got by day - noonhour ADT:
570 CFCB Corner Brook NL - old 70 foot wire would detect, Quantum QX
Pro would get well enough to ID, the LF engineering probe gets it
well enough to listen too.
590 CJCW Sussex NB - same comments as for 570 CFCB
600 UnID - weak - just the LF Engineering probe
620 UnID - weak - just the LF Engineering probe
630 WPRO Providence RI - just the RF Eng probe
650 UNID - weak - just the RF Eng probe
680 WRKO Boston MA - same comments as 570 CFCB
850 WEEI Boston MA - same comments as 570 CFCB
870 CFSX Stephenville NL - same comments as 570 CFCB
930 CFBC Saint John NB - weak with 70 foot wire, a bit better with
Quantum loop, better still with LF Eng probe
As well, I got an UNID on 1550 - very weak on the LF Eng probe, nonexistant on the other antennas.
By night - notables were on longwave - running from memory here:
198 BBC - very listenable
234 Luxemburg with pop music - very listenable, so much so I put the
Drake's passband tuning hard to the right to open up the audio
fidelity to 5000 Hz per the Drake's manual, craked it up and enjoyed
the music.
Other LW stations every 9 KHz in the LW broadcast band - except for
those frequencies overwhelmed by beacons. I didn't have a chance
last night to note them all.
For those seeking SW and LW as well as MW, I'd suggest the H-800 [the
Grove only H-900 if you have severe local overload problems]. Because
Grove is a pain in the Kiester to order from if you are not from the
USA [have to fax a copy of both sides of your CC], I ordered direct
from LF Engineering, and opted for the M-601C. The fact that my M601C does well on SW and smokin on LW could be a fluke. I was
looking for a hot MW antenna. I got it, plus a decent SW antenna and
an excellant LW antenna. YMMV. But then, maybe an H-800 or H-900
would be even hotter on LW and SW. Maybe last night was an extra
good night on LW. But I was very impressed with the lW performance.
Second point - I ordered and received the ground isolator. Not avail
through Grove. Avail direct from LF Engineering. Glad I did. It
really, really helps. It knocks the powerline noise down quite a bit
and the signals seems to pop in with it. The ground isolator is
highly, highly recommended. I had to use some BNC to RCA adapters,
as the ground isolator uses RCA jacks.
The Bury-Flex is awesome stuff too - Kudos to Davis RF.
I should note that I'm running the ouput of the LF Eng probe into a
Quantum Phaser and then into a passive 8 way Minicircuits
multicoupler. Lots of juice left, even with the 10 db or so drop of
the passive multicoupler!
Very pleased customer here!
I still have powerline interference - but now I have a super hot
antenna that pulls in the signals over top of the interference.
Juan Gualda – Ft. Pierce, FL
Radiosophy HD 100
Well I am on my third radio. The first two had issues, and after
thinking about returning it for a refund, I decided to try
again....and again.
Radiosophy has great customer service, and they were very good about
sending me new units before getting the returns first.
I seem to have a good one, so I will give another report now that I
have one that seems to work well (relative).
A couple things, the radio is fairly sensitive on FM. I am able to get
the West Palm stations with rabbit ears. The attached whip comes off,
it is screwed on and it makes it easy to hook up another antenna.
Also I notice that there is a delay on AM analog vs other radios. I
have yet to pick up an HD AM signal, although the digital light comes
on even when a weak HD signal is found. Anyway the delay is just maybe
quarter of a second, but it is obvious.
On a programming note, HD offerings here are poor, although I do like
the HD-2 on WPBZ. It is their Sunday morning format 24-7 (Light
Alternative).
IBOC is off on three stations here in South Florida, including WQAM-560.
Testing, Testing…
LF Tests – Night of Nights
Harry Helms – Smithville, TX
Sony 2010
I tried for the maritime CW station "night of nights" last evening and here is what I
heard; the UTC date is July 13 and all times are UTC:
6477.5 KPH "VVV VVV DE KPH" marker with frequencies
0241; good signals
12695.5 KFS "CQ CQ CQ DE KFS KFS KFS" marker with
frequencies 0243; good signals
12993 KSM "VVV DE KSM KSM KSM" marker with frequencies
0245; good signals
All of the above were sent at about 18-20 wpm and I assume, from the web site
for the test, that all were transmitted from the KPH site in Bolinas, CA.
I listened for WLO, KLB, NMN, NMC, and NOJ on their announced frequencies
but heard none of them. I was hoping to nab WLO on 438 kHz but heard no
signals at all from the test on longwave.
I enjoyed hearing those markers again; it sounded like the marine bands did
three decades ago and was a reminder of that now-gone era. It would be nice if
some other classic maritime station calls, like WCC and WSL, could be
reactivated for future tests.
KXTO 1550 Test
Don Kaskey – San Francisco, CA
Drake R8 and Kiwa Loop
From my location here in San Francisco I listened for the first of the
scheduled tests from KXTO at 1 a.m. PDT....Actually I listened from
0058-0111.
Local 10 kw KYCY or KYOU as they like to call themselves, due to their
format of I-Pod/YOU-Tube programming was running a show called
'Gravediggers Holiday'. Assumed XEGM-Tijuana was running a decent 2nd
behind KYCY with Mexican pop music. About 0105 PDT I heard a voice
through the racket (KYCY was playing a Jimi Hendrix song at the time) in
english mention DXers. Shortly after a short series of high pitched
tones were heard. Nothing heard thereafter.
I've heard KXTO at night a number of times a few years ago. Maybe there
were excellent conditions at the time or maybe they were on daytime
power.
This with my Kiwa Loop aimed Northeast which is in KYCYs null (such as
it is). Pointed NW I get mucho QRN plus the Vancouver WA station.
Both 7/14 & 7/15 1550 was covered by local KYCY programming Jimi Hendrix
style music & XEGM Tijuana with Mexican pop music.
On 7/14 about 0105 PDT I 'thought' I heard a short series of very high
pitched tones cutting through the loud music.
On 7/15 shortly after 0100 PDT I 'thought' I heard some morse code far
under loud KYCY & XEGM.
After reading everyone's lack of success with this test I'm not at all
positive that what I heard was KXTO. Dan Sheedy heard them with code &
voice on 7/14 from Encinatas CA but no one else has reported them.
KXTO has an odd history. I remember 5-6 years ago when they were
english religion that I listened to them while traveling east between
Reno & Winnemucca. Not once did they ID, TOH or otherwise. I wonder
who has ever listened to this station in the Reno area?
Dan Sheedy (El Payaso) – San Diego, CA
X-Terra car radio
7/14 2:53-3:02A PDT w/ SS inspirational songs, "KXTO...Reno, Sparks, Carson
City.." @ 3A, then "VVVVVVVV de KXTO"..Morse really cuts through the
generic mumble on 1550....thanks to all the folks whose efforts made
this work..anyone catch the 96w portion?
Les Rayburn – Birmingham, AL
Receiver and antenna
7/14
No luck hearing the test here in Alabama either. Miami station (Coral Gables) in
very well with it's Spanish language programming. Also hearing "The Whobbler"
at times...usual mix of regulars, but nothing else.
Haven't seen any reports of anyone logging the test yet. We'll hope for better
results tonight.
Martin Foltz – Mission Viejo, CA
Receiver and antenna
7/15 (Sunday morning) tried from 12:50-1:15 AM PDT, nothing heard. I thought I
heard a tone at 12:58 but might just have been my imagination. I expected it to
come in well with 2500 watts.
Kevin Redding – Gilbert, AZ
CCRadio Nekkid
7/15
No on KXTO in Gilbert, AZ. Will try again. Had SS probably from UT on 1550?
Dunno who it was.
Neil Kazaross – Barrington, IL
Receiver and BOG
7/15
Fixed up the western phased BOG system yesterday and awoke and headed out
to the DX car and DXed from 4:28 AM to 5:10 AM CDT. Decent cx, but not great
and not much happening to anywhere northern. KOA blasting in, but not even a
trace of CBW etc.
No trace of KXTO and all that was in with CBE (weak) phased out was the usual
KSFT Oldies, KYAL sports, and KLFJ Branson TIS.
Brian Leyton – Valley Village, CA
DX398 and ES loop
7/15
Sorry this is so late, but I just got to listen to the first of the
recordings I made Saturday night/Sunday morning. I'm happy to report that
while I didn't really catch any of the morse code, I did hear a voice ID
"KXTO, Reno, Sparks" at approximately 1:01AM. I do plan to go back and
listen to the recordings more carefully, to see if I can pick up any more
details.
This one is not new. I heard them a few years ago at sunrise, presumably at
day power/pattern.
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