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Shortwave Broadcast / Other BBC Schedule Changes Noted so far...

« on: October 26, 2015, 2056 UTC »

9460   ASCENSION IS. BBC - Ascension. WS to CAf and SAf at 0635, NF and a weak signal on Oct 26.

9915   ENGLAND. BBC - Woofferton. English to WAf noted at 1910 with a fair signal. The scheduled s/on is now 1800 which is two hours earlier than for the A15 period, Oct 25.

9915   ASCENSION IS. BBC - Ascension. WS to WAf at 0615, NF (ex 7445) but a weak signal on Oct 26.

11895   THAILAND. BBC - Nakhon Sawan. S/on 1000 for the English service to As till s/off 1200, NF (perhaps ex 21660), good signal on Oct 25.

Cheers, Rob VK3BVW

377

Shortwave Broadcast / BBC - Talata Volonondry NF

« on: October 26, 2015, 2054 UTC »

17640   MADAGASCAR. BBC - Talata Volonondry. S/on 0600 with WS programming to EAf. NF (ex 13580) and  a good signal on Oct 26.

378

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA Site Changes for Africa

« on: October 26, 2015, 2050 UTC »

6080   SAO TOMÉ. VOA - Pinheira. Scheduled here in English to CAf with fabulous African music program and IDs. Apparently this is now from Sao Tomé (ex Moepeng Hill). Excellent signal on Oct 26.

15580   VATICAN. VOA - SM Galeria. African music programming at 2040. Believed to be (and I can't confirm this info!) from the Vatican site at this time (ex Moepeng Hill), fair signal and // 6080 on Oct 26.

379

Equipment / Retro Receiver Review #2 - Hitachi KH-3800W

« on: October 16, 2015, 2321 UTC »

There was a huge response to the first Retro Receiver Review published several weeks ago by Craig Seager VK2HBT.

Now he’s found something quite different - a solid state 'boat anchor' from a manufacturer who is usually only associated with mainstream consumer electronics! The Hitachi KH-3800W is a rather unusual beast.. and a rare one at that!

Read about it at the Mount Evelyn DX Report:
http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/retro-receiver-2-hitachi-kh-3800w.html

73, Rob Wagner VK3BVW

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: 2015 Latin American DX Survey - Available for Free Download

« on: October 04, 2015, 2059 UTC »

Daniel, we are lucky to have someone like you. You are close to "the action" in Brazil and you can report to other DXers on all the radio station changes (new, closures, reactivated, etc) in your country and surrounding countries of South America. Keep up the great work! Excellent photos of Apintie, too!

Rob

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: 2015 Latin American DX Survey - Available for Free Download

« on: October 04, 2015, 0033 UTC »

5580 kHz  Radio San Jose ,  San jose De Chiquitos , Santa Cruz , Bolivia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8QbFa-8kMw

4765 kHz Radio Integração , Cruzeiro do Sul , Acre , Brazil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPpwa2SkUdwl

3375 kHz Radio Municipal , São Gabriel da Cachoeira , Amazonas , Brazil  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c0kGNIIokg

4990 kHz Radio Apintie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3syOc4XNM4

6000 khz Radio Guaiba , Porto Alegre , Rio Grande do Sul , Brazil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBf6GJKTvwQ

6060 kHz Super radio Deus é Amor , ON from agust https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qctg8G1oxE

9530 kHz  RTM Radio Transmudial , transmitter Santa Maria , RS , Brazil http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqE2QlBZA38

11735 khz RTM Radio Trasmundial ,Sao Paulo , SP , transmitter Santa Maria , RS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBUL4E37Sqc

9550 kHz Super Rádio Boa Vontade , Porto Alegre , RS , Brazil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwZqibz6MnA
11895 kHz Super Radio Boa Vontade , Porto Alegre ,RS , Brazil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Wn_teYbFA

15190 kHz  Radio Inconfidência , Belo Horizonte , Minas Gerais , Brazil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ_pAGGihr4

is in the air again began two days 4825 kHz Radio Canção Nova - Brazilhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGEstJeePgM

Hi Daniel. Thanks for the great list you have provided. Here are my responses.

5580 - Just can't hear R. San Jose here. Hopefully one day!

4765 - Same for Integração - just can't hear it in Melbourne.

3375 - I have heard this one on a few occasions in 2013, but was always a weak signal. However, Craig Seager in New South Wales heard it several months ago on a DXpedition.

4990 - R. Apintie was a regular station for two months back in 2013. But nothing heard last year or in 2015. This is a pity because I really like this station's programming. I look for this station every year!

6000 - I haven't heard Guaiba in a long time. Difficult because of Cuba till 0700, and then we get North Korean jamming after that on 6003 kHz.

6060 - Was heard last year very well.

9530 - This is a difficult station to hear this year because of the Chinese CNR 11 in our evenings, and Cuba/CRI in our afternoons on the same frequency.

11735 - Propagation does not work for me in the times when RTM is on air.

9550 - Transmissions from Nauen on the same freq. 11895 - CRI is very strong here on this freq.

15190 - Inconfidência is very hard to hear because of propagation problems.

4825 - Thanks for this information on 4825 kHz. I will watch out for it.


Thanks again Daniel. I'm glad you liked the survey!

73 Rob VK3BVW

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Shortwave Broadcast / 2015 Latin American DX Survey - Available for Free Download

« on: October 03, 2015, 1033 UTC »

Hi Folks,

I have just finished preparing my 2015 Latin American DX Survey, of stations heard here in south east Australia over the past six months. There's also a feature article in it that I originally wrote for The August issue of The Spectrum Monitor magazine. I know most of you guys are much closer to South America that I am, but there may be something of interest or of use for your coming winter DX season. Anyway, it's a free download from my Box.Com cloud account and is 16 pages long. You can access it at:

http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/2015/10/latin-american-dx-survey-2015-available.html

All the best, Rob VK3BVW

383

Equipment / Re: Retro Receiver Review: Dansk RX4000

« on: October 02, 2015, 1341 UTC »

 

There's not many of these rigs around these days!

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Equipment / Retro Receiver Review: Dansk RX4000

« on: October 02, 2015, 0050 UTC »

Craig Seager is one of Australia's finest SWL DXers, a longtime listener with great experience on shortwave, mediumwave and other modes. His amateur radio callsign is VK2HBT. Craig also has another special interest - old radio receivers. He has personally restored many fabulous radios to full working order and has accumulated a fine collection of his own. His knowledge of communications receivers is extensive.

The Mount Evelyn DX Report blog is delighted to welcome Craig who, over the next few months, will regularly contribute a new series called Retro Receiver Reviews - a look at some common and not so common communications receivers from the past. This series will be of interest to both amateur radio operators and shortwave listeners.

Craig's first review has just been published, covering a radio not often seen these days - the Dansk RX4000 receiver. Check it out at:
http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/2015/09/retro-receiver-dansk-rx-4000.html

73 de Rob VK3BVW

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Shortwave Broadcast / 7285 VoV French

« on: September 30, 2015, 1208 UTC »

7285   VIETNAM. VoVietnam - Son Tay. Start of the French service to SEAs at 1200 with the news. Good signal but QRM from CNR 1 7290 kHz.

386

Shortwave Broadcast / Katherine NT Vs Rebelde

« on: September 30, 2015, 1127 UTC »

5025   CUBA. R. Rebelde - Bauta. Comes in quite strongly at 0640 (4:40pm here) before ABC - Katherine NT has had a chance to appear, with songs and listener phone-ins. ABC doesn't reach here till near sunset between Katherine NT and Mount Evelyn VIC. From around 0810 f/in, it's causes considerable QRM with Rebelde. Then ABC s/off at 0830, leaving Cuba to the channel for the rest of the evening.

387

Shortwave Broadcast / 4869 RRI

« on: September 30, 2015, 1123 UTC »

4869.91   INDONESIA. RRI - Wamena. Laid-back easy listening instrumental music and Indonesian anncts at 1030, fair signal.

388

Shortwave Broadcast / VOA NF for Burmese Service

« on: September 29, 2015, 1140 UTC »

9320   THAILAND. VOA - Nakhon Sawan. At s/on 1129, English ID, then into Burmese programming. New frequency for this time slot and txer site, runs // 11965 and 15565 (both via Tinang), good signal on Sept 29.

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Shortwave Broadcast / 16 mb Survey

« on: September 29, 2015, 1125 UTC »

17490   CHINA. CRI - Kashi. English news at 1110 to Eu, fair signal on Sept 29.

17570   SAUDI ARABIA. BSKSA - Riyadh. News service in Arabic at 1106, good signal, Sept 29.

17615   SAUDI ARABIA. BSKSA - Riyadh. Qur'an prayers at 1101 to SAs, nice signal, Sept 29.

17640   IRAN. VOIRI - Kamalabad. English to SAs at 1055 with political commentary, strong signal on Sept 29.

17690   KUWAIT. R. Azadi - Umm al-Rimam. Dari service at 1050 with news report on the Obama - Putin meeting, good signal on Sept 29.

17720   THAILAND. BBC - Nakhon Sawan. Some type of radio play at 1112 in Pashto, weakish signal but very readable on Sept 29.

17780   OMAN. BBC - Al Seela. Somali service to EAf at 1115 with a news program, weak signal on Sept 29.

17790   THAILAND. BBC - Nakhon Sawan. News reports in English to EAs at 1118, weak but readable signal on Sept 29.

17820   IRAN. VOIRI - Kamalabad. English to SAs at 1120, s/off anncts at 1121, // 17640 on Sept 29.

17860   GERMANY. R. Farda - Biblis. Music program in Farsi service at 1040. Fair signal on Sept 29.

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Shortwave Broadcast / Re: RRI Makassar reactivated on 4750 kHz

« on: September 29, 2015, 1020 UTC »

Daniel, Makassar is well heard here in south eastern Australia nearly every night since it was reactivated. Great to hear it back in operation. 

73 de Rob VK3BVW