30 April 2013
E' arrivato il Drake R7
La mia stazione si è arricchita di un nuovo (si fa per dire) ricevitore vintage: il Drake R7
Grazie all'aiuto dell'amico Michele D'Amico IZ2EAS è stato rimesso in carreggiata per un problema all'AGC e ho così potuto metterlo al lavoro. Oltre al filtro standard da 2.3 kHz per l'SSB ha anche due filtri AM da 6 e 4 kHz, molto utili per ascolti broadcasting. Ecco qualche ascolto fatto a Milano.
5910 30/4 0110 Alcaravan Radio, Colombia, nice songs, fair/good
6050 30/4 0125 HCJB, Equador, talks in native language, at 0130 in Spanish, fair/good
6080 30/4 0135 Radio Marumby, Curitiba, religious, weak
6120 30/4 0140 Super Radio Deus é Amor, Sao Paulo, Brazil, sermon, weak
6134.8 30/4 0144 Radio Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Latin songs, fair/good
6160.7 30/4 0150 CKZN, CBC Radio One, St John's, Canada, talks, fair, better USB
6173.9 30/4 0155 Radio Tawantinsuyo, Peru, slow music, id on the h, talks, fair
10000 30/4 0105 Observatorio Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, ids fair but QRM WWV
11595 30/4 0010 Democratic V. of Burma, via Gavar, Armenia, talks mentioning Burma, good
11665 30/4 0016 Wai FM, Malaysia, nice songs, fair
11765 30/4 0025 Super Radio Deus é Amor, Curitiba, Brazil, usual religious talks, good
11780 30/4 0030 Radio Nacional, Brasilia, Brazil, songs, good
11855 30/4 0035 Radio Aparecida, Aparecida, Brazil, quiet religious talks, many ids, fair
(11854.96 kHz measured with Elad FDM-S1 SDR RX)
11925.2 30/4 0100 Radio Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo, Brazil, news, talks, fair
12105 30/4 0005 WTWW, Lebanon, TN, USA, religious prg in Spanish, excellent
15000 30/4 0002 WWV, Colorado, USA, pips, time, male voice, fair
15120 30/4 0830 Voice of Nigeria, English service, talks, very good, usual modulation
15195 30/4 0840 R. Tatarstan, Samara, Russia, talks mentioning Tatarstan, songs, very good
15345 29/4 2340 RAE, Argentina, in Spanish, nice songs, good
15400 29/4 2344 HCJB, Kununurra, Australia, prg in Indonesian, good
15415 29/4 2348 Radio Australia, Shepparton, conversation, English, fair
15600 29/4 2359 FEBA, Philippines, song, id, talks in Asian language, weak
15720 29/4 2356 Radio New Zealand Int. talks, fair/good
15850 29/4 2352 Galei Zahal, Israel, soft songs, fair
Labels: Drake R7, ricevitore vintage
18 April 2013
Altri ascolti a Bocca di Magra
Ecco gli altri ascolti in onde corte fatti a BOC 29 con Dario Monferini
7120 10/4 *2027 Radio Harghaysa, Somaliland, start BC, hymn, id, prayer, very good
7175 10/4 0335 Voice of Broad Masses, Eritrea, talks, songs HOA style, good //4700
7234.17 8/4 1654 Radio Ethiopia (pres), talks, poor, strong QRM 7230 & 7235
7250 8/4 1659 Bangladesh Betar, songs, bad mod. strong (but QRM AIR //12025)
7295 8/4 1648 Traxx FM, Malaysia, songs as usual, in English, fair/good
7850 8/4 2307 CHU, Ottawa, Canada, usual pips, time, ids, fair
9265 8/4 2309 WINB, Red Lion, PA, USA, religious talks, English, fair/good
9330 8/4 2312 WBCQ the Planet, Monticello, USA, religious in English, fair, only USB modulation
9365 8/4 2315 FEBC, Bocaue, Philippines, Asian language, religious songs & talks, fair
9390 7/4 2046 Radio Thailand, Udon Thani, in Thai, Asian reports, excellent
9405 8/4 2318 FEBC, Bocaue, Philippines, in Chinese, slow songs, good
9475 9/4 1555 Radio Australia, Shepparton, English service, news at 1600, fair/good
9505 8/4 1802 Voice of Sudan, in Arabic, talks, songs, weak/fair, better in USB
9525.9 8/4 1748 Voice of Indonesia, in Spanish, "Mundo musical", good
9565 8/4 2321 Radio Martì, Greenville, USA, sport live, fair
9579.12 8/4 1754 Medi 1, Nador, Morocco, songs, good, jamming Africa 1 9580!
9580 8/4 1910 Africa 1, Gabon, songs, talks in French, fair if in USB to avoid Medi 1
9600 8/4 1756 AWR, Meyerton, South Africa, nice Afro song stopped at 1758 by CRI
9645 8/4 1811 Afia Darfur Radio, via Germany, talks in Arabic about Darfur, ids, very good
9700 8/4 1739 Radio New Zealand Int. songs, good signal, but QRM CRI 9695, fair in USB
9730 8/4 1816 Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi, in Spanish, reports, very good
9740 8/4 1820 KBS, Korea South, Kimjae, Spanish, talks about fruit, fair
9745 8/4 2325 Radio Bahrain, Arab pop songs, in Arabic, fair
9835 8/4 2328-2330* HCJB, Germany, latin music, end BC with id in German, good
9835 8/4 2330 Sarawak FM, Malaysia, talks, songs, weak, after HCJB s.off
9855 8/4 2333 Radio Australia, Dhabbaya, UAE, reports in English, good
9915 8/4 1825 Radio Pilipinas, in Tagalog, conversation, fair/good //11720 15190
10000 7/4 0732 Italcable, Italy, music, pips, time. Lower power. Off 8/4 evening
11510 7/4 0538 Denge Kurdistan, Grigoriopol, Moldovia, songs, good
11560 7/4 0542-0600* Radio Miraya, via Bulgaria, in English, songs, ids, good, end of BC
11655 7/4 *0600 Radio Dardasha, start BC with many ids, good
11675 7/4 0557 Radio New Zealand Int. DRM only written info, no audio
11720 8/4 1736 Radio Pilipinas, Philippines, news in Tagalog, fair
11725 7/4 0600 Radio New Zealand Int. News in English, good
11765 7/4 0600 Radio Deus è Amor, Curitiba, Brazil, full id, good
11780 7/4 2040 Radio Nacional, Brazil, sport live, fair
11930 7/4 0600 Radio Belarus, Minsk, time, id, talks, fair
11945 7/4 0600 Radio Australia, Shepparton, news in English, very good //12080
12080 7/4 0600 Radio Australia, Brandon, news, //11945, weak
12130 7/4 0600 Mashal Radio, Iranawila, Sri Lanka, id, news in pres. Pastho, fair
15120 7/4 *1930 Voice of Nigeria, DRM, start BC in English, news, good
15120 9/4 1502 Voice of Nigeria, Ikorodu, news in English, good
15190 7/4 1925-1930 Radio Pilipinas, Philippinas, song, id, signal off, weak
15345.04 7/4 1934 Radio Nacional, Argentina, Spanish, interview, weak
15480 7/4 0635 Radio Iran, Italian program, news, fair/good
15525 8/4 2300 HCJB Australia, Kununurra, Asian language, talks, fair
15595 7/4 1938 Radio Sultanate Oman, Arabic reports, fair
15610 8/4 2304 WEWN, Vandiver, AL, USA, religious, in English, fair
15720 7/4 2033 Radio New Zealand Int. DRM, interview, good //11725
15725 7/4 0650-0701* Pakistan BC, songs, end of BC with Hymn, fair signal but bad modulation
15850 7/4 1941 Galei Zahal, Israel, talks, Hebrew, weak/fair
X: Excalibur Pro; SDR-IQ; AOR 5000A; Drake SPR-4; Degen DE1103;
ANT: Wellbrook Loop LFL 1010; MaxiWhip 10 meters with balun 1:32 by A.Capra
QTH: Bocca di Magra, La Spezia, Liguria, Italia
16 April 2013
Boc 29 - Ascolti in banda 49 metri
Ecco qualche altro ascolto a BOC 29 nella simpatica banda dei 49 metri
5765 8/4 1828 AFRTS, Barrigada, Guam, USB, interview, weak
5820 8/4 1636 Radio Free Asia, Tinian, Mariana, in Korean, reports, good
5845 8/4 1633 BBC DRM, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, WS, good, few audio stops
5875 8/4 *1630 BBC, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand, start in Bengali, good id "BBC Bangla"
5909.92 10/4 0005 Alcaravan Radio, Colombia, Puerto Lleras, usual songs prg, fair, at 0115 good
5910 8/4 *1600 Radio Romania Int. in Italian, good
5915 7/4 2004 Zambia NBC, Lusaka, talks in African language, later songs, fair
5915 10/4 0001 Myanma Radio, Naypydaw, slow songs, weak/fair NOT //5985.79
5925 8/4 1624 Voice of Russia, Novosibirsk, reports in Russian, fair
5939.8 9/4 2355 Voz Missionaria, Camboriù, Brazil, songs, poor
5940 8/4 1620 Radio Australia, Shepparton, reports, weak //9745 9540 11660
5950 7/4 0328 V. of Tigray Rev., Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, talks, HOA style songs, good
5952.46 8/4 2338 Radio Pio Doce, Bolivia, talks, music, weak
5953.9 9/4 2352 Radio Republica, Cariari, Costa Rica, talks, Spanish, fair signal low modulation
5964.7 9/4 2345 RTM Klasik, Malaysia, talks, music, fair
5985 8/4 2343 Myanma Radio, Naypydaw, Myanmar, slow songs, weak
5985.79 9/4 2338 Padauk Myay Radio, Yegu, Myanmar, talks, songs, good!
6055 7/4 0338 Radio Rwanda, Kigali, African songs, then reports in Vern., good
6065 7/4 2015 VOA, Sao Tome, Jazz, songs, in French, fair/good
6070 7/4 0344 CFRX, Toronto, Canada, id CFRB "Ten Ten", phone talks, fair/good!
6080 7/4 1943 Radio Australia, Shepparton, reports in English, fair //9500
6090 7/4 0354 Amhara State Radio, Ethiopia, talks, songs, fair, QRM Dr.Gene Scott
6090 8/4 2347 Dr.Gene Scott, Anguilla, religious speech, good
6095 7/4 1130 KBC, Wertachtal, Germany, great songs, excellent
6100 8/4 2350 Radio Habana, Cuba, really nice songs, good //11840
6110 7/4 0403 Radio Fana, Ethiopia, international reports, HOA songs, Vern., fair
6130 8/4 1935 TWR, Swaziland, religious talks in Portuguese, fair
6134.81 10/4 0009 Radio Santa Cruz, Bolivia, talks Spanish, fair/good great id at 0121
6154.92 10/4 0124 Radio Fides, La Paz, Bolivia, talks politics, music, fair
6160.72 7/4 0412 CKZN, St John's, Canada, Interview, fair (in USB to avoid Russia 6160)
6165 7/4 1943 R.N. Tchadienne, Chad, problems with TX. off air for 2 minutes at 1945-1947, then reports
6173.95 10/4 0131 Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco, Peru, talks, nice songs, weak/fair good mod.
6180 7/4 0418 Radio Nacional, Brazil, songs, fair
6185 10/4 0138 Radio Educacion, Mexico City, nice latin popular music, fair
6200 8/4 1640 PBS Tibet, songs, talks in English, weak/fair //6025 good
6260 8/4 1645 CVC Asia, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Indian style songs, fair
6295 7/4 2023 Reflections Europe, religious talks in English, fair
RX: Excalibur Pro; SDR-IQ; AOR 5000A; Drake SPR-4; Degen DE1103;
ANT: Wellbrook Loop LFL 1010; MaxiWhip 10 meters with balun 1:32 by A.Capra
QTH: Bocca di Magra, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy
Operatori: Dario Monferini & Giampiero Bernardini
12 April 2013
BOC 29, banda tropicale con sorpresa: Radio Qullabamba
Sono stato qualche giorno a Bocca di Magra con Dario Monferini per le nostre solite DXnigths. Questa era la numero 29. Dopo molto tempo abbiamo avuto la fortuna di incappare in un momento di buona propagazione in banda tropicale.
L'ascolto più simpatico è stato certamente Radio Quillibamba su 5024.9 kHz. Ascolto di solito impossibile in quanto la frequenza di 5025 è occupata da Radio Rebelde. Ma stavolta l'emittente cubana era OFF AIR !!! Il segnale dal Perù era molto debole ma non c'erano interferenze e abbiamo potuto ascoltare musica e un id alle 0101. Poi alle 0105 Radio Rebelde è tornata on air e tanti saluti, chissà per quanto tempo.
Ecco comunque il log tropicale
2430 10/4 0324 Makedonsko Radio 1, Macedonia, H 810 x 3, songs, fair
3215 10/4 0318 WWCR, Nashville, TN, USA, religious talks in English, good
3240 10/4 0321 TWR, Mpangela Ranch, Swaziland, African lang., songs, fair
3310 10/4 0148 Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, Bolivia, long talk in Quechua, fair
3320 8/4 2240 Sonder Grense, South Africa, talks, pop songs, weak/fair
3330 10/4 0153 CHU, Canada, time signals, good
3345 10/4 0310 Channel Africa, Meyerton, South Africa, interview, good
3350 10/4 0314 REE, Cariari de Poroci, Costa Rica, Spanish, good
4319 7/4 2008 AFRTS, Diego Garcia, USB, songs, fair
4363 9/4 1603-1606* Monaco Radio, Mont Agel, USB end English BC, id, web, hymn
4699.94 10/4 0013 Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, Bolivia, talks, poor/weak
4700 10/4 0335 Voice of Broad Masses, Eritrea, songs HOA style, good //7175
4716.7 10/4 0017 R. Yatun Ayllu Yura, Bolivia, enphatic talks in Quechua pres, weak
4747.05 10/4 0020 Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, Peru, talks, poor
4750 7/4 *1950 PBS, Xining, China, start BC in Chinese, weak/fair
4750 8/4 1705* Bangladesh Betar, in Bengali, news & end of BC, fair
4760.01 10/4 0023 AIR Port Blair, Andamane, India, songs, weak
4765 8/4 1706 Radio Tajikistan, Yangi Yul, reports, fair
4774.946 10/4 0027 Radio Tarma, Peru, nice music, some talks, weak but getting better
4775 10/4 *0400 TWR, Manzini, Swaziland, start BC, slow music, fair
4780 7/4 1955 RTV Djibouti, conversation, phone talks, weaker than usual, weak/fair
4810 8/4 1710 AIR Bhopal, India, reports in Hindi, fair
4810 8/4 1920 Voice of Armenia, Gavar, in Arabic, talks & music, good
4824.48 10/4 0032 La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos, talks, weak
4830 9/4 2312 Mongoliin Radio 1, Altay, songs, fair //4895 worse
4834.63 810/4 0059 Ondas del Sur Oriente (pres), Quillabamba, Peru, poor, talks
4835 7/4 1959 ABC, Alice Springs, Australia, talks, id, reports, weak
4840 8/4 0005 AIR Mumbay, India, Indian songs, fair
4845.24 10/4 0037 Radio Cultura, Manaus, Brazil, talks, fair signal but QRM Codar
4859.72 7/4 0238 Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, Iraq, talks, poor because jammed
4877.94 7/4 0243 Radio Roraima, Brazil, Brazilian songs, weak (on 10/4 4877.74 fair/good)
4880 8/4 1714 AIR Lucknow, India, music, QRM SW Radio Africa, fair
4885 7/4 0530 Radio Clube do Parà, Brazil, oldies songs, fair
4915 9/4 2318 Difusora Macapà & Radio Daqui (4914.91), mixed, fair signals but not usable
4925.22 9/4 2320 Educacao Rural, Tefé, Brazil, talks, poor
4930 8/4 1720 VOA, Mopeng Hill, Botswana, reports mentioning Zimbabwe, good
4950 8/4 1724 AIR Srinagar, India, talks, fair
4960 8/4 1727 Voice of Russia, Tajikistan, reports in English, fair
4960 10/4 0404 VOA, Sao Tome, English news, good
4976 7/4 0247 UBC, Kampala, Uganda, songs, low modulation, poor/fair
5000 10/4 0406 WWV, Colorado, USA, pips, time, male voice, weak
5010 8/4 1728 AIR Thiruvananthapuram, India, music, talks, at 1730 news in English, fair
5024.917 10/4 0048 Radio Quillabamba, Cusco, Peru, songs, id 0101 after bird sound, weak (Rebelde OFF! till 0105)
5025 7/4 0534 Radio Rebelde, Cuba, songs, good
5025 9/4 2143 VL8K ABC Katherine, Australia, interview, fair NOT //4835
5040 8/4 1732 AIR Jeypore, India, news in English, (news //5010) fair
5040 8/4 2248 Radio Habana, Cuba, in Spanish, reports, fair
RX: Excalibur Pro; SDR-IQ; AOR 5000A; Drake SPR-4; Degen DE1103;
ANT: Wellbrook Loop LFL 1010; MaxiWhip 10 meters with balun 1:32 by A.Capra
QTH: Bocca di Magra (La Spezia, Liguria)
L'ascolto più simpatico è stato certamente Radio Quillibamba su 5024.9 kHz. Ascolto di solito impossibile in quanto la frequenza di 5025 è occupata da Radio Rebelde. Ma stavolta l'emittente cubana era OFF AIR !!! Il segnale dal Perù era molto debole ma non c'erano interferenze e abbiamo potuto ascoltare musica e un id alle 0101. Poi alle 0105 Radio Rebelde è tornata on air e tanti saluti, chissà per quanto tempo.
Ecco comunque il log tropicale
2430 10/4 0324 Makedonsko Radio 1, Macedonia, H 810 x 3, songs, fair
3215 10/4 0318 WWCR, Nashville, TN, USA, religious talks in English, good
3240 10/4 0321 TWR, Mpangela Ranch, Swaziland, African lang., songs, fair
3310 10/4 0148 Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, Bolivia, long talk in Quechua, fair
3320 8/4 2240 Sonder Grense, South Africa, talks, pop songs, weak/fair
3330 10/4 0153 CHU, Canada, time signals, good
3345 10/4 0310 Channel Africa, Meyerton, South Africa, interview, good
3350 10/4 0314 REE, Cariari de Poroci, Costa Rica, Spanish, good
4319 7/4 2008 AFRTS, Diego Garcia, USB, songs, fair
4363 9/4 1603-1606* Monaco Radio, Mont Agel, USB end English BC, id, web, hymn
4699.94 10/4 0013 Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, Bolivia, talks, poor/weak
4700 10/4 0335 Voice of Broad Masses, Eritrea, songs HOA style, good //7175
4716.7 10/4 0017 R. Yatun Ayllu Yura, Bolivia, enphatic talks in Quechua pres, weak
4747.05 10/4 0020 Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, Peru, talks, poor
4750 7/4 *1950 PBS, Xining, China, start BC in Chinese, weak/fair
4750 8/4 1705* Bangladesh Betar, in Bengali, news & end of BC, fair
4760.01 10/4 0023 AIR Port Blair, Andamane, India, songs, weak
4765 8/4 1706 Radio Tajikistan, Yangi Yul, reports, fair
4774.946 10/4 0027 Radio Tarma, Peru, nice music, some talks, weak but getting better
4775 10/4 *0400 TWR, Manzini, Swaziland, start BC, slow music, fair
4780 7/4 1955 RTV Djibouti, conversation, phone talks, weaker than usual, weak/fair
4810 8/4 1710 AIR Bhopal, India, reports in Hindi, fair
4810 8/4 1920 Voice of Armenia, Gavar, in Arabic, talks & music, good
4824.48 10/4 0032 La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos, talks, weak
4830 9/4 2312 Mongoliin Radio 1, Altay, songs, fair //4895 worse
4834.63 810/4 0059 Ondas del Sur Oriente (pres), Quillabamba, Peru, poor, talks
4835 7/4 1959 ABC, Alice Springs, Australia, talks, id, reports, weak
4840 8/4 0005 AIR Mumbay, India, Indian songs, fair
4845.24 10/4 0037 Radio Cultura, Manaus, Brazil, talks, fair signal but QRM Codar
4859.72 7/4 0238 Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, Iraq, talks, poor because jammed
4877.94 7/4 0243 Radio Roraima, Brazil, Brazilian songs, weak (on 10/4 4877.74 fair/good)
4880 8/4 1714 AIR Lucknow, India, music, QRM SW Radio Africa, fair
4885 7/4 0530 Radio Clube do Parà, Brazil, oldies songs, fair
4915 9/4 2318 Difusora Macapà & Radio Daqui (4914.91), mixed, fair signals but not usable
4925.22 9/4 2320 Educacao Rural, Tefé, Brazil, talks, poor
4930 8/4 1720 VOA, Mopeng Hill, Botswana, reports mentioning Zimbabwe, good
4950 8/4 1724 AIR Srinagar, India, talks, fair
4960 8/4 1727 Voice of Russia, Tajikistan, reports in English, fair
4960 10/4 0404 VOA, Sao Tome, English news, good
4976 7/4 0247 UBC, Kampala, Uganda, songs, low modulation, poor/fair
5000 10/4 0406 WWV, Colorado, USA, pips, time, male voice, weak
5010 8/4 1728 AIR Thiruvananthapuram, India, music, talks, at 1730 news in English, fair
5024.917 10/4 0048 Radio Quillabamba, Cusco, Peru, songs, id 0101 after bird sound, weak (Rebelde OFF! till 0105)
5025 7/4 0534 Radio Rebelde, Cuba, songs, good
5025 9/4 2143 VL8K ABC Katherine, Australia, interview, fair NOT //4835
5040 8/4 1732 AIR Jeypore, India, news in English, (news //5010) fair
5040 8/4 2248 Radio Habana, Cuba, in Spanish, reports, fair
RX: Excalibur Pro; SDR-IQ; AOR 5000A; Drake SPR-4; Degen DE1103;
ANT: Wellbrook Loop LFL 1010; MaxiWhip 10 meters with balun 1:32 by A.Capra
QTH: Bocca di Magra (La Spezia, Liguria)