DX LISTENING DIGEST 0-113, September 18, 2000 edited by Glenn Hauser, wghauser@hotmail.com {Items from DXLD may be reproduced and re-reproduced only providing full credit be maintained at all stages, and we are provided exchange copies. ``Full credit`` means the ORIGINAL source and all intermediate steps as in parentheses at end of item, including, but not limited to DXLD itself. For restrictions and searchable archive of contents see} http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/Dxldmid.html ** AUSTRALIA. 21740, Radio Australia, Olympic coverage from tunein at 2258-0000 signoff on this frequency. Good signal into northeast Ohio. R. Australia Switched to 17580 and 21725 at 0000. 21725 inaudible. 17580 audible after 0300 UTC (Lee Silvi, Mentor, September 15 and 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This does not make sense: according to posted schedule, 21740, which had been toward Pac/NAm before SOG, is now toward Asia, as is 21725, so both should have been equally audible around 0000. I suspect 21740 has actually continued on the antenna toward us (gh, NAm, DXLD) ** BHUTAN. A52FH is now history. All operations were stopped on September 14th, at 0125z on 20 meters CW. The team managed to make 14,015 QSOs, but this is not the final result. According to Mark, F6JSZ, the team thanks everyone for contacting them and especially Rafik, F5CQ, and Laurent, F8BBL, the two pilot stations. They say it was a fabulous experience to operate from Bhutan. Last week before leaving, F5LMJ and F2VX installed a 40/80m dipole and a Cushcraft R8 vertical, with a FT-900, TS-440 and FL-2100Z at the radio club of Thimphu. On September 12th, at 1500z, the first QSO was made by Thinley Dorji, General Director of Telecommunications in Bhutan, with the new A51AA callsign. Later in the week, Peter, ON6TT, was operating from A51AA. He was last heard on September 16th. (KB8NW/OPDX September 18/BARF-80 via John Norfolk, OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 4716.75, Radio Yura 0948 Sept 18, Finally ID'd this one this morning. Announcer in presumed Quechua with ID's in passing over flute music. Not a very strong signal but in the clear with good reception (Mark Mohrmann, VT, DX LISTENING DIGEIST) ** COSTA RICA. Notes from RFPI`s 13th Anniversary Fiesta on the Air, UT Sept 17 from 0000 on 15049: tried to get 6970 back on the air in time for this, but not quite ready. Should be back in a couple of days with a provisional antenna which will later become the backup antenna once a better design is completed by yearend. 15050 is using a 4-element yagi which James Latham built, with a hairpin matching circuit. Unlike the 6970 antenna, this one has very good match with coax and transmitter, and has had no problems with wind and rain. Tim Hendel has been commissioned by Grundig to do a tutorial for the blind on using the Grundig Satellit 800 (via Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** DENMARK [non]. Be advised that the Norwegian schedule is similar as they broadcast xx.00-xx.30 on the same frequencies as we use xx.30-xx.55. Kind Regards, (Erik Koie / Radio Denmark) RADIO DENMARK October 29, 2000 - March 24, 2001 1st edition, Sept. 17 UTC Target (primary target in brackets) kHz Tx Beam 09.30-09.55 Australia, Europe (south west), South America (north) 15705 S 250 Far East, New Zealand 18950 K 35 Middle East (east) 21725 K 110 10.30-10.55 Europe, Mediterranean, Canary Islands 13800 S 180 South America, Canary Islands, Africa (west) 21725 S 235 11.30-11.55 Europe, Mediterranean, Canary Islands 13800 S 195 South America, Canary Islands, Africa (west) 21760 S 235 12.30-12.55 Far East 13800 K 35 Europe, Mediterranean, Canary Islands 15735 S 180 South East Asia, Australia (west), Russia 18910 K 80 North America (east), Caribbean 18950 S 280 13.30-13.55 Europe 9590 S 180 Far East 13800 K 35 South East Asia, Australia (west), Russia 18910 K 80 North America (east + central), Greenland 18950 S 300 14.30-14.55 South Asia (India), Middle East (east), Russia, Europe (south east) 15705 K 95 North America (east + central), Greenland 18950 S 300 15.30-15.55 Russia, Europe (south east), Middle East (east), South Asia (India) 13800 K 95 Middle East (west) 15705 K 120 North America (west), Greenland 15735 S 315 16.30-16.55 Russia, Europe (south east) 9590 K 95 Europe (south east), Middle East (west), Africa (east) 13800 K 145 North America (west), Greenland 18950 S 315 17.30-17.55 Europe 7485 S 180 Russia 9985 K 95 Europe (south east), Middle East (west), Africa (east) 15705 K 145 North America (east), Caribbean 18950 S 280 18.30-18.55 Europe 5960 S 180 New Zealand 9985 K 35 Africa, Europe (south) 13800 K 165 North America (east + central), Greenland 18950 S 300 19.30-19.55 Europe (north + central), Scandinavia 243/1062 Ka ND Europe, Canary Islands 7485 S 180 Africa (west, central + south) 13800 K 180 North America (west), Greenland 15705 S 315 20.30-20.55 Australia 7465 K 65 Europe, Canary Islands 7485 S 180 21.30-21.55 Australia 7465 K 65 Europe, Canary Islands, Africa (west) 7485 K 195 22.30-22.55 South America, Canary Islands 9415 S 235 Far East 9480 K 40 23.30-23.55 South America (north) 7465 S 250 Far East 9480 K 40 South East Asia, Australia (west) 9580 K 80 North America (east), Caribbean 9945 S 280 00.30-00.55 South East Asia 9935 K 80 North America (east), Caribbean 9945 S 280 01.30-01.55 North America (east), Caribbean 7465 S 280 South Asia (India) 7495 K 95 North America (east + central), Greenland 9945 S 300 02.30-02.55 North America (east), Caribbean 7465 S 280 South Asia (India) 7490 K 95 North America (east + central), Greenland 9590 S 300 03.30-03.55 North America (west), Greenland 7465 S 315 Middle East (east) 7485 K 110 Europe (south east), Africa (east), Middle East (west) 9945 K 145 04.30-04.55 North America (west), Greenland 7465 S 315 Middle East (west) 7485 K 120 Europe (south east), Africa (east), Middle East (west) 9945 K 145 05.30-05.55 Europe 5965 S 180 Russia 7485 K 95 06.30-06.55 Europe 5965 S 195 Europe, Canary Islands 7180 K 195 Europe (south west), Canary Islands, Africa (west) 9590 S 220 Africa 13800 K 165 07.30-07.55 Europe, Canary Islands 7180 S 195 Europe, Canary Islands 9590 K 195 08.30-08.55 Australia, Europe (south west), (South America (north)) 15705 S 250 Far East, New Zealand 18950 K 35 Address: Radio Danmark, Radioavisen, Rosenorns Allé 22, DK-1999 Frederiksberg C. RD office: +45 35 20 57 84 (then press ‘9’) - Telefax: +45 35 20 57 81 e-mail: schedule, programme matters: rdk@dr.dk - technical, reports: rdktek@dr.dk WWW: http://www.dr.dk/rdk - including RealAudio of our broadcasts. The daily live transmissions in Danish only are aired at 09.30, 13.30 and 17.30 utc. Transmissions inbetween are repeats. The letterbox programme, ``Tune In`` is heard on the last Saturday and Sunday of the month from 17.37 UT, the last broadcast being on Sunday at 16.37. Radio Denmark shares the Norwegian transmitters with Radio Norway. They broadcast at xx.00-xx.30, followed by Denmark at xx.30-xx.55, 24 hours a day. Stations: Kvitsoy (K) and Sveio (S) each have two 500 kW transmitters. They are located on the Norwegian west coast near Stavanger and Haugesund at 05.27E 59.04N (K) and 05.19E 59.37N (S). Kvitsoy covers the Eastern Globe, while Sveio covers the Western Globe. - Kalundborg, Denmark (Ka) = 300/250 kW. Radio Denmark replies complete reports by a QSL-card. Although not necessary, return postage is appreciated (1 IRC or 1 US dollar). Recordings (incl. RA and MP3 email files) accepted. Tapes, however, are not returned (via Erik Køie, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Again a pity no use of 25 MHz is possible, even at solar max, and indeed 21 MHz is used only three hours a day, with heavy reliance on 18910 and 18950 eight hours a day (gh) ** EASTER ISLAND. Yuij, JA3IG, was very active this past weekend on 15 meters CW/SSB. Length of stay is unknown. QSL via JA3IG. (KB8NW/OPDX September 18/BARF-80 via John Norfolk, OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EGYPT. The Radio Cairo SIS real audio website has been re-designed and moved to http://www.sis.gov.eg/realpg/html1/front.htm The page actually works now without the error messages that it use to get. In addition to the live broadcasts you can listen to all kinds of Egyptian music by clicking the Classics, Documentary or Modern words on the page (Daniel Sampson, WI, Sept. 17, 2000, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [Well, after publishing this, several checks here produced 'cannot find server' error messages -gh] Prime Time Shortwave http://daniel-sampson.tripod.com/shortwave/ ** GHANA. Hi all, now @ 2153utc (17 Sept 00) Ghana on 4915 is again active and strong. Ciao from Sicily (Salvo Micciché, hard-core-dx via DXLD) ** IRAN. Follow up on my earlier report on 15125: on UT-Sept. 15 I did check it at 0330 and have confirmed that it is Iran as you suggested; fair signal. (Joe Hanlon, PA, Sept 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST) OK, but others reported Indonesia also there (gh) ** IRAQ [non]. Iraqi Clandestine Stalled by U.S. Government By Nick Grace C., CRW Washington Bureau (Sept. 8, 2000) Clandestine radio broadcasting to Iraq remains a hot topic for American lawmakers as the government has been slow to disburse funds to the Iraqi National Congress (INC) - a group that the U.S. government itself is alleged to have created. Late July, U.S. Senate unanimously passed H.R. 4811 that included an amendment, S.R. 2522, granting US$10 million to the INC "for the production and broadcasting inside Iraq of radio and satellite television programming." The INC is also slated to receive US$90 million through the Iraqi Liberation Act of 1998, which was passed by Congress two years ago but has been met with bureaucratic resistance within the Executive branch of government. A well-placed source close to the Iraqi opposition tells CRW that not only does the INC plan to resume its radio broadcasts, but that it has already begun serious preparations. They "have submitted a plan to the (U.S.) State Department, including a budget to resume broadcasts," the source indicates, however, that there is little expectation that the recent funding allocated for INC broadcasts will actually be disbursed. INC officials reached in preparation of this article refused to comment on ongoing matters. Meanwhile, as American Air Force jets patrolling the UN No Fly Zones in Iraq have recently come under attack, there has been speculation in Washington over current policies being pursued by the White House. CRW can confirm that the Clinton Administration continues to support the operations and broadcasts sponsored by the Iraqi National Accord, which has received American funding since 1995. Accord mouthpiece al-Mustaqbal and a station called the Voice of the Brave Armed Forces, multiple sources confirm, both broadcast on Medium Wave from facilities supervised by the Central Intelligence Agency in Jordan and Kuwait. While the Accord has claimed for years that it is not tied to the Voice of the Brave Armed Forces, it has never denied allegations over the location of the transmitters for al-Mustaqbal. Clearly, the U.S. follows a two-track policy with regards to the opposition in Iraq. Many fear that the government's lack of commitment for one unified group will led to the same problems that the U.S. has faced with Cuba. Although there is hope within the Iraqi opposition that the upcoming presidential election will lead to a change of policy few are holding their breath. (Clandestine Radio Watch Sept 14 via DXLD) ** JAPAN. Regarding NHK: I dimly remember I saw the "R1" designation already in NHK documents, anyway it should mean a satellite circuit, perhaps to Merlin at London and from there connected "through" to France. ISDN no doubt means that a ISDN dial-up connection is in use to feed the programming to France as it is not available on regular circuits in Europe. Ha, this should be the first cases of both Japan and Switzerland relayed via France, or miss I something? But I find it more interesting that neither TDF itself nor RFI was giving any indication of the incident at Montsinéry (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Sept 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH. RKI relay of Indonesian service via Merlin Singapore began 9640 because the antenna for that service in Korea will soon be demolished. So will another antenna next to it, for SE Asia, Australia, and New Zealand, but these transmissions will probably be transferred to an omnidirectional antenna in Korea, resulting in decreased signal strength in these areas. Another option is to add English and Korean to Kranji relays (RKI Multiwave Feedback Sept 17, as summarised by gh for DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MALLORCA ISLAND (IOTA EU-004). Laci, HA6NL, will be on Mallorca Island with his family fora holiday between September 28th and October 5th, and be active as EA6/HA6NL/p. He plans to be on all HF bands, mainly CW, but expect some SSB operation, too. Suggested frequencies are: 1831, 3511, 7011, 10104, 14031, 18081, 21031, 24901 and 28011 kHz. QSL via CBA. (KB8NW/OPDX September 18/BARF-80 via John Norfolk, OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) All frequencies listed are CW (jn) ** NORFOLK ISLAND. "The Daily DX" reports that a multi-national team of YL operators from seven countries will be active as AX9YL from October 5-12th. The team will be active on CW and SSB. The special callsign was obtained by the WIA Victoria for this trip, so QSL will be via the VK3 bureau or direct to VK3DYL, Gwen Tilson, 3 Gould Court, Mt Waverley, Victoria 3149, Australia, with return postage and a SAE. (KB8NW/OPDX September 18/BARF-80 via John Norfolk, OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORWAY. Pressrelease from DX-Listeners' Club, Norway: A special broadcast from Norwegian broadcaster NRK, is scheduled to take place on 153 kHz around the end of September. Exact date and time has not been confirmed as yet, since the transmission will take place as and when the transmitter is ready to be switched on. The transmission will be carried exclusively from the new Norwegian longwave-site at Ingöy, close to Cape North in Northern Norway. This 100 kW Telefunken transmitter will replace the 20 kW mediumwave transmitter at Vadsö on 702 kHz. If everything goes well, the transmission is likely to take place around the 28th or 29th of September at the earliest. Up to the minute info on this special broadcast and background will be available on http://www.dxlc.com/ around the 25th, so check this site regularly to be sure not to miss this opportunity to hear a new transmitter on the air! After this special broadcast, 153 kHz is expected to carry the NRK Europakanalen in // with 1314, 630 and 675 kHz. We hope this broadcast will be heard over a large distance! A special QSL-card will be issued for correct reception reports to this broadcast. Reports to DX-Listeners' Club, P.O.Box 7080 Vestheiene, N- 4668 Kristiansand, Norway. E-mail: longwave@dxlc.com Please spread this news, in order to give as many DX-ers as possible a chance to get an exclusive verification of this new Ingöy transmittersite. 73 (Bernt Erfjord, DX-Listeners' Club, Norway via DXLD) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Hi Glenn, RE: the following report:- Rabaul, 3385 has been operating its morning service *1900-2200* for many months, contrary to the advice from C. Hambly... [DXLD 0-112] Contrary to the above report, Radio Bougainville was heard by myself on 3325 kHz with clear ID in late August 2000. Monitoring over the past few nights indicates that it has moved to 5985 kHz. The transmitter site for the SW transmitter (3325/5985 kHz) is believed to be near Rabaul in East New Britain as Bob Padula suggested; however, the FM transmitter does appear to be located in Hutjena on Buka Island, North Solomons Province. Radio Bougainville`s new studios were opened in February 2000 on Buka Island with repairs & upgrades to radio transmitters occurring at the Rabaul transmitter site prior to this date. To facilitate further access to Radio Bougainville`s broadcasts the Australian government has or will soon be providing 1000 wind-up SW radios. The broadcast on 5985 kHz is NOT illegitimate, as Bob has suggested, as it is an announced frequency during most live programming, however they are at times "STILL" incorrectly (usually during closing announcement) announcing 3325 kHz in the 90mb. I hope this clarifies matters. (I specialise in Pacific Media, as a hobby too) (Ian Baxter, 17/9/2000, NSW - AUSTRALIA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) EDITOR - The Pacific FM Megabase (The ultimate FM DXers guide to Oceania) http://www.geocities.com/pacific_fm/main.html ** PERÚ. For news coverage of the latest events, there is live audio and audio on demand on Radio Programas del Perú (730 kHz + FM) http://www.rpp.com.pe and CPN Radio (1470 kHz + FM) http://www.terra.com.pe/cpn/radio1.htm 73, (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, hard-core-dx Sept 17 via DXLD) ** PERÚ. Radio Cusco, founded in 1936, has been run by the Lizárraga Fisher family until quite recently. They are probably still the owners. The station has been housed in various premises over the years: Montes 43 (until the late 40´s), Saphi 114 (in the mid-50´s) and during the past few decades or so on the 2nd floor of Saphi 601. Their Casilla 251, which is now reported as obsolete, is on the station´s letterhead and has been in use for at least 30 years. In the 80´s, the spelling to this town, called Qosqo in Quechua, and meaning "the navel of the world", was changed to Cusco from Cuzco. Some people think that the absence of a QSL means that the report has failed to reach the station. This is not necessarily so. You can send a letter to "Radio Cusco - La Voz de la Capital Arqueológica de América, Cusco, Perú" and chances are good that your report will delivered to the right address even though there is no conspicuous signboard outside of the building. R Cusco has been a difficult verifier during the past decades, but they certainly read all incoming mail, and they are always on whenever something special is cooking. According to existing QSL lists, only one QSL was sent out to a Scandinavian listener during the period 1953-1971, but even so, once in the 60´s, the station participated with an elaborate 1-hour broadcast as requested by the organizers of the Swedish DXing Championship. Apparently, such a scheme was more feasible, economically and otherwise, to the station than sending a card to each and everyone of the reporters. 73, (Henrik Klemetz, Sweden, Sept 17, hard-core-dx via DXLD) ** PERÚ. 4888.8, Radio Villa Rica, Huancavelica (listed 4886.8) from 2358 UTC regional flutes and vocals, then male in Spanish, chimes at 0002 with ID, then chimes repeated 0004. September 17-18. On 4992.5 kHz, Radio Ancash, Huaraz, Ancash, 1042 UTC with male in Spanish, regional music, poor. (up from the usually reported 4991 kHz) (Roger Chambers, NY, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERÚ. 4880.81, Radio Comas; S/on at 0958 on Sept 16. After playing the National Anthem, the station started its morning transmission with the following opening announcement: "OAX4S Radio Comas Televisión da inicio a su transmisión de hoy, en los 1300 kilociclos onda media con 5000 vatios de potencia, con sus estudios en Avenida Estados Unidos 327, Urbanización Huaquillay, kilómetro 10 de Tupac Amaru, Distrito de Comas, Lima, Perú. Teléfono 5250859, FAX 5250094. Bienvenidos, muy buenos días." Shortly, thereafter, a folklore program entitled "La Hora Huanuqueña" followed with a nice selection of Peruvian folklore and greeting to listeners coming from Huánuco that now remain in Lima. Note: The shortwave outlet is licensed with callsign OAU4V. Many DXers describes that the station name is Radio comas TV. However, it is not correct. It should be the company's name. As far as I know, they still do not commence the TV transmission, because it has not been authorized for lack of documents to apply for broadcasting license to the Ministry of Transportes and Communications. (Takayuki Inoue Nozaki, Relámpago DX Logging via DXLD) ** SINGAPORE. Glenn... Yesterday I heard the BBC's Chinese service with a local-like signal at 1515 UTC on 15285, via Singapore... it was very good with the Sony 'SW7600G connected to my new Sony AN-LP1 active antenna. Could this be a matter of equinoxial reception as we approach the start of autumn? Check it out in the next week or two... (Joe Hanlon in Philadelphia, Sept 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TIMOR WEST. SAD NOTE (More). [Followup to item in DXLD 0-110--jn]. It has now been reported that there were actually two amateur radio operators killed in West Timor, Indonesia. We reported last week that Pero Simundza, 9A4SP, was one of the three killed and now we are sad to report that Carlos Luis Caceres, KD4SYB, (age 33) was the second person killed. OPDX would like to send out our condolences to his family and friends...Meanwhile, please visit and sign the Memorial Guestbooks for both families at: http://www.qsl.net/kd4syb http://www.qsl.net/9a4sp (KB8NW/OPDX September 18/BARF-80 via John Norfolk, OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. I just checked Global Sound Kitchen (Fri/Sat 2100-0100) after wondering if they have canceled 6140 as it was not included in the cited schedule: Not so, they are still on usual 3955, 6140 and 7325, as well-known all from Skelton aiming at Europe. By the way, the Sirius satellite outlet is a remain of Merlin Network One (R.I.P.); I remember also reports about continued Astra feeds by Merlin on what was once the MNO sound-subcarriers but I cannot check this. (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Sept 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. DX Information from the British DX Club (BDXC-UK). Just a note to add. The internet versions of the Global Sound Kitchen's programmes are available on demand, in stereo (probably equivalent to AM stereo quality!), 24 hours a day, not just when the SW broadcasts go out at the weekend. Programmes from previous weeks can also be heard - and what's more, the website has playlists of what is played each week. (Ian Kelly, BDXC—UK via DXLD) http://www.globalsoundkitchen.com ** U K. In last week`s World of Radio and Communications World, you mentioned that the BBC had stopped streaming programmes on its World Service Website, all thanks to the dictats of the International Olympic Committee. I do not know whether this is related, but last week, on 14 September to be precise, Radio 5 Live disappeared from the Astra analogue satellite and associated cable systems, to be replaced by an announcement that due to "broadcasting rights Regulations", they were unable to broadcast on Astra analogue, giving all the other ways in which 5 Live can be heard. However, details regarding the Regulations concerned were singularly unforthcoming. I have contacted the BBC, and a reply is awaited with interest. Meanwhile, after over 7 years of enjoying Radio 5 in high-quality sound, I am forced to return to less-than-medium-quality medium-wave (Paul David, Wembley, Middlesex, England, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. [Re: DXLD 0-112: Imagine a British version of ESPN's NFL highlights show on Sunday evening, where the only highlights that are shown are the players warming up on the field, or shaking hands after the game, while the announcers voice what actually happened during the match!?!! Very strange. That's what happens on Sky Sports for English soccer.] Hi Glenn, No way is this true. I presume the US version actually is a combination of the FIVE Sky Sports channels running in the UK. The whole point of Rupert buying stakes in Premier League football clubs here is so he can dictate kick-off times to suit his broadcast schedules, just as I understand he does in the U.S. Most matches are shown live (but subscription) unless it's for a European championship match in which case the terrestrial broadcasters still seem to hold most of the rights (and also those satellite owners in the know can find the coverage in the clear but maybe in a foreign language.....) And on the subject of relaying other broadcasters pictures etc, in the U.K. there is an arrangement whereby (e.g.) the BBC can relay pictures from Sky or ITV during its sports review/news programmes without prior clearance. The arrangement works the other way as well - Sky can show BBC stuff. The only proviso is that the broadcaster has to show the originating network via an on-screen logo whilst the clip is played. For channels like Sky where the logo is always shown, this is no problem! (Nigel Watkinson, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Someone asked for help identifying a station on 13570 around 2320 UT Sept 16. It had some screaming preacher, but they thought it could be a pirate. I finally remembered that WINB had moved here from the top end of 13 MHz band, and checked George Jacobs Inc. website, but WINB evidently is no longer a client. 13570 is confirmed at http://www.winb.com but Don`t You Believe that they switch to ``12960`` at 8 pm. This appears more than once on the website, so the master must actually believe it. If you actually hear WINB on 12960 the engineer must believe it too, but it is supposed to be, and actually heard here opening at 0000, on 12160. Program schedule is also posted, so I looked thru it for ANYTHING but gospel huxters. Nope (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. [This event is now over, but for the record John Norfolk downloaded:] http://www.nadxa.com/ This fall, take a nostalgic trip down the Mother Road with your radio ... Route 66 On the Air! is a special operating event to recognize the important place this great highway has played in American history. Hams everywhere are invited to take part and enjoy the fun. Read on for details ... Remember the great old song, Get Your Kicks on Route 66? This Bobby Troup hit, recorded by dozens of artists over the past half century, urged a generation of post-war Americans to hop in the car and see the country by traveling Route 66's more than 2000 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. It captured the spirit of freedom stimulated by the open road, and inspired many to hit the highway. To offer hams a fun way to relive their own memories of Route 66, and to share the impressions of others, we've put together the Route 66 On the Air event. The song names twelve cities and towns marking the traveler's progress along the way. Amateur Radio clubs will be operating from each of these places during the special event period, 9 September (0000Z) through 17 September 2000 (2400Z), to contact as many stations as possible wanting to take part. A really nice certificate will be available for $1.50 to any ham working at least one of these twelve Route 66 stations, with endorsements identifying all the special event stations the ham worked. Each special event club station will be using a unique 1x1 call sign, and they'll be operating in the neighborhood of the following frequencies, to make it easy to spot them: Band 80m 40m 20m 15m 10m 6m CW 3533 7033 14033 21033 28033 50033 SSB 3866 7266 14266 21366 28466 50166 In addition, listen for Route 66 special event stations on VHF & UHF simplex frequencies or repeaters in the vicinity of the twelve cities (frequencies vary), and also on WARC bands. Listen for the following special event call signs and try to work all twelve Route 66 stations: Station City Sponsoring Club Photos QSL route info* K6A Chicago, IL Six Meter Club of Chicago K9ONA, K6B St. Louis, MO St. Louis Amateur Radio Club, AA0A, K6C Joplin, MO Joplin Amateur Radio Club Ray Brown, KB STN, POB 2983, Joplin, MO 64803-2983 K6D Oklahoma City, OK Choctaw Amateur Radio Club & Oklahoma City Autopatch Association Don McDown, N5ENQ, 10330 Oak Park Dr, Midwest City, Ok 73130 K6E Amarillo, TX Panhandle Amateur Radio Club KD5CEM, K6F Gallup, NM Albuquerque DX Association pix ADXA/KE5BL, 4012 Glen Canyon Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111 K6G Winona, AZ Northern Arizona DX Association Art Phillips, NN7A, PO Box 201, Flagstaff AZ 86002 K6H Flagstaff, AZ Northern Arizona DX Association pix Art Phillips, NN7A, PO Box 201, Flagstaff AZ 86002 K6I Kingman, AZ Hualapai Amateur Radio Club, Bob Kimbrell, AC7BN, 4905 N. Christy Dr., Kingman, AZ 86401-1081 K6J Barstow, CA Barstow Amateur Radio Club K6K San Bernardino, CA Citrus Belt Amateur Radio Club W6JBT, K6L Los Angeles, CA Pocket AutoPatch Association *QSL cards: Requests for QSL cards (not for the award certificate) should be sent directly to the sponsoring club for each station worked. Please include an SASE or a preaddressed envelope with an IRC. For more information contact the Northern Arizona DX Association -30- (NADXA website via John Norfolk, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. SPECIAL EVENT. Look for special event station, K3G, to be active from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Station in Philadelphia, Pa., from 1400z to 0000z October 21, 2000. The station is commemorating the Sixty First Anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Suggested frequencies are: 7232, 14332, 21332, and 28332 kHz. A "Special Commemorative QSL" will be available via NM3S at: Dan Amoroso, 196 Dam View Drive, Media, Pa. 19063. For more Information, contact Dan at: NM3S@prodigy.net (KB8NW/OPDX September 18/BARF-80 via John Norfolk, OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. SPECIAL EVENT. The Greater Norwalk Amateur Radio Club (GNARC) will be operating a special event station to commemorate the visit of the traveling Viet Nam Wall Memorial to Norwalk, Connecticut. The Club will be using the special event call K1V beginning October 12th, 1600z until October 16th at 0400z. Operation will be in the lower 25 kHz of the General phone portions of 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters. For specific frequencies, check for posts to DX clusters and at their Web page ( http://www.gnarc.org ) during the dates of the event. QSL to: K1V c/o GNARC, 324 Main Ave Box 115, Norwalk, CT 06851, USA. A 8.5x11 color certificate as well as a QSL card will be available. For the certificate, please include a 9x12 SASE with sufficient postage. For the QSL card ONLY, a business sized SASE. A donation of 1 USD to defray printing would be appreciated. (KB8NW/OPDX September 18/BARF-80 via John Norfolk, OKCOK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Operation will be in the lower 25 kHz of the General phone portions of 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10 meters (gnarc.org via Norfolk, DXLD) ** U S A. Dear Mr. Hauser, I am pleased to tell you that this Saturday, I celebrate my first anniversary of broadcasting on WBCQ, The Planet. I am so very happy with the enormous response I've received. Due to demand, I had to start selling tapes of my program ! At least through October, "Marion's Attic" will be simulcasted on both WBCQ transmitters; 7.415 and 9.330 Mc. (Saturdays, 9 PM Eastern). Allan Weiner has done excellent work by providing the most varied programming on the dial ! I am pleased to be part of it. Lovingly, (Marion Webster, DX LISTENING DIGEST) http://members.aol.com/marionweb Congratulations, Ms Webster! (gh) ** U S A. Ed Evans, station manager of WSHB, Herald Broadcasting Syndicate, sends samples of two new QSL cards ``for the new Millennium``. One has a good shot of a slewable 4x4 curtain antenna against a blue sky (not easy to photograph, but done so by Wendell Davis), and the other the antenna field at sunset, with a large dish in the foreground (Glenn Hauser, Monitoring Times, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Glenn, Pearl Harbor's A.F.R.T.S. feed on 6.350 MHz are mostly television audio rebroadcasts. At various times, Jay Leno, David Letterman, Monday Nite Football, even, egads, Survivor and Big Brother. It's great to have Armed Forces back on the international ether, but... (``Mankel``, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. I have run across two stations producing local shows called ``Desert Island Discs`` which many of us used to enjoy on the BBC – celebrities select their favourite music. One is on KBAC, Radio Free Santa Fé, 98.1 in New Mexico, UT Thursdays 0100-0200, streaming at http://www.kbac.com/listenlive.shtm and the other is on WITF, Hershey PA, which apparently just started streaming requiring Real Player 8, and crashes when I try to listen on 7. –- Sundays at 1600-1700 UT, played back the following Sunday at 2200. From http://www.witf.org : (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Ellen Hughes Host/Producer Desert Island Discs Ellen has produced and hosted WITF`s Desert Island Discs since 1990, recording over 400 programs with 'castaways' from around the globe. She also produces other arts-related programming such as Conversations with the Maestro (pre-concert conversations with the conductor of the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra). She co-hosts the Tuesday morning edition of New Releases on WITF`s Classical Air with Cary Burkett. Ellen is the driving force behind WITF`s Next Generation Festival with artistic director and pianist Awadagin Pratt. She grew up in Harrisburg and returned to the area in 1978 after studying and living in New York, Boston and England. Ellen's lifetime interest in the arts and the community is expressed in her volunteer activity, serving on the boards of the Theatre Harrisburg, Market Square Concerts, Her Heart's Wish, the Greater Harrisburg Foundation, and other community organizations. With two sons in their twenties, she and her husband Nicholas live in Mechanicsburg. She enjoys cooking, walking, travel and reading. (via Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 4299.93v Andean station 1010-1029 Sept 18, Andean vocals, announcer with possible ID. Utility station QRM above it was no problem. Then another one came on below squeezing it and making reception difficult. Frequency drift/jumps between .90 and .96 Fading by 1029 with "carnival" street band type music. Audio clips at http://homepages.together.net/~hackmohr/whatsnew/4300.htm (Mark Mohrmann, VT, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###