DX QUICK TIPS - JULY 3, 2016


DX QUICK TIPS
July 3, 2016

25mb MINI SURVEY


As monitored on July 1 between 0630 and 0730 UTC in Coonabarabran, New South Wales. Receiver: Tecsun PL-680 Antenna: indoor 8m random wire.
11520   USA. WEWN - Vandiver AL. American religious discussion at 0716, fair signal.

11530   USA. Overcomer Min - Okeechobee FL. American preaching 0719, fair signal with co-channel QRM CNR 1 jamming. // 11580 which was a better signal.

11625   VATICAN. Vatican R. - SM Galeria. English to WAf at 0640 with an African focused religious news program, very good signal.

11630   CHINA. CNR 17 - Lingshi. Kazakh service at 0725, good signal 0725.

11665   MALAYSIA. RTM Sarawak - Kajang. Usual FM music relay at 0727, fair signal.

11685   CHINA. CNR 11 - Baoji-Sifangshan. Tibetan service at 0733, weak signal.

11680   D.P.R.KOREA. KCBS - Kanggye. Martial music at 0728, time pips and ID 0730, fair to poor signal.

11740   VATICAN. Vatican R. - SM Galeria. Arabic to NAf with religious news at 0650, very good signal.

11750   TURKEY. VoT - Emirler. Turkish to CAs at 0655, slight co-channel QRM from CNR 1, fair signal.

11790   JAPAN. R. Japan - Yamata. IS 0657, Japanese s/on 0700 to EAs and ERu, good signal.

11880   FRANCE. AWR - Issoudun. French to WAf at 0703, good signal.

12070   SAO TOME. VoA - Pinheira. Hause news service to WAf at 0708, fair signal.


OTHER RECENT DX MONITORING OBSERVATIONS

3215   USA. WWCR - Nashville TN. American preaching at 0716 with a good signal on the PL-680 whip antenna, July 2.

3320   SOUTH AFRICA.  R. Sonder Grense - Meyerton. News magazine style program in Afrikaans with musical interludes from 2136. Surprisingly strong signal, only station audible on the band at this time and still going past 2210 (8:10am here) on July 1.

3325   PAPUA NEW GUINEA. NBC - Bougainville. Fade in 0702 with music programming on the PL-680 whip, fair signal, July 2.

3365   PAPUA NEW GUINEA. NBC - Alotau. Fading in on just the PL-680 whip antenna at 0705 with a pop music program, July 2.

5810   USA. WEWN - Vandiver AL. S/on 1000 in Spanish, good signal July 1. Some resources don't list this as on at this time. Is this s/on something new???

6115   CHINA. Voice of the Strait - Gutian. Amoy service to EAs at 1005, weak signal July 1.

6185   CHINA. China Huayi BC - Fuzhou. Mandarin at 1012 to EAs with commentaries, fair to poor signal, July 1.

6195   SINGAPORE. BBC - Kranji. The ever reliable English WS transmission to SEAs and Indonesia at 1015, fair signal, July 1.

9600   PHILIPPINES. Vatican R. - Tinang. S/on with ID at 2200 for Mandarin to EAs, good signal, July 1.

9636   VIETNAM. VoV - Son Tay. Network 1 in Vietnamese at 2155 with western style instrumental pop music, tuned back at 2210 to hear the news, fair signal, July 1.

11965   GUAM. KTWR - Agana. Madurese language service to Indonesia at 0933, poor signal on July 1.

12015   USA. WHRI - Cypress Creek SC. American preaching 0938, good signal July 1.

73 and good DX to you all,

Rob Wagner VK3BVW




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