DX QUICK TIPS AND A SPECIAL QSL CARD - February 18, 2019

DX QUICK TIPS

AND A SPECIAL QSL CARD

February 18, 2019


SUNDAY ONLY SERVICES

Some shortwave broadcasters run different schedules on the weekends. A few go off the air while others have a different Saturday and/or Sunday only schedule. This past weekend, I took a look at a few of the Sunday-only broadcasts that could be heard here at Mount Evelyn. This is by-no-means a complete list, but rather just a quick Sunday scan of the bands. If you haven't heard some of these before, well then.....you'll have to wait until NEXT Sunday!  😊😊
NOTE:  The symbol // means the station is running parallel (additional) frequencies for that broadcast.


7250   VATICAN. Vatican R. - SM Galeria. Romanian at 0820 (Sun only), fair signal until s/off 0925. Also // 9645 with a fair signal but heavy co-channel QRM there from VoKorea-Kujang, Feb 17.

7570   USA. WRMI- Okeechobee FL. Voice of Report of the Week program at 2230 (Sun only). A weak and scratchy signal during my morning in late summer, but probably a much stronger signal for northern hemisphere listeners. Fab 17.

7730   USA. WRMI - Okeechobee FL. World of Radio DX program at 0830 (Sun only) until the station s/off 0900, good signal, Feb 17.

7780   USA. WRMI- Okeechobee FL. The WaveScan DX program at 2100 (Sun only), featuring the shortwave story of radio broadcasting on Saipan, fair signal, Feb 17.

9505   USA. WHRI - Cypress Creek SC. American preaching at s/on 2000 (Sun only - on other days the s/on is scheduled as 2200), fair signal, Feb 17.

9690   SPAIN. REE - Noblejas. Sundays only service in the Sefardí language to NAm between 2230 and 2300, with a good signal. // freqs include 12030 to ME (fair signal), 11685 to WAf (weak signal), and 11940 to SAm (also weak). This program is offered each week to support Jewish and Sephardic culture and community in Spain. The Sefardí language (Sephardi Hebrew) comes in various forms across the globe with contact languages such as Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese and Greek. The version spoken on this program has, naturally enough) strong Spanish influences. Feb 17.

11740   VATICAN. Vatican R. - SM Galeria. S/on 0705 with the Mass in Ukrainian to EEu (Sun only), good signal at first but deteriorates as the broadcast progresses until s/off 0800. Runs // 9645 also heard at similar strength, Feb 17.

11810   ASCENSION IS. BBC - Ascension. English to CAf/SAf at 2000 (Sun only), music programming, weak signal, Feb 17.

11900   SÃO TOMÉ. VoA - Pinheira. French to WAf at s/on 2030 (Sun only), rap and pop music programming, a barely audible signal.  // 11975 via SM Galeria and somewhat stronger there. Both freqs can also be heard in Hausa on Sat only! Feb 17.

11960   ROMANIA. RRI - Tiganesti. S/on 0800 (Sun only) in Romanian to ME, weak signal.  // 13630-Tiganesti (barely audible), 15430-Galbeni (slightly stronger but scratchy audio), and 17850-Galbeni (fair signal), Feb 17.

11965   GUAM. KTWR - Agana. American preaching to Indonesia at 1005 (Sun only), very good signal, Feb 17.

15595   VATICAN. Vatican R. - SM Galeria. Liturgical music performance from s/on 0930 (Sun only) with impressive choral and soloist work. A weak but readable signal,  // 17590 but even weaker there, Feb 17.

15730   CUBA. R. Habana - Bejucal. The Sunday-only service in Esperanto to SAm at 2330-2400, a weak signal probably via the long path, Feb 17.


IN ADDITION......

Here are several other observations that can be heard every day:

6045   TAJIKISTAN. National Unity R. - Dushanbe. Korean service at 1130 with easy listing Korean pops and chatty anncts. A fair signal on Feb 10.

7505   UZBEKISTAN. Nth Korea Reform R. - Tashkent. S/on 2030 with the usual Trumpet Concerto theme and ID in Korean, fair signal, Feb 17.

9405   PHILIPPINES. FEBC - Bocaue. Mandarin to EAs at 0014, weak signal, Feb 17.

9865   INDIA. AIR - Bengaluru. Vividh Bharati service at 0100 in Hindi, good signal, Feb 17.


A LOVELY SURPRISE IN THE MAIL

Back on December 22, I made a QSO with Ulis K3LU on the 40-meter ham band using the FT8 digital mode. With a few stations, I make a point of sending an actual QSL card (rather than an eQSL or a simple confirmation via LoTW), which I did for the contact with K3LU. Last week, my friend, Ulis in Maryland, USA returned the favour....and more!....with an envelope stuffed with cards and information. Ulis and I have been following each other on Twitter for some time, but I didn't make the connection between our 40m contact and our Twitter association. For many years, Ulis has been, like me, been an avid shortwave radio listener as well as an active amateur radio operator. Indeed, he is also a QSL manager for other event stations and enclosed samples of those QSLs in the mail.

Check out his fantastic home page on QRZ.com, which includes a photo of Ulis standing next to the WINB transmitter in Red Lion, PA. Check it out!!


Front and back of my QSL from Ulis K3LU. (Click on the images for a closer view)

Three QSLs from stations that K3LU manages.


An information sheet on Maryland counties and US States.

A sticker!!




73 and good DX to you all!

Rob Wagner VK3BVW




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