Bavaria Autumn DX Camp
November 14-18, 2002
by Michael Schnitzer
Once again the DX-Camp Bavaria
took place from November 14th to 18th 2002. As usual
Beverage antennas were installed into all relevant
DX directions up to 300m. I would like to emphasize
some highlights:
Already the first day of the
Camp enabled a special DX experience on 3220 kHz
at around 1950 UTC. Radio Morobe, a local station
from Papua New Guinea, was audible on the Asia Beverage
with sensational signal strength (S=9). On the following
days the station was not to be heard any more. A
sound
file (mp3, 140 KB) is available on DXing.info.
We also used the first Camp night
in order to listen to the Bhutan Broadcasting Service
signing on at 01.00 UTC on 6035. Bhutan was a new
radio country for the most of the participants.
We heard flutes, drums and monk singing and had
the impression to be in a buddhist monastery. Due
to the local sunrise in the Himalaya the station
faded out at around 01.30 UTC. Also in this case
I can offer a mp3 audio
clip (215 KB).
Important information for all
Pacific-enthusiats: all DXers who hear something
on 5020 at around 1915 UTC on 5020, should strictly
avoid to send a reception report to Honiara. SIBC
is not active on shortwave at present. What we heard
here was the fewer exotic RAI from Rome, obviously
a mixing product (spurious).
Always of interest for European
DXers is Radio Vanuatu, which can be heard at present
under good conditions in the morning from 6.00 to
approximately 7.10 UTC on 7260. This station ran
best on the 220° Beverage, i.e. reception via
long path.
The enthusiasts of Pacific-DX
sometimes can observe strange music pieces like
German folksongs etc. played by PNG stations and
others of the region. Something similar on Radio
Vanuatu: In the middle of November we could hear
the Christmas song "Silent Night, Holy Night".
And R New Ireland starts its program on 3905 at
1930 with the melody of a well known German song
("Muss i denn zum Städtele hinaus").
Some
words to the site: The exact position is 49°47'
latitude and 11°08' longitude. The location
is about 45 km northeast of Nuremberg in southern
Germany. It's a lovely place far of civilisation
and - on that reason - far of electric noises. Twice
a year we rent a wooden house almost completely
surrounded by fields and meadows. There is place
enough to install wires up to 400 meters in direction
west and northwest (Brasil, BOL, PRU, MEX, USA).
Crossing a small way 800 m would be possible. However
this isn't necessary on SW. Towards south and east
200 m Beverages can be erected.
We are a group of max. 8 DXers,
partly MW enthusiasts, partly tropical band specialists.
The number of participants has to be strictly limited
due to our sophisticated system of antenna distribution
(8x splitter). Each participant has to build exactly
one antenna, which is distributed to everyone via
preamplifier and antenna splitters. It took some
time to find out a well running antenna system and
- as every DXer knows - it's probably not the last
version. After some experiments with several types
of antennas we now prefer the Beverage antenna as
most adequate to our purposes, 300m long, installed
1,20 m above the ground.
Receiver: NRD-525
Location: 45 km northeast of Nuremberg, Germany
Now to the loggings in detail:
AUSTRALIA
2310 ABC Alice Springs, November 14th, 2015-2020,
English, reading of a short story, // 2485; SINPO
44434
4910 ABC Tennant Creek, November 16th, 2130-2140,
English, news; SINPO 35423
BHUTAN
6035 Bhutan BS, Thimpu, November 15th, 0100-0125,
Dzongha, s/on, anthem, announcement by OM, slow
music with flutes and drums until 0115 followed
by songs; SINPO 22322
BOLIVIA
4876.8 R La Cruz del Sur, La Paz, November 15th,
2255-2300, Spanish, religious program; SINPO 33423
6054.5 R Juan 23, San Ignacia de Velasco, November
16th, 2230-2240, Spanish, mensajes, Andean music;
SINPO 23322
BRASIL
(just a survey on 31m & 25m, November 15th,
2030-2200)
9504.9 R Record
9515 R Novas de Paz
9615 R Cultura
9645 R Bandeirantes
9675 R Cancao Nova
9694.5 R Rio Mar
11734.9 R Nova Visao
11765.1 R Tupi
11780 R Nacional
11785 R Guaiba
11805.1 R Globo
11815 R Brasil Central
11830 R Anhanguera
11925 R Bandeirantes
CANADA
9625 CBC Northern Quebec Service, November 15th,
2155-2200, Inuktitut(!), YL talking and laughing;
SINPO 35534
COLOMBIA
6011.1 La Voz de tu Conciencia, November 16th, 0425-0435,
Spanish, bible lecture Mathew chapter 8, situation
of the church in Bogotá, ID: "Estas
escuchando La Voz de tu Conciencia desde Colombia
para el mundo"; SINPO 44434
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
5009.8 R Pueblo via R Cristal Internacional, Santo
Domingo, November 16th, 0400-0410, Spanish, religious
program of the pentecostal church, sermon, ID; SINPO
35533
ECUADOR
3279.6 R María via La Voz del Napo, Tena,
November 16th, 0505-0515, Spanish, jingle, Christian
songs; SINPO 45434
4960 R Federación, Sucua, November 14th,
2300-2315, Shuar/Spanish, Andean music, program
schedule in Spanish, "comunidad Shuar"
mentioned; SINPO 33323
GUATEMALA
4052.5 R Verdad, Chiquimula, November 16th, 0415-0420,
Spanish, marimba music, ID; SINPO 24322
INDONESIA
3266.4 RRI Gorontalo, November 15th, 2045-2100,
Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesian pop songs, ID; SINPO
23433
3325 RRI Palangkaraya, November 14th, 2005-2015,
Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesian pop songs, talks, local
ID; SINPO 33423
3905 RRI Merauke, November 14th, 2020-2035, Bahasa
Indonesia, talk, many local IDs around 2030, advertisement,
Happy Birthday song; SINPO 34423
3976.1 RRI Pontianak, November 15th, 2100-2105,
Quran singing; SINPO 35423
ITALY
5020 RAI Rome, November 16th, 1920-1930, English,
music, clear ID and c/d at 1930; probably spurious;
attention: it's not SIBC!!! SINPO 24322
JAPAN
3925 R Tampa, November 17th, 2030-2035, Japanese,
OM talking; SINPO 33423
MADAGASCAR
5010 R Madagasikara, November 15th, 1800-1810, Malagasy,
YL talking,
excellent signal partly with S=9+10; SINPO 45534
MYANMAR
5985.8 R Myanmar, Yangon, November 16th, 1450-1530,
English, report about Buddhist ceremonies and festivals;
ID: "This is Myanmar Radio", news in E
at 1515; SINPO 33423
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
3220 R Morobe, Lae, November 14th, 1950-2005, English/Pidgin,
pop songs from the BeeGees ("Words"),
national anthem, ID: "Morobe calling, Radio
Morobe..."; news in E at 2000, fantastic signal
partly with S=9, SINPO 44434
3905 R New Ireland, Kavieng,
November 14th, 1935-1950, English, south sea music
presented by YL, ID, SINPO 34423
PERÚ
3234.9 R Luz y Sonido (presumed), Huanuco, November
16th, 2310-2315, Spanish, Christian songs; O=1-2
3375.1 R San Antonio, San Antonio de Padua, November
15th, 2315-2320, Spanish, huayno music, presumed
ID; SINPO 23322
4388.9 R Imperio, Chiclayo(?), November 16th, 2300-2310,
Spanish, many announcements with echo effects, ID
and QRGs, phone number; SINPO 23322
4461.6 R Norandina (presumed), Celendín,
November 18th, 0050-0055, huayno music; O=1-2
4746.9 R Huanta 2000, November 17th, 2240-2300,
Spanish, nice huayno music, advertisement for a
car shop,ID; SINPO 34423
4775 R Tarma, November 15th, 2305-2310, Spanish,
sports, ID; SINPO 23322
4856 R La Hora, Cusco, November 15th, 2300-2305,
Spanish, advertisement, sports information, ID:
"Radio La Hora, la radio de siempre";
SINPO 34423
4890.2 R Chota, November 17th, 2310-2320, Spanish,
sports information, ID; SINPO 23322
4904.7 R La Oroya, November 16th, 0450-0504, Spanish,
huayno music, ID: "...desde el estudio de Radio
La Oroya", transmission schedule, QRGs, c/d
0504; SINPO 22322
4940 R San Antonio, Atalaya, November 15th, 2245-2255,
Spanish, romantic songs, ID: "Transmite Radio
San Antonio, Atalaya ..."; SINPO 34433
4955 R Cultural, Amauta, November 15th, 2235-2245,
Spanish, report about family problems ("el
desarrollo de la familia"), announcements of
the regional government of Amauta, ID; SINPO 23433
5005.7 R LTC, Juliaca, November 15th, 2225-2235,
Spanish, ID and QRGs, phone interview; SINPO 24322
5019.9 R Horizonte, Chachapoyas, November 14th,
2245-2255, Spanish, latino pop, ID; SINPO 23322
5067.1 Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba, November
14th, 2255-2300, Spanish, advertisement, blocked
by WWCR at 2300; SINPO 22322
5300.1 R Superior (presumed), Bolivar, November
18th, 0045-0050, Andean music; O=1-2
5384.3 R Huarmaca (presumed), November 18th, 0040-0045,
huayno music; O=1-2
5460.3 R Bolivar (presumed), November 17th, 2325-2330,
Andean music; O=1
5678 R Ilucán, Cutervo, November 18th, 0030-0040,
Spanish, political speech on a regional election;
SINPO 25422
5996.7 R Melodía, Arequipa, November 17th,
2310-2315, Spanish, sports information, ID; O=1-2
6141.1 CPN Radio, Lima, November 17th, 2300-2310,
Spanish, political information, ID; SINPO 22322
6173.9 R Tawantinsuyo, Cusco, November 16th, 2255-2300,
Spanish, preview on local events of the next day,
ID; SINPO 22322
6797.5 Ondas del Rio Mayo, Nueva Cajamarca, November
16th, Spanish, Andean music; O=1-2
6956.6 La Voz del Campesino, Huarmaca, November
14th, 2320-2330, Spanish, mensajes; SINPO 24433
VANUATU
7260.1 R Vanuatu, Malapoa, November 16th, 0605-0705,
English/Bislama, religious program in E until 0625
followed by Bislama program, ID: "Radio Vanuatu,
Malapoa", instead of the well known yellow
bird one could hear drums only as intervall signal,
soft pop music and a Christmas song in November
("Silent Night, Holy Night"), fade out
at around 0705; SINPO 23322
Posted on November
19, 2002
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