Flashsheet #200, November 27, 2005
Editor: Ray Bauernhuber
I hope everyone had a Happy and Healthy Thanksgiving!
Next Deadline: Sunday, December 4, 2005 at 1700 UTC (1200 EST). All loggings to be sent to me at: dxradio@webtv.net or by ‘snail mail’ to: 151-64 18th Avenue Whitestone, NY 11357-3102 USA.
2310 AUSTRALIA, VL8A, Alice Springs 11/1/05 11/24/2005 – popular music, poor. (Herr,CA)
3220 PAPUA NEW GUINEA, R. Morobe 1018 11/24/2005. Definite audio but unable to make out. Poor (Herr CA)
3255 SOUTH AFRICA, BBC-Meyerton good @ 0314 with EG political cmnty; a quick check of R. Sondergrense-Meyerton on 3320 at the same time showed a remarkably strong signal as well (Ronda-OK, 11/24)
3290 PAPUA NEW GUINEA, R. Central Boroko 1021 11/24/2005. Unreadable with ute intereference. het USB from Guyana, and LSB from unknown. Poor (Herr – CA)
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Flashsheet #199, November 20, 2005
Editor: Ray Bauernhuber
Next Deadline: Sunday, November 27, 2005 at 1700 UTC (1200 EST).
NOTE NEW DEADLINE — NOTE NEW DEADLINE
All loggings to be sent to me at:
dxradio@webtv.net or by ‘snail mail’ to: 151-64 18th Avenue Whitestone, NY 11357-3102 USA.
Special DXpedition Report:
From: Rich D’Angelo Date: November 17, 2005 Re: French Creek State Park DXpedition No. 22 (November 13, 14 and 15, 2005)
Equipment: Ten-Tec RX-340 and a Drake R-8B, 500-foot wire essential north and a Bob Montgomery Active Antenna
After a nine month break between DXpeditions, it was time to venture up to French Creek for our first DXpedition of the new DX season. Although the weather was excellent, the park was overrun with folks enjoying the great fall weather, DX conditions were less than optimal.
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Tropical Loggings, November 2005
Please note the new postal address. The email address remains unchanged.
| 2310 |
AUSTRALIA |
VL8A Alice Springs 0948-1004, 9/26, in EE, lcl mx w/talk over, ABC promos, wx forecast for entire continent. Song “Midnite Moon” thru ToH, quick ID 1003, more mx. Fair using USB. // 2325-VL8T poor. (Barbour-NH) Also, 1111-1124 10/15 M w/interview of the “Rock Doctor” re. rocks and fossils. Music 1121 into interview re touring Gulf Coast. Fair. // 2485 – VL8K Katherine which I don’t think I have ever logged here in N.H. No sign of 2325 Tennant Creek; off for scheduled maintenance. (Barbour-NH) |
| 3185 |
USA |
WWRB Manchester 8/10 0550 EE tlk by M; S2-3. (Fiora, Italy) |
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NASWA Awards, November 2005
British Commonwealth DXer
There has been some confusion over what is required for this award. The NASWA Awards Program states that the Senior British Commonwealth DX’er Award is for verification of at least one shortwave broadcast station in each of 30 broadcast countries that are or have belonged to the British Commonwealth. The Master British Commonwealth DX’er is awarded for 40 broadcast countries.
The following is a list of the current 53 Member Countries of the British Commonwealth (Additional Broadcast Countries that are a part of the Member Countries are shown parenthetically). Additional information may be found at their web site: www.thecommonwealth.org
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