LA9BM(Norway) on 40m CW!!!

LA9BM(Norway) on 40m CW!!!

LA9BM  Norway  Leif Breie Bardolaveien 105 3580 GEILO Norway [+] Mailing label
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20130101 1942UTC 7010kHz LA9BM
Date : 01/Jan/2013 1942UTC 
Freq : 7010kHz CW
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Micro-Whip
PC recording

Must be need him.. I'll be try.

Born in 1950 and licensed in 1969. Located 150 km NW of Oslo in the beautiful mountains of Norway.

Start working in the hotel- and restaurant business in the age of 16. After several years as trainee and in school, and years of practice, I manage a couple of hotels. The last 15 years of my career, I worked for a Norwegian cruise line managing the hotel department for the ships in the fleet. Now retired. Married to Sissel for 39 years and we have 2 daughters, grandsons and 4 grandchildrens.

I spend a lot of time by the radio and I love it. DX has always been a big challenge for me and I got the 5BDXCC in 1989. QRPDXCC in 2010. Contest is another interesting part of the hobby as well as digi modes. In the summer time I am going to the mountais with my radio or working mobile. 80 % of all my QSOs are on CW.

Rig HF:

Icom IC-7700, IC-7000 and FLEX 1500 (QRP)

SPE Expert 2K-FA amplifier.

Heil PR 781 microphone and Begali Sculpture key.

Antenna:

19 meter high vertical with 50 radials for 160/80/40 meter

Dipole for 80, 60 and 40 meter (17 meter up)

GP for 30 meter

GP for 20 meter

90% of my activity on the band is on CW. Also QRV on SSB, PSK, RTTY and Olivia.

 

1st picture: QTH with160/80/40 mtr.vertical at left. 2nd picture: Schack to LA9BM. 3rd picture:Portable operation 1400 m asl.

5BDXCC #2704 in 1989

DXCC on QRP

Member of NRRL, ARRL and QRP-ARCI.

Love CW dx'ing on low bands as wel as QRP operation.

QSL via LoTW or eQSL are preferred. I do not QSL via the bureau.

CU on the band 

Lookups	30016 (35370)
QRZ Admin	LA9BM
Last Update	2009-10-05 09:07:43
Latitude	60.540230 (60° 32' 24'' N)
Longitude	8.220863 (8° 13' 15'' E)
Grid Square	JP40cm
Geo Source	User supplied
Bearing	335.8° NNW (from JJ5IZX)
Distance	5254.3 mi (8455.9 km)
Long Path	19602.6 mi (31547.3 km)
Sunrise	08:34:54 UTC
Sunset	14:25:42 UTC
ITU Zone	18
CQ Zone	14
QSL by Mail?	Yes (e.g. Will this ham QSL by Postal Mail?)
QSL by eQSL?	Yes (e.g. Will this ham QSL with eQSL?)
Uses LOTW?	Yes (e.g. Does this ham use ARRL's LOTW ?)
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Trans World Radio Africa(Swaziland) on 3200kHz AM!!!

Trans World Radio Africa(Swaziland) on 3200kHz AM!!!

20130101 1927UTC 3200kHz TWR Africa(from Swaziland)

Date : 01/Jan/2013 1927UTC 
Freq : 3200kHz AM(need S/N..USB)
Rig  : ICOM IC-7200
ANT  : LOOP(for 20m not enough Gain)
PC recording

Tonight is no good...: (

Trans World Radio Africa HP

Radio Specifications

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What to look for when buying a short wave radio?

The satisfactory reception of TWR places several demands on the radio used. While it is certainly possible to hear the programmes on most receivers, some special features are desirable to facilitate reception. A suitable radio should therefore possess certain qualities best summarized as follows :

• Sensitivity - the ability to receive weak signals.
• Selectivity - the ability to distinguish between signals separated by a small frequency difference.
• Stability - the ability to stay on a signal under variations of signal strength, changes in temperature, or vibration etc.

While most radios do indeed possess these qualities, this cannot be taken for granted. For this reason the following recommendations should provide some guidance.

1. The frequency range of a radio which has short wave bands does not necessarily imply it covers the relevant bands. Make sure that the radio provides for reception on the short wave bands used by TWR. . (See our broadcast bands)
2. Spreading the bands out is particularly useful on short wave. Many radios currently on the market try to cover all of the meter bands in the space of seven or eight centimeters on the radio dial. This reduces the effective width of any one meter band to half a centimeter or even less. Fifteen or more stations may be operating on this band, which means that tuning into a particular station on such a radio may be difficult. Try to locate a radio that spreads individual bands over a wide space on the dial. Some radios provide separate tuning for each of the short wave broadcast bands.
3. Fine tuning is often included by many manufacturers on their radios to compensate for the crowded conditions of short wave. Rough tuning is done on the main tuning control and fine adjustments are then completed on this control.
4. Many short wave receivers are not sensitive enough. Finding a radio that uses a large number of transistors and/or integrated circuits in its design will help ensure satisfactory reception. A radio having a powerful output and a large loudspeaker are not indicators of good reception.

All radios have a built-in automatic volume control. Its purpose is to give a reasonably consistent sound with varying strengths of the stations. A strong transmission along with any noise needs to be amplified less than a weak station. This is why a strong station sounds much clearer. Thus there are two ways to improve reception: decrease the amount of noise, or increase the strength of the signal with a good antenna.

Owning an expensive radio is not the answer to good listening. The largest factor in reception is determined by where your radio is located. High on top of a mountain is the best place, while the ground-floor flat dweller in a large city probably has the worst spot. A residential area generally provides a very satisfactory location. Wherever you stay, consider what affects reception and follow a few simple tips that will hopefully improve reception for you.

Short waves are transmitted over very long distances. Short wave signals bounce off the ionosphere and follow the curvature of the earth. The ionosphere, which is produced by the ultraviolet rays of the sun, consists of several layers of electrified particles encompassing the earth at a height of 100 to 300 km. The sun spot activity repeats in a cycle every eleven years and greatly affects short wave reception. Therefore, reception depends on the year, the season and the time of day.

TWR transmits several of its programmes on more than one meter band at the same time. Also, we change the meter bands throughout the day and in accordance with the time of year. The seasonal adjustments are normally carried out on the last Sunday of March and October and the broadcast schedules are updated accordingly.

Propagation

The radio signal from Swaziland will have covered a considerable distance before it reaches your radio. It may therefore suffer in quality. There are two main features of long range broadcasts worth mentioning.

1. The ionosphere with its many layers is constantly shifting, subjecting the signal to occasional fading. This causes variations in signal strength. Hopefully this should not be serious and should still allow you to understand what is being said.
2. The international broadcast bands are frequently very crowded and the many stations operating are in continual conflict for a clear spot. Occasionally another station may broadcast on a frequency very close to TWR. This is called interference. If you hear interference during our broadcasts, do not simply accept it. Often by fine-tuning your radio, you may be able to tune out the interference. Please report it to us. If we are aware of the problem it can possibly be rectified through our intervention. Within a few days you will notice that either the interfering station or TWR will have shifted frequency to a clear spot on the band.

Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland (Swazi: Umbuso weSwatini), and sometimes called Ngwaneor Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique. The nation, as well as its people, are named after the 19th century kingMswati II.

Swaziland is a small country, no more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) north to south and 130 kilometres (81 mi) east to west. The western half is mountainous, descending to a lowveld region to the east. The eastern border with Mozambique and South Africa is dominated by the escarpment of the Lebombo Mountains. The climate is temperate in the west, but may reach 40 °C (104 °F) in summer in the lowveld. Rainfall occurs mainly in the summer and may reach 2 metres (6.6 ft) in the west.

The area that Swaziland now covers has been continuously inhabited since prehistory. Today, the population is primarily ethnic Swazis whose language is Swati, though English is spoken as a second language. The Swazi people descend from the southern Bantu who migrated from Central Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. The Anglo-Boer War saw the United Kingdom make Swaziland a protectorate under its direct control. Swaziland gained independence in 1968. Swaziland is a member of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union, and the Commonwealth of Nations. The head of state is the king, who appoints the prime minister and a small number of representatives for both chambers of parliament. Elections are held every five years to determine the majority of the representatives. A new constitution was adopted in 2005.

Some 75% of the population are employed in subsistence farming, and 60% of the population live on less than the equivalent of US$1.25 per day.^[4] Swaziland's main trading partner is South Africa, and its currency is pegged to the South African rand. Many of Swaziland's peasants make their living by growing marijuana, which is sold to South Africa.^[5] Swaziland's economic growth and societal integrity is highly endangered by its disastrous HIV epidemic, to an extent where the United Nations Development Program has written that if it continues unabated, the "longer term existence of Swaziland as a country will be seriously threatened."^[6] The infection rate in the country is unprecedented and the highest in the world at 26.1% of adults,^[7] and over 50% of adults in their 20s.^[6] According to the CIA World Factbook, Swaziland has the lowest life expectancy in the world, with an average life expectancy of only 31.88 years.

ALL INDIA RADIO on 6155kHz AM!!!

ALL INDIA RADIO on 6155kHz AM!!!

ALL INDIA RADIO

1600-1930UTC Urdo

Type	Government Organization
Country	India
Availability	National
Founded	by Government of India
Motto	Bahujan Hitaya Bahujan Sukhaya[1]
Headquarters	New Delhi, Delhi, India,
Owner	Prasar Bharati
Launch date	1936
Official website	www.allindiaradio.org,www.newsonair.nic.in

20130101 1911UTC 6155kHz ALL INDIA RADIO
Date : 01/Jan/2013 1911UTC 
Freq : 6155kHz AM
Rig  : ICOM IC-7200
ANT  : LOOP(for 20m not enough Gain)
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All India Radio (AIR), officially known since 1956 as Akashvani (Devanagari: आकाशवाणी, ākāshavānī literally Sky's Voice), is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936,^[2] it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks in the world. Its headquarters is at the Akashvani Bhavan in New Delhi. Akashvani Bhavan houses the Drama Section, the FM Section and the National Service. Doordarshan Kendra (Delhi) offices are also located on the sixth floor at Akashvani Bhavan.

JD1BMH(Ogasawara) on 40m CW!!!

JD1BMH(Ogasawara) on 40m CW!!!

JD1BMH  Ogasawara  OP: JG7PSJ "Harry" "Do not send your QSL card to this address" Chichijima, Ogasawara Is. [Not Minami-Torishima] Japan [+] Mailing label

Lookups:   115561

QSL: BUREAU: JD1BMH / DIRECT REQUEST: JG7PSJ

20130101 1754UTC 7016kHz JD1BMH

Date : 01/Jan/2013 1754UTC 
Freq : 7056kHz CW
Rig  : ICOM IC-7200
ANT  : LOOP(for 20m not enough Gain)
PC recording

Like a Buzzer!!! 

Detail informations are on my homepage.

Please see http://sapphire.es.tohoku.ac.jp/jd1bmh/

Lookups	115561 (129299)
QRZ Admin	JG7PSJ
Last Update	2012-03-15 12:10:00
Class	1
Latitude	27.084000 (27° 5' 2'' N)
Longitude	142.209200 (142° 12' 33'' E)
Grid Square	QL17cc
Geo Source	User supplied
Bearing	129.6° SE (from JJ5IZX)
Distance	664.1 mi (1068.8 km)
Long Path	24192.7 mi (38934.4 km)
Sunrise	21:19:43 UTC
Sunset	07:46:41 UTC
ITU Zone	45
CQ Zone	27
IOTA	AS-031 Chichijima / Mukojima / Hahajima Islands;Bonin Islands;Ogasawara
Web Page	http://sapphire.es.tohoku.ac.jp/jd1bmh/
QSL Info	BUREAU: JD1BMH / DIRECT REQUEST: JG7PSJ
QSL by Mail?	Yes (e.g. Will this ham QSL by Postal Mail?)
QSL by eQSL?	No (e.g. Will this ham QSL with eQSL?)
Uses LOTW?	No (e.g. Does this ham use ARRL's LOTW ?)
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HB30OK(Switzerland) on 40m RTTY!!!

HB30OK(Switzerland) on 40m RTTY!!!

HB30OK  Switzerland  Special Call Tera Radio Club P.O. Box 70 Vezia (Ti) 6943 Switzerland [+] Mailing label

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20130101 1823UTC 7041.20kHz HB30OK

Date : 01/Jan/2013 1823UTC 
Freq : 7041.20kHz RTTY(about at 1570HZ)
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Micro-Whip
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30th Anniversary HB9OK Special Call from 1 january to 31 december 2013 Special QSL Cards: QSL january - marz QSL april - june QSL july - september QSL october - december Award Sample: (Bronze / Silver / Gold / Diamant) Download:  HB30OK Award Rules  HB30OK Regolamento Diploma  HB30OK Diplom Ausschreibung  HB30OK Reglement Diplome Links:  Check Log / Online Log  Contact for Award & QSL Manager  Contact for General Info  Real Time Plan

3B9/OH1LEG(Rodriguez Island) on 30m RTTY!!!

3B9/OH1LEG(Rodriguez Island) on 30m RTTY!!!

OH1LEG  Finland  Juha Kesalainen Koukkarinkatu 6 D 57 Turku 20610 Finland [+] Mailing label

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20130101 1751UTC 10131.25kHz 3B9/OH1LEG

Date : 01/Jan/2013 1751UTC 
Freq : 10131.25kHz RTTY(about at 2150HZ)
Rig  : SDR(PI4THT)
ANT  : Micro-Whip
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Nice Nice!! Solid copy now!!

3B9/OH1LEG QRV 18.12.2012-7.1.2013 Rodrigues isl.QTH Baie du nord www.lerefuge.mu holiday style operation 160-10M SSB,RTTY,PSK31 QSL direct via home call.

Rodrigues (French: îles Rodrigues), named after the Portuguese explorer Dom Diogo Rodrigues, is a semi-autonomous island part of the Republic of Mauritius located in the Indian Ocean, about 650 kilometres (400 mi) east of Mauritius.^[3] It is part of the Mascarene Islands which include Mauritius, Cargados Carajos shoals and the French island Réunion, other nearby island countries and territories include Tromelin, Agaléga, Comoros,Mayotte and the Seychelles to the far north-west. The area of Rodrigues is 108 km².^[3] It is of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reef, and just off its coast lie some tiny uninhabited islands and islets. The island used to be the tenth district of Mauritius before it gained autonomous status in 2001 and is governed by the Rodrigues Regional Assembly. The capital of the island is Port Mathurin.

As of 2011, the island's population was about 37,922. Its inhabitants are Mauritian citizens.^[2] English is the official language of the island,^[1] though people also speak French, Indian languages and some oriental languages are also spoken, the lingua franca is Rodriguan Creole.^[4] The main religion is Roman Catholicismwith small minorities of other religions. Most of the inhabitants are of mixed African and French descent. Its economy is based mainly on fishing, farming, handicraft and a developing tourism sector.^[

Tea time AFN LOS ANGELES Diego Garcia at 4319kHz USB!!

Tea time AFN LOS ANGELES Diego Garcia at 4319kHz USB!!

20130101 1726UTC 4319kHz AFN Diego Garcia

 
Date : 01/Jan/2012 1726UTC 
Freq : 4319kHz USB
Rig  : ICOM IC-7200
ANT  : LOOP(for 20m not enough Gain)
PC Recording

Good Morning OM!! Today's too..nice propagation : )   ...from Indian sea.

I think so..All AFN are nice day !!

The American Forces Network (AFN) is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces Radio andTelevision Service^[1] (AFRTS, commonly pronounced "A-farts")^[2][3][4][5] for its entertainment and command internal information networks worldwide. The AFN worldwide radio and television broadcast network serves American service men and women, Department of Defense and other US government civilians and their families stationed at bases overseas, as well as U.S. Navy ships at sea. AFN broadcasts popular American radio and television programs from the major U.S. networks. It is sometimes referred to as the Armed Forces Network. AFRTS, American Forces Network and AFN are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Defense.

Shortwave (USB)

• Diego Garcia:
  • 12,579 kHz daytime
  • 4,319 kHz nighttime
• Guam:
  • 13,362 kHz daytime
  • 5,765 kHz nighttime
• Key West, Florida: (decommissioned)
  • 12,133.5 kHz day & night
  • 7,811.0 kHz day & night
  • 5,446.5 kHz day & night
• Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (site currently out of service):
  • 10,320 kHz daytime
  • 6,350 kHz nighttime

See: AFN Shortwave Frequencies