The Stuck at Home Weekend Challenge!

[k9rzz]

Okay, this will probably boil down to just me participating, but I'm gonna be stuck at home this weekend so I challenge everybody to log as many countries as you can this weekend!

Time: 0000z October 16, 2010 to 0000z October 18, 2010
Bands: All broadcasting bands (longwave, mediumwave, shortwave) just no ham stations.
Logs: post them here in text. Include Country, station, frequency, language, SINPO, date, and time.

List of countries: http://naswa.net/images/NASWA_country_list.pdf

Latest schedules can be found on the combined skeds spreadsheet: S H O R T W A V E S T U F F

Description of SINPO code: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SINPO

Try to be fairly certain that you're hearing what you claim to be hearing. Get the ident at the top or bottom of the hour if possible or at least make sure that the language matches what's on the spreadsheet. Example: I know that I can hear the heterodyne of North Korea on 4450khz in the morning and there isn't anyone else broadcasting on that frequency, but I won't log it unless I can verify that it's Korean I'm hearing.

Also be careful that you're not logging Sweden when you hear Radio Sweden, when in fact it's being re-broadcast from Canada. Or Venezuela when it's being relayed by Cuba.

That's it!

Good luck and have fun!

 

[brandon]

Sounds like a lot of fun. I will be doing antenna work this weekend, so probably won't have much time for anything serious but will certainly be listening at some point. Good luck and good DX.

 

[k9rzz]

I'm on the board - ONE!

Radio Rebelde, Cuba on 5025khz.

 

[SCPD]

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This begs the question, why are you stuck at home all weekend? You can't be snowed in this early?

 

[ridgescan]

forget it

 

[k9rzz]

I can think of plenty of fun stuff to do, but more importantly there's too many chores to be done around here as well.

Just snagged Zambia on 4965khz.

 

[SCPD]

I can think of plenty of fun stuff to do, but more importantly there's too many chores to be done around here as well.

Gotcha. My entire weekend is filled up with chores as well. I should be very "refreshed" for work on Monday.

Dave
KA6TJF

 

[ridgescan]

I just caught Trans World Radio out of Meyerton, South Africa signing off in English at 0345UTC on 7215khz-wish I could use video but..anyways the DX distance is 10,562 miles

 

[ridgescan]

I am pretty definate I have a Voice of America broadcast in a language called Kinyarwanda (Kenyan??)out of Sri Lanka at 0400utc on 7340khz intended for East Africa-DX distance is 8956 miles

 

[ridgescan]

OK I thought when I videoed this that it was Iran because I heard the word islam mentioned twice... but as I uploaded it I distictly heard a guy say "da" which is "yes" in Croatian SO-Croatian Radio out of Nau
en Germany with video for verify
DX distance is 5646 miles

 

[charlielinn]

I think years ago..I had Trans World Radio via a relay in the Netherlands Antilles ( South America)
Sent 'em a letter kinda like a QSL query, and they sent me a big 'ol Manila mailer full of pens and pencils, calendars, maps, even postage stamps?!!? And a little whistle that made my dog crazy.(er)
So..might give it a try. Got cards and letters from 'em for two-three years!

 

[ridgescan]

Radio Exterior Espania out of Noblejas, Spain at 0446utc on 6055khz intended for North America. DX distance is 5827 miles

 

[ridgescan]

Talk about a coat of many colors-I just caught the signoff of Voice of Russia out of Montsinery, French Giuana intended for North America at 0459utc on 9735khz DX distance 4923 miles.......HEEEEYYYY!!!! wherd yall go????? I feel like the lone ranger here

 

[ridgescan]

I think years ago..I had Trans World Radio via a relay in the Netherlands Antilles ( South America)
Sent 'em a letter kinda like a QSL query, and they sent me a big 'ol Manila mailer full of pens and pencils, calendars, maps, even postage stamps?!!? And a little whistle that made my dog crazy.(er)
So..might give it a try. Got cards and letters from 'em for two-three years!

Yeah Charlie I think it wasnt TWR after all. I am gonna try for them too when there isnt another station in there squashin them

 

[k9rzz]

I know I missed some easy ones last night, will have to make sure I get them today. Gotta find Radio Japan or such sometime this morning or tomorrow at sunset. Surprisingly, not that easy from here.

So far:

Cuba
USA
Netherlands Antillies – Bonaire
Canada
Anguilla
Portugal
Spain
Albania
French Guiana
Czech Republic
Zambia
Egypt
Hawaii
Ecuador
New Zealand
Australia

 

[k9rzz]

Still a little time left, but I don't think I'm going to catch anything new. So, here's my log. I tried spacing the columns nicely, but this forum just crammed them all back again. Rig: Icom R-71a Antenna 75ft random wire up 20 ft.

1 Cuba Radio Rebelde 5025khz Spanish 55444 0005z 10/15/10
2 USA WWRB The Overcomer 5050khz English 55444 0015z 10/15/10 Morrison, TN
3 Neth. Antillies – Bonaire Radio Netherlands 6165khz Spanish 55444 0025z 10/15/10 relay
4 Canada Radio Canada Intl 6100khz English 55444 0030z 10/15/10 Sackville
5 Anguilla Caribbean Beacon 6090khz English 55444 0030z 10/15/10 relay
6 Portugal Deutche Welle 6075khz German 44434 0035z 10/15/10 relay
7 Spain Radio Exterior Espana 6055khz English 42332 0040z 10/15/10 Hvy QRM from Cuba on 6060khz
8 Albania China Radio Intl 6020khz English 32332 0045z 10/15/10 relay
9 French Guiana WYFR 7360khz English 33333 0050z 10/15/10 to S. America
10 Czech Republic Radio Prague 7345khz English 33433 0100z 10/15/10
11 Christian Voice CVC Zambia 4965khz English 33333 0140z 10/15/10
12 Egypt Radio Cairo 6270khz English 44444 0255z 10/15/10
13 Hawaii WWVH 5000khz English 33333 0940z 10/15/10
14 Ecuador HCJB 6050khz Quechua 44333 0952z 10/15/10
15 New Zealand Radio NZ 6170khz English 43434 0956z 10/15/10
16 Australia Radio Australia 9580khz English 44333 1000z 10/15/10 Full Ident.
17 Russia Voice of Russia 13855khz English 33333 1725z 10/15/10
18 Great Britain BBC 15170khz Russian 44444 1727z 10/15/10
19 Libya Libyan Jamahiriya Broadcasting 15215khz French 33333 1730z 10/15/10 to Africa
20 Morocco RTV Marocaine 15345khz Arabic 33333 1735z 10/15/10 to Africa
21 Rwanda Deutche Welle 17610khz French 33333 1740z 10/15/10
22 Chile CVC Voz Christiana 17680khz Spanish 44444 1745z 10/15/10 nice surprise
23 France R. France Intnl 21690khz French 24322 1750z 10/15/10 beaming wrong direction
24 Gabon Africa Number 1 9580khz French 43333 2055z 10/15/10
25 Vatican City Vatican Radio 9545khz Arabic 43333 2100z 10/15/10
26 Sao Tome Voice of America 9830khz French 42333 2100z 10/15/10 RTTY QRM – USAF?
27 Saudi Arabia BSKSA 9870khz Arabic 44333 2100z 10/15/10 Half megawatt baby!
28 Ascension Island BBC 9915khz English 33333 2105z 10/15/10
29 Egypt R.CAIRO 'El-Bernameg Al-Aam' 9305khz Arabic 43333 2110z 10/15/10 *DUPE!*
30 Greece Voice of Greece 9420khz Greek 43333 2110z 10/15/10
31 India All India Radio 9445khz English 34323 2115z 10/15/10 Didn't think I'd hear 'em
32 China China Radio Intl 9590khz Spanish 32423 2320z 10/15/10 fluttery
33 Argentina Radio Argentina Exterior 15345khz Spanish 25323 2330z 10/15/10 Futbol
34 Japan Radio Japan 13650khz Vietnamese 35323 2340z 10/15/10 Good carrier, weak audio
35 Armenia Voice of Russia 7270khz Russian 44333 0040z 10/16/10
36 Moldova Voice of Russia 7285khz Russian 44333 0045z 10/16/10
37 Romania Radio Romania Int. 7355khz Romanian 54444 0105z 10/16/10
38 Germany Croatian Radio 7375khz Croatian 54444 0115z 10/16/10
39 Bulgaria Radio Bulgaria 7400khz Spanish 33333 0120z 10/16/10
40 Ukraine Radio Ukraine Int 7440khz Ukrainian 54444 0125z 10/16/10
41 North Korea Voice of Korea 15180khz English 35423 0130z 10/16/10
42 Turkey Voice of Turkey 9635khz French 44434 2100z 10/16/10

I see I got Egypt twice. (why can't we have BBS code on here?)

 

[ridgescan]

k9 hows your fingers wow what an effort! Looks like ya got Japan

 

[k9rzz]

Yeah, Japan is tough here! We'll have to do this again - maybe in January. How about an AM BCB logging weekend?

 

[IndyRick]

I would be all over an AM BCB logging weekend.