LATIN AMERICAN SURVEY

OBSERVATIONS FROM THE 2014 WINTER DX SEASON!!

(From&the&Mount&Evelyn&DX&Report)&!!

Compiled)and)Edited)by)

ROB)WAGNER)VK3BVW)

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!SEASON)2014)REPORT))This!survey!is!a!record!of!observations!made!during!the!winter!months!of!May!through!July!here!at!my!monitoring!location!of!Mount!Evelyn,!Vic.!Australia.!Some!additional!observations!in!the!months!of!March/April!and!August/September!have!also!been!included!because!of!interesting!equinoctial!reception!conditions.!This!survey!follows!up!(and!updates)!my!2013!report.!!This!new!list!includes!domestic!Latin!American!broadcasters!both!in!the!Tropical!Bands!and!the!International!Shortwave!Bands.!Although!I!focused!mainly!on!stations!whose!prime!target!audience!is!local!(within!country!borders),!I!have!also!included!Radio!Havana!Cuba,!the!international!broadcaster!and!China!Radio!International,!who!uses!the!Havana!relay!for!some!broadcasts!in!the!Latin!American!region.!Since!the!last!survey,!Radio!Exterior!Espaa!has!discontinued!its!transmissions!from!Caiari!de!Poroc,!Costa!Rica.!!Although!many!Latin!American!broadcasters!have!deserted!the!shortwave!tropical!bands!during!the!last!25!years,!preferring!to!expand!their!services!on!the!FM!bands,!there!are!still!quite!a!number!of!stations!to!hear!and!enjoy.!You!will!see!from!this!list!below,!theres!still!plenty!to!hear.!!

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SIGNAL)PROPAGATION:!Sunspot!numbers!were!variable!throughout!this!season!(and!not!as!high!as!previous!cycles),!and!they!are!beginning!to!taper!off.!Here,!the!conditions!on!the!tropical!bands!ranged!from!good!to!disappointing.!I!am!now!living!in!a!relatively!low!noise!location,!but!even!when!interference!was!low,!so!were!the!signal!strengths!of!some!60Xmetre!band!broadcasters.!Perhaps!as!sunspot!numbers!decline!over!the!next!few!years,!conditions!on!this!band!will!improve.!!Most!signals!arrive!in!Eastern!Australia!via!a!darkness!path!across!the!Pacific!Ocean.!This!short!path!from!Central!and!South!America!can!be!noted!in!our!late!afternoons!from!around!0530!UTC!(3:30pm!Mount!Evelyn!time)!throughout!the!evening!to!around!1200!UTC!(10:00pm).!This!corresponds!with!early!morning!times!at!the!transmitter!sites!and!is!generally!the!easiest!time!period!in!which!to!hear!the!Latins.!!Some!60!metre!Brazilian!stations,!however,!can!also!be!heard!in!midXwinter!from!around!2100!to!2140!UTC!(7:00am!local)!via!a!path!south!of!Brazil,!across!the!Antarctic!and!up!to!southeastern!Australia.!On!the!31!and!25!metre!bands,!morning!reception!between!2100!and!2300!UTC!can!also!come!via!a!long!path,!travelling!across!a!darkness!path!over!the!Atlantic!Ocean,!Europe!and!eastern!Asia.!!However,!nearing!the!equinoxes!(March!and!September),!there!is!another!path!over!the!Antarctic.!At!these!times,!there!is!just!enough!daylight!and!darkness!over!the!South!Pole!to!allow!shortwave!signals!to!propagate!between!South!Eastern!Australia!and!eastern!South!America.!Brazilian!stations!can!often!heard!at!their!best!during!these!times,!particularly!in!the!49!and!31!metre!bands.!!OTHER)ASPECTS)OF)LISTENING)TO)LATIN)AMERICA:!Most!of!the!stations!listed!here!are!operating!with!much!lower!transmitter!power!than!the!big!international!broadcasters.!Powers!of!500!watts!to!10!kilo!Watts!are!typical,!and!designed!to!reach!their!local!listeners!or!neighbouring!countries.!Many!of!them!are!commercial!broadcasters,!so!you!will!hear!recorded!and!onXair!advertisements!just!like!you!do!on!the!mediumwave!band.!!Rarely!will!you!hear!English!transmissions.!Spanish!is!the!national!language!for!most!countries!in!the!region,!with!the!exception!of!Brazil!where!Portuguese!is!the!national!tongue.!However,!you!will!also!hear!local!Indian!languages!such!as!Quechua,!Aymara!and!Shar.!

!Spanish!and!Portuguese!are!romance!languages!with!Latin!roots,!and!this!usually!makes!it!easy!to!identify!each!station!and!gauge!what!is!being!spoken.!Careful!listening!will!identify!many!words!that!are!similar!to!English.!Occasional!listening!to!the!local!multiXcultural!Spanish!and!Portuguese!radio!stations!in!your!own!country!will!help!attune!your!ears!in!preparation!for!monitoring!the!Latin!broadcasters!on!the!shortwave!bands.!!EQUIPMENT)REQUIREMENTS:!Often!it!isnt!so!much!the!type!of!receiver!that!is!Important!for!successful!reception!of!these!stations.!In!many!cases,!the!major!requirement!is!finding!a!location!where!electrical!manXmade!interference!is!down!to!a!minimum.!!Its!most!difficult!in!many!suburban!and!city!locations!to!hear!anything!when!competing!with!power!lines,!televisions,!cable!modems,!electrical!appliances,!etc.!If!you!can!get!away!from!the!home!and!out!into!the!bush,!some!very!satisfying!results!can!be!achieved.!However,!it!IS!possible!to!DX!the!Latins!from!home!!just!be!patient,!check!the!bands!regularly!each!day,!and!you!will!be!rewarded.!!

Receivers!with!good!sensitivity!and!selectivity!are!most!helpful.!The!receivers!used!in!compiling!this!survey!were!a!Kenwood!TS2000!transceiver!and!a!Yaesu!FRG100!receiver.!Antennas!used!included!Double!Bazooka!antennas!for!80!and!40!metres!and!a!Par!EndXFed!SWL!antenna.!Other!useful!equipment!included!the!BHI!NEIM1031!Digital!Noise!Eliminating!Module,!the!MFJX1026!Noise!Cancelling!Module,!and!an!old!Tokyo!HiXPower!antenna!

tuning!unit.!Facilities!such!as!digital!speech!processing!(DSP),!notch!filters,!variable!bandwidths!and!listening!in!single!sideband!(SSB)!mode!are!all!additional!methods!for!coping!with!the!barrage!of!electrical!and!atmospheric!interferences!that!make!life!difficult.!!FEEDBACK:!Hopefully,!this!special!survey!will!encourage!you!to!explore!this!fascinating!aspect!of!the!DX!hobby.!It!will!be!a!useful!guide!for!what!we!may!hear!in!the!coming!twelve!months.!If!you!enjoyed!reading!this!document!or!have!suggestions!for!its!improvement,!Id!love!to!hear!from!you.!Send!comments!to!me!at:!robvk3bvw@gmail.com !!or!through!the!Mount)Evelyn)DX)Report!blog!at:!!http://www.medxr.blogspot.com.au!!DEDICATION:)WellXknown!Latin!American!DXer,!Julian!Anderson,!passed!away!suddenly!in!early!August.!It!was!quite!a!shock!to!those!who!knew!him!well.!I!was!always!fascinated!to!read!of!Julian's!early!days!as!a!DXer!traveling!around!South!America,!visiting!many!shortwave!radio!stations!and!relating!his!experiences!along!the!way.!For!many!years,!he!edited!and!published!his!own!DX!newsletter!Pampas!DX,!which!was!enjoyed!by!many!radio!enthusiasts!around!the!world.!He!had!a!wonderful!collection!of!radio!memorabilia,!along!with!interesting!stories!and!photographs!of!the!old!days!of!radio!from!the!South!American!continent.!!Only!a!few!weeks!prior!to!his!sudden!passing,!I!had!invited!Julian!to!contribute!an!article!for!this!2014!Latin!American!DX!Survey.!I!believe!it's!important!to!have!people!like!Julian!recalling!what!it!was!like!in!the!past,!as!a!way!of!preserving!memories!for!the!future.!He!had!generously!agreed!to!prepare!an!article,!offering!to!write!about!some!of!the!stations!visited!in!his!travels!and!share!with!us!some!of!his!QSLs/pennants.!But!first!of!all,!he!said,!he!had!to!go!on!a!DXpedition!with!his!old!DXing!friend!Daniel!Camporini.!!!Alas,!now!Julian!has!gone,!and!so!have!his!wonderful!memories.!!So,!I!have!invited!Daniel!Camporini!to!tell!us!more!about!Julian.!He!has!contributed!a!lovely!article!and!included!photographs,!which!I!know!you!will!enjoy.!Thank!you,!Daniel.!!This)years)Latin)American)Survey)is)dedicated)to)Julian)Anderson.)Rest)in)peace,)my)friend.)!73!and!good!DX!!Rob!Wagner!VK3BVW!

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!LATIN!AMERICAN!SURVEY!

2014!WINTER!DX!SEASON!!NOTES)ABOUT)THE)SURVEY:)Ten!South!and!Central!American!countries!were!monitored!here!this!year.!A!few!stations!noted!in!the!2013!survey!(still!available!for!download!at!http://medxr.blogspot.com.au/p/radioXresources.html!)!were!not!heard!at!my!Mount!Evelyn!location!in!2014.!They!included!3375!R.!Municipal!(Brazil),!4775!R.!Oriental!(Ecuador),!4795!R.!Lipez!(Bolivia),!4990!R.!Apinte!(Suriname),!5039!R.!Libertad!(Peru)!and!6155!R.!Fides!(Bolivia).!Also,!9675!Pacifico!R.!(Peru)!may!have!permanently!left!the!shortwave!bands.!And!as!mentioned!earlier,!Radio!Exterior!Espaa!has!discontinued!its!transmissions!from!Caiari!de!Poroc,!Costa!Rica.!!However,!it!was!comforting!to!hear!a!few!stations!in!2014!that!werent!audible!last!year,!including!4915!R.!Difusora!Macap!(Brazil),!4985!Voz!Cristiana!(Peru),!5035!R.!Educao!Rural!(Brazil),!5965!R.!Transmundial!(Brazil),!5970!R.!Itatiaia!(Brazil),!and!6185!XEPPM!R.!Educacin!(Mexico).!!!All!times!are!listed!in!UTC.!No!attempt!has!been!made!to!identify!specific!sign!on!or!sign!off!times,!as!at!best!these!vary!considerably!from!dayXtoXday.!So!the!On!times!listed!here!are!simply!the!earliest!time!a!station!was!noted!signingXon!or!fadingXin,!and!similarly!the!Off!times!are!the!latest!fadeXout!times.!!Frequencies!are!in!kHz.!The!v!next!to!a!frequency!stands!for!variable,!indicating!a!stations!tendency!to!wander!from!any!regular!frequency,!although!its!rare!for!a!station!to!be!off!by!more!than!2!kHz.!The!Notes!column!makes!general!observations!about!reception!characteristics,!interference,!etc.!!I!have!included!observations!of!two!international!broadcasters,!Radio!Havana!Cuba!and!China!Radio!International!via!the!Havana!relay.!These!listings!do!not!attempt!replicate!the!complete!schedules!of!these!stations,!but!rather!actual!reception!of!broadcasts!observed!in!Mount!Evelyn!during!the!months!of!monitoring.!!Other!abbreviations!used!include:!!!!CAm!!!Central!America!Car!!!Caribbean!DS!!!Domestic!service!FS!!!Foreign!service!f/in!!!Fade!in!f/out!!!Fade!out!Het!!!Heterodyne!!

ID!!!Station!identification!kW!!!Kilowatt!MXF!!!Monday!to!Friday!NAm!!!North!America!ND!!!Nondirectional!antenna!QRM!!!Interference!RTTY!!!Radioteletype!

SAm!!!South!America!SEA!!!South!East!Asia!s/off!!!Sign!off!s/on!!!Sign!on!v!!!Frequency!varies!//!!!Parallel!frequency

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The!shortwave,!mediumwave!and!FM!transmitters!of!Radio!Itatiaia!in!Belo!Horizonte,!Brazil.!Also!known!as!Radio!of!the!Mines,!the!station!has!been!operating!since!1952,!focusing!on!sport!(especially!football),!news!and!entertainment.!

Frequency! Country) On! Off! Station) Location) Notes!3310v! Bolivia! 0915! 1130! R.!Mosoj!Chaski! Cochabamba! Usually!heard!in!winter,!but!very!occasionally!

in!summer,!too.!Quechua!and!Spanish.!!

4055! Guatemala! 0945! 1130! R.!Verdad! San!Esteban,!Chiquimula! S/on!1200!Sun!and!occasionally!hear!it!at!this!time,!but!not!for!very!long.!Noted!on!a!number!of!occasions!this!year!but!not!as!regularly!as!in!2013.!QRM!from!a!digital!station!near!this!freq.!!

4699.95v! Bolivia! 0900! 1115! R.!San!Miguel! Riberalta! Regularly!heard.!Spanish!and!occasional!Aymara!language!programming.!!

4716.68! Bolivia! 1015! 1100! R.!Yura! San!Antonio!de!Quijarro! Generally!weak!when!rarely!heard!this!year.!Sometimes!announces!as!R.!Yatun!Ayllu.!Rarely!heard!this!year.!!

4747.16v!!4747.64!

Peru! 1000! 1200! R.!Huanta!Dos!Mil! Huanta! Good!reception!from!late!July.!During!August!through!to!October,!it!drifted!right!up!to!4747.64!kHz.!!

4765v! Brazil! 0930! 1115! R.!Rural! Santarem! Not!often!heard!this!year,!better!signal!from!July!onwards.!!

4774.91v! Peru! 1000! 1215! R.!Tarma! Tarma,!Junn! Radio!Congonhas!(Brazil)!on!4775!kHz!was!not!heard!at!all!this!year,!allowing!Radio!Tarma!clear!reception!here.!!

4785! Brazil! 0930! 1115! R.!Caiari! Porto!Velho! Quite!regularly!heard!!

4789.84v! Peru! 0645! 1100! R.!Visin! Chiclayo! Seems!to!broadcast!a!mix!of!secular!and!sacred!programming.!Last!year,!this!station!was!a!regular!on!the!60!metre!band,!but!was!heard!only!occasionally!in!2014.!!

4805! Brazil! 0945! 1045! R.!Difusora!do!Amazonas! Manaus! Regularly!heard!although!not!especially!strong.!!

4810! Peru! 0900! 1150! R.!Logos! Chazuta,!Tarapoto! In!Spanish!and!Shuar!languages!and!well!heard!throughout!the!year.!!

4815.97v! Brazil! 0900! 1045! R.!Difusora!Londrina! Londrina! Often!appears!during!March!and!Aug/Sept.!Heard!as!low!as!4815!and!high!as!4815.97,!especially!around!Aug/Sept.!!

4824.42v! Peru! 1000! 1200! La!Voz!de!la!Selva! Iquitos! Occasionally!heard!in!2014.!!!

4826.55v! Peru! 1000! 1130! R.!Sicuani! Sicuani,!Cusco! Quite!regularly!heard.!!

4845v! Brazil! 1015! 1045! R.!Cultura!Ondas!Tropicais!!

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4865v! Brazil! 0950! 1120! R.!Verdes!Florestas! Cruzeiro!do!Sul,!AC! Often!heard!much!later!than!other!Brazilians!right!up!to!1130!due!to!its!location!in!the!far!west!of!the!country.!Never!seem!to!hear!R.!Alvorada!(Londrina).!Noted!on!a!few!occasions!with!a!strong!carrier!but!fairly!weak!audio.!!

4875.1v! Brazil! 0945! 1040! R.!Difusora!Roraima! Boa!Vista! Regularly!heard!in!2014!and!particularly!good!around!Aug/Sept.!!

4885.02v! Brazil! 0615! 1115! R.!Difusora!Acreana! Rio!Branco! ID!as!Radio!Difusora!Acreanas,!A!Voz!das!Selvas".!One!of!the!regulars!in!2014.!!!

4885! Brazil! 0910!!

0945! R.!Clube!do!Par! Belm! Only!occasionally!heard!here!under!the!more!regular!Acreana.!!

4914.94v! Brazil! 0930! 1045! R.!Daqui! Goinia! Heard!regularly!in!the!second!half!of!winter,!but!never!particularly!strong.!Dont!confuse!with!R.!Difusora!Macap,!which!can!be!a!good!signal!at!times.!!

4915.02! Brazil! 0915! 1045! R.!Difusora!Macap! Macap,!AP! Didnt!hear!this!at!all!last!year,!so!nice!to!catch!it!in!2014.!Dueling!with!Daqui,!which!is!on!a!slightly!lower!freq.!!

4925.2! Brazil! 0945! 1110! R.!Educao!Rural! Tef! Near!the!beginning!of!2014,!the!Korean!MND!station!disappeared!leaving!the!Brazilian!in!the!clear.!Noted!quite!regularly!in!2014.!!

4955! Peru! 1015! 1200! R.!Cultural!Amauta! Huanta! Not!regularly!heard!in!2014.!!

4965! Brazil! 0945! 1045! R.!Alvorada! Parintins,!AM! Not!often!heard!this!year.!!

4985! Brazil! 0900! 1045! R.!Brasil!Central! Goinia! Difficult!to!hear!due!to!RTTY!QRM.!!

4985! Brazil! 2100! 2130! R.!Brasil!Central! Goinia! This!is!a!midXwinter!morning!Brazilian!signal!via!the!Antarctic!path.!Unfortunately,!it!was!rarely!heard!in!2014.!!

4985.51! Peru! 1110! 1215! R.!Voz!Cristiana! Chilca! Occasionally!heard!in!2014,!Spanish!and!Quechua.!!!

5024.8! Peru! 0930! 1145! R.!Quillabamba! Quillabamba,!Cusco! Regularly!heard!in!winter!under!Cuba,!and!sometimes!at!equal!strength.!!

5025! Cuba! 0500! 1200! R.!Rebelde! Bauta! Comes!in!before!and!often!stronger!than!VL8K!Katherine,!NT!(which!s/off!0830).!!

5035! Brazil! 0930! 1100! R.!Aparecida! Aparecida! Not!very!strong!but!the!clear!channel!helps.!Occasionally!we!hear!a!het!with!this!signal,!which!may!be!coming!from!R.!Educao!Rural!about!500!Hz!higher.!!

5035.06! Brazil! 1030! 1050! R.!Educao!Rural! Coari! No!positive!ID!but!I!suspect!this!is!the!one!creating!the!het!when!Aparecida!is!operating.!Educao!Rural!could!be!heard!on!several!occasions!when!Aparecida!was!not!on!air.!!

5035! Brazil! 2100! 2125! R.!Aparecida! Aparecida! Another!midXwinter!morning!Brazilian!signal!across!the!Antarctic,!but!rarely!heard!in!2014.!!

5040! Cuba! 0530! 0600! R.!Havana! Havana! FS,!English.!100!kW!(See!below)!!

5910.08v! Colombia! 0630! 1120! Alcaravn!R.! Lomalinda,!Puerto!Lleras! Quite!regularly!heard!here.!Varies!frequency!considerably!X!generally!around!5910.05!but!also!heard!as!low!as!5909.31!kHz.!!

5939.80X!5939.87!

Brazil! 0615! 1045! R.!Voz!Missionria! Cambori! Can!now!be!heard!past!0900!since!R.!Rossii!has!gone.!!

5939.80X85! Brazil! 2100! 2150! R.!Voz!Missionria! Cambori! This!year,!5940!is!clear!at!this!time!allowing!occasional!reception!via!the!allXdarkness!Antarctic!path!in!our!midXwinter!mornings.!!

5952.46!!

Bolivia! 1010! 1145! R.!Pio!Doce! Siglo!Veinte,!Llallagua! Reception!can!be!variable!at!times.!Becomes!more!difficult!with!CRIs!English!s/on!1100!on!5955!kHz.!Was!also!much!harder!during!part!of!this!year!when!Overcomer!Ministry!was!hammering!it!out!on!5950!kHz!!!

5964.97! Brazil! 0630! 1000! R.!Transmundial! Santa!Maria,!RS! Not!heard!last!year,!so!it!was!pleasing!to!hear!this!in!2014.!Dont!confuse!with!RTMalaysia!!Kajang!on!5964.7!kHz.!!

5970.04v! Brazil! 0658! 1015! R.!Itatiaia! Belo!Horizonte,!MG! First!time!heard!this!year,!and!always!at!a!weak!level.!Watch!out!for!PBS!Gannan!that!can!sometimes!be!heard!signing!on!at!0950.!!

5980! Peru! 1000! 1200! R.!Chaski! Urubamba,!Cusco! Spanish!and!Quechua!after!R.!Marti!s/off!1000,!good!signal!on!many!occasions.!!

5990.12v! Brazil! 0600! 1015! R.!Nacional!da!Amaznia! Brasilia! Reactivated!and!variable!frequency,!not!strong!and!heard!only!intermittently.!!

6010.2!!

Colombia! 0600!!

1055!!

La!Voz!de!tu!Conciencia! Lomalinda,!Puerto!Lleras! No!other!Latins!heard!clearly!enough!on!this!freq.!!

6025! Bolivia! 1030! 1145! Red!R.!Patria!Nueva! La!Paz! Rarely!heard!here,!so!its!a!nice!catch!when!it!does!appear!!Noted!on!a!few!occasions!during!2014.!!

6059.78! Brazil! 0710! 1030! Super!R.!Deus!!Amor! Curitiba! //!6120.!Heard!after!Cubas!English!service!s/off!0700.!!

6059.85! Brazil! 2100! 2145! Super!R.!Deus!!Amor! Curitiba! Occasionally!heard!during!the!midXwinter!morning!period!but!usually!weak.!Difficult!when!Irans!Azerbaijani!service!was!on!for!Ramadan!between!June!14XJuly!28.!Watch!out!for!China!s/on!2155.!!

6080.04! Brazil! 0625! 0900! R.!Marumby! Curitiba! Under!VOAXPinheira!till!0700!then!in!the!clear.!Later!squashed!by!s/on!0900!R.!Australia!!Shepparton.!!

6090! Anguilla! 0515!!

1000! Caribbean!Beacon! The!Valley,!Anguilla! FS,!English!to!NAm!and!CAm!to!s/off!1000.!!

6105.4! Bolivia! 1040! 1200! R.!Panamericana! La!Paz! Tough!listening!under!RTI!and!jammer!until!their!1100!s/off.!But!then!in!the!clear!now!that!VOAs!Mandarin!service!no!longer!operates!here.!Rarely!heard!here!these!days!and!may!be!operating!irregularly!on!this!SW!freq.!!

6120! Brazil! 0625! 1000! Super!R.!Deus!!Amor! So!Paulo! Only!occasionally!this!winter,!e.g.!June!11,!June!17,!June!19!!

6134.84v! Bolivia! 0900! 1100! R.!Santa!Cruz! Santa!Cruz!de!la!Sierra! In!Spanish!and!sometimes!Aymara.!Difficult!to!hear!these!days!due!to!heavy!jamming!of!KBS!VoFreedom.except!when!that!QRM!is!occasionally!absent,!as!on!June!11.!!!

6160.05v! UNID! 1015! 1045! UNID! ???! Possibly!R.!Boa!Vontade!or!R.!Rio!Mar,!but!Im!leaning!towards!the!former.!Noted!occasionally,!and!tough!listening!due!to!CNR!6!QRM!6165!kHz.!!

6173.86v! Peru! 1000! 1200! R.!Tawantinsuyo! Cusco! QRM!from!Chinas!CNR!1!on!6175.!Best!heard!in!LSB!with!filters.!!

6180! Brazil! 0350! 1045! R.!Nacional!Amaznia! Brasilia! //!11780.!This!wide!time!span!sees!the!station!popping!up!at!various!times!of!the!day,!depending!on!prevailing!propagation!conditions.!Recently,!it!has!been!having!transmitter!problems!and!noted!with!a!weak!signal,!poor!modulation!or!completely!absent.!As!at!October!2,!engineers!were!attempting!to!repair!the!transmitter.!!

6180! Brazil! 2030! 0030! R.!Nacional!Amaznia! Brasilia! //!11780.!See!entry!above.!!

6185! Mexico! 0430! 0500v! XEPPM!X!R.!Educacin! Mexico!City! Can!be!occasionally!heard!before!their!s/off!0500v!in!midXwinter!afternoons!here.!!Also!believed!to!be!the!station!operating!on!July!17!in!what!appears!to!be!a!oneXoff!occasion!at!1100!till!f/out!1145,!weak!signal!under!China!Huayi.!Also!monitored!via!the!Lexington!KY!remote!receiver!on!that!occasion.!Perhaps!a!special!schedule!for!that!day!only?!!

9565.1v! Brazil! 0415! 1040! Super!R.!Deus!!Amor! Curitiba! //!11765!!

9565.1v! Brazil! 2100! 2200! Super!R.!Deus!!Amor! Curitiba! MidXwinter!morning!reception!here.!Mixes!with!R.!Marti!(on!9565!kHz),!which!is!often!stronger!than!the!Brazilian!on!many!occasions.!Usually!a!het!between!these!two!stations.!//!9586.6v!!

9586.6v! Brazil! 0500! 1045! Super!R.!Deus!!Amor! So!Paulo! //!9565,!can!be!a!very!good!signal!on!occasions.!Is!frequency!agile!!!!

9586v! Brazil! 2100! 2200! Super!R.!Deus!!Amor! So!Paulo! MidXwinter!reception!and!//!9565!but!not!as!strong!here.!No!hope!before!2100!because!of!coXchannel!China.!!

9630! Brazil! 0430! 0830! R.!Aparecida! Aparecida! !!

9630! Brazil! 2100! 2215! R.!Aparecida! Aparecida! Heard!quite!well!during!winter!in!our!local!morning!period,!especially!after!2130.!!

9645.4! Brazil! 0400! 1040! R.!Bandeirantes! So!Paulo! Often!heard!in!our!local!afternoons.!Het!with!the!much!stronger!Vatican!Radios!Arabic!service!between!0645!and!0705,!then!in!the!clear.!!

9645.42v! Brazil! 2115! 2215! R.!Bandeirantes! So!Paulo! Fair!signal!at!times!in!winter!months.!!

9664.05v!!9665.80v!

Brazil! 0515! 0730! R.!Voz!Missionria! Cambori! Can!vary!frequency!considerably!from!dayXtoXday.!Usually!a!weak!signal!at!Mount!Evelyn.!!

9663.83! Brazil! 2115! 2200! R.!Voz!Missionria! Cambori! MidXwinter!reception.!Severe!QRM!CNR!5!!

9818.75v! Brazil! 0415! 1045! R.!Nove!de!Juhlo! So!Paulo! Occasionally!noted!during!May!and!June!this!year!and!around!the!equinox!periods.!!

9818.75v! Brazil! 2100! 2215! R.!Nove!de!Juhlo! So!Paulo! Difficult!listening!against!CNR!2!on!9820!and!usually!accompanied!by!a!het!between!the!two!stations.!!

11764.76v! Brazil! 0510! 1030! Super!R.!Deus!!Amor! Curitiba! Regularly!heard!here!in!our!afternoons.!!

11764.75v! Brazil! 2030! 2400! Super!R.!Deus!!Amor! Curitiba! Can!be!especially!good!during!equinoxes.!//!9565!!

11770! Anguilla! 1000! 1200! Caribbean!Beacon! Anguilla! FS,!English!religious!station.!QRM!CRI!from!1100!in!Vietnamese!on!11780.!!

11780! Brazil! 0300! 1130! R.!Nacional!Amaznia! Brasilia! Heard!all!year!round!and!//!6180.!Watch!out!for!VOIRI!0320X0420!and!CNR!8!in!Kazakh!0500X0600.!!

11780! Brazil! 2000! 2400! R.!Nacional!Amaznia! Brasilia! //!6180!!

11815.06v! Brazil! 0400! 0730! R.!Brasil!Central! Goinia! Sometimes!good!in!our!afternoons.!!

11815.06v! Brazil! 2030! 2300! R.!Brasil!Central! Goinia! Quite!regular!during!the!winter!months!and!during!equinoxes.!!

11854.9v! Brazil! 0515! 1050! R.!Aparecida! Aparecida! !!

11854.84! Brazil! 2030! 2215! R.!Aparecida! Aparecida! Noted!on!a!few!occasions!in!this!time!slot,!especially!during!equinoxes.!!

11915! Brazil! 2145! 2330! R.!Gacha! Porto!Alegre! Heard!under!BSBSAXRiyadh!with!a!het.!!!

11925.2v! Brazil! 2200! 2300! R.!Bandeirantes! So!Paulo! Occasionally!heard!earlier!in!the!year!under!CNR!1.!Not!heard!recently!so!perhaps!currently!off!the!air!or!intermittent!operation?!!

15344.49v! Argentina! 2020!!

2300! RAE!&!R.!Nacional!Argentina!

General!Pacheco! DS!relay!in!Spanish!on!Sat/Sun,!FS!programming!in!French,!German!and!Spanish!on!MXF.!!

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RADIO)HAVANA)CUBA)(as)monitored)at)Mount)Evelyn))Radio!Havana!can!often!be!erratic!in!its!transmissions.!The!following!idiosyncrasies!are!regularly!noted:!!Noisy!audio,!breaks!in!transmission,!late!starts!or!no!transmission!at!all,!good!carrier!strength!but!low!audio!level,!a!different!language!broadcast!from!the!one!scheduled,!etc.!This!puts!an!element!of!the!unexpected!into!listening!to!RHC.and!makes!it!all!the!more!entertaining!!!!!!Freq! On! Off! Language! Target! Comments!5040! 0500! 0600! English! NAm,!CAm! !130,!100!kW!(midXwinter!reception!only)!6000! 0400! 0700! English! NAm! 315,!250!kW!(midXwinter!reception!only)!6000! 1100! 1245! Spanish! CAm! 160!,!100!kW.!Strong!but!severe!coXchannel!QRM!CNR!1!also!s/on!1100!

and!Korean!jamming!6003.!6060! 0000! 0045! Spanish! NAm! 10,!100!kW.!Occasionally!heard!in!winter!fading!out!late!at!0045!

(10:45am!here)!6060! 0400! 0700! Spanish/English! NAm! 10,!100!kW.!0400!Spanish,!0500!!0700!s/off!English!(midXwinter!

reception!only)!6100! 0500! 0700! English! Americas! 10,!100!kW!6165! 0430! 0700! English! NAm! 340,!100!kW!9550! 1100! 1300! Spanish! SAm! Strong!but!severe!coXchannel!QRM!CRIs!Vietnamese!also!s/on!1100.!9710! 2100! 2300! Spanish! CAm! 315,!250!kW.!Weak!under!CNR!1!9810! 2100! 2230! Spanish! CAm! 340!,!100!kW.!Occasionally!heard!under!a!very!strong!CNR!1!9830! 1100! 1300! Spanish! CAm!! 340!,!100!kW.!Severe!coXchannel!QRM!from!CNR!1.!9850! 1100! 1300! Spanish! NAm! 160!,!100!kW.!Some!QRM!from!9845!!CNR!1!jammer!aimed!at!VOAX

Tinang.!11670! 2100! 2300! Spanish! Eu! 53,!100!kW.!Heavy!coXchannel!QRM!from!AIRXBengaluru!till!2230.!11670! 2300! 0400! Spanish! SAm! ND,!100!kW!11760! 1100! 1315! Spanish! CAm! 160!,!100!kW.!Severe!coXchannel!QRM!CNR!1!till!1200!when!QRM!CRIs!

English!takes!over.!11760! 1900! 2030! English/!French! CAm! ND,!100!kW.!1900!English,!20X2030!French.!11840! 1930! 2100! Fr/Port/Arabic! Eu! 53,!100!kW.!1930!French,!2000!Portuguese,!2030X2100!Arabic.!QRM!

between!1930X2000!under!coXchannel!AWRXNauens!Arabic!service!to!NAf.!

11840! 2100! 0500! Spanish! SAm! 10,!100!kW!11860! 1100! 1330! Spanish! NAm! 10,!100!kW.!Strong!signal.!11880! 2200! 2400! Fr/Port/Eng! Af! 100,!100!kW.!2200!French,!2230!Portuguese,!2300!English!12010! 1100! 1300! Spanish! Car! 313,!250!kW.!Strong!but!slight!coXchannel!QRM!KSDAXAWR!till!1200.!13740! 2100! 2330! Spanish! SAm! 130,!100!kW.!QRM!RFAXAgingan!Point!2230X2300!15230! 1100! 1230! Spanish! SAm! 130,!100!kW.!Fair!signal.!15230! 2200! 0030! Port/Spanish! SAm! 130,!100!kW.!2200!Portuguese,!2300!Spanish!to!f/out!0030.!15370! 2230! 2400! Fr/Creolo/Port/

Esperanto!SAm! 130,!100!kW.!2230!French!(MonXSat),!2300!Creole,!2330!Portuguese!

(Esperanto!on!Sundays!2230X2300)!15370! 0000! 0030! Quechua! SAm! 130,!100!kW!

!!Note:!!Beam!headings!and!power!outputs!taken!from!the!Aoki!reference!list.!!!!

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!CHINA)RADIO)INTERNATIONAL))VIA!HAVANA,!CUBA)(as)monitored)at)Mount)Evelyn,)AUS))CRI!makes!use!of!the!Cuban!governments!hospitality!to!send!a!strong!signal!into!North,!Central!and!South!America.!!Freq! On! Off! Language! Target! Comments!5990! 2300! 0030! English/Spanish! CAm! ND,!250!kW.!Fades!out!by!0030!in!mid!winter!(10:30am!here)!9570! 1200! 1400! Mandarin/English! NAm! 10,!250!kW.!Competes!with!the!KBS!Indonesian/English!service!also!

s/on!1200!9580! 0100! 0300! English/Mandarin! NAm! 10,!250!kW!(Mid!winter!reception!only)!9790! 0300! 0500! English/Cantonese! NAm! 305,!250!kW!(Mid!winter!reception!only)!13650! 2300! 2400! Portuguese! SAm! 135,!250!kW.!Hard!to!hear!due!to!stronger!NHK!also!s/on!2300!in!

Thai/Vietnamese!13740! 1400! 1600! English! NA! 305,!100!kW!15120! 0000! 0100! Spanish! SAm! 160,!250!kW.!!!!!!!!!!

REMEMBERING!JULIAN!ANDERSON!by!Daniel!Camporini!

!Asking!me!to!talk!about!the!life!of!the!DXer!Julian!Anderson!is!a!real!challenge!X!not!because!his!life!in!the!radio!hobby!was!complicated,!but!because!it!was!really!intense.!Julians!interest!in!DXing!began!as!a!teenager,!having!seen!his!father!enjoying!those!enigmatic!and!strange!shortwave!signals!coming!from!the!radio!speaker.!!

! !From!a!young!age,!Julian!began!to!interact!with!colleagues!by!attending!the!first!meeting!of!the!Latin!American!DXers!in!Puerto!Iguazu,!where!he!formed!friendships!with!Brazilian,!Paraguayan!and!other!Argentinian!DXers.!While!he!devoted!his!time!to!general!DXing!activities,!Julian!soon!felt!attracted!specifically!to!Latin!American!radio!stations.!To!this!cause!he!dedicated!the!next!few!years!of!his!life,!which!not!only!enriched!him,!but!also!enriching!the!lives!of!those!who!knew!him.!!

Julian!was!not!content!to!just!listen!to!Latin!American!broadcasters.!He!decided!to!make!faceXtoXface!visits!to!many!stations!during!several!trips!to!different!countries!of!the!continent.!And!so!he!visited!Chile,!Uruguay,!Brazil,!Paraguay,!Bolivia,!Peru,!Ecuador!and!Colombia.!!On!several!occasions,!I!shared!DX!nights!with!Julian.!It!was!really!amazing!to!see!his!passion!and!dedication!in!tracking!the!tropical!bands!looking!for!new!and!small!stations.!With!colleagues!from!the!Asociacin!DX!del!Litoral,!Vicente!Bombardieri!and!Emilio!Povrzenic,!he!toured!South!American!countries!to!listen!and!visit!stations.!Travel!during!those!days!were!filled!with!rich!and!tasty!anecdotes!!! !

!!!!!!!Julian!was!a!selfless!person,!sharing!all!the!information!he!obtained!from!his!DXing!!journeys.!He!published!his!own!newsletter!in!English,!"Pampas!DXing"!and!collaborated!with!others!in!sharing!knowledge!in!the!bulletin.!!!He!also!edited!with!Gabriel!Ivn!Barrera!two!publications!that!were!extremely!useful!for!DXers!X!the!"Latin!America!Radio!World",!focusing!on!domestic!transmissions!between!2,000!and!30,000!kHz,!and!"The!Art!of!Latin!American!QSLing"!which!taught!some!tricks!on!how!to!get!QSLs!from!stations!on!the!continent.!!!!!!!!

!With!his!mastery!of!languages,!he!contacted!many!EnglishXspeaking!DXers!X!his!photo!album!is!proof!of!that!!On!their!South!American!trips,!Julians!colleagues!visited!many!Peruvian,!Bolivian,!Chilean!and!Ecuadorian!radio!stations.!Names!like!Pedro!Arruntegui!of!Peru,!Bjorn!Olsson!of!Sweden,!David!Small!in!England,!New!Zealander!Brian!Withers,!Francisco!Clemente!of!Italy,!Alexander!Wiese!in!Germany,!Hannu!Uotila!of!Finland,!Csar!Objo!in!Dominican!Republic,!Henrik!and!Finn!Krone!Klemetz!to!name!a!few!of!the!many!who!had!the!opportunity!to!meet!Julian.!!!

!!Through!his!articles!on!DXing!the!Bolivian!and!Peruvian!stations!Julian!was!able!to!help!DXers!contact!many!stations!and!his!writing!attracted!the!attention!of!publications!such!as!"Radio!Nuevo!Mundo"!in!Japan!that!appeared!in!1992!under!the!title!"Ventisca!DX".!!!!!

!!!!!!!Julian!used!receivers!by!ICOM!and!Sony.!But!in!fact,!on!many!DXpeditions!we!all!exchanged!different!radios!and!antennas!to!experience!different!equipment.!And!we!sometimes!connected!the!Loop!antenna!to!all!radios!in!order!to!compare!selectivity!of!all!the!radios,!while!the!old!Geloso!recorder!ran!open!tape!to!record!all!the!results.!

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Julian&(left)&and&Daniel&(right)&in&earlier&days.&Radios,&headphones,&tape&recorders&and&the&WRTH&close&at&hand!)

!!!Due!to!work!commitments,!for!many!years!Julian!was!absent!from!the!world!of!DXing.!However,!there!is!no!doubt!that!the!loss!of!all!his!knowledge!is!a!serious!loss!for!the!Latin!American!DXing!hobby.!But!what!I!will!miss!the!most!are!the!qualities!of!a!good!person,!his!sincerity!and!honesty!in!personal!dealings.!This!was!demonstrated!by!the!hundreds!of!messages!of!condolences!from!many!DXers!worldwide!who!have!been!surprised!by!this!sudden!loss.!!!Thanks!to!Rob!for!letting!me!tell!you!about!my!friend.!!Daniel!Camporini!!!

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This!Latin!American!Survey!2014!is!made!available!freeXofXcharge!to!all!DXers!and!radio!enthusiasts!around!the!world.!Send!comments,!feedback!or!suggestions!to:!robvk3bvw@gmail.com!or!through!the!Mount)Evelyn)DX)Report!blog!at:!!!http://www.medxr.blogspot.com.au!!Material!from!this!document!may!be!reproduced!under!the!Creative!Commons!license!providing!that!correct!attribution!includes!and!prominently!displays!the!authors!name!and!the!link!to!this!website:!http://www.medxr.blogspot.com!!