From: cotton@thumper..bellcore.com (Chase Cotton)
Subject: Re: Programs on DXing, SWLing?
Reply-To: cotton@thumper.UUCP (Chase Cotton)
Organization: Bellcore, Morristown, NJ 07962-1910
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 92 03:24:49 GMT

In article <SWL-L%92100613082598@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU> "Tony Waters" 
<CCW@APLVM.BITNET> writes:
>I am interested in finding programs on DXing, SWLing, and related subjects. I
>know about Signals and World of Radio. I'm sure there must be others. Could
>someone post some schedules? Many thanks...
>
>Tony Waters <CCW@APLVM.BITNET>


Tony, et. al., this should get you started.

During the summer I compiled the following schedule of DX/SWL programs
from a variety of sources.  Beware that the list has several flaws 
however.  First, the format is very terse as I wanted it to fit on a 
single page.  Second, I stopped updating the program times about two 
months ago, as I have been spending a lot more time listening elsewhere 
on HF (e.g. utilities, air, marine, and ham phone).  Also the list will 
have to be modified for locations other than the Eastern time.  The list
does not contain any "mailbag" shows as yet.

In particular, the non-Saturday evening (EDT) times for Signals and WOR 
are likely to be off as I have not been making the needed edits.  Except 
for some minor cleanup done today, the schedule should reflect mid-July 
pretty well.

The reception qualities are based upon a DX-440 and a 150 foot outdoor 
random wire antenna located in northern New Jersey.

A second page translates the three letter program keys to the actual 
program names and stations.  Get the frequencies from "Passport", or 
"WR&TVH", or one of David Gossett's Country/Station/Frequency lists 
(Where's he been lately?).  If you can't get the frequencies easily, 
send me email and I'll send them to you in another file (or I'll post 
them if I get more than a few requests).

Note also that all the program times are likely to change as soon as we 
go back to standard time.

Have fun.

Chase


NOTE: when two programs start in the same 1/2 hour period, I use the 
      notation "SNR+:16/SRI+:19" which means "Spanish National Radio's 
      DX Spot" starts 16 minutes past the hour and "Swiss Radio 
      International's Swiss Short-Wave Merry-Go-Round" starts 19 minutes 
      past.  To tell which on which day the two programs fall, check which 
      program key (i.e. SNR) correctly lines up in the column (i.e. these
      two programs start in the half hour starting on Sunday 00:00 UTC (i.e.
      Saturday 08:00 PM EDT).
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========== EDT ==== EDT ==== EDT ==== EDT ==== EDT ==== EDT ==== EDT ===========
=============== last edit: EDT Tue Oct  6 21:27 09:27PM 1992 EDT ===============
 LOCAL	----------------------------------------------------------------
 TIME	|  sun   |  mon   |  tue   |  wed   |  thu   |  fri   |  sat   |  UTC
 (EDT)	----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 0800AM |        |        |        |        |        |        |        | 1200
 0830AM +        +        +        +        +        +        +        + 1230
 0900AM |        |        |        |        |        |uos :00 |        | 1300
 0930AM +        +        +        +        +ned#:50 +        +        + 1330
 1000AM |        |        |        |        |        |        |        | 1400
 1030AM +        +        +        +        +        +        +        + 1430
 1100AM |        |        |        |        |        |        |SRI :19 | 1500
 1130AM +MRU-:30 +        +rac :30 +        +ned#:50 +        +        + 1530
 1200AM |        |        |        |        |        |        |        | 1600
 1230AM +        +        +        +        +        +        +        + 1630
 0100PM |        |        |        |        |        |        |        | 1700
 0130PM +        +        +rac :30 +        +ned#:50 +        +        + 1730
 0200PM |        |        |        |        |        |        |        | 1800
 0230PM +        +        +        +        +        +        +        + 1830
 0300PM |        |        |        |        |        |        |HCJ :10 | 1900
 0330PM +        +        +rac :30 +hrt :00 +ned :50 +        +        + 1930
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 0400PM |        |        |        |        |        |        |        | 2000
 0430PM +WOR*:30 +wor :45 +        +        +        +        +        + 2030
 0500PM |        |        |        |        |        |WOR :15 |        | 2100
 0530PM +SIG?:35/mru#:30  +        +        +        +        +        + 2130
 0600PM |        |        |        |        |        |        |        | 2200
 0630PM +        +        +        +        +        +        +        + 2230
 0700PM |        |        |        |        |        |        |        | 2300
 0730PM +mru :30 +        +        +<BRC:30>+        +        +        + 2330
        ========================================================================
 0800PM |        |        |        |        |        | SNR+:16/SRI+:19 | 0000
 0830PM +        +        +QSL-:40 +        +NED+:50 +        +HCJ+:39 + 0030
 0900PM |XBD+:00/twr :15  |swe-:18 |HRT+:00 |uos#:00 |        |snr :?? | 0100
 0930PM +PJN :30 +        +        +WVG+:30/ned#:50  +        +        + 0130
 1000PM |        |        |SWE+:10v|        |        |        |SRI+:19 | 0200
 1030PM +        +        +QSL+:40 +        +ned#:50 +PDX-:50 +HCJ :39 + 0230
 1100PM |        |        |        |HRT+:00 |        |        |WOR+:05 | 0300
 1130PM +SWP~:30 +        +        +        +NED+:50 + mru :30/SIG+:35 + 0330
========================================================================
 1200PM |        |SOP :00 |WVG+:15 |        |        |        |        | 0400
 1230PM +        +        +QSL :40 +        +        +        +        + 0430
 0100AM |        |        |        |        |        | hcj :10/SNR+:11 | 0500
 0130AM +WOR :30 +        +        +        +        +        +        + 0530
 0200AM |        |        |        |        |        |        |        | 0600
 0230AM +        +        +qsl :40 +        +        +        +        + 0630
 0300AM |        |        |        |        |        |        |        | 0700
 0330AM +        +        +        +ned :50 +        +hcj :40 +        + 0730
 0400AM |        |        |        |        |        |HCJ :00 |        | 0800
 0430AM +        +        +        +        +        +        +        + 0830
 0500AM |        |        |        |        |        |        |        | 0900
 0530AM +        +rac :30 +        +NED :50 +        +        +mru#:30 + 0930
 0600AM |        |        |        |        |        |HCJ+:10 |wor :00 | 1000
 0630AM +        +sig :50 +HRT :30 +        +        +wvg#:30 +        + 1030
 0700AM |        |        |        |        |        |        |        | 1100
 0730AM +        +rac :30 +        +        +        +TWR+:30 +BRC :00 + 1130
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	|  mon   |  tue   |  wed   |  thu   |  fri   |  sat   |  sun   |

SYNOPSIS: "PGMq:MMn" => PGM = program, q = quality, MM = start time, n = other
NOTES:	PGM = program slot verified	pgm = program slot not verified yet
	:?? = unknown starting time	<.> = on Mon-Sun at this time
	"+" = good quality reception	"*" = on WRNO on 15420  
	"-" = poor quality reception	"~" = readable quality reception
	"#" = sought but not found	"v" = starting time variable

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	CODE	PROGRAM NAME			LENGTH	STATION
================================================================================
	WVG	Waveguide			10	BBC
	QSL	DXers Unlimited			10-16	R. Havana Cuba
	WOR	Glen Hauser's World of Radio	30	WWCR
	SIG	Signals				55	WWCR
	SWE	Media Scan			10	R. Sweden
	SRI	Swiss SW Merry-Go-Round		10	Swiss R. Int.
	NED	Media Network			30	R. Nederland
	HCJ	DX Party Line			50	HCJB
	HRT	Ham Radio Today			??	HCJB
	TWR	Bonaire Wavelengths		8-15	Trans. World R.
	MRU	Media Roundup			??	R. Japan
	XBD	Crossband			30	WWCR
	PJN	Pirate John Show		??	WWCR
	VOA	Communications Week		??	VOA
	SOP	DX Program			??	R. Sophia
	BRC	Brussles Calling		30	Belgium
	SWP	SW Panorama			25	Austrian R.
	SNR	DX Spot				10	Spanish National R.
	PDX	DX Program		       ~10	R. Portugal
	UOS	Open Space			??	Uruguay on 06045?
	RAC	Communicator			??	R. Australia