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** ABKHAZIA. /ARMENIA: Radio Republic Abkhazia (``Apsua Radio`` in
Russian and Abkhazian) on 1350 kHz was noted 15 March with news in
Abkhazian followed by local songs. It disappeared at 0430 and then V.
of Russia via Armenia was heard in Turkish (with ID and old pop songs
in English) until 0500, IS and ID in Russian and close down at 0501.
In the afternoons, Renovira is audible until 1615-1625 (most likely a
local FM station in Sukhumi broadcasting only in Russian and
announcing 107.9 MHz, which is listed for Radio Soma in WRTH 2012). No
rumbling sound from two transmitters, if one is on odd frequency
(Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, 17 March, MW Report, April BDXC-UK
Communication via DXLD)
** ALBANIA. R. TIRANA, Albania. Observed on 7530 kHz at 2100 UT on
Tuesday March 6th with news, Press Review, In Focus and Mailbag
programme with mention of one Grant Skinner and Alan Roe, also a
couple of Japanese listeners. Poor propagation at this time so not
sure if Grant Skinner heard this programme (Edwin Southwell, England,
Making Contact, April World DX Club Contact via DXLD)
7425, March 30 at 0130, R. Tirana sign-on has now been changed to give
the correct times and frequencies for the only two English broadcasts
left, unlike on March 27; poor reception with T-storm noise in the
area (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ALGERIA [non]. 7295, RTV Algeria. Probably via France (or new own
transmitter?) again on SW after almost 3 months absent. Heard on 25/3
at 0400 with s/on in Arabic with National Anthem and ID “Huna
Dzhezzair, Idaatu Korano Kerim” (here is Algeria, Radio Qoran Kerim).
Also noted at 1800 on 11955 on 26/3 (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria
(Sony ICF2001D and Folded Marconi Antenna 16 meters long), April
Australian DX News via DXLD) Aoki and HFCC still say France (Craig
Seager, ed., ibid.)
The 7295 date was also the one and only occasion when I heard it,
before cut off, nothing further since (gh, DXLD)
** ANTARCTICA. 15476, March 29 at 1322, just for old times` sake I
check the LRA36 frequency on another once-active Thursday and still
find it missing. At least no other broadcaster has moved in on 15475,
lucky icies (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA. RA, QRM al por mayor --- Muchachos, la interferencia que
genera el transmisor de LRA R. Nacional en 6060 es pavorosa. Como
consecuencia de alguna falla, no solo genera salpicaduras en la banda
de 49 m, recibo señales espurias desde tan abajo como 5500 kHz, y
ahora llega hasta las inmediaciones de los 12 MHz! (supongo que
armónicos o vaya a saber qué). Una pena realmente.
Por unos pocos días estoy disfrutando de unas vacaciones en la
localidad costera de Cuchilla Alta, a 72 km al este de Montevideo :-)
Por aquí una de las acepciones de "cuchilla" es una sierra o cadena de
cerros o elevaciones que se extiende por muchos kilómetros. Supongo
que los desarrolladores del poblado habrán usado su imaginación
"marketinera" y aprovechado el hecho de que a pesar de estar junto a
la costa, la entrada al poblado desde la ruta está un poco más alta
que los alrededores y de allí el nombre. 73, (Moisés Knochen,
temporalmente en Cuchilla Alta, Uruguay, March 31, condiglist yg via
WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
Moisés es como una sierra continua como si fuera un ruido de una
fuente que llega hasta pasado los 15000 KHz? (Ernesto Paulero,
Argentina, ibid.)
No, lo que yo escuchaba hoy era el audio horriblemente distorsionado
del transmisor de 6060 kHz abarcando un continuo de cientos de kHz...
y reapareciendo en la banda de 25 m. Lo comparé con la señal de R.
Nacional en 6060 kHz y era eso (creo que transmitían fútbol a esa
hora). Esos espurios no es la primera vez que aparecen, pero nunca
abarcando un rango tan extenso de frecuencias. Saludos, (Moisés,
ibid.)
Lamentablemente esto biene pasando hace rato pero se nota que nadie se
ocupa, evidentemente la gente de la planta lo único que hace es
prender y apagar los transmisores pero nada más. Entiendo que no haya
dinero talbés para la reparación pero creo que entonces es preferible
que lo dejen apagado y así la plata que se está gastando en energía
inutilmente porque es inescuchable se podría invertir en reparar el
equipo. Creo que esto se va a solucionar cuando las interferencias
afecten a algún servicio público o cuando el transmisor no ensienda
más por la falta de mantenimiento (Federico Fuleston, Argentina, March
31, ibid.) with his own orthography
Aquí en Montevideo, lo mismo. Toda la banda queda polucionada por ese
splatter, parejito, parejito. Los días que está de buen humor, ese
transmisor sale pura portadora y un audio bajísimo y apretado en el
fondo, que se solapa con Rádio Deus é Amor, a quien no logra
sobremodular del todo, produciendo un heterodino que te taladra el
cerebro. Esperemos que alguien se dé cuenta y lo arregle pronto...
73 de CX2ABP (Rodolfo Tizzi, Uruguay, ibid.)
En 12120 kHz la armónica se recibe casi que mejor que la fundamental
6060, hasta con mejor audio. 73 (Moisés Knochen, April 2, ibid. WORLD
OF RADIO 1611)
15655, 29/Mar 2200, RAE em espanhol. ID nos diversos idiomas. Forte
sinal espúrio, até sem antena ele chega com bom sinal, já em 15345
apenas o sinal com uma modulação quase inaudível. O sinal ocupa desde
15652 até 15669 kHz (Jorge Freitas, Feira de Santana, Bahia, 12 14´S
38 58´W - Brasil, Degen 1103 - All listening in mode of filter Narrow
the 6 kHz, Dipole antenna, 16 meters - east/west
Escutas (listening, my blog): http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ASIA [non]. USA: RADIO FREE ASIA STARTS NEW QSL SERIES – IBB RELAY
SITES APRIL 2012
Radio Free Asia (RFA) announces a new series of QSL cards recognizing
the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) relay sites used for RFA
programming. RFA currently uses, and confirms broadcasts from the
following IBB sites: Biblis, Iranawilla, Kuwait, Lampertheim, Saipan
and Tinian.
The first card of this series is from IBB’s Tinian relay site. In this
picture you are facing north from Tinian’s Tower 16, part of antenna
305L, overlooking the antenna fields. The transmitter building is at
the upper right side of the picture and above it you can see the
Island of Saipan to the north of Tinian.
This is RFA’s 45th QSL overall; it will be used to confirm all valid
RFA reception reports for April-July 2012.
Visit us at http://www.rfa.org or at http://www.techweb.rfa.org
Reception reports are also accepted by email at qsl @ rfa.org and for
anyone without Internet access, reception reports can be mailed to:
Reception Reports
Radio Free Asia
2025 M. Street NW, Suite 300
Washington DC 20036
United States of America.
Upon request, RFA will also send a copy of the current broadcast
schedule and a station sticker. Harry Scott, Radio Free Asia
(via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, April 3, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
** AUSTRALIA. 2310, VL8A Alice Springs NT, 30 and 23 March 1000 with
good audio (Wilkner-XM Cedar Key)
2325, VL8T Tennant Creek NT, 30 March at 1030 good signal (Wilkner)
2485, VL8K Katherine NT best signal during week of 23 to 30 March at
1000 to 1100. Often good music. (Wilkner-XM Cedar Key) (Robert
Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro - R8 - Sony
2010XA - Drake R7; XM - Cedar Key - South Florida NRD 525D - R8A -
Cumbre DX via DXLD)
Hi Everyone, First decent reception of Australian regionals for quite
a while for me. And all 3 coming in on 120m! Brilliant. Here is a
snippet of 2485 kHz from Katherine which was the strongest. ABC news.
http://www.box.com/s/7755bb4466e8cf755f6c
(Mark Davies, Anglesey, Wales, April 2, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
`Brilliant`, `decent`, in DXer terms. Lots of storm noise (gh, DXLD)
** AUSTRALIA. R. Australia was supposed to start regular DRM
broadcasts April 1, but I am wondering if they have been delayed?
Have tried 19000 a few times between 01-03 with no DRM noise heard; of
course, any even-MHz is a bad choice for an analog Wadley Loop
receiver like the FRG-7 generating its own birdies.
6080, April 4 at 1254, could not detect any DRM noise, where it is
scheduled at 11-13 (but no AM either). Nor on 9890 after 1300. The
schedule publicized was:
``Time (UT) kHz Target DRM mode
0100-0300 19000 central Pacific C 10 kHz 16QAM level 1 11 kb/s
0700-0900 7410 south-west Pacific B 10 kHz 64QAM level 2 24 kb/s
0900-1100 9475 south-west Pacific B 10 kHz 64QAM level 2 24 kb/s
1100-1300 6080 west Pacific & PNG C 10 kHz 16QAM level 1 11 kb/s
1300-1500 9890 central Pacific C 10 kHz 16QAM level 1 11 kb/s
1500-1700 5940 SE-Asia C 10 kHz 16QAM level 1 11 kb/s
1700-1900 9475 SE-Asia C 10 kHz 16QAM level 1 11 kb/s
(Nigel Holmes, Chief Engineer, Radio Australia via Craig Seager,
Australian Radio DX Club via Alokesh Gupta, March 20, dxldyg via WORLD
OF RADIO 1609, DXLD 12-12)`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1611,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
No sign yet of the new RA DRM frequencies, said to be effective from
1st April. Tried 19000 on 1st & 2nd April 0100, nothing but local
noise. Similarly 7410 at 0700 & 6080 at 1100. Regards, (Craig Seager,
ARDXC via DXLD)
I'm assuming the DRM demand will be for local Pacific and Asian
broadcasters to use for relaying news etc. But thinking about it RA
has multiple outlets on both Intelsat 5 and 8 which are free-to-air
and receivable with a very basic satellite dish and receiver. Cheers,
(Mark Fahey, ibid.)
DRM is confirmed as not operational:
Greetings All, Reply from John Westland at RA below:
Ian, We’re struck some unforeseen delays in establishing the DRM
schedule from Shepparton. Of course we are as excited as anyone in
getting DRM on the schedule. We see it as a very useful second tier
distribution means into remote locations (for feeding small FM
community stations) and hope to see it very soon. Regards, John
Westland, Head, Distribution (via Ian Johnson, April 3, ARDXC via
WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
** AUSTRALIA. HCJB Falls for DRM hype! (gh, DXLD) Viz.:
HCJB AUSTRALIA ENGINEER VISITS GLOBAL TECH CENTRE
The DReaM Team, from left to right: John Winemann, Jim Childs,
Daniel Forrer, Herb Jacobson, Fabio Soares, Charles Jacobson [caption]
During January/February, HCJB Australia broadcast engineer, Daniel
Forrer, and his family travelled to Elkhart, Indiana, USA to help with
the final stages of refurbishment of our HC100 transmitter. HCJB
Australia is expecting delivery of this transmitter to Kununurra in
the coming months. It will be our first digitally capable transmitter.
Daniel writes: It seems only yesterday that Charles (and Jeanie)
Jacobson, Technical Manager, HCJB Technology Center, collected us from
Chicago airport and chauffeured us to “our” house.
Arriving from hot Kununurra we welcomed the cool evening with its
gentle snow — the first for us since Switzerland eight years ago. Keen
as kids are, they prayed for more. Not surprising then, it snowed
through the night. Next morning we shovelled the steps and driveway
clean. Besides building a snowman and digging an igloo we’ve been busy
working on the transmitter.
The transmitter was completely overhauled since it arrived from
Ecuador and waits for its DRM upgrade. DRM (Digital Radio Mondial) is
a technique that broadcasts digital radio signals, which have better
reception quality (similar to FM radio). [sic]
Today we prayed for Herb, respected chief engineer among the 50 people
here. His request: that God may grant him strength to fulfill the
work He has called him to do. The Lord is granting this. This is
Herb’s 63rd year working with HCJB (40 years in Ecuador).
Others on the DRM team include Fabio Soares, John Wineman and Jim
Childs (who flew in from Ecuador for the month and is programming the
DRM controller). Jim works long hours and loves his cherry coke.
The main goal, for Herb and I (within this month) is to examine and
improve transmitter components that affect broadcast signal quality.
DRM is a demanding new technology and pushes the limits of high power
signal generation. My previous experience in digital radio in
Switzerland is coming in very handy — progress is faster, but it’s
still a challenge to complete things in time. If you see a picture of
a running DRM transmitter in the next newsletter you will know that
the DReaM has come true. We very much appreciate the assistance of the
Team at Elkhart! (Voice and Hands Australia [HCJB newsletter], March
via Alokesh Gupta, dxldyg via DXLD)
** BAHRAIN. 6010, R Bahrain, 1808, March 28, English news closing with
"... reminder of the top stories ...", local weather. USB, frequency
is clear again now that CRI Chaozhou has left (Martien Groot, Schoorl,
Netherlands (TenTec RX-340, 25m. longwire), dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** BELARUS. BR1 is carried on 1170 kHz between 0400-1600 and on 6080
kHz between 1430v-2100 (WRTH Monitor update 5 April via DXLD)
** BELARUS. 7255, Radio Belarus, 2110-2210, English programming with
local pop music. Local folk music. Into listed Russian at 2200. Audio
slightly muffled. Poor to fair. Occasionally mixing with Nigeria,
which was intermittently on and off the air, but off the air most of
the time. // 11730 - poor to fair. March 29 (Brian Alexander, PA,
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX Listening Digest)
That third frequency, which used to be 7360, has been cancelled at the
beginning of this year, at the same time when 7390 became 11730.
Tonight this 11730 is on air as usual, i.e. pretty undermodulated, and
the second remaining transmitter is on 7255 where it suffers severe
adjacent channel interference from stronger Santa Maria di Galeria on
7250.
And not only Radio Belarus is missing on 1170, the transmitter was
also off before 1900 when Voice of Russia used to be carried (with
Russian 1700-1900). Has it been shut down altogether? (Kai Ludwig,
Germany, Apr 1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BELGIUM [non]. DX-ANTWERP SPECIAL EVENT AND ANNIVERSARY SHORT-WAVE
BROADCAST AND OPEN DAYS
On May 19 and 20th, DX-Antwerp vzw (the only DX and shortwave
listeners Club in Belgium) will be having their annual open days. This
year, however, we also celebrate the 30th anniversary of this
association. To mark this event, we are also putting other activities
on the calendar.
At first, during the week before the open days, on May 12th we are
airing, a special anniversary short-wave broadcast as follows:
TARGET UTC kHz STATION ITU MOD
India 0430-0530 17880 Issoudun F AM
Western-Europe 0800-0900 9680 Issoudun F AM
Western-Europe 1200-1300 6015 Issoudun F DRM
North America East 1400-1500 17880 Montsinery GUF AM
India 1530-1630 15775 Issoudun F DRM
North America West 1700-1800 21680 Montsinery GUF AM
North America 2000-2100 17755 Montsinery GUF DRM
via http://www.broadcast.be
A special QSL card was designed for this occasion. Send a report by
ordinary mail to DXA QSL c/o TDP Radio, PO Box 1, B-2310 Rijkevorsel
or e-mail to dxaqsl @ gmail.com
During the open days on the 19th and 20th of May we will of course
have our traditional demo-setups, where our fellow DX-friends will be
happy to answer your questions. In addition to all previously known
equipment, there will be even more demos to see and hear, among these,
new specials are the FiFi SDR FunCube, Bonito Radiojet 1102S, etc. ..
Even the technicians of the Belgian Institute for Post and
Telecommunications will be there again.
For the 30th Anniversary of DX-Antwerp there will be a series of
presentations and demonstrations as well.
Saturday, May 19:
10.30: Radio wave propagation and prediction (revised) by Frans
Verheyden (ON5GO)
13.30: Lecture and demonstration about everything concerning SDR
applications by Willi Passmann (DJ6JZ) (in English).
15.00: Talk about thunder, lightning, and side effects on antennas.
Frans Verheyden (ON5GO)
Sunday, May 20:
10.30: Presentation of Ostend Radio film of Wilfried Derynck (ON6EO),
employed at Ostend radio.
13.30: Presentation and demo about the FunCube and all its
applications by Jan Poppeliers (ON7UX) (AMSAT)
Place to be is: "De Schorren" Graspolderlaan 32, B-2660 Antwerpen-
Hoboken. Look here: http://g.co/maps/gmtz8
We hope to receive your reports, comments and/or suggestions.
Furthermore DX-Antwerp is happy to welcome you during the 30th
anniversary open days. Updates: via http://www.dx-antwerp.com
(Guido Schotmans, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BOLIVIA. 4409.8, Radio Eco, Reyes 2340 to 0020 stronger than
usual signal with music om. Good to have this one back. 29/30 March
(Wilkner)
4451.2, Radio Santa Ana, Santa Ana de Yacuma much stronger than usual
signal 2335 to 0030 29/30 March (Wilkner)
4699.6, Radio San Miguel, Riberalta 1030 good strong signal 30 March
(Wilkner-XM Cedar Key)
4716.19, Radio Yura, Yura 2335 to 0020 exotic music excellent signal.
Great opening to Latin America 29/30 March (Wilkner)
4795.87, Radio Lípez, Uyuni 0930 to 1025, deep fades om with
music,previously not noted for over a month. first noted 1010 on 29
March. Seems only on local CP morning as not noted 2300 to 0100
(Wilkner-XM Cedar Key) [WORLD OF RADIO 1611]
5580.2, Radio San José, 0000 unusually strong signal 2325 with music
on 29 March (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -
746Pro - R8 - Sony 2010XA - Drake R7; XM - Cedar Key - South Florida
NRD 525D - R8A - Cumbre DX via DXLD)
** BOLIVIA. Propagation here has been good lately. Unfortunately, the
sun now rises an hour earlier.
3309.97, R. Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 0953-1005 March 26 SS; M & W
announcers with ballads & talk between music bits; no discernible
ID/announcement noted at ToH; fair in ECCS-USB. (Barbour-NH)
4716.19, R. Yura, Yura, 0023-0050 March 27 SS; Continuous LA ballads;
announcer at 0046 with distorted audio; back to music & zinger ID at
0049; fair-good; best heard here in quite some time (Scott R. Barbour
Jr. Intervale, N.H., NRD-545, MLB-1, 200' Beverages, 60m dipole,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BOLIVIA. 6134.82, R. Santa Cruz heard on extended sked UT Sun &
Mon, weekends only? Nonstop music fade-in circa 0400 to ID, closing at
0608* one day, 0504* the next day (Bryan Clark`s DX report, RNZI
Mailbox April 2 via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
** BRAZIL. Re 12-13, Brazil MW reports: Glenn, Neat to see a report of
reception of the MW operation of R. Itatiaia, 610, Belo. Its DA
maximum is straight north, and they operate with 100 kW at least local
daytime), so I've been wondering ever since we set it up whether there
would be reports from E. N. America and Europe. There is a photo I
took of the antenna system on Ydun Ritz' website (Ben Dawson, WA,
Hatfield-Dawson, April 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 4914.99, Rádio Difusora, Macapá, 0805-0820, Brazilian pop
music. Ballads. Portuguese talk. Ads. IDs. Fair. March 30 (Brian
Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
** BRAZIL. 6180 // 11780, April 1 at 0139, RNA back in whack, unlike a
week ago with huge spurs around 5985 and 6085; and also OK circa 0500
in all-night UT Sunday broadcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. Rádio Trans Mundial - Novo QSL (New QSL-card)
Amigos, Novo QSL da Rádio Trans Mundial. Para o presente período a RTM
está com QSL novo para confirmar informes de recepção sobre sinais de
ondas curtas. A imagem do QSL e outras informações estão na DXWays-br:
http://dxways-br.blogspot.com
Divulguem esta informação aos seus colegas de rádio. A RTM tem
confirmado informes de recepção corretos e completos quando estes são
recebidos. Temos agora uma nova oportunidade de buscar a confirmação
nas 3 frequências de OC da RTM: 5965, 9530, 11735 kHz. Att., (Rudolf
Grimm, São Bernardo SP, April 1, radioescutas yg via DXLD) Viz.:
No presente período a Radio Trans Mundial estará aplicando este QSL
para confirmar informes de recepção com dados completos e corretos.
Foi criado um link no site da RTM para orientar os que não tem o
hábito de escrever e enviar informes de recepção, de como faze-lo.
Para os demais, a oportunidade de rever sobre o que já praticam.
Basta acessar o link:
http://www.transmundial.com.br
Clicar em 'cobertura rtm'
Clicar em seguida em 'Informações para DXistas'
Como resultado, um modelo de informe de recepção aceito por emissoras
que costumam avaliá-los e confirmar a veracidade do mesmo por meio de
suas confirmações (cartão QSL, carta confirmatória).
Freqüências da RTM:
5965 kHz - 49m
9530 kHz - 31m
11735 kHz - 25m
(considera-se um informe de recepção para cada frequencia)
Outras informações, no link da RTM acima mencionado (dxways blog via
WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
** BRAZIL. R. Boa Vontade, Porto Alegre is active only on 9550 kHz;
6160 and 11895 kHz are inactive.
R. Caiari, Porto Velho is reported back on 4785 kHz.
R. Marumby 11725 kHz and Voz Missionária 11750 kHz are inactive
(WRTH Monitor update 5 April via DXLD)
** BRAZIL. 11915+, April 1 at 0200 timesignal and Portuguese timecheck
for ``onze horas``, in the ``capital Gaúcha``, by YL, poor signal
slightly on the hi side, i.e. R. Gaúcha, Porto Alegre RS. It`s less
off-frequency than 11925++ R. Bandeirantes, as I step up 10 kHz with
the BFO, and which is *not* inactive despite the a*terisk in WRTH
2012. I never hear 11915 when I am tuning later at night; maybe signs
off at local midnight 0300 UT? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 6030, Calgary - CFVP relaying CKMX (AM 1060), 0302, April
2. Cuban jamming on top of the Classic Country Theater; cowboy radio
drama (“The Lone Ranger”); 0335 start of “Gunsmoke” (Ron Howard,
Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 6160, April 2 at 0601, echoing CBC News from both CKZN and
CKZU, where no effort is made to synchronize them. One is slightly
weaker than the other, no telling which.
6160, April 3 at 0547, Marc and someone else mentioning rcinet.ca so
presumably `The Link` in overnight CBC domestic relay, which at this
hour would be from CKZN Newfoundland, not yet CKZU Vancouver with same
programming delayed 4 hours, presumably the understation with some
music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. CBC budget cut by $115M over 3 years
http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2012/03/29/federalbudget-flaherty-cbc-cuts.html
(via Harold Sellers, Editor of World English Survey and Target
Listening, available at www.odxa.on.ca dxldyg via DXLD) Viz.:
BUDGET CUTS CBC SPENDING BY 10 PER CENT OVER 3 YEARS
CTV Edmonton Canada March 29, 2012
Ottawa - The annual grant the CBC gets from taxpayers is being chopped
by 10 per cent over three years. The corporation, which has been a
Tory target for years, the offered no immediate details on how the
eventual cut of $115 million will affect television, radio and online
services.
"CBC/Radio-Canada will review its approach for dealing with this
reduction in a way that doesn't overly compromise its strategy for the
future," the corporation said in a statement Thursday. "The measures
that CBC/Radio-Canada intends to take over the next three years will
be set out in greater detail for our employees and the Canadians we
serve as soon as possible."
The CBC's union said it plans to meet with management early next week,
and will be involved in the layoffs to come. "This is a sad day. We
don't yet know exactly what these cuts will mean for CBC/Radio-Canada
services and employees," Marc-Philippe Laurin, president of the
Canadian Media Guild's CBC branch, said in a statement.
"However, this is a major cut that will surely have a devastating
impact on CBC services by 2015." ...
http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120329/budget-cuts-cbc-120329/20120329/?hub=EdmontonHome
(via Mike Terry, UK, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
Has there been any talk about the impact on CBC services, specifically
Radio Canada International?? (Bill Leal, March 29, ODXA yg via DXLD)
Haven't seen anything yet (Harold Sellers, Editor of World English
Survey and Target Listening, available at http://www.odxa.on.ca March
30, ibid.)
Searching various articles on the CBC cuts, I haven't seen any talk of
what might happen to RCI. But I would guess more cuts are on the way.
One of the Harper government's policies has been to encourage
immigration to Canada, thus the 2006 revamp of RCI programming,
particularly "The Link." I think that emphasis will continue, but on
what platforms? The immigrants Harper is targeting are those with lots
of money who will come to Canada and boost the economy. Such
demographics probably have internet/smartphone/satellite access, so SW
might be irrelevant in reaching them.
It might make sense for the CBC to either sell or shut down Sackville,
as RCI's target audience might best be reached by leased time on
transmitters closer to the target countries, if any SW is to be kept.
The budget cuts are tough, but the Canadian government is trying to
avoid the same mess numerous other countries have gotten into with
huge budget deficits. And if/when the overheated Canadian housing
market bubble implodes, the economy will be in huge trouble.
RCI pretty much died for me when it went to the "Link" format; rarely
listen any more. I miss the domestic CBC programming that used to be
on SW, but that is available on the internet like so much else these
days (Steve Luce, Houston, Texas, dxdldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST
According to the live chat going on right now
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/04/04/cbc-budget-cuts.html
the CBC is shutting down shortwave transmissions. No details on timing
as yet (Mr. Sandy Finlayson, Philadelphia, PA, 1747 UT April 4, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Here are two links with more info on the CBC cuts.
http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/20120404.shtml
http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/site/budget/en/
On the second one, if you click on the “Transforming Radio Canada
International” link it explicitly states all Shortwave is being cut.
Sorry to be the bringer of depressing news from my homeland. It makes
you wonder what RCI will still be doing. If they are ceasing news
production, satellite and shortwave broadcasts there's not too much
left to keep. SF (Sandy Finlayson, swprograms via DXLD)
RNW did this a few years back - the feature programming (such as it
is) remains, but no live newscasts embedded in the editions as they're
aired around the world. So you make the feature program (e.g. "The
Link") once each day and that's it. And if Sackville goes, so does the
Northern Quebec SW service. RC (Richard Cuff, PA, ibid.)
I was wondering more about what would happen to the broadcasters which
use Sackville as a relay, especially Radio Japan and Radio Korea (Ted
Schuerzinger?, ibid.)
RADIO CANADA TO LEAVE SHORTWAVE --- From the SWLing blog.
http://swling.com/blog/2012/04/radio-canada-international-to-end-shortwave-broadcasts-sackville-to-be-closed/
http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/site/budget/en/
..In line with plans to modernize the public broadcaster, as outlined
in Strategy 2015, Radio Canada International (RCI) will undergo a
transformation that amounts to phasing out its shortwave and satellite
services so it can focus on webcasting. This will account for almost
$10 million in annual savings for CBC/Radio-Canada by 2013-14. RCI’s
transformation is consistent with currently shifting media consumption
behaviours, as well as strategies adopted by other public
broadcasters... (via M Peraaho, April 4, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
French side says:
TRANSFORMATION DE RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL
Radio Canada International (RCI) met fin à la transmission par ondes
courtes et par satellite et concentrera donc sa diffusion sur le web.
Il n'y aura plus de bulletins de nouvelles et les sections russe et
brésilienne seront fermées. Ainsi, RCI se concentrera sur les cinq
langues les plus parlés par son auditoire: français, anglais,
espagnol, arabe et mandarin.
+ RCI poursuivra sur le web sa mission de faire rayonner à l'étranger
les valeurs dimocratiques canadiennes; a diclaré Hubert T. Lacroix.
Cette transformation de RCI devrait permettre d'économiser 10 millions
de dollars.
http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/societe/2012/04/04/005-radio-canada-repercussions-budget_federal.shtml
(via Dan Say, BC, swprograms via DXLD)
Canada: La TRANSFORMACIÓN de Radio Canadá Internacional (RCI)
(((Lo que debe saber)))
En línea con los planes de modernización de la cadena pública, tal
como se indica en la Estrategia 2015, Radio Canadá Internacional (RCI)
se someterán a una transformación que equivale a la eliminación
gradual de la onda corta y los servicios de satélite para que pueda
centrarse en la difusión por Internet.
Este cuenta con casi $ 10 millones en ahorros anuales para CBC /
Radio-Canadá para el año 2013-14.
La transformación de RCI es coherente con la actualidad, cambiando los
comportamientos de consumo de medios, así como las estrategias
adoptadas por otros organismos públicos de radiodifusión.
"De ahora en adelante RCI ofrecerá servicio de radiodifusión
multilingüe en Inglés, francés, español, árabe y mandarín que se
esfuerza por ayudar al público a descubrir y sobre todo entender la
vida democrática y cultural y los valores en Canadá", dice Hubert
Lacroix T., Presidente y CEO.
Además, RCI ofrecerá al público nacional e internacional, Un contenido
en línea en cinco idiomas (francés, inglés, español, árabe y mandarín)
en lugar de siete. Las secciones de Ruso y Portugués de RCI cerrarán.
"Esto nos permite concentrar nuestros esfuerzos en lo que se
encuentran entre las comunidades más grandes de Canadá de orígenes
diversos".
Tras esta decisión, CBC / Radio-Canadá cerrara la transmisión de onda
corta desde Sackville, New Brunswick.
(((Lo que esto significa)))
Fin de la transmisión vía satélite y onda corta
Fin de la producción de los noticieros de RCI
Cierre de las secciones Brasileña y Rusa de RCI
Casi $ 10 millones en ahorros anuales para CBC / Radio-Canadá para el
año 2013-14
FUENTE: Very sad news: CBC/Radio Canada to shutdown Sackville, NB
transmitter site. http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/site/budget/en/
Por Robert James Finn en la pagina de fan de Ontario DX.
*No hay fechas para esa decisión aun? (Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia.
DXLD)
Estamos descubriendo nuevos sinónimos: TRANSFORMACIÓN = MODERNIZACIÓN
= CONCENTRACIÓN DE ESFUERZOS = NUEVAS ESTRATEGIAS = ONDA CORTA Y
MUERTA (Rubém Guillermo Margenet, Argentina, condiglist yg via DXLD)
I think I spotted the same thing that Sandy saw in a blog post from
Marc Gollon at the CBC, dated 1:42 PM (presume ET):
"CBC will shut down shortwave transmission."
Also At 2:08 PM: "changes to RCI announcing today are a step forward.
Not abandoning mandate but must fill it differently, he says."
I saw nothing else (yet) specific to RCI.
Source was the same Sandy pointed to:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/04/04/cbc-budget-cuts.html
(Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA, swprograms via DXLD)
Eww - One wonders if Babcock (ex-VT, ex-Merlin) would be interested in
the Sackville site. It is probably one of the best half-dozen
transmitter sites for reaching North America via shortwave.
I know historically the only financial arrangements RCI could make
using the site were reciprocal / barter arrangements -- meaning they
couldn't simply rent transmitter time RC (Rich Cuff, PA,
interneteradio via DXLD)
Yeah, but not to be overly cynical, who -- other than perhaps China --
wants to reach North America on shortwave and has the budget that will
allow them to purchase Sackville time? (John Figliozzi, Halfmoon, NY,
swprograms via DXLD)
And if that's the case (and if you will forgive a political comment) I
don't think we need to help the PRC to broadcast to North America!
SF (Sandy Finlayson, PA, ibid.)
This has been announced today:
Radio Canada International (RCI) will undergo a transformation that
will see the service move away from shortwave and satellite
transmission in order to focus its efforts on the web. The service
will also end the production of news bulletins and close its Russian
and Brazilian departments in order to concentrate on the five
languages most spoken by its audiences: French, English, Spanish,
Arabic, and Mandarin. “RCI will continue, on the web, to pursue its
mission of disseminating Canadian democratic values abroad,” says
Lacroix." Full text here
http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/20120404.shtml
(Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD)
This is not unexpected, and pretty much a death announcement for RCI
on shortwave. As I mentioned in an earlier post, Canadian government
policy is to encourage immigration to Canada, particularly people who
are well educated and have money, and whose presence would boost
Canada both economically and socially. Such people probably already
have access to the internet, so SW is virtually irrelevant in reaching
them.
Big question is: What happens to Sackville? With RNW Bonaire closing
in October, the choices are becoming scarce for those few broadcasters
still interested in targeting the Americas on SW (Steve Luce, Houston,
Texas, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
GOOD-BYE RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL
Due to severe budget cuts to the CBC, Radio Canada International is
cutting two out of every three jobs and is eliminating shortwave and
satellite broadcasting. The Sackville transmitter plant is to be
closed which will also affect the CBC Northern Quebec Shortwave
Service as well as a number of international broadcasters who rely on
Sackville for a reliable signal into North America.
The RCI announcement is available at the following link:
http://www.rcinet.ca/english/news/15_56_27_2012-04-04-rci-slashed/
(Mark Coady, Ont., NASWA yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
These cuts are indeed depressing, but the CBC has gone through this
sort of retrenchment before and has managed to survive. It's
interesting to see that they are considering advertisements on Radio
2. I'm old enough to remember when adds were dropped from CBC AM
radio. Things seem to be coming full circle.
One of the things that hasn't been mentioned, but the most profitable
broadcast property the CBC owns is the Hockey Night In Canada
franchise on TV. It is up for renegotiation at the end of the 2014 NHL
season. At the very least the CBC will have major competition for this
and could well lose it altogether. While HNIC is expensive to produce,
it brings in huge revenues and the CBC could well find themselves in
even more trouble (Sandy Finlayson, swprograms via DXLD)
Indeed that would be a sad loss. I enjoy listening to that during the
day. Yes, I know it's on the web, and also on Satellite to that
community, but it's another example of shortwave used for local /
domestic programming that would be lost (David Goren, ibid.)
Wish I could say that this is sad news but RCI hasn't been worth
listening to for several years now. I would be much more unhappy if
CBC North Quebec service on shortwave were to end. If Sackville is to
be shut down, it seems unlikely this service will continue, at least
on shortwave (Will Flynn, PA, dxldyg via DX LISTTENING DIGEST)
Will, I feel much the same way you do. I pretty much lost interest in
RCI in 2006 when "The Link" format began and the domestic CBC
programming was dropped from SW. I've only occasionally tuned in since
then, to find the air staff sleepwalking through some rather dull
programming. Morale at RCI has obviously been scraping the bottom for
several years; the latest news might actually be a relief to the staff
with some finality in play instead of endless guessing about when the
axe might fall.
Any Sackville closure will have a domino effect on several other
broadcasters, such as NHK, KBS, and Voice of Vietnam, all users of
that facility. NHK would get a double whammy, as it also uses RNW
Bonaire, which is closing in October. Decisions on the need for /
importance of SW to the Americas from Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam
will need to be made soon.
Of course there is still Montsinery, which has even more time to fill
these days after the recent RFI cuts (Steve Luce, Houston, Texas,
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
04 april 2012, 15h55 RCI slashed --- Picture:
CBC President Hubert Lacroix announced cuts to RCI on Wednesday
(CANADIAN PRESS/Pawel Dwulit)
http://www.rcinet.ca/english/news/15_56_27_2012-04-04-rci-slashed/
Spending cuts announced last week in Canada's latest federal budget
have reached Radio Canada International. Speaking to employees at
RCI's headquarters in Montreal on Wednesday, RCI director Helene
Parent declared that two out of three RCI employees---about 40 people-
--will lose their jobs by the end of July. RCI's Russian and
Portuguese sections will be closed along with the English and French-
language newsrooms. All shortwave broadcasts will cease as well. RCI
will continue to exist solely on the Internet in five languages---
English, French, Arabic, Spanish and Mandarin.
=== in case there was any doubt. (via gh, dxldyg WORLD OF RADIO 1611,
DXLD)
And in case there is still a doubt about this particular aspect:
>>>>> Following this decision, CBC/Radio-Canada will be closing its
shortwave transmission site in Sackville, New Brunswick. <<<<<
http://cbc.radio-canada.ca/site/budget/en/
And the RCI news item indicates that less than four months are left.
Do frequency managers of SARFT, Babcock, Radio Vatican, KBS, NHK and
IBB already know that they can forget their Sackville slots as of
August or will they now read it here first? (And if that's not the
case: Blame not yours truly but the CBC's communications department
and editorial staff for the confusion. I only refer to what they put
online.)
Of course Babcock could boldly step in and offer the CBC to take over
the Sackville plant, an option outlined by them in some paper a few
years ago. But would they really want to engage in this dead horse?
Here's a photo of that scary meeting yesterday, with the necessary
pointing out of the awful newspeak the CBC is using by calling the
whole development a "transformation" while it looks that just a
website will remain, with RCI ceasing to be radio (or will they still
maintain a live stream with their beloved "The Link" come-to-Canada
format?):
http://rciaction.org/blog/2012/04/04/budget-slashed-shortwave-and-newsrooms-to-be-eliminated/
By the way, developments at the CBC used to be discussed at
http://www.insidethecbc.com (apparently a private project, just
approved by some hierarches), but this blog is dead for more than a
year now, following http://www.theteamakers.com which had its origins
in a lockout at the CBC. So details and insights will have to be found
elsewhere, if any will appear online at all.
The comment from Jonathan Marks:
http://criticaldistance.blogspot.de/2012/04/radio-canada-international-is.html
[Or make that
http://criticaldistance.blogspot.com/2012/04/radio-canada-international-is.html
if necessary; the .de appears to be a redirect one gets from a German
IP, whatever purpose this may be supposed to serve.] (Kai Ludwig,
Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENIG DIGEST) viz:
To be honest, I'm convinced there is no longer need for an RCI as a
separate offering on the Internet in 2012. It's a rather sad shadow of
its former self, in an era when there was a need for a different
context in order to understand what was happening in Ottawa and it's
impact on the world. RCI used to make great crafted radio content that
complemented what their domestic radio colleagues were doing. It had
focus and purpose. But that was more than a decade ago. Now the press
blurb speaks of "online content", showing they don't really know what
RCI on the web is supposed to share.
Now, nobody searches on the Internet to find out what just happened in
Canada - and if they want Canadian news, then CBC or the Toronto Globe
and Mail do a comprehensive job. Radio Canada International, without
radio, becomes a branding mistake rather than a serious service.
The work that members of the RCI Arabic team did in the 1990's to
explain the Gulf Wars to the Canadian public was much more valuable
than the RCI Arabic language news broadcasts well after midnight on
Radio Monte Carlo Middle East. Why not let them go out in style rather
than a wimper? [sic] (Jonathan Marks, as above, ibid.)
Our sympathies to our friends and colleagues at RCI. We have several
people here who have worked at RCI. The fate of our own personnel will
be announced individually to employees in the week commencing 14th
May. What we know is that around 250 people will lose their jobs.
Some, like me, have already taken the decision to retire or move on.
My last work day will be 26th April (Andy Sennitt, Radio Netherlands
Worldwide, odxayg via DXLD)
I guess they'll have to change the name from "Radio Canada
International" to "Internet Canada International." There's no radio in
it anymore. 73, (Zack W9SZ Widup, Cumbre DX via DXLD)
Ouch. I will be in New Brunswick in early July and was looking forward
to visiting the RCI transmitting site in Sackville. Now I'm torn
between paying my last respects or pretending I don't see the train
wreck. No way it will be a happy place. With the demise of Radio
Nederland, Polish Radio, SRI and major cutbacks at the BBC, just about
all my SW faves are taking it in the shorts. I still have other radio
things that hold my interest, but geez (Bob Coomler, Tucson, AZ, NASWA
yg via DXLD)
Venezuela? (David Goren, April 4, internetradio via DXLD)
Heh - I bet Arnie C's transmitters down at RHC are a lot cheaper per
hour than those in Sackville; and they're generally cruddier, as I am
sure Glenn H. will attest! RC (Rich Cuff, ibid.)
I was thinking Brother Stair could keep it going. It`s also so close
to Monticello, Maine that Allan Weiner could manage it :0> (Daniel L
Srebnick, ibid.)
** CANADA [and non]. Re: ``TUNISIA/CANADA, 17735, April 1 before 2000
UT, IWT is causing the usual annoying lo het to RCI, but RCI in the
clear with 'Maple Leaf Mailbag' in English at 2018 UT. Don't know
exactly when Tunisia went off (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld April 4)``
Checked the channel as from 1859 UT Apr 4:
17735.000 kHz RTT Sfax in Arabic on air.
Then RCI Sackville co-channel odd 17734.863 kHz started 19-21 UT WeAF
schedule, heavy HUM buzz interference of 137 kHz frequency difference.
At 2000 UT RTT Sfax news in Arabic. Stopped that 17735 kHz channel
sharp on 2008:27 UT. Moved suddenly to 7345 kHz, S=9+35dB signal in
Germany, but much stronger on \\ 7225 kHz S=9+45dB powerhouse
(Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 4, dxldyg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1611, DXLD)
I.e., it`s Sackville that`s off frequency, not Tunisia; but off, or
on, the two should not be colliding (gh, ibid.)
** CANADA [and non]. And while the Prez of CBC is saying they are
going to rush out of analogue TV broadcasts (1.7% of population he
says) rival cable company Shaw (owns the Global TV network also) is
cancelling FM reception over cable. Meaning a lot of U.S. Stations
(mainly near border) will also be lost
People are actually going to have to buy a radio!!
"Shaw has previously offered customers access to FM stations with
their cable subscription. We are in the process of discontinuing our
carriage of these FM stations.
Discontinuing FM stations allows us to free up additional bandwidth,
which means Shaw can deliver faster Internet speeds, increased High-
Definition content and more Shaw Exo On Demand programming.
This change is part of Shaw.s dedication to providing our customers
with leading edge technology through our superior Shaw Exo network."
endquote
http://shaw.ca/Support/Television/FM-Discontinuation/
(Dan Say, BC, Swprograms mailing list via DXLD)
Well, at least they won't be missing much when the American
(commercial) stations are dropped. I know Canadians like NPR, though.
I think NPR streams are available via Sirius/XM (John Figliozzi, NY,
swprograms via DXLD)
Sirius has recently cut its NPR talk program to one channel (122) from
two previously. I do not know if channel 122 is available to Canadian
subscribers (Joe Buch, ibid.)
The current List for the Vancouver/Victoria area
http://www.shaw.ca/uploadedFiles/Customer_Bulletins/Vancouver_FMChannelLineup.pdf
Loss of CBC English and French, and Vancouver popular stations in
remoter regions of B.C. (400 km or more from Vancouver beyond 2 ranges
of mountains) and also Northern Ontario
http://www.shaw.ca/uploadedFiles/Customer_Bulletins/FMStations_Summary.pdf
Since the reformatting of Radio 2, the jazz, semi-classical all music
station on FM in about 6 cities only, many people in the Vancouver
area have tried King FM.
The US stations currently are:
92.1 KUBE Seattle's #1 Hit Music
93.1 KPLU KPLU 88.5 - Tacoma - Jazz/News
95.9 KISW KISW Rock
97.9 KJR KJR 950 AM Sports Radio
98.1 KING KING FM - Seattle - Classical
98.9 KWJZ Click 99.9 - Seattle - Modern Music
101.3 KLSY Mix 92.5 - Seattle's Best Mix
101.5 KPLZ Star 101.5 FM - The Best Mix of Everything
Below a rather out of date list:
"You can receive the following stations when your stereo FM radio
receiver is connected to Shaw Cable:" from
http://foundlocally.com/Vancouver/Communications/MediaCableRadio.htm
Freq Station Format Original City
88.5 CKST Team 1040 All sports radio Vancouver
88.9 CKSR Adult Contemporary Chilliwack
89.3 CHKG Chinese Ethnic Radio Vancouver
89.7 KMPS Country Seattle
90.1 CKZZ Hits / Top 40 / New Music Vancouver
90.7 KLSY Adult Contemporary Bellview [sic]
91.3 CISL Oldies Vancouver
91.7 CKNW News/Talk/Sports Vancouver
92.1 KUBE Contemporary Hits Seattle
92.5 CJJR Country Vancouver
93.1 CBU CBC Stereo - Classical / Variety / Information Vancouver
93.5 KPLU Jazz / News Tacoma
93.9 CJSF Campus Radio - SFU Vancouver
94.3 CKBD Adult Favorites Vancouver
95.1 KUOW Adult Variety Seattle
95.5 KBTB 70s Rock Seattle
95.9 KISW Album Rock Seattle
96.3 CKKQ Adult Rock Victoria
97.1 CKWX News Vancouver
97.5 CHMB Chinese Ethnic Radio Vancouver
98.1 KING Classical Seattle
98.5 CIOC Easy Listening Victoria
98.9 KWJZ Jazz / Easy Listening Seattle
99.7 CFOX Album Rock Vancouver
100.1 CFUN Talk Radio Vancouver
100.5 CKVX CKVX - New Rock Vancouver
100.9 CFBT The Beat Vancouver BC
101.5 KPLZ Contemporary Hits Seattle
101.9 CITR Campus Radio - UBC Vancouver
102.3 CBUF CBC French - Classical / Variety / Information Vancouver
102.7 CFRO Co-op Radio / Alternative Vancouver
103.3 CJVB Fairchild Radio Vancouver
103.7 CKLG JACK FM-Playing What We Want Vancouver
104.1 CBC CBC - Classical / Variety / Information Regional
104.5 CFML Campus Radio - BCIT Vancouver
104.9 KIRO News / Talk Radio Seattle
105.3 CFMI Rock Vancouver
105.9 CBRF CBC French - Classical / Variety / Information Calgary
106.3 CHQM Easy Listening Vancouver
106.7 CISQ Adult Contemporary Whistler
107.5 KNDD Alternative Rock Seattle
107.9 VOICEPRINT Reading Services Vancouver
(via Dan Say, swprograms via DXLD)
CBC budget cuts / SOWNY radio board --- CBC to put ads on Radio 2
http://members2.boardhost.com/scrapbook/msg/1333572661.html
(via Tom Sanders, DXLD)
** CHINA. 11790, Firedrake (v. RFA 18-20 in Chinese) 19 March 1856+
fair before 1900, much weaker afterwards.
11945, Firedrake (v. RFA 15-22 in Chinese) 19 March 1856+. Good and
annoying (oxymoronically speaking) (Dan Sheedy, CA, G5/Xwire lurking
in the gym parking lot, Encinitas, via Bob Wilkner, Cumbre DX via
DXLD)
Firedrake 29 March 2012 In Progress 1250 GMT
This morning's Firedrake intercepts so far from Steve Handler
12230 1236 Good signal.
12500 1225, 1237 Fair-Good signal.
12650 1226 Good-Excellent signal.
12670 1237 Good signal.
13850 1226 Fair signal.
14970 1227, 1239 Fair-Good signal.
15445 1240 Fair signal.
15550 1227 Poor signal.
16100 1241 Fair-Good signal.
16920 1242 Fair signal.
(Steve Handler, Buffalo Grove IL, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Glenn, Here is a selection of Firedrake broadcasts received for the
last four days. The logs are OK for publication if you desire. No
preselects are used and each day there is a search from about 7 MHz to
20 MHz. Not all frequencies and times are listed. Hope you find the
list interesting -steve Handler
11500, 1224, 1242 w/musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting
the Sound of Hope's Mandarin broadcast (not heard) which apparently
uses this frequency. Excellent signal on 3/26/12. Heard same 1218 GMT
Fair-Good signal, 1239 Weak signal on 3/27/12 Also heard same 1152
JBA, 1257, 1425 Good. 3/28/12. Also heard 1427 Fair signal and 1433
with Weak signal on 3/31/12
12230, 1236 w/musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting the Sound
of Hope's Mandarin broadcast which apparently uses this frequency.
Good signal and also at 1352 w/Excellent signal. 3/29/12. Also heard
1150 GMT Good-excellent signal on 3/30/12. Also heard 1248 and 1326
w/Fair signal and 1434 with Weak-JBA signal on 3/31/12.
12300, 1428 and 1434 GMT Firedrake musical jammer presumably targeting
the Sound of Hope's Mandarin broadcast which apparently uses this
frequency. Good-excellent signal on 3/31/12
12500, 1257 w/musical jamming broadcast. Excellent signal on
3/28/12. Also heard 1225, 1237 Fair-Good signal on 3/29/12.
12600, 1229, 1326, 1355 w/musical jamming broadcast presumably
targeting the Sound of Hope's Mandarin broadcast (not heard) which
apparently uses this frequency. Excellent signal on 3/31/12
12650, 1226 w/musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting the
Sound of Hope's Mandarin broadcast broadcast (not heard) which uses
this frequency. Good-Excellent on 3/28/12.
12670, 1237 w/musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting the Sound
of Hope's Mandarin broadcast (not heard) which uses this frequency.
Good. signal on 3/29/12.
13130, 1353 w/musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting the Sound
of Hope's Mandarin broadcast (not heard) which apparently uses this
frequency. Excellent signal on 3/329/12. Also heard 1154 with Fair
signal on 3/30/12.
13850, 1227, 1245 w/musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting
the Sound of Hope's Mandarin broadcast (not heard) which apparently
uses this frequency. Excellent signal on 3/26/12. Also heard 1226 Fair
signal on 3/29/12. Also heard 1429 and 1435 GMT with Excellent signal
on 3/31/12
13970, 1227, 1245 w/musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting the
Sound of Hope's Mandarin broadcast (not heard) which uses apparently
this frequency. Fair signal on 3/26/12. Heard same 1222 GMT Good, 1241
w/Weak signal on 3/27/12. Also heard 1426 Fair-Good sign signal on
3/28/12. Also heard 1250 and 1327 Excellent 3/31/12. Also heard 1328
Weak to JBA, and 1356, 2436 Fair-Good signal on 3/31/12.
14700, 1227, 1246 w/musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting the
Sound of Hope's Mandarin broadcast (not heard) which apparently uses
this frequency. Good Signal at 1227, Fair at 1246, on 3/26/12. Also
heard 1156 GMT Weak on 3/30/12. Also heard 1323 and 1356 w/weak signal
on 3/31/12.
14970, 1228, 1246 w/musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting
the Sound of Hope's Mandarin broadcast broadcast (not heard) which
apparently uses this frequency. Fair signal on 3/26/12. Heard same
1223 GMT Fair-Good signal, 1245 and 1353 Good signal. 3/27/12 Also
heard 1227, 1239 Fair-Good. 3/29/12.
15445, 1247 Fair signal with musical jamming broadcast and also a
jamming noise that sounds like an airplane propeller presumably
jamming the Voice of Tibet broadcast (not heard) which apparently uses
this frequency for both Mandarin and Tibetan broadcasts from
Tajikistan. on 3/26/12. Also heard 1240 Fair. 3/29/12. Also heard 1251
w/excellent signal. 3/31/12.
15485, 1355 GMT with musical jamming broadcast. Good signal. 3/27/12.
Also heard 1354 with Excellent signal. 3/29/12. Also heard at 1357 GMT
with Excellent signal on 3/31/12.
15500, 1329 GMT with musical jamming broadcast. Excellent signal on
3/31/12.
15545, 1246 GMT with musical jamming broadcast. Weak-Fair signal on
3/27/12.
15550, 1224 GMT musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting the
Voice of Tibet's Mandarin language broadcast (not heard) broadcast
which apparently uses 15553 KHz. Weak signal on 3/27/12. Also heard
1227 Poor 3/29/12. Also hear 1329 w/Good signal on 3/31/12.
15560, 1358 GMT w/musical jamming. Good signal on 3/31/12
15565, 1356 GMT musical jamming broadcast. Good signal on 3/27/12.
15615, 1415 GMT musical jamming broadcast. Fair signal on 3/27/12.
Also heard 1427 Fair 3/28/12. Also heard 1419 GMT w/good signal on
3/31/12. . .
15670, CNR-1, 1253 GMT Mandarin M&F and child voice presenters.
Broadcast presumably being used to attempt to jam the Tibetan language
broadcast of Radio Free Asia (not heard) which is registered with the
HFCC for 1200-1400 GMT on this frequency. 3/27/12. Same heard 1346 GMT
on 3/27/12.
15900, 1246 GMT Fair-Good signal, 1357 Excellent signal w/musical
jamming broadcast presumably targeting the Sound of Hope's Mandarin
broadcast (not heard) which apparently uses this frequency. 3/27/12.
15940, 1252 GMT w/musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting the
Sound of Hope's Mandarin broadcast (not heard) which apparently uses
this frequency. Fair-Good signal on 3/31/12.
16100, 1229, 1249 w/musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting
the Sound of Hope's Mandarin broadcast (not heard) which apparently
uses this frequency. Weak signal on 3/26/12. Also heard same 1247
Fair-Good signal, 1357 Poor signal on 3/27/12. Aslo heard 1241 Fair-
Good signal and at 16100 with excellent signal. 3/29/12. Also heard
1252 and 1329 and 1358 w/Excellent signal. 3/31/12.
16700, 1311 and 1359 GMT w/musical jamming broadcast presumably
targeting the Sound of Hope's Mandarin broadcast (not heard) which
apparently uses this frequency. W/Good signal. 3/31/12.
16920, 1242 w/musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting the Sound
of Hope's Mandarin broadcast (not heard) which apparently this
frequency. Fair signal. 3/29/12.
16980, 1250 w/musical jamming broadcast presumably targeting the
Sound of Hope's Mandarin broadcast (not heard) which apparently this
frequency. Good-Excellent signal on 3/26/12. Heard also 1248 JBA
signal on 3/27/12.
17570, 1422 GMT w/musical jamming broadcast. Fair-Good signal on
3/31/12. March 31 (Steve Handler, Buffalo Grove IL, DX LISTENING
DIGESET) And now back to our day by day observations:
Firedrake March 29:
12230, good at 1334 just as the music broke a second for a bad edit
13130, good at 1334
15500, good with flutter at 1322
15550, good with flutter at 1322
16100, very good at 1332; none in the 14s, 17s, 18s
Firedrake March 30, before 1300:
13130, good at 1259
14700, fair at 1259
14970, fair at 1259
15445, good at 1255, QRMing Turkey English on 15450
15900, good at 1257
15970, good at 1257
16100, good at 1257
16700, fair at 1257
Tuning downward, did not get below 13000 before 1300*
After 1300:
15485, good at 1309, het from 15487 but gone at 1315
15500, good at *1215 with 15498 het, just jumped up from 15485, still
on at 1318 when 15540 is off
15540, good at 1309, with het from 15538, still at 1315, off 1318
15550, fair now here at 1326, het on hi side
15900, very good at 1316
Before 1400:
12230, very good at 1350
12300, very good at 1350
13970, poor at 1351
14700, poor at 1352
14970, poor at 1352
15485, good at 1349, het from 15482
16100, very good at 1352
16700, very good at 1352
17450, good at 1353
After 1400:
15615, good at *1404
CNR1 jamming:
15670, March 30 at 1317, along with raspy noise for additional
jamming, but the programming is // 12040 jammer. Target on 15670 is
RFA in Tibetan via Tajikistan
see also SAUDI ARABIA, 17705 jamming
Firedrake March 31, before 1300:
15445, very poor at 1238, this time weaker than 15450 Turkey
14700, JBA at 1247
13970, very good at 1247
12600, good at 1248
After 1300:
12230, very poor at 1325
12600, very good at 1324
13920, poor at 1324
13970, very good at 1324
14700, very poor at 1323
15445, fair at 1251, vs het on 15448 also against Turkey 15450
15500, very good at 1319
15550, very good at 1319
15900, fair at 1322
16100, very good at 1322
16700, very good at 1322
Before 1400:
15485, very good at 1342
15560, very good at 1342 with het on 15558
15900, poor at 1347
After 1400:
15615, very good at 1415
Other ChiCom jamming situations:
15115, March 31 at 1319, VOA in English about US funding projects,
faked out as then into Chinese for consecutive translation; and with
CNR1 jamming. This hour has VOA Chinese, 14 degrees from Thailand
USward
15250, March 31 at 1245, echo jamming plus a het vs VOA Chinese Tinang
15265, March 31 at 1317, Chinese echo and a het here instead; against
RTI in Chinese
15795, March 31 at 1321, just whining and grinding in the interim
after jamming India`s Chinese service until 1315, before Sound of Hope
via Tajikistan at 1400-1430 per Aoki
17855, March 31 at 0527 the OSOB is weak Chinese here, W&M talking.
RFA via SAIPAN is listed in Aoki and HFCC at 03-07; strangely enough,
so is CRI but in English from Beijing site at 04-0557. But RFA Must Be
Jammed too, likely with CNR1. 15 MHz band had lots of signals, most of
them weak.
[and non]. Firedrake April 1, before 1300:
15450, good at 1257-1300* atop V. of Turkey in English!
After 1300:
15485, good at 1305, ex-15450 clearing that for Turkey
Before 1400:
12980, good at 1346
13920, very good at 1346
15490, very good at 1348, ex 15485 earlier in hour
15560, fair at 1349 with het
15870, good at 1349
16100, very poor at 1350
16700, very poor at 1350
Firedrake April 2, before 1300:
13680, good at 1256
13920, fair at 1256
13970, fair at 1256
No thoro search of all the bands today, but just what I ran across
Before 1330:
15495, fair at 1325
15550, poor at 1325
15900, fair at 1327; none in the 16s
Before 1400:
15900, very good with flutter at 1358
After 1400:
15615, fair with het at 1406
Firedrake April 3, without thorough scans:
11500, fair with flutter at 1253, SAH and CCI
12300, fair at 1256
12980, fair at 1256
13970, poor at 1256
15870, fair at 1443
16100, poor at 1259; none in the 14s, 15s
Firedrake April 4, before 1400:
12300, very good with flutter at 1352
12500, very good at 1352; none in the 11s, 10s
13850, very good at 1351, way over 13845 WWCR
13920, very poor with utility QRM at 1349
14700, very good with flutter at 1349
15485, good with flutter at 1347; het on the hi side
15560, good at 1348, het on the lo side
15870, very good at 1349; none in the 16s or 17s
See also INDIA [and non]; UNIDENTIFIED 15585
Firedrake April 5:
11500, good with flutter at 1239
12600, poor at 1241
13970, poor at 1241
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 4940, Voice of Strait, March 31 at 1503; Saturday only
English show “Focus on China” in progress; YL with news items of the
past week; frequent musical bridges; China and Zambia signed bilateral
agreements; Irish and Chinese governments to work together with the
aim of improving trade and investments; 1516 ID: “Voice of Strait,
Focus on China”; into Chinese at 1530; poor-fair. Audio at
http://www.box.com/s/ae97c84aef736baa7f5f
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 4980, 2331 12 March, Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi, man in presumed
Uighur with long speech, SIO 333 (Kevin O`Daly, Herts., Tropical Bands
Logbook, April BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD)
4980, 0009 21 March, Xinjiang PBS, Urumqi (presumed), OM with OB in
presumed Uighur, SIO 343 (Alan Pennington, Berks., ibid.)
4980, 1711 9 March, CNR1 via Golmad [sic], Chinese speech and music,
SIO 243 (Stephen Howie, London, ibid.)
So which is it, or both? Aoki A-12 and B-11, which ought to know, has
only PBS Xinjiang, Urumqui [sic], really EAST TURKISTAN on 4980. WRTH
2012 has 50 kW from Urumqi Nov-Apr only, but it was *inactive. So
where did this Golmud info come from? WRTH has that site on 4800 with
CNR1 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 15785, April 1 at 0454, CRI English is still here,
0455 going into disposable Chinese lesson at hourends; presumably
obliterating Galei Zahal further east, no trace here. CRI registered
as 01-07 via Xi`an, and into Chinese after 05. Before then also
audible on weaker // 15120 [no sign of Nigeria], and 6020 via Canada
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also EAST TURKISTAN
** CONGO. 6115, R Congo, Brazzaville, 1824, March 31, French news
closing with "Je vous rappelle les titres", then continued with mainly
talk. Still there at 1844 tune-out but had gone 1856 recheck. Had been
missing March 28, 29, 30. Signal about as strong as in my previous
report making for quite enjoyable listening (Martien Groot, Schoorl,
Netherlands (TenTec RX-340, 25m. longwire), dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
6115, Télédiffusion du Congo, R Congo, Brazzaville, 1827-1851*, Mar
31, French news with short music at 1840, often mentioning Congo and
also "Radio Congo", nice signal, hardly any interference, but some
strange noise on the frequency, starting around 1835. Just in the
middle of the news program, the station went off the air at 1851 (Max
van Arnhem, Hoenderloo, The Netherlands, DSWCI DX Window April 4 via
DXLD)
** COSTA RICA. While waiting for RHC to put some modulation on 17750
carrier, April 1 at 1947, see CUBA, I amused myself by tracing spurs
from the bigsig on 17850, REE relay during stupid ballgame, distorted
matching modulation. Found a lot of them at multiples of approx. 13.7
to 13.8 kHz up and down, so give or take a bit on the decimal digit:
17836.2, 17822.3, 17808.4, 17794.6
17863.7, 17877.5, 17891.5, 17905.3
As usual, the closest ones were strongest, the further ones weakest
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Also
spurs from SPAIN: q.v.
** CUBA. 1140, Radio Rebelde, Morón, Ciego de Ávila (or Aguada,
Cienfuegos). 1057 March 25, 2012. Rebelde sounder, ID by man. Mixing
with WQBA, Miami in Spanish.
1140, Radio Mayabeque, La Salud, Mayabeque. 1102 March 26, 2012.
Mayabeque in the mix along with Rebelde and WQBA today with ID and
mention of "... 104.7 frecuencia modulada (Terry Krueger, FL, April 4,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. 6010, April 1 at 0550-0552, RHC English with Arnie
Coro`s science & technology talk, about A-12 frequency changes now
going into effect, how it`s all cleared with ITU [not HFCC!], CIRAF
zones, etc., but no details, referring us to their English website.
Before checking that, I am going to find out what I can by monitoring.
Starting at 1253: new, or rather reactivated 9550 has been added to
weak 9540 and strong 9850, but 9850 goes off at 1257*. At 1312 check,
9550 had also gone off, uncovering CRI in Vietnamese, so until then it
was Commies vs Commies vs Commies!
At 1254, new 11860 has replaced 11840; still on 11760, 11750, 11690.
At 1257 none in the 13s, and still 15230, but not 15380 in the 15s.
At 1304, new 15 MHz frequency is 15340! They`ve used it periodically
many years before, and now it blasts away HCJB Australia to S Asia,
weakly audible underneath. Maybe not a problem for HCJB in its target
area? But RHC has a history of indifference or hostility to HCJB,
refusing to open up its only remaining frequency from Ecuador in the
evenings, 6050. So far, Morocco is sticking to 15349.2, far enough
away, after starting A-12 on 15341.2.
At 1308, 13780 is the only frequency on this band; no more 13670
At 1310, 11860 still on atop CCI: only thing scheduled is VOR in
Russian, 117 degrees from Moscow site, which ought not to matter here
Spanish programming has moved one UT hour earlier as DST has just
started in Cuba. I suppose sign on is now at *1100; `En Contacto`
confirmed Sunday at 1335 instead of 1435; during it someone mentioned
their new frequency lineup for Spanish, in generalities, standard
Soviet-style disorder:
Mornings [missed first few, but see below]: 15340, 11750, 11760,
11690, 11860, 9540, 9550, 9850, 6150
Afternoons: 17705, 17750, 11840, 9710, 9810, 5040
Nights: 17705, 17750, 15230, 11680, 11760, 11840, 9810, 6060, 6120,
5040.
At 1347, 15340 is very strong and splattering +/- 10 kHz at least
At 1351, I hear two more new 17 MHz channels for the morning: 17580
atop CCI, which would be YFR via Wertachtal at 13-15; and at 1353,
17730 in the clear.
Now let`s check the RHC website: guess what, as of 1630 UT April 1,
the Spanish schedule
http://www.radiohc.cu/index.php/de-interes/frecuencias.html
is still the out of date B-11 one, none of the new frequencies in it!
Altho undated, the English version is also still obviously B-11:
http://www.radiohc.cu/ing/of-interest/frequencies.html
Maybe they`ll get around to updating them by Monday.
Monitoring for RHC after 1900 April 1, when the new frequencies are to
be in effect: at 1908, nothing found anywhere from 11 to 18 MHz,
including 11760 where I expected the 20-21 English hour to move one
hour earlier as it did in A-11.
However, at 1925, now 11760 is on with music in progress; must have
just missed `DXers Unlimited` first airing, sob! 1927, yes, it`s RHC
English; 1940 mailbag show. What follows on 11760 after 2000? At 2023
check it`s French, and guess what, at 2033 Esperanto – new time for
that, ex-2230 on 15370.
17750 was one of the new frequencies mentioned for ``tarde y noche``
on `En Contacto` earlier, and by 1928 it has come on with big open
carrier. I assume this should be the frequency for Europe which was
also on 17 MHz last summer. In B-11 this has been 1930-2100 on 13640
in French/Arabic/Portuguese. I check 17750 repeatedly, 1935, 1941,
1945, 1956, 2017, but no modulation ever comes on, and after 1959 it`s
hit by huge DRM signal on 17750-17755-17760 from TDP Radio in French
Guiana. Way to go, Arnie!
Only with BFO can I tell the silent carrier on 17750 is still there.
Is it ruining DRM reception like DRM is ruining it? Not checked again
until after the DRM hour is over, at 2123 and now 17750 is finally
modulating with music, Spanish, so presumably the bihour to Europe is
at 21-23, ex-22-24 on 13640. Yet, like last summer, the bigsig from
this on 16m makes it hard to believe it`s aimed NE rather than NW.
Included `En Contacto` also an hour earlier now, Sunday at 2240. 17750
off at 2300* sharp. The other 17 MHz frequency announced within the
program, 17705, was never heard.
Full evening schedule not checked yet, but at 0128 April 2, confirmed
on new 11680. Spain is registered here daily at 23-02 to South
America, and suspect it was source of the slight QRM under strong RHC,
no doubt much worse in SAm. Way to go, Arnie! Also confirmed in
Spanish on 15230, 11840, 11760, 9810, 6120, 6060, 5040, including the
third and final play of `En Contacto` at 0135, ex-0235.
Not heard on 17750, instead something else very weak, presumably R.
Australia at 2330-0658 as in Aoki, missing from HFCC. And not on 17705
either.
Around 0130, RHC English on 6000 and 6050 as before. Rest of that full
schedule not yet determined; the 5040 broadcast probably shifted an
hour earlier to 23-24 as last summer.
The RHC website schedules in English and Spanish as of early UT April
2 still haven`t been updated with the new info. ¿Mañana? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6010, 6060 and 6125, April 2 at 0604, RHC English apparently still
running until 0700, but missing from the fourth frequency 6050.
Remains to be seen if this was intentional for new A-12 schedule, or
accidental. However, 6050 had some noise on it, suspiciously DRM-like,
tho none scheduled in HFCC on this or adjacents. Maybe RHC defective?
On Monday morning, the Esperanto schedule still hasn`t been updated to
show Sunday 2030 on 11760, which we heard April 1, but the English
page has been, with this ``HEDULE``, confirming that the 20 and 00
broadcasts have shifted one UT hour earlier like last summer (even tho
this nonsensically puts 60m even further into the dayside), but not
the others:
Banda Tropical 5040 23-24
América Central 11760 19-20
América del Norte 6050/6000/6060 01-07/01-05/05-07
Norte Centro y Suramérica 6125 05-07
San Francisco 6010 05-07
The confusing three-frequencies-three times-on-one-line means that
6050 is still supposed to be on air from 01 to 07.
How about Spanish? That too is now updated; removed meterband clutter:
Buenos Aires 15230/17580 23-04 y 11-15/11-15
Nueva York 9550/11860 11-13/11-15
San Francisco 13780 13-15
Chicago 15340/9850 13-15/11-13
América del Sur 17730 11–15 [not Suramérica above]
Banda Tropical 5040 21–23 y 01-05
América Central 11750/9540/9810 13-15/11-15/22-06
Europa 17750 21-23
Norte Centro Suramérica 11760/6150 11-15 y 00-05/11-13
Caribe 6120/9710/11690 23-05/21-23/11-15
América del Sur 11680/17705 23-04/21-04
MESA REDONDA (Lunes a Viernes y días especiales)
América del Norte 6000/15140 22:30–24
ALÓ PRESIDENTE (Domingo)
América Central 13680 14-18
Caribe 11690 14-18
América del Sur 17590/17750 14-18
América del Norte 15340 14-18
Some new frequencies there, notably 15140 for Mesa Redonda; and 17590,
15340 for Aló Presidente, which of course seldom happens, even when El
Hugazo is not back in Cuba for chemotherapy. As we know all too well,
but RHC apparently does not, when AP does appear, it never starts
until after 1530, and can run as late as 1930, not ``14-18`` but no
doubt all other DX sources will blindly copy what RHC puts up here,
without even pointing out it is mostly missing!
RHC website has specific pages only for some of its other languages,
and no comprehensive transmission schedule in one place.
French is updated:
Amérique du Sud 15370 22:30 - 23:00
Amérique Centrale 11760 20:00 - 20:30
Caraïbe 5040 00:30 - 01:00
Europa 17750 19:30 - 20:00
http://www.radiohc.cu 18:30-19:00 20:00-21:00 00:30-01:00
That confirms what was supposed to occupy dead air on 17750 April 1.
Portuguese: this page http://www.radiohc.cu/pt/
is still ``under construxion`` and I am prompted to log in?!
Arabic, time backwards in Roman but when copied comes out forward:
17750 20:30 - 21
Creole and Quechua aren`t worthy of even a mention on the RHC website
17750, April 2 at 1945, RHC is managing to modulate, in French, unlike
24 hours earlier with at least a sesquihour of dead air supposedly for
Europe. At 2011 it`s in Portuguese as also scheduled, and at 2037
check in Arabic, but both with huge QRDRM from The Disco Palace via
Guiana French, which has been on 17750-17755-17760 for several seasons
now in the 20-21 UT hour, aiming USward.
This is Arnie`s biggest blunder, so far, in mismanaging the A-12
frequencies of RHC: he should have known that because of the 17755
DRM, 17750 was not the place to put RHC on the wide-open 16m band
which has scads of unused frequencies. {IIRC, RHC used 17750 many
years ago, so why not again, regardless of the consequences now?} Not
that he cares about QRMing other stations: he`s demonstrated time and
again that nothing matters but #1, as an outlaw station, condoning and
facilitating jamming, refusing to participate in HFCC, refusing to let
HCJB have its only frequency 6050 back, etc., etc.; but this usage is
damaging RHC itself, so we eagerly await a correxion, no doubt without
any admission of guilt.
I`ve also brought this to the attention of TDP`s Ludo Maes, who might
want to make the move himself. But please, not any closer to RCI on
17735. Not a bad idea anyway, since TDP also collides directly with
REE Noblejas 17755 on weekends. A look at the latest Aoki shows
*nothing* at 20-21 on any frequency from 17760 to 17845, except:
17775, KVOH, imaginary, off the air for a few years now
HFCC shows some additional probably wooden entries, not in Aoki:
17785 KHBN
17845 Oman
So allowing for 15 kHz of protexion, any frequency from 17770 to 17835
would be fine for TDP [aside from the weekend octet of weak spurs from
REE/Costa Rica 17850 I accumulated]. If RHC were to move up and has to
have the same frequency until 2300 in Spanish, a couple more conflicts
would arise, but still plenty of options, not to mention lots of spots
for either in the 17.5 to 17.7 MHz range.
BTW, looking over RHC`s newly posted A-12 schedule in Spanish which I
copied into my previous report, only one channel is shown on the air
until 0600, 9810, and I think this must be a mistake, as in summer all
the others are closing (nominally) by 0500; and in fact already April
1, 9810 was off by 0500, fortunately for the Vatican with which it had
been colliding since A-12 began.
Some further RHC monitoring in this new season:
15370, April 3 at 0002 is open carrier, still at 0006; off by next
check 0026. This semihour in B-11 was the Quechua service, presumably
also what was missing today, just like Arabic, Portuguese and French
were missing Sunday from 17750 --- pity the poor program producers who
wasted their efforts because some operator down the line was not
paying attention. It`s *always* something wrong, at RHC!
Unlike 24 hours earlier, 17705 is on and inbooming, at 0002 just
finishing a frequency announcement in Spanish ending with 5040. 15230
also in Spanish, much weaker.
5040, missed confirming whether English is really at 23-24 now as
scheduled, but at 0011 it`s very good in Kriyol, and at 0031 in French
6050, April 3 at 0538, RHC English is here, along with // 6060, 6125,
all rather poor, but loud and clear on 6010. 6050 had been absent 23.5
hours earlier, but all four are still on A-12 schedule in the 05-07
period (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
On April 5, Ivo Ivanov forwards an xls format schedule for A-12 of RHC
in Spanish (only). It appears to be the same as on the website, altho
formatted differently, including 9810 until 0600. It`s from the
Departamento de Correspondencia Internacional, including this header
for the Venezuelan relay:
ALÓ PRESIDENTE - IMAGINARY!!!
In English. Did RHC really say that or did Ivo put it in? I couldn`t
say it better (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Then Wolfgang Büschel copied the above and added other transmissions
partially based on my monitoring:
Monitored RHC A-12 schedule.
Radio Habana Cuba - Horarios, Bandas y Frequencias
De Marzo de 2012 a Noviembre de 2012.
TRANSMISIONES EN ESPAÑOL
PERIODO A-12 Marzo de 2012 a Octubre de 2012
Zonas Geográficas
Beam to:
No,Ce,SoAM 6150 kHz 1100-1300 UT
No,Ce,SoAM 11760 kHz 1100-1500 y 0000-0500 UT
New York 9550 kHz 1100-1300 UT
New York 6060 kHz 0000-0500 UT
New York 11860 kHz 1100-1500 UT
San Francisco 13780 kHz 1300-1500 UT
Chicago 15340 kHz 1300-1500 UT
Chicago 9850 kHz 1100-1300 UT
CeAM 9540 kHz 1100-1500 UT
CeAM 9810 kHz 2200-0600 UT
CeAM 11750 kHz 1300-1500 UT
Antilles 6120 kHz 2300-0500 UT
Antilles 9710 kHz 2100-2300 UT
Antilles 11690 kHz 1100-1500 UT
Rio de Janeiro 11680 kHz 2300-0400 UT
Rio de Janeiro 17730 kHz 1100-1500 UT
Buenos Aires 17580 kHz 1100-1500 UT
Buenos Aires 15230 kHz 1100-1500 y 2300-0400 UT
Chile 17705 kHz 2100-0400 UT
Europe 17750 kHz 2100-2300 UT
Tropical Band NVIS antenna 5040 kHz / 60 m 2100-2300 y 0100-0500 UT
to Cuba, Caribe, USA, Canada, México, Ce América, and Northern So
América.
Aló Presidente, Sunday special from Venezuela. (imaginary) [sic]
Chicago 15340 kHz 1400-1800 UT
Central América 13680 kHz 1400-1800 UT
Antillas 11690 kHz 1400-1800 UT
Buenos Aires 17590 kHz 1400-1800 UT
Rio de Janeiro 17750 kHz 1400-1800 UT
Mesa Redonda Internacional, Monday-Friday night special.
Washington 6000 kHz 2200-2400 UT
Chicago 15140 kHz 2200-2400 UT
[time varies and not always on at all -- gh]
TRANSMISIONES EN VARIOS IDIOMAS
PERIODO A-12 Marzo de 2012 a Octubre de 2012
Zonas Geográficas
Beam to:
TRANSMISIONES EN IDIOMA INGLÉS/English
No/Ce/SoAmérica 6125 kHz 0500-0700 UT
NoCe/SoAmérica 11760 kHz 1900-2000 UT
New York 6060 kHz 0500-0700 UT
San Francisco 6010 kHz 0500-0700 UT
Chicago 6050 kHz 0100-0700 UT
Washington 6000 kHz 0100-0500 UT
Banda Tropical 5040 kHz 2300-2400 UT
TRANSMISIONES EN IDIOMA FRANCÉS/French
Europe 17750 kHz 1930-2000 UT
NoCe/SoAmérica 11760 kHz 2000-2030 UT
SoAmerica 15370 kHz 2230-2300 UT - except Sun
Banda Tropical 5040 kHz 0030-0100 UT
TRANSMISIONES EN IDIOMA PORTUGUÉSE
Rio de Janeiro 15370 kHz 2330-2400 UT
Buenos Aires 15230 kHz 2200-2300 UT
Europe 17750 kHz 2000-2030 UT
TRANSMISIONES EN IDIOMA Árabe/Arabic
Europe 17750 kHz 2030-2100 UT
TRANSMISIONES EN IDIOMA ESPERANTO, Sunday only
San Francisco 6010 kHz 0700-0730 UT
NoCe/SoAmérica 11760 kHz 1500-1530 UT
SoAmérica 15370 kHz 2230-2300 UT - see French
TRANSMISIONES EN IDIOMA CREOLE
Buenos Aires 15370 kHz 2300-2330 UT [where Creole is not spoken]
Banda Tropical 5040 kHz 0000-0030 UT
TRANSMISIONES EN IDIOMA QUECHUA
Buenos Aires 15370 kHz 0000-0030 UT
(monitored by Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld April 1-3;
and RHC XLS Excel file via Ivo Ivanov-BUL,
transformed by wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 5)
Except on April 1, the only Sunday so far, I did hear Esperanto at
2030 on 11760. Did not check at 2230 on 15370. 11760 ends at 2030*
other days of the week after French (gh, DXLD)
Hi, I was tuning around and found a weak SS station on 10150 which is
Radio Habana Cuba. What are they doing on this frequency? Can anybody
else hear them? Steve
10150 kHz Radio Habana Cuba 1154 GMT 4/4/12 NOW --- RHC is back on
this frequency. I find it hard to believe it is a spur. Quite a good
signal. Anyone have any info as to whether this is going to be a new
frequency for them? (Steve, NASWA yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
It`s a leapfrog mixing product, of new 9550 over 9850 another 300 kHz
higher, possible when both of them are on the air, 11-13 UT. 73, Glenn
Hauser, ibid., WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. 11845, March 31 at 1404. R. Martí now with noise
jamming despite adjacent RHC 11840, but RM atop it, unlike on 11930.
12000, April 3 at 0009, VOA Spanish is apparently not being jammed, at
least none audible, but VOA`s own modulation is rather distorted. 9885
has pulse jamming but VOA atop it. 5890 has poor signal, and no
jamming audible tho Cuba is propagating well enough as low as 5040.
5955, April 3 at 0024, wall-of-noise jamming against nothing, no
carrier detectable from R. República 5954.2v, apparently not on the
air weeknights, or at least not during this hour. Can`t be too careful
9805, April 3 at 1248, R. Martí in `Tempranito y de Mañana` show (``a
bit early in the morning``), loud and clear with no jamming audible.
RM now scheduled here at 09-13; also on 6030 with no jamming either,
which RM now occupies 22-13 (except the 03-09 Monday break). 7405
jammed but RM atop it.
Instead, already heavily jammed at 1255 were 11845, 11930 and 13820,
which per HFCC do not start RM until 13, 14, and 13 respectively!
However, VOA Spanish on 9885 was over heavy jamming, 15590 way over
audible jamming, and WRMI 9955 inaudible under very heavy jamming, vs
R. Libertad at 12-13; WRMI also carries `Tempranito` at 10-11.
9490, April 1 at 0146, R. República via RMI via CANADA with polemic
talk in Spanish, more or less over the DentroCuban jamming. Then
checked 5954+ via COSTA RICA: much weaker signal, and lowly modulated
but music so not //. The 9490 broadcast is weekends only, not sure
about 5954.
11775, April 1 at 0157, R. Martí loud and clear, no jamming detectable
despite strong signal from Habana on 11760. This is 100 kW via CANADA
at 01-03, following only one hour from 500 kW Greenville at 00-01/
The irresponsible DentroCuban Jamming Command is wildly jamming many
unoccupied frequencies, UT Monday April 2, including:
13820, at 0542, with heavy multiple pulses (daytime-only RM frequency)
11930, at 0551, heavy jamming (daytime-only RM frequency)
11775, at 0551, lite to medium jamming vs CRI Arabic via Albania
(early evening only, RM via Greenville, Sackville)
9885, at 0552, pulsing (morning & evening VOA Spanish; now VOA
Botswana escapes most of it by being on 9880 instead)
7405, at 0559, heavy jamming during RM Monday silent period
6940, at 0600, pulse jamming, stray or spur?
6030, at 0601, residual lite jamming without R. Martí
5745, at 0606, pulse jamming, another unoccupied RM channel
Dentro-Cuban Jamming Command is still off the mark April 5, at 1245:
VOA Spanish has heavy jamming over it on 15590 and 13750, lighter
pulse jamming about equal to VOA on 9885, while there is NO jamming
audible on 9805 R. Martí with very good signal (ALL: Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CYPRUS. 7220, Cyprus Broadcasting Corp, 2215-2245, still having
transmitter problems. Transmitter on the air at 2215 and off at 2245.
Strong carrier, but no programming. Just dead air. Same thing heard
on // 9760. Not able to check // 6135 due to VOA in Chinese on this
frequency. Fri, Sat, Sun only. March 30 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX
Listening Digest)
** CYPRUS. Re: ``British East Mediterranean Relay Station (BEMRS),
ZYGI, Larnaca 7739, Cyprus replied to a Fax report to +357 2433 2595
in 21 days for reception of BBC World Service on 5875. QSL can be seen
at http://on.fb.me/H6ciws QSL was received by airmail (Partha Sarathi
Goswami, India, DX Listening Digest)``
Address on the QSL was British East Mediterranean Relay Station,
British Forces Post Office 53. Mail from the UK can be sent to this
address at domestic rates. Cyprus should not be put after the BFPO box
number. WRTH 2012 gives the station address as P.O. Box 24824, 1397
Nicosia, Cyprus (Mike Barraclough, April World DX Club Contact via
DXLD)
** CYPRUS [and non]. 11793-11818, April 1 at 0158, OTH radar pulsing,
perhaps from here in typical 25-kHz bandwidth, bothering mainly 11795
with RRI IS prior to Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** DIEGO GARCIA [non]. 4319-USB, AFN, March 29 and 30 heavy QRM has
returned here again after being absent for two day (Ron Howard, San
Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** DJIBOUTI. Hi Everyone, Conditions to Africa seem quite a bit better
at the moment than they have been over the past couple of weeks. I
will compile a bandscan of 60m tomorrow but here is a recording of
4780 kHz from last night with Djibouti at good strength
http://www.box.com/s/4e94294d93da12f884a1
(Mark Davies, Anglesey, Wales, March 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** EAST TURKISTAN [and non]. 9470, April 1 at 0145, CRI English with
heavy echo, same program as 6020 via ALBANIA, but not synchronized.
9470 is 308 degrees via Wulumuchi toward Europe, but apparently also
via long path (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR. EMISORAS ECUATORIANAS PODRÍAN SER OBLIGADAS A DIFUNDIR
PRODUCCIÓN NACIONAL --- Por: AFP
Las estaciones de radio y televisión de Ecuador tendrán que dedicar la
mitad de su programación musical a difundir producciones nacionales si
se aprueba una ley de comunicación que actualmente estudia el
Congreso, señaló el presidente Rafael Correa.
"Se va a exigir que en la programación de radios, de canales de
televisión en los que sea pertinente, el 50% de esa programación sean
autores y artistas nacionales, con el pago de los correspondientes
derechos de autor", dijo Correa en su informe semanal de labores.
"¿Por qué no dar espacios al talento nacional?", se preguntó el
mandatario, quien exhortó a "defender lo nuestro" y aclaró que estarán
eximidas de esta obligación las emisoras de música clásica o de
deportes.
Correa argumentó que si su país rechaza firmar tratados de libre
comercio para que no lo "inunden con arroz importado" y mantiene
aranceles para evitar el ingreso masivo de vehículos ensamblados en
otros países, "¿por qué permitir que nos inunden radio, televisión,
con artistas importados?".
El gobernante hizo el anuncio al comentar aspectos de la ley que
discutió esta semana con representantes de su bancada de izquierda en
el Legislativo, el cual podría votar el proyecto el próximo 10 de
abril.
Esa cita tuvo como fin consensuar puntos polémicos, a fin de evitar
que el mandatario objete la iniciativa del oficialismo cuando tenga
que sancionarla.
Correa destacó que la ley ayudará a "democratizar" los medios, pues
plantea nuevos porcentajes de repartición de frecuencias, que están en
un 90% "en manos privadas con fines de lucro", según dijo.
El proyecto sugiere que 34% sea para medios comunitarios o sin fines
de lucro, 33% para medios públicos y 33% para negocios privados con
fines de lucro, dijo el presidente, quien consideró este aspecto como
uno de los más "revolucionarios" de la ley.
Correa también resaltó que la norma prevé la exigencia de que los
directores de medios, editores, jefes de redacción y reporteros sean
profesionales de la comunicación.
La oposición rechaza el proyecto aduciendo que consagra la censura
previa para la prensa, al incluir un consejo que regularía contenidos
y ordenaría rectificaciones a los medios.
Texto copiado de http://www.rcnradio.com - Conozca el original en
http://www.rcnradio.com/noticias/editor/emisoras-ecuatorianas-podrian-ser-obligadas-146522#ixzz1qjZNAQxc
Imagen de: careitv.blogspot.com
(Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, DXLD)
Well, there is certainly precedent for this in many countries,
starting with Canada, Mexico, Brasil (gh, DXLD)
** EGYPT. 6270, 2309 24 Feb, R. Cairo, faith talk, English. Nasty hum,
spur on 6298.8, SIO 555 (David Morris, Dorset, HF Logbook, April BDXC-
UK Communication via DXLD)
Re: ``Radio Cairo heard on 6270 March 18 at 0119, the worst I have
ever heard them, and that's saying something: overmodulated and
extremely distorted, with buzz and awful whine expanding down to 6240,
presumably in Arabic talk, and music. Totally unreadable monstrosity.
Same throughout presumed English broadcast after 0200, at 0210 and
later checks still on at 0334 when back into Arabic? Off before 0430.
(Glenn Hauser, DXLD)``
It was the same here for late afternoon/evening broadcasts around that
time. I was in the Pirate Radio Chat room the afternoon of March 18
and it was interfering with many of their broadcasts (Mike
Barraclough, England, April World DX Club Contact via DXLD)
15210, 29/Mar 2148, EGITO, R Cairo em francês (listado). Portadora com
bom sinal praticamente sem modulação, ouve-se sussurros apenas quando
em música. Essa transmissão encontra-se nessa situação já por meses.
45441 (Jorge Freitas-B)
15480, 29/Mar 2211, R Cairo em português. Nesse momento apenas a
portadora aguardando o horário para o início da transmissão. Então
vamos aguardar. As 2216 sinal beep, YL com a ID e segue música
orquestrada. A modulação continua baixa impossibilitando o
entendimento de uma frase inteira sequer, mesmo quando a YL fala, que
possui uma dicção melhor do que a do OM. Hoje pior do que quando eu a
relatei essa semana. As 2218 música egípcia. Sem possibilidade de
acompanhar mais da programação. 45441 (Jorge Freitas, Feira de
Santana, Bahia, 12 14´S 38 58´W - Brasil, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
6270, April 1 at 0141, R. Cairo with whine and just barely modulated,
but no huge spur field for a change.
9305, April 1 at 0143, R. Cairo Arabic service with VG signal, but
just barely modulated at distorted peaks.
9315, April 1 at 0143, R. Cairo, finally a frequency with sufficient
modulation, song in Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005.00, 2020-2027* 19.03, R Dif. de Guinea
Ecuatorial, Bata, Spanish ann, African songs and music - Back on the
air after 10 months break, 23332, Utility QRM (Anker Petersen,
Denmark, AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde where
the spring has appeared strongly during the past week, via Dario
Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD)
5005, Radio Nacional - Bata, *0539-0610, sign on with Spanish talk.
Some Afro-pop music. Very weak signal. March 29 (Brian Alexander,
Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
GUINÉ EQUATORIAL, 5005, RNGE, Bata, 1745-1757, 31/3, dialecto local,
progr. falado, música pop' africana; 34321, QRM adj. de estação ponto-
a-ponto (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 15190, R. Africa, Bata. Reactivated. Good with
Gospel huckster [sic] 0750, hymns, kept going through TOH, 27/3 (Craig
Seager, Bathurst NSW (Icom R75, Kenwood R1000, Horizontal Loop), April
Australian DX News via DXLD)
[non]. 15190, Radio Africa. After being heard for several days around
the 23rd from about 1450 to past 1500, mixing with IRRS, they now seem
to be off the air again during quick checks made March 29 and 30; no
hint of them, just a fair signal from IRRS with nothing else. Is Radio
Africa gone again? (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón
E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, Radio Africa. March 31 checked briefly 1501-1502 and found
nothing here; no trace of them or IRRS (Ron Howard, Asilomar State
Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, no signal from R. Africa, March 31 at 1506 after TOM via
ROMANIA is off [see SOUTH CAROLINA [non]], nor at 1939 when Bata had
been fairly reliable the last couple weeks. Ron Howard was also not
hearing them at the earlier hour on March 29 or 30 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
R. Africa, 15190 in the ``tiny West African nation of``, best at 0600-
0730 with American religious teaching in the English language [to put
it politely]; also traces prior to 2000, usually QRM from Brazil
15189.93. And 5005, R. Nacional reactivated, poor at 0600, 1915 (Bryan
Clark`s DX report, RNZI Mailbox April 2 via DXLD) Dates not specified
15190, Radio Africa (presumed), 1438-1453*, April 2. Seems they are
broadcasting somewhat erratically. Had been off for several days, but
clearly heard today with the ramblings of Tony Alamo; 1451 song
“You'll Never Walk Alone”; after 1453 just dead air; QRM from IRRS
(1500* and trx off); after IRRS closed down could still hear the Radio
Africa open carrier, but no audio (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach,
CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Glenn, Confirmed Radio Africa is back. 15190 Bata, April 2, 2012.
Monday. 1725-1738. Sedate OM preacher preaching, with QRM from a 1 kHz
modulated sine wave cutting on and off until just before 1728. At 1730
I was blasted by Tom Jones and "Delilah", followed by several IDs for
"Radio Pilipinas". Preacher continues in background, although
Pilipinas is giving a very good signal tonight, with talk in presumed
Tagalog. Talking about Philippine Airlines as I prepare this mail.
Radio Africa fair until Pilipinas came on air. Jo'burg sunset 1605.
Regards, (Bill Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, April 2 at 1945, R. Africa is back, poor signal starting or
ending a gospel huxter, YL giving 800 number and PO Box in Atlanta,
Georgia. By 2014, however, seems to be off as only a much weaker trace
on 15190, probably Brasil, with YFR Ascension 15195 ACI added. Bill
Bingham, RSA, was also hearing Bata today before 1730 when blasted by
R. Pilipinas (which would have been off by 1930) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, Radio Africa at 1939 with a laid back American preacher with a
woman offering an occasional “Amen” then OC from 1955 to 2003 and
brief trumpet sounds and off - Fair Apr 3. Victor Goonetilleke has
them being quite erratic lately (Mark Coady, Ont., April 3, NASWA yg
via DXLD)
15190 Bata, April 3, 2012. Tuesday. 1732-1750. African YL preaching,
lots of "the power of God". By 1747, replaced by OM. In the clear
tonight, no sign of Pilipinas at all. Unfortunately quite fady but
still generally readable. To west Africa. Jo'burg sunset 1604 (Bill
Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ETHIOPIA. ETIÓPIA, 1359 kHz, Voz da Revolução Tigré, Adis Abeba,
1840-1902*, 30/3, progr. em líng.ª local, canções do Corno de África,
alguma música pop' ocidental, sinal musical de marcação; 34332, QRM do
IRN e da G. Emissão em paralelo c/ 5950, c/ sinal razoável (Carlos
Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ETHIOPIA. ETHIOPIAN RADIO heard on 9705 kHz tonight (12th March) at
2027 tune-in with a programme of non-stop Horn of Africa songs with
few announcements by male voice. Closing announcements at 2057 by
female voice and off at 2100. Good reception tonight (Edwin Southwell,
England, Making Contact, April World DX Club Contact via DXLD)
Following on from Edwin's comments above: 15th March, had just
finished listening to REE Spain's 70th anniversary broadcast and
flicked the dial slightly up and settled on 9705 just after 2000 where
a female was presenting what I presumed to be news and which was
followed by some very nice African “ethnic” music (male voice with
percussion sounds). Good reception, so stayed with it through until
2100 during which time more of the same ethnic music with female talk
between. Later, more obvious Horn of Africa music played. Sign-off
announcements at 2059 followed by a National Anthem and off at 2100.
Undoubtably R Ethiopia, but no ID heard and I haven't yet got around
to Googling a recording of Ethiopia's National Anthem, so I have this
as “presumed”, and a very pleasant hour’s listening (Alan Roe, ibid.)
** EUROPE. Laser has moved frequency slightly again - currently on
6980 kHz with Paul Stewart (29-Mar 0950 UT). (Alan Pennington,
Caversham, UK, AOR 7030+ / ALA 1530, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
** EUROPE. 12255, Reflections Europe Radio. Religion in English and
Ministry ”Call to Worship” from MA, USA // much weaker 6295 on 25/3
(Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D and Folded Marconi
Antenna 16 meters long), April Australian DX News via DXLD)
** EUROPE. 15060, R. Trans-Europe (presumed), HOLLAND, 1508-..., 31/3,
música pop'; 25432 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** EUROPE. PIRATE. 21460.2, Cupid Radio, 1440-1450+, Weak, but fair to
good on peaks. March 31 (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom
IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Cupid radio is coming in quite well here in Montreal. Thanks for the
tip. Peaking to S6 at times. But there are some deep fades. 1457 UT,
21460.2 kHz. 73's from Montreal (Gilles Letourneau, ibid.)
Cupid Radio now on 15070.28 with pop music. ID at 1545. Weak. Fair on
peaks. March 31 (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, Icom IC-7600, two
100 foot longwires, ibid.)
Hi Brian, Very weak Cupid Radio here on 15070. I can barely make it
out through the noise level. Was much better when it was on 21460
earlier. 73's (Gilles Letourneau, Montreal, Canada, 1601 UT, ibid.)
Just at threshold at 1600 here in Victoria, BC (Walt Salmaniw, ibid.)
Had the carrier plus weak audio 1536+ in Seattle. I'll need to
carefully replay the recording for possible IDs. I also had a carrier
on 15065.01 at 1551. Possibly a pirate, but Egypt is listed here in
Pashto to AFG at this time (Bruce Portzer, ibid.)
21460.2v, Cupid Radio, 1440-1520*, pop music. Dance music. IDs.
Announced “Cupid Radio from The Netherlands”. SSTV. Frequency slowly
drifted up. Was on 21460.14 at tune-in, drifting up to 21460.28 by
1515. March 31.
15070.28, Cupid Radio, 1545-1550, ID, dance music. Weak, but fair on
peaks. March 31 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
** EUROPE. PIRATE. 15020, Radio Mustang, 1419-1430, pop music. ID.
Weak, but fair on peaks. March 31 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening
Digest)
** EUROPE. PIRATE. 15845 USB, Radio Spaceshuttle, 1405-1415, pop
music. DJ chatter. Weak but fair on peaks. March 31 (Brian Alexander,
PA, DX Listening Digest)
Rádio Spaceshuttler [sic] 15845 kHz
Enviado por: "Cassio Secundino Borges Santos Secundino"
Olá, Mais uma escuta de estação pirata para a coleção. Rádio
Spaceshuttler - Escandinávia, Sábado 31/03, 0930 UT, sinal 11111-USB.
Muita QRM. Mas, conseguií ouvir locuções - vinhetas e ID. Muito bom!!
Mas o incrível é que foi ouvida com a antena Loop DZ fabricada pelo
Denis localizada na janela do meu aptº. Abraço a todos, (Cássio
Santos, Receptores e antenas usados: Sony ICF-2010 - Super Loop DZ -
Ondas Curtas, AOR AR-7030 Plus - Long Wire 40mts, Icom IC R-75 - Long
Wire - 40mts, radioescutas yg via DXLD)
** EUROPE. Radio Tropiq on 15055-USB at 1506 UT (Alokesh Gupta, New
Delhi, India, March 31, cumbre DX via DXLD)
31/3, 11450-LSB, Tropiq radio 1607, S10!!!! 44444 Look at the video
http://youtu.be/NwfKDG-C6uI
mirror: http://zlgr.multiply.com/video/item/94
That is supposed to be ONLY 80 Watts (Zacharias Liangas, Greece, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
PIRATE LOGS FOR 31.1 & 1.4 Apr 1, '12 8:48 AM for everyone
Here is the complete listing of all logs made in 31.3 and 1.4 in my
special 'pirate radio Dxpedition' together with a big file listing as
uploaded in my virtual directory in mediafire. In this listing below
you will find R tropic with a video file already uploaded on youtube
as also as mirror in this site. The virtual directory can be found in
the following address containing this message under the name
freqslist.txt just for my over simplification for processing the whole
material. http://www.mediafire.com/?85kxui15sn0sa
(Zacharias Liangas, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FALKLAND ISLANDS [non]. La recuperación de Las Malvinas desde la
radio --- Disculpen el OFF TOPIC pero me pareció interesante este
documento sobre la recuperación de Las Malvinas, relatada desde las
voces de locutores de la radio local hace 30 años. Se emitió hoy 1 de
abril en el programa "Chueque en Blanco" de Vorterix 103.1 MHz.
http://www.chequeenblanco.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1208%3Aradio-malvinas&catid=21%3Asin-categoria&Itemid=15
73 de LW3ESH (Federico Ch. Tomasczik, Argentina, March 31, condiglist
yg via DXLD) Quite an anniversary celebration in Argentina (gh)
** FINLAND. Scandinavian Weekend Radio monthly dates: 6-7 Apr, 4-5
May, 1-2 June, plus Midnight Sun Radio, 22-23 June, 24 hours starting
on Fridays (via Alan Pennington, April BDXC-UK Communication via WORLD
OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
see http://www.swradio.net for detailed frequency, program schedule,
low power on 25 and 49 m bands (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
** GERMANY. 3995, 1945-0030, 28-29.03, R 700, Kall-Krekel, German
tests for all night service (?) with non-stop German and English
songs, several singing jingle-IDs: "Radio Sieben Hundert", but no ann!
Also heard at 0740-0800 29.03 with songs and German ann (Anker
Petersen, Denmark, AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in
Skovlunde where the spring has appeared strongly during the past week,
via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD)
** GERMANY. Radio Saxonia on air this Weekend
Radio Saxonia on air - - - - - Easter–time 2012
Hier das Radio Saxonia Osterprogramm im Überblick:
This is the Easter-schedule of Radio Saxonia in overview:
Freitag, 06.04.12 08.00 UT 6255 kHz. +
Sonntag, 08.04.12 07.00 UT 6255 kHz.
08.00 UT 9480 kHz. Via MV Baltic Radio
09.00 UT 6255 kHz.
11.00 UT 9480 kHz. Via MV Baltic Radio
Montag, 09.04.12 08.00 UT 9480 kHz. Via MV Baltic Radio
09.00 UT 6255 kHz. +
11.00 UT
via MV Baltic Radio 1KW , “+” - 700 W Relaystation.
Jede Sendung läuft 1 Stunde / 1-h-program each.
Kontakt / Contact : radiosaxonia @ web.de
SRS Deutschland, Saxonia, PF 10 11 45, D-99801 Eisenach
Reports and comments much appreciated, vertification by QSL-card
Empfangsberichte und Kommentare werden mit QSL-Karte bestätigt.
Keep in touch and good listening, Best`73, fffr, Augustus Rex (via
Manuel Méndez, Spain, April 3, dxldyg via DXLD)
** GERMANY. Deutsche Welle Cologne, nine years later
Here are, mixed with photos from an open house day at neighbouring
Deutschlandfunk, pictures of the former Deutsche Welle headquarters,
in particular the parking lot entrance which is meanwhile close to
being overgrown:
http://radioforum.foren.mysnip.de/read.php?8773,993532,1001918#msg-1001918
The building stands empty since. Rumours have it that soon somebody
will start to redevelop the towers, for an unknown new purpose.
Due to an unfriendly tour guide the referenced posting does not
include studio photos. Apparently it was only this particular lady who
banned taking photos, thus...
http://radioforum.foren.mysnip.de/read.php?8773,993532,1001533#msg-1001533
"DLF-Nachrichtenred aktion" is the newsroom. Next photo what would in
BBC speak be the cubicle used for much of the live output (so could be
called "the 6190 kHz studio"), with the news studio to the left (with
access from the newsroom) and the main studio for hosts and guests to
the right. Below that the master control, main control room, NOC,
whatever you want to call the Schaltraum in English. And below that
the studio of DRadio Wissen.
Bottom line is of course that attending such open house days is just a
waste of time, if one does not consider having some fun reason enough
to bother (Kai Ludwig, March 29, shortwavesites yg via DXLD)
** GREECE. John Babbis found a press release on the ERT website about
a special marathon broadcast April 2 to raise money for those who
cannot afford medications, involving the SW service at 0600-1900 UT,
headlined in translation: ``The "VOICE OF GREECE" - SOLIDARITY VOICE
RADIOMARATHON FOR SOCIAL PHARMACY, THE HOLY ARCHIEPISKOPIS ATHENS``
Apparently explaining the lack of response from VOG about an A-12
schedule is this via Chris Rigas, IL to the DXLD yahoogroup:
TECHNICIAN SHORTAGE AT VOICE OF GREECE
Voice of Greece (ERA5), the shortwave service of ERT, faces lack of
qualified technical personnel. According to the Association of
Engineers and Technicians of ERT, the remaining permanent employees at
the Emission Center at Avlida are preparing to retire and the Centre
will be handed over to new technical personnel that will be employed
as contract employees only. "New technicians need at least three years
within the group in order to gain the necessary experience to support
the Emission Center. The same happens with other facilities. With the
new system at ERT of contracting technicians for only one or two
years, the ERT faces the problem of not having enough qualified
personnel to do the necessary work at the ERT broadcasting
facilities," notes the Association of Engineers and Technician of ERT.
Full article in Greek here: http://www.radiofono.gr/node/3161
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Below is the Google Translation to English of that above article.
Not Enough Technicians at ERA.
Submitted by radiofono.gr on Saturday, March 24, 2012.
Short working conditions dismissals state radio cuts 9.58FM ERT ERT3
PASYMITE plan Mosialos Voice of Greece Athens Thessaloniki Greece
Evros Avlis theme.
Difficult moments passed by the Greek Radio on the technical staff
that supports the broadcasting of radio programs. Technical studio
support personnel transponders have dropped dramatically in recent
months due to massive retirements and non-renewal of contracts. The
shifts do not come out, the studios are merged, the lesions treated in
the province on a scale from Athens.
The constant threat of contraction appears that ERT caused a months-
long internal collapse in demand rather than "consolidation." The
"tough" pronouncements of the then Minister Elias Mossialos (although
not yet implemented) resulted in terrorizing much of the ERT personnel
who were close to retirement. Among them were hundreds of technicians
needed to produce and broadcast radio program. The result was a
surprise: only 15 days following the announcements Mosialos, 140
technicians ERT filed for retirement. Simultaneously, many contractors
saw their contracts to expire without renewal perspective, since the
target for cuts in ERT showed no sensitivity to technical issues.
The problems created are important, such as emission centers. In many
places very little staff left to care for the operation of
transmitters of radio and television: In Evros, 3 out of 4 technicians
ERT had filed for retirement, while the situation is similar in
Thessaloniki. Complete the Greek province, ERT is forced to pay the
travel expenses techniques to move from city to city in order to
repair damage or perform maintenance on relays. The costs for these
movements reach high amounts, it can include motor fuel or air
tickets, ferry tickets and hotels, which often exceed the aggregate
cost of employing permanent staff.
The short of the "Voice of Greece" (ERA 5) are also at risk of
understaffing. According to the Association of Engineers and
Technicians ERT, the last permanent Broadcast Center at Avlis short of
getting ready to retire and the center will be delivered to young
technicians under contract. "A new technician wants at least three
years within the complex to get the necessary experience to support
the center. The same applies to other facilities. With the system of
contracts for one or two years, ERT drives the technical as soon as
they learn the job!" If there is no immediate concern, including the
permanent staff through ASEP, we risk losing the baton and abandoned
premises of several million," due to lack of expertise in specialized
subject matter.
The technical staff shortages hit and Thessaloniki. One of the victims
was 9.58, which can be spared for the moment the shutdown, but
suffered a significant reduction in logistical level. In the past
months the studio was dissolved in the flow 6 Angelaki Angelaki and
moved to 14, while the auxiliary recording studio becomes inactive.
As a result of all of the Greek Radio seems to be increasingly in
crisis, as an infrastructure technology and decades of experience
seems to lead to collapse. The cost goes up instead of shrinking as
mergers are not random and chart, while not seen the money of the
subscribers to the ERT spent or returned to the same, or decreases, or
essential services program. (via John Babbis-MD-USA, Glenn Hauser-OK-
USA, dxld March 30, via Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD)
** GREECE [and non]. 15650, March 30 at 1354 I am standing by for VOG
to come on, but only a very poor signal from something else, still
same past 1400. Was it Brother Scare via IRRS via Romania as in Aoki,
not HFCC, as alternate(?) to 15190? I don`t think so, and after 1400 R
Liberty in Turkmen via Wertachtal is surely there. Finally at 1406 I
am hearing the same fast SAH as produced by Greece before colliding
with RL, and second audio, weak music from Athens (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Heard tonight on remote SDR unit in Athens, Greece, all three txs on
air! Two broadcasts on 19 mb.
2300-2357 15650/105 15630/285 9420/323
73 (Wolfgang Büschel, March 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
All three ERT Avlis on air opened 1350 til 1359 UT
9420, 15650, and 9935 kHz, all S=9+20 - 30 dB strong.
but when checked at 1402 UT: break down of Thessaloniki 9935 kHz, nil
signal now. 73 (Büschel, March 31, ibid.)
Dear Wolfy: Nothing here at 1814 UT on 7450 or 9420. 15630 came in at
SINPO 45344 when VOG changed frequencies from 15650 to 15630 at 1800
UT, evidently with an antenna change from 105 to 285 degrees at the
same time. So, I think that we should change the azimuth heading of
the 15650 station to 105 degrees from 1400 to 1800 (John Babbis,
Maryland, March 31, ibid.)
7475 // 9420 and much weaker // 15650 detectable April 1 at 0135, VOG
with Greek music. So all three transmitters funxioning at the moment
and probably about to close at 0200 as others have reported, tho
unchecked further here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Yes, seems that all stop by 0200 and 15630 goes to 7475 kHz at 0000.
(Mauno Ritola, Finland, Apr 2, ibid.)
Notice that Greece seems to be killing its tx's on 9420 and 7475 at a
little after 0200Z on a regular basis -- bit of a weird time being 4
or 5 a.m. local. 73, (Theo Donnelly, BC, UT April 1, ODXA yg via DXLD)
9420 // weaker 7475 and weaker 7450, April 3 at 0019 with Greek music,
so all three VOG transmitters are operating now, and not on 15 MHz.
Usage may vary from day to day (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
New start time for evening programs from Greece effective Mar. 25:
ERT-3 Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias in Greek:
from 1400 on 9935 AVL 100 kW 285 deg to WeEu, not from 1500 on same
ERA-5 Voice of Greece in Greek:
from 1400 on 9420 AVL 170 kW 323 deg to WeEu, not from 1500 on same
from 1400 on 15650#AVL 100 kW 285 deg to WeEu, not from 1500 on 15630
# strong co-channel Radio Liberty in Turkmen. And what time is the end
for ERA-5 Voice of Greece, maybe 0300 not 0400 (DX Re Mix News 3 April
via DXLD)
No, -0200, per extensive monitoring by John Babbis, et al. (gh, DXLD)
15630, April 4 at 1801, ``IFTH`` ID in Greek with frequencies, 1805
playing jazz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
VOICE OF GREECE HOME PAGE IN GREEK
This seems to be Voice of Greece's new Home Page. Now, if they ever
update it, we will get the new A-12 Frequencies.
Hit this: http://www.ert.gr/voiceofgreece/
Under Profile Hit the third one [starting with Sigma; leads to
schedule dated Sept 2011] (John Babbis, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Yes, seems, that the link http://www.voiceofgreece.gr doesn't work.
Hopefully the info will be updated soon! Best regards, (Mauno Ritola,
ibid.)
** GREECE. Hello from us. We send the new frequencies and many wishes
for MI a good Easter and Happy Easter. Happy Easter From the "Voice of
Greece" Natasha Vissarionos (April 4, to & via John Babbis, DXLD) Viz:
ERT. S.A: THE VOICE OF GREECE SHORT WAVE TRANSMISSION SCHEDULE
Effective from 25/03/12 to 28/10/12
EUROPE
0000-0200 9420 7475*
1400-1900 9420
1900-2400 9420 15630*
TASKEND [as in Tashkent, Uzbekistan; lots of Greeks there???]
1400-1600 9420
M EAST, INDIAN OCEAN, AUSTRALIA
1400-1900 15650*
0100-0200 15650*
ATLANTIC OCEAN
0000-0100 7475 15650*
0100-0200 9420 7475*
1900-2400 9420 15630*
N AMERICA
0000-0300 9420 7475*
2300-2400 9420 15630*
SOUTH AMERICA, S ATLANTIC OCEAN, PANAMA ZONE
2000-2400 15630*
S America-S Atlantic
2300-0100 15650*
( * ) Transmission end 10 min earlier
Gr=Greek, Eng=English, Al=Albanian, Ar=Arabian, Bg=Bulgarian,
F=French, E= Spanish, G= German, Pl=Polish, R=Romanian, Rus= Russian,
Sc=Servocroatian, Tr=Turkish
[but NO times specified for languages: remnant on schedule template;
this no longer includes the R. Filia service containing them!]
LIVE RADIO URL: http://www.voiceofgreece.gr http://www.ert.gr
Tel studio 210 606 6439
Reports via e-mail: era5@ert.gr apodimos_era5@ert.gr
Technical information: bcharalabopoulos@ert.gr
ERA5 "THE VOICE OF CREECE" 432 Messogion, Ag. Paraskevi 15342, ATHENS-
GREECE
Tel: (+30)-210 606 6895-96, (+30)-210-606 6297-98, (+30)-210 606 6398,
Fax (+30)-210 606 6309
(from xls via John Babbis, transformed to text, eliminating meter band
clutter and otherwise cleaned up by Glenn Hauser for WORLD OF RADIO
1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Note: this now shows the total span is 14-02 UT as we have been
monitoring {oops, still shows -03 to NAm, but not heard after 02}.
Note some target areas/times overlap, as there is likely no change in
parameters. This nominal usage is apparently based on
traditional/historical reasons. This should be taken as the `official`
rough guide, as we recently heard VOG on an unlisted but previously
used frequency before 0200, 7450 as well as 7475, 9420. And there well
may be further variations (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
John Babbis has been updating the known schedule daily; as of April 5:
THE VOICE OF GREECE (ERA-5) (ERT-3)
A-12 Short-wave Transmission Schedule
(Effective March 25 to October 28, 2012)
Avlis 1 Avlis 2 Avlis 3
UT (100 kw) (100 kw) (170 kw)
0000-0100 *15650/226º 7475/285º 9420/323º
0100-0200 *15650/105º *7475/285º 9420/323º
0200-0300 *7475/285º 9420/323º
0300-1400 SILENT SILENT SILENT
1400-1500 #9935/285º 15650/105º 9420/323º
1500-1600 #9935/285º 15650/105º 9420/323º
1600-1700 *#9935/285º 15650/105º 9420/323º
1700-1800 #7450/323º 15650/105º 9420/323º
1800-1900 #7450/323º *15650/105º 9420/323º
1900-2000 #7450/323º 15630/285º 9420/323º
2000-2100 #7450/323º 15630/285º 9420/323º
2100-2200 #7450/323º 15630/285º 9420/323º
2200-2300 *#7450/323º 15630/285º 9420/323º
2300-2400 15650/226º *15630/285º 9420/323º
*Transmission ends 10 minutes earlier
#ERT-3 Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias (Thessaloniki) via Avlis 1
LIVE RADIO URL: http://www.voiceofgreece.gr http://www.ert.gr
Telephone studio 210 606 6439
Reports via e-mail: era5 @ ert.gr apodimos_era5 @ ert.gr
Technical information: bcharalabopoulos @ ert.gr
ERA5 "THE VOICE OF GREECE" 432 Messogion, Ag. Paraskevi 15342, ATHENS,
GREECE. Telephone: (+30)-210 606 6895-96, (+30)-210-606 6297-98,
(+30)-210 606 6398. Fax (+30)-210 606 6309 (John Babbis, Silver
Spring, MD, USA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE [non]. Re: why is ``TASKEND`` one of VOG`s specific targets?
Greeks in Uzbekistan --- From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are approximately 9,000 ethnic Greeks in Uzbekistan. The
community is made up of Greeks from Russia who were deported by force
from that country to Uzbekistan in the 1940s, and political refugees
from Greece. About 30,000 Greeks lived in the country before World War
II and a further 11,000 arrived after the Greek Civil War. Their
numbers have dwindled from a high of some 40,000 in the 1960s. The
main reason is emigration to Greece after the end of the Cold War when
laws allowed the return of all ethnic Greeks who had been exiled for
political reasons after the Greek Civil War. The biggest Greek
community in the country is in the capital city of Tashkent where most
of the Greek political refugees were relocated by the Soviet
authorities. In ancient times the south of the country was part of the
Hellenistic Seleucid Kingdom but the few Greek communities there have
since assimilated.
The most important organization representing ethnic Greeks is the
Greek Cultural Association of Tashkent. The activities of this
organization include Greek language instruction (19 classes with a
total of 571 students, classes for adults) and the teaching of Greek
dances and music (via John Babbis, DXLD)
** GREECE. 7450, 1713-1905 23.03, Macedonian R Station, via Avlis.
Greek religious chanting until 1817, then preaching, 1900 Greek music.
Replaced 9935! 54544. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, Denmark, via Dario
Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD)
7450. RS Macedonia, Avlis. Talks in Greek and ID at 1900 on 26/3. By
the way, the // frequency on MW 1044 was closed and their 2nd program
on 1179 KHz, and sport channel on 792 (and // 981) also were
ceased. So from Thessaloniki may listening only on SW and FM and ?STL?
(Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D and Folded Marconi
Antenna 16 meters long), April Australian DX News via DXLD)
Other reports had it that at Thessaloniki only 1044 (Perea site,
already under demolition now) and 1179 (ex-YENED site at Malgara) have
been closed down while 792 (100 kW Harris transmitter years ago
donated by IBB, diplexed into the 1179 antenna at Malgara) continues.
So what's the current situation?
(Can't be checked from Germany, co-channel Limoges dominates here.)
(Kai Ludwig, April 5, dxldyg via DXLD)
Hallo! I monitored 792 kHz from BOC 27 meeting 31 march to 04 april
in the Liguria coast border to Tuscany coast with good friend
Giampiero Bernardini. 792 khz Megara TX listened active at
afternoon/evening with ERA SPORT programs, Radio France Info TX
Limoges easily looped. So 792 kHz from Greece is ACTIVE.
Can anyone help to ID Greek stations on 1260, 1287, 1305 kHz around
1720 - 1930 hours. Thanks and good listenings (Dario & Giampiero,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Any help here?
http://www.thegreekradio.com/node/3140
(Ydun Ritz, Denmark, ibid.)
Checked the MW range on remote Greece SDR unit at 1445 UT:
792 kHz is on air, 1044 and 1179 kHz are both off, according table
73 wolfy (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) Viz.:
13 stations to cease for ever:
Ioannina 765 kHz Larissa 945 kHz Heraklion 954 kHz
Attica 981 kHz Perea 1044 kHz Orestiada 1080 kHz
Malgara 1179 kHz Tripolis 1314 kHz Pyrgos 1350 kHz
Volos 1485 kHz Serres 1584 kHz Kavala and Kozani 1602 kHz
9 stations remain open:
Location Freq(kHz) PowerkW Emitted program
1 Boyati Attica 729 100 EPA 1 (NET 105.8)
2 Megara, Attica 666 100 FILIA
3 Malgara Thessaloniki 792 100 ERA SPORT
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
4 Corfu 1008 100 Local Progr and National Progr
5 Komotini, Rodopi 1404 100 Local Progr and National Progr
6 Chania 1512 100 Local Progr and National Progr
7 Rhodes, Dodecanese 1494 100 Local Progr and National Progr
8 Zante 927 50 Local Progr and National Progr
9 Florina 1278 10 Local Progr and National Progr
Interrupt function:
Location Freq(kHz) kW Year establ Emitted program
1 Ioannina 765 10 1968 Local Program
2 Larissa 945 5 1965 Local Program
3 Heraklion 954 10 1972 Local Program
4 Attica 981 200 1963 NRA Sports
5 Perea 1044 150 1947 102FM ERT3
6 Orestiada 1080 10 1970 Local Program
7 Malgara 1179 100 1997 958FM ERT3
8 Tripolis 1314 10 1968 Local Program
9 Pyrgos 1350 3 1959 Local Program
10 Volos 1485 1 1948 Local Program
11 Serres 1584 1 1959 Local Program
12 Kavala 1602 1 1967 Local Program
13 Kozani 1602 1 1967 Local Program
(radiofono.gr, Febr 27, 2012; via Felix Lechte-D, A-DX March 2, 2012
via Büschel, DXLD)
** GREECE. KAVALA SITE SOLD? (ARTICLE fROM RADIOFONO.GR) [translated]
Already Sold the Land "The Voice of America"?
Submitted by radiofono.gr on Fri, March 9, 2012 - 20:54.
IBC George Pavlidis Thrace Region VOA Nestos Xanthi in the band
There was strong reaction of the major opposition party in the Region
of Eastern Macedonia-Thrace, the information indicating that the
extent of the "Voice of America" in the Nestos Delta granted to a
private operator for 99 years. The story ostooso controlled because it
is not confirmed what the contractor company IBC, or if there has been
some confusion with the International Broadcasting Center, which is
officially in "recovery"
The announcement of the party states: "Unknown transfers of property
of the Greek government, Greek citizens, who lost for 99 years without
winning anything substantial, evolving with the best properties in the
country. Read that applies to our region because after what we heard
and written about 30 years on the attempted transfer of the main
geothermal fields of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, it seems that
preceded another ... "fillet" of government. This is the area on the
Nestos Delta, thousands of acres, which operated until in 2006 the
"Voice of America." refers to the transfer company IBC (; ;) for 99
years! Unfortunately we did not know until now nothing, nor land of
immense value? What were the advertising procedures before it, so none
of us learned nothing? Who participated in the "contest"? Why 99
years? has to do with English law? Who asked by our society? The
Region and Mr. Giannakidis why not informed about any? It is possible,
as a leading institution not know what is happening in our country? "
"The Leader of the Opposition REMT, former Prefect of Xanthi, George
Pavlidis commented:" Scaring when informed that the land around us,
the fillet with thousands of acres of the former "Voice of America,"
of immense value, was sold for 99 years without get the news! with our
institutional role as citizens and not-given-that knowledge-disclosure
is a fundamental element of transparency and competition for more
benefits, we ask publicly: transferred and whose benefit the more true
if we ask public responses by all parties in Athens, Mr. Giannakidis
locally, that were all, released, who are knowledgeable, who
participated in what was transferred and on what terms. transparency
is not possible to name any purpose or desirability of the overlook.
expect answers. neither apathetic or will stay silent (via John
Babbis, MD, March 30, DXLD)
** GREECE. MEDIUM AND SHORT WAVE EMISSION CENTER AT PERAIA HASTILY
DISMANTLED --- April 2, 2012
The medium and short wave installations at the emission center in
Peraia, are hastily being dismantled following the decision to allow
the land to be used for mid-size commercial exploitation.
The building that housed the short wave operations has been completely
dismantled. The short wave antennas and all of the medium wave
installations will be dismantled in the very near future.
The dismantling of the short wave installations lasted two days. In
the process four 35 kW transmitters were scrapped and loaded unto
trucks. The transmitters were a gift from the Voice of America to the
Hellenic public broadcaster in 1972, when they left the Thessaloniki
site. The transmitters operated at Peraia until 2002, when they were
switched off when the ERA3 broadcasts were moved to the Avlida site.
The building of the medium wave site remains closed, while the
lighthouses on top of two medium wave antenna mast continue to
operate. The Siemens built medium wave transmitter have already been
removed in early March by technicians of the Komotini and Rhodes
broadcast centers since they need spare parts for their medium wave
transmitters.
Next on the agenda is the removal of the short wave antennas, as well
as the diesel generators. The dismantling operation has been
contracted by ERT to a private company. The contractor will sell all
the iron scrap by the kilo, with ERT receiving percentage of the
profit.
Translated from the original source in Greek language:
http://www.radiofono.gr/node/3173
Picture of the medium wave antennas at Peraia:
http://www.radiofono.gr/files/images/peraia.preview.jpg
(via Christos Rigas, Wood Dale, Illinois, dxldyg via DXLD)
** GUAM. 13362-USB, AFN, 1306 and 1331, April 1. Normally by this time
period they would have switched over to 5765-USB, but not today; CBS
TV audio feed; fair (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also USA: AFN
** GUAM. 13575, April 3 at 1409, very poor signal in Chinese, vs
CODAR. Scheduled is KSDA, 14-15 daily, 100 kW, 300 degrees. Since it`s
a weekday, no WINB to cope with this early from 13570 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNIDENTIFIED 15620
** GUYANA. 3290, Voice of Guyana noted with multiple birthday greeting
0900 to 1030 on 26 March (Wilkner-XM Cedar Key) 23 March birthday
greeting to 11 year old. at 0940. Miss the 1988 - funeral
announcements with "call names". Call names seem dropped (Wilkner)
(Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro - R8 -
Sony 2010XA - Drake R7; XM - Cedar Key - South Florida NRD 525D -
R8A - Cumbre DX via DXLD)
Call names, what are those? Here`s one forum discussing them:
http://www.westindiesforum.com/under-the-baobab-tree/call-name/
It seems that most people in Guyana are (or were) known by their call
names, (nicknames) rather than real names (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
** INDIA. WHY DOORDARSHAN AND ALL INDIA RADIO NEED TO BE ENCOURAGED
The government is neglecting public broadcasting to make it easy to
open up these networks for privatization --- Farah Rahman
For most of my life, I have slept with a radio. Much more treasured
than any stuffed toy or human for that matter, the radio has been my
constant companion. Childhood memories are necessarily filled with All
India Radio (AIR). More at:
http://www.livemint.com/2012/04/02113055/Views--Why-Doordarshan-and-Al.html?h=A1
(via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, dx_india yg via DXLD)
The A-12 schedule of AIR is now avaialble in their official web site
as follows:
http://allindiaradio.gov.in/schedule/fqsch.html
Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur
Radio, Hyderabad, India, April 3, dx_india yg via DXLD)
** INDIA. I'm often amused by the Faithfully Yours presenter reminding
- almost pleading - listeners NOT to send IRCs. I wonder if the AIR
bureaucracy requires a whole lot of form filling to account for the
IRC's. Anyway - that'll be less of an issue for us listeners in the UK
as we can no longer buy them in this country.
AIR General Overseas Service has plenty of music programmes featuring
all manner of Indian music including a programme of Film Songs on
Sundays at 2110 (heard on 26 February on 9445) which was followed at
2130 by the programme “Of Films” which featured Majrooh Sultanpuri who
was originally a doctor who subsequently became a film lyricist. I
haven’t heard AIR Vividh Bharati much during the B-11 season, but on
17 March found the station on 9870 with good reception on 9870 from
1705 tune-in. A great station for listening to Indian variety music –
usually film tunes. Stayed with this for 20 minutes before moving on
(Alan Roe, Making Contact, April World DX Club Contact via DXLD)
** INDIA. 11620, April 1 at 0156, S Asian vocal music with flutter.
This is AIR`s Urdu service, 0015-0430, 500 kW, 240 degrees from
Bangaluru per Aoki.
11620, April 3 at 0011, fluttery open carrier, no doubt AIR prior to
0015 Urdu service via Bengaluru; at 0020 it`s modulating music.
[and non]. CRI gets into India unimpeded for countless SW frequency-
hours in Bengali, English, Hindi and Tamil (and China QRMs lots of
Indian MW and tropical band frequencies), but when it comes to AIR`s
only attempt to speak Chinese to the Chinese, no way!!! You are not
allowed to do that!! Why do the Indians put up with it?
15795, April 4 at 1313, roughly equal mix of two stations, Chinese
talk and Indian music, at the end of AIR`s 1145-1315 service, the
other no doubt CNR1 jammer, and after Chinese announcements, both go
off at the same second 1315* after one of them emits a quick tone. The
same happens on // 17705, as sometimes also propagating here, and a
third frequency is listed for AIR Chinese, 11840. A12 EiBi shows CNR1
jammers on all three.
13640, April 4 at 1742, something in Russian atop CCI, i.e. per HFCC:
CRI Russian 308 degrees via Urumchi, EAST TURKISTAN, and AIR Arabic,
300 degrees via Bangalore, colliding between 1730 and 1800.
13695, April 4 at 1743, AIR IS over CCI talk. 1745 mixed talk from
both. HFCC has nothing but RFI in French here, tho AIR uses 13695 much
earlier. Aoki, however does show AIR GOS starting 1745 on 13695 via
Bangaluru; why isn`t that in HFCC like the earlier AIRs on 13695?
BTW, Google refuses to accept the spelling ``Bangaluru``, instead
displaying 238,000,000 hits for ``Bangalore``. That of course is the
passé spelling, so how about the now preferred ``Bengaluru``? That
does work with 32,000,000 hits, so Aoki has apparently merged the old
way with the new way (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA [non]. 6115, TWR India (Samara) presumed this mixing with VoS
8 March 1506-1530. Sked 15-1530 in Urdu. Mostly chat with occasional
subcontinental style songs, possible sked info at 1511 with mention of
FM, kHz, MHz, 1528 closing with some info in English: "program, 1373,
Pakistan, 9234--578, 3949 Dhaka, metreband", anthem & off. Leaving JBA
unID with droning style song. (VOIRI (Sirjan) is sked 1530-1730 in
Urdu). (Dan Sheedy, CA, G5/Xwire at Moonlight Beach, via Bob Wilkner,
Cumbre DX via DXLD)
** INDONESIA. 3325, RRI Palangkaraya. On March 29 very late signing
on; not heard at 1205, 1230 or 1257, but was on by 1418.
March 30 from 1209 to 1226 with the usual Jakarta news relay; // 3995
RRI Kendari (poor, but for a change the ham QRM not too bad) and 9680
RRI Jakarta (heavy CNR1 QRM); news ends with the usual patriotic
national song; 1227 no longer // (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean
Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 7290a, RRI Nabire, 16 March 0856-0914* "old school"
Indonesian pop, flute/pennywhistle across TOH, M intro'ing Qur'an
recitation with "salaam..", Qur'an read until off mid-sura at 0914.
Thanks to Ron Howard's tip on this -- first time heard this year and
always a treat (Dan Sheedy, CA G5/Xwire at Moonlight Beach via Bob
Wilkner, Cumbre DX via DXLD)
** INDONESIA. V of INDONESIA observed on at 1703 UT on 9526 kHz with
talk, retuned at around 1730 with male talking in Spanish and some
English announcements such as programme highlights. Also in English
were SLBC Colombo IDs and VOA IDs. Not sure what station this was
until clear Voice of Indonesia ID at 1758. Could these English station
IDs have been part of a DX programme? Heard on Saturday 3rd March
(Edwin Southwell, England, Making Contact, April World DX Club Contact
via DXLD)
9526-, March 29 at 1312, VOI has improved today from `just barely
modulated` to `barely modulated`, so much so that I can detect it`s
really in English! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
9526, Voice of Indonesia, 1305 Mar 30, English, woman starting news,
to 1312. Very poor, low modulation (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British
Columbia, Listening lakeside from my car with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1
active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9526-, March 31 at 1331, zero signal during the VOI English hour today
tho 9680 RRI was well audible.
9680, March 31 at 1407, RRI with Indonesian singing, accompanied by
hi-pitched audio cutting on and off rapidly almost like fast CW; more
obvious by tuning BFO plus or minus 5 to either sideband. I think it`s
coming from the same transmitter. Nothing audible from the Taiwan /
Mainland radio war which used to collide with 9680 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9680.04, RRI Jakarta, 1130-1145 March 31, At tune, noted MOR music in
Indonesian language. At the end of current song, a female comments
with a quick ID heard followed with comments. After a minute, more
music is presented. Signal is good, but can hear Chinese language
comments underneath Jakarta.
Note: Checked 9525 and 9526 this morning for Voice of Indonesia, but
didn't hear anything there? Using NRD545 (Chuck Bolland, Clewisgton
FL, 26N 081W, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9526-, April 4 at 1306, VOI has fair signal but very undermodulated,
sounds like English intonation; useless (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN. 15150, March 29 at 1326, nice chanting, not exactly Qur`anic,
from VIRI`s lengthy Arabic service, per Aoki 0530-1427, 500 kW, 289
degrees from Zahedan (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
~0330Z, a massive signal on 11920 with Koranic chants, and intriguing
quick announcements in accented EE. It never dawned on me till I
checked Aoki moments ago that it would be Iran. 73, (Theo Donnelly,
BC, UT April 1, ODXA yg via DXLD)
[and non]. 9985, 1530 28 Feb, jamming, presumably intended for Kol
Israel in Persian, little bit of speech breaking through but
indistinguishable (Tony Rogers, Birmingham, HF Logbook, April BDXC-UK
Communication via DXLD)
** ISRAEL. 29/3, 6973, Galei Zahal, 2112 again here. S5 and songs
(Zacharias Liangas, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Galei Zahal, 15785, 5 kW in Hebrew, heard *over* CRI English at 0500,
with recording (Bryan Clark`s DX report, RNZI Mailbox April 2 via
DXLD)
Galei Zahal --- In questo istante 1845 UT sui 15785 kHz qui a Lodi mi
sta arrivando fortissima -rispetto al solito- Galei Zahal, 45334. Ciao
(Matteo, Italy? April 2, bclnews.it yg via DXLD)
I mentioned the 15785 GLZ / CRI co-channel interference to someone at
GLZ. He said that he was going to research and get back to me. I see
that people in the US are having such clash. I saw an early report
about a European listener. Is there still a clash in Europe?
Since the frequency is aimed at Europe, I want to make sure to include
a recent report from there. I have no idea what the research has been,
but I haven't heard back in a few days, and want to send forward some
evidence, if the clash is still occurring (Doni Rosenzweig, April 3,
WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Galei Tzahal WAS NOT on air on April 4th in 6-7 UT slot, missed both
6973 and 15785. Heard only on air co-channel 15785 CRI Beijing,
English 03-05, Chinese 05-0658 UT close down sharp.
But reception in Germany suffers more of BBC Arabic from Zyyi Cyprus
on next door 15790 kHz at 05-08 UT. Listen to the attached recording
of this morning, started with 6 kHz bandwidth, and and switched in
between to 12 kHz, which shows the BBC Arabic interference from 15790
kHz.
[later] but Galei Tzahal was back on air when checked at 0925 UT, S=9
in Germany, AM signal, not USB (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 4)
Regards wolfy df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, April 5, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Daniel, here are a few observations of 15785 kHz this morning, 4
April 2012, from my own and various remote Perseus receivers
throughout Europe:
Leipzig, 0643 UTC: Only CRI in Mandarin. QRM from BBC in Arabic 15790.
Austria, 0644 UTC: Same.
England, 0645: Same.
Finland, 0646: Same.
Greece, 0647: Same.
Italy, 0649: Same.
The CRI signal strength varied between S=2 and S=4 at different
locations with different antennas. But CRI closed down at 0658,
leaving 15785 totally empty, not a trace of a carrier from GLZ on any
of those receivers, nor on receivers in Japan. So was GLZ on the air
at all?
Another problem is the BBC in Arabic, which uses 15790 from Cyprus
(0500-0800 UTC) and puts a very strong signal into Europe. On most
receivers, that splatter was louder on 15785 than CRI. With a Perseus,
you can filter much of it, but not every listener can do that. Best
regards, (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, Perseus SDR + DX-10 pro
active antenna, ibid.)
Yes, checking from my Perseus clips from Monday, CRI was dominant the
whole time. GZ has started using USB again. Eike, did you try that?
Then BBC splash is even worse. The time checked was between 0300-0700;
between 0100-0200 CRI was very weak. And correction: at least now at
1000 GZ is in AM, maybe I made a mistake earlier, the signal was weak.
73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15785, April 4 at 1754, very poor signal with music in AM mode; or at
least there was a carrier and sounded the same on LSB and USB tuning.
Galei Tzahal had been using USB here; or was that also with reduced
carrier? Mauno Ritola, Finland, also noticed it`s back in AM. At 1800
timesignal and talk in presumed Hebrew. If they ever move off 15785 to
avoid China in the mornings, maybe back on 15850 thruout? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15785, Galei Zahal, 2235-2300, in AM mode. Local pop music. Hebrew
talk. Weak, but fair to good on peaks. // 6973 - very weak. April 4
(Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
** ISRAEL. ISRAEL RADIO ARCHIVE COULD MAKE WAY FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICES
FYI: From the Ha'aretz online edition (2 April 2012)
73 et shalom/salaam/namaste de (Jim Gershman, K1JJJ, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/israel-radio-archive-could-make-way-for-executive-offices-1.422018
Published 02:23 02.04.12 Latest update 02:23 02.04.12
Israel Radio archive could make way for executive offices
The archive, located on two floors, is visited daily by television and
radio journalists, program researchers and students.
By Emilie Grunzweig
The Israel Broadcasting Authority plans to move the Israel Radio
archive and replace it with executive offices, but has yet to confirm
what will happen to its contents, which journalists say they refer to
every day.
The archive, located on two floors, contains news clippings from the
past 40 years, copies of government reports and a gallery with
numerous bookcases. The material is arranged by topic and by people's
names, and it is visited daily by television and radio journalists,
program researchers and students.
"This is an incredibly important archive, one of the best journalism
archives in the country," said an IBA journalist. The archive
contains, "books that you can't find anywhere else, and the only
source for finding what had been published about important affairs of
the past," the journalist added.
Another IBA source noted that "the archive contains clippings from
more than 40 years ago, periods that you can't access with Google."
Several employees were bewildered as to why it was so urgent to build
new offices before deciding what would happen to the archive.
One of the new rooms to be built there is slated for the IBA's new
human resources administrator, Ilana Rabinovich, the wife of Zelig
Rabinovich, a senior advisor to the authority's CEO.
The archive's sole employee retired at the end of last week. A second
employee who had worked there was moved six months ago to work in the
CEO's office. One possibility raised was that the material would be
transferred to the Israel Television archives, which has other
materials, mostly films and videos, but there has been no announcement
to this effect.
The IBA said that it was considering the transfer of "the newspaper
clippings, most of which are unreadable, to digital media, so that
they will be accessible to all IBA workers".
Asked about the new offices and what would be done with the archives
until it is digitized, the IBA said, "we don't assign rooms to our
workers and executives via the newspaper, and we don't respond to the
spins of interested parties." (via DXLD)
** JAPAN. Found (17 March at 1727) NHK World Radio Japan in Japanese
on 15445 (via Wertachtal ) playing, of all things, sixties Merseybeat
songs – The Beatles “A Taste of Honey”, “Please Please Me” & “Do You
Want to Know a Secret” and Gerry and the Pacemakers with “How Do You
Do What You Do To Me” amongst others. One of the great things about
random tuning around the shortwave bands – you never know what you’re
going to hear next! That's not something you get by online listening
(Alan Roe, Making Contact, April World DX Club Contact via DXLD)
I also run across quite a wide variety of music on this and other NHK
Japanese broadcasts, probably domestic relays (gh, DXLD)
[non]. 6080 via Bonaire in Spanish, 6110 via Canada in English, NHK
relays with same feature programming from 0515 UT March 29: about a
Japanese expert who helped make some rocky land in Nepal arable.
Switching back and forth, the same text in each language was running
within the same minute. Also on 6250 leapfrog in Spanish.
[non]. 11705, March 31 at 1403, R. Japan news in English, fair signal
at S9+12. Remember when NHK was nice enough to relay this frequency
via Sackville to North America? Then for a while it was via Japan
simultaneously with an echo; then only from Japan. And now in A-12
it`s from a new site, PALAU due west, but which turns out to be
sufficient again here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
11705, PALAU, NHK World Radio Japan, 1400 Mar 30, English, ID, into a
report about Iraq and 9th anniversary of the war. Poor, // 15735 via
Uzbekistan, fair (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, Listening
lakeside from my car with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6110, April 1 at 0500, R. Japan via CANADA, has resumed opening
English broadcasts with `Sakura` and frequencies instead of going
directly into news without even an ID; a welcome development. 0501 the
deep-voiced laid-back newscaster introduces himself as Hirokazu
Kazamaki, if I copied all the syllables correctly (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN [non]. New services from Radio Japan NHK World
Hello BDXC members, Radio Japan NHK World have commence new relayed
broadcasts from A12 season. One of their shortwave English and
Indonesian services transmits from the new relay site in Palau where
owned T8WH (World Harvest Radio)
The schedule is 1315-1430 UT on 11705 (1315-1400 in Indonesian and
1400-1430 in English) beamed West. It's the very first time for them
to have relayed service from Palau. In addition, new local relayed
services are available in Tanzania and Brazil.
As for Tanzania, they have new local FM broadcast partners, like TBC
FM (Dar-es-Salaam, 94.6 MHz ) and other 21 stations. They relay
Swahili service from 1730 to 1800 UT.
In Brazil, the new partner named University Radio Gazeta AM (890 kHz)
in the state of Sao Paulo, relay Portuguese service in 0900-0930 UT.
Radio Japan NHK World have 12 short-wave, five medium-wave and
five local FM relayed services worldwide, right now.
You can see the details from the following URL;
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/japanese/radio/shortwave/all_201110.pdf
(Koji Hoshi, from Japan, weblog :
http://listening-overseas.air-nifty.com/radio/ (Only in English) BDXC-
UK yg via DXLD)
NHK em São Paulo --- Estive presente nesta tarde de domingo no evento
da NHK e me surpreender o número de emissoras, estimados em 100
pessoas, contando com a presença da apresentadora da emissora Sonia
Nakagawa, acompanhada do apresentador Gilson da Rádio Gazeta. A
emissora japonesa em breve terá seus programas retransmitidos
diariamente pela Gazeta AM SP 890 kHz. Também irá disponibilizar os
programas para quem tem Smartphone em breve. Foi um evento
maravilhoso, onde muitos só ouvem a emissora pela internet, fenômeno
que começou segunda a apresentadora, após o o 11 de março quando o
país sofreu com o terremoto.Peguntei ainda sobre a "saude" do serviço
em ondas curtas e ela disse que não se fala na emissora em
encerramento ou qualquer alteração (Cassiano A. Macedo. Programa
Encontro DX, 1 April, radioescutas yg via DXLD)
** KAZAKHSTAN. (or IS it??) 11510, Family Radio *1357-1456* 20/21
March. Aoki has this 14-15 in Urdu via Almaty, but info from DXLD says
that site closed as of 1 March (did anyone tell the techs in Almaty?)
Anyway, opens with OC, 'YFR trumpet IS, yak in (presumed) Urdu with
frequent Family Radio mentions, into (again, presumed) Bible reading /
devotional yak, Family Radio website info at :37, closes with
classical piano selection :52-:55, announcement by M and very quick
blip (3-6 sec.) of trumpet IS. Signal usually improves over time from
poor to fair, and Family Radio in English via Hu Wei, Taiwan on 11540
is usually weaker during same monitoring period (Dan Sheedy, CA,
G5/Xwire at Moonlight Beach via Bob Wilkner, Cumbre DX via DXLD)
** KOREA NORTH. VOICE OF KOREA STILL HAVING PROBLEMS STAYING ON-AIR
North Korea Tech By Martyn Williams March 27, 2012
Voice of Korea, the DPRK’s international shortwave radio broadcaster,
is still having technical problems that result in entire broadcasts
failing to make it on-air. The problems began just over a month ago
when some Voice of Korea broadcasts failed to appear at their
scheduled times. Now, a month later, the broadcaster is still failing
to match its schedule. Today, on March 27, some of the scheduled
transmissions were heard but others were missing.
http://www.northkoreatech.org/
(via Mike Terry, March 30, dxldyg via DXLD)
Thanks, I should have posted that here myself. Has anyone noticed any
A12 changes for VOK? The final week of B11 went by with absolutely no
mention of new frequencies and VOK continues to be heard on its B11
schedule -- at least as far as I can make out from the US west coast
(Martyn Williams, CA, March 30, ibid.)
As far as I remember North Korea used to change on April 1st; usually
to the previous "A" period fq's. 73, (Erik Koie, Copenhagen, ibid.)
Erik, Thanks. There have been no announcements all week on the English
broadcasts. The last couple of periods, they've spent the week before
the frequency changes reading out the new schedule. I'll see what
happens next week and also check some of the other language services.
Perhaps they are making no changes? (Martyn Williams, March 31, ibid.)
Hello, KRE Radio is still on winter schedule B-11 at present today.
I guess they start on Sunday April 15th with their A-12 schedule. 73
wolfy (Wolfgang Büschel, April 1, ibid.)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 6020, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze via Yamata. After 1400
noted in English for Friday, March 30; moderate jamming (Ron Howard,
San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. Upcoming frequency change of Voice of Martyrs in
Korean: 1600-1730 NF 7515 TAC 100 kW / 076 deg, ex 7485 to avoid RL
in Turkmen (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, April 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH. 5857.5, HLL2 Seoul, 1306-1314 and 1413-1417, April 2.
Thanks to info in DXLD 12-05 and 13; heard in AM + USB (considerably
stronger) + LSB (much weaker, but clearly heard); in English with
weather information; first segment providing wind direction, wind
speed in meters per second, air pressure in hectopascals and
temperature in Celsius; second segment different format with weather
forecasts; after about 1415 covered by strong adjacent QRM from sign
on of Voice of Jinling (China) on 5860. MP3 audio at
http://www.box.com/s/3dd53b611a62add03fcf
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non]. UKRAINE or KURDISTAN (non), take your pick, it's
all good. 11530, Denge Mezopotamya (Mykolaiv) 1440-1500+ 20 March
phone reports, news, occasional music breaks, fanfare & nice "Denge
Mezopotamya" ID by W at :46, more Kurdish chat with another f/f across
TOH. Usually fair-good reception from these folks most mornings at the
beach (Dan Sheedy, CA, G5/Xwire at Moonlight Beach via Bob Wilkner,
Cumbre DX via DXLD)
** KUWAIT [and non]. 21540, Saturday March 31 at 1401, R. Kuwait in
well, but can`t hear any Spain underneath, tho it is fairly good on
21610. At 1440 still all I hear is Arabic, and 1445 into Qur`an. Long
pauses still don`t reveal any Spanish; 1500* cut off abruptly still
Qur`an in progress: Allah`ll get `em for that.
The REE schedule at
http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/frecuenciasreea12.pdf
has the answer. It`s one of those anomalies, where on Sat & Sun they
close 21540 at 1400*, an hour earlier than on M-F at 1500*. Of course,
REE ought to move it somewhere else completely as long as Kuwait stix
to 21540 instead of the frequency it promises to use, 21520. Usually
big REE signal to NAm on 17595 also notable by its absence, now
scheduled 13-15 M-F only.
15540, April 4 at 1759, 1805 no signal from R. Kuwait. Should have
been audible if on since other ME signals were propagating, even
Israel 15785; Greece good on 15630. Recheck 1950, and now 15540 is on
with good signal, rap music straight thru hourtop 2000+; I preferred
the music on 15630, or VOA Africa 15580 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBYA. MW: Apologies, this is slightly old, but I can note that a
colleague who visited Tripoli recently confirmed that 1053 and 1251
have separate programming.
1053 is "National Radio" ("Al-Idha'ah al-Wataniya") - also on 96.6 FM.
1251 is "Radio Libya" - also on 90.3 FM.
(Chris Greenway, UK, March 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBYA. 11600, Radio Télévision Libye - Radio Libye, 1700-1810*,
tune-in to lite music. French talk. ID. Poor to fair. Weak modulation
at times. Only dead air heard at times. Irregular. Last time I heard
these guys was back on March 22, despite many checks. March 31. (Brian
Alexander, PA, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX Listening Digest)
11600, Radio Télévision Libye - Radio Libye, 1700-1805*, French talk.
Lite instrumental music. French ballads. IDs. Fair. April 5 (Brian
Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
** LUXEMBOURG. Re: Closures: Marnach 1440 kHz. Rumor mill is spinning:
http://radioforum.foren.mysnip.de/read.php?8773,850244,1002771#msg-1002771
Says that at present it is being discussed to close the transmitter
already before 2014 because "the last remaining customer" has not
prolonged the airtime contract and RTL is no longer willing to pay for
the expensive transmitter alone. Adds that this is inofficial, no
decision has been made yet and until then the transmitter operator
will keep a low profile.
Well, in fact there is no "last" customer but still two ones (or is
KBS World gone from 1440?), not counting the small slots for paid
religion in German introduced decades ago, but of course there is an
obvious assumption to whom this hint, if correct, refers (Kai Ludwig,
Germany, March 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MADAGASCAR. Frequency change for AWR in Malagasy:
1430-1530 NF 6125 MDC 050 kW / 020 deg to MDC, ex 6155, re-ex 3125
A-12 schedule of Fiangonana Loterana in Malagasy:
1700-1725 NF 6155 MDC 050 kW / 020 deg to MDC, ex 1630-1655 on 3215
(DX Re Mix News 3 April via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
How many Lutherans are there in Madagascar? Who knows, but there are
millions of potential Lutherans. Maybe that explains this broadcast
(Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALAYSIA. 7295, Traxx FM. As Dan Sheedy (Calif.) and Sei-ichi
Hasegawa (Japan) had recently been observing, this was signing
on about 1500 (formerly on 24 hours) and running either Traxx FM
or Salam FM programming.
April 1, found them changed back to assume a 24 hours schedule; heard
1244 to 1311 with DJ playing pop songs; Traxx FM IDs; 1300-1309 news;
adjacent QRM. Erratic scheduling!
7295, Traxx FM, 1218, April 2. YL DJ in English with pop songs. So are
they really back to their former 24 hour schedule? (Ron Howard,
Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALI. (5995), 2135 22.03, R Mali, Bamako, Off the air after the
military coup this morning (Anker Petersen, Denmark, AOR AR7030PLUS
with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde where the spring has appeared
strongly during the past week, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via
DXLD)
9635, RVTM, *0801-0835, sign on with flute IS. Vernacular talk at
0801:30. Lite piano music. Local African music. Fair signal strength
but weak modulation. March 30.
5995, RTVM, 2300-0009*, local tribal music. Indigenous vocals. Talk in
unidentified language. Abrupt sign off. Strong carrier, but weak
modulation. April 4-5 (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA: Icom
IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MAURITANIA. 7245, April 1 at 0142, Arabish phone calls to YL host,
typical IGIM overnight programming, but not on the air around 0500,
0555.
7245, April 2 at 0558, IGIM is on and chanting, very good signal this
time.
7245, April 3 at 0021, presumed IGIM is on with music; will it be all-
night this time, or just late with a break?
[and non]. 7245, tho this was still on at 0021 April 3, answering my
previous question, no, it is not on at 0536 check, an hour when
unpredictably it can be on the air too. Vatican in French on 7250 had
no ACI.
7245, April 4 at 0550, IGIM is missing; came on later?
7245, April 5 at 0532, IGIM on with ululating music, string
instrument, Arabish talkover. Fell asleep to this with my phones on,
and roused exactly three hours later to hear it still incoming at 0832
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 670, April 4 at 1201, mañanitas, birthday greetings to
listeners, R. Ranchito ID, 7:01 TC, jingle, full ID as mil watts from
Torreón, Coahuila, i.e. XETOR; IRCA Mexican Log and WRTH show 5000/250
watts, but Cantú has 1000/250. Hard to believe they would assert less
power than reality (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 690, March 30 at 1204 UT, time check for 6:04 [CST], 19
grados en Monterrey, live announcer welcoming us to 30 de marzo, i.e.
XERG (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 710, March 30 at 0535 UT, preacher in Spanish from SW with
Cuba nulled, with het which seems to come from the same station, then
with PSA mentioning Chihuahua, so XEDP Ciudad Cuauhtémoc may have gone
off-frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 720, March 30 at 1201 UT, choral NA, mixing with presumed
KSAH, ID mentions their time & temp format, Coahuila, and ``La
Kaliente`` [sic], i.e. XEDE Saltillo (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 750, March 31 at 1215 UT, steady música romántica from
WSW/ENE, alone on frequency and no signal from KMMJ Nebraska even when
nulled. 1217 ID as ``Stereo Vida, sólo para ella``, and the next song
also sung by a YL --- so maybe the format is really only for lesbians?
Fading by 1221. Cantú shows the only Stereo Vida on 750 is:
750 XECSI Stereo Vida + FM 89.5 Culiacán, Sin. 5,000 250
WRTH and IRCA agree, except with day power of 1,000 W (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 760, March 30 at 1200 UT, ID with FM station, mentions
Sonora in QRM, but there are two in that state, XEEB Ciudad Obregón,
and XENY Nogales, the latter heard before (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 880, March 30 at 1210 UT, 6:10 timecheck, Tiempo del Centro
de México, during break in newscast from Grupo Fórmula, ad for Partido
Verde, Fórmula 970 program promo; in KRVN null. The 880 Fórmula
affiliate is XEV, Chihuahua2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 880, April 4 at 1210, several local news items about Gómez
Palacio, such as closing public telephones. G.P. is the Durango city
adjacent to Torreón, Coahuila, really the same metro area, so this has
to be, per Cantú:
880 XETC Kiuu + FM 91.1 Torreón, Coah. 10,000 1,000
Kiuu? What a strange name; derivation??
While IRCA has it as XETC, slogan: 880 AM, 10,000/100, 24 hours
and WRTH has XETC, 880 AM/Estéreo Mayran, 10000/1000 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 970, April 4 at 1213 UT, choral NA is playing at odd time,
as I try to minimize splatter from local KGWA 960. 1214 a quick sign-
on I could not copy, right into music, 1219 segué balada/romántica.
IRCA shows schedule times for each station, but nothing starting at
1215 or any other quarter-hour. Maybe the morning person was late
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 1000, March 30 at 1215 UT, crime news of northern Chihuahua
state and also Durango, dominant here so weakened KTOK OKC can only be
heard in its null, i.e. XEFV Ciudad Juárez. I`ve never heard the other
Chihuahuan, XEHPC, R. Mil in Hidalgo del Parral (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6010, R Mil, México City, 1015, Mar 30, noted with strong
signal (Bob Wilkner, FL, DSWCI DX Window April 4 via DXLD)
First report of this in quite a while. Not heard here and Julián
Santiago had confirmed it was off the air. Beware of HJDH Colombia
near same frequency (gh, DXLD)
** MEXICO. Comments on my March TV DX logs: (gh)
La estación de TV en canal 4 en Mérida, Yucatán, es XHMEN repetidora
de XHGC Televisa Canal 5. El canal 2 XHY a veces transmite en paralelo
en ciertos horarios la programacion de Galavisión. Atte: (Ing. Civ.
Israel González Ahumada, M.I., April 2, Yucatán, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MICRONESIA. 4755.44, Pohnpei, The Cross Radio, 0913 to 0955 noted
with better audio on 23 March, Noted most morning same time in South
Florida (Wilkner-XM Cedar Key) (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South
Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro - R8 - Sony 2010XA - Drake R7; XM - Cedar
Key - South Florida NRD 525D - R8A - Cumbre DX via DXLD)
4755.42, presumed V6MP, The Cross, Pohnpei 1016-1028* March 26
English; Lengthy talk by animated M announcer; English noted but too
weak to detail; music bridge at 1024 followed by different announcer;
music bridge at 1028 & pulled the plug; poor & weak (Scott R. Barbour
Jr. Intervale, N.H., NRD-545, MLB-1, 200' Beverages, 60m dipole,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
4755.4, The Cross, 1233, Apr 2, English, a couple of motivational
messages and songs until suddenly off at 1240 at the end of a song,
running late this morning for some reason. Poor (Harold Sellers-BC,
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
4755.4, The Cross, seeming to run late again today. Noted here in
several checks up to at least 1208. Not getting very good audio here
this morning though, mostly due to QRN. 5 April 2012 (Steve Lare,
Holland, MI, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
4755.5v, PMA-The Cross Radio, 1213-1238, April 5. Running later than
normal; contemporary Christian songs; spot with “James Dobson Family
Minute”; spot with “RadioBible.org”; 1235 “The Cross Radio is a
ministry of Pacific Mission Fellowship. We hope that you have enjoyed
our programs today”; QRN; higher in frequency than in the past. MP3:
http://www.box.com/s/ed78a5d163d8eb814d9a
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MONGOLIA. 12085, QSL: Voice of Mongolia verified an electronic
report with an electronic reply in 10 days from Enkhmaa Zorigt, Mail
Editor at Voice of Mongolia. The old e-address of <densmaa9 @
yahoo.com> seems to have been replaced by <vom_en @ yahoo.com>
Former Mail Editor Bolorchimeg Enkhbaatar seems to be no longer in
this position (Rich D'Angelo, PA, DXplorer April 1 via BCDX April 4
via DXLD)
** MOROCCO. 15341.2, March 30 at 1252, a big het between IMM and HCJB
Australia on 15340.0. Matching pitch on my keyboard it`s again D above
hi C, 587.33 Hz, where I am hearing a beat, but I may be missing it by
an octave, as the keyboard doesn`t go that much higher, i.e. 1174.66
Hz for D6 in this table http://www.phy.mtu.edu/~suits/notefreqs.html
which is based on an even-tempered scale with A = exactly 440. My
keyboard also may not be calibrated exactly to this. I need to compare
its A to WWV`s, whenever they intone it.
On 15340 itself I could also barely hear a much closer subaudible beat
indicating a second station there, but nothing else scheduled. Aoki
says HCJB Burmese during this semihour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
[and non]. After several days starting A-12 on 15341+ or 15345+, IMM
is back to 15349.1+, as in most of B-11, resuming hetting any station
unfortunate enough to have chosen 15350. March 31 at 1239 the old
high-A-note het again, i.e. 880 Hz vs 15350 = 15349.12 or so. IMM is
stronger here with some Arabaudio. Strangely, no signal (yet) from
HCJB Australia on 15340 which had been hit by its het. But at 1316
it`s in with a good and het-free signal with S Asian music.
Morocco is still on 15349.12 with a 15350.0 het at 1435. The 15350
victim is Gospel for Asia = Athmeeya Yatra Radio in a multitude of S
Asian languages from 1230 to 1500, 250 kW due east from Wertachtal,
GERMANY. For details see Aoki which now has A-12 up in plain text, and
updated daily:
http://www1.m2.mediacat.ne.jp/binews/bia12.txt
If IMM now stays on 15349.12 during its entire 08-21 UT span, the
other victims will be:
CRI English via EAST TURKISTAN until 1057;
VOA Burmese via PHILIPPINES at 1130-1230
R. Veritas Asia Filipino via VATICAN at 1500-1553
HFCC also has a wooden entry for RSO Oman at 18-20
Not checked again until 1938 when IMM is still on 15349+ (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
More & more frequency changes of RTV Marocaine in Arabic to NEAf
0900-1500 NF 15349.2v*NAD 250 kW / 110 deg, ex 15341.2v, March 31 &
April 1/2
1500-2100 NF 15349.2v#NAD 250 kW / 110 deg, ex 15345.2v, March 31 &
April 1/2
* 0900-1100 bad QRM from CRI in English on nominal 15350.0
* 1130-1230 bad QRM from VOA in Burmese on nominal 15350.0
* 1230-1500 bad QRM from GFA in various on nominal 15350.0
# 1500-1600 bad QRM from RVA in Tagalog on nominal 15350.0
(DX Re Mix News 3 April via DXLD) Like I outpointed above (gh, DXLD)
** MYANMAR. 7110. Noted March 29 with English segment from theme music
at 1430 thru to 1500*. Best reception so far. Very clear ID, except
there seems to be a word before "Radio" that I cannot make out. "Pyin
Oo Lwin" sounds fairly clear and am almost positive about that. audio:
http://www.box.com/s/bb5784e5f95433e97593
"Good evening dear listeners. You are tuned to the ____ Radio Pyin Oo
Lwin and thank you very much. We are broadcasting the third English
transmission on the air again. Radiating on 639 kilohertz and 7511
megahertz." (fairly clear: "7511")
Easy listening music. "Good evening our dear listeners. May I present
for you some sweet melodies of life."
Also 1442 to 1448 nice segment about Myanmar culture and history.
Today with information about Myanmar lacquerware. White noise jamming
after 1434, but not as strong as yesterday.
So the most likely scenario here is that this programming is produced
in a studio in Pyin Oo Lwin, in central Myanmar, and then transmitted
from Nay Pyi Taw (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón
E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Suggestions are that there is no "the", but instead "You are tuned to
Thazin Radio Pyin Oo Lwin". Also it must be "7 point 11". Thanks to
Mauno Ritola (Finland) and Victor Goonetilleke (Sri Lanka) for their
kind assistance (Ron Howard, ibid.)
I'd never have a hope of hearing them during the 1430-1500 slot, even
in the dead of winter. That's between 9:30 and 10AM EST [sic]. Are
they also not on earlier? Do I remember an 1100z logging? (Chuck
Rippel [somewhere in eastern NAm], Cumbre DX via DXLD)
Hi Glenn, Note in Gupta's information he has it as "Phin Oo Lwin", but
seems "Pyin Oo Lwin" is correct. The web has many listings for such.
http://www.most.gov.mm/gti/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=18&Itemid=30
(Ron Howard, San Francisco, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Exactly as your second update - it`s ``Thazin radio and 7 point 11
megahertz. Good evening dear listeners. You are tuned to Thazin Radio,
Pyin Oo Lwin and thank you very much. We are broadcasting the third
English transmission on the air again. Radiating on 639 kilohertz and
7 point 11 megahertz.`` music -
After music the next part sounds like "Good evening our dear
listeners, now we present some sweet melodies tonight" -- Thanks &
Regards, (Partha Sarathi Goswami, Siliguri, Dist. Darjeeling, West
Bengal, INDIA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Thank you Partha for your assistance. Believe you have it exactly as
it was said. Very nice to finally tie this one down with a positive
identification. Thanks again! (Ron Howard, ibid.)
7110, Thazin Radio, 1428-1501*, March 30. Seemed to be an ID in
vernacular with list of frequencies (3 or 4 mentions of “kilohertz”);
into usual intro to the English segment; pop songs (Michael Jackson,
etc.). MP3 audio of vernacular and English IDs
http://www.box.com/s/af4e48ae76ee682b3272
Reception not as good as yesterday.
Broke away for a while to check the other Myanmar stations:
5770: Myanmar Defense Forces Br. St. was bothered by OTH radar;
playing pop songs.
5915: Myanmar R. seemed to be giving a distance learning service
lecture in vernacular underneath strong CRI; very poor.
5985.83: Myanmar R. via Yangon, almost fair with indigenous music.
Later they would undoubtedly switch transmitter sites over to the
transmitter on 5985.00 at Nay Pyi Taw (Ron Howard, San Francisco
at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7110, Thazin Radio, 1427-1432 Mar 30, switching from Burmese to
English at 1431, poor reception due to another unidentified station on
the frequency, trading places with Thazin frequently as one faded
down, the other up, definitely a woman opening the program in English,
but couldn’t catch an ID, 1432 Michael Jackson song. Fair to poor
(Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, Listening lakeside from my
car with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
I had completely forgotten about the item below from DXLD 3-225,
December 14, 2003. Maymo is of course the old name for Pyin U Lwin.
A recent New Light of Myanmar article also hints that the FM Radio
Channel of Thazin Radio (is that the same stream as MW/SW?) is linked
with the military's Myawaddy TV service:
http://www.burmalibrary.org/docs13/NLM2012-03-27.pdf - page 9.
Best regards (Alan Davies, March 30, 2012, dxldyg via DXLD) Viz.:
MYANMAR. An article by Win Kyaw Oo in the Myanmar Times no 104, 25
Feb - 4 Mar 2002, explains why the Myawaddy radio station has been
silent on 5973 kHz since 1999. It was also listed on 1440 kHz. It's
not clear to me whether the Thazin Radio mentioned is the same as the
Defence Forces Broadcasting Station on 6570 kHz, whose listed location
is Taunggyi, not Maymo. The following excerpts with my comments are
taken from http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/myanmartimes/no104/New/4.htm
Lt-Col Maung Maung Oo, from the Directorate of Public Relations and
Psychological Warfare at the Ministry of Defence which operates the
channel [...] said Myawaddy television needed to cut operating costs
because it relied on its own income, generated mainly by advertising
revenue. [...] Myawaddy was officially launched in early 1995 and
operates from a broadcast centre [at Hmawbi] about 22 miles north of
central Yangon. Myawaddy’s broadcasting operation also includes two
radio stations. They include Thazin Radio, which operates from studios
at Maymo [east of Mandalay], more than 400 miles north of Yangon. It
broadcasts programs in nine national languages. Each is broadcast for
a total of seven hours a day. Its other service, Myawaddy Radio, based
at the television centre, is expected to resume operations later this
year following repairs after being hit by lightning in 1999 (Regards
from Surabaya, Alan Davies, Dec 13, Cumbredx mailing list via
DXLD)(via Davies, dxldyg via DXLD)
And bingo! In Jan/Feb 2012 Google Earth imagery about 8 km east of
Pyin U Lwin town centre:
MW mast at 22 00 59N, 96 32 53E
Two SW antennas at 22 01 04N, 96 33 01E, 22 00 49N, 96 32 58E
In historical imagery, the site is non-existent in Feb 2009 and in
various stages of under construction from Dec 2009 until Oct 2011
(Alan Davies, March 30, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Many thanks, Alan Davies!! We were looking for this antenna site in
Wikimapia for last one month! You made our day! Google Earth stole the
show! There was suggestion to direction find this site from India. But
that was technically not feasible on our part at the moment. You have
settled the issue. Kind regards, 73s (Sudipta Ghose/ VU3TKG, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
GREAT WORK!!!! My wild guess, there are structural preparations on the
northerly corner antenna field, to erect soon also a 60 mb dipole
antenna too at
BRM_60mb_planned_Pyin Oo Lwin, Pyin U Lwin, Thazin Radio, Myawaddy R,
80m distance dipole, 017/197deg direction from center antenna mast
at 22 01'03.89"N 96 33'01.75"E
to pole point at 22 01'03.07"N 96 33'04.54"E
towards far northern tip in Kachin state (17 deg), south
Irawadi-Rangoon (197 deg)
49 / 41 mb dipole antenna, RIZ sender?
BRM_6030_7110_7345 Pyin Oo Lwin, Pyin U Lwin, Thazin Radio, Myawaddy
R, 58m distance dipole, 356/176deg direction
22 01'03.76"N 96 32'59.70"E to 22 01'03.89"N 96 33'01.75"E
towards up to southerly Tanintharyi province near Phuket(176deg)
northerly Nawng Seng - Kachin state (356deg),
+ Tezu at Arunachal Pradesh India
31 mb dipole antenna, RIZ senders?
BRM_9460_9590 Pyin Oo Lwin, Pyin U Lwin, Thazin Radio, Myawaddy R
42m distance dipole, 52/232deg direction
22 00'49.36"N 96 32'57.78"E to 22 00'48.26"N 96 32'58.69"E
towards northeast Yunnan (52deg), southwest Rakhine, Ceylon (232deg)
BRM_MW 639 Nautel 200kW Pyin Oo Lwin, Pyin U Lwin, Thazin Radio,
Myawaddy R
22 00'59.20"N 96 32'52.87"E
73 wolfy df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[BCDX VERSION]:
GREAT WORK!!!! My wild guess, there are structural preparations on the
northerly corner antenna field, to erect soon also a 60 mb dipole
antenna too at
BRM 60mb planned Pyin Oo Lwin,
Thazin Radio, Myawaddy Radio, 80m distance poles, 017/197deg direction
from center antenna mast
at 22 01 03.89 N 96 33 01.75 E
to pole point at 22 01 03.07 N 96 33 04.54 E
towards far northern tip in Kachin state(17deg), southerly Irawadi-
Rangoon(197deg):
49 / 41 mb log-periodic antenna, RIZ Zagreb sender?
BRM 6030 7110 7345 kHz. Pyin Oo Lwin, Thazin Radio,
Myawaddy Radio, 58m distance dipole, 356/176deg direction
22 01 03.76 N 96 32 59.70 E to 22 01 03.89 N 96 33 01.75 E
<http://g.co/maps/gf89v>
towards up to southerly Tanintharyi province near Phuket(176deg)
northerly Nawng Seng - Kachin state (356deg),
+ Tezu at across Arunachal Pradesh India.
31 mb dipole antenna, RIZ Zagreb senders?
BRM 9460 9590 kHz. Pyin Oo Lwin,
Thazin Radio, Myawaddy Radio
42m distance poles, 52/232deg direction
22 00 49.36 N 96 32 57.78 E to 22 00 48.26 N 96 32 58.69 E
<http://g.co/maps/c6yw6>
towards northeast Yunnan (52deg), southwest Rakhine, Ceylon (232deg)
BRM MW 639 kHz Nautel 200kW. Pyin Oo Lwin,
Thazin Radio, Myawaddy Radio
22 00 59.20 N 96 32 52.87 E
c.f. frequency and time schedule in bc-dx topnews #1059.
(Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 31 via DXLD)
Yes, great work! With no feed delay between 639 and 7110 kHz, they had
to be from the same site. And as many of us suspected, army is
involved and so Myanma Radio doesn't know much about these stations.
So Thazin Radio case is more or less clear. Sounds like it is
different from Thazin FM, at least they don't announce FM frequency.
But what about Kachin Radio reported by Mr. Gupta? Does it exist or
was it just mishearing or typo for Thazin Radio? And then there is
Rakhine Radio, which shares the shortwave transmitters at Pyin Oo Lwin
with Thazin Radio. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Perhaps we should understand "Thazin Radio" to be the name of the
whole outfit, Thazin being the name of some kind of orchid, while the
segments in individual languages are not so much "Rakhine Radio" etc
as (Thazin Radio's) Broadcast in Rakhine?
The more northerly of the two SW antennas is the clearer one in Google
Earth, and on close viewing it's evidently a rather large and complex
log-periodic design. I wonder who the manufacturer was? Best regards
(Alan Davies, March 31, ibid.)
EXCELLENT WORK ALAN.Your investigative skills, motivation &
persistence are exemplary. Thanks so much to you & to many others in
getting to this point with our knowledge of the station. (Ian Baxter,
NSW, ibid.)
7110, Thazin Radio, 1430-1501*, March 31. The first day with no white
noise jamming, which was a big help for better reception! Usual intro;
EZL pop songs ("You're The One I Love", etc.); 1443: “Hello and
welcome to Myanmar Traditional …” cultural show; “Through this program
you will be able to find out more about Myanmar and its people”;
“Today I would like to tell you about Myanmar music, the heart and
soul of Myanmar people”; talking about Myanmar musical instruments
(unique set of 21 drums in a circle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8clE4rVlTPA ); 1449 back to pop songs
(Rod Stewart, etc.).
It is indeed very good news from Alan Davies that there are in fact SW
facilities at Pyin U Lwin! (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón
E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Re Alan's enquiry & my previous antenna comments.
> > The more northerly of the two SW antennas is the clearer one in
Google Earth, and on close viewing it's evidently a rather large and
complex log-periodic design.
> Yes! And there are hints to me from GE image that the other SW
antenna would/could be another of the same type. Such is the nature of
the angle of Satellite imagery, resolution & sunlight that we don't
often get to see the wires of SW antennas, just the masts & shadows,
very often.
I retract my comments regarding the more southerly SW antenna. This
antenna appears to be of a kind seen here: I think it might be an
antenna of this type: TCI 615. What do you guys think?
It's is an appropriate antenna for the intended target
REF:
http://www.tcibr.com/ufiles/Library/615webp.pdf
Re this antenna:
22Â 0'48.69"N
96Â 32'58.18"E
Question I have is: Are there any other global HF antenna
manufacturers (other than TCI), producing an antenna of this design?
And yes, the Chinese love to copy everything, so it could be a Chinese
copy. At least TCI would be able to say if they sold this antenna to
Myanmar or the http://www.btl.com.hk group. Regards (Ian Baxter, NSW,
ibid.)
There is a Chinese company in Hong Kong which was credited with the
Myanmar SW update. I think these are Chinese made transmitters and
antennas, yes could well be copycat!! (Victor Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
The Broadcast technology Ltd of Hong Kong is consistently engaged by
the various Myanmar authorities in transmitters and antennae
installation projects during past 2-3 years. 73s (SG/VU3TKG Sudipta
Ghose, India, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Sudipta, I too, also strongly suspect this group is behind the
installation work. They are also probably sworn to certain levels of
secrecy by the Myanmar government, so I don't expect have them confirm
in writing or email if they are involved.
Though having said that, they might release some vague photos/info on
their NEWS page at a later date, that doesn't give much away
(maybe?).... Their NEWS page on their website hasn't (seemingly) been
updated in past year or so(from memory). Regards (Ian Baxter, ibid.)
Just came across Myanmar on 7200.3 with a different program to that on
7110. I realise that today is election day there so it may be related
to that but it is obvious as it has the same sort of music. However it
isn't as strong.
7200.3, 1203 Myanmar (presumed) Music then followed by w/a [??].
Similar format to that on 7110 but not //. Also not as strong as
latter. 1216 UT April 1.
Myanmar is very weak on 5986, practically inaudible which is different
to usual. Also 7200.3 seems to be fading down. Lot of quick fading on
7110 but OK on USB.
Receiver Icom R70 to wire slung along curtain rail (Robin L. Harwood,
VK7RH, Norwood, Tasmania 7250, 1237 UT April 1, ibid.)
7110, Thazin Radio, 1430-1501*, April 1. Another day without white
noise jamming; usual recorded ID: “Good evening dear listeners. You
are tuned to Thazin Radio, Pyin U Lwin and thank you very much. We are
broadcasting the third English transmission on the air again.
Radiating on 639 kilohertz and 7 point 11 megahertz”; pop songs (“Kiss
From a Rose” by Seal, etc.); talk about the Five Precepts of Buddhism
in Myanmar; more pop songs (“Against All Odds”, but not by Phil
Collins, etc.); sign off announcement; “. . . You can listen to our
first morning English program which will be transmitted and radiated
on 639 kilohertz and 6 (assume “point 03”) megahertz”; off with
indigenous music.
MP3 audio of IDs at http://www.box.com/s/6e51a52bddd844dadfab
7200.1, Myanmar Radio. As Robin Harwood (Tasmania) also observed,
they reactivated this frequency for their April 1 evening broadcast,
perhaps due to the national elections held today. From 1311 to 1324 in
vernacular and playing music; probably off at 1330, as not on at 1341;
poor with QRM from 7205 and hams.
7110, Thazin Radio, 1430, April 2. Started the normal recorded intro,
but at 1431 (just as the 7.11 frequency was given) the strong jamming
(white noise) started. This jamming was NOT on during the weekend; not
heard March 31 and April 1. The jamming does effectively block
Myanmar, so clearly the weekend is the best time.
7200.1, Myanmar Radio. Yes, their sign off is 1330, as noted April 2.
Perhaps they have started a new schedule here? (Ron Howard, Asilomar
State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
MYANMAR SKED - MONITORED OFF THE AIR
5770 Taunggyi 0030-0430
0630-0930 very poor here, mostly only carrier detectable
1130-1530 (THA)
2330-0230 fade out,{-0430/0530, getting poorer as the day proceeds,
THA}
0830-1500 5915, \\ 594, 711 kHz, (1430 s.off) Nay Pyi Taw
576 Rangoon
2330-0230 6030, 639 kHz Pyin Oo Lwin (En 0130-0200) (THA)
0130-0330 9590 kHz Pyin Oo Lwin
0430-0830 9590 kHz Pyin Oo Lwin
0430-0700 9460 kHz Pyin Oo Lwin (En 0630-0700) (THA)
0230-0530 7200 kHz Rangoon (THA)
0730-1000 7200 kHz Rangoon
1100-1330 7200 kHz Rangoon (THA)
2330-0200 7200 kHz Rangoon (THA)
2330-0130 5985 kHz Rangoon
0130-1000 9730.835 (En 0230-0330, 0700-0730) Rangoon
0930-1630 5985.852 (En 1530-1630) Rangoon
2330-0130 1030-1500 7110 \\ 639 kHz Pyin Oo Lwin (En 1430-1500)
(THA)
1030-1330 7345 kHz Pyin Oo Lwin
Are these MW & SW stations in Rangoon, Nay Pyi Taw, Pyin Oo Lwin
576 kHz Rangoon 16 52 06.11 N 96 09 34.12 E older
594 kHz Nay Pyi Taw 20 10 55.80 N 96 08 26.61 E Dec 2007
639 kHz Pyin Oo Lwin 22 00 59.20 N 96 32 52.87 E Jan 2012
711 kHz Nay Pyi Taw 20 14 15.98 N 96 08 02.49 E Mar 2008 x693kHz
729 kHz Rangoon 16 51 50.83 N 96 09 50.58 E Dec 2009
5040 kHz Rangoon 16 52 00.22 N 96 09 51.98 E out of service
and probably planned also at Pyin Oo Lwin 22 01 03.07 N 96 33 04.54 E
5915 kHz Nay Pyi Taw 20 10 51.01 N 96 08 41.04 E Mar 2008
5985 kHz Rangoon{odd frequ 5985.852} 16 52 00.09 N 96 09 47.62 E
even RIZ tx Mar 2008
6030 kHz Pyin Oo Lwin 22 01 03.76 N 96 32 59.70 E Jan 2012
7110 kHz Pyin Oo Lwin 22 01 03.76 N 96 32 59.70 E Jan 2012
7200 kHz Rangoon 16 52 03.94 N 96 09 38.75 E and
16 52 03.90 N 96 09 42.42 E Jan 2012
even RIZ tx Mar 2008
7345 kHz Pyin Oo Lwin 22 01 03.76 N 96 32 59.70 E Jan 2012
9460 kHz Pyin Oo Lwin 22 00 49.36 N 96 32 57.78 E Jan 2012
9590 kHz Pyin Oo Lwin 22 00 49.36 N 96 32 57.78 E Jan 2012
9730 kHz Rangoon{odd frequ 9730.835} 16 51 57.33 N 96 09 42.54 E
even RIZ tx Mar 2008
(Victor Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka 4S7VK, and logs/comments by Gerhard
Werdin-on tour in Thailand - marked THA, and wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews
Febr 28 / Mar 10 / Apr 1 / April 3-4 via DXLD)
Finally managed to record a full English ID at 1430 UT on 7110 on Apr
1, confirms it's Thazin Radio, thus the reported Kachin Radio was a
listening error and can be forgotten about. As for the other one,
Rakhine Radio, it's still open whether it's this one or yet another
listening error.
After two more days of monitoring primarily the "new" frequencies,
this is the actual schedule as per Apr 3. I left out locations since
the discussion on this seems not yet settled, also the languages other
than English and Burmese in my opinion still lack confirmation.
5770 Defence Forces Bc; 0030-0430, 0630-0930 vry poor here, mostly
only carrier detectable, 1130-1530 UT.
5915 Myanma R; 2330-0430/0530, getting poorer as the day proceeds, and
0830-1430 UT.
5985/6 Myanma R; 2300-0130; 0930-1445+, English pres. at 1530-1630 UT.
6030 Thazin R; 2330-0130 Burmese, 0130-0200 English.
7110 Rakhine R pres.; 2330-0130 UT.
7110 Thazin R; 1030-1430, 1430-1500 English.
7200 Myanma R, when first detected on March 6 and later it was
0230/0300-0530, 0730-1000; on April 2 & 3 2330-0200, no transmission
0730-1000 both days and again 1100-1330 UT.
7345 Rakhine R pres.; 1030-1330 UT.
9460 Thazin R ; 0430-0630, 0630-0700 English.
9590 Myanma R pres.; 0130-0330, 0430-0830 UT.
9730 Myanma R; 0130-1000 with English segments 0230-0330 and 0700-0730
UT (Gerhard Werdin, Pattaya-THA, Sony ICF-7600GR and telescopic ant,
Apr 3, BC-DX via DXLD)
Actually I'm not convinced that an exact HF frequency necessarily
means Nay Pyi Taw rather than Yangon. I believe there's at least one
modern HF transmitter in Yangon installed a few years ago, probably
the same RIZ type as the one on 5915 kHz in Nay Pyi Taw.
In Yangon the three active HF transmitters (the RIZ plus two ancient
off-frequency units) seem to be swapped around without much
discernible pattern, so a Yangon frequency may be off channel on one
occasion if covered by one of the old transmitters, and on another
occasion exactly on channel if covered by the RIZ.
5915 kHz is the only Myanmar Radio HF channel that seems to come from
Nay Pyi Taw - unless something else has changed recently. All the
other Myanmar Radio HF frequencies, whether on-channel or offset, have
always had audio in sync with the known Yangon mediumwave or FM
channels and with a noticeable delay compared with the Nay Pyi Taw
mediumwave channels.
[later] ... Note from the <http://www.btl.com.hk/news.htm> page
"MRTV-Relocation Project of TV & Radio studio (Phase 2) and 2 SW
antennas installation in Yangon and new capital (Nay Pui Daw)has been
successfully completed on March 08"
So a new, additional SW antenna was installed in Yangon just a few
years ago, and at the same time just one antenna was installed at Nay
Pyi Taw - agreeing with satellite imagery.
See below my current version of Myanmar Radio schedule, not including
Thazin/Rakhine/Kachin Radio or whatever from Pyin Oo Lwin. Some
details may be out of date, especially operating hours for Yangon SW
frequencies.
National Service in Burmese and English
studios: Nay Pyi Taw 0030-0730, 0930-1630
transmitters: Nay Pyi Taw 594 kHz 200 kW throughout, Nay Pyi Taw FM
(freq unknown) throughout, Yangon 576 kHz 200 kW throughout with audio
delay, Yangon 5986v 0930-1630 with audio delay, Yangon 9731v 0230-0730
with audio delay, Yangon FM 98.0 MHz throughout with audio delay
Padauk Myay Service
studios: Nay Pyi Taw 2300-0130, 0730-1000, 1130-1530
transmitters: Nay Pyi Taw 711 kHz 400 kW throughout, Nay Pyi Taw FM
(freq unknown) throughout, Yangon 576 kHz 200 kW 2300-0010v with audio
delay, Yangon 5985v 2300-0130 with audio delay, Yangon 9730v 0730-
1000v with audio delay, Yangon FM 100.0 MHz throughout with audio
delay
Minorities Service in Kachin, Shan, Phalan Chin, Mindat Chin, Rakhine,
Wa and Kokang
studios: Nay Pyi Taw 2330-0730, 0930-1330
transmitter: Nay Pyi Taw 5915 kHz throughout
Minorities Service in Sakaw Kayin, Po Kayin, Mon, Kayah, Gekho, Gebo
studios: Yangon 2330-0530, 0730-1330
transmitter: Yangon 729 kHz 100 kW throughout, Yangon 7200v 1010v-1330
with no audio delay
Distance Learning Service in Burmese and English
studios: ?location 1330-1500
transmitters: Yangon 729 kHz 100 kW, Nay Pyi Taw 5915 kHz (need to
check the audio delay for this service)
(Alan Davies, Indonesia, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 1 via DXLD)
7110 / 7345: Thazin Radio, 7110, YL in Asian language playing
continuous stream of pop music from 1155 UT, many mentions of Myanmar,
played snippet from "Seal it with a Kiss." OM joined with apparent
news at 1205 UT, still decent at 1235 w/YL, also noted station on 7345
kHz with stronger signals, same style of music from 1210 through 1300
UT (Mike Nikolich, Lake Barrington IL, DXplorer March 31 via BCDX via
DXLD)
We owe a debt of gratitude to DXers Ghosh and Gupta for their diligent
work. But have we really the answer to the Myanmar mysteries? I
strongly suspect not.
I think we are like the proverbial blind wise men, each discovering
and touching a different part of a - to them - new and different
animal, an elephant. One touches the trunk and says the elephant is
like a tree. Another touches the tail and says the animal is like a
rope. We see pieces and generalize about the whole, without seeing the
big picture.
More specifically to this case, are any of these entities, Rakhine
Radio, Thazin Radio, Kachin Radio, more than program services of the
same governmental entity. I think we still have little idea of what
the real story is (Don Jensen WI, DXplorer March 28, ibid.)
later [...] One problem with the Myanmar situation is, oddly enough,
Google. Burmese is one of a group of lesser languages that Google
cannot translate. There seems to be a fair amount of information at
various Myanmar sites - including the Ministry of Information - that
appears only in Burmese. More research avenues could open if this
language gap could be closed.
What does seem without doubt is that Myanmar is, indeed, a monolithic
entity. We see various things at work in the area of broadcasting. -
the Ministry of Information, the Army, the "private" (for profit) FM
outlets, political youth organizations, educational organizations. But
it seems that all are parts of one big whole.
Private stations are granted licenses, and then corrupt military
generals are given first opportunity (only opportunity?) to invest in
these "private" money-making ventures.
What is puzzling to me, though, is that there is, in the wider world,
a general movement TO FM (particular in the less developed parts where
widely and readily accessible Internet connection exists). But in
Myanmar, there seems to be at least partially a counter-move back to
SW.
Yes, in Myanmar in the past five years or so, there has been a
movement to local FM ... ostensibly "private," but only in the sense
that the corrupt military can enrich itself that way ... This is
noted, on various Google sites, from the En language - from Myanmar
Times to exile groups to independent communications sites.
But now quite recently, we seem to see a counter trend at work also in
Myanmar. While moving toward FM, increasingly, there is also a move
back to SW, particularly popular entertainment programming relayed
back from FM outlets.
7110's strong signals seem to suggest more than a spurt of good
propagation. It looks like new, or at least greatly refurbished SW
transmitters. The government, in one form or another, seems to be
spending real money to improve its SW capabilities, at a time when
most other countries are going in the opposite direction. WHY?
That is the real mystery with Myanmar broadcasting these days.
One exile group at least suggests, indirectly, that Myanmar, unlike
China, unlike North Korea, doesn't feel that jamming is the answer to
anti-junta SW broadcasts (or as what is perceived as anti-junta).
Instead, rather than jamming, and making the VOA, BBC, exile
broadcasts "forbidden fruit," and therefore attractive to listeners,
Myanmar takes a different approach. They offer competing programming
of a popular nature (sometimes relayed from local FMers) as a more
attractive listening target than "boring" BBC/VOA/exile news and
commentary, especially for younger listeners. That theory may be
accurate, or not. But it is out there.
One inescapable conclusion, though, is that very recently, Myanmar has
upgraded both its popular programming, e.g., contemporary and 'hit"
music, on SW with markedly improved signals. We just don't yet fully
understand why (Don Jensen, WI, DXplorer March 28 via BC-DX via DXLD)
I made further monitoring of Myanmar in mid March from Hua Hin and
Kanchanaburi on the River Kwai, and in Pattaya, Thailand, on Apr 01
and 02 with a Sony ICF-7600GR and a telescopic antenna:
5770, Defence Forces Bc; 0030-0430, 0630-0930 very poor here, mostly
only carrier detectable, 1130-1430+, thus s/off probably at 1530*
5915, Myanma R; 2330-0430/0530, getting poorer as the day proceeds,
0830-1430
5985/6, Myanma R; 2330-0130 and 0930-1445+, English presumed at 1530-
1630
6030, Thazin R; 2330-0130 Burmese, 0130-0200 English; on Apr 02 also
0200-0230 Burmese (due to election ? Ed)
7110, Myanma R, Rakhine presumed; 2330-0130
7110, Thazin R, 1030-1430, 1430-1500 English with an audioclip with a
clear English ID, 1min 50sec after start of record, can be listened to
with Windows Media Player: 38_Myanmar7110_120401-1429
7200, Myanma R, 0230/0300-0530, 0730-1000 on Mar 06. But on Apr 01 I
came across this unexpectedly at 0145-0330 approx., but off 0430; on
Apr 02 s/on *2330 – 0200* s/off, no transmission 0730-1000 both days
and s/on again *1100-1330* s/off .
7345, Myanma R, Rakhine presumed; 1030-1330
9460, Thazin R, 0430-0630, 0630-0700 English
9590, Myanma R presumed; 0130-0330, 0430-0830
9730, Myanma R; 0130-1000 with English segments 0230-0330, 0700-0730
MW outlets difficult to catch since most channels blocked by Thai
stations, would need better directional antenna, only once on March 17
around 1130 UTC (local sunset) I heard Burmese language on 594 //
5985, 639 // 7110 and 711 MW.
9460 (not 9400), Thazin R, monitored 0430-0630 in Bamar (= Burmese)
and new 0630-0700 in English on Mar 30.
There was an English ID at 0630 and they continued with English
language pops, no news or any other word program. At 0642 a woman
said: "Dear Listener, welcome to our program Message To The Children",
followed by a children's choir singing "Happy Birthday to you" and
another children's song, then continued with western pop to 0659 with
close down ann in English. Now I ask you, who is the target audience
for a Children's programme in English from a regional station in
Myanmar? (Gerhard Werdin, Remagen, Germany, visiting Thailand, DSWCI
DX Window April 4 via DXLD)
7110, Thazin Radio, 1408-1430* heard poor/fair most mornings with
seguéd Burmese pop/ballads and some Western-style hip-hop/reggae, W DJ
starts close-down yak at :28 with music bed, then longer chat
mentioning FM, MHz. Closes with drum/percussion/flute instrumental
(Dan Sheedy, CA, G5/Xwire at Moonlight Beach via Bob Wilkner, Cumbre
DX via DXLD) No dates given, but other logs in same report ranged from
8 to 21 March altho not forwarded by Wilkner until 30 March (gh, DXLD)
Re: ``7200.06v, Myanma Radio. 1212-1330*, April 1, *2011* In
vernacular with EZL ballads/songs. The last time heard here during
this time period was back in late June 2010; poor to fair with ham QRM
(one of them mentioned a foreign radio station on frequency and he
thought it was Japan). Am pleased to hear this again, as it is by far
the strongest Myanmar station that I can hear (Ron Howard, Asilomar
Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Yes I was also extremely surprised to hear this Ron, but did you hear
the spur on 7186? It was well down in modulation yet clearly was the
same program. It was on 7200 with me and no offset. The language at
times sounded like French. There was a talk or newscast at 1140 and it
was the best I have ever heard although clearer on AM and not SSB.
Pronounced QSB on signal as well (Robin Harwood VK7RH, Norwood,
Tasmania 7250, Radio Monitor SWLR-KS001, April 2, *2011*, ibid.)``
April 5, 2012 noted Myanmar Radio on 7200.1 with the same spur again
that Robin Harwood (Tasmania) and I both heard in 2011. Noted clearly
// on 7185.86 at 1243, but much weaker than 7200.1. Noted another 1330
sign off today (Ron Howard, Monterey, Cailf., ibid.)
Myanmar Radio and Myawaddy/Thazin Radio of Directorate of Public
Relations and Psychological Warfare at the Ministry of Defence checked
on April 5th at 2330-2400 UT.
All programs logged and noted so far, EXCEPT Thazin Radio 6030 kHz
from Pyin Oo Lwin site, which was totally covered by US propaganda
Radio Martí program in Spanish and noise of co-channel Cuban jamming.
5915.0, Nice indigenous music from Nay Pyi Taw site, S=7-8 signal
level, but hit heavily by CRI English service from Kashi-Kashgar site
in Western China. 2340 UT April 5th.
5985.0, Talk in Burmese/vernaculars, poor S=5 signal from Rangoon
site, 2350 UT April 5th.
7109.997, Best signal from Pyin Oo Lwin Myanmar of all this morning.
S=8+, light Burmese songs/music style. 2345 UT April 5th.
7200.088, Poorest signal from Myanmar of all. S=4-5 signal from
Rangoon site, just above threshold, talk program. 2355 UT April 5th.
(Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews April 5, dxldyg via DXLD)
Hi Wolfy, Interesting observations for a time period I am unable to
hear Myanmar here in Calif. One comment: Believe 5985.0 is thought to
be via the Nay Pyi Taw site, whereas the off frequency transmitter
(5985.83) is via the Rangoon/Yangon site (Ron Howard, ibid.)
Does this sum it all up? --- (gh)
A new regional radio station, Thazin Radio has started operation in
Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay according to the following schedule: 2330-0130
Burmese & 0130-0200 English on 639 & 6030 kHz,
0430-0630 English on 639 & 9460 kHz and
1030-1430 Burmese & 1430-1500 English on 639 & 7110 kHz.
Transmissions in other major ethnic languages:
2330-0130 on 7110 kHz,
0130-0330 on 9590 kHz,
0430-0830 on 9590 kHz and
1030-1330 on 7345 kHz (WRTH Monitor update 5 April via DXLD)
** NEPAL. 61 years of Radio Nepal and Its Dilemma --- By Mohan Nepali
opednews.com April 2, 2012 at 10:39:04
Radio Nepal began its broadcasting services in 1951. The state-owned
radio right now is observing its 61st anniversary. Its historical
significance and the information and entertainment services it has
been providing to rural masses on no account can and must be ignored.
Radio Nepal has served the Nepalis not only as a news supplier but
also as a promoter of arts and literature. In clearer terms, the
national broadcaster has played a key role in enhancing the quality of
original Nepali music. Many singers and composers developed their
identity through Radio Nepal. Although the authoritarian rulers had a
total control over Radio Nepal for over three decades, liberal media
trends began to develop in the post-1990 period -- the decade preceded
by the Partyless Panchayat regime.
From diversity and public interest perspectives, Radio Nepal is still
an effective channel amidst 380 licensed FM radio stations of which
about 200 are operating in different parts of the country. From
technological and content quality perspectives, Radio Nepal is still
the best broadcaster in Nepal.
However, Radio Nepal is currently getting weaker because of political
and bureaucratic factors. Political corruption in the nation has
directly and indirectly affected the operations of Radio Nepal. Ill-
governing bureaucracy is another major factor that has helped to
downgrade the dignity of the nation's historical radio.
While Radio Nepal commemorates its 61st birthday, it would be relevant
to point out to its quadrangular defects as follows:
1) Government defect: The government run by this or that party
controls not only the administration but also the contents of Radio
Nepal. It appoints administrators and journalists that are recommended
by the political parties that are in power. The government wants to
use Radio Nepal as its propaganda tool rather than a public
enlightening institution.
2) Media management defect within the radio: There are serious
media management defects within Radio Nepal. Sound or broadcast
engineers are usually the heads of the radio. The administrative
apparatus of Radio Nepal appears with extremely happy-go-lucky manner.
Their psychological poverty over their duties and responsibilities has
done much to further impoverish the national broadcaster. The
management team is inefficient and thoughtless. They only complain
that they are there to carry out the instructions from the ministry of
information and communication. Thus, they remain without any idea
generation, innovation and initiatives. In addition, experienced and
skilled human resource of Radio Nepal tends to work for private
organizations and NGOs from where they draw remarkable income. Their
heavy involvement in other institutions with little devotion to Radio
Nepal has made the national broadcaster more vulnerable.
3) Apolitical trade unionism defect: Trade unions work as
barriers to the advancement of Radio Nepal. They are not guided even
by the parties with which they are affiliated. They are prejudiced,
ideologically bankrupt and are lackeys of factional leaders. They
carry political tags but do not follow any nation-building political
ideology. They are serious headaches even for their parties. But the
concerned parties seem idealess about their trade unions'
unpredictable nature. Trade unions completely lack a vision to develop
Radio Nepal. They seek opportunities to grow economically prosperous
rapidly at the cost of the national broadcaster. Should trade unions
think and act like political animals, the formation of vision in
running the national radio becomes possible.
4) Journalistic defect : Those working as journalists in Radio
Nepal need to work hard. Most of the contracted reporters and
stringers are the products of nepotism-favoritism formula. Trade
unions have spoilt quality journalism because they want their "men and
women' rather than honest and hard-working journalists. So many
stringers outside of the Kathmandu valley, and even some Kathmandu
Valley reporters, do not know how to write news stories with
journalistic angles. No importance has been given to investigative
journalism in Radio Nepal.
Should these quadrangular defects be addressed with action-oriented
policies, Radio Nepal can revive in a true sense. . . More at :
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Nepal-61-years-of-Radio-N-by-Mohan-Nepali-120401-807.html
(via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, dx_sasia yg via DXLD)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. Transport Radio 6095 test and live Motor show
broadcasts === On April 4 the Dutch station Transport Radio will test
via Wertachtal on 6095 from 1001 to 1100. From April 17 to 21 there
will be daily broadcasts from the Amsterdam motor show 1001 to 1400.
Transport Radio is very interested in receiving reports from
listeners. Feedback on the programme and the signal can be sent to the
e-mail studio@transportradio.nl address. Correct reports will be
confirmed with a QSL card. More information: http://transportradio.nl
(from http://www.dxaktuell.de/?p=2418 Hans-Joachim Brustmann via Achim
Brueckner, Facebook via Mike Terry, April 2, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO
1611, DXLD)
Transportradio used to lease slots on the Ijsselmeer/Markermeer 1395
kHz transmitter until it had been shut down. So it's no surprise that
they now try shortwave from the Wertachtal facility again.
The outcome could be kind of a RNW replacement service, since the RNW
schedule includes Mon-Fri 0800-1000 (in summer) a programme for
truckers called Onderweg, as featured also at
http://www.transportradio.nl/inhoud/index.php/artikelen/463-ad-roland-is-ook-onderweg
Live broadcasts from the mentioned fair at Amsterdam used to be
regular practice of this RNW programme if I recall correct. It also
the reason for Orfordness-1296 and an Issoudun transmitter beaming to
Germany being in use especially during this slot (Kai Ludwig, Germany,
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. 17605, March 30 at 2045, no signal from RNW in
English, but still on 15495, both now VATICAN relays. A few days ago
17605 was running an extra hour beyond scheduled 1957* but not any
more unless a sharp MUF intervened.
9790, 9865, 9895, March 30 at 0519, RNW YL in Dutch interviewing an
apparent second-generation Dutchman in New Zealand who replies in
English. This went on for several minutes on these three non-
synchronized frequencies via Wertachtal, Bonaire and Nauen,
respectively (no longer Pridnestrovye on 9895) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. SO LONG, RNW: FAREWELL TO THE DUTCH LISTENER
Published: March 28, 2012 - 2:33 pm | By RNW
RNW says farewell to their Dutch listeners with a historic 24-hour
farewell broadcast. On May 10 and 11 the editors, correspondents,
former staff and listeners pay their respect to the end of an era.
The program brings together many new wonderful memories and special
moments in radio history of 65 years. Once more, the World Service
will bring that special feeling of home to all corners of the world,
the feeling of the radio as a friend in a foreign land.
And RNW continues. In the future, RNW will bring free speech to parts
of the world where press freedom is under pressure. For people who are
deprived of independent information.
We look back at how it all began with music from Radio Oranje and
Jetty Paërl. Of course there is attention to the many news, because we
have briefed you for many years about what happened in the
Netherlands. Like the flood in 1953, but also the murder of Pim
Fortuyn which RNW covered in its own way.
Of course there is much space for our special programs about culture,
language, for expats, seafarers, and truck drivers. The music that RNW
made is discussed, and also your memories of the Worldwide will be
given space.
We have spent years with passion and joy to work for you. In this
marathon broadcast, we say farewell to the Dutch broadcasting, but we
will also tell you how it will continue after this year with RNW.
Reception
The 24-hour marathon starts on 10 May at 22:00 and lasts until 11 May
22:00 (Dutch summer time). The radio broadcast can be heard via
shortwave in Europe (with summaries on shortwave in the rest of the
world), satellite (BVN) and http://www.wereldomroep.nl (with video).
Listeners can tune in the Benelux on 1296 AM. Look for all frequencies
http://www.wereldomroep.nl/ontvangst
_____________________________________________________________
PROGRAM OVERVIEW (subject to change; Dutch time [=UTC+2h] )
THURSDAY, May 10, 2012
22.00-23.00 pm: the start
We look back at the start of RNW over 65 years ago with much
historical material from the archives and a great big band plays the
music of yesteryear with Jetty van Oranje (Jetty Paërl). But we are
also dwell on the whys and wherefores of this broadcast. Why do the
Dutch broadcast actually exist and what will the World Service do
next? Including Pieter Broertjes, mayor of Hilversum.
23.00-24.00 hours: the Royals
In this second hour, we give a picture of the bond between RNW and the
monarchy. Both have always been closely linked, to this day. With
royal expert Ben Kolster. Worldwide chairman and former Foreign
Minister Ben Bot will discuss the role of broadcasting in foreign aid.
FRIDAY May 11, 2012
00.00-01.00 pm: A multicolored broadcaster broadcasts in many
languages.
To hear sound images with the many languages that were and are
audible. In this hour we look at the Indonesian Department, which
ceases to exist. What was and is the importance of RNW in Indonesia?
Including Nico Schulte Nordholt, Indonesia scholar from the University
of Twente.
01.00-02.00 pm: RNW as a radio service.
Worldwide sent church and religious programs with skits such Fons
Jansen. Radio played a role in maintaining the faith.
02.00-03.00 pm: From shortwave to satellite and Internet.
From a cracking, poor reception to the smartphone and mobile
applications allowing you to access news and radio and even TV in many
places in the world. Back then, we sent letters and telegrams, and now
communicates are via Twitter and Facebook. Rocus de Joode of the
distribution program talks about technology. On the RNW compounds, you
can see a radio van from the 1950s.
03.00-04.00 pm: Happy Station, the most famous program of RNW
Begun in 1927 and now there is a restart from Taiwan. Also we play a
sound image, because the program was presented in multiple languages,
something that is almost unimaginable today.
04.00-05.00 pm: Expats speaking
Which groups of Dutch citizens abroad now exist? There are the
adventurers, the workers, refugees, the idealists and many more. Who
are they and what do they do abroad?
05.00-06.00 pm: Culture for Dutch citizens abroad.
Many Dutch people have maintained their culture with the help of RNW.
How important is culture to have a sense of the Dutch roots, what are
the different needs of Dutch citizens abroad?
06.00-07.00 pm: TV on the Radio (BVN TV)
The success of summer and BVN TV was great, but what role did TV play
in the end of the radio? Guests are former RNW Director Lodewijk
Bouwens and the first Head of BVN Hans de Wildt.
07.00-08.00 pm: News at RNW, but slightly different.
Worldwide viewing the news always in their own way, just a little
different, just a little more background.
08.00-9.00 pm: Cabaret and New Year receptions in 65 years RNW.
Of course many highlights of the programs in the sixties with Bert
Steinkamp, Mies Bouwman and Teddy Scholten, but also interviews with
listeners and guests including Wim Kan, Toon Hermans, Wim Sonneveld,
and Conny Stuart. Youp van't Hek writes a special essay on the
farewell of the Dutch section.
09.00-10.00 pm: Typical RNW - direct contact with the listener.
Radio is your connection with the Netherlands, including the New Year
Greeting Willem Drees to the Dutch overseas, Het Schip van de Week and
other greeting programs such as Tulips from Amsterdam with Mies
Bouwman.
10.00-11.00 pm: The music of RNW
Enjoy the pearls of 65 Worldwide for an hour. We talk about the
diversity and influence of the music department of RNW, but you can
enjoy again those wonderful productions.
11.00-12.00 pm: On the road.
The successful program for and with truck drivers. Bob van Beeten &
Bart van Riel talk once more with their target audience on the role of
their program. John Selby plays live music.
12.00-13.00: Wereldnet
Wereldnet makes a trip around the world with our citizen
correspondents. A special broadcast with room for current affairs, but
also to look back.
13.00-14.00 pm: A multicolored broadcaster with programs in many
languages.
You can hear sound images of the many languages we use(d). In this
hour we look at the Caribbean Division. With historical material, but
also comments from Suriname and the Caribbean on the influence of RNW
and how RNW was and is perceived in Suriname and on the islands. With
Noraly Beyer, Jan Pronk, Desiree Martis, Sheldry Osepa and Surinamese
live music.
14.00-15.00 h: Typical Worldwide - holidaymakers.
Radio for tourists is inextricably linked to RNW. Think of the ANWB
calls, the European weather forecast, but also of Radio Tour de France
and the thousands of cycling fans that were listening to RNW on the
mountains. Guests are Jeroen Pauw and Ferry de Groot.
15.00-16.00 am: Language and RNW.
Language is a very important bond with your homeland. And of course
during the last few years a lot has changed in this area. How
newscasters talk now and how they did 30 years ago is a world of a
difference. RNW also has a very special writing and speaking style,
especially for Dutch nationals abroad, but this is only part of it.
Language is also culture, the connection with your homeland. The
psychology of language is very important for Dutch citizens abroad. In
the contemporary political debate it plays another important role.
Because you have to speak Dutch if you want to live here, but do the
Dutch in foreign countries speak their languages?
16.00-17.00 pm: Expat on Air.
Farewell to expatriates and emigrants, with which the broadcast had
also all begun: 'we will miss each other'.
17.00-18.00 pm: Typical RNW - programs for soldiers.
The programs for the military have always played an important role.
What was and is that role of RNW? Of course earlier in Indonesia, but
also for example in Lebanon and Uruzgan.
18.00-19.00 pm: News at RNW, but slightly different.
Worldwide viewing the news always in their own way, just a little
different, just a little more background.
19.00-20.00 pm: The end of the Dutch branch of the World Service.
Once more a very vigorous debate about the usefulness and necessity of
this decision. RNW director Jan Hoek will debate with Telegraaf's main
editor Sjuul Paradijs and former RNW main editor Joop Daalmeijer.
20.00-21.00 pm: Farewell from RNW
All the famous announcers that the company has produced. With lots of
fond memories of our company.
21.00-22.00 pm The last hour!
In the last hour, with pride and a tear we say goodbye to our
listeners. We look back at the marathon broadcast, but we look forward
to the future of RNW. And finally we finish the marathon with a bang
...
Would you also contribute to this broadcast? You can! Please tell us
your favorite memory of the World Service. The best memories are
rewarded with a wonderful book and 24 memories can be heard in the
broadcast. Participate? Go to
http://www.wereldomroep.nl/mijnwereldomroep
-----------------------------------
Edited Google Translation of the Dutch-language website of Radio
Nederland,
http://www.rnw.nl/nederlands/article/radiomarathon-wereldomroep-op-11-mei-2012
(E. Bierwirth, 29 Mar 2012, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I cross referenced this against the RNW English site and found nothing
at all on this. I visited the Dutch site and had it translated, and
nothing is there on this either. Then I saw you used Google translate
at the Dutch site. That is the worst thing to ever use! Google can't
even translate English slang properly! (Dan Hensley, ibid.)
Did your read it? Eike fixed it up purty good (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
That's no surprise since the whole affair concerns the Dutch service.
And also when looking at the Dutch original one finds it unclear in a
key point: Will the RNW 1 program feed go silent and all shortwave
frequencies at present still used for RNW Dutch be cancelled effective
May 11, 2000 UT -- or not?
I suspect they kept the wording ambiguous by intention, as ordered by
their editor-in-chief who said that no official decision about the
deadline has been made yet, as quoted by Andy before the first step of
his withdrawal (Kai Ludwig, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
What catches my attention is: "Listeners can tune in the Benelux on
1296 AM." Will this be for the whole 24 hours? Whether 24 hours or
just the three hours per day that RNW currently uses Orfordness, these
may be the last ever transmissions from ORF, as well as the end of RNW
Dutch (Chris Greenway, ibid.)
I think the marathon is really the end. Would be weird saying all
those goodbyes in a big production, then carrying on in the following
days, going into history with a whimper.
Any info on when the Indonesian service is closing? Some of the
wording in the article sounded as if the end is close. I would think
Spanish continues on SW until the Bonaire closure at the end of
October (Steve Luce, Houston, Texas, March 30, ibid.)
Of course it would be weird, to say the least. Here are the last
explicit statements I'm aware of, made back in early February:
http://kimelli.nfshost.com/index.php?id=12731
Frankly, I can only shake my head about such an attitude which in
German is known as Gehampel.
@Chris: I also read the announcement in such a way that the whole 24
hours broadcast will be carried on 1296 kHz, besides Wertachtal-5955.
Concerning the aspect that it could mark the end of the Orfordness
facility as well: Here one would need to know why the two hours of DRM
in the morning have been cancelled while the BBC's DRM pilot project
as such still continues (Kai Ludwig, March 31, ibid.)
** NEW ZEALAND. 7285 DRM, RNZI, Rangitaiki. Good with news, fairly
steady 0804, into music. SNR only ranging from 8-16dB, but messing up
a fair chunk of the band, 27/3 (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Icom R75,
Kenwood R1000, Horizontal Loop), April Australian DX News via DXLD)
17675 DRM, RNZI, Rangitaiki. Music program, nondescript croonings of
the Fleet Foxes, interview etc., 0252. Waxed lyrical about the quality
of NZ’s beaches (surely they were just being polite after just having
visited Oz!). SNR to 16.5dB, 28/3 (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Icom
R75, Kenwood R1000, Horizontal Loop), April Australian DX News via
DXLD)
7280-7285-7290, April 1 at 1252, DRM noise, so American hams can kiss
goodbye this segment of 40m, where they like to run AM instead of SSB.
In DXLD 12-12, we had two conflicting schedules for RNZI A-12:
for DRM on 7 MHz, the tentative schedule as of March 13 had:
0759-1158 7440 RAN 025 kW 035 deg DRM All Pac, NW Pac, Timor
0759-1158 7440 RAN 025 kW 325 deg DRM All Pac, NW Pac, Timor
and then no DRM until resuming at 1545 on 6170:
1545-1750 6170 RAN 035 kW 035 deg DRM Cook Isl, Samoa, Fiji
A later presumably more definite one shows:
0759-1058 6170 AM 7285 DRM Pacific Daily
and then no DRM until resuming at 1551 on 6170:
1551-1650 7285 AM 6170 DRM Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji Daily
Yet another one is now on the website as of April 1, where changes are
made without notice, so behold the whole thing in case anything else
be different; here it`s back to 7285 DRM at 1551 instead of 6170.
25 Mar 2012 - 27 Oct 2012
UTC kHz Target Days
0459-0650 11725 AM 11675 DRM Pacific Daily
0651-0758 11725 AM 11675 DRM Tonga Daily
0759-1058 6170 AM 7285 DRM Pacific Daily
1059-1258 9655 AM Timor, NW Pacific Daily
1300-1550 6170 AM Pacific Daily
1551-1650 6170 AM 7285 DRM Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji Daily
1651-1836 9615 AM 9890 DRM Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji Daily
1837-1850 9615 AM 11675 DRM Samoa Daily
1851-2150 11725 AM 15720 DRM Niue, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa Daily
2151-0458 15720 AM 17675 DRM Pacific Daily
I wonder why they decided to go from out-of-band 7440 where DRM could
do less damage, to inband 7285? But in none of these is DRM supposed
to be on at 1252! Since this is the first day of standard time UT +12
resuming in NZ after 6+ months of UT+13, I assume they were unable to
change the local time scheduling of the DRM transmitter. Yet it`s on
two, not one hours later than listed.
6170, Monday April 2 at 1329, RNZI Mailbox is already underway with
Adrian Sainsbury only, no Oh. Right into Bryan Clark`s DX report also
before 1330 has been reached, starting with his visit to Cooper`s
Beach, and American expatriate satellite TV and TV DX guru Bob Cooper;
and then a string of current SW DX news upward by frequency, including
one item I had not heard about before: [see BOLIVIA; also EQUATORIAL
GUINEA; ISRAEL]
6170 was holding up surprisingly well more than an hour after sunrise
here. But by the second item about propagation (should we be worried
about sunspots, CMEs? marginally) around 1345, too much local noise to
copy well, yet it is still the SSOB.
Well worth going back to listen online, for the clips of some of the
DX and Bob Cooper`s 103.5 FM station, just what I am doing while
writing this,
http://www.rnzi.com/audio/mailbox.mp3
which is the permanent URL for whatever is the latest programme, this
one maintaining for a biweek.
7280-7285-7290, April 3 at 1240, DRM noise again vs the Region 2
hamband, but gone at 1300 recheck; no doubt RNZI which per today`s
HFCC is supposed to be on air at 08-12 only; and per its own website
as of UT April 3 is still supposed to be on only at 0759-1058 & 1551-
1650, with no DRM anywhere betwixt.
7280-7285-7290, April 4 around 1255, no DRM from RNZI audible now,
unlike the first few days of April. After my inquiry, Adrian Sainsbury
confirms April 3 there was a mistake in the operation and the
schedule: ``Hello Glenn, Yes you are right the DRM should end at 2359
[NZT!]. Also the web schedule has been corrected, hangover I suspect
from daylight saving changes in NZ. Regards Adrian``
So this is the schedule on website as of April 4:
``25 Mar 2012 - 27 Oct 2012
0459-0650 11725 AM 11675 DRM Pacific
0651-0758 11725 AM 11675 DRM Tonga
0759-1058 6170 AM 7285 DRM Pacific
1059-1158 9655 AM 7285 DRM Timor
1159-1258 9655 AM Timor , NW Pacific
1300-1550 6170 AM Pacific
1551-1650 6170 AM 7285 DRM Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji
1651-1836 9615 AM 9890 DRM Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji
1837-1850 9615 AM 11675 DRM Samoa
1851-2150 11725 AM 15720 DRM Niue, Fiji Tonga Samoa
2151-0458 15720 AM 17675 DRM Pacific``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NIGERIA. 15115-15120-15125, April 2 at 1900 UT check on the
portable DX-398 in a mall parking lot, with BFO I can detect DRM noise
next to very strong REE 15110 on AM, which is not splattering too much
today. So after missing several days, VON must be back with the 19-20
DRM hour via Abuja; are they also still preceding it with an hour in
analog from Ikorodu? If they cared to be heard, they would run the new
transmitter in AM! The analog 0445+ broadcast has not been audible for
several nights either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Nigeria (not). Voice of Nigeria, 15120 Ikorodu. April 3, 2012.
Tuesday. 1741-1750. Although its (almost) next door neighbour
Equatorial Guinea is coming in on 15190, there is no sign of Nigeria
on 15120. According to Aoki and EiBi it should be there in Arabic, but
targetted to north Africa. Jo'burg sunset 1604 (Bill Bingham, RSA, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
No transmissions for Voice of Nigeria on April 2/3/4:
0500-0700 on 15120 to NoAf in English
0700-0800 on 15120 to NoAf in French
1500-1600 on 15120 to NoAf in English
1730-1800 on 15120 to NoAf in Arabic
1800-1900 on 15120 to NoAf in English
Maybe all transmissions of the station are cancelled, please check!
(Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, April 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
As reported, I did hear DRM noise on 15120, 1900 April 2 (gh, DXLD)
** NORTH AMERICA. 15045, Undercover R, CANADA, 1512-1524*, 31/3,
inglês, canções dos anos 20 (t); 25432. Emissão em BLS.
15050 idem, 1605-..., 31/3, música pop', conversa, info. de end.
electr.º; 25432. Anunciou potência de apenas 10 watt... mas tratou-se
de um logro: a estação indicou-me, posteriormente, que essa menção
estava numa gravação antiga, e que a potência real era de 800 watt
("The 10 watts was from an older broadcast. I'm actually running about
800 watts right now", Dr. Benway)! (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 930, April 5 at 1252 UT, WKY Oklahoma City, ``La
Indomable`` is just barely modulated in music; 1256 talk approaches
normal level, but is quite distorted, rather like in a permanent
selective-fade. Very unusual for this one to display any such
technical problems (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Clear Channel just fired a lot of people, including:
DEAN OF BROADCASTERS JERRY BOHNEN BOOTED AT KTOK:
http://mccarvillereport.com/archives/4354
This is also being discussed on the Oklahoma forum at radio-info.com
Tnx to Artie Bigley for bringing this to my attention. Seems Bohnen is
an award-winning and highly respected newsman, but I wouldn`t know,
not listening to KTOK with its farrightwingnut national programming.
McCarville, another right-winger, used to be on KTOK too (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. What are you going to do with Face the Nation, proudly
and belatedly expanding to a full hour from next week? You didn`t run
it in February when it was one hour, once. I see in zap2it.com for
April 1 that you are still running Hot on Homes at 10 am, after only
half of FTN. Whole thing on 9.2, reliably, when? Thanks, (Glenn
Hauser, Enid, to KWTV, March 25, via DXLD)
The 2nd half hour of FTN will air overnight on Sunday nights (early
Monday morning) at 2a (Kim Eubank, KWTV to gh via DXLD)
i.e. 0700 UT. On April 1, Schieffer acknowledged before the first 30
minutes were up, -1500 UT, that ``some of our stations are leaving us
now``, but there was no announcement on KWTV of when the rest of it
would appear! Good thing I asked. Zap2it does show 2 am Monday, but
how many viewers are going to hunt for when it might finish? Anyhow, I
believe he said Republicans would be on the second half, so if he
keeps it that way, no loss. Yet for 2 am, zap2it headlines Joe Biden,
then Gingrich and Paul, but I think Biden was on the first half this
week. Guess what? Despite all this trouble to find out, I forgot all
about taping the second half. Some things are just not worth the
trouble. I have mixed feelings about Schieffer. Sometimes he asks
tough questions, but too often he is proudly one of the inside-the-
beltway guys, too cozy with the pols (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OMAN. R. Sultanate of Oman monitoring, English at 14-15 on 15140:
Each day is different. Normally you get news at 1430 and a 15-minute
feature show at 1440. At other times you may get a mix of other
features and pop music, depending on what`s been programmed locally.
Sunday 18 March, SINPO 25422 at 1400 [. . .]: 1502 dance music; 1512
still on English service. OM DJ welcomes me to the show, but I
couldn`t copy most of what he said. SINPO now 14311. 1529 chanting,
possible switch to Arabic half an hour late; 1535 chanting continues.
The SW service of RSO is quite hard to copy here in the UK as the
signal is weak. It`s intended for the Middle East and Europe, but it
struggles to get to the outermost extreme of the continent that is the
UK [and how much more so to central NAm! --- gh]. Last year, when I
was in Mbale, Uganda [another article says he was there in March
2012], I received RSO on 15140 with no problems at all. The
transmitter was really good quality but the signal just has real
problems getting here. I do believe that ``Oman FM`` is available
online: http://www.oman-tv.gov.om (Darren Rozier, England, Listening
In, from a much longer article, April BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD)
** PAKISTAN. Radio Pakistan Sinhali and Tamil language service on
11600 kHz --- Hi Glenn, Reference to your comments in DXLD 12-12 dated
21-3-2012 on Victor Goonetilleke report from Sri Lanka regarding
frequency of 11600 of Radio Pakistan used for its Urdu and Chinese
language broadcasts. It is to clarify that in fact Gonnetilleke has
mixed two different matters. The OK report for 11600 is for 250 kW
transmitters used for Urdu Programme. Whereas he has reported poor
reception for 100 kW transmitters used for transmission of Sinhali and
Tamil Services.
He had in earlier correspondence with me referred to good reception of
50 kW transmitters installed at Karachi in the past. I have already
clarified to Mr Goonetilleke that old 50 kW transmitters installed at
Karachi have been dismantled and new transmitters are under
installation and shall come into operation shortly. The poor reception
he is experiencing is from the faulty 100 kW transmitters installed at
Islamabad which are being used for all external language services
except Urdu and Chinese. I hope that matter is clarified. Regards
(Aslam Javaid, Lahore Pakistan, March 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAKISTAN Radio Pakistan A-12 summer schedule
25 March to 28 Oct 2012.
Balti 0445-0530 sAs 7440 ? / 7265 ? ex7465
Bangla 0900-1000 sAs 11870 15620
Chinese 1200-1300 FE 15700 17725
Dari 1445-1545 Afgh. 7510
English 0905-0910 wEu 15725 17720 news
English 1100-1104 wEu 15725 17720 news
English 1700-1710 wEu 11575 15700 news [WORLD OF RADIO 1611]
Farsi 1700-1800 ME/nAf 7510 9370
Gujarati 1145-1215 sAs 9805 11865
Hindi 1045-1145 sAs 9805 11865
Nepali 1000-1030 sAs 11870 15620
Pushto 1345-1445 Afgh. 7510
Sheena 0530-0615 sAs 7440 ? / 7265 ? ex7465
Sinhali 1230-1300 sAs 11880 15540
Tamil 1300-1330 sAs 11880 15540
Urdu 0045-0215 seAs 15490 17710
0500-0700 ME/nAf 15725 17830
0830-1100 wEu 15725 17720
1330-1530 ME/nAf 15290 17520
1700-1900 wEu 11575 15700
(R. Pakistan pdf file via Abid Hussain Sajid-PAK, dxld March 28;
extracted & reformatted by wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 31 APRIL 3,
via DXLD)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3204.9, Radio Sandaun, West Sepik. 0900 to 0940
steadily improving signal 23 March - Noted 1000 to 1020 with good
signal on 30 March (Wilkner-XM Cedar Key) (Robert Wilkner, Pompano
Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro - R8 - Sony 2010XA - Drake R7;
XM - Cedar Key - South Florida NRD 525D - R8A - Cumbre DX via DXLD)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Say the station is supposed to have 2 kW, these
stations over the years have deteriorating antennae systems and power
to the areas is sporadic; it`s not like when they first achieved
independence in the 70's. Australia gave them resources and money, and
had people doing regular maintenance on transmitter, aerials, mostly
from the old Department of Civil Aviation.
These days things aren't good in the capital, as I have first hand
experience. Robberies, violent crimes which we won't go into, from
[those] known as "rascals". The Australian Police force has a small
presence in Port Moresby the capital, and sometimes flies into the
highlands to quell violence. It`s known as, "highland football". Stand
on opposite hills and throw anything or shoot anything at the
opposition (Johno Wright, April Australian DX News via WORLD OF RADIO
1611, DXLD)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Wantok Radio Light 7325. FD card, C 5 size. Full
data on reverse and earth station on the front confirms report for 2
IRC's and 1 USD air in 7 weeks; also sent a postcard. Was my 4th
attempt! Also sent letter and religious material. Nice stamp on
envelope (Johno Wright, NSW, April Australian DX News via DXLD)
Even in commerce between Australia and PNG they employ US $ (gh)
** PERU. Confirmacion de Radio Visión, Peru, electrónica
[original all caps, sorry, mostly proselytizing; standard disclaimer]
----- Mensaje reenviado -----
De: IGLESIA PENTECOSTAL LA COSECHA <chiclayo@iplacosecha.org.pe>
Para: 'ernesto Paulero'
Enviado: sábado, 31 de marzo de 2012 22:18
Asunto: RE: Contactenos - Visionradioperu.com
DIOS LE BENDIGA AMIGO DE LA ARGENTINA. LO SALUDA EL PASTOR: FRANCISCO
CORDOVA RODRIGUEZ CON LA PAZ DEL SEÑOR JESUCRISTO.
ES CONFIRMADO LO QUE USTED NOS REFIERE DE LA RADIO QUE HA ESCUCHADO Y
SIGANOS ESCUCHANDO A TRAVES DE LOS DIFERENTES MEDIOS QUE TENEMOS Y LE
ENVIO ALGUNAS FOTOGRAFIAS DE LA CONGREGACION DE LA IGLESIA PENTECOSTAL
LA COSECHA QUE ES LA QUE DIRIJO CON LA AYUDA DEL ESPIRITU SANTO, Y
DONDE DIOS ESTA SANANDO A LOS ENFERMOS PARA DAR CUMPLIMIENTO A LA
PALABRA DE DIOS QUE DICEN EN EL EVANGELIO SAN MARCOS CAPITULO 16
VERSICULO 15 AL 18
16:15 Y les dijo: Id por todo el mundo y predicad el evangelio a toda
criatura.
16:16 El que creyere y fuere bautizado, será salvo; mas el que no
creyere, será condenado.
16:17 Y estas señales seguirán a los que creen: En mi nombre echarán
fuera demonios; hablarán nuevas lenguas;
16:18 tomarán en las manos serpientes, y si bebieren cosa mortífera,
no les hará daño; sobre los enfermos pondrán sus manos, y sanarán.
SIGANOS ESCUCHANDO, Y ESTAREMOS ORANDO POR USTED, DESDE LA HERMANA
REPUBLICA DEL PERU RECIBA SALUDOS DEL PASTOR: FRANCISCO CORDOVA
RODRIGUEZ Y TODA LA CONGREGACION DE LA IGLESIA PENTECOSTAL LA COSECHA.
QUE LA GRACIA DEL SEÑOR JESUS, EL AMOR DE DIOS Y LA COMUNION DEL
ESPIRITU SANTO SEA CON VOSOTROS, DIOS LE BENDIGA.
BENDICIONES PARA TODA LA POBLACION DE ARGENTINA. EL SEÑOR JESUCRISTO
VIENE PRONTO (to and via Ernesto Paulero, Argentina, condiglist yg via
DXLD)
** PERU. 4826.5v, Radio Sicuani, Sicuani, Cusco, 0955 to 1030+ noted
under CODAR with good music and slight transmitter drift. Both 22 and
23 March. Seems irregular operation - happy that it is back (Wilkner)
5039.22, Perú, Radio Libertad de Junín, Junín, 1000 to 1100 with good
music 25 March (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D
-746Pro - R8 - Sony 2010XA - Drake R7 - Cumbre DX via DXLD)
** PHILIPPINES. Hi Glenn, Confirming the findings by you and Ron
Howard in dxld Digests 4556 and 4557. Radio Africa is not there
tonight, but Radio Pilipinas is, albeit with severe interference from
some other station after 1826.
Radio Pilipinas, 15190 Tinang. April 1, 2012. Sunday. 1750-1839.
Unidentified language, presumed tagalog, certainly not english as per
Aoki A12 (although there are bits of english thrown in). Several IDs
"Radio Pilipinas" at 1801-1802, frequency announcements at 1803 and
more id's, then conversation continues. At 1826 suddenly became
distorted and weak as though another carrier had come on air, but I
can find nothing listed with an *1830 sign-on. From 1827 the Pilipinas
talk was replaced by religious sounding YL singing, not sure if it`s
from Pilipinas or the new station. Song continued through BOH to 1832,
then talk (in presumed Tagalog) continued. Still weak and unreadable,
not sure what the interfering station is, no programming heard but
there is now a very low frequency (I guess about 200 Hz) het as well,
cutting in and out. Just a mish-mash of unreadable noise. Jo'burg
sunset 1606. Regards, (Bill Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PHILIPPINES. 9430, March 29 at 1311, strong Chinese from FEBC is
distorted again, but carrier seems to be OK (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** PHILIPPINES. 15620, April 3 at 1444, piano sounds hymnic, fair
signal, better than the AWR UNIDENTIFIED [q.v.] a bihour earlier on
same; 1445 FEBC ID with `warta berita`, i.e. news in Indonesian. Aoki
shows 1400-1430 Javanese, 1430-1530 Indonesian, both 100 kW, 200
degrees from Bocaue (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PRIDNESTROVYE. MOLDOVA. Radio PMR, observed 25 March, first day of
A12, on new 9665, English 2130; probably also M-F 1730 & 1930 (Dave
Kenny, DX News, April BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD)
The 2130 broadcast is probably UT Sun-Thu since for ``M-F`` it`s after
local midnite, at UT+3 DST instead of UT+2 ST as per
http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/clockchange.html?n=177&year=2012
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
O o, below may be one hour off based on wrong assumptions of timezone
(which ought not to make ANY difference for external broadcasts!)(gh)
** PREDNESTROVIE. [sic; which Russian letter is third one, E or I?]
Grid of broadcasting Radio of Prednestrovie (A-12):
http://www.radiopmr.org/about/27/Cetka-veshhaniya
On the short wave broadcast will go on the frequency 9665 kHz.
(Dmitry Kutuzov, Ryazan, Russia / "deneb-radio-dx")
-
WEB : FREQUENCY / UTC / BROADCAST LANGUAGE
9665 kHz / 1800 –2300 (*) / Monday-Friday
1800, 2000, 2200 Russian
1830, 2030, 2230 English [probably Sun-Thu after 22?]
1900, 2100 French
1930, 2130 German
1845, 1915, 1945, 2045, 2115, 2145, 2245 Music
999 kHz / 0200–0400 / Monday-Friday / Russian
621 kHz / 1600-2100 / Monday-Friday / Russian, Ukrainian, Moldavian
(via RusDX April 1, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
Updating my log of Radio PMR - Pridnestrovye on 25 March when I heard
English at 2130 on 9665 kHz. That was on the first day of the A12
season, but on subsequent checks here this week English has been heard
on 9665 at 1830, 2030 and 2230 (i.e. same time as it was during the
B11 period). The 1830 and 2030 transmissions are most likely Mon-Fri,
whereas 2230 is probably Sun-Thurs. 73s (Dave Kenny (DX News editor -
BDXC-UK), dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
So this once again brings up What Time Is It in Moldova/Pridnestrovye?
As cited above, timeanddate.com based on Tiraspol says there was a
change from UT +2 to UT +3, but SW scheduling indicates there was no
change, as far as Radio PMR is concerned, siding with the Russians who
also made no change (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. 7350, Radio Romania Aktualitatez [sic] (Home Service 1).
In Romanian 0400-0457 // several MWs on 25/3 and it is not RR
International as is in published schedule. It is a similar difference
as between f.e. Voice of Russia and Radio Rossii on SW (Rumen Pankov,
Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D and Folded Marconi Antenna 16 meters
long), April Australian DX News via DXLD)
Where do you get ``Aktualitatez``? In WRTH it`s spelt Actualitati,
lacking the tedilla under the last t, meaning we should spell it
Actualitatsi (gh, DXLD)
17850, March 30 at 1303 good signal in Chinese, modulation cuts off at
1303:28 but soon resumes, mentions Mei Guo, Istanbul? Then heard what
I thought was a R. Free Asia jingle, and not certain it`s Mandarin; no
jamming. Yet, no such thing scheduled here, instead RRI in Chinese
from Tiganeshti at 1300-1327.
[and non] 11870-11875-11880, March 31 at 0537, DRM noise is overriding
11870 WEWN on AM in Spanish, which had no such problem in B-11. A-12
scheduled at 0530-0600 only is RRI in English to W Europe, 307 degrees
so also USward. Not to be confused with the surround-sound noise field
emanating around WEWN itself, audible here when the fundamental is
strong (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Summer A-11 [sic] schedule of Radio Romania International: [really A12]
Arabic
0630-0657 on 11790 15180 15400 17575
1400-1457 on 11830 11945 15160 15490
Aromanian
1430-1457 on 6060
1630-1657 on 5980
1830-1857 on 5920
Chinese
0400-0427 on 17780 21540%
1300-1327 on 15435 17850
English
0000-0057 on 9700 11965
0300-0357 on 9645 11795 11895 15340
0530-0557 on 9700 17760 21500 11875!
1100-1157 on 15210 15430 17510 17670
1700-1757 on *9535 11740
2030-2057 on !9700 11880 13800 15220
2200-2257 on 7435 9540 9790 11940
French
0100-0157 on 9700 11965
0500-0527 on 9700 15340 17770 11830$
1000-1057 on 15240 15380 17785 17795
1600-1657 on 9680 11950
2000-2027 on $9700 11970
German
0600-0627 on *7230 9700
1200-1257 on 9675 11875
1800-1857 on *9495 11940
Italian
1400-1427 on 9800
1600-1627 on 7445
1800-1827 on ^5920
Romanian
0000-0057 on 9525 11750
0100-0157 on 9525 11750
0400-0457 on 7350 9770
0700-0757 on 12010 15260 15760 17720 "Curierul romanesc" Sun
0800-0857 on 12010 15450 15700 17860 "Curierul romanesc" Sun
0900-0957 on 15240 15380 17600 17860 "Curierul romanesc" Sun
1200-1257 on 9410 11700 15135
1300-1357 on 11700 15135
1500-1557 on 11910 15130
1600-1657 on 9690 11665
1700-1757 on 11970 15310
1800-1857 on 11970 15310
1900-1957 on 11970 15310
Russian
0430-0457 on &7390 9800
1330-1357 on 11835 13640
1500-1557 on 9690 11615&
Serbian
1530-1557 on 6025
1730-1757 on 6125
1930-1957 on 6125
Spanish
0200-0257 on 9520 9645 11795 11945
1900-1957 on 9700 11795
2100-2157 on 17745 21510
2300-2357 on 9655 9745 11795 11955
Ukrainian
1500-1527 on 6060
1700-1727 on 5950
1900-1927 on 6125
* DRM via TIG 300 kW / 307 deg
^ DRM via TIG 100 kW / 270 deg
% DRM via TIG 300 kW / 067 deg
& DRM via TIG 300 kW / 037 deg
! DRM via GAL 300 kW / 300 deg
$ DRM via GAL 300 kW / 285 deg
(DX Re Mix News 3 April via DXLD)
** ROMANIA. Galbeni - Tear down those SW antennas! Oh no --- The GE
folk updated some of their imagery within the past 24 hours or so. The
Romanian Galbeni SW site has undergone some changes to their SW
antenna field. Between August 2010 & March 2011 some antennas/masts
have been removed. Noted having been removed are some of the Southern
& North East Curtain Arrays :-(
Does anyone have any other observations or information that co-insides
with or adds to this? 73's (Ian baxter, NSW, April 4, shortwavesites
yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
** RUSSIA. 4831, 2010-2020 28.03, Voice of Russia, Tbiliskaya - Mixing
product (5920 - 1089 = 4831). Russian talk with little music, 35233,
heard // 1089 (21321) under UK (Anker Petersen, Denmark, AOR
AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde where the spring
has appeared strongly during the past week, via Dario Monferini,
playdx yg via DXLD) see also UNIDENTIFIED
** RUSSIA. 7325, Adygey Radio. In Adygeyan, heard from 1800 with
National Anthem and songs and jokes till 1900 on 25/3 (Rumen Pankov,
Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D and Folded Marconi Antenna 16 meters
long), April Australian DX News via DXLD)
** RUSSIA [and non]. Voice of Russia A12 English Schedule
http://english.ruvr.ru/engradio/
I have not seen this 'posted' elsewhere, except on VOR Site (Ken
Fletcher, P[ostal]-Code CH43, March 29 BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
Transmission schedule in English by target area. 9800 and 9665 are
duplicated both for North and Latin America at 22-02 and 23-02
respectively, but at 02-04, 9665 is for Latin America only, despite
HFCC registrations showing 9665 on exactly the same 309 degree antenna
for the entire span, 23-04, so who are they kidding? Merging all the
Western Hemisphere frequencies, North and Latin America, this is all
we get! O, for the good old days of 20 R. Moscow frequencies at once!
22-02 9800
23-04 9665
02-04 15425
04-06 13775
This does not mean different frequencies, same sites after 0200 and
0400 UT changes: 9800 and 9665 are from Europe, 15425 and 13775 from
Pet/Kam, DVR (Far East Russia), 65 and 61 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9665, April 3 at 0016, V. of Russia in English to N America has co-
channel QRM with audio and making a fast SAH. The brute force of 500
kW from PRIDNESTROVYE is not enough against the 10 kW from BRASIL`s R.
Voz Missionária, probably, propagation trumping power, tho it could
also be CNR5 100 kW from Beijing scheduled until 0100, or even N.
Korea, 50 kW non-direxional 22 hours a day. VOR // 9800 is clear
enough, 500 kW due northwest via ``Armavir`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGST)
Distorted audio for Voice of Russia in Turkish 2h + English 2h:
1400-1800 on 11985.7 SRP 500 kW / 185 deg to N/ME, instead of nominal
11985 (DX Re Mix News 3 April via DXLD)
Voice of Russia in Turkish 2h + English 2h from April 3:
1400-1800 on 11985 to N/ME, instead of 11985.7
(Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, April 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
12000 DRM, V. of Russia, Novosibirsk. On-screen ID as “DRM RUVR 2A”,
strong DRM buzz on receiver, but not able to resolve through PC. 1133,
SNR to 9.3dB, 10/3 (Craig Seager, Bathurst NSW (Icom R75, Kenwood
R1000, Horizontal Loop), April Australian DX News via DXLD)
15510, March 30 at 1332, Russian pop music, 1340-1344 talk segment in
Pashto(?) clarifies that there is a long/short path echo, 250 kW, 140
degrees from Samara, which means the opposite is 320 degrees USward,
plus long way around aiming USward too (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
6075, April 3 at 1229, Moscow ID in Chinese. With R. Rossii gone from
6075, now can be occupied by VOR, per HFCC, 100 kW due west from
Vladivostok at 10-14 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. A-12 Voice of Russia Moscow schedule
25 March-01 Sept / 02 Sept-27 Oct 2012.
Language kHz
UTC -1SEP 2SEP+ location kW target area remarks
Arabic
1600-1700 5925 5925 Novosibirsk 250 ME
1600-1700 7325 7325 Krasnodar 100 NE / ME
1600-1700 12065 12065 St. Petersburg 400 NE / ME
1600-1700 12110 12110 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1600-2100 12060 12060 St. Petersburg 200 All AF
1600-2100 12110 12110 Dushanbe-TJK 500 All AF
1700-1800 1314 1314 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
1700-1800 5925 5925 Novosibirsk 250 ME
1700-1800 7305 7305 Krasnodar 100 NE / ME
1700-1800 9345 9345 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE / ME
1700-1800 11795 11795 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1700-1800 12065 12065 St. Petersburg 400 NE / ME
1700-1800 12110 12110 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1800-1900 1314 1314 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
1800-1900 7305 7305 Krasnodar 100 NE / ME
1800-1900 9345 9345 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE / ME
1800-1900 12110 12110 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1900-2000 1314 1314 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
1900-2000 7315 7315 Novosibirsk 250 ME
1900-2000 9345 9345 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE / ME
1900-2000 9900 9900 Gavar-ARM 500 NE / ME
1900-2000 12110 12110 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
2000-2100 1314 1314 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
2000-2100 7315 7315 Novosibirsk 250 ME
2000-2100 9895 9895 Gavar-ARM 500 NE / ME
2000-2100 12110 12110 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
Chechen
0500-0600 171 171 1200 Krasnodar Caucasus (CIS)
0500-0600 657 657 50 Groznyy Caucasus (CIS)
1200-1300 171 171 1200 Krasnodar Caucasus (CIS)
1200-1300 657 657 50 Groznyy Caucasus (CIS)
2000-2100 657 657 50 Groznyy Caucasus (CIS)
Chinese
1000-1100 648 648 Ussuriisk 500 Asia
1000-1100 6075 6075 Vladivostok 100 Asia
1100-1200 648 648 Ussuriisk 500 Asia
1100-1200 6075 6075 Vladivostok 100 Asia
1200-1300 648 648 Ussuriisk 500 Asia
1200-1300 801 801 Kruchina Chita 600 Asia
1200-1300 1080 1080 Irkutsk 500 Asia
1200-1300 6075 6075 Vladivostok 100 Asia
1300-1400 648 648 Ussuriisk 500 Asia
1300-1400 9560 9560 Vladivostok 250 Asia
Dari, Pashto
1200-1400 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 1000 NE / ME
1200-1400 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1200-1400 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE / ME
1200-1400 15510 15510 Samara 250 NE / ME
English
0000-0200 9800 9800 Krasnodar 500 NoAM
0000-0400 9665 9665 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 NoAM
0100-0300 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 1000 NE / ME
0100-0300 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 1000 NE / ME
0100-0300 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
0200-0400 15425 15425 Petr.-Kamchatsky 250 NoAM
0300-0400 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 1000 NE / ME
0300-0400 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 1000 NE / ME
0300-0400 1314 1314 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
0300-0400 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
0400-0500 1314 1314 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
0400-0500 15760 15760 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
0400-0600 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
0400-0600 13775 13775 Petr.-Kamchatsky 250 NoAM
0600-0700 21800 21800 Irkutsk 250 PAC/AUS/NZL
0600-0800 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
0600-0800 11830 11830 Moscow 40 EUR 1st ch stream DRM
0700-0800 21800 21800 Irkutsk 250 PAC/AUS/NZL
0700-0900 21800 21800 Irkutsk 250 Asia
0800-0900 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
0800-0900 9850 9850 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
0800-0900 11830 11830 Moscow 40 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
0800-0900 21800 21800 Irkutsk 250 PAC/AUS/NZL
0900-1000 9560 9560 Vladivostok 250 Asia
0900-1000 9850 9850 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
0900-1000 11830 11830 Moscow 40 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
0900-1000 15170 15170 Kruchina Chita 500 SoEaAS
0900-1000 21800 21800 Irkutsk 250 Asia
0900-1000 21800 21800 Irkutsk 250 PAC/AUS/NZL
1000-1100 9560 9560 Vladivostok 250 Asia
1000-1100 11500 11500 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1000-1100 15170 15170 Kruchina Chita 500 SoEaAS
1100-1200 9560 9560 Vladivostok 250 SoEaAS
1100-1200 11500 11500 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1100-1200 12030 12030 Novosibirsk 40 Asia digital broadcasting DRM
1100-1200 12065 12065 Kruchina Chita 500 SoEaAS
1200-1300 9445 9445 Irkutsk 15 Asia digital broadcasting DRM
1200-1300 9560 9560 Vladivostok 250 SoEaAS
1200-1300 9850 9850 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
1200-1300 11500 11500 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1200-1300 12030 12030 Novosibirsk 40 Asia digital broadcasting DRM
1200-1400 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 1000 NE / ME
1300-1400 9850 9850 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
1300-1400 12065 12065 Kruchina Chita 500 SoEaAS
1300-1400 12095 12095 Moscow 40 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
1400-1500 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 1000 NE / ME
1400-1500 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1400-1500 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 Asia
1400-1500 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE / ME
1400-1500 9560 9560 Vladivostok 250 SoEaAS
1400-1500 11500 11500 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1400-1500 11840 11840 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 250 SoEaAS
1400-1500 12095 12095 Moscow 40 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
1500-1600 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1500-1600 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1500-1600 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1500-1600 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 Asia
1500-1600 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE / ME
1500-1600 9560 9560 Vladivostok 250 SoEaAS
1500-1600 11840 11840 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky 250 SoEaAS
1500-1600 15640 15640 Moscow 200 ME
1600-1700 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1600-1700 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 Asia
1600-1700 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE / ME
1600-1700 6070 6070 Novosibirsk 40 Asia digital broadcasting DRM
1600-1700 7285 7285 Moscow 250 ME
1600-1700 7370 7370 Krasnodar 15 EUR digital broadcasting DRM
1600-1700 11985 11985 Moscow 500 ME
1700-1800 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 1000 NE / ME
1700-1800 1251 1251 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1700-1800 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1700-1800 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1700-1800 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE / ME
1700-1800 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 Asia
1700-1800 7285 7285 Moscow 250 All AF
1700-1800 7285 7285 Moscow 250 ME
1700-1800 7370 7370 Krasnodar 15 EUR digital broadcasting DRM
1700-1800 11985 11985 Moscow 500 All AF
1700-1800 11985 11985 Moscow 500 ME
1700-1800 12040 12040 Moscow 200 EUR
1800-1900 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 1000 NE / ME
1800-1900 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1800-1900 4975 4975 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE / ME
1800-1900 7370 7370 Krasnodar 15 EUR digital broadcasting DRM
1800-1900 9880 9880 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
1800-1900 9900 9900 Gavar-ARM 500 All AF
1800-1900 9900 9900 Gavar-ARM 500 NE / ME
1800-1900 12040 12040 Moscow 200 EUR
1900-2100 6155 6155 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
1900-2100 12040 12040 Moscow 200 EUR
2200-2300 9800 9800 Krasnodar 500 CeAM
2200-2300 9800 9800 Krasnodar 500 NoAM
2300-2400 9665 9665 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 CeAM
2300-2400 9665 9665 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 NoAM
2300-2400 9800 9800 Krasnodar 500 CeAM
2300-2400 9800 9800 Krasnodar 500 NoAM
French
1600-1700 9745 9745 Kruchina Chita 500 All AF
1600-1700 9900 9900 Gavar-ARM 500 All AF
1600-1700 11635 11635 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 All AF
1600-1700 12000 12000 Moscow 250 EUR
1700-1800 9745 9745 Kruchina Chita 500 All AF
1700-1800 9900 9900 Gavar-ARM 500 All AF
1700-1800 11635 11635 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 All AF
1700-1800 12000 12000 Moscow 250 EUR
1700-1800 12000 12000 Moscow 250 All AF
1700-1800 12030 12030 Moscow 250 All AF
1700-1800 12030 12030 Moscow 250 EUR
1800-1900 9880 9880 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
1800-1900 11635 11635 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 All AF
1800-1900 12000 12000 Moscow 250 EUR
1800-1900 12000 12000 Moscow 250 All AF
1800-1900 12030 12030 Moscow 250 EUR
1800-1900 12030 12030 Moscow 250 All AF
1800-1900 12050 12050 Saint Petersburg 200 EUR
1800-1900 12050 12050 Saint Petersburg 200 All AF
1800-1900 15465 15465 Moscow 250 All AF
1800-1900 15465 15465 Moscow 250 EUR
1900-2000 558 558 Monte Ceneri-Cima-SUI 200 EUR
1900-2000 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
1900-2000 11635 11635 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 All AF
1900-2000 12000 12000 Moscow 250 All AF
1900-2000 12000 12000 Moscow 250 EUR
1900-2000 12050 12050 Saint Petersburg 200 All AF
1900-2000 12050 12050 Saint Petersburg 200 EUR
1900-2000 15465 15465 Moscow 250 EUR
1900-2000 15465 15465 Moscow 250 All AF
2000-2100 558 558 Monte Ceneri-Cima-SUI 200 EUR
2000-2100 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
2000-2100 6155 6155 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
2000-2100 11635 11635 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 All AF
2000-2100 12000 12000 Moscow 250 All AF
German
0900-1000 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
0900-1000 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
0900-1000 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
0900-1000 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
0900-1000 9850 9850 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
0900-1000 11830 11830 Moscow 40 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
1000-1200 558 558 Monte Ceneri-Cima-SUI 200 EUR
1000-1200 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
1000-1200 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
1000-1200 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
1000-1200 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
1000-1200 9850 9850 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
1500-1700 558 558 Monte Ceneri-Cima-SUI 200 EUR
1500-1700 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
1500-1700 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
1500-1700 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
1500-1700 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
1500-1700 6155 6155 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
1500-1700 12010 12010 Samara 250 EUR
1500-1700 12095 12095 Moscow 40 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
1700-1800 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
1700-1800 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
1700-1800 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
1700-1800 6155 6155 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
1700-1800 9880 9880 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
1700-1800 12010 12010 Samara 250 EUR
1800-1900 558 558 Monte Ceneri-Cima-SUI 200 EUR
1800-1900 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
1800-1900 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
1800-1900 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
1800-1900 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
1800-1900 12010 12010 Samara 250 EUR
Hindi
1300-1400 9445 9445 Irkutsk Asia 15 digital broadcasting DRM
1300-1400 9670 9670 Dushanbe-TJK 100 Asia
1300-1400 11500 11500 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1500-1600 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 1000 Asia
1500-1600 9445 9445 Irkutsk Asia 15 digital broadcasting DRM
1500-1600 9670 9670 Dushanbe-TJK 100 Asia
1500-1600 9745 9745 Kruchina Chita 500 Asia
Italian
1700-1800 558 558 Monte Ceneri-Cima-SUI 200 EUR
1700-1800 6155 6155 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
1700-1800 9880 9880 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
1700-1800 12050 12050 Saint Petersburg 200 EUR
1700-1800 15465 15465 Moscow 250 EUR
2130-2230 1548 1548 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 EUR
Japanese
1200-1300 720 720 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 1000 Asia
1200-1300 7235 7235 Irkutsk 100 Asia
1200-1300 7340 7340 Petr-Kamchatka Asia 250
1300-1400 720 720 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 1000 Asia
1300-1400 7235 7235 Irkutsk 100 Asia
1300-1400 7340 7340 Petr-Kamchatka Asia 250
Kurdish
0500-0600 15760 15760 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1500-1600 5925 5925 Novosibirsk 250 ME
Mongolian
1300-1330 801 801 Kruchina Chita 600 AS exc.Su
1300-1330 1080 1080 Irkutsk 500 AS exc.Su
1300-1330 6075 6075 Vladivostok 100 AS exc.Su
1330-1400 801 801 Kruchina Chita 600 AS exc.Su
1330-1400 1080 1080 Irkutsk 500 AS exc.Su
1330-1400 6075 6075 Vladivostok 100 AS exc.Su
Persian
1500-1700 648 648 Dushanbe-TJK 1000 NE / ME
1500-1700 1314 1314 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
1500-1700 1377 1377 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
1500-1700 9345 9345 Dushanbe-TJK 100 NE / ME
1500-1700 12015 12015 Samara 250 NE / ME
Polish
1700-1800 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
1700-1800 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 EUR
1700-1800 9615 9615 Samara 250 EUR
Portuguese
2100-2200 5920 5920 Krasnodar 200 EUR
2200-2400 12060 12060 Gavar-ARM 500 SoAM
Russian GR
0000-0100 657 657 Groznyy 50 Caucas.CISspec.sce Chechen/Russ lang
0000-0100 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
0000-0100 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 Caucasus (CIS)
0000-0100 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 NE / ME
0000-0200 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS)
0000-0300 9430 9430 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 CeAM / SoAM
0100-0200 657 657 Groznyy 50 Caucasus (CIS)
0100-0200 1314 1314 Gavar-ARM 1000 Caucasus (CIS)
0100-0200 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 Caucasus (CIS)
0100-0300 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
0100-0300 1314 1314 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
0100-0300 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 NE / ME
0200-0300 171 171 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS)
0200-0300 657 657 Groznyy 50 Caucasus (CIS)
0200-0300 1314 1314 Gavar-ARM 1000 Caucasus (CIS)
0200-0300 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 Caucasus (CIS)
0200-0600 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500CeAS (CIS)
0200-0600 11965 11965 Moscow 250 CeAS (CIS)
0300-0400 171 171 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS)
0300-0400 657 657 Groznyy 50 Caucasus (CIS)
0400-0500 171 171 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS)
0400-0500 657 657 Groznyy 50 Caucasus (CIS)
0400-0500 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 Caucasus (CIS)
0400-0600 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
0400-0600 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
0400-0600 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
0400-0700 621 621 Grigoriopol-MDA 150 UKR / MDA (CIS)
0400-0700 999 999 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR / MDA (CIS)
0400-0700 1548 1548 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR / MDA (CIS)
0500-0600 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 Caucasus (CIS)
0600-0800 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
0600-0800 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
0600-0800 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
0600-0800 11830 11830 Moscow 40 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
0600-1200 171 171 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS)
0600-1200 657 657 Groznyy 50 Caucasus (CIS)
0600-1200 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 Caucasus (CIS)
0600-1300 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS)
0700-1300 621 621 Grigoriopol-MDA 150 UKR / MDA (CIS)
0700-1300 999 999 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR / MDA (CIS)
0800-0900 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
0800-0900 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
0800-0900 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
0800-0900 9850 9850 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
0800-0900 11830 11830 Moscow 40 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
1000-1200 9850 9850 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 1st ch stream MIDI format DRM
1200-1300 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
1200-1300 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
1200-1300 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
1200-1300 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 Caucasus (CIS)
1200-1300 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
1200-1300 9745 9745 Kruchina Chita 500 Asia
1200-1300 9850 9850 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
1200-1300 12085 12085 Novosibirsk 250 PAC/AUS/NZL
1200-1300 12085 12085 Novosibirsk 250 SoEaAS
1200-1300 13870 13870 St. Petersburg 200 Caucasus (CIS)
1200-1400 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1200-1400 13870 13870 St. Petersburg 200 ME
1300-1400 171 171 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS)
1300-1400 621 621 Grigoriopol-MDA 150 UKR / MDA (CIS)
1300-1400 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
1300-1400 657 657 Groznyy 50 Caucasus (CIS)
1300-1400 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
1300-1400 999 999 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR / MDA (CIS)
1300-1400 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
1300-1400 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 Caucasus (CIS)
1300-1400 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
1300-1400 1548 1548 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR / MDA (CIS)
1300-1400 9465 9465 Irkutsk 250 SoEaAS
1300-1400 9465 9465 Irkutsk 250 PAC/AUS/NZL
1300-1400 9745 9745 Kruchina Chita 500 Asia
1300-1400 9850 9850 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
1300-1400 12095 12095 Moscow 40 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
1300-1400 13870 13870 St. Petersburg 200 Caucasus (CIS)
1300-1500 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS)
1300-1500 5925 5925 Novosibirsk 250 Middle Asia (CIS)
1300-1500 11860 11860 Moscow 250 CeAS (CIS)
1400-1500 171 171 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS)
1400-1500 621 621 Grigoriopol-MDA 150 UKR / MDA (CIS)
1400-1500 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
1400-1500 657 657 Groznyy 50 Caucasus (CIS)
1400-1500 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
1400-1500 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1400-1500 999 999 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR / MDA (CIS)
1400-1500 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
1400-1500 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 Caucasus (CIS)
1400-1500 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
1400-1500 1548 1548 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR / MDA (CIS)
1400-1500 7285 7285 Moscow 250 UKR/MDA, Caucasus (CIS)
1400-1500 9900 9900 Gavar-ARM 500 NE / ME
1400-1500 13870 13870 St. Petersburg 200 ME
1400-1500 13870 13870 St. Petersburg 200 Caucasus (CIS)
1500-1600 171 171 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS)
1500-1600 621 621 Grigoriopol-MDA 150 UKR / MDA (CIS)
1500-1600 657 657 Groznyy 50 Caucasus (CIS)
1500-1600 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS)
1500-1600 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1500-1600 999 999 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR / MDA (CIS)
1500-1600 1026 1026 Novosibirsk 500 Middle Asia (CIS)
1500-1600 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS)
1500-1600 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Baltic States
1500-1600 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Baltic States
1500-1600 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 Caucasus (CIS)
1500-1600 7285 7285 Moscow 250 UKR/MDA, Caucasus (CIS)
1500-1600 9615 9615 Samara 250 Baltic States
1500-1600 9615 9615 Samara 250 EUR
1500-1600 9615 9615 Samara 250 UKR/MDA
1500-1600 9900 9900 Gavar-ARM 500 NE / ME
1500-1600 11635 11635 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 EUR
1500-1600 12015 12015 Samara 250 CeAS (CIS)
1500-1600 12040 12040 Moscow 200 EUR
1500-1700 9615 9615 Samara 250 Belarus (CIS)
1600-1700 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1600-1700 999 999 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR / MDA (CIS)
1600-1700 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Baltic States
1600-1700 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE / ME
1600-1700 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Baltic States
1600-1700 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 NE / ME
1600-1700 7310 7310 Moscow 250 The Baltic States
1600-1700 7310 7310 Moscow 250 EUR
1600-1700 7310 7310 Moscow 250 UKR/MDA
1600-1700 9615 9615 Samara 250 Baltic States
1600-1700 11730 11730 Irkutsk 100 NE / ME
1600-1700 11730 11730 Irkutsk 100 Asia
1600-1700 15640 15640 Moscow 200 ME
1600-1800 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS)
1600-1800 1026 1026 Novosibirsk 500 Middle Asia (CIS)
1600-1800 11730 11730 Irkutsk 100 CeAS (CIS)
1600-1800 12015 12015 Samara 250 CeAS (CIS)
1600-2000 171 171 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS)
1600-2000 657 657 Groznyy 50 Caucasus (CIS)
1600-2000 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1200 Caucasus (CIS)
1600-2000 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 Caucasus (CIS)
1700-1800 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1700-1800 999 999 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR / MDA (CIS)
1700-1800 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE / ME
1700-1800 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Baltic States
1700-1800 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 NE / ME
1700-1800 1494 1494 St.Petersburg 600 Baltic States
1700-1800 1548 1548 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 EUR
1700-1800 1548 1548 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR / MDA (CIS)
1700-1800 7310 7310 Moscow 250 EUR
1700-1800 7310 7310 Moscow 250 UKR/MDA
1700-1800 11730 11730 Irkutsk 100 NE / ME
1700-1800 11730 11730 Irkutsk 100 Asia
1700-1800 12015 12015 Samara 250 Asia
1700-1800 12015 12015 Samara 250 ME
1700-1800 15640 15640 Moscow 200 ME
1800-1900 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Baltic States
1800-1900 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 EUR
1800-1900 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Baltic States
1800-1900 1413 1413 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 EUR
1800-1900 1494 1494 St.Petersburg 600 Baltic States
1800-1900 7310 7310 Moscow 250 EUR
1800-2000 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
1800-2000 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1200 NE / ME
1800-2000 1089 1089 Krasnodar 1200 UKR/MDA
1800-2000 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE / ME
1800-2000 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 NE / ME
1800-2000 1413 1413 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR/MDA
1800-2100 801 801 500 Dushanbe-TJK CeAS (CIS)
1800-2100 1026 1026 Novosibirsk 500 Middle Asia (CIS)
1800-2100 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Belorussia (CIS)
1900-2000 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
1900-2000 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
1900-2000 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 EUR
1900-2000 1323 1323 Wachenbrunn-GER 1000 EUR
1900-2000 1413 1413 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR/MDA
1900-2000 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
1900-2000 7310 7310 Moscow 250 EUR
1900-2100 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 Baltic States
1900-2100 1215 1215 Kaliningrad 1200 Baltic States
2000-2100 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
2000-2100 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
2000-2100 999 999 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 EUR
2000-2100 1143 1143 Kaliningrad 150 EUR
2000-2100 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 Caucasus (CIS)
2000-2100 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
2000-2200 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
2000-2200 999 999 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 UKR/MDA
2000-2200 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE / ME
2000-2200 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 NE / ME
2100-2200 630 630 Braunschweig-GER 100 EUR
2100-2200 693 693 Oranienburg-GER 250 EUR
2100-2200 999 999 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 EUR
2100-2200 1431 1431 Dresden-GER 250 EUR
2100-2200 6155 6155 Kaliningrad 15 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
2100-2300 657 657 Groznyy 50 Caucasus (CIS)
2100-2300 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 CeAS (CIS)
2100-2300 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 Caucasus (CIS)
2200-2300 801 801 Dushanbe-TJK 500 NE / ME
2200-2300 1395 1395 Gavar-ARM 500 NE / ME
2200-2300 9465 9465 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 CeAM / SoAM
2200-2300 12155 12155 Gavar-ARM 500 CeAM / SoAM
2300-2400 657 657 Groznyy 50 Caucasus (CIS)
2300-2400 9430 9430 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 CeAM / SoAM
2300-2400 12155 12155 Gavar-ARM 500 CeAM / SoAM
Serbo-Croatian
1500-1700 1548 1548 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 EUR
1500-1700 6155 6155 DRM Kaliningrad 15 EUR 2nd ch MIDI format DRM
1500-1700 12030 12030 Moscow 250 EUR
1500-1700 12095 12095 Moscow 40 EUR 2nd ch stream MIDI format DRM
2000-2130 1548 1548 Grigoriopol-MDA 500 EUR
2000-2130 9470 9470 Samara 250 EUR
Spanish
0000-0500 12060 12060 Gavar-ARM 500 SoAM
0000-0500 12155 12155 Gavar-ARM 500 CeAM & SoAM
2000-2100 5920 5920 Krasnodar 200 EUR
Turkish
0100-0300 1377 1377 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
0300-0500 1350 1350 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
1300-1400 1350 1350 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
1400-1500 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE / ME
1400-1500 1350 1350 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
1400-1500 7325 7325 Krasnodar 100 NE / ME
1400-1500 11985 11985 Moscow 500 ME
1500-1600 1170 1170 Krasnodar 1200 NE / ME
1500-1600 7325 7325 Krasnodar 100 NE / ME
1500-1600 11985 11985 Moscow 500 ME
2100-2230 1314 1314 Gavar-ARM 1000 NE / ME
Urdu
1400-1500 972 972 Dushanbe-TJK 1000 Asia
1400-1500 1503 1503 Dushanbe-TJK 500 Asia
1400-1500 9445 9445 Irkutsk 15 Asia digital broadcasting DRM
1400-1500 9670 9670 Dushanbe-TJK 100 Asia
1400-1500 9745 9745 Kruchina Chita 500 Asia
Vietnamese
1200-1300 12065 12065 Kruchina Chita 500 SoEaAS
(Voice of Russia March 21, via Vadim Alexeew-RUS, DXing.ru Google
translated and transformed from xls to txt file format by wb., wwdxc
BC-DX TopNews, March 29 via DXLD)
Change made in the last minute from Voice of Russia:
1500-1700 NF 11610 MSK 250 kW / 240 deg to Eu/Af, ex 12030 in Serbian
1700-1900 NF 11610 MSK 250 kW / 240 deg to Eu/Af, ex 12030 in French
(DX Re Mix News 3 April via DXLD)
** RUSSIA [non]. 11650, 1500 9 March, R. Teos, Philippines (via FEBC),
site ID in Russian, St. Petersburg address, SIO 544 (Rumen Pankov,
Bulgaria, HF Logbook, April BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD)
** SAINT HELENA. Today's (April 1) New York Times travel section has a
nice full page article on the island of St. Helena. The story is told
from the perspective of Napoleon's exile and death there by an author
who recently visited the island to complete a book he is writing about
Napoleon's life.
I suspect radio enthusiasts who have participated in Radio St. Helena
Day but have never visited there, or who missed my Queen Mary 2 talk
at the 2011 SWL Winterfest or Robert Kipp's Skype presentation at the
2010 SWL Winterfest about the efforts of his team of hams and SWLs who
restored the annual SW broadcast program from this rare DX target will
enjoy this historian's perspective on how the "Saints" are getting
along in 2012.
The completion of the airport in 2015 will likely bring an economic
and tourist boom to the island. Maybe some day the newbies might even
rebuild Radio St. Helena (Joe Buch, N2JB, West Palm Beach Florida, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) No NYT link but ubiquitous? Or searchable (gh)
** SAUDI ARABIA [and non]. 17705, March 30 at 1306, BSKSA is no longer
on a clear frequency, again colliding with AIR Chinese service until
1315, which means it is also jammed by the ChiCom; I was probably
hearing more of CNR1 under Riyadh than AIR. Yet there are plenty of
open frequencies on 16m --- but each station has a history/precedent
of using 17705, so nothing else matters.
15285, March 31 at 0524, Swahili talk, somewhat distorted modulation,
Cairo? No, not this time, but Riyadh, BSKSA scheduled 04-07, 500 kW,
190 degrees.
15435, April 4 at 1759, BSKSA VG strength in Arabic, but with
continuous crackling superimposed on the audio (i.e. not the audio
itself breaking up), as heard many times before on this transmitter,
not // the much weaker Qur`an frequencies 15225 and 15205, but
correlating with the unID `big buzz` I was hearing earlier at 1346 by
itself on 15435, before scheduled *1500. By 1802 check, all three were
off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SERBIA [non]. 9685, April 3 at 0029, IRS IS, very good, 0030
opening in English mentioning 6100 for Europe, 9685 for US (and no
mention now of 9635 or 9640). It`s the usual M announcer, whose accent
is too heavy for the rate at which he speaks. Know thy audience (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. The Overcomer Ministry is no longer extending
the IRRS relay via ROMANIA 15190, an extra two hours Saturday only
after 1500 for the live Sabbath service until 1700. Nothing there
March 31 at 1506, tho it had been on earlier, such as at 1318. That
means 15190 is also open for R. Africa, Equatorial Guinea [q.v.]
should it come back on the air as early as 1500, (1515 or 1530 as
below).
The latest HFCC as of March 30 no longer shows the Sat 15-17 broadcast
from MIL either, altho still at 13-15, in ``Arabic``! As well as Fri
1500-1515 and Sun 1500-1530 (the latter axually Santec in English).
Instead: 15700 Saturdays only at 15-17 in ``Arabic``. I did not run
across Brother Scare there altho at the time I was not aware of that
scheduling.
What does the IRRS/NEXUS-IBA/EGR site say? The Saturday schedule as of
25 March now does show 15700 at 15-17 after 15190 at 13-15 UT.
DX Mix News also picked this up and thinx the site is probably
ARMENIA. Also shows Armenia on 15650 for a daily TOM broadcast at 12-
14. Remembering this frequency, I was checking 15650 after 1500 which
already has V. of Greece colliding with R. Liberty in Turkmen. At 1507
I could almost think there was a third station in the mix with the
urgent intonations of Brother Scare, like on 15420, 9980 and 9385, but
of course none would be synchronized for a definite match.
What does the TOM homepage say now March 31? possibly pertinent:
``MidEast 11590 15-17:00 UTC Daily
Africa 15750 7-10:00 UTC Saturday-FREE!
FAR EAST 15190 13-15:00 UTC Daily
Satudays [sic] 15700 15-17:00 UTC ****
AFRICA 17580 15-16:00 UTC Daily
FarEast 15650 12-14:00 UTC Daily``
Don`t even look at their ftp shortwave schedule download, which is
further out of date without these, but with WBCQ still on 7415, etc.
15190, Sunday April 1 at 1402, Brother Scare is still audible here via
IRRS via ROMANIA.
15650, April 2 at 1359 fast SAH between two transmitters, 1400 Voice
of Greece IS, and presumably R. Liberty, Germany in Turkmen. But at
1401 I am just about sure there is a very weak third understation,
with ramshorn call, The Overcomer Ministry mentioned, intonations of
Brother Scare, not // or at least not synchro with 9385 WWRB. 1402 ID
from IFTH, Greece.
Then at 1404 I check 15190, Brother Scare via IRRS via ROMANIA, which
was certainly there before 1400, but now just a dead carrier, or JBM,
or atop some other JBA station, Eq. Guinea? 1408 some keyboard music
fill has started, 1409 rejoining BS, which I time as 49 seconds behind
WWRB. So 15650 is not a frequency change from the 15190 service, but
something additional.
On March 29, Wolfgang Büschel measured Greece 15 Hz high, which would
account for the ``fast SAH``, and at 1359 it ``covered a religious
prayer underneath on approx 15650.0 totally, midst on the station
announcement in Greek started at CRASH character at 1401:07 UT``. One
would think the ``religious prayer`` was not from R. Liberty,
especially if it was in English?
Ivo Ivanov, DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, reported March 28:
``ARMENIA/USA, Test transmissions of Brother Stair TOM in English:
Daily 1202-1402 15650#ERV 300 kW / 125 deg SEAs from March 20 and
continued --- # from 1350 strong co-channel by ERA-5 Greek and from
1400 by RL in Turkmen`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
No transmissions for Brother Stair via Yerevan on April 2/3/4:
Daily
1202-1402 on 15650 to SEAs
1502-1702 on 11590 to WeEu
1902-2102 on 9465 to WeEu
Sat, no transmissions on March 31
0702-1002 on 15750 to EaAf
1802-2202 on 7590 to EaAf
(Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, April 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [and non]. Finally this month, a quick mention about REE
Spain's 70th Anniversary broadcast 15 March, at 1900 on 9665 kHz. A
pleasant, if perhaps a somewhat low-key celebration, hosted by Alison
Hughes, Frank Smith and Justin Coe, with the first half of the
broadcast recorded live at the Madrid Cervantes Institute. The
programme included some memories of the occupation of the Radio
Station by soldiers during the coup attempt in February 1981. I quite
enjoyed a subtle gag running through the first half hour, which ran as
follows:
Towards the start of the programme:
Frank (hopefully, introducing a Paso Doble): “Alison - Do you dance
the Paso Doble?”
Alison (abruptly): “No”
Frank (sadly): “No, neither do I...”
Later ..
Frank (hopefully, introducing a Rumba): “ Alison - Can you dance a
Rumba?”
Alison (abruptly): “No”
Frank (sadly): “No, neither do I...”
Later, again...
Frank (hopefully, introducing a Salsa): “Alison - Do you do a Salsa?”
Alison (abruptly): “No”
Frank (sadly): “No, neither do I....”
Well, I found it funny anyway! (AR)
That's all for this month - I look forward to hearing about programmes
that you've heard and enjoyed over the month (Alan Roe, Making
Contact, April World DX Club Contact via DXLD)
6055, March 31 at 0528, another REE frequency with severe problems,
maybe same transmitter as on 15110 from 1900? But this one is not
spurring all over the place; instead, distorted modulation audible
only at peak spikes, and no match for RHC encroaching on both sides.
See also KUWAIT [and non]
REE certainly has problems with its transmitters.
9630, April 1 at 0150, the DRM broadcast via COSTA RICA at 00-02 is
expanding far beyond the full-10-kHz bandwidth supposedly employed by
DRM. Stepping 1 kHz at a time on the DX-398, I can hear the DRM noise
steadily diminishing out to +/- 30 kHz, i.e. reaching 9600-9660.
Fortunately not too many other AM stations are active in the area,
encouraged to evacuate? 9625 CBCNQ of course is totally blown away,
slightly less so REE analog on 9620.
11880 via COSTA RICA, Sunday April 1 at 1320, world music turns out to
be the excellent `Mundofonías` show at a new hour for our Sunday
morning listening pleasure, music from Karelia, Finland at the moment.
Altho this is the strongest frequency (still no 17595 direct on
weekends), 11880 now suffers from some modulation distortion.
21540 at 1355, REE IS making SAH with weaker Kuwait, as 21540 is about
to sign off an hour earlier than on weekdays; while weak 21610
continues with `Mundofonías` a minute longer, some 5 sex ahead of //
11880.
While monitoring 17750, waiting for RHC to start modulating, see CUBA,
April 1 at 1947 I hear some weak distorted Spanish around 17764,
sounds the same as 17850 REE Costa Rica, but no match 86 kHz higher on
17936. But there is a match on 17746, i.e. +/-9 kHz from the rather
weak REE Noblejas on 17755. I`m using only the DX-398 on the porch, no
second receiver handy to see if audio is simul or offset.
To my surprise I can still detect 17746 and 17764 after 1959 when TDP
via GUIANA FRENCH DRM starts, blowing away 17755 itself, and in the
sideband of RHC 17750 unmodulated carrier. On Sat & Sun, REE`s 17755
to Africa expands to 14-22, from 17-19 in Spanish and Portuguese on M-
F. Also audible on 17715 to S America, which is at 14-22 on Sunday,
16-22 on Saturday, and only 15-19 including 1830-1900 Portuguese on
weekdays. TDP and REE must not worry about mutual interference on
17755 [not 17555 as typoed in my original report!], with widely
divergent targets, but it`s still unnecessary with plenty of vacant
frequencies around.
Then I succeed in hearing eight! spurs really from 17850; see COSTA
RICA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX WORLD OF RADIO 1611, LISTENING DIGEST)
15385, Monday April 2 at 1431, very poor signal with ME music, could
have taken for Arabic, but must be Sephardic, in REE`s weekly service
at 1425-1455, now no longer suffering ACI from RHC which has moved to
15340; announcement and on to more westernized music.
Now the two repeats need to be confirmed as on A-12 schedule:
UT Tue 0115-0145 on 11795 to SAm, really here and not colliding with
Brasil on alternate 11780? HFCC on 11795 only, but was on 11780 anyway
UT Tue 0415-0445 on 9650, really here rather than alternate 9690? As
usual HFCC-registered on both.
11795, UT Tuesday April 3 at 0135 check, REE very good with Sephardic
music in weekly 0115-0145 service to South America.
On Nov 14, 2011, as in DXLD 11-47, I confirmed that this broadcast was
colliding with Brasil on 11780 despite announcing 11795, so gave up
trying to hear it for the rest of B-11 --- but now it really is on
11795, and in the clear! Like it was in A-11. But in B-12 I bet they
resume colliding, oblivious of the situation, possibly because Brasil
refuses to participate in HFCC, so as far as HFCC is concerned, this
250 kW transmitter is vaporware.
The final repeat of Emisión Sefarad, to North America, confirmed on
9690, not 9650, with IS starting at *0412 UT Tuesday April 3 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9675, April 3 at 0532, REE Costa Rica`s bigsig tonight is here instead
of usual 9630, so far in A-12. Goodbye, Brasil! They keep registering
both frequencies, but can use only one. Was this a mistake, an
experiment, or a permanent change? Who knows, besides finding what
happen 24 hours later. Program was dramatic narration featuring
birdchirps.
9630, April 4 at 0549, REE via COSTA RICA is back here after switching
to alternate 9675, 24 hours earlier; why?
17595, Wed April 4 at 1311, the normally bigsig direct from Noblejas
to NAm, is absent, tho scheduled 13-15 weekdays only, but this
audiblized VATICAN q.v. 17590 just as it was going off (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
17595, April 4 at 1756, REE is now on with VG signal, having been
absent earlier at 1311. Altho HFCC has this over-registered as daily
all the way from 11 to 22 on overlapping transmissions involving 4
different azimuths, REE`s own schedule
http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/frecuenciasreea12.pdf
shows only: M-F 13-15 to NAm in Spanish, M-F 21-22 to SAm Portuguese
So why is it on now? HFCC has it 12-22, 248 degrees to CIRAF 10-14
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA. 11905, April 3 at 0013, tone test with flutter; by 0020
signal is fair with flutter, now drumming, vocal anthem(?), 0025 YL ID
as ``Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation`` in English, but the rest in
S Asian language --- not Sinhala but the Hindi service starts at 0020.
Then man singing alternating with chanting, 0032 string music.
Nothing audible yet on 15745, but it does not start until 0100 and is
only 10 kW, vs 250 kW on 11905 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN. 7200, SRTC (Al Aitahab) 14, 15, 16, 19 March usually heard
poor-fair depending on ham QRM after 1500 with Qur'an recitation,
Sudanese pop music and Arabic/Sudanese yak. Aoki sked says 03-21 but
unheard pre-1500 so far (Dan Sheedy, CA G5/Xwire at Moonlight Beach
via Bob Wilkner, Cumbre DX via DXLD)
[and non]. 7200, Sudan Radio, Omdurman. Muslim sermon and TC in Arabic
at 0235, clear till 0259 when the stronger IS of Eritrea 1 came up. At
1635 after end of Afghanistan were heard news and pop music in English
of Radio Ethiopia to dominating over Eritrea on 26/3 (Rumen Pankov,
Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D and Folded Marconi Antenna 16 meters
long), April Australian DX News via DXLD)
** SUDAN [non]. Miraya FM QSL --- UKRAINE: MIRAYA FM via MYKOLAIV,
9940. E-letter from Dorji Wangchuk, Broadcast Engineer, United Nations
Mission in South Sudan, in 4 days. This is the same person who in 2008
verified my report, and reports of other DXers, of Bhutan Broadcasting
Service with a really nice e-QSL. At that time he was Executive
Broadcast Engineer at BBS (Wendel Craighead, Prairie Village, Kansas,
USA, March 31, Cumbre DX via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD) Small world
(gh)
When I report QSLs I usually include the postal or e-mail address to
which the reception report was sent, as I appreciate it when others do
this. But in the case of Miraya FM I sent the report to Dorji
Wangchuk’s personal e-mail address. I didn’t want to publicize this
personal address without his permission, so I asked him for that
permission--or if he preferred, perhaps he could at least give me the
e-mail address and name of the appropriate person at Miraya FM to whom
reception reports should be directed. At the time I reported the QSL I
hadn’t yet heard from Dorji, but he has now said it’s OK to send
reports to his personal address. It’s dwangk @ gmail.com (Wendel
Craighead, April 2, ibid., WORLD OF RADIO 1611)
** SUDAN SOUTH [non]. 17745, Sudan Radio Service via Woofferton,
1531-1544, March 31. Their interesting Saturday “Road to Peace”
program; many promos for “Road to Peace” every Wednesday on 98.6 SRS
FM; promo for monthly program with officials from the South Sudan Land
Commission to discuss land use issues; pop African music; heard with
an echo. MP3 audio at
http://www.box.com/s/9efef01701993ef54877
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN [non]. 5950, March 30 at 0517, SNAFU again on the RTI relay
via WYFR: in Chinese instead of scheduled English this hour.
5950, April 1 at 0556 check, RTI via WYFR is in correct language
English for the 05-06 hour, instead of Chinese, as heard 48 hours
earlier (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAJIKISTAN. 4975, Voice of Russia, 1338 Mar 30, Pashto/Dari (per
WRTH 2012), blend of music and talk, 1359 man with ID and
announcements in English, 1400 woman commencing English program with
another ID, low frequency het from unidentified station detectable on
4974.7. (Very poor to poor, // 11500 also via Tajikistan poor (Harold
Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, Listening lakeside from my car with
the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** TAJIKISTAN. 11500, March 29 at 1335 poor talk with hum, flutter,
instead of Firedrake often found here. HFCC A-12 shows V of Russia is
now registered via Dushanbe at 10-15, 500 kW, 155 degrees to S Asia.
Aoki shows it at 12-15 only, English-Hindi-English, while Sound of
Hope 100-watt nuisance transmitter in Taiwan could be here at any
hour; maybe VOR will dissuade them from a few.
11500, March 31 at 1249, just a big hum from the Dushanbé relay of
VOR`s English to S Asia, which had been funxional earlier this week.
That`s more like it! Thruout the A-11 season, this transmission often
failed, and it seems A-12 will be no different. Is no one paying
attention in Moscow or Orzu? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TATARSTAN [non]. 15110, Tatarstan Wave/GTRK Tatarstan, via Samara,
*0410, April 2. Carrier on long before sign on; starts with IS and the
usual two IDs (one in assume Tatar and one in Russian: "V efirye
programa na volnye Tatarstana"); monologue; 0414 nice ballad; almost
fair (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** TIBET [non]. [Northern] MARIANA ISLANDS {Tinian}, 21500 / 21720. At
6-7 UT slot on Apr 2nd noted real RFA Tibetan program on 21500 kHz,
strongest signal on 13 mb next to V of Russia, Irkutsk 21800 kHz in
English, around 0630 UT.
All other RFA channels covered by China mainland jamming, i.e. heard
China Mandarin radio program as spoken jammer. Against RFA Tibetan
21690 via Al Dhabbaya-UAE and RFA Mandarin on 21720 kHz (Wolfgang
Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Apr 4 via DXLD)
** TUNISIA. RTT, TUNIS, observed at 1732 UT tune-in on 7225 with what
appeared to be a live concert on middle eastern music and songs.
Female singer with applause between songs. At 1800, a female voice
with ID and News headlines and mention of Russian elections and Putin.
(Sunday March 4th). (Edwin Southwell, England, Making Contact, April
World DX Club Contact via DXLD)
7225, carrier on *1655 11 March, crash start into program in Arabic at
1658, SIO 434 (Tony Rogers, Birmingham, HF Logbook, April BDXC-UK
Communication via DXLD)
7225, RTV Tunisia. Arabic // 12005 and 17735 and MW 684 at 1730 on
25/3. Observed all their schedule on 25-27/3 – all times and
frequencies are same as in A11 and B11, only now is 17735 instead of
9725 (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Sony ICF2001D and Folded Marconi
Antenna 16 meters long), April Australian DX News via DXLD)
17735 axually started a few weeks before B-11 was over, as reported in
DXLD (gh, DXLD)
[and non]. 17735v, April 1 before 2000, IWT is causing the usual
annoying lo het to RCI, but RCI in the clear with `Maple Leaf Mailbag`
in English at 2018. Don`t know exactly when Tunisia went off (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see CANADA
7335, April 4 at 0556 open carrier, so I keep listening: at 0558:16,
IWT modulation suddenly cuts on amid music and becomes // 7275. They
don`t even have the finesse to fade it up, let alone insert a formal
sign-on. As ever, HFCC registration is an hour off, 7335 at ``0700-
0910``, 265 degrees to CIRAF 37. Aoki knows better, showing 0600-0810.
EiBi is even more accurate with 0557-0806. Probably controlled by an
inhuman timing device. Fortunately, Vatican is now finished with 7335
at 0500, so there is no overlap any more (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY [and non]. 15450, March 30 at 1255, VOT English would be
sufficient if it were not for stronger Firedrake on 15445, but that`s
off at 1300, and by 1314 check a weaker preacher in unknown language
is on 15445, per Aoki KSDA in Kachin during this semihour only, not a
problem for VOT, until 1326* with IS.
15450, March 31 at 1245, VOT is starting `DX Corner`, so confirmed
this is an on-week for the fortnightly. She starts with VOT`s own new
English schedule: unfortunately, every time cited as ``UTC`` is really
local, so all of them are three hours too late!!! She doesn`t even
realize she is reading the wrong column of her own schedule! This does
not bode well.
And what is she going to do without Media Network to crib? After an
item about Japan to launch a new satellite, at 1251 cited ``DXing the
Finnish Way`` website with item about 639 kHz in Czechia; at 1250
about R. Azad Hind in India, a story we also have fully credited in
DXLD 12-13; then at 1254 about HFCC B-12, August in Paris, sent to her
by Drita Çiço. I also got her mass-mailing about that, so I know Drita
had picked up the item (and fully credited it herself), from DXLD 12-
12, but did the Turkess credit DXLD? Of course not! I am sick and
tired of broadcasters and others ripping off my hard work without even
the courtesy of a mention! Another item followed about a ham
commemoration of the Titanic, and already ending show at 1257.
Unfortunately, this timing now conflicts with the mailbag/DX program
from KBS World Radio via Canada 9650, staying at 12-13 UT yearound,
making it at a waking hour one timezone further west in North America.
Hear it for yourself on a Saturday/UT Sunday repeat, at the correct
UTs in our just-updated A-12 DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS:
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html
DXing the Finnish Way, http://finndxer.wordpress.com/
is mostly second-hand (not that there`s anything wrong with that) more
about MW than SW, and usually cites sources including DXLD, altho
``various`` doesn`t cut it.
15450, VOT gets creamed by Firedrake: see CHINA. Tnx a lot, V of
Tibet! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. Ras al-Khaimah 1152 kHz 200 kW carries now
Voice of Kerala ( radiovok.com ) between 0200-2100 (WRTH Monitor
update 5 April via DXLD)
As in India`s southern state, rather far away, for Gastarbeiter
expatriates? 1152 was Ras al-Khaima Broadcasting Station in several
foreign languages, not all Indian; now just for Keralans?? (gh, DXLD)
** U K. MSF off air --- "Notice of Interruption to MSF 60 kHz Time and
Frequency Signal. Please note that the MSF 60 kHz time and frequency
signal broadcast from Anthorn Radio Station will be shut down over the
period:
08:00 UTC on Monday 26 March
until
20:00 UTC on Friday 6 April
The interruption to the transmission is required to allow maintenance
work to be carried out in safety. The service is expected to be off-
air continuously until the evening of Tuesday 3 April, then to be off-
air during the daytime only on Wednesday 4 April to Friday 6 April,
and normal operation restored from the Friday evening."
http://www.npl.co.uk/science-technology/time-frequency/time/products-and-services/msf-outages
(via Mike Terry, UK, March 31, dxldyg via DXLD) So DX other 60 kHzs
** U K. A BBC colleague has now confirmed that all DRM from Orfordness
[1296 kHz] was dropped at the end of B-11. So, the final transmission
(in any mode) from Orfordness will be the 10-11 May farewell special
from Radio Netherlands (Chris Greenway, England, April 2, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Has he also explicitly confirmed that RNW has cancelled its Babcock
slots effective May 12 and that Babcock will close the Orfordness
facility on this date (not necessarily definitely, but in the sense of
regular operations ceasing)? Seems to be better to avoid
misunderstandings in such a case (Kai Ludwig, Germany, April 3, ibid.)
Kai: Good questions, but my BBC colleague can't speak for Babcock! As
discussed earlier in this yg, RNW surely cannot continue its Dutch
transmissions (all that Orfordness is now used for) after the
"farewell" broadcasts.
It is possible that another client (CRI?) is waiting to hire ORF, but
if they were they could have had 648 (with better coverage) already,
so I'm doubtful, and am assuming that this really is the end. But we
will have to see what happens after 11 May to be sure! (Chris
Greenway, April 4, ibid.)
** U K. BBC 80TH ANNIVERSARY PROGRAMME AUDIO ONLINE
Audio for the progammes on February 29, the BBC World Service 80th
anniversary celebrations is available for online streaming at
http://bbc.in/zLCavV
The programmes that can be streamed are Business Daily, The News
Meeting Live, World Have Your Say, Click, Outlook - personal stories
from inside Bush House, Newshour including report on the 80th
anniversary, One Planet - A Global Audience with David Attenborough,
Witness - the assassination of Georgi Markov, World Have Your Say,
Health Check - special live edition, Newshour debate on the Future of
International Broadcasting and The Strand - live edition (Mike
Barraclough, April World DX Club Contact via DXLD)
** U K. [Re 12-13:] 2556 kHz Palace Radio --- Harmonic of matchday RSL
Palace Radio (Crystal Palace FC, SE London) again audible on 2556 kHz
(2 x 1278 kHz) this morning (31st March). This for their Championship
match v Nottingham Forest (commentary from kick-off at 1500 BST (1400
UT)). According to their website, on air until midnight (2300 UT) but
with non-stop music from 1800 BST (1700 UT).
http://www.palaceradio.net/shows.html
(Alan Pennington, Caversham, UK, AOR 7030+ ALA 1530, March 31,
harmonics yg via DXLD)
Thanks to Ian and Alan for the news of Palace Radio's harmonic. After
rotating the ALA1530 to eliminate some noise, there was a station
audible here (2000 UT, 31/3) playing continuous music on 2556 kHz.
Presume it is Palace Radio. They are well down in the noise, but can
just make out the records (Hall and Oates, Albert Hammond etc.)
They are fading up and down a bit with brief spells when the music
comes up out of the noise. Best with the sync detector on USB. 73's
(Nick Rank, Buxton, Derbys, UK, Sony 2001D, ALA1530 loop, BDXC-UK yg
via DXLD)
** U K [non]. 21630, March 31 at 1357 another collision on 13m, B-B-C-
chimes over some language talking with distorted modulation, but at
1359 just as London is signing on, the other audio stops. HFCC
explains it, as 1400 is when Somali via Cyprus Saturdays only [but
often in English instead] hands 21630 over to Hausa via Ascension
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 12133.5-USB, UT Monday April 2 at 0544 I am checking AFN
Florida one more time in case Jim Hightower commentary appear when it
ought to, one UT hour earlier than during standard time, but which
slot has been occupied by other stuff for weeks --- and I am rewarded!
Jim is back, at 0544-0546, topic JOBS.
Hope this stix. Should be UT Mon-Fri at this time, and also on
unchecked // 7811-USB and 5446.5-USB. The schedule at
http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/AFNRadio.aspx
still lacks the block ``22:00 US Pacific Time`` for Sat & Sun, but
does not show him either for Mon-Thu. Unknown if he is on the AFN
schedule at any time whatsoever, since it`s not searchable.
7811-USB, April 3 at 0544-0546, AFN with Jim Hightower commentary for
the second night in a row, about data mining vs privacy; see website
of the Electronic Privacy Information Center, URL I could not copy as
signal only poor tonight, but better than 5446.5 and not propagating
on 12133.5. Googling leads right to http://epic.org
7811-USB, April 4 at 0544-0546, AFN again with Jim Hightower
commentary for the third night in a row. Unfortunately it is a repeat
of 48 hours earlier about J.O.B.S. (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Washington, D.C. — March 30, 2012 — Voice of America is
giving its websites a new look and additional features, and saving
some money in the process.
The new layout makes navigation easier for the user, moves more
content to the top of the page, provides bigger images, and more
multimedia functionality. The design also allows online commenting on
audio and video for the first time.
VOA, which broadcasts news and information around the world in 43
languages, began the transition to the new content management system
(CMS) this week with its Indonesian, Spanish and Creole websites.
Eventually more than 50 VOA websites will make the switch. . .
http://www.insidevoa.com/media-relations/press-releases/VOA-Websites-Get-New-Design-145178975.html
(VOA PR via gh, Yimber Gaviria, Hansjoerg Biener, DXLD)
Whoopee! Checked the Spanish site http://www.voanoticias.com/ and
stuff keeps moving around on it, great for those with severely
attenuated attention spans. And shortwave marginalized even further,
with no way to find what SW frequencies may still exist (gh, DXLD)
** U S A [and non]. 12150, March 31 at 1325, VOA `Jazz America` with
good signal, also on 7575, but what about 9760, where we spotted in
the A-12 HFCC that CRI English via Kunming would also be colliding
during this hour on weekends? Yes, it is, March 31 at 1329 check, atop
the jazz, while another CRI frequency is clear nearby, 9730 Beijing
site. How long till IBB does something about this, like moving away
from 9760? 12150 is TINANG, 9760 is TINIAN, 7575 THAILAND.
Meanwhile, VOA Korean via TINIAN, 7225 was playing its own jazz piano
music March 31 at 1327, then Korean announcement.
15730, March 31 at 2033, English lesson, very strong splattering +/-
30 kHz, 94 degrees from Greenville B, VOA French service in the 2030-
2100 extension on Sat & Sun after daily 2000-2030. Also on much weaker
// 15185 slightly behind 15730, i.e. 10 degrees from BOTSWANA, which
is on air only for the weekend 2030-2100 segment. Did not hear a word
of French in a couple of minutes.
9510, Sunday April 1 at 1312, VOA `Jazz America` clear on fair signal
here, while the ChiCom are still co-channel mixing on 9760. 9510 is
registered as the old 50 kW transmitter from the PHX site, daily at
12-13, weekends only at 13-14. PHX is what HFCC labels it; Aoki calls
it Tinang II; and WRTH makes no distinxion between the 50 kW and 250
kW Tinang sites, both just PHT; why?
17530, April 1 at 1926, big open carrier atop music from something
else. O yes, it`s still VOA interfering with itself, Greenville
preparing to take over from São Tomé, complete with sign-on at 1929,
then French, instead of a drop-carrier-immediately/crash-start.
17530, April 3 at 1404, VOA news, 1405 into `Music Mix`, poor signal
// and synchro much stronger 15580. Yes, during this hour only, both
are via São Tomé. I thought MM would run for the rest of the hour, but
recheck 1442, 17530 now built up to a good signal in news, with DXer
Dan Robinson reporting urgently from the White House on Mr. Obama and
Pres. Calderón. 17530 is used a lot by VOA in later hours from various
sites, but no more in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Re 12-13: BTW, I think that WBAP/KSCS/WBAP-FM have moved
physically to Dallas, according to their mailing address on their web
sites. Seems Citadel is consolidating offices in Dallas. KLIF has the
same address on their website. The two frequencies from the old
WBAP/WFAA time share (570/820) are now under the same ownership. Looks
like WBAP kept the Fort Worth side office phone number with the 817
area code. 817/695-1820. Dallas is 214/469/972. KLIF already had a
Dallas number and all of their talk show lines at both stations were
already Dallas Metro numbers.
Street Address:
3090 Olive Street
West Victory Plaza
Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75219
(David R. Block, TX, April 1, DX LISTENING DIGEST) So also for 25 MHz
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1610: not uploaded until 2010 UT March 29,
but in time for first SW airing: Thursday 2100 on WTWW 9479; then UT
Friday 0330v on WWRB 5050, ex-3195. UT Saturday 0100v on Area 51 via
WBCQ 5110v-CUSB/LSB (last week did not start until 0135); UT Sunday
0400 on WTWW 5755. And on WRMI 9955: Sat 0800, 1500, 1730, Sun 0800,
1530, 1730, Mon 0500, 1130. On HLR 5980 Germany: Tuesday 0930.
Also on WRN via SiriusXM 120: Sat & Sun 1730, Sun 0830.
WORLD OF RADIO 1610 monitoring: produxion completed later than usual,
but in time for first SW airing Thursday March 29 at 2100 on WTWW
9479, usual excellent signal. Also confirmed on next airing, UT Friday
0332 just started on WWRB 5050 ex-3195. Next: UT Saturday 0100v on
Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB; last week did not start until 0135, and
also try LSB. UT Sunday 0400 on WTWW 5755. On WRMI: Saturday 0800,
1500, 1730, Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730, Monday 0500, 1130. On HLR Germany
5980: Tuesday 0930. On WRN via SiriusXM 120: Sat & Sun 1730, Sun 0830.
WORLD OF RADIO 1610 monitoring: Area 51 via WBCQ 5110-CUSB, this UT
Saturday did not start until 0129 March 31, after an extended `AWWW`.
More audio on the USB, but also audible on the LSB. Next best airing:
UT Sunday 0400 on WTWW 5755. On WRMI 9955: Sat 1730, Sun 0800, 1530,
1730, Mon 0500, 1130. On WRN via SiriusXM 120: Sat & Sun 1730, Sun
0830.
WORLD OF RADIO 1611: first airing Thursday April 5 at 2100 on WTWW
9479; then 0330v UT Friday on WWRB 5050; 0100v-0130v UT Saturday on
WBCQ Area 51 5110v-CUSB/LSB. On WRMI 9955: Saturday 0800, 1500, 1730;
Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730; Monday 0500, 1130. Also on WRN via SiriusXM
120, Sat & Sun 1730, Sun 0830. Full schedule including many more
webcasts at http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5085.6, 0150 5 March, WTWW, Lebanon, USA [there are several:
you have to specify the state!], Brother Stair in English, 0200 WTWW
ID (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, Tropical Bands Logbook, April BDXC-UK
Communication via DXLD) I didn`t realize it was ever that far off-
frequency; remains silent pending full-time customer arrangements,
other than BS (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
[and non]. 12105, WTWW-3 had been opening nominally at 8 am CT, which
means 1300 instead of 1400 UT now, but April 2 absent before and after
1300.
Instead, very weak signal in Chinese, with a break at 1259, i.e. due
NW from KSDA GUAM, also scheduled 11-15, except until July 1 the final
hour 14-15 is due NE via Trincomalee, SRI LANKA instead, per HFCC.
Wondering when WTWW will ever come on, I leave a receiver on 12105,
and finally it pops on with usual bigsig at *1359:23 with Arabible in
progress; no ID, no sign-on. IDs are automated in at odd times during
the hours.
Meanwhile, 9479 WTWW-1 with SFAW remains quite reliably on air, but at
1319 today I notice the modulation is lower than usual, still with the
usual ripple.
WTWW-2 which tested mostly with Brother Scare in Feb and early March,
on 9990 day, 5085 night, remains silent (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. MISCELÁNEAS DESDE MIAMI --- Estimados amigos: Comparto con
ustedes dos imágenes del encuentro que, por primera vez, tuve con el
gran amigo Oscar de Cespedes. Oscar es uno de los diexistas más
destacados de Miami con una emotiva historia que se remonta a su Cuba
natal donde debió sortear muchas dificultades (a las que me referiré
en detalles a mi regreso) y de las que afortunadamente salió airoso
decidiendo su mejor futuro en Estados Unidos.
Hoy su vida es totalmente diferente, lo veo feliz gozando de su
jubilación y disponiendo de un tiempo libre para hacer lo que más le
gusta: la radioescucha y el DX. Las fotos corresponden al día de ayer,
28 de marzo, fueron sacadas por Marisa, mi esposa y me las ha remitido
Oscar hace un pocos minutos mientras estoy disfrutando del sol, la
brisa y las imágenes caribeñas de Key West, en el extremo sur de
Miami, un verdadero paraíso donde se llega después de atravesar un
sinnúmeros de puentes e islas coralinas.
Al pasar por Marathon (uno de los cinco grandes áreas insulares) se
observa la planta de Radio Martí que opera en los 1180 Khz, emisora
recientemente escuchada en Neuquén por el colega José Kucher.
Próximamente les daré un resumen acerca de la radiodifusión hispana en
Miami. Tiempo, por favor! Finalmente les comento que ayer fue el
cumpleaños de Thais, la esposa de Jeff White, Manager de WRMI Radio
Miami International. Nuestros amigos nos pasaron a buscar por el Clay
Hotel de Miami Beach alrededor de las 14 horas y en dos horas más
estábamos almorzando en el camping del Parque Nacional Biscayne, al
sur de Miami. Thaís había preparado todos los alimentos, incluyendo la
torta de cumpleaños.
Jeff aprovechó para realizar conmigo la tercera grabación para "Viva
Miami" cuyo contenido refiere a la experiencia vivida en WYFR Family
Radio en Okeechobee, Florida, tema del que les ampliaré con mayor
información en una próxima oportunidad. Las tres versiones de "Viva
Miami" están a disposición de ProgramasDX para que el buen amigo José
"Pepe" Bueno las incluya en su excelente página. Por favor Pepe
comunícate con Jeff para que te envíe los archivos.
Mientras tanto pueden escuchar "Viva Miami" de acuerdo al siguiente
esquema: "Viva Miami" sale al aire básicamente de la siguiente manera
(UTC) por 9955 Khz e Internet: Sábados 15:45, Domingo 01:45, 09:45,
01:15, 15:00, 19:00 y 21:30, Lunes 13:15, Martes 00:30 y 13:45,
Miércoles 13:00, Jueves 13:15, Viernes 00:15 y 03:45 (puede haber más
emisiones repetidas de "Viva Miami" que ocupen espacios libres que
dejen otros programas) Saludos! (Rubén G. Margenet, Argentina, March
29, condiglist yg via DXLD)
ÚLTIMO DÍA EN MIAMI --- Estimados Amigos: Estoy en el Red Roof Inn
Hotel, a poca distancia del Aeropuerto Internacional de Miami y a
pocos minutos de volar de regreso a casa. A la hora de sacar
conclusiones de este viaje, es obvio que el resultado es muy
satisfactorio.
Sin embargo puedo hacer un balance entre lo negativo y positivo.
Conocer una sociedad diferente a la nuestra me ha sido muy necesario,
reconforta saber que existen otros valores. Pero estoy convencido que
los argentinos aún tenemos una de las mejores artes culinarias del
mundo, los mejores vinos y… el mate, acá no existe. Llama la atención
que no exista posibilidad de tomar un café con leche caliente. La
leche siempre la tendrás fría, ergo, es intomable. ¿Si quieren
facturas o algo similar? Hay infinidad de otras alternativas pero
ninguna se asemeja a un bizcocho, una medialuna con dulce de leche, un
jesuita hojaldrado.
Es muy común ver a los norteamericanos a las 7 (AM) de la mañana o a
las 5 (PM) de la tarde almorzando o cenando platos rebosantes con
huevo, jamón, pepino, tocino, hamburguesas, mayonesa y otros
condimentos picantes, omelette, salchichas, con emparedados gigantes,
etc. Son generalmente obesos y se la pasan comiendo.
En el Crucero a Bahamas he visto imágenes desopilantes a las
constantes horas de comer en una mezcla de opulencia y derroche. Es
obvio que uno paga por un servicio pero hay quienes creen que
llenándose la barriga lo justifican mejor. ¿Y el colesterol?.
Seguramente por las nubes!
Las comidas a bordo se basan en el apetito estadounidense pero
también las hay internacionales incluso había una selección de frutas
y tortas con libre disponibilidad que jamás la había visto: frutas
secas (nueces, almendras…), dátiles, uvas sin semillas, melones,
sandía, ananá, kiwi, frambuesas, blueberry, blackberry y no se cuantos
berrys más.
Respecto a la experiencia en Bahamas, me encontré con lo que
imaginaba. Un país re pobre que ofrece un paraíso fiscal y mucha
droga, si no fuera por los servicios de cruceros, sería aún más pobre.
Los precios que pensábamos eran más baratos que en Miami… ¡Error!. Muy
poca gente comprando. El momento angustioso sucedió cuando equivocamos
una bajada a pie y nos metimos en un suburbio al costado de la
pendiente, comenzamos a ver gente por las callejuelas juntando agua
con baldes en unas canillas públicas, algún que otro borracho (o
drogado), mujeres que gritaban desde sus casuchas a nuestro paso en un
inglés muy confuso, chicos sucios y desnutridos deambulando… Hasta que
nos dimos cuenta que no teníamos salida, más caminábamos y peor nos
iba. Desandamos las cuatro o cinco cuadras interminables sorteando
gente que nos decía cosas inentendibles (aunque imaginables),
disimulamos nuestros temores con algún rictus complaciente hasta que
llegamos a la altura de donde habíamos descendido ¡De terror!
Pero no pasó nada. Una situación similar en Argentina y la historia la
estaría contando otro. En cuanto al idioma es indudable que sin el
inglés fluido estamos incomunicados. No sirven las palabras sueltas y
los ademanes. El inglés (mal que nos pese) debería ser mundial. En
Washington nos remordíamos en el tour al no entender las explicaciones
del conductor, por tal razón dejamos de hacer recorridos guiados. En
realidad el yanqui no tiene interés en el idioma español, Estados
Unidos puede prestar un servicio en nuestro idioma gracias a los
latinos que residen y trabajan aquí. Cuando estuve en Calafate, por
ejemplo, en las conserjerías los extranjeros recibían siempre
respuesta e indicaciones en inglés del personal argentino, acá
dependes que sea un hondureño, un cubano, un salvadoreño…
Finalmente y ya para no aburrir el factor que menos nos ayudó fue el
de la salud. Marisa, que vuelve seguramente para enyesarse su pie en
forma inmediata, sacó la peor parte con un esfuerzo que le es
característico.
Tropezó el primer día y se nos complicó los 19 restantes… Por mi
parte, el 80% del viaje me acompañó una hermosa bronquitis que recién
ahora me hace sentir algo más descongestionado y como si esto fuera
poco, perdí una corona queriendo romper la cáscara de un pistachio,
ahora trato de no reirme. Así llegamos al último día pero con muy buen
ánimo. Jeff White y su esposa Thaís tuvieron la amabilidad de
buscarnos en el puerto del Downtown, mientras Marisa descansó en el
hotel, fuimos a WRMI Radio Miami International para grabar la cuarta y
última entrega de "Viva Miami" realizado sobre la base de la
radiodifusión hispana en La Florida, en especial, en Miami con algunos
comentarios acerca de los viajes que hicimos a Key West, a Great
Stirrup Cay y a Nassau (Bahamas).
Estamos profundamente agradecidos a Jeff, Thaís, Oscar de Cespedes,
Dino Bloise y familia por la hospitalidad recibida. Queremos tener la
satisfacción de recibirles en nuestra casa en un futuro inmediato. A
veces pienso, sino fuera por la afición a la radio ¿Qué diferente
sería nuestra vida?. Cordiales saludos! RGM (Rubén Guillermo Margenet,
April 2, condiglist yg via DXLD)
So now he`s not so impressed by America, can`t even find a mate! And
how is the obesity and heart disease, etc. rate among all those
beefeaters inside Argentina? Later he says it`s quite a relief to be
back home imbibing mates (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9955, April 3 at 0015, WRMI ID and `Viva Miami`, another
interview by Jeff White in Spanish with visiting Argentine DXer Rubén
Guillermo Margenet, who has been seeing the sights including radio
facilities in Florida and Washington DC; seems he is impressed by
America. His reports in the condig list will be in DXLD. He says there
are three 15-minute VMs interviewing him, which should be availablized
at http://programasdx.com/ At the moment WRMI is only about equal to
the pulse jamming level, so I don`t try to listen now. Tnx a lot,
Arnie! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7555+, April 1 at 0138, KJES NM, VG signal with Spanish
catechisms, but just barely modulated. Slightly off frequency to hi
side but within tolerance (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 6115, April 1 at 0140, a younger Harold Camping on WYFR
English still here in only remaining broadcast northward; someone had
reported this on 6120, probably dial miscalibration (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. WYFR via Kazakhstan? I hear Family Radio with a strong
signal on 15535 kHz right now (29 Mar 2012, 1430 UT). HFCC says this
is 'A-A', one of the two Kazakh sites. With one closed years ago and
the other reported decommissioned at the end of February, where does
this signal come from?
The broadcast/frequency is not listed in the language schedules nor on
the FR website, but in one of the South Asian languages.
Same question now on 11504.32 in listed Punjabi, and 12130 with listed
Pashto. Both at 45433 here in Leipzig. 1550 UTC, 29 Mar 2012. 73,
(Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, Perseus + DX-10 Pro, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Dear Eike, I received Family R. on 15535 at *1400-1500*, too. Probably
it is thought that it is a language of India. I estimate it to be
Moldova or Armenia, but NDXC does not get conclusive evidence.
According to IBB-RMS, in the TX site on 15535 kHz via Yerevan, the
language is Urdu (S. Hasegawa, Japan, ibid.)
WYFR Family Radio via A-A 300 kW / 177 deg to SoAs:
1400-1500 on 7529.3v in Punjabi, instead of nominal 7530
1500-1600 on 11504.3v in Punjabi, instead of nominal 11505
1600-1700 on 11504.3v in Urdu, instead of nominal 11505
(DX Re Mix News 3 April via DXLD)
What do you mean, Almaty? Which was supposedly closed down at end of
February. Yes, registered as such, but really whence? And look how far
off each of those frequencies is, -0.7 kHz, a clue (Glenn Hauser, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
WYFR Family Radio from April 4:
1400-1500 on 7530 to SoAs in Punjabi, instead of 7529.3
1500-1600 on 11505 to SoAs in Punjabi, instead of 11504.3
1600-1700 on 11505 to SoAs in Urdu, instead 11504.3
(Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, April 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Mystery site; so they adjusted frequencies from one day to next?
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WYFR Family Radio via TRM 250 kW / 075 deg to SEAs:
1100-1200 on 13630 in Illocano, not confirmed, also no signal on alt.
13660 [it`s Ilocano: I keep having to correct this --- gh]
1200-1300 on 13720 in Cebuano, not confirmed, also no signal on alt.
13575
[but something was on 13575 April 3 at 1409 ---gh]
1200-1300 on 13630 in Tagalog, confirmed
According to IBB Radio Monitoring System:
1000-1100 on 17845 in Tagalog, not confirmed
1100-1200 on 17845 in Illocano, not confirmed [Ilocano! --- gh]
1200-1300 on 17855 in Cebuano, not confirmed
(DX Re Mix News 3 April via DXLD)
Frequency change of WYFR Family Radio in Burmese from April 3: 1300-
1400 NF 17605 TAC 200 kW / 131 deg to SEAs, ex 12160 A-A (Ivo Ivanov,
Bulgaria, April 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST) TAC = UZBEKISTAN
** U S A. 11520, April 1 at 0154, WEWN English distorted and
continuous crackle, spur field bothering 11530 WYFR, Portuguese Bible
study with Spanish accent; which still hasn`t learned to give wider
berth to any WEWN frequency.
11845-11900, April 1 at 0159, WEWN 11870 Spanish is inbooming, unlike
later in the night, audiblizing the noise field accompanying it,
gradually diminishing out to 25 kHz above and below. The noise also
audible on the fundamental. Two out of three WEWN transmitters have
these problems, and no one seems to care. Mother Angelica should be
ashamed.
9390, April 2 at 1312, WEWN English frequency has lost it: no
intelligible modulation, just the sounds of extended flatulence, or
should I say, motorboating? Finally at 1316 abrupt ID and ``joining
program in progress``, but modulation cuts off and on, and the same
noise continues in the background. 1318 carrier too cuts off and on,
modulation on and off, still motorboating. All this abutts Brother
Scare only 5 kHz away on 9385 WWRB. WEWN should be put out of its
misericordia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 4840, April 1 at 0459, WWCR-3 announcing an apparent change
in the WWCR-2 schedule from sometime in March, 21-24 UT on 9350. This
is hardly news, having gone into effect March 25, ex 21-23 UT (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 17510, April 1 at 2145, WHRI, `DXing with Cumbre` starting
the `Pirating` segment until 2155, filling rest of hour with extended
closing theme, and then playing opening theme again. This is one of
only two known times when they really turn on SW transmitter among the
many times on the schedule (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WFIL DX Test QSLs
Hi all, I believe that I have now sent out all of the QSLs from the
reception reports I got from the WFIL DX Test on Feb. 12. If I
inadvertently missed yours, please let me know. Thanks for
participating. It was, by far the best test we have run with more than
60 reports from 25 states, and 5 Canadian provinces. The big winner
(not that there was a contest) was Michigan with 8 reports. I'm not
sure if that's due to the number of DXer's in MI or the conditions.
In all of the tests I've done at different stations over the years, I
can't recall any that were so well heard over such a wide area.
Here is a list of the states from which I received reports: CT, IA,
MD, WI, IL, PA, OK, NE, NY, MO, MI, CA, MN, GA, MA, VA, OH, IN, TN,
VT, NC, SC, NH, KS, ND.
Provinces from which I received reports were PEI, QC, ON, MB, NB.
(Rev. Rene' F. Tetro, Director of Engineering and IT, Salem
Communications - Philadelphia,
WFIL 560AM: "Philadelphia's Christian Teaching & Talk Station"
WNTP 990AM: "Intelligent Conservative Talk"
117 Ridge Pike, Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
Voice: 610-828-6965 Ext: 41
Fax: 610-828-6725
Email: rtetro @ pobox.com ABDX yg via DXLD)
** U S A. Re: Chuck Douglas fired at WTVN. Who mans the 'Saturday Open
Phones' now?
http://boards.radio-info.com/smf/index.php?topic=209425.msg1875138#msg1875138
I was thinking Chuck was literally working seven days a week! Five
days a week doing traffic M-F and talk shows on both Saturday and
Sunday. That is why his departure from WTVN was surprising to me. I
thought WTVN management loved this dude. More from Chuck here:
MY DEPARTURE FROM 610 WTVN:
"First, allow me to say thank you to all of you that were listeners,
callers, Facebook friends and fans and Twitter buddies. You made the
ride enjoyable and I truly, absolutely cherish you. Without you, there
would have been no me. . . .
http://www.chuckdouglas.net/
(via Artie Bigley, Columbus, DXLD)
** U S A. It`s a new month so I am exploring what the Navajo stations
are doing, after having been on nondirexional day patterns an hour too
early in March. KTNN was caught powering up one day at 1235 UT.
660, KTNN`s official sunrise in April is 1245 UT, but nothing heard
from it April 4 before or after this hour, just K-SKY Dallas with Bill
Bennett`s `Morning in America` gushing over guest wacko Ann Coulter.
Or should I say wacka? No. Still nothing from AZ after 1300, nor from
KHAC 880 across the line in NM. Yet, 770 KKOB Albuquerque had popped
right onto day pattern at its proper new time, 1230, and remained
audible past 1300 with ABC news.
KTNN`s direxional pattern plot at
http://transition.fcc.gov/ftp/Bureaus/MB/Databases/AM_DA_patterns/86014-2089.pdf
shows the cardioid nulling New York retains an itty bitty lobe
eastward at approximately 87 degrees.
880, KHAC Tse Bonito NM, had also been heard eastward well before
sunrise in March, but April 4 nothing before or after 1300, in KRVN
null. (Back at 1233, KLRG AM & FM, Arkansas with local promos amid
Imus, including nickname for local host being ``The Arizona Kid``.
That could be confusing). Still no KHAC by 1300 which should legally
be on day pattern after 1245 UT. Same situation as late as 1315 when I
quit, 770 KKOB still audible, no Navajos on 660 or 880, just KSKY on
660 and KRVN on 880. Today`s local sunrise was 1213 UT, currently
moving 10 minutes earlier each week (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 770, March 30 at 1200 UT, ``Celebrating 70 years, KKOB --``
and ABC News; 1206 still in with local news about Bernalillo County.
Poor signal, presumably the 230-watt Santa Fe County fill-in relay as
NM is still in the night (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1070, April 4 at 1220 UT, ``Wichita`s Big Talker, KQAM 1480
also being heard on 1070 this morning``, right-wing discussion of
bringing back earmarx; 1228 anti-Obama remarx from same guys heard on
1480. 1240 UT check, oldie music had resumed, which is supposed to be
the only format now of 1070 KLIO.
On caradio, when trying to hear the same syndicated True Oldies format
from 99.7 KZNG ``Mustang``-OKC, the frequency Hiram Champlin hijacked
from Alva-Enid, it is usually disrupted by QRM from the new Wichita-
market station that OK move possiblized on 99.7, and ironically I
have to switch to 1070 to hear the song more clearly and lower-fi. So
why this talk intrusion temporarily on 1070? Hope it does not mean TO
is on the way out (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1550, March 30 at 1227 UT, discussing the Duck Pond and
Zimmerman Library on the UNM campus, familiar places to me in
Albuquerque, so KIVA. I seriously doubt they were on night power of 27
watts instead of day power 10,000, tho March local sunrise is not
until 1315 (April: 1230 UT) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. NEW ST. LOUIS CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION COMING
An article in yesterday's St. L P-D describes a proposed new classical
music FM station for here. No basic frequency mentioned, but a
citation for it possibly being also carried on the HD-2 channel of a
music station on 96.3 MHz. (That station carries a right-wing talk
format on its HD-3 channel, a signal that comes in poorly on most
radios on its main 97.1 MHz frequency here in the southern part of the
metropolitan area. The HD-3 channel on 96.3 is much better.)
Here's the link to the story:
http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/arts-and-theatre/classical-music-radio-may-soon-return-to-st-louis/article_7bf3a6cc-5d6d-5c83-9d8c-43e035cf44af.html
Looks like the proposed coverage area is pretty much right for me.
73, (Will Martin, St. Louis, April 5, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. FRED MAIA, W5YI - SK March 28, 2012
Fred Maia, W5YI, 76; journalist, educator and pioneer in FCC
volunteer examinations, is dead at 76, after a battle with cancer.
Maia published "The W5YI Report," called "America's Oldest Ham Radio
Newsletter," from 1978 to 2003. Maia was a CQ contributing editor. His
regulatory affairs column, first titled “Ticket Talk,” then
“Washington Readout,” offered news and perspective on FCC Regulations
and ITU actions. His final column will appear in the May 2012 issue of
CQ.
He was the first Volunteer Examiner Coordinator appointed by the
Federal Communications Commission in 1984, and his W5YI group grew
into the nation's second-largest volunteer examiners group, following
the American Radio Relay League (ARRL).
A graduate of the US Air Force Radio Operators School, Fred was an
avid CW (Morse) operator. He was first licensed as a teenager as W1NTK
in Brockton, Massachusetts, where he grew up. Maia was later licensed
as W5UTT. He was a member of QCWA (Quarter Century Wireless
Association) and a Life Member of the ARRL.
A resident of Arlington, Texas, Fred was a graduate of the U.S. Air
Force Radio Operator’s School, and was first licensed as an amateur
radio operator as a teenager in Rhode Island. He is survived by his
wife, Doris, and two daughters. A memorial service is scheduled for
3:00pm, Saturday March 31, 2012, at Moore Funeral Home, 1219 North
Davis Dr., Arlington, TX 76012.
ARRL and W5YI Group (via Bryan Crow, PA, K3VR, March 30, DXLD) obit
** U S A. Re 12-13, FM pirate bust in Cosby TN: ``87.9 was hardly
interfering with anything, no longer an analog channel 6 audio 87.75
from Knoxville (Glenn Hauser, ex-TN, DXLD)``
I was hiking in this area just last May. That someone would even
notice this one in such a remote area of TN, much less it would come
to the attention of the FCC is a bit creepy and unjust
(Terry Krueger, FL, Florida Low Power Radio Stations:
https://sites.google.com/site/floridadxn/florida-low-power-radio-stations
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VATICAN [and non]. 13730, March 30 at 1154, religious talk in
Spanish on poor signal, so the 1130 relay via Sackville, CANADA is
confirmed on summer channel. HFCC A-12 claims it lasts until 1215 with
English too, which I did not check, but the latter had been imaginary
in B-season.
15595, March 30 at 1156, VR direct has better signal here than 13730,
aside strong OC from 15590 VOA Greenville prior to Spanish.
13730, March 31 at 1207, very poor signal in English M&W; by 1212
improved slightly to hear Vatican Radio ending news, mentioning date,
maybe plugging a saint, 1214 open carrier to 1215*. So VR`s English
broadcast at 1200 is again on the air via CANADA, and confirmed, altho
there was no VR or RCI IS before closing. It`s 189 degrees from
Sackville to Caribbean and Central America, no comparison to the
bigsig on 13750 from Greenville VOA Spanish with country music in
English (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9810, April 1 at 0506, VR Scandinavian language (Swedish on Sundays
per Aoki), no longer with collision from RHC, but instead DRM-sounding
noise co-channel, tho none such is scheduled on 9805, 9810 or 9815.
Hmm, maybe the noise is from RHC with an open STL feed.
17590, April 4 at 1311, in absence of strong signal from 17595 SPAIN
q.v., a few words of Chinese, morphing to Latin ``Laudetur Jesus
Christus``, which combined with two notes of the Vatican Radio
``Christus Vincit`` IS before cut off abruptly at 1312* leads me to
believe it was VR, as scheduled 1225-1315 in Chinese, 500 kW, 65
degrees from SMG (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA. El Presidente is bankrupting the country with his cancer
surgeries. One of these days he won't be coming home (not a wish,
just an observation) and the white elephant transmitters he's building
(or so I've heard) will either never get switched on or will quickly
be dismantled and sold to a broadcaster with money--likely a religious
broadcaster (John A Figliozzi, Halfmoon NY, internetradio via WORLD OF
RADIO 1611, DXLD)
** VENEZUELA [non]. 6180, R. Nacional de Venezuela via La Habana. Very
noisy with a just audible SS phone-in before a song and music at 0927
on 2/3 (Dennis Allen, Milperra NSW (Icom R-75, Longwire, Realistic
DX160), April Australian DX News via DXLD)
Not scheduled till 1000, when on? (Craig Seager, ed., ibid.)
Bad guess. RNV services have been gone since last June or so, as we
have pointed out repeatedly in DXLD. Altho I don`t often monitor at
these hours, none of the other transmissions in the daytime or evening
are ever heard as on previous schedule. He probably was hearing RNA,
Brasil, in Portuguese, not Spanish (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIETNAM [and non]. V of VIETNAM logged on 5955 kHz at 1800 UT 7th
March and heard the News followed by the Mailbag programme which
included a letter from myself. V of Vietnam seems to have changed a
little with the News programme starting off with local news, then some
sort of noise like many stations appear to have nowadays then we heard
the world news. I hope you know what I mean by the noise between news
items - if not listen to the news. Good reception at 1800 on 5955 kHz
(Edwin Southwell, England, Making Contact, April World DX Club Contact
via DXLD) Helps to be relayed via AUSTRIA (gh)
9850, Voice of Vietnam 4, Hanoi, 0405-0530*, Mar 25, program in Dao
(listed), Hilltribe chant sometimes a cappella, sometimes accompanied
by flute or string instrument, short ann, at 0500 ann, into H’Mong
programme (listed) and more chant as before; this frequency only on
air in this timeslot, 45444 (Gerhard Werdin, Remagen, Germany,
visiting Thailand, DSWCI DX Window April 4 via DXLD)
12000, March 31 at 1245 Russian YL with strange accent, then a clip I
thought was in Chinese, but must have been Vietnamese, since this is
VOV`s 1100-1330 transmission alternating Chinese and Russian on 100
kW, 27 degree beam from Hanoi-Sontay, also USward (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIETNAM. 8294-USB, Vietnam Coast Radio Stations (VISHIPEL)
(presumed) on March 30 with marine weather.
Ho Chi Minh Radio, *1305-1315*. Different YLs in Vietnamese and
English. Distinctive tones (phone?) at start and end; sounded like:
“Attention all stations, all stations, all stations. This is Ho Chi
Minh Radio, Ho Chi Minh Radio, Ho Chi Minh Radio” with announcement
that a fishing boat had one person overboard and dated “1100 UTC
the 17th of March, 2012”; into Vietnamese. MP3 audio posted at
http://www.box.com/s/d9e6a14271305cec7b94
(Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Address and E-mail list of Vietnamese coastal radio stations are shown
in my home page "Monthly Shortwave"
http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~BCLSWL/TA1204.html
The addresses were given in Vietnamese alphabet, which can be visible
if the browser encodes properly (Takahito Akabayashi, Japan, April 3,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. ARGELIA: LA RN SAHARAUI Y LA RADIO DE ARGELIA
FIRMAN ACUERDO DE COOPERACIÓN --- lun, 02/04/2012 - 19:36
Argelia, 02/04/12 (SPS) -. La RN saharaui y la Radio de Argelia han
firmado un acuerdo de cooperación. El acuerdo lo firma por la parte
saharaui el embajador saharaui en ese país Sr. Brahim Ghali, y por la
parte argelina, su Director General, Sr. Chaaban Onakl, según fuentes
diplomáticas saharauis.
El protocolo del acuerdo incluye la colaboración y coordinación entre
las dos emisoras en el "intercambio de misiones técnicas y formación
en el ámbito de la prensa" a través del Instituto que se pondrá en
marcha este mes en la radio argelina, según la misma fuente.
El acuerdo fue firmado durante un encuentro que tuvo el embajador
saharaui en la sede de la radio argelina; así mismo durante el
encuentro se debatieron las formas de fortalecer las relaciones de
cooperación y coordinación entre las dos emisoras amigas.
El diplomático saharaui expresó su agradecimiento a la radio argelina
por los esfuerzos realizados en la defensa del derecho del pueblo
saharaui y a todos los medios de comunicación argelinos. El embajador
saharaui durante su estancia en la sede de la emisora argelina ha
hecho una breve inserción de los últimos acontecimientos del conflicto
saharaui. SPS 090/099 TRAD
FUENTE:
http://www.spsrasd.info/es/content/la-rn-saharaui-y-la-radio-de-argelia-firman-acuerdo-de-cooperaci%C3%B3n
(Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, DXLD)
Typical diplomatic doubletalk saying really nothing, least of all
anything about the axual radio transmitters on 700/1550, and inactive
6297v kHz, from Tindouf, Algeria, right next to W.S. (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. ALGERIA / CLANDESTINE --- 1550, Polisario
Front, Rabouni, changed the schedule of its daily half hour program in
Castilian. On both 18th & 19th inst., the evening program in Arabic
simply went on until 2330v (2333 on the 19th), so I immediately
assumed they were back with a pattern followed years ago, and today I
was able to confirm my assumption was (partly) correct: the Castilian
segment is now at least between 1730(?) and 1800. It just happens I
caught them at the very beginning of the news bulletin, 1730, so maybe
they´re starting at that time or even at 1700, also like they did in
the past. No frequency or schedule announcements as usual, unless
perhaps a reference to the start time like they did at 2300v, but this
is a detail I can only ascertain when I´m able to observe them at
1700: probably the day after tomorrow. Best regards, (Carlos Gonçalves
(20/3-2012), Portugal, Ydun`s MW News via DXLD)
25/03-2012: ALGERIA / CLANDESTINE, Polisario Front: In my previous
report, I said I´d be observing this station either yesterday or
today. Well, today, I was able to do it; but no signal from them on
1550 or on their other frequency, 700 (or even 702). (Carlos Gonçalves
POR (24/3-2012), ibid.)
26/03-2012: ALGERIA / CLANDESTINE, 1550, Polisario Front, Rabouni,
ALG, absent on 23 & 24 inst., but returned today, starting at 1700 UT,
and airing its daily half hour Castilian program 1730-1800. As
reported the other day, the evening broadcast runs up till 2330 UT.
(Carlos Gonçalves POR (26/3-2012), ibid.)
ESTAÇÕES CLANDESTINAS: 1550, Frente Polisario, Rabouni, Argélia, 1002-
1304*, 02/4, curto noticiário em castelhano, 1000-1004, continuação da
programação em árabe, até cerca das 1200; programa em castelhano a
partir das 1202, até ao fecho; 35343. O 2.º programa em castelhano é
às 1730-1800. Ao fim da tarde, a emissão começa pelas 1700, em árabe,
e continua nesta língua, das 1800 às 2330* (Carlos Gonçalves,
Portugal, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
03/04-2012: 1550, Polisario Front, Rabouni, ALG, observed today, 02
Apr, with a short news bulletin in Castilian at 1000-1004, then
continued in Arabic; until I found them again in Castilian with a
program lasting for more than the evening's half hour (currently 1700-
1730, ex-2300-2330), i.e. 1202-1304*. Up here in Lisboa, their morning
signal is lost long before the s/off time, but it's by no means so, if
observed in the SW coast where it's audible throughout thanks to a
Beverage or a K9AY. In fact, the distance between both receiving
stations does seem irrelevant, but it's more than enough to get a
completely different panorama, regardless of the Beverages, so a
coastal receiver and less man made noise are paramount in many ways.
Best regards, (Carlos Gonçalves POR (3/4-2012), Ydun`s MW News via
DXLD)
** YEMEN. Our Sat evening, I noticed Arabic music on 9780 ~0245Z. I
presume Yemen, but didn't stay around for an ID. Signal was poor but
quite readable. Music selections were unusually short with a YL in
between. 73, (Theo Donnelly, BC, UT April 1, ODXA yg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1611, DXLD)
Per Aoki and WRTH sign-on is 0300. There was another unconfirmed
report a few weeks ago at an earlier hour, indicating it may be on 24
hours, if really active. Please keep checking 9780 at various hours
for this (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZAMBIA. 5915, presumed ZNBC Radio 1, Lusaka, 0442-0517 March 27; M
& W announcers with talk in unID language and music bits; banter;
different M announcer at 0449 with (Tentative) mention of Zambia;
Afropops at 0450 & occasional talk over music; M announcer at 0500
with (Presumed) news & dramatic drop in audio level; Afropops at 0510
& continuing past listed *0515 [0515*?]; fair at t/in & deteriorating
after ToH; pleased to hear this as it's been years since I last logged
ZNBC (Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale, N.H., NRD-545, MLB-1, 200'
Beverages, 60m dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZAMBIA. 6065, R Christian Voice, Lusaka, 1648, March 31, English
talk on orthodontic treatment, 1643 "Radio Christian Voice is
interested in you ...", continued with item on baby care to 1700
carrier off. Frequency is clear now that VOIRI Arabic has moved. Had
never before heard them so well here (Martien Groot, Schoorl,
Netherlands (TenTec RX-340, 25m. longwire), dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1060, March 30 at 1220 UT, Spanish with funny American
accent, pronouncing lots of team names as in English, ID in passing as
ESPN Deportes, was NBA report. I don`t find any 1060 affiliate listed
in the 2011-2012 NRC AM Log, recent change? On net website
http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/ I can`t find any affiliate list. The
network has a presence in Mexico, too. Certainly not KIJN Farwell TX,
which was audible a bit later with Spanish-American religion (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED [non]. 28 and 29 March 2012 after 2000 UT observe an
interesting phenomenon. On 4830 kHz hear religious broadcast in the
Russian language, which sounds and the 1089 kHz, with an admixture of
some other station (inaudible). (Alexander Egorov, Kyiv, Ukraine /
"deneb-radio-dx" via RusDX via DXLD)
Here we go again. The people who most need to ingest DXLD are not
doing so. Or if that`s too much, they could just search the DXLD open
archive, in this case on 1089 at site:www.w4uvh.net and look at what
they get.
As we have explained several times, these spurs are simply the
difference between some higher frequency, and the MW frequency 1089,
both from the so-called ``Tblisskaya`` site. At least he realizes that
1089 is involved, which not everyone has. But must have been listening
to 4831, not 4830, i.e. 1089 below 5920, which is currently: VOR
Spanish at 20-21, plus 21-22 Portuguese from ``Krasnodar`` = same
place (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also RUSSIA 4831
UNIDENTIFIED. [continued from 12-13]. Re: Strange QRM on 6060 kHz
March 29, noticed "sign-on" at 1714 UT. Good signal all over Europe.
Also visible on two remote Perseus in Japan at 1740 UT, but they are
covered by the 6060 jamming which is quite different (indeed sounds
like DRM noise). 1742: transmitting morse code (sorry, I was too slow
to copy anything), the two carriers are "clean" now for a minute or
so, then back with many subcarriers. 73 (Günter Lorenz, Freising,
Germany, RX: Perseus ANT: ALA1530+SSB, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
You are right: this is another case, not to be mixed with the North
Korean motor boat sounding jammer. I have some 49 mb files from 27th
March, and also then it seems to appear some time between 1700 and
1730. The last traces of it I see at 2330 and in 0000 file it is gone.
From Middle East? 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7100.04, on April 2 from 0321 to 0330, seemed to
possibly be an African station playing African sounding music and some
chanting/singing; too weak to make out the language (Ron Howard,
Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
ERITREA/ETHIOPIA: "White Noise" jamming in range 7100 to 7205 kHz
range comes usually from Ethiopian transmitter sites, aimed at
Eritrean broadcasts. Latter transmitters hopping in this 100 kHz
range, the lowest one starts often on 7130 kHz jumps to 7120, 7115,
7110, down in 5 kHz steps to 7100 kHz.
But these China made BBEF firm transmitters and digital mode
modulators are used by Ethiopian government in digital noise mode
IS NOT AIMED
at Myanmar outlets on 7100/7110/7200 kHz from
7110 kHz Pyin Oo Lwin 22 01 03.76 N 96 32 59.70 E new RIZ
transmitter from January 2012.
see the numerous bandwatch messages of WHITE NOISE jamming on 7100 -
7200 kHz
IARUMS region Bandwatch files
http://www.iarums-r1.org/
http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/latest.pdf
http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/news2012/news1201.pdf
http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/news2012/news1202.pdf
http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/tips_urls.html
http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/actions.pdf
http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/sound/main.html
http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/bw-2010.pps
(Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. OPPOSITION broadcast in Korean: 1900-2100 on 7530 ERV
100 kW / 065 deg. First noted on April 1. Any ideas? Maybe Radio Free
North Korea, Voice of Wilderness, North Korea Reform Radio (Ivo
Ivanov, Bulgaria, April 4, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED [non]. 9995.54 kHz: Música y una emisión no identificada;
parece algo en árabe, podría ser Radio El Cairo? (Ernesto Paulero,
Argentina, 0138 UT April 1, condiglist yg via DXLD)
Ahora cerró la emisión pero junto a la música y a la modulación en un
idioma que no entendí; se escuchaba de fondo un top horario continuo,
como si fuera una señal horaria, pero lo extraño es que cuando cerró,
la modulación y la música desapareció también el Top horario??
(Paulero, 0148 UT April 1, ibid.)
AIR Delhi noted with Urdu Service on 9995 instead of 9595 from tune in
at 0100 today 1 Apr 2012. They are scheduled till 0430 on this
frequency. Must be a punching error on April Fools day. The other day
they were noted on 9425 instead of 9595 around this time. Yours
sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio,
Hyderabad, India, dx_india yg via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. UNID broadcast in Chinese on 11300 kHz --- Weak signal
in Central Europe, but good in Japan at 2230 UT. Will make pilots and
air traffic controllers in NE Africa more than happy. 73, (Günter
Lorenz, Freising, Germany, March 30, RX: Perseus ANT: ALA1530+SSB,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Looks as if the station is 24/7. Best heard here at 1100 but does not
seem to be parallel with SOH when they are heard when Firedrake goes
silent at the TOH. Can others check it to assist with the ID? (Robin
L. Harwood, VK7RH, Norwood, Tasmania 0426 UT April 1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 11860, March 30 at 0507, weak signal and with 1 kHz tone
mixing in it. Aoki and HFCC both have only PBS Xizang, and Iran in
Turkish.
11860, March 31 at 0536, again tonight weak signal mixed with 1000 Hz
tone. Latest HFCC and Aoki still show nothing but Iran in Turkish and
Tibet in Chinese (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15190, April 1 at 1859 checking in case R. Africa has
reappeared: I am hearing two stations mixing, making a SAH, one of
them with bad modulation. At one point I think I hear some Brazilian.
The other could be Philippines. At 1932 I am still hearing noisy
modulation, maybe only one station now. Bill Bingham, RSA was
monitoring this earlier with R. Pilipinas from 1750, then QRM from the
distorted station starting at 1826. Maybe it`s really R. Africa trying
to make a comeback (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15225, April 1 at 1933, weak RTTY on this approx.
frequency, intruding into the middle of the 15 MHz ISWBC band (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Date and time both missing from my original report of
this item, but no one noticed before I did April 4: it was 1341 UT
March 31: 15425-15445, peaking circa 15432, weak propeller noise, and
same pitch heard at 15540-15550. That points to spurs equally
emanating from a frequency at the midpoint, circa 15490, but blocked
by Firedrake on 15485. So my theory is that the spurs are from V. of
Tibet via TAJIKISTAN which Aoki has on 15487 at this hour, amid many
other split spots for their jammer-evading jumparounds. Or even from
the 15485 Firedrake transmitter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15435, April 4 at 1346, big buzz here altho signal is
poor: suspect BSKSA which doesn`t open officially until 1500. Nothing
listed at this hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15467.7-USB, April 4 at 1750, intruding Spanish 2-way,
the first word heard being ``coño``, soon followed by ``puta``. Only
one side heard at first, or else very long pause; 1757 heard ``engine
noise`` in background, and mentioned ``cambiar de batería``, poaching
or narco-smuggling vessel, I assume (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15585, April 4 at 1400, strong open carrier, goes off a
few sex after tunein, uncovering Spain. Maybe was tail of a Firedrake,
which jumps all over the place in this range (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 15620, April 3 at 1250-1259* unknown language mentioning
more than once awr @ adventistsarawak.org which implies there is a
site http://adventistsarawak.org --- and so there is, but most of the
internal linx don`t work since they have both a forward slant and a
backslant after .org! Remove the backslant and some of them do work,
but nothing found about SW broadcasts. Benjamin Sim didn`t do a very
good job of coding! It`s in English, and nothing about what other
languages they might operate in. WRTH is not at all helpful about the
languages of Sarawak, ``12 local languages and dialects in Sabah and
Sarawak``, but I think the main one in Sarawak is Iban.
I assume this is KSDA? But not scheduled on 15620 at all in latest
Aoki or HFCC. However, Aoki says BVBN just started 15620 April 1 in
Japanese at 1230-1300 Sunday only, via Tashkent. Nothing on 15620 at
this time in today`s HFCC or EiBi A-12.
No 15620 in this complete (?) schedule either, earlier A-12 version:
http://www.bclnews.it/a12schedules/awr.htm
It shows the only AWR languages in use at 1230-1300 on any frequency
from any site are Mandarin, Korean, and Bangla. And no Iban anytime.
What I heard was not in Japanese, and why would they be talking about
AWR Sarawak?? Maybe it`s one of those Sri Lanka substitutes during
KSDA downtime (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) See also PHILIPPINES 15620
Glenn, The best info I have at present is that AWR-Trincomalee is
scheduled for services to Indonesia & Malaysia on 15540 kHz 125 kW
from 1100 to 1200 UT. It would look to me like this is a frequency
change from 15540 kHz to 15620 kHz. Hope this is helpful, AMP (Adrian
Peterson, IN, AWR, April 3, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Tnx, i.e. as in A-12 schedule:
TRM 1100 1130 Indonesian W-Indonesia 15540 19 125 1234567
TRM 1130 1200 Sundanese Indonesia, Malaysia 15540 19 125 1 3 5 7
TRM 1130 1200 Javanese Indonesia, Malaysia 15540 19 125 2 4 6
But that would also involve a time change to one hour later. Heard on
a Tuesday = day 3, so would have been Sundanese, not a language of
Sarawak. But why would they list Sundanese or Javanese as to Malaysia
at all? Indonesian however is very close to Malay. Both 15540 at 11-12
and 15620 before 13 need further chex (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS
++++++++++++++++++++++++
ACKNOWLEDGED ON WORLD OF RADIO 1611:
For all you do --- I've relied on the information and insights you've
provided on World of Radio and the DXLD discussion group for many
years, and I feel it's time I contributed to your work on some small
way. Thanks for your tireless efforts in support of the SWL and DXing
hobbies! (Larry Cunningham, with a contribution via PayPal to woradio
at yahoo.com)
TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED ON FUTURE PROGRAMS:
Thanks to Frederick McGavin in Ireland who sent a contribution in Euro
via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com (gh)
Hello, Glenn, I am an SWB listener in New Hampshire, about an hour
north of Boston. You provide an incredible amount of SWB information.
Keep up the great work! Best regards, (Patrick Jeffery Rye, NH with a
contribution in dollars via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com)
Re 12-13: Larry's attack
``Well Glenn, There you go again. I have just about reached a point
that if you continue to attack religion and the Bible in particular,
then I will leave you to read your own website, I won't have anything
to do with it. What am I talking about? Your recent reception report
from Palau which I have attached. I go to your site for information on
shortwave, not to hear "Hippie Glenn's" opinion on politics, religion
or anything else. But you just can't keep your mouth shut, Something
that has cost you jobs before, can you? I know you hate religion,
America and any form of national pride. In my opinion you sir are a
college indoctrinated idiot that hasn't a clue. Like I said before, if
you continue to make attacks on my religion then your site will be a
thing of the past for me and I will encourage others to do the same.
(Larry Beth, Bryant, Ar.)``
Hi Glenn, This is an amazing attack. I don't know if Larry Beth
contributes financially to DXLD, but having gone back over the past
year's DXLD weekly summaries, I am unable to find a single frequency
report or contribution from him. I thought the idea of a group such as
this was to share information and experiences, learning in the
process, but not just to be a parasite and suck information out. As
Larry admits, "I go to your site for information", which I suspect
does not mean "and to join in".
I use information from other shortwave and medium wave websites
without making a direct contribution to them; but I am secure in the
knowledge that most of them use DXLD as a source of original material,
and in some cases they have even used information from my own logs.
And so far as I am concerned, they are welcome to do that.
For most of us, DX'ing is a fun hobby but collating all of that
information for publication is real work, and I greatly appreciate the
efforts of those who do it. Amongst these I include Glenn for DXLD,
and everyone involved in the production of the ubiquitous Aoki and
EiBi lists, which we all seem to take for granted. Also, don't forget
the PTSW, BDXC and Euro-African Medium Wave Guide lists, the
volunteers who (I believe) help with the HFCC list, and the multitude
of smaller specialist lists which people have slaved to put together
and keep current, with varying degrees of success. Yes, I know I have
left out some of the big ones, and apologise; I have cited the ones I
personally use.
It is one thing to criticise the views and opinions of individuals or
their organisations, but quite another to launch an insulting personal
attack on them. This particular attack by Larry stinks of religious
fundamentalism. I don't have much time for any organised religion; but
it is an equal-opportunity dislike, and I don't just pick on Larry's
"the Bible in particular". If I am perceived as more often having a go
at Christianity it is probably because Christian broadcasts are often
in English and so I know what they are talking about.
To make matters worse, wherever I tune on shortwave there will likely
be a Christian preacher quoting (screeching ?) the bible at me. From
my own location in South Africa I certainly hear far more Christian
stations than those of any other religion; I would go so far as to
say, more than all the other religious stations combined. I feel
entitled to comment on this unwelcome intrusion into my listening
pleasure, and anyone who finds my own logs offensive is welcome to
skip over them.
As for politics, I welcome the political opinions of "ordinary" people
like myself living in other countries. I have lived in four countries,
three of them politically unstable at the time (I include my current
abode in the latter group, despite what foreign media may be
reporting). I know how political situations are often misrepresented
to the outside world. This misrepresentation can arise in the media,
but seems to more often arise from governments and their self-
propaganda via state agencies (and especially state broadcasters). The
opinions of ordinary people on the ground give a helpful
counterbalance which I, for one, find helpful. Regards, (Bill Bingham,
RSA)
WE ARE EIGHT
Dear Friends, This DXLD yahoogroup has just passed its eighth
anniversary (April 1, 2004), now with over 600 members.
I think we have the most diverse and helpful group of its kind, with
participants all over the world, many with long experience and
expertise.
Thanks to everyone for making this such a great place to share DX
information!
73, (Glenn Hauser, April 2, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Nós que agradecemos a sua iniciativa e ao seu trabalho inédito para o
DX. A lista DXLD e o seu boletim são os mais atuais e fidedignos
instrumentos de ajuda para os dexistas de todo o mundo. Parabéns a
você e muito obrigado, (Jorge Freitas, Feira de Santana BA - Brasil,
ibid.)
Congratulations Glenn, on eight years of DXLD. Thanks, (Steve Lare,
Holland, MI, USA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Glenn, Congratulations on the eighth anniversary of dxldyg! It has
been a great place for me to keep up to date with what is happening on
the SW scene and an informative place to interact with the worldwide
members. Thank you for providing such a forum! (Ron Howard, Monterey,
Calif., DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Congratulations on this milestone, Glenn! (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria,
BC, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I'm glad to be a part of this group, Glenn. I'll be Dxing from the
Philippines starting in mid-May. Hope to send regular reports! (Steven
Wiseblood, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Thank you very much. You did it, Glenn. Best regards, (Tony Ashar,
Indonesia, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Congratulations to DXLD, I think am a member here since 2004/2005 and
enjoyed everyday. Its the most reliable, uptodate mailing list and
even most usable DX list I ever met online. I really appreciate all
the works GH is doing here and for the DX world, his contributions are
uncountable and I wish DXLD a long life. And in the mean time we
should congratulate all the members and contributors and thank them -
without whom it couldn't be so interesting place to interact with.
(Partha Sarathi Goswami, Siliguri, West Bengal, India, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Amigo Glenn, Parabéns por ter tido esta iniciativa, e principalmente
por mantê-la por estes oito anos. Você tem razão quando menciona ser
esta a lista mais útil que temos no meio dexista. Long life the DXLD
!!!!!! (Adalberto Marques de Azevedo, Barbacena - MG, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Hello Glenn, My congratulations too for the past eight years of DXLD
news. As written, there are so many first class reporters and
hobbyists contributing that very little - if anything - escapes
notice.
I can't remember when I joined the group but it must have been quite
early on. What surprises me is that, when considering the closures
there has been of late, there is still lots of news to digest. Long
may it continue. Now for the next two years, and then --- who knows!
Greetings from (Noel Green, England, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
PUBLICATIONS
++++++++++++
DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS A-12
Now fully updated for A-12 times and frequencies:
DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS IN ENGLISH ON ANALOG SHORTWAVE
http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html
WORLD OF RADIO SCHEDULE
http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html
73, (Glenn Hauser, March 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
CQ-QRP #37
Leaves the room CQ-QRP #37 with fascinating article by academician of
The RAS. T. Polyakova about the "Russian woodpecker", Nikola Tesla,
the Tungus meteorite, Heating of the ionosphere, the American MISSILE
defense system, Six-in-one:
http://www.qrp.ru/cqqrp-magazine/579-cq-qrp-37
"Radio censorship"
http://www.e-reading.org.ua/book.php?book=1003800
In this work the author - Rimantas Pleykis (the former Minister of
communications of Lithuania in 1996-1998) considers in detail Radio
censorship. Without exaggeration, this article, written in 2002-2003,
closes another "white spot" in the confrontation between the two
military-political blocs, and reveals the technology of radio
censorship (MichaelLevin, Saint-Petersburg, Moscow Information DX
Bulletin, Weekly electronic periodical # 782, on March 27, 2012,
Editor of the current number: Konstantin Gusev, RusDX via DXLD)
RADIO PHILATELY
+++++++++++++++
INTERNATIONAL REPLY COUPONS
According to "Stamp Magazine" from 18 February 2012 Post Offices in
the UK no longer sell International Reply Coupons. These were once the
universal "currency" of DXers chasing QSLs (via BDXC-UK)
An International Reply Coupon (IRC) is a device by which a person in
one member country of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) can prepay the
return airmail postage cost of a letter of a specific maximum weight
from a different UPU member country. At the time of writing and in
theory at least, IRCs are exchangeable in all countries with the
exception of Taiwan. UPU member countries may decide not to sell IRCs,
(notably the Netherlands and Sweden, amongst others) but their
exchange is compulsory in all countries. (More details at
http://www.g3swh.org.uk/irc.html
and the UPU website) (Mike Terry, UK, March 31, dxldyg via DXLD)
Anyone have the current status of IRCs in the USA? Or about USPOs
which won`t sell and/or redeem them? (gh, DXLD)
SOBRE PRIMER DIA, RADIO HABANA CUBA 50 ANIVERSARIO
Recibido en agradecimiento a la sintonía de Radio Habana Cuba, y al
programa "El Mundo de la Filatelia" el sobre de primer día
conmemorativo al 50 aniversario de la emisora; Rosario Lafita
Fernández, Jefe de Correspondencia Internacional de Radio Habana Cuba,
me había escrito desde principios de año, informándome del envío, que
hasta ahora llegó; lo que me hacia pensar en su extravío.
Afortunadamente no fue así y hoy puedo tener esta pieza de colección.
Imagen disponible en http://dxdesdecolom bia.blogspot.com/
(Rafael Rodríguez R., Bogotá D.C. - COLOMBIA, condiglist yg via DXLD)
http://dxdesdecolombia.blogspot.com/2012/04/sobre-primer-dia-radio-habana-cuba-50.html
MUSEA
+++++
ANDY WALMSLEY`S ARCHIVE CLIPS
Mike Barraclough has found some great archive clips of international
and domestic stations in this always excellent radio blog:
http://andywalmsley.blogspot.co.uk
The page in question is at Feb 2011:
http://andywalmsley.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/radio-listening-in-east-yorkshire.html
(Chrissy Brand, Webwatch, April BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD)
SHORTWAVE MUSIC
+++++++++++++++
MUSIC FOR DX'ING BY SPUNKLE
I've been listening this morning to Russian Man and Sunspots from the
album Music for DX'ing by Spunkle, all of it is available for
streaming at the end of a SWL'ing Post blog entry posted today.
Fascinating interview posted with the musician behind Spunkle
including the pleasure of listening to the Radio Sweden and other
interval signals on HF :)
"Musician James Davies describes his work thus:
Music For DXing is a suite of sixteen songs rooted in the hobby of
listening to the radio. Originally released amongst friends and fans
in 2003, Music for DXing mixes the sounds of shortwave with primeval
electronica in a drumless, bassless, trebleless midrange landscape of
anticipation....
I've listened to Music For DXing on the label's website – it's a form
of musical minimalism and experimentalism, layering analog and synth
sounds into an atmospheric whole, full of sonic texture that
incorporates and celebrates radio's unique sound characteristics...
After listening to "Music for DXing," I was intrigued, and had a few
more questions for Davies; he was kind enough to provide the following
interview. Full post:
http://swling.com/blog/2012/04/shortwave-and-the-art-of-music-an-interview-with-musician-james-davies/
(via Mike Barraclough, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM non; CUBA non;
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NETHERLANDS non; NEW ZEALAND; NIGERIA;
ROMANIA; RUSSIA; SPAIN non; UK; VATICAN; UNIDENTIFIED 6060
RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
+++++++++++++++++++++
CODAR, HAARP AND OTHER HF RADAR INFO
CODAR infos --- Very interesting and important infos about CODAR:
http://www.oceanologyinternational.com/files/Advances_in_HF_Radar_Technology___A_Martirena_CODAR.pdf
http://www.iarums-r1.org/bandwacht/diverses/buoys.pdf
http://www.iarums-r1.org/bandwacht/diverses/baken.pdf
http://www.airpower.at/news03/0613_stealth/index.html?http&&&www.airpower.at/news03/0613_stealth/stealth4.htm
http://www.iarums-r1.org/bandwacht/diverses/militaer.pdf
http://www.iarums-r1.org/bandwacht/diverses/tiger.pdf
http://www.alaska-info.de/a-z/haarp/alaska_haarp1.html
http://www.haarp.alaska.edu/
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAARP
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Überhorizontradar
73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD)
PICTURES OF JAMMING EQUIPMENT AND SITES IN FORMER SOVIET BLOC NATION
http://www.radiojamming.puslapiai.lt/photo.htm
Many interesting pictures at this site. Sent to me by Ralph Cameron
VE3BBM (Harold Sellers, ODXA yg via DXLD)
WORLD OF HOROLOGY
+++++++++++++++++
Post sunset by WCKY 1530 and WQEW 1560 [Re 12-13]
Glenn, Note that these two frequencies were those added to the AM band
in the 1940s, and this may be part of the reason for the unusual post-
sunset operation. (WQEW was originally W2XR as an "experimental high
fidelity station" before it became WQXR.)
1080 Hartford also had a similar provision for operation until SS
Dallas at one time, as a result of the FCC's actions in the
reallocation of some of the clear-channel stations right after WWII.
KWJJ in Portland was moved from (I believe) 1040 to 1080 as a part of
that case, and I have a copy of the FCC order in my files.
The FCC's CDBS database shows the WCKY situation, but does not mention
the WQEW one when you pull it up using the utility "AM Query." There
is at least one station which operates with different nighttime DA
patterns depending upon which pattern is in use by WQEW. Situations
like this, as well as various share time operations of one sort or
another which still exist, are hard to locate in the FCC databases,
and sometime can be determined only by looking at the actual
engineering files at FCC to read what the licenses themselves - which
are the determining documents - actually say. This causes occasional
interesting disputes when applicants (and naïve lawyers and engineers)
don't do their homework (Ben Dawson, WA, Hatfield-Dawson, April 1, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
OPERATION PARALLAX
April 1, 1979: London's Capital Radio announced that Operation
Parallax would soon go into effect. This was a government plan to
resynchronize the British calendar with the rest of the world. It was
explained that ever since 1945 Britain had gradually become 48 hours
ahead of all other countries because of the constant switching back
and forth from British Summer Time. To remedy this situation, the
British government had decided to cancel April 5 and 12 that year.
Capital Radio received numerous calls as a result of this
announcement. One employer wanted to know if she had to pay her
employees for the missing days. Another woman was curious about what
would happen to her birthday, which fell on one of the cancelled days.
http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/aprilfool/P30
(via Mike Terry, APRIL 1, dxldyg via DXLD)
DDST in RUSSIA?
Russia: Once again the country will turn its clocks one hour forward
commencing April 1st making double daylight saving time Russia 's new
standard time. However, Russian broadcast stations will only move 30
minutes forward in solidarity with their friends from India (Bin
Wright-UK via Union of Left-handed Socialist DX’ers, NASWA Flashsheet
APRIL 1, via DXLD)
PROPAGATION
+++++++++++
END OF THE GRAND SOLAR MAXIMUM
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/march2012/end_of_the_grand_solar_maximum.htm
Luke Barnard of the University of Reading says the recent decline in
the open magnetic flux of the Sun heralds the end of the Grand Solar
Maximum (GSM) that has persisted throughout the space age.
Isotopes in ice sheets and tree rings tell us that this grand solar
maximum is one of 24 during the last 9300 years and suggest the high
levels of solar magnetic field seen over the space age will reduce in
future. This decline will cause a reduction in sunspot numbers and
explosive solar events, but those events that do take place could be
more damaging.
Luke Barnard presented his paper at the National Astronomy Meeting
NAM2012 held at the University of Manchester March 27-30.
Read Luke's paper 'Predicting space climate change' at
http://www.agu.org/pubs/current/si/links/2011GL048489.pdf
Royal Astronomical Society press release
Solar 'climate change' could cause rougher space weather
http://www.jodrellbank.manchester.ac.uk/meetings/nam2012/pressreleases/nam12.html
Read the Daily Mail newspaper article
'Climate change' in the sun could leave Earth at the mercy of violent
solar storms and cosmic ray blasts
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2121707/Climate-change-sun-lead-worse-solar-storms-40-years--aircraft-built-cope.html
(via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) shux
DES WALSH AND THE PULSES, etc.
I note the wideband slow pulse that I have been harping on about for
quite some time has ‘gone on holiday’ once more, third time now in
less than a year. Last disappeared in mid January it ceased again on
March 14, was still off on 22nd of the month (don’t have extensive
antenna facility at relations` house). Usually it ceases for 10 to 15
days so I will be interested to see if it returns in the next few
days. At least I can now hear BBC World Service on 21470 kHz without
the annoying pulse noise. Still a mystery to me as to origin, purpose
and technology behind the pulse transmissions.
I see that the old Marconi works in New Street, Chelmsford, Essex is
in a very dilapidated state and in danger of vandalisation being
unsecured, and there are talks of possibility of English Heritage
rescuing it. I worked there for about a year and a half in the late
60’s when it was a hive of activity.
I remember seeing a huge UHF transmitter being constructed there for
BBC in Northern Ireland and in a nearby works several Land Rover based
mobile surveillance radars being constructed for a certain North
African country ruled by a young military officer by the name of
Khadaffi! I had a Honda 50 as transport then and often used to head to
London on it to go to the radio/electronics shops around the capital.
Would not choose that form of transport now. GOO 64B was the
registration.
For about three weeks from about Feb 20 HF conditions above 25 MHz
improved dramatically and the 10 metre Amateur and 27 MHz CB areas
opened up most days with strong signals. However an ominous scenario
of interference in the form of huge number of Russian taxicab
transmissions appeared from about 25.0 MHz right up to the higher end
of the 10 metre Amateur band. Most appeared on frequencies in 5 kHz
and with the usual tone pip at the end of transmissions. It appears
that certain manufacturers of amateur/CB equipment are busy selling
into this ‘niche’ market in Russia and other east European countries.
The authorities are obviously sitting on their hands whilst the
blatant disregard of international regulations continues and
legitimate users of the Amateur, Broadcast, CB, Marine etc allocations
have to listen to all the Eastern Olgas directing taxicabs !!
Of course on the normal broadcast bands I still notice much intrusion
by various types of transmissions. In the 6 and 7 MHz there are many
RTTY signals to be heard regularly and a few transient SSB trawlers
and others.
I have also noticed STANAG digital signals sounding like a diesel
engine, in the areas of 7056 and 7372 kHz same sound as one on 6972
kHz, but only for a day. I have also heard OTHR (radar) pulses a
number of times in the 21 MHz band 21735-21765 kHz, 21685-21715 kHz
for instance. Another strange noise was on March 14 a wideband pulse
train on 11.9 to 12.6 MHz, centred about 12.16 MHz, that’s WWCR
territory, did a transmitter go faulty?
Now that so many broadcasters have left shortwave I am amazed to hear
so many frequencies in the 6 and 7 MHz regions with weak signals
(other than CRI) especially in the afternoons coming from Asia but in
languages I cannot identify, many of a Chinese tonal nature. I wonder
if they are for domestic coverage as listening to the pirate stations
in daytime around 6.9-7 MHz and above 6.2 MHz shows that quite strong
signals can be received in the 100 to 1500 mile zone with relatively
low powers.
Again I cannot understand why BBC World Service, DW, RFI and other
broadcasters could not have left a few low powered transmitters on the
6/7/9 MHz bands using 1 to 5 kW for those of us wanting radio away
from PCs ,iPods, iPhones etc. Given a Clear channel wide range can be
achieved with low costs. No, they expect us to ‘go on-line and
listen’. I had my Google internet ‘hijacked’ recently for about 4
hours so that I could be introduced to Microsoft Internet Explorer 9,
no thank you . If I have to go to a keyboard and tap, tap, tap to
listen to radio no thank you, it’s back to reading a
book/magazine/newspaper (on real paper!).
I often tune across the VHF FM band here to see what dreadful pirate
activity is around but sometimes I get caught by the unprofessional
temporary stations. The latest was a very amateurish attempt with much
hesitation, stumbling and aahs/ums all over the place. From a college
training communicators of all people. Some of these stations appear
on-air without warning, even not mentioned on the bci.ie website I
notice, and must have an audience in the low tens.
The calm weather pattern with high pressure in recent days has brought
extended FM coverage but it is difficult to hear anything her now with
the band very full with all the local signals and relays. Extensive
aerial array and rotator would be required to winkle any long-distance
signals out. I did hear a few stations recently from northern Spain in
the 106-107 MHz area where there’s little activity but nothing
anywhere else in the 87.5-108 MHz band from Spain. This was an
instance on a very defined frequency and direction example of
tropospheric ducting.
I remember may years ago when the UHF TV networks were coming on air
in the UK getting strong signals from a relay in the Scilly Is at
about 1500 ft above sea level with little else, and nothing a few
miles away at sea level. Ducting at specific height in addition. Also
in the past getting Group A from London for an evening in SE Ireland,
severe directional ducting. Come to think of it, many years ago when
trying for channel 5 VHF for BBC (Wenvoe) there would be times a
double picture from France (405 lines x 2 nearly = France 819 lines )
with no sound! (Des Walsh, an Ireland, Making Contact, April World DX
Club Contact via DXLD)
TUTORIAL ON PROPAGATION
Ken Fletcher suggests this by Edwin C. Jones in Knoxville. ``It seems
sensible to me and worth `digesting` the indigestible.``
http://www.ecjones.org/propag.html
(Chrissy Brand, Webwatch, April BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD)
Geomagnetic field activity began the period at quiet levels on 26
March and the first half of 27 March. Beginning around 0900 UTC on 27
March, conditions increased to unsettled levels over the next 12
hours, as the result of a sustained period of southward Bz near -13nT.
Shortly prior to 1800 UTC, a transition in polarity (SSBC) was
observed at the onset of weak Coronal Hole (CH) high speed stream,
with the NOAA planetary network of ground magnetometers recording
active levels over the next 9 hours so, ending at 0600 UTC on 28
March. Individual high latitude stations recorded minor storm levels
simultaneously. From midday 28 March through the end of the period on
01 April, geomagnetic activity remained at quiet levels.
FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 02 APRIL - 28 APRIL 2012
Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels throughout
the period with a slight chance for M-class flare activity. No proton
events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV
electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal to
moderate levels from 02 April through 13 April. Flux values are
forecast to increase to high levels on 14 April and persist through 18
April, as the result of CH high speed stream effects. Flux values are
expected to return to normal and moderate levels on 19 April, and
remain so through the duration of the period.
Geomagnetic field activity is expected to begin the period at mostly
quiet conditions and remain so through 03 April. On 04 April, quiet
to unsettled conditions are expected as a small positive polarity CH
is expected to move into a favorable position for a day or so.
Predominately quiet conditions are expected again from 05 -10 April.
On 11 April, high speed stream effects from recurrent negative
polarity CH are forecast to bring unsettled and active conditions at
mid latitudes and possible minor storm levels at high latitudes. This
activity is expected to persist for 3 to 4 days. From 15 April through
23 April, conditions are expected to return to predominately quiet
levels. A recurrent positive polarity CH is anticipated on 24 - 25
April, and is expected to increase activity to unsettled conditions.
Mostly quiet geomagnetic conditions are expected from 26 April through
the end of the period.
:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2012 Apr 02 1304 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction
Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
# http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2012-04-02
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2012 Apr 02 110 5 2
2012 Apr 03 115 5 2
2012 Apr 04 125 8 3
2012 Apr 05 130 5 2
2012 Apr 06 130 5 2
2012 Apr 07 130 5 2
2012 Apr 08 130 5 2
2012 Apr 09 120 5 2
2012 Apr 10 110 5 2
2012 Apr 11 105 8 3
2012 Apr 12 100 12 4
2012 Apr 13 100 15 4
2012 Apr 14 100 10 3
2012 Apr 15 100 5 2
2012 Apr 16 100 5 2
2012 Apr 17 100 5 2
2012 Apr 18 100 5 2
2012 Apr 19 100 5 2
2012 Apr 20 100 5 2
2012 Apr 21 100 5 2
2012 Apr 22 100 5 2
2012 Apr 23 105 5 2
2012 Apr 24 105 10 3
2012 Apr 25 110 8 3
2012 Apr 26 110 5 2
2012 Apr 27 110 5 2
2012 Apr 28 110 5 2
(SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1611, DXLD)
THE NZ4O HF/6M (120-11 METERS) RADIOWAVE PROPAGATION FORECAST #2012-15
has been published at 0000 UTC on Friday April 06, 2012, valid 0000
UTC Saturday April 07, 2012 through 2359 UTC Friday April 13, 2012.
Note! This forecast is based upon quiet solar, space and geomagnetic
weather conditions. Geomagnetic storming Kp-5> and energetic proton
storms >10 MeV (10+0) can at times render the forecast temporarily
inaccurate.
FORECASTED NORTHERN HEMISPHERE GLOBAL HF CONDITIONS-
Low Latitude- Normal
Mid Latitude- Normal
High Latitude- Normal
FORECASTED SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE GLOBAL HF CONDITIONS-
Low Latitude- Normal
Mid Latitude- Normal
High Latitude- Normal
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 80, 60, 40, 30 METERS-
East -> West To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 80, 60, 40, 30 METERS-
East -> West To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 20, 17, 15 METERS-
East -> West To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Good
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Good
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Good
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Good
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 20, 17, 15 METERS-
East -> West To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Good
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Good
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Good
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Good
NORTHERN HEMISPHERE 12, 10 METERS-
East -> West To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE 12, 10 METERS-
East -> West To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
West -> East To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
South -> North To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
North -> South To 2000 Mi/3200 km- Fair To Good
HF Propagation Forecast Scale-
Excellent S9+1 Or Better
Good S7-S9
Fair S4-S6
Poor S1-S3
None S0
From the Northern Hemisphere-
(TA) Trans Atlantic, (TI) Trans Indian, (TP) Trans Pacific and cross
Equatorial HF propagation conditions greater than 2000 mi/3200 km will
be fair to good on 80, 60, 40 and 30 meters, good on 20, 17, 15 and
fair to good on 12 and 10 meters.
From the Southern Hemisphere-
(TA) Trans Atlantic, (TI) Trans Indian, (TP) Trans Pacific and cross
Equatorial HF propagation conditions greater than 2000 mi/3200 km will
be fair to good on 80, 60, 40 and 30 meters, good on 20, 17, 15 and
fair to good on 12 and 10 meters.
GLOBAL 50-54 MC (6 meter) PROPAGATION MODES EXPECTED FORECAST-
F2- None
Sporadic E (Es)- Yes
Aurora E High Latitude- Yes
Aurora E Mid Latitude- No
Troposphere Ducting- Yes
Trans Equatorial (TE) F2/F3- Yes
Meteor Scatter- No, excluding random meteors, lightning bolt plasma
channels, space junk and alien spacecraft.
Meter Band Equivalents
Ham SWL
160 90
80 75
60 60
40 49, 41
30 31, 25
20 22, 19
17 16, 15
15 13
Standard Disclaimer-
Note! I use error prone RAW public domain data from the NOAA Space
Environment Center, as well as other U.S. government organizations, to
produce this radiowave propagation forecast. This data is gathered and
made public by the U.S. Government using taxpayer $$$, including mine.
However the HF/6M frequency propagation forecast that I produce from
the RAW public domain data is my personal intellectual property.
Therefore this radiowave propagation forecast contained herein is
copyrighted © 1988-2012 by Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O. Reproduction of
information contained herein is not allowed without advance permission
and then only as long as proper credit is given.
Also space weather forecasting is still an inexact science. The
forecasts are not official but for hobby related purposes only and are
subject to human error and acts of God, therefore no guarantee or
warranty implied.
73 & GUD DX,
Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O
Lakeland, FL, USA
thomasfgiella@tampabay.rr.com
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