DX LISTENING DIGEST 12-20, May 16, 2012
Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
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Netherlands and non, Paraguay, Philippines, Spain, South Sudan non,
Ukraine, USA, Venezuela, Zanzibar
SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1617, May 17-23, 2012
Thu 0330 WRMI 9955
Thu 2100 WTWW 9479 [confirmed]
Fri 0329v WWRB 5050 [last week 0335-]
Sat 0130v WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Area 51 [last week after 0145]
Sat 0800 WRMI 9955
Sat 1500 WRMI 9955
Sat 1730 WRMI 9955
Sun 0400 WTWW 5755
Sun 0800 WRMI 9955
Sun 1530 WRMI 9955
Sun 1730 WRMI 9955
Mon 0500 WRMI 9955
Mon 1130 WRMI 9955
Tue 0930 HLR 5980 Hamburger Lokal Radio
Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 [or maybe 1618 if ready in time]
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** ANGUILLA. 11775, May 10 at 1258 and 1346, no signal from Caribbean
Beacon, nor at 1554; IIRC it was on 6090 as usual around 0535. 11775,
missing earlier today, May 10 at 2001 check, DGS is back on air (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA. Agradecería pasaran por 1710 a ver que cuál es la
emisora argentina que la ocupa en la actualidad. Ya se pudo registrar
en Suecia y en Finlandia pero no hay certeza en cuanto a la
identificación si es AM1710 u otra cosa (Henrik Klemetz, Suecia, May
9, condiglist yg via DXLD)
Henry, la nueva en Argentina es Nordelta pero en 1700. Esta noche le
hago sintonía y te cuento; estoy a 1200 km de Buenos Aires (José A.
Kucher, ibid.)
Ojo gente, que en 1710 khz se reactivó AM1710 que a veces se
identifica como Radio Urquiza y transmite desde el barrio homónimo de
Capital Federal (Arnaldo Slaen, ibid.)
Desde hace un rato, música de Pink Floyd; no se identifica ni hablan
(Ernesto Paulero, Argentina, 2031 UT May 9, ibid.)
Gracias Arnaldo - la verdad es que suena como "Radio ----ción" y luego
de dar unas coordenadas que no entiendo, pasan su nro. telf. que es el
4521 3 pero los últimos tres dígitos no los oigo. La primera parte del
nro. telf. coincide con lo que ya se sabe de la AM1710, pero me
gustaría que los colegas le presten un poco de atención para ver si
hay algún eslogan distinto, similar al que vengo de decir. Lo
mencionado es de un audio procedente de Finlandia, y a decir la
verdad, no es muy nítida la señal.
Otra cosa es el tema de 1700. Ya di la noticia en este grupo el 30
abril, mensaje 54172, comentándolo Arnaldo casi en seguida, en el
54173, y poco después pude informar que ya se había recibido la QSL
por Fredrik Dourén, en el 54177, también el 30 de abril. 73 (Henrik
Klemetz, Suecia, ibid.)
Re: 1710. Ya la escucho por internet. La identificación que acabo de
oir no cuadra con la que tengo grabada. Dice "Transmite AM Mil 7 Diez,
desde Buenos Aires, Argentina". A ver si hay variantes (Henrik
Klemetz, May 10, ibid.)
Resuelta la duda después de escuchar la emisión en vivo. El colega
finlandés no tenía grabada la identificación pero sí unos segmentos de
una publicidad que empieza "Dale criterio a tu pasión, estudiá
periodismo deportivo en ESBA Villa Urquiza" y el nro. telefónico que
se repite es el 45213500 (Henrik Klemetz, ibid.)
** AUSTRALIA. WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments:
R. Australia. Rather disjointed schedule matches more or less our
monitoring observations, the best anyone could do, still lacking an
official, final A-12 schedule from RA; except still shows 9890 for
English at 13-15, which has been canceled due to FEBC at 1330-1400.
And: French has been revived as an RA language, on a small basis; I
wonder if it`s just news, produced elsewhere?? (gh)
``French
0300-0315 mtwtf.. Pac 12080brn, 15240shp, 15515shp``
We were wondering where Indonesian from Shep at 0500 went, originally
on 15415, then on 15240 for about a week, and now, 17750 (gh):
``Indonesian
0000-0030 daily SEA 12005dha, 15350tnn, 17750shp
0400-0430 daily SEA 11550tnn, 17800hbn
0400-0530 daily SEA 17750shp
0500-0530 daily SEA 11700sng, 11745tnn
2200-2330 daily SEA 9695dha, 11550tnn, 11695shp``
(Glenn Hauser, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
At last we have the full official RA A-12 schedule! Note it
contradicts a number of entries in the WRTH Update. Indonesian is not
on 17750, in fact on no SHP frequencies at all.
French is at 0300-0330 M-F --- or not: I checked 15515 after 0300 UT
Friday May 11 and it was still in English, along with 15160 and 15240
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
RADIO AUSTRALIA A12V1
ENGLISH TO PACIFIC REGIONS
WEST PACIFIC & PAPUA NEW GUINEA
TIME FREQ. TX SITE PWR AE BRG. COMMENT inc. Mode
(UT) (kHz) (kW) (T)
0000-0900 15240 SHP 100 030 secondary service area
0300-0500 21725 SHP 100 355
0700-0900 7410 SHP 100 030 secondary service area
0700-0900 9475 SHP 100 353
0700-0900 9710 SHP 100 355
0800-0900 5995 BRN 10 010
0900-1400 6020 SHP 100 030 secondary service area
1100-1300 6080 SHP 100 005
1200-1400 5995 BRN 8 010 DRM
1400-1800 5995 SHP 100 030 secondary service area
1700-2030 9500 SHP 100 353
1730-2030 6080 SHP 100 005
1800-2000 9710 SHP 100 030 secondary service area
2000-2200 11650 SHP 100 030 secondary service area
2030-2200 9500 SHP 100 355
2200-0700 15415 SHP 100 355
SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC (inc. Bougainville, Solomon Is, Vanuatu)
0000-0900 15240 SHP 100 030
0330-0900 12080 BRN 10 080
0700-0900 7410 SHP 100 030
1100-1200 12080 BRN 8 080 DRM
1400-1800 5995 SHP 100 030
1500-1700 7240 SHP 100 040
1800-2000 9710 SHP 100 030
2000-2200 11650 SHP 100 030
2000-0300 12080 BRN 10 080
2200-0000 15230 SHP 100 030
CENTRAL PACIFIC (inc. Fiji, Samoa, Cook Is)
0100-0300 19000 SHP 100 070
0100-0500 15160 SHP 100 065
0330-0600 15515 SHP 100 070
0500-0800 13630 SHP 100 050
0600-1000 11945 SHP 100 100
0800-1000 9580 SHP 100 080
1000-1500 9580 SHP 100 070
1000-1530 11945 SHP 100 070
1500-1700 7240 SHP 100 040 secondary service area
1530-2000 11880 SHP 100 050
1700-2100 9580 SHP 100 070
1900-2100 11660 SHP 100 065
2000-2300 15515 SHP 100 050
2100-2300 13630 SHP 100 065
2100-0100 21740 SHP 100 070
2300-0100 19000 SHP 100 065
2300-0300 17795 SHP 100 050
ENGLISH TO ASIA
SOUTH-EAST ASIA (Burma [SNG only], east Indonesia, Philippines,
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos)
0030-0400 17750 SHP 100 329
0500-0700 21725 SHP 100 329
0530-0700 17750 SHP 100 329
1100-1300 9475 SHP 100 329
1100-1300 11945 SHP 100 329
1430-1700 9475 SHP 100 329
1430-1730 11660 SHP 100 329
1500-1700 5940 SHP 100 334
1600-1630 9540 SNG 100 340 to Burma
1700-1900 9475 SHP 100 329
2030-2200 11695 SHP 100 329
2200-0000 9855 DHA 500 105
2200-2330 15240 Taiwan 250 - to south-east Asia
2330-0000 17750 SHP 100 329
NORTH ASIA (China, Taiwan, Japan)
0030-0400 17750 SHP 100 329 secondary service area
0300-0500 21725 SHP 100 355 secondary service area
0530-0700 17750 SHP 100 329 secondary service area
1100-1300 6140 SNG 100 013
BURMESE
0100-0130 11780 SNG 100 340
2300-2330 9490 UAE 500 085
INDONESIAN
0000-0030 12005 DHA 500 105
0000-0030 15350 Taiwan 100 - to south-east Asia
0400-0430 11550 Taiwan 250 - to south-east Asia
0400-0430 17800 HBN 100 270
0500-0530 11700 SNG 100 140
0500-0530 11745 Taiwan 250 - to south-east Asia
0600-0630 15290 Taiwan 250 - to south-east Asia
2200-2330 11550 Taiwan 250 - to south-east Asia
2200-2330 9695 DHA 500 105
CHINESE
1300-1430 9475 SHP 100 329 to south-east Asia
1300-1430 9965 HBN 100 318
1300-1430 11660 SHP 100 329 to south-east Asia
1300-1430 11760 Taiwan 300 - to north Asia
TOK PISIN *
0900-1100 5995 BRN 10 010 PNG service
0900-1100 6020 SHP 100 030 Coral Sea, b/u to PNG
0900-1100 6080 SHP 100 005 PNG service
0900-1100 9475 SHP 100 030 Coral Sea, b/u to PNG
0900-1100 9710 SHP 100 355 PNG service
0900-1100 12080 BRN 10 080 Coral Sea service
* carries Pacific English 1000-1100 UT on Saturday & Sunday
FRENCH (to Pacific) *
0300-0330 12080 BRN 10 080
0300-0330 15515 SHP 100 070
* carries Pacific English on Saturday & Sunday
(Nigel Holmes, RA, via Ian Johnson, May 11, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
See corrected schedule below
[and non]. 15515, UT Friday May 11 at 0300, RA has signed on in
English, // 15160 which also just started, and 15240 which was already
on. I was looking for a revived French broadcast as in the WRTH
Update, M-F 0300-0315 on 15240, 15515, plus Brandon 12080. Then
received RA`s own A12 schedule at last, showing instead: French 0300-
0330 M-F on 15515 and 12080 only. But no French, at least not yet.
11945 has been a good new frequency for RA in our mornings, altho
usually weaker than 9580. It`s always been clear when heard after
1200, but May 11 I am listening at 1138 and find there is CCI in
Chinese underneath. HFCC (which still hasn`t been updated for a week,
and still has no SHP registrations at all), shows the Chinese is R.
Veritas Asia, PHILIPPINES, 250 kW non-direxional (or due north?) at
10-12.
WRTH Update shows the RA 11945 hours are 0600-1530. RA`s own schedule
agrees, but in two segments, 0600-1000 at 100 degrees, 1000-1530 at 70
degrees. 70 is best for us, and I don`t recall RA using a 100 degree
azimuth before; it`s shown nowhere else on their complete schedule.
Could it be a typo? Or a hefty slew. 100 from Shep is aimed across
North Island NZ near Hamilton, then not much of anything except French
Polynesia, and Pitcairn at 108 degrees, entering North America at
Guatemala.
19000, May 13 at 0100 I tune in R. Australia amid its neat new
frequency span 23-03, but it`s off to change antennas midway. Wait and
wait, and finally good carrier comes back on at *0102:54, adding
modulation at 0103:13 as news is joined well in progress.
17750, May 13 at 0549, JBA carrier from something; and then barely
able to match a modicum of modulation with R. Australia on 15240,
Grandstand in English. 17750 appears in the WRTH A-12 Update schedule,
but not in RA`s own schedule, maybe omitted by mistake. Supposedly in
Indonesian until 0530.
17750, May 14 at 0507, poor signal in non-English, 0509 mentioning
Australia, so certainly seems that RA Shepparton is really on here in
Indonesian until 0530 as in the WRTH Update schedule, but not in its
own schedule (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. A-12 of Radio Australia from Brandon/Shepparton:
[all languages, apparently]
0000-0100 on 9660 12080 15240 15415 17750 17795 19000 21740
0100-0300 on 9660 12080 15160 15240 15415 17750 17795 19000
0300-0500 on 9660 12080 15160 15240 15415 15515 17750 21725
0500-0600 on 9660 12080 13630 15240 15415 15515 17750 21725
0600-0700 on 9660 11945 12080 13630 15240 15415 17750 21725
0700-0800 on 7410 9475 9660 9710 11945 12080 13630 15240
0800-0900 on 5995 7410 9475 9580 9710 11945 12080 15240
0900-1100 on 5995 6020 6080 9475 9580 9710 11945 12080
1100-1200 on 5995 6020 6080 9475 9580 11945+11945 12080*
1200-1300 on 5995* 6020 6080 9475 9580 11945+11945, see below
1300-1400 on 5940 5995* 6020 9475 9580 11660 11945
1400-1500 on 5940 5995 6080 9475 9580 11660 11945
1500-1530 on 5940 5995 6080 7240 9475 11660 11945
1530-1700 on 5940 5995 6080 7240 9475 11660 11880
1700-1800 on 5995 6080 9475 9500 9580 9710 11880
1800-1900 on 6080 7240 9475 9500 9580 9710 11880
1900-2000 on 6080 7240 9500 9580 9710 11660 11880
2000-2030 on 6080 9500 9580 11650 11660 12080 15515
2030-2100 on 9500 9580 11650 11660 11695 12080 15515
2100-2200 on 9500 9660 11650 11695 13630 12080 15515 21740
2200-2300 on 9660 11695 12080 13630 15230 15415 15515 21740
2300-2330 on 9660 11695 12080 15415 15230 17795 19000 21740
2330-2400 on 9660 12080 15230 15415 17750 17795 19000 21740
And A-12 of Radio Australia by languages:
Burmese
0100-0130 on 11780 SNG 100 kW / 340 deg
2300-2330 on 9490 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg
Chinese
1300-1430 on 9475 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
1300-1430 on 9965 HBN 100 kW / 318 deg
1300-1430 on 11760 TSH 300 kW / 325 deg
1300-1430 on 11660 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
English
0000-0900 on 15240 SHP 100 kW / 030 deg
0030-0400 on 17750 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
0100-0300 on 19000 SHP 100 kW / 070 deg
0100-0500 on 15160 SHP 100 kW / 065 deg
0300-0500 on 21725 SHP 100 kW / 355 deg
0300-0600 on 15515 SHP 100 kW / 070 deg
0500-0700 on 21725 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
0500-0800 on 13630 SHP 100 kW / 050 deg
0530-0700 on 17750 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
0600-0630 on 15290 TAI 100 kW / 205 deg
0600-1000 on 11945 SHP 100 kW / 100 deg
0700-0900 on 7410 SHP 100 kW / 030 deg
0700-0900 on 9710 SHP 100 kW / 353 deg
0700-0900 on 9475 SHP 100 kW / 353 deg
0800-0900 on 5995 BRN 010 kW / 010 deg
0800-1000 on 9580 SHP 100 kW / 080 deg
0900-1100 on 6080 SHP 100 kW / 334 deg
1000-1500 on 9580 SHP 100 kW / 070 deg
1000-1530 on 11945 SHP 100 kW / 070 deg
1100-1300 on 11945 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
1100-1200 on 5995 BRN 010 kW / 010 deg
1100-1200 on 12080 BRN 005 kW / 080 deg*
1100-1300 on 6080 SHP 100 kW / 334 deg
1100-1300 on 6140 SNG 100 kW / 013 deg
1100-1300 on 9475 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
1100-1400 on 6020 SHP 100 kW / 030 deg
1200-1400 on 5995 BRN 005 kW / 010 deg*
1300-1500 on 5940 SHP 100 kW / 080 deg
1400-1800 on 5995 SHP 100 kW / 030 deg
1400-1800 on 6080 SHP 100 kW / 334 deg
1430-1700 on 11660 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
1430-1900 on 9475 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
1500-1700 on 5940 SHP 100 kW / 334 deg
1500-1700 on 7240 SHP 100 kW / 040 deg
1530-2000 on 11880 SHP 100 kW / 050 deg
1600-1630 on 9540 SNG 100 kW / 340 deg
1700-1900 on 9500 SHP 100 kW / 353 deg
1700-2000 on 9710 SHP 100 kW / 030 deg
1700-2100 on 9580 SHP 100 kW / 070 deg
1800-2000 on 7240 SHP 100 kW / 030 deg
1800-2030 on 6080 SHP 100 kW / 005 deg
1900-2100 on 11660 SHP 100 kW / 065 deg
1900-2200 on 9500 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
2000-2200 on 11650 SHP 100 kW / 030 deg
2000-2300 on 15515 SHP 100 kW / 030 deg
2000-0900 on 12080 BRN 010 kW / 080 deg
2030-2200 on 11695 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
2100-2300 on 13630 SHP 100 kW / 065 deg
2100-0100 on 21740 SHP 100 kW / 070 deg
2100-0800 on 9660 BRN 010 kW / 010 deg
2200-2330 on 15240 TAI 100 kW / 205 deg
2200-2400 on 9855 DHA 250 kW / 105 deg
2200-2400 on 15230 SHP 100 kW / 030 deg
2200-0700 on 15415 SHP 100 kW / 355 deg
2300-0100 on 19000 SHP 100 kW / 065 deg
2300-0300 on 17795 SHP 100 kW / 050 deg
2330-2400 on 17750 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
[French: missing from this version]
Indonesian
0000-0030 on 12005 DHA 250 kW / 105 deg
0000-0030 on 15350 TAI 100 kW / 205 deg
0000-0030 on 17750 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
0400-0430 on 11550 TAI 100 kW / 205 deg
0400-0430 on 17800 HBN 100 kW / 270 deg
0400-0530 on 17750 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
0500-0530 on 11700 SNG 100 kW / 340 deg
0500-0530 on 11745 TAI 100 kW / 205 deg
0500-0530 on 17750 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
2200-2330 on 9695 DHA 250 kW / 105 deg
2200-2330 on 11550 TAI 100 kW / 205 deg
2200-2330 on 11695 SHP 100 kW / 329 deg
Tok Pisin
0900-1000 on 5995 BRN 010 kW / 010 deg
0900-1000 on 6020 SHP 100 kW / 030 deg
0900-1000 on 6080 SHP 100 kW / 334 deg
0900-1000 on 9475 SHP 100 kW / 030 deg
0900-1000 on 9710 SHP 100 kW / 353 deg
0900-1000 on 12080 BRN 010 kW / 080 deg
1000-1100 on 5995 BRN 010 kW / 010 deg Mon-Fri
1000-1100 on 6020 SHP 100 kW / 030 deg Mon-Fri
1000-1100 on 6080 SHP 100 kW / 334 deg Mon-Fri
1000-1100 on 9475 SHP 100 kW / 030 deg Mon-Fri
1000-1100 on 9710 SHP 100 kW / 353 deg Mon-Fri
1000-1100 on 12080 BRN 010 kW / 080 deg Mon-Fri
*DRM mode. English sked may be subject to occasional variation day by
day. (DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, May 15, please visit:
http://swldxbulgaria.blogspot.com via DXLD)
Nigel Holmes sends a corrected RA transmission schedule, taking into
account our observation of Indonesian on 17750; also explains why
French does not always appear at 0300. Note it still includes the
unique 100-degree azimuth for one 11945 broadcast (Glenn Hauser, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
RADIO AUSTRALIA A12V1.1 RAOS - TECHNICAL SUPPLEMENT - 20120515nh
ENGLISH TO PACIFIC REGIONS
WEST PACIFIC & PAPUA NEW GUINEA
TIME FREQ. TX SITE PWR AE BRG. COMMENT inc. Mode
(UT) (kHz) (kW) (T)
0000-0900 15240 SHP 100 030 secondary service area
0300-0500 21725 SHP 100 355
0700-0900 7410 SHP 100 030 secondary service area
0700-0900 9475 SHP 100 353
0700-0900 9710 SHP 100 355
0800-0900 5995 BRN 10 010
0900-1400 6020 SHP 100 030 secondary service area
1100-1300 6080 SHP 100 005
1200-1400 5995 BRN 8 010 DRM
1400-1800 5995 SHP 100 030 secondary service area
1700-2030 9500 SHP 100 353
1730-2030 6080 SHP 100 005
1800-2000 9710 SHP 100 030 secondary service area
2000-2200 11650 SHP 100 030 secondary service area
2030-2200 9500 SHP 100 355
2200-0700 15415 SHP 100 355
SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC (inc. Bougainville, Solomon Is, Vanuatu)
0000-0900 15240 SHP 100 030
0330-0900 12080 BRN 10 080
0700-0900 7410 SHP 100 030
1100-1200 12080 BRN 8 080 DRM
1400-1800 5995 SHP 100 030
1500-1700 7240 SHP 100 040
1800-2000 9710 SHP 100 030
2000-2200 11650 SHP 100 030
2000-0300 12080 BRN 10 080
2200-0000 15230 SHP 100 030
CENTRAL PACIFIC (inc. Fiji, Samoa, Cook Is)
0100-0300 19000 SHP 100 070
0100-0500 15160 SHP 100 065
0330-0600 15515 SHP 100 070
0500-0800 13630 SHP 100 050
0600-1000 11945 SHP 100 100
0800-1000 9580 SHP 100 080
1000-1500 9580 SHP 100 070
1000-1530 11945 SHP 100 070
1500-1700 7240 SHP 100 040 secondary service area
1530-2000 11880 SHP 100 050
1700-2100 9580 SHP 100 070
1900-2100 11660 SHP 100 065
2000-2300 15515 SHP 100 050
2100-2300 13630 SHP 100 065
2100-0100 21740 SHP 100 070
2300-0100 19000 SHP 100 065
2300-0300 17795 SHP 100 050
[WORLD OF RADIO 1617]
ENGLISH TO ASIA
SOUTH-EAST ASIA (Burma [SNG only], east Indonesia, Philippines,
Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos)
0030-0400 17750 SHP 100 329
0500-0700 21725 SHP 100 329
0530-0700 17750 SHP 100 329
1100-1300 9475 SHP 100 329
1100-1300 11945 SHP 100 329
1430-1700 9475 SHP 100 329
1430-1730 11660 SHP 100 329
1500-1700 5940 SHP 100 334
1600-1630 9540 SNG 100 340 to Burma
1700-1900 9475 SHP 100 329
2030-2200 11695 SHP 100 329
2200-0000 9855 DHA 500 105
2200-2330 15240 Taiwan 250 - to south-east Asia
2330-0000 17750 SHP 100 329
NORTH ASIA (China, Taiwan, Japan)
0030-0400 17750 SHP 100 329 secondary service area
0300-0500 21725 SHP 100 355 secondary service area
0530-0700 17750 SHP 100 329 secondary service area
1100-1300 6140 SNG 100 013
BURMESE
0100-0130 11780 SNG 100 340
2300-2330 9490 UAE 500 085
INDONESIAN
0000-0030 12005 DHA 500 105
0000-0030 15350 Taiwan 100 - to south-east Asia
0000-0030 17750 SHP 100 329
0400-0530 17750 SHP 100 329
0400-0430 11550 Taiwan 250 - to south-east Asia
0400-0430 17800 HBN 100 270
0500-0530 11700 SNG 100 140
0500-0530 11745 Taiwan 250 - to south-east Asia
0600-0630 15290 Taiwan 250 - to south-east Asia
2200-2330 11550 Taiwan 250 - to south-east Asia
2200-2330 11695 SHP 100 329
2200-2330 9695 DHA 500 105
CHINESE
1300-1430 9475 SHP 100 329 to south-east Asia
1300-1430 9965 HBN 100 318
1300-1430 11660 SHP 100 329 to south-east Asia
1300-1430 11760 Taiwan 300 - to north Asia
TOK PISIN *
0900-1100 5995 BRN 10 010 PNG service
0900-1100 6020 SHP 100 030 Coral Sea service, b/u to PNG
0900-1100 6080 SHP 100 005 PNG service
0900-1100 9475 SHP 100 030 Coral Sea service, b/u to PNG
0900-1100 9710 SHP 100 355 PNG service
0900-1100 12080 BRN 10 080 Coral Sea service
* carries Pacific English 1000-1100 UT on Saturday & Sunday
FRENCH (to Pacific) *
0300-0330# 12080 BRN 10 080
0300-0330# 15515 SHP 100 070
# n.b. the duration of the French program is nominal. It is produced
primarily for interchange distribution to relay partners.
* carries Pacific English on Saturday & Sunday [WORLD OF RADIO 1617]
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TIME ZONES
Aust. EST=UT+10
PNG =UT+10
Solomon Is=UT+11
Fiji=UT+12
Jakarta=UT+8
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TX SITES
SHP=Shepparton, central Victoria
BRN=Brandon, north Queensland
DHA=United Arab Emirates
HBN=Palau
SNG=Singapore
Taiwan
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Address for correspondence
Radio Australia
GPO Box 428
Melbourne VIC 3001
AUSTRALIA
==================
(Nigel Holmes, May 15, via gh, DXLD) Then the WRTH Update version 3
has red all over the Australia entry, including these changes (gh)
** BAHRAIN. R Bahrain 6010 kHz --- Hi Everyone, Been trying to get a
good ID off this one for a while and what a task. I anyone else doing
any better? From about 18 UT it is weak and then peaks up, a bit.
Mainly music with about 5 minutes of English over TOH. I think I`ve
had an ID (see attached [not]) 7 secs, jingle, YL sung "Radio
Bahrain". After about 20 UT when you would hope for it to peak up, it
just becomes noisy. It is just 1 kW and probably not firing at full
strength and also the aerial is non directional. Anyone getting this
weak domestic station?
https://www.box.com/s/3ade195fa135a9a8d398
This is the a same "jingle" as given in Interval Signals online
Looking forward to comments (Mark Davies, Anglesy, Wales, May 14,
BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
Hi Everyone, R Bahrain stronger tonight! Audio in English as I type
1840, very brief intro to a track I think. Do need headphones at the
moment for the talk. Can only copy this in USB (Mark Davies, Anglesey,
May 15, ibid.)
** BANGLADESH. 4750, Bangladesh Betar, 1235-1242, May 7 (Monday); for
the third Monday have heard the SAARC news bulletin in English; poor
mixing with CNR1; still no sign of RRI Makassar (Ron Howard, Asilomar
State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** BELGIUM [non]. [Re 12-19:] TDP Special for DX Antwerp --- Good
reception in Sri Lanka 17880 kHz 0430-0530 in progress.
http://soundcloud.com/user6004348/tdp-antwerp-17880-khz-5-12
(Victor Goonetilleke, 0516 UT May 12, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Fine reception on a clear frequency, 08 UT 9680 kHz. S9+10 dB. 73,
(Erik Køie, Copenhagen, ibid.)
Here in Germany 9680 is a powerhouse signal, as to expect. Carrier on
shortly before 0800 or so, and after a bit less than a minute the
playout started. Turned off the radio at 0810 because they were after
ten minutes still killing airtime by reading out the transmission
schedule in various languages again and again. It appears to be the
goal of the effort to just put some QSLable modulation on air. Well,
that's on the other hand closer to usual SWBC practices than one would
be inclined to admit (Kai Ludwig, 0820 UT May 12, ibid.) Now2, you
should have stayed tuned a bit longer for the speech (gh, DXLD)
17880, May 12 at 1408, DX-Antwerp thirtieth anniversary special is
underway, fair signal but deep fading via Guiana French, 250 kW on 311
degree beam to E North America. I listen for the rest of the hour, to
hear:
1408, announcements of full schedule for all these specials, in
French, German; address for QSL: dxaqsl @ gmail.com
1410, schedules in Spanish, Arabish
1415, English talk, lamenting closing of several SW stations or
reduxions; tropical band stations in Africa are disappearing too as
equipment wears out and is not replaced, relying on FM instead;
likewise, Latin America. Russia makes DRM a national standard [not any
more!] but remains to be seen whether this will save SW elsewhere.
Says DXA has about 100 members, including strong core of a dozen.
Promotes their `open days` following weekend May 19-20 with schedule
of events; and will have a fortieth anniversary broadcast if there is
still SW 10 years from now. Never heard a speaker` name mentioned, but
maybe Guido Schotmans, who organized this event.
1421, disco music, ``That`s the way I like it``
1422, Jonathan Marks, greeting from Media Network and self-promotion
1424, Mika greeting in English and Finnish from dxing.info
1425, music, YL in Dutch talking about several SW stations
1432, more disco
1433, Victor Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka greeting; someone else concluding
with ``tot siens``; Ari Boender, Netherlands, in English on behalf of
Benelux DX Club
1434, French; deep fades
1441, still French, about the open days events, music
1442, DSWCI greeting in English and Danish, presumably Anker Petersen
1443, greeting from gh of WOR and DXLD, in English
1444, German, about the OD schedule
1450, music, ``Radio – seems like a friend to me``
1454, open carrier until 1500*. No further announcements, closing or
sign-off; something missed?
1657, standing by on 21680 for the repeat to WNAm from GUIANA FRENCH,
only 9 degrees further west at 320. *1659:45 much stronger and
unfading carrier than at 1400; 1700 opening ``Special transmission for
30th anniversary of DX-Antwerp``, then same announcements in Dutch,
French, German, Spanish, Arabish; 1702 full schedule in English, QSL
info, 1704 Dutch, 1706 French, and this is where I came in three hours
earlier.
Retune 21680 at 1754 to hear whether there was more modulation, but
it`s already in dead air again, with some hum, much stronger than RFI
GUF in French Africawards on neighboring 21690. Tuning further around
13m, I find suspicious hummy and not clear carriers circa: 21565,
21644, 21664, 21716, 21788, 21797. The hum was at a somewhat different
pitch than 21680, and wondering if it was some local device, but
21797, which was stronger than the lower ones, cut off at precisely
the same time as 21680, 1800*, and then all the others had vanished
too. I bet that if I had listened before 1754, I would have heard
distorted DXA Special audio on them. Note that these do not match up
neatly as equally-spaced displaced spur multiples. It should be
interesting to find whether the final repeat, in DRM at 20-21 on
17870-17875-17880 also has spurs, tho only 100 kW instead of 250
DX-Antwerp special, e-QSL in pdf promptly received at 1045 UT May 13
from Guido Schotmans, added to my gallery at
http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html
Along with this note:
``Hello Glenn, First of all thanks again for your cooperation and also
for your report.
It was a great success. Until now we received some 90 reports from all
over the world. I was not one of the speakers on the air. I don't have
a radio voice :-) And I was not the only one involved in organizing
this. It was a small dedicated team of 5 addicted ones.
The speakers` names are mentioned on the back side of the QSL card.
The "Arabish" language was Swahili. Danish was done by Erik Køie.
It's interesting to know about the spur carriers. I'll have to check
my spectrum recording to see if I can find them but the NAm broadcasts
were weak here in Belgium.
Please find attached an eQSL. You will also get a hard copy via the
normal postal service. 73, Guido`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
DRM started up at 1530. 15775 and says Greetings will be mentioned in
the Text Box (Victor 4S7VK, Colombo, Sri Lanka, dxldyg via DXLD)
And sent me clip showing text greeting to him while my greeting to DXA
was being broadcast audibly (gh, DXLD)
Hi Glenn, DX Antwerp responded in a few minutes via email. Thought you
might enjoy (Victor J Latavish, Naples, Florida, 1552 UT May 12, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) With pdf QSL, like mine, blanx infilled differently
Hello Guido, The DX-Antwerp broadcast on 21680 is coming in very
strong and crystal clear, 55555. I am enjoying it again, and really
appreciate listening on real radio. Have a good weekend (Victor J
Latavish, Naples, Florida, via DXLD)
Now on 21680 with good signal, slight static & fading , here in South
eastern Massachusetts (Stephen Wood, Harwich, Mass., 1732 UT May 12,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
It was fair strength here in Sri Lanka and some splatter from 21690
also GUF 555 fantastic reception from them always. DRM on 15775 also
came thru OK at 1530-1630 (Victor Goonetilleke, ibid.)
Heard 21680 between 1700-1800 UT. Didn't hear 17880 between 0430-0530
UT, 9680 between 08-09 UT, 6015 DRM between 12-13 UT and 15575 DRM
between 1530-1630 UT. Hoping from DRM at 20-21 UT. 73, (Kraig, KG4LAC,
Krist, ibid.)
DX Antwerp May 12, 2012 2000 UT DRM broadcast
17875 from French Guyana. Mostly a bust here in Manassas, VA. Severe
digital dropout making listening useless. I only realized the DRM
program was the same as the analog broadcasts having already listened
to the analog broadcasts at 14 and 17 UT. If I was listening to only
the DRM broadcast I would have turned off the receiver.
Sackville, Canada might have been a better transmission site for DRM
to North America. From what I was able to hear/understand the DRM
broadcast was the same as the 14 and 17 UT analog broadcast with the
addition of listener names in the text stream and an additional song
played at the end of the broadcast. 73, (Kraig, KG4LAC, Krist,
Manassas, VA, ibid.)
Isn't that strange, Kraig. Reception on the west coast was absolutely
perfect with 100% copy for their stereo DRM transmission. Yes, they
did acknowledge listener names (3 or 4 were noted) (Walt Salmaniw,
Victoria, BC, ibid.)
311 degrees mainlobe plus/minus 20 degrees from French Guiana. See the
main signal direction to Puerto Rico, Haiti, FL, OK, UT, NV, in to
California, Oregon. But VA is like at 330 degrees direction far
easterly. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)
Reading on DXA home page I've found the following: "and during the
festive open days on Saturday, May 19th, 10-19 hours and Sunday, May
20th, 10-17 hours". Does that mean they're planning to transmit again
next weekend? 73s (Andy Lawendel, Italy, ibid.)
No, but maybe in 2022y. The May 12 specials were advance publicity for
the local events you must attend in Antwerp the following weekend
(Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
** BIAFRA [non]. 11870, Thu May 10 at 2054, poor signal with talk;
2058 unseems English, so Igbo? Mentions kilohertz, off at 2100. R.
Biafra London, continuing its Thu/Sat only 20-21 broadcasts. HFCC
shows this is via WRN, 125 kW, 180 degrees via Wertachtal, GERMANY
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Via GERMANY. 11870, Radio Biafra, London, *2000-2100*, sign on with
local music and opening announcements. Discussion in an mix of
vernacular and English. Short breaks of local music. Poor in noisy
conditions. Thur, Sat only. May 12 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening
Digest)
** BOLIVIA. 4716.70 10.5 0208 R Yura, Aillu Yura ”Radio Yura - La Voz
de los Aillus” stängde med sitt bandade anrop med fin styrka. c/d 0210
med något kort Windows-ljud! FD
6024.99 11.5 0239 Red Patria Nueva, La Paz med ”anropsblock” hade
sport före som sedan övergick till popmusik. Annonserade 6025, 1020 &
94.1 FD
6154.93 11.5 0204* (tent) R Fides stängde efter ett sportprogram, men
kunde inte uppfatta något ID trots skaplig styrka. FD
(Fredrik Dourén, Borlänge, Sweden, SW Bulletin May 13 via DXLD)
FD is normally only on MW and one of the guys in Sweden hearing lots
of good stations from the Andes. I think he is one of the most active
on MW here. Translations: (Thomas Nilsson, SWB Editor)
4716.70, 10.5 0208, R Yura, Aillu Yura, "Radio Yura - La Voz de los
Aillus", signed off with their recorded call with good signal
strength. c/d 0210 with some short Windows-sound! FD
6024.99, 11.5 0239, Red Patria Nueva, La Paz with a "call block" sport
just before going over to pop music. Announced 6025, 1020 & 94.1 FD
6154.93, 11.5 0204* (tentative), R Fides signed off after a sport
program, but no ID could be heard despite a good signal level. FD
(Fredrik Dourén, Borlänge, Sweden, SW Bulletin May 13 translated by
editor Thomas Nillson for WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
see also DX-PEDITIONS for some audio clips
** BOLIVIA. Recientes confirmaciones recibidas:
4410, Radio ECO, correo-e, v/s Gonzalo Espinoza C., demoró: 3 días.
Informe enviado a: gonzaloeco @ hotmail.com (gracias al colega
Fabricio Andrade Silva de Brasil por suministrar la dirección de
contacto)
6025, Radio Illimani, correo-e, v/s Marina Arrocha C, Responsable,
Marketing. Demoró: 4 días. Informe enviado a: radio @ patrianueva.bo ¦
marketing @ patrianueva.bo (Rafael Rodríguez, Colombia, May 10,
condiglist yg via DXLD) = Red Patria Nueva above (gh)
** BONAIRE. WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments: TWR has a
couple of exotic presumably Indian languages, axually in WRTH 2012
already, but just noticed here (gh):
``TWR BONAIRE (Rlg) kHz: 800 Summer Schedule 2012
Baniua
0845-0900 .....s. SAm 800twb
English
0030-0100 .....ss SAm 800twb
2300-0030 daily SAm 800twb
Macuxi
0845-0900 ......s SAm 800twb``
Elsewhen in Spanish, Portuguese (Glenn Hauser, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. Re 12-19: 4885, 11/02 0335, Voz do Coração Imaculado,
Anápolis/GO, ID da emissora: "ZYH745, 770 kHz e ZYF692, 4885 kHz,
Rádio Voz do Coração Imaculado", 44444
A emissora em Ondas tropicais que captei e listei há alguns dias
consta em bancos de dados como Aoki e Eibi como Rádio Maria. Gravei a
identificação e é feita como Voz do Coração Imaculado.
Locais das escutas: Boituva/SP e Sorocaba/SP
Equipamento utilizado:
Receptores Quicksilver QS1R e Icom IC-R75
Antenas Longwire 100 m e Wellbrook ALA1530S+
73 (Ivan Dias Jr. - Sorocaba/SP
http://ivandias.wordpress.com
http://twitter.com/ivandiasjr
radioescutas yg via DXLD) The least of three ZYs on 4885 (gh, DXLD)
see also DX-PEDITIONS for some audio clips
** BRAZIL. 6180 and 11780, UT Friday May 11 at 0454, surprised to hear
samba music, RNA on the air late/early other than on a Sunday; usual
madrugada DJ informing us the time is 1:55 am in ``um novo dia``, and
it`s Day #6. Normally these are off roughly 0330-0800. Maybe testing
now that both transmitters are back in service? More QRM that XEPPM
6185 does not need, see MEXICO.
6180, UT Saturday May 12 at 0458, RNA is on again; looks like this and
11780 have changed to all-night schedule every night instead of UT
Sundays only, making it more of an ACI problem for XEPPM 6185 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
After the Sunday soccer cavalcade, identification as "ZYH707 Radio
Nacional do Brasilia" on 6180 kHz // 980 kHz:
http://youtu.be/wNrZxa-Vc4c
73 de CX2ABP (Rodolfo Tizzi, Uruguay, May 13, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
6180 & 11780, May 15 at 0520, RNA continues to run all-night, every
night (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 11765, only other 25m Brasilian audible at 0515 May 12,
much weaker than 11780 but sufficient; nothing on 11815 or 11925 which
sometimes are on and audible in the nightmiddle. 11765 seemed like
news or at least talk in normal voices, but after some music at 0535,
it was back at 0537 to wacky wailing gospelhuxter Davi Miranda, from
ZYE726, SRDA Curitiba.
11915, May 13 at 0047, M&W conversation in Brazilian, poor signal from
R. Gaúcha, but better than 11925, R. Bandeirantes. HCJB must have just
concluded at 0045 its impudent intervention on 11920 also in
Portuguese, via Chile.
[and non]. 11925+, May 13 at 0538 considerable het slightly wavering,
stronger station with music, caused by R. Bandeirantes always off-
frequency to the hi side, circa 11925.2; and what else? HFCC shows
0500-0559 BBC Kinyarwanda/Kirundi, 250 kW, 7 degrees via Meyerton,
SOUTH AFRICA.
Only other ZYs audible on 25m at this time: 11780 RNA of course, and
11765 much weaker SRDA Curitiba with wacky wailer Davi Miranda.
9675, May 13 at 0601, fair signal made worse by undermodulation, but
could hear ``Nova de Rádio`` mentioned, i.e. R. Canção Nova (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 15191.4, May 13 at 0037, poor signal in Brazilian, up to
fair peaks, R. Inconfidência. Frequency measured by the count-the-
clix-on-the-DX-398-BFO method [25 per kHz = 40 Hz each], after noting
the current offset vs WWVH 15000.000, but I could be one or two off.
Coincidentally, Jim Ronda in Tulsa had just logged it a bihour
earlier: ``Hi Glenn: I noted this afternoon at 2246 R. Inconfidência
on 15191.3 at exceptionally good level. I did zero beat the frequency
as 15191.3 with both the R 75 and the NRD 545``. Nor was it
``exceptionally good`` when I heard it. Meanwhile, WYFR stayed far,
far away on 15745 until 0045* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Your frequency measurement method seems very accurate to me, Glenn! R.
Inconfidência logged here 12 May at 2132 UT on 15191.44 with fair
strength and in the clear, so SIO 353. Nice music with accordion plus
ID (Alan Pennington, Caversham, UK, AOR 7030plus / ALA1530, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST) Apparently it does vary a little bit (gh, DXLD)
** BRAZIL. 28415-USB, May 13 at 0024, nothing much on 10 meters except
a Brazilian accent here and another on 28420-USB. Not regular
contacts, no IDs heard, and at 0029, 28415 is playing bits of music on
and off, improper behavior for a ham, so apparently a CBer who should
be about 1 MHz lower in the freeband. 0030 some chimes and sing-a-
long.
27 MHz, however is full of mostly Spanish signals and hets, no doubt
from Latin America. Brazilian DXers have been complaining about
hearing overpowered American CBers all over 11m, vs their own ``PX``
stations which supposedly maintain only a few legal watts. I suppose
PX- is the legal prefix for such stations, part of the ITU allocation
for Brazil, unused by real hams? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
[Cf USA: discussion of citizens` band] Hi Glenn: Brazilian prefix PX
is only a Citizen Band Assignments, not hams in decametric bands.
Here in Uruguay we can listen the Brazilian CBers operating between
24000 and 28300 kHz, sometimes more. In the afternoon, 10 mb segment
of CW, digimodes an CW beacons is very polluted with this kind of
emissions. Sad but true, as Metallica says. For a more detailed list
of radio amateur prefixes take a look on
http://www.ac6v.com/prefixes.htm
73 de (CX2ABP, Rodolfo Tizzi, Uruguay, dxldyg via DXLD)
The idea of axually assigning callsigns to CB stations was abandoned
long ago in the USA. For a while non-ITU-sequence calls were in vogue,
then official K-prefix alfanumeric FCC calls, long forgotten (gh,
DXLD)
** CANADA [and non]. 6080, May 10 at 0535, CRI English via Sackville
is again on wrong frequency instead of 6190 during this hour, having
failed to QSY at 0500. Shux, once again I tune in too late to hear the
huge collision it must cause with NHK Bonaire in Spanish on 6080 until
0529.
11750, May 11 at 1220, interesting talk about Naha, Okinawa, major
tourist destination. Can it be CRI? Their broad topix can fool you.
But 1229 NHK World frequency announcement starts with the ones for
0500, 1000, and two of the 1200 ones, not including this before
modulation cut, and carrier not cut until 1231.
I can only assume this was another SNAFU at Sackville, since CRI
English is on 11750 at 1100-1200 only, but they must have left the
transmitter on by mistake, instead of 6120? Certainly better reception
out here in the summer on 11750, tho BBC Thailand normally has the
frequency to itself during this hour.
6080, May 12 at 0500, CRI English stays here as Sackville fails again
to change to 6190 where scheduled, and this time I tune in early
enough to witness the terrible collision it causes with NHK Radio
Japón in Spanish via BONAIRE, both equally bigsigs. Come on!
11750, May 12 at 1224, Sackville has failed to put R. Japan on wrong
frequency today, returning it to BBC London during arts show,
incidentally USward from THAILAND.
Morale at Sackville must be sinking and sinking, causing more and more
transmission errors --- who cares, we are about to lose our jobs! The
05-06 CRI English relay supposed to be on 6190 has appeared several
times on 6080 instead, despite NHK Spanish via Bonaire already on 6080
at 0500-0530.
But May 13 they come up with yet another mis-frequency: 7305! Missing
from 6190 and 6080, but super signal on 7305, S9+25 with CRI ID,
``news & reports``. Stayed there entire hour until 0559* uncovering
weak BBC. Why 7305? That`s another frequency in the Sackville relay
memory bank, supposed to be employed only at 0250-0400 for Vatican in
English and Spanish, 250 kW, 277 degrees.
Of course it could be a deliberate change for the CRI 0500 broadcast,
but I doubt it; time will tell. BBC usage of 7305 is 0529-0629 in
Hausa and French via ASCENSION.
6190, May 14 at 0500, CRI English relay via Sackville is back on
correct frequency, after excursion to 7305 the night before, and 6080
clashing with NHK Spanish Bonaire several previous nights. When and
where next?
6140, May 15 at 0618, leapfrog mixing product audible, 6080 CRI
English on wrong frequency instead of 6190, over 6110 NHK English on
correct frequency, another 30 kHz higher, more audio from CRI than
NHK. Looked for it after finding that tonight is another SNAFU at
Sackville. How about leaping the other way to 6050? If there, totally
obscured by RHC.
6190, May 16 at 0522, CRI English via Sackville is finally on the
correct frequency for a change, ex-6080, ex-7305 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 9625, CBC Northern Quebec Service with 'native' programming
including OM 'chanting' and 'laid back' OM talking in Inuktitut. I've
always thought this is a really cool sounding language! Abruptly into
English CBC News at ToH with items about the latest underwear bomber
(who apparently was a Saudi double agent!) and a bit about credit card
companies in Canada accused of overcharging merchants with high and
unjustified fees, and the Canadian Government is going after them.
I am shocked, shocked, to discover credit card companies overcharge
their customers. I actually AM a bit surprised a government would go
after them instead of going to bed with them. Canadians should be
proud -- on this side of the border we would have Congresscritters
shouting and hand wringing about having too much regulation that is
just not 'business friendly" and is causing unemployment and halitosis
and we need to let credit card companies charge MORE fees because that
will foster competition which will be best for 'everyone'. Now *I*
sound like a left-wing-nut! Hey, I calls them as I sees them! :)
At 0305 into "Vinyl Cafe" with the host telling a long rambling story
about small town Canada preparing for "Summer at the Lake", and other
folksy music and 'stuff'. The host was Stuart McLean, and he sounds
like a cross between Garrison Keillor and Jimmy Stewart, transplanted
to Ontario. The show was kind of fun actually -- in an olde tyme radio
show kind of way! Hey, better than WHRI :) !
YL ID at :59 As "CBC North Quebec" and mention of Satellite and SW
with frequency and another promo for the CBC North Morning show. Then
into English CBC News at ToH, Weather at 0404 and into "As it Happens
- Midnight Edition" at 0405, with items about a Canadian Soldier's
suicide and the Military's handling of the situation, and the award-
winning Canadian High School Chemistry student Janelle Tam (who sounds
like a really SMART 16 year old kid!) from Ottawa who invented a
substance from tree pulp that hinders aging by binding and stabilizing
free-radicals. It uses nano-crystalline cellulose chemically bound
buckminster fullerene in a process she developed -- as a Grade 12
student! Hummmm ... Bucky Balls came up at the last DXpedition! We
must be psychic! This young lady is impressive!
Also a discussion of the role of oil in the economy and society and
how its cost increases will impact us -- not just affecting the
'speed' of life and technology, but he claimed it will also
fundamentally alter the nature of the world too, with author Jeff
Rubin who wrote “The End of Growth, but is that all bad?”. Mention
of “Peak Oil” and the like, but the guy ignored the idea that perhaps
we can find an economically viable SUBSTITUTE for oil.
ID as before again at 0459, and into another English CBC News report.
French ID and "O Canada" instrumental at 0505 and into a 400 Hz tone
that continued a LONG time to carrier off – which didn’t happen
smoothly. The carrier went off at 25:58, and then popped back with the
400 Hz tone TWICE during minute 26, but appeared well and truly done
by 0526:55. It however, then re-appeared at :28:50 and continued until
:30:25 Rather odd!
I will say it -- I miss the CBC and I really miss RCI. Sigh. In OK,
but the local QRM affected things during fades. 4+4+54+4, but reduced
to 4+3+54+3+ from 0430-0450 when splatter from 9630 Costa Rica and
9620 Spain started to close in a bit! 0230-0530* 9/May (Kenneth Vito
Zichi, MI, MARE Tipsheet via DXLD)
** CANADA. 15330, and better 15235 and best 17735, May 11 at 2017-
2026, RCI English `The Link` is discussing its own fate, report from
parliamentary correspondent Amanda Pfeffer in Ottawa. Interviewed IBB
guy; Alan Familiant, former RCI director; one Liberal MP who wants to
save RCI, and another, Conservative, who had never heard of it until
she asked him about it. Offered glimmers of hope, before moving on to
next subject. Listen to first part of this May 11 edition here:
http://www.rcinet.ca/english/program/the-link/home/
or this undated excerpt, really the same thing, 11.5 minutes:
http://www.rcinet.ca/english/column/the-link-s-top-stories/15-28_2012-05-11-the-future-of-international-broadcasting/
But says towers in New Brunswick will likely be torn down at the end
of this process (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
The Link Radio Canada International "RCI inaccurate about facts" ---
On Friday May 11, 2012 The Link on Radio Canada International did a
report on international broadcasting. There were a few inaccuracies, I
won't say what. I'll leave it to you to figure it out. I just think
that RCI could have had someone who knows about international
broadcasting instead of Amanda Pfeffer who from what I gather has
never listenered to international radio.
Click here to listen or download [same as above, presumably]:
http://www.radio4all.net/files/kperron@gmail.com/3101-1-CUTS_TO_RCI.mp3
(Keith Perron on Facebook, via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD)
17860, Sunday May 13 at 2128, end of RCI Portuguese `Canadá Direito`,
2129 cut to NHK World ID and IS before carrier off.
Per HFCC, RCI`s Brazilian service is scheduled here an hour later at
2200-2230 Fri/Sat/Sun, but RCI`s own schedule at
http://www.rcinet.ca/english/illustration/schedule/lOAcSP_RCI-TECH-A12-ENG.pdf
does show 17860 used both at 2100-2129 and 2200-2229. Maybe they
should tell HFCC about it. There is no NHK relay by Sackville at 2130,
just another inexplicable SNAFU (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CHAD. 6164.96, RNT, 0232-0259, May 7. Surprisingly good in French
with Hi-Li music. Interesting mix of stations here! *0242 started to
faintly hear the IS (African Fish Eagle) of Zambia; *0257 “This is the
Voice of Turkey” and IS; *0259 RN covers everything. MP3 audio at
https://www.box.com/s/f9efc4069786bdb0d7e8
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. VOA "HELPFULLY RECORDED" QUESTIONS ABOUT AL JAZEERA'S
MELISSA CHAN DELETED FROM CHINESE MINISTRY TRANSCRIPT
Posted: 11 May 2012 [and many more stories about this:]
http://kimelli.nfshost.com/index.php?id=13236
BBC News, 9 May 2012, Damian Grammaticus: "Today Melissa Chan, the al-
Jazeera English television correspondent who, it was announced
yesterday, had been expelled from China, seems to have become an
'unperson' in China. The only Chinese-language newspapers in which we
could find reports on the expulsion on Wednesday morning were the Hong
Kong-affiliated Ta Kung Pao paper from Henan province and the Global
Times. ... At the Foreign Ministry's daily press conference on
Tuesday, 14 out of 18 questions were about the decision, some of which
were helpfully recorded by Voice Of America. Reporters wanted to know
why Melissa Chan had been expelled, what rule she had broken and
whether this was some sort of warning to all of us."
(kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
** CHINA. 9705, Voice of Pujiang (ex-5075), 1341, May 6. The first
day of their usual seasonal change; // 3280 and 4950; all fair in
Chinese.
11717.98, CNR1, 1245, May 8. Poor, but clearly // 6125. First time I
have noted this (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake scan, May 9 from 0430 to 0442 from
11500 to 18000 kHz.
11500 very poor
12230 poor
13430 poor
13850 poor
13920 poor-fair
14800 fair-good
15800 fair-good
15900 fair-good
15940 good
16100 fair-good
16980 fair-good
17170 good
17250 fair-good
17450 fair-good
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Firedrake May 9, before 1400:
16100, very poor at 1337 with heavy flutter; none in the 17s
15970, JBA at 1344
15490, very poor at 1344 with heavy flutter
14800, very poor at 1345
14700, very poor at 1345; none audible in the 13s, 12s, 11s, 10s
Propagation was very disturbed. I`ve long suspected that many of the
FD frequencies are coming from Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN, also a major
CRI relay site, and far enough west to ``provide`` good coverage of
the populous regions of eastern China; but at this time I was also
getting better than usual reception from India and Uzbekistan, qq.vv.,
vs. poor reception from east Asia. WWV reported at 1500:
``Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 08 May follow.
Solar flux 123 and estimated planetary A-index 9.
The estimated planetary K-index at 1500 UTC on 09 May was 4.
Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred.
Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are likely.``
CNR1 jammers against R. Free Asia in Mandarin, all poor and
synchronized, May 9 at 1940+: 9455, 9875, 9905, 11785, 13780. Aoki May
10 and HFCC May 4 (not updated since, unusual!) agree on the sites:
9455 Saipan, 9875 Tinian, 9905 Palau, 11785 Tinian, 13780 Tajikistan.
No sign of RFA on any of these, so each must be efficiently beaming
most of it inward to China. (If I were hearing RFA instead, all these
sites would not be synchro.) It`s also rather surprising that ChiCom
jammers are audible here across the noon zenith as low as 9455 when
it`s almost summer: just another indication of the brute force they
employ/enjoy. And/or maybe some are arriving longpath (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Glenn, Firedrake heard here:
15615 at 1348 on 9 May, Very good signal
15615 from 1343 to 1400 on 10 May, Very good signal
Presumably target is "Voice of Tibet" from Dushanbe (AOKI) in which
case the exact frequency is probably 15612. Best Wishes (Paul Kennett,
Chorleywood, Herts. England, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
VOT may be on 15612, but FD stays on multiples of 5 (gh, DXLD)
Firedrake May 10, after 1300:
15485, good at 1305, het on hi side
Before 1400:
16980, good at 1339; none in the 17s, 18s
16100, very good at 1339
15900, very good at 1341 just as there was a bad edit in the music
15615, good at 1340, mixing WEWN English! Had to happen, and -1400*
15490, good at 1359-1400*; open carrier a few sex after unlike 15615
14800, fair at 1342; none in the 13s, 12s, 11s
After 1400:
17560, fair at 1402, over weak CCI from V. of Tibet, Madagascar;
haven`t heard these shifted to 17570 lately
15605, good at *1405
Firedrake May 11, before 1300:
16980, poor at 1248
16100, very poor at 1247
14800, fair at 1248; none in the 15s
13850, fair at 1258
After 1300:
15565, fair at 1313
15490, poor at 1313; none in the 16s, 14s, 13s, 12s, but this is
earlier in the hour than many of them normally cut back on
Before 1400:
14800, fair at 1354
15490, poor at 1353, het on low side
16100, JBA at 1354; none in the 18s, 17s, 13s, 12s, 11s
Firedrake May 12, before 1300:
11500, poor at 1256
12600, fair at 1256
13920, fair at 1257
13970, fair at 1257
14700, poor at 1258
15555, fair at 1258
15900, good at 1258
15970, good at 1258
16100, good at 1258
16980, good at 1258
17250, very poor at 1259-1300*
Before 1400:
16100, very good at 1336, none higher
15940, very good at 1338
15900, fair at 1338
15615, fair at 1338 mixing with WEWN
15495, poor at 1336
14800, very poor at 1338
13850, very poor at 1341
12600, very poor at 1341
11500, very poor at 1341 but // 16100
Firedrake May 13, before 1300:
11500, fair at 1251 with CCI from VOR, no dobut
12230, very good at 1253
12300, poor at 1251
13920, very good at 1253
13970, very good at 1253
14800, fair at 1258
15555, poor at 1258
15900, very poor at 1258
16100, JBA at 1257; none in the 17s, 18s
After 1300:
15565, poor at 1315. There was also one below 15500, but did not get
it measured before it went off
Before 1400, no time for full scan:
15900, poor at 1359 with flutter
16100, poor at 1359-1400*
Firedrake May 14: no time for full check, just noticed:
15565, fair at 1308
15490, fair at 1308
Firedrake May 15, before 1300:
12230, poor at 1249
13130, fair at 1249
14600, fair at 1249
14700, fair at 1249
15555, fair at 1251
15765, fair at 1251
15970, good at 1251
16100, good at 1251
17250, poor at 1254
17450, fair at 1254; none in the 18s
Before 1330:
13130, JBA at 1330; none in the 12s
13850, very poor at 1330
14700, fair-good at 1328
15500, fair at 1326, het on lo side
15970, poor at 1326
16100, good at 1326
17450, good at 1325
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Firedrake May 16, the dozen before 1300:
17450, poor at 1254
17250, very good at 1254
16980, poor at 1255
16920, very good at 1255
16700, very good at 1254
16100, very good at 1254
15900, fair at 1254
15555, good at 1256
14700, very good at 1257
13920, very good at 1256
13850, good at 1257 vs WWCR 13845
13130, very poor at 1258; none in the 12s, 11s
Before 1400:
17450, poor at 1358
17250, good at 1358
16980, fair at 1358
16100, good at 1358
15900, good at 1358
15940, very good at 1359
14700, good to 1400* only heard a bit of open carrier at tune-in
Ran out of time before could check the 13s, 12s
After 1400, incomplete scan, just noted:
17570, fair at 1413 with CCI and fast SAH from VOTibet, Madagascar
15605, fair at 1417 with slush from WEWN 15615
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
"THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: BEHIND THE GREAT WALL OF SILENCE
JAMMING, RESPONSE, AND POLICY"
Hi Glenn, Attached you will find a copy of my new publication "The
People's Republic of China: Behind the Great Wall of Silence Jamming,
Response, and Policy". It was released today. I hope that you enjoy it
and find it interesting.
This publication is subject to copyright. It may not be distributed in
whole or part. Please do not quote or disclose the transmitter site
information published in the book to anyone else.
Please feel free to publicize the book. For a limited time I will make
the a PDF version on the book available for free to people who send me
an email to: shortwavereport @ yahoo.com They must include their name
and country of residence. They do not need to include a postal
address. Once again I hope that you enjoy the publication. All My Best
(Steve Handler, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [non]. Sackville keeps putting CRI on wrong frequency 6080
instead of 6190 at 0500: see CANADA; JAPAN [non]
** COLOMBIA. Universidad de Medellín en 940 AM --- HOLA, DARIO: Te doy
la primicia de contarte que en Medellín se emite desde hace 6 dias la
señal de prueba de la Universidad de Medellín en 940 AM. En próximos
días tendrán su programación bien hecha. Por ahora solo pasan
canciones de todo tipo y en medio de cada canción solo suena este
audio que te envío, donde su locutora habla de la señal de prueba.
Te incluyo en este email el audio de dicha emisora; por ahora no
tienen identificación. La Universidad de Medellín es la tercera
Universidad que cuenta con emisora en Medellín; antes ya lo habían
hecho la Universidad de Antioquia y la Pontificie Bolivariana (UPB).
El Pasado lunes 7 de Mayo, Se encendieron los equipos para la emisión
de prueba, de la emisora cultural de la Universidad de Medellín 940
AM, en el evento, que se realizó en San Cristobal, lugar en el que se
encuentra la antena de la emisora, en conjunto con la cabina, ubicada
en la instalaciones de la universidad, allí en compañía del rector
Nestror [sic] Hincapie y el decano de la facultad de Comunicación,
Mariano Gonzales, estuvieron miembros de la universidad, que han hecho
posible este proyecto.
http://webapps.udem.edu.co/FrecuenciaU/home.htm
Asi que te paso ese dato que no tiene ningún otro diexista. Saludos y
abrazos (Hector Arboleda to and via Dario Monferini, Italy, DXLD)
** COLOMBIA. 5910, UT Sat May 12 at 0544, HJDH good and clear with
music, no QRM past 0545, as the TWR Polish service via Wertachtal at
0545-0600 is M-F only, and not on 7225 via Austria either tonite
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also DX-PEDITIONS for clip
** CONGO. 6115, 13/May 0620-0637, R Congo (?) (PRESUMED) in French
(identified). Two OM alternate speech. Seem to present news. Moderate
noise in the transmission. Signal degrading. 25332 (Jorge Freitas,
Brasil, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Previously reported only for brief evening broadcasts around 1800-
1830. Morning would of course also audiblize it in N America, but is
it this?
Aoki does show longer morning and evening span;
6115 Radio Congo 0600-0830 1234567 French/Lingala 100 ND Brazzaville
6115 Radio Congo 1700-2030 1234567 French/Lingala 100 ND Brazzaville
Beware of Nikkei, Japan, which does run languages lessons including
French, which I have heard around 1300 on 6055/9595. But 0630 is too
early for it (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DXLD)
** COSTA RICA. 9630, May 10 at 0524, REE relay is back in whack, not
wiping out the entire 31m band with spurs as it did 24 hours earlier,
allowing us to hear again all the other stations (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CROATIA [and non]. 9925, May 13 at 0044, Voice of Croatia is back
on summer frequency, good but not as solid as 7375 used to be. I
suppose, all things considered over entire 22-05 UT span to Americas,
9925 is better for the May-August period. HFCC shows the dates for
this are 10 May to 6 September, then back to 7375. Now there are two
Wertachtal, GERMANY 100 kW transmitters overlapping between 23 and 03:
22-03 at 255 degrees, 03-05 at 330 degrees
23-01 on 300 degrees, 01-03 at 315 degrees
Summer timings for English quarter hours are 2215 and 0200; Spanish
2230 and 0230; otherwise in Croatian, with lots of unfamiliar pop
music. The 100 kW direct non-direxional broadcast takes over at 0500,
now on 7410 instead of 7370 in B-season. We might hear it at the start
before sunny fadeout, with EiBi showing 5 minutes of English news
daily at 0600, too late? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 1140, Radio Musical Nacional, unknown site. 1054 May 10,
2012. Fair in the mess of other sunrise stations, parallel 590.
Possibly the same transmitter that is or at least was carrying Radio
Cadena Habana (neither listed in the Molano list). Appears to LOB
slightly east of Havana-proper, regardless.
1210, Radio Rebelde, unknown site. 1100 May 12, 2012. Again heard.
Rebelde sounder and ID, poor under many others (Terry Krueger,
Clearwater FL, (highly abridged equipment list): NRD-535, ICOM IC-R75
and Sangean PR-D5; 1 X roof dipole, 1 X room random wire. All
times/dates GMT, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [and non]. 6010, May 11 at 0457, RHC already on here with VG
signal in Spanish, promo for ``La Radio del Sur``, audio counterpart
of Venezuelan-inspired TeleSur, // much weaker 6060. Shortly RHC
switched to English on both from 0500. It would be interesting if RHC
were to put LRS programming on SW.
Slipshod RadioCuba operators produce this May 12:
6000, RHC English is still here at 0503, supposed to finish at 0500;
in `This Day in History` segment (always something revolutionary
and/or negative about the US), and not yet on 6010 which is supposed
to start at 0500. NOT the same transmitter, as 6010 is soon on with
carrier while 6000 is still going, modulation off and on, and from
0505, 6010 keeps modulating. Now I can tell 6000 and 6010 are an echo
apart, i.e. different sites. The missing frequency was 6125 while 6000
was still on, as 6050 and 6060 were already normally in English.
Strangely, 6000 does not display the same undermodulation that 6125
does. By next check 0541, 6125 is on and 6000 is off.
9790, large open carrier with hum is still on at 0513 May 12,
following CRI relay ending at 0500.
11840, RHC music is still on at 0516, Spanish supposed to end at 0500.
But 9810 is off, and so is 5040, which was already running IS at 0455.
12060, May 13 at 0539, two-tone pulse jamming fading in and out,
obviously 2 x 6030 against R. Martí; also checked 3x on 18090 but not
audible there.
15340, May 13 at 1402-1407+, open carrier/dead air from RHC, while
funxioning normally on 17730, 13780, 11860, 11760.
11760, Sunday May 13 at 1911, RHC with open carrier/dead air; finally
at 1913, `DXers Unlimited` starts, tune-out.
17580, absent May 14 at 1303 tho 17730 is audible, so another of those
days then RHC 17580 is off by 1300, not even -1400, certainly not the
always-announced and scheduled -1500.
17580, May 15 at 1254, RHC is missing, still on 17730. 15340 is also
missing at 1328, re-opening frequency for HCJB Australia with S Asian
music. RHC still on 15230 and the lower frequencies (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CYPRUS. 9760, Cyprus Broadcasting Corp, *2217-2247*, sign on with
Greek music and Greek opening announcements. Greek talk. Short breaks
of Greek music. Radio-drama. Sign off with Greek music. Very Good
signal. Weaker on // 5925, 7220. Scheduled for Fri, Sat, Sun only, but
very irregular. May 6. Heard here two days in a row, May 5 and 6.
9760, Cyprus Broadcasting Corp, *2216:30-2244:30*, sign on with Greek
music and Greek talk. Very good. Slightly weaker on // 5925, 7220.
Fri, Sat, Sun only. Irregular. May 11. Not heard the next day, May 12
(Brian Alexander, PA, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX Listening Digest)
Nice carrier popped on 2214; dropped 2217:30 - no audio. 5/12 (DanF
NASWA yg via DXLD) WTFD?
I wasn’t around to check today, but that’s all I have experienced in
the past several weekends, big carrier on about 2214 and never
modulation, with the carrier snapping off about three or four minutes
later. The Cypriots apparently are given the free air time but only
infrequently make use of it (Don Jensen, ibid.)
CBC-CYBC weekend shortwave transmission "Radiofoniko Idrima Kyprou"
Fri/Sat/Sun only at 2210-2245 UT on 5925 7220 9760 kHz via Zyyi site.
Tonight empty carriers heard on air approx. 2211 UT. Greek language
program from Nicosia via Zyyi transmission started late at 2216:38 UT.
5925 kHz S=9+12dB
7220 kHz S=9+25dB, best channel here in Germany.
9760 kHz S=9+18dB, but TX is NOISY and an carries a lot of HUM noise.
9760 was stronger than ERT 9420 kHz from Avlis Greece at same time. 73
(Wolfgang Büschel, df6sx, May 11, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CYPRUS. 15490-15515, May 14 at 2104, OTH radar pulsing, presumed
from here with no broadcasters audible in the range, but still a
broadcast band where this stuff has no business.
[and non]. 13455-13470, May 15 at 0511, OTH radar pulses, presumed
from here, marred by CODAR much slower pulsing also in this range,
``Tie Me Kangaroo Down``-like (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** DIEGO GARCIA. AFN - Diego Garcia - 12759 USB 0130 UT [May 15]
Strong signal tonight into Manassas, VA on an IC-R75 with a Windom
Antenna. If you haven't heard this one yet, it is in USB. It is not
one of the usual AFRTS stations, this is a simulcast of their FM
station called Power 99. Here is their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/AFN-Diego-Garcia/200133586714459
73, (Steve, N0DWB, Bryant, swl at qth.net via DXLD)
It seems the present inhabitants are convinced it`s not spelt Diogo.
I can never hear this despite frequent tries, nor on the night
frequency 4319. So you axually heard a Power 99 ID on 12759? Is it
always relaying that, or sometimes AFRTS LA?
Only found this in FB 2012 posts:
``AFN Diego Garcia April 6 --- If you're listening on the short wave
signal, please let us know when you're listening. Just give us a quick
post and let us know what time it is, where you are and what you think
of the programming. Thanks for listening!``
And later one post of hearing them on 12759: ``Masayuki Baba --- Hi
guys! I listen to AFN Diego Garcia on 12759kHz(USB) now. Train kept a
rolling by Aerosmith?? If signal would be more clear I could enjoy
your program. 1 May 5 at 4:30am`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EAST TURKISTAN. 7340.00, 1640-1720, CHN, 12.05, Xinjiang PBS,
Urumqi, Kazakh talk with singing in the background, Kazakh songs. No
longer on winterfrequency 4850. 43433, QRM from another Asian station
(Anker Petersen, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in
Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD)
** ECUADOR. 4781.48, Radio Oriental, Napo noted per XM tip at 1115
with signal quickly drifting to .60 on 3 May, same time noted on 4
May, sign on at 1101 on 7 May with ID quickly given and audible till
1112, on 10 May from 1103 sign on with powerful signal, ID "Oriental"
similar transmitter drift. Not noted 2300 to 0100 time period which
would be open to our colleagues in Europe (Robert Wilkner, Pompano
Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro - R8 - Sony 2010XA, and XM -
Cedar Key - South Florida, NRD 525D - R8A - Cumbre DX via DXLD)
see also DX-PEDITIONS for audio clip of HCJB
** EGYPT. WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments: Shows for R.
Cairo a DST shift for some but not all Arabic transmissions,
presumably locked into domestic relay times; but timeanddate.com still
doesn`t know of any DST in Egypt this year. They did go from UT+2 to
UT+3 several previous years from various dates in late April to August
or September thru 2009y, but not in 2010y or 2011y. The complete
Arabic schedule as given):
``Arabic
0030-0430 daily NAm 6270abs
0700-1100 daily WAf 17510abz*,~
1015-1215 daily WAs 17480abz
1300-1600 daily WAf 15080abs
1900-0030 daily CAf,EAf 11540abz**,~
1900-0700 daily Eu,NAm 9305abs*,~
2000-2200 daily Pac 9855abs
2330-0045 daily LAm 13855abs, 15480abz
~ These programmes are 1 hour earlier from May-Sept.
Key: * General prgr; ** "Voice of the Arabs" prgr``
Besides checking independent sources for the current clock time in
Cairo, the easiest way to confirm this would be whether 9305 is now
going off at 0600, etc. Or starts doing so sometime this month. Also
for R. Cairo, these planned but not yet in operation:
``Bosnian
1600-1700 daily Eu 13680abs***
Dari
1300-1400 daily WAs 15065abz***, 17725abz***
Pashto
1400-1600 daily WAs 15065abz, 15240abz***
*** Not yet in operation``
(Glenn Hauser, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Radio Cairo Pashto service: New service of R. Cairo was started on May
13. 1400-1600 Pashto 15545 kHz. Bosnian and Dari are unconfirmed. de
Hiroshi (S. Hasegawa, Japan, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Latest Radio Cairo A-12 registrations
6270 1900-2115 27,28 ABS 200 325 Ger,Fre EGY ERU
6270 2115-2245 27,28 ABS 200 325 Eng EGY ERU
13680 1600-1700 28 ABS 250 315 Bos EGY ERU
15240 1400-1600 40NE ABZ 250 70 Pus EGY ERU
15545 1400-1600 40NE ABZ 250 70 Pus EGY ERU
15770 1300-1600 46,47W,52N ABS 250 241 Ara EGY ERU
15800 1300-1600 46,47W,52N ABS 250 241 Ara EGY ERU
17725 1300-1400 40NE ABZ 250 70 Dari EGY ERU
(Wolfgang Büschel, May 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Radio Cairo started new Dari service from May 16 at *1327-1400 UT on
17725 kHz. Pashto service continues after 1400 on this frequency. I
can't receive it on 15545 kHz. de Hiroshi (S. Hasegawa, Japan, May 16,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9305, May 11 at 0310, R. Cairo is undermodulated in Arabic talk, 0315
music is more distorted; comparing to English on 9315: just barely
modulated. WRTH Update says some but not all of the Arabic broadcasts
are 1 hour earlier from May to Sept, including 9305 General Program
via Abis to NAm, at 1900-0700. But this assumes Egypt will go on DST
of UT+3 instead of UT+2 sometime this month, which it has not done for
the past two summers, and timeanddate.com does not expect it to this
year either. If 9305 starts closing at 0600, that will indicate a
timeshift.
13855, May 13 at 0019, poor signal with open carrier --- or rather,
just barely modulated. What could it be? Cairo, of course! As
scheduled this season in Arabic at 2330-0045, Spanish 0045-0200, 250
kW, 286 degrees from Abis to CIRAF 10 & 11 = Mexico, Central America
and Caribbean, per Aoki and HFCC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, Radio Nacional - Bata, *0458-0540, sign on
with Spanish ballads. Spanish talk. Wide variety of Spanish pop music,
local Afro-pop and hi-life music. Poor in noisy conditions. May 11.
5005, Radio Nac - Bata, *0536-0555, sign on with Spanish talk. Afro-
pop music. African choral music. Weak. Poor in noisy conditions. Very
irregular sign on time, varying between 0453-0539 the past 2 months.
May 12 (Brian Alexander, PA, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX Listening Digest)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [and non]. 15190, May 9 at 0550, R. Africa with
hymn, but extremely distorted and squealing; at 0615 that was louder
than the intentional modulation. Sounds like transmitter is about to
blow up, putting it off the air again for months if not forever. Other
African signals on 19m were in well, 15400 Madagascar, 15580 Botswana,
15120 Nigeria, 15275 Rwanda.
15190, May 10 at 2002, awful squeal/roar over talk and/or music from
R. Africa, still very much ailing; how long will it last? (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, 10/May 1010, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, R Africa in English. Finally
after so long, I tune the R Africa, without the presence of R
Inconfidência. OM speaks slowly. YL ask a question to the OM. At 1018
a news question. Good modulation. At 1021 short instrumental music
between the talk of OM. At 1023 YL talk. Light QRM from R
Inconfidência(?), but moderate noise. 23332 (Jorge Freitas, Feira de
Santana, Bahia, 12 14´S 38 58´W - Brasil, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
I wonder if this could have been China Radio International in English
which is scheduled on 15190 from 1000-1100 UT? (I think Radio Africa
is usually off the air at this time) 73s (Dave Kenny UK, ibid.)
I`m afraid it was. Listen for IDs or typical CRI content during this
hour only; southward from Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN (gh, DXLD)
15190, Radio Africa (presumed), 0530-0540, 12-05, male with English
comments, religious. 34433. Also listened 0550-0604, 13-05, female
with religious program, mentioned "Radio Bible Station". 24322 (Manuel
Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Sony ICF SW 7600 G, cable antenna, 8 meters,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. 15190, May 12 at 1909 two stations are here making a SAH of
4 Hz, one of them with music, the other preaching in English ---
obviously R. Pilipinas and R. Africa respectively. (R. Inconfidência
is probably on too, but not propagating much, and is way off-frequency
now as confirmed by log a few hours later.). Recheck at 1929: preacher
is on top, but other station is barely audible under, then from 1930
only R. Africa, the sign-off time of R. Pilipinas.
15190, May 13 at 0545, gospel huxtress in English, fair signal and R.
Africa back in whack without distortion, but het on hi side, no doubt
R. Inconfidência which lately has been around one sesquikilohertz off
(Glenn Hauser, OK DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ERITREA. 7175, Voice of the Broad Masses, 0257-0302, May 10. IS,
sign on announcements, local music. Poor under amateur QRM (Dustin
Brann, Carmel, Indiana, USA, Icom R-75, EF-SWL in attic, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** EUROPE. PIRATE. 6249.98, Radio Spaceman, 2345-0019*, pop music.
Shoutouts. ID. Poor. Weak in noisy conditions and occasional RTTY QRM.
May 11-12 (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, Icom IC-7600, two 100
foot longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FIJI [non]. HOT NEWS: A station for Fiji named Domo I Viti should
start on 4 June at 0830-0900 on 11565 via WRN from Palau. Not sure
what its agenda is, clandestine or at least political? Seems there are
at least two programs/stations by same name, in Auckland and Sydney by
expatriates. Related to either of them, originating where? E.g.:
http://www.aucklandfiji.org.nz/community_features_view.asp?newsid=408
(Glenn Hauser, OK, May 9, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FRANCE. ELECTION OF FRANÇOIS HOLLANDE COULD CHANGE HOW TOP
MANAGEMENT OF FRENCH INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING IS APPOINTED.
Posted: 13 May 2012
Rapid TV News, 9 May 2012, Pascale Paoli-Lebailly: "Newly elected
French President, François Hollande looks set to take advantage of his
tenure to unravel some controversial TV reforms launched by former
President Sarkozy. Likely first for reform is the emblematic
nomination of PSB radio, TV and head of media groups by the president
himself, und [sic, under? and?] the control of Parliament and TV
regulator CSA. This power, which has traditionally attracted
criticism, affects directly groups such as France Télévisions, Radio
France, INA and Audiovisuel extérieur de la France. The Parti
Socialiste (PS) political party for which Hollande was the
presidential candidate, wants to hand back to the CSA its nomination
power. Such a symbolic decision is expected to be taken very rapidly
and could put into question the current tenures of people such as Rémy
Pflimlin (FTV), Alain de Pouzilhac (AEF) or Jean-Luc Hess (Radio
France)." (kimandrewelliott.com via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DXLD)
Sobre Radio Francia Internacional en español --- Pregunta general:
Alguién sabe si Radio Francia Internacional sigue emitiendo en idioma
español para América latina en este Período A-12???? El interrogante
surge porque NO se halla listada en el esquema de Onda Corta en la
versión PDF del WRTH-2012 (A-12) publicado en la Página Web:
http://www.wrth.com/files/WRTH2012IntRadioSuppl2_A12Schedules.pdf -
(Pagina 13)-.- Otra que desapareció ??? Gracias (Marcelo A.
Cornachioni, Argentina, May 14, condiglist yg via DXLD)
Al parecer no queda nada en la OC de español. Aquí su página de "Cómo
captar RFI" http://www.espanol.rfi.fr/node/15892
(Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, ibid.)
Estos fueron más inteligentes, ni avisaron, ni se despidieron.
Demasiada historia para tanto desprecio ¿No? (Rubén Guillermo
Margenet, Argentina, ibid.)
Parece que terminaron el 1 de enero según esta entrevista de
Cartas@RN.
http://www.rnw.nl/espanol/radioshow/cartasrn-las-ondas-internacionales-en-cambio
Un saludo (Pepe Bueno, Spain, ibid.)
No me extraña que RFI elimine el español - y al parecer otros idiomas
más - de la Onda Corta. En los últimos años se advertía con claridad
que poco le interesaba a la emisora emitir por radio, teniendo a su
disposición otros medios como el Satélite, Internet, Radios Asociadas
y hasta por celular. RFI llegó al punto de no incluir el esquema de
emisiones en la Web, y cuando empezaban y finalizaban sus emisiones
por OC, jamás anunciaban su horario de frecuencias. Si la eliminación
del castellano se confirma sin que nadie haya dicho NADA al respecto,
tal hecho implica sin duda una falta total de respeto hacia aquellos
oyentes de tantos años que han seguido sus transmisiones. La verdad
una verguenza. Son impresentables los francesitos. Se apaga otra radio
más del espectro de Onda Corta sin más trámite. Apostamos para ver
cuál será la siguiente ???? Saludos (Marcelo A. Cornachioni, ibid.)
Recuerdo haber escuchado de pura casualidad y hace tiempo el programa
de Radio Nederland dirigido a América del Sur (cuando todavía lo
hacían) en el que Jorge Valdes trataba de defender hasta quedarse sin
respuestas el argumento bastante endeble que como había suficiente
cobertura de internet en la región, por eso se suspendían las
emisiones en onda corta.
Se ve que los de RFI no quisieron meterse en camisa de once varas y
por eso ni siquiera se molestaron en decir nada. De hecho, como todos
sabemos, estas son no solo decisiones presupuestarias sino políticas.
En estos últimos días comprobé que RFI sigue emitiendo para África tal
y como lo hizo siempre en todos los idiomas, y hasta pude darme cuenta
que emite en ruso, chino, laosiano o vietnamita también.
Quizás si nos tomamos unos segundos para pensar, entendamos. 73 de
CX2ABP (Rodolfo Tizzi, Uruguay, ibid.)
Después de todo, Marcelo, si se quieren ir, que se vayan. Al fin y al
cabo, creo que tiene mas gracia escuchar a la PBS de Xizang, Lhasa, a
Radio Santa Cruz, a Radio Verdad de Guatemala, a La Voz Revolucionaria
de Sudán del Sur o a la Radiodifussion Nationale Tchadienne que a
cualquier transmisión desde Issoudun. 73 de CX2ABP (Tizzi, ibid.)
Increíble lo que dijo esta señora, y que aparece en el enlace que dió
recién Pepe:
Geneviève Goëtzinger nos dice: ``Terminamos el 1 de enero con las
emisiones en onda corta para América Central. Eso ya lo habíamos
acordado con la empresa distribuidora TDF. Habíamos llegado a un
acuerdo de reducir el número de frecuencias. No teníamos opción, fue
una decisión económica. Ahí hemos castigado también a Cuba. Pero
tenemos la esperanza que como seguimos emitiendo por la web los
cubanos, quizás en el futuro, pudieran tener un mayor acceso a
Internet y nos puedan escuchar``.
¡Qué razonamiento! (Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, ibid.)
"Castigan" a Cuba pero "no castigan" a los países del África
Subsahariana y a los de Indochina. Pensar que ese país fue la
vanguardia intelectual del mundo en una época. Gone with the wind,
junto con Rhett Butler y Scarlett O' Hara. 73 de CX2ABP (Tizzi, ibid.)
Ahora, me pregunto: si nadie de nosotros se dio cuenta, es que al
menos desde enero y antes, tenía muy poca audiencia, al menos nadie de
nosotros aviso. (HAN, CX3BZ, Uruguay, ibid.)
Todo esto me perece absolutamente PATÉTICO !!!!!! En verdad, desde
luego que desde un punto de vista diexista, es preferible escuchar
Radio Tanzania Zanzíbar que a RFI, pero es lamentable que por culpa de
decisiones de este tipo, existan menos radios de Onda Corta, siendo
que muchos gobiernos europeos han destinado fortunas a otros proyectos
inútiles en vez de invertir en dar a conocer su voz a través del éter.
Saludos (Marcelo A. Cornachioni, ibid.)
Opino igual que ambos: Los dos tienen razones valederas. Cuando yo
lamento la pérdida de emisoras internacionales lo siento como una
historia que se cierra y que la viví durante gran parte de su
vigencia; por lo tanto son experiencias que enriquecieron mis años de
radioescucha de onda corta. Incluso me ayudaron a formarme en la
práctica del DX y a saber distinguir que son pasiones diferentes pero
surgidas por la magia de la radio. Siempre respeté la actividad de los
radioescuchas (SWLer) y hasta debo reconocer que me entusiasmé durante
años escuchando los programas destinados a oyentes y diexistas. Las
emisoras internacionales han contribuido a la práctica del diexismo y
a incrementar nuestros logros, en especial, en la conquista de
radiopaíses identificados y verificados.
¿Hoy podríamos conseguir una QSL de Suiza, Bélgica, República Checa,
Italia, Portugal, Eslovaquia, Suecia, tan fácilmente como lo hacíamos
antes? Es cierto, se abrió el espectro pero también aumentó el
silencio. El DX no morirá jamás pero - disculpen que insista - lo que
hemos vivido durante las décadas del '70, '80 y parte del '90 no se
repite más, queda en nuestro recuerdo, en mi caso, con sabor a
nostalgia.
Por esa razón y por más justificaciones tecnológicas, económicas y
(sobretodo) políticas, resulta muy indignante que emisoras de la
categoría de RFI desaparezcan como si jamás hubieran existido. Adiós
también al español que solíamos escuchar desde lejanas geografías y
que - en muchos casos - ni siquiera lo leemos o escuchamos por la
plataforma que impuso el Internet con "aires" de globalización. La
idea de Rodolfo no es mala, es la que nos queda, por ahora.
¡Aprovechémosla antes que sea tarde!. RGM (Rubén Guillermo Margenet,
ibid.)
Estimado Marcelo: El pasado 7 de enero 2012 mi maestro Glenn Hauser
publicaba en DXLD lo siguiente: Radio Francia Internacional suprimió
todas sus emisiones de onda corta en español, tanto como en inglés y
portugués; y redujo además las horas en francés. Parece continuar su
página en español, incluso audio de noticieros a pedido, tanto como
via radios asociadas. http://www.espanol.rfi.fr/
[Lista ConDig - Glenn Hauser] 73 (Dino Bloise, FL, ibid.)
** FRANCE [non]. 21690, May 12 at 1303, surprised to hear RFI in
French still on the air past the 1200-1300 hour scheduled, poor
signal. Finally cuts off at 1306:40*. Meanwhile heard nothing on 17620
or 15300. HFCC shows 21690 is via GUIANA FRENCH during this hour,
changing to Issoudun from September 2 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** GERMANY [and non]. [Re 12-19]: Wiederau 783 kHz back on air
"Some point" was exactly at 1212 UT, just in time for Bundesliga SBG
coverage, making evil tongues joke that the engineers wanted to hear
that. The signal has been restored with 50 kW and will be brought back
to full 100 kW when the necessary components arrive from Switzerland.
Here is a picture of the new Faroer islands transmitter being tested
in the Thomson plant. It's like the Wiederau rig a 100 kW M2W, too:
https://plus.google.com/photos/106908783359348198419/albums/5261945916
101427713?banner=pwa&gpsrc=pwrd1
The source of the thunderstorm photos sent around as explanation has
meanwhile being spotted:
http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/display/27823874
Here is a photo of the antenna tuner that has until 1989 being used to
connect the incoming 50 ohms coax line from the transmitters to the
mere 22 ohms the antenna had on 1323 kHz (for 531 kHz operation the
special function of the condenser block was not necessary):
http://www.qsl.net/dh7wm/hsm1.html
And here a promo video of MDR Info, the program carried on 783:
http://www.mdr.de/mdr-info/mitarbeiter/index.html
Perhaps more impressive this photo of the telephone booths in an open
space they use instead of news studios:
http://www.halleforum.de/mediacontent/img16_12481620380-800.jpg
Perhaps also of interest: Another site with pictures from Burg, the
plant last used for broadcasting with the KBC tests on 531 in last
autumn:
http://www.pakendorf-burg.de/sender.htm
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, 1652 UT May 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. The 1 kW low-power broadcasts from Germany are intended
for daytime reception in Europe, but since Tom Taylor`s advance
publicity for May 13 said Hamburger Lokalradio (or ``HH Lokalradio``,
strange abbr.), via MV Baltic Radio from Göhren, would be on 7265 at
0500-0800, I might have a chance to hear the start of it:
No, not even a carrier audible at 0505 May 13; just some ham SSB in
the area. Later saw an UP-DATE from Tom no longer listing a broadcast
from 0500, instead 09-14 on 7265. So was there really no broadcast at
0500? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Glenn, Not such a strange abbreviation in "HH Lokalradio". "HH" is the
standard abbreviation for Hamburg, and appears on auto license tags
issued there. It stands for "Hansestadt Hamburg", referring to the
fact that Hamburg was a member city-state of the Hanseatic League back
in the day. 73, (Saul Broudy, Philadelphia, PA USA, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Tnx, Saul, I need to learn something every day and this is a good
example (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
Hamburger Lokalradio - TEST on 5980 KHz via the short wave
transmitting station Göhren. Dear Listeners, Hamburger Lokalradio are
on this Thursday the 17th of May 2012.
Station Names Channel Station E-mails
HH Lokalradio 5980 kHz m.kittner @ freenet.de
TEST Transmission Times, UT:
0600-0700 via Göhren
0800-0845! via Göhren
0900-1000 via Kall
1100-1200 via Göhren
1300-1400 via Göhren
1500-1600 via Göhren
Good Listening, 73s (Tom Taylor, May 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) And in
advance in the dxldyg (gh)
** GERMANY. 9735, Thursday May 10 at 0524, fair signal with gospel
huxter in English, keeps mentioning ``Yeshua``, citing Matthew XXI:
43. Haven`t noticed this before. 0529 outro as Bible Voice
Broadcasting, P O Box 207, Asouk(??), Egypt. (I can`t find any such
postal address on their website, nor in WRTH under CANADA.), or mail @
biblevoice.org and off at 0530*.
No wonder I haven`t noticed it before: per HFCC, this 250 kW, 105
degrees from Wertachtal is scheduled 0500-0530 only on Thursdays, what
luck! Plus 0500-0515 on Fridays; 0430-0500 on Tue/Wed/Thu. Remember
when 9735 was a prime frequency of Deutsche Welle? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. Three medium-wave transmitters to switch back on
Submitted by radiofono.gr on Fri, 11/05/2012 - 03:47
The Executive Board of ERT, during its No. 1040 meeting, reviewed, on
the recommendation of the relevant DG, the issue of disruption of
three medium wave transmitters at the Greek Radio Broadcast Centers at
Megara, Malgara and Tripoli.
"The Board, taking into account the demands of local communities, the
broad range they offer to the Greek Radio, and the fact that their
operation is possible with reduced budget, decided to restart the
operation the specific transmitters."
Although this statement does not mention the names of the stations
(apart from E.RA. Tripoli), it is speculated that the frequency of
E.RA. Sports at 981 KHz (from Megara) and one of the two frequencies
of Radio Macedonia (from Malgara). One transmitter had continued to
operate in each of the last two broadcast centers, so the operation of
a second transmitter out of the same premises seemed a low cost
solution.
The "ex post" maneuver of the administration of ERT was the result of
many complaints. The absence of powerful transmitter ERA Sports was
"missed" by a large audience in southern and insular Greece , while
the radio station Macedonia had difficulties to obtain broad
Macedonian coverage with just FM transmitters . Complaints are also
voiced by official lips from the local radio stations, such as the
fact that E.RA. Tripoli reported that areas of the municipalities o
Gortynia, North and South Kynouria not covered after the close of the
middle.
Such a move also is indicative of the superficiality with which the
original decision was taken because its scale had strong elements of
sensationalism, without prior study and dialogue with the local
community (source? via John Babbis, MD, May 14, DXLD)
** GUAM. WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments: ``KSDA (AWR
ASIA/PACIFIC RELAY STATION) Note: Known previously in WRTH as AWR Guam
(KSDA). Schedule is in the AWR Asia/Pacific entry, see under
‘Indonesia’ [q.v.]`` (Glenn Hauser, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GUAM. Subject: A12 KTWR (TWR ASIA) --- Dear Sir, This is to draw
your attention to WRTH A12 schedule especially on page 13
GUAM - KTWR (TWR ASIA) - Sundanese
1230-1300 daily 15170
1430-1500 daily 15170
According to monitoring, should be:
Minangkabau 1230-1300 daily 15170
Javanese 1430-1500 daily 15170
Best regards, (Tony Ashar, BDN C3/3, Depok 16434, Indonesia, to WRTH,
cc to DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** HONDURAS. 5/11 Es Analog TV -Honduras > SC --- in with strong
signals in Spanish for about 15 minutes.
1631 [EDT] HJRS-2 HN San Pedro Sula - Vica TV logo U/r (1323 [miles])
1648 [EDT] *HRLP-4 HN San Pedro Sula - cartoon - with circular
Telecadena 7/4 logo U/R (1323) *=new logging (Fred Nordquist, Moncks
Corner, SC, 33.21756N 79.95798W, KJ4BUG Grid FM03AF, WTFDA via DXLD)
** HONG KONG. 8828-USB, Cape d'Aguilar, 1045 to 1050 9 May. Neat to
hear Hong Kong similar to the weather broadcasts for the Hong Kong
Boat Races (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -
746Pro - R8 - Sony 2010XA, and XM - Cedar Key - South Florida, NRD
525D - R8A - Cumbre DX via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DXLD)
** ICELAND. 189, Gufuskalar, 0122 to 0140 with music, using Scotka
long wave pre amplifier for first time. 3 May (Robert Wilkner, Pompano
Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro - R8 - Sony 2010XA - Scotka
long wave pre amplifier, Cumbre DX via DXLD) 0200 to 0230 logged by 3
May (XM - Cedar Key - South Florida, NRD 525D - R8A - via Robert
Wilkner, Cumbre DX via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DXLD)
** INDIA. ALL INDIA RADIO GEARS UP WITH A NEW TRANSMITTER AT RAJKOT
Thomson Broadcast recently delivered a 1000 kW Medium Wave transmitter
to All India Radio for installation in Rajkot. Installation of the
transmitter, which can be operated on two medium wave frequencies, is
now complete and test transmissions in both analogue and digital are
being conducted now with full commissioning expected at the end of
May. Source : DRM Newsletter May 2012. Read the newsletter at :
http://newsletters.lavishcreative.com/t/ViewEmailArchive/r/0124FA1E3EBE82A5/C67FD2F38AC4859C/
(via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, May 11, dx_india yg via DXLD)
Update from Sudipta Ghose, Kolkata on 1000 kW MW txer under
installation at Chinsurah, West Bengal:
"Full equipment has not been received up till now. Tests cannot take
place before middle or end of June." (Alokesh Gupta, May 11, ibid.)
WTFsK??? Rajkot was 1000 kW on 1071 kHz, but has been off the air for
installation of new transmitter, says WRTH 2012, ditto for 1134 at
Chinsurah; and another 1000 kW Chinsurah is on 594 kHz (gh, DXLD)
** INDIA. AIR Kolkata 4820 kHz noted today 12 May 2012 with extended
morning transmission beyond 0215. At 0230 UT heard with news relay
from New Delhi. This frequency is scheduled to run 0025-0215 when
programming shifts to 7210. No signals noted today on 7210 which is
scheduled 0230-0401 UT.
For the last three weeks, Kolkata B, 1008 kHz is off the air,
presumably for upgrading to DRM capable transmitters. During this
period, program is to be aired via SW (Supratik Sanatani, Kolkata,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 9690, May 9 at 1355, AIR GOS, fair with Indian classical
music, 1400 news of Olympix. Better than usual, this transpolar signal
while other Asians were degraded; see also UZBEKISTAN, CHINA (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9704.97, All India Radio, 2300-2315, audible after Niger signed off at
2300. English news. ID. Commentary. Local music. Weak. Very weak on //
9950. Fair on // 13605. May 12 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening
Digest)
13695, May 15 at 1240 South Asian song stops, fair signal, then open
carrier for 2+ minutes. HFCC shows this is the end of AIR`s
Tamil/Telugu service at 1100-1245, (really 1115-), 500 kW, 108 degrees
from Bengaluru; to resume same parameters from 1315 (really 1330-)
with AIR GOS III in English. That`s ex-13710, whence CRI via Kashgar
must have driven AIR off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. ANNIVERSARIES OF AIR IN MAY, 2012, year commissioned:
1, 6 kW, FM AIR Kurnool (Andra Pradesh), Patiala (Punjab), Raigarh
(Chhattisgarh), Akola (Maharashtra) 1992
6 kW, FM AIR Bilaspur 1991
10 kW, FM AIR Hospet (Andra Pradesh) 1992
2, 6 kW, FM AIR Sagar (Madya Pradesh) 1993
6 kW, FM AIR Sasaramr (Bihar) 1991
3, 6 kW, FM AIR Chitradurga (Karnataka) 1991
4, 6 kW, FM AIR Hassan (Karnataka), Cannanore (Kerala), Shivpuri
(Madya Pradesh) 1991
7, 1 kW, MW AIR Ooty (Tamil Nadu) 1994
8, 20 kW, MW AIR Rohtak (Haryana) 1976
14, 100 kW, MW AIR Calicut (Kerala) 1950
15, 6 kW, FM AIR Swai Madhopur (Rajastan) 1992
16, 300 kW, MW AIR Jalandhar (Punjab) 1949
100 kW, MW AIR Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu) 1939
17, 3 kW, FM AIR Daman (Union Terriotry) 1995
18, Introduction to National Channel, 1988
20, 10 kW, FM AIR Jorhat (Assam) 1991
22, 200 kW, MW AIR Indore (Madya Pradesh) 1955
25, 20 kW, MW transmission at Kupwara commissioned to strengthen
radio coverage in the border area of J&K, 2004
26, 100 kW, MW AIR Sambalpur (Orissa) 1963
29, 6 kW, FM AIR Anantapur (Andra Pradesh), Nanded (Maharashtra)
1991
31, 200 kW, MW AIR Tuticorin External service (Tamil Nadu) 1994
~ AIR Baroda become a CBS station, 1980
+++++++++++++++++++
Extract from Dxers Guide April~June 2012 issue Dxers Calendar column
(Via Jaisakthivel, ADXC, Tirunelveli, India; For sample copy visit
http://www.dxersguide.blogspot.com dxldyg via DXLD)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, May 15 at 1335, no signal detectable from VOI,
altho RRI 9680 was incoming well atop the Chinese radio war. Atsunori
Ishida http://rri.jpn.org shows he last heard 9526 May 12 until 1056*
9680, May 10 at 1351-1355+, YL solo music, then joined by gamelan
orchestra, good signal way over China/Taiwan radio war, this RRI
domestic service; unlike VOI 9526- which was a JBA carrier. Something
is very wrong when the DS is so much better heard than the external
service (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA [non]. WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments:
``AWR ASIA/PACIFIC (Rlg) (NEW ENTRY, ex KSDA)``
This has been done so an integrated schedule by these target areas can
be shown, including sites Guam, Sri Lanka, Germany. So get used from
WRTH 2013 to finding KSDA listings under INDONESIA! (Glenn Hauser,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. Re DXLD 12-18, it is inaccurate for Gareth
Foster to state that there is now "only one analogue satellite
transponder world wide." A number of transponders on North American
satellites carry analog signals, such as C-SPAN and shopping channels,
fulltime. And there continues to be analog use for occasional feeds
(Mike Cooper, GA, May 10, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN. 17550, May 10 at 1320, nice Arabic vocal music, duet, good
signal with no flutter, weakened quite a bit after 1330, but still
fair after 1401. Is IRIB, 0530-1630, 500 kW, 259 degrees from
Kamalabad.
17660, May 16 at 0528, nondescript music, seems repetitive, IS? 0530
announcement in uncertain language, Iranian NA, and into, what else?
Qur`an. Listed as ``Bossni``, i.e. something like Serbo-Croatian, at
0530-0630, 500 kW, 297 degrees from Kamalabad (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN [and non]. Summer A-12 for VOIRI/IRIB
Albanian
0630-0727 on 15500 17595
1830-1927 on 9570 11980
2030-2127 on 6090 9830
Arabic
0230-0527 on 11660 11760 12080
0330-0427 on 9610 11875 "Voice of Palestine"
0530-0827 on 13785 15150 17550
0830-1027 on 13740 13785 15150 17550
1030-1427 on 13785 15150 17550
1430-1727 on 11815 11995
1730-2027 on 9715 12080
2030-0227 on 12080
Armenian
0300-0327 on 7220 11700
0930-0957 on 11850 15225
1630-1727 on 7230 9505
Azeri
0330-0527 on 11670
1430-1657 on 9655
Bengali
1430-1527 on 11700 13840 15400
1630-1657 on 11825 13730
Bosnian
0530-0627 on 15320 17660
1730-1827 on 9655 11865
2130-2227 on 9810 11685
Chinese
1200-1257 on 17610 17670 21500 21650
2330-0027 on 13670 13715 15470
Dari
0300-0627 on 11940 13740
0830-1157 on 13840 15500
1200-1427 on 9565 13840
1430-1457 on 9565
English
0330-0427 on 11920 13650 "Voice of Justice"
1030-1127 on 21590 21640
1530-1627 on 11945 13780
1930-2027 on 9540 9800 11750 11885
French
0630-0727 on 17610 17890
1830-1927 on 9860 11865 17650
German
0730-0827 on 15500 17610
1730-1827 on 9570 11980
Hausa
0600-0657 on 17750
1130-1157 on 21505 21750
1830-1927 on 13710 15550
Hebrew
0430-0457 on 9610 11875
1200-1227 on 13685 15240
Hindi
0230-0257 on 11890 13750
1430-1527 on 13725 15300
Indonesian
1230-1327 on 17560 21670
2230-2327 on 9655 11870
Italian
0630-0727 on 15480 17665
1930-1957 on 5910 9600
Japanese
1330-1427 on 13630 15555
2100-2157 on 11745 13710
Kazakh
0130-0227 on 9790 11800
1530-1627 on 9940 11700
Kurdish
0430-0527 on 7365 9715
1330-1627 on 9490
Pashto
0230-0327 on 5940 9620
0730-0827 on 13740 15440
1230-1327 on 11870 13730
1430-1527 on 5985
1630-1727 on 6005 7340
Russian
0300-0327 on 11925 13670
0500-0527 on 13750 15480 17655 21520
1430-1527 on 11955 13595 13800
1700-1757 on 7350 9800
1800-1857 on 6140 7240
1930-2027 on 6030 9570
Spanish
0030-0227 on 9860 11740
0230-0327 on 9860
0530-0627 on 15530 17530
2030-2127 on 7355 9790
Swahili
0400-0457 on 13750 15340
0830-0927 on 17660 21650
1730-1827 on 11830 13670
Tajik
0100-0227 on 7285 9615
1600-1727 on 6110 7435
Turkish
0430-0557 on 11860 13710
1600-1727 on 7210 9870
Urdu
0130-0227 on 7325 9730 11930
1300-1427 on 9705 15300 15400
1530-1727 on 6060
Uzbek
0230-0257 on 7295 11870
1500-1557 on 5945 11860
All [IRIB] transmissions via Sitkunai are cancelled from May 1:
1730-1827 on 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg to WeEu German
1830-1927 on 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg to WeEu French
1930-2027 on 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg to WeEu English
(DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, May 15 via DXLD)
** IRAN [non]. 9760, May 10 at 0525, SW Asian music, Turkey? Off
without announcement at 0528*. No, it`s R. Farda, 100 kW, 108 degrees
from Lampertheim, GERMANY at 0230-0530[sic] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN [non]. NEW VOA SHOW LAMPOONS IRANIAN POLITICS
PRESS RELEASE 5/10/2012 3:00:21 PM
Voice of America’s newest Persian TV program hits the airwaves in Iran
Friday with an off-beat look at the Iranian political scene.
The new show, OnTen, which means Antenna in English, is more than just
a wrap-up of the week’s headlines. The half-hour mix of parody,
satire, comedy and news, gives viewers a tongue-in-cheek look at
Iranian government policies and the people behind them.
Antenna co-host Saman Arbabi, who also played a key role in the
creation of the hit VOA show Parazit, says the new program and its
playful features will be unlike other Persian Service programs.
VOA's Saman Arbabi “People always used to make fun of Cold War era
documentaries from the 1950s,” Arbabi says, “so one of the fun ideas
we had was to use that format for a weekly segment that profiles
people who play a powerful behind-the-scenes role in Iran.”
These are serious people and serious topics Arbabi says, but there is
no reason we can’t examine them in a humorous way. In addition to a
weekly news roundup with commentary, Arbabi says the show will have a
video blog and a rapid-fire four-way debate format that will include
VOA’s Arash Sobhani and two guests from opposite ends of the political
spectrum.
VOA Persian Service programs are broadcast to Iran on satellite and
the Internet. Antenna will air Fridays at 10 PM Tehran Time, and will
be available on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter (Kyle King, VOA PR, May
10, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN [non]. 7460, 0302 9 Apr, MOLDOVA, R Payam e-Doost (tentative),
vernacular music, YL Farsi? 0305*, SINPO 25432 (Alan Roe, May World DX
Club Contact via DXLD)
7460, MOLDOVA, R. Payem-e-Doost, May 12. Poor at 0250 with man
speaking in Farsi; short vocal selection at 0258; announcement with
internet address at 0259; after 0300 a woman speaking with short music
selections between items (Jim Ronda, Tulsa, OK, NRD-545, R-75 + PAR-
SWL and attic-mounted Eavesdropper T, NASWA Flashsheet via WORLD OF
RADIO 1617, DXLD)
The Bahai clandestine. I was wanting to check its exact times, but
missing from WRTH 2012 Iranian target/clandestine page 504, altho it
is in the SW frequency list under 7460 as 500 kW from Moldova. Aoki,
matching HFCC, shows:
7460 R. Payem e-Doost(Bahai) 0230-0315 1234567 Persian 500 116
Kishinev-Grigoriopol MDA 02924E 4717N PAYEM a12 BAB
Then tried the WRTH A-12 update, and found it filed as religious,
under USA!
RADIO PAYAM–E DOOST (Rlg)
kHz: 7460, 7480
Summer Schedule 2012
Farsi Days Area kHz
0230-0315 daily ME 7460kch
1800-1845 daily ME 7480kch
And then also found on page 494 of WRTH: USA, right after Pan
American, explained: ``Payam-e Doost (``Message from a friend``) is a
satellite radio station run by members of the Baha`i Faith in the USA.
Regular relays on SW started 21 April 2001 and on satellite from May
2002. Jammed`` (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ISRAEL. 6973, Galei Zahal, 0020-0030, Hebrew talk. Weak but
readable. Fair on // 15850. May 11 (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg,
PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
[and non]. 15850, May 12 at 0120, pop music at S9+10 level, much
better signal from Galei Tzahal than we get at other dayparts; Greece
15650 was also good (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ITALY. 5000 kHz --- Continua lo spam sui 5 MHz, frequenza
internazionalmente riservata alle emissioni campione di tempo e
frequenza:
5000 kHz, 15/5/2012, 2100 UTC: "VVV VVV VVV DE CSP ICT RESEARCH CENTER
QTH TURIN ITALY JN35UB VVV DE CSP KKK" in A2A distorta, shift +/- 700
Hz.
S7 a Forlì con RX Perseus e antenna Miniwhip. A tratti disturbata da
BPM Xian (Cina), sempre su 5 MHz.
Mi chiedo perché una stazione che pare sia autorizzata dal ministero
non debba usare un indicativo ufficiale e soprattutto perché, nel
caso, il ministero debba autorizzare l'occupazione di una frequenza
riservata a servizi ufficiali. Se poi si fa il parallelo con la
situazione delle onde medie in Italia, le domande aumentano (Fabrizio
Magrone, Forlì, Italia, May 16, bclnews.it yg via DXLD)
Ne ho parlato domenica in trasmissione e in questi due giorni ho avuto
parecchi scambi circa la opportunità / legalità di questa operazione
(Roberto Scaglione, ibid.) see also DX-PEDITIONS for audio clip
** ITALY [non]. Studio DX e AWR da domenica 20 maggio da ISSOUDUN.
SEGUIRANNO DETTAGLI. Sempre 9790 kHz (Roberto Scaglione, Sicily, May
16, bclnews.it yg via DXLD)
** ITALY [non]. ROMANIA: 15190, Overcomer Ministry via IRRS; 1442-
1510+, 11-May; Tuned to hear the gravelly tones on B.S. huxtering
away, also had screechy W singing. 1459 English IRRS spot with QSL
info. Said "signing off" but went right into jazz -- maybe some
testing as went off/on a few times. At 1505 missed an English intro,
but went into "The California Report" with CA news. SIO=252+ with QRN
& very fady. Nothing audible on 15190 at 1623 (Harold Frodge, Midland
MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed
RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
That was a Friday, so another week that ``Arab Women Today`` in
Arabic, scheduled at 1500-1515, was missed, and fill programming
inserted, probably from KQED. Would go off anyway at 1515 on Friday
(Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
** JAPAN. Radio Nikkei 1 --- At 1145 GMT I stopped tuning abruptly at
9595 on 31 meter band because I was startled to hear the sublime notes
of Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze". Bit of talk in Japanese, then more
Bach. My Strength Meter (0-10 scale) measured a signal of moderate
strength from 3-5. It must have been Radio Nikkei 1 from Japan via
their 50 kW transmitter at Chiba-Nagara. I checked a frequency service
and they were the only Japanese service listed on that frequency at
that time. I listened until the turn of the hour (Grayson Watson in
Dallas, TX on a Sangean 909x with 25' random wire antenna, May 14,
Cumbre DX yg via DXLD) Yes, the do that, sometimes by Tomita (gh)
** JAPAN [non]. 6110 via CANADA almost synchronized with weaker 11970
via FRANCE, May 15 at 0515, NHK World with `Radio Japan Focus` talk
about the new Sky Tree antenna tower in Tokyo, and how it is protected
against lightning. 0522 on to `Once Upon a Time in Japan`, gross story
about a mountain-witch a fellow mistakenly marries. 0529, 6110 cut off
as usual before the full English schedule could be announced.
6080 via BONAIRE, at 0518, could hear R. Japón as usual with same
subject in Spanish translation, equal mix with CRI English via
Sackville once again on wrong frequency instead of 6190 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also CANADA; CHINA
** KOREA SOUTH [non]. 9650, May 12 at 1225, KBSWR in English again
with strange audio artifacts at peaks of modulation. Since I have
never heard same on any other Sackville transmissions, I conclude it
is the fault of something closer to Seoul.
1250 retune to find Kevin O`Donovan in progress giving V. of Greece
schedule, something about XM, propagation from SWPC; 1252 on to Tech
Tips from Jeff in Baltimore, telling us about what he is going to tell
us next week about which of the five leading browsers are best to use
on KBS website.
9650, May 13 at 1405, KBSWR in Korean, again with the clicky artifacts
on the modulation, longtime problem in the feed from Seoul to
Sackville (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH [and non]. 6348, SOUTH KOREA, Radio Echo of Hope, 1154,
May 15, Korean, man and woman, instrumental music, 1200 woman with
announcements and maybe news, poor with noise jamming. // 3985 poor
with jammer and hams, jammer went off 1157, back on 1200; // 6003 poor
with Chinese station and het; 6348 jammer off 1157, back on 1201.
6600, SOUTH KOREA, Voice of the People, 1220, May 15, Korean, male
speaker. Poor, // 3480 very poor and 4450 poor, all with noise jammers
(Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia, Listening lakeside from my
car with the Eton E1 and Sony AN1 active antenna. Editor of World
English Survey and Target Listening, available at
http://www.odxa.on.ca dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH. CHANNEL 6 ON FM - 87.75 VS. 88.0 FEEDS
I'm curious about the frequencies of analog TV carriers. Every time I
do bandscans locally, I run into the same thing every time.
Locally, I have two Channel 6s on 87.75, one from Seoul, 34 miles to
my north, and another from Daejeon, 50 miles to my south. Both have
strong signals on 87.75 (and all nearby frequencies as well, of
course). However, they also broadcast on 88.0. Actually, a little
closer to the city, my radio actually stops on 88.0 when I use the
seek function.
88.0 is usually silent, even when finding it on seek. However,
sometimes, such as during news broadcasts, it broadcasts background
music and sometimes totally different feeds and is quieter than 87.75.
Flipping to 87.75 reveals the same background music with the voices
added and a louder signal. Is this normal for TV carriers?
I also get a TV channel on 103.65 nearby the city. Any idea if there
is an equivalent to, anything TV-related (South Korea uses the same
analog system as the US did)? It's rather far-reaching and I can't
quite figure out what it is aside from it being a wildlife documentary
yesterday (Chris Kadlec, Songtan, Korea, 13 May, WTFDA via DXLD)
Not in the US. The channel 6 audio carrier is at 87.75, period (well,
unless it was an analog station with + or - carrier shift, in which
case it would have been at 87.74 or 87.76.)
88.0 sits right on the edge between the channel 6 spectrum (82-88 MHz)
and the FM channel 201 spectrum (88.0-88.2 MHz, with carrier at 88.1).
It may be that South Korea is using some sort of TV stereo system with
a separate L-R carrier at 88.0, or perhaps that frequency is used for
an IFB-type channel. I don't know enough to say.
103.65 isn't used for broadcast TV in North America, of course, since
it's right in the middle of the FM band. Cable systems can use those
frequencies, but 103.65 doesn't fit with the US cable plan, either -
cable channel 96 has its audio at 101.75 and cable channel 97 has its
audio at 107.75. I don't know whether South Korea uses the same
bandplan; it's possible you're getting cable leakage from a system
that uses a different bandplan, I suppose. You might also be getting a
receiver-induced image of a VHF TV signal higher up the dial. I used
to get channel 13 (215.75 MHz) audio around 102 MHz on FM radios near
the channel 13 transmitter site (Scott Fybush, Rochester NY, ibid.)
Thanks Scott! I'm guessing Korea does something a little differently,
although I have to admit I wasn't using the same tuner in the US
before the digital switch, so I couldn't really compare to the
situation back home. My tuner does pick up a few oddities here and
there, especially with overload, and the dial here is already
massively overloaded, which doesn't help.
As for the 103.65, we do have some issues with spurs, especially on
88.3, and 92.7. The stations that are showing up in the spurs are also
at the area's major TV tower site as well, so any one of those
channels could show up I suppose. This particular 103.65 spur only
shows up at locations with a direct line-of-sight path. TV channels
broadcasting from one of two nearby mountains include channels 25, 27,
37, 41, and 43, as well as 7, 9, 11, 13, and 34. Ch 13 just happens to
be the educational channel likely to show a documentary of that type.
In the meantime, I'm just happy to hear analog TV on FM to begin with.
Digital takes over here at the end of this year (Chris Kadlec,
Songtan, Korea, ibid.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zweikanalton
This is exactly what it is. There's a second analog audio carrier on
87.974 MHz, either silent (during mono programs), with the right
channel (during stereo programs), or with a second language.
I would concur that this is either a spur or cable leakage from an
other-than-American frequency plan: 103.65 is not a valid audio
carrier in any frequency plan. – (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN
EM66, ibid.)
** KOREA SOUTH. Incheon, Korea Bandscan
With only a few days left in Korea before leaving for good, I had to
visit a friend up in Incheon, along the Yellow Sea. I figured in my
extra time, I would do a bandscan to compare the stations where I
live, 38 miles to the southeast, with those in Incheon, atop Wolmi
Mountain (for those not familiar, it's where the US Navy carried out
their Incheon Landing during the Korean War). The result was only
three additional stations I don't already receive, all of them either
AFN (Armed Forces Network) stations or repeater stations to cover the
northern suburbs along the border with North Korea.
Some of the stations I always get in perfect at 50-60 miles were
exactly the same 38 miles further away, as solid as can be, nearing
100 miles for many (mountaintop) stations. 101.7, which struggles here
on some days, was the same, if not stronger, at 160 miles. Tropo
conditions were pretty dead, but air quality is far better for being
on the water. I was surprised to catch my local AFN stations at 30 and
50 watts, both in nearly perfect.
Reception quality is marked as: in, good, very good, or perfect.
"Omni" indicates 360 degrees, so "perfect omni" means in a turn of 360
degrees, the station was perfect all the way around. Others are marked
as perfect dir / very good omni, etc., indicating it was perfect
aiming at the station, and the quality was very good in all other
directions. "Perfect omni-" indicates it was perfect almost all the
way around, but not quite. "PART" means it is only on part-time.
Military jammers aren't on 24/7 and other networks like Voice of
Freedom along the DMZ have schedules that include multiple hours of
broadcasting (example: 9-12pm, 2-6pm, 8-11pm, 12-6am, etc., turning
the transmitter off in the meantime). "*" means the station came in on
seek in all directions, while "*-" is seek only in one direction.
The bandscan was done during Pyongyang's off period, so I was not able
to test coverage, but I suspect it is very poor being in line of sight
to the jammers, despite being close to the Haeju (on North Korea's
southwest coast) towers just 60 miles across the water. When the
jammers are off, as they were while at Incheon Int'l Airport two years
ago, the Haeju stations blast in.
Only 92 stations were received at this location as compared to about
120 at my home location. China was heard, but not anything worth
mentioning. Tower coordinates have been taken out of the list for
space constraints.
INCHEON / WOLMISAN, KOREA BANDSCAN
Wolmisan Peak / Wolmi Park (354 ft)
Coordinates: 37 28 21.65N, 126 36 08.29E
Distance to Seoul: 13 mi. (73 degrees/ENE)
Distance to Pyongyang: 113 mi. (337?/NNW)
Distance to border: 20 mi (358?/N)
May 12, 2012 12:00-3:00pm, 92 stations total
Freq. / Location / Network / Calls / Dist. / Dir. / Power / Reception
quality + Notes
* 87.7 Seoul Namsan / SBS-TV (6+ TV) / HLSQ-TV / 22 mi 76?ENE 50kw
perfect omni
88.3 Dongducheon / AFN The Eagle (Casey) / AFNK / 40 mi 41?NE
0.25kw very good dir / good omni
88.3 Pyeongtaek / AFN The Eagle (Humphreys) / AFNK / 43 mi 147?SSE
0.05kw good dir
88.5 Songtan / AFN The Eagle (Osan) / AFNK / 36 mi 138?SE 0.03kw
perfect dir / very good omni
88.5 Uijeongbu / AFN The Eagle (Red Cloud) / AFNK / 30 mi 51?NE
0.1kw perfect dir / very good omni
88.7 Eumseong / MBC FM4U / HLAO / 70 mi 120?ESE 3kw perfect omni-
88.9 x
* 89.1 Seoul Gwanaksan / KBS Cool FM / HLKC / 20 mi 96?E 10kw
perfect omni
89.3 = 89.1
89.5 Wonju / KBS Classic / HLCW / 77 mi 101?E 3kw perfect dir
* 89.7 Seoul Gwanaksan / WBS Woneum / HLQK / 20 mi 96?E 3kw perfect
omni
89.9 Cheonan / KBS R 1 / HLKI-S / 57 mi 144?SE 1kw perfect omni
90.1 Jeonju / JTV Magic FM / HLDQ / 123 mi 167?SSE 5kw good dir
* 90.3 Yongmunsan / KBS R 1 / HLKA-S / 52 mi 83?E 1kw perfect omni
90.5 Gwangju / KBS R 1 / HLKH-S / 164 mi 172?S 5kw perfect dir /
very good omni
* 90.7 Incheon / Gyeongin iTV / HLDO / 4 mi 105?ESE 5kw perfect omni
90.9 = 90.7
* 91.1 Hwaaksan / KBS Classic / HLKM / 61 mi 54?NE 5kw perfect omni
*- 91.3 Seosan / MBC / HLCQ-S / 53 mi 180?S 0.5kw perfect omni-
91.5 Paju / KBS R 1 / HLKA-S / 38 mi 32?NNE 0.5kw perfect omni
91.5 Cheongju / CBS-FM / HLAC / 73 mi 142?SE 3kw perfect in null
91.7 Daejeon / CBS-FM / HLDX / 94 mi 149?SSE 5kw perfect omni-
+91.9
* 91.9 Seoul Namsan / MBC FM4U / HLKV / 22 mi 76?ENE 10kw perfect
omni
92.1 Eumseong / KBS R 1 / HLCH-S / 70 mi 120?ESE 1kw good in null
of 91.9 INT
92.3 Chuncheon / MBC / HLAN-S / 71 mi 69?ENE 3kw perfect omni
* 92.5 Seoul Namsan / Military Jammer / KMND / 22 mi 76?ENE N/A
perfect omni PART
92.5 Daejeon / MBC / HLCQ-S / 94 mi 148?SSE 3kw perfect omni-
ABSENCE
92.7 Wonju / MBC / HLSB-S / 77 mi 101?E 1kw perfect omni-
92.9 x
* 93.1 Seoul Gwanaksan / KBS Classic / HLKA / 20 mi 96?E 10kw
perfect omni
93.3 Daejeon / FEBC Geukd. / HLAD / 94 mi 149?SSE 5kw per dir / v
good omni +93.1
93.5 Seongnam / KBS R 1 / HLKA-S / 32 mi 92?E 0.02kw very good dir
/ good omni
93.7 Chuncheon / CBS-FM / HLDC / 72 mi 66?ENE 3kw per dir / v good
omni +93.9
* 93.9 Seoul Gwanaksan / CBS Music FM / HLKY / 20 mi 96?E 7kw
perfect omni
93.9 Ganghwado / CBS Music FM / HLKY / 21 mi 334?NNW 0.5kw perfect
omni (repeater)
94.1 Cheongju / KBS Classic / HLKQ / 76 mi 139?SE 1kw good in null
of 93.9 INT
94.3 Jeonju / MBC / HLCX-S / 123 mi 167?SSE 2kw good dir
* 94.5 Seoul Cheonggye / YTN News / HLQV / 24 mi 98?E 3kw perfect
omni (51.5kw ERP)
94.7 Gyeryongsan / KBS R 1 / HLKI-S / 85 mi 157?SSE 3kw perfect
omni-
94.9 x
* 95.1 Seoul Gwanaksan / TBS Gyotong / HLST / 20 mi 96?E 5kw perfect
omni
95.3 x
95.5 Taegisan / KBS R 1 / HLCV-S / 93 mi 84?E 1kw in dir
95.7 Daejeon / TJB Power FM / HLDF / 94 mi 149?SSE 5kw perfect
omni- +95.9
* 95.9 Seoul Gwanaksan / MBC / HLKV-S / 20 mi 96?E 10kw perfect omni
96.1 = 95.9
96.3 x
*- 96.5 Seosan / TJB Power FM / HLDF / 53 mi 180?S 0.5kw perfect omni
* 96.7 Seoul Namsan / Gukkun Friends / HLSF / 22 mi 76?ENE 2kw
perfect omni
* 96.7 Hwaaksan / Gukkun Friends / HLSF / 61 mi 54?NE 5kw per omni /
minor multipath
96.9 Jeonju / KBS R 1 / HLKF-S / 123 mi 167?SSE 5kw very good dir
97.1 Wonju / KBS R 1 / HLCW-S / 77 mi 101?E 1kw perfect omni +97.3
* 97.3 Seoul Gwanaksan / KBS R 1 / HLKA-S / 20 mi 96?E 10kw perfect
omni
97.5 Daejeon / MBC FM4U / HLCQ / 94 mi 149?SSE 5kw perfect omni
+97.3
97.7 Seongnam / KBS Cool FM / HLKC / 32 mi 92?E 0.02kw good dir
+97.8
* 97.8 Seoul Namsan / Military Jammer / KMND / 22 mi 76?ENE N/A
perfect omni PART
97.9 x
* 98.1 Seoul Gwanaksan / CBS-FM / HLKY-S / 20 mi 96?E 10kw perfect
omni
98.3 = 98.1
98.5 Gyeryongsan / KBS Classic / HLKI / 85 mi 157?SSE 5kw very good
dir
* 98.7 Hwaaksan / KBS R 2 H. / HLCE-S / 61 mi 54?NE 3kw perfect omni
98.9 Wonju / MBC FM4U / HLSB / 77 mi 101?E 3kw perfect omni
* 99.1 Seoul Namsan / Gugak FM / HLQA / 22 mi 76?ENE 5kw perfect omni
99.3 = 99.1
* 99.5 Hwaaksan / KBS R 1 / HLKM-S / 61 mi 54?NE 5kw perfect omni
99.7 x
* 99.9 Yongin/Suwon / KFM Gyeonggi / HLDS / 25 mi 110?ESE 5kw perfect
omni
*100.5 Incheon / TBN Gyotong / HLSU / 4 mi 105?ESE 1kw perfect omni
100.7 Seoul / Mapo FM / HLMA / 19 mi 73?ENE 0.001w perfect omni-
+100.5
100.9 Daejeon / KBS R 2 H. / HLQT-S / 94 mi 149?SSE 3kw good omni
+INT
*101.1 Yongmunsan / Gukkun Friends / HLSF / 52 mi 83?E 3kw perfect
omni
*101.3 Seoul Namsan / TBS eFM (English) / HLSW / 22 mi 76?ENE 1kw
perfect omni (2.04kw ERP)
101.5 Cheongju / CJB Joy FM / HLDR / 76 mi 139?SE 3kw perfect dir /
very good omni
101.7 Namwon / MBC / HLCX-S / 159 mi 161?SSE 3kw good dir
*101.9 Seoul Gwanaksan / BBS Bulgyo / HLSG / 20 mi 96?E 5kw perfect
omni
102.1 Daejeon / KBS Classic / HLKQ / 94 mi 149?SSE 3kw perfect omni-
*102.3 Seosan / EBS Gyoyuk / HLQL / 53 mi 180?S 0.5kw perfect dir
*102.3 Ganghwado / Military Jammer / KMND / 21 mi 334?NNW N/A perfect
omni
102.5 Taegisan / MBC / HLSB / 93 mi 84?E 1kw good dir
*102.7 Seoul Namsan / AFN The Eagle / AFNK / 22 mi 76?ENE 5kw perfect
omni
102.9 Daejeon / TBN Gyotong / HLDT / 94 mi 149?SSE 3kw very good dir
/ good omni
*103.1 Ganghwado / VOF Jayuui Sori / KMND / 21 mi 334?NNW N/A perfect
omni PART
103.3 x
*103.5 Seoul Gwanaksan / SBS Love FM / HLSQ-S / 20 mi 96?E 10kw
perfect omni
*103.7 Seoul Namsan / Military Jammer / KMND / 22 mi 76?ENE N/A
perfect omni PART
103.7 Chuncheon / TBN Gyotong / HLSV / 72 mi 66?ENE 3kw very good
dir ABSENCE
103.9 Seosan / TBN Gyotong / HLDT / 53 mi 180?S 0.1kw perfect omni-
104.1 Eumseong / EBS Gyoyuk / HLQL / 70 mi 120?ESE 3kw very good dir
/ good omni
104.3 x
*104.5 Seoul Gwanaksan / EBS Gyoyuk / HLQL / 20 mi 96?E 10kw perfect
omni
104.7 x
*104.9 Seoul Gwanaksan / KBS R 3 / HLKC-S / 20 mi 96?E 2kw perfect
omni
105.1 Chuncheon / G1 Fresh FM / HLCG / 71 mi 69?ENE 3kw perfect omni
*105.3 Seoul Gwanaksan / Pyeonghwa / HLQP / 20 mi 96?E 5kw perfect
omni
105.5 x
*-105.7 Gyeryongsan / EBS Gyoyuk / HLQL / 85 mi 157?SSE 5kw perfect
omni
105.9 Wonju / TBN Gyotong / HLSV / 77 mi 101?E 1kw perfect omni-
*106.1 Seoul Gwanaksan / KBS R 2 H. / HLSA-S / 20 mi 96?E 10kw
perfect omni
106.3 Daejeon / Pyeonghwa / HLQO / 94 mi 149?SSE 3kw perfect omni-
*106.5 Hwaaksan / EBS Gyoyuk / HLQL / 61 mi 54?NE 5kw perfect omni
106.7 x
*106.9 Seoul Gwanaksan / FEBC Geukd. / HLKX-S / 20 mi 96?E 5kw
perfect omni
107.1 = 106.9
*107.3 Hwaaksan / VOF Jayuui Sori / KMND / 61 mi 54?NE N/A perfect
omni PART
107.3 x ABSENCE
107.5 Taegisan / EBS Gyoyuk / HLQL / 93 mi 84?E 0.5kw very good dir
+107.3
*107.7 Seoul Gwanaksan / SBS Power FM / HLSQ / 20 mi 96?E 10kw
perfect omni
107.9 Daejeon / EBS Gyoyuk / HLQL / 94 mi 149?SSE 3kw good dir +107.7
When in operation, the 92.5 Namsan jammer occupies 92.4 to 92.8 MHz.
If you like this sort of thing, my full bandscan complete with TOH IDs
for all 120 stations on the dial at my home site, will be posted
online next month (Chris Kadlec, Songtan, Korea, 13 May, WTFDA via
DXLD)
** KUWAIT. Radio Kuwait on 15515 at 0537 May 8. Male announcer in
Arabic. Poor copy, only slightly above the noise level (Alex Klauber,
Oneida NY, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I never hear anything but R. Australia, in English on 15515 until
0557, loud and clear. Kabd is registered as 05-10, 250 kW, 59 degrees
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT. [Re 12-19:] After yesterday`s total mixup in R. Kuwait
transmissions, I am checking out what happen May 9:
15540, May 9 at 1802 signal is only fair, at first in Arabic, but it`s
just a divergence within the English-language ``Islam & Peace``
evangelism show. At 1933 recheck, poor signal, in English, probably
this-day-in-history segment. At 1959 is playing Arabic music, so
switched program source? Maybe not, 2005 segué to country-rock in
English.
13650, May 9 at 1802 is very poor with flutter, seems to be in Arabic
as it should be. At 1937, Arabic music, heavy flutter. Off at 1959,
and at *2001, 17550 comes on, very poor with flutter, bolstering our
assumption that it`s the same transmitter despite some schedules
showing overlapping times. Both are destined for Europe/N America. At
2012 it`s talking while 15540 is music so definitely not // now.
R. Kuwait is operating nominally May 10: at 2002, 15540 is good in
western pop music, i.e. English service. At 2001, both 13650 and 17550
are unheard, just before 17550 comes on, and then it`s good with
flutter at 2004 in Arabic music, roughly equal signal to 15540.
15540, May 15 at 1930, R. Kuwait in English with `This Day in History`
--- it`s only a 10-minute daily feature, and the full first two
minutes are taken up by the generic introduxion about how significant
everything was that they will be talking about; lots of music
intermixed too. After 1940, back to romantic western vocal music album
trax, familiar-sounding but unID YL singer, helped me doze past 2000
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LAOS. 6130, LNR, 1401-1430, May 9; in English; intro ID does indeed
seems to be: "This is the Lao National Radio, broadcasting from
Vientiane, the [Lao?] Democratic Republic . . .”, but not sure of the
remaining portion of ID; item about the “dry season and rainy season”;
usual adjacent QRM. Certainly seems to be a daily broadcast now! (Ron
Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Re: Laos - LNR in English on 6130 kHz again on May 8 --- LNR official
confirms that their English language programme is broadcasted from
21.00 to 21.30 local time (1400-1430 UT) every day on 6130 kHz.
Actually, they broadcast five languages for 30 minutes each: Thai,
English, French, Vietnamese And Khmer, starting from 20.30 to 23.00
local time. Thanks, (Swopan Chakroborty, Kolkata, India, May 10,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Thank you, Swopan, for your posting. May 10 had an almost three minute
opening with no QRM (1357-1359) on 6130. Unusual! Fortunately the
intro to the English segment was slightly early, so was able to record
it.
"This is the Lao National Radio, broadcasting from . . ., the [Lao?]
Democratic Republic. Our (?) English program broadcast at 2100 . . ."
MP3 audio posted at
https://www.box.com/s/b66ef8af5df5a344cfe5
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, Calif., USA, ibid.)
The English ID words seem to be similar to the External Service ID on
the Interval Signals Online site.
http://www.intervalsignals.net/
(Jari Savolainen, Finland, ibid.)
Hi Glenn, Timm Breyel (Malaysia) and I have been corresponding about
our reception in English today of LNR on 6130. Timm's reception was
excellent compared to mine. His detailed log is located at his blog
http://shortwavedxer.blogspot.com/2012/05/lao-national-radio.html
Also he has a wonderful audio (100% better than mine!) of the full
ID at http://soundcloud.com/shortwavedxer/lao-national-radio
Thanks to Timm for posting it to his blog! (Ron Howard, San Francisco,
ibid.)
** LEBANON [non]. 11715, May 11 at 0452, very poor signal with bits of
music; WRTH Update says Vatican Radio is carrying Sawt al-Mahabba
daily at 0430-0455 on 11715, following its own Arabic at 0400, which
is also on 9645. When I heard it during the B-11 season timing at
0530, 9645 was on the air and better audible, but not now. It had come
on in English after 0500, poor with Brasilian het at 0502 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBYA [and non]. 11600, Radio Télévision Libye - Radio Libye, 1732-
1805*, lite instrumental music. French ballads. ID. French talk. Weak.
Poor in noisy conditions. Weak modulation at times. May 10 (Brian
Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot
longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I still hear nothing midday on 11600; watch out for two other stations
that are in HFCC, Aoki at this time: CRI in Swahili from Beijing site;
and YFR in Russian via Wertachtal; are both really on? Someone in
South America did report CRI, having first thought it was Tripoli
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LITHUANIA. Re: IRIB remark re Sitkunai
http://german.irib.ir/startseite/frequenzen
meanwhile no longer shows 5940. So probably it's indeed over this
time, after six years. Would not be a bad idea to check if the listed
transmissions of RFE/RL, RFA and NHK World to Asia are still on air.
Do not bother with the LRTC registrations, they have at yearend 2008
left this transmitter, installed and paid for by the Lithuanian tax
payers for them in 1999, cf.
http://www.zilionis.lt/rtv/qth/sit/RNW_lithuania020204.htm
(Kai Ludwig, May 12, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Yes, - need check NHK relay 6165 kHz, whether the Sitkunai transmitter
is still on air; though more comfortable listening time for European
listener, and stronger than backlobe of 79 degrees Russia target
signal. 73 wb
3955 1400 1600 29NW SIT 100 79 Eng ZRC ZRC
3955 1800 2000 18,28,29 SIT 100 79 Eng ZRC ZRC
3960 1600 1800 29NW SIT 100 79 Eng ZRC ZRC
5940 1430 1530 29NE,29NW,29SE SIT 100 79 Rus ZRC ZRC
5940 1630 1730 28NW SIT 100 259 Deu ZRC ZRC
5940 1730 1830 28NW SIT 100 259 Deu ZRC ZRC
5940 1830 1930 27SW,28NW SIT 100 259 Fra ZRC ZRC
5940 1930 2030 18,27N,27SW,28NWSIT 100 259 Eng ZRC ZRC
6055 2000 2300 18,27,28,36,37N SIT 100 259 Spa ZRC ZRC
6165 0430 0500 27,28 SIT 100 79 Rus NHK NHK
6180 1530 1630 29,30 SIT 100 79 Rus ZRC ZRC
7440 1430 1530 29NE,29NW,29SE SIT 100 79 Rus ZRC ZRC
9400 0100 0200 43,44 SIT 100 79 Uyghur IBB IBB
9555 0600 1600 29,30 SIT 100 79 RUS, LTU LRT LTU
9635 0300 0400 29,30 SIT 100 79 Tatar-Bash IBB IBB
9635 0500 0600 29,30 SIT 100 79 Tatar-Bash IBB IBB
9710 0700 1500 27,28 SIT 100 259 LTU, Eng LRT LTU
9755 1500 1700 27,28 SIT 100 259 LTU, Eng LRT LTU
9770 1430 1530 18,19,27,28,29 SIT 100 79 Lit,Eng ZRC ZRC
9770 1530 1630 29,30 SIT 100 79 Rus ZRC ZRC
9770 1630 1730 27,28NW SIT 100 259 Eng ZRC ZRC
9875 2300 0100 4,8,9 SIT 100 310 LTU, Eng LRT LTU
11690 0000 0400 4,8,9 SIT 100 310 LTU, Eng LRT LTU
9400 0100-0200 RFA Sitkunai 100 79 Uyghur Chn
9635 0300-0400 RFE/RL Sitkunai 100 79 Tatar-Bashkir Rus
9635 0500-0600 RFE/RL Sitkunai 100 79 Tatar-Bashkir Rus
(Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD)
Most/all of those ZRC and all of those LRT registrations above are
wooden. R. Vinius itself is long gone! Still with RFA/RL? (gh, DXLD)
WB> LITHUANIA Yes, - need check NHK relay 6165 kHz,
WB> whether the Sitkunai tx is still on air ...
Yes, it's still on the air (as well as MW outlet on 1386 kHz).
(Aleksandr Diadischev, Ukraine, May 16, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, ibid.)
** LUXEMBOURG. Radio 2 will be broadcasting a two part documentary
about Radio Luxembourg on May 31 and June 7 at 10 p.m. to 11 p.m.
BBC Media Centre has released details of the first part:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2012/22/208-Your-Station-Of-The-Stars.html
(Mike Barraclough, England, dxld yg via DXLD)
** MALAYSIA. 9835, Sarawak FM via RTM via Kajang. Normally at 1301
would have carried the RTM National news and been // 5964.7 Klasik
Nasional and 11665 Wai FM, but not so on May 5; had a long program
carrying speeches about Islam and not // to the others which did carry
the national news.
7295, Traxx FM via RTM via Kajang, 1410, May 6. DJ with local time
“10-10 PM” and frequencies: 90.1 Ipoh, Perak, 91.7 Baling, Kedah,
104.5 Miri, Sarawak and 90.3 “K-L”; sports update; pop songs; MP3
audio
https://www.box.com/s/cc70e80412486e40acd9
fairly good (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALI. Have been wondering if the CRI Bamako relay is still
funxioning amid strife in this country. It had been hard to hear for a
long time, probably underpowered, and certainly not aimed USward.
17630, May 16 at 1400, very poor carrier detectable, nothing audible
on 13685, the two frequencies which are supposed to be on in English
Some broadcasts to check, from HFCC registrations for BKO:
1300-1400 13685 and 17880 French [also checked at 1302, heard neither]
1400-1600 13685 and 17630 English
1600-1700 15125 and 17880 Arabic
1700-1800 13645 and 15125 unknown language
1800-1830 13645 and 11640 Hausa
1830-1930 13685 and 11640 Arabic
1930-2000 13630 and 11640 Portuguese
2000-2130 13630 and 11640 English
2130-2230 13630 French
2230-2300 15505 Chinese
2230-2400 11975 Chinese
2300-2400 7295 Chinese
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MAURITANIA. 7245, May 12 at 0538, IGIM poor signal sounds like
Qur`an but not chanting.
7245, May 13 at 0558, IGIM is on and chanting with poor signal; had
not been on a semihour earlier.
7245, May 16 at 0542, IGIM is on with good signal and chanting (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 810, May 14 at 0520, a Radio Mexicana is dominating the
frequency, looping southwest. IRCA Mexican Log and WRTH show the only
one called this on 810, and the direxion fits too, is XESB, in Santa
Bárbara, Chihuahua, ``Radio Mexicana, La S-B``, but it`s a 1 kW
daytimer, supposedly signing off at 0100
However, Cantú, http://www.mexicoradiotv.com/frec_am_0800-1090.htm
shows it as full-time 1 kW, instead in a nearby town:
810 XESB Radio Mexicana, Hidalgo del Parral, Chih. 1,000 1,000
All lists also show a similar station name not to confuse with it:
810 XEIM Fiesta Mexicana + FM 91.3 Saltillo, Coah. 1,000 500
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 660, XEDTL, Radio Ciudadana, México DF. 1050-1115 May 11,
2012. Ads 1056 with peso quotes, female mentioning “Antena Radio”
whatever that was about and today's date, into news headlines by man,
mention of “Instituto Mexicano” into horribly long choral version of
anthem 1100-1105, female, “... radio pública... XEDTL... Radio
Ciudadana...” into ads, then oldie female vocal. Peaking 1100, almost
gone by tune-out. [Antena Radio is the newscast name of IMER --- gh]
900, XEWB, Los 40 Principales, Veracruz, Veracruz. 1052-1110 May 8,
2012. Finally ID'ed this mystery XE under the bigger Mexican "W" Radio
on 900 this morning. XEWB, Veracruz (which used to be another "W"
relayer) with Spanish techno-pop vocals, female DJ mentioning, "...
Martes, 8 de mayo..." and time check, anthem from 1101, clear "Los
Cuarenta Principales" heard a couple of times, which made no sense
till checking Fred Cantú's list, which shows:
900 XEWB Los 40 Principales + FM 98.9 Veracruz, Ver. 50,000 / 10,000.
So, for certain no longer simulcasting “W” Radio (which explains not
hearing the out-of-synch “W” Radio audio here for awhile). “W” seems
to air the anthem just before 1100 consistently, with this one 1-3
minutes later. And here is a nice quality full ID (I didn't hear
anywhere near all of this) which I happened to find on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1b8xZ6rWRI
So I ask, what's the significance of "40 Principales" in context to a
radio slogan? Not very snappy for a station with such hip music as
Shakira and current Mexican dance-oriented bands per their website.
[trying too hard to literally translate ``Top 40`` requiring 8
syllables instead of 3 --- gh]
980, MEXICO, unidentified. 1039 May 5, 2012. Spanish female nonstop
talk about children's social services issues, destroyed at 1045 by 970
WFLA's IBOC up. Seemed to point around 280-290 degrees. Not a Spanish
religious format, so I think KRTX, Rosenberg-Richmond, TX 1000/4000
can be ruled out, putting this in Mexico regardless of my LOB on an
active portable loop and compass. [LOB = line of bearing?]
990, MEXICO, unidentified. 1105 May 5, 2012. Weak with Mexican
national anthem from 1106, into Tejano vocals, probably after an ID
that was not heard, immediately lost. Suppose 980 and 990 will be my
next pursuits for ID's though the coveted 1100 anthem time with almost
guaranteed ID's before/after are quickly slipping away to an earlier
peak local mornings here.
1170, XERT Ke Buena, Reynosa, Tamaulipas. 1057 May 10, 2012. National
anthem up at 1057. Very, very poor and no ID caught after, then
immediately lost. IDed the next day: 1029-1038 May 11, male, “... Ke
Buena... AM...” 1030 just before PSR power up from WAVS, Davie, FL
with their English Caribbean programming, though pieces of XERT were
audible with Mexi-tunes under (Terry Krueger, Clearwater FL, (highly
abridged equipment list): NRD-535, ICOM IC-R75 and Sangean PR-D5; 1 X
roof dipole, 1 X room random wire. All times/dates GMT, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 6185, Radio Educación (tentative), 0305-0330 May 10. Very
weak under strong local noise. Possible news/discussion program
between OM & YL with 5-10 second music interludes between segments.
Possible ID at 0312. Into two pieces of Mexican music with flutes,
bird calls. Lots of fading, fell beneath noise level around 0325
(Dustin Brann, Carmel, Indiana, USA, Icom R-75, EF-SWL in attic,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6185, May 11 at 0459, XEPPM, ``se acabó el programa de hoy``, bit of
classical music, poor signal, fair modulation, which means an
improvement, but blasted away just before *0500 by CRI Sackville 6190,
another night on its correct frequency.
6185, May 12 at 0458, XEPPM poor signal but modulation sounds
sufficient, if it weren`t for Brasil expanding 6180 schedule to ACI
it; lucked out tonight on the other side, with CRI via CANADA from
0500 again on wrong frequency 6080 instead of 6190; just weak BBC
audible on 6190. Not that it matters, as XEPPM is still signing off at
0500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MOLDOVA. 1413, V of Russia, received QSL card in 75 days, after
trying twice from transmitter site in Moldova, from reception 1/23/09.
I am really pleased with this one. V/S: Alla Molodkina. Address:
Pyatnitskaya st. #25, Building #1, 115326 Moscow, Russia. MW QSL
#3029. New Country QSL'd (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, HCDX via DXLD)
** MYANMAR. Kachin BC Station, Myanmar. Befinde mich zurzeit in
Bangkok. Die Station kann hier um 0200 UT auf 9590 kHz mit mittlerem
Signal, aber fast stoerungsfrei gehoert werden. Falls doch noch jemand
eine genauere Adresse ausfindig machen und bekannt geben kann, waere
nicht nur ich dankbar (Juergen Waga-just on tour in Bangkok Thailand,
A-DX May 4 via Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DXLD)
Die neu aufgetauchten lokalen Stationen aus Myanmar scheinen doch
unabhaengig von MRTV zu sein. Zumindest kam heute ein Brief von Myanma
Radio aus Nay Pyi Taw als Antwort auf einen Bericht ueber die
Aussendung auf 7110 kHz, dass man meinen Bericht nicht bestaetigen
koennen, da Myanma Radio auf der KW nur auf 9730, 7200 und 5985 kHz
sendet (Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX May 2, ibid.)
Re: Kachin BC Station, Myanmar.
Hallo Juergen, statt MRTV wuerde ich mal die 2. bekannte Armee-General
Radiostation anschreiben
>Psychological Warfare at the Ministry of Defence !!!<
>Psychologische Kriegsfuehrung des Verteidigungsministeriums !!!<
im WRTH p. 638:
Myawady Radio
Pyay Rd.
Mingalardon Tsp.
Yangon, Myanmar
Am besten mit registered Mail aufgeben vom General Post Office am
Orientalhotel Bangkok, so war das vor 34 Jahren erfolgreich...
Ich wuensche Dir Erfolg. Dies schrieb Patrick vor kurzem:
Die neu aufgetauchten lokalen Stationen aus Myanmar scheinen doch
unabhaengig von MRTV zu sein. Formal ist das richtig, was Du
schreibst.
Obwohl natuerlich die Armeegeneraele bei allen Dreien
- MRTV
- Myawaddy TV & Radio sce
- und der MDF Armeesender an der Grenze Taunggyi 5770 kHz.
das Sagen haben. Der beste westliche Kenner der Radio-Szene in Asien,
der Englischlehrer Alan Davies aus Thailand/Indonesien von ASIAWAVES
hat folgende Verbindung ausgegraben:
Thazin/Rakhine/Kachin Radio bzw. Teil der Myawaddy radio station [es
gibt auch einen military's Myawaddy TV service]
>Psychological Warfare at the Ministry of Defence !!!<
>Psychologische Kriegsfuehrung des Verteidigungsministeriums !!!<
Beobachter schaetzen ein, dass statt einem Stoersendernetz eher auf
moderne auf-gepeppte Programme fuer die burmesische Bevoelkerung
gesetzt wird, in den verschiedenen Landessprachen ausgestrahlt und
damit der Einfluss von westlichen Stationen gleich gegen Null geht.
Der KW Sender 7110 Pyin Oo Lwin ist einer dieser Programme.
Deine QSL Anfrage muesste demnach an die Myawaddy TV & Radio
Organisation gehen. MRTV stellt sich dumm und leitet Deinen Brief auch
nicht an den Psycho-Sender weiter (Wolfgang Büschel, May 2, wwdxc BC-
DX TopNews May 10 via DXLD)
** MYANMAR/BURMA. 7345, Rakhine Radio via Pyin Oo Lwin (site per DXLD
12-14); 1322-1330*, May 8. Underneath CNR1; in vernacular with pop
songs; off with indigenous instrumental music. MP3 audio at
https://www.box.com/s/2406c544456485335143
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. RNW END BEGINS
The 1296 transmitter came with a hiccup on air at 1955, into ongoing
interval signal. 5955 followed with audio at 1959 after a minute or so
of open carrier. I think first it was not in //, not too surprising in
the light of a remarkable delay of six seconds Wertachtal is behind
Orfordness. This was not the case when checking 6035 this morning,
around 0515, for what may have been the last RNW transmission from
Woofferton; here the delay was just a third second. Probably 5955
still uses the satellite feed labeled "RNW 1" which may have carried
regular programming straight up to 1957 while 1296 now gets a
dedicated feed through another route, probably classic ISDN dial-up if
that still works between Netherlands and England, or is it even the
latest Audio over IP stuff?
1296 suffers from crackles and some hum, mostly covered by all the
ambient noises on the broadcast they do as public event, but the
issues are rather unmistakable in dry parts. Hard to tell if the feed
or the transmitter are to blame.
This morning I had an impression that they already played out only
untimely, canned stuff anymore, as Glenn observed, too. Anyway by now
the news magazine is already history:
http://www.rnw.nl/nederlands/radioshow/nieuwslijn-bereikt-eindpunt
The photo in full glory, providing a nice view of the CRT TV
displaying the NOS teletext:
http://cdn.radionetherlands.nl/data/files/images/lead/uitzending1.jpg
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, 2037 UT May 10, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Beautiful clean signal S9+60dB on 9895 here in NW England listening in
ECSS- DSB mode with SDR-Radio. S9+40dB on 5955 but needs ECSS-USB to
remove het from adjacent channel
SDR-Radio & Pebble CCW SDR-4+
http://www.crosscountrywireless.net/sdr-4.htm
Slinky dipole running N/S
(Tony Molloy, nr Winter Hill, UK, SD639114, 53.6 N 2.55 W, IO83ro,
Twitter @swlistener, swlistener.wordpress.com, 2052 UT May 10, ibid.)
Here, 130 km south of the Nauen transmitters, 9895 is just a faint
backscatter signal of course. Btw, the antenna set-up appears to be
the very same as used from 1997 till 2007 on 9545, for some station
that used to broadcast on 6075, too.
5955 gets here increasingly splashed by 5960, Cerrik with CRI in
English. And no trace of listed Talata Volonondry on 6020 here.
Btw2, I just received word that RNW 1 on Hotbird 13A is 3...4 seconds
ahead of Astra 1L although the Hotbird signal is now uplinked from
Israel (must have been moved from Media Broadcast to RRSat some time
ago) but the Astra signal from Hilversum, at least if one trusts
Lyngsat. Indicates a pretty circuitous routing for the latter,
probably from Hilversum via terrestrial circuit to Israel, uplinked to
13E, picked up again next door at Hilversum and remuxed to 19.2E.
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, 2153 UT May 10, ibid.)
Bonaire, Radio Nederland. Special broadcast signifying the end of
Dutch language broadcasts of Radio Nederland. From 2310 until 2327 May
10 in Dutch on 17605, "...a collage of broadcasts put together of a
historical purpose, all in Dutch. Some of sports some political and
come of a comical nature, all regarding the news. The word "nieuws"
was repeated several times." Broadcast was repeated again on 6190 at
0115 May 11 (~ Alex Klauber, KPS3ASK, Oneida, New York, 38 Miles (61
km) East of Syracuse, NY, Coordinates - Latitude = 43.0922 Longitude =
75.6568, Sangean ATS 909, 200" [you really mean inches, or feet?]
random longwire antenna with a "Slinky" toy in the middle, MFJ 1045C
preselector, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Checking in Houston between 0000 and 0050 UT Friday May 11, RNW 5955
via Wertachtal with a borderline fair to poor signal, 9895 Nauen poor.
The 6020 frequency of course has CRI to NA via Albania at this hour,
but I can hear RNW via Madagascar underneath. Would actually be a
pretty good signal if China wasn't present.
Listened to most of the condensed farewell transmission at 0000 on
9445 via Bonaire. Music/audio montage at the end, a final goodbye,
then what sounded like birds chirping in a park until audio cut at
0027 and xmtr off a few seconds later. Programming not // to the
marathon frequencies.
Unusual occurrence will happen later on May 11: RNW Bonaire will be
operating on three 13 meter frequencies simultaneously -- 21555,
21720, and 21750. I don't recall the Bonaire facility ever using
multiple 13 meter channels over the past 43 years (Steve Luce,
Houston, Texas, ibid.)
Rechecking before 0900 it turns out that things are a bit different
than I assumed last night: In fact 5955 is six seconds behind also
6035, listed as Issoudun, and 6120, listed as being co-located. What
are they doing here?
All three 49 mB signals are pretty poor, basically unlistenable.
Nothing on 9895 at all. And also no trace of 21485 and 21710 from
Madagascar so far.
The programming until 0900 included a live performance of classical
music, which, to be frank, is something I would not have expected
here. Such is the impression Dutch broadcasting created, in particular
in recent years (Kai Ludwig, 0913 UT May 11, ibid.)
Gentlemen, Thanks for info, right now I'm still hearing them on 21485
// 21710 with country music, and mostly interview. Regards, (Tony
Ashar, Indonesia, 0939 UT May 11, ibid.)
RNW 13700 Wertachtal with a fair signal into Houston at 1145 UT Friday
May 11. 21720 via Bonaire came up with a strong signal just after
1200. Earlier, 5955 Wertachtal had improved at 0330 but suffered some
slopover from RTI via WYFR 5 kHz down. Unable to listen to the rest of
the marathon, workday awaits (Steve Luce, Houston, Texas, 1207 UT May
11, ibid.)
RNW is sending itself off with a 24-hour Dutch-language marathon May
10-11, on many additional frequencies. Apparently the regular ones are
on too for one last time, including:
17605, May 10 at 2102, very good from Bonaire.
6165, May 11 at 0510 is blasting in as usual from Bonaire, for very
last time? That will also put an end to the leapfrog mixing product on
6250, NHK Spanish from 6080 at 0500-0527, and people can no longer
imagine they are hearing Equatorial Guinea there unless it really
return. Also will unclog 6165 for Chad.
9895, special scheduled from Nauen at 20-24, inaudible here.
Scheduled all day from Bonaire until 2000 May 11 only, three
frequencies in the 13m band, to Africa/S America, not us. At 1311,
21555 is poor, better than 21720, better than JBA 21750. By 1354, 2155
and 21720 are equally good, still better than 21750.
Since we know Bonaire units make leapfrog mixing products on other
bands, this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to find some on 13m if at
least two of the fundamentals become strong enough: try 21945, 21845,
21780, 21690, 21390, 21360 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
The whole 13 metres affair, which anyway looks rather like a last
experiment (put the Talata Volonondry and Bonaire transmitters, while
not being used for scheduled broadcasts, on 21 MHz and see how it gets
out), is far from being exciting here. 21710 became audible before
1300, but it was a far cry from the transmitter tests in December. And
no trace of Bonaire now, also not on 21750 where the beam is about
right. See also
http://www.rnw.nl/nederlands/article/de-radiomarathon-live-blog
Perhaps it has been widely overlooked, just mentioned in passing with
a Spanish quotation in DXLD 12-18: Spanish, at least radio, at RNW
will close at the end of June, with June 30 being the last day on air,
it seems. No word about Indonesian and English so far, but I would not
be surprised if by July RNW is gone from shortwave altogether.
Considering the future of RNW, see this, indicating that it in
reality, contrary to their own PR, looks rather bleak:
http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/rnw-editor-chief-resigns
(Kai Ludwig, 1318 UT May 11, ibid.)
At 1415 UT in Romania:
- 9895: very strong signal
- 5955: good
- 21750: fading from weak to fair
- 13700: fair but with heavy interference from CRI on 13710.
(Tudor Vedeanu, ibid.)
Right now, until 1727, the last playout of the 27-minute farewell
quickie, not // the full live broadcast, should take place, or will
there be another one on the scheduled 2100 slot when they are
otherwise already finished? Best here on 9445-Trincomalee an a bit
weaker on 13730-Talata. 15710-Wertachtal and 15720-Nauen are in use as
well, unless the faint carriers I have here are not something else.
Still no trace of 13 metres from Bonaire here. But at least 5955,
which at noon was very weakish, meanwhile became for a last time the
powerhouse signal one would expect it to be, with audio still lagging
six seconds behind co-located 9895 as one would not expect (Kai
Ludwig, Germany, ibid.)
Here's a recording off satellite from 1600, for those who perhaps want
it in best possible quality: "Four hours left" ... In the hour from
1700 to 1800 they discussed the future of RNW, and it appeared to be a
quite controversial talk, with tough questions being asked. Details
were unfortunately beyond my capabilities to understand Dutch.
On the signals side now, at 1820, 1296 has started to reappear, about
a quarter second behind Nauen on 9895. From Bonaire 21750 weakly
appeared around 1750 but is already gone again. At Stuttgart it
appears to be noticeably better as Wolfy just wrote to me (Kai Ludwig,
1831 UT May 11, ibid.)
Not understanding much Dutch, I couldn`t justify spending its last 24
hours with R. Nederland, but tuned in again just before The End, May
11 at 1958, when 21555 was very good from BONAIRE. A bit of the
national anthem played, then a sad song, watch ticking, heartbeat,
historic Dutch announcement judging from the scratches on the record,
and one final word, ``nil``, then carrier cut immediately at
2000***************.
As expected, various regular Dutch transmissions are now gone:
6190, May 12 at 0122, nothing, but Spanish still on 6165 Bonaire
6165, May 12 after 0500, nothing; also ending the NHK leapfrog on 6250
9650, May 12 at 1305, at last, no big collision with CRI English via
CANADA; had been RNW Dutch via Tinang, Philippines. We are truly out
of touch with the Dutch (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9895 and 5955 both equally strong at S9 + 60dB here at 1955 UT;
subjectively 9895 has better quality audio, 5955 is lagging 9895 by 4
seconds (Tony Molloy, nr Winter Hill, UK, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
During the last hour finally also the 13 metre signals from Bonaire
came in, in particular 21750 which used the right beam. Surprise: They
run first of all, at least five seconds ahead of 1296. Probably the
feed was in this case indeed ISDN or Audio over IP. If so Wertachtal
perhaps used the Astra signals and all other transmitters in Europe
Hotbird. And I did not miss to roll tape on 21750, considering the
possibility that Bonaire will never come in so good again.
The last minutes were prerecorded, in a style not exactly matching
prevalent stereotypes about Dutch radio. 5955 cut off some moments
before 2000, missing the last seconds it seemed. Was a bit difficult
to tell, since the ending transmission was almost blown away by
Cerrik, the SARFT branch in Albania, signing on CRI English on 5960.
What a strong symbolism!
1296 was towards the end quite severely interfered by co-channel
Spain, but at least the crackles that plagued it last night were gone.
After the end the silent carrier stayed on air for another minute
until the transmitter has been switched off at (or a few seconds
before) 2001, probably this time for good.
The "RNW 1" satellite channel now carries a looped announcement, using
the RNW interval signal as bed and being recorded in rather dubious
quality, with popping and heavy, badly pumping compression on the mic
preamp, thus again matching all prevalent stereotypes about Dutch
radio. Besides advising of the closure it also suggests visiting
wereldomroep.nl and bvn.nl for podcasts of the farewell broadcast.
Checked after 2100 if another 27 minutes broadcast takes place: No
traces of signals on the scheduled frequencies here (Kai Ludwig, 2119
UT May 11, ibid.)
Yes, I listened too, the last 10 Minutes of RNW Dutch service tonight,
S=9+20 to +25dB signal of Wertachtal 5955 kHz in 49mb. See recording
attached. Very last words at 2000 UT, on Wertachtal 5955 in Dutch
"Goede reis, and altijd ..." "good journey, and ever ... " end/c u t
At 1959 UT an unwanted ute BUZZ signal appeared for 20 seconds on the
5950 kHz scene. I guess some Dutch vessel radio operator or the Dutch
Marine on the Atlantic Ocean / North Sea said special FAREWELL via the
airwaves to this really necessary broadcasting service in these days.
vy73 wolfy df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, 2130 UT, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi All, Today I visited Radio Nederland during the marathon
transmission in Dutch, the last hours. It is the last time I was at
the station after so many years of listening and visits. I remember
all those meetings of the Benelux DX Club in the building of Radio
Nederland, listening to DX Jukebox (Harry van Gelder), attending the
Happy Station (Tom Meyer), interviews about my DXing and travelling in
Media Network (Jonathan Marks) and Radio Enlace (Alfonso Montealegre,
Jaime Báguena).
Even snorkeling at night in front of the Bonaire relay station with
the red light in the antenna as a marking in the dark, Radio Nederland
has always been in my life. Sad, it has gone today. You can download
the the last 24 hours transmission in Dutch on:
http://www.rnw.nl/nederlands/radioprogramme/streams-podcasts
73 (Max van Arnhem, The Netherlands, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
The "nil" Glenn heard from Bonaire was indeed the last word. The feed
was cut after two further seconds during which some audience claps
could be heard, down in the pretty bad hum which was obviously a
ground loop on their side, in the temporary set-up in the foyer of
their building. This presumably went out in full via 1296 kHz as well;
the announcement loop started only after two minutes of silence, so it
was not necessary to first cut the modulation for having the final
minute of open carrier there.
When talking about the technical side, it must also be noted that the
quality of the satellite output is less than convincing, unclean with
way too much artifacts. With 192 kbps a considerably better quality
than this can be achieved. If I recall correctly, it's the same with
the domestic public programs from Hilversum, at least Radio 1, as
discussed back in last year on the occasion of the temporary 648 kHz
usage.
Opinions about the way they closed differ, it seems. I meanwhile
received a comment "good-byes have to be theatralic ;-)". Well, one is
obviously inclined to be rather uncritical here when knowing the
shabby ways in which others went away.
Talking about memories, the first one that comes to mind here is a
summer evening, in 1993 if I'm correct, on which RNW broadcast as
first organization not based in Moscow via 1386 kHz, which at this
time still ran with full 2500 kW. I remember noting in the car radio
how Radio Moscow in German had been taken off immediately before the
hour (7 PM or so) and after half an hour of open carrier the chimes
from Hilversum started.
And in 1997 RNW was the peg to hang on a radio piece about shortwave
broadcasting in general, with a clip of them opening in English, on
6045 kHz via Jülich, which now is just history like the majority of
the other clips used therein.
Never established really close contacts to Hilversum, primarily due to
a feeling of seeing a bit too much PR and a bit too little open
communication from there. So I also never visited them after indeed
considering the possibility although it would have been a trip of more
than half a thousand kilometres (but Cologne, which I got to see in
2003 a few weeks before game was over there, is not much closer). An
so remain just some recordings and the pictures that are online.
All the best, (Kai Ludwig, Germany, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Kai, You should have a listen to Keith Perron's latest May 12th
edition of 'Happy Station' for another perspective of what perhaps the
future holds for RNW as per Jonathan Groubert's comments. Also in
Keith's usual style, it's an entertaining 55 minute broadcast, well
worth a listen. Also:
http://www.rnw.nl/english/video/rnws-dutch-service-goes-out-style#video
All the best (Ian Baxter, NSW, dxldyg via DXLD)
Re: RNW & PCJ Media RNW Final Dutch Program Special Edition --- To be
frank: I do not intend to spend even more time on this matter,
especially due to the complete lack of any answers to the obvious
question what will happen next, even for the really close horizon of
just seven weeks. And I think it would really go too far here to start
more general discussions of the Dutch society, as it is perceived here
in Germany by people with some cultural background. But instead read
this:
http://criticaldistance.blogspot.de/2012/05/free-voice-or-no-voice-what-remains-for.html
(Kai Ludwig, May 14, ibid.)
Video of last 10 minutes of Radio Nederland Wereldemroep Dutch service
on the Dutch RNW website just posted including outdoor shots and
firework display:
http://www.rnw.nl/nederlands/video/de-laatste-tien-minuten-vanuit-hilversum
(Mike Barraclough, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) also via wb
This is RADIO. 65 years. 73 (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD)
Axually, he said after ``nil``, which was the end of a long imprecise
minute-by-minute countdown: ``het`s over, de Wereldomoroep`` or
something like that, but I did not hear that on SW (Glenn Hauser,
DXLD)
Had a great signal from Bonaire on 21750 kHz 1750 UT onwards, listened
till the last drop - the last 30 minutes was exotic - an audio collage
of many past announcements / Jingles with good audio mixing - but very
sad too. 21720 // was weak here. -- Thanks & Regards, (Partha Sarathi
Goswami, Siliguri, Dist. Darjeeling, West Bengal, INDIA, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
I will miss the Dutch National Anthem on Short Wave. I could never
tune out until the last strains of it. Lost it when Happy Station
ended the show. and now with Dutch. Regards (Victor 4S7VK,
Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka, dxldyg via DX LISTENINGN DIGEST)
And another sad chapter begins in SWL/DX. It is a crying shame that it
will take another conflict, a major world crisis, to bring the
broadcasters back to the airwaves. Having traveled in the tropics and
into the hinterlands of the U.S., trust me, there is no "Wi-Fi" to
tune into one's favorite station. I shall truly miss this old friend
and RCI when they go dark also (Phil M, FL, dxldyg via DXLD)
Nothing heard on 9445 at 0000 UT Saturday May 12, so RNW Dutch is
completely gone. Still RNW Spanish on 6165 as usual at the same hour,
though that service apparently will be gone in around six weeks. I
suppose that means there will be no RNW programming from Bonaire
during the facility's last four months of operation? (Steve Luce,
Houston, Texas, Iibid.)
RNW Spanish at 1230 and 1300 has been almost downgraded lately on
6165. Very poor signal. // 9810 is not going anymore. 73s (Raúl
Saavedra, COSTA RICA, ibid.)
Your clock is off or listening an hour too late: Morning broadcasts in
Spanish now as in HFCC, presumably for the duration:
9895 1100 1127 8S,11 320 250 1234567 25-Mar-2012 28-Oct-2012
6165 1130 1157 11SW,12 210 250 1234567 25-Mar-2012 28-Oct-2012
6165 1200 1227 11S,12N 180 250 1234567 25-Mar-2012 28-Oct-2012
9715 1200 1227 10,11W 290 250 1234567 25-Mar-2012 28-Oct-2012
So 6165 is aimed south from Bonaire at 1200, but 9715 is toward you
(Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
In Houston, RNW Spanish on 9895 varying from fair to good at an 1115
check May 14. At 1140 6165 very poor, virtually unlistenable. 9715
strong at 1200, 6165 barely audible at the same time. Daylight path to
target areas at these times in May from Bonaire, so 49 meter coverage
extremely limited (Steve Luce, Houston, Texas, ibid.)
RNW Media Network - "The Future"
The fourth and final part of Andy Sennitt's retro- and prospective
look at Media Network, shortwave, and international broadcasting has
now been posted:
http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/media-network-years-future
With this post, Andy is now officially "retired" -- leaving behind
impossible shoes to fill, considering his work with both RNW and WRTH
before that. Best wishes for an enjoyable retirement, Andy! (Richard
Cuff, Allentown, PA USA, May 14, Swprograms mailing list via DXLD)
"Like" it or not, this appears to be the future of Radio Netherlands
Worldwide. Posted 13 May 2012
http://kimelli.nfshost.com/images/409.png
Radio Netherlands Worldwide, 10 May 2012, Jannie Schipper: "You can be
one of the judges in a competition for young Arab cartoonists. Radio
Netherlands Worldwide has organised the Cartoon Spring Competition
together with Stripdagen Haarlem and Cartoon Movement. Twelve young
cartoonists will have the opportunity to show their work at the
Stripdagen Haarlem international comics festival. They will also be
published online by Cartoon Movement and RNW. Faced with a large
number of entries the organisers decided to shortlist two extra
cartoons. These will be selected by visitors to RNW’s Arabic Facebook
page. The two cartoons which have the most Facebook ‘likes’ by 12 noon
(Dutch time) on 16 May will be added to the shortlist. A jury
consisting of well-known Arab cartoonists like Ali Ferzat and Mohammed
Shennawy will chose the winner from the final 12 cartoons during the
Stripdagen Haarlem. The winning cartoonist will be invited to become a
member of Cartoon Movement and will receive an iPad. Like your
favourite cartoon on RNW’s Arabic Facebook page!"
(kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. MBR changes:
Transport Radio in Dutch/English/Music from May 14:
0800-1000 on 6095 WER 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu Mon-Fri
(DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, May 15 via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DXLD)
Mighty KBC Radio in English/Dutch/Music from May 12:
0900-1000 on 6095 WER 125 kW / non-dir to WeEu Sat/Sun
1000-1600 on 6095 WER 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu Sat/Sun
1600-1700 on 6095 WER 250 kW / non-dir to WeEu Sat/Sun >>> not yet
active (DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, May 15 via WORLD OF RADIO 1617,
DXLD) So there are still Dutch broadcasts on SW, privately (gh, ibid.)
** NEWFOUNDLAND. Mack Furlong, the host of CBC's "The Great Eastern"
more than a decade ago, has ended a stint as host of CBC
Newfoundland's "Weekend Arts Magazine." He announced this morning that
his year-end contract to fill in as WAM's host has ended (Mike Cooper,
May 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NIGER. 9704.99, LV du Sahel, 2215-2300*, local music. Indigenous
vocals. French talk. Local chants at 2255. Short flute IS and choral
National Anthem at 2258. Four second test tone at 2300 and off. Fair
to good. May 12 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
** NIGERIA. 15115-15120-15125, May 8 at 1953, DRM noise audible with
BFO, so VON Abuja is active; and today no spurs from Spain 15110
around 15119.5.
15120, May 9 at 0549, VON Ikorodu in analog with good signal, hum, YL
talking about ``photo-gráphy``.
15120, May 11 at 0505, VON in analog English is audible tonight unlike
last night, fair signal with hum/growl, and weakening as the hour goes
on.
15120, UT Sat May 12 at 0520, analog VON has VG signal with less hum
than usual, in some reggae music, then resuming mailbag so I forewent
ontuning and listened for a while: acknowledged report from Jorge Raúl
somebody in Jalisco (they sure don`t know the first thing about
Spanish pronunciation at VON). He reported to *VON* that he heard
*1Africa* on 9430! back in January. They think he must have been
listening to 9690, since that`s VON`s only frequency on that band,
altho his report was during the 0425-0500 period with a number of
songs and commentaries, SINPO (with a long I) 44444.
Hostesses say it`s ``difficult to reconcile`` his report with VON
since they don`t start until 0445 [and not on any 9 MHz frequency
then], and go on to plug a number of their own programs at times on
9690, 15120 that he should listen to.
Nevertheless, they are sending him a QSL card! plus sticker and
magazine. 0528 outro the `Listeners` Letters` show; addresses
englishvon @ yahoo.com or englishservice @ voiceofnigeria.org
CVC 1Africa, Zambia, was on 9430 at 04-06 in the B-10 season, as in
WRTH 2011, but later dropped the segment before 0600 on any frequency,
as in WRTH 2012. So he could not have been hearing it on 9430 in
January of this year. And certainly had nothing to do with VON, altho
those 1Africa broadcasts are aimed *at* W Africa, mainly Nigeria, and
onward across North America. Total SNAFU.
15120, May 13 at 0545, no signal from VON, unlike the night before,
despite Equatorial Guinea in well on 15190, Botswana on 15580 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
VOICE OF NIGERIA – REACHING THE WORLD LOUDER AND CLEARER -- 10-May-12
VON’s terrestrial broadcast Transmitters and Curtain Antennae, are
able to transmit to all the continents of the world where its signals
are received with relatively little impairment resulting from receiver
fidelity and environmental conditions.
VON, fully aware of the constraints of analogue broadcasts, in terms
of limited quality resulting from long distance propagation processes
and, the desire to satisfy its audiences, has embraced the DRM
technology.
This has enabled VON to transit to digital transmission techniques
with the result that it now provides the improved sound quality that
is needed to retain its listenership who, no doubt, have other
alternative media to choose from.
With a strong partner in Thomson Broadcast AG in Switzerland, the
Nigerian Government has been able to install and commission three (3)
250 KW DRM shortwave Thomson Transmitters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital
city.
The three Transmitters were recently commissioned by Nigeria’s
President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR on 13th March 2012. Before
the inauguration of the transmitters, test transmissions were done to
Southern Africa, North Africa, West and Central Africa, the Americas,
Europe and other regions of the world.
VON has received encouraging reports of strong and clear signals from
all the regions reached. One of such reports came from engineer
Reinhart Mazur in NUSSDORF, AUSTRIA who simply said “Reception is
EXCELLENT” with 24dB S/N at–73dBm using the DREAM software to report
the reception characteristics. Mr Reinhart also reported 55555 SINPO.
Presently, VON transmits every evening from 1930 – 2000 GMT (Monday–
Friday) on 15120 kHz to Europe on the DRM mode and will soon go full
blast with its rotatable Antenna to all parts of the globe.
VON, today, is positioned to make Nigeria’s voice to be heard loud and
clear in the comity of nations. Report from A. A. AbdusSalam, Special
Assistant to Director General, Voice Of Nigeria (DRM news May 10 via
DXLD)
So far only one DRM transmitter (at a time) has been heard on a very
limited basis, currently 15115-15120-15125 at 1830-2000 (gh, DXLD)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirates]. 6925 USB, WPON, *2318-2340, IDs. Parody
song of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. Rap music. George Carlin bit. Good.
May 11.
6925 USB, Rave on Radio, 0100-0120, music by Johnny Cash and others.
ID. Weak. May 12 (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom IC-
7600, two 100 foot longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. Undercover Radio --- Hi Glenn, Today I received a
QSL from Dr. Benway for my report on his 21 April broadcast on 6935
kHz. So your QSL should be on its way to you. 73's, (Ed Insinger
Summit, NJ, May 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTHERN MARIANAS (USA) [and non]. Radio Free Asia, 9455 Agignan
Point // 9540 Tinian Island. May 10, 2012. Thursday. 1735-1754. Nice
continuous almost-Chinesy music but not quite. Heard against a
background of Chinese talk which was presumably CNR1 jamming. Both
music and jamming were // on 9540 and 9455, and I assume the almost-
Chinese music was the Radio Free Asia component. Fair-poor. Jo'burg
sunset 1532 (Bill Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORWAY. Sveio (RIP) --- Wolfy found this excellent Panoramio image
of the Sveio site. Beautiful & clear photograph of 4x4 caged dipole
curtain arrays with reflector seen. Taken in July 2011.
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/63393810
I see the photographer uploaded the excellent image in December 2011
and later indicated that the towers (site?) demolished in January
2012. We’re very lucky to have both the GE image & Panoramio photo of
the site/towers, along with the notes. 73’s (Ian Baxter,
shortwavesites yg via DXLD)
** OKLAHOMA. 640, May 12 at 1348 UT, ESPN Radio promo after promo,
from what used to be WWLS: no IBOC noise on at the moment, whence
seems like it is less and less imposed, fortunately. 1400 ID as ``KWPN
AM, Moore-Norman, a Cumulus station``. I had been wanting to catch
their new ID for the record, as another W-call far west of the
Mississippi bites the dust.
But this one was not really heritage; it was strangely granted on
12/7/81 according to FCC callsign history for facility 22190, when it
replaced WNAD, which really was a heritage call at the University of
Oklahoma, which got out of the radio business (only to resume it years
later with KGOU, class-A FM non-commercial, yet on 106.3, with much
inferior coverage, altho has now built up spotty relays at several
other locations in the state). We can only assume having that the old
W- call made it easier to get a new W-call.
I thought 640 was a Clear Channel station operating out of 50 Penn
Place in OKC. But application/ownership info shows it was previously
owned by Citadel, WAPI in Birmingham AL, and before that by Citadel,
KKOH in Reno NV! I assume that`s just for bookkeeping. Now they
obviously want to brand it more clearly as an ESPN affiliate.
While I was at FCC, took a look at their day and nite patterns: 5 kW
day has major lobe to the SW, not much toward Enid tho not a full
null. 1 kW nite has null west toward KFI, of course, and a lesser null
to the east, protecting what? Memphis, I guess. Major lobes sort of
kidney-shaped toward NNE and SSE (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. I don`t pay a lot of attention to local RDS displays, but
I don`t recall seeing one before from KCSC 90.1 Edmond OK, our
classical music station: UT May 14 at 0105 it is statically displaying
on the DX-398 window: KCSC UCO --- UCO meaning University of Central
Oklahoma (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. STILLWATER NPR STATION ADDS TO MORNING LINEUP
KOSU “Morning Edition” host Ben Allen came from a large staff in New
York City to virtually no staff once he started in Stillwater. But
Allen continues to try to improve the station's quality
BY ADAM KEMP | Modified: March 31, 2012 at 12:42 am | Published: April
1, 2012
http://newsok.com/stillwater-npr-station-adds-to-morning-lineup/article/3662558
STILLWATER — Ben Allen's weather reports make grandmothers swoon.
photo - KOSU “Morning Edition” host Ben Allen graduated from Fordham
University in May and started at KOSU almost immediately after. PHOTO
BY ADAM KEMP, THE OKLAHOMAN
It might be something in the way the 22-year old host of KOSU's
“Morning Edition” delivers the degrees and rain chances with a slight
laugh as he throws in quips about Oklahoma's constantly changing
weather, but Allen said he suspects it's just because he's finally
made listeners his friends.
“Radio is just so personal,” Allen said. “They wake up with me, we
talk about the day's news and upcoming events and they get to know me,
and that's pretty cool.”
Allen, who graduated from Fordham University in New York City less
than a year ago and started at KOSU not long after that, said it's
taken quite a bit of work to grow his audience for his 6 a.m. to 9
a.m. time slot.
By offering to get [to] know people through on-air question and answer
sessions and lunch offerings, Allen said he has gained a consistent
group of listeners.
Questions about what Allen eats for breakfast came from a listener
from Enid, while another posted about a colorful shirt Allen wore in a
photo posted to the KOSU Facebook page. “It takes real personality to
pull off a peach shirt,” said a female listener from Oklahoma City.
Allen said he was asked by one of his listeners if he might have any
interest in going on a coffee date with their granddaughter. It was
grandmother's idea to have Allen ask her out on air. “I kind of
laughed it off, but I think she might have been serious,” he said.
“That was really sweet of her to offer, though.”
KOSU Director Kelly Burley said the addition of Allen really helped
the station get back to connecting to the local audience. It was
airing prerecorded morning shows before Allen took over the morning
spot.
“When we were looking to fill this position, we were looking for
someone to take us to the next level,” Burley said “Ben gave us a
fresh perspective and the change we were striving to get back to.”
On one morning, Allen and KOSU reporter Michael Cross debut their in-
depth look at smoking in Oklahoma. Allen asks the KOSU Facebook group
at 6:25 a.m. to discuss whether every public place in Oklahoma needs
to become smoke-free.
“There are about three people talking back and forth,” he said. “They
always say for every two people that comment in a discussion that
there are 100 people that are looking at it. I'm not sure that's true
this early in the morning.”
Before KOSU
The push for more listener feedback comes from Allen's experience at
Fordham where he worked as a student at the second largest NPR station
in New York — WFUV
Allen said the transition from the staff of 30 full-time professionals
and 90 students to his new solo job in Stillwater took some time to
get used to.
“It takes a lot of self-motivation and working on your own because now
when I go out to stories, I'm the only person who is out there or who
had that story idea,” he said. “I'm kind of getting used to it but we
try and make it work.”
Allen goes on air six times an hour for about 4 minutes each time,
usually updating the major stories across the state plus any late-
breaking reports and, of course, his much-loved weather updates.
All the while, he is doing the job of host, producer and content
generator. “We are really covering up the bare minimum of what a
healthy NPR station covers up for ‘Morning Edition,'” Allen said.
“Some stations run a half-hour program that they themselves produce
the content. There is so much more we could do but it's hard to do
everything with such a small staff.”
But instead of giving in and conceding a good show because of a small
staff and budget, Allen and the rest of KOSU have gotten creative.
Jennifer James, a local Oklahoma City blogger, provides an audio essay
every Tuesday while Michael Dean, of the Oklahoma History Museum,
gives a ‘This week in Oklahoma History lesson' once a week. “We are
small and always looking for innovative ways to make content,” Burley
said. “Part of what we want to do is grow community and try and
encourage listeners to participate. We want an interactive listening
experience.”
Burley said he hopes KOSU can get more involved in the community. “The
long-range hope for KOSU is that we can get down to street level,
create a space,” Burley said. “Some place where we could invite the
public to watch radio being made.”
Allen said he is excited about the future of the station. “We are
working around the equipment, and we are working around the bodies but
we are still producing good stuff,” he said (via DXLD)
** OKLAHOMA. Enid`s 93.3 translator is still off the air May 13 at
2137 check, and not on 93.1 either where it is licensed to move (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Some area tropo is enhancing the signal from my last
remaining semi-local analog, ch 48 in OKC, May 11 at 1358 UT, Estrella
TV in a movie; at 1400 for a few sex, super ID in tiny white letters
in lower-left corner:
KOCY 48
OKLAHOMA CITY
The movie continues, sort of a mixture of Batman and Lucha Libre,
starring a guy in a mask plus full-head satin covering and a cape,
uses grappling hook to climb up side of building (anyone can do that!
Some superhero). Soon referred to as ``Blue Demon``, and the movie is
``Blue Demon y las Diabólicas``, from 1966-67. Interesting to Google
up the background on this. The movie name gets only three hits, one in
German. But Blue Demon himself gets 5,690,000. At first I thought it
might be dubbed, as part of it was set in NYC, but it`s original
Mexican; has radio-communication scenes using codes such as QRX and
QSL! This is typical low-brow entertainment provided by minor network
Estrella TV. Signal faded down to normal JBV level by 1500 UT.
At its peak I also checked ch 19 and found traces of video there, so
maybe the other OKC LPTV is still on the analog air (Glenn Hauser,
Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Re 12-19: FALLIN SIGNS BILL AUTHORIZING OETA FOR TWO MORE
YEARS --- Oklahoma state Capitol briefs for May 11
By Michael McNutt | Published: May 11, 2012
http://newsok.com/oklahoma-state-capitol-briefs-for-may-11/article/3674348
Oklahomans will be able to continue to watch Elmo and Lawrence Welk on
Oklahoma's Public Broadcasting Service for the next two years. Gov.
Mary Fallin on Thursday signed House Bill 2236, which extends the
sunset date of the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority, the
statewide broadcaster of national programs such as “Sesame Street” and
“The Lawrence Welk Show,” through July 1, 2014. The measure drew
opposition from legislators who said OETA is not a core state service
and it's time for the state to stop subsidizing the TV system.
Supporters said OETA is the only source of local programming that
nearly all Oklahomans can receive for free and its daylong programming
for children is a terrific learning aid (via DXLD)
The Daily Disappointment is skewing this story to imply that OETA is
good for nothing but the very young and the very old (gh, DXLD)
** PARAGUAY. Radio Nacional del Paraguay llegando fuertísimo ahora, a
las 23 UT hace un rato, 920 kHz, prueben! Aqui la grabación:
http://youtu.be/gFfnL36-R68
(José A. Kucher, May 10, condiglist yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DXLD)
Seguramente el nuevo trasmisor rompiendo fronteras en la OM (Horacio
Nigro G., CX3BZ, Uruguay, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, ibid.) New 100 kW unit
Radio Nac del Paraguay ahora 0024 UT --- está entrando bastante bien
por acá por Buenos Aires con la antena de cuadro de 27 cm. 920 kHz
programa con Alejandro Ortigoza sobre deportes, sobre fútbol y se
identifican como ``Radio Nacional del Paraguay, la emisora que llega a
todo el país`` (Ernesto Paulero, Argentina, 0027 UT May 11, ibid.)
Perfecto, Ernesto, tal cual la escuché yo con el programa de deportes.
Para confirmar el audio, entra a http://www.desdeparaguay.com y
búscala ésta en la lista (José A Kucher, ibid.)
Copiada en tránsito callejero, de regreso al QTH, por mi barrio.
Splatter obviamente de 930 CX20 Montecarlo. La orientación de la
ferrita salva la "pieza". Con deportes, buena modulación (Horacio
Nigro, CX3BZ, Uruguay, 0123 UT May 11, ibid.)
Se sigue escuchando en 920 KHz bastante buena señal con
desvanecimientos largos (Ernesto Paulero, 2210 UT May 11, ibid.)
Sí, acá en Neuquén también (José A Kucher, 2310 UT, ibid.)
** PERU [and non]. CHU alert N O W --- 3329.53, Perú, Ondas del
Huallaga, Huánuco, in the clear with CHU seemingly off at 1032. Now is
the time for a good log ;-) 73s (Bob Wilkner, FL, 1035 UT May 10,
Cumbre DX via DXLD)
** PERU. 4824.49, Perú, La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos, 0055 to 0100,
narrow filter to avoid Brasil on 4825 and Radio Sicuani, on 4826.6,
11 May (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD 535D -746Pro
- R8 - Sony 2010XA, and XM - Cedar Key - South Florida, NRD 525D -
R8A - Cumbre DX via DXLD)
4826.533, Radio Sicuani, Sicuani, Cusco from 0850 to 1030 on 3 May.
Good signal avoiding Brasil on 4825 and 4824.6 Perú (Wilkner)
5039.9, Radio Libertad de Junín, Junín, 1032 noted off frequency.
Silent at 1040 recheck ...transmitter problems? 9 May. Normal
frequency on 10 May (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, South Florida, NRD
535D -746Pro - R8 - Sony 2010XA - Scotka long wave pre amplifier,
Cumbre DX via DXLD) see also DX-PEDITIONS for some audio clips
** PERU [and non]. 4790, Iquitos PRU, Rádio Nueva Atlantida
(Presumida), 0002 12/05/2012, Mxs Andinas Seguidas de Cx da
Apresentadora em Espanhol, 34333
4995, Huacayo [sic] PRU, Rádio Andina, 0013 12/05/2012, Mxs Andinas
Seguidas de Cx da Apresentadora em Quechua(?) e ID Clara, 33333.
(Álex Robert, SWL: PR7006, RX: Tecsun DR 920, ANT: Long Wire 15mts e
Vertical 3mts; QTH: Duas Estradas, Brasil
Web: http://lex-dx.blogspot.com radioescutas yg via DXLD)
Here`s what happens when you start logging stuff by list, not keeping
up with developments long ago reported: R. Atlántida is long gone; the
Peruvian now on 4790 is R. Visión, Chiclayo.
R. Andina is shown in WRTH 2012 as not inactive, on 4996v, but hasn`t
been reported in almost 5 years. LA SW Logs shows:
``4995.90v PRU R Andina, Huancayo [0926-1204/2245-0302*](95.36-96.6)
Jul07 H 0302->0955*``
Last report I can find of it in DXLD was 31 July 2003. It would be
nice if really reactivated. Don`t know what else would be on 4995
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
``PERU. 4995, R. Andina, Huancayo 0300-0307 31/Jul SINPO=35222/35221
Leyendo carta de un "hermanito' a quien supuestamente le hicieron
brujerías por medio de un muñeco y lo invita "a venir a mi consultorio
en la ciudad de Huancayo... Usted me está escuchando a través de Radio
Andina" y luego algo ridículo: "Les voy a adivinar de qué color es su
radio. Hay un hermanito que nos escucha con un radio color negro. Otro
hermanito nos escucha con un radio color gris, otro hermanito con un
radio color plata...." (hi hi hi). El ruido atmosférico y el "fading"
hacen muy difícil la escucha (Elmer Escoto, San Pedro Sula, Honduras,
SONY ICF-SW7600GR y antena "random" de 10 metros, DX LISTENING DIGEST
3-150, August 19, 2003)``
** PERU. RELEVAN 53 EMISORAS DE RADIO PIRATAS EN LA REGIÓN DE AYACUCHO
by gruporadioescuchaargentino
La dirección de Telecomunicaciones de Ayacucho, reportó la existencia
de 53 estaciones de radio que funcionan de manera ilegal y que
próximamente serían intervenidos.
La provincia de Huamanga presenta 8 radios piratas, en el Valle de los
Ríos Apurímac y Ene (Vrae) 14, entre las provincias de Lucanas y Sucre
existen 16 y entre las provincias de Cangallo y Fajardo 15.
Las intervenciones a éstas señales, actualmente, sería una competencia
del Ministerio de Transportes y Comunicaciones aunque en los próximos
meses la referida dirección recibirá la transferencia de dicha
competencia; por lo que vendrían implementando un localizador de
espectros y equipos de alta tecnología para realizar dicho trabajo y
evitar la filtración de señales no autorizadas.
Hace unos días habrían intervenido 8 radiodifusoras ilegales entre
ellos a la estación enlace de Radio Nova, Candela, Imperial,
Tropicana, Fuego, Fiesta, Mega Mix y Radio JCJ de Tambo. Además,
intervinieron la estación del canal de TV 19.
Por otro lado, también habrían notificado a más de un centenar de
empresas de la localidad por haber utilizado la señal para publicitar
los productos; por lo que estarían estudiando una sanción por
publicidad ilegal, según ley (Diario Correo, Peru via GRA blog via
DXLD) So are any of them on onda corta?? (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
** PHILIPPINES. 9430, May 15 at 1337, FEBC Chinese music and talk,
poor signal and carrier wavering with BFO engaged; was much stronger
before 1300 and only slightly distorted.
My previous report about this May 8 drew a response from Guy West,
N0MMA, Team Leader of the Engineering Support Team. He says none of
the Bocaue transmitters are vintage, all now Continental 418F, but ``I
suspect for one reason or another the program in question was running
on our oldest Iba unit, since retired, as part of a maintenance
strategy to free up a transmitter in Bocaue for service`` (Glenn
Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz:
Re: "** PHILIPPINES. 9430, May 8 at 1247, FEBC Chinese, gospel pop
music, strong signal but distorted, and carrier wobbling. This problem
has been going on for many months, some days worse than others. Listed
as a 100 kW transmitter at Bocaue, all the way from 09 to 17 UT. Are
they ever going to fix it or replace it with one of the ex-KFBS units?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Subject: Thanks for FEBC Signal Report
Dear Glenn, Some of our listening staff picked up your report on the
Chinese broadcast (copy above). It`s always good to hear if we have
technical issues with the broadcasts. The guys will be looking to see
what the issue was with this since we have not had any vintage
equipment in Bocaue for nearly a decade now. Contingent of
transmitters in Bocaue is one continental 418 transmitter installed in
'92 and upgraded to series F in 2002, one ex- KFBS Continental 418
upgraded to series F which was moved in in 2002 plus two Continental
418F transmitters also installed in 2002. We had a 5th Continental
418F unit installed in Bocaue which went on the air in April from the
ex-KFBS units decommissioned last year.
We recently completed a complete renovation of our Iba, Philippines
facility which included replacement of our last "vintage" transmitter
with an ex-KFBS 418F unit. We also installed a second ex-KFBS
Continental 418 at Iba and moved the existing Continental 418D there
to backup service since it has not had the digital modulator upgrade.
I suspect for one reason or another the program in question was
running on our oldest Iba unit, since retired, as part of a
maintenance strategy to free up a transmitter in Bocaue for service.
In any case recent listening by some of our monitoring volunteers
showed better signals. We have been working through major refits of
both Bocaue and Iba for the past 10 years and are nearly complete.
Our local staff are enjoying being able to provide stronger cleaner
signals with new gear. It was quite a race over the last 12 months to
see if the old transmitter at Iba (GE circa '40's) could be kept alive
until we could get the unit moved from KFBS and installed.
We will keep an eye on your reports. Sincerely (Guy J. West, N0MMA,
FEBC International Office, Team Leader, Engineering Support Team,
WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENINGN DIGEST)
Dear Guy, I`m glad my observations were helpful. And thanks for all
the background info. A lot of other stations have technical problems I
point out, but never hear from them and nothing is done about them.
Best wishes, (Glenn Hauser, to Guy, via DXLD)
** PHILIPPINES. Summer A-12 of Radio Veritas Asia
Bengali
0030-0057 on 15265 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg to SoAs
1400-1427 on 11870 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg to SoAs
Burmese
2330-2357 on 9720 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
1130-1157 on 15450 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
Chin
0130-0157 on 15255 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
1430-1457 on 11870 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
Hindi
0030-0057 on 15280 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
1330-1357 on 11870 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
Hmong
1200-1227 on 11935 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
Kachin
2330-2357 on 9645 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
1230-1257 on 15225 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
Karen
0000-0027 on 11935 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
1200-1227 on 15225 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
Khmer
1000-1027 on 11850 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
Mandarin
2100-2257 on 6115 PUG 250 kW / 350 deg to SEAs
1000-1157 on 11945 PUG 250 kW / 359 deg to SEAs
Tagalog
2300-2327 on 9720 PUG 250 kW / 331 deg to CeAs
1500-1557 on 15350 SMG 250 kW / 130 deg to N/ME
Sinhala
0000-0027 on 11855 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
0000-0027 on 15460 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
1330-1357 on 9520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
Tamil
0030-0057 on 11935 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
1400-1427 on 9520 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
Telugu
0100-0127 on 15530 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
1430-1457 on 11750 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SoAs
Urdu
0100-0127 on 15280 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg to SoAs
0100-0127 on 17860 PUG 250 kW / 300 deg to SoAs
1430-1457 on 15435 SMG 250 kW / 070 deg to SoAs
Vietnamese
2330-2357 on 9670 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
0130-0227 on 15530 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
1030-1127 on 11850 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
1300-1327 on 11850 PUG 250 kW / 280 deg to SEAs
(DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, May 15 via DXLD)
** ROMANIA. 15340, May 16 at 0521, good signal in French, jazz. I
haven`t noticed this before, but 0525 sign-off is talking about
Eutelsat, so must be RRI: yes, that IS soon followed. HFCC shows it`s
0500-0530, 300 kW, 187 degrees from Tiganeshti, so way offbeam here.
17770, May 16 at 0527, RRI IS also audible here, weaker. This is
closing of same service, same parameters. The higher bands are hopping
tonight, as we get into solstitial conditions, higher-latitude paths
mostly or partly illuminated across the midnight-sun area, solar flux
level permitting.
BTW, HFCC-all file for A-12, normally updated just about every
weekday, finally updated May 16 after stalling since May 4 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ROMANIA. 15135, May 9 at 1340, intense drama in Russian, fair
signal. Or so I thought: Listed as RRI in Romanian from Galbeni. Maybe
I was misled by some Slavic elements in the language, obscured by the
dramatization (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) V SOUTH CAROLINA
** RUSSIA [and non]. VOA'S USE OF MEDIUM WAVE RELAY IN MOSCOW IS
"BRAIN-DEAD," SHE WRITES. Posted: 13 May 2012
Heritage Foundation, The Foundry blog, 10 May 2012, Helle Dale:
"Depending on Russian government-funded media to broadcast news from
Voice of America (VOA) is about as brain-dead as depending on Russian
spaceships to send American astronauts into space or depending on
Russian fuel supply for the U.S. ground and air forces in Afghanistan.
The outcome will surely not be in America’s interest. And yet, the
Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) has contracted with Voice of
Russia for rebroadcasting VOA programs in English. The BBG has closed
down most of its own radio transmitters around the world and even
closed down VOA’s Russian-language broadcasting in 2008. The board’s
reasons are, firstly, to cut costs and, secondly, to move away from
radio toward other more glamorous media, like satellite television and
the Internet. The fact remains, however, that most of the BBG’s global
audience are still radio listeners, and the way U.S. radio programming
now gets on the air is through contracts with local broadcasters.
Unfortunately, relying on others for rebroadcasting U.S. programs
gives them de facto control of programming content and leads to self-
censorship. A particularly shocking example of self-censorship as a
consequence of foreign pressure was provided by the run-up to the
Russian election. According to employees of Voice of America, VOA
managers told them to cancel plans for coverage of the Russian
presidential election on March 3 and 4, the day prior to and the day
of the Russian vote. The reason? Voice of Russia was threatening to
tear up its rebroadcasting agreement with the BBG unless the U.S.
government’s broadcasters complied with limitations on election
coverage imposed by Russian legislation." (kimandrewelliott.com via
DXLD)
Russian government restrictions keep VOA and RFE/RL content off of
Russian television and FM radio stations. Very few Russians still
listen to shortwave. Not taking advantage of a medium-wave relay
facility that covers Moscow, uncensored 99% of the time, would really
be brain-dead. Follow the advice of the Heritage Foundation, and there
would be no American astronauts in space, no fuel for US forces in
Afghanistan, and no VOA listeners in Moscow (Kim Andrew Elliott,
ibid.)
** RWANDA. Hi Everyone, Good conditions to Africa last night. 6055, R
Rwanda up 'til sign off at 2100. Local music then YL in Swahili with
ID, then she is singing along to the music; bless!
https://www.box.com/s/f5724ba503586e4dc402
(Mark Davies, Anglesey, Wales, May 10, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RWANDA. 17820, May 9 at 0612, DW English audible again, but only
poorly in the nightmiddle, unlike previous log, roughly equal to //
13780, and much better on // 15275 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** SARAWAK [non]. 15420, R. Free Sarawak via Palau, 1145-1200*, May 8.
Phone conversations; pop song; ID at sign off (Ron Howard, Asilomar
State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
"DIFFICULT FOR ACTION TO BE TAKEN AGAINST" RADIO FREE SARAWAK, BECAUSE
IT'S ON SHORTWAVE FROM OUTSIDE MALAYSIA. Posted: 12 May 2012
Bernama, 10 May 2012: "Radio Free Sarawak operates from abroad, thus
making it difficult for action to be taken against it for discrediting
the Sarawak government and the country, the Dewan Negara was told
Thursday. Deputy Information, Communications and Culture Minister
Datuk Joseph Salang said it was difficult for the ministry to monitor
the radio and exercise control over its broadcast. 'We know that
several Sarawakians are involved in the broadcast and are liable to
legal action,' he said when replying to a supplementary question from
Senator Lihan Jok.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) was
reported to be prepared to investigate the existence of the radio and
its broadcast content after several police reports had been made,
including by the youth wing of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB),
claiming that it was illegal and disseminated false accusations
directed particularly at Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud. The
radio station, said to be engaged in a clandestine operation,
reportedly broadcasts out of London and promotes anti-government
propaganda to Sarawakians while criticising the state's leaders in its
twice-daily broadcast." (kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
-- Contrast this inability to control Radio Free Sarawak, on shortwave
from abroad, to the previous post about censorship of BBC World News
and Al Jazeera English on Malaysia's Astro satellite TV platform. That
post now includes an account by radio futurologist James Cridland of
his 2009 visit to Astro headquarters (Kim Andrew Elliott, ibid.)
Borneo Post, 10 May 2012: "PAS [Pan-Malaysia Islamic Party] Miri has
accused BN leaders in Sibuti of being afraid of the influence of Radio
Free Sarawak on rural voters. Its Miri chief and state deputy
commissioner III Jofri Jaraiee said it was fair that the rural people
had access to the independent radio channel because through it they
could obtain unbiased news on political developments in the state and
country. He was reacting to a recent remark made by Sibuti MP Ahmad
Lai Bujang that the people in Sibuti should turn a deaf ear to Radio
Free Sarawak. The MP had also claimed that the radio channel was meant
to mislead its listeners by disseminating false information and
spreading malicious lies that could jeopardise racial unity and
harmony." (kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
** SERBIA [and non]. page 28/29 under Serbia, IRS Beograde Stubline
replaced 9640 by 9635 kHz, noted on May 9th, 1300-1759 UT. 17 kW
mobile unit on otherwise NATO bombing destroyed location area
(Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 10 via DXLD)
Refers to WRTH A-12 update. As of May 15 it`s in Version 3, with
updates since Version 1 in RED, including 9635. That was the original
frequency, then shifted to 9640 for a while, now back (gh, DXLD)
9685, May 10 at 0121 tune-in, IRS with some music, but soon
interrupted by 4-note ``Windows closing down`` logo! Who needs to turn
on/off a computer to hear this wonderful music?? Followed by two
minutes of dead air, so figured they were finished, but 0123 music
resumed, must have rebooted, 0124 Serbian announcement, more music and
no further talk until off at 0130*. A few days before, it was off long
before 0130, as I reported (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9685, UT Sunday May 13 at 0041, IRS is on in Serbian, fair in the
noise, but gone at 0100 recheck. It remains undependable, as Aoki
shows the 0030-0100 English broadcast on UT Mon-Sat shifts to 0100-
0130 on Sunday = Day 1. The WRTH A-12 update seems more correct:
``Serbian
0000-0030 daily NAm 9685bij
0000-0100 m.....s NAm 9685bij
0100-0130 mtwtfs. NAm 9685bij
English
0030-0100 .twtfs. NAm 9685bij``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH AFRICA. 7285, May 13 at 0530, Sonder Grense is still in with
fair signal, as sun rises later and later over Meyerton, sometimes
even better than 7275 Tunisia, 7245 Mauritania, etc., altho the latter
was not even on yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH AFRICA. 7310, May 14 at 0459, BBCWS, 0500 opening teasers for
`The World Today` but poor signal cut off the air at 0500:40*. Figured
it would turn out to be another example of the slipshod operation at
Meyerton, and indeed it is: supposed to be on at 0400-0500 only, 250
kW, 328 degrees. I was checking 7305 whether Sackville would make an
every greater mistake as it did 24 hours earlier with CRI English
instead of 6190, but not tonight (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. 15190, with Alex Scourby bibling also audible
better than usual, May 9 at 1340 i.e. the Brother Scare service via
IRRS via Tiganeshti. These signals making it thru despite degraded
propagation conditions (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Same
time as RRI on 15135, see ROMANIA
[Armenian relays:] No transmission of Brother Stair TOM in English on
May 12:
0700-1000 15750 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg EaAf Sat, please check next Sat!
Also please check next Saturday May 19 additional test transmissions:
0300-0400 15425 ERV 300 kW / 125 deg SEAs, but same is CRI Russian
0300-0500 9400 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg WeEu
0600-0700 9400 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg WeEu
Also please check next Sunday May 20 additional test transmissions:
1200-1300 15425 ERV 300 kW / 125 deg SEAs
2230-2400 15425 ERV 300 kW / 125 deg SEAs
Also please check next Monday May 21 additional test transmissions:
1400-1500 15425 ERV 300 kW / 125 deg SEAs
2300-2400 15425 ERV 300 kW / 125 deg SEAs
(DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, May 15 via DXLD)
** SPAIN [and non]. REE engineering department must be non-existent or
incompetent. Not only do some Noblejas transmitters put out horrible
spurs, but also Cariari, COSTA RICA. This one has done it before,
disrupting much of the 31m band, but now it`s worse than ever,
disrupting the entire band!
9630, May 9 at 0555, extremely distorted and splattering out to
approx. plus and minus 300 kHz, i.e. 9330-9930 or so, during talk.
Then during music it`s out to 400 kHz, 9230-10030 or so!! Fortunately
it was almost sign-off time, but could have been like this for the
past four hours or more. Was anyone trying to listen to anything on
31m during that period? 0600 timesignal and the buzz around the band
could still be heard during the few sex of unmodulated carrier which
followed before cut off; and then, suddenly, all other stations on
band became audible again (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments:
``REE minority languages:
2300-0200 daily LAm 15160nob**
2300-0200 daily SAm 11680nob**
2300-0500 daily SAm 9620nob**
2300-0500 daily NAm,CAm 9535nob**
** Includes news Mon-Fri, in Galician & Catalan, at 2330-2345.``
So I check all but 11680, which is probably covered by Cuba, May 10 at
2338 and find Galician, with a heavy Castilian accent. You have to
listen closely to hear the difference, such as pronouncing gallego as
if it were ``galego``; 2340 into plain old Castilian. So maybe Catalan
was first at 2330? These have been cleverly scheduled when the Costa
Rica relay is not on the air, best here on 9535. [see below]
11880, May 11 at 1233, REE via COSTA RICA continues in Castilian the
rest of the semihour, talking about Lorca and poesía, no Basque today,
as sometimes happens, with no apology or explanation ever heard. WRTH
Update maintains all the frequencies on air at this time ``Include
news Mon-Fri, in Basque, at 1230-1255``.
At 1255, double take here as I hear the RHC IS and ID, and then Manolo
de la Rosa, but he`s just congratulating REE on its seventieth
anniversary. Cariari could have been playing fillers, as I couldn`t
get any frequency direct to compare, but by 1300, 5+second late
timesignal it was obviously hooked up with Madrid and // 17595.
15385, May 11 at 2015, VG signal in Castilian, what?? It`s REE on
wrong frequency instead of 15110, which is absent, and this
transmitter has brought with it the distortion on peaks altho not the
spurs. 15385 is used by REE earlier in the day, so forgot to change
frequency! 15110 normally starts at *1855, so I bet this made huge
collision with KJES, entitled to 15385 at 1800-1930 (unless it
happened to be off the air today), and also making a het. Hope this
happen again during that sesquihour so I can witness it! Was
discussing películas, and still on 15385 at 2107+.
15160, May 11 at 2333, today this is the best of REE`s Noblejas-only
frequencies, and 11680 is indeed blocked by former colony Cuba. And it
is in Catalan, closing with a different theme than we used to hear in
our mornings, 2335 into Galician, with familiar sea-shanty theme. So
it`s M-F 2330-2335 Catalan, 2335-2340 Galician.
15385, May 12 at 1908, neither KJES nor REE was to be heard, unlike
yesterday when REE was on 15385 by mistake. Today it is back on
correct 15110. But these things tend to happen again and again, so
let`s keep checking. The two could collide between 1850 and 1930.
Instead, I am rewarded by another panoply of spurs from the Cariari,
COSTA RICA relay centred on extremely strong 17850, May 12 at 1914, at
multiples of intervals of somewhere between 13 and 14 kHz above and
below: I did not attempt to pin them down to the tenth of a kHz, so
approx., and more or less weakening the further away from 17850 with
sports:
Below: 17725, 17739, 17753 (vs REE Noblejas 17755!), 17767, 17781,
17795 (obscured by BBC), 17809 (not heard here, why?), 17823, 17836.
Above: 17864, 17878, 17891, 17905, 17919, 17933, 17947, 17960, 17974,
17988, 18002, 18016, 18030. Except for the very outer ones, all of
these had some audio easily identifiable as REE. That`s out to nine
spurs below, and thirteen above, including the skips. Do I hear 10, or
14? Next time. The one on 17878 could have disrupted the DX Antwerp
DRM special at 20-21 centered on 17875 from Guiana French, unchecked
since I had already heard two transmissions in the superior AM mode
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
11880, May 15 at 1231, REE via COSTA RICA is back in Basque this
Tuesday, having defaulted to Castilian last Friday May 11; supposedly
Basque M-F.
15097.6 & 15122.4, May 15 at 1925, REE has decided to provide some
different spurs from the 15110 transmitter, instead of multiples of
plus and minus 9.5 kHz. Only these two heard, weakly, the higher one
amid the DRM noise from Nigeria --- enough to disrupt DRM decoding
somewhere? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Is this a change of policy by REE I wonder? They discontinued QSLs
some years back but I did get a verie letter last year now this
Regards Ian.
----- Original Message -----
From: RNE EMISION INGLES
To: Ian Cattermole
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2012 4:20 AM
Subject: Re: REE. Reception report. 9665khz
Dear Ian Cattermole, Thank you so much for your reception report! A
QSL card is ready to be sent so you should be receiving it within the
next few weeks. All our best,
Alison, Justin and Frank
English Language Service
Radio Exterior de España
Corporación RTVE - http://www.rtve.es
(Ian Cattermole, May NZ DX Times via DXLD)
** SPAIN. ESPAÑA RETROCEDE --- Manuel Barrientos informa sobre
recientes decisiones del gobierno español que afectan el carácter
público de RTVE, considerado hasta ahora un punto de referencia para
los sistemas públicos de medios. Por Manuel Barrientos *
Considerada como punto de referencia para los sistemas de medios
públicos de toda Iberoamérica, la Corporación de Radio y Televisión
Española (RTVE) está viviendo una de sus crisis más graves desde la
consolidación democrática lograda en ese país hace ya tres décadas.
Con la asunción de Mariano Rajoy como presidente en diciembre último,
el gobierno del Partido Popular (PP) impulsó una reforma del órgano de
dirección de la RTVE, que incluyó también un profundo recorte
presupuestario. Desde los partidos de la oposición, las organizaciones
sociales y los sindicatos se alzaron voces críticas que señalan que
estas medidas restringen los niveles de pluralidad y de calidad que
había logrado el multimedios estatal en los últimos años. . .
FUENTE:
http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/laventana/26-193588-2012-05-10.html
(Via @yimbergaviria, May 10, DXLD)
** SUDAN SOUTH [non]. 15725, 0405, CLANDESTINE, Unidentified station
at good strength 2/5 in Arabic-type language until blocked by Radio
Pakistan co-channel from 0457. DX Mix News says this is “Voice of
South Sudan Revolutionary Radio” in Sudanese Arabic. Martial songs and
speeches, partial English ident “Voice of” heard at 0458 (Bryan Clark,
Mangawhai, (Northland), New Zealand, AOR7030+, EWEs to North, Central
& South America 100m BOG to NE, and Alpha Delta
Sloper antennas, May NZ DX Times via DXLD)
V of South Sudan Revolutionary Radio in Arabic/English on May 12-15:
0544-0800 15725, co-ch till 0700 Radio Pakistan World Service in Urdu
1244-1500 11650, very strong co-ch 1300-1500 CRI in Esperanto & Amoy.
(DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, May 15 via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DXLD)
** SWAZILAND. 9500, May 10 at 0523, poor signal with African-accented
preacher in English, past 0531 when maybe a different voice. We have
been hearing this for weeks, but 9500 is on the HFCC registered
schedule for TWR only in the evenings. Is it there now? No, still
absent from latest HFCC dated May 4. Is in Aoki May 10 and EiBi May 6
as 05-08, 100 kW, 13 degrees from Manzini to CAf. Just-issued WRTH A-
12 update has it under SOUTH AFRICA, this transmission to E Africa
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN. WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments:
A notable oddity for R. Taiwan International (gh):
``Amoy
0800-0900 ..w.... EAs 15290tnn*
0900-1000 ..w.... EAs 11550tnn*
Key: * Relay of Taiwan Fishery R. Stn.``
(Glenn Hauser, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN. New PCJ transmitter --- On Facebook there is a picture of
where the antenna and transmitter will be for PCJ's 20 kW. It's still
bare, but over the next few months it will begin to look like a relay
(Mike Terry, 9 May, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I'd be interested to see it -- though as not a Facebook member, it
won't let me. Is it elsewhere? Thanks (Eric Flodén, BC, ibid.)
This is the link to see it from outside facebook
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/398261_10150776399362271_524612270_9595877_1631313310_n.jpg
Today he updated in facebook as follows:
"Next Wednesday some experts are coming to check the soil where the
antenna will be located. Taiwan sits on fault line so earthquakes are
common. They will test the soil and ground to check to see if a
regular mount can be built or if it will need something different."
Thanks & Regards, (Partha Sarathi Goswami, Siliguri, Dist. Darjeeling,
West Bengal, INDIA, May 9, ibid.)
** TUNISIA. WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments:
``RADIO TUNISIENNE (Gov)
kHz: 7225, 7275, 7335, 7345, 12005, 17735
0300-0510 daily NAf,ME 12005sfa
0400-0625 daily Eu 7275sfa
0600-0810 daily NAf 7335sfa
1600-2000 daily NAf,ME 12005sfa
1600-2010 daily NAf,ME 17735sfa
1700-2110 daily NAf 7225sfa
1900-2310 daily NAf 7345sfa``
Since IWT`s registered schedules are always wrong, we need the real
schedules. However, this misses 17735 in the mornings (until 0510?)
which we logged recently [unless it was on by mistake?] (Glenn Hauser,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Fixed in Version 3
** UKRAINE. Here in NE Romania I can receive Radio Promin from Ukraine
on 549 kHz. The daytime signal is good. I wonder what's the
transmitter location and power. It's not listed in EMWG or MWLIST.
(Tudor Vedeanu, (Gura Humorului, Romania), mwdx yg via DXLD)
UKRAINE'S MEDIUM WAVE SCENE UPDATE
On May 15, Ukrainian Radio resumed broadcasting via five medium wave
transmitters which were previously silent.
549 kHz - Brovary, Kyiv region (UR-2 "Promin" program), tx power is
unknown yet, 0300-2100 UT
549 kHz - Krasne, Lviv region (UR-2 "Promin" program), tx power is
unknown yet, 0300-2100 UT
549 kHz - Luch, Mykolaiv region (UR-2 "Promin" program), 550 kW from
0300 till 1700 UT and 55 kW from 1700 till 2000 UT.
1242 kHz - Dokuchaevsk, Donetsk region (UR-2 "Promin" program), tx
power is unknown yet, 0300-2100 UT
1431 kHz - Luch, Mykolaiv region (UR-3 "Kultura" program), 150 kW from
0700 till 1700 UT and 25 kW from 1700 till 1900 UT.
Besides, 972 kHz (Luch) carrying UR-1 is now on the air at 0230-1600
UT (350 kW) and 1700-2200 UT (40 kW) (ex 0700-1900 UT 250 kW)
837 kHz (Taranivka, Kharkiv region) carrying UR-1 is now on the air
also at 0230-2200 UT, 150 kW (ex 0700-1900 UT)
Revised schedule of Radio Khvylia (Vinnytsia region), 1377 kHz, 7 kW
0600-1015 and 1200-1615 UT.
Note UR-1 starts broadcasting at 0230 UT on Mondays-Fridays and at
0300 UT on Saturdays ans Sundays.
P.S. Although UR's former QSL manager Aleksandr Yegorov left NRCU some
years ago, it is still possible to receive QSL card from the Ukrainian
Radio. The postal address is: Monitoring Department, National Radio
Company of Ukraine, Khreschatyk 26, UA-01001 Kyiv, Ukraine.
73! -- (Aleksandr Diadischev, Ukraine, May 16, dxldyg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K. A while back the BBC said that R4 LW would close down once the
existing stock of 6 valves had been used up as they were unobtainable.
I came across the following comment on a French expat forum today and
wonder what others think. Gareth.
QUOTE:
Each transmitter uses two TH573V water cooled ceramic valves in
push-pull and used to use two more in the modulator as well with a
very similar type as the modulator driver and RF PA driver. It is a
1934 design though.
Ceramic valves of this size are re-buildable and Thales France at 45
rue de Villiers 92526 Neuilly-sure-Seine Cedex, France, still have
them in the catalogue.
I think there's a whiff of accountants knowing the price of everything
and the value of nothing here, along with some topical BBC cost-
cutting; their justification being:
1. No one essentially needs wide area "Long Wave" signals now.
2. Its use as a frequency standard is superceded by modern equipment.
3. The target audience is now well-served by DAB (which is a rubbish
service) or the remaining FM transmitters.
4. R4 is available on satellite or the internet.
The remaining unobtainable valves excuse just allows them to close and
demolish the Droitwich site and save all the operating and maintenance
costs.
Very high power, low freq RF devices are still available as are
complete, modern-build AM transmitters (Germany).
Here's hoping, but I reckon they'll have it off the air sooner rather
than later (via Gareth Foster, May 14, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
BBC TRUST POSTPONES DECISION ON MW CLOSURES
The BBC Trust today published its final position on the Corporation's
"Delivering Quality First" savings. The full 31-page document is at
http://tinyurl.com/cx5a89a
On radio transmission platforms, the Trust says:
"... we agree with the plans to:
"Invest in the roll-out of the BBC national DAB multiplex to 97 per
cent coverage of the population by 2017 and partner to expand local
DAB coverage to 90 per cent of UK homes by 2017, subject to the
Government's decision on switchover.
"Not re-invest in Long Wave technology once the current
infrastructure, which relies on technology that is no longer being
manufactured, has reached the end of its life. Although this is
unlikely to happen for several years, we welcome the Executive's
commitment to make the existing programmes provided on LW available on
other analogue BBC radio stations, so remaining as accessible to
listeners as they are now.
"We also agree with the principle to try and reduce medium wave
transmission for local radio in places where coverage duplicates that
of FM. However, establishing the audience impact of these changes is
not straightforward, and the Executive needs to undertake further
technical and feasibility work to establish the costs and impact of
these changes within each part of the country. We will engage
furtherwith the Executive on this issue over the coming months before
any final decisions are taken."
Other plans are for all local radio stations in England to join
together for the same programme on weekdays between 1900 and 2200,
although stations will have the flexibility to opt for local sports
coverage (Chris Greenway, May 16, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
BBC SCALES BACK LOCAL RADIO CUTS TO £8M
from Press Gazette (16 May): 16 May 2012 By Andrew Pugh
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=49328&c=1
The BBC has halved its proposed cutbacks across its local radio
network from £15m to around £8m. Within the new figure, direct savings
to "scope and content" have been slashed from £8.5m to £2.1m.
[British usage confusingly employs a small m to mean ``million``, i.e.
a thousand thousand; while in scientific parlance, m stands for
metres, or milli- = one/thousandth, or more loosely, (one) thousand =
kilo, while a million, mega, should always be a capital M. That`s also
why `mHz` or `mhz` is totally nonsensical --- gh]
But there are still plans to scale back local radio coverage -
including the creation of a new shared all-England programme broadcast
on weekday evenings from 7-10 pm.
The corporation's governing body, the BBC Trust, also announced today:
a.. "Afternoon sharing will be limited to a very small number of
stations, either where currently operational or where there are strong
editorial reasons for doing so
b.. "Sport and other community output will be more protected than
originally proposed to ensure range and variety. There will be a
number of editorial changes to how stations schedule minority output,
with most of this output scheduled at weekends
c.. "Cuts to on the ground journalists and reporters will be much
lower with additional efficiency savings targeted at reducing layers
of management within local stations."
The BBC had originally planned to cut the BBC local radio budget by 14
per cent as part of the Delivering Quality First initiative, but the
organisation has met with protest from the public and politicians.
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten signalled a retreat on the proposals in
January when he said the corporation should water down its proposed
cuts to local radio.
Other proposals featured in the BBC's final conclusions on DQF
include:
a.. On weekday evenings (19:00 - 22:00) all radio stations will join
together for a new all-England programme, although stations can opt-
out for local sports coverage
b.. Local broadcasting (apart from BBC London 94.9 and a small number
of other stations where editorially relevant) should commence by 06:00
rather than 05:00
c.. The locally split breakfast programmes within Devon, Three
Counties, Wiltshire and Cambridgeshire will end
d.. All stations will broadcast Radio 5 live from 1am until the start
of their breakfast programme (already the case in most stations, but
now BBC Newcastle and BBC London 94.9 will also broadcast Radio 5 live
overnight)
e.. As originally proposed, within all shared programming, individual
stations would continue to provide local news bulletins as at present,
and would be able to opt-out of shared schedules in times of civil
emergency or bad weather
f.. Some re-investment funding, targeted at local newsgathering, will
be made available.
The BBC also announced that proposed savings at the Asian Network have
been cut from 40 per cent to 18 per cent.
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten said: "This is the end of a lengthy
process for the BBC, designed to ensure we can meet a tough but fair
licence settlement for the next five years. Delivering the changes we
have approved today will be challenging, but they are necessary.
"We've listened carefully to the views of those who care about the
BBC, and taken our time to get this right, encouraging the executive
to amend plans where we think they need further thought, as the
changes to local radio proposals show.
"Our focus now is to ensure that audiences notice as little change as
possible to the services they know and love, and we will be monitoring
audience reactions very carefully through our ongoing programme of
reviews and reports." (via Alan Pennington, May 16, BDXC-UK yg via
DXLD)
"Analogue BBC radio stations" can mean MW and standard FM of course. A
real shame. Enjoyed Radio 4 long wave in both Germany and Ireland
(where it has a following) this year. As I have reported to DXLD, the
198 kHz frequency does well here after Droitwich sundown. Much later
in the evening now that summer is close. And I'm sure some company can
still build a 500 kW long wave transmitter, if the price was right
(Brock Whaley, Kandahar, Afghanistan, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [and non]. 6190, May 12 at 0458, fair signal from BBCWS in
English, about to be blasted away by CRI/Sackville? Not tonight, stays
on wrong frequency 6080 instead to collide with NHK Spanish Bonaire, so
BBCWS remains audible past 0500. That`s 7 am in SOUTH AFRICA, where
later and later sunrises now are in its favour.
9915, May 14 at 0503, BBCWS in Arabic again with strong signal(s) as
both Woofferton and Skelton are sheduled, and again with bad crackle on
one or both of them (Glen Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments:
``AWR AFRICA/EUROPE (Rlg) (NEW ENTRY) Note: Schedules moved from AWR
HQ, under USA, to regional Offices (also see Indonesia).``
This includes sites: Moosbrunn, Wertachtal, Nauen, Meyerton,
Madagascar. Note that the German sites are also used for the
Asia/Pacific service, under INDONESIA (Glenn Hauser, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST) What better places to file AWR than INDONESIA and
UK, whence they do not transmit at all? Also implies that KSDA has
been demoted, but it still exists as a station and callsign! (gh)
** U S A. 7811-USB, May 10 at 0544-0546, AFN with Jim Hightower
commentary on Walmart. Intermittent ACI from another SSB on the hi
side, too close for comfort, but I never could get that tuned in
precisely.
5446.5-USB, 7811.0-USB, and 12133.5-USB, May 14 at 0505, no signals
from AFN Saddlebunch Keys. Doubt the cause was propagation or noise
level; sometimes they are off, but eventually come back.
12133.5-USB, May 15 until 0513, AFN Florida, NPR News closing, delayed
from 0501-0506, then Air Force Radio News, the latter with annoying
background music. Other two frequencies also back on tonight, and
confirmed as 5446.5-USB and 7811.0-USB.
WRTH continues to mislead about the correct frequencies with latest
update. Says KEW USB frequencies are 0.5 kHz higher than: 5446, 7812
and 12133. They are NOT in Key West; that is merely the nearest city
on a totally different island. The exact frequencies (i.e. reference
frequencies where you tune your BFO), are: 5446.5, 7811.0 and 12133.5.
The other method of referring to SSB frequencies, NOT recommended,
would put them all 1.5 kHz higher, 5448.0, 7812.5 and 12135.0 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) NOT corrected in Version 3 of update
** U S A. 5000, May 9 at 0608, WWV with weather info, by non-
professional announcer so soft spoken and mumbling that it was hard to
understand, worsened by background noise and even other talk on the
recording; ``to be continued`` and finished up after 0609 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non non and non]. 15470, 1620 8 April, VOA BOTSWANA relay,
Learning business phrases, English, SINPO 25432 (Alan Roe, May World
DX Club Contact via DXLD)
Since heard as below obviously from Greenville. Checking HFCC
registrations as of April 9:
15470 1600 1700 46-48,52,53,57 BOT 100 350 0 156 1234567 250312 271012
But not really fulfilled past April 3: current HFCC May 16 shows:
15470 1600 1700 52,53,57,47,46 GB 500 94 0 883 1234567 040412 271012
I.e. changed to Greenville on April 4, tho there was a delay in
updating HFCC entry (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15470, May 9 at 1342, steady open carrier at S9+15 but some deep
fades, cut off at 1342:22, soon back on until cut off for good at
1343:16*. It`s the Edward R. Murrow station, Greenville-B tuning up
for later broadcast on this frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Re: VOA Greenville rededication report and videos
This is good news, and the tour video was a nice look into the
workings of VOA. Thank you for the link. As an aside, there's a
petition to save VOA broadcasts to China and other Asian Commie
dictatorships, online at
http://www.change.org/petitions/save-voice-of-america-radio-to-tibet
I have signed it, and hope that others will also.
(Darryl W3DBJ Jones, May 11, ODXA yg via DXLD)
17650, May 12 at 1334 HOA? Music and 1335 announcement, fair signal.
HFCC and Aoki shows it`s IBB/VOA Somali, 250 kW, 139 degrees via
VATICAN at 13-14 since April 17. SMG is sure relaying a lot of IBB
stuff now; fortunately there is no reciprocity via Greenville, but
there is via Tinang and Tinian, still raising church/state separation
issues.
17530 and 15730, May 14 at 2002, exuberant Mathieu laVoie in VOA
French, VG signals and synchronized. Now we don`t have to worry about
mixing up the digits, as both are via Greenville at 2000-2030 only
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. IBB STAFF TRIES TO AVOID SENATE CONFIRMATION OF NEW BBG CEO
By BBGWatcher on 11 May 2012 in Bureaucracy v. Strategy, Featured
News, Hot Tub Blog with 2 Comments
BBG Watch News Commentary
The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard Lobo and
his staff are working behind the scenes on Capitol Hill trying to get
approval for legislation that would limit Congressional oversight of
the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), the federal agency in
charge of taxpayer-supported U.S. international broadcasts, and allow
them to hire a new CEO who would not be subject to Senate confirmation
and Congressional oversight.
Keep Quiet
BBG Watch has learned that some of the nine members of the
Broadcasting Board of Governors have been kept in the dark about
significant details of the efforts by the International Broadcasting
Bureau Director Richard Lobo and his staff to reorganize the federal
agency in charge of U.S. international broadcasts by reducing
Congressional oversight.
At least one BBG member, Victor Ashe, is demanding a more open process
and public discussion of the proposed changes and expressing concerns
that they could drastically limit public scrutiny of BBG operations.
Ashe is the senior Republican member and former mayor of Knoxville and
former U.S. Ambassador to Poland.
BBG member Michael Meehan, a Democrat, also raised objections at the
Board meeting last month in Miami over the proposal to merge the
so-called grantee or surrogate broadcasters into one administrative
structure. Meehan is in favor of a more comprehensive merger,
including the Voice of America and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting
(OCB). He indicated that a partial merger may not succeed and would
waste the BBG's time and resources that could be used for more urgent
international broadcasting needs.
Ashe has expressed concerns about any kind of merger without public
hearings, public input and proper safeguards. Another Democratic BBG
member Susan McCue was in favor of the partial merger. She may also be
working on the Hill trying to gain support for the proposed
legislation to establish the position of a powerful CEO without the
need for a Senate confirmation. Both Meehan and McCue supported Ashe
at the meeting in Miami in opposing the IBB staff's proposal to end
Voice of America radio broadcasts to Tibet and to close down the VOA
Cantonese Service.
Lynne Weil is sworn in by IBB Director Richard Lobo [caption]
According to our sources, the newly-hired Director of Communications
and External Affairs Lynne Weil who works for IBB Director Lobo sent
out an email to BBG members earlier this week informing them about
some of her efforts on Capitol Hill to get approval for a new bill
that would effectively strip much of Congressional control over the
BBG. The proposed legislation would place the Voice of America and
Radio and TV Marti, as well as the grantee broadcasters like Radio
Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) under a CEO who would not be
appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate or answerable to
the U.S. Congress.
While the IBB staff uses the rationale that this change would
establish a journalistic firewall between the Congress and the BBG,
critics have pointed out that BBG and IBB executives want to exempt
themselves from public and Congressional scrutiny and use the firewall
argument as an excuse to get greater control over public funds to
spend them as they want and to eliminate news broadcasts to countries
like China.
Outside experts familiar with the history of U.S. international
broadcasting have pointed out that if it were not for Congressional
interventions during the Cold War, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, as
well as some broadcasting services of the Voice of America, would have
been eliminated at the request of the State Department or the White
House. But they also point out that more recently an even greater
threat has emerged from the entrenched BBG bureaucracy. Members of
Congress of both parties again had to step in to save various
broadcasting services from being eliminated at the insistence of some
BBG members and IBB officials.
Ted Lipien, a former Voice of America acting associate director and
co-founder of the nonpartisan Committee for U.S. International
Broadcasting (CUSIB), warned in a recent Washington Examiner op-ed
that the Broadcasting Board of Governors staff is grasping for power
in an effort to limit public and Congressional role in U.S.
international broadcasting. He argued that editorial as well as
administrative independence was the essential element of the success
of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty in helping to bring down
communism in East Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. He also
argued for strong Congressional oversight of the BBG.
Many journalists working at Voice of America, Radio and TV Marti,
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, and Middle East
Broadcasting Networks (Alhurra TV and Radio Sawa) see the U.S.
Congress as their only protection from IBB executives who, among other
things, wanted to end VOA broadcasts to Tibet and China and to reduce
RFA transmissions to other countries without free media. Critics say
that the most needed firewall would be the one between the BBG/IBB
staff and the journalists who are committed to U.S. International
broadcasting serving the needs of those who need uncensored news and
information.
We have learned that the proposed legislation covers several areas,
but the last two proposals are the most important as they would create
a position of a powerful CEO and would give BBG members and BBG and
IBB bureaucrats vastly greater authority to run U.S. international
broadcasting without worrying about Congressional mandates and public
criticism.
Our sources told us that this is what the legislation proposed by the
IBB staff would do:
- Authorizes the Board to hire, fire, and fix the compensation of a
CEO answering directly to the Board.
- Authorizes the Board to delegate certain of its authorities to the
CEO, which the CEO would exercise subject to the supervision of the
Board.
- Converts the IBB Director position into the CEO position, preserving
the journalistic firewall by eliminating the requirement that the
position be Presidentially-appointed and Senate-confirmed.
- Clarifies that the VOA and OCB Directors report to the CEO.
We have learned that at least some BBG members were upset about not
getting this information earlier and in greater detail and by Ms.
Weil's directive not to share the information that she provided with
anyone outside of the Board. She reminded them that at its January
2012 meeting, the Board voted to pursue legislation to create a CEO of
United States international broadcasting in the context of a proposed
International Broadcasting Innovation Act. This action was planned
while the BBG was still led by Walter Isaacson who had plans to turn
U.S. international broadcasting into a CNN-like operation and allow it
to operate in the United States like NPR and PBS. Isaacson resigned as
BBG Chairman and left the Board.
Our sources told us that Lobo and Weil informed BBG members that they
have identified an opportunity to implement the front-end goal of the
International Broadcasting Innovation Act (IBIA) in the current
Congress, rather than the 113th as originally envisioned: adding a
provision to a foreign affairs authorization bill now being prepared
in the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Conversations with key House
Foreign Affairs Committee majority staff indicate that this initial
window of opportunity is open only for a brief time, Weil reportedly
told BBG members. Weil did not identify House Republican staffers who
may have told her about the "window of opportunity." She also did not
disclose information about any contacts with members of the Senate and
their staff.
According to BBG Watch sources, Lobo and Weil did inform BBG members
that the proposed provision creating the position of a CEO was
revised and no longer includes language regarding the relationship
between the CEO and the grantees, to be settled later upon further
consideration by the Board. This proposed provision enables the Board
to decide the CEO's responsibilities, authorities and compensation, as
well as to hire or fire the incumbent, who would answer directly to
the Board.
It appears that the Congress would have no role in this process.
Apparently, not even the heads of the Voice of America, the Office of
Cuba Broadcasting and the grantee organizations were informed about
the latest proposals for the authorities of a new CEO as outlined in
recent communications to BBG members from Director Lobo and Lynne
Weil.
The secrecy of the process and the way the BBG/IBB staff is trying to
rush the proposed legislation, which may have a significant impact on
the ability of the United States to inform and influence foreign
audiences, raises very strong concerns. It appears that even BBG
members are being kept in the dark and are ordered by bureaucrats to
keep quiet.
American taxpayers who pay the salaries of these officials and pay for
U.S. international broadcasting have the right to know what is being
proposed. They should be invited to offer comments and be part of this
process. Any proposal that puts Broadcasting Board of Governors and
International Broadcasting Bureau officials outside of public scrutiny
should be rejected by the Board and by members of Congress.
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2 Comments
1. Edite Lynch says 11 May 12, 10:07pm
The International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) Director Richard Lobo
must not be allowed to continue with his proposed changes for how
IBB and the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will operate. To
change the rules and tenets of the Voice of America (VOA) Charter,
which is what this proposal would do, should be a non-starter and
Congressional hearings should take place.
It would be completely foolhardy to allow what Director Lobo is
doing to stand. Taxpayer funded operations need to be transparent
insofar as to why and how American-funded news broadcasts are
generated and transmitted. The BBG and IBB executives should not be
given a free hand to do as they please without major oversight by
Congress.
What America pays for in broadcasting news to foreign audiences and
thus reflecting its human rights and freedom values as well as its
rule of law should be upfront and clear for everyone to understand.
What is happening at the moment seems to resemble a type of a
pre-emptive coup against trustworthy journalists and broadcasters
themselves as well as trying to negate what Congress has a right to
know and observe -- how news and information about America is
presented overseas.
It is somewhat frightening and of great concern what has been
happening under the watch of the present U.S. administration. Good
men and women need to step up and let their voices be heard. Operating
in a vacuum or a dark closet is not what U.S. international
broadcasting is supposed to be all about and therefore it becomes even
more important that these activities are stopped in their tracks.
U.S. Senators and Representatives have the opportunity to declare
that what has been happening at the Broadcasting Board of Governors
and the International Broadcasting Bureau is completely unacceptable
and will not be entertained by any stretch of the imagination by the
U.S. Congress.
2. Quo Vadis says 11 May 12, 11:18pm
The BBG Executive Staff wants no congressional scrutiny. No controls.
No oversight. No nasty Inspector Generals poking around. No
accountability to the U.S. taxpayers. Above all, they want no pesky
questions from the governing Board members who are expected to follow,
like robots, whatever course, however wrong, that the Executive Staff
insists upon with utter disregard for the fact that some BBG members
do take their presidential appointments quite seriously. What does the
omnipotent Executive Staff want? Like an out-of-control toddler, they
want what they want when they want it. Absolute power to run roughshod
over anyone who stands in their way, including the Congress and the
American taxpayer (via Mike Cooper, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DXLD) See
also RUSSIA [and non]
CONGRESS MOVES TO PROTECT INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
Not too often one sees good news these days when it comes to funding
international broadcasting. It appears that the funding, if restored,
would reduce the list of cuts that are shown in the link below; at
least I think that's the case...
http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/15/congress-moves-to-protect-international-broadcasting/
(Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA, May 16, NASWA yg via DXLD)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1616 monitoring: first audible SW airing
confirmed Thursday May 10 at 2100 on WTWW 9479, excellent signal. Next
airing scheduled 0330 UT Friday May 11 on WWRB 5050: tuned in at 0328
to hear preacher ending with ``Amen and amen`` at 0328:55. Then a full
five minutes` *very* respectful pause before WOR started at 0334.
Next airings: UT Sat 0130v on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB; UT Sunday
0400 on WTWW 5755. On WRMI 9955: Sat 0800, 1500, 1730, Sun 0800, 1530,
1730, Mon 0500, 1130. Also on WRN via SiriusXM 120: Sat & Sun 1730,
Sun 0830.
WORLD OF RADIO 1616 monitoring: confirmed on very strong 5755,
starting UT Sunday May 13 at 0500 on WTWW.
WORLD OF RADIO 1616 monitoring: 9955, May 13 at 1542, JBA carrier, can
almost believe some traces of modulation intonation are my own; no
jamming, anyway. Confirmed on shoutcast webcast (after a commercial
for Food Network). I wonder if on SW, the 5- or 10-kW backup
transmitter is really in use instead of the 50. See the 14 photos from
the transmitter site at
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151262031175387.809013.269268060386&type=3
At this hour there should not be any other station on 9955. WOR
Repeats at 1730, UT Monday 0500, 1130 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. Too late now, but found on WBCQ homepage:
DIGITAL TRANSMISSION EXPERIMENT ON WBCQ
Posted May 4th, 2012 in Programming • Tags: allan weiner worldwide
On Friday, May 4, 2012, during Allan Weiner Worldwide (8 pm US eastern
time, 0000 UT [Sat May 5]), we will be presenting an experiment in the
transmission of text messages in digital formats. During the show, we
will transmit a brief message in MFSK64 format. This message consist
of text that listeners can save to a file with an .htm suffix, then
open and view it in a web browser. [7490, 5110]
The message can be decoded using a variety of free software packages.
One such package is FLDIGI, which can be found at
http://www.w1hkj.com/Fldigi.html
Thanks to Kim Andrew Elliott, audience researcher at the International
Broadcasting Bureau, for coordinating this test (via gh, DXLD)
9330-CUSB, May 10 at 1241, dead air again from WBCQ Radio 2:11, but
remodulating at 1312 recheck. Poor propagation and poor signal today.
5110v-CUSB, UT Saturday May 12 at 0137, I am a bit concerned as WBCQ
Area 51 is still playing music instead of WORLD OF RADIO at nominal
time 0130. 0145, still music. But at next check 0150, WOR has started.
Meanwhile I check http://www.worldmicroscope.com and find that Area 51
has been re-expanded to 7 days a week!
``Thanks to an appeal from Allan Weiner and resulting donations, we
are pleased to return to daily operation on 5110. Look for new and
interesting programming Monday through Thursday from 8 to 10 p.m. US
eastern time (0000 to 0200 UTC) on 5.110 MHz.`` And longer hours on
other nights: UT Sat 0000-0300 [tho this week must have run past 0300
with half-sesquihour Jean Shepherd after late WOR]; Sat 23-Sun 03, and
Sun 23-Mon 03 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments:
WRTH continues to claim that the 7 MHz WBCQ transmitter is AM/USB like
all the others instead of full AM as anyone listening can tell. We try
again to point this out (gh) Excerpt:
``2000-0400 daily NAm,CAm 7490bcq*
2300-0300 .....ss NAm,CAm 5110bcq*
Key: * AM/U``
(Glenn Hauser, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WRMI transmitter site, 14 photos:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151262031175387.809013.269268060386&type=3
(via Ian Baxter, shortwavesites yg via DXLD)
Besides the main Wilkinson 50 kW transmitter there are two backups,
one of 5 kW, and one of 10 kW, news to me. Confirms that the NAm
antenna (in the background) is not in use (as of this Feb); looks like
some of the elements are bent.
9955, UT Sat May 12 at 0512, WRMI, poor signal but no jamming, with
preacher in English, instead of R. Vaticano in Spanish on latest WRMI
programming grid dated March 31; probably other changes by now too,
needs updating (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 5050, May 12 at 0455, very good open carrier, and still at
0543, presumably WWRB not turned off after programming finished at
0400; why? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments:
``WWRB, kHz: 3185, 5050, 9385, Summer Schedule 2012
English
0000-1200 daily NAm 3185wrb*
1200-2300 daily NAm 9385wrb*
2300-0400 daily NAm 5050wrb
Key: * Relay of Overcomer Ministry.``
That`s the complete schedule, lacking 3215, and is there really a one-
hour gap between 23 and 00 on the Brother Scare service? (Glenn
Hauser, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Gap fixed in Version 3
WWRB continues to slide down the technical drain broadcasting over an
hour of dead air last night. He must be getting his electricity for
free if he can afford to operate like that. Last week he broadcasted
Brother Ben's program with about 5% modulation. No doubt, he won't get
paid for that. I get the impression he does program switching by
moving clip leads on a terminal strip and sometimes they fall off.
When I was in commercial TV broadcasting, the management was paranoid
about too much black (silence) on the air. It was well known, if an
operator sat in black too long, he would soon be sitting out the door
(fired). (Lou KF4EON Johnson, Atlanta, May 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Standard disclaimer (gh)
** U S A. 12105, May 11 at 1820, WTWW-3, Bible service is missing;
certainly not due to propagation as nearby 12160 WWCR is inbooming/
Ditto almost 24 hours later at 1815 May 12. Something must be wrong.
And we are still awaiting regular service from WTWW-2 which tested
9990, 5085 three months ago (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15385.1, KJES Vado NM; 1856-1902+, 9-May; English hymn at
tune-in to YL English ID at 1859:35 to VYL/Spanish ID at 1900 & into
Spanish hymn. S9-10, hummy & vweak co-channel audio (nothing else on
the lists -- maybe a studio thing, or robo-kids in the back not paying
attention). (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 85 ft. RW &
180 ft. center-fed RW, All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real
time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15385, May 13 at 1905, undermodulated Spanish, hum and fades on fair
signal, KJES active today, and Spain is staying on 15110.
11715.2, May 16 at 1407, KJES, Vado NM, in English with catechism
repetitions by adult voices, undermodulated, distorted and hum, but
readable; probably HF-sporadic-E assisted; 24 hours earlier it was JBA
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 7555, May 9 at 0604, WEWN is missing again tonight
from usual ``Peace in the light of the moon`` Spanish service, ``Paz a
la luz de la luna EN VIVO``, which runs the catch-phrase ``por su
dolorosa pasión`` into the ground.
Still audible poorly on 11520 and 11870. Since all three transmitters
continue to be heard at other dayparts I am beginning to wonder if
there was a permanent QSY from 7555, but haven`t found it elsewhere
yet, and 7555 is still on the web schedule at
http://www.ewtn.com/radio/freq.htm
between 05 and 13; however, we know that is not necessarily kept up to
date.
7555, May 10 at 0534, WEWN, R. Católica Mundial is missing again for
at least the third straight night; and also absent at 1238 recheck.
However, Regina Cœli is running at 1259 on 11550, about to join 12050.
Maybe the 7 MHz antenna is out of order, or they decided to quit 24-
hour operation. Around 0535 I trolled the 5-10 MHz area for a
replacement and found none.
5810, May 11 at 0308, WEWN Spanish is missing here too, scheduled 00-
05, as well as still absent 7555 after 0500; but still on 11550 from
1300. Nothing about this at
http://www.ewtn.com/spanish/Frequencias_radio.asp
That opens 5810 for possible leapfrog mixing product of the HJDH
Colombian stations, 6010 over 5910, neither of which is on exact
frequency so 5810 will not be either.
5810, May 12 at 0456, WEWN is reactivated on this Spanish frequency,
playing ``Regina Cœli`` IS (equivalent to steel drums QSY music on
WWCR), and off at 0456:48*. Was suffering from squeal. Then I retuned
to 7555, whether it would also reactivate there: not for a while, but
finally on at *0502 with carrier, 0503 adding modulation in progress.
0546 in ``por su dolorosa pasión`` monomania, not squealing on this
frequency.
Instead, at 0517, much weaker only fair signal on 11870 could be heard
squealing, making it seem that they also swapped transmitters. I
wonder if there was also a break in 11870 broadcast. 7555 must be back
to normal 05-13 schedule, as also still on at 1232 during usual
morning mass in English being voiced-over in Spanish. The original in
English is on 11520, with crackles. See also CHINA: Firedrake 15615
12028-12072, May 12 at 1928, the extent of the hash surrounding strong
WEWN 12050 in Spanish, which on the fundamental is also marred by the
usual squealing. The hash gradually diminishes as one tunes away from
12050, but detectable to this extent at this moment. A true airwaves
hazard for other stations. The spur field is always there, the range
depending on just how strong the signal be. Similar surrounding 11870
later in the evening.
7555 and 5810, May 14 at 0501, WEWN Spanish on neither, but presumably
amid QSY effort, as 7555 audible by 0506.
7555, May 16 at 0542, WEWN, R. Católica Mundial is missing again after
a few nights of revival. This had been the one transmitter which was
not squealing or squishing out spurs (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9860, WHRI, Cypress Creek SC with an apocalyptic wing-nut
talking about the riots that will be going on and how this means the
end times are coming, "but I'm not trying to frighten people or become
a drama queen, but I tell you *I* am preparing" for the end times.
His prediction is that the fertilizer will hit the ventilation device
in July, and the "last six months of this year will be a disaster."
"Homelandsecurityus.com" mentioned as well as "Radiobible.org", but I
never did catch the actual program name. Sked says this should be
"TruNews" with Rick Wiles which makes sense as the website has the
'tags' "Christian news; Bible prophecy news; End Time news; Last Days
news; Antichrist and Mark of the Beast; New World Order news; true
news; Big Brother and surveillance news; Implanted microchips;
Apostasy and falling away."
This is rather like a car crash -- I just had to stop and listen even
while my better self said 'this is foolish -- don't look!' ID at :59
with call and location, and Ident "fanfare" (not really an IS) and
then into "The Prophesy Club" with a whole different kind of crazy.
Sigh .... 54+4+4+4+ 0150-0215 9/May (Kenneth Vito Zichi, MI, MARE
Tipsheet via DXLD)
Envelope with a Frequency Schedule only arrived from World Harvest
Radio; it remains to be seen if the same will happen with my last
reception reports as before when they told me after eight years that
QSLs cannot be sent because they did not keep records of the programs”
(Günter Jacob in Passau, Germany, May NZ DX Times via DXLD)
17510, Sunday May 13 at 2131 and for rest of the semihour, some gospel
huxter in English, not `DXing with Cumbre` as previously scheduled on
WHRI. So one of only two times confirmed axually on SW is gone again.
Aha, searching the WHR program schedule, we find it has been moved a
semihour earlier to 2100-2130 Sundays, IF 17510 is also on the air
then (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments:
``WINB (Rlg) kHz: 9265, 13570 Summer Schedule 2012
English
1030-1200 daily NAm,CAm 9265inb†
1300-2100 daily NAm,CAm 13570inb
2100-0300 .twtfss NAm,CAm 9265inb
2100-2200 m...... NAm,CAm 9265inb
2300-0300 m...... NAm,CAm 9265inb
Spanish
2200-2300 m...... NAm,CAm 9265inb
Key: † Irregular.``
WINB schedule is not correct. 13570 is not on the air from 1300 daily,
but from 1530 or so weekdays, before 1300 on Saturdays and Sundays;
and there is a few-hour break weekday afternoons until resuming at
2030, according to our reported monitoring. Own website is not
completely accurate either, but indicates early start at 1000 only on
Sundays, not daily on 9265 (Glenn Hauser, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST) Amended in Version 3, still shows no break around 2100 M-F
** U S A. WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments:
``WTJC – FUNDAMENTAL BROADCASTING NETWORK (FBN) (Rlg)
kHz: 9370 Summer Schedule 2012
English
0000-2400 daily NAm 9370tjc [except! :]
Russian
0635-0640 mtwtf.. NAm 9370tjc
Spanish
0030-0045 m...... NAm 9370tjc
0605-0620 ......s NAm 9370tjc``
WTJC used to claim it airs Chinese at 8:30-9 pm ET, which would now be
0030-0100 UT, but the page referenced in DXLD 11-49 last December is
now 404. We did really hear them in Chinese at some point. Their
program schedule now shows some scattered Russian and Spanish like
above, but no Chinese. We were hearing hymns in indeterminate
language, poor reception at 0040-0100 UT May 11. BTW, on their current
homepage http://www.fbnradio.com/index.html what in the world has WTJC
on the Carolina coast to do with the Grand Tetons? (Glenn Hauser,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WRNO Worldwide Radio website hacked --- Proceeding to check
the WRNO Shortwave site on the Internet, I found that the site was
hacked and was not online (Rich Lewis, 0003 UT May 11, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 4045, May 13 at 0057 I am hearing a mix of WWCR signals, one
saying changing frequency to 5890, with steel drums, and cuts off at
0058. Therefore, that was WWCR-4 on 9890, and the mix was with WWCR-2
on 5935, which had started an hour earlier. 9980 minus 5935 = 4045!
This was on the DX-398 on the porch, and could have been due to
receiver overload rather than transmission, and I had no time to check
it on another receiver.
I was tuning around here looking for WUG-2B, Army Corps of Engineers
in Memphis, for Armed Forces [non] Day cross-band contacts, but
unheard on 4030 or any of the other five publicized frequencies. 4055
TGAV was already audible, tho (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Frequency changes of WYFR Family Radio:
2300-0100 NF 15620 YFR 100 kW / 160 deg to SoAm, ex 6915 in Spanish
2200-2300 NF 11650 YFR 100 kW / 142 deg to SoAm, ex 7520 in Spanish
2300-2400 NF 11650 YFR 100 kW / 142 deg to SoAm, ex 7520 in Portuguese
0000-0045 NF 11650 YFR 100 kW / 142 deg to SoAm, ex 7520 in English
(DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, May 15 via DXLD)
** U S A. Dr. Donald Messer, formerly of IBB engineering and former
head of the DRM Technical Committee, presented the good news that a
new system of oceanographic radar that is using HF frequencies has
decided to stay clear of most of the frequency ranges that U.S.
shortwave broadcasters use (NASB via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DXLD) CODAR?
** U S A. KWKH 1130AM is off the air
http://kwkhonline.com/tags/off-the-air/
"KWKH is having transmitter issues and is off the air."
(Blaine Thompson, IN, 1922 UT May 12, ABDX via DXLD)
Maybe they'll come back on running proper night pattern? (Neil
Kazaross, IL, ibid.)
Above notice was still visible three days later. So is it still really
off 1130? I don`t see anything about it on the homepage now, but maybe
doesn`t matter to them that much, since one can listen online and on
mobile devices (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
** U S A. 1190, May 11 at 1200, KFXR Dallas ID, NBC News Radio, but
lasted only two minutes with an optional cutaway at one minute! This
is the extremely direxional multi-stick array, the original KLIF, and
dominating the frequency for a bit here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1430, FLORIDA, WLTG, Panama City. 0026 May 3, 2012. Briefly
and very poor with Tampa Bay Rays coverage fading in/out, female “WLTG
14-30” ID 0038. Lots of co-channel post-sunset, including WTMN,
Gainesville, FL with Southern Gospel (mostly dominating) and briefly,
WOIR, Homestead in Spanish.
1430, FLORIDA, WTMN, Gainesville. 0044 May 3, 2012. Spots, one with a
352 area code followed by “... disable the cable...” spot and
“...Gospel 14-30...” slogan after Southern Gospel song ended. Then at
0111, female canned, “Gospel 14-30, Gainesville, Your Inspiration
Station” slogan (slight variation on the 2012 NRC AM Log). Remains
dominant throughout darkness, so are they really running 45 watts
nights (U1 1000/45)? (Terry Krueger, Clearwater FL, (highly abridged
equipment list): NRD-535, ICOM IC-R75 and Sangean PR-D5; 1 X roof
dipole, 1 X room random wire. All times/dates GMT, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. DX Test scheduled for Saturday, May 26, 2012: WFNY 1440,
Gloversville, NY will test on Saturday morning, May 26, 0100-0200 ET
(0500-0600 UT). Format rock and roll music, Morse IDs, etc. (also via
Rich Line) (MARE Tipsheet via DXLD)
** U S A. ACT NOW: COUNTER A SERIOUS ATTACK ON PUBLIC BROADCASTING
So far this year, Congressional opposition to public broadcasting has
been pretty quiet. But yesterday all that changed when Senator Jim
DeMint (R-SC) began circulating a letter to his colleagues asking that
the federal government eliminate future funding for public
broadcasting.
Right now, Senator DeMint is pushing his letter to every office in the
Senate- asking his fellow Senators to sign on.
We need to counter this dangerous attack on public broadcasting , and
demonstrate the strength of the public support for public broadcasting
to every Senator!
Please, help us spread the word now.
Call, email, tweet or facebook your Senators today and ask them to
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Facebook: Senator Jim DeMint from South Carolina began circulating
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ANOTHER THREAT TO PUBLIC BROADCASTING
Dear Glenn, We’ve got another hurdle to clear.
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Unfortunately, a new threat to public broadcasting has surfaced.
Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-CO) is circulating a letter in the House
of Representatives asking that the federal government eliminate
funding for public broadcasting. To make matters worse, Congressman
Lamborn has introduced legislation, H.R. 68, to cut all funding for
public broadcasting.
Today, we ask you to make your voice heard in the House of
Representatives as you and your fellow advocates did last week in the
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Call, email, tweet or Facebook your Representative in the House of
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Facebook: Congressman Doug Lamborn from Colorado is pushing a
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This would cut unparalleled in-depth news, educational shows for all
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** U S A. 7457-USB, May 15 at 1320, ``AFE4TN for net control`` calling
all stations in South Carolina; then Tennessee. Few audible replies;
Air Force MARS. Of the 41,669 posts so far in the UDXF yg, only one
hit on that call, for Jan 31, 2009, as a MARS Tennessee net, but no
further ID info (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 21310-USB, May 13 at 0026, ham who says he has a speech
impediment, causing his voice to go up and down, so keep your finger
on the RF gain, he jokes --- and it certainly does, but no stopping
him from hamming without resorting to CW or digital modes. Was afraid
I could not copy his call, but I am pretty sure it was KB3RN, as he
spoke clearly without fonetix, i.e. per ARRL/FCC lookup:
TITTERTON III, EDWARD G, KB3RN
855 MANATAWNA AVE
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19128
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. The Bowl --- Acredito que muitos desta lista ja
devem ter ouvido geralmente a tardezinha, em 27025 kHz na banda de 11
metros, uns americanos que ficam falando sem parar, muito rapidamente
e de um modo quase que incompreensivel. Sempre fiquei curioso e
passava um bom tempo tentando saber doque se tratava estas
transmissões. E hoje sem querer descobri que se trata de transmissões
feitas ulizando-se de até 10 kW, e que se trata de um tipo de
competição entre eles, denominada de "the bowl"; também são realizados
eventos denominados "keydowns". Neste exato momento escuto duas
estações aqui S9; uma se denomina "Great Trucker 31" e a outra
"Nicksilver" e parece haver uma outra que coloca uma baita portadora
encima das duas.
Nestes videos vocês podem ver do que se trata um destes eventos;
observem as "estações moveis" que estes caras tem ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVLJmi0XK8k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nef-FbmuefI&feature=related
Um que escutava direto por aqui era o "DrFox" e o "Texas Bigman".
Desculpe pelo off topic (Dinan Rogerio, Brasil, 9 May, radioescutas yg
via DXLD)
Olá Dinan e amigos da lista. Resolvi botar o meu Sony ICF SW 7600G na
frequência de 27025 MHz [sic]. Captei os sinais descritos por você. Há
umas 2 estações americanas onde uns americanos falam rápido. Quase não
dá para se entender o que falam. Há uma terceira estação em inglês,
mas parece ser da Argetina, pelo sotaque.
Os sinais variam de S59+10 a S59+30. Essas estações seriam de Ham?
73! (Rubens Ferraz Pedroso (PY5-007 SWL). Bandeirantes - PR, ibid.)
No, CB! We can hardly understand them either. On CB you have to
exaggerate ignorant redneck accents. Somehow, CB becomes ``PX`` in
Portuguese, as below (gh, DXLD)
Não Rubens não são radioamadores, quase todos os dias vc escuta estas
estações, ja ouvi este com o sotaque tbem mas nao tenho certeza de
onde é, lá nos EUA existem as competiçoes que comentei, algo
semelhante com as competições de carros com super som que ocorrem por
aqui. Nunca ouvi falar de algo parecido aqui no Brasil, sei lá se o
famoso "Alemão" poderia ser incluido nesta categoria :) (Dinan
Rogério, ibid.)
Pessoal, Os sinais captados, são de caminhoneiros radiocidadãos ou
pexistas dos Estados Unidos e da América Central. A propagação aberta
os traz em AM na QRG descrita. Caminhoneiros como os daqui. Somente.
Só que lá a lei da faixa do cidadão é bem respeitada e essa faixa é
bem explorada por todo o país. Não são discriminados por radioamadores
de lá, os chamados hams. Diferentemente daqui, eles são unidos. Cada
um na sua. Aqui no Brasil, quando um radioamador ouve falar em PX,
torce o nariz e critica, como se fosse um suprassumo. Questão
cultural. Simples. É o que há. 73 (Luiz Chaine Neto, Limeira sp, 9-5-
2012, ibid.) ? hams also look down noses at CBers here (gh, DXLD)
Tenho PX 11 metros, e realmente os canais básicos estão infestados por
norte americanos e jamaicanos emitindo com muita potência, estes dias
vi em 1 site de radioamadorismo que eles por lá operam com potentes
botinas lineares entre 300 watts e 3 Kilowatss. Imaginem o estrago, a
nossa legislação daqui permite apenas 10 watts em AM e 21 SSB banda
lateral, além de usarem antenas direcionais, com sinal smeter até 9
+15. Os canais mais carregados por eles são o 6 e 26, especialmente ao
amanhecer e no pôr do sol (Edison Bocorny Jr., Novo Hamburgo- RS,
ibid.)
Alguns se utilizam de 10 kW; tem um video no youtube, perdi o link,
feito em um dos encontros de Keydowns que eles realizam, mostra um
sujeito com uma "botina" de 10 kw e antena não aguenta tanta potencia
que chega pegar fogo (Huelbe Garcia, May 11, ibid.)
Luiz, Uma rápida pesquisa na web mostra que nos EEUU e Reino Unido
mostra que tópicos em fórum discutindo o "ódio" na relação entre
operadores da Faixa do Cidadão e Radioamadores:
"Porque PXistas odeiam radioamadores tanto?"
http://www.eham.net/ehamforum/smf/index.php?topic=44058.0
"Porque radioamadores odeiam PXistas no Reino Unido?"
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110922041050AAeMaHI
"Porque todo ódio pelo PXistas vindo dos operadores de rádio-amador"?
http://forums.qrz.com/archive/index.php/t-332666.html
Nos EEUU, segundo a Wikipedia, os limites de potência para a Faixa do
Cidadão é de 4W AM ou 12W (SSB). Se há estações de 1 kW, isso mostra
um profundo desrespeito com a legislação local:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_Band_radio#United_States
Penso que radioamadores e operadores da faixa do cidadão têm
exatamente os mesmo problemas, em qualquer lugar do mundo. Arrogância
e intolerância não é exclusividade do Brasil (Huelbe Garcia, ibid.)
Huelbe, Aqui em minha região, os operadores da faixa cidadão, sempre
se autodenominaram, radioamadores por desconhecerem a legislação mas
eles sempre mantiveram um bom relacionamento com o radioamadores.
Um dos problemas que as vezes acontece, é que muitas das vezes os
operadores PX com transmissores com alta potencia e antenas mal
ajustadas provocam interferências em serviços diversos e o leigo ao
ver aquele monte de antenas direcionais dipolos e outros, na casa do
amador, os mesmos acabam levando a culpa.
O falecido Waldemar, construtor de antenas, comentou ter sido alvo das
agressões de vizinhos que se sentiam interferidos na TV, sendo que o
Waldemar, 99% radioescuta, 1% radioamador ativo, descobriu que um PX
na sua vizinhança com um transmissor mais um amplificador de muita
potencia, apagava a imagem das TVs na região.
Tem pais que exige prova de legislação para ingresso na faixa do
cidadão, o Brasil poderia fazer o mesmo, assim muitos problemas
poderiam ser evitados pela ignorância dos operadores. Eles não são
culpados, pois desconhecem a legislação.
As vezes ouço nas faixas de amadores o "jargão" - os PX de hoje serão
os radioamadores de amanhã! Nem sempre isso é verdade! Muitos
operadores da faixa do cidadão não tem nenhum interesse em ser amador.
As relações PX/radioamadores já foram piores, hoje parece que se
consolidaram, o número de radioamadores e PX no Brasil também caiu
muito por causa das novas tecnologias que são mais atrativas para
comunicação! 73` (Wilson Rodrigues, ibid.) See also BRAZIL
** U S A. JOE GRAGG --- Glenn, Did you know Joe?? He went to our radio
meetings in San Antonio in the 80s. You mentioned in DXLD in 2004. He
was in the WTFDA and IRCA.
http://palestineherald.com/obituaries/x743762434/Joe-Richard-Gragg
(Artie Bigley, OH, May 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
August 15, 2010
Joe Richard Gragg
Palestine Herald-Press [Texas]
PALESTINE — Joe R. Gragg, 63, stepped into eternity on Aug. 13, 2010
after a valiant fight with Lou Gehrig’s Disease (ALS).
Joe was born April 28, 1947 in Palestine to Jack E. and Elizabeth D.
Gragg. He graduated from Palestine High School in 1965 and went to
Texas A&M University where he received his Masters Degree in
Electrical Engineering in 1969. After graduating he served in the U.S.
Army for two years and while there received the National Defense
Service Medal. He worked most of his life for various radio stations
and TV stations throughout the state and Mexico. . . (via DXLD)
I remember meeting him at one or two DX gatherings. Note the date;
it`s been quite a while. Not sure if this news reached WTFDA and IRCA
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** UZBEKISTAN. 17605, May 9 at 1331, familiar hymn, ``Church`s One
Foundation``, rendered beautifully in Burmese, as became obvious from
the talk that followed, and source also obvious when a YFR theme
played, ``Know Redeemer Liveth``. Fair signal, site? Uplooked later,
it`s Tashkent at 1300-1400, 100 kW, 131 degrees. Propagation was
generally very degraded, but some near-trans-polar signals like this
were enhanced. Aoki shows this transmission is under the
auspices/brokerage of BaBcoCk, rather than the Russians. I`d still
prefer to hear Radio Tashkent.
WWV reported at 1200: ``Geophysical Alert Message
#
Solar-terrestrial indices for 08 May follow.
Solar flux 123 and estimated planetary A-index 9.
The estimated planetary K-index at 1200 UTC on 09 May was 3.
Space weather for the past 24 hours has been minor.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level occurred.
Space weather for the next 24 hours is predicted to be minor.
Radio blackouts reaching the R1 level are likely.``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VATICAN. WRTH A-12 pdf Update May 10 item and comments:
``Arabic Days Area kHz
0400-0430 daily ME 9645smg, 11715smg
0430-0455 daily LBN 11715smg***
*** Sawt al-Mahabba.``
Remember that Lebanese Catholic station in Arabic we were reporting in
the B-season at 0530 on 9645? Now shown at 0430 on 11715 only, yet to
be confirmed, as it was also listed then on 11715 only (Glenn Hauser,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) See LEBANON [non]
[non]. 17520, May 16 at 1414, very poor signal with VR IS, then hit by
local noise source; still on at 1416 respite. HFCC shows 1410-1430
Urdu via MADAGASCAR at 35 degrees, plus other languages at 1430-1600
at 45 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VENEZUELA. MUST-WATCH TELEVISION. LITERALLY.
Hugo Chávez`s long-running, totally bizarre talk show, `Aló
Presidente`, is both a throwback to an earlier era and a completely
different kind of reality TV. By Rachel Nolan . . .
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/06/magazine/hugo-chavezs-totally-bizarre-talk-show.html?pagewanted=all
(NY Times Magazine May 6, via Bob Foxworth, FL, WORLD OF RADIO 1617,
DXLD)
Very good article, but she makes no mention of shortwave! Reaxion:
http://josemartiblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/seccion-constante-2.html
(Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DXLD)
** VIETNAM. 11720, Not on the air May 5th at 1340 UT, but heard VOV
Hanoi in English on 12019.273 kHz, S=9+10dB heard in Moscow, Nagoya,
Tokyo and Brisbane remote network units.
Also domestic services heard at 1350 UT: VOV 1 in Vietnamese 5975
Hanoi Xuan Mai, 7210 Dac Lac, 7435 Son Tay, 9635 Son Tay. VOV 2
6019.940 Dac Lac (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 10 via
DXLD)
** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. 1550 - MOROCCO / WESTERN SAHARA, R. National
Dem. Sahara Rep., 2315 UT May 9, man in Arabic talk, mention of
Sahara. Receivers: Kenwood R-5000 & Yaesu FRG-100 with 320' wire. Good
DX to All (Allen Willie, VO1-001-SWL / VOPC1AA, Bristol's Hope,
Newfoundland, 47:43 N 53:11W, IRCA via DXLD)
** ZANZIBAR. Re: ``I think I saw years ago somewhere explanation for
Radio Tanzania Zanzibar using 11735 kHz. It was beamed to Persian Gulf
for the Zanzibarians working there (Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld May 2)``
``That may be, but FWIW, Aoki shows it as non-direxional, not beamed.
Could be merely a default assumption lacking real data as in other
entries. Not in HFCC, of course, and EiBi does not get into azimuths,
nor does WRTH, unfortunately, but saves a lot of space / number type.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld May 2)``
See my comment of ""...shows it as non-direxional, not beamed...""
The newer curtain Made in China is NEVER non-dir type ! ...
Finished new equipment on July 11, 2005 ! (wb)
Two latest designed curtains from China - first reports of July 11 in
2005 year - for the 50 kW units 6015 and 11735 kHz. Looks like two
rows stocked dipoles.
At 06 06 01.54 S, 39 15 32.52 E two curtains at 010/190 degrees
towards Yemen, Saudi Arabia and UAE/Kuwait. 25 mb ant left, 49 mb
antenna right side.
At 06 06 05.98 S, 39 15 20.26 E see on G.E. image of 25 Febr 2008
only: older era easy dipoles on lower height masts visible, but in
east-westerly direction towards Ea/CeAF instead, left of the
transmitter house. These were used til June 2005 on ODD frequencies
(Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 9, via DXLD) Then, 11735
ex-11734 (gh)
6015, ZBC, *0257-0316, May 9. Test tone heard at 0256; tone ended and
started their repetitive xylophone or marimba sounding IS from 0257
till 0259; 0301-0306 reciting from the Qur’an; 0315 some type of song;
poor. Nice to have them back to routine broadcasting again here! (Ron
Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO
1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
11735, May 10 at 2056, ZBC very poor signal with music, 2059 sounds
like NA, brief announcement and off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Radio Tanzania Zanzibar, 6015 Dole. May 11, 2012. Friday. 0255-0308.
At 0255, 1 kHz modulated carrier starts. Marimba IS at 0258, anthem at
0259. 5+1 time pips at 0300, YL with ID sounding like "Radio Tanzania
(something)". Koran at 0301. Poor, mostly unreadable, very weak and
noisy. Jo'burg sunrise 0437.
QUESTION: Has anyone (are you there Ron ?) managed to catch all the
IDs for this early morning broadcast on 6015? I have been dipping in
and out since it came back on air, but reception is still very poor
and difficult to hear more than two or three consecutive words. But I
am in no doubt that the most common ID is now a simple "ZBC Radio". I
have heard it several times, also an occasional (but rare) "Zanzibar
Broadcasting Corporation". I fancy I have also heard a few "Radio
Tanzania (something)" and "Radio (something) Tanzania Zanzibar"; maybe
old habits die hard, either at the studio or in my head. Surprisingly,
I do not think I have heard "Sauti ya" in any of its likely
pronunciations, but maybe that's just my ears (or lousy reception).
Would love to resolve this (Bill Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZANZIBAR. Radio Tanzania Zanzibar observed on 11735 on May 12 and
13 from 2000 to 2100. Lots of nice musical selections on both days. On
May 12 after brief sign off announcements at 2058, pulled the plug at
2059 with no Anthem. On May 13, sign off by male announcer at 2058,
and once again no Anthem, transmitter off at 2059. Using the Drake R8A
today and 200' W-E wire (Steve Lare, Holland, MI, USA, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
The station identifies in English as "ZBC Radio" so presumably is
Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation (Victor Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka,
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
ZBC Radio on 11735 kHz: At 1700 TBC Taifa News relay from Dar es
Salaam in Swahili, ID as "TBC Taifa", "TBC Dar es Salaam". TBC:
Tanzania Broadcasting Corporation (S. Hasegawa, Japan, dxldyg via
WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
11735, 14/May, 2006, TANZANIA, Zanzibar Broadcasting Corporation in
Swahili. YL talk. At 2015 local pop music. At 2026 YL back talk.
Confirmation of listening via a radio in Greece, via global tuners
(good signal). Signal degrading. 25332 (Jorge Freitas, Feira de
Santana, Bahia, Brasil, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZIMBABWE [and non]. ZIMBABWE EXILE SHORTWAVE STATION WANTS MORE
INFORMATION ABOUT LICENSE DENIAL --- By Matthew Lasar May 12, 2012
The owner of a shortwave radio station that broadcasts to Zimbabwe via
the Netherlands is pressing for more information about that country’s
denial of its license application. Vox Media wants a record of the
proceedings leading to the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe’s
decision to authorize other stations, but not Vox’s Radio Voice of the
Peoplesignal. The winning licenses have ties to the Zanu PF party of
Robert Mugabe.
“The Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe is refusing to provide us with
details of the complete recordings and yet for the court to make a
decision they must have complete record of proceedings,” explained
Vox’s Tafadzwa Mugabe, referring to Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court, to which
Vox has taken its case. A lower administrative court rebuffed Vox’s
petition on technical grounds. The company needs the BAZ records to
further challenge the decision.
This is a case in which several independent radio stations have
charged that Zimbabwe’s government is issuing licenses with links to
Zanu.
“Having survived severe bombing of offices, arrests of trustees and
staff members, followed by an extended court case, Radio VOP has shown
its total commitment towards supporting the opening up of the airwaves
in Zimbabwe by applying for an FM radio licence in 2005, 2011 and 2012
as VoxMedia Productions Private Limited,” Radio VOP’s about page
notes.
When last we followed this story, the other station, KISS-FM,
announced that it was giving up on a license.
“The media landscape, globally, has drastically changed, particularly
with the migration of airwaves from the analogue to the digital
platform,” a KISS-FM spokesperson told newspapers on February 2.
The KISS announcement came as the government said it was considering a
move to ban foreign newspapers, including The Zimbabwean, run by
exiles in the United Kingdom. But a representative of KISS showed up
at a government hearing on the controversy on Thursday. Vox did not,
contending that an appearance would prejudice its case.
The Voice of America quotes Mugabe insisting that the Vox license
denial was justified. Why not just release the records so that the
public can decide for itself? SOURCE:
http://www.radiosurvivor.com/2012/05/12/zimbabwe-exile-shortwave-station-wants-more-information-about-license-denial/
(Via @yimbergaviria, DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. Hello Glen[n], Caught a Spanish or Portuguese station on
1573 kc (heard 1571-1577 kc) last night between 0645 and 0703 UT. Good
music, male announcer referred to program as "Musica da Monda", kind
of a Sergio Mendez style. SIO 433 to 322. Listened for ID at 0700 but
either missed it or not given. Looked on several frequency lists but
nothing in either Spanish or Portuguese listed near that time. A local
station I into [sic] or do I need another reference for small local
foreign stations? You are still my go to source when all my efforts
fail. Thanks for all your work (Steve Cross, Del City, OK, May 14, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Steve, This seemed like something one would hear on SW, but since
you mention the frequency more than once I guess you must really be
referring to MW. There aren`t supposed to be any stations anywhere in
the world on 1573 kHz. So it would have to be a variant, spur, or
image. Is your receiver subject to images from SW such as the 6 MHz
band? Was the carrier right on 1573? Hope you can hear it again and
perhaps get more details or ID, and a recording. If you do, you could
also check out strong SW signals in the 6 MHz area (most likely) for a
match. 73, (Glenn to Steve, ibid.)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6071 approx., May 11 at 1145, het upon CFRX 6070. What
could it be? Could not pull any modulation from it (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 9900, 12/May 0915, Some quick words of an OM in English
and then only the Carrier. At 0921 a few short signals of 1 kHz. At
0924 went off the air. Good signal (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 DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Channel 18 NTSC, May 14 at 1440 UT, I am getting a weak
analog video signal not locking in, seemingly peaking from the NE when
there is a bit of tropo enhancement, e.g. full-power DTV KSNW-45
Wichita KS is in from the north, but not the DTV OETA-38 Ponca City
translator from the NE, just a `bad` signal. W9WI.com shows KTEW-LD in
Ponca on ch. 18, i.e. should be DTV by now, not analog.
FCC and W9WI.com show the only analog 18 in OK is K18BV, an 815-watt
translator of KFOR-27 in May, which is in NW OK beyond Woodward and
Fort Supply, certainly a possible DX catch here, and my antenna has
some strange lobes which have fooled me before. Next time I should aim
directly at it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS
++++++++++++++++++++++++
ACKNOWLEDGED ON WORLD OF RADIO 1617:
Hi Glenn, Thanks for all your ``all-killah, no-fillah`` DXLD work; the
info in `LD has given me a lotta new loggings over the years --- &
belated congratulations on DXLD`s 8th anniversary --- may there be
many more (easy for me to say --- you do all the work!). Continued
success with DXLD, good listening & happy Spring (with not so many
tornados, ya?) Alla best from Encinitas (Dan Sheedy, with a check to
P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702)
TO BE ACKNOLWEDGED ON FUTURE EDITIONS:
Thanks for all you do! (Ron Howard, Monterey CA, with a check in the
mail to P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702)
Dudstin Brann, with a contribution via PayPal to woradio @ yahoo.com
Hello Glenn, Today I was delighted to receive a QSL for my report to
WRMI dated 14 April 2012, from 1507 to 1529 UTC on 9955 kHz. I was
rewarded with the Glenn Hauser's World of Radio QSL, complete with
vintage radio and microphones. This is a most welcomed addition to my
collection! Thank you for sending out the WOR programs, to keep me
informed and updated on happenings. 73's, (Ed Insinger, Summit, NJ,
May 11, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WRMI has a special WORLD OF RADIO QSL card, only for reports of WOR on
9955 and sent directly to WRMI only, not to gh. I think they have some
other cards for specific programs (gh, DXLD)
PUBLICATIONS
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WRTH A-12 UPDATE, VERSION 3, http://www.wrth.com/updates_new.asp
As of May 15 it`s in Version 3, with updates since Version 1 in RED.
Is there any way to search a pdf file on a certain color? Otherwise
you have to page thru the whole thing looking for red updates, which
also include AUSTRALIA, EGYPT, GUAM, LAOS, NETHERLANDS, SWEDEN,
TUNISIA, WINB, WWRB, as originally discussed in the DXLD yg, a prime
source for WRTH updating, and/or this DXLD (gh)
PERE JUSTO BLOG
Amics diexistes: els invite a visitar les últimes novetats del meu
bloc dedicat al diexisme i la literatura, en
http://elblocdeperejusto.blogspot.com.es/
Pere Justo, València, Espanya (via Juan Franco Crespo, Spain, DXLD)
Includes some QSL illustrations (gh)
JUST RELEASED - NEW PACIFIC RADIO GUIDE
Media Release Radio Heritage Foundation May 14 2012
Pacific Radio Listener Guides
The latest version of the PAL Radio Guides covering all AM
[mediumwave] radio stations across the Asia and Pacific region is now
available from http://www.radioheritage.com
The PAL Radio Guides list all known AM and SW radio stations
operating in the region --- with detailed station data such as
operating times, languages, location, and much more...across many
thousands of individual stations.
The very latest mediumwave [AM] version can be downloaded today.
The PAL Radio Guides are compiled in Seattle [USA] by our editor-in-
chief Bruce Portzer from monitoring reports, official sources and
feedback from listeners across the region.
Search the two guides online now by options such as location and
frequency or download copies for your own personal use. Access is free
for non-commercial use.
Also available for free are these radio station guides:
*Australia Radio Guide covering AM, FM and Digital stations
*Pacific Travellers Guides including AM and FM stations in Melanesia,
Micronesia and Polynesia
*New Zealand Low Power FM Radio Guide
Feedback, corrections and updates from users are always welcome and
will be incorporated in future versions. Simply email your comments
to info @ radioheritage.net.
****************************************************
Radio Heritage Foundation is a registered non-profit connecting
popular culture, nostalgia and radio heritage.
Please make an online donation via PAYPAL to help keep these guides
free (David Ricquish, RHF, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
MWLIST - LONGWAVE, MEDIUMWAVE, TROPICAL BANDS, AND SHORTWAVE RADIO
DATABASE --- http://www.mwlist.org
This is a radio station database of all Longwave (LW), Medium wave
(MW) and Tropical bands stations worldwide. You can browse frequency
and location lists, search for stations, and get technical
information. If you register, you can use a online logbook, create
bandscans, and provide update information to the database editors.
This is a free, open and non-commercial hobby project which depends on
the cooperation of many individuals. Please support this project with
your data and information or as country editor!
If you are interested in FM radio, please visit FMLIST
http://www.fmlist.org (via Mike Terry, May 15, dxldyg via DXLD)
LANGUAGE LESSONS
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SHORTWAVE, GH JARGON
Hi, Glenn: Well, you requested examples of your abbreviations and
jargon. Here goes: What are? TADIL-A bonkers; SAH, CCI from VOR; ACI;
QRM; XEPPM; DRM; REE --- for starters. Thanks, (Wendell Lloyd,
Rockport, Texas, ptsw yg via DXLD)
TADIL-A bonkers: Tactical Digital Information Links. Google it for
more explanation. Sounds like pounding on an anvil. Really annoying in
several spots inside the broadcast-only( ?) bands.
SAH: Subaudible heterodyne. Two signals within 20 Hz or so of each
other produce a regular fading rate, beating against each other. Count
the fades per minute, divide by 60 for the Hz separation. (Or any
other rate per fraxion of a minute)
CCI: Co-channel interference: interference on the same (or almost)
channel.
VOR: Voice of Russia. Abbreviations of major station names should
not need to be explained.
ACI: Adjacent channel interference (e.g. normally 5 kHz away on
the SW bands)
QRM: interference, one of many Q-codes originating with hams
XEPPM: callsign of Mexican station on 6185
DRM: Digital Radio Mondiale: the digital transmission system being
promoted rather unsuccessfully for shortwave; sounds like noise 10-kHz
wide or more on a regular AM receiver. Google for much more on it
REE: Radio Exterior de Espanya = Spanish Foreign Radio
(Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
ADYGEY, et al.
IN my language directory
http://www.mediafire.com/?7fwpl575bnw5u
you will find four new entries: Marathi, Uzbek. Turkmen and Adygey the
last with 20 minutes programming. 11/5, 7325, Adygey R, 1710, A
program mixed with talks and music, 44523. In my mediafire languages
directory you can find a 20 minute sample from this program (Zacharias
Liangas, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WHY Y ?
On Monday 14 May 2012 10:44:34 Rick wrote:
``Something I may have known a long time ago and since forgotten: Can
anyone tell me why Canadian VOR omni-range and NDB stations have
identifiers that nearly always use the letters Y and Z?``
Y not? :-)
As someone else mentioned, this question boils down to the question of
why most Canadian airport identifiers start with "Y". The answer seems
to be shrouded in mystery, but there is some discussion of the topic
here:
http://www.airlinequality.com/Interact/Q1_J00135.htm
My guess is that, at the time, the Canadian authorities took a look at
the situation, and realized that they'd never be able to get the
obvious choices for many airports (TOR for Toronto, VAN for Vancouver,
etc.), since many of them were already taken. So they opted instead to
lobby for a block of identifiers so that at least the country was
readily identifiable. Since there were very few existing airport
identifiers beginning with "Y", they chose that as the first letter,
since it would provide lots of choices (there are a few "Y" codes
outside Canada, such YOK for Yokohama). The use of "Z" codes in Canada
probably represents an overflow situation after the "Y" codes ran out
(Barry McLarnon VE3JF Ottawa, ON, ABDX via DXLD)
CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES
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VOA CHIEF WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT HEADLINES NASB ANNUAL MEETING
The Voice of America's Chief White House Correspondent Dan Robinson
spoke to the 2012 Annual Meeting of the National Association of
Shortwave Broadcasters (NASB) in Washington on May 10 and 11.
Robinson, an avid shortwave listener since 1968, talked about how his
interest in shortwave radio led him to a career as an international
broadcast journalist. Over the years, he has served as VOA
correspondent in East Africa and Bangkok, and director of the VOA's
Burmese section. Today, he works out of the White House and travels
with the U.S. President to places like Cartagena most recently, where
he reported on the Secret Service controversy and the other news made
at the recent Summit of the Americas there.
Other recent news events such as the activities surrounding Chinese
activist Chen Guangcheng made the NASB annual meeting location quite
timely. The conference was hosted by Radio Free Asia at its
headquarters in Washington. Dan Southerland, Vice President for
Programming at RFA and editors of the Chinese, Tibetan, Burmese and
Korean services talked about the challenges they have with
newsgathering and reporting in their target countries, and about the
loyal following they have among millions of listeners throughout Asia.
They explained that while RFA is using a lot of new technologies to
reach Asian listeners, shortwave radio remains a primary form of
delivery for the station. In countries like North Korea, shortwave is
virtually the only means of reaching listeners from abroad.
Dr, Kim Andrew Elliott, audience research specialist at the U.S.
International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), presented survey results
showing what types of media, including shortwave receivers, people
have access to in Asian and Africa countries, and via what means they
listen to international broadcasters. While he noted that shortwave
listenership is small or decreasing in many countries, Elliott said it
is still very popular in some countries, including many parts of
Africa and in other areas of the world where press freedom is limited
and people seek information from abroad.
Other speakers at the NASB annual meeting included A.J. Janitschek,
RFA's director of program and operations support, who told
broadcasters about many smartphone applications that help broadcasters
and engineers do their jobs more easily. Janitschek was also the
principal organizer of the NASB meeting for RFA.
Part of the meeting was dedicated to presentations by the USA DRM
(Digital Radio Mondiale) group. DRM Consortium steering board member
Adil Mina of Continental Electronics in Dallas gave an update on the
status of DRM, which is the only method of digital broadcasting
approved for shortwave broadcasters in the United States and around
the world. He talked frankly about the political and technological
obstacles that DRM has encountered, including slow development of
mass-production, low-cost DRM receivers. But Mina said that there are
positive developments in that regard under new DRM Consortium
leadership, and he demonstrated a new DRM receiver that currently
costs about $120, but is not yet available in the U.S. market.
Charles Jacobson of HCJB's Global Technology Center in Elkhart,
Indiana told about their conversion of 100-kilowatt shortwave
transmitters to DRM transmission capability, and John Wineman, also of
HCJB, explained how a group of students at LeTourneau University is
helping to develop a “DRM diversity receiver.” Jacobson said that
HCJB's German partner, Vozandes Media, has just decided to abandon its
plans to build a new 100-kilowatt shortwave transmitter site in
Ecuador to transmit to the Amazon region of South America. A low-power
(eight kilowatt) shortwave transmitter on 6050 kHz intended to reach
rural areas of Ecuador is the only remaining HCJB shortwave
transmission from Ecuador, and it is operated by Vozandes Media.
Dr. Adrian Peterson, International Relations Coordinator for NASB
member Adventist World Radio and a member of the NASB Board, provided
a report on the latest activities of AWR, which continues to rely
highly on shortwave broadcasts in many parts of the world. AWR is
installing new antennas at its shortwave station in Guam, and it uses
many shortwave relay stations around the world to transmit its
programming from dozens of studios located worldwide.
Thomas Witherspoon heads a non-profit organization called Ears to Our
World, which distributes “wind-up” shortwave receivers free of charge
to teachers in Africa and other areas of the world where there is
little or no electricity or Internet. He gave an emotional
presentation called “Shortwave for Good” about how these listeners
often have no other form of contact with the outside world, and about
how shortwave radio transmissions are being used to educate young
people in remote locations.
Tom Lucey of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's (FCC)
International Bureau presented his new colleague Shahnaz Ghavami to
the group and said that there have been two recent applications for
new privately-owned shortwave stations in the United States. Lucey
said that it is still very difficult to find clear in-band
frequencies, so shortwave is far from dying.
Dr. Donald Messer, formerly of IBB engineering and former head of the
DRM Technical Committee, presented the good news that a new system of
oceanographic radar that is using HF frequencies has decided to stay
clear of most of the frequency ranges that U.S. shortwave broadcasters
use.
Mark Allen of NASB's newest associate member, Antenna Products of
Mineral Wells, Texas, explained the work that his company does with
government and private clients around the world, including
sophisticated high-power shortwave transmission antennas. He pointed
out that 90 percent of the world's airports have antennas manufactured
by Antenna Products. [Anyone who would like a printed or electronic
copy of the Antenna Products master catalog may e-mail Mark Allen at:
allen@antennaproducts.com.]
Another new NASB associate member is the Far East Broadcasting
Company. FEBC was one of the founding members of the Association in
1990, but in 2011 it closed its shortwave station KFBS in Saipan, a
U.S.-administered area in the Pacific Ocean. Only FCC-licensed
shortwave stations can be voting members of the NASB, so FEBC is now
an associate member. FEBC's Chris Slabaugh explained that his
organization decided to consolidate its shortwave operations as a
cost-cutting measure, so the transmitters in Saipan were moved to two
shortwave transmission sites which the company already owns in the
Philippines. Dismantling the Saipan station and moving everything to
the Philippines turned out to be a long, complex project, but it has
now been successfully ccompleted.
Dr. Jerry Plummer of NASB member WWCR in Nashville, Tennessee,
presented to the group the results of a one-year survey of Spanish-
speaking shortwave listeners that the NASB carried out via its webage.
Not surprisingly, most respondents were from Latin America and Iberia.
Interestingly, however, the survey showed that the average age of
respondents to the Spanish language survey was significantly lower
than that of respondents to a similar English-language survey that the
NASB did the year before. This supports a conclusion that shortwave
listeners in Latin America are overall younger than shortwave
listeners in North America, Europe and some other parts of the world,
perhaps boding well for the future of shortwave listening in Latin
America.
The final speaker at the 2012 NASB annual meeting was NASB President
Glen Tapley of WEWN in Birmingham, Alabama. He invited everyone
interested in shortwave broadcasting and listening to attend the 2013
NASB annual meeting, which his station will host in Birmingham on May
16 and 17, 2013. Activities will include a visit to the breathtaking
mountain location of WEWN's shortwave transmitter facility on the
outskirts of Birmingham, complete with a mountain-top barbecue. More
details will be available shortly on the NASB's webpage,
www.shortwave.org. In the coming days, the website will also be
posting audio files of most of the presentations at this year's annual
meeting, and PowerPoint presentations as well.
At the annual business portion of the meeting, Brady Murray of WWCR
was elected to a second three-year term on the NASB board of
directors. Murray was re-elected NASB Vice President, and Glen Tapley
was re-elected as President. Jeff White of WRMI in Miami was re-
elected Secretary-Treasurer, and Thais White of WRMI was re-elected
Assistant Secretary Treasurer. The NASB board voted to grant the
status of “Associate Member Emeritus” for the first time, issuing the
award to George Jacobs, who for decades worked as an HF frequency
planner for the International Broadcasting Bureau and later for many
privately-owned shortwave stations in the United States.
Photos from the NASB 2012 annual meeting will soon appear on the
Association's Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/nasbshortwave
(Jeff White, May 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WORLD OF HOROLOGY
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WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SOCIETY DAY 2012
The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
(WTISD) is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use
of the Internet and other information and communication technologies
(ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to
bridge the digital divide. 17 May marks the anniversary of the signing
of the first International Telegraph Convention and the creation of
the International Telecommunication Union.
http://www.itu.int/en/wtisd/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.itu.int/en/wtisd/Pages/about.aspx
Greeting to all radio friends on the occasion of
World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2012
Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur
Radio, Hyderabad, India, dx_india yg via DXLD)
MUSEA
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1922 UK RADIO MAP [it`s big --- 25 MB]
Hi, Interesting mapping of UK radio stations from yesteryear at -
http://www.dxarchive.com/mw/map_radio_map_of_britain.html
72, Brian, G0NSL. BDXC-1262, May 10, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
Fascinating map, Brian! Link to it dates it around 1922 -
http://www.dxarchive.com/vintage_wireless.html
- and shows just six Broadcasting stations in London, Manchester,
Birmingham, Newcastle, Glasgow and Cardiff (with their wavelengths)
and includes Marconi's 2MT Writtle as an Experimental and a Commercial
station (Alan Pennington, Moderator, ibid.)
EUROPEAN TEST CARDS
There's some nostalgic European TVDX here from 1986 filmed by a guy on
Super 8 movie camera in Germany. All test patterns, Sweden, Norway,
Finland, Spain, Portugal, Soviet Colour one, and it ends with their
old "0249" monoscope which they'd used for years, must have been the
end of it around then.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8QfWs_jbZA&feature=related
(Hugh Hoover, Portugal, WTFDA via DXLD)
LARADIO - MAGNIFICENT MONTAGUE LOSES TREASURES (CNN)
Glenn: -- This is a little off-topic, but not by much. (Pretty sure he
was on KGFJ/1230 out here, WLIB/1190 in NYC, and not sure which
station they refer to in Palm Spgs; could've been either KWXY or the
old 1270 daytimer in Palm Desert.) 73z. -- Calif. G H (Greg Hardison,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Black history 'undertaker' loses treasures
By Tiffany Alexander, CNN updated 12:30 PM EDT, Wed May 9, 2012
Rare pieces of American past need a home STORY HIGHLIGHTS
For decades, Nathaniel Montague collected historical African-American
artifacts. His collection is now boxed up and hidden under tight
security in Las Vegas. If a buyer doesn't step up soon, the collection
may be broken apart and sold to pay his debts. "I've done my thing,"
says Montague, whose hope is that the collection stays intact
Las Vegas (CNN) -- Nathaniel Montague spent more than 50 of his 84
years chasing history, meticulously collecting rare and one-of-a-kind
fragments of America's past. Slave documents. Photographs. Signatures.
Recordings.
Montague -- Magnificent Montague, as he's been known since his days as
a pioneering radio DJ -- amassed an 8,000-piece collection reflecting
names from the well-known to the forgotten to those history never
thought to remember. It's valued in the millions; some call it
priceless. One assessment of just five of the pieces puts the total
value of those treasures alone somewhere between $592,000 and
$940,000.. . [with video, audios, illustrations]
http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/08/us/montague-collection-auction/index.html
(via gh, DXLD)
AWR WAVESCAN ARCHIVE
Audio File program downloads of the weekly AWR program 'Wavescan' can
be accessed here:
http://www.awr.org/en/listen/ program/143
There's often SW TXer site/txer info of historical interest in each
edition. Regards (Ian Baxter, shortwavesites yg via DXLD)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM non; INDIA;
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ NIGERIA; SPAIN; USA; LANGUAGE LESSONS;
CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES; RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- IBOC and DAB
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Re: [Tvfmdx] LIKE A RASH THAT WON'T GO AWAY
I'm always amused that the simple mention of IBOC or HD causes a
Pavlovian response by DXers. It`s even faster than the conservative
talk show response to Obama opening his mouth (Mike Hawkins, 11 May,
WTFDA via DXLD)
I've been a broadcast engineer since 1970. That's been my full-time
work for most of that 40+ years. A large majority of the engineering
community likewise makes a strong negative response about HD Radio
when the subject surfaces. Engineers would absolutely vote HD Radio
out of office, if there was an election for it. Consider the
experience in radio these people have, and the work they do in keeping
them on the air.
Currently I have about ten radio stations as my clients. None have HD
Radio. Two AM stations did have HD Radio daytime, but not for a couple
of years or so. When that was shut down there were zero complaints or
even comments. The public didn't even shrug (Craig Healy, Providence,
RI, ibid.)
The CBC's report can be found online....
http://www.cab-acr.ca/english/radio/drb/DRCG_Report_final.pdf
wrh (Bill Hepburn, Ont., ibid.)
Well, even putting aside the hobby for a moment, (even though it's why
we're all here), non-HD stations really should oppose this scheme
because it diminishes their coverage areas and devalues their
licenses. For example, (and I'm sure all geographical areas have one
or several like this), the Seventh Day Adventists put a full-power
station on 91.1, about 60 miles down the road from Seattle.
KROH could certainly have a listenable signal in some parts of the
city and suburbs if it weren't for the digital hash from KBCS-91.3 in
Bellevue. The HD folks might argue that their new sideband scheme may
help in this situation, but what would really help is the elimination
of the interference. Here in the Seattle area, there are plenty of
interference producers: [. . .]
That's 22 local-grade HD signals with some areas having 24. So up to
48 frequencies jammed by a transmission mode hardly anyone is
listening to. Even more appalling is the fact that many of the
companies with HD stations are putting money into HD, but firing
personnel they claim they can't afford to pay. Add to that the huge
number of unnecessary satellators, and the FM band has been
transformed from a valuable resource to a virtual wasteland (Rick
Lewis, ibid.)
Craig, It's very simple. The public doesn't care about HD; most
listeners don't feel they've gained a thing. I think most of us only
care about it because of the damage it has done, which its proponents
dismiss or deny (Rick Lewis, ibid.)
Frankly, I'm puzzled about HD radio implementation.
For example, IF a station is assigned to 97.3 but their signal is
actually broadcasting on 97.5 or 97.1, I'm pretty certain you could
report them to the FCC for a technical violation. So, a station that
broadcasts on 97.3 but also occupies 97.5 and 97.1 by virtue of the
product that HD (IBOC) produces, that's all right with the FCC. What?
Why is that all right with the FCC? 97.5 and 97.1 does not belong to
the station broadcasting on 97.3.
If I were to the call the engineer(s) at the station on 97.3 and tell
them to fix their HD signal because there is a station on 97.1 nearby
that I want to hear but their signal is ruining the channel, they
would probably think I'm crazy. I guess I wouldn't have any ground to
stand on.
So I guess the bottom line question is: how can the FCC allow and
assign the use of a technology that essentially destroys the integrity
of the FM band?
Currently the Springfield, Missouri market does not have very many HD
FM stations. I am very sympathetic with dxers in markets where HD has
trashed the FM band (Jim Thomas, Springfield, Missouri, ibid.)
IBOC was/is a failed attempt to glitz up and gloss over the facts that
programming was redundant and listeners were finding other media more
attractive for their audio entertainment. It used the normally tried
and true method of trying to make the same thing seem more modern and
technologically functional.
In most cases IBOC is kind of like putting lipstick on a pig (Russ
Edmunds, WB2BJH, 15 mi NW of Philadelphia, ibid.)
I'm pretty sure IBOC is a panic reaction to the development of DAB
overseas. Especially in light of the simultaneous development of
digital TV (which in the US was essentially a panic reaction to the
realization cable could do digital/HD at any time without having to
wait for regulatory action).
At the time it was perfectly reasonable to believe that digital radio
could be VERY successful. If Eureka had caught on in Europe (and at
the time, there was every reason to believe it would) it would have
been difficult to impossible to keep it out of the U.S.
Problem is, adoption of Eureka in the U.S. would have greatly
increased competition. AM stations with uncompetitive night signals
would have fully competitive digital signals. Ex-AM stations would no
longer suffer an audio quality penalty or an interference penalty.
IBOC was, IMHO, developed for the sole purpose of preventing
deployment of a digital radio scheme that would create additional
competitive signals.
It is of course no longer necessary for that purpose. Eureka hasn't
proven as popular overseas as expected; blocking it is no longer
necessary.
And so today, IBOC exists for two primary purposes:
- To allow NPR stations to deliver additional program services;
- To allow commercial LPFM (through the translator loophole. I think
the FCC made a SERIOUS SERIOUS mistake by allowing this, and I wonder
whether any of the Commissioners knew the staff was going to rule the
way they did?, and whether the Commissioners would have approved such
a thing if it hadn't been presented as a done deal?)
Unfortunately for the DXer, neither purpose is likely to go away
anytime soon. I suppose the upside (and I think it's probably a big
one) is that there is little incentive to maintain HD when neither of
the above purposes is being served. I think we're going to see a lot
of attrition among HD operations over the next 5-10 years. But it's
not going to go away completely (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN
EM66, ibid.)
They've just switched off DAB in Portugal. It was never promoted; the
national networks have been on for 7 years. No radios were ever for
sale that I saw. Audio quality was horrible low bit rate mp3, sounded
"approaching telephone" quality.
Spain isn't interested in DAB at all. It's quite popular in the UK
with some stations not available on FM including BBC World Service,
BBC 5 live 6,7 and various commercial networks.
Now the digital hash has gone from the top of band 3/highband on 224
MHz it's freed up E12 for weak Gibraltar, Algerian and Moroccan
stations (Eu highband went higher then N. America though E12 now is
officially allocated for DAB in Eu). (Hugh Hoover, Portugal, ibid.)
RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
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FIRST BETA, THEN VHS, NOW DVD-/+R RECORDERS
I was in a local Walmart tonight and swung by the electronics dept
briefly. Along with the dozens of flat-panel TV's (LCD, LED, Plasma)
were various BluRay players, DVD players, several models of streaming
internet STB's, and even some DTV converter boxes.
Of course there were no stand-alone VCRs (although there was a low-end
Funai/Emerson branded VHS player/DVD player combo), but what was
interesting was the lack of DVD recorders. Those devices were common
for a few years on store shelves. But like non-subscription DVRs, the
DVD recorder has been supplanted by cable and satellite supplied DVRs,
many of which also record in HDTV.
This is leading to a potential problem with those in the TVDX hobby in
the near future. There will be no longer any NEW devices to record and
archive DX content/loggings without using a DVR or a desktop/laptop.
I've already had one of my VCR's lose FF and load tape (after 11 years
use), although the other (purchased used) works fine.
Since VCR's are dirt cheap these days, and its still somewhat possible
to get new blank VHS tapes I may look into getting a couple more used
machines provided they are not the low, low end units. I'm partial to
Panasonics because they seem reliable and can be set to not "blue
screen" on weak analog DX signals. I've not owned a Sony, but what
other makes of recent vintage VCRs can be set to not "blue screen" and
display weak signals. I'm not a fan of recording analog DX on DVD
recorders because of the analog to digital back to analog conversions
that take place and its effects on weak analog signals. – (Fritze H.
Prentice, Jr., KC5KBV, Star City AR EM43aw, twitter.com/fritzehp WTFDA
via DXLD)
Fritze and gang, Yes, I've noticed the same thing about the
disappearance of DVD recorders. It was supposed to be replaced by Blu-
ray recorders but apparently pressure from the film and cable industry
has more or less stopped that, at least in North America. I'm holding
on to my SONY DVD recorder I bought about 8 years ago and is a fine
piece of equipment.
Cable companies and channels are even starting to block copy of their
signal. I had a message on my DVD recorder the other night that it
couldn't record the program because it was copy protected! It's really
getting ridiculous. As ridiculous as regional coding.
Incidentally, I bought a new RCA Digital converter box for my kitchen
TV. Cheap box but it suits my TV dinner time needs! I've reconnected
the Zenith DT-901 to my outside antenna, it's easier to DX with the
Zenith than with the SONY BRAVIA TV. I've connected the Zenith box to
my DVD recorder so I can record DX. Hopefully my DVD recorder has a
few years of good use left. Sorry, my English stinks tonite! 73,
(Charles Gautier, Brossard, QC, ibid.)
Oh yes, the good ol' MPAA. Jack Vallenti once compared the VCR to
Jack The Ripper. The infamous broadcast flag. Do you have analog or
digital cable? I've heard of premium channels in the US (HBO,
Showtime) invoking this. Which channels are doing this?
The RCA box isn't DX friendly. A used unit was purchased recently at
Goodwill with the box, remote and paperwork. Works fine on the bedroom
TV and freed up my other Zenith box for DX. The living room TV is
connected to a Panasonic combo VHS/DVD recorder unit (2007 vintage)
with an internal ATSC tuner, but DTV won't record on VHS via the
internal tuner. (Fritze H. Prentice, Jr., KC5KBV. Star City AR.,
EM43aw twitter.com/fritzehp ibid.)
RADIOJET 1102S IF RADIO
Radio group info --- Hi, Recently I got myself the new RadioJet 1102S
IF radio. This radio is no SDR but an IF-software controlled black box
of a high quality level and software dedicated to broadcast reception
with extensive database and memory support with a map display where
the broadcasters are plotted and includes point and click support
among other things like grayline visualisation. DRM reception is
supported in the software and does not need an external program.
I made a discussion group about this nice radio and like to share this
with you as this is a marvelous tool for navtex reception among other
uses.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radiojet11 02s
Feel free to drop by! 73' (Ron Liekens, ON2RON - DXA64, May 13,
MWCircle yg via DXLD)
DX-PEDITIONS
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UTAH TRIP --- REPORT 1:
My friend Mike and I set up two 1800-foot Beverages in the Eastern
Utah desert; one is a BOG and the other elevated about 3 feet.
Beverages are at 320 degrees; we're looking for Alaska. Counterpoises
on the ends are four 300-foot radials of copper supplemented by ground
rods.
The new single-wire remote termination control has proved a great
success. Even though the DC resistance on our dry-desert-earth path
measures close to 2 megohms (!) the 'current amplifier' works well and
drives a Vactrol for ideal termination. (Of course "ideal" is only for
one frequency but the SDR does a nice job of showing the overall
front-to-back changes.)
We already know that it's working; those of you who've been in this
area know how tough it can be to remove [K]KOB 770 in favor of KTTH,
and KOKC [1520] in favor of KKXA, without phasing, using only the F-B
termination.
Today's work will include measurements (with two SDRs) comparing the
elevated Beverage and the BOG, logging RF levels across the MW band in
various conditions of connectivity. Of particular interest is what we
learn when the BOG (running directly under the elevated wire) is used
as a counterpoise. Audio reports will appear on DXAS.
The weather has been semi-adverse. Nice temps, but strong winds have
meant DUST! Today however appears a bit more benign. We've also been
plagued by an "atmospherics-like" elevated noise floor, though the
noise is more continuous than random atmospherics would be.
We hope to share today's results in the next report (Mark Durenberger,
On the road, May 6, NRC-AM via DXLD)
REPORT 2:
We concluded our work on Monday 5/7 and 'struck the set'. SDR
recordings had been made over several evenings on both the elevated
Beverage and the BOG (1800 feet). Mike's suggested antenna azimuth was
validated by the high number of stations received in the corridor:
Eastern Washington--Western Montana. I'll post the catch-list later as
we look for the unlikely Alaska catches. I say unlikely BECAUSE:
In addition to the weather issues we encountered an abnormally high
noise level throughout the weekend. With the bandwidth we used (6
kHz), the SDRs were displaying noise around -75 to -80 dbm. (I'm used
to Beverage noise floors below -110.) This was one difficulty we just
couldn't overcome. The noise (certainly QRN) was broadband and
continuous, as opposed to the spiky stuff you hear when it's primarily
atmospherics.
Other measurements involved switching an SDR between the elevated Bev
and the BOG and recording signal levels; both broadband and
narrowband. These results and other data will be published later. To
be determined on further playback is whether the BOG was performing as
an electrically-longer antenna than the elevated, on this very dry
desert floor.
On one occasion when we lit up in daytime we heard a rhythmic
interference spike several db above that dreaded broadband noise. Of
interest is that this noise was greatly reduced when we switched from
the elevated to the BOG.
The single-wire remote beverage terminator worked very well, as noted
earlier. Further Facts Follow From us Fools in the Field (Mark
Durenberger, On the road, 9 May, IRCA via DXLD)
I was hoping someone on the list had the answer. It was the sort of
noise that pervades the entire band; definitely not sparkling
atmospherics, just a continuous noise. It varied from day to day;
Sunday for example it had dropped a few db. Wish I knew more about the
relationship of this sort of noise to solar noise effects. Thom, do
you have any thoughts? (Mark Durenberger, On the road, ibid.)
Hi Mark, the noise was probably from several tenflares associated with
sunspot group #11476. Discrete frequency radio bursts, tenflares and
type IV radio sweeps can occur with some solar flares. Some solar
flares produce a lot of noise on the bands and some don't. Oops, I
should not have said sunspot group #11476 for last weekend. It
produced tenflares during the present work week. 73, (Thomas F.
Giella, NZ4O, Lakeland, FL, USA, ibid.)
If you were in a remote area Mark, was there (ahem) something in your
own power supplies that might have been generating noise? If so, maybe
you should have been using coaxial chokes on your lead-ins, if you
were using coax lead-ins from matching transformers. Did you have
isolated grounds if using matching transformers? Best wishes, (Nick
Hall-Patch, BC, ibid.)
Oh yah, you betcha! EVERYTHING was on battery. Computers isolated from
SDRs. Isolated grounds and the whole mugillah. DX Engineering RF-CC1s
were tried to no avail (Mark Durenberger, On the road, ibid.)
I'll chime in here and state that when ever there's any chance that
the cable or tramsformer is causing a problem, I just hook up the Bev
directly to the receiver to see if there's a major difference in
noise. The noise level reported does seem quite high to me for a
desert QTH but one never knows. 73 KAZ (Neil Kazaross, IL/WI, ibid.)
Yep; tried that too --- also tried separate passive transformers and
various grounding schemes. Yes, the noise level was substantially
higher than previous expeditions with the same lash-up. Good thing the
Bev was also able to deliver as expected. Oh BTW: C/N on the elevated
antenna (for solid stations) was improved a slight amount when we
dropped down to the BOG (Mark Durenberger, On the road, ibid.)
You mentioned that there were winds and dust during the time you were
out there. Makes me think that there was triboelectric charging and
discharging happening over your beverage. Question: If no winds and no
dust is this noise still there? (Alex, ibid.)
Noise floor was slightly lower when the wind had abated somewhat; but
not ever as low as we've seen it on previous (windy) trips. I'm not
sure about the charging/discharging; doesn't that take the form of a
rapid built up of clicking noise? Sort of zzzzzzzzaPP! None of that
present; perhaps because we had static drains on both ends of the
wires.
This was just an ever-present background; between -70 and -80 at 6 kHz
BW. When I find time to produce the video and tabulate the data you'll
be able to see/hear what we ran into. BTW: Just checked back to some
previous recordings: -110 was not unusual for the same Beverage set-up
(Mark Durenberger, On the road, ibid.)
Good to hear there were static drains. I assume the antenna part was
connected to earth via resistors or chokes?? Can you provide a little
more info on the setup; a diagram?
Regarding tribo, the discharge repetition rate can be fast enough
where it "sounds" like a steady noise. Discharge rates depend on the
velocity of charged particulates and the area/length of the respective
elements that have a discharge path. I assume that it was dry and
there were no clouds in the sky? You mentioned that the earth
resistance was very high? was it higher than usual? Would like to
google the location and see what assets are in the vicinity. Can you
give me a specific location? (Alex P Winston, ibid.)
MOBILE DXING IN SWEDEN, FROM LATIN AMERICA
A bunch of extraordinary recordings from Fredrik Dourén dx-ing from
his car in the woodland. The other day I got some extraordinary good
recordings from FD who is DX-ing from his car out in the woodland near
Borlänge in central Sweden. Normally FD only listens to MW but
occasionally, when the conditions are too bad, he also scans the SW
bands. The antennas used are 900 m in 290 o and 550 m in 295 o. A more
southern direction had been desirable for optimal reception of Brazil
/ La Plata. But FD has a feeling that the signals are coming in from a
more northern direction than showed by the compass direction. The
receiver is a Perseus. When signal levels are low, a Norton amplifier
is switched on. Here are a bunch of FD’s recordings from April-May.
Note the quality and silent background.
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/4699-20120429-0313-4699.28-CP-R-San-Miguel.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/4717-20120510-0207-4716.70-CP-R-Yura.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/4885-20120418-0355-4885.02-ZYG362-R-Clube-do-Para.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/4915-20120413-0258-4914.98-ZYF360-R-Dif-Macapa.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/4975-20120416-0355-4974.77-OAZ4X-R-del-Pacifico.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/4975-20120430-0305-4974.95-ZYG865-R-Iguatemi.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/5000-20120504-0249-5000.000-Associazione-Italiana-Radioascolto.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/5120-20120427-0238-5120.01-R-Ondas-del-Suroriente.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/5940-20120424-0301-5940.00-R-Voz-Missionaria.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/5970-20120430-0310-5969.99-ZYE523-R-Itatiaia.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/6010-20120424-0258-6009.94-ZYE521-R-Inconfidencia.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/6010-20120416-0337-6010.07-HJDH-LV-de-tu-Conciencia.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/6050-20120418-0327-6049.93-HCJB.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/6070-20120424-0301-6070.00-ZYE765-R-Capital.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/6080-20120424-0258-6080.04-ZYE726-R-Marumby.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/6174-20120509-0213-6173.91-OAX7C-R-Tawantinsuyo.mp3
For a comparison of antenna behavior I made two recordings with my
12x4 m Flag in direction 300o. The signal level is not as good as from
the beverages, but fortunately the background noise is at a decent low
level also at my location here in the countryside near Engelholm.
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/5120-120509-2359z-Sur-Oriente.mp3
http://www.thomasn.sverige.net/6173,917-120510-0000z-Tawantinsuyo.mp3
(Thomas Nilsson, SW Bulletin May 13 via DXLD)
PROPAGATION
+++++++++++
BIG SUNSPOT CRACKLING WITH FLARES AND RADIO BURSTS
Space Weather News 9 May 2012 http://spaceweather.com
RADIO-ACTIVE SUNSPOT: Huge sunspot AR1476 is crackling with M-class
solar flares and appears to be on the verge of producing something
even stronger. The sunspot's 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field harbors
energy for X-class flares, the most powerful kind. Radio operators
are recording strong bursts of shortwave static from the sunspot as it
turns toward Earth. Visit http://spaceweather.com for sample
recordings and forecasts.
SUNSPOT TELESCOPE: AR1476 looks magnificent through a properly-
filtered telescope. Explore Scientific's White Light Solar Observing
System is perfect for sunspot watching, and it's available now in the
Space Weather Store:
http://www.shopspaceweather.com/explore-scientific-white-light-solar-observer-system.aspx
(via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD)
RTP E2 finally off air [PORTUGAL]
Muro Ch E2 48.242 [MHz video] finally closed this morning after a week
of hanging on longer than the other RTP analogue stations (Hugh
Hoover, Portugal, 1017 UT May 11, WTFDA via DXLD)
R.I.P. Does that mean no E2/E3/E4's left in Europe, just R's? wrh
(Bill Hepburn, Ont., ibid.)
Some Italy IA's (53.75) till end June
E4 Macedonia
E3, 4 Iceland still going, good targets for you under right Es
conditions.
Maybe a Greek Pirate on E3 still to be confirmed.
Hungary 49.744 is best N American R1 to aim for probably. Not sure
length of life (Hugh Hoover, Portugal, ibid.)
P.I.G. Bulletin 120513
Solar activity will decrease in subrange 100 - 140 s.f.u., with
irregular occurence of C class and occasionally M class eruptions.
Probability of X class flares (only in next few days) is low.
Geomagnetic field will be:
Quiet on May 15, 17, 26 - 27, 31, June 1 - 3.
Mostly quiet on May 16, 24 - 25, 29, June 4.
Quiet to unsettled on May 14, 18 - 19, 23, 28, 30, June 6 - 8.
Quiet to active on May 21 - 22.
Active on May 20 and June 5.
High probability of changes in solar wind which may cause changes in
magnetosphere and ionosphere is expected on May 20, 23, 30 - 31 and
June 5.
F. K. Janda, OK1HH, Czech Propagation Interest Group (OK1HH & OK1MGW)
e-mail: ok1hh(at)rsys.cz (via Dario Monferini, DXLD)
GEOMAGNETIC INDICES Compiled by: Phil Bytheway
Geomagnetic Summary April 1 2012 through April 30 2012
Tabulated from email status daily.
Flux A K Space Wx
1 107 6 2 no storms
2 106 8 3 no storms
3 104 4 2 no storms
4 102 6 3 no storms
5 101 13 2 no storms
6 97 4 2 no storms
7 99 10 2 no storms
8 93 5 1 no storms
9 95 4 2 no storms
10 93 8 3 no storms
11 93 5 2 no storms
12 95 13 4 no storms
13 98 19 2 minor
14 98 9 1 no storms
15 102 5 1 no storms
16 108 5 2 minor
17 114 8 2 no storms
18 122 8 2 no storms
19 138 5 2 no storms
20 142 7 1 no storms
21 149 6 3 no storms
22 148 7 1 no storms
23 142 23 5 minor, G1 storms
24 134 35 5 moderate, G2 storms
25 127 21 4 no storms
26 119 17 2 minor
27 118 8 3 minor
28 121 5 2 no storms
29 116 5 0 no storms
30 114 3 0 no storms
(Phil Bytheway, IRCA DX Monitor May 12 via DXLD)
Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to active conditions with
minor to major storm periods observed at high latitudes. The week
began with quiet conditions on 7th and the majority of the 8th. Around
08/0400 UTC, a solar sector boundary crossing from positive to
negative was observed at the ACE spacecraft. By midday, the solar wind
speed at ACE began to rise, marking the arrival of a coronal hole high
speed stream (CH-HSS). Significant southward Bz began around 1730 UTC
and reached a minimum of -13 nT late on the 8th before beginning a
gradual return to neutral conditions late on the 10th. The geomagnetic
field responded with active conditions from the last synoptic period
on the 8th through the 9th. Minor to major storm levels were observed
at high latitudes on the 9th. Activity subsided to mostly unsettled
levels on the 10th, followed by mostly quiet conditions on the 11-12
May. The solar wind speed at ACE remained above 500 km/s until around
13/0000 UTC. Conditions were mostly unsettled on the 13th. Although
there were a number of CMEs identified as potentially earth-directed,
there was no definitive indication of CME arrival reflected in the ACE
data suggesting the transient signatures were obliterated in the high
speed stream.
FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 14 MAY - 09 JUNE 2012
Solar activity is expected to be at low to moderate levels
throughout the period, with moderate activity most likely with the
return of Old Region 1476 on 31 May. No proton events are expected at
geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at
geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at normal levels except on 14
May, 23-29 May, and 06-09 June. The high levels are expected in
response to the presence of recurrent coronal hole high speed streams.
Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be quiet to unsettled with
occasional active periods. The unsettled to active periods are
associated with the geoeffective periods of recurrent CH-HSSs on 14
May, 21-23 May, and 05-08 June. Unsettled to occasionally active
conditions are also expected on 14 May with the anticipated arrival
of a CME from 12 May.
:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2012 May 14 1333 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 2012-05-14
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2012 May 14 130 10 3
2012 May 15 130 15 3
2012 May 16 130 8 3
2012 May 17 125 8 3
2012 May 18 125 5 2
2012 May 19 120 5 2
2012 May 20 125 5 2
2012 May 21 125 8 3
2012 May 22 125 15 3
2012 May 23 120 8 3
2012 May 24 115 5 2
2012 May 25 115 5 2
2012 May 26 115 5 2
2012 May 27 115 5 2
2012 May 28 115 5 2
2012 May 29 115 5 2
2012 May 30 115 5 2
2012 May 31 115 5 2
2012 Jun 01 120 5 2
2012 Jun 02 125 5 2
2012 Jun 03 125 5 2
2012 Jun 04 130 5 2
2012 Jun 05 135 8 3
2012 Jun 06 135 10 3
2012 Jun 07 135 15 3
2012 Jun 08 135 10 3
2012 Jun 09 135 5 2
(SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1617, DXLD)
MAGNETIC POLE CLEANSES OF ALL EVIL?
I have to tell you about when I used to live near the magnetic pole.
One day while doing a radiosonde flight, I had someone knock at the
door. I answered and there was this couple. The man asked me what I
was doing, and I explained to him what a radiosonde was, that it was
transmitting a microwave signal (1680 MHz) with weather data, and that
my dish upstairs was automatically tracking it. When I mentioned the
word "microwave", I saw his eyes light up. He then proceeded to tell
me how dangerous the microwave signal was (where'd this guy come
from?), and that it was a source of evil (!!!). (His wife the whole
time has a "space cadet" look on her face).
He then also told me that the evil around the world is caused by
electromagnetism. He and his wife wanted to go the Magnetic Pole and
be cleansed of all evil. His theory was that since the magnetic lines
of force are almost vertical there, there is no evil there - evil is
cancelled out (!?). The man and his wife then left. I continued doing
my radiosonde obs, hoping that they didn't burn down the building on
the way back to the hamlet.
When I got to the weather office, I told the guys about what happened
and they were all laughing. They said that Jim, our weather briefer,
heard their crazy story but went ahead and gave them a serious weather
briefing anyway. Apparently they wanted to be able to hop on the next
government plane that flew near the Magnetic Pole and have the plane
just drop them off there and leave them !!! Since they paid taxes,
they thought they should be able to. Of course, the answer was no.
Apparently they had spend their life savings for the commercial flight
up to Resolute. They spent the winter in an abandoned shack. Not sure
what happened to them after that (Bill Hepburn, Ont., WTFDA via DXLD)
Did you suggest degaussing them? Maybe waving a loop around them?
That's a great story (Mike Hunter, ibid.)
Never thought of that, lol. Great idea. (I could have told them that
electromagnetism causes O2 oxygen to turn to O3 ozone; and that I
better measure their ozone level with an ozonesonde sensor to see how
much they have, how 'evil' they've gotten).
When you're in a remote building by yourself and a couple of weird
loonies knock on your door, you just want them to safely go away. wrh
(Bill Hepburn, Ont., ibid.)
Yes, but don't you want them to part with their money? (Saul Chernos,
ibid.)
?? Not sure what you mean Saul. They wanted to go to the Magnetic Pole
for free since "they were taxpayers". They were broke. I was hoping
they had enough money so that they could go back down south. wrh
(Hepburn, ibid.) ###