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DK2GO > BC-DX 05.06.09 22:54l 2087 Lines 87427 Bytes #999 (0) @ DL BID : KKS8J6HB9EAS Read: GUEST Subj: BC-DX #915 Path: DB0FHN<DB0FOR<DB0SIF<DB0GV<DB0CZ<HB9EAS Sent: 090605/2027z @:HB9EAS.CHE.EU [Basel JN37TM] DP6.00 $:KKS8J6HB9EAS From: DK2GO @ HB9EAS.CHE.EU (Uli) To: BC-DX @ DL Dieses Bulletin wird mit Einverstaendnis von Wolfgang DF5SX verteilt. BC-DX 915 06 June 2009 ________________________________________________________________________ Private Verwendung der Meldungen fuer Hobbyzwecke ist gestattet, jede kommerzielle Verwendung bedarf der Zustimmung des Newslettereditors. Any items from Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST, and/or World of Radio may be reproduced or broadcast only if full credit be maintained at all stages, from the original source through DXLD, and publications quoting are made available to gh in exchange. 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This file is put together on a voluntary basis and is also included in our WWDXC WWW homepage-German AGDX Club address: <http://topnews.wwdxc.de> or via Link of Homepage: <http://www.wwdxc.de> Both actual and previous week issue are available, previous week under: <http://topnews2.wwdxc.de> e-mail <mail @ wwdxc.de> #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*# ADEN [History] Jamming/UK and non The British National Archives has just released a file (T220/1394) revealing that the British authorities in 1959 set up a secret jamming project in their Aden colony. It shows that transmitters of the Diplomatic Wireless Service and transmitters stored in Cyprus were involved in the operation, which was designed to counter hostile broadcasts from Cairo and elsewhere at the time of 'the Aden Colony elections to the Legislative Council'. There is discussion in the file concerning how best to disguise the budget for the jamming. It is argued by one official that it should be accounted for as a 'miscellaneous item' in the Colonial budget which 'is appropriate ... from the point of view of preserving anonymity: this is important because for political reasons the Government of Aden has had to preserve the strategic secrecy locally over the operation which gave rise to the expenditure.' Another official says that the jamming equipment 'might be a permanent requirement - this depends on a study by the Electronic Warfare Board.' (Roger Tidy-UK, dxld June 1) BELGIUM former 927 / 1512 Wolvertem BEL Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image. <http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=sgwkyvhbrp63&sty le=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=- 1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=21001833&where1=50%2C7444694444444%204%2C58 191388888889&encType=1> (wb, Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite June 3) BOLIVIA 4409.7 Radio Eco, Reyes 0010 to 0025 on 27 May. usual pulsating signal absent for once. 5580.31 Radio San Jose. San Jose de Chiquitos 0000 to 0020 on 27 May with weak signal, music. 5952.54 Radio Pio XII Siglo XX signs on after 1100 noted 29 and 30 May, noted every evening at 0000 but with much cochannel interference and a rather weak signal. (Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer May 30) 4796.4 R. Lipez /ex-R.Mallku), Uyuni, 2239-2246, 29 May, Quechua, talks; 23341, adj. QRM de CHN 4800. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 31) BRAZIL While R. Cultura on SW is still absent... 1200 R. Cultura, Sao Paulo SP, 2234-2242, 29 May, IDs "Cultura FM", news; 34442, QRM de B. As a matter of fact, the band was loaded with Braz. signals audible as early as 2215. 4865 R. Verdes Florestas, Cruzo do Sul AC, 2229-2244, 30 May, talks; 24341. 11815 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 2106-2127, 29 May, sports prgr "Desportos em Cima da Hora", advertisements; 54544, adj. QRM. 11915 R. Gaucha, Pto Alegre RS, 2111-2125, 29 May, sports news, advertisements; 43542, co-ch. QRM de ARS. 11925.2 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 2114-2133, 29 May, news bulletin "Jornal em Tres Tempos", advertisements, infos, TS 2130; 34543, adj. QRM 11930. (all Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 31) CANADA 6070 CFRX, they're on but apparently not always at full strength. Checked 2125 UT on May 30 and found them at threshold level \\ strong 1010 kHz. Checked later at 2253 and 6070 was very good with medical prgming. Barely audible again on May 31st checks. (John Herkimer-NY-USA, DXplorer May 31) 6160 CKZN, St. John's NF, 2259-2315, 30 May, talks, CBC news bulletin at 2300, songs; 44343; adj. QRM. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 31) CHAD 6165 RD. Natle. Tchadienne, Gredia, 1412-1604, 30 May, Vernacular, talks,..., Afr. songs; 25342. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 31) CHILE Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image. Ian, I appealed to our good friend Colin Miller for any more South American sites. He has notified of the attached. <http://www.subtel.cl/prontus_subtel/site/artic/20081217/pags/200812171316 43.html> This gives Excel spreadsheets for all broadcast formats including SW. This might even cover extinct sites needed for your own database. The Chilean use of SW has steadily declined but the facility should be of some use to you. (Dan Goldfarb-UK, SW TXsite May 15) I have only found one site of the two, but not sure of which station is associated with 6065 kHz. 45 22 36.23 S 72 41 12 W (Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite May 16) Re Chile SubTel list. Maybe we need older SubTel lists of one or two decades ago ... <http://www.subtel.cl/prontus_subtel/site/artic/20081217/pags/200812171316 43.html> <http://www.subtel.cl/prontus_subtel/site/artic/20081217/asocfile/20081217 131643/resp_consultas_bases_1_09.pdf> <http://www.subtel.cl/prontus_subtel/site/artic/20081217/asocfile/20081217 131643/bases_oc_01cuat09.pdf> <http://www.subtel.cl/prontus_subtel/site/artic/20081217/asocfile/20081217 131643/ayudas_docs_para_calculo_am_01cuat09.zip> <http://www.subtel.cl/prontus_subtel/site/artic/20081217/asocfile/20081217 131643/bases_am_01cuat09.pdf> <http://www.subtel.cl/prontus_subtel/site/artic/20080328/asocfile/20080328 093819/concesiones_extinguen_web_01042008.xls> dxld 8-045, April 10, 2008 Chile's mediumwave stations, in frequency order [PART 1]. CD-054 R Ainil, Valdivia 540 kHz 1 kW SubTel list: 39 51 32 S 73 13 53 W 39 51 50.58 S 73 13 59.59 W b o t h Sector Los Copihues, Parcela No 25, Calera de Tango CB-057 R Agricultura, Calera de Tango, Santiago 570 kHz 50 kW CE-963 R Agricultura, Calera de Tango, Santiago 9630 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 33 34 46 S 70 47 56 W 33 35 00.09 S 70 48 03.73 W <http://www.radioagricultura.cl/> and CB-106 R Mineria, Calera de Tango, Santiago 1060 kHz 100 kW [WRTH says R Santa Maria de Guadelupe, Santiago instead, acc Ian Baxter] CE-607/975 R Mineria, Santiago 6075/9750 kHz 2/1 kW <http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/11770116.jpg> CA-059 R Horizonte, Antofagasta 590 kHz 1 kW SubTel list: 23 38 29 S 70 23 55 W at harbour 23 38 41.76 S 70 22 59.03 W \\ CA-146 R Antofagasta 1460 kHz 10 kW <http://www.santamariadeguadalupe.com/> CC-059 R Portales, La Polvora, Concepcion 590 kHz 1 kW SubTel list: 36 48 17 S 73 02 00 W \\ 860 co-location 36 49 46.74 S 73 01 42.17 W CD-059 R Patagonica, Punta Arenas 590 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 53 09 26 S 70 59 02 W 53 09 34.15 S 70 58 29.97 W <http://www.radiochilena.com/> CB-060 R Monumental, Santa Carolina de Batuco, Lampa, Santiago 600 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 33 12 47 S 70 47 42 W - only 6 Jan 2007, not visible in 2005. 33 12 47.65 S 70 47 42.54 W CB-063 R Stela Maris, Mariposa, Valparaiso 630 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 33 04 11 S 71 37 20 W 33 04 25.29 S 71 37 28.70 W \\ R Valparaiso 1210 kHz CD-064 R Temuco Cooperativa, Camino a Cholchol km. 8, Temuco 640 kHz 10 kW b o t h Sub-Tel list: 38 41 18 S 72 40 14 W 38 41 32.71 S 72 40 24.37 W CB-066 R Play Santiago, Las Parcelas, esquina Puente Nuevo, Lampa 660 kHz 50 kW SubTel list: 33 16 37 S 70 45 39 W six different G.E. coordinate images, narrowed to about 33 16 37.09 S 70 45 39.53 W <http://www.radiochilena.com/> CC-068 R Cooperativa (ex R Universidad), Loma de La Gallina, Concepcion 680 kHz 10 kW ex CE-613 R Universidad, Concepcion, 6135 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 36 49 17 S 73 01 23 W 36 50 01.63 S 73 01 16.12 W <http://www.cooperativa.cl/> CD-070 R Valdivia, Aeropuerto Las Marias, Valdivia 700 kHz 1 kW SubTel list: 39 47 57 S 73 14 30 W 39 47 51.09 S 73 14 46.08 W CD-073 R Angelina, Cantarrana, Los Angeles 730 kHz 1 kW SubTel list: 37 30 02 S 72 22 22 W 37 30 04.76 S 72 22 23.82 W CD-073B R Aysen, Puerto Chacabuco frente a Rivera Sur, Chacra Sta. Elvira 730 kHz 1 kW Read carefully address "Camino a Puerto Chacabuco frente a Rivera Sur, Chacra Sta. Elvira." SubTel list: 45 25 00 S 72 43 00 W ??? 45 26 01.34 S 72 45 30.55 W or ??? Puerto Chacabuco 45 27 37.41 S 72 49 03.58 W <http://www.fallingrain.com/world/CI/2/Puerto_Cahacabuco.html> CB-073 R Cooperativa AM, Camino La Polvora, Cerro La Polvora, Valparaiso 730 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 33 04 05 S 71 37 14 W \\ 940 co-location 33 05 07.91 S 71 36 58.72 W <<http://www.cooperativa.cl/> CB-076 R Cooperativa, Fundo Maria Esperanza, Quilicura 760 kHz 50 kW SubTel list: 33 20 10 S 70 44 34 W 33 20 10.18 S 70 44 34.49 W <http://www.cooperativa.cl/> Missed in WRTH 2001 til 2009 issues ! CD-077[WRTH 127] R Agricultura, Hijuela #1 y 2 de Botrolhue, Temuco 770 kHz 5 kW SubTel list: 38 45 23 S 72 41 34 W 38 45 35.79 S 72 41 43.97 W <http://www.radioagricultura.cl/> missed in SubTel list: CD-077 R Cooperativa, Castro, 770 kHz 1 kW <www.cooperativa.cl> likely at Castro, Los Lagos 42 27 49 S 73 48 30 W CD-078 R Sago AM, Sector Pucoihue, camino a Pucatrihue, en Fundo Dollinco, a 16 km. de Osorno. 780 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 40 35 28 S 73 16 41 W unfortunately in low resolution area. missed in SubTel list: CA-080 Santa Maria de Guadalupe, Norte 168, Vina del Mar, 800 kHz 5/1 kW <www.santamariadeguadalupe.com> CA-082A R Portales, Las Companias Serena 820 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 29 52 17 S 71 12 51 W 29 52 31.55 S 71 12 58.75 W CA-082 R Pampa, Pedro de Valdivia, Tocopilla prov. 820 kHz 250 watt SubTel list: 22 38 00 S 69 44 00 W fair resolution but nothing traced yet on the western side of the village. <http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3606410> missed in SubTel list: CB-082 R Carabineros de Chile, Santiago. 820 kHz 5 kW <http://www.radiogabrielamistral.8m.com/> CD-084 R Santa Maria, Sector Alto Baguales, Camino Aysen km8, Sector Planta Aeolica Coyhaique 840 kHz 10 kW -- ??? \\ location 6030 SubTel-list: 45 31 22 S 72 06 31 W see MW mast at <http://www.panoramio.com\\photo/19086689> <http://www.panoramio.com\\photo/4736004> missed in SubTel list: CB-088 R Colo Colo, Phillips 56 P.6, Santiago. 880 kHz 10 kW <http://www.radiocolocolo.cl/> CC-086 R Ines de Suarez, Cerro la Polvora, Concepcion 860 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 36 48 17 S 73 02 00 W \\ CC-059 R Portales, La Polvora, Concepcion 590 kHz 36 49 46.74 S 73 01 42.17 W \\ 730 co-location CC-089 R Interamerica, Concepcion; Av Venus 27, Camino al Mar, Sector Boca Bio-Bio c./Sur, en San Pedro 890 kHz 1 kW SubTel list: 36 49 50 S 73 09 00 W see Google Maps address. 36 49 41.01 S 73 08 51.68 W CA-090 R Universidad, Bruno Sergio Pizarro #56 Copiapo 900 kHz 5 kW SubTel list: 27 24 30 S 70 17 20 W see image Jan 28, 2003 27 24 31.57 S 70 17 43.72 W CD-092 R 920, Base Aerea Maquehua Temuco 920 kHz 1 kW SubTel list: 38 46 02 S 72 36 35 W 38 45 59.94 S 72 36 53.17 W WRTH missed CA-093 R El Cobre, Sector #1, La Chimba, Antofagasta 930 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 23 34 03 S 70 23 02 W nothing traced so far. missed in SubTel list: CB-093 R Nuevo Mundo, Estados Unidos 256, Santiago. 930 kHz 10 kW <http://www.radionuevomundo.cl/> CD-093 R Reloncavi, km3.4 Ruta 226, Puerto Montt 930 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 41 27 07 S 73 01 17 W 41 27 04.11 S 73 00 44.97 W nothing traced so far. CA-094 R 9-40, Carretera panamericana, acceso Sur, Copiapo 940 kHz 1 kW SubTel list: 27 22 25 S 70 19 52 W nothing traced so far. CB-094 R Valentin Leteleir, Camino la Polvora, Valparaiso 940 kHz 1 kW SubTel list: 33 03 50 S 71 37 43 W \\ 730 kHz co-location 33 05 07.91 S 71 36 58.72 W CB-096 R Carrera Santiago, Lautaro #1690, La Pintana 960 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 33 35 08 S 70 39 23 W look images from May 1st, 2005 or later. 33 35 22.74 S 70 39 24.74 W \\ R Universidad de Santiago 1240 kHz see MW mast in the background at <http://www.panoramio.com\\photo/2277892> missed in SubTel list: CD-096 R Polar, Boris 781, Punta Arenas. 960 kHz 10 kW <http://www.radiopolar.com/> CA-097 R Calama, Av. Graneros #3657, Calama 970 kHz 1 kW was torture center under dictator Pinochet also. SubTel list: 22 26 30 S 68 55 30 W CE-610 R Calama 6100 kHz 1 kW 22 26 32.38 S 68 55 35.83 W <http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/2268194.jpg> <http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=22+26+30+S++68 +55+30+W&sll=-22.463116,-68.930867&sspn=0.003589,0.006974&ie=UTF8&ll=- &spn=0.003709,0.006974&t=h&z=18> CD-097 R Austral, Camino a Angachilla km 4, Valdivia 970 kHz 1 kW SubTel list: 39 51 09 S 73 13 32 W 39 51 44.51 S 73 13 12.10 W missed in SubTel list: former CD-97A Radio Patagonia Chilena, Coyhaique. 970 kHz 1 kW really at 45 33 37.17 S 72 02 14.45 W \\ former 6080 missed in SubTel list: CB-098 R Agricultura, Valparaiso. 980 kHz 10 kW <www.radioagricultura.cl> CD-101 R Nielol, Sector Pircunche, Localidad de Cajon, Temuco 1010 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 38 41 29 S 72 28 56 W 38 41 28.83 S 72 28 56.12 W WRTH missed CC-103 R Chilena "solonoticias" [only news stn], Camino Publico Cosmito, comuna de Penco, Concepcion 1030 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 36 46 49 S 73 01 23 W 36 46 48.68 S 73 01 23.70 W CD-103A R Payne AM, Puerto Natales. Km 2 1/2 Costanera, Caminos a Bories, Puerto Natales, Prov Ultima Esperanza 1030 kHz 1 kW SubTel list: 51 43 41 S 72 30 03 W nothing traced, very low resolution <http://www.panoramio.com\\photo/4323420> <http://www.panoramio.com\\photo/265616> CB-103 R Progreso, Sitio #5 de la Hijuela "El Cerro de Sorrento" Talagante 1030 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 33 41 15 S 70 51 19 W 33 41 23.05 S 70 51 10.22 W CB-106 R Mineria, Sector Los Copihues, Parcela #25, Calera de Tango, Santiago 1060 kHz 100 kW [WRTH says R Santa Maria de Guadelupe, Santiago instead, acc Ian Baxter] CE-607/975 R Mineria, Santiago 6075/9750 kHz 2/1 kW SubTel list: 33 34 46 S 70 47 56 W 33 35 00.09 S 70 48 03.73 W <http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/11770116.jpg> CD-108 R Los Confines, Camino a Renaico, Angol 1080 kHz 1 kW image of Oct 2, 2003 SubTel list: 37 48 30 S 72 39 40 W 37 48 40.98 S 72 40 03.98 W CA-108 R Rio Elqui, Riberas del Rio Elqui, Vicuna 1080 kHz 1 kW SubTel list: 30 01 58 S 70 42 03 W nothing traced due of low resolution CB-110 R Integridad, Fundo Santa Julia, Vina del Mar 1100 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 33 00 38 S 71 29 22 W 33 00 52.32 S 71 29 30.31 W CD-110 La Frontera / La Auracana, Claro Solar 536, Temuco 1110 kHz 10 kW UNID location ???? CVC Voz Christiana, Calera de Tango, 7 curtains, MW 1140 mast next the TX hall see CVC photo dia show. see image of Aug 20, 2006 33 38 36.35 S 70 51 00.30 W CC-116 R Ancoa, Camino Panimavida Km 4, Linares 1160 kHz 1 kW SubTel list: 35 49 59 S 71 33 29 W ??? 35 50 04.17 S 71 33 30.22 W ??? 35 50 09.56 S 71 34 03.70 W nothing traced yet CB-118 R Portales, km22, Ruta 68, Pudahuel, Santiago 1180 kHz 50 kW CE-602 R Portales, Santiago 6020 kHz 1 kW CE-956 R Portales, Santiago 9572 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 33 26 45 S 70 52 36 W 33 26 55.46 S 70 52 45.69 W <http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=33%C2%B026%275 5.46%22S+70%C2%B052%2745.69%22W&ie=UTF8&ll=-33.448738,- 70.879369&spn=0.026784,0.05579&t=h&z=15> Chile's shortwave stations, in frequency order: 5825 former R Triunfal Evangelica, Villa Monsenor Larrai, Talagante 5825 kHz 50 watt Mision Pentecostal Fundamentalista, Las Araucarias #2757, Talagante 33 40 04.46 S 70 55 36.77 W but poor resolution QSL of 1996 see <http://www.schoechi.de/as-chl.html> CE-601 R Parinacota, Ilustre Municipalidad de Putre, Jose Miguel Carrera #350, Putre. 6010 kHz 1 kW, \\ location CA-156 R Parinacota, Putre 1560 kHz 5 kW IB: More accurate coordinates as: IB: 18 11 42.09 S 69 33 37.19 W masts visible <http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/4831875.jpg> <http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/11770116.jpg> <http://www.bradanovic.cl/lauca23.jpg> <http://www.bradanovic.cl/lauca11.jpg> <http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/20629221.jpg> 6030 - missed in WRTH 2007 til 2009. CE-603 R Santa Maria, Bilbao #681, Coihaique. 6030 kHz 10 kW SubTel list 45 25 S 72 43 W much far away !????! looks like a faulty placeholder in column. bureau location: Lote No 2, de la ex Chacra No 22, Calle Simpson, Coyhaique ??? -- \\ CD-084 R Santa Maria, Sector Alto Baguales, Camino Aysen km8, Sector Planta Aeolica Coyhaique 840 kHz 10 kW SubTel list: 45 31 22 S 72 06 31 W see MW mast at <http://www.panoramio.com\\photo/19086689> <http://www.panoramio.com\\photo/4736004> 6065 - CE-606A Sector Estanque del Agua Potable a 3 km. de Puerto Aysen, 6065 kHz 250 watt SubTel list: 45 22 36.23 S 72 41 12 W 45 22 36.09 S 72 41 17.50 W CE-606A registration- put "ALVARO GUILLARD PEREZ-VILLAMIL Aysen" on Google and Facebook search. Owner: GUILLARD PEREZ-VILLAMIL ALVARO street address: LUIS THAYER OJEDA #1145 PROVIDENCIA [is a suburb of Santiago at 33 25 60 S 70 37 00 W ] date of CE-606A registration Apr/13/1989 image of Mr. Alvaro Guillard Perez-Villamil <http://es-la.facebook.com/people/Alvaro-Guillard-Perez- villamil/1346561516> Data of Alvaro as ham operator born 28 May 1960 <http://gel.federachi.cl/index.php?modulo=busqueda%2Fbus_comuna&par_comuna =110201> <http://gel.federachi.cl/index.php?modulo=busqueda%2Fbus_comuna&par_comuna =40105> and his son born 10 June 1990 <http://gel.federachi.cl/index.php?modulo=busqueda/bus_indicativo&par_indi cativo=CE2RDC> <http://gel.federachi.cl/index.php?modulo=busqueda/bus_indicativo&par_indi cativo=CE7GCI> CE7GCI - ALVARO GUILLARD PEREZ-VILLAMIL Direccion - address Guia de Radio, CASILLA 48, COYHAIQUE Licencia N degr 1468 Clase: GENERAL Vence: 13-09-2009 Birthday Cumpleanos 28 MAYO 1960 Socio de R.C. NO ASOCIADO A RADIOCLUB "NO esta en el aire esta emisora estimado amigo" (Hugo Lopez) 1400 kilometers distance to Santiago capital, so it's not uncommon that a 250 watt signal is not heard in the capital. Depending on the antenna the usual radius is about 300 to 700 kilometers around the tx location for such a tiny signal. (wb) 6075 / 9630 / 9750 - both at Sector Los Copihues, Parcela #25, Calera de Tango CB-057 R Agricultura, Calera de Tango, Santiago 570 kHz 50kW CE-963 R Agricultura, Calera de Tango, Santiago 9630 kHz 10kW 33 35 00.09 S 70 48 03.73 W and CB-106 R Mineria, Calera de Tango, Santiago 1060 kHz 100 kW CE-607/975 R Mineria, Santiago 6075/9750 kHz 2/1 kW <http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/11770116.jpg> 6080 - former CE-608 Radio Patagonia Chilena, Simon Bolivar #26, Coyhaique. 6080 kHz 1 kW, from 1980. enough space for a 49 mb antenna on the property close to \\ former CD-97B 970 kHz 1 kW really at 45 33 37.17 S 72 02 14.45 W <http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=Calle+Simpson, ++Coyhaique,+Chile&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.675325,57.128906&ie=UTF 8&ll=-45.560304,-72.036839&spn=0.002809,0.006974&t=h&z=18> 6090 CE609 R Esperanza Temuco 6090 kHz 10 kW Received with thanks coordinates from Hugo Lopez for Radio Esperanza - 6090 kHz SW TX site. Not much to be seen as is often the case with domestic Latin American SW sites, but here for the record: 38 43 23.34 S 72 38 05.72 W <http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=-38.722474&lon=- 72.634185&z=18.4&r=0&src=msl> <http://www.acym.cl/index2.htm> 6855 R Ebenezer, Caracoles #364, Villa La Reina, Santiago 6855 kHz 1 kW 33 27 20.78 S 70 32 00.46 W <http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=Caracoles+364, +Santiago,+Chile&sll=-33.456029,- 70.534045&sspn=0.003348,0.006974&ie=UTF8&ll=-33.455626,- 70.534329&spn=0.003348,0.006974&t=h&z=18> >From 1947y onwards, according WRH's, sorted after occurrence: Radio Nacional de Chile, and later Radio La Cooperacion Vitalicia til 1962. >From 1963y renamed to "La Voz de Chile". CE-970 9728/9700 Santiago 5 kW \\ CB-076 760 kHz MW CE-615 6150 Valparaiso 5 kW CE-969 9690 Valparaiso 5 kW CE-970 9700 Valparaiso 5 kW CE-1190 11900 Valparaiso 5 kW CE-1194 11940 Valparaiso 5 kW CE-607 6070/6075 R Nacional de Mineria, Santiago 5 kW CE-622 6220 R Nacional de Mineria, Santiago 5 kW CE-1173 11730 R Nacional de Mineria, Santiago 5 kW CE-1196 11960 R Nacional de Mineria, Santiago 5 kW CE-1198 11985 R Nacional de Mineria, Santiago 5 kW CE-1511 15115/15110 R Nacional de Mineria, Santiago 5 kW CE-482 4820 La Voz del Norte, Antofagasta 5 kW CE-601 6010 La Voz del Norte/R Cooperativa, Antofagasta 5 kW CE-960 9600/9585 R La Americana, Santiago 1.2 kW CE-597 5975/5970 R Pres. Balmaceda, Santiago 1 kW CE-959 9590 R Pres. Balmaceda, Santiago 10 kW CE-960 9600/9558 R Pres. Balmaceda, Santiago 10 kW CE-595 5955/5950 R Nuevo Mundo, Santiago 1 kW CE-1174 11740 R Nuevo Mundo, Santiago 5 kW CE-1174 11755 R Nuevo Mundo, Santiago 5 kW CE-1174 11730 R Nuevo Mundo, Santiago 5 kW CE-1181 11810 R Nacional de Agricultura, Santiago 5 kW CE-1185 11850 R El Mercurio/La Aurora de Chile/La Cruz del Sur, Santiago 2.5 kW CE-961 9610 R La Cruz del Sur, Santiago 2.5 kW CE-920 9200 R Ejercito/Militar Austral, Punta Arenas 5 kW CE-1227 12270 R Ejercito/Militar Austral, Punta Arenas 5 kW CE-8AA 5800/5750 R Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, Santiago 250 W CE-611 6110/6115 R Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, Santiago 250 W CE-625 6250 R Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, Santiago 250 W CB-1180 11998/11800/11805 R Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, Santiago 5 kW CE-1180 12000 R Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, Santiago 5 kW \\ MW 570 kHz CE-1180 11810 R Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, Santiago 5 kW CB-1530 15300 R Sociedad Nacional de Agricultura, Santiago 5 kW CE-604 6045/6040 R Libertad, Autofagasta CE-605 6050/6045 R Libertad, Autofagasta CE-Z7C 7660 R Yungay, Huerfanos 930, Santiago. Til 1961 \\ CB-101 1010 kHz MW CE-965 9650 R Yungay, Santiago. 1 kW, from 1962. \\ CB-146 MW 1460 kHz probably at 33 31 07.80 S 70 32 58.25 W CE-965 9650 R Dimension, Santiago. 1 kW, from 1976. \\ CB-146 MW 1460 kHz CE-619 6190 R Corporacion Chilena de Broadc., Santiago CE-950 9500 R Corporacion Chilena de Broadc., Santiago CE-951 9510 R Corporacion Chilena de Broadc., Santiago CE-1515 15150/15155/15148 R Corporacion Chilena de Broadc., Santiago til 1973 \\ CA-090 900 kHz MW, later in 50ties on 1140 kHz CE-1522 15225 R Corporacion Chilena de Broadc., Santiago CE-610 6100 R Calama, Calama 1 kW CE-602 6020 R Diego Portales, Uno Norte 1075, Talca. 10 kW, til 1962 CE-602 6020 R Diego Portales, Santiago. 1 kW, from 1963 \\ CB-059/CB-108/118 590/1080/1180 kHz CE-603 6030 R Diego Portales, Santiago. 1 kW CE-956 9560/9572 R Diego Portales, Santiago. 1 kW, from 1966. \\ CB-118 1180 kHz CE-957 9570/9572 R Diego Portales, Santiago. 1 kW. CE-613 6130 R El Morro, Arica 1 kW \\ MW 1260 kHz CE-952 9520 R El Morro, Arica 1 kW CE-953 9530 R El Morro/R Centinela del Norte, Arica 1 kW CE-953 9530 R Nacional de Arica, 1 kW CE-613 6135/6130/6135 R Universidad de Concepcion, 10 kW \\ MW 890 kHz CE-600 6000 R El Carbon, Lota 1 kW \\ CC-157 MW 1570 kHz CE-955 9550 R Valentin Letelier, Valparaiso 1 kW Escuela de Derecha Universidad de Chile \\ BC-103 MW 1030/940 kHz CE-603 6030 R Mineria, Talca. 1 kW \\ CC-109 MW 1090 kHz CE-617 6170/6180 R Universidad Tecnica del Estado, Santiago. \\ CB-121 MW 1210 kHz CE-490 4908 R Transandina, Los Andes. 1 kW. \\ CB-157 MW 1570 kHz CE-605 6050 R Tucapel, Canete. CE-600 6000 R Universidad Tecnica del Estado, Punta Arenas. 1 kW CE-488 4885 R Colo Colo, Santiago 1 kW \\ CB-138 MW 1380 kHz 50 kW <http://www.radiocolocolo.cl/> CE-493 4930 R Vina del Mar. 1 kW \\ CB-124 MW 1240 kHz CE-963 9630 R El Loa, Chuquicamata. 5 kW \\ CA-103 MW 1030 kHz CE-622 6220 R Emisora Manantial, Lescano 123, Chile Chico CE-685 6855 R Ebenezer, Santiago, 1 kW, from 1990 >From 1974/1975 Harris tx 100 kW, Radio Nacional del Chile, Santiago, from 1986-1997 Sistema Nacional, Santiago. CE-615 6150 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-619 6190/6195 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-951 9510 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-955 9550 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-955 9560/9565 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-956 9565 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1171 11715 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1172 11720 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1175 11755 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1176 11760 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1176 11765 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1180 11810 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1186 11865 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1189 11890 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1511 15110 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1511 15115 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1512 15125 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1513 15130 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1514 15140 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1515 15150 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1517 15175 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1529 15290 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1771 17715 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1775 17755 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1778 17780 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1779 17790 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1780 17800 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago CE-1780 17805 R Nacional del Chile, Santiago Radio Voz Christiana Santiago, from 1998. CVC Voz Christiana, Calera de Tango, Santiago, 8 x 100 kW, 7 curtains, MW 1140 mast next the TX hall see CVC photo dia show. see image of Aug 20, 2006: 33 38 36.35 S 70 51 00.30 W CE-596 5960 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-599 5995 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-605 6050 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-607 6070 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-611 6110 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-617 6170 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-618 6185 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-936 9360 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-963 9635 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-965 9655 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-978 9780 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-987 9870 CRI/Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1165 11655 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1166 11665 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1169 11690 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1169 11690 CRI/Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1172 11720 CRI/Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1174 11745 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1180 11805 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1189 11890 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1193 11935 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1197 11970 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1534 15340 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1535 15355 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1536 15365 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1537 15375 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1541 15410 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1544 15440 CRI/Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1547 15475 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1548 15485 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1552 15525 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1554 15540 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1558 15585 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1761 17615 CRI/Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1762 17625 CRI/Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1764 17640 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1764 17640 CRI/Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1764 17645 CRI/Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1766 17660 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1768 17680 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-1786 17860 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-2150 21500 Voz Christiana, Santiago CE-2155 21550 Voz Christiana, Santiago links at <http://www.subtel.cl/prontus_subtel/site/artic/20080328/asocfile/20080328 093819/concesiones_extinguen_web_01042008.xls> <www.subtel.cl/prontus_subtel/site/artic/20070101/asocfile/20070101150014/ s_46.XLS> <www.dga.cl/otros/Modificacionescodigo/listadoconcesionesagosto2005amfm.pd f> <http://www.dga.cl/otros/Modificacionescodigo/listadoconcesionesagosto2005 amfm.pdf> <http://www.dga.cl/otros/Modificacionescodigo/listadoradioemisorasenero200 9.pdf> <http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:vkiTcSHjRhcJ:orbita.starmedia.com/~ch iledxclub/html/webdoc4.htm+CC-143+Chile+Rancagua&cd=9&hl=de&ct=clnk&gl=de >> <http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:unz36OJJzM0J:www.am- dx.com/lists/chile.htm+Valdivia+CD-130&cd=1&hl=de&ct=clnk&gl=de> <http://209.85.129.132/search?q=cache:vkiTcSHjRhcJ:orbita.starmedia.com/~c hiledxclub/html/webdoc4.htm+Valdivia+CD-130&cd=38&hl=de&ct=clnk&gl=de> (Ian Baxter-AUS, Colin Miller-CAN VE3CMT, and wb, SW TXsite May 16/21/31) CHINA Firedrake check May 31 at 1354: best on 15600, then 13970, then 15150. Nothing audible on 18320, 14420, 11300, 9300, 8400, but the lower ones may have been on sinking into the noise level. At 1439, however, 14420 now audible \\ better 15600 kHz. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld May 31) LOUSY sw condition this morning, only transmissions from nearby sites - like Issoudun some 600 kms away, or Litomysl-CZE and Rimavska Sobota-SVK - came in unfortunately strong this morning. No Firedrakes heard this morning. ECHO jamming compared to CNR1 BEI 17605 kHz. In 0600-0800 UT slot noted on 13610 13740 15250 15615 15635 17510 17615 17780 17880 21500 21550 21690 kHz. >From 0800 UT on 13610 13740 15250 17775 17855, and 21705 kHz. (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 3) Firedrake (non-stop Chinese music jamming) scan from 7100 thru 19000, from 1220 to 1240 + 1320 + 1409 UT, June 3: 8400 \\ 9000 both with good signals. During the gap at 1400*, noted that 8400 kept their transmitter on, while 9000 was off-the-air. 8400 FD came back on at 1404, while 9000 was *1405. 13970 and 15600 both off-the-air. At 1409 noted FD on 15150, not \\ and not heard earlier. So assume there actually was a slight decrease in the activities of the Sound of Hope, which is what FD is directed against. Just as Wolfy reported earlier, heard numerous frequencies with CNR-1 program echo-jamming (operating more than one jamming transmitter and out of sync, causing echo). (Ron Howard-CA-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 3) CUBA [Venezuela non] El Mandatario was doing a much-publicized 4-day Alo, Presidente marathon starting Thursday May 28, but apparently that didn't make it onto any special Cuban frequencies. After a few weeks' gap, however, the finale got the Cuban five going again on Sunday May 31, checked at 1415 with 13750 usward best as usual, in mailbag segment during the prolog, and not \\ RHC mainstream on 13760, 13780 kHz. At 1437, 13750 service was \\ much weaker 13680 which also had degraded audio during song, and detectable on 11690 and better 12010, barely on 17750. Not checked again until 1613 when there was a Venezolana de Television program promo about something else, so I never axually heard Chavez. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld May 31) After seeing comments in the latest DXLD digest about CUBA SW TXer sites. I decided to do some further research into the topic & my suspicions about the old Bauta site NOT having been 'all but dismantled' have been CONFIRMED from two date stamped images. One from a photograph reference that Wolfy provided & the other from my own research today via Terra Server. RHC Bauta - Corralillo: 22 57 00 N 82 32 44 W International Transmission Centre No.1 First Evidence: <http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15224483> (clearly showing high gain curtain arrays from image dated late 2006) Second Evidence: Terra Server clearly shows the high gain curtains arrays still insitu in a part clouded image dated Feb 2008. 22 57 12.7 N 82 32 45.3 W I believe confusion surrounded the Bauta site from a Google Earth image dated 2003, that shows what looks like, from ground patterns a typical resemblance of past curtain arrays in place. I figure either: a) old arrays removed & new ones installed OR b) ground prepared for installation of new high gain antennas. Either way Bauta appears far from dismantled (as of images last year). NOW ... I can't recall what rough coordinates we had for the RHC International Transmission Centre No.2 at Bejucal & the date of the Google Earth image around the area. I recall we found nothing there apart from what looked like remnants of a military base. I wonder if anyone would care to go looking with Terra Server (recent image) to see if such a SW site does indeed still exist ? [later] TX center no. 2 RHC Bejucal site location discovered in Google Earth ? RHC Bejucal site discovered? I'm going to go out on a limb here, but I think(?) I may have discovered that ever so elusive Radio Habana Cuba Bejucal SW TXer site. With some luck, logic and a couple of hours of searching I present: GE coordinates: 22 52 00.84 N 82 20 03 W maybe a STL at 22 52 29 N 82 19 51 W How many years have we been trying to find this site Wolfy & Mauno? I hope this is their site & not something else. Across all 3 of RHC s sites there are certainly a lot of antennas. It would be wonderful if radio amateurs or other radio professionals within Cuba could do some precise direction finding to match RHC frequencies to txer sites, with all three sites so close together it would be next to impossible to match sites to frequencies outside of Cuba. Anyway enjoy :-) (Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite June 3) 12 curtains visible. GREAT work - Ian. That's the site we are looking for - ^^and discussed so many times in past two decades. All three sites so CLOSE together ... Located 8.5 kilometers away of the previously mentioned SAM missile military base close to Bejacul, the mast design is Russian, I guess. Also large distance between TX house and antennas of 960 meters reminds me on design of Gavar site in former USSR, the latter TX house is also 800 meters away, see at 40 24 22.20 N 45 11 09.18 E [now Armenia]. Similar when compared with Tbilisskaya site. 6.2 kilometers distance to latest and most modern Titan Quivican - latter which is real China Made design like Geermu or Kashgar tx centers. What a capital waste for such a small pure country, put three proper transmission centers on their territory. Another mast is visible also at Bejucal No. 2 site at 22 52 28.83 N 82 19 51.42 W Maybe a communication or small MW tx mast ??? (wb, SW TXsite June 4) Not sure what strategic sense RHC has for all 3 sites close together. Certainly makes no sense when you look at potential Hurricane damage. At least with another small country like Taiwan many of RTI s SW sites are disbursed throughout the length of the country. Can t help but think that Quivican site is more of a replacement for Bejucal site. Doesn t appear to have been any major antenna work done to Bejucal site between 2002 & 2006 (unlike Bauta site), but then again Bejucal antennas do/did appear to target more directions than Quivican... Bejucal site looks a little neglected. Wolfy do you have any records that give the respective commissioning dates of the Bejucal & Quivican sites? I have start date for Bauta as May 1, 1961. (Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite June 4) I would say these memories came in my mind. >From the beginning in 1961 til approx. 1970y only TX center no. 1 at Bauta was on air for RHC SW broadcasts. Some units put on service in 1961-1962y of Koepenick-GDR, Siemens-FRG, and in 1963y from BBC Brown Boverie Switzerland. 20 and 100 kW units, even ssb mode PTP communication txs. Strong relations with former USSR in late sixties til 1992y revealed on relay exchange contract and also built up the tx center no. 2 at Bejucal by the Sowjetunion in 1969-1971y? I guess they put 5 x 50 kW units and 12 curtains on that site. 50 kW units could be combined to 2 x 100 kW gear transmissions, like done on many former USSR sites. These common interests lasted til 1992y, when the former USSR relays to Cuba and Nicaragua on 4765 kHz (Radio Orbita relay in Russian) and Radio Moscow relay on 9600 kHz ceased service. After this Bejucal transmission quality suffered more and more, due of lack of maintenance and spare parts doesn't available from former USSR anymore. >From 1994y onwards old ancient SSB mode PTP communication gear of GDR/FRG/USSR txs appeared again as broadcast hardware via Bauta site. Used SSB txs on USB mode 9820, 11705, and 13660/13725 kHz til approx. 2002y. [... I remember when RHC was using a frequency in 31 meters on SSB. If I remember it was 9820 kHz (I'm not sure now). This was an old utility transmitter the Russians left behind. Again parts taken from others were used to fix this one. Keith Perron, dxld] >From 1999y onwards CRI Beijing broadcast appeared via Cuban relay. And - I guess - a contract signed to erect of latest Quivican site, started also in that 1999y, - all Made in China -, and work finnished in 2003-2004y? And another mystery is La Julia site with many antenna masts visible, like a monitoring receiving station, or direction finding at 23 00 17.35 N 82 13 47.20 W -- up to 100 antenna masts visible. That's not a PTP or rather a big broadcasting center... (wb, SW TXsite June 5) We still hear some frequencies at any time that have an inferior signal, modulation and/or are slightly out of synch with the others. Surely those are the old Bauta site still in use, or Bejucal. WRTH 2009 has a separate entry from RHC for Radiocuba, the transmitter operator, with three sites specified: Bauta, 22N57, 082W32, 6 x 100 kW and 1 x 50 kW Bejucal, 22N55, 082W23, 3 x 50 kW and 1 x 100 kW Quivican, 22N49, 082W17, 5 x 250 kW [really rather 22 57 01.00 N 82 32 44.00 W 22 51 59.18 N 82 20 05.59 W 22 49 36.16 N 82 17 34.18 W ] This means theoretically, 16 frequencies could be on the air at once from 'Habana' if all the transmitters are funxional. Perhaps someone in the know could tell us how many currently are used from each site, and even which sites go with which frequencies. Ha, the Transmitter Documentation Project shows only Bauta, and has not caught up with anything installed since 1965: <http://www.tdp.info/cub.html> This makes TDP of little use beyond early historical info. BTW, WRTH also lists Prof. Arnaldo Coro Antich as in charge of RHC Frequency Management. We had assumed he was, but this says so explicitly, so our comments about RHC's frequency (mis)management directly concern him. (Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld May 31) "6 x 100 kW and 1 x 50 kW" for Bauta are statements repeatedly made by Arnaldo Coro some years ago, saying that these are brand-new, just installed transmitters with pulse-step modulation, i.e. the well-known Chinese rip-offs. The 50 kW unit has been described as is use for 5025 kHz. In general Bauta appears to be the pride of Cuban external broadcasting. It seems that it was their first shortwave site, and it still appears to be the only one they admit to exist at all. More than ten years ago a German managed to get to the door of the transmitter hall, and what he saw confirms the informations in the TDP table. The Funkwerk Koepenick transmitters and maybe the Siemens units as well were originally meant for PTP services. They later had been used for the SSB transmissions of Radio Habana Cuba when the era of PTP shortwave technology was over. Anything else is basically a mystery. It's entirely up to anyone's guess if he want to believe the statement that new PSM transmitters have been installed at Bauta. I seem to recall that also some curtain antenna usage had been mentioned for the first test transmissions, for what it was worth. But it appears that 250 kW transmitters are nothing new. Such an output power had been mentioned for at least 6000 kHz already during the nineties, and I never found any explanation of the circumstance that this just does not fit all the information about Bauta installations. My theory: Quivican [see also above, I guess Bejucal is Russian made, due of the curtain mast design] is a facility with Soviet equipment the Cubans wanted to keep secret from the beginning, leaving people to believe that their beloved Bauta site is the origin of all Cuban shortwave broadcasting. It could be indicative how much frequencies used to be on air from Cuba during the late eighties, of course for both RHC and Moscow relays together. More than four ones, without signals from utility transmitters? (Kai Ludwig-D, dxld June 4) Quivican non-dir steep signal arrays: 22 49 24.93 N 82 17 47.47 W 22 49 21.65 N 82 17 24.15 W Nobody uses 'new' rhombics these days, this is outdated gear of the 40ties, to 60ties. China helped Cuba to erect new curtains and non-dir antennas especially for Rebelde 5025 kHz. Some 2-3 years ago ... when also CRI relays appeared on air, and also better audio quality of RHC oulets in 3-4 directions. At Quivican still visible 16 curtains. Bauta <http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15224483> DigitaGlobe tag says 2003 at Bauta, but wounds around the tx house visible rather after DISMANTELING action in 2007/2008. (wb, SW TXsite Jan 4, 2009) Thank you for locating the Panoramio image. NOW I am a little perplexed. I have checked the individual Digital Globe image square over the region & it is dated November 18, 2003 & this image doesn't show the towers/masts that the Panaramio image dated August 10, 2006 does. NOW assuming these dates are correct & Panaramio photo location is correct (?), can one assume that the site had it's antennas removed & rebuilt? That would be a possible explanation, especially when you consider that RHC has incurred Hurricain damage to it's SW TX facilities in the past, although perhaps one might have expected to see some evidence of fallen towers etc & rebuilding of towers. I thought Bauta was an old site, but perhaps NEW curtain arrays have been installed there since 2004! Remember the document about 3 SW sites being upgraded in the early 2000 period maybe sometime around 2002-2004! Something to ponder? But I don't know anything about your comments: "..after DISMANTELING action in 2007/2008" What can you you tell me about this Wolfgang? I'm puzzled. I didn't hear about this. Regarding Rhombics. Well I distinctly recall hearing Arnie Coro on Radio Habana Cuba mentioning perhaps a few years ago now, for dxers to write in regarding a particular transmission on a particular frequency/time for a special QSL for this transmission which was via their new Rhombic antenna (site not disclosed of course) with the special QSL showing the Rhombic antenna. Don't now if a reconditioned or new, but that's what Arnie said on his DX program. Maybe transcripts still exist?? I wonder if a newer image exists of the Bejucal area - anything new there. It sure would be good to solve some of these puzzling questions. Feel free to open this topic to other dxers or radio folk. BTW I am going to rename the Bauta site to: Bauta - Corralillo I think this is more accurate. (Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite Jan 4 2009) History: Bejucal, 17 kms east of Bauta site, halfway to Titan Quivican, mentioned in 1999 year: China installs two communication bases in Cuba. "The txions of CRI are now originating from Havana on 9570", asserted an internal report from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC located CRI's tx at 22.56 N 82.23 W, near the town of Bejucal, southeast of the city of Havana. I could have told them it would be south of Havana, but at least they got some DF practice. On a high frequency band identifying themselves falsely as "OPEC21", a US C130 military plane flight - , stated the report. OPEC like most of these oil-related callsigns is a tanker. More likely a KC-10 than a C-130 fitted for refueling. In Lourdes, province of Havana, that Russia has continued to operate since the disappearance of the Soviet Union and for which Cuba receives $200 million annually. All of this tends to explain some of the Morse numbers that Camillo Castillo is hearing in Panama. While signals sound Cuban, formats are more Russian. (Hugh Stegman-USA, via Aandreas Erbe-D, July 31, 1999) I am hearing R Rebelde on a new freq 9600, opening at various times between 0958 & 1001 UT. (Barry Hartley-NZL, bc-dx TopNews Aug 4, 1999) and 2001: CUBA RHC A listing of txs gives this breakdown: at Bauta, 2 x 100 kw, 1 x 75 kW, 2 x 20 kW, 2 x 10 kW. At Bejucal, 3 x 50 kW, 1 x 100 kW. At Titan, 2 x 250 kW, and 1 x 250 kW planned. (RHC via Volker Willschrey-D, excerpted from an inconvenient xls spreadsheet by gh for dxld, Mar 22, 2001) Titan means Quivivan high power site. And 2004: CUBA/VENEZUELA Just let you know, this evening 2005 UTC I was able to hear Radio Nacional de Venezuela via Radio Habana Cuba on 15230 kHz with pretty weak signal but clear ID 2013 UTC. This txion is beamed to Buenos Aires. (Jouko Huuskonen-FIN, hcdx Apr 23, 2004) I've noticed improved reception of R Havana, Cuba recently, although none of their English broadcasts are specifically targeted at Europe - this article in Granma International gives details of improvements in their txion systems: NEW TRANSMITTERS WILL ALLOW RADIO HABANA CUBA TO RECOUP AUDIENCE. With respect to short wave (a basically international radio sce), Justo Moreno Garcia, technical director of RADIOCUBA, announced that this year, six txs located in international txion center No. 1 in Bauta - west of the capital - are being automated. This will allow Radio Habana Cuba (RHC) to recover the spaces that this station had lost in diverse regions of the Americas where its signal used to reach. In this same center, a seventh tx is being installed for Radio Rebelde, and an antenna system is being assembled. Moreno said that credits granted to Cuba by China for telecommunications that allowed work on the installation in Bauta [rather Qivican, wb.] to begin in 2003. The credit for $200 million was granted to the Cuban Electronics group by China's Import and Export Bank (EXIMBAK) via an agreement signed during President Jiang Zemin's visit to Cuba. It has mainly been used to improve short and medium wave radio sces. On a tour of the Bauta installation with Juan Carlos Perez Perez, its director, Granma International was able to corroborate the total change in technology in situ. Perez especially emphasized that "of the 45 days anticipated, we were able to reduce sce problems to two or three." As an interesting fact, Perez commented that it was precisely from there, and on RHC waves, that the program Alo Presidente, produced in Venezuela, is transmitted throughout Venezuela, live and direct via the national television channel. Moreno informed that work is also underway in international txion centers No. 2 in Bejucal and No. 3 Titan in Quivican. The situation in those centers and the one in Bauta had been critical, he admitted: the equipment was "very old and inefficient," and the antenna systems and buildings were "very deteriorated." During the second semester of 2004, 20 new medium wave txs with digital technology will be installed, substituting the old and inefficient Czech TESLA equipment, Moreno reported. Those will add to the 17 that have already been installed, which provide sces in 12 totally remodeled centers. Likewise, he added, 10 installations will be restored, the majority of them in the eastern provinces of Holguin, Granma and Guantanamo. These transformations will facilitate "a better quality signal, greater stability in sces, improvement in the coverage areas of these centers and an increased level of energy efficiency," he affirmed. Work was needed to reverse the accumulated "profound deterioration" in the txion networks of television and short and medium wave and FM radio, further affected by the disappearance of socialism in the Eastern European bloc. Added to that was the collapse of 14 radio towers and 4 TV towers in the wake of Hurricane Mitchell; RADIOCUBA was one of the enterprises in the country most affected by that hurricane. During the second semester of 2004, 20 new medium wave txs with digital technology will be installed, substituting the old and inefficient Czech TESLA equipment, Moreno reported. Those will add to the 17 that have already been installed, which provide sces in 12 totally remodeled centers. Full article at: [sorry link has broken, wb.] <http://www.granma.cu/ingles/2004/abril/lun26/17transmi-i.html> BY LILLIAM RIERA - Granma International staff writer - (Granma International, Apr 26, via Alan Pennington-UK, BDXC-UK and via Sergey Sosedkin in swprograms mlist; Bernd Trutenau-LTU, DXplorer Apr 27, 2004) CZECH REP Radio Prague is currently holding a competition, the first prize of which is a holiday for two in the Czech Republic. The topic is, 'What is the most interesting period or event in Czech history for you?' There is no maximum or minimum number of words for the answer and the closing date is June 12. Entries should be sent to: Czech Radio 7 - Radio Prague, Vinohradska 12, 120 99 Praha 2, Czech Republic or to <cr @ radio.cz> (Roger Tidy-UK, dxld June 1) At Kafka around the corner ? Cultivated elegant hotel <http://www.ungelt.cz/> <http://www.radio.cz/de/artikel/114906> Bitte schicken Sie Ihre Antworten bis zum 12. Juni 2009... (wb) DIEGO GARCIA [CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO, B.I.O.T.] <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/80241/British-Indian-Ocean- Territory> 4319 AFN, Diego Garcia, 2102-..., 29 May, NPR news bulleting; 33241, adj. uty. QRM. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 31) ERITREA 7210 Voice of the Broad Masses, Asmara, 1552-1631, 31 May, Vernacular, tribal songs, talks, news (pres) at 1600, phone-ins prgr afterwards; 24332, just adj. QRM until 1630. Or is this ETH w/ their typical prgr used as a jammer on ERI? I compared this against ETH 6110, and they didn't match. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 31) ETHIOPIA 6110 R. Fana (pres), Addis ABaba, 1602-1624, 31 May, Amharic (listed), talks; 24332, co-ch. QRM. 9704.2 R. Ethiopia, Geja Dera, 1402-..., 30 May, Vernacular, local songs, talks; 35343; \\ 7110 fair despite the static. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 31) GEORGIA [ABKHAZIA] Here is the complete schedule of Abkhaz Radio from Sukhumi, Abkhaz Rep.: ID in Abkhazian: "Apsua Radio", ID in Russian "Gavarit Sukhumi". 0330-0345 MS RR 0345-0400 MS AB 0400-0430 MS AB, Sun till 0425 RR (same news are repeated on Sunday at 1100 and at 1400 hours) 0430-0500 MS AB 0700-0800 MF AB 0800-0810 MF RR 1100-1120 MF AB, Sat & Sun in RR, Sun till 1125 1400-1420 Sat, till 1425 in RR 1400-1455 MF AB and irregularly 1425-1455 on Sat in AB [MF must mean Mon-Fri, but what does MS mean, Mon-Sat, or Mon-Sun, i.e. daily? gh] All times vary and the usage of languages also vary. In times like 0500- 0700 MF (Sat till 0600) and after 1455 is relaying Radio Rossii, mostly Stream No. 4, sometimes No. 3 (as on 4055 kHz KGZ). All above is for the frequency of 9495 kHz, irr. \\ also 9535. The \\ MW frequency of 1350 is with increased broadcast times than on SW. (Rumen Pankov-BUL, ARDXC June ADXN direct and via dxld) Radio Rossii relay til 1700 UT in summer, and 1800 UT in winter ? (wb) GERMANY 11885 Cheetah R. via Wertachtal, May 30 1610-1700*, just above the noise at t/in but came up around 1620 with self-help/ motivational prgming in English. Brief ID at 1630 and promo for cheetahradio.com site. "Power Learning" prgm continued with woman answering questions from callers, another ID at 1658 and web address repeated. Into Family R. in Arabic at 1700. Saturdays only and poor overall. (John Herkimer-NY-USA, DXplorer May 31) Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image. See AFN Frankfurt Weisskirchen 873 kHz 150 kW image <http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=sbxjythqhydx&sty le=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=- 1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=29583776&encType=1> and HR Frankfurt Weiskirchen 594 kHz 250 kW <http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=sb8cdzhr4sd9&sty le=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=- 1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=29427139&encType=1> WDR Langenberg 720 / 1593 kHz <http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=sjsg3zhkv0hs&sty le=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=- 1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=28615342&where1=%2051%C2%B0%204 49.93%22N%20%20%203%C2%B020 38.06%22E&encType=1> Radio Bremen Oberneuland MW 936 kHz from Feb 1, 1999 53 06 31.80 N 08 56 09.38 E <http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=svjbfchrb3vw&sty le=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=- 1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=11611431&encType=1> see also picture on English <http://www.waniewski.de/id259.htm> German <http://www.waniewski.de/id60.htm> Old 6190 kHz site now replaced by a factory since 1999: former SW Radio Bremen site 6190 kHz 1961-1996 / MW 936 1951-1999 53 06 35.99 N 08 52 43.98 E this former 50 kW tx moved to SWR Rohrdorf in 1996, and in 2007 year to Radio Malagasy MDG on 60 mb 5009v kHz Former RIAS Berlin, than DLR 6005 kHz site. Bird View 45 degr in north eastern corner SW 100 kW antenna for 49 meter band usage, former burn out 6005 kHz tx unit (Quadrant antenna). Antenna still available ... and below on the left side, left of the big white dish, old 49 meter band dipole from VOA era in 1951 year. Hang direction Northwest to Southeast, steep angle antenna to cover former GDR and remaining Germany. 16 to 17 kW of power, now used for DLF program on 6190 kHz. <http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=sr7575j3kb6p&sty le=b&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=- 1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=29108397&where1=Berlin%20Britz&encType=1> (wb, Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite June 3) GREECE Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution place. VE Update. On new Google Earth V.5 historical image, old installations are visible like former GRC ERA ERT Komotini 1404 kHz 50 kW 41 05 54.15 N 25 24 24.93 E <http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=41%C2%B005%275 4.15%22N++25%C2%B024%2724.93%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=19.919551,57 .128906&ie=UTF8&ll=41.09837,25.406935&spn=0.002915,0.006974&t=h&z=18> former IBB Kavalla site <http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6604836> (wb, SW TXsite June 5) GUINEA 7125 R. Guinee was obs'ed. both this Sat. & Sun.; they must have a serious tx problem as the audio/modulation level is terribly low, almost as if nil on a not a signal that otherwise could be readable. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 31) ISRAEL Office that funds KOL ISRAEL Farsi broadcast WILL BE SHUT DOWN. "Israeli media are reporting that a small and unconventional Iran office in the Israeli Ministry of Defense will be shut down. ... The unit (technically known as the Lebanon coordinator unit, perhaps because of Iran's role in Lebanon) had in later years just four people and ran on a budget of just over a million dollars per year, according to Haaretz. ... They kept track of and sometimes provided assistance to Iranian dissidents who came out of Iran on their way to the West, stayed in touch with Iranian exiles in Europe and the United States (some who they had known in the shah's day), and funded a Farsi-language Israel Radio program broadcast on shortwave into Iran." Laura Rozen, The Cable, Foreign Policy, 25 May 2009. (kimandrewelliott.com via dxld June 1) The Farsi transmission is the sole remaining Kol Israel shortwave broadcast. Will it continue given this news? (Kim Andrew Elliott-USA, via dxld May 26) JORDAN Jordan Radio Al Karanah SW site 31 44 32.22 N 36 27 40.63 E more photos <http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12229020> <http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/12229020.jpg> also LW 207 and MW 1494 kHz tx at 31 45 48.71 N 36 28 51.04 E (wb, SW TXsite June 5) MALAYSIA 11884.66v Voice of Malaysia (Suara Malaysia) via RTM (presumed), 1227-1229* UT on June 3. In Chinese; pop music; noted during Firedrake scan; fair-poor, with poor audio quality. (Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Jun 3) NIGER 9705 La Voix du Sahel is still inaudible. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 31) NIGERIA This was obs'ed. back here in Lisbon and reported too: 917 R. Gotel (pres), Yola, 2146-..., 24 May, talks, no language identification possible; 13441, QRM de E. Now this was obs'ed. near the coast: 917 R. Gotel, Yola, 1912-1925, 29 May, Vernacular, Afr. songs, sung ID; 44343, QRM de E 917, but barely noticed for most of the time. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 31) New 4 x 4 dipol curtain array at a new shortwave station in Abuja Nigeria. Bodo Fritsche DL3OCH, at Abuja, Nigeria. Take a look here: <http://www.qrz.com/detail/5N0OCH> a German amateur it's setting up a new shortwave station in Nigeria and there a photo of the new curtain antenna. (Andrea Borgnino-ITA IW0HK - HB9EMK, SW TX site June 5) <http://www.qrz.com/hampages/h/c/5n0och/antenna_1.jpg> I am in Nigeria to set up a new short wave radio station. I am QRV as often as work permits it on all bands (including 160m) mostly in CW but also some SSB and RTTY. So far I was active on 10m-160m in CW, RTTY, SSB, PSK31, JT65A. The conditions for the lowbands are very poor. I do have high QRM on 80m and 160m. Currently I am able to use a very nice antenna. Its a 16dipole array into direction North, another array into West. The signals that I had during the last few days were amazing. EUs were coming up to 599+40dB. The antenna is actually not tuned yet but perfoming great on 15m, 17m, 20m, 30m. I can also use it on 40m and 12m. Its alot of fun. I kindly ask you to not do so many dupe QSOs. There are still many weak stations that want to work me and for some 5N is still a new one, especially outside EU. I was not able to enjoy working NA or OC due to many callers from EU. For 160m I am using a 18m long vertical with 40m long radials. I was able to make 5 QSOs but that required to be QRV for more than 30 hours. Conditions are very poor and I had to fight with extreme QSB. For the five QSOs, I had to stay up two nights and people kept calling me. Then, for a few minutes the signal came out the noise and we could make the QSO. I will be QRV on 160m again, but dont expect to much from it. Its not that I dont want to activate the top band but things are more difficult here than it seems. My operating QTH is about 20km away from the hotel. I am usually not operating in the night but I will keep trying to be on top band especially during sunset. I might be online in the on4kst chat while I am on 160m. The log is online at qsl.net and can be also reached from my website <www.dl3och.de> I try to update the log once a week. I have to disappoint you regarding AF-076. I did find a way to activate the island, but the only time would be in July/August. That would be the rain season, which means rain every day as well as heavy storms. Not the right weather for camping. However, I will come back and will activate the IOTA maybe later this or next year. Other activity as 5N0EME on 2m, 70cm and 23cm in JT65 and if possible CW. Please check <www.mmmonvhf.de> for latest news. I will QSL all QSOs 100% via bureau and also direct but only via DL3OCH. (Bodo Fritsche DL3OCH, at Abuja, Nigeria, May 23) PALAU/USA Updated summer A-09 schedule of World Harvest Radio from June 1: WHRI Angel 1 0100-0200 on 5850 Mon-Fri 0100-0200 on 7315 Sat/Sun 0200-0500 on 7315 0500-1100 on 11565 1100-1400 on 7315 1400-1600 on 15195 1600-1700 on 17520 1700-1800 on 17520 Sun-Fri 1700-1800 on 9495 Sat 1800-1900 on 17520 1900-2000 on 15665 Mon-Thu Demitse Tewahedo in Amharic 1900-2000 Mon 1900-2000 on 17520 Fri-Sun Voice of Biafra International in Igbo Fri 2000-2100 on 7520 Mon-Fri 2000-2100 on 15665 Sat 2000-2100 on 9495 Sun 2100-2300 on 11885 2300-0100 on 7315 WHRI Angel 2 0000-0400 on 7385 0400-0500 on 5850 Sun-Fri 0400-0500 on 9825 Sat 0500-0600 on 7390 Mon-Sat 0500-0600 on 7365 Sun 0600-0700 on 7365 0700-0800 on 7390 0800-0900 on 11565 0900-1000 on 9425 Sun-Fri 0900-1000 on 7465 Sat 1000-1200 on 9425 Deutsche Welle in German 1200-1300 on 9410 BBC in Spanish Mon-Fri 1300-1600 on 9840 Sat/Sun 1600-1700 on 9840 1700-1800 on 9840 Sun-Fri 1700-1800 on 17520 Sat 1800-2000 on 9840 2000-2100 on 15665 2100-2200 on 15665 Mon-Sat 2100-2200 on 9690 Sun 2200-2300 on 11885 Sat/Sun 2200-2400 on 17820 Deutsche Welle in German Mon-Fri 2300-2400 on 9615 Sat/Sun T8WH Angel 3 0700-1500 on 9930 Sound of Hope R.in Chinese 1200-1500 Mon-Fri 1500-1800 on 9905 Radio Free Asia in Chinese 1800-2200 on 9905 Radio Free Asia in Chinese 1900-2200 T8WH Angel 4 0100-0300 on 15710 0300-1200 on 15700 1200-1300 on 12130 Hoa-Mai Radio in Vietnamese 1200-1230 Tue/Thu/Sat 1300-1400 on 11685 Democratic Voice of Burma in Burmese 1400-2300 on 9965 Nippon no Kaze in Japanese 1530-1600 2300-0100 on 15550 Suaab Xaa Moo Zoo in Hmong 2330-2400 WHRA Angel 5 [see comment below, wb.] 0000-0500 on 7385 0500-0700 on 7390 0700-1100 on 11565 1100-1300 on 7315 1300-1600 on 15195 Sat/Sun 1600-1900 on 17520 1900-2000 on 9840 Demitse Tewahedo in Amharic 1900-2000 Mon 2000-2100 on 15665 2100-2300 on 11885 2300-2400 on 9615 WHRI Angel 6 0700-1300 on 7385 1300-1400 on 11785 Sat/Sun, Hmong Lao Radio in Lao Sat/Sun 1400-1500 on 11785 Sat/Sun, Hmong World Christian Radio in Lao 1400-1430 Sat 1500-1600 on 11785 Sat/Sun 1600-2300 on 11785 2300-0700 on 5875 DXing With Cumbre: WHRI Angel 1 0130-0200 on 7315 Sat/Sun 0330-0400 on 7315 Sun/Mon 0430-0500 on 7315 Mon-Fri? WHRI Angel 2 0200-0230 on 7385 Sun/Mon KWHR Angel 4 1400-1430 on 9965 Sat/Sun 1930-2000 on 9965 Mon-Sun? WHRA Angel 5 [see comment below, wb.] 0130-0200 on 7385 Sun 0330-0400 on 7385 Sun/Mon 0430-0500 on 7385 Mon-Fri? WHRI Angel 6 1000-1030 on 7385 Sun 1430-1500 on 11785 Sun 1530-1600 on 11785 Sat/Sun 1830-1900 on 11785 Sat (R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 2) Note that the WHR website <www.whr.org> does not list the callsign WHRA any more. Angel 5 is now also called "WHRI". It is still listed at the Greenbush, Maine, location on the "Technical Information" page - but that same page lists T8WH as being in Hawaii, which is so obviously wrong (as long as you know your callsign prefixes). And their frequency table STILL contradicts itself, listing the SAME frequency from different transmitters, with different programs, at the SAME time. I notified them about that at the beginning of A09, but they still couldn't fix it. Someone at WHR is really not paying attention. With such faults you just can't trust any information on their website. (Eike Bierwirth-CO-USA, dxld June 3) PAPUA NEW GUINEA (?) 3905 R. New Ireland (tent), Kavieng, 2138-22204*, 30 May, Pidgin (pres), talks, music; 25231, some het. with Dutch pir. stn. on 3905. If not PNG, then what? (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 31) POLAND One of Twoje Radio transmitters, probably from 1584 kHz, is on 1558.15 kHz drifting a little bit up and down. Heard on 28 May 2009 after 1800 UTC and also in the morning of 29 May 2009. Before and after 0700 UTC there was no local program so it looks like this transmitter relays their central program only. IDs: "Twoje Radio AM". Twoje Radio (pron. Tvoye Radio) = Your Radio (Karel Honzik-CZE, mwdx May 30) SOUTH AFRICA/UAE/UZBEKISTAN Some VT Communications changes eff June 1: Somali Interactive Radio Instruction Program(x Mustaqbal) to EaAF in Somali 0545-0615 on 15200 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg, cancelled 0620-0650 on 15200 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg, cancelled Voice of Free Radio to North Korea in Korean: 1600-1700 on 7520 TAC 100 kW / 060 deg, x1600-1630 RTE Radio One to SoAF in English: 1930-2030 NF 6225 MEY 100 kW / non-dir, x6220 (R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 2) TAIWAN Tainan QSL. Sendezentrum Tainan im suedlichen Taiwan mit starken 8 x 4 Dipol Vorhaengen 23 02 35.16 N 120 10 07.62 E <http://www.panoramio.com/photo/10541134> <http://www.panoramio.com/photo/8305831> <http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=23.043681~120.16 8854&style=h&lvl=17&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=- 1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1> <http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=23%C2%B002%273 5.16%22+N++120%C2%B010%2707.62%22E&ie=UTF8&ll=23.043099,120.16674&spn=0.00 7306,0.017853&t=h&z=17&iwloc=A> (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 2) TANZANIA 11735 R. Tanzania, Dole, Zanzibar, 1640-..., 30 May, Swahili, prayer; 45343. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 31) R. Tanzania Zanzibar is no more relaying the English news from "Spice FM". They are coming now from the own house from "Voice of Tanzania, Zanzibar" as it is announced. The time is 1800 - 1810. I observed the English news on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. There were no English news broadcasted on Thursday and Saturday. (Erich wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 5) TURKEY Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution place. VE Update. On new Google Earth V.5 historical image, old installations are visible like former TRT LW 198 kHz 120 kW longwave site [Ankara] Etimesgut 39 56 19.02 N 32 40 03.00 E March 15, 2002 Sept 1, 2003 but masts dismanteled at April 20, 2005. <http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3771647> <http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/3771647.jpg> the new Thomcast rotating SW antenna in RED colour visible at Cakirlar <http://www.panoramio.com/photo/2146121> <http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/2146121.jpg> (wb, SW TXsite June 5) USA KUSW/KTBN Shortwave Aerial Photo. I was just putting together some info on the local Salt Lake City transmission sites, and came across this: <http://maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=qs7jg85nwhxq&style=b &lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=- 1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=32584645&encType=1> It's a maps.live.com aerial and bird's eye view of the old site, as they were taking it down. Could be that the photos were taken the day I stopped by to say "goodbye" to the place, except there aren't any cars in the lot. You can see the old tower bases, to the left of the fenced off feed point area, and the two ocean cargo containers that were being filled to go to Anguilla. One held the tower components, the other was the transmitter. Cool, huh? (Ken W. English, Studio Engineer, KSL-TV/KSL-DT, Salt Lake City-UT 84110- 1160 USA, dxld May 31) KTBN Salt Lake City G.C. 40.650328 N 112.046256 W or 40 39 01.18 N 112 02 46.52 W On Google Earth V.5 you see different images of Jul 13, 2006 Aug 31, 2006 Sep 25, 2006 Dec 31, 2006 Apr 28, 2007 Look also to Photo Street View modus, on the left[western] side of the street, street S6200W/S6400W. <http://maps.google.com/maps?source=earth&layer=c&cbll=40.651072,- 112.043736&cbp=13,281.82,,0,5&ie=UTF8&ll=40.651121,- 112.043735&spn=0,359.986053&z=17&panoid=yYJ0DSZVV2O4t500dXTYoA> <http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=40+39+01.18+N ++112+02+46.52+W&sll=40.657592,- 112.06707&sspn=0.097408,0.22316&ie=UTF8&ll=40.650332,- 112.046256&spn=0.001522,0.003487&t=h&z=19> former MS Live Search, now Bing.com <http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=40.650353~- 112.046256&style=h&lvl=14&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=- 1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&where1=40%2039%2001.18%20N%20%20112%2002%2046.52% 20W&encType=1> and Bing bird view option <http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=qs7jkn5nwhxq&sty le=b&lvl=1&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=- 1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&scene=32584645&where1=40%2039%2001.18%20N%20%2011 2%2002%2046.52%20W&encType=1> <http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=40.650328&lon=- 112.046256&z=19.5&r=0&src=msl> (wb, June 1) Summer A-09 of WEWN Global Catholic Radio: English 0000-0900 on 11520 EWN 250 kW / 085 deg to WeAf 0900-1200 on 11640 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs 1200-1500 on 11530 EWN 250 kW / 355 deg to SEAs 1500-1700 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 040 deg to WeEu 1700-2000 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 040 deg to NoAm 2000-2400 on 15610 EWN 250 kW / 040 deg to N/ME Spanish 0100-1100 on 11870 EWN 250 kW / 155 deg to SoAm 1100-1500 on 12050 EWN 250 kW / 155 deg to SoAm 1500-1700 on 11520 EWN 250 kW / 155 deg to SoAm 1700-0100 on 17510 EWN 250 kW / 155 deg to SoAm Spanish 0500-1300 on 7555 EWN 250 kW / 220 deg to CeAm 1300-2200 on 11550 EWN 250 kW / 220 deg to CeAm 2200-0500 on 5810 EWN 250 kW / 220 deg to CeAm (R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 2) For my interview with Glenn Hauser today, I'd like to find some MP3 examples of jamming. Especially of jamming of a U.S. broadcast or the BBC being interfered with, so my listeners can understand what is happening. Marti jamming would be good, too. Firedrake, CNR, whatever. Any MP3's would be welcome at <david @ coursey.com> Thanks! David P.S. Glenn will be on at 2:06PM Pacific Time today. Listen on <http://ksco.com/ksco.m3u> (David Coursey-USA, dxld June 3) Listen to the best jamming recordings at <http://www.radiojamming.puslapiai.lt/sound.htm> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_jamming> Listen to the MP4 examples at <http://monitor.ibb.gov/jamming/> <http://www.laughingpoliceman.com/jammers.htm> <http://www.voacap.com/documents/jamming_radio_broadcasting_VKL.pdf> <http://www.radiojamming.puslapiai.lt/article_en.htm> <http://cbc.am/jamming.pdf> (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 3) USA [non] A-09 RFA Daily Broadcast Frequencies. All times in UTC. * changes Burmese (4 hours daily) 0030-0130 13820IRA, 13865TIN, 17835TIN 1230-1330 7390IRA, 9320TIN, 13675TIN 1330-1430 7390TIN, 9320TIN, 12140TIN(-1400) 1630-1730* 9945IRA Cantonese (2 hours daily) 1400-1500* 5835TIN, 7280TIN, 11595SAI 2200-2300 9355SAI, 11715TIN, 11785TIN Khmer (2 hours daily) 1230-1330 12140TIN, 15160IRA 2230-2330 7580IRA, 13740TIN Korean (5 hours daily) 1500-1700 1350 , 5810TIN, 7210IRK, 7455TIN 1700-1800 1350 , 5810TIN, 9370IRA 1800-1900 1350 , 5810TIN, 7210TIN 2100-2200 1350 , 7460 , 9385TIN, 12075SAI Lao (2 hours daily) 0000-0100 15545TIN, 15690IRA 1100-1200 9355SAI, 15145IRA Mandarin (12 hours daily) 0300-0600 13760SAI, 15130TIN, 15615TIN, 15635IRK, 17615TIN, 17880SAI, 21550TIN, 21690TIN 0600-0700 13760SAI, 15130TIN, 15615TIN, 15635IRK, 17615TIN, 17880SAI, 21550TIN 1500-1600 9455SAI, 9905PAL, 11540TIN, 11625TIN, 12025SAI, 13675TIN, 15495TIN 1600-1700* 9455SAI, 9905PAL, 11540TIN, 11795TIN, 12025SAI, 13675TIN, 15530TIN 1700-1800* 7260TIN, 7280TIN, 9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9540TIN, 9905PAL, 11540TIN, 11795TIN, 13625TIN 1800-1900* 7280TIN, 7355TWN, 9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9540TIN, 9865TIN, 11540SAI, 11700TIN, 13625TIN 1900-2000* 1098TWN, 7260TIN, 7355TWN, 9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9850TIN, 9865TIN, 9905PAL, 11700TIN, 11785TIN, 13625TIN, 15510TIN 2000-2100* 1098TWN, 7260TIN, 7355TWN, 9355SAI, 9455SAI, 9850TIN, 9905PAL, 11700TIN, 11740TIN, 11785TIN, 13625TIN 2100-2200 1098TWN, 7355TWN, 9455SAI, 9850TIN, 9905PAL, 11740TIN, 11935TIN, 13625TIN 2300-0000 7540 , 11760TIN, 11785TIN, 15430TIN, 15485SAI, 15585TIN Tibetan (10 hours daily) 0100-0300 9365KWT, 9885WER, 11695UAE, 15225TIN, 17730 0600-0700 17510 , 17780KWT, 21500TIN, 21690UAE 1000-1100 15460LAM, 17750KWT, 21530KWT 1100-1200 7470 , 13830 , 15375UAE, 17750KWT 1200-1400 7470 , 11590KWT, 11605TIN, 13830 , 15375UAE 1500-1600 9370 , 11550KWT, 11585TIN, 11795UAE 2200-2300 5865TIN, 7500TIN, 9880LAM 2300-0000 7470 , 7500KWT, 9805UAE, 9875TIN Uyghur (2 hours daily) 0100-0200 9350 , 9490LTU, 11895UAE, 11945UAE, 17640TIN 1600-1700 9350IRA, 9370 , 9555UAE, 11750IRA Vietnamese (2 hours daily) 1400-1500 7520IRA, 9715TIN, 9805SAI, 11605TWN, 11680IRA, 12140IRA 1400-1430 1503TWN 2330-2400 7520IRA, 11580 , 11605TWN, 13740SAI, 15535VLD, 15560IRA 0000-0030* 7525IRA, 11580 , 11605TWN, 13740SAI, 15535VLD, 15560TIN (Radio Free Asia website, via Gordon Brown-UK, NWDXC June 1) Here's the latest VOA Museum story from the Cincinnati Enquirer. <http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090529/NEWS01/905310326/1055/NEWS/VO A+Museum+takes+shape> VOA Museum. An opening date has not been announced, though Zerkle says he expects the museum to open in about two years. (Dale Rothert, dxld May 30) BETHANY STATION PROJECT WILL NEED $12M-$14M, PLUS OPERATING FUNDS The Middletown Journal By Dave Greber - Staff Writer May 29, 2009 Renovating West Chester Twp.'s 1940s-era former Bethany Station could bring an estimated 30,000 visitors at its peak and $1.7 million annually to the area once construction is complete later this year, officials told trustees last week. The $12 million to $14 million project looks to turn the former Voice of America Bethany Station - a landmark that spread messages of democracy throughout the world for more than five decades via shortwave radio - into The National Voice of America Museum of Broadcasting. <http://www.middletownjournal.com:80/news/middletown-news/bethany-station- project-will-need-12m-14m-plus-operating-funds-139761.html> (Mike Terry-UK, dxld June 1) ZIMBABWE 3396 ZBC, Guinea-fowl, 2051-2106, 29 May, Vernacular, Afr. songs, talks at 2100, presumably some newscast; 25241, vy. modest as compared to other occasions. (Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 31) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* ODXA LISTENING IN CONTENT IS NOW ON THE WEB. As we have announced here and in our Listening In magazine over the past year, the Ontario DX Association has made the switch to web-based content. Most of our Listening In columns are now posted on <http://www.odxa.on.ca> A few, still remaining to be reformatted, will be added soon. Our columns are now free downloads, as pdf documents. Drop by for a visit. Send us your contributions. Everyone is now welcome to do so. Send us your comments. (Harold Sellers-Ont-CAN, "Listening In", ODXA, dxld June 1) The direct URL is really: <http://www.odxa.on.ca/listeningin/index.html> #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* Final edition of Wavescan from AWR studio in Singapore. Next week, will be written by Adrian Peterson, and produced in studios of WRMI. Radio Broadcasting in New Guinea: The Port Moresby Story - VIG & VHSU. In recent time, we have begun a series of progressive topics here in Wavescan on the story of radio broadcasting on the island of New Guinea. Thus far, we have shared with you the early origins back in the era of the old spark wireless stations; and on this occasion, we take a look at the New Guinea story, in Port Moresby itself. You will remember from the previous program on this topic that the first wireless station located at Port Moresby in the Papua section of New Guinea was a temporary facility erected on Paga Hill in March 1911. A permanent spark wireless station was erected on the edge of Port Moresby two years later. This permanent 5 kW electrical transmitter was constructed from equipment provided by Father Shaw and his wireless factory on the edge of Sydney in Australia. Wireless station VIG in Port Moresby was installed for the purpose of Morse Code communication with shipping in the waters nearby to Port Moresby, for contact with Sydney with commercial traffic and government messages, and for inland communications throughout the eastern half of the island of New Guinea. The long distance communications with Australia were often handled via intermediate stations that relayed the Morse Code messages on to the next nearest wireless station. These intermediate relay stations were located at Cooktown and Townsville, on the Pacific coast in the northern areas of the state of Queensland. In October 1915, all wireless stations throughout the Commonwealth of Australia and all neighboring islands were placed under the control of the Australian navy, which formed part of the British navy at the time. It might be added that Port Moresby was a quite small town during this era, and it was described as having the character of a small outback town in Queensland. Station VIG in Port Moresby was taken over by the Australian government soon after the end of World War 1, though it was transferred back to the original owners, AWA in 1922. It was around the year 1925 that the spark wireless stations in coastal areas of Australia and nearby islands were modernized with the installation of electronic transmitters utilizing the recently introduced valves, or tubes, made in England and the United States. The Port Moresby station, along with all of the others in the maritime service throughout the South Pacific, was upgrade with the latest available electronic equipment. In March 1931, AWA installed a high speed telegraph centre in Main Street, Port Moresby which keyed a new out-of-town facility that contained a 5 kW transmitter and a three mast antenna system beamed on Sydney. With the progress of the Pacific Conflict, the civilian population in the city of Port Moresby was evacuated to Australia in December 1941, and the main operating facility for the radio station was transferred into Wonga Cottage, at a place called Five Mile, which was of course, 5 miles out of town. Wonga Cottage was in earlier times a quite famous vacation home for a wealthy family living in New Guinea. That was the story of the AWA communication station VIG, from its earliest installation up to the early 1940s. However, it so happened that AWA established another radio communication station in the province of Papua during this same era. It was an air radio facility for communication with aircraft and it was operated by AWA on behalf of the government Post & Telegraph Department. Initially this station was on the air under the callsign VHPM, with the letters VH indicating an Australian aircraft facility and the letters PM obviously indicating Port Moresby. Following the initial series of test transmissions, the callsign was changed to VHSU. Communication station VHPM/VHSU was heard in Australia, New Zealand and the United States when it was on the air with aircraft communications and also when it was in contact with a similar airways station located at the regional air strip near Salamaua in New Guinea. It was noted in Australia with traffic for various communication stations in New Guinea and Australia, and the messages were read very slowly, and sometimes specific words were spelled out. Airways station VHPM/VHSU was active from September 1938 to around June 1940. There are no known QSLs from this station. During this era around the middle of last century, the main AWA shortwave station at Port Moresby, station VIG, was often heard in the same three countries, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. On some occasions, it was noted with communication traffic, and on other occasions it was heard with program broadcasting. Somewhat independent from the AWA shortwave facility was a new mediumwave station which was on the air under the Australian callsign 4PM, and shortwave station VIG sometimes carried a relay from this mediumwave counterpart for the benefit of distant listeners. Every now-and-again, an old QSL card from the AWA station VIG turns up, though these days they are quite rare. OK, then on the next occasion in this series of special features on radio broadcasting in New Guinea, we will tell the story of the mediumwave station 4PM and its shortwave relay counterpart VIG. American DX Report. Before we begin our "American DX Report", allow me to express our genuine appreciation for the work of both Rhoen Catolico and Anniston Matthews in the Singapore studios of Adventist World Radio. This edition of Wavescan is the last from Singapore, and next week when you tune us in again, you will note that the programming is researched and written in Indianapolis and produced in the Miami studios of Radio Miami International, shortwave station WRMI. USA: The May 6 edition of the trade newspaper, Radio World, contains a full page article on the history of the 10 kW shortwave transmitter that was on the air in Philadelphia Pennsylvania under the pre-war callsigns W3XAU-WCAI-WCAB. Subsequent to the close of this station at the end of the year 1941, the transmitter was refurbished and taken to the secret spy station, Camp X, which was located near Oshawa in Ontario. At this new location, the transmitter was used for trans-Atlantic traffic with Bletchley Park in England under the designation, Hydra. The usage of this historic shortwave transmitter in Canada was terminated in 1969, and probably unceremoniously scrapped. Antigua: The New Zealand DX News states that the mediumwave transmitter on the island of Antigua was decommissioned some 25 years ago due to the age of the equipment. However, plans are in hand for the installation of a digital transmitter which will occupy the same spot on the radio dial, 620 kHz. Congo: According to BBC Monitoring, the radio stations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are no longer permitted to relay the programming from Radio France International. This prohibition also includes Radio Candip, which operates with 1 kW on 5066 kHz and it is one of the few shortwave stations on the air in the Congo. USA: The monthly radio magazine, Popular Communications, reports that two rarely heard radio stations were logged in the United States during a recent unusual propagation opening. These two stations were the Faroe Islands with 200 kW on 531 kHz and Greenland with 10 kW on 720 kHz. USA: The monthly radio magazine, Monitoring Times, reports that a radio company in Oklahoma plans to erect a free standing radio tower 1,500 feet high. Neither the FCC radio licensing authority nor the FAA aviation licensing authority have yet given approval for the erection of this tower which would stand a little over a quarter of a mile high. Monaco: According to a report from Jari Savolainan in Finland, the maritime communication station 3AC in Monte Carlo is on the air with a bulletin of news from a local FM station twice daily. These news bulletins, three minutes in duration, can be heard at 0700 and 1100 UTC in the upper side band mode on four shortwave channels, 4368 8728 13146 and 17260 kHz. In times past, Monaco Radio 3AC has issued a QSL card as verification of reception reports. Australia: In an unusual move, two FM stations in Queensland, Australia are returning to the mediumwave band. The New Zealand DX Times states that these two stations are 4CA in Cairns returning to 846 kHz and 4MK Mackay returning to 1026 kHz. USA: The annual meeting of DRM USA, Digital Radio Mondiale and NASB, the National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters USA took place in Nashville Tennessee on May 7 and 8. In a report regarding the recent DRM digital tests from the FEBC station on Saipan, KFBS, John Stanley stated that two Continental transmitters at 100 kW were modified for the occasion with an exciter from HCJB in Indiana. Two channels were in use, 11650 kHz and 11580 kHz. It was stated that reception in Japan was flawless, and some listeners in Europe and Russia also heard the programming. In a call to the manufacturers of radio receivers, Adil Mina from Continental Electronics in Texas stated that the greatest need at the present time is for a mass produced low cost digital receiver for use in countries like India for example, where plans are underway for the conversion of the home service shortwave stations to the digital mode. Canada: Brandon Jordan in Memphis Tennessee has received a QSL card after a long, long wait. In June 1993, Brandon sent a reception report to station CSIC in Canada regarding transmissions on 7425 and 7413 kHz, and he received the QSLs as form letters just recently, a wait of fifteen years and five months. 1. Radio Broadcasting in New Guinea Early Communication Stations _ VIG Port Moresby Year Date Call Event Reference 1907 Australian government conference calls for station at Port Moresby SSIP 84.7 55 1908 Mar Australian government called for tenders for Port Moresby station SSIP 84.7 55 1908 No tenders accepted SSIP 84.7 55 1911 Mar Father Shaw installs temporary station Paga Hill, Port Moresby pngbuai.com 1911 Dec PMG announced acceptance Father Shaw system & equipment SSIP 84.7 62 1912 Jan 1 Port Moresby projected 350 mile coverage, no call shown earlyradiohistory.us 1913 Feb 26 VIG Spark station opened, 5 kW spark, crystal receivers michie.net & home.st.net.au 1913 Additional equipment provided by Father Shaw's Randwick factory Durrant 27 1914 Two pictures of Port Moresby wireless station cas.awm.gov.au 1915 Oct All wireless stations placed under control of navy SSIP 84.7 69 1920s Port Moresby described like outback Queensland town Durrant 35 1920s VIG Contact Sydney via Cooktown & Townsville stations Durrant 35 1921 VIG Owned by Australian government YBWT&T 82.7 1921 569 1922 VIG On air 7:00 am _ 7pm, Mon _ Sat; Sun as needed WW 82.2 4-8-22 12 1922 VIG Station reverted to AWA AWA Document 1923 VIG Land station you may hear WW 82.2 23-3-23 4 1925 VIG Spark, owned by Australian government YBWT&T 82.7 1925 501 1928 VIG Owned by AWA IRD 1928 AWARG 146 1931 Mar AWA installed high speed telegraph centre Main St, Pt Moresby Mackay 2 1931 Mar 10 New SW transmitter opened 5 kW, 3 masts, direct contact Sydney Durrant 45 1933 VIG List Pt Moresby 41.09 m SWL&CB 1933 02.162 29 1933 AWA introduced pedal wireless for internal communications Mackay 2 1941 Dec Civilian population evacuated to Australia Durrant 223 1942 Feb 15 Port Moresby evacuated Durrant 223 1942 Feb Main operating facility moved to Wonga Cottage Durrant 223 2. Radio Broadcasting in New Guinea Early Communication Stations _ VHSU Port Moresby Year Date Call kHz Event Reference 1930s AWA Operated air radio facilities from Port Moresby Mackay 2 1938 Sep VHPM 6540 Tests heard USA 5:30 am - 6:30 am RN 10-38 32 1938 Sep VHPM 8080 Tests heard USA 5:30 am - 6:30 am RN 10-38 32 1938 Oct VHSU 8070 Salamaua Air Radio tests, also 2600 & 6540, 5:30 - 8 am RN 11-38 42 1938 Dec VHPM 8080 Listed ISWC 1-39 10 1939 Jan VHSU 6540 Also 8070 kHz , government P&T ISWC 2-39 9 1939 Feb VHSU 8070 One frequency at a time, 6:30 - 9:00 am P&T Port Moresby ISWC 3-39 8 1939 Feb VHSU 6540 One frequency at a time, 6:30 - 9:00 am P&T Port Moresby ISWC 3-39 8 1939 Apr 8070 New station in Papua heard USA 4:00 am - 6:00 am RN 5-39 46 1939 May VHSU 8070 Heard in USA near 8:00 am RN 6-39 42 1939 May VHSU SW Station listing on 6540 & 8070 kHz RN 6-39 46 1939 Jun VHSU 6540 Traffic with NG & Australian stations, read slowly R&H 79.11 7-39 52 1939 Jun VHSU 6540 Heard around 7:00 am, traffic NG & Australia R&H 79.11 7-39 52 1939 Jun VHSU 6540 Port Moresby, heard Australia early mornings R&H 77.10 7-39 57 1940 Jun VHSU 6540 Irregular, operated by government P&T, also 8070 kHz ISWC 7-40 13 (AWR "Wavescan" _ DX Program - NWS14 - Sunday May 31, 2009) #*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#* vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX
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