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Dieses Bulletin wird mit Einverstaendnis von Wolfgang DF5SX verteilt.
BC-DX 918 29 June 2009
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ALASKA Antenna Construction Underway For ALASKA DRM Tests.
The experiment to see if an entire state can be covered by digital
shortwave signals is slowly progressing, according to another NAB Show
presentation. Dr. Donald Messer, longtime shortwave broadcasting and
Digital Radio Mondiale proponent, updated attendees about his plans to
test DRM for an ambitious "local" shortwave service covering the state of
Alaska.
<http://www.rwonline.com/article/82654>
(via Dick Pache, DXLD)
ALBANIA Albania digitalization project signed on 2 June by our prime
minister.
Yesterday, I was talking with our Tech Dir Agron Aranitasi. He showed me
the paper signed by our Prime Minister for the Digitalization of RTV
broadcasting in Albania. Today, I went to ask for the date of this paper.
His staff showed me the order and told me to search in the web of our
Prime Minister (Kryeministria) date 2 June, His order 77. I did a glance
on it. It was an order to create an ad-hoc commission to prepare the
strategies for the digitalization broadcasting project that should be done
in Albania till 2012. Our General Director is member of this commission,
while vice/Prime Minister was nominated as responisble person to deliver
this order to the relevant institutions.
(Drita Cico-ALB, R. Tirana Monitoring, dxld Jan 18)
What standard(s)? (gh)
I guess DVB-T norm in TV UHF band [200-230?] 470-862 MHz; and DAB+ norm in
VHF-band III 174-198 MHz, 126 programmes on 14 multiplexed radio channels.
<http://www.broadcastpapers.com/whitepapers/DAB%20Technical%20Summary%20by
%20Aaron%20Alphonso.pdf?CFID=35863854&CFTOKEN=f645167c8de2afc1-27406964-
EF65-5A6B-63B47B4C990AD9B4>
ALBANIA/CHINA Planned B09 registrations of CRI relay via Cerrik Albania.
7275 2000-2200 38W (x7215) CER 150 140 251009-280310 Arabic ALB CRI RTC
7360 1800-2000 27SE (x7180) CER 150 310 251009-280310 French ALB CRI RTC
7380 1600-1800 28NW (x7155) CER 150 330 251009-280310 German ALB CRI RTC
xB08 registrations.
(Eng. Han Shuhe-ALB Manager Cerrik R/station for China RTV via Drita Cico,
June 22)
ALGERIA (?) 1071 R. Algerienne (?), Illizi, 2146-..., 21 June, Arabic,
prayer; 14431. I was unable to compare this against their other audible
chs., and there's a good chance what I heard on this was Saudi Arabia.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 24)
ANTARCTICA [non] I distinctly remember that the USSR used to have a
special Polar Service on SW, once a week? Designated both for the Arctic
and Antarctic; but don't remember the times and frequencies. Details were
probably in Roger Legge's USSR HF Broadcast Newsletter.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld June 24)
1981 Handbook schedule of the Foreign Service, Broadcasts in Russian,
Fifth programme shows a programme 0900-0930 To Soviet Specialists abroad,
Tuesdays and Fridays only. News and music on other days.
This is one of several special programmes; at other times the service
relayed the 2nd programme (Mayak).
A note in the 1983 edition adds that:
"At times when these special programmes are on the air listeners may hear
the Home Service 2nd programme simultaneously on other frequencies. The
latter may be either domestic shortwave transmitters or Foreign Service
transmitters which use this programme as a fill-in between programmes in
other languages."
(Mike Barraclough-UK, dxld June 9)
ASCENSION ISL/U.K. BBCWS special broadcast to Antarctica.
On air now! 5950 7295 7360. From Media Network blog
<http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/>
BBCWS to conduct special midwinter broadcast to Antarctica. The BBC World
Service will be making a special midwinter shortwave broadcast to
Antarctica on Sunday 21 June at 2130 UTC. The broadcast is directed to
members of the British Antarctic Survey, and will be on the following
frequencies:
5950 kHz (from Rampisham, UK)
7295 kHz (from Rampisham, UK)
7360 kHz (from Ascension Island)
Source Travellin' South blog: <http://alloutput.com/blog/>
According to the British Antarctic Survey blog above, they tested 16 June
and 7295 gave very strong reception in Antarctica. Broadcast will include
messages from home for members of the BAS at the Rothera station.
(Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW Mn, via Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK ng June 21)
Comment: Yes, greetings and kisses program like former R Budapest noted.
(via A-DX)
Felix - DL5XL, operator DP1POL said: 5950 kHz channel was the strongest
here in Antarctis, but all three signals of GOOD level.
Danke fuer die vielen freundlichen Wuensche zu Mittwinter! Da wir gestern
abend hier auf der Neumayer-Station in froehlicher Runde gefeiert haben,
habe ich dem Timer damit beauftragt, die Sondersendung fuer die Antarktis
aufzuzeichnen. Der Empfang war auf allen drei Frequenzen gut, das beste
Signal kam auf 5950 kHz. Auch wenn die Kurzwelle wegen der vielen neuen
Kommunikationsmoeglichkeiten (Satelliten-Telefon, Internet) in der
Antarktis nicht mehr die gleiche Rolle spielt wie noch vor zehn oder
zwanzig Jahren, werden die Kollegen auf den Ueberwinterungsstationen
Halley und Rothera sich sicher ueber die vielen Gruesse von ihren Familien
und Freunden gefreut haben! Wenn man wie die Ueberwinterer ueber ein Jahr
nicht zu Hause sein kann, ist Mittwinter ja auch gleichzeitig das
"Bergfest" der Einsatzzeit und damit schon ein ganz besonderer Termin...
73 aus der Antarktis, Felix, DL5XL, DP1POL.
>From German Antarctic station Neumayer-Station III; had a mid-winter
dinner last night, and reported temperature winterly minus 19 cC, and wind
strength fresh breeze 5.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neumayer-Station_III>
<http://www.awi.de/en/infrastructure/stations/neumayer_station_iii/>
<http://www.awi.de/en/infrastructure/stations/neumayer_station_iii/archite
cture/>
<http://www.awi.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Infrastructure/Stations/Neumayer_
Station_III/NMIII_english.pdf>
AUSTRALIA Additional frequency of Radio Australia in English from July
4
0000-0200 on 17665 DRW 250 kW / 317 deg to SEAs
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)
6230 VMW Wiluna, W.A. at 1205-1213 UT on Jun 11. Weather for western
coastal waters. Fair.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer June 28)
CANADA Updated summer A-09 schedule of Radio Canada International:
Arabic
0200-0300 on 5840 5950
0300-0400 on 7230 9520
1105-1205 on 7325
1900-2000 on 15180 15235
1905-2005 on 9515
Chinese
0000-0100 on 9690 11895
0105-0205 on 6100
1305-1405 on 7325
1500-1600 on 6110 11805
2105-2205 on 9515
2200-2300 on 9525 9870
English
0000-0100 on 11700
0005-0105 on 6100
0100-0200 on 9620
1500-1600 on 11675 17720
1505-1705 on 9800 DRM
1505-1905 on 9515
1700-1800 on 5850 Sat/Sun
1800-1900 on 9530 11765 17735 17810
2000-2100 on 15235 17735
2100-2200 on 9800 DRM
2305-0005 on 6100 Mon-Fri
French
1700-1800 on 5850 Fri
1705-1905 on 9800 DRM
1900-2000 on 11765 13730 15320 17735
2005-2105 on 9515
2100-2200 on 9490 13650 15330 15235 17735
2300-2330 on 9525
Portuguese
2100-2130 on 17860 Fri-Sun
2130-2200 on 15455 17860 Fri-Sun
2200-2300 on 17860 Fri-Sun
2300-2330 on 13710 Fri-Sun
2305-0005 on 6100 Sat/Sun
Russian
1405-1505 on 9515
1500-1530 on 11935 15325
1600-1630 on 11935 15325
Spanish
0000-0100 on 11990 13725
0200-0300 on 9755 13710
0205-0305 on 6100
1205-1305 on 7325
2200-2400 on 11990 15455
2205-2305 on 6100
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)
CHINA 6750 Shangdong Shidao Maritime Meteorological Station (cf. BC-DX
911 6750 kHz USB 0020/0920 UT) sent me a kind letter and PFC QSL in
Chinese after 41 days for my reception report in Chinese enclosing 10 yuan
note. There were no signatures, but official stamps of Shandong
Meteorological Agency. Their address is:
Shidao town, Rongcheng city, Shangdong 264309, China
(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)
Google Earth imagery.
Heyuan 828 kHz 50 kW
??? 23 44 40.76 N 114 40 14.87 E
main power mast
??? 23 44 50.26 N 114 42 28.89 E
Hutubi location in ITU list some 82 kilometers south-east of the real
location:
43 35 N 87 30 E
44 09 22.71 N 86 53 58.76 E
maybe Hutubi 1521 kHz used on three directional txs/antenna arrays,
055 degr 4-mast towards northeast Russian Siberia,
310 degr 8-mast towards Moscow, St.Petersburg, and
235 degr 8-mast towards AFG, PAK and surrounding CIS states.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 15)
Haixia zhi sheng (Voice of Strait).
News channel 2230-1600 ex2225-1700 9505 kHz not Wed 0400-0955 Focus on
China in English at 1500-1525 Sun only.
Entertainment 2230-1600 ex2225-1700 7280 kHz not Wed 0400-1000
Amoy channel 2230-1600 ex2225-1700 6115 kHz not Wed 0400-1000
China Huayi Broadcast Corporation-CHBC 2230-1500 107.1FM, 6185 to 1300,
873 MW ex2230-1700 not Wed 0400-1000
de Hiroshi
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN NDXC June 27)
CONGO Dem. Rep. 6209.9 Mon + Fri 18-2007 UT. Hallo Nils,
ich hatte die Radio Kahuzi Frequenz letztes Jahr monatelang abgehoert und
immer nur Montag und Freitag von ca. 18 UT bis zum Sendeschluss zwischen
2007-2008 UT Signale aus dem Kongo hoeren. Diese Sendetage bestaetigte
mir der Sender dann Monate spaeter auch. Erkennungszeichen von Radio
Kahuzi ist die Frequenz: 6209.9, nie 6210 kHz. Dort sitzen die von Martin
erwaehnten Mischprodukte, die teilweise auch so schwach sind das man sie
gern mit dem Kongo-Signal verwechseln kann.
(Christoph Ratzer-AUT OE2CRM,
<www.a-dx.at> <www.internet-radio.at> June 28)
CROATIA Glas Hrvatske 594 kHz. Glas Hrvatske ist hier auf 594 kHz in DRM
seit 0649 UTC mit Telefonquiz und kroatischer Popmx ohne Aussetzer mit
einem SNR von 28dB zu hoeren. Rx: AOR AR7030 Ant: MK-1 QTH: Leibnitz, AUT.
(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX June 27)
CUBA/CHINA Chinese made antenna to arrive in Cuba. At a private meeting
last week in Havana between representatives from Cuba's Ministry Of
Culture, Ministry Of Communications, and China's Ministry Of
Telecommunications. China agreed to send to Cuba an ALLISS rotatable
antenna. The antenna is a Chinese copy of the one made by Thales, a French
company that sold a few of these to China in 2002 and early 2003.
These are the same antennas that the PRC is mostly using for jamming. What
the purpose of these antennas are for is a mystery. Will they be used for
CRI broadcasts? RHC broadcasts? Or jamming.
China will also be sending 2 x 250 kW transmitters once used by one of
CRI's relays.
China will also send to Cuba a few hundred radios made by Tecsun. Tecsun,
as you may know, makes radios for Eton to sell under the Grundig name.
My other question is: What is Cuba doing in return? This is the 64,000$
question. China is using Cuba as a relay for SW broadcasts, but I don't
see Cuba using China's relays to reach other areas.
At the meeting there was also discussions for China to set up a monitoring
station, I have no other details at the moment and it may just be in the
negotiation phase.
(Keith Perron-TWN, dxld June 24)
CYPRUS/SINGAPORE/THAILAND/UAE/U.K.
Additional txions of BBC in Farsi:
0600-1200 on 11860 DHA 250 kW / 345 deg, 15725 CYP 250 kW / 097 deg
1200-1400 on 15650 RMP 500 kW / 095 deg, 17530 RMP 500 kW / 095 deg
1400-1500 on 15215 RMP 500 kW / 095 deg, 17530 RMP 500 kW / 095 deg
1500-1600 on 13840 RMP 500 kW / 095 deg, 15550 RMP 500 kW / 095 deg
1700-1800 on 9810 SNG 250 kW / 315 deg, 13845 RMP 500 kW / 095 deg
1800-1900 on 6125 DHA 250 kW / 345 deg, 13845 RMP 500 kW / 095 deg
1900-2100 on 5975 NAK 250 kW / 305 deg, 7270 CYP 250 kW / 097 deg
2100-2200 on 5875 CYP 250 kW / 097 deg
2200-2300 on 6185 CYP 250 kW / 097 deg
2300-2400 on 5875 CYP 250 kW / 097 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)
Additional TV copy - expiration date UNKNOWN
0000-0100 7410 CYP
0000-0230 6095 SKN
0100-0230 7410 SKN
0430-0600 11855 SLA
0430-0600 9565 DHA
0600-1200 15725 CYP
0600-1200 11860 DHA
BBC London Persian scheduled
7320 0230-0330 40 SKN 300 90
11855 0230-0330 40 SLA 250 335
9565 0230-0430 40 RMP 500 95
7320 0330-0430 40 ARM 200 132 [Armavir-RUS not Armenia]
11855 0330-0430 40 CYP 300 97
[variabel, rather RMP than SKN entries]
15650 1200-1400 40 RMP 500 95
17530 1200-1500 40 RMP 500 95
15215 1400-1500 40 RMP 500 95
13840 1500-1600 40 RMP 500 95
15550 1500-1600 40 RMP 500 95
6100 1600-1630 40 NAK 250 300
9915 1600-1630 40 CYP 250 77
5875 1600-1700 40 CYP 300 97
6090 1600-1700 40 SLA 250 335
6195 1600-1700 27SE,28W SKN 300 110
13610 1600-1700 40 SKN 300 90
9810 1700-1800 40E,41NW SNG 250 315
13845 1700-1900 40 RMP 500 95
6125 1800-1900 40 DHA 250 345
5975 1900-2100 40 NAK 250 305
7270 1900-2100 40 CYP 250 97
5875 2100-2200 40 CYP 250 97
6185 2200-2300 40 CYP 250 97
5875 2300-2400 40 CYP 250 97
Behrouz Afagh, head of the BBC World Service's Asia-Pacific division, said
BBC Persian's transmissions have been jammed on and off for two to three
days. Afagh said Thursday that the service had found a new satellite that
would not be vulnerable to jamming from within Iran. He rejected
accusations of meddling or bias. "All we do is to report what's going on
[on] the ground. It is factual reporting of what's happening," Afagh said.
"We have had people from all sides, but it is more difficult to get from
[President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad's side. But we do reflect their views."
With foreign reporters restricted in their movements, BBC Persian is
relying heavily on videos and photos uploaded by Iranians, which BBC staff
members try to authenticate before posting, the broadcaster said. It said
it also is increasingly airing footage from Iranian state television.
(via dswci DXW June 24)
ETHIOPIA 9704.2 R. Ethiopia, Geja Dera, 1511-1603, 21 Jun, Vernacular,
announcements, local songs, talks, news (pres) at 1600; 35433.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 24)
ETHIOPIA/ERITREA Radio Ethiopia causes interference on new 7 MHz
segment.
That story was 2+ weeks ago; seems this week's stories only are linked
now. Is there a news archive behind the members-only area? And what's IRY?
A typo for ITU? That's where the sreenshot allegedly resides anyway, maybe
reachable despite RSGB.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA)
Glenn, forget the ITU regards bandwatch matter. Is a toothless tiger.
<http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/news2009/news0905.pdf>
<http://www.iarums-r1.org/>
<http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/latest.pdf>
RSGB text [via ? G4BOH ? - Chris ] is the very same [wb] text item source
of IARU bandwatch, - we discussed that matter with Wolf, Uli and the
German Frequency Control in past two months.
We had the big bandwatch lecture [with 40 participants] today morning on
the German HAM RADIO fair at Friedrichshafen, which had already up to
20.000 ham interested visitors on 3 days on last June weekend, held as
every year since 1948.
The broadband 150-400 kHz wide RADAR which reported lately by hams and SWL
comes from Paris France area. German Frequency Control FNA-BNA informed
the French authorities and is hopefully successful coming week to switch
down that signal, which heard on 9-10 MHZ and on 14 MHz too.
(wb, dxld June 27)
As far as I'm concerned, some HAMs are causing major interference to
regular broadcasts of R. Ethiopia. Addis Ababa has been using those
frequencies for years now.
I'm not sure how closely Ethiopia is envolved with ITU. But if ITU wants
this rather poor country to move to new frequencies, the international
body should be ready to underwrite such a costly switch. Also, ITU should
look for good, interference-free frequencies for R. Ethiopia.
(Sergei-IL-USA, dxld June 28)
Sergei, Ethiopia is not a poor country and a switch to other frequencies
above 7.2 MHz is not costly. They purchased {4?} new transmitter,
supposedly Made in China as Continental plagiarism two years ago. The
Ethiopians also jammed successfully DWL Amharic and several opposition
broadcasters.
The one and only aim is to counter broadcasts from Eritrea. They are 'full
of hate' against their neighbour.
Once the much poorer Eritreans would go out the 7.1-7.2 MHz segment, the
Ethiopians would follow immediatelly.
>From yesterday Bandwatch lecture at HAM RADIO fair: "The Ethiopians use
most modern gear and volitional interference by hams on co-channel will be
useless in the target."
(wb, dxld June 28)
FRANCE Re: OVER THE HORIZON RADAR WIPES OUT 31 METERS, AND MORE.
(c.f. BC-DX TopNews #917)
OHR Radar from Paris, France area.
Info von Uli und Wolf beim Bandwachtvortrag heute morgen [June 27], das
bis zu 150 kHz breite Radarsignal bei 9-10 MHz, das vor kurzem von KW
Hoerern und Funkamateuren mehrfach gemeldet wurde, steht definitiv bei
Paris, Frankreich. Die BNA hat schon den franzoes. Frequenzkontrolldienst
informiert und naechste Woche wird der Spuk verschwunden sein. Das ist
eher eine Bandbreiten-Einstellungsangelegenheit da-dorten.
<http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/latest.pdf>
French OTH Radar - stretching over 400 kHz - disturbing the 20 m-band
until 14100 kHz on June 25th - long lasting - parameters: 33 pulses/sec -
location: area of Paris
The German PTT (BNetzA) undertakes steps to solve the problem.
soundfile: <http://www.iarums-r1.org/iarums/sound/french-oth.wav>
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 27)
QSL R. Japan relay, 17735, full data card, schedule in 3 weeks.
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 25)
Issoudun 17735 kHz 1500-1700 UT 250 kW 152 degr
QSL Polish R. Relay, 9670 [Monaco SW], full data card and personal letter
in 8 weeks, v/s Michal Kubicki (English Service).
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 25)
In A-08 MC 100 kW 44 degr.
In A-09 via Wertachtal, 1530-1700 UT 100 kW 60 degr.
FRANCE/GERMANY/POLAND Polskie Radio, Deutsch, 1530 UTC, replaced 5945
kHz ISS, by 5975 WER.
KlausK in A-DX schrieb: "hoere nunmehr seit 2 Wochenenden zu o.g.
genannter Zeit und QRG leider nicht mehr Polskie Radio, dafuer AWR in
Hindi mit wechselnd O=3-4. Sowohl im aktualisierte Sendeplan der ADDX als
auch auf der Internetseite von Polskie Radio wird die 5945 kHz angegeben.
Was ist da passiert? Wer weiss mehr dazu?"
Ich habe schon bei der Redaktion angeklopft,weil ich es vor ca. 2 Wochen
merkte. Bis dato Nullo Reaktion! Freue ich mich halt das AWR Indien so gut
zu hoeren ist. Dazu ist diese Woche der Hoererbriefkasten ausgefallen.
Also muessen wir mal abwarten. Dazu: Polen sendet auch ab 1130 UT und ab
1930 UT analog.
(Paul Gager-AUT, A-DX June 28)
Paul, ist mein Hinweis auf PRW letzte Woche nicht angekommen?
M&B/DTK hat Issoudun-Frankreich 5945 kHz durch Wertachtal 5975 kHz
ersetzt.
Und zwar mit Zeitstempel 1.6.2009.
5975 1530-1600 WER 100 kW 40 degr 0106-241009 German PRW DTK
Und Sigitas Ziliones in Litauen hat sofort die Nachbarfrequenz 5940 kHz
mit Sitkunai Richtung Russland belegt. Und wenn EU Gelder wieder fliessen,
wird damit auch Radio Racja in Belarussian um 1530 UT wieder zu Gehoer
kommen koennen. Das waere der Grund fuer den Wechsel, die Frequenz 5940 kHz
fuer 6 Stunden IRIB und Racja Relay frei zu schaufeln.
Denn PRW 5945 und SIT 5940 zur gleichen Zeit vertragen sich auf keinen
Fall.
Aber Lutz Andreas berichtete heute Mittag auch, dass RRI Deutsch immer
noch 15220 kHz ansagt, aber seit dem ! 6. April ! auf 9675 gesendet wird.
Da weiss die Redaktion in Bukarest auch nichts von der Technikabteilung,
oder man weiss es, aendert aber aus Laessigkeit die Frequenansage oder die
Webpraesentation nicht auf neue Frequenzen.
(wb, A-DX June 28)
GERMANY Frequency change of Cheetah Radio in English from June 20:
1600-1700 NF 11730 JUL 100 kW / 090 deg Sat to SoAs, x11885
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)
(SUDAN) QSL R. Dabanga, 7315, no data card in 24 days.
[via WER 500 kW 150 degr 0430-0527 UT from Nov 11, 2008.]
QSL AWR via Nauen, 9640, full data card and a pocket calendar in 6 weeks
after f/up, v/s Adrian M. Peterson (DX Editor).
QSL HCJB relay, 3955, full data card signed by Douglas Weber and a
personal letter signed by Katja Geroma (German Service). Received via
Ecuador in 14 weeks.
QSL Pan American Broadcasting via Nauen, 15205, full data e-mail verie in
6 weeks via Media Broadcast, v/s Michael Puetz.
QSL R. Japan relay, 15190, full data card in 3 weeks after f/up.
[via Wertachtal, NHK Persian 0830-0900 UT 500 kW 105 degr]
QSL R. Reveil-Parole de Vie via Nauen, 15675, full data card, post-card,
schedules, book mark in 1 month, v/s B. Matthys.
QSL R. Sawtu Linjiila via Wertachtal, 9655, partial data very informative
e-mail verie in 4 weeks after f/up, v/s Charles Mbayanga (Senior
Technician).
QTH: <mbayangacharles @ yahoo.fr>
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 25)
729 kHz MW Bayerischer Rundfunk 'On3radio' program, various (0.2/1) - txs
in Hof (0.2 - antenna 50 m high) and Wuerzburg (1 kW - antenna 100 m high)
Was ist On3radio ? Fangen die Anstalten jetzt auch schon an, solch
sperrige Namen zu erfinden, wie Arcandor usw. ?
Am Bodensee mit dem ollen Sony ICF 2001 und eingebauter Ferrit um 0700 UT
nach dem Fruehstueck im Hotel gehoert. Welcher Senderstandort koennte das
sein ? Wuerzburg?
Haben die DXer in Oberschwaben oder der Schweiz Erkenntnisse darueber?
(wb, A-DX June 27)
Programm Tip. DLF 10. Juli 20.10 MESZ
Das Feature. Warum Herr Maszkowski Radio Maryja hoert.
24 Stunden Mitscheiden, und die besten Luegen von R Maryja in Internet
zu stellen.
<http://www.dradio.de/dlf/programmtipp/dasfeature/972082/>
GERMANY/KUWAIT/PHILIPPINES/SRI LANKA/THAILAND
More and more freqs of RFE/RL Radio Farda in Farsi and VOA in Farsi.
Additional frequencies of RFE/RL Radio Farda in Farsi:
0030-0130 7245 LAM 100 kW / 092 deg, additional from June 23, not VOA
0030-0230 7375 BIB 100 kW / 088 deg, additional from June 23, not VOA
0130-0200 5885 LAM 100 kW / 104 deg
0100-0130 7490 IRA 250 kW / 299 deg, additional from June 23, not VOA
0130-0230 6045 LAM 100 kW / 092 deg, additional from June 23, not VOA
0130-0830 15475 PHT 250 kW / 283 deg
0200-0230 5885 IRA 250 kW / 315 deg
0200-0230 7490 IRA 250 kW / 299 deg, additional from June 23, not VOA
0230-0330 7370 BIB 100 kW / 088 deg, additional from June 23, not VOA
0230-0300 5885 IRA 250 kW / 332 deg
0300-0400 9480 BIB 100 kW / 088 deg, x0230-0400
0300-0400 9805 LAM 100 kW / 105 deg, x0300-0500
0300-0400 11700 IRA 250 kW / 316 deg, additional from June 23
0300-1200 5885 KWT 250 kW / 046 deg
0300-0400 13810 IRA 250 kW / 315 deg, additional from June 23
0400-0500 11705 IRA 250 kW / 316 deg, additional from June 23
0400-0500 13810 IRA 250 kW / 310 deg, additional from June 23
0500-0600 13810 IRA 250 kW / 299 deg, additional from June 23
0530-0930 7220 KWT 250 kW / 046 deg, x0500-0930
0600-0630 13810 IRA 250 kW / 310 deg, additional from June 23
0600-0830 17545 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg, additional from June 23
0600-1230 17630 PHT 250 kW / 315 deg, additional from June 23
0630-1000 17590 IRA 250 kW / 299 deg, additional from June 23
0800-1200 17880 IRA 250 kW / 322 deg
0830-0930 13825 IRA 250 kW / 332 deg, additional from June 23
0830-1030 17545 UDO 250 kW / 304 deg, additional from June 23
0830-1130 15610 LAM 100 kW / 108 deg
1000-1030 17590 IRA 250 kW / 310 deg, additional from June 23
1030-1200 17695 IRA 250 kW / 332 deg, additional from June 23
1330-1400 15330 IRA 250 kW / 315 deg
1400-1500 5870 KWT 250 kW / 046 deg
1400-1500 15330 BIB 100 kW / 085 deg, x1400-1800
1530-1630 11560 KWT 250 kW / 046 deg, x1500-1630
1600-1700 7580 IRA 250 kW / 332 deg
1630-1730 15475 LAM 100 kW / 104 deg
Radio Farda in Persian - full sked:
0030-0100 1575 5860 7280 7245 7295 7375
0100-0130 1575 5860 7280 7245 7295 7375 7490
0130-0230 1575 5860 5885 6045 7280 7295 7375 15475
0200-0230 1575 5860 5885 6045 7280 7295 7375 7490 15475
0230-0300 1575 5860 5885 7280 7370 11700 13810 15475
0300-0330 1575 5860 5885 7280 7370 9480 9805 11700 13810 15475
0330-0400 1575 5860 5885 7280 9480 9805 11700 13810 15690 15475
0400-0500 1575 5860 5885 9635 11705 13810 15690 15475
0500-0530 1575 5860 5885 13810 15255 15690 15475
0530-0600 1575 5885 7220 13810 15255 15690 15475 21715
0600-0630 1575 5885 7220 13810 15690 15475 17545 17630 17845 21715
0630-0800 1575 5885 7220 15690 15475 17545 17590 17630 17845 21715
0800-0830 1575 5885 7220 15690 15475 17545 17590 17630 17845 17880 21715
0830-0930 1575 5885 7220 13825 15610 17545 17590 15690 17630 17845 17880
21715
0930-1000 1575 5885 15610 15690 17545 17590 17630 17845 17880 21715
1000-1030 1575 5885 7435 15610 15690 17545 17590 17630 17880 21715
1030-1130 1575 5885 7435 15610 15690 17630 17695 17880 21715
1130-1200 1575 5885 7435 15690 17630 17695 17880 21715
1200-1330 1575 7435 15690 177551330-1400 1575 7435 15330 15690 17755
1400-1500 1575 5870 11520 15330 17670 17755
1500-1530 1575 11520 15410 17755
1530-1600 1575 11520 11560 15410 17755
1600-1630 1575 7340 7580 11520 11560
1630-1700 1575 7340 7580 11520 15475
1700-1730 1575 7580 9760 11520 15475
1730-1800 1575 7580 9760 9855
1800-1900 1575 5830 7580 9855
1900-2130 1575 5830 7580 9505
2130-0030 1575
Additional frequencies of RFE/RL Radio Farda in Farsi:
0130-0200 on 5885 LAM 100 kW / 104 deg
0130-0830 on 15475 PHT 250 kW / 283 deg
0200-0230 on 5885 IRA 250 kW / 315 deg
0230-0300 on 5885 IRA 250 kW / 332 deg
0300-0400 on 9480 BIB 100 kW / 88 deg, x0230-0400
0300-0400 on 9805 LAM 100 kW / 105 deg, x0300-0500
0300-0400 on 11700 IRA 250 kW / 316 deg, additional from June 23
0300-1200 on 5885 KWT 250 kW / 46 deg
0300-0400 on 13810 IRA 250 kW / 315 deg, additional from June 23
0400-0500 on 11705 IRA 250 kW / 316 deg, additional from June 23
0400-0500 on 13810 IRA 250 kW / 310 deg, additional from June 23
0500-0600 on 13810 IRA 250 kW / 299 deg, additional from June 23
0530-0930 on 7220 KWT 250 kW / 46 deg, x0500-0930
0600-0630 on 13810 IRA 250 kW / 310 deg, additional from June 23
0600-0830 on 17545 UDO 250 kW / 300 deg, additional from June 23
0600-1230 on 17630 PHT 250 kW / 315 deg, additional from June 23
0630-1000 on 17590 IRA 250 kW / 299 deg, additional from June 23
0800-1200 on 17880 IRA 250 kW / 322 deg
0830-0930 on 13825 IRA 250 kW / 332 deg
0830-1030 on 17545 UDO 250 kW / 304 deg, additional from June 23
0830-1130 on 15610 LAM 100 kW / 108 deg
1000-1030 on 17590 IRA 250 kW / 310 deg, additional from June 23
1030-1200 on 17695 IRA 250 kW / 332 deg, additional from June 23
1330-1400 on 15330 IRA 250 kW / 315 deg
1400-1500 on 5870 KWT 250 kW / 46 deg
1400-1500 on 15330 BIB 100 kW / 85 deg, x1400-1800
1530-1630 on 11560 KWT 250 kW / 46 deg, x1500-1630
1600-1700 on 7580 IRA 250 kW / 332 deg
1630-1730 on 15475 LAM 100 kW / 104 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 23)
IBB Farda transmissions
0000-2400 1575 DHB 000
1800-1900 5830 KWT 46
1900-2130 5830 KWT 46
0030-0200 5860 IRA 315
0200-0530 5860 KWT 46
1400-1500 5870 KWT 46
0130-0200 5885 LAM 108
0200-0230 5885 IRA 315
0230-0300 5885 IRA 332
0300-1000 5885 KWT 46
1000-1100 5885 KWT 46
1100-1200 5885 KWT 46
0130-0230 6045 LAM 92
0530-0930 7220 KWT 46
0030-0130 7245 LAM 92
0030-0400 7280 WER 105
0030-0230 7295 BIB 105
1600-1700 7340 WER 105
0230-0330 7370 BIB 88
0030-0230 7375 BIB 88
1000-1400 7435 KWT 46
0200-0230 7470 IRA 299
0100-0130 7490 IRA 299
1600-1700 7580 IRA 322
1700-2130 7580 IRA 322
0300-0400 9480 BIB 88
1900-2130 9505 LAM 104
0400-0500 9635 WER 105
1700-1800 9760 WER 105
0300-0400 9805 LAM 75
1730-1800 9855 UDO 300
1800-1900 9855 WER 105
1400-1500 11520 BIB 88
1500-1600 11520 BIB 105
1600-1730 11520 BIB 105
1530-1630 11560 KWT 46
0300-0400 11700 IRA 316
0400-0500 11705 IRA 316
0300-0400 13810 IRA 315
0400-0500 13810 IRA 310
0500-0600 13810 IRA 299
0600-0630 13810 IRA 310
0830-0930 13825 IRA 332
0500-0600 15255 IRA 316
1330-1400 15330 IRA 316
1400-1500 15330 BIB 85
1500-1600 15410 LAM 108
0130-0830 15475 PHT 283
1630-1730 15475 LAM 092
0830-1130 15610 LAM 104
0230-0430 15690 IRA 315
0430-1400 15690 IRA 315
0600-0830 17545 UDO 300
0830-1030 17545 UDO 304
0830-1000 17590 IRA 299
1000-1030 17590 IRA 310
0600-1230 17630 PHT 315
1400-1500 17670 WER 105
1030-1200 17695 IRA 332
1200-1600 17755 BIB 85
0600-1000 17845 IRA 316
0800-1000 17880 IRA 322
1000-1030 17880 IRA 316
1030-1200 17880 IRA 322
0530-0600 21715 UDO 296
0600-0800 21715 UDO 296
(Dragan Lekic-SRB, dxld June 23)
INDIA 7150 About 3 months have passed since AIR stations shifted from
7100-7200 kHz area. However AIR Delhi (Kingsway) is still noted daily on
7150 kHz at 0030-0040 UT with news in Hindi and English. Their new
frequency 7370 is occupied by FEBA to India at that time.
(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia June 23)
QSL AIR Bangalore, 9840, full data card in 9 weeks after f/up, v/s
V.P.Singh (Director, Spectrum Management & Synergy).
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 25)
INDONESIA 9524.97 Voice of Indonesia 1250-1305+ Jun 26. Strong with
sub-continental mx to 1259, then ID in Bahasa Indonesia; En xmsn followed,
with VoI ID's, as well as "The Sound of Dignity" ID's; news commenced at
1301 UT.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer June 28)
IRAN Google Earth imagery.
IRIB Habibabad Isfahan/Esfehan 837 kHz 300 kW
1431 kHz / 1467 kHz 200 kW
32 50 12.65 N 51 46 17.99 E
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 15)
1071 IRIB R. Ma'aref, Qom, 2201-2224, 22 Jun, Farsi, talks; mixed with
ARS, but almost drowned; 24432. (check ARS).
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 24)
ITALY 1566 I heard a new Italian station on 1566 kHz on June 22, at
1628 UT. ID: "Challenger Radio" incl. Morse message: "CHRISTUS". Religious
programming in Italian.
Weak-to-Fair signal was later covered by a Greek pirate station. I was
observing another very weak signal in the backgroud with a speech sounding
like German (too poor to be sure). Because of identical fade-ins and fade-
outs it seemed to be in connection with the signal of Challenger Radio.
(Karel Honzik-CZE, mwdx June 23)
JAPAN Google Earth imagery.
JOUB NHK No. 2 radio Akita 774 kHz 500 kW 165 m height mast
39 56 58.79 N 139 56 08.91 E
JOUB is transmitted over Oogata Transmitting Station.
The station is located here (see photo) on the northern side of
the waterway, in the relclaimed land of former Hachirogata Lake.
The location 39 56 49 N 139 56 21 E may be true on the exact
map (not satellite photograph).
It has 165m antenna, and 500 kW 85DM-92 transmitter located in the 40 x
21m building. The address of the transmitting station is; Nishino, Oogata
village, Minami-Akitagun, Akita prefecture.
(ibid; wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 15)
3925 R. Nikkei 1131-1205+ Jun 24. VG signal with gal in Jpn talk; ads at
1138; classical piano mx from 1140 to 1159, then more talk at 1200.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer June 28)
KOREA D.P.R. 15245.908 odd, Pyongyang 1300-2350 UT June 22. ... gut (SIO
354), aber warum so krumm die Frequenz?
(Nils Schiffhauer-D DK8OK, A-DX June 22)
11709.96 VOK, 1308, June 26. English service. Good signal with clean
audio. OM & YL presenting "news". Topics included Cuba, the Communist
party, Imperialist occupation of South Korea, several mentions of the
great leader Kim Jung Il, and a call for the people to defend their
country against the Imperialists.
(Jerry Strawman-IA-USA, DXplorer June 28)
Google Earth imagery. Probably KRE Pyongyang mast
38 59 42.66 N 125 50 47.91 E image Dec 26, 2003
masts at
39 06 02.07 N 125 43 02.42 E image Oct 30, 2005
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 15)
[KOREA D.P.R. CLANDESTINES] QSL Free North Korea R., 7530, partial data
personal letter, business card, in 24 days, v/s Kim, Seong Min (The
representative of FNK Network)
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 25)
KOREA Rep. of Google Earth imagery.
MBC / HLCT Dasan Daegu 810 kHz 20 kW
35 49 09.32 N 128 24 31.35 E
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 15)
KUWAIT Summer A-09 for IBB via KWT 250 kW:
1800-2130 on 5830 / 046 deg FAR Farsi
0200-0530 on 5860 / 058 deg FAR Farsi
1400-1500 on 5870 / 046 deg FAR Farsi, new additional freq.
0300-1200 on 5885 / 046 deg FAR Farsi, new additional freq.
0500-0930 on 7220 / 046 deg FAR Farsi, new additional freq.
0100-0200 on 7430 / 094 deg VOA English
1000-1400 on 7435 / 046 deg FAR Farsi
0000-0100 on 7460 / 086 deg AAP Urdu
2200-2300 on 7460 / 058 deg VOA English
2300-2400 on 7500 / 070 deg RFA Tibetan
0030-0100 on 7555 / 070 deg ASH Pashto
1600-1700 on 7555 / 054 deg RFE Uzbek
1830-2030 on 7555 / 070 deg ASH Pashto/Dari
2030-0030 on 7555 / 070 deg VOA English
1200-1230 on 9310 / 070 deg DEE Pashto
1700-1800 on 9310 / 078 deg DEE Pashto
1430-1830 on 9335 / 070 deg ASH Pashto/Dari/Pashto/Dari
0100-0300 on 9365 / 070 deg RFA Tibetan
0300-0400 on 9555 / 046 deg RFE Turkmen
0000-0100 on 11535 / 078 deg DEE Pashto
1230-1330 on 11550 / 070 deg AFG Pashto
1330-1430 on 11550 / 070 deg AFG Dari
1500-1600 on 11550 / 070 deg RFA Tibetan
1500-1630 on 11560 / 046 deg FAR Farsi, new additional freq.
1630-1830 on 11565 / 070 deg ASH Pashto/Dari
1630-1830 on 11580 / 070 deg ASH Pashto/Dari
1200-1400 on 11590 / 070 deg RFA Tibetan
1400-1500 on 11975 / 078 deg RFA Tibetan
0000-0230 on 12015 / 078 deg DEE Pashto
0230-0330 on 12140 / 070 deg AFG Pashto
1130-1430 on 15090 / 070 deg AFG Dari/Pashto/Dari
1430-1630 on 15090 / 070 deg ASH Pashto/Dari
0330-0530 on 15680 / 070 deg AFG Dari/Pashto
0730-0930 on 15680 / 070 deg AFG Dari/Pashto
0230-0430 on 15690 / 070 deg AFG Pashto/Dari
0430-0830 on 17670 / 070 deg AFG Pashto/Dari/Pashto/Dari
1000-1200 on 17750 / 078 deg RFA Tibetan
0600-0700 on 17780 / 070 deg RFA Tibetan
1000-1100 on 21530 / 070 deg RFA Tibetan
AAP = Aap Ki Dunyaa
AFG = Radio Free Afghanistan
ASH = Radio Ashna
DEE = Deewa Radio
RFA = Radio Free Asia
RFE = Radio Liberty
FAR = Radio Farda
VOA = Voice of America
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)
LAOS 7145, LNR (pres), 1335-1355, June 26. In English; must have signed
off at 1400, as not there at 1403; poor. Almost certain it was Laos, as I
have heard them here in the past. Today had above average reception
conditions for Laos.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld June 27)
Email from Mauno Ritola (June 27): "Hi Ron, You are right! I can hear
French now at 1310 UT via a remote rx and also have a faint carrier here
at my QTH."
Later he confirmed sign-off was at 1400. So while there still was no
positive ID, it certainly seems to be them. Laos on 7145 had been off-the-
air for a while, so both of us are glad to hear their reactivation!
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld June 27)
7145 LNR (presumed reactivated), at 1250-1338 UT on June 28. Playing SE
Asian music/songs (same type as routinely heard on 6130 via LNR). French
began before ToH. English started at 1326, with frequency given (so
probably an ID). Between the summer QRN and the hams, was poor reception.
They must have had timing problems today, as I noticed the gong/bell
started late (1203) on 6130 and the switch in languages here was early by
about 4 minutes. BTW: 1249 was my local sunrise, Vientiane sunset at 1148
UT.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld June 28)
LITHUANIA 5940 VOIROI/IRIB relays via Sitkunai Lithuania missed on June
16 to 22, but appeared again in Russian today at 1430 UT, \\ 9580 and 9900
kHz, but nothing traced here in Stuttgart on 3rd channel 7360 kHz from
Kamalabad. 2030-2127 UT Spanish 6055, and tomorrow morning sce in Italian
9770 kHz at 0630-0727 UT.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 23)
Frequency changes of VOIROI/IRIB:
1430-1528 NF 5940 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg to RUSS, x6145 in Russian
1730-1828 NF 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg to WeEu, x6180 in German
1830-1928 NF 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg to WeEu, x5945 in French
1930-2028 NF 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg to WeEu, x5945 in English
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 17)
Does anyone hear the Sitkunai-Lithuania relays of IRIB currently? The
Bulgarians recently listed the following changes, but 5940 is not audible
here, and nor are the previously used frequencies...
(Noel R. Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 19)
LUXEMBOURG 6095 / 1440
<http://forum.mysnip.de/read.php?8773,451822,page=50>
Postings from 11. Juni 2009 12:09 onwards: Junglinster on 6095 now does
not start before 1400 (if "16:00" refers to CET). It is understood that
during daytime DRM on 1440 is now run at 30 kW only as a cost saving
measure. 5990 has been switched off because soon no tubes will be
available for the old transmitters anymore. In general the shortwave
transmitters as well as 1440 can be expected to stay on air as long as the
missionaries pay for airtime (CRI must be added here I think). If they go
away and no new customers can be found it will be the end. And RTL has
withdrawn from the DRM consortium.
(Disclaimer: I'm just quoting, so don't blame me if anything of this is
not correct.)
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld June 14)
MADAGASCAR 6134.91 RTVM (pres), 1406-1427, June 12. Thanks to a tip
from Dan Sheedy (So. Calif.), I heard them in French; sounded like the
news followed by Hi-Li music; started out fair but faded down to very
poor. Was unable to heard the \\ 7105 that Dan has been hearing. For me
PBS Nei Menggu on 7105 is just too strong to catch anything under them.
Dan noted a sign-off at 1446 on June 7.
6134.89v RTVM (pres), 1342-1406 + 1449-1452* UT, June 28. For the first
time I noticed segments of both French and assume Malagasy; ads; Hi-Li
music; conversation in Malagasy (clearly not French) between two men which
seemed to be a comedy; went off-the-air in midsentence; almost fair.
Unable to confirm any parallels.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld June 24/28)
QSL R. Feon'ny Filazantsara, 3215, partial data personal e-mail verie
in 9 weeks after f/up, v/s Rev. Jean de Dieu Rakotoniaina (The Station
Director). Gives the following addresses:
a) 20 I 40 Andranomadio, 110 Antsirabe, Madagascar
b) B.P. 95, Antsirabe, Madagascar
c) <jdrlcc @ yahoo.fr>
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 25)
MALAYSIA 5964.92 Klasik Nasional, 1106-1125 Jun 8. News in progress
with YL; 1110 Klasik Nasional jingle, followed by some sort of Koran
program consisting of Koran verses alternating with flute music and
commentaries by man and woman announcers; tuned out at 1125. Fair at best.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, dxld June 24)
5964.90v Klasik Nasional FM via RTM, 1353-1359, June 13. In vernacular;
YL DJ with pop songs (Tom Jones song, etc.); fair; covered by strong CRI
sign-on.
5964.90v "Radio Malaysia Klasik Nasional" via RTM, 1313-1346, June 15.
Noted a series of their new IDs: "Radio Malaysia Klasik Nasional".
Formerly was just "Klasik Nasional". Their singing jingle is still the
usual "Klasik Nasional", but maybe that will also eventually be updated.
In vernacular; DJ with pop songs; fair. Dan Sheedy (So. Calif.) first
heard these new IDs on June 11 and 12, being used on just "Radio Malaysia-
Traxx FM" (7295) and "Radio Malaysia-Wai FM" (7270) and he noted they were
not yet used on Asyik FM nor Klasik Nasional, so seems they are
implementing the new IDs in stages. Certainly worth more monitoring.
6049.60v R. Suara Islam, 1402-1415, June 16. In vernacular; reciting from
the Qur'an; looking for possible new ID, but just the usual: "Radio Suara
Islam FM" and "Radio Suara Islam, Kuala Lumpur"; they had transmitter
problems today, as pre-1400 (Asyik FM time slot) had open carrier with no
audio, while the Suara Islam audio was not up to their usual good
standards.
11884.67v Voice of Malaysia (Suara Malaysia) via RTM (pres), 1221-1229*,
June 9. In Chinese; pop music; strong signal, but very distorted audio.
11884.70v Voice of Malaysia (Suara Malaysia) via RTM, 1221-1232*, June
14. In Chinese; \\ 15295 (1230*); both good signals and both terrible
audios; 1229 English ID ("This is the Voice of Malaysia"). After VOM audio
ended at BoH on 11884.70, heard another audio feed from RTM with no
distortion; unable to ID it; suddenly off at 1232.
11884.68v 1230-1237*, June 19. Heard another RTM oddity! The distorted
audio of Voice of Malaysia (Suara Malaysia), in Chinese, ended at 1230.
After that clearly heard the non-distorted audio feeds of both Asyik FM
(\\ 6049.60v) and R. Malaysia Klasik Nasional (\\ 5964.90v). Both equal
strength. To date I have not heard a new ID for Asyik FM.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld June 24)
[SARAWAK] 7270.01 RTM via Kuching at 1300 UT on Jun 28. Noted with usual
2 pips, then "Berita nasional RTM" in Bahasa Malaysia. Fair, with QRM from
Nei Menggu, as well as hams operating in Field Day.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer June 28)
MALI 9635 R. Mali, Sahel pop, at 1755 UT Pausenzeichen, franz. ID,
s/off, O=3-4.
(Hans Pammer-AUT, A-DX June 28)
MAURITANIA While neither 7245 nor 4845 are audible (in fact they're both
silent for a number of days), MW operation carries on:
783 R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, obs'ed. 2153-2212, 19 Jun, Arabic,
chanting, some announcements at 2200 followed by the same menu afterwards;
33441, QRM de E.
[later] They are finally on, at least on 60 mb, and probably even on
Tues. evening, but I admit I didn't check that yesterday June 23:
4845 R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, 1837-..., 24 Jun, Vernacular, talks;
44333, CODAR QRM.
Now, whether they were active on 7245 today, I simply don't know; it is
typical of them to be active on just one HF outlet whenever something is
wrong, and when they do, then it's 4845 that is audible, not 7245. It is,
nevertheless, presumed that Nouakchott uses the very same tx for both fqs.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 24)
MEXICO QSL R. UNAM, 9599, partial data personal e-mail verie in 9 weeks
after f/up, v/s Mario M. Arreola (Ingenieria de Transmisiones).
QTH: <marreola @ unam.mx>
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 25)
6104.43 Merida, XEQM, 1058 transmitter on, drift to .65 then .52 music
and YL; 1110 transmitter off. 1120 sudden on with YL OM music, strong
signal 9 June. Thanks John Herkimer. Being received well all over Florida.
Pompano Beach, Cedar Key, Palm Beach, Clewiston, Coral Springs and Embu SP
Brasil.
6104.74 Merida, XEQM, 1110: later 1350 received well with Mexican female
vocal 10, 11 June [Wilkner + Cedar Key] Pompano Beach, Cedar Key,
Clewiston, and Embu SP Brasil. [Florida/Brasil DX]
(Bob Wilkner-FL-USA, dxld June 11)
6104.66 XEQM/Radio Candela, 0757-0820+ June 18. Noted a very good signal
here with plenty of ID's as "Candela". At 0758 promos and canned ads until
the hour. On the hour, seems a couple of minutes of live comments,
possibly news. Then typical Mexicana type music with canned ID during and
between tunes. Could not catch entire ID phrase but "Candela" was very
clear by a female. Signal was good.
(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, dxld June 24)
MOROCCO 711 RTM "R", Laayoune, 2246-2303, 20 Jun, Castilian (weekly),
int'l. music, s/off announcements and into Arabic at 2300; 44443, but this
reflects the signal, not the audio quality which is bad in terms of not
good readability and above all vy. week audio level; QRM de F.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 24)
NETH ANTILLES From RN Media Network: The Bonaire relay station will be
carrying out some test transmissions for Family Radio commencing tomorrow,
and continuing for a maximum of two weeks. The test transmissions will
carry Family Radio's English programming. Details are as follows:
2229-0100 to Brazil on 15315 (beam 133 degrs) commencing Friday Jun 26
0001-0158 to SoAMwest on 15580 (beam 182 degrs) commencing Saturday Jun 27
(RNW MN June 27)
NEW ZEALAND 15720 R. NZi, Rangitaiki, 2232-2336, 23 Jun, English,
Dateline Pacific, prgr announcements, NZ music, short story, newscast at
2300,..., pops; 35433.
As usual, RNZi amends the schedules while keeping the same dates on the
heading (29 Mar-25 Oct in the case of the A09), and the latest version
(y/days's evening) reads as follows (I am omitting the DRM fqs):
0459-0658 11725 Pacific
0659-1058 6170 ditto
1059-1158 9655 NW Pac+Bougainv.+PNG+Timor
1159-1258 9655 ditto
1259-1550 6170 Pac.
1551-1850 7285 NE Pac.+Fiji+Samoa+Cook Isl.
1851-1950 11725 Pac.
1951-2050 11725 ditto
2051-0458 15720
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 24)
PAKISTAN I have now received a printed copy of R Pakistans external and
domestic services. There is no longer any listing for Peshawar or Quetta
and so I assume the SW transmitters there are now definitely closed.
However, Islamabad (Rewat) API-8 100kW is listed as carrying Regional
Programme Rawalpindi-III (listed Pindi-III programme) via 4790 at 0045-
0215 and 1445-1815, and on 7265 at 0900-1215. The same programme also via
Rawalpindi (10 kW) on 4790 at 0230-0425 and 1335-1430. I think these
timings will actually be 1 hour earlier due to DST. There are no longer
programmes in Balti or Sheena listed, and of course their schedules never
list the Kashmir clandestine transmissions.
(Noel R. Green-UK, dswci DXW, Jun 15/24)
PALAU QSL T8BZ, 15725, full data card in 4 months, v/s "LWV".
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 25)
PHILIPPINES QSL R. Nederland via Tinang, 12085, full data card
in 7 weeks after f/up.
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 25)
PORTUGAL QSL RT. Algerienne via Sines, 7250, full data pers. E-mail
verie in 20 days for an air-mail report via DW, v/s Adelheid Lucas.
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 25)
RUSSIA QSL V. of Russia via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, 7175, full data
card, personal letter, schedule in 6 weeks after f/up, v/s Evdokiya
Tolkachyova (Letters Department).
QSL WYFR via Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, 5995, full data card, stickers,
religious literature in 1 month.
QSL WYFR via Vladivostok, 13850, full data card, religious literature,
stickers, schedules in 8 weeks after f/up.
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 25)
Google Earth imagery.
Krasnoyarsk 810 kHz 10 kW
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15028139>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16369323>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/9492457>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/11801983>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/11801914>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/15026427>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/20437767>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/20437608>
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 15)
Leningrad / St. Petersburg MW/SW tx site history.
By the way, if you will interested in one video with a lot of photos of
our Leningrad transmitting centres during 1950-1980s including one song of
our legendary local rock-group called "Mify" (Myths), here its link:
<http://narod.ru/disk/1238507000/spbrc.wmv.html>
[on the lower left side of the column, transfer the 6-digit INDEX number
into the small window, and click to GREEN icon 'skatchad'.
click on underlined link line
<http://narod.ru/disk/start/21.dl3sc-
narod.yandex.ru/1238507000/hbe6f683d2ddf0d9442c1cb461555fe09/spbrc.wmv>
under 'katchast file', and media player starts the spbrc.wmv file;
sometimes the traffic speed is very low, then start with
<http://www.spb.rtrn.ru> wb.]
One more link is there
<http://www.spb.rtrn.ru/info.asp?view=1548> without sound.
(Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS, hcdx June 21)
RWANDA 6055 R. Rwanda, Kigali, 2047-2101*, 19 Jun, Kinyarwanda (p),
talks, abruptly off; 44433, adjt. QRM only.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 24)
SAO TOME Frequency change of VOA R.Sawa Hello Darfur in Sudanese
Arabic:
0300-0330 NF 9650 SAO 100 kW / 076 deg, x11635 \\ 4960 SAO, 5995 NAU
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 22)
SAUDI ARABIA Google Earth imagery.
BSKSA Madinah 828 kHz 20 kW
24 28 00.35 N 39 32 35.65 E
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 15)
1071 BSKA, Beesha, 2156-2223, 22 Jun, Arabic, Arabic, Ar. tunes, talks;
soon mixed with IRN, but improved; 24442. (Check IRN)
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 24)
Google Earth imagery.
BSKSA Hafral Baten 810 kHz 20 kW
28 26 10.17 N 46 04 03.78 E
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 15)
Saudi buzz. Right now BUZZ is on 11915 kHz. Thus this faulty transmitter
runs 1200-1455 on 21505, 1500-1700 on 15435 and 1800-2300 on 11915. And
where is BUZZ between 0300 and 1155?
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld June 26)
Try 17730 kHz between 0600 and 0855 and 17805 between 0900 and 1155 UT.
I don't know before 0600.
(Noel R. Green-D, dxld June 27)
Correct Noel, the Saudi's have 8 powerful 500 kW units at their disposal.
Not necessarily on all time segments of the day on air via this faulty
unit.
Remaining slot at 0300-0600 UT:
non-dir 9675 til 9 UT, would be heard and checked within Saudi Arabia too
...
HQ 15170 and 17895 heard lately without buzz. 17760 Bengali towards SoAS
not heard here. Maybe 9715 kHz could be carry a buzz ...
Transmission break at 2300-0300 UT.
(wb, dxld June 27)
SOLOMON ISLS 9541 SIBC Honiara. June 21 English 0735-0801 UT Pacific
choral music, Pacific melodic theme music, folk music alternating OM and
YL talks "sunday evening..; SIBC..; Solomon Islands...". Peak at 0748 UT
but started to decline at 0755; 34522.
(Lucio Otavio Bobrowiec-BRA, dxld June 21)
So, the tx has been repaired successfully. Schedule 2000-0800 UT 9545 kHz,
0800-2000 5020. (wb)
SPAIN I have been monitoring the former Euskadi Irratia's 1071 kHz
channel, and am pleased with their absence - just as I would if many a
channel would also be left w/o the exagerated number or both priv. & gov.
stns. Stations that so far were very difficult to receive on 1071 are now
a daily catch: check ALG (tent), ARS & IRN.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 24)
SWITZERLAND 765 Sottens. SRG, Switzerland's public broadcaster, will
close down also its last remaining mediumwave outlet on 765 kHz as of
2011.
Abandoning mediumwave is part of a program of cost-saving measures,
approved by SRG's administrational council on 22 June. Under this program
there will also be no increases of salaries for SRG staff members in 2010.
Real estates not directly needed for programming purposes will be sold,
others will not see any further investments, besides necessary repairs.
The budgets for promoting HDTV and DAB will be decreased.
This program results from an expected increase of SRG's debts from 200
millions CHF to 790 millions CHF in 2014. It does not solve SRG's
financial problems but still leaves a deficit of 40 millions CHF per year.
This could be eased by increasing the incomes, here SRG suggests not only
to raise the licence fees but also to remove certain limits for
advertisements, especially the bans to put them on their online services
and to disrupt TV shows for spots. Swissinfo (the remains of Swiss Radio
International) will be "optimized", which could possibly mean that it will
be eliminated as unit on its own and the website be produced by SRG's
existing Bern (German) or Geneve (Rumanian) studios.
As other way to solve the financial problems SRG already suggests other
possible cost saving measures. This scenario includes closing down DRS
Virus and World Radio Switzerland, cutting costs at the Italian radio
stations, limiting the HDTV output and abandoning the Euronews project. A
next step, if this is not enough, would be closing down also one of the
Italian radios, Option Musique and DRS Musikwelle, cancelling all HDTV
activities and leaving the 3sat (together with Germany's ZDF and Austria's
ORF) as well as TV5 (together with France, Belgium's RTBF and Canada's
CBC) networks.
SRG press release on the cost saving program:
<http://www.srg.ch/125.0.html?&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1414&tx_ttnew
s[backPid]=1>
An earlier one about Swissinfo:
<http://www.srg.ch/125.0.html?&no_cache=1&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1407&tx_ttnew
s[backPid]=1>
Neue Zuercher Zeitung report:
<http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/medien/die_srg_malt_einen_tiefroten_finanzh
orizont_1.2806158.html>
(Kai Ludwig-D dxld, via mwdx June 28)
Radio Suisse Romande (RSR) bestaetigte mir, dass der Sender in Sottens 765
kHz, ueber welchen bekanntlich "Option Musique" ausgestrahlt wird, im
Laufe des Jahres 2011 abgeschaltet wird.
Fuer die, die die Schweiz als Radioland noch bestaetigt haben wollen,
heisst es jetzt zu schreiben:
RSR
40. avenue du Temple
CH-1010 Lausanne Schweiz
QSL-Anfragen bearbeitet von Christine Cortes bzw. Jean Michel Cardinaux.
(Hendrik Leuker-D, A-DX June 27)
UNID Bubbler auf 15722.20 kHz. Um 0930 UT 28. Juni bubbled ein Jammer?
mit S=6 auf 15722.20 kHz so vor sich hin. Zielsetzung hier unbekannt. Sind
bei 15722 irgendwelche Zahlensender gemeldet worden?
(wb, A-DX June 28)
UAE Google Earth imagery.
Maqtaa Abu Dhabi 810 kHz 50 kW
24 24 45.28 N 54 30 47.56 E
or
24 24 37.28 N 54 28 52.98 E
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 15)
UAE [to Zimbabwe] QSL Zimbabwe Community Radio, 5995, full data e-mail
verie in 1 day, v/s Fr. Nigel Johnson. He says they are aware of the
signal strength being very poor in Zimbabwe.
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 25)
now 5950 kHz 2000-2100 UT via Al Dhabayya-UAE, 250 kW 210 degr
USA WMLK antenna repair project photos updated You can see 2 large
pictures, dated June 8, 2009 here:
<http://wmlkradio.net/antenna_update_progress.htm>
WMLK is off air on SW, so why are they registered at FCC?
9265 0400 0900 27,28,39 MLK 125 053
9265 1600 2100 27,28,39 MLK 125 053 234567
9955 0400 0900 27,28,39 MLK 125 053
15265 1700 2200 27,28,39 MLK 250 057
And I was surprised to hear their audio streaming is working just fine
(WMA, 20 kbps, 22 kHz, stereo):
<mms:\\stream.evenlink.com/wmlk>
(Dragan Lekic-SRB, dxld June 19)
Will be interesting to hear if and when the antenna is fixed, they manage
to modulate more than 5 percent, as it was barely audible, Damascus-like,
long before the storm damage.
You don't have to be on the air to be registered with the FCC! Just ask
KTMI, WRNO, et al. You are supposed to be paying spectrum usage fees, tho
the FCC is not too strict on collecting those either.
BTW, the FCC listings are even more imaginary in the case of 9955 and
15265, which WMLK have never really used, (meanwhile, WRMI really has 9955
24/7 available) and anyone who knows anything about the Ass. of Yahweh
knows that Elder Meyer's day off is The Sabbath, i.e. Saturday, not Sunday
or Monday.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld June 24)
QSL R. Cuba Libre via WRMI, 9955, full data card via WRMI in 6 weeks. This
card is programme specific and signed by Pedro Penaranda (R. Cuba Libre
Programme Producer).
(Vashek Korinek-AFS, DXplorer June 25)
RFE/RL & VOA to Expand Reach into Afghanistan-Pakistan Border Region.
Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) will
receive additional resources to expand critical radio broadcasts to the
Afghanistan-Pakistan border region as part of the $106 billion emergency
war bill signed today. With the exception of VOA's Radio Deewa, little
independent news and information is available in the volatile border
region. Extremist radio stations have proliferated in recent months, and
the new programs will bolster current U.S. efforts to provide an
alternative source of independent news and information to the Pashto
speaking people in Pakistan.
The expanded programming of Radio Deewa, and new programming from RFE/RL's
Radio Azadi, will feature a wide range of news, political, and cultural
programs with call-in shows and content geared toward women and youth.
Programs will be distributed via shortwave, FM and the Internet. "Radio is
a powerful medium. Extremists encouraging violence understand this," said
D. Jeffrey Hirschberg, of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) which
oversees both VOA and RFE/RL. "Our broadcasts are an antidote to such
extremism and we are grateful for the opportunity to expand our programs.
They will be central to providing an alternate view, one based on accuracy
and balance, which is generally absent from local media."
About Deewa Radio Created in October 2006, Deewa Radio targets an
estimated 35 million Pashto-speaking people in Pakistan and neighboring
Afghanistan, including the NWFP where some 2.5 million people have been
displaced as Pakistani military battle Taliban fighters. Deewa also
reaches Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and
Baluchistan. Earlier this month, Deewa Radio added three hours of
programming in the morning to complement the six hours of evening news and
information broadcasts. In addition to news, programs include information
about health, shelter, social issues, education, science and culture. The
program provides a lifeline to Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) in camps
and elsewhere. Up to 300 people per day routinely call in to Deewa Radio
programs.
VOA also reaches millions of people daily through its popular radio and TV
Ashna in Dari and Pashto, as well as its Urdu radio program Aap Ki Dunya
and Beyond the Headlines Urdu television program.
About Radio Azadi RFE/RL will launch a new radio program for the Pashto-
speaking people of Pakistan, complementing VOA's existing programming to
the volatile region. This expands RFE/RL's existing Afghan service, Radio
Azadi, the most popular radio station in Afghanistan which reaches more
than 50% of the adult population with programs in Dari and Pashto. It was
launched in 2001 as part of an effort to build a peaceful and democratic
Afghanistan following the ouster of the Taliban.
(BBG Press Release, June 25)
USA/TAIWAN I received a letter from Radio Taiwan today, dated May 26,
that they are adding two new broadcasts to America beginning June 15, they
will not replace any existing broadcasts:
0200-0300 ut 9680 aimed at the Midwest
0500-0600 ut 5950 aimed at the West Coast.
(Dean Bonanno-CT-USA, dxld June 10)
Please note the following additions (eff 15 June 2009) to the Family
Stations transmissions via RTI:
0900-1000 UT China 11565 kHz Mandarin
0900-1100 UT China 9855 kHz Mandarin (Monday & Tuesday)
1000-1100 UT China 9855 kHz Mandarin (Wed, Thurs, Fri)
1000-1100 UT China 9920 kHz Mandarin
1200-1300 UT China 11535 kHz Mandarin
(Evelyn Marcy-FL-USA WYFR, dxld June 10)
VIETNAM Google Earth imagery.
Thoi Long, O Mon district, 1242 kHz Harris 2000 kW, 783 kHz 500 kW
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/17253096>
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews June 14)
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