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BC-DX 923 03 Aug 2009
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ALBANIA Der Radio Tirana Hoererklub hat Neuigkeiten im Web:
=> Mitgliederrundbrief Nr. 39 (Juli 2009) verfuegbar.
Fuer unsere Mitglieder und fuer unsere vielen Freunde ist der
Mitgliederrundbrief Nr. 39 erschienen, er ist jetzt auch auf der Web Site
aufzuzeigen.
=> Neue QSL: Volkstrachten aus Albanien (Serie F)
Seit Juli ist die neue QSL-Serie F mit 8 Motiven von Volkstrachten aus
Albanien verfuegbar. Abbildungen hiervon sind auf der Web-Praesenz zu
sehen.
Deutschsprachiger Radio Tirana Hoererklub
<http://www.agdx.de/rthk/>
Viel Spass!
Anton
(Dr. Anton Kuchelmeister-D, A-DX July 26)
ANTARCTICA/GERMANY Guten Morgen! Letzte Nacht habe ich wieder einmal
einige Stunden am Empfaenger verbracht. Die Mittelwelle ist nach wie vor
voll mit suedamerikanischen Stationen, allerdings habe ich nur wenige
eindeutig identifizieren koennen. Oft sind auf einem Kanal zwei oder drei
Sender zu hoeren, aber kaum auseinanderzuhalten. Auf Kurzwelle sind die
Afrikaner nach wie vor stark. Das deutschsprachige Programm aus Swaziland,
dessen Einstellung schon fuer 2008 angekuendigt war, kommt taeglich
stoerungsfrei hier an. Im Log habe ich folgende Stationen notiert:
Datum: 2. August 2009
Empfaenger: Kenwood TS-850SAT, T2FD-Antenne
Standort: Neumayer-Station III, Antarktis, 70 41 S 08 16 W
UTC Freq ITU SINPO Station, Sprache, Programm, Bemerkungen
0135 1100 B 34333 Radio Globo, Sao Paulo, P, adv, MX
0140 950 ARG 34444 Radio Belgrano, Buenos Aires, S, Sport
0157 870 ARG 44444 Radio Nacional, S, ID
0410 7200 SDN 34444 Sudan RTVC, A, Talk
0416 7175 ERI 35333 Voice of Broad Masses, Vn, Talk, MX
0422 9620 RRW 44444 Deutsche Welle Ruanda, D, Chormusik
0436 940 B 44444 Super R. Brasil (RBV), Rio de Janeiro, P, MX, rel.PX
Einen TV-Tip in eigener Sache moechte ich bei dieser Gelegenheit noch
geben:
der Dokumentationskanal "PHOENIX" sendet morgen, am 3. August 2009, von
1445 Uhr bis 1700 Uhr (MESZ!) eine Sondersendung "Thema: Eiszeit" mit
Interviews, Reportagen und einem Live-Telefonat in die Antarktis, dazu
Hoehepunkte aus dem Festakt zur Einweihung der "Neumayer III-Station" in
der Antarktis sowie eine Reportage ueber die Entstehung dieser
Forschungsstation von Heinz Abel. Ein Grossteil der Beitraege wird zwar
aus Archivmaterial vom vergangenen Sommer bestehen, aber sicher einen
guten Ueberblick ueber den Bau der Station und die wissenschaftlichen
Observatorien bieten.
Programmvorschau im Web:
<http://www.phoenix.de/content/phoenix/die_sendungen/thema:_eiszeit/257500
?datum=2009-08-03>
73 aus der Antarktis (-17 Grad, Windstaerke 9) und noch einen schoenen
Sonntag!
(Felix Riess-German Antarctic station DL5XL and DP1POL, A-DX Aug 2)
ARGENTINA Nautel to Provide Eighteen 25 kW Transmitters to Argentina.
Hackett's Cove, Nova Scotia Nautel Limited has been selected by Radio
Nacional de Argentina to provide eighteen NX25 AM transmitters for
locations in provinces across the country. Delivery of the transmitters
began last month and will continue through early 2010.
The Nautel NX25 leverages Nautel's advanced NX AM transmission platform to
provide a 27.5 kW (maximum) power output in a compact footprint. Offering
industry leading efficiency, outstanding linearity and robust solid state
construction, the NX25 offers exceptional reliability and low maintenance.
The company's exclusive Advanced User Interface provides an onboard
instrument grade spectrum analyzer and full control both locally and
remotely using a web browser.
Radio Nacional de Argentina selected the NX25 for its transmitters in
Bariloche, Santa Rosa, Esquel, San Juan, Santo Tome, Viedma, Santa Fe,
Tucuman, Bahia Blanca, San Salvador de Jujuy, Rio Turbio, Catamarca, Rio
Grande, Salta, La Rioja, Formosa, Mendoza, and Santiago del Estero.
"Nautel is thrilled to work with Radio Nacional de Argentina on this
important project," said Gerardo Vargas, Nautel's Latin America Sales
Manager. "Their choice of the NX25 confirms Nautel's ability to provide
robust, reliable transmitters for locations ranging from coastal urban
centers to remote mountain locations."
(Nautel Press Release, via Alokesh Gupta-IND, dxld July 27)
11133.5 While scanning the bands, I ran into a Spanish language program
on 11133.5 LSB. I heard several Radio Continental IDs and a web site
address in .com.ar, so it appears that the Argentinan 11 MHz feeder
program has moved to 11133.5 LSB.
Pretty good signal into New Hampshire at 2300 UTC on Jul 30.
(Rik van Riel-NH-USA, hcdx July 31)
AUSTRALIA 2368.486 Radio Symban, 1215, Surprised to find this with non-
stop Greek vocals. Either tracking CD's or running a loop, no
announcements heard. Excellent S9+50 but I'm only 900 km's from the xmtr
site in metro Sydney. 30 July.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld July 30)
Radio Symban - new site?
My thanks to Mauno Ritola for advising me that Radio Symban, Australia
might now be back on the air on 2368.5 kHz.
I was able to hear this station 24 hours ago & it is still running a test
broadcast now.
A few months a go I advised that this station, according to ACMA radio
frequency records, had changed registered SW TXer sites from Peats Ridge
(Gosford) to Marrickville (Sydney, suburb). This "appears" to have now
happened and the station is now back on air.
Today I received a email confirmation from the station advising that they
are indeed on air, but testing with 50 W only - I presume that this site
of Marrickville (Victoria Lane) is correct, but as no accuracy of site
coordinates is specified on government frequency register so the site
could be anywhere around the general area. The station also didn't confirm
the site, but says they hope to go to full power very soon.
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite July 30)
Thank you very much for your email. We are extremely delighted by your
report and comments and we must admit we are very surprised that our
signal was heard in your part of the world considering we are in test mode
for a few days and are only transmitting at 50 Watts. There is nothing
else attached to the system as yet, which causes us to strongly believe
that our new aerial and when our new transmitter is connected soon to
replace the 50 Watt, we expect big things. Please stay tuned as there is
big changes due to Radio Symban, we are sure you will know when this
happens. Again many thanks and we look forward in hearing from you.
Enjoy...
Regards, Angelo, Radio Symban - Sydney Australia.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld July 30)
R. Symban 2368.50 kHz. I'm hearing the Sydney Greek station Radio Symbam
back on the air, on 2368.5 kHz. A good signal here in Northland NZ at 0708
UTC today, 30 July, and very good at 1930 UTC recheck.
(Bryan Clark-NZL, dxld July 31)
BANGLADESH Bangladesh BETAR disposes old SW & MW transmitters.
Bangladesh Betar has issued tender notice to dispose off two of its
transmitters: 100 kW MW, Make: RCA , Model: BTH-100B 100 kW SW, Make:
Continental, Model: 418A-1
Both these transmitters served the Shavar transmission centre of
Bangladesh Betar. The SW transmitter was presently non-operational, as per
TDP this was installed in the year 1968.
(Alokesh Gupta-IND, dxld July 23)
BENIN I received the following information from James Burnett, the
regional Engineer for TWR Africa, regarding the status of the TWR
shortwave relay in Benin:
There is not much progress yet on getting the Shortwave from Benin going.
We are presently waiting for the powers that be to grant us a license and
then, Lord willing we hope to proceed. The 100 Kilowatt AM station on 1566
kHz is running well. So this is still a year or two away.
(Brandon Jordan-TN-USA, hcdx July 29)
BHUTAN Bhutan Broadcasting Service on 6035 is running on low power using
the old transmitter as the new transmitter was giving some problem & is
currently off air. Weak signals noted this morning.
(Alokesh Gupta-IND, DXpremium Aug 2)
BOLIVIA 4699.305 R. San Miguel, 1110, lengthy talk by Spanish man,
several ments of "Bolivia" and "Riberalta." The most reliable Bolivian
here, audible most nights but exceptionally strong tonight (S9+10). 29
July.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld July 30)
BRAZIL 6000 R. Guaiba, Porto Alegre RS July 24 2216 UT. Pr. talks by
male and female, on 2218 transmission stop ? 232
6135.060 R. Aparecida, Aparecida July 24 2310utc Pr. talks by female + id
332
5970 Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG July 25 2207utc Male and female talks in
Pr. about local news in B. 232
6020.040 R. Gaucha. P. Alegre July 25 2214utc Speech by male in Pr. weak
222
(Maurits Van Driessche-BEL, hcdx July 26)
BOLIVIA 6155.250 R. Fides, La Paz July 24 2240utc Weak Sp talks 222
5952.453 Em. Pio XII, Siglo Viente July 24 2300utc Full id "radio Doce"
good 332
6134.828 R. Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz July 24 2314utc Sp phone talks by male
and female fair 222
(Maurits Van Driessche-BEL, hcdx July 26)
CANADA 6160.02 CKZU at 1300-1318 UT on July 19. CBC news & sports; YL
with wx at 1310 UT, followed by "North by Northwest" program, beginning
with classical piano mx. Fair.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer July 26)
CHILE 6070 CVC R. Voz, Santiago on July 24. About the senior in Sp.
good 432.
(Maurits Van Driessche-BEL, hcdx July 26)
CHINA At 1516, on July 25, found most of the CNR-1 echo jamming
frequencies were also accompanied by Firedrake music. 9455 (RFA), 9670
(VOA), 11585 (RFA), 11625 (RFA), and 12025 (RFA) all had both FD and echo
CNR-1. Heard solo CNR-1 echo jamming on 7130 (RTI), 7185 (RTI) and 12110
(VOA). Solo FD on the usual 8400, 9000, 13970, 14430 and 15150.
At 1414, on July 28, noted strong Firedrake combined with CNR-1 jamming on
11990 and 12040, both against VOA.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld July 26/28)
ChiCom jamming check July 26: at 1235 on 15255, echoing CNR1 ID, no sign
of victim, VOA Chinese via Philippines, except SAH which could as easily
have been between two jamming transmitters; then xylophone music.
At 1237, Firedrake alone, poor on both 8400 and 9000. At 1308 also poor on
13970, 1310 just barely audible on 14430. 1354 good on 15150 and \\ the
Firedrake portion of 12040.
Back at 1308, found CNR1 PLUS Firedrake on 12040, good signals also
against VOA Chinese via Tinang. Usually we don't hear both CNR1 and
Firedrake jamming on same frequency, but Ron Howard first reported such
mixtures July 25.
At 1350 on 11805 also CNR1 plus Firedrake. No echo from CNR1, however, so
perhaps the echoer was switched to Firedrake audio feed. 11805 is yet
another VOA Chinese outlet, this time via Thailand, as like a spoiled
child, the ChiCom yell as loud as they can to keep from hearing what they
desperately need to hear; meanwhile their own slanted side is pervasive
and unimpeded on SW into the USA tnx to their Canadian comrades.
Firedrake July 27: at 1313 fair on 8400, and also at 1319 on 9000. At 1329
nothing audible on 13970; at 1334 very poor with flutter on 14430 and
15150, no other solo Firedrake heard. But Firedrake mixed with CNR1
jamming was again the case at 1324 on 12040 and at 1326 on 11805. CNR1-
only jamming at 1327 on 11785 mixing with target also in Chinese.
Firedrake check July 28: at 1247 on 8400 and better on \\ 9000. At 1308
poor on 14430, better on 13970, best on 15150. At 1311 on 17470 about
equal to 15150. At 1315 also good on 11300 \\ 15150 and still at 1354.
11300 is more erratic, but when it's on must wreak havoc on East African
aero communications, including probably Chinese planes trying to contact
ATC, but it's far more important to the ChiCom that Sound of Hope be
jammed, than aeronautical safety be enhanced. At 1358 Firedrake fair on
13500, another non-daily one; and believe I heard a brief snatch of FD
around 15412 but went off at 1359 before I could downpin it; there was a
het, and previously has blocked V. of Tibet varying around here.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 28)
Firedrake music noted at 1230 UT on 13970, 14430, and 15150 kHz against
Sound of Hope TWN program.
Against RFA Mandarin at 1500-1700 12025 kHz, 1600-1800 UT 11795.
Against RFA Tibetan at 1600-1800 11585 kHz. July 29.
Another buzzy distorted audio, like odd satellite feed frequency noted
against Orzu-TJK relay, RFA Tibetan program 1500-1600 UT, and RFA Uyghur
1600-1700 UT.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 29)
5030.00 China National Radio One, 1030-1045, Noted a male and female in
Chinese Language comments. Signal was threshold during the period, but
checked 6175 kHz and noted \\ program, so this helped pull out the signal
on 5030 kHz. Was hoping to hear Malaysia here, but that never happened.
China was fair by 1045.
6175 China National Radio One, 1040-1050 With steady Chinese language
comments from a male and female. Much of this sounds like news with break
aways to other individuals who comment. Signal here was fair and mixing
with a Portuguese language station which turned out to be WYFR which went
off the air at 1045. Much better, since China is in the clear now with a
good signal.
6150 China National Radio One, 1047-1055 Thought I'd check this freq to
see what China was doing here? Noted a \\ signal with 6175 kHz here. CNR1
was the dominate station on this freq, but a second station underneath is
heard, which probably is Taiwan? CNR1 is definitely doing its' job if they
are here to block Taiwan.
(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, hcdx July 30)
Portrait der "Rundfunkstation 3" in Xianyang.
Shaanxi in Nordwestchina hat immer wieder eine besondere Rolle in der
Geschichte des Landes gespielt. Fuer gut 1100 Jahre befanden sich hier die
Hauptstaedte von 13 chinesischen Kaiserdynastien. Von 1935 bis 1948 war
Nordshaanxi das Hauptgebiet der chinesischen Kommunisten. Hier wurde 1949
auch die Volksrepublik China ausgerufen. Als wichtige Drehscheibe zwischen
Mittel- und Westchina profitierte die Provinz in besonderer Weise von
wirtschaftlichen Investitionen aus dem In- und Ausland.
1956 investierte das Central Broadcasting Bureau fast eine Million Yuan in
eine starke Mittelwellenstation fuer die Provinz Shaanxi. Die Sendestation
No. 3 in Xianyang nahm am 21. Mai 1957 offiziell den Betrieb auf und
strahlte auf 880 kHz (150 kW) das Programm von Shaanxi PBS aus. Der
Sendebeginn brachte deutlich besseren Empfang vor allem in Mittel-Shaanxi
und ein deutlich groesseres Empfangsgebiet in den Stunden der Dunkelheit.
Ab September 1958 arbeitete der Mittelwellensender auf 900 kHz.
In den siebziger Jahren wurde in Xianyang auch ein Kurzwellensender (15
kW?) aus chinesischer Produktion (Harbin Broadcasting Equipment Plant)
aufgestellt. Er verstaerkte die Flaechendeckung in den entfernteren
Gebieten von Nord- und Sued-Shaanxi. 1979 wurde ein mobiler 10 kW-
Kurzwellensender als Reserve gekauft. Auf der sehr markanten Frequenz 6176
kHz wurde Shaanxi PBS am spaeteren Abend (Sendebeginn 21.50 Uhr) auch von
DXern in Mitteleuropa beobachtet.
In den achtziger Jahren machte man sich an den Austausch der
Mittelwellensender. 1984/85 wurde suedlich der alten eine neue Senderhalle
gebaut, in der ein 200 kW-Mittelwellensender aufgestellt wurde. Dieser
fruehere Reservesender nahm am 8. Nov. 1986 den Betrieb fuer das
Provinzprogramm auf. Das Programm der Central People's Broadcasting
Station wurde von 30 auf 50 kW ausgebaut.
Mittlerweile wurde die Station ein weiteres Mal erneuert. Am 15. Okt. 2003
wurden die Roehrensender abgeschaltet und durch Transistorsender ersetzt.
Das erste Programm von Shaanxi PBS bekam einen 100-kW-Sender, der von
Shaanxi Haina Communications Co Ltd hergestellt wurde und der erste in
China gebaute Sender dieser Bauart war. Fuer CPBS wurde ein Senderpaar von
2x50 kW geteilt.
Derzeit sind bei der Station zwei Mittelwellen aktiv:
540 CPBS-1: 50 kW, am suedwestlichen 151,5-m-Mast, Reserveanlage 25 kW,
am suedlichen 76-m-Mast
693 Shaanxi PBS-1 (Informationsprogramm): 100 kW, am suedlichen
151-m-Mast, Reserveanlage 50 kW, am noerdlichen 151,5-m-Mast
Wer die Station Xianyang-Fengxi im Satellitenbild suchen will, findet
sie via Google Earth bei 34 18 14 N 108 42 20 E
(Alan Davies-INS und Dr. Hansjoerg Biener nach Material von Zhu Jinying
bei
<www.sxradio.com.cn/col295/col687/article.htm1?id=71425> )
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Aug 1)
Kunming - Yunnan sites. Please take a look in Google Earth at
CHN Kunming (Yunnan PBS Station 1) pres 576 kHz
25 07 14.30 N 102 45 8.26 E
next to the well known tall mast, see two more smaller masts on the
westerly side at
25 07 08.16 N 102 44 59.38 E
25 07 04.31 N 102 45 02.17 E
TX house at
25 07 05.35 N 102 45 07.38 E
(wb, SW TXsite July 25)
Presume other 2 masts are directional MW antenna for diff freq. ??
1999 image seams best.
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite July 25)
Maybe Alan know the Kunming details ?
Image looks like of site with 3 independent frequency masts ...
WRTH list show 990, 1088, and 1242 kHz also.
(wb, SW TXsite July 25)
I m not sure what other frequency/ies this site transmits, actually. I
suspect WRTH is wrong to list 990 kHz for this, but the other two that
Wolfgang mentions are possiblities, as well as Kunming PBS 1350 kHz.
Wolfgang's e-mail prompted me to have another look for the Yunnan PBS
shortwave site (Yunnan No 7 Transmitting Station) at Shalang, and voila I
think: now high resolution in
G.E. at 25 09 53 N 102 40 41E
with some modest SW antennas to the north-east. This must be the site for
6035 kHz towards Vietnam and 6937 kHz towards remote parts of Yunnan.
(Alan Davies-INS, SW TXsite July 25)
Nice SW find - thank you. I didn't know about this station reference (i.e
(Yunnan No 7 Transmitting Station) at Shalang or the Shalang name. In the
Excel files I obtained the name of Lantau for this site from an article
that the PTWBR did in one recent edition. I never did find the location of
Lantau though.
Do you know how long has these SW domestic freqs been in use for from this
location? The reason I ask is that on G.E. the SW antennas aren't seen in
the Dec 11, 2002 image, but then the image clarity of this earlier image
isn't the best either, maybe the antennas are there ... ???
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite July 25)
I'm sure 6035 and 6937 have been in use since before year 2000. And I seem
to recall there used to be another weird frequency around 6.9 MHz.
Recent data from China suggests 6937 kHz should be 20 kW ND while 6035 kHz
is 100 kW 147 deg. Just possibly the antennas nearest to the building that
look like small curtain arrays could be recent additions for Jamming
purposes.
(Alan Davies-INS, SW TXsite July 25)
Dec 11, 2002 image shows dimly the antenna mast, but suffers by sunset
colour ... Best image of Sept 20, 2007, but SITE was much, much earlier on
air? Let's say 1967 - 1970 era...
My 1974year clandestine transmission list [according BBC receiving station
Caversham/Tatsfield data] contain
6034 kHz Voice of People of Thailand Yunnan
9423 kHz Voice of People of Thailand Yunnan
11830 kHz Voice of Malayan Revolution Yunnan
15790 kHz Voice of Malayan Revolution Yunnan
(wb, SW TXsite July 26)
History of 70ties:
MALAYSIA History - A few points on some of the inactive stns.
Voice of Malayan Revolution/Voice of Malayan Democracy.
The correct name of the original party was the Communist Party of Malaya.
The CPM did not initially recognise the division of MLA and SNG into
separate states in 1965 and kept the name it had used since the time of
the British Empire, referring to both territories. The CPM later split
with the second group calling itself the Malaysian Communist Party.
However this second party also split. I will check my records on this
later to see which group bc Voice of the People of Malaysia.
Also according to the writer Bertil Lintner "During the 1970s, S The
Communist Party of Malaya's Suara Revolusi Malaya ("Voice of the Malayan
Revolution") bc from Hengyang south of Changsha in Hunan province", not
Kunming as stated, the party had offices in Kunming but the tx was
elsewhere. Perhaps this was also the case with the CP of Thailand's Voice
of the Thai People See
<http://www.irrawaddy.org/database/2000/vol8.7/article.html>
(K. Coyle-HKG July 31, 2002 for CRW)
I guess heard here in Europe on 6670 and 8998 kHz then, wb.
DX history of 2003:
CHINA/MALAYA CHIN PENG'S MEMOIRS ON THE VOICE OF THE MALAYAN
REVOLUTION.
Chin Peng, the former Secretary General of the Communist Party of Malaya
published his memoirs recently. Chin Peng joined the Communist Party just
before World War II. After the war, he assumed the leadership position in
the party. It was while he was party leader that the 12 year Emergency was
declared in all of Malaya (1948 to 1960). For the communists, this
amounted to nothing less than a declaration of war by the "enemy". They
were soon forced to operate underground. This not only meant that members
have to conduct their activities in a clandestine manner. In the
environment of anti-colonial liberation wars at that time, it also meant
that the communists were to form armed units which would operate from the
jungle against govt targets.
Chin Peng devoted almost one chapter of his memoirs to explain the
operation of the CPM clandestine radio station, the "Voice of the Malayan
Revolution" or "Suara Revolusi Malaya". Chin Peng had first sought the
help of the North Vietnamese to establish his clandestine station in 1963
as the Communist Party of Thailand was already operating their clandestine
station, the "Voice of the Patriotic Front" from there since 1961.
The Vietnamese agreed to the request, but suggested that Chin Peng seek
help from either China or East Germany to provide the transmitting
equipment. Chin Peng explained that as the Sino-Soviet split was already
fully manifesting itself at that time, it would be prudent to request help
from China. China did not agree to the request initially. It would take
six years before the Voice of the Malayan Revolution came on air.
Chin Peng says that the station commenced broadcasting from a military
area in Hunan province in China in November 1969 using a 20 kW tx on two
"wavelengths". Initially, the station broadcasts in Mandarin, Malay and
Tamil with three announcers for each section. Chin Peng claims that the
announcers were not members of his party and that the broadcasts were well
received by communist members and sympathisers in Malaya and SNG (hmm,
does this mean he received reception reports?).
Later on, the station received requests for broadcasts to be aired in
various Chinese dialects. Chin Peng did not say what other dialects were
added (I had seen a TV clip from that era which featured a broadcast in
Cantonese). At its peak, the station employed 30 announcers.
China was at this time in the throes of the Cultural Revolution. Despite
this, the station received regular deliveries of Malaysian and SNG
newspapers in English and Chinese, as well as "The Times" of London, the
Melbourne "Age", "The Economist", "Asiaweek", "Time" and "Pacific
Affairs". Amazingly, children of station staff continue to receive
academic education even though all other schools were closed in China at
this time.
The station's broadcast continued without incident until 1980. In that
year, Lee Kuan Yew, who was then Prime Minister of SNG had visited Beijing
in what many view as a very successful meeting with Chinese leaders. It
turned out that Lee had requested Deng Xiaoping to shut down the station
as soon as possible. Vietnam had invaded Cambodia a year earlier.
The ASEAN countries had supported the participation of the Khmer resistant
movement in the United Nations although the US was against it. ASEAN was
trying to lobby support from African and South American countries for its
Cambodian resolution and it was felt that it would be a difficult task
unless the station stopped operating from China. In the circumstance, Chin
Peng could only accede to his host's request. The Voice of the Malayan
Revolution aired its last broadcast from China on the evening of June 30,
1981.
That is not the end of the station. It commenced broadcasts using a mobile
tx from the Thai-Malaysian border the following morning using a new
callsign - "Suara Demokrasi", the Voice of Democracy.
Suara Demokrasi was to broadcast for another few years. On December 2,
1989, the Communist Party of Malaya signed peace treaties with the
Malaysian and Thai govts, ending more than 40 years of rebellion. Under
the terms of the treaty, the party would be disbanded and the radio
station would cease broadcasts within one month. Chin Peng did not say
when the final broadcast was aired.
Chin Peng's autobiography "My Side of History", edited by Ian Ward and
Norma Miraflor is published by Media Masters in SNG 2003.
(Richard Lam-SNG, Nov 2, 2003, Cumbre via dxld)
COSTA RICA Radio Nacional de Espana (RNE) plant eine Aufruestung seiner
Relaisstation in Costa Rica, um auch von dort im neuen digitalen
Kurzwellenmodus DRM senden zu koennen. Wie Miguel Angel Coleto, director
de medios y emisiones von RNE, bekannt gab, soll die Station in Cariari in
den naechsten sechs Monaten entsprechend ausgestattet werden und dann mit
den ersten Testsendungen in Richtung Nordamerika beginnen. RNE sendet
bereits jetzt vom heimatlichen Kurzwellenzentrum Noblejas (Toledo) vier
Stunden lang digital fuer Mitteleuropa.
Die Relaisstation in Costa Rica wurde nach diversen Verzoegerungen vor 19
Jahren in Betrieb genommen, um den amerikanischen Doppelkontinent zu
versorgen. Fuer die Spanier war Costa Rica wegen seiner Ruhe in einem
Unruhegebiet erste Wahl, waehrend Costa Rica einen weiteren Auslandssender
ins Land holte und damit ein Gegengewicht zu einer aelteren US-
amerikanischen Sendeanlage bekam. Die Kurzwellenstation liegt in einer
flaechen Umgebung und beherbergt auf 22 ha eine Satellitenempfangsanlage
fuer die Zuspielung und vier Sender an fuenf Antennen fuer die
Ausstrahlung.
Offizielle Einweihung war am 18. April 1991. Nach Angaben von
Stationsleiter Edgar Esquivel sendet man derzeit in drei Sendestrecken 12
Stunden am Tag. Die monatlichen Kosten belaufen sich auf etwa 30.000 Euro,
wobei der Grossteil auf den Strom kommt. Die nun angekuendigte Investition
scheint den alternden Sendern nun doch noch den Bestand zu sichern,
nachdem internationale Beobachter eher den Ausstieg von Radio Nacional de
Espana aus den Kurzwellensendungen fuer Amerika erwartet hatten.
(Yimber Gaviria 1.7.2009 dxld/bcdx, von Dr. Hansjoerg Biener ergaenzt)
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Aug 1)
GERMANY Summer A-09 of Media Broadcast(ex DTK T-Systems). Part 1 of 4:
Voice of Croatia:
0100-0500 9925 NAU 100 kW 325 deg to NWAm Croatian/English/Spanish
2200-0300 9925 WER 100 kW 240 deg to SoAm Croatian/English/Spanish
2300-0300 9925 WER 100 kW 300 deg to NEAm Croatian/English/Spanish
Radio Japan NHK World
0330-0400 6130 WER 250 kW 045 deg to RUS Russian
0430-0500 6130 WER 250 kW 060 deg to RUS Russian
0530-0600 9850 WER 500 kW 195 deg to WeAf French
0530-0600 11750 WER 500 kW 180 deg to WeAf French
0830-0900 15190 WER 500 kW 105 deg to WeAs Persian
1200-1230 9790 WER 250 kW 300 deg to WeEu English
Polish Radio External Service
1030-1100 11915 WER 100 kW 300 deg to WeEu Polish
1030-1100 11995 NAU 100 kW 100 deg to EaEu Polish
1100-1130 13745 WER 100 kW 060 deg to EaEu Russian
1100-1130 13840 WER 100 kW 090 deg to EaEu Russian
1130-1200 5965 WER 100 kW non-dir to WeEu German
1130-1200 5975 WER 100 kW 040 deg to WeEu German
1200-1300 7330 NAU 100 kW 005 deg to WeEu English
1200-1300 9525 WER 100 kW 300 deg to WeEu English
1300-1330 11835 WER 100 kW 060 deg to EaEu Russian
1300-1330 13690 WER 500 kW 060 deg to EaEu Russian
1330-1430 9440 JUL 100 kW 060 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1330-1430 11975 JUL 100 kW 070 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1430-1500 11750 JUL 100 kW 085 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
1430-1500 11955 WER 100 kW 045 deg to EaEu Russian
1500-1530 9440 JUL 100 kW 070 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
1500-1530 11750 WER 100 kW 075 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
1530-1600 5975 WER 100 kW 045 deg to WeEu German
1530-1630 9670 JUL 100 kW 085 deg to EaEu Polish
1630-1700 9670 WER 100 kW 060 deg to EaEu Belorussian
1700-1800 7265 WER 040 kW 300 deg to NoEu English DRM
1700-1800 9790 ISS 100 kW 025 deg to NoEu English
1800-1830 6140 WER 100 kW 075 deg to EaEu Russian
1800-1830 9695 WER 100 kW 120 deg to EaEu Hebrew
1830-1900 6175 WER 100 kW 075 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
1830-1930 6140 WER 100 kW 075 deg to EaEu Ukrainian
1900-1930 6050 WER 100 kW 045 deg to EaEu Russian
1930-2000 6030 WER 040 kW non-dir to WeEu German DRM
1930-2000 6135 WER 100 kW 040 deg to WeEu German
2100-2200 6155 WER 100 kW 055 deg to EaEu Polish
2100-2200 7245 NAU 250 kW 220 deg to WeEu Polish
WYFR (Family Radio):
1800-1900 3975 WER 100 kW non-dir to CeEu Hungarian
1800-1900 9635 NAU 250 kW 230 deg to SoEu Spanish
1800-1900 9895 WER 100 kW 105 deg to SEEu Romanian
1900-2000 3975 WER 100 kW non-dir to SEEu Serbian
1700-1900 9565 NAU 250 kW 065 deg to EaEu Russian
1600-1700 11670 NAU 500 kW 105 deg to WeAs Persian
1700-1800 11850 WER 500 kW 105 deg to WeAs Persian
1600-1700 13645 WER 500 kW 120 deg to N/ME Arabic
1700-1800 11885 WER 500 kW 120 deg to N/ME Arabic
1800-1900 11600 WER 250 kW 150 deg to NoAf Arabic
1900-2000 9590 WER 500 kW 150 deg to NoAf Arabic
1900-2000 11840 WER 500 kW 210 deg to WeAf French
2000-2200 6115 NAU 250 kW 210 deg to WeAf Arabic
2200-2300 7420 WER 250 kW 210 deg to WeAf Arabic
1700-1800 13840 WER 100 kW 180 deg to NEAf Arabic
1800-1900 13790 WER 500 kW 180 deg to WCAf Hausa
1900-2200 9610 WER 500 kW 180 deg to WCAf English
2000-2100 9595 WER 500 kW 180 deg to WCAf French
2100-2200 9720 WER 500 kW 180 deg to WCAf French
1600-1700 15750 NAU 500 kW 155 deg to EaAf Amharic
1700-1800 15750 NAU 500 kW 155 deg to EaAf Swahili
1400-1500 13605 WER 250 kW 075 deg to CeAs Uzbek
1300-1500 15255 NAU 500 kW 084 deg to SoAs Bengali
1400-1500 13660 WER 500 kW 090 deg to SoAs Sinhala
1400-1600 15670 WER 500 kW 090 deg to SoAs Hindi
1400-1600 15715 WER 500 kW 090 deg to SoAs Kannada
1500-1600 13830 WER 250 kW 075 deg to SoAs Gujarati
1500-1700 15370 NAU 500 kW 095 deg to SoAs Tamil
1600-1700 11680 WER 500 kW 090 deg to SoAs Hindi
1700-1800 11730 WER 250 kW 075 deg to SoAs Punjabi
1400-1500 15690 ISS 500 kW 088 deg to SoAs Malayalam
2200-0100 11965 GUF 250 kW 170 deg to SoAm Portuguese
0000-0100 9760 GUF 250 kW 215 deg to SoAm Spanish
0200-0300 9760 GUF 250 kW 215 deg to SoAm Spanish
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 31)
>> 1300-1345 17595 WER 500 kW 075 deg to SoAs Bengali
>> 1345-1515 17595 WER 500 kW 090 deg to SoAs Hindi/Urdu
I guess that's relayed via Tashkent-UZB now, acc to WRTH Update
1300-1345 on 15215TAC to SoAs Bengali
1345-1430 on 9585TAC to SoAs Hindi
1430-1515 on 9680TAC (x15215) to So.Asia Urdu
In summer 2008 ! - NHK used Wertachtal on 17595 kHz channel
17595 kHz 1430-1515UT 41zone 500kW 90degr 080608-261008 WER NHK
(wb)
Corrections, now via VT Communications:
1300-1345 on 15215 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Bengali, x17595 WER
1345-1430 on 9585 TAC 100 kW / 163 deg to SoAs Hindi, x17595 WER
1430-1515 on 9680 TAC 100 kW / 170 deg to SoAs Urdu, x17595 WER
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 2)
HONDURAS 3340.000 HRMI Radio MI, 1143, presumed, with religious talk by
Spanish man. Threshold at best, no ID heard. 30 July.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld July 30)
INDONESIA 4750 RRI Makassar, 0955-1020 UT. Noted music until 0958 UT
when a male and female comment in Indonesian language. At 1000 UT the
Qu'ran is presented by a male. This continues until 1005 UT. At 1006 UT a
female begins to comment. Her comments sound political from the tone. The
signal remains fair until about 1014 UT when it really peaks to a good
level. At that time music is being broadcast.
9680 RRI Jakarta, at 1007-1020 UT, Noted steady music from tune in. Some
comments and canned promos between the tunes. Signal is good.
9525 Voice of Indonesia, at 1010-1020 UT, Noted a very weak signal here
this morning. Can barely a male in comments, and not sure what language
his is using either. Signal was threshold.
(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, hcdx July 26)
4749.93 RRI Makassar, 1000-1015, Signal has faded in completely yet, but
noted a person in Qu'ran type reciting. At 1004 UT a male comments in
Indonesian language. Again at 1008 more Qu'ran reciting Finally, at 1012 a
female opens the broadcast with comments and music. In the meantime, the
signal is fading in from a poor to a fair.
(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, hcdx July 30)
4749.95 RRI Makassar, July 29, 0950 - weak signal at tune in, but rapidly
strengthening to fair levels as 1006 UTC sunrise in Makassar and 1107
sunrise in Memphis. Female announcer until 1000 UTC ID, then recitations
from the Qu'ran lasting until 1012. Female announcer back playing songs,
male with long monologue from 1030. ID by female at 1100 then news.
After poor African and LA conditions noted this morning, this was a nice
surprise. Other possible 60 m.b. Indo signals observed: very presumed RRI
Wamena carrier on 4869.93 and tentative RRI Jambi on 4925 with occasional
threshold audio, hampered by CODAR and much stronger R. Educacao Rural
4925.25 with prompt *1000 UTC sign on.
(Brandon Jordan-TN-USA, dxld July 29)
Thanks for your observations! Nice to see a log of Makassar with the exact
frequency I have been hearing them on. At my QTH they normally strengthen
about 1345 or so. Earlier than that and I find CNR-1 dominates. Yes, Jambi
has been heard for the past few days now. They are not heard all that
often even at Asilomar Beach.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld July 30)
3344.962 RRI Ternate, 1230, good with EZL Indo pops, talk by a man. Usual
cochannel PNG off today. (Also worth noting that East Sepik 3335 also off
today and has been sporadic over the past week or so.) 30 July.
3976.056 RRI Pontianak, 1310, pop vocals, discussion between a man and a
woman, strong and clear with weak bubble jammer underneath. 30 July.
3987.036 RRI Manokwari, 1300, noted in passing with RRI ID and into news.
This part of the band is pretty "sloppy" with white noise and bubble
jammers but this was still readable in LSB. 30 July.
3995.037 RRI Kendari, 1312, indescript talk by Indo man, sounded like he
was reading off frequency lists with several FM's mentioned. Very good. 30
July.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld July 30)
1080 RRI Gorontalo at 00 34 28 N 123 03 58 E. There's at least one other
mast there, but I can t see enough detail to be sure whether this is also
the SW site for 3265 kHz (which is now inactive, I think).
(Alan Davies-INS, SW TXsite July 27)
Thanks Alan.
MW mast 00 34 28.17 N 123 03 57.93 E
Like 60 / 90 mb antennas.
Three more masts, 100 / 80 meters away of each other at
00 34 26.04 N 123 03 58.90 E
00 34 25.90 N 123 03 59.68 E
00 34 27.44 N 123 04 01.82 E
MW 1008 kHz 2006y-2009y
MW 1080 kHz 1994y-2005y
Formerly SW from (WRTH):
no entry in 1947y-1959y
1960y-1981y: YDS6 4900
1965y: YDS21 3395
1978y: YDS61 3205
1979y-2009y: YDS61 3265
1981y: YDS6 3642
1982y: YDS6 3651
1983y: YDS6 3805
1986y: YDS6 3798
1987y-1989y: YDS6 3802
1990y: YDS6 4901
1991y-1994y: YDS6 4990
Different R Swara Gorontalo Permai 684 kHz.
(wb, SW TXsite July 27)
IRAN Dehdasht 891 kHz site at
30 48 19.55 N 50 34 33.72 E
(Mauno Ritola-FIN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 26)
KAZAKHSTAN 9950 V. of Orthodoxy on July 03 at *1430-1440 UT. 33433
Russian, 1430 UT sign on with IS, ID, Chorus music, Opening announce,
Talk.
(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium July 25)
KENYA The Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) is to stop using short
and medium wave frequencies so as to save on costs, writes Dennis Itumbi
for journalism.co.za. Information Permanent Secretary Dr Bitange Ndemo
said the frequencies were consuming too much power and were already
overtaken by technological advances.
The national broadcaster has also committed to reduce its power bills by
at least Shs. 25 million ($330,000) as a way of dealing with its debts.
After a meeting with the Parliamentary committee on Energy, Communication
and Information, he said a review of spending at the KBC would be
conducted so as to make it more competitive.
Source: <journalism.co.za>
(RNWMN July 29)
KOREA D.P.R. 2850.01 Pyongyang BC Stn at 1153-1208 UT on July 18.
Choral & instrumental mx to ToH, then pips and KR talk by guy and gal.
Parallel to 3959.72 and 3320 kHz, all freqs fair here.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer July 26)
3959.696 KCBS Kanggye, 1248, presumed with patriotic vocals and military
music. Presumably running the "Regional" program as 2850.024 has the
"Central" program from Pyongyang. 30 July.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld July 30)
3560.065 Voice of Korea, 1225, Korean, usual patriotic fanfare and music,
occasional talk by a man. Fair-good. 31 July.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Aug 1)
KOREA Rep of 5000 HLA still on air ?
Dear Takahito, is HLA time signal station on 5 MHz from South Korea still
on service?
<http://www.kriss.re.kr/time/research/service/hla.jsp>
Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HLA_(radio_station)>
HLA is a time signal radio station in Daejeon, Chungcheongnamdo Province,
South Korea. Established on November 24, 1984, it transmits a continuous
signal on 5 MHz.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 26)
Re: HLA still on air ? Dear Wolfy
HLA on 5000 kHz has not been audible in Japan, so there is a possiblity of
the tranmission stop. But there is no mention about this in their Korean
homepage.
As for thier QSL, please have a look at my homepage
<http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~BCLSWL/QSL0304.html>
VLF Time Signal Station JJY, located at Hagane-san, Saga prefecture, on 60
kHz covers all the territory of South Korea too.
60 kHz radio-watches, sold in Japan, are also usable in South Korea. Then
generally there seems to be the less need for standard time signal on
shortwave.
Takahito Akabayashi
Japan - July 27
JPN JJY Hagana-yama 60 kHz time signal at
33 27 54.39 N 130 10 31.99 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=33+27+54.39+N+
+130+10+31.99+E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.675325,57.084961&ie=UTF8&l
l=33.465108,130.175553&spn=0.006695,0.013937&t=h&z=17>
Hagane-yama Standard Frequency station (60 kHz) (Fuji-cho, Saga-gun, Saga
prefecture).
Standard Time and Frequency Signal Emission by JJY, National Institute of
Information and Communications Technology.
<http://jjy.nict.go.jp/jjy/index-e.html>
LAOS 4412.64v Lao National Radio via Sam Neua, 1204-1207, July 28.
Running four minutes late with the gong/bell rung slowly seven times;
anthem; news in Laotian; \\ 6130 (fair).
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, JPNpremium Aug 2)
LITHUANIA/IRAN Sitkunai 5940 kHz. Tonight Monday 27th, at 1730 and 1830
UT missed German and French services via Sitkunai 5940 kHz from Tehran
again.
Noted Swahili program at 1730, and Turkish sce at 1830-19.29:14 UT
instead.
IRIB's French service only at 1830-1927 UT on remainings 9940, 13755, and
15085 kHz.
IRIB Turkish mediumwave 639 and 702 kHz, and Sitkunai 5940 on air at 1830-
1927 UT.
639 kHz IRN - IRIB 1, Bonab site (400 kW) - also relay of VOIRI (0330-0530
Kurdish, 1830-1930 Turkish)
702 kHz IRN - VOIRI, Rasht site (800 kw) - pres. 24h: 0330-0527 Azeri,
1030-1130 English, 1345-1400 Kazakh, 1400-1500 Russian, 1500-1700 Azeri,
1700-1730 Georgian, 1830-1930 Turkish, 1930-2030 English.
(Herman Boel-BEL list)
At 19.29:15 UT IRIB's IS - Interval Signal, into IRIB English program, on
5940, 6205, and 7205 kHz parallels.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 27)
MALAWI TWR Malawi on shortwave. Per communications just received from
James Burnett, Regional Engineer at Trans World Radio Africa, their TWR
Malawi partner has committed to getting the Malawi shortwave relay station
on the air by the end of the year.
(Brandon Jordan-TN-USA, hcdx July 30)
MALAYSIA [SARAWAK] 7130.52 Sarawak FM at 1144-1230+ UT on July 20. YL
hosting pop mx program, continuing past ToH to 1205, then Koran pgm; back
to mx at 1215 with pop, rap, etc. Spot-checked after 1230; no ToH break at
1300 UT. ID is presumed, since none was heard. Steady on this frequency
all week.
7270.01 Wai FM at 1300-1316 UT on July 26. Presumed nx to 1310 UT, then
vocal mx, man ancr with mentions of Wai FM. Have not heard Limbang FM for
a while - don't know what the current Wai/Limbang schedule is.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer July 26)
NETH ANTILLES/CANADA TWR Bonaire VIDEO [flv file, 7 MB]:
<http://www.twr.org/files/video/bonaire09.flv>
(Dragan Lekic-SRB, dxld July 30)
Frequenzkoordinierungskonferenz der HFCC fuer den Winter 2009/10 in der
Dominikanischen Republik.
Die Planungskonferenz fuer den B-09 Wintersendeplan 2009/10 soll vom
17. bis 21. Aug. 2009 in Punta Cana, einem beliebten Ferienort in der
Dominikanischen Republik, stattfinden. Urspruenglich war die Konferenz
eine Woche spaeter geplant, doch waere dies mit dem islamischen
Fastenmonat Ramadan zusammengetroffen und haette den Delegierten besonders
aus der Arab States' Broadcasting Union Probleme bereitet.
Obwohl der Interessensverband der US-amerikanischen Kurzwellensender
National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters <www.shortwave.org> die
Konferenz ausrichtet, findet sie, wie die im Feb. 2005 (Mexiko),
ausserhalb der USA statt, um Visa-Probleme mit den US-Behoerden zu
umgehen. Organisator Jeff White ist Miteigentuemer des Kurzwellensenders
WRMI Miami, hat aber frueher in der Dominikanischen Republik gelebt und
dort auch einen Rundfunksender betrieben.
Bei der High Frequency Coordination Conference, die zweimal im Jahr fuer
die Sommer- bzw. Wintersendeplaene stattfinden, werden etwa 80 Prozent der
weltweiten Kurzwellensendungen miteinander abgeglichen. In der Regel
nehmen Delegierte aus 40 Laendern an den Konferenzen teil. Aus Anlass der
Konferenz wird es auch wieder einmal DRM-Sendungen aus Bonaire geben.
Vorgesehen ist folgender Sendeplan:
1700-2100 UT 9710 Bonaire (120 kW, 350 degr) Spanisch
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Aug 1)
9530 DWL DRM, maybe test of reception in HFCC conference location
Dominican Republic.
Unknown bc site, from Sackville-CAN or RNW Bonaire relay ?
Echo des Tages. Turned into WAZ Nachrichten at 2230 UT (Journaline data
stream, no audio.)
Here's the audio I caught from Echo des Tages:
<http://www.mediafire.com/?jyjmm2uzm1m>
[later] I don't see it on the official DRM list, EIBI nor ADDX, but I'm
getting Echo des Tages DRM in German on 9530 kHz. S=9+40dB. Near perfect
decode, but low quality AAC+ Mono 14.56 kbps. Is this Sackville?
(Terry Wilson-MI-USA, dxld July 30)
NEW ZEALAND [c.f. TopNews #922] There were some erros in ZLM Taupo
Maritime Radio schedule. Here is the correct schedule in UTC.
Coastal Warnings and bulletins; 1333 1733 0133 0533 on 2207 4146 6224 kHz
(1 hour earlier between last Sunday in September and first Sunday in
April)
Coastal Reports; 2003 0003 0803 on 2207 4146 6224 kHz
(1 hour earlier between last Sunday in September and first Sunday in
April)
Oceanic warnings; 1503 0303 on 6224 12356 kHz
(all the year round)
Oceanic warning; 1533 0333 on 8297 16531 kHz
(all the year round)
Oceanic weather bulletins and warnings; 2103 0903 on 6224 12356 kHz
(1 hour earlier between last Sunday in September and first Sunday in
April)
Oceanic weather bulletins and warnings; 2203 1003 on 8297 16351 kHz
(1 hour earlier between last Sunday in September and first Sunday in
April)
QSL letter and some photographs are shown in my homepage
<http://www5a.biglobe.ne.jp/~BCLSWL/QSL0908.html>
(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 30)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3304.99 R. Western at 1157-1220 UT on July 23. Daru
presumed with man in EG (I think) talk, then YL at ToH; assorted pop and
island-flavored vocal mx followed from 1208-1220 UT tuneout. Weak.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer July 26)
PERU 6195.798 R. Cusco, Cusco July 24 2251 UT. Very weak talks in Sp.
222
6019.324 R. Victoria, Lima on July 24 at 2256 UT Speech by male good 332.
(Maurits Van Driessche-BEL, hcdx July 26)
PORTUGAL/AZORES Die Sendeanlage Meia Legua zwischen Faro und Olhao war
urspruenglich als ein viel groesseres Projekt angelegt, als sich die
Mittelwellenstation heute darstellt. Die Emissora Nacional de Radiodifusao
wollte hier eigentlich einen 100- oder 200-kW-Mittelwellensender samt 200-
m-Mast und eine Kurzwellenstation fuer die afrikanischen Kolonien
aufstellen. Beide Projekte wurden nicht realisiert. Die Verankerungen fuer
den 200-m-Masten sind auf dem Gelaende noch zu finden, aber er wurde nie
errichtet, da in relativer Naehe der Flughafens von Faro entstand.
Derzeit beherbergt die Sendeanlage drei Sender: den aktuellen 10-kW-Sender
von Nautel, den abgeloesten 10-kW-Marconi-Sender und einen 1-kW-
Reservesender. Platz fuer einen 100-kW-Sender waere durchaus. Das Signal
fuer 720 kHz (Gleichwelle) geht in einen Sendemast von etwa 70 m Hoehe. In
Faro selber sind beim RDP-Funkhaus am Campo Senhora da Saude noch Reste
der alten Sendeanlage aus den spaeten vierziger Jahren erhalten. Umgeben
von Wohnhaeusern steht hier noch ein vor sich hinrostender Sendemast.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR 7.7.2009 bcdx)
RDP Antena-1 Faro Meia Legua 720 kHz 10 kW
37 01 19.07 N 07 52 58.48 W
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=37+01+19.07+N+
+07+52+58.48+W&sll=37.094348,-
7.994099&sspn=0.050662,0.110807&ie=UTF8&ll=37.02212,-
7.882857&spn=0.003169,0.006925&t=h&z=18>
<http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=37.021986~-
7.882911&style=h&lvl=17&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-
1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&where1=37%2001%2019.07%20N%20%2007%2052%2058.48%2
0W&encType=1>
<http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/12811371.jpg>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12811371>
Radio Sim, das Mittelwellenprogramm von Radio Renascenca, hat Probleme an
der Sendestation Muge 594 kHz. Der ohnehin nur mit 80 kW betriebene 100
kW-Sender ist in Reparatur, aber die beiden 10-kW-Ersatzsender produzieren
zahlreiche Nebensausstrahlungen.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR 11.7.2009 bcdx / dxld)
Radio Altitude, Guarda, wird wohl seine Mittelwelle 1584 kHz (1 kW)
verlieren, da es die Frequenz fuer laengere Zeit nicht mehr eingesetzt
hat.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR 11.7.2009 bcdx)
(Azoren): Radio Club de Angra und Estacao Emissora do Club Asas do
Atlantico werden ihre Mittelwellen 909 und 1566 kHz verlieren, da sie die
Frequenzen fuer laengere Zeit nicht mehr eingesetzt haben.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR 11.7.2009 bcdx)
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Aug 1)
RUSSIA 12040 Moscow spurious emissions in 25 meter band. Tonight July
27th some VoRussia Moscow intermodulations again, observed in 1900-2005 UT
slot on
11962.4 - 11969.6 kHz,
12110.8 - 12115.9 kHz,
12264.8 - 12276.2 kHz.
[still had intermodulations on August 1st, wb.]
I guess, tx center #7 is located rather 92 kilometers south-eastwards of
Lesnoy, at Kurovskaya site.
G.C. 55 35 32.58 N 39 07 59.76 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=55%C2%B035%273
2.58%22N++39%C2%B007%2759.76%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.453081,56
.733398&ie=UTF8&ll=55.592383,39.133267&spn=0.004486,0.013851&t=h&z=17>
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 27)
SUDAN/UGANDA 4740/4750 During a routine maintenance and resupply trip
this week, the Radio Peace technical team plans to fine tune both of the
transmitters which carry Christian broadcasts to tens of thousands of
people in South Sudan, southern Darfur, the Nuba Mountains and North
Sudan.
In the process, engineer Livingstone Kiniaru will change the frequency of
the 4750 kHz shortwave transmitter to 4740 kHz to avoid an interference
problem that has been created by another broadcaster in the neighboring
country of Uganda. This rather simple adjustment will allow the Radio
Peace programs to be heard clearly in five languages once again across its
coverage area in South Sudan and southern Darfur.
Pray that this technical procedure will be successful and that both
Livingstone and mechanic Sam Sele will have safe travel to and from Radio
Peace this week. Also, pray for our transmitter operators and security
crew who live at the broadcast facility in South Sudan.
<http://www.globalendeavor.org/>
(direct, various, via dxld, BrDXC-UK, July 28)
SYRIA Fragen und Antworten zur technischen Situation des syrischen
Auslandsdienstes.
Bei einem Aufenthalt bei Radio Damaskus hatte Kris Janssen Gelegenheit zu
einem Interview mit Asad Zarai, dem Chefingenieur der Kurzwellenstation
des syrischen Auslandsdienstes in Adra.
Frage: Radio Damaskus benutzt heute verschiedene Plattformen zur
Verbreitung seiner Programme: Kurzwelle, Mittelwelle (fuer Hebraeisch und
Russisch), Satellite (Hotbird, Arabsat, Nilesat) und seit kurzem Internet
<www.syriaonline.sy/radio.php>
Seit langem beklagt die Hoererschaft von Radio Damaskus
Modulationsprobleme auf Kurzwelle. Ist Ihnen das bewusst?
Asad Zarai: Ja, viele Hoerer beklagen sich darueber. Wir stehen vor dem
Problem, dass die Sender von Radio Damaskus in Adra massiv altern. Die
Sender wurden am Anfang der achtziger Jahre aufgestellt. Wir muessten alle
Roehren austauschen. Aber das ist sehr teuer, und wir haben nur ein sehr
begrenztes Budget. Anfang 2009 haben wir Hochfrequenzroehren ausgetauscht,
was immerhin zu einem deutlich besseren Signal auf 9330 und 12085 kHz
gefuehrt hat. Tatsaechlich sind wir nach langer Unterbrechung mit 12085
kHz auch wieder auf einer zweiten Frequenz aktiv.
Frage: Wie viele Kurzwellensender stehen denn eigentlich in Adra? Asad
Zarai: Wir haben vier Kurzwellensender franzoesischer Herkunft, die wie
gesagt Anfang der achtziger Jahre in Adra aufgestellt wurden. Zwei von
ihnen sind betriebsfaehig und laufen auf 9330 kHz fuer Europa und 12085
kHz fuer weitere Zielgebiete wie Nordamerika, Japan und Australien.
Frage: Mit welcher Leistung? Asad Zarai: Urspruenglich handelt es sich um
500 kW-Sender, aber wir betreiben sie nur noch mit 400 kW.
Frage: Jetzt, wo die Hochfrequenz verbessert wurde, werden Sie sich wohl
auch der Modulationsprobleme annehmen.
Asad Zarai: Eigentlich planen wir Ersatz. Wir wollen 2010 einen neuen
Sender aufstellen, wahrscheinlich einen 250 kW-Sender, und bereiten gerade
die Ausschreibung vor. Wir werden die Angebote pruefen und auch die
Resultate nach der Aufstellung des neuen Kurzwellensenders. Es ist nicht
ganz auszuschliessen, dass wir auch einen zweiten Sender ordnen, aber das
ist Zukunftsmusik. Fuers erste planen wir nur einen einzigen neuen Sender.
<http://radio-
damascus.net/Interview_with_Radio_Damascus/Interview_with_Radio_Damascus.h
tml>
7.6.2009, uebersetzt von Dr. Hj. Biener.
(Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, ntt Aug 1)
UKRAINE/Former USSR History. Remember "Soviet Woodpecker"
Hallo! Sehr sehens- und lesenswerte Dokumentation ueber einen frueheren
sowjetischen Jammer in der Ukraine:
<http://www.artificialowl.net/2008/12/abandoned-giant-duga-3-system-
antenna.html>
(Thorsten Hein-D, A-DX July 27)
Bewusster Jammer = nein. Woodpecker = ja, genannt DUGA.
Woodpecker war ein Ueberhorizont Radar, dass natuerlich auch Broadcasts
stoerte, aber das war kein Jammer, sondern nur eine heftige
Begleiterscheinung.
Es gab zwei Anlagen, in der Ukraine Richtung Nordamerika(USA) und in
Fernost am Amur Richtung Alaska, Canada und Westamerika(USA). Dabei immer
die Sendestation und - 100 km abgesetzt - eine oder mehrere Echo-
Empfangsanlagen.
<http://wikimapia.org/455/Chernobyl-2-Russian-Woodpecker-OTH-Radar-of-
type-DUGA-3>
<http://deputydog.wordpress.com/2007/08/27/the-duga-3-radar/>
<http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/archive/index.php/t-136889.html>
<http://wikimapia.org/5030245/DUGA-2-OTH-radar-Komsomolsk-na-Amure-
Woodpecker-Transmitter>
fuer USSR Jammer gibt es andere kompetentere Webseiten, so von Rimantas
Pleikys in Litauen.
<http://www.radiojamming.info/>
<http://www.radiojamming.puslapiai.lt/doc_ru.htm>
<http://www.zilionis.com/jamming/index.php?e>
VANUATU 3945 R. Vanuatu (pres) at 1120-1138 UT on July 18. Sounded like
island-flavored pop tunes hosted by M ancr in English. Fair strength but
hard to make out words.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer July 26)
VIETNAM 4739.60v Radio Son La had been one of the stations I regularly
heard about every day, before their usual 1400 UT sign-off time, but as I
observed in Feb. and reported again in April, they were not on-the-air
back then. This is still the case now. I have not heard them at all during
random checks in the 1245 to 1400 UT time period. Last actual log I had
for them was back on Jan. 30, 2009. Has anyone heard them during any other
time period, after mid-February?
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld July 29)
4740 Radio Son La 1 0300-0500 Vietnamese/Meo 1kW ND VTN 1150-1400, 2200-
0030 (Aoki)
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July 1 to July 29 - Band Scan -
2310 Australia VL8A Alice Springs NT
2325 Australia VL8T Tennant Creek NT
2379.9 Brasil, Radio Educadora de Limeira.
2485 Australia, VL8K Katherine NT
3200 Swaziland TWR 0000
3204.5 Radio West Sepik, Vanimo
3220 Ecuador HCJB Pifo
3250 Honduras Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis
3240 Swaziland TWR 0000
3255 Brasil Radio Educadora 6 de Agosto, Xapuri
3260 Papua New Guinea Radio Madang, Madang
3275 Papua New Guinea Radio Southern Highlands
3279.6 Ecuador La Voz del Napo Tena
3290 Papua New Guinea Radio Central, Boroko
3309.98 Bolivia R Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba
3315 Papua New Guinea Radio Manus, Lorengau
3325 Papua New Guinea Radio Buka, Kuba
3335 Papua New Guinea Radio East Sepik, Wewak
3329.53 Peru, Ondas del Huallaga, Huanuco
3340 Honduras Radio Misiones Internacionales Comayagueela
3344.9 Papua New Guinea Radio Northern
3375.32 Brasil R Municipal Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira /drifted up in fqy
3385 Papua New Guinea Radio East New Britain Rabaul
3396, ZBC, Guineafowl, Gweru, 0000 - 4828 seem off recently
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 29)
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vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX
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