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Dieses Bulletin wird mit Einverstaendnis von Wolfgang DF5SX verteilt.
BC-DX 925 15 Aug 2009
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ARGENTINA DX CONTEST.
RAE, the Foreign Service of the Argentine Public Radio, with the
collaboration of the Radiolisteners Group of Argentina launches a contest
for our audience in Argentina and in the world.
The requirement is to send us two reception reports: one on our Spanish-
language program and the other on any of the other languages broadcasts
(English, French, German, Italia, Portuguese and Japanese).
The contest begins on August 3, 2009 and reception reports will have to
cover any of our programs until 2359 hours of August 17, a date selected
to pay homage to the most important national hero of Argentina, General
San Martin. "The father of the country", as we call him, died on August
17, 1850.
Reception reports must be sent by e-mail to
<rae @ radionacional.gov.ar> or by traditional mail to
RAE, P.O.Box 555, post code: C1000WAF, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Reports will be accepted until September 30, 2009. All participants will
receive a QSL cards. Among all who take part in the contest, there will be
a prize draw for two Argentine music CD compilations.
Thank you for joining! Kind greetings.
(via Arnaldo L. Slaen-ARG, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8)
15344.814 RAE, at 2207 UT, Spanish, end of news and convenient ID by man,
"RAE- Radiodifusora Argentina al Exterior." Then into talk by woman. Best
in USB to escape 15340 kHz splatter, occasionally peaking to decent level
but mostly weak. 14 Aug.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Aug 14)
11710.7 RAE, General Pacheco, 1055-1320, 10 Aug, Japanese prgr, sign off
announcements, IS+IDS, TS, Portuguese at 1100, with features ranging from
Argentinian music & performers to history and news; Castilian prgr at
1200; 35443. Continuous fair-good reception w/o any disturbance but some
QSB.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
AUSTRALIA Radio Australia to resume broadcasts to Burma/Myanmar. See:
<http://www.smh.com.au/world/in-solidarity-radio-australia-to-resume-
broadcasts-to-burma-20090811-eh2o.html>
(Gary Daly, dxld Aug 12)
RADIO AUSTRALIA will again begin broadcasting to Burma in what the Prime
Minister, Kevin Rudd, called a "gesture of solidarity" with the pro
democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, in the wake of her conviction
yesterday. Mr Rudd also hinted at stronger sanctions. ...
(Sydney Morning Herald as above via dxld Aug 12)
! The story says nothing further about the axual broadcasts. Does that
mean RA is adding the Burmese language? It has surely been "broadcasting
to Burma" all along together with the rest of South and SoEast Asia.
'Resume'? I don't recall RA ever having Burmese-language broadcast tho
possibly sometime sesquidecades ago. Perhaps it's just an empty gesture by
PM Rudd. The following story from RA itself does not explicitly say it
will be in Burmese either:
(GH, dxld Aug 12)
Extension of AUNG SAN SUU KYI's house arrest prompts resumption of Radio
Australian Burmese service.
"Australia's Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, says the continued detention of
Aung San Suu Kyi is a new low for Burma's military regime. ... The Prime
Minister has also announced the Government and the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation have agreed to Ms Suu Kyi's previous request to have the Radio
Australia service resume broadcast service to Burma. He says it is a
gesture of solidarity to her and opens a new channel of international
contact for the people of Burma." Radio Australia, 11 Aug 2009.
<http://www.radioaustralianews.net.au/stories/200908/2652948.htm?desktop>
(kimandrewelliott.com via dxld, Aug 12)
Radio Australia's own shortwave transmitters may be a bit far from Burma
for reliable reception. Even the more powerful former RA transmitters at
Darwin, which now must be leased from the present owner, religious
broadcaster CVC International, may not be ideally located. Transmitters
leased from VT Broadcast in Thailand might be the best bet. And then there
is the selection of an ideal evening time. Only 1800-1900 Burma time is
not now taken by BBC, VOA, or RFA Burmese. Burmese, however, prefer later
hours for international radio listening. Maybe 2200-2300, competing with
the second half of the VOA Burmese broadcast.
(Kim Andrew Elliott, ibid. via dxld Aug 12)
Radio Australia to resume Burmese service.
Australia's Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, says the continued detention of
Aung San Suu Kyi is a new low for Burma's military regime. A Burmese court
today convicted Ms Suu Kyi of breaching the country's security laws and
sentenced her to spend another 18 months under house arrest.
The Prime Minister has also announced the Government and the Australian
Broadcasting Corporation have agreed to Ms Suu Kyi's previous request to
have Radio Australia resume broadcast service to Burma. He says it is a
gesture of solidarity to her and opens a new channel of international
contact for the people of Burma.
(Australia Network News; Aug 11, by Andy Sennitt, RNW MN blog
via dxld Aug 12)
Note the wording in this and two other stories about this I have seen. A
service to Burma does NOT necessarily mean in the Burmese language, which
I don't recall RA ever using before, so how can it resume? Yet it has
surely been "serving Burma" continuously in English on shortwave along
with the rest of south and southeast Asia. Perhaps this is just an empty
gesture, or might involve some slight shifting of azimuths or designated
CIRAF target zones to make it see, tp come true. I want to see them say it
will be IN Burmese.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, RNW MN blog via dxld Aug 12)
Mike Bird sent the following press release from Radio Australia giving
more details of the plans:
Radio Australia today has announced plans to reach audiences in Burma
including a new special service in Burmese. Radio Australia CEO, Hanh
Tran, says events in Burma in recent times, including the devastation of
Cyclone Nargis, the extension and detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and the
prospect of coming elections, highlights the need for strong
communications into the region. He says the service to Burma in English
will be imminent with a Burmese language service to follow.
Director ABC International, Murray Green, said the ABC had been working
with the Federal Government looking for ways of improving the flow of
information to the people of Burma. Murray Green said the move reflected
the ABC's on-going commitment to serving people in those parts of the Asia
and the Pacific without press freedom.
Radio Australia has served audiences in the region for nearly 70 years,
however much of that capacity was constrained in the late 1990s as a
result of budget cuts. Mr Green said this latest move to re- introduce
Burma as a service area was another milestone in the strengthening of the
ABC's presence in the region.
The new services will utilise proven shortwave radio distribution as well
as digital technologies to communicate to Burmese nationals and Burmese
expatriates.
(Source: Radio Australia)
Andy Sennitt adds: A bit of Googling today turned up a piece from Radio
Australia written as long ago as 1997, in which it expressed the need for
a Burmese service, subject to funds being available: "In 1986, Radio
Australia received about 25,000 letters from Burma, most written in
response to RA's broadcasts in Standard Chinese, or Mandarin (understood
or spoken by many Burmese citizens of Chinese origin). Amid continuing
unrest during 1987, the number of letters received from Burma began to
drop, to about 1000 per month. The unrest culminated in serious riots in
March 1988, which were suppressed by the security forces, with many people
killed. Since, then, Radio Australia has only been receiving a few hundred
letters a year from Burma - although the actual audience is believed to
remain high.
In May 1990, Ms Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won general
elections, but the military has refused to hand over power. The military
government imposes tight restrictions on all international communications.
Radio Australia has identified introduction of a Burmese language service
as a top priority, if funds were available."
(Source: BurmaLibrary.org)
In May 1997 the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References
Committee released its report on The Role and Future of Radio Australia
and Australia Television. The Committee recommended that additional
funding be provided to establish a Burmese language service and to expand
the Khmer language service.
(Source: Parliament of Australia e-briefing)
4 comments so far
1 Glenn Hauser [as previously]
2 john Aug 12, - I think it's worth noting the target audience
for Rudd's message. He may be playing off the loss of much of Radio
Australia's South East Asian broadcasts with the shutdown of RA's Darwin
transmission capacity. The Australian public remembers little about
international radio but that event has a strong resonance in the
community.
Glenn's right - RA has never had a Burmese language service. Any English
to Burma was severely curtailed by the 1997 shutdown of Darwin. Some
signal may reach Burma now but it's not specifically targetted.
3 Andy Sennitt Aug 12, - Thank you for the corrections. I
actually thought RA did once have a Burmese service, but obviously I was
wrong. They wanted one, but didn't get the financing. But now there *will*
be a new service in Burmese. See extended story above.
4 Glenn Hauser Aug 12, - Radio Australia already broadcasts in
English to Burma. One Shepparton transmitter on 329 degree azimuth is
targeted at CIRAF zone 49, which includes Burma and the rest of SoEaAsia
as far as Vietnam:
2330-0700 17750
0700-1300 11945
1430-1700 11660
[azimuth to Burma centered to 312degr from SHP, about 5300 miles distance,
wb.]
And the sesquihour in between, 1300-1430 is in Mandarin. It would be nice
if officials got their facts straight.
Altho Darwin would be better, we SWLs know how well RA gets out from
Shepparton, and it is part of RA's mythology that Shepparton is deficient.
See also kimandrewelliott.com where he speculates on possible Burmese
timeslots, clashing with other broadcasts in that language.
(RNW MN blog comments via dxld Aug 13)
AUSTRALIA/FRANCE/ITALY/JAPAN/NORWAY/SWITZERLAND/TURKEY/USA
Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution
place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.
Not BC-DX broadcasting stations, but very interesting VLF Navy, standard
frequ and time signal stations.
AUS VLF NTS Woodside, Vic 18.6 kHz
38 28 52.49 S 146 56 06.43 E
Low visibility but 2nd Chinese Navy submarine radio station
CHN VLF 3SA Changde 20.6 kHz [same like 3SB Datong]
25 01 58.44 N 111 40 07.27 E - not confirmed
FRA VLF FUE Brest Kerlouan 65.8 kHz
48 38 16.16 N 04 21 02.81 W
ITA NSC/NSY NATO/US VLF Niscemi Sicily 45.9 kHz
37 07 32.37 N 14 26 11.10 E
JPN VLF JJY-40 Ohtakadoya-yama 40 kHz
37 22 21.55 N 140 50 55.72 E
JPN VLF JJI NDT Ebino 22.2 kHz
32 04 34.94 N 130 49 43.05 E
nothing visible at
NOR VLF JXN Aldra Island 16.4 kHz
66 25 00.00 N 013 01 00.00 E
SUI VLF time signal HBG Prangins 75 kHz
46 24 29.87 N 06 15 09.53 E
TUR VLF TBB Bafa 26.7 kHz
37 24 45.81 N 27 19 24.03 E
USA VLF NLK Jim Creek 24.8kHz
48 12 11.98 N 121 55 01.74 W
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Creek_Naval_Radio_Station>
see photo on
<http://ludb.clui.org/ex/i/WA3248/>
USA VLF navy NAU Aguada Puerto Rico 40.75 kHz
18 23 55.64 N 67 10 38.69 W
(wb, SW TXsite Aug 8)
BOLIVIA 4699.3 R. San Miguel, Riberalta, 2227-2238, 04 Aug, Castilian,
light songs; 25331.
5952.5 R. Pio XII, Siglo XX, 2234-2247, 03 Aug, Catilian & Quechua,
talks, Indian pops; 33331, adj. QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
BRAZIL 11734.9 R. Trans Mundial 1811-1838+ Aug 8. Religious vocals in
Portuguese; M with occasional ID's and "Trans Mundial" jingles. Good mid-
day signal.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, dxld Aug 9)
4755 R. Imaculada Conceicao, Cpo Grande MS, 2215-2226, 04 Aug, music, ID
at 2216, prgr announcement, rlgs. ballad; 25331.
4865 R. Verdes Florestas, Cruzo do Sul AC, 2333-2349, 03 Aug, messages &
infos; 44332, CODAR QRM.
4885 R. Club do Para, Belem PA, 2052-2120, 07 Aug, rlgs. propag. prgr "A
Prece Poderosa", TS, sports prgr "Cartaz Desportivo", advertisements;
45333.
4895 R. Novo Tempo, Cpo Grande MS, 2144-2202*, 03 Aug, news 2145-2158,
ID, songs, abrupt closure; 25331, lowish audio.
4915 R. Daqui, Anhangueera GO, 2055-2114, 07 Aug, talks, sung Ave Mary;
43342, QRM de B. This has been silent, or then inaudible on \\ 11830 kHz.
4915 R. Difa, Macapa AP, 2144-2208, 09 Aug, f/ball news progr, news
bulletin at 2200; 43432, QRM de B.
4974.8 R. A Nossa Voz, Osasco SP, 2232-2248, 05 Aug, A Voz do Brasil part
2; 25342.
4985 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 2228-2249, 05 Aug, A Voz do Brasil
part 2; 55343; \\ 11815 good.
5035 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2143-2206, 05 Aug, prgr for truck
drivers "Trucao", with advs., infos, music, then ID+fqs announcement prior
to A Voz do Brasil at 2200; 35332; \\ 6135, 9630, 11855 kHz.
5045 R. Guaruja Paulista, Guaruja SP, 2145-2219, 05 Aug, reports from the
Senate, legislation issues, no Voz do Brasil at 2200; 25341, but better
after 2200 (power change?).
5955 R. Gazeta Universitaria, Sao Paulo SP, 2232-2246, 03 Aug, A Voz do
Brasil; 33331, co-ch. QRM; better on 04 Aug at 2210.
6020 R. Gaucha, Pto Alegre RS, 2242-2309, 03 Aug, advertisements, music,
chatter, newscast at 2300; 23341, adj. QRM, but better after 2300.
6080 R. Novas de Paz, Cutiriba PR, 2243-2305, 03 Aug, A Voz do Brasil, ID
at 2301 as "R.Marumby - a emissora da paz"; 33442, adj. QRM, but much less
after 2300.
6090 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 2245-2259, 03 Aug, advertisements,
f/ball news prgr; 32441, QRM de CHN (pres) + AIA (stronger after 2300).
6135 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2304-2315, 06 Aug, newscast; 35433.
6150 R. Record, Sao Paulo SP, 2143-2203, 07 Aug, f/ball news prgr until
2153, advertisements prior to A Voz do Brasil at 2200; 33442, adj. QRM
till 2200, then co-ch. QRM too.
6185 R. Nacional da Amazonia, Parqaue do Rodeador DF, 2251-..., 03 Aug, A
Voz do Brasil; 32441, adj. QRM.
9565 SRDA, Curitiba PR, 0939-1006, 07 Aug, shouting IPDA preacher, music
at 1000, announcement for "O Seu Projecto" scheduled for 08 Aug, then
prayer; 25432.
9565 ditto, 1435-1455, 08 Aug, pathetic IPDA live "show" about healings;
24442, adj. QRM.
9665 R. Marumby, Florianopolis SC, 1422-1430 (when blocked), 07 Aug,
preacher; 14341; het. with KRE 9665.5; blocked by DRM signal at 1430.
Reception was far better on 08 Aug at 1445, just as if there were no QRM.
9695 R. Rio Mar, Manaus AM, 1441-1458, 08 Aug, Brazilian songs, talks;
24431, adj. QRM de NIG 9690.
9819.7 R. 9 de Julho, Sao Paulo SP, 1250-f/out 1326, 07 Aug, talks,
almost no copy; 15431.
11725 R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 1105-1220, 10 Aug, R. Marumby relay,
rlgs. songs & propag.; 15431 and deteriorating even further.
11735 R. Transmundial, Sta Ma RS, 1945-2003, 06 Aug, prgr announcements,
rlgs. songs in "Espaco Transmundial"; 44433, QRM de TZA.
11735 ditto, 1251-1440, 07 Aug, newscast,..., webpage info, "boletim
meteorologico" (= weather rpt.) at 1431, all in "Bom dia, RTM!, songs;
45444.
11855 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2109-2126, 08 Aug, prgr "Sertao
sucessos", with Braz. folk/country music; 44433, QRM de WYFR, USA; \\
5035, 6135, 9630.
11895 R. Boa Vontade, Pto Alegre RS, 1954-2012, 06 Aug, preacher often
referring to the Gospel, music to match; 15431.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
CHINA Firedrake Aug 8: at 1404, very poor on 11990, and could not hear
its victim; also on 12040 mixing with VOA/CNR1 Chinese. At 1434 good on
13970.
N O T found on any others of the usuals: 8400, 9000, 11300, 13500, 14430,
15150, 15600, 17470, 18320 kHz.
At 1404 on 9450, two Asian languages with lo audible het; also at 1440 CNR
echo jamming and het. Sound of Hope, 100 kW via Taiwan operates here at
1400-1600, and many of these Taiwan transmitters are off-frequency.
Aug 8 at 1443, on 7430, Japanese music and talk, fair signal, when not
much left on 40m besides WWCR 7490 and RA 7240. Is CRI at 14-15, 500 kW,
59 degrees from Jinhua site and onward toward us.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Aug 9)
Scan for jamming. 1309-1339, August 11. No solo Firedrake heard! A drastic
reduction in the Sound of Hope activity, as also observed and commented on
by Glenn.
Firedrake + CNR-1 echo jamming: 11805, 11990 and 12040, all against VOA.
Solo CNR-1 (\\ 6030) echo jamming: 6085 (RTI), 6110 (VOA), 6150 (RTI),
7185 (RTI), 7420 (BBC) and 9845 (VOA).
1507-1528, August 11. Solo Firedrake: 13500 (SOH)
Firedrake + CNR-1 echo jamming: 9670 (VOA), 12025 (RFA), 13755 (VOA) and
15450 (VOA).
Solo CNR-1 echo jamming: 12110 (VOA), 13675 (RFA), 15285 (BBC) and 15495
(RFA).
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Aug 11)
Jamming. They must be in the process of evaluating their effectiveness, as
they are experimenting with different combinations of jamming. August 13
at 1408 UT heard the unusual occurrence of solo Firedrake (without any
CNR-1 echo jamming) on 6030, 7130, 7185, 11805, 11975, 11990 and 12040
kHz. At 1411 Firedrake ended and was replaced by solo CNR-1 echo jamming
(except on 11805, 11990 and 12040 kHz, which had both FD and CNR-1 echo
jamming, which has been their usual format recently).
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Aug 13)
CONGO DEMOCR REP 6210 at 1930 UT, Radio Kahuzi first noted tentatively
Friday July 3 with French news prgm, poor level to close 2006 UT. After
regular daily monitoring got best reception on July 16 with VOA news prgm
in Fr, En & Fr idents at 2000 UT, several gospel songs played and closed
2007 UT.
Listed 1 kW so extremely pleased with this log and QSL!
Bryan Clark, Mangawhai [Northland] reports an excellent month DXwise
'showing our hobby is far from dead'! On Friday July 3 I found a French
language station on 6210 around 1930 UTC at weak level to closedown at
2007 UTC. I monitored the frequency daily and finally on July 16 the
signal was poor-fair with sufficient readability to extract program detail
and ID's in French/English for R. Kahuzi, Congo Kinshasa.
E-QSL in two weeks from station operator Richard McDonald. Listed as 1 kW
but reportedly only 800watt so this rates as one of my best logs/ QSLs in
48 years of DX!
(BCM Bryan Clark-NZL, NZDX Times Magazine Aug)
CROATIA 10 kW ? On our last Stuttgart DXer meeting with Erich
Bergmann, Roland Schulze and Y.T., we agreed that Croatian Radio on 3985,
6155 and 7355 kHz broadcasts on very tiny level in present 2009 year, --
like of 10 kW final power instead only. (wb)
DOMINICAN REP Special DRM Transmissions on SW to and from Punta Cana
during HFCC/ASBU Conference August 17-21.
In conjunction with the HFCC/ASBU B09 Coordination Conference in Punta
Cana, Dominican Republic, several special shortwave transmissions are
planned.
1. R Netherlands' relay station in Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles will
carry out special DRM transmissions on 9710 kHz on Thur and Fri, Aug 20
and 21, between 1700-2100 UT. This transmission will use 120 kW DRM at 350
degrees on a HR 1/1/0.5 antenna.
2. From Santiago, Chile, CVC La Voz will carry out a special DRM
transmission on Fri Aug 21 from 1700-2200 UT on 17640 kHz. The antenna
will be directed to Mexico, but should provide good coverage of the
Dominican Republic as well.
3. We are waiting on details of special DRM transmissions from TDF in
Montsinery, French Guiana; CBC in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada; and
one other possible location.
4. We are also planning to conduct special tropical band transmissions
from the conference in conjunction with the inauguration of a new radio
station in the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Telecommunications
Institute, INDOTEL, has authorized provisional transmissions by R
Discovery (R Descubrimiento in Spanish) from the Dreams Punta Cana Resort
on the east coast of the Dominican Republic with low power (100 watts) on
the frequency of 4730 kHz in a combination of three different modes:
standard AM amplitude modulated, single sideband (SSB), and WinDRM, which
is a form of DRM transmission used by amateur radio operators. In order to
decode the WinDRM transmissions, a listener must connect his receiver
audio output to a computer with the WinDRM software installed. WinDRM can
be downloaded free of charge at
<http://n1su.com/windrm/download.html>
The broadcasts on 4730 kHz will take place throughout the week of the
HFCC/ASBU B09 Conference from August 17-21 during various daytime and
nighttime hours. The antenna used will be a half-wave dipole. Special QSL
cards will be available for reports on the 4730 transmission. Details will
be announced on the air. After the HFCC/ASBU Conference, R Discovery will
move to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, and will
resume transmissions from there in the near future.
After the HFCC/ASBU Conference, R Discovery will move to Santo Domingo,
the capital of the Dominican Republic, and will resume transmissions from
there in the near future.
(Jeff White-FL-USA RMI direct and via Bloise, DXplorer Aug 9)
ECUADOR HCJB Global Voice Moves Up End Date of International Broadcasts
from Ecuador.
Greetings from Quito. The official press release regarding the imminent
shut down of the Pifo transmitter site follows.
(Allen Graham-EQA HCJB, Aug 13)
The end date for international broadcasts from Radio Station HCJB in
Ecuador has been moved up as the missionary radio ministry defines new
strategies for future outreach.
Anticipating the opening of the new Quito airport near the station's
international transmitter site in Pifo, staff members have already
dismantled all but 14 antennas and towers. Present shortwave broadcasts in
Portuguese, Spanish, German and indigenous languages, including Quichua,
had earlier been announced to end no later than April 1, 2010. These
international broadcasts will cease between September and November 2009.
Announcing the earlier closure date of Pifo, Graham Bulmer, HCJB Global's
director for the Latin America Region, said, "These times stretch us,
causing us both to doubt and to grow in faith and hopefully drive us to
confess our dependence on God. We believe He is guiding us. We hold all
things with open hands and pursue understanding of what God expects of us
as stewards of the resources of His kingdom."
The Pifo closure will impact Radio Station HCJB's Quichua Language Service
with some programming moving from the shortwave frequencies to the local
AM channel. Investigations are also being made regarding the possibility
of transferring HCJB-2, the ministry's 37-year-old FM station in Guayaquil
(Ecuador's largest city), into the hands of local partners.
The mission's newer strategy, begun in the 1990s, has been to reduce its
emphasis on shortwave in Latin America while focusing on "radio planting"
or assisting local ministries realize their dream of beginning a Christian
radio ministry. More than 300 local stations have been helped in these
endeavors worldwide, including about 60 in Latin America. HCJB Global also
continues to expand its training ministries across the region.
"The way people consume media has changed," said HCJB Global President
Wayne Pederson. "So we have the opportunity to change to delivery systems
such as satellite, FM Internet and podcasting. The closing of shortwave in
Latin America is strategic because of the planting of local FM radio
stations across the region and around the world. These stations are
staffed and programmed by local believers who can speak to the culture in
their own communities."
Pederson recently told the staff that a high priority for the mission is
its initiative for Latin America called Corrientes that launches in
October. The coalition of more than 10 Christian organizations involves
training Latin Americans for bi-vocational mission work around the world.
(HCJB Global Aug 13)
HCJB in Ecuador is the oldest Protestant evangelical shortwave station,
dating back to 1931.
<http://www.hcjb.org/about_us/hcjb_global/our_history.html>
HCJB continues shortwave broadcasts from Australia. It would not have been
especially difficult or expensive for HCJB to move one of its shortwave
transmitters elsewhere in Ecuador to serve remote parts of the Andean
region, where local affiliated FM and MW stations are not available. And
for old time's sake. Presumably this will also end program feeds from
Quito to partner stations in Brazil using Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM)
shortwave.
(Kim Andrew Elliott-USA, kimandrewelliott.com via dxld Aug 13)
ERITREA/ETHIOPIA 7175 Voice of the Broad Masses, Asmara, 1944-2001*, 06
Aug, Arabic, talks, local songs, ID, natl. anthem at 2000; 55433.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
7110 R. Ethiopia, Geja Dera, 1451-1526, 07 Aug, Vernacular, local songs,
news (pres) at 1500; 25432. Vy. good at 1700.
7165 R. Ethiopia, Geja Jawe, 1302-1446, 05 Aug, Vernacular, presumably
Afar, talks,..., Arabic at 1400, talks & songs; 15331; \\ 9560.7. It
seemed, however, that there were two different feeds being aired on 7165,
or then a second stn underneath ETH.
7210 R. Fana (pres), Addis Ababa, 1505-1526, 05 Aug, Vernacular, tribal
songs; 24432; co-ch. UNID in Vernacular - Eritrea?
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
7165 R. Ethiopia, Geja Jawe, 1302-1446, 05 Aug, vernacular, presumably
Afar, talks, Arabic at 1400, talks & songs; 15331; \\ 9560.7 kHz. It
seemed, however, that there were two different feeds being aired on 7165,
or then a second station underneath ETH.
7210 R. Fana (pres), Addis Ababa, 1505-1526, 05 Aug, Vernacular, tribal
songs; 24432; co-channel unID in vernacular - Eritrea?
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 13)
GERMANY [c.f. BC-DX TopNews #924] Re DRM broadcasting. Concerning 9530
from Nauen: Has somebody also bothered to ask about the azimuth? 31 metres
at local midnight is no doubt aiming at some target area outside Europe.
Dominican Republic [HFCC conference in late August, wb.], too?
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Aug 8)
GERMANY/FRANCE Summer A-09 of Media Broadcast (ex DTK T-Systems).
Part 3 of 4:
Adventist World Radio (AWR):
0300-0330 6065 WER 250 kW 135 deg Daily to EaAf Tigrigna
0300-0330 9845 WER 250 kW 135 deg Daily to EaAf Oromo
0330-0400 9815 WER 250 kW 135 deg Daily to EaAf Amharic
0400-0430 7270 WER 250 kW 120 deg Daily to ME Arabic
0500-0600 6145 WER 100 kW 120 deg Daily to EaEu Bulgarian
0700-0800 11980 WER 100 kW 210 deg Daily to NoAf Arabic
0800-0830 11980 WER 100 kW 210 deg Daily to NoAf Kabyle
0800-0900 12010 WER 100 kW 210 deg Daily to NoAf French/Tachelhit
0900-1000 9790 NAU 100 kW 180 deg Sun to SoEu Italian
1200-1300 15435 WER 250 kW 090 deg Daily to SoAs English/Bangla
1300-1330 15320 NAU 250 kW 070 deg Mon-Fri to EaAs Chinese
1300-1330 15320 NAU 250 kW 070 deg Sat/Sun to EaAs Uighur
1330-1500 15320 NAU 250 kW 070 deg Daily to EaAs Chinese
1500-1600 15160 ISS 250 kW 080 deg Daily to SoAs Nepali/Hindi
1500-1530 15335 WER 250 kW 090 deg Daily to SoAs Punjabi
1530-1600 15335 WER 250 kW 075 deg Daily to SoAs English
1630-1700 17575 WER 250 kW 135 deg Daily to EaAf Somali
1700-1730 9445 WER 250 kW 120 deg Daily to ME Arabic
1730-1800 11915 WER 100 kW 210 deg Daily to NoAf Kabyle
1730-1800 17575 WER 250 kW 135 deg Daily to EaAf Oromo
1900-1930 15205 NAU 250 kW 215 deg Daily to CeAf Fulfulde
1930-2000 15205 WER 250 kW 165 deg Daily to CeAf Ibo
1900-2000 9765 WER 100 kW 210 deg Daily to NoAf Arabic/Tachelhit
2000-2030 9765 WER 100 kW 210 deg Daily to NoAf French
2000-2100 11755 WER 100 kW 180 deg Daily to WeAf French/Yoruba
Radio Netherlands
0500-0555 6015 NAU 250 kW 243 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
0500-0555 9895 NAU 250 kW 160 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
0600-0655 6035 NAU 250 kW 215 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
0600-0655 9895 NAU 250 kW 226 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
0700-0755 6035 NAU 250 kW 186 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
0700-0755 6120 WER 250 kW 300 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
0700-0755 11935 WER 250 kW 240 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
0800-0955 6120 WER 250 kW 255 deg Mon-Fri to Europe Dutch
0800-0955 5955 WER 250 kW non-dir Sat to Europe Dutch till Aug.31
0800-0955 9895 NAU 250 kW 221 deg Sat to Europe Dutch till Aug.31
1000-1655 5955 WER 250 kW non-dir Sun to Europe Dutch from Sep.01
1000-1655 5955 WER 250 kW non-dir Daily to Europe Dutch till Aug.31
1000-1655 9895 WER 250 kW 240 deg Daily to Europe Dutch till Aug.31
1000-1655 9895 WER 250 kW 240 deg Sun to Europe Dutch from Sep.01
1500-1555 13700 NAU 500 kW 140 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
1500-1555 13700 NAU 500 kW 230 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
1500-1655 5955 WER 250 kW non-dir Mo-Sa to Europe Dutch from Sep.01
1500-1655 9895 WER 250 kW 240 deg Mo-Sa to Europe Dutch from Sep.01
1600-1655 13700 NAU 500 kW 140 deg Daily to Europe Dutch till Aug.31
1600-1655 13700 NAU 500 kW 230 deg Daily to Europe Dutch till Aug.31
1700-1725 11665 WER 500 kW 120 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
1800-1955 15535 WER 500 kW 150 deg Daily to Africa English
1900-1955 15335 NAU 500 kW 183 deg Daily to Africa English
2000-2155 6125 NAU 250 kW 225 deg Daily to Europe Dutch
2100-2125 9895 NAU 250 kW 320 deg Daily to Europe Dutch till Aug.31
Hamburger Lokalradio
0900-1000 6045 WER 100 kW non-dir 1st Sun to CeEu German
Mecklenburg Verpommern Baltic Radio:
0900-1000 6140 WER 100 kW non-dir 1st Sun to WeEu German
Blue Star Radio:
0900-1000 6140 WER 100 kW non-dir 2nd Sun to CeEu Music
European Music Radio:
0900-1000 6140 WER 100 kW non-dir 3rd Sun to CeEu Music
Radio Gloria International:
0900-1000 6140 WER 100 kW non-dir 4th Sun to CeEu Music
Christian Science Sentinel:
0900-1000 6055 WER 100 kW 090 deg Sun to CeEu German
1800-1900 9585 WER 125 kW 075 deg Sat to EaEu Russian
Evangelische Missions Gemeiden:
1030-1100 6055 WER 125 kW non-dir Sat/Sun to CeEu German
1100-1130 13710 NAU 250 kW 020 deg Sat to FE Russian
1500-1530 11955 NAU 250 kW 087 deg Sat to EaEu Russian
Missionswerke Arche Stimme des Trostes
1100-1115 5945 WER 250 kW non-dir Sun to CeEu German
Radio Traumland:
1300-1400 5945 WER 100 kW non-dir Sun to CeEu German
Voice of Oromia Liberation Front:
1600-1630 11760 WER 500 kW 135 deg Sun/Tue/Thu to EaAf Oromo
Cheetah Radio:
1600-1700 11730 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Sat to SoAs English
Radio Huriyo:
1630-1700 11640 NAU 100 kW 145 deg Tue/Fri to EaAf Somali
Voice of Oromiya Independence:
1700-1730 13830 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Sat to EaAf Oromo/Amharic
Radio Oromiyaa Liberation
1730-1800 13830 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Fri to EaAf Oromo/Amharic
Ethiopia Adera Dimts Radio
1700-1800 13820 NAU 500 kW 140 deg Sat to EaAf Amharic
Voice of Democratic Eritrea-Ethiopian Liberation Forum
1700-1730 13820 NAU 125 kW 145 deg Thu to EaAf Tigrinya
1730-1800 13820 NAU 125 kW 145 deg Thu to EaAf Arabic
Voice of Ethiopian Unity-Ethiopians for Democracy:
1700-1800 13820 WER 250 kw 135 deg Sun/Wed to EaAf Amharic
Voice of Oromo Liberation (Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo):
1700-1800 13830 JUL 125 kW 130 deg Sun/Wed to EaAf Oromo
Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie:
1830-1845 15675 NAU 100 kW 170 deg Tue/Thu to CeAf French
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 14)
GREECE 11645 ERT ERA5 VoGreece foreign languages FILIA relay on single
11645 kHz is still absent since ?July 27?. At present on all frequencies
9420 11645 15630 kHz same Greek program 0500-1000 UT, except Tuesdays.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 11)
GUINEA 7125 R. Guinee, Sonfonya, has been heard in the morning and then
in the evening only, and the pattern is not regular.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
HAWAII 10.320usb AFRTS Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, 1020 to 1030 UT Jazz
interspersed with commentary, // 5765 [0800-2200 UT Barrigada-GUM] and
5446.5 [0000-1200 UT Key West-FL-USA] kHz.
[later] 5446.5 kHz in well at 1430 UT and 10320 kHz very poor here at the
same time, only tentative.
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer Aug 9)
According to AFN list
<http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/ShortWave.aspx>
Aoki list, Nagoya-JPN:
6350 AFN Los Angeles 1500-2300 3kW ND Pearl Harbor HWA AFN=10320
10320 AFN Los Angeles 2300-1500 3kW ND Pearl Harbor HWA AFN= 6350
ICELAND Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high
resolution place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.
Not a BC-DX broadcasting station, but very interesting VLF Navy, standard
frequ and time signal station.
ISL VLF NRK Grindavik 37.5 kHz
63 51 02.02 N 22 27 28.37 W
(wb, SW TXsite Aug 8)
BTW, are the coordinates correct for ex-Iceland SW:
64 09 06 N 21 45 48 W ?
There are some masts visible at 64 05 28n 21 49 15w
and that is very close where I have marked Rjupnahaed.
(Mauno Ritola-FIN, SW TXsite Aug 10)
I guess ISL Rikisutvarpid Reykjavik shortwave
2.5 km east away of Rjupnahaed street, acc Google Maps.
64 05 03.82 N 21 50 42.77 W
ISL former LW Reykjavik 209 / 207 kHz til 1998
64 05 27.46 N 21 49 13.10 W
(wb, SW TXsite Aug 14)
INDONESIA 4749.92 RRI Makassar, 0953-1005, Noted a female in Indonesian
language comments until 0955 UT when popular music is heard. After one
tune, she returns with more comments. On the hour, however, Islamic type
music followed with the Qur'an reciting. Signal was poor.
(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, hcdx Aug 12)
4925 RRI Jambi. Something seems very different here! New or improved
transmitter? Otherwise how do we explain the vast improvement in reception
that started a few weeks ago? Am hearing them almost daily! 1343, August
11 with pop and EZL songs; in Bahasa Indonesia; 1403 DJ starts taking
phone calls on air; almost fair.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Aug 11)
ISRAEL 15785v Galei Zahal Israel missed at noon today, August 8th.
Still off Aug 12th. Totally empty area between Beijing 15710 kHz and a
lonely commercial CW station on 15808 kHz around 1000 UT.
Forces radio service Galei Zahal in Hebrew back on air, 6973.00 at 1805
UT, but only fair S=6-7 level, will increase during our European
nighttime. Aug 13.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 12/13)
Re 15.790??
Galei Tsahal is now on 15790 kHz. Signal strength is as usual, e.g. S3 to
4 at 0747 Aug 11th, but modulation is so weak that it is almost impossible
to copy the contents of the broadcast.
(Robert Foerster, Germany, dxld Aug 11)
Galei Zahal 15785v kHz still OFF air. Aug 11-14. Hebrew or Arabic heard on
15790 recently? But 'El-Bernameg Al-Aam' Abu Zaabal Egypt is heard here on
15790 kHz usually:
15790 0700-1100 46,47 ABZ 100 250 Arabic EGY ERU
Only a very tiny carrier, like 10 watt standby unit, noted here much under
threshold 15784.97 kHz, Aug 14 at 1210 UT.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 13-14)
KOREA D.P.R. 12015.118 kHz in Deutsch ... mit SIO 354-3, kraeftigen 50-
Hz-Brumm und vom "Paradies w/Wohnungsbau" ist die Rede, so dass ich erst
dachte, ich waere eine deutsche Wahlkampfrede geraten ...
(Nils Schiffhauer-D DK8OK, A-DX Aug 8)
7140 Voice of Korea, Pyongyang; 1210 UT anmts by M in Korean. Good
signal.
(Steven Wiseblood-TX-USA AB5GP, dxld Aug 11)
7140 Voice of Korea, Kujang, 0934-0947, 06 Aug, Korean to EAsia, talks,
songs; 25432.
This and GUI 7125 were the sole BC stns audible at 0945 on the 7100-7200
range.
7180 VoKorea, Kujang, 2203-..., 06 Aug, Mandarin to EaAsia, talks,
presumably news; 35332; \\ 9345, 9975, 11535 just as in the B08; good
reception on 08 Aug at 2140 UT.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
KOREA Rep. of 3985 Echo of Hope (pres) at 1207-1215 UT on Aug 9. YL &
OM in Korean talk \\ 6003 and 6348 kHz. All freqs severely jammed.
3912 Voice of the People (pres) at 1143-1154 UT on Aug 9. Korean talk by
man; martial mx at 1151 UT. Heavy "roaring" jammer \\ 6518 and 6600 kHz,
also heavily jammed.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Aug 9)
LAOS 4412.60v Houa Phanh Provincial Stn 1200-1232 Aug 8. Sam Neau
presumed with mx (anthem?), then scraps of talk to 1232 when suddenly went
off. Seemed \\ to 6130 during the talk but can't be sure due to the very
weak signal on 4412v. Varied slightly to 4412.58 by 1230.
6130 Lao Nat'l R. 1210-1311+ Aug 8. Assorted talks in presumed Lao to
1230, then Lao vocal mx hosted by M ancr. The mx continued past ToH until
1306, then YL & OM in chat. Fair but gradually weakening.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Aug 9)
MALAYSIA 6175 / 11884.48v Suara Malaysia. Thanks to Sei-ichi Hasegawa
of Japan for the timely tip that CNR-1 was also off-the-air on this
additional frequency and that he was hearing Suara Malaysia in the clear.
1200, August 5, DJ in Bahasa Indonesia playing pop songs; poor audio; 1300
two time pips and news. \\ 11884.48v till this frequency suddenly went
off-the-air at 1220; also with poor audio. The Chinese Service on 6175 and
11884.48v ends right at 1200 and changes over to Bahasa Indonesia
programming, but on 11884.48v it is just a filler audio feed till the
transmitter is turned off, which varies from a few minutes to almost half
an hour. Dan Sheedy first pointed out this change over in language at 1200
UT.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, JPNpremium Aug 8)
5030 Sarawak FM via RTM, 1301-1412, Aug 4. Extremely nice to find Sarawak
completely free from the usual heavy QRM from CNR-1. In vernacular; "RTM
Kuala Lumpur" news; nice singing "Sarawak" jingle; DJ on the phone; pop
songs (Tom Jones with "Delilah", but most of the songs were in
vernacular); IDs for "Radio Malaysia Sarawak"; \\ 7130.50 (some ham QRM),
both fair. At 1355, when 7130.50 was totally covered by the start of CNR-1
echo jamming on 7130.0, this frequency continued on in the clear. Have
posted audio segments from both frequencies at dxldyg "Files > Station
Sounds".
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Aug 4)
7130.52 Sarawak FM 1258-1320 Aug 6. "Sarawak FM" jingle before and after
ToH, then lite vocal mx. Good signal. Noted missing the day before (5
Aug).
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Aug 9)
7130.50 Sarawak. [see also under Taiwan]
Dear Ulrich [mail to Uli Bihlmayer], Greetings from foggy Monterey /
Asilomar Beach, California, USA. Thank you so much for your email. I would
be happy to occasionally pass on information to you about the activities
in the 7100-7200 kHz range. I check there just about every day from about
1230 UT to 1430 UT.
I originally observed Sarawak FM correctly abandoning 7130.0 kHz back on
March 31 (I did hear them on the 30th, their last day there), so was sorry
when they returned again on July 19, this time on a frequency of 7130.50
kHz. Noted here from about 1230 UT to 1355 UT.
Of course 7130 has been completely covered starting at 1355 UT for some
time now, with the sign-on of jamming by CNR-1 echo programming against
Taiwan, but it is disappointing to find Taiwan has now added more hours of
programming, now on 7129.88v kHz. Their signal is fairly powerful, as you
may be able to hear from the attached audio file (MP3).
Thank you again for your email. Will be in contact from time to time. Best
regards, Ron Howard, Monterey/Asilomar Beach, California, USA.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld and direct Aug 13)
Dear friends, pse listen to the .wav-file recording which I have just got
from Ron Howard from Monterey / Asilomar Beach, CA USA. Excellent quality
of Radio Taiwan on 7129.88 kHz, language is Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian).
(Uli, Aug 13)
MALI 7284.6 R. Mali, Kati, 1255-1435, 07 Aug, Vernacular, folk songs,
French at 1300 for news bulletin,..., modern Malian songs, some FM fqs
ann.; 55444 \\ 9635 good but with weaker audio.
9635 R. Mali, Kati, at 1257-1435 UT on 07 Aug, Vernacular, folk songs,
french at 1300 UT for news,..., modern Malian songs, FM fqs announcements;
55444 but weaker audio than \\ 7284.6 kHz.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
MAURITANIA 7245 (and 4845) kHz has been off for days on end, it's only
active on \\ MW 783 kHz.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
MEXICO 6104.73 XEQM, Merida, Yucatan at 1145-1155 UT on Aug 10.
Relaying Candela FM today with slogan ID, Spanish pop/dance vocals. Clear
and fair. Wish they'd keep it on the indigenous Mayan language(s) station
-- more eclectic -- and I've only managed to catch that a couple of times.
(Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, DXplorer Aug 13)
6185 R. Educacion, Cd. de Mejico, at 0907-0940 UT on 4 Aug, Castilian,
jazz; 35332.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
MOROCCO 15340.977 odd frequency RTV du Maroc via Nador site in Arabic,
SIO 252-3 at 1300 UT, Aug 14.
(Nils Schiffhauer-D DK8OK, A-DX Aug 14) 0900-1400 UT.
and from 1400-2100 UT on even 15345 ? wb.
15345.000 RTVM, at 1442 UT, Arabic, very good with Arabic locals, seemed
to be slightly under-modulated. All alone on freq and peaking at S=9+20dB,
even though it's 12:42am local. 14 Aug.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Aug 14)
NIGER 9705.00 La Voix du Sahel, gehoert seit 1800 UT, jetzt mit
Nachrichten in Franzoesisch. Auch morgens bis gegen 0700* UT. Allerdings
ist die Modulation eher maessig.
(Thorsten Hallmann-D, A-DX Aug 11/12/13)
NIGERIA 15120 Nigeria put a new final stage TUBE in service. Now noted
with superb modulation, not this shreddered splatter audio. French sce
0700-0800 UT, Aug 11.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 11)
PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3325 R. Bougainville/R. Buka, 1352, August 8, with DJ
in Tok Pisin playing pop songs; 1359 usual sign-off format (children
singing National Anthem; "National Broadcasting Corporation, the Voice of
Papua New Guinea"; long list of frequencies; "N.B.C. wishing you good
evening"; instrumental National Anthem); 1407*. RRI Palangkaraya off the
air again.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Aug 9)
masts of Radio Bouganville ?
05 26 34.44 S 154 40 03.49 E
05 26 35.80 S 154 40 01.68 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=05+26+34.44+S+
+154+40+03.49+E&sll=-
5.38437,154.701748&sspn=0.063918,0.111494&ie=UTF8&ll=-
5.442827,154.668059&spn=0.003994,0.006968&t=h&z=18>
PERU 4857.5 R. La Hora, Cusco (or Cuzco?), 2336-2347, 03 Aug,
Castilian, talks, seemingly infos; 24331, CODAR QRM.
4746.9 R. Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2215-2231, 04 Aug, Quechua, phone-ins;
35332.
5120.2 R. Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba, 2217-2233, 05 Aug,
Castilian, songs in Castilian; 25331, only occasional uty. QRM.
6019.3 R. Vitoria, Lima, 2309-2321, 06 Aug, Castilian, TCs and many
announcements for Brazilian preacher David Miranda...; 34443, adj. QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
PHILIPPINES 9395/11720/15190 Dear Dave at BrDXC-UK, re your R Pilipinas
Overseas observation on Sundays only, you've reported recently.
Stuttgart Germany based Roland Schulze and his wife Cora, latter who is a
Philippine national, both lived some 15 years in East Asia, reported today
August 9th:
We confirm the very special Sunday o n l y transmission via RPO Manila.
Domestic program DWBR "Bussiness Radio" of FM 104.3 MHz at Manila is
relayed - instead of RPO program.
RX Icom R71 and Drake R-8, ALA1530-SSB+ active magnetic loop antenna.
(Roland Schulze-D, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 9)
6170.40 PBS - Philippine Broadcasting Service (tent) at 1217-1229 UT, Aug
9. Not sure what to call this. Is it the relay of 1278 AM MW DWRM Radyo
Magazin (or Magasin)? After numerous attempts at hearing this, finally
heard some audio above threshold level with a woman talking, but too weak
to ID language. Very nondescript, but definitely something here.
Adjacent QRM from Suara Malaysia on 6175. Later at 1259, New Zealand on
6170.0 covers frequency. Heard from 1217 to 1259, Aug 10 with even better
reception, with EZL ballads and sounded like the same woman announcer as
the day before, in possibly Filipino (did not sound English). (Aug 9)
[later] Update of the station on 6170.40. Thanks go to Sei-ichi Hasegawa
of Japan for providing the correct name of this station: PBS Radyo
Magasin-DZRM. He gives their audio streaming at
<http://www.pbs.gov.ph/dzrm/>
The name sounds like "Radio Magazine". On August 11 the reception
conditions here had reverted to being poor and I could only hear an open
carrier.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Aug 9/13)
RUSSIA 15350 V. of Meselna Delina *1730-1758* Aug 8. Opening ID's by
man & woman w/echo effect; "Dimts Meselna Delina"; assorted talks followed
in presumed Tigrinya; off without fanfare at 1758. VG signal. Listed via
Samara.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Aug 9)
ST. HELENA DAY 2009
The following was received today from Robert Kipp about this year's
upcoming Radio St. Helena Day transmission.
Radio St. Helena Day 2009 will be on Saturday, 14. November 2009.
The "Party On-The-Air" will have the following schedule:
Time in UTC Target Area(s)
2000-2100 India / Southeast Asia
2100-2200 Japan / Asia
2200-2330 Europe
2330-0100 North America / Central America / Caribbean
The transmission will be on 11092.5 kHz in Upper Side Band, as usual.
Radio St. Helena is very pleased to announce that the newly designed RSD
2009 QSL cards will be sponsored by the highly respected Japan Short Wave
Club. This good news has been reported by Mr. T. Ohtake of the JSWC.
It can truly be said, that without the very generous help of the JSWC,
there would not have been a RSD Revival in 2006.
To get a QSL from Radio St. Helena, you must send a written and verifiable
reception report by AIRMAIL and include sufficient return postage. Email-
reports will be not be verified. Recordings will not be returned. In EURO-
countries, please send a 5-Euro banknote. Otherwise, please send 3 or more
US dollar banknotes to cover the required return postage.
Radio St. Helena
P.O.Box 93
Jamestown, St. Helena, STHL 1ZZ
South Atlantic Ocean
via AIRMAIL
via United Kingdom & Ascension Island.
The last two lines of the above address are very important and should be
written as shown. Be sure to use sufficient postage on your letter to RSH.
Ask at your local post office for the correct AIRMAIL postage for your
letter to go all the way to St. Helena.
Emails and telephone calls from DXers everywhere are very welcome during
the broadcasts.
A special e-mail address for RSD 2009 will, probably, be announced in
October.
Gary Walters and his Team at RSH wish everyone excellent listening
conditions, hope that you enjoy the programming, and hope that the
sunspots will be kinder to us this year.
With best 73's,
Robert Kipp
(73, Rich D'Angelo-USA, DXplorer Aug 14)
SOUTH AFRICA/ZIMBABWE Zimbabwe Community Radio 3955 kHz, 12 Aug at 1755
UT noted Zimbabwe Community Radio. Maybe via Meyerton. Still there at 1820
UT.
[later] According to Nigel Johnson of ZCR this is a three-day test
(Mon/Tue/Wed Aug 10-12) via Meyerton-AFS site.
[later] 13 Aug at 1805 UT when checking 3955 kHz there was BBC in French
to Africa // 5985 kHz.
The reception of ZCR tests on 3955 kHz via MEY was not too good in
Zimbabwe. There may be some further testing in the 60 meterband via MEY
later. They are not too happy about the poor reception of current UAE
relay on 5950 kHz.
(Jari Savolainen-FIN, DXplorer Aug 12/14)
SOMALIA 7145 R. Hargeisa, Hargeisa, Somaliland, 1713-1729, 07 Aug,
somali, talks; 35433 but vy. weak audio.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
SPAIN Biribilondo is the new tx. site for RNE and EITB in San Sebastian
(province of Guipuzcoa, Basque Country, Spain). It consist in 4x50 Kw
transmitters tetraplexed into the same antenna. It works on 558 (RNE
R5TN), 774 (RNE), 963 (R. Euskadi, Spanish lang.) and 1476 (Euskadi
Irratia, Basque lang.). Note the interchanged frequencies of Radio Euskadi
between San Sebatian and Vitoria (probably to meet the needs of the
tretraplexer instaled in San Sebastian). This is the actual situation of
the EITB stations:
Euskadi Irratia:
1197 EAJ162 Vitoria (Estibaliz)
1386 EAJ362 Bilbao (Ganguren-Artxanda)
1476 EAJ562 San Sebastian (Biribilondo-Zubieta)
Radio Euskadi:
756 EAJ462 Bilbao (Ganguren-Artxanda)
819 EAJ262 Vitoria (Estibaliz)
963 EAJ662 San Sebastian (Biribilondo-Zubieta)
Some more info and photo of the equipment in the site of the supplier,
VIMESA:
<http://www.vimesa.es/web/noticias/2009/03/Tetraplexor_OM_RNE/Noticia.shtm
>>
[later] The first MW station owned by the Basque Autonomous Gov. was EAJ-
62 Radio Vitoria. They bought the station from the bank who had the
ownership of it at that time. But they still want the presence in MW of
their other two stations: Radio Euskadi(in Spanish and based in Bilbao)
and Euskadi Irratia (in Basque and based in San Sebastian). As the Spanish
National Gov. did not allow more MW stations they used the "brute force"
way: they put on the air some one without permission and started the usual
political play: you need my votes in Madrid for approving the budgets and
I will not give it to you if you do not allow me to have my wished toys
(the MW stations). That form of blackmail of the nationalistic regional
governments has worked always very well in Spain and they got the licenses
for their stations.
And why all call signs ending in 62? I don't know for sure but as they
already owned the EAJ-62 station it seems that the person in charge just
decided to put an order number (from 1 to 6) before the 62 of Radio
Vitoria (being this one 062 in the listings for use in computers).
Saludos!
Mauricio Molano
Salamanca
Spain. (SW txsite / mwdx Aug 7)
Re Basque EITB call signs. Thanks to Mauricio Molano-ESP for correction.
Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution
place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.
Bilbao - Artxanda location
ESP R Bilbao SER 990 kHz 10 kW:
43 16 15.89 N 02 54 28.48 W
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=43.27105&lon=-2.907889&z=17.9&r=0&src=yh>
1207 meters westerly.
??? Pero tambien 900 kHz 10 kW R Popular Herri Irratia localidad ???
Mauricio Molano: The tx. site of R. Popular de Bilbao is in Monte Abril
(or Avril) so in some place around 43 16 07.34 N 02 53 58.32 W
WB: most probably 480 meters away R Popular Bilbao 900 kHz 10 kW
43 16 10.60 N 02 53 36.57 W
Location midst between Artxanda and Ganguren, as Monte Avril location:
ESP Bilbao Monte Avril, R Euskadi Irratia EAJ362 1386[x1071] kHz 50 kW /
Radio Euskadi EAJ462 756 25 kW
43 16 10.36 N 02 53 35.75 W
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=43.269544&lon=-2.893264&z=17.9&r=0&src=yh>
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=43+16+10.36+N+
+02+53+35.75+W&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.675325,57.084961&ie=UTF8&ll
=43.269544,-2.893264&spn=0.001461,0.003484&t=h&z=19>
<http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=43.269572~-
2.893264&style=h&lvl=18&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-
1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&where1=43%2016%2010.36%20N%20%2002%2053%2035.75%2
0W&encType=1>
ESP Bilbao Ganguren, RN1 639 kHz 50 kW RN5 1305 kHz 20 kW
43 15 29.01 N 02 51 23.43 W
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=43.257993&lon=-2.856462&z=17.9&r=0&src=yh>
San Sebastian - Biribilondo-Zubieta location
ESP RN5 San Sebastian, Biribilondo - Zubieta de Donostia,
4x50 kW 558, 774, 963, 1476 kHz
43 14 50.78 N 02 03 16.69 W Microsoft and Yahoo have old images on Maps.
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=43+14+50.78+N+
+02+03+16.69+W&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.675325,57.084961&ie=UTF8&ll
=43.247439,-2.054636&spn=0.002923,0.006968&t=h&z=18>
... and what's now on 1161 kHz channel via
ESP San Sebastian Monte "exEuskadi Irratia 1161 kHz" 50 kW, Cope 1224 kHz
10 kW
two - grey and red - masts at
43 19 50.09 N 01 57 33.82 W
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=43.330562&lon=-
1.959436&z=17.9&r=0&src=msl>
and older image
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=43.330874&lon=-1.959572&z=17.9&r=0&src=yh>
Vitoria Estibaliz (Araba) EITB location.
EAJ162 R Euskadi Irratia 1197 kHz 10 kW / EAJ262 R Euskadi 819 kHz 10 kW
SER R Vitoria 1602 10 kW
42 50 45.54 N 02 34 23.68 W
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=42+50+45.54+N+
+02+34+23.68+W&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.675325,57.084961&ie=UTF8&ll
=42.846048,-2.573397&spn=0.002942,0.006968&t=h&z=18>
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=42.846147&lon=-2.573663&z=17.9&r=0&src=yh>
Vitoria RN Berrosteguie location
ESP Vitoria Berroztegieta Berrosteguie RN1 612 kHz RN5 1125 kHz 10 kW
ITU lists 612 kHz Vitoria-Berrosteguie 42 49 N 02 42 W some 249 meters
away.
Antenna mast dimmly southwesterly of the farmers/TX house
42 48 51.28 N 02 41 56.07 W
and dimmly see a like ground earthing circle there around.
Could also be another mast on the most far right corner of the area?
42 48 51.28 N 02 41 53.55 W
see better image on TerraServer
<http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=524617&cy=4740223&proj=32630&mpp=0
.5&pic=img&prov=gx19&stac=7145&ovrl=-1&drwl=-1>
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=42+48+51.28+N+
+02+41+56.07+W&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.675325,57.084961&ie=UTF8&ll
=42.814272,-2.698983&spn=0.002943,0.006968&t=h&z=18>
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=42.814272&lon=-
2.698983&z=17.99&r=0&src=yh>
Vitoria RN installation location is correct ?
Mauricio Molano: Not sure, I can not see an antenna at this location. The
coordinates for the tx. site in the official database of RNE seems not to
be accurate:
42 48 34 N 02 42 32 W
The tx. should be in some place close to this point.
WB: the only location visible is 980 meters away at
42 48 51.38 N 02 41 56.34 W
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 8)
Commercial EAJ28 Radio Bilbao 990 kHz. I think the Radio Bilbao tower is
this one:
<http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=43.271058,-
2.907932&spn=0.000481,0.001206&z>
(Mauricio Molano-ESP, dxld Aug 9)
Berrosteguieta is one place (the one of RNE) and Cerro Estibaliz is
another (the one of EITB stations):
<http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.84604,-
2.57322&spn=0.001849,0.004823&z=18>
(Mauricio Molano-ESP, dxld Aug 9)
SUDAN 7200 SRTC, Al-Aytahab, at 1503-1525 UT on 5 Aug, Arabic,
newscast; 25432.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
TAIWAN RTI Tainan transmitter site is not usable by the damage of
typhoon "MORAKOT"; 7130 kHz is replacing it temporarily. 0800-0900
Japanese (11605 kHz) 1100-1200 Japanese (9735 kHz) 1200-1300 Indonesian
(1000-1100 11550 kHz) 1300-1400 Japanese (9735 kHz).
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN NDXC, Aug 10, via dxld)
Damage of the typhoon in Taiwan station. Interruption.
RTI Indonesian 1000-1100 11550 kHz
RTI Vietnamese 1400-1500 11550 kHz
RTI Thai 1500-1600 1503 kHz
Fu Hsing B.S. - Chinese 0400-0600, 0800-1000, 1100-1300, 2300-0100 UT
9410, 9774, 15375 kHz.
Furusato no Kaze-Japanese 1600-1630 9780 kHz
Nippon no Kaze-Korean 1700-1730 9820 kHz
de Hiroshi
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN NDXC, dxld Aug 13)
TAIWAN/MALAYSIA 7130 R. Taipei International: Strong at 1128z anmts by
W in Jpn. 1130 UT mention of TAIWAN. The carrier was OFF between 1200-1250
UT allowing reception of SARAWAK until *1250 O/C completely covered
SARAWAK. 1300 UT back into Jpn, still fair-good by 1335 UT w/W in Jpn.
7130 RTM Sarawak FM, Kuching; 1209z almost Middle-Eastern type
instrumental song, light island-pop ballads, during absence of TAIWAN
until *1250 UT TAIWAN O/C completely covers SARAWAK.
(Steven Wiseblood-TX-USA AB5GP, dxld Aug 11)
7129.88v RTI, 1245, August 9, in Bahasa Indonesia with a program about
Mata Hari; 1257 ID. A total surprise to find this very strong signal. So
they have decided that it's alright to broadcast more hours here. Of
course they have been here for some time now from 1400 to 1800, in
Chinese, which has been effectively jammed by CNR-1 echo programming.
Noted a slight drifting; best in LSB to get away from the het generated
with Sarawak FM being on 7130.50. Sarawak is totally lost to the RTI
powerhouse! What will the hams think about this new development?
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Aug 9)
TAJIKISTAN 15412 odd Voice of Tibet from Oslo via Dushanbe-Yangiyul TJK
VOTi 15407-15422 kHz range in Tibetan, at 1300-1330 UT on Aug 14. Thanks
to Nils DK8OK.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 14)
TANZANIA 11735 R. Tanzania, Dole, Zanzibar, at 1946-2007 UT on 6 Aug,
Swahili, Arabic songs, announcements at 2000 UT; 44433, QRM de B.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
UK Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high
resolution place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.
Not a BC-DX broadcasting station, but very interesting VLF Navy, standard
frequ and time signal station.
UK VLF Navy & Loran submarine Anthorn 19.6 kHz, GQD 22.1 kHz
54 54 41.91 N 03 16 42.44 W
UK VLF GBZ Skelton 19.6 kHz [reserve, regularly via Anthorn]
54 43 55.56 N 02 53 04.74 W
(wb, SW TXsite Aug 8)
MSF Anthorn is on 60 kHz.
(Mauno Ritola-FIN, SW TXsite Aug 10)
But MSF 60 kHz is a very new installation, and I guess now viewable in
G.E. ...
54 55 N 03 15 W is much more easterly, off the Navy and Loran
installations.
But according to the masthead1.jpg location is as follows, the most
southerly mast next to the shore
UK MSF Anthorn Time Signal site 60 kHz 15-17 kW - southernmost monopole
mast at
54 54 20.79 N 03 16 39.33 W
<http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=54.905817~-
3.277592&style=h&lvl=16&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-
1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1>
UK VLF & LORAN submarine radio Anthorn site 19.6 kHz GQD 22.1 kHz
11 masts; and a reserve mast, latter northernmost.
54 54 41.78 N 03 16 42.34 W
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=54.911606&lon=-
3.278428&z=16.9&r=0&src=msl>
(wb, SW TXsite Aug 14)
<http://getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm?mapAction=gaz&gazN
ame=g&gazString=NY181582>
<http://www.npl.co.uk/science-technology/time-frequency/time/products-and-
services/msf-radio-time-signal>
<http://www.npl.co.uk/science-+-technology/time-and-frequency/time/msf-
antenna>
<http://www.npl.co.uk/upload/img_400/Masthead_1.jpg>
<http://www.npl.co.uk/science-+-technology/time-and-frequency/time/msf-
antenna/13805>
<http://www.npl.co.uk/upload\\img_200/Antenna_base.jpg>
<http://www.npl.co.uk/science-technology/time-frequency/time/products-and-
services/msf-outages>
The dates and times of the scheduled maintenance periods for 2009 and 2010
are as follows:
a.. 10 September 2009 from 1000 BST to 1400 BST
b.. 10 December 2009 from 1000 UTC to 1400 UTC
c.. 11 March 2010 from 1000 UTC to 1400 UTC
d.. 10 June 2010 from 1000 BST to 1400 BST
e.. 9 September 2010 from 1000 BST to 1400 BST
f.. 9 December 2010 from 1000 UTC to 1400 UTC
g.. 10 March 2011 from 1000 UTC to 1400 UTC
If you wish to be kept informed about planned outages, please complete and
submit the E-mailed Notifications of Scheduled Maintenance Periods form.
<http://www.npl.co.uk/science-technology/time-frequency/time/products-and-
services/e-mailed-notifications-of-scheduled-msf-maintenance-periods>
MSF NPL RUGBY closed in March 31, 2007:
MSF move to Anthorn [from BT to VT, wb.] 15 kW. The radio signal used to
set the UK s clocks is to move from Rugby where it has been transmitted
since 1927.
The nation's time signal, which is used to keep the well-known pips on
time, is being relocated to Anthorn in Cumbria from next year[2007].
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthorn_transmitting_station>
New Time Signal station Athorn testing schedule
<http://www.npl.co.uk/time/msf/schedule.html>
MSF is the radio signal which broadcasts the national time standard for
the UK. From the 1st April 2007 the MSF service broadcast will transfer to
Anthorn, up until then it will continue to be broadcast from Rugby. The
MSF signal is the principal means of disseminating the UK national
standards of time and frequency which are maintained by the National
Physical Laboratory. Transmission is 24 hours a day, and the carrier
frequency is maintained at 60 kHz to within 2 parts in 1012.
MSF will be broadcast from Anthorn in April 2007.
What do the letters MSF stand for? Well, they do not stand for anything.
MSF is simply a call sign which uniquely identifies the broadcast. M is
one of three prefixes (2, G or M) allocated to the UK by international
agreement for station identification. There is speculation that SF was
intended to represent the words standard frequency , but NPL has no
evidence for this.
Provision of the Service.
The MSF 60 kHz standard time and frequency service is funded by the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as part of its provision of time
and frequency measurement standards in the UK. The maintenance and
development of those standards is carried out by the National Physical
Laboratory (NPL), with the MSF 60 kHz signal currently being transmitted
from the Rugby Radio Station by BT Radio Engineering Services under
contract from NPL. From the 1st April 2007 the signal will be transmitted
from Anthorn by VT Communications under contract from NPL.
The signal from Anthorn will be generated using atomic clocks and time
code equipment provided by VT Communications. The broadcast signal is
monitored and controlled relative to the national time standard at the NPL
site in Teddington.
Signal Coverage.
The transmitter at Anthorn is at latitude 54 55 N, and longitude 03 15 W.
The estimated equivalent monopole radiated power (EMRP) is 15 kW and the
horizontal radiation pattern is substantially omnidirectional. The signal
provides a field strength exceeding 100 'V/m throughout the UK, and it can
be satisfactorily received throughout much of north and west Europe. The
main cause of reception difficulties are local interference and screening
due to nearby metalwork, for example in a steel-framed building.
(history of Feb-Apr 2007)
UK/PLA/PLC The Radio Society of Great Britain (RSGB) has written a
formal letter of complaint to the UK regulator OFCOM regarding Power Line
Adaptors (PLA)
Read the RSGB letter here (pdf file)
<http://www.southgatearc.org/news/august2009/images/09%2007%2031%20Letter%
20to%20RTB.pdf>
(Southgate; via BrDXC-UK ng Aug 11)
USA 10475 intermodulation. While scanning the band, I ran into a weak
AM signal on 10475. Listening for a few minutes made it clear this was one
of the US religious broadcasters, however there were two audio streams on
10475. Checking the frequencies of the various US religious broadcasters
solves the puzzle: 10475 is a mixing product of 13845 and 12160 kHz, with
audio from the program on 15825 thrown in. If there is another spur on
15530, it got covered up by Radio France in Portuguese. Heard on Aug 10
from 1648 UTC onward.
(Rik van Riel, hcdx Aug 10)
It seems the infomercials have run out on WRMI, so a number of DX programs
have resumed previous times, especially M-F 1430-1500 UT. This is when
9955 is on the NW antenna, puts a good signal into CNAm, and is usually
free of jamming. The 1430-1600 period is now scheduled as of August 8:
Mon
1430 Studio DX (Italian)
1500 DX Partyline
1515 Aventura DX
1530 Wavescan
Tue
1430 Frecuencia al Dia
1500 DX Partyline
1515 CDHD Brigade (English)
1530 WORLD OF RADIO
Wed
1430 DX Partyline
1445 Aventura DX
1500 Jack Van Impe (relig.)
1530 WORLD OF RADIO
Thu
1430 Wavescan
1500 Happy Station
Fri
1430 WORLD OF RADIO
1500 World Baseball Today
1515 DX Partyline
1530 Wavescan
Also part of the weekend sked:
Sat
1500 DX Partyline
Sun
1515 WORLD OF RADIO
The full spreadsheet of WRMI's schedule (in UT -4 EDT) is uploaded to the
dxldyg files as WRMI090811.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Aug 11)
URUGUAY 6045usb The inauguration of the SW operation by 6045USB CXA61
R Sport 890, Montevideo, reported some time ago is delayed since there is
current work with the MW transmitters at the site and they want to avoid
RFI problems among the equipments, as said by Gustavo Cirino, Techn. mgr.
In fact the xter is ready to go to air and its operation has already been
authorized.
Power will be 2.5 KW USB. His E-mail is
<cx7at (at) adinet.com.uy> or <cx7at (at) hotmail.com>
So, we can expect two more weeks for resuming broadcasts on a 24h sked.
(Gustavo Cirino, R Sport 890, Montevideo, Uruguay via Horacio Nigro-URG,
Aug 7)
In fact, the Sarandi 690 and Sport 890 MW xters are off, today local
afternoon, surely undergoing maintenance.
73 Horacio A. Nigro
Montevideo
Uruguay (Aug 8)
VIETNAM 5925 Voice of Vietnam, Xuan Mai, 2240-2252, 03 Aug, Vietnamese,
talks; 44333, adj. QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
YEMEN 601 odd - Online Perseus captures from Greece & Finland: many off-
channel stations. Hi, 601 kHz couldn't find any \\ until today. It is -
Yemen. I can definitely hear it \\ 909 kHz. But no idea from which site it
is, if it is a move or totally new tx. Certainly wasn't there last winter.
It is now on 602.000 kHz. Signs off at 2300 UT. Thanks Mark for the alert.
Yemen has an old ITU registration for 603 kHz, location Hizyaz
(44e11/15n22) near Sana'a.
(Guenter Lorenz-D, mwoffsets Aug 13)
<http://www.fallingrain.com/world/YM/16/Hizyaz.html>
Hizyaz 15 13 40 N 44 15 12 E
new mast visible at 15 13 14.51 N 44 14 29.22 E
<http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=418526&cy=1682893&proj=32638&mpp=0
.5&pic=img&prov=gx49&stac=7015&ovrl=-1&drwl=-1>
[later]
Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution
place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.
Sanaa - Yemen tx site, visible for the 1st time, after so many searchings
before. in G.E. But not visible in Google Maps !
Ooooh yes,
I see the masts for the very first time, but not in Google Maps
YEM SAN Sanaa SW 9780v MW 711 kHz
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=15.380644&lon=44.196488&z=17.9&r=0&src=yh>
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=15.380644&lon=44.196488&z=17.9&r=0&src=msl
>>
MW mast 15 22 47.09 N 44 11 42.51 E
SW masts 9780 (ex 4853 5950 6135 also)
9 MHz
15 22 55.30 N 44 11 41.05 E
15 22 54.04 N 44 11 40.56 E
9 MHz
15 22 51.39 N 44 11 41.27 E
15 22 50.66 N 44 11 40.15 E
6 MHz
15 22 52.53 N 44 11 48.11 E
15 22 51.73 N 44 11 46.41 E
4853 kHz old vertical antenna ? 60 mb
15 22 50.39 N 44 11 54.59 E
dimmly also something at
15 22 50.20 N 44 11 49.20 E
AND 5 different TX houses ...
601-603 / 837 kHz ? - or is that a cellular phone and TV/FM tower only ?
But at Hizyaz 15 13 14.51 N 44 14 29.22 E
mast, I see nothing in older Yahoo maps image
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=15.220697&lon=44.24145&z=17.9&r=0&src=yh>
<http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=418525.877097756&cy=1682892.989538
64&proj=32638&mpp=0.75&pic=-1&prov=-1&stac=-1&styp=CO>
(wb, mwoffsets / SW TXsite Aug 13)
ZAMBIA 4965 CVC, Lusaka, at 1804-1835 UT on 7 Aug, Vernacular, Afr.
songs, talks; 24241, adj. uty. QRM; it was much better towards 1830.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
ZIMBABWE 4828 Voice of Zimbabwe, Guinea-fowl, 2107-..., on 08 Aug,
empty carrier; 35231.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 10)
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*
RAMADAN is almost upon us as it precesses earlier and earlier by the
Western calendar: approximately Aug 22 to Sept 20, and you know what that
means for SW broadcasts from Islam-dominated countries.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Aug 13)
#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*
vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX
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