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ALBANIA An interesting link from Erik Koie:
<http://www.dxhamradio.com/public/albania2008/index_69.html>
A picture show from Radio Tirana and transmitter Shijak installations.
(Aug DSWCI SW News via dxld Aug 23)
#1021-1038, mostly antenna views. Start slideshow and there are 1,176
including a LOT of other Albanian scenes, none individually captioned but
grouply captioned (gh)
ARGENTINA The MW stns are fading in around 2145 UT, with AM 16-20 in Mar
del Plata being the strongest one. On some chs., Brazilian & Argentine
stns compete.
6060 RAE General Pacheco, 2228-2245, 19 Aug, Castilian, music, talks;
33432, QRM de CHN + VoA in Vietnamese.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
ARMENIA/ASCENSION ISL/AUSTRIA/CANADA/CYPRUS/NORWAY/
PORTUGAL/SINGAPORE/SOUTH AFRICA/TAIWAN/UAE/U.K./UZBEKISTAN
Summer A-09 Schedule of VT Communications Relays. Part 1 of 3:
Radio Japan NHK World
0000-0020 5960 SKN 300 kW 140 deg to WeEu English
0200-0300 11780 SNG 250 kW 340 deg to SEAs Japanese
0230-0300 5960 ERV 100 kW 125 deg to WeAs Persian
0500-0530 5975 RMP 500 kW 140 deg to WeEu English
0400-0430 5980 ERV 100 kW 222 deg to N/ME Arabic
0800-0900 11740 SNG 250 kW 001 deg to SEAs Japanese
0900-1000 11740 SNG 250 kW 013 deg to SEAs Japanese
0945-1030 6140 SNG 250 kW 140 deg to SEAs Indonesian
1030-1100 11740 SNG 250 kW 001 deg to SEAs Burmese
1100-1130 9760 WOF 060 kW 102 deg to WeEu English Fri DRM
1130-1200 9760 WOF 060 kW 102 deg to WeEu Russian Fri DRM
1130-1200 11740 SNG 250 kW 001 deg to SEAs Thai
1230-1300 11740 SNG 250 kW 001 deg to SEAs Vietnamese
1300-1330 11740 SNG 250 kW 001 deg to SEAs Chinese
1300-1345 15215 TAC 100 kW 131 deg to SoAs Bengali
1345-1430 9585 TAC 100 kW 163 deg to SoAs Hindi
1430-1515 9680 TAC 100 kW 170 deg to SoAs Urdu
1400-1430 13630 RMP 500 kW 062 deg to EaEu English
1500-1700 12045 SNG 250 kW 315 deg to WeAs Japanese
1700-1900 13740 DHA 250 kW 285 deg to NoAf Japanese
2200-2300 9650 DHA 250 kW 285 deg to NoAf Japanese
Radio Prague
0000-0027 7275 ASC 250 kW 245 deg to SoAm Spanish
1300-1327 9850 WOF 060 kW 102 deg to WeEu German DRM Fri/Sat
1330-1357 9850 WOF 060 kW 102 deg to WeEu English DRM Fri/Sat
1630-1657 11700 SIN 090 kW 040 deg to WeEu German DRM
2330-2357 11730 SAC 250 kW 212 deg to CeAm Spanish
Gospel for Asia
0000-0130 6145 DHA 250 kW 085 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs
1600-1630 9810 DHA 250 kW 100 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs
1615-1630 9810 DHA 250 kW 070 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs Sun-Wed
1615-1630 9810 DHA 250 kW 120 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs Thu-Sat
2330-2400 6040 DHA 250 kW 085 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs
Voice of Vietnam
0100-0125 6175 SAC 250 kW 212 deg to NoAm English
0130-0225 6175 SAC 250 kW 212 deg to NoAm Vietnamese
0230-0325 6175 SAC 250 kW 212 deg to NoAm English/Spanish
0330-0425 6175 SAC 250 kW 212 deg to NoAm English/Spanish
0430-0525 6175 SAC 250 kW 240 deg to NoAm Vietnamese
1700-1725 9725 MOS 100 kW 300 deg to WeEu English
1730-1825 9725 MOS 100 kW 300 deg to WeEu Vietnamese
1830-1855 9725 MOS 100 kW 300 deg to WeEu French
1900-1925 9725 SKN 300 kW 070 deg to EaEu Russian
1930-2025 9430 SKN 300 kW 090 deg to WeEu German
2030-2125 11840 SKN 300 kW 110 deg to SEEu Vietnamese
Adventist World Radio
0100-0200 15445 TAI 100 kW 250 deg to Asia Vietnamese Sat
Sudan Radio Service
0400-0500 11805 DHA 250 kW 245 deg to EaAf Arabic
0500-0600 13720 DHA 250 kW 240 deg to EaAf Arabic/English
0500-0600 15325 DHA 250 kW 240 deg to EaAf Arabic/English
1500-1530 17745 SIN 250 kW 144 deg to EaAf English
1530-1700 17745 SIN 250 kW 144 deg to EaAf Arabic
1700-1730 9590 DHA 250 kW 240 deg to EaAf Dinka Mon
1700-1730 9590 DHA 250 kW 240 deg to EaAf Zande Tue
1700-1730 9590 DHA 250 kW 240 deg to EaAf Moro Wed
1700-1730 9590 DHA 250 kW 240 deg to EaAf Bari Thu
1700-1730 9590 DHA 250 kW 240 deg to EaAf Shiluk Fri
1700-1730 9590 DHA 250 kW 240 deg to EaAf Arabic Sat/Sun
1730-1800 9590 DHA 250 kW 240 deg to EaAf English
Radio Okapi
0400-0600 11690 MEY 100 kW 345 deg to Congo French/Lingala
1600-1700 11890 MEY 100 kW 330 deg to Congo French/Lingala
BBC/DW:
0500-0700 3995 SKN 100 kW 121 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
0700-0800 5790 WOF 100 kW 114 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
1400-1700 5790 WOF 100 kW 114 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
1700-1900 5790 SKN 100 kW 105 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
1900-2100 5875 KVI 040 kW 190 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
2100-2200 5790 SKN 100 kW 105 deg to WeEu English/German DRM
BBC Darfur Salaam:
0500-0530 12015 CYP 300 kW 177 deg to Sudan Arabic
0500-0530 13650 CYP 250 kW 187 deg to Sudan Arabic
1700-1730 15790 CYP 250 kW 177 deg to Sudan Arabic
1700-1730 17585 CYP 250 kW 180 deg to Sudan Arabic
Cotton Tree News
0730-0800 15220 RMP 250 kW 189 deg to CeAf English/Others
KBS World Radio
0700-0800 9870 SKN 300 kW 110 deg to WeEu Korean
1430-1500 9660 WOF 060 kW 102 deg to WeEu English Fri DRM
1800-1900 15360 RMP 500 kW 062 deg to EaEu Russian
1900-2000 6145 SKN 250 kW 150 deg to WeEu French
1900-2000 15365 RMP 500 kW 168 deg to NoAf Arabic
2000-2100 3955 SKN 250 kW 106 deg to WeEu German
2100-2130 3955 SKN 250 kW 106 deg to WeEu English
Voice of Croatia
0800-1200 11675 SNG 100 kW 140 deg to AUS Croatian+English news
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 28)
AUSTRALIA 4835 VL8A, Alice Springs NT, 2152-2215, 19 Aug, English,
chatter, "007" themes, ABC news 2203-2205, sports quiz, infos, phone-ins;
35322; better on 20 Aug at 2150 UT.
4910 VL8T Tennant Creek NT, 2153-2214, 19 Aug, English, cf. \\ 4835;
34321, adjt. QRM de B 4915 + CHN 4920; better on 20 Aug at 2150.
5025 VL8K Katherine NT, 2151-2211, 19 Aug, English, talks & interviews,
ABC news 2201-2206, music; not \\ to VL8A or VL8T; 34322, QRM de CUB;
better on 20 Aug at 2150.
Those 3 were observed on 20 Aug at 2150 all airing 3 different prgrs.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
BANGLADESH Just received this email from Senior Engineer, Bangladesh
Betar Dhaka.
"Dear Sir, Thanks for your mail. We are now transmitting 4750 kHz, SW from
0545-1300 (UST). - Sr. Engg. (RRC), Bangladesh Betar"
n.b. I presume he means UTC. But I am quite certain that I heard 4750 kHz
on Monday 24th Aug at 1400 UTC with local Bangla news.
(Supratik Sanatani-IND, dxld Aug 25)
Aoki lists 0830-1600 UT, but maybe Ramadan extension ?
BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA 1502.91v Radio Zavidovici auf gewohnt krummer
Frequenz um 1655 UTC mit Balkan Folklore, ID und Nx. SINPO: 35333.
(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Aug 27)
BRAZIL Lots of Brazilian MW stns audible as early as 2130 UT.
4845.2 R. Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Manaus AM, 2141-2218, 20 Aug, songs
prgr "Momento Sertanejo", messages and another music prgr, "Correio
Musical"; 45433, but bad audio, as if via some telephone line.
4885 R. Club do Para, Belem PA, 0755-0944, 22 Aug, infos, chatter,
advertisements, songs, TCs; 25432; fade out time prior to 1000.
4905 R. Anhangueera, Araguaina TO, 2238-2247, 21 Aug, A Voz do Brasil
natl. news magazine; 23341, QRM de CHN + CODAR.
4965 R. Alvorada, Parintins AM, 2245-2253, 21 Aug, A Voz do Brasil part
2; 23331, QRM de ZMB + uty. stn.
4985 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 0832-0935, 22 Aug, songs, TCs,
chatter; 25442; fade out time prior to 1000.
11815 R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 2135-2208, 22 Aug, f/ball magazine
prgr "Show de Bola", infos, ID+fqs, music prgr "Os Idolos de Todos os
Tempos"; 54433, QRM de REE, presumably via CTR.
11925.2 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 2133-2156, 22 Aug, super fast
f/ball match report Palmeiras vs. Portuguesa, advertisements; 34433, adjt.
QRM & deteriorating.
3255 R. Educadora 6 de Agosto, Xapuri AC, 2209-2219, 25 Aug, rlgs (pres)
propag. prgr, not A Voz do Brasil; 14331.
4845.2 R. Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Manaus AM, improved its audio; they
were vy strong y/day's evening... while MTN 4845 remains silent.
6009.94 R. Inconfidencia, Belo Horizonte MG, 2147-2207, 24 Aug, news
until 2159 followed by A Voz do Brasil at 2200; 34432, adjt. QRM, then at
2155 also de CHN.
11915 R. Gaucha, Pto Alegre RS, 2130-2213, 24 Aug, f/ball prgr, newscast
at 2200, not a Voz do Brasil; 33442, QRM de ARS as usual, but if one
selects usb/lsb, then the b/cast is perfectly readable; \\ 6020 poor but
QRM free.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23/27)
CANADA 7850 CHU at 0200 UT on 25 Aug w/usual TOH silence, then buzzing
time pips, a bit worse than usual. Moderate signal. On freq. \\ 3330 exc,
14670 inaudible.
CKZN 6160.88 at 0132 on 26 Aug w/CBC prg. Strong het.
CBC NQ 9624.99 at 0136 on 26 Aug in Inuit. Exc sig.
(Liz Cameron-USA, dxld Aug 26)
CHINA According to Chinese DXer Li Wang, Guanxi Foreign Broadcasting
Station is planning to expand their broadcast and to change the name to
"The Voice of Beibu Bay Radio"(BBR) ("beibu" means northern).
The test broadcast of BBR began on Aug 18 at 10:00 in Vietnamese, English,
Thai, Chinese (Mandarin), and Cantonese, on 5050 and 9820 kHz. He
confirmed it in Tianjin on Aug 23 at 1027 UT on 9820 kHz with the new
station name.
The official announcement is given at
<http://news.gxradio.com/news/2009/0817/rdtj/190858.htm>
(in Chinese only) with some photographs. This is the joint project of
Guanxi People's Broadcasting Station and China Radio International. The
official regular broadcast is expected to begin in October 2009. They are
also constructing 12 FM relay stations in the border area, and will send
the broadcast also on FM directly to the bordering countries.
(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 24)
"The Voice of Beibu Bay Radio" was confirmed also in Tokyo on 5050 and
9820 kHz. Signing on at 1000 UT with ID in English, then programs in
Chinese, 1100 UT again ID in English, then in Vietnamese. The test
transmission seems to be at 1000-1100 UT.
(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 25)
Thanks to Takahito Akabayashi of Japan for the heads up about the new
name. Beibu Bay is more familiar to Americans as the Gulf of Tonkin.
Their website <http://www.gxradio.com/foreignradio/index.asp>
has audio streaming ("Live Broadcast"). The new ID is "This is Beibu Bay
Radio" and often has "Learn about the world, get to know China". Also has
"BBR" IDs. So far heard in the usual Chinese and Vietnamese, but noted a
CRI English program (Hot Pot show with host Duggy Day
<http://enpf.chinabroadcast.cn/TalkChina/photos/cri/picture71763.aspx>
Here on the West Coast, 5050 kHz is regularly heard with decent reception,
while \\ 9820 kHz usually has heavy QRM. Should be fairly easy to ID this
now on 5050 kHz, as they give frequent English IDs, not just at the top of
the hour.
[later] 5050, Beibu Bay Radio, 1312, August 25. In Vietnamese with some
announcements in Chinese; EZL pop songs; several IDs for "This is Beibu
Bay Radio_, in Chinese, Vietnamese and English; also heard "BBR_;
announcers often heard with piano background music; mostly poor due to
higher than normal QRN and light AIR QRM; // 9820, which was mostly
covered by CNR-2/CBR.
Sei-ichi Hasegawa of Japan comments: "I confirmed it at 5050 kHz at 1500
UT on Aug 25. ID as 'This is Beibu Bay Radio' and 'BBR News'. The name of
Chinese is 'Bei-bu wan zhi sheng - Voice of Gulf of North'".
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Aug 25)
5050 Beibu Bay Radio, at 1222-1443 UT on Aug 27. Mostly in Vietnamese
with some announcements in Chinese; there was no Chinese as scheduled from
1330 to 1500 UT; EZL pop songs and indigenous songs; announcers usually
with background piano music; multi-language IDs; English words heard:
"This is Beibu Bay Radio", "BBR news" (items about Indonesia, Thailand,
etc.), "weather report" (long list of Asian cities with assume the
temperatures) and slogan "Learn about the world, know China" (think I
finally have this correct now).
Outstanding propagation today! We should enjoy this while we can, as I
expect the Voice of Strait to return here again in a month or so from 7280
kHz, which will make reception much harder.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Aug 27)
Acc. to homepage of BBR, started test broadcast in Aug 18, 2009. The plans
of official opening the end of October.
Now sked (update: Aug 26); 2300-0100 UT on SW 5050 and 9820 kHz; and 12 FM
stations, 0100-1000 only FM and 1000-1600 UT on SW and FM.
Mo-Fr
2300-0100 Chinese and Vietnamese
0100-0200 Chinese
0200-0300 Chinese and Vietnamese
0300-0800 Chinese
0800-1000 "Hot Pot Show" in English
1000-1100 Cantonese
1100-1130 Thai
1130-1330 Vietnamese
1330-1500 Chinese
1500-1600 Vietnamese
Sa-Su
2300-0200 Chinese
0200-0400 Chinese and Vietnamese
0400-0800 Chinese
0800-1000 "Hot Pot Show" in English
1000-1100 Cantonese
1100-1330 Vietnamese
1330-1500 Chinese
1500-1600 Vietnamese
de Hiroshi
But 1130-1600 UT on Aug 26 was broadcasted in Vietnamese, included adverts
of Chinese. Time announcement in Chinese; and Chinese, Cantonese, Thai,
Vietnamese and English ID at every hour.
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, NDXC HQ Aug 27)
Echo and Firedrake jamming log. Some logs of Aug 24 and 25th.
0400-1000 Firedrake 15150 (against TWN ?)
0700-1000 Echo 13610(many signals, echo) 13740(strong signal in Europe,
originate from Urumchi or Kashi?), 17775
0700-1100 Echo 15250
0900-1000 Firedrake 15200 (?against whom?, normally KTWR Guam in
Indonesian here), 17470 fair Firedrake.
0900-1100 Echo 15665(VOA Mandarin) (underneath powerhouse CRI Kashi in
Russian co-channel)
1100-1400 Firedrake 15375(RFA Tibetan), but noted also technical check at
0905 UT - 0912 UT s-off.
1600-1700 Firedrake 9350 9555 11785[11781.8-11787.7 wide buzz jammer
additional]
1600-1630 Firedrake 11995(BBC Mandarin).
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 25)
Only Firedrakes audible Aug 27 at 1340-1343 UT, 9000 and 10210 kHz, both
poor.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Aug 27)
A different story here on the West Coast. Aug 27, from 1449 to 1500* UT
heard solo Firedrake on 9000 \\ 13500 \\ 14420 (thanks Glenn for finding
this recent shift from 14430) \\ 15150 kHz. Solo FD (not parallel) on
13970 kHz. All these solo FD were against SOH. FD all started again after
the 5 minute gap at the ToH, but 13970 kHz became \\ to all the others
after *1505 UT.
On 15200 found a new solo FD at 1508 UT, so must be a new SOH frequency.
>From 1449-1500* noted CNR-1 jamming together with FD, against VOA on
12040, 11990 and 11805 kHz. Did not restart at 1505 UT, as VOA had signed
off at 1502 UT.
At 1503 found CNR-1 jamming together with FD on 12025 kHz, against RFA.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Aug 27)
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. 7220 R. Centrafricaine, Bimbo, 1304-1358, 20 Aug,
French, news bulletin, talks; 15431; blocked by TWR in russian until 1500
when in the clear again, but hardly audible. This is either reactivated
(my belief) or being used at a vy. low power level which enables some
reception whenever propagation is good.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
COLOMBIA 5910 R. Marfil Estereo via La Voz de tu Conciencia, Lomalinda,
2145-2203, 24 Aug, Castilian, pops & some Colombian country songs; 44433,
adjt. QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 27)
CONGO Dem. Rep. 6210 R Kahusi, Bukavu, 1900-1930, Jul 27, 28 and 30,
French religious programme, talks and ID's. At this time this frequency is
"free" from splatters by Iran on 6205 kHz. There are only a few splatters
from R Mystery on 6220 kHz when they are on the air. 24332.
(Roland Schulze-D, dswci DXW Aug 19)
CUBA 11690 RHC at 0457 UT w/IS on 25 Aug. Was looking for Okapi but no
sign of it.
(Liz Cameron-USA, dxld Aug 26)
As has been reported Radio Havana language / frequency usage from 0500 UT
is variable. I have noticed this week that English has continued beyond
0700 UT.
August 23: 6060 and 6140 kHz heard in \\ at 0736 UT in Spanish,
commentaries about Honduras and Venezuela.
August 24: 6060 kHz heard at 0732 UT with English service.
August 26: 6000 and 6140 kHz in Spanish at 0715 UT. 6060 kHz was in
English and was still carrying English at 0840 UT recheck.
(Mike Barraclough-UK, dxld Aug 26)
You are certainly correct about their extended / varied schedule! On
August 26, noted RHC signed off on 6060 kHz at about 1000 UT. Had been in
English with good reception.
Heard 6000 \\ 6120 \\ 6140 kHz, in Spanish, continuing on past 1005 UT.
6000 had severe QRM from the jamming of Echo of Hope (VOH) on 6003. Weak
on both 6120 and 6140 kHz.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Aug 26)
Such procedural method reported often amongst German DXers in past weeks
too. (wb)
DENMARK Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution place. VE Update -
Google Earth V.5 historical image.
ITU site file mentions also
;23-JUL-2004: add KRP Karup, DNK, 56N15 009E04
Probably
WMR Karup Ilskov in 2003: 5815 7-10 kW, 15810 kHz 500 watt,
close to 56 15 19.00 N 09 04 03.00 E ?
Gedhusvej 24, Ilskov 7451, Denmark.
But never traced anything so far ... no Ilskov photo image of this antenna
traced on Google search so far...
another Gedhusvej 24, Agerskov 7441, Denmark
looks like an antenna 4 mast pole array
WMR Karup Ilskov in 2003: 5810 15810 kHz
close to 56 15 42.93 N 09 08 48.97 E ?
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=Gedhusvej+24+D
enmark&sll=56.262002,9.147336&sspn=0.002243,0.006968&ie=UTF8&ll=56.26195,9
.146628&spn=0.001122,0.003484&t=h&z=19>
<http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=509073&cy=6235220&proj=32632&mpp=0
.5&pic=img&prov=gx19&stac=2612&ovrl=-1&drwl=-1>
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
ECUADOR [and non] The German service of HCJB, no longer part of its
Latin America region, issued a news release about their future plans:
<http://www.hcjb.de/index.php?id=196>
Key points: The closure deadline for Pifo has been set to Sep 30. It is
planned to continue the German broadcasts in South Amercia also in future,
by way of using third party facilities. HCJB choose to shut down Pifo
altogether to avoid the risk of heavy compensation claims after possible
airplane accidents.
It has so far not been specified which operator will be choosen. It also
remains to be seen (since this is another business) if such arrangements
will also be made for broadcasts in Spanish, Portuguese and/or Indian
languages.
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Aug 26)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA 6250 RNGE/"Radio Malabo", Malabo, 1538-1651, 22 Aug,
Vernacular, int'l. music, ..., Castilian later with phone-ins & messages,
Vernacular again at 1700; 25242.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
ERITREA 7165.01 Voice of Peace and Democracy of Eritrea, via Geja Jewe,
Ethiopia, 0415-0430* UT, Wed Aug 05, Tigrinya talk, short Horn of Africa
music and closing ann, 45343 \\ 9560.00 kHz (23222 heterodyne).
(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Aug 19)
ETHIOPIA 7110 Radio Ethiopia at 0444 UT on 25 Aug in Amharic, w/HOA mx.
Moderate. Still going strong on 41m.
(Liz Cameron-USA, dxld Aug 26)
9704.19 Radio Ethiopia, 2035-2100*, Aug 23, wide variety of Euro-pop, US
pop & local pop music. Amharic talk. Sign off with National Anthem. Poor
in noisy conditions. Fair on \\ 7110 kHz. Threshold copy on \\ 5989.62
kHz.
(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, DXplorer Aug 23)
6090 Amahara Regional State Radio bestaetigte meinen Empfangsbericht mit
einer e-mail innerhalb 1 Stunde.
E-mail: <dereradio2000 @ yahoo.com>
v/s ist Dereje Moges, director.
Die beste Empfangszeit scheint im Moment zwischen 0300-0330 UTC zu sein.
Es gibt zwar QRM durch Anguilla und Nigeria, aber der BR-DRM-Sender auf
6085 kHz schweigt zu dieser Zeit noch. Ab 0330 UTC sendet dann AWR via
Moosbrunn auf 6090 kHz.
(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Aug 25)
6030 Radio Oromia. 15 weeks after sending a reception report, I received
a verification letter. The letter was signed by the Manager of the
station, Mr Abarra Hailu. The letter was sent by registered post. Mr Hailu
wondered how I got their address and how I knew it was R Oromia I heard.
The station is located in Adama, 100 km from the capital. The radio and TV
organization was established one year ago and they are looking for
sponsors.
The address on the letter:
Oromia Radio and TV Organization, P.O.Box 2919, Adama, Ethiopia.
(Max van Arnhem-HOL, dswci DXW Aug 19)
GERMANY QSL 9530drm transmissions from Nauen towards North Atlantic
ships.
Die Westdeutsche Allgemeine bestaetigte mir den Empfang des DRM-
Datendienstes WAZ Nachrichten auf 9530 kHz mit abgestempelter PPC
innerhalb von 16 Tagen.
Adresse: Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitungsverlagsgesellschaft
E. Brost & J. Funke,
Friedrichstrasse 34-38, D-45128 Essen, Germany.
So, und wo soll ich die QSL jetzt einordnen ? - unter Utility ? -
Rundfunksendung war's ja keine.
(Patrick Robic-AUT, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 24)
9885 Radio Free Asia Tibetan at 0200 UT on 26 Aug w/stn and lang ID, then
into Tibetan. Good signal but some QRM. Via Wertachtal.
(Liz Cameron-USA, dxld Aug 26)
The Cold-War Era Radio Tower Dismantled in Germany.
I didn't find any reports of this in the English-language sources so
here's a quick translation of what Russia's First TV Channel reported
today:
The Cold-War Era Radio Tower Dismantled in Germany.
Germany destroyed one of the symbols of the Cold War. At one time this
324-meter radio tower was considered the highest construction in FRG.
With help of this construction the Western information programs were
beamed on the territory of GDR. The radio waves [emitted] from this giant
construction covered a territory within 130 kilometers.
Now the metal structure lost its purpose. It was decided to transfer the
land which it occupies for residential housing. Over three thousand
spectators observed the complex operation to collapse the antenna.
August 21, 2009 The First Channel, Moscow
<http://www.1tv.ru/news/world/150167>
Anyone knows antenna's QTH? What station or stations used it? Judging by
the announced signal coverage it was an FM-operation. Maybe TV, as well?
Any videos on YouTube or elsewhere yet? Somehow, the First Channel didn't
put its video online this time.
(Sergei, dxld Aug 21)
324 meters height tower Gartow. Direct phone line radio link to West
Berlin, 12.000 telephone line channels, in 1963 - 2009.
Also TV and FM transmission tower during analogue TV era til 2008, when
digital DVB-T started via the newer Gartow II mast of 344 meters height
nearby.
324-meter radio tower was considered the highest construction in FRG. no,
not really, see list of the Berlin TV tower of 368 meters height.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_Germany>
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=53.068438&lon=11.437078&z=16.5&r=0&src=msl
>>
53 04 07.81 N 11 26 22.32 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=53+04+07.81+N+
11+26+22.32+E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=19.842079,56.90918&ie=UTF8&ll=5
3.07036,11.4396&spn=0.018514,0.055575&t=h&z=15>
1.4 kilometers distance from former Communist eastern block GDR border.
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Fernmeldeturm Gartow gesprengt. In Gartow, so in den ARD-Nachrichten am
20.08. gesehen, wurde der 324 m hohe Fernmeldeturm gesprengt, der fuer die
Verbindung ueber die DDR hinweg nach West-Berlin wichtig war.
<http://www.n24.de/news/newsitem_5344172.html>
(Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Aug 20)
MDR Fernsehen, hier ein Teil der Berichterstattung als Video:
<http://www.mdr.de/sachsen-anhalt/6619264.html>
NDR-Beitrag:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMkW8_0DnP0>
Other private videos
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPOoHgNHASg&feature=related>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKayBH69Rak&feature=related>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3_ZFeWcUq4&feature=related>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvJdTNaToI0&feature=related>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAPaP4jqIM8&feature=related>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aEj2Rp9a1E>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBdMF1nMGN0>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQUWVMinqw0>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjqrVrc5yf0>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRTY6cqzgB4>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAuaiMntSTw>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFvRNBFhOvk>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIFaFsTiUMk>
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 21)
An NDR TV report in German can be watched here (it's right under the
text):
<http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/gartow102.html>
It seems like for now DW chose not to report on this development in its
Russian and English services. Fortunately, the Russian media picked up the
story. - It was carried during one of the most popular nightly TV newscast
and reported by a major news website Lenta.ru. BTW, according to Lenta.ru,
the locals called this antenna the "asparagus."
324-meter radio tower was considered the highest construction in FRG.
>> no, not really, see list of the Berlin TV tower of 368 meters
To quote Wikipedia, W.Berlin "was in many ways integrated with, although
legally not a part of, West Germany." But maybe other antennas were
higher? - I don't know the German geography well enough to immediately
figure out which mast was located in W. or E. Germany.
(Sergei, dxld Aug 22)
Partner mast was located some 130 kilometers away on West Berlin
terrritory at Berlin Frohnau. See enclosed tall tower/mast list of all
Germany:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richtfunkstelle_Berlin-Frohnau>
Richtfunkstelle Berlin-Frohnau 1177 ft 358.6 m 1978 Guyed Mast
Berlin-Frohnau, Berlin demolished on February 8, 2009
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=52+39+11+N++13
+17+44+E&sll=21.133981,-86.857129&sspn=0.015071,0.027874&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=15>
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 22)
GUINEA 7125 R. Guinee, Conakry Sonfonya, 1300-1403, 20 Aug, French,
news bulletin, ..., talks, music; 15431.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
ICELAND 207 RUV, Eidar, 2243-2258, 19 Aug, talks; 24442, QRM de MRC; \\
189 Gufuskalar.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
INDONESIA 3325 RRI Palangkaraya, Borneo, 2216-2228, 19 Aug, Indonesian,
talks, songs; 15231.
3995 RRI Kendari, SoEast Celebes, 2212-2220, 19 Aug, Indonesian, talks &
seemingly reports (in news bulletin?), music at 2215; 25231.
4925 RRI Jambi, 2220-2237, 19 Aug, Indonesian, talks & into prayer;
14331, adjt. QRM de CHN 4920, [avoidable] het. w/ B 4925.2 kHz.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
JAPAN HAM FAIR 2009
was held on August 22 and 23 at Odaiba Island, Tokyo.
Japan Shortwave Club exhibited the "Perseus" receiver and "Delta Loop 7"
antenna in the booth. On August 22, "Shortwave Lectures" were held. Mr.
Risto Vaehaekainu and Mr. Tuomas Talka, who attended from Finland, gave
more than 50 Japanese DXers an interesting 1 hour lecture about "DXing in
Finland".
Other lectures were "Loop Antennas for BCL", "DXing with Perseus
receiver".
At AOR-Japan booth there was no exhibit of AR7070 receiver, but Perseus
receiver only. It seemed they did not know much about AR7070.
(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 24)
KUWAIT 7250 R Kuwait at 0935 UT in Farsi with talks by YL. Keeping
radio on and listening on 0958 UT I heard ID as of R Kuwait, then National
Anthem. ID at 1000 UT in Arabic then ID with hymn with talks mixed with
English and Tagalog (pres) language . ON 1102 UT with quranic psalms. Re-
tuning on 1005 UT frequency was vacant!
(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 22)
7250 kHz was regularly in use by Radio Kuwait in B-08.
7250 kHz at 0800-1000 UT 500kW non-dir Persian
Zach, you should also check the 11685 kHz channel at 1000 UT.
11685 kHz at 1000-1200 UT 500kW towards 84degr in Pilipino.
(Zacharias Liangas-GRC, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 24)
LAOS 6130 Lao National Radio at 1140-1215 UT on Aug 20. Lao vocals
hosted by M ancr past ToH, then dead air, seemingly, from 1203-1210 UT;
tuned back in time to hear the usual ToH gongs at 1211 UT, followed by
possible ID and news. Fair signal in the band noise.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer Aug 23)
Yes, a good catch for you and I am always interested to hear this one and
the Somali station in this segment. The English even at 3/4 strength with
no interference is a bit hard to read - not as bad as Pyongyang !!!
(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXplorer Aug 23)
7145 Lao External Service in English quite well heard from about 1332 UT
tune-in, with a gradual weakening signal as my local sun rises. Same
woman, difficult to copy due to her monotone and accent. Seems like a lot
of short stories, with same short musical bridge between stories. Became
pretty useless by 1354 UT, but I anticipate this to be a good catch as
fall approaches. Rock solid transmitter too. Should get out very well.
(Walter Salmaniw-CAN, DXplorer Aug 23)
MADAGASCAR Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution place. VE Update -
Google Earth V.5 historical image.
Madagascar 17730 - Erich Bergmann and Roland Schulze DXer asked me the
other day:
"100 kW CFT - THR 875 Sender, Fenoarive location, in 1964"
so I made a little research.
Antananarivo MW site Fenoarivo 630 / 1394 kHz,
18 57 10.15 S 47 26 34.42 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=18%C2%B057%271
0.15%22S++47%C2%B026%2734.42%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.808164,57
.084961&ie=UTF8&ll=-
18.952818,47.442892&spn=0.00382,0.006968&t=h&z=18&iwloc=ACFT-THR>
SW 1964: 15270 kHz 100 kW mentioned in WRTH 1964 and 1965.
>From 1965/1966 tests in En and Fr to WeAF and Europe, 15270/15265.
1969 - 1971 Foreign sce
1330-1430 En Fr 17730
1600-1700 En Fr 15270
1972
1500-1600 1515 En, 1535 Fr, 1555-1600 Malagasy segment. 17730 / 17780,
later
1973-1974 17840.
1975-1976 again on 17730.
Another government came in power?
100 kW Foreign Service missed in 1977.
1978-1982 3288 100 kW 0300-0600, 1500-2100 UT.
1983-et seq. 3288 100 kW 0300-0600, 1500-2100 UT. 6135 0600-1500.
SW masts: 18 shortwave masts visible at Fenoarivo in G.E.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
5010 R. TV Malagasy, Ambohidrano, 1836-1851, 20 Aug, Malagasy, talks;
35241.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
Location at Antananarivo Fenoarivo site.
MAURITANIA The same panorama as days ago: both 4845 & 7245 remain
silent.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
NIGER 9705 La Voix du Sahel, Niamey, surely at increased power, 1440-
1737, 23 Aug, Vernacular, talks & Koranic prayer, ..., tribal songs
followed by what seemed to be some news bulletin at 1730 UT; 55444.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
NIGERIA 4770 R. Nigeria, Kaduna, 1324-1420, 22 Aug, detectable carrier
with audio, and a bit better later at 1400 with English prgr, f/ball match
report relay from the UK; 15341, and no better at 1600+. In the evening,
it's either audible with vy. poorly weak audio or w/o any audio.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
PAKISTAN The Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) has clarified a
news item published in a section of the press that Radio Pakistan Lahore
has gone silent. The transmission of age old mediumwave transmitter which
aired programmes on 630 kHz has not been shutdown but its hours have been
reduced due to lack of its reach in the city of Lahore and also due to its
old age technology and huge cost of operation. As soon as a new
transmitter is available, it will be replaced, said a statement issued by
PBC.
That said, this transmitter still airs its daily programmes Punjabi Darbar
without fail which is heard in parts of Indian Punjab. Radio Pakistan
Lahore is now transmitting its programmes on a 5 kW FM transmitter and is
heard loud and clear in the city of Lahore. The broadcast hours of Radio
Pakistan Lahore have been increased from 110 to 154 weekly and it has
started new creative programmes to cater to the changing needs of Lahore
populace.
The statement termed the reports about sacking staffers and announcer as
baseless and said on the contrary Radio Pakistan Lahore intends to hire
more staff to meet the programming needs as it will soon broadcast 22
hours a day.
PBC has also denied the report of closing down of 100 kW mediumwave
transmitter on 1332 KHz and said transmitter is down because of
malfunctioning of some of the components of this German made transmitter.
The engineers are working to fix the problem and expect resumption of
transmission fairly soon. The PBC said the problem related to this
transmitter could have been fixed earlier had the previous administrations
planned and procured the spare parts of the transmitters.
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan.
(via RNW MN blog Aug 22 via dxld)
PERU 4940 R. San Antonio, Villa Atalaya, 2239-2250, 21 Aug, Castilian,
infos, refs. to Sunday's sports prgr; 35332.
4955 R. Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2240-2254, 21 Aug, Quechua, rlgs. (pres)
propag. prgr; 35332.
4746.9 R. Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2232-2249, 25 Aug, Castilian, rlgs propag.
prgr, Indian tunes & songs, echoing audio; 25332.
4824.4 La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos, 2224-2235, 25 Aug, Castilian, TCs,
infos, music, advertisements and songs; 24331, CODAR QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23/27)
SAUDI ARABIA 9675 The Minister of Culture and Information, Dr Abdulaziz
bin Mohieddin Khojah has approved that Saudi Radio starts broadcasting in
Turkish language next Saturday [Aug 22]. In a statement to the Saudi Press
Agency (SPA), the Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry for Radio
Affairs Ibrahim bin Ahmed Al-Saqa'ob pointed out that the 9675 kHz
frequency transmission will be launched from Jedda Radio for three hours
daily starting from 9:00 p.m. until midnight, noting that the transmission
will be directed to Turkey, northern Iraq, northern Syria, Greece and
Cyprus.
SPA news agency website, Riyadh, in En, 17 Aug; via BBC_M via dxld)
UT +3? 1800-2100 UT 9675 (gh, dxld)
This is a resumption of the service terminated in 2007, albeit it'll now
be aired in the local evening rather than morning. MN item re closure
here:
<http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/saudi-radio-ends-turkish-language-
broadcast#more-7142>
(Dave Kernick-UK, RNW MN blog Aug 18 via dxld)
SLOVAK REP 11840hx Radio Slovakia International, scheduled 0800-0830
UT in German, is heard regularly on 11840 kHz in addition to scheduled
5920 and 6055 kHz. It appears to be the second harmonic of 5920 kHz with a
weak but stable signal on a clear channel at that particular time, noted
Aug. 21st at 0815 UT with interview, S=2.
(Robert Foerster-D, dxld Aug 23)
Very interesting, especially since I would guess you are at a rather close
skip distance to Rimavska Sobota to be getting such a weak signal on 11
MHz. Just wondering where in Germany are you, and how far from R.S.?
As I have with WWCR harmonics on 25 m, I am wondering whether it is the
receiver at fault rather than the transmitter. Is 5920 extremely strong
when you get 11840?
(Glenn to Robert, via dxld)
Indeed, it is very interesting to observe how such a relatively low signal
can be heard at such a distance. But as I regularly work QRP on the ham
bands, I am sure that propagation, amongst other factors as soil
conductivity etc., plays the most important part in such a phenomenon.
First some details about my QTH. I am located in the most western part of
Germany. My geographic coordinates are
50 50 13.91 N 06 16 01.58 E, all according to Google Earth. The
Maidenhead locator for my QTH is JO30du. Height above sea level is 165 m.
Talking about soil conductivity, it must be quite good. When in the 50s
the Deutsche Bundespost looked for a site for the new Shortwave Station
for Deutsche Welle, and, by the way, also for the Foreign office
transmitting station, they found it some 20 km from here in Juelich, still
a well-known transmitter site. They certainly have conducted soil
conductivity evaluations prior to erecting their project.
The G. C. for Rimavska Sobota are 48.23.00.04 N, 20.01.06.09 E, again
according to Google Earth, Locator KN08AH. The distance between us is 1029
km at a bearing of 100deg.
Of course, as is usually the case when one wants to make exact
measurements, this morning, Aug. 22nd, the signal on 11840 kHz is so weak
that I am unable to measure it. The 5920 kHz QSA is about 60 dB on the
Collins with deep QSB periods, and S5 on the more "generous" Kenwood R-
600. But one thing is for sure: Yesterday, 5920 kHz was about 1 S stronger
(at least) than today, and 11840 kHz gave about 30 dB on the Collins.
So what conclusion to take? First, I think I have the chance to live in an
environment that is excellent for SW (and MW) reception. Another example:
For years, I regularly hear the harmonics of a French station on 7020 kHz
in the middle of the 40 m CW HAM band. I informed the "DARC Bandwacht"
about that phenomenon, coming, of course from 1404 kHz (x5) MW.
In their reply, they stated that no one, except me, had ever complained
about that and that they were unable to hear anything. Secondly, we had
had intense Sporadic-E these past days, extending yesterday to 6 meters in
the evening. Under such conditions, I regularly hear Czech and Slovak
signals on 31 m and above with incredible field strengths, as if they were
coming via ground wave from Juelich.
So I don't think it is a receiver mixing product or similar, as I always
check on several different rigs. From Juelich, I have heard harmonics in
the 10 m Amateur band. When I phoned them, their first reaction was to
doubt my receiver, but then, after measuring, they had to admit that some
microwatts had found their way to my receiving setup of which they then
admired the sensitivity, hi.
I hope I didn't take too much of your time, but these things are always
very interesting to analyze.
Today, Aug. 23rd, I was able to make some additional measurements on the
Rimavska Sobota [11840] signal present at around 0810 UT. Signal strength
as measured on the Collins was about 30 to 40 db, the Kenwood R-600
showing S=2-3, both with good readability. On 5920 kHz, the respective
values were 80 dB and S=4-5. So, as you presumed, this confirms the
relation between signal strength on 5920 kHz and on the harmonic.
(Robert Foerster-D, dxld Aug 23)
Log Aug 26/27/28. 5920 kHz RSI Rimavska Sobota in German, 0810-0820 UT,
S=9+20dB. At same time 11840 kHz empty channel, nothing noted so far, no
carrier at all.
Checked both channels today Aug 25 at 1330-1400 UT and Aug 26/27/28 at
0800-0830 UT. Nothing traced so far on 11840 kHz on AOR AR-7030, Eton E1
and some Sony ICF 2010 sets, here at Stuttgart JN48OR some 805 kilometers
away of Rimavska Sobota site in Slovak Republic, in 277 degrees azimuth.
Usually on UK VTC harmonics like Skelton or Woofferton or Samara Russia,
the carrier is detected even the signal is on so poor level.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews / dxld Aug 25/26/27/28)
SOUTH AFRICA/UAE/ZIMBABWE 4865 kHz TEST unid English - from Meyerton AFS
on Mon-Wed Aug 24/25/26 only, 1800-1900 UT.
Albert Kosnopfel schrieb: zum Schluss instrumentale Musik und Traeger um
1856 UTC abgeschaltet, keine ID gehoert. Die Signalstaerke hat gegen Ende
leider abgenommen.
(Albert Kosnopfel-D DL6SCN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 26)
PR: Auf jeden Fall VTC gebrokert. Die Musik am Schluss ist die
Testmusikschleife von VT Communications.
(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Aug 26)
WB: Interessant, ob Albert heute - Donnerstag - den Test auf 4865 kHz
wieder hoert, bisher waren die Tests nur montags bis mittwochs in der
Luft.
AK: Heute ist die Frequenz leer. Du hast wieder mal die richtigen
Informationen gehabt.
(Albert Kosnopfel-D DL6SCN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 27)
Zimbabwe Community Radio aber auf Al Dhabbaya UAE relay 5950 kHz hier mit
S=7 und schmalem Filter barfuss zu hoeren. Musik und Absage weibliche
Stimme bis 19.00:20 Sekunden UT. Der Sender in Al Dhabbaya UAE wurde um
19.01:32 UT abgeschaltet.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 27)
WB: Jari in Finnland hat 4865 kHz test auch am Montag beobachtet.
Zimbabwe Community Radio, which was dis-satisfied with coverage from
faraway UAE on 50 metres, and then tested 3955 kHz via South Africa at
1755-1855 UT, is now(?) testing 4865 kHz via Meyerton during the same
offset hour.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Aug 24)
4865 Aug 24 around 1752 UT noted on 4865 instrumental music loop (VT
marker?) and ZCR started around 1755 UT. There was some carrier cuts and
audio level varied from zero to fair/good. Compared to 4880 SW Radio
Africa at the same time, ZCR signal was somewhat weaker and audio
quality/level was at times much poorer.
(Jari Savolainen-FIN, DXplorer Aug 24)
Wird Meyerton denn jetzt auch von VTC betrieben? Ich blicke da nicht mehr
dran lang. Oder anders gefragt: gibt es bald ueberhaupt noch grosse
Sendezentren in der ehemaligen "westlichen" Welt, die nicht von VTC oder
TDF betrieben und vermarktet werden?
[later] WB: Nein, Meyerton gehoert zur suedafrikanischen SNT - Sentech
South Africa.
ME: Dann lag ich da nicht falsch. Das bedeutet dann aber, dass die Sendung
nicht aus Meyerton kommt, wie von Glenn Hauser behauptet, dagegen spricht
die gespielte VTC-Melodie. Madagaskar faellt damit auch aus.
Tschuess, Martin <http://home.wolfsburg.de/elbe/>
(Martin Elbe-D DD9MW, A-DX Aug 27)
Nein, Meyerton gehoert zur suedafrikanischen SNT - Sentech South Africa.
VTC spielt halt auf der weltweiten Klaviatur, ob nun Anlagen in Taiwan,
Russland, CIS, Norwegen oder UAE angemietet oder selbst betrieben werden.
Die Auftraggeber fuer diese Zimbabwe Opposition Sender sitzen meist in GB
oder USA (auch aus dem Hintergrund mischen die Geheimdienste mit), und
diese nutzen den Dienst der VTC.
[later] Nein, falsch. Auch bei Tests kommen solche Sendungen ueber den
Kontrollraum der VTC in London. Ueber die Relais in Norwegen, Russland,
Armenien oder Madagascar wurden schon ganze Testsendungen "nur mit dieser
VTC Cello Musik" gehoert.
Diese Musik liegt 24hrs/360d rund um die Uhr im Kontrollraum an, auch wenn
eine ISDN Leitung oder ein Satelliten Channel gewissermassen 'feeder-leer'
ist, bzw. der Test beendet ist.
Aus den Aeusserungen von Jari in Finnland geht eindeutig hervor, dass die
Zimbabwe Community Radio Sendungen auf 3955 und jetzt 4865 kHz als Tests
laufen, weil man mit der weit entfernten UAE Aussendung auf 5950 kHz fuer
den NORMALhoerer in Suedafrika nicht zufrieden ist. Madagaskar hat gar
nicht die Sender verfuegbar und nur kleine Fenster waehrend 24hrs frei,
wenn gerade keine RNW/DWL/R Schweden/VOA etc. gesendet werden.
Da kommt nur noch Ascension Island infrage, schon wegen der Ausbreitung,
und der Verfuegbarkeit im suedlichen Winter.
Aber die sind eher sehr knapp an Sendern in VTC ASC, bei Sentech in
Meyerton stehen aber an die 20 Sender herum, da hat es ein Ueberangebot
und man kann die Sendung nach dem Test dann DAUERND in der
suedafrikanischen PrimeTime bedienen.
Bisher bestand die suedafrikanische Regierung immer gegen Einmischung in
andere afrikanische Staaten, das hat sich nach den Wahlen dort aber
geaendert.
Interessant, ob Albert heute - Donnerstag - den Test auf 4865 wieder
hoert, bisher waren die Tests nur montags bis mittwochs in der Luft.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 27)
Fuer Zimbabwe? 4865 Meyerton Zimbabwe Community Radio ? x3955
3955 (wohl auch 4865) kHz eine simple Rundstrahlantenne.
4880 eine Vorhangantenne Richtung 5 Grad, das ist in der Hauptkeule in
etwa Kenya, Kairo, Ankara, Krim.
Sentech Meyerton AFS auf 4880 kHz ist fuer Zimbabwe zugange, um 1700-1900
UT 100 kW 005 Grad.
4880 SW R. Africa, Meyerton, AFS, 1740-1852 UT on 18 Aug, English to
Zimbabwe, talks, ... , Afr. pops; 35231, but rated 55343 towards 1830 UT.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 20)
Und auf 3955 kHz auch, Mo/Di/Mi um 1755-1855 UT 100kW mit Rundstrahlung.
Siehe folgende Meldung, wohl von 3955 auf 4865 kHz gewechselt?
Zimbabwe Community Radio 3955 kHz, 12 Aug at 1755 UT noted Zimbabwe
Community Radio. Maybe via Meyerton AFS. 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)
SYRIA 12085 Radio Damascus, 2117-2135, Aug 23, still here with low
modulaton & hum. Local pop music. English talk, but modulation too low to
understand anything. 9330 kHz not heard.
(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, DXplorer Aug 23)
TAIWAN Apparently one of RTI's transmitter sites in Pingtung County is
now being used to settle 100's of homeless victims of Typhoon Morakot. As
there were two MW transmitter sites located in this county and that the
site of Changchih is no longer listed in WRTH 2009, I'm assuming it is
this site rather than Fangliao that is being used for settlement.
Counties of Pingtung & Kaohsiung (and Taitung) in southern Taiwan were the
worst affected counties of the Typhoon two weeks ago.[later] Yes, my
assumption of the former MW RTI transmitter site of Changchih is correct
according to the French & German RTI webpages. 300 families will settle on
the 7 hectares site.
(Ian Baxter.AUS, dxld Aug 22)
However, the German item
<http://german.rti.org.tw/Content/GetSingleNews.aspx?ContentID=85074>
refers to "the transmitter site in Changchih", not a "former" one. And in
the "MW by region" list both 927 and 1521 kHz still show up. So what's up
with this facility? See also
<http://www.waniewski.de/id266.htm>
Telefunken built not just the antennas but the complete station, including
the transmitters, a pair of S4006 for each frequency, as it is the case
with 1314 kHz in Norway. These transmitters are kind of a mediumwave
version of the S4005 shortwave transmitter, case and many parts are
identical.
(Kai Ludwig-D, Aug 23, ibid.)
Ch'ang-chih TX site area, 350 x 220 meters wide.
22 41 33.79 N 120 34 48.30 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=22%C2%B041%273
3.79%22N++120%C2%B034%2748.30%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.585961,5
6.733398&ie=UTF8&ll=22.692715,120.58008&spn=0.007374,0.013851&t=h&z=17&iwl
oc=A>
TWN Ch'ang-chih 4-mast array for 1521 kHz 1200 kW, Telefunken
22 41 43.80 N 120 35 01.35 E 4 x 92 m masts at 330 degr main lobe
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=22%C2%B041%274
3.80%22N++120%C2%B035%2701.35%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.585961,5
6.733398&ie=UTF8&ll=22.695501,120.583706&spn=0.003687,0.006925&t=h&z=18&iw
loc=A>
TWN Ch'ang-chih 4-mast array for 927 kHz 1200 kW, Telefunken
22 41 22.48 N 120 34 36.91 E4 x 180 m masts at 310 degr main lobe
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=22%C2%B041%272
2.48%22N++120%C2%B034%2736.91%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.585961,5
6.733398&ie=UTF8&ll=22.689577,120.576915&spn=0.007374,0.013851&t=h&z=17&iw
loc=A>
Taiwan will be built up 300 houses for 400 families on temporary basis,
some prefabricated houses will be built up. Alone China mainland will
donate 1000 modular housing units.
According to G.E. image of 2005, the area around the both antenna arrays
is approx. 2 x 2 kilometers farm land. Spanish website mentions 17
hectareas.
<http://english.rti.org.tw/Content/GetSingleNews.aspx?ContentID=85072>
"RTI's branch station in Changchi in the southernmost Pingtung county was
used to temporarily house some 300 people left homeless by the storm"
<http://english.rti.org.tw/Content/GetSingleNews.aspx?ContentID=84795>
<http://french.rti.org.tw/Content/GetSingleNews.aspx?ContentID=84807>
<Http://french.rti.org.tw/Content/GetSingleNews.aspx?ContentID=84808>
<http://spanish.rti.org.tw/Content/GetSingleNews.aspx?ContentID=85081>
"centro de alojamiento temporal" "mas de 17 hectareas a campo abierto
podra ser usado a tiempo indefinido para la construccion de un alojamiento
temporal."
<http://spanish.rti.org.tw/Content/GetSingleNews.aspx?ContentID=84778>
Notaufnahmelager - emergency hospitalisation
<Http://german.rti.org.tw/Content/GetSingleNews.aspx?ContentID=85074>
<http://german.rti.org.tw/Content/GetSingleNews.aspx?ContentID=84820>
RTI Indonesian and Vietnamese MW services changed from Chang-chih 927/1521
kHz to Minhsuing Mia Xiong 1422 kHz a year ago. Also Lukang and Fangliao
are used for Chinese services instead.
(wb, dxld Aug 23)
<http://www.classicbroadcast.de/downloads/telefunken_S4006.pdf>
S4006 - Die sind alle so in den Jahren 1980 bis 1982 geliefert worden,
Schweden 1179, LUX 1440, Norwegen 1314, 2 x Holland 747/1008, Spanien
1359, Orfordness 648.
28 Jahre Betriebszeit in tropischer Feuchte sind nicht schlecht. 1521 kHz
seit Sept 2007 ausser Betrieb, 927 kHz in 2008?
Transradio koennte doch neue Ersatz-Sender liefern?
Aber vielleicht sind die Frequenzen 927 / 1521 kHz auf dem Festland auch
gestoert? Es gibt 23 x Gleichkanalstationen auf 1521; 30 x auf 927 kHz.
Ob da nur rund herum 300 Behelfshaeuser für 400 Familien um das Senderhaus
in den Garten hinkommen, oder die beiden Mastanlagen schon ganz
stillgelegt sind ?, wer weiss? Goggle Earth zeigt die Images aus 2005.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
TANZANIA [Zanzibar] 11735 Radio Tanzania Zanzibar, 2040-2100:45* UT,
Aug 23. local Mid-East style pop music. Swahili talk. Sign off with
National Anthem at 2100 UT. Good signal.
(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, DXplorer Aug 23)
TURKEY Thanks Mauno for correction, I heard TRT Ankara in Chinese the
other day on 15240 kHz.
15240 kHz at 1100-1200 UT, 500 kW of power at 62 degrees. Emirler signal
S=6-7 here in Germany because of the 'away' azimuth, at 1110 UT on Aug 24.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 24)
UKRAINE Krasne LW/MW/SW site.
I think I found another nice photo of the SW antennas in Krasne, Ukraine.
Look, please at
<http:/www.dipolnet.com/antennas_in_galicia_and_lidomeria_bib107.htm>
[taken from railway express from Lvov-Krasne to Zdolbinew-Riwne railroad
track. wb.]
There is a photo of "Antenna nearby Podhorce" or Podhoyce. The topic of
this blog was the history of Western Ukraine, at the time called Galicia
with the centre Lemberg, now Lviv (Lvov).
That's why the author used a map (see "Map of Galicia" there), issued
about a century ago, when this area belonged to Poland or Austria. All the
names on the map was written in Polish. On this old map I found "Podhoyce"
just SE from Lemberg-Lviv. The location of Podhoyce is very close to the
place, where is now Krasne. On the modern map you can find it under name
Podgirne.
If you compare this picture with some photos taken from the railway side,
you could notice that the antenna towers have reverse order, which means
that the photo was taken from opposite (to railway) side. The
configuration of antennas and their order show that that might be RUI SW
TX site near Krasne. If it's so, it would be good to have another photo
taken from different angle.
(Lev Lytovchenko-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 24)
Many, many at least 100 pictures at Pidhirzi-Podhorce palace
49 56 34.87 N 24 58 59.76 E
21 kilometers east of Krasne TX site center. (wb)
USA Pictures of VOA Bethany and Delano.
During my websurfing I discovered some fresh new pictures.
VOA Delano - antenna farm (July 25, 2009):
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2009-0725-CA-Delano-VOArelay.jpg>
or directly [4.6 MB]:
<http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/79/2009-0725-CA-Delano-
VOArelay.jpg>
Ted Landphair's visit to Bethany:
<http://tedlandphairsamerica.blogspot.com/2009/07/our-temple-of-
radio.html>
New pics of VOA Bethany Park:
<http://voapark.blogspot.com>
(Dragan Lekic-SRB, dxld Aug 23)
15475drm IBB / HCJB via Greenville rhombic antenna.
15475drm SNR up to 29/30 dB at 2110 UT in Germany. excellent propagation
tonight. Also heard many East Asians this noon, fine HF cond the whole day
on Aug 26.
Tonight Aug 26th heard well on various places in Germany: 2035 UT. SNR
11.5-12 db, max. 14 db. Others 19dB.
8 kW on rhombic antenna, at approx. 7-9 dB gain ? towards Iceland and
Europe at 45 degr.
(wb, Aug 26)
The broadcasts are operating at an average DRM power of approximately 8 kW
using a rhombic antenna aimed at 45 degrees on 15475 kHz from 2000 to 2200
UT for reception in Europe and a log periodic antenna aimed at 306 degrees
on 9405 kHz from 0000 to 0400 UT for reception in North America. Reception
reports can be emailed to <ibbhcjb @ gmail.com>
Please visit <http://www.hcjb.org/tech> for more information on the work
of the HCJB Global Technology Center.
(Charlie Jacobson, HCJB Global Technology Center, dxld Aug 16)
Yes, I think thats right! The technicians from HCJB in Elkhart may have
changed some things at the TXer for enough bandwidth and optimized
linearity. But the most important thing will be the HCJB DRM Content
Server and Exciter. The Content seems to be all VOA stuff, mostly the "VOA
Music Mix" and some news.
Signal is not very stable at this moment, but I've put up the stream
receiving 15475 again but anyway this time I won't change frequency until
2200 UTC. At this moment (2025 UTC) it's not visible anymore at all, some
20 minutes earlier it was at about 25 dB?! The signal will hopefully
become better later this evening as it did the last days.
<http://schaa.dyndns.org:8080/stream.aac> (AAC+ stream).
(Stephan Schaa-D, dxld Aug 27)
VANUATU 3945 R. Vanuatu at 1003-1101 UT rel. progr w/W host tlking
mixed w/soft instru. mx. Played rel. songs on rare occasions. 1030 UT ment
of "goodnight", Jesus Christ, God, etc. Studio M anncr at 1101 UT w/what
sounded like pgm outro, wind instru. signature, then same M w/10-minute
nxcast ending w/nice ID. Mx briefly, M again, and lcl QRM started.
Fortunately the noise waited until after the ID!! Best signal yet.
(Dave Valko-USA, hcdx Aug 23)
VENEZUELA Radio Nacional de Venezuela construira Centro de Onda Corta.
En el estado Guarico Radio Nacional de Venezuela construira Centro de Onda
Corta Este proyecto permitira propagar la senal y la programacion de RNV
en todo el continente americano
<http://www.rnv.gov.ve/noticias/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=106248>
Con el objetivo de presentar el proyecto de construccion de la
infraestructura de Onda Corta de RNV, este miercoles 26 de agosto se
reunen en el estado Guarico, el gobernador de la entidad, William Lara, la
Directora de Radio Nacional de Venezuela (RNV) Helena Salcedo, y el
director de Ingenieria, Julio Melo, en la carretera rural via asentamiento
campesino, El Recreo, en Calabozo.
La construccion del edificio Centro de Onda Corta de Radio Nacional de
Venezuela, es una infraestructura que permitira propagar la senal y la
programacion de RNV en todo el continente americano.
Este proyecto consta de dos fases: la primera para el hemisferio norte y
la segunda se lograra retransmitir la programacion en toda Latinoamerica.
En este momento, la programacion del Canal Internacional se produce en los
estudios de RNV y se transmite desde la estacion de onda corta de la
Republica de Cuba por un convenio suscrito entre ambos paises.
El estado Guarico es un lugar estrategico para la instalacion de las
antenas transmisoras por el puesto que ocupa geograficamente en el centro
del pais, lo que significa que existira una excelente cobertura y
propagacion de la senal del circuito RNV hacia cualquier pais del
Continente Americano.
(ibid. dxld Aug 27)
History of May 2008:
El Recreo, Calabozo, Guarico state, 182 kms south of Caracas.
<http://www.rnv.gov.ve/noticias/index.php?s=f896414d2cd23c2ffe626e6f1c3f40
7e&act=Attach&type=post&id=post-2-12513192552.ibf>
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&ie=UTF8&t=h&laye
r=x&g=Calabozo,+Venezuela&ll=8.942732,-67.40284&spn=0.12769,0.288391&z=13>
Took 16 month now since the project started, we had this
in dxld, May 2008:
The Hiring commission of Venezuela's Ministry of Communication and
Information (Minci) and the commission of Radio Nacional de Venezuela
(RNV), yesterday met representatives of companies bidding for work in the
construction of the new shortwave station for RNV, located in Calabozo,
Guarico state.
Engineer Luis Alfredo Palacios, an adviser to RNV, said the station will
propagate programming of RNV throughout the American Continent. "At this
time, the International Channel's programming is produced in the RNV's
studios and transmitted from a shortwave station in the Republic of Cuba
by an agreement signed between the two countries," said Palacios. He also
stressed that the goal of this project is to build a shortwave station in
Venezuela "so that in the near future, we believe that time will be a
maximum of 18 months, we can begin to make international broadcasts from
this centre."
Palacios also stressed that the project of this shortwave station consists
of two phases. The first is expected to be completed in the next 18 months
and to cover only the northern hemisphere, and the second would last an
additional year, with which will be achieved the broadcasting of RNV
throughout Latin America.
Finally, engineer Luis Alfredo Palacios said that Guarico state is a
strategic location for the installation of the antennas because of the
place it geographically occupies, at the heart of the country, meaning
that there will be an excellent coverage and spreading of the signal of
the RNV circuit towards any country in the Americas.
Radio Nacional de Venezuela via Ashok Bose-IND via
<http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/radio-nacional-de-venezuela-plans-to-
open-own-shortwave-station-within-18-months>
(Andy Sennitt-HOL, RNW MN May 21, 2008 via BrDXC-UK)
ZAMBIA 5915 ZNBC Radio 1, Lusaka, 2133-2202*, 20 Aug, Vernacular,
talks, phone-ins, Natl. Anthem at 2200 followed by a brief tone sig.;
333432, adjt. QRM de VoRUS 5920 in Portuguese to Europe till 2200, then
better reception despite co-ch. QRM de VoA in English.
6165 ZNBC Radio 2, Lusaka, 2115-2157, 20 Aug, English, Afr. pops prgr,
chatter; 35333; vy. strg. splatter de CRI 6175 at 2157.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 23)
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ITALY This year in October 20, 2009 the Italian Club GARS _ Gruppo
Ascolto Radio dello Stretto - marks the 30th anniversary of its
foundation.
In this occasion our Club organise a cultural contest, to reply 8
questions.
Request the leaflet-contest to:
GARS c/o Giovanni Sergi - Via Sibari 40 - 98149 Messina - Italy.
E-mail: <gsergi5050 @ hotmail.com>
To see our web site: <www.polistenaweb.it/gars>
17 & 18 October 2009 convention in Napoli - Naples - Neapel
<http://www.polistenaweb.it/gars/gars_a_napoli.html>
Participation, free of charge, is until 20 of September. My best wishes
for this anniversary to all our supporters.
Giovanni Sergi, GARS Coordinator, Messina, Italy (Aug 22)
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