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BC-DX 929 12 Sept 2009
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ARGENTINA/MOROCCO 15341 / 15344.99 Today RTM Nador program in Arabic on
[noon frequency] 15341.00 also at night 1500-2300 UT, and left RAE Buenos
Aires on 15344.99 kHz in the clear, latter fair signal tonight.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 11)
ARMENIA Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high
resolution place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.
I measured the fire azimuth of "8 element side-fire antenna"
SV 4+4 antenna at Gavar, measured with G.E. 'lineal and angle' function.
ARM Kamo Gavar 864 kHz 240 degrees 8mast directional MW SV4+4 8 mast
to SYR CYP LBN ISR JOR EGY
40 24 07.65 N 45 11 54.26 E
(wb, SW TXsite Sept 8)
ASCENSION ISL/SOUTH AFRICA/UAE/U.K.
Summer A-09 Schedule of VT Communications Relays. Part 3 of 3:
WYFR
1300-1400 17735 DHA 250 kW 100 deg SoAs Kannada
1300-1500 17715 DHA 250 kW 100 deg SoAs Telugu/Tamil
1400-1500 9595 DHA 250 kW 105 deg SoAs Marathi
1400-1500 15520 DHA 250 kW 090 deg SoAs Hindi
1500-1600 15520 DHA 250 kW 090 deg SoAs English
1600-1700 11850 DHA 250 kW 090 deg SoAs English
1700-1800 9790 DHA 250 kW 225 deg EaAf Amharic
1700-1800 13700 SKN 300 kW 110 deg ME Arabic
1700-1800 17545 ASC 250 kW 085 deg EaAf English
1700-1900 15760 WOF 250 kW 102 deg ME Turkish
1800-1900 6180 MEY 250 kW 005 deg SoAf English
1800-1900 9505 RMP 500 kW 095 deg CeEu Czech
1800-1900 9770 DHA 250 kW 230 deg SoAf English
1800-1900 11875 ASC 250 kW 065 deg CeAf Igbo
1800-1900 13720 SKN 300 kW 140 deg NoAf Arabic
1800-1900 15435 WOF 300 kW 170 deg WeAs English
1830-1930 17585 ASC 250 kW 085 deg WeAf French
1900-2000 3230 MEY 100 kW 005 deg SoAf English
1900-2000 3955 MEY 100 kW 076 deg SoAf Portuguese
1900-2000 5930 MEY 250 kW 019 deg EaAf Swahili
1900-2000 6100 MEY 100 kW 335 deg SoAf Portuguese
1900-2000 9685 DHA 250 kW 260 deg WCAf Hausa
1900-2000 9775 DHA 250 kW 210 deg WeAf English
1900-2000 11855 ASC 250 kW 065 deg WCAf English
2000-2100 15195 ASC 250 kW 065 deg CeAf English
2200-2300 NF6035 ASC 250 kW 250 deg SoAm En, x9835, but now deleted
2300-0100 NF7235 ASC 250 kW 250 deg SoAm En, x9835, but now deleted
0000-0300 7335 ASC 250 kW 245 deg SoAm English, deleted
0000-0300 9420 ASC 250 kW 265 deg SoAm English, deleted
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 9)
AUSTRIA 9725 VOV Moosbrunn relay at 1718 UT w/talk. Poor signal.
(Liz Cameron-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 7)
1700-1930 UT En, Vn, Fr, Ru.
AZERBAIJAN Some high resolution place. Terraserver image.
checked with TerraServer display only
AZE Gaercae LW 218 kHz 500 kW non-dir
40 37 21.70 N 46 20 02.30 E
AZE Gaercae MW 549, 1476 kHz 50/20 kW
40 36 53.20 N 46 19 56.20 E
and
40 36 53.20 N 46 20 06.20 E
<http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=612682&cy=4496749&proj=32638&mpp=1
.5&pic=img&prov=gx19&stac=7145&ovrl=-1&drwl=-1>
some ruin antenna masts dimmly like 4785, 6110, 6135 kHz outlets ??
probably. And Gaercae NDB flight radio beacon unit at same location.
(wb, SW TXsite Sept 8)
BOLIVIA 4699.287 Radio San Miguel, Spanish, 1120, weak with local
music, ment of "Riberalta" during ad string or similar, first time noted
in many days. 8 Sept.
4716.605 Radio Yura, 1023, tentative, Andean music but very tough copy
with ute dominating. Slightly better copy in USB. 8 Sept.
5952.39 Radio Pio XII, 1112, tentative, only brief bits of Spanish talk
breaking through. Very weak and sandwiched between two powerhouse signals
(5950 and 5955). Needs more work. 8 Sept.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Sept 8)
BRAZIL 6089.944 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo, Sep 4, 2320 - Anguilla
absent, Portuguese talk by man, commercial for PetroBras, ID at the top of
the hour. Anguilla silent, poor to fair signal during the 2320-0003 UT
period with Kaduna off.
6089.944 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo, Sep 5, 0228-0255 - Anguilla absent,
signal nicely peaking from 0228-0250 UT, with music bridge, 5 time pips at
the bottom of the hour, Portuguese talk by man and woman. 5 time pips
again at 0245 then possible sports talk, more music bridges. Anguilla
silent, covered by Nigeria and Ethiopia at 0255 UT. Re-check around 0913
UT Sao Paulo sunrise revealed only very modest transmitter dawn
enhancement.
(Brandon Jordan-TN-USA, hcdx Sept 5)
6090 Amhara State Radio, Sep 5, *0255 - Interval signal until 0259 UT,
drumming until 0301 UT then opening talk by woman in presumed Amharic.
Very nice variety of Ethiopian instrumentals and vocals from 0305 UT.
Woman or man occasionally speaking between musical selections, many
mentions of Ethiopia. Slowly fading from 0340 UT. Woman at 0400 UT
mentioning Ethiopia and Amhara. Anguilla silent, peaking around 0310 UT
then fading very slowly.
(Brandon Jordan-TN-USA, hcdx Sept 5)
BULGARIA Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high
resolution place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.
I measured the fire azimuth of "8 element side-fire antenna"
SV4+4 antenna at Kaliakra, measured with G.E. 'lineal and angle' function.
Never finnished ruin from 1991 year
BUL Kaliakra 1161 kHz 203 degrees 8 element side-fire antenna SV4+4
to GRC Crete LBY
43 23 16.34 N 28 25 19.15 E
(wb, SW TXsite Sept 8)
BURUNDI [non] Our longtime Norwegian member Rolf Lovstrom has been on a
Dxpedition to Lake Tanganyika in Burundi and has sent a report which is
published in Miscellaneous below. Burundi is a very poor and dusty
country. The temperature was 35 centigrades in the shadow. Crocodiles and
hippos were crossing the road just outside the capital Bujumbura!
(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Sept 4)
Dxpedition to Burundi.
Early August I was checking SW-stations at a hotel on the beach of Lake
Tanganyika in Burundi on my Sony 7600 with 10 metres of external antenna.
The problem was erratic power supply, often went out at 1900 hours, so it
took a big strain on my Duracell batteries. Quality batteries could not be
found in Bujumbura markets or supermarkets.
Here are some interesting observations:
3980 R Hage, Galkayo: not audible.
4750 R Dunamis audible every evening from about 1600 UT. One night there
was co-channel interference from another station: Radio Peace, Sudan??
4828 Voice of Zimbabwe in the evening, weak.
4880 Anti-Zimbabwean station, very strong (SW Radio Africa MEY ??).
5010 R Nasionaly Malagasy, 1600 UT good.
5066 R Tele Candip, Bunia, very strong in the morning 0400-0900 UT. Also
quite strong in the evening.
6025 Nigeria Enugu. Definitely off the air!
6030 R ICDI, Sudan: not audible.
6110 R Fana, Addis Abeba, strong in the morning.
6210 R Kahuzi, from 0700-2000 UT from strong to fair, static, no QRM.
Africa is going on FM, fewer and fewer short wave stations exist. Three
powerful short wave signals: VOA Sao Tome and VOA Botswana plus anti-
Zimbabwean on 4880 kHz. Also South Africa to Central Africa on 6220 kHz
was powerful.
Medium waves not very many. Surprise was Nice in France on 1566 kHz!
[rather 1557 kHz]
(Rolf Lovstrom-NOR, dswci DXW Sept 4)
CANADA 6070 CFRX at 1605 UT w/discussion about traffic. Exc signal.
7850 CHU at 1735 UT w/clean pips at last.
(Liz Cameron-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 7)
6070.00 CFRX, English, 0800+, generally in the mush with the news-talk
format, but started peaking nicely with clear "CFRB" reference by a man at
0834 UT. 9 Sept.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Sept 10)
CHAD 4905 N'djamena at 1852 UT with talks in Arabic and full muslim
names 1855 UT with folk songs . At 1900 UT with news in French. Inside the
news with short IDs RV Tchadienne. Song on 1904 UT. Signal S=7, 34423.
(Zacharias Liangas-MEX, Spet 4)
I heard 4905 kHz at 1830-2035*UT this early morning (local time). I was
not able to copy the contents at all weakly only by drumming confirm at
1930 UT on Sept 5.
Audio file of my DX friend : 1929 UT on Sept 5
<http://ani.atz.jp/BCL/mp3/20090906_0429_4905kHz.mp3>
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, NDXC HQ Sept 6)
6165 RDN Tchadienne, N'Djamena, in French, Sept 8th, at 2130 UT with
African pop songs px. Fair. 34343.
(Pedro Turner-POR CT2KET, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 9)
7119.97 UnID Arabic. I received at 1532 UT on Sept 10. Koran and OM talk.
[later] WB: N'Djamena, Chad, also traced 1721 UT in Germany.
Thanks Wolfy, N'Djamena on 7120 kHz s/off at 1850 UT.
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, dxld Sept 10)
04 September at 1617 UT on 7120.1 kHz with S1. The carrier was slightly
detectable.
10 September at 1550 UT on 7120 kHz with an S=8-signal. I will keep on
monitoring the QRG.
(Uli Bihlmayer-D DJ9KR, Intruder Watch <www.iaru-r1.org> and
<www.iarur1.org> Sept 11)
Ditter Jamming ? Z.Zt. Sept 11, 1615 UT ganz gutes 7120 kHz Signal. Nur -
? wer DITTER-signalt denn da auf 7116.53 - 7116.95 kHz ?
Klingt nach einem militaerischen Stoersignal aus Sudan oder Sebha Libyen,
das gab es doch auch immer, wenn im Chad einer der diversen Putschversuche
startete, bzw. Westler in der Sahara entfuehrt wurden. Spaeter dann auf
4905 oder 6165 kHz ?
(wb, A-DX Sept 11)
Chad on 7120 kHz.
I'm currently hearing Radio Chad on 7120 kHz (7119.95 to be precise) with
news in French in progress at 1935 tune in. Fair signal here with some QRM
from what sounds like a data transmission, best in usb.
The 7120 transmitter went off abruptly at approx 2007 UTC. Chad has also
been reported back on 4905v kHz in the evenings recently, but day to day
frequency usage seems to be highly variable - worth checking 4905, 6165 or
7120 kHz.
(Dave Kenny-UK, BrDXC-UK ng Sept 11)
7120 RDNT Gredia, 1842-... (I'm actually listening to it right now), 11
Sept, Vernacular, infos reading often mentioning. N'Djamena, folk song and
an Afr. pop, French at 1900 UT with ID+fq annt. and then into a vy. short
news bulletin (2 mins.), prgr anns. interspersed with music till 1905 UT
when a feature on environment protection started; 45343 and deterioting
somewhat plus some CW amateur QRM after 1904 UT.
I haven't been able to track them on 4905 or 6165 kHz during these days.
At this time, the only audible BC stns 7100~7205 kHz are:
7110 ETH, 7120 TCD, 7200 SDN. However, the noise is moderate, so I believe
even GUI 7125 is "there.".
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, dxld Sept 11)
CHILE Correxion to HCJB test frequencies via Chile.
"Just to let you know that, from our side, we are ready to carry out the
test transmissions for HCJB next week from September 7th to 11th. We will
use Antenna 6 and Transmitter 7 as follow:
2300-2400 UT 9865 kHz
0000-0100 UT 11755 kHz [11745 kHz on Sept 10/11 and 11/12]
The antenna is an HR 2/4/1.0, aiming northwest:
<http://www.cvclavoz.cl/english/techinfo.html>
Note how the two 4/4 curtains, which must be the most expensive antennas
on the site, aim at Africa. Did Africa really become an important target
area for Voice of Pinochet, err, Chile, or was this kind of a misplanning?
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sept 6)
Re. R. Nacional de Chile 1978 - 1981.
I see in G.E. imagery, maybe azimuths some variation by 3 degrees,
antennas #1 - #3 LPA's, not so effective antenna types at
357, 357, 57 degrees.
antennas #4, #6-8, TC611 is one of the best high gain dipol curtains in
the world, operates azimuthal slewing switches also.
42, 42, 72, 72 degrees.
Slewing to 42 degrees angle, for example the most important political
opponents audience target at USSR and Eastern Block could be reached.
Also slewing to 103 degr reached the big Cuban auxiliary forces to be
based at Angola and Mocambique in that era.
First time 8 x 100 kW HARRIS units appeared in WRTH 1979, p347,
17 frequencies registered between 11715 and 17800 kHz.
Scheduled 19 hours daily, 1100-0600 UT.
Targets mentioned were ME, AF, The Americas, Asia!, Oceania, EUR.
Arabic 4 hrs, En 6 hrs, Fr 6 hrs, German 4 x .30 mins, Italian 2 hrs, Sp 5
hrs daily, latter mostly 3 txs in \\.
Per language mostly 2 txs in \\, but for example also 5 txs in \\ for En
night service.
In WRTH 1982 "The service suspended for financial reason" ... so this
international services lasted only approx. four years.
(wb, dxld Sept 6)
CHINA 3900.00 Hulun Buir, 1047, Chinese, presumed with dialogue between
a man and a woman, brief music bridges. Much weaker than other Chinese
regionals. 8 Sept.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Sept 8)
CYPRUS 17585 BBC Darfur at 1725 UT w/talk, HOA mx. Arabic. Fair.
\\ 15790 poor.
(Liz Cameron-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 7)
DIEGO GARCIA 4319 AFN, in English, Sept 7th, at 2020 UT, with feature
and news headlines at 2030 UT. Weak. 24442.
(Pedro Turner-POR CT2KET, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 9)
ECUADOR 4918.982 Radio Quito, Spanish, 0855, easy listening Spanish
ballads, ID by man as "Radio Quito, La Voz de la Capital," then into more
music. Full ID at 0900 UT, station promos/ads, then back to music at
0903 UT. 10 Sept.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Sept 10)
EQUATORIAL GUINEA 5005 R. Nac. Guine Ecuatorial, Bata, in Spanish, Sept
7th, at 2035 UT with Spanish folk songs px. Fair to weak. 34322
(Pedro Turner-POR CT2KET, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 9)
ETHIOPIA 6090 V of Amhara State Radio noted on Sept 7 from 0303 UT tune
w/ vy nice signal for So.CA ... initially dominated the channel but
gradually co-ch QRM from presumed Anguilla and at least one other station
along w/ weakening signals after 0330 UT made pgm details increasingly
difficult to hear. Good S3 at peak from 0315 to 0330 UT w/ male anncr and
HOA music. Typically the first 1 or 2 songs after s/on are contemporary
instrumentals and then more traditional HOA vocals. YL with anmt (w/ echo)
at 0332.5 and into what sounded like a nx bcst by man to tune-out at 0343
UT. The anmts w/ an echo are very characteristic of Amhara State R, along
with the pre-opening IS.
(Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer Sept 8)
UNID: 2 unids on 6090 kHz at 0300+ UT. The loudest is probably Amhara
State Radio, thanks to Brandon and others. The other sounds like Kaduna,
Nigeria. Will try again to ID tonight. Very good reception for (pres)
Amhara. 7 Sept.
(Liz Cameron-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 7)
FRENCH GUIANA 5930/7360 new YFR Brazilian Portuguese program. I've got
a log from a weekend of German DXer convention on a youth hotel.
M&B / exDTK has a new YFR [Brasilian?] Portuguese broadcast at 2300-0100
UT on 5930 kHz. Is that a \\ of 7360 kHz YFR Port. via GUF, mentioned some
3 weeks ago by M&B / BUL DX Mix?
<http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld9061.txt>
7360(x11965) and \\ 5930 kHz.
But on Sat/Sun I heard an YFR English program instead.
5930/7360 Noted yesterday Sept 5+6 (Sat 2300 to 0100 Sun) 0030-0035 UT
fair signals - here in Europe - on 5930 and 7360 kHz totally syncron -
both via M&B GUF YFR? - and a speaking pastor in English language, in
phone talk with religious listeners phone in. Seemingly YFR Brazilian
Portuguese program only on Mon-Fri (UTC Tue-Sat) ?
(wb, dxld Sept 6)
GEORGIA 9494.752 Log Republic Abkhazia Radio und vor Stoerungen von
beiden Seiten nur wenig zu hoeren: 1420 UTC, SIO 322.
(Nils Schiffhauer-D DK8OK, A-DX Sept 10)
GERMANY 15535 RNW relay via Wertachtal Media Broadcast on 15535.01 at
1818 UT. Good signal but occasionally a bit warbly, which caused me to
check the freq.
(Liz Cameron-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 7)
INDIA 4950.00 R Kashmir, Srinagar noted with special Ramzan (Ramadan)
broadcasts as follows at 2220-2310 UT \\ 1116 MW. Last year SW was not
used. Also noted a relay of the same by AIR Kupwara on 1350 MW. This will
continue till around Sep 22 with slight variations in sign on/off timings.
(Jacob). Also heard with regular programmes at 0010-0145 UT, Aug 27,
vernacular talks and local songs, heterodyne, 34343.
(Bernard Mille-F and Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Sept 4)
INDONESIA RRI Jambi on 4925 kHz s/off at 1600v UT (occasionally at 1500v
UT), and s/on at 1900v UT.
cf. <http://n-1.at.webry.info/200908/article_22.html>
by A. Ishida at 1859 UT s/on on Aug. 29. Monitoring List on Aug.:
<http://pub.idisk-
just.com/fview/Z8ZFp7GBlyrFPGo1iSffHOleegoX3pJisxtOjNKQy30Z-
YBwMJJLfbhKyN50gYDKK_-2i6nmmAJ0EsaNou3iagT4vAM09-Az.PDF>
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, NDXC HQ Sept 6)
IRAQ 4789.96 Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, Iraq (pres), 0245-0300, Aug
20, Kurdish (pres) talk and song, 33333 heterodyne and jamming.
(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXWindow Sept 4)
KAZAKHSTAN 13810 kHz Family Radio via Almaty. On Aug 27 at 1300 (s-on)-
1330 UT in English. SINPO 35333. Bible study.
(Iwao Nagatani-JPN, JPNpremium Sept 4)
KYRGYZSTAN 4010.00 KGR-1, 1258, noted with talk by a man and woman in
lang, then IS or signature tune, time pips to 1300. Strong signal but very
low modulation. 8 Sept.
4050.00 R. Rossii Relay, 1315, Russian, talk by man, easy-listening
music, \\ 7140 Yakutsk. Strong carrier but low modulation. 8 Sept.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Sept 8)
MALI 5995 R. Mali, Bamako, in Arabic, Sept 8th at 2145 UT, with OM
annmt. and tribal songs at 2210 UT. ID at TOH and news briefs. Fair.
34443.
(Pedro Turner-POR CT2KET, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 9)
MEXICO 6010 R Mil, Ciudad de Mexico, 1200, Aug 22, Public Service ann,
ID for XEOY 1000 only, jingle and into music show, where Mexican music
lives, in the clear with fair signal.
6104.8 RASA/Candela FM, Merida, 0057-0115 UT, Aug 17, sports news in the
programme "Marcador Final", "...aqui cadena Rasa...", advs for "Salones
versalles", "Cerveza superior", "Cablemax". "... Candela la que mas suena
...", then tropical music. (Rodriguez). Also heard at 1205 UT, Aug 22,
Spanish adv strangely giving website ending in .uk; severe interference.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dswci DXW Sept 4)
6185 XEPPM, R Educacion, Ciudad de Mexico, 0119, 0451-0508*, 0622 and
0705-0710 UT, Aug 17, 21, Spanish talks and Mexican music, Ray Charles,
"Unchain My Heart", "Aprendiendo en familia ", ID 0501 UT: "...procuramos
- - -como de voz y contendio, les damos las gracias por permanecer en
nuestra compania; la seleccion de programacion para la senal de Radio
Educacion onda corta XEPPM, 6185 kHz en la banda internacional de 49
metros, llega a su fin; pero continue sintonizando hasta las 6 de la
manana tiempo de la ciudad de Mexico la senal Radio Educacion XEEP 106 en
amplitud modulada; se despide de usted Mari Carmen Garcia...", 23432.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, Bernard Mille-F, Rafael Rodriguez dswci DXW Sept 4)
MOLDOVA Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high
resolution place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.
I measured the fire azimuth of "4 element side-fire antenna"
SV 2+2 antenna at Maiac, measured with G.E. 'lineal and angle' function.
MDA Grigoriopol Maiac 1467 kHz 170 degrees MW SV2+2 4-mast
to TUR CYP EGY
47 16 59.73 N 29 25 44.72 E
(wb, SW TXsite Sept 8)
MYANMAR 9730.841 Radio Myanmar, 1038, nice local music with woman
announcer. Not on every day pretty regular this past week. 8 Sept.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Sept 8)
NETH ANTILLES [Bonaire] Here are seven photos of 800 kHz MW Tx site in
Bonaire.
(Lev Lytovchenko-CAN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 3)
Brad's Bonaire blog see more pictures.
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2009/08/antenna-tower-project-progress.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2009/08/new-trans-world-radio-video.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2009/07/usa-radio-station-partners-with-
twr.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2009/07/more-twr-online-video.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2009/07/twr-on-youtube.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-twr-asia-web-site.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2009/04/tower-painting.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2009/03/tower-time.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2009/04/give-em-eough-rope.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2009/03/friends-from-frozen-north.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2009/03/tower-time.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2009/03/more-feedback-from-cuba.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2008/10/rainy-bonaire.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2008/06/tower-painting-progress.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2008/06/tower-painting-update.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2008/05/tower-painting-update.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2008/05/tower-painting-time.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2008/05/daring-young-men-flying-
trapeeze.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2008/03/800am-listeners-visit-bonaire.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2007/06/20-years-with-twr-for-benny.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2007/04/another-year-another-tower.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2006/01/antenna-testing.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2005/09/bye-bye-bbc.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2005/01/tower-painting-is-underway.html>
<http://bradtwr.blogspot.com/2004/07/twr-guam-recovers-from-storm.html>
(Sept 6)
NIGERIA 7255 VoNigeria, Ikorodu, in Hausa, Sept 8th, at 2230 UT, with
OM annmt, over religious chanting. Co-channel QRM Belarus with pop songs.
Seemed a little off QRG, around 7254.8 kHz. 43443.
(Pedro Turner-POR CT2KET, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 9)
6089.85 Radio Nigeria, Kaduna, 2215-2355+, Sept 5, Anguilla still off the
air for the second day in a row allowing reception of Nigeria with talk in
listed Hausa. Qur'an. Fair level at 2215 tune-in but very weak by 2315 &
only a threshold signal by 2330 UT. Constant QRM from Brazil on 6089.95
kHz.
(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, DXplorer Sept 5) see also under Ethiopia.
6089.85 R. Nigeria, Kaduna, Sep 4, 2243-2319* - presumed Hausa, talks by
man, poor signal with low rumble from co-channel Brazil on 6089.945 kHz.
Anguilla silent, poor signal.
6089.85 R. Nigeria, Kaduna, Sep 5, *0003-0110* - presumed Hausa, sermons
by man interspaced with Qu'ranic recitations until off at 0110 UT. Surely
special Ramadan broadcast. Anguilla silent, dominant over much faded
Brazil.
6089.85 R. Nigeria, Kaduna, Sep 5, *0255-0700 - on with ~1 kHz tone until
0259 UT, drumming, choral National Anthem at 0300:30 UT. Brief English
opening announcement by man mentioning "here ? with all of my friends"
then male announcer in presumed Hausa. Monologues, Qu'ran, sermons.
Anguilla silent, fair signal at sign-on but slowly fading before strongly
peaking after 0520 UT with excellent transmitter sunrise enhancement.
Audio didn't totally fade out until 0700 UT, over 1.5 hours after Kaduna
sunrise.
(Brandon Jordan-TN-USA, hcdx Sept 5)
PERU 3329.537 Ondas del Huallaga, 1056, first noted as lowside het
against CHU, was able to pull out some audio mainly Spanish talk by a man,
in LSB. First-time reception here. 8 Sept.
(David Sharp-NSW-AUS, dxld Sept 8)
PHILIPPINES 9395 11720 15190 Radyo Filipinas, PBS, *1730-1930* UT,
Aug 10-16, Tagalog and English, ID: "Radyo Ng Bayan", mentions all PBS
stations nationwide at sign on with calls, town, provincial names and
frequencies. "National news".
(Roland Schulze-D, dswci DXW Sept 4)
PORTUGUAL 17745 Sudan Radio Service via Sines relay at 1602 UT w/nx in
Arabic. Exc signal.
(Liz Cameron-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 7)
RUSSIA 15350 Wenn ich es richtig interpretiere (Aoki list), muesste das
jetzt (1751 UTC) auf 15350 mit O=4 Radio Asena sein (via Samara-RUS).
S=9+20dB in Germany.
Mittlerweile herausgefunden: <http://www.assenna.com>
Um wen handelt es sich bei diesem Sender?
(Reinhold Schuttkowski-RUS, A-DX Sept 8)
Auszug aus der Bestaetigungs e-mail vom Februar:
Considering that you don't know our language your report is accurate. I am
the one who was introducing Voice of Asena - after the intro by the female
as you rightly described it. I was talking about the aims and objectives
of Voice of Asena so that our followers in Eritrea and the rest of the
region will know who we are and our main programme is going to be. VOA's
man objective is to promote freedom of expression among Eritrean as we
have a dictatorial regime who doesn't allow that basic right to our
people. So, taking advantage of the freedom we have in exile we are
challenging the regime so that to bring about democratic change. We are
trying to be the voice of the voiceless at home. The response we have got
yesterday after our first broadcast was unbelievable. As it has been the
case with our website, the radio broadcast has also been the talk of the
country among the people inside Eritrea and in the diaspora.
By the way 'Asena' in our local language is a sigh of happiness. If
someone is happy about something - says 'Asena!'
(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Sept 8)
Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution
place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.
Russia Chita (Atamanovka/Kruchina) site, just a foto
[at Kruchina 51 50 00.00 N 113 42 60.00 E ]
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/24628234>
(Victor Rutkovsky-RUS, SW TXsite Sept 8)
But MW site at Atamanovka, further north.
RUS Atamanovka Chita 1116 kHz 50kW, 1395 kHz 50kW, 50m mast
? LW 180 kHz also ?
51 55 30.56 N 113 38 42.40 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=51+55+30.56+N+
+113+38+42.40+E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.808164,57.084961&ie=UTF8&l
l=51.925161,113.64511&spn=0.009964,0.027874&t=h&z=16&iwloc=A>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/5779543>
<http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/5779543.jpg>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/14484978>
<http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/14484978.jpg>
(wb, SW TXsite Sept 8)
Ist Radio Rossii auf 9480 (in mieser Audio) "ein alter Hadern"? Hoere ich
seit ca. 1430 UT. Voriges Jahr waren sie ab 07.Sep. dort.
Russian schedules targeted to Western Europe
1320-1700 on 9470 MSK 250 kW / 260 deg till Sep. 5, 2009
1320-1700 on 9480 MSK 250 kW / 260 deg from Sep. 6, 2009
(Herbert Meixner-AUT, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 10)
RUSSIA/UK UNID - French on 12070 at 1916. Arabic underneath-IBRA? At
1920 to 2028 UT s-off, presumed IBRA on 11875 kHz in Afro-Asiatic language
(Amharic?). HOA mx. Good. Both on 7 Sept.
(Liz Cameron-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 7)
Voice of Russia on 12070, also
IBRA Radio
1730-1800 9615 MEY 100 kW 015 deg to EaAf Somali
1730-1800 11655 WOF 300 kW 114 deg to ME Arabic
1730-1800 11785 SKN 300 kW 140 deg to EaAf Swahili
1800-1930 12070 RMP 500 kW 140 deg to CeAf Arabic, xWOF 250 kW
1900-2030 11875 RMP 250 kW 169 deg to WeAf Various
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 1)
SLOVAK REP 5990 IRRS, 0515-0530*, Sept 7, tune-in to English
inspirational programming with talk & music. Sign off with ID & Milano,
Italy address. Good signal. Scheduled for 0430-0530 UT Mon-Thur only.
(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, DXplorer Sept 7)
9510 Joystick [via IRRS], 0800-0900 UT on Sept 05. Moin zusammen,
Unglaublich, hier in Wuppertal Ortssenderqualitaet! S=9+25 !!!
(Manfred Wallat-D, A-DX Sept 5)
Registriert sind 150 kW aus Grosssteffelsdorf-SVK an der ungarischen
Grenze. Das sind 1000 km bis Wuppertal, gerade richtig fuer die 31 mb
Ausbreitung am Vormittag.
Und die Antenne typ 925 - annaehernd Rundstrahl - nix grossartiges, ist
eine HQ Antenne mit einer Dipolzeile, wie hier unter HQ beschrieben
<http://www.thomsongrassvalley.com/docs/DataSheets/tbm/radio_transmission/
TRB-SWAnt-R1.0.pdf>
oder Seite 8 / 9
<http://www.itu.int/ITU-
R/terrestrial/broadcast/hf/refdata/ant/antcode.pdf>
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=+48%C2%B024%27
21.42%22N++20%C2%B007%2709.99%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.808164,5
7.084961&ie=UTF8&ll=48.405951,20.119443&spn=0.002682,0.006968&t=h&z=18&iwl
oc=A>
(wb, Sept 5)
SOMALIA 7145.06 Radio Hargeisa, 2005-2040+, Sept 5, Tentative. Someone
here with a very weak signal with talk. Mid-east sounding music. Local
string music & vocals. Fairly strong carrier but weak modulation.
(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, DXplorer Sept 5)
SOUTH AFRICA/UK [IRELAND non] Hat ein Hoerer in der Liste gestern die
RTE Aussendung gehoert? Da habe ich ja wenig versaeumt. RTE sendet am 6.
und 20.9. auf Kurzwelle fuer Paddies in Afrika. Gestern hat man im
Kontrollraum bei der VTC in London statt RTE dafuer WRN Programme
aufgelegt. (wb)
RTE SW freqs for All-Ireland Finals 6 and 20 Sept.
Yes, I heard on 17505 (f.out at approx. 1530 UT) and 12050 kHz at 1430-
1633 UT s/off. -1458 RFI, 1500-1558 RCI, 1600-1615 Swissinfo, 1615-1629
Vatican R, 1630-1633* R. Australia via WRN. All times missfeed by WRN.
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa, NDXC Nagoya Japan, dxld Sept 6)
Did anyone hear RTE on shortwave with the All-Ireland final this
afternoon?? I was away from home but had a Sony 7600GR with me so checked
the listed shortwave frequencies a few times.
But could only hear what sounded like a weak NPR in English on 17505 kHz
at 1258 UT and later Radio France International in English at 1400 UT on
17505 kHz.
Nothing heard on 7265 or 12050 kHz. Admittedly they were targeting Africa
but what I heard on 17505 sounded like WRN English for Europe Sunday
schedule. So maybe a misfeed by WRN?
(Of course, a massive signal on 252 longwave here - final score Kilkenny
2-22 Tipperary 0-23, a record fourth successive win for Kilkenny
apparantly.)
Maybe hear something on shortwave for the next final in two weeks time.
(Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK Sept 6)
RTE will use these shortwave frequencies to
relay their coverage of the All-Ireland Finals this year:
Sun 6 September - All-Ireland Hurling Final from Croke Park, Dublin
Sun 20 September - All-Ireland Gaelic Fooball Final from Croke Park,
Dublin.
(both matches start ("throw-in") at 3.30pm Irish time (1430 UT)
from <http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/aif_radio.html>
(UT times added)
SHORTWAVE FREQUENCIES FOR AFRICA
Both Finals throw in at 3.30pm Irish Time
Coverage area Frequencies Time (Irish) Time (UT)
Southern Africa 7265 kHz 2pm - 6pm 1300-1700 via Meyerton-AFS
East Africa 17505 kHz 2pm - 6pm 1300-1700
West Africa 12050 kHz 3.30pm - 5.30pm 1430-1630
These services are part of RTE's continued commitment to Irish people
overseas and, over the years, has proven especially popular with those in
geographically or technically isolated areas.
Full details of FM, Longwave 252, Satellite and Internet coverage are also
on this page:
<http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/aif_radio.html>
(Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK Sept 4, 2009)
History. - This was the Sept 2008 schedule, thanks David.
Info as below, I have just come to the site to find out for you!
7295 1300-1700 MEY 290degr AM SoAF
11695 1500-1700 MEY 335degr AM WeAF
11960 1500-1700 MEY 100degr AM EaAF
All RTE English, Sunday 7 Sept only. [We have no info about 21st yet]
All times UTC.
73 Dave G4OYX, Sen Tx Eng WOF
(David Porter-UK G4OYX, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 5, 2008)
11770 kHz MEY Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instruction
1600-1700 11770 MEY 100 kW n-d to EaAF Ar Sat-Thu, x1600-1630 UT.
Yesterday Sept 5th Sudan Radio Service with clear ID at 1630 and 1635 UTC,
not SSIRI. page 497, WRTH
(ibid. Robic in A-DX)
SRI LANKA Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high
resolution place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.
CLN TWR Puttalam Palavia Ishwa Vani - 873/882/890 kHz 400 kW
07 58 35.00 N 79 48 04.00 E
If I look at the TerraServer satellite image and compare it, the .jpg
photo print should MIRRORED the photo. According TerraServer TX building
true north image, the three antenna masts are at the eastern ! side of the
beach/marshland.
<http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=367866.5&cy=881879.5&proj=32644&mp
p=0.75&pic=img&prov=gx49&stac=7015&ovrl=-1&drwl=-1>
(via Lev Lytovchenko-CAN, comment by wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 5)
SWAZILAND TWR Swaziland 3200 und 3240 kHz.
Die Station nutzt beide Frequenzen parallel. Empfang des englischen
Programms war jetzt um 2035 UTC auf beiden Frequenzen gleich, etwa S9.
Beide Sender wurden um 2045 UTC gleichzeitig abgeschaltet.
(Albert Kosnopfel-D, A-DX Sept 4)
THAILAND 15275 R Thailand World Service, *0000-0029*, Aug 22, sudden
opening with ID ("This is Radio Thailand World Service broadcasting from
Bangkok") over time pips and instrumental music, news in English, tourist
features, promotional ann and advs were noted. Off suddenly at 0029 UT;
antenna beam change? Poor to fair.
(Rich D'Angelo-PA-USA, dswci DXW Sept 4)
UKRAINE Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high
resolution place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.
I measured the fire azimuth of both "4 element side-fire antenna"
SV 2+2 antennas at Mykolaiv, measured with G.E. 'lineal and angle'
function.
exUSSR
UKR Mykolaiv Luch Posad-pokrovskote 972 kHz 210 degrees
used for Turkish sce to Turkey and Cyprus of Radio Moscow
46 47 23.07 N 32 12 56.54 E
UKR Mykolaiv Luch Posad-pokrovskote 1431 kHz 264 degrees
used for ALB, BUL, GRC sce of Radio Moscow
46 47 58.85 N 32 12 16.45 E
(wb, SW TXsite Sept 8)
UNIDENTIFIED 5785-5845 presumed OTH radar clix from China, Sept 10 at
1225. And 4840-4890 at 1232 UT.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sept 11)
Here on the West Coast this has even wider coverage and has been here for
several days. Very strong interference and have been unable to hear some
of the regulars in this frequency range (Mongolia on 4830, etc.).
About 50% of the time now I am unable to hear PBS Yunnan on 6937, due to
this same type of interference. Hope this does not become a habit!
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Sept 11)
UNIDENTIFIED/FRANCE/UK 7556 And re the utility hash on the high side of
7555 - - - this station [below] in France has been monitored by the ITU
for a long time - in this instance by Klagenfurt. It used to send what I
think was facsimile (galloping horses sound), but for several years has
been sending what I think is a form of STANAG digital. It seems to be on
air whenever I tune across it at all times of the day, and usually at good
strength. But it is possible to receive broadcasters on 7555 kHz as long
as they are strong enough, and by using LSB.
AUT KLAGENFURT 7556.40 kHz 13-July 1230-1300 UT 27.0dB F FX 3K00E J7D-
mode
G.C. 002 00 E 43 00 N, 252degr B
(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld Sept 7)
Re: 7556
Probably FUG Le Regine
approx G.C. 43 23 13.09 N 02 05 51.19 E
is 253 degrees azimuth from Klagenfurt.
more [blurred] 26 masts next to VLF tall mast installation.
43 23 32.59 N 02 06 08.93 E
FUG Le Regine RTTY 62.6 kHz
though the image is a little bit dimmed-blurred, also a log-periodic
antenna visible north of the TX house building.
<http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=427538&cy=4804886&proj=32631&mpp=0
.5&pic=img&prov=gx49&stac=7013&ovrl=-1&drwl=-1>
<http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=427530&cy=4804648&proj=32631&mpp=0
.5&pic=img&prov=gx49&stac=7013&ovrl=-1&drwl=-1>
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=43.392386&lon=2.102481&z=17.9&r=0&src=msl>
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=+43%C2%B023%27
32.59%22N+++2%C2%B0+6%278.93%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.808164,57
.084961&ie=UTF8&ll=43.392388,2.102487&spn=0.011741,0.027874&t=h&z=16&iwloc
=A>
<http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=43.3904~2.099698
&style=h&lvl=16&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&encType=1>
what's J7D mode ? Multiplex 12 tone system ?
(wb, dxld Sept 7)
Thanks for the interesting info and pictures from FUG Le Regine 7556.4.
It's quite a big site.
I don't know what J7D mode is, but it doesn't sound (to me anyway) like a
Multiplex 12 tonal system.
To my ears it sounds like DRM but with a juddering/vibrating sound. There
are many similar sounding transmissions audible daily - 6230 kHz is a
regular here, 6895 kHz is another, and I hear one on 11540 kHz today. This
frequency appears to be used according to propagation on the day. All at
around 0900 UT. The exRoyal Navy Station at Inskip - eastwards about 5
miles distant from my location - is known to carry these type of
transmissions. One is booming in here currently on 3289 kHz. All
frequencies approximate.
(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld Sept 8)
UK Inskip aerial farm
53 49 27.02 N 02 50 09.18 W
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=53.824172&lon=-
2.835883&z=15.8&r=0&src=msl>
<http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=53.824212~-
2.835883&style=h&lvl=16&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-
1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&where1=53%C2%B049'27.02%22N%20%2002%C2%B050'09.18
%22W&encType=1>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/22821496>
<http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/22821496.jpg>
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/22319900>
<http://static.panoramio.com/photos/original/22319900.jpg>
(wb, dxld Sept 8)
UK/USA [Nigeria non] Voice of Biafra Int was heard (Just Barely
Audible) signing-on on at 1900 UT on 17520 kHz via WHRI on 11 Sept with
their Friday-only broadcast (back here from previous 15665 kHz). Nothing
heard when I checked back at 1915 UT.
Radio Biafra also heard at 1902 UT on 12050 kHz via Skelton (acc. to
AOKI/EiBi lists) on 11 Sept.
(Alan Roe-UK, BrDXC-UK ng Sept 11)
USA 17775 KVOH on 17775.01 kHz at 1922 UT in Spanish. Good and clear
signal. Usually on this odd freq. 7 Sept.
(Liz Cameron-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 7)
12160 kHz tentat WWCR, 1303 UT. PX in Englisch (Amerikanisch), O=1-2,
1303 UTC. Lt. Eibi WWCR ab 1600 UTC.
Gibt es eine Aenderung im Sendeplan oder wer sendet dort z.Zt.? Leider kam
ich zu spaet fuer eine ID und bisher konnte ich keine weitere ID
verstehen.
(Ralf Ladusch-D, A-DX Sept 8)
12160 kHz 1200-1500 UT, katholischer EWTN Sender fuer Asien (China, Tibet
etc.) in Englisch. Ehemals 11530 kHz, wahrscheinlich ein Wechsel, um
waehrend der herbstlichen Ausbreitung dem Kurdensender aus der Ukraine zu
entgehen.
[see below, ex-11530 was 335 degrees over the pole to central and eastern
China, plus Taiwan and North Korea, so 12160 presumably is too...]
<http://www.ewtn.com/radio/freq.htm>
und auch die Winword file hier
<http://www.ewtn.com/radio/Shortwave_Grid.doc>
(wb, A-DX Sept 8)
12160, the out-of-band frequency pioneered by WWCR, now has a new
occupant: WEWN, since WWCR-3 abandoned it before 1600 to use 7490 instead.
WEWN English had been on 11530 until Sept 3, and we had to keep
complaining about the dirty spurs accompanying it on 11520 and 11540, as
well as the leapfrog mixing product with Spanish 11550 landing on 11510.
Possibly they got the message and/or some victim broadcaster complained,
since suddenly Sept 4 at 1258 we find WEWN on 12160 instead and without
the spurs!
Have they really been eliminated along with the QSY? This may be
coincidental, so further chex of the same transmitter on other frequencies
at other times will be needed. Or rather, all three transmitters, as they
could have been swapped around, but for now, no spurs either accompanying
the Spanish channels. Whatever happened to the fourth transmitter? Is it
still in service, even tho only three frequencies are ever used at once?
Or a rich source of spare parts?
1259 English ID on 12160 gave the new frequency already; meanwhile,
Spanish was still on 11550 and 12050.
The WEWN website frequency schedule <http://www.ewtn.com/radio/freq.htm>
altho still dated effective starting March 29! also has been amended to
show 12160 at 12-15, but strangely, each hour's entry for this frequency
only, has next to it a previous hour, "11, 12 and 13"; so does it start at
11 or 12 and does it end at 14 or 15?
Answer: the latter, as still going at 1445 recheck. But at 1459, 12160 was
already off, and at 1459:30, came up on 15610, then ID in Spanish! Boy,
are they confused; but then switch to English, and at 1501 re- open in
English with 15610 announced and program JIP. Could not detect any spurs
at 15600 or 15620 on the portable DX-398 in the yard, but fundamental too
weak at first to be sure. Normally, later in the day when WYFR is on 15600
at 19-23, it is constantly QRMed by WEWN spur. We shall hear.
Ex-11530 was 335 degrees over the pole to central and eastern China, plus
Taiwan and North Korea, so 12160 presumably is too, yet the target for it
now is shown as "SA" which apparently means South Asia (note: there are
too many continents starting with A-, so a second letter in abbrs. is
required!)
The full English schedule is apparently now:
00-09 11520 Af
09-12 11640 SEA meaning SE Asia
12-15 12160 SA meaning E Asia
15-17 15610 Eu
17-20 15610 [no target specified! But listed as CIRAF-9 Maritime Provinces
and eastern Quebec, really the same 40-degree azimuth as
before and after]
20-24 15610 ME
Spanish to Cuba/SAm, 155 degrees:
01-11 11870
11-15 12050
15-17 11520
17-01 17510
Spanish to Mexico/CAm, 220 degrees:
05-13 7555
13-22 11550
22-05 5810
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sept 6)
See previous report: WEWN, 15610, far too weak to tell if it was still
spurry plus and minus 10, around 1915 check Sept 4, tho WYFR was
sufficient on 15600 in Russian.
At 1342 Sept 5, 12160 WEWN English again audible sufficiently and no
detectable spurs. Next check at 1520, 12160 was off and now 11550 in
English with Catholic stuff, toll-free 1-877-573-7825, and het as always a
problem on 11550 due to off-frequency Tainan, Taiwan transmitter at 14-17
among other hours.
As per WEWN's own website sked quoted in my previous report, during the 15
UT hour, English is supposed to be on 15610, Spanish on 11520 and 11550.
11520 indeed in Spanish, but so is weak JBA 15610! They have their wires
crossed, two frequencies/languages exchanged antennas too? One transmitter
is supposed to be 24h in English to a variety of targets; the other two
are supposed to be both in Spanish, one aimed at CAm/Mexico, the other at
Cuba/SAm, whatever the frequencies.
Unlike 24.5 hours earlier, when WEWN had English and Spanish on reversed
frequencies, Sept 6 at 1548 check, 11520 \\ 11550 in Spanish, not \\ weak
15610 so presumably correctly in English.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sept 6)
WYFR B-09 schedules: The following is the Final 25 October 2009 to
28 March 2010 High Frequency Schedule for Family Stations, Inc., WYFR.
[Note: these schedules, in five different sorts, concern ONLY WYFR
Okeechobee. Family Radio has expanded to many additional languages via
many different transmitter sites, the schedules for which are not
available aggregated gh]
Freq Time Azi Zone Power
kHz UTC deg kW
5745 0500-0600 222 11 100
0600-0800 44 27 100
0800-1000 160 14 100
1900-2100 44 27 100
5950 0300-1200 285 10 100
2100-0300 355 4,5,9 100
5985 0445-0700 315 2 100
2000-0445 181 11 50
6000 0500-1000 181 11 50
1000-1200 160 14 100
6085 2245-0100 355 4,5,9 100
0945-2000 181 11 100
6105 0800-1100 142 15 100
6890 0100-0500 222 11 100
0900-1300 355 4,5,9 100
6915 0300-1200 355 4,5,9 100
1800-2200 44 27 100
7455 0100-0445 355 4,5,9 100
0700-1345 315 2 100
7520 0100-0400 142 13 100
0400-0800 44 27 100
7570 0045-0400 160 15 100
7730 0300-0500 160 15 100
0500-0745 44 27 100
9355 0400-0500 160 14 100
0500-0800 44 27 100
1945-2300 44 27 100
2300-0400 160 16 100
9430 2245-0045 160 15 100
9495 0500-1000 222 11 100
9505 0000-0445 315 2 100
9525 0100-0400 285 10 50
9555 0800-1400 160 16 100
9575 0900-1200 160 15 100
9605 0800-1100 142 13 100
1100-1300 222 12 100
9680 0145-0800 315 2 100
0800-1100 140 13 100
9690 2145-0045 142 13 100
9715 2345-0100 285 10 50
0400-1245 285 10 50
9930 0100-0145 142 13 100
0145-0500 222 11 100
9985 0100-0500 151 15 100
0500-0900 87 46 100
11530 0500-0800 44 27 100
1200-1400 160 13 100
11565 1345-1700 315 2 100
2000-2145 44 27 100
11580 0400-0900 87 46 100
2200-2300 142 15 100
11665 1945-2200 44 27 100
2200-2300 151 15 100
11700 2100-2300 160 14 100
11720 2245-0045 142 13 100
11725 1100-1600 222 11 100
11740 2145-2345 315 2 100
0800-1600 151 15 100
11825 0045-0300 160 14 100
11830 1100-1300 140 13 100
1300-1700 315 2 100
11855 1300-1700 355 4,5,9 100
2000-0100 222 11 100
11885 2300-0145 140 13 100
11970 1145-1345 285 10 100
13615 1200-1600 160 15 100
2300-0045 160 14 100
13695 1200-2100 355 4,5,9 100
15115 1700-2245 87 46 100
15130 1245-2345 285 10 50
15210 1400-1600 160 14 100
15355 1245-1400 222 12 100
1400-1600 142 13 100
15400 2300-0100 151 15 100
15440 2145-0300 285 10 100
15565 1800-1945 44 27 100
15785 1600-1700 44 27 100
17535 1700-2200 315 2 100
17555 1400-1600 160 13 100
1700-2145 285 10 100
17575 1700-2245 140 13 100
17690 1600-2245 87 46 100
17760 1345-1700 285 10 100
1700-1900 44 28 100
18930 1600-1945 44 27 100
18980 1600-1800 44 28 100
21455 1600-2000 44 28 100
21745 1600-1745 44 27 100
Note: Schedule information showing languages for transmissions carried by
WYFR for other broadcasters will have to be obtained directly from the
other broadcasters.
WYFR FREQUENCY SCHEDULE B-09
FREQ TIME LANG Azi
kHz UTC deg
5745 1900-2000 ARAB 44
0600-0745 ENGL 44
2000-2045 ENGL 44
0500-0545 SPAN 222
0800-0945 SPAN 160
5950 2100-0100 ENGL 355
0700-1145 ENGL 285
0100-0200 SPAN 355
5985 0600-0645 CANT 315
0200-0300 ENGL 181
0500-0600 MAND 315
2000-0200 SPAN 181
0300-0445 SPAN 181
6000 1100-1145 ENGL 160
0600-0700 ENGL 181
1000-1100 SPAN 160
0500-0600 SPAN 181
0700-0945 SPAN 181
6085 0000-0045 ENGL 355
1600-1700 ENGL 181
1900-1945 ENGL 181
2300-0000 FREN 355
1000-1600 SPAN 181
1700-1900 SPAN 181
6105 0800-1045 PORT 142
6890 1000-1245 ENGL 355
0200-0300 ENGL 222
0900-1000 SPAN 355
0100-0200 SPAN 222
0300-0400 SPAN 222
6915 1800-2145 ENGL 44
0400-0600 ENGL 355
0700-1100 ENGL 355
0600-0700 SPAN 355
1100-1145 SPAN 355
7455 0100-0445 ENGL 355
0700-1345 ENGL 315
7520 0500-0600 ARAB 44
0600-0700 FREN 44
0100-0345 PORT 142
0400-0500 RUSS 44
0700-0745 SPAN 44
7570 0100-0200 SPAN 160
0300-0345 SPAN 160
7730 0500-0600 GERM 44
0700-0745 POLI 44
0300-0400 PORT 160
0600-0700 ROMA 44
0400-0445 SPAN 160
9355 2200-2245 FREN 44
0600-0700 ITAL 44
0700-0745 PORT 44
2000-2100 ROMA 44
0500-0600 SPAN 44
2300-0445 SPAN 160
2100-2200 SPAN 44
9430 2300-0000 ENGL 160
0000-0045 PORT 160
9495 0700-0800 ENGL 222
0504-0700 SPAN 222
0800-0945 SPAN 222
9505 0000-0445 ENGL 315
9525 0200-0300 ENGL 285
9525 0100-0200 SPAN 285
0300-0345 SPAN 285
9555 0800-1345 SPAN 160
9575 0900-1100 PORT 160
1100-1145 SPAN 160
9605 0800-1045 PORT 142
1100-1245 SPAN 222
9680 0400-0700 ENGL 315
1000-1045 FREN 140
0800-1000 PORT 140
0300-0400 SPAN 315
0700-0745 SPAN 315
9690 2200-0045 PORT 142
9715 0000-0045 SPAN 285
0400-1245 SPAN 285
9930 0300-0400 ENGL 222
0100-0145 PORT 142
0200-0300 SPAN 222
0400-0445 SPAN 222
9985 0700-0800 ARAB 87
0600-0700 ENGL 87
0300-0400 ENGL 151
0500-0600 FREN 87
0800-0845 FREN 87
0100-0300 SPAN 151
0400-0445 SPAN 151
11530 1200-1300 ENGL 160
0600-0700 ENGL 44
0500-0600 FREN 44
0700-0745 ITAL 44
1300-1345 PORT 160
11565 1400-1645 ENGL 315
2000-2100 GERM 44
2100-2145 PORT 44
11580 0500-0600 ARAB 87
0700-0845 ENGL 87
0600-0700 FREN 87
0400-0500 PORT 87
2200-2245 SPAN 142
11665 2100-2145 ARAB 44
2000-2100 POLI 44
2200-2245 SPAN 151
11700 2100-2245 SPAN 160
11720 0000-0045 ENGL 142
2300-0000 PORT 142
11725 1100-1200 ENGL 222
1200-1545 SPAN 222
11740 2200-2345 ENGL 315
1000-1100 FREN 151
1300-1400 FREN 151
0800-1000 SPAN 151
1100-1300 SPAN 151
1400-1545 SPAN 151
11825 0100-0200 PORT 160
0200-0245 SPAN 160
11830 1100-1200 ENGL 140
1300-1400 ENGL 315
1600-1645 ENGL 315
1500-1600 MAND 315
1200-1245 PORT 140
1400-1500 SPAN 315
11855 1300-1600 ENGL 355
1600-1645 FREN 355
2000-0045 SPAN 222
11885 0000-0100 PORT 140
0100-0145 SPAN 140
11970 1200-1345 ENGL 285
13615 2300-0045 SPAN 160
1200-1545 SPAN 160
13695 1400-1500 ENGL 355
1600-2000 ENGL 355
1200-1300 FREN 355
1300-1400 MAND 355
1500-1600 SPAN 355
2000-2045 SPAN 355
15115 2200-2245 ARAB 87
1800-2200 ENGL 87
1700-1800 FREN 87
15130 1300-2345 SPAN 285
15210 1500-1545 ENGL 160
1400-1500 PORT 160
15355 1500-1545 PORT 142
1300-1345 SPAN 222
1400-1500 SPAN 142
15400 2300-0000 ENGL 151
0000-0045 FREN 151
15440 2200-0200 ENGL 285
15565 1900-1945 ENGL 44
1800-1900 FREN 44
15785 1600-1645 ARAB 44
17535 1800-2145 ENGL 315
1700-1800 SPAN 315
17555 1700-2145 ENGL 285
1400-1545 SPAN 160
17575 2000-2100 ENGL 140
2100-2200 FREN 140
1700-2000 PORT 140
2200-2245 PORT 140
17690 2000-2100 ARAB 87
1600-1700 ENGL 87
2200-2245 ENGL 87
1800-2000 FREN 87
1700-1800 PORT 87
2100-2200 PORT 87
17760 1400-1645 ENGL 285
1700-1800 GERM 44
1800-1845 ITAL 44
18930 1600-1700 ITAL 44
1900-1945 RUSS 44
1700-1900 SPAN 44
18980 1600-1745 ENGL 44
21455 1600-1800 ENGL 44
1900-1945 FREN 44
1800-1900 GERM 44
21745 1600-1745 RUSS 44
WYFR TIME SCHEDULE B-09
TIME LANG FREQ Azi
UTC kHz deg
0000-0045 ENGL 6085 355
ENGL 11720 142
FREN 15400 151
PORT 9430 160
SPAN 9715 285
0000-0100 PORT 11885 140
0000-0445 ENGL 9505 315
0100-0145 PORT 9930 142
SPAN 11885 140
0100-0200 PORT 11825 160
SPAN 5950 355
SPAN 6890 222
SPAN 7570 160
SPAN 9525 285
0100-0300 SPAN 9985 151
0100-0345 PORT 7520 142
0100-0445 ENGL 7455 355
0200-0245 SPAN 11825 160
0200-0300 ENGL 5985 181
ENGL 6890 222
ENGL 9525 285
SPAN 9930 222
0300-0345 SPAN 7570 160
SPAN 9525 285
0300-0400 ENGL 9930 222
ENGL 9985 151
PORT 7730 160
SPAN 6890 222
SPAN 9680 315
0300-0445 SPAN 5985 181
0400-0445 SPAN 7730 160
SPAN 9930 222
SPAN 9985 151
0400-0500 PORT 11580 87
RUSS 7520 44
0400-0600 ENGL 6915 355
0400-0700 ENGL 9680 315
0400-1245 SPAN 9715 285
0500-0545 SPAN 5745 222
0500-0600 ARAB 7520 44
ARAB 11580 87
FREN 9985 87
FREN 11530 44
GERM 7730 44
MAND 5985 315
SPAN 6000 181
SPAN 9355 44
0504-0700 SPAN 9495 222
0600-0645 CANT 5985 315
0600-0700 ENGL 6000 181
ENGL 9985 87
ENGL 11530 44
FREN 7520 44
FREN 11580 87
ITAL 9355 44
ROMA 7730 44
SPAN 6915 355
0600-0745 ENGL 5745 44
0700-0745 ITAL 11530 44
POLI 7730 44
PORT 9355 44
SPAN 7520 44
SPAN 9680 315
0700-0800 ARAB 9985 87
ENGL 9495 222
0700-0845 ENGL 11580 87
0700-0945 SPAN 6000 181
0700-1100 ENGL 6915 355
0700-1145 ENGL 5950 285
0700-1345 ENGL 7455 315
0800-0845 FREN 9985 87
0800-0945 SPAN 5745 160
SPAN 9495 222
0800-1000 PORT 9680 140
SPAN 11740 151
0800-1045 PORT 6105 142
PORT 9605 142
0800-1345 SPAN 9555 160
0900-1000 SPAN 6890 355
0900-1100 PORT 9575 160
1000-1045 FREN 9680 140
1000-1100 FREN 11740 151
SPAN 6000 160
1000-1245 ENGL 6890 355
1000-1600 SPAN 6085 181
1100-1145 ENGL 6000 160
SPAN 6915 355
SPAN 9575 160
1100-1200 ENGL 11725 222
ENGL 11830 140
1100-1245 SPAN 9605 222
1100-1300 SPAN 11740 151
1200-1245 PORT 11830 140
1200-1300 ENGL 11530 160
FREN 13695 355
1200-1345 ENGL 11970 285
1200-1545 SPAN 11725 222
SPAN 13615 160
1300-1345 PORT 11530 160
SPAN 15355 222
1300-1400 ENGL 11830 315
FREN 11740 151
MAND 13695 355
1300-1600 ENGL 11855 355
1300-2345 SPAN 15130 285
1400-1500 ENGL 13695 355
PORT 15210 160
SPAN 11830 315
SPAN 15355 142
1400-1545 SPAN 11740 151
SPAN 17555 160
1400-1645 ENGL 11565 315
ENGL 17760 285
1500-1545 ENGL 15210 160
PORT 15355 142
1500-1600 MAND 11830 315
SPAN 13695 355
1600-1645 ARAB 15785 44
ENGL 11830 315
FREN 11855 355
1600-1700 ENGL 6085 181
ENGL 17690 87
ITAL 18930 44
1600-1745 ENGL 18980 44
RUSS 21745 44
1600-1800 ENGL 21455 44
1600-2000 ENGL 13695 355
1700-1800 FREN 15115 87
GERM 17760 44
PORT 17690 87
SPAN 17535 315
1700-1900 SPAN 6085 181
SPAN 18930 44
1700-2000 PORT 17575 140
1700-2145 ENGL 17555 285
1800-1845 ITAL 17760 44
1800-1900 FREN 15565 44
GERM 21455 44
1800-2000 FREN 17690 87
1800-2145 ENGL 6915 44
ENGL 17535 315
1800-2200 ENGL 15115 87
1900-1945 ENGL 6085 181
ENGL 15565 44
FREN 21455 44
RUSS 18930 44
1900-2000 ARAB 5745 44
2000-0045 SPAN 11855 222
2000-0200 SPAN 5985 181
2000-2045 ENGL 5745 44
SPAN 13695 355
2000-2100 ARAB 17690 87
ENGL 17575 140
GERM 11565 44
POLI 11665 44
ROMA 9355 44
2100-0100 ENGL 5950 355
2100-2145 ARAB 11665 44
PORT 11565 44
2100-2200 FREN 17575 140
PORT 17690 87
SPAN 9355 44
2100-2245 SPAN 11700 160
2200-0045 PORT 9690 142
2200-0200 ENGL 15440 285
2200-2245 ARAB 15115 87
ENGL 17690 87
FREN 9355 44
PORT 17575 140
SPAN 11580 142
SPAN 11665 151
2200-2345 ENGL 11740 315
2300-0000 ENGL 9430 160
ENGL 15400 151
FREN 6085 355
PORT 11720 142
2300-0045 SPAN 13615 160
2300-0445 SPAN 9355 160
WYFR LANGUAGE SCHEDULE B-09
LANG TIME FREQ Azi
UTC kHz deg
ARAB 1900-2000 5745 44
0500-0600 7520 44
0700-0800 9985 87
0500-0600 11580 87
2100-2145 11665 44
2200-2245 15115 87
1600-1645 15785 44
2000-2100 17690 87
CANT 0600-0645 5985 315
ENGL 0600-0745 5745 44
2000-2045 5745 44
2100-0100 5950 355
0700-1145 5950 285
0200-0300 5985 181
1100-1145 6000 160
0600-0700 6000 181
0000-0045 6085 355
1600-1700 6085 181
1900-1945 6085 181
1000-1245 6890 355
0200-0300 6890 222
1800-2145 6915 44
0400-0600 6915 355
0700-1100 6915 355
0100-0445 7455 355
0700-1345 7455 315
2300-0000 9430 160
0700-0800 9495 222
0000-0445 9505 315
0200-0300 9525 285
0400-0700 9680 315
0300-0400 9930 222
0600-0700 9985 87
0300-0400 9985 151
1200-1300 11530 160
0600-0700 11530 44
1400-1645 11565 315
0700-0845 11580 87
0000-0045 11720 142
1100-1200 11725 222
2200-2345 11740 315
1100-1200 11830 140
1300-1400 11830 315
1600-1645 11830 315
1300-1600 11855 355
1200-1345 11970 285
1400-1500 13695 355
1600-2000 13695 355
1800-2200 15115 87
1500-1545 15210 160
2300-0000 15400 151
2200-0200 15440 285
1900-1945 15565 44
1800-2145 17535 315
1700-2145 17555 285
2000-2100 17575 140
1600-1700 17690 87
2200-2245 17690 87
1400-1645 17760 285
1600-1745 18980 44
1600-1800 21455 44
FREN 2300-0000 6085 355
0600-0700 7520 44
2200-2245 9355 44
1000-1045 9680 140
0500-0600 9985 87
0800-0845 9985 87
0500-0600 11530 44
0600-0700 11580 87
1000-1100 11740 151
1300-1400 11740 151
1600-1645 11855 355
1200-1300 13695 355
1700-1800 15115 87
0000-0045 15400 151
1800-1900 15565 44
2100-2200 17575 140
1800-2000 17690 87
1900-1945 21455 44
GERM 0500-0600 7730 44
2000-2100 11565 44
1700-1800 17760 44
1800-1900 21455 44
ITAL 0600-0700 9355 44
0700-0745 11530 44
1800-1845 17760 44
1600-1700 18930 44
MAND 0500-0600 5985 315
1500-1600 11830 315
1300-1400 13695 355
POLI 0700-0745 7730 44
2000-2100 11665 44
PORT 0800-1045 6105 142
0100-0345 7520 142
0300-0400 7730 160
0700-0745 9355 44
0000-0045 9430 160
0900-1100 9575 160
0800-1045 9605 142
0800-1000 9680 140
2200-0045 9690 142
0100-0145 9930 142
1300-1345 11530 160
2100-2145 11565 44
0400-0500 11580 87
2300-0000 11720 142
0100-0200 11825 160
1200-1245 11830 140
0000-0100 11885 140
1400-1500 15210 160
1500-1545 15355 142
1700-2000 17575 140
2200-2245 17575 140
1700-1800 17690 87
2100-2200 17690 87
ROMA 0600-0700 7730 44
2000-2100 9355 44
RUSS 0400-0500 7520 44
1900-1945 18930 44
1600-1745 21745 44
SPAN 0500-0545 5745 222
0800-0945 5745 160
0100-0200 5950 355
2000-0200 5985 181
0300-0445 5985 181
1000-1100 6000 160
0500-0600 6000 181
0700-0945 6000 181
1000-1600 6085 181
1700-1900 6085 181
0900-1000 6890 355
0100-0200 6890 222
0300-0400 6890 222
0600-0700 6915 355
1100-1145 6915 355
0700-0745 7520 44
0100-0200 7570 160
0300-0345 7570 160
0400-0445 7730 160
0500-0600 9355 44
2300-0445 9355 160
2100-2200 9355 44
0504-0700 9495 222
0800-0945 9495 222
0100-0200 9525 285
0300-0345 9525 285
0800-1345 9555 160
1100-1145 9575 160
1100-1245 9605 222
0300-0400 9680 315
0700-0745 9680 315
0000-0045 9715 285
0400-1245 9715 285
0200-0300 9930 222
0400-0445 9930 222
0100-0300 9985 151
0400-0445 9985 151
2200-2245 11580 142
2200-2245 11665 151
2100-2245 11700 160
1200-1545 11725 222
0800-1000 11740 151
1100-1300 11740 151
1400-1545 11740 151
0200-0245 11825 160
1400-1500 11830 315
2000-0045 11855 222
0100-0145 11885 140
2300-0045 13615 160
1200-1545 13615 160
1500-1600 13695 355
2000-2045 13695 355
1300-2345 15130 285
1300-1345 15355 222
1400-1500 15355 142
1700-1800 17535 315
1400-1545 17555 160
1700-1900 18930 44
(via Evelyn Marcy-FL-USA WYFR, Sept 4, reformatted by Glenn Hauser for
dxld)
USSR [Russia, CIS states, also TKM special, see below]
Russian Zarya Antenna.
What is the translation of the term "Zarya" or "S. Zarya"used to describe
the 2.2 km long Russian MF antenna? We have heard them referred to as
"large sunrise" and "small sunrise" (the 2.2 km and 1.6 km versions,
respectively), but have no idea of the origin or validity of this name for
them.
Does anyone have any technical literature describing these antennae? I
have not had time when I have worked at former Russian sites where there
were examples of these antennas to make measurements or even more than
rough sketches of their electrical design.
[later] There are 3 of these 'sunrise' antennas at the Orzu, Tajikistan
site. 2 large ones and one smaller (15 masts if I remember correctly). One
of the large ones is no longer useable due to some damage, but the other
is intact although not presently in use, I understand. The small one was
in use daily when I was at the site working.
Many txs can also be switched to normal mast antennas for local sces. Some
txs or freqs are not currently in use.
Besides the Popovka zarya antenna I have also seen pictures of the Krasne
and Chita zaryas. Both of the latter ones are of the 36 tower type. The
towers carry a complicated structure of several \\ wires. Each wire seems
to follow a zig-zag pattern upwards-downwards. The Chita picture is a
broadside one taken from a considerable distance, so no details are
visible. The Krasne picture is much like the Popovka picture featured in
the WRTH.
(Ben Dawson-WA-USA, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews / SW TXsite Sept 5)
The correct spelling is zarya, and this word means daybreak, dawn (also
dusk, sunset, the start of something).
(Olle Alm-SWE, SW TXsite Sept 5)
Original table of Zarya antennas in former Sowjetunion originate from Olle
Alm in 2002year. Now with more clean images available on satellite image
database see my updates:
Here are the known ex-Soviet zarya antennas [1st line,
further lines are comments according WRTH/Google Earth image information]:
Columns: Transmitter RV number, where known; location; frequency;
type of zarya antenna (B=Bolshaya 3.5 km, S=1.95 to 2.2 km, M=1.5 km);
azimuth.
tx# freq deg
070 Ussuriysk 1251 M. zarya
RUS Razdolnoe, M.zarya 1251 kHz 600 kW 252 degr 15 masts 1.18km length
aimed to Northern Korea, Shenyang, Beijing.
43 32 54 N 131 56 28 E to 43 32 41.7 N 131 55 38.4 E
<http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=737131&cy=4825797&proj=32652&mp
p=2.5&pic=img&prov=gx49&stac=7015&ovrl=-1&drwl=-1>
445 Razdolnoye (site Ussuriysk) 648 B. zarya [rather S type acc G.E.]
RUS Ussuriysk Razdolnoye, S.zarya 648 kHz 1000 kW 230 degr 25 masts
2km length. aimed to both Koreas, Shanghai.
43 32 47.8 N 131 56 15.8 E to 43 32 06.3 N 131 55 07.3 E
<http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=735855&cy=4824465&proj=32652&mp
p=0.75&pic=img&prov=gx49&stac=7015&ovrl=-1&drwl=-1>
116 Chita/Kruchina 801 B. zarya 185
RUS Chita Kruchina, B.zarya 801 kHz 1200 kW 185 degr 36masts
2.98km length. aimed to MNG, Hohot, Lingshi, HongKong.
51 48 32.16 N 113 43 04.14 E
161 Lviv-Krasne UKR 936 B. zarya 238 <<< measured about 230
UKR Lvov Krasne, B.zarya 936 kHz 1000 kW 230 degr 27masts
1.95km length.
aimed at EaSVK, Szolnok, Budapest, Zagreb, Rome, Sardegna, Algeria.
49 53 36.06 N 24 40 45.20 E
483 Angarsk 1170 M. zarya 210
RUS Irkutsk Angarsk, M.zarya 1170 kHz 1200 kW 210 degr 15masts
1.27km length.
aimed to Mongolia, Altai, Lhasa Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, Calcutta.
52 26 05.48 N 103 41 59.93 E
489 Angarsk 1080 B. zarya 195
RUS Irkutsk Angarsk, B.zarya 1080 kHz 1000 kW 195 degr 37masts
3.15km length. aimed to Mongolia, Xining, Myanmar.
52 24 43.24 N 103 41 00.98 E
591 Oyash 1026 B. zarya 165 [rather S type acc G.E.]
RUS Oyash, S.zarya 1026 kHz 1000 kW 165 degr 2.3km length
aimed to Altai, Xinjiang, Geermu, Calcutta, Myanmar.
55 29 10.33 N 83 40 30.93 E
593 Oyash 675 M. zarya 180
RUS Oyash, M.zarya 675 kHz 250 kW 180 degr 1.5km length
aimed to Altai, Tibet, Nepal, Patna, Raipur, Hyderabad.
55 29 57.62 N 83 42 23.45 E
602 Kamo ARM 1314 B. zarya 180 [rather S type acc G.E.]
ARM Kamo Gavar, S.Zarya 1314 kHz 1000 kW 180 degr 26 masts
2.2km length. aimed to Kurdistan, Baghdad, Kuwait, Riyadh.
40 24 54.62 N 45 12 40.12 E
679 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 720 B. zarya 193 [rather S type acc G.E.]
RUS Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Vestochka, S.Zarya 1000 kW 720 kHz 193 degr
2.05km length. aimed to Sapporo, Tokyo, Palau.
46 50 20.62 N 142 53 22.10 E
680 Tbilisskaya 1170 S. zarya 200
RUS Tbilisskaya, S.Zarya 1170 kHz 1200 kW 200 degr 27 masts
2.2km length. aimed to Sotchi, Trabzon, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel,
Sinai, Hurghada.
45 28 32.93 N 40 05 38.13 E
750 Komsomolsk RS1 630 M. zarya 162
RUS Komsomolsk-na-Amur 630 kHz 500 kW 162 degr 18 masts
1.55km length, aimed to Sapporo, Tokyo, Tinian, Guam.
50 38 22.72 N 136 56 23.58 E
769 Belogorsk 585 B. zarya 222
RUS Belogorsk Konstantinog, B.zarya 585 kHz 1200 kW 222 degr 27 masts
2.5km length. aimed to Beijing, Xingyang, Wuhan, Nanning.
50 31 05.36 N 128 17 56.50 E
<http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=449668&cy=5595936&proj=32652&mp
p=1&pic=img&prov=gx49&stac=7016&ovrl=-1&drwl=-1>
857 Popovka 11.3 1494 S. zarya 258
RUS St.P. Popovka Krasnyy Bor, S.zarya 1494 kHz 1200 kW 258 degr
26 masts 2.17 km length.
aimed to Estonia, Latvia, Gotland, Malmoe, Copenhagen.
59 38 56.91 N 30 42 38.50 E
<http://spb.rtrn.ru/data/zarya_info.jpg>
<http://spb.rtrn.ru/info.asp>
950 Maiac MDA 1548 M. zarya 245
MDA Grigoriopol Maiac, M.zarya 1548 kHz 1000 kW 245 degr 12 masts
1.5km length. aimed to Romania, Beograd, Sarajevo, Napoli, Tunis.
47 16 41.39 N 29 26 34.16 E
### Sasnovy BLR 1170 S. zarya 244
BLR Sosnovy Lapichy, S.zarya 1170 kHz 800 kW 244 degr 27 masts
2.2km length.
aimed to Brest, Wroclaw, Brno, Vienna, Graz, Milano, Monaco.
53 24 36.24 N 28 31 12.68 E
### Ashgabat, TKM 1125 B. zarya ITU G.C. 37 57 N 58 53 E
TKM Ashgabat, B.zarya 1125 kHz 1000 kW 110 degr 27 masts
2.2km length aimed to AFG, Lahore, Islamabad, Delhi, Agra.
37 58 10.16 N 58 44 13.65 E
TKM Ashgabat 153 kHz 500 kW 2 masts; 279 kHz 150 kW 2 masts
37 58 13.70 N 58 43 19.99 E
37 57 42.40 N 58 44 39.96 E
Old / new Ashgabad site: LW 200 kHz 75 kW til 1974.
So I guess, 37 51 15n 58 21 58e was the shortwave site with 10
dipols/curtains, also 1st LW and MW Asghabad site.
LW Ashgabad 155 and 281 kHz 150 kW appeard first in WRTH 1975/1976, so I
guess new easterly site 37 57 54.96 N 58 44 02.00 E built up in 1975-
1978y.
Also Ashgabad 1125 kHz Zarya - aimed at Kabul, Lahore, New Delhi was
introduced during RUS-AFG clashes in 1977 til early 90ties.
see image of November 20, 2002:
TKM Ashgabat 576 kHz 150 kW
37 51 14.82 N 58 21 57.83 E
TJK Asghabat 675 kHz 150 kW
37 51 22.43 N 58 22 26.24 E
TKM Ashgabad SW 10 easy dipols
37 51 32.84 N 58 22 02.51 E
like 4825, 4930, 5015, 7120, 7145, 7265, 15540, 17740 kHz (WRTH 1992,
1993).
2 single masts
37 51 42.16 N 58 22 15.38 E
Orzu-TJK 648, 801, 972, 1251 kHz.
TJK Orzu, S.zarya 1000 kW, 150 degr 27 mast 2.23 km length,
aimed to Islamabad, Delhi, Agra.
37 32 07.37 N 68 48 23.77 E
TJK Orzu, M.zarya 500 kW, 233 degr 12 mast 1.11 km length,
aimed to Herat, Qatar, UAE, Bahrain.
37 31 53.31 N 68 47 21.55 E
I guess this zarya is defect, see below:
TJK Orzu, S.zarya former 1251 kHz 500 kW, 110 degr 27 mast 2.23 km
length, aimed to Srinagar, Nepal, Lhasa.
37 31 22.33 N 68 48 00.81 E
(wb, SW TXsite Sept 5)
The 110 degr Zarya antenna at Orzu was in use during the early years of
the site for Radio Moscow Chinese service overnight. I guess it has been
left rusting since this transmission to China was cancelled.
(Olle Alm-SWE, SW TXsite Sept 5)
UZBEKISTAN 9980 Radio Free North Korea via Tashkent-UZB, at 1400-1600
UT daily Korean, 100 kW 65 degr.
(Nils Schiffhauer-D DK8OK, A-DX Sept 6)
Something out of the ordinary: WRN has just secured a contract with IMG to
broadcast English Football in Chinese to China every Saturday and Sunday.
First match will be Sept 12 at 1345-1430 UT on 13860 kHz, 1425-1600 UT
12180 kHz; on Sunday Sept 13 it will be 1045-1300 UT on 13860 (from
Tashkent at 90 degrees). The times in weeks ahead vary, to be worked out.
(WRN Sept 11, dxld)
VATICAN STATE After close down of Radio Voice for Democracy and Peace
(from Asmara Eritrea) at 0430 UT on 7165 kHz is almost regularly heard a
spur of Vatican Radio here from fundamental 7335 kHz in Romanian and
Bulgarian (from 0430) till 0500 UT. Trying to check the bc 1800-1840 UT on
7365 kHz in same languages. I wrote about it to their Technical Dept.
Noted for example on Aug 1st and 30th.
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 3)
Yes, at same time VR is on 7250 kHz towards CeEUR in German, Polish,
French, and English. Fundamentals are 7250 and 7335 kHz, and two
intermodulations on +/- 85 kHz, on 7165 and 7420 kHz.
7165 Intermodulation of Vatican Radio on 7165 kHz.
Early in the morning Vatican Radio in Santa Maria de Galeria has an IM
product on 7165 kHz. The time is appr. 0355-0520 UT. The IM is a mix of
7250 and 7335 kHz.
(wb)
7165 kHz: Intermodulation of Vatican Radio.
dj9kr wrote: I have just received this news from Wolfgang Bueschel DF5SX.
Wolfgang, a dedicated radio ham and BCL, is a long time member of DARC
MONITORING SYSTEM Intruder Watch.
Will you pse also monitor the 3 QRGs and report to your National Intruder
Watch or to DARC Monitoring System IW. The address is
<bandwacht @ darc.de>
Thank you for your good word, de:-
Uli Bihlmayer DJ9KR
Coordinator of DARC MS Intruder Watch and PTT Liaison person
Vice Coordinator of IARU MS Region 1
7165 kHz: there is IM of Vatican Radio!
Dear fellow intruder busters, this morning I monitored 7160, 7250 and 7335
kHz between 0440 and 0515 UTC.
Here are the results:
7335 Vatican Radio, 0440 - 0500 - Romanian px S=9+30dB
7250 Vatican Radio, 0440 - 0500 - French px "le magasine", S=9+30dB
0600: Italian px
7165 0440-0500 - "White Noise" jammer by the
Government of Ethiopia, 10 kHz spread, carrier
of Vatican Radio faintly detectable below
jammer.
0515: carrying the program of Vatican Radio on 7335 kHz, S=6-signal
Rig here: FT-1000 with Inverted Vee Dipole for 40 m.
Best regards,
Uli, DJ9KR
DARC-MS Coordinator
Vice Coordinator of IARU-MS Region 1
(Sept 5)
VIETNAM/CHINA Beijing China registered 7435 kHz since March 29th, 2009.
New Freq. of VOV-1 on 7435 kHz. I was able to confirm that 7435 kHz
broadcasted it at night (local time). Received at 1157-1202* UT on Sept 4.
It is completely blocked until 1157 UT by CRI Chinese on same freq.
Hiroshi
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN NDXC, dxld Sept 6)
Thanks to this tip, was able to hear VOV-1 on Sept 6, on 7435. At 1153 UT
heard in Vietnamese under CRI (which signed off at 1157 UT). VOV-1 signed
off at 1201 UT. Sept 7 noted VOV-1 with 1158* UT. Stronger here than the
\\ on 5975 kHz, which continued on (scheduled for 1700* UT).
Have also recently noted a strong signal from VOV on 12019.49v kHz, in the
time periods of 1200 to 1227* (Japanese); 1230 to 1257* (English); 1300 to
1327* (Indonesian) and 1330 to 1357* (English); \\ 9839.86v kHz.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Sept 7)
ZIMBABWE 4828.05 Voice of Zimbabwe, Gweru (presumed), 2307-2330, Aug
17, African Hilife music. Checked for a \\ on 5975 kHz and nothing heard
there. Signal stays at a fair to good level.
(Chuck Bolland-FL-USA, dswci DXW Sept 4)
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DRM Schedule of DRM broadcasts short waves. Part one of two:
0100-0200 6080 SAC 070 kW 288 deg NoAM CRI English
0100-0300 15735 K/A 090 kW 213 deg Asia VOR Russian
0200-0300 9500 SOF 020 kW 306 deg NoAm Radio Bulgaria English
0230-0330 15295 KAJ 090 kW 133 deg AUS RTM English
0300-0500 15735 K/A 090 kW 213 deg Asia VOR English
0300-2100 6085 ISM 010 kW non-dir to WeEu BR-B5akt German
0400-0500 3995 SIN 090 kW 040 deg WeEu BBC/DW various
0400-0700 9400 SOF 020 kW 306 deg WeEu BNRHorizont Bulgarian Fri
0459-0658 11675 RAN 050 kW 000 deg Pac RNZI English
0500-0600 17525 TRM 090 kW 045 deg EaAs DW English
0500-0700 3995 SKN 100 kW 120 deg WeEu BBC/DW English
0500-0900 9780 NOB 100 kW 050 deg WeEu REE Spanish
0600-0700 6130 SIN 090 kW 030 deg WeEu BBC/DW English
0600-0900 11900 SOF 020 kW 306 deg WeEu BNRHorizont Bulgarian Sa/Su
0630-0715 6095 JUN 050 kW 060 deg WeEu RTL Radio German
0630-0900 17660 DRW 100 kW 340 deg CHN CVC Chinese
0659-1058 7285 RAN 050 kW 000 deg Pac RNZI English
0700-0800 17755 DRW 040 kW 314 deg SEAs TDP Radio Dance Music
0700-0800 5790 WOF 100 kW 114 deg WeEu BBC/DW English
0700-1000 9545 SIN 090 kW 030 deg WeEu BBC/DW English
0700-1100 9925 WAV 100 kW 167 deg SoEu RTBF French Tue/Thu
0715-0730 6095 JUN 050 kW 060 deg WeEu MW Heukelbach
0730-0800 6095 JUN 050 kW 060 deg WeEu Radio Freundesdienst German
0800-0900 12095 TRM 090 kW 345 deg IND DW English
0800-0900 6015 ISS 035 kW 060 deg WeEu TDP Radio Dance Music Mon
0800-1000 9730 KLG 015 kW 220 deg WeEu VOR Russian
0800-1000 12060 MSK 035 kW 265 deg WeEu VOR English
0800-1400 13810 SIN 090 kW 040 deg WeEu BBC/DW English
0800-1615 6095 JUN 050 kW 060 deg WeEu RTL Radio German
0830-1000 11995 SIN 090 kW 052 deg WeEu RDP Int Portuguese Sat/Sun
0900-0930 11900 SOF 020 kW 306 deg WeEu BNREuranet English Sat/Sun
0900-1000 6015 ISS 035 kW 060 deg WeEu TDP Radio Dance Music Tue
0900-1200 11900 SOF 020 kW 306 deg WeEu BNRHorizont Bulgarian Mo-Th
0900-1200 6100 DEL 050 kW 134 deg IND AIR various
1000-1100 6015 ISS 035 kW 060 deg WeEu TDP Radio Dance Music Wed
1000-1200 9730 KLG 015 kW 220 deg WeEu VOR German
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 9)
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Tropical Bands Monitor.
Owners of our Domestic Broadcasting Survey No. 11, please note that
<http://www.dswci.org/tbmonitor/2009.pdf>
will be updated in a few days with the August loggings as an extra service
to their purchase. Any DX-er can download the complete monitoring view at
<http://www.dswci.org/tbm>
of stations heard broadcasting on tropical bands during 2005, 2006, 2007
and 2008.
(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Sept 4)
Editor of the Clandestine List.
When Anker Petersen in year 2000 took over the Clandestine List from Finn
Krone, it became a part of the annual Domestic Broadcasting Survey (DBS).
At that time there were still many covert broadcasts made by opposition
groups and transmitted from radiostations at secret locations. Nowadays
most of these have disappeared, but are replaced by many target broadcasts
produced by opposition groups living in exile who lease air time on
international broadcasting stations. It is an interesting, but
timerequiring job to follow all the frequent changes. Anker no more has
time to do that job, besides being editor of the DBS, the Tropical Bands
Monitor, the DX-Window and being Chairman of the DSWCI. If anybody is
willing to take over editing the Clandestine List, maybe entirely on the
DSWCI website, please contact Anker Petersen.
(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW Sept 4)
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vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX
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