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Dieses Bulletin wird mit Einverstaendnis von Wolfgang DF5SX verteilt.



BC-DX 931                                                   27 Sept 2009
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ALGERIA   6297.197 kHz RASD heute mal fast ohne Stoerungen, SIO 344-3 at
1734 UT.
(Nils Schiffhauer-D  DK8OK, A-DX Sept 21)

ANGOLA   4949.7  RNA-Canal "A", Mulenvos, 1854-..., 16 Sep, Portuguese,
talks; 15331, extrem. weak audio.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

ARGENTINA/FR GUIANA/USA   6060  RAE in Spanish at 2250 UT, with time
annmt. as "diez horas y cinquenta minutos, tiempo universal" and
"Actualidad DX". Weak/Fair. 34332.
(Pedro Turner-POR  CT2KET, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 22)

11710.6  RAE, General Pacheco, at 1231-1420 UT on 18 Sept, Castilian,
news, infos, music; 45444.

6060  RAE, General Pacheco, 2243-..., 15 Sept, Castilian, news, prgr
"Sendero Musical"; 54433, co-ch. QRM; overmodulated.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

15345.17 kHz RAE Buenos Aires at 2140 UT, only program fragments traced
under threshold.

Also two strong DRM transmissions on 15469-15475-15481 Greenville, and
15274-15280-15286 kHz HCJB Quito, at same time slot.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 25)

DRM noise 17870-17880, Sept 25 at 2037 and still at 2121, surely TDF site
which has used this range many times before but not currently on the DRM
DX schedule at
<http://www.drm-dx.de/>

Montsinery had registered +17875+ previously at 1300-2000 only, 320
degrees USward. It was last reported in the DRM DX fora last May for a
week when it was on for some event in Brasil at 17-21 UT. So what bits of
programming are they running now, and why?

While LRA36 was at S9 level Sept 24 after 1800 UT, not even a carrier
detectable the next day, Sept 25 at 1802, 1830 and 2030 UT chex. Not much
from LRA 15345 kHz either. Nevertheless, solar flux for Sept 24 was still
75, and K index at 1800 Sept 25 was still 0.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sept 25)

AUSTRALIA   2310  VL8A, Alice Springs NT, 2120-2129*, 17 Sept, English,
(unreadable) talks, songs; 15231; \\ VL8T only.

2325  VL8T, Tennant Creek NT, 2121-2129*, 17 Sept, cf. \\ 2310 VL8A;
15231.

2485  VL8K, Katherine NT, 2122-2129*, 17 Sept, English, talks, phone-ins,
pops; 25241; VL8A & VL8T not parallel.

4835  VL8A, Alice Springs NT, *2130-2155, 17 Sep, ABC news, local weather,
breakfast show, Austr. country music followed; 35343; \\ 2325 VL8T only.

4910  VL8T, Tennant Creek NT, *2130-2156, 17 Sep, cf. \\ 4835; 35342.

5025  VL8K, Katherine NT, *2130-2143, 17 Sep, ABV news, songs; 3333341,
QRM de CUB. VL8A & VL8T both carrying a diff. prgr after the news.

6020  R. Australia, Shepp. VIC, 0902-0929, when blocked by RNW via ATN, 16
Sep, Pidgin to PNG, talks; 35332.

11840  R. Australia, Darwin NT, 2201-2305, 14 Sep, English to Asia, news,
"Radio Australia Today" prgr, news again at 2300 UT; 45433, co-ch. QRM at
2300 UT only, otherwise a superb signal.
(all Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

AUSTRIA   Radiomuseum bei Gmunden.

<http://www.tiscover.com/at/guide/54974at,de,SCH1/objectId,SIG719686at,cur
r,EUR,parentId,RGN201at,season,at1,selectedEntry,sights/intern.html>

Radio Museum im Feichtlgut.
Vom Edison-Phonographen bis zum Cola-Radio Die Ausstellung gliedert sich
in mehrere Zeitabschnitte: Beginnend mit dem "Edison-Phonographen" mit
Trichter und den dazugehoerigen Walzen setzt sich die Schau fort ueber
Detektorgeraete, Roehrenempfaenger, Volksempfaenger, die Aera der UKW-
Empfaenger, die ersten Kofferradios bis hin zu den Transistorradios.

Zu jeder Zeit faszinierte das Radio - denn es bot Hintergruendiges,
Ablenkung, Information, Bildung und Kultur. Und das Radio war in seiner
Geschichte bei allen wichtigen Ereignissen dabei.

Mehr als 100 Jahre Radio - mehr als 80 Jahre Rundfunk.
Das Radio wird in Oesterreich heuer 100 Jahre alt. Anfang des vorigen
Jahrhunderts fanden die ersten Versuche mit drahtloser Kommunikation in
Oesterreich statt, 1904 schliesslich gelang Otto Nussbaumer mit der ersten
Radioanlage der Welt die drahtlose Uebertragung von Wort und Gesang. Und
am 1. Oktober 1924 nahm die RAVAG (Radio-Verkehrs AG), die Vorgaengerin
des ORF, ihren Sendebetrieb in Wien auf.

Auch diese beiden Jubilaeen sind ein Grund, das Radiomuseum Franz
Hattingers zu besuchen. Denn die einzigartige Sammlung von historischen
Radiogeraeten gibt einen umfassenden Ueberblick ueber die technische
Geschichte und Entwicklung dieses Massenkommunikationsmittels. Und Franz
Hattinger weiss zu jedem Ausstellungsstueck Geschichten zu erzaehlen. So
wird Technikgeschichte lebendig - denn Herr Hattinger fuehrt auf Wunsch
jedes Geraet auch vor. Radio Museum Oeffnungszeiten Besichtigung nach
telefonischer Vereinbarung

Franz Hattinger hat zwar schon ueber 400 Schaustuecke gesammelt, er ist
aber immer noch auf der Suche nach alten Radios - etwas Platz hat er noch
in seinem Museum.

Eintritt/Person: EUR 2.

Herr Franz Hattinger
Foeding 2, Hof Feichtlgut
4694 Ohlsdorf, Oesterreich - Austria

Tel.: +43 (699) 12 16 93 71   E-Mail: <franz-hattinger @ hotmail.com>
(via Herbert Meixner-AUT, A-DX Sept 20)

BOLIVIA   4700  R. San Miguel, Riberalta, 2323-2331, 16 Sep, Castilian,
ballads; 35332.

4864.9  R. Logos, Sta Cruz de la Sierra, 2224-2233, 15 Sep, Castilian,
songs, talks; 23341, CODAR & other uty. QRM.

5952.5  R. Pio XII, Siglo XX, 2235-2245, 15 Sep, Quechua, Indian ballads,
talks; 44432, adj. QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

BOSNIA  [SERBIA non]  International Radio Serbia recently expanded it's
shortwave broadcasts with a 30-minute show in Serbian to AUSTRALIA at
2130-2200 UTC on 7230 kHz, via BIJeljina, Bosnia, 250 kW, 100 degrees.

A09 INTERNATIONAL RADIO SERBIA - (updated schedule)
0000-0030 9675 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees NCAm SERBIAN Mon-Sat
0000-0100 9675 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees NCAm SERBIAN Sun
0030-0100 9675 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees NCAm ENGLISH Mon-Sat
0100-0130 9675 BIJ 250 kW/ 325 degrees NoAm ENGLISH
1800-1830 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu RUSSIAN
1830-1900 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu ENGLISH
1900-1930 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu SPANISH
1930-2000 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu SERBIAN Sun-Fri
1930-2030 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu SERBIAN Sat
2000-2030 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu GERMAN  Sun-Fri
2030-2100 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu FRENCH
2100-2130 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu ENGLISH
2130-2200 7230 BIJ 250 kW/ 100 degrees AUS  SERBIAN

BIJ Jabanusa near Bijeljina, Bosnia [YABANUSHA, BEE-YEL-YINA]
(Dragan Lekic-SRB, dxld Sept 21)

BOSNIA   [Serbia non]  9675  Int'l R. of Serbia, via Bijeljina, Bosnia-
Herzegovina 9675 kHz at 0035 UT in English. W w/ nx, multiple IDs as
"International Radio of Serbia," M w/ press review. SIO-444, very solid,
even with this portable Redsun RP2100.
(Mike Bryant-KY-USA, dxld Sept 26)

BRAZIL   ITU Geneve list show this new entry:
07-SEP-2009 Global HF Transmitter Site Table
07-SEP-2009: add: CAB, Camboriu, B,     27S02 048W39

The Brazilian MF stns are still making their appearance roughly around
2130 UT, with Argentina about less than half an hour later; up north,
Canadian stns fade in about prior to 2200 UT - in Portugal.

4754.95  R. Imaculada Conceicao, Cpo Grande MS, 2318-2329, 16 Sep,
newscast; 25331.

4785  R. Brasil, Campinas SP, 2314-2325, 16 Sep,   R.  Aparecida relay,
reorts on the Aparecida rlgs. ceremonies, songs; 25331.

4864.9  R. Verdes Florestas (pres), Cruzo do Sul AC, 2114-..., 18 Sep,
talks; 13431, CODAR QRM.

4885  R. Club do Para, Belem PA, 0849-f/out 0905, 16 Sep, talks; 25331.

4885 ditto, 2033-2113, 18 Sep, news, road traffic infos, rlgs. propag.
feature "A Prece Poderosa" at 2040 followed by f/ball prgr; 45433. The
conditions have been noisy so far, but this particular stn is usually much
stronger, and today the signal reverted to its typical level.

4905  R. Anhangueera, Araguaina TO, 2237-2247, 15 Sep, A Voz do Brasil;
25342.

4915  R. Difa, Macapa AP, 2038-2109, 18 Sep, pop oldies prgr till 2100,
full ID+freqs. list, rosary at 2104; 43432, QRM de B.

4935  R. Capixaba, Vitoria ES, 2105-2119, 18 Sep, rlgs. song & related
propag. by the "one & only" David Miranda at 2106 who also shouted a few
words in Castilian; 34433, adj. uty. QRM.

4805  R. Difa do Amazonas, Manaus AM, 2139-2155, 15 Sep, songs,
advedrtisements, no Voz do Brasil relay at 2200; 35332; fair on 17 Sep at
2325 when heard relaying A Voz do Brasil.

4845.2  R. Cultura Ondas Tropicais, Manaus AM, 2118-2136, 15 Sep, songs,
prayer at 2200, not A Voz do Brasil, which was relayed 2300-000 like some
other stns do; 44343, CODAR QRM.

4915  R. Daqui, Goiania GO, 2142-2203, 15 Sep, rlgs. propag., songs to
match, prgr announcements and A Voz do Brasil at 2200; 44333, QRM de B.

4925.2  R. Educacao Rural, Tefe AM, 2214-2221, 15 Sep, A Voz do Brasil
relay; 25331.

5035  R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2209-2218, 15 Sep, A Voz do Brasil natl.
news magazine; 35343; \\ 6135, 9630, 11855 kHz all audible.

5990  R. Senado, Parque do Rodeador DF, 0942-f/out 1025, 19 Sep, messages,
newscast; 35443.

5970  R. Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG, 2231-2244, 15 Sep, A Voz do Brasil
part 2; 34332.

6020  R. Gaucha, Pto Alegre RS, 2224-2235, 18 Sep, talks about Carnaval;
24342, adj. QRM; \\ 11915 kHz.

6080  R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 2242-2255, 15 Sep, A Voz do Brasil, ID
at 2300, freq. announcement; 44433, adj. QRM.

6135  R. Aparecida, 2311-2326, 16 Sep, reports on the Aparecida (the so
called Lady of Aparecida) ceremonies; 44433, adj. QRM.

6150  R. Record, Sao Paulo SP, 2240-2252, 15 Sep, A Voz do Brasil, end of
part 2; 44433, QRM de UNID in Mandarin.

9505  R. Record, Sao Paulo SP, 2114-2126, 17 Sep, f/ball news progr;
43432, QRM de R. Farda.

9565  SRDA, Curitiba PR, 1401-1425, 17 Sep, various stn slogans, e.g.
"SRDA - A Voz de Deus" (...), freq. announcement and asking for reception
reports; 25432.

9630  R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 1355-1427, 17 Sep, news bulletin; 23441,
adj. QRM.

9645.3  R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 2133-2146, 16 Sep, f/ball prgr;
33442, adj. QRM.

9665.13  R. Marumby, Florianopolis SC, 1403-1426, 17 Sep, rlgs. propag.;
24442, co-ch. QRM.

9675  R. Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista SP, absent for quite a while,
2126-2206, 16 Sep, rlgs. propag. prgr "No Coracao da Igreja", songs,
advertisements and A Voz do Brasil at 2201 UT; 45433, but distorted
modulation.

9695  R. Rio Mar, Manaus AM, 1116-1218, 16 Sep, mass,..., talks; 33443,
adjt. QRM de NIG 9690 kHz and deteriorating fast.

9819.8  R. 9 de Julho, Sao Paulo SP, 2138-2204, 16 Sep, infos in prgr
"Momento Pastoral" followed by A Voz do Brasil at 2200 UT; 44433, adjt.
QRM.

11724.9  R. Novas de Paz, Curitiba PR, 1911-1926, 17 Sep, light music, ID,
rlgs. propag., songs; 35433.

11829.95  R. Daqui, Goiania GO, 2047-2103, 17 Sep, songs; 13431, QRM de
Tehran in Albanian; \\ 4915 kHz fair.

11855  R. Aparecida, 2059-2125, 16 Sep, end of rlgs. propag. newscast, Ave
Mary prior to "Trucao"; 44433, QRM de Family R; \\ 5035, 6135, 9630 kHz,
all audible.

11855 ditto, 1352-1416, 17 Sep, news progr "Plantao RCR" (RCR stands for
Rede Catolica de Radio); 25432.

11895.96  R. Boa Vontade, Pto Alegre RS, 2038-2047 (!), 18 Sep, rlgs.
propag. prgr, song; 15431; blocked by the VoA's carrier preparing for the
2100 UT b/cast in French Creoule to the Caribbean, and while that the
Brazilian sitgnal could still get through though (better on L or USB) with
decreased readability.

11915  R. Gaucha, Pto Alegre RS, 2228-2241, 18 Sep, talks about Carnaval,
especially the parades and all it takes to prepare them; 35444, noisy
carrier; \\ 6020 kHz.

11925.2  R. Bandeirantes, 2048-2114, 16 Sep, news prgr "Servico
Bandeirantes"; 45433, \\ 6090, 9645.3 kHz.

11925.2 ditto, 1221-1255, 18 Sep, news magazine prgr "Jornal da
Bandeirantes"; 24443, adjt. QRM.

4775  R. Congonhas, Congonhas MG, 2239-..., rlgs. propag. prgr; 24331, QRM
de PRU.

4985  R. Brasil Central, Goiania GO, 2233-..., 20 Sep, f/ball match report
Goias vs. Corinthians; 45433; \\ 11815 kHz.

9565  SRDA, Curitiba PR, 2109-2119, 20 Sep, preacher also using bits of
Castilian; 32441, DRM QRM.

9630  R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 1842-1903, 20 Sep, folk music prgr,
advertisements, station slogan, ID + freqs.+ list of affiliated stations
announcement; 35433; strong adj. QRM at 1900 UT.

9819.9  R. 9 de Julho, Sao Paulo SP, 1158-1226, 21 Sep, talks, presumably
news after at noon UTC; 15341.

11815  R. Brasil Central, 2125-2146, 20 Sep, f/ball match report
Corinthians vs. Goias; 54433, QRM de REE via CTR; \\ 4985 kHz off during
this observation, but active later (see above).
(all Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

CANADA   Interesting to compare signals from Toronto and Sackville only 25
kHz apart, and CFRX wins! Sept 20 at 0605, CFRX 6070 had louder modulation
and at least equal signal to KBSWR in Spanish on 6045. CFRX runs 1 kW non-
direxional(?), and RCI has 250 kW at 60 degrees to Europe, but normally VG
here. Of course, Toronto is considably closer. CFRX had been missing about
24 hours earlier. It was also still on around 1230 UT check.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sept 20)

I check the 6 MHz band most days between 0600 / 0700 UT, and the 250 kW of
KBSWR via Sackville 6045 kHz is usually well heard and at good strength.
But there is no trace at all of CFRX 6070 or of CKZN on 6160+ kHz at this
time. The latter was tentatively heard just one morning when it so
happened that their frequency had changed and a het could be heard. When I
check for the whereabouts of Gander Oceanic they are usually to be found
on 5 MHz frequencies or even lower at this hour. Maybe this is due to my
northerly location and Glenns' in the south?
(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld Sept 21)

CKZN   6160.854  at 2207 UT, nie besser gehoert um diese Zeit: SIO 243.
(Nils Schiffhauer-D  DK8OK, A-DX Sept 20)

Nils, die senden ja auf 6160.854 kHz! Kanadisches Englisch, O=2-3, "CBC
News" - geht auch in Bayern!
(Guenter Lorenz-D, A-DX Sept 20)

CKZN uebertraegt auf KW das Programm von CFGB-FM aus Happy Valley-Goose
Bay in Labrador (89.5 MHz) fuer entfernte Regionen in Labrador. Es laeuft
das Programm von CBC Radio One.

Livestream (mit der ID CBC Radio One Labrador):
<http://origin.www.cbc.ca/mrl2/livemedia/cbcr1-goosebay.asx>
(Wolfgang Thiele-D, A-DX Sept 20)

9625  CBC Nord Quebec Service in English, at 2355 UT, with songs, and ID
at 0000z. 35332.
(Pedro Turner-POR  CT2KET, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 22)

6160.9  CKZN, St. John's NF, at 0845-f/out 1025 UT on 16 Sept, ballads,
radio history, newscast at 0900, ... , talks; 25321.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

CHAD   7120  RD. Natle. Tchadienne, Gredia, 1333-1446, 16 Sep, French,
communiques,..., Vernacular at 1400 UT, talks, tribal tunes, Arabic heard
at 1630 UT; 35343. It was obs'ed on 15 Sep s/off at 2119 UT. Normal
operation is simply "normal" by their standards, i.e. silent on one day,
audible the next day, and schedule seems to follow suit.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

CHINA   Firedrakes noted 0200-0225 UT on 11710 kHz on Sept 16 and 0730-
0755 UT on 14990 kHz on Sept 17.
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

15375  BUZZ meant at RFA Tibetan service, but noted as usual only the CNR1
jamming ahead, S=9+10dB, 1325 UT Sept 20, broad band signal like the Saudi
Arabia type, covers 15362.6 to 15384.7 kHz.

15412  Voice of Tibet 1300-1400 UT via Dushanbe Orzu TJK, tiny S3 signal,
1330 UT, Sept 20, - and and 2000 Hertz heterodyne signal of Chinese jammer
on even 15410 kHz.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

1323  - 8 Sept at 1200-1300 UT I heard CRI Mongolian on 1323 kHz ( \\
5915), followed by Russian at 1300-1400 and Russian again at 1400-1500.
There was no break in transmission between the Mongolian and Russian
segments for any antenna or site change, just the usual CRI interval music
and opening routine. It was a very strong signal here in Jiayuguan, Gansu
Province, China, overall rather stronger than CRI Russian 1521 kHz via
Urumqi. There was no trace here of CRI Russian on 963 kHz. There was a
transmitter break before 1500, after which CRI English appeared with an
even stronger signal on 1323 kHz. My feeling is it was more like an
antenna change from a single site rather than a change of site, but who
knows?
(Alan Davies in China, ARC MV-Eko, Sept 21)

Jiayuguan is located in the far northwest of Central China.
(Olle Alm-SWE, ARC MV-Eko, Sept 21)

NDXC CRI schedule seems wrong on 1323 item from Lhasa[!]:
1300-1400 UT Ru 13600xia, 9675szg, 7400kas, 5990huh, 5915huh, 1521uru,
1323lha, 963huh

Hohhot 963 kHz is 1650 kilometers distance away of Shuangyashan Taibao
Heilongjiang 1323 kHz site. (wb)

4920  Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet, 1617-1629, 19 Sep, Tibetan (listed),
talks, songs; 34332, increasing QRM de IND.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

Rather autumn propagation characteristic appeared today Sept 25th.
Noted CRI Beijing superpower 500 kW service in Mongolian on 6100 kHz
traced very early at 1335 UT, S=7 signal.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 25)

Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution
place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.

Maybe better than before?, image stamped of Apr 13, 2009
CHN  Urumqi SW domestic site, 15 tx 50-100 kW. 58 masts
43 58 26.04 N  87 14 56.35 E
(wb, SW TXsite Sept 24)

Frequency change of China Radio International in English/Bulgarian
2000-2057 NF 11940 KUN 500 kW 300 deg, co-ch RRI English from 2030,x7315
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 26)

CHINA/TAIWAN   14970 kHz, Firedrake? 07:49 UTC, SIO 354-3.
(Nils Schiffhauer-D  DK8OK, A-DX Sept 26)

... natuerlich keine ID, aber die typische Firedrake-Kiste. Meistens
stoeren die ja jemanden, aber hier: wen? Oder ein Sender-Mischprodukt? Die
Haelfte, 7485 kHz, foerdert auch nix zutage.

Duerfte gegen "Sound of Hope" aus Taiwan gehen. Deren Frequenznutzungsplan
liest sich wie der einer Utility-Station.
(Martin Elbe-D  DD9MW, <http://home.wolfsburg.de/elbe/> A-DX Sept 26)

Kann auch Tippfehler auf 13/14 MHz beim Jammer sein ?
13970*Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 0000-2400 Chinese 1 ND ? TWN SOH a09
14430*Xi Wang Zhi Sheng SOH 0000-2400 Chinese 1 ND ? TWN SOH a09

laut Aoki Nagoya list auch 6280, 7105, 7280, 7310, 7425, 7535, 8400, 9000,
9450, 9540, 9635, 10210, 11300, 11760, 11765, 12115, 13500, 15150, 15200,
15740, 15765, 16250, 17470, 18320 kHz, je nach Tageszeit.

Da piesackt eine kleine Oppositionsorganisation auf Taiwan den 1.5
Milliarden Titan mit Minisender Aussendungen.
(wb)

CUBA   Excellent season for Radio Habana Cuba transmission reception here
in Europe now, in 2000-2300 UT slot.

11770 powerhouse S=9+20dB, RHC news on Honduras coup in Sp at 2135 UT,
\\ 11800 S=7-9 very deep fades. 13760 S=5-6, 13790 S=9+15dB.

11760 RHC French news at 2138 UT, S=9+10dB signal.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 25)

RHC finally heard with half an English broadcast during the previously
scheduled 2030-2130 UT hour! JBA carrier on 17660, else? But Sept 25 at
2053 found sufficient open carrier on 11760, 2059 opening English, 2132
opening French. Arabic was also back, on 11770 at 2053. Spanish on 11800
distorted, 13760 buried under Portugal 13755 with loud silly ballgame and
after 2100 RHC Spanish also on 11770.

Let's look at RHC's website schedule:
<http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/c_frecuencia/frecuencias.htm>

By golly, it has been modified since our last perusal, but it has taken
then about two sesquimonths since major changes were really made and it's
still wrong. It does not show any Arabic at all, nor any French at 2030!

However, the Spanish schedule does now account for the greatly extended
hours we have been monitoring it since Junend, filling the gaps 15-21 and
07-11 UT.

As a service to DX listeners, certainly not to the incompetent RHC itself,
I herewith extract the Spanish schedule and rearrange it into nonconfusing
strict time order. This part looks fairly accurate compared to monitoring
but we cannot vouch for it 100%:

11-13  6180 NY
11-13  9600 Chi
11-15 15120 BA
11-15 15360 SAm
11-22 11760 NCSAm
11-24 11800 CAm
11-05  5965 NY
11-05 13760 BA
13-15 13680 Chi
13-15 13780 SF
21-23 11770 Eu
21-23 13790 RJ
22-24  6000 9640 Mesa Redonda M-F, special days; times and days vary
23-05  9600 SAm
23-05 11690 SAm
2330-11 6120 CAm
00-05  6060 NCSAm
00-05  6140 Chi
00-11 11760 NCSAm
02-05 13790 RJ
05-22  6000 NCSAm
07-10  6060 NCSAm
07-11  6140 Chi

The ONLY English broadcasts shown are [but see log above]:
23-24 13790 RJ
01-05  6000 NAm
05-07  6140 NAm
05-07  6060 NAm
05-07  6010 SF

NOTE that nothing is mentioned about any African targets, yet, as recently
speculated for the 07+ UT period when English has really been heard on
some of the 6 MHz channels.

Esperanto which used to have a semi-dozen weekly airings is only, Sun:
0000-0030 13790 RJ [does this really mean UT Sun now, or UT Mon?]
1500-1530 11760 NCSAm

Beware of inaccuracies in the other languages which I won't go into here.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sept 25)

Updated A-09 of Radio Habana Cuba:

Arabic
2030-2100 11770 11800

Creole
0100-0130 13790
2130-2200  5965 17660
2230-2300  5965 17660
2330-2400  5965 Mon-Sat

English
0100-0500  6000  6140
0500-0700  6060  6140 11760 13790
0700-1100  6060
2030-2130 11760 17660 17750
2300-2400 13790

Esperanto
0700-0730  6000 Sun
1500-1530  5965 11800 11760 Sun
1930-2000 11760 Sun
2330-2400  5965  6120  9600 Sun

French
0000-0100 13790
0130-0200 13790
2000-2030 11760
2130-2200 11760
2200-2230  5965 17660
2300-2330  5965

Guarani(but really in French)
2230-2300 17705
2330-2400 17705

Mesa Redonda Informativa in Spanish
2230-2400  6000  9640 Mon-Fri

Portuguese
2000-2030 11770 11800
2200-2230 17705
2300-2330 13760 17705
2330-2400 13760

Spanish
0000-0100  5965  6000  6060  6120  6140  9600 11690 11760 13760
0100-0130  5965  6060  6120  6140  9600 11690 11760 13760 13790
0130-0200  5965  6060  6120  6140  9600 11690 11760 13760
0200-0500  5965  6060  6120  6140  9600 11690 11760 13760 13790
0500-0700  6000  6010  6120
0700-1100  6000  6120  6140
1100-1300  6000  6180  9600 11760 11800 13760 15120 15360
1300-1400  6000 11760 13680 13740 13760 13780 15120 15360
1400-1500 11760 13680 13760 13780 15120 15360
1500-2000  5965  6000 11690 11760 11800 13680 13760 13780 15360
2000-2100 12000 12010 13740 13750 17660 17750
2100-2200 11770 11800 13740 13750 13760 13790
2200-2300 11760 11770 11800 13740 13750 13760 13790 17660
2300-2400 11690 11760 11770 11800 13760 13790

Quechua (but really in Portuguese)
0000-0030 17705

Alo Presidente in Spanish, programa del presidente de Venezuela Hugo
Chavez
1400-1930 11690 11760 11770 11800 11875 12010
          13680 13740 13750 13780 15290 17750 Sun

Radio Nacional de Venezuela in Spanish
1000-1100  6180
1100-1200  6060
1200-1300 11705
1500-1600 11680
1900-2000 15290
2000-2100 17705
2200-2300 11670
2300-2400 13680 15250
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 26)

CYPRUS/OMAN/SINGAPORE/THAILAND/UAE/U.K.   Some changes of BBC:
English WS
1700-1800 NF 6000 SLA 250 kW 063 deg to SAs, x7400 NAK 250 kW 300 deg

Sinhala
1630-1700  9980 NAK 250 kW 255 deg, additional frequency
       NF 13630 SKN 300 kW 095 deg, x11985 NAK \\ 6180 NAK, 9815 SLA

Urdu, additional txions
0300-0330 11995 DHA 250 kW 070 deg
          13850 NAK 250 kW 300 deg
          15670 NAK 250 kW 305 deg
1600-1630  6100 SNG 250 kW 320 deg, ex Farsi
           7435 NAK 250 kW 300 deg
           9915 CYP 250 kW 097 deg, ex Farsi
          15480 RMP 500 kW 076 deg
1730-1800  6060 SLA, 7435 NAK, 9605 CYP, 11865 SNG >>>>> cancelled
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 26)

DJIBOUTI   4780  RD.TV de Djibouti, Arta, 2138-2153 (s/off at 2200) UT, 15
Sept, Vernacular, local pops, few talks; 34332, uty. QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

DOMINICAN REP   6025.04  R. Amanecer, Santo Domingo. Believe I last heard
this back in late 2007 or early 2008. Have often checked here since then,
so is very nice to finally catch their reactivation! 0148 UT, Sept 24.

In Spanish; non-stop talking; 0203 sounded like religious song; 0210 long
conversation between two women; several mentions of "Santo Domingo" and
IDs for "Radio Amanecer"; several short singing jingles (possibly station
jingles?); off in mid-sentence at 0302; poor with adjacent QRM/splatter.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Sept 24)

ECUADOR   Whether it was the very last transmission from Pifo on 15th
September? Ballades from 0445 UT, man and lady said something in Spanish,
National Anthem of Ecuador was played at 0500 UT and cl/down at 0503 UT
and next Bahrein with nx in Arabic - all on 9745 kHz.
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

6050  HCJB, in Spanish, with religious songs, at 2235 UT, and ID at 2300
UT as "La Voz de los Andes". QRM from (presumed) CNR 1, Xizang, in
Chinese. 33442.
(Pedro Turner-POR  CT2KET, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 22)

News from Radio HCJB & VozAndes Media Quito:
Erection HCJB 6050 kHz future project for regional service with 10 kW is
on its way. Voluntary service on Mount Pichincha. See

<http://www.hcjb.de/index.php?id=206>

New 6050 kHz 10 kW installation at Mount Pichincha instead of Pifo site in
future. Lazy-H antenna, azimuth main lobe at approx. 35 / 225 degrees.

6050 kHz service aimed at Indian language Quichua, Kofan ... audience,
which uses FIXED FREQUENCY receivers in rural area.

Fuer alle, die es interessiert, ein kleines Update der Entwicklung bei
Radio HCJB & VozAndes Media in Ekuador:

Wie einige vielleicht mitbekommen haben, wurde im Zuge der vorgezogenen
Schliessung der Sendestelle Pifo (September 09) von Radio HCJB in Ekuador
ja auch die Planung aufgegeben, die Frequenz 6050 kHz mit 50 kW vom Mount
Pichincha fuer den regionalen Raum zu betreiben. Damit waere dann auch die
letzte Kurzwellenfrequenz von Radio HCJB in HC beendet worden.

Ueber die 6050 kHz sollten neben Uebernahmen aus den spanischen Programmen
auch weiterhin diverse Sendungen in den in Ekuador verbreiteten
Indianersprachen wie Quichua, Kofan u.a. uebertragen werden. Im
Zusammenhang mit der Abschaltung der 6050 war in Folge auch geplant, die
Sendungen in diesen Sprachen einzustellen bzw stark einzuschraenken und
nur noch in sehr kleinem Umfang im Raum Quito ueber AM & FM zu verbreiten.
Diese Entwicklung waere sehr schade gewesen, da zum einen viele
Festfrequenzempfaenger in den vergangenen Jahren im laendlichen Raum
verteilt worden sind und zum anderen fuer viele Landbewohner diese
Sendungen ein wichtiger Bestandteil ihres taeglichen Lebens geworden sind.

In den vergangenen Wochen hat jedoch eine sehr positive Entwicklung
stattgefunden: zusammen mit den Redaktionen der Indianersprachen hat
VozAndes Media, der Traegerverein des deutschen Sprachdienstes in Ekuador,
bei der Missionsleitung in den USA und in Ekuador einen Antrag gestellt,
einen Sender mit 10 kW Leistung in Eigenregie auf dem Mount Pichincha auf
der Frequenz 6050 kHz zu betreiben. Dieser Antrag wurde von der
Missionsleitung in Coloradio Springs (USA) und Quito (Ekuador) sehr
positiv aufgenommen.

Da ab ca Mitte November in der Region die Regenzeit beginnt und die
Strassen auf den Vulkanberg nahezu unpassierbar werden und an Transporte
dann fuer einige Zeit nicht zu denken waere, musste nun schnell gehandelt
werden: Am letzten Samstag gab es eine sogenannte "Minga", eine
Gemeinschaftsaktion von Freiwilligen, die gemeinsam auf den Antennenberg
Quitos fuhren und dort oben auf dem Gelaende von HCJB den ganzen Tag
schufteten, um die noetigen Fundamente fuer Antennenmasten, Abspannseile
und Zaeune auszuheben und zu betonieren. Mehr als 30 Frauen und Maenner
waren an der Hau-Ruck Aktion beteiligt, die die Grundlage fuer die
naechsten Aktivitaeten sein wird. Wie mir berichtet wurden, war die Aktion
sehr erfolgreich und alle geplanten Arbeiten konnten erledigt werden.

Wenn die Fundamente ausgehaertet sind, werden als naechstes die
Antennenmasten fuer die Antenne errichtet. Es wird, wenn den
urspruenglichen Planungen gefolgt wird, eine Lazy-H Antenne errichtet
werden, die mehr oder weniger zwischen den Mittelwellenmasten plaziert
wird und in etwa in Hauptrichtung 35 / 225 Grad strahlt (wenn ich richtig
geschaut habe). Wenn alles klappt, soll der Sender schon im kommenden
November seinen Sendebetrieb aufnehmen und etwas mehr als 16 Stunden
taeglich aktiv sein.

Mit einer Antenne auf fast 4000m Hoehe und Abstrahlrichtung 35 Grad sollte
es trotz nur 10 kW Sendeleistung in den Wintermonaten durchaus moeglich
sein, den Sender auch hier in Deutschland in den Vormittagsstunden zu
hoeren.

Einen kurzen Bericht mit ein paar Bildern gibt's auf
<http://www.hcjb.de/index.php?id=206>
So viel fuers erste vom Projekt 6050.
(Stephan Schaa-D, A-DX Sept 23)

<http://wapedia.mobi/en/Pichincha_Volcano>
<http://wapedia.mobi/de/Pichincha>
G.C. 00 10 16 S  78 35 52 W
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=00+10+16+S+78+
35+52+W%09&sll=-0.146684,-78.838234&sspn=0.517041,0.891953&ie=UTF8&ll=-
0.190372,-78.577652&spn=0.12926,0.222988&t=h&z=13>

Summary of the enclosed report:
When deciding to close Pifo already in September HCJB also terminated the
earlier plans to continue the 6050 kHz frequency with 50 kW from the Mount
Pichincha site [acc. earlier reports by moving in one of the 100 kW
transmitters from Pifo]. As a result the broadcasts in indigenous
languages (Quechua, Kofan etc.) would have get only limited airtime on
mediumwave and FM in Quito area anymore or probably even ceased
altogether, in any chase not reached the rural areas of Ecuador anymore
where a lot of fixed-frequency radios had been distributed.

This situation prompted the editorial office of these language services
and the German service to develop a concept that calls for operating a 10
kW transmitter in their own responsibility. This plan has been approved by
the HCJB headquarter in the USA. The facility is being set up by
volunteers, they hope to have it on air already in November. The
transmitter will altogether be used for a bit more than 16 hours a day.

Below a link to an illustrated HCJB German report about last Saturdays
subbotnik on the transmitter site. Right now I see no updates for their
frequencies at
<http://www.hcjb.de/index.php?id=16>
yet, with just four days left before zero hour.
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sept 26)

EGYPT   ERTU Boosts AM radio signals with New Thomson DRM transmitters
from Grass Valley.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands (IBC _ Stand 1.D11), Sept 10, 2009.
The Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) has placed an order with
Grass Valley for two Thomson TMW 2050D 50 kW medium-wave digital
transmitters and complementary antenna systems to upgrade its existing AM
radio broadcast network and ensure reliable regional coverage.

The new Thomson DRM transmitters and antenna systems, which are now being
installed in Cairo, Egypt, will be on the air in October 2009, with Grass
Valley engineers providing complete design, installation, commissioning
and training services. The installation required a special antenna design
due to limited space available. ERTU has used Thomson transmission
technology since 1969.

WTFK? Are ERTU REALLY going to run these in DRM, in a land where there are
close to ZERO DRM receivers? Or are the transmitters merely DRM-capable
and can really be run indefinitely in ancient analog still an improvment
over the old ones, if the status of ERTU's SW transmitters be any guide?
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld Sept 19)

I'm 100% positive that it ain't DRM transmissions, my guess is that these
transmitters will be located either in upper Egypt as the listeners there
used to complain about not receiving the ERTU networks in the clear, or in
Sinai closer to the borders of Israel as the problem exists there.

But as you said Glenn, mainly the media is leaning on FM in Cairo and the
main cities here, but apart from these areas the FM coverage is very poor
so MW is the only option.

DRM is out of the picture completely as no one in Egypt would pay such
huge amount of money - compared to the salaries - to tune in to local
radio stations, provided that ERTU is really thinking of using DRM which I
really doubt.
(Tarek Zeidan-EGY  SU1TZ, dxld Sept 21)

EQUATORIAL GUINEA   5005  RNGE/"R. Bata", Bata, 1719-1852, 16 Sep,
Vernacular, Afr. songs, ... , Castilian after 1800; 35332.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

ETHIOPIA   7110  R. Ethiopia, Geja Dera, 1609-1630, 19 Sep, Vernacular,
talks, HoA music & songs; 35433; \\ 9704.2 kHz (worse) under QRM.

7175  R. Xornimo (=Freedom)?, Addis Baba, 1547-1600, 17 Sep, somali (?),
talks; jammer at 1600; 45343.

7165  Voice of Peace & Democr. of Eritrea, Geja Jawe, 1455-1611, 19 Sept,
Vernacular, talks & music, announcements (+ID?) at 1500 UT, jammer after
approx. 1610 UT; 35322.

9559.6  R. Ethiopia ext. sce., Geja Jawe, 1211-1225, 21 Sep, Somali
(pres), local folk music, talks; 25332.

9704.2  R. Ethiopia home sce., Geja Dera, 1152-1227, 21 Sep, Vernacular,
local pops; 24332, adj. QRM de NGR 9705.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

9704.182  Radio Ethiopia at 2037-2100* UT on Sept 21. Pop-ish Ethiopian
vocals with that nice Horn of Africa touch, presumed Amharic male
announcer from 2057 UT, vocal anthem 2059 UT. Noting making it on any
possible parallels. Clear and good. No trace of the oft-reported Niger on
9705 variable.
(Terry L Krueger-FL-USA, DXplorer Sept 22)

FINLAND   Turku Radio QRT for ever.
Laut einem Artikel auf QRZ.com beendet Turku Radio seinen Dienst auf MF
und HF am 01.01.2010 um 0000 UTC.

Quelle:
<http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=219281>
(Michael Wlochinski-D  DO9MWL / DE9MWL, A-DX Sept 24)

FRENCH GUIANA/GERMANY   Additional txions of WYFR Family Radio
via M&B (ex DTK T-systems)
2200-0100  9480 WER 250 kW 240 deg to SoAm in English
2200-0100  9935 GUF 250 kW 215 deg to SoAm in English
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 26)

GAMBIA   648  GRTS, Bonto, 2205-2218, 18 Sep, English, newscast; 43432,
QRM de E.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

GERMANY   [and non]  A MEDIUM WAVE PILGRIMAGE TO CENTRAL EUROPE.

Our summer tour this August was to Berlin and Copenhagen, with some more
cities and castles in between, and a trip to Southern Sweden (Malmoe,
Lund, a Viking village and a couple of coastal resorts) just to say we
have been up there!

As far as radio is concerned, my idea was to check what is still audible
on medium waves, after so many station closures and power lowerings. I
wasn't interested in real bandscans, but I just jotted down which stations
were automatically tuned in by the Sony/Ford 6000 CD. After all, this is
the way "ordinary" people use their car radios, just pressing the "up" and
"down" buttons and listening to the stations which come out.

The findings were grim. In Munich it was just on3radio on 801 and the two
Deutschlandfunk frequencies 153 and 207; going north east to Dresden at
times also Luxembourg on 234 and on 270 the Czech Radio, which in Dresden
itself came out also on 639, along with MDR Info on 1044, the Voice of
Russia on 1431 and still DLF on 153. From Dresden to Berlin it was a
unique experience: only long wave stations! DLF 153, Czech Radio 270 and
Poland 225, which from there onwards became a trustworthy travelling
companion. Around the Grafenwoehr Training Area AFN popped up on 1107
(Vilseck), and also at times there was the Voice of Russia on 1323.

Once so rich of MW signals, Berlin had just the Voice of Russia on 693, a
DRM signal from DLF on 855 and Deutschlandradio on two frequencies, 177
and 990 _ but, a bad sign of the times, neither was mentioned on top of
the former RIAS building in Hans-Rosenthal-Platz, but only 89.6 and 97.7
(which is DLF). The RIAS emblem is still there. Small FM note: both BBC
World Service on 90.2 and NPR Worldwide on 104.1 have very good coverage
areas, about 100 km around Berlin the former, and 60 km the latter.
Another sign of the times: I heard the Voice of Russia on 693 on a
Saturday morning to 0900 UTC with "A Christian message from Moscow" - not
so common prior to 1989 on Radio Moscow!

In the Copenhagen area and in Southern Sweden, one could count on 177 and
225 (in some places only Poland!), while 1062 from Denmark and 1179 from
Sweden were very good, but not always on the air. Moving west to Nyborg,
three signals added to these, NDR Info on 702, the DRM test from
Kalundborg on 243 and yes, the BBC on 198. And we went back to Germany,
with 702 from Flensburg and DLF 1269 from Neumuenster, and still DLR 177:
in Italy this frequency is rather difficult, and I was surprised at such
good coverage. The 6000 CD scanner stopped on DLR even though this radio,
as you may know, doesn't tune 1 kHz steps on LW/MW, so 177 must actually
be heard on 180 kHz. And at the hotel in Luebeck it was the only LW signal
to push its way through the usual electrical noise.

By the way, in Luebeck a hi-fi shop had for sale a magnificent Grundig
Satellit 1400 Professional, identical to mine!

Around Kassel, after enjoying the British Forces Broadcasting Service for
300 km from Hamburg (BFBS 1 on 97.6 from Visselhoevede then 93 from
Braunschweig, with a BFBS 2 on 95.2 from Fallingbostel), it was time ...
to change Army, and the American Forces Network came out on 873, there
were also DLF on three frequencies (207, 549 and the ubiquitous 153),
Voice of Russia on 1323, France Inter on 162 and hr-info on 594 (which, if
DX reports are right, I won't find next time I get there).

Wikipedia states that the Berliner Funkturm or Funkturm Berlin (Radio
Tower Berlin) is a transmitting tower in Berlin, built between 1924 and
1926 by Heinrich Straumer. It is nicknamed "der lange Lulatsch" ("the
lanky lad") and is one of the best-known points of interest in the city of
Berlin. It stands in the Berlin trade fair ground in the Charlottenburg-
Wilmersdorf borough. On September 3, 1926, the radio tower was inaugurated
on the occasion of the third Grosse Deutsche Funkausstellung (Great German
Radio Exhibition). The tower is now a protected monument, with restaurant
and observation platform.

The tower is built as one large steel framework construction, similar to
the Eiffel Tower. The 150 m high and approximately 600 metric ton radio
tower was originally planned strictly as a transmitting tower, but later
additions included a restaurant at a height of approximately 52 m, and
observation deck at a height of approximately 125 m.

The radio tower is probably the only observation tower in the world
standing on porcelain insulators. It was designed as the support tower for
a T-antenna for medium wave, and the insulators were intended to prevent
the drain of the transmitting power down through the tower itself.
However, this was impractical, because visitors would have been vulnerable
to massive electric shocks, so the tower was later grounded via its
elevator shaft. On 22 March 1935 the first regular television programme in
the world was broadcast from an aerial on the top of the tower. Since
1973, the radio tower has been used as relay station for amateur radio,
police radio, and mobile phone services. The last complete renovation took
place 1987 in honour of the 750th anniversary of the founding of Berlin
(Southern European Report with Stefano Valianti, Sept BDXC-UK
Communication direct and via dxld)

DRM via DTK/M&B Nauen ?  2009-09-18 12:53   I have a bit of news that I
thought might be worth sharing. On Friday August 28 before 1300z, I heard
a strong UNID DRM signal on 6040. So I activated DREAM and tried to decode
what's up. Contrary to any station received so far, there was no "MSC"
(Main Service Channel)

 for audio but 2 separate data channels (see [screenshots were attached]
<DRM_WAZ_Nachrichten_6040kHz_2009-08- 28_1250z.png>
one Journaline newscast with misc. German language news, and a second
channel offering an "MOT Broadcast Web Site". I kept "listening"
(decoding) for a few minutes and the result finally was an htm file
consisting of a .gif picture and a text. It looked line this (see
<DRM_WAZ_Nachrichten_6040kHz_2009-08-28_1251z.png>

The text says: 90elf 90eleven, obiously a hint towards the eleven players
in any soccer team. Yes, it's about soccer. The translation:
90eleven - Your Football (soccer) Radio Shortly to follow summaries from
the premier league conference (*) and further reports on the games of the
premier league.

I haven't heard this after August 28 again so far. To explain the text
content, you should understand every Saturday afternoon when most
Bundesliga (literally: federal league) teams play, there are regular so-
called "conferences" on German Public Radio (ARD), which is nothing but
live reports from the different games all over the country and the
reporters are always on the air whenever/wherever something relevant (in
sports terms :-) happens.

So my guess is they plan a wireless add-on service via DRM Shortwave
(possibly) or maybe also MW/LW, who knows. I guess this was a test on a
Friday (regular working day) to see how the system performs. My personal
conclusion is that despite the relatively high data rates on the SDC
(Secondary Data Channel), reception was pretty reliable and much less
drop-outs occurred than on the usual more densely packed MSC. So let's
wait and see whether DRM will further spoil the midst of the 49m band for
"silly ball games" info.

Another DRM story: I had not logged/heard any signal from RTL on 6095 kHz
in a while. But on the day before, Thursday August 27 around 1446z, RTL
was back on 6095 with their pseudo stereo music program and an additional
low data rate Journaline service, see
<DRM_RTLradio_6095kHz_1446z_2009-08-27.png>

Their Journaline text claims "the future begins - now and today: on MW
1440 kHz and SW 6095 kHz we broadcast our program also digitally in DRM
(Digital Radio Mondiale). Every day from 1-5 and 9-18 hours [local time].
We're testing the future for you as early as now. More on DRM at
<www.drm.org> ." Well, I thought they have left the consortium and also
discontinued their transmissions but seem to relaunch them occasionally in
the local afternoons. MW is still regular all day but too weak here in SE
Germany for proper decoding during the day in the non-winter seasons.

P.S.: The time in the screenshots refers to local European DST UTC+2
(Tobias, Germany, dxld Sept 18)

DRM "Echo des Tages" & N-TV on 7330 kHz.
Dear OM, NDR Info. "Echo des Tages" and N-TV on 7330 kHz at 1800-1900 UT
are good reception in Japan. Is this test broadcast of DW ? TX site, Power
and beam?

DRM "Echo des Tages" & N-TV on 7330 kHz. N-TV at 1832 on 7330 kHz on Sept
23. JPG image of XML file.
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN  NDXC, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 22/23)

Sei-ichi aus Japan sucht Hilfe, da fehlt mir der DRM Durchblick. Kommt DRM
auf 7330 kHz wieder aus DTK/M&B Nauen, 200 kW ? Siehe beiliegende
Screenshots. Echo des Tages kenne ich nur im Zusammenhang mit dem NDR/WDR.
Wie stellt sich der Zusammenhang mit einer N-TV Sendung?

7330 1800-1900 UT
14.56 kbps EEP AAC+ Mono
Echo des Tages
German News
Germany
ID:E0D901

und

17.28 kbps EEP Data: MOT Broadcast Web Site
N-TV
Germany
ID:E0D905
(wb, Sept 23)

Re BC-DX 930 "ADM"
13820 1700-1759 47E,48 NAU 500kW 140deg 7=Sat 2903-241009 ADM

Hi Wolfy. Re the Media Broadcast abbreviation "ADM". The following was
received from them a few months ago:

ADM is an internal name for a customer of MEDIA BROADCAST. It stands for
"Aethiopische Aktuelle Situation Diskussionsforum Multimedia e.V."
Their website: <http://www.ecadforum.com/>
(Jari Savolainen-FIN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 21)

in BC-DX #925 too
Ethiopia Adera Dimts Radio
1700-1800 13820 NAU 500 kW 140 deg Sat to EaAf Amharic
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Aug 14)

Thanks Jari, in last B08 previous winter
11835 1700-1800 38E,39S,48 NAU 500 145 7=Sat DTK

Okay, next time when DTK/M&B operational schedule will be published again,
I'll use that item as follows:

List of Broadcasters which are using MEDIA BROADCAST technical equipment

ADM Ethiopia Adera Dimtse Radio / 60 mins recordings
<http://www.ecadforum.com/YE_ETHIOPIA_ADERA_DIMTSE.html>
<http://www.ecadfm.com/>
e-mail <ecadf @ ecadforum.com>   <info @ ecadforum.com>

This from AOKI list, Nauen site
13820 VO Eritrean People            1700-1730 ....5.. Tigrin. 125 145 ELF
13820 Ethiopia Adera Dimtse Radio   1700-1800 ......7 Amharic 500 140 ADM
13820 VO Dem.Eritrea-Ethiopians For 1700-1800 1..4... Amharic 250 135 EFD
13820 VO Eritrean People            1730-1800 ....5.. Arabic  125 145 ELF
(Jari Savolainen-FIN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 23)

Juelich QRT at Oct 24th, 2009. The current doorplate of the station:
<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rundfunksendeanstalt_J%C3%BClich_-
_Christian_Vison_(7629).jpg>

<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rundfunksendeanstalt_J%C3%BClich_-
_Christian_Vison_(7626-7-8).jpg>

Nice view of this place (the entrance is at the tip of the southern
curtain leg):
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12191778>

More curtain glory:
<http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/display/6020813>
<http://www.fotocommunity.de/pc/pc/display/829119>

Station visit in 2002:
<http://www.darc.de/distrikte/g/50/juelich2002.html>

Another view of the transmitter hall (from which three or four
transmitters had been removed before handing the site over to Christian
Vision), at the far end on both walls two plate-modulated transmitters
from 1968 that had been left while all other rigs had been removed to make
way for ten new PDM transmitters after 1985:
<http://www.deutsches-drm-forum.de/Juelich.jpg>

or looking
<http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurzwellenzentrum_Juelich>
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sept 20)

AFN Heidelberg - The Eagle.
Studios of "AFN Heidelberg - The Eagle" moved from Hammonds-Kaserne in
Mannheim-Seckenheim to Coleman-Kaserne in Mannheim Sandhofen, the very
same location of AFN Europe production center.

Die Studios von "AFN Heidelberg - The Eagle" ziehen um von der Hammonds-
Kaserne in Mannheim-Seckenheim in die Coleman-Kaserne in Mannheim
Sandhofen, wo bereits AFN Europe produziert wird.

Die UKW-Sender bleiben unveraendert:
107.3 MHz Mannheim-Kaefertal
104.6 MHz Heidelberg-Wieblingen
102.3 MHz Stuttgart

Naeheres steht in der Anlage: Auszug aus der Tageszeitung "Mannheimer
Morgen" vom 19.09.2009.
(Bernhard Weiskopf-D, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 19)

GREECE     Summer A-09 Voice of Greece:
0400-0550  7450 AVL 250 kW 323 deg
0500-0900 11645 AVL 250 kW 002 deg in Albanian,English,French,Spanish
0600-1000 15630 AVL 250 kW 285 deg
0900-1000 11645 AVL 250 kW 002 deg in German,Russian
1100-1000  9420 AVL 250 kW 323 deg
1100-2250 15630 AVL 250 kW 285 deg
2300-0450  7475 AVL 250 kW 285 deg
2300-0350 15650 AVL 250 kW 105 deg

Radiophonikos Stathmos Makedonias in Greek
1100-1650  9935 AVL 250 kW 285 deg
1700-2250  7450 AVL 250 kW 323 deg
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 26)

GUINEA   7125  R. Guinee, Sonfonya, 2119-..., 17 Sep, Vernacular, talks;
35343, but vy. weak modulation.

7125 ditto, 0945-1545, 18 Sep, Vernacular, talks, folk tunes,..., Afr.
pops prgr in progress at 1520; 35443; extrem. weak modulation.

The signal is really nice, I mean the carrier, but its content leaves a
lot to be desired - I don't know how on earth why they don't fix it.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

ICELAND   207  RUV, Eidar, 2203-2209, 16 Sep, newscast; 23341, QRM de D,
MRC was off; \\ 189 kHz Gufuskalar (better).
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

INDONESIA   9525.91 kHz, Voice of Indonesia, Jakarta, tiny signal under
threshold at 1345 UT Sept 25th.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 25)

3324.999  on Sept 14 at 1955 UT, Unid RRI with time signal just before
warta berita. Probably Palangkaraya with early start. QSA 1-2.
(Stig Adolfsson-SWE, SW Bulletin Sept 20, translated by editor Thomas
Nilsson for dxld)

3325  on Sept 12, at 2030 UT, RRI Palangkaraya quite strong (QSA 3) but
lousy audio. Announcements. The only Indonesian I heard during Ramadan
this year!
(Jan Edh, Sweden, ibid.)

3976.057  Sept 8 at 1550 UT, RRI Pontianak with keroncong. QSA 2-3.
(Stig Adolfsson, Sweden, ibid.)

3976.06  Sept 12 at 1730 UT, RRI Pontianak with close down ceremony and
ID, QSA 1-3
(Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, ibid.)

3987.034  Sept 10 at 1555 UT, RRI Manokwari with good night music.
Extended time due to Ramadan? 1-2
(Stig Adolfsson, Sweden, ibid.)

3995.026  often, at 1540 UT, RRI Kendari. Closedown at 16 UT with Rayuan
Pulau Kelapa. O=2.
(Stig Adolfsson, Sweden, ibid.)

IRELAND   846  R. North 846, Carndonagh, 2216-2306, 16 Sep, English,
country & western stuff; 32432, adjt. QRM, but obs'ed. on the 18th at 2220
when reception was a lot better despite the co-ch. DRM QRM. Now, is this a
legal stn or a mere pirate one?
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

ISRAEL   15783.76v  Galei Zahal, 1525-1535+, Sept 25, frequency still
wandering around from nominal 15785 kHz. Classical music and talk. Poor to
fair. Slight wobble in carrier. Drifted down to 15783.67 kHz at 1914 UT
check. Heard \\ 6973 kHz at 1914 UT with local pop music.
(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, DXplorer Sept 25)

15783.87v at 1340 UT on Sept 25th, S=5-6. (wb)

ITALY   1566  Ich habe auf 1566 kHz abends auch diese neue italienische
Station gehoert. Kommt manchmal sogar staerker als County Sound Radio
durch. Es kommen manchmal Ansagen, oefter Kinderlieder in italienisch und
die Ansage "Challenger" hoerte ich auch schon. Wo mag diese Station
stehen?
(Erich Bergmann-D, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

Challenger Radio 1566 kHz. Station operating from Villa Estense in Padova
(Veneto) area managed by Challenger the Factory connected to SANTEC Italy
based in Villa Estense.

<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=45+10+00+N++11
+40+00+E&sll=45.165034,11.666729&sspn=0.011392,0.027874&ie=UTF8&ll=45.1662
75,11.66718&spn=0.005696,0.013937&t=h&z=17>

1566 I heard a new Italian station on 1566 kHz on June 22, at 1628 UT. ID:
"Challenger Radio" incl. Morse message: "CHRISTUS". Religious programming
in Italian.

Weak-to-Fair signal was later covered by a Greek pirate station. I was
observing another very weak signal in the backgroud with a speech sounding
like German (too poor to be sure). Because of identical fade-ins and fade-
outs it seemed to be in connection with the signal of Challenger Radio.
(Karel Honzik-CZE, mwdx June 23, 2009)

JAPAN   Yahoo maps, MS Virtual earth, Google Earth imagery. Some high
resolution place. VE Update - Google Earth V.5 historical image.

My G.E. shows JPN Nikeii Nemuro 3925 kHz wrongly at
43 19 25.00 N  145 34 30.00 E

I thinks these two towers belong Nikkei site, acc advice of Sei-ichi
Hasegawa-JPN, dxld Dec 20, 2008

Nemuro Transmitter Site of Nikkei Radio Company
<http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=43.296873&lon=145.563737&z=17.9&r=0&src=ms
l>
like 43 17 48.74 N  145 33 49.45 E

<http://www.terraserver.com/view.asp?cx=383509.5&cy=4794792.1&proj=32655&m
pp=0.75&pic=img&prov=gx49&stac=7014&ovrl=-1&drwl=-1>

<http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=2&FORM=LMLTCP&cp=43.2969~145.5637
36&style=h&lvl=17&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-
1000&phx=0&phy=0&phscl=1&where1=43%C2%B017'48.74%22N%20145%C2%B033'49.45%2
2E&encType=1>
(wb, SW TXsite Sept 20)

Thanks for your feedback & info. Yes Wolfy has the site :-) This compares
accurately with the image I have with the site & coordinate I had is only
one digit out, so I must have made a typo. Anyway good to have a clear
image of site thanks to Bing Maps.

The Bing Maps folk did another update late last month, but I think the
Nemuro site was the only one of SW site significance. You guys might find
further MW sites? Was many updates to Japan.

<http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/maps/archive/2009/08/31/bing-maps-
imagery-release-august-2009.aspx>

Hopefully another GE update next weekend.
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite Sept 21)

Radio Nikkei Nemuro Transmitter Site.
Dear Wolfgang, You can view the detailed photographs of the site at
<http://www.iwatas.net/kouiki/housou/sw-nemuro/sw-nemuro.html>
The same building, and two antenna masts.
(Takahaito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 22)

HISTORY: I think the other R Nikkei 3925 transmitter is located at Nemuro,
Hokkaido, not at Sapporo, while the other 3925 tx site is at Nagara
(Chiba). Schedules tell that whenever Nemuro is on the air, there's also
Nagara tx on the same channel.

As the programs are same, one can't recognize one tx from the other.
Except when Nemuro is off, one can say he heard Nagara. I believe there is
no local ID's for the two tx sites.
(Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Dec 18, 2008)

Jari's conclusion is true. Hokkaido Relay Station of Radio Nikkei (former
NSB) was constructed in August 1961 at Sapporo [43 06 37 N  141 21 44 E]
with the call sign JOZ4 to avoid the skip phenomenon on 3925 kHz in
Hokkaido Area. The transmitter site was moved to Memuro
[43 19 25 N  145 34 30 E]
in October 1995. JOZ4 is now over NEC HFB-7840 transmitter with 10 kW,
transmitting simultaneously with JOZ (50 kW) at Nagara site on 3925 kHz.
(Takahito Akabayashi-JPN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Dec 19, 2008)

So, 'simultaneously' is the key word. (wb)

Re R. Nikkei-1, Hokkaido Transmitter station-Nemuro (ex Sapporo). The skip
zone countermeasure station of the Nagara.
3925 JOZ4 10 kW ND  43 17 43 N  145 33 07 E
Higashi-Wada, Nemuro City, Hokkaido: All R. Nikkei-1 Tokyo relay, no local
ID.
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, dxld Dec 20, 2008)

KOREA D.P.R.   7140  V. of Korea, Kujang, at 1037-1050 UT on Sept 18,
Korean. M announcer w/ talk; ballad; W announcer at 1047 w/ (pres) ID
anncment; anthem at 1048 UT; open-carrier at 1050 UT; did not stick around
for listed Chinese svc at *1100 UT; fair.
(Scott Barbour-NH-USA, DXplorer Sept 20)

7140  Voice of Korea, Kujang, 0950-1020, 18 Sept, Korean to EAsia, talks,
music; 25432, deteriorating.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

11679.79  Pyongyang with soldier chorus - to take fright of KRE power ...
at 1310 UT, Sept 20, S=4-5 signal.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

MADAGASCAR   Cancelled txion for Voice of People in English/Shona/Ndebele
1700-1755  7395 MDC 050 kW 265 deg to SoAf effective July 16
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 26)

MALAYSIA   7295  Traxx FM via RTM, Kajang, 1551-... UT, 17 Sept, English,
pops; 34332, adjt. QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

MALI   5995  R. Mali, Kati, 2230-..., 18 Sept, French, ID+IS right prior
to the 2230 UT news bulletin; 55433.

9635  R. Mali, Kati, 1202-1235, 21 Sep, French, Malian light music & songs
prgr; tx on/off sev. times, and off most of the obs'ed. slot; 55444. This
is currently putting better audio than \\ 7284.56v kHz which is a little
bit distorted, but both are vy. strong.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

MAURITANIA   783  R. Mauritanie, 2202-..., 17 Sep, Arabic, talks on the
Ramadan, ID, Arabic music & songs; 54444, QRM de E.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

MOLDOVA/RUSSIA   Extended txion of Deutsche Welle in Farsi:
1730-1830  5915 ARM 250 kW 132 deg, x1730-1800 5945
           7510 KCH 500 kW 115 deg, x1730-1800 same
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 26)

NEW ZEALAND   6170  R. NZi, Rangitaiki, 0850-1058, 16 Sep, home news,
world news at 0900, etc.; 55433.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

NIGER   9705  La Voix du Sahel, Niamey, 1114-1326, 16 Sep, Vernacular,
talks, ... , French at 1200 UT, news bulletin,..., Vernacular 1300 UT,
talks & music; 34443, adjt. QRM de ETH 9704.2 kHz.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

NIGERIA   917  R. Gotel, Yola (pres), 2207-2214, 16 Sept, Koranic prayer;
33442, adjt. QRM de ESP 918 kHz.

945  R. Kebbi (pres), Birnin Kebbi, 2141-2154, 20 Sept, Vernacular, talks,
seemingly on the Koran; 33442, QRM de F.

4770  R. Nigeria, Kaduna, 1705-..., 20 Sept, English, news; extremely weak
modulation; 45332.

6089.97  R. Nigeria, Kaduna, 0813-1015, 16 Sept, Vernacular, talks; 33442,
decreasing QRM de AIA, DRM QRM at 1000.
(all Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

NORWAY   LKB/LLE/LA1ASK Bergen Kringkaster.
Here is a real radio project-on a non-profit basis. You will find the
LKB/LLE/LA1ASK Bergen Kringkaster project on the web here:

<http://radioenthusiasts.blogspot.com/>
<http://www.bergenkringkaster.no>
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC8sl4gc48k>
<http://dxlc.wordpress.com/2009/09/11/bergen-kringkaster/>

In addition to the original set-up for 890 (20 kW) and 1115 kHz (1 kW)
there are 3*250 watts old MW transmitters on the site ex 1466/1466/1484
kHz plus at least 4 vintage Military transmitters but we are unsure if
they can be brought back to life.

Current antenna set-up: Longwire/Windom. We plan to put up smaller and
slimmer new masts, for "T" with top loading.

Plus 4 old Shortwave transmitters. We plan a Museum/Nostalgia station
along the lines of Village Radio, Tauranga, NZ, 1368 kHz.
<http://radio1xt.bravehost.com/>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_Radio_1XT>

And later?! We hope to get on the air, and have recently applied for a
test license involving 3 MW frequencies and Shortwave.

Currently doing ham transmissions on LA1ASK Sunday mornings at approx.
0800 BST onwards on approx 3725 kHz. Reports welcomed, QSLs issued.
Are there any qualified engineers and radio interested people out there
that would like to come over to assist us? CV please to

<post @ bergenkringkaster.no>
or P.O.Box 100
N5331 RONG
Norway

Membership enquiries to Bergen Kringkaster association welcomed to same
addresses. Visits to site by appointment.
SvennM, Broadcast Coordinator/Editor, LKB/LLE.
(Svenn Martinsen-NOR, dxld Sept 18)

PAKISTAN   The G.E. people have recently released additional GE imagery.
If anybody can find any updated/new imagery of SW sites past or present in
detailed resolution then please let us know. Some areas noted so far can
be found at: <http://www.gearthblog.com/>
(Ian Baxter-AUS, SW TXsite Sept 24)

Pakistan - Karachi (thanks 'Adil')
9.5 kilometers east of Radio Pakistan's MW and SW site at Karachi Landhi,
some 6 masts (3 big MW masts, 3 smaller masts) visible.

at 24 51 41.88  N 67 18 36.33 E
and
24 51 40.52 N  67 18 30.02 E
24 51 28.68 N  67 18 38.59 E

smaller
24 51 35.81 N  67 18 25.74 E
24 51 28.74 N  67 18 24.97 E
24 51 20.92 N  67 18 29.45 E

Image of Apr 27, 2008. No sign of Gras Valley Thomson Thomcast new SW
antennas.

PAK  Karachi 828 kHz 100 kW, we had last year 25 kilometers further North
East at
25 02 33.00 N  67 26 31.00 E
(wb, SW TXsite Sept 24)

PALAU   received a QSL from WHR / Palau T8WH 9930 kHz of a report on
reception Nov 29, 2008, over 11 months. QSL card World Harvest Radio
Enginering.
(Torre Ekblom-FIN, dxld Sept 18)

PERU   4746.9  R. Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2220-2230, 15 Sep, Quechua, talks,
Indian tunes; 35343.

4955  R. Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2204-2212, 15 Sep, Quechua, talks,
seemingly news, followed by rlgs. propag. at 2210; 35332.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

PORTUGAL   17745  [to  Sudan]  Sudan Radio Service via Sines on 17745 kHz
was strong after 1525 UT, the first signal I came across when tuning the
16 mb upwards. Will continue after a Public Service Announcement which
turned out to be something about who will get as many seats in some
election. Followed by talk in terribly accented English, almost impossible
to understand, some decision about some place that is "not in South",
SPLM, MLD, whatever, it was impossible for me to make out what was their
topic. At 1531 UT programming continued in Arabic. Strong signal but bad
audio with lots of artifacts, as if transferred at a low bitrate.
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Sept 20)

RUSSIA   Cancelled txion of Aso Radio in Hausa:
0530-0600  9680 ARM 250 kW 188 deg to WCAf Mon-Fri
1600-1630 15215 ARM 250 kW 188 deg to WCAf Mon-Fri

Frequency changes for Voice of Russia:
1200-1400 NF 7340 VLD 250 kW 230 deg in Japanese, x7380 K/A
1700-1800 NF 7285 ARM 100 kW 285 deg in Polish,   x7440
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 26)

SOUTH AFRICA   3320  SAUK / R.Sonder Grense, Meyerton, 2231-2245, 20 Sept,
Afrikaans, talks; 35332.

4880  SW R. Africa, Meyerton, AFS, 1659-1757, 20 Sept, English to
Zimbabwe, IS (pres), announcements, Afr. songs, talks, news; 35221, so
really tough to read, but it gradually improved to 45333, a rating obs'ed.
at 1745 UT.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

SWITZERLAND   Sottens new photos also here:
<http://www.mediasuk.org/archive/sottens/index.html>
<http://www.mediasuk.org/iw0hk>
<http://www.mediasuk.org/archive>
<http://www.biciurbana.org>
<http://iwohk.tumblr.com/>
(Andrea Borgnino IW0HK - HB9EM, SW TXsite Sept 20)

TAIWAN   RTI Taipeh Livesendung am 3. Oktober 2009 auf 9955 kHz.

Jetzt ist es auch auf der Web Site, und mit Telefonnummer:
<http://german.rti.org.tw/Content/GetSingleNews.aspx?ContentID=3D86808>

Livesendung am 3. Oktober 2009 auf 9955 kHz

RTI plant am 3. Oktober 2009 eine Livesendung !!!!
Anlaesslich des 23-jaehrigen Bestehens des deutschen Programms

von 1700 Uhr bis 1800 Uhr UTC
auf der Frequenz 9955 kHz direkt von der RTI-Sendestation in Tainan
mit Call-in und Call-out !!!

Die Gebuehrenfreie Call-in Nummer fuer die Sendung ist:
xx886-880-5516-5516
(Dr. Anton J. Kuchelmeister-D, A-DX Sept 19)

Vier Direktsendungen am 2., 3., 9. und 10. Oktober von RTI.
1700-1800 UTC Taiwan 9955 kHz.

RTI Hoererklub Ottenau:
Information zum Radio Taiwan International - Radio Traumland -
Oktoberkontest,
Gedenken an Albert Roesch und Bernhard Westhoelder,
sowie Anfrage Winterfrequenzen.

Der Radio Taiwan International Hoererklub Ottenau fuehrt im Oktober 2009
wieder eine Diplomaktion durch. An den Tagen 2., 3., 9. und 10. Oktober
wird von 1700 bis 1800 UTC direkt aus Taiwan auf 9955 kHz gesendet.

Besonderer Hoehepunkt dieser vier Tage ist die Livesendung am 3. Oktober
mit Telefongespraechen der Redaktion mit ihren Hoererinnen und Hoerern. So
ist ein Empfangsbericht ueber diese Livesendung ebenso erwuenscht wie zwei
weitere Berichte ueber die 9955 kHz. Sollte ein Empfang auf der
Direktfrequenz nicht moeglich sein, so kann ersatzweise zum Erwerb des
Diploms auch auf 6185 oder 3965 KHz gehoert werden.

Partnerstation dieses Oktoberkontests aus Anlass des 23 jaehrigen
Jahrestages der Aufnahme der Deutschsendungen aus Taiwan ist die belgische
Station Radio Traumland. Zu hoeren sind dort am Sonntag, dem 04.10. und
11.10.2009 der RTR 1 Radio Traumland Reisetreff von 1300 bis 1400 UTC auf
5945 kHz, wobei zum Erhalt des Diploms schon jeweils ein Empfangsbericht
pro Station ausreicht. Dank der schnellen Reaktion von RTI Hoererklub
Ottenau Mitglied Rudolf Koehler in Haan, der das von OM Bernd Seiser
angeregte Diplom farbenfroh entworfen hat ist es nun moeglich, fuenf
gewuenschte Sendungen auf dem Diplom aufzufuehren. Das Diplom wird vom RTI
Hoererklubsekretaer Christoph Preutenborbeck zugesandt. Entweder gibt es
das Diplom unter <Preuti @ aol.com>
kostenlos per E-Mail als Exceldatei oder per Schneckenpost fertig
ausgedruckt, falls Rueckporto von 1,45 EUR geschickt wird an: Christoph
Preutenborbeck, Strasserhof 20, 51519 Odenthal, Germany.

Wir wuenschen eine rege Beteilung aller YLs und OMs unabhaengig von einer
Clubmitgliedschaft. Hoerer die ihre Berichte an die Emailadresse von
Christoph schicken sollen bitte auch eine Kopie der Berichte direkt an RTI
und RTR1 senden, damit sie auch von den Stationen eine QSL-Karte erhalten
koennen. Empfangsberichte die per Schneckenpost bei Christoph eintreffen
werden von ihm an die beiden Stationen weitergeleitet, so dass den Hoerern
das Porto an die beiden Stationen erspart bleibt.

Als Vorsitzender des RTI Hoererklubs Ottenau wuerde ich mich ueber eine
gute Beteiligung unseres Hoererklubs an der Livesendung sehr freuen, die
man am 3. Oktober unter Telefon 00886 88055165516 erreichen kann. Diese
Telefonnummer ist aus dem Festnetz kostenlos.

Waehrend des Kontests gedenken wir auch unserem verstorbenen Ehrenmitglied
Albert Roesch, der am ersten Kontesttag vor 85 Jahren geboren wurde.

In den Sendungen von Radio HCJB und von Radio Damaskus wurde Anfang
September gemeldet, dass die Post von Bernhard Westhoelder bei beiden
Stationen zurueckgekommen ist und sich Bernhard doch mit der neuen Adresse
melden sollte. Ich wollte Bernhard fragen, ob er die Sendungen auch
gehoert hat und habe beim ersten Versuch nur den Anrufbeantworter
erreicht. Beim zweiten Anruf erreichte ich dann seine Frau persoenlich,
die mir leider dann mitgeteilt hat, dass OM Bernhard Westhoelder schon am
25 April ploetzlich verstorben ist. Auch der RTI Hoererklub Ottenau
gedenkt seinem Hobbyfreund Bernhard aus Wernsdorf und wird ihm ein
ehrendes Andenken bewahren.

Wie der nachfolgenden Pressemeldung zu entnehmen ist, fand die Konferenz
zur Zuteilung der Winterfrequenzen schon vor vier Wochen statt. Nun sind
es ja nur noch vier Wochen bis zur Winterzeitumstellung. Aber da sehr
viele Stationen bei den letzten Umstellungen ein grosses Geheimnis aus den
neuen Frequenzen gemacht haben, (zum Teil auch, weil sie von den
Frequenzabteilungen im eigenen Haus nicht fruehzeitig oder ueberhaupt
nicht informiert wurden) moechte ich bei Ihnen und Euch nachfragen, wer
Ihre Station in der Dominikanischen Republik vertreten hat und bitte
darum, bei dem Vertreter nach den neuen Winterfrequenzen und Sendezeiten
ihrer deutschsprachigen Sendungen baldmoeglichst nachzufragen und diese
Informationen rechtzeitig, also mindesten 2 Wochen vor der Zeitumstellung
bekanntzugeben.

Ich danke freundlichst fuer Ihr Verstaendniss und Ihre Unterstuetzung,
RTI Hoererklub Ottenau, Bernd Seiser.

Frequenzkoordinierungskonferenz fuer den Winter 2009/10 in der
Dominikanischen Republik.

Die Planungskonferenz fuer den Wintersendeplan 2009/10 fand vom 17. bis
21. August 2009 in Punta Cana, einem beliebten Ferienort in der
Dominikanischen Republik, statt. Urspruenglich war die Konferenz eine
Woche spaeter geplant, doch waere dies mit dem islamischen Fastenmonat
Ramadan zusammengetroffen und haette den Delegierten besonders aus der
Arab States' Broadcasting Union Probleme bereitet.

Bei der High Frequency Coordination Conference, die zweimal im Jahr fuer
die Sommer- bzw. Wintersendeplaene stattfindet, werden etwa 80 Prozent der
weltweiten Kurzwellensendungen miteinander abgeglichen.
(Bernhard Seiser-D, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 25)

UAE   [tentat.]  UNID Tibetan sce on new 15430 kHz, S=4-5, seemingly Voice
of Tibet via Al Dhabayya, formerly scheduled on 17750 kHz acc to AOKI list
at 1330-1400 UT.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

UK/SOUTH AFRICA/ASC?   RTE SW freqs for All-Ireland Finals 6 and 20 Sept.
A reminder that the All Ireland Football Final is this afternoon (Sunday
20 Sept). The RTE website is still showing these shortwave frequencies for
the relay of the Finals to Africa: 7265 1300-1700, 17505 1300-1700 and
12050 1430-1630 UT.
(Alan Pennington-UK, dxld Sept 20)

At 1330 UT 17505 kHz audible here, not sure if 7265 kHz is on, there are
at least two other stations on that freq.
(Jari Savolainen-FIN, dxld Sept 20)

Yes, 17505 kHz is also audible here in the NW of England, but at weak
strength, though enough to tell it's \\ to 252LW. There's only local noise
on 7265 kHz.
(Noel R. Green-UK, dxld Sept 20)

17505 kHz fair strength and clear with excitable commentator on Kerry v
Cork \\ RTE 1 on 252 longwave. 12050 kHz barely audible here from 1430 UTC
tune-in, but enough to tell its \\ 17505 kHz when it fades up slightly.
7265 kHz not audible at all here. Seems they have the right feed at the
transmitter site(s) this time (wherever that is?).
(Alan Pennington-UK, BrDXC-UK ng Sept 20)

17505 under threshold at 1305 UT, only tiny carrier noted.

17505 at 1500 UT S=2-3, deep fades, typically characteristic on Rampisham
or Woofferton reception on 16 mb here in southern Germany - like dead
zone.

12050 squeezed between VoRUS Samara 12055 to NE/ME and NHK Singapore
Kranji 12045 in Japanese, latter both stronger than RTE. Only S=2 tiny,
seemingly from Meyerton-AFS site or ASC ??, but not from U.K. !

7265 is from Meyerton AFS, but no propagation into Europe in our summer,
at afternoon.
Livestream RTE Radio 1 (32 kb/s, WMA):
<http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/live/radio/radio1.asx>
(wb, dxld Sept 20)

UK   BBC - The History of Radio Comedy. 13 chapters ... mp3 to download.
<http://www.sadena.com/BBC-Radio/BBC%20-
%20The%20History%20of%20Radio%20Comedy/>
(Horacio A. Nigro-URG, DXplorer Sept 21)

BBC transmitter photosets. Skelton transmitting station/wartime radio.
Russell Barnes's Flickr webpage includes photo albums of BBC Rampisham,
Droitwich, Daventry, Skelton and Kirk O'Shotts, the Daventry and Skelton
albums have been added to this month:

<http://www.flickr.com/photos/russell_w_b/sets/72157603792430482/>
(Mike Barraclough-UK, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

>From Adventist World Radio AWR "Wavescan NWS30" - DX Program

Daventry Calling - Station G5SW Chelmsford.

In the progressive development of events that brought about the
establishment of the famous BBC shortwave station located at Daventry in
the Midlands of England, we take up the story of the early shortwave
station that was licensed as G5SW. This transmitter was inaugurated at the
Marconi factory in Chelmsford, it was subsequently moved to Daventry, and
it remained in service for a magnificent total of 32 years. This is the
story.

Back in the year 1898, the young Marconi, just 24 years old, established a
wireless factory on Hall Street in Chelmsford England, some 35 miles north
east of London. This venture was so successful that he constructed his own
factory building on New Street in the same town 14 years later and
transferred the manufacturing of wireless equipment into it in June 1912.

In 1919, Marconi constructed a 6.5 kW experimental broadcast transmitter
the power of which was increased to 15 kW during the following year. With
the usage of this transmitter, Marconi began the broadcast of a regular
news service that was radiated on 107 kHz, which of course is a channel in
what we now know as the standard Longwave Broadcast Band.

Soon afterwards, a very famous radio broadcast was made from this
transmitter when the Australian opera singer, Dame Nellie Melba, made a
scheduled broadcast that was advertised in advance in the newspapers. This
broadcast, on June 14, 1920, was heard widely throughout islandic Europe
as well as over in continental Europe and beyond, and it is looked upon as
being a significant milestone in the development of radio broadcasting,
not only in England, but around the world.

Shortly afterwards, Marconi launched a regular broadcasting service for
the benefit of Londoners over the famous original station, 2LO in London.
This station was subsequently taken over by the BBC.

Now, around this era, the usage of shortwave transmissions for
international communication as well as for program broadcasting was
already proving to be a successful procedure. Marconi himself had
performed several successful long range tests, and experimental shortwave
broadcasting was already on the air from shortwave stations in the United
States and Australia, as well as in England itself.

With these facts in mind, Marconi constructed a 10 kW shortwave
transmitter in the year 1927, and the first broadcast transmission from
this new unit took place on Armistice Day 1927. This inaugural broadcast
on November 11 commemorated the end of what we now call World War 1, and
the programming was shaped to honor this occasion.

This new shortwave transmitter was hurriedly assembled from already
available equipment and the two aerial masts, 475 ft high, supported an
aerial that was omni-directional and vertically polarized. The original
channel was around 12.5 MHz, though this was changed in the following year
to 11750 kHz in accordance with the new international regulations enacted
at the recent Washington Radio Convention.

Thus began a regular international radio broadcasting service that was
heard around the world, and reported quite frequently in radio magazines
published in England, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Programming for this shortwave broadcasting service was usually a relay
from the local station 2LO and these transmissions were on the air in this
way for a little over three years.

These international broadcasts were so successful that the BBC made
arrangements with Marconi to rent the shortwave transmitter at Chelmsford
as a preliminary program service while their own large station at Daventry
was under construction. The BBC took over the programming for shortwave
G5SW in 1931, and on January 5 in the next year, that is, 1932, the BBC
introduced their new extended Empire Service.

Later in the same year, the BBC began test broadcasts from their two new
10 kW STC transmitters at Daventry. Interestingly, these Daventry test
broadcasts were on the air under the Chelmsford callsign G5SW, and we
should remember that at this stage the Marconi transmitter G5SW was still
located at Chelmsford, not at Daventry 100 miles distant.

Anyway, this five year old shortwave transmitter that was rented by the
BBC was closed down on December 17, 1932 in favor of the two new
transmitters located at Daventry.

However, two years later, in 1934, this now largely idle transmitter was
re-activated for a very special occasion. His Majesty, King George 5, was
making a Christmas Broadcast to the Empire, a historic first, and the BBC
made special arrangements to ensure that the broadcast was heard well at
all points around the globe. The two new transmitters at Daventry carried
this royal broadcast, and the Marconi transmitter at Chelmsford was re-
activated for this occasion. However this time, it was on the air, not
under its own callsign G5SW, but rather under a new BBC callsign, GSD. The
same previous channel was in use, the old and well established 11750 kHz.

This special broadcast for Christmas 1934 by King George 5 was considered
to be such an important radio occasion, that it was relayed to the world
also from the relatively new communication station located at Rugby,
rather nearby to Daventry.

Early in the New Year 1935, transmitter G5SW was re-furbished, upgraded to
20 kW, modified to operate on several different shortwave bands,
transferred to Daventry, and installed in an available open space in what
was known as the 5GB Mediumwave Building. At this new BBC location, the
historic Marconi transmitter was designated as Sender 3 and it was brought
into regular broadcast service on May 19, 1935. Callsigns in use over this
transmitter now depended on what frequency was in use, a new callsign for
each channel in use.

Two years after its removal from Chelmsford and its installation at
Daventry, this same transmitter was upgraded again, this time with a power
output of 60 kW. During the intense events in the year 1940, Sender 3 was
used for carrying the Forces Program on 6150 kHz.

However, as time went by, this historic transmitter became increasingly
undependable, and ultimately, it was dropped from service, and it was
finally removed from the 5GB Building in 1959. We would presume that it
was simply, and unceremoniously, scrapped.
(Wavescan, Box 29235, Indianapolis IN 46229 USA  <Wavescan @ AWR.org>
Sept 20)

USA   5446.5  AFN, Saddlebunch Keys FL, 0945-f/out 1025, 19 Sep, features
about atronomy, health, news bulletin at 1000 UT; 25321.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

9265  WINB, Red Lion, with Family Radio progr at 2325 UT, in Spanish.
34332.
(Pedro Turner-POR  CT2KET, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 22)

ITU Geneve list show this new entry:
07-SEP-2009 BROADCAST.TXT REFERENCE TABLE
07-SEP-2009: add: BWW, Leap of Faith, Inc.

07-SEP-2009 Global HF Transmitter Site Table
07-SEP-2009: add: BWW Lebanon, TN, USA, 36N17 086W06

URUGUAY   6125  S.O.D.R.E. (relaying MW 1050, Radio Uruguay, Montevideo),
at 2130 UT on Sept 19. Good modulation at last and decent signal, too but
suffering some co-channel QRM. Propagation rapidly wiping it out.
(Horacio A. Nigro-URG, DXplorer Sept 20)

SODRE Santiago V zquez 6125 9620 kHz, 1050/1290 kHz 10 kW
34 48 26.15 S  56 21 47.41 W

<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=34+48+26.15+S+
+56+21+47.41+W&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=20.808164,57.084961&ie=UTF8&ll
=-34.807263,-56.363168&spn=0.003317,0.006968&t=h&z=18&iwloc=A>

VANUATU   3945  R. Vanuatu, 1200, Sept. 19. In English; pop song; DJ IDs
all the songs he played; at 1202 UT: "11:00 on Radio Vanuatu", (I have
often noted their timing as not very accurate); "Evening devotional from .
. Church"; Christian religious sermon; more pop songs; sign off
announcement mentions short wave and medium wave frequencies; Anthem;
signed off a few seconds before 1220 UT. On Sept. 20 checked at 1201 UT;
unable to hear them, so assume off the air. A different schedule for
Sunday?

3945  R. Vanuatu, 1204, Sept. 11. Sounded like Pidgin; Christian religious
sermon; he was long winded today and running late; ended with: "Thank you
Lord ... amen ... have a nice day"; 1220, brief sign off announcement
("Radio Vanuatu ... half past 5" [sign-on time?] ); did not have time to
give frequencies; Anthem; 1222*. Sign off times varies daily between 3 to
5 minutes. This is now regularly heard every day and so far the format
after 1200 is always the same. Also 1203, Sept. 15. Christian religious
sermon, today in English; song (religious?); ID went something like:
"Broadcast live here in Vanuatu on one of our frequencies on 1125 kHz, on
medium wave ... hope you ... medium wave frequency of 1179 kHz." and
several more "Khz." and "FM"; Anthem; 1219*; poor with QRN and ham QRM.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld Sept 11/18/20)

VIETNAM   VOV-1 East sea service new freq on 9635 kHz.

I received VOV -1 on new frequency of 9635 kHz at +0730-1400 UT, co-
channel by BBC Rusian. \\ 7435 kHz (1200v* UT), 9530 kHz. On 7435 kHz seem
to service in the daytime (local time) now, investigating a schedule now.

9635 kHz s.on at 2145 UT on Sept 15, and \\ 9530 2200-2300 UT.
<http://www.mediacat-blog.jp/usr/hiroshi/9635_0915_2200.gif>

The new freq. schedule of VOV-1.
9635 *2145-1500*
7435 *2250-1200*
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, dxld Sept 16)

VOV-1 received new frequency on 11720 kHz. First noted on Sept 22. Current
schedule at 2145v-2400 and 1000-1200v UTC.

Current schedule of VOV-1
 5975 2145-1700 UT
 7210 2145-1700
 9530 2145-1700
11720 2145-2400
*7435 2250-1200
*9635 2145-1500
11720 1000-1200

* two frequencies on 7435 and 9635 kHz that began newly is regarded as
East Sea Broadcasting Service.
(Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, dxld Sept 17/23)

ZIMBABWE   4828 Voice of Zimbabwe, Guinea-fowl, 2116-2134, 18 Sept, Afr.
pops; 35433.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Sept 20)

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Reuter RDR54 receiver, Made in Germany.

Thomas Moeller: Ueber den RDR54 wird es in Zukunft noch mehr zu berichten
geben.

Da freue ich mich schon drauf, Thomas! Die Webseite des Herstellers ist ja
sehr ausfuehrlich, siehe:
<http://www.reuter-elektronik.de/Produkte/Digital-RX/hauptteil_digital-
rx.html>
(Christoph Ratzer-AUT  OE2CRM, <www.a-dx.at>  Sept 20)

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>From September 28 until October 4 there will be the 44th DX-Camp of the
Rhein-Main-Radio-Club in Langenselbold near Frankfurt. As usual during the
first days we'll stick our ears and antennas out to the airwaves for real
hardcore DXing, supported by lots of coffee or not so much of red vine or
free beer. On Friday we offer a warm or cold buffet and on Saturday a warm
snack.

Friday and Saturday evening will be some lessons from Manfred Rippich
about visiting broadcasting station all over the world Robert Kipp about
Radio St. Helena and the St. Helena-Day November 2009, Harald Gabler shows
pictures of the new QSL-Calendar 2010.

And the next sensation: The brain new DSP-High-End Receiver RDR54C1 we
have got from Fa. Reuter Elekronik for some tests.

All that is the normal procedure every year, one might say, but this year
is special. For the first time everyone may watch everything happening via
the magic internet!

Tuesday - Saturday 1800-2400 UTC on <www.rmrc.de> got to:
RMRC Webcam
if you will be asked for password: "rmrc"

Live stream is without audio at webpage. Live stream with audio go for:
Link (only, if there is no test-picture)

Some of our members or other enthusiastic DXers would like to take part,
but can't, because of various reasons like work, time, illness or simply
'cause of a to far distance.

For the first time you and any DXer can click in to the DX-Camp and watch,
what's going on. There will be a chat, to talk to DXers present on the
event. You may ask them all sorts of questions, like what the hear and
where it's coming from. You may even follow some lectures with your own
eyes and ears, even if you're hundreds of miles away from the meeting.
Chats are held in German and English and perhaps a mixture of everything
European including hands and feet, due to the use of video. And you will
get a QSL-Card from this event.

This is following the ideas of Thomas Moeller and Harald Gabler and
realisation Lutz Winkler and they hope to find lots of interested DXers to
either come to the meeting, or watch it via the internet.

Click <www.rmrc.de> to find more about us and our club RMRC.

Best 73, Harald Gabler, RMRC CEO, Rhein-Main-Radio-Club, Germany
(in German see BC-DX TopNews #930 of Sept 20, 2009)

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vy73 de Wolfgang DF5SX


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