DX LISTENING DIGEST 12-13, March 29, 2012
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Garcia, Egypt, Germany, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait,
Lebanon non, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar,
Netherlands non, Pakistan, Serbia and non, Sudan non, Thailand,
Tunisia, USA, Vatican and non
SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1610, March 29-April 4, 2012
Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 [repeated 1609 this week]
Thu 2100 WTWW 9479 [confirmed]
Fri 0329v WWRB 5050 [confirmed on new 5050, ex-3195!]
Sat 0100v WBCQ 5110v-CUSB Area 51 [confirmed at 0129 start!]
Sat 0800 WRMI 9955
Sat 1500 WRMI 9955
Sat 1730 WRMI 9955
Sun 0400 WTWW 5755
Sun 0800 WRMI 9955
Sun 1530 WRMI 9955
Sun 1730 WRMI 9955
Mon 0500 WRMI 9955
Mon 1130 WRMI 9955
Tue 0930 HLR 5980 Hamburger Lokal Radio [new summer time shift]
Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 [or maybe 1611 if ready in time]
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** ALASKA. 9655, March 27 at 1329, slowly-spoken English lesson about
how Christians c-a-r-e, back into Chinese. KNLS lux into a clear
frequency, one hour sandwiched between NZ and Kunming before and
after, not to mention Brother Scare via Germany supposedly on 9655
from 1400. Is 300 degree azimuth, so directly off the back would be
120, rather OKward. Does suffer from CRI/Sackville 9650 ACI (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ALBANIA, Summer A-12 schedule of Radio Tirana:
Albanian Daily
0700-0800 7390 SHI 100 kW / non-dir WeEu
0801-0900 1395 FLA 500 kW / 033 deg WeEu
0801-0900 7390 SHI 100 kW / non-dir WeEu
1400-1530 1458 FLA 500 kW / non-dir WeEu
2300-2400 7425 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg NoAm, but registered 300 deg
English Tue-Sun
0130-0200 7425 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg NoAm
English Mon-Sat
2000-2030 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg U.K.
German Mon-Sat
1931-2000 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg Germany
Greek Mon-Sat
1545-1600 1458 FLA 500 kW / non-dir Greece
French Mon-Sat
1730-1800 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg France, but registered 1901-1930
Italian Mon-Sat
1700-1730 7465 SHI 100 kW / non-dir Italy
Serbian Mon-Sat
2015-2030 1458 FLA 500 kW / 004 deg Serbia
Turkish Mon-Sat
1830-1900 1458 FLA 500 kW / non-dir Turkey
(DX Re Mix News 23 March via DXLD)
7420, March 25 at 0151 and 0245 chex, no signals from R. Tirana, nor
on 7425, so the English to North America is missing both B and A-
season timings and frequencies. Since it`s never-on-UT-Mondays, we
shall have to wait until UT Tuesday March 27 at 0130 to confirm it is
now one hour earlier and on 7425 as registered instead of previous
7420 at 0230. The only other English broadcast is now at 2000-2030
Mon-Sat on 7465 to Europe; tho some lucky listeners might get it off
the back in Asia or even Australia. A report from Malaysia recently
came in when it was at 2100.
7425, March 25 at 2254, R. Tirana IS is already playing, before the
daily one-hour-earlier Albanian to N America at 23-24.
7425, March 26 at 2354, R. Tirana daily Albanian hour in well with no
QRM. 7425, March 27 at 0128, R. Tirana sole English to NAm confirmed
at new A-12 time, also QRM-free, Klara signing on at 0130, but still
with old times and frequencies expired in B-11! ``UK 2100 on 7530, USA
0230 on 7420``. Except Sundays/UT Mondays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) Fixed later
** ALGERIA [non]. RTA relays via TDF Issoudun, FRANCE, had been
missing during B-11, but promptly with start of A-12 they are back:
7295, March 25 at 0536, good signal with Qur`an; 0550 Arabic talk cut
off at 0557*, how rude! But typical TDF behavior. Algiers has never
caught on this is happening to their broadcasts, or just don`t care.
HFCC A-12 shows the complete schedule, but remains to be seen if all
of them are active; all are for the full A-12 datespan except as
shown, with two different azimuths alternating:
7295 04-05 162
7295 05-06 194
7495 21-23 194
9375 20-22 162
9535 05-06 162
9535 06-07 194 until May 5 and from 2 Sept
11775 19-21 194
11985 06-07 194
13820 18-20 162
I did check 9535, the only one I remembered as previous // but heard
nothing altho Spain was making it well during previous hour. 11775
will collide with Anguilla, 13820 with R. Martí and Cuban jamming.
Looks like the reactivation of RTA relay via Issoudun, FRANCE, heard
at the beginning of A-12, was only a pro-forma test to remind us it`s
possible: missing from 7295, 24 hours later at 0524 March 26. The only
other one checked per the A-12 registered schedule was 7495, and it
too was absent at 2253 March 25, just before it would normally have
closed (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANGUILLA [and non]. 11775, March 24 at 2150, no signal from DGS,
while RNA was already audible on 11780; nor at 2155 on 6090, while the
nominal QSY time is 2200. But 6090 was on later in the night, with
severe QRM from the spur out of BRAZIL [q.v.] centered around 6085.
6090, March 25 at 0514, DGS has some noise upon him, unlike via WWCR
5935, but he`s in no position to care. Sure sounds like DRM, but
nothing now scheduled around 6090, previously used by Luxembourg. At
this moment, Brazilian spur not bothering but it was again around 0543
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA. 15345.175, Radio Argentina al Exterior, 1853, mar 21,
end of program in English Fair (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano,
Excalibur Pro, This report was generated by Shortwave Log
http://www.shortwavelog.com dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA. 15344.70, RAE, 2240-2300, Spanish talk. Argentine
music. Fair to good. March 27. SEE ALSO MOROCCO
15344.65, RAE in Spanish, melancholic song, 35433. 27 Mar 12, 2328 UT
(Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, Perseus + DX-10 Pro active
antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA. Señal de intervalo de RAE: "Mi Buenos Aires Querido"
Música característica al inicio: "Argentina", de la Suite
Sudamericana, composición creada en 1968 por Waldo de los Ríos.
Puse la pieza aquí, para escuchar...
http://www.goear.com/listen/1bae00c/argentina-waldo-de-los-rios
(Horacio Nigro Geolkiewsky, Montevideo, Uruguay, condiglist yg via
DXLD)
** ARMENIA. 4810, V of Armenia Yerevan in Arabic 1901-1935 M talking
ment Yerevan (possible news); music break; other M reading news (ment.
Yerevan, Arabiya), with brief music breaks after each news (till
1913); local chorus chant with instrumental music; M talk with final
"...Yerevan " at 1922; two local chants with instrumental music; M
talk (ment. Arabiya); brief Interval Signal then carrier on only (1930
-1931); slow lyric song; heard in ssb with S. 9+20 of peak; lite QRN
statics; good; 3/11 (Giovanni Serra, Roma, Italy (UTC+1 - DST UTC+ 2).
Equipment: JRC NRD 525; Alpha Delta DX-SWL Sloper-S; RG 8 mini coaxial
cable; JPS NIR 12 Noise & Interference Reducer-Dual DSP outboard audio
filter; Intek PS-35 5 ampere feeder; JRC – NVA 319 external
loudspeaker unit; Yaesu YH – 77 STA stereo headphones; Zoom Corp. H2
handy digital recorder MP3 & WAV files; Oregon Scientific Radio
controlled clock; Toshiba Laptop PC Windows XP2 offline (for
loggings); Interkart framed wall board political world map (1:
46,400,000); the DX Edge-Xantek Inc. (daylight-darkness desk world
map), DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ASIA [non]. RFA Announces A12 Frequencies
As of Mar 25, 2012 All times UTC
Burmese (4 hours daily)
0030-0130 12115, 15700, 17835
1230-1330 7390, 9335, 13675
1330-1400 7390, 9335, 12140
1400-1430 7390, 9335
1630-1730 9945
Cantonese (2 hours daily)
1400-1430 9605
1430-1500 7280, 9605
2200-2300 9720, 11785
Khmer (2 hours daily)
1230-1330 12140, 15145
2230-2330 5840, 13740
Korean (5 hours daily)
1500-1700 648, 5820, 7210, 7455
1700-1800 648, 5820, 9975
1800-1900 648, 5820, 7465
2100-2200 648, 7460, 9385, 11945
Lao (2 hours daily)
0000-0100 15545, 15690
1100-1200 9325, 15120
Mandarin (12 hours daily)
0300-0400 13785, 15120, 15615, 15635, 17485, 17855, 21595, 21650
0400-0500 13760, 15615, 15635, 15660, 17615, 17855, 21480, 21580
0500-0600 13760, 15615, 15635, 15660, 17615, 17855, 21580, 21710
0600-0700 13760, 15615, 15635, 17495, 17615, 17855, 21720
1500-1600 9455, 9905, 11540, 11965, 12005, 13640, 13675
1600-1630 5855, 9455, 9905, 11540, 11870, 12005, 13675
1630-1700 5855, 9725, 9905, 11550, 11610, 11870, 13675
1700-1800 5855, 7280, 9355, 9455, 9540, 9905, 11695, 13780
1800-1900 7280, 7355, 9355, 9455, 9540, 9690, 11540, 13780
1900-2000 1098, 5855, 7260, 7355, 7435, 9355, 9455, 9875, 9905,
11785, 13780
2000-2100 1098, 5855, 6140, 7260, 7355, 7435, 9355, 9455, 9905, 11785
2100-2200 1098, 5855, 6140, 7355, 7435, 9455, 9905
2300-2400 7540, 9535, 11760, 11785, 15430, 15585
Tibetan (10 hours daily)
0100-0200 9680, 9885, 11695, 17505, 17730
0200-0300 9885, 11695, 11745, 17610, 17730
0600-0700 17510, 17765, 21500, 21690
1000-1100 13680, 15435, 17495
1100-1200 7470, 13830, 15670, 17495
1200-1400 7470, 11605, 13795, 13830, 15670
1500-1600 9370, 11585, 11795, 11835
2200-2300 7505, 9815, 9880
2300-2315 7505, 9805, 9815, 9875
2315-2400 7505, 9805, 9875, 9900
Uyghur (2 hours daily)
0100-0130 9350, 9400, 11895, 11945, 17640
0130-0200 9350, 9400, 11895, 11945, 17635
1600-1700 9370, 9555, 9975, 11590
Vietnamese (2.5 hours daily)
0000-0030 7445, 11605, 13730, 15570
1400-1430 1503, 9715, 11605, 12075, 13640
1430-1500 9715, 11605, 12075, 13640
2300-2330 1503
2330-2400 1503, 7520, 11605, 13730, 15570
Visit us at http://www.rfa.org or at http://www.techweb.rfa.org
(via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia; Juan Franco Crespo, Spain, DXLD)
(via AJ Janitschek via Jaisakthivel, ADXC, Trirunelveli, India, For
A12 http://www.adxc.wordpress.com via DXLD)
** AUSTRALIA. ABC Territory Radio --- I logged all three ABC Territory
Radio transmitters this morning at local sunrise. (March 24, 1200 UT).
VL8A on 2310 was strongest initially, but was the first to fade as the
sun got higher. Programming was a man and two women discussing UFOs
and UFO sightings, including a sighting by Ronald Reagan. All
transmissions were unintelligible by 1230. Programming was parallel to
VL8T on 2325 and VL8K on 2485. I used a JRC NRD-525 and a 65' sloping
random wire (Tim Bowman, location unknown, Cumbre DX via DXLD)
I hang my antennas [on] Central Iowa. I looked for them this morning
before local sunrise at around 1130 UTC, but didn't hear much. 2310
and 2325 were silent, and I got a little bit of audio on 2485 but
nothing I could copy. -Tim (Bowman, March 25, ibid.)
** AUSTRALIA. 2368.47, R. Symban. Signal showing up here at 0919
check. A little music on peaks by 0938. Best around 0945-46. Then
peaks gradually becoming more and more infrequent. Almost gone by
1000. First time to get anything here all Winter. (24 March) 73 (Dave
Valko, Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, HCDX via
WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DXLD)
** AUSTRALIA. 5990-5995-6000, March 23 at 1256, RA Brandon is back in
DRM mode after defaulting to AM for a couple days while waiting to be
repaired; after 1400 back to AM as usual, barely audible at 1411
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. 9580, March 27 at 1355, R. Australia with a segment from
ABC Local Radio about sponge cakes, rudely cut off incomplete at
1358*, the mandatory QSY time for this transmitter, no courtesy
announcement, no nothing, forcing us to hustle to retune to 9590 for
the conclusion. RA studio ought to wrap up its programming by 1358 if
it had any finesse (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. 15340, HCJB via Kununurra, 1319 UT. Listed Urdu service
was weak, S2, but in the clear with ME vocals 24 March (Jerry
Strawman, Des Moines, IA, Perseus SDR, 20' x 7' Vertical Loop, dxldyg
via DXLD) but next day with Morocco q.v. back on 15341+. (gh, DXLD)
** AUSTRALIA. TASMANIA LOSES ANOTHER MW NARROWCAST NETWORK
Tasmania's off course TAB has been sold to Tatts for $180 million.
This includes the two narrowcast stations 1008 in Launceston and 1080
in Hobart. There are also some low-powered FM relays. Tatts owns 4TAB
in Brisbane ironically on 1008 and will relay the latter over the
former 7HT and 7EX. All Tasmanian staff of 7TAB has been sacked and we
will get Queensland commercials with no Tasmanian input. Up till 1300
UT they were relaying 3 SEN in Melbourne. Who wants to listen to
horseracing or greyhounds racing after an electrified bunny 24/7?
(Robin L. Harwood VK7RH, Norwood, Tasmania 7250, March 27, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRIA. 6155, March 25 at 0512, Ö1 is now one hour earlier from
0500 in A-12; there had been some confusion whether this would happen
again. Sounds like a prayer in German, but not The Lord`s Prayer. So
much for Separation of Church & State in Austria. Maybe it`s just a
Sunday-morning deviation. Good signal and still in at 0541 when they
are playing black gospel music instead of usual classical!
Scheduled until 0615 only, but the French and English token news
capsules from domestic service which were at 0608-0614 had already
been canceled. The only other time Moosbrunn is on 6155 now is the
preceding 0430-0500 with AWR French to Africa, while Ö1 itself is
listed as non-direxional (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENIG DIGEST)
Noted good signal from ORF domestic service relay towards Central
America / Australasia on 13730 on 3/27, started with Blue Danube IS at
0759, then into German newscast at 0801, and continued with reports
and comments until off at 0834. This was one of a handful of signals
noted on 22mb in overnight here, along w/Australia 13630 (// to 9580
and others), TRT 13635, France on 13695, and CRI Albania relay on
13710 in English (Joe Hanlon, NJ, DXLD)
** BELARUS. Thanks to a tip of Hans Weber. Belarus Radio weak signals
around 19-20 UT German slot, noted instead on 6155! and 11730 kHz, but
NOT on registered 7255 and 7360 kHz, but also missing on MW 1170 kHz
program. German service content today of very OLD FASHION content
(Wolfgang Büschel, March 25, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 28 via DXLD)
11730/6155-7255. Re: Belarus in Deutsch. Jeden Tag eine neue Frequenz.
Heute am 26. auf 7255 und 11730 kHz in Deutsch. War das gestern ein
Tastaturverrutscher auf 6155 kHz, oder nur noch die Winterfrequenz
einen Tag laenger in der Luft ? Auch heute habe ich keine Ahnung von
der 3. Frequenz aus Minsk. Help. Hat jemand mal gestern die 1170 kHz
aus Minsk gehoert? (Wolfgang Büschel, March 26, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews
March 28 via DXLD)
Gibt wohl keine dritte mehr - siehe den folgenden Link:
Und die Mittelwelle 1170 kHz waere demnach auch Geschichte.
also links in Russian and Belarus language available (Hans Weber-D, A-
DX March 26, via BC-DX March 28 via DXLD)
Hi Wolfgang, to the point, this evening heard them on 6080 (domestic
\\ 279 kHz), under Kuwait. Can't recall when heard them here for the
last time. Few years ago 6080 was always booming in UKR (up to
S=9+40dB !). Nothing like BLR noted on 1170 kHz yet. Will watch (Vlad
Titarev-UKR, March 27, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 28 via DXLD)
Thanks Vlad, yes, covers up to 100 percent. That 3rd SW transmission
on 6080 kHz to Belarus Nationals living in eastern Ukraine up to
Crimea/Caucasus at 127 degrees, reported already by Olle Alm from
Sweden recently, already in B-11 season.
6080 kHz 1600-2204 UT 28E,29S,39N MNS 150 kW 127 degr, 158=curtain
ant. so, Belarus Radio international service at present on 7255 and
11730 kHz, as well as of domestic LW 279 kHz program relay to Belarus
nationals on 6080 kHz. 6155 was a one-day-slip only (Büschel, March
27, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 28 via DXLD)
11730/6155-7255. Re: Belarus in German. Every day a new frequency.
Today, on March 26 on 7255 and 11730 kHz in German. Was yesterday a
keyboard slipper to 6155 kHz, or only the frequency of winter schedule
even one day longer in the air? Even today I have no idea of the 3rd
frequency from Minsk. Help. Has anyone heard MW Minsk 1170 kHz
yesterday? (Wolfgang Büschel, BC-DX TopNews wwdxc March 26 via DXLD)
Is probably not a third more - see the link below:
1170 kHz medium wave and therefore also would be history.
also links in Russian and Belarus.
(Hans Weber-D, A-DX March 26 via Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD)
7255, R Belarus, English, rock music, 53443, in parallel to 11730
(35333), no chance on 6155 where VoR-DRM blocks everything. Not heard
on 1170 either. 27 Mar 12, 2037 UT (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany,
Perseus + DX-10 Pro active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BELGIUM [non]. Summer A-12 of TDP stations:
Radio Miraya in English/Arabic:
0300-0600 on 11560 SMF 250 kW / 180 deg to EaAf
Denge Mezopotamya in Kurdish:
0300-1500 on 11530 SMF 300 kW / 129 deg to WeAs Daily
1500-1900 on 11530 SMF 500 kW / 129 deg to WeAs Daily
TDP Radio in DRM:
0700-0800 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Mon
0800-0900 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Tue
0900-1000 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Wed
1000-1100 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Thu
1100-1200 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Fri
1200-1300 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Sat
1300-1400 on 6015 ISS 035 kW / 060 deg to WeEu Sun
Suab Xaa Moo Zoo in Hmong:
1130-1200 on 11570 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAs Daily
2230-2300 on 7530 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to SEAS Daily
Khmer Post Radio in Khmer:
1200-1300 on 9960 HBN 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs Wed/Thu/Fri
Khmer People Power Movement in Khmer:
1200-1300 on 9960 HBN 100 kW / 270 deg to SEAs Sat/Sun
The Disco Palace in DRM:
1530-1630 on 15775 ISS 100 kW / 079 deg to Asia Daily
2000-2100 on 17755 GUF 100 kW / 311 deg to NoAm Daily
Radio Xoriyo Ogadenia in Somali:
1600-1630 on 17870 KCH 100 kW / 180 deg to EaAF Mon/Fri
Voice of Asena in Tigrinya:
1700-1800 on 15245 SAM 250 kW / 188 deg to EaAf Mon/Fri
E-SAT Radio in Amharic
1700-1800 on 15370 KCH 100 kW / 180 deg to EaAF Daily
(DX Re Mix News 23 March via DXLD)
** BERMUDA. 1160 | VSB3, Hamilton, FEB 1 2300 - BBC news over
something in Spanish, usual WSKW/WOBM/WVNJ missing. + MAR 7 2301 - BBC
news about large bomb explosion in Afghanistan, fatalities; loud /
dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1280 | VSB2, Hamilton, FEB 1 2300 - BBN network ID and mention of
Wadesboro-Charlotte (NC) feeder station WYMQ; dominant. [Connelly*Y-
MA] (Mark Connelly, MA, ABDX via DXLD) See BRAZIL for equipment
details
** BOLIVIA. 3310.00, R. Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 15/03 0010-0045,
33333, mxf advs en español y aymara ID “Yatum Chaski “(durante news en
aymara) Muchos 128´s PFA (Pedro F. Arrunátegui, Lima, Perú, CHASQUI DX
PFA – MARZO 2012, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
3310.00, R. Mosoj Chaski, noted 0943 on 3/28 thru 1001, YL discourse
interspersing with plucked CP-style guitar riffs. Fair signal on a
very good morning for the Andes -- this one hard to hear, here. Same
morning, time, Peruvian R. Tarma 4774.96 really bombing in (Ralph
Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1;
Hallicrafters SX100; Knightkit Star Roamer, Dentron Super Tuner +
Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + customized (tropical bands) Quantum
Phaser antenna unit, Longwires (150' Skyloop + 100'); Tuned Multi-Turn
20" Small Loop; Single-Turn Coax Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BOLIVIA. 4716.70, R. Yatun Ayllu, Yura, 27/02 1112-1130, 22222, mxf
huayno ID “Radio Yatun Ayllu” advs bilingüe (español-aymara). Muchos
128´s PFA (Pedro F. Arrunátegui, Lima, Perú, CHASQUI DX PFA – MARZO
2012, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BOLIVIA. 5952.40, R. Pio XII, Siglo XX, 14/03 2310-0005, 44444,
news en aymara a partir de las 2331, trasmiten en bilingüe (español–
aymara). Ads y news, tratan sobre el excedente de producción del maíz
boliviano y su exportación. NOTA: Reportado antes en 5952.95, ahora en
5952.40.
La recepción la he efectuado del 27/02 al 20/03 en compañía de mi
sabueso Icom IC R72 acompañado del Mizuho KX-3, una grabadora Alesis
Palm Track, una antena de hilo largo de 15 metros y una antena loop.
Muchos 128´s PFA (Pedro F. Arrunátegui, Lima, Perú, CHASQUI DX PFA –
MARZO 2012, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5952.42, Radio Pio Doce, extremely nice signal 3/28 at 0038 with
interview program which seemed to be about the upcoming Semana Santa
festivities in Bolivia. Recorded interviews from organizers (last
year?), etc. 0048 funky whistle and percussion marching-style huayno.
Best signal out of these guys in a long time, for me (Ralph Perry,
Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1;
Hallicrafters SX100; Knightkit Star Roamer, Dentron Super Tuner +
Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + customized (tropical bands) Quantum
Phaser antenna unit, Longwires (150' Skyloop + 100'); Tuned Multi-Turn
20" Small Loop; Single-Turn Coax Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BOLIVIA. 6134.83, Radio Santa Cruz, Sta. Cruz de la Sierra, in the
clear at 1020 on 3/24 with morning news show including remote feeds.
OM and YL announcers, SS. Fair signal but no QRM at all. This one is
always a treat (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois. Drake R8B; Japan Radio
NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Knightkit Star Roamer, Dentron
Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + customized (tropical
bands) Quantum Phaser antenna unit, Longwires (150' Skyloop + 100');
Tuned Multi-Turn 20" Small Loop; Single-Turn Coax Loop, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
6134.853, Radio Santa Cruz, 0105-0120 March 25, Noted a male in long
Spanish comments mentioning "... Radio Santa Cruz ..." a couple of
times. The male is talking at a concert it seems? At 0110 singing is
heard by a male. Signal was fair with noise (Chuck Bolland, 26N 081W,
Clewiston FL, NRD545, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6134.82, Radio Santa Cruz, Sta. Cruz de la Sierra, great big signal at
0025 on 3/28, with program of modern LA rap music, seguéd local pops.
Frequency wide open and only lite het, notchable. 0030 ad string and
then very nice ID as "Radio Santa Cruz" at 0033, followed by station's
jingle. Very amusing! (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B;
Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Knightkit Star
Roamer, Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + customized
(tropical bands) Quantum Phaser antenna unit, Longwires (150' Skyloop
+ 100'); Tuned Multi-Turn 20" Small Loop; Single-Turn Coax Loop,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BOLIVIA. 6154.9, RADIO FIDES. La Paz, 27 marzo. 2310, Pgm. `El
Hombre Invisible.` “…Fides, la mejor alternativa para sus oídos…”
Mencionan Fides TV y web en http://www.radiofides.com
Cierre notado hacia las 0200* (Rafael Rodríguez R., Escuchas
realizadas en el municipio de Fomeque, Colombia, Equipo Sony CF 2010 y
Dipolo de 8 metros, Pueden leerlas tambien a traves de
http://dxdesdecolom bia.blogspot.com/ via DXLD)
** BONAIRE. 800 | NETHERLANDS ANTILLES [sic] | PJB, Trans-World Radio,
Bonaire, MAR 8 0000 - "Grand Old Glory Train" promo, talk "Join us
each evening at this time here on 800 AM, TWR Bonaire, the Dutch
Caribbean."; dominant. [Connelly*Y-MA] (Mark Connelly, MA, ABDX via
DXLD) See BRAZIL for equipment details
** BRAZIL. 12 Brazilians in DX hit parade from Wednesday at Orleans,
MA --- Reviewing Perseus files, I have a dozen Brazilians in the book
from a one hour session (7-8 p.m. EDT, 21 MAR 2012: 2300-0000 UT) at
the Tonset Road site (GC= 41.8072 N / 69.9537 W) in Orleans, Cape Cod,
MA, USA.
610, 620, 690, 700, 720, 740, 760, 810, 860, 1010, 1100, 1220 so far.
Still a little more review to do. Logs, possibly with some audio file
links, in about a week. Receiver = Perseus, Antenna = 2 m x 2 m square
cardioid-pattern terminated loop on car roof (Mark Connelly, WA1ION,
March 23, ABDX via DXLD) viz.:
[Lots of MW logs to Cape Cod especially during auroral conditions
March 21-22]:
Cape Cod Recent DX Logs (FEB/MAR 2012) Report from Mark Connelly,
WA1ION - Times / dates = UTC / 2012 e-mail = "MarkWA1ION@aol.com"
[Connelly*O-MA] = Orleans, Cape Cod, MA, USA
(GC= 41.8072 N / 69.9537 W) (= 41 48.43' N / 69 57.22' W)
(beach area: northeast end of Tonset Road, at Weeset Road)
[Connelly*Y-MA] = South Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA, USA
(GC= 41.645 N / 70.198 W) (= 41 38.7' N / 70 11.9' W)
(Bass River Beach, )
Receiver: Microtelecom Perseus
Antenna: cardioid-pattern Micro-SuperLoop on car roof, square, 2 m per
side, with 9:1 transformer on east bottom corner to speaker wire to
2:1 transformer to W7IUV transfer amp, and 9:1 transformer on west
corner to speaker wire to 500 ohm null-adjust potentiometer. See
for a
similar antenna.
Notes:
(1) The majority of logs from Orleans and South Yarmouth are at the
indicated sites. A few were made at nearby alternate sites within the
same town indicated.
(2) An HTML version of this report, with some added foreign & domestic
items and links to audio files, is expected to be offered by early
April.
610 | ZYL268, R. Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte, MAR 21 2330 - Portuguese
talk mentioning Belo Horizonte sports items; thanks to Henrik Klementz
(Real DX) for info from audio clip. [Connelly*O-MA]
620 | ZYH590, R. Assunção Cearense, Fortaleza, MAR 21 2306 -
reverberated excited Portuguese talk by man, Brazil mentions; mixed
with WZON. Numerous Fortaleza stations in at the time. [Connelly*O-MA]
690 | ZYH587, R. Dragão do Mar / R. Shalom, Fortaleza, MAR 21 2306 -
Portuguese talk by man with Shalom and alegria mentions, light jazz;
to good peak. [Connelly*O-MA]
700 | ZYK686, R. Eldorado AM, São Paulo, MAR 21 2306 - excited
Portuguese talk by man; poor, needed USB to dodge WOR IBOC.
[Connelly*O-MA]
720 | Recife (ZYI770) or Porto Alegre (ZYK276), MAR 21 2306 -
Portuguese fast talk by man; on LSB to dodge WOR IBOC. [Connelly*O-MA]
740 | ZYH446, R. Sociedade da Bahia, Salvador, MAR 22 0000 - typical
top-of-hour "Close Encounters" theme (5 notes on electronic
instrument), Portuguese talk; briefly cutting through the competition
from CFZM & CHCM. [Connelly*O-MA]
760 | ZYH588, R. Uirapuru, Fortaleza, MAR 21 2330 - Portuguese talk
with Uirapuru mention; to good peak. [Connelly*O-MA]
810 | ZYH589, R. Verdes Mares, Fortaleza, MAR 21 2315 - reverberated
Portuguese talk by man; under WGY. [Connelly*O-MA]
860 | ZYH592, R. Cidade, Maracanaú, MAR 21 2315 - Portuguese talk by
man; mixed with CJBC & VON St. Kitts-Nevis. Suspected this instead of
Rio due to propagation being better to northern / eastern sections of
Brazil at the time. [Connelly*O-MA]
860 | ZYJ459, R. CBN, Rio de Janeiro, MAR 7 2313 - reverberated
Portuguese talk by man; over Reloj & St. Kitts-Nevis. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1000 | ZYK522, R. Record, São Paulo, MAR 14 2330 - excited Portuguese
talk by man; in jumble. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1010 | ZYH625, Radio CBN, Fortaleza, MAR 21 2306 - Fortaleza and
comercial mentions; mixed with WINS. [Connelly*O-MA]
1040 | ZYK537, R. Capital, São Paulo, FEB 1 2331 - bits of
reverberated Portuguese talk, then covered by something in Spanish
(likely Colombia). [Connelly*Y-MA]
1100 | ZYK694, R. Globo, São Paulo, MAR 7 2330 - reverberated
Portuguese talk by man; over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1220 | ZYJ258, R. Globo, Rio de Janeiro, FEB 1 2301 - reverberated
Portuguese talk; atop WHKW. + MAR 7 2318 - fast Portuguese talk, Rio
advert. [Connelly*Y-MA]
1280 | Super R. Tupi, ZYJ455, Rio de Janeiro, MAR 7 2301 - Portuguese
shouting; under Bermuda. [Connelly*Y-MA]
(Mark Connelly, MA, ABDX via DXLD)
** BRAZIL. 1470 kHz em inglês --- Oi. Esta vai para o amigo Edison,
que reportou sinal muito bom em idioma inglês durante a noite deste
último final de semana.
Edison, neste nomento recebo com sinal bom a Rádio Recorde (grande
Floripa). Ela está repassando o audio da TV Record News. Algo similar
que a CBN faz com o programa do Jô Soares.
Lembrei que durante a noite a TV Record News repassa um 'talk show'
dos EUA do apresentador Jay Leno com som original. Como se espera,
este programa é quase todo em formato entrevista ou diálogo.
Minha teoria é que você escutou a Rádio Record SC e o operador
'esqueceu' a emissora fazendo relay do programa de Jay Leno....
P.S. neste momento o sinal ficou fortissimo! Fico imaginando qual a
potência que eles usam efetivamente. A antena, outro lado, deve estar
configurada para largar o sinal exatamente no RS :) (Huelbe Garcia,
March 27, radioescutas yg via DXLD
Relamente tinha uma desconfiança de que fosse a Record 1470 kHz, de
Florianópolis. O programa era 1 talk show estilo Jô Soares. Esta
emissora opera com 10 kW dia e deveria baixar para 1 kW noite, mas
parecia não ter reduzido a potência, pois em Mostardas no litoral
centro sul do RS, dista cerca de 500 km de Floripa, e chegando com
SINPO 44444, seria estranho uma emissora da África ou Europa chegar
com 1 sinal tão forte, mesmo sendo 1 receptor Degen De 1103 sem antena
direcional e frequência 1 pouco mais alta próxima de 1500 kHz à noite,
alcançam distâncias 1 pouco maiores que as de 1000 kHz para baixo.
(Edison Bocorny Jr., Novo Hamburgo - RS, IBID.)
** BRAZIL. 4805.00, BRASIL, Rádio Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus,
Amazonas, 9/03 0045-0110, 33333, mx, ID “Rádio Difusora do Amazonas”
px news mx
4885.00, R. Difusora Acreana, Rio Branco, 15/03 2220-2305, 33333, px
trasmisión partido de football, ID ”Rádio Difusora..” Ads. TAMBIEN
19/03 2324-0005 ID “Difusora en la noticia” [in Spanish??]
4925.20, R. Educação Rural, Tefé, 20/03 0010-0031, news, ID Rádio
Educação Rural” (Creo entender) escuchar grabación, usar audífonos
para un mejor escucha.
La recepción la he efectuado del 27/02 al 20/03 en compañía de mi
sabueso Icom IC R72 acompañado del Mizuho KX-3, una grabadora Alesis
Palm Track, una antena de hilo largo de 15 metros y una antena loop.
Muchos 128´s PFA (Pedro F. Arrunátegui, Lima, Perú, CHASQUI DX PFA –
MARZO 2012, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 4845.2, RADIO CULTURA. Manaos, Brasil. 27 marzo *1020.
Aperturando emisiones luego del himno del Brasil “…Bom dia ouvintes a
Rádio Cultura ondas tropicais en 4845 Khz na faixa de 60 metros,
inicia um dia mais de trabalho; a partir de agora faremos a maior
integração regional da rádio na Amazônia legal…”
6060, SUPER RADIO DEUS E AMOR. Además de sus señales operando en //
6060, 9565 y 11765 KHz, retrasmitida por otras frecuencias hacia las
0730 UT, a saber: 4935.2, 6070 y 6120 (Rafael Rodríguez R., Escuchas
realizadas en el municipio de Fomeque, Colombia, Equipo Sony CF 2010 y
Dipolo de 8 metros, Pueden leerlas tambien a traves de
http://dxdesdecolom bia.blogspot.com/ via DXLD)
** BRAZIL. 4880.31v, Radio Roraima, 0304-0403*, Portuguese pop music.
Portuguese announcements. ID. Sign off with National Anthem. Still
here with a wobbly, unstable carrier. Somewhat distorted audio but
readable. Slightly off nom 4875. Was on 4880.08 at 0304, drifting up
to 4880.31 by sign off. March 23 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening
Digest)
** BRAZIL. 4915, R. Difusora Macapá, 0537-0602 March 20 Portuguese; M
announcer with lite pops & ballads; full ID at ToH & right back to
music; fair (Scott R. Barbour Jr. Intervale, N. H. USA, NRD-545, MLB-
1, 200' Beverages, 60m dipole, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
So you didn`t hear any ``Cultura`` in their ID? (gh, DXLD)
4915, ZYF360 Rdf Macapá; 0418-0427+, 21-Mar; Portuguese versions of
familiar pop tunes including Green Green Grass of Home; ID spot at
0426. SIO=353- (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft.
bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my
receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 4965, R. Alvorada. Canned promo ending with ID at 0911
tune/in. Ad block. Ments of Alvorada at 0912:55 and 0913:30. Morning
greetings. Complete canned ID at 0915:45. Finally back to music at
0917. Kind of weak but readable. Fady and a lot of thunderstorm QRN.
(25 March) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530
Loop, HCDX via DXLD)
** BRAZIL. 5044.97, R. Cultura, Belém, with great big signal but few
anmts at 0917 on 3/25. Nice programming - Nat King Cole and Natalie
Cole in that digitally-created duet, "Unforgettable" and then some
Johnny Mathis. OM boomy voice in Portuguese with anmts at 0925 and
into canned ad string 0926. Strong signal but low modulation.
Brazilians doing well this evening: 4885 blaring and also noted
6059.94 Super Radio Deus é Amor, Curitiba, with a terrific signal
post-0900. 5940.06 Radio Voz Missionaria, Camboriú, also heard same
time, but inside a real QRM mess on that general frequency, needed
ECSS USB to separate clearly (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake
R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Knightkit Star
Roamer; Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + customized
(tropical bands) Quantum Phaser antenna unit; Longwires (150' Skyloop
+ 100'); Tuned Multi-Turn 20" Small Loop; Single-Turn Coax Loop,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. ANIBAL DINIZ FAZ APELO POR RETOMADA DAS TRANSMISSÕES DA
RÁDIO SENADO ONDAS CURTAS
O senador Anibal Diniz (PT-AC) conclamou os demais senadores, em
especial os que representam estados da Região Norte, a se unirem pela
volta das transmissões da Rádio Senado em ondas curtas. Em discurso da
tribuna nesta sexta-feira (16), ele explicou que, desde fevereiro,
estão suspensas as transmissões da emissora na frequência de 5990 khz,
faixa de 49 metros, devido ao fim do contrato com a Empresa Brasil de
Comunicação (EBC), que cedia transmissor de ondas curtas à emissora do
Senado.
-- Tenho certeza de que todos os senadores hão de convir que nós
precisamos desse instrumento de comunicação para fazer com que as
ações do Senado cheguem àquelas populações mais carentes de
informação, isoladas naquela imensa selva Amazônica, na beira dos rios
e nas localidades mais isoladas.
Anibal Diniz ofereceu ao diretor de Comunicação do Senado, Fernando
César Mesquita, apoio para buscar restabelecer as transmissões via
ondas curtas. Ele explicou que a EBC precisa da faixa de 49 metros
para reforçar a transmissão da Rádio Nacional para a Amazônia, mas
informou que a empresa está disposta a firmar novo contrato para
transmissão das sessões.
-- Minha opinião é no sentido de que nós, senadores da Amazônia,
façamos um apelo conjunto à direção do Senado para que haja novo
contrato com a Empresa Brasil de Comunicação e as sessões plenárias
voltem a ser transmitidas em ondas curtas para as áreas mais isoladas
desse nosso imenso Brasil – disse.
Anibal Diniz lembrou que o presidente do Senado, José Sarney, é um
“entusiasta da Comunicação, que não tem medido esforços no sentido
de tornar as ações do Senado mais transparentesâ€.
Agência Senado (Reprodução autorizada mediante citação da Agência
Senado via leonaldo ferreira da silva, March 26, radioescutas yg via
DXLD)
** BRAZIL. UNID BRAZIL - possibly a new Brazilian (or at least, an old
one on a new frequency) on 6035.00 at 0906 on 3/26. Tune-in with OM
giving frequency info in progress in Portuguese and then into PP
ballads at 0809, something of an updated Abba sound. Fair sig and no
QRM. 0815 OM PP announcements wishing all MBD [muito bom dia] and then
into another ballad at 0817. Degrading by 0830, lotsa atmospheric
noise and no ID. Almost entirely gone by 0842. Might speculate a QTH
in the far, far eastern portion of Brazil that juts out into the
Atlantic? Not noted when fqy checked on 3/28, same time (Ralph Perry,
Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1;
Hallicrafters SX100; Knightkit Star Roamer, Dentron Super Tuner +
Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + customized (tropical bands) Quantum
Phaser antenna unit, Longwires (150' Skyloop + 100'); Tuned Multi-Turn
20" Small Loop; Single-Turn Coax Loop, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1610,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 6069.97, Rádio Capital, Rio, lucky to bump into this during
a temporary silent period for CFRX on 3/26, local Sun night / Mon
morning, at 0843 random tune-by. Very good signal with live-sounding
OM in Portuguese giving discourse, perhaps recording of a live speech.
He occasionally thumped podium to accentuate his points, hi. 0846 the
studio announcer came in with quick spot, in PP, and then speech
resumed. At 0850, CFRX cranked back up and obliterated the frequency.
Interesting to note that CFRX was there at 0800 tune-by (Ralph Perry,
Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1;
Hallicrafters SX100; Knightkit Star Roamer, Dentron Super Tuner +
Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + customized (tropical bands) Quantum
Phaser antenna unit, Longwires (150' Skyloop + 100'); Tuned Multi-Turn
20" Small Loop; Single-Turn Coax Loop, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1610,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. QRG de 49 metros, espúrios, harmônios, etc. Pessoal, salve-
se quem puder. As interferências continuam infestando a faixa de 49
metros de cabo a rabo. É a Band[eirantes] SP espalhada pela faixa, é a
Nacional da Amazônia em 6130 em vez de 6180 kHz, são as emissoras
religiosas mal reguladas, até a RAE da Argentina espalhando
harmônicos. A Gazeta de SP também não sai na sua QRG original. Uma
bagunça. Por que a Anatel, mesmo sabendo, não toma providências? Para
a Anatel é mais fácil atacar impiedosamente os radioamadores e
radiocidadãos, visitando seus QTH's com ares imponentes, pra mostrar
força. Não têm como se defender. Ora, chequem a faixa de radiodifusão
de ondas curtas e coloquem ordem na casa. Sei lá. Talvez torçam para
que as emissoras de ondas curtas se acabem de vez. Lamentável!! 73
(Luiz Chaine Neto, Limeira sp, 21-3-2012 quarta-feira, radioescutas yg
via DXLD)
Luiz, Você já contactou tais emissoras e a agência sobre isso? A
riqueza de detalhes que você têm provido certamente ajudaria tais
organizações. Com a Internet, tais contatos devem ser facéis (Huelbe
Garcia, ibid.)
Edison, A Gazeta estava espalhando harmônicos abaixo de sua frequência
original. Tiraram do ar o transmissor. Menos mal. Se é pra funcionar
atrapalhando, é melhor sair.A Rádio Aparecida só está transmitindo a
contento em 62 metros. Em 49m e 31m o sinal está muito baixo. Os
tranmissores estão com problemas. Preferível sair do ar 49m e 31 a
ficar assim.
Hoje de manhã (quinta-feira 22-3-2012) escutei a Nacional da Amazônia
na QRG certa, ou seja, 6180 kHz. Até quando vai ficar, não sei. A
BandSP continua espalhando harmônicos pela faixa de 49m. A Record
tirou seu TX de 49m do ar. Até a RAE espalha harmônicos. 73 (Luiz
Chaine Neto, Limeira sp, 22-3-2012, ibid.)
** BRAZIL. 6085, March 25 at 0126, approximate center of huge
distorted modulation blob extending at least from 6070 to 6100,
causing severe QRM to ANGUILLA 6090 and CFRX 6070. Brazilian DXers
have been complaining for weeks about R. Nacional da Amazônia`s
reactivated 6180 Brasília transmitter putting out spurs elsewhere in
the 49m band, but I am still surprised they are so severe so far away
in N America too.
What`s on 6180? Just an open carrier, uncertain whether that is from
RNA too. Need to // 11780 for definite ID of the blob, but at 0152
it`s also unmodulated! So I tune around looking for possible // audio
from something else, but don`t find any. (Meanwhile, R. Cairo is still
making its own horrible mess around 6280, see EGYPT, but no match
there.)
At 0202, circa 6085 I can make out what sounds like Brazilian
intonation; now I notice there is a secondary weaker but still awful
blob in the 5985 area. At 0205, modulation has resumed on 11780, and
now there is a definite match with the 49mb blobs; still a weak OC on
6180, something else? At 0242, WYFR English on 5985 is suffering from
this QRM. In fact, all frequencies in between have noise level from
this unless diminished or covered by a stronger station.
Unfortunately, this is UT Sunday, the one night per week when RNA
stays on air all-night, and the horrible noise around 6085 is still
there at 0543, ranging 6070-6100 at least, and 5980-6005. Now Vatican
6075 is getting hit as the Pope is trying to speak from Mexico. At
0602 I am listening to the spur on 5985v and can hear the RNA
madrugada announcer saying ``Bom Dia``, // 11780.
6180 is still on with much weaker carrier, and now at 0543 I can
detect it is just barely modulated // 11780.
Unfortunately the Brazilian DXers have so far been unable to get thru
to RNA about this severe problem, which needs to be fixed immediately
or turn if off! Even tho one of them, Lúcio Haeser works there, altho
in the news rather than technical department (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD
OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. Record ausente das OC? O que houve com o tx de 31 metros,
9505 kHz que não está no ar? E recentemente até em 49 metros 6150.
Alguém já fez contato com a emissora pra saber se irão retornar?
(Edison Bocorny Jr., Novo Hamburgo - RS, 28 March, radioescutas yg via
DXLD)
** BRAZIL. 9695.37, R. Rio Mar. Humongous signal with break in news at
1011 for R. Bandeirantes promo, then R. Rio Mar jingle ID, ad block
ending with another ID jingle at 1014, then back to news. Time ticks
at 1015. Sounded // 9645.38. Relaying R. Bandeirantes news?? More
jingles at 1023 during ad block. Full canned ID with freqs at 1030:30.
Unbelievable strength and must have revamped the transmitter and/or
antenna. Easy now. QRM from Japan at 1056. (24 March) 73 (Dave Valko,
Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, HCDX via WORLD OF
RADIO 1610, DXLD)
** BRAZIL. Não sei por que a 9 de Julho não divulga as ondas curtas de
31m em 9820 kHz. Será que eles acreditam que não haja ouvintes nessa
frequência? Acompanhando a leitura de cartas e e-mails de ouvintes de
fora da capital, eu não escutei nada que se referisse à audição de
ouvintes pelas ondas curtas. Só via internet. Sinal dos tempos. A era
de ouro das ondas curta foi nos anos 40's, 50's 60's e 70's. Depois
foi perdendo a força. Até o aparelho de rádio já é um ilustre
desconhecido pelos jovens. 73 (Luiz Chaine Neto, Limeira sp, 27-3-
2012, radioescutas yg via DXLD)
** BRAZIL [and non]. 15190-, March 26 at 2220, R. Inconfidência can be
heard under WYFR in Portuguese, which like always in A-seasons, usurps
this frequency back to Brasil at 2200-0045. Being slightly off-
frequency makes the undermusic from BH sound off-key. As time goes on,
WYFR weakens a bit by comparison (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
BRASIL: 15189.93, ZYE622 Rádio Inconfidência; 0425-0430+, 28-Mar; Pop
music including English; One-word Inconfidência ID at 0426+. 0431
Portuguese promo/announcement/ad string. SIO=3+53+ 0551-0607, 28-Mar;
Checking for Radio Africa; Inconfidência in the clear with mix of
Portuguese talk and English disco era pop tunes till 0604 when QRM
came up -- on just about 15190.0, but no copy. Very weak voice there
at 1508 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie;
85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my receiver,
in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. Novo projeto da Cultura em OC --- Já fazem 3 anos que a
emissora não emite em 9615 e 17815 kHz, já que deveriam ganhar 1 novo
TX de 10 kW para 16 metros, parque de transmissões mais adequados nas
características do solo. O TX de OM 1200 kHz foi trocado por 1 novo de
100 kW (Edison Bocorny Jr., Novo Hamburgo - RS, 28 March, radioescutas
yg via DXLD) IIRC, before that they also were on 6170 (gh, DXLD)
Uma rádio como a Cultura, nao pode estar fora das OC, mas o problemas
dessas radios é que é administrada por quem nao conhece Rádio (Neto
Silva, Planaltina DF, ibid.)
** BURMA [non]. 13595, March 22 at 1329, good signal sounds like thumb
piano, but hardly African: 1330 ID as Radio Free Asia in Burmese; amid
scheduled 1230-1400 service via TINIAN (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CANADA. 710, CJRN, Niagara Falls ON; 0406, 20-Mar; "Niagara Area
Information Radio..." with tourist info. In/out with WOR+ (Harold
Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180
ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. Re CKMO still on with OC [900 kHz], DXLD 12-12 March 21st:
I'm in Vancouver today (March 27th) and the open carrier is still
there (Harold Sellers, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Yep, Harold. What's that, three weeks and counting. I'm sure it's
not a matter of poor weather, as we've had plenty of nice weather to
row over to the island and pull the switch. Wonder what the issue is?
(Walt Salmaniw, ibid.)
** CANADA. 6160, CKZU/CKZN, Both Canadians here equal at times after
0835. Separate programming, but deadair on both at 0900 for about 5
seconds, then both carrying CBC news creating a nice echo effect. (24
March) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530
Loop, HCDX via DXLD)
** CANADA. 9625, March 25 at 0504, CBC News in English ending (only 4
minutes now?), immediately to CBCNQ sign-off in Inuktituk (or Cree?),
but having to pronounce the address with English words; then in
French, 0507 NA, 0508 OC & TT, but off by 0509, so maybe did not come
back on for hours and hours of kwattburning. Note: there was NO sign-
off in English. Take that, you majoritarians! Even tho much
(majority?) of CBCNQ airtime is in that foreign lanugage (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA [and non]. A fine example of failure of frequency
coördination: 13650, March 23 at 1907, RCI in French // 15365, with lo
het and music QRM from something else. HFCC shows a one-hour overlap
between Sackville which is 73 degrees to Africa, but always putting a
good signal off the back into USA, and 13650 R. Kuwait at 17-20 in
Arabic, 350 degrees to CIRAF 6 and 7, i.e. west and central USA!! From
A-12, March 25, RCI will be gone from 13650, but what do you bet they
will be colliding again in B-12? (If RCI still exist) (and MOI Kuwait
is oblivious to collisions, witness perpetual 21540 with Spain until
1500: both in B-11 and A-12, Kuwait is supposed to be on 21520
instead) (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. 6115, Instead of scheduled CRI English relay noted RCI
Montreal's Russian service with many IDs and addresses around 0625 to
0632 UT March 25 (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March
25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Confused by DST and A12 changes?
** CANADA. 9555, March 26 at 0515, good signal with Vietnamese song.
It`s just like the music normally heard on VOV via CANADA 6175 ---
which was missing! Did not get back to 9555 before 0527 to confirm
that`s what it was on wrong frequency, but quite sure of it; gone at
0531 check. 9555 not currently scheduled from Sackville at any time,
but 9560 until 0400 with CRI in Spanish (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) A late change later in HFCC 0430-0527 9555 (gh)
[and non]. 15180, March 26 at 1902, Arabic must have just come on,
stronger than 15190 R. Africa, but not too strong; 1905 ID in passing
as Radio Canada Douali (means International?). Off already at 1930
check, as 15190 EqG is growing. 15180 is 250 kW, 114 degrees from
Woofferton UK at 1900-1930 only.
17735, March 26 at 1914 there is an annoying lo and wavering het circa
low C to C# or 135 Hz, between something in French and something in
Arabic. Of course the Arabic is IWT, Tunisia, which has been here for
a few weeks after a sudden move from 9720, but haven`t got around to
telling HFCC about it. 17735 is now from RCI at 19 to 22 in French,
English, French. Both are unusable as a result even tho most of the
other frequencies in the 17.7s are empty! 1931 still the awful het.
For the A-season, RCI has again moved its only English hour left via
Sackville from 18-19 to 20-21, even tho there are no time shifts of
even one hour, let alone two, in target Africa; why? At 2005, RCI is
starting `The Link` with a sub hostess on 15330 (still with remnant
Cuban jamming against Martí underneath, not to be used at all by them
for seven months), and 15235. 2057 closing I also run across this on
17735 when by now Tunisia has finally left the frequency. At 2102, RCI
[not RFI as typoed in my original report] French is on 17735 and 15235
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHAD [and non]. 6164.96, RNT, 2220-2235, French talk. Afro-pop
music. Fair to good. March 22 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening
Digest)
Um 2126 UT hat Croatian radio QRT gemacht. 6164.959 kHz um 2130 UT
March 23, S=9+10dB hier in Stuttgart. Jetzt ist RTChadienne N'djamena
mit französisch sprachigen Ladiessingers in der Luft. 73 wb (Wolfgang
Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 7:49 PM Subject: [A-DX] Log: Chad 6165
kHz in Arabisch, gut O=4, N'djamena mehrfach erwähnt-- 73, Nils DK8OK
Schiffhauer, ExcaliburPRO, SDR-IP/GPS, W-Code, 2 x 20 m active quad
loop (90 ), A-DX via Büschel, DXLD)
6164.958, RTChadienne N'djamena heard at 2130 UT March 23 and at 0350
UT March 24. At 2126 UT co-channel Croatian Radio from Zagreb Deanovec
QRT.
6164.958 kHz at 2130 UT March 23, S=9+10dB here in Stuttgart Germany.
RTChadienne N'djamena in French, some lady singers. Also at 0350 UT
S=9+20dB, hit by co-channel BBC Cyprus in Persian on even 6165 kHz
(Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 23/24 via WORLD
OF RADIO 1610, DXLD)
6165, March 25 at 0226, African music, presumed RNT on 24-hour
schedule getting thru without CCI during breaks from Bonaire, which
now in A-12 is scheduled 0000-0057, 0100-0157, 0300-0327, 0330-0357,
0400-0427, 0500-0527. However, there was some splatter from 6175
Vietnam via Canada. In the clear again at 0542 check in French. One
more season and no Bonaire to kick it around any more (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
CHAD/LITHUANIA, [JAPAN non], 6164.958 / 6165 Bad clash on co-channel
usage of NHK Radio Japan Russian service via Sitkunai Lithuania relay
at 0430-0500 UT March 25, and co-channel 42 Hertz odd frequency by RNT
Tschadienne N'Djamena in Vernaculars (Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews
March 25 via DXLD)
Major broadcasters treat Chad`s only SW frequency as if it does not
exist. WRTH says it is a 250 kW transmitter. Maybe they should pay
attention (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DXLD)
** CHINA. Firedrake March 22 circa 1330:
11500, very poor at 1327, altho lots of Chinese on 25m, hot prop
12230, very good with flutter at 1327
12980, ditto
13970, ditto
14950, very good at 1332
15500, good at 1332, het on the low side, presumed V. of Tibet
17450, very good at 1336; none in the 16s, 18s, 19s
13865, March 22 at 1329, strong Chinese not // CRI equally strong on
13855; 13865 has to be CNR1 jammer vs BBC Uzbek via Oman at 1300-1330
only. Can`t have any Turkic-speaking Chinese citizens listening to
that!! And tough luck for the dentroUzbex.
Firedrake March 22, before 2400:
13920, poor at 2344
12980, poor at 2344
11500, poor at 2344
Before 1330:
12980, good at 1318
13970, good at 1318; none in the 14s
15500, poor at 1322 vs het on low side, presumably V of Tibet via
Tajikistan which Aoki lists on 15497 altho at 1200 instead
15595, poor and also on weaker 15600 at 1319 with het on 15603
15775, good at 1319 vs algo, presumably landing spot at the moment for
Sound of Hope via Tajikistan, which Aoki says ranges 15715-15795
CNR1 jamming:
17790, strong March 23 at 1329-1330* cutoff abruptly, // 13865, i.e.
blocking BBC Uzbek, Cyprus site on 17790
Firedrake March 24, before 1330:
12230, good at 1314
13680, good at 1317; 100-watt nuisance SOH Taiwan probably targeted
13920, very good at 1315
15500, good at 1321, het from 15498, presumed V of Tibet, Tajikistan
15595, good at 1321; also open carrier or JBM on 15600, het on 15603
15940, very good at 1320
15970, fair at 1319; none in the 14s
16980, good at 1327
17250, poor at 1330
After 1400:
17570, fair at 1410, vs V of Tibet, Madagascar
15605, good at 1411
13970, poor at 1418; none in the 11s, 12s, 14s, 16s
13680, fair at 1418 with ACI from CRI Canada 13675
Before 1500:
9930, fair at 1452. Target something new? Aoki has T8WH Palau until
1500 only on Sundays with LeSEA music, which means it may not have
been on SW at all. EiBi has generic WHR Palau in English until 1500
daily. HFCC shows ``HBN`` with unsourced Cantonese and English at
1430-1500 daily.
12130, at 1452, something weak mixing with FD, I think but not
certain. Scheduled at 14-15 is RFA in Vietnamese via Sri Lanka. I can
barely make a // 13680 at 1454; unusual for FD to be used for Vietnam
13680, poor at 1454, despite R. Farda, Wertachtal from *1430
17250, fair with flutter at 1458; none in the 14s, 15s, 16s, 18s
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Glenn, Here is yesterday A-12 Season (25 Mar 2012) Firedrake logs
13920 CHINA Firedrake 1227
13970 CHINA Firedrake 1227 and 1250
14700 CHINA Firedrake 1251
15500 CHINA Firedrake 1325
16980 CHINA Firedrake 1252
(Steve Handler, IL, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Firedrake March 25: too busy with new A-12 monitoring to search much,
but ran across before 1230:
13670, JBA at 1227
13920, JBA at 1227
13970, JBA at 1227
14700, JBA at 1228
15870, very poor at 1229, SOH 100-watt nuisance frequency per Aoki
15900, JBA at 1228
Before 1400:
15505, fair at 1349
15605, poor at 1349
15795, March 25 at 1306, Chinese vs Chinese, i.e. CNR1 still jamming
All India Radio`s Chinese at 1200-1315 via Bangaluru
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Here are today's (26 March 2012) A-12 Firedrake logs
11500 CHINA Firedrake 1224, 1242
13850 CHINA Firedrake 1227, 1245
13970 CHINA Firedrake 1227, 1245
14700 CHINA Firedrake 1227, 1246
14970 CHINA Firedrake 1228, 1246
15445 CHINA Firedrake 1247
16100 CHINA Firedrake 1229, 1249
16980 CHINA Firedrake 1250
(Steve Handler, IL, DX LISTENIN DIGEST)
Firedrake March 26, before 1330:
16980, good at 1326
15545, fair at 1324, missing VOT target, apparently on 15553
15500, good with flutter at 1324, het
14970, poor at 1328
14700, very poor at 1328
13850, very good at 1328, totally overshadowing 13845 WWCR if on
11500, poor at 1330
After 1400:
17560, good with flutter at 1404 vs V. of Tibet due NE from Madagascar
15870, very good at 1416, 1439, contrast with 15800
15800, poor at 1415, 1439
13850, very good at 1434, still way over WWCR 13845
Firedrake UT March 26:
9455, good at 1927 vs RFA Mandarin via Saipan. Must be huge power to
put such a signal into here over mostly day path
13850, poor at 2329, now weaker than adjacent 13845 WWCR
14400, fair at 2330 but heavy ute QRM. Haven`t heard it here for a
long time, in our mornings
14700, fair with flutter at 2329
14970, fair with flutter at 2329; none in the 12s, 15s, 16s
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15445, 25/Mar 1247, Firedrake. Provávelmente aguardando o sinal da
Voice of Tibet em chinês que a Aoki lista na frequência de 15492 a
partir das 1300. 34333 (Jorge Freitas, Feira de Santana, Bahia,
12 14´S 38 58´W - Brasil, Degen 1103 - All listening in mode of filter
Narrow the 6 kHz. Dipole antenna, 16 meters - east/west, Escutas
(listening, my blog): http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006 dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Firedrake March 27:
13850, very poor at 1342
13970, poor with CCI at 1342
15550, good at 1346; none in the 11s, 12s, 14s
15565, fair at 1347
15900, fair at 1347
16100, poor at 1348
17570, fair with flutter at 1413. Yesterday this was on 17560, as V.
of Tibet apparently jumps back and forth via Madagascar, making the
evil SARFT jammonitors earn their pay. HFCC has VOT only on 17560, and
Aoki doesn`t show 17570 as alternate either.
Firedrake March 28:
13970, poor at 1429; none in the 12s, 11s
15615, fair with flutter, CCI and het on lo side at 1424
15800, fair at 1427
15870, fair at 1427; none in the 14s, 16s
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 4974.94 // 5039.93, PBS Fujian, 1012-1020, March 26.
Amazingly strong signals; outstanding propagation; in Chinese. Today’s
reception so good it was hard to think of these as 10 kW transmitters!
(Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 6015, PBS Xinjiang in Kazakh, pop music, 32432, in parallel
to winter frequency 4330, 32332 with CW QRM. At the same time, other
Xinjiang frequencies heard were 11885, 5960, 6120, 3990, 4980, 7205,
6190, 4500. 28 Mar 12, 0012 UT (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany,
Perseus + DX-10 Pro active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 6165, CNR6 program in Hakka language from 0900-1100 UT with
very typical folkloric orchestra music noted at 1050 UT March 28,
S=9+15dB signal heard in Nagoya remote SDR unit. Very worth listening
to. RNZI next door 6170 weaker on S=7 level, latter close-down 1058 UT
(Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 28 via DXLD)
** CHINA. Noticed that the Taiwan services of CNR seem to have shifted
some channels or deleted them. CNR-5 on 7620 is not there in the
evening hours, although 9410 is still there. 9170 has also gone.
9440 used to have CRI in various Indochinese languages but CRI is now
on 9420 but could not identify what the language is. Receiver: Icom
R70 to wire antenna slung along a curtain rail at 3 meters (Robin
Harwood VK7RH, Norwood, Tasmania, March 25, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO
1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [non]. I have been consistently hearing a station in Chinese
on 11300 from 1030 onwards, presumably Sound of Hope. No sign of
Firedrake which is on 11500.
11300 is a known aero channel especially for African routes and they
either are not aware the SOH is active there or don't wish to fire up
Firedrake and cause QRM to aero communications. Receiver: Icom R70 to
wire antenna slung along a curtain rail at 3 meters (Robin Harwood
VK7RH, Norwood, Tasmania, March 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 15100, March 26 at 2315 sounds like hymn, in Chinese? Poor
with flutter. Aoki shows CRI in Cantonese, 500 kW, 161 degrees via
Jinhua-Youbu 831 site at 23-24, followed by Hakka at 0000-0057 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 15250.19, CRI, First heard at 1127. Both this and strong
signal on top (15250) IDing as "Beijing tsien..." at 1200. Different
programming. (25 March) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR and
Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, HCDX via DXLD)
** CHINA [and non]. 6190, March 25 at 0307, VG signal in Spanish, all
about Barranquilla, Colombia as a travel destination --- new external
service from Bogotá? Ha, M&W alternate, she with an Asian accent. 0320
into `Caleidoscopio Científico`, missed ID if any between shows. This
one has annoying continuous pop music bed, hardly suitable for a
serious topic, quoting ``Advancèd Materials` journal about
microcapsules! 0325 address as spa@cri.cn, and into `Al Ritmo de
China` music show.
I do believe this is CRI, not scheduled here in A-season, and until
yesterday had three straight B-11 hours of English 03-06 via
Sackville, now as usual reduced to one hour at 05-06. Obviously
RCI/Sack were confused by the B/A switch, and this was a one-time-only
SNAFU, or so we can hope. I should have checked what happened after
0400 but I think it was still on, eclipsed by 6195 NHK Bonaire in
Spanish.
9760, March 27 at 1335, CRI English is back on this ``VOA`` frequency,
// 15260 unsynchronized via Sackville. In B-11, VOA had it during this
hour, the only days of the week it wanted, Sat & Sun for `Jazz
America`, but latest HFCC A-12 as of March 27 shows:
CRI English on 9760 at 12-14, 500 kW, 135 degrees from Kunming daily,
vs IBB at 13-14 Sat & Sun only, 250 kW, 305 degrees from Tinian [not
Tinang any more], so this means they will be colliding again. What`s
the point of ``coördinating`` at HFCC, if allowing this to rehappen?
BTW, total IBB usage of 9760 is now registered as, daily u.o.s.:
0100-0200 Tajik from Biblis
0230-0530 Persian from Lampertheim (R. Farda)
1300-1400 English from Tinian Sat & Sun
1500-1600 English from Thailand
1600-1700 Uzbek from Lampertheim
1700-1800 Turkmen from Lampertheim
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 15615 and // 15660, March 28 at 0505 in Chinese,
probably R Free Asia as scheduled via TINIAN, rather than CNR1 jamming
which surely accompanies them.
11805, March 28 at 1357, English talk mixing with Chinese, but gone at
1358. VOA Chinese is scheduled 13-15, switching from SAIPAN to
Tajikistan site at 14, always with CNR1 jamming, either one of which
could have included bits of English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. PBS NewsHour reports on China's new CCTV America:
"IS IT NEWS OR PROPAGANDA?" Posted: 28 Mar 2012
http://kimelli.nfshost.com/index.php?id=13020
PBS NewsHour, 23 Mar 2012: "RAY SUAREZ: Chinese government-owned and -
operated, CCTV America rolled out last month, unveiling three new
programs in English for American viewers. Americans can watch CCTV on
cable and satellite systems across the country. ... PHILIP CUNNINGHAM
[Cornell University]: Somebody who was interviewed by [CCTV America]
wrote to me and told me what he talked about and went through
everything that they covered. And he said, 'I bet this won't make it
on the air.' RAY SUAREZ: Cunningham discussed the incident on
condition that the CCTV guest not be named. But the NewsHour confirmed
that the interview which appeared on 'Biz Asia America' and on 'The
Heat' was heavily edited. PHILIP CUNNINGHAM: And it was just cut to
pieces. And I know for a fact that there was discussion of Tibet.
There was discussion of Xinjiang. There was discussion of having
whistleblower, of having the Chinese media become more free, of having
elections. And all five of those things were cut. ...RAY SUAREZ: But
CCTV officials say they edit their stories the same way other news
organizations do. MA JING: We uphold the traditional journalistic
values. We consider accuracy, objectivity, truthfulness, and public
accountability very important, more important than anything else."
With video. (kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
** COLOMBIA. 6010.16, LV de tu Conciencia, 1030-1050, English
religious talk with Spanish translations. Lite music. Not usually this
far off frequency. Usually closer to 6010.06. Poor to fair. March 23
(Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
** CONGO. 6115, R Congo, Brazzaville, 1801, March 26, French ID, into
news opening with "les titres, tout d'abord". Noted to 1812 when cut
off in mid-sentence. Frequency is clear, quite a decent signal
(Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands (TenTec RX-340, 25m. longwire)
WORLD OF RADIO 1610,
** COSTA RICA. 5954+, UT Sunday March 25 at 0126, Spanish here
presumably R. República on its characteristic ex-TIQ off-frequency,
weekend schedule only? Also on 9490 via RMI via Sackville, where only
jamming audible. After 0200, 5954 still detectable as an asymmetric
het between much stronger 5950 WYFR and 5960 Sackville (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** COSTA RICA [and non]. 9630, March 26 at 0516, REE relay is now here
for A-12, // 5965, ex-9675 in B-11 which is now free for Brasil.
Really in Castilian at this time. Just in case, REE keeps registering
both 9630 and 9675 at 02-06 on 340 degree beam.
11815.5 approx., March 26 at 1421, REE relay is off-frequency again
today, causing het underneath NHK Japanese direct, which chex as
11815.0 by 5-kHz DX-398 stepping to several other 25m channels with
BFO. On my keyboard, pitch of the het = B below hi C, or 494 Hz but on
the YB-400 stepping 1 kHz between 11815 and 11816, it`s a shade closer
to 11816.
11815.0, March 28 at 1356, NHK J-pop with no het from REE relay; by
1436 I am hearing only Spanish, no NHK, no het, so not off-frequency
today (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also SPAIN [and non]
** CROATIA [non]. 7375, March 25 at 0243, Voz de Croacia is finalizing
`Croacia Hoy`, by announcer with a menacing tone, Mario [Slavic
surname]; other announcer says Spanish is ``L-V a las 14; y diario a
las 0330 y 0430, hora local``, which is now UT +2 = 1200; 0130 and
0230 UT, both, really? Moved a UT hour earlier for A-season, and also
confirmed off the air by 0500 rather than 0600; via GERMANY (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CROATIA [non non]. Tentative A-12 schedule of Croatian Radio HS-1:
0459-1658 on 7410 DEA 100 kW / 320 deg to WeEu/NoAf
1659-0458 on 3985 DEA 010 kW / 000 deg to WeEu
(DX Re Mix News 23 March via DXLD)
7410, March 26 at 0523, sure sound like a couple of commercials, aside
Cuban pulse jamming on 7405 against nothing. This is now Hrvatski
Radio`s own 100 kW from Deanovec, not the German relay, scheduled at
05-18, 320 degrees not for us but really USward too; ex-7370. There
should now be token 3 minutes of English news at 0600 and 1000 M-F,
one hour earlier than before (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. 790 | R. Reloj, Pinar del Río & Holguín, FEB 1 2330 - two
Reloj stations with 1 to 2 seconds delay between them; over 2 US
sports stations and unID Spanish.vocal [Connelly*Y-MA] (Mark Connelly,
MA, ABDX via DXLD) See BRAZIL for equipment details
** CUBA. 1180, March 22 at 2353, Cuban-accented talk, with slight
reverb, // 5025 R. Rebelde which has multiple transmitters on 1180 to
block R. Martí, not at all audible here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. Ciao, dal materiale registrato il 15 marzo ancora una novità:
1620, 15/03/2012 0500- R Bayamo, Inno nazionale, ID "Esta es CMKX
Radio Bayamo, Cadena provincial de Granma transmitiendo desde la cuña
de la nacionalidad cubana", 23322 (Saverio di Cian, Italy, March 21
via Dario Monferini, March 22, playdx yg via DXLD)
** CUBA. 5360v, March 28 at 0522, the stray and wandering DentroCuban
pulse jammer soon varies to 5363 or so as I compare it to 7365 which
is pulsing at the same rate but not exactly synchronized, likewise on
5745 and 5980, none of which need R. Martí jamming at this hour.
RHC anomaly: March 23 at 0504, English is still on 6000, with weak
Spanish on 6010 from HJDH if not XEOI; RHC suddenly pops over to 6010
at *0505 with stronger signal amid English talk. Could still hear het
from perpetually off-frequency Colombian under.
[and non]. 9885, March 25 at 1240, wall-of-noise jamming against VOA
Spanish, which on Sundays is just innocuous American música country in
English! Which I had heard earlier in the clear on // 13750 and 15590,
all Greenville, which BTW still wants reports direct for QSLing and
will clear the backlog once a new supply of QSLs arrive from the
printer.
6030, March 25 at 1250, R. Martí free of jamming, as schedule has been
extended from 1200* to 1300*; how does it make sense to run 6 MHz an
hour longer into the summer sun than winter?? In effect a few more
hours of daylight D-layer-absorbed path due to much earlier sunrises.
Anyhow, took the DentroCuban Jamming Command by surprise.
11845, March 25 at 1354, R. Martí has also resumed this A-season only
channel, again surprising the Cubans who never seem to catch on for a
while, not jammed during Cuban piano music (Lecuona?), // 13820, while
15330 was being jammed against nothing, and 11930 jammed against open
carrier prior to *1400. 11845 also abuts RHC on 11840, which it only
started using last season. Look for Arnie to figure out in the next 8
days where to move RHC. HFCC A-12 shows times for these RMs:
11845, 13-17
11930, 14-24
13820, 13-20 (plus via Sackville 20-22)
15330, never; how does it make sense to use no band higher than 13 MHz
in the summer?
9490, March 26 at 0513, two or three pulse jammers still running, long
after R. República via RMI via Canada is finished at 0200 (UT Sun &
Mon only, from 23 Sat & Sun). And residual jamming on 9490 still
audible around 1300.
Also this UT Monday, when everyone knows R. Martí is off for weekly
silent period, DentroCuban jamming is still running on 7405, and at
least two pulse jammers on 6030 at 0528, blocking any possibility of
hearing Calgary or Central African Republic.
Arnie`s refusal to participate in HFCC leads to more collisions as
each new season starts, since participants ignore where RHC is really
operating! Then maybe he`ll fix it 8 days later with RHC`s own
seasonal shifts April 2 (almost coinciding with Cuba`s expected start
of DST UT-4 on April 1). Spanish span will probably shift an hour
earlier to 11-05 UT, but most other languages stay at same UT, with
exception of English at 20 and 00 which shifted an hour earlier last
A-season.
9810 has been in use by RHC since last November, but March 26 at 0518
a collision between Spanish and unID language; Spanish is // 6120 RHC;
makes a slow SAH of about 144/minute = 2.4 Hz, as I just barely had
time to count 36 fades in 15 seconds, before the other station cut off
at 0519*. HFCC shows it`s VATICAN, Scandinavian service in
Finnish/Norwegian/Swedish from 0500 to 0520; also on 11740, unchecked.
9955, UT Monday March 26 at 0521, wall-of-noise jamming when WORLD OF
RADIO is allegedly running on WRMI. It isn`t always so bad other
nights of the week at this hour. What evil power Arnie has, to jam
anyone who criticizes him. Oui, mes amis, you heard that right. Don`t
you believe his on-air persona as a friend of DXers and SWLs. Just
another small reason why The Revolution must be overturned, sooner
rather than later.
15380, March 26 at 1410, PBXVI speaking from Mexico as he is moving on
to visit Cuba now, not your everyday speaker on RHC, but only a brief
clip, and this is not Voces de la Revolución. Before 1400, 15380 is
now colliding with Saudi Arabia, another one Arnie needs to move away.
Reactivated 11845 from R. Martí is now jammed on its second day, March
26 at 1420 but RM is atop the jamming, unlike // 11930 which is under
the jamming; why the difference? Heavier jamming on 11930? Both are
supposedly 250 kW from Greenville, and only one degree apart, 184 and
183. Could be 11930 is running much less than rated power, and/or on
antenna with less favorable side lobe this way.
The papal visit to Cuba led to some very strange bedfellows on the
airwaves, which probably nothing else could have accomplished.
First noticed something extraordinary March 26 at 1925 UT when I found
RHC had turned its morning frequencies back on, for lack of anything
better, i.e. 13670 and 13780 with live coverage of the pope`s arrival
in Santiago de Cuba, at the Antonio Maceo International Airport
(remember him? The exiles also honored Maceo by naming one of their
several Voz del CID transmitters after him; was he a turncoat??).
Quickly found other RHC morning ones also back on: 11760, weaker 9850
and weaker still 11690, 11750 and 9540.
13640 also in OC prior to opening European service in French at 1930,
but other language services were unphased by the live event. Under
13640 at 1928 was something else, presumably still colliding with
India, Arabic at 300 degrees from 500 kW Bengaluru.
The anchors kept repeating the same Commie babble, unable to break
away from it even for such a momentous event. By 1934 pope was ready
to ``pisar`` on the soil of José Martí where he would be welcomed by
``General del Ejército`` Raúl Castro Ruz. Seems that is his #1 title,
with ``Presidente del Consejo de Ministros`` #2 mentioned less often.
The whole ceremony was extremely militaristic. Once Ben was on terra
firma, at 1936 the Cuban NA played, as gun salutes roared off, segué
unfamiliar anthem of the State of Vatican City as the guns kept
firing. I lost count, but anchor said ``21 salvas de artillería`` as
befits a head of ``state``. I hope they missed all circumhumans!
At 1940 and several later times, announced that this was a joint
broadcast by R. Rebelde, RHC, CMKC Radio Revolución and Radio Mambí,
the latter ones being provincial or local outlets. Raúl spoke from
1941 to 1952, then PBXVI from 1952 to 2002, in his strangely-accented
Spanish which sounds like he learned it from English rather than
German. He got a few vowels wrong, typos in his text? Nothing very
revolutionary, just calling for ``hombres rectos`` to lead Cuba into
the future. Then back to anchor commentary, in preparation for the 7-
km Popemobile ride from the airport to the city.
Then at 2008 I found that R. Católica Mundial, WEWN was also covering
this in Spanish on 12050 and very weak 13830. The also-weak English
frequency, 15610, was not covering it, but more important ``pro-life``
stuff and `Open Line` program. I then tried EWTN TV via cable, and
they were live from Cuba with English coverage, but only until 2015
when back to a Lenten filler, `Rome`s Hidden Churches`; EWTN probably
to resume after the lull. No live popestuff on Telemundo or Univisión.
By 2051 next check, RHC was gone from 13670 and 13780, but now 13830
WEWN had built up to good level, finally a bit of HF sporadic E to
assist these otherwise too-close overskipping transmitters.
During a 2-hour 22-24 UT power outage due to arcing on a nearby pole,
which had the lights, computers and everything flashing on and off
till we rushed to the major breaker, I resume monitoring on battery
power. Unfortunately the outage does not go far enough to get rid of
all the line noise, but it is somewhat reduced.
At 2228, RHC live coverage in Spanish has resumed on 9660 [normally
separate Mesa Redonda channel] // 9710, 9810, 13640, 13690.
At 2312, I find a new frequency, 15470, but this one has voice-over
translation of the papal festivities into Portuguese! VG with some
flutter. At first I thought it was Benedict underspeaking, but really
a Cuban religionist with a similar but stronger voice.
At 2322, WEWN Spanish on 13830 is // RHC but about 6 seconds behind it
as the Cuban Catholic official is speaking, and then with PBXVI
himself prompting rote responses from the crowd.
15470 is also // about 1 second ahead of WEWN 13830. There we have
three different SW stations covering this; are there more? I boldly
try R. Martí, and by golly, it is too, on still heavily jammed 6030
and well atop jamming on 11930, about 12 seconds behind RHC 13690!
Must have got to Miami via a circuitous routing.
At 2331, WEWN English 15610 has decided to join in during the pope`s
mass, with a good deal of music. This frequency as usual is distorted
and accompanied by squishy spurs.
How about VOA which is starting its usual Spanish broadcast at 2330?
No, VOA news about the visit but not // coverage, on heavily jammed
12000 and stronger vs jamming 9885, with 5890 not checked.
Before 00 UT, 11840 has CRI English via Sackville, Chinese lesson, but
at 0001, RHC has come on for another one with live coverage.
At 0002, I find WEWN English now on 11520 with English translation of
the Spanish festivities.
Before 0000 UT there is a suspicious strong open carrier on 11945, and
after 0000 UT March 27, it too adds papal visit coverage during the
mass, and 15470 is also still on with Portuguese translation and no ID
at hourtop.
A few days ago I checked Vatican Radio`s ``special broadcast`` page
and found nothing about any shortwave coverage. But I suspect 15470
and 11945 are VR, so check again. The disorganized Vatican Radio has
more than one webpage about Special Broadcasts, and you may get the
wrong one first by searching. I kept looking until I found this:
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/trasm_spec.asp
``Special Broadcasts Tuesday 27 March 2012 [times Roman = UT +2!]
Apostolic Journey of Pope Benedict XVI to Mexico and to the Republic
of Cuba: Santiago de Cuba, Holy Mass at 00.30 am [2230 UT 26 March]
From Plaza Antonio Maceo in Santigo [sic] de Cuba, Holy Mass presided
over by Pope Benedict XVI on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of
the discovery of the image of the "Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre"
Live Broadcast from 00.20 a.m. [2220 UT 26 March]
- in German via Internet on Channel 3
- in Portuguese for Brazil on kHz 15470 SW and via Internet Channel 4
- in Italian for the Rome area on kHz 585 MW, MHz 105,0 FM and via
Internet on Channel 5
- in Spanish for Latin America on kHz 11945 SW and via Internet on
Channel 6``
So that clinches that, except VR never tells us what the transmitter
sites are, but with this strong reception I strongly doubt direct from
SMG. Maybe Sackville? Bonaire?
Summing up: RHC, R. Martí, WEWN and Vatican Radio were all covering
the same event on SW, altho not all with the same commentary. The
Cuban Commies are eager to cloak themselves in the respectability(?)
of Catholicism, not Atheism.
The Tuesday special page linx to another one for Wednesday
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/trasm_spec.asp?cod=txs_2012_03_28_ing.asp
showing events Tuesday evening here by when he will be in La Habana,
and his departure Wednesday morning, but when I check it there is
nothing listed on SW; maybe there will be last-minute changes.
Morning of March 28, RHC has preëmpted all its wake-up programming for
live coverage of Pope Benedict XVI`s big mass in the Plaza de la
Revolución, as RHC turns into a religious broadcaster! Found at 1337
on 13780 and all the other frequencies.
Then also heard different coverage of same ceremony on WEWN Spanish,
12050 and 11550. Here the anchor was more excited. WEWN English on
9390 plus spurs at 1350 was not covering the ceremony directly, but
discussing Ratzinger`s wardrobe.
Radio Martí joined in too, March 28 at 1341 on 11845 which was *not*
jammed, but 11930 with heavy jamming, and 13830 with RM audible equal
to the jamming level. Of course, 11845 is right next to 11840 RHC for
at least a few more days, possibly discouraging them from jamming
11845, but as time goes on, 11840 overcomes 11845 anyway here.
Thence I started watching it on cable TV too, this time covered by
both Telemundo and Univisión as well as with English commentary, EWTN.
At 1417, in prolog to the pope, a Cuban papist quoted from Daniel 3, a
grisly story about a ``white-hot furnace``, like the Plaza, I suppose,
judging from all the oversized parasoles.
At 1439 I compared the delays on the different stations:
Radio Martí, 29 seconds behind RHC
WEWN, 6 seconds behind RHC
What about America`s other `Catholic` SW station, KJES? No surprise
that this offshoot yahweh cult is ignoring the Pope as usual, instead
usual stuff barely modulated with hum on 11715v at 1435.
I searched the 9 thru 17 MHz bands for any special Vatican Radio
frequencies, but none found, in keeping with none yet added to
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/trasm_spec.asp?cod=txs_2012_03_28_ing.asp
Why not for this major event?? However, I got a reply from Vatican
Radio frequency management that 15470 in use late UT March 26 was via
BONAIRE and 11945 from 0000 March 27 was direct from SMG:
``The 15470 kHz was broadcast from Bonaire beaming Brazil, the 11945
kHz was broadcast from Santa Maria di Galeria beaming to Mexico, 250
kW HER 4/4/.5 293 . Best regards. Sergio Salvatori, Vatican Radio
Frequency Management``
However2, per
http://www.radiovaticana.org/en1/trasm_spec.asp?cod=txs_2012_04_01_ing.asp
VR now has a special broadcast planned for Palm Sunday April 1 from
0725 UT:
``From St. Peter's Square, Benediction of Palm and Olive branches,
procession and Holy Mass presided over by Pope Benedict XVI followed
by the recitation of the Angelus. Live Broadcast from 09.25 a.m.
- in English for Asia on kHz 17590 SW, for the Rome area on MHz 93,3
FM and via Internet on Channel 1
-in French for Africa on kHz 15550 SW, for the Rome area on MHz 103,8
FM and via Internet on Channel 2
-in German for Europe on kHz 9645 SW, for the Rome area on kHz 1.611
MW and via Internet on Channel 3
-in Portuguese for Africa on kHz 21675 SW and via Internet on Channel
4
-in Italian for Italy on kHz 6075 SW, for the Rome area on kHz 585 MW,
MHz 105,0 FM and via Internet on Channel 5
-in Spanish for Europe on kHz 13620 SW and via Internet on Channel 6``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CYPRUS [and non]. 9369-9396, March 26 at 2349, OTH radar pulses
presumed from here, bothering WTJC 9370v, but WWRB 9385 is already off
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CZECHIA. Re 12-12. 639 kHz audio processing
``639 kHz Liblice/CZE changes --- CZECH REPUBLIC, Since March 1 Czech
Radio (Cesky Rozhlas) is testing from Liblice 639 kHz with a reduced
power of 750 kW (nominal 1500 kW) and a new modulation processor set
to a bigger compression of audio. It cuts frequencies below 120 Hz and
considerably enhances frequencies above 3000 Hz (Karel Honzik,
CZECHIA, March 19, MWCircle yg via DXLD)``
That new audio processing used by the Liblice 639 kHz transmitter is
just the same one than introduced before on the 954 kHz outlets, at
least Dobrochov (Brno) which presumably dominates right now here, with
954 sounding exactly like 639. I noted this shrill, to me quite
unpleasant processing already some time ago via groundwave on the
Stara Role (Karlovy Vary) transmitter. I understand that it came to
this outlet when the tube transmitter had been replaced by a new
Transradio TRAM rig.
Now the same on 639, which was the last refuge of the classic
Czechoslovak AM sound, produced by a limiter/compressor called LK-12,
once made by Tesla as accessory to their AM transmitters and used with
the Soviet shortwave transmitters at Rimavska Sobota as well. This
pleasant, warm sound was widely recognized, time and again it made me
step by 639 during daytime when Praha, the second CRo program, is
carried here. Another piece of the good old days is gone.
Last refuge because a new set-up with multiband compression is in use
at Topolna (LW 270) already for some time, and for the Litomysl
shortwave transmitters this was the case already since the mid-
nineties, for whatever reason with the exception of the Radioropa
relay on 5980/5975 which kept the LK-12 until Radioropa quit in 1996
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** DIEGO GARCIA. 4319-USB, AFN, 1316-1337, March 27. The usual strong
QRM from the NATO STANAG signal (per Al Muick) was absent today
(rare!); mostly pop songs; continues to not broadcast the usual AFN
news/talk shows or the AFN-Guam TV audio feed; poor.
Hi Glenn, For the second day in a row no QRM blocking them :) (Ron
Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, 1605 UT March 28,
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. 1060 | (tentative) | HIRV, R. Amanecer, San
Pedro de Macorís, FEB 1 2337 - Spanish preaching; over unID tropical
music and weak background WQOM/KYW. [Connelly*Y-MA] (Mark Connelly,
MA, ABDX via DXLD) See BRAZIL for equipment details
** DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Re: ``6025, R Amanecer Int., S. Domingo
(presumed), 0303-0305 Feb 20 S talk, 23433 (Anker Petersen on a
Sangean 909 with 5 metres longwire from Hotel Country Inn, Panamá
City, Panamá, Feb 19- 20, DSWCI DX Window March 15 via DXLD) Not
reported in a long time elsewhere; how is it in Florida? (gh, DXLD)``
I am fairly confident this one remains inactive; I haven't heard it
for a year, maybe more. When active, it would usually be audible local
daytime, noise floor permitting (Terry Krueger, Clearwater FL, March
26, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EAST TURKISTAN. 15110, 25/Mar 1140, TKS, RCI em esperanto
(listado). OM e YL conversam e ocasional música pop. As 1156 ID. 25432
(Jorge Freitas, Feira de Santana, Bahia, 12 14´S 38 58´W - Brasil,
Degen 1103 - All listening in mode of filter Narrow the 6 kHz.
Dipole antenna, 16 meters - east/west, Escutas (listening, my blog):
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006 dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR. 4781.5, RADIO ORIENTAL. Napo, 25 Marzo *2340-0020*. Música
romántica. Anuncio de Motel Saltamontes, Comercial El Ferretero. Pgm:
Voces inolvidables. “…Oriental le acompaña con los grandes éxitos de
la música, voces inolvidables…” Menciona AM 1100 y 89.7 FM. Notada
también con emisión en la mañana de *1110 a 1150* (Rafael Rodríguez
R., Escuchas realizadas en el municipio de Fomeque, Colombia, Equipo
Sony CF 2010 y Dipolo de 8 metros, Pueden leerlas tambien a traves de
http://dxdesdecolom bia.blogspot.com/ via DXLD)
** EGYPT. Re 12-12: ``6270, March 18 at 0119, R. Cairo the worst I
have ever heard them, and that`s saying something: overmodulated and
extremely distorted, with buzz and awful whine expanding down to 6240,
presumably in Arabic talk, and music. Totally unreadable monstrosity.
Same thruout presumed English broadcast after 0200, at 0210 and later
chex; still on at 0334 when back into Arabic? Off before 0430 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DXLD 12-12 via WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DXLD 12-13)
Dear Glenn, Just a couple items, Radio Cairo. I concur that this is
the worst state I have heard Radio Cairo's transmission on 6270. It's
got a wide sweep of interference at least 10-15 kHz either way of
6270. Got gradually worse over past few days, now totally unreadable.
Have not checked the North American transmission at 2300 UTC, but
presume it would be the same if using the same transmitter but
different beam. Cheers (Chris Lewis, England, March 24, WORLD OF RADIO
1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6265-6300, March 25 at 0221, terrible R. Cairo English blob is
covering at least this range, and is centered closer to 6280 than
6270, totally incomprehensible noise blast with multiple whines.
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Olá colegas, Todos os dias ouço a Rádio Cairo em 6270 kHz sempre às
2200/0000 (UT), sinal 22222. Nos finais de semana o sinal melhora bem,
44444 (Cássio Santos - Goiânia-Goiás, March 27, radioescutas yg via
DXLD)
And it was clear?? Or have you really monitored it lately? (gh)
Durval, grato pelo reporte da R Cairo, hoje sintonizei no radio do
carro, quando voltei do serviço. Sinal muito bom, apesar da modulação
um pouco grave, mas um pouco melhor que as lendárias transmissões em
31 metros. Eu gravei no celular alguns trechos e com calma vou postar
no youtube (Sarmento Campos, ibid.)
6270, R Cairo, French, with song and constant hum. Low modulation
level, 55443. 27 Mar 12, 2026 UT (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany,
Perseus + DX-10 Pro active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9305, March 26 at 0512, open carrier with fair signal, no doubt R.
Cairo now scheduled in Arabic from 19 to 07, 315 degrees from Abis to
W Europe and E North America. Often has modulation problems, but not
as bad as 6270. Egypt used to go on and off DST at odd dates, which
would affect timing of this transmission, but timeanddate.com says
none this year (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Radio Cairo 9855 kHz at 2115 with English program, announcing only
6270 kHz (which is indeed in parallel). Modulation is better on 9855
kHz. Peaking up to O=4. 73, (Günter Lorenz, D-85354 Freising,
Germany, RX: Perseus ANT: ALA1530+SSB, March 26, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
9855 is registered as Arabic at 20-22 only; misconnexion? Will it go
off at 2200? HFCC: ``9855 2000 2200 55,59 ABZ 250 110 20 800 1234567
250312 281012 D Ara EGY ERU ERU 1481`` (Glenn Hauser, 2121 UT, ibid.)
Re-checking at 2158 UT, there is only a carrier, which is indeed
switched off at 2200. Now there is Radio Australia in English via Al-
Dhabbaya. 73, (Günter Lorenz, ibid.)
Today 28.03., 9855 has Arabic program as scheduled, very low
modulation level, at 2105 UT. French is on 6270 kHz, with low
modulation and 300/600/900ff Hz subcarriers. It is really a shame.
Radio Cairo would have sufficient signal strength (and interesting
programs) for armchair listening, but with this level of modulation,
it is just uselessly heating the ionosphere. 73 (Günter Lorenz, ibid.)
15610, March 25 at 0357 very poor signal with continuous tone. Not
pursued, but typical behaviour of R. Cairo as now scheduled for
Swahili at 04-06, 250 kW, 170 degrees from Abu Zabaal. If they can
manage a clear tone, maybe they can also modulate programming with
something approaching normalcy? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, Radio Nacional - Bata, *0537-0605, late
sign on with local African pop music. African hi-life music. Spanish
announcements. Poor. Weak in noisy conditions. Nothing heard on
6250. March 23 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
5005, Radio Nacional, Bata, 1934-1950, 24-03, African songs, female,
vernacular, comments. 13431 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in
Friol, Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Cable antenna, 10 meters, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
5005, No sign of Radio Nacional tonight between 0445-0615. March 25
(Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
Sun 25 March, 5005, Bata is back? 2002 with a pop song S7 34322,
sudden s/off 2007 (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
5005, Radio Nacional - Bata, *0522-0545, sign on with Spanish talk.
Afro-pop music. Transmitter carrier came on at 0505, but no
programming until 0522. Poor. Weak. Irregular. March 27 (Brian
Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot
longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5005, R. Bata seems quite consistent now here recorded at 1930 UT 28/3
with a nice bit of highlife music thrown in:
http://www.box.com/s/38ed17fd97aab8519f9a
(Mark Davies, Anglesey, Wales, ibid.)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. Re 12-12: ``15190 Bata ?? Mar 18, 2012, Sunday.
1655-1730. English-speaking OM preacher ranting, no ID heard. Very
distorted audio and keeps cutting out. Disrupted by another carrier
from 1725, then 1 kHz sine wave at 1727`` (Bill Bingham, RSA, ibid.)
What do you mean by ``1 kHz sine wave``? Pilipinas a full kHz off
frequency, or modulating a 1000 Hz tone? Certainly would not be SAH
(gh)``
1 kHz sine wave was definitely modulated carrier, not a het. Same as
usually heard on the ZNBC's just before fish eagles and sign on.
Regards, (Bill Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, March 21 at 1857, YL preaching in English, almost readable at
peaks between deep fades, presumed still R. Africa (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Recently reactivated Radio Africa, Equatorial Guinea on 15190 kHz
heard this morning from 0620 UT tune-in on just my bedside Sony 7600GR
with its telescopic aerial. Programme (in English) seemed to be about
legal case concerning Alamo church with lady quoting text alternating
with (presumably) Pastor Tony Alamo putting his side of the case.
Mentions of Los Angeles attorney Reiner etc. This continued until 0654
when following a song there was two minutes dead air. A new programme
with a male US preacher but distorted audio so difficult to copy
started at 0658. No station IDs heard though.
(Later) US preacher still audible on 15190 around 0845 though weaker,
even though now listening on my AOR 7030plus and external longwire,
but by 0900 had faded out or gone off air (Alan Pennington, Caversham,
UK, March 22, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
Alamo has been in prison a few years now; we covered a lot about his
case at the time, and his continuing to be broadcast by certain
stations despite. IIRC, he was still on R. Africa when it disappeared,
so why not again? The aftermath of this, and he still has followers,
continues to be covered at http://www.tonyalamonews.com/ (gh, DXLD)
15190, March 22 at 1853, R. Africa check: presumed, weak talk, 1859
seems a break in modulation, 1901 resuming. R. Pilipinas is also on
15190 until 1930 but rarely audible here unlike further east, west,
and south (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. 15190 with a religious battle royal with R. Africa vs IRRS
on March 23 from 1451 to 1510.
R. Africa (presumed) underneath IRRS; heard Tony Alamo commenting,
after a woman would read out a Bible verse; Tony's audio garbled, but
woman had much clearer audio; this is there normal format and this was
in fact his time slot when I last heard him in 2011; his program ended
about 1504; hymn and into another religious show.
IRRS via Tiganesti with preacher in English mixing with R. Africa till
1458*, but *1459 back with IRRS "relay service" sign off announcement
with address (Italy) and request for reception reports; into non-stop
EZL music.
MP3 audio http://www.box.com/s/dd741de98f22ba4a42c8
(Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA,
Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
So what has become of `Arab Women Today` which had been at 1500-1515
Fridays only via IRRS via 15190? (gh, DXLD)
15190, March 23 at 1858, R. Africa audible with OM gospel huxter vs
horrible splatter from overmodulated SPAIN [q.v.] on 15110. Yet 15190
signal is better than usual, g.h. partly readable at 1908, with
musical background. At the moment 15190 is about the upper limit of
the Spain-splatter. He closes at 1911, ``until next week``, and then
only a semiminute of dead air!!
Is there any ID? Of course not! By 1911:30 or so, the next show
starts, something ``of Truth, broadcast from the US``, greeting
listeners in several countries, and referencing I Timothy 5:24, which
says in my handy pocket cowboy Bible NIV translation: ``The sins of
some men are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them;
the sins of others trail behind them`.`` How profound; this assumes
one accepts the very concept of ``sin``.
At 2019, 15190 is still on and still splattered by Spain, and now YFR
Ascension is also on 15195, but today R. Africa is at least as strong
and gaining. 2045, 15190 still on with YL g.h. rather distorted and
still splattered as I quit for now.
Earlier March 23 past 1500, Ron Howard was getting R. Africa colliding
with IRRS/Romania on 15190, fill music instead of Arabic women show,
but March 24 until 1507, I am only hearing Brother Scare and
psychophants on his extended Sabbath service. At 1640 recheck still
revival music from Walterboro, Romania // but not synch with 9385,
9980. Possibly a second carrier underneath but can`t be sure. Will be
uncovered at 1700: at 1702, a very weak carrier on 15190.0, I suppose
R. Africa.
15190, March 24 at 1853 a weak signal here, presumably R. Africa still
active (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, Radio Africa, 2000-2008*, English religious talk. Abruptly
pulled plug at 2008. Strong. Somewhat distorted audio, but readable.
March 24 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
15190, Radio Africa (presumed), 0620-0635, 26-03, male and female,
English, religious comments. Sunday 25th no signal at the same time.
34433 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Sony ICF SW 7600 G,
Cable antenna, 10 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, March 26 at 1902, R. Africa is weak, compared to RCI Arabic on
15180, see CANADA, but by 1930, 15190 has built up to readable level
if I cared to, but distracted by special coverage of pope visit to
Cuba, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, Radio Africa (list log); 1712-1728+, 28-Mar; English shouting
preacher; right into new English religious program at 1726:49.
SIO=2+52. Only uncopyable weak voice here at 1508; probably them that
came on at 0604 earlier under Inconfidência (Harold Frodge, Midland
MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed
RW, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
QSL recibida --- 15190 kHz, Radio Africa, info@panambc.com QSL Card +
material ilustrativo emisora, 10 dias (HECTOR GOYENA, CIUDAD AUTONOMA
BS AS, Argentina, March 28, condiglist yg via DXLD)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [non]. 6250, March 25 at 0511, Spanish is back at
0500-0527 in A-12, fair readable signal, as BONAIRE relay has resumed
like in A-11, NHK Spanish on 6080, leapfrogging over RNW Dutch on
6165, to land another 85 kHz higher on 6250. Usual pattern is for 6165
and consequently 6250 to vanish at 0527, while 6080 continues another
two or three minutes.
If anyone ever assumes this is Malabo reactivated without any evidence
during this half-hour only, we shall know they are not paying
attention (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
See also NETHERLANDS [non]
** ERITREA. 7205, Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea - program 1,
*0256-0310, sign on with IS. Vernacular talk at 0301. Horn of Africa
music. Good. March 23
7175, Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea - program 2, *0256-0310,
sign on with IS. Vernacular talk at 0300. Horn of Africa music. Fair
with some HAM QRM. // 7120.02 - very weak modulation. March 23 (Brian
Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
** ETHIOPIA. Radio Ethiopia, "Radio Amhara", 6030 Addis-Ababa. March
27, 2012. Tuesday. 1751-1754. Horn of Africa music and song. Poor,
talk would be unreadable. Sunset 1612 (Bill Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** ETHIOPIA. 9705, March 25 at 0316, presumed R. Ethiopia, in Amharic
or similar, overmodulated and distorted, HOA music bit; also with a
fast SAH (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EUROPE. Euro-pirate 6305 --- TRX Radio on 6305 with country music.
ID. Weak but readable at 2300-2315+. March 23 (Brian Alexander,
Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires
PIRATE. 6305, TRX Radio, 2300-2330, country music. ID. Weak but
readable. Fair to good on peaks. March 23 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX
Listening Digest)
** EUROPE. Laser [Hot Hits] has moved the 24 hour transmitter on 6970
to 6985 kHz to avoid the Israeli Defence Forces Broadcasting Station
which has moved back to 6973. The 4015 kHz channel remains the same,
evenings and weekends only. This move may be temporary - it depends on
how the A12 changes settle down after tomorrow, be assured it will
move again if needs be to be heard properly. 73 and enjoy logging the
A12 movements (Gary Drew, England, March 24, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
** EUROPE. LOG: 6991 kHz LSB "BSR - Baltic Sea Radio" - 2210 UT, 35343
with S-650/sdr on Dipol for 43Mb, QTH: Halle/S. Germany, The
distance must be more than 1200 km (dead zone here)
nom: "RR ==> balticseapirate@gmail.com "
There were also announcements in German, and Japanese made ;-)
http://www.rhci-online.de/6991kHz(LSB)_BSR_2012_03_25.aac
(Roger, Germany, March 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Which gets a 404 on March 28
** EUROPE. PIRATE. 15099.95, Radio Mustang, 1440-1455, dance music.
ID. Poor. Weak. March 25 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
** FRANCE. 7205, RFI in French, with ID, Blog, unlisted frequency.
53333 on top of Turkey. 27 Mar 12, 2029 UT (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig /
Germany, Perseus + DX-10 Pro active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** GABON. 9580, Africa #1; 2226-2232+, 19-Mar; M in French with
commentary & taking calls; occasional low-key Afro bumper; ANU ID at
2231. SIO=543 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft.
bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my
receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9580, Africa No.1, alive and kicking, French talk about music, 44433.
27 Mar 12, 2144 UT (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, Perseus + DX-10
Pro active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. Re 12-12: UNIDENTIFIED. 3995 - Hearing unknown station
here 0115-0200+ [UT March 21] with soft rock / pop music. Journey,
"Feelings", Monkees Daydream Believer and vocal version of Ode to Joy,
among other unknown songs. Only one announcement heard at 0152 but
noise level to high to even determine language. Lots of ham QRM, band
noise and very low level signal strength make this very difficult to
get anything definite. I heard this last week, 15 March, with a
slightly better signal and a positive German announcement. Could this
be unscheduled program from Kall transmitter? Any ideas for anywhere?
(Stephen Wood, Harwich, Massachusetts, Perseus SDR with 25 x 50 N/E
terminated Superloop antenna, NASWA yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DXLD)
Yes, it is Radio 700, Kall, now 24 hours as in sked below (Glenn
Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
3995, Radio 700, Kall / Germany, with pop music. Solid 55444. No trace
of also registered WYFR. 27 Mar 12, 2201 UT (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig /
Germany, Perseus + DX-10 Pro active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
A-12 season plan Kall-Krekel. Nachfolgend finden Sie den Programmplan
fuer das Sommerhalbjahr 2012 (A12) unserer Kurzwellenfrequenzen. Alle
Sendungen koennen Sie auch \\ zur terrestrischen Ausstrahlung ueber
unsere Livestreams verfolgen. Sendeleistung: 1 kW.
Alle Zeitangaben in UTC - Weltzeit. (UTC+2hrs CET Mitteleuropaeische
Sommerzeit). Ausserplanmaessige Programmeinschuebe oder weitere
Aenderungen sind jederzeit moeglich. Stand: 25.03.2012
Kurzwellenfrequenz 3995 kHz. Regelmaessig
Montag-Sonntag 0400-0800 UTC: Radio HCJB
Montag-Sonntag 0800-1000 UTC: Radio 700
Montag-Sonntag 1000-1500 UTC: Radio 700
Montag-Sonntag 1500-1900 UTC: Radio HCJB
Montag-Sonntag 1900-0400 UTC: Radio 700 *****
[3995: WORLD OF RADIO 1610]
Kurzwellenfrequenz 5980 kHz. Regelmaessig
Montag-Sonntag 0900-1000 UTC: Hamburger Lokalradio
Kurzwellenfrequenz 6005 kHz. Regelmaessig
Montag-Sonntag 0600-1700 UTC:
Radio 700 Kurzwellendienst mit "Schlager & Oldies", darin:
Montag-Sonntag 0600-0800 UTC: Radio Belarus, deutsches Programm
Montag-Sonntag 1000-1015 UTC: Missionswerk Freundesdienst
Montag-Samstag 1630-1645 UTC: Missionswerk Freundesdienst
jeder 1. Sonntag im Monat: 0900-1000 UTC: Radio Joystick
jeder 3. Sonntag im Monat: 0800-0900 UTC: EMR
jeder 4. Sonntag im Monat: 0900-1000 UTC: Radio Gloria International
Kurzwellenfrequenz 6085 kHz. Regelmaessig
Montag-Sonntag 0600-1100 UT: Pur Radio 1 (Belgien)
(Christian Milling, Vorsitzender Funkhaus Euskirchen e.V.,
Kuchenheimer Strasse 155, 53881 Euskirchen, Germany.
Telefon: +49 (2251) 921300 Telefax: +49 (2251) 921303
Mobil: +49 (171) 5340223
e-mail March 25, BCDX
March 28 via DXLD)
** GERMANY. Radio Seagull now using 6150
From their Facebook page this morning:
``MORE WAYS TO LISTEN Radio Seagull now on Shortwave as well !!
As from today, Radio Seagull can also be heard on Shortwave on 6150
kHz in the 49 metre band. Broadcasts will be increasing up to 24 hours
a day. The power will be up to 6 KW and the coverage will be from
Spain to Finland with the transmitter based in Germany.``
Noted here from 0745, fair signal spoilt by local noise level.
Station website: http://radioseagull.com/ (Mike Barraclough, England,
March 25, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I have tuned remote receivers located in Germany at 0930 and nothing
heard on 6150 (Bob Montgomery, PA, 0945 UT March 25, NASWA yg via
DXLD)
Testing today until around 1300 per Stevie on their Facebook page
(Barraclough, 1002 UT, dxldyg via DXLD)
But disappeared suddenly at 1029 (Mauno Ritola, Finland, ibid.)
The frequency of course points at Rohrbach near Ingolstadt, another
one of the German low power hobby facilities, earlier talked about as
"Radio 6150" and noted testing in January. So here finally a pattern
emerges. Seems that the Dutch telcom regulation authority is not as
obliging as the German one when it comes to authorizing such
transmitters.
What is remarkable: Between 0900 and 1000 two further Dutch enthusiast
projects were on air via German transmitters as well, in this case the
professional Wertachtal plant; The Iceman (aka. XVRB) on 6045 (choosen
for being a former RNW frequency?) and KBC on 6095 (choosen for being
the last Junglinster shortwave frequency?), both playing the same kind
of "do you remember the good old times" music selection. And then
there was also another one, time and again using the Kall-Krekel low
power facility... (Kai Ludwig, Germany, 1035 UT, WORLD OF RADIO 1610,
ibid.)
** GERMANY. 6140, Radio Gloria International, 0902-0912, 25-03,
German, male, comments, identification: "Radio Gloria International".
Pop music. 24322. (Méndez)
9480, Radio Gloria International, 0855-0905, 25-03, pop music, male,
German, identification and frequencies. 34433 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo,
Spain, Logs in Friol, Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Cable antenna, 10 meters,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. 7265, Hamburger Lokal Radio, *0500.0540, 25-03, tuning
music, "This is a transmitting station of MV Baltic Radio",
identification, German: "Hamburger Lokal Radio", comments in German,
music and songs. 23322 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol,
Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Cable antenna, 10 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST) Special broadcast was publicized last week (gh, DXLD)
7265 Hamburger Lokal Radio; 0503-0522+, 25-Mar; Seemed to come up
suddenly about 0503 with 1920s style music. Seems to be mostly music.
Mucho ham QRM, so reception very spotty -- can only hear in USB. Had
it on LSB at 0500 when KE3X in Washington DC came up calling CQ
contest. Sent an e-mail with a pitiful report, but got a response back
in 2:16 from Michael Kittner at m.kittner @ freenet.de promising a
QSL! (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85
ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in
real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. Berlin-Britz site will be closed --- I've been told that
there are now concrete plans to close the Berlin-Britz site. Don't
know the intended closure date, if one has already been set at all.
89.6 MHz will, like 94.3 MHz already back in 1996, be moved to the
Alexanderplatz site (that's what ordinary people simply know as the TV
tower). The filters there allow of running also this outlet through
the existing antenna system. No word about the AM transmitters so far,
but I assume that they will simply be turned off and that was it then.
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 26, shortwave[sic]sites yg via DXLD)
** GERMANY [non]. Re 12-12, SWAZILAND: Concerning German on the 60 mB:
This was a common situation until the mid-nineties, by way of Radio
Moscow and Radio Ukraine International using in the winter seasons at
night besides the usual 49 and 41 mB fare also a 60 metres frequency.
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Yes, but those would still have been a rarity to North America (gh)
** GOA. 15210, March 25 at 0358, AIR IS with flutter, 0400 music only.
HFCC A-12 shows 0345-0530, Panaji site at 250 kW, 300 degrees, in
Persian/Arabic (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE [and non]. 15650, March 26 at 1413 has collision between at
least two stations, mixing equally Qur`an(?), other music, clips of
Pres. Obama, making fast SAH. At 1438 with same SAH still going, one
of them is in Greek music, so VOG, and what else?
Incredibly, literally, HFCC A-12 has ERT Avlis registered on 15650, 23
hours a day from 15 to 14 UT! Yet I am hearing it during the one hour
it is not. But when are they really using it? Previous cutback to 12
hours a day if still in effect, would mean on the air on any frequency
only from 14 to 02 UT?
The other 15650 is IBB in Turkmen via Wertachtal, GERMANY, at 14-17.
Aoki clarifies it`s RFE/RL, 3 hours straight in Turkmen; and also
shows on 15650: ``15650 IRRS Milano (The Overcomer Ministry) 1200-1400
1234567 English 300 67 Tiganesti ROU 02606E 4442N TOM a12`` --- but so
far we are still hearing Brother Scare on 15190, also listed by Aoki,
and not 15650 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Glenn: Since the A-12 VOG Schedule is not yet available, I dug up my
old A-11 Schedule which has VOG on 15630 from 1100-2250 UT on 15630
and from 2300-0250 UT on 15650; then back at 0300-1000 on 15630 UT.
If this holds true for A-12, this sort of knocks a hole in what you
were listening to today. Also look at my actual reception report of
March 25-26 for 2000-0200 UT of 15630 and 15650. And, VOG stlll may
be working those shortened hours from 0000-0400 and 1600-2400.
Regards, (John Babbis, March 26, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15630, March 26 at 1854, Greek talk and music, as VOG has obviously
switched from 15650 to 15630 sometime since last noted at 1413; but
when is it now? No more CCI here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Heard Athens today 15-16 UT on 15650! and 9420 kHz. Now at 19 UT on
15630, 9420, and THE ERT-3 program 7450. wolfy df5sx (Wolfgang
Büschel, March 27, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
The sched. given on
http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbyfmo.php?seas=A12&fmor=ERA
is useless. For instance, they claim 11 transmitters in use at 00.00,
9 at 04.00 etc. As far as I know they only operate 3 transmitters??
Does anybody have a correct sched? 73, (Erik Koie, Copenhagen, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
V. of Greece hasn`t put up an A-12 schedule, John Babbis says they
don`t reply to E-mail, and their HFCC registrations are a joke, full
of wooden entries. So only by monitoring can we figure out what their
real schedule is.
15650, March 28 at 1359 I hear their haunting IS, presumed national
anthem, and onward with Greek announcements and music past 1500 full
ID and theme, all the while with co-channel QRM from another station
producing fast SAH, registered as R. Liberty in Turkmen via
Wertachtal, Germany at 14-17. Still the same at 1646, and Mauno Ritola
heard VOG still on 15650 after 1700, but no 9420, where is it?
Sometime later they switch from 15650 to 15630. By 1913 they are on
15630 instead, sounds like sports coverage, which I have also noticed
lately in their evenings (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
I can confirm 15650 kHz on after 1700 RL Turkmen s/off. But I don't
hear 9420 kHz today. Is there a transmitter problem or has it moved?
It has always been difficult to get email replies from ERA. Is there
some dictator boss with internal rule, that forbids email contacts to
outside world? (Mauno Ritola, Finland, March 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7450 left 2252 UT
nothing on 7475 kHz
15630 still 22-24 UT
2300-2400 15630/105 OFF7475/285 9420/323
73 wb March 28 observations (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)
2252 to 2357 UT only two tx on air: 9420 15630 kHz.
2357 to 0003 UT only 9420 on air.
0003.27 UT, carrier of 7475 kHz on air,
0004.56 UT, audio on air 7475, 9420 kHz.
3rd transmitter STILL missing tonight. Nothing on 9935, 11645, 12105
either 73 wb (Büschel, ibid.)
I used an SDR unit and Perseus remote network rx unit overlapped on my
screen browser, also used VAC cable on two soundcard mixer earphones.
All three Avlis transmitters started around 1400 UT on March 29, all
three S=9+10dB signal level here in Germany:
1st - 1357-1358 UT Greek interval signal on 9935.004 kHz, into
Macedonia program around 1359 UT
2nd - ERT interval signal around 1400 UT on 9420.003 kHz, and latest
15650.015 kHz
3rd - carrier on air around 1359 UT, covered a religious prayer
underneath on approx 15650.0 totally, midst on the station annmt in
Greek started at CRASH character at 1401:07 UT. 73 wolfy (Wolfgang
Büschel, Mar 29, ibid.)
I am beginning to believe that all of the knowledgeable people at VOG
have been terminated, and that the newly-hired amateurs are running
the show! (John Babbis, MD, ibid.)
TECHNICIAN SHORTAGE AT VOICE OF GREECE
Voice of Greece (ERA5), the shortwave service of ERT, faces lack of
qualified technical personnel. According to the Association of
Engineers and Technicians of ERT, the remaining permanent employees at
the Emission Center at Avlida are preparing to retire and the Centre
will be handed over to new technical personnel that will be employed
as contract employees only. "New technicians need at least three years
within the group in order to gain the necessary experience to support
the Emission Center. The same happens with other facilities. With the
new system at ERT of contracting technicians for only one or two
years, the ERT faces the problem of not having enough qualified
personnel to do the necessary work at the ERT broadcasting
facilities," notes the Association of Engineers and Technician of ERT.
Full article in Greek here: http://www.radiofono.gr/node/3161
(Christos Rigas, Wood Dale, Illinois, March 29, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. FROM ERA 5 "THE VOICE OF GREECE" (GOOGLE TRANSLATION FROM
GREEK PUBLIC RELATIONS Press Lounge Thursday, 22/3/2012 PRESS RELEASE
The "VOICE OF GREECE" - SOLIDARITY VOICE
RADIOMARATHON FOR SOCIAL PHARMACY
THE HOLY ARCHIEPISKOPIS ATHENS
The «Voice of Greece" is solidarity voice and attempts to unite all
Greeks Overseas five continents in a common goal.
In collaboration with the Archdiocese of Athens, the "Voice of Greece"
organized Monday, April 2, from 09:00 to 22:00 (0600-1900 UT) World
RadioMarathon through the frequencies in order to raise money for the
creation of two social pharmacy at Constitution and in the St.
Panteleimon. The pharmacies will try to meet the needs facing our
citizens from weak social groups (unemployed, low, etc.) which are
tested by the economic crisis plaguing the country.
The initiative is to create a strong solidarity movement following in
the footsteps of the great national benefactors of the country, but
all those who contributed materially and morally to make significant
initiatives.
On Monday, April 2, all television and radio stations of ERT and
private radio stations and channels will connect with the "Voice of
Greece". The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Mr. Jerome will send
a message to the Greek Diaspora. During the intervention will be
RadioMarathon personalities of the Diaspora, representatives of
collective bodies, students studying abroad and philhellenes.
RadioMarathon solidarity will peak at 22:00 (1900 UT), with the
Orchestra of Modern Music of ERT, studio C in the Greek Radio under
the baton of Maestro Andreas Pilarinos. Participating artists Kalliopi
Vetta, Yota Nega, Sunday Spanos, composers John John, Peter
Dourdoumpakis, N. Economides and musicians Tasos Zafiriou (bouzouki),
Greg Panagiotopoulos (oud), Costas Papageorgiou (guitar (, Nick
Manikas (percussion) Pallas and Joanna (accordion). The concert, which
will be open to the public, will be honored by the presence of the
Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Mr. Jerome.
The concert will be presented by journalists the "Voice of Greece",
Karagiannis Elena and Natasha Vissarion. It is hardly meant to the
Greeks to become one. United the Greeks achieved the greatest
excesses.
Today, the most difficult corner of our modern history, we still give
koiino struggle to keep upright the homeland, and his fellow man in
need. In this race, is the invaluable help of the Diaspora, all those
who live away from their homes but did not stop or miss a day. Greeks
in every corner of the earth conveying the love of their ancestry from
generation to generation, keeping in Greece for decades big in heart
and mind. Together, we can do it!
Tenders are citizens of the National Bank and the following accounts:
For Greece: Account No: 14654403519
For the outside: Account No: IBAN: GR 2101101460000014654403519
Accepted IAA (Social Pharmacy)
The Director of International Radio Broadcasting
(via John Babbis, MD, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DXLD)
** GRENADA. 540 | GBN Klassic AM, St. George's, MAR 21 2306 -
Caribbean-accented man read local obituaries including Mavis Jones,
funeral 2 p.m. Thursday the 22nd at the Forbes(?) Seventh Day
Adventist Church; fair. [Connelly*O-MA] (Mark Connelly, MA, ABDX via
DXLD) See BRAZIL for equipment details
** GUAM. 5765-USB, AFN, 1337-1342, March 27. CNN Morning Express with
Robin Meade audio feed; strong signal and good reception; well above
their normal level due to good propagation (Ron Howard, San Francisco
at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** HAITI. 840 | R. 4VEH (4VEF), Cap-Haitien, MAR 8 0000 - electronic
keyboard "dashing through the snow" interval music, Haitian French
hymn; over WHAS. [Connelly*Y-MA] (Mark Connelly, MA, ABDX via DXLD)
See BRAZIL for equipment details
** INDIA. Several All India Radio stations heard here in British
Columbia late in the afternoon of March 22nd (March 23 UT) about 1 to
1-1/2 hours before my sunset. The signals were arriving from over the
North Pole. At these times it would have been around sunrise in India.
4920, A.I.R., Chennai at 0109, seemed to be parallel with 5010, but
that stopped as the male announcer was speaking, with music playing in
the background. Tamil is listed and presumed language after newscast.
(Very poor, Mar 23 HTS)
4950, (KASHMIR), A.I.R., Srinagar, at 0115 noted carrier, 0119 AIR
interval signal came on, 0120 chorus singing Vandemataram, national
song of India, 0121 woman speaker, too weak to identify language but
probably Hindi, 0121:30 traditional instrumental music until almost
0125. Thanks to Partha Sarathi Goswami for information on national
song and language. (Poor, Mar 23 HTS)
5010, A.I.R., Thiruvananthapuram at 0103, language was not Hindi,
probably Malayalam according to Victor Goonetilleke. Sounded like
news, male host, several speakers, some on telephone line. (Poor, Mar
23 HTS) (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia. Listening lakeside
from my car with the Eton E and Sony AN-1 active whip antenna, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
CHINA/INDIA, 15120, bad clash on co-channel AIR Hindi from Bangalore
at 0315-0415 UT and hit heavily and covered here in Europe by CRI
Beijing when tune in at 0320 to 0340 UT March 25 (Wolfgang Büschel,
wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 25 via DXLD)
** INDIA. AIR latest news: AIR External service via Bengaluru, 500 kW,
Latest changes already in effect:
15120 (replaced 15075) at following timings
0215-0300 Kannada. West Asia
0315-0415 Hindi. E. Africa, Mauritius
0415-0430 Gujarati. E. Africa, Mauritius
0430-0530 Hindi. E. Africa, Mauritius
1615-1730 Hindi. E. Africa, Mauritius
(Jose Jacob, India, March 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. Re AIR registered A-12 season.
7295 0415 1115 41NE AIZ 10 36 RSW - AIZ
7255 1300 1545 40E ALG 250 282 Dar/Pus/En
7410 1600 1730 39,40 ALG 250 282 Hindi
9470 0115 0530 41S ALG 250 188 FM Gold
9470 0915 1230 41S ALG 250 188 FM Gold
9470 1305 0040 41S ALG 250 188 Nat.Chan.
9565 0115 0200 42S,43SW ALG 250 65 Tibetan
9620 1215 1600 41N ALG 250 245 Sind/Balu.
9620 1600 2030 38E,39,40W ALG 250 282 FreNch
9635 0045 0200 41W ALG 250 312 Sindhi
9810 0115 0230 41N,42S ALG 250 65 Nepali
9910 0200 0345 40E ALG 250 282 Push/Dari
9910 1300 1545 40E ALG 250 282 Dar/Pus/En
9910 2030 2230 55,58-60 ALG 250 132 GOS-V(Eng)
9910 2245 0045 49,50,54 ALG 250 132 Hin/Tamil
9950 2230 0045 43E,44,45 ALG 250 65 GOS-I(Eng)
11735 0200 0345 40E ALG 250 282 Push/Dari
15075 1600 1730 48SW,53W ALG 250 245 Hindi
15075 1730 1945 48SW,53W ALG 250 245 GOS-IV Eng
15155 1730 1945 37,46 ALG 250 282 GOS-IV Eng
15770 0345 0530 38-40 ALG 250 282 Per./Ar.
15770 0830 0945 54 ALG 250 132 Indonesian
15770 1100 1245 49,50,54 ALG 250 132 Tamil/Tel.
17875 0830 0945 54 ALG 250 132 Indonesian
17895 0945 1100 55,58-60 ALG 250 132 GOS-II Eng
6155 0000 0430 41N BGL 500 330 Urdu
7305 2230 0045 49,50,54 BGL 500 90 GOS-I(Eng)
7410 1730 2030 37,46 BGL 500 280 GOS-IV/Fr.
7410 1730 2230 27,28 BGL 500 320 GOIV/H/GOV
9425 0115 0530 41N BGL 500 18 FM GolD
9425 0915 1145 41N BGL 500 18 FM Gold
9425 1145 1315 41N BGL 500 38 ChiNesE
9425 1305 0040 41N BGL 500 18 Nat.Chan.
9445 1730 1945 37,46 BGL 500 300 GOS-IV Eng
9445 2030 2230 27,28 BGL 500 325 GOS-V(Eng)
9690 1330 1500 49,50,54 BGL 500 108 GOS-III En
9870 0010 0435 41N BGL 500 35 VBS
9870 0845 1200 41N BGL 500 35 VBS
9870 1230 1740 41N BGL 500 35 VBS
11620 1500 1600 48SW,53W BGL 500 240 Gujarati
11620 1600 1715 19,29 BGL 500 335 Russian
11620 2030 2230 55,58-60 BGL 500 120 GOS-V(Eng)
11620 2230 0045 43E,44,45 BGL 500 60 GOS-I(Eng)
11670 1730 2230 27,28 BGL 500 320 GOIV/H/GOV
11985 0200 0300 39 BGL 500 300 Kannada
13605 1500 1730 48SW,53W BGL 500 240 Swahili/H
13605 2230 0045 43-45 BGL 500 58 GOS-I(Eng)
13620 0200 0345 40E BGL 500 330 Push/Dari
13620 0345 0530 38-40 BGL 500 300 Pers/Arab.
13630 0045 0130 49 BGL 500 60 Burmese
13640 1715 1945 38,39 BGL 500 300 Arabic
13640 1945 2030 37,46 BGL 500 300 French
13645 1100 1200 49 BGL 500 90 Thai
13645 1500 1600 48SW,53W BGL 500 240 GujRatI
13695 0300 0415 38,39 BGL 500 300 Hindi
13695 0945 1100 43-45 BGL 500 60 GOS-II Eng
13695 0945 1100 55,58-60 BGL 500 120 GOS-II Eng
13695 1100 1245 49,50,54 BGL 500 108 Tamil/Tel.
13695 1315 1500 49,50,54 BGL 500 108 GOS-III En
13700 0115 0200 42S,43SW BGL 500 38 Tibetan
13770 1600 1730 39 BGL 500 300 Hindi
13795 2245 0045 49,50,54 BGL 500 108 HindiTamil
15075 0200 0300 39 BGL 500 300 Kannada
15075 0300 0415 39 BGL 500 300 Hindi
15075 0300 0530 48SW,53W BGL 500 240 Hin/Guj/H
15410 0945 1100 43E,44,45 BGL 500 60 GOS-II Eng
15415 1200 1315 49NW BGL 500 60 Burmese
15795 1130 1315 43,44 BGL 500 35 Chinese
17630 0300 0530 48SW,53W BGL 500 240 Hin/Guj/H
17705 1130 1315 43,44 BGL 500 58 Chinese
17800 0945 1100 43-45 BGL 500 58 GOS-II Eng
7430 0215 1115 41N BHO 50 102 RSW - BHO
5985 2345 0045 41S CNI 100 180 Tamil
7270 0945 1215 41SE CNI 100 0 GOS-II/TAM
7270 1245 1500 41SE CNI 100 0 SINHALA
7270 2345 0430 41SE CNI 100 0 TAM/SIN/FG
7380 0245 1145 41S CNI 50 0 RSW - CNI
7385 0045 0430 41SE CNI 100 0 FM Gold
7385 0645 1130 41SE CNI 100 0 FM Gold
7385 1230 1730 41SE CNI 100 0 FM Gold
5990 0045 0200 41NW DEL 250 334 Sindhi
6030 0145 0310 41N DEL 50 102 Uttaranch.
6030 1200 1430 41N DEL 50 102 Uttaranch.
6045 0115 0230 41N DEL 250 154 Nepali
6045 1315 1430 41N DEL 250 334 Nepali
6045 1430 1930 41N DEL 250 334 Urdu
6085 1200 1830 41N DEL 50 154 Internal-N
6100 0845 1200 41N DEL 100 134 VBS DRM
6165 1215 1600 41NW DEL 250 334 Sind/Bal.
6190 0445 1215 41NW DEL 50 154 RSW - DEL
7235 0200 0400 41N DEL 50 162 Internal-N
7295 1230 1730 41NW DEL 50 162 FM Gold
7360 0015 0430 41NW DEL 50 162 FM Gold
7360 0615 1200 41NW DEL 50 162 FM Gold
7360 1230 1730 41NW DEL 50 162 FM Gold
7370 0015 0045 41N DEL 50 162 H/E News
7370 0045 0200 41NW DEL 100 282 Sindhi
7370 1545 1830 41N DEL 100 154 Internal-N
7410 1300 1530 42S,43SW DEL 250 334 Dari/Push
9575 1200 1330 42S,43SW DEL 50 102 Tibetan
9575 1330 1830 41NE DEL 50 102 Internal-E
9595 0000 0430 41N DEL 250 334 Urdu
9595 0645 0800 41N,42S DEL 100 342 Nepali
9595 0800 1145 41N DEL 100 342 Urdu
9595 1600 1715 19,29 DEL 250 000 RusSiaN
9835 0200 0345 40E DEL 250 312 Push/Dari
9835 1315 1830 41S DEL 50 174 Internal-S
9835 2345 0045 41S DEL 100 174 Tamil
9950 0045 0130 49NW DEL 50 102 Burmese
9950 1500 1730 48SW,53W DEL 250 245 Swah/Hin
9950 1730 2230 27,28 DEL 100 312 GOIV/H/GOV DRM
11620 0045 0430 41N DEL 250 334 Urdu
11620 0815 1145 41N DEL 250 334 Urdu/H/E
11620 1200 1315 49NW DEL 250 102 Burmese
11620 1315 1500 49,50,54 DEL 250 102 GOS-III En
11620 2230 0045 49,50,54 DEL 250 132 GOS-I(Eng)
11645 2230 0045 43,44,45 DEL 250 65 GOS-I(Eng)
11710 1100 1145 41E DEL 50 102 Arunachali
11710 1200 1315 49NW DEL 50 102 Burmese
11710 1600 1730 38-40 DEL 250 282 Persian
11710 1730 1945 38-40 DEL 250 282 AraBic
11715 0115 0230 42S DEL 250 124 Nepali
11715 2030 2230 55,58-60 DEL 250 132 GOS-V(ENG)
11830 0115 0400 41 DEL 50 174 Internal-S
11840 1130 1315 43,44 DEL 250 65 Chinese
11850 0645 0800 42S DEL 100 102 Nepali
11870 0045 0130 49NW DEL 250 102 Burmese
11900 0115 0200 42S,43SW DEL 250 65 Tibetan
11985 2345 0115 41SE DEL 250 174 Tamil/Sin.
15040 1200 1315 49NW DEL 100 102 BurMesE
15050 1100 1215 41S DEL 250 174 Tamil
15050 1245 1500 41S DEL 250 174 Sinhala
15075 1100 1215 41S DEL 100 174 Tamil
15135 0115 0400 41E DEL 50 102 Internal-E
15140 1600 1715 19,29 DEL 250 312 Russian
15185 0715 0930 41E DEL 50 102 Internal-E
15185 1100 1145 41E DEL 50 102 Arunachali
15260 0645 0930 41S DEL 50 174 Internal-S
15260 0945 1100 41S DEL 50 174 GOS-II Eng
17510 0830 0945 54 DEL 250 132 Indonesian
17510 0945 1100 55,58-60 DEL 250 132 GOS-II Eng
17670 1500 1730 48SW,53W DEL 250 245 Swahili/H
17670 1730 1945 48SW,53W DEL 250 245 GOS-IV Eng
17715 0300 0530 48SW,53W DEL 250 245 Hin/Guj/H
17740 1100 1200 49 DEL 250 132 Thai
17845 0345 0530 38-40 DEL 250 282 Per/Arabic
17860 1100 1245 41S DEL 100 174 Tam./Int-S
7250 0645 1145 41N,42S GKP 50 15 Nep/Urdu
6085 0415 1030 41NE GTK 10 180 RSW - GTK
7280 0415 1145 41NE GUW 50 130 RSW - GUW
7420 0115 0430 41NE GUW 50 130 NEP/H/E/BE
7420 0645 1100 41NE GUW 50 130 NEP/BEN
7420 1200 1740 41NE GUW 50 130 T/N/B/INT
7420 0215 1145 41S HYD 50 125 RSW - HYD
7335 0215 0945 41NE IMP 50 160 RSW - IMP
6150 0430 1000 41NE ITA 50 30 RSW - ITA
7325 0415 1115 41NW JAI 50 90 RSW - JAI
5965 0515 1030 41N JAM 50 0 RSW - JAM
6040 0415 1115 41E JEY 50 27 RSW - JEY
7210 0230 1215 41E KKT 50 180 RSW - KKT
6065 0415 0945 41NE KOH 50 15 RSW - KOH
7230 0415 1045 41NE KSG 50 150 RSW - KSG
6000 0415 1045 41NW LEH 10 130 RSW - LEH
7440 0415 1045 41N LKW 50 72 RSW - LKW
7240 0415 1215 41W MUM 50 90 RSW - MUM
7325 1230 1730 41SW MUM 100 10 FM Gold
7340 0000 0430 41SW MUM 100 10 URDU
7340 0815 1140 41SW MUM 100 10 URDU/H/E
7340 1215 1600 41SW MUM 100 10 SINDHI/BAL
7345 0015 0430 41SW MUM 100 10 FM Gold
7345 0615 1200 41SW MUM 100 10 FM Gold
11935 1730 1945 48SW,53W MUM 100 250 GOS-IV Eng
7250 0115 0230 42S PAN 250 25 Nepali
7250 1600 1830 39,40 PAN 250 300 Pers/Mal.
9575 2030 2230 55,58-60 PAN 250 120 GOS-V(Eng)
9705 2230 0045 49,50,54 PAN 250 120 GOS-I(Eng)
9820 1245 1500 41SE PAN 250 120 Sinhala
9820 1515 1545 49,50,54 PAN 250 120 Eng.News
11740 1515 1545 49,50,54 PAN 250 120 Eng. News
11740 2245 0045 49,50,54 PAN 250 120 HindiTamil
11775 1200 1430 42S,43SW PAN 250 25 Tib/Nepali
11840 0300 0415 39,40W PAN 250 300 Hindi
12025 1600 1830 39,40 PAN 250 300 Hindi/Mal.
15175 1500 1600 48SW,53W PAN 250 205 Gujarati
15185 0300 0530 48SW,53W PAN 250 205 Hin/Guj/H
15210 0345 0530 40 PAN 250 300 Pers/Arab.
15410 1100 1200 49 PAN 250 120 Thai
17810 1100 1245 49,50,54 PAN 250 120 Tamil/Tel.
7390 0300 1045 49SW PBL 10 147 RSW - PBL
5985 0415 1145 41E RAC 50 160 RSW - RAC
7315 0415 1045 41NE SHG 50 76 RSW - SHG
6020 0200 1230 41N SIM 50 169 RSW - SIM
6110 0215 1115 41N SRI 50 200 RSW - SRI
7290 0215 1045 41S TVD 50 160 RSW - TVD
(via Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD)
** INDIA. AIR Delhi 50 KW --- Observations of AIR Delhi 50 kW
transmitters with one of their last broadcasts as follows just now:
1730-1740 UT, 24 Mar 2012
4860 353 External Service in Urdu (in progress)
5015 not heard
6085 not heard
9575 311
9835 not heard but suspected rough carrier noted on 10278 till sgn off
at 1745 UT. Must look out for them tomorrow also.
AIR Delhi 50 kW last day of broadcast today 25 Mar 2012 at
0025, 4860 not heard,
0030-0040 7370 not heard,
0145 11830 only rough carrier,
0145 15135 111,
0215 7235 454
Please check 15410 today at 1000-1100 UT for any clash between AIR
Bangalore 500 kW & Panaji 250 kW. Both are scheduled at same time!
Yours sincerely (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, March 25, National Institute of
Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India Mobile: +91 94416 96043,
http://www.qsl.net/vu2jos dx_india yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DXLD)
As predicted two signals NOT SYNCHRONISED
AIR news at 1000 UT on - probably - Bangalore transmitter on 15410.000
... x.001 - and also odd signal from probably Goa Panaji site on
15409.952 kHz, and accompanied BUZZ heterodyne audio of 48 Hertz.
That will not work at all, even DTK/M&B synchronization of Wertachtal
and Nauen signals on same channel failed in past, due of technical
discrepancy of the satellite feeder receivers on very same model
series. 73 (Wolfgang df5sx, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DXLD)
Guido Schotmans via dx_india fb group: English News now grubling a bit
against each other. Fqs 15409.985 and 15409.936. With best regards,
(Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, ibid.)
Both heard, other on nominal and the other on about 15409.50 kHz.
Slight echo heard via Spain remote receiver. 73, (Mauno Ritola,
DX_INDIA via DXLD)
I remember that several years back AIR used to broadcast Vividh
Bharathi Service on 10330 simultaneously from 4 sites Delhi, Mumbai,
Chennai and Guwhathi. The output was reasonably OK then. Yours
sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio,
Hyderabad, India Mobile: +91 94416 96043, ibid.)
1115-1200 Thai 13645 Kh, 15410 P (15235)
1115-1215 Tamil 13695 B (13710), 17860 Kh
At present 1116 UT AIR Thai Goa Panaji 15409.953 kHz
Bangalore 17740.002 kHz.
1125 UT AIR Tamil 13695.002 kHz Bangalore, 17810.000 kHz Goa Panaji.
73 wb df5sx (Büschel, ibid.)
1115-1200 Thai 13645{not; 17740.002 instead} Kh, 15410{15409.953} P
1115-1215 Tamil 13695{.002} B, 17860{not; 17810.0 instead} Kh
1215-1245 Telegu 13695{.002} B; { \\ 17810.0 Kh }
1215-1315 Burmese 15040.0 Kh
{ \\ 11620, 11710 both Kh ? both hit by CHN co-ch stns}
1215-1330 Tibetan B (Ki)
{9575.0 Kh, 11774.965 Goa Panaji; both hit by CHN jamming}
(Buschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 25, dxldyg via DXLD)
AIR in AM mode this morning
0345-0530 Persian/Arabic 15209.956 (P), 17845.0 (Kh), not 13620 today
0415-0430 Gujarati 15120 (B) nothing heard due of terrible 3 stations,
15770.002 (B), 17715.0 (Kh)
0430-0530 Hindi 15120 (B) nothing heard due of terrible 3 stations,
15770.002 (B), 17715.0 (Kh)
73 (Wolfgang Büschel, March 27 DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 15050, 25/Mar 1202, All India Radio em tâmil. Música pop
indiana. As 1205 OM curta fala do OM e mais musica pop. Em // com
15770 com o sinal quase igual. 25432. 73 (Jorge Freitas, Feira de
Santana, Bahia, 12 14´S 38 58´W - Brasil, Degen 1103 - All listening
in mode of filter Narrow the 6 kHz. Dipole antenna, 16 meters -
east/west, Escutas (listening, my blog):
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006 dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15050, March 26 at 1317, AIR Sinhala service normally in DRM has once
again changed back to AM, as happens unpredictably on rare occasions,
why? We approve! Able to enjoy nice music, with flutter. Still in AM
at 1407. No doubt will be back in snazzy new DRM medium ASAP, like
tomorrow for its listener (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 9910, AIR Aligarh, empty carrier, should be // 9445. 53443.
27 Mar 12, 2152 UT (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, Perseus + DX-10
Pro active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 11620, stronger 11670 = 11715 all unusually audible March 26
at 2224 with Indian vocal music. This is just before the close of the
AIR GOS-V in English at 2045-2230, the first two from Bengaluru, the
third from Delhi (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. All India Radio in Hindi noted on March 15:
1615-1730 NF 15120 ALG 250 kW / 245 deg, ex 15075
// 7410, 9950, 12025, 13770, 17670 (DX Re Mix News 23 March via DXLD)
9425 kHz heard with Urdu Service now 28 March 2012 from tune in around
0130. May be AIR Delhi as it is not heard on scheduled 9595. They are
scheduled l at 0015-0430 // 6155, 11620. Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob,
VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad, India, Mobile:
+91 94416 96043, http:// www.qsl.net/vu2jos dx_india yg via DXLD)
Noted back on regular 9595 when I checked around 0330 (Jacob, ibid.)
** INDIA. MADHYA PRADESH CHIEF MINISTER SHRI SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN
LAUNCHED RADIO AZAD HIND
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched
Radio Azad Hind on 25th March 2012, it is the first radio of its kind
in the country, which is fully dedicated to the values of freedom
struggle and self-rule.
It can be heard on 90.8 megahertz daily from 7 am to 12 pm and 5 to 10
pm. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose had set up Radio Azad Hind 70 years
ago on March 25, 1942. Radio Azad Hind has been launched to
commemorate this day.
Here's the press release from Madhya Pradesh Govt. :
http://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfonew/newsdetails.aspx?newsid=120325N6&flag1=1
Related news :
RADIO AZAD HIND DEDICATED TO VALUES OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS GOES ON AIR
http://post.jagran.com/radio-azad-hind-dedicated-to-values-of-freedom-fighters-goes-on-air-1332742531
Radio Azad Hind back on air
http://dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhopal/52583-radio-azad-hind-back-on-air.html
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, dx_india yg via DXLD)
Sounds rather clandestine, but also official (gh, DXLD)
** INDONESIA. 3325, RRI Palangkaraya. Late signing on today. Noted
March 22 at 1305 with their very nice "R-R-I Palangkaraya" station
song. MP3 audio posted at
http://www.box.com/s/a0f96bb7e7b14ff53268
(Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 3325, (KALIMANTAN), RRI Palangkaraya, 1242 Indonesian,
pop Indo music. (Fair, Mar 23 HTS)
3995, (SULAWESI), RRI Kendari, 1238 Indonesian, possibly news by
woman, 1239 music bridge and woman again, at 1248 check playing Indo
pop music. (Fair, Mar 23 HTS)
4870, (IRIAN JAYA), RRI Wamena presumed, 1258 to 1433 mostly easy-
listening and pop songs, including many Western, such as Beyonce,
Shania Twain, occasional announcements by man in what sounded like
Indonesian, very brief and no IDs recognized. (Poor, Mar 23 HTS)
(Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia. Listening lakeside from my
car with the Eton E and Sony AN-1 active whip antenna, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
4869.93, RRI Wamena, 1138 Arabic-like music, W announcer 1139, then M
joined in. Too late. Getting pulsing QRM from ute just below. (24
March) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530
Loop, HCDX via DXLD)
** INDONESIA. 7289.95v, RRI Nabire (presumed), 0802-0809*, March 26.
In Bahasa Indonesia with program of children singing; 0807 EZL pop
song and suddenly off. Poor due to the new appearance of strong New
Zealand in DRM on 7285, which is a disaster for RRI reception,
covering frequency from scheduled 0759 to 1058! Without the QRM, RRI
would have had fair reception as the signal strength was fairly good,
but impossible to really cut through the DRM. Sad!! (Ron Howard, San
Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI is again in the clear during 13-14 English
hour, after a B-11 season with huge ACI from the China radio war on
9530. But March 26 at 1304, only open carrier, then bits of music and
YL talk in English coming and going, very undermodulated on S9+22
signal with some flutter, which if properly modulated would be very
well audible! We can only hope. After 1400 when Indonesian is
scheduled, big het with 9525.0, CRI Russian, 37 degrees toward DVR and
also USward.
9526-, March 27 at 1332, good signal from VOI, but just barely
modulated, can`t tell if RRI Banjarmasin is involved this Tuesday. Yet
another total-loss broadcast.
How can this go on for years and years from some stations? They keep
turning on the transmitters, but fail to modulate or modulation is
horribly defective. Total incompetents must be in charge at the
management and/or engineering level. Maybe total lack of internal
communication, no one willing to tell it like it is to those who need
to know, who obviously don`t ever turn on a radio. Hmm, what is the
purpose of broadcasting, anyway? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Noted womans chorus at 1550 UT March 27 on 9525.975 kHz, but only poor
S=6-7 signal this afternoon in Europe (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX
TopNews March 27, dxldyg via DXLD)
[and non]. 9526-, March 28 at 1316, zero signal from VOI. Yes, they
might as well turn it off if they can`t modulate. Still off at 1438
check, unable to produce even a het upon 9525 CRI Russian.
Once again proving that propagation is not the problem, 9680 RRI
domestic service is quite good over its Taiwan/Mainland CCI, canned ID
right as I tune in March 28 at 1322, ``R-R-I [ee], Jakarta``, apparent
credit roll with dramatic music for preceding show, 1323 different
music, ID, announcing song ``I`m Sorry, Goodbye``.
March 29, modulation barely audible, better than just barely audible
(Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9680.06, RRI Jakarta, Indo Pop music at 1010. Studio W
announcer at 1011 with quick ID ending Indonesian talk. Back again at
1018. Took phone caller between songs at 1024. Plays the same
instrumental song sounding like it came from "The Good, The Bad, and
The Ugly" prior to phone calls. W with phone callers at 1032, 1040,
1046. Promo by M followed by live studio W with ID 1059, then QRMed by
presumed Taiwan 1100. Found Koran at 1107. (24 March) 73 (Dave Valko,
Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, HCDX via DXLD)
9680.1, VOI, 1424 UT. Indo service with ethnic vocals and music. Fair
signal in the clear 25 March (Jerry Strawman, IA, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Yes, this is now apparently in the clear. I heard it earlier at 1030
with no sign of China or Taiwan. The external service on 9526v did not
have any modulation and the carrier was also weak. Receiver: Icom R70
to wire antenna slung along a curtain rail at 3 meters (Robin Harwood
VK7RH, Norwood, Tasmania, March 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. Recursive self-promotion: Internet Radio
Folks here might like to check out the recent Internet radio-related
post at the SWLing blog:
http://swling.com/blog/2012/03/rethinking-internet-radio-part-one/
(and welcome to folks that have joined the list after referral from
the blog!) (Rich Cuff, PA, Internetradio mailing list via DXLD)
** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. CNN MULTIMEDIA DOCUMENTARY EXAMINES
"SLAVERY'S LAST STRONGHOLD" (updated: "advocacy journalism").
Posted: 28 Mar 2012
CNN Press Room, 20 Mar 2012: "To shine a light on the practice of
slavery in the country of Mauritania, CNN Digital has rolled out its
first ever 'virtual magazine,' a powerful storytelling format that
fuses video, text, photography and interactive components. A part of
the network's Freedom Project initiative, CNN's John Sutter and Edythe
McNamee traveled to the West African nation where an estimated 10-20%
of the population lives in slavery, despite a 1981 outlaw of the
practice. The special report, 'Slavery's Last Stronghold,’ will appear
across all CNN platforms including CNN.com, domestic and international
television broadcasts, and via CNN’s mobile website and apps for
iPhone, iPad, Android and Android Tablet. ... CNN International will
feature this CNN Freedom Project investigation across its programming
lineup this week, with additional reports airing the week of March 26.
CNNI’s coverage will culminate in a special documentary, ‘Slavery’s
Last Stronghold: A CNN Freedom Project Special Report,’ on Thursday,
March 29 at 3:30aET [0730 UT]."
Update: Poynter.org, 27 Mar 2012, Mallary Jean Tenore: CNN’s Freedom
Project initiative "launched in March 2011. Since then, CNN has
published 250 stories about modern-day slavery from five different
continents. ... It’s hard to compare CNN’s international efforts with
others news organizations, primarily because the organization has such
a wide reach. CNN International airs around the world, and CNN.com got
about 2.3 billion page views worldwide in 2011. ... . 'This is
advocacy journalism in a lot of ways. We don’t need to be this
completely flat, disconnected, unbiased … observer — this is modern
day slavery, for Christ’s sake,' [Meredith Artley, vice president and
managing editor of CNN Digital] said. 'It certainly isn’t something
you need to be objective about.'" (kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
CNN's reporting about slavery would be more effective if it were
"flat, disconnected, unbiased," because then the audience would know
that the information comes from a bona fide news organization, and not
an NGO trying to further its cause. And, in any case, there are
already NGOs working against slavery, e.g. London-based Anti Slavery
International.
Where does CNN draw the line between stories that are treated
objectively, and those that can be subject to "advocacy journalism."
How does the audience know which story is which? Commendable as the
cause may be, CNN has proceeded down a slippery slope, and Poynter.org
seems content to go along for the ride. See previous posts on 7 Mar
and 13 May 2011, and
"In International Broadcasting, Even the Static Must be Credible."
http://publicdiplomacymagazine.com/in-international-broadcasting-even-the-static-must-be-credible/
(Kim Andrew Elliott, ibid.)
** IRAN. 15345-, March 23 at 1900, muffled ID in French but could not
catch it; certainly not Argentina, and no sign of that; evitable 4+
kHz het from Morocco 15349+, to this slightly on the lo side of 15345.
Flute & drums, M&W conversing, also more bits of music, mentions
``année nouvelle, printemps``.
That fits for Iran with its logical new year coinciding with spring
equinox, and VIRI is so listed in French at 1830-1930, 500 kW, 259
degrees from Kamalabad, for W & C Africa from Mauritania to Chad and
Gabon. From 1906:45 heard a closer het on and off and on and off,
maybe RAE trying to get going. At 1913, the Islamists were reading a
ponderous script on an historical or cultural topic (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Iran on 11765 with Japanese program 2100-2200 UT, March 24. Strong,
causing heavy QRM to strong Brasilian Radio Super Deus é Amor [sic].
Must be new frequency, was not observed yesterday. 73, (Günter Lorenz,
Freising, Germany, RX: Perseus ANT: ALA1530+SSB 2105 UT March 24,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
A-12 already started for VIRI; HFCC: ``11765 2100 2200 45 SIR 500 53
0 218 1234567 250312 281012 D JAPANESE IRN IRB IRB 4222 5A206``
(Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
11750, Voice of the Islamic Rep. of Iran; 2004-2028:48*, 27-Mar; M in
English ragging about Israel, America, war-mongering, etc. All the
bumper music during this segment was from the movie Delta Force --
where Chuck Norris kicked Arab terrorist butt. Totally hilarious --
I'm guessing they didn't know about that. At 2014 switched to W in
English with similar commentary, but different bumpers. Close at 2025
with ID, sked & addy. SIO=342, improving to 2+ at end. QRN & QRM from
11760 Cuba splash in English. // 9540, poor with strong hiss QRM. Not
heard on 11885 or 9800 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B +
125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears,
on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
After 5 months of shooting themselves in the foot by sticking to two
horribly clashing frequencies, 7200 with Sudan and 7365 with
Martí/jamming, ``V. of Justice`` on A-12 schedule has moved to two
good clear, frequencies, no doubt by pure luck, so now we can hear
anti-American propaganda an hour each night with no problems; and
don`t be surprised to hear American-accented persons interviewed,
surely not treasonous but just employing the free speech we enjoy:
13650, March 25 at 0338, fair with flutter, in English about the IAEA
and nuclear reactors; soon found // 11920 which was better and ahead
of 13650 by two sesquiseconds. No QRM at all on either, nor after
0400. At 0405 the topic was Syria, blaming Israel, Saudi Arabia and
most Arab states for the situation, and clearly slanted to side with
the genocidal Assad (like fellow dictatorships Cuba, Venezuela, etc.)
11920, recheck March 25 at 0433, it`s still on the air! Now in
Turkish, ``Burasi Teheran`` but 13650 is off. Wake up in Kamalabad!
The Turx are expecting to hear VIRI from 0430 on A-12 frequencies
11860, 13710, one of which is surely absent. You guessed it, 11920 is
also Kamalabad, 13650 Sirjan. Not rechecked until 0459 when 11920 was
all gone. Typical slopperation.
11670, March 25 at 0410, Qur`an, fair with flutter; 0412 non-Q singing
and talk in non-Arabic. A-12 sked shows IRIB in Azeri at 0330-0530,
500 kW, 336 degrees so also USward from Sirjan.
15300 // weaker 15400, March 25 at 1310, two new frequencies with
music and talk mentioning Iran; 15400 runs behind 15300 by 3 seconds.
Must be VIRI. Yes, both now scheduled for Urdu at 1300-1430: 15300 109
degrees from Kamalabad, and 15400 198 degrees from Sirjan, the latter
not toward Pakistan at all, but the UAE?
Plus an hour of Hindi on 15300, 1430 Bengali on 15400, changing to
Kamalabad 100 degrees. Except for a semihour overlap with BBC
Ascension English from 1500 on 15400, they fit into a hole tnx to
France no longer wanting 15300 between 13 and 17; HCJB Australia off
15400 at 1300 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
17550, March 26 at 1333, fair signal in Arabic mentioning Iran and
Ahmadinejad, so I bet it`s VIRI: Yes, in A-12 their 11-hour Arabic
service is now here at 0530-1630, 500 kW, 259 degrees from Kamalabad.
Parts of it conflict with China and KSDA.
12080, March 26 at 2222, fair signal with Qur`an, then Arabic
announcement. This is the nighttime counterpart of IRIB`s 17550 heard
earlier today during its 0530-1630 broadcast, as 12080 is 1630-0530,
500 kW, 289 degrees from Zahedan.
15555, March 28 at 1333, Qur`an and then talk in Japanese, which means
it has to be VIRI, yes, now scheduled 1330-1430, 500 kW, 60 degrees
from Kamalabad. There is also a D-note het above hi C, = 587 Hz,
matching that heard on 15340 between HCJB and Morocco. What are the
chances of that? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN [non]. 5940, IRIB via Sitkunai, in English, talk about
aircraft carriers. Strong signal 55444. 27 Mar 12, 2006 UT (Eike
Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, Perseus + DX-10 Pro active antenna,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) LITHUANIA
** IRAN [non]. 13615, March 22 at 0547, vocal ME music with flutter,
finally getting something besides Australia on this band at this time.
Sounds like R. Farda. Yes, at 0619 still vocal pop music, not so
fluttery, then 0620 announcement mentions Farda and puts phoners on
the air. I bet they are critical of the regime. Latest B-11 HFCC of
March 20 shows 13615 usage by IBB Persian: 0400-0430 Sri Lanka; 0430-
0700 Wertachtal, GERMANY; 0700-1100 Sri Lanka; 1100-1800 Lampertheim,
Germany (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ISRAEL [and non]. Frequency change of Radio Galei Tzahal in
Hebrew: 0000-2400 NF 15785 USB, ex 15850 AM. No signal on // 7635 or
9235 or 6973 (DX Re Mix News 23 March via DXLD)
Por acá a las 1800 UT a 1815 en 15785 kHz en USB, lo que supongo es
Galei Zahal; parece que retrasmitiera radio Kol Israel? SINPO 33333
(Ernesto Paulero, Argentina, March 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Ernesto, Sí, según Liangas y otros es Galei Zahal, pero nunca
retransmite a Kol Israel. Cuenta con su propia programación. Acabo de
probar la frecuencia sin resultados. 73, (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
15785-USB, Galei Zahal discovered by Zacharias Liangas reactivated on
this frequency, and then heard by many others, but still not making it
here, e.g. March 22 at 1855 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Siendo las 2038, sigue en el aire, 15785 USB, 23222 ahora (Paulero,
ibid.)
6973, Galei Zahal, 2140-2320, Hebrew talk. Pop music. Electronic sound
effects. Sounds of sirens. In AM mode but // 15785 in USB. Both
frequencies weak at tune-in, but 6973 improved to a fair level by 2210
and a good level by 2255. March 22 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening
Digest)
15785 usb, 0705 UT March 22, at present totally covered by two tone
RTTY ute signals on 15783 and 15787 kHz. Are these the Persian
"friends"? But much stronger on S=9 level 0450 UT March 24. Nothing
noted on 6973 kHz today (Wolfgang Büschel, March 22, wwdxc BC-DX
TopNews March 28 via DXLD)
15785, Galei Zahal; 1808-1830+, 23-Mar; M in Hebrew with variety, non-
pop music program; EZL vocal, jazzy instrumentals, Afro-beat &
polytone-sounding tunes. Seems to be only in USB. SIO=253. Nothing
detectable on 6973. 2057-2103+, 23-Mar; Comedy program to ad string
2158+ to ToH; W in Hebrew with news to 2103 GZ SID! Better than at
1808; still nothing on 6973 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B
+ 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my
ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15785 USB, Galei Zahal, 2140-2150, local pop music. Hebrew talk. Fair.
No //s heard. March 24 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
15785, March 24 at 1935, some JBA talk in SSB, i.e. Galei Zahal on
reactivated frequency. Only 5 kW doesn`t really cut it, while old Kol
Israel 300 kW transmitters lie idle, if they still exist.
Oh oh, 15785, March 25 at 0355 I am getting a weak signal with
flutter, instead from CRI English, going into Chinese lesson filler at
hourend, still on past 0400, now A-12 scheduled 01-07 via Xi`an. GZ
might want to consider another QSY, maybe back to 15850 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
CHINA/ISRAEL, 15785 Bad clash of both Galei Zahal army radio station
in USB mode, and CRI Xian in English to CeAS and North Eastern Europe
at 0100-0700 UT noted today March 25 at 0345-0355 UT, equal signal
level of both S=8-9 (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 25
via DXLD)
Galei Tzahal: 6973, 15785, with no changes scheduled. I asked if 15785
was supposed to be USB and he said yes.
Kol Israel Persian frequencies Starting April 6, 2012
1400-1530 UT
1600-1630 UT
13850 15760
From July 1 until Sept 30
15760 17535
(I took the Israel local times from the IBA's Reshet Hey website
http://www.intkolisrael.com/ and converted from Israel Summer time to
UT) (Doni Rosenzweig, March 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
So now daily 1400-1530 (used so far to wrap up already at 1500 on Fri
and Sat) plus an additional second broadcast 1600-1630, right?
If so it would be interesting to see what will happen between 1530 and
1600. It's well possible that the transmitters would stay on air
during this half hour, with whatever program audio may be on the
circuit (Kai Ludwig, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
OK, I just confirmed. On shortwave it's just 1400-1530 UT (that's
after Israel changes the clock on March 30). The 1600-1630 is the
domestic REKA broadcast only. Sorry about that (Doni Rosenzweig, 1554
UT March 24, ibid.)
** ITALY. GIAMPAOLO MIRANDOLA news MW PRIVATE STATIONS 28 March
L'amico Giampaolo Mirandola di Bovolone (Padova) segnala la momentanea
riattivazione su 1368 kHz domenica 25 Marzo dalle 1030 alle 1230 circa
Orario Italiano di Challenger Radio
http://www.mediasuk.org/archive/radio_challenge.html
con un programma dal vivo presentato da Maurizio Anselmo (il
proprietario) annunciando una potenza di 1/10 rispetto alla abituale,
a causa dell'intervento della Polizia Postale della Regione Veneto.
Ascoltata solo tale giorno ed in tale orario dopo alcuni mesi di
inattività.
Inoltre anche Radio Luna 1404 kHz è spenta per un problema tecnico al
trasmettitore.
http://www.mediasuk.org/archive/radio106.html
Segnali regolari da Onda Media. Broadcast da San Pietro in Casale
(Bologna) su 1512 kHz.
Mr. Giampaolo Mirandola living in Bovolone (Padova) reports the
reactivation on 1368 kHz sunday 25 March at 0830 till 1030 UTC of
Challenger Radio http://www.mediasuk.org/archive/radio_challenge.html
with a live program with political talks and reports presented by
owner Maurizio Anselmo, announcing to run 1/10 of the power due to the
Veneto's Police Postal action. Only listened to that day after some
month of inactivity.
Also Radio Luna 1404 kHz from Dinazzano Casalgrande (Reggio Emilia)
is off the air for transmitter problems.
http://www.mediasuk.org/archive/radio106.html
Regular signals at daylight hours from Onda Media Broadcast from San
Pietro in Casale (Bologna) on 1512 kHz (written by Dario Monferini
thanks to Giampaolo Mirandola news via a phonecall, March 28, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** ITALY [non]. /ROMANIA, Summer A-12 of IRRS Shortwave from March 25:
Arab Woman Today:
0800-0815 11910 TIG 300 kW / 140 deg to N&ME/WeAS Arabic Wed
1500-1515 15190 TIG 300 kW / 140 deg to N/ME/WeAS Arabic Fri
Radio Joystick
0800-0900 9510 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU English 1st Sat
Radio City
0800-0900 9510 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU German 3rd Sat
European Gospel Radio (EGR)
0930-1030 9510 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU English Sun
1045-1230 9510 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU English Sun
1245-1300 9510 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU English Sun
1730-1800 7290 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU English Sun
1800-1830 7290 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU Italian Sun
1830-1900 7290 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU English Sun
International Public Access Radio (IPAR)
0800-0900 9510 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU English 2nd/4th Sat
1830-1845 7290 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU English Sat
1230-1245 9510 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU English Sun
NEXUS-IBA
1800-1900 7290 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU English Fri
1800-1830 7290 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU English Sat
1845-1900 7290 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU English Sat
1030-1045 9510 TIG 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEU/NoEU English Sun
Brother Stair The Overcomer Ministry (TOM)
1300-1500 15190 TIG 300 kW / 100 deg to AS/AUS/NZ English Daily
1500-1700 15700 TIG 300 kW / 100 deg to AS/AUS/NZ English Sat ******
Radio Sentec Universal Life (UNL)
1500-1530 on 15190 TIG 300 kW / 100 deg to AS/AUS/NZ English Sun
(DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, March 28 via DXLD)
** JAPAN [non]. 5960, March 25 at 0228, classical music, `Jupiter`
from The Planets, by Holst; 0230 pause, piano music, Japanese
mentioning English words about it, melody and harmony; music
appreciation show? NHK is still at 02-05, southwestward from Sackville
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN [and non]. TENTATIVE NHK Radio Japan World A-12 schedule
Unfortunately NOT YET released. URL:
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/shortwave/all_201203.pdf
[now it is: chart --- Glenn, March 27]
I notice they have dropped an hour of their morning transmissions to
Oceania. 2100-2200 UT is no longer there. A pity, as it was always the
best frequency here (13640 kHz). (from Downunder, March 25, BC-DX
March 28 via DXLD)
[ARMENIA/BONAIRE/CANADA/CHILE/FRANCE/GERMANY/LITHUANIA/MADAGASCAR/
PALAU/RUSSIA/SINGAPORE/TAJIKISTAN/UAE/UK/UZBEKISTAN]
NHK World - R. Japan - A-12 summer season file
Arabic
0600-0630 ME 11975iss
2000-2030 ME MW1350yer
Ramallah 87.8 + Jenin 89.3 MHz in Palestine
Bengali
1300-1345 swAS 11685sng
1500-1545 swAS FM Dhaka 97.6 MHz
Burmese
1030-1100 seAS 11740sng
1430-1500 seAS 11740sng
2340-2400 seAS 13650
Chinese
0900-0930 AS 6090
1200-1230 AS 6090
1300-1330 AS/seAS 6190 9455delete
1400-1430 AS 6190
1530-1600 AS 6190 delete
1600-1630 seAS 9720
2230-2250 AS 9560
2240-2300 seAS 13650 delete
2340-2400 AS 15195 delete
2340-2400 seAS 17810 delete
English
0500-0530 AF/EU 5975wof 11970iss
0500-0530 NoAM 6110sac
1000-1030 OC/Hawaii 9625 9695sng
1000-1030 seAS 9605 delete
1100-1130 EUR 9760wof, Fris only DRM mode, 100kW 105degr
1200-1230 NoAM 6120sac
1200-1230 seAS 9695sng
1300-1330 AS 15735uzb
1400-1430 seAS 11705pal
1400-1430 AS 15735uzb
1400-1430 EU/AF 21560iss delete
1800-1830 AF 15720mdg NEW
French
0530-0600 AF 11730iss 13840mdg
1230-1300 AF 17690mdg delete
2030-2100 AF 11850mdg new time
Hindi
0130 0200 swAS 11740uzb
1430-1515 swAS 15745mdg
Indonesian
0945-1030 seAS 6140sng
1315-1400 seAS 11705pal
1406-1451 seAS FM Jakarta 89.2 MHz
2300-2330 seAS 13680
2300-2400 seAS 17810 extended time
Japanese
0200-0500 AS 15195
0200-0300 seAS 11780sng
0200-0400 soAM 11935bon
0200-0500 CeAM 5960sac
0200-0500 soeaEUR/NE/ME/ceAS 11680wer
0200-0500 AS 15325
0300-0500 seAS 17810
0700-0800 AS 6165
0800-1700 AS 9750
0800-0900 so/ceAM 5970bon
0800-1000 seAS 11740sng
0800-1000 AF 15290iss
0900-1000 ce/soAM 9795sac
0900-1500 seAS 11815
1300-1500 no/ceAM 11655sac
1500-1700 AF/swAS/SoAS 12045sng
1500-1700 soEU/AF 17735iss
1700-1900 soAM 9835
1700-1900 soEU/AF 11945iss
1700-1900 noeaAF/NE/ME/ceAS 15445wer
1900-2200 CeAS/ME/NE 11965
2000-2100 OC 9625
2100-2200 seAS 9560
2100-2400 AS 11910
2200-2300 NE/ME 9620wer
2200-2300 seAS 13680
2200-2400 soAM 15265bon
Korean
0930-1000 AS 6090
1130-1200 AS 6090
1230-1300 AS 6190
1330-1400 AS 6190
1430-1500 AS 6190
1500-1530 AS 6190 delete
2209-2230 AS 9560
Persian
0400-0430 ME 11730uzb
1430-1500 ME 13680iss FM Kabul/Herat 88.0 MHz
1630-1700 ME MW927tjk
Portuguese
0900-0930 soAM 6130chl MW 890
2130-2200 soAM 11880chl
Russian
0330-0400 EU MW738msk MW1386sit
0430-0500 EU 6165sit
0530-0600 AS 11760
0800-0830 AS 6165
1100-1130 AS 6090
1130-1200 EU 9760wof, Fris only DRM mode
1600-1630 EU MW738msk MW927tjk
Spanish
0400-0430 soAM 6195bon
0500-0530 ceAM 6080bon
0930-1000 cesoAM 6080bon 6195chl
Swahili
0315-0400 AF 7395mdg
1730-1800 AF 13730mdg FM Dar es Salaam 94.6 MHz
Thai
1130-1200 seAS 11740sng
1230-1300 seAs 9685sng
2300-2320 seAS 13650
Urdu
1515-1600 swAS 13870dhb
1700-1745 swAS MW927tjk
Vietnamese
1100-1130 seAS 9695sng
1300-1330 seAS 11740sng
2320-2340 seAS 13650
Relays:
bon Bonaire, Neth Antilles
chl Santiago, Chile
dhb Al Dhabayya, UAE
iss Issoudun, France
mdg Madagascar
msk Moscow, Russia
pal KHBN Palau
sac Sackville, Canada
sit Sitkunai, Lithuania
sng Kranji, Singapore
tjk Dushanbe, Tajikistan
uzb Tashkent, Uzbekistan
wer Wertachtal, Germany
wof Woofferton UK
yer Gavar Yerevan, Armenia
PDF leaflet released March 27, URL:
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/radio/shortwave/all_201103.pdf
(NHK Radio Japan, transformed by wb wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 21/27
via DXLD)
5960 0200 0500 8,10,11 SAC 250 227 D Jpn CAN NHK
5970 0800 0900 14,15,16BON 250 170 D Jpn HOL NHK
5975 0500 0530 27,28W WOF 250 140 D Eng G NHK
5975 0500 0530 27S,28W,WOF 250 140 D English G BAB
6035 1700 1900 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Jpn J NHK
6080 0500 0530 10,11 BON 250 290 D Spa HOL NHK [see below]
6080 0930 1000 10,11 BON 250 290 D Spa HOL NHK
6090 0900 0930 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Zho J NHK
6090 0930 1000 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Zho J NHK
6090 1100 1130 23,24,33YAM 300 330 D Rus J NHK
6090 1130 1200 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Kor J NHK
6090 1200 1230 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Zho J NHK
6110 0500 0530 6-8,10 SAC 250 268 D Eng CAN NHK
6120 1200 1230 7,8,10,1SAC 250 240 D Eng CAN NHK
6130 0900 0930 14,15,16SGO 100 60 D Por CHL NHK
6140 0945 1030 49,50,54SNG 250 140 D Ind SNG NHK
6140 0945 1030 51W,54 SNG 250 140 D Indonesian SNG BAB
6165 0430 0500 27,28 SIT 100 79 D Rus LTU NHK
6165 0700 0800 23,24,33YAM 300 330 D Jpn J NHK
6165 0800 0830 23,24,33YAM 300 330 D Rus J NHK
6190 1230 1300 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Kor J NHK
6190 1300 1330 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Zho J NHK
6190 1330 1400 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Kor J NHK
6190 1400 1430 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Kor J NHK
6190 1430 1500 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Zho J NHK
6195 0400 0430 12,14,16BON 250 175 D Spa HOL NHK
6195 0930 1000 14,15,16SGO 100 350 D Por CHL NHK
[6250, don`t forget the 6080 leapfrog over 6165 --- gh]
7225 1700 1900 49,50,54YAM 300 240 D Jpn J NHK
7395 0315 0400 52,53 MDC 250 320 D Swa MDG NHK
9560 1900 2100 49,50,54YAM 300 235 D Jpn J NHK
9560 2100 2200 49,50,54YAM 300 235 D Jpn J NHK
9560 2200 2230 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Kor J NHK
9560 2230 2250 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Zho J NHK
9585 1230 1300 49NW SNG 250 0 D Thai SNG BAB
9585 1230 1300 49,50,54SNG 250 0 D Tai SNG NHK
9620 2200 2300 38-40 WER 500 135 D Jpn D NHK
9625 1000 1030 51,55,56YAM 300 175 D Eng J NHK
9625 2000 2100 51,55,56YAM 300 175 D Jpn J NHK
9695 1000 1030 49NW SNG 250 0 D English SNG BAB
9695 1000 1030 49,50,54SNG 250 330 D Eng SNG NHK
9695 1100 1130 49NW SNG 250 0 D Vietnamese SNG BAB
9695 1100 1130 49,50,54SNG 250 0 D Vie SNG NHK
9695 1200 1230 49,50,54SNG 250 0 D Eng SNG NHK
9695 1200 1230 49NW SNG 250 0 D English SNG BAB
9720 1600 1630 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Zho J NHK
9750 0700 0800 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Jpn J NHK
9750 0800 1700 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Jpn J NHK
9760 1100 1130 27S,28W,WOF 100 105 N English G BAB
9760 1130 1200 27S,28W,WOF 100 105 N Russian G BAB
9795 0900 1000 13,14,15SAC 250 163 D Jpn CAN NHK
9835 1700 1900 14,16 YAM 300 85 D Jpn J NHK
11655 1300 1500 8,10,11 SAC 250 227 D Jpn CAN NHK
11670 1900 2200 38,39,40YAM 300 305 D Jpn J NHK
11680 0200 0500 38-40 WER 250 135 D Jpn D NHK
11685 1300 1345 41 SNG 250 315 D Bengali SNG BAB
11685 1300 1345 41 SNG 250 315 D Ben SNG NHK
11705 1315 1400 49,50,54HBN 100 270 D Ind USA NHK
11705 1315 1400 49,50,54HBN 100 270 D ind USA FCC
11705 1400 1430 49,50,54HBN 100 270 D eng USA FCC
11705 1400 1430 49,50,54HBN 100 270 D Eng USA NHK
11725 2000 2330 41 YAM 300 270 D Jpn J NHK
11730 0400 0430 40 TAC 100 238 D Fas UZB NHK
11730 0530 0600 46,47 ISS 500 190 D Fra F NHK
11740 0130 0200 41 TAC 100 163 D Hin UZB NHK
11740 0800 1000 49,50,54SNG 250 1 D Jpn SNG NHK
11740 0800 1000 49NW SNG 250 0 D Japanese SNG BAB
11740 1030 1100 49NW SNG 250 330 D Burmese SNG BAB
11740 1030 1100 49,50,54SNG 250 330 D Mya SNG NHK
11740 1130 1200 49NW SNG 250 0 D Thai SNG BAB
11740 1130 1200 49,50,54SNG 250 1 D Taw SNG NHK
11740 1300 1330 49NW SNG 100 0 D Vietnamese SNG BAB
11740 1300 1330 49,50,54SNG 100 1 D Vie SNG NHK
11740 1430 1500 49,50,54SNG 250 330 D Mya SNG NHK
11740 1430 1500 49NW SNG 250 330 D Burmese SNG BAB
11760 0530 0600 23,24,33YAM 300 330 D Rus J NHK
11780 0200 0300 49NW SNG 250 340 D Japanese SNG BAB
11780 0200 0300 49,50,54SNG 250 340 D Jpn SNG NHK
11815 0900 1500 49,50,54YAM 300 235 D Jpn J NHK
11815 1500 1700 49,50,54YAM 300 235 D Jpn J NHK
11850 2030 2100 46,47,52MDC 250 305 D Fra MDG NHK
11855 2200 0100 38,39,40YAM 300 305 D Jpn J NHK
11880 2130 2200 14,15,16SGO 100 60 D Por CHL NHK
11910 0000 0100 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Jpn J NHK
11910 1900 2100 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Jpn J NHK
11910 2100 2400 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Jpn J NHK
11935 0200 0400 14,15,16BON 250 170 D Jpn HOL NHK
11945 1700 1900 52,57 ISS 500 155 D Jpn F NHK
11965 1900 2200 38,39,40YAM 300 305 D Jpn J NHK
11970 0500 0530 52,57 ISS 500 155 D Eng F NHK
11975 0600 0630 37,38,39ISS 500 160 D Ara F NHK
11995 1700 1900 38,39,40YAM 300 305 D Jpn J NHK
12045 1500 1700 41 SNG 250 315 D Japanese SNG BAB
12045 1500 1700 41 SNG 250 315 D Jpn SNG NHK
13650 2255 2400 49,50,54YAM 300 240 D Jpn J NHK
13680 0000 0100 49,50,54YAM 300 235 D Jpn J NHK
13680 1430 1500 40 ISS 500 90 D Fas F NHK
13680 2200 2330 49,50,54YAM 300 235 D Jpn J NHK
13710 1600 2000 41 YAM 300 270 D Jpn J NHK
13730 1729 1800 52,53 MDC 250 300 D Swa MDG NHK
13840 0530 0600 47,52 MDC 250 295 D Fra MDG NHK
13870 1515 1600 40E,41NWDHA 250 70 D Urdu UAE BAB
13870 1515 1600 41 DHA 250 70 D Urd UAE NHK
15195 0100 0200 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Jpn J NHK
15195 0200 0500 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Jpn J NHK
15195 0500 0700 43,44 YAM 300 290 D Jpn J NHK
15265 2200 2400 14,15,16BON 250 170 D Jpn HOL NHK
15290 0800 1000 46,47 ISS 500 190 D Jpn F NHK
15325 0200 0500 41 YAM 300 270 D Jpn J NHK
15325 0500 1000 41 YAM 300 270 D Jpn J NHK
15415 0000 0200 41 YAM 300 270 D Jpn J NHK
15415 2330 2400 41 YAM 300 270 D Jpn J NHK
15445 1700 1900 38-40 WER 250 135 D Jpn D NHK
15460 1200 1400 41 YAM 300 270 D Jpn J NHK
15590 1000 1200 41 YAM 300 270 D Jpn J NHK
15720 1800 1830 47,52 MDC 250 295 D Eng MDG NHK
15735 1300 1330 41 TAC 100 141 D Eng UZB NHK
15735 1400 1430 41 TAC 100 163 D Eng UZB NHK
15745 1430 1515 41 MDC 250 35 D Hin MDG NHK
17560 0100 0200 38,39,40YAM 300 305 D Jpn J NHK
17560 0200 0500 38,39,40YAM 300 305 D Jpn J NHK
17585 0500 0900 49,50,54YAM 300 235 D Jpn J NHK
17660 1200 1500 38,39,40YAM 300 305 D Jpn J NHK
17670 1400 1600 41 YAM 300 270 D Jpn J NHK
17700 0500 0800 38,39,40YAM 300 305 D Jpn J NHK
17735 1500 1700 46-48,52ISS 500 152 D Jpn F NHK
17765 1500 1700 38,39,40YAM 300 305 D Jpn J NHK
17810 0300 0500 49,50,54YAM 300 235 D Jpn J NHK
17810 2300 2400 49,50,54YAM 300 240 D Ind J NHK
17895 0800 0900 38,39,40YAM 300 305 D Jpn J NHK
17895 0900 1000 38,39,40YAM 300 305 D Jpn J NHK
17895 1000 1200 38,39,40YAM 300 305 D Jpn J NHK
(via BC-DX March 28 via DXLD)
** JAPAN [and non]. Noted poor signal on 11705 at 1340 3/25, could be
new R. Japan relay from Palau site, in Indonesian. Before 1400 I heard
talk and music then ID, then time pips, and --- the return of the
Japanese tune that used to open broadcasts from NHK many years ago,
with ID and frequencies in English by male announcer. Then music to
open newscast. Signal remained poor, SIO 252.
Note -- if NHK is opening with ID/frequencies at the start, then once
again we ask that the engineers at relay sites (including Sackville)
turn off the transmitters at the end of the broadcast, not a minute or
so before it concludes.
Another note on the A12 schedule: If you look carefully the NHK Warudo
Japanese SW broadcasts are now operating around the clock, filling in
the "blank" hours of 00-02 and 05-08 UT, with broadcasts for Asian
targets. There are some adjustments to other language services; one
example is an expanded hour-long morning broadcast in Indonesian (Joe
Hanlon, NJ, March 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15720, March 27 at 1809, NHK English with sufficient signal at new
time for Africa, 1800-1830, 250 kW, 295 degrees from MADAGASCAR,
replacing 1400-1430 on 21560 via France (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** KALININGRAD. 6155, V of Russia via Kaliningrad, DRM with two
channels (English + French) decoded with Dream Software, good
reception but terrible audio quality! Do they ever listen to their own
output? 27 Mar 12, 2019 UT (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, Perseus
+ DX-10 Pro active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KAZAKHSTAN [non]. KAZAKH GOLD MEDALLIST IS PLAYED BORAT ANTHEM IN
KUWAIT
“Kazakhstan industry best in the world. We invented toffee and
trouser belt. Kazakhstan’s prostitutes cleanest in the region. Except
of course Turkmenistan’s.”
Kazakhstan's shooting team has been left stunned after a comedy
national anthem from the film Borat was played at a medal ceremony at
championships in Kuwait instead of the real one.
The team asked for an apology and the medal ceremony was later rerun.
The team's coach told Kazakh media the organisers had downloaded the
parody from the internet by mistake.
The song was produced by UK comedian Sacha Baron Cohen for the film,
which shows Kazakhs as backward and bigoted. . .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17491344
(via Brock Whaley, Afghanistan, DXLD) I love stories like this
** KOREA NORTH. DPRK's VOICE OF KOREA SHORTWAVE TRANSMITTERS HAVING
TROUBLE STAYING ON THE AIR. Posted: 29 Mar 2012
North Korea Tech, 28 Mar 2012, Martyn Williams: "Voice of Korea, the
DPRK’s international shortwave radio broadcaster, is still having
technical problems that result in entire broadcasts failing to make it
on-air. The problems began just over a month ago when some Voice of
Korea broadcasts failed to appear at their scheduled times. Now, a
month later, the broadcaster is still failing to match its schedule.
Today, on March 27, some of the scheduled transmissions were heard but
others were missing. Here’s a clip from a broadcast on March 20 when,
midway through a piece of music the transmitter suddenly goes off air.
[Audio.] It was due to remain on air for several additional hours and
did not return that day. The problems have also hit the DPRK’s radio
jamming operations, which attempt to block Korean-language foreign
radio reception by broadcasting strong noise on the same frequency.
... It’s worth noting that the DPRK’s shortwave transmitters carrying
the domestic service, largely for listeners in the country, have not
been hit by such problems. ... The problems could be technical in
nature, perhaps related to faulty equipment, or due to an electricity
shortage."
** KOREA NORTH. 3219.97, KCBS Pyongyang, 1217, March 27
in Korean; much stronger than normal. Have been checking for
Dave Valko’s UNID, but that seems to not be PNG (Ron Howard,
San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH. 3320, Pyongyang PBS, 1243 Korean, man with talk.
(Fair, // 6398 barely audible, Mar 23 HTS)
4557, Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front (AINDF), 1251 Korean,
man with commentary or political talk. (Fair, CODAR QRM, //3480 fair,
4450 very poor, Mar 23 HTS) (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia.
Listening lakeside from my car with the Eton E and Sony AN-1 active
whip antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH. KRE on TOP EXACT frequencies. Both Kanggye
transmitters of KCBS Voice of Korea in Korean are now on EVEN
frequency 9665.000 and 11680.000 kHz - these days! Also even
frequency on 6250 kHz, when Korean broadcast speech to the crowd at
1105 UT March 28.
Also Voice of Korea Kujang 7580 kHz 0700-1250 UT and VoK Kanggye 6070
kHz 0900-1250 UT both in Japanese are on even frequency, checked March
28.
Aus allen Ecken kommen jetzt Meldungen ueber KRE Koreanisch Sendungen
auf exakt SPOT Frequenzen, die auf die Errichtung der neuen modernen
chinesischen 50 und 100 kW Sender fuer die Inlandsdienst Sendungen in
Koreanisch hindeuten. Seit 6 Wochen habe ich Koreanisch auf der
genauen 11680.0 kHz aus Kanggye beobachtet. Die Auslandssendungen
senden noch immer auf krummen weglaufenden
Frequenzen.
Das bedeutet, Koreanisch auch fuer Suedkorea hat Prioritaet in der
Errichtung. Die Techniker waren im Mai-July 2011 in China zur Schulung
an den neuen MW und Kurzwellensendern. Den Chinesen selbst wurde ja
verwehrt an der Errichtung in KRE teilzunehmen.
Interessant ist auch, dass in den vergangenen 6 Wochen auch oft die
Jammingtaetigkeit aus Kanggye-KRE eingeschraenkt oder ganz OFF AIR
war, bestimmt um die Gefaehrdung und Einstrahlung fuer die Ingenieure
waehrend des Umbaus vermeiden.
Als weiteren Schritt wird dann in diesem Sommer die Station Kujang
fuer den Auslandsdienst modernisiert und mit neuen chinesischen
Sendern versorgt werden (Wolfgang Büschel, March 26, wwdxc BC-DX
TopNews March 28 via DXLD)
North Korea is back on 6250 in Korean // 6400. They are now spot on on
both channels, presumably the recently purchased Chinese senders.
However 6250 is not as strong as the previous sender, which was
usually 500 Hz higher and distorted. 1100 was when it was heard. 11680
is also heard here but programming is not in //.
Incidentally the North Korean jamming is back 6003, 6015, 6230, 6348
and 6600. The POTUS is at present in South Korea and hence the jammers
have returned. Receiver: Icom R70 to wire antenna slung along a
curtain rail at 3 meters (Robin Harwood VK7RH, Norwood, Tasmania,
March 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 6020, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze via Yamata, ex: 5910
(for about two weeks!), 1415-1430*, March 27. In Korean already with
moderate to heavy jamming. One of their quicker moves! (Ron Howard,
San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO
1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6020, Thursday March 29 at 1330, Shiokaze piano music and YL
announcements in uncertain language barely audible starting under R.
Australia in English. Ron Howard says Sea Breeze moved here March 27,
after only two weeks on 5910, and 6020 was already being jammed by N
Korea when heard after 1415. Presumably will remain in English on
Fridays, one 30-minute program repeated after 1400, when however, we
are now too far east into the dayside even with Australia off after
1400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 9950, OPPOSITION. Furusato no Kaze via WHRI’s
xmtrs at Medorm, Palau (Targeting DPR Korea), *1430. s/on by W in
Japanese with M & W presenters, talking. 3/18/12 (Handler-IL)
9950, OPPOSITION. Nippon no Kaze "il bon ue baram" via Taipei, Taiwan
(Targeting DPR Korea), *1300-1330*. Korean language s/on with ID by W,
soft theme music in background followed by W and then M&W talk. Later
in program music and M&W speaking, and at 1324 their traditional music
they use before reading the names of the missing followed by W and
then what sounded like reading list of names at 1326 GMT and giving
what sounded like their web address at 1327. Their normal program
closing music at 1329. Fair. 3/24/12 (Handler-IL)
9950, OPPOSITION. Furusato no Kaze via Taipei, Taiwan (Targeting DPR
Korea), *1330-1343. Japanese language s/on with their theme sign on
music and W presenter with ID then speaking. By 1348 signal poor and
unintelligible. Fair declining to poor. 3/24/12 (Steve Handler,
Buffalo Grove, IL, Icom 7200, Tecsun PL-660 and Sony ICF-7600GR all
with wire antennas, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD)
** KOREA SOUTH. 5857.5, HLL2 Seoul, not in fax mode but wave heights
in English voice, for sailors? Messages mention Korea and say "Wave
height in XXX ... meters." Heard on Victor's remote Perseus in Sri
Lanka. 35433. 27 Mar 12, 2242 UTC. At 2245 into Korean, same lady
voice. No trace on home Perseus. Web site kma.go.kr says that ocean-
wave forecasts are broadcast 6 times per day, but does not specify
times or mode (fax/ssb). (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, Perseus +
DX-10 Pro active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non]. via UKRAINE. 11530, Denge Mezopotamya, 0407-0425,
local Kurdish music. Talk in listed Kurdish. Good. March 23 (Brian
Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
** KUWAIT. 6080, R Kuwait (tentative), instead of registered 6050,
Arabic talk, jingle, strong. 54444. 27 Mar 12, 2015 UT (Eike
Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, Perseus + DX-10 Pro active antenna,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. 15540, March 23 at 1916, VG signal with hard rock music, so
R. Kuwait`s ``Arabic`` service in English is propagating today while I
was distracted lower in the band by the mess around 15110-15190. Must
have been good for the Islamic evangelism show at 1800, news at 1830.
But by 2018 recheck had diminished to JBA. This thing must be right
close to the MUF, often inaudible, but if it pokes up a bit higher, in
it comes. We can hope for more of MOI as spring progresses.
Then checked 13650, which yesterday bore Kuwait in Arabic to us,
colliding with Canada in French during previous hour; but at 2021
March 23 the Arabic is on the contrary now from Canada, // 11870, with
ACI from RHC 13640. Kuwait supposedly raises from 13650 to 17550 at
2000 to N America, but that still isn`t propagating.
15540, March 24 at 1907, R. Kuwait in English, M&W narration about
Holy Qur`an: apparently shifted this daily propaganda from 1800 to
1900 while it was mostly inaudible all winter; at 1910 asserted,
``there is no conflict at all between science and religion``. Glad to
know that!! Contrary to a lot of reaxionary Christians` belief. 1913
ending this program ``until a new episode tomorrow``, and right into
unannounced rock music trax, culture clash; finally a slow tune at
1927, ``I Wish You Love``; 1930 as another talk feature starts about
Arab civilization, signal is weakening, so I go to
15580 where VOA is starting a 1930 interview with author of ``American
Dervish``, on being a Pakistani Muslim in the US. BONAIRE relay had
just taken over from Botswana.
21540, March 26 at 1332, R. Kuwait as expected doggedly stix to this
frequency in A-12, just like in B-11, both seasons registered instead
on 21520 but never used, instead continuing to collide with Spain on
21540, which doesn`t have a clue either that one of them should move
to any of scads of open frequencies on this band!
RK is way atop Spain today, at 1340 dramatic narration, music
including bits of western classical; after 1400 Spain gains a bit but
not much. 1439 still good with Qur`an over Spain, moros contra
cristianos.
15540, March 26 at 1853, R. Kuwait in well today with country music,
1855 rap; 1900 ``This is a joint program produxion``, ``Islam . . .
peace``, same show which used to be at 1800 daily, ponderous narrative
of platitudes about the religion, interspersed with ``Allah Akhbar``s.
Yes, it merely means ``God is Great``, but don`t they know it`s been
slightly degraded by Islamic extremists yelling it as they explode
themselves and/or innocent victims? Ought to play that exclamation
down. Still in well at 2012 with music; at 2053 weaker but still
audible in rock music; must have just missed the token news headlines
at 2050.
Summery conditions are definitely building up just as A-12 starts, and
as long as the Sun behaves itself. R. Kuwait`s strange service to C&W
NAm on 17550 has reappeared, March 26 at 2221, S9+10 with Arabic
music, diminishing but still JBA at 2300. 17550 is missing from A-12
HFCC registrations, but they are meaningless anyway with incorrect
entries for 15540 and 21520/21540. Aoki reminds us that in A-11 17550
was 20-24 at 350 degrees. The only thing similar in A-12 HFCC is 9880,
21-24, 310 degrees to Europe. Is that still on or 17550 instead?
15540, March 27 at 1810, R. Kuwait English very weak and unusable, but
axually improved to sufficient by 2035 during western pop music (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15540, Radio Kuwait; 1931-2002+, 27-Mar; English program
"?Civilization", anthropology feature about religious faith, beliefs &
obligations, focusing the human attribute of suspicion. Wish I could
have heard this better -- sounded downright interesting. Went into
continuous English pop music at 1943+ past ToH. SIO=352+ with QRN
(Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft.
RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real
time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT. 15090, 25/Mar 1157 KUWAIT (Relay), R Azadi em pachto. OM
apresenta notícias com alguns comentários gravados. As 1201 ID por OM.
35433 (Jorge Freitas, Feira de Santana, Bahia, 12 14´S 38 58´W -
Brasil, Degen 1103 - All listening in mode of filter Narrow the 6 kHz.
Dipole antenna, 16 meters - east/west, Escutas (listening, my blog):
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006 dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LEBANON [non]. 9645, March 23 at 0516, Vatican Radio`s Arabic
service is atop het from Brasil, better than last night; relative
strength varies greatly. 0527 VR IS, 0530 fanfare and opening another
Arabic program, presumed V. of Charity originating from Lebanon as
explained in my previous report. This time I recorded 2+ minutes,
hoping an Arabic-speaker will give us the proper name for it:
http://www.w4uvh.net/VCharity.rm
After a familiar fanfare, like a hunting-call, ``Huna idha`at sawt ul-
[something]``. Sorry about the wavering B-flat het, as I don`t have a
notch filter handy; it`s from R. Bandeirantes, Brasil, always off-
frequency circa 9645.2.
As I mentioned before, in A-12 from March 25, the daily Charity relay
is likely to shift an hour earlier to 0430-0500 UT on 9645 and/or
11715.
Re the V. of Charity relay in Arabic via Vatican I have been hearing
at 0530 on 9645, Patrick Robic, Austria says ``According to a QSL
letter from some years ago their Arabic name is "Sawt al mahabba"``
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBYA. 11600, Radio Télévision Libye - Radio Libye, 1623-1805*,
tune-in to lite music. French talk. IDs. Very weak at tune-in but
improved to a fair level by 1720. March 22 (Brian Alexander,
Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LITHUANIA. Summer A-12 of Sitkunai Relays:
Radio Free Asia
0100-0158 9400 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg EaAs Uyghur, not 9490
Radio Liberty
0300-0358 9635 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg CeAs Tatar
0500-0558 9635 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg CeAs Tatar
Radio Japan NHK World
0430-0458 6165 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg EaEu Russian
VOIRI/IRIB
0630-0728 9770 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg WeEu Italian, deleted
1430-1528 7440 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg EaEu Russian, deleted
1730-1828 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg WeEu German
1830-1928 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg WeEu French
1930-2028 5940 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg WeEu English
2030-2128 6055 SIT 100 kW / 259 deg WeEu Spanish, deleted HCJB Global
1530-1558 6180 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg EaEu Russian Sun, not 9770
1600-1628 6180 SIT 100 kW / 079 deg EaEu Chechen Sun, not 9770
** MACEDONIA. /MACÉDONIE, 2430 kHz Makedonsko? - harmonic of MW 810
kHz. Hoere PX mit "oestlicher Sprache" und Popmusik, bisher keine ID.
Laut Perseus Userlist angeblich Makedonsko/Ovce. Am besten in LSB
wegen Daten QRM oberhalb. OW-Test negativ. Vielleicht ein
Rechenraetsel (aka Sender-Mischprodukt)? (Clemens Paul-D DL4RAJ, A-DX
March 24, via BC-DX March 28 via DXLD)
Die EU hat mal 2 x 600 kW Thomcast Beaster gespendet, fundamental auf
Mittelwelle 810 kHz. Also Harmonische 3 x 810 = 2430 kHz.
Wahrscheinlich ist nur einer der 600 kW Einheiten - also reduziert -
in der Luft. 73 (wolfgang df5sx jn48or, ibid.)
** MALAYSIA. 5964.7, Klasik Nacional via RTM. Now that the A12
schedule has started and the powerhouse station that was here has
moved away, now able to clearly hear KN again; 1131-1208 & 1237-
1305; March 25. In vernacular playing pop songs; many IDs and
singing jingles; 1237 Muslim call-to-prayer (the Isha/night prayer –
their local sunset was at 1223). Very nice to hear this again! (Ron
Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1610,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Kajang relay Salam FM in Malay on 7295kHz at 1545 tune in on Mar.25.
ex. Traxx FM in English.
Mar.25 1545 tune-in Salam FM in Malay
Mar.26 *1502- Traxx FM in English
Mar.27 *1503- Traxx FM in English
Mar.28 *1511- Salam FM in Malay
Mar.29 *1505- Traxx FM in English
Which will be genuine?
I watched 6050 and 7295 kHz on March 29.
6050.03 Asyik FM +1000-1500 in Malay
Salam FM 1500-1504* in Malay
7295.02 Traxx FM *1505- in English
6050 and 7295 kHz may be the same transmitter? (S. Hasegawa, Japan,
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MALI. Re 12-12: ``Protesting soldiers stormed the ORTM building in
Bamako this afternoon, forcing broadcasting to stop. The TV cut to a
still logo with no audio. Chris Greenway, March 21``
Via Shortwave Music on Facebook, message marked as 5 hours ago:
A breakout group of the Malian army has taken over state radio and TV
in an apparent coup. We're recording their broadcasts and will
disseminate via ShortWaveMusic sometime tomorrow.
http://www.facebook.com/shortwavemusic
(Mike Barraclough, March 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This is all I find without logging in: ``[March 22] A strange night of
programming on ORTM Radio Mali. No programming for hours, came in
suddenly with BBC Africa news and then branched out with a variety of
different voices; long desolate stretches of carrier; snatches of
Malian music... then gone again after four hours. Not sure what to
make of it all yet.`` (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Happens at least two times a decade in Chad or Mali. The former
colonizer will arrange it already. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)
Golpe de estado en Mali --- Amigos DX: Como saben, el primer paso es
medios de comunicación. Sugiero captar Mali; CREO están en 7285 Khz,
a esta hora 1649 UTC por Lima es casi imposible captar algo en esa
banda. Por si no captamos algo:
http://www.maliweb.net
Hay re-trasnmisiones de varios servicios internacionales,
a estar atentos cuales se interrumpen. Un abrazo y cordiales 73 !
(DXSPACEMASTER, ALFREDO BENJAMIN CAÑOTE BUENO, Lima, Perú, 1624 UT
March 22, condiglist yg via DXLD) Not active on 7285, I think (gh)
Mali on 5995 kHz --- Talk in (African-sounding) French, about
"mouvement", "militaire" - my comprehension of French is as bad as
their modulation is low. 2155 UT, good signal strength. 73, (Günter
Lorenz, D-85354 Freising, Germany, RX: Perseus ANT: ALA1530+SSB,
March 26, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
MALI: SOLDIERS SHUT DOWN NEWS MEDIA
Reporters Without Borders says it condemns the occupation of the
headquarters of the state radio and TV broadcaster ORTM in Mali by
renegade soldiers since Wednesday, and the interruption of
broadcasting by many other radio and TV stations as a result of an
apparent military coup against President Amadou Toumani Touré.
“Whether this is a real coup or just a mutiny, we are appalled that
soldiers have occupied the state broadcaster and taken control of its
broadcasts,” Reporters Without Borders said. “As it is often the case
in such circumstances, control of news and information is primordial
and the media are among the mutineers’ first targets.
“The state media are now broadcasting the same message over and over,
while the privately-owned broadcast media were suspended to prevent
independent coverage of what is going on. All the journalists who
cannot go to work have our support, and our thoughts go out to the
people of Mali, who have been deprived of so many sources of
information.”
Soldiers overran ORTM at around 4 pm on Wednesday, firing into the air
inside the complex and forcing all the personnel to leave. At around 4
am on Thursday, they broadcast a communiqué announcing a curfew and
the dissolution of state institutions. This communiqué has been
broadcast repeatedly on state radio and TV ever since.
Broadcasting by all the privately-owned radio stations in Bamako was
suspended. Some of them, such as Radio Kledu (101.2 FM) and Radio
Kayira (104.4 FM), resumed broadcasting on Thursday morning.
Transmission of the regional TV channel Africable has been suspended
since yesterday.
The only reaction from the president has been to post a Tweet saying:
“There has been no coup d’état in Mali. It is just a mutiny.” The
mutineering soldiers have criticized the lack of resources available
to the armed forces to combat the National Movement for the Liberation
of Azawad (MNLA) and other Tuareg and Islamist rebel groups in the
north of the country that have been staging armed actions for several
months. A presidential election was due to be held on 29 April.
(Source: Reporters Without Borders)( March 23rd, 2012 - 12:31 UTC
by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via DXLD)
** MAURITANIA. 7245, March 22 at 0550 IGIM on with chanting. It may
have just popped on as I tuned across, not sure (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
7245, March 25 at 0335, Arabish talk so another all-nighter for IGIM;
you never know whether they will do so or not. With considerable QRhaM
in SSB as during a contest they expand up to 7300 rather than avoiding
the 7200-7300 range infested by broadcasters. Still going at 0534
check, when if just intuning, I might have assumed an early sign-on
rather than no sign-off (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7245, Radio Mauretanie, call-in show in Arabic, 55333. 28 Mar 12, 0031
(Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, Perseus + DX-10 Pro active
antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. Estimado Sr. Hauser. La emisora que escuchó en 760 es XEYW
Radio María la cual alquila un transmisor al sistema radiofónico Grupo
Rivas. Se lo he notificado a una locutora que trabaja ahí. Atte: Ing.
Civ (Israel González Ahumada, M.I., Yucatán, March 23, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) Only if my DF was way off (gh, DXLD)
** MEXICO. 850, in absence of KOA (off the air or QRP?), March 28 at
0545, talk mentioning Rio Verde, San Luís Potosí, Bancómer ad, federal
PSA about calentamiento global (global warming; why don`t we hear any
like that from the USG? Mexican stations are required to carry
government PSAs, unlike Americans, optional fillers), ``El Planeta
Terra``, ``Milenio Televisión presenta`` more talk, i.e. XEM Chihuahua
per Cantú, 500 watts at night. IRCA Log 2011 did not have this with
Milenio, instead ``Renacimiento 850``, changed affiliation?
940, March 28 at 0542 UT, something in Spanish dominates, with no
audible het --- could this mean that XEQ or even XEMMM are back on-
frequency? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. MÉXICO AMPLÍA LA SEÑAL DE LA TV PÚBLICA
El presidente Felipe Calderón anunció este jueves la expansión de
cobertura gratuita de la televisión pública. El mandatario indicó que
las señales darán acceso a los televidentes de las ciudades de
Monterrey, Oaxaca, Mérida, León, Celaya, Tapachula y Hermosillo.
A través de las retransmisoras que entran en funcionamiento a partir
de este jueves, Once TV alcanzará una cobertura del 70% del
territorio, mientras que el Canal 22 llegará al 56% de los mexicanos.
Calderón anunció además que el Canal 30, que opera el Gobierno a
través del Organismo Promotor de Medios Audiovisuales (OPMA), tendrá
una cobertura de más del 50% a través de una señal análoga y que
retomará contenidos de Once TV y Canal 22, además de tener contenidos
propios. Señaló que "la ampliación se traduce en una mayor oferta de
programas de opinión, artísticos, noticiosos y culturales". [. . .]
La cobertura de los canales 11 y 22 se ampliará a través de los
dispositivos con capacidad de captar las señales digitales a través de
la multipogramación. . . .
http://mx.finance.yahoo.com/news/M%C3%A9xico-ampl%C3%ADa-se%C3%B1al-TV-yahoofinancemx-2297015848.html?x=0
(Atte, Ing. Israel González Ahumada, M.I., DXLD) Via DTV subchannels
** MEXICO. March 28 at 1557 UT I notice that after months of snow,
channel 2 suddenly has some analog TV DX from the south in Spanish, a
rare VHF sporadic-E opening in March. Distracts me from compiling this
report, further HF monitoring, and preparing for WORLD OF RADIO 1610,
which I might not be ready to produce until Thursday morning.
1557, ch 2 in Spanish, and now just barely visible video on 4.
Antenna SSE aimed at OKC. I check the 6 meter skip map and see only
one puny path from Mexico City to Costa Rica, but the TV/FM Skip Log
has been active with unID TV Es for almost an hour.
1618, ch 2 with PSA from the Gobierno del Estado de Sonora, and signal
improves as I rotate toward the SW. The leaning-2 with seagull logo
bug is in the upper-right. This could be either Los Mochis or Ciudad
Obregón, Sonora, both of which have an XHI-TV on channel 2 but with
different programming. This confusing situation is explained at
http://tvdxtips.com/mexlogosch2.html
And then there is XHQ-2 in Guamuchil, Sinaloa, part of the same group
with same logo, relaying XHQ-3 from Culiacán.
1623, ch 3 with net 5 toons, audio soon following; 2 with CCI
1624, ch 3 is supering a local ID with small white letters in the
upper right starting with X, but can`t make it out before it crawls
offscreen!
1647, ch 4 mixing toon audio with other video; soon toon video too //
ch 3, likely net-5 both
1647, ch 5, now video is starting to show 10 MHz higher
1648, ch 6, MUF builds another 6 MHz, some video and audio here; looks
like the Búrguer-Rey circular logo flashing by midscreen
1700, ch 5, now there is zero-offset CCI, dominant being a weight-loss
ad or infomercial
1701, ch 6, movie opening credits by FILMEX, then title ``Ojos de
Juventud``; from title style and music, seems like an oldie; no CCI
1701, ch 4, CCI including a game show
1701, ch 3 and 5 // toons, net-5
1705, ch 4 with video CCI making a wavering audible het: one station
has an unstable transmitter
1711, ch 4 audio mentions `Festival de Zacatecas` but not necessarily
transmitted from that state; CCI
1744, after lunch of another home-grown asparagus omelet, opening has
diminished to only weak CCI on 2, but rebuilds up:
1750, ch 2, gull logo of XHI-2 on mike in front of interviewee, and
same in upper-right, tho partly cut off my overscanned screen
1750, ch 4, Smurfs from net-5
1809, antenna is still SSW, but audio on ch 2 says ``aquí en Mérida``,
so rotating SSE it`s stronger, XHY. Clock shows 12:09 as most of
México is still on CST for another few days, even tho further east
than here. Has bug in LR of sunburst logo, and tv2; MILENIO and some
other large wording across the bottom to the left, so are they Milenio
TV network now, mostly heard as an audio soundtrack relayed by MW
stations? Still going local(?) talkshow past 1830. 1842 audio ID in
passing as SIPSE Televisión. Again at 1902 UT.
1811, ch 4 has net-5 Smurf toons, accompanying XHY-2 so suspect also
from Mérida
1834, ch 3, from the SSW with male chef doing cooking show
1835, ch 4, from SW with novela, possibly Galavisión bug upper-right,
zero CCI from Smurfs/Mérida still incoming from SE; soon fades, but
opening continues past 1852.
1917, ch 2 still has some competing signals.
By 1830 the 6m skip map was full of signals mostly across S & W USA,
but not much with Mexico.
1956 UT on ch 3, fade in with soccer, one of the teams Barcelona (as
in from Spain?); bits of brief fade-ins later for an hour or two on 2,
3
UT March 29 at 0052, ch 2 fade-in at odd time with opening madness of
a Simpson episode from SSW, video only at first, 0059 MUF up enough to
confirm it dubbed in Spanish, with some similar-sounding voices to the
English actors.
0120 on ch 2, CCI to above, audio mentions Tamaulipas (Glenn Hauser,
OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MICRONESIA. 4755.47v, PMA-The Cross Radio, 0950-1033, March 25.
Non-stop Christian songs; 0959 “This is 88.5 FM and it is 9 o’clock”
and more songs; was gone by 1047. Seemed to be on a higher frequency
and with slight drifting (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach,
CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MONGOLIA. 12085, V. of Mongolia 1037 pleasant instrumental music.
1040 live studio W with song announcement, then another song. Mention
of Ulan Bator. Rock song at 1050, song announcements, then another pop
song. Suddenly went off in mid-song at 1058:20. Kind of a rough
signal. Distorted audio and difficult copy. Best strength in months.
Slop QRM from 12080 Australia. (25 March) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA,
Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, HCDX via DXLD)
** MOROCCO. 15341.139, Very odd frequency once again noted for SNRT
RTMarocaine Nador outlet in Arabic to NoAF, NE, ME and Saudi Arabian
peninsula. 0940 UT March 25, scheduled 0800-1410 UT (Wolfgang Büschel,
wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 25 via DXLD)
[and non]. 15341.6, oh no, IMM has decided to move its off-frequency
het-producer from 15349.1+ back to this frequency for B-11, instead of
leaving it on a clear 15345! March 26 at 1320, making big D-note above
hi-C het [nominally 587 Hz] with 15340.0 HCJB Australia, ruining its S
Asian music, without a notch filter.
Anyhow, that leaves 15350 stations in the clear, such as at 1410
Gospel for Asia, due east from Wertachtal, GERMANY, now scheduled
1230-1500 in a multitude of minority languages (Soura per Aoki at
1400-1415 Mon & Tue); and if IMM stix to 15341.6, then 15350 also
clear for RVA Tagalog via Vatican at 1500-1553. Turkey isn`t trying to
use 15350 any more.
During the B-11 season, IMM decided to stay on 15349.1 at all times
during the day and evening, but in A-12 it`s back to two off-
frequencies. Earlier on March 26 at 1320 and still at 1410 it was on
15341.6 or so, putting heavy het on HCJB Australia 15340.0, while
15345 was open and would not have bothered 15350 stations either; but
at next check 1906 it`s moved up to 15345.1 or so.
Like last summer, if they would only reverse the two, they would avoid
rather than cause interference, but that would make too much sense.
Still, since this change comes only one day into the A-12 season, IMM
must be attempting to make seasonal adjustments, even tho it refuses
to participate in HFCC.
Neither does RAE, Argentina, which now faces QRMorocco since LRA is
stuck around 15345v, but not audible today, unless it was the source
of very weak het upon Morocco at 2103. IMM gone at 2240 check, but RAE
still not audible at 2350.
15341.17, March 27 at 1345, as closely as I can measure it with the
keyboard, off-frequency of IMM making big het against HCJB Australia
which is stronger. By 1520, Morocco has shifted to 15345.17. Based on
A-11, Aoki A-12 shows 1410 as the changeover time. It`s not hetting
anything yet, but Cairo English southwards may be on 15345 at 16-18,
and Argentina starts at 17 weekdays (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15345.141, wandered to 15345.137, S=9+10dB signal, registered at 1410-
2100 UT, SNRT RTVM Nador program in Arabic, two young ladies talk of
refreshing young voices at 1730-1740 UT March 27.
But suffered by an annoying nearby heterodyne 126 Hertz tone of nearly
co-channel Radio Cairo English sce to Central and South Africa, on
15345.013 kHz S=7-8 fair back lobe to Germany. From Abu Zabaal site
scheduled 16-18 UT. Cairo has left air when checked again at 1757-1758
UT. So let's wait later the night, when RAE Buenos Aires will also
appear NEARBY odd frequency (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews
March 27 via DXLD)
MOROCCO/ARGENTINA, At 2030 UT SNRT RTVM Nador is still on 15345.139
kHz, and RAE Buenos Aires appears now more and more on 15344.976,
wandered little up to 15344.985 kHz. 73 wb (Büschel, ibid.)
[and non]. 15345+, March 27 at 2045, IMM making D# het below middle C,
i.e. 155 Hz presumably with ARGENTINA, which is probably off-frequency
too.
15340.6, March 28 at 1348, IMM undermodulated Arabic, but quite a het
against weaker 15340.0 HCJB Austallia, hi-D on my keyboard nominally
587 Hz, strangely the same pitch as heard on IRAN q.v. 15555
(Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST) or 15341.2
Frequency changes of RTV Marocaine in Arabic:
0900-1500 NF 15341.2v*NAD 250 kW / 110 deg to NEAf, ex 15349.2v
1500-2100 NF 15345.2v#NAD 250 kW / 110 deg to NEAf, ex 15349.2v
* 1145-1500 bad QRM from HCJB Australia in vary on nominal 15340.0
# 1600-1800 bad QRM from Radio Cairo in English on nominal 15345.0
(DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, March 28 via DXLD) Later back to 15349.2
** MYANMAR. 7110, Thazin Broadcasting Station, 1424 Burmese, woman
announcer, song, 1431 announcements and music faded up as she
finished, off the air just before 1433. (Fair, Mar 23 HTS) (Harold
Sellers, Vernon, British Columbia. Listening lakeside from my car with
the Eton E and Sony AN-1 active whip antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Hi Harold, Nice to find you were also listening to this good
reception. MP3 audio http://www.box.com/s/52d021d3531b00b1f8fd
(Ron Howard, San Francisco, ibid.)
9730.85, Myanmar Radio on March 24 running well past their normal
1000*; first noted poorly at 1249; after 1500 fair to almost good
reception; in vernacular with EZL songs and indigenous songs. Wished
they ran late every day! MP3 audio at
http://www.box.com/s/a18fe2cb70bde6381ea4
(Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via
WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
At 0902 UT March 27 very weak under threshold on 9730.835 kHz. 73 wb
(Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Glenn, Seems my March 24 reception was actually the programming
of Padauk Myay Radio (FM?), which I believe was relayed via Myanmar
Radio. Ms. Htike Htike has responded that she has listened to my audio
file and “It's not from our station, Myanmar Radio”, by which I assume
she means the programming was not Myanmar Radio’s, but instead from
“one of stations in our country. It's name is PadaukMyay Radio. It's
also broadcasting in Nay Pyi Taw”. I do not imagine that Padauk Myay
Radio has a SW transmitter that broadcasts from Nay Pyi Taw on
9730.85, which is a known Myanmar Radio frequency.
This would seem to confirm the information at the excellent website
of Alan Davies http://www.asiawaves.net/myanmar-radio.htm
which shows “Yangon - 9731v kHz, Myanma Radio, Padauk Myay Service”.
Certainly is difficult to tie down a positive station/program ID,
as the Burmese/Myanmar language is so difficult to decipher.
(Ron Howard, San Francisco, March 27, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1610,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5915. In the past I often heard a weak Myanmar Radio here under a
strong CRI (in Russian). March 27, I was briefly excited to hear
Burmese with a very decent signal mixing against CRI at 1358, but alas
was much too strong to be Myanmar. In fact was the newly scheduled BBC
in Burmese from 1345-1430, so Myanmar has no hope at all of being
heard during this time slot (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach,
CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7110, Myanmar Radio - Thazin Service? As I was about to end my
monitoring session March 27, I tuned in here from 1432 to 1443, just
before leaving the beach; heard three non-stop songs in English (“Kiss
From a Rose” by Seal, “You Were Always On My Mind” by Willie Nelson,
etc.), but I should have continued listening.
Have received several reports from Calif. and Japan that the 1430 to
1500* segment today was all in English. Normally 1430*. MP3 audio at
http://www.box.com/s/620d891bb470ad39ae12
After listening to an audio file from Japan, it seemed to me that the
closing announcement sounded something like:
We have concluded our final English transmission. You can listen
again ____ at our first English transmission tomorrow morning.
You can listen to our morning English Service transmitting on Radio
Myanmar, __29 kilohertz and ________ megahertz.
Very interesting! Let’s hope it will show up again tomorrow.
Thanks to Dan Sheedy, Sei-ichi Hasegawa, et al, for their input.
Regarding my Myanma Radio QSL for 5985.85 – colorful photo at
http://www.box.com/s/89drhpsd46369903xs2t
(under the picture, click “go full screen”) (Ron Howard, San Francisco
at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
KACHIN RADIO - new Myanmar radio station in Phin Oo Lwin (Maymyo-the
earlier name of the present-day Phin Oo Lwin) in Mandalay Division,
Myanmar.
Since last three weeks I have been observing these new Myanmar
stations which made me ignore the rest of my DX activities. Whenever I
got time stuck to my radio listening to these stations trying to find
out the stations and its location, and after a long effort I have been
able to figure out the location of one station during last Sunday when
we both (Sudipta Ghosh & Babul Gupta) were busy with our Perseus and
suddenly came across to the short announcement in their special
request program for Armed Forces. Kept on listening to it and I'm
really glad to inform all my DX friends that they have started
broadcasting in English from yesterday the 27th March 2012. The
program schedule of this station is as follows:
Morning
2330 to 0130 hrs UTC in Burmese on 639 kHz, 6030 kHz
0130 to 0200 hrs UTC in English on 639 kHz, 6030 kHz
Afternoon
0430 to 0630 hrs UTC in English on 639 kHz, 9460 kHz
Evening
1030 to 1430 hrs UTC in Burmese on 639 kHz, 7110 kHz
1430 to 1500 hrs UTC in English on 639 kHz, 7110 kHz
The other new station in Myanmar which I posted earlier as "Rakhine
Broadcasting Station" in IDXCI fb group, I think this station is also
from the same studio in Phin Oo Lwin for minority language broadcast,
but I'm not sure about it. The schedule is as follows:
Morning
2330 to 0030 hrs UTC in Chin on 7110 kHz
0030 to 0130 hrs UTC in Kachin on 7110 kHz
0130 to 0230 hrs UTC in La on 9590 kHz
0230 to 0330 hrs UTC in Po on 9590 kHz
Afternoon
0530 to 0630 hrs UTC in Geba on 9590 kHz
0630 to 0730 hrs UTC in Kokang in 9590 kHz
0730 to 0830 hrs UTC in Karen on 9590 kHz
0830 to 0930 hrs UTC in Shan on 9590 kHz
Evening
1030 to 1130 hrs UTC in Kayah on 7345 kHz
1130 to 1230 hrs UTC in Gekho on 7345 kHz
1230 to 1330 hrs UTC in Mon on 7345 kHz
Babul Gupta http://www.babulgupta.com babulgupta@gmail.com
(via Indian DX Club Intl fb group via Alokesh Gupta, dxldyg via DXLD)
Congratulations to Babul Gupta! Excellent information! I feel, (stand
to be corrected) that the transmitters are located in Nay Pyi Taw and
programming originates from a minority language studio. The
transmitters on 9590 and 9460 are probably at the same location
because both transmitters went off the air at the same time due to a
presumed power failure, and returned too at the same time, while
9730.85 from Yangon remained on the air. So Phin Oo Lwin and Rakhine
may be separate studios but 2 transmitters from same site.
Just one point: block 0530-0930 appears to be a typo or time
conversion minor error as the transmission on 9590 has always signed
on at 0430 and right now as I double check, sign-off is at 0830.
There is also another transmission *0730-1000* UT on 7200 kHz being
heard very weak here in Colombo. First observed in Thailand by Gerhard
Werdin a few weeks ago. This 7200 transmission might be the same
operation as on 9460 which goes off at 0630 (0430-0630). Once again
congrats (Victor Goonetilleke, Sri Lanka, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO
1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
So is there Kachin Radio, Thazin Radio and Rakhine Radio? 73, (Mauno
Ritola, Finland, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7110, Kachin Radio (presumed), 1431-1437, March 28. Thanks very much
to Babul Gupta for his detailed information about this new station in
dxldyg! English segment started with theme music (indigenous
instrumental); brief intro; started playing EZL pop song in English;
totally covered at 1435 by assume white noise jamming of Ethiopia.
Edited MP3 audio of intro and into white noise jamming at
http://www.box.com/s/6b4a1f5db9fc90d241df
Listening again to yesterday’s audio, I do seem to hear the first
frequency as “639 kilohertz”, but the second frequency (SW) still
escapes me (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA,
Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Thazin came on last evening on 7110 and you should have heard the
frustration of hams in some Worldwide contest. Receiver: Icom R70 to
wire antenna slung along a curtain rail at 3 meters (Robin Harwood
VK7RH, Norwood, Tasmania, March 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEPAL. RADIO NEPAL'S ED SHUKLA RESIGNS --- The Himalayan Times
KATHMANDU: Executive Director of Radio Nepal, Tapanath Shukla has
resigned from his post on Tuesday. Mr Shukla said he had to resign
after failing to pay salary to the Radio Nepal employees for the past
two months due to budget crunch. He had been serving as the Executive
Director of Radio Nepal since the past two and half years. Source :
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Radio+Nepal's+ED+Shukla+resigns&NewsID=325700
(via Alokesh Gupta, dx_sasia yg March 27 via DXLD)
** NETHERLANDS [non]. BONAIRE, 9865, March 25 at 0503-0527* nothing
but open carrier, some flutter. Has to be RNW Dutch to CIRAF 60 as
scheduled for A-12, ex one hour later in B-11: except they forgot to
add the modulation, but it was modulating on 6165!
Why move the broadcast one UT hour earlier a week before target NZ is
going off DST? That means yesterday it was at 19 h local, this week
only it is at 18 h local, and next week it will be at 17 h local. Does
that make sense to anyone?
9790, March 25 at 0516, there is RNW too, 15 sex behind 6165; this is
now via Wertachtal, GERMANY at 0500-0557, 500 kW, 120 degrees to SE
Europe.
9865, RNW BONAIRE in Dutch manages to modulate March 26 at 0520,
unlike 24 hours earlier. It`s 3.5 seconds ahead of // 9895 via Nauen,
GERMANY.
6250, March 26 at 0526, reactivated Bonaire leapfrog of 6080 NHK
Spanish over 6165 RNW Dutch is so strong that on 6250 I can hear not
only the Spanish, but the Dutch NA underneath playing from 6165
fulcrum, and off at 0527* as soon as 6165 is finished. See also
EQUATORIAL GUINEA [non]
What`s left of R. Netherlands in English remains sufficiently audible
in CNAm, even tho intended only for Africa, if one is able to listen
between 18 and 21 UT: Monday March 26 at 1911, 15495 in English
interview mentioning tswi.org which of course refers to the RNW
program `The State We`re In`. A minute later I find it // on stronger
and synchronized 17605, talking about breast reconstruxion by using
extra tissue from the stomach, apparently about injured Kurdwomen.
Must be same site? Yes, both VATICAN now, but 15495 is at 1900-2057
and 17605 at 1800-1957 so they double up only during the middle hour.
Before next program at 1930, frequency announcement of 17605, 15495,
11615, 7425. However, at 2012 I was still hearing both 15495, and
17605 which went off at 2056*, a minute before 15495 which was still
doing the sign-off until 2057*. Contrary to HFCC and Aoki which
maintain 17605 is over at 1957 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
RNW never learned their lesson last A-seasons, nor CRI, big collision
resuming on 9650: March 28 at 1308, CRI English `China Drive` via
Sackville has heavy CCI from YL in Dutch, which is once again the
Tinang, PHILIPPINES relay, 1300-1327, listed at 250 kW, 200 degrees,
but so strong here I could easily believe it`s really on the 21-degree
antenna. My heart bleeds for poor CRI, so hard to hear otherwise
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NETHERLANDS. EN RIESGO EL SERVICIO DE RADIO NEDERLAND PARA AMÉRICA
LATINA --- by gruporadioescuchaargentino
El medio de comunicación verá reducida considerablemente la
financiación que recibe del gobierno holandés, por cuenta de la crisis
económica que golpea a Europa. Deberá prescindir de cerca de dos
terceras partes de su plantilla.
Peticionarios colombianos entregaron una carta a un funcionario de la
embajada de Holanda en Bogotá. [caption]
A partir de 2013 solamente Cuba y Venezuela serán los países
prioritarios en la región para Radio Nederland (RNW), cortando de tajo
una tradición de años en que sus programas eran dirigidos, de manera
específica, a varios países de la región.
Ello por cuenta de la crisis económica que enfrenta Europa y que hizo
que el presupuesto asignado por el gobierno holandés para 2013 a RNW
bajara de 47 a 14 millones de euros, lo que lo reduce prácticamente en
un 70%.
Adicionalmente, según escribió Wim Jansen (director del Departamento
Latinoamericano de RNW) en un artículo publicado en la web de ese
medio "algunas fuerzas políticas opinan que, para un país pequeño como
Holanda, una emisora internacional no posee ninguna prioridad".
Se estima que de las 350 personas que laboran en RNW serán despedidas
unas 250, con lo que se afecta gravemente la prestación de los
servicios informativos en los diez idiomas que actualmente se ofrecen.
Precisamente el Departamento Latinoamericano fue uno de los que más
sufrió con los recortes "quedará muy poco, probablemente insuficiente
para producir radio", dijo Jansen, quien no obstante puntualizó que
"como somos profesionales, aunque tengamos muy pocos medios,
seguiremos haciendo nuestro mejor esfuerzo".
Agregó que "tendremos que limitarnos a brindar información para
jóvenes de los llamados 'países represores', lo que, en concreto,
significa que nos debemos restringir a Cuba y Venezuela".
"También significa que no dedicaremos más esfuerzos a la promoción de
la libertad de expresión en países como México y Honduras, cuyos
periodistas y blogueros suelen ser víctima de violencia e
intimidación. Tendremos, además, que concentrarnos exclusivamente en
internet", afirmó.
Apoyo desde Colombia
Un pequeño grupo de oyentes se congregaron el viernes ante la embajada
de Holanda en Bogotá para manifestarse en contra de las limitaciones
presupuestarias y de producción impuestas a RNW y entregar una carta
en ese sentido.
http://sites.rnw.nl/documento/RNW-Embajada.pdf
Allí expresaron su desacuerdo con la situación, que ponen en serio
riesgo las emisiones dirigidas a Colombia, a las que calificaron de
"imprescindibles".
También señalaron que en Holanda se tiene la errónea impresión de que
tanto la libertad de expresión como de prensa son un hecho en el país.
Con información de Radio Nederland (GRA blog via DXLD)
** NEW ZEALAND. 11725, March 24 at 0538, RNZI only fair with flutter,
unusual for this trans-equatorial path, while higher latitudes were in
better, as was RNZI DRM on 13725-13730-13735, altho ``flutter``
doesn`t really apply to the way DRM noise can sound.
6170, March 25 at 1301, RNZI with news on A-season frequency ex-5950;
fair at first, no CCI but some ACI (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
There was an extremely strong DRM signal centred on 7285 from 1000
onwards, presumably RA from Shepparton. Receiver: Icom R70 to wire
antenna slung along a curtain rail at 3 meters (Robin Harwood VK7RH,
Norwood, Tasmania, March 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
That`s not supposed to start until April 1, and 7285 is on the RNZI
schedule now:
7285 0800 1200 61S,62,63W RAN 25 35 0 148 1234567 250312 281012 N
ENG NZL RNZ RNZ 17174
7285 0800 1200 51,56,64S,65S RAN 25 325 0 148 1234567 250312 281012 N
ENG NZL RNZ RNZ 17175 (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
A-12 schedule of Radio New Zealand International:
0459-0650 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM All Pacific
0459-0650 on 11675 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM All Pacific
0651-0758 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM Tonga
0651-0758 on 11675 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM Tonga
0759-1058 on 6170 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM All Pacific
0759-1058 on 7285 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM All Pacific
1059-1259 on 9655 RAN 100 kW / 325 deg AM Timor, NW Pacific
1300-1550 on 6170 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM All Pacific
1551-1650 on 7285 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji
1551-1650 on 6170 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji
1651-1836 on 9615 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji
1651-1836 on 9890 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM Cook Islands, Samoa, Fiji
1837-1850 on 9615 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM Samoa
1837-1850 on 11675 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM Samoa
1851-2150 on 11725 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM Niue, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa
1851-2150 on 15720 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM Niue, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa
2151-0458 on 15720 RAN 050 kW / 035 deg AM All Pacific
2151-0458 on 17675 RAN 025 kW / 035 deg DRM All Pacific
(DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, March 28 via DXLD)
** NIGERIA. The new broadcasting center Voice of Nigeria, created by a
member of the consortium by DRM-Thomson, near the capital, Abuja, was
officially opened this month. DRM-broadcast from this transmitter
center (at a frequency 15120 kHz) were observed, and may be accepted
in many European countries such as Sweden and the UK and Germany
(where they were marked for professional monitoring). (March 2012
Newsletter - DRM Consortium March 22 via BC-DX March 28 via DXLD)
15119.84, Voice of Nigeria, 1940 on 3/15 with very nice signal.
English world and national news. Economic nx about Nigerian state
budget. Pleasant-voiced YL with fine Nigerian-inflected English. At
1945, fanfare and "You are tuned to The Voice of Nigeria . . ." (Ralph
Perry, Wheaton, Illinois. Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1;
Hallicrafters SX100; Knightkit Star Roamer, Dentron Super Tuner +
Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + customized (tropical bands) Quantum
Phaser antenna unit, Longwires (150' Skyloop + 100'); Tuned Multi-Turn
20" Small Loop; Single-Turn Coax Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15120, VON continues to be absent this week when checked around 1900,
after last week`s overlap between old and new transmitters. However,
March 21 at 1857, only with BFO can I barely detect that sound of DRM,
so suspect VON was there trying DRM mode instead of AM; anyone else
notice? Still no AM audible at 1902 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Noted Nigeria on DRM mode at 1902 UT - for nobody's digital equipment
in Africa ? 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc 22 march 2012, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15115-15120-15125, March 22 at 1852, I am hearing weak DRM, no doubt
V. of Nigeria; 1857 break, on again from 1900, and signal grows a bit,
by 1937 becoming more obvious with noise against 15125 REE Costa Rica,
but I still doubt VON would have been strong enough to decode.
Wolfgang Büschel agrees on the source, despite the lack of DRM
receivers in Africa (and everywhere else), but hey, it`s the best
``new`` thing, digital radio!! An exercise in piety (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15120, March 23 at 1858 another check for VON, but it`s hopelessly
blocked by huge splatter from overmodulated 15110 SPAIN, q.v. However,
when tuned to REE via Costa Rica 15125, besides the 15110 splatter, I
can also hear QRDRM noise from 15120, confirming VON is still wasting
its watts in that wonderful new mode (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Voice of Nigeria. Listened to their DRM transmission Friday 1900-2000.
Stable DRM signal, but poor audio, like relaying shortwave signal. DRM
information/text read something along the lines of "Voice of Nigeria
New transmitter in Abuja using 100 KW with curtain antenna"
I prefer the analog transmission. I am not a fan of DRM radio, have
spent money on two receivers, and have been disappointed after
stations left after a promising start. Long live analog! Cheers (Chris
Lewis, England, March 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Nigeria (not). Voice of Nigeria, 15120 Ikorodu / Abuja. Mar 24, 2012,
Saturday. 1815-1910. Not there, AWOL. Nothing but s2 atmospheric
noise down to 15105 (BBC WS French via Ascension) and up to 15140
(Radio Sultanate of Oman Arabic via Thumrait). This noise is constant
between the two neighbours, apart from sideband splash from both,
which are giving very good signals here in Jo'burg tonight. From
about 1845 Oman slowly began to get a bit noisy and fadey, but still
very readable, would rate it as fair by 1910. Also, by 1850 I was
hearing something weak and unreadable on 15125, not english, presumed
Radio Exterior de Espana via Costa Rica. There was no change in
background noise on 15120 at 1900, and no changeover het. I don't
think I am hearing any DRM noise (although I'm no expert on that, only
having heard it once before during the DRM Consortium test
transmission from Ascension in October 2011). Joburg sunset 1615 (Bill
Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15120, March 24 at 1853, no signal from VON detectable, in AM or DRM,
because it`s a Saturday. Still nothing at 1936, even tho Spain 15110
is behaving itself today.
15120, March 25 at 0437 good signal with impure tone matching high C#
on my keyboard, i.e. 554 Hz, tone goes off, and fades back on. VON is
on the air tonight and preparing for the 05-07 broadcast. Way over
some weak music CCI, probably China. It`s the old Ikorodu transmitter
since it is on-frequency, a close match with BFO to 6120 RHC and 1120
KMOX.
0446 starts ``Voice of Nigeria, Lagos`` every minute or so alternating
by W & M, between IS of (talking?) drumming, flutish music, plus hum.
0452 fading down, 0455 just about gone as they are signing-on. If this
is typical, may explain why I usually don`t hear them in the 05-06+
period even if on the air. However, Wolfgang Büschel in Germany was
still hearing VON at 0705 in French with bad audio (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. 15120 check Monday March 26, after the usual VON weekend
off: at 1856, nothing audible in AM or DRM as 15110 Spain QRM is not
too severe yet. DRM might have come on at 1900, but still nothing at
1903 amid splatter from 15110.
Not checked again until 1924, and now DRM noise is clearly audible
from 15115 to 15125 (and Spain/Costa Rica is no longer on 15125 at
this time in A-12; now registered only at 11-14 daily). Presumably off
around 2000 as usual, since checked at 2006 again no DRM to be heard,
altho Spain [q.v] spurs from 15110 were much worse.
7255, March 26 at 2223, all VON can manage is an unmodulated carrier,
so North American SSB hams are taking advantage of it to transmit in
pseudo-AM (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15120, Perseus browser image showed a very 'quiet' image this morning,
strong though, but little bit undermodulated level. No distortion, no
scratches, very little buzz from the satellite feed. English soul
singer on "Moving On" program at 0545-0558 UT. So my strong guess this
morning transmission originate from new Abuja TX site instead. 73 wb
(Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15120.0, March 28 at 0501, good signal with open carrier, no hum, and
no modulation from VON which normally starts around 0445 after tone
test. Meanwhile other African signals were in well, 15400 Dabanga,
15580 VOA. 15120 cut off at 0507, then right back on, but at next
check 0513 gone again as apparently they gave up at the old Ikorodu
transmitter site on getting any audio from the Lagos studio (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. 6925-USB, March 25 at 0231, ``Here we go``, says a
pirate, then weird SFX, good S9+13 signal; 0235 next break ID as ``Red
Mercury Labs``, shout-outs, to Pat Kingman in Los Angeles, promising
an e-QSL sooner or later. ``the Red Mercury is on the high seas``;
0238 ghostly techno; 0246 says he has a ``living dead girl in my
cabin``, and is not the captain of the ship, but is in charge, the
admiral or something. 0248 as a ``research vessel``.
I taped some clips and may put them up, better quality than a lot of
stuff on Pirating With Cumbre. BTW, Harold Frodge points out that
``"Red mercury" is also a common name for oxidation state +2 mercury
compounds (mercuric), some of which are red in color.`` O yeah, like
cinnabar, HgS; I used to have a piece of that (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. [Pirates]. 6924.96, Captain Morgan Shortwave, 0144-
0150, IDs. Music by Allman Brothers and America. Good. March 24.
6925 USB, Red Mercury Labs, 0140-0220, rock music by Scorpions. ID.
Acknowledged listeners’ reports. Fair. March 25.
6950, XFM, 0149-0220, rock music. ID. Email address. Shoutouts. Weak.
Poor in thunderstorm static. March 25.
6950.7, Captain Morgan Shortwave, 0200-0215, IDs. Music by Marshall
Tucker Band, Allman Brothers, and America. Good. March 24 (Brian
Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot
longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NORTH AMERICA. WBCQ relay via Complex Variable Studio: 6925.2/AM,
0222-0240+, 18-Mar; St. Patrick's Day program with wide variety of
tunes; mentioned Smilkstein; mentioned zappahead.net at 0238.
Announcer said something about the sig on 6925, but sed they had
nothing to do with it. Apparently a WBCQ relay. SIO=342+, QRN, fady &
drifty frequency; co-channel QRM seemed to come & go. Relayer ID per
FRN log from Ragnar caught at s/off. My 650th "different" pirate
heard, representing an estimated 8-10 different transmitters! (Frodge)
6925.2/AM, 0405-0417+, 18-Mar; WBCQ's Lumpy Gravy Radio Show; chit-
chat & tunes including Gene Autry's Here Comes Peter Cottontail. SIO=
2+53- with QSBs to zilch (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B +
125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears,
on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. BTW, I never hear southeast OK`s 750 station, 250 W [NOT
kW as in my previous report!] daytimer KSEO in Durant; and wonder if
it really be on the air; NRC-AM log shows religious format, CP for 220
watts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA [and non]. 1000, March 28 at 0540 I am not getting KTOK
OKC at all, just something in Spanish from the SW. Next check after
sunrise, KTOK is detectable but much weaker than it should be on
daytime groundwave.
KTOK has been undergoing an antenna reconfiguration (eliminating the
tall center tower of the antenna system pursuant to the construction
permit BP-20100830ABU). See the third of four entries, the CP, at:
http://transition.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?state=&call=ktok&arn=&city=&freq=530&fre2=1700&type=0&facid=&class=&list=0&dist=&dlat2=&mlat2=&slat2=&NS=N&dlon2=&mlon2=&slon2=&EW=W&size=9
The reduction from the electrically awkward 148 degrees to 112 degrees
will be an operational benefit without any significant effect on
coverage. This may result in some off air time while construction is
occurring.
The reason for use of the original 148 degree tall center tower is not
known, but is not an unusual characteristic. Taller center towers in
the center of inline arrays with odd numbers of towers were not an
uncommon design in the heyday of expansion of AM service post WW-II
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. Glenn: There is too much "dead air" in my neighborhood.
All of Triple Play Sports stations (KOKB, KOKP and KOSB [FM]) are
carrying no programming this morning. My guess is either they've been
dropped by Fox Sports or vice versa. I don't mind that, but wish they
would switch off their transmitters or broadcast something! It was
nice this morning to hear KMMQ instead of the FSR dribble on 1020.
Right now, at 9:00 a.m., KREL is filling KOKB's null on 1580, with QRM
from KMIK (Richard Allen, near Perry OK, 1401 UT Saturday March 24, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
KOKB, KOKP and KOSB resumed broadcasting Fox Sports Radio sportstalk
late this morning. I feel someone was fell asleep at the wheel!
Have a good DX day (Richard Allen, 1827 UT, ibid.)
** OMAN. 15140, Radio Sultanate of Oman; 1433-1442+, 19-Mar; "This
news comes to you from the Sultanate of Oman"; news to 1438 into
series of IDs & promos; 1440 Words in Action program on an author; all
in English. SIO=2+53- (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125
ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on
my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OMAN. Radio Sultanate of Oman, 15140 Thumrait. Mar 24, 2012,
Saturday. 1815-1910. Arabic. OM's talking. Jingle-type music at 1831
and straight back to talk, obviously a phone-in programme. Sounded
like news after 1900. Good-very good till about 1845 then became more
noisy and fadey, but still fair by 1910. Joburg sunset 1615 (Bill
Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15140, March 26 at 2219, poor conversation in Arabic. Nothing listed
but R. Sultanate of Oman, which is supposed to end a seven-hour Arabic
to Europe (and NAm onward) at 2200, running over? (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15140, R. Sultanate of Oman, 1735 with nice signal on 3/26, apparently
Arabic news show. Sounded like remote discussion by phone between OM
in studio and reporters on location, one a YL. Occasional deep fades
but nice signal, indeed, at peaks. Checked again at 1810 on 3/28 but
only noted poorer signal, though same program (Ralph Perry, Wheaton,
Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters
SX100; Knightkit Star Roamer, Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 +
Palomar P-408 + customized (tropical bands) Quantum Phaser antenna
unit, Longwires (150' Skyloop + 100'); Tuned Multi-Turn 20" Small
Loop; Single-Turn Coax Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAKISTAN. RADIO PAKISTAN PUNJABI LANGUAGE BROADCAST DURING 1700-
1900 UT IN EXTERNAL SERVICE
Hi Glenn, I hope you are fine. Reference to DXLD 12-11 dated March 14,
2012 regarding Punjabi Language broadcast on 9470 khz during 1700-1900
UT by Radio Pakistan noted by Jose Jacob. I confirm that Radio
Pakistan broadcasts an half hour programme in Punjabi Language during
the broadcast listed for Urdu Language from 1700-1900 UT. Last time I
heard the Punjabi Language programme during this time slot was at 1630
UT within the two hour transmission directed towards Europe.
The Punjabi Language programme during the service for Europe is in
fact a recording of Punjabi Language programme of Radio Pakistan
Lahore for listeners in Indian Punjab. Jose Jacob report is correct
but the time he heard the Punjabi Language programme shall have to be
rechecked by me from Radio Pakistan Magazine. I could not open the PDF
file containing programme and frequency schedule for Radio Pakistan
External service. The Punjabi Language programme is meant for Punjabi
Sikhs of Indian origin residing in Europe.
Nowadays I am not receiving signals of 250 kw transmitters of Radio
Pakistan at my location. Radio Pakistan internet broadcast is also
irregular from some time. Any how I shall confirm exact commencement
time of the Punjabi Language programme shortly. Regards (Aslam Javaid,
Lahore Pakistan, March 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
R Pakistan noted on 9550 kHz, till 1710, 22 March 2012, parallel 9470
kHz suppressing co-channel All India Radio. News in Eng by YL ended
with weather forecast for next 24 hours. Both switched off at 1710.
Have not seen 9550 kHz frequency listed anywhere. Receiver: JRC NRD-
61A; Antenna: 15 mtr. longwire with 10:1 Balun. 73, (Swopan
Chakroborty, Kolkata, India, http://www.swopan.blogspot.com dxldyg via
WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9550 was the Bangladesh Betar external service frequency active until
about 2004. A pre-emptive occupancy lest BB regain it if they ever get
new transmitter going? Pak needs to get off 9470, anyway (Glenn
Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, ibid.)
Today 9470 kHz was much stronger than 9550 kHz.
http://youtu.be/I5WfxdVeg7A
73, (Swopan Chakroborty, 1822 UT March 23, ibid.)
Wooden frequency plantation, but not 9550 kHz in A-12 ???
3975 0030 0430 41NW ISL 100 0 REGIONAL PAK PBC
3990 0030 0430 41NW ISL 100 0 REGIONAL PAK PBC
11580 0045 0215 49-51,54 ISL 250 118 URDU PAK PBC
11600 0045 0215 49-51,54 ISL 250 118 URDU PAK PBC
15490 0045 0215 49-51,54 ISL 250 118 URDU PAK PBC
17710 0045 0215 49-51,54 ISL 250 118 URDU PAK PBC
17895 0045 0215 49-51,54 ISL 250 118 URDU PAK PBC
4790 0045 0425 41NW ISL 100 0 REGIONAL PAK PBC
7265 0415 0600 41NW ISL 100 0 REGIONAL PAK PBC
7440 0415 0615 41NW ISL 100 0 REGIONAL PAK PBC
15105 0500 0700 37-39 ISL 250 282 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
15725 0500 0700 37-39 ISL 250 282 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
17830 0500 0700 37-39 ISL 250 282 URDU PAK PBC
21460 0500 0700 37-39 ISL 250 282 URDU PAK PBC
15725 0800 1104 18SE,27-29 ISL 250 313 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
17700 0800 1104 18SE,27-29 ISL 250 313 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
17720 0800 1104 18SE,27-29 ISL 250 313 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
21465 0800 1104 18SE,27-29 ISL 250 313 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
9615 0900 1000 41 ISL 100 118 BANGLA PAK PBC
9665 0900 1000 41 ISL 100 118 BANGLA PAK PBC
11870 0900 1000 41 ISL 100 118 BANGLA PAK PBC
15620 0900 1000 41 ISL 100 118 BANGLA PAK PBC
9615 1000 1030 41 ISL 100 118 NEPALI PAK PBC
9665 1000 1030 41 ISL 100 118 NEPALI PAK PBC
11870 1000 1030 41 ISL 100 118 NEPALI PAK PBC
15620 1000 1030 41 ISL 100 118 NEPALI PAK PBC
7400 1045 1145 41 ISL 100 0 HINDI PAK PBC
7475 1045 1145 41 ISL 100 0 HINDI PAK PBC
9805 1045 1145 41 ISL 100 147 HINDI PAK PBC
11860 1045 1145 41 ISL 100 147 HINDI PAK PBC
7400 1145 1215 41 ISL 100 0 GUJRATI PAK PBC
7400 1145 1215 41 ISL 100 0 GUJRATI PAK PBC
9805 1145 1215 41 ISL 100 147 GUJRATI PAK PBC
11860 1145 1215 41 ISL 100 147 GUJRATI PAK PBC
9670 1200 1300 42S,43,44S ISL 250 70 CHINESE PAK PBC
11845 1200 1300 42S,43,44S ISL 250 70 CHINESE PAK PBC
15700 1200 1300 42S,43,44S ISL 250 70 CHINESE PAK PBC
17725 1200 1300 42S,43,44S ISL 250 70 CHINESE PAK PBC
9800 1230 1300 41 ISL 100 147 SINHALI PAK PBC
11880 1230 1300 41 ISL 100 147 SINHALI PAK PBC
15540 1230 1300 41 ISL 100 147 SINHALI PAK PBC
3990 1230 1615 41NW ISL 100 0 REGIONAL PAK PBC
4790 1230 1815 41NW ISL 100 0 REGIONAL PAK PBC
3975 1230 1915 41NW ISL 100 0 REGIONAL PAK PBC
9800 1300 1330 41 ISL 100 147 TAMIL PAK PBC
11880 1300 1330 41 ISL 100 147 TAMIL PAK PBC
15540 1300 1330 41 ISL 100 147 TAMIL PAK PBC
7530 1330 1530 37-39 ISL 250 282 URDU PAK PBC
9380 1330 1530 37-39 ISL 250 282 URDU PAK PBC
11575 1330 1530 37,38 ISL 250 282 URDU PAK PBC
11800 1330 1530 37,38 ISL 250 282 URDU PAK PBC
15290 1330 1530 37,38 ISL 250 282 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
17520 1330 1530 37,38 ISL 250 282 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
4835 1345 1445 40S ISL 100 270 PUSHTO PAK PBC
5905 1345 1445 40S ISL 100 270 PUSHTO PAK PBC
6235 1345 1445 40S ISL 100 270 PUSHTO PAK PBC
7510 1345 1445 40S ISL 100 270 PUSHTO PAK PBC
4835 1445 1545 40S ISL 100 270 DARI PAK PBC
5905 1445 1545 40S ISL 100 270 DARI PAK PBC
6235 1445 1545 40S ISL 100 270 DARI PAK PBC
7510 1445 1545 40S ISL 100 270 DARI PAK PBC
7530 1600 1615 37-39 ISL 250 282 ENGLISH PAK PBC
15285 1600 1615 37,38 ISL 250 282 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
5900 1700 1800 40 ISL 100 260 IRANI PAK PBC
6235 1700 1800 40 ISL 100 260 IRANI PAK PBC
6280 1700 1800 40 ISL 100 260 IRANI PAK PBC
7400 1700 1800 40 ISL 100 260 IRANI PAK PBC
7455 1700 1800 40 ISL 100 260 IRANI PAK PBC
7530 1700 1900 18SE,27-29 ISL 250 313 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
9350 1700 1900 18SE,27-29 ISL 250 313 URDU PAK PBC
9390 1700 1900 18SE,27-29 ISL 250 313 URDU PAK PBC
9470 1700 1900 18SE,27-29 ISL 250 313 URDU PAK PBC
11570 1700 1900 18SE,27-29 ISL 250 313 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
11880 1700 1900 18SE,27-29 ISL 250 313 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
11895 1700 1900 18SE,27-29 ISL 250 313 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
15265 1700 1900 18SE,27-29 ISL 250 313 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
15725 1700 1900 18SE,27-29 ISL 250 313 URDU,ENG PAK PBC
(via Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD) Presumably from HFCC?
** PAKISTAN. Radio Pakistan A12
Effective From 25 March 2012 to 27 October 2012
Transmission Hours(UTC) Frequency(kHz)
Far East
Chinese
1200 - 1300 15700
1200 - 1300 17725
South East Asia
Urdu
0045 - 0215 15490
0045 - 0215 17710
South Asia
Bangla
0900 - 1000 15620
0900 - 1000 11870
Nepali
1000 - 1030 15620
1000 - 1030 11870
Sinhali
1230 - 1300 15540
1230 - 1300 11880
Tamil
1300 - 1330 15540
1300 - 1330 11880
Hindi
1045 - 1145 9805
1045 - 1145 11865
Gujrati
1145 - 1215 9805
1145 - 1215 11865
Balti
0445 - 0530 7465
Sheena
0530 - 0615 7465
Iran‚ Gulf & Middle East
Farsi
1700 - 1800 7510
1700 - 1800 9370
Urdu
0500 - 0700 15725
0500 - 0700 17830
1330 - 1530 15290
1330 - 1530 17520
West Europe
Urdu
0830 - 1104 15725
0830 - 1104 17720
1700 - 1900 15265
1700 - 1900 11575
Afghanistan & CAIS
Pushto
1345 - 1445 7510
Dari
1445 - 1545 7510
via http://www.radio.gov.pk/externalservice
(via Eric Zhou, China, March 24, dxldyg via DXLD)
Although not listed on the R. Pakistan webpages at
http://www.radio.gov.pk/externalservice
English news was confirmed on 25 March continuing for the A-12 season
within its Urdu service as follows:
0905-0910 15725 17720
1100-1104 15725 17720
1700-1710 11575 (15265 not audible here)
(Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, March 25, WORLD OF RADIO 1610,
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3204.97, R. Sandaun. Nice island music at 1104. M
announcer 1110. Native log-beating 1112 and more talk. Seemed to take
a phone call at 1114. Long discussion shortly thereafter. Finally some
music at 1130. Better on the now-changed direction of the Wellbrook.
(24 March) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530
Loop, HCDX via DXLD)
3205, NBC Sandaun, 0947-1000, March 26. NBC National News in English
with many items about the Port Moresby Electoral Commission; news //
3260 (NBC Madang) and 3305 (NBC Western) till ToH; at 1000 “N-B-C
Sandaun Monday night”; into “N-B-C Sandaun Special News” in Tok Pisin.
3205, NBC Sandaun, 1134-1232, March 27. In Tok Pisin with long segment
about the upcoming National Election; for “enrollment” to vote must be
citizen of PNG, 18 years old, person of sound mind, etc.; 1200
National News in English followed by PSA; program of Pacific Island
pop songs. Very entertaining, as reception was almost fair (Ron
Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Tentative Papua New Guinea Logging --- 3205 kHz, 1130 UT. Fair signal,
but plagued by static crashes. OM announcer in an unrecognized
language. SIO 222 Checked again around 1230 to find an improved signal
and pop music with lots of auto-tuner. :( SIO 343. Thanks to Ron
Howard for the tip in a previous post (Tim Bowman, Luther, Iowa, March
28, JRC NRD-525 receiver, 65 ft sloping long wire antenna, cumbredx
via DXLD)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3219.55, R. Morobe?? Not much audio until 1050.
1055 definite current Rap/Pop song. More Dance music at 1103 recheck.
(24 March) (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530
Loop, HCDX via DXLD) see also UNIDENTIFIED
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3304.97, R. Western (presumed). Carrier noted
here from as early as 0830. Thought heard M talk at 1049. M and W
announcers at 1102. Still talking 1114 and definitely sounded Pidgin.
Into an easy song at 1118. Into a pleasant island song at 1123. A
little slop QRM from 3308 USB traffic. (24 March) (Dave Valko, Dunlo
PA, Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, HCDX via DXLD)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3385, NBC East New Britain on March 26 continues
off the air (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3915, Radio Fly, 0920-0945, March 26. In Tok
Pisin; Pacific Island songs; 0928-0940 news; back to music; poor with
noticeable QRM from 3912. (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach,
CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 7325, Wantok R. Light, 0856-0858 just simple
pleasant instrumental music, then tuned away to record 6160 CKZU/N.
Came back at 0901 and was very surprised to hear the old NBC native
flute signature followed by the NBC news in English starting with NBC
ID. News 0910+. Don't recall this relaying the NBC news before. Back
to easy religious music when I returned at 0915. M announcer at 0921
but unreadable. A little clearer on the Wellbrook. Difficult copy half
due to weak fady signal and half due to it being a bit distorted. (24
March) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530
Loop, HCDX via DXLD)
7324.97, tentatively Wantok R. Light on 3/25, thanks to Dave Valko for
tip to check this out. Probably the one heard very poorly at 0858-
0913, very weak signal and difficult to read, but broadcaster
definitely "there". 0858 tune-in to hear OM announcements, couldn't
tell language, and then into some type of instrumental music thru top
of hour. At 0901 a woman (or else OM with higher-pitched voice) into
long discourse, would match with Dave's observation of newscast at
this time. Signal too difficult to work very successfully this night,
fading in and out. Frustrated and could not hold past 0913, but well
worth further checks (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan
Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Knightkit Star Roamer;
Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + customized
(tropical bands) Quantum Phaser antenna unit; Longwires (150' Skyloop
+ 100'); Tuned Multi-Turn 20" Small Loop; Single-Turn Coax Loop,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. I checked 7325 on 25 Mar 1400-1430 and found the usual weak
carrier from Wantok Radio Light on 7324.95, plus a second carrier on
7325.00. By 1416 it was producing nonstop talk in unID language. The
new Aoki A12 list says Voice of Russia now uses 7325 1400-1600 in
Turkish via Krasnodar, which seems to fit what I heard (Bruce Portzer,
Seattle, WA, Winradio Excalibur, K9AY antenna, dxldyg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7324.95, Wantok Radio Light, 0814, March 26. Christian songs; 0821-
0856 preaching by Dr. Tayo Adeyemi (New Wine Church); 0900 PNG bird
call (consistently on time now after years of always starting 2 to 3
minutes late); news and sports in English till 0910; “This is Wantok
Radio Light”; “Join us at 7 for the next N-B-C
National News”; PSA about the upcoming National Election; poor with
adjacent QRM till 1000 (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA,
Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7324.97, presumed Wantok R. Light, heard again 3/26 and 3/28, same
pattern as before; and thanks again to Dave Valko for spotting this
one. Seems to fade in approx 0855 or so, when OM announcer heard and
then orchestral theme. Into news by YL (or high-pitched OM) at top of
the hour, which goes on until signal fades out for me. Both times,
lost for good by 0915. Would speculate that the grayline tilt briefly
enhances the signal and then it takes a dive. Weak at best but great
fun to log (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois, Drake R8B; Japan Radio
NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Knightkit Star Roamer, Dentron
Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + customized (tropical
bands) Quantum Phaser antenna unit, Longwires (150' Skyloop + 100');
Tuned Multi-Turn 20" Small Loop; Single-Turn Coax Loop, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. CQ, CQ, CQ…Aquí Pedro F. Arrunátegui para compartir algo con
los que disfrutan y aman el DX latinoamericano, todas las horas son
UTC, desde la tierra de los incas, les informo mediante este Quipus lo
siguiente:
1540.48, R. Turbomix, Cajamarca, 4/03 0335-0355, 33333, mxf huayno, ID
“En los… se siente Radio Turbomix la nueva señal de progreso Tubomix
1540 A”.
3329.50, R. Ondas del Huallaga, Huánuco, 19/03 2305-2325, 44444, px
religioso ID “Huallaga, siempre tu radio..” ads Agro veterinaria
Falcón, lo mejor para el agro.
4789.87, R. Visión, Chiclayo, 8/03 0150-0220, 44444, px religioso, ID
Radio Visión en cadena con Radio Victoria de Lima” mx religiosa, px La
Voz de la Salvación. Slogan: “Esta es Radio Visión 770 OM y 4790 kHz
en cadena con Radio Visión en Casma, 840 kHz y 93.7 FM y Radio
Victoria de Lima” NOTA. Reportado antes en 4790.00, ahora en los
4789.87.
4940.00, R. San Antonio, Villa Atalaya, Ucayali, 15/03 2310-2340,
44444, mx religiosa, ID “Al costado de Radio San Antonio” ads una
comunidad en unión, es una mejor comunicación, cuida los árboles y la
naturaleza, es un mensaje de INRENA. Slogan “La comunicación es para
todos, Radio San Antonio desde Villa Atalaya”.
La recepción la he efectuado del 27/02 al 20/03 en compañía de mi
sabueso Icom IC R72 acompañado del Mizuho KX-3, una grabadora Alesis
Palm Track, una antena de hilo largo de 15 metros y una antena loop.
Muchos 128´s PFA (Pedro F. Arrunátegui, Lima, Perú, CHASQUI DX PFA –
MARZO 2012, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 4774.95, Radio Tarma, 1025 nice morning program of musical
nacional peruana and fair signal. Clear time/checks by OM for "cinco
de la mañana...". Had to use the Quantum Phaser unit to phase out the
local electrical noise to uncover Tarma, though -- been bad lately.
Also on a quick check at 1015 on 3/24 (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois.
Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100;
Knightkit Star Roamer, Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-
408 + customized (tropical bands) Quantum Phaser antenna unit,
Longwires (150' Skyloop + 100'); Tuned Multi-Turn 20" Small Loop;
Single-Turn Coax Loop, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. 4790, Radio Visión, Chiclayo, 0507-0550, 25-03, Spanish,
religious comments and talks with listeners by phone. 14321 (Manuel
Méndez, Lugo, Spain, Logs in Friol, Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Cable antenna,
10 meters, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
4789.88, R. Visión ID and "La Voz Salvación" program intro at 0930.
Then into the program. Good signal this morning but CODAR QRM and QRN.
(25 March) 73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530
Loop, HCDX via DXLD)
** PERU. 1640, RADIO KALICANTO. Chamaca, Perú. 26 marzo 0035.
Presentando música y programación en vernacular, cada corta pero clara
identificación como “Radio Kalicanto”. Emite de Chamaca en Cusco,
reportada por los colegas escandinavos desde Mayo del 2011 cuando
salió con el nombre de Radio Onda Cero.
6059.9, AROMA CAFÉ RADIO. Pichanaqui, Perú 26 marzo *1052. Luego de
varios meses de intentos pude escuchar por primera vez a esta emisora
peruana reportada por el colega Pedro F. Arrunátegui en Diciembre del
2011, aperturando transmisiones unos minutos antes de las 1100,
presentado el programa `El naturismo y su destino`. A las 1130 con
fuerte interferencia de CRI en el mismo canal, luego de las 1200 con
Aroma Café Noticias. Mencionan transmisión en 106.9 MHz.
9674.7, PACIFICO RADIO. Lima, Perú. 26 marzo 2159 “…desde los estudios
de información de Pacífico radio…” baja señal , regular modulación, en
las noches por los 4974.8 pero con modulación y señal muy pobres. A
las 1000 con el pgm: `Dulce Amanecer` (Rafael Rodríguez R., Escuchas
realizadas en el municipio de Fomeque, Colombia, Equipo Sony CF 2010 y
Dipolo de 8 metros, Pueden leerlas tambien a traves de
http://dxdesdecolom bia.blogspot.com/ via DXLD)
** PERU. 6173.90, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco, 1035-1050 f/out on 3/14,
very pleasant morning folkorico program with mainly numerous segued
huaynos, featuring guitars, charangos, fiddles. OM deejay time/check
in Spanish at 1036. An occasional balada as a change of pace. Fair
signal at tune-in but deteriorating fast amid the static. Okay QSA in
general and QRM not bad this morning, the het being notchable. Best in
ECSS-LSB, sync'd. Morning s/on perhaps somewhat variable but when
early enough (pre-1030ish) this stands a good chance of making it to
Illinois (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois. Drake R8B; Japan Radio NRD-
545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Knightkit Star Roamer, Dentron
Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + customized (tropical
bands) Quantum Phaser antenna unit, Longwires (150' Skyloop + 100');
Tuned Multi-Turn 20" Small Loop; Single-Turn Coax Loop, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** PHILIPPINES. Probably DZRM PBS Radyo Magasin Manila carrier
9581.785 odd frequency at 2204 UT, and 9581.753 at 0315 UT March 25.
Checked at 08-09 UT March 28 again, set a deep notch to adjacent RA
SHP 9580, and switched ATT to 10dB but AGC to OFF position. But audio
still under threshold, narrowed signal peak to 9580.437 kHz March 28.
All checked on remote units in Tokyo and Nagoya (Wolfgang Büschel,
March 24/25/28, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 28 via DXLD)
** PHILIPPINES. 9430, March 28 at 1315, songs, distorted and unstable
carrier, 1317, ``The best things come to you when you least expect
them``, repeated, alternating with Chinese talk, from FEBC Bocaue, now
tweaked a bit better (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** POLAND [non]. POLISH RADIO ANNOUNCES END OF ENGLISH ON SHORTWAVE
Polish Radio carries the following announcement on its English
website: “From Sunday 25 March, the English Section of Polish Radio
External Service is changing its broadcast times and the nature of its
transmissions. As of Sunday, the English Section will NOT be available
on Short Wave, ending almost 80 years of broadcasts on this spectrum.
Many thanks to all our listeners who tuned in via these means over the
years.
“However, the English Section is continuing ALL its transmissions via
satellite and online, with podcasts also available via our RSS feed
and through the iTunes platform. Additionally, the English Section of
Polish Radio External Service is available in London on DAB Spectrum 1
daily at 1900 local time.
“Major changes are our LIVE transmission at the time of 1400 CEST
(1200 UTC), with our main broadcast moving to 2000 CEST (1800 UTC).
Our flagship production, News from Poland, will move to the time of
1400 CEST, with a second edition at 2000 CEST. All magazine premieres
will also air at 2000 CEST.”
The new schedule is detailed on this page. (Source: thenews.pl)(March
23rd, 2012 - 13:28 UTC by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via DXLD)
3 Comments on “Polish radio announces end of English on shortwave”
#1 SRG on Mar 23rd, 2012 at 21:35
Very smart of Polish radio to wait until the last moment to announce
such a news. This way the listeners won’t have a chance to protest.
Other international broadcasters that still use SW might find this
example helpful, as they are developing strategies for getting rid of
the hated medium.
#2 Kai Ludwig on Mar 23rd, 2012 at 22:10
The risk of such an approach is that others may announce it for you.
This happened in this very case where German, Ukrainian and Hebrew
will be taken off shortwave as well. It appears that the German
service announced it yesterday for the first time, at a time when the
news was out in Germany already for three days. Ooops.
#3 Keith Perron on Mar 24th, 2012 at 00:19
Stations like Polish Radio and other Eastern European that left SW is
not surprising. They don’t have any relevance. There just not needed.
What does Polish Radio offer the audience? When you consider their
target area, they can better serve them by using other means. If these
stations wanted to remain relevant, they would have re-targeted there
programs to East/South East Asia, Pacific, Africa and part of Latin
America. But these broadcasters have only themselves to blame in
targeting regions where SW audiences have dropped off (MN blog
comments via DXLD)
15260, March 24 at *2159.5, One RCI IS, a bit of miscued jazz, and
2200 opening Polskie Radio dla Zagranicy with its last-ever broadcast
to North America, via Sackville; joined a minute later on much weaker
7330 via Woofferton UK, starting Polish Catholic mass as always on
Saturdays, with organ music. 15260 reception is just about perfect
55555, with a brief fade only rarely, and besides that no selective
fading distortion.
After the standard opening business, long sermon, which I axually
listen to for posterity, noting an occasional cognate or recognizable
word. 2235 finally back to mostly music which I enjoy pro-arte without
the baggage of belief or comprehension; cut off the air abruptly at
2259* as organ music was still playing, ending with a bang PRES`
contact with America, how rude, no ``goodbye, it`s been a pleasure``.
Of course many years before, they gave up reaching out to us in
English, and more recently even inadvertently while still in English
to Europe (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PRIDNESTROVYE. MOLDOVA, 9665, Radio PMR Tiraspol, O=2-3, at 1930
UT. ...zzt. auf Deutsch. Kaempft mit Radio Exterior de Espana co-
channel, aber eindeutige ID! (Hans Weber-D, A-DX March 26 via BC-dX
March 28 via DXLD) PMR via Grigoriopol Maiac Moldova registered 1700-
2300 UT (Büschel, ibid.)
** ROMANIA. 17530, March 23 at 1325, the RRI German service is again
suffering from very strange audio artifacts on both sidebands. I have
reported this numerous times before, and am astounded that no one else
ever has, AFAIK. I suppose most listeners just grin and bear it or
tune away. This time I recorded a sesquiminute clip, first in AM mode
tuning up and down across the frequency, then with BFO on.
http://www.w4uvh.net/RRIfact.rm
The spur carriers approx. plus and minus 5 also make a het with center
frequency. Maybe someone can now identify what is causing this?
Exactly the same thing was happening on // 15460, both Tiganeshti
site, which leads me to suspect the problem is at the studio or in the
link rather than the transmitter site. Rumanian jazz started at 1334.
It`s our penultimate chance to hear this annoying defect well in North
America, as from March 25, RRI German moves one hour earlier and to
lower less favorable frequencies for us, 9675 from Saftica and 11875
from Tiganeshti; will either continue with the same problem? I have
never heard anything like this on any other RRI transmission, tho it
stands to reason some other languages are likely to suffer the same
defect.
I also checked the Romanian service on 17820, found it OK at 1334;
then at 1343 suddenly switched to English! In order to interview
Rachel, an American Jewess who was putting on an ecumenical concert in
an Italian church. After ``welcome to our frequency on Radio Romania
International``, I re-rolled the tape for a clip of that, also on the
above file.
Here the ``bubble-jamming`` QRM is locally caused by Suddenlink cable
DTV converter boxes, periodically infesting SW frequencies unless I
unplug them all. Or to give due credit, they are Huawei DC730 Digital
Transport Adapters (DTAs)! Sounds suspiciously ChiCom; but credit also
to Dolby Labs, which licensed their manufacture. If you ever have a
choice, avoid these units!! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
You say there were spurs? Probably the program audio gets inverted on
these spurs, arising already at the audio frequency stage, in the same
way than primitive voice scrambling works. The cause could be within
the audio input equipment at the transmitter plant, resulting in the
fault showing up on both frequencies. (kAI
Today the same here as on earlier occasions: 17530 is inaudible, if on
air at all; I can't even trace a carrier.
But 15460 comes in well, with the news mentioning the time switch this
night and the criticism against this pointless exercise. Now I finally
hear the phenomenon for myself, further supporting what I suspected
already from your recording: There appear to be spurs on both sides of
the carrier, intensely modulated with inverted program audio. Actually
I can note only these modulation products clearly, the "original"
spurs can just barely be traced when suspecting what's going on.
It's indeed a pretty prominent effect that should have prompted
someone to ask on mailing lists. From the German point of view I'm
even more astounded about something else: That nobody discussed how
17530 usually skips over Germany. The only possible explanation I see
is identical for both aspects. I think I do not have to speak it out,
don't I? (Kai Ludwig, March 24,
17530 is on air, S2, O2 here in SE Germany. The audio sounds very
similar to 15460 (S5, O5 if it were not for the artefacts).
73, (Günter Lorenz, D-85354 Freising, RX: Perseus ANT: ALA1530+SSB,
1332 UT March 24, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15460 // 17530, March 24 at 1328, RRI German service again with the
horrible audio artifacts on the sidebands I recorded yesterday. And
also audible during IS on 17540 at 1459 prior to Arabic hour (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[non]. Right now the Romanian IS is on 7193 kHz. Not // to the normal
program running on the current freqs. 24 Mar 2012, 1353 UT. That must
be some ham or so who wants to disrupt the ongoing ham contest on
DP6T's frequency. The IS ran until 1401 and then ceased, so no
transmission intended (somewhere else) by RRI. Between 1401 and 1403,
the violator imitated HQ chanting. Oh, and now (1404) the RRI IS is
back on, with interruptions in the audio. Still ongoing at 1407.
Pretty non-professional in all regards! 73, (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig /
Germany, Perseus + DX-10 Pro, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7225-7230-7235, March 25 at 0559, strong DRM. I bet it`s RRI, and I
bet hams thruout the Americas would curse them if they knew. Yes, it`s
another of RRI`s widely sprinkled DRM semihours, this one 0600-0630 in
German at 307 degrees, so also USward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
And now they use not only different frequencies but changed more on
their equipment. Neither 9675 nor 11875, the new frequencies for
German 1200-1300, have the effect anymore.
11875 is the better one here, with 9675 being a bit weakish, as a
result of falling into the other extreme of choosing a rather low
frequency. Both are perfectly synchronized, with audio quality leaving
hardly anything to be desired.
I think both 9675 and 11875 still originate from Tiganeshti, in spite
of the power for 9675 being specified as 100 kW which usually points
at the nearby Saftica facility. Presumably the 100 kW have been
entered for 9675 just by mistake and should show up only for 9410
which at the same time carries Romanian, // Galbeni on 11700. These
two ones are not so perfectly synchronized and sound slightly
different (a bit more bass on 9410), just what one would expect when
two different sites are in use. And 11700 is clearly stronger also in
this case.
The presumed Saftica transmitter on 9410 went off shortly after 1300
while 11700 continues as scheduled and is now joined by a second
Galbeni transmitter on 15135 which now the other way round outshines
11700, being very strong here, providing perfect reception even within
local noise, demonstrating that a 19 metre frequency would be a better
choice than 9675.
Tiganeshti is in the 1300-1330 slot in charge for Chinese: 15435 is
strong also here, off beam, while 17850 skips and can just barely be
detected, again confirming what had to be noted yesterday. So I can't
tell about 17850, but 15435 has again no trace of the weird inverted
audio artifacts (Kai Ludwig, Germany, 1315 UT March 25, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
9700, March 26 at 0517 nice music which is now Romanian folk, since
RRI has taken over the frequency from Turkey in B-11. HFCC A-12 still
shows loads of wooden BULGARIAN registrations on many frequencies
including 9700; have the Plovdiv transmitters been dismantled yet? If
really on, many of them would collide with RRI:
19-20 Spanish, 20-2030 French, 2030-21 English; 00-01 English, 01-02
French, 05-0530 French, 0530-06 English, 06-0630 German, as RRI is now
scheduled on 9700, clearly glomming on to a formerly prime frequency
of their unfortunate southern neighbors.
15135, March 26 at 1318, disco music with Romanian(?) lyrix, 1328
Romanian talk. This is RRI`s 2-hour Romanian at 285 degrees, 12-14,
replacing same parameters at 13-15 from Galbeni in B-11 on 17820,
which was stronger; why go from a higher to a lower band in the
summer?
15220 and stronger // 13800, March 26 at 2052, RRI in English with
sports segment, continuing to get thru on loud and clear frequencies
direct from Europe better than any other station (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
11740, RRI weak IS starting at 1657, 26 Mar colliding with the tail
end of AWR's broadcast [SRI LANKA], at 1700 launched into start of
English service (Bruce Portzer, Seattle, WA, Winradio Excalibur, K9AY
antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
At 0000 check on Tuesday March 27 Radio Romania International in
English blasting in on 9700, but not present on the 11750 frequency
also announced at the top of the broadcast. Found RRI on 11965, which
had been in an earlier version of the A-12 schedule. Good signal on
25 meters, but 31 meter frequency much better (Steve Luce, Houston,
Texas UT March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Steve, Yes indeed, I am listening to their French broadcast at the
moment on 9700, booming in with excellent signal and they did mention
11750 in the French broadcast and it's not there. I can hear it with a
very strong signal on 11965. 73's (Gilles Letourneau, Montreal,
Canada, ibid.)
Such a lack of knowledge compared to the actual broadcast schedule on
the broadcasting studio happened sometimes ...
here is the A-12 RRI Bucharest schedule of March 8 / 23:
ENGLISH 0000-0056 9700TIG 11965TIG
0300-0356 9645TIG 11795TIG 11895GAL *15340GAL
0530-0556 9700GAL *11875TIG 17760GAL 21500TIG
1100-1156 15210TIG 15430GAL 17510TIG 17670GAL
1700-1756 *9535TIG 11740TIG
delete 1700-1730 +DRM 7350 Kvitsoe Norway 60kW.
2030-2056 *9700GAL 11880GAL 13800TIG 15220TIG
2200-2256 7435GAL 9540GAL 9790TIG 11940TIG
(as of March 8/23, via Büschel, ibid.)
** RUSSIA. 5930, Radio Rossii, ex: 6010, via the Yelizovo transmitter
site on the Kamchatka peninsula, 0939 March 25; their usual seasonal
change; fair-good; // Arman/Magadan on 5940 (fair) and 7320 (fair, but
with slight hum) and Yakutsk on 7230 (very poor well under CNR1
powerhouse) (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5930, March 25 at 1255, reactivated summer channel of R. Rossii via
Petropavlovsk/Kamchatsky, ex-6010 where they suddenly moved a few
weeks ago from previous winter channel 6075, so we couldn`t be sure
5930 would come back until confirmed, // 5940 Magadan about equal
level with music. 1300 timesignal slightly out of synch between the
two, and no CW messages heard afterwards on 5929 or vicinity (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5930, "Radio Rossii Kamchatka"/GTRK Kamchatka, via the Yelizovo
transmitter site on the Kamchatka peninsula, 0710, March 26. Start of
their local/regional programming; interviews; local “Kamchatka” news;
IDs and phone numbers; more interviews over annoying background music
(Pink Panther and Miami Vice theme); good reception; 0800 end of local
program. Russian is no longer on DST, so no time change for this local
programming, just ex: 6010. MP3 audio
http://www.box.com/s/2f3c1270535e010d7d06
(Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
5930, R Rossii via Murmansk, Russian talk, blues // 7215 from Moscow.
Murmansk 23322, Moscow 55444. 27 Mar 12, 2005 UT (Eike Bierwirth,
Leipzig / Germany, Perseus + DX-10 Pro active antenna, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. 6195, R Rossii, Selenginsk, 1641, March 27, Russ
announcement, US blues songs. Now in the clear 1559-1659 between BBC
Pashto off and Arabic back on again. Weaker than // 6085 Krasnoyarsk.
Tnx to Kai Ludwig for tip (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands (TenTec
RX-340, 25m. longwire) dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA [non]. 9665, March 25 at 0257, good signal with choral
music, 0258 VOR announces it is 24 hours on DAB in London; at 0259
mentions only 19mb to NAm, 31mb to LAm, and several medium-wavelengths
to ME (not frequencies! does anyone tune in metres any more?? Show me
any non-legacy receiver so calibrated).
VOR are on so few frequencies any more that there is no excuse for not
giving them specifically. So they are back on 9665 this A-season via
PRIDNESTROVYE, per HFCC at 23-04, 500 kW, 309 degrees from KCH/MDA to
CIRAF 7 thru 12 which includes central and eastern USA, not just LAm.
Also heard on weaker 15425 at 0303, a reverb apart.
12155, March 25 at 0414 classical music, // 12060, 0416 Spanish voice-
over Russian. Both are now scheduled until 0500 with VOR via ARMENIA,
258 degrees on 12060 which was appropriately weaker here than 305 from
Gavar on 12155; but 12155 more often that not had ute chirp QRM (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
12155 kHz, 2212 UT, Voice of Russia, via Gavar (ARM), Russian news /
reports. From 2200 as per HFCC registration. O=5. 73, (Günter Lorenz,
D-85354 Freising, Germany, RX: Perseus, ANT: ALA1530+SSB, March 26,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15510, March 28 at 1332, VOR in Pashto, I think, good modulation,
flutter. I am about to conclude they have fixed the modulation
problems here since last summer, when at 1349 recheck during music,
IADs occur. HFCC and Aoki agree it`s 250 kW, 140 degrees from Samara
at 12-14 mixed with Dari.
15640, March 28 at 1500, English news starting with item axually
negative about Syria, Assad government torturing children! After some
items about Russia, news ended already halfway thru the 1603-1604
minute, VOR ID. Aoki A-12 still has only outdated A-11 info for this
as VOR in Russian at 15-18 via Moskva site. HFCC A-12 only shows 13-18
without specifying languages (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. Voz da Russia - Uma bagunça [mess]
Eu não tenho sintonizado a Voz da Rússia em ondas curtas. Se mudaram a
frequência, não tenho conseguido localizar no site da emissora a
escala de frequências e horários das transmissões. Não entendo porque
esse tamanho descaso com os ouvintes. A redação da emissora e a tal
"starmidia" não respondem as mensagens dos ouvintes. Parece que a onda
liberalizante na Rússia, contamina a qualidade da emissora, que nos
velhos tempos da URSS honrava seus ouvintes.
http://nelsonwernecksodre.blogspot.com/
http://isebianohistorico.blogspot.com
http://historianova.brasil.zip.net/
http://cafehistoria.ning.com/profile/AcirdaCruzCamargo
http://www.recantodasletras.com.br/autores/acir
MSN: acirpr@hotmail.com (Acir Camargo(?), March 25, radioescutas yg
via DXLD)
** RWANDA. 17820, March 27 at 0609, news in English, VP signal, but
OSOB, so now something is arriving on 16m in the nightmiddle as we get
into the A-season, but it`s not from a hi-latitude path like Europe or
China where the terminator is heading north, but from the equator,
still over a mostly-darkness path: DW at 0600-0700, 250 kW, 295
degrees also USward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ST. KITTS & NEVIS. 860 | V. of Nevis, Bath Village, MAR 21 2306 -
talk "With all the power from the tower, this is the powerhouse of the
eastern Caribbean, VON Radio, from the Federation of St. Kitts and
Nevis."; good, over CJBC. [Connelly*O-MA] (Mark Connelly, MA, ABDX via
DXLD) See BRAZIL for equipment details
** SARAWAK [non]. 9835, MALAYSIA, Sarawak FM/Radio TV Malaysia, 1425
Bahasa Malay, pop song, 1426 woman announcer, medley of excerpts from
many pop songs, then interviewing a woman on the telephone. (Fair, co-
channel splatter, Mar 23 HTS) (Harold Sellers, Vernon, British
Columbia. Listening lakeside from my car with the Eton E and Sony AN-1
active whip antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SARAWAK [non]. 15420, 25/Mar 1124, PALAU (Relay), R Free Sarawak,
em vernáculo. OM entrevista um homem ao telefone. As 1130 música pop.
As 1136 OM talk e segue mais conversas ao telefone. Sinal degradando.
25332 (Jorge Freitas, Feira de Santana, Bahia, 12 14´S 38 58´W -
Brasil, Degen 1103 - All listening in mode of filter Narrow the 6 kHz.
Dipole antenna, 16 meters - east/west, Escutas (listening, my blog):
http://www.ipernity.com/doc/75006 dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAUDI ARABIA. 15120, BSKSA Stringed IS, choral anthem-like song, 1
short and 1 long time ticks, then presumed ID by M in apparent Bengali
and sked with "kilohertz" mentioned. Weak with QRM from 15115 CRI.
First time I've heard the IS in probably 30 years!! (25 March) 73
(Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, HCDX
via DXLD)
** SERBIA [non]. 6190, unlike one week ago, UT Sunday March 25 at 0125
no sign of IRS, which is just as well since RNW has gone on 6190 in A-
12 schedule with Dutch for a few more minutes, due south from BONAIRE
but very strong here. Still no IRS on a clear frequency one hour
later, when we were hearing unscheduled English 168 hours earlier.
So what has become of IRS? Its website B-11 schedule
http://voiceofserbia.org/program-schedule
was labeled as expiring at 1400 UT March 25. Guess what, at 1450 March
25 it still hasn`t been replaced with A-12, and IRS isn`t telling HFCC
what it will do (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
SERBIA: International Radio of Serbia A-12 Schedule
Albanian
1645-1700 EU 9635
Arabic
1430-1500 EU 9635
Chinese
1630-1645 EU 9635
English
0030-0100 NAM/EU 9685 tu-sa
1300-1330 EU 9635
1830-1900 EU 6100
2100-2130 EU 6100 [English: WORLD OF RADIO 1610]
French
1530-1600 EU 9635
2030-2100 EU 6100
German
1600-1630 EU 9635
2000-2030 EU 6100 su-fr
Greek
1715-1730 EU 9635
Hungarian
1700-1715 EU 9635
Italian
1730-1800 EU 9635
Russian
1500-1530 EU 9635
1800-1830 EU 6100
Serbian
0000-0030 NAM/EU 9685 daily
0030-0100 NAM/EU 9685 su,mo
0100-0130 NAM/EU 9685 mo-sa
1330-1400 EU 9635
1930-2000 EU 6100 su-fr
1930-2030 EU 6100 sa
Spanish
1400-1430 EU 9635
1900-1930 EU 6100
(International Radio of Serbia webpage at
http://voiceofserbia.org/program-schedule
via Alan Roe, Teddington UK, 2157 UT March 25, dxldyg via DXLD)
9635 has been replaced by 9640 some weeks ago; still in use this
Sunday. Regards (JM Aubier, France, ibid., WORLD OF RADIO 1610)
** SERBIA [non]. Later on Sunday, IRS did put up their A-12 schedule
as found by Alan Roe at
http://voiceofserbia.org/program-schedule
including English to NAm at 0030-0100 UT Tue-Sat on 250 kW via
Bijeljina 9685, same frequency as last summer.
But: no signal, March 27 at 0035 check, nor on former 6190. Now what?
Europe was in well including VOR on 9665. BTW, the new sked still
shows the old frequency to Europe, 10 kW 9635 direct, changed weeks
ago to 9640, and still in use March 25, as J-M Aubier points out.
9685, UT Wed March 28 at 0029, IRS IS, good with flutter, 0030 sign-on
English to N America, 250 kW via Bijeljina, BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA, rather
muffled audio, and could not copy the frequency announced after
Europe`s 6100 (which does NOT apply to this hour). Confirms anyway new
time and frequency, ex 0130v on 6190, but it`s supposed to be UT Tue-
Sat, and was absent on Tue March 27, while VOR/PRIDNESTROVYE was in
well on 9665. This time, disturbed propagation conditions make 9665
only poor with heavy flutter (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6100, Int. Radio Serbia via Bijelina BIH, in German about trucks.
Strong signal, CRI Arabic in the background. 53544. 27 Mar 12, 2016 UT
(Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, Perseus + DX-10 Pro active
antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH AFRICA. 7285. Guten Morgen! Auf 7285 KHz hoere ich gerade
Radio Sonder Grense via Meyerton-AFS. Diese Frequenz ist mir (neben
den bekannten 3320 und 9650 kHz) neu. Im suedlichen Winter auf
Sendung:
kHz time zones loc kW degr
3320 1700-0500 57NW MEY 100 275 Afr AFS SAB SNT
7285 0500-0800 57NW MEY 100 275 Afr AFS SAB SNT
9650 0800-1700 57NW MEY 100 275 Afr AFS SAB SNT
(Andreas Tschauder-D, A-DX March 28, via BC-DX via DXLD)
[and non]. 7285, March 28 at 0517, talk in Afrikaans mentioning
Johannesburg, doubtless R. Sonder Grense, much stronger than usual and
now rivaling 7275 Tunisia signal. Scheduled 05-08, 100 kW, 290 degrees
from Meyerton, favoring US. At 0518, WWV reported K-index at 0300 was
4. BTW, Algeria via France still gone again from 7295 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH AFRICA. 15480, March 22 at 1856, BaBcoCk music loop IS with
flutter, preceding the AWR Arabic bihour via Meyerton as HFCC-
registered, but not as a BaBcoCk service. So is it really, or should
not be playing their IS? Also scheduled at 16-19 on 15480 is KBS
direct from Korea South. A-12 HFCC no longer shows this AWR Arabic,
and I haven`t searched for where it`s going (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH AFRICA. 7215, March 25 at 0336, music and Amharish talk. A-12
HFCC shows TWR, 250 kW, 7 degrees from Meyerton at 0300-0345 in
Amharic and something else (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. ROMANIA: 15190, Overcomer Ministry via IRRS
(presumed); 1426, 16-Mar; B.S. screaming and talking about owls &
747's. (God's Last Days Prophet works in mysterious ways.) No BoH
break. SIO=353 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft.
bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my
receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15190, Ch Africa [sic] 1613 24 March a crazy man speaking passionately
over a crowd mentioning also Hallelujah, S5 (Zacharias Liangas,
Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I guess he meant R. Africa as in Eq. Guinea, but it was *really*
Brother Scare via IRRS via ROMANIA, after 1500 on Saturdays only, but
not any more (gh)
SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. USA(non), Additional test transmissions of
Brother Stair TOM in English:
Daily:
1200-1400 15650 probably via Yerevan SoAs from March 20, new
1502-1702 11590 probably via Yerevan WeEu from March 12, ex 1400-2000
1902-2102 9460 probably via Yerevan WeEu from March 20, new
Saturday:
1500-1700 15700 probably via Yerevan EaAf only March 24?
1800-2200 7590 probably via Yerevan WeEu only March 24?
(DX Re Mix News 23 March via DXLD)
UPDATE Additional test transmissions of Brother Stair TOM in English:
Daily
1200-1400 15650 probably via Yerevan SoAs from March 20, new
1502-1702 11590 probably via Yerevan WeEu from March 12, ex 1400-2000
1902-2102 9460 probably via Yerevan WeEu March 20 & 21, new
1902-2102 NF 9465 probably via Yerevan WeEu from March 22, ex 9460 Sat
0700-1000 15750 probably via Yerevan EaAf only March 24?
1500-1700 15700 probably via Yerevan EaAf only March 24?
1800-2200 7590 probably via Yerevan EaAf only March 24?
(Ivo Ivanov, March 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
ARMENIA/USA, Test transmissions of Brother Stair TOM in English:
Daily
1202-1402 15650#ERV 300 kW / 125 deg SEAs from March 20 and continued
1502-1702 11590*ERV 100 kW / 305 deg WeEu from March 12 and continued
1902-2102 9465+ERV 100 kW / 305 deg WeEu Mar. 22/24/25 and continued
1902-2102 9460 ERV 100 kW / 305 deg WeEu Mar. 20/21/23 B11 Sat only
0702-1002 15750 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg EaAf from March 24, check Mar. 31
1802-2202 7590 ERV 300 kW / 192 deg EaAf from March 31, please check
# from 1350 strong co-ch by ERA-5 Greek and from 1400 by RL in Turkmen
* 1500-1600 QRM by Radio Free Asia Tibetan 11585 + Chinese Mx Jammer
* 1600-1700 strong co-ch by Radio Free Asia Uyghur + Chinese Mx Jammer
+ very strong QRM by TRT Voice of Turkey in Turkish on 9460
(DX Re Mix News, Bulgaria, March 28 via DXLD)
** SPAIN [and non]. 15110, March 23 at 1857, REE IS, extremely
distorted overmodulation, splattering worst plus/minus 40 kHz, but
also audible up to 15280 [+170 kHz!], and less on the lower side to
15000 or so; useless and bothering a wide part of the 19m band. Come
on, Noblejas, get your transmitter fixed, or turn it off!
I am of course trying to check on Nigeria, q.v. on 15120, and
Equatorial Guinea, q.v. on 15190; I can still hear the latter with REE
splat but 15120 is hopeless at first. REE Noblejas is also QRMing its
own Costa Rica relay on 15125 which is already running with
programming, not IS.
It also has QRDRM from 15115-15120-15125 Nigeria, the main way of
telling that is operating. By 1907 when REE is talking, still
distorted and splattering, but not so widely. Recheck 2019, 15110 is
still extremely distorted and splattering past 15190; and at 2045, but
less on the low side.
15110, March 24 at 1856, REE IS just came on, and today it`s back in
whack, not splattering all over the band disrupting countless other
stations. Its whackiness comes and goes, so I`m sure there will be
another time. But Nigeria is off 15120 today.
9535, March 25 at 0420, surprised to hear REE in Catalan instead of
Castilian; but it`s not just a 5-minute token news capsule, W
interviewing a M about goings-on around Barcelona, // weaker 9620 and
everything repeated 5 seconds later on 9675 via COSTA RICA.
0429 on to another interview. New REE program grid shows it`s a full
hour called `Vida Verda`, originating with Radio 4:
http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/audios/vida-verda/
I wonder if other Catalan or minority language programs are hiding in
the REE schedule without specification as such. No other time for this
one.
11880, March 25 at 0606-0619:10* extremely strong S9+25+ open carrier,
the SSOB by far, no comparison to WEWN 11870 and 11520, or stronger
than they, 11890 REE, propagating tho 80 degrees from Noblejas. I was
mystified until I turned the radio back onto same frequency at 1215,
and REE was in progress, talking about regional elexions today in
Andalucía y Asturias, // much weaker 11815.0 on frequency without het.
Of course, 11880 is the A-season frequency for Cariari, COSTA RICA
relay northward instead of 15170 in our mornings, so they were testing
it after 0600 sign-off of 9675 (Please explain why a lower frequency
in summer than winter.)
`Amigos de la Onda Corta` confirmed shifted one UT hour earlier to
Sundays 1232 or so (when not pre-empted), best on 11880 with ``DX``
[non] items including Univisión partnering with Disney to start up an
English-language all-news channel for Hispanix who don`t speak
Spanish, based probably in Miami, in time for this fall`s elexions.
Then played a pro-forma 70th anniversary greeting from RCI to RNE.
Also audible on much weaker than both CR // 5970 at 1249.
New A-12 REE program grid shows ``AdlOC`` also at: UT Sat 0500, UT Sun
0030, plus 2 or 5 minutes, but the midweek and Saturday afternoon
airings evidently gone again.
15110, March 26 at 1903, REE is not totally out of whack today, just
splattering up to 15120 where Nigeria is not yet audible. By 2006,
it`s now putting out spurs peaking at multiples of about 10 kHz,
15090, 15100, 15120, 15130. It`s a report about the Pope in Cuba, but
not live coverage on this station.
15080, 15090, 15100, 15120, 15130, 15140, approx., spurs emanating
from REE 15110 transmitter, March 27 at 2037, progressively weaker the
further out (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9630, REE Costa Rica, DRM signature visible, trying Dream decoder
yields screen info "Spanish" but no station ID, not to speak of audio.
1-3 dB. 28 Mar 12, 0049 UT. 73, (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany,
Perseus + DX-10 Pro active antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
REE A-12: ESQUEMA DE TRASMISIÓN DE RADIO EXTERIOR DE ESPAÑA,
facilitado por Antonio Buitrago de REE.
Horarios y frecuencias.
Formato PDF:
http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/frecuenciasreea12.pdf
Formato texto:
http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/frecuenciasreea12.doc
Parrilla de programación.
Formato PDF:
http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/parrillareea12.pdf
Formato texto:
http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/parrillareea12.doc
Saludos (José Bueno, Córdoba, España, March 23, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA. SRI LANKAN POLITICIAN CALLS FOR CLOSURE OF VOA RELAY
STATION. Posted: 29 Mar 2012
AFP, 24 Mar 2012: "Sri Lanka Friday rejected a UN resolution urging it
to seek external help in probing alleged war crimes committed during
an onslaught against the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels nearly three
years ago. Acting Foreign Minister Dew Gunasekera told parliament that
Sri Lanka will resist outside help to investigate violations of
humanitarian law, a key demand in the US-initiated Human Rights
Council resolution in Geneva Thursday. ...
Elsewhere, there were signs of anger in the local press and in
comments from public officials following weeks of anti-US and pro-
government demonstrations in the capital. Housing Minister Wimal
Weerawansa called for the shutting down of a Voice of America (VOA)
transmitting station in the island's north-western coast. 'We must
shut down the VOA station,' Weerawansa, a hard-liner in the cabinet,
told a rally in the central town of Kandy, according to a copy of his
speech released by his office. 'VOA get out of Sri Lanka. They use
this station for intelligence gathering,' he added. The Voice of
America, a US government-funded broadcaster, expanded their operations
in Sri Lanka with the commissioning of a re-broadcasting facility at
Iranawila in 1999."
english.samyalive.com, 24 Mar 2012: "'I demand that we shut down the
Voice of America (VOA) station if the US continued in their action to
harass us with hostile acts,' said Minister of Construction Wimal
Weerawansa,who is also the leader of National Freedom Front, a
constituent party of the ruling coalition." (kimandrewelliott.com via
DXLD)
A shortwave relay station, saturated with radio frequency energy,
would be a poor location for "intelligence gathering." The IBB relay
station at Iranawila, Sri Lanka, is used for VOA, RFA, and RFE/RL
transmissions to South Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, the Middle East,
and Africa.
Daily News (Colombo), 29 Mar 2012: "The Listeners Association of China
Radio International in Sri Lanka has thanked China for supporting Sri
Lanka at the UNHRC sessions in Geneva and said China's stand is highly
appreciated by the grateful people of Sri Lanka." (Kim Andrew Elliott,
ibid.)
** SRI LANKA. THE SLBC STAFF PAY THEIR LAST RESPECT TO THE LATE
VETERAN ANNOUNCER MRS. RAJESHWARY SHANMUGAM.
The body of the late popular SLBC announcer and artiste Mrs.
Rajeshwary Shanmugam was kept at the SLBC premises this morning for
the staff to pay their last respects to her. The parliamentarian
A.H.M.Azwar said that the late Mrs. Rajeshwary performed her duties in
cooperation and in a friendly manner with all the other staff. He said
it is exemplary to the future generation. The parliamentarian said
that her drama programmes were very attractive. The Chairman of the
SLBC Mr. Hudson Samarasinghe said that the later Mrs. Rajeshwary
Shanmugam had a great love towards the SLBC and she voluntarily taught
Tamil language to the Sinhala announcers. He said he was also one of
the persons who learnt Tamil from her. Mr. Samarasinghe said that she
spent most of her time in the SLBC.
The Senior Media Personnel A.M.Ameen said that the late Mrs. Shanmugam
earned a reputation as an announcer and a drama producer for over a
period of 30 years. Mrs. Sumana Nellampitiya said that the late Mrs.
Shanmugam made a great service as a teacher to the announcers of the
Tamil Service. The veteran announcer Abdul Hameed and several other
announcers and artiste also spoke at this function. At present the
body of the late Mrs. Shanmugam is being kept at the National Art
Gallery in Colombo. The funeral will be held at the Borella cemetery
this evening. (from http://www.slbc.lk via sanath Jaisakthivel, ADXC,
Tirunelveli, India, March 25, dxldyg via DXLD)
There was once an American DXer, Kannon Shanmugam. I had no idea his
name was Tamil, thought maybe Armenian. Google that name for his
impressive career since then, Harvard at 16, arguing before the SCOTUS
--- if it`s the same guy (gh, DXLD)
15744.984, A Sunday live listener greeting and letterbox program in
English language from SLBC Colombo Ekala site, signal level of S=7-8
here in Europe. Very sweet country music singer from US Western of the
50ties heard so far (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 25
via DXLD)
** SRI LANKA. TRINCOMALEE REGISTRATIONS PLUS SLBC 11750 ALSO FROM
TRINCO SITE: 11750 1500-1900 39 EKA 300 310 SINGHALA CLN SLB
kHz time zones kW deg days enddat lang BRC FMO
7410 1530 1600 41 TRM 125 345 1234567 300612 Mar AWR AWR
9445 1700 1727 38,39,47,48TRM 250 300 1234567 281012 Nld RNW RNW
9455 2200 2230 54 TRM 125 105 1234567 300612 Ind AWR AWR
9545 2200 2230 54 TRM 125 105 2467 300612 Sun AWR AWR
9545 2200 2230 54 TRM 125 105 135 300612 Jav AWR AWR
9730 2230 2300 54 TRM 125 105 1234567 300612 Eng AWR AWR
9730 2300 2400 49E TRM 125 75 1234567 300612 Vie AWR AWR
9800 1400 1457 41 TRM 250 345 1234567 281012 Eng RNW RNW
11740 1630 1700 41N TRM 125 345 1234567 300612 Eng AWR AWR
11750 2100 2200 33S,43N,44NTRM 125 25 123456 300612 Cmn AWR AWR
11750 2100 2200 33S,43N,44NTRM 125 25 7 300612 Yue AWR AWR
11835 1600 1630 41N TRM 125 345 1234567 300612 Urd AWR AWR
11955 0000 0030 49NW TRM 125 45 1234567 300612 Bur AWR AWR
11955 0030 0100 49NW TRM 125 60 1234567 300612 Kar AWR AWR
12105 1400 1500 43N,44N TRM 125 45 1234567 300612 Cmn AWR AWR
13575 1200 1300 50 TRM 250 75 1234567 271012 Cebuano YFR MBR
13630 1100 1200 50 TRM 250 75 1234567 271012 IllocanoYFR MBR
13630 1200 1300 50 TRM 250 75 1234567 271012 Tagalog YFR MBR
13660 1100 1200 50 TRM 250 75 1234567 271012 IllocanoYFR MBR
13660 1200 1300 50 TRM 250 75 1234567 271012 Tagalog YFR MBR
13720 1200 1300 50 TRM 250 75 1234567 271012 Cebuano YFR MBR
15270 1100 1115 43S,44S TRM 125 45 345 271012 MBR MBR
15270 1100 1115 43S,44S TRM 125 45 1345 310312 MBR MBR
15270 1100 1130 43S,44S TRM 125 45 1267 271012 MBR MBR
15270 1100 1130 43S,44S TRM 125 45 267 310312 MBR MBR
15390 1100 1115 43S,44S TRM 125 45 345 271012 MBR MBR
15390 1100 1130 43S,44S TRM 125 45 1267 271012 MBR MBR
15490 1200 1300 43S,44S TRM 125 45 1234567 300612 Cmn AWR AWR
15540 1100 1130 54 TRM 125 105 1234567 300612 Ind AWR AWR
15540 1130 1200 49S,54 TRM 125 105 246 300612 Jav AWR AWR
15540 1130 1200 49S,54 TRM 125 105 1357 300612 Sun AWR AWR
15715 1500 1530 49NW TRM 125 60 1234567 300612 Kar AWR AWR
15725 1530 1627 47,48W TRM 250 270 1234567 281012 Mul PNW RNW
17635 1300 1330 49E TRM 125 75 1234567 300612 Khm AWR AWR
17635 1330 1400 49E TRM 125 75 57 300612 Lao AWR AWR
17635 1330 1400 49E TRM 125 75 2346 300612 Tha AWR AWR
17635 1330 1400 49E TRM 125 75 1 300612 Khm AWR AWR
Media & Broadcast via SLBC Trincomalee:
kHz time zones deg days enddat kW broadc
11955 0000-0030 49NW 45 1234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
11955 0030-0100 49NW 60 1234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
15270 1100-1115 43S,44S 45 1.345.. 310312 TRM 125 BVB
15270 1100-1115 43S,44S 45 ..345.. 271012 TRM 125 BVB
15270 1100-1130 43S,44S 45 12...67 271012 TRM 125 BVB
15270 1100-1130 43S,44S 45 .2...67 310312 TRM 125 BVB
15540 1100-1130 54 105 1234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
15540 1130-1200 49S,54 105 1.3.5.7 300612 TRM 125 AWR
15540 1130-1200 49S,54 105 .2.4.6. 300612 TRM 125 AWR
13630 1200-1300 50 75 1234567 271012 TRM 250 YFR
15490 1200-1300 43S,44S 45 1234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
17635 1300-1330 49E 75 1234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
17635 1330-1400 49E 75 1...... 300612 TRM 125 AWR
17635 1330-1400 49E 75 ....5.7 300612 TRM 125 AWR
17635 1330-1400 49E 75 .234.6. 300612 TRM 125 AWR
9800 1359-1457 41 345 1234567 271012 TRM 250 RNW
12105 1400-1500 43N,44N 45 1234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
15725 1459-1627 47,48W 270 1234567 271012 TRM 250 RNW
15715 1500-1530 49NW 60 1234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
7410 1530-1600 41 345 1234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
11835 1600-1630 41N 345 1234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
11740 1630-1700 41N 345 1234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
9445 1659-1727 38,39,47,48300 1234567 271012 TRM 250 RNW
11750 2100-2200 33S,43N,44N 25 .234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
11750 2100-2200 33S,43N,44N 25 1...... 300612 TRM 125 AWR
9455 2200-2230 54 105 1234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
9545 2200-2230 54 105 1.3.5.. 300612 TRM 125 AWR
9545 2200-2230 54 105 .2.4.67 300612 TRM 125 AWR
9730 2230-2300 54 105 1234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
9730 2300-2400 49E 75 1234567 300612 TRM 125 AWR
(via Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD)
AWR Trincomallee not heard --- I tried for the first AWR broadcast via
Trincomalle, Sri Lanka this morning at 0000-0100 UT on 11955 kHz in
Burmese and Karen broadcast. However broadcast of Radio Atmeeya Yatra
was noted on that frequency then. Here are the details.
24 Mar 2012 2357 UT Open carrier but with some hissing noises
25 Mar 2012 0000 UT Radio Atmeeya Yatra program in Kannada
0015 UT Radio Atmeeya Yatra in Telugu
0030 UT Radio Atmeeya Yatra in Malayalam
0045 to 0100 Open carrier with hissing noise.
SINPO: 23222. I observed that the above program at 0000-0045 was in
parallel to MW 1548 kHz from same tx site. Thanking you, Yours
sincerely, (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio,
Hyderabad, India, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9730, AWR via Trincomalee / Sri Lanka, English ID and song. Heard on
various Perseus receivers online: at home 22431 under BBC; in
Brisbane/AUS almost clear 34322; in Piliyandala/CLN under BBC 32432;
in Nagoya/J weak but clear of BBC 24322. 27 Mar 12, 2230 UT (Eike
Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, Perseus + DX-10 Pro active antenna,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Temp replacement for KSDA 15320, which used to make it well even in to
CNAm, including Wavescan, 2230 UT Sundays (gh, DXLD)
AWR noted 25 Mar presumably from new tx site *1600-1630* on 11835,
starting with the usual theme music & English sign-on announcement
1600, then Urdu program. At 1606 there was an announcement mentioning
email address urdu @ awr.org, fair-poor. Also heard fair *1630-1659*
with Wavescan program on 11740 (Bruce Portzer, Seattle, WA, Winradio
Excalibur, K9AY antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. 6135, March 25 at 0313 something in Arabic mentioning
Darfur, modulation rather muffled and lo-fi; 0328* cut off abruptly
during talk, how rude! HFCC A-12 shows an IBB Sudanese service, so
presumably Afia Darfur, 250 kW, 146 degrees from SMG, VATICAN at 0300-
0330, supposed to be followed by an IBB service in Somali via São
Tomé. Also had a very lite het, possibly Madagascar, as Bolivia goes
off earlier.
BTW, HFCC A-12 shows the St. Petersburg site at 00-03 has moved from
6135 to 9470, presumably still alternating VOR Spanish and Russian
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. UKRAINE. 9940, Radio Miraya, 0310-0415, local pop
music. IDs. “Miraya” jingles. A mix of Arabic and English talk with
English at 0314-0324 about human rights and the military conflict in
Sudan. Arabic talk at 0324. English news at 0329. Back to Arabic talk
at 0333. More English talk at 0354. English news at 0400-0412. Arabic
talk at 0413. Fair. March 23 (Brian Alexander, Mechanicsburg, PA, USA,
Icom IC-7600, two 100 foot longwires, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [and non]. 13800, March 24 at 0536, oscillating tone jammer,
no doubt as previously heard vs R. Dabanga, via UAE which doesn`t
propagate here even without the jamming. Other frequency 7315 via
FRANCE has good signal at 0544, no jamming audible. If there is any
doubt, chances are R. Dabanga will ID every few minutes, often in
song.
Anyhow, this is the last day of the B-11 season, after which all the
frequencies change for A-12; will the jammers follow immediately? The
0429-0557 broadcast is to be on 15550 from UAE, 15400 from Madagascar,
and 11650 from Vatican.
15400, March 25 at 0358 good open carrier, 0359 as expected, R.
Tamazuj opening ID, music. 0408 found weaker // 11650 which was
slightly behind 15400, which is MADAGASCAR, while 11650 is VATICAN.
Did not remember third new frequency to check, 15550 via UAE, but
would likely have been JBA at best.
No jamming heard on either at 0435 during R. Dabanga which follows
from 0429, but at 0455 there were some oscillating tones on adjacent
11655, missed it by that much.
11650, March 26 at 0511, R. Dabanga via VATICAN now with ringing sound
jamming on-frequency instead of +5 kHz as 24 hours earlier. Didn`t
miss it by that much (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
11650, March 28 at 0508, 1000 Hz tone jamming vs R. Dabanga via
VATICAN, which ran a singing ID at 0510.
// 15400 via MADAGASCAR much better and unjammed, about 1 second ahead
of 11650.
15550, March 28 at 0529, whine slightly oscillating jamming only with
IADs, no Dabanga audible as usual on this way offbeam transmission,
225 degrees from UAE (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SUDAN [non]. UAE, 11800.037, From 0410 UT March 25 logged Sudan
Radio Service from Al Dhabbaya-UAE broadcast relay site, Babcock
organization brokered. Heard HoA/Sahel typical music/songs. Station ID
and e-mail address given as well as snail mail address in Nairobi,
Kenya at 0414 UT.
11800 0400-0500 47E,48NW DHA 250kW 245degrees azimuth (Wolfgang
Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SWAZILAND. Re unID in my last report, 9500 at 0515 March 23 with
African English preacher, suspected TWR? Bill Bingham, RSA replies:
Yes, confirmed TWR Swaziland. And yes, it happened again. 9500
Manzini. Mar 24, 2012, Saturday. 0459-0517. Repetitions of TWR IS and
"This is TransWorld Radio, Swaziland", to sign on at 0500 with ID
"This is Trans World Radio Bringing Hope to the World. Thanks for
tuning into Radio 155". Followed by programme announcements, then an
OM preacher preaching. Into children`s programming at 0515, enacting
The Nativity. At 0530, a medical programme on lymphoma. Fair - good.
Joburg sunrise 0414.``
An early start to A-12 scheduling? NO, not supposed to be on 9500
then, either. 9500, March 25 at 0509, very poor gospel huxter in
English, no doubt TWR as previously IDed by Bill Bingham, RSA, and
still not on their schedules for B-11 or A-12. Nevertheless, since
they keep doing it, wonder if intentional rather than accidental.
9500, March 26 at 0514, poor signal with African-accented preacher in
English, as TWR is still going on this unscheduled frequency morning
after morning (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Trans World Radio, 9500 Manzini. March 28, 2012, Wednesday. 0618-0620.
OM preacher, Lazarus has been resurrected from the dead. Fair-good.
Sunrise 0416 (Bill Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SWEDEN. Hello folks! Here's a video made by SK7JC and me 5th March
last year from Sölvesborg MW.
Me and Roy Sandgren from Malmö and perhaps some more, have written to
the County Administration Board in the county of Blekinge, Sweden, to
get the the MW-TX protected and saved for the future. Otherwise the
owner Teracom will demolish the station. The antennas are made up by
pieces from high-voltage power poles. Just the top section is
specially made. So they are very robust and don't almost need any
maintenance at all.
Teracom wants to demolish the antennas, scrap the transmitter and give
back the station house to the area owner. The masts are on leased land
and Teracom intends to continue to lease the land for another 25
years, every effort to prevent private companies from broadcasting.
The County Admin Board visited the station 12th March and now we are
waiting for the decision. Maybe they can create a temporary protection
while the investigation endures. This investigation can take several
years. I sent the C-A-B a letter with pictures, videos and my
knowledge and opinion to save the station, which is the very last AM-
station in Sweden.
The station is in that condition that you only need to fill it with
water, heat up the tubes and transmitter and then it's ready for be
put into service.
Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJFpYiIXRKU
Part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXVCB7LE6Gw
The final transmission minutes from Sölvesborg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSGlFhEaGsw
Film from 1985 about Sölvesborg
Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTckNgoVens
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC6awJRg9TI
Pictures from Hörby & Sölvesborg Taken 5th March last year
http://s805.photobucket.com/albums/yy333/isbjornlw/2011-03-05/
Historical pictures from Hörby & Sölvesborg
http://s805.photobucket.com/albums/yy333/isbjornlw/Solvesborg/
http://s805.photobucket.com/albums/yy333/isbjornlw/Horby/
Or you can take a look at my homepage about Swedish AM-broadcast
http://hem.passagen.se/longwave/
(Christian Stodberg, SM6VPU, March 25, mwmasts yg via DXLD)
Hi Christian, Good on you for taking the initiative in attempting to
save Sweden's last MW station. It's so important to save radio
infrastructure like this before it is gone forever - thank you. I wish
you success. Please keep us all updated (Ian Baxter, ibid.)
** TAIWAN. 15240.161, R Australia via Taiwanese relay. Taiwanese
Tainan transmitter carrier very early on air, registered 2200-2230 UT,
but empty carrier heard already at 2137 UT March 24!
13680.021, SOH Taipei at 2143 UT March 24, S=5 poor signal.
11550.949, ABC RA Indonesian early warm up at 2152 UT March 24 via
Tainan-TWN relay. Signal wandered x.949 down to x.932 kHz.
11605.111, CBSD RTI Radio Taiwan International from Tainan in Japanese
noted also odd frequency 2156 UT March 24.
15464.955, CBSD RTI Radio Taiwan International in Chinese from Bao
Chung-TWN, 09-10 UT, heard at 0942 UT March 25, S=6-7 poor here in
Europe.
6239.989, YFR hymn fanfare at opening procedure 1100 UT March 28, and
followed by Chinese ID and mens religious chorus song. YFR Chinese via
Bao Chung tx relay site.
11894.991, March 27, but 11894.988 March 28, YFR religious program in
Korean, accompanied by a 'scratching like jamming' signal broadband
from 11875 to 11910 kHz. Via Taipei Tanshui bc site relay.
11605.110, RTI Japanese service noted with ID at 0808 UT, "Kochirawa
Taiwan..." S=9+20dB signal observed on remote SDR unit in Nagoya-JPN.
08-09 UT March 28.
15679.980, RFI Paris in Lao-French at 1110 UT March 28, poor in Japan
on back lobe signal, registered for southeast French empired Asia. Via
Tainan-TWN site.
6220, YFR Burmese service via Hu Wei relay site site on Taiwan, heard
in Nagoya at 1114 UT March 28, sermon by male prayer, very even
frequency [so should say 6220.000 --- gh]
7444.990, CBSD RTI Radio Taiwan Internat in English here on air via
Bao Chung at 1117 UT. Discussion of two men and a female Taiwanese
about cleanest toilets on Taiwanese hotels and restaurants - and also
most cleanest gasoline stations. Signal strength a little bit less at
very same time on \\ 9464.910 kHz.
9734.991, CSBD RTI Radio Taiwan International via Tainan site in
Japanese, less strong as expected, at 1122 UT March 28, S=9 level.
Endless Taiwanese stories read by male announcer.
9279.976, YFR Family Radio in Chinese via Bao Chung, 11-13 UT noted at
1125 UT, S=9+5dB in Nagoya-JPN.
9680.051, CBSD RTI Radio Taiwan International in Chinese 11-17 UT,
observed with accompanied CHN mainland jamming around 1130 UT March
28. \\
11624.963 from Bao Chung site and jamming around 1140 UT.
Even frequency 11520 kHz YFR Filipino service registered at 11-12 UT,
heard at 1137 UT, via Bao Chung tx site.
11915.090, YFR Family Radio via Tainan relay site in Bahasa Indonesia,
stn announcement at 1143 UT March 28, S=9+10dB heard in Nagoya-JPN.
11985, on even frequency, CBSD RTI Radio Taiwan International via Hu
Wei relay site in Russian heard at 1145 UT March 28, S=9+10dB logged
on remote unit of Perseus Nagoya site.
11709.985, CBSD RTI Radio Taiwan International in Chinese, from Taipei
Tanshui site.
11569.984, YFR Family Radio in Burmese via Hu Wei site, YFR fanfare
and ID at 1200:30 UT March 28, S=8 signal in Nagoya-JPN.
11534.996, YFR Family Radio in Chinese via Bao Chung, female chorus at
1204 UT.
7459.989, YFR Family Radio in Vietnamese via Bao Chung, S=9+10dB
signal on remote unit in Japan, 1230 UT March 28.
9664.988, CBSD RTI Radio Taiwan International in Chinese via Bao Chung
site, 1237 UT, also covered by China mainland jammers (Wolfgang
Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 24/25/27/28 via DXLD)
** TAIWAN. (tentative) - woman in Chinese weak-very weak on 8117 USB
on 25 Mar 1521-1528. Most likely Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau which
uses this frequency for marine weather broadcasts (Bruce Portzer,
Seattle, WA, Winradio Excalibur, K9AY antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** TAIWAN [non]. 6875, March 23 at 0509 tune-in, open carrier/dead air
from RTI relay via WYFR. Finally modulation cuts on at 0517, Carlson
Wong with ``technical difficulties`` apology, ``regular programming
canceled`` but instead ``very nice music``, presumably filling the
rest of the hour played from Okeechobee backup, as music is going
right up until 0600, resuming dead air when Spanish is supposed to
start.
Oh, poor RTI: WYFR is screwing up your relays again. We thought it had
all been fixed, but last night on 6875, English at 0500 was missing so
they had to play backup filler music from Okeechobee. Tonight, UT
March 24 at 0534, when supposed to be in English, it`s back to
Chinese, the wrong language which was broadcast nightly from November
to January or February. And furthermore at 0602 it`s back to German
instead of correct Spanish!
6875, March 25 before and after 0500 WYFR relay of RTI no longer on
the air, nor scheduled any more. See U S A.
Instead back to 5950, in English at 0537 W&M discussing forgetfulness,
how fitting, then song in Chinese. At 0600 timesignal and into Spanish
introed by Paul Hsiao (don`t spell it Xiao), as the program for
viernes 23 de marzo! It`s already March 25 here, in Greenwich, and
even more so in Taibei, so why in the world play back a 2-day-old
show? At least they are back in proper languages, after relapse to
Chinese and German during these hours last night on 6875 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also USA: WYFR
Radio Taiwán Internacional: [gh adds sites from HFCC]
A-12 Frecuencias vigentes del 25 de marzo Al 28 de octubre de 2012:
Occidente de Sudamérica 02:00 a 03:00 - 11995 KHz. [GUIANA FRENCH]
Centroamérica 04:00 a 05:00 - 7570 KHz. [WYFR]
Occidente de Norteamérica 06:00 a 07:00 - 5950 KHz. [WYFR]
Europa 20:00 a 21:00 - 3965 KHz. [FRANCE]
Oriente de Sudamérica 23:00 a 24:00 - 17725 KHz. [WYFR]
(via Juan Franco Crespo, Spain, DXLD)
** TAIWAN [and non]. RTI English Service Frequencies & Broadcast Times
(From 03/25/2012-10/28/2012)
China
0100-0200 MW 1422
Europe
1800-1900 6155 (48.74)
North America
0200-0300 5950 (50.42) East Coast
0200-0300 9680 (30.99) Midwest
0300-0400 5950 (50.42) West Coast
0500-0600 5950 (50.42) West Coast
Philippines
0100-0200 11875 (25.26)
1100-1200 9465 (31.69)
Africa
1700-1800 15690 (19.12)
South Asia
1600-1700 9440 (31.77), 15485 (19.37)
Southeast Asia
0300-0400 15320 (19.58)
1100-1200 7445 (40.29)
1100-1200 MW 1359
Taiwan
0100-0200 MW 1422
(from Via http://english.rti.org.tw via Jaisakthivel, ADXC,
Tirunelveli, India, For A12 www.adxc.wordpress.com, dxldyg via DXLD)
How quaint, including metres for SW frequencies, but not MW; most of
these are relays from abroad, but who cares from where? (gh, DXLD)
Radio Taiwan Intermational, Last two nights, 25 & 26 March 2012, 1600-
1700 UT on 15485, 444 & 9440, 222 (Abid Hussain Sajid, Mailsi,
Pakistan, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN [non]. 17725, March 26 at 2300, RTI opening Spanish relay
via WYFR, G signal, Paul Hsiao admitting that this is the program for
sábado 24 de marzo! I recently heard another transmission headed as
two days late, and now it`s 3 days, already 27 March in Taibei. At
least they don`t try to hide these out-of-date broadcasts, but why
should they be? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN. Taiwan is very loud on 9465 with a relay of Family Radio in
English at 1040, followed at 1100 by RTI in English. There was an
English bulletin followed by a program with w/a [??]. However her
pronunciation was so bad that I could not comprehend what it was all
about. Receiver: Icom R70 to wire antenna slung along a curtain rail
at 3 meters (Robin Harwood VK7RH, Norwood, Tasmania, March 25, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAJIKISTAN. INTRUDER - confirming Ralphs observation:
14295 KHz A3E 0545 UTC 22.03.2012 BC Music ? unstable carrier
(Gerd OE3GSA, intruder alert March 22 via BC-DX March 28 via DXLD)
14295.214 kHz - 3rd harmonic from 4765 kHz -> Radio Tajik (Tajikistan)
- active daily, all day. A complaint by the German PTT (BNetzA) from
2008 has not been regarded. INTRUDERALERT mailing list
(Wolf, DK2OM, IARU bandwatch March 22, ibid.)
Weak carrier peak noted in Moscow, Finland and Japan: 14295.214 kHz.
73 wb df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)
** THAILAND. 9720, Radio Thailand, open carrier popped on at *1230 24
March, just as Aoki promised, and then into English service. Nice
signal for world and national news presented by YL in English. Item
about $70 billion infrastructure enhancement plan for Thailand after
last year's floods. Also item about high speed railway plans for the
Kingdom. Interesting to note that at 1215 tune/in, China is booming in
on this frequency but, again, just as Aoki promises, they sign off and
cut the carrier by 1227*. After a couple minutes of atmospheric noise
and doubt about whether Bangkok will turn up, bingo, there they are.
Having lived there 7 years, this is like getting letters from home,
hi. Tnx gh for tip on this one (Ralph Perry, Wheaton, Illinois. Drake
R8B; Japan Radio NRD-545; Eton E1; Hallicrafters SX100; Knightkit Star
Roamer, Dentron Super Tuner + Ameco PLF-2 + Palomar P-408 + customized
(tropical bands) Quantum Phaser antenna unit, Longwires (150' Skyloop
+ 100'); Tuned Multi-Turn 20" Small Loop; Single-Turn Coax Loop,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I was looking around for R. Thailand`s new frequency for English at
1230-1300 March 25 but did not find it. No wonder, later extracted
from HFCC, the full A-12 NBT Udorn English sked, annotated:
1230-1300 9890 to SEAs [a loss here with VOA and jamming on 9885]
1400-1430 9395 to SEAs [a loss here to WEWN squishy sidebands]
1900-2000 7205 to Europe [too low for NAm summer]
2030-2045 9680 to Europe
0000-0030 15275 ENAm
0030-0100 15275 WNAm
0200-0230 15275 ENAm again
0530-0600 17770 to Europe
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TUNISIA. 12005, March 26 until 0508:40* during music, no doubt IWT,
nominally registered 0400-0610 in A-12, one hour off as usual! 100
degree beam. Second signal around here I chase just before it cuts
off, after unID 12015 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
10510, spur of RTT Tunis with S2 max signal. 12015 [sic] is QRMed but
17735 is clear S9+10 (Zacharias Liangas, Greece, March 24 or 25, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
I.e. as explained here before, 17735 minus 7225 = 10510, difference
between those two. The other Sfax frequency which might be on and //
is 12005, not 12015 (gh, DXLD)
17735: see CANADA [and non] [WORLD OF RADIO 1610]
** TURKEY. 17755, March 23 at 1324, TRT IS of only one version
repeated, is inbooming following German service which is much better
heard here than the English hour which follows on 12035, much too low.
From March 25, English will be at 1230 on summer frequency 15450,
which may be a little better than 12, but VOT listeners in North
America would be well-advised to do so in German; except in A-12 it
will be on 13760 at 1130, no doubt less propagable again.
9515, March 25 at 0316, VOT with VG signal in English introducing
`Legends of Anatolia`, an off-week for the `DX Corner`? This was
supposed to be an on-week. Already shifted for A-12 to one hour
earlier, and ex-9655.
Checking the podcast roster for DX Corner,
http://www.trtenglish.com/trtworld/Galeri/Podcast.aspx?GaleriResimKodu=3c549d44-0022-4628-89f8-9b679452262c&dil=en
we find these dates:
DX Corner_17_03_2012
DX Corner_18_02_2012
DX Corner_04_02_2012
DX Corner_21_01_2012
DX Corner_07_01_2012
DX Corner_17_12_2011
So there was a 3-week gap from Dec 17 to Jan 7, throwing off our
alternate-week projexions, last one March 17, next one should be March
31; and also missing one on March 3?
15450, VOT also reactivated here for the summer 1230 English broadcast
to W Europe and also USward, March 25 at 1231 poor but readable with
news about PM meeting President Obama in Seoul. Still quite an
improvement over 12035 at 1330 which had been mostly inaudible all
winter B-season.
11980, March 26 at 0509, fair signal with wonderful Turkish music, TRT
back on A-season frequency, at 04-06, 310 degree beam to W Europe and
also USward, ex-9700 in B-season at 05-07 (really closing around 0655)
which is now occupied by ROMANIA, q.v.
17770, March 26 at 1405, fair signal in Arabic news, i.e. VOT now here
at 14-15, 500 kW, 252 degrees from Emirler.
Still in A-12, all VOT is from Emirler, nothing from Çakirlar. What
exactly is the status of that site? Dismantled, destroyed or on
standby? WRTH 2012 shows 3 x 250 kW and 2 x 500 kW there, double-
daggered as ``inactive at time of publication`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** TUVALU. Radio Tuvalu 621 AM heard --- Hi guys, Radio Tuvalu, 621
from Funafuti clearly heard with sign-off island style hymn and anthem
at 1000 UTC last night [March 25] whilst 3RN [dominant] and Rhema
[Dunedin] with news bulletins. Nice solid signal monitored for 5
minutes.
Listening from kitchen table on 30 year old battery operated Superadio
with built in aerial and receiver merely rotated to bring it in so no
fancy gear needed to catch this one. This signal should be audible
anywhere from Sydney north if 3RN Melbourne is nulled.
Should also be a useful DX catch for those who may not have Tuvalu
verified from its earlier 580/621 days a decade or more ago.
According to reports I’ve read, the AM rebuild project cost Japan $US
8 million so we should acknowledge this very expensive gift for AM
DXers around the Pacific and at least let them know we can hear them!
Power used to be 5 kW and the new system must cover all 9 islands 24h
[out some 300 km from Funafuti] so I’d say the signal from the new
tower must be getting saltwater lift given the island has seawater
seepage inland and nowhere is more than about 200 m from the coastline
(Dave Ricquish, Wellington NZ, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** UKRAINE. In recent times, following the time limit for the
broadcasting transmitter UR-1 972 kHz in the Luch (near Nikolaev
region), was limited to the time of broadcasting the transmitter UR-1
837 kHz in Taranovka (Kharkiv region.) to 0800-2000 UT. So far, only
the transmitter 711 kHz in Dokuchaevsk (Donetsk region) broadcasts UR-
1 in full.
By the way, Alexander Yegorov while in this group did not mention the
transition the transmitter UR-1 in the mountains (Ivano-Frankivsk
region.) with the frequency of the 1584 at 1044* kHz. It on 1044 kHz
like to hear.
This week on Monday for half an hour 1200-1230 UT in Brovary included
transmitter 207 kHz. Broadcast "Promin." 15 minutes to capacity of 500
kW, 15 minutes on the power of 250 kW. Test conducted a concern RRT.
In Kharkiv, I much difference between the two inclusions not noticed.
To unfortunately, about a test learned at the last moment, on the eve
of the transfer, 't been able to tell in the mailing list [sic].
(Andrei Ehrlich-UKR, "from Deneb-radio-dx"; RUSdx March 25 via BC-DX
via DXLD)
* on March 2, I still heard UR-1 in 1584 kHz, and that's of the 19th
and 20th of March, could no longer be heard. At 1044 kHz have heard
only R. Liberty. Dnepropetrovsk, Vinnitsa still work on 873 kHz - this
morning in the spectrum of present-bearing these two transmitters. As
far as I know, Vinnitsa, Ukraine should switch to a frequency of 1377
kHz, and for Dnepropetrovsk frequency are not defined yet (Yaroslav,
Odessa-UKR, "open_dx"; RUSdx March 25, ibid.)
** U K. 2556 kHz: This may be well known...
Tuning around at 2045 gmt I found a weak UK AM station on 2556 kHz
(yes, divisible by 9 so probably MF harmonic) doing football
commentary, Doncaster/Crystal Palace. SIO 242
Trawl up/down MW with split phones revealed no parallel transmission.
Announced at 2100 gmt "Palace Radio" (Crystal Palace FC, SE London,
match days only). Ah-hahh, 1278 kHz, 2556 = 2nd harmonic. Listened
again more intensely on 1278, but fundamental not audible at all under
France here in North Norfolk.
For an RSL, this is a remarkably strong 2nd harmonic. I've set a few
AM RSLs up, and this would almost definitely exceed Ofcom the -40 dBc
level. Whatever are they using as transmitter and antenna? Is there
anyone near the tx site to hear this harmonic via ground wave?
It's pretty difficult to transmit a significant 2nd harmonic as the
antenna impedance is all wrong; 3rd harmonic is much easier to radiate
if it gets through the low pass filter. (Just checked the 3rd
harmonic, no trace!) Regards, (Ian Liston-Smith, G4JQT, March 27,
BDXC-UK yg via DXLD)
Thanks for this tip, Ian, first time I've seen this harmonic reported
from Palace Radio. Also audible here in Berkshire with similar SIO
from tune-in just before 2200 when live programming ended and now
carrying continuous music, with clear ID heard at 2213 UT. 73s (Dave
Kenny, AOR 7030+ / 25m long wire, ibid.)
** U K. No DRM heard on 1296 at 0550 today in north Kent (clear path
to Orfordness). This is normally on at 0500-0700 winter, 0400-0600
summer. Dropped for A-12? If so, just leaves Orfordness with RNW,
which will also be going soon (Chris Greenway, England, March 25,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K. Re: ``Also still shown: Dari, Pashto, Farsi 1400-1700 via
Woofferton on 6195, target 27S,28W,37N, the transmission that belies
the official point of view that BBC WS no longer uses analogue
shortwave in Europe. It was still on air as recently as two weeks ago,
so in all likelyhood it will still be on air also in the new A12
season.``
Checked 6195 when arriving back here at 1650. Guess what: I found it
empty, disregarding the sideband of the Berlin-Britz transmitter
(humming away on 6190 with somewhat distorted modulation of elections
coverage) and some very faint signal that certainly was not
Woofferton.
So it seems that this little publicized, about a decade ago introduced
service for expatriates from Afghanistan and Iran, probably even in
England itself, has been dropped (Kai Ludwig, Germany, March 25,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Kai, I checked this morning and 3955, 5875 and 7355 all had DRM.
However (as yesterday), I didn't confirm any DRM on 1296. I'm back in
Caversham (Reading) where Orfordness is weak, but in the past the DRM
noise has been easily recognisable behind co-channel analogue signals.
But today I didn't hear it. What noise I did hear there was probably
local to my home, and it didn't disappear at 0700 when ORF is due to
close.
But we need someone in England closer to ORF, or on the near
continent, to confirm for sure whether 1296 still has DRM at 0400-0600
(Chris Greenway, March 26, ibid.)
** U K. BBC Hindi is going to re-instate morning SW transmissions at
0100 & 0230 UT: Program titled "Namaskar Bharat" will start on 27th
March 2012. Neil Curry, Head of business development, Asia Pacific
region will be in India to see the start of morning transmission
(Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, India, March 23, dx_sasia yg via
DXLD)
As of 27th March 2012, BBC Hindi transmissions which were cut back on
31st March 2011 have been re-instated after one year! Schd :
0100-0130 UT – 1413, 9440, 9915, 11995, 15510
0230-0300 UT – 1413, 9410, 11975, 15510, 17510
1400-1430 UT – 1413, 7565, 9410, 9510, 11795, 15470 (ex 1400-1500 UT)
1600-1630 UT – 1413, 7565, 9605, 9675, 13695, 15710
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 7350-7355-7360, March 25 at 0559 strong DRM noise
equivalent to 7230 ROMANIA has erupted. A-12 HFCC shows this one is
BBC via AUSTRIA at 0600-0800, 100 kW, 300 degrees to W Europe, also
USward. Or is it DRM Mix, also mentioned in the entry? (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K [non]. 13580: Bad FIRST A-12 day clash at 0400-0430 UT. US IBB
R Mashaal from Iranawila to PAK/AFG is still on air last day B-11, and
BBC Persian appears on new A-12 season from Zyyi Cyprus to very same
target area. S=9+15dB (Wolgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 25,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Will be all clear by tomorrow; IBB changes are effective 0800z. Same
with RRI English to India, 11895 at 0300z, clashing with Deewa Radio.
With best regards, (Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, India, ibid.)
Hey, shouldn`t all stations make changes effective at the same hour?
It used to be 0100 UT on first day of seasons (gh, DXLD)
** U K. 6035: Babcock provider tx site Woofferton engineer put the
wrong audio feed on air, at 0600-0614 UT an English program heard,
either BBCWS or RNW English conserve. Break in transmission and tx OFF
at 0614 UT, came back on air at 0618 UT with some distorted audio feed
BUZZ from satellite receiver and had scheduled Radio Nederland's Dutch
service 6-7 UT.
6035 0600-0657 28 WOF 250 105 \\ RNW Vatican state SMG 5955 kHz.
73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Thanks Wolfgang, Our NOC spotted this wrong feed and called MMC from
Babcock. They took RNW2 (English) instead of RNW 1 (Dutch) for the
first quarter of the hour. Best Regards, (Rocus, RNW, via wb, ibid.)
Putting the English RNW feed (indeed just a playout of the conserves
[archives] now, no live radio anymore) on air instead of the Dutch one
is a mistake that keeps recurring already for more than a decade, for
whatever reason. Could it be that the buzz was the very one RTRS
Pridnestrovye was blamed for when running 9895 0600-0700 until
yesterday?
Btw, 5955 comes now, on its last legs, already from the Wertachtal
plant, and always using a HQ antenna (as it was the case at the
Flevoland plant until it closed). No other sites involved on 5955
anymore (Kai Ludiwg, March 25, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
NOC = network operations centre. Other English terms for this
facility, known in German as Schaltraum, are main control room or
master control. And it is not a matter of course that skilled staff is
present there, so it's also not a matter of course that someone is
paying attention as it was the case here.
MMC = Media Management Centre, a Babcock-specific term for what they
set up at the Babcock headquarters for no longer having to rely on BBC
facilities (specifically the Bush House control room), which meant
that the BBC had a say on which programming could be routed through
its equipment.
I saw some operational memos about a decade ago, concerning cover from
UK transmitters for some Flevo frequencies due to a failure. Therein
staff was explicitly told "listen to the program, if it's in English
it's the wrong feed" and even the staff elsewhere "listen to the feed
Woofferton is giving you, if it's in English it's the wrong one". This
was still in the pre-DVB era, the satellite signals in question were
analogue subcarriers at this time. Somehow messing up these two RNW
feeds appears to be a common mistake, no matter what the distribution
technology is. Other transmitter operators made it, too, an instance I
recall concerned a transmission from the Tbilisskaya plant (Kai
Ludwig, Germany, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U K. BBC radio magazine --- I can remember, maybe sometime in the
mid-80s to early 90s, purchasing several issues of a BBC radio
magazine off the newstands here in the USA. It was a glossy
publication ~100 pages with feature stories, a rundown of upcoming
topical programs, and schedule and frequency lists.
I am almost sure that it was not the long-running Radio Times magazine
distributed for the domestic audience back in the UK, but a shortwave-
centric version maybe intended only for the American listeners.
Does anyone else recall this publication? What was the title?
Publication time span? (John, March 27, Swprograms mailing list via
DXLD)
Sure do, John. You're thinking of either "BBC Worldwide" or "BBC On
Air". Both versions largely targeted expats, as many of the ads were
from banks with offshore (Channel Islands / Jersey / Isle of Man)
locations, as well as for insurance companies for expats living away
from Britain's NHS. I was privileged to get a courtesy subscription as
a member of the media (that's my story and I'm sticking to it).
BBC Worldwide and, later, BBC On Air replaced the long running "London
Calling" monthly publication that was primarily frequency and schedule
information, with fewer feature stories (and no advertising, if I
remember correctly).
The transformation from "London Calling" began in November 1993; the
last issue was December, 2004.
The print publications were replaced with weekly promotional e-mails;
those were ended within the past year.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Calling_%28The_Overseas_Journal_of_the_BBC%29
It was a lot easier to write about upcoming BBCWS programming in those
days. Since the end of the printed publications, it is quite
difficult to obtain advance publicity for anything other than a single
major seasonal event that spans multiple programs.
The World Service website has, in many ways, been "dumbed down" with
less information posted than in years past (Richard Cuff / Allentown,
PA USA, ibid.)
** U K. BBCWS A12 frequency schedule
The new season (A12) BBC World Service frequency schedules were
updated yesterday afternoon on their website, Steve:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/schedules/frequencies/
Includes links to hour-by-hour charts for each region indicating
transmitter sites in use. Their Audience Relations said they'd had
some technical difficulties updating the website, hence the delay.
(Alan Pennington, Caversham, UK, March 28, dxldyg via DXLD)
[and non]. BBCWS A-12 into North America --- During BBCWS checks just
after 0300 March 27: 5875 Ascension in with a mediocre signal, 6145
Meyerton slightly better, but 9410 Woofferton surprisingly strong.
Stil a few choices left on SW for NA. Appears 5875 replaces 7255,
which had been in use 03-06 for a few seasons.
Checking other frequencies around 0345 March 27: 6195 Skelton poor,
9750 Seychelles poor, 12035 Cyprus fair, 12095 Cyprus barely audible.
At 0400 7310 Meyerton good, 12035 Cyprus still fair, but 12095
suddenly much better; according to HFCC skeds Skelton comes up here at
this hour, but also shows Cyprus continuing on same channel, but not
sounding like two sites at my QTH.
Of course, the BBCWS website has yet to update with the A-12
frequencies, so some of the HFCC listings could be wooden.
One last check at 0500 March 27: 5875 Ascension still there but weaker
than earlier; 9410 Meyerton quite good, 12095 Cyprus barely audible,
nothing heard on 15420 (Cyprus or Seychelles) or 17640 (Cyprus.)
(Steve Luce, Houston, Texas, UT March 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Fair and listenable signal for BBCWS on 17685 via Thailand at 0000-
0100 March 29. 15335 Singapore and 15755 Thailand barely audible,
unusable. At 0100 17685 switches to Singapore, big signal drop, just
barely audible. Checked 7395 via Cyprus at 0100, something on channel,
but too weak to pull any usable audio (Steve Luce, Houston, Texas,
March 28, ibid.)
** U K. Reino Unido: La BBC suprimirá 140 puestos de trabajo en los
próximos 12 meses --- EFE : FUENTE:
http://feeds.univision.com/feeds/article/2012-03-27/la-bbc-suprimira-140-puestos
(Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, DXLD)
** U S A. 5078.5-USB, March 26 at 2235, Navy MARS net, mainly NNN0APJ
control, and NNN0AEV in Missouri; strictly structured yet personal
QSOs as per military discipline. This could be a very good reason US
SWBC stations are not on 5080, like WTWW started to use, shifted to
5085. Googling finds NNN0APJ is Ed Menard, probably in Nebraska. They
were allowed to use abbr`d callsigns, and `AEV mentioned that this is
a ``pretty tricky frequency`` propagation-wise (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non] 7811-USB, March 23 at 0544, AFN Florida going from
`Our Ocean World` to `Food in a Flash` rather than Jim Hightower
commentary, but I caught him on KRZA webcast at 1506, with a few
choice words ridiculing our OK Sen. Inhofe. BTW, he`s quite short and
less menacing in person, yet he has the power of gross ignorance and a
megabuck of oil money.
This Sunday morning before 1300 I can compare AFN from the Florida
Keys and GUAM:
7811-USB, Saddlebunch Keys, March 25 at 1245, NPR WESUN with Susan
Stamberg, ending puzzle segment with Will Shortz.
5765-USB, GUAM, March 25 at 1253 AFN ID, military PSAs such as rules
about political activity; presumably went on to CBS Sunday Morning
1300 live TV relay as heard previously (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. BBG MISLEADS CONGRESS ON SHORTWAVE RECEPTION IN CHINA
BBG Watch has learned that Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG)
executives were on Capitol Hill last week trying to convince
Congressional staffers that Voice of America shortwave radio
broadcasts to China are a waste of money. As it is usual for these BBG
bureaucrats, they presented incomplete and misleading evidence, a
well-informed source told us. . .
http://www.usgbroadcasts.com/bbgwatch/2012/03/26/broadcasting-board-of-governors-misleads-congress-on-shortwave-radio-reception-in-china/
(BBG Watch March 26 via Mike Barraclough, UK, Mar 26, dxldyg via DXLD)
** U S A. ONE ORGANIZATION, MANY BRANDS, MUCH CONFUSION. 26 Mar 2012
BBG Strategy, 19 Mar 2012, Bruce Sherman: "'One organization, many
brands' is integral to the BBG’s new strategy, Impact through
Innovation, and Integration. The ability to have multiple brands
offers several advantages. The BBG’s major brand names are, of course,
the Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free
Asia, Alhurra TV, Radio Sawa, Radio Martí and TV Martí. There are also
various sub-brands such as Radio Azadi (RFE/RL) in Afghanistan and
Deewa Radio (VOA) in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region. Popular
BBG programs — Parazit in Iran, OMG Meiyu in China, and Studio 7 in
Zimbabwe — often acquire identities in their own right. Differential
branding is beneficial. It lets us position our products for specific
markets and target key audience segments (women, youth, etc.). It
helps us stand out in cluttered media environments and deal with
challenging political realities, including anti-Americanism. All this
helps boost our reach and impact — a BBG priority."
(kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD)
How can USIB "stand out in cluttered media environments" when it is
itself a cluttered media environment? For an example of the confusion
caused by the "many brands," see the previous post. I argue for a
single, unified, global USIB brand in "US International Broadcasting:
Success Requires Independence and Consolidation" (Kim Andrew Elliott,
ibid.)
** U S A [non]. Last frequency changes of Voice of America for B-11:
English
0100-0200 NF 15185 PHT 250 kW / 270 deg, ex 15620
Georgian
1600-1700 NF 11775 WER 250 kW / 090 deg, ex 12025, re-ex 7390
1700-1800 NF 11775 WER 250 kW / 090 deg, ex 12025, re-ex 9760
Farsi, retimed
0130-0230 NF 7400 WER 250 kW / 105 deg, ex 0230-0330 on 7265
0130-0230 NF 9445 LAM 100 kW / 104 deg, ex 0230-0330 on 9440
0130-0230 on 9495 BIB 100 kW / 105 deg, ex 0230-0330 on same
Somali
0330-0400 NF 11990 UDO 250 kW / 272 deg, ex 11780
(DX Re Mix News 23 March via DXLD)
** U S A [and non]. 11905, March 25 at 0407, VG signal in tonal
African language; 0412 thought they mentioned Cristo, so missionary?
No, it`s VOA Kinyarwanda/Kirundi at 0330-0430 via MADAGASCAR from
0400, Sri Lanka during the first half; why switch when both are to the
small target area of Rwanda/Burundi, surely both well served from
Talata. See also CUBA [and non]
17530, March 26 at 1919, big open carrier with French JBA underneath;
1929 VOA sign-on. Yet another instance of unnecessary site changes in
the middle of a transmission, causing VOA to interfere with itself:
HFCC shows French at 1830-1930 via São Tomé, and 1930-2030 via
Greenville B, which should tune up elsewhere and crash-start on 17530.
15340, March 26 at 2241, poor signal from VOA Spe-cial Eng-lish, which
is due west from SAIPAN at 2230-2400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** U S A. Glenn, Don't know if you collect these, but last night I
accidentally ran across what appear to be two USA spurious MW
broadcast sigs in the SW spectrum. They are:
1. KLIF licensed on 570 kHz, Dallas, TX. Received in Grand Forks, BC,
Canada on 25990 kHz as a phase + amplitude modulated sig. at up to S9
on my TS440S connected to a two element Quad for 20/17/15/12/10 meter
bands. Reception first heard at 2350 22/3/2012 UT and continued at
least until 0130 23/3/2012 UT. Also heard this morning at 1715
23/3/2012 UT.
2. WBAP licensed on 820 kHz, Dallas, TX. Received during the same time
intervals as KLIF but on 25910. WBAP was slightly lower signal
strength on the average peaking S6 on the TS440S.
Both of these sigs have less audio distortion listening using the FM
position of the receiver rather than AM, especially on WBAP. In any
case for KLIF, a 5 kW transmitter on 570 to come in S9 2300 km away
seems to be generating well above the FCC -80db below carrier. As
neither of the received frequencies are harmonically related to the
fundamental but quite center frequency stable, it would seem some sort
of non-linear mixing or digital artifact must producing them. KLIF is
only licensed at 5 kW while WBAP is 50 kW yet KLIF has the stronger
sig. on the 25 MHz band (Wayne Borthwick, VA7GF, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Wayne, Tnx for the detailed report. These are not spurs, but
deliberate licensed relays of those two stations, known as IFB --
interruptible feedback. Many American stations have such auxiliaries,
but these in particular seem to leave them on all the time. Purpose is
usually to allow announcers at remote sites to get proper cuing by
hearing the station`s programming without a 7-second (or whatever)
delay on the main frequency. Many others have reported these two
skipping out (but I`m too close to Dallas). And yes, they are in the
NB FM mode. Another widely heard one is KOA Denver on 25950 (Glenn to
Wayne, via DXLD)
Glenn, Thanks for enlightenment on 11m nbfm broadcasts (Wayne, ibid.)
25910, WBAP. Fort Worth [sic], USA. 27 marzo 2155. Gracias a la
información de Harold Frodge via DX LISTENING DIGEST 12-12 del 21 de
este mes, pude escuchar la señal de enlace de esta emisora operando en
FM, aunque no es muy fuerte la señal, pude escuchar una parcial ID
como “WBAP 820 AM”, y mencionando Fort Forth, el programa parecía ser
del tipo Talk Show (Rafael Rodríguez R., Escuchas realizadas en el
municipio de Fomeque, Colombia, Equipo Sony CF 2010 y Dipolo de 8
metros, Pueden leerlas tambien a traves de
http://dxdesdecolombia.blogspot.com/
via DXLD) NOT in Fort Worth, I keep outpointing (gh)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1608: confirmed on WRMI webcast at 0455 March
22, but wall of noise jamming on 9955: tnx a lot, Arnie! 1609 was not
yet ready nor at webcast-only time of Thursday 1600.
So WORLD OF RADIO 1609 SW airings (all of them also webcast) will be:
Thursday 2100 on WTWW 9479
UT Friday 0330 on WWRB 3195
UT Saturday 0100-0120v on WBCQ Area 51 5110v-CUSB
UT Sunday 0400 on WTWW 5755
WRMI 9955: Saturday 0800, 1500, 1730, Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730, Monday
0500, 1130
Hamburger Lokal Radio, Germany, 5980: Tuesday 0930 ex-1030
Also on WRN via SiriusXM ch 120: Saturday & Sunday 1730, Sunday 0830.
WORLD OF RADIO 1609 monitoring: confirmed first broadcast on very
strong WTWW 9479, Thursday March 22 at 2100.
Tuning in at 0325 March 23 before the next airing, UT Friday 0330 on
WWRB, 3195 is vacant! I quickly find it on 5050 instead, so they have
fortunately moved up into a less noisy band for the spring, but
unfortunately without advance notice. I hustle to send word to several
DX lists of the new frequency a few minutes before airtime, which does
start at 0330 after a respectful 42 second pause following the SC
preacher. Yes, 5050 this time, not 5051.
Next airings: From 0100-0120v UT Sat on Area 51 via WBCQ 5110v-CUSB.
UT Sunday 0400 on WTWW 5755. On WRMI 9955: Sat 0800, 1500, 1730, Sun
0800, 1530, 1730, Mon 0500, 1130. On HLR 5980: Tue 0930.
Also on WRN via SiriusXM 120: Sat & Sun 1730, Sun 0830.
WORLD OF RADIO 1609 monitoring: checking WBCQ Area 51 webcast at 0128
UT Saturday March 24, music playing instead of WOR. Apparently AWWW
ran much later than usual, and WOR playback started at 0135, so now we
know it could be anywhere from 0100 to 0135, or even later, I suppose.
Then checked 5110v, and it was poorly audible in spring storm noise
level; also QRM was such that I could hear it better in LSB than USB
altho supposedly transmitted carrier plus USB only.
Next chance: UT Sunday 0400 on WTWW 5755. Also on WRMI 9955: Saturday
1730, Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730, Monday 0500, 1130.
Also on WRN via SiriusXM channel 120: Sat & Sun 1730, Sun 0830 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WORLD OF RADIO 1609 monitoring: confirmed at 0400 UT Sunday March 25
from WTWW 5755. Remaining SW airings this week, on WRMI 9955: Monday
0500, 1130, maybe Thursday 0330 or new 1610; on HLR 5980 Germany, Tue
0930 ex-1030 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 7490, March 22 at 0552, Brother Scare again on WBCQ,
extended broadcast. Maybe he has purchased more time into the night?
Next check at 0614, dead air here instead of on 9330-CUSB which is
still modulating GFRN.
7490, March 23 at 0511, no signal from WBCQ, unlike past two nights
with unscheduled Brother Scare (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WBCQ RELAY VIA COMPLEX VARIABLE STUDIO:
3/18, 0145, 6925.2/AM; poor S7max S6 noise floor due to increased
static, strange talk, hvy mtl music, old blues tune, Irish music, sed
Lumpy gravy radio show on WBCQ, one of the DJs named Jane, too poor to
properly ID (Bill Hassig-IL)
3/18, 0149, 6925/AM; Timtron parallel to much weaker 5110. s9 (Larry
Will-MD)
3/18, 0220-0330, 6925.2/AM; WBCQ "Unauthorized relay" which was
announced, but they also announced that they were getting reports of
this frequency too so.... Wide variety of music -- everything from
hard rock to folk-rock tunes mention of Hot Tuna at :57 & a leprechaun
song (the group? I wasn't clear on that!) & at :09-:10 with ID and
again mentioning that this was an unauthorized relay. Mentioning the
Sappahead.com website & the WBCQ info several times. Reception
quality varied from 1+2341+ to 34+443+ which was actually better than
5110 was coming in! 0220-0330 when it was still banging in well.
18/Mar (Kenneth Vito Zichi, MI)
3/18, 0222-0240+, 6925.2/AM; St. Patrick's Day program with wide
variety of tunes; mentioned Smilkstein; mentioned zappahead.net at
0238. Announcer said something about the sig on 6925, but sed they had
nothing to do with it. Apparently a WBCQ relay. SIO=342+, QRN, fady &
drifty freq; co-channel QRM seemed to come & go. Relayer ID per FRN
log from Ragnar caught at s/off. My 650th "different" pirate heard,
representing an estimated 8-10 different transmitters! (Harold Frodge-
MI)
3/18, 0330-0420+, 6925/AM; rock music with talks by two men discussing
traffic. Sounded like ID & e-mail address although noise & fading made
copy difficult. Later jazz music but not sure if still this station or
another as heard reference to WBCQ later. Fair at best but mainly poor
with noise and fading (Rich D’Angelo-PA)
3/18, 0405-0417+, 6925.2/AM; WBCQ's Lumpy Gravy Radio Show; chit-chat
& tunes including Gene Autry's Here Comes Peter Cottontail. SIO=
2+53- w/QSBs to zilch (Harold Frodge-MI; all Free Radio Weekly via
DXLD) see also NORTH AMERICA
** U S A. 15420-CUSB, March 25 at 1350, William Tell Overture which
means only one thing on WBCQ: `Allan Weiner Worldwide` is starting ---
and so it did with Al claiming to be on ``7.415 and 5.110 megacycles
per second, on 20 March 2009, first day of spring``, then getting Dr.
Scott Becker on the phone from Kiowa KS at 106.7 KTOR which was also
rebroadcasting this live.
?? There is no such station known to the FCC: no 106.7 in Kiowa but
two full-powers in Norton and Hugoton KS; the real KTOR is in
California. Certainly an odd hour to be starting a 3+year old AWWW
playback, but why not?
I only wish WBCQ could put WOR on this frequency sometime. Per own
schedule, 15420 does not start until 1700 UT daily with `Global Spirit
Proclamation`, except Saturdays only with other stuff from 1400 and
this was Sunday. AWWW still going at 1422 recheck (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15420, WBCQ Monticello ME (presumed); 2024-2030+, 22-Mar; Aggressive
Christianity English huxteress with sermon re cursing & damning in
normal huxter delivery -- not her usual sing-song delivery (Maybe
somebody finally convinced her how stupid that sounded). Mentioned
"bloodthirsty Jews" (PPP would be proud!). Aggressive Christianity
spot at 2017 but no BoH break. SIO=4+54 with muted audio (Harold
Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180
ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 9955, March 25 at 0255, WRMI not only has Cuban
pulse jamming vs something in English, but also OTH radar pulsing from
9935 to 9960; and of course the RTTY infesting 9960 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Somebody slipped up assigning two US stations only 5 kHz
apart: 9390, March 25 at 1205, WEWN is now here ex-15610 for English
at 11-15 to CIRAF 43, 44, i.e. central and eastern CHINA, but at 335
degrees just happens to cross over the rest of the USA, with a VG
signal into OK.
No 9385 WWRB at first, and not heard on 3185 either, maybe on but
buried in noise, or in process of QSY at varying exact time. Checked
15795 in case that had been reactivated, but not. WWRB is however
registered on 9385 at 12-24, 45 degrees.
Recheck at 1347, now it`s on with Brother Scare abutting the Catholix,
with their squishy spur mess also moved to 9381-9399 at least, ex
15601-15619 at least. Both still on past 1400 when WEWN admits it`s on
9390 for another hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
WEWN 15610 defunct TX
USA_15610_WEWN_distorted_120324_2125.mp3USA_15610_WEWN_distorted_12032
4_2125.mp3
WEWN Birmingham AL has a defunct SCRATCHING transmission, listen
recording. Maybe the final TUBE is defunct, or some high winds on the
feeder line occurs as disturbed audio? 73 wolfy (Wolfgang Büschel,
Germany, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
It often sounds even worse that that, yet keeps on going, so they
don`t think it`s defunct. And then there are the sidebands, putting
out spurs at multiples of 9 kHz on each side, as I have reported
repeatedly (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
EWTN RADIO NETWORK CELEBRATES 20 YEARS ON AIR (1282)
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/ewtn-radio-network-celebrates-20-years-on-air/
by JOSEPH PRONECHEN 03/24/2012 Comments (3)
ON THE AIR. Mother Angelica and the late Piet Derksen, a Dutch
businessman, devout Catholic and philanthropist who helped Mother
Angelica launch EWTN’s worldwide shortwave operation, WEWN, in 1992.
EWTN Radio is celebrating its 20th anniversary. – EWTN photo
EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network marked a huge milestone on March 7
to celebrate its 20th year on the air: It added its 180th affiliate
when Bishop Cirilo Flores of San Diego flipped the switch to launch
KCEO 1000 AM.
On hand for the festivities were San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip
Rivers, his wife, Tiffany, and attorney Charles LiMandri, the co-
chairpersons who helped raise the funds for this new station.
The occasion included another milestone, too. This affiliate also is
Immaculate Heart Radio’s 26th station that broadcasts EWTN radio
programming throughout California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and
Utah. Immaculate is EWTN’s largest affiliate group. . .
Joseph Pronechen writes from Trumbull, Connecticut. Read more:
http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/ewtn-radio-network-celebrates-20-years-on-air/#ixzz1qUyMV4Rp
(via LIAGKAS ZAXARIAS, Greece, DXLD)
** U S A. WEWN, papal visit to Cuba coverage: see CUBA [and non]
** U S A. 9825, March 25 at 0420, `Pirating with Cumbre`, with R.
Vixen clip, very good signal from WHRI on new frequency for A-12, ex-
7465 but time unchanged UT Sundays at 0400; the only known SW airing
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Glenn, Dxing with Cumbre is on now at 17510 2130-2200 March 25
[Sunday]. (Peter W Hansen, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
That makes two confirmed SW airtimes. Do I hear three? (gh, DXLD)
** U S A. 6875, WWCR Nashville TN (presumed); 2302-2333+, 16-Mar;
English commentary program with Dr. Stan on the Afghanistan & related
messes; guest sed that the U.S. printed & distributed training books
for radical Islamists to create an enemy in the area. Uh-huh. Ad break
every 10 minutes for cure-alls, survival stuff, etc. No IDs. S30. Not
on any of the usual lists, but on WWCR's web page sked. (Frodge-MI)
6875, WWCR Nashville TN (presumed); 2233-2247+, 19-Mar; Dr. Stan on
the GCN (Gigantic Conspiracy Network?) with phone interview of Michael
Kaufman on the national debt. (Not much to question, except they HAD
to work some religion into the mix); cure-all & survivalist ads. S35
(Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft.
RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real
time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9350, WWCR Nashville TN (presumed); 2215-2230+, 29-Mar; English huxter
ragging on the state of America, with numerous pearls of wisdom, such
as: Sed he believed that the Lost Tribes of Israel came to this
country 300-400 years ago. (That's a Mormon tenet!) God is taking
America's blessing away (because Buddhists & Moslems have built
temples here; among other reasons). We're entering a 20-year
depression (not all that unreasonable, at least financially). The
serpent would have never entered the Garden if Adam had done his job
of tending to the Garden. Columbus was the Hal Lindsey of the 1500s.
(Is that a compliment?) SIO=544, QRM is studio bleed of Rev. Barbi on
13845 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85
ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in
real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9980, March 28 at 0039, very strong open carrier. Has to be the WWCR-4
transmitter mostly dedicated to Brother Scare, and which per the WWCR
website transmitter sked is on air from 12 to 01 UT, but according to
the separate program schedule is ``signed off`` after 21 weekdays, 20
weekends, except back on UT Suns only at 0030 for `Unshackled`; why
bother for that unpaid filler? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9369.85, WTJC Newport NC; 2050-2104+, 20-Mar; Religious
fundraiser; wanted 270$ by the ToH to make 1200$ for the hour (wound
up 90$ shy); Never ID'd who they were while I was listening -- just
send $. (How much WTJC air time will that buy?) Apparently they have
enough cash to take them thru 5/17. WTJC ID at ToH with request for
reception reports, for which they'll QSL; into olde time gospel
music program. S20 peaks (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B +
125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears,
on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9369.88!!!! WTJC, 2306 religious song, poor audio S5, 23/3 (Zacharias
Liangas, Greece, standard rig: ICOM R75 / 2x16 V / m@h40 heads
Sennheiser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15550/USB, WJHR Milton FL; 2031, 22-Mar; English huxter on
going to Hell (It's on D32 northwest of Ann Arbor). SIO=354- with
tinny audio, may be slightly above 15550. Aoki still shows them
incorrectly in Milton CA -- surprised he didn't think it might be
Milton TN (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-
tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my
receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9265, WINB Red Lion PA; 2256-2301+, 26-Mar; SS religious
program `La Voz Alegre` via Radio Visión Cristiana; gave web site as
labibliaabierta & addys in Ft. Lauderdale & Matanzas, Cuba; WINB
English ID at 2259:40, into English religious program `Salvation
Unlimited`. SIO=453+ (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125
ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on
my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Estimados amigos: Recién hemos llegado a Miami Beach después
de ocupar todo un día viajando desde Orlando con escala en Okeechobee.
No he tenido tiempo de resumir el itinerario posterior a la estadía en
Washington, en verdad, el periplo es sin solución de continuidad.
Lo que sí puedo adelantar es la marcada diferencia entre las primeras
impresiones que he recibido aquí respecto a las anteriores.
Miami es tan cosmopolita como la capital estadounidense y Orlando -
cuya atracción máxima la dan los parques y centros comerciales-
pero mientras Washington se destaca por su carácter monumental y el
planificado orden urbanístico, Miami Beach es el desborde en un
escenario donde se entremezclan la notable fisonomía del primer mundo
y la influencia latina.
Antes de partir de Orlando, cumplí con mi plan de comprar el MFJ 1026
en AES Amateur Electronic Supply. Allí me atendió Eddie que habla
español. Según él, nadie había comprado en dicho establecimiento
ningún cancelador de ruídos MFJ 1025 o 1026, yo he sido el primer
comprador del producto!.
Después de sacar varias fotos de receptores expuestos en las
estanterías como varios modelos de Icom, Seangen, Grundig, Yaesu, etc
(no venden Tecsum [sic]) partimos para Okeechobee donde llegué a las
13:00 horas minutos antes del arribo de Jeff White y su esposa Thaís
desde Miami.
Allí me esperaba Dan Elyea, el Manager de WYFR Family Radio. Oficiando
Jeff de traductor, pude conocer la historia de esta emisora religiosa
cuyo campo de antenas debe ser el más grande de Estados Unidos. En un
terreno alquilado de una milla cuadrada se desplazan 23 antenas para
14 transmisores Continental, Harris y varios fabricados por los mismos
ingenieros de la Family Station Inc.
Existen 10 antenas rómbicas (en realidad son cinco dobles), una de
cortina y 12 periódicas. Hay antenas que sirven a determinados
transmisores mientras otras pueden interconectarse a varios
transmisores pero en ningún caso más de tres antenas por transmisor.
Las antenas se distribuyen en forma de anillo alrededor del edificio
en una zona rural bastante alejada de la ciudad de Okeechobee, famosa
por el enorme lago del mismo nombre que parece un mar y donde, según
me acaba de comentar el colega Oscar de Cespedes, viven caimanes.
En el momento de la recorrida por las salas de la planta pude advertir
a través del sistema computarizado que estaban retransmitiendo un
programa de RTI Radio Taiwan Internacional en idioma mandarín.
Mientras Jeff entrevistaba a Dan para el programa Wavescan de la AWR
Adventist World Radio, yo aproveché para sacar fotos a las antenas y
las vacas que la circundan, a los equipos y al personal de la planta.
Al regresar a mi vida normal, trataré de hacerme tiempo para procesar
la mayor información que he logrado a través de esta visita a WYFR.
(Rubén G. Margenet, March 26, condiglist yg via DXLD) See also
PUBLICATIONS, his visit to RADIO WORLD in DC
** U S A. 12160, WWCR, 2240 24 March a song with guitar, talks in
Spanish, S5 34222 very fast fade (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki,
Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
No it isn`t; WWCR never this late on 12160; it`s WYFR, instead (gh)
** U S A. 6875, March 25 at 0311, WYFR in Spanish, only fair signal
due south. In A-12 that`s the only usage of this frequency at 0300-
0345; TAIWAN [q.v.] relays until 0700 are back on 5950 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) While WWCR now uses 6875 earlier
** U S A [and non]. Family Radio A12: [sic: needs a lot of fixing up
from inconsistent formatting, but I am too tired to do it. Instead of
transmitter sites they give us useless meter bands and local times, so
be careful --- gh]
ENGLISH TO CANADA
UTC Local KHZ Meter
2200 to 0300 6 pm to 11 pm 6115 49
ENGLISH TO CENTRAL and SOUTH AMERICA and The Caribbean
Local time in Buenos Aires
UTC Local KHZ Meter
2300 to 0000 8 pm to 9 pm 15255 19, 11580 25
0200 to 0300 11 pm to Midnight 5985 49
0300 to 0400 Midnight to 1 am 11740 25
ENGLISH TO AFRICA
UTC KHZ Meter
0300 to 0500 1197
1600 to 1900 1197
1700 to 1800 7395 41, 17545 16
1800 to 1900 5905 49, 7395 41, 9610 31, 13750 22
1900 to 2000 7395 41, 9775 31
2000 to 2100 15195 19
2100 to 2200 12070 25
ENGLISH TO INDIA
UTC India Standard KHZ Meter
1500 to 1600 8:30 to 9:30 pm 6280 49, 11605 25, 15520 19
1600 to 1700 9:30 to 10:30 pm 11850 25
Turkey
TÜRKÝYE Ý Ç ÝNT ÜRKÇE
UTC kHz MB
1700-1900 17690 16
HINDI TO INDIA
1400 sa 1500 7:30-8:30 pm 15520 19,15670 19
1500 sa 1600 8:30-9:30 pm 15670 19
1600 sa 1700 9:30-10:30 pm 6280 49
GUJARATI TO INDIA
UTC KHZ MB
1500-1600 15495 19
MARATHI TO INDIA
UTC Local Time kHz MB
1400-1500 1930-2030 9595 31
1500-1600 2030-2130 17650 16
MALAYALAM TO INDIA
UTC LOCAL TIME KHZ MB
1400-1500 1930-2030 15690 19
TAMIL TO INDIA
UTC KHZ MB
1400-1500 17715 16
1500-1600 13790 22
TELUGU TO INDIA
UTC KHZ Freq MB
1300-1400 6:30-7:30 17715 16
ASSAMESE TO INDIA
UTC Local Time Frequency Meterband
1400-1500 1930-2030 15450 19
ORIYA TO INDIA
UTC Local Time Frequency Meterband
1400-1500 1930-2030 15570 19
BENGALI TO BANGLADESH & INDIA
UTC KHZ MB
1300 - 1500 17580 16
PUNJABI TO INDIA & PAKISTAN
MB KHZ UTC
41 7530 1400-1500
25 11505 1500-1600
SINDHI TO PAKISTAN
UTC KHZ MB
1400-1500 17715 16
1500-1600 13790 22
SINDHI TO PAKISTAN
UTC Local Time Freq MB
1400 - 1500 1900 - 2000 17800 16
URDU TO PAKISTAN & INDIA
UTC Freq MB
1400-1500 11535 19
1600-1700 11505 25
PASHTO TO PAKISTAN and AFGHANISTAN
UTC Freq MB
1500-1600 12130 25
KANNADA TO KARNATAKA
UTC Local Time KHZ MB
1300-1400 6:30-7:30 17735 16
1500-1600 8:30-9:30 17800 16
NEPALI TO NEPAL
UTC Local Time KHZ MB
1300-1400 1845-1945 12130 25
UZBEK TO UZBEKISTAN
UTC Local Time Freq MB
1400-1500 1900-2000 13730 22
HAUSA ZUWA AFRIKA
(UTC) (MEGAHAZ)
1900-2000 9685 31
YORUBA TO AFRICA
UTC Local time Freq MB
1900-2000 2000-2100 11855 25
KISWAHILI KWA AFRIKA
UTC KHZ MB
1600 to 1700 9590 31
1900 to 2000 5930 49
MALAGASY TO AFRICA
UTC Local Time KHZ MB
1600-1700 1900-2000 6100 49
OROMO TO AFRICA
UTC Local time Freq MB
1600-1700 1900-2000 15160 19
SOMALI TO AFRICA
UTC Local Time KHZ MB
1700-1800 2000-2100 15255 25
IGBO TO AFRICA
UTC Local time in Nigeria Freq MB
1800-1900 1900-2000 11875 25
AMHARIC TO ETHIOPIA
UTC KHZ MB
1600-1700 15750 19
1700-1800 9790 31
FRANÇAIS VERS L'EUROPE ET L’AFRIQUE
UTC KHZ MB
1830 à 1930 17585 16
1900 à 2000 11840 25
2000 à 2100 9595 31
2100 à 2200 9715 31
PORTUGUÊS PARA A ÁFRICA OCIDENTAL
UTC KHZ MB
1900 as 2000 3955 90,6100 49
FRANÇAIS VERS LES ANTILLES
UTC KHZ MB
0000 à 0100 15255 19
ARABIC TO THE MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND EUROPE
MB FREQ UTC
22 13645 1600-1700
22 13840 1700-1800
19 15560 1700-1800
25 11955 1800-1900
31 9590 1900-2000
49 6115 2000-22000
FARSI TO THE MIDDLE EAST
MB FREQ LOCAL UTC
22 13615 7:30-8:30 PM 1600-1700
22 13740 8:30-9:30 PM 1700-1800
KOREAN TO KOREA
UTC LOCAL KHZ MB
0800-0900 1700-1800 11895 25
1100-1200 2000-2100 9955 31
JAPANESH [sic] & ENGLISH (E) TO JAPAN
UTC KHZ MB
0900-1000 11565 25
0900-1100 9545 31
1000-1100 9920 31
1100-1200 9460 31
1100-1300 6420 49,9280 31
1200-1300 11535 25
1300-1400 6240 49,9280 31,11540 25 E
1400-1500 11540 31 E
1400-1600 6240 49,9280 31
2100-0000 9280 31
2200-0000 6215 49
2300-0000 9540 31
VIETNAM TO SOUTHEAST ASIA
Local Time UTC Freq MB
07:00-08:00 0000-0100 11630 25
17:00-18:00 1000-1100 9455 31
19:00-20:00 1200-1300 7460 41
20:00-21:00 1300-1400 7540 41, 9960 31
Tagalog para sa Pilipinas
Local Time UTC Freq MB
19:00-20:00 1100-1200 11520 25
20:00-21:00 1200-1300 13630 22
Bahasa Indonesia ke Indonesia
Local Time UTC Freq MB
07:00-08:00 0000-0100 11865 25
18:00-19:00 1100-1200 11915 25
Burmese
Local Time UTC Freq MB
17:30-18:30 1100-1200 6220 49
18:30-19:30 1200-1300 11570 25
19:30-20:30 1300-1400 12160 25
Thai
Local Time UTC Freq MB
19:00-20:00 1200-1300 17880 16
English to Southeast Asia
UTC Freq MB
0900-1100 9465 31
PORTUGUÊS PARA BRASIL
2200-2300 7360 41,15190 19,17725 16
2300-0000 7360 41,7520 41,15190 19
0000-0100 11580 25,15190 19,17725 16
0100-0200 11530 25,11550 25
ESPAÑOL PARA AMERICA DEL SUR Y EL CARIBE Hora local de Buenos Aires
(Hora de Quito dos horas atrás de hora local)
UTC Hora Local KHZ Banda
2200-2300 5985 49, 7520 41, 15255 19, 15280 19,
2300-0000 5985 49, 6915 41, 11530 25, 15280 19
0000-0100 5985 49, 6915 41, 11530 25,
0100-0200 5985 49, 7570 41, 11580 25, 15255 19, 17725 16
0200-0300 11580 25, 15255 19
0300-0400 6875 41
ESPAÑOL PARA MEXICO Y AMERICA CENTRAL
Hora Local de México D.F.
(Hora de Panamá una hora adelante)
Hora UTC Hora Local KHZ Banda
0100-0200 11855 25
0200-0300 9385 31, 11740 25
0300-0400 9385 31
0400-0500 11740 25
(via Ted Solomon, via Jaisakthivel, ADXC, India, dxldyg via DXLD)
** U S A [non]. 17670, March 25 at 1315, Iran`s Arabic service has
been replaced by AWR Vietnamese, 250 kW, 60 degrees via MADAGASCAR at
13-14, rather assertive speaker in Viet from 1315 past 1340, figured
he was Christian, and this is in HFCC A-12, way off beam for us,
redemonstrating how effective near-antipodal Madagascar is as a relay
site even USward (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [non]. The arrested, prosecuted, convicted and incarcerated
`Tony Alamo` is showing up again on R. Africa: see EQUATORIAL GUINEA
** U S A. LAWSUITS BRING SCRUTINY TO TRINITY BROADCASTING
March 22, 2012 3:20 PM
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57402675/lawsuits-bring-scrutiny-to-trinity-broadcasting/
COSTA MESA, Calif. — Televangelists Paul and Jan Crouch have faced
plenty of mountains building their religious broadcast empire — among
them allegations of a homosexual tryst and a prolonged battle with the
Federal Communications Commission — but the most recent attack on the
founders of Trinity Broadcasting Network comes from their own flesh
and blood.
Their granddaughter, Brittany Koper, recently filed court papers that
include allegations of $50 million in financial shenanigans at the
world's largest Christian broadcasting network. Her suit was followed
by another from a Koper in-law, who detailed opulent spending at the
network on items such as private jets, mansions in California,
Tennessee and Florida and a $100,000 mobile home for Jan Crouch's
dogs.
The lawsuits came after Koper's husband was accused by a debt
collection company of embezzling more than $1 million from TBN. The
debt collection company that filed the lawsuit later added the
Crouches' granddaughter and two of her in-laws as defendants.
The outbreak of legal skirmish offers a rare window into the secretive
world of the sprawling religious non-profit and exposes a family feud
that could draw more outside scrutiny of TBN. Attorneys from both
sides say they have contacted police and the Internal Revenue Service.
The Crouches founded TBN in 1973 and grew it into an international
Christian empire that beams prosperity gospel programming — which
promises that if the faithful sacrifice for their belief, God will
reward them with material wealth — to every continent but Antarctica
24 hours a day, seven days a week. It has 78 satellites and more than
18,000 television and cable affiliates and owns seven other networks,
as well as its headquarters in Costa Mesa in Orange County, an estate
outside Nashville called Trinity Music City, USA and the Holy Land
Experience, a Christian amusement park in Orlando.
On any given day — or night — viewers from the United States to India
can watch Christian-inspired news updates, documentaries, movies, talk
shows and sermons by preachers such as Benny Hinn, T.D. Jakes and Dr.
Creflo Dollar without leaving their armchairs.
The lawsuit attention comes at a bad time for TBN, which has seen
viewer donations drop steeply. TBN raked in $92 million in donations
in 2010 and cleared $175 million in tax-free revenue, but its net
income plummeted from nearly $60 million in 2006 to a loss of $18
million in 2010, the most recent year available. Donations fell by
nearly $30 million in the same period — a hit the network blames on
the bad economy.
At the same time, Koper's father — the eldest Crouch son — resigned
abruptly as vice president and chief-of-staff late last year. The
unexplained departure of Paul Crouch Jr. roughly coincided with his
daughter's legal battle and came just months after he launched iTBN, a
project to expand the network's online and mobile reach.
TBN places a premium on privacy and it's almost impossible to divine
what is going on behind the scenes. Yet televangelist empires built
largely on charisma often encounter choppy waters as their founding
personalities age.
"It's true that in these large ministries, they do become family
enterprises ... and in many ways that can be a most precarious problem
for them," said David E. Harrell, a professor emeritus of American
religion at Auburn University, who has written about well-known
televangelists. "Business squabbles, if they're complicated with
family squabbles, can get nasty indeed."
TBN referred requests for comment to its attorney, Colby M. May.
Crouch Jr. did not return a call.
May dismissed the idea of family turmoil and said the reason behind
the legal fight was simple: Koper and her husband stole from the
network.
"They're attempting to create a diversion and to create as much public
spectacle as they can in the vain hope that this will all get resolved
and that's simply not going to happen," he said.
TBN's reach and programming are expansive, but what is more impressive
is the amount of money it receives from viewers — even in a downturn.
During TBN's Praise-A-Thon earlier this month, a preacher exhorted
viewers to bellow "Fear not!" three times, count down from 10 and then
rush to the phone with donations. In exchange, he said, they would
receive a miracle from God "about this time tomorrow." Within seconds,
all 200 phone lines were busy.
Ministry watchdogs have long questioned how TBN — which declared more
than $800 million in net assets in 2010 — spends that wealth.
TBN files reports with the IRS, but the Crouches run nearly two dozen
other organizations that are harder to track and they operate
extensively overseas, said Rusty Leonard, who founded Wall Watchers,
an organization that monitors the financial transparency of church
ministries to which its members donate.
Wall Watchers gives TBN an 'F' for financial transparency and keeps
them on its list of the 30 worst ministries.
"They could run a loss like the one they ran last year for an awfully
long time before they would run out of money," Leonard said. "They're
basically taking money from old people and putting it in their pocket
and living the high life."
Allegations of lavish spending are central in the battle between the
Crouches' granddaughter and a debt collection company called
Redemption Strategies Inc., which was incorporated by a TBN attorney.
According to Koper's attorney, the 26-year-old took over as chief
financial officer at TBN after obtaining a master's in business
administration degree and quickly realized that its directors — her
family members — were acting illegally.
Koper sent a memo to the board detailing her allegations, but was
fired within days, said the attorney, Tymothy MacLeod.
Koper's husband was sued by Redemption Strategies, which alleged he
had embezzled hundreds of thousands while he worked at the family
business. The debt collection company was registered with the state by
a TBN attorney one day before it filed suit against Michael Koper.
The case was dismissed, but not before Brittany Koper and two in-laws
were added as defendants.
Brittany Koper countersued, alleging that TBN's attorneys formed
Redemption Strategies to retaliate against her for whistleblowing.
Her suit doesn't list TBN as a defendant, but it alleges that Koper
was fired and made to turn over her house, condominium, life insurance
policy, car, furniture and jewelry as "an act of Christian contrition"
when she complained about the financial misdeeds at TBN.
A similar suit filed by Michael Koper's uncle, Joseph McVeigh, alleges
that TBN attorneys also targeted him as part of a campaign of
retaliation.
McVeigh's suit names TBN as one of seven defendants and alleges that
TBN bought a $50 million luxury jet through a sham loan; owns an $8
million Hawker jet for Jan Crouch's personal use; bought a $100,000 RV
for Jan Crouch's dogs and has 13 mansions and homes around the U.S.
for the Crouch family's use.
TBN attorney May called the McVeigh's lawsuit a "tabloid filing" and
said the allegations in both cases were "utterly and completely
contrived." TBN suspects McVeigh, who claims he received a $65,000
loan from the family empire, was working with the Kopers to steal
money from the ministry, May said.
The network's spending is in line with its mission to spread the
gospel throughout the world, May said, and the Crouches travel by
private jet because they have had "scores of death threats, more than
the president of the United States."
The ministry keeps large amounts of cash in reserve because incurring
debt goes against the Biblical exhortation to "owe no man any thing,"
he said.
"The answer is, there is no fire there," May said. "They pay as they
go and every now and then one of the things that they pay as they go
on is the acquisition of a broadcast facility and that's a multi-
million dollar transaction."
TBN is no stranger to outside scrutiny.
In 1998, the elder Crouch secretly paid an accuser $425,000 to keep
quiet about allegations of a homosexual encounter. Crouch Sr. has
consistently denied the allegations, which were first reported by the
Los Angeles Times, and has said he settled only to avoid a costly and
embarrassing trial.
In 2000, after a five-year battle, a federal appeals court overturned
a ruling by the FCC that found Crouch had created a "sham" minority
company to get around limits on the number of TV stations he could own
(via DXLD) Formerly a SW station owner, KTBN in Salt Lake City (gh)
** U S A. KBOI, 670, Boise ID, QSL card p-mailed March 22 received
March 26 for e-mail report with code ID audio attachment following the
DX test on 50 kW day pattern at 0807, 0837 UT March 10:
http://www.w4uvh.net/KBOIQSL.jpg
View of transmitter site. v/s Randall Rocks confirms I heard them in
Enid OK. Also enclosed more photos of studios, Bill and Randall,
transmitter, phasor and 6-tower antenna array in envelope from Citadel
Broadcasting Company comprising two AM, four FM stations in Boise
starting with KBOI. Thanks Scott Fybush and Bill Frahm for the test,
and the QSL. To be added to my gallery at
http://www.worldofradio.com/QSL.html
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 750, since hearing an unID March 18 at 1243-1249 UT, I have
been checking again but usually nothing audible. However, March 22 at
1256 I am getting something in the null of KMMJ NE, game to identify
clips from Star Trek movies, to an 800-510 number. ID at 1300 hourtop
had ``NO`` in it, so I conclude it`s KKNO, Gretna LA, 250-watt
Christian daytimer, a fit for the slanted USA-IRN news which followed,
a.k.a. SRN at 1302 cutaway, and an ad with 402 area code --- oh2, that
must have come from KMMJ. BTW, I never hear southeast OK`s 750
station, 250 W [NOT kW as in my original report!] daytimer KSEO in
Durant (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 790, March 28 at 0550 UT, Fox Sports Radio dominating from
N/S. Only one around here that fits is KBME Houston, presumed (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 850, March 28 at 0545 UT, no signal from KOA Denver which
normally inbooms here at night, instead something in Spanish: see
MEXICO. Can KOA be off the air? Further north signals are not
aurorally diminished, WCCO 830 plus IBOC sidebands bothering 820 and
840, CBW 990. Next check at 1248 after sunrise, at first suspect KOA
is still off, vs weak Spanish, probably KJON TX, but then fades in a
bit interviewing a forest-fire victim in Jefferson County. Reduced
power at KOA? (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1030, March 28 at 1244 UT, ``Thanks for listening to Gather
Round Morning Show with Greg Harris on 1030 The Light``, gospel music.
That slogan means KCWJ Blue Springs MO per NRC AM Log, rather than my
first choice, KCTA 50 kW daytimer from Corpus Christi (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1070, in a previous report on the Sans Souci DX test, I
typoed the calls as WSCZ instead of correct WCSZ. Since it`s in South
Carolina, my typo should have been correct (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1260, March 22 at 1311 UT something in Spanish, 1312
romantic music, maybe from SW/NE, but soon overtaken by KWYR ID from
Winner SD. I had been earing this frequency since a DXer inquiry about
what`s the dominant Mexican I get on it? None. Unfortunately there are
too many SS in mid-America on 1260: KBHC Nashville AR, KDLF in Boone
IA, both of which are apparently musical, plus three Texans which are
religious or sports (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1340, March 24 just as I tune across at 0556 UT, ID for
``1340 KGGS`` and country music, dominating the graveyard frequency
for a bit. Ever since this brand new station hit the air Nov 9 from
Garden City KS, owned by KGYN Guymon OK, I had been wanting to hear
it, and figured SR/SS would be best, but now I get it without even
trying in the nightmiddle. Daytime groundwave blocked by OKC. See DXLD
11-46 for all about KGGS (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1430, March 22 at 1316 UT Aretha, 1318 show name ``Music in
the Morning`` with calls I couldn`t catch starting with K-; inviting
people to call in event info to 888-394-1430 for PSAs; Coca Cola
jingle; 1322 ``True Oldies``. But True Oldies Channel has nothing on
1430 in affiliate list:
http://www.trueoldieschannel.com/Article.asp?id=1517630
NRC AM Log, however, shows ``Good Time Oldies``, which I assume is a
competing format on both KALV Alva OK (nulls toward Tulsa but barely
audible here in daytime), and on KZQZ St Louis MO. But that 888 number
leads right to KZQZ. And its website
http://www.kzqz1430am.com/
confirms: ``Welcome to the all new KZQZ 1430 AM, "Hot Talk and Cool
Oldies." So it was Cool, not True that I heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1440, March 22 at 2350 UT, Spanish religion with good
signal, presumed KTNO in The Metroplex; now I am wielding the DX-398
on the porch and the null is in the right place (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. ---TIS/HAR/EAR: 1610, WPQB866 Mount Pleasant MI; 12:04 PM,
17-Mar; Lengthy local spot with ID, QTH & IDing as an EAR; relaying
NOAA KVV33 on 165.25, also from MtP. Effective ground wave is about 5
miles. Heard in Midland at about 30 miles, but rarely. This log from
the MtP area (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-
tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my
receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 1710, WQFG689 Secaucus NJ; 0425-0432+, 29-Mar; NWS relay of
KWO35 -- heard this ID at 0431+; only location name heard was
Morristown. Occasional fair brief peak over EZL music (Harold Frodge,
Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft.
center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. LPFM AND FM TRANSLATOR RULE CHANGES
The FCC has made fundamental changes to the Low Power FM and FM
Translator rules and other changes are being contemplated.
URLs galore are posted in Tuesday's FCC Daily Digest (second
URL below); Wednesday's Digest may contain more items yet (third
URL below -- Wednesday's Digest should become available by noon
Pacific Time). The Radio World synopsis comes first:
http://www.rwonline.com/article/lpfm-vs-fm-translator-sorting-begins/212452
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Digest/2012/dd120320.html
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Digest/2012/dd120321.html
(CGC Communicator March 21 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD)
The FCC made key LPFM and FM Translator decisions ahead of schedule
last week, so the Commission simply deleted those items from its Open
Meeting agenda:
http://tinyurl.com/RushingToApprove
LPFM ROUNDUP
o The Commission still has some important issues to decide before
flinging open an LPFM application window. The following story explains
what work lies ahead:
http://tinyurl.com/LPFM-MorewDecisionNeeded
o Should 250 watt LPFMs be allowed in rural areas? Should 10 watt
LPFMs be eliminated or retained?
http://tinyurl.com/Details-on-LPFM-Powers
o Enthusiasm abounds from LPFM supporters. (The reality, of course,
is that some full power stations will lose valuable fringe area
coverage over wide areas because of interference caused to them by the
LPFMs, while the LPFMs cover relatively small areas):
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/03/21-5
(CGC Communicator March 26 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD)
ALL TRANSLATOR APPLICATIONS KILLED, LPFM TO BE IN ITS PLACE
http://www.allgov.com/Top_Stories/ViewNews/FCC_Opens_Radio_Airways_to_Small_Nonprofit_Local_Stations_120322
AllGov - News - FCC Opens Radio Airways to Small, Nonprofit Local
Stations
Advocates of community radio won an important victory this week when
the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it would dismiss
a backlog of more than 6,000 pending applications for what are known
as translators and open the application process to Low Power FM (LPFM)
stations.
Translators are repeater stations that rebroadcast distant radio
stations, something commercial radio networks rely on to pull in
million-listener audiences. LPFM stations will now have access to the
same frequencies previously dominated by the big networks.
Generally speaking, LPFM stations are run by nonprofit groups such as
colleges, churches, schools, labor unions and other community
organizations, and have a range of 5 to 10 miles.
According to the Prometheus Radio Project, “Low power community
stations are non-commercial and cost as little as $10,000 to launch,
putting these stations within reach of many communities who have
limited access to other media outlets.”
The Local Community Radio Act was signed into law by President Barack
Obama on January 7, 2011, but it has taken more than a year for the
FCC to sort out the implementation of the law. -David Wallechinsky
To Learn More:
Making Community Radio a Reality (by Candace Clement, SaveTheNews.org)
Release: FCC Decision Opens Radio Airwaves for Communities Nationwide
(Prometheus Radio Project)
How to Start a Station (Prometheus Radio Project) (via Kevin Redding,
March 27, ABDX via DXLD)
** U S A. FM Pirate busted --- FCC field agent Doug Miller is shutting
down more pirate operators. I would not want to be a SW pirate in
states he patrols! He shut down the pirate WEAK radio on SW last year
and announced the shutdown on the WEAK radio airways. 73s, (Artie
Bigley, OH, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
In the Matter of
Arthur Lee Young
Cosby, TN
))))))
File No.: EB-FIELDSCR-12-00001026
NAL/Acct. No.: 201232480003
FRN: 0021636261
NOTICE OF APPARENT LIABILITY FOR FORFEITURE
Adopted: March 27, 2012 Released: March 27, 2012
By the District Director, Atlanta Office, South Central Region,
Enforcement Bureau:
I. INTRODUCTION
1. In this Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture (NAL), we find
that Arthur Lee Young apparently willfully and repeatedly violated
Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act), and
apparently willfully violated Section 303(n) of the Act,1 by operating
an unlicensed radio transmitter on the frequency 87.9 MHz and refusing
to allow an inspection of his radio station. We conclude that Mr.
Young is apparently liable for a forfeiture in the amount of twenty-
two thousand dollars ($22,000).
II. BACKGROUND
2. On April 14, 2011, agents from the Enforcement Bureau’s Atlanta
Office (Atlanta Office) used direction-finding techniques to locate
the source of radio frequency transmissions on the frequency 87.9 MHz
to Mr. Young’s residence in Cosby, Tennessee. The agents determined
that the signals on 87.9 MHz exceeded the limits for operation under
Part 15 of the Commission’s rules (Rules),2 and therefore required a
license. Commission records showed no authorization issued to Mr.
Young or to anyone for operation of a broadcast station at or near
this address. During an inspection of the radio station, Mr. Young
admitted that he owned the radio equipment transmitting on 87.9 MHz
and voluntarily relinquished it.3
Thereafter, the Atlanta Office sent Mr. Young a letter, informing him
that his operation of an unlicensed broadcast station was in violation
of the Act and that such operations must cease immediately.4
3. On February 29, 2012, an agent from the Atlanta Office again used
direction-finding techniques to locate the source of radio frequency
transmissions on the frequency 87.9 MHz to Mr. Young’s residence. The
agent determined that the signals on 87.9 MHz exceeded the limits for
operation under Part 15 of the Rules,5 and therefore required a
license. Commission records still showed no authorization issued
to Mr. Young or to anyone for operation of a broadcast station at or
near this address. On February 29, 2012, Mr. Young and his wife met
with the agent outside of his residence, but refused to speak to the
agent. Mr. Young’s wife, however, acknowledged that Mr. Young was
operating an unlicensed radio station from their residence. The agent
asked to inspect the station, but Mr. Young said “no” and walked away.
The agent informed Mr. Young that refusing to allow an inspection is a
separate violation of the applicable law. . .
http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0327/DA-12-475A1.pdf
[footnotes]
1 47 U.S.C. §§ 301, 303(n).
2 Part 15 of the Rules sets out the conditions and technical
requirements under which certain radio transmission
devices may be used without a license. In relevant part, Section
15.209 of the Rules provides that non-licensed
broadcasting in the 30-88 MHz band is permitted only if the field
strength of the transmission does not exceed 100
ìV/m at three meters. 47 C.F.R. § 15.209.
3 In addition, our records show that, in 2004, we informed Mr. Young
that his unlicensed broadcast operation was in
violation of the Act and, thereby, ordered him to cease the
unauthorized operation. See Arthur Young, Notice of
Unlicensed Radio Operation, issued October 13, 2004 (on file in EB-04-
AT-148).
4 Arthur Young, Warning of Unlicensed Operation, issued April 19, 2011
(on file in EB-11-AT-0032). (via Artie Bigley, DXLD)
87.9 was hardly interfering with anything, no longer an analog channel
6 audio 87.75 from Knoxville (Glenn Hauser, ex-TN, DXLD)
** VATICAN. EXTRA-TERRITORIAL AREA: 3975, Vatican Radio; 0408-0411+,
21-Mar; M in LL [Latin or unknown language?] to VR IS at 0410 into M&W
in LL; per Aoki, Croatian into Czech. SIO=443 with ham splash (Harold
Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180
ft. center-fed RW, logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** VATICAN [and non]. 7250, unheard yet, but HFCC A-12 shows the ONLY
10 kW transmissions from ``SMG``, meaning they are really from Vatican
Gardens inside the proper See, are now 0400-0420 Polish, 0420-0440
German, rotating the LP from 26 to 4 degrees between them.
BTW, we might have expected some special SW broadcasts for the pope`s
visit to México and Cuba, but the VR special broadcast webpage shows
nothing on SW (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) But there were late
from CUBA, anyway, where monitoring on that is filed above
Vatican Radio Frequency Note --- hello Glenn, I received the following
message to pass along to you for DXLD, regarding Radio Vaticana:
``Dear Mr Insinger, I hope this message finds you all well. The
frequency 5890 kHz is broadcasted from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, at 0020-
0040 UT, Urdu only on Monday and Thursday, and at 0020-0040 to 0200 UT
from Santa Maria di Galeria 250 kW, 3/2/.5 beamed to 86 . This
configuration is due to a severe damage to our rotating antenna, AHR
4/4/.5, which was intended to be used to carry out this broadcast.
Attached to this message please find the Vatican Radio international
programmes schedule for the coming A12 season. Best regards. Sergio
Salvatori, Vatican Radio, Frequency Management`` (Ed Insinger, March
24, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
So now we wonder if some other broadcasts may have been so affected,
with substitute sites! (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
17590, Rádio Vaticano - Santa Maria di Galeria - I e Tinian, Marshall
Island [sic] - Recebido eQSL com todos os dados confirmatórios das
duas escutas que efetuei. Algumas horas. V/S: Sergio Salvatori
(Vatican Radio Frequency Management). Informes enviados para o e-mail:
gestfreq @ vatiradio.va QTH: Vatican Radio, 00120 - Vatican City
(Rubens Ferraz Pedroso; Bandeirantes - PR - Brasil, March 21,
radioescutas yg via DXLD)
7250 // 9645, March 26 at 0525, VR`s 0500-0528 English is now here,
both with good signals, latter with Brazohet. See also CUBA [and non]
for 9810 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
12035, March 26 at 2358, VR IS is playing. I fear that it`s the end
rather than beginning of a broadcast, as VR has this annoying habit of
doing that. Yes, off at 2400* without announcement, but listed as
2315-2400 Vietnamese, 75 degrees from SMG. I wonder if they are still
mis-inserting a couple minutes of English before 2315?
11890, March 27 at 1337, fair signal with discussion in Italian about
immigration, ``molto vivace``, not referring to music. The major
Italian-language broadcaster since Rai totally abandoned SW is Vatican
Radio, but this was quite secular. However, HFCC shows VR is indeed
scheduled on 11890 at 1315-1400, but supposed to be in Vietnamese, 250
kW, 280 degrees from TINIAN!
Apparently got their feeds upmixed. Lots of relay sites just plug into
the listed program feed line and don`t pay any attention to whether it
be in the right language or even the right ``station``. Not their job!
Aoki lists this too for A-12, plus REE in Spanish via Beijing, China
now on 11890 at 1200-1357, unheard, while HFCC still has that on 11910
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Caught VR IS just before off at 1400 on 11890 3/25; very good signal.
But it wasn't from SMG -- it was from IBB-Tinian site, a surprise for
me given prop and my location. This is for the Vietnamese broadcast to
SE Asia which starts at 1315 (Joe Hanlon, NJ, March 25, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
15470: Noted VR tuning signal just before going off at 0058 on UT-
March 28 during scan of 19mb; likely special frequency for papal visit
to Cuba. My best guess is that it was from Bonaire relay judging from
signal which was SIO 454 (Joe Hanlon, NJ, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Right, see full roundup of the papal stuff under CUBA [and non] (gh)
** VENEZUELA. 1039.62 | La Voz de Carabobo, YVLB, Valencia, FEB 1 2330
- bits of Spanish talk, splittable from 1040. [Connelly*Y-MA] (Mark
Connelly, MA, ABDX via DXLD) See BRAZIL for equipment details
** VIETNAM [non]. 9555, March 28 at 0513, Vietnamese music, and
announcement, mentioning Ho Chi Minh, with 6175 missing again; 0515
another song and talk; 0527:40 cut off VOV for BaBcoCk IS to 0529*
after first note only of RCI IS.
Turns out this is not a mistake, but a deliberate change now shown at:
http://www.hfcc.org/data/schedbybrc.php?seas=A12&broadc=VOV
taking over from 6175 until 0428*
9555 0430 0528 6,7W Voice of Vietnam BAB Vietnamese Sackville 45N53
064W19 277 250 1234567 25-Mar-2012 28-Oct-2012
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** VIETNAM. 12019.283, Voice of Vietnam from Son Tay transmitter site
west of Hanoi, English from 1000 UT, poor S=6-7 signal in Germany.
Long Hymn heard at opening 0958-1000 UT, ID at 1001 UT March 25
(Wolfgang Büschel, March 25, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews March 28 via DXLD)
** VIETNAM. [Re 12-12:] My observation: Ho Chi Minh Radio uses English
(ID and summery) and Vietnamese, other stations in Vietnamese only.
All the stations except Hai Phong Radio give 1 minute CM of VISHIPEL
at the end of the transmission. Transmission of Vung Tau Radio was not
confirmed.
I researched the mailing and E-mail addresses of above coastal radio
stations, but cannot upload here due to the encoding problem of
Vietnamese alphabet. I will send it later via DXLD (Takahito
Akabayashi, Japan, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UnID Vietnamese Coastal Radio Station heard on 7906 kHz at *1420-1426*
by female on Mar. 21. It is not listed in this time (S. Hasegawa,
ibid.)
7906-USB, March 23 at 1306, weak YL seems to be in English intonation,
later Vietnamese. ACI from other SSB on the hi side which could have
been avoided with tighter selectivity. I was checking this following
tips from Takahito Akabayashi, Sei-ichi Hasegawa and Ron Howard, about
Vietnam Coast Radio Stations (VISHIPEL), from 16 different locations
in rotation twice a day each, including Ho Chi Minh City, the only one
in English, and even with commercials, at 1305. Also on 8294-USB,
unchecked here yet. Originally reported last June by Al Muick when he
was on R&R in Thailand (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Glenn, Random checking on March 23 from 1020 to 1435 found Ho Chi
Minh Radio segment was the best. From *1305 to 1318*, 7906-USB //
8294-USB; English announcements from earlier in the month ("1100 UTC
the 17th of March, 2012" and "1600 UTC, 13 March, 2012"); fair. MP3:
http://www.box.com/s/a5775e56b2999f1ea84b
(Ron Howard, San Francisco, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
8294-USB, March 26 at 1312, very poor signal with YL in Vietnamese,
presumed VISHIPEL, Ho Chi Minh city as scheduled // 7906-USB (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
8294-USB, Vietnam Coast Radio Stations (VISHIPEL) (presumed) on March
25.
Ho Chi Minh Radio, 1306-1317*. YL in Vietnamese and English. The start
of these broadcasts is a recording, as for the past week they used the
same messages dated March 13 and 17; this continues to have the best
reception of these coastal stations.
Hai Phong Radio, 1217-1229*. YL in Vietnamese; this continues to be
the longest broadcast heard; items with musical (piano) bridges
between them, but today for the first time they also played one
Vietnamese song.
Qui Phong Radio (presumed), Vietnam Coast Radio Station (VISHIPEL) on
March 26 with assume marine weather.
7906-USB: 1036-1037*, YL in Vietnamese.
8294-USB: 1036-1042*; not listed for this time slot on Takahito
Akabayashi’s (Japan) ITU list; YL in Vietnamese which continued on
after 7906-USB ended.
8294-USB, Vietnam Coast Radio Stations (VISHIPEL) (presumed) on March
27 with marine weather.
Ho Chi Minh Radio, *1305-1313*. Different YLs in Vietnamese and
English. Distinctive tones (phone?) at start and end; they have
deleted two of the announcements in English; used only the “1100 UTC
the 17th of March, 2012” announcement; so these recordings may be a
cut and paste job; mostly fair (Ron Howard, San Francisco at Ocean
Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Re: DXLD 12-12, VIETNAM ``give 1 minute CM [CW??] of VISHIPEL``
CM Commercial Messages = Advertisement (Takahito Akabayashi, Japan, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Re 12-12: Hi Glenn! Information about/Schedules of Vietnamese Coastal
Station can be found in this document from p. 135 on (times in UTC):
http://nms.ukho.gov.uk/2011/Week46_5139-5294/46wknm11.pdf
But it looks like that it´s more likely "every second odd hour+xx" /
"every second even hour +xx" than the mentioned "every odd+xx"/"every
even+xx". At least that´s what I´ve been told in an mail-reply from
Phan Thiet Radio (times in Vietnamese Local Time):.
``Thank for your regarding from you. We are glad to hear that you are
interested in listening us. First we introduce to you about Phan
Thiet Radio(PTR). Phan Thiet radio has located in Binh Thuan Province,
South of Viet Nam. PTR is one of 32 Vietnam Coast Radio Stations.
Services delivered by Vietnam Coast Radio Stations are effectively
used in salvage, port operation, operation navigating on the domestic
and international sea routes as well communication need of members
working on facility at sea.
Every day, we transmite free information of rescue on 7903 for vessels
in vicinity to assist if possible and meteorological bulletins on
Vietnam local time: 00.50; 04.50…(4 hours one time) on 7906 Khz.
Happy New Year!
Best regard!
Phan Thiet Radio``
73, (Patrick Robic, Austria, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. 1550 | ALGERIA | RASD Clandestine, Rabouni,
FEB 23 2300 - Arabic talk with "saharaui" and "dimokratia" mentions,
emphasis music; on USB to dodge WQEW IBOC and 1548 het. [Connelly*O-
MA] (Mark Connelly, MA, ABDX via DXLD) See BRAZIL for equipment
details
** YEMEN [non]. 6135, YEMEN, Republic of Yemen Radio, 0547, Arabic.
Presumed reception with two OM talking about Nigeria. Poor.
03/24/2012. Fair (Joe Wood, Tennessee, Eton E1, NASWA Flashsheet via
DXLD)
I believe Yemen has [NOT] been heard in some time. BBC Hausa via
Meyerton is also listed at this time & is more likely (Ed. Mark
Taylor, ibid.)
** ZAMBIA. 5915, Voice of Zambia – Lusaka , *0249-0301, Mar 19.
Fisheagle IS followed by choral National Anthem at 0253. Thought I
could hear a man opening program but way down in the mud so
unintelligible. Lost in noise but buried under Iran which opened at
0300. Poor with some unidentified QRM (Rich D'Angelo, 2216 Burkey
Drive, Wyomissing PA 19610, Ten-Tec RX-340, Drake R-8B, Eton E1, Eton
E5, Alpha Delta DX Sloper, RF Systems Mini-Windom, Datong FL3, JPS
ANC-4, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD)
Do they really ID as Voice of Zambia now? Has been just ZNBC Radio One
or Radio Two; VOZ sounds like an external-service name which this is
not (gh, DXLD)
ZNBC1. 5915 Lusaka. March 27, 2012. Tuesday. 1702-1710. Tobanga, and
afro music. Then OM talking, with mentions of Zimbabwe and Zambia. OM
singing and drumming at 1710. Fair. Sunset 1612.
ZNBC2, 6165 Lusaka. March 27, 2012. Tuesday. 1823-1845. OM with ID at
1824 "Zambia National Broadcaster" then gave FM frequencies for
various towns around the country. At 1825 announcer remarked "My name
is Christopher (something or other)" and at 1836 YL id's with "Radio
2". Into song "Me and Mrs. Jones". ZNBC2 often plays nice restful
western music in the evenings. Apart from a slightly warbly and quite
weak het, Zambia is quite readable tonight, not much hassle from Chad.
Very listenable. Sunset 1612 (Bill Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZIMBABWE. Radio Zimbabwe, 6045 Gweru. March 27, 2012. Tuesday.
1754-1801. Shona, OM's talking, barely readable much of the time, but
mentioned "Zimbabwe" at 1756. Afro music at 1756, choir singing at
1757. ID at 1800 "…. Zimbabwe …. Eight o'clock", then sounded like
news. Fair-poor. Sunset 1612.
Voice of Zimbabwe, 4828 Gweru. March 27, 2012. Tuesday. 1638-1647.
Sounds Shona, and like a studio-based OM talking to a YL on the phone;
poor sod can't get a word in edgeways. Unless it’s a recording of the
YL and he's just talking over her. Several mentions of "Zimbabwe" at
1646, and into brief afro filler music, YL still going strong. Poor,
but unusual to hear it so early in the evening, just a half hour after
sunset. Would be readable to a shona-speaker. Sunset 1612 (Bill
Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ZIMBABWE [non]. South Africa. Zimbabwe Community Radio, 5890
Meyerton. March 27, 2012. Tuesday. 1652-1700*. Shona. OM introducing
afro music and song. ID at 1656 "Zimbabwe Community Radio", then more
music, more id's at 1657, music to cut off at 1700*. Good Sunset 1612.
(Bill Bingham, RSA, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 3219.55, 0919 "Once Bitten Twice Shy" by Great White. A
little deadair, then next song. Weaker by 1005 oddly enough. "Last
Dance" by Donna Summers at 1012. Into "Rubberband Man" by The Spinners
at 1023. Then "Every Breath You Take" by The Police at 1030. No
announcements over BoH. Went over ToH with "Lay Your Hands On Me" by
The Who. Seems to be playing nonstop music. Sounded like deadair after
1108, but definitely music again at 1128. Think this is a harmonic of
a 1610 east coast station. Was still getting a signal there at 1230,
albeit very very weak, while all the PNGs have been gone. (25 March)
73 (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Perseus SDR and Wellbrook ALA1530 Loop, HCDX
via DXLD)
The only `east coast` stations on 1610, more or less, are Toronto and
Montreal, but that would be pretty far off frequency, 1609.775, and
don`t think either has been reported like that. Pirate harmonic? (gh,
DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. No ID 4590 kHz --- Hola amigos: Días atrás en una mini
DX-pedition con un amigo, pudimos captar como se ve en este video de
mi canal de Youtube una emisora que no pude identificar en 4590 kHz.
http://youtu.be/6ZiqX-wP3eg
Alguna idea? 73 (Rodolfo Tizzi, CX2ABP, March 27, condiglist yg via
DXLD)
No, mi viejo (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, ibid.)
Rodolfo: Nunca he escuchado nada allí. Lo único que se me ocurre es un
armónico (1530 x 3), por el tipo de música. Atentamente (Miguel
Castellino, ibid.)
UNIDENTIFIED. 4995/USB, fishing boats; 2340-2345*, 27-Mar; One has New
England accent; talking about loading bait. Mixing with time pips (on
4995, not 4996) without announcements (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA,
Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, logged
by my ears, on my receiver, in real time! DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5837.8 unid, drifting down, 5837.5 now. 28.03.2012, 1944
UT, Unid: songs, sounds like a Greek pirate, but no math works out for
an harmonic. Also audible on remote Perseus in North Italy (tnx
IN3JIS). 73, (Günter Lorenz, Freising, Germany, RX: Perseus ANT:
ALA1530+SSB, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Strange QRM on 6060 kHz. Already noticed yesterday a
strange signal just below 6060 kHz: Two main signals at around 6058.5
and 6059.5, with many 50 Hz subcarriers, slightly distinct wobbling.
Any ideas?
It was in when I wrote my message, i.e. 2157 UT. Tonight (28.03.2012),
just started listening, it is here at 1929. Not as strong as
yesterday, but clearly audible and visible. (yesterday checked on
several remote Perseus, it is not local QRM) 73, (Günter Lorenz,
Freising, Germany, RX: Perseus ANT: ALA1530+SSB, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Here in California for a long time now on 6060 I usually have fairly
good and consistent reception of PBS-2 Sichuan (China), from about
1200 to past 1300 UT, but for the past few days there has been what
sounds like a strong DRM(?) or white noise jamming(?) that is totally
blocking any reception of PBS-2 Sichuan. March 28 checked at 1221 and
1319 to still find the frequency completely unusable! No idea who it
is (Ron Howard, San Francisco, ibid.)
Dear Ron, Noise Jamming on 6060 kHz from North Korea which targeted
VOA-Korean (1900-2100). This station discharges jamming for a target
of 2 hrs more than 16 hrs. (S. Hasegawa, Japan, ibid.)
Sure Sei-ichi, the North Koreans are now well stocked with old and new
jamming gear; and also much main power is available after the winter
weather limitations. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, ibid.)
Dear Wolfgang, 6060 is QSY from 5855 kHz on March 27. synchronize with
6003 and 6015 kHz. I was able to receive this strong jamming from
several years before when a new transmitter from China was installed
(S. Hasegawa, ibid.)
UNIDENTIFIED. Señal en 7150 kHz --- Hola a todos. Hoy domingo
alrededor de las 14:45 horas (horario de Buenos Aires) [1745 UT] en
7150 kilohertz una señal en AM bastante fuerte, con una transmisión de
música de tango. De tanto en tando la señal se cortaba. Daba la
sensación que se trataría de un radioaficionado ¿jugando? A las 15
horas la señal desapareció del aire. Captación con radio digital sony
con antena telescópica. Lugar de la captación: Miramar, Córdoba. Me
llamó la atención ya que hay tan pocas transmisiones de música de
Argentina en OC, así que me quedé escuchando un rato. No hubo ninguna
transmisión de voz. Saludos cordiales (Jorge Villavicencio, Argentina,
March 25, condiglist yg via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED [non]. 9500, March 23 at 0515, preacher in English with
African accent, poor. Nothing listed, but suspect TWR Swaziland which
does use this frequency in local evenings. English at this hour is
supposed to be on 3200, 4775 and 6120. Maybe groggy morning operator
forgot to change frequency on one of the transmitters? Will it
rehappen? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) later IDed as
SWAZILAND, q.v.
UNIDENTIFIED. 9975 & 9985 approx., March 25 at 0302, extremely
distorted spur from some broadcaster jumping between these frequencies
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 10000+, March 28 at 0511, utility noise hash QRMing WWVH
from the hi side. What is this? Certainly does not belong in the
Standard Frequency band. Shows up occasionally, also in daytime
against WWV (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED [non]. There also was a strong signal on 11565 with a
religious program in English between 1000 and 1029. This ministry was
identified but not the broadcaster as it went off very quickly. It
wasn't Family Radio because the program was not the same as on 9465.
BVBN? It sounded as if it may have been coming from Taiwan as the
11550 Indonesian service from RTI was at equal strength to 11565.
Receiver: Icom R70 to wire antenna slung along a curtain rail at 3
meters (Robin Harwood VK7RH, Norwood, Tasmania, March 25, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
It is World Harvest Radio. Sundays at 1000 (Peter Hansen, ibid.) WHRI
UNIDENTIFIED. 11690, March 22 at 0617, strong S9+22 open carrier, VG
signal, in fact the SSOB, and no RTTY QRM from NAA at this time. Only
broadcast scheduled in HFCC is RFI Hausa from Issoudun for the last
month of B-11 at 0600-0630. Seems too strong to have been that, but no
trace of it otherwise. Gone at 0629 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. As I start my March 26 0500+ UT monitoring session from
the top down, 15 MHz is dead unlike 24 hours earlier, and nothing on
13 except VOR 13775 from DVR.
12015, just as I tune in, poor signal with BaBcoCk music loop cuts off
the air at 0507*. This is a BAB frequency, but nothing scheduled now,
just BBC Somali Cyprus until 0429, and BBC English South Africa from
0600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 16083, March 22 at 1335 continuous tone and then off,
could be ute (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 17902.5-USB, March 26 at 2303, Spanish 2-way interrupted
by digital data bursts, coördinated? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 18000-SSB, March 26 at 2303, weak 2-way contact, unsure
of language, aero-band (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
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ACKNOWLEDGED on WORLD OF RADIO 1610:
Thanks to Donna Kay Ring, Baltimore MD, for a check in the mail to P O
Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (gh)
TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED ON SUBSEQUENT PROGRAMS:
For all you do --- I've relied on the information and insights you've
provided on World of Radio and the DXLD discussion group for many
years, and I feel it's time I contributed to your work on some small
way. Thanks for your tireless efforts in support of the SWL and DXing
hobbies! (Larry Cunningham, with a contribution via PayPal to woradio
at yahoo.com)
Thanks to Frederick McGavin in Ireland who sent a contribution in Euro
via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com (gh)
Subject: Re: [Internetradio] Monocle 24
Haha, this Monocle thread just made DX Listening Digest! Cool!
Glenn, I am a very casual listener these days, as real life seems to
have taken over in my life long ago. My personal DXing golden age was
back in the late 1970s and well into the 1980s, and very heavily
weighted towards Medium Wave (ex-IRCA member).
But, you are still out there, Glenn, voraciously gathering the data,
culling it, and disseminating it to the world. I have never met you,
but anytime I hear that WoR intro music and your voice, or see your GH
initials in a bandscan list or posting, I feel like an old friend is
talking to me. So, I just wanted to take this time to thank you for
all of your hard work over the decades, and best wishes for even more
to come!
As an aside, since I am thinking about it now, the only time I have
ever met anyone related to our radio DXing hobby, was Neil Kazaross. I
can only chuckle now when I think of how I naively presented myself
upon his doorstep that one dark evening sometime around 1983 (?) in
Ogunquit Beach, Maine.
We used to vacation there in the summers when I was younger, living in
New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and I had to have my parents drive me
over to Neil's house. I think I only sprang the totally unsolicited
visit upon Neil by calling him from the end of his street and asking
if I could visit and see a real DX'ers radio setup. I just wanted to
meet him, and see a real Collins R-390, a Yaesu FRG-7700, an Icom R70,
or whatever he was listening to at the time. I wanted to see how big a
loop antenna was, and I wanted to hear some of those low-powered,
distant, and exotic, Columbian and Brazilian stations he was picking
up on his wicked coastal beverage antenna!
He was like a DX superstar in my eyes, and I was in awe; and for that
one hour, he was so pleasant and accommodating to me. Obviously, I
have never forgotten the experience, and I very much thank him, too.
Wow, I just Googled him, and discovered that he is now a world master
of backgammon!! Amazing.
Oh well, enough reminiscing in these early hours, good night everyone.
(John Sullivan, Cary, North Carolina, March 24, internetradio via
DXLD)
John, tnx for your kind remarx, which made my day.
As for Kaz, he must be quite compartmentalized, as I didn`t think he
ever mentioned backgammon in his DX reports, viz.:
http://www.mastersofbackgammon.com/players/neil-kazaross/
In fact, the word does never appear in DXLD in the last decade, except
12-06 in another context.
Searching instead my archive of NRC-AM posts, back to July 2004y, I do
find it once, Oct 23, 2005, as Kaz was referring to the Farsi language
heard on 1575 kHz: ``I've heard this language (softer sounding than
AA) a lot due to the many Persians that I run into at backgammon
tournaments.`` (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This did not make my day:
Re: ``PALAU. 9930, March 11 at 1314, WHR ID, and 1315 opening `Easy
English Study`, which is really Bible study thinly disguised, YL right
into text of Matthew 24 & 25 about Jesus returning, five wise and five
foolish virgins; what has virginity to do with foolishness? Could not
this parable just as effectively (?) have been about non-virgins or
even males? O yeah, the Bible is sexist and proudly so (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)``
Well Glenn, There you go again. I have just about reached a point that
if you continue to attack religion and the Bible in particular, then I
will leave you to read your own website, I won't have anything to do
with it. What am I talking about? Your recent reception report from
Palau which I have attached. I go to your site for information on
shortwave, not to hear "Hippie Glenn's" opinion on politics, religion
or anything else. But you just can't keep your mouth shut, Something
that has cost you jobs before, can you? I know you hate religion,
America and any form of national pride. In my opinion you sir are a
college indoctrinated idiot that hasn't a clue. Like I said before, if
you continue to make attacks on my religion then your site will be a
thing of the past for me and I will encourage others to do the same.
(Larry Beth, Bryant, Ar.)
I resent your questioning my patriotism. So if not having your
religion challenged is more important to you than the wealth of info I
gather, yes indeed, stop reading DXLD. --- Then a bit later he sends
me a friendly note about his change of address (gh)
PUBLICATIONS
++++++++++++
AOKI A12 schd’s are now available for download :
http://www1.m2.mediacat.ne.jp/binews/bia12.zip
With best regards, (Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, India, March 25,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
A-12 English Prime Time Shortwave schedules now available
The first edition of the A-12 shortwave schedule season are now
available from Prime Time Shortwave. Thanks to Ernest Riley for the
work he does on the database. version A12v01, March 25, 2012.
http://www.primetimeshortwave.com
(Daniel Sampson, March 24, ptsw yg via DXLD)
A VISIT TO RADIO WORLD, and Más sobre Washington
Hola a todos! Tahoma [sic??] Aprovechando un descanso en el Orlando
Grand Hotel donde arribamos hoy 23 de marzo, quiero hacer una última
reseña de lo acontecido en nuestro paso por Washington.Ya les he
comentado acerca de nuestra visita a VOA - Voice of America el pasado
19 de marzo.Ese mismo día por la mañana conocimos las oficinas de la
NewBay Media LLC en Alexandria, donde es publicada mensualmente la
revista RadioWorld en sus tres versiones, para Estados Unidos, América
Latina y Europa. Desde hace casi 15 años que tengo el honor de
escribir sobre radiodifusión en esta publicación editada en papel y
digitalmente por Internet.
Rogelio Ocampo es el Editor en Jefe de la edición para Latinoamérica,
con él estuvimos recorriendo las dependencias de la editorial y fuimos
presentados a cada uno de los integrantes incluyendo a los directivos.
Rogelio, que es chileno, ofició de traductor por lo que se nos hizo
más fácil acceder a las entrevistas. NewBay Media publica alrededor de
40 revistas en su mayoría vinculadas a temas de medios de comunicación
siendo RadioWorld el puntapié inicial de una empresa unipersonal
fundada por Stevan B. Dana en el sótano de su casa donde comenzó a
publicar anuncios de emisoras y avisos publicitarios afines hasta que
vendió los derechos de su gran invento.
Por cuestiones de conveniencia económica las revistas son editadas y
distribuidas desde Milano, Italia hacia todo el mundo. Su distribución
es de carácter restringido ya que, según Ocampo, se cumple el objetivo
de los anunciantes de destinar los contenidos específicos a lectores
que están en condiciones de interesarse por las industrias
profesionales del broadcast, audio, vídeo, música y educación básica
relacionada con los medios. Justamente, en la portada de cada revista
RadioWorld se lee la frase: "La fuente de noticias para ingenieros y
gerentes de radio".
Sin embargo, he notado (y en ese sentido apuntan mis artículos) que
existe en varios relatos una temática que también puede interesar a
diexistas y radioaficionados. La página WEB principal es
http://www.nbmedia/aboutus.php
Uno de los editores que pude conocer es James O'Neil, con bastos
conocimientos sobre la historia de la radio en Estados Unidos. James
tiene en el sótano de su casa la réplica de la vieja estación KXAR de
Arkansas con todos los equipos y accesorios originales funcionando
perfectamente, además es coleccionista de viejos aparatos de radio.
Por favor, entren a
http://www.otpshow.com/2012/02/he-did-what.html
y disfruten de una entrevista realizada a este pionero de la radio.
Rogelio nos invitó a almorzar en el Restaurante Carlyle, en
Shirlington que pertenece al Condado de Arlington, en Virginia.
Probamos una ensalada que contenía queso se cabra, dátiles, lechuga,
"cranberries" secos (en español: arándano rojo americano) crece en
zonas heladas de USA y Canadá y es un fruto parecido a una uva de
color rojo intenso, un tipo de nuez llamada "pecans" (en español:
pacana, pecán, etc) originaria de los Estados Unidos y norte de
México, todo con diversos condimentos. Rogelio se pidió un salmón
rosado, Marisa un pez roca (fish rock) y yo quise saber cómo es la
carne vacuna... Si por algo no reniego de mi país es del asado vacuno
y del vino!
Gracias a la experiencia de Rogelio Ocampo viviendo en los Estados
Unidos desde hace 24 años, pude conocer varios aspectos de la realidad
estadounidense. Nosotros llegamos en un momento en que se celebraba el
Festival Nacional de los Cerezos en Flor, 3000 de esos ejemplares
fueron donados hace 100 años por el gobierno de Japón a los EEUU en
señal de amistad. Vean como despiden el invierno y dan la bienvenida a
la primavera en Washington adornada con el follaje de estos
hermosísimos árboles:
http://videos.lainformacion.com/interes-humano/curiosidades/los-cerezos-de-washington-emblema-de-la-solidaridad-con-el-pueblo-japones_gc56xxPARKgaza9nvYeJm4/
Aquí los espacios verdes, canteros y plazas cuentan con riego
artificial y desagües pluviales dentro de los terrenos, resulta
notable observar las rejillas impecables en medio de la prolija
superficie de césped. Alrededor de los árboles y arbustos colocan
resaca para favorecer la acumulación de humedad. Para finalizar con
este tema, visitar el Jardín Botánico es fascinante y para transitar
por todos los museos es necesario quedarse al menos una semana... El
orden, la limpieza, la seguridad (¡No hay rejas!), el respeto al otro,
parece otro mundo... La zona de las embajadas, la Catedral Nacional,
el Capitolio, la Casa Blanca, el Pentágono... Washington es
monumental!. Continuará... RGM (Rubén Guillermo Margenet, March 23,
condiglist yg via DXLD)
A MEN`S CLUB
We all know that the DX/SWL world in general is heavily skewed toward
the male gender, at least among those who make their presence known by
monitoring reports or even joining clubs and listserves. We don`t want
it to be this way, and the reason has never been very clear, altho few
of us can attest to actively proselytizing the pastime to people
across the X/Y divide.
Yet in our known English-speaking world, there are a few women whose
participation we welcome and value. It has dawned on me that in the
German and Spanish/Portuguese/Italian/French-speaking world, I can`t
think of a single female involved that we ever hear from. What a pity.
Perhaps our Romance compatriots need to try even harder (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
LANGUAGE LESSONS
++++++++++++++++
Sobre el significado de DX y recordando que 73 no lleva plural!
On the meaning of DX and remembering that 73 is not plural!
Muchas veces se define al hobby del DX con la vieja y equivocada
version de que es una “sigla” (“D, de distancia; X, de incognita”). O
diciendo que es una abreviatura. . .
http://lagalenadelsur.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/sobre-el-significado-de-dx-y-recordando-que-73-no-lleva-plural/#comment-111
(Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, March 27, Noticias DX yg via DXLD)
DUBBING VS SUBTITLING
Andy Sennitt comments: Here in the Netherlands, there is no audio
dubbing. Because most viewers in the Netherlands understand English,
subtitling is preferred. English-language programmes are frequently
aired, so Dutch viewers are used to subtitling and therefore it is
also used for programmes in other languages. The same is true for
programmes on VRT in Flanders. But in Germany, dubbing is preferred to
subtitling. The subtitling industry is quite lively here, and is
generally of high quality. Before I moved to the Netherlands, one of
my British friends living here told me had had learned Dutch simply by
reading the subtitles of English programmes on Dutch TV (Media Network
blog via DXLD)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See also ANGUILLA; AUSTRALIA; BELARUS;
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ BELGIUM non; INDIA; INDONESIA; JAPAN;
KALININGRAD; NEW ZEALAND; NIGERIA; ROMANIA; SPAIN; UK; UNID 6060
Fw: DRM Fahrplan A12
[NOTE: a lot of frequencies and times are NOT correct. 73 wb df5sx]
A-12 Registrierungen, geänderte Zeiten u. Frequenzen
3955 0400 0600 27S,28W,37N SKN 100 121 1234567 Engl G BBC BAB
3965 2200 2000 27 ISS 1 0 1234567 Fra F RFI TDF
3975 1500 1630 27,28 WER 40 0 1234567 D DRM MBR
5845 1400 1800 41 NAK 100 290 1234567 Engl THA BBC BAB
5875 0600 0800 27S,28W,37N WOF 100 114 1234567 Engl G BBC BAB
5920 1800 1830 28SW TIG 100 270 1234567 Ita ROU RRO ROU
6015 0700 1400 27,28 ISS 60 60 1234567 Eng F TDP TDP
6065 1900 2300 28 KLG 15 205 1234567 MDA VOR GFC
6100 0845 1200 41N DEL 100 134 1234567 VBS IND AIR AIR
6155 1500 1800 27,28 KLG 15 205 1234567 RUS VOR GFC
6155 1900 2200 27,28 KLG 15 205 1234567 RUS VOR GFC
6170 1545 1900 61S,62,63W RAN 35 35 1234567 Eng NZL RNZ RNZ
6175 0300 1130 27,28W,37N ISS 150 0 1234567 Mul F NEW TDF
6175 1200 1700 27,28W,37N ISS 150 0 1234567 Mul F NEW TDF
6175 2200 0100 27,28W,37N ISS 150 0 1234567 Mul F NEW TDF
7230 0600 0630 28NW TIG 300 307 1234567 Deu ROU RRO ROU
7285 0800 1200 61S,62,63W RAN 25 35 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
7285 0800 1200 51,56,64S,65 RAN 25 325 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
7310 0700 1600 18S,28N,29N ISS 150 60 1234567 Mul F NEW TDF
7320 1400 1430 28 SMG 100 4 1234567 DeuPol CVA VAT VAT
7355 0600 0800 27S,28W,37N MOS 100 300 1234567 English AUT BBC BAB
7370 1600 1900 27,28,37 ARM 30 284 1234567 RUS VOR GFC
7390 0430 0500 29 TIG 300 37 1234567 Rus ROU RRO ROU
7440 0800 1200 61S,62,63W RAN 25 35 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
7440 0800 1200 51,56,64S,65 RAN 25 325 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
7575 1800 2200 27,28 ERV 100 305 1234567 VARI ARM NEW SPC
9445 1200 1600 41,42 IRK 40 224 1234567 RUS VOR GFC
9495 1800 1900 28NW TIG 300 307 1234567 Deu ROU RRO ROU
9535 1700 1800 27N TIG 300 307 1234567 Eng ROU RRO ROU
9605 1600 1800 27,28 MSK 250 260 1234567 RUS VOR GFC
9630 0000 0200 7,8,10,11 CRI 100 340 1234567 SPA E REE REE
9700 2000 2030 27SE GAL 300 285 1234567 Fra ROU RRO ROU
9700 2030 2100 27N GAL 300 300 1234567 Eng ROU RRO ROU
9715 1500 1700 27,28 MSK 40 260 1234567 RUS VOR GFC
9750 1300 1800 27,28 MSK 250 260 1234567 RUS VOR GFC
9755 2300 2345 4,7-11 SMG 60 300 1234567 Mul CVA VAT VAT
9760 1100 1130 27S,28W,37N WOF 100 105 6 English G NHK BAB
9760 1100 1130 27S,28W,37N WOF 100 105 7 English G KBS BAB
9760 1130 1200 27S,28W,37N WOF 100 105 6 Russian G NHK BAB
9780 0500 0900 18,27,28 NOB 350 50 1234567 SPA E REE REE
9800 1945 2030 7NE,8N SAC 70 268 1234567 Eng CAN VAT VAT
9850 0800 1400 27,28 KLG 15 220 1234567 RUS VOR GFC
9870 1300 1600 27,28 MSK 60 260 1234567 RUS VOR GFC
9880 1600 2100 27,28 KLG 15 220 1234567 RUS VOR GFC
9890 0700 0800 61S,62,63W RAN 25 35 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
9890 1545 2000 51,56,64S,65 RAN 25 325 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
9890 1545 2000 61S,62,63W RAN 25 35 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
9950 1730 2230 27,28 DEL 100 312 1234567 GO/H/GO IND AIR AIR
11590 1800 2200 27,28 ERV 100 305 1234567 VARI ARM NEW SPC
11615 1500 1600 29 TIG 300 37 1234567 Rus ROU RRO ROU
11630 0930 1730 52,47-48 KBD 150 230 1234567 arabic KWT RKW MOI
11665 1600 1700 39NW GAL 300 135 1234567 Ron ROU RRO ROU
11675 0500 0800 61S,62,63W RAN 25 35 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
11675 0500 0800 51,56,64S,65 RAN 25 325 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
11675 1930 2200 51,56,64S,65 RAN 25 325 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
11675 1930 2200 61S,62,63W RAN 25 35 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
11700 0900 1200 27,28 ERV 100 305 1234567 ARM NEW SPC
11815 0000 0100 12 CRI 100 110 1234567 SPA E REE REE
11830 0500 0530 27SE GAL 300 285 1234567 Fra ROU RRO ROU
11830 0600 1000 27,28 MSK 60 260 1234567 RUS VOR GFC
11875 0530 0600 27N TIG 300 307 1234567 Eng ROU RRO ROU
11950 2200 0230 6,7 KBD 150 350 1234567 eng KWT RKW MOI
12095 1300 1700 27,28 MSK 60 260 1234567 RUS VOR GFC
13800 0800 1200 27,28 ERV 100 305 1234567 VARI ARM NEW SPC
15325 1730 1800 18,27,28 NOB 350 68 1234567 RUS E REE REE
15340 0300 0400 41 GAL 300 100 1234567 Eng ROU RRO ROU
15345 0500 0900 37,38 KBD 150 286 1234567 arabic KWT RKW MOI
15540 1800 2100 27,28 KBD 150 310 1234567 arabic KWT RKW MOI
15720 1845 2100 61S,62,63W RAN 25 35 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
15720 1845 2100 51,56,64S,65 RAN 25 325 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
15735 0100 0600 44 K/A 250 213 1234567 RUS VOR GFC
15775 1530 1630 40,41 ISS 100 79 1234567 Eng F TDP TDP
15780 0900 1700 40,41 ERV 100 100 17 ARM NEW SPC
17640 1800 2000 13,15NW SGO 15 45 1234567 Spa CHL CVC CVI
17675 2145 0500 51,56,64S,65 RAN 25 325 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
17675 2145 0500 61S,62,63W RAN 25 35 1234567 ENG NZL RNZ RNZ
17715 1500 1700 41,42S ISS 150 82 1234567 Mul F NEW TDF
17755 2000 2100 6,7,8 GUF 100 311 1234567 Eng F TDP TDP
17815 1500 1530 41 SMG 125 85 1234567 Eng CVA RCI RCI
17815 1530 1600 41 SMG 125 85 1234567 Eng CVA VAT VAT
21540 0400 0430 43,44 TIG 300 67 1234567 Zho ROU RRO ROU
geschickt von CHRISTOPH PREUTENBORBECK ODENTHAL, R. Tirana Listeners
Club Secretary (via Drita Çiço, DXLD)
Old schedule ?
- RRI eng to India 0300-0400 on 15340 missing
- RCI eng to India 1500-1529 on 17815 missing
- Showing old B11 entries for RNZI
- 1530-1600 Vatican Radio to India now on 17815
- Also AIR on 6100 is at 0900-1200 (not 0900-2100), typo error since
last season. With best regards, (Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi,
India, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Evidently extracted from HFCC. 11950 Kuwait has been imaginary for
many years, etc., etc. (gh, DXLD)
RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
+++++++++++++++++++++
WILLI PASSMANN URL change
Hello DX friends, as files hosted by 4 shared are accessible only to
registered users now, I transferred all my help files.
The Perseus Databases, Perseus Third Party Software Guide, WiNRADiO
SDR Software Guide and some other files are now available at:
http://www.mediafire.com/?2lve8wq6y1ou2
vy 73, (Willi Passmann, DJ6JZ
http://www.radio-portal.org/sdr.html
SDR-Special
http://www.mediafire.com/?2lve8wq6y1ou2
Perseus Databases - Third Party Software Guides & more, March 26, HCDX
via DXLD)
WORLD OF HOROLOGY
+++++++++++++++++
LOCAL SUNSET ANTENNA CHANGES DELAYED?
Hi Wayne, Inquiry from a reader wonders if some big stations have a
special bilateral arrangement to delay nighttime directional switch to
sunset of the protected station rather than at their own LSS where
this would be advantageous. (And likewise in the mornings?) Seems like
I remember this happening in some cases but can`t think of examples.
If you can, could you refresh us? Are these indicated as such in the
Log, or where would we find such info? Tnx, (Glenn to Wayne Heinen,
editor NRC AM Log, via DXLD)
Glenn, The answer is yes, as far as I know there are still some of
these in place. We've kept the annotations in the AM Radio Log. Two
that came to mind immediately are
WCKY Cincinnati OH E U2 50000 50000 - Pattern Chg LSS Sacramento
8044 Montgomery Road #650 45236-2959 - 513-686-8300
SPT - ESPN/Jr/MRN/PRN - NSP--"The Sports Animal" -$I
WQEW New York NY E U4 50000 50000 - Pattern Chg LSS Bakersfield
2 Penn Plaza 17th Floor 10121-0101 - 212-613-8900
KID - D - NSP-- -I$
The above was cut and paste from ARL32, the entries are in italics in
the log, hope this helps answer the question. 73 (Wayne Heinen, CO, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
PROPAGATION
+++++++++++
PREDICTING SUNSPOT ACTIVITY
Supercomputing: Sounds like science fiction --- Cherish Bauer-Reich is
grappling with an enormous research subject that is both too hot and
too far away to touch. The Fargo woman is trying to better understand
the relationship between sunspots and solar flares.
A story out of Fargo, North Dakota describes a doctoral candidate's
effort to accurately predict sunspot activity. See the article at,
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/article/id/232610/
and the photo at
http://www.grandforksherald.com/event/image/id/58086/headline/Cherish%20Bauer-Reich/
(QST de W1AW, Propagation Forecast Bulletin 12 ARLP012, From Tad Cook,
K7RA, Seattle, WA March 23, 2012. To all radio amateurs via Dave
Raycroft, ODXA yg via DXLD)
P.I.G. BULLETIN 120325
Solar and flare activity will be low. Solar radio flux (10.7 cm)
is expected 100 - 120 f.u.
Geomagnetic field will be:
Quiet to unsettled on March 29 - 31
Mostly unsettled on April 3 - 5
Unsettled to active on March 26 - 28, April 1 - 2
High probability of changes in solar wind which may caused changes
in magnetosphere and ionosphere is expected on March 26 - 28, April 1
- 2
Petr Kolman, OK1MGW
Czech Propagation Interested Group (OK1HH & OK1MGW)
e-mail: kolmanp(at)razdva.cz (via Dario Monferini, March 25, DXLD)
The geomagnetic field ranged from quiet to active levels with an
isolated period at minor storm levels at high latitudes. On 19 March,
predominantly quiet levels were observed with an isolated active
period measured early in the day, in response to the arrival of a CME
from 15 March. Quiet conditions prevailed from 20 March to late on 22
March, when a solar sector boundary (SSB) crossing was measured by the
ACE spacecraft. Following the SSB, quiet to unsettled levels were seen
from 22 - 23 March. On 24 March, active levels with an isolated minor
storm period was observed as a small coronal hole high speed stream
(CH HSS) moved into a geoeffective position. This CH HSS was short
lived with measurements by the ACE spacecraft indicating a quick rise
in solar wind speeds to around 500 km/s followed by a quick decrease
to nominal background levels. On 25 March, activity returned to quiet
levels.
Note: There is a gap in data from the GOES 15 spacecraft from late on
21 March through mid 23 March. This gap can be seen in the GOES 15 x-
ray plot.
FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 26 MARCH - 21 APRIL 2012
Solar activity is expected to be at low to moderate levels.
Predominantly low levels are expected from 26 - 28 March, when old
Region 1429 rotates back onto the northeast limb. M-class flare
probabilities are expected to increase from 28 March - 11 April as
old Region 1429 progresses across the solar disk. A return to low
levels is expected to prevail for the remainder of the period, 12 -
21 April.
No proton events are forecast from 26 - 30 March. An increase to a
slight chance for proton events is forecast from 31 March - 11 April
as old Region 1429 populates the visible disk. A return to background
proton flux levels is expected from 12 April - 21 April.
Electrons, greater than 2 MeV, are expected to be at normal to
moderate levels from 26 - 28 March. From 29 March - 03 April, moderate
to high levels are expected. From 04 - 13 April, a return to normal to
moderate levels is expected. Moderate to high levels are expected from
14 - 18 April. A return to normal levels is expected for the remainder
of the period.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be at mostly quiet levels from
26-27 March. Quiet to active levels are expected from 28-29 March in
response to the effects of a CH HSS. Predominantly quiet levels are
expected from 30 March - 12 April. An increase to quiet to active
levels is expected from 13 - 14 April in response to a CH HSS. Quiet
levels are expected to prevail for the remainder of the period.
:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2012 Mar 26 1340 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction
Center
# Product description and SWPC contact on the Web
# http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2012-03-26
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2012 Mar 26 105 5 2
2012 Mar 27 105 5 2
2012 Mar 28 110 15 4
2012 Mar 29 110 10 3
2012 Mar 30 120 5 2
2012 Mar 31 125 5 2
2012 Apr 01 130 5 2
2012 Apr 02 135 5 2
2012 Apr 03 135 8 3
2012 Apr 04 140 8 3
2012 Apr 05 140 5 2
2012 Apr 06 140 5 2
2012 Apr 07 130 5 2
2012 Apr 08 125 5 2
2012 Apr 09 120 5 2
2012 Apr 10 110 5 2
2012 Apr 11 105 5 2
2012 Apr 12 100 5 2
2012 Apr 13 100 15 4
2012 Apr 14 100 10 3
2012 Apr 15 100 5 2
2012 Apr 16 100 5 2
2012 Apr 17 100 5 2
2012 Apr 18 100 5 2
2012 Apr 19 100 5 2
2012 Apr 20 100 5 2
2012 Apr 21 100 5 2
(SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1610, DXLD)
Solar-activity forecast for the period Mar 30 - Apr 5, 2012
Activity level: mostly low
Radio flux (10.7 cm): a fluctuation in the range 95-125 f.u.
Flares: weak (1-10/day), middle (1-4/period)
Relative sunspot number: in the range 30-95
Astronomical Institute, Solar Dept., Ondrejov, Czech Republic
e-mail: sunwatch(at)asu.cas.cz
(RWC Prague) via Dario Monferini, DXLD) ###