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Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1531 HEADLINES: *DX and station news from: Andaman & Nicobar, Antarctica, Asia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ethiopia, Greenland, Guatemala, Korea North, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Monaco, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico non, Romania, Sikkim, Sudan, USA, Zanzibar SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1531, September 23-29, 2010 Thu 1500 WRMI 9955 Thu 1900 WBCQ 7415 Thu 2100 WRMI 9955 Fri 0330 WWRB 3185 Fri 1430 WRMI 9955 Fri 2030 WWCR1 15825 Sat 0800 WRMI 9955 Sat 0800 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 9515 [second, fourth, fifth Saturdays, maybe] Sat 1400 WRMI 9955 [NEW] Sat 1600 WWCR2 12160 Sat 1730 WRMI 9955 Sat 1800 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 7290 Sun 0230 WWCR3 4840 Sun 0630 WWCR1 3215 Sun 0800 WRMI 9955 Sun 1515 WRMI 9955 [ends after this week] Sun 1730 WRMI 9955 Tue 1530 WRMI 9955 Tue 1900 WBCQ 7415 Tue 2230 WRMI 9955 Wed 0030 WRMI 9955 Wed 1530 WRMI 9955 Wed 1900 WBCQ 7415 Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html or http://schedule.worldofradio.org or http://sked.worldofradio.org For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html WRN ON DEMAND: http://193.42.152.193/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS VIA WRN: http://www.wrn.org/wrn-listeners/world-of-radio/ http://www.wrn.org/listeners/world-of-radio/rss/09:00:00UTC/English/541 OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO: http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org ** AFGHANISTAN. Heard last night 2329-2345 UT on 1296 kHz but with QRM from UK station (XL Radio). However programme from VOA was in Special English which makes reception under QRM much easier. VOA is listed on its website on 1296 kHz from 2030 to 0030 UT. But I cannot find a programme schedule on-line [continued under U S A] (Steve Whitt, UK, Sept 19, MWCircle yg via DXLD) VOA are always good here on 1296; try also Sudan, Steve. 73, (Maurits Van Driessche, Belgium, ibid.) ** AFGHANISTAN. U.S. RADIO TAKES ON TALIBAN IN AFGHAN PROPAGANDA WAR By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press Writer Saturday, September 18, 2010 - Page updated at 01:31 p.m. A U.S.-funded radio station is hoping a small hand-cranked radio can help turn the tide in a propaganda war against the Taliban, handing out thousands of the devices in the hopes of winning over ordinary Afghans. The idea is to counter the Taliban-sponsored stations - the so called "Mullah Radios" - that operate mainly in the tribal areas along the Pakistani border and broadcast propaganda that helps turn public opinion against foreign troops and the pro-Western Afghan government. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty this week started distributing 20,000 free radio sets to Afghans, including those in distant mountain villages and refugee camps. "We want to increase the access to information to the Afghans, especially in remote areas and to the displaced persons," said Julian Knapp, spokesman for RFE/RL. "The objective is to help people become more informed about the democratic processes." He said the operation, which will last for several weeks, will cost $500,000. That covers the cost of transporting the radios by Afghan Air Force helicopters to the isolated villages and the $20 price tag for each of the solar-powered, hand-cranked sets. "In most of those places there is no electricity, and batteries are expensive," Knapp said. The radios, a version of which was distributed in Haiti after the earthquake, are powered by both solar panels and a hand crank. [. . .] http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/PrintStory.pl?document_id=2012924886&zsection_id=&slug=apasafghanradiovstaliban&date=20100918 [. . .] Knapp said the dial on the distributed radios will not be fixed to Radio Azadi's frequency. "They can choose to listen to whatever they wish," he said, "but we believe they'll listen to the truth." Copyright © The Seattle Times Company (via Dan Say, BC, DXLD) same: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/17/AR2010091702763.html?waporef=obinsite (via Fred Waterer, dxldyg via DXLD) Unmentioned in these articles is that the radios can also receive VOA's Radio Ashna broadcasts in Dari and Pashto to Afghanistan, which share time with RFE/RL's Radio Azadi on the same medium wave and FM frequencies. Just for fun, VOA should issue a press release stating that more than 20,000 solar powered radios are being distributed in Afghanistan, enabling reception of Radio Ashna, making no mention whatsoever of Radio Azadi. This should thoroughly confuse the US news media, to the great amusement of all. Remember our motto: The fraternal entities under the Broadcasting Board of Governors support, commend, and congratulate each other, and wish each other to jump off a cliff. From the photos, it appears the radio being distributed is the Etón FR160, which receives medium wave and FM, but not shortwave. That's OK as long as the Azadi/Ashna medium wave and FM relays are still available in Afghanistan. The FR160 is assembled in China. It also receives the US NOAA weather frequencies, which are unavailable in Afghanistan, but might offer an opportunity for additional specialty broadcasts. See previous post about Radio Azadi (Kim Andrew Elliott, www.kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD) ** AFGHANISTAN [non]. 15680, Sept 20 at 1327 enjoying some music reminiscent of the late, lamented R. Solh, but cut off rudely without announcement at 1329*. Scheduled as R. Azadi (R. Free Afghanistan) due east from Wertachtal, GERMANY 250 kW at 1230-1330 [sic]. Uplooked later, 15680 turns over to R. Farda via Lampertheim from 1330, but only 100 kW, and by then I had tuned on (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALASKA. Alaskans! Alaskans! Lots of Alaskans in this morning. Noted Jazz on 890, with ID at 0700, KBBI, Jazz on 670, presume KDLG, KFQD 750 on top of KXL with CBS News, ID at 0706, Blues/Jazz mixing with CFBV-870, presume McGrath, Russian on 850 (KICY), Rock music mixing with KKOH-780, presume KNOM. Noted talk on 700, probably KBYR. KTKN 930 with Rock music on top. Jazz/Blues on 770, maybe KCHU. Drake R8, NW EWE, 73, (Patrick Martin, Seaside, Oregon, Sept 20, "Come visit us for the 2010 IRCA convention held Sept 24-26 at the Inn At Seaside." IRCA via DXLD) Yep! Great day for Alaskans here in Masset, with 680 KBRW coming in well, and no sign of SF or Edmonton at around 1400. Many others too. Also DW Sri Lanka on 1548, and hints of India on 1566. A different morning for sure! (Walt Salmaniw, BC, ibid.) I had KFQD mixing about evenly with KXL on 750 this morning - didn't get a chance to look at other Alaska frequencies, but will tomorrow! (Kevin Satya, Bainbridge Island, WA, ibid.) KBRW may have been in there too here, but I did not check it out too closely. KSKO-870 was mixing with CFBV too. KICY was dominant on 850, wth no sign of KHHO (Patrick Martin, OR, ibid.) ** ALASKA. USA (ALASKA), 7355, KNLS, 1230 6 Sept, end of English religious program, then W with ID, request to check out their Web site, and mailing address. Not very strong with some adjacent channel splatter, but there and readable (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) KNLS B10 Schedule Starting October 31st, 2010 | Time Freq(khz)Language ------------------------- 0800-0900 7355 English 0800-0900 9655 Mandarin 0900-1000 6150 Russian 0900-1000 9655 Mandarin 1000-1100 7355 English 1000-1100 9655 Mandarin 1100-1200 6150 Russian 1100-1200 9655 Mandarin 1200-1300 9655 English 1200-1300 7355 English 1300-1400 7300 Mandarin 1300-1400 6150 Mandarin 1400-1500 7355 English 1400-1500 7300 Mandarin 1500-1600 6150 Russian 1500-1600 7300 Mandarin 1600-1700 6150 Russian 1600-1700 7300 Mandarin 1700-1800 6150 Russian 1700-1800 7300 Mandarin Newly designed website at : http://www.knls.org/ --- (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India, Sept 21, dxldyg via DXLD) That is, assuming they really have two transmitters operational by then; and experience has shown that their `final` skeds aren`t always final. Sometimes they even post contradictory skeds on their English, Chinese and Russian websites (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** ALBANIA. 13755, Sept 15 at 1429, R. Tirana IS, 1430 opening English with schedule, 1432 news. Signal adequate at S9+12 to protect it from much stronger Cubans on 13740 and 13780, but still too undermodulated. [and non]. 9860, R. Tirana, Sept 16 at 0028 IS preceding English 0030- 0045, poor, surpassed by neighbor 9855 which had more modulation but Shijak with less flutter; 9855 listed as VOA Sri Lanka in Tibetan, 250 kW, 20 degrees, and I think it was that rather than mandatory ChiCom jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS. Outstanding propagation today! 4760, AIR Port Blair (presumed), 1415-1424, September 19. Well above the norm. In Hindi with pop subcontinent songs; surprised to have them suddenly mixing with TWR-Swaziland which signed on at 1424 (ID in English). Bad news for Port Blair reception! (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANGOLA. 4949.78, 2335-2345 18.09, R Nacional de Angola, Mulenvos Portuguese talk, heterodyne 23232 (Anker Petersen, loggings done in Skovlunde, Denmark, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** ANGUILLA. 11775, TUN/DGS/PMS/CB missing again, Sept 15 at 1413 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) But only temporarily ** ANTARCTICA [and non]. 15476, LRA36, Sept 15 at 1252, music S4-S7 peaks, but JBA, initially stronger than Rampisham hetting from 15480. By 1303, 15480 stronger in White Russian from Poland; 1420 typical Antarctic music still audible, about equal to 15480 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn: I also caught LRA-36 at 1240 this morning; stronger than at any other recent time (Jim Ronda, Tulsa OK, Sept 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15476, LRA36, Sept 16 at 1308 and 1332 music weaker than Rampisham Belarussian 15480; At 1431, 15476 JBA carrier, vs stronger 15480 which is now Democratic Voice of Burma, Norway, via WRN, via ARMENIA. Friday Sept 17 at 1410, 15476 very poor in music, talk? Last Saturday there was a presumed report of LRA36 on the 15476 air despite its normal M-F-only schedule, so I dug for it this Saturday, Sept 18 at 1336 --- no signal detectable, tho Rampisham 15480 was there. Tho it was missing last Monday, LRA36 definitely on this Monday Sept 20, on 15476. Altho nothing is ever scheduled on 15475, except one-off specials from RNW, I always confirm the frequency is not 15475, by comparing it to RA 9475, which is usually but not always BFO- detectable in the splash from WTWW 9479. And so at 1233 I get a carrier on 15476 stronger than Rampisham 15480, and music at 1242. 1250-1257 as it was relayed in Enid on 90.7 Part 15 FM since I needed to hear it in another room, RNASG had YL talking, then back to music past 1301. 1321 still audible with music but now 15480 is stronger. 15476, LRA36 missing again, this week on a Tuesday, Sept 21 at several chex, 1232, 1326, 1354, 1404, no carrier ever detected, while 15480 Rampisham was JBA from the outset. 15476, LRA36 was missing Sept 21, but back Sept 22 at 1342, music barely audible, about same level as Rampisham 15480 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA. X-band updadtes: 1620, R. Sión, Monte Grande (BA54) – ex. R. Vida - Arnaldo Slaen via Condiglist 1660, AM Revivir, Isidro Casanova (BA156) – ex 1680 - Conexion GRA 1672, R. Bethel, Villa Fiorito (Banfield) (BA167) - is observed moving around between 1670 and 1680 kHz - Marcelo A. Cornacioni 1680, R. Hosanna Tropical (BA166) – ex 1660 - Marcelo A. Cornacioni (via ARC SOUTH AMERICAN NEWS DESK Sept 2010, Tore B. Vik, ed., via DXLD) ** ARGENTINA. 15345.2, 20/9 2115, RAE, Argentina, German program, good (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia, SDR14 (SDR-radio 1.1beta software), T2FD (15 m long), dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA [non]. Gabriel Iván Barrera died: see CHILE [and non] ** ARMENIA. 4810.00, *1753-1815 17.09, Armenian Public R, Yerevan, Armenian/Arabic, Relay from domestic programme with songs in English and Armenian ann, 1800 chimes, orchestral national anthem, 1801 ID: "Yerevan", news in Arabic 45444 (Anker Petersen, loggings done in Skovlunde, Denmark, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** ASIA [and non]. New website of GFA --- ATHMEEYAYATHRA Radio (AY Radio) or Gospel for Asia which broadcasts in 110 languages for South Asia now has a web presence with detailed language schedule and other informations. The new URL is: http://www.athmeeyayathra.org/radio.php (Alok Dasgupta via DXAsia-UADX Blog via Alokesh Gupta, dx_sasia yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) Viz.: ``OUR HISTORY Athmik Yatra (Spiritual Journey) Radio began as a 15 minute daily broadcast by Metropolitan Bishop His Grace The Most Rev. Dr. K P Yohannan in 1985 through Trans World Radio. The broadcasts were in Malayalam and the Lord used the broadcasts very effectively to reach the unreached and the Christians amidst the Keralite population all over the world. The broadcasts rapidly gained the reputation of helping believers and non-believers grow in faith. The programs mainly dealt with issues that people faced on a day to day basis. The simple language attracted many and made it easy for everyone to understand. As languages began to be added, the AY Radio expanded in scope and reach. Now we broadcast for 10 hours and 30 minutes a day, in 110 languages all across South Asia. We broadcast through Short wave (SW), Medium Wave (MW) and FM stations.`` ``Program schedule`` (axually transmission schedule) is at http://www.athmeeyayathra.org/radio2.php in uncopiable format. Claims to broadcast via ``BBC London`` and ``T- Systems Germany``, which I seriously doubt. WRTH May Update shows the schedule in language order, mostly quarter- hour blox once or twice a week, but some tongues get more. Anyone up for counting whether there are really 110? It looks like the so-called ``BBC London`` sites are really VTC-UAE, while the T-systems are both Germany and France. This is filed under U S A, why? The WRTH 2010 does show an address in Carrollton, Texas! And the old website was http://www.gfaradio.org but it`s gone. So the ``new website`` may indicate a more radical change, from a Dallas suburb to really being headquartered in South Asia. The new website does not ever use the name ``Gospel for Asia``; cannot even be found by internal search, tho possibly fouled up by the search inserting \s into the fields and then denying them. Since there are no English broadcasts at all (tho the website is kindly available in that lingua franca as well as Malayalam), it`s time to stop calling it GFA (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn, The schedule shown in the centre window is a picture file and not a text file. I don't understand why they do that. Anyhow the url to get the picture of the schedule on a page by itself and not constrained by the small size of the window is http://www.athmeeyayathra.org/images/Prog.jpg (Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) But I miss another branch of 6040 UAE 2330 UT, and 9435 misprint of real 9445 --- and 9680 WER 2330-0030 UT entry is wrong wooden registration, also missed in DTK/M&B schedule from Cologne. I guess will never work, due of TWN/Jamming. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Sept 20, ibid.) ** ASIA [non]. 9335, R. Free Asia via TINIAN at 1230 Sept 15, ID in English, introducing Burmese, blessedly free during the first semihour of Juche QRM, as VOK does not start 9335 until 1300 in English; it was audible poorly on 9345 in Korean. But at 1323 recheck, 9335 with usual heavy CCI, fast SAH between RFA and VOK. Does IBB really find this no problem in Myanmar? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7210, R. Free Asia via Dushanbe-Orzu, *1500, September 14. Noted clear ID in English; under VOV-1 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) NON-USA, QSL: 11605.1, 9805 Radio Free Asia (listed as Tanshui [TAIWAN] 250 kW 250 AZ). Full data (with site indicated only as 'ASIA') 2nd Series of Musical Instruments of Asia - Burmese Harp QSL Card. Reply in 7 days after posting a report to qsl @ rfa.org (Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Canada, Sept 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. 2368.5, Radio Symban. For some time I have been trying to get some decent audio from this station, but back on the date of August the 23rd, one of the rarest openings for some time to make it to my location. Noted from 1207 to 1252 hours. The signal remain quite audible, and was further enhanced during local sunrise at 1218. I managed to catch several IDs and the programming consisted of Middle- eastern flare of music, what others say is Greek-style programming. I have sent a postal report along with a recording and will see if a reply will come about. This has been the one and only time I have heard them with such signal, since that date (Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Canada, Sept 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 2368.49, R. Symban, 0921 8 Sept, already getting usual Greek music here. M announcer with roomy audio at 0923 but just too weak. 0924 back to music. M again at 0927, then more music. Music definitely sounded Greek at 0938. Heard the music throughout till the MD [mini- disc recording?] ended at 1055. Was expecting it to get stronger and ID, but it never did (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) 2368.48, 14.9 1705, Radio Symban, unsually clear. At 1720 stronger with music. The other Aussies on 120 mb also very strong (Thomas Nilsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Sept 19 via DXLD) 2368.482, 16.9 1705, Radio Symban med ID och grekisk non-stop musik. 2 SA (Stig Adolfsson, ibid.) 2368.5, Radio Symban, 1012-1020 some audio on 15 September (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, 746Pro, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 2368.5, Radio Symban, 1048-1100, 18-September-2010, in Greek. Program Details: Greek music Signal: Fair strength, but tough copy between static crashes (Ed Wlodarski, N2ED, New Jersey, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) 2368.5, R. Symban, 1350-1411, September 19. Clearly in Greek; mostly coverage of sports event; one of their better days (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. 2325, VL8T, Tennant Creek NT, 2105-2115, 19 Sep'10, English, [unreadable] talks, music at 2106; 15331, and gradually lost under static. VL8K 2485 was not audible, VL8A 2310 was audible, and probably parallel to VL8T, but it was impossible to confirm that; this one was also gradually fading until it became like the VL8T's signal. Both were best received via a 6x12x6 Ewe and my new K9AY now fitted with two extra loops, so it became an eight position antenna. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. 6507-USB, coastal weather by automated M voice, good at 1245 Sept 16; includes Tasman Islands, Cape Broome(?), Neptune Island, ergo VMC Charleville Qsld as scheduled. Some of the condition reports are incomplete, e.g. giving winds only. 1246 double-tone and S. Australia weather; also audible on weaker // 8176 until both quit at 1254. Going to the map website I cited a few days ago, http://www.bom.gov.au/marine/australia-marine-forecast-map.shtml we now get: ``Australia Marine Forecast Zones Map This page has been updated and renamed. Please update your bookmark to - http://www.bom.gov.au/marine/forecasts.shtml This redirection advisory file which will be removed at the end of Dec 2010.`` Even on the more detailed Tasmania map http://www.bom.gov.au/marine/maps/tas-forecast-map.shtml of the three locations heard above I only find Tasman Is. Nor do I find Neptune Island in Vic or SA, but Googling on Neptune Island do find it ``70 km south of port Lincoln``, yet it does not show on the corresponding detailed SA map! No Cape Broome, but Broome is in WA, seemingly outside the area covered (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Marine radio services --- Some respondents were dissatisfied with the Bureau's HF radiofax, and marine radio broadcasts. As part of its commitment to providing weather information on marine radio services, the Bureau is working with its partners to improve the quality and coverage of HF and VHF marine radio fax and voice broadcasts. Many respondents commented that they weren't aware of the services available by marine radio, and the Bureau is planning to increase promotion of these services over the coming summer. New guidelines are being developed to ensure broadcasts provided by Bureau forecasters contain the relevant content and detail that mariners require." http://www.bom.gov.au/marine/about/notices/serviceimprovements2010.shtml (Bureau of Meteorology via Robb Wise, ODXA yg via DXLD) What does this mean? Australians can expect better and more informed marine weather for HF and VHF. I doubt this means higher wattage for transmitters but this too could occur (does say coverage). It is most likely the format will be improved and become simpler. Cheers, (Robb Wise, Hobart, Australia, ODXA yg via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA [and non]. 9570, weak RA English at 1120 Sept 19, with discussion // 9560, 9580, 9590. After CRI/Cuba comes on 9570 at 1200, I never notice this, perhaps a leapfrog of 9590 over 9580 next to each other at Shepparton, if not receiver overload. By 1137, 9570 is blocked by a carrier with ``Far East flutter`` like many other frequencies 9-12 MHz this morning: probably KBS in one-hour break between Korean and Indonesian (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA. 15340, 18/9 1235, HCJB Kununurra, Asian language, long talks, good in LSB to avoid RTM Morocco with fair signal on 15341.14 (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia, RX: RFspace SDR14; Drake R8; Trio 9R-59DS - Ant: T2FD 15 m long, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BAHAMAS. 93 EMPLOYEES COULD BE LET GO AT ZNS BAHAMAS The board of the Broadcasting Corporation of The Bahamas is proposing to let go 93 employees as the BCB transitions to public service broadcasting. “We are not satisfied with the numbers. We can never be satisfied with the numbers when people have to go home prematurely,” Bernard Evans, President of The Bahamas Communications and Public Officers Union (BCPOU) Bernard Evans told The Nassau Guardian. Employees of the BCB have been informed of the board’s proposal. Though Mr Evans is displeased with the proposed cuts, he said the union is happy to have received some information about the government’s intent. According to a source at the BCB, the cuts will affect most departments at the corporation. It is proposed that the ZNS northern service be reduced from 48 workers to 26 workers; the editorial department (newsroom) from 36 to 22; the programing department from 38 to 36; radio from 23 to 11; sales and marketing from 16 to three; accounts from 17 to seven; and only five of the eight executives would remain at the corporation under the proposal. The board is also proposing that the parliamentary channel be phased out of the BCB. The channel would fall under the House of Assembly/Cabinet Office. The northern service would be downgraded to a news bureau under the proposal. The ZNS radio station 104.5 FM would not return. The theft of copper wire from ZNS’ Blue Hill Road South site on September 2 took 1540 AM off air. The corporation has shifted 1540’s programming to 104.5’s frequency temporarily. However, the board has now decided to end 104.5 FM permanently. Public funding for the BCB was reduced from $8.5 million in the last fiscal year, to $4.25 million this fiscal year. The Nassau Guardian understands that some of the restructuring may take place beginning on 1 October. The source at the BCB said workers have been informed that notice will not be given to those about to be sent home. (Source: Nassau Guardian) (September 16th, 2010 - 14:12 UTC by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via DXLD) This is not exactly clear: do the really mean --- Previous 104.5 programming as Power FM will not return, and ZNS 1540 programming will continue to occupy it? Or is it 1540 which will not return, since that is the transmitter currently off the air? Or once 1540 is back in operation, 104.5 FM will be turned off rather than reverting to Power 104.5? And the Parliamentary Channel, to be phased out, what`s that? On website it appears to be nothing but a webpage, and I find no separate transmitter/frequency for it there or in WRTH (gh, Media Network blog comment via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) Andy Sennitt on Sep 18th, 2010 at 14:52 --- 1540 will of [sic] return as it covers the entire country and is the main national frequency. The Power 104.5 FM service will be dropped. The Parliamentary Channel is a cable service available via Cable Bahamas (Andy Sennitt, ibid.) ** BAHRAIN. QSL: Radio Bahrain, 6010, partly detailed letter of confirmation for an old reception report. Address: Box 1075, Manama, Bahrain. v/s Abdulla Al-Baloushi, Director Technical Affairs. New radio country verified! (Thanks to info published by Jim Evans, TN [as in DXLD 10-31]). You can see some images of these QSLs in my blog: http://maresmedx.blogspot.com/ (Artur Fernández Llorella, Catalonia, Spain, Sept 17, HCDX via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) Pleased to receive a nice letter verie for mailed report and MP3 CD recording of Bahrain 9745, on follow up. Tnx Jim Evans for v/s, Abdulla Al-Balooshi and address!! This after lo these many years, finally reduced the HIC-VIC gap to zero! They stand at 256 per the NASWA list (Don Jensen, Kenosha WI, Sept 18, NASWA yg via DXLD) ** BELARUS. RADIO BELARUS COMIENZA EMISIONES EN ESPAÑOL Y FRANCÉS Desde el 1 de septiembre la estación de radio “Belarús” empezó su radiodifusión en lenguas francesa y española. Los proyectos pilotos en idiomas mencionados ya están preparados, comunicaron al corresponsal de BelTA en la dirección principal de la radio. De este modo, el diapasón lingual se aumenta hasta las siete lenguas. Hoy en día, los programas de la estación de radio se realizan en cinco idiomas: ruso, belaruso, polaco, inglés y alemán. “Belarús” realiza la radiodifusión en las ondas cortas y medias, en banda FM y en Internet, incluso 10 horas en línea en Internet en el idioma inglés. La estación posee decenas de millones de oyentes en diferentes países del mundo. La captación permanente se realiza en más de 20 estados de Europa. La estación de radio “Belarús” la escuchan los habitantes de países vecinos: Rusia, Ucrania, Letonia, Lituania, Polonia. En Internet la información sobre Belarús pueden recibirla las personas del cualquier rincón del mundo. Con la adición de la radiodifusión en lenguas francesa y española se incrementará la cantidad de oyentes en varios países. El aumento de oyentes de la radio “Belarús” también está relacionado con los acuerdos con las radios de otros estados. En particular, desde el 1 de enero del año corriente la estación realizó la radiodifusión en Alemania a través de “Radio-700”, y desde el 1 de julio fue comenzada la radiodifusión en Bialystok para los belarusos residentes en Polonia. Además, las noticias belarusas se envían al portal europeo de la Unión Europea de Radiodifusión (UER). En el futuro la estación de radio planea establecer y consolidar las relaciones bilaterales con las organizaciones de radiodifusión de otros estados. Las conversaciones sobre la colaboración están organizadas con la Radio Internacional de China (Source? Apparently national news agency, via Arnaldo Slaen, Sept 18, dxldyg via DXLD) Note they already claim to have dekamegalisteners. Prove it (gh, DXLD) ** BELIZE. Estimado Sr. Hauser, le envío en esta ocasión comentario e información diversa: Respecto a las antiguas frecuencias de la VOA desde Belice en OM, ambas eran frecuentemente escuchadas por mí aquí en Mérida, Yucatán, tan fuerte como las demás centroamericanas. Atte.: (Ing. Civ Israel González Ahumada, M.I., Sept 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BENIN. Up here in Masset, reception was unusual. The big news was last night: Best TA reception since Friday night. Many, many TAs with the best for me being 1476 Cotonou (Benin, Africa) in French at almost excellent levels, but as usual for TAs this would fade rapidly up and down. Not sure which direction conditions are heading. We'll be active until Monday morning in any case (Walt Salmaniw, Masset, Haida Gwaii, BC, Sept 22, IRCA via DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. 3309.98, Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba, 0830 carrier on, no audio, 1000 traditional CP music. 15 September 4409.8, Radio Eco, Reyes, 0000, regular reception after local MW harmonic cuts power 4451.2, Radio Santa Ana, Santa Ana de Yacuma, 2330 to 2350, slight transmitter drift, fair signal, 11 September 4795.87, Radio Lípez, Uyuni, 0950 and 0000 noted with strength both times on 17 September. Good signal, seems regular along with 4700 Bolivia, Radio San Miguel, Riberalta and 4716.19 Bolivia, Radio Yura, Yura. Both noted at 0000 and 1000 every day (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, 746Pro, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Noted at 2320 to 2345, 21 September: 4409.8, Radio Eco, Reyes 4451.14, Radio Santa Ana, Santa Ana de Yacuma 5580.21, Radio San José, San José de Chiquitos, silent for several weeks (Bob Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida US, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 4699.951, R. San Miguel, 1007, good with Spanish talk by a man, time check, into huaynos. 15 Sept. 10 Sept [sic; both?] (David Sharp, NSW Australia: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-2010, ICF-SW7600GR etc., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BOLIVIA. 4795.92, R Lípez. Nice quick short canned ID by M at 0958:30 29 Aug during talk by M and W. Recognized the W announcer from last time I heard this. Another nice canned echo ID by W between songs at 1006, then pleasant campo music (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. 6134.86, Radio Santa Cruz, 2346-2359 Sept 15, Tried notching out the interference with partial success. Noted a female in Spanish language comments. The band is starting to wake up during this time, which makes for a fun time. RSC was at a fair level with splatter. At 2349 a male comments over music (Chuck Bolland, Clewiston FL, 26.37N 081.05W, WinRadio G31DDC, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6134.81, 0040-0100 19.09, R Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Spanish ann, singer entertaining with Andean songs in Spanish to native instruments, ID: "Radio Santa Cruz", only weak QRM from R Aparecida 6135 34333. Best 73, Anker Petersen, loggings done in Skovlunde, Denmark, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) 6134.85, Radio Santa Cruz, 1000-1015 Sept 21, At tune in noted a program of local type music. Between tunes canned comments and ID. Signal was good for a minute or two at 1000, but then dropped into the noise to a poor level. However, things improved by 1015 and Santa Cruz was at a good level by then with language lessons (Chuck Bolland, WinRadio G31DDC, 26.37N 081.05W, Clewiston FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 2380.34, R. Educadora (tentative). Definite M at 1009 28 Aug but too noisy to tell language. Sounded like a phone caller over the air (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 3375.39, R. Municipal. Incredible signal at 1005 28 Aug!! Ad block, TCs with time ticks, into ZY Pop song (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) Noted at 2320 to 2345, 21 September: 3375.34, Brasil, Rádio Municipal, São Gabriel da Cachoeira. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida US, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3375.33, Brasil, Rádio Municipal, São Gabriel da Cachoeira, 0940-1000, noted with music and good signal after seeming silent for two days. 17 September 4754.9, Rádio Imaculada Conceição, Campo Grande, MS, 0955-1007, Portuguese OM, no ID on hour, seems irregular, 17 September; Program "en a palabra" [sic] on 11 September [WORLD OF RADIO 1531; more below] 4805, Brasil, Rádio Difusora do Amazonas, Manaus, 0950-1000, back on frequency after reports of 4807v. 17 September 4985, Brasil, Rádio Brasil Central, Goiânia provides a very strong signal 2330 to 0000 (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, 746Pro, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 4754.9, Rádio Imaculada Conceição (Campo Grande) (Presumed), 0055, 9/17/10, in Portuguese. Woman followed by a man who talked through the ToH without apparent ID. Poor (Mark Taylor, Madison WI, Winradio g313e, Eton E1, Satllit 800, Kaito 1103; 2 Flextennas, EWE, attic mounted Flextenna, NASWA Flashsheet via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) 4755, R. Imaculada Conceição-Campo Grande, 0135, 9/18/10. Poor, sometimes peaking to fair with man speaking in Portuguese; woman praying the Rosary; into songs at 0137 (Jim Ronda, Tulsa OK, NRD-545; R-75 + PAR-SWL and FlexMLB, ibid.) 4755, Rádio Imaculada Conceição, 2238-2245, 18-September-2010, in Portuguese, modern religious music; 2240 male announcer with station ID followed by religious talk. Signal: Fair (Ed Wlodarski, N2ED, New Jersey, ibid.) ** BRAZIL. 4885, definitely two stations here at 0950. R. Clube do Pará had talk by M, while E-Z music was played on the other. 4885.02, talk by M in Portuguese at 0956 mentioning Grande. CODAR getting too strong. Different M at 1000. Fading then though (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) ** BRAZIL. Until RHC activated 5040 last spring, we were enjoying reliable good reception from R. Cultura do Pará, 5045. Since then too much Cuba splash, but RCP appearing again Sept 20 at 0534 with Brazilian music, strong enough to hold its own against 5040, the latter perhaps a bit weaker than usual. Or since we don`t usually listen before 0500, maybe RCP had not been staying on late (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 5990, Radio Senado, Brasilia DF, *0857-0930, Sept 18, sign on with local pop music. Portuguese announcements. ID announcement at 0900. Local pop ballads. Portuguese talk. Very good. Strong. (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** BRAZIL. Estimado Sr. Hauser, le envío en esta ocasión comentario e información diversa: Respecto a RNA, es el segundo fin de semana que no la he vuelto a escuchar en 6185 ni siquiera en 6180 kHz. Atte.: (Ing. Civ Israel González Ahumada, M.I., Sept 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 10000, 20/9 2120, Observatório Nacional, IDs under BPM China, poor (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia, SDR14 (SDR-radio 1.1beta software), T2FD (15 m long), dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 12175, Sept 18 at 2300 weak distorted music, presumably the spur from 11765 SRDA Curitiba, which at 2302 was also audible, poorly in Portuguese and not much better (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 6020, 22SEP10 0338Z, China Radio Int'l via Sackville with "muffled" audio (under-modulated?) with a strong steady carrier; usually very strong audio. 6040, 22SEP10 0342Z, presumed Vatican Radio via Sackville also "muffled" like 6020. Not usually very strong audio but still down from usual level. Earlier on 19SEP10 Vatican Radio was low in frequency (6039.94) during IS at 0357-0358 at end of Sackville transmission. Perhaps all this is related? I seem to remember some comments earlier this summer about transmitter problems? (Bruce Winkelman, Tulsa, OK. Drake R8, 50 foot sloper, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. Earlier in September I was noticing a gradual seasonal improvement in CFRX 6070 reception at night, and also usually audible into daytime, but Sept 22 at 1307 I am not hearing it, tho there is a weak carrier, which could be Asian? No, North Korea finishes 6070 Japanese service around 1250, per Aoki. Then a report from Bruce Winkelman, Tulsa that he also found CFRX audio absent Sept 22 at 0349, just an open carrier. So the Toronto station has suffered another breakdown (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6070, 22SEP10 0349Z, CFRX audio missing with only an OC noted. CFRX has always been audible when checked on random evenings this September (Bruce Winkelman, Tulsa, OK. Drake R8, 50 foot sloper, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 6160.01, CKZU, 0908, CBC news by a man, good ‘till NHK s/on with IS at 0902. Presume this is Vancouver and not St. John’s. 10 Sept (David Sharp, NSW Australia: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-2010, ICF- SW7600GR etc., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. 6390, NHK/R. Japan via Canada mixing product with 6175 and 5960. Traditional Japanese music 0340-0355 11 Sept. Fair with QRM. Of course // 5960. Tnx Glenn Hauser for figuring this odd frequency out (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) ** CANADA. 9624.91, CBC Radio One, "Randy Bachman Vinyl Tap" oldies program. Caught CBC ID at 0330 11 Sept. // CBC 91.5 Internet stream. SW audio was two seconds ahead. QRM splatter from 9620. This signal distorted, weak, and off frequency (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) So it`s 90 Hz low, audible heterodyne territory (gh) 9625-, Saturday Sept 18 at 2308, CBCNQ with Vinyl Tap, not too much CCI at this hour, but ACI: the het against 9620 Spain slightly lower- pitched than against something else weaker on 9630, evidence that 9625 is off-frequency to the low side, as becomes clear in the mornings when the 9625 het is audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. They are still working on the Mt-Royal tower. I read an internal document from the CBC that the work had to be completed by September 16 because apparently, CBC/Radio-Canada is using backup transmitters for both 95.1 and 88.5 at their Brossard location (old CBF - CBM AM towers), but they have sold that location and must vacate by this date. Well, work is still going on; they kept signing on and off last night on 95.1 and 88.5 -- I'm trying to find out who bought the Brossard tower site. I know there was a broadcasting group that wanted that site for a proposed national digital TV network but I think the CRTC rejected that proposal. 73, (Charles Gauthier, Brossard, QC, 19 Sept, WTFDA via DXLD) ** CANADA [and non]. 3 MONTREAL AREA BANDSCANS NOW ONLINE After 4 full days of working on it, my three Montreal bandscans are posted online: http://www.beaglebass.com/dx/dx_bandscan_montreal.htm Included is my main site 11 miles south of downtown, two more sites 35-40 miles southwest of downtown on the river, and a three year old bandscan from a site 68 miles south of downtown (south of Plattsburgh NY at Ausable Chasm), which has been updated to reflect call/format changes. Two of the three sites are averaged bandscans with multiple scans taken over the course of a few days and then the results averaged. The lists include reception quality (averaged), technical details, distance, and on this page, the language the station broadcasts in. For those of you who use the Global Tuners website, my main DXing site for my bandscan is just 6 miles from that of Luc, who hosts the Montreal radio on there (Chris Kadlec, Fremont, Mich., Sept 22, WTFDA via DXLD) ** CANADA. The usually-useless CRTC website search, is, as always, turning up not one single result on the call letters. Typical (Chris Kadlec, MI, WTFDA via DXLD) Chris, You can get the whole AM / FM / TV broadcasting database downloaded at ... http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/sp_dgse-ps_dggs.nsf/eng/gg00026.html wrh (Bill Hepburn, Ont., ibid.) As Bill alluded to in his response, there's a good reason you wouldn't have found the CJOT calls anywhere on the CRTC site. Unlike the US, where the FCC is responsible for both programming and technical aspects of station licensing, there are two separate Canadian agencies involved in regulating broadcasters. The CRTC determines whether it's economically viable to add a new station and chooses which applicant is most qualified to become a licensee - but it's Industry Canada that regulates all the technical aspects of broadcasting, including the assignment of callsigns and power levels. The BASERAD database to which Bill linked is maintained by Industry Canada, and is the authoritative source for technical information about Canadian radio and TV (save for the First Nations stations that operate without federal licenses!) On the one hand, it makes for a somewhat more confusing search for information if you don't know where to look - but it also means that the engineering is left to the engineers and kept away from the more political concerns at the CRTC. s (Scott Fybush, NY, ibid.) Scott, that last graph is incredibly well put (Saul Chernos, Ont, ibid.) ** CANADA. STATION SWITCHES TO ALL-SPORTS RADIO Posted: 22/09/2010 1:00 AM WINNIPEGGERS are about to have a new menu of sports radio on the local AM dial. Jim Rome, Mike and Mike and Scott Van Pelt will all be hitting the airwaves when CFRW 1290 switches from its oldies format to all-sports radio. Sports Radio 1290 will launch as a 24-hour sports station on Monday, Sept. 27 at 10:57 a.m. with The Jim Rome Show cutting the ribbon. Sports Radio 1290 will be a mix of syndicated programs and local content such as Winnipeg Goldeyes games and Wesmen basketball. . . http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/other/station-switches-to-all-sports-radio-103509199.html And from the competition: http://www.winnipegsun.com/sports/othersports/2010/09/21/15432136.html (via Doug Copeland, Winnipeg, DXLD) ** CANADA. FRONT MAN QUITS PLANNED CONSERVATIVE NEWS CHANNEL IN CANADA The mastermind of a planned conservative television news channel in Canada stepped down yesterday, saying his involvement had become detrimental to the success of the project. Kory Teneycke, former chief spokesman of conservative Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, quit less than four months ahead of the planned launch of the Sun TV News Channel, which was his brainchild. Quebec media mogul Pierre Karl Peladeau replaced Mr Teneycke with Luc Lavoie, a veteran executive in his Quebecor empire, which owns a host of broadcasting, communications and publishing companies in the Francophone province. “We would like to thank Kory for the excellent work he has performed for our company, and we wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors,” a statement from Mr Peladeau said. The Sun News project has been attacked by critics as a right-wing mouthpiece and compared to the Fox News channel, which is widely accused of promoting conservative political positions in the United States. The Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) is reviewing the licence application from Sun News and has received a petition signed by 80,000 opponents of the new network. The launch of the new channel has sparked controversy in Canada and Teneycke’s position at the helm was seen by some as confirmation that its news and opinion shows would be rooted in right-wing politicking. Mr Teneycke issued a statement saying he hoped his departure would “hit the reset button” on the “vicious and vitriolic” debate over the channel. “As the saying goes, perception can be reality,” he said. “While most of these criticisms are not based in fact, it becomes increasingly clear my involvement only serves to inflame.” In a later press conference, Mr Teneycke told reporters he felt his continued involvement was hurting the channel’s chances of success. “Part of leading a team is knowing when your presence is a detriment to its success, and while I am intensely passionate about this project, it has never been about a political crusade, and it’s never been about me,” he said, according to the website of the Vancouver Sun. Mr Teneycke’s successor, Luc Lavoie, also has a conservative political past, having worked for Brian Mulroney when he was Canadian prime minister from 1984 to 1993. Mr Peladeau has said he hopes the channel will shake up and challenge the English Canadian TV news establishment. It promises to provide Canadians with “hard news” during the day, and opinion and analysis in evening broadcasts (Source: AFP) (September 16th, 2010 - 10:22 UTC by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via DXLD) ** CHILE. 17680, normal big signal from CVC La Voz, even when not much else is propagating on 16m, absent Sept 20 at 1236, tho WYFR was in well, even Saudi Arabia on 17705; and CRI Kashgar on 17490. 17680 still open at further chex 1306, 1408, 1507. At 1439 I looked for their other frequency 9635, which is sometimes weakly audible in daytime, but only a carrier detectable, inconclusive. Anyhow, a breakdown at Calera de Tango, or have they decided to delete their Spanish SW service too? The former: 17680 back on the air at 1702 check. 17680, CVC La Voz, which was missing all morning Sept 20, back in force Sept 21 with gospel rock at 1234, in fact the SSOB by far (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also U S A [non] ** CHILE [and non]. El fallecimiento de nuestro GRAN CAMARADA Y AMIGO DE TODOS, GABRIEL IVAN BARRERA.::::::EL DIEXISMO, ESTA DE LUTO::::::: Saludos Amigos, Hugo López Carmona a través del amigo Pepe Bueno, nos informa sobre el fallecimiento del Amigo y Colega Gabriel Iván Barrera; el diexismo está de luto. En realidad es una muy triste noticia; aun recuerdo cuando GIB, como se le conocía en los medios (DX) impresos hace 22 años, o su participacion en el programa Radio Enlace de Radio Nederland, y no olvidando Actualidad DX, en la cual Gabriel me hizo partícipe del programa. De mi QSL Virtual que plasme en http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR8twEL7qR4 o de mi colaboración sobre LRA36 Radio Nacional Arcangel San Gabriel en: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2TZf-Ta_Mc&feature=related RIP, GIB 73 de Yimber Gaviria, Colombia Amigos, Comparto este tristísima noticias que nos envía Hugo López Carmona. Hemos perdido a un gran amigo. Pepe Bueno From: CE3 BBC To: Conexión Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2010 9:28 AM Subject: [Lista ConDig] Partida del mejor de los mejores, GIB La más triste de las noticias de Radio que me ha tocado vivir es la que hoy la vida me ha entregado y comparto con ustedes, el fallecimiento de nuestro GRAN CAMARADA Y AMIGO DE TODOS, GABRIEL IVAN BARRERA. LLegó a Santiago para compartir las fiestas del bicentenario de su querido y amado CHILE. La tierra que lo vió nacer hoy ha querido también ser la de su partida. Un infarto cardíaco fulminante esta noche de 14 de Septiembre, a las 23:15 horas de Chile [0215 UT Sept 15] fue la hora del mayor DX de Gabriel. Estaba entre antenas y radios en mi shack, compartiendo Internet y gozando de su gran pasión. Gracias a todos y cada uno de ustedes, que compartieron y estimaban a mi mejor amigo. 73' compadre, desde el lugar donde estés, entréganos tu sabiduría la que un día me compartiste. Te ama y quiere infinitamente. Hugo López Carmona (all via Yimber Gaviría, DXLD) Here's a rough translation of the email text from DXer Hugo López, CE3BBC Chile, which is enclosed [above] and has just being circulated in various DX reflectors: "The saddest news of radio that happened to me in my life is to share with you, the news on the sudden death of our comrade and friend, GABRIEL IVAN BARRERA. He arrived in Santiago to share the celebrations of the bicentenary of his dearly beloved CHILE. The land of his birth has also sought today to be the departure. It happened tonight, September 14, at 23:15 Chilean Time due a fulminant heart attack. He was among antennas and radios in my shack, Internet sharing and enjoying our passion. Thanks to each and every one of you, who shared with and felt my best friend. 73 compadre, from where you are now, deliver us your wisdom that one day you shared with me. I love you infinitely. Hugo López Carmona Contact: ce3bbc @ hotmail.com (via Horacio A. Nigro, Montevideo, Uruguay, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) CON MUCHO DOLOR --- SENSIBLE FALLECIMIENTO TENGO LA INGRATA MISION DE COMUNICAR A TODOS LOS MIEMBROS Y COLABORADORES DE LA "COMISION DE RADIOESUCHAS DE FEDERACHI", EL SENSIBLE FALLECIMIENO DEL COLEGA Y AMIGO PERSONAL "GABIEL IVAN BARRERA". DESEAMOS EXPRESARLE A SU FAMILIA, ESPOSA E HIJOS EL SENTIMIENTO DE PESAR QUE SIENTE LA FAMILIA DE RADIOESCUCHAS POR TAN LAMENTABLE PERDIDA. ESPERAMOS EN DIOS LA RESIGNACION, PAZ Y TRANQUILIDAD EN UN MOMENTO TAN DESFAVORABLE. GIB Q.E.P.D. TUS AMIGOS, (Hector Frias Jofre Patricio de los Rios E. Editor Boletin CRE Presidente comision de Radioescuchas FEDERACHI, Santiago, Septiembre 15, 2010, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Recién me uno a este Foro ya que estuve acompañando al padre de Gabriel en este momento doloroso. Yo aún no puedo creer lo que pasó. Gabriel ES (en tiempo presente) uno de mis mejores amigos y estuvo conmigo en circunstancias jodidas y de las otras. Compartí muchisimos momentos inolvidables los cuales también disfrutamos junto con otros muchachos del GRA. Hace no más de un par de semanas atrás nos cagamos de la risa juntos cuando fuimos a pagar unas multas que nos llegaron a ambos por exceso de velocidad e hicimos de un trámite burocrático una reunión gratificante. Acabo de pasar por una receptoría de avisos necrológicos (qué palabra de mierda!) para publicar un recordatorio, a pedido del padre, con una evocación de los familiares y seres queridos, los amigos y de la gente de Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior. Entre otras cosas, también pasé por la querida embajada radial de la Argentina, RAE, y conversé brevemente con el Director del Servicio, Luis Maria Barassi, para ponerlo al tanto de las cosas aunque ya habia sido anoticiado minutos antes. Huguito Lopez y Ruben Gonzalez nos van a dar seguramente noticias. Sinceramente es uno de los días más tristes de mi vida (Arnaldo Slaen, Sept 15, condiglist yg via DXLD) En nombre de todos quienes formamos parte del staff del Grupo Radioescucha Argentino (GRA), queremos expresar nuestro máximo pesar por el fallecimiento de del colega - y sobre todo amigo - Gabriel Iván Barrera. Todos quienes conocíamos a Gabriel lo queríamos mucho, no solo por la excelente persona que siempre ha sido; sino además por su carisma, su dedicación al hobby, y por el buen compañerismo demostrado en las cientas de reuniones y DX Camps que hemos tenido la oportunidad de compartir con él. Una verdadera pérdida que lamentamos muchísimo.- Nuestras condolencias para su familia y seres queridos.- Adiós amigo !!! *Marcelo A. Cornachioni* *Coordinador GRA* Un mensaje a todos los miembros de Cartas@RN --- Nos informa nuestro miembro de la Comunidad y del Grupo DX de la Comunidad, Horacio Nigro, que en el día de ayer, 14 de septiembre, falleció en Chile Gabriel Iván Barrera. Dedicado al diexismo, oyente de nuestra emisora Radio Nederland, ex colaborador del antiguo programa Radio Enlace, murió de un repentino ataque al corazón poco después de llegar a su Chile natal, desde Argentina donde residía. Gabriel Iván se desempeñaba como redactor en el Grupo Radioescucha Argentino, formado por personal con vasta experiencia en el mundo del diexismo, las comunicaciones y la radioescucha de emisoras oficiales, no oficiales, clandestinas, piratas, y utilitarias; tanto en las bandas de Onda Larga, Onda Media, Onda Corta y Frecuencia Modulada. A quiénes lo conocieron, los invitamos a unirnos en la conmemoración de este gran diexista, colocando sus relatos, fotos, vivencias, experiencias con Gabriel Iván. En paz descanse, El colectivo del Departamento Español de Radio Nederland. http://cartas.ning.com/forum/topics/ha-muerto-un-gran-diexista?xg_source=activity (via Horacio Nigro, condiglist yg via DXLD) Esta fue la última intervención de Gabriel Iván Barrera en el programa Radio Enlace de Radio Nederland. Mi homenaje póstumo a quien en vida dio mucho por nuestro mayor pasatiempo el "Diexismo". QEPD. Pueden escuchar el audio Aquí: http://www.goear.com/listen/6a2e02b/mi-homenaje-a-gabriel-ivã¡n-barrera-jorge-garcia-rangel (Jorge García Rangel, Barinas, Venezuela, noticiasdx yg via DXLD) Mensaje de Sergio Acosta (RN) a todos los miembros de Espacio DX en Cartas@RN. Amigos diexistas, esta semana en el programa Cartas @ RN hacemos un breve homanaje a Barrera. No dejes de escucharlo. Saludos desde RN en Hilversum. Visita Espacio DX en: http://cartas.ning.com/groups/group/show?id=4981221%3AGroup%3A692&xg_source=msg_mes_group (via Horacio Nigro, Uruguay, condiglist yg via DXLD) There is a player button on the right to hear the latest entire program. GIB part starts about 16 minutes in, but you cannot advance or back up the player; only pause and restart it. Ain`t Flash wonderful? (gh) PROGRAMA HOMENAJE A GABRIEL IVAN BARRERA Suplemento de ACTUALIDAD DX 17 de Septiembre 2010 "Actualidad DX" es un programa de radio en español de Gabriel Iván Barrera, que está dedicado, especialmente, a los amigos diexistas del mundo, con noticias sobre la Onda Corta y el mundo de las telecomunicaciones. Se emite los martes con un suplemento los viernes en los siguientes horarios y frecuencias: Martes 1250 UT Aprox. por los 11710 kHz Martes 2250 UT Aprox. por los 6060, 11710 y 15345 kHz Viernes (Suplemento) 1250 UTC Aprox. por los 11710 kHz Viernes (Suplemento) 2250 UTC Aprox. por los 6060, 11710 y 15345 kHz [is RAE EVER on both 11710 and 15345 at once? We thought they time- shared a single transmitter --- gh] RAE en vivo: http://www.radionacional.com.ar/vivo/rae.html Programación de RAE (Radiodifusión Argentina Al Exterior) http://www.radionacional.com.ar/programacion/rae.html Audios a demanda en Programas DX: http://programasdx.com/actualidaddx.htm Cordiales 73 (José Bueno, Spain, condiglist yg via DXLD) Portrait: http://gruporadioescuchaargentino.wordpress.com/2010/09/21/se-ha-ido-un-gran-amigo/ (via condiglist yg via DXLD) Dear DX-friends, It was a great shock to me, that the DX-Editor at RAE and DSWCI-member since 1983, Gabriel Iván Barrera, suddenly was hit by a heart attack when visiting Chile and passed away at an age of only 52. R.I.P. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) Dear friends, September 22, 2010. A week ago DSWCI-member since June 1983, Gabriel Iván Barrera suddenly was hit by a heart attack and passed away at an age of only 52. He was born in Chile, but when his father established an international trade business in Buenos Aires, Gabriel was employed there. He has been a keen DX-er since 1976 with special interest of Latin American and African stations on the tropical bands. By 1989 he had heard 180 countries and verified 145 countries. For about 30 years he has been DX-Editor of the DX-programme of Radiodifusión Argentina al Exterior and his last DX-Supplement was aired on Sep 17, 2010. He wrote these words on a DSWCI Questionnaire on March 18, 1989: “I am very happy to be a member of DSWCI, principally because all the information is of first level around the world, always with the latest news and commentaries. For me, the DSWCI is the best DX club in the World. GIB.” Gabriel did visit my home in Denmark August 15, 1990 on a business trip. I visited Buenos Aires, hosted by Gabriel for a week in March 1995, including a dinner at his apartment with his wife Beatrix and their two children, Iván (8 years) and Fernanda (2 years) and a visit to his father’s ranch near Coronel Vidal on the vast Pampas 320 kms south of the capital. A visit I will never forget. When I visited Hugo Lopez in Santiago de Chile in 2006, Gabriel called from Buenos Aires to say hello to me. He flew to Santiago last Tuesday to share the celebrations of the bicentenary of Chile, but was hit by a heart attack when visiting his good DX-friend Hugo López. Gabriel was cremated on Thursday and his ashes travel to Buenos Aires on September 25. It is a big loss to me personally and to the DX-Community all over the world and to RAE, as their DX-editor has passed away. May he rest in peace (Anker Petersen, DSWCI DX Window Sept 22 via DXLD) obit I summarized the above for WORLD OF RADIO 1531. Yes, a reminder that any of us could go at any moment. Many more tributes to GIB followed in the LA DX groups. It seems he was highly esteemed and had personal connexions with many in the Southern Cone, and actually died suddenly of a coronary during a visit to Chilean DXers. I was once told that the fact he was Chilean was sort of confidential, as he lived and worked in Argentina and I am sure many assumed he was from there. He had no close personal relationship with me: I never heard from him much; perhaps this dated from the long years when we both served as DX correspondents for Radio Nederland`s Radio Enlace, previously Espacio Diexista. We would take turns different weeks of the month, and it was a bit competitive to see which bits of DX news which one of us would get on the air first. If one of us already covered something, unbeknownst to the other, the duplicated item might be deleted from the next finished broadcast. So he was in the habit of never sending me any DX info directly, and this continued after the program had been canceled. I always viewed my role as covering the whole world, but emphasizing Latin American DX news or broadcasts from elsewhere in Spanish. As the program was about to go off the air, in the final months GIB just about abandoned SW for general media news from South America. We rarely saw any axual SW DX logs from him, so I wondered if he really did much DXing himself, despite accolades as a `great DXer`. Perhaps he did, just did not get into publishing and circulating his logs where everyone could see them. Or perhaps his interest in later years was in DX-editing rather than generating DX logs or news. He was editing the Clandestine section of Conexión Digital, but there were only a handful of second-hand logs each week, often just pirates, hardly covering the full picture of clandestine radio news. He was also still writing the DX program for RAE, translated into their other languages, and often including logs from other North American DX sources. We shall see if they keep the program going, compiled by someone else. When RAE`s frequencies were missing for several weeks last year, I finally asked him directly what the deal was. He appeared to be unaware his own station had been off the air, but said he would look into it, and soon confirmed it was, but transmitter was being refurbished and would eventually resume. PBUH (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [and non]. 21705, China mainland echo jamming against US propaganda IBB-BBG also in 13 mb. 21705 against Udorn Thani, Thailand 07-09 UT Sept 14. S=9 here in EUR. \\ 13610 TIN, very tiny 13740UDO, 15250PHT, 17775TIN, 17855PHT (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews via DXLD) Firedrake Sept 15: 8400, poor with flutter at 1229 9380, good at 1233 // 8400 10970, poor with flutter at 1244 11500, poor with flutter at 1245 No others found up to 19 MHz before or after 1300, and none of the above heard after 1300 either. 9845, CNR1 jamming against VOA Chinese, Sept 15 at 1408 again joined by additional distorted modulation jamming. Firedrake Sept 16: 8400, fair with flutter at 1225, 1252. Did not do full bandscan today. Firedrake Sept 17: 8400, poor at 1353. BTW, I never hear CW QRM on this frequency which you might expect in the marine band, nor on others in marine bands, so it seems the Sound of Hope frequencies are well-chosen. Did not do full bandscan 8-18 MHz today either. 9845, ChiCom jamming against VOA Mandarin at 1402 Sept 17, not only CNR1 but still adding extremely distorted modulation of something else atop all, maybe in Vietnamese. Firedrake Sept 18: 8400, 9380 and 10500 all checked but nothing at 1256. After 1305, full scan 8-19 MHz also produced nothing Firedrake Sept 19 circa 1200: none found Firedrake Sept 20: 8400, fair at 1217; nothing audible on 9380, 10500 13755, good at 1510 mixing equally with Chinese talk which was not // 15285. At this hour no FD //s to match, but percussion sure sounded like it. During this semihour, both VOA Uzbek via Kuwait, and CRI Chinese via Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN are scheduled on 13755, so the ChiComs have to jam themselves too whilst interfering in the internal affairs of Uzbekistan; but why should they care, with countless other unjammed frequencies? Fortunately, this radio war erupts after Albania is finished with 13755. 14700, FD JBA at 1229 Sept 20. See also TIBET [and non] Firedrake Sept 21: 8400, fair with flutter at 1218 10970, good with flutter at 1225, not at 1324. No others found up to 18 MHz. Also had 10970 on Sept 15, but there was a long gap before then since previous log on May 4. 6030, Sept 21 at 1336, Asian talk and music, flutter, only one signal audible, well after the DentroCuban Jamming Command and Radio Martí are finished with 6030. At first I thought it was S Asian, then Chinese. Aoki shows AIR New Delhi in Hindi, as well as CNR1 Beijing 572 in Chinese, AND, Ming Hui Radio, Chinese via Tanshui, Taiwan during this hour only and *jammed. CFVP Calgary is also no doubt buried somewhere underneath. As usual I will prioritize the jamming as most likely to be heard. 6030, Chinese // to one of the mixers jamming 9845, so CNR1, Sept 22 at 1310, atop co-channel QRM, unlike single station 24 hours earlier. So this is jamming Ming Hui Radio, clandestine via Tanshui, Taiwan during this hour only, per Aoki. 13830, Sept 22 at 1330, CNR1 on unlisted frequency, clear tnx to absence of WEWN 13835; 13830 jams Radio Free Asia, Tibetan via Tajikistan at 11-14. 15521, Sept 22 at 1344, weak Chinese hetting something on 15520; the only thing scheduled around this time per Aoki is V. of Tibet via Tajikistan at 1330-1342, plus jamming. Firedrake Sept 22: none found 8-18 MHz after 1305 except: 15670, fair with flutter at 1346, i.e. jamming R. Free Asia, Tibetan via UAE at 11-14 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) BC interference, on 21410 kHz --- Betreff: BC-Störer auf 21,410 MHz Hallo zusammen, hier eine BC-Störer-Meldung: 06:20 UTC: IM3-Produkt auf 21,410 MHz aus China-BC-Tx auf 21,550 MHz und 21,690 MHz mit ca. -40dBc. Vy 73 de (Hans, DL8MCG, Schlecht, DARC Bandwatch, Sept 19, via Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) 21410 kHz 6-7 UT, Intermodulation of China mainland jamming against 21550 RFA Mandarin, 21690 RFA Tibetan 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) ** CHINA [and non]. OTH radar, presumed from here, Sept 21 at 1237 spanning 9370-9400 with strong pulsing; but the stations at the edges could escape it by side-tuning, WTJC and FEBC (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 9855, at 1244 Sept 21, Chinese with echo, could be long/short path from CRI Chinese service, 215 degrees from Beijing. You know you have a PR problem (read that public relations, OR People`s Republic), when any reception of your station is just as likely to be a jammer as a legit broadcast. But Aoki shows nothing to jam here at this hour. 7205 // 7215 in Chinese music, Sept 21 at 1338. 7205 is weaker but clear; 7215 has co-channel QRM. During this hour, CRI Chinese service is listed on both, via Beijing and Xi`an, respectively, while CRI Japanese service is also listed on 7215, same time, same frequency, same site Xi`an. That could well explain the QRM, tho such a situation would surely be counter-productive. Some genius may have decided that since the two services aim in different direxions, 73 and 190 degrees, this is feasible. CRI should double up on a lot more frequencies. [non]. 9515, Sept 22 at 0535, strange music caught my ear, then talk in Arabic, so it`s CRI via ALBANIA at 05-07. BTW, 10+ MHz was dead at this time, but lower frequencies doing well, such as Egypt 9305, Greece 9420, Zambia 9430; YFR channels quite weak on 9 MHz band. The numbers from NOAA do not account for this: ``Geophysical Alert Message #Solar-terrestrial indices for 21 September follow. Solar flux 85 and mid-latitude A-index 4. The mid-latitude K-index at 0600 UTC on 22 September was 1 (5 nT). No space weather storms were observed for the past 24 hours. No space weather storms are expected for the next 24 hours.`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 4940, Voice of Strait, 1500, September 19. During the summer I was unable to hear them this late. Tuned in today expecting to find the usual Sunday only program in English (“Focus on China”) from 1500 to 1530, but it was not on! What happened? I last reported on this program back on April 11. Today heard pips; normal IDs in Chinese and English (“This is the Voice of the Taiwan Strait News Radio”); into program of traditional Chinese music; fair reception. Needs monitoring to find out what the new schedule is (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 6065, CNR2/CBR, 1212, September 21. They are back here again. I had speculated they had abandoned this frequency, but not so. Mauno Ritola (Finland) thought that maintenance was the reason for the absence. Seems he was right. Badly mixing with “K-B-S World Radio” also in Chinese, but ID in English, till they went off at 1230. I had recently incorrectly reported CNR2 here signing off much earlier than their normal 1605, whereas in fact it was Korea I was hearing. Sorry! Now there is little chance of hearing Zambia; was nice to catch them in the clear for even a short time (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 11980, CRI-Xian, poor at 1312 9/15 with story in English about the Chinese fishing boat being held by Japan; Aoki lists this site as Xian. Best regards (Jim Ronda, Tulsa OK, Sept 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA [non]. 15205, Thu Sept 16 at 1333 expansive movie music, 1335 ``4, 3, 2, 1, ignition`` in English, but then French announcement, pop music, strong but heavy flutter. 1339-1339 talking about Maurice Jarre, [not Jarré, as I sometimes hear uneducated US announcers say] ``A Walk in the Clouds``. 1342 heard again ``4, 3, 2, 1, ignition`` and blast-off roar. What in the world? O, at 1344 we find out it is Radio Chine Internationale, and into chinois leçon; off at 1357*. Is via Kashgar, EAST TURKISTAN, one of numerous services aimed thence toward Europe (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COLOMBIA. CONFIRMAN LA MUERTE DE LA LOCUTORA DE LAS FARC Foto cortesia de Bella Ciao.org Publicado 10:46 h. 21-09-2010 Se confirmó la muerte de María Victoria Hinojosa, de 36 años de edad, la voz de las FARC que bajo el nombre de Lucero Palmera dirigía una radio subversiva. Lucero Palmera ingresó a la guerrilla el 7 de febrero de 1990. Era bachiller e hizo parte del frente 41, en el departamento de Cesar, donde conoció a quien sería su compañero sentimental, Ricardo Palmera alias Simón Trinidad, extraditado a EE.UU. Pero no solo era locutora si no también combatiente. Sin embargo se hizo cargo de la emisora del Bloque Sur, donde fustigaba los programas del gobierno, especialmente en materia de erradicación de cultivos de coca y su sustitución. En la emisora Voz de la Resistencia del Bloque Sur, se hacía llamar Mariposa Cano. Era además experta en organización de masas, francotirador, enfermera, oficial de inteligencia y de sistemas, especialista en fotografía, filmación y propaganda. LATAM: Reporte Fuente: http://bit.ly/cqUZxN Foto: ¡Sí, esta sí es una emisora de las FARC! Por Dick Emanuelsson, Martes 14 junio 2005 [long earlier article]: http://bellaciao.org/es/spip.php?article1037 (via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, noticiasdx yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) So, did she die of natural causes or hostile axion? (gh, DXLD) ** COLOMBIA. 5910.024, Marfil Estereo, 0820, Spanish, talk by a man, into traditional ballad. Good, despite t-storm QRM. 10 Sept (David Sharp, NSW Australia: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-2010, ICF-SW7600GR etc., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COLOMBIA. 6009.74, 17SEP10 0404-0415Z, LV de tu Conciencia, instrumental and Spanish vocal music, quick English ID 0415 caught me not paying close attention but it sounded like they even included "HJ" call letters. Easily split from 6010 and seems stable in frequency tonite. 6009.76, 19SEP10 0351Z, LV de tu Conciencia COLOMBIA (presumed) with music on flute-like (native?) instrument, not as strong as 17SEP10 and a touch higher than 17SEP10. 6010.01, 23SEP10 0336Z weak audio/instrumental music in the "het-fest" around this frequency tonite, too weak for any ID. No carrier noted around 6009.74+/-. Perhaps the Colombian is again drifting as reported earlier on HCDX? (Bruce Winkelman, Tulsa, OK, Drake R8, 50 foot sloper, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COLOMBIA. Saludos Amigos, Respondiendo al amigo Ivanildo Gonçalves Dantas de Brasil, la interrogante que me hace. De ¿cuáles emisoras colombianas están activas en la onda corta? En la onda corta colombiana activas actualmente, tenemos: * 5910 KHz / Emision Regular / Marfil Estereo, Puerto Lleras, pertenece a la Organización Colombia para Cristo * 6010 KHz / Emision Regular / La Voz de Tu Conciencia, Puerto Lleras, pertenece a la Organización Colombia para Cristo. Además se puede escuchar en internet en: http://www.fuerzadepaz.com/index.php en paralelo a la onda corta, la seña streaming viene de: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/fuerzadepaz-com * 6035 KHz / Emision Irregular/ La Voz del Guaviare, San José del Guaviare, de la cadena radial RCN. También transmite programación musical de Radio Uno, e igualmente se enlaza con Antena 2, emitiendo los encuentros de fútbol local colombiano. * 6140 variable KHz / Emision Muy irregular / Radio Líder, Bogotá. Para reportes: 5910 & 6010 las confirma el QSL Manager: Rafael Rodríguez en Bogotá, el correo de él es: , mira el enlace relacionado verificador (Video) abajo. Para los 6035 el correo electrónico es: < lavozdelguaviare @ hotmail.com > No he sabido de algún colega que la tenga verificada. y Finalmente para los 6140v Intenta en este enlace http://www.cadenamelodia.com/opinion.php para la cobertura : http://www.cadenamelodia.com/cobertura.php Esta emisora transmite muy, pero muy irregular; esperemos que con las misivas que reciban del exterior se animen a colocar la señal en la onda corta más seguido. Enlaces relacionados: La Voz del Guaviare http://colombiadx.blogspot.com/2010/03/colombia-info-de-la-voz-del-guaviare.html La Voz de Tu Conciencia & Marfil Estéreo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa3BkBZDVeg Para 5910 & 6010 (Verificador) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Q1LBB_4WC8 Colombia DX http://colombiadx.blogspot.com Con noticias únicamente de las emisoras colombianas. Yimber Blog http://yimber.blogspot.com Aquí encontrarás noticias sobre nuestro hobby, el <> Noticias de la Radio http://yimber-gaviria.blogspot.com Noticias de los medios, principalmente la radio a nivel mundial. 73 de (Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CONGO. 6115, Radio-Congo, 1755, French, Talk by a woman, African music bridges, ID as "Radio-Congo." Strong signal but running low mod. 10 Sept (David Sharp, NSW Australia: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-2010, ICF-SW7600GR etc., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COSTA RICA. 2859.82 H, Radio San Carlos, 0150-0202*, Sept 18, 2nd harmonic. 2 x 1430v. Presumed with Spanish talk. Spanish pops-ballads. Very weak/threshold levels but occasional peaks up to weak but readable levels (Brian Alexander, PA, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX Listening Digest) ** COSTA RICA [and non]. 5954.18v, ELCOR (Radio República relay), Guápiles. Here is a multi-day (September, 2010) tracking of their activity. Currently back in the clear the first hour, and worth noting that the Cuba jammers come up almost always to the second often, indicating they must be on timers: Sept. 13 - 5954.18, 2122, down to 5954.14 at 2153, back to 5954.18 2156. Cuba jammer #1 up at 2158:25, second jammer a few seconds later. Sept. 14 - 5954.18, 2126, Cuba jammers up 2158:25. Sept. 15 - 5954.18, 2137. Cuba jammers up 2158:08 and 2158:25. Sept. 16 - 5954.18 at 2117, 5954.14 at 2152. Cuba jammers up 2158:20 and 2158:25. Sept. 20 - 2150, no trace of ELCOR, but the first jammer blindly showed at 2158:16 (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5954.18, 21/9 2357, Radio República, Clandestine to Cuba, talks, ID, weak (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia, SDR14 (SDR-radio 1.1beta software), T2FD (15 m long), dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CROATIA [non]. Voice of Croatia on 7375 at 0530 with strong clear signal via Germany, with Europop. The former 9925 was usually good; now 7375 is as good or better (Eric Bryan, WA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. Re 10-37, MW listing: I believe the URL is: http://www.bamlog.com/cuba.htm 73, (Earl Higgins, Missouri, USA, ABDX yg via DXLD) ** CUBA. 1220, Radio Caribe, Isla de la Juventud. 1144-1150 September 18, 2010. Male newscaster, mentions of Hugo Chávez, ID. Mixing with slowly-fading up semi-local WSRQ, Sarasota, carrying a pet/vet show (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA [and non]. Re 10-37: CUBANFUSION AMONGST THE MASSES ``Either way this is my second Cuban station. Strange that I can get two Cuban stations and never hear anything from the west coast of Florida where there is at least one 50 kW station in the Tampa-St Petersburg area. Maybe the water path is just better from Cuba? (John ];'), ibid.)`` There are no 50 kW night power stations in Tampa-St. Petersburg. For instance, Largo's 820 is 50 kW DA only, 1 kW nights. ``Arnie Coro says that there are so many repeaters / boosters on the same channel and the same frequency that there is no way to tell what you are hearing (Kevin Redding, TN, ibid.)`` So what Arnie says is gospel? That is a lie, pure dis-information that you bought into. You people obviously don't read my frequent Cuba observations posted to DXLD and sometimes dxldyg. And for the record, there are not two, but three Rebelde outlets on 1620. Two are on the eastern half of the island, and one near Habana (west). They are never in perfect audio synch. And occasionally, one will air Rebelde FM instead of the standard MW feed. Likewise, there are three (and possibly four) Rebelde transmitters on 1180, the primary purpose being to block Radio Marti. Ditto on one occasionally feeding Rebelde FM. I've stated all this so many times before, so I'm not sure why I bother to keep repeating myself. I know I long-ago gave up trying to correct practically everyone regarding the location that AFRTS (AFN) emits from in the Florida Keys, and I am about to do the same on this topic once and for all (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, Sept 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) One European DXer got into a big argument that there was only one Rebelde on 1620, so the echo somebody got must have been long/short path --- on MW! (gh, DXLD) E-QSL of Radio Rebelde --- Hi, E-QSL received of Radio Rebelde, Spanish, 0025 UT, 1620.0 kHz, 10 days, report sent to: web @ radiorebelde.icrt.cu image link: http://twitpic.com/2omc31 Saludos! http://www.elradioescucha.tk/ http://twitter.com/El_Radioescucha (Antonio Madrid G., Barcelona, Catalonia, mwdx yg and playdx yg via DXLD) No details, does NOT confirm 1620 specifically (gh, DXLD) ** CUBA. Re 10-37, 10-36, harmonic on 3600: It's been many years since I heard any harmonics from the 600 transmitter, but it certainly is plausible, since it's still a relatively high powered fundamental [150 kW per WRTH 2010]. They used to generate harmonics commonly heard by me from central and south Florida, daytime even, on (for certain) 2400, 3600, 4200, 4800, 7800. I don't recall 3000, 5400, 6600, 7200 but some or all may also have been present (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. Confirmação Recebida RHC --- Amigos, Recebi hoje um evelope amarelado, escrito por tipos de máquina de escrever numa fraca tinta e com porte pago. Não havia menção à rádio no envelope, apenas um endereço de caixa postal (P. O. BOX 6240, Havana - Cuba). Como não tenho outros vínculos na ilha, já sabia do que se tratava. No evelope estavam inclusos: 02 mini-calendários 2010 com ótimo acabamento de verniz, "Radio Havana Cuba", imagem pintada de Eloy Alfaro (1842-1912). 01 Marcador para livros "Una voz de amistad que recorre al mundo - 45 Aniversario, Radio Havana Cuba" 01 bonito Q.S.L em formato curioso, mais ou menox 10x20cm em vermelho e azul, design que lembra irradiação de ondas de rádio (quando der disponibilizo no blog). No verso todos os campos em máquina d escrever: QSL No ___1. Confirmado com meu nome, data, frequência 15120/19 , hora e SINPO. Como de costume, irei escrever agora agradecendo. 73s, (Rodrigo de Araujo, http://www.ondasderadio.wordpress.com SWARL PY4-004SWL Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, 15 Sept, radioescutas yg via DXLD) ** CUBA [and non]. 9965, DentroCuban Jamming Command, still grinding against nothing known or detectable, Sept 15 at 1410. 12000, RHC at 1412 Sept 15, apparently spur from // fundamental 12030 as also heard a few weeks ago; at 1216 could also detect RHC on much weaker +30 match 12060, while 12000 was only slightly weaker than 12030. Another possibility: RHC intentionally on 12000 sporadically, a frequency previously used, thus producing leapfrog on 12060, tho unheard on 11970. No sign of RCI ID and IS which had occupied 12000 the previous two mornings, in a fine example of accidental coördination. Anomalies Sept 16: at 0512, English on 5970 and 6150, but on neither 6000 nor 6010; Spanish on 6060, 6120, 5040. If one or two transmitters were still on 9525 or 11760, inaudible there. By 0530, 6010 English was finally on, very undermodulated, and 6060 was still in Spanish instead of English. 5025, R. Rebelde absent at same check 0513 Sept 16, but they were making radio again at 1233. Leider, nothing else to be heard around 5025 while RR was off. 12000, 12030 and 12060 RHC Spanish all audible at 1300 Sept 16, presumably 12030 and matching spurs. 13820, DentroCuban Jamming Command, Sept 18 at 2258 with tone pulses against nothing, since R. Martí finishes at 2200. 12000, RHC Spanish Sept 18 at 2304 // 12030 from which 12000 must be a spur, and at this hour also // another transmitter on 12020. 6150, RHC English, Sept 19 at 0508, S9+22 but just barely modulated; 6060 under Spain 6055 skirt seemed somewhat undermodulated, while // 6010 and 5970 were fully modulated. 6010 also with het, lower pitched than Perú vs China/Sackville 6020, so 6010 het from Colombia or Mexico is less than 700 Hz. 9955, two-tone jamming vs nothing at 0510 Sept 19, WRMI inaudible but presumably on the air. Next check at 1143, WRMI is audible giving e- mail address in Spanish, but with some intermittent chirping jamming. See also U S A: WRMI; U S A: R. Martí. Altho ``Aló, Presidente`` is suspended at least until October 3, RHC turns on those frequencies another Sunday, Sept 19 at 1425 check: 13750, 12010, 11690-distorted, 17750 in decreasing order of strength, but // normal RHC Spanish channels including 11760, 13780, no 13680 or 12030. 1625 recheck, 17750, 13750, 12010 and 11690 still on with RHC, and now 13680 also weakly audible. RHC is doing this to maintain its claim to the channels otherwise unused, since as an outlaw station, it does not register them with HFCC, and legitimate outlets could justifiably assume that the frequencies are open for them to glom onto. They might anyway, relying on incomplete registrations rather than reality. Our friend in Havana continues to allow jamming of DX programs other than his own: 9955, WRMI with Studio DX in Italian from Roberto Scaglione, Sicily, Monday Sept 20 at 1432 but with pulse jamming generally atop him as each signal faded up and down independently. {However, it was not the full-brunt wall-of-noise jamming employed at other times against presumed exile programs, such as in the 12-13 UT hour; are we supposed to be grateful for that??} 11690, RHC on the air vs RTTY on lo side, at 1508 Monday Sept 20 // 11730, 11760, 12030, despite schedule at http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/c_frecuencia/frecuencias.htm not showing 11690 at all except for Aló, Presidente on Sunday mornings (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also VENEZUELA [non] 5970, 22/9 0010, Radio Habana, Cuba, reports // 6000, fair (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia, SDR14 (SDR-radio 1.1beta software), T2FD (15 m long), dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Presumably Spanish; RHC online sked claims 5970 does not start until 0100 in English; and 07-11 in Spanish, tho for months it has also been on at 05-07 in English. Says 6000 is 22-24 Mesa Redonda in Spanish, 00-01 Spanish, 01-05 English (gh, DXLD) 6110, 22SEP10 0353Z, R. Havana Cuba, strong carrier but VERY under- modulated audio tonite, almost inaudible (Bruce Winkelman, Tulsa, OK. Drake R8, 50 foot sloper, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5970, RHC DXers Unlimited, UT Wed Sept 22 at 0544, in progress, Arnie asking for reports on antenna tests 05-07 on 6010 and 6060. I missed the point of this, but apparently 6060 is getting into Europe, as it is certainly poor here. I see that http://www.rfprograms.com/ is not including audio of DXUL, which would have been handy, and I suppose Arnie is delinquent as usual in blogposting his scripts. 13922, approx. very weak spur from RHC, Sept 22 at 1329, and again at 1433 check; has that hum associated with more-or-less 50-kHz multiples away from fundamentals previously infecting 11 and 15 MHz channels, but this was the only one I could detect on 13. Has to come from very strong 13680, 13780, or maybe both, besides the regular leapfrog on 13880 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** DENMARK. 1062, Danmarks Radio, Kalundborg (55 40'N 11 04'E) AUG 21 0335 - Excellent, solid s9; pre sign-on open carrier. 0340 repeated alternating between two cycles of interval signal and announcement leading up to 0345 weather reports. AUG 28 0340 - Excellent; interval signals and announcement, 0345 woman in Danish (Bruce Conti, Nashua NH; RFSpace SDR IQ, 7 x 19.5-m variable termination Split SuperLoop at 60 , 15 x 23-m variable termination north/south SuperLoop, NRC International DX Digest Sept 17 via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) SEP 2 0357 - Pop music, then man and woman in Danish with news. Very good (Chris Black N1CP, South Yarmouth MA; Perseus, 35 x 90-ft Flag, ibid.) SEP 4 0340 - Good; signing on, the distinct interval signal should be an easy target for inland DXers (Bruce Conti, NH, ibid.) SEP 7 0402 - Teletalk in Danish with clip from Labor Day Obama speech, "We are not going backward..." Fair (Chris Black N1CP, South Yarmouth MA; Perseus, 35 x 90-ft Flag, ibid.) SEP 16 0340 - Pre sign-on interval signal, notes strong enough to see both side carriers on SDR spectrum analyzer (Roy Barstow, Teaticket MA; Microtelecom Perseus, ~30 by 50-ft SuperLoop at 60 , ibid.) ** DIEGO GARCIA. 4319-USB, 2308 National Public Radio, ute cochannel noise 15 September (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, 746Pro, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) AFRTS Diego Garcia QSL --- Dopo almeno 8 tentativi, finalmente è arrivata la conferma dall'AFRTS di Diego Garcia nell'Oceano Indiano ascoltata sui 4319 kHz. La risposta è arrivata dall'indirizzo di Riverside, CA, dopo un sollecito fatto via mail all'indirizzo QSL @ dodmedia.osd.mil ed in soli 13 giorni. http://gropdx.blogspot.com/ (Alessandro Groppazzi, via Dario Monferini, Sept 18, playdx yg via DXLD) ** ECUADOR. 3810, HD2IOA time signal station, 1030 28 Aug, repeated time announcements with one second between each. Good (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) 3810-LSB, HD2IOA, 0855, fair with time checks by man, followed by one pip. 10 Sept (David Sharp, NSW Australia: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF- 2010, ICF-SW7600GR etc., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ECUADOR. 4814.95, Radio El Buen Pastor, Saraguro, Loma Loja, 1005 weak signal for last few weeks, 17 September (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, 746Pro, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ECUADOR. 6050, HCJB, Pichincha, Sept 19 at 1130 in Spanish opening show ``Penseros con el Doctor ---`` alguien. At 1125 when I was comparing frequency to 4050 KWMO, HCJB had been in Quichua. Quite sufficient signal gradually faded to near nothing by 1200, and meanwhile, did not hear any het from off-frequency Malaysia [q.v.] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ERITREA. Re 10-37: Hello Dxers, I have been following the debate about the VOBM of Eritrea. As an Arabic native speaker I can confirm that: ``Huna Asmera, Idha`at Sawt al-Jamahir al-Iritriyyah`` is the right ID; in Arabic, Sawt al-Jamahir means Voice of the broad masses. As sawt means Voice and al-Jamahir means Broad Masses. All the best, 73s (Tarek Zeidan, Aalborg, Denmark, Sept 16, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Tnx Tarek, I assumed Jamahir merely meant masses, as the Libyan ID/name Jamahariya one does not see translated as ``broad masses``, but perhaps that`s different (Glenn, ibid.) Hi Glenn, well, this is a good point. Jamaheriya is not a common Arabic word (normally we call countries as Jumhoreiya) that is Republic, e.g. the Arab Republic of Egypt is Jumhoreiyat Masr al Arabiya. But as Libya is having a unique system - as they claim - it's ruled by the masses - Jamahir - so the proverb of jamahir is Jamahariya (which mean a country ruled by the masses). Sorry for getting deeply into linguistic lesson here but I hope you get what I mean. All the best (Tarek Zeidan, Aalbog, Denmark, Sept 19, ibid.) ?? We love linguistic lessons (gh, DXLD) ** ERITREA. The broadcast on 7171.95 kHz with HOA music is R. Eritrea. Dear fellow Intruder Busters, I have heard the signal myself from 1850 till 2000 UT Sept 18 and trying to pick up some station announcement. The signal was S=9+30dB with my dipole and slightly varying in frequency. Maybe the chaps in ERI have a VFO, who knows. At 2000 UT the BC was signing off with the National Anthem of Eritrea. It sounded like "... Eritriyah-Eritriya-Eritriya..." and so on. So it was R. Eritrea or at least a BC stn from ERI. [*) HOA Horn-of-Africa, common expression of BCLs] (Uli Bihlmayer, DJ9KR, IntruderAlert Sept 18 via BCDX via DXLD) ERITREA/ETHIOPIA/UGANDA: On same day Sep 3rd at 1600-1700 UT on 7195 kHz I listened to Eritrean radio only \\ 9710 kHz. No traces of Uganda were. Eritrea is using now in several times three \\ txs on 7140, or 7165, or 7172, 7175, 7195, and 9710 kHz. Ethiopia only 7165 and 9560, also 6030 and till Sept 3rd 9705 kHz, but since Sept 4th Ethiopia is not on the air on 5990, 7110 and 9705 kHz. The last English program was on 3rd Sept at 1200-1300 UT on 9705 kHz. (Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, Sept 18, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews via DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA. 1359 kHz, V of Tigray Revolution (ETH) um 1748 UTC auf 1359 kHz mit HoA-Mx und Ansagen \\ 5935 & 5950 kHz. Auf der MW mit O=1-2, auf den Kurzwellenfrequenzen zumindest bis 1800 UTC deutlich besser. Dank an Bengt Ericson, der das Raetsel der UNID geloest hat (Patrick Robic, Austria, A-DX Sept 16 via BCDX via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) ** ETHIOPIA. 6030, Radio Oromiya, 0325-0330, September 20. An unfortunate Monday in which Cuba did not turn off their heavy jamming after R. Martí signed off; by 0325 was barely able to make out the distinctive repetitive xylophone sounding IS mixing with Calgary. Might have had a chance for decent reception except for the jamming (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ETHIOPIA [non]. 15350, 20/9 1830, Radio Bilal (? presumed), clandestine to East Africa, African language, long talks. Reported via Samara, Russia. Fair, sign-off at 1900 (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia, SDR14 (SDR-radio 1.1beta software), T2FD (15 m long), dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EUROPE. Pirate: 4026, Laser Hot Hits, G?, IRL?, 2052-, 19 Sep '10, English, pops, some talks; 34332, adjacent utility QRM on occasions. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EUROPE. -PIRATE?? 6375, 2330-0005+, Sept 18-19, unidentified possible Euro-pirate with continuous country music. Some oldies US pop music. Poor to fair. 6375, Black Bandit Radio, 2330-0030+, Sept 18-19, continuous country music. Some oldies US pop music. Many IDs at 0023, 0029, 0030. Poor to fair. This is my previous unidentified station (Brian Alexander, PA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FRANCE. 5865, RTA relay from Algeria, Sept 16 at 0514 Arabic talk with echo, and at 0516 // 7295 without the echo. This has happened before with Issoudun transmissions, altho it was 7 MHz doing it previously. At this time of night, long/short path highly unlikely, making us suspect TDF is running two non-synchronized transmitters on 5865, OR: a double-audio feed is getting into one transmitter somehow (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FRANCE. Note on Radio France Int'l mailing address --- Recently I sent a reception report to Radio France I. at two separate addresses, both of which were listed as addresses for RRs and verifications in the last edition of Passport to WBR (2009): Radio France International English Service B.P. 9516 F-75016 Paris Cedex 16 France ...and... TeleDiffusion de France Direction de la Production et des Methodes Service Ondes Courtes 10 Rue d'Oradour sur Glane 75732 Paris Cedex 15 France The first address snagged me a response with a verification letter a couple of months ago (of sorts - very boilerplate). Today I just received my original *unopened* envelope from the second address with an affixed stamp that is checked "Refused" on it - so I assume that the second address either does not currently exist, or does not currently even want mail (at least from outside France). FYI (Bruce Jensen, California, Sept 19, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Bruce, I guess TDF has moved a couple of years ago, so use this address instead: TéléDiffusion de France 106, Avenue Marx Dormoy 92541, Montrouge Cedex France They confirm reports with a QSL featuring the ALLISS rotatable antenna. By the way, you may also use this address for reporting reception of other stations' relays via Issoudun, not only RFI. Best, (Dmitry Mezin, Kazan, Russia, Sept 18, ibid.) ** GABON. 9580, just as I intune Sept 18 at 0532, ``Vous écoutez Africa Numéro Un, votre radio``, and more news in French. Fair signal, somewhat undermodulated. We still miss the much better signals they used to provide from the other transmitter on 17630/15475 in the daytime/evening, and it`s supposedly going to come back --- but if the sunspots ever improve, we may again have a chance at 2 x 9580 = 19160 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GAMBIA [non]. Have gotten into the habit of recording DX while off doing other things over the last couple weeks and have just now had the time to review them. Sorry if some of these loggings are a bit dated. GERMANY, 15225, Baati Rewmi R. ("Voice of the Nation" by STGDP) via Germany. Carrier came on 21 Aug at 1813:55 and deadair. 1815 start of program with drawn-out notes on wind instrument and opening by M in local language. Possible ID and mention of Gambia but not 100% sure. Nothing but talk by M right to the end of the program. Same M heard in their Web audio stream. Ended the program with same wind instrument and off at 1830. Tnx Brian Alexander logging. Someone needs to go to The Gambia and set them up with a SW transmitter (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) ** GERMANY. Does anyone know at which times (during European nights / mornings) WDR 1593 runs DRM and when they are analogue? (Bjarne Mjelde, Berlevag, Arctic Norway, Sept 15, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Bjarne, 1593 kHz is in DRM mode 24/7, no regular AM service from Langenberg on this frequency. AM is on 720 kHz (Langenberg) and 774 kHz (Bonn) carrying WDR 2 http://www.wdr2.de and WDR VERA (traffic news). Regards, (Douglas Kähler, ibid.) On 720 & 774 also WDR Event during Qlympic Games or World Soccer Cups Games (Peter Kruse, Germany, ibid.) ** GERMANY. Some good (?????) news - I don't hear any DRM on 6085 today. It's now 1000 UT and still not on. It remains to be observed if it's off only for maintenance. LUX 6095 was on as usual but, even so, I had a good signal from AIA 6090 using LSB. A weak signal was audible on 6080 but 6085 was clear. [but later:] I think Ismaning DRM 6085 has resumed. There is a noise at 1030 UT+ which sounds like DRM and not something local. 73 from (Noel Green, UK, Sept 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY [non]. 15595, Sept 16 at 1329, intermittent tone test denoting a CIS site, 1330 Farsi, poor. No, it`s Dari from DW via Armavir/Krasnodar, RUSSIA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREECE. The Radio Station of ERA "Friendship" (Radio Filia), which broadcasts on medium wave (665 AM) for people living in Greece. will acquire the frequency of FM 106.7 from September 20 to transmit the evening broadcasts of "Voice of Greece." Every day from Monday to Friday from 21.00-24.00 Greece Time (1800- 2100 UT) "Radio Friendship" will be linked to the "Voice of Greece". In this way, the transmissions of: ERA5-Network Without Borders" at 21.00-22.00 Greece Time (1800-1900 UT), Athletic Panorama "(22.05- 22.15 Greece Time (1905-1915 UT), and" Live Line 22.15-24.00 Greece Time (1915-2100 UT) will also be transmitted on FM 106.7. In addition 106.7 FM will broadcast "Live Line" on Saturday (22.05-24.00 Greece Time (1905-2100 UT). More information about the radio programs of ERA "Radio Friendship" are available on the station's Internet website: http://www.ert.gr/Filia (via John Babbis, MD, Sept 17, DXLD) ** GREECE. The Voice of Greece on 9420 at 0235. Sitting here with a small bottle of wine listening to Greek pop with traditional elements with a poor to fair signal. What a blessed break international shortwave is from the babbling domestic commercial-politico-driven radio. It's a true escape. And VOG's signal should improve over the next hour or few as my local evening progresses. No interference as usual at this frequency (Eric Bryan, WA, UT Sept 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREENLAND. 3814.98, 11.9 2100, KNR via Tasiilaq med danska. Stängde 2109 så nu tycks klockan som styr stationens tilloch frånslag gå fel igen. 2 SA 3814.98, 11.9 2100, KNR via Tasiilaq in Danish. Closedown at 2109 so now the clock controlling sign on and sign off seems to be out of order again. 2 SA (Stig Adolfsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Sept 19, translated by editor Thomas Nilsson for WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Nominally *2000-2115* in summer time (gh) ** GUAM [and non]. Hoping to catch AFN off-frequency again, but Sept 16 at 1238 is on correct 5765-USB with string of mini-features AFN so conveniently strings together for us, altho mixed with PSAs such as one about managing credit. Feature now is The Lohdown on Science, a sesquiminute talk by Sandra Tsing Loh from KPCC. I have also caught KOSU 91.7 running her at 1505:07-1506:37 UT on a weekday, presumably M-F. See http://lohdown.org/ While any effort to popularize Science is laudable, these are so brief that not much can really be conveyed; but there is a huge potential audience with severely debilitated attention spans, evidently including the military. ``She also does a weekly commentary, The Loh Life, that has aired in Southern California on KPCC 89.3 FM since 2004.`` And on KCRW previously before a schism. We corrected URL: http://www.scpr.org/programs/loh-life/ with plenty of audio linx (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUATEMALA. YOUR REPORTS PLEASE --- Greetings to all friends of Radio Truth (Radio Verdad). May I inform you that we started to broadcast on short wave today at 1:30 p. m. (Guatemalan time) [1930 UT]. These are temporary transmissions, with only 50 watts power. We are using a very small transmitter. We’ll appreciate your reports of how you receive our signal. Send your report to: radioverdad5 @ yahoo.com or to Apartado 5, Chiquimula, Guatemala. Referring to our large transmitter, it is already on function, but we are waiting for Eng. Ralph Borthwick to come from Canada, for completing its repair, by the middle of October, and be able to come on the air with our full power again. God bless you. PLEASE SPREAD OUT THIS INFORMATION (Dr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, Manager and Director, Radio Verdad, 2211 UT Sept 17, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Saludos, amigos de Radio Verdad (4052.5 kHz), Les informo que hoy, como a la 1:30 p.m. (hora de Guatemala), comenzamos a transmitir otra vez por onda corta PROVISIONALMENTE, pero con sólo 50 watts de potencia. Es un transmisorcito pequeñito. Le agradeceré reportarnos cómo escucha nuestra señal. Diríjase a: radioverdad5 @ yahoo.com o al Apartado 5, Chiquimula, Guatemala. Referente a nuestro transmisor grande, ese ya funciona, pero estamos esperando a que venga el Ing. Ralph Borthwick, desde Canadá, para completar su reparación, a mediados de octubre, y poder salir al aire otra vez con toda nuestra potencia. Gracias por su paciencia. Que Dios les bendiga. POR FAVOR MULTIPLIQUE ESTA INFORMACIÓN (Dr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, Director y Gerente, via Dino Bloise, FL, 0033 UT Sept 18, dxldyg via DXLD) See previous reports in http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1036.txt http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld1032.txt 4052.5 kHz. Nominal program schedule shows: Mon-Sat 1100-0605; Sunday 1255-0605 UT, so best chance should be at sign-on or in the few hours before sign-off. Started trying for it at 0057 UT Sept 18: nothing on 4052.5, but very weak instrumental music in noise level, sounds religious, on 4055; and an even weaker seemingly broadcast signal on 4050: 3 x 1350 KWMU Washington MO as usual? Or Kyrgyzstan. At 0100 the 4055 signal increases a bit and at 0101 an announcement, made out a word or two of Spanish, including ``nosotros``. So suspect R. Verdad`s low-power 50-watt substitute transmitter is really on 4055; is that right, Dr. Madrid? Reception should improve later in evening. It`s just as well to be on 4055, further from the 4050 QRM (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thank you, Glen[n], for your excellent report. It is very useful and encouraging to us. Yes, you are right, we're transmitting on 4.055 MHz, instead of 4.0525. The new technician argued that that was the right frequency on which we should get on the air. Our authorized frequency is from 4.0475 to 4.0575, and, to my best knowledge, the middle is at 4.0525, and that is the frequency imprinted inside of our big transmitter; however, I could not convince the new technician. Anyhow, I am glad about his temporary help, because now we are on the air. Our low power is 50 watts, but I may increase it up to 100 watts, if the fount [power supply?] supports it. I forgot to include our new frequency in my e-mails (Dr Madrid, 0502 UT Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Despite my spreading the word about this immediately to the major DX lists, few other reports have resulted. Manuel Méndez in Spain tried for it, and got an extremely weak carrier only on 4052.7-LSB until 0606* Sept 18, but apparently that could not have been R. Verdad. My further monitoring UT Sept 18: at 0449 reception had not improved, still too much storm noise, but now I compare the very weak signal on 4055 to 6055 REE, and with BFO find that 4055 is very very slightly to the low side. (Since Star Radio buried itself inside the 75m band instead of 4025-, have not been able to perform such comparisons.) R. Verdad no better at 0524, as I give up for tonight. Things should be quieter if one be awake to monitor at *1100, except on Sundays it`s too late at *1255 (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4052.7, Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, 0550-0606*, 18-09, after Dr. Edgar Madrid, manager of Radio Truth, Chiquimula, announced the return of this station with a provisional low power transmitter (50 watts), I try to pick up the signal, and I noted a carrier signal on 4052.7 kHz, LSB, between 0550 to 0606*, extremely weak signal. Luego de que el Dr. Edgar Madrid anunciase la salida al aire de esta estación, con un transmisor provisional de muy baja potencia (50 watts), intenté escucharla, notando, entre las 0550 y las 0606* portadora en 4052.7 en LSB, cesando dicha señal a las 0606. Debido que la señal era extremadamente débil, no pude notar ni voz ni música. (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, Escucha realizada en Lugo, Grundig Satellit 500 y Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Antena de cable, 8 metros, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Then Robert Wilkner forwards logs from two monitors in Florida with secret identities: 4055 Guatemala, Radio Verdad 0230 still there, bothered by ute, drifting 18 September [XM-Cedar Key] 2350 4053 [sic], Radio Verdad at 2330 on 17 Sept. [ZD-Palm Beach] (via gh, DXLD) It is great to hear that Radio Verdad has been able to return to the shortwave bands. Looking for this signal at 0050 on Sep 19, I am only hearing a weak carrier on 4054.980. 73, (Brandon Jordan, Memphis, TN USA, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hearing some español at 0105 Sept 19 on 4055. Weak signal here, also being heard by other Florida DXers. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Pompano Beach, FL, NASWA yg via DXLD) 4055-, trying to hear reactivated R. Verdad on its second night, UT Sept 19: still too much storm and line noise for 50 watts to penetrate, but with BFO I could detect carrier, again slightly to the lo side compared to Spain 6055, around 0200 and occasional chex past 0400, always the same and not varying 2-3 kHz as someone alleged the night before. Tonight Brandon Jordan, TN, measured TGAV on 4054.98, i.e. 20 Hz low. I was monitoring again as early as 1120, but nothing there as Sunday sign-on is later, scheduled *1255 vs *1100-0605* on weekdays per website tho WRTH shows 1130-0500 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4055.03, Radio Verdad, 2325 to 2340, religious programing, music at 2340, deep fades and slightly drifting xmitter [Wilkner & other Florida DXers] (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, US, Sept 19, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non]. 4055, no carrier traced from R. Verdad, Sept 20 at 0530, so suspect it was not on; earlier Sunday sign-off as well as -on? There was however, a carrier on 4050, presumed KWMO X 3. 4055, R. Verdad which had been inaudible at this hour UT Monday, was back and best heard yet, UT Tuesday Sept 21 at 0529, talking over music. Still tough copy, and I found it hard to pin down the carrier with BFO on, concluding that it`s quite reduced carrier plus USB (and a trace of audio on LSB, but is the DX-398 doing that or their temp transmitter?). 0535 just hum, and I first thought it had faded down or turned off, but this was just dead air; 0537.6 starts singing gospel hymn in English with piano accompaniment. 0546 brief announcement and more gospel music; 0550-0553 another pause; 0559 ``The Time Has Come to Say --- (Good Night?)`` song in English, brief announcement, could not tell if in English too, brief hymn; 0601 YL announcement, presumed sign-off and choral/orchestral Guatemalan national anthem, long version of about 4 verses to 0605*. Perhaps they have bumped up the power to 100 watts now, and/or propagation is improving. As for the English, program schedule at http://www.radioverdad.org/programaci%C3%B3n shows ``Spiritual Songs`` in the 05-06 UT hour Tue-Sun. Also that alternating with other English programs UT Mondays 03-04 and 05-06. Whenever I seek the Truth on 4055, I also check 4050 for anything. Nothing at 0605, but at 1203 Sept 21 something was there, presumably 3 x 1350 KWMO Washington MO; nothing audible on 4055, too late after sunrise? Chiquimula ephemeris is here: http://www.gaisma.com/en/location/chiquimula.html showing today`s SR/SS are 1147-2355 UT. At 14-48 North, they do not vary much during the year, but at winter solstice, sunshine will contract to 1218-2333 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Noted at 2320 to 2345, 21 September: 4055.13, Radio Verdad, music fair signal, at best. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida US, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4055, Radio Verdad, 0414 22 Sept, om en espanol, palabras de dios, 0416 distorted organ music with cantante over music, ID at 0433; om "Radio Verdad. .... metros banda de onda corta, ... Apartado ......., Guatemala, America Central". Best with agc off and RF set back. FMing? (Bob Wilkner, FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4055, R. Verdad, Sept 22 at 0553 with music, poor but audible; dozed off, then found national anthem starting at 0601. BTW, Wayne Berger of TGN, R. Cultural died Sept 21 in Jerusalem as he was leading a Christian tour group. Longtime DXers will remember him from when TGNA was on SW. He had also been working on repairing the main R. Verdad transmitter. See http://www.radiocultural.net/site/index.php Another photo of him is on the administrativo sexion of http://www.radiocultural.net/site/index.php/personal (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: ** GUATEMALA. May I inform you that the Engineer Wein from Radio Cultural TGN died today in Jerusalem. I am sorry, I don’t know how to spell his family name. I suppose he went to a tourist trip to Israel in these days, but I am not sure about it. I heard the sad news at Canal 27, a Guatemalan Christian Channel. Please inform the other radio listeners. Blessings! (Edith Madrid, Guatemala City, Sept 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) It`s Wayne Berger, director of Radio Cultural, who had been helping out Radio Verdad, working on its transmitter, and known to SWLs of yesteryear. The notice has just appeared on the TGN home page: http://www.radiocultural.net/site/index.php Se encuentra entre el personal administrativo: http://www.radiocultural.net/site/index.php/personal (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Obit, viz.: COMUNICADO - FALLECIMIENTO ING. WAYNE BERGER Escrito por Radio Cultural TGN | 21 Septiembre 2010 La Junta Directiva, Junta Administrativa y personal de Radio Cultural T.G.N. por este medio comunica al pueblo evangélico y al pueblo de Guatemala en general, el sensible fallecimiento del director y gerente de esta emisora. INGENIERO WAYNE ANTONY BERGER Su partida a la patria celestial acaecido el día martes 21 del presente mes a las 8:00 de la mañana hora de Guatemala, en la ciudad de Jerusalén, estado de Israel. Oportunamente se informará del traslado de su cuerpo a Guatemala, la hora y día del sepelio. Presentamos nuestras muestras de condolecía a su estimada esposa Marievelia de Berger, a su hijo Tony Berger y su Nuera Rosalin de Berger, y demás familia. Recordándole las palabras del profeta Isaías: No temas porque yo estoy contigo, no desmayes, porque yo soy tu Dios que te esfuerzo, siempre te ayudare, siempre te sustentare con la diestra de mi justicia. Porque yo Jehová soy tu Dios, quien te sostiene de tu mano derecha, y te dice: no temas yo te ayudo. Isaías 41:10 y 13 (TGN via DXLD) Thank you, Glenn. I just received a phone call with the sad news. Wayne Berger had gone to Jerusalem as a guide on a tourist trip with a large group of Christian people. We are very sorry. Wayne is the Engineer who was reparing our main transmitter. You can imagine how we feel. May God bless you (Édgar Madrid, TGAV, Sept 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUINEA. 4900, Familia, 2250-2300 being received well most day [XM- Cedar Key], 2328 on 11 September [ZD-Palm Beach] (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, 746Pro, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4899.97, Familia FM, 17 Sept, 2352-0001*, nothing but current-sounding African dance pop music, no announcements. The song was either turned down or ended (with fade) at 0001, deadair for a minute or two, then off. Decent strength and plainly audible, but like everywhere else in 60 meters these days, CODAR was a big QRM problem. Have sent a "quickie" French report with MP3 of song snippets to Laurent Koulemou (Directeur Technique) and Moriba Tavagueze Kolie (Technicien Freelance), and Marcel Loua (SW Website Administrator). Hopefully a response will come from at least one of them (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) ** GUYANA. 3290, GBC, 0530 religious program with good signal, 0900 pop music with dedications over the music, thunderstorm over the Bahamas causing noise, "Molly and Phil and their numerous friends... happy 63rd birthday... and her husband." Good till fade at 0945, 17 September (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, 746Pro, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3290, GBC, 0840, presumed the one with Hindi music. Weak and mixing with co-channel Radio Central, PNG, which was fading-up. 10 Sept (David Sharp, NSW Australia: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-2010, ICF- SW7600GR etc., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** HAWAII. NMO USCG Honolulu, NWS broadcasts: see U S A ** HONDURAS. 3250, Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis, 2330, noted often with reduced signal strength for the last few weeks, also 1100 (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, 746Pro, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Noted at 2320 to 2345, 21 September: 3250, Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida US, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. 4775, AIR Imphal, *2358-0020, Sep 18-19, warm-up tone from 2350, 2358 AIR IS, 0000 Vande Mataram hymn, Vernacular ann and local songs, 35433 (Anker Petersen, Denmark, dx_india yg via DXLD) ** INDIA. Re 10-37: AIR Jeypore 5040 back on air ``Dear Ashok, I really wonder, if you have heard AIR Jeypore since Sep 09? I have tried a couple of times around their morning sign on time, but no sign. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, Denmark, 15 Sept, dx_india yg via DXLD)`` Hello Anker, Their transmission has been intermittent. I check the frequency regularly as it was one of my prime listens. In the absence of SW, I had been tuning into their MW 1467 in the nights. Right now (9.25AM IST) 5040 is on air with probably 70% of their usual strength. Tuned in with my vintage Philips radio connected to a 35m dipole. My dx pupose radio SONY ICF7600GR doesn`t get it indoors and just manages it outdoors with the whip. Warm regards (Ashok Satpathy, ibid.) 5040.00, AIR Jeypore, 0030-0045, Sep 15, back on the air with Indian songs and ann in Oriya (presumed), 33443 QRM from R Habana Cuba in French. Also heard at 1610-1620, Sep 15, Oriya drama, 35333. Thanks to Ashok Satpathy for confirming this reactivation! 5040.01, AIR Jeypore, 1618-1740*, Sep 17, Oriya (p) drama, 1630 Hindi newsreel from Delhi // 4810 Bhopal, 1700 Oriya (p) ann local folksongs, 1630 time signal, English ID: "This is All India Radio", news from Delhi, "That is the end of this news bulletin", 1635 Hindi news from Delhi. A couple of transmitter falling outs of less than a minute were noted, 35333, Best 73, (Anker Petersen, ibid.) see also SIKKIM ** INDIA. 5050, 21 SEP, 1623 UT, AIR Aizawl, with light music and occasional Hindi announcements by woman. Good strength carrier, but fluttery and very low modulation (Al Muick, Kabul, Afghanistan, WinRadio G303e, 100m Longwire/Randomwire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. 9425, AIR NC, Sept 16 at 1320, Vande Mataram, poor with flutter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9425, AIR Bengaluru - National Channel, 1444-1500, September 20. Monday edition of the “Vividha” program in English with a major segment being “Earth Beat” (jointly produced by AIR and RNW); fair (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9470, AIR National Channel via Aligarh, Sept 22 at 1321, poor but audible in splash from WTWW 9479, with AIR IS, brief announcement and Vande Mataram, // better 9425 via Bengaluru. Had not heard 9470 in months, but seems to be behaving itself on proper frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. 15050, Sept 20 at 1446, fair signal fading from S5 to S9+10 but not much modulation. What I did hear was chanting, which seems to be a staple of AIR`s Sinhala service via Delhi-Khampur site; is there some religious significance? This reminded me to check AIR GOS on 9690 for ``Faithfully Yours`` mailbag, but too little signal and too late for the Monday 1430 broadcast (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. ALL INDIA RADIO SPECIAL TRANSMISSION FOR "MAHALAYA" Date : 7th October, 2010 (Thursday) Time : 2230 UT 6th Oct (0400 IST, 7th Oct) to 0015 UT 7th Oct (0545 IST, 7th Oct) "Mahalaya" is a special two hour tranmission consisting of Sanskrit recitation & music orated by Late Shri Birendra Krishna Bhadra. All India Radio has been broadcasting this since early 1930s. Count down of Indian festival of Durga Puja starts from the day of Mahalaya. Last year following AIR channels were noted carrying special Mahalaya transmission: SW 4760 - Port Blair 4820 - Kolkata 4835 - Gangtok 4880 - Lucknow 4895 - Kurseong 4940 - Guwahati 4965 - Shimla MW 603 - Ajmer 621 - Patna A 648 - Indore A 657 - Kolkata A 666 - New Delhi B 675 - Chattarpur 711 - Siliguri 729 - Guwahati A 747 - Lucknow A 756 - Jagdalpur 774 - Shimla 801 - Jabalpur 810 - Rajkot A 819 - New Delhi A 846 - Ahmedabad A 909 - Gorakhpur 918 - Suratgarh 954 - Nazibabad 981 - Raipur 1008 - Kolkata B 1026 - Allahabad A 1044 - Mumbai A 1125 - Tezpur 1242 - Varanasi 1260 - Ambikapur 1314 - Bhuj 1386 - Gwalior 1395 - Bikaner 1404 - Gangtok 1476 - Jaipur A 1584 - Mathura 1593 - Bhopal A Private FM channel Big FM also carried this special txn on 92.7 MHz. Related links : Mahalaya: Invoking the Mother Goddess A Once-a-Year Popular Radio Program http://hinduism.about.com/cs/audiomusic/a/aa092003a.htm Mahalaya - Birendrakrishna Bhadra http://calcuttaglobalchat.net/calcuttablog/mahalaya/ Mahalaya - Audio & Video http://www.durgapuja-images.com/2008/09/mahalaya-listen-download-online-watch.html (Alokesh Gupta, VU3BSE, New Delhi, Sept 16, dx_india yg via DXLD) ** INDONESIA. Re 10-37: RRI Makassar 4750; Sep 15, 1135~1153 Q&A seeds and its planting, then info on local farmers group. 1200 news relayed from RRI Pro 3 Jakarta. 1208 interfered by call for (presumed sunset) prayer and non-Indonesian conversation. Should it be Bangladesh Shavar (WRTH 2010)? (Tony Ashar, West Java, Indonesia, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Must be (gh) ** INDONESIA. 7289.82, RRI-Nabire, Sep 07 0807-0900*, 25332-35343, Indonesian, Islam music and talk, 0900 sign off (Kouji Hashimoto, Japan, Japan Premium Sept 17 via DXLD) ** INDONESIA [and non]. 9526-, VOI mostly modulating Sept 15: 1235 disco-beat music, occasional audio dropouts during Japanese hour. 1314 English VG signal but also occasional audio dropouts [OAD`s], about Indonesian navy. Then audio lost completely for most of a minute whilst hum continued unabated. 1315 Today in History about the landing and battle of Inchon, Korea from Sept 15, 1950; and about a German artist born in Moscow, Sept 15, 1895, who met Rachmaninov and Scriabin when a child, lived years in Indonesia: sounded like Walter Spass but Google doesn`t find him. 1319 Focus, on prevention of deforestation by reducing emissions 26% by 2020. Still audio dropouts. Next chex 1407 and 1437 remaining on air in Indonesian, about equal level to CRI Russian 9525.0 causing big het. Starting monitoring Sept 15 from 1215, far too much storm noise from eastern Kansas on 120, 105, 90, 75 and 60 m bands to hear any DX. 9526-, VOI still suffering from OADs, but at least is on the air: Sept 16 at 1317, new(?) slogan, ``Voice of Indonesia: let`s make the world dream`` (I think, rather than green.) Today In History segment: PNG independence, 1975y. 9526-, VOI same Sept 17, pop music fill at 1356 with OADs, and atop CRI 9525 het from following minute. 1441 still on with Indo (?) music much more frenetic than VOA`s weekend Indonesian on 9945. 9526-, VOI, VG signal Sept 18 at 1259 concluding Japanese hour with ID, address partly pronounced in English; 1300 sharp, transition to English without any IS or pause, YL opening with ID, program summary, 1301 news. But STILL suffering from OADs, including some lasting several seconds in the 1302 minute during first boring item about candidates for the position of national police chief. 9526-, VOI, Sept 20 at 1306, VG signal with hum, news in English by OM with heavy accent hard to understand, about eco-tourism; also OADs but not too frequent and only for split-seconds. 9526-, VOI, Tuesday Sept 21 at 1301 Jak YL introducing usual OM RRI Banjarmasin colleague, this time sounded like his name was Fatma, another time like Fato, while the YL anchor in Jakarta is more certainly Rachma, tho probably else-spelt. VG signal with some hum; OADs are rarer and not too annoying, or am I just getting used to them? Except for a dropout of about 5 sex at 1319, and the quick ones became more frequent later in the hour. 1304 into newscast alternating from Jak and Banj studios with other announcers, hard to understand. 1316 introduced as a ``dignatorial`` but its speaker called it a ``commentary``. 1320, Banj guy says we can listen to their stream via http://www.rribanjarmasin.info (I`ve yet to try it since at this hour I am into SW monitoring with computer off.) 1321, Today in History: World Peace Day, something about JRR Tolkien. 1324 about the Floating Market Festival in Banjarmasin, Sept 25-27, and still/again discussing it at 1335. Part of this was relayed from the FRG-7 with 110-foot E-W longwire, to my insensitive breakfast table DX-390 via feeder on 90.7 FM. Rest of hour I move on to other monitoring (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** IRELAND [non]. All Ireland Football Final Commentary --- 19th Sept - Gaelic football final commentary, Cork vs Down 1500 UT onwards on 15445 & 11695 via Sentech [SOUTH AFRICA]. Match started at 1430, WRN promos on 15400 at 1430, no commentary feed (Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Log: 15445 kHz RTÉ via Meyerton --- Nachdem es bisher auf allen anderen Frequenzen nicht klappen wollte, ist auf 15445 kHz nun die Sportsondersendung von RTÉ Irland zu hören. Gesendet via SENTECH Südafrika mit 250 kW für Westafrika, in Kiel mit SINPO 45433 und jetzt gerade einer Werbepause (Douglas Kähler, Sept 19, via Büschel, DXLD) 15445 is covered by RL Lampertheim in Bashkir-Tatar. 11695 very weak in soGermany. Livestream (RTÉ Radio 1 Extra, WMA, 32 kb/s): http://dynamic.rte.ie/av/live/radio/radio1extra.asx To South Africa: 1300-1700 UT on 7265 kHz MEY 100 kW 005 deg To East Africa: 1300-1500 UT on 15400 kHz MEY 250 kW 019 deg 1500-1700 UT on 11695 kHz MEY 250 kW 015 deg To West Africa: 1430-1600 UT on 15445 kHz MEY 250 kW 330 deg 1600-1630 UT on 11805 kHz MEY 100 kW 335 deg vy 73 (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) SOUTH AFRICA, 15445, RTÉ Radio 1 Extra, SENTECH via Meyerton To West Africa, 1535+, September 19, English, All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Cork v Down. Transmission from Croke Park. 23432, (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, HCDX via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ISRAEL. Due to the Yom Kippur holiday, Kol Israel and Galei Zahal (the latter usually aired on 6973 and 15785 kHz) will be off the air with all their networks from Friday, 2010-09-17, 1406 UT until Saturday, 2010-09-18, 1657 UT. On Saturday there will be a test tone on the Kol Israel networks starting at 1615. (Harry Niebuhr Bonifatiusstrasse 5 29223 CELLE BRD/???/FRG/ RFA Telefon: +49 5141 53848 Fax: +49 5141 9939483 Mobil: +49 162 7168189 E-Mail: niebuhr.harry @ kabelmail.de 2010-09-14, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) Presumably affects KI SW = only in Persian (gh, dxldyg via DXLD) ** ITALY [non]. NEXUS-IBA IRRS Shortwave today Sep. 18, 0800-0900 on new 9740, ex 9515, but only carrier, no audio (Radio City on 3rd Sat). There is no Internet transmission of the page http://www.nexus.org/NEXUS-IBA/Schedules/sat.htm 73! (Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Presumably means from now on will be on 9740??? the Saturdays when carrying WORLD OF RADIO at 0800, via SLOVAKIA? (gh, DXLD) This is completely NONSENSE; why should Ivo Ivanov guess and write such things without checking? There will be no change of frequency in the current season for this slot. Last Saturday we had a glitch on the audio link, and we missed one broadcast. Radio City (the radio of the cars) will be rescheduled on Sept. 25 at the same time, 10-11 CET (08-09 UT) on 9515 kHz (sorry, WOR will be aired only in the evening). Our B10 schedule will be online in a couple of weeks, because it`s not yet frozen at other times. The main change is that 9515 will be moved back to 9510 on Sat & Sun mornings CET because we agreed to avoid mutual interference with another station that will be back to 9520. 7290 will remain the same in the evenings (God help us & give us strength in the 41 m.b.!). All times according to CET will remain the same, as we usually do. [CET=UT+2 in summer, CET=UT+1 after Oct. 30, 2010] 9740 is our current daily freq to Africa from 0300 to 0600 UT. See http://www.nexus.org/NEXUS-IBA/Schedules for details and updates. 73, (Alfredo Cotroneo, NEXUS-IBA/IRRS/IPAR/EGR, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Last Saturday we had a glitch on the audio link, and we missed one broadcast in the usual Saturday IPAR slot, International Public Access Radio, http://www.nexus.org/IPAR Radio City (the radio of the cars) will then reschedule on Sept. 25, 2010, at the same time, i.e. 10-11 CET (08-09 UT) on 9515 kHz for the entire one hour broadcast. World of Radio with Glenn Hauser will be aired only at 20:00 CET [1830 UT], followed at 20:30 CET by 39 Dover Street (poetry and music from the UK with Stephen John Jones), and DX Party Line at 20:45 CET on 7290 kHz. As usual, we welcome your email and letters by email to: reports (at) nexus (dot) org - Even if we do not have the financial and human resources to answer to all letters, we do reply to all emails sent to this email address. Your letters and support really can keep our station alive in times when most other stations decide to shut down. Your letters and comments are of the greatest help to those who are able to finance our broadcasts, and keep us on the air. Please get in touch with us or directly with those who hear on the air, and not only with reception reports (please!), but especially with comments and suggestions that are extremely useful to our program producers. Thank you! 73, (Ron Norton, NEXUS-Int'l Broadcasting Association, Sept 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** JAPAN. 774, JOUB Akita (NHK-2), 1248, September 21. Time again to start checking for this, as it is probably our easiest Trans- Pacific to hear; English language lesson; Japanese man with American woman; 1300 pips and into Japanese; slow fading in and out (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Have also heard it in OK; must look for it again (gh, DXLD) ** JORDAN. Re 10-37: 11960, Same format on Wed Sept 15. TX at Al Karanah site on at 0358:46 UT, weak signal of S=6 to 7, up to S=9+20dB from 0435 UT, til TX cut off at 0501:13 UT. 73 (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH. Gary: One great clue for telling if you have North Korea on 702 is the frequency. They are audibly off frequency, usually around 702.027 kHz. Or you can listen to the thrilling martial music, the ballads from 50 years ago, or today's speech on increasing potato production. Bruce and I have been known to get up and march around the DX table at Grayland when the music becomes too powerful (Chuck Hutton, WA, 19 Sept, IRCA via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH. 2850, 1000 to 1015 Chorale music, better than normal signal, 10 September. 3320, tentative - North Korea, some audio, unusual here, 8 September (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, 746Pro, Sept 18, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non]. 2850, KCBS, Sept 20 at 1206 with triumphal music, fair peaking S9+12; no VL8s on 120 this morn, but Korean radio war het also audible on 3480. Similar triumphal music at 1210 on 6600 and 6518, V. of the People from S to N, vs noise jamming from N to S; different programming, Korean talk on 6348, Echo of Hope from S to N (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5700.066, Harmonic, KCBS, 1220, patriotic music, 2 x 2850.033 (which was much stronger). 15 Sept. 10 Sept [sic] (David Sharp, NSW Australia: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-2010, ICF-SW7600GR etc., dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH. 6250.4, PBS, Pyongyang, 2156-2208, 15 Sep'10, Korean, orchestral music, TS, announcement, news (presumed); 34342, adjacent utility QRM. Better on 18/9 at 2215. 6398.7 ditto, Kanggye, 2155-2207, 15 Sep'10, program as on \\ 6250.4; 23341, adjacent utility QRM. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. CLANDESTINES. 6003, Echo of Hope, Hwaseong, KOR, 2143-2154, 17 Sep'10, Korean to KRE, talks; 22431, jammer. 6348 ditto, Hwaseong, KOR, 2142-2152, 17 Sep'10; 33431, jammer. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH. HLKX, 1188, full data broadcasting house/transmitter site card in 119 days for English airmail report and US $5 return postage. This is a 250 kW FEBC station. *Very* nice card on heavy stock just like the old days when stations really tried to make their cards special and collectible. Well, I made it back more or less safe and sound to Kabul, only to come face to face with a desk full of paperwork which no one wanted to deal with in my absence and so have had little time to DX since my return. We had several explosions yesterday in preparation for today's vote and a pretty good-sized earthquake close to midnight, so things are still jumpin' in good ol' Kabul. By the way, you can subtract 5-7 days from my times on these QSLs for the time it takes my mail forwarder to DHL my mail from the US over to me. 73s (Al Muick, Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA SOUTH [non]. COREA DEL SUR --- Aunque grabado en sábado, aquí lo recibo en domingo a través de la retransmisora canadiense en los 6045 kHz a las 0600 UTC, posiblemente el más completo de todos los programas DX sea ANTENA DE LA AMISTAD, en donde se trató el tema de la libertad de expresión y la profesión periodística en España que está en entredicho debido a la escasa credibilidad de los medios y su alienamiento [también podríamos decir alineamiento por aquello de estar con el sistema político de turno de una manera descarada aunque ahora que vienen mal dadas parece que quieren volver a posicionarse, seguramente de cara a obtener las “prebendas” ¿o migajas?, que el poder reparte en forma de subvención y en donde, de una manera más o menos descarada, se acaba “redirigiendo” la política editorial de los medios, por ejemplo, Jaime Sendra escribía en el DIARI DE TARRAGONA pág. 34, 19.09.2010 “España es un país donde no hay seguridad jurídica” y esa es la gran realidad en esta época de trileros que nos ha tocado vivir] en estos momentos se pide garantía al derecho a la información en España. Curioso, los que han provocado una brutal caída en ese derecho se colocan ahora con la pancarta de los paladines que la defienden. [but he digresses] Siguió la estrella o plato fuerte del programa: LA ENTREVISTA DE YIMBER GAVIRIA a José Bueno, alma mater de www.programasdx.com que nos platicó sobre lo que alberga dicha web que ahora enlaza con 18 espacios diexistas en español desde la Rosa de Tokio al coreano de la KBS WORLD RADIO y uno de los más veteranos en la onda corta: ANTENA DE LA AMISTAD. De acuerdo con el contador de la página web, el programa más visitado es FRECUENCIA DX que desde Miami-Florida (Estados Unidos) realiza Dino Bloise con la inestimable colaboración de una pléyade de aficionados al mundo de la onda corta. Esa misma transmisión se complementa con el BUZÓN DEL RADIOESCUCHA todo un clásico de la onda corta, posiblemente el de mayor duración y mejor estructurado por la cantidad de correspondencia tratada a través del éter y su acompañamiento musical, en esta oportunidad las simpáticas Sonia y Verónica nos deleitaron con casi media hora de cartas y correos electrónicos (JUAN FRANCO CRESPO, Spain, RADIOBLOG: NOTICIARIO DX 20 SEPTIEMBRE 2010 via DXLD) ** KUWAIT. 15540, Radio Kuwait; 1809-1830+, 16-Sep; English program The Spread of Islam; 1817 Western pop music segment; 1830, 9:30 PM TC into News from Radio Kuwait. SIO=544 with minor splash from Radio Netherlands on 15335 in English from Germany. RK splash much worse on RN than vice-versa (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [and non]. 21540, Sept 21 at 1330 spaghetti-western movie music with Arabic talkover, no Spanish audible, and SSOB, virtually OSOB with only a trace of Spain on 21570. By 1357 REE was able to cause a fast SAH on 21540, while Libya 21695 had become the strongest station on band. Per registrations, there is a 6-hour overlap on 21540 at 09-15 UT between Kuwait and Spain, incredible, as this sparsely-used 13m band has plenty of open frequencies. R. Kuwait is aimed toward Europe, while Spain is toward Africa, so everything else being equal, Kuwait has the advantage here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KYRGYZSTAN. 4050.05, 0020-0035 19.09, R. Rossii, via Krasnaya Rechka, Russian talk with frequent jingles, ID: "Radio Rossii" 45333 No sign of R Verdad, Guatemala on 4052.5 (Anker Petersen, loggings done in Skovlunde, Denmark, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) ** KYRGYZSTAN [non]. 15165, Sept 21 at 1229 heard a bit of Russian, them vamp/fill music, sufficient signal vs much stronger REE/Costa Rica on 15170, but 15165 off without announcement at 1230*. Aoki says it`s R. Liberty in Kyrgyz via Biblis, GERMANY; natch, Russian is still the most important second language, RSL (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LAOS. 4412.751, LNR-Sam Neua, 1130, fair signal but with very low modulation. Only readable during music segment. Very sporadic of late. 15 Sept. 10 Sept [sic] (David Sharp, NSW Australia: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-2010, ICF-SW7600GR etc., dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LAOS. 7145, Lao National R., Vientiane, 1346, September 14. Local news in English; items about the Lao National Assembly; 1353 ID with AM frequency; International News; this was causing some QRM for hams. Happy to report this has been heard daily through September 18, since their reactivation 10 days ago (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LIBYA. 21695, V. of Africa, Sept 21 at 1400 opening English with ponderous Afro-centric declamations, at the moment better than // 17725, but these fluxuate a lot (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also SAUDI ARABIA [and non] ** MADAGASCAR. 5010.00, 0259-0310 18.09, R Nasionaly Malagasy, Ambohidrano, Malagasy ann and Afropop songs, talk, CWQRM, 33433, Best in USB (Anker Petersen, loggings done in Skovlunde, Denmark, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ``best``, or only? (gh, DXLD) 5010 (USB + carrier mode), RTVM. 1427-1435, September 19. Far above the norm via long path. Pop songs; BoH “Radio Madagascar” ID; nice African Hi-Li music. Their 6134.9 was covered by heavy jamming from North Korea against Shiokaze; 7105 was off the air (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MALAYSIA/SARAWAK. 5030, Sarawak FM via RTM, 1330-1340, September 16. Special coverage of “Malaysia Day”; interesting speech in English and in vernacular promoting national unity; theme: one Malaysia, one Sarawak and one people; 1343 ID for “Radio Malaysia Sarawak FM”; song about Malaysia followed by “Sarawak FM” singing jingle; fair. Audio at http://www.mediafire.com/?t6cus98q6e7qr2s On September 16, 1963, Malaya, along with then-British crown colonies of Sarawak, North Borneo (later renamed Sabah) and Singapore joined together to form Malaysia. This year is especially significant for Sarawak and Sabah because it is the first year that Malaysia Day is a public holiday. In the past only the Independence Day of Malaya (on August 31, the original independence date of Malaya) was celebrated as such (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, Cumbre DX via DXLD) ** MALAYSIA [and non]. 6049.60v, Asyik FM/Suara Islam via RTM, September 18. Sorry to report they have been off the air for well over a week now during the times I normal heard them (1300 to 1500). At least I am still routinely hearing R. Suara Islam after 1400 in // on 6174.4 and 9750, both with QRM (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6049.6, Sept 21 at 1202, the weak het caused by Asyik FM/Suara Islam against something (HCJB?) on 6050.0 is back, and still at 1238; I had noticed it missing Sept 19, and Ron Howard confirmed that as of Sept 18, the RTM frequency had been off the air for well over a week when checked in the 13-15 UT period. Malaysia kept providing a stronger het from 6174.4, bothering CNR1 Beijing 572 on 6175.0 at 1238 Sept 21; it`s 37 degrees USward per Aoki (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6049.60v, Asyik FM via RTM, 1208, September 21. As Glenn has already reported, this was their first day back on the air in perhaps two weeks; audio not perfect, but still very nice to have them back again. At 1400 switches over to becomes R. Suara Islam via RTM. When RTM was off the air, I routinely heard PBS Xizang on 6050.0 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MALDIVES. Under a reorganisation of the state-run broadcast media last month, the Voice of Maldives radio on mediumwave 1449 kHz became "Raajje Radio". This can be heard on a live audio stream from the Maldives National Broadcasting Corporation website at http://www.mnbc.com.mv A web page for sister channel Raajje FM is currently under construction and has a link from there. Recent observations of Raajje Radio indicate that it now operates with its own programming around the clock (previously it relayed Radio Eke overnight), and the English programme is noted starting at 1200 gmt, 1700 local time. The station has a new "birdsong" interval signal, which can be heard on the Interval Signals Online website at http://www.intervalsignals.net, along with the old Voice of Maldives one (Dave Kernick, Interval Signals Online, Sept 16, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MAURITANIA. 4845, 0055-0107* 14.09, R Mauritania, Nouakchott, Hassania Arabic discussion, cut off in the middle of a sentence, 44444 QRM Brazil and CODAR (Anker Petersen, loggings done in Skovlunde, Denmark, on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** MEXICO. 660, MÉXICO, XEAR, La Mexicana, Tampico, Tamualipas. 1101- 1110 September 17, 2010. Tune-in to male, "La Mexicana, 6-60... el pueblo mexicano..." Another XE, far weaker with the required 1100 (currently) national anthem underneath. 700, MÉXICO, unidentifieds. *1107 September 17, 2010. Weak in the mix of other stations with choral anthem. On September 19, XE anthems at 1100 at 1107. 720, XEAVR, Radio Fórmula, Veracruz. 1104-1125 September 21, 2010. Likely the one with fast-paced Spanish female studio newscaster and lots of remote reporter call-ins. Time check for "Centro de México." Excellent, though yet another presumed Mexican was very weak with rancheras underneath. Checking for Radio Católica, Managua on grayline, but no joy. 1000, MÉXICO, XEOY, Radio Mil, México DF. 1132 September 17, 2010. Fair in passing, parallel 6010. 1060, MÉXICO, XEEP, Radio Educación, México DF. 1134 September 17, 2010. Fair with female ID, classical music. Mixing with a Cuban. No trace of 6185 (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. Estimado Sr. Hauser, le envío en esta ocasión comentario e información diversa: XEEP, Radio Educación ha sido escuchada estos dos sábados en ausencia de RNA por los 6185 kHz, este sábado 18 de septiembre a las 2340 UT con música ranchera de Jorge Negrete, a las 0000 con identificación de la emisorra y la serie documental "Negro" que habla de cultura afro en el continente americano y a las 0030 con otro bloque de música ranchera (al igual que el sábado anterior). La recepción, aquí en Mérida, me ha sido mejor media hora antes y después de ocultarse el sol. Envío el archivo de audio: http://rapidshare.com/files/420153563/SW6185KHZ-18SEP2010-2340UT.WAV (Ing. Civ Israel González Ahumada, M.I., Sept 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO [and non]. 90.7 MHZ LIGHTS UP (AGAIN) NEAR TIJUANA After several years of causing co-channel interference to the San Diego fringe area listeners of KPFK, Sr. Víctor Díaz kindly agreed to change frequencies to allow KPFK to recapture its former audience on 90.7 MHz. That change was recently accomplished. Nevertheless, many of us wondered how long 90.7 MHz would remain dark in Tijuana before some other enterprising operator jumped on that frequency. Wait no longer. A few weeks ago, 90.7 was reactivated. According to the FCC's FM Query database, the new transmitter is located at 32-28- 28N, 116-53-56W and that puts it on Cerro Colorado Mountain about 8 miles ESE of XETV's giant tower in Tijuana. The new operator of 90.7 appears to be La Mejor ("The Better" [sic; make that The Best One --- gh] in English). http://www.lamejor.com.mx/ SAN DIEGO/TIJUANA RADIO NEWS According to SignOn San Diego, "Broadcast Company of the Americas, which operates Padres flagship XX Sports Radio AM 1090" (and a number of other Tijuana area radio stations), "has ousted its chief executive and longtime San Diego radio station entrepreneur John Lynch." This story is at the first URL. The second URL tells us something about Mr. Lawrence Patrick who is replacing Mr. Lynch -- at least on an interim basis. Larry Patrick's bio is at the second URL: http://tinyurl.com/JohnLynch http://www.patcomm.com/w-lawrence-patrick.htm (both: CGC Communicator Sept 20 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) ** MEXICO. MÉXICO 2010: LA DICTADURA DE TELEVISA, EL NARCO Y LA CLASE POLÍTICA APÁTRIDA --- Por: Adán González, Fecha de publicación: 16/09/10 http://www.aporrea.org/internacionales/a108085.html (via Adán González, Bolivarian Venezuela, DXLD) ** MOLDOVA. QSL: 6225 Deutsche Welle German BCB to South Asia (B09 schedule) via Grigoriopol. Full data (with site) DRM Digital Radio Mondiale Antenna Tower Card. Reply in 78 says, with package of decals, schedule booklet. This one took a follow-up Postal Report for the verification. v/s Horst Scholz Transmission Management (Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Canada, Sept 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MONACO [non]. Radio Monaco is only on for about 3 minutes giving weather details in French followed by English. See SW report July for the full schedule. I often hear them here at 0500-0503 in both French and English at quite good level on 8728 USB mode. According to the e- mail verie I received it is relay of Radio Monaco 95.4 FM on SW 8728 kHz USB. Like I say, it is a weather report for shipping with brief music and closes at 0503 with good ID in English (Ian Cattermole, Blenheim NZ, Sept NZ DX Times via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) ** MONGOLIA [and non]. At 2240 I tuned into 225 kHz and noticed strong het on the USB. This was a carrier on 227 kHz with a weak signal but clearish audio of a deep voiced man singing slowly. I have to assume this was Mongolia (a personal first if it was). Sadly at 2245 a stronger blank carrier appeared on 225 kHz which messed up reception. I suspect the blank carrier is R Rossii from Siberia - I cannot quickly find out the broadcast hours of this station. At 2300 I recorded two different time pips; those on 227 kHz were about 2 seconds ahead of the signal on 225 which was Radio Rossii signing on (WRTH says 0000-2000). Also checking the position of the terminator reveals that I was listening around sunrise in Mongolia. So whilst Poland is off 225kHz here is your best chance of catching Mongolia. WRTH says Mongolia signs on at 2200, which is pre-sunrise in Mongolia. The optimum DX window from NW Europe seems to be 2200-2245 UT. Good DX (Steve Whitt, UK, Sept 18, MWCircle yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) On checking my recording I noticed the Mongolia time pips were 3 (maybe more lost in noise burst) short pips followed by one long pip. Radio Rossii had six equal length time pips. 73 (Steve Whitt, Sept 19, ibid.) Thanks for the useful tip, Steve. Last night (21 September) at 2200 UT I heard them sign on with pips followed by 90 seconds of interval signal chimes and a boomy announcement. It was too weak and fading to make out much after that. The interval signal is the same as the one on the Interval Signals Online website - the domestic non-choral version recorded in 2003. Their carrier came on at just before 2150. Nothing, apart from a carrier, on 225. Regards (Jack Weber, ibid.) see also UNIDENTIFIED ** MONGOLIA. Voice of Mongolia, 12085, 22 Sept at 1030 UT. Interval signal to opening tune followed by OM in language, then YL with English ID's. Schedule, program preview then into news. Good strong signal but audio was hampered by reverberations/flutter making details difficult to follow. This has become a regular morning visitor over the past few weeks similar to last March/April period. Usually here every day with varying strength and audio quality. This morning was fairly typical reception here on Cape Cod in S/E Mass. (Stephen Wood, Harwich, MA, Drake R8B with 25 x 50 E/W superloop antenna, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MOROCCO. Medi 1, 9575, QSL, personal letter, sticker in 13 weeks for e-report to technique @ medi1.com You can see some images of these QSLs in my blog: http://maresmedx.blogspot.com/ (Artur Fernández Llorella, Catalonia, Spain, Sept 17, HCDX via DXLD) ** MOROCCO. 15341.14, 18/9 1235, RTM, Nador, out of frequency making QRM to HCJB, fair (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia, RX: RFspace SDR14; Drake R8; Trio 9R-59DS - Ant: T2FD 15 m long, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MYANMAR. 5985.8, 21 SEP, 1520 UT, Myanmar Radio and Television with English pops and occasional announcements in Bamar and English. Full station ID in English at 1530 into English news and commentary with some symphonic music into Bruce Springsteen (!) at 1542. Very strong signals with some initially bad QRM from CRI on 5990 which gradually subsided. I finally got most of the paperwork cleared off my desk, only to have another huge project dropped on me. I do now have some time to DX before I get deluged again. I'm rather happy with the Myanmar logging. This is the first time I've heard them in English and at such a strong signal level. I wonder if there is possibly a transmitter power increase or an antenna change. Now let's see if they QSL. Hope everyone's well. 73 (Al Muick, Kabul, Afghanistan, WinRadio G303e, 100m Longwire/Randomwire, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 5985.8, 21/9 2333, Myanma Radio, nice slow songs, in USB to avoid Family Radio on 5985. Weak but clear (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia, SDR14 (SDR-radio 1.1beta software), T2FD (15 m long), dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NEW ZEALAND. WHAT’S HAPPENING ABOUT QUARTZ HILL? The Wellington Amateur Radio Club’s station at Quartz Hill (call sign ZL6QH) was decommissioned in October 2007 when construction of a wind generation farm began. It was hoped that the radio station could be re- established on the site once construction ceased and the wind farm was operating. However, tests conducted with the wind generators in operation revealed an unacceptable level of electrical interference on the HF bands. So, reluctantly it was necessary to consider alternatives. The club’s assets at the site were removed by a series of work parties and they have been moved to temporary storage. The Quartz Hill management committee has been exploring alternative sites within reasonable distance from Wellington. Supporters group for which details can be found on the Quartz Hill web site at http://www.ZL6QH.com/ - Check the “How to Support Quartz Hill” option (Ralph Sutton, Sept NZ DX Times via DXLD) I include this as a warning about QRN from wind farms springing up in many parts of the US including western OK (gh, DXLD) ** NEW ZEALAND. 11725, RNZI AM normally inbooms after 0500, but JBA Sept 16 at 0516 and at first thought it absent, not found on 7440 either, but then detectable on 11725, as 25m almost dead. 7440, Sept 17 at 1355 DRM again, whence? Previous report during this time period was denied by RNZI, but nothing else is listed in DRM at any time on this frequency, and they do use it before 1158 and after 1551 per http://www.rnzi.com/pages/listen.php (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Asked Adrian again about this; no reply yet ** NICARAGUA. 700, Radio la Poderosa, Managua. *1100-1116 September 20, 2010. Carrier up and immediately into choral anthem followed by male canned morning inspirational message ("... gracias Señor Jesús por esta nueva [enhancer?] [el amanecer = dawn, gh] ... gracias Señor Jesús por su presencia... buenos días, Señor." Then, male canned opening ID: "Está con los 30,000 vatios de poder de Radio la Poderosa, la soberana del dial, en 700 kiloHertz. Desde Managua, Nicaragua." Into cool, catchy campesino vocal. Excellent on near-perfect grayline through Nicaragua right now. Identical format sign-on the next day, September 21 (up at *1059). Different campesino vocal opening the live programming. My MP3 audio recording is posted at: https://sites.google.com/site/floridadxn/photos-images (click on TLKLaPoderosaManagua-700KHz-2010-09-20.mp3 file). (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA. 6089.86, FRCN, Kaduna. 2138-2225 Sept. 15, 2010. Presumed Hausa male, lute-type fills, brief highlife vocal. "Radio Nigeria..." at 2156 and talk in same language across the top-of-hour (no time sounders, either). Finally blocked by Anguilla 6090 sign-on at 2225 (they are usually up closer to 2200). (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. PIRATE-USA QSLs: 6925 U, WBNY "official WBNY QSL for unadulterated QSL Whores" Blue Logo Card for a FRW Posting. Reply in 5 months time. 6930, Outhouse Radio, E-mail .jpg photo of new rig used for the test BC (Icom IC-718). Sent along the audio clip of "Soulful Strut by Young Holt Unlimited`` used at the sign-off. Reply in one hour after posting my report to outhouseradio @ gmail.com 6930U, E-mail QSL #489 with date-time-freq showing Stone Age transmitter, with the power as 100 watts. The operator explained the type of music he played and apologies for the delay in responding. Report sent to weakradio @ gmail.com (Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Canada, Sept 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. The last two evenings around 1930 CDT on the drive home from work, I've noticed KEOR 1120 left OC on with no audio after presumed s/off 1900 CDT (Bruce Winkelman, Tulsa, OK. Drake R8, 50 foot sloper, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 0030 and 0000 UT respectively (gh) ** OKLAHOMA. Re DXLD 10-37: 1500, KPGM Pawhuska/Bartlesville, whose signal was absent on daytime chex Sept 13-14, had resumed by Sept 20 at 1910, 2120 UT; weak signal on caradio provided no ID, but surely this, the only groundwave signal on 1500 normally audible here. Also Sept 21 at 1504 UT starting Back to the Bible, discussing Nehemiah, as if what some ancient scribe allegedly wrote had any relevance today. Religious format also chex vs nostalgic KJIM Sherman TX, whose 1500 signal skywave kix in before sunset and lasts after sunrise (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 99.7, KZLS, IDing As ``True Oldies, Mustang-Oklahoma City``, Sept 16 at 1701 UT. And promptly responding to a listener in Tampa. Obviously a satellite-fed format, from: http://www.trueoldieschannel.com/ with affiliate list here: http://ftoc.fimc.net/Article.asp?id=1517630 99.7 Mustang is the frequency hijacked from Alva/Enid, formerly KNID, KXLS, as Chisholm Trail Broadcasting attempts to get another signal into a much bigger market. But it`s not full power and tower, from a site nearer Tuttle than Mustang, SW of OKC. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FM1316795.html and we normally don`t hear it in Enid. Applies to move a little closer, to a site between El Reno and Piedmont, W of OKC: http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=FM1367201.html also increasing power and tower (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. Re previous report, I mixed up my Alices as pointed out by Eric Reed: 99.9, GCN pirate in Enid again on air with Alex Jones (not North!), as previously logged (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. City of Enid will implant 900+ MHz transmitters in all properties: see RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM ** PAKISTAN [non]. RFE’S PAKISTAN BROADCASTS BOOSTED TO 9 HOURS A DAY RFE’s broadcasts to the Pashtun regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan have expanded from six to nine hours a day, as of yesterday. Amid the growing number of extremist-controlled radio stations in the region, Radio Mashaal (”Torch” in Pashto) covers local and international news with independent reports on terrorism, politics, women’s issues, and health care. Broadcasts on 621 kHz are now at 0400-1300 UT. The expanded schedule on shortwave is as follows: * 0400-1300 on 12130 * 0400-0900 on 15175 * 0400-0900 on 15740 * 0900-1300 on 12030 * 0900-1300 on 15360 (Source: RFE/RL) (September 16th, 2010 - 13:33 UT by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via DXLD) FYI, Pakistan is not in Europe (gh, DXLD) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. (ADMIRALTY ISLAND), 3315, R. Manus (presumed), 1106 17 Sept, English report by M during news at tune/in. News in Pidgin read by W to 1115. Pop music including Boys to Men or somesuch Romantic ballad. M announcer at 1122, then more pop music. Think I could have IDed at 1100. Nice to hear this one back on again. Other 90 mb PNGs noted this morning include 3385, 3364.98, 3290 (carrier only), and 3275 (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) 3315, Radio Manus, Lorengau, 0940 to 1015, yl news same day as ++Dave Valko log; not as good reception as Dave Valko. 17 September. 3335, Radio East Sepik, Wewak, 1100 "..preparation for their guests in the tradition of ....", music to 1130. 8 September (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, 746Pro, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3334.965, ibl 2000 Radio East Sepik hörs då och då med nyheter på EE. Stadig på denna frekvens. Tycks starta vid denna tid. Jag hör dem i alla fall inte före 20. 2 SA 3334.965, sometimes [at] 2000, Radio East Sepik can be heard now and then with news in English. Steady on this frequency. Seems to sign on at this time. In any case I can’t hear them before 20. [overall merit =] 2 (Stig Adolfsson, Sweden, SW Bulletin Sept 19, translated by editor Thomas Nilsson for DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3385, NBC East New Britain, 1214-1226*, September 22. In Tok Pisin with news and sports news; ad in English; “Win your own home with Coca-Cola”; four kit homes to be given away; send in four red tabs from Coca-Cola; DJ in Tok Pisin with dedications for pop songs. September 21 also 1226*, off in mid-song. 3905, R. New Ireland, 1211-1403*, September 20. Better than normal reception, but still QRN. 1211 to 1230 - Unique interview by “Sammy” asking questions solely in Tok Pisin with an appraiser (called himself a “property valuator”) who answered back solely in English; explained how he does his “valuations”; named high schools in New Ireland that he worked on; many references to “New Ireland” and why he and his family like living there. 1235 to 1300 – DJ in Tok Pisin playing mixture of songs (C&W, island, pop, etc.) and reading dedications; many local time checks. 1300 to 1306 – “This is Radio New Ireland, Papua New Guinea. Time for News Roundup at 11 o’clock”; bird calls; news in English (concerns in Port Moresby about new cases of cholera, etc.). Was surprised to hear this “radio” ID, as most of the other PNG stations seem to now almost exclusively use “N-B-C” in their IDs; especially noticeable on “N-B-C Central” on 3290. 1306 to 1325 – Commentary about 9M Kina and former Deputy Correctional Services Commissioner of Operations, etc. 1325 to 1403* - In Tok Pisin with music program; full ID for “N-B-C New Ireland” (broadcasting from 5 in the morning till 12 at night, their local time); phone numbers given; children singing till off. Audio of a segment of the interview in English is posted at http://www.mediafire.com/?oay9okndvql421d (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3905, R. New Ireland, 1228, September 22. Déjà vue! A repeat of the same interview I heard on the 20th with the appraiser in English, but at a different time; they recycle some of their programming; 1300 “News Roundup” in English till 1305; singing jingle for “Number one radio station”; gave address: “N-B-C New Ireland, PO Box 477, Kavieng or studio 984 2489”. Very nice to have PNG doing so well recently (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PAPUA NEW GUINEA. 3915 // 5960, Radio Fly. For some time now have been hearing their signals quite well, with both frequencies in parallel. 5960 kHz is now prone to strong PBS, Chinese regional interference. Noted on Sept. 9 from 1250 to 1305, with Country & Western Tunes to Rock'n'Roll such as “Summer Time Blues” by Eddie Cochran. Took a audio clip and sent a report with MP3 file attachment QSL: 3915 Radio Fly. E-mail verification confirming my Mp3 audio clip sent to the station. V/S: stated that being a news station that they are finalizing a QSL response via postal reply. No reply to my July 18 report, hence the second attempt. Thank you goes out to Jari Savolainen for his assistance on this one (Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Canada, Sept 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 3329.642, Ondas del Huallaga, Huánuco, 0950 to 1000 with OA music, CHU notched, "en ahora y semana próxima ..." 4746.94, Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, Ayacucho, 0950 tune in with full ID by om, (++ Steve Reinstein discovered this station, had earlier log than reported in NU. Still there after all these years. SHR original tape sounded like Radio In-fan-ta) Long long time ago. 17 September 4774.9, Radio Tarma, Tarma, 1030 to 1110 todos los dias 4986.833, Radio Manantial, Huancayo, 2336 with music, OM, fair to good signal 11 September; 2350 on 15 September 5039.21, Radio Libertad, Junín, 1100 with OA music, after RHC shuts down, 10 September, 15 September same 5459.98, Radio Bolívar, Cd. Bolívar, 0000 wild frequency drift to 5460.33 by 0015 on 17 September 5460.357, Radio Bolívar, Cd. Bolívar, September 16th 0110 to 0130 lively program of music and yl and om, lost signal; sign off. On the 13th September at 0000 to 0010, much weaker signal 6173.8, Radio Tawantinsuyo, Cusco, 1036-1045 weak signal en español, "Información completa" 10 September; 1100 to 1120 on 15 September (Robert Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, 746Pro, Sept 18, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 4826.55, R. Sicuani, OC noted at 0936, then campo mx at 0939 29 Aug. So signed on sometime in those 3 minutes. 0942 rapid-fire talk by M, so fast couldn't copy. Did hear mention of town or province ending in "??bamba" (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) ** PERU. 5921.29, R. Bethel (presumed) s/on 29 Aug at 1002?? Have noticed this one has a highly variable s/on. Sometimes close to 0930 with long period of deadair, and sometimes closer to 1030 in the middle of program. Sometimes isn't on the air at all. 5921.29, R. Bethel signed on at 0934 this morning 10 Sept. Nonstop music to 0955 except for usual W briefly at 1049, then canned announcements at 0955. But alas, no ID (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) ** PERU. 6019.30, Radio Victoria, 2336-2345 Sept 15. At last Radio Victoria alone on the this frequency for awhile. With a lot of noise however, heard the usual religious comments in Spanish. At 2338, noted live Spanish comments from the announcer. Heard the place names "Lima" and "Santa Cruz" mentioned. At 2340 back to religious talk. Signal was poor (Chuck Bolland, Clewiston FL, 26.37N 081.05W, WinRadio G31DDC, DX LISTENING DIGEST) RV is also alone after causing pronounced het to CRI/Sackville 6020.0 which closes at 0559, but you`re an early bird (gh, DXLD) Viz.: Peru, 6019.32, Radio Victoria, 0956-1005 Sept 16, with the usual het, noted a male in Spanish language religious comments until 0958, when he is replaced by another male with live secular comments. After notching out interfering het, Victoria was easier to hear. Even so, the signal was poor. 6019.26, Radio Victoria, 1005-1015 Sept 21, with the usual het type QRM from station on 6020, noted a male and female in Spanish conversation on Victoria. The interference is tremendous (Chuck Bolland, WinRadio G31DDC, 26.37N 081.05W, Clewiston FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PHILIPPINES. FILIPINAS, La católica RADIO VERITAS ASIA [RADIO VERDAD ASIA] al contestar con una bella QSL, remitió horario completo de sus transmisiones en donde no figura la transmisión captada a través de las instalaciones de Radio Vaticano con la que intercambia tiempos de transmisión. Adjuntó una bella panorámica de su edificio y antena, acompañaba la misiva un colgador para móviles o lápiz [pendriver] que es de una gran utilidad. Lástima que no tengan programas en Chabacano pero el Filipino que es el que de vez en cuando escucho, a pesar de su lejanía, contiene muchas expresiones en español arcaico que me hace disfrutar aún más su delicado acento. (JUAN FRANCO CRESPO, Spain, RADIOBLOG: NOTICIARIO DX 20 SEPTIEMBRE 2010 via DXLD) ** PHILIPPINES. 12075, VOA-Tinang, fair in English with ID at 1257 9/15; editorial on US Iran policy; off at 1300 as per sked (Jim Ronda, Tulsa OK, Sept 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** POLAND. If you are in Warsaw, Polish Radio is Hosting an Open Day this Saturday [Sept 18] Polish Radio Open Day – all welcome! 16.09.2010 21:00 Polish Radio in Warsaw is inviting listeners to its annual Open Day on Saturday, where you can see studios broadcasting live, poke around in the archives and much more. All stations will be participating in the event which lasts from 10.00 to 18.00 CET. The external service, which this web site is part of, will be opening its doors for two hours from 12.00 to 14.00 CET at Studio 9 at the main building al. Niepodleg?os'ci 77/85. Polish Radio is celebrating 85 years of broadcasting this year. (pg) thenews.pl (via Sergei S., Sept 16, dxldyg via DXLD) ** PORTUGAL. RDP, 11905, special QSL commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Portuguese Public Radio, personal letter, in 1 year! v/s Paula Nunes, for report via their web. You can see some images of these QSLs in my blog: http://maresmedx.blogspot.com/ (Artur Fernández Llorella, Catalonia, Spain, Sept 17, HCDX via DXLD) ** PRIDNESTROVYE. 6240, Radio PMR, UT Thu Sept 16 at 0045 check in English with T-storm QRN; 0153 in French (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Here in Copenhagen I have only heard Radio PMR twice - and both on 6240 kHz: At 17 and 00 UT. They also used to have a transmission at 21 UT, but that I do not hear - on neither 6240 nor 9665 kHz. The schedule at 17 (and 00 - convert the times) is: 1700, 1745 and 1830: English, 1715, 1800 and 1845: French, 1730 and 1815: German. 73, (Erik Koie, Denmark, Sept 16, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) MOLDOVA. QSL: R. Pridnestrovie, 9665, E-QSL in 1 day for e-report to radiopmr @ inbox.ru v/s Anatoly Kirsa, Director. You can see some images of these QSLs in my blog: http://maresmedx.blogspot.com/ (Artur Fernández Llorella, Catalonia, Spain, Sept 17, HCDX via DXLD) See also MOLDOVA ** PUERTO RICO [non]. Puerto Rican Pirate on 1710 kHz --- A pirate that is playing what I would call music from Puerto Rico has been on 1710 kHz for a couple of weeks now. It's heard here near Bradley International Airport 24 hours a day with fading at night. It seems to be running "some" power and I would haphazard a guess as its location to be in the Hartford, CT area or Springfield, MA. No IDs that I can tell or commercials and I rather like the music. Definitely not hip- hop (Ron Musco, Poquonock, CT, Sept 21, NRC-AM via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) Heard here nightly also - but not during the day. In fact it blocked the recent WNRC test - only a few "whoop" tones from presumed WNRC noted under this pirate (Marc DeLorenzo, South Dennis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, ibid.) My parents in Colchester, Connecticut (Southeastern CT just north of Norwich) can't hear the signal by day in the car. They're going to check at night and let me know (Paul B. Walker, IL, ibid.) I think I've been hearing this one pretty loud at Burnt River (and I'll be back up there tomorrow for a week or so). Anyone know if this is separate from the Spanish-language pirate some have attributed to New York City? (Saul Chernos, Ont., ibid.) ** ROMANIA. DRM noise, Sept 22 at 0540, I thought was centered on 7310, but must have been 7305, where RRI English is scheduled during this semihour only, 300 degrees toward Europe, also USward. Too bad DRM is not interactive, so RRI could know exactly how few are listening. 15195, Sept 16 at 1350, Nirvana`s ``Smells Like Teen Spirit``, from, where else, RRI Romanian service, but 1351 mentioned ``România Actualitatsi``, so a relay of the home service first program, as are a lot of RRI transmissions, but unclear which ones or which parts. Then W&M chatting about TV until 1356*. 15435, RRI Chinese service, seems to be a regular thing to fill out the hour with an operatic aria, Sept 20 at 1322, excellent performance by a tenor, seems Italian, but do not recognize it. 1325 cut off without any back-announcement identifying it! Instead YL with ID and sign-off (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. 216 kHz, R. Rossii, Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, 2230-2251, 14 Sep'10, Russian, talks, music & songs; \\ 6085; 15341. The conditions were extremely poor at the start of the observation, with no chance of even identifying the language, but by 2245 they had improved enough to confirm it was indeed Russian as well as to check this against the HF frequency which was found to be parallel. This station is audible on occasions after MONACO (FRANCE) 216 signs off, and is normally received via a 14 m, low noise, vertical LF/MF antenna. 225, R. Rossii (presumed), Surgut, 2331-..., 13 Sep'10, carrier detected, just that; 15351. But like I said to Mauno Ritola after he pointed out co-channel POLAND was off for maintenance (ditto y/day., 13/9), what else, if not this Siberian transmitter? 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also MONGOLIA; UNID ** RUSSIA. 12065, VOR-Chita, just caught the beginning of news in English at 1301 9/15; poor with lots of flutter; some signal peaks to fair (Jim Ronda, Tulsa OK, Sept 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. FALECEU HOJE, YURI CHUPIN, UM DOS LOCUTORES DA VOZ DA RÚSSIA Amigos, Acabei de receber uma triste notícia do Amigo Jonas Bernadino que trabalha no Departamento de Língua Portuguesa da Voz da Rússia. Ele relata que o apresentador e produtor do serviço de língua portuguesa daquela emissora, Yuri Chupin, faleceu em Moscou, na manhã desta quarta-feira. Não temos mais detalhes, Ele que foi produtor do programa Onda DX por mais de 15 anos na Voz da Rússia. No Inicio da noite de hoje vou receber mais detalhes solícito dos amigos gravação de programas com "Yuri Chupin" para produção de um especial com Yuri. Boa tarde a todos, (Danilo Nonato, Ouro Preto-MG Brasil, Sept 15, radieoscutas yg via DXLD) obit Saludos Amigos, Después de leer en el blog del Club Diexistas de la Amistad la noticia de Yuri Chupim que informara el colega Danilo Nonato, me puse en contacto con Djonas Bernardino, el presentador de Onda DX, do Serviço em Português da Voz da Russia, y me informó... "Em Moscou veio a falecer no dia 11 de setembro de 2010 o ex-redator e ex-produtor do programa Onda DX, Yuri Chupim. Ultimamente Yuri era o responsável pelas relações públicas do Serviço em Português da emissora Voz da Rússia. Yuri Chupim foi sepultado as 10 horas da manhã do dia 16 de setembro de 2010 no cemitério do 4o Hospital de Moscou. Estiverem presentes amigos e colegas entre eles Jonas Luiz Bernardino, Vera Batogova, Soraya Guedes e muitos outros". Djonas Bernardino, Para más fotos ir al blog de Jonas en: http://djonasbernard.blogspot.com (Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, DXLD) obit ** RUSSIA. Odd experience setting up an interview. Earlier this week I was sending out emails, making phone calls of interesting people to have on Happy Station. Ones that have been confirmed are James Randi and Vladimir Pozner. Except for one I asked, but the conversation was very odd and strange. A few hours ago I called Voice Of Russia and asked to speak to Estelle Winters. After 30 minutes of getting transfer from one department to the next, including the car pool I finally got through. Now, I had met Estelle back in 1994 in Montreal when I went back for a visit. At the time she was dating another Radio Moscow guy by the name of Robert Dell who also did Time Line. Anyway I asked if she would like to come on the show and talk about her time at Radio Moscow and Voice Of Russia. Then out of no where, she said how much? I said, excuse me? What do you mean how much. She said "how much do you pay". I said for an interview? She said "yes". I then played dumb and said how much do you expect. She said "300 Euros". Is she nuts? In my over 20 years working in radio this is the first time anyone has asked to be paid for an interview. I then explained to her that it's an interview about you and your work, I'm not asking you to interview someone else. She said it is still 300 Euros. She is mad. I doubt Voice Of Russia pay for interview, no one does. What an idiot (Keith Perron, Taiwan, Sept 21, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. What's with VOR World Service? By now they've usually sent me a broadcast schedule by e-mail, but nothing so far. I couldn't find it on their website either. Thanks for letting me take up your time! 73 (Rich Brock, PA, Sept 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) VOR schedule is here: http://english.ruvr.ru/radio_broadcast/schedule But don`t depend on it to be very accurate. They have finally changed 9890 to 5900, but still don`t have 9665 before 0200 (Glenn Hauser, Sept 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. 11990, VOA via Novosibirsk, 1401, 9/12/2010. Mandarin service with usual programming. Fair signal (Jerry Strawman, Des Moines IA, Perseus SDR, PA0RDT Mini Whip, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) Maybe, but what I hear on 11990 is mainly CNR1 jamming. ALL USG broadcasts in Chinese, Tibetan and certain other languages are jammed by China, so when you hear something on a listed frequency, your first assumption should be that it is the jamming; need to ID something or non-parallel it to conclude otherwise (gh, DXLD) ** RUSSIA. END OF 64-YEAR-OLD JAPANESE PROGRAMME FROM RUSSIAN FAR EAST A Japanese announcer and his wife had their last recording on Monday of a long-running programme to be discontinued this week from the Japanese-language service of the Voice of Russia. The roughly 40- minute “Siberia Galaxy Station,” produced for Saturdays by the broadcaster’s Khabarovsk bureau as part of the two-hour daily Japanese-language broadcast, dates back to 1946, but will have its last airing time next Saturday night, Japan time. Kazuya Okada, 49, has been the only Japanese announcer at the bureau, and his programme, which introduces Russian culture and the voices of its listeners, has attracted many devotees over time, with about 150 letters and e-mail messages arriving from all over Japan every month. Financial difficulties and reorganization have forced the program’s termination. “I’ve come all the way thanks to my listeners,” Mr Okada, who is from the city of Saitama, outside Tokyo, said after the recording. “With the last recording over, I have a sense of fulfillment, satisfaction.” The bureau’s Japanese-language broadcast was launched by Radio Moscow, the Voice of Russia’s predecessor, in 1946. It was a propaganda service during the Soviet era, but since April 1996, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the bureau has aired the programme independently made by the Okadas. The programme will end with its 222nd edition aired on Saturday during the Japanese-language service on mediumwave and shortwave frequencies from 9 pm to 11 pm Japan time, which itself will continue, with all its content produced at the broadcaster’s head office in Moscow thereafter. The Okadas were dismissed in August and rehired this month as temporary employees. (Source: Kyodo) (September 21st, 2010 - 13:14 UT by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via DXLD) This was mentioned a few months ago in DXLD 10-27 (gh) ** SAIPAN. QSL: 9805, Radio Free Asia. Full data (with site) 2nd Series of Musical Instruments of Asia - Burmese Harp QSL Card. Reply in 7 days after posting a report to qsl @ rfa.org (Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Canada, Sept 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SAUDI ARABIA. Re 10-37, 11784.92-odd, Sept 14: Are you sure that it was the 2nd program and from Jedda? At least today Saudi R. signed on with rather good signal at 0958 definitely with Qur`an program on 11784.91 kHz. At 0830 a weak carrier appeared on the long-time Saudi offset of 11854.94 kHz, but I couldn't get audio. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Sorry, I'm not sure that this odd 11784.91 signal was origin of Saudi Arabia. That odd frequency used by ARS in the past, in 2008 season. Maybe it`s an intermodulation of nominal 11855 kHz? I heard only a HQ program until 1659:18 UT at S=6-7 strength level. I'm sure that at this time VOI Jakarta (the other odd candidate on v11785) was much, much stronger on 9525.97 kHz. So, you managed an equal signal from 0958 UT, which lasts - probably - till 1659:18 UT. Only the old Jeddah site sets are odd frequency. And the tiny signal fits only to the Jeddah signals in 31 or 25 mb. Tonight sign-off at 1659:37 UT. All Riyadh signals, even side lobe directions in Bengali, Swahili, and English language to W Africa are usually much stronger compared to Jeddah signals. Dr. Hansjoerg Biener covered an item in August NTT column, that US- firm Continental will replace old units by new SW transmitters in 2011/2012 at Jeddah site. 73 (Wolfgang Büschel, Sept 15, ibid.) It can't be intermodulation of 11855 kHz, because 11854.94 kHz was off after 1500, when I checked 11784.91 kHz. It is true that 11785 kHz is weaker than Riyadh frequencies usually are, but it is much stronger than 11855 kHz has ever been. But seems that 11855 kHz is very irregular and 9580 kHz even more, so maybe they will soon close in anticipation of the new transmitters. 73, (Mauno Ritola, ibid.) 11784.92: This afternoon Sept 17 at 1550-1610 UT I checked the DUBIOUS Holy Quran signal in 25 mb again. Though signal was weak as usual, but could follow the program with SYNCHRONOUS detection feature on Eton E1. Undoubtedly(!) it was same program like BSKSA HQ program on \\ 13710, 15205, and 17560 kHz. On 11855 kHz NOT even a carrier traced, the channel was totally empty. 73 (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) 11854.92 kHz has always been extremely weak and I have got audio from it during auroral conditions. Of course I can't say for sure that this trace is Jeddah 50 kW, but it has been on that offset for years. Two screenshots taken today after 1300, at least they were on the air simultaneously (Mauno Ritola, Finland, ibid.) ** SAUDI ARABIA [and non]. 21505, Sept 22 at 1355, YL in Arabic, strongest station on band, except maybe Hausa on 21630 from BBC Ascension, and Libya 21695 also contending; by 1408 that was SSOB. 21505 // 17705, so BSKSA program 1. At 1400 a 5 + 1 timesignal (same pitch, last one prolonged), which ended about one second early compared to WWV. 21505 still audible at 1431 but now very poor. No other Saudi signals on 13m (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SIKKIM. All India Radio Gangtok noted back on its actual frequency 4835 kHz today 15th Sept after staying off-frequency for almost 2 months on 4837.2 kHz. 73 (Jose Jacob, VU2JOS, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Raj Bhavan Road, Hyderabad 500082, India, dx_india yg via DXLD) 4835.0, AIR Gangtok, 1239, September 15. As Jose Jacob (India) has reported in dx_india yg, they did in fact return to their former frequency, but it only last for one day. September 16-18 they were back on their recent off frequency of 4837.19. Poor reception. Rather strange that they could only get it right for one day! 4837.19, AIR Gangtok, 1345, September 19. Dramatization in assume Hindi; best in LSB to get away from AIR Mumbai on 4840 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4837.19, AIR Gangtok, 1337-1401, September 22. Have been hearing this daily, but today’s reception was the best ever, being almost fair; man and woman in conversation; assume in Hindi; some subcontinent music; 1340 gave phone number; unfortunately I did not hear any local ID (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOMALIA. Re 10-37: I was monitoring 6915 during the announced Radio Hage Somalia test Sep 12th 1600-1630 UT. There was a weak RTTY-type ute station near the channel. And then a loud drifting carrier distorted modulation station, which sounded to my ears like a Greek pirate. Anyway, there was a station about 40 Hz below 6915 with USB, playing Somali-sounding music and some male talks. At my location, this station peaked up only for a couple of seconds at a time. I considered this was a tentative-presumed-maybe possibly Radio Hage test. I sent my observations to the station and received their kind e-mail thanking me for the reception report. This broadcast was also heard by Mauno Ritola in Finland and by monitors in Kenya and Belgium (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, Sept 16, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thanking, but was it an ironclad confirmation? (gh, DXLD) ** SOMALILAND. SOMALIA, On my recent report ("R. Hargeisa (p), Hargeisa, 7145, etc." dated 12 Sep'10) and the subsequent remarks on it on DXLD yg & DXLD, I suppose I did add "(p)" standing for "presumed", haven't I? I think that explains it all then. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOMALILAND [and non]. Re Somaliland/R Hargeisa items in DXLD 10-37. Yes, hopefully R Hargeisa returns to SW. But as Glenn says, we should be careful with these stations in the 7100-7200 range. Ethiopia is using in addition to noise jammers, also various audio feeds such as V of Tigray Rev and R Fana for jamming. Also some clanny programs from Ethiopia have been used as a jammer against Eritrea. And Eritrea may run a separate clandestine program on some 7 MHz channel that is not in parallel with VOBME1 or 2. Roland's logging fits better with R Ethiopia FS than R Hargeisa. Of course it is difficult to say without audio clip. As they say, "needs more monitoring" (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, Sept 15, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Hargeisa QSL --- Dopo un primo tentativo via e-mail andato a vuoto, il secondo via posta ordinaria con allegato un CD con la registrazione del programma ascoltato ed un IRC é andato a buon fine. In soli 9 giorni Radio Hargeisa 7145, ascoltata ad aprile 2009, ha confermato con la QSL qui riprodotta; salgono così a 175 i Paesi confermati! Email : radiohargeysa @ live.com WEB : http://radiohargeysa24live.com Radio Hargeisa, c/o Konsularische Vertretung of the Republic of Somaliland, Zedernweg 6, DE-50127 Bergheim, Germany (Alessandro Groppazzi, http://gropdx.blogspot.com/ via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) The QSL has five frequencies printed on it, as if one were to be circled, but that was not done. Instead, one of them had the last two figures marked over: 6390, 6860, 7123(?) made 7145, 7530, 11640 One wonders if the consul in Germany is really qualified to evaluate DX reports, axually knows if and when R. Hargeysa has been on the air on which frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH AFRICA. 7285, R. Sonder Grense coming in quite well at S9+18 and no QRhaM, Sept 19 at 0506 with ads in Afrikaans, mentioning Bloemfontein, which from its name alone one might assume is an Afrikaner hotbed, but it is not mentioned once in the Wikipedia article Afrikaner (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH AFRICA. 14235-USB, Sept 18 at 1330, ZS1DDK, David working numerous eastern US hams, and QSOs constantly interrupted by others trying to get his attention; also QRM from digital mode on the low side, SSTV? with occasional fast CW IDs. A few minutes earlier was getting another Azanian from Cape Town on 14238 --- or maybe the same guy before QSY; sounded about the same, but hard to copy his own call. QRZ.com IDs this OM as: ZS1DDK, David P. De Kock, 6 Klipspringer Drive, Loevenstein, Cape Town, South Africa (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN. 1386, Euskadi Irratia, Bilbao, resumed its with normal modulation level on 13 Sep'10, so problem (if any!) solved, or then some other reason cause this transmitter to carry on with a useless carrier for days. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN. Dear Mr. Hauser, I have read your listening digest 10-29, July 21, 2010, and I would ask you a favour. In the part corresponding to SPAIN, REE (Radio Exterior de España), you write the following: ``REE makes for excellent listening on Sunday afternoons, 15110 and 17595 VG direct, and 17850 too via CR. July 18 in the 20-21 hour it`s world music on Mundofonía, apparently from Israel today. After 2105, scary narration and music about the Inquisition, and torture of heretix which went on long before that, in France as well as Spain, involvement of various popes. The electronickish music evoked souls wailing in torment, background for most of the hour. 2152 closing credits including locutor Luís García Sapinal(?). I think this must have been ``La Costa de las Tormentas`` tho never heard the program title given. See http://www.rtve.es/radio/20100122/costa-las-tormentas/313677.shtml altho it does not appear on the schedule http://www.rtve.es/radio/radio-exterior/programacion/ at this time, instead ``Tablero Deportivo``, missing as usual.`` The correct name of this program with scary narrations and music is “Desde el infierno” (From Hell) and the locutor is Luis García Chapinal. You can find the podcasts of this program in http://www.rtve.es/podcast/radio-exterior/desde-el-infierno/ “La costa de las tormentas” is another program very different of “From Hell”. Please, if it is possible, could you correct the name and the address of the program? Thank you very much for your kindness and for recommending this program. I listen to it every week. Best regards, (Yolanda Muñoz (from Madrid, Spain), Sept 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Tnx, glad to have accurate info; if only REE would publish correct program schedules (gh, DXLD) ** SRI LANKA. There is a new comment on the post "Probe under way into illegal radio station in southwest Sri Lanka". http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/probe-under-way-into-illegal-radio-station-in-southwest-sri-lanka Author: soros. Comment: Illegal propaganda networks in Sri Lanka, and soon elsewhere, are part of the strategy of Saudi financed radical groups aiming to stir up Muslim populations in SE Asia. Polarization of Muslims vs Buddhists, Hindus, and Christians, is part of a strategy designed to set ethnic/religious groups against each other. Most likely the same people who fund the Taliban are funding such efforts (Media Network blog follow-up notification via DXLD) ** SRI LANKA. 11905, SLBC, 0030-0120, Sept 18, Hindi announcements. Local Hindi vocals. Poor to fair (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** SUDAN. According this, dated Oct 2, 2009, Radio Peace will move to Juba. Previously they've been transmitting from a place called New Site, near Narus and apparently have been off the air for some time. http://www.globalendeavor.org/index.html (Jari Savolainen. Kuusankoski, Finland, Sept 18, 2010, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: RADIO PEACE IN SUDAN TO ASSESS MINISTRY AND PLAN FUTURE Spotsylvania, Virginia, October 2, 2009 --- Doors were opened for some significant changes and improvements for the Radio Peace ministry. Plans were made to move Radio Peace from a border area in the arid bush where it has operated since 2003 to the bustling city of Juba, the provincial capital of South Sudan, about 300 miles away. Moving three radio transmitters, antenna systems, towers, generators, and studio equipment is a huge task. Our technical crew will begin the work this month. And note these further news items from LAST year: NEW FREQUENCY FOR RADIO PEACE PROVIDES CLEARER RECEPTION FOR LISTENERS, MORE RADIOS TO BE SENT Spotsylvania, Virginia, August 11, 2009 - The frequency change of one of the Radio Peace shortwave transmitters in South Sudan now means an interference-free signal for tens of thousand potential listeners. The change to 4740 kHz shortwave from the original 4750 kHz now allows Christian broadcasts to be heard unimpeded by broadcasting out of Uganda. Thank you for your prayers for our technical crew, Livingstone Kiniaru and Sam Sele, during their recent maintenance trip during which the technical change was made. Continue to pray for Radios for Sudan, the radio distribution project started in 2004 by Global Endeavor, to place shortwave radios along with relief supplies in the hands of listeners throughout South Sudan. 30,000 radios have been distributed since the inception of the project. Pray that 36,000 more radios can be distributed the next three years giving more people access to Christian broadcasts daily from Radio Peace. Some churches are considering making Radios for Sudan their Christmas missions project this year. More information is available online at GlobalEndeavor.org the website of Radio Peace. RADIO PEACE TECHNICAL TEAM TO MAKE FREQUENCY CHANGE Spotsylvania, Virginia, July 28, 2009 - During a routine maintenance and resupply trip this week, the Radio Peace technical team plans to fine tune both of our transmitters which carry Christian broadcasts to tens of thousands of people in South Sudan, southern Darfur, the Nuba Mountains and North Sudan. In the process, engineer Livingstone Kiniaru will change the frequency of the 4750 kHz shortwave transmitter to 4740 kHz to avoid an interference problem that has been created by another broadcaster in the neighboring country of Uganda. This rather simple adjustment will allow the Radio Peace programs to be heard clearly in five languages once again across its coverage area in South Sudan and southern Darfur. Pray that this technical procedure will be successful and that both Livingstone and mechanic Sam Sele will have safe travel to and from Radio Peace this week. Also, pray for our transmitter operators and security crew who live at the broadcast facility in South Sudan (via DXLD) WRTH 2010 page 351 has it on both 4740 and 4750. Did anyone ever hear them on 4740? These appeared in DXLD 9-058, but NONE since: ``4739.97, R. Peace, *0222, Aug 10 - threshold signal at s/on with only occasional bits of audio. Very pronounced transmitter dawn enhancement, signal rapidly strengthening from 0325 UT with organ music, Radio Peace mention by woman in English just after 0330, talk by man and woman. Long monologue by male speaker in Arabic between 0340-0350 peak, and lasting until just before the top of the hour as signal rapidly faded. Minor CODAR throughout (Brandon Jordan - Memphis, TN, USA, http://www.bcdx.org Perseus SDR, Wellbrook ALA100, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1473, DX LISTENING DIGEST) So confirmed ex- 4750 (gh)`` ``Radio Peace, Sudan. 4740, Aug 11, 2009, 0320-0355. Moderate carrier with snippets of audio 'til about 0335, when really started peaking due to transmitter dawn enhancement. Religious talk alternating between African-accented English, and what sounded like Arabic. Strongest at around 0345 with religious organ music, then steadily fading thereafter. Thanx to Brandon Jordan for tip (J. D. Stephens, Hampton Cove, Alabama, USA, Drake R-8, Multi-band dipole, HCDX via WORLD OF RADIO 1473, DXLD)`` ** SUDAN [non]. VOICE OF AMERICA EXPANDS ITS SUDAN PROGRAMMING Move is aimed at providing free and unbiased news to southern Sudan The Voice of America is set to expand its radio broadcasts to Sudan. Starting September 20, Sudan in Focus airs Monday through Friday 1630- 1700 UTC on the following frequencies: 9675, 12015 and 13825 kiloherz. More at : http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Voice-of-America-Expands-its-Sudan-Programming-103150364.html (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, India, Sept 18, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) Viz.: VOA LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAM TO SOUTHERN SUDAN 30-minute English program airs Monday-Friday Washington, D.C., September 20, 2010 - A new Voice of America program called Sudan in Focus goes on the air today with an exciting line-up of news, interviews and music. VOA Director Danforth W. Austin says, "This program is going on the air at a critical time, as the people of southern Sudan prepare for the January 2011 referendum on whether to remain a part of Sudan, or become an independent nation." Austin says, "In order to make such a monumental decision, people need to hear from all sides. VOA will continue its tradition of providing balanced, comprehensive and independent reporting on this and other issues that are important to Sudanese, at home and in the diaspora." Visit the Sudan in Focus siteThe 30-minute English language program airs Monday thru Friday and will be available on shortwave, FM affiliates, and the Internet. It will offer the targeted audience in southern Sudan news of the country, region, and the continent. Program manager John Ogulnik says Monday's premier show will feature complete coverage of the visit to the United States by Salva Kiir Mayardit, the First Vice President of Sudan and President of the semi- autonomous Government of Southern Sudan. In addition, VOA has an interview with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on his foundation's efforts in Sudan to eradicate Guinea Worm disease, and the significant progress made so far. The program is funded by the U.S. State Department's Office of the Special Envoy to Sudan. Visit the Sudan in Focus website at: http://www.voanews.com/sudan The program, which airs from 1630 to 1700 UT, can be heard on three Shortwave frequencies: 12015 (25 meter band), 9675 (31 meter band), and 13825 (22 meter band). (VOA press release delayed until Sept 20, via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) Sites as yet unknown but guessable ** SUDAN [non]. GERMANY, 13730, Radio Dabanga, Wertechtal, 500 kW, 150 degrees to East Africa, Arabic, 1530-1535, September 19, vernacular, bulletin news by male, 24432 (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, HCDX via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SUDAN [non]. UNITED KINGDOM, 17745, Sudan Radio Service, transmission to E Africa, 1520-1530, September 19, English, short talks or news by male & female, 34422 (Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, HCDX via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SWEDEN. ELECTION NIGHT ON RADIO SWEDEN --- Radio Sweden’s website contains the following announcement: Don’t forget to follow the results of the Swedish elections on Radio Sweden Sunday September 19th. Our regularly scheduled programs in English at 1830 and 1900 UT will carry our running election night coverage, and we’ll be broadcasting live online between 1830 and 1930. We’ll also have special online half hour broadcasts of our election night coverage in Kurdish and Russian at 1830 UT, Romani at 1900, Arabic at 2000, and Somali at 2100 UT (Source: Radio Sweden) September 16th, 2010 - 10:55 UTC by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via DXLD) 3 Comments on “Election Night on Radio Sweden” 1. #1 Glenn Hauser on Sep 18th, 2010 at 00:39 And anything in Swedish? 2. #2 radiomensch on Sep 18th, 2010 at 10:58 Radio Sweden will terminate it’s broadcasts on mediumwave and shortwave by the end of October anyway and become an internet-only station: http://blogs.rnw.nl/medianetwork/radio-sweden-to-become-an-internet-only-station Swedish expatriates will have to refer to domestic stations which are all available online: http://listenlive.eu/sweden.html 3. #3 Glenn Hauser on Sep 18th, 2010 at 15:10 Yes, I know, but you`d think they would have something on SW in Swedish about the Sept 19 elexion, and nothing was said about that (MN blog comments via DXLD) 15735, R. Sweden in English, Sept 20 at 1332-1359* all about yesterday`s inconclusive elexion. Fair signal NE toward Asia but mostly readable here, despite R. Sweden`s blowing off its morning audience in NAm, and about to delete SW entirely in 5 weeks; so enjoy it while we can (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TAIWAN [and non]. CLANDESTINE: 7105, Sound of Hope R Int'l., Tanshui, Formosa, 2224-..., 12 Sep'10, Mandarin, talks, music; severely jammed by CHINA using a transmitter pumping regular programming instead of plain noise; 22441. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 8400, Sound of Hope, 1415-1432, September 22. In Chinese with some EZL religious sounding music and also traditional Chinese music; on top of religious singing they spelled out their website “w-w-w-s-o-u-n-d-o-f- h-o-p-e-o-r-g”, then said “Sound of Hope”; this website is given fairly frequently and is distinctive; should help others to ID them. Does not sound like a low powered transmitter; there are occasional days now that Firedrake jamming is not heard here. Am please to finally be able to confirm their ID (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TATARSTAN [non]. 15110, Tatarstan Wave/GTRK Tatarstan, via Samara, *0410-0500*, September 14. IS; IDs; news; interview; mostly non-stop on air phone calls. As there are many Muslim in this republic, many calls started with “Assalamu Alaikum”. Tatars are the third biggest ethnic group in Russia, after Russians and Ukrainians. *0410, September 16. Better than normal reception per the attached audio. Note the two IDs; first one assume is in Tatar, while second one is in Russian ("programa na volne Tatarstan") and later had “programa Radio Tatarstan” ID. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/attachments/folder/392362898/item/list <*> Tatarstan Wave, 15110 kHz, 0410 UT, Sept 16, 2010.mp3 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TIBET [and non]. UNIDENTIFIED. 15555 and 15556 carriers causing weak het, noticed Sept 15 at 1423 as I was checking WJHR 15550. Typical behavior of ChiCom jamming vs V. of Tibet which have been tracked on numerous frequencies in the 15.5-15.6 MHz range, altho current Aoki does not show them near 15555. 15520, at 1301 Sept 20, V. of Turkey eastward signal poor, but unusually about as good as the // westward one in English on 15450. Plus, a het against 15520 but that went off at 1302* before I could decide from which side. Thus I suspect it is another ChiCom jammer in the cat-and-mouse game with V. of Tibet in this range, which probably just jumped somewhere else. Aoki does show VOT via TAJIKISTAN on 15521 at 1330-1342. Then at 1302 I scan up toward 15600 and find another off-frequency het, from 15568, vs R. Svoboda on 15565, Russian via Rampisham. The latest Aoki, dated Sept 18, does show VOT on 15568 via TAJIKISTAN at 1235-1307. And an hour later at 1406, a 15578 carrier makes a het against VOA Music Mix, São Tomé on 15580. Aoki also shows 15578 as VOT via TAJIKISTAN at 1330-1407. It`s impossible to tell whether these weak carriers are VOT itself or ChiCom jamming, but my money is on the latter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TIBET [non]. Glenn, Yesterday, 9-21, I pulled in a strong signal, which sounded like Tibet, during a random band scan. This was on 9885 at 0120 UT, with no apparent jamming. I checked EIBI (that hasn't updated to the winter seasons schedules yet). He has that time and frequency listed as USA, Radio Free Asia, in Tibetan language, beaming to the Far East by Germany's transmitter in Wertachtal. This all sounds screwy to me and I don't think it's accurate. Do the ChiComs constantly jam Tibetan transmissions or do they let up once in awhile? 73 (Rich Brock, PA, Sept 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) What`s screwy about that? Yes, other schedules also show RFA in Tibetan via Wertachtal at 01-03. I think the jamming is constant, as Tibet is a very sore point with the ChiCom, but since I have not listened to all frequencies going into Tibet constantly, I cannot say for sure. You may have lucked into a time when the jammers weren`t propagating to you, unlike to Tibet (gh, DXLD) ** TURKEY. 15450, VOT, Wednesday Sept 15 at 1256 opening Letterbox with its addresses, never spelling Yenishehir --- what is that, anyway, a district of Ankara? Non-Sheref English Desk announcer read mail from Mohammed --- Ismail in Pakistan, who has a 20-member VOT listeners` club. Can`t imagine such a thing in a Western country. Mentioned upcoming EDXC Conference in Ankara, hoping to meet some listener. Also from Ian Morrison in Beijing; Dario Gabrielli in Italy. Our SWL community is so compact, that it`s a rare mailbag program without any recognizable names, and this was no exception. Wrapped up at 1309, on to Question of the Month. Fair signal today; and 13635 Turkish music at 1240 was even better (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UGANDA. 4975, R. Uganda, UBC Radio, 0355, 9/18/10. Poor with man and woman speaking in English; flute IS at 0357; UBC ID at 0400 and into presumed news (Jim Ronda, Tulsa OK, NRD-545; R-75 + PAR-SWL and FlexMLB, NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) ** U A E. QSL: 12045, Deutsche Welle English to Central Africa via Dhabbaya. Full data (with site) DRM Digital Radio Mondiale Antenna Tower Card. Reply in 78 says for a Postal report to Bonn. v/s Horst Scholz, Transmission Management (Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Canada, Sept 17, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [and non]. 15170, Sept 21 at 1356, Russian in the clear at S9+18, certainly plenty of signal even tho BBC aims 70 degrees with 300 kW via Woofferton. Earlier, REE/Costa Rica was on 15170 and dominant, but must have dumped off for a while. It was back at 1405, S9+25 atop BBC which was still audible underneath (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [non]. 21470, Sept 22 at 1401, BBCWS news, good signal not there a couple minutes before, since at 1400 site switches from Seychelles 240 degrees, to Cyprus 175 degrees. Quite readable, but fading down by 1406, gone by 1431. The 1400 news repeated exactly the same item I had heard one hour earlier via 6195 Singapore, about Russia expanding to the North Pole, plus other duplicates, maybe slightly rewritten. There ought to be more variety from hour to hour on a world news service, which cannot possibly cover everything of importance in only 5 minutes (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. BBC WS LIVE 24/7 PROGRAM FEEDS WITH MIXED PROGRAMMING QUESTION: My friends, of all the many and diverse continuous programming streams, podcasts, and other live or on demand feeds available from the web and multiple BBC web pages, which ONE single feed most closely approximates in programming mix the old traditional live 24/7 BBC World Service in English we used to receive on short wave until North American and other SW listeners were abandoned by the BBC a few years ago? I treasured the BBC/WS mixture of hourly news, programs like the World Today and From Our Own Correspondent, concerts, panel shows, documentaries, and other broadly mixed and varied programming. Is all this sort of thing no longer available in a single live mp3 or other stream, or does one have to cherry pick from an archives library. If what I seek is indeed still there somewhere, what's it's URL? We're interested in more than just canned newscasts ! Where is the old BBC/WS mixture in a single live feed ? ---E N D--- This Message From: (Mike Bryan, VE3CGT, mbryan @ magma.ca, 29 Wintergreen Dr., Stittsville, Ontario CANADA K2S 1E5. Tel (613) 831-0698 (Sent wirelessly from my Ipad), Sept 19, ODXA yg via DXLD) I don't know if this is what your looking for. This is BBCWS based on a UK Schedule. mms://a973.l3944038972.c39440.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/973/39440/v0001/ reflector:38972 (beaver8899, ibid.) Some domestic music and entertainment programming is available online - might try there (Maryanne Kehoe, ibid.) Good question. There isn't one single feed that fully duplicates the "old traditional" shortwave service that you remember; the "Listen Live" button that is on the upper right hand portion of the web site is the closest. As you may remember, since the early 1990s the BBCWS has gradually increased its emphasis on news oriented programming at the expense of concerts, panel shows, and other arts emphasis. The BBC reintroduced a weekday arts program called "The Strand" a couple years ago, but the overall arts emphasis is reduced from what it once was. The "light entertainment" (panels, quizzes) can still be heard on the domestic Radio 4 service but not on the World Service. The BBC has determined that its most important English language audiences are those that don't have good access to news and factual information --- primarily English speakers in Africa and South Asia. We in North America aren't considered as strategically important to the goals of the World Service these days. As a result, news programming occupies more of the day's schedule than used to be the case in the 1980s and 1990s. This programming does have embedded correspondents' reports. The program "From Our Own Correspondent" remains on the air. The "UK Schedule" link referenced by beaver8899 is, for practical purposes, nearly identical to the version of the World Service available via XM Satellite Radio. Hope this info helps - the three links below lead to this 24/7 stream, and should be usable on the iPad (noting that the base BBCWS online player is Flash-based, which Apple doesn't like..) http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/meta/tx/nb/live/eneuk.asx http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/meta/tx/nb/live/eneuk.ram http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/meta/tx/nb/live/eneuk.pls Hope this helps (Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA, ibid.) I find Radio 4 most approximates the old WS mix of programming. News, old favourites like From Our Correspndent, The World Tonight; Brain of Britain, Just A Minute, I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue; Documentaries, Afternoon Play, Afternoon Reading, Book of the Week and much more. For music I prefer Radio 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/ (Fred Waterer, Ont., ibid.) Another suggestion. I am able to listen to BBC Radio Lancashire at any time on the computer. Wonderful variety of programs and music and nothing is blocked out. You might want to try one of the regional BBC services (Maryanne Kehoe, GA?, ibid.) ** U K. BBC R4 1972: OTHER PEOPLE'S LISTENING - SOVIET UNION AND US Two interesting 14 minute programmes from a 1972 BBC Radio 4 programme, Other People's Listening, have been recently posted to YouTube. Erik de Mauny on Broadcasting in the USSR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gR6pG13xCCk On US radio by Charles Wheeler, many recordings in this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuD1vE9_0Js (Mike Barraclough, UK, Sept 18, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [and non]. Summer A-10 Schedule of VT Communications Relays. Part 1 of 3: [a.k.a. Babcock; hmm, BaBcoCk? --- gh] Radio Prague 0000-0027 on 7410 ASC 250 kW / 235 deg to SoAm Spanish 1630-1657 on 11700 SIN 250 kW / 040 deg to WeEu German Gospel for Asia 0000-0130 on 6145 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs 1600-1615 on 9810 DHA 250 kW / 100 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs 1615-1630 on 9810 DHA 250 kW / 120 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs Sun-Wed 1615-1630 on 9810 DHA 250 kW / 070 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs Thu-Sat 2330-2400 on 6040 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs SoEaAs langs Voice of Vietnam 0100-0125 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm English 0130-0225 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm Vietnamese 0230-0325 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm English/Spanish 0330-0425 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 212 deg to NoAm English/Spanish 0430-0525 on 6175 SAC 250 kW / 240 deg to NoAm Vietnamese 1700-1725 on 9725 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English 1730-1825 on 9725 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu Vietnamese 1830-1855 on 9725 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu French 1900-1925 on 9725 SKN 300 kW / 070 deg to EaEu Russian 1930-2025 on 9430 SKN 300 kW / 090 deg to WeEu German 2030-2125 on 11840 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg to SEEu Vietnamese [out-time of the SAC relays is xx27, not xx25, followed by 2 minutes of VTC IS loop; how about MOS and SKN? --- gh] [9430: German programme broadcast just barely until the last word from the presenter, then the play-out has been abruptly cut off at about 2027, probably 2027:30. Carrier stayed on, after a bit less than a minute two popping sounds, otherwise silence. Waited for the carrier cut, but it did not come, instead at 2030 CRI in French started. Surely the latter is listed as Urumqui, and I'm not going to jump to conclusions, but further monitoring of this transition could not hurt anyway. As a matter of fact there was no trace of SAH on the always present RF and also no obvious change of signal level. --- Kai Ludwig, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST] Adventist World Radio 0100-0200 on 15445 TAI 100 kW / 250 deg to Asia Vietnamese Sat Radio Payem e-Doost 0230-0315 on 7460 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi 1800-1845 on 7480 KCH 500 kW / 116 deg to WeAs Farsi Sudan Radio Service 0400-0500 on 11805 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic 0500-0600 on 13720 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic/English 1500-1530 on 17745 SIN 250 kW / 144 deg to EaAf English 1530-1700 on 17745 SIN 250 kW / 144 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic 1700-1730 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Dinka Mon 1700-1730 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Zande Tue 1700-1730 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Moru Wed 1700-1730 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Bari Thu 1700-1730 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Shiluk Fri 1700-1730 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf Juba Arabic Sat/Sun 1730-1800 on 9590 DHA 250 kW / 240 deg to EaAf English Radio Okapi 0400-0500 on 11690 MEY 100 kW / 345 deg to Congo French/Lingala Radio Japan NHK World 0500-0530 on 5975 RMP 500 kW / 140 deg to WeEu English 1700-1900 on 13740 DHA 250 kW / 285 deg to NoAf Japanese 0400-0430 on 5980 ERV 100 kW / 222 deg to N/ME Arabic 1500-1700 on 12045 SNG 250 kW / 315 deg to N/ME Japanese 0500-0530 on 15205 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs English 1000-1030 on 11780 TAC 100 kW / 163 deg to SoAs English 1300-1345 on 11965 TAC 100 kW / 131 deg to SoAs Bengali 1345-1430 on 11825 TAC 100 kW / 163 deg to SoAs Hindi 1430-1515 on 6200 TAC 100 kW / 170 deg to SoAs Urdu 0200-0300 on 11780 SNG 250 kW / 340 deg to SEAs Japanese 0800-1000 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Japanese 0945-1030 on 6140 SNG 250 kW / 140 deg to SEAs Indonesian 1030-1100 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 330 deg to SEAs Burmese 1130-1200 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Thai 1230-1300 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Vietnamese 1300-1330 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 001 deg to SEAs Chinese 1430-1500 on 11740 SNG 250 kW / 330 deg to SEAs Burmese 0230-0300 on 9485 SGO 100 kW / 045 deg to BRA Portuguese 0930-1000 on 9485 SGO 100 kW / 045 deg to BRA Portuguese BBC/DW: 0500-0700 on 3995 SKN 100 kW / 121 deg to WeEu English/German DRM 0700-0800 on 5790 WOF 100 kW / 114 deg to WeEu English/German DRM 0900-1400 on 9545 MOS 040 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English/German DRM 1400-1700 on 5790 WOF 100 kW / 114 deg to WeEu English/German DRM 1700-1900 on 5790 SKN 100 kW / 150 deg to WeEu English/German DRM 1900-2100 on 3995 SKN 100 kW / 121 deg to WeEu English/German DRM 1900-2100 on 5875 MOS 040 kW / 300 deg to WeEu English/German DRM 2100-2200 on 5790 SKN 100 kW / 105 deg to WeEu English/German DRM Bar-Kulan Radio/Meeting Place: 0500-0600 on 15750 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Somali 1600-1700 on 9930 MEY 250 kW / 020 deg to EaAf Somali Cotton Tree News 0730-0800 on 15220 RMP 500 kW / 189 deg to CeAf English/Others KBS World Radio 0700-0800 on 9870 SKN 300 kW / 110 deg to WeEu Korean 1100-1130 on 9760 WOF 060 kW / 102 deg to WeEu English Sat DRM 1800-1900 on 15360 RMP 500 kW / 062 deg to EaEu Russian 1900-2000 on 6145 SKN 250 kW / 150 deg to WeEu French 2000-2100 on 9620 SIN 250 kW / 105 deg to N/ME Arabic 2000-2100 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu German 2100-2130 on 3955 SKN 250 kW / 106 deg to WeEu English [note that the KBS relays via SAC on 6045, 9650 are not included, even tho VOV relays via SAC are; so a side-deal directly with RCI, relay exchange, as there is no RCI relay exchange with VOV! --- gh] [Of course. This airtime exchange of RCI and KBS runs since spring 1990, a time when nobody could foresee that the BBC World Service would outsource its transmitter operations by way of a management buy- out, that it would later be purchased by and fully incorporated into an armaments trust and that, as so far latest chapter of this saga, the armaments trust in question would get swallowed by another armaments trust. --- Kai Ludwig, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST] Voice of Croatia 0800-1200 on 11675 SNG 100 kW / 140 deg to AUS Croatian+English news IRIN Radio (Integrated Regional Information Network) 0830-0930 on 13685 DHA 250 kW / 225 deg to EaAf Somali (DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Sept 19 via DXLD) ** U S A. US government broadcasting continues to violate separation of church and state: Sept 19 at 1139 UT on 9805 I hear Catholic mass in Spanish. A new frequency for WEWN? No! Not // 7555; and 9805 with jamming under, // 5980 and 6030 which are barely audible with jamming atop. Radio Martí is still at it, giving preferential treatment to one particular religion, which operates openly in Cuba anyway! The program schedule showing for 1100-1200 UT Sunday Sept 26, at http://www.martinoticias.com/RDprogramacion.aspx ``La Santa Misa, en la Iglesia católica, en el acto litúrgico dentro del cual se ofrece el sacrificio eucarístico. La misa se instituyó en la Última Cena de Jesús con sus Doce Apóstoles. En la misa se renueva el sacrificio del calvario al celebrar el sacramento de la eucaristía.`` But ended early, so 1152 fill feature about pre-Columbian exploration of América, really ``discovered`` by a Chinese 70 years earlier? Yes, Sept 26, as the sked which automatically displays specific dates has already moved beyond today Sept 19, to the following week. All other religions, especially the ones persecuted in Cuba, such as Testigos de Jehová, should demand equal time, which could easily fill up 168 hours per week --- or better yet, in fairness, all sectarian religious services should be banned from Radio Martí (and ALL US government-sponsored broadcasting)! I will try to bring this to the attention of the new BBG (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. CUBAN-AMERICAN LAWYER IN LINE TO HEAD RADIO/TV MARTÍ President Barack Obama has proposed Carlos García-Pérez, a Cuban- American lawyer in Puerto Rico, to head the Radio/TV Martí stations that broadcast to Cuba, sources said yesterday. Mr García-Pérez is a leading member of the Cuban American National Foundation, which has harshly criticized the US government Martí stations and acted as an Obama administration sounding board on Cuba. ¦Read the story from the Miami Herald http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/09/22/1836033/lawyer-in-line-to-head-marti-stations.html#ixzz10FZ2csdH Kim Andrew Elliott comments: “The Broadcasting Board of Governors was created in large part to depoliticize the appointment of the senior managers of US international broadcasting, thus giving USIB newsrooms the independence necessary to achieve credibility. It is therefore unhelpful that President Obama has proposed (if this report is correct) a director of Radio/TV Martí. “The most important attribute of a BBG member is courage. Courage is needed to resist pressure from the administration and Congress on matters concerning content and appointments. If Mr. García-Pérez is not qualified for this job - he has an impressive résumé but apparently no journalistic experience - the BBG will have to say no to the President. “In fact, because the director of Radio/TV Martí is not a political appointment, shouldn’t this job be advertised? Mr. García-Pérez can apply, using President Obama as a reference.” (September 22nd, 2010 - 9:46 UTC by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) Update: Broadcasting Board of Governors press release, 22 Sept 2010: "The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) appointed of Carlos A. García-Pérez as the director of the Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB). The OCB is the entity that supervises Radio and Television Martí's Spanish-language broadcasts of news and information to Cuba. 'As we observe potential changes in the political and economic landscape in Cuba, it becomes even more important that Radio and TV Marti present a trusted source of objective news and information about events in Cuba, and related U.S. policies,' said BBG Chairman Walter Isaacson. 'García-Pérez is a strong leader with a commitment to the editorial competence and professional journalism required of all BBG broadcasters.' García-Pérez brings rich experience in international business and law having represented clients in the United States and several Latin American countries. 'I am honored to serve in this important position,' said García-Pérez. 'Providing reliable news and information about Cuba, the U.S. and the world to the people of Cuba is more critical than ever.'" Poder (Miami), 22 September 2010: "As with previous federal appointees to the job, García-Pérez appears to lack any prior media experience. Instead, he is a political activist with the influential Cuban American National Foundation." (kimandrewelliott.com via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) ** U S A. ONE OF JOHN HUGHES'S "LESSONS FROM INDONESIA" IS TO "REFORM THE BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS." Posted: 21 Sep 2010 American Diplomacy, 20 Sept 2010, John H. Brown reviewing former VOA director and former USIA associate director John Hughes, Islamic Extremism and the War of Ideas: Lessons from Indonesia: "[D]espite its title, its central focus is the current state of American public diplomacy — in Part I, 'The Rise and Fall of USIA,' and Part IV, 'What We Should Do.'" Among the recommendations: "Reform the Broadcasting Board of Governors, the entity that oversees US international broadcasting; use the new social media." Specifically: "Hughes writes favorably about senator Sam Brownback’s plan to establish a National Center for Strategic Communications that would fold the BBG and VOA into one agency." Creation of the Broadcasting Board of Governors in 1994 was the reform. Before that, its USIA superiors would, alternatingly, allow VOA to report the news, or force it to toe the policy line. As a result, over the decades, VOA was not able to develop the credibility necessary for complete success in international broadcasting. If folded into a National Center for Strategic Communications, or something like it, US international broadcasting would lose it independence, forfeit its credibility, and part with its audience. By the way, VOA has a weekly audience in Indonesia consisting of 16% of its adults, about 27 million people, larger than during the old USIA days. Now that's a lesson from Indonesia. See previous post about same subject (www.kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD) ** U S A. BBG ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF IBB DIRECTOR RICHARD LOBO, AND SPECIFIES HIS DUTIES Posted: 22 Sep 2010 Broadcasting Board of Governors press release, 21 Sept 2010: President Barack Obama has appointed Richard M. Lobo as director of the International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB), following Lobo's confirmation by the U.S. Senate. ... The IBB Director manages program placement and transmission services for the BBG, the federal agency that supervises all U.S. civilian, international broadcasting. The IBB manages a global network of transmitting sites and an extensive system of leased satellite and fiber optic circuits, along with a rapidly growing Internet delivery system. For the agency's federal components, the IBB provides research, manages the evaluation of broadcasts and is responsible for VOA editorials, along with support services including human resources, Equal Employment Opportunity, procurement, security, administrative, and graphics. 'I am proud to serve my country in this role and through this Administration,' said Dick Lobo. 'IBB plays a critical role supporting our broadcast services and I am delighted to be a part of it.'" See previous post about same subject (kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD) Notice how specific this press release is about Mr. Lobo's duties. It indicates that the presidentially-appointed Mr. Lobo will not be involved in content, other than the VOA editorials (and, perhaps, "the evaluation of broadcasts"). Mr. Lobo echoes this by saying his role will be "supporting our broadcast services." That's plenty of responsibility for any one person. Disclosure: Mr. Lobo is now the boss of the boss of my boss (Kim Andrew Elliott, ibid., via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) ** U S A. [Continued from AFGHANISTAN] I cannot find a programme schedule on-line. VOA has one of the worst websites for a radio listener (many radio stations are poor in this respect). It has a list of programmes http://author.voanews.com/english/about/ProgramsAtoZ_a.cfm but not information or links to the frequencies and times one can hear them!! And it has a separate list of frequencies versus time, but again no programme info. Their website even lists "Press Room" above "programmes" so clearly listeners are not that high on their priority list. If XL radio is not a problem or if you can null the signal you should easily hear Afghanistan. 73 (Steve Whitt, UK, Sept 19, MWCircle yg via DXLD) see also SUDAN [non], new VOA service; UZBEKISTAN ** U S A. 4050-, Sept 19 at 1125 talk show, weak with intermittent ute QRM, slightly on the lo side compared to HCJB 6050. Of course, I was checking for Guatemala on 4055. 4050 presumably as before 3 x 1350 from KWMO, The Mouth, Washington MO. Since it`s after 6 am local, probably day power 500 watts on fundamental instead of nite power 84 watts (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. 9955, WRMI with this week`s first broadcast of WORLD OF RADIO, 1530 Wed Sept 15, at 1535 check, JBA but no jamming except for a bit o` bleed from 9965, see CUBA. WOR loud & clear on the WRMI webcast. Next WOR SW airings should be Wed 1900 WBCQ 7415, Thu 1500 WRMI 9955, Thu 1900 WBCQ 7415, Thu 2100 WRMI 9955, Fri 0330 WWRB 3185, Fri 1430 WRMI 9955, Fri 2030 WWCR 15825. 9955, WRMI with WORLD OF RADIO 1530, Friday Sept 17 at 1442, JBA fading in and out, weaker than Japanese on 9960, which is Furusato no Kaze via PALAU toward Korea North. Next WOR SW airings: Fri 2030 WWCR 15825; Sat & Sun 0800 & 1730 WRMI 9955; Sat 1600 WWCR 12160; Sun 0230 WWCR 4840, Sun 0630 3215; Sun 1515 WRMI 9955. 9955, WRMI, Sept 19 at 1145 promo by Jeff White in Spanish for La Voz del Foro Revolucionario Democrático for a full hour starting Nov. 1 (2009??) at 4:30-5:30 pm Sundays. Only intermittent chirp jamming at the moment (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn: Just to let you know, a couple of days ago we activated a Facebook page which has a WRMI program schedule (Excel grid) which we will be frequently updating. You can access the page at http://www.facebook.com/wrmiradio We will also put a link to this page and schedule on our website in the coming days (Jeff White, WRMI, Sept 21, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Includes lots of photos such as 48 from HFCC B-10, people you have heard of but maybe not seen: frequency managers, verie-signers, The Two Bobs, places in Zurich, and subtext: food and drink! The captions do not appear on the thumbnails, and there is no slide-show funxion (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn: Just a heads up. Beginning Oct 3, we have a new program at 1515 UT Sunday that will replace WOR. However, we are adding as of this weekend [from Sept 25] a new WOR airing on Saturday at 1400 (Jeff White, WRMI, Sept 21, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1400? What about R. Prague seven days a week at 1400? O, I see in the 21 Sept schedule that it has been replaced by R. France Internationale M-F! And Sundays at 1400, Wavescan. Prague relays still on the grid at other times (gh, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) ** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1530 confirmed on first WWCR airing, Friday Sept 17 at 2030, 15825 just barely audible on portable radio, as is the normal case with this frequency in the skip zone lacking any sporadic-E enhancement, but hope it is much better further east and west. Also confirmed at 1600 Saturday Sept 18 on 12160 with VG signal, shortly after *1559. Next WWCR airings are UT Sun 0230 on 4840, 0630 on 3215 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Also tried to confirm DXing With Cumbre on 21630 ex-17520, Saturday at 1600 --- 21630 just barely audible, no comparison to inbooming Portugal 21655, Spain 21610, 21570 --- but it`s not Marie! Some OM talking. Then check webcast for WHRI Angel 1, and sure enough, it`s some preacher, so DWC is gone again from what had been its only confirmed WHRI SW airtime. Searching ``Marie Lamb`` on the WHRI website under Specific Program Criteria, indeed Sat 1600 has been removed and all the others look fishy, previously confirmed as not really on SW (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. After missing almost a week, WTJC reactivated on 9370-, Sept 15 at 1231, S9+20, very undermodulated, but not distorted or spurring at the moment. Still slightly off-frequency to low side, 9369.9 or so (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 11715, KJES Vado NM, Sept 15 at 1413 with catechisms in English, called by adult OM, repeated robotically by kidgroups; from Paul, such as ``let us put aside the deeds of darkness, and put on the armor of light``, also anti-sex exhortations, which one wonders if the kids are precocious enough even to understand. Within a couple minutes the same phrases rerepeated already. S9+22 but undermodulated. Yesterday morning was not hearing it at all, but from less than one megameter away (928.6 km per coördinates in Aoki) was it off, or just not propagating without a bit of short-skip boost from HF sporadic E? A sesquihour later, mod was a bit better during music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENNG DIGEST) ** U S A. 9265, WINB, Red Lion PA (presumed); 2155-2205+, 14-Sep; B.S. "Testing 1-2-3-4" & much dead air (the kind with no talking); brief bit ragging about Joseph who called back & his smart aleck remarks. Finally got the right plug in the right hole at 2158 with Overcomer Ministry spot. No local ID at ToH, into more B.S. B.S. sed he's picked up a powerful new network at this hour and mentioned Radio Moscow. SIO=4+54. // 9385 WWRB (presumed), SIO=554; about 2 seconds behind WINB (presumed). (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 18530, Sept 22 at 1352 very weak audio but // the BS on 9265, i.e. second harmonic of WINB, JBA and fading out and in. First time heard since March 25 at 1408, tho have often looked for it thru the summer. Seems an equinoxial thing, or just a fluke. Depending on WINB`s wacky schedule I have described before, this harmonic could be on 18710 instead, not heard yet (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WEWN English missing from 13835, not even a carrier detectable, Sept 22 at 1330. WWCR at same distance in another direxion was quite audible on 13845. At 1435 also looked for WEWN Spanish on 11550 and 12050, but also missing. Ditto the three WEWN frequencies scheduled at 1640, 11550, 12050 and 15610 --- tho neighbor WJHR was audible on 15550-USB. Weather maps showed no storms over Alabama at this time, so some other problem (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15550-USB, WJHR another one not audible every day, but Sept 15 at 1421, F&B gospel huxter, and now the audio is a bit raspy, not as bad as NMO (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Two-thirds of Tennessee`s SW stations could be compared at a cusp, Sept 20 at 1219: 9479 WTWW with PPPP was already super-strong, overloading the band forcing us to attenuate to clear other frequencies; while 9980 WWCR with BS was only poor, but beginning to solidify with peaking fadeups. WTWW is slightly further east than WWCR, so has the advantage of a slightly longer skip path as the ionosphere is building up after sunrise. From a few minutes later, both are indistinguishably supersignals (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 17775, had not heard any signal from KVOH over the weekend Sept 18-19, but Sept 20 at 1503 it had just come on with Spanish sermon, plus the distorted, whiny spur on 17920, much weaker than the good signal on 17775 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. 17680, CVC La Voz, SSOB as usual via CHILE, Sept 15 at 1426 gave me pause since rather than gospel rock, they were playing an operatic march? No, it`s somebody`s national anthem, by concert band, with fanfares, Latin American, somewhat familiar but I couldn`t place it, and was it back-announced? Of course not! 1428 segué to other music, ID. Later listened to a bunch of NAs at http://www.national-anthems.net and finally concluded it was El Salvador, with lots of fanfares in it, this being independence day for Central Americans. Program schedule for current day displays immediately at http://www.cvclavoz.com/ but titles are so generic they are no help. Timezone on schedule not specified, altho next to it, current time matches UT, but probably only because my computer is on UT (a.k.a. Azores Daylight Time!) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also CHILE ** U S A. 6501-USB, at 1221 Sept 15, marine weather from NWS Honolulu, by OM robot voice, referring to numerous Pacific geo coordinates, somewhat halting; distorted sound, maladjusted transmitter, which I concluded in DXLD 10-07 was coming from USCG New Orleans NMG, based on schedule at the time I heard that, of four CG stations at http://www.yachtcom.info/MarineSSB/index.html But now, it shows 6501 with NMG at 1115, and NMO Honolulu at 1200, so I would conclude it`s really NMO; or more than one of them has bad sound? Also with CW QRM from within 1 kHz (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. Checking for the Route 66 ham special events stations this week, on nominal frequencies ending in –66: tried 7266- LSB, Sept 18 at 2311, and only heard CQs from W6R, Harry in Franklin Park IL, which is just south of O`Hare and too far north to have been right on the historic Route 66, but close enough? His signal was much weaker than all the stations he was working in the next few minutes. Also had ACI from the South Carolina QSO Party on the lo side; and a broadcast on the hi side, 7270, presumably VOR via ARMENIA. At 2315, W6R contact with KI4TYK, Dan; 2317 with KD4QMY, George; 2318 with KA0UNB in Omaha where W6R was 5x5. At 2321 I tried 14266 and only heard CQ from K7GJX in AZ, apparently unrelated to the Route 66 event. There were many other W6+ one letter stations along the Route 66 path participating, but not at the moment. See http://www.w6jbt.org/Route66OTAEvent/Index.htm BTW, the RTÉ Ireland via South Africa sports special at 13-17 on 7265, Sept 19 only, probably disrupted Route 66 by long path in western North America, but I did not think to check for it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Jay Marvin update: Click here to view: http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2010/09/jay_marvin_ex-khow_and_am-760_host_retires_from_radio_due_to_continuing_health_issues.php (via Artie Bigley, Sept 16, DXLD) ** U S A. WGY ADDS FM SIMULCAST September 20, 2010 5:24 AM , Chris White LATHAM -- The state’s first radio station made a big step overnight when engineers turned on a new FM simulcast. The station will now be broadcasting on both 810 AM and 103.1 FM, according to the station. “810 WGY has one of the strongest signals in the country, powering our highly-rated News-Talk giant,” said Kristen Delaney, Vice President and Market Manager of Clear Channel Radio Albany, on the station’s website. “We are expecting significant ratings growth by simulcasting on 103.1, which has changed its call letters from WHRL to WGY-FM.” The simulcast started just after midnight. http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/adds-1278503-latham-simulcast.html (via Kevin Redding, TN, ABDX via DXLD) ** U S A. BROADCASTING LEGEND JACK SHELLEY DIES - WHO. Well worth noting --- he broadcast with Ronald Reagan at WHO, plus all the WW-II firsts he covered, including the VJ signing aboard the USS Missouri. http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-jack-shelley-dies-091510,0,6879008.story A 'google' turns up much. 73 de Bill Smith, W0WOI, Jefferson, Iowa, Sept 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) OBIT ** U S A. 6 Comments on “Winds destroy towers of WWVA in Wheeling WV” 1. #1 Richard Clark on Aug 6th, 2010 at 03:38 As a public service, might WHAM (1180 Rochester) or WRVA (1140 Richmond) possibly step in to offer some late night and/or early morning Ohio Valley area news and information reports (e.g., coal miner work status etc)? WCCO (830 Minneapolis) offered this service when the WHAS (840 Louisville) tower collapsed in the 1980’s. The WHAM and WRVA late night and pre sunrise signals are very strong in the Wheeling metro area and beyond. 2. #2 Dale on Aug 13th, 2010 at 00:15 They have resumed transmission on 1170 KHz. I don’t know details of the antenna in use or the power output. The original signal was beamed northeasterly and had been heard as far away as Finland. 3. #3 Dale on Aug 13th, 2010 at 00:42 An update. It is reported elsewhere that they’re using a long wire and 5 kW. I think that report is probably accurate since I’ve seen a wire stretched between the remaining structure of two of the towers. 4. #4 Richard Clark on Aug 15th, 2010 at 02:04 I have continued to check nightly. WWVA continues to have a fairly listenable signal in my Metro Washington DC location. Am now (Saturday night) listening to the Steelers discussion. 5. #5 nilo on Sep 17th, 2010 at 12:58 When will the new towers be up and running, and how much wattage will WWVA have when they are up? No one seems to know. Their website doesn’t give any info. 6. #6 Dale on Sep 19th, 2010 at 01:34 Wow, Richard Clark is hearing them in Washington, D.C. That’s quite good for a long wire and 5 kW. I haven’t spoken with anyone at WWVA but passing their site as recently as yesterday I’ve seen workers at the bases of the crushed towers. At this point they can’t be doing much other than dismantling them. The wire is still strung between two of the down tower’s structures. I don’t know how quickly they’ll be replacing them and can only assume they’ll again put up towers sufficient to have a directional signal with 50kw. I would also assume they’ll have to do engineering as if putting up a \ [cut off at this point] (Media Network blog comments via DXLD) ** U S A. Noted KEVT 1210 back on this afternoon as Radio Vida in Spanish. TOH Sahurita ID. Must have come back within the past day or so (Bob Coomler, Tucson, AZ, Sept 17, IRCA via DXLD) A few weeks ago it went off the air, following some `final` DX tests (gh, DXLD) ** U S A. 1400 KHZ OPEN CARRIER IN PINE BLUFF AR The licensed but silent KCLA 1400 Pine Bluff AR has been transmitting a weak open carrier as of late. I checked this afternoon while in Pine Bluff about two miles from the station's transmitter site on a car radio. A week ago, I noticed the scan feature of the radio stopping on 1400 kHz just south of the I-530/US63 interchange (Exit 43) and heard silence except for just occasional light static while adjacent frequencies had higher noise levels. The second check this afternoon did indicate an open carrier on 1400 with no programming being transmitted. I'm not sure of how much power the station is running as if this is either a test or the current owners (MRS Ventures) are planning on putting KCLA back on the air. KCLA, along with KOTN 1490, KZYP 99.3, and KPBQ 101.3 are currently licensed by the FCC and have MRS Ventures ownership but all four stations have been off the air for the past 3+ years. A check of the FCC AM Query indicates that KCLA's license is good until June 1, 2012. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/sta_det.pl?Facility_id=33725 I will an eye on further developments (Fritze H Prentice Jr, KC5KBV, Star City, AR, EM43aw, http://tvdxseark.blogspot.com http://www.twitter.com/KC5KBV Sept 19, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1660 WBCN now talk: http://americastalk1660.cbslocal.com/ (Barry :-) Davies, UK, Sept 20, MWCircle yg via DXLD) Charlotte NC, far-right crap including Hannity, Beck. Is this CBS owned?? (gh) ** U S A. Analog WCSH-TV Ch 6 --- While doing my bandscans in New Hampshire last month, I had WCSH 6 news at 11 pm strong as can be on 87.7 and 87.9. I figured they had an LP license for analog 6. I can't find it anywhere. I jotted down that they were solid on those two frequencies with IDs but don't know if I also noted it at any other times while there - I'm thinking it was just during the news and only that once. All my other bandscans up that way indicate Montreal perfect on those frequencies. I did multiple scans of the dial while making a detailed bandscan 10 miles south of Portland as well and didn't note anything at all on those frequency, and I recall, as I was waiting for Hot 97 to pop up. I even did one in the 11 pm hour there. So why is WCSH broadcasting analog still?? (Chris Kadlec, Fremont, Mich., 164 Sep, WTFDA via DXLD) They're not. Could it have been cable leakage if you were in an area where WCSH is carried on analog 6 cable? (Jeff Lehmann - N1ZZN, Hanson, MA FN42NB, ibid.) Cable leakage? It could always be possible... although it would be quite the coincidence that a former *Channel 6* analog station just happened to leak from someone's cable on *87.7* in the middle of the mountains. If it were cable leakage at that location, wouldn't the cable be leaking all the time, as opposed to just during the news? Because I did a few bandscans there... I only recall it once, despite my uncertain note-taking (it was my method of "if you see something different, add it to the list; otherwise leave it and you'll know the reception was the same"... but I put it off to the side as a special "check on this LP station" note, so it wasn't in my list). I don't recall it the next afternoon there or else I'd have remembered that, as it's quite abnormal. I wonder how far cable leakage can travel in isolated mountain areas without many houses. I was at the mountain cottage on the side of Mt. Kearsarge. Of all channels that would leak onto 87.7 from cable, WCSH 6 just seems like too much of a coincidence, especially in an area where Portland stations are all locals. Nassau Broadcasting has been broadcasting the live WCSH newscasts in the morning and evening (but NOT the 11 pm news) on their AM stations and the news used to be advertised as being broadcasted on 87.7 before the death of analog (RIP). I just think something else is up and the 11 pm news is being broadcasted - from somewhere - intentionally (Chris Kadlec, Fremont, Mich., ibid.) Actually, I think WCSH is the most likely station to have a cable leak on 87.7. They are, after all, still "channel 6" as far as their viewers are concerned -- so it would just make sense to carry them on channel 6 on analog cable. I even wouldn't rule out the possibility they were on some other channel on cable before transition & got moved to 6 -- since there's no longer an analog signal on 6 to interfere with analog cable 6. Alternate possibility #1: Pirate. Someone who misses hearing the TV news on the radio & is rebroadcasting it. Alternate possibility #2: Wireless IFB. Is it possible you were near the station's studio, or a live remote? We [WSMV Nashville] have a few very low powered transmitters, operating in analog channel 6, that transmit program audio -- interrupted by producers' instructions -- to earpieces in the anchors' ears. Their coverage is pretty minimal but if you have a good antenna & sensitive receiver I could see these being picked up over a half-mile or so. Alternate possibility #3: WCSH hasn't turned off their analog *exciter* yet, and it's leaking through the deactivated analog power amplifiers. We didn't turn off our exciter immediately -- just all the amplifier stages. You could still hear our analog audio, albeit extremely weakly. But with the high antenna, you could hear it a half- mile or so. We've since shut off the exciter, so that doesn't happen anymore (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, Sept 16, ibid.) ** U S A. 87.9 MHz, WTF in Harrisville 9/12 at 2200 UT and I finally got a web address for them. It's http://879harrisville.com and email of 879harrisville @ gmail.com When I asked if they were a LPFM station. They said they are an "unlicensed Community Access Radio Service" - Not a pirate! How's that? (Trying NOT to piss off the locals.) (Tom Venney, Greenbush MI, MARE Tipsheet Sept 17 via DXLD) ** U S A. GLITCH PREVENTS LAUNCH OF NEW CLASSICAL RADIO STATION By CURTIS ROSS | The Tampa Tribune The Tampa area found itself without classical music on the radio Wednesday, when a new station ran into a technical roadblock. WSMR, 89.1 FM, was to have gone on the air at 6 a.m. but now may not be on the air until next week, according to JoAnne Urofsky of WUSF, 89.7 FM. WUSF purchased Sarasota's WSMR earlier this year. WUSF has dropped its classical programming in favor of a news and information format. WSMR will broadcast classical music 24 hours a day. WUSF went to its new format today as scheduled. However, a problem at the tower sight [sic; can they see it?] prevented WSMR from going on the air today, Urofsky says. The station is broadcasting online at on WUSF, 89.72, the station's high-definition outlet. A link is provided at wsmr.org Urofsky said an 11-person response team was manning telephones but that the station was getting fewer complaints than it had expected. Urofsky said that while some callers and e-mailers were upset, many were sympathetic and offered encouragement, while others were "ecstatic" over the new format on 89.7. Urofsky says the station is hoping to have the problem solved as soon as possible and that WSMR will be on the air as soon as it is resolved. http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/sep/15/151541/glitch-prevents-launch-of-new-classical-radio-stat/news-breaking/ (via Kevin Redding, Sept 15, ABDX yg via DXLD) ** U S A. FCC.GOV WEBSITE TO GET OVERHAUL --- GOING WITH OPEN-SOURCE CODE DRUPAL SOFTWARE, WITH SOME CUSTOM CODE. September 22nd, 2010 by Steven VanRoekel - Managing Director, Federal Communications Commission As IT tides shift in Washington, D.C., the Federal Communications Commission has a special opportunity to become an expert technology agency in the federal government. We have been hard at work in redesigning FCC.gov: defining personas of citizens and business both current and potential, building our data infrastructure (as I mentioned in my O’Reilly Media Gov 2.0 Summit talk), combing through first-ever site analytics and user surveys, and talking to people both online and off about how they would reimagine FCC.gov. Today, I'm happy to announce that this agency will be rebuilding FCC.gov using Drupal. This decision is a significant step towards modernizing our own underlying online infrastructure -- a key stage in redesigning and rebuilding FCC.gov. We're excited to join a group of pioneering agencies and offices -- like Whitehouse.gov, Commerce.gov, and Ed.gov -- that have helped activate a movement that embraces and promotes inter-agency website efforts, while helping to usher in systemic change. As an open source content management system, Drupal also enjoys a robust and active community of users, code contributors, and evangelists. We look forward to engaging with this community to help us innovate and learn, as we build out our own budding community of citizen developers. ... http://reboot.fcc.gov/blog?entryId=784078 (via Clara Listensprechen, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A. FCC NEWS BRIEFS o Commission plans adieu for CDBS, its Computerized Database System relied upon by many engineers & attorneys: http://www.rwonline.com/article/106358 o The Commission is promoting its License View "online dashboard" where users can explore "millions of licenses." (What we really need is a program that will help us digest all this data.) http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301470A1.doc http://fcc.gov/licenseview (Direct to License View) o FCC "unlocks" government data by promoting new (and old) online tools (the broadband speed test is always informative): http://tinyurl.com/FCC-Toolz (Press release) http://tinyurl.com/FCC-Speed-Test (Broadband Speed Test) o The FCC is proposing to amend its rules concerning commercial operators of maritime and aviation stations. For example, the FCC proposes to stop issuing new First and Third Class Radiotelegraph Operator's Certificates: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-154A1.doc o Here is the Commission's shiny new Internet Access report. If nothing else, check out the informative charts: http://tinyurl.com/InternetAccessRpt o An experimental authorization has been granted to The Aerospace Corporation to operate in 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz for propagation testing. Fixed & mobile, El Segundo (L.A. area): http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301242A1.doc o The FCC will "blackout" their financial system October 1-18, 2010 while they implement a replacement system: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-10-1664A1.doc FCC OPEN MEETING SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 23 The FCC plans to hold an Open Meeting September 23, 2010 in Washington to consider several items. The first and most notable task is to address 17 petitions for reconsideration of the rules adopted in the "Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands" (presumably White Spaces devices) and the "Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz Band" proceedings. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-301524A1.doc (CGC Communicator Sept 20 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) TV NEWS BRIEF o The master encryption code that protects most high-definition video content has been cracked, an Intel spokesman told FoxNews.com: http://tinyurl.com/HDcodeCracked o 3D TV ("3DTV") prices plummet: http://www.televisionbroadcast.com/article/105660 (CGC Communicator Sept 20 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) RADIO NEWS BRIEFS o LPFMs vs. FM Translators: Which service will ultimately be given priority in the Commission's eyes? Status report: http://www.rwonline.com/article/106414 o Single sideband -- Here is an approach for improving FM analog stereo transmissions: http://www.rwonline.com/article/106394 o Last month, we told you about Sierra Madre's new TIS station on 1630 kHz. This story from the Pasadena Star-News tells more: http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/ci_16034239 (CGC Communicator Sept 20 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) ** UZBEKISTAN [and non]. VOA EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT FATE OF UZBEK JOURNALIST --- Abdumalik Boboev charged by Uzbek authorities Washington, D.C., September 16, 2010 - The Voice of America is deeply concerned about the fate of VOA Uzbek journalist Abdumalik Boboev, who has been charged by authorities in Uzbekistan with threatening public safety, slander, insult, and visa violations. If convicted, the 41 year-old Mr. Boboev could face several years in jail. For more than five years, Mr. Boboev has been reporting for the VOA Uzbek Service. In 2009, he was given an award for his writing on Uzbekistan-U.S. relations by the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent. VOA Director Danforth W. Austin said Thursday, "Mr. Boboev, like all VOA journalists, is required to present accurate and balanced reports, and he should not be penalized for doing his job." This week, Mr. Boboev was asked by the prosecutor's office in Tashkent to sign documents outlining the allegations against him, but he was not given copies of the documents. He has denied the allegations, and says his reports accurately reflect Uzbek government positions, as well as interviews with human rights activists and ordinary citizens. Several months ago, Mr. Boboev was among a small group of journalists summoned by the government and questioned about his reporting activities. Mr. Boboev has been working in the country for a number of years without formal accreditation because his repeated applications to the government have gone unanswered. In response to government allegations about visa violations, Mr. Boboev says he had the proper paperwork during a recent trip abroad and was not aware of any problems with his visa stamp when he re- entered the country. Visit the VOA Uzbek website at: http://www.voanews.com/uzbek/news/ For news in English go to: http://www.voanews.com (VOA press release Sept 16 via DXLD) more: http://kimelli.nfshost.com/index.php?id=9647 ** VATICAN [non]. Vatican Radio on 9580 kHz --- Since 5th September Vatican Radio is using 9580 from Tashkent replacing 11850 at 0040-0200 (Mon, Thu from 0025) to South Asia (Alok Dasgupta via DXAsia-UADX Blog, via Alokesh Gupta, dx_sasia yg via DXLD) 9830, VR via CANADA, mixed RTTY, still in Spanish instead of scheduled English at 1201 Monday Sept 20, NB EiBi (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VENEZUELA [non]. El CANAL INTERNACIONAL DE RADIO NACIONAL DE VENEZUELA que captamos a las 2130 UT por 11670 kHz, lanzó al éter las diferentes frecuencias, horarios y zonas de destino de sus transmisiones en español, toda una peculiaridad que denota una cierta falta de costumbre en el mundo de la onda corta, además de algunos errores de bulto ¿o mala jugada de los nervios? Que lo hace sumamente vivo ante la cantidad de “pregrabados y perfectos espacios” en la radio de nuestro tiempo. La frecuencia que captamos no coincide con la que anuncia el locutor ese día (baile de números), tenían en ese momento Efemérides (donde también bailaron otro número en uno de los años) y Personajes que, hacia las 2145, daba paso al CONTACTO CON LOS DIEXISTAS en donde acusaron recibo de informes llegados desde Florida (Estados Unidos) e Italia, explicaron los términos SINPO Y UTC, aunque en éste no estuvieron muy finos y al compararlo con la hora GMT lo dieron como GTM (baile de letras). Asimismo divulgaron la dirección electrónica canalinternacionalrnv@gmail.com y la dirección postal como cierre de las transmisiones CANAL INTERNACIONAL, RADIO NACIONAL DE VENEZUELA, APARTADO POSTAL 3979, CARACAS 1010 (VENEZUELA) Lamentablemente nunca han contestado físicamente la correspondencia que les envié por correo tradicional así que ahora aprovecharé la técnica moderna y a ver qué resultados obtenemos. Hay que recordar que los oyentes siempre esperan las cartas y las tarjetas, que agradecen enormemente el acuse de recibo radial pero RADIO NACIONAL DE VENEZUELA debería cuidar a su audiencia atendiendo el correo ya que este produce mucha alegría en el oyente y crea el nexo que le une con las estaciones radiales (JUAN FRANCO CRESPO, Spain, RADIOBLOG: NOTICIARIO DX 20 SEPTIEMBRE 2010 via DXLD) So someone else has noticed (gh) 11705, RNV via CUBA, just as I tuned by Sept 20 at 1237 was announcing for the millionth time its years-out-of-date transmission schedule, only the last entry of which is still by chance correct, 17705, once the unspecified local timezone be changed to UT. And I was doubly blessed, as when I tuned by 11680 at 1507, they were doing it again! Bolivarian broadcasting bureaucracy is unequaled in its severely disabled internal communication. {Even Chavista DXer Adán González has been unable to get thru to them; at least he said he was going to try.} BTW, a call for bids has been issued for contractors to construct bases and anchors for RNV`s own new SW station in Calabozo, deadline Sept 29, as found by Yimber Gaviría on the RNV website: ``Radio Nacional de Venezuela (RNV) hace un llamado a Concurso a todas las empresas que quieran ser contratadas para la construcción de las bases y anclajes para la estación de onda corta de la emisora en Calabozo, estado Guárico.`` I assume this refers to concrete antenna bases and anchoring/guying, so perhaps the station is nearer completion, a year past its original target date (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: ** VENEZUELA. ¡ATENCIÓN EMPRESAS! RNV hace un llamado a Concurso Descargue el pdf con la información sobre la contratación Descargar archivo adjunto (Número de descargas: 5) http://www.rnv.gob.ve/noticias/index.php?s=4239def8bc63add7477bb992eb0321d3&act=Attach&type=post&id=post-22-1284505733.ibf Radio Nacional de Venezuela (RNV) hace un llamado a Concurso a todas las empresas que quieran ser contratadas para la construcción de las bases y anclajes para la estación de onda corta de la emisora en Calabozo, estado Guárico. Este mecanismo se rige según el artículo 56, numeral 2 acto único, con apertura diferida. Para retirar el pliego deben acercarse a la sede de RNV, ubicada al final de la calle Las Marías, entre Chapellín y La Florida, Quinta RNV, en Caracas, entre los días 16 y 28 de septiembre de 9:30 a 12:00 del mediodía y de 2:30 a 4:30 de la tarde. El costo del pliego es de 195 bolívares fuertes, monto que debe ser depositado en el Banco Industrial de Venezuela, en la cuenta corriente No. 00030080220001073842. La entrega de los sobres se realizará el día 29 de septiembre a la 1:30 de la tarde en la dirección señalada anteriormente. Fuente: Radio Nacional de Venezuela -> ¡ATENCIÓN EMPRESAS! RNV hace un llamado a Concurso http://bit.ly/dkh89Z (via Yimber Gaviría, Colombia, Sept 15, DXLD) Call for competitive bids to construct the ``bases and anchors`` (for antennas, presumably) at the new RNV SW station in Calabozo. It was supposed to be on the air by a year ago, but maybe this means they are really getting closer (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VIETNAM. Confirm the schedule of the language programs of VOV-2 by the monitor of my DX friend staying in Chiang Mai, Thailand. 1600-1614 UT English (Mo-Sa) 1615-1629 French (Mo-Sa) 1630-1644 Japanese (Mo & We) 1630-1644 Chinese (Tu & Fr) 1630-1644 Vietnamese (Th & Sa) for foreigners in English VOV-2: MW and 5925 kHz (S. Hasegawa, NDXC, Sept 17, dxldyg via DXLD) ** VIETNAM [non]. 6175, VOV English via CANADA, UT Thursday Sept 16 at 0343 starting mailbag/letterbox show. Presumably on all UT Thursday broadcasts, or is it Wednesdays carrying over to Thu via this relay for target still in local Wednesday? Happened to tune by 6175, Sept 21 at 0527 and VOV relay via CANADA was still talking Vietnamese, so I timed when it was cut off, at approx. 0527:40 for the VTC/Babcock theme loop until 0529* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** VIRGIN ISLANDS US. 1690, WIGT Charlotte Amalie, calls have now been assigned to this CP (DX MidAmerica via ARC CENTRAL AMERICAN NEWS DESK Sept 2010, Tore Larsson, ed., via DXLD) ** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. 6297, SASASAM carrier on at 0557 Sept 15, a few sex before 0600 anthem by military band, YL ID/sign-on in Arabic, 0601 OM chanting. Evidently on one morning only, Sept 12, this was on 6248.3 instead, despite Equatorial Guinea on 6250.0, caught by Manuel Méndez and Brian Alexander, but missed by me; it could happen again (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) CLANDESTINE: 6297, Polisario Front, Rabouni, ALGERIA, 2125-..., 13 Sep'10, Arabic; digital mode like QRM coming from E/NE, but his is typically a clean signal, over here that is, yet only 53443 this time; \\ 700. The usual program in Castilian is currently being aired at 0000. Yesterday too, there were some periods of similar interference, so \\ 700 was, despite weaker than the inactive 1550, the only alternative. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6297.12, 19/9 2130, National Radio of SADR, via Algeria, talks, Arabic, good (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia, RX: RFspace SDR14; Drake R8; Trio 9R-59DS - Ant: T2FD 15 m long, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ZAMBIA. 6065, R. Christian Voice/CVC, 1507-1517, September 19. Fair to good reception via long path. In English; Jon Rivers with his “20 The Countdown Magazine” playing Christian pop songs; show produced in USA; several “Radio Christian Voice” IDs. Much stronger than ever heard on 4965. CNR2/CBR has indeed abandoned this frequency (nice!) (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ZANZIBAR. 6015, RTZ (tentative), *0301-0345, September 15. Thanks to Dan Sheedy for originally alerting me to this. Heard with almost the identical format for the past two nights. 0301 suddenly able to hear an announcer; 0303-0306 reciting from the Qur’an (on the 14th was not sure if Qur’an or a chanting/singing from 0302 to 0306); announcer talking; a short musical selection at 0317; more non-stop talking till BoH music; 0331 more talking till 0341 Islamic sounding singing; lost by 0344. Best reception was about 0318, which would fit nicely with Grayline reception. Possibly the language was Swahili or Arabic, but a little too weak for me to confirm. Brandon Jordan, who routinely listens to African stations, also monitored here on Sept 15 and he feels “very confident that this is indeed Zanzibar”. So the general consensus by those of us who have heard this is that it probably is Zanzibar. Would help to have others monitoring this as well (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Electricity supply, carried from the mainland by submarine cable, broke down Dec 10, 2009. So main power break lasted - probably - til Sept 2010. Chinese made antennas 11735 / 6015 kHz 06 06'01.54"S 39 15'31.52"E TZA Zanzibar Dole SW 11735 / 6015 kHz 50 kW two curtains, left 25mb, right 49mb antenna, 6 masts 06 06'07.13"S 39 15'27.60"E (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) 6015, RTZ. The time that they turn on their transmitter varies considerably from day to day. Which in turn affects their sign on format. September 16 heard their carrier come on right at 0300, but was unable to make out anything till 0303 with reciting from the Qur’an. Their reception is daily improving! September 18: 0254 - Open carrier. 0256-0259 - Repetitive IS. Very faint, but sounded almost like a xylophone type instrument. 0300-0301 - Man and woman announcers. 0301-0306 - Reciting from the Qur’an. 0306-0314 - Man with monologue. Both Brandon Jordan and I have listened 3-4 different days to this segment and we both agree that it seems to sound almost religious (like a sermon?). 0315-0328 - Sounded like a speech. Attached audio is poor, but is of the open carrier; start of repetitive IS; followed by segment with reciting from the Qur’an. There were brief periods of adjacent QRM/splatter that interrupted reception. I first learned of this via Dan Sheedy, but an acknowledgement has to also go to Fabricio Andrade Silva (Brazil) for posting to radioescutas yahoo group an accurate report of reception of Zanzibar on 6015 back in March. Well done to both Fabricio and Dan! Same audio also posted at http://www.mediafire.com/?nm8ipb0mfqtix73 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6015, tnx to tip from Ron Howard (and original research from Dan Sheedy and Fabricio Andrade Silva), hrd RTZ on 6/19 from 0258 tune (carrier first appeared on my Perseus at 0256) - some audio heard from 0300 but indistinguishable. At about 0310 a man ann suddenly popped out of the noise at a decent S2 level. At 0320, the signal took another upswing with almost S3, again with man talking in what sounded like Swahili. At 0310 the gray line was just crossing Zanzibar, so that explains the signal jump. Here were two interfering carriers at 6010 and 6020 but after 0300, the 6010 carrier decreased - in fact, by 0325, the RTZ carrier was stronger than the 6010 signal and the Perseus S-meter was reading a steady 5-1/2! At 0329 there was a short local mx segment (Tanzanian, not Arabic) and a woman ann at 0329, also in Swahili. At 0340 there was a man that sounded like a Quran reader but only for a few seconds. Then into some music, man ann, woman ann and what sounded like a variety pgm. At 0343 there was a series of reports from remote reporters (male, and some had very weak audio) and a woman ann. Good S3 signal past 0350, then started dropping off to S2 by 0355 while 6020 QRM increased due to music programming. Drums IS heard at 0359 and woman ann at 0400. At 0400 the 6020 sig jumped up and RTZ became much harder to copy. Had this been English, the program would have been fairly easily readable until at least 0350. Used AM mode to avoid SAM continuously breaking lock from co- channel QRM - this worked well with a 3.2 kHz passband, shifted 0.4 kHz down to avoid 6020 QRM. There was a slight pulsating hum on the channel that varied in intensity, but was not a major issue. All in all, better reception than I've heard on 11735 in the past here during their evening broadcast (Bruce Churchill, Fallbrook CA, Cumbre DX via DXLD) 6015, RTZ, 0256, September 19. Happy to find that Bruce Churchill of southern Calif. has also logged this, per his posting to Cumbre DX; Bruce’s reception was actually “9/19”, not “6/19”. I was able to hear a super faint IS at 0256 (not nearly as good as heard on the 18th); 0300 announcer; 0301 start of reciting from the Qur’an; 0306 man starts the usual impassioned (sermon?) monologue; 0315 musical bridge with the same type of drums and singing (almost African Hi-Li) that Bruce heard at 0329. Their format is very consistent, with only very slight differences day to day (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Ainda em março, eu enviei um IR à Tanzânia, reportando a escuta dos 6015 KHz. Vamos ver se frutifica. Em todo caso, fico feliz com os desdobramentos que o caso está tendo. Cordial 73 (Fabricio PP5002SWL Silva, Sept 19, radioescutas yg via DXLD) 6015, RTZ, *0301, September 22. Suddenly on with reciting from the Qur’an till 0305; unfortunately because of the late sign on time, there was no IS; as I have observed before, their sign on time seems to vary between 0256 to 0301 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 225 kHz mystery transmission --- Can anyone help solve this mystery which has been sent to the club from a listener in Nottingham? Dear Sir, I have recieved two transmissions in English on this frequency: 1130-1140 BST on Saturday 18 September (article about military service) and 0945-1000 BST on Sunday 19th (radio play). Sadly, social and family committments prevented me from listening longer so I did not receive any station ID nor could I RDF. On both occasions the signal was clear and steady. In the afternoon on both days, the frequency was vacant. Reciever: car radio and car radio aerial with digital tuning in a Mazda Premacy parked in Nottingham, UK. Regards, Chris (via BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) Possibly a so-called "baby alarm" or "baby monitor". I had one of these more than 20 years ago and it operated on or around 225. This has been a UK frequency allocation since 1987 (was 227 before 1988) but the BBC ruled out using it, so it became available for such devices. I could pick mine up on a portable some distance from the house. Were you parked near residential property? The scenario would be someone having the transmitter on in a room where a radio or TV was on and playing the programming you describe. Most people who had such devices didn't realise that they are an RF transmitter, which is potentially airing the sounds inside their home to any neighbour with a longwave radio! Are they still sold? (Chris Greenway, ibid.) [The following additional information has just been received from Chris Bright in Nottingham in which he seems to rule out either a baby monitor or image. Nothing heard here in Reading whenever I have checked, but perhaps members in the Midlands and further north could try during the daytime to see if anything is audible on 225 kHz elsewhere? Thanks, Dave] From Chris Bright, Nottingham: "I can give a definite station ID: it was a relay of BBC R4, official or otherwise. Today I listened to a relay on 225 kHz (I am quite certain of the frequency) of the "World at One" at 1245-1250 BST from a car park in Derby. As soon as I recognised a BBC R4 programme I tuned along to 198 kHz and then back again repeatedly to confirm that it was the same programme. Some suggestions: 1. The BBC experimenting with 225 kHz at Burghfield and/or Westerglen to improve Scottish coverage. 2. Test transmissions by third parties on 225 kHz using BBC R4 as a test signal. 3. Some prank by someone wishing to jam 225 kHz. To be received in both Nottingham and Derby must require some power and could be easily found by RDF. I can safely rule out a baby monitor. I neglected to mention previously that the two receptions in made Nottingham were at least three miles apart, one of which was several 100's metres from residential areas, as was the car park in Derby. I often receive nothing on 225 kHz on my car radio, ruling out an image signal. Regards, Chris." I remember complaining to the manufacturer of one of these baby monitors many years ago that it was causing interference to an authorised transmission that I wished to listen to. It was off channel and causing a het on 225. They were sympathetic but explained that that was one of two frequencies they had been authorised to use. The other was around 140 kHz but that was more difficult to manufacture but they were working on it. I haven't come across one of these LF baby monitors for years now. Modern ones use 49 MHz. Might even use DECT technology now. Regards, (Gareth Foster, Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange, ibid.) Hello Chris, This really is an interesting catch. Can you estimate how strong the signal is at all? If you are driving around does it fade in and out or is it quite robust? I seem to remember somewhere that it was said that Arqiva have a mast at Daventry which is capable of transmitting at 225 kHz (still assigned to the UK, I believe) and have often wondered when they would test such a mast. It was only something that I heard or read but I wonder (Andrew (Shoreham), ibid.) A further thought: as reported on this list last week, Poland on 225 is currently off the air for maintenance (13-26 September). If anyone wished to conduct authorised tests in the UK on 225, for whatever reason, they might well chose to do so at a time they knew the channel would be unoccupied (there are no other 225 transmitters in Europe - except old baby monitors!!). As Andrew says, what we need are more observations. If possible, we need bearings taken on a portable from various sites (Chris Greenway, ibid.) Hi Chris. I think the more recent baby monitors have used frequencies at the high end of the 49 MHz band, where there are a variety of low power devices allocated. I remember I used to hear a lot of second harmonics a while back near 100 MHz in the days I used to listen to Kiss 100, that wiped it out! That's a few years ago now - I think baby monitors might be going over to DECT, like digital cordless phones, higher up the bands again - giving a bit more in the way of privacy! Yes, 225 kHz does make sense - gosh, it's years since Radio 4 was on 200 kHz as I stated earlier! You can tell it's a while since I tuned LW with a digital readout (Ian Kelly, ibid.) Yes, 1978 to be precise (23rd October) (Ken Fletcher, CH43, ibid.) For years now, London landbased pirates have dreamed and wanted to try out longwave. But the only way that it would be possible it seems it to find two tower blocks both side by side, both with lightning conductors in the right places. To make such an aerial a wire has to be fed down from the top of one tower block to something like a tree top below on the ground some distance away. Then the lightning conductors of the blocks have to be bridged together to provide the ground. Either that or you need a counterpoise made up of a really big coil of wire. Doing this you can have a shorter radiating element than that of the tower block aerial. A bit like a base loaded whip. But the coil of wire needs to be very big (Steven Overall, ibid.) OR, accept great inefficiency, like TIS/HAR stations with short poles on MW (gh), DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. Odd signal on 3575 --- The last few days I have had cause to leave my radio on 3575 USB and have occasionally heard an odd set of tones. The tones were first noted at 0647 UT on two separate days; today I have heard them at 0617 and 0647 comes around. At first I thought it was a broadcast station's interval signal but the tones did not repeat at regular intervals like interval signals usually do. The tones are about 5-7 tones lasting perhaps a second each tone and changing in pitch for each tone. I managed a recording again today at 0647 UT; you can hear it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTGUdy1Axms The tones begin 1 minute 45 seconds in and last about 10 seconds.(You can advance the audio to that point) (Andy O`Brien, NY, Sept 15, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Maybe just my imagination, but doesn't it sound like Radio Vatican interval signal? Of course distorted and maybe a bit offset, but anyway. 73, (Jari Savolainen, Finland, ibid.) Not to me (gh) UNIDENTIFIED. 4048.2, carrier only at 1140, September 18, 2010. Checking for the reactivated Guatemalan, which is being reported closer to 4055, so maybe not related (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. DESCONOCIDA en 4590 KHz --->Argentina? Un DX-log que me enviara el colega Hector Frias de Chile, sobre una desconocida en 4590 KHz, si alguien sabe algo por favor ponerse en conctato con el amigo Hector y/o conmigo (Yimber Gaviria, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: 4590, 0437, el pasado 19 de Septiembre, Claudio Baeza, Rubén González y Héctor Frías, captamos con muy mala señal desde las 0437 y hasta las 0530 una estación presumiblemente argentina, por el acento de los locutores, una estación de radio; el programa fue musical de música popular y en las pocas veces que logramos entender un mensaje coherente, escuchamos "Cadena de Radio F - S... Un estilo auténticamente argentino", luego el fadding la hacía desaparecer por grandes momentos y en otros se escuchaba pero era incoherente el mensaje. La frecuencia en cuestión no aparece ni en EIBI, ni AOKI, y buscando en Google fue imposible encontrar algún reporte de esta frecuencia. El WRTH 2010, tampoco no la menciona. Atte, Héctor Frías ce3fzl @ yahoo.com (via Yimber, DXLD) Sacando la calculadora, veo que veo puede ser una armónica de 1530. Qué tal Radio Cadena Eco Porteña? (Henrik Klemetz, via Yimber, ibid.) Gracias amigo Henrik, http://www.cadenaeco.com.ar/ 73 de (Yimber Gaviría, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Una de las identificaciones a las 0657 de hoy, reza: "CADENA DE RADIO ECO --- SATELITAL" (Los guiones indican una pequeña pausa, para más efecto). Adjunto el audio. Una señal de este tipo no es un defecto del receptor, estimado Héctor, es un defecto del transmisor. 73 Henrik Klemetz (via Yimber Gaviria, ibid.) Clip was from webcast (gh) UNIDENTIFIED. BRAZIL?? 4974.79, R. Mundial?? 0918-0948 28 Aug, soft contemporary music. Only 2 announcements noted, and they sounded like Portuguese. Fair strength but very weak modulation. Just about gone and no audio by 0948. Someone else was on 4974.91 at 1027 check (Dave Valko, Dunlo PA, Sept 18, HCDX via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. United Kingdom, 5940, CVC International, (presumed), 2315-2335 Sept 15, noted a period of possibly religious comments until 2325 when music presented. After music, more comments at 2330. Signal is very muffled making copy difficult (Chuck Bolland, Clewiston FL, 26.37N 081.05W, WinRadio G31DDC, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ? Why do you assume it is CVC from UK? Nothing listed for CVC on 5940 at this hour, tho it did register 5940 from Zambia, but only until 2200, and that turned out to be false, using 9540 instead. Nothing else among major broadcasters listed on 5940 either at 2315-2335; maybe the Peruvian or Brasilian? Pinning it to exactly 5940.0 or not would be helpful. Any idea of the language? Tho HQ is in the UK, I don`t think any CVC transmissions come from there, or is there some usage of Babcock sites? (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I am 90 percent sure it was a religious program even though I couldn't understand what the language was? (Chuck Bolland, ibid.) UNIDENTIFIED. 7350 - and heard by Mark (in Anglesey) and myself between 0620 and past 0700 UT. My reception of it is weaker than his, and with more noise. But he sends me a recording on which the language >seems< to be English at 0623. I could hear a lady announcer (with an accent) reading out numbers in English - telephone numbers? - but I could 'nt understand much more of what was being said. A man joined in and his voice was even more difficult to copy. I don't see anything listed at this time - not even CNR, which I know does have some English in their HS programmes. But if it is them, then they haven't registered the frequency, and no other FE stations are currently being heard at that time on 7 mHz. Australian hams are though, including a regular from Tasmania. 73 from (Noel Green, UK, Sept 20, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 15250-SSB, intruder 2-way in Spanish, Sept 20 at 1408, whistling into mike, but only heard one side of conversation and no more (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 15679-, Sept 16 at 1433, 2-way Spanish SSB again heard on this frequency, mentioning camaroncitos (shrimp), so probably fishing poachers, discussing what time they awaken in the morning, mother being whore, etc. Slightly on low side, judging from BFO het against weak 15680 AM signal. {Using such a hi frequency, the two are either a good skip-distance apart, or close enough for groundwave} (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 18840-SSB, Sept 22 at 1350-1351*, 2-way excited conversation, one side with engine noise and a radio broadcast in background; language neither Spanish nor Portuguese, only understood ``cambio`` = over. Maybe Galician? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Many thanks to Gerald T. Pollard, Raleigh NC, for a seasonal check in the mail for autumnal equinox to P O Box 1684, Enid OK 73702 (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1531) [The below to be acknowledged on WOR 1532:] Thanks to Jelle Kaufmann, Netherlands, for a contribution in Euro via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com Thanks to Nicholas Feliccia, for a contribution in $ via PayPal to woradio at yahoo.com PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ Cumple en LASWLOGS http://www.mcdxt.it/LASWLOGS.html Hola amigos [Bob, Rafael, Chuck, Carlos, Glenn, Lucio, Gabriel Ivan, Manuel, Rogildo, Brandon, Anker y Mark] del mundo Latinoamericano, LASWLOGS, the Mohrmann List, bajo la gestión MCDXT, cumple con 4 candelitas! Novevad online desde hoy... las ediciones anteriores (casi 100 ficheros) de LASWLOGS misma. Esperamos que sigan apoyando y difundiendo esta iniciativa (sirve, les interesa, pueden colaborar, no sirve a nada, no interesa ya más???) y que tengan buenos sucesos DX. 73's (p/ Mosquito Coast DX Team, Francesco Clemente, Udine, Italy. http://www.mcdxt.it/LASWLOGS.html http://www.mcdxt.it http://www.air-radio.it Sept 15, DX LISTENING DIGEST) LANGUAGE LESSONS Are the masses broad in Arabic? See ERITREA ++++++++++++++++ CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES +++++++++++++++++++++++++ READING INTERNATIONAL RADIO GROUP The next meeting of the Reading International Radio Group will be on Saturday September 25 in Room 3, Reading International Solidarity Centre, 35-39 London Street, Reading at 2.30 p.m. The meeting will include a look at radio in 1956, both domestic and international including the history of the British intelligence operated clandestine station Sharq-el-Adna and its role in the Suez crisis, the recent Consumer Expert Group report on digital radio switchover as well as other current and historical radio related items and audio extracts. All are welcome. For more information email me or phone 01462 643899 (Mike Barraclough, UK, Sept 18, worlddxclub yg via DXLD) PLAYDX 36TH ANNIVERSARY MEETING, 14 NOVEMBER 2010 meeting per il 36. anniversario di Playdx Ciao a tutti i Cultori del vero radioascolto attivo DX! La prossima festa per celebrare degnamente i 36 anni di vita attiva di playdx che rappresenta il DXing in Italia dal lontano gennaio 1975 si svolgerà questa volta alla Osteria Lombarda di Corsico, Via MONTI 10, CORSICOOSTERIA LOMBARDA di VECCHIO DAVIDE tel: 02 4471574 http://www.paginegialle.it/osterialombarda/mappa come in occasione della 34 festa, la faremo di domenica. La data proposta e per il prossimo 14 Novembre. Ci è sembrato giusto proporla di domenica dato che in tal modo potrete partecipare se vorrete con le vostre famiglie. Precisiamo che in caso di : sciopero dei ferrotramvieri, terremoto, alluvione, guerra batteriologica.....l'incontro si terrà egualmente !!!! L'incontro è previsto dalle 1245 alle ore 1500. Per dettagli su come arrivare alla sede del ritrovo si consiglia di contattare uno degli organizzatori. Ecco una lista di piatti gustati nella precedente edizione: Antipasti affettati misti, misto di antipasti stuzzichini (strepitose le cipollone sottolio ). Ravioloni verdi ripieni alle erbette di bosco e Risottino al tartufo nero Piemuntess. Coniglio arrosto con patatine fritte, Tagliata all'insalata verde...... e a grande richiesta : la CASSEULA con costine e verze fresche !!!! (salsicce di Corsico di un bel color rosa pallido !!!!!! ) LO SLOGAN DELL'INCONTRO : "la cassolaa lè pusè bona...si fà freuch feura!" Ospiti dell'incontro saranno due amici Dxers dalla Nuova Zelanda che da anni si occupano della Radio Heritage Foundation (Ricordi del passato del mondo della Radio diffusione) Link to Radio Heritage Foundation - http://www.radioheritage.net/ Jo del Monaco di chiare origini Italiane (parla 6 lingue)......hi !!!!!!!! e David Ricquish il motore propulsore della attività della Radio Heritage Foundation che ha sede in Nuova Zelanda. Pertanto l'incontro permetterà un avvenimento culturale di notevole interesse.... e grazie a Jo non sarà obbligatorio parlare in Inglese.... Questo link presenta i momenti migliori del precedente incontro tenuto nel 2008 presso la Osteria Lombarda di Corsico : http://www.playdx.com/foto/34anni/34anni.htm Altri dettagli sui partecipanti dopo le metà di ottobre. Per il momento hanno dato la loro adesione 8 amici di Playdx. Cazzoeula a volontà sarà il piatto forte !!!!!!!!! Buona settimana ... Dario e Mauro Comitato Festeggiamenti 36 anni di Playdx ! Dario Monferini Email : info @ playdx.com Mauro Giroletti Email : mauro.giroletti @ alice.it (Dario Monferini, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Colombia: I ENCUENTRO DIEXISTA COLOMBO-VENEZOLANO 2011 Esperamos la participacion de todos los colegas, en este importante encuentro. Que estoy seguro marcará un camino en pro del trabajo DX Colombo-Venezolano y en bien del diexismo Latinoamericano. En Ocaña nos vemos!!!!! por Rafael Rodriguez R. - Bogotá / Yimber Gaviria, Cali Más en: http://colombiadx.blogspot.com/2010/08/venezuela-i-encuentro-diexista-colombo.html http://diexismovenezolano.blogspot.com/ (via Gaviría, DXLD) Jan 8-9, 2011 per a poster jpg (gh, DXLD) SHORTWAVE MUSIC +++++++++++++++ Hi Glenn, Just a quick email from the UK to say keep up the good work with the show and to let you know I record music under the name Madtone. As an avid shortwave listener, I sample straight off my Yaesu FRG-7700 and use them on my recordings. I’ve enclosed my soundcloud site for you to have a listen to if you are interested. (If you want any MP3’s of the tracks let us know an I’ll send you a couple of yousendit links.) http://soundcloud.com/one-deck-madtone Included on the site are; “Calling live on channel” which uses a sample from The Buzzer (UVB-76), “WP1” a vintage Ukrainian Interval Signal and “E3 (The Lincolnshire Poacher)” using the ID signal off the number station of the same name. I hope you find them interesting. All the best (Pete Polanyk (Madtone/Blossoms Kitchen Records), Sept 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ WIND FARM CAUSES SO MUCH RF NOISE IT DRIVES OUT HAM SW SITE: see NEW ZEALAND ANTI-INTERFERENCE ANTENNA This weekend due to the typhoon that crossed Taiwan, I needed to dismantle my antennas. But as I had nothing to do I decided to build something I saw on the website of the Broadcasting Board Of Governors. It took me over an hour to finish and I have to say I was very surprised. http://www.bbg.gov/office/engineering/reduce-interference.html Has anyone seen it before? (Keith Perron, Taiwan, Sept 21, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, these plans have been on the BBG or other USG broadcast websites for a long time. Have not seen one in use; so how effective is it? Would someone like to explain the principle non-technically? (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) I tried some of the broadcasts that are most affected. It didn't just make the interference go away, but the program I was listening to was audible. It was not perfect, but it made a huge difference. It would be interesting to see how it is in the target area. I personally think this plan should be published in more places and not just the BBG site. I looked around to see if there was anything about it on any of the blogs in China, but found nothing. Which leads me to believe no one knows about it. I'm also surprised that the BBCWS Chinese section has nothing on it. I also feel it would be interesting to improve on the original design. I have a few days off. So I'm thinking of doing a Chinese translation and post it on a few sites I know in China and see how long it takes for the posts to be taken down (Keith Perron, Taiwan, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Back in 1980s the Russian Service of Radio Liberty used to promote those antennas in their frequent public announcements. But as you can imagine, it's almost impossible to explain how to constructs an anti- jamming antenna when your signal is being jammed. RL also gave a more practical advice - slowly go around your apartment with a radio tuned to a jammed station and your antenna extended. Apparently, in the the high-rise apartment buildings made of the reinforced concrete there are spots where jamming is less effective. I guess I did find such a spot in my apartment but placing my radio there made only a minor difference. It didn't help that I could see the antennas of a newly built jamming center in Balashikha right from my windows (Sergei S., Russia, ibid.) Still in early nineties RNW used to send few its own published materials on DXing, those were great. I remember "Antenna for Reducing Skywave Interference" by Dr. O.G. Villard, Jr. - Senior Scientific Advisor, Systems Technology division, SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, California 92540, USA. I have a copy of these book last published in 1991 by RNW. As far my knowledge goes, I have seen such antenna designs first in this book and my experience was great with these type of homebrewed interference reducing antenna with small and mid sized portables. Similiarly two parallel vertical wires at a distance at about "half lambda" is much better than having a single vertical antenna (Partha Sarathi Goswami, Siliguri, West Bengal, India, ibid.) WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLIMB THIS? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txdv_oNq81I (Mr Hoover, Portugal, WTFDA via DXLD) Helmet-cam up a 1700+ foot transmission tower; oooh, vertigo. Hold onto your chair (gh, DXLD) Stairway to Heaven -- Worker climbs up a 1786 ft Tower [Helmet Cam] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRIbo7cvmQs 73, (via Maurits van Driessche, BDX via DXLD) Same http://www.totallycrap.com/videos/videos_climbing_a_1768_ft_radio_tower/ It’s now spreading around the internet that this tower located in SE Houston as @Sam Gooding pointed out earlier http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=29.574689,-95.493808&spn=0.007362,0.009645&t=h&z=17 (via Rink Hoff, ibid.) LIFELINE ENERGY LAUNCHES MP3 ENABLED RADIO FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD Edited version below, full press release at http://www.lifelineenergy.org/LifeplayerLaunch.html London, 16 September 2010 --- Lifeline Energy has launched a revolutionary, solar and self-powered digital MP3-enabled radio called the Lifeplayer. The Lifeplayer bridges Internet, cellular, media player and radio technologies and can deliver on-demand educational programming for the poor. The non-profit, formerly known as the Freeplay Foundation, designed and engineered the product in South Africa after years of research undertaken in sub-Saharan Africa. The Lifeplayer, created for humanitarian sector use only, can be pre- loaded to hold years of educational content – up to 64GB; can update programming with an microSD™ card, including downloaded audio Internet content; can play downloaded cellular content sent across 3G networks; and can record live voice onto the device that can later be uploaded to the Internet. The Lifeplayer is robustly constructed to operate in any climate and condition, and with its robust sound system, groups of 60 listeners can hear it clearly. Powered by solar or a hand-crank as a secondary energy source, the Lifeplayer is completely power independent, which is critical given the paucity of electricity in rural areas. Its wireless solar panel can charge a cell phone through a USB lead, an essential feature since people often walk miles to charge their phones. The Lifeplayer has outstanding sound quality to ensure 60 learners can hear it clearly. There are AM/FM/SW bands allowing for local and international radio access. Radio remains unrivalled as a communication medium, but has limitations. If you're not listening at the time of broadcast, you never get a chance to hear a lost programme. With the MP3 Lifeplayer, people can record live programmes and repeatedly listen to them 24/7 and in an emergency or disaster, educational or informational programming for displaced populations can be locally loaded. Lifeline Chief Executive Officer Kristine Pearson commented about the organisation's broadening product offerings. "It took several years before we thought through the fact that hundreds of thousands of people were listening in the dark to their Lifeline radios. That inspired the development of the Lifelight. Now we have the Lifeplayer, which will enable Lifeline Energy to deliver a product, and the educational programming that under-resourced communities desperately need, to millions across Africa. We also can produce or source content as needed on any subject." (via Mike Barraclough, dxldyg via DXLD) HOW TODD EMSLIE TVDXes NON-SUPERFICIALLY Hi All, My basic setup for monitoring DX TV is as follows: 5 element 45-70 MHz H yagi + Jim Dietrich UA-701 2db NF RF preamp + RG6 coax feeding D100 TV tuner + Icom R8500 scanner. The PC (including 20" LCD monitor screen) is inside the DX shack. Spectrum Lab software is installed on the PC. There is a permanent audio connection from the R8500 rec out socket to the line-in socket on the back of the PC tower. A quality diecast MATV type splitter is also used after the UA-701 preamp to divide RF between the D100 tuner and R8500 scanner. The audio output lead from the D100 is connected to a spare XDR-F1HD tuner for monitoring TV carriers (i.e. tunable IF receiver). The advantage with the above setup is that one can simultaneously view DX TV pictures in real-time, listen to DX TV audio (regardless of the intercarrier spacing), listen to BFO / video buzz via the R8500, and view the spectrum display on the LCD monitor. Using this method, it is possible to both enjoy DX TV in the traditional method favoured by our DXing forebears (e.g. Charles Rafarel, George Palmer, Robert Cooper, Bedford Brown, et al.), yet still verify the reception with the video carrier frequency measured to 1 Hz precision via the PC spectrum analyser. Once coincident picture (with ideally advertisement or logo) and reliable frequency measurement is obtained, the XX.XXXXXX MHz measurement is added to an existing database for later reference. The verification process is augmented by monitoring everything available between ~ 25 to 108 MHz. This includes monitoring the various 10 / 6?/ 2?metre ham reflectors, individual 6 metre ham signals, monitoring 6 metre beacons, low VHF utility signals, upper HF FAX signals, etc. All this information effectively acts as weight of evidence before video carrier measurement and/or DX TV video reception is assigned. I find it also useful to mentally map out regions including everything from upper HF to band 2 FM. This enables a more intuitive faster response when exotic reception unrepentantly surfaces. Separate 25-108 MHz lists for each region act as a backup for reference purposes. The continuing AM carrier measurement debate is partly a reflection of how deeply individual DXers understand the DX hobby. Most people only understand the world around us at very superficial levels. The depth of understanding varies from person to person. Time spent in a particular endeavour (e.g. VHF/UHF DX) is not necessarily in itself an indication of how deeply someone understands the subject. For example, there are DXers who have been around for decades who still only have a superficial understanding, yet others starting within a few years are able to grasp the pertinent components at a deep level. Regards, (Todd Emslie, Australia, 17 Sept, WTFDA via DXLD) TV tuner Pci Card w/Philips Chipset 7130 on order! This is the "Analogue ONLY" card. I will be open to any suggestions on tips and tweaks for this card and how to get the most efficient DX use out of it. Thanks, (Steven Wiseblood, Harlingen, TEXAS, ibid.) The card will work with dscaler software immediately and it should detect the card providing the drivers are installed. It may have the European Belling Lee/"Pal" antenna socket; if it does you'll need an F socket adaptor. You can feed video in via an RCA socket also and select this via the dscaler menu. Sync/noise reduction will still work. Once the card is in and working try the sync software from Jurgen's site "untick" H and V sync in the little box and the picture should start to drift sideways as he says. Get to that stage and after that the sync mods can be done. Can advise more then (Hugh Hoover, ibid.) Thanks, Hugh, I ordered it off ebay from a seller here in the US. My computer runs Windows XP, so hopefully no problem with the drivers, as I understand some people who have Windows VISTA and Windows "7" were getting errors in running the drivers. I paid $20 including shipping, so think I got a pretty good deal! Here's what my card should look like, though I didn't order it from these guys. http://www.pacificgeek.com/productimages/xl/SAA7130-2.jpg I'll keep you posted later in the week, once I receive it and get everything hooked up! Thanks, (Steven Wiseblood, Harlingen, TEXAS, ibid.) I just found one on Amazon.com. My wife has an Amazon account so she just bought one for me. $20 plus $4 shipping. This is new, supposedly. I still have 5 or 6 low powered stations on UHF, so should be easy to see how it works (Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, ibid.) Mike, that's great, I too, still have many ANALOG stations from Matamoros and Reynosa MEXICO that I can receive, and fine tune the software accordingly. I just wish that XHRIO-2 weren`t a SEMI-LOCAL. Hihi (Steven Wiseblood, Harlingen TEXAS, ibid.) RE: "THE WIRELESS WORLD OF GERRY WELLS" - BBC WORLD SERVICE PROGRAMME There's an article on Gerry, with some good photos, in today's Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1312946/Radio-Ga-Ga-Collector-fills-house-1-200-radio-sets-spanning-100-years.html The documentary is available for streaming/download at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2010/08/100818_gerry_wells.shtml (Mike Barraclough, UK, Sept 18, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) VHF/UHF POLARIZATION 101 Horizontal is for home antennas (horizontal yagis, etc.). Vertical is for car antennas & handhelds (vertical monopoles). If you use a vertical antenna for TV, the results are usually inferior. Same with using a horizontal antenna for WX-RADIO. (Some DXers swear that using the wrong polarity is great for skip, but I've personally had mixed results). For FM, either usually works because most stations send both H & V to cover both homes & cars. Horizontal is a better transmission mode than vertical because even a simple horizontal dipole is directional (OK, bi-directional), but a simple vertical dipole is not (omni-directional). You just a get better overall ability to separate stations in the horizontal field (which, of course, is good for DXing too). wrh (Bill Hepburn, Ont., WTFDA via DXLD) In the USA, stations are *required* (with very limited exceptions) to use horizontal polarization. I think this was because it was determined electrical noise tends to be vertically polarized. Stations here may optionally use "mixed" or "circular" polarization, with some power in both planes. Usually, but not always, the ERP in both planes is identical. The vast majority of U.S. FM stations do use mixed/circular polarization. Actually, so do the vast majority in Canada. In the U.S., stations below 92 MHz may use vertical polarization to avoid interference to channel 6 TV stations (a moot point now in most markets! -- and in fact I've noted a number of recently-filed applications from stations that used to be vertical-only to add horizontal at the same power). Vertical-only, and stations with more vertical power than horizontal, are fairly rare but by no means unheard-of. USA TV stations are also required to use horizontal, and may optionally choose mixed or circular. Mixed/circular polarization is VERY rare among TV stations (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, ibid.) RF WATER METERS City of Enid has started replacing all water meters with newfangled ones which do not require a person to walk around and read each one individually each month --- instead they radio-in their readings on a frequent basis, with all kinds of useful info, like detecting leaks so customers can take action immediately. But they also will have an antenna sticking out of the ground --- watch out, mowers! And there may be criminal penalties for tampering with them. WTFK? Nobody bothers to tell us that. But I can see the noise floor going up noticeably all over the city, not just around traffic lights. Let alone the potential for direct interference on intentional or unintentional frequencies. I suspect this system is more than just transponders, but individual transmitters on every lot. OTOH, if they are not transponders, they would have to occupy a huge number of discrete frequencies to avoid interfering with each other. Does anyone have experience, positive or negative, with these things elsewhere? Another thing: would an individual property owner have any standing to refuse to allow the local government (or a private utility company) to install a radio transmitter on his property? Are these things FCC- licenced individually? Doubt it. What if they do cause interference? Any recourse? What if one on your neighbor`s property causes QRM? There are plenty of concerns about the new setup, none of them concerning RF: http://forums.enidnews.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3271021/m/5551059091 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Latest story about this: September 15, 2010 CITY OF ENID INSTALLING NEW WATER METERS By Robert Barron, Staff Writer Wed Sep 15, 2010, 11:12 PM CDT http://enidnews.com/localnews/x842116229/City-of-Enid-installing-new-water-meters ENID — New water meters being installed by the city of Enid will trace water usage to within one-tenth of a gallon, suppliers of the new water meters say. Jared Hendrix, of HD Supply, who is the city’s supplier of the Neptune Water Meters and Scott Morris, utility services manager for the city made a presentation on the meters to a handful of plumbers Wednesday morning. A flow indicator shows the direction of flow through the meter indicating water in use, not in use, water running slowly, reverse flow and forward flow. A leak indicator displays a variety of possible leaks. An intermittent leak indicates water h as been used for at least 50 of the 95, 15-minute intervals during a 24-hour period. It also indicates water use for all 15-minute intervals. The average rate of flow also is displayed every six seconds. An LCD display shows the meter reading in billing units of measure; U.S. gallons, cubic feet, imperial gallons or cubic meters. About 2,000 meters already are in the ground, mostly south of Garriott Road. The meters use the same valve as previously but with a computerized readings. The process of installation will make the some shut-off valves easier to reach, in the event of water emergency at the home. The meters record daily consumption within one-tenth of a gallon and will detect all types of leaks, Hendrix said. The readings come in daily, and the city can notify a resident if a leak is detected and tell the resident what type of leak is likely. There are 16 data collectors placed around the city to collect information from the new meters. If anything interferes with the readings, the city will investigate and if the meter has been tampered with, the resident will receive a letter from the city and could be subject to a fine, Morris said. Morris said water bills could increase because of the more precise measuring, but he does not think most residents will notice significant increases. The city purchased and will install nearly 20,000 meters. One thing residents may notice about the meters is the antenna sticking up from the ground over the meter. Morris said it is safe to mow and operate a weedeater around them. “This will be a benefit to everyone. What people will notice if they have a high bill and think they have a leak, they can call and get accurate information. We can help them identify where the water use is hour-per-hour,” Morris said. The meters will not cost residents any additional money for purchase and installation. The only charge to residents is for water consumption, he said. (Enid News via DXLD) Glenn, these usually operate at 900 MHz or 2.4 GHz, some operate lower. If you can find out which brand they are, I can find out more details. They typically do not transmit very frequently, because they run from a lithium battery that they do not want to replace very often (say 5 years or so). The main suppliers are Itron and Sensus Metering. I found this link for wireless water metering and Enid, but this appears to be for managing the water system, not individual meters: http://www.data-linc.com/schneider/schnappno.htm Best regards (Brian, AE7BP, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This says 900 MHz FHSS: http://neptunetg.com/userfiles/file/products/E-Coder%29R900i/Specifications%20%28PDF%29_EN.pdf n For ease of implementation, the system shall not require any special licensing, including licenses from the FCC. The system must, therefore, operate in the 902 MHz to 928 MHz unlicensed band. n The system implementation shall not be delayed due to the uncertainty of Federal licensing requirements. n The system must be expandable at any time without getting authorization from the FCC. n No wake-up tone shall be necessary. n To minimize the potential for RF interference from other devices, the IMIU shall transmit using the frequency-hopping, spread-spectrum technique comprised of alternating pseudo-random frequencies within the 902 MHz to 928 MHz unlicensed band. n The IMIU shall operate within FCC Part 15 regulations for devices operating in the 902 MHz to 928 MHz unlicensed band. The output power of the devices will be governed by their conformance with these relevant FCC standards. n Output power shall meet FCC Part 15.247 requirements. n Power shall be supplied to the IMIU by a lithium battery. The Vendor shall warrant that any battery provided with the IMIUs by the Vendor shall be free of manufacture and design defects for a period of twenty years - the first ten (10) years from their date of shipment from factory without prorating, and the second ten (10) years with pro- rating, as long as the IMIU is working under the environmental and meter reading conditions specified. From another datasheet: http://neptunetg.com/userfiles/file/products/E-Coder%29R900i/Product%20Sheet_EN.pdf Transmitter Specifications: . Transmit period: Every 14 seconds . Transmitter channels: 50 . Channel frequency: 910 to 920 MHz spread spectrum . Output Power: Meets FCC Part 15.247 . FCC Verification: Part 15.247 Also see a report from the FCC website. https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/eas/GetApplicationAttachment.html?id=518936 This might be it, I do not have the FCC ID number from the unit. P.S. remember, if you can prove any out-of-band interference, they have to fix it (especially for Part 15 devices). Best regards, (Brian, AE7BP, ibid.) Here in Bloomington, MN we have a gas meter with a battery that is replaced about every 10 years. It sends a signal to a street light pole that has a box attached to a Yagi antenna. I suspect the box then sends a signal out to a central location. Our water meter is connected to a read-out on the house exterior and they walk around to obtain a reading every several months. The power meter is read through the power line(s). This also applies to my northern MN cabin power meter-they call it a 'turtle meter', as it takes 24 hours to get a reading in the Duluth, MN area. With all that, I've never had a noise problem with any of them (John Ebeling, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Some communities are doing that with TRASH CANS, to gauge HOW MUCH RECYCLING YOU DO and you are fined HUNDREDS of dollars if you DON`T put out RFID trashcans or put out at the wrong time (Yodar, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn, we have a similar setup here in Montura with our Electric Meters. The "Reader" just drives by our homes in his truck and reads a signal from our meter. I don't know if that causes interference? If I could pinpoint the signal somehow, I'd try to find out. P.S. Welcome to the 21st Century (Chuck Bolland, FL, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I had them in residences in Rhode Island and Arizona. They had no effect on my DXing. As they say, YMMV. Where the meter reader gets out of the truck to read the meter that is one and one half acre from the house (Kevin Redding, Adamsville, TN, ABDX via DXLD) Our town replaced water, gas, and electric meters with RF meters about four years ago. They do not emit any interference. There is no antenna sticking up anywhere, and for the life of me, I don't know how the signal gets out of the metal water meter box. At least the gas and water meters (could be the electric meter also) are powered by some kind of long life battery. At some point, they will probably have to be replaced. As I understand it, no one has to come to read the meter. The signals are picked up as the meter reader drives by. They don't even have to stop (Bob Smoak, Bamberg, S. C., ibid.) We've had them here for several years, but not with antennae and not transmitting any distance. The water company drives through, reads the meters from his truck and moves on. The antenna is a wire up to some sort of transponder on the outside of the house. This is a) as far away from the radio shack as it can get, b) about as far away from my FM antenna as it can get, and c) was a far from my 2 meter ham antenna as it could be until the latter came down a couple of years back. I have more interference on FM from the fiber-optic cable that brings my phone and internet ( and only on a few frequencies ) than from that, and I really can't point to any that I've isolated to the water meter transponder (Russ Edmunds, WB2BJH, Blue Bell, PA, WTFDA via DXLD) Chances are, these things only transmit when asked for a reading. They don't have a whole lot of data to transmit. So it could well be they do cause massive interference, but if it only lasts for five seconds once a month, you'll probably never notice. For the same reason, they can probably all operate on the same frequency -- yours only transmits when called upon, so they wait till they have the reading from yours before they activate your neighbor's. (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, ibid.) As far as your report of the new water meter mess, they've begun doing that in a few towns around here in the Pittsburgh, Pa. area, none yet in my town of Beaver, but some just across the Ohio river. I took a shortwave portable over there to a friend's house that has it and it didn't interfere with anywhere I tuned, couldn't even hear any harmonics from the thing. Must be somewhere in the UHF or VHF range? I probably should have taken a scanner but as long as they don't affect my shortwave listening, I don't care. 73 (Rich Brock, PA, Sept 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) SNUPI: SENSOR NODES UTILIZING POWERLINE INFRASTRUCTURE Powerline HF ... in Reverse --- Glenn, This technology uses home wiring as a receiving antenna for HF sensors. http://ubicomplab.cs.washington.edu/wiki/SNUPI (Benn Kobb, DC, Sept 21, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WTFK? 27 MHz, 1 mW DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DAB ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Re: FM future in UK Hi All, Does the end of analog radio also mean the LW & MW stations will be scrapped? And regarding DAB, I'm glad to say that for once we were a bit cleverer here in France than the British. We didn't even implement DAB!!! Where does DAB exist anyway? In the UK, right, and in Germany and that's about it, as far as I know. Or are there any other countries that use it? The British Radio Authority are on a crash course, they're going straight into the wall, they'll be the only ones with no FM. As I live close to the border with Germany, I do at times listen to German DAB, as there are some real good programmmes (DRadio Kultur, DRadio Wissen for example) but I have to spend a lot of time setting the telescopic whip right to remove all the noises generated by the system. Were it on FM it would be much easier and the sound quality would certainly be better. The future of radio is not in DAB, but in Internet radio, especilly when you use a smartphone. Get an unlimited data subscription on your Iphone or Android phone and you have all the radio you want. No need to spend money on a digital set (Rémy Friess, France, Sept 20, MWCircle yg via DXLD) Rémy, DAB is also in use in other countries such as Belgium and The Netherlands. However, it is on the decline. In Belgium only public broadcasters are on it (well, each in their own region only so VRT in Flanders and RTBF in Wallonia). Commercial broadcasters do not use DAB (although they have allocated channels) because they don't want to invest in the technology. I'm not too sure about the situation in The Netherlands. 73 (Herman Boel, Belgium, ibid.) Herman, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Countries_using_DAB/DMB Finland stopped in 2005, now digital radio continues in digital TV network, but I don't think it is used a lot. Interesting about Norway: planning to close FM in 2014! 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, ibid.) Hi Remy, I will be surprised if this goes ahead. The broadcasters would lose about 50% of their audience over night as very few of our 30,000,000 cars have DAB radio (Barry :-) Davies, UK, ibid.) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See GERMANY; MOLDOVA; NEW ZEALAND; ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ROMANIA; UAE; UK; IBOC just below DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- IBOC et al. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE HD RADIO REPORT o AM HD Radio has stalled. The number of AM digital broadcast stations has essentially remained flat for some time and is perhaps decreasing. This excellent RW article documents the shortcomings of AM HD but also mentions the long-term optimism held by some: http://www.rwonline.com/article/105898 o Digital Radio Mondiale ("DRM") technology should be considered in the U.S. as a possible replacement for AM HD: http://radioworld.com/article/105968 o Brazil evaluates DRM in addition to HD: http://radioworld.com/article/106154 o The failure of HD Radio to get off the ground in Switzerland is memorialized at the first URL, and given an excuse ("economic and structural uncertainties") at the second URL: http://www.radioworld.com/article/105748 http://www.rwonline.com/article/105900 o Published story on The Dark Side of IBOC FM: "Unfortunately, I have learned that IBOC comes at a very high price to first adjacent stations that are your neighbors...." See page 12 of Radio Guide for this detailed report: http://www.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=11602&l=1 o Personal injury lawyers Keefe Bartels LLC are listening to unhappy HD Radio customers and could conceivably launch a class-action lawsuit against iBiquity based on possible unfair/deceptive trade practices: http://radioworld.com/article/106152 o See posted comments on Keefe Bartels' interest in the shortcomings of HD Radio: http://www.rwonline.com/article/106190 o The view from Bob Struble: http://tinyurl.com/23lpge5 (CGC Communicator Sept 20 via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ FCC ISSUES PROPOSAL ON LPTV DTV TRANSITION The FCC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Memorandum Opinion and Order on the digital transition of LPTV stations. http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-10-172A1.pdf - Is an analog shutdown date in 2012 reasonable for LPTV stations? (they don't say *when* in 2012) On the selected date, analog LPTV licenses would be terminated and analog construction permits would need to be modified to specify digital operation. - There is an oblique reference to a suggestion the power levels authorized to VHF LP-DTV stations might be increased... - More specifically, is it reasonable to expect LPTVs operating above channel 51 to move below by the end of next year? (They propose to require all LPTVs operating above 51 to submit an application to move below by June 30, 2011, and complete the move within the subsequent six months.) - Effective last Friday, a freeze has been instituted on the filing of applications for new analog LPTV and translators, and for new or modified LPTV stations (digital or analog) above channel 51. (I thought analog applications were already frozen...) - The Commission proposes to establish a "30-mile rule" for minor changes to LPTV stations. A transmitter site move that would end up more than 30 miles from the reference coordinates of the station's existing community would be considered a "major" change -- presumably only permissible during a filing window, and subject to auction in case of conflict with other applications. Under the existing rules, a change is "minor" if there is any coverage overlap whatsoever between the existing and proposed new facilities. Comments on the NPRM are due in a bit over 60 days (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, Sept 20, WTFDA via DXLD) So much for all those ch6/ 87.7FM "radio" stations (WPGF-LP Memphis comes to mind *oink*). (Fritze H Prentice Jr, KC5KBV, Star City, AR EM43aw, http://tvdxseark.blogspot.com http://www.twitter.com/KC5KBV ibid.) Yes. It appears that The Government gets the last laugh here. They always do. They didn't seem particularly upset as these LPTV "FM" stations stretched the Rules to the point of breaking. But The Government knew that the clock would eventually strike midnight for these guys. And, now it's ticking. Peter, N4LI (Peter Baskind, J.D., LL.M., Germantown, TN, 901-624-5295, ibid.) FCC LPTV ANALOG SHUTOFF PROPOSED FOR 2012, ENDANGERS CHANNEL 6 'RADIO' STATIONS --- September 20, 2010 at 4:52 AM (PT) The FCC has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to establish an analog shutoff date for low-power television stations sometime in 2012, with stations operating "out of core" in channels 52-69 making the change by DECEMBER 31st, 2011 to clear out the 700 mHz band for wireless use. LPTVs have been allowed to continue broadcasting in analog mode after full-power stations made the final transition to digital last year. The move would bring to an end the use in some markets of the audio carrier of low power TV stations on VHF channel 6 for virtual FM radio stations on 87.7 FM. Stations in NEW YORK (Variety WNYZ-LP), LOS ANGELES (Spanish Religion KSFV-CA (GUADALUPE RADIO)), CHICAGO (Smooth Jazz WLFM),WASHINGTON (Spanish WDCN-LP), and DENVER (SportsKXDP-LP (FRONT RANGE SPORTS RADIO), among others, have taken advantage of the LPTV stations' adjacency to FM to serve as commercial radio stations, a situation that will end when analog transmission ceases. Comments will be due 60 days after publication in the FEDERAL REGISTER, with replies due 90 days after publication [for linx:] http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/80964/fcc-lptv-analog-shutoff-proposed-for-2012-endanger (via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) Does this also mean that the analogue translators that serve large portions of the west will also be forced to switch to digital? Presently we watch CBS and NBC via their translators. We have not yet got a good signal on ABC (Channel 17 @37 miles) or PBS (Channel 9 @ 40 miles) so haven't watched them since the great change over (Larry Wild, Old guy from Aberdeen, SD, ibid.) My question is, who is still watching these analog LPTV's? Our last LPTV here in Houston (ch. 28) went dark about this time last year (Jeff Kruszka, ibid.) That's a very good question. In the case of channel 14 here, I have to figure absolutely nobody, given that the station ran a "satellite receiver isn't seeing any signal" screen for several years, followed by unID color bars the last six months or so. I do think there are probably a number of analog *translator* systems that still have viewership, if only because there are no digital signals available in their coverage areas. The FCC commented: "Many translator-served communities are too small to support a cable television system. While DBS has become more prevalent in such communities, the high rate of station license renewals suggests that continued free over-the-air television is also important to viewers." And really, given that most digital TVs also seamlessly support reception of analog signals, I would suggest a fairly high proportion of OTA viewers may not even be able to *tell* they're watching some digital & some analog signals. (I mean, DXers would know the difference, based on the dramatic difference in picture quality, but many average viewers may not.) (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, ibid.) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ SAY GOODBYE TO SUNSPOTS? I was "reading the mail" this morning at work and saw this in a daily news report that I receive from NASA HQ in Washington, DC. It seems that scientists who have been studying sunspots for the past 20 years or so have concluded that the sun's magnetic field is declining at such a rate that by the year 2016 the face of the sun will be "spotless" and could stay that way for "decades." http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/09/say-goodbye-to-sunspots.html The article references a climatic phenomenon that I studied about in my Electrical Engineering classes in college called the "Maunder Minimum," the period between roughly 1645 to 1715 where sunspots almost totally disappeared. Temperatures dropped in Europe so much they called it "The Little Ice Age." Interesting article. 73, (Steve N5WBI Ponder, Clear Lake City, TX, ABDX via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) In case someone listening on this channel doesn't know, progress of the solar cycle can be followed day-to-day and in some detail on the wonderful web site http://spaceweather.com Besides the Earth in her environment, Tony Phillips posts some amazing images, objects striking Jupiter, halos, glories, noctilucent clouds, etc. Check out this aurora from Alaska on Monday/Tuesday: http://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=14&month=09&year=2010 I never thought I'd live to see a minimum as minimal or as extended as this one. 73 (Walter Nissen, NRC-AM via DXLD) SUNSPOTS INCHING UP, PROSPECTS FOR AUTUMN The Autumnal Equinox occurs Wednesday, September 22 at 11:09 PM EDT, which is 0309 UTC on September 23. With the northern and southern hemispheres bathed in equal amounts of light, expect better worldwide HF propagation, although solar activity continues at a low level which does not support an MUF into the higher frequencies over most paths. By the way, the bulletin didn't mention this at the beginning of September, but the monthly averages of daily sunspot numbers have risen the past few months. For June, July and August the average daily sunspot numbers for each month were 18, 23.1 and 28.2, and so far in September the average for the first 16 days is 29.6. (QST de W1AW, Propagation Forecast Bulletin 37 ARLP037, From Tad Cook, K7RA, Seattle, WA September 17, 2010, To all radio amateurs, via Dave Raycroft, ODXA yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) CANADÁ TRANSMITIRÁ LAS AURORAS BOREALES EN DIRECTO A TRAVÉS DE ORDENADOR Una aurora boreal ocurrida en Suecia en el año 2006 [caption] MONTREAL — Los aficionados a las auroras boreales podrán admirarlas en directo desde su ordenador, gracias a un sitio web lanzado el lunes por la Agencia Espacial Canadiense. "Esperamos que la danza de luces celestiales lo incite a descubrir los secretos del cielo y de la ciencia, en la base de las interacciones entre la Tierra y nuestra propia estrella, el Sol", dijo el presidente de la agencia, Steve MacLean, en un comunicado. Además de enviar todas las noches las imágenes de auroras boreales que se producen en Canadá, el objetivo del sitio http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/auroramax es explicar cómo se forman las "luces celestiales", en qué lugares se pueden admirar, y cómo fotografiarlas, explicó MacLean. Las auroras boreales se forman en los polos, donde los vientos solares chocan con la atmósfera terrestre. En Canadá, este fenómeno se produce entre los meses de agosto y mayo. Fuente: AFP: http://bit.ly/9CqChD (via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, noticiasdx yg via DXLD) GRAY LINE MAP Try this one: http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-p (Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA, NASWA yg via DXLD) Geomagnetic field activity ranged from quiet to active levels during the period. The field was quiet at all latitudes on 13 September. Activity increased to quiet to unsettled levels on 14 September. Activity increased to active levels early on 15 September, then decreased to quiet levels at all latitudes after 15/0300 UTC. Activity was at quiet to unsettled levels during 16 - 17 September with active periods detected at high latitudes. Activity decreased to quiet levels during 18 - 19 September. ACE solar wind data indicated the unsettled to active levels during 14 - 15 September were associated with a solar sector boundary crossing (toward (-) to away (+)). The unsettled to active levels during 16 - 17 September were associated with a coronal hole high-speed wind stream (CH HSS). Solar wind changes observed during the CH HSS included increased velocities (peak 518 km/s at 17/0820 UTC), increased IMF Bt (peak 11 nT at 16/1428 UTC), and intermittent periods of southward IMF Bz (peak deflection -10 nT at 16/1653 UTC). FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 22 SEPT - 18 OCT 2010 Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels during the period. Low activity is expected during 22 September - 04 October with C-class flares likely from Region 1109 (N19, L = 072, class/area Hrx/030 on 21 September). Activity is expected to decrease to very low levels during 05 - 18 October. No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to reach high levels during 23 - 30 September. Normal to moderate flux levels are expected during the remainder of the period. Geomagnetic field activity is expected to be at unsettled to active levels during 22 - 24 September due to a recurrent coronal hole high-speed stream (CH HSS). Field activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels during 25 - 26 September. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled levels during 27 - 28 September due to CH HSS effects. Quiet levels are expected during 29 September - 02 October. Unsettled levels are expected during 03 - 05 October due to another round of CH HSS effects. Quiet levels are expected during 06 - 10 October. Activity is expected to increase to unsettled levels during 11 - 14 October due to recurrent solar sector boundary and CH HSS effects. Activity is expected to decrease to quiet levels during 15 - 17 October. Activity is expected to increase to quiet to unsettled levels on 18 October as another recurrent CH HSS begins to disturb the field. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2010 Sep 21 2151 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 2010 Sep 21 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2010 Sep 22 88 18 4 2010 Sep 23 88 18 4 2010 Sep 24 88 12 3 2010 Sep 25 88 5 2 2010 Sep 26 88 5 2 2010 Sep 27 88 8 3 2010 Sep 28 86 10 3 2010 Sep 29 84 5 2 2010 Sep 30 82 5 2 2010 Oct 01 82 5 2 2010 Oct 02 82 5 2 2010 Oct 03 80 8 3 2010 Oct 04 78 8 3 2010 Oct 05 76 10 3 2010 Oct 06 76 5 2 2010 Oct 07 76 5 2 2010 Oct 08 78 5 2 2010 Oct 09 78 5 2 2010 Oct 10 80 5 2 2010 Oct 11 80 8 3 2010 Oct 12 80 8 3 2010 Oct 13 82 8 3 2010 Oct 14 82 8 3 2010 Oct 15 82 5 2 2010 Oct 16 82 5 2 2010 Oct 17 84 5 2 2010 Oct 18 86 8 3 (SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1531, DXLD) ###