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Thanks, Glenn WORLD OF RADIO 1536 HEADLINES: *New English schedules from Argentina, Cuba, Czechia, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Romania, Slovakia, Zambia, Spain, Turkey *More DX and station news from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Holland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Iran, Madagascar-non, Mauritania, Mexico, Morocco, Oklahoma, Romania, Tunisia, Las Vegas NV SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1536, October 28-November 3, 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 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 1530 WRMI 9955 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 Thu 0330 WRMI 9955 [new] 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 DXLD YAHOOGROUP: Why wait for DXLD? A lot more info, not all of it appearing in DXLD later, is posted at our yg without delay. When applying, please identify yourself with your real name and location, and say something about why you want to join. Those who do not, unless I recognize them, will be prompted once to do so and no action will be taken otherwise. Here`s where to sign up: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/ ** AFGHANISTAN [non]. 11835, UNID clandestine in DX-Window no. 412: This religious broadcast in Dari to Afghanistan is called R Sadaye Zindagi. At the end of the broadcast the e-mail adress info @ afghanradio.org was announced. The websites of the station are: http://www.afghanradio.org -and- http://www.sadayezindagi.com There you can find the following schedule: “You can listen to Radio Sadaye Zindagi every morning at 0230 on 9725. And every evening at 1500 on 11755. You can also listen to Radio Sadaye Zindagi on 1251 MW Th-Mo at 1530. NEW! We now have a new broadcast, every evening at 1600 on 11835. This new broadcast will have a fresh new approach. We invite you to listen.” (Patrick Robic, Leibnitz, Austria, DSWCI DX Window Oct 20 via DXLD) A-10 info ** AFGHANISTAN [non]. B-10 of Radio Sadaye Zindagi --- Hi, Wolfgang, B-10 of Radio Sadaye Zindagi in Dari via MBR is registered under Bible Voice Broadcasting Network BVBN, not under FEBA 0230-0330 (not 0230- 0300 sorry) UT on 7410 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAs, but from 0300 to 0315 co-channel BBC in Azeri via Moosbrunn, AUSTRIA. Mon-Fri 1600-1630 on 11895 WER 250 kW / 090 deg to WeAS. Just listened to Radio Sadaye Zindagi in Dari 1600-1630 UT on 11895 with an identification signal of Bible Voice Broadcasting Network BVBN in the beginning of the transmission. 73! Ivo Ivanov (via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 21 via Wolfgang Büschel, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) RUSSIA, 11755 R. Sedaye Zindagi via Russia Oct 19 *1459-1510, 43443, Dari, 1459 sign on with IS, ID, Talk (Kouji Hashimoto, Japan, Japan Premium via DXLD) Language notice: Using Google translation, sedaye zendagi means 'voice of today' Try translate.google.com !! (Zacharias Liangas, Greece, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALASKA. [Replying to my 10m DX reports, e.g. MEXICO below:] I worked KL7J in Soldotna, Alaska on ten meters CW by LONG PATH on October 16. (Antenna pointed towards South America). Using an ICOM 756 pro 2 (100 watts) and a Mosley tribander up 47 feet. 73, (Jeff, K1MOD, Kadet, Macomb IL, Oct 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALASKA. 7355, KNLS, Anchor Point. 1201-1208 October 23, 2010. Tune- in to clear but weak signal with female, "...on Saturday on KNLS... you need to know.. your host..." into male with mention of the Old Testament (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ANGOLA. 4949.77, R. Nacional, Mulenvos (tentative) (approx. on this frequency) 10/13 0420-0245 M, unclear talking; heard in SSB with strong static crashes; Very poor. 4949.77, R. Nacional, Mulenvos (tentative) (approx on this fqy), 10/19 2115-2118* slow pop song; M unclear talk till 2118 then possible fade out; QRN rustle and lite crackles; poor/very poor (Giovanni Serra, Roma, Italy, JRC NRD 525; Alpha Delta DX-SWL Sloper-S; RG 8 mini coaxial cable; JPS NIR 12 Noise & Interference Reducer-Dual DSP outboard audio filter; Intek PS-35 5 ampere feeder; JRC - NVA 319 external loudspeaker unit; Yaesu YH - 77 STA stereo headphones; Zoom Corp. H2 handy digital recorder MP3 & WAV files; Oregon Scientific radio controlled clock; Interkart framed wall board political world map (1: 46,400,000); the DX Edge-Xantek Inc.(daylight-darkness desk world map), NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) ** ANGUILLA. Caribbean Beacon, 6090, QSL in 6 months for e-report to beacon @ anguillanet.com V/s Doris Mussington. It is the same old QSL received many years ago! (Artur Fernández Llorella, Catalonia, Spain, Oct 22, You can see some images of the QSLs in my blog: http://maresmedx.blogspot.com/ HCDX via DXLD) ** ANTARCTICA. 15476, LRA36 carrier barely detectable Oct 25 at 1307, weaker than UK 15480. 15476, Oct 26 at 1321, LRA36 carrier detectable, weaker than UK 15480 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA. Nueva AM 1700 --- Fantástico FM 91.9, que es la emisora de música tropical perteneciente a la compañia discográfica Magenta; está anunciando en sus tandas comerciales que también están saliendo por AM 1700 para todo el partido de Tigre (Federico Fuleston, Argentina, Oct 21, condiglist yg via DXLD) ** ARGENTINA. 6060, 24/10 2325, Radio Nacional Argentina, sport gooooool, // 15344.7, poor/weak QRM from REE in French on 6055. 15344.7, 24/10 2207, Radio Nacional, Argentina, sport live, football championship, fair (Giampiero Bernardini, RX: Perseus - ANT: T2FD, QTH Milano, Italy, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 10-42 comments about no DST mentioned on WORLD OF RADIO 1536 ** ARGENTINA. 28419-USB, checking a semihour after I was getting PY2LOW on 28420, instead heard LW4VU (?) with contest contacts by George (Jorge? He pronounces it sorta Frenchly). His dixion makes it hard to tell whether he is saying Victor or Italy. Like so many hams he mixes up different fonetik alfabets: Lima Whisky Four Italy/Victor? United. Heard this over and over and could not figure out which. Then I look up both LW4IU and LW4VU in QRZ.com --- neither listed. So I try every other letter in the fourth slot, and find only one hit, which must be it, as I am certain of the L, W, 4, and U: LW4EU Jorge Manuel Conde Saubidet Belgrano 100 Chacabuco Zip Code 6740, Argentina I guess he was saying ``echo`` or some other E-word (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ASIA [non]. Radio Free Asia B10, As of October 31, 2010, All times in UT Burmese (4 hours daily) 0030-0130 12115, 13710, 15700 1230-1400 7515, 11795, 12105 1400-1430 11795, 12105 1630-1730 7570 Cantonese (2 hours daily) 1400-1500 5810, 7470 2200-2300 9780, 11740, 11775 Khmer (2 hours daily) 1230-1330 13810, 15160 2230-2330 5790, 11850 Korean (5 hours daily) 1500-1700 648, 5860, 7210, 9385 1700-1900 648 5860 9385 2100-2200 648 1350 5825 7460 9385 Lao (2 hours daily) 0000-0100 9815, 15690 1100-1200 9325, 15120 Mandarin (12 hours daily) 0300-0700 11980, 13710, 15150, 15665, 17615, 17880, 21540 1500-1600 5810, 7445, 9790, 9905, 11945, 13725 1600-1700 5810, 7415, 7445, 9455, 9905, 11945, 13725 1700-1800 5810, 7415, 7445, 9355, 9455, 9905, 11945, 13670 1800-1900 5810, 7385, 7415, 7445, 9355, 9455, 9905, 11790, 11945, 13670 1900-2000 1098, 5810, 5860, 6095, 7385, 9355, 9455, 9875, 9905, 11790, 11945 2000-2100 1098, 5810, 5860, 6095, 7355, 7495, 9355, 9455, 9875, 11900, 11945 2100-2200 1098, 5810, 6095, 7355, 7495, 9355, 9455, 9875, 11900 11945 2300-2400 7540, 9825, 11775, 11975, 13745, 15550 Tibetan (10 hours daily) 0100-0300 7470, 9670, 11695, 15220, 17730 0600-0700 17515, 17715, 21490, 21695 1000-1100 9690, 15140, 17750 1100-1200 7470, 11540, 11590, 15375 1200-1400 7470, 11540, 11590, 13625, 15375 1500-1600 5780, 7470, 11585, 11880 2200-2300 5820, 7470, 9835 2300-2400 6010, 7470, 7550, 9875 Uyghur (2 hours daily) 0100-0200 7480, 9480, 9645, 9690, 12010 1600-1700 5780, 7470, 9725, 12080 Vietnamese (2.5 hours daily) 0000-0030 5850, 11605, 11965, 15135 1400-1430 1503, 5855, 7515, 9990, 11605, 12130, 13580 1430-1500 5855, 7515, 9990, 11605, 12130, 13580 2300-2330 1359 2330-2400 1359, 5850, 11605, 11965, 15135 Reports to : qsl at rfa dot org Radio Free Asia 2025 M Street, NW Washington DC 20036 +1 (202)530-4900 (Via AJ Janitschek via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, dxldyg via DXLD) ** AUSTRALIA. 2368.47, R Symban, Marrickville, heard at 1621-1627, Oct 03, and 1701-1710, Sep 29, music and talks, very difficult to understand which language was spoken. Very weak signal, sounding it was parallel to the webstream of R Symban (Max van Arnhem, Hoenderloo, The Netherlands, DSWCI DX Window Oct 20 via DXLD) 2368.47 was the initial entry attributed to Wilkner, already published in DXLD, so did Van Arhhem also measure it on that exact frequency?? It`s impossible to tell (gh) ** AUSTRALIA. 2368.5, Radio Symban (presumed), 1328-1438, Oct 24. Mostly live sports coverage; assume football/soccer reporting by an excited announcer in Greek; 1430 announcers and singing jingle; without the QRN might have had a chance for almost fair reception. Certainly my best reception so far (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) <*>Attachment(s) from Ron Howard: <*> 2 of 2 File(s) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/attachments/folder/898985566/item/list <*> R. Symban, 2368.5 kHz, 1426 UT, October 24, 2010.mp3 <*> R. Symban, 2368.5 kHz, 1430 UT, October 24, 2010.mp3 Quick response to my reception report, which contained the following audio attachments: < http://www.mediafire.com/?y63cvy5ey862ld0 > and < http://www.mediafire.com/?bc8ip863dp1g8n5 > Hi Ron, I can confirm that what you were listening was Radio Symban. I am also very happy about our signal strength. Our people have been on vacation and our HF frequency has not had any alterations for the past three months. Everyone is back by the end of the week and I expect the signal to be even stronger in the near future. regards, Tom Tsamouras (via Ron Howard, ibid.) ** AUSTRALIA. HCJB Australia, 11750, QSL in 2 weeks for e-report to english @ hcjb.org.au (Artur Fernández Llorella, Catalonia, Spain, Oct 22, You can see some images of the QSLs in my blog: http://maresmedx.blogspot.com/ HCDX via DXLD) HCJB Australia B-10 schedule Amoy 0000-0030 eAS mo-fr 15525 1130-1200 eAS mo-fr 15400 Bhojpuri 0115-0130 sAS th 15400 1315-1330 sAS th 15340 Chhattisgarhi 0230-0245 sAS sa,su 15400 1430-1445 sAS sa,su 15340 English 0245-0300 sAS dly 15400 0730-0930 sPA dly 11750 1230-1300 eAS su-fr 15400 1300-1330 eAS dly 15400 1445-1530 sAS dly 15340 Gujarati 0115-0130 sAS mo 15400 1315-1330 sAS mo 15340 Hindi 0200-0230 sAS dly 15400 1330-1400 sAS dly 15340 Hmar 0230-0245 sAS fr 15400 1430-1445 sAS fr 15340 Indonesian 0000-0030 seAS mo-sa 15400 1145-1200 seAS dly 15340 1200-1230 seAS mo-sa 15340 2345-2400 seAS dly 15400 Japanese 2230-2300 eAS fr-sa 15525 Kuruk 0230-0245 sAS mo,th 15400 1430-1445 sAS mo,th 15340 Malay 1200-1230 seAS su 15340 Malayalam 0115-0130 sAS su 15400 1315-1330 sAS su 15340 Mandarin 0000-0030 eAS sa-su 15525 1000-1130 eAS dly 15400 1130-1200 eAS sa-su 15400 1200-1230 eAS dly 15400 1330-1400 eAS dly 15400 2200-2230 eAS dly 15525 2230-2300 eAS su-th 15525 2300-2400 eAS dly 15525 Marathi 0115-0130 sAS we 15400 1315-1330 sAS we 15340 Marawari 0230-0245 sAS tu 15400 1430-1445 sAS tu 15340 Nepali 0100-0115 sAS dly 15400 1300-1315 sAS dly 15340 Punjabi 0115-0130 sAS fr 15400 1315-1330 sAS fr 15340 Rawang 0000-0030 seAS su 15400 0030-0100 seAS dly 15400 1230-1300 seAS dly 15340 Tamil 0115-0130 sAS sa 15400 1315-1330 sAS sa 15340 Telegu 0230-0245 sAS we 15400 1430-1445 sAS we 15340 Urdu 0115-0130 sAS tu 15400 0130-0200 sAs dly 15400 1315-1330 sAS tu 15340 1400-1430 sAS dly 15340 CAUTION: The PDF file is not clear as to whether days are local days or UT days. I have shown days above so they correspond with days as all agreed in WRTH, AOKI and EiBi, but which is inconsistent with the days showing in the PDF file. Therefore, it is possible that days shown in the U time period from 1300 to 2400 above may be local days. (PDF file on HCJB Global Voice website, thanks to link by Alokesh Gupta in dxldyg, extracted, retyped and reformatted by Alan Roe, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** AUSTRALIA [non]. 9965, PALAU, Radio Australia relay via KHBN. In the process of checking for República, noticed a clear but fairly weak Radio Australia in English, parallel 9580 but with about a 3-4 second delay, 1151-1200 October 23, 2010 (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BAHRAIN. 6010.00, R Bahrain, Abu Hayan, 0255-0310, Oct 12, English, pop song, 0300 English ann and talk, 0304 another English song, 23322, QRM Brest, Belarus, signing on *0300 with Belarusian National Anthem (Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window Oct 27 via DXLD) 9745, R Bahrain, Ras Hayan, 0401-0500, Oct 08, nonstop Arabic songs. Many IDs in Arabic at 0433: “Huna Al Bahrain”, 34333 (Kyriakos Dritsas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DSWCI DX Window Oct 20 via DXLD) ** BANGLADESH. 4750, Bangladesh Betar, 1219, Oct 25. Subcontinent music; frequent IDs (“Bangladesh Betar”); 1230 must be news in Bengali; 1235 “Assalamu alaikum. This is Bangladesh Betar” followed by the news in English (items about the UN, Pakistan, etc.); 1242 back to Bengali; poor with moderate CNR1 QRM; noted 1500 sign off. RRI Makassar continues to be absent here. Oct 26 (Tue.) they did not carry the English news after the 1230 five minute news in assume Bengali; instead went into program of subcontinent/Bangali music. Would be nice to know the exact schedule for the news in English I heard on Monday (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This 4750 kHz carry Dhaka A (693 kHz) MW programmes till 1500 UT. For news in English refer WRTH National Section. Thanks, (Swopan Chakroborty, Kolkata, India WORLD OF RADIO 1536, ibid.) 0100, 1000, 1430 and 1805. Also SAARC News in English, 1150 every Monday. Whatever that is. (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thank you Glenn, Interesting that the SAARC’s news [South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation] is only on Monday, the day I also heard the news in English, so that is a possibility. Once I heard a “SAARC news bulletin” in English via AIR, so am not too surprised to find Bangladesh also has one. AIR's also seemed to be broadcast only once a week. Does WRTH list a schedule for SAARC's news for AIR? Needs more monitoring! Thanks again. As always, appreciate your help (Ron Howard, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Don`t see anything about SAARC under India (gh) ** BELARUS. Radio Belarus in B-10 season UTC kHz Location kW Azimut 1200-2400 7360 Minsk Kalodziscy/Kolodishchi 75 270 horiz-rhombic 1200-2400 7390 Minsk Kalodziscy/Kolodishchi 150 246 horiz-rhombic Horizontal Rhombic antenna Designation: RH l // h l = length of one side of the rhombus in meters = one half angle of the interior obtuse angle of rhombus in degrees. h = height of rhombus above ground in meters Antenna Code Antenna Definition 902 RH 155/40/68 1705{1800-}-2300 6155 Minsk Kalodziscy/Kolodishchi 250 252 degr 1900-2300 1170 Sosnovy Lapichy 800 244 degr Srednyaya Zarya antenna Belorusskoe Radio UTC kHz Location kW Azimut 0500-0800 7255 Minsk Kalodziscy/Kolodishchi 250 72 degr 0400-0700 1170 Sosnovy Lapichy 800 64 degr directional antenna Srednyaya Zarya antenna backlobe 1600-1800 7255 Minsk Kalodziscy/Kolodishchi 250 72 degr 1500-1700 1170 Sosnovy Lapichy 800 64 degr directional antenna Srednyaya Zarya antenna backlobe 0000-2400 279 Sosnovy Lapichy 500 non-dir 1600-2400 1278 Brest 10 non-dir 0300-2000 6010 Brest 5 ant#925 Cross-dipole 0300-2000 6040 Grodno 5 ant#925 Cross-dipole [HFCC under Minsk] 0300-2000 6070 Brest 5 ant#925 Cross-dipole 1600-2200 6080 Minsk Kalodziscy/Kolodishchi 150 127 degr 1600-2200 6115 Minsk Kalodziscy/Kolodishchi 75 ant#925 Cross-dipole 0300-2000 6190 Mogilev 5 ant#925 Cross-dipole [HFCC under Minsk] 0300-2000 7235 Mogilev 5 ant#925 Cross-dipole [HFCC under Orsha] 0300-2000 7280 Grodno 5 ant#925 Cross-dipole [HFCC under Brest] Kanal Kultura 1600-2200 1008 kHz Grodno 7 kW non-dir 1026 kHz Myadel 25 kW non-dir 1026 kHz Soligorsk 5 kW non-dir 1026 kHz Brest 7 kW non-dir 1125 kHz Minsk Kalodziscy/Kolodishchi 150 kW non-dir 7265 kHz Grodno 5 kW ant#925 Cross-dipole [HFCC under Brest] (Alexander Mazgo-BLR, RUSdx Oct 24) comments by wb (via Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) ** BOLIVIA. 4409.8, Radio Eco, Reyes, 2300 to 0000 24 October. 4451.2, Radio Santa Ana, Santa Ana de Yacuma sign off at 0003 on 22 October (Bob Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BONAIRE. 6250.0, NHK Spanish reading reception reports complete with SINPOs as if the worldwide audience should care about those, UT Sunday Oct 24 at 0526 // 6080 Bonaire relay which leaps over RNW Dutch on 6165 to land on 6250, and as usual cut off at 0527* before Spanish show is finished, since the 6165 fulcrum goes off then. Thence, nothing on 6250, as Equatorial Guinea is rarely on this early (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 5939.90, Radio Voz Missionária, 0405-0420, Oct 22, Portuguese Christian music. Portuguese religious talk. Poor in noisy conditions. Stronger on // 9665.15. Threshold signal on // 11749.85. (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** BRAZIL. 6185 kHz da Nacional da Amazônia desativada? Ja faz duas semanas que não consigo captar a Nacional da Amazônia em 49 metros de 6185 nem ao anoitecer e amanhecer quando ela era escutada aqui na grande Porto Alegre com sinal razoável. O quê houve? (Édison Bocorny, Jr., Oct 26, radioescutas yg via DXLD) Continuo ouvindo ela aqui pelo Pará (REN, PU8WWW, ibid.) Prezado amigo radio escuta, não tenho escutado também a Rádio Nacional nesta frequência e faixa de 49 metros, mas sei que a de 11785 25 metros está a pleno com sinal muito forte para mim em quase todo o período de dia e noite. Abraço, boas escutas (Paulo Michelon, Porto Alegre RS, ibid.) No último sábado eu consegui captá-la em 6185 Khz aqui no sul de SC, mas em más condições, estimo que com um SINPO 25222, por volta das 17:30 (Hora de Brasília). 73, (Fabrício Andrade Silva, PP5002SWL, Tubarão - SC, 26 Oct, ibid.) Salve, Eu ouvi em 11780 que estão pra retomar as atividades em 49 metros; parece que o transmissor tá com problema. 73´s (Paulo Lima, ibid.) Não está aquele sinalasso de antes, mas ta dando pra escutar quem sabe como eles usam antenas direcionais pra amazonia acaba que como estão com baixa potencia não conseguem chegar ao sul do brasil (Ren, PU8WWW, http://www.trc002.webs.com ibid.) ** BRAZIL. 9587.7, Super Rádio Deus é Amor (São Paulo), 2247-2251, 10/25/2010, Portuguese. Talk by preacher. Fanfare and announcements at 2248, then back to the preacher. Poor signal with fading. 9645.3, Rádio Bandeirantes (São Paulo), 2252-2256, 10/25/2010, Portuguese. Two men talking. Poor signal with interference from R. Habana Cuba on 9640 (Jim Evans, Germantown, TN. IC-R75, RX-340, Random Wire (90'), ALA100M Loops (16' and 20'), DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. BRASIL, 9820, Radio 9 de Julho, São Paulo, 0702-0740, 24- 10, portugués, locutor, comentario religioso, canciones. 24322 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, Escuchas realizadas en casco urbano de Lugo, Grundig Satellit 500 y Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Antena de cable, 8 metros, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. 10000, 24/10 2309, Observatório Nacional, usual pips and IDs, weak (Giampiero Bernardini, RX: Perseus - ANT: T2FD, QTH Milano, Italy, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL [and non]. NEW 15189.65, 1735-1855 17.10, R Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, MG, Portuguese talk, sounded like a live football report, weak heterodyne, 24222. Reactivated after 20 years! (Anker Petersen, here in Skovlunde on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) 15190, R. Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte MG, Portuguese, 24/10 1654. Samba music, ads: Ministério da Saúde, ‘Minuto Filarmónica’: Orquestra Filarmónica de Minas Gerais, ID ‘Inconfidência apresentando: Roda de Samba’, ..., ‘você está na Rede Inconfidência de Rádio’ 45544 Radio Inconfidência, now on air with good signal - contact for technical subjects: mstarbhz @ gmail.com and / or diretoria @ inconfidencia.com.br Rx: Sangean ATS 909, ant.: loop VS, RF amplif. DXCB V1 (Rudolf Grimm, São Bernardo SP, BRASIL, http://radioways.blogspot.com DX Clube do Brasil, http://www.ondascurtas.com DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Inconfidencia on air --- Hola, anche questa sera buon segnale qui a Buccinasco - Radio Incofidencia su 15189.66 kHz (al mio JRC), Belo Horizonte -B px mx + pubb + ID. Ciao e buoni ascolti! (Mauro Giroletti, -Swl 1510- -IK2GFT- -JRC525Nrd - Lowe HF150- Filter PAR Electronics - BCST-LPF + BCST-HPF -Eavesdropper SWL Sloper 11mt to 120mt Band- Loop LFL1010 -Lat. 45 25'0"N Long. 9 7'0"E -Locator grid. Jn 45 Nk-, 2038 UT Oct 25, bclnews.it yg via DXLD) Ciao, ci daresti l'ora UTC? tnx, 73 & best Dxs (Sergio Maria, ibid.) Mauro scrive quasi sempre in tempo reale, quindi quasi sicuramente intorno alle 2030 UT (Roberto Scaglione, ibid.) 15189.65, 24/10 2110, Rádio Inconfidência, football live, some "Inconfidência" IDs, weak but clear (Giampiero Bernardini, RX: Perseus - ANT: T2FD, QTH Milano, Italy, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) As I was saying last time under EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Now without side- QRM or co-QRM I can concentrate on 15190 once again: very weak carrier there, maybe R. Inconfidência. At 2102 Oct 22, Morocco 15345 had a slightly variable het from weaker Argentina, so there was some propagation from South America. And updating: At 0057 UT Oct 23, after WYFR is off 15190, I find a very poor signal on 15189.9 with talk by YL. Can`t make out the words, but the intonation fits for Brasilian/Portuguese. After 0100 mixing in some music bits. Only QRM: occasional spikes from incomparably stronger North Korea on 15180 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. This map may be handy, altho hams don`t always realize bands are open if no one is calling CQ. http://www.vhfdx.info/spots/map.php?Lan=E&Frec=28&ML=M&Map=NA When I checked it at 2040 UT Oct 24, there were contact lines all over it from North America, Caribbean, South America. Fired up 10 meters, and first station I heard was PY2LOW, São Paulo on 28420-USB, working US stations in English, such as N1ZZ, with peculiar fonetix Papa Yellow Two London Ocean Washington. Best area for phone DX is in the 28.4`s. You can change to other maps, different continents, and if things really get hot, go up to 50 MHz or higher. When 10 meters is open, 12 is likely to be too, and there were several good ham signals there in the 24.9`s. And don`t forget to look for broadcast harmonics too in this range. 2 x 13 MHz band on 27 MHz, 3 x 9 MHz band on 28 MHz, etc. (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. DX Utilitario (30-40 MHz) Les cuento que ayer alertado por LU3YYZ con quien compartimos el gusto por la actividad de radio en 28/29 y 50 MHz, me enteré de que se escuchaban estaciones en 39 MHz de Brasil (LU3YYZ con su FT817). Puse entonces mi receptor ICOM R-75 con antena 5/8 vertical para 29 MHz a escanear y pude registrar actividad en una importante cantidad de frecuencias, todas las comunicaciones en portugués y por el tráfico parecen redes de radiotaxis, incluso en algunas de las frecuencias se llegaba a escuchar, mucho mas bajo que la estación base, algunos móviles. Excepto en la frecuencia indicada con ***, todas las bases estaban operadas por mujeres. Aquí la lista, que, sin dudas como las frecuencias de MUSAK en Chile, podrán servir para detectar aperturas. 34.480 34.540 *** 38.320 38.440 38.740 38.800 38.860 38.960 39.040 39.080 39.180 39.220 39.260 39.300 39.460 39.560 39.720 La escucha comenzó cerca de las 14 hs y hasta las 17 hs LUT donde desaparecieron. [17-20 UT] Las señales fueron muy fuertes y estables, puede haber sido propagación por F2 con MUF arriba de 30 MHz dado que 10 m estaba con excelente propagación, o quizás algo de Es. No se escucharon las frecuencias de MUSAK en Neuquen, la actividad en 29.600 FM fue interesante, en 50 Mhz se contacto con NP4A a las 21:35 LUT y las estaciones YV5 llegaban pero muy bajo. Saludos (Alejandro D Álvarez, LU8YD, Grid FF51XB, NEUQUEN, Argentina, Oct 25, condiglist yg via DXLD) ** BURMA [non]. NORWAY-BASED BURMESE DVB RADIO TO CHANGE FREQUENCIES FROM 31 OCT | Text of report by Norway-based Burmese Democratic Voice of Burma website, on 24 October Dear listeners. Democratic Voice of Burma [DVB] will change its radio broadcasting frequencies from Sunday, 31 October. The DVB evening programmes will be broadcasted from shortwave 25 meter band at 11515 KHz and shortwave 16 meter band at 17790 KHz. The frequency for the morning programme will be changed from the morning of 1 November and will be broadcasted from shortwave 49 meter band at 5905 KHz. The frequencies for the evening programme will be changed from 31 October. Source: Democratic Voice of Burma website, Oslo, in Burmese 1430 gmt 24 Oct 10 (via BBCM via DXLD) Would it be too much trouble to include the times? (gh, DXLD) ** CANADA. 800, Oct 26 at 1307 UT, ``AM 800`` weather in Celsius for Windsor, et al., some Fahrenheit too; 1308 ``CKLW, The Information Station``. Quite clear in KQCV OKC null. No sign of XEROK Chihuahua now, which was in well an hour earlier, but now all the Mexicans are gone, and it`s back northeast over full daytime, but lower-sun path (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also USA: Chicago logs ** CANADA [and non]. re 1130 Vancouver & Mt. Angel [Oregon] Glenn, It's important to understand that national governments will push the envelope of the international agreements whenever it seems to be in "the national interest" - or at least in the interest of a radio licensee with good lawyers and engineers, and even more so if with political cachet. And good engineers and lawyers always push the envelope, although unethical ones sometimes do so with fraudulent data. Canada has done this far more often than the U.S. (Although I may be prejudiced because I have always done a lot of work close to the border.) Just a few notable examples of directional antennas which met the strict requirements of the contemporary treaties but which were impossible without serious violation of the statistics of antenna performance come to mind: 1220 Victoria, 800 Langley, 1470 Vancouver, and most egregious of all, 680 Toronto. Each of these in actual operation created interference to a U.S. station because they required suppression from a directional antenna that was if not impossible, at least thoroughly impractical to maintain. Many otherwise knowledgeable engineers think of frequency management as a physics problem: It's not just physics, it's an always flexible blend of physics and politics. Regards, (Ben Dawson, Hatfied-Dawson, WA, Oct 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA. CBI-Sydney --- Question. Has CBI moved ? https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0Bz5to14LqnXeNmY0YmNkM2QtMzc4MS00MDhjLWJmNTUtMjRmNzBmNTE5OTRi&hl=en (terribly wet, name and location unknown, Oct 22, ABDX via DXLD) No, not yet. They were granted permission to move to 97.1 a couple of years ago and reportedly tested the FM facility briefly over the summer, but there were concerns about the FM signal not replicating the full coverage of the AM, so they're still on 1140 and will apparently stay there for a while. s (Scott Fybush, NY, ibid.) Yes. I do wonder about the future of 1140 Sydney. In putting the station in my web documents or paperwork or wherever, I like to list it with its proper city. It was in Sydney (?) but now actually in An ????????????? At least in their 'Web ID' they are saying CBI 1140 Ant?????????(forget the name now). At least that's on the web stream. I thought about recording some radio 'streams' just for the quality of the recording BUT to me it does not compare to recording the actual DX. People complain about how horrible such sound but you get what you hear. DX reception in a mess (terribly wet, ibid.) CBI dominates 1140 here in eastern MA most nights. If it goes off, I'd imagine I'd have a jumbly mix of WRVA and South Americans (Mark Connelly, WA1ION, Billerica, MA + South Yarmouth, MA, ibid.) Like this one.... https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0Bz5to14LqnXeZWE4MTkxZmEtMzE3Zi00ZjQyLThlMmMtY2Q2NWMwM2VkMTRl&hl=en There is no 107.1 in East ?? Maybe the web stream people are all mixed up. Otherwise in recording local FM stations via radio !!! I think I'm meeting an advancing problem. Stations that don't ID on the hour with call letters. Coast 96, etc. etc. I try to assume on most FM DX one is not lucky enough to get an hourly ID but just catch 'something' at any time. AM might be almost as bad. Catch a station at 23 after with a local ad ? (but no call letters) (terribly wet, ibid.) CBI is still in Sydney. On the ID you posted, they're saying "1140 in Eskasoni," which is the name of a First Nations ("Indian") reserve on Cape Breton Island. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskasoni_First_Nation I don't think that ID is meant to identify the transmitter location. It's just a promotional tool to say "we're heard at this frequency in this location." I'd bet they rotate those locations throughout the broadcast day. Here's the deal: You're looking for a US-style "legal ID" in a system that's not designed for that kind of ID. While the CRTC theoretically requires an hourly legal ID on CBC stations, that requirement has not been enforced for decades. Even if it were, the CBC would not identify individual transmitters by call and frequency on the air. The CBC is a regionalized system. There are maybe two dozen regional CBC Radio 1 program feeds around the country, coming from studio centers in provincial capitals and other major cities. Each studio center originates programming that's fed to multiple transmitters. In the case of Nova Scotia, there are two studio centers: Halifax and Sydney. The Halifax studio center feeds a transmitter in Halifax (CBHA 90.5) and eight or so other transmitters in central and southern Nova Scotia. The Sydney studio center feeds a transmitter in Sydney (CBI 1140) as well as transmitters all over Cape Breton Island, in Bay St. Lawrence (CBIB 90.1), Cheticamp (CBIC 107.1) and perhaps a couple of others. http://www.cbc.ca/frequency/frequency_ns.html shows all the Nova Scotia frequencies (albeit slightly out of date, since it still lists "1070 AM" for Amherst, which was served by CBA from Moncton, since moved to FM.) The programming from any given studio center *always* includes rotating promotional IDs for the various frequencies of the transmitters it feeds, and the various communities those transmitters serve. So if you're listening to Radio One out of Halifax, you might hear "90.5 in Halifax" one hour, then "92.1 in Yarmouth" the next and "89.5 in New Glasgow" the hour after that. Those same IDs will be heard on all of the transmitters fed by Halifax, as well as the Halifax web stream. So if you're recording off the Sydney web stream, there's nothing unusual about hearing them say "1140 in Sydney" or "1140 in Glace Bay" or "1140 in Louisbourg" (all communities served by the Sydney transmitter)... or "107.1 in East Margaree," which is one of the communities served by the Cheticamp transmitter. You're hearing the same thing that's being transmitted from all the Cape Breton Island Radio One transmitters. Does that make more sense? s (Scott Fybush, ibid.) OK. I think I got it. They will ID with anything within their service area. I've listened to the CBC before but tonight is the first time I heard it even mention 1140 AM. As to endless translator stations, it kinda defeats a radio listening hobby. No individual ID's. I like streaming audio from out of area radio stations BUT if one is old fashioned it is not 'radio listening'. These air-checks people make. Sound better with streaming from the stations (?). Of course not all stations 'stream'. hmmm and it's not really 'radio'. Or maybe it is. THANK YOU FOR THE TIME SPENT !!!!! (answering in depth) (terribly wet, ibid.) ** CANADA. 7325, R. Canada Internal, Oct 25 at 1142 with fancy fiddling cadenza, could have been Enid`s own Kyle Dillingham, but is in RCI`s Arabic service, as followed by such an announcement, at the moment unusually well atop co-channel CRI in Japanese (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHAD. 6165.07v, RNT, *0428-0459, Oct 23, sign on with Balafon IS. National Anthem at 0430. French talk at 0431. Some Afro-pop music. Frequency slowly drifting downward. Was on 6165.07 at sign on. Drifting down to 6165.05 by 0430. Stabilized onto 6165.00 by 0435. Poor. Weak. Covered by Radio Nederland 0459 sign on (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** CHILE. 10 and 12 meters are less open than earlier, but 15 is good, with lots of DX signals, including on 21342 at 2318 Oct 24, Chile ham working numerous Japan stations (also audible weaker, including JA2FUJ), thru pileups of US stations. It`s hard to copy his call but at least he says it with every contact, sounding like ``X-ray radio three, three alfa alfa`` -- but with two `threes`? QRZ.com does find it: XR33AA RadioClub de Chile CE3AA Special Call Celebrating Atacama miners rescue, RM 8330996 Chile O, I get it: 33 miners. He doesn`t have time to say anything about them, just make CQ WW DX contest contacts as rapidly as possible (which I assume ends at 2359z). The US stations do not even bother to state his callsign, just their own. That should not constitute a valid contact, but we know it does, as long as he can be heard saying theirs and exchange signal report. Another little thing: the QRZ.com listing does not say WHERE this is?! Chile is a big (long) country. Is it really at the mine site? I doubt it, but who knows? Might have an historic QSL to collect (Glenn Hauser, OK, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. Firedrake Oct 25: none found 8-18 MHz after 1307. E Asian propagation continues to be depressed (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Not really checked Oct 26 or 27 (gh) ** CHINA. 4940, Voice of Strait, 1530-1555, Oct 24. Sunday only program in English; “Focus on China”; ex: 1500-1530; program can be either a full half hour or just 25 minutes, as it was today; news items about China; promo for China. At 1555 went from English to Chinese; poor; will take another month before I get to hear specific details of their news items, but at least I have now found this new schedule. Earlier at 1500 briefly noted their time pips and ID in English (“This is the Voice of Taiwan Strait News Radio”) and into Chinese programming (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 5050.00, 2310-2320 15.10, Beibu Bay R, Nanning, Vietnamese ann, pop music, 35333 (Anker Petersen, here in Skovlunde on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** COLOMBIA. 5910, Marfil Estereo, Lomalinda, 0716-0720, 24-10, español, comentario religioso por Martin Stendal. 14322 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, Escuchas realizadas en casco urbano de Lugo, Grundig Satellit 500 y Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Antena de cable, 8 metros, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6010.12, LV de tu Conciencia, 0420-0430, Oct 23, Spanish talk. Local music. Short English ID announcement at 0426 with call letters and ID as “The Voice of Your Conscience“. Fair (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** COSTA RICA. 5954.18, ELCOR - Radio Republica, 0315-0354*, Oct 23, Spanish talk. Local music. ID. Poor, mixing with jammer (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) See also CUBA [non] 5954.19, 0030-0120 24.10, R República, via ELCOR, Guápiles. Spanish ann and songs, 0057 mentioned "Radio República", long conversation, 32232. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, done on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) Was the I=2 from jamming? (gh, DXLD) ** CUBA. 2 x Rebelde on 1620 --- 22-Oct at 0600 I heard on 1620.001 R. Rebelde when suddenly its echo started. The spectrum showed that a 2nd transmitter was fired up on 1619.997 drifting downward. Later on it settled to 1619.994 (Jurgen Bartels Suellwarden, N. Germany, 30 x 4m EWE 320 , 90m Beverage 230 Winradio & Perseus, http://dx.3sdesign.de/tv_offset_list.htm http://dx.3sdesign.de/station_list.htm mwdx yg via DXLD) ** CUBA. Radio Rebelde, 5025 kHz, Email-QSL, after many Follow/ups, received in 1 year !!!!!!! V/s: Mrs. Osana Osorio (writer) Email: web @ radiorebelde.icrt.cu (Álvaro López Osuña, Granada, Andalucía, via Dario Monferini, 22 Oct, playdx yg via DXLD) Rebelde, 5025, E-QSL in 5 days for e-report to web @ radiorebelde.icrt.cu V/s Osana Osoria, Editora (Artur Fernández Llorella, Catalonia, Spain, Oct 22, You can see some images of the QSLs in my blog: http://maresmedx.blogspot.com/ HCDX via DXLD) ** CUBA [and non]. 9570, CRI relay Oct 23 at 1203 just open carrier instead of Cantonese; wake up, RadioCuba! Back in biz at next check 1256 pronouncing website in English: http://www.chineseradio.com.cn 13920.4, Oct 23 at 1314, RHC spur with whine, resembling the squeal on 13680, rather than 13780, both of which had very good signals as usual and also coöperated to leapfrog upon 13880, but 13920 is something else, and unmatched by any mirror on the low side: nothing like it audible around 13440, 13540 or 13640. 13921.6 is the approximate center of the RHC spur today, Oct 24 at 1313, up about 1 kHz from yesterday, much weaker than the leapfrog on 13880. It`s Sunday, so RHC flips to El Hugazo mode, whether or not he is going to show up later. Instead of 13680, the Sunday-only frequency 13750 is up already at 1403, going from open carrier to // 13780, 17750, 12010 with RHC`s own programming. Next check 1544, still all // with no Aló, Presidente yet, 17750, 15380, 13750, 12010, 11760, 11730, and probably two or three others but not 13680 or 11690. Next check at 1654, all those still // with RHC mailbag replay, but now there is an open carrier, presumably Cuban, on 11690 vs RTTY. Final check at 1716, now 11690 is RHC modulating too // all the others, discussing Oriente province; 12010 now has severe ACI from Greenville English 12015, and 17750 is colliding with WYFR. 6105, Oct 25 at 1120 pulse jamming against nothing, causing ACI to RHC 6110 and vice versa. 6105 was an extra R. Martí frequency we logged on April 20, but thought it had been out of use for months now; had been scheduled until 1130, then shift to 11845. At least Mérida is inactive so can`t be harmed by this. 9965, DentroCuban Jamming Command with wall of noise Oct 25 at 1152, as well as on 9955 vs WRMI. Arnie probably read our reports of Radio República on 9965 from 1100, altho we have never heard it at any time on this frequency. Previously the jamming did not start until 1358. Another check at 1317, jamming still on 9965, but not 9955. Terry Krueger in FL has succeeded in hearing R. República on 9965.5, Oct 22 at 1239 weak plus jamming; Oct 23 1221-1234 RR clear with no jamming; Oct 24 at 1227 in the clear (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: 9965.5, UNKNOWN, Radio República relay. Per Glenn Hauser tip that the Cuba jammer(s) target is this. Tune-in 1115 October 22, 2010 nothing (jammer or República relay) present. Recheck 1239, jammers up and very weak Radio República audio present at 9965.5. On October 23, 1221- 1234, in the clear with República audio. On October 24, in the clear at 1227 quick check. Wonder where this is coming from. Old La Voz del CID transmitter reactivated? Weren't they on a frequency close to this, via Guatemala or Costa Rica? Inquiring minds want to know (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Since the sked meshes with 5954.2v, changing to that at 2100, assumption is that this is also via ELCOR, Costa Rica. I think the idea now is to be close to WRMI 9955 (gh, DXLD) 9965, DentroCuban Jamming Command, wall of noise at 1153 Oct 26 vs creamed inaudible R. República; same level of jamming on 9955 against WRMI at this hour. After 1400 in scheduled RFI relay, no jamming on 9955 and no signal from WRMI either, while WON continued on 9965 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. Cuba: cambio en el horario de RHC 23 OCTUBRE 2010 0515 hs UTC Para el servicio en Inglés de Radio Habana Cuba B10. CONSERVA LOS MISMOS HORARIOS Y FRECUENCIAS. Lo reportado en: Cuba: RADIO HAVANA CUBA TENTATIVE B10 SCHEDULE ~ Yimber Blog http://bit.ly/a3JmEL EXCEPTO EL HORARIO DE 2300-2400 LO CORRIERON DE 2400 A 0100 UT EN LOS 5040 kHz. Fuente: http://bit.ly/bvhlrS (Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) That`s in Arnie`s blog, Oct 22 update. http://dxersunlimited.blogspot.com/2010/10/p-margin-bottom-0.html He has also added French as of that date: http://dxersunlimited.blogspot.com/2010/10/radio-havana-cuba-frequencies-en-french.html FREQUENCIES in FRENCH North, Central and South America 11760 kHz / 25 m 2100-2130 UT Tropical Band 5040 kHz / 60 m 0130-0200 UT South America 15370 kHz / 19 m 2230-2300 UT Europe 11770 kHz / 25 m 1930–2000 UT (via gh, tidied up for DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio Havane Cuba, Une voix d’amitié qui parcours le monde === Vamos a hacer un cambio en la frecuencia de la programación en francés desde el Lunes, 08 de noviembre de 2010. Fuente: Radio Havane Cuba http://www.radiohc.cu/frances/a_noticiasdecuba/0ct/20/cuba7.htm (Via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, DXLD) Same sked as above, but note Nov 8 start date specified, presumably for all other B-10 transmissions ** CZECHIA. CZECH REP, R Prague "condensed" new B-10 winter schedule CZECH 0930-0957 11600 100 245 S.W. Europe 1030-1057 21745 100 210 W. Africa 1200-1227 9880 100 356 N. Europe 1330-1357 6055 100 n-d C. Europe horizontal quadrant antenna 1630-1657 7435 100 125 Ea.Africa/ME/NE 2030-2057 5930 100 245 W./S.W. Europe 2200-2227 5930 100 245 S.W. Europe/SoAM 0030-0057 9790 100 245 S. America 0230-0257 7410 100 310 N. America 0330-0357 7345 200 310 N. America GERMAN 0730-0757 5930 100 260 W. Europe 1100-1127 7345 200 n-d C. Europe horizontal quadrant antenna 1300-1327 6055 100 n-d C. Europe horizontal quadrant antenna 1600-1627 5930 100 260 W. Europe ENGLISH 0800-0827 7345 100 290 N.W. Europe 1000-1029 21745 100 210 W. Africa 1130-1157 9880 100 356 N. Europe 1400-1429 11600 100 107 S. Asia 1700-1727 5930 100 290 N.W. Europe 1800-1827 5930 100 290 N.W. Europe 2100-2127 5930 100 290 N.W. Europe 2230-2257 7355 100 199 C.& W. Africa 2330-2357 5930 100 310 N. America 0100-0127 7410 100 310 N. America 0200-0227 7410 100 310 N. America 0400-0427 7345 200 310 N. America 0430-0457 9855 100 144 Ea.Africa/ME/NE SPANISH 0900-0927 11600 100 245 S.W. Europe 1500-1527 11600 100 245 S.W. Europe 1900-1927 5930 100 245 S.W. Europe 2000-2027 5930 100 245 S.W. Europe 2130-2157 5930 100 245 S.W. Europe/S.America 0000-0027 9790 100 245 S. America 0130-0157 7410 100 310 No/Ce.America 0300-0327 7345 100 245 S. America FRENCH 0700-0727 5930 100 260 W. Europe 0830-0857 11600 100 245 S.W. Europe/ W. Africa 1430-1457 11600 100 245 S.W. Europe/ W. Africa 1730-1757 5930 100 260 W. Europe 1930-1957 5930 100 245 W./S.W. Europe 2300-2327 5930 100 310 N. America RUSSIAN 0500-0527 5980 100 60 E. Europe 1230-1257 6055 100 60 E. Europe 1530-1557 7420 100 60 E. Europe 1830-1857 5995 100 60 E. Europe Transmitters at Litomysl-CZE, 16E10 49N48. All programmes listed in the shortwave schedule can be heard in Europe from the Astra 3A satellite: UTC transponder / channel CZECH Astra 3A, 23.5 deg.East, Transponder 14 GERMAN 12.525 GHz, Polarisation: vertical ENGLISH see shortwave Symbol rate: 27.5 Msym/s, FEC 3/4 SPANISH Select CRo6 / CRo7 FRENCH Radio Prague programmes RUSSIAN are in the right channel (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 23 via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) ** DIEGO GARCIA. 4319-USB, travel impressions of Haiti 2330 on 19 October (Bob Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 5005, R. Nacional, Bata. October 22, 2131-2143 live music (Hilife) from outside in a poor audio, alternating short female announcements in Spanish. 34333. 6250, R. Nacional, Malabo. October 21, 0635-0646 male and female in Spanish talks, news program, “buenos días”, outside talks by male “vamos ser patriotas.. elecciónes presidenciales.. transparencia.. la democracia”, African music. 33333 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec – Embu SP Brasil - Sony SW40 - Dipole 18m, 32m, Longwire 22m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6250.0, Oct 23 at 0613, weak talk could be Spanish, and presumably RNGE; some ute QRM. With sunrise underway, it really helps when they sign on a semihour earlier. 6250-, Oct 26 at 0550 poor signal, seems Spanish talk, vs intermittent uteburst QRM. Previously, RNGE has been spot-on 6250.0, but comparing this now to MW 1250, 6250 is on the low side. Of course, could be misled by the dominant 1250 signal being on the hi side, but I have not noticed any significant hets there elsewhen. 6250.0, RNGE on earlier than usual, 0536 Oct 27, S9+18 mentioning some numbers in Spanish, dios, so maybe citing Bible verses. This time I take referential frequency measurements by two methods. On the YB-400, zeroed to WWV, with BFO and then stepping up and down 6249-6251, it sounds right on. On FRG-7, compared to whatever is on 1250, it again seems a tad on the low side (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [and non]. 15190, R. Africa, which conveniently went missing last week just as ZYE522 reactivated 15190, heard again for the first time Oct 22 at 2008, lo-fi gospel singer, S9+18 and no QRM, not even a het detectable during music. At 2013 YL preacher allowed a very lite het to be audible, but so weak I could not tell with BFO whether it was on the hi or lo side of R. Africa, which maintains a tight frequency, whatever its other failings, such as long periods of dead air between huxters. . . (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX WORLD OF RADIO 1536, LISTENING DIGEST) ** EQUATORIAL GUINEA ECUATORIAL. 15190, Radio Africa, 0704-0745, 24- 10, inglés, locutor, comentario religioso. 34433 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, Escuchas realizadas en casco urbano de Lugo, Grundig Satellit 500 y Sony ICF SW 7600 G, Antena de cable, 8 metros, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ERITREA [and non]. Some Horn of Africa stations currently on the dial (1745-1840 UT, 24 Oct 2010): 7175, Eritrea-2, 35333 (parallel 5935 heard before 1800) 6110, Fana (tentative), 23322, not // 7210; 6890 is empty 5950, Tigray Revolution (tentative), 23422, weaker BBC co-channel, not // 5980, 6170 7210, Fana or Eritrea-1 (tentative), 22432, not // 6110, 7175 Maybe others with better conditions can check too to confirm the situation? 73, (Eike Bierwirth, JRC NRD525 + PA0RDT MiniWhip, Leipzig, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** EUROPE. Hi guys, Again it's a cold frosty Sunday morning here in the UK, but inside we're nice and warm as we play some great oldies again. So just to let you know that WR International is at it again on air this morning on short wave at 12257 kHz until 12:00 UK time [-1100 UT]. Also on the internet with the Destiny radio system http://www.pirateradionetwork.com in stereo Visit our web site for details, http://www.wrinternational.co.uk You can also listen via Shoutcast. Search for WR International at http://www.shoutcast.com or the url is http://radio.wrinternational.co.uk:8003/listen.pls You can contact us during our transmission at radio @ wrinternational.co.uk with facebook.com (search for Dave Jones) or sms text message to +447539441912. Happy listening if you choose to, have a good day. Dave, WR International (via Roberto Scaglione, Sicily, 0731 UT Oct 24, shortwave yg via DXLD) ** EUROPE. FRS HOLLAND broadcast Sunday 31st October. This will be the first of three broadcasts to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the station. The next will be at the end of November, and the 3rd in late December. In October they will be looking at the years from 1980-87 and will feature 80's music, extracts from FRSH from those years, and audio contributions sent in by listeners. 31 October on 7600 and 5800 kHz. Also on 6005 (except between 1100- 1200 UT). Broadcast times 0852-1500 UT. Schedule: 0852 Opening 0900 30 years of FRSH Part 1 - Peter Verbruggen 1030 30 years of FRSH Part 2 - Peter Verbruggen 1200 30 years of FRSH Part 3 - Jan van Dijk 1330 30 years of FRSH Part 4 - Dave Scott 1500 close Internet streaming: 1452-2100 UT on http://nednl.net:8000/frsh.m3u and also via the Radio 700 website during the times we are on the air on the 6005 transmitter (geraghty, Oct 23, BDXC-UK yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) Or thus: FRS-Holland celebrates 30th Anniversary Dear FRS Friend, Following lengthy preparations the time has come to celebrate 30 years of FRS-Holland on SW. Next Sunday October 31st we kick off with the first out of a total of 3 different broadcasts. The FRS Anthology! Factual, accurate, ups and downs....countless extracts, former presenters, listeners' contributions, a competition, fact files, the FRS Story ánd great 80s music. Next Sunday in part 1 we will feature 1980-1987. The first eventful 7 years. Here's the schedule: 0852-1500 UT 7600 // 5800 kHz 0900-1100 UT and 1200-1600 UT 6005 kHz That means that between 1100-1200 UT there won't be any signal on 6005 kHz. As from 1200 UT onwards 6005 is back and will be one hour behind 7600//5800 kHz. The October 31st broadcast will be streamed between 1452-2100 UT / 15:52- 22:00 CET via http://nednl.net:8000/frsh.m3u The period 1988-2010 will be featured in part 2 (late November) and part 3 (December). We have received quite a number of contributions. If you feel you want to be part of the celebrations with your personal FRS memories: you can still do so as we can include that in one of the two broadcasts which follow after the October 31st one. Of course we have special QSLs for the three broadcasts; one based on the 80s, one on the 90s and one on the 00s. Hope to have your company next Sunday. It will be an unforgettable Sunday. October 31st 2010: 30 Years of FRS-Holland on SW! 73s, on behalf of the FRS staff (Peter V., Jan van Dijk, Paul Graham, Dave Scott, Brian & Bobby Speed) a Balance between Music & Information joint to one Format.... FRS-Holland POBox 2702 6049 ZG Herten The Netherlands e-mail: < frs.holland@hccnet.nl> e-mail: < frs@frsholland.nl> (via Alokesh Gupta, India, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) ** FRANCE. 162 LW, France Inter, Allouis, 2008-2018 local time, French weather reports for seamen. Also heard 0647-0657 local time on France Info MW transmitters. In France, these programmes are heard ONLY on AM (no FM or Internet). (Christian Ghibaudo, Nice, France, DSWCI DX Window Oct 20 via DXLD) So From Oct 31 local time converts to UT: 1908-1918, 0547-0557 (gh) ** FRANCE [non?]. 17620, RFI in French news Oct 26 at 1407, with `generator hum` making me suspect it`s the GUIANA FRENCH relay, since both it and Issoudun have been registered on 17620 at this time. However, it`s // and synchronized with 15300, listed as Issoudun only, so unseems GUF. Unless both are taking same satellite feed from Paris with same delay. Further, GUF is also doubling on 15300 per HFCC, but only until 1400 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** FRANCE. Looks like there will be a new RFI program schedule, effective 1 November. Host of Couleurs Tropicales announced this week that the show (now on for one 27-minute segment daily) will get a second half-hour (actually 20 minutes). Related Saturday "discotèque" show will move to one of the weekday segments (in 2000 UT hour). According to French financial newspaper Les Echos and the RFI Riposte Web log, RFI is to be kicked out of the prominent Maison de la Radio along the Seine in Paris and will be shipped off to suburban Paris (Issy-les-Moulineaux) to share space with the lame France 24 TV channel (Mike Cooper, Oct 23, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. I note new DW schedule [B-10] has only two hours of French daily, was three (Mike Cooper, Oct 23, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Deutsche Welle B10 SW/MW/FM PDF version now available for download from their website : http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_pdf/0,,6300952,00.pdf (Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, Oct 27, dxldyg via DXLD) Hi folks, the complete B-10 schedule of "Deutsche Welle" (or "DW- Radio") on MW and SW can be found following the link http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_pdf/0,,6300918,00.pdf (German version) or http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_pdf/0,,6300952, 00.pdf (English version). Good listening (Harry Niebuhr, Bonifatiusstrasse 5, 29223 Celle, Deutschland/ Germany/Allemagne, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) ** GERMANY. Missionswerk Friedensstimme, via Wertachtal, 11695, QSL, info in 2 weeks for report to Postfach 100638, 51606 Gummersbach, Germany. Sent 1 US dollar. v/s N. Beog (Artur Fernández Llorella, Catalonia, Spain, Oct 22, You can see some images of the QSLs in my blog: http://maresmedx.blogspot.com/ HCDX via DXLD) ** GERMANY. 5945, RTR2 Powerstation, via Wertachtal, *0758-0827, Oct 10, German, innaugural broadcast with popmusic and IDs, 55555. According to their web page http://www.rtr2.eu there will be regular broadcasts from Oct 31 at *1300-1400* on 6180 (Patrick Robic, Leibnitz, Austria, DSWCI DX Window Oct 20 via DXLD) Sundays only??? ** GERMANY. 5980. I wrote about Hamburger Lokalradio in Radio World Dec 2009: http://www.rwonline.com/article/93934 (Thomas Voelkner, Berlin, Germany, DSWCI DX Window Oct 20 via DXLD) ** GERMANY. Relays via MV Baltic Radio from 31st October 2010 MV Baltic Radio relay service Schedule for Winter 2010 / 11 Channel 6140 kHz - Time 0900 to 1000 UT. 1st Sunday – MV Baltic Radio 3rd Sunday – European Music Radio (December) 4th Sunday – Radio Gloria International Good listening and good reception! 73s (Tom Taylor, Oct 24, via shortwave yg via DXLD) see also ITALY ** GREECE. Re: NO SOUND ON VOICE OF GREECE LIVE INTERNET RADIO ERA5 doesn't functioning, but most of the other domestic radios like http://tvradio.ert.gr/radio/liveradio/aigaio_b.asp for example works very WELL. http://www.ert.gr/en/ click to "Radio" and this appears totally in Greek letters.: http://www.voiceofgreece.gr/ vy73 regards de (Wolfy df5sx wwdxc to John Babbis, via DXLD) No response yet from anyone at the Voice of Greece. I think Demetri Vafeas must be making the rounds of the stations that are interfering on 9420 kHz and hopes to try to get them to move for the B-10 season The no sound on ERA 5 Internet Radio has been going on for a month here and no one at VOG has even checked it out occasionally to see whether it is working or not. Regards, (John Babbis, Oct 23, DX LISTENING DIGEST) website http://www.voiceofgreece.gr/news-in-english/blog works now in English and Greek but STILL no RADIO LIVESTREAM yet at link javascript:%20newWindow%20=%20openWin('http://tvradio.ert.gr/radio/liveradio/voiceofGreece.asp',%20'LiveRadio',%20'width=644,height=490,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menuBar=0,scrollBars=no,resizable=no'%20);%20newWindow.focus(); 73 wolfy (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) [later:] Also FILIA radio livestream disconected now, no real link available. http://tvradio.ert.gr/radio/index.asp?id=18 Some political strike on ERT staff appears now? Regards de (Wolfy, 1053 UT Oct 24, ibid.) ** GREECE. 7450, Oct 23 at 0538 VOG with Greek music, better here than // 9420. Gone at next check 0603. Come to think of it, this frequency has been missing at night, like 15630 has been in the daytime. At 1310, I find 15630 is also back on the air, fair with Greek talk and music, better than Turkey 15450 which was flutterier. Wolfgang Büschel also heard 15630 again from 0600 after four weeks` downtime. John Babbis says, ``I think the set-up for that transmitter is: 0000-0350 15650 105 0400-0550 7450 323 0600-1000 15630 285 1000-1100 BREAK 1100-2250 15630 285 2300-2400 15650 105`` (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 15630, After 4 weeks repair the 3rd transmitter unit is back on air. Today Oct 23 06-10 UT on 15630 pretty strong signal, well modulated, usual morning break between 1000 and 1049 UT, at 1049 UT til 2250 UT also on 15630 to Atlantic. \\ 9420 EUR, and local domestic ThesSaloniki Programm on 9935 kHz too. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) And this morning Oct 25th TOO - in southwestern Germany 7475 Voice of Greece on Avlis site in Greek at 0345 UT Oct 25, S=9+20dB, photographic matter program. \\ 9420 kHz at 0348 UT more powerful channel, better propagation, S=9+30dB. \\ 15650 opposite towards AS/PAC only tiny S=3 signal strength at 0350 Dropped down at 0354 UT, tx changed frequency to 7450 kHz, and appeared on air again at 03.57:50 UT S=9+20dB, but audio feed switched on little bit later at 03.59:31 UT. 7450 kHz is stronger signal than 7475 kHz (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 25) regards de vy73 de (Wolfy, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Dear Wolfgang, thank you for your accurate report!!! (Demetri Vafeas, Dipl. Electrical Engineer, Supv., Frequency Management Dept., R. & D. Directorate, General Directorate of Technical Services, ERT S. A., ibid.) 7450, Oct 26 at 0550 VOG in Greek talk, so I stayed on it to see exactly when it would cut off for QSY: 0552:08* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GREECE. Harmonisch, 9935 / 19870. Bei guten Bedingungen hoere ich oefters ERA Thessaloniki via Avlis TX auf 19870 kHz, 2 x 9935 kHz, z.B. am 19. Okt (Juergen Lohuis, Germany, Oct 21, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 23 via DXLD) 9935 kHz kommt heutzutage auch aus Avlis Mittelgriechenland; der 3. Sender dort wird zur Zeit repariert. Und ist schon seit 4 Wochen auf 7450, 15630 kHz ausser Betrieb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) ** GREENLAND. 3815 USB, KNR, Tasiilaq (Cf. DX-Window no. 412, Ed), answered within a week with a beautiful QSL! Sender address: TELE Greenland A/S, Teleservicecenter Aasiaat, Att: Bo Mogensen, P.O. Box 217, DK-3950 Aasiaat (Erik Koie, Holte, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window Oct 20 via DXLD) ** GUATEMALA. 4055, Guatemala, Radio Verdad 2335 choir music and hymns 19 October (Bob Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4055.21, Radio Verdad, 2320-2335 Oct 22, noted two males in Spanish conversation until 2325. At that time a third male talks, possibly religious topic? This is followed by music which sounds religious. "... Radio Verdad ... punto .... metros onda corta ... Radio Verdad ... número cinco, Guatemala ..." Music continues as signal improves from a very poor to fair (Chuck Bolland, October 22, 2010, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4055.21? I`ve been finding it right on 4055.00 lately compared to Nikkei and Spain on 6055, which are not likely both to be 0.21 kHz off. Is this another of your ``best heard`` rather than carrier frequencies? (See PERU). A station`s most important signature is its exact carrier frequency, regardless of how much off to the side you may need to tune it for best sound (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) 4055.0, R. Verdad, Oct 23 at 0549 reads S9+12 with music, better than usual, fades, 0559 gets mushy and can`t tell if NA is playing later. Still on standby 50 watts, but expects to reactivate refurbished main transmitter with new antenna and revert to 4052.5 within a couple days. 4055, R. Verdad barely audible Oct 24 at 0605 when I can recognize a few notes of the national anthem. This is the tentative target date for reactivating main transmitter on 4052.5 with new antenna, but of course it could slide if there are more unforeseen problems (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Dear Glenn: We have put up the new antenna of Radio Truth today. We also finished to build the new Match Box, and, God willing, we may come on the air with full power tomorrow Sunday. May God bless you (Édgar Amílcar Madrid, Radio Truth, 0516 UT October 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) So as sundown approaches, monitor 4052.5 (gh) ``So as sundown approaches, monitor 4052.5``, I suggested to the dxldyg following news from Dr Madrid that R. Truth was about to reactivate its repaired main transmitter. That`s exactly what I was doing all Sunday evening periodically, UT Oct 24-25, starting at: 2313: nothing yet 0022: trace of carrier near 4052.5, also 4050 (KWMO) carrier, not 4055 0123: same 0228: 4052.5 carrier is a little stronger, but T-storm noise has been too high 0357: a little better still, but not enough Previous Sundays has been reported closing down shortly after 0400 UT Monday, but will check again in the 05-06 period in case still on. So far it does not seem like there has been a drastic power increase, altho the frequency has changed back to the original split. [later:] At 0540, nothing detectable on 4052.5 or 4055. However there was an S9+18 open carrier on 4035.0 with some hum at 0541, still on when I quit at 0605; never noticed that earlier or previously. Probably unrelated. At 1124, I am back on 4052.5 and can hear a bit of music, very weak with het from 4050, presumably KWMO x 3. Since TGAV thinx it should be on 4052.5 instead of 4055, this will be a continuing problem, while 4055 was a clear frequency (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I am sorry, Glenn and Dave, we were not able to come on the air today Sunday, because we discovered some electrical difficulties which we have to fix. We were on the air several times during the day, sometimes with the small transmitter, and some other times with the big transmitter, but without audio frequency, just making many tests. We may come on the air tomorrow Monday (some time on the day). We are working too hard on it, but, the big transmitter is alright. Our problems are with a deficient ground. May God bless you for your valuable help (Dr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, Radio Truth - Radio Verdad, 0544 UT Oct 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4052.5, still nothing from R. Verdad, at 0120 check Oct 26, nor at 0603 when it would normally be about to close down with NA. Then I heard from Dr. Madrid at 0503 UT Oct 26: ``I am so sorry, Glenn and Dave, we have worked very hard today making many tests and tryouts, but we are not ready to come on the air yet (even though our transmitter is working fine already. The small transmitter too). May be tomorrow (?) we may come on the air (I hope). The electrical difficulties are still on. Two electrical line keepers came this afternoon and reviewed and readjusted electric connections of the power transformer. The problems are still on. Tomorrow I will report the problems to the electric company to see if this can be corrected soon. Just be expecting our signal. I will inform everybody as soon as we are permanently on the air. The engineer has moved frequencies several times, but just for testing purposes. Our frequency will keep on 4052.5 kHz, as it has been before. Our problem right now is that the engineer was supposed to return to Canada tomorrow evening, and I think we'll have to postpone his trip (with some unconveniencies for him). He won't leave until all difficulties are solved. Thank you very much for your help. May God bless you --- Dr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, Radio Truth - Radio Verdad`` 24 hours EARLIER, at 0544 Oct 25, he had told me: ``I am sorry, Glenn and Dave, we were not able to come on the air today Sunday, because we discovered some electrical difficulties which we have to fix. We were on the air several times during the day, sometimes with the small transmitter, and some other times with the big transmitter, but without audio frequency, just making many tests. We may come on the air tomorrow Monday (some time on the day). We are working too hard on it, but, the big transmitter is alright. Our problems are with a deficient ground. May God bless you for your valuable help --- Dr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, Radio Truth - Radio Verdad`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) GREAT, Radio Truth is on the air again on short wave, with 500 watts of power, at 4052.5 kHz, after over two years being off the air, due to the awful harm done by a lightning strike on the 21st of September 2008, thanks to Engineer Ralph Borthwick, from Canada. We’ll appreciate it if you report our signal during these days, on which we’ll be making all necessary adjustments. Please distribute this information (Dr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, Director and Manager, 0409 UT October 27, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Recibido el siguiente mail de Edgar Amilcar Madrid, director de Radio Verdad, Chiquimula, Guatemala: "GRANDIOSO, Radio Verdad ya está en el aire otra vez por onda corta, con 500 watts de potencia, en 4052.5 Khz., después de más de dos años de estar fuera del aire, debido a los graves daños hechos por un rayo el 21 de septiembre del 2008, gracias al Ingeniero Rafael Borthwick de Canadá. Le agradeceremos mucho reportar nuestra señal durante estos días, en los cuales estaremos haciendo los ajustes necesarios. Por favor difunda esta información. Dr. Édgar Amílcar Madrid, Director y Gerente" (via Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, DXLD) 4052.4, R. Verdad back close to its original frequency, a bit off nominal 4052.5, Oct 27 at 0518 fair with hymn, S9+12 and one can certainly tell the difference between this 500 watts, and the temporary 50 watts which had been on 4055. However, it`s still too weak for easy listening here, but should be good in the region, and maybe further with better conditions. 0529 sounded like Johnny Cash with hymn to the tune of ``We Shall Not Be Moved``, with guitar; modulation a bit muffled. Also audible around 1155. We had just received the good news from Dr. Madrid (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I asked Édgar about his unusual middle name (gh, DXLD) Dear Glenn: Amílcar is my second name. You are right in calling me Dr. Madrid. Here is what you can find in my own Encyclopedia, which you can find on our Web Site, about the name Amílcar: Amílcar: De Hamílcar. a) líder de la 2ª guerra púnica de Cartagena; b) general de Cartago. Translation: Amílcar: From Hamílcar. a) Leader of the 2nd Punic War in Carthage. b) General of Cartago. The real meaning of the name itself is not known (Dr. Édgar Amílcar MADRID, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GUINEA. 4899.96, Familia FM, 2325-0003*, Oct 22-23, French talk. Wide variety of Afro-pop, rustic local music and Euro-pop music. Weak. Poor in noisy conditions and CODAR QRM. (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) ** GUYANA. 3290, GBC, 0935, Minister talking on "Christian Beliefs" 14 Oct (Bob Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA [non]. TRANS WORLD RADIO - INDIA B10 [all via sites in RUSSIA: Irkutsk, Novosibirsk, Samara] LOC FREQ START STOP CIR PWR AZI SLEW ANT DAYS LANG --------------------------------------------------- IRK 11965 0030 0045 41 250 224 0 218 23456 BENGALI IRK 11965 0030 0115 41 250 224 0 218 1 HINDI IRK 11965 0045 0115 41 250 224 0 218 23456 BHOJPURI IRK 11965 0045 0115 41 250 224 0 218 7 NEPALI IRK 11965 0115 0130 41 250 224 0 218 123 DZONKA IRK 5920 1245 1300 41 250 180 0 218 1 SANTHALI IRK 5920 1245 1300 41 250 180 0 218 7 KUI IRK 5920 1300 1315 41 250 180 0 218 1 KUMAONI IRK 5920 1300 1315 41 250 180 0 218 7 HO IRK 5920 1315 1330 41 250 180 0 218 123 MARWARI IRK 5920 1315 1330 41 250 180 0 218 56 MEWARI IRK 5920 1315 1330 41 250 180 0 218 7 BENGALI IRK 5920 1315 1345 41 250 180 0 218 4 PUNJABI IRK 5920 1330 1345 41 250 180 0 218 1 GARHWALI IRK 5920 1330 1345 41 250 180 0 218 23 MAITHILI IRK 5920 1330 1345 41 250 180 0 218 5 TIBETAN IRK 5920 1330 1345 41 250 180 0 218 6 HINDI IRK 5920 1330 1345 41 250 180 0 218 7 GARHWALI IRK 5920 1345 1400 41 250 180 0 218 1 KURUKH IRK 5920 1345 1400 41 250 180 0 218 7 BUNDELI IRK 5920 1400 1415 41 250 180 0 218 1 KHARIYA IRK 5920 1400 1415 41 250 180 0 218 7 ORIYA IRK 5920 1345 1415 41 250 180 0 218 23456 MAITHILI IRK 5920 1415 1430 41 250 180 0 218 12 MAGHAI IRK 5920 1415 1430 41 250 180 0 218 34 MUNDARI IRK 5920 1415 1430 41 250 180 0 218 567 KURUKH IRK 5920 1430 1445 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 SADRI IRK 5920 1445 1500 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 CHODHRI IRK 5920 1430 1500 41 250 180 0 218 23456 SINDHI IRK 5920 1500 1515 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 BHILI IRK 5920 1500 1515 41 250 180 0 218 234 GAMIT IRK 5920 1500 1515 41 250 180 0 218 56 VASAVI IRK 5920 1515 1530 41 250 180 0 218 23 MOUCHI IRK 5920 1515 1530 41 250 180 0 218 45 DHODIYA NVS 7320 1315 1330 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 HINDI NVS 7320 1315 1330 41 250 180 0 218 23456 DOGRI NVS 7320 1330 1345 41 250 180 0 218 1234567 HINDI NVS 7320 1345 1400 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 HINDI NVS 7320 1345 1400 41 250 180 0 218 4 BRAJBHASHA NVS 7320 1400 1415 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 HINDI NVS 7320 1400 1415 41 250 180 0 218 3 AWADHI NVS 7320 1400 1415 41 250 180 0 218 4 HARYANVI NVS 7320 1415 1430 41 250 180 0 218 23456 GARHWALI NVS 7320 1415 1430 41 250 180 0 218 1 7 HINDI NVS 7320 1430 1445 41 250 180 0 218 1234567 HINDI NVS 7320 1445 1515 41 250 180 0 218 1234567 PUNJABI NVS 7320 1515 1530 41 250 180 0 218 234567 HINDI NVS 7320 1515 1530 41 250 180 0 218 1 KASHMIRI NVS 7320 1530 1545 41 250 180 0 218 23456 HINDI SAM 6115 1500 1530 41NW 250 140 0 158 1234567 URDU SAM 7295 1600 1615 40 250 140 0 158 7 PASHTO SAM 7295 1600 1630 40 250 140 0 158 23456 PASHTO SAM 7295 1615 1630 40 250 140 0 158 7 DARI Submit reports at : http://www.twr.in/technical_info.htm OR, info at twr dot in (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, dxldyg via DXLD) ** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI absent Oct 25 at 1310 and later chex. It had been on as usual Oct 24, and previous dates tho not bothered to report it. Meanwhile RRI on 9680 was still going at 1311 Oct 25, fair with Indonesian conversation, gamelan, 1322 phoner on the air. 9526-, VOI signal absent for the second day in a row, Oct 26 at 1152 check and 1319, so another excursion to Banjarmasin in Exotic Indonesia will have to wait at least until another Tuesday. Is anyone hearing it at other dayparts? Atsunori Ishida http://rri.jpn.org/ reports on Oct 25: ``9526 - (Carrier at 1000-1059) and *1550-1800- 1550 (IN), 1600 NA, 1602 AA, 1700 SS, 1800 GG.`` So maybe it`s a problem with the antenna USward between 11 and 14/15 rather than the transmitter (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi Glenn, On Oct 25 I did in fact hear VOI with fair reception on 9525.9, at 1604 with news in Arabic. Earlier of course they were off the air, just as you also noted. Today (Oct 26), after 1300, can also confirm no signal heard, but was not listening as late as yesterday (Ron Howard, CA, ibid.) Oct 27: 9526 kHz, *0952-1518* --- 0952 (EE), 1100 CC, 1200 JJ, 1300 EE, 1400 IN (Atsunori Ishida`s website as above, via DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. A planned broadcast from South Herts Radio for Sunday 31st October 1200-2000 UT. 1200 Media Network Plus 1300 World of Radio 1330 To Be Confirmed 1430 SHR Community Access Programme 1530 To Be Confirmed 1600 War Of The Worlds 1700 Pirates Week 1730 The Reggae Show with Brendan & Tim 2000 Closedown Internet live stream http://89.238.166.194/south_herts_radio Listen Again or Listen Live with various features at http://www.southhertsradio.com/listen.html FM 87.8 in parts of Hertfordshire. No shortwave this week, full details at http://www.southhertsradio.com/frequencies.html For programme details and download links visit http://www.southhertsradio.com/sch.html Website updated today http://www.southhertsradio.com Contact us by email to southhertsradio@mail.com Thanks and 73 (Gary Drew, SHR, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. Re: FCC BACKS MORE CONDITIONS FOR SIRIUS-XM Howard Stern --- I parted company with that moron when he made comments about the sexuality of dead, minor Columbine shooting victims. Creepy and inappropriate. He shouldn't be on the air anywhere, any time. Nevertheless, I subscribed to satellite. XM, so I wouldn't be supporting Sirius where he was. Then to my dismay they merged so I guess part of my subscription money goes to his salary - may he leave Sirius XM soon! Still - I can subscribe to a package that does NOT include his filth. Which I did. ``hey, the government has to regulate everything. I assume tax to fund their salaries.`` With the present and recent past FCC, I don't think I am getting my money's worth when I pay tax money to fund their salaries. When satellite was originally proposed, there were supposed to be thousands or tens of thousands of channels, and I was envisioning a new type of "shortwave" experience with every imaginable niche format finally given the opportunity to be heard - everywhere - by anybody who cared to listen. True democracy of the airwaves, with a voice for everybody. Then the decline of the vision: - The government stepped in and limited the spectrum. Down to only a few hundred channels. - Then they sold the tiny remaining spectrum to two subscription based companies. Now instead of being free and supported by commercials, you had to pay. - Then those companies hired garbage like Howard Stern, and paid so much to them that the rates had to go up to cover the massive salaries. - The subscription companies sold subscriptions tied to RADIOS - and not subscribers. So if you want to listen on more than one radio, it costs you again. I have a connector in each car to "beat the system". Of course my wife would love to hear the oldies, but oh well - the radio is most of the time in my car. - Then the government allows the two companies to merge. Less competition, more generic content. - The government doesn't absolutely force the combined company to make all radios receive both Sirius and XM. So instead of a few hundred different channels - each Sirius and XM subscriber has half that number - and no diversity of content at all. The common thread? Incompetent government regulation. Government is never the answer for anything - especially broadcasting. You could do a similar timeline for how they killed AM stereo, how we got the IBOC debacle, how the AM band got glutted with too many station, how foreign countries like Mexico can border blast their babbling into the US with impunity, etc. FIRE the current FCC and get some real broadcast engineers in there who can clear up the mess. ``Howard Stern --- if you`re not turned on, 'turn the channel'...`` There is room, I think, for free speech on the radio. But not a pervert who makes comments about sexual characteristics of underage female corpses (Bruce Carter, TX, ABDX via DXLD) ** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM [non]. SPACE SHUTTLE === The next shuttle, Discovery is scheduled to launch on the 1st of November 2010 at 4.40pm EDT [2040 UT]. Here are some frequencies, not sure if they are in use but people can check them out. NASA: (frequencies in kHz, USB commonly) NASA booster rocket recovery: 2622, 11407 NASA tracking: 3385, 3395, 6983, 14456 NASA tracking vessels: 5190 NASA booster recovery vessels: 5810 NASA aircraft: 6708, 6896, 7461, 7765 NASA Kennedy operations: 7675 USAF Cape Radio: 10780, 20390 NASA Pacific operations: 11205 NASA tracking (Ascension Island): 20186 (Oct NZ DX Times via DXLD) And another chance to observe the anomalous daytime MW DX opening I and a few others did April 20, when the glide down passed over central USA. Will try to find out in advance the possible routes (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INTERNATIONAL WATERS [and non]. WEIRD OUTLAW RADIO TRANSMITTERS In the pre Pirate Bay days of analog transmission, pirate radio stations were setup in the most bizarre places, to avoid being shut down. Many of these were offshore, in boats, lighthouses, disused forts, or even balloons or planes. The idea for outlaw stations came from the US military who broadcast from B 29 bombers, over Vietnam, ships off the coast of Soviet states and continue to broadcast to Cuba from balloons. Israel is the last remaining country to have pirate radio ships in operation, where they broadcast ultra conservative religious programming. See these fascinating photos with comments at http://www.oobject.com/category/weird-outlaw-radio-transmitters via http://www.radiolondon.co.uk/kneesflashes/happenings/octnovdec10/octnovedec01.html PS The comment re Israeli ships is now out of date! (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) ** IRAN. IRIB Radio Tehran English Program B10 UT 0130-0230 7250, 6120 (N. America) UT 1030-1130 15460, 17630 (Indian Subcontinent ) UT 1530-1630 9915, 11655 (Indian Subcontinent ) 6155 (C. Europe) 6010 (Europe) UT 1930-2030 7320 (Europe), 11695, 11860 (S. Africa) For details please visit IRIB English B10 http://english.irib.ir/home/frequencies All the best from (Ashik Eqbal Tokon, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Oct 26, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) ** IRAN [non]. Re 10-42, UNIDENTIFIED 5840: Radio Rahoye Iran 5840 kHz 1629 UT, Oct 18. Gehoert zum s/on um 1629 UT auf 5840 kHz in Farsi mit ID, langen Wortbeitraegen (Iran, Radio & TV wurden oft erwaehnt) und Frequenzansagen und Ansage einer Webpage. s/off 1731. SINPO 34333 (Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX Oct 18 via BCDX Oct 23 via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) A webpage was announced several times today, which I understand as http://www.kriht.com This leads to a not very productive page of a "Radio Iran Houston Texas" (Patrick Robic, Austria, to Mauno Ritola, Finland, Oct 18, BCDX Oct 23 via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) Probably via ARMENIA (Büschel, ibid.) Radio Rahoye Iran 25 October 2010 --- I tried to hear the 1630 gmt broadcast today on 5840 kHz, via Global Tuners Sekule (Slovakia) receiver. After the usual "Soviet" on/off tones there was a moderately strong carrier but no modulation was heard, until tune-out at 1640 at least. However, the programme was carried at 1630-1730 gmt on an audio stream from the website of "Radio Iran" of Houston, Texas http://www.kriht.com - hear a brief ID clip here: http://www.intervalsignals.net/rahoye 251010.mp3 Regards (Dave Kernick, UK, Interval Signals Online, Oct 25, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ITALY [non]. Nexus (ex. IRRS) relay service Schedule for Winter 2010 / 11 from 31 Oct: Channel 9510 kHz - Time 08.00 to 09.00 utc [sic: that`s the summer time. In winter it will be 0900-1000! --- gh] 1st Saturday – Radio Joystick 3rd Saturday – Radio City [and other Saturdays, unless there are make-goods or more specials, defaults to WORLD OF RADIO at 0900] Good listening and good reception! 73s (Tom Taylor, Oct 24, via shortwave yg via DXLD) see also GERMANY ** IVORY COAST. Cote d'Ivoire state-owned radio, TV goes online | Text of report by state-run Ivorian TV on 11 October The major event at the RTI [Ivorian Radio and Television Company] today was the inauguration of the premises of its multimedia department this morning. The permanent undersecretary to the minister of communication had the honour to cut the symbolic tape. Jean-Charles Sibailly has the details. [Begin recording] [Sibailly] Henceforth, the RTI is online. Internet users can now continuously follow the broadcast of the programmes of its five channels -RTI Channel Une, TV2, Radio Cote d'Ivoire, Frequence 2, and RTI Music and Sports - on its site, http://www.rti.ci The inauguration of the Multimedia Service today, Monday, 11 October, was honoured by the presence of Leandre Anoma, the permanent undersecretary at the Ministry of Communication, who noted that a complete team -an editorial desk, a team of developers , and the design creation unit - was put in place for the smooth functioning of the service. [Roland Irie, head of the multimedia unit] It is important for a company such as the RTI to have an internet service, I want to say, a presence on the worldwide web. It is also important for us to enable our various television viewers - Ivorians in the Diaspora and viewers throughout the world - to view the programmes of the RTI. It is also to promote the cultural and the sociopolitical image of our country. It is true that the RTI is a showcase and a big media house. It is also clear and undeniable for us to mark this presence on the worldwide web in order to give the real impression about it. [Sibailly] After the inauguration of the multimedia unit of the RTI, a visit to the other projects - the production materials acquired and the new building which is about to be completed - was conducted by Honore Guie, chairman of the board of directors of the RTI. This new building will house several offices, working and conference halls, two production studios, two advertising units, and a VIP room. Added to these projects are the numerical unit, the employment of almost 300 workers, and the bringing of sanity into the finances of the company, coupled with a reduction of its fiscal debt by 10 billion CFA francs. These various projects and reforms embarked upon have made Israel Pierre Brou-Amessan, the managing director of the RTI and Honore Guie, the chairman of the board of directors, to say that the RTI is ready to cover all the events of the electoral period. After lauding the work done by the leaders of the RTI, the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Communication encouraged them to continue with granting equitable access to the state media. Another highlight of the working visit of the Ministry of Communication was the presentation of the RTI's future projects, the putting in place of a project that is specific of the company, the rehabilitation of all the buildings and the construction of a new building for the radio service. [end recording] Source: Television Ivoirienne, Abidjan, in French 2000 gmt 11 Oct 10 (via BBCM via DXLD) ** JAPAN [and non]. MW TP carrier search Oct 23: in USB mode on the DX-398, upward 1208-1240 UT: 594, 747 and 774; LSB mode downward at 1210-1213, snagged only 828 and 774; back to MEXICO on 10-kHz channels (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also UNIDENTIFIED ** JAPAN [and non]. 9560, R Japan, Yamata, 2038-2115, Sat Oct 02, feature program of every Sunday morning with music and letters from listeners, overseas security information at 2055, ID at 2059 as “Kochirawa NHK World Rajio [sic] Nippon,…” and news at 6 o’clock with sports news and weather information. Relay broadcast of the NHK domestic service in Japanese except for the overseas security information, 45444. The reception condition was very well. Japanese broadcast to Middle East and North Africa. 17560, R Japan, Yamata, 0255-0320, Sep 30, Japanese broadcast to Middle East and North Africa, overseas security information, ID: “Kochirawa NHK World Rajio [sic] Nippon, NHK no kokusai housou desu”, news and overseas security information at 0315 again. 35333-25332 with fair to weak signal. (Kato) [housou = long macrons on the o`s of hoso] JAPAN/GERMANY, 9620, R Japan, via Wertachtal, 2200-2230, Oct 01, “NHK news at 7“ (2200 UT is 0700 in the next morning in Japan), the overseas security information, and feature program of every Saturday morning. Relay broadcast of the NHK domestic service in Japanese except for the overseas security information, 55444. Very strong signal. Japanese broadcast to Middle East and North Africa (Nobuya Kato, Fujisawa-city, Japan visiting Ankara, Turkey, DSWCI DX Window Oct 20 via DXLD) ** JAPAN [and non]. Re 10-42: I see in Radio Japan's B10 schedule that the relay to Africa in English at 1400 (via France) on 21560 at 14- 1430 is included in the list, per NHK's pdf schedule and in bclnews.it, so this channel will be used in the winter season (Joe Hanlon, NJ, DX LISTENING DIGEST) So it is. I guess Alan overlooked it in his rework. Also missed English at 0500-0530 to southern Africa via France on 9770 (Glenn Hauser, dxldyg via DXLD) NHK World Radio Japan B-10 October 31, 2010 - March 27, 2011 [with sites, JAPAN, u.o.s.] To Southeast Asia Japanese 0200-0300 11860 SNG 0200-0500 17810 0800-1000 11740 SNG 1000-1700 11815 1700-1900 7225 2100-2200 6075 2200-2400 11665 English 0500-0530 17810 1000-1030 9605 1200-1230 9695 1400-1430 5955 Chinese 1300-1330 11740 SNG 1600-1630 9540 2240-2300 13650 2340-2400 15195 17810 Indonesian 0945-1030 6140 SNG 1315-1400 5955 1406-1451 FM 89.2 Jakarta-INS +34 cities tx 2310-2340 17810 Thai 1130-1200 11740 SNG 1230-1300 9695 2300-2320 13650 Vietnamese 1100-1130 9695 1230-1300 11740 SNG 2320-2340 13650 Burmese 1030-1100 & 1430-1500 11740 SNG 2340-2400 13650 To Asian Continent Japanese 0200-0500 15195 0700-0800 6145* 6165* 0700-1700 9750 1700-1900 6035 2000-2200 6085 2000-2400 11910 Russian 0530-0600 11715*11760* 0800-0830 6145* 6165* 1130-1200 6185* 1330-1400 6190* * Far East Russia Korean 0915-0945 6160 1130-1200 6090 1230-1300, 1400-1430, 1500-1530 6190 2210-2230 9560 Chinese 0900-0930 & 1200-1230 6090 1300-1330, 1430-1500, 1530-1600 6190 2230-2250 9560 To Southwest Asia Japanese 0200-0500 15325 1500-1700 12045 SNG English 0500-0530 15205 UZB 1000-1030 11780 UZB 1300-1330 & 1400-1430 9875 Bengali 1300-1345 11860 UZB 1500-1545 FM 97.6 MHz Dhaka-BGD +6 cities tx Hindi 1345-1430 11825 UZB Urdu 1430-1515 6200 UZB To Oceania Japanese 2000-2100 9625 2100-2200 13640 English 1000-1030 & 1200-1230 9625 To North America English 0500-0530 6110 CAN We 1200-1230 6120 CAN Ea To Hawaii English 1000-1030 9840 To Central America Japanese 0200-0500 5960 CAN 1300-1500 11655 CAN Spanish 0500-0530 6195 BON 1000-1030 6120 CAN To South America Japanese 0200-0400 11935 BON 0800-0900 9825 0900-1000 9795 CAN Ea 1700-1900 9835 2200-2400 17605 BON Portugese 0230-0300 & 0930-1000 6145 CHL - new site Spanish 0400-0430 6195 BON We 1000-1030 6195 BON To Europe English 0500-0530 5975 UK -Rmp 1200-1230 9790 GER-Wer Russian 0330-0400 6130 GER-Wer 0430-0500 5980 LTU MW738 MSK 1700-1730 MW738 MSK To Middle East & North Africa Japanese 0200-0500 17560 1700-1900 9575 UAE 1900-2200 9670 2200-2300 9620 GER-Wer Persian 0330-0400 6155 FRA 1430-1500 12045 GER-Wer FM 88 MHz Kabul/Herat Arabic 0400-0430 6035 ARM 0700-0730 11905 FRA 2115-2145 MW1377 ARM 107.2 (Ramallah) 89.3 (Jenin) To Africa Japanese 0800-1000 15290 FRA We 1500-1700 17735 FRA Ce 1700-1900 11945 FRA So English 0500-0530 9770 FRA So 1400-1430 21560 FRA Ce Swahili 0315-0400 7395 MDG Ea French 0530-0600 9850 GER-Wer We 13840 MDG Ce 1230-1300 17690 MDG We Relay transmissions ARM - Gavar, Armenia BGD - Bangladesh BON - Bonaire, Antilles CAN - Sackville, Canada CHL - Santiago, Chile FRA - Issoudun, France GER - Wertachtal, Germany INS - Indonesia LTU - Sitkunai, Lithuania MDG - Madagascar MSK - Moscow, Russia Palestine SNG - Kranji, Singapore UAE - Al Dhabbaya, UAE UK - Rampisham, United Kingdom UZB - Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Alexey Zinevich-BLR, dxld Oct 20 via Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) Full English portion in WORLD OF RADIO 1536 (gh) ** KOREA NORTH [and non]. 4450, 2240-2250, CLANDESTINE, 20.10, Voice of the People, Goyang, South Korea. Korean talk jammed by AINDF, Pyongyang - or vice versa 33443 // 3912 (22332 also jammed) // 6518 and 6600 both without jamming heard (Anker Petersen, done on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 9960, Furusato no Kaze, 1442 Oct 25 with talks by YL followed by a Japanese song. Low modulation, S7, 35433. 9975, Ilbom e Baran, 1526 Oct 25 YL spelling letters, then a web address, then frequencies and sudden sign off 1529.45* and suffering from a tapping 'clap' on voice peaks. S7 peak 35433 (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KOREA NORTH [non]. 15500, Free North Korea R???? 1356 Oct 25 heard the YMCA song "... halleluiah' then immediate sign off, S3 24232. Station heard together with my child! (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ?? Why do you think it is that? Don`t you consult Aoki? Which shows: 15500 Voice of Wilderness 1300-1400 1234567 Korean 200 70 Dushanbe- Yangiyul TJK 06848E 3829N CMI BVBN a10 Sep. 3- (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) `YMCA` song is hardly religious (gh) ** KURDISTAN. 4869.97, Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, via Salah Al-Din, Northern Iraq, *0250-0315, Oct 08, Kurdish talk and local music. Jumped to 4879.97 at 0257 and further on to 4874.95 at 0312. The Iranian jammer followed one minute later! 33443 (Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window Oct 27 via DXLD) ** KUWAIT. Re 10-42, gh not hearing 15540: Kuwait, 15540, Radio Kuwait, 1845-1910 Oct 23. Prior to the hour noted steady music which was mainly popular tunes. On the hour full ID as Radio Kuwait followed by a segment of English comments. Signal was good (Chuck Bolland, Clewiston FL, WR-G31DDC, 26N 081.W, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 21540, R. Kuwait in Qur`an, Oct 26 at 1404, SSOB with slight SAH from REE. Chuck Bolland in FL was still hearing the English broadcast around 1900 Oct 23 on 15540 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) R. Kuwait is the only major broadcaster reserving an 11m frequency for the B-10 season, 25725 at 12-20, 500 kW, 310 degrees to western Europe in Arabic. Probably imaginary like many of their plans (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** KYRGYZSTAN. 4050.05, 2345-2355 23.10, R Rossii, via Bishkek. Russian ann and traditional Russian folksongs by a choir of men, 55344. No sign of R Verdad on 4055 (Anker Petersen, done on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** LIBERIA. 3960, 4025, Star Radio. October, 23 0440, 0503 was silent (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec – Embu SP Brasil - Sony SW40 - Dipole 18m, 32m, Longwire 22m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LITHUANIA. RMRC, via Sitkunai, 9770, E-QSL in 5 days for e-report to mail @ rmrc.de (Artur Fernández Llorella, Catalonia, Spain, Oct 22, You can see some images of the QSLs in my blog: http://maresmedx.blogspot.com/ HCDX via DXLD) New 11640, *1258-1400* Sat 23.10, RMRC, via Sitkunai, English, special R St. Helena Day broadcast. Mostly a repeat of the broadcast on Oct 09, but 12 winners of the RMRC QSL-Calendar were drawn at the end, including Manuel Méndez and T. R. Rajeesh, 55544 (Anker Petersen, here in Skovlunde on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) one-off ** MADAGASCAR. 5010, RTV Malagasy, Antananarivo in vernacular, 10/19 1747-1827 M talk; Afropop; unclear announcement by W with possible ID over drum beat; continuous music program with pop song in French/vern; M announcement at 1758; other brief announcement by W into lyric music program with some famous songs with final clapping hosted by M, talk over lyric music pause, followed by W, brief announcement before each song ("Va Pensiero sull'ali dorate", from il Nabucco of Giuseppe Verdi; "Adeste Fideles-Venite Adoremus" chorus lyric song in Latin - unknown its author; "La Donna è mobile" from Rigoletto of Giuseppe Verdi; an unID lyric song, then "Libiamo ne' lieti calici" from La Traviata of Giuseppe Verdi); M talkover "Granada" lyric song in brief; W brief announcements into "Guantanamera", music pause with announcements over music by two men; pop song; heard in USB with fast QSB and strong static crashes; some birdies after ToH; poor, almost fair (Giovanni Serra, Roma, Italy, JRC NRD 525; Alpha Delta DX-SWL Sloper-S; RG 8 mini coaxial cable; JPS NIR 12 Noise & Interference Reducer-Dual DSP outboard audio filter; Intek PS-35 5 ampere feeder; JRC - NVA 319 external loudspeaker unit; Yaesu YH - 77 STA stereo headphones; Zoom Corp. H2 handy digital recorder MP3 & WAV files; Oregon Scientific radio controlled clock; Interkart framed wall board political world map (1: 46,400,000); the DX Edge-Xantek Inc.(daylight- darkness desk world map), NASWA Flashsheet via DXLD) ** MADAGASCAR. 6134.9v, RTVM, 1440-1513, Oct 24. Excited reporting of a live sporting event, assume football/soccer coverage in Malagasy; 1502-1510 break in the action to play non-stop Hi-Li music till the game started again; fair reception via long path; // 5010 in USB + carrier mode; 7105 remains off the air (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MADAGASCAR [and non]. 13840, Oct 23 at 0533, the OSOB (only signal on band) is French from NHK, as relayed 295 degrees this half hour. (I could file this under JAPAN [non], but the point of this item is how propagation was behaving; however, NHK in Russian was audible direct at same time on 11715) (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MADAGASCAR [non]. EE.UU: Nuevo programa en español de WRMI iniciando 1-2 noviembre 2010+ Nuevo Diseño del Sitio Web de WRMI La Voz Alegre: New Spanish-language program on WRMI beginning Nov. 1/2. Are you looking for sound advice for yourself and your family? You’re not alone; millions of people throughout Latin America are doing the same. Do you have friends in Cuba and other Latin American other countries? They may be asking: What is the key to happiness? What is the meaning of life? My children, how can they have the hope of a “good” future? Our new Spanish radio program La Voz Alegre, The Happy Voice, is just what they may be looking for. Families and individuals will be strengthened with clear guidance in many of the basic areas of life: marriage, parenting, and other relationships. Professional advice is also given on financial, health, and a variety of topics of interest. Examples of some of our programs are: Guía de la familia, Abba Padre: Lic. Santos Feliz R y Lic. Luis Fernando Rosas La Segunda Juventud: A program from AARP with Gabriela Zabalúa Conceptos Financieros: Crown Consejos, Recuerdos, Exhortaciones, y Oraciones: Dr. Dan Coker Con La Biblia Abierta, Lic. Efraín Valverde A. and other enjoyable programs. You will also enjoy some popular Latin music. Included in the hour are spiritual Bible-based messages that point to Jesus as the answer to life’s challenges. Join us in our broadcast every Monday night from 9:00 to 10:00 PM Eastern Time [UT Tuesdays 01-02; from Nov 9, 02-03]. Remember you can listen live at: http://www.wrmi.net Thanks to World Christian Broadcasting, Florida National College, and Christian Productions International. Without their partnership this broadcast would not be possible. Photo below: Rex Morgan, Producer of La Voz Alegre and Senior Producer for Latin America of World Christian Broadcasting. Source: Radio Miami International en Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/wrmiradio NOTA: WRMI - Radio Miami Internacional, esta estrenando nuevo diseño de su Sitio Web ingresa a: http://www.wrmi.net (via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) Why did I put this under MADAGASCAR [non]?? World Christian Broadcasting gives it away. This is the jump-the-gun Latin American service of Madagascar World Voice, the SW station which has been slowly under construxion the last few years, but still not finished, as sibling to KNLS in Alaska, with HQ in Franklin TN, near Nashville. The WRMI deal is mentioned briefly at the bottom of this page for October 2010: http://www.worldchristian.org/Languages/LatinAmerica/la_whatsgoingon.php Where the Madagascar station is also referred to as ``KNLS`` --- like HCJB now being more of an Australian operation than Ecuadorian, even tho the callsign prefix is Not Applicable? It`s a brand! Ignore the ITU (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MALAYSIA. 5965, Klassik Nasional, 1412 Oct 25 with old Malay song, YL with talks in Malay. S7 mixed with another station and some buzzer. After 1430 there was a station transmitting in Korean. 7295, Traxx, 1417 Oct 25 with pop songs, YL talking about Mystery, jambalaya and mention of KL and new year. Bulgaria after 1430. 6175, Suara Islam? 1419 and 1438 Oct 25 with old songs, S7 (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MAURITANIA. 4845.00, 2330-2340 21.10, R Mauritanie, Nouakchott, Arabic discussion - back on the air that evening, but off again 22.10 at 2235! CODAR QRM and heterodyne from Brazil 54444 (Anker Petersen, here in Skovlunde on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ORTM has been reported missing from 4845 lately, but I hear an unexpected signal on 7245, Oct 23 at 0605 with soporific wakeup chanting rather like SASASAM`s on 6297, and like we used to hear on 4845, and still going at 0615. Surely it`s Mauritania on its daytime frequency much earlier than the usual switch circa 0800. Maybe it means they cannot operate on 60m for some reason. I rechecked 4845, and could not detect even a carrier in sideband of WWCR 4840. I check 41m just about every night at this time, and am sure I was not hearing anything on 7245 previously {nor before 0600 this time}. Also inaudible on its MW 783, which more easterly North Americans often hear (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7245, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott, 1803-2337, 23 Oct'10, French, newscast until 1821, one advertisement (for some mobile telephone network), jingle, segments in different vernaculars as from 1822, phone-ins at 1852; Arabic program at 2000, talks, music, news at 2200; 55444, but experienced some (nearly avoidable, thanks to the K9AY), QRM=4 at 1900. Possibly, they didn't switch to 4845 at all during yesterday's evening. Today, 24/10, I heard the usual 1800 h UT segment in French, then into vernaculars, and like yesterday they remained on 7245: still there as I write this, at nearly 1920 UT. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Hi, I heard R. Mauretania on 23rd after 1800 on 7245, like Carlos, and also Sunday morning, 0640+ on 7245, Sunday night 0005+ very strong and still on 7245, but no trace this morning, Monday 25th, around 0730. 73 (Thorsten Hallmann, Germany, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Unlike 24 hours earlier, nothing on 7245 Oct 24 at 0603, nor at 0607 when I QRT; nothing on 4845 either. Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal also monitored Oct 23 and found 7245 on the air from 1803 till he quit at 2337 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Domenica 24 ottobre 2010, 0700, 7245.0, R. MAURITANIE - French - news OM - SF/BN (Luca Botto Fiora, G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova), Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) 7245, R. Mauritanie, Nouakchott; 0844-0900z guitar strumming, occasional Arabic-vocals, general announcements in Arabic at 0900z 10/24. 73's de (AB5GP Steven C. Wiseblood, Harlingen, TEXAS EL16, 26:12N, 97:45W, RS DX-399 (SW), dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Looking for ORTM early on 7245 again, Oct 25 at 0604, but not there, nor on 4845, nor before 0600 when Portugal occupies 7240 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Axually Portugal is scheduled M-F only on 7240, 0500-0755 (gh) ** MEXICO. 24 OCTOBER 2010, 750 XECSI, Culiacán, SINALOA; Vida 750, full ID at 0203 CDT "5-mil watts de potencia", música romántica- recuerdos (Steven C. Wiseblood, Harlingen, TEXAS EL16, 26:12N, 97:45W, Sangean PR-D5 (MW), dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. Sunrise DX Oct 23 on the DX-398 with internal antenna only: 550, Oct 23 at 1214, 6:14 TC, rooster, Cuauhtémoc promo for something at 300 pesos, PSAs, from XEPL, Chihuahua, a regular. 610, Oct 23 at 1232 from the SW, news of Caborca and Guasave, Sinaloa, with music stingers in between items, with single word ``Altavoz`` = loudspeaker, the day`s upcoming local events. So XEGS, Guasave. 660, Oct 23 at 1219, ads for celular, sounded like Barbacoa Cacoy, Morelos, probably street rather than state; sábado 23 de octubre, M&W with missing or wanted person info. 1221 ad for exterminator (of bugs), phone 472-09-33, another ad to phone 472-43-63? ``Buenos días . . . se espera 11 grados,`` into romantic music. Nothing much googlehits except the phone number and exterminador leading to Ciudad Delicias, Chihuahua, whence XEACB transmits on 660. 680, Oct 23 at 1216, promo Cadena Cinco news, 1217 ad for something in Colonia del Bosque; loops SW, but too much CCI. Unfortunately, that Colonia is too generic, as they are all over Mexico. Cinco may refer to Televisa network 5 XHGC, so which station on 680 is in Grupo W? Here`s the list, showing 680 = Chihuahua: http://www.wradio.com.mx/emisoras.aspx There is a Colonia del Bosque not in Chihuahua city, but 47 km down the highway at Meoqui. Pretty good circumstantial evidence, maybe not quite enough to be positive it`s XEFO; but I`m not counting. 700, Oct 23 at 1229, open carrier from the southwest, with some crackles maybe from transmitter, past 1230, so I move on, but rechecked at 1243, now Spanish talk from the WSW, phone 52-3-13-13. That clix as the number of a psychologist in Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, i.e. XEGD, and no hits for the only other likely possibility, Etchojoa, Sonora. At 1245 gives phone number again twice (I also discover that my Indigo watch light transmits on this frequency! O for the good ole days of clean, pure radium dials.) 710, Oct 23 at 1235, TC for 25:7, ``La Ranchera de Cuauhtémoc`` singing ID, 24:7 TC, karaoke ad. XEDP. 870, Oct 23 at 1238, TCs for 6:38, XETAR ID, local Guachochi announcements (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 1190, XETOT, ABC Radio, Tampico, Tamaulipas. 1129-1134 October 24, 2010. Following up on my unidentified Mexican from a few days ago: not "W" as expected, but rather this one. "ABC Radio... aquí... en ABC Radio" and time checks "centro de México" then into soft Spanish vocal. Good, with unidentified Cuban under (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. Circa sunrise MW DX Oct 25 on DX-398, internal antenna: 540, Oct 25 at 1158, Ejército y Fuerza Aérea PSA from government, W Radio promos, 1200 into local San Luís Potosí news by YL; from XEWA. 620, Oct 25 at 1205 after long orchestral NA, sign-on by XEBU, Chihuahua mentioning 10 mil watts. 700, Oct 25 at 1243, several mentions of phone 52-3-13-13, ``aquí en Ciudad Parral``, and hours it may be called, street address, mentions astrology. Same station I heard Oct 17, XEGD, Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, with ``Consejos para un mejor vivir``. 1100, Oct 25 at 1217, some ranchera music audible only with KFAB IBOC nulled. XENAS, Navojoa, Sonora looks best bet (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. Pre-sunrise DX Oct 26 on DX-398 inside with internal antenna only: 540, at 1159 UT Oct 26 in CBK null, Hoy por Hoy program promo, government PSAs including Senado 1202; then Hoy por Hoy, San Luís Potosí, ``la fuerza local de noticias``, YL caster, so it`s XEWA. 580, at 1206 UT Oct 26, choral NA, mixing with another Spanish station; 1208 sign-on as XEFI, Radio Mexicana, AM-580, temp 22. Chihuahua city 620, at 1203 UT Oct 26, orchestral NA, 1205 sign-on, XEBU, La Rancherita, street address, Chihuahua (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 620, Oct 27 at 1206, after Mex NA, XEBU sign-on with calls twice, ``La Norteñita`` slogan, Chihuahua. 660, Oct 27 at 1214, 6:14 TC, ``en La Tremenda``, atención Agua Nueva, obits after barbacoa ad. Slogan belongs to XEACB, Ciudad Delicias, Chih (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 28436-USB, after getting S America as far as Chile, Argentina and Brasil, I did not expect to hear a ham on 10m only one kilomile away, Oct 25 at 2137, Luís, from Guadalajara, 4B1GZU, Four Bravo One Golf Zulu United (whatever became of Uniform?), working KE5ECB and many others. QRZ.com shows: 4B1GZU, Luis Zepeda, P.O.Box 5-273, Guadalajara, Jalisco, 45042 Mexico Due to the short distance, I thought this might be sporadic E mixing in with F2, but Peter Baskind, N4LI, Memphis, says, ``I worked him about 30 minutes ago. S9 to my wire. This is F2. The fact that I worked him implies that the layer is pretty ionized. That's a good sign. The West Coast is really, really loud, too`` (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. Novedades radiales en Mexico [cram in twice as many stations by reducing separation from 0.8 to 0.4 MHz in a city] El presidente de la Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones, Mony de Swaan, afirmó que la Cofetel "analiza" la posibilidad de reducir el rango que actualmente existe entre las estaciones de FM con el fin de que se abran espacios para licitar nuevas concesiones o para otorgar permisos. La actual Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOMA-02-SCT1- 93) establece que debe existir una separación de 800 kilohertz (.8 megahertz) entre dos emisoras en operación; si esa separación se acortara a la mitad -400 kilohertz- se podría casi duplicar el número de emisoras, lo que implicaría la posibilidad de aumentar la oferta radiofónica para el público y las oportunidades de expresión para nuevos radiodifusores (empresas, organizaciones sociales, instituciones públicas, universidades) . Nueva norma técnica Según De Swaan reducir la distancia que actualmente debe existir entre las emisoras de FM permitiría abrir nuevos espacios en localidades cuyo espectro está saturado con la norma técnica vigente, por ejemplo el Distrito Federal, Guadalajara, Monterrey y Tijuana (El Universal, 20/X/2010). Desde hace varios años -en mi caso prácticamente una década- varios analistas en materia de medios hemos hecho la propuesta de que la norma técnica sea modificada y la distancia entre emisoras de FM se reduzca a 400 kilohertz. De hecho, hay estaciones que funcionan con esa separación. Por ejemplo, en el Distrito Federal, la estación de la Universidad Iberoamericana transmite en la frecuencia 90.9 megahertz, con sólo 400 kilohertz de separación con respecto a las contiguas, lo mismo que El Politécnico en Radio (95.7 mhz). En 2011 entrará en operación la emisora de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, XHUAM, que transmitirá en los 94.1 mhz, con sólo 400 khz de separación con respecto a las contiguas. Si el acortamiento de la separación entre estaciones de FM se aplicara en el DF se abriría espacio para 20 nuevas emisoras. Actualmente operan 27 estaciones en esa banda dentro del Distrito Federal. El cuadrante está subutilizado. Menor separación México es quizá el único país que mantiene una norma técnica que exige 800 kilohertz de separación entre las emisoras de FM. Si se revisan los cuadrantes radiofónicos de ciudades importantes hallaremos datos como los siguientes: en París transmiten 49 estaciones de FM; en Nueva York, 44; en Los Ángeles, 50; en Santiago, 46, y en Buenos Aires, nada menos que 104 entre comerciales, culturales, comunitarias, públicas o universitarias. En todos esos lugares la separación entre emisoras es de 400 kilohertz, e incluso menos cuando se trata de estaciones de baja potencia. Si la declaración de Mony de Swaan no queda en eso y la Cofetel decide modificar la Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOMA-02-SCT1- 93) para que la separación entre las emisoras de FM se reduzca de los 800 kilohertz establecidos actualmente y pasa a 400 kilohertz enfrentará, seguramente, oposición entre un sector de radiodifusores. Visión de la radio En el documento "Visión de la industria de radio y televisión", publicado en agosto de este año, la Cámara Nacional de la Industria de Radio y Televisión (CIRT) sostiene que "algunas iniciativas presentadas en el Congreso de la Unión proponen reducir de 800 a 400 khz la separación entre dos estaciones en la banda de FM, con el objetivo de aprovechar de manera más eficiente el espectro radioeléctrico, permitiendo la entrada de nuevos operadores. Sin embargo, esta decisión comprometería la digitalizació n de la radio en México, puesto que dificultaría la adopción del estándar digital IBOC". Como se sabe, el sistema IBOC (In Band on Channel), desarrollado en Estados Unidos, es el estándar tecnológico que, si no ocurre una gran sorpresa, México adoptará para realizar su transición a la radio digital. La CIRT, como puede apreciarse, ya da como un hecho la adopción del IBOC, pero afirma que éste no podría funcionar en México si la separación entre emisoras de FM se reduce a 400 kilohertz. Lo curioso es que en las grandes ciudades de Estados Unidos, la cuna del IBOC, existe una separación de 400 kilohertz (no de 800 como en México) y el IBOC funciona (me faltó citar el caso de Chicago, donde transmiten 54 estaciones de FM). Transformació n tecnológica En el documento citado, la CIRT afirma: "Es tiempo de entrar a la etapa de transformació n tecnológica que vive la radiodifusión en los países más avanzados", planteamiento con el cual todos estamos de acuerdo. Sin embargo, añade: "No comprometamos la posibilidad futura de hacerlo por priorizar la entrada de algunos operadores en las plazas técnicamente saturadas bajo el ancho de banda de 800 khz entre estaciones en FM que actualmente establece la norma oficial en la materia". En este punto sí hay descuerdo, porque muchos de los países "más avanzados" han entrado a la "etapa de transformació n tecnológica" en la radio precisamente acortando la separación entre las emisoras de la banda de FM.(Milenio) (via Arnaldo Slaen, Argentina, condiglist yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) ** MEXICO. Mexico DTV Transition News http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2128588420101021 Summary of article - Mexican president pushes for DTV transition in 2015. Supreme court may push it back to 2021 (Curtis Sadowski, IL, Oct 23, WTFDA via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) ** MONACO [non]. 218 LW, RMC Info, Roumoules, FRANCE, Sunday 0745-0800 (local time) relaying a religious, Catholic programme made by Diocése de Monaco, ONLY on LW (Christian Ghibaudo, Nice, France, DSWCI DX Window Oct 20 via DXLD) So from Oct 31 local time = 0645-0700 UT ** MONGOLIA. 4830.00, 2340-2350 19.10, Mongoliin R-1, Altay, Mongolian ann, pop music, weak signal with heterodyne 14331 not // 4895. 4895.00, 2340-2350 19.10, Mongoliin R-2, Murun Mongolian talk, instrumental music, 35333, not heard on // 7260 due to QRM from two other stations (Anker Petersen, done on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire in Skovlunde, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** MONGOLIA. Re DXLD 10-42, Henrik Klemetz: ``On SW, I looked forward to hearing Mongolia again on 12085, English at 1230.`` I believe Henrik may be quoting local Swedish time here, Mongolia English is scheduled at 1030 UT (Mike Barraclough, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MOROCCO. 595, SNRT Oujda (34 40'N 1 51'W) OCT 16 2330 - Measured 594.998 kHz, s3 signal strength not enough for audio, producing a het against 594 kHz. Keith McGinnis located in Hingham MA confirmed reception of the same signal, so it wasn't noise or a spur of local origin. WRTH and the latest mwoffsets data indicate Morocco on 595 kHz (Bruce Conti, Nashua NH; WiNRADiO WR-G31DDC Excalibur, 7 x 19.5-m variable termination Split SuperLoop at 60 , 15 x 23-m variable termination north/south SuperLoop, NRC IDXD via DXLD) OCT 18 2200 - Carrier and threshold audio, measured 594.995 kHz. Also noted at 2300. OCT 20 2221 - Man in Arabic and later woman in Arabic with music clearly parallel 612 kHz. Poor -fair. Measured 594.999 kHz, mwoffsets notes plus .999 from nominal 594 frequency (Chris Black, N1CP, South Yarmouth MA; Microtelecom Perseus, 35 x 90-ft Flag, ibid.) Carlos Gonçalves in Portugal has frequently reported this one to DXLD as ~1 kHz off (gh) A propósito: ** MOROCCO. Re gh log Oct 17-18: AUSTRALIA [and non]. Other (HCJB) transmitter to S Asia on 15340 was weaker, underneath Arabic music making SAH of 5 Hz, since Morocco finally got religion and standardized channel from ex-15341 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Or maybe they didn't. Morocco noted on 15341.2 October 26 at 1452, het to HCJB Australia on 15340 until Morocco closed 1459. Same today at 1210, HCJB Australia on 15340, Morocco on 15341.2. Both good strength which means using USB on Morocco and LSB on HCJB Australia to be able to follow the broadcasts (Mike Barraclough, Letchworth Garden City, UK, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MYANMAR. 5985.15, Myanma R, Nay Pyi Taw, 1530-1600, Oct 12, English IDs, news till 1545 followed by English songs. QRM during transmission from R China [sic] on 5990. Also QRM at *1558 on 5980 from R Romania, poor 21221 (Kyriakos Dritsas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DSWCI DX Window Oct 20 via DXLD) It`s usually much closer to 5986; has Ron Howard found it closer to 5985 like this? (gh, DXLD) ** MYANMAR. MYANMAR GETS NEW FLAG, OFFICIAL NAME, ANTHEM Myanmar’s ruling military changed the country’s flag, national anthem and official name today, just over two weeks before the country’s first election in 20 years, state media said. The changes were outlined in a new constitution published in 2008 but the government had not announced a date for their introduction. The country’s new name is the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, instead of the Union of Myanmar. The military, which has ruled since a 1962 coup, changed the country’s name in English from Burma to Myanmar in 1989, a year after widespread protests against military rule were crushed, and a year before the last election. That election was won by the party of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi but the military ignored the result. Suu Kyi has spent 15 of the past 21 years in detention. The new flag has a horizontal band of yellow at the top, dark green in the centre and red at the bottom, with a white star in the middle. There has been no official explanation as to what the colours or the star represent. Nor has there been any explanation as to why the changes, which include a new state seal, were being made. Officials in various government departments told Reuters they were ordered to change the flags. “We were caught by surprise when we got the order at short notice. There was also an order that the old flags must be burned,” said one official who declined to be identified. The order stipulated that the old flag had to be lowered by someone born on a Tuesday and the new flag had to be raised by someone born on a Wednesday, he said. “It must have been instructed by astrologers,” he said. Myanmar’s secretive military rulers, who will retain ultimate power no matter who wins the 7 November parliamentary election, are widely believed to consult astrologers. (Source: Reuters) (October 21st, 2010 - 13:30 UTC by Andy Sennitt, Media Network blog via DXLD) ** NETHERLANDS [non]. RNW frequency schedule 31-Oct-10 - 27-Mar-11 from Media Network Weblog: RNW frequency schedule Winter 2010/2011 online The complete RNW shortwave/mediumwave frequency schedule for the winter season, effective on Sunday 31 October, is now available on our website. http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/rnw-frequency-schedule-winter-20102011 (October 26th, 2010 - 11:54 UTC by Andy Sennitt, MN blog via DXLD) (as well as Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW) and Press Now (PNW) schedules also includes relays via Bonaire and Madagascar of the following broadcasters: AWR, Democratic Voice of Burma, Deutsche Welle, FLM (Malagasy Lutheran Church), IBB, NHK, Radio Voice of the People, Disco Palace (TDP), Vatican Radio, Voice of Tibet and Family Radio. ) (via Alan Pennington, dxldyg via DXLD) including: 1159 1227 PHT 12065 332 250 RNW Nld 1234567 cAS/China 1259 1327 PHT 12065 283 250 RNW Nld 1234567 sAS 1259 1327 PHT 12080 200 250 RNW Nld 1234567 IND/wAU At 1300, 12065 and 12080 replace 9650 which has been colliding with CRI via Sackville during the entire A-10 season, and presumably still with secret 1327-1330 addition of RNW in English; check for that, as well as 12065 at 1227-1230 for English or Indonesian (gh, DXLD) ** NETHERLANDS [and non]. Radio Netherlands Worldwide is focusing on feature programmes in its satellite, webstream and shortwave broadcasts. [see original for hotlinx] http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/new-radio-season-focusing-features In the new 2010-2011 season, which starts 31 October 2010, we're streamlining our programming, giving you more opportunities to hear extended versions of our popular programmes such as The State We're In and Earth Beat. Asia and Africa RNW is also reinforcing its regional approach. From 1400 UTC there is a daily two-hour block serving South Asia. Programming includes Earth Beat India, produced in association with All India Radio, and our own South Asia Wired, getting people to talk to each other across national borders. When it's evening in Africa, Radio Netherlands Worldwide brings custom-made programmes for the continent. Bridges with Africa continues, as does Africa in Progress, which is seeing an increased number of broadcasts in the new season. We're not forgetting our home ground either. Daily editions of Network Europe tell you what's happening in the EU and the rest of the continent. Every weekend there's a review of the week's top stories, and the culture magazine Network Europe Extra. Music Musically, the classical concert series Live at the Concertgebouw features two class performances each week. RNW Music is producing a weekly edition of Hear the World, a whole hour of music from all continents replacing the jazz series which has come to an end. Speaking of which, the change of season is also a moment to say goodbye to some old friends. We have enjoyed bringing you Classic Dox, Radio Books and Reloaded, but these programmes are now to be discontinued - although many of them remain in our online 'archives'. A number of four-minute news bulletins have provisionally been dropped from the schedule to create more space for our feature programmes. We hope you will enjoy our radio programmes, whether you listen to them online, via satellite, your local station, or shortwave. Stay tuned! (via Media Network blog via DXLD) ** NEW ZEALAND. AM CALLSIGNS --- Please note that callsigns are no longer issued to NZ AM stations and haven’t been for over a decade now. Reports of hearing ‘3YA’ Christchurch 675 for example are incorrect. Stations are known by their brand names such as RNZ National, Christchurch 675. WRTH listings have shown the corrections for some years and the Pacific Asian Log [PAL] at http://www.radioheritage.net also has had the correct information for years. It’s a break with the past heritage of these long familiar calls, but that’s progress for you! (Oct NZ DX Times via DXLD) ** NEW ZEALAND. RNZI B10 31 Oct 2010 - 27 Mar 2011 Time(UTC) Freq(AM) Freq(DRM) Target ----------------------------------- 0459-0658 11725 AM 11675 DRM Pacific 0659-0758 9765 AM 11675 DRM Pacific 0759-1058 9765 AM 9870 DRM Pacific 1059-1158 13660 AM 9870 DRM NW Pacific, PNG, Timor 1159-1258 13660 AM NW Pacific, PNG, Timor 1259-1550 5950 AM Pacific 1551-1650 7440 AM 5950 DRM Cook Islands, Niue, Fiji, Samoa 1651-1750 9765 AM 9890 DRM Cook Islands, Niue, Fiji, Samoa 1751-1850 11725 AM 11675 DRM Cook Islands, Niue, Fiji, Samoa 1851-1950 11725 AM 15720 DRM Cook Islands, Niue, Fiji, Samoa 1951-2050 11725 AM 17675 DRM Samoa 2051-2150 11725 AM 17675 DRM Solomon Islands, Vanuatu 2151-0458 15720 AM 17675 DRM Pacific (Source : RNZI Website) (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, Oct 27, dxldyg via DXLD) ** NIGERIA. 7350, R. Nigeria, Abuja. October 21, 0648-0704 male and female in English talks “economic competition.. production lines.. the option to develop.. production team”, “R. Nigeria.. Abuja.. National Service”; 44333. October 22 0640-0650 male and female, “education in the country”, “R. Nigeria”, canned male and female talks. 35333 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec – Embu SP Brasil - Sony SW40 - Dipole 18m, 32m, Longwire 22m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thanks to Mark's tip [Davies, Oct 13] I was very pleased to log Radio Nigeria, Abuja this morning 22 October on 7350 kHz. Heard from tune-in at 0605 with Network News in English. Initially reception was very difficult with splatter ex 7355. The splattering station went off at 0615 when reception improved somewhat, now on a clear channel, though the signal was very weak, I could hear it until eventual fade-out here past 0700 UT. A promo heard around 0637 mentioned the "radionigeria. net" web site which has a lot of information about Radio Nigeria/FRCN including an up to date schedule for National Network programming. 73s (Dave Kenny, Caversham, UK, AOR7030 / 25m long wire, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) 7350, Radio Nigeria; 0547-0602+, 23-Oct; Pop & Afro tunes; 0556 ad? With phone #; RN ID at 0559 to drum chant; 0600 ID to News Report. All in English. SIO=343-, occasional ute blurps (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 7350, Radio Nigeria, Abuja, *0545-0613, Oct 24, sign on with test tone. Rustic tribal music at 0546. National Anthem at 0548, followed by National Pledge. Religious music at 0550. English talk. ID and English news at 0600. Poor. Weak in noisy conditions (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest) 7350, Oct 26 at 0544 poor with tone test which really audiblizes what must be R. Nigeria, Abuja about to open. 0545:30 goes to drumming and whistling; 0546:30 military band, presumably NA; but at 0547:30 I hear nothing further, dead air, or fading down? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NIGERIA. Saturday, [Oct] 23rd, 1725-1730: Strong carrier on 15120 with very weak modulation. Switched over to 9690 but Nigeria was still there until 1727, back on 15120 one or two minutes later VON interval signal with strong signal, switching off. Approx. one minute later VON Arabic with much weaker signal as usual. Theoretically, of course, I might have heard one transmitter from Nigeria, changing antenna at around 1729. And one other that went off directly after VON came up on 15120 with interval signal. Otherwise it might have been another test of the new site. Not the same phenomenon on Sunday, no other observations like that recently. 73 (Thorsten Hallmann, Münster, Earth, http://www.africalist.de.ms Oct 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** NORTH AMERICA. Pirates: WLDJ Voice of the Last DJ: 6929.9/USB, 0003-0010+, 23-Oct; Rock tunes; ID mentioning multiple broadcasts (was on 6935/USB also). SIO=353 with on-off problems. (Frodge-MI) Wolverine Radio: 6930/USB, 0217-0225+; Blues & soul tunes; ID. SIO= 444, vox tfc splash from 6933/L (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [23 or 24 Oct?] see also UNID 6935 ** OKLAHOMA. As I am hunting for Spanish sunrise skip from Mexico on MW, without much luck in poor conditions Oct 24 at 1226 UT, on 930 I hear English! WKY is just ending ``Sunday Morning Magazine``, I think it was called, immediately back to La Indomable ID and Spanish programming. Is there anything about this, let alone a plain old program schedule at their website http://www.laindomable.com/default.asp --- of course not! (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. Re my report from two months ago: ``1050 on caradio with a low het rumble, surely between the two OK stations, as much closer than any others on daytime groundwave; someone is significantly off- frequency. Dominant station had soul music, Aug 17 at 2013 UT. Trouble is, new NRC AM Log 2010-2011, just received Aug 18, shows both are UC:AC (urban contemporary/American contemporary) music formats: KKRX Lawton, U3 250 watts, and KGTO Tulsa, U1 1000 watts. Of course, with a direxional receiver each could be nulled, but not on the caradio whip. More likely Tulsa, a bit closer and stronger, non direxional, while Lawton is direxional to the SW.`` Since I am still hearing this audible het on the caradio, I finally get around to resolving this Oct 25 at 2123 UT. Using the DX-398 in the yard away from as much local noise as possible, by rotating it with BFO on and slightly mistuned, and comparing to pitch of neighboring stations on dial (not including KLIO 1070 Wichita, already pinned as off-frequency itself), the 1050 off-frequency is: KKRX Lawton, the weaker one, which is on the low side, probably somewhat less than 100 Hz, circa 1049.9+ (Glenn Hauser, Enid, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Not only is KKRX off frequency (and has been for quite a while), its transmissions are broader than a barn door. The problem isn't so bad during the day with it only hitting a couple of adjacent channels on either side of 1050. Night time is a different story. Those of us down here in Lawton will often find it spread out 1000 all the way up to 1100. Yes, 100 kHz wide, distorted splatter from a peanut whistle (6 Watts at night per FCC). This is observed on all receivers here at the QTH. Correspondence with them has been 100% one sided, as one cannot raise a soul when calling them nor do they respond to emails. The majority of the AM outlets owned by the same group (Perry Broadcasting) in this area seem to be afflicted with similar issues, though KKRX is the worst by far. KXCA 1380 (also Lawton, OK) and KPNS 1350 (Duncan, OK) are a close second. 73, (Jeramy Ross / W5XTL, Oct 26, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA. 1580, KOKB Blackwell, after behaving itself for a few weeks whenever checked, back to dead air = open carrier Monday Oct 25 at several tunes, 1930, 1935, 2010, 2057 UT and no telling how long before or after. But it was remodulating at 1705 October 26. While we`re at it, routine check of our other oddities, Oct 25 around 1935 UT: 1120, KEOR Sperry-Tulsa is on air at the moment, and 1705 Oct 26. 97.7, ``WECS`` part 15 loop at Emmanuel Christian School, Enid is on 99.9, GCN pirate in Enid is on with Alex from Santa Cruz CA (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also USA for KKLE, KRVA et al. ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. We continue to find an anomalous situation comparing the two Woodward DTVs on adjacent channels. Oct 23 at 1450 UT, low-power KOMI-34 is decoding, while high-power KUOK-35 is not. Possible explanation is that 35 has too much CCI from other stations, such as KMTW Hutchinson KS, about 90 degrees away, and very strong with tropo help when pointing toward it. KSNC-22 (``2``), Great Bend KS was also in with NBC Satmorn kidvid (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Regarding KUOK, I'm not sure "high power" is the title I'd assign to a station with an 8 kW signal. I know it's not obvious, but that's the power level for which they filed a license; the FCC has yet to grant the license. I've got it listed as the top entry on RabbitEars for KUOK since it is the one operating. - (Trip Ericson, VA, http://www.rabbitears.info ibid.) Trip, I was going by W9WI.com and FCC TV Query which both show KUOK (only) with 1000 kW. It sure is not obvious. Why would FCC not even display the APP of 8 kW, just the CP MOD of 1000 kW?? (and much higher tower) W9WI.com: Woodward , OK [35] KUOK 1000.000 339.00 dH 36-16-6.00N 99-26-56.00W DT-CP MOD Univision||||| FCC TV Query: Freq Offset (NTSC analog TV only) Call Channel | Service Status City State Country File Number Docket FacilityID ERP HAAT Licensee/Permittee KUOK 35 DT CP MOD WOODWARD OK US BMPCDT-20080620ALR - 86532 1000. kW 339. m OKLAHOMA LAND COMPANY, LLC (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Because for whatever reason, KUOK filed for a CP MOD instead of a new CP for the higher power facility. As such, it modified the existing 8 kW permit up to 1000 kW when it was granted, rather than becoming an additional record. Despite that, they filed to cover the 8 kW anyway. (Trip, ibid.) Re the DTV anomaly of KUOK-35 Woodward not decoding while neighbor KOMI-34 does decode, despite megawatt on 35 vs 15 kW on 34: Trip Ericson explains that KUOK is really running only 8 kW, despite FCC listings showing 1000 kW, which is only a CP-modification. That explains it (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The terminology seems to be such that, if you have an open CP for which you don't yet have a license-to-cover, you can't get another CP. You can modify the CP you already have. You can't go from CP status to CP status without an intermediate LIC, but you can go from CP to CP MOD. KUOK may be on the air at 8 kW, but they don't yet have a license to cover for that facility. They do seem to have *applied* for that license to cover, but the FCC has yet to act on that application. The 8 kW facility doesn't appear on my website because it's marked as an "archive" facility. Why, is beyond me. They seem to have filed for a license-to-cover for that facility, and the FCC hasn't dismissed it so I don't understand why they'd archive it. They've been known to screw up the archive flag before. I'm going to guess that's what's going on here -- that it isn't supposed to be archived. I hope that reduces confusion. I fear it increases it (grin) -- (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, WTFDA via DXLD) ** OKLAHOMA. As previously reported, for about a week, I had not been seeing any trace of KCHM-CA, ch 36 analog, OKC, the tail-wagging-dog relay of KUOK-35 Woodward getting Univisión into the much larger Metro market. But it is showing up again UT Oct 25 at 0216 and the rest of the evening // KWDW 48 and about the same strength, whereas 36 always used to be much stronger than 48. Perhaps it had been off the air for some reason, but at least it`s not closed down permanently yet for flash-cut to DTV. It would be nice if anyone in OKC would keep track of the local on-air TV scene. The next midday after tropo burned off, 36 resumed near-invisibility like 48. In the meantime, KRSC-36 Claremore DTV was in from 75 degrees away; see U S A (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** OKLAHOMA [and non]. Dallas area stations are in this morning with over a dozen including my most distant ever VHF DTV tropo in the form of WFAA-8. Ada, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Muskogee, and Bartlesville also in from Oklahoma. There is a weak signal on channel 9 which could be KWTV from Oklahoma City [not any more – gh]. Dallas-Fort Worth stations at 500+ miles. By noon everything was gone but I did get some more Oklahoma stations and one from Arkansas before they faded out. Two VHFs from Tulsa (KJRH-8 and KTUL-10) and one from Fayetteville (KAFT-9) decoded. Tulsa UHFs were quite strong. I think that is only the second time I have seen KJRH-TV on channel 8. When it was on channel 56 it was in frequently. I like having the V's to try for, but for actual viewing the FCC and CRTC deleted the wrong channels. Of course, they should have kept 2-69. It seems strange to have the VHF channels be so few and hard to get when in the early days it was the opposite (Dave Pomeroy, Topeka, Kansas, 25 Oct, WTFDA via DXLD) this correlates with my KAFT-9 log, under USA (gh) ** PALAU. 9945, Oct 23 at 1159 came upon T8WH ID with usual South Bend address, cut off before fightin`-words ``Onward Christian Soldiers`` theme concluded, and by the time I tuned down to 9930 it had already switched there, starting YL preacher in English. Angel 3 is indeed scheduled to move from 9945 to 9930 at 1200, staying on the same type 146 antenna at 318 degrees, which facilitates the quick QSY (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 3329.53, Ondas del Huallaga, Huánuco, 1035 om "Buenos Dias...' long talk by om, under T-storm, 25 October. 4774.9, Radio Tarma. Tarma, 0950 "música en Radio Tarma" followed by time check 1010 on 14 October, Rustic Peruvian music 1025 on 15 October. 5459.8, A cappella music into rustic Peruvian music 2340 to 0000, 19 October. 73s (Bob Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PERU. 6019.368, Radio Victoria, 1015-1025 Oct 24, With the usual need to notch out the stronger signal on 6020, noted a male in Spanish comments. Victoria not yet strong enough to hear details however, and signal tuned to frequency where best heard, down to one Hertz (Chuck Bolland, Clewiston FL, 26N 081W, WR-G31DDC, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Chuck, but what was the *carrier* frequency? Whenever I hear the third harmonic, usually in the 13-15 UT period, it`s below 18058, i.e. less than 6019.333 on the fundamental. 73, (Glenn Hauser, OK, ibid.) Glenn, I went back in my loggings as far as March of this year and Victoria ranged from 6019.25 to 6019.41 with the mean frequency being 6019.30 kHz. Peruvian stations have a tendency to drift. Just for your information, when I am DXing I want to be able to hear what I am trying to log. If I must tune off the center frequency to hear details because of QRM, then I feel that's perfectly alright. And it is also alright to report that frequency. If you want me to "Zero Beat" any station, then ask me, and I will do it. I don't understand why your are so obsessed with that harmonic anyway? (Chuck Bolland, ibid.) Chuck, I am `obsessed` with that harmonic because they are so rare. I will be glad to become obsessed with others if I manage to pick any up. Especially Latin Americans 18+ MHz. This was a good example, because placing it below 18058, always when I hear it, is within my capabilities. If I ever hear it above 18058 I will be glad to report that, as I am sure they do vary a bit. I am somewhat amazed that we have to discuss this. Of course it`s all right to tune off and to report what frequency you tune off to for better reception. But the frequency a station transmits *on* is what always should be reported, *primarily*. Especially by those with the capability to measure it to such precision. That`s where others will find it and then they can side-tune if they like. Especially with off- frequency or variable stations, where they are actually transmitting is important to note, more so than those on-channel. On a certain receiver I might get rid of the 9525 het on Indonesia 9526 by tuning to 9527 or 9528, but would never dream of reporting 9527 or 9528 as Indonesia`s real frequency. But that is what you have apparently been doing, on a smaller scale, so it makes your past frequencies reported unreliable, as we have no way of knowing for sure whether they were true carrier frequencies or off-tunes. So, yes, I want you (and everybody) to zero-beat every frequency reported. Previously this went without stating. I have caught some other people doing this, but they were usually neophytes who were just reading what their receivers displayed, even if they had not really centered the tuning without any QRM problem, and did not understand about zero-beating. 73, (Glenn, ibid.) 6019.282v, Radio Victoria, 1001-1015 Oct 26. Prior to 1003 could only hear the carrier, but at 1003 the signal pop in, like someone had opened the window and a bird flew in so to speak. Noted a male in Spanish language comments. Even though Victoria was better, it was still being hit by the station on 6020 which I had already notched out. As it turned out, the programming from Victoria was religious, but the preacher sounded different than the usual fellow. Took a quick look out the window (regular window), and I was definitely in the gray zone as it was just starting to get light outside. At 1110 Victoria's signal dropped into the noise slightly. Overall it was fair and then gone. Glenn, I spent the better part of an hour this morning trying to squeeze out a zero beat frequency for you on 6019.??? kHz, but the more I tried, the worse it got for Radio Victoria, Peru. The time this was done was between 1015 and 1045 UT. Here's what I got: NRD545 6019.10 USB WR G31DDC 6019.310 USB 6019.276 VISUAL WJ HF1000 6019.250 USB The hour was rather late, so the signal wasn't that strong still. I would not put too much reliance on the frequency from the NRD545 however (Chuck Bolland, Clewiston FL, 26N 081W, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Chuck, Tnx, very interesting. If there is that much difference among your three receivers, then the margin of error is significant. Would there be any way to tune them up vs WWV for greater accuracy? (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) Glenn, The only one I can tune is the NRD545 which entails me going inside. It's such an ordeal that I don't have any plans for it in the near future. I don't use the NRD545 that often anymore anyway. If I could get some decent reception out here where I live, I might devote more time to my radios, but there's some kind of problem that I can't figure out with the poor reception? I continue to put up different antennas and don't hear any improvement (Chuck Bolland, ibid.) ** PHILIPPINES. 11720, R. Pilipinas, Tinang, English/Filipino, 23/10 1730. Sign-on. Music Bee Gees ‘Run to me’ e ‘Jive Talking’. OM: ID ‘Radio Pilipinas… Philippines is Radio Pilipinas…’. YL em Filip. Canção em idioma Filipino, 35443 Rx: Sangean ATS 909, ant.: loop blindada VS, amplify RF DXCB1 (Rudolf Grimm, São Bernardo SP, BRASIL, radioescutas yg via DXLD) ** PORTUGAL. Operational B-09 schedule of RDP Internacional, Radio Portugal. Portuguese language programs only. [really B-10 we think] FREQUENCY SCHEDULE - RDP INTERNATIONAL "RDP Internacional, a voz de Portugal no Mundo" Mapa de frequencias de onda curta da RDPI. West Europe Mon-Fri 0600-0655 on 7345 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg 0700-1300 on 9815 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg 0745-0900 on 7360 SIN 250 kW / 055 deg 1700-1800 on 9860 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg 1800-2000 on 9795 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg 2000-2300 on 9795 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg* 2300-2400 on 7285 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg* West Europe Sat/Sun 0800-1155 on 12020 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg 0930-1100 on 9815 SIN 080 kW / 045 deg DRM** 1200-1455 on 11885 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg 1500-1655 on 11635 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg 1700-1800 on 9860 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg 1800-2100 on 9795 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg 2000-2300 on 9795 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg* 2300-2400 on 7285 LIS 300 kW / 045 deg* Middle East/India Mon-Fri 1400-1600 on 15690 LIS 100 kW / 082 deg Sao Tome/Principe/Angola/Mocambique Mon-Fri 1100-1300 on 17745 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg 1700-2000 on 13720 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg 2000-2400 on 11665 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg* Sao Tome/Principe/Angola/Mocambique Sat/Sun 0800-1055 on 15520 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg 1100-1255 on 17745 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg 1300-1455 on 17840 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg 1500-1655 on 15520 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg 1700-2100 on 13720 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg 2000-2400 on 11665 LIS 300 kW / 144 deg* Brasil/Cabo Verde/Guine Bissau Mon-Fri 1100-1300 on 21655 LIS 300 kW / 226 deg 1700-2000 on 15465 LIS 300 kW / 226 deg 2000-2400 on 11960 LIS 300 kW / 226 deg* Brasil/Cabo Verde/Guine Bissau Sat/Sun 0800-1055 on 15555 LIS 300 kW / 226 deg 1100-1655 on 21655 LIS 300 kW / 226 deg 1700-2100 on 15465 LIS 300 kW / 226 deg 2000-2400 on 11960 LIS 300 kW / 226 deg* USA/Canada Mon-Fri 1300-1655 on 15560 LIS 300 kW / 300 deg* 1700-1855 on 17820 LIS 300 kW / 300 deg* 1900-2400 on 12040 LIS 300 kW / 300 deg* USA/Canada Tue-Sat 0000-0300 on 9455 LIS 300 kW / 300 deg USA/Canada Sat/Sun 1300-1655 on 15560 LIS 300 kW / 300 deg 1700-1855 on 17820 LIS 300 kW / 300 deg 1900-2100 on 12040 LIS 300 kW / 300 deg 2100-2400 on 12040 LIS 300 kW / 300 deg* Venezuela Tue-Sat 0000-0300 on 9855 LIS 100 kW / 261 deg South America/Brasil Tue-Sat 0000-0300 on 11655 LIS 300 kW / 226 deg * Periodo reservado a transmissões extraordinárias. ** Transmissão em DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale), efectuada a partir da estação emissora DW - Sines, Portugal. 4 x 300 kW txs at CEOC-Centro Emissor de Onda Curta, São Gabriel; reduced power for 81.5 & 261 degrees bearings. 2 x 250 kW txs at Pro-Funk (DW), Sines. TIMOR (FM) - A estação emissora de Díli (Marabia), em 105.3 MHz, retransmite a RDP Internacional. All the information on the broadcasts beamed to your target area will be very much appreciated. We take the opportunity to inform you that, you may send your reports to the following adress: We will confirm them, with the respective QSL's! Thanking you for your kind co-operation, we remain sincerely yours, Paula Nunes Teixeira INTERCAMBIO E CONTACTO Paula Nunes Teixeira Antenas Internacionais e-mail Av. Marechal Gomes da Costa, 37 1849-030 Lisboa - Portugal Tel.: (+351) 217 947 000 website (RDPi via Paul Gager, Austria, Oct 22, via Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) I have just added a PDF file with the B10 schedule as received today from the RTP and later edited by me. That can be found in the Files section. 73 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, referring to the dxldyg, via DXLD) Another version: RDPi - Rádio Portugal HF/SW B10 schedule (starting on October 31st) All programmes in Portuguese. Time (UTC) - QRG (kHz) - meter band (m) - kW - Azimuth (deg) Monday-Friday: EUROPE 06.00 – 07.00 - 7 345 kHz - 41m - 300 kW - 45º 07.00 – 13.00 - 9 815 kHz - 31m - 300 kW - 45º 07.45 – 09.00 - 7 360 kHz - 41m - 250 kW - 52º - via Sines 17.00 – 18.00 - 9 860 kHz - 31m - 300 kW - 45º 18.00 – 20.00 - 9 795 kHz - 31m - 300 kW - 45º 20.00 – 23.00* - 9 795 kHz - 31m - 300 kW – 45º 23.00 – 24.00* - 7 285 kHz - 41m - 300 kW – 45º MIDDLE EAST / INDIA 14.00 – 16.00 - 15 690 kHz - 19m - 100 kW - 81,5º AFRICA (S. Tomé e Príncipe/ Angola / Mozambique) 11.00 – 13.00 - 17 745 kHz - 16m - 300 kW - 144º 17.00 – 20.00 - 13 720 kHz - 22m - 300 kW - 144º 20.00 – 24.00* - 11 665 kHz - 25m - 300 kW - 144º NORTH AMERICA - USA & CANADA 13.00 – 17.00* - 15 560 kHz - 19m - 300 kW - 300º 17.00 – 19.00* - 17 820 kHz - 16m - 300 kW - 300º 19.00 – 24.00* - 12 040 kHz - 25m - 300 kW - 300º BRAZIL / CAPE VERDE / GUINEA BISSAU 11.00 – 13.00 - 21 655 kHz - 13m - 300 kW - 226º 17.00 – 20.00 - 15 465 kHz - 19m - 300 kW - 226º 20.00 – 24.00 (*) - 11 960 kHz - 25m - 300 kW - 226º Tuesday- Saturday: VENEZUELA 00.00 – 03.00 - 9 855 kHz - 31m - 100 kW - 261,5º NORTH AMERICA - USA & CANADA 00.00 – 03.00 - 9 455 kHz - 31m - 300 kW - 300º BRAZIL 00.00 – 03.00 - 11 655 kHz - 25m - 300 kW - 226º Saturday & Sunday: EUROPE 08.00 – 12.00 - 12 020 kHz - 25m - 300 kW - 45º 12.00 – 15.00 - 11 885 kHz - 25m - 300 kW - 45º 09.30 – 11.00 - 9 815 kHz(DRM) - 31m - 80 kW - 45º - via Sines 15.00 – 17.00 - 11 635 kHz - 25m - 300 kW - 45º 17.00 – 18.00 - 9 860 kHz - 31m - 300 kW - 45º 18.00 – 21.00 - 9 795 kHz - 31m - 300 kW - 45º 20.00 – 23.00* - 9 795 kHz - 31m - 300 kW - 45º 23.00 – 24.00 - 7 285 kHz - 41m - 300 kW - 45º AFRICA (S. Tomé e Príncipe / Angola / Mozambique) 08.00 – 11.00 - 15 520 kHz - 19m - 300 kW - 144º 11.00 – 13.00 - 17 745 kHz - 16m - 300 kW - 144º 13.00 – 15.00 - 17 840 kHz - 16m - 300 kW - 144º 15.00 – 17.00 - 15 520 kHz - 19m - 300 kW - 144º 17.00 – 21.00 - 13 720 kHz - 22m - 300 kW - 144º 20.00 – 24.00* - 11 665 kHz - 25m - 300 kW - 144º NORTH AMERICA - USA & CANADA 13.00 – 17.00 - 15 560 kHz - 19m - 300 kW - 300º 17.00 – 19.00 - 17 820 kHz - 16m - 300 kW - 300º 19.00 – 21.00 - 12 040 kHz - 25m - 300 kW - 300º 21.00 – 24.00* - 12 040 kHz - 25m - 300 kW - 300º BRAZIL / CAPE VERDE / GUINEA BISSAU 08.00 – 10.55 - 15 555 kHz - 19m - 300 kW - 226º 11.00 – 17.00 - 21 655 kHz - 13m - 300 kW - 226º 17.00 – 21.00 - 15 465 kHz - 19m - 300 kW - 226º 20.00 – 24.00 (*) - 11 960 kHz - 25m - 300 kW - 226º (*)- special transmissions (DRM)- DRM broadcast via Pro-Funk GmbH /DW, Sines, Portugal 73. (via Luís Carvalho, Portugal, dxldyg via DXLD) ** ROMANIA. Re 10-42: Glenn, Radio Romania International's English service has announced that, on Monday October 25, its history series 'Pro Memoria' will carry a feature 'on radio as the only form of fighting against communism available to the Romanian diaspora' prior to 1989. Apparently, the programme will put the spotlight on Radio Free Europe and other American-backed stations. 'Pro Memoria' is carried in all of RRI's English transmissions (Roger Tidy, UK, Oct 22, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST 10-42 via dxldyg) Were there any other American-backed stations in Romanian? (gh) Hi Glenn, I haven't heard the programme yet, but according to RRI there were other American-backed stations broadcasting to Romania. In their pre-publicity, RRI mentions 'Radio Thessalonika'. It's not clear to me what they mean by this. I suppose they could mean the VOA relay, or was there a 'Radio Thessalonika' broadcasting in Romanian? See their webpage http://www.rri.ro and click on "What's on This Week". (Roger Tidy, UK, 1042 UT Oct 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [later:] Glenn, The 'Pro Memoria' feature was mainly about a station called Radio Future Romania, which was apparently broadcast from Thessaloniki until 1960. There was an interview with a Romanian exile, Mugur Valahu, who worked for the station, which he claimed was more militant than Radio Free Europe. He revealed that his station broadcast warnings to Romanian government officials in an attempt to intimidate them, and that it called on the Romanian people to resist the regime. He added that, that, on one occasion, Romanian diplomats in Athens tried to kidnap him and that, on another occasion, an attempt was made to kill them. He claimed that the Bucharest government regarded Radio Future Romania as its main enemy (Roger Tidy, UK, 1144 UT Oct 25, ibid.) From that close, it could have been on MW only, escaping notice of the SW DX world (gh, DXLD) Here are the English archives of Pro Memoria for the history buffs out there: http://www.rri.ro/arh-cat.shtml?lang=1&sec=9 The program is carried by RRI Russian, as well. So I guess there should be its German, French and Spanish versions, too (Sergei S., Russia, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also YUGOSLAVIA [non] Didn't get a chance to listen to this and the audio archive is of the 30 minute broadcast and I couldn't find the feature. The script is online: Exiled Militants and Anticommunism on Radio Waves 25/10/2010 http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=1&sec=9&art=68092 In their newsletter they said that: "Monday is the day when we take a look back in the history of Romanians, in "Pro Memoria." This week you are invited to listen to a feature on radio as the only form of fighting against communism available to the Romanian diaspora. Radio Free Europe is the best known example in this respect, but there have been other stations, which, on American support, fuelled the Romanians' anti-communist sentiment. One of these was Radio Thessaloniki, whose key figure was journalist Mugur Valahu." In the article they say that in 1954 with support from the Americans he founded Radio Future Romania – Voice of the National Resistance in Thessalonica, Greece and that he headed the station until 1960. But on what transmitters did it broadcast and was it on medium wave, shortwave or both? My 1958 Handbook has medium wave and shortwave transmitters in Salonika carrying VOA, including Rumanian broadcasts, which were also carried from the MV Courier. But from the article these broadcasts were clearly separate from the VOA ones (Mike Barraclough, Oct 27, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Morning programs of R Romania Intl always have features from previous day, so ''Pro Memoria'' is on Monday evenings and Tuesday mornings. I attached in this e-mail ''Pro Memoria'' 6-minute feature [AAC, 48 kbps (2.1 MB)], or you can DOWNLOAD the entire broadcast directly from WRN ftp site. 'Pro Memoria'' segment runs from fourteenth till twentieth minute into broadcast. MP3, 96 kbps (17.9 MB) download link: ftp://193.42.152.150/archive/2010/10/26/romania_english_0630_20101026_ 96.mp3 MP4 (aac), 32 kbps (6.0 MB) download link: ftp://193.42.152.150/archive/2010/10/26/romania_english_0630_20101026_ 32.mp4 Regards, (Dragan Lekic, Serbia, ibid.) ** ROMANIA. 11880, Radio Romania Int'l; *2030, 23-Oct; Intro with ID, sked & program notes into news; all in English. SIO=3+54; sked given sed 9690, 9765, 11880 & 11940. 9765 was missing & the others were all // & with the same SIO as 11880 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ROMANIA. Radio Romania International - B-10 English Schedule SCHEDULE VALID FROM 31 OCTOBER 2010 Last updated: 2010-10-25 14:55 EET All hours UT Frequencies kHz WESTERN EUROPE 0630-0700 7370; 6020 (DRM) 1200-1300 15480; 11970 1800-1900 7415, 6065(DRM) 1800-1830 5895 (DRM for Great Britain alone) [see below] 2130-2200 6030 (DRM); 7380 2300-2400 6015; 7220 We also broadcast for listeners in Western Europe via satellite Hot Bird 6 on 11623.28 MHz, vertical polarisation, azimuth 130 East. CENTRAL AFRICA 1200-1300 15430; 17765 NORTH AMERICA 2130-2200 6115; 7310 0100-0200 6145; 7330 0400-0500 6130; 7305 (West Coast) JAPAN 2300-2400 5915; 7300 THE PACIFIC AREA - AUSTRALIA 0630-0700 21600; 17780 SOUTH-EAST ASIA - INDIA 0400-0500 9690; 11895 RRI's English language program to Western Europe, airing at 1800 hours UT winter time, is simultaneously transmitted by RADIOCOM in DRM system on 6065 kHz and in analogue system on 7415 kHz. RRI also brings you a 30-minute program in English, broadcast in the DRM system, transmitted to the UK by the British provider WRN Broadcast, between 1800 and 1830 hours UT, on 5895 kHz. Our English morning program airing at 0630 UT is simultaneously transmitted to Western Europe in the DRM system on 6020 kHz and in analogue system on 7370 kHz. Our English program airing at 2130 UT is simultaneously transmitted to Western Europe in DRM system on 6030 kHz and in analogue system on 7380 kHz. RRI has also resumed a weekly podcast in English, with an RSS feed; RRI's programme, broadcast on Sunday at 1800 hours UT, will be available on the WRN servers and also on podcast directories, such as iTunes and Juicer. The schedules for the English shows, updated every week, can be downloaded from the World Radio Networks' web site at the following address: http://www.wrn.org If you are looking for a fresh perspective on events and life in Europe you can listen to Network Europe, a weekly co-production of leading international broadcasters, Radio Romania International included, at http://www.networkeurope.org (RRI website at http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=1&sec=20&art=68162 via Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, dxldyg, tidied up by gh for DXLD) Thanks Alan, I'm not sure about the use of 5895 as I had that for Polish Radio DRM at 1800-1900 but it seems RRI are also listing 5895 for DRM at 1800-1830 Anyone know which is correct? 73s (Dave Kenny, via Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) And some text comments/updates/corrections too, by wb [adding transmitter sites]: Radio Romania International - B-10 English Schedule. SCHEDULE VALID FROM 31 OCTOBER 2010 Last updated: 2010-10-25 14:55 EET. All hours UTC Frequencies kHz WESTERN EUROPE 0630-0700 7370TIG 6020GAL(DRM) 1200-1300 15460GAL 11970TIG 1800-1900 7415TIG 6065TIG(DRM) 1800-1830 6020(DRM for Great Britain alone) 2130-2200 6030GAL(DRM) 7380GAL 2300-2400 6015GAL 7220GAL CENTRAL AFRICA 1200-1300 15430GAL 17765GAL NORTH AMERICA 2130-2200 6115TIG 7310TIG 0100-0200 6145GAL 7330GAL 0400-0500 (West Coast) 6130TIG 7305TIG JAPAN 2300-2400 5915GAL 7300TIG PACIFIC-AUSTRALIA 0630-0700 21600TIG 17780GAL So-EaASIA - INDIA 0400-0500 9690GAL 11895GAL RRI's English language program to Western Europe, airing at 1800 hours UT winter time, is simultaneously transmitted by RADIOCOM in DRM system on 6065 kHz and in analogue system on 7415 kHz. RRI also brings you a 30-minute program in English, broadcast in the DRM system, transmitted to the UK by the British provider WRN Broadcast, between 1800 and 1830 hours UTC, on 5895[sic. 6020] kHz. Our English morning program airing at 0630 UTC is simultaneously transmitted to Western Europe in the DRM system on 6020 kHz and in analogue system on 7370 kHz. Our English program airing at 2130 UT is simultaneously transmitted to Western Europe in DRM system on 6030 kHz and in analogue system on 7380 kHz. ROMANIA Winter B-10 schedule of Radio Romania International ARABIC 0730-0756 11710T 11905G 15155G 15330T 1500-1556 9655G 11730G 15290T 17540T AROMANIAN 1530-1556 6125S 1730-1756 6015S 1930-1956 6110S CHINESE 0500-0526 15160T 17870T-DRM 1400-1426 5900T 9660T ENGLISH 0100-0156 6145G 7330G 0400-0456 6130T 7305T 9690G 11895G 0630-0656 6020G-DRM 7370T 17780G 21600T 1200-1256 11970T 15430G 15460T 17765G 1800-1830 6020 DRM via KVI 65 kW / 220 deg 1800-1856 6065T-DRM 7415T 2130-2156 6030G 6115T 7310T 7380G 2300-2356 5915T 6015G 7220G 7300T FRENCH 0200-0256 5975G 7325G 0600-0626 6100G-DRM 7370G 9690T 11790T 1000-1056 15260G 17870G Suns only 1100-1156 15150T 15255G 17800G 17870T 1700-1756 7370T 9690T 1800-1856 7350G 2000-2056 7380G 2100-2126 6030G-DRM 7370G-DRM GERMAN 0700-0726 7210T 9450T-DRM 1300-1356 11970T 15460T 1700-1730 5875 DRM via KVI-Norway 65 kW / 160 deg 1900-1956 7370T 9805T-DRM ITALIAN 1500-1526 9875S 1700-1726 7415S 1900-1926 6180S-DRM ROMANAIN 0100-0156 5910T 7345T [they always misspell Romanian - gh] 0200-0256 5910T 7345T 0500-0556 6145G 7220G 0800-0856 11730T 15370T Suns only "Curierul romanesc" 15430G 17775G 0900-0956 15380G 15430T Suns only "Curierul romanesc" 17745G 17775T 1000-1056 15380T 17780T Suns only "Curierul romanesc" approx. 1300-1356 9610S Saftica transmission opens earlier or later too; sometimes 1252 UT, or late at 1306 UT 1300-1456 11940G 15170G 1600-1656 9655G 11870G 1700-1756 5995G 7435G 1800-1856 5990G 1900-1956 5990G 7430G 2000-2056 5990G RUSSIAN 0530-0556 6175T-DRM 7210T 1430-1456 9535T 11870T 1600-1656 6030T-DRM 7445T SERBIAN 1630-1656 6025S 1830-1856 5955S 2030-2056 6010S SPANISH 0000-0056 7315G 9525G 9665T 11960T 0300-0356 7325G 9635T 9765G 11825T 2000-2056 7430T 9620T 2200-2256 7380T 9790T UKRAINIAN 1600-1626 6130S 1800-1826 6200S 2000-2026 5950S G = Galbeni 2 x 300 kW, S=Saftica 1 x 100 kW, T = Tiganesti 2 x 300 kW (Oct 20) (with annotations by Wolfgang Büschel, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) RRI B-10 in Romanian http://www.rri.ro/art.shtml?lang=2&sec=240&art=69122 ona de receptie Timp Universal (UT) Frecvente (kHz) America de Nord 0100-0300 5910 7345 Europa Centrala si de Vest 0500-0600 6145 7220 Europa de Sud-Est 1300-1400 11940 15170 Europa Centrala si de Vest 1300-1500 9610 Europa Centrala si de Vest 1600-1700 9655 11870 Europa Centrala si de Vest 1800-1900 5990 7350 Europa Centrala si de Vest 1900-2000 5990 7430 Europa Occidentala si de Sud 2000-2100 5990 7380 Israel 1700-1800 5995 7435 73! (via Alexey Zinevich, Minsk, Belarus, dxldyg via DXLD) ** ROMANIA. LISTENER’S DAY ON RRI --- Dear friends, this year, once again, RRI has dedicated a day to you, during which shows will be based on your contributions, whether written or recorded. Listener’s Day will be November the 7th 2010, the first Sunday after Radio Day, on November the 1st, the day marking the first radio broadcast in Romania, 82 years ago, in 1928. In this edition of Listener’s Day, we invite you to do an exercise of imagination and tell us how you imagine Romania and its people, what places you would like to visit in Romania and what RRI shows have fuelled your imagination. Let your mind wander and tell us about the people and places you come across in your imaginary journey, be it a fishing trip to the Danube Delta, looking for Dracula in Transylvania, a tour of Bukovina’s monasteries, or a feel of the busy capital city of Bucharest. In our daily shows, we present images of Romania, which can be seen differently by our listeners in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas or the Pacific. We want to illustrate this diversity in our shows on Sunday, November the 7th, when you are invited to stay tuned to the frequencies of RRI. We look forward to your contributions to “Listener’s Day”, via post, email to eng @ rri.ro --- fax to 0040 21 319 05 62. All participants will receive diplomas of participation, and the 10 best contributions will each be rewarded with a CD released by Radio Romania (via Babul Gupta, http://www.babulgupta.com dx_sasia yg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) Only one day so dedicated?! Standard piety remark à la Vatican; deadline? (gh, DXLD) ** RUSSIA. 5930, only a week to go before the Pet/Kam motorboat moves to its winter channel 6075. Oct 23 at 1259 can`t make out much modulation, but at 1300 I can copy the 6-pip timesignal and compare it to WWV, which reaches hourtop five sex earlier. We remain incredulous that the Russkies have allowed this sorry situation to go on for years, Saudi-like (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. Re: [As noted by Russian DXers: it appears that according to this schedule, DW will be dropping its German and Russian MW relays in Moscow (693), St. Petersburg (1188) and Grigoriopol (999) from January 1, 2011. RFI is leasing 1188 from DW for an hour or two of its Russian and (presumably) French broadcasts in St. Petersburg. Sergei S., Oct 21, dxldyg] DWL / RUSSIA telecommunication authority. I guess in past 15 years it happened twice, that license registration renewed for the MW relays after 1-2 months later. Maybe Kai knows contract period on this matter? 73 wolfy (Wolfgang Büschel, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SEYCHELLES [non]. FEBA Radio Broadcast Schedule, Winter B10 31st October 2010 to 27th March 2011 Tx Site Codes - ASC Ascension Island DHA Dhabayya ERV Yerevan Armenia KIG Kigali Rwanda MOS Moosbrunn Austria NVS Novosibirsk Russia TAC Tashkent Uzbekistan WER Wertachtal Germany Day 1 = Sunday (ITU Convention) One English broadcast indicated *****, unless included in `mixed`?? Days Frequency Metre Site Time UTC 1234567 Languages kHz band code NORTH INDIA, NEPAL, TIBET ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0015-0030 smtwtfs BANGLA rural 7485 41 TAC 0030-0045 s..w... HINDI 7485 41 TAC 0030-0045 .mt.... MIXED LANGUAGES 7485 41 TAC 0030-0045 ....tfs BANGLA 7485 41 TAC 0045-0100 smtwtfs HINDI 7485 41 TAC 1200-1230 smtwtfs TIBETAN 15215 19 DHA 1430-1445 smtwtfs URDU 9650 31 DHA 1445-1500 ...wtfs KASHMIRI 9650 31 DHA 1445-1500 smt.... MIXED LANGUAGES 9650 31 DHA 1500-1530 smtwtfs BANGLA rural 7485 41 TAC SOUTH INDIA ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0130-0200 s...tf. TELUGU 6140 49 DHA 0130-0200 .mtw..s MIXED LANGUAGES 6140 49 DHA 1400-1430 s...... ENGLISH ***** 12045 25 DHA 1400-1415 .mtwtfs MALAYALAM 12045 25 DHA 1415-1430 .mtwtfs MIXED LANGUAGES 12045 25 DHA PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0200-0230 s...... URDU 7315 41 DHA 0200-0215 .mtwtfs URDU 7315 41 DHA 0215-0230 .mtwtfs MIXED LANGUAGES 7315 41 DHA 0200-0230 smtwtfs PASHTO 6125 49 DHA 0230-0300 smtwtfs DARI 6125 49 DHA 0300-0315 smtwtfs MIXED LANGUAGES 6125 49 DHA 0800-0830 smtwtfs URDU 15205 19 DHA 1400-1430 smtwtfs URDU 7230 41 NVS 1430-1500 smtwtfs MIXED LANGUAGES 7230 41 NVS 1500-1530 smtwtfs DARI 9400 31 ERV AFRICA, ETHIOPIA, SUDAN ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1600-1630 s...tfs AMHARIC 9900 31 ERV 1600-1630 .mtw... GURAGENA 9900 31 ERV 1630-1700 smtwtfs AMHARIC 9900 31 ERV 1600-1630 smtwtfs ETHIOPIA 11875 25 KIG 1630-1700 smtw... TIGRINYA 9850 31 DHA 1630-1700 ....tfs AMHARIC 9850 31 DHA 1700-1730 smtwtfs OROMINYA 9595 31 KIG 1730-1757 smtwtfs TIGRINYA 9595 31 KIG 1700-1730 smtwtfs SOMALI 6180 49 DHA 1730-1800 smtwtfs ETHIOPIA 7510 41 ERV 1830-1845 smtwtfs FRENCH (Cent+West Af) 15250 19 ASC 2145-2215 .mt.tf. HASSINYA/PULAAR (WAf) 11985 25 ASC MIDDLE EAST ------------------------------------------------------------------- 0800-0830 smtwtfs ARABIC 15220 19 MOS 1900-1930 smtwtfs ARABIC 7235 41 WER 1900-2030 smtwtfs ARABIC 9550 31 KIG ------------------------------------------------------------------- FEBA Radio, Ivy Arch Road, WORTHING BN14 8BX, UK. http://www.febaradio.info --- (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SLOVAKIA. Radio Slovakia International B10 31 October 2010 - 27 March 2011 [sic] Time UTC Target Area Freq Azi English 0100-0130 North America 6040 305 0100-0130 South and Central America 9440 245 0700-0730 South Asia and Australia 13715 75 0700-0730 South Asia and Oceania 15460 85 1730-1800 Western Europe 5915 275 1730-1800 Western Europe 6055 285 1930-2000 Western Europe 5915 275 1930-2000 Western Europe 7345 285 Slovak 0130-0200 North America 6040 305 0130-0200 South and Central America 9440 245 0730-0800 South Asia and Australia 13715 75 0730-0800 South Asia and Oceania 15460 85 1630-1700 Western Europe 5915 275 1630-1700 Western Europe 6010 285 2000-2030 Western Europe 5915 275 2000-2030 Western Europe 7345 285 French 0200-0230 North America 6040 305 0200-0230 South and Central America 9440 245 1800-1830 Western Europe 5915 275 1800-1830 Western Europe 6055 285 2030-2100 Western Europe 5915 275 2030-2100 Western Europe 7345 285 Spanish 0230-0300 South America 6080 265 0230-0300 South America 9440 245 1530-1600 Western Europe 9445 265 1530-1600 Western Europe 11600 245 2100-2130 Western Europe 9460 245 2100-2130 South America 11610 245 German 0800-0830 Western Europe 5915 275 0800-0830 Western Europe 6055 305 1430-1500 Western Europe 6055 305 1430-1500 Western Europe 7345 285 1700-1730 Western Europe 5915 275 1700-1730 Western Europe 6010 285 1900-1930 Western Europe 5915 275 1900-1930 Western Europe 7345 285 Russian 1400-1430 Eastern Europe and Asia 9540 50 1400-1430 Eastern Europe and Asia 13625 65 1600-1630 Eastern Europe and Asia 6190 65 1600-1630 Eastern Europe and Asia 7240 50 1830-1900 Eastern Europe and Asia 5915 50 1830-1900 Eastern Europe and Asia 9485 65 (via Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) There had been talk about Slovakia leaving SW at the end of 2010. Still a possibility? (Steve Luce, Houston, TX, ibid.) According to the French team, radio and television could merge. They think it's a bad news for the external services. Yes, they could leave SW on Dec 31st. And their schedule is valid until the end of the year (and not until the end of march) they said in a announcement (JM Aubier, France, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, ibid.) MINISTER PRESENTS SAVINGS TO BE MADE FROM SLOVAK TV, RADIO MERGER | Text of report in English by privately-owned Slovak SITA news agency website Bratislava, 26 October: Merging of the public radio and television would save the state at least 1.65m euros in 2011, claims the Culture Ministry in the introductory report to the draft bill on the Radio and Television of Slovakia. Minister Daniel Krajcer (SaS [Freedom and Solidarity]) says this would help to stop both public broadcasting corporations slipping deeper into debt. Funds should be saved primarily in administration, technologies, but also in programme production and in commercial departments. The proposal expects laying off employees of the new institution. Dissolving two councils and two supervising committees and replacing them with one nine-member council of the new institution would also save funds on salaries. Krajcer proposes to submit the proposed bill to parliament in a shortened legislative process. He claims that otherwise, Slovakia might suffer serious economic damage. His argument is the executive plan and programme concept of the Slovak Television, where STV plans a 37m euro deficit in 2011. The Ministry of Culture published the draft bill on the Radio and Television of Slovakia on its website on Tuesday [26 October]. The public may comment the bill until 28 October, 16:00 [1400 gmt]. The published draft bill was elaborated based on a discussion of an expert work group which worked at the ministry. The Cabinet pledged to adopt new rules for financing and running the public media in its programme statement, claiming the current situation to be no longer bearable. Merging the public radio and television into one public corporation will be the first step to introducing a new model of public broadcasting in Slovakia. Minister Krajcer wants a parliament-elected director general to be responsible for directing and developing the Radio and Television of Slovakia. The second organ would be a nine-member Council. Having both public radio and television governed by one public corporation would not be a new idea. Many European countries, among other Austria, United Kingdom, Norway, Portugal, the Netherlands or Italy are managing the public media in this way. Source: SITA website, Bratislava, in English 1640 gmt 26 Oct 10 (via BBCM via DXLD) ** SOUTH AFRICA. RTE Meyerton, 6225, QSL in 16 weeks for e-report to freqdept @ wrn.org (Artur Fernández Llorella, Catalonia, Spain, Oct 22, You can see some images of the QSLs in my blog: http://maresmedx.blogspot.com/ HCDX via DXLD) = IRELAND [non] ** SOUTH AFRICA [non]. SOUTH AFRICA - CVC 1Africa B-10 schedule effective 31 October: English 0400-0600 wAF 9430zm 0600-2000 wAF 13590zm 2000-2200 wAF 9505zm Transmissions via Zambia (1Africa website at http://www.1africa.tv via Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) These are 100 kW aimed in same direxion as NAm, so well heard here too. Same as A-10 for 9430 and 13590, maybe somewhat different hours, but the final broadcast has been on 9540, instead of registered 5940, as we found six months ago, a case of transposition in planning or in operation? So will 9505 really be on 5905? Poor Zambia, now just a transmitter site instead of the centre of CVC African broadcasting (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Here my comment on this schedule, thanks - reached from Alan in England. Obviously a spleen to put the night frequency on 31 mb instead of 49 mb ? wb ZAMBIA CVC - 1Africa - B-10 schedule effective 31 October, 2010. Transmissions via Lusaka Makeni Zambia. English 9430zm 0400-0600 wAF zone 46SE 100kW 315 deg 13590zm 0600-2000 wAF zone 46SE 100 315 9505zm 2000-2200 wAF zone 46SE 100 315 4965zm 1700-2200 52E,53W,57N 100 0 deg CT#755 antenna CT Tropical antenna, arrays of horizontal half-wave dipoles arranged horizontally, without reflector. Designation: CT m/n/h m = number of half-wave dipoles in each horizontal row n = number of parallel rows spaced half a wavelenght apart h = height above the ground in wavelengths Possible slew and the design frequency are entered in separate requirement fields. Antenna Code Antenna Definition 755 CT1/2/0.3 (1Africa website at via Alan Roe-UK, WDXC Contact, comment by wb.) CVC Lusaka Makeni ranch SW 4965 6065 9430 9505 13590 13650 kHz location 15 32 18.89 S 28 00 09.83 E each 2 masts visible, center 60/49mb antenna, upperleft corner 22mb antenna right side 31/25mb antenna, close to the TX house (wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 23, via Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SPAIN. Re: "WRTH 2010 has Russian from REE, M-F 1700-1730 on 11755; May update same but on 15325. In fact, I believe we have had reports that this service was suspended long ago, but kept on the schedules anyway! (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)" Maybe you mix this with the German service? At least in April when I last checked the Russian service was alive. 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, WRTH, dxldyg via DXLD) Probably you are right (gh, DXLD) It's definitely alive :) REE Russian service uses 11755 kHz in winter and 15325 in summer (Aleksandr Diadischev, Russia, ibid.) Also, Aoki shows that the 1700-1730 M-F Russian on 15325 is followed by the same in DRM at 1730-1800 also centered on 15325 but cut from 350 to 100 kW; is it really? (gh, DXLD) ** SPAIN. REE English NOT!!! 6055, REE Oct 26 at 0015 in Spanish with a woman interviewing a man - what happened to the English hour??? I heard a program ID at 0022 "La Contura - la Hora de America." (Mark Coady, Peterborough, ON K9J 6X3, NASWA yg via DXLD) Probably a switching error. Parallel to 9535 (John Figliozzi, NY, 0057 UT, ibid.) REE-B10 Horarios y frecuencias de Radio Exterior de España 30 octubre 2010 a 27 de marzo 2011 http://programasdx.com/frecuenciasreeb10.pdf (via José Bueno, Córdoba, España, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) Complex as usual, so skipping Spanish for now, let`s see what`s new with other languages: EUSKERA [Basque] finally gets more than a token 5-minute weekday newscast in Castilian! Altho it remains to be heard whether the new M- F semi-hour is totally in real Basque either. Hint: if you can`t understand a word of it, it`s Basque; except for some proper names or borrowings from Spanish: 1300-1330 M-F: 15585 & 13720 Eu; 21610 ME; 21540 Af; 11910 Philippines via Xi`an, China; SAm 11815 via CR, 21570 direct; CAm 9765 via CR; NAm 15170 via CR and 17595 direct. The 5-minute newscasts in `co-official languages` move from morning [1240-1255] to evening, and on Americas frequencies only, not via CR: M-F 2340-2355 in Catalan, Galician, Basque: 11680, 9620, 9535, 6125 Sephardic retains previous schedule, almost: Mon 1425-1455 ME 15385 Tue 0115-0145 SAm 11780 [ex-11795, to collide again with Brasília!] Tue 0415-0445 NAm 9690 ENGLISH: Europe 1900-2000 M-F 9665, 2200-2300 Sat/Sun 6125 Africa 1900-2000 M-F 9605 N Am 0000-0100 daily 5970 NOTE THE LAST, replacing 6055 where it has been for decades. 6055 was reported Oct 26 already in Spanish during this hour by Mark Coady, Ont., so did they make the change early? Reason for this is unclear. The sked still shows 6055 in use at 23-24 in French, and 01-06 in Spanish. And 5970 also in French at 23-24 but to Europe rather than NAm (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) English to NA at 0000 changed to 5970 from old 6055. Wonder if slopover from Cuba on 6060 was a problem in past seasons? (Steve Luce, Houston, TX, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) No less so after 0100 (gh) New Portuguese segment to Europe and Afrika. China relay to Philippines now BEI 500 kW unit, ex Xian. Algunas regiones lenguas (Cataluna, Galacia, País Vasco...), véase "El Euskera" también. (wb.) (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DXLD) WB thinx the M-F 1300-1330 ``Euskera`` is really the 3-language news, ex 1240-1255. We shall see; in past, the version of REE schedule posted at programasdx has proven not to be 100% correct (gh, DXLD) ** SUDAN [non]. CLANDESTINE: Sudan Radio Service 17700 kHz, Email-QSL, after Follow/up in 150 days. V/s : Mrs. Emily Ekiilu, Email : ekiilu @ sudanradio.org or srs @ sudanradio.org (Álvaro López Osuña, Granada, Andalucía, via Dario Monferini, 22 Oct, playdx yg via DXLD) Did you ask for and/or did they specify the transmitter site? In A-10 at 16-17 UT it is via ASCENSION (gh) ** SUDAN [non]. 17745 at 1510 on 23 Oct 10 unID'd with impassioned plea in African-accented English to get out and register for upcoming vote in Sudan (?); get docs from the UN if necessary; something about this being an extra transmission; 1522 the need to go 2 farmers [sic] and register for referendum; om takes over about the importance of vote; 1526 "goodbye for now" but still music there although signal fading into noise; very trying conditions with notch filter in, IF shift to 9:00 o'clock; 17744.96 actual; needle absolutely dead (very low background noise conditions); 1548 on check-back there is Arabic- ish and lots of Sudan; nothing listed for this particular time slot, although format very VOA-like (VOA Morocco? But no listing at this particular time slot); R5000+ANLP1 (Bob Stewart, Hamilton Ont, ODXA yg via DXLD) 17745 was Sudan Radio Service via Portugal (Harold Sellers, BC, ibid.) They`ve been hitting the elexion hard for many months. And it is very important, as could result in Southern Sudan secession, perhaps sparking more war (gh, DXLD) ** SUDAN [non]. FM Miraya, 15710 kHz, QSL card, in 63 days. Address: Foundation Hirondelle, Avenue du Temple 19 C, CH-1012 Lausanne, Switzerland (Álvaro López Osuña, Granada, Andalucía, via Dario Monferini, 22 Oct, playdx yg via DXLD) Did you ask for and/or did they specify the transmitter site? In A-10 at 14-17 UT it is via MIL[ANO], which means Rimavská Sobota, SLOVAKIA (gh) ** SURINAME. 4990, R. Apintie, Paramaribo. October, 23 0445-0454 male in Dutch talks, Pop music, English romantic. Poor, 25222 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec – Embu SP Brasil - Sony SW40 - Dipole 18m, 32m, Longwire 22m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SWEDEN. SWEDEN ENDS ENGLISH ON 31 OCT., 2010 --- Swedish Radio’s international broadcasts on short and medium wave will close down from October 31, 2010. This is part of a decision by Swedish Radio’s management on our output and distribution announced on March 16 this year. This means that from October 31, Radio Sweden’s programming in English will be broadcast nationally (on FM), as well as available on the Internet, and our podcast will be available here and on iTunes for downloading. Extracted from Radio Sweden website on UT Friday, October 22, 2010 at 23:38 hours UT. 73's,(Noble West, Brainman Media, TN, DXLDYG via DXLD) Not just English but everything on shortwave. The rest of it: (gh) "I want to strengthen our quality and competence, including in Arabic, which is the most important language for new arrivals in Sweden", says Ingemar Löfgren, head of SR International. "It is important to strengthen the broadcasts for the listener groups who need it the most, such as Somalis. In addition I want to give a higher profile to the official minority language Romani, which will shortly start daily broadcasts." From the Fall Swedish Radio's output in immigrant languages will change, with resources concentrated on fewer languages than previously. This is the result of the latest review of SR International' s programming. Swedish Radio will also be ending broadcasts in short and medium wave, and will instead concentrate on Internet webcasting. "The number of languages broadcast by Swedish Radio has changed over time, in order to adapt to changes in the world around us," says Swedish Radio's Program Director Björn Löfdahl. "This is the way it is now, and will be in the future." "We have to be where the audience is, and today our audience in the rest of the world is on the Web," Björn Löfdahl continues. "It doesn't feel relevant to broadcast on short or medium wave, and it isn't economically defendable or journalistically justified. Now the money can be directed to where it is needed." After the latest review, Swedish Radio will broadcast in the following languages from October 31, 2010: English - FM and web Finnish - FM and web Meänkieli (Tornedalen Finnish) - FM and web Sami - FM and web Romani - FM and web Arabic - FM and web Somali - FM and web Persian - FM and web Kurdish - FM and web German - web Russian - web The following language services will close: Albanian Assyrian/Aramaic Bosnian-Croatian- Serbian http://sverigesradio.se/rs/english/ (via Mike Terry, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) Dear Glenn: The closure of a number of services now offered by the Swedish Radio has been strongly criticized, both by representatives for immigrant groups, Swedish citizens abroad and sailors, who rely on radio broadcast when far away from the mainland. I find it deplorable that the Albanian as well as the Bosnian- Croatian-Serbian service will close down. Among our immigrants many elderly people will become more isolated from Swedish society, since they do not understand Swedish well enough. Younger people are not affected, they rely on the internet and get all possible information about events in Sweden also through TV and newspapers. When going abroad I personally will miss the daily news bulletins from Sweden, which I could listen to everywhere at the seaside resorts in Italy, Croatia and Albania, using my little Sony ICF7600G travel companion. To use computers when staying abroad is not always easy, radio here stands for constant access and flexibility! English speaking listeners will no longer be informed via shortwaves about Swedish news and views via radio. Generally speaking, the present trend with regard to international broadcasting give an impression re the situation in the international economic and political fields. We have to ask, after checking the situation on the shortwave bands: Is China the world power number one? Are USA, Russia, UK and the EU second class powers? The Chinese domination on shortwaves today is overwhelming. Is this known in Washington, London and Moscow? Could we as DXers, well informed about the present situation, deviate a bit from our normal course and enlighten the leading circles, the governments of USA, United Kingdom and Russia, the Senate and the House of Representatives, the British Parliament and the Russian Duma about this state of affairs, to create a debate on this matter? Just an idea of mine! Kind regards, (Ullmar Qvick, Norrköping, Sweden, Oct 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SWITZERLAND. "VOICE OF THE RED CROSS": A HALF-CENTURY OF RADIO IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITARIAN WORK International Red Cross, Geneva, 26 October 2010 http://www.icrc.org/Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/htmlall/archives-news-261010 On the occasion of UNESCO's World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, 27 October, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is unveiling a unique collection of radio archives and other sound recordings that tell the story of a half-century of humanitarian work, from the Second World War to the 1990s. "Besides providing a historical record, this sound archive offers a wealth of information about the development of the ICRC's communication activities," said Florence Zurcher, in charge of the archive. When the ICRC was invited to broadcast its messages on radio programmes of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation during the Second World War, it put this unique tool to good use by transmitting across Europe the names of released prisoners of war, making it easier for them to be repatriated. In 1948 a radio frequency was assigned to the ICRC for its exclusive use. "It is unusual for an organization like the ICRC to be assigned such a frequency," said Ms Zurcher. "Putting the ICRC on the same level, so to speak, as sovereign States is a way of acknowledging the importance of its activities." After the post-war period, the ICRC gradually began to use radio waves to aim its message at a broader audience and make itself better known. At the end of the 1960s, the Red Cross Broadcasting Service was born. On various programmes, such as those featuring discussions with ICRC delegates or presentations of international humanitarian law, people who played a part in shaping the history of the ICRC after the war took turns in the organization's radio studio for the next 30 years. "Although some of the voices may now sound old-fashioned, they nevertheless have the magical ability to instantly take us back into the ICRC's past," said Ms Zurcher. ICRC sound recordings became a way of keeping a record of noteworthy events - a valuable resource that complements the organization's written, cinematographic and photographic archives. A five-year preservation project has been launched in cooperation with the Swiss National Sound Archive with support from Memoriav, an association founded to preserve Switzerland's audiovisual cultural heritage, to enable research workers and other interested persons to consult the archive in digital format (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) Geez, they refer to the exclusive radio frequency, but don`t say what it was! 7210, IIRC for the ICRC. I think it was non-direxional, and only on the air once a week for several transmissions (gh, DXLD) Ah, the good old days when Red Cross Broadcasting Service was on shortwave twice a month, on a frequency of 7210, with their multi- language programs. In my QSL collection the one received from the C.I.C.R. (Comité International de la Croix-Rouge) in Geneva for reception on March 20, 1972 stands out as being a little different (Ron Howard, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TAIWAN. Just a reminder for the debut of Media Network Plus from PCJ on October 23 at 0100 UT (Oct 22, 9 pm EDT) on 9955 kHz or online at http://www.wrmi.net (Keith Perron, Taiwan, Oct 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) If you missed it, direct link to download is: http://www.radio4all.net/files/kperron@gmail.com/3101-1-Media_Network_Plus_PRG001.mp3 First part included recordings of ChiCom jamming of VOA in English, as he has mentioned in DXLD. Second half features long report on ``K- 103``, Mohawk community FM station near Montreal, strife over hiring big-name, expensive announcers who lost their jobs on commercial stations, and Sheldon Harvey`s semiyear job there ending with hard feelings; he never could find out why they dispensed with him. MNP is a monthly show since they ``don`t have the resources`` to do it weekly. Yet the current WRMI program grid shows nothing but this UT Saturdays 01-02, so maybe will repeat weekly? Or other PCJ produxions? Seems to be the only time, altho apparently the google.com spreadsheet grid is not searchable (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Per Keith's Facebook post, this was at 0100 UT. Not sure of the schedule beyond that. Keith is keen to find out if folks actually listen to the program on SW -- he says he hasn't received much feedback from his "Happy Station" programming when it has aired on SW. See Keith's work here: http://www.pcjmedia.com/ (Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA USA, UT Oct 24, swprograms via DXLD) Yes, but 24+ hours earlier than your post (gh) War Of The Worlds Oct 30 at 0100 UT --- On October 30, 2010 at 0100 on 9955, PCJ Radio will present a special broadcast of HG Wells's War Of The Worlds as it was originally broadcast on CBS Radio October 30th, 1938. Frequency: 9955 kHz; webstream: http://www.wrmi.net (Keith Perron, www.pcjmedia.com dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Can also be found for instance here in MP3: http://www.mercurytheatre.info/ 73, (Erik Koie, Copenhagen, Denmark, ibid.) Yes I know that one. The only problem is, it's a poor quality copy of a copy of a copy of copy of a 16" transcription disc. The one I got hold of a few years a go is a second generation made from the master disc that was cleaned up. I remember a few years ago seeing a version on CD that was nothing more than a copy of a 16" aircheck. I was shocked they would even issue it on CD. The sound was terrible (Perron, ibid.) ** TIBET. CHINA, 4905.00, Xizang PBS, Lhasa, 2240-2300, Oct 05, English programme of Tibetan music and a talk about the up to one meter long Tibetan knives which serve 11 different purposes, Tibetan song, 45444 heard // 6130 and 7385 (Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window Oct 27 via DXLD) Holy Tibet! (gh) 4920.00, Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet, 2145-2345, Oct 09 and 12, back on the air after having been off since May 2010, maybe for maintenance. Tibetan talk and music, 2230-2300 English “Holy Tibet”, 45333 heard // 4905, 5240, 6130 and 7385, but not yet on 5935, 6110, 6200, 7240, 7255 or 7450 (Anker Petersen, Skovlunde, Denmark, DSWCI DX Window Oct 27 via DXLD) 4920, Xizang PBS, Lhasa, Tibet, 1120 to 1130, // 5240 and 4905 (with RTTY on top) 18 October (Bob Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6200, Xizang PBS via Lhasa, 1530-1600, Oct 27. “Holy Tibet” show in English; news about Tibet; Tibetan song; “Tourism of Tibet” with very vivid description of Ranwu Lake; “Many of the peaks surrounding the lake are over 5,000 meters high and thus permanently locked with glaciers. The foot of these peaks, however, is green with pines and cypresses. The lake is especially womanish and tranquil in the arms of the peaks, whose beauty goes beyond words. The browsing herds of cattle and sheep, the barley paddy, bean and cabbage field form an oil painting that can be seen no elsewhere”; this tourism segment almost verbatim from http://www.tibettravel.info/nyingchi/ranwu-lake/ above average reception; almost 100% readable. Very enjoyable! Audio of tourism: http://www.mediafire.com/?wkxc77ipkss52u6 (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TUNISIA [and non]. 7275, RTT manages to appear on its correct frequency for second morning in a row, after alternating with 7225. Oct 23 at 0537 music, and rather undermodulated compared to Algeria/FRANCE on 7295, BBC/ASCENSION on 7255. 7275, RTT again on correct frequency instead of 7225, Oct 24 at 0523 check, Arabic music. RTT again on correct frequency 7275 instead of 7225, Oct 25 at 0551 with YL in Arabic, music, and continues to be somewhat undermodulated. At 0556:30 I find the open carrier has started on 7335, 0557:19 starts modulating song // 7275, and the mod level on 7335 is also noticeably louder than 7275 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** TURKEY. 13760, 1342-1411 Sat 16.10, Voice of Turkey, Emirler, German DX-programme with Ufuk Gecim reporting from the EDXC Conference with interview of Tibor Szilagyi. Greetings to several DSWCI-members including Dario Monferini and myself. 55544. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, here in Skovlunde on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** TURKEY. B(2010) SHORTWAVE BROADCASTING SCHEDULE OF VOICE OF TURKEY RADIO BETWEEN 31.10.2010 - 27.03.2011 DATES Asia ARABIC 9665 1500-1600 250 ARABIC 11955 1000-1100 250 ARABIC 15245 1000-1100 500 AZERBAIJANI 5965 1630-1730 500 AZERBAIJANI 11835 800- 900 250 CHINESE 17715 1200-1300 500 DARICE-PUSHTO-UZBEK 11680 1600-1730 250 [= DARI; DARICE with dot I] PERSIAN 9530 1600-1700 500 PERSIAN 11795 930-1100 500 GEORGIAN 9840 1100-1200 250 ENGLISH 7240 400- 500 250 ENGLISH 9610 2130-2230 500 ENGLISH 11735 1330-1430 500 KAZAKH 9785 1430-1500 250 UZBEK 13625 1130-1200 500 RUSSIAN 9410 1400-1500 500 TATAR 15360 1100-1130 500 TURKISH 6000 100- 300 500 TURKISH 6120 1700-2200 250 TURKISH 9820 500- 700 250 TURKISH 11925 700-1000 250 TURKISH 15480 700-1400 500 TURKMEN 11965 1300-1330 250 URDU 11985 1300-1400 250 UYGHUR 11620 1500-1600 500 UYGHUR 13640 300- 400 500 Africa ARABIC 9665 1500-1600 250 ARABIC 11955 1000-1100 250 ARABIC 15245 1000-1100 500 ARABIC 15200 1500-1600 500 FRENCH 6050 2030-2130 250 SPANISH 9495 1730-1830 500 SPANISH 9650 200- 300 500 TURKISH 6120 1700-2200 250 TURKISH 15480 700-1400 500 Americas ENGLISH 5960 2300- 000 500 ENGLISH 9655 400- 500 500 SPANISH 9650 200- 300 500 SPANISH 9410 200- 300 500 Europe GERMAN 7205 1830-1930 500 GERMAN 17755 1230-1330 500 BULGARIAN 7245 1200-1230 250 FRENCH 5970 2030-2130 500 FRENCH 6050 2030-2130 500 ENGLISH 5960 2300- 000 500 ENGLISH 9655 400- 500 500 ENGLISH 6050 1930-2030 500 ENGLISH 12035 1330-1430 500 SPANISH 9495 1730-1830 500 SPANISH 9410 200- 300 500 SPANISH 9650 200- 300 500 ITALIAN 6185 1500-1530 500 RUSSIAN 9410 1400-1500 500 TURKISH 5980 1700-2200 500 TURKISH 9700 500- 700 500 TURKISH 11815 1400-1700 500 TURKISH 15350 700-1400 500 Australia ENGLISH 9610 2130-2230 500 [Note that there is no longer ANY TURKISH to Americas, but the ones to Europe are in same direxion as NAm, and should carry onward, propagation permitting. There are also duplications in this list, e.g. English on same frequency to more than one target area. Perhaps someone would like to re-sort this into time order too --- gh] (TRT xls via Mustafa Cankurt, Turkey, Oct 27, transformed and tidied up by gh [removing meter bands, Turkish time, DSB which applies to all entries, colons in times but not inserting leading zeroes; more useful would have been azimuths and transmitter sites] for DX LISTENING DIGEST) ENGLISH: WORLD OF RADIO 1536 Do not refer to the VOT website. The schedule marked as October 2010 to March 2011 shown at http://www.trt.net.tr/Generic/SayfaTasarimiGoster.aspx?TaslakKodu=863ddc14-e9a6-4bcb-9797-cc870469886d&dil=en is incorrect, looks like B09 dates and A10 frequencies mixed up (Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** UGANDA. 4975.98, 2050-2218* Thursday 21.10, UBC R, Kampala. Another late broadcast in English/vernacular with deep voiced DJ taking phone calls and playing English pop music including "Don't give up!". Abrupt sign off at 2218* in the middle of an evergreen about California, 35333. Also heard late on Friday 22.10 at 2250-2300 with similar programme, but slight heterodyne, 34433 (Anker Petersen, here in Skovlunde on my AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, Denmark, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD) ** UKRAINE. From January 1, 2011 RUI will presumably be leaving SW for good. Therefore, the station is seeking other opportunities for delivering its broadcasts overseas in addition to its online streaming and Sirius 4 satellite. In particular, RUI is considering joining English and German streams of WRN network (Alexander Yegorov, Ukraine, open_dx via MIDXB 707, October 19, 2010 via Sergei S., Oct 22, dxldyg via DXLD) Sergei: Very sad news; if RUI does leave SW, it would be one more country following Sweden to leave the free medium's airwaves. I hope they reconsider, but I think their mind is already made up. 73's, (Noble West, Brainman Media(BMI), Clinton TN, DXLDYG via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Noble: Please note that it's not an official announcement yet. At any rate, it's important to write directly to RUI and let them know about your concerns. I'm sure RUI people aren't very happy about this possible development either but they can't fight back without having their listeners backing their efforts in written form. BTW the only local MW station heard in Kiev is a relay from BBC. (Sergei S., ibid.) Both the RUI online streams haven't worked for a few months now. Closing shortwave might be the only way to get them working again. If anyone knows a working alternative url for those streams please reply here. Regards (Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, ibid.) Harry, you'd better check your computer and/or software. Both streams at http://89.187.1.165/NRCU4?WMContentBitrate=20000 and http://89.187.1.165/NRCU4 seem to be working fine (Sergei S., ibid.) Yes working fine here, just listening to the English news bulletin. Do you know what Alexander's statement is based on, Sergei? He uses the word "presumably". Does this mean that they have only registered shortwave frequencies until December 31? (Mike Barraclough, ibid.) I think "presumably" could be a rough translation of "apparently" --- that is, all indications are that shortwave will end unless decisions are reversed (Steve Luce, Houston, TX, ibid.) Steve is right. I looked at Alexander's item again. He actually used two words that indicate a supposition and possibility. Something like: "Apparently starting January 1, 2011 RUI may be leaving the SW." As we all know, Alexander Yegorov hosted a DX-show on RUI English before his retirement in recent years. If I'm not mistaken he used to post his items on this list, too (Sergei S., ibid.) Moreover, he was a leading engineer in Technical and Production Department of National Radio Company of Ukraine (Aleksandr Diadischev, Russia, ibid.) RUI Survey From RUI, Considering that RUI is going to spread its programs via WRN (World Radio Network), we are conducting the corresponding survey among our listeners. Could you, please, inform us as soon as possible whether you can listen to radio programs broadcasted by WRN via satellites Galaxy 19 and Sirius XM? Gratefully waiting for you respond Letter Department of the RUI englishservice @ nrcu.gov.ua (via Kraig, KG4LAC, Krist, Manassas, Virginia, USA, dxldyg via DXLD) I received a letter from Olekasndr Dykiy in Ukrainian announcing the following: (translated from Ukrainian): Dear Listeners: Radio Ukraine is planning to introduce broadcasts through the World Radio Network (WRN). Do you have the ability to listen in the Americas (Galaxy 19, Sirius XM), and in Europe via Astra 19'2 Hot Bird). There's no mention of dropping shortwave, but who knows (Walt Salmaniw, Victoria, BC, Oct 23, ibid.) Presumably from the 1 January 2011 RUI perhaps will cease its shortwave transmissions. NRCU finds possibility to use satellite channels for broadcasting to Europe (Astra 19’2, Hot Bird) and to North America (SiriusXM, Galaxy 19). So RUI provides questioning of its listeners like this: Dear Sir/Madam, Considering that RUI is going to spread its programs via WRN (World Radio Network), we are conducting the corresponding survey among our listeners. Could you, please, inform us as soon as possible whether you can listen to radio programs broadcasted by WRN via satellite Astra 19"2? Gratefully waiting for you respond, Letter Department of the RUI -------------------------------------- Alexander Yegorov, Kyiv, Ukraine (sent to Walt Salmaniw for forwarding to gh, via DX LISTENING DIGEST) No, nor Sirius/XM, have never subscribed to satellite radio, tho anyone can do so and they have some millions (gh, DXLD) ** U S S R. Re 10-40: ``** RUSSIA. In practice, a friend of mine is running a research to the college, about international affairs. And the subject he is searching for is transcription of Radio Moscow programs, from the 60’s to the 80’s. The material can be in audio files or written texts....do you have some recordings, texts or even know someone that can help us in this research? (Sarmento Campos, Brazil, sarmento.campos @ sarmento.eng.br DX LISTENING DIGEST) There probably are such archives; I might even have included items about this in DXLD at some time in the past, but my memory fails. (Glenn to Sarmento, via DXLD)`` Lots of recordings from the late 80's/early 90's mainly though WUSB and WBAI listed in DX 7-109, have copied and pasted and emailed to Sarmento, random check of three links and all still working. http://www.w4uvh.net/dxld7109.txt (Mike Barraclough, UK, Oct 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. Foreign Office will still have a say in language service selection, and (much) more BBC World Service budget update. http://kimelli.nfshost.com/index.php?id=9927 (roundup of many stories posted: 23 Oct 2010, kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD) ** U K. Re: DXLD 10-42: BBC/DRM service to cease, ``the end of the common DW-BBC DRM service appears to be a matter of fact, and it is said that it has been announced already at the HFCC conference for B10 (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 16, DX LISTENING DIGEST)`` Email received from the BBC: http://www.drmrx.org/forum/showpost.php?p=64067&postcount=216 (Mike Barraclough, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: Confirmation of reduced service from BBC-DW Europe Thank you for your email. It is true that BBC World Service/Deutsche Welle DRM transmissions in Europe are to cease, as this joint service will move to South Asia. However, BBC World Service will start a new European DRM service operating for four hours daily between 0500 and 0900 GMT daily. BBC WS is, as you are aware, available 24 hours a day online, and most programmes can be downloaded as podcasts. We are also carried on the Hot Bird 8 satellite at 13 East (transponder 50, vertical polarisation, 11727 MHz, Service ID 13907). Best regards Audience Information BBC World Service (DRM Software forum via DXLD) That`s the same that I heard. The services will be moved from Europe to Asia as target area. Seems to be a logical step at current development, but sad for Europe, especially if you take BBC`s and DW`s common strategy for Europe into consideration (Stephan Schaa, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Press release about the new service to South Asia now on the DRM consortium website: http://www.drm.org/index.php?p=news_item&uid=218 (Mike Barraclough, ibid.) See below under DIGITAL BROADCASTING ** U K [non]. 17695, Oct 23 at 1305, loud & clear S9+15 in news including 1307 clip of SOS Clinton, ``The Department of State does not comment on ---``, quickly voiced over, more news by YL. I recalled this is a Radio Farda frequency, but unseems Persian. Uplooked later in Aoki, we find that 1300-1330 is a break from Farda on 17695, instead BBC Uzbek via Rampisham, subject to ChiCom jamming but none heard now. Until 1300 it is Farda via Sri Lanka, and Farda resumes from 1330 via Lampertheim (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. BBCWS B-10 in ENGLISH (from BCL news) Russia 5875 0500 0700 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 62 RUSS HR 5875 1800 2000 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 62 RUSS HR 7225 1800 2000 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 359 RUSS HR 12095 0500 0700 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 359 RUSS HR Caribbean 9410 1215 1300 .mtwtf. Furman 250 167 CARIB HR 11860 1215 1300 .mtwtf. Montsinery 250 305 CARIB HR West Africa 5910 2200 2300 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 330 W AF HR 6005 0400 0500 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 6005 0500 0600 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 6005 0600 0700 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 6145 0300 0400 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 330 W AF HR 7255 0300 0500 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 7255 0500 0600 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 7465 2100 2200 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 330 W AF HR 9410 0600 0700 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 9460 0400 0500 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 335 W AF HR 9615 1800 2000 smtwtfs Skelton 300 150 NAF HR 9615 2000 2100 smtwtfs Skelton 300 180 NAF HR 9915 2100 2300 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 11770 0500 0700 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 335 W AF HR 11770 0700 0800 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 11810 1800 2000 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 11810 2000 2100 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 12015 0600 0700 smtwtfs Ascension 250 55 W C AF HR 12095 2100 2300 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 13790 1600 1800 smtwtfs Ascension 250 55 W C AF HR 13820 0700 0800 smtwtfs Ascension 250 55 W C AF HR 15400 0700 0800 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 15400 0800 1000 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 15400 1000 1130 s.....s Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 15400 1100 1130 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 15400 1500 2000 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 15400 2000 2100 smtwtfs Ascension 250 27 W AF HR 17830 0700 0800 smtwtfs Meyerton 500 328 W AF HR 17830 0800 1000 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 17830 1000 1100 s.....s Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 17830 1100 1700 s.....s Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 17830 1100 1700 .mtwtf. Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR 17830 1700 1800 smtwtfs Ascension 250 65 W C AF HR East & South Africa 3255 0300 0400 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 0 S AF LP 3255 0400 0600 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 0 S AF LP 3255 1600 1800 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 0 S AF LP 3255 1800 2200 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 0 S AF LP 5910 2100 2200 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 240 S AF HR 6005 1830 2100 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 6100 0300 0400 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 175 E AF HR 6190 0300 0600 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 15 S AF LP 6190 0600 1400 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 0 S AF LP 6190 1400 1600 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 0 S AF LP 6190 1600 1800 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 15 S AF LP 6190 1800 2200 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 15 S AF LP 7445 0200 0300 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 7445 0300 0400 smtwtfs Ascension 250 114 S AF HR 9410 1500 1530 .mtwtfs Seychelles 250 280 E AF HR 9410 1500 1530 s...... Seychelles 250 280 E AF HR 9410 1530 1700 ......s Seychelles 250 280 E AF HR 9410 1615 1700 s...... Seychelles 250 280 E AF HR 9410 1630 1700 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 280 E AF HR 9410 1700 1746 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 280 E AF HR 9410 1830 2100 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 280 E AF HR 9460 0300 0400 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 9860 0600 1400 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 15 S AF LP 9860 1400 1600 smtwtfs Meyerton 100 15 S AF LP 11860 0330 0500 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 280 E AF HR 11860 0500 0600 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 280 E AF HR 11860 1500 1530 .mtwtfs Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 11860 1500 1530 s...... Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 11860 1530 1700 ......s Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 11860 1615 1700 s...... Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 11860 1700 1746 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 12035 0400 0500 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 173 E AF HR 12095 1700 1900 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 177 N AF HR 12095 1900 2100 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 177 N AF HR 15105 1500 1530 .mtwtfs Meyerton 500 7 E AF HR 15105 1500 1530 s...... Meyerton 500 7 E AF HR 15105 1530 1700 ......s Meyerton 500 7 E AF HR 15105 1615 1700 s...... Meyerton 500 7 E AF HR 15420 0500 0600 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 15420 0500 0530 s...... Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 15420 0600 0800 s.....s Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 15420 1300 1400 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 15420 1400 1700 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 175 E AF HR 15420 1700 1900 smtwtfs Meyerton 250 5 E AF HR 17640 0500 0700 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 177 N AF HR 17640 0800 1300 s.....s Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 17640 0800 1300 .mtwtf. Seychelles 250 270 E AF HR 17640 1300 1400 smtwtfs Ascension 250 114 S AF HR 17640 1400 1700 smtwtfs Ascension 250 114 S AF HR 21470 0800 1400 smtwtfs Seychelles 250 240 S AF HR Mideast 5875 0200 0300 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 101 ME HR 5940 0100 0200 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 64 C AS HR 5940 0200 0300 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 64 C AS HR 5940 0300 0400 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 77 W AS HR 5940 0300 0400 smtwtfs Skelton 300 110 EUR HR 5945 1800 2000 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 90 W AS HR 5955 1800 2000 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 20 C AS HR 9410 0300 0400 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 50 C AS HR 9410 0400 0500 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 90 W AS HR 9410 0500 0600 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 90 W AS HR 11760 0600 0700 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 90 W AS HR 11760 0700 1400 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 320 ME HR 11760 1400 1500 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 90 W AS HR 11945 1500 1700 smtwtfs Rampisham 500 95 EUR HR 12095 0300 0400 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 20 C AS HR 15360 0400 0600 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 20 C AS HR 15575 0700 1300 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 90 W AS HR 15575 1300 1400 smtwtfs Skelton 300 90 EUR HR South Asia 5970 0000 0100 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 50 FE HR 5970 0100 0200 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 5975 1400 1700 smtwtfs Singapore 250 320 S AS HR 5975 1700 1800 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 5975 1700 1800 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 255 S AS HR 5975 1800 1830 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 7260 1800 1830 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 90 W AS HR 7355 1600 1700 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 7355 1800 1830 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 290 S AS HR 7360 0000 0100 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 97 W AS HR 7395 1500 1600 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 9410 0000 0100 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 255 S AS HR 9410 0000 0100 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 290 S AS HR 9410 1300 1400 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 9410 1400 1500 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 9485 1500 1600 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 97 W AS HR 9740 1600 1700 smtwtfs Singapore 250 315 S AS HR 9740 1700 1800 smtwtfs Singapore 250 315 S AS HR 12095 0000 0100 smtwtfs Singapore 100 320 S AS HR 12095 0100 0200 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 275 S AS HR 12095 0200 0300 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 15310 0100 0200 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 290 S AS HR 15310 0200 0300 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 290 S AS HR 15310 0300 0600 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 15310 0600 1200 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 290 S AS HR 15310 1200 1400 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 290 S AS HR 17790 0300 0600 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 290 S AS HR 17790 0600 0700 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 280 S AS HR 17790 0700 1200 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR 17790 1200 1300 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 63 S AS HR East Asia 3915 2100 2200 smtwtfs Singapore 100 160 SE AS HR 3915 2200 2300 smtwtfs Singapore 100 1 SE AS HR 3915 2300 2400 smtwtfs Singapore 100 160 SE AS HR 5875 1200 1300 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 45 FE HR 5875 1300 1600 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 25 FE HR 5875 2100 2200 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 45 FE HR 5875 2100 2200 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 20 FE HR 5875 2200 2300 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 45 FE HR 5875 2300 2400 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 45 FE HR 5965 2100 2200 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 60 FE HR 5965 2200 2300 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 60 FE HR 6135 2200 2300 smtwtfs Vladivostok 250 240 FE HR 6135 2300 2400 smtwtfs A'Seela 250 60 FE HR 6170 2330 2400 smtwtfs Kimjae 250 285 FE HR 6195 0000 0100 smtwtfs Singapore 125 1 SE AS HR 6195 0900 1100 smtwtfs Singapore 125 1 SE AS HR 6195 0900 1100 smtwtfs Singapore 125 90 SE AS H 6195 0900 1100 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 0 SE AS CT 6195 1100 1600 smtwtfs Singapore 125 90 SE AS H 6195 1100 1200 smtwtfs Singapore 125 1 SE AS HR 6195 1200 1600 smtwtfs Singapore 125 1 SE AS HR 6195 2100 2200 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 150 SE AS LP 6195 2200 2300 smtwtfs Singapore 125 90 SE AS H 6195 2200 2400 smtwtfs Singapore 125 1 SE AS HR 6195 2300 0100 smtwtfs Singapore 125 90 SE AS 7385 2300 2400 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 25 FE HR 9605 1000 1200 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 45 FE HR 9605 1200 1300 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 25 FE HR 9740 0900 1100 smtwtfs Singapore 125 135 SE AS HR 9740 0900 1100 smtwtfs Singapore 125 13 SE AS HR 9740 1100 1600 smtwtfs Singapore 125 135 SE AS HR 9740 1100 1600 smtwtfs Singapore 125 13 SE AS HR 9740 2200 2300 smtwtfs Singapore 250 135 SE AS HR 9740 2300 0200 smtwtfs Singapore 125 135 SE AS HR 9740 2300 0200 smtwtfs Singapore 125 13 SE AS HR 9915 1400 1500 smtwtfs Cyprus 250 64 C AS HR 11750 0100 0200 smtwtfs Singapore 100 340 S AS HR 11750 0100 0200 smtwtfs Singapore 100 140 SE AS HR 11805 1300 1400 smtwtfs Cyprus 300 64 C AS HR 11895 0900 1000 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 45 FE HR 11895 1000 1200 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 25 FE HR 11955 2300 2400 smtwtfs Singapore 100 90 SE AS HR 13725 0000 0100 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 25 FE HR 15285 0900 1100 smtwtfs Singapore 100 25 SE AS HR 15335 0000 0200 smtwtfs Singapore 100 13 SE AS HR 15360 0000 0200 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 40 FE HR 17685 0100 0200 smtwtfs Singapore 250 13 SE AS HR 17760 0900 1000 smtwtfs NakhonSawan 250 25 FE HR (via Peter Hanson, Oct 22, dxldyg via DXLD) I guess you excerpted English only from complete schedule, as I don`t find it like this in bclnews.it Note the paucity of BBCWS English transmissions still emanating directly from the UK. Of the 185 entries above, only 7! (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) Just a quick glance, but I don't notice any transmitter hour cuts in the B10 schedule. Seems pretty similar to B09. A11 will be a different story, I think. As for now the time/frequencies that work well for North America are still there (Steve Luce, Houston, TX, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. BBC BANGLA B-10 Schedule. Time (UT) Frequency (kHz) 0030-0100 6065, 9510, 11750 0130-0200 9510, 11995 1330-1400 5845, 9510, 11850 1630-1700 5865, 7270, 9650 (Source: Pritivajeneshu, mailbag programme of BBC Bangla) Yours Sincerely (via Md. Salahuddin Dolar, President, Global DW Fan Club, Vill.+ P.O. Chuamuhani, P.S. Motihar, Rajshahi -6000, Bangladesh, Cell No + 88 01713 733536, Oct 25, DXLD) ** U S A. 3160, Oct 23 at 1156 can make out some gospel music under T- storm noise, so WPJK x 2 is still harmonicizing. 3160, WPJK x 2, SC, again late signing on, Oct 25: Nothing there at 1127-1133. Retune at 1139 and now they are in sign-on message, 1140 train whistling and gospel music. Poor reception today with storm noise level probably from Alabama/Georgia area (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3160 Harmonic, SOUTH CAROLINA, WPJK, Orangeburg. 1200-1201 October 23, 2010. In passing, fair with black Southern gospel vocals. 2 X 1580. Thanks Glenn Hauser tip via World of Radio audio stream listen (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 3160, WPJK, Orangeburg SC, Oct 26 at 1131 carrier is on, 1133 sign-on announcement, right into Gospel Train, with toot-toot; poor signal in noise on 2 x 1580 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTNENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 9980, WWCR-4 with Brother Scare, Oct 23 at 1321 accompanied by huge buzzy spurs out to 9970 and 9990, far more than your usual SWBC bandwidth. The buzz goes on even when The Overcomer is pausing, coming out of his incredibly dirty uplink audio. I shudder to think what it would look like on a scope, but perhaps someone could send a screenshot to us and WWCR. Wanted to compare it to TOM via WWRB 9385, but Oct 23 at 1322 it`s open carrier again. Are we going to have another amodulated day? No, it`s going at 1325, BS arguing with a caller on whether he believes in The Rapture (yes, he does, and claims to know when, but I guess he is not saying, unlike Brother Harold; Maranatha). Some of the buzz is also audible on WWRB, but much less severe, as it seems they are doing a better job of filtering it out (not always the case). (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [and non]. WORLD OF RADIO 1535 confirmed on WRMI 9955, Saturday Oct 23 at midpoint 1414; poor signal, but no jamming; nor on 9965 vs República. The 1600 UT Saturday airing of WOR on WWCR 12160 was disrupted. Mick Delmage in Alberta tells me the transmitter was off the air at 1600, but had come on by 1620 check. Remaining chances on WWCR are UT Sunday 0230 on 4840, 0630 on 3215; on WRMI 9955, Sunday 0800, 1530, 1730, and more on Tuesday, Wednesday. WORLD OF RADIO 1535 confirmed on WWCR-3 webcast from 0230, presumably also 4840, UT Sunday Oct 24 at 0250. Sunday Oct 24 at 1542 check, WORLD OF RADIO 1535, insufficiently audible on 9955 WRMI, but occasional fade-ups slightly vs fast SAH of some 10 Hz, and ``Amazing Grace`` instrumental co-channel, i.e. Family Radio in Russian via Tainan, TAIWAN; no jamming audible, at least. The Oct 20 WRMI schedule at https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AivhtkIEGb3_dENObnZrMkt1YmtUWGxkbkd3TGNzOXc&hl=en#gid=0 shows the next airings are Tue 1530, 2230, UT Wed 0030, 1530, and a new time of UT Thursday 0330, altho I aim to have new editions up and ready by 1530 Wednesday (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Harmonic received --- and it was you! Glenn- I've heard you talk about tuning in harmonics of broadcasting stations, and have finally witnessed a harmonic. I was listening to your program aired 10-16-10 local time on WWCR 4840, and just out of impulse decided to check 9680 to see if WYFR's R Taiwan Int'l airing was on. Lo and behold, there you were again on 9680, not real strong but fully intelligible. How fitting that my first harmonic logging was of you! (Chuck in St. Louis, MO, Ermatinger, Oct 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Chuck, That`s neat. But was there any WYFR/RTI also heard? Normally they are extremely strong here and would block any weak harmonic. It`s also possible that receiver overload could have produced the harmonic internally. I have that problem with some of WWCR`s extremely strong signals. But have never heard them on 9680 at any time (Glenn to Chuck via DXLD) Hunting harmonix other than WPJK, Oct 25 at 1257 I come to 4434 kHz, with a distorted big hum and talk by YL audible, sounds like Joyce Riley --- yes, sure enough it is // WWCR 7490. The S9+20 signal on 4434 fades slightly, heard on both the FRG-7 even if fully attenuated, and on the YB-400; 1300 WWCR ID with 4 x 100 kW transmitters. Plus spurs, as I seriously suspect this is a transmitted one, altho 7490 itself has overloading super-signal. It`s 3056 kHz away from fundamental, so I also check +3056 = 10546 but hear nothing there, altho if there were a mirror match, it should propagate with 9980 also super-signal by now (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 4430, approx., Oct 26 at 0558 distorted music, must be related to the 1300 UT Oct 25 log of WWCR-7490 programming on 4434 --- but now it does not match any of the four WWCR frequencies, 3215, 4840, 5890 or 5935. Instead, WEWN ID at 0600 in Spanish // 7555! That signal is not super-strong, so not likely to overload. And then I hear the WYFR theme mixing in. There is another peak around 4440, so perhaps the center frequency of this FMy spur could still be considered 4434. BFO on makes the audio worse, another trait of FM. Again, it is heard both on the YB-400 and the FRG-7, even when the latter is fully attenuated. Getting three different US SW stations here, two at once, is really strange, but means the stations themselves are not likely responsible. Perhaps it is a local mixing product around here. If anyone else hears this I would really like to know (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 6890, WEWN, Oct 25 at 0547 preacher in English, with continuous crackle undercurrent, plus mushy spurs about 9 kHz above and below. When there are broadcast stations 10 kHz away, e.g. 13835 vs 13845 from same transmitter, results in horrible QRM, but there are none now, WYFR being safe enough at 6875. Does M. Angelica ever listen to her own station? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Glenn; Heard two remote pickup broadcast stations on 11 meters today, sporadically from 1709 to 2024 UT. One was relaying KSCS Ft. Worth TX on 25990 kHz, the other WBAP Flower Mound TX on 25910 kHz. Not too bad, considering I'm located in Northern CA. I guess these remote pickup stations are still limited to 100 watts. Audio not too good, and fading. I wouldn't have expected the 11 meter band to be even slightly open (Michael R. Watson, Oct 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Unfortunately I am theoretically too close to those, some 400 km, even for short skip, but they are widely reported at greater distances when the band opens. They may be in the same place, as KSCS was the original WBAP-FM. These are believed to be mainly for cueing, allowing DJs at remotes to hear the station without delays going out on the main channels. Narrow-band FM, I believe. Could have been off-season sporadic E, but F2 has even poked up past 28 MHz occasionally. This map may be handy, altho hams don`t always realize bands are open if no one is calling CQ. http://www.vhfdx.info/spots/map.php?Lan=E&Frec=28&ML=M&Map=NA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See BRAZIL: PY2LOW Glenn; Thanks for the link to the DX map. To follow up on first report: Managed to hear these same two stations again, both on Saturday and today (Sunday). Seems surprisingly consistent propagation, especially given general conditions (solar flux in low 80s). Nothing else heard on 11 meter SWBC band. I check the higher HF range( ~ 20-30 MHz) for openings fairly frequently, but have not heard anything like this before Friday. Citizens Band was also active, but not 10 meters, as far as I could detect (Michael Watson, CA, Oct 24, ibid.) ** U S A. gh`s domestic MW DX logs, originally posted day by day and then in frequency order, here reordered into frequency, then date. Times and dates strictly UT; DX-398 and internal antenna only, or daytime caradio. 720, another log of KDWN Las Vegas NV cutting to non-direxional day pattern one hour earlier than authorized, and going from zero to sufficient signal here on the way to Chicago: Saturday Oct 23 at 1244:40 UT, during infomercial by a Dr. Pincus for his ``Omega-Krill`` with an 800 number. Yeah, cut out the middlefish and eat krill ourselves! That makes sense? More entertaining than far-right Angle- pusher Heidi Harris on weekdays. 720, Oct 24 at 1243 I can detect a weak signal apparently from KDWN night pattern with null, as hearing the same voices after day pattern without null cuts on much stronger at 1244:40, Heidi Harris discussing Harry Reid with Las Vegas Sun columnist John Ralston --- once again illegally on day pattern one hour too early. If FCC fined them for every such infraxion, what would it add up to? Dream on. Not audible after 1300. 720, KDWN Las Vegas NV, Oct 25 at *1244:40 UT again cuts onto day pattern an hour too early, amid Heidi Harris telling how to vote on propositions or state questions as we call them in OK, 1246 to traffic report; 1253 had faded down but soon back up. 720, Oct 26 at 1239 UT, getting ready for KDWN, I instead hear good signal from WGN Chicago, which usually had faded out by this time; tornado warning for Kankakee! At 1245, KDWN Las Vegas did cut on day pattern at usual illegal time one hour too early, Heidi Harris with politix, but at 1257, WGN is back over KDWN. At 1309 nothing but WGN audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 750, at 1211 UT Oct 26, YL speaking rapidly in Ukrainian, seems news, with musical stingers. What in the world? Never heard this on 750 before, certainly nothing from Manitoba. 1216 announces ``reklama``, i.e. commercials to follow, including 1218 ad for a doctor with phone, 1219 losing to QRMusic; 1242 still/back in with medical ad, 1243 Gordon Medical Center pronounced in English, phone, address, list of doctors in it. Googling, there are several GMCs, including one in Wheeling IL, NW suburb of Chicago. Per NRC AM Log, the only ethnic format on 750 is WNDZ, Portage IN, 15 kW daytimer near Chicago; Ukrainian not mentioned, but this article http://visitshoremagazine.com/2/?p=14735 says ``Our biggest languages are Spanish, Russian, Ukranian [sic], English`` altho not clear if referring to 750, any or all of the three other stations in the Access Radio Chicago group on 850, 1240, 1470. Its website is totally uninformative as to program schedules: http://www.accessradiochicago.com/ It turned out that other Chicago stations were in well after sunrise as the area was getting hit by severe storms. See 720, 1200 (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 770, standing by for KKOB Albuquerque NM cut to non-direxional day- pattern at 1315 UT Oct 24, but no show. By 1318 a weak signal is fading in with SAH vs Texas. Perhaps the KKOB signal happened to be in a fade at 1315, but I am not sure they always hit the button right on time. 770, Oct 26 at 1315 UT, KKOB Albuquerque NM cuts to day pattern but only poor signal. Much better at 1355 about local events, 1404 fading (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 790, Oct 25 at 1248 UT, KNST Tucson AZ again dominating over KFYO Lubbock TX and anything else, with ID, news, 1251 Wall Street Journal This Morning (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 860, KOAM lives! Oct 25 after CBS News ended with kicker about Bullwinkle, at 1210 UT I was surprised to hear a ``KOAM News Update``, mentioning ``the four states``, stories from Joplin, Neosho, Pittsburg, KOAM mentioned a couple more times, but at 1212 transformed into ``Classic Country AM 860, KKOW``, music. KOAM [Kansas/Oklahoma/Arkansas/Missouri] was the original call on 860, Pittsburg KS. Still applies to TV station on 13, with a CP to move back to original 7 and increase power. Not to any FM station, let alone AM 860. So apparently the TV station supplies the local news bits to KKOW, whether or not they are still commonly owned. [see Fritze below] (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 880, Oct 25 at 1247 UT, preacher in English from east/west, certainly not KRVN. Could be KLRG Sheridan AR 50 kW, but NRC AM Log has that as talk. Could also be KHAC Tse Bonito NM = Window Rock AZ, which is religious plus Navajo. After all, I am also getting KDWN 720 Las Vegas NV, but it`s also before sunrise in TB/WR, so should be on 430 watt night power instead of 10 kW day, nondirexional at all times (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn; Could your REL on 880 be WRFD-OH? That would be about 45-60 minutes (guesstimate) after their local sunrise but if the skywave was still hanging on, why not? I did not realize that they were now 23 kW (6.1 CH). My old (1991) NRC log has them 9 kW with 5 kW CH and a 500 watt PSRA. 73, (Dave Hascall, Indy, via DXLD) Maybe; hope to catch it again (gh) Viz.: 880, hoping to get an ID for KHAC NM/AZ Navajoland, Oct 26 at 1300; instead it`s KLRG with self-promo as 50,000 watts, largest daytime signal in Arkansas, get your program on starting tomorrow! Just call Downtown Dave. At 1301 over to Scriptures for America Worldwide from the Radio Ranch in Laramie WY, Richard introducing Nancy & Nancy with home health care program. As if 24/7 on WTWW is not enough for PPPP (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 920, Oct 25 at 1234 UT, lo-key single announcer with local Utah news dominating frequency, traffic accident, Uinta and adjacent Duchesne county unemployment rates; 1236 ``AM 920 KVEL News-Talk``, ad. KVEL is in Vernal, NE corner of state, dinosaur country. NRC AM Log says 5/1 kW, mentions no PSRA, but this is well before sunrise there. NRC Pattern Book shows night has major lobe to the NE, very minor one sort of toward us, while daytime is non-direxional. I bet it was really the latter (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1010, Oct 27 at 1357, from NW/SE, farm report, ad for corn maze (get it?) S of Atwood on hiway 63, business report. Figured it was KSIR Brush-Fort Morgan CO, and the maze location fits nearby (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1040, not getting much from Mexico on MW, so have to settle for Spanish from elsewhere --- Oct 24 at 1250 sermon with musical background, a bit overmodulated, looping NW/SE so probably Colorado. Then promo for some fin-de-semana program at 9 am on Radio Vida, 10- 40; 1300 Spanish gospel music across hourtop, 1303 finally legal ID in English as KCBR, Monument-Colorado Springs. Was making SAH of about 1 Hz with mostly-nullable WHO. Searching for website I try first http://www.kcbr.org but that goes to Kittitas County Barrel Racers, and they assume everyone knows what that is and where that is, so I locate it in central Washington State; but I digress; seems to involve horses. The real website of KCBR is http://www.1040kcbr.com/ which shows it`s religion in English M-F, but Vida 1040, all day Saturday and Sunday (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1090, at 1231 Oct 24, KEXS Excelsior Springs MO, daytimer sign-on message, 8000 watts, owned and operated by Catholic Radio Network; immediately into citing John IV (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1200, Oct 26 at 1304, Spanish weather warnings for Chicago, power outages, i.e. WRTO. WLS 890 was doing the same in English (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1360, at 1306 Oct 24, open carrier; then I hear a couple dings, so I figure it`s one of those Catholic masses better suited to TV, with long boring pauses on radio. Then when something is spoken, there is an echo, and furthermore it`s // to 11550 WEWN but slightly more out of sync. Therefore these are my two closest 1360s, which can also be heard in parts of NW OK on full-day groundwave echoing against each other, both carrying EWTN Radio --- KDJW Amarillo TX, and KAHS El Dorado KS {EWTN Radio affiliates better be careful adjusting their silence-sensors, if any.} (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 1430, Oct 25 at 1354 UT, ``Studio 1430`` acknowledges a listener in Germany (presumably webcast), from NW/SE, then ``The Man in My Girl`s Life`` song involving speaking more than singing; SAH of about 10 Hz but dominating channel despite two OK 1430s, more than an hour after LSR here. It`s also after sunrise there which in October is 1315 UT; November 1345. Night pattern goes slightly east of north; daytime nondirexional. 1359 mentioning non-smokers dying in Nebraska; 1400 CNN News; 1403, 8:03 timecheck in the ``Breakfast Club``, local headlines mentioning Denver. So this is KEZW, COL suburb Aurora, with format, news network and slogan all corresponding to info in NRC AM Log also headquartered there (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) This would likely be Mike Douglas's "The Man in My Little Girl's Life", if you need to track it down and listen to see if it matches what you heard. I haven't heard this song mentioned in some 45 years since I played it while I was working my way through college at the local radio station, KVOE-1400 (Paul Swearingen, Topeka, NRC-AM via DXLD) 1550, here`s a misleading ad for unID hunters: Oct 25 at 1929 UT, for Panhandle Federal Credit Union, so this must be in a panhandle, like TX, OK or even NE? No, it`s in Wellington, Sumner County, south- central Kansas not far from Enid, as the ad went on to make clear; then ID as ESPN Sports Radio 1550, KKLE. [COL: nearby Winfield] So PFCU must have offices all over adjacent states, right? Wrong, it`s limited to Sumner County, Kansas, ONLY: http://www.panhandlefcu.com/aboutus.php This page does not answer the obvious question. BTW, as an Okie I would like to point out that only Oklahoma`s can legitimately be called a panhandle, as the only state of these three which looks remotely like a pan (or cleaver?). Texas?? More like one of those deadly spiked weapons to be hurled, a ninja star. Nebraska? Like TX, too thick to be a handle, like OK, cleaverish altho blunt without a serrated riveredge. But Kansas??? It never developed any such appendage (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, it did; said appendage included most of eastern Colorado but was lopped off before Kansas Territory became a state - fortunately, IMHO (Paul Swearingen, Topeka, NRC-AM via DXLD) Couldn`t handle it (gh) 1600, Oct 25 at 2057 UT on nondirexional caradio, Vietnamese is already dominating, fades out and in a bit; of course, it`s KRVA, the 25 kW Asian outlet for The Metroplex, COL Cockrell Hill TX, already getting out via skywave, tho sunset here will not occur until 2343 UT; at 2105 with 3.5 Hz SAH over our nearest 1600, KUSH in Cushing OK; and no significant het audible yet from the off-frequency one, previously traced to KMDO, Fort Scott KS (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also OKLAHOMA ** U S A. WGBW DX Test QSL letter received in only 4 days. Scanned and posted to my site. Please visit http://www.kg4lac.com Scroll to USA 73, (Kraig, KG4LAC, Krist, Oct 22, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. A few Part 15 stations noted while searching for something else: 1610, http://1610am.org/index.htm HFM Radio, Rose Hill, NC 1610, http://www.miamiradio.zoomshare.com/ Mega 1610 AM Miami, AZ 1610, http://listentowalt.com/ WALT Davidson, NC 1610, http://info.gmu.edu/1610am.html George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 1610, http://station.hamtramckstar.com/ (unknown slogan) Hamtramck, MI 1610/1680/1710 http://www.liberty1640.com/ Liberty Radio Sioux Falls [SD]-Omaha, NE (1610), Aberdeen, SD (1680) but this page states 1710 instead of 1680: http://www.liberty1640.com/station_location.htm (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, Oct 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. 1700, KVNS Brownsville TX. After many s-mail reports and some e-follow/up unanswered finally I have received a short confirming email in 21 minutes. v/s: Tim Thomas, VP/Market Manager. timthomas (a) clearchannel.com 73s (Mauricio Molano, Salamanca, ESPAÑA - SPAIN, RX site: Aldea del Cano, Cáceres, LAT: 39º17'09.70 N, LONG: 6º19'00 W, RX: PERSEUS. ANT: WELLBROOK ALA1530S+, MWCircle yg via DXLD) et al. Congratulations on your perseverance. In my QSL hunting hay day I rang the stations to tell them I was writing. With the really sticky ones I rang again to see if they received my report. On reflection it must have cost a fortune hi! (Barry :-) Davies, UK, ibid.) Hi Barry, my system is a bit less expensive hi! After four months without reply from my s-mail report I am sending a first e-f/up. If there is no reply after one month, I am sending a second one to another person at the station and so on. A great number of replies have come at the first or second try. Few after the third. The record of unanswered e-f/ups is for CKAC-730: nada! nothing! after 6. 73s (Mauricio Molano, Salamanca, ESPAÑA - SPAIN, ibid.) ** U S A. RE: KKOW-AM 860, it`s not uncommon these days for stations down here (Little Rock metro area) to outsource their news coverage to TV stations. Its even done during severe weather where a radio station (such as KARN-FM 102.9 or KKPT 94.1) would carry TV audio of a TV station's wall to wall severe weather coverage. Last night (October 24 local CDT) with me searching for WX information on the car radio I did hear a station (KDEW 97.3, a.k.a. "Country 97.3" COL DeWitt AR) give live and local *real time* severe wx coverage (on a Sunday night to boot!) but that was because someone came to the station on his day off and gave live coverage instead of the usual country music jukebox off the hard-drive with local ads and station IDs/liners. That made my drive home from work more tolerable as I didn't have my handheld 2 meter ham radio in the car to listen to NOAA WX Radio (Fritze H Prentice Jr, KC5KBV, Star City, AR, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Station without call letters on air --- Glenn, I am hearing 88.7 Hibbing MN in stereo. It is a Lifetalk affiliate, and gives the IDs of KOPJ *89.3 Sebeka MN, but no mention of Hibbing. I thought they might at least mention city or FCC file number. I was gonna write and counsel them, but thought first I would contact FCC about any rules. My request got shuttled around 2 or three people at the media bureau, then to the consumer affairs office, where it ended up in or on voice mail. They have not answered me. What do you think of the situation? (Brucey Elving, MN, Oct 22, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I thought the rules were pretty clear about IDing. But who cares at the FCC? O, I see at FM Query that there is no callsign for it yet. Should they ID as ``NEW``? http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?list=0&facid=175394 Since it`s only a CP mod, maybe the ordinary ID rules do not apply (yet). (Glenn to Bruce, ibid.) ** U S A. OFFICIALS FINALIZE KTRU SALE --- RICE STUDENTS TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST ADMINISTRATORS’ DECISION By Ashley Evans, Published on: Friday, October 22, 2010 Dozens of Rice University students immediately held a Save KTRU demonstration in August when the sale of the radio station was announced to object the administrators' moves on the Rice campus. Courtesy of Nick Schlossman [caption] The Rice administration has finalized agreements to sell the frequency of KTRU, Rice’s student run radio station, to UH. As a result, KTRU’s student staff has retained the legal counsel of the Washington D.C.-based Paul Hastings Law Firm that handles a multitude of issues, some of which include mergers and acquisitions as well as telecommunication laws. “The lawyers at Paul Hastings have taken on our case with a great deal of sympathy for our predicament,” KTRU station manager Joey Yang said. “I think that with their experience and knowledge they are well suited to handle the case.” The case will be brought to the Federal Communications Commission for review as soon as the administration petitions for a transfer of the license. . . [more] http://thedailycougar.com/2010/10/22/officials-finalize-ktru-sale/ (via George Thurman, TX, Oct 22, DXLD) Even if they don't succeed, there may still be hope for KTRU to remain on the air in some fashion. See my recent blog post: http://kenfountain.wordpress.com/2010/10/21/negotiations-may-keep-ktru-on-the-air-on-kpft-hd/ (Ken Fountain, comment to the above story, ibid.) ** U S A. 96.1 MHz, FLORIDA (PIRATE), "Radio Whitfield", Sarasota. Per a tip on the Tampa board of radio-info.com, confirmed this one is indeed active. No trace of it upon exiting I-75 on University Parkway, westbound, however within a couple of miles it began to pop through "K-Rock" (WRXK-FM, Bonita Springs). Peaking between Lockwood Ridge Road and US-301. Would venture to guess 25-50 watts. Not sure why one would risk a visit from Ralph T. Barlow's antennae- wielding thugs, gun-toting FDLE misfits or the local Barney Fife, with a format that I can hear on multiple licensed FM's. Didn't have time to DF to the specific address. I give him credit for the frequency choice: a doughnut hole, as outside of the signal range -- even north -- one gets "K-Rock" Signal completely lost by downtown Bradenton. Format is Adult former T40-ish hits (Eagles, Mariah Carey, etc.). Yawn (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W Florida DX News and "Florida Low Power Radio Stations" are at: http://sites.google.com/site/floridadxn/ dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Checking out OKLAHOMA analogs 36 and 48, also noticed a lot of weak DTV signals so swung antenna around eastward, Oct 25 at 1440. KRSC-36 Claremore in well with Classic Arts on 35.1. And with KWTV finally gone forever from RF9, glad to see another channel 9 DTV signal, strong enough to decode: KAFT, Fayetteville AR, which is licensed at only 19 kW ERP, with a CP for 37.9. And logged with FOUR virtual channels unlike only two we get from OETA on-air. 13-1, KAFT-1, Sesame Street, so main PBS channel 13-2, KAFT-2, Create 13-3, KAFT-3, Plus 13-4, KAFT-4, AIRS, video only a slide but shifting to different fonts and colors centered on a dark background: ``You are listening to AIRS Arkansas Information Reading Service For The Blind`` Audio was in the clear. Faded out before 1500 UT (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) KAFT is operating at the power level shown on their construction permit. The FCC has not yet granted the license (Trip Ericson, http://www.rabbitears.info DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A [non]. BROADCASTING ABOARD 'COMMANDO SOLO' Radio World, by Leslie Stimson, October 20, 2010 At the IEEE on Wednesday, Lt. Col. Douglas Williams of the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, discussed the government's aerial radio and television broadcasting from an EC-130J transport plane, dubbed "Commando Solo." It's a little unusual when a speaker starts by saying his presentation is unclassified. Williams, squadron commander, gave a fascinating overview of how AM, FM, television and shortwave broadcasts are transmitted from the three planes, which can be re-fueled in mid-air. Communications specialists aboard the planes select which frequencies to use for transmission, including that of a foreign country. The typical mission lasts for 15 hours and the broadcasts are used to influence foreign audiences with the U.S. side of a story, he said. For example, to support relief efforts earlier this year after the Haitian earthquake, Commando Solo made a total of 28 trips and broadcast more than 260 hours of information; the government distributed hand-crank radios so the Haitian people could hear the broadcasts about topics such as where to receive medical attention. Much of what is broadcast is pre-recorded, however Commando Solo's personnel can also transmit live radio broadcasts, too. There are at least six radio transmitters on the plane and an equal number of television transmitters. The personnel can deploy both a vertical and horizontal antenna. The Air Force is looking at upgrading its transmission equipment to digital, according to Williams, who added the new equipment would be in containers that can be rolled on and off the plane so that the aircraft could also be used for other things. And no, they do not provide QSL cards from their broadcast altitudes of between 25,000 to 35,000 feet. http://www.rwonline.com/article/108212 (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) Presumably the digital transmitters would be for countries where digital terrestrial television has been adopted. Will the digital picture forgive the various movements of the airplane? (Kim Andrew Elliott, kimandrewelliott.com via DXLD) Seems to me some QSLs had been received from HQ in Penna. (gh, DXLD) ** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. 6297, Algeria, RASD, Rabouni. October 22, 2120-2130 male in Arabic talks segment, male and female in discussion. 23232 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec – Embu SP Brasil - Sony SW40 - Dipole 18m, 32m, Longwire 22m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6297.1, Oct 23 at 0606, open carrier with characteristic roaring noise, presumably SASASAM as usual on this off-frequency, but no modulation yet; was going to compare its chanting with 7245 MAURITANIA, q.v. (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** YUGOSLAVIA [non]. Re ROMANIA: RRI special on RFE Monday In case you missed it, back in 2009 RRI carried a very interesting item on Radio Free Yugoslavia, an anti-Tito station initiated by Stalin. It's rarely that you hear the memories of those who worked on the clandestine stations in the "eastern block" nations (Sergei S., dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: RADIO FREE YUGOSLAVIA ---- 27/04/2009 Countries under the grip of the Soviet Union in the wake of World War Two shared an ideology that united them all against Western capitalist countries, which they considered their deadliest enemy. Yet such a unity would soon be shattered. In 1948, Tito-led Yugoslavia denounced Stalin's claims to be the only one leader of Socialism, and forged his own way of building up socialism. For a long time Titoism bragged about its rift with the Soviet Union. Yet Serbian historian Svetozar Sojanovici's "Fall of Yugoslavia" published in 1997 revealed that such an ostensible heroism was nothing but a façade. Actually it was not Tito who broke with Stalin, but it was Stalin who repudiated Tito. A supporter of the idea of exporting the communist revolution to the Balkans, Tito had repeatedly asked Stalin to support the Greek communist guerillas [sic], which ran counter to the promise he made to Churchill, actually breaking a deal. Considered to be a personality posing a big threat to the stability of the communist bloc, Tito was an outlaw in Moscow. The anti-Titoist Yugoslavs, considered traitors, defected to Moscow and the neighboring countries, for fear of retaliatory measures. Romania, led by Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, involved in the Soviet-Yugoslav conflict, took sides with the Soviet Union, offering shelter to Yugoslav dissidence [sic] against Tito. Yugoslavia's conflict with the USSR was also waged on radio waves. The "Free Yugoslavia" clandestine radio station was relocated to Bucharest in 1949. During World War Two, Radio Free Yugoslavia broadcast from the USSR as one of COMINTER's [sic] radio stations, contributing to the strengthening of the Yugoslav partisan movement. The radio station had three services: Serbo-Croatian, Slovenian and Macedonian, and political instructions came from Moscow through the Romanian Communist Party's Central Committee, from Iosif Chisinevschi's cabinet, who at that time controlled the media. Among those who settled in Romania at that time was Milan Petrovici, a former deputy editor-in-chief of Free Yugoslavia. In an interview on Radio Romania's Oral History Center, Milan Petrovici recalls: "They tucked me in a car and took me to a place totally unknown to me, only to learn I was appointed editor of that clandestine radio station, Free Yugoslavia. It was a radio station of the anti-Tito resistance across Europe. The station was located on the shore of the Floreasca Lake and later on I found out that was its second location. When people got lost along the way for various reasons, being replaced or edged out, the location also changed. My wife had no idea whatsoever about my job. Just to give you an image of how tough the conspiracy issue was, the car that picked me up gave me a half-an-hour ride around Bucharest and after that they dropped me off at the radio station. Our drivers, who knew the routes, would pick up two or three editors and afterwards they drove us around Bucharest." Milan Petrovici also gave us details on the activity of the radio's editorial staff. "The daily programme, some 20 to 25 minutes long, had a very simple structure. We broadcast news, coming to us from various sources. We aired one or two newscasts per day, which were later re-run. The news was followed by political talks and other current affairs. We even tried to put together some reports, but that didn't work. The radio station was purely political. We once produced a special night show and we just read out various documents we found important, for hours in a row. We made direct contact with no one; we got our information from newspapers or press agencies. At some point in time, listeners began writing to us from Yugoslavia. Letters would reach us despite the fact that we were a pirate radio station and had no post office box or address. We were based in Bucharest, but the radio didn't officially exist." Although they seemed to enjoy a special status, compared to other members of the Yugoslav community in Bucharest, Milan Petrovici insisted it wasn't so. "We were, in a way, a sort of elite of the Yugoslav community in Bucharest, but I don't think we were paid very well. For instance in 1954, I found out that, as deputy editor in chief, I earned less money than our Romanian typists. So me and the other editors made a big scandal out of this, the fact that all of us were earning less than all of our Romanian assistants, whose high salaries probably came from connections with the Securitate. We continued, however, to remain focused on our mission, and didn't care so much about the money. Nevertheless, we were very offended by this state of affairs." Radio Free Yugoslavia was closed down in 1954, following Stalin's death, as part of a bilateral agreement to improve relations between Romania and Serbia. Some of the editors who had worked for Radio Free Yugoslavia either emigrated, returned to Yugoslavia, or decided to stay in Romania. For most of them, that was only a new beginning. Source: http://www.rri.ro/arh-art.shtml?lang=1&sec=9&art=21162 Here are the English archives of Pro Memoria for the history buffs out there: http://www.rri.ro/arh-cat.shtml?lang=1&sec=9 The program is carried by RRI Russian, as well. So I guess there should be its German, French and Spanish versions, too (Sergei S., Russia, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. TP MW carrier search Oct 24 at 1236-1239 upward in USB mode on DX-398: only very weakies detectable on 585, 594, 828, not 747 or 774. At 1239-1241 downward in LSB: none. Local sunrise today 1247 UT, getting 1 minute later every morning. K-index at 1200 UT was 3, down from 4 previously, suppressing hi-latitude paths; SW also very below par this morning from 120 to 16m, and 13m dead. TP MW carrier search Oct 25: around 1155 UT looked for 747 and 774 from Japan, but not. A bit better in fuller scan 1221 downward in LSB mode: 1098, 774, 747, 738; 1223 upward in USB mode: 747 774, 828, 1098, 1116. TP MW carrier search Oct 26: from 1228 UT downward on DX-398 in USB mode: 1242, 1098, 828, 774, 747, 594. Until 1232 upward in LSB mode: 747, 774, 1098. I am beginning to have doubts that `my` 1098 is really a TP carrier such as Marshall Islands, as it`s rather reliable and steady. TP MW carrier search Oct 27 at 1221: JBA on 747, 774, no doubt the usual NHKs. Today by force of will, I turned off the radio and got another sesquihour of much-needed sleep (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 930, Oct 27 at 1203, CBS News (in English) in WKY null. Best bet is KWOC Poplar Bluff MO, listed by NRC as CBS and close to right angle from OKC (Glenn Hauser, Enid OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 940+, every morning during Mexican SRS sessions, I hear a lo het on the hi side of this frequency, looping E/W so can`t be XEQ in the DF which is considerably off-channel. What I get may be local (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn, There's a 940 in Texarkana. Maybe?? Would have to be their daytime pattern, though (David R. Block, ptsw yg via DXLD) I don`t think so; that would be more like SE from here. I did look for it again around 2130 Oct 25 but was not hearing it (gh, DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 1190, USA, unidentified. 1117-1129 October 24, 2010. PSA's, then "You're listening to American Catholic Radio from the Franciscans" into gospeltalk. Signal faded, allowing the Mexican to dominate. Their website does not list station affiliates (coming soon, they threaten). (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1200, Oct 24 at 1225 UT, handbells with hymn, seems unlikely for WOAI, and loops more E/W than N/S. Perhaps WAMB Nashville TN, 50 kW daytimer already on the air. Sundays are risky for matching format listings, as a lot of non-religious stations divert to such stuff on the alleged holyday of mainstream Christians. NRC AM Log says WAMB`s is Nostalgia (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 1210.05, Central American. Het, with definite Spanish vocals at 1134, October 24, 2010. Cuban-accented Spanish female talk on 1210, presumably WNMA, Miami Springs (Terry L Krueger, Clearwater, Florida, USA, 27.55.83 N, 82.46.08 W, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 4771.491, 1000 to 1020 on 14 October (Bob Wilkner, Pompano Beach, Florida, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Friday [Oct] 22nd, 2003-2008: Caught a weak signal on 5040.7, but drifting within minutes to 5042.2, staying there relatively stable for a minute or so, then off. Seemed to carry some music, possibly African or Latin American. 73 (Thorsten Hallmann, Münster, Earth, http://www.africalist.de.ms Oct 25, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Maybe Euro-pirate R. Central/Central R., reported on 5045v, 5050v in 10-42 (gh) UNIDENTIFIED. Domenica 24 ottobre 2010, 0653, 6283.1 UNID - mx araba tipo 6255 17/10 - SF/BN (Luca Botto Fiora, G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova), Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 6935.0-SSB, Oct 24 at 0525 hard rock music overdriving modulation, S9+15, still at 0533; 0541 computerized vocalization one note at a time, not quite so dense, punxuated by ``Oh, yeahs``. Was hard to tune with no carrier, but music sounded about right when zero- beat on 5935 WWCR 1.000 MHz down. Cut off in mid-music at 0549:40*. Never heard any announcements from this pirate, but maybe someone else got it? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, but: UNIDENTIFIED. 6935/USB, 0513-0523+, 24-Oct; Punk rock tune Hot Damn Licks? Enthusiastic, but very repetitive. SIO=353+, till 0522 when they dropped way down & became barely audible (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Domenica 24 ottobre 2010, 0705, 9392.2, Mx greca (no spuria ERA 9420) - SF/BN (Luca Botto Fiora, G.C. 09E13 - 44N21, Rapallo (Genova), Italia, playdx yg via DXLD) UNIDENTIFIED. 9674.8v, 24/10 2248 too low mod. QRM from China R. Int. on 9675. Is R. del Pacífico [PERU] on air? No Canção Nova (Giampiero Bernardini, RX: Perseus - ANT: T2FD, QTH Milano, Italy, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. While 10 meters was open from S America, I quickly tuned thru 11 meters and heard a number of freebanders in Spanish, but not wasting my time trying to ID them, Oct 24 at 2128-2132: 27690, 26365, 26580, 26560. Modulation left a lot to be desired, some SSB distorted, others FM distorted (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ Hello Glenn, I just wanted to express my appreciation for your work on World of Radio, which I visit occasionally to keep up with my DXing hobby. However, I must state that I do not appreciate your foray's into politics. I am a conservative independent voter and yes Christian as well. I plan on voting Republican this year because of the damage that Democrats have done to this country. In my view they are an American hating, atheist, socialist party that will NEVER get my vote. So when I see your comments on what is supposed to be strictly a Hobby endeavor post, it offends me. You have a right, as do I, to an opinion but I really don't think that WOR is the place to grind your axe. Respectfully, (Larry Beth, Bryant, Arkansas, Oct 24, DX LISTENING DIGEST) It was good to see your Tip For Rational Living at the end of DXLD 10- 42. In all my 57 years I have never seen such a relentless, concerted drumbeat from the forces of darkness that resistance (i.e. not voting Republican) is futile. I wonder what the rest of the world thinks of our "free and fair" elections. Keep fighting the good fight and very 73 de (Anne Fanelli in Elma NY (working like hell to keep Carl Paladino out of Albany :-)), DX LISTENING DIGEST) LANGUAGE LESSONS ++++++++++++++++ A-10, B-10 Dear Sirs, I am new to this group and I just want to know what "B-10" means. Regards (Thomas Wagnsonner, Lower Austria, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) HFCC co-ordinates two schedules annually: The "A" schedule corresponds to the summer period* on the Northern hemisphere and "B" to the winter period** in keeping with the dates of the clock-time changes in Europe. * approx. weekend 24/30 March to 24/31 October ** approx. weekend 24/31 October to 24/30 March see http://www.hfcc.org/group.phtml regards de Wolfy df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) Seasonal Schedules The behaviour of the ionosphere is governed by the 11 year solar cycle. In addition, there are seasonal variations. However, for the purpose of scheduling, the year long period has been divided into two periods (seasons), going by the characteristics of the ionosphere. Season A spans form end-March to end-October and season B from end- October to end- March of the next year. A set of frequencies used for transmissions, along with their time lines, is known as a shortwave schedule for that season. Generally, a different set of shortwave frequencies has to be used in each season. In some cases, significant continuity is maintained in the use of the channels from one season to another. (Source: WBU Primer on Co-ordination of Shortwave Schedules, www.abu.org.my/abu/images/documents/Technical/Primer HF.pdf) So B-10 is the shortwave schedule running from the end of October 2010 to the end of March 2011. By convention a new schedule always starts on a Sunday, this year it will start on the 31st, the last Sunday in October (Mike Barraclough, ibid.) WORLD OF HOROLOGY +++++++++++++++++ TIMETEMPERATURE Someone contradicted me about KDWN`s daytime pattern switch, saying that Nevada is on Mountain Time. This led Wayne Heinen, NRC AM Log editor, to refer to http://www.timetemperature.com/tzus/time_zone.shtml confirming that the entire state of Nevada is in the Pacific Time Zone. Another site to bookmark for time info, besides http://www.timeanddate.com Don`t, however, you believe that Kenton OK is on Central Time. They really observe Mountain Time, right there a few miles from New Mexico in the extreme NW corner of the Panhandle, and I have sent a correxion to the TimeTemp site. We had a newspaper story about this a few years ago on DXLD (Glenn Hauser, ibid.) MUSEA +++++ "AM RADIO: MY FIRST REAL LOVE" Radio World, By Jim Withers, October 27, 2010 I have a certain fondness in my heart for AM radio. I suspect this is true for many broadcasting veterans of my, shall we say, length of service in the human race... Full article here http://www.radioworld.com/article/108514 Jim is owner of KSIX(AM) in Corpus Christi, Texas and a partner in KRBK(DT), Springfield, Mo, this is fascinating article recounting his experiences and memories of AM radio from the 50s to date (via Mike Terry, UK, dxldyg via DXLD) 1937 RADIO WORLD MAGAZINE A link was put to this on ICDX today. http://www.we0h.us/Amateur_Radio_stuff/Radio_World_Nov_1937.pdf Quite a lot of old interesting historical things, SW frequencies etc. Outside broadcast TV link frequency used by CBS (I think) for their lowband 441 line signal was 177 MHz (or 177000 Kc/s as it says there) Not quite sure what "The tooter" did (Mr Hugh Hoover, Portugal, 24 Oct, WTFDA via DXLD) Forget the "tooter". I want one of dem "Wobbulators"! (Mike Bugaj, Enfield, CT, ibid.) Wobbulators were around for years for aligning TV IF stages, etc. Bit like a spectrum analyser http://www.google.com/search?q=wobbulator&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7 (Hugh Hoover, ibid.) PUBLICATIONS ++++++++++++ INFO ON NON-DIRECTIONAL BEACONS http://www.beaconworld.fotopic.net/ has UMPTEEN photos of NDBs from all over the world, including many of the UK ones. One of the most widely heard must be the Chiltern Beacon, CHT, on 277 kHz that can be heard on a normal longwave receiver over a huge part of London and the Home Counties. Then this gentleman http://www.komf.fsnet.co.uk/publicat.htm has been publishing a comprehensive beacon guide for many years (now on its 11th edition) available (for a modest fee) as a pdf download or a printed booklet (Mark Palmer, G0OIW, UK, Oct 25, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DTV See MEXICO; OKLAHOMA; U S A ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ THE TRUTH ABOUT HDTV ANTENNAS http://www.modbee.com/2010/10/24/1397012/get-a-clear-picture-of-savings.html Get a clear picture of savings You might have read about people cutting their cable TV bills by watching shows online, using all kinds of high-tech gear and services. That hoopla, while very cool, usually overlooks a good old-school option: using a simple antenna to get high-definition TV reception over the air for free. Long before people were using airwaves for wireless phone conversations, Web surfing and texting, they were snatching TV signals out of thin air with rabbit-ears and rooftop antennas. You still can. And it can be a huge money-saver if it allows you to cancel or downgrade your cable, satellite or fiber-optic TV subscription. And one little-known fact: The picture from an over-the-air high- definition TV signal will probably be the best you've ever seen. That's because, in lay terms, over-the-air broadcast signals aren't as compressed as signals are likely to be from cable and satellite companies, said Mark A. Aitken, director of advanced technology for Sinclair Broadcast Group, an operator of 58 U.S. television stations. Less compression provides a richer and sharper HD picture for "Sunday Night Football," "Dancing with the Stars" and other broadcast programs. "What you get over the air is the best quality offered by a network in any market," said Aitken, who is also a leader with the broadcast industry standards group, ATSC. It used to be that home-theater enthusiasts had antennas because of the superior picture. Now, a new generation is rediscovering over-the- air television, said Richard Schneider, founder of AntennasDirect.com. "We've seen a huge rush in orders in the last six to nine months," he said. "There's a perception that it's for the elderly or the indigent, but the fastest-growing part of our business is 20-something techy kids." To be sure, antenna TV has drawbacks too, the biggest of which is limited channel selection. Here's what will help: Location information. Go online to AntennaWeb.org and enter your home address. The site will provide information about how far away broadcasting towers are and what type of antenna you're likely to need. Get second opinions and more techy information at TVFool.com and AntennaPoint.com. If you're within 70 miles of the transmitting towers, you should be able to get a signal, Schneider said. Antenna-buying advice. In general, bigger outdoor antennas work better, as opposed to attic and set-top antennas. But if you're close enough to broadcasters to use a set-top antenna, do-it-yourself installation is easy - plug the antenna into the back of your TV. So, if you already have an old set-top rabbit-ears antenna, you might as well try it. Often, trial-and-error is the best way to find an ideal antenna, which means you should buy from retailers that make returns convenient. Connect the antenna to the TV with common coaxial TV cable, called RG-6. Ignore the hype. Don't be fooled by the marketing of antenna makers. There's no such thing as an HDTV antenna, and one labeled that way isn't necessarily better - an antenna is an antenna. "A coat hanger can be an HDTV antenna," said Schneider, adding that current marketing is similar to the 1970s when antenna-makers marketed a "color TV" antenna, which also didn't mean anything. An "omnidirectional" antenna, which picks up stations from all directions, sounds like a good idea, but it isn't necessarily better, either. That's because omnidirectional antennas tend to pick up too much, including interference. Schneider said his customers have much better luck with directional antennas, which is all you need if broadcasters are located in the same general direction from your house. Likewise, an "amplified" antenna sounds better. But it doesn't help pick up TV signals. It amplifies the signal after it's received, which helps if your TV is very far away from your antenna, like 100 feet, or you'll be splitting the signal to several televisions. "Amplifiers can do a lot more harm than good because they can introduce noise in the line," Schneider said. "We have best results with non-amplified (antennas)." There's no difference in picture quality among brands of antenna; you either get a reliable excellent picture or you don't, he said. You need a tuner. If you bought a TV since 200, your set already has a digital tuner, called an ATSC tuner. Older televisions will need a digital converter box, similar to the kind the U.S. government was subsidizing last year. That subsidy program ended. Today, a box will cost about $50, Schneider said. If you have an older HD set and want to see high-definition programming, you'll need a converter box capable of delivering HD. Antenna installation. Will you need professional help to install an attic or outdoor antenna? Handy do-it-yourselfers should have no problem, experts say. Aiming the antenna doesn't need to be precise, like it does for satellite TV, Schneider said. "It's like hitting the broad side of barn," he said. "This is not rocket science." But if you need an outdoor antenna and are uncomfortable working on the roof, you'll probably want to hire a pro. Look for the antenna plus installation to cost $150 to $350, Aitken said. You'll get many channels. Viewers in larger TV markets might pull in literally dozens of channels, far more than the familiar ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, The CW and PBS. Los Angeles residents, for example, might get 80 channels, while those in smaller markets might get 40 or fewer, Schneider said. You'll not only get network stations but their substations, which often include news and weather programming, foreign-language programming and such new networks as Retro Television Network, Cool Music Network and This TV. But no cable channels. Among the biggest drawbacks of antenna TV is no access to popular cable networks. No ESPN, Food Network, Fox News, MTV, Animal Planet, MSNBC, HBO or Showtime. That alone might be a deal breaker for some. However, you can complement what you get on antenna with DVD movies and online programming. "Smart shoppers might find some combination of over-the-air and some tier of cable service adds up to less net dollars than what they were paying," Aitken said. Secondary feeds. Even if you want cable or satellite for your primary TV, you could consider an antenna for a secondary television in a den or bedroom that you watch only occasionally. It might save you the monthly rental cost of a set-top box, or in the case of satellite, the purchase cost of a box. And while the picture quality is generally top-notch with an antenna, you might get occasional imperfections in the picture during rain storms or when blowing trees interfere with the signal. But with a good antenna and good reception, you might get a small imperfection in the TV picture once every 15 minutes, which most people will find acceptable, said Ken Nist, author of www.hdtvprimer.com. DID YOU KNOW? The Telecommunications Act of 1996 includes a provision that overrules nearly all local restrictions - such as homeowners-association rules, deed restrictions and renter contracts - on erecting a broadcast TV antenna. The rule doesn't apply to common areas owned by a landlord or a community association, or jointly by condominium or cooperative owners where the antenna user doesn't have an exclusive-use area. For details, see an information sheet by the Federal Communications Commission: fcc.gov/mb/facts/otard.html ABOUT THE WRITER: Gregory Karp, the author of "Living Rich by Spending Smart," writes for the Chicago Tribune (via Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DAB ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Re: UK Government committed to switch off analogue radio The Daily Telegraph in fact report no such thing and even if national and larger stations move to fully digital smaller and community stations, and possibly more of them, will remain on analogue. Further as Vaizey says the move will be "led by the consumer". The switchover date will be decided by the Government and as always with politicians there's plenty wiggle room. Read Ed Vaizey's introduction to the Digital Radio Action Plan. All the 50% target, together with the other criteria, does is that there's a commitment from the Government to decide at that point whether to proceed with a switchover and, if so, set a timetable. The DCMS has since published the Consumer Expert Group report which says in sections 60 and 61 that comparison of listening figures should not include internet and DTV and just be between DAB and FM and further that "no more than 30 per cent of all listening remain on analogue when a switchover date is announced." They say that: "A higher take-up criterion would also fit better with Government's policy for a consumer-led switchover to digital radio. As the Minister stated at the launch of the Digital Radio Action Plan on 8 July 2010 "the needs and concerns of radio listeners will be absolutely central to our approach to Digital Radio Switchover. So we will not switchover until the vast majority of listeners have voluntarily adopted digital radio over analogue". The DCMS website is a better source of information than lazy reporting by journalists: http://www.culture.gov.uk/publications/7227.aspx (Mike Barraclough, UK, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See also NEW ZEALAND; PORTUGAL; ROMANIA; ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SPAIN; UK NEW DIGITAL RADIO MONDIALE CHANNEL FOR SOUTH ASIA DRM Press Release 26.10.2010 BBC World Service and Deutsche Welle (DW) are launching a new Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) digital radio channel for South Asia. The channel will carry a four hour daily broadcast that includes the best international programmes in English and Hindi from BBC World Service and Deutsche Welle. It will also bring to the audience all the advantages of DRM digital radio including near-FM quality audio, text messages, Journaline and an Electronic Programme Guide (EPG). [how do they select the `best`? Will they condescend to include some music since it`s DRM? -- gh] This joint initiative between BBC World Service and Deutsche Welle has been launched using two transmitters in the region and will cover much of South Asia. The signal covers the majority of the Indian sub- continent and may reach as far as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and other neighbouring countries. The new transmission starts on 31 October 2010 and will be broadcast from 1400 – 1800 GMT each day. Listeners will find the new programme stream on 13590 and 5845 kHz (SW) and additionally on 1548 kHz (MW) between 1700 – 1800 GMT. Ruxandra Obreja, DRM Chairman, says: "Digital radio is as much about technology as it is about content. Through DRM we hope to increase the digital radio offer to South Asia giving people access to audio and multimedia content, which should in turn convince manufacturers that digital radio brings something new worth investing in." About DRM Digital Radio MondialeTM (DRM) is the universal, openly standardised digital broadcasting system for all broadcasting frequencies up to 174 MHz, including LW, MW, SW, band I and II (FM band).DRM provides digital sound quality and the ease-of-use that comes from digital radio, combined with a wealth of enhanced features: Surround Sound, Journaline text information, Slideshow, EPG, and data services. For more information and DRM updates please visit http://www.drm.org or subscribe to DRM news by writing to pressoffice @ drm.org About BBC World Service The BBC attracts a global audience of 241 million people to its international news services like BBC World Service and the BBC World News television channel. BBC World Service is an international multimedia broadcaster delivering 32 language and regional services. It uses multiple platforms to reach its weekly audience of 180 million globally, including shortwave, AM, FM, digital satellite and cable channels. For more information, visit http://bbcworldservice.com/ About Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle is Germany’s international broadcaster. Its programming on television, radio and the internet focuses on news and information: DW-TV, topical international television in German, English, Arabic and Spanish, DW-RADIO in 30 languages and DW-WORLD.DE http://dw-world.de/ the multimedia and multilingual website. ------------------------------------------ DRM Consortium Postal Box 360 1218 Grand-Saconnex, Geneva Switzerland E-Mail: projectoffice @ drm.org Site for DRM: http://www.drm.org (via Benn Kobb, DXLD) Geez, they don`t even mention the transmitter sites. 5845 will be via Nakhon Sawan, THAILAND --- first time for DRM thence??? 100 kW, 290 degrees at 1400-1800. 13590 will be via Trincomalee, SRI LANKA, 90 kW, 5 degrees at 1400- 1658; apparently the first two hours with BBC, then DW. 1548 also Trinco, of course (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) That's correct, 5845 is via Nakhon Sawan, few DRM tests were conducted from this site earlier this year. Regds (Alokesh Gupta, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) I would like to know how many DRM receivers are in this region. 2? I can't see people in this area dishing out the xxx number of Euros to buy a unit. And since they are not available on the market. Who's listening? (Keith Perron, Taiwan, ibid.) AUSTRIA/NORWAY/U.K. DRM operation to Europe in B-10 season. Re: DRM DWL/BBC, there are still 6 hours DRM program to Europe on the list. 3955 0500-0600 smtwtfs BBC DRM Skelton 100 121 English EUR HR 3955 0600-0700 smtwtfs BBC DRM Skelton 100 121 English EUR HR 3955 0700-0800 smtwtfs BBC DRM Skelton 100 121 English EUR HR 5875 0700-0800 smtwtfs BBC DRM Moosbrunn 40 300 English RUSS LP 5875 0800-0900 smtwtfs BBC DRM Woofferton 250 114 English EUR HR 9610 0800-0900 smtwtfs BBC DRM Sines 90 40 English W EUR HR 9760 1100-1130 ......s KBS DRM Woofferton 250 105 English W EUR HR 9760 1100-1130 .....f. NHK DRM Woofferton 250 105 English EUR HR 9760 1130-1200 .....f. NHK DRM Woofferton 250 105 Russian W EUR HR 3975 2030-2100 smtwtfs PRW DRM Skelton 100 121 German EUR HR 5895 1800-1900 smtwtfs PRW DRM Kvitsoy 40 220 English EUR LPH RRI Romania DRM transmission via Kvitsoe is not via VTC provider, rather direct via NPT-Norway - The Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority: 5875 1700-1730 KVI 65 160 German NOR RRO NPT 6020 1800-1830 KVI 65 220 English NOR RRO NPT (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 23, via DXLD) But what means: Moosbrunn 40 300 English RUSS LP ? 300 degrees to Russia target, never REAL !!!!!!!!!!!! But some vagabunding signal of the Moosbrunn log-periodic will reach Putin empire though ... 73 de wolfy (Büschel, ibid.) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ ETON E1 VERSUS KENWOOD R5000 Still have the E1 and I use it as the alternate radio for diversity reception (two radios and two different antennas so that when one gets blanked out, the other --- hopefully --- fills the signal drop-outs, for anyone new who is trying to follow the conversation) . The E1 is a great set --- super fast band-scanning, great memory bank capability, nice AMsync-DSB mode and really pleasant-to- listen-to audio (that means a lot, if you spend a lot of time DX-ing). And the price is right for used E1 sets in good condition (under $400 used on eBay). The E1's replaced my older Sony ICF2010, which is relegated to the back-up box, and that says a lot! You may miss some marginal mouse-squeaks with the E1 (compared to the R5000), but almost every mouse-squeak you detect on the E1 CAN then be turned into an audible signal. That says a lot too. Very user friendly for DX-ing. E1 downside for me include frequency drift --- not a lot, but more than I want. I like to be able to spot that characteristic repeatable off-freq as one of the thumbprints of any oddball, ie South American tropical band station. I find the E1 drifts (slowly) with ambient temperature, although it stabilizes a bit after 2-3 hours of use. Other missing stuff that I like to use includes no notch filter, no dual-channel A/B BFO, and the E1 antenna connector needs some extra handling care. The Kenwood R5000 is fractionally better at digging out mouse-squeaks in the static dirt (a little better noise floor in my tests between the samples I own --- other's results may vary). With the R5000 it's a function of finding the intermediate- strength just-barely- audible upper sideband, at which point, whatever has a strong enough sideband can usually be winkled out, with a decent antenna, a bit of twitching the controls, and patience. With the optional after-market narrower filters installed on the R5000, then adjacent signal rejection seems a bit better than the E1, as well. That said, a good used R-5000 (equipped with the optional filters) is almost twice the price of a good used E1 on eBay. (So if you HAVE and E1, you may be better off putting any extra funds into an upgraded antenna system. It's not a bad idea if you spend almost as much on several antennas, as you do on your set (either in terms of time, buying the wife's blessings, and using a lot of real- estate for several big-wire high-up antennas, or the equivalent money spent for the best compact antennas you can afford, like a broadband loop antenna on a rotor). Some people make the mistake of spending big bucks on the fancy set, and then try to feed it with 20 feet of old steel fence-wire, hanging out the basement window and wonder why they can't hear any exotic stuff). The R5000 isn't perfect (a lot of them suffer from "bounce" on the keypad, where they don't register, or repeat a digit), but you have to step up to another price range to get into NRD or Watkins Johnson territory. It often becomes a game of diminishing returns. Regards (Bob Stewart, Hamilton Ont., ODXA yg via DXLD) THE END OF THE ORIGINAL WALKMAN I remember when these first came out and how awesome I thought they were back in 1980..... http://voices.washingtonpost.com/fasterforward/2010/10/sony_ejects_the_walkman_the_ta.html (Kevin Redding, ABDX via DXLD) Viz.: Sony ejects the Walkman (the tape kind, that is) This weekend's weirdest tech news: Sony will stop selling its Walkman portable tape player in Japan, the land of that once-iconic device's birth. That's "weirdest" not in the sense of "I can't believe Sony won't make those things anymore," but in terms of "I can't believe Sony still sells those things." The company quietly announced the news Friday in Japan, where it had continued to sell a lineup of tape players after yanking them from the U.S. market. (The company will still sell tape players in some countries in Asia and the Middle East.) The announcement sparked a round of remembrances across the Web that add up to far more attention than the Walkman has seen in recent years--aside from the occasional ironic mention in the Onion. But rewind 25 years (pretend you hear the whir of cassette tape spooling by as you read this), and it was another story. Those of us who grew up in the Reagan Decade know: By six years after its 1979 debut, the Walkman had become the iPod of its day. Much like Apple's music player, Sony's gadget was near-ubiquitous, got a little smaller over subsequent revisions, and had cheaper competitors that Weren't Quite The Same Thing. My first "walkman" may have been one of those off-brands; I don't know for sure. I do remember that it was the first hand-held electronic device I owned. And that I managed to drop and scratch it within weeks -- an experience I have since reenacted with numerous other gadgets. The Walkman eventually begat its CD successor the Discman, and then ever-more-compact DAT and MiniDisc models. (Before you all scoff at how that format flopped in the U.S. after brief flashes of potential, recall that it was huge in Japan; on a 1998 visit to Tokyo, I was floored by the massive numbers of miniaturized MD Walkmen for sale in Akihabara's electronics markets.) There have even been video Walkman players, notwithstanding the difficulty of walking while watching video. With the massive head start the Walkman gave it in the portable- listening market, Sony should have owned digital music. Instead, it embarked on a disastrous experiment with proprietary file formats, proprietary sync software and proprietary "digital rights management" controls. By the time it gave up on all those things in 2007, Sony had been reduced to yet-another-vendor status in the MP3-player business. But it does still use the name "Walkman" for its portable music players. Perhaps with good reason. Those of you who have owned or borrowed a tape-based Walkman may now share your remembrances of the departed in the comments (via Redding, ibid.) Thank you, I will :-) I got my first Walkman at the end of 1980. I was studying in Israel, and having seen one for the first time, I had to have one. A friend was going back to the U.S. so I gave him the money and he brought one back for me. I remember the endless hours spent listening to that thing. The best part was wandering the streets of Jerusalem with the headphones on. People would just stare at you as you went by - they had never seen anything like it at the time. One thing that the original Walkman had that later versions did not was two separate headphone jacks. It was a lot of fun sharing music while on long bus tours. I owned a couple of different Walkmans over the years, but despite its bulk, the original was still the best and most durable of them all. RIP, Walkman (Brian Leyton, Valley Village, CA, ibid.) PIXEL TECHNOLOGIES PRO-1A MOEBIUS HF LOOP This is a very relevant news item. Pixel Technologies, which is nominally a company that caters to the satellite radio industry, announced a few weeks back that they were going to carry a new HF active loop that, from all appearances, would challenge the well known Wellbrooks. Well, they've started to produce them, and here's the PDF sheet with the details. http://www.pixelsatradio.com/PDF/RF_PRO-1A_Cut_sheet.pdf A review has been posted in the Eton E1 Yahoo group; as soon as I get the OK, I will be copying it to the RadioReference wiki where everyone can view it. All indications are that it's a very hot performer. Sadly it's too big to comply with international postal regulations, so no shipping to Canada or overseas...or so I've been told reading the traffic on this antenna in the RadioReference forums. It doesn't come cheap, but then quality rarely does. 73 (Mike Agner, KA3JZZ, Oct 26, NASWA yg via DXLD) REVIEW OF THE PIXEL TECHNOLOGIES PRO-1A MOEBIUS LOOP FOR SWL This is a rather long-winded two-page review of the Pixel Pro-1A loop. If you just want the short version, then as long as you have 110VAC 60 cycle handy, it's a great buy, and I'd encourage anyone to order it up. It works just as well as an indoor unit (although it will work better outdoors, when it`s away from the noise and any metal). For those of you who want more, read on. First impressions, Unpacking, and Assembly First impressions count a lot, and it's nice to see a company that puts up all the necessary specs (including the Antenna sensitivity pattern) on the web, for easy downloads. Second, the inside sales guys and the job they do are also important, and Brian Graves of Pixel in Colorado did a good job of keeping it short and sweet, and living up to their shipping promises. Hats off. Their website is http://www.pixelsatradio.com The Pro-1A came shipped in a box that is 40x40x3 inches, and UPS delivered the sucker without flaw or blemish. Now, that's quite a large box, and best make sure it fits inside YOUR hatchback (it went into mine, with the back seats down, but only just, and only at a bit of an angle). Unpacking the box, again first impressions count, and everything is well-packed and has that look and feel that says "professional grade". This is a case of your getting what you pay for --- nothing looks half-baked, or like someone cut corners to keep the costs down. Even the care taken with foam inserts and sub-component packing is first rate. More appreciation from the customer at this end, guys. The next step is to go through the paperwork --- yeah, yeah, I know -- - nobody reads the stuff, they just cobble together the likely bits and throw it up on a temporary pole or the nearest convenient tree, right? Well, you COULD do that, what with the stuff in the box which is more or less straightforward and fairly obvious in its labeling, BUT… there IS a bit of electrical isolation involved, so the order of mounting of the isolation washers, and the orientation of those isolating washers may be important! (So Yeah, read the couple of pages that comes with the product, for once, guys). If you are used to bolting together any of the larger Ham or CB antennas (or even some of the bigger TV antennas for that matter), then the rest of the assembly is duck soup. Pixel even includes some very clear LARGE pics, for the reading-challenged among us. (And in this case, a picture IS worth a thousand words). Before you actually test it, you will need a few things. First, a suitable stub pole (the thing that would eventually go into an antenna rotor, if you are going that route, otherwise a piece of ABS plastic with no more than a 2" outer diameter, and preferably about 5 feet long. You need this to keep the pre-amp taut against the "L" bracket, so there is no ground loop. Second, for indoor tests, you need a short piece of cable TV type coax with the F connectors on both ends (don't worry about overloading the receiver because of a short coax run, although Pixel do include some signal attenuators if this does prove to be a problem). Specs and length on that coax test-cable between the loop and the power-inserter-module doesn't matter much for indoor test purposes --- 6 to 10 feet long will do nicely. Last, you MAY want to have a short power-bar with an on-off switch. The Pro-1A is fed with one of those wall-warts, and while it doesn't get particularly warm, I like to turn the sucker off when the antenna isn't being used. Last, the Pro-1A kit comes with an RCA-to-PL239 (screw-on CB-type) connector, and if your set has other than that (like an Eton E1 or a Sony with a 3.5mm antenna input), you may need a suitable input adaptor. Fiddly Bits This isn't one of those antennas that you just throw together, while hanging off the top of the tower. While assembly is fairly straight- forward, still there are a number of washers and such that have to be identified and then assembled in the right order. And that means you want to do it where it's warm and dry and well-lit. Take your time with the assembly and make sure the various parts are in the right place, and none of the insulated washers are back-to-front, or you're going to end up with parts touching at the wrong point, and that could result in a short or a ground-loop. That said, this is an easy antenna to put together, and all the tougher parts come pre-assembled. There are various extra hardware bits, presumably for alternate mounting or alternate feed-lines, and most of the stuff is common North American thread, incase you lose a bolt or whatever. (Don't go losing the insulated washers!) The kit even comes with a weather-proofing package for the connector going into the pre-amp unit that runs down the mast, into the radio shack (a nice touch). Not Bash Proof Like many loop antennas, the "loop" part is deceptive in its size. When the box comes, it's light enough, and easy to haul off to your hatchback or van (a bit bulky if you are trying to fit it into a compact car, especially if it doesn't have a hatch). When you unpack the various bits, and lay them out on the ground, the loop itself looks a bit small-ish (unless you compare it to something like a Sony ANLP1 loop). When you get the sucker mounted on a piece of ABS plastic, so you can test it out (and gloat over all the new signals that you can hear), then the assembly seemingly starts to look bigger (OK, so it's just an optical illusion). Part of this is the vertical bulk, part is because you are reminded that the loop is somewhat fragile, going through doors or trying to set it up where there is low headroom. While the antenna assembly is nice and sturdy, it is intended to go 9 foot above the roof-line and anything around it, and out of the way of anything that might thump it. You are reminded of this, walking the test assembly around the house, cause the loop is big, and its not meant to go jousting with doorframes and furniture. Once it is finally placed outside, you are going to want to prevent it getting hit with falling branches or similar. If you have trees in the area that MIGHT shed branches in a storm, you may want to consider using a bit longer insulated (ABS, fiberglass, or non-ferrous) pole, and attaching it to the plastic vertical support rod that comes with the Pro-1A. Getting the Test Loop Running No fuss, no muss, bolt the thing together and tighten the various connectors, and plug it into the receiver. I just used heavy-duty twine to brace the over-sized lollypop loop-plus-ABS assembly between two chairs on the second floor --- nothing fancy. That room doesn't have metal foil insulation, does have big windows, and the loop is about 4 feet off the floor (maybe 20 feet off the ground, outside). Tune the receiver to any medium-strength shortwave station (preferable one you could "just" make out, with some strain, before) and WHAM! The signal is there in Spades, like it was broadcasting from your home town. Really. That said, there's a natural tendency when putting a new antenna on line, to immediately dial in to some of those oddball obscure stations like Mongolia or Solomon Islands (that you rarely, if ever hear), and expect to get brilliant audio right away, regardless of the time of day. That ain't gonna happen. But this Pro-1A is a really worthwhile investment, in terms of increased signal strength. I'd hazard a guess and say it gives a solid 6 dB (or more) gain over the Sony ANLP1 that I've been using to date. And it DOES bring in a number of new stations at respectable (identifiable) levels. It also uncovers a number of new mouse-squeaks that will all have to be explored with a bit of patience to ID them (but isn't that what SWL-ing is all about?). If you are used to some other indoor amplified antenna, or a longwire, then you are in for a treat, because a good loop antenna design is really really quiet. Good signal-to-noise, but much more quiet than something like a 60 foot random wire, or even an amplified whip. And the "nulling" capability means that you can turn the loop to reduce the effect of your neighbor's satellite TV dish, that hums like crazy in the rain, all over your reception. (The loop "null" is 90 degrees out of the hole of the donut, and your maximum signal is along the plane of the loop --- seems a bit counter-intuitive for newcomers to amplified loop designs). As a frame of reference, the little Sony loop is a marvel, folding up to 9 inches or so, and bringing in respectable signals from around 4.000 through 21.000 MHz. It's not so great below 3.5 MHz, but that's asking a lot. And it`s a bit of a pain, having to use the Sony's pre- selector for the band, but you get used to it. But at $110 or so (shipping extra) it is a good buy. But it is completely outclassed by the Pixel Pro-1A. No pre-selector needed from 100 kHz all the way up to 30 MHz, and whopping signals with very low noise. Now, the laws of Physics and radio wave propagation say that Outdoors, High-up, and Really Big will almost always beat Indoors, Relatively Low, and Kinda Compact, and the Pro-1A is no exception. But if you DON'T own an antenna farm with several Beverage antennas and a monster quad, then this might well be the best $400 you've put out on a compact shortwave antenna. Highly recommended. Especially for small lots, apartments, or ornamentally territorial wives. Umn, excuse me … gotta go to the local Ham fleamarket and look for a rotor. And the back of the detached garage is calling to me --- I think it needs some sort of a Christmas ornament (like a big `O'). (Bob Stewart, Hamilton Ont., ODXA yg via DXLD) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ NASA PROJECT AIMS TO PROTECT NORTH AMERICAN POWER GRID FROM SOLAR STORM DISASTER === NASA Science News 26 October 2010 Every hundred years or so, a solar storm comes along so potent it fills the skies of Earth with blood-red auroras, makes compass needles point in the wrong direction, and sends electric currents coursing through the planet's topsoil... Full story at http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/26oct_solarshield/ (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) ``Solar Shield`` forecasting program UPPER ATMOSPHERE SHRINKAGE DUE TO LESS SUN ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION? AND how, exactly, is Solar Cycle 24 doing? http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gqQ2yvtNqLI43Dct8Qq97JJcCKkQ (Franklin Seiberling, IA, Oct 26, DX LISTENING DIGEST) NEW METEOR SHOWER IN NOVEMBER? NASA Science News October 27, 2010 A pair of unusual fireballs over Canada and the south eastern USA have experts wondering if Comet Hartley 2 might produce a meteor shower in early November. Full story at http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/27oct_hartleyids/ Possibility of more radio "pings" and other propagation effects. (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) The geomagnetic field ranged from quiet to severe storm levels during the period. Geomagnetic activity was at predominantly quiet levels during 18 - 19 October due to a weak coronal hole high-speed stream (CHHSS). Predominantly quiet levels were observed from 19 / 2100- 22/2100 UTC, with a single period of active conditions at high latitudes between 20/1200-1500 UTC. A disappearing filament was observed at approximately 2300 UTC on 20 October (S24W63). On 22 October, observations from the ACE spacecraft indicated the arrival of a recurrent CHHSS with solar wind velocities increasing from 349-545 km/s, following a rise in solar wind density with the IMF Bt intensity peak at 10.7 nT at 22/1948 UTC and the Bz component of the IMF reaching a maximum deflection of -8.3 nT at 22/2006 UTC. Activity increased to predominantly unsettled to active levels on 23 October, with major to severe storm periods at high latitudes from 23/0900-1500 UTC. The solar wind velocities observed at the ACE spacecraft were approximately 650 km/s during this period. Mostly unsettled to active conditions were observed from 23/2100 to 24/2100 as the effects of the CHHSS continued. FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 27 OCT - 22 NOV 2010 Solar activity is expected to be at predominantly very low to low levels. The possibility for intervals of low level activity depends on the emergence of new sunspot groups. Recurrence would suggest possible increases for 05-15 November (return of old Region 1112) and 14-16 November (return of old Region 1117). No proton events are expected at geosynchronous orbit. The greater than 2 MeV electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at moderate levels through 28 October and then return to normal levels for the rest of the period as the effects from the CHHSS subside and the solar wind velocities decrease. The geomagnetic field is expected to be at mostly quiet to unsettled levels at all latitudes through 27 October as the effects of the CHHSS wane. Quiet conditions are then expected to prevail until 01 November. Quiet to unsettled conditions are expected on 02 November when another CHHSS moves into a geoeffective position. Mostly quiet levels are expected from 03 - 17 November. Predominantly unsettled to active conditions with periods of minor to major storming at high latitudes are expected for the remainder of the forecast period due to a recurrent CHHSS. :Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt :Issued: 2010 Oct 26 2025 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 Oct 26 # # UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest # Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index 2010 Oct 27 84 7 2 2010 Oct 28 84 5 2 2010 Oct 29 84 5 2 2010 Oct 30 84 5 2 2010 Oct 31 82 5 2 2010 Nov 01 82 5 2 2010 Nov 02 82 8 3 2010 Nov 03 75 5 2 2010 Nov 04 75 5 2 2010 Nov 05 80 5 2 2010 Nov 06 80 5 2 2010 Nov 07 80 5 2 2010 Nov 08 80 5 2 2010 Nov 09 80 5 2 2010 Nov 10 80 5 2 2010 Nov 11 80 5 2 2010 Nov 12 85 5 2 2010 Nov 13 85 5 2 2010 Nov 14 88 5 2 2010 Nov 15 88 5 2 2010 Nov 16 88 5 2 2010 Nov 17 85 5 2 2010 Nov 18 85 8 3 2010 Nov 19 82 20 4 2010 Nov 20 82 15 3 2010 Nov 21 80 10 3 2010 Nov 22 80 8 3 (SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DXLD) TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING ++++++++++++++++++++++++ As for November 2, I predict that you will be sorry if the Republicans are allowed further to block what progress we have made (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1536, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ###