DX LISTENING DIGEST 10-44, November 3, 2010
Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
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WORLD OF RADIO 1537 HEADLINES:
*New schedules from Alaska, Belarus, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Greece,
Korea, Portugal, Pridnestrovye, Serbia, Thailand, Ukraine
*DX news from Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, Germany,
Guatemala, Djibouti, Iran, New Zealand, Slovakia, Spain, Sri Lanka,
Sweden, USA, Western Sahara
*Specials from Austria, New Jersey
SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1537, November 4-10, 2010
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 0900 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 9510
[second, fourth, fifth Saturdays, maybe]
Sat 1400 WRMI 9955
Sat 1600 WWCR2 12160
Sat 1730 WRMI 9955
Sat 1900 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 7290
Sun 0230 WWCR3 4840
Sun 0630 WWCR1 3215
[then unDST shifts in effect; see below]
WORLD OF RADIO SHORTWAVE SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 6
Wed 1630 WRMI 9955 [hoped to be first airing]
Wed 2000 WBCQ 7415
Thu 0430 WRMI 9955 [NEW]
Thu 1600 WRMI 9955 [often first SW airing]
Thu 2000 WBCQ 7415
Thu 2200 WRMI 9955
Fri 0430 WWRB 3185
Fri 1530 WRMI 9955
Fri 2130 WWCR1 7465 [ex-15825, we think]
Sat 0900 WRMI 9955
Sat 0900 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 9510 [usually ~2nd, 4th, 5th Sats]
Sat 1500 WRMI 9955
Sat 1700 WWCR2 12160
Sat 1830 WRMI 9955
Sat 1900 IPAR/IRRS/NEXUS/IBA 7290
Sun 0330 WWCR3 4840
Sun 0730 WWCR1 3215
Sun 0900 WRMI 9955
Sun 1630 WRMI 9955
Sun 1830 WRMI 9955
Tue 1630 WRMI 9955
Tue 2000 WBCQ 7415
Tue 2330 WRMI 9955
Wed 0130 WRMI 9955
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NOTE: we have been overwhelmed by too much material, so this issue
does not include all the SW info received by Nov 3, and even less of
the non-SW info during the preceding week, but want to get this issue
out following WOR 1537 without further delay. We hope to get caught up
with subsequent issue(s). (Glenn)
** AFGHANISTAN [non]. Re 10-43: Glenn, Re: Radio Sedaye Zindagi --- My
Persian grammar says "zendegi" means "life", and that seems to make
more sense. "Today" is "emruz" in Persian. The intermediate vowels in
zendegi are not written in the Persian-Arabic script, so they may be
variable or "transliterated" variably. The stem of zendegi is "zende",
meaning "alive" (Olle Alm, Sweden, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ALASKA. KNLS B-10 Schedule November 1
0800-0900 on 9655 in Russian
0900-1000 on 9655 in Chinese
1000-1100 on 9615 in English
1100-1200 on 9615 in Chinese
1200-1300 on 9615 in English
1300-1400 on 9680 in Chinese
1400-1500 on 9615 in Chinese
1500-1600 on 9655 in English
1600-1700 on 6120 in Russian
1700-1800 on 6120 in Russian
Only one transmitter is on air. 73!
(Ivo Ivanov, Bulgaria, Nov 2 WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
As we predicted, 7300 was a non-starter, being half in the 40m
hamband. KNLS keep putting up long in advance what are really
tentative schedules (Glenn Hauser, DXLD)
** ALBANIA. Winter B-10 schedule of Radio Tirana:
Albanian Daily
0000-0130 6130 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to NoAm
0000-0130 7425 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm
0730-0900 1458vFLA 500 kW / 338 deg to WeEu
0730-0900 7390 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu
0901-1000 1395 FLA 500 kW / 033 deg to WeEu
0901-1000 7390 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu
1500-1630 1458vFLA 500 kW / non-dir to WeEu
2130-2300 5970 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu
2130-2300 7435 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm
English Tue-Sun
0130-0145 6130 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to NoAm
0245-0300 6130 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to NoAm
0330-0400 6100 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to NoAm
0430-0500 6100 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to NoAm
English Mon-Sat
1530-1600 13640 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm
1945-2000 7465 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to U.K.
1945-2000 11635 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm
2100-2130 7530 SHI 100 kW / 300 deg to U.K.
2100-2130 9895 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to NoAm
German Mon-Sat
1901-1930 1458vFLA 500 kW / 338 deg to Germany
2031-2100 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to Germany
Greek Mon-Sat
1645-1700 1458vFLA 500 kW / non-dir to Greece
French Mon-Sat
1830-1900 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to France
2001-2030 7465 SHI 100 kW / 310 deg to France
Italian Mon-Sat
1800-1830 6000 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to Italy
2001-2030 6000 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to Italy
Serbian Mon-Sat
1900-1915 6040 SHI 100 kW / non-dir to Serbia
2115-2130 1458vFLA 500 kW / 004 deg to Serbia
Turkish Mon-Sat
1930-2000 1458vFLA 500 kW / non-dir to Turkey
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 30 via DXLD)
[and non]. Checking R. Tirana on new B-10 frequencies and times to
North America:
At 1530 Nov 1, English on 13640, fair signal but undermodulated as
usual. No co-channel interference (CCI), nor adjacent channel
interference (ACI) tho there are very weak signals on 13635 and 13645.
Aoki says 13645 is AIR Gujrati service via Bangalore; nothing listed
on 13635.
At 1945 on portable, English on 7465 inaudible but not surprising as
for Europe; 11635 fair with correct new schedule, no CCI nor ACI.
Should have been sufficient on home rig with longwire.
At 2100 on portable, English on 7530 poor but better than very poor
9895; however, no ACI nor CCI. Which will do better should vary here
depending on daily MUF fluxuations. Primarily for Europe, anyway.
At 2143 on portable, Albanian on 7435 very poor but no ACI or CCI;
inaudible vs noise level on 5970 for Europe, 2130-2300 broadcast.
At 0002 UT Nov 2, Albanian on 7425 better than 6130, both fair.
Nothing on 7420, but something weaker in Russian on 7430 which is VOR
via Armenia to Europe, Central America, Caribbean and Mexico.
6130 has only lite CCI, not sure what; adjacent channels not strong
enough to bother, with Bolivia causing het to something on 6135
presumably VOR to South America via Tajikistan, and two or three weak
stations on 6125, mainly Spain to South America but quite poor and
fluttery.
By 0058, the unID CCI on 6130 was a little worse, possibly Laos or
more likely Tibet, but we probably can`t do better on primetime 49m
than share with something on the other worldside.
At 0130, 6130 opens in English, fair signal and not hearing the CCI
now. Not yet checked are 6130 for English at 0245; 6100 for English at
0330 and 0400, but on UT Monday, Tirana`s night off, they seemed to be
clear enough.
Checking out the remainder of R. Tirana`s English broadcasts, on new
B-10 schedule, continued from last report:
At 0248 Nov 2, 6130 is good with no CCI or ACI [0245-0300]
At 0343 Nov 2, 6100 is good with no CCI or ACI [0330-0400]
At 0429 Nov 2, 6100 is even better with no CCI or ACI [0430-0500].
At 1555 Nov 2, 13640 poor propagation today, but still no QRM [1530-
1600] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANGOLA. 4950, R. Nacional de Angola, Mulenvos. October 31, 0546-
0606 African music selections, male in Portuguse “Angola, 35 anos de
independência; República de Angola, 35 anos”, “R. Nacional de Angola”,
time pips on top of the hour, news program “serviço de utilidade
pública da R.N.A.”. Static, 35333 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec – Embu SP
Brasil - Sony SW40 - Dipole 18m, 32m, Longwire 22m, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANGUILLA [and non]. 11775, Nov 1 at 1501 under DGS something else
religious opening with ``Chariots of Fire`` theme. Scheduled as AWR
Turkish via AUSTRIA; Christians vs Christians (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** ANTARCTICA [and non]. 15476, LRA36 carrier detectable Friday Oct 29
at 1340, much weaker than UK on 15480.
15476, Monday Nov 1 at 1354, carrier JBA but steadier than stronger
and flutterier neighbor 15480 which is now Turkey until 1400, and
Democratic V. of Burma via Armenia after 1430.
Most weekday mornings I manage to pull a carrier from LRA36, 15476,
but a while since any audio. Nov 2 at 1324 could detect a YL speaking
a few words of Spanish before fading down. It was S7 peaking briefly
to S9+5. Those closer to Europe with a 15480 QRM problem should try
between 1400 and 1430.
15476, LRA36, Nov 3 at 1350, barely heard carrier and then a bit of
music, weaker than Turkey 15480. As always, I make sure it`s on 15476,
not 15475, tho nothing is scheduled on the latter (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ARGENTINA. 11710.66, 28/10, RAE, Argentina, talks but very weak,
QRM from Radio Veritas 11710 [time missing but RVA was on 11710 in A-
10 only at 0030-0100 --- gh] (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia.
Perseus, T2FD 15 meters long, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ASCENSION. 21840, The highest frequency in B-10, YFR in English to
southern Africa, 15-16 UT Oct 31, S=6-7 in Germany. 73 wb (Wolfgang
Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. Correction to DX LISTENING DIGEST 10-39, September 29,
2010: ``1701, Radio Tirana? [sic], Brisbane QLD. 400 W, Hindi language
station. Address is 5 Cheviot Pl, Sinnamon Park 4073 QLD (John Wright,
Oct Australian DX News via DXLD)``
The station is called Radio Brisvaani, not Radio Tirana
http://www.brisvaani.com/
Regards (Matt Callaghan, Brisbane, Oct 3, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** AUSTRALIA. 2368.483, 18.10 1700, R Symban, Sydney. On Oct 18th very
good signal S9+10 db. When compared on Oct 28th with NRD515 vs
Perseus: NRD515 almost readable while Perseus poor with more noise.
The sensitivity and s/n with the old NRD515 really better (It was used
for the first time for about a year when we tested it with a fellow
DXer who actually bought it right after the test!) (Tarmo Kontro: QTH:
Kungsböle, Lovisa, Sweden, Perseus, SDRs: IQ and 14. BOG 300 m at 40
degrees; longwire 120 m at 320 degrees.
http://kingsvillagedx.blogspot.com/ SW Bulletin Oct 31 via DXLD)
** AUSTRALIA [and non]. RA has new QRM problems for B-10: Oct 31 at
1256, only 9580 is audible, while 9590 is covered by Chinese music,
and 9560 has CRI in Chinese via Sackville // 9570 via Cuba. I can`t
even tell if RA is still using 9590, altho it is on the schedule. At
1301, it and 9560 become audible // 9580. 9590 until 1300 is scheduled
for CRI Russian aimed northwest.
5995 at 1358 had mix of YFR theme and Waltzing Matilda. We now have
Brandon 10 kW at 12-14 in DRM, but Shep 100 kW AM about to take over
until 1800 at 30 degrees; while YFR is Petropavlovsk/Kamchatsky,
RUSSIA at 11-15, 250 kW, 244 degrees (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** AUSTRIA. Special SW broadcast via the 100 kW Moosbrunn transmitter
will be on 7 and 14 November [Sundays]:
1000-1030 6155 to Europe
1600-1630 17620 to N America
Amateur radio station OE50ARMS will operate in SSB after the above
transmissions on 7120 for Eu, 14210 for USA [sic]. QSLs via oe4grc @
amrs.at The broadcast commemorates the 50th anniversary of the
Austrian Military Radio Society; further details at http://www.amrs.at
(Mike Barraclough/Wolfgang Büschel, Nov BDXC-UK Communication via
WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DXLD)
** BAHRAIN. 9745, R. Bahrain. Commercial program in Arabic, ads and
jingle with sound reverberation like echo “Huna, Huna, Huna…. Bahrain,
Bahrain….” At 0225 on 22/10. In AM mode (Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria
(Song ICF-2001, Marconi antenna), Nov Australian DX News via DXLD)
** BANGLADESH. Re 10-43: 4750, Bangladesh Betar, 1251, Oct 31. Caught
the tail end of a segment in English (news?); 1253 into presumed
Bengali; many IDs; mixing with CNR1; at times almost fair; tuned out
1309. Certainly seems they have more news segments in English than
those listed in WRTH.
4750, Bangladesh Betar, 1235-1242, Nov 1. This is indeed their Monday
schedule for news in English, but unable to confirm if it’s the
SAARC’s news. “Assalamu alaikum. This is Bangladesh Betar”; Bangladesh
and India signed a memorandum of understanding on “Border Haats”, a
traditional commodity market, in the border areas of the two countries
to promote trade; many persons drowned and others are missing when an
overcrowded ferry capsized “120 kilometers south of Kolkata, the
capital of the Indian State of West Bengal”; mixing with CNR1; RRI
Makassar continues off the air. Too much QRM to hear PBS Qinghai, if
they were here (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg
via WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BELARUS. Winter B-10 of Radio Belarus
Belarussian HS-1 SW, only high power
0500-0800 7255 MNS 250 kW / 075 deg
1600-1800 7255 MNS 250 kW / 075 deg
1600-2200 6080 MNS 150 kW / 130 deg
1600-2200 6115 MNS 075 kW / non-dir
Belarussian
1200-1500 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1200-1500 7390 MNS 150 kW / 245 deg
Russian
1500-1700 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1500-1700 7390 MNS 150 kW / 245 deg
Polish
1700-1900 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1700-1900 7390 MNS 150 kW / 245 deg
1805-1900 6155 MNS 250 kW / 255 deg
German#
1900-2100 6155 MNS 250 kW / 255 deg
1900-2100 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
1900-2100 7390 MNS 150 kW / 245 deg
English&
2100-2300 6155 MNS 250 kW / 255 deg
2100-2300 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
2100-2300 7390 MNS 150 kW / 245 deg
Russian
2300-2400 6155 MNS 250 kW / 252 deg
2300-2400 7360 MNS 075 kW / 270 deg
2300-2400 7390 MNS 150 kW / 245 deg
# French Sun 2040-2100;
& Spanish Sun 2100-2120.
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 30 via WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DXLD)
It is said that the odd 75 kW power results from fifteen former 5 kW
jamming transmitters being combined (gh, DXLD)
** BELARUS. NEW 6010.00, 2345-2355, Tue 26.10, Belaruskaje Radyjo,
Brest. Belarusian ann, local pop songs, late broadcast 34433 heard //
Hrodna 6040, Brest 6070 and Hrodna 7280.
NEW 6040.00, 2230-2335 Thu 28.10, Belaruskaje Radyjo, Hrodna
Belarusian ann, pop songs in Belarusian and English, late broadcast,
45444 heard // Brest 6010, Brest 6070 and Mahilio? 7235, all with
weaker signals (Anker Petersen, done in Skovlunde, Denmark with an AOR
AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg
via DXLD)
** BOLIVIA. 4699.97, R. San Miguel, 0948, fair with talk by a man,
then into local ballads at 0950. Noted tentative reception of Radio
Yura at the same time on 4716.7. 27 October (David Sharp, NSW
Australia: FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-2010, ICF-SW7600GR, Timewave
599zx, MW-550P, etc., dxldyg via DXLD)
** BOLIVIA. 5952.48, 28/10 0008, Emisora Pio XII, politics, good
modulation, weak.
6134.79, 28/10, Radio Santa Cruz, Bolivia, sport live, weak but clear
(Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia. Perseus, T2FD 15 meters long,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Time missing
6134.82, 2350-0020 27+28.10, R Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
Spanish songs, talks and report from an event, 33443. Heterodyne from
Brazil (Anker Petersen, done in Skovlunde, Denmark with an AOR
AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, via Dario Monferini, playdx yg
via DXLD)
** BONAIRE. 6195, NHK World Radio Japón, Oct 31 at 0516 in Spanish,
ex-6080. The 0500 RNW Dutch relay via Bonaire on 6165 is gone, moved
one hour later to 0600. This means that there is no longer a
possibility of a leapfrog mixing product on 6250 confusing Spanish for
Equatorial Guinea since 6195 is the only Bonaire frequency on the air
during this hour. See also CHAD.
From RN`s B-10 online schedule I have extracted all the 6 MHz-band
Bonaire entries, to facilitate future computation of leapfrog mixing
products --- whenever the times overlap, those could appear, most
obviously if they fall above 6200 or below 5900:
2359 0027 6145 180 RNW Nld 1234567 sAMn/CAR
2359 0157 6165 210 RNW Spa 1234567 cAM/sAMnw
0059 0127 6190 341 RNW Nld 1234567 nAMe
0159 0357 6165 305 RNW Spa 1234567 MEX/cAM
0229 0250 6040 341 VAT Fra 1234567 nAMe
0259 0327 6100 335 RNW Nld 1234567 nAMc
0329 0357 6195 210 RNW Nld 1234567 sAMnw
0359 0427 6165 305 RNW Nld 1234567 MexECarSUSA
0400 0430 6195 210 NHK Spa 1234567 sAMnw
0500 0530 6195 290 NHK Spa 1234567 MEX
0559 0627 6165 320 RNW Nld 1234567 nAMw
0929 1000 6020 110 RNW Nld 234567 SUR
1000 1030 6195 210 NHK Spa 1234567 sAMn
1000 1200 5905 180 DWL Ger 1234567 CAR
1059 1127 6165 320 RNW Spa 1234567 CAR/Florida
1129 1157 6165 210 RNW Spa 1234567 Colombia
1159 1227 6165 180 RNW Spa 1234567 Venezuela
If I have a spare moment, I might go ahead and compute all the
possible leapfrog times and frequencies from this. The same thing
could be done with Sackville on 49m (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. Confirmação recebida_Rádio Alvorada OT --- Amigos, Mais um
resultado dos envios de PPCs chegou À minha caixa de correio hoje:
Rádio Alvorada, de Londrina (OT):
4865 kHz - Rádio Alvorada
Recebido cartão QSL (PPC)
23 dias (com PPC), após algumas algumas tentativas sem PPC.
V/S: Alcindo Buranello, Gerente Adm
IR enviado por correio, com PPC e SASE.
QTH: Rádio Alvorada - Rua Dom Bosco, 145 --- Jardim Dom Bosco -
Londrina/PR - 86060-340
Como de praxe. Em breve estará no http://pqslfabricio.blogspot.com/
Forte 73 a todos (Fabricio Andrade Silva, Tubarão - SC, PP5002SWL, Oct
28, radioescutas yg via DXLD)
** BRAZIL. 5990, 22/10 2050-2105*, Radio Senado, music, news, signal
off 2105 (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia. Perseus, T2FD 15
meters long, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. Preste atenção na interferência entre as frequência de
6185 ou 6190 kHz. Note que o ruído deve vir do TX da Band SP gerada
pela frequência de 6090 kHz, pois ouvem-se os sinais que são da
Bandeirantes SP em meio à ruideira. Quando a Nacional voltar com sua
QRG em 6185 kHz, haverá uma sobreposição de áudios. 73 (Luiz Chaine
Neto, Limeira SP, 27-10-2010, radioescutas yg via DXLD)
Ainda sobre interferências em 49 metros --- Parece que a
Band[eirantes] SP não quer dar manuteñção em seu transmissor de 6090
kHz para que não haja mais os indesejáveis ruídos pela faixa,
principalmente em 5995 kHz e entre 6180 e 6195 kHz. Nestas cercanias,
ouve-se até a programação da emissora. Enviei e-mails aos montes,
porém eles caem em um "buraco negro" e ficam sem resposta. As soluções
estão longe de ser atendidas. 73 (Luiz Chaine Neto, Limeira SP, 28-
10-2010 quinta, radioescutas yg via DXLD)
[and non]. 6185, XEPPM Spanish in the clear, Oct 31 at 0517, no RNA
here, but still active on F-G 11780 at 0535 check, this overnight
schedule funxioning UT Sundays only. Brazilians have also been
reporting 6185 missing. And I have never heard the Bandeirantes spurs
that are such a problem down there (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 15189.68, Rádio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, Minas
Gerais. 2200-2216 October 25, 2010. Tune-in just in time for nice,
long canned ID by male with frequencies, jazzy Brazilian vocals.
Presumed WYFR 15190 QRM, but not a big problem when in LSB, as most
pieces of WYFR were skipping over due to close proximity (Terry
Krueger, Clearwater FL, Equipment (in general order of use): JRC NRD-
535; ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A; DX LISTENING DIGEST)
BRASIL: 15189.7, ZYE522 Rádio Inconfidência; 2208-2232+, 25-Oct; Same
or similar futebol promo repeated over & over for 10+ minutes with
Goooooool; 2218 into ad/commentary/phone calls segment with ID before
calls. All in Portuguese. SIO=333 in LSB; hetting with WYFR Family
Radio via Okeechobee on 15190, also in Portuguese. Inconfidência much
better in LSB than WYFR in USB (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake
R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
15189.65, R. Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte MG, 0430-0505 UT on 26
Oct'10, an unexpected opening with a great signal (up to S7) and
excellent modulation here in the middle of Europe. Almost inaudible at
0430 but improving with a peak at 0500. Then going down again; at 0520
the channel was clear! Frequent "Inconfidência" pre-recorded IDs. At
the TOH a complete ID ceremony with all frequencies including 15190
kHz, surprisingly in Spanish! (Karel Honzik, CZECHIA, Oct 26, wwdxc
BC-DX TopNews Oct 29 via DXLD)
Inconfidência responde com QSL --- Agora a pouco estava ouvindo a
Inconfidência em 15190 kHz, entre 1505 e 1515 UTC, com bastante
variação do sinal, mas em alguns momentos chegando muito bem. Utilizei
o Degen 1121 e sua antena telescópica. 73's (Alexandre Sancanauta, 28
Oct, São Carlos-SP http://pu2pkb.blogspot.com radioescutas yg via
DXLD)
15189.62, Rádio Inconfidência, 2135-2159, Oct 28, Portuguese talk.
Short music breaks. Poor to fair with some adjacent channel splatter.
Covered by WYFR at their 2159 sign on (Brian Alexander, PA, DX
Listening Digest)
Amigos, ontem à noite, por volta das 2340 UTC, a Inconfidência estava
com sinal regular nos 15190 KHz aqui em Belo Horizonte. Eu escutei
reportagens e entrevistas ao final do jogo entre o Atlético MG x
Palmeiras. 73's! (Davi Lucas Pinto se Sousa, BH MG, 28 Oct, ibid.)
BRASIL, 15190, Radio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, 1101-1156, 29-10,
locutor, portugués, comentarios, "O terminal ferroviário", "9 horas 3
minutos", "Nesta sexta-feira", "9 horas 10 minutos", comentario sobre
club de fútbol Flamengo "Bruninho, filho do jogador do Flamengo",
identificación: "Você está na rede Inconfidência de Rádio", "Espaço
aberto", canción de Whitney Houston "I have nothing", 1125, programa
"Universo Fantástico", sobre el planeta Marte, identificación por
locutora: "Inconfidência, a radio pública de Minas Gerais,
Inconfidência para você e sua família, Inconfidência, noite e dia, 9
horas 33 minutos". A las 1156 eclipsada por emisoras internacionales
en la misma frecuencia. Buena señal, 34443 variando a 24322.
Se vuelve escuchar entre 1400-1500, 29-10, anuncios comerciales,
locutor, locutora: "Programa saúde da manhã", "Radio 45 informa, o
discurso do Papa na manhã de domingo, por Inconfidência", "Eleições
em Minas Gerais", a las 1442 programa "Palabra de médico". Buena
señal, 34433 variando a 24322. Ni rastro de Radio Africa hoy (Manuel
Méndez, Lugo, España, Escucha realizada en Friol, Sony ICF SW 7600 G,
Antena de cable, 10 metros, orientada WSW, DX LISTENINGN DIGEST)
According to my own observations there are in fact two reception
windows during the day here in the middle of Europe:
- in the morning 0830-1030 UT (free channel 0900-0930)
- in the afternoon 1530-1730 UT
[this was A-10; situation likely different for windows in B-10 – gh]
The third reception window during which I heard Radio Inconfidência
very well was between 0445-0500 UT (OCT 26, 2010) but it did not
repeat on the next morning. It was a sort of an anomaly because at
that time no reception should be possible from South America on 15 MHz
in OCT/NOV according to propagation curves. I was very pleased with
that very short window with an excellent signal!
I am preparing an extensive material on Radio Inconfidência incl.
recordings for my blog: http://radio-dx-blog-kh.blogspot.com/
(Karel Honzik, CZECHIA, Oct 30, HCDX via DXLD) Altho it`s in Czech,
has some good clips including IDs in Spanish, English, illos. #3, the
English one, is not off shortwave (gh)
15189.62, Rádio Inconfidência, 2140-2159, Oct 29, Portuguese talk.
Poor to fair in noisy conditions. Covered by WYFR at their 2159 sign
on (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
BRASIL, 15189.7, Rádio Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte, 1400-1407, 30-
10, locutor, comentarios, portugués, canciones, identificación:
"Inconfidência", locutora. 14321. También escuchada 0818-0835, 31-10,
programa "Trem Caipira", canciones brasileñas y comentarios por
locutor, identificación: "Trem Caipira, Inconfidencia". 24322 (Manuel
Méndez, Lugo, España, Escuchas realizadas en casco urbano de Lugo,
Grundig Satellit 500 y Sony ICF SW 7600G, Antena de cable, 8 metros,
WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Now that WYFR is off 15190 in the 2200-2445 UT period, we have a clear
shot at reactivated R. Inconfidência, Belo Horizonte. Nov 3 at 2342
there is a weak signal with that Brazilian enthusiasm on 15189.7,
where it has been measured lately by others, tho has also varied to hi
side of 15190 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
BRASIL: 6010, ZYE521, Radio Inconfidência; 2206, 30-Oct; M in
Portuguese with either preaching or game call (hard to tell difference
sometime); based on previous logs, presume sports. Heard one shouted
"Inconfidência". Fair // 15189.7 ZYE522 (Harold Frodge, Midland MI,
USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW,
WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** BRAZIL. 28545-USB, Oct 30 at 2135, ham contester kept giving own
callsign every few sex, but awful modulation caused by misadjusted
vox. Sounded like call was whisky five golf, W5G, but unseems an
American. Then could hear another fonetik before the W, garbled with
first syllable cut off; was it alfa? No hit at QRZ.com. Going up the
alfabet, I bet it`s papa:
PW5G
SPECIAL CONTEST CALL SIGN (op: PP5WG - WALTER) Qsl only direct via
PP5VB
Mr. Vantuil Barbosa - PP5VB
Caixa Postal: 13 - IMBITUBA/SC - CEP: 88.780-000,
Brazil
Especially since 10m was open from Brasil, lots of signals 28.3-28.5
MHz, next one being at 2142 on 28434+, ZW5B:
ZW5B
ARAUCARIA DX GROUP
QSL MANAGER K3IRV,
Brazil
I had tried 12m first and found no activity, so was surprised at all
the stuff on 10; however, GUF on 21690 was inbooming, OSOB (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. Radio Canada International B10 technical skeds:
31.10.2010 - 07.11.2010 & 13.03.2011 - 27.03.2011 [CONFUSION WEEKS]
http://www.rcinet.ca/english/illustration/schedule/Jor00A_RCI-TECH-TRANS-B10-ENG.pdf
07.11.2010 - 13.03.2011:
http://www.rcinet.ca/english/illustration/schedule/0frMGx_RCI-TECH-B10-ENG.pdf
------
73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, dxldyg via DXLD;
also via Bill Westenhaver, RCI, DXLD)
The first remarkable thing is the new Tinang transmission. A new
airtime exchange agreement with IBB, which would the other way round
mean that as of Sunday one hour of Radio Martí or VOA will be carried
via Sackville, as it would have been necessary anyway if the closure
of Greenville would not have been postponed?
The other remarkable thing is that not only Hörby goes away (in fact
Tinang is a direct replacement), also no Emirler transmission shows up
anymore, so presumably there will be no TRT via Sackville anymore as
well. Which of the two sides has lost the interest in continuing the
airtime swap? (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 28, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CANADA [and non]. R. Canada Int[ernational, or ernal?]
Schedule: 7 Nov 2010 to 13 March 2011
*******************************
Arabic
0300-0359 ME 6025sm
0400-0459 ME 5995sm 7265sk
1204-1304 NAM 7325
2000-2059 ME 11865 13650
2004-2104 NAM 9610
English
0000-0057 seAS 9880ku
0004-0104 NAM tu-sa: 9755
0104-0204 NAM 9755
1500-1557 India 9635xi 11975ur
1604-1704 NAM 9610 9800/DRM
1704-1804 NAM 9610 9800/DRM
1800-1859 AF 9740ka 11845sm 15365 17790
French
1804-1904 NAM 9610 9800/DRM
1900-1959 AF 9670sk 9770ka 11945sk 13650 15365 17790
1904-2004 NAM 9610 9800/DRM
2100-2159 nAF 11845 15365
2104-2204 NAM 6100
2300-2329 AS/China 6160ki
Mandarin
0000-0059 China 9565km 11785km 12015ph -- WORLD OF RADIO 1537
0204-0304 NAM 9755
1100-1159 China 9490ph 9570ki
1404-1504 NAM 9610
1500-1559 China 5965ya 9560ya
2200-2259 China 6160ki
2204-2304 NAM 6100
Portuguese
0004-0104 NAM su-mo: 9755
2000-2059 Brazil fr-su: 15305 17765
2100-2159 Brazil fr-su: 15305 17765
2200-2259 Brazil fr-su: 11990 15305
Russian
1504-1604 NAM 9610 9800/DRM
1600-1629 Russ. 9830sm 11935sm
1700-1729 Russ. 9555ra 11935wo
Spanish
0000-0059 SAM/Car 11990 13700
0100-0159 Mexico 6100
0200-0259 Mexico 9800
0304-0404 NAM 9755
1304-1404 NAM 7325
2300-2359 SAM 9785 11940/11990@
2304-2359 NAM 6100
[WEEKS OF CONFUSION ONLY:]
Schedule: 31 October to 7 November 2010 and
13 March to 27 March 2011
************************************
Arabic
0300-0359 ME 6025sm
0400-0459 ME 5995sm 7265sk
1104-1204 NAM 7325
1904-2004 NAM 9610
2000-2059 ME 11865 13650
English
0000-0057 seAS 9880ku
0004-0104 NAM 9755
1500-1557 India 9635xi 11975ur
1504-1604 NAM 9610 9800/DRM
1604-1704 NAM 9610 9800/DRM
1800-1859 AF 9740ka 11845sm 15365 17790
2304-0004 NAM mo-fr: 9755
French
1704-1804 NAM 9610 9800/DRM
1804-1904 NAM 9610 9800/DRM
1900-1959 AF 9670sk 9770ka 11945sk 13650 15365 17790
2004-2104 NAM 6100
2100-2159 nAF 11845 15365
2300-2329 AS/China 6160ki
Mandarin
0000-0059 China 9565km 11785km 12015ph
0104-0204 NAM 9755
1100-1159 China 9490ph 9570ki
1305-1404 NAM 9610
1500-1559 China 5965ya 9560ya
2104-2204 NAM 6100
2200-2259 China 6160ki
Portuguese
2000-2059 Brazil fr-su: 15305 17765
2100-2159 Brazil fr-su: 15305 17765
2200-2259 Brazil fr-su: 11990 15305
2304-0004 NAM sa-su: 9755
Russian
1404-1504 NAM 9610 9800/DRM
1600-1629 Russ. 9830sm 11935sm
1700-1729 Russ. 9555ra 11935wo
Spanish
0000-0059 SAM/Car 11990 13700
0100-0159 Mexico 6100
0200-0259 Mexico 9800
0324-0304 NAM 9755
1205-1304 NAM 7325
2204-2259 NAM 6100
2300-2359 SAM 9785 11940/11990@
@: The "Technical"sked shows 11940, while the
"Shortwave/Broadcast" sked shows 11990.
Transmitters:
ka = Kashi,
ki = Kimhae,
ku = Kunming,
ph = Tinang,
ra = Rampisham
sk = Skelton
sm = Vatican
ur = Urumqi
ya = Yamata
(RCI Website, thanks to link by Alexey Zinevich in dxldyg, extracted
and retyped from PDF file by Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, dxldyg via
DXLD)
Re: Schedule: 7 Nov 2010 to 13 March 2011
Russian 1504-1604 NAM 9610 9800/DRM
This DRM transmission is indicated in "Short wave" schedule only.
Schedule: 31 October to 7 November 2010 and 13 March to 27 March 2011
Russian 1404-1504 NAM 9610 9800/DRM
Can't find this DRM transmission anywhere. "Technical schedules" show
only 3 transmissions in English/French. It's very strange that RCI
can't compile correct schedule without these odds (Aleksandr
Diadischev, Ukraine, Oct 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I find it so odd that RCI would have 3 transmissions of the Chinese
program to North America. I don't see any members of the Taiwanese
community or Chinese community tuning into SW for RCI or SW in general
(Keith Perron, ex-RCI, Taiwan, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
It's simply http://www.sirius.com/rciplus
On shortwave they delay it by four minutes for reasons I never saw
explained, beyond the obvious guess that it may have something to do
with the contract between CBC and Sirius. Or has the Sirius output
these odd start times as well?
Now would members of these immigrant communities tune into RCI plus
via Sirius? (Kai Ludwig, ibid.)
Satellite broadcasts are not delayed. I listen to them whenever I get
a rental car with Sirius radio in it ;) I believe that's the only way
to hear a Russian language program on Sirius. The same is true for
Arabic, Chinese and Portuguese (Sergei S., ibid.)
Having worked at CHMB 1320am. The Chinese communities in Canada and
the US as elsewhere don't need stations like RCI. They have a large
number of satellite channels to watch. If they want news the vast
majority either watch Phoenix, TVB or any one of the 100+ satellite
channels from Hong Kong, Taiwan and China.
If you look at the Chinese audiences that live overseas it has been
shown that more than 80% watch television. If they want radio they
tune to local Chinese stations in Vancouver, Seattle, San Fran, LA, NY
or what ever country they are in. This is not so unusual. If you look
at radio figures for listeners in Taiwan from the latest Neilsen it
dropped 17% since 2008, 22% listen to radio less than 2 hours a week.
The vast majority of radio listeners in Taiwan are taxi drivers. But
this has changed since 2008 as now all taxi have had installed
televisions.
This is the same trend your finding in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia,
Thailand. For China it's a little different. 1st tier cities like
Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou have had major drops in radio
figures since 2005 a drop in some cases as high as 60%. In 2nd tier
cities like Dalian, and others half that amount, and 3rd tier cities
it's only starting to drop as people have access to satellite
television.
The only people I can see tuning into RCI's token Chinese program in
the US would maybe be a small handful of people. As there is no other
reason for the community to tune in. Learn about Canada? Why? They are
just not interested. They want local news from what ever area they
live in or from home.
No I'm not knocking RCI Chinese program. Infact if you speak Chinese
it is a million times better than and of the English and French
programming they have. More news about Canada and more informative. If
RCI was serious about doing good programming they would take the
budget they use to relay Chinese to North America and spend it on the
Eng and FR programs. They could even learn a thing or two on how to
report in Canada (Keith Perron, Taiwan, ibid.)
** CANADA. 9800, VG and steady open carrier at 0116 Nov 1 and next few
minutes, then off. Presumably Sackville warming up for 0200 RCI
broadcast. At 0208, 9800 in Spanish with El Castor Mensajero (the
Messenger Beaver, loses something in translation), discussing Day of
the Dead celebrated in Mexico and wanting to hear from Cubans about
what goes on there.
Then at 0210 I check 9755 and find non // Castor show just starting.
So we have this absurd situation of same programming 5 minutes apart
on two close frequencies, 9800 being the regular RCI service to
Central America at 227 degrees, 9755 being the delayed Sirius
satellite + SW service to USA at 268 degrees. After this Week of
Confusion, once DST is over, the 9755 Spanish will start an hour later
at 0304 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CANADA. IBB Spanish (i.e. Martí) via Sackville is now scheduled:
20-22 9565
01-03 9825
VOA Portuguese to Africa:
1700-1730 (Sat/Sun also 1730-1800) 17740
(plus GB 17740 M-F 18-1830)
Before 2200 Sunday, 9565 had both Martí and VOA Music Mix! Plus
jamming. Music Mix went off at 2159. Greenville is scheduled from 2200
to 2400 with Martí, altho in A-10 it was on from 17 to 24; apparent
lack of coördination.
9825 also has Greenville scheduled 00-03, so in the 01-03 period it
could be one or the other (or both).
The RCI/TRT swap was already canceled at the end of B-09 (Glenn
Hauser, ibid.)
** CANADA. On Monday Oct. 25th, 2020, Corus dropped the 980 CKRUz
towers [Peterborough ON]. I have enclosed a link of the photos I took.
I was witness to 4 of the 5 towers coming down.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andysradio/
The 2 'before' pictures were taken in Sept. 2009 around the time when
the station signed off. The site was only 20 some years old. With this
site now gone, its doubtful AM will ever return to Peterborough (Andy
Reid, Ont., Oct 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) What`s that -z?
** CHAD. 6165, 26/10 2119, R. National Tchadienne, very nice long
African songs, some talks in French, good (Giampiero Bernardini,
Milano, Italia. Perseus, T2FD 15 meters long, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
[and non]. 6165, Radiodiffusion Nationale; 2154-2204+, 30-Oct; Afro
tunes to 2159 into two sesquiminute long drum chant; M in French with
RdfN ID into news. About = Croatia (presumed) till they went off
@2159:29, then SIO=3+42+ with splash from Canada in English on 6160.
6165, Voice of Croatia (presumed); 2154-2159:29*, 30-Oct; Semi-
classical music; 2157+ anthem to IS & off. No vox heard. Mixing about
= Chad (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie;
85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6165, Oct 31 at 0518 weak signal in French, presumed RNT as usual,
audiblized only when Bonaire is off, and in B-10 there is now a
sesquihour break between 0427 and 0559 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CHINA. Firedrake Oct 28:
10500, fair with flutter at 1314
No others found 8-15 MHz.
Firedrake search Oct 29, 1332-1340: none found from 8 to 16 MHz (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Glenn try 10500. Heard FD at 1140 with propagation rapidly getting
worse. (Robin VK7RH Harwood, Tasmania, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Firedrake Oct 31: none found 8-18 MHz, 1305-1318 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA [and non]. 11590, the very special CNR echo jammer + typical
BUZZ IGNITION SPARK type sound, noted against RFA Tibetan in 11-14 UT,
Oct 31 slot (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Firedrake Nov 1: only found 10500 at 1237 at S9+20 but heavy flutter.
Gone at 1306 check, probably since 1300.
6040, Nov 2 at 1206, CNR1 echo jammers atop soft music. They must be
here because of VOA Chinese via Thailand on 6040 at 12-15, as the
paranoid ChiCom continue to try to block our broadcasts into the
country, while we even allow them to relay CRI English via domestic US
stations! We nice guys are finishing last in this radio war.
Firedrake search Nov 2: at 1234, nothing on 10520; and no others found
up to 18 MHz by 1244.
13665, Nov 2 at 1238, CRI English with good reception; via ALBANIA at
11-13 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CHINA. 4940, Voice of Strait, 1530-1555, Oct 31. Sunday only
program in English; “Focus on China”; continues with their new
schedule and again with a 25 minute program; ex: 1500-1525 (or 30);
“This is the Voice of Strait, Fuzhou, China”; news items about college
students; slightly better than last Sunday.
6125, CNR1, 1222-1249, Oct 31. Coverage of the closing ceremony of the
Shanghai Expo with speeches, music and lowering of the Expo flag;
mostly in Chinese, but with some English and French; good. Read that
73 million people attended the six month long Expo. My niece went in
the summer and said the long lines everywhere were incredible (Ron
Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CHINA. 4220, PBS Qinghai (presumed), random checks from 1247
to 1509, Nov 1. Reactivated again after being absent since May 1. In
assume Tibetan with indigenous chanting/singing. Outdated frequency
schedule: http://www.qhtb.cn/fujian/view.jsp?id=413&zt=0
with their main site at http://www.qhtb.cn/
4750, at 1510 (after Bangladesh signed off) heard TWO stations. One
was CNR1 and perhaps the weaker station underneath them was the return
of PBS Qinghai? Listening last week after 1500 clearly only heard CNR1
and nothing else. Needs more monitoring. Ironic that I was recently
asking when PBS Qinghai was last heard here (Ron Howard, Asilomar
State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Thanks to Mauno Ritola (Finland) for his observations today (Nov 1)
regarding the PBS Qinghai reactivation.
4220, with 2 minutes of instrumental music at 2234, then test tone
for five minutes and OC until 2250, when NA and ID in Chinese and
English and then into Tibetan programming. Weak.
4750, carrier on at 2143, but no programming until 2200, so that is
the start time currently, not 2150; Qinghai first announced Beijing
time and then very briefly "Qinghai ..."; CNR1 on 4750.01 and
Qinghai 4749.99.
I appreciate Mauno’s confirmation! Very nice to have PBS Qinghai
broadcasting again (Ron Howard, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CHINA [non]. CHINA RADIO INTERNATIONAL LAUNCHES IN MEXICO | Text of
report in English by China Radio International website on 2 November
China Radio International (CRI) launched an overseas radio station in
Tijuana, Mexico on November 1 local time. The station, broadcasting at
AM 1470 [kHz], is CRI's first Spanish speaking station in Latin
America. The Tijuana station marks the fiftieth overseas station on
CRI's massive network.
The station will broadcast in Spanish for 12 hours each day from 6
p.m. 6 a.m. [PDT/PST]. The broadcasts will reach an expected audience
of six million, bringing them feature news, sports, entertainment and
talk shows. The programmes will mainly target the local audience and
the Spanish-speaking communities in the United States.
CRI held an inauguration ceremony at CRI's headquarters in Beijing,
China on Tuesday morning, Beijing time. Li Wei, vice minister of the
State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, stressed the
significance of the Mexican station, saying it will enhance the
influence and competitive strength of Chinese radio programmes and
boost mutual understanding between China and the world.
CRI launched its first overseas radio station, FM 91.9, in Nairobi,
Kenya, in 2006. Now, CRI is second only to the British Broadcasting
Corporation (BBC) in terms of the number of overseas bases. CRI
director-general Wang Gengnian highlighted CRI's endeavours to build a
modern, comprehensive international media that promotes better
worldwide communication.
CRI has been pushing for more overseas radio stations in recent years.
Its foreign bases on five continents broadcast in 41 different
languages for more than 1,100 hours every day. Source: China Radio
International website, Beijing, in English 2 Nov 10 (via BBCM via
WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DXLD)
Would it be too much trouble to name the 1470 station? WRTH says
XERCN, Radio Hispana 14-70; tho one or the other could have changed? A
happy coincidence that XERCN, originally meaning Radio Cadena
Nacional, could also mean Radio China! But what it is doing now in the
daytime? (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DXLD)
** COSTA RICA. 5954.16, 27/10 2346, Radio República, ELCOR
transmitter, talks, ID 2357, not // 9490 weak (Giampiero Bernardini,
Milano, Italia. Perseus, T2FD 15 meters long, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST) See also CUBA [non] for 9490
5954.1, Nov 1 at 0040 music, presumably R. República, and not much
jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5954.18 COSTA RICA (CLANDESTINE), ELCOR (Radio República relay),
Guápiles. 0107-0109 October 30, 2010. Excellent signal with jammer(s)
present but not a big problem at this hour here (Terry Krueger,
Clearwater FL, Equipment (in general order of use): JRC NRD-535; ICOM
IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5954.18, ELCOR - Radio Republica, 0330-0355*, Oct 30, Spanish talk.
Announcement with sound of a touch-tone phone, ID. Poor, difficult
reception with jammer QRM (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
5954.185, UNID heterodyne against 5955 even at 0120 UT Oct 31,
Republica?, Spanish heard S=7, weak to fair (Wolfgang Büschel,
Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) see also CUBA [non]
** CROATIA. Winter B-10 schedule of Croatian Radio HS-1 in Croatian:
0558-0757 6165 DEA 100 kW / 320 deg to WeEu/NoAf
0758-1457 7370 DEA 100 kW / 320 deg to WeEu/NoAf
1458-2127 6165 DEA 100 kW / 320 deg to WeEu/NoAf
2128-0557 3985 DEA 100 kW / 000 deg to WeEu/NoAf
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 30 via DXLD)
** CROATIA [and non]. Voice of Croatia B10 Shortwave Schedule:
http://www.hrt.hr/index.php?id=186&tx_ttnews[cat]=99&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=18551&tx_ttnews[backPid]=185&cHash=51e4cf6a73
31.10.2010 - 27.03.2011. LJETNO VRIJEME EMITIRANJA
[via Germany 7375, Singapore 17860]
PODRUCJE PRIJAMA FREKVENCIJA SVJETSKO VRIJEME (GMT)
JUZNA AMERIKA 7375 kHz 2300-0400 UT
SJEVERNA AMERIKA - ISTOK 7375 kHz 0000-0400 UT
SJEVERNA AMERIKA - ZAPAD 7375 kHz 0200-0600 UT
NOVI ZELAND 17860 kHz 0800-1100 UT
AUSTRALIJA 17860 kHz 0700-1100 UT
31.10.2010 - 27.03.2011. LJETNO VRIJEME EMITIRANJA [domestic site]
PODRUCJE PRIJAMA FREKVENCIJA SVJETSKO VRIJEME (GMT)
EUROPA 3985 kHz 2200-0600 UT
EUROPA 6165 kHz 0600-0800 UT
EUROPA 7370 kHz 0800-1500 UT
EUROPA 6165 kHz 1500-2200 UT
73! (Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, dxldyg via DXLD)
** CROATIA [non]. 7375 via GERMANY, leading up to 0300 UT Nov 1, three
widely-spaced time pips, Croatian ID, opening Voice of Croatia in
English with Croatia Today for 31 October. So the English segment has
as usual shifted one UT hour later from 0200 in A-10. I suppose the
earlier one is at 2315 instead of 2215, unconfirmed. Between 02 and
04, all three Wertachtal transmitters are on 7375, at 240, 300 and 330
degrees, for a total of 325 kW (one of them 125). Since Nauen is no
longer in the mix, it should be easy to keep them synchronized (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA. There were two different signals from Cuba on 1620 kHz this
morning (OCT 27, 2010) before 0600 UT:
TX 1 - Usual Radio Rebelde modulation (music + IDs)
TX 2 - Live transmission from "Copa Intercontinental" (baseball)
This live transmission was relayed also on 5025 kHz. When the match
was over, they switched both transmitters (5025 + TX2) over to Radio
Rebelde modulation. Time: 0604 UT (Karel Honzik, CZECHIA, mwdx yg via
DXLD)
** CUBA [and non]. 13920.4, approximate center of dirty RHC spur with
whine and Spanish modulation, Oct 29 at 1335, like squeal infesting
13680, presumed source rather than clear but equally superstrong
13780. Tried to hear a match 240 kHz below on 13440, but only CODAR
there.
RHC, Sat Oct 30 at 1407 opening ``Cartas a la Redacción`` (Letters to
the Editor, distinct from a regular mailbag), with time for that show
as Sat 9:05 and 11:32 am, ---fade--- pm, Sunday 4 am. Unfortunately I
happened to be on 15360 instead of much stronger 15120 which would not
have faded inopportunely.
But 1407 UT = 10:07 am EDT, which Cuba has been observing all summer,
and not supposed to revert to EST = 9:07 am until tomorrow. Has Cuba
already made the time change, or was this announcement jumping the
gun? OR: they never got around to correcting the time announcement 7
months ago? Yes, this confirms the change does not come until Sunday
morning at 1 am = 0500 UT becomes midnight once again, and there will
be another 1 am at 0600:
http://www.radiorebelde.cu/noticia/finaliza-horario-verano-cuba-20101014/
Altho it matches the earlier DST start in the spring with arch-enemy
USA, Cuba still has enough sense not to extend it an extra week in the
fall. But evidently the program times on RHC have already fallen back
an hour. Or rather, references to them in local time have changed from
EDT to EST. This schedule
http://www.radiohc.cu/espanol/c_programacion/programacion.htm
displays CALR only as Saturday 1405 and 0310 UT --- the latter meaning
UT Sunday. Mid-day and overnight programming still is in limbo.
RHC anomalies Oct 31: at 0514, English on 5970, 6060 and 6150 but not
on 6010, where XEOI can be heard clearly with pop music in Spanish.
5040, the squealing RHC transmitter is here, Oct 31 at 0538 in
Spanish, introducing deportes segment of Revista Informativa de la
Tarde playback in the madrugada.
Oct 31 is a great day for DentroCubans wishing to hear Radio Martí
without jamming --- because of the B-10 changes, and Cuba just going
back to EST a week before Wáshington, the jammers are confused and
miss a lot. Reactivated 5745 RM at 1235, no jamming, discussing
socialismo // 5980 stronger but jammed; 6030 nothing but jamming,
since RM now scheduled there only at 00-12. At 1245 I find RM also on
7405 without jamming. That is now scheduled from Greenville, which
still exists, at 22-24, 03-07, 12-14. At 1309, 11930 had RM clear with
no jamming. At 1351, jamming had caught up with 7405, but not 5745,
still audible tho weak here.
Altho R. Libertad is currently scheduled on WRMI 9955, every day at
12-13 UT, there was no jamming Oct 31 at 1249 in Spanish discussion of
Cuba. Apparently the DCJC was also confused by the local time switch
Habana vis-à-vis Miami one week apart. Heavy wall of noise on 9965,
however, vs always-inaudible R. República 9965.5. At 1307, there was
equal jamming on 9955 and 9965 alto WRMI`s Sunday 13-14 program is
Living the Bible, per the Oct 20 schedule update.
At 1312 Oct 31, RHC not yet on 13750, but 13780 and 13680. 13750 was
on at 1433 with RHC programming // 13680 and 13780, all VG.
Previously, the 13680 transmitter would go off so 13750 could go on,
Sundays only prior to Aló, Presidente. The 13740 CRI relay was also
on, i.e. four powerful Cuban transmitters infesting a 100-kHz span on
22m. See VENEZUELA [non]
After finding Amigos de la Onda Corta shifted one hour later, see
SPAIN, I check RHC again to see if it is again conflicting with RHC`s
En Contacto --- no! At 1345 instead on 11760 et al., we hear Cuba
Campesina, the country music show, at the moment plugging its RHC
fiftieth anniversary contest.
RHC is running programming one hour late! At the studio they are going
by the local EST clock rather than the UT clock, as RHC nominally
keeps its programming on UT, not local time. Will the DX program also
appear one hour late? Yes, there it is starting at 1434.6 on the three
13 MHz channels, 15120, much weaker 15360 and I think mixed with QRM
on 15380. I expect that by next Sunday RHC will have reset its clox so
CC is back at 1230 Sundays and EC is back at 1335, so it will conflict
with Spain`s DX program for the rest of the winter.
As previewed by Arnie, RHC has moved its 5040 English broadcast an
hour later, to 00-01 UT. UT Monday Nov 1 at 0013 DXers Unlimited is
underway.
Meanwhile, RHC left 5970 clear for SPAIN [q.v.] in English until 0100.
At 0012 I found RHC music in Spanish service on 6120, 6110, and weak
6060 with apparent co-channel carrier with SAH --- or RHC`s own signal
was undermodulated. Nothing on 6000 yet, nor 6010.
If RHC had any English frequency on the air between 01 and 02, could
not find it: at 0111 Nov 1, only heard Spanish on 5970, 6060, 6110 and
6120; 6000 not on the air. The B-10 schedule has English starting at
01 on 6000 and new 6050, but maybe not until Nov 8. 6000 would have a
problem from CRI English via Sackville 6005 until 0200.
At 0203, now we have RHC English on 5970 and much weaker 6000, while
Spanish is on 6060, 6110, 6120. At 0214 DXUL again on 5970 and weaker
6060. At 0549 English now on 5970, 6010 and weaker 6060, ``Ed Newman``
in mailbag about RHC`s wonderful pocket calendar. Those who get one
may find it rather disappointing after all the hype.
Next evening, UT Nov 2 at 0004 I find RHC music in Spanish service on
6060, 6110, 6120, and something else on 6000, Spanish interview of
someone speaking Spanish with a Brazilian accent, a bit muffled audio
and not very strong. Nothing listed, and I was really wondering about
this until at 0056 recheck ``Mesa Redonda`` was mentioned. O yeah, the
special RHC program, nominally M-F plus special occasions at 22-24 and
// 9640, but now running an hour later, tho 6000 in open carrier a few
minutes afterwards. It`s plugged on the morning show, with start time
usually more like 2230, but varies a lot.
Still no RHC English at 0100, tho 5970 carrier is now on following
Spain. At 0130, the scheduled B-10 frequencies 6000 and 6050 for
English from 0100 are still absent, fortunately for HCJB 6050, and
6000 would be no good against CRI Sackville 6005. However, at 0132,
5970 is now carrying RHC English. See separate entry for jamming
concerning R. Martí, VOA. See also VENEZUELA [non]
At 0248 Nov 2, RHC English is to be found only on 5970 and weaker
6000. Apparently 5970 starts sometime after 0100 and 6000 after 0200,
rather than as published by Arnie, 6000 and 6050 from 0100.
At 0536 Nov 2, English on 5970, 6010, both much stronger than QRMed
6060, and undermodulated 6150 (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** CUBA [non]. Radio Reloj Morse ID on 89.9 FM... OK, actually via
webstream. I'm listening to the Wednesday night "Rock en Espanol"
program on WORT-89.9 (Madison, Wis.) over the Internet. They just
played a song that ends with a Radio Reloj timecheck (5 am) followed
by the RR Morse ID.
I don't *think* any AM station would be playing that record (and WORT
tends to play the more obscure material not heard on any other station
anywhere else) but just to let folks know, that if you hear the "RR"
Morse, it may *not* be coming from Cuba! -- (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant
View, TN EM66, Oct 27, NRC-AM via DXLD)
Isn't that the theme song from the Cuban version of Happy days? (Saul
Chernos, ibid.)
The song Doug heard is Me gustas tú (2001) by the French singer Manu
Chao. It also includes time checks for the Radio Reloj stations in El
Salvador & Nicaragua. That song used to be played a lot on French-
language radio stations here in Canada (Jonathan Hamilton, St.
Catharines, ON FN03, ibid.)
** CUBA [non]. 9490, 27/10 2340, Radio República, Clandestine via
Canada, Cuban politics, good (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia.
Perseus, T2FD 15 meters long, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This 9490 transmission is now registered since 31 Oct as at 00-03,
presumably due to lack of DST in Cuba (gh, DXLD) See also COSTA RICA
** CUBA [and non]. R. Martí observations: When it looked as if
Greenville would be closed down at the end of the A-10 season, some
arrangements were made for a few R. Martí broadcasts to be relayed via
Sackville, CANADA, a first for anything from IBB. These are now
scheduled:
20-22 on 9565 (followed by GB at 22-24)
01-03 on 9825 (but also GB available at 00-03)
On Oct 31 I did not tune in 9565 until 2156, and RM was there plus
jamming, but ALSO, rock music mixing, soon IDing at 2157 as VOA Music
Mix. That went off at 2159:10* leaving 9565 to the DCJC and the OCB.
Greenville had been running 9565 from 17 to 24 in A-10, so evidently
on the first day of B-10 there was a mixup, with both sites on before
2159 --- but one of them had the wrong program feed, most likely
Sackville! Anyhow, R. Martí was in effect jamming itself, helping out
the DentroCubans. This also means that Canada is relaying both USA and
China, despite China jamming many US broadcasts. Cuba is already
jamming Canada when it carries Radio República (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF
RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6030, Nov 1 at 0047 RM with Serie Mundial commentary over jamming //
7365 with no jamming. 0257 another Autozone ad here. 7365 earlier Nov
1 at 0014, R. Martí with dramatic dialog, no jamming.
9825, Nov 1 at 0100 RM VG with World Series, no jamming; must be in a
break as talking about it but not play-by-play at the moment. Suspect
this is the new Sackville relay rather than Greenville, as VG signal
equivalent to RCI itself on 9755; see CANADA. And was not hearing it
before 0100. Still VG on 9825 at 0207 with World Series, Autozone ad!
with website. So now USG external broadcasting not only endorses
certain religions, but commercial products!?! Is anyone at BBG really
overseeing R. Martí yet?
9885, a VOA frequency Nov 1 at 0016 heard with nothing but jamming, as
well as on 9955 WRMI.
Next morning: 5745 at 1229 Nov 1 still without jamming, ditto 7405 at
1233.
15330, reactivated for B-10, with open carrier at 1352 Nov 1, but the
DCJC is on it at 1357 before R. Martí modulation starts. Of course,
DCJC kept jamming 15330 sporadically in A-10 despite total absence of
RM. Next check 1424, 15330 has RM plus jamming, 11930 RM with no
jamming, and 11845 no RM with heavy jamming: RM uses that frequency
only in A-seasons. At 1502, jamming on both 11845 and 11930.
R. Martí and jamming observations Nov 2: at 1208, reactivated 5745 is
still jamming-free, while 5980 has heavy jamming mixed with RM, and
6030 jamming only; at 1215, 7405 RM also free of jamming. At 1233,
9805 has heavy jamming only; 9885 VOA Spanish with lite jamming
pulses; 9955 WRMI and 9965 República totally blocked by walls of
noise. At 1236, VOA Spanish on 13715 without jamming but abutting REE
Spanish 13720; at 1242, 15590 VOA Spanish also jamming-free. Expect
VOA Spanish to shift one UT hour later in morning and evening from Nov
7, for the convenience of Washington after DST, not the listeners.
9565, started listening at 1957 Nov 2, hearing only heavy jamming. But
at *2000 sharp, on comes R. Martí, with website, opening another hour
of transmission. Also R. Martí, with website, opening another hour of
transmission. No, that is not an editing error: I was hearing TWO
feeds of R. Martí audio, a reverb/echo apart, and still the same at
2048 recheck. Not listening at 2200 transition, but at 2211 there was
no longer an echo.
As previously reported, Sackville is now scheduled at 20-22 on 9565,
then Greenville at 22-24, but as heard Nov 1, both were on before 22
and at 2156, one of them with wrong audio, VOA Music Mix instead of
Martí. Now both of them have RM, so progress is being made. All they
need to do is coördinate to the extent of deciding which site to
employ on any particular date, and turn off the other one, duh. The
SAC deal was as backup in case Greenville lost a transmitter or had to
start closing down, but this is obviously not yet the case.
R. Martí is still clueless in the Miami studio about what their
frequencies really are, nor at the DentroCuban Jamming Command. At
1256 Nov 3, 5745 was finally being jammed after three days of freedom.
1259, RM announces that ``en algunos instantes`` it can be heard on
11930, 13820 and 15330. But at 1300 it continues on 5745, and jamming
is no longer heard. At 1302 I find jamming only on 6030; at 1308,
15330 is NOT on the air, NOR is 13820 which does bear something in S
Asian language, i.e. YFR Bengali via Nauen, GERMANY. 11930, however is
really on with RM but no jamming. At 1314 RM is also still on 7405,
plus jamming (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** CYPRUS. 18065, Akrotiri OTHR - Over The Horizon Radar - intruding
on 17m ham radio band. 20 kHz bandwidth, 40 ms PRF centered on 18065
kHz. PLUTO-II system TX at RAF Akrotiri Limassol, Cyprus.
Another OTHR on 21240 kHz, 20 kHz bandwidth, 20ms PRF. At 1512 UT Oct
24 (Mike Chace-Ortiz, intruderalert_iaru-r1 Oct 23/24 via BC-DX Oct 29
via DXLD)
** CZECHIA. Radio Prague B10
http://www.radio.cz/en/static/about-radio-prague/frequencies-new
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, dxldyg via DXLD)
Maintenance / OFF days. And German service too
Die monatlichen Wartungszeittermine bei Radio Prag lauten wie folgt
<http://www.radio.cz/de/static/radio-prag-hoeren/sendeplan-neu>
# Off-air on 18 November, 15 December 2010; and 19 January, 16
February, 16 March 2011 due to transmitter maintenance, at 0500-1627
UT (Wolfgang Büschel, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 30, via DXLD)
7410, R. Prague on strange new frequency, Nov 1 at 0104 in English to
NAm, with ACI from BS on 7415 WBCQ, so only fair during Mailbox. At
0202 for the next English broadcast it was better, as WBCQ had become
JBA (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** DJIBOUTI. 4780, Radio Djibouti, *0300-0330, Oct 29, sign on with
National Anthem followed by rustic local music and opening Arabic
announcements. Qur`an at 0302. Arabic talk at 0314. Local tribal music
at 0328. Poor to fair in noisy conditions. (Brian Alexander, PA,
DX Listening Digest) [non] See INTERNATIONAL: TDP
** ECUADOR. 3280, presumed LV del Napo, Tena, 0909-0917, Oct 30,
Spanish. Religious sounding ballads; noted during quick bandscan
before leaving for work. Tried again 10/31, 0845-0910 but heard
nothing. Will try again over the next few days (Scott R. Barbour Jr.,
Intervale, N.H. USA, NRD-545, MLB-1, 200' Beverages, 60m dipole,
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
3280, La Voz del Napo, 1041-1050, 30-October-2010, In Spanish, local
type music. Signal: Fair (Ed Wlodarski, N2ED, New Jersey, NASWA
Flashsheet Oct 31 via WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DXLD)
** ECUADOR. 6050, HCJB, 0900, Andean music, Spanish "HCJB" ID by a
woman, into talk by a man. Weak het, about 950 Hz lowside, possibly
Malaysia? 27 October (David Sharp, NSW Australia: FT-950, NRD-535D,
R8, ICF-2010, ICF-SW7600GR, Timewave 599zx, MW-550P, etc., dxldyg via
DXLD)
** EGYPT. 6270, R. Cairo still here for English to NAm, Nov 1 after
musical prélude, at 0205 ID and ``The Holy Qur`an and its Meaning``;
good signal and modulation; 0215 news from boomy studio which needs
better sound-deadening, but intelligible.
R. Cairo tentative B-10 English, all from Abu Zabaal site, 250 kW
except 12170 150 kW:
1215-1330 17870 90 degrees to Asia
1600-1800 12170 195 Africa
1900-2030 11510 250 West Africa
2115-2245 6270 330 West Europe
2300-2430 11590 330 W&C USA
0200-0330 6270 315 C&E USA, Atlantic Canada
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EGYPT. 9305, R Cairo Arabic, prayer, broadband 9284-9329 terrible
sound. 0225 UT Oct 31. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldydg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA [non]. 15190, checked Nov 1 at 2016, nothing
here, no R. Africa, nor R. Inconfidência audible (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** EQUATORIAL GUINEA. 6250+, RNGE audible at 0545 check Oct 28, and
slightly on the hi side, per YB-400 with BFO just zero-beat to WWV
5000 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6250, Equatorial Guinea, R. Nacional, Malabo. October 28, 0547-0603
slow music, male in Spanish “lo mejor del dia en lo programa Panorama
Nacional”, announcer explains phone problems wich caused outside talks
unavailable, news program “presentamos los titulares”. 33333 (Lúcio
Otávio Bobrowiec – Embu SP Brasil - Sony SW40 - Dipole 18m, 32m,
Longwire 22m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6250, Radio Nacional, Malabo, 0534-0555, Oct 29, Spanish talk. Afro-
pop music. Irregular. Fair (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
** ERITREA [non]. via Ethiopia, 7165, Voice of Peace and Democracy,
via Radio Ethiopia, *0354-0430*, Oct 29, sign on with Horn of Africa
music IS and opening ID sequence. Talk at 0400 in listed Tigrinya.
Local music. Covered by noise jammer at 0355. Fair to good on //
9560.50 - drifting up to 9560.62 (Brian Alexander, PA, DX Listening
Digest)
I have not followed these morning transmissions. Is it common to hear
noise jammer against this Voice of Peace and Democracy program? Or are
the Eritreans jamming this program with their own clanny program and
in response Ethiopians are putting on a noise jammer? Do the Eritreans
use noise jammer? Just curious, this is interesting. Best 73, (Jari
Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I always hear a noise jammer on 7165 for this program. They never
seem to put a jammer on 9560. Maybe since 7165 is such a common
frequency for various Ethiopia and Eritrea transmissions they just
automatically jam the frequency no matter what. 73, (Brian Alexander,
Mechanicsburg, PA, USA, ibid.)
Jari, Those two, i.e. Eritrea & Ethiopia, are confusing, especially
when one's not able to understand what they say. I believe it was ERI
what I observed this evening, at least the pattern seemed so:
7165, 1758-1800*, Arabic, talks, very short musical pieces in between,
then suddenly off the air, but:
7175, *1800-1851, same program, talks with western piano music
background, Arabic music at 1805, phone-ins later.
Rating for both frequencies was 45444, and, again, I suppose that was
the Voice of the Broad Masses, Selai Dairo, ERI, not ETH with some A.
language program. No other broadcast stations audible 7000-7200, exc.
for Sudan on 7200. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, ibid.)
** ETHIOPIA. 6090, Amhara State Radio: Oct 23 1850-1859* 32322
Amharic, Music, IS and ID at 1858, Chorus, 1859 sign off.
Oct 24 1850-1900* 33333-32332 Amharic, Ethiopian pops, IS and ID at
1859, Chirus, 1900 sign off.
Oct 27 1850-1900* 33333-32332 Amharic, Talk and Ethiopian pops music,
ID and IS at 1858, Chorus, 1900 sign off.
Oct 28 1851-1900* 33333-32332 Amharic, Ethiopian pops, IS at 1859,
Chorus, 1900 sign off.
Oct 29 1850-1900* 33333-32332 Amharic, Ethiopian pops and talk, ID at
1858, IS at 1859, Chorus, 1900 sign off (Kouji Hashimoto, Japan, Japan
Premium Oct 30 via DXLD)
** ETHIOPIA. (and CLANDESTINE). 9560.5, Radio Ethiopia / Voice of
Democratic Alliance. 1435-1517 October 31, 2010. Presumed the one with
nice Horn of Africa vocals, Arabic closing announcements 1459. Then
Arabic talk and brief music segments after 1500 which, if the WRTVH
schedule is correct (page 498), would be Voice of Democratic Alliance
to target Eritrea. Listed as daily in the 1500-1600 block, with Arabic
Mo-We-Fr-Su 1500-1530, Tigrinya 1530-1600 Sundays, and other languages
alternating in this time block other days. Clear but fade down to
nearly useless level by tune-out. Also listed in the moldy oldie PWBR
2009 in this hour (Terry Krueger, Clearwater FL, Equipment (in general
order of use): JRC NRD-535; ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** FRANCE. Have not heard RFI Issoudun for a long time on 13m, but Nov
1 at 1313 there is French talk about Provence on 21580 next to Spain
[q.v.] on 21570, still in Spanish, not Basque. RFI now scheduled 1200-
1330 on 21580, 155 degrees. RFI English at 1200-1230 is still on
21620, but that`s too early before sunrise here and any possible band
opening (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY [non]. Re: ``As noted by Russian DXers: it appears that
acc. 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.``
The same applies to the relay via DVB-T in Moscow (alternate VGTRK mux
on ch. 34).
In general they downsize the usage of transmission facilities in the
CIS, which has first been agreed still with the ministry of
communications of the USSR in 1991. There may be reasons to do so on
the shortwave side. But still it's a surprise that they apparently
drop the mediumwave relays in Moscow and St. Petersburg, after all the
big fuss that had been made five years ago when the Khodynka MW
transmitters in Moscow went dark, finally leading to 693 being moved
out to Kurkino.
> DW Belarus Service does contain occasional - albeit rare -
> interviews and reports in Belarusian language since some
> "opposition" figures insist on speaking Belarusian only.
When DW launched this service they got under heavy attacks for using
Russian, and the head of DW's Russian service, which produces it, even
could not hesitate from an almost irritated response, roughly like
Russian is not bad in itself and using it does not constitute being
pro-Lukashenko.
Later they apparently responded to the criticism in the described way;
somewhere I must have a recording of a program opener that included
the wording "vypusk i Russkom a Belorusskom yasiku", i.e. "edition in
Russian and Belarusian language".
Another point I saw not mentioned so far: Bengali and Hindi will be
taken off shortwave. No surprise, this has already been announced,
also in DW's strategic plannings, the document that does not mention
DRM anymore, besides a comment that notes how the document does not
mention DRM anymore and how it would be necessary to discuss mistakes
that have been made.
And here it is of note that the DW schedule, issued Oct 8, does not
show the DRM transmissions via Nakhon Sawan and Trincomalee. Could it
be that DW has nothing to do with them anymore, beyond providing
program content? Or are they the result of frantic attempts to prevent
DW from throwing this baby into the bin altogether?
I have been told that simply no communication about this matter takes
place at DW. And I have also been told that further changes at DW
radio are to be expected in next year, with details depending on the
amount of money that will still be available for the individual
services.
For now 3995 and 9545, long-established European frequencies of DW,
will revert to AM. But I would not count on them as well as 6075 to
still be on air for too much longer (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 28,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
This morning three powerful DWL German outlets, as in good old days
back in AM mode. 6075, SIN/WOF, now Babcock transmitter Skelton
Cumbria, also 9545 and 13780 in AM mode. all S=9+45dB powerhouses here
in Germany (Wolfgang Büschel, Oct 31, ibid.)
U.K., 3995, DWL German via Skelton til 22 UT, is back on AM mode,
great in winter season. Noted at 1600 UT Oct 31, S=9+20dB in southern
Germany (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
But not so great was the minutes-long break around 2000. Here in
eastern Germany 3995 is pretty good but 6075 still stronger, both
until 2000 from Woofferton and now from Sines, a site switch that can
still be told by a different modulation although Sines has meanwhile
tweaked its processing after it sounded pretty bad for some time.
By the way, today is the first ever analogue operation of 3995 from
Skelton. The last time DW used 3995 in AM was still in times of peace,
when Wertachtal was its home (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 31, dxldyg via
WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
3995, Oct 31 at 0523, DW German again here for morning broadcast in B-
10 via Skelton UK at 05-08, 250 kW, 106 degrees, and, it`s not DRM! //
6075 but slightly behind it. 6075 is scheduled from three sites at
once during this hour: Woofferton, Skelton, and Sines, Portugal, but
not enough to scuttle the motorboat from Pet/Kam; see RUSSIA.
DW also back on 13m, 21780, Oct 31 at 1356 in German discussing
cannabis; on weaker 21550 at 1356 with musical riff, mentioning
Nigeria, in Hausa?
Yes, 21550 is via Sines, PORTUGAL in Hausa at 13-14, 145 degrees,
following French at 12-13, 170 degrees. 21780 is via Rampisham UK, 12-
14 at 85 degrees, following Sri Lanka at 09-10 English at 60 degrees,
10—12 German at 90 degrees, neither of which I expect to get here
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GERMANY. The considerations about Norkring/NRK contracts [see
NORWAY] reminded me of this: The contract between Deutschlandradio and
Media Broadcast about their AM transmitters (except 855/990/1422) runs
until 2016, and Deutschlandradio director Will Steul recently stated
that they will fulfil this contract.
The background are rather substantial investments by Media Broadcast
to make the facilities DRM-ready (new solid-state transmitters and
modifications on the antennas), now the failure of DRM in Europe and
pressure on the public broadcasters to shut down AM transmitters as
cost-saving measure. Terminating the transmission contract early would
not be impossible but require compensations (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct
31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GREECE. 15650, V. of Greece back here in B-10, ex-15630 in A-10,
Nov 1 at 1447 Greek music. Switch from 15650 to 15630 is now scheduled
between 1550 and 1600 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
The weekly English programme from Voice of Greece "Greek in Style"
confirmed today 31 October starting at 0900 (not 0905) on 9420 and
15630 with an excellent programme of Greek music (although I do wonder
whether a broadcast which consists of a quick opening announcement
"Hello, I'm Angelica Timms and this is Greek in Style dedicated to
Greek music" followed by an hour's back-to-back music and not even a
goodbye at the end, really qualifies as an English programme). (Alan
Roe, Teddington, UK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537,)
** GREECE. 12105 (in summer 11645) new V of Greece winter frequency.
Radio Filia relays in various langs. S=9+15dB at 0900 UT Oct 31
(Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi dear John, observed multi-lang service on 12105 kHz instead of
11645 on Sun and Monday. 73 wolfy (Wolfgang Büschel, to John Babbis,
Nov 1, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST) At 06-10. Except
later the transmitter broke down and this service shifted to 7475
including BBCWS in English relay at 0600-0650; see next issue (gh)
** GUATEMALA. 4052.4, R. Verdad, Oct 28 at 0544 with music; 0601
announcement maybe in English but can`t make it out despite improved
signal with reactivated main transmitter, a bit more music; 0603 YL in
Spanish sign-off, 0604 NA starts (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
4052.455, 28.10 - 0609 close/down, R Verdad, now seemingly new 500 W
transmitter on. OK signal, a bit low modulated from the mic, music OK
(Tarmo Kontro: QTH: Kungsböle, Lovisa, Sweden, Perseus, SDRs: IQ and
14. BOG 300 m at 40 degrees; longwire 120 m at 320 degrees.
http://kingsvillagedx.blogspot.com/ SW Bulletin Oct 31 via DXLD)
4052.46, R. Verdad, Chiquimula. 2335-0002 October 28-29, 2010. Spanish
group gospel vocals. Recheck 2352 with US English preacher talking
about the Holy Ghost (just in time for Halloween), Canada address for
the program at 0000, then dead air, off. Back up at *0036 with
carrier, audio up at 0037, abruptly off again at 0039* and back on at
*0042, at which point I gave up due to their spastic behavior. Clear
and fair (Terry Krueger, Clearwater FL, Equipment (in general order of
use): JRC NRD-535; ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A; Aqua Guide 705
Radio Direction Finder; Sony ICF-7600GR; DX LISTENING DIGEST)
4052.4, tuned in R. Verdad too late Oct 29, carrier still on at 0606,
off 0607*. Seemed like it had been a better signal than before.
4052.4, R. Verdad, Oct 30 at 0508 with ``Amazing Grace``, 0510 dead
air at S9+12; next check 1143, S9+15 with gospel music, soprano hymn.
(I haven`t remeasured but so far had been a bit below nominal 4052.5).
4052.4, as reconfirmed below 4052.5, R. Verdad, Oct 31 at 0521,
emphatic preacher in English, steady S9+20 but modulation a bit
muffled. We prefer the music.
4052.4, UT Monday Nov 1 at 0039, R. Verdad with nice instrumental
music. 0122 the signal is better than any LA on 60 meters, except
Cuba! Terry Krueger measured it previous days at 4052.46. Again off
the air early Sunday night: no signal at 0553 check UT Monday (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
4052.5-, R. Verdad stays slightly on the low side, Nov 2 at 0537 with
Spanish talk, presumably sermon. What about the English hymns during
this final nightly hour?
4052.5-, R. Verdad starting NA at 0600 Nov 3, so signing off a few
minutes earlier than usual (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
R Verdad Tech summary --- Glenn, Thought you might like some technical
details on what we did here at R. Verdad. The antenna is 89m long with
a phasing stub 11m long hanging near the middle. The two current nodes
are separated to give near maximum collinear gain (about 7.5 db above
isotropic theoretical). Since the antenna is oriented NE to SW it is
ideally oriented toward covering Mexico and Western N. America on one
side and C. America, S. America on the other side.
I designed it so the lower elevation angle minor lobes are about 8 to
10 dB down off the ends of the antenna to cover E. USA and Europe. It
hangs over a gully with a max depth of about 25m and is end fed
through a matching network by approx. 10 m of RG8 coax. The matching
network is mounted in a sheet metal box on the tower and consists of a
single 30 cm diameter coil of three-eighths soft copper tubing. Top of
the coil is to antenna and bottom to ground with the 50 ohm tap about
1.8 turns up from the ground.
The big problems in the installation were getting a good solid ground
in dry earth covered by concrete and buildings. Lots of work by the
mason chipping holes for the ground wires in the concrete. It also
turned out the power feed from the transformer at the edge of the of
property had a bad neutral so today that got fixed. Prior to that we
were completing the neutral current through our antenna ground, and
indication that the antenna ground is at least capable of a few amps
at 60 Hz without too much voltage drop.
Hope this and the 500 W carrier from the Omnitronix solid state
transmitter helps reception up your way. 73 (R. Wayne Borthwick,
VA7GF, Oct 29, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** HUNGARY. Tentative winter B-10 schedule of Hungarian Radio in
Hungarian:
0200-0300 6100 JBR 250 kW / 306 deg to NoAm
0500-0600 3975 JBR 250 kW / non-dir to WeEu
1100-1200 6025 JBR 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu
1700-1800 6025 JBR 100 kW / non-dir to WeEu
2200-2300 3975 JBR 250 kW / non-dir to WeEu
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 30 via DXLD)
= HFCC registrations by the transmitter operator. They not necessarily
mean that transmissions will indeed resume (Kai Ludwig, Germany,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. 9690, Oct 29 at 1329, usual hum, plus non-English talk and
announcement, 1330 dead air, 1330.5 opening AIR GOS in English. Jose
Jacob says this bit before 1330 is axually the AIR Tibetan service.
WRTH A-10 May update shows that is at 1215-1330 on 7420 via Guwahati,
9575 via Delhi, and 11775 via Goa. Yet, Bengaluru picks up this feed
from HQ and puts it on 9690 before GOS instead of the haunting AIR IS
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA. All India Radio B10 Frequency schedule effective from 31st
October, 2010 to 27th March, 2011 is now available at :
http://www.allindiaradio.org//schedule/fqsch.html
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, Oct 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INDIA [and non]. Re: 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, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
All India Radio has been making a lot of noise about implementing DRM
for domestic broadcasting, so maybe BBC and DW are staying ahead of
the curve on this (Steve Luce, Houston, TX, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** INDONESIA. 9526-, VOI absent again from the 13 UT English hour, Oct
28 at 1312 check: no signal, just like Oct 25 and 26. The one day I
did not check, Oct 27, Atsunori Ishida reports they were on the air.
9526-, VOI still missing Oct 29 during the English hour at 1331 check.
Not on 11785 either, just the usual Chinese radio war.
9526-, after being on the air only Sunday and Wednesday this week, VOI
is finally back Saturday Oct 30 for the English hour at 13-14, a few
days after the eruption, earthquake and tsunami disasters we would
like to have heard about promptly from the source.
First checked at 1159 in Chinese, 1200:30 switching to Japanese, usual
IADs continue. 1302 in English with disaster news, weather delaying
getting aid to those needing it; 1305 concerns that tourism will be
disrupted; later in hour usual features including Indonesian Wonder,
Miscellany, Music Corner. Still on past 1357 when CRI Russian 9525.0
starts, 1447 ``Musik Indonesia`` in big collision with het, VOI
slightly atop.
9526-, VOI at 1302 Oct 31, still in the clear B-10 without a co-
channel 9525 clash during English hour, altho today a bit weak vs
adjacent QRM. Better with music at 1348 check, still marred by IADs
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
9525.962, Voice of Indonesia, Cimanggis. 1303-1310 October 31, 2010.
English news ready by accented female. Clear and good. 9680 Radio
Republik Indonesia on 9680.05 in a the same time, clear though weaker
(Terry Krueger, Clearwater FL, Equipment (in general order of use):
JRC NRD-535; ICOM IC-R75; Hammarlund HQ-180A, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[and non]. 9526-, VOI English VG at 1340 Nov 1 in Music Corner, 1341
announcement about the featured artist, but still with IADs. At 1420
still on in Indonesian, and VG without het but with IADs.
CRI Russian on 9525 at 14-15 is now gone for the season. CRI does come
on at 1457 for English via Kashgar to Europe, but at 1504 the het is
only minor as VOI is still VG with music, IADs, rather than restarting
English only to cut it off; instead the language service was unknown,
as music continued until abrupt closure at 1510*.
9526-, Nov 2 at 1327, VOI has VG signal but hum/whine is worse than
usual, plus the IADs they cannot or will not get rid of. Concluding
Today in History segment, something about Levelland TX. 1328 ID as
network program between Jakarta and RRI Banjarmasin, i.e. Tuesdays`
Exotic Indonesia excursion.
This time the Jak YL addressed the Banj guy with a name sounding like
``Fator``, and he called her ``Rachma``, no idea about correct
spelling of either. 1329 ``Focus`` quotes Democratic Voice of Burma
about Myanmar uranium mining and nuclear weapons technology, despite
being a signatory to the IAEA non-proliferation treaty.
1333 over to Banj for a program about traditional dances, starting
with one performed at a local Islamic conference. Pre-recorded
scripted talk read by YL identifying some traditional dances of South
Kalimantan, with lots of unfamiliar Indonesian names, and far too much
talk, far too little music exemplifying them. 1349 to a song by a YL
chosen by Fator (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** INTERNATIONAL. The TDP B10 frequency schedule is now available at
http://www.airtime.be/schedule.html
(Ludo Maes, TDP, Oct 30, reactivating the long-dormant TDP yg list,
via DXLD) Viz.:
TDP SHORTWAVE TRANSMITTER AIRTIME SCHEDULE B10
Denge Mezopotamya 0500-1500 11530 AM mtwtfss Kurdish Middle E
Denge Mezopotamya 1500-2100 7540 AM mtwtfss Kurdish Middle E
TDPradio 0700-0800 6015 DRM m...... English Europe
TDPradio 0800-0900 6015 DRM .t..... English Europe
TDPradio 0900-1000 6015 DRM ..w.... English Europe
TDPradio 1000-1100 6015 DRM ...t... English Europe
TDPradio 1100-1200 6015 DRM ....f.. English Europe
TDPradio 1200-1300 6015 DRM .....s. English Europe
TDPradio 1300-1400 6015 DRM ......s English Europe
Radio Democracia 0900-1000 21555 AM ......s Amharic Africa
La Voix de Djibouti 1200-1300 21525 AM ...t... Somali Africa
[above entry on WORLD OF RADIO 1537]
The Disco Palace 1400-1500 6015 DRM mtwtfss English Europe
Voice Of Asena 1730-1800 9605 AM m...f.. Tigrinya Africa
Voice Of Meselna Delina 1730-1800 9605 AM .t.t.s. Tigrinya Africa
Radio Bilal 1800-1830 9345 AM mtwtfss Amharic Africa
The Disco Palace 2000-2100 15755 DRM mtwtfss English America
TDPradio 2100-2200 15755 DRM mtwtfss English America
Suab Xaa Moo Zoo 2230-2300 7530 AM mtwtfss Hmong Asia
For more information, contact
TDP
c/o Ludo Maes
P. O. Box 1
2310 Rijkevorsel
BELGIUM
Tel : +32 33 14 78 00 Mob : +32 477 477 800 Fax : +32 33 14 12 12
E-mail : info @ transmitter.org Web : http://www.broadcast.be
Text version by (Alexey Zinevich, a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, dxldyg
tidied up by gh for DXLD)
** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM? The Other Side. The only station broadcasting
from the afterlife to the living world. It sounds remarkably similar
to a lot of 1970's and 80's shortwave broadcasters, though!
http://rsw.cc/radio-spiritworld-the-other-side/#disqus_thread
(Mark Palmer, G0OIW, UK, Oct 28, BDXC-UK yg via DXLD) Starts with
hauntingly familiar IS (gh)
** INTERNATIONAL WATERS [non?]. NDB estranho em 1635 kHz --- Amigos,
Estou escutando um NDB nafrequencia e 1635 khz que se identifica como
V7FF6. De onde pode estar vindo esse sinal? (Anderson José Torquato,
Garopaba-SC, 31 Oct, radioescutas yg via DXLD)
Olá Anderson, V7FF6 é o indicativo da embarcação "Ocean Baroness"
originalmente de bandeira das Ilhas Marshall, uma plataforma
petrolífera semi-submersível localizada na costa brasileira ok
Se quiser mais dados sobre ela visite:
http://www.diamondoffshore.com/ourFleet/rigs_baroness.php
Parabéns pelas escutas!!! Existe a comunidade Ocean Baroness no
Facebook e segundo informações deles, estão localizados no Golfo do
México... Bem, precisa fuçar mais para saber se esta atualizada, pois
em outros sites diz que esta no Brasil; de qualquer forma uma escuta
interessante.
Tem muitas fotos e informações lá, vale conferir ok...
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ocean-Baroness/175930611008
Se confirmada creio que você consiga um belo QSL.
Com uma boa pesquisa na NET e no google, voce deverá achar as
coordenadas para poder escrever para eles ok. Boa sorte ! 73´s (PU2LZB
Renato Uliana, http://www.amantesdoradio.com.br ibid.)
Bom dia Pessoal, A festa só está começando. Com o início das
prospecções do pré-sal, muita coisa nova vai ser escutada. O caso do
Ocean Baroness é um deles; como não tem um indicativo designado
oficialmente, a embarcação utiliza seu próprio indicativo de chamada,
o ITU Callsign. Já tivemos outros casos semelhantes no passado
recente. Vale a pena gravar e manter este arquivo. Como escrevi
anteriormente, o bom seria, por triangulação, definir a posição
aproximada. Vou plotar a informação dos 110 graus em relação a
Guarulhos com os 75 graus em relação a Torres, RS. Abraços, (Jorge
Jockyman Jr., 31 Oct, ibid.)
** IRAN. IRIB seems to have started using the B-10 schedule already,
as now (Sat 30 Oct 2010) at 2030 they started the Spanish programme on
5950 and 7200 kHz. The A-10 channels 7300 and 9780 are empty. The
Sitkunai relay 6055 is still on the air in parallel. The speaker still
announces the A-10 frequencies, though. 73, (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig /
Germany, JRC NRD525 + PA0RDT MiniWhip, HCDX via DXLD) also blocked
SWEDEN [q.v.] 6065 finale
Tentative B-10 schedule of VOIROI-IRIB Tehran. Tentative Relay
Sitkunai-LTU transmissions, frequencies taken from last year B-09
season table.
VOIROI / IRIB noted three additional entries, nighttime 1500-0500 UT
in direction of RUS/CIS/all Europe. Probably Arabic. Ramadan is over
in 2010. Out of 75 mb range channel 3945 kHz in Pashto from Mashad
regional bc house ceased probably. 73 wb
IRAN Tentative B-10 for The Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran
(VOIROI / IRIB) [Oct 29 version superseded by Oct 31 update below]
but Volker has got an e-mail direct from Tehran:
> ... und wir bald sehen, wie sich die Frequenzwahl bewaehrt.
> Abendsendung: 6205 kHz im 49m-Band,
> 3955 kHz im 75m-Band,
> 7380 kHz im 41m-Band.
so maybe German service via Sitkunai-LTU will use 3955 kHz at 259
degree antenna instead of 6105 kHz ? 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg
via DXLD)
New Sitkunai frequency ex-3960 is 7420 kHz (41 mb). Source:
http://russian.irib.ir/glavnaya/chestotnoie-raspisanie
73! Alexey Zinevich, a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Once again, another version of IRIB Tehran B-10 schedule. Sitkunai
Lithuania relay frequencies still in question. Some old B-09 entries
may occur again in B-10, but IRIB's website show different date
though. 73 wb
IRIB German service site shows still the summer schedule, but somebody
of the listener sent a comment with new winter channels...
IRIB English website updated.
<http://english.irib.ir/home/frequencies>
IRIB French
<http://french.irib.ir/accuiel/onde-courte>
IRIB Russian
<http://russian.irib.ir/glavnaya/chestotnoie-raspisanie>
IRIB Spanish
<http://spanish.irib.ir/home/frecuencia>
<http://www2.irib.ir/tech/frequency/en/IRIB_Guide.pdf>
IRAN Tentative B-10 for The Voice of Islamic Republic of Iran
(VOIROI / IRIB)
ALBANIAN 0630-0727 13810 15235
1830-1927 6100 7285
2030-2127 6100 9740
ARABIC 0230-0527 7350 9895 "Al-Quds TV"
0530-1427 13790 13800 15550
0830-1027 9885
1430-1627 9830 15550
1630-1727 9830
1630-0327 3985
1630-0527 6065
ARMENIAN 0300-0327 5915 7295
0930-0957 9690 15220
1630-1727 6185 7230
AZERI 0330-0527 6200
1430-1657 6200
BENGALI 0030-0127 5915 6100
0830-0927 13680
1430-1527 7380 11600 [5910 alternat.]
BOSNIAN 0530-0627 13760 15235
[S-Cr] 1730-1827 7200 7295
2130-2227 5950 9710
CHINESE 1200-1257 9900 11670 13650 15150
2330-0027 5945 7325 9710
DARI 0300-0627 9885 11935
0830-1157 11670
0830-1427 13725
1200-1457 9940
ENGLISH 0130-0227 6120 7250 "Voice of Justice"
1030-1127 15460 17630
1530-1627 9915 11655
1930-2027 6010 6115{6040}SIT 7320 11695 11860
FRENCH 0630-0727 13600 15560
1830-1927 6025SIT 5980 7380 11775 [9565 alternat.]
GERMAN 0730-0827 15085 17690
1730-1827 3955{6105}SIT 6205 7380
HAUSA 0600-0657 15435 17810
1830-1927 9715 11965
HEBREW 0430-0457 9820 11925
1200-1227 13740 15390
HINDI 0230-0257 7340 9510
1430-1527 7370 9585
ITALIAN 0630-0727 9770SIT 13620 15085
1930-1957 5890 7380
JAPANESE 1330-1427 9585 9905
2100-2157 5995 6145
KAZAKH 0130-0227 7205 7265
1530-1627 9540 9850
KURDISH 0430-0527 6170 9610 Sorrani dialect. Winter time.
1330-1627 5920 Kirmanji dialect
MALAY 1230-1327 15515 17690
2230-2327 7315 9675
PASHTO 0230-0327 6095 6155
0730-0827 11990 15440
1230-1327 7225 9520
del1430-0427 3945-m Mashhad B-09 progr via Sirjan DELETED.
1430-1527 5890-m Mashhad progr via Sirjan site.
1630-1727 6015 7345
RUSSIAN 0300-0327 7370 9510
0500-0527 12025 13680 17680 17780
1430-1527 7420{3960}SIT 7345 9610 9685
1700-1757 3965 6090 [5925 alternat.]
1800-1857 6035 7305
1930-2027 3985 7205
SPANISH 0030-0227 6010 7240 [6110 alternat.]
0230-0327 6010 [6110 alternat.]
0530-0627 13710 15400
2030-2127 6055{6255}SIT 5950 7200
SWAHILI 0400-0457 13680 15260
0830-0927 17660 21640
1730-1827 9830 11715
TAJIK 0100-0227 5955 7355
1600-1727 5955 7200 [5945 alternat.]
TURKISH 0430-0557 9865 11640
1600-1727 6175 7315
URDU 0130-0227 3965 6030 6185
1300-1427 5940 9790 11685
1530-1727 5890-m Mashhad program via Sirjan site.
UZBEK 0230-0257 6175 7360
1500-1557 6070 7215 [5945 alternat.]
Saut Falestin "Voice of Islamic Palestinian Revolution"
ARABIC 0330-0427 5915 7295 [6165 alternat.]
Additional [probably DRM test broadcasts ...] :
VARIOUS 1500-2100 7410 towards all Europe
VARIOUS 1630-1930 7355 towards RUS/CIS
VARIOUS 2100-0500 7440 towards all Europe
Tentative SIT = Sitkunai relays in Lithuania. Latter schedule not
updated yet, shows still B-09 table:
<http://www.zilionis.lt/rtv/radio-am.php?e>
(IRIB via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 29; updates by wb. Oct 31 via DXLD)
** IRAN [and non]. 15550, Oct 31 at 1312 Persian music, poor
modulation. IRIB`s lengthy Arabic service is now here at 0530-1630,
500 kW, 295 degrees via Sirjan. This could be a bit of a problem for
WJHR claiming 5 kW on USB from 1400. Did not check at that time, but
could barely detect its SSB scratch, clear of QRM at 1705.
IRIB`s so-called ``Voice of Justice`` English hour at 0130 to North
America is blocked on both new B-10 frequencies; wonderful
coöordination there! Nov 1 at 0135, Voice of Russia English is atop
7250 Qur`an from Iran; 6120 has Radio Habana Cuba atop Iran Qur`an. No
improvement during following hour (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See also RUSSIA about this collision
** IRAN [non]. Remote Monitoring Kuwait shows TEST frequencies at
1400-0400 UT on 864, 1089, 1377, and proposed new 1386 kHz Radio FARDA
in Persian to ALL-Iran target.
1386 kHz Kuwait was due start into regular service in August 2008, but
some constructing private firm went bankrupt. Project is 27 months too
late. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Oct 29, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
So what are the sites for 864, 1089 and 1377? (gh, DXLD)
I don't know. Often IBB RMS system logs show action of monitors
various MW channels just 2-3 years b e f o r e they used by IBB
services, like Djibouti 1431, Kuwait 1593, 990 CapoGreco-Cyprus.
Similar happened to check new Kost-AFG 621 unit many months before
official inauguration, etc.
Sometimes also special vailed clandestines, like Syrian and Lebanese
stations, which meant important on ISR vv Gaza conflict etc.
1089 in Kuwait/Iran area is always useless, when listen to the MP4
audio files. 1386 kHz and 1377 looks fine.
Monitoring 1386 kHz channel as such, means probably that the delayed
IBB Farda mediumwave service from Kuwait TX site in north-eastern
corner, will soon be tested in winter season??? 73 de wolfy (Wolfgang
Büschel, Nov 2, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** IRAN [non]. 3980, Clandestine. It seems a new (or old reactivated)
unID anti Iran’s government station was observed first on 7/10 at 1405
on 3970 speaking in Kurdish and Farsi and jammed. To avoid the jammer
often (each 3-4 minutes) is jumping on different frequencies in the
range 3970-3981. The schedule is presumed 1400-1500 and 0300-0400.
Heard 27/10 at 0330. The other two V of Kurdistan stations on 3931 and
on 4881 also were heard at 0330. All three were jammed (Rumen Pankov,
Sofia, Bulgaria (Song ICF-2001, Marconi antenna), Nov Australian DX
News via DXLD)
** IRAN [non]. CLANDESTINE === 5840, R. Rahoye Iran, Oct 29 *1630-1638
25222 Farsi, ID at 1632, Talk (Kouji Hashimoto, Japan, Japan Premium
Oct 30 via DXLD)
** ISRAEL. 6973, 27/10 2330, Galei Zahal, Israel OFF AIR (Giampiero
Bernardini, Milano, Italia. Perseus, T2FD 15 meters long, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST) 6973 30/10 0100 Galei Zahal, Israel, still off
air (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia, ibid.)
** ISRAEL. Israel Radio B10 is the same as last winter:
Persian to Iran 1400-1530 UT 9985 11595 [but see below]
Alternate frequencies: 6695 13850 [6695???]
Israel Radio International website: http://www.intkolisrael.com/
Persian website: http://www.radis.org/
The domestic REKA network, which has a shorter Persian broadcast,
in exchange for more Russian: http://www.iba.org.il/world
As usual, Israel Radio English is available via outlets which carry
WRN programming - including, for now at least, WRMI shortwave on 9955
at 0600 UT (adjusting for US Standard Time next week)
http://www.wrmi.net
WRN's website also has on-demand and podcast versions of the audio
in English, French, Persian :
http://www.wrn.org/listeners/#israel-radio
WRN has Israel Radio Yiddish on it's German network, but I don't see
on demand audio online for it.
http://www.wrn.org/listeners/#wrn-german/
Ways to listen to WRN:
http://www.wrn.org/listeners/#ways-to-listen
[later:] I was emailed 1400-1530 UT from a Bezeq contact -- but
looking at the past schedule, and the local Israel time at
intkolisrael.com it seems that it should be 1500-1630 UT for the
Winter schedule. I'm sending an email back to double check (Doni
Rosenzweig, Oct 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
[later2:] As expected, I confirmed that it's 1500-1630 UT (Doni, Oct
31, ibid.)
Kol Israel is on 13850 and 15760, with weak parallel signal here in Ea
Germany. No jamming heard but it's hard enough without it (local
noise, and QRM by WWCR which is strong on 13845). 9985 and 11595 are
totally empty. (31 Oct 2010, 1515 UT) 73, (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig /
Germany, JRC NRD525 + PA0RDT MiniWhip, ibid.)
Yes, 15760 is the stronger channel, at 1500-1530 UT S=9+15dB in
southern Germany, but decreasing now. 13850 very tiny S=3-4 here,
suffers by adjacent WWCR 13845 religious ROAR, latter S=9+15dB.
73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Oct 31, ibid.)
** JAPAN [and non]. 3945, R. Nikkei 2, Chiba-Nagara. October 31, 0826-
0845 non stop soft Pop, Romantic music selections seemingly always
same female singer in English. By some het, Vanuatu must be underneath
weak, 25332 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec – Embu SP Brasil - Sony SW40 -
Dipole 18m, 32m, Longwire 22m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** JAPAN [non]. 17690, NHK interval signal over and over again 1230-
1242 UT Oct 31, endless loop, registered via Madagascar relay site.
But no real program heard. Transmitter switched off at 1243-1244 UT,
"sorry for interuption ..." started then in French, regular program
from 1244 UT. Read letterbox by Japanese lady and African native male
announcer in French, letter from Congo read. Much fluttery signal from
MDG S=9+10dB. Always underneath heard co-channel IRIB Sirjan in Bahasa
Malay (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [and non]. 2850, KCBS, Oct 29 at 1240 triumphal choral
music audible vs noise level; not much else could be heard on 120 thru
60 meters. Next check 1303 much better S9+20 during W&M Korean talk.
Then 3480 hetwar also audible, and at 1305 numerous carriers on 60m,
but too much noise. LSR here is 1252 UT.
2850, KCBS with choral music, S9+13 Oct 31 at 1244; nothing much else
making it from Asia/Pacific vs noise level on 120, 90, 75 or 60 meters
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. 5985.0, Shiokaze/Sea Breeze via Yamata, Japan,
1402, Oct 31. Ex: 6135; interfering with Myanmar on 5985.83. Once the
N. Korean jamming finds them here, Myanmar will be blocked for over an
hour, as the jamming starts early and continues on past Shiokaze’s
sign off (1430*) (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1,
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
5985, Nov 1 at 1359 open carrier with het from Myanmar 5986-; 1400
piano and opening Shiokaze in Japanese this Monday, on new frequency
as first reported the day before by Ron Howard. S9+10 peaks, no
jamming heard, but weakening. At least it`s audible again here via JSR
JAPAN (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. Ich habe das irgendwie von Sei-ichi überlesen...
"Communication" arrived in Germany on Fri Oct 29th, many thanks.
MONGOLIA/RUSSIA [to KOREA D.P.R.] 648 / 1350 --- I see an interesting
item on BDXC-UK Communication magazine Nov 2010, page 36 under
KOREA/RUSSIA.
Radio Free Asia (in Korean to N Korea) at 15-19 UT is now on 648 kHz
via Razdolnoye, Russian Far East relay site, replacing {mostly}
Choibalsan, in Eastern Mongolia (Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, Sept 30,
update to BrDXC-UK Guide to External Services on Mediumwave; in BrDXC-
UK "Communication" Nov 2010)
In past seasons the Russians allowed only VOA to use the Razdolnoye,
Russian Far East relay site for VOA services, not relayed Radio Free
Asia programs from that place.
Checked the VOA and RFA schedules in Korean language revealed the
following usage of Far East mediumwave station for US Korean external
services.
648, Razdolnoye-RUS relay, 1500-2300 UT. RFA 1500-1900 UT, VOA still
1900-2100 UT, RFA 2100-2200 UT ... and 2200-2300 UT Unknown sce to
China mainland, either RFA Cantonese, or VOA Mandarin Chinese. Someone
with skill of Chinese language should listen to MP4 files from remote
monitoring at Taipei, Taiwan.
1350, Choibalsan MW relay, in Eastern Mongolia is only used on a
single hour in the Korean early morning, at 2100-2200 UT for Radio
Free Asia in Korean language. Supposedly Soviet made tx of 1986year,
500 kW at 8 masts directional SV4+4 antenna rather towards Beijing
area at 150 degrees. Only side lobe towards N Korea..
Unfortunately RFA website shows still the old A-10 data, incl. 1350:
Korean (5 hours daily)
1500-1700 648, 1350, 5810, 7210, 7455
1700-1800 648, 1350, 5810, 9370
1800-1900 648, 1350, 5810, 7465
2100-2200 648, 1350, 7460, 9385, 12075.
(Wolfgang Büschel, Oct 30, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [non]. 11530, V. of Mesopotamia still here in B-10 via
UKRAINE, but WYFR is back to QRM it, Oct 31 at 1308 Portuguese mixing
with Kurdish music. WYFR B-10 on 11530: 0500-0745, 1200-1345.
11530, V. of Mesopotamia via UKRAINE, Nov 3 at 1311 with Kurdish
music, well atop WYFR in Portuguese, I was quite pleased to note, WYFR
far enough down that could still enjoy the music (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** KUWAIT. Checking for R. Kuwait at 1828 Oct 31 in case B-10 change
has been made to English at 18-21 on 15540: nothing audible, nor on
11990, but that is inconclusive from this angle under current
conditions (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBYA. Voice of Africa confirmed in English today 31 October on
17725 and 21695 with English from 1400 to 1600 (Alan Roe, Teddington,
UK, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) As before
[non?]. 21695, Nov 1 at 1454, 13m signal level second only to SAUDI
ARABIA [q.v.] 21505, but V. of Africa modulation remains with a
horrible ripple and somewhat unstable carrier. TDF, which handles
frequency management, claims 21695 is via Issoudun, France, but if I
were they, would continue attributing such a mess to Sabrata, Libya,
itself (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LITHUANIA. 7420, IRIB Tehran Russian via Sitkunai relay, (in B-09
on 3960), now at 1450 UT Oct 31 on S=9+20dB. In SYNC with \\ 9610 and
9685 kHz.
3955, HCJB via Sitkunai-LTU in Russian 1530, Chechen Oct 31 Sun 1600
UT S=7-8 rather poor, due of backlobe signal of 79 degree antenna
(Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LUXEMBOURG. DRM transmissions on 1440 are almost gone, they have
meanwhile been cut back to a token operation between 8 AM and 9 AM
local time. Otherwise the Marnach transmitter is operated in AM mode,
in the time slots 04:30-08:00 and 17:00-02:00 CET or thereabouts. As
well-known, a large amount of this airtime is leased out to
missionaries, CRI and KBS, which presumably for now saved 1440 from
being closed down altogether. Gossip has it that RTL meanwhile became
less willing to pump money into its Luxembourg radio operations. This
gathered, amongst other sources, from
http://forum.mysnip.de/read.php?8773,850244
Concerning the power used on 1440: It is understood that Marnach has
now Transradio solid-state equipment for 600 kW and that these 600 kW
are the power at which the paid relays are being run. The tube
transmitters (S 4006, they should still have an even older 600 kW
Telefunken/Transradio transmitter with classic plate modulation as
well), in the past run in a pair as 1200 kW, are no longer in routine
use (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
RTL DRM: Their use of 6095 may have been cut back even further now.
This morning it has been reported that the transmitter was on from
0700 to 0800 only, carrying 0700-0730 the abridged version of KBS
German and 0730-0800 RTL Radio. Exactly the same pattern as on 1440
(Kai Ludwig, Oct 31, ibid.)
** MAURITANIA. 7245, have been looking for ORTM as early as 0600 since
first heard there Oct 23, but no show until Oct 28 at 0604, usual
morning chanting. Was not on a few minutes earlier before 0600, and
now has ACI from Portugal 7240. RDPI is on this frequency M-F only, so
if ORTM does this on Sat or Sun, no problem. What`s the matter with
4845, normally used until 0800 or so? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
7245, ORTM Nouakchott, 0853, noted in passing with comments by a man
and nice local music. Fair. 27 October (David Sharp, NSW Australia:
FT-950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-2010, ICF-SW7600GR, Timewave 599zx, MW-550P,
etc, dxldyg via DXLD)
While ORTM was again on 7245 as early as 0600 Oct 28, missing again
Oct 29 at 0610 check, and not on 4845 either (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
NEW [sic], 7245.00, 2300-2400 29.10, R Mauritania, Nouakchott, Arabic
speech by a colonel about Mauritania, talk. Has replaced 4845 evenings
which was heard off the air on 23+26+27+29.10! 44444, QRM China R Int.
in Spanish on 7250. Best 73, (Anker Petersen, done in Skovlunde,
Denmark with an AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, via Dario
Monferini, playdx yg via DXLD)
7245, Radio Mauritanie, *0555-0640, Oct 30, sign on with Qur`an.
Arabic talk over local music at 0628. Arabic talk at 0629. Good (Brian
Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
** MEXICO. 700, Oct 30 at 1230 UT, Mexican NA, 1232 sign-on as XEGD,
La Poderosa, 5 mil watts, 700 kHz, street address, two phones
including 52-2-05-54, in Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua; 1233 to usual
opening infomercial, ``Consejos para un mejor vivir``.
850, Oct 30 at 1211 UT, intro Luis Palau evangelist in KOA null after
Obama, presumably XEM, Renacimiento 850, Chihuahua.
870, XETAR, Oct 30 at 1204 UT NA, 1206 sign-on in language, presumed
Tarahumara, frequent mentions of XETAR calls pronounced in Spanish,
then Spanish mentioning federal agency sponsorship of such indigenous
stations as this one in Guachochi, Chihuahua; 1208 kidchorus, rapid
SAH, presumably WWL still remnanting, but mostly separable, then La
Voz de la Sierra Tarahumara opening in Spanish, 6:09 TC, and another
at 1221 for 6:21. Unlike most of the commercial stations, this one is
low-key with no screaming hype, and consequently seems a bit
undermodulated, improving somewhat during canned federal government
PSAs such as one for the Bicentennial at 1228, then kids in unison
with call letters (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 710, Nov 1 at 1259 UT, La Ranchera de Cuauhtémoc, XEDP full
ID, atop KGNC et al. This week, Chihuahua is on MST UT -7 except
border cities Juárez and Ojinaga, remaining on MDT UT -6 along with
the USA one more week. So in deep Chihuahua, stations signing on at 6
am now will be playing the NA at 1300 UT instead of 1200 (but did not
hear it on XEDP).
1050, Nov 1 at 1300, Mex choral NA, best in WHO 1040 IBOC null, 1303
fade but maybe sign-on; 1305 full ID for XED in Mexicali, a Radiorama
group station. Should still be on UT-7 along with Alta California for
another week, ergo NA at 6 am local = 1300 UT (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. Nov 3 I was snoozing thru the sunrise skip window from NW
Mexico, yet at the late hour of 1328 UT I am hearing Spanish on 710 in
the null of KEEL Shreveport [see USA], and sure enough, soon copy ``La
Ranchera de Cuauhtémoc`` jingle. XEDP normally peaks about an hour
earlier, and Chihuahua is prettymuch gone by 1300. By 1347, KGNC
Amarillo is dominating 710 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO. 1470 Tijuana now relays China in Spanish 12 hours a night,
6 pm - 6 am: see CHINA [non]
** MEXICO [and non]. Re SWEDEN, 6010 kHz: Hola Glenn. Leí tu mas
reciente informe de escuchas, en éste, comentas sobre la salida del
aire de "Radio Suecia" el día de ayer. Asimismo mencionas que XEOI "no
derramaría lágrimas" por este hecho.
Siempre es para mi como escucha de la onda corta y como aficionado al
diexismo de lamentar el cierre de una emisora, más aún, en tratandose
de una gran emisora como "Radio Suecia" de la cual también lamente
cuando cerro su servicio en castellano.
En una de las reuniones de la HFCC tuve la oportunidad de tratar con
los representantes de "Radio Suecia" con quienes llegamos a un acuerdo
en cuanto a las horas de transmisión y a la dirección de sus antenas,
fué en verdad muy agradable tratar con ellos.
Por otro lado sigo pensando que en relación a las frecuencias hay para
todos, que el trabajo que ha desarrollado la HFCC ha fructificado en
muchos casos, y que todo se circunscribe al RESPETO.
XEOI emite ininterrumpidamente en los 6010 kHz desde los años
cincuenta, tiempo durante el cual ha mantenido su presencia con mucha
dignidad. De 1997 al 2005 tuve la suerte de ser responsable de la
política QSL y algunos otros aspectos, pero como bien sabes la salida
al aire en 2002 de "La Voz de Tu Conciencia" en los 6010 kHz desde
Colombia nos causó una interferencia tan importante que prácticamente
se dejó de escuchar XEOI lo que causó una disminución hasta de un 90%
en los informes de recepción, por lo que se cerró el programa
"Encuentro DX" y se detuvo la política QSL.
Hemos sostenido desde entonces un diferendo con la mencionada emisora
colombiana, y no ha sido sino hasta hace unos meses en que hicieron
ajustes en sus antenas en que medianamente mejoró el problema. En mi
opinión, asi como de gente experta, solo faltaría que "La Voz de Tu
Conciencia" disminuyera de 5 a 2.5 kW de potencia por la noche para
que el problema se acabará de resolver.
La respuesta de esta emisora se tardó casi ocho años, a pesar de esto
XEOI mantuvo su presencia y respeto a sus escuchas.
Aunado a esto "Radio Habana Cuba" como bien sabes ahora emplea los
6010 Khz de 05 a 07 UTC, que es un excelente horario. A pesar de
nuestras repetidas solicitudes RHC no ha tenido a bien corregir esto.
Durante estos años llegamos a convenios con la "RAI", "BBC", "Radio
Sweden" y con "Radio República" emisoras que en todo momento mostraron
su disposición a llegar a acuerdos favorables a ambos lados.
Ojalá que "La Voz de Tu Conciencia" hiciera la última modificación y
que "Radio Habana Cuba" que emite en muchas frecuencias de los 49 m.
nos permitieran salir más adecuadamente.
Considero que uno de los graves problemas por el que poca gente se
entusiasma por la radio en onda corta es precisamente por la cantidad
de "ruido" y por la poca calidad el sonido de la misma, por lo que al
estarse interfiriendo no solo va en contra de una o mas emisoras sino
en contra del mismo medio que es la radio en onda corta.
Si no derramo lágrimas, sí lamento mucho el cierre de "Radio Sweden"
en onda corta, pero sigo pensando que con buenos acuerdos y respeto
hay espacio para todos.
Es la intención de XEOI de seguir al aire y el mio propio de reiniciar
el proyecto que teníamos en Radio Mil por lo que espero tiempos
mejores en la frecuencia de los 6010 kHz. De antemano gracias (Julián
Santiago Díez de Bonilla, DF, Oct 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MEXICO [and non]. 6185, XEPPM, Nov 1 at 0158 opening coverage
(live?) of a fiesta in Michoacán. Had not been hearing it earlier, but
maybe just smashed by ACI. At 0216 it`s in the clear with Serbia
[q.v.] off 6190, and no co-channel either from Brasil. Now a local
amateur band heavy on the drums and horns. This is a good window for
R. Educación, before CRI blasts from 6190 Sackville at 03-06 (and
Vatican comes on 6185 eastward around 0310 too).
6185, XEPPM Spanish in the clear, Oct 31 at 0517, no RNA Brasília
here, but still active on F-G 11780 at 0535 check, this overnight
schedule funxioning UT Sundays only. Brazilians have also been
reporting 6185 missing. Now the main problem is Vatican on 6185 at
0300-0620, presumably source of fast SAH against XEPPM at 0516 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MONGOLIA. See KOREA NORTH [non]
** MOROCCO. 15340.0, RTM, Oct 29 at 1341 with Arabic music, hum, no
HCJB audible, but back on this frequency again. After we found them on
15340 instead of 15341 last week, Mike Barraclough in UK had measured
Morocco off-frequency again, Oct 26 at 1452 on 15341.2. Where next?
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
15341.15 very odd heterodyne signal this morning at 0920 UT Oct 31.
S=8-9 signal. Most probably RTM via Nador-MRC relay, program content
in Arabic and French interspersed. Odd signal against co-channel CRI
Xian Chinese broadcast on even 15340.00.
15341.15v, still terrible heterodyne from RTM Nador site relay in
Arabic/French at 1320 UT Oct 31 (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST) Het with HCJB Australia?
15341, RTM off-frequency again, Nov 1 at 1353 with Arab music making
het against something on 15340, presumably HCJB Australia.
15341+, RTM still off-frequency Nov 2 at 1241 with Arabic vocal music,
no het to make it obvious. Two hours later at 1445-1501*, Harold
Frodge in MI heard on 15341.15 ``alternating commentaries in German,
Hebrew, Arabic and French``, which would be news for this station!
Probably some token stuff relayed from domestic service (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MYANMAR. RE: 10-43: 5985.15, Myanma R, Nay Pyi Taw, 1530-1600 ---
It`s usually much closer to 5986; has Ron Howard found it closer to
5985 like this? (gh, DXLD)
Hi Glenn, No. Myanmar is consistently heard by me on about 5985.83.
David Sharp (NSW Australia) reported hearing them on 5985.858, on Oct
15, which closely corresponds to what I have been hearing this month.
Believe the adjacent QRM made it difficult for Kyriakos to come up
with an accurate frequency (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
5985.83, Myanma Radio, 1402, Oct 31. Blocked by the new presence on
5985.0 of Shiokaze (scheduled *1400-1430*). 1447-1500 in vernacular
and indigenous music; almost fair. Also from 1558 to 1630* with EZL
pop songs in English; expected them to sign off at 1600, but went
longer. Anomaly? (Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NAGORNO-KARABAKH. 9677.8, Voice of Justice. In Azeri and some
Russian 1301-1327 with demodulated sound on 22/10, but no repeat was
on the next day from 0500. It is coming from Stepanakert, Nagorno-
Karabakh Republic, supported by Armenia and hostile to Azerbaijan
(Rumen Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Song ICF-2001, Marconi antenna), Nov
Australian DX News via DXLD)
** NEPAL. China Radio Int'l to reach out to Nepali listeners on FM
KATHMANDU, Oct 28: As a part of its growing engagements in Nepal
lately, China is preparing to take programs of China Radio
International (CRI) among Nepali listeners across the country through
local FM radios. Read the full story here :
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=24657
(via Alokesh Gupta, Oct 28, dx_sasia yg via DXLD)
** NETHERLANDS. Holanda: Cartas @ RN: Jaime Báguena
Emisión: 31 Octubre 2010 7:25 - 4 Noviembre 2010
En el último programa Cartas @ RN de esta temporada radial les
anunciamos algunos cambios: cambios en la programación, en la
producción de este programa, y en las frecuencias de emisión por onda
corta. También una adelanto de algunas novedades en la web.
Producción de José Zepeda -- ESCUCHAR
http://download.omroep.nl/rnw/smac/cms/cartas_a_rn_programa_43_20101029_44_1kHz.mp3
Jaime Báguena no continuará en el departamento
Aprovechamos la carta que escribió Tapia Contreras al colega Jaime
Báguena, para anunciarles que Jaime ya no trabajará más para nuestro
departamento a partir de esta fecha. Durante mucho tiempo Jaime se
encargó del programa Cartas @ RN y le dio su sello personal. Durante
su ausencia de varios meses por razones de salud Jaime recibió muchas
cartas de los oyentes, elogiándolo, deseándole pronta mejoría, y
pidiendo su retorno. Pero al final del camino ha decidido trabajar en
otro departamento de Radio Nederland, es decir que se queda en la
familia. Es un cambio de rumbo que respetamos y le deseamos el mejor
de los éxitos en esta nueva etapa de su vida.
Nuevo Viejo Cartas @ RN
Sergio Acosta se encarga de acompañarlos en esta nueva etapa de Cartas
@ RN. Radio Nederland desea que además de ser este programa el de
contacto con nuestros oyentes, sea una revista de información sobre el
resto de nuestros programas, que mantenga en contacto entre Ustedes y
el resto de nuestros colegas, y a la vez sea un medio de comunicación
de las cuestiones mas relevantes que tienen que ver con el quehacer de
nuestra emisora.
Nuevo rumbo en Cartas @ RN
En el nuevo rumbo que toma el programa mantendremos el formato
relajado del mismo. Con la nueva programación invernal vamos a ir
invitando al programa a dialogar a algunos ex colegas que ya se han
jubilado pero que por suerte siguen viviendo cerca de la radio, y
también vamos a invitar a los diferentes colegas del departamento para
que nos cuenten sus proyectos, su trabajo cotidiano en la radio, y
todo lo que deseen sobre ellos.
Concursos
Continuaremos haciendo algunos concursos pero ampliándolos no solo a
quienes nos escuchan por onda corta, si no a quienes visitan nuestra
web informarn.nl, y también a quienes participan en nuestras redes
sociales como la Comunidad Cartas @ RN.
Encuentros con oyentes
Entre muchos otros planes, y dentro de las posibilidades,
organizaremos algunos encuentros con oyentes en al menos dos países,
en los próximos meses.
Cambios en las frecuencias
Beatriz Díez, encargada de los esquemas de transmisiones en español de
Radio Nederland explica los cambios en las frecuencias y las emisiones
por satélite.
Nuevos programas y cambios en la programación
Juan Carlos Roque, redactor jefe de programas explica todos los
cambios en informativos y en los programas de fondo-temáticos en
español de Radio Nederland.
Nuestra web
Raúl López, redactor jefe de nuestra web informa de algunas novedades
relacionadas con nuestras páginas y valora los primeros meses de la
red social Comunidad Cartas a RN.
Fuente: Cartas @ RN: Cambios en la programación | Radio Netherlands
Worldwide http://bit.ly/ahMBNX
(via Yimber Gaviria, Colombia, Oct 31, DXLD) see also BONAIRE
** NEW ZEALAND. B-10 schedule of Radio New Zealand International from
Oct. 31, Rangitaiki site, all `000` degrees except *13660/9870: 325:
0459-0658 11725 050 kW AM All Pacific
0459-0658 11675 025 kW DRM All Pacific
0659-0758 9765 050 kW AM All Pacific
0659-0758 11675 025 kW DRM All Pacific
0659-1058 9765 050 kW AM All Pacific
0759-1058 9870 025 kW DRM All Pacific
1059-1258 13660 050 kW* AM NWPac, Bougainville, PNG, Timor, As
1059-1158 9870 025 kW* DRM NWPac, Bougainville, PNG, Timor, As
1259-1550 5950 050 kW AM All Pacific
1551-1650 7440 050 kW AM Niue, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands
1551-1650 5950 025 kW DRM Niue, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands
1651-1750 9765 050 kW AM Niue, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands
1651-1750 9890 025 kW DRM Niue, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands
1751-1850 11725 050 kW AM Niue, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands
1751-1850 11675 025 kW DRM Niue, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands
1851-1950 11725 050 kW AM Niue, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands
1851-1950 15720 025 kW DRM Niue, Fiji, Samoa, Cook Islands
1951-2050 11725 050 kW AM Samoa
1951-2050 17675 025 kW DRM Samoa
2051-2150 11725 050 kW AM Solomons Islands, Vanuatu
2051-2150 15720 025 kW DRM Solomons Islands, Vanuatu
2151-0458 15720 050 kW AM All Pacific
2151-0458 17675 025 kW DRM All Pacific. Updated: Oct. 29
(DX Mix News, Bulgaria, Oct 30 via DXLD)
While RNZI was doing well on 6170 from *1259 in October, I`ve yet to
hear it on the alleged replacement, 5950 for B-10. Nov 3 at 1303,
nothing on 5950, flanked by China in Chinese on 5945, China in English
on 5955. Recheck 6170, still no NZ there either; now 13-14 occupied by
VOR Vladivostok in Mongolian except Sundays in Chinese, per Aoki. So
what has become of RNZI? More downtime?
When I check the homepage at 1527, http://www.rnzi.com/index.php it
asserts: `` We are currently broadcasting on 5950 kHz in the 49 m
band.`` But we have long suspected those automated claims are based on
nominal schedule, not necessarily current reality (Glenn Hauser, OK,
WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST) But 5950 heard Nov 4 (gh)
** NIGERIA. 7350, R. Nigeria, Abuja, carrier there when I checked at
0540 on Oct 24; what sounded like a pennywhistle IS at 0546, then Nat
Anthem hymn and "I Pledge to Nigeria My Country" (which I haven't
heard in an age). Talk by man at 0549, probably an inspirational
message if they are following the old R. Nigeria pattern; TC, "Good
morning," into news read alternately by M&W with various field
reports. Sounded like an ad at 0609, more talk, several IDs as R.
Nigeria; I listened to 0620. Signal was poor, slightly better from
0600 when presumably Lagos news relay began. What power are they
using? (Jerry Berg, MA, DXplorer Oct 24 via BC-DX Oct 29 via DXLD)
7350, R. Nigeria, Abuja. October 28, 0604-0613 male and female in
English talks, outside talks, “R. Nigeria”, “a democratic nation”.
35323, 73's (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec – Embu SP Brasil - Sony SW40 -
Dipole 18m, 32m, Longwire 22m, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
7350, Oct 28 at 0619, poor with M&W alternating in apparent news in
English, from R. Nigeria, Abuja (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
7350, Radio Nigeria, Abuja, *0541-0600, Oct 29, sign on with test
tone and into local tribal drumming and whistling. National Anthem at
0547. Pop music at 0550. Local drums, ID and English news at 0600.
Weak. Poor.
7350, Radio Nigeria, Abuja, *0540-0600, Oct 30, sign on with test
tone. Local tribal drumming and whistling at 0545. Talk at 0547. Local
music. Local drums at 0600 and news. Poor, weak in noisy conditions.
Too weak tonight to pull out many program details (Brian Alexander,
PA, DX Listening Digest)
** NORTH AMERICA. THE NORTH AMERICAN SHORTWAVE PIRATE RADIO HALL OF
FAME IS OPEN! http://www.pirateradiohalloffame.com
Thanks to the A*C*E for hosting the site and to all the Board Members
who picked the pirates to go in, during the first round of inductees.
If you have ANY questions, read the post, and they should be answered!
It had always bothered me, that when you went looking for "Pirate Hall
of Fames" the only things that came up were Euro stations. Nothing for
North America. Someone at Winterfest had mentioned, "that station
should be in the Hall of Fame" (actually it was JB)(I don't recall
what station he even mentioned) and I realized we had the people who
could do it, right in front of me. So we put together a Board of
Directors:
Board
The board of the North American Pirate Radio Hall of Fame are all well
known members of the free radio community. Consisting of past and
present pirate radio operators and a few commentators and reporters in
the hobby, the group requires very little introduction.
George Zeller is a Cleveland, Ohio based Economic Research Analyst.
For decades he wrote a monthly "Clandestine Profile" column in The ACE
bulletin of the Association of Clandestine Radio Enthusiasts. For
decades he also wrote an "Outer Limits" monthly news column on pirate
and clandestine radio in the nationally circulated Monitoring Times
magazine. For many years he has moderated the annual pirate radio
forum at the annual Winter Shortwave Listeners Festival in Kulpsville,
Pennsylvania. George has been an active pirate radio Dxer since 1983,
when he heard his first pirate radio broadcast from Der Glockenspiel.
He has heard more than 600 different pirate radio stations, and he has
received QSLs from nearly 400 of them.
Andy Yoder has heard hundreds of pirates since he started listening to
shortwave almost 30 years ago, but he says he still gets a kick out of
the whole thing. Andy also notes that he has also written some books
and magazine articles on the topic.
James Brownyard has been an active and notable pirate radio operator
since his first FM station in 1989. In 1996 he began broadcasting on
SW and by 1998, WHYP was born. Between 2004-2009, WHYP was mainly
inactive. WHYP returned to the airwaves in 2009.
Larry Will aka cosmikdebris, is a Cat Herder on the Free Radio Network
and free radio advocate. Cosmik has been keeping the free speech dream
alive on WBCQ since 2003, and, along with a group of bowling
enthusiasts, spreads the word of "Bob" throughout the electromagnetic
spectrum whenever he can.
Ragnar Daneskjold is the producer of the PiratesWeek and a co-editor
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John T Arthur has always been interested in pirate radio, verifying
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was Radio Confusion in 1978, and everything went downhill from there.
He's rebuilt or modified several transmitters - even operated a few -
and has verified more than 300 different shortwave pirate stations.
John claims that he will probably never grow up.
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Communications featured one of his articles on the infamous "Grenade"
transmitter in 1996, where Pat interviewed some of the Pirate
Operators who were using the "Grenade", including the inventor. Pat
also wrote a column for Popular Communications called "Murphy's Law of
Pirate Radio listening" where he outlined for the beginner the steps
to finding a pirate radio signal.
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** NORWAY. The Vigra transmitter on 630 will be turned off on 30 June
2011. Demolition of the facilities will start immediately after the
closure; the station grounds are to be cleared until yearend 2011.
The Røst island transmitter on 675, inaugurated as replacement for
the Bodø facility not before 1999, will be closed on 31 Dec 2012.
http://norkring.no/templates/page.aspx?id=500 (illustrated)
So as of 2013 the only remaining AM transmitter in Norway will be the
153 kHz longwave outlet near the Nordkapp. Unless, of course, NRK
decides to drop 153 as well. I would not count on it running much
longer, since I see no reason for giving up the Norwegian Sea coverage
from the Vigra and Røst transmitters but keeping the longwave service
for the Barents Sea. This coverage is the only reason why NRK still
uses the transmitters at all.
The 232 metre mast on Vigra island is considered a threat to air
safety; already in 2007 requests to remove it have been reported. Thus
the site will be demolished immediately after the closure.
http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/more_og_romsdal/1.4290865
The antenna of the site, modernized in 1985 with a new transmitter (I
assume it is a S 4002 and it is still in use):
http://www.waniewski.de/MW/Vigra/index.htm
Here are photos of the 675 kHz Røst transmitter, which reuses the mast
of a Decca transmitter (127.1 kHz) that had been shut down in 1997:
http://northernstar.no/rost.htm
These developments also raise questions about the fate of the Kvitsøy
site. It is still the operational centre for Norkring's AM operations,
with the 153/630/675 transmitters being remote-controlled from there.
I understand that all transmitters on Kvitsøy are still being kept in
operational condition, the two S 4006 units for 1314 kHz as well as
the S 4005 and, probably moved in from Sveio, also S 4105 shortwave
equipment. But the mediumwave transmitters are unused for years now,
after a special RNW relay as so far last transmission, and all that is
left on shortwave are 60 minutes a day of DRM, in B10 Polskie Radio in
English 1800-1900 on 5895. So still maintaining all this equipment
means basically burning up money (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 30, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I am quite sure that the days of Ingøy 153 are numbered as far as
Norkring is concerned, but I think it will take a few years. There are
several reasons why Ingøy is a better choice than Røst and Vigra: 1)
Much larger area to cover, 2) year-round activity by large and small
vessels in very hostile waters, 3) satellite reception difficult due
to latitude (and most small vessels don't have sat reception), 4) FM
is no real alternative near the coast due to small transmitters, 5)
much less interference (especially compared to Røst). That said, I
don't really know how many fishing vessels routinely listen to 153.
For weather info, it isn't needed as it is supplied from a network of
coastal radio stations on upper MF. And the three mobile phone
networks (two GSM, one 450 MHz) now cover up to 50-200 km offshore
where the small vessels operate.
Ingøy 153 gives excellent coverage inland too by the way, when driving
roads without proper FM coverage. Though I suppose that won't be part
of the equation when they decide the future of Ingøy.
I wonder how long the 1 kW 1485 kHz station in Longyearbyen, Svalbard
will operate. It is probably too weak to be of any use for the fishing
fleet outside Svalbard, and Longyearbyen itself has full FM coverage
(Bjarne Mjelde, Berlevag, Arctic Norway, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
I wonder if it may have something to with the contracts Norkring and
NRK made? The Røst project reused an existing mast, ex. Decca, 127.1
kHz, closed down in 1997. Contrary in the case of Ingøy it seems that
the antenna has been built from scratch, and a 362 metres tall one is
a substantial investment.
The antenna featured in detail:
http://www.waniewski.de/LW/Ingoy/ingoy_lw_1en.htm
And one of the Bernt Erfjord writings about Ingøy, with more
background, is now preserved here:
http://www.dxing.info/profiles/norway_nrk_ingoy.dx
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 31, ibid.)
** OKLAHOMA. 1460, KZUE: see U S A, gh`s MW log list under 1460
** OKLAHOMA. 1600, Oct 29 at 2053 UT in downtown Enid on the caradio,
fair but steady signal with ad for Intuit on I-85; ??? that runs from
Montgomery AL thru GA, SC, NC and VA to Washington DC. Could it be
WXVI in Mont`y? It`s a bit early, but skywave is possible at topend of
band. The SC and NC stations on 1600 are not too far from but not
right on I-85. Kept listening, and it`s Herman Cain (sp?), black
accent, sitting in for some other talkhost; not the WXVI format.
2100 ID just for KUSH, Cushing OK, my nearest 1600, which I seriously
suspected due to the steady signal, no fading, atop channel. But why
the local ad from something on I-85? Because they are SNAFU, and
instead of news on the hour, we also heard closed-circuit feed start
of two promos for Boortz; then cutting to Oklahoma news network in
progress (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. 1670, the talking houses in Enid have disappeared, as
driving around west Enid Oct 30 around 2010-2030 UT the frequency is
clear; yay (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. KWTV-39 has a new logo, a white nine on a red background.
I`ve already forgotten what it was before, but this one still looks
different: http://www.news9.com/ (Glenn Hauser, Enid, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** OKLAHOMA. OETA`s Oklahoma News Report Nov 1 had a brief item that
the Cheyenne-Arapaho tribe had been awarded a grant by the Department
of Commerce for a new public television station at Concho, expected to
go on the air by late next year or early 2012, the first tribal
educational TV station in Oklahoma.
I immediately went to FCC TV Query but get no hits on Concho. A
further Google search did find this at
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/otiahome/ptfp/Projects/2010/grants.cfm
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma
-TV
Concho, OK
40-02-N10174
A project to construct a digital low-power television station in
Concho, OK, for the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian Tribes. The proposed
station would provide first service to 39,000 persons.
Contact: Mr. Billy Williamson
Phone (405) 630-7531
Federal Amount $ 529,072
Total Project Cost $ 705,430
(Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) WTFK? Apparently low power
** PAKISTAN. 15490, R. Pakistan. Per last month's trail this then now
signs off in Urdu 0205 20/10 to resign on again ten minutes later, a
bit of a waste of air time. Good level (John Wright, Peakhurst NSW
(Drake R8, EWE at 70 degrees), Nov Australian DX News via DXLD)
Muffled audio but strong signal with slight fades in Urdu 0105 on
11/10 (Gavin Hellyer, Ararat Vic (FRG8800/R2000/DX440, Longwires /
Inverted, FRT-7700 & Homebrew ATUs), Nov Australian DX News via DXLD)
** PERU. 4790, Radio Visión, Chiclayo, 0546-0550, 30-10, locutor,
programa religioso, español, comentarios. Muy débil. 15321 (Manuel
Méndez, Lugo, España, Escuchas realizadas en casco urbano de Lugo,
Grundig Satellit 500 y Sony ICF SW 7600G, Antena de cable, 8 metros,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PERU. [Correction] Re 10-43: 5459.8, Perú, Radio Bolívar, Cd.
Bolivar, A cappella music into rustic Peruvian music 2340 to 0000, 19
October (Bob Wilkner, FL, Oct 30 DX LISTENING DIGEST) Name and
location of station were omitted
** PERU. 18058-, Oct 29 at 1346, JBA carrier slightly on the low side
from third harmonic of R. Victoria, Perú, 6019.3+.
Finally someone else has heard it: David Sharp in NSW, Oct 27 at 0842,
i.e. a night-path to him! Measured on 18057.96, also audible on
fundamental 6019.321 and // 9720.03 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) Viz.:
6019.321, R. Victoria, 0842, usual long-winded sermon by man, parallel
to 9720.03, which was weak but clear. And most interesting -- the 3rd
harmonic of 6019 was also audible: 18057.96 was very weak but easily
paralleled to the other two frequencies on peaks. First time I have
heard the harmonic here. 27 October (David Sharp, NSW Australia: FT-
950, NRD-535D, R8, ICF-2010, ICF-SW7600GR, Timewave 599zx, MW-550P,
etc., dxldyg via DXLD)
I have been tuning up on 18 MHz too. Yesterday (26th) I heard a weak
carrier on that frequency, but no audio. I am wondering what would be
the best time for me in my time zone to hear it? You got me interested
now (Chuck Bolland, FL, Oct 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Chuck, I`m surprised he had it at that hour, apparently over a night
path. For you I would think about the same as me, anytime during the
day. I usually look for it around 13-15 UT, and have occasionally
heard it in the afternoon. Maybe also early evening before the MUF
plunges (Glenn to Chuck, via DXLD)
6019.30, Radio Victoria, 1030-1045 Oct 29, Noted the usual shouting
and preaching that this station broadcasts each morning it seems.
Caught it all rather late in the morning, so the signal strength was
poor. A recheck at 1101 reveals the preaching still going on. Signal
was slightly better than at 1030 (Chuck Bolland, FL, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
6019.28, Radio Victoria, Lima, 0610-0640, Oct 30, usual wailing
preacher. Poor to fair. Threshold signal on // 9720.05 (Brian
Alexander, PA, DX Listening Digest)
18058-, JBA third harmonic carrier from R. Victoria, Lima, Nov 1 at
1450, just a shade below 18058, indicating the fundamental was just a
shade below 6019.333. Its het continues to do significant damage to
CRI 6020 in the evenings (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6019.3, Radio Victoria, Lima, 0614-0622, 31-10, canciones y
comentarios religiosos, español. En paralelo con 9720. 14321. (Méndez)
9720, Radio Victoria, Lima, 0610-0614. 30-10, programa religioso,
español, comentarios. 14321 (Manuel Méndez, Lugo, España, Escuchas
realizadas en casco urbano de Lugo, Grundig Satellit 500 y Sony ICF SW
7600G, Antena de cable, 8 metros, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6019.294, Radio Victoria, 0930-0945 Oct 31, At tune in, noted a male
in steady Spanish language comments. Frequency measurement is as
precise as possible to get using the WR-G31DDC unit while in LSB mode.
At 0934 music presented. Signal was poor (Chuck Bolland, FL, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
9720, R. Victoria, Lima. October 31, 0645-0655 infamous preacher David
Miranda in Portunhol (crossing of Spanish X Portuguese) “ó Cristo de
la glória”, male announcements, ID by male on 5th Symphony
[Beethoven]. // 6020, at peak 35322 (Lúcio Otávio Bobrowiec – Embu SP
Brasil - Sony SW40 - Dipole 18m, 32m, Longwire 22m, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** PORTUGAL. 17820, RDPI, Oct 31 at 1832, VG signal with sports talk.
Via Carlos Gonçalves, I have extracted the B-10 schedule for North
America, all 300 kW at 300 degrees, and nothing but Portuguese:
13-17 15560 Sat/Sun; EE M-F
17-19 17820 Sat/Sun; EE M-F
19-21 12040 Sat/Sun; EE M-F
21-24 12040 EE any day
00-03 9455 Tue-Sat
EE = only for extraordinary events, such as stupid ballgames.
15690, Nov 1 at 1447 RDP Internacional ID, fair, consultório médico,
this being the M-F 14-16 transmission eastward to the ME, the best we
can do in NAm on a weekday morn (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO
1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PRIDNESTROVYE. Still looking for Radio PMR, which was replaced by
VOR English to NAm on 6240. On Nov 2 VOR is still there, and checking
9665 at 0009 to find it dominated by Brazilian, i.e. R. Voz
Missionária, Florianópolis SC. Maybe PMR is to the 22/24 UT period on
one frequency or the other, unchecked yet? Yes, Eike Bierwirth says
it`s 2145-2400 [M-F] on 6240 before Moscow (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.:
Today (2nd Nov 2010) I observed a new schedule for Radio PMR / Radio
Pridnestrovye (both IDs are in use), different from yesterday's, with
half-hour programmes in Russian-English-French-German, this cycle
apparently being repeated thrice from 1800 til 2400.
The English, French, and German broadcasts had exactly the same
content - peacekeepers' manoevers and the 20th anniversary of the
first casualties in the Moldovan-Pridnestrovyan conflict (2nd Nov
1990). This filled the first 15 minutes; the second 15 minutes consist
of very cheesy Russian-language songs, apparently of Pridnestrovyan
origin (one at least was about "my republic Pridnestrovye" and its
lovely vineyards).
The Russian broadcast was different, with more reports and without the
long music fill; possibly using material from the domestic service. It
starts with the ID "You are listening to Radio Pridnestrovye, we are
working for you!" followed by the national anthem of this self-
declared republic. Then "Govorit Tiraspol" and ID now as "Radio PMR".
So it seems the schedule on 6240 kHz is (for the time being):
1800-1830 Russian #
1830-1900 English
1900-1930 French
1930-2000 German
2000-2030 Russian
2030-2100 English
2100-2130 French
2130-2200 German
2200-2230 Russian
2230-2300 English #
2300-2330 French #
2330-2400 German #
# - not actually observed but extrapolated
Only the German programme announced the broadcast schedule for German
programmes (matching today's new observations!), the postal address.
They asked for an envelope and an IRC if you desire a reply by snail
mail. (They explicitly asked for a "coupon" so those seem to be
accepted in that internationally non-recognized entity.) Does this
mean that German DXers are the most demanding ones? Or a host that
does care a bit about listener contact? 73, (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig /
Germany, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
On Nov 2, Eike Bierwirth in Leipzig monitored Radio PMR on 6240 with
half-hour instead of quarter-hour language segments, from 1800
onwards: 1800 Russian (extrapolated), 1830 English, 1900 French, 1930
German, 2000 Russian, 2030 English, 2100 French, 2130 German, 2200
Russian, and the rest extrapolated: 2230 English, 2300 French, 2330
German to 2400 when VOR takes over 6240.
So I check 6240 at 2212 Nov 2: in Russian (or something Slavic), not
used by this service before, and continued past 2216 without the usual
quarter-hour language shift. By 2240 however, in English presumably
starting 2230. At 2257 music fill; 2300 time signal several sex late,
French; 2343 German, so his extrapolation is correct. This presumably
happens M-F only, the first part for Europe and the latter part also
for NAm, tho there may be no change in facilities. Radio PMR was
unreliable in the order of its languages when in quarter-hours, so the
order of the half-hours should also be considered changeable (Glenn
Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Radio Pridnestrovie QSL --- MOLDOVA/PRIDNESTROVIE: RADIO PRIDNESTROVIE
via GRIGORIOPOL, 9665. Full-color sheet with logo, map, and antennas,
which appears to be the same as others have received via e-mail, from
Anatoly Kirsa in 2 months. Full data, however frequency is incorrectly
indicated as 6240. QSL shows address as: ul. Pravda 31, MD 3300
Tirasapol, Pridnestrovie, which is approximately the address to which
I mailed my report. As requested, I enclosed an addressed envelope,
but it wasn’t used. The QSL envelope, with Moldova stamps, has my
address and on the back “Mr. Anatoly Kirsa” and station address — all
handwritten (Wendel Craighead, Prairie Village, Kansas, USA, Oct 28,
Cumbredx mailing list via DXLD)
** ROMANIA [and non]. Not only do we get German well from TURKEY,
q.v., but also from here, aimed USwards beyond Germany, Oct 31 at 1323
on 15460, VG with mailbag from someone in Chemnitz, still going at
1337, scheduled 1300-1356 // 11970, both Tiganeshti.
15170, over REE/Costa Rica, Nov 1 at 1307 ``Aici Radio Romania
International`` song in Romanian about the station, a prolonged
singing ID for at least a minute. Would be nice to get a clip of this
in quality; they probably play it a lot. This is the 13-15 UT
broadcast at 290 degrees from Galbeni colliding with REE --- except
Saturdays? CR used to take Saturday mornings off 15170 (Glenn Hauser,
OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. 4831, 22/10 2035, Russian religious, mixing product, good
signal (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia. Perseus, T2FD 15 meters
long, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) SW - MW, what was it? (gh)
** RUSSIA. 5930, the Pet/Kam motorboat (and not much intelligible
modulation) audible already at 0453 check Oct 30, vs adjacent DGS/WWCR
5935. From Oct 31 this should be on 6075 instead, and until 1400*. And
will the 8GAL CW marker on 6074 also be back at 1400-1401v?
As expected, the motorboating Petropavlovsk/Kamchatsky R. Rossii
transmitter on 5930 in A-10 has made its shift to 6075 for B-10, and
audible as early as 0515 Oct 31, QRM to Deutsche Welle in German.
Still there on 6075 at next check 1227, the motorboating louder than
the Russian modulation, ditto at 1352 over music. At 1400 timesignal
six sex late, and motorboating carrier continued until 1401:20* while
no 8GAL CW marker on 6074 was yet detectable (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA [and non]. 6075, R. Rossii, Pet/Kam, 1400, Oct 31. Ex: 5930.
Looking for the start of the 8GAL V/CQ transmissions, but impossible
to hear. The strong R. Rossii audio motorboating continued on till
1401, underneath I could hear the jamming by CNR1 echo programming
which continued on in the clear after 1401; assume against RTI.
Glenn, this does not look very promising, at least not from my QTH
(Ron Howard, Asilomar State Beach, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST) 8GAL was heard again here Nov 4! See next issue (gh)
** RUSSIA. Voice of Russia B10 schedule --- The B10 frequency
schedule, program schedule and guide to programs is now at
http://english.ruvr.ru/radio_broadcast/schedule/
Regards (Harry Brooks, North East England, UK, Oct 29, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Wow -- no more "Russian By Radio!" 73 de (Anne Fanelli in Elma NY,
ibid.)
Here is the frequency schedule copied from
http://english.ruvr.ru/radio_broadcast/schedule/
Of course as is usual with VOR the times and frequencies are the
"wrong way around". The program schedule does not look nice when
copied and pasted and is not included here. There is nothing to
indicate what * or ** means although * is most likely a drm
transmission.
October 31, 2010 – March 26, 2011
Regions Frequencies (KHz) TIME (UTC)
Africa
9470 1600-1800
12060, 7270** 1800-1900
12060 1900-2000
Australia, New Zealand
17805, 17665 0700-0800
17805, 17665, 17650 0800-1100
Europe
1323 0600-0700
11635*, 1323 0700-0900
1323 0900-1000
9675, 5905* 1500-1600
6130 1600-1700
7330 1800-1900
12060, 7330 1900-2000
7330, 1215 2000-2100
7330, 7290, 1215 2100-2200
7300, 1215 2200-2300
1215 2300-0000
North America
7250 2300-0000
7250, 6240 0000-0300
13735, 12040, 12030, 7440, 7250, 6240 0300-0400
13755, 12040, 12030, 6240 0400-0500
12030, 9855, 9840 0500-0700
Middle East
4975, 1251 1500-1600
9470, 4975, 972 1600-1700
9470, 4975, 1251 1700-1800
7305, 4975, 1251 1800-1900
4975, 5985** 1900-2000
Latin America
7250 2300-0000
7250, 6240 0000-0300
7440, 7250, 6240 0300-0400
6240 0400-0500
Asia
15735* 0400-0600
17650, 1251 0800-1000
17650, 7205 1000-1100
7205 1100-1200
11660, 9695, 7350, 7340* 1200-1300
7205 1300-1400
12055**, 11660, 7205 1400-1500
9660, 7260, 4975, 1251 1500-1600
11630, 9880, 7330, 7305, 4975, 972 1600-1700
9880, 7330, 7240, 4975, 1269, 1251 1700-1800
9880, 7330, 7240, 4975, 1251 1800-1900
4975 1900-2000
Regards (via Harry Brooks, North East England UK, dxldyg via DXLD)
** probably means broadcasting till 31.12.2010. Russian service uses
5985 and 7270 till this date. Maybe the English one - too. -- (Alexey
Zinevich, Belarus, dxldyg via DXLD)
** RUSSIA [and non]. Voice of Russia, 31 Oct, 0130 UT, 7250 kHz,
English language, forest fires, clashing with IRIB English service
"Voice of Justice" 0130-0230, both at 53422. This is from the new B10
schedule for both stations, both targeting North America, HFCC should
have avoided such a clash!? (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, JRC
NRD525 + PA0RDT MiniWhip antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA [and non]. B-10 Voice of Russia in English observations:
6240, Nov 1 at 0045 poor, // 7250 which has CCI, so what has become of
Radio PMR, from this Pridnestrovye site, while 7250 is ``Armavir``.
7250 QRM becomes worse at 0130 when IRAN [q.v.] starts English to
North America. 0200 situation is no better. From VOR website which
also shows program schedule for B-10,
http://english.ruvr.ru/radio_broadcast/schedule/
we rework and combine the NAm and LAm English frequencies:
23-04 7250, 00-05 6240, 03-04 7440 13735, 03-07 12030 12040, 04-05
13755, 05-07 9840 9855. All of those from Eastern Hemisphere sites.
Spanish, on the other hand, still gets top priority with a relay via
Guiana French, so La Voz de Rusia was VG on 7335 at 0546 with slight
hum, talking about film music, Orquesta Bolshoi. Guess what, 7335 is
250 kW, 318 degrees from GUF at 02-06, to CIRAF 6, 7 and 8, which is:
the USA, not even Mexico or southward! (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Yes, that's the terriblest co-channel registration of two broadcaster
I noticed in the first hour of the season last night too. [7250]
Russians last night to Americas, Oct 31:
6065 VoR St.P Sp at 01, Ru at 02 UT, S=9+40dB, co-ch IRIB Sirjan weak
underneath.
6240 VoR En Caleidoscope via GRI-MDA, 01-03 UT, heavy 50 Hz buzz,
S=9+25dB.
7210 VoR 01-03 Sp via Moscow tx, most powerful stn last night,
S=9+60dB!!!, \\ 6065 St. P.
7220 VoR Russian 01 UT, via GRI-MDA. \\ 7430 ERV-ARM. S=9+40dB.
7225 VoR different Ru program from Samara towards AF 00-03 UT.
S=9+10dB.
7250 Terrible mixture of both En txions, VoR En via Krasnodar ARM to
NoAM S=9+30dB, and IRIB Tehran En to NoAM too, - underneath !!!
7280 VoR, Sp at 02 UT via Krasnodar ARM, terremoto and vulcanos on
Kamchatka, S=9+30dB.
7430 VoR Russian via ERV-Armenia, little 50 Hz buzz, S=9+40dB, \\
6065, 7220
7440 UKR RUI via Lviv Krasne, only S=7 here, too much northwards lobe
to to NoAM, Ukr 02-03 UT
9735 VoR in Sp via GUF site, S=7, 1/10th sec ahead! of 7280ARM, but
1/10th sec behind 7210 MSK powerhouse in \\.
9865 VoR in Sp at 0240 UT, S=9+20dB. 00-04 UT via Samara site, in sync
with 7210MSK, 1/2 sec ahead of 7280ARM in \\
9965 VoR in Sp via ERV-Armenia, weak signal just above threshold,
ahead of 7280ARM, 1 sec ahead of 7210MSK, 9735GUF.
73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldydg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA [and non]. 9695, Nov 2 at 1218, VORWS ID, program about
popular march music, for military parades thru WWII, Nov 7, 1941 being
a key date. Lots of neat musical clips. Fair with flutter, some CCI;
at 1230 news headlines starting with the South Kuril Islands flap,
Japanese ambassador recalled, and now the CCI is Sakura!
The day before, I tuned across a 9695 English broadcast and assumed it
was R. Japan. In fact, NHK is scheduled for English at 1200-1230 to SE
Asia, then Thai, but VOR is also on 9695 in English at 12-13 via
Samara, 250 kW, 140 degrees for S Asia, too close for comfort (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. 7340, VOR in DRM mode on 80 kW transmitter Irkutsk, S=9
signal noise Oct 31. Scheduled 14-20 UT (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) But heard when?
** RUSSIA [non]. Voice of Russia in New York City on 87.7 FM from 8
p.m. to 10 p.m. [00-02 UT now, 01-03 UT after DST]
The Voice of Russia World Service launches a 2 hour daily FM feed for
our listeners in New York City. Every evening from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time we'll fill you in on the latest developments
here in Russia and the world. We are working for you and all your
suggestions and requests are most welcome. Just log on to our website
at http://english.ruvr.ru Oct 1, 2010 ruvr.ru
I hope those are English World Service programs. Apparently it's WNYZ,
a multi-ethnic station that carries a lot of Russian programming from
5 am to 8 pm local time under the auspices of Radio Pozitiv
http://www.radiopozitiv.com/
Streaming audio for R.Pozitiv:
http://72.89.122.24:88/broadwave.m3u?src=1&rate=1
(Sergei S., Oct 28, dxldyg via DXLD) WNYZ is a doomed franken-FM,
really licensed as a low-power TV station ch A6, discussed before (gh)
A similar arrangement could be in the pipeline for Berlin as well.
German service editors already hinted at upcoming FM relays there, and
I immediately suspected an arrangement with Radio Russkij Berlin.
We'll see (Kai Ludwig, ibid.)
** RUSSIA. VoR Russian ran a long interview with Andrei Bystritskiy
today. One of the things he mentions is that currently VoR is
"conducting negotiations on starting VoR's FM-broadcasting in
Germany".
He also says that developing VoR's FM-relays in the major world cities
is "the main plan". The need for VoR broadcasts in Estonian, Latvian
and Lithuanian is mentioned, too. He says VoR has a mobile service but
it seems to be used very lightly.
Here's the Russian version:
http://rus.ruvr.ru/2010/10/28/28985860.html Perhaps, they'll translate
it in other languages (Sergei S., ibid.)
The Voice of Russia is a Universal Radio
Yesterday I posted a few bits and pieces from Bystritsky's interview.
As I had hoped, VoR translated the whole thing into English.
Note Bystritsky's view of SW broadcasts: "Evidently they need to be
kept as a backup, yet they have lost their relevance."
Here's the whole thing:
ANDREI BYSTRITSKY: THE VOICE OF RUSSIA IS A UNIVERSAL RADIO
Modern accents
I think that what was relevant when the Voice of Russia first started
is not at all relevant today. The Comintern is dead, the socialist or
communist chimera has been obliterated. We are a mass media outlet,
with everything that comes with it.
First and foremost, today's Voice of Russia broadcasts should be
interesting. We need to understand what concerns people, what they are
talking about, what topics are prominent; we need to hit these spots,
to be competent, to be timely, witty and sometimes biting. In other
words, we have to boggle the audience's mind.
Our partners and us
Life consists of competition and cooperation, and their proportions.
Countries compete against each other and sometimes they cooperate. No
one, at least if you're talking about Russian broadcasting, no one is
planning to distort facts, to lie or to intentionally slander someone,
at least on our part.
We have no missiles aimed at each other. This is why I believe that a
multi-language station, such as the Voice of Russia, may be an
integrating structure, a conduit for translating information between
languages and so on.
Our listeners
The Voice of Russia is a universal radio, so naturally, our audience
is so great and so varied that it is hard to understand what it is
interested in. Certainly, everyone is concerned with the most
prominent common issues.
At the same time, there are regional stories and generation gaps. If
you look at the letters of Japanese listeners aged 89 and above, you
understand what's keeping them, what they remember. At the same time,
there are younger people, who are more geared towards the Internet.
New opportunities
Our radio has many FM stations in the CIS – around 90 in total. There
is FM-broadcasting in the Balkans, in the Iraqi Kurdistan, in
Afghanistan, Turkey and many other countries. FM is a lucrative
pursuit, because it is accessible radio. People can listen to it in
their cars, in their kitchens – wherever, really.
It is quite good quality. We have transmitters of the relevant
capacity in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Incidentally, there are
currently talks about commencing FM-broadcasting in Germany.
We need to develop foreign language broadcasting in Latvian, in
Lithuanian, in Estonian. It was historically determined that the Voice
of Russia got access to its first FM wavelengths in the CIS.
Broadcasting in major world cities – that's the headline plan.
The multimedia, media and communication environment that we live in is
evolving. The way in which it will develop remains a mystery to all.
Everyone is wracking their brains over it.
Which information channels will be the most significant? For example,
short waves stopped being interesting as a way of delivering
information. But someone is still listening to them. And evidently
they need to be kept as a backup, yet they have lost their relevance.
Will digital radio broadcasting triumph? What other ways of
transmitting signals will there be, what receivers will people use?
All of this remains unknown. Will people listen to the radio through
their mobile phones? Even though the Voice of Russia offers such a
service, few people make use of it.
As regards or activities, we have a lot of work to do. A lot has
already been done, no need to deny it. But as was sung in the famous
Soviet song, even more than what has been done already, needs to be
done still.
Firstly, we want to make this site even more user-friendly in terms of
its navigation and search functions, to draw it closer to the air. It
should integrate all of our broadcasting services. The most important
thing is quality and an entirely new paradigm of engaging with the
audience.
http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/10/29/30106074.html
(via Sergei S., dxldyg via DXLD)
** RUSSIA [and non]. VOICE OF RUSSIA TO LAUNCH RELAYS IN "MAJOR WORLD
CITIES" | Text of report by Radio Netherlands website on 29 October
In an article entitled "The Voice of Russia is a universal radio"
marking the station's 81st birthday, Andrei Bystritsky writes on the
Voice of Russia website:
Our radio has many FM stations in the CIS - around 90 in total. There
is FM broadcasting in the Balkans, in Iraqi Kurdistan, in Afghanistan,
Turkey and many other countries. FM is a lucrative pursuit, because it
is accessible radio. People can listen to it in their cars, in their
kitchens - wherever, really.
It is quite good quality. We have transmitters of the relevant
capacity in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Incidentally, there are
currently talks about commencing FM broadcasting in Germany.
We need to develop foreign language broadcasting in Latvian, in
Lithuanian, in Estonian. It was historically determined that the Voice
of Russia got access to its first FM wavelengths in the CIS.
Broadcasting in major world cities - that's the headline plan. The
multimedia, media and communication environment that we live in is
evolving. The way in which it will develop remains a mystery to all.
Everyone is wracking their brains over it.
Which information channels will be the most significant? For example,
short waves stopped being interesting as a way of delivering
information. But someone is still listening to them. And evidently
they need to be kept as a backup, yet they have lost their relevance.
Will digital radio broadcasting triumph? What other ways of
transmitting signals will there be, what receivers will people use?
All of this remains unknown. Will people listen to the radio through
their mobile phones? Even though the Voice of Russia offers such a
service, few people make use of it.
As regards our activities, we have a lot of work to do. A lot has
already been done, no need to deny it. But as was sung in the famous
Soviet song, even more than what has been done already, needs to be
done still.
Firstly, we want to make this site even more user-friendly in terms of
its navigation and search functions, to draw it closer to the air. It
should integrate all of our broadcasting services. The most important
thing is quality and an entirely new paradigm of engaging with the
audience. Source: Radio Netherlands website, Hilversum, in English 29
Oct 10 (via BBCM via DXLD)
** RUSSIA. VOICE OF RUSSIA TURNS 81
There's a special report that you can listen to or read at:
http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/10/29/30014974.html
I'm a surprised to learn that the station still employs about a
thousand people. There's a good chunk of Bystritskiy's interview.
The report ends with a bizarre self-promotional spot in Russian that
VoR Russian has been carrying every hour for a few years now: "The
Voice of Russia, the first international radio. We are working so that
people all over the world would listen to, hear and understand the
Great Power (meaning, "Russia"). The Voice of Russia - radio of the
big country."
Whenever I hear this spot I'm reminded of my father's words that I
heard in my early teens: "Truly great countries don't need to loudly
announce their greatness at every corner..."
Also, there's a picture gallery:
http://english.ruvr.ru/2010/10/29/30191491.html
I found this picture to be especially strange:
http://english.ruvr.ru/photoalbum/30191491/30191518
How does it relate to VoR? Do they want to suggest that Hilter and
people in his circle were Radio Moscow's avid listeners?! (Sergei S..
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Well, the caption says: ``Radio without borders turns 81 --- In 1941-
1945 Radio Moscow (currently known as the Voice of Russia) seriously
hampered Nazi propaganda. Adolf Hitler demanded that a damper should
be put on he [sic] voice of Radio Moscow, which inspired resistance on
Nazi-occupied territory. Nazi censorship was working flat out to
prevent people from tuning into Radio Moscow`` (gh, DXLD)
Voice of Russia conquers time and space
The Voice of Russia radio station is celebrating its birthday. 81
years ago today Moscow started broadcasting to other countries. All
this time we have been telling people about life in Russia, giving
them a vivid picture of everything that is happening in our country.
Today the Voice of Russia is still in the top five most popular world
radio stations. It is a radio with its own history, traditions and
unique working style; it is a modern, witty and sometimes biting media
outlet.
On October 29, 1929 the world first heard the words: This is Moscow!
This saw the emergence of a completely new phenomenon: international
radio broadcasting, a radio without borders. Moscow Radio began to
broadcast programs in German and later in other European languages. It
was only three years later that the second international radio – the
BBC – emerged and several years later the Voice of America came.
Today the staff of the Voice of Russia comprises about 1,000
reporters, observers, announcers, political analysts, program
directors and hosts. Our crew is doing its best to maintain and grow
its audience. We now broadcast in 41 languages for more than 150 hours
a day.
Through 500 programs we tell more than 100 million listeners in 170
countries about modern life Russia, as well as its history, its
culture, its domestic and foreign policies.
Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Yakovenko notes that today's Voice
of Russia actively uses multimedia tools to always be in touch with
listeners all over the world.
"The Voice of Russia is a rapidly developing company, which uses the
latest technical means to provide its listeners with information about
life in Russia. It is very important to us that the Voice of Russia
broadcasts Russia's view of other countries' foreign policies. I
should also note that the number of visitors to the station's website
has significantly increased with the introduction of multimedia
technologies there. In essence, age is an advantage rather than a
disadvantage for a mass media outlet, because the better its
reputation, the bigger its audience." - Yakovenko says.
Today the Voice of Russia counts on new technologies. "Thanks to
multimedia technologies, we are no longer limited to sound, we can
also communicate with pictures, text and video" Andrei Bystritsky,
chairman of the Voice of Russia, says.
"What was relevant when the Voice of Russia first started is not
relevant today. The Comintern is dead, the socialist or communist
chimera has been obliterated. First and foremost, today's Voice of
Russia broadcasts should be interesting. We need to be competent, to
be timely, witty and sometimes biting. In other words, we have to
boggle the audience's mind. The new multimedia communication
environment which we live in is evolving. The most important thing is
quality and an entirely new paradigm of engaging with the audience.
This is the main task." - Bystritsky stresses.
The Voice of Russia is rightfully considered to be one of the leaders
in global radio broadcasting and the pioneer of Russian digital
broadcasting. Moreover, the programs of the Voice of Russia can be
listened to via mobile phone and the company continues to look for new
forms of development, Bystritsky says.
"Our company has many FM-stations in the CIS – about 90, so we cover
virtually all of this space. We also have FM-broadcasting in the
Balkans, in the Iraqi Kurdistan, in Afghanistan, Turkey and many other
countries. FM is an easily accessible and good-quality radio format.
We also have such transmitters in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
Incidentally, there are currently talks about commencing FM-
broadcasting in Germany.We should also develop our broadcasting in the
Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian languages."
In over 80 years of the Voice of Russia's broadcasting, the nature of
the radio service and its content underwent changes that were dictated
by the situation in the country and in the world. But the essence of
our information policy has stayed the same - to build bridges between
countries and to foster dialogue between nations, Russian political
journalism veteran Valentin Zorin says.
"81 years is a very long time time. But I would say that the main
principle of our work has remained the same. It is articulated in our
station's name - the Voice of Russia. We are trying to establish a
dialogue, to be heard, without sounding irritating or apologetic.
Instead, we try to maintain the kind of tone that is warranted by a
normal situation in the modern world. I think that this new tone for
the Voice of Russia is one of the tasks we are trying to solve today.
Is the Voice of Russia in demand? I am convinced it is in great
demand, because people all over the world want to know the truth about
one of the biggest nations, which is a great influence on the climate
of the modern world."
The Voice of Russia is also unique because of the high calibre of its
professionals. Many world-famous journalists, politicians and public
personalities, including Evgeny Primakov, Vladimir Pozner, Vlad
Listyev, Alexander Lyubimov and many others began their careers at the
Voice of Russia.
Journalists who worked in international broadcasting were always
considered to be cream of the profession.
The fact that many journalists devoted virtually their entire lives to
the Voice of Russia is priceless, because young professionals who join
our radio station are able to learn from the worthiest of teachers.
Our radio has always been a stage for sounding different points of
view on domestic and foreign issues, and the Voice of Russia will
continue to be open to its listeners, wherever they are. And very
often, they become our friends for life (via Sergei S., Russia, dxldyg
via DXLD)
> VoR Russian run a long interview with Andrei Bystritskiy today.
> One of the things he mentions is that currently VoR is
> "conducting negotiations on starting VoR's FM-broadcasting
> in Germany".
But no details have been given, or? (My mention of Radio Russkij
Berlin was entirely speculative, resting on the consideration that
this appears to be a natural partner, so to speak.) (Kai Ludwig,
Germany, Oct 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** RUSSIA. The schedule of Russian service of Radio of Golos Rossii
for a winter season:
* – till December, 31st, 2010
# – in format DRM
In a direction of Europe:
0000-0400 – 7220
0400-0800 – 1548*
0700-1600 - 999
0900-1100 – 7325 #
1200-1500 – 5940*
1300-1600 – 612 630 693 1323 1431
1400-1500 – 5905 # 7325 # 9675 #
1400-1600 – 1170
1500-1700 – 5940
1600-2000 – 1494
1700-1800 – 7230
1700-1900 – 999
1800-1900 – 630 1431 7290*
1800-2000 – 1170
1900-2000 – 6155
1900-2100 – 5940 7230
1901-2100 – 1413
2000-2100 – 7290*
2000-2200 – 1494*
2000-2300 – 630 693 1431
2100-2200 – 7300
2100-0000 – 999
2200-2300 – 1323
For Moscow and Moscow Region:
2000-2100 - 612
2200-2300 – 612
In a direction of Asia:
0200-0400 – 15240 15735 #
1300-1500 – 1143 7330 9800 9840
1400-1500 – 1251
1600-1700 – 1251 5900 7240
In a direction of South East Asia:
1300-1500 – 7260 9800 9840
In a direction of Australia and New Zealand:
0605-0800 - 17650
1100-1200 – 17650
1300-1500 – 9800
In a direction of Central America:
0000-0400 – 7220 7430
In a direction of the South America:
0000-0400 – 7220
0200-0300 – 6065
[Americas mentioned on WORLD OF RADIO 1537; NOTHING to North America]
In a direction of the countries Near and Middle East:
0000-0300 – 1314
0200-0300 – 801
0200-0400 – 648 972 1503
0300-0400 – 7305*
0600-1300 – 972
1100-1300 – 1323
1200-1300 – 648
1300-1400 – 1143 1314 1503 7205
1400-1500 – 1143 1251 1314 1503 7205 9470
1500-1600 - 648 801 1314 1503 6140 7205 7215 9470
1600-1700 – 1251 1503 6140
1600-1800 – 801
1600-2100 – 1089
1700-1800 – 7215
1700-1900 – 1170 1503 5985*
1800-2300 - 648
1900-2200 - 801 1503
1900-2300 – 1143
1900-2000 – 1323 7305 7325
2000-2200 – 7270*
2000-2300 – 1170
2100-2300 – 1314
2300-0000 - 5935
In a direction of the Baltic States:
0900-1400 – 1215*
1400-1600 - 612 1170
1400-1800 – 1143
1600-2000 – 1494
1800-2000 – 1170
1900-2200 – 1143
2000-2200 – 1494*
In a direction of Ukraine and Moldova:
0700-1600 - 999
1200-1500 – 5940*
1700-1900 - 999 5985*
1900-2100 – 1413
2100-0000 - 999
In a direction of Belarus:
0900-1400 – 1215*
1300-1600 - 612
1300-1800 – 1143
1400-1600 - 1170
1800-2000 – 1170
1900-2200 – 1143
In a direction of the CIS countries on Caucasus:
0000-0300 – 1314
0400-1600 – 1377
0500-0700 – 1089*
1300-1600 – 1314 7205
1400-1600 – 1089*
1500-1600 – 6140 7215
1600-1700 – 6140
1600-2100 – 1089
1700-1800 – 7215
1700-1900 – 1170 5985*
1900-2000 – 7305
2000-2300 – 1170
2100-2300 – 1314
In a direction of the CIS countries in Central Asia:
0200-0300 - 801
0200-0400 - 972 1503
0200-0500 - 648
0300-0400 – 7305*
0300-0700 – 12070*
0600-1300 - 972
0700-0900 - 648
0900-1000 - 801
1100-1300 - 1323
1200-1300 - 648 801
1200-1600 – 12025*
1300-1400 - 9840
1300-1500 - 1143
1300-2200 - 1503
1400-1500 - 1251 9840
1400-1600 - 5945
1400-1700 - 1026*
1500-1600 - 648
1500-1800 - 801
1700-2000 - 1026
1700-2200 – 12035*
1800-1900 - 648
1900-2000 - 1323 7305
1900-2200 - 801
1900-2300 - 648 1143
2000-2200 - 7270*
2000-0000 – 1026*
"Club DX":
- Saturday, 20:33;
- Monday, 09:36;
- Monday, 23:36;
- Tuesday 03:15.
(Alexey Zinevich, open_dx via RusDX via DXLD)
** RWANDA. 6055, R. Rwanda, Kigali. Strong reception of Afro music and
French announcements 2015-2023 on 26/10 (Dennis Allen, Milperra NSW
(Icom R75, Realistic DX-160, Dipole), Nov Australian DX News via DXLD)
Good with Afro tunes at 2030 on 29/10, multilingual announcements
during phone-in song requests (John Adams, Beech Forest, Vic (JRC NRD-
535, EWE and Folded Dipole), Nov Australian DX News via DXLD)
Radio Rwanda, 30 Oct, 2056 UT, choir and close-down, 42432 (Eike
Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, JRC NRD525 + PA0RDT MiniWhip antenna,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SAIPAN. 9715, Oct 31 at 1305 sounds like a S Asian language,
distorted modulation, cuts off and on. The IBB Saipan transmitter is
scheduled during this hour, but not sure which service; nothing on the
VOA schedule. It has repeatedly had problems like this in previous
seasons.
9715, the IBB transmitter still in awful shape to be kept on the air,
Nov 1 at 1342 in Russian with rough modulation, and carrier very
unstable; American news, referencing Huffington Post, 1345 ID as
``Radio Svoboda, Novosti``, so it`s R. Liberty, 100 kW, 325 degrees at
13-14 only on 9715. Probably has same problem at other hours on other
frequencies.
9715, R. Svoboda, Nov 3 at 1312 in Russian. Carrier is still jerking
around when BFO is on, but modulation on AM does not sound so bad as
previous two days (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Nov 4 seemed
to be OK for a while: see next issue
** SAUDI ARABIA [and non]. 21505, BSKSA HQS with Qur`an, VG S9+18 and
the SSOB at 1453 Nov 1; 1454 cut modulation in mid-verse and carrier
off shortly. Must be the transmitter on same 295-degree antenna which
was much weaker on 13710 from 1457 with more Qur`an colliding with AIR
GOS India, which could be heard underneath closing in English with
frequencies for next transmission, goodbye (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SERBIA [non]. 6190, heavy CCI here with 4 Hz SAH between RNW
Bonaire, 341 degrees in Dutch to ENAm, Nov 1 at 0106, and something
Slavic. Must be IRS. Fortunately, RNW finishes at 0127, and then
uncovers IRS, 0129 IS repeated for a minute on different instruments
starting with piano, later synthesizer, guitar. 0130 opening English
and right into news about Croatia. Surprised to hear IRS re-opening
English at 0200, still in the clear, and continued at least a few
minutes. Presumed new additional broadcast, but next check 0216 it was
gone and never came back, so must have been an overrun by mistake;
presumably English repeats on the internet/program feed only. Good
news for MEXICO [q.v.] 6185 now in the clear (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD
OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST) See below, past 0200 on Wed only
B10 INTERNATIONAL RADIO SERBIA
------------------------------
effective October 31, 2010 - March 27, 2011
0100-0130 6190 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees NCAm SERBIAN MON-SAT
0100-0200 6190 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees NCAm SERBIAN SUN
0130-0200 6190 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees NCAm ENGLISH MON-SAT
0200-0230 6190 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees NCAm SERBIAN WED
1900-1930 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu RUSSIAN
1930-2000 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu ENGLISH
2000-2030 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu SPANISH
2030-2100 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu SERBIAN SUN-FRI
2030-2130 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu SERBIAN SAT
2100-2130 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu GERMAN SUN-FRI
2130-2200 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu FRENCH
2200-2230 6100 BIJ 250 kW/ 310 degrees WeEu ENGLISH
2230-2300 7230 BIJ 250 kW/ 100 degrees Au SERBIAN
BIJ = Jabanuša near Bijeljina, Bosnia [YABANUSHA, BEE-YEL-YINA]
(via Dragan Lekic, Serbia, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DXLD)
** SLOVAKIA. Radio Slovakia to end SW on Dec 31. It has been
officially announced : Radio Slovakia will leave SW at the end of the
year. Best regards (JM Aubier, France, Oct 29, dxldyg via WORLD OF
RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Where was it announced? I'm listening to today's RSI English. No
mention of the decision there. The man who reads the news has such a
thick accent, it's unbelievable (Sergei S., ibid.)
During the French broadcast. If you understand French click on this
link
http://www.rozhlas.sk/inetportal/uploaded_sounds/m3u_ondemandRSI_soundID10338.m3u
The announcement is 1 minute after the beginning (Aubier, ibid.)
Maybe the French service. However, in English the RSI site has
"Frequency | 31th October 2010 - 27th March 2011 - New!"
http://www.slovakradio.sk/inetportal/rsi/core.php?lang=2&mainpage=maincontentfull&page=frequencies
73, (Kraig, KG4LAC, Krist, ibid.)
Yes, but should we believe that any more than that 31th is pronounced
thirty-oneth? (Glenn Hauser, ibid.)
Mmmmhhh... curiously there is a topic in the coming Sunday edition in
English, but they speak about the POSSIBILITY of a closure. But for
the French team, the final decision was announced by the council on
Wednesday, and it concerns all the languages... Wait and see (Aubier,
ibid.)
9440, RSI, Nov 1 at 0100 opening English news, better signal than
Ukraine 2.000 MHz down, but RSI better on // 6040. At 0109 the guys
were wanting new SWLs to mention RSI on their Facebook, and let RSI
know so the linx can be sent to powers that be. But: prepare to listen
only on internet or satellite. One should retrieve this broadcast for
fuller feeling of the way the wind is blowing (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOUTH CAROLINA [non]. WWRB keeps losing Brother Scare, just open
carrier for hours and hours. Oct 30 at 1145, 3185 is OC with hum.
Accomplished frequency change to 9385 sometime, but next check at
1400, that too was OC with lite buzz, still at 1418; next check 1445,
BS was finally on and ranting his Sabbath sermon.
Meanwhile, I found him on 13810, Oct 30 at 1418, fair via Nauen,
GERMANY scheduled daily 14-15, running about a semisecond ahead of //
WWCR 9980, and much further out of synch with WINB 9265, WBCQ 15420.
Also before 1200 the WWCR-4 BS service is still on 5890, and Oct 30 at
1154 there was incredible sideband garbage peaking around 5885 and
5895, while the WWCR-2 DGS service on 5935 was clean without any of
that.
WWCR-4 is currently on 5890 at 02-12 and 9980 at 12-02. From 31 Oct to
6 Nov it`s registered as shifting to 01-11 and 11-01, then from 7 Nov
back to 02-12 and 12-02 respectively, but that doesn`t make sense, a
further casualty of the Week of Confusion (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) See also USA: WPJK = SC
U.S.A.: 9265, Overcomer Ministry via WINB Red Lion PA (presumed);
2243, 26-Oct; Tuned in to knee-slappin' gospel tune, then came the
B.S, ragging on women preachers with painted faces, painted lips &
bobbed hair. SIO=454. This stuff is just sooooooooo much fun!
9980, Overcomer Ministry via WWCR Nashville TN; 2155-2202+, 28-Oct;
B.S. ragging about bed bugs, Texas cheer leaders, defense spending,
& Dems trying to put Obama out of office for incompetence [??]. WWCR
spot & Overcomer Ministry B10 sked, the B.S. continued. S20 sig with
slight co-channel audio QRM (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B
+ 125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
3185, Oct 31 at 1242, Brother Scare manages to modulate WWRB today
unlike yesterday (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN [and non]. B10 Horarios y frecuencias de Radio Exterior de
España 30 octubre 2010 a 27 de marzo 2011
http://programasdx.com/frecuenciasreeb10.pdf
(via Juan Franco Crespo, Spain, Oct 30, DXLD)
REE, Oct 28 at 0035 check in English on usual 6055. Two days earlier,
Mark Coady found them in Spanish, but this must have been an anomaly.
However, REE`s B-10 schedule shows them moving this broadcast to NAm
from 6055 to 5970, yet remaining on 6055 for French until 0000, and
Spanish after 0100. This really doesn`t make sense, especially with
RHC currently occupying 5970 during the 0000 hour in Spanish! We shall
see what happen Oct 31 or Nov 1 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Glenn, 6055 still in English at 0000 UT Oct. 29; listened to their
newscast before tuning elsewhere. 6055 might still be good for French
at 2300, but Havana has been coming on 6060 at 0000 so maybe the
change avoids my aforementioned slopover issue with REE English at
that hour. Or a mistake on the sked? (Steve Luce, Houston, TX, dxldyg
via DX LISTENING DIGESET)
For B-10, REE has resumed using 15125 via Costa Rica, despite being
squeezed between colingual Cuba 15120 and WYFR 15130, Oct 31 at 1313,
and // 15170 CR. Missed checking at 1230 Sunday whether Amigos de la
Onda Corta was still on then, but no problem --- there it was an hour
later, Sunday at 1340 on 13720 direct // 17595, 15585, also CR 15170,
15125, 9765. At 1348 with propagation predixions for November for each
band in each hemisphere. So the 1330 rescheduling makes AOC conflict
again with En Contacto? Not this week: see CUBA.
In B-10, REE`s English to NAm at 0000-0100 daily is scheduled on 5970
instead of 6055, direct. UT Nov 1 at 0000 I find nothing on 6055, and
open carrier on 5970. Finally at 0004, audio is joined in progress on
5970 with Justin Coe talking about David Starlight, who had the good
sense to move from Oklahoma to San Francisco at age 21. At 0012 could
detect RHC on 6060, but weak and would have been no ACI problem for
Spain if still on 6055; that is the only reason we can think of for
making this move. Anyhow, no RHC on 5970 so they have apparently
cooperated by clearing the frequency during this hour. 0027 REE
program is ``A Simple Life``, interviewing another performer. By next
check 0108, 6055 was back on with REE Spanish. Next night, UT Nov 2,
English is already going on 5970 at 0002, so maybe got started on
time. More under CUBA.
15125, REE via CR, which was heard on Sunday morning, missing Monday
at 1455, since on weekdays it does not start until 1800, Saturdays
from 1600, Sundays from 1200.
12030, Nov 1 at 2022, heavy SAH between Arabic and RHC Spanish music,
the latter // 11730 weakly. 2028 the Arabic breaks for ``Radio
Exterior de España`` ID.
Looking for the new 30-minute M-F Basque (Euskera) broadcast from REE
on the schedule for 1300-1330: Nov 1 at 1309 on 17595, no it`s not! In
Castilian as usual, 2:09 timecheck, discussing Brasil`s new president;
1327 segment about REE programs which have been renovados, and a few
new titles, Cuarto Mundo, Españoles en el Exterior, a show about
theatre. And --- estreno (debut) of the Euskera show, but no details
of any timings. Let`s see what we can find on the homepage
http://www.rtve.es/radio/radio-exterior/
Click on Frecuencias and you get the schedule which expired Oct. 31!
The adjacent link for frecuencias en lenguas extranjeras is undated
but obviously also outdated. This program schedule
http://www.rtve.es/radio/radio-exterior/programacion/
is also outdated since in local time it shows known programs such as
Amigos de la Onda Corta as two hours ahead of UT, really now only one.
So both the old schedules on the website, and the B-10 schedule at
http://programasdx.com/frecuenciasreeb10.pdf
are wrong. Where does that leave us?
Would the token newscasts in Catalan, Galician and Basque, contrary to
new sked, continue at 1340-1355 M-F instead of DST timing of 1240-
1255? No, at 1351 a music show ``Sonido ---`` talking about Rolling
Stones, Jumpin` Jack Flash, VG signal now on 15170 via CR, no RRI QRM
See also ROMANIA [and non]. Missed rechecking at 2340-2355, supposed
new time for the trilinguals on direct frequencies only.
Still seeking the new Basque program from REE, Nov 2 at 1323 check on
15170 via Costa Rica --- no, it`s still in Spanish, mixing with
Romania.
Yimber Gaviría found an REE page with details on the new programming,
via http://bit.ly/aa61JJ but the times are local UT +1 --- is this
really an exterior or an interior station? It claims Basque is at 1405
(1305 UT), so maybe they have just not initiated it yet --- plus word
of adding a quarter-hour of news in 5 languages:
``Más información en todos los idiomas --- A la parrilla de REE se
incorpora, además, un informativo en euskera, que ofrecerá, todos los
días, de lunes a viernes desde las 14:05 horas, la emisora autonómica
vasca.
Además, a partir de las 16:30 horas habrá un informativo de 15 minutos
que se realizará con pequeños boletines en los distintos idiomas en
los que Radio Exterior de España emite. Aparte del español: francés,
inglés, árabe, ruso y portugués.``
So I was monitoring 17595, best here, Nov 2 at 1530 UT, and the latter
has indeed started, ``Noticias en idiomas del mundo``, starting with
Portuguese, 1534 French, 1537:25 English with Allison Hughes,
including Oklahomans voting whether to ban sharia law, 1541 Arabic,
1544 outro also mentioning Russian before Arabic, but there was none
today. REE`s distinctive three-note-rising stingers inserted between
each headline. If they cram 5 languages into 14 minutes instead of 4,
that obviously will mean an average of only 2.8 minutes each including
the time-consuming and wasteful stingers (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF
RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Still trying to figure out what REE is really doing about the new
Basque-language service, allegedly M-F at 1305(-1330?). Nov 3 at 1305
on 15170 via CR, no, it`s still in Castilian with headlines, W&M
alternating, 2:07 timecheck, news about US elexions; 1319 still in
Spanish.
At 1352, I try 17595 direct. That minute in the B-09 season was inside
the 5-minute token Basque news segment, which was really in Castilian
except for intro and outro, and which had been heard all A-10 at the
DST timing of 1250-1255. Now, there really is Basque! Unlike a day or
three ago. Narration with clips, and more than token, continuing past
1355, mentions ETA, Amnistía Internacional, and occasional Castilian
words.
Even keeps going thru 1400 timesignal, but shortly cut off for REE
Castilian wrong time announcement as 13 horas Tiempo Universal, 3 de
la tarde en España, and into news in the national tongue. So the new
Euskera service starts sometime in the 1330 semihour, apparently,
instead of 1300+, but when? And can we depend on it now?
The B-10 program schedule of REE posted at
http://programasdx.com/principal_archivos/frecuenciasreeb10.pdf
looks official, but has proven to be inaccurate. It shows Catalan,
Gallego y Euskera, the token ``co-official language`` 5-minute news
roundups, M-F at 2340-2355 on 6125, 9535, 9620, 11680, all of which
are direct, instead of the expected time at 1340-1355 as last winter.
Finally on Nov 3 I try to confirm this, when 9535 is by far best here
--- still Castilian at 2340, but 2345 abruptly into Catalan without
opening music theme, including interview with someone answering in
Castilian; 2350 bit of a sea chanty and into Galician; 2355 no Basque
and as if to emphasize the point, played the ``400 million speak
Spanish`` promo for the Cervantes Institute, and then promo for TVE`s
external satellite TV service, 2356 music fill.
Basque no longer needs to be in the 5-minute group, since it has
gained a new 30-minute show of its own, which the above schedule
claims is at 1300-1330 on all the REE frequencies in use at that hour.
Yesterday I heard it ending at 1400+, so started monitoring before
1330 Nov 4 on 15170 via Costa Rica, also 17595 direct. Still
Castilian, but concluded semi-hour news magazine by introducing Basque
which did start at 1330 sharp after time-signal about half a second
late on 15170, satellite delay to be blamed. Intro said Basque is
``todos los días`` but probably meant 5 días laborales.
During the following semihour, I confirmed it as expected on several
other frequencies, 21610, 21570, 21540 mixing Kuwait, via CR 11815,
9765.
Considering the strife between the Basques and the rest of Spain this
is a rather remarkable development, surely with deep political
undertones. But Catalan is the number-2 language in Spain, so why
don`t they get a full half-hour too, at least? Perhaps the Barcelonans
will press for that now (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SPAIN. The Monday-only Emisión Sefardí from REE at 1425-1455 is
supposed to be on 15385, but not even a carrier Nov 1 at 1425, nor in
next few minutes. Was it on 15325 instead, the sometimes-announced
frequency? Something there under jammer/Martí 15330 splash, but
unseems this. Recheck at 1444 it`s underway with music, so must have
started late; 1445 judeo-español announcement by usual YL, talk about
gastronomía, manzanas. 1454 retune just in time to hear closing
fanfare and off at 1455*.
9690, strong open carrier at 0408 Nov 2; from 0410 REE IS which will
drive you nuts if you axually listen to it for 5 minutes straight.
They need to add some variations, like Turkey or Serbia. 0415 opening
Emisión Sefarad, usual YL giving schedule as Mon 1425 on 15385, UT Tue
0115 on 11780, 0415 on 9690. Rest of the semihour show was mostly
music, enjoyable.
I missed checking the 0115 to South America, so will have to wait
another week. That broadcast was absent for half of A-10, due to some
oversight at Noblejas until my repeated inquiries got through; then it
came back on 11795, but if it`s really on 11780 now, it will be
colliding with Brasília. I also made requests for monitoring of this
from South America, but there was absolutely no interest (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA. 11905, Radio Ceylon, *1529-1605 Oct 31. Sudden on with
ads for National Savings Bank mentioning “Economic News from National
Savings Bank, you family bank.” A man announcer with ID and TC in
English with ID for 1530 program: “Radio Ceylon calling out to India”.
Man and woman alternating talk with man in English and woman in Hindi
language. Played mainly local music but there was some others such as
one Beatles selection, with man and woman hosts periodically
introducing songs. Fair (Rich D'Angelo, Wyomissing PA 19610, Ten-Tec
RX-340, Drake R-8B, Eton E1, Eton E5, Alpha Delta DX Sloper, RF
Systems Mini-Windom, Datong FL3, JPS ANC-4, NASWA Flashsheet Oct 31
via DXLD)
SLBC with their English/Hindi programme "Radio Ceylon Calling Out to
India" from 1530-1630 now in the clear on 11905 at weekends, and
presumably after 1555 on weekdays, now that Portugal has vacated this
frequency for the B-10 season. Audible from sign-on, although quite a
weak signal strength here today (Alan Roe, Teddington, UK, Oct 31,
dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SWEDEN [and non]. It begins to be the last gasp from Radio Sweden
on shortwave (and medium wave). For a number of years (90s and well
into the 2000s), I was responsible for frequency planning of such
programs. Among the most amusing things that I experienced, was when
we got exchange broadcasting time with RCI and later RNW.
The transfer of programs to Canada and the Netherlands was fixed in a
couple of years with FM tuner in Stockholm which took the echo of RS
on the FM band and the correct program was recorded as a wav file.
Then an audio-compression software was run to mp3 format and the file
was ftp-ed to the appropriate address. It worked (at zero cost) but
especially 15-minute newscasts at noon, however, was tight.
In this way we could skip many broadcasts with 500 kW power (were run
with 100-250 kW by the exchange sites) and in exchange we ran programs
towards the Middle East / China / Europe, with a maximum of 350 kW.
Multiplying the power savings per transmission by the number of days
several dear kW (and pennies) were saved.
Other memorable episodes were when our broadcasts in Swedish to Asia
during a whole season were jammed by Vietnam. Probably the Vietnamese
people never understood completely how the rather complicated sharing
of the current frequency that we had with FEBC (which among other
things ran the program in Hmong) worked. It got better over time (and
some official / unofficial contacts) but never really good.
Then we also had a hefty arguing with Christian Voice when they
started up from Botswana [Zambia] on 6065 kHz.
Another thing that I probably will take credit for is the extra
broadcasts of bandy finals we ran over a number of years. A wild idea
from the beginning but to my delight, led to a surprising number of
feedbacks from the Swedes living abroad (including one or two others
wondering what Bandy really was ...)
A few lines from memory, so to speak. The sad thing is the increasing
amount of dreary programs that were carried out, nowadays it is almost
just clips from P1.
I wonder with some trepidation if there will be any special program
during the last day. Then there are some other memories / documents
from the tsunami and the extra transmissions we carried. Also similar
with the Bali and the Lebanon invasion.
Let me summarize it this way, the people at the State Department have
had a pretty big improvement potential but anyhow it got better over
time (Magnus Wiberg, SW Bulletin Oct 31, Google translation vetted by
editor Thomas Nilsson for DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Penultimate day for any SWBC from this country, Oct 29, 2010 at 1338
on 15735, sufficient reception from R. Sweden in English, discussing
economy. One may want to make a point of hearing the ultimate one
Saturday here or via Madagascar, Canada relays (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Bye-bye, Sweden --- As I type this (at 2045 UT on October 29), I'm
listening to George Wood's retrospective on Radio Sweden on 9495 kHz -
-and enjoying excellent reception, I might add -- with a deep pang of
regret that you are leaving me by closing down your short- and
mediumwave services. As I have said many times to representatives of
many stations, a broadcaster loses the lion's share of its audience
when it leaves shortwave. I listen to a few podcasts as a last resort
but have little idea any more about what is happening in, say,
Switzerland -- or Sweden, in a few weeks or months.
I will, however, continue to listen attentively to the international
broadcasters (and domestic services) from the many nations which
retain a shortwave presence -- Bulgaria, India and China, to name only
a few. Closing a shortwave service is always a backward step away from
international understanding. Adios! Sincerely, (Anne Fanelli, Elma,
New York, To: lyssnarsevice @ sr.se with cc to DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Caught them last night on 6010 via SAC at 0230 but reception too poor
to understand. 73/ (Liz Cameron, MI, Oct 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Right now - 30 Oct 2010, 2035 UT, the English programme of Radio
Sweden is heard well on 9495 kHz - via Madagaskar. SINPO 45433. Maybe
their last SW transmission in English, depending on whether the
nighttime relays via CANADA will be carried once more or not. [they
were; see below]
2042 the speaker introduces a retrospective of Radio Sweden on
shortwave, interview: impact vs cost does not justify short and
mediumwave any longer. Also mentioning that this is the last
Scandinavian country to leave the bands. 73, (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig
/ Germany, JRC NRD525 + PA0RDT MiniWhip antenna, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Radio Sweden via Madagaskar, 30 Oct, 2038 UT, 9495 kHz, report about
Somalia, 45433. This transmission ends with A10.
Radio Sweden via Hörby, 30 Oct, 2105 UT, 6065 kHz, Swedish language,
Palestine, gone at 2129, 42432 (co-channel Iran). This transmission
ends with A10 (Eike Bierwirth, Leipzig / Germany, JRC NRD525 + PA0RDT
MiniWhip antenna, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Unheard Hörby swan song --- The Hörby shortwave transmitters are
presumably history now, unless Teracom will sell airtime otherwise. I
made a point of not missing the last transmission, another P1 relay
2100-2130 on 6065, and got struck by an unpleasant surprise: IRIB has
already switched to the winter schedule and is back on 6065. Only some
faint whisper could be heard underneath, and towards the end not even
this, with the Hörby signal already skipping over me. Thank you very
much!!!
And others will have to care for the closure of the Sölvesborg
transmitter as well. Here, in the null of its antenna, 1179 is a mess
of severe, fast SAH, with the modulation of Galbeni being all that can
be made out in this stuttering hell. So much for AM broadcasting from
Sweden (Kai Ludwig, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I first listened to this frequency back in 1969, on an old transistor
radio. Many years ago I would have "QSL'ed" the contact, but 40 years
on I wont be bothering. However, for the group. Now operating a 25 yr
old Trio R2000 with 80' wired dipole at 30' above ground,
Program content - Intro, News, Review, George Wood Special look back
at the stations history at 1630 - 1700 GMT SINFO 23232 SIO 222.
The final scheduled English transmission (2130-2200) was not in
English. It sounded like Swedish, with TX leaving air at 2159;
2130 - 2200 GMT SINFO 44343 SIO 333 (Keith, UK, Oct 30, ibid.)
Here in Copenhagen I heard it on 1179 kHz, but with German QRM,
although I am rather close to the MW transmitter in Southern Sweden.
BUT, you can hear their last show via World R Network in high quality:
http://www.wrn.org/listeners/#radio-sweden/
73, (Erik Koie, Denmark, Oct 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
6010, (pen)ultimate SW broadcast from R. Sweden, Oct 31 at 0128
nondescript fill music, but not VTC loop, 0130 IS and opening English
by George Wood. Shortened week in review was first, so the rest could
be the finale: from 0141:25 interview with boss about rationale for
closing down SW and MW --- they are no longer important nor cost-
effective.
0147 starts George Wood`s 10-minute 7-decade retrospective of R.
Sweden on SW, including The Saturday Show and Sweden Calling DXers,
the two most popular. Re-enactment of SCDX #1 opening item from 1948y.
George took over from founder Arne Skoog in 1978; in 1994 SCDX was the
first audio program from Europe to be available on internet. Starting
Monday (what about Sunday?), R. Sweden will be available only on FM in
Sweden, internet elsewhere, satellite somewhere.
Signal was very good at outset but with slight splatter from 10 kHz
above or below, and very slight co-channel from XEOI. Semi-minute
transmitter break at 0159-0159:30 during which R. Mil ID made it thru,
then resuming in Swedish on 268 instead of 240 degrees, and slightly
weaker here. Presumably repeated English at 0230-0259* for the final
final time. I taped the whole 0130 broadcast for posterity.
Having been unable to get R. Sweden/Sackville off 6010 for years, I`m
sure XEOI is shedding no tears [see MEXICO] --- O no: in B-10, Iran`s
Spanish service is scheduled on 6010 at 0030-0330, 259 degrees from
Kamalabad toward South America. That should have been on already, as a
few hours earlier, Iran was also blocking Sweden`s finale to Europe on
6065, a new B-10 frequency for Arabic. Or Iran could be on 6110
alternate to 6010, per Wolfgang Büschel, where it just might collide
with Habana (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Glenn, this sounds like the same program that ran at 0130 UT Oct 30
(Friday evening in NA) except the broadcast began with a newscast,
then the interview/retrospective you mentioned. Good signal on 6010
from Sackvile but a little more slopover from CRI on 6020 than usual;
miminal XEOI (Steve Luce, Houston, TX, Oct 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Here are DOWNLOAD LINKS for Radio Sweden in English 10/30/2010 1830-
1900z:
M4A=MP4 (aac) 20.9 MB [96 kbps dual mono] from Radio Sweden website:
http://lyssnaigen.sr.se/Autorec/SRInternational/Engelska/SRSRISAT_2010-10-30_202959_1802_a96.m4a
MP3 20.1 MB [96 kbps mono] from WRN ftp site:
ftp://193.42.152.150/archive/2010/10/30/sweden_english_1830_20101030_9
6.mp3
I hope Glenn will upload his SW recording of last xmission of RS via
Sackville.
Radio Sweden swan song. In attachment you can find mp3 of Radio Sweden
short jingle and music. I thought someone would like to have it for
memory, since we can not hear it again on SW or MW... Regards, Dragan
<*> 1 of 1 File(s)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dxld/attachments/folder/1627773095/item/list
<*> RADIO-SWEDEN-ID.mp3
(Dragan Lekic, Serbia, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Tried to listen in Taiwan, but heard nothing. I think the last time I
heard them was maybe in early 2003 in Beijing, but with a very poor
signal. Unless the schedule on the website is wrong (Keith Perron,
Taiwan, UT Oct 31, ibid.)
Radio Sweden International will pay attention to the final
transmissions during the Russian and English services on Sunday, Oct
31st, the final day of transmissions from Hoerby shortwave and
Soelvesborg mediumwave (1179 kHz) transmitters. There will be no
attention in the Swedish language transmissions as it is only a relay
of program 1. There will be more information later on the webpage of
Radio Sweden International.
There will also be a funeral feast at Hoerby transmitter centre after
midnight local time on October 31st. Elle-Kari Hoejeberg, Radio Sweden
International via Bengt Ericson-SWE, Oct 23 (mediumwave.info via Mauno
Ritola-FIN, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 25)
RADIO SWEDEN: BYE BYE SHORTWAVE
On one hand, the loss of R. Sweden's SW service is just another in a
long, long and doubtless continuing string of similar announcements by
other countries. But, personally, it has affected me more than many of
the other earlier, similar events. Perhaps it is because I am of
Scandinavian heritage, although only a small part Swedish. Perhaps
because that Nordic part of Europe seems emotionally close to me.
Perhaps it is because R. Sweden was one of my initial loggings back
in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Perhaps it was because of my
memories of Arne Skoog and his DX broadcasts and because of having
received SCDX bulletin for so many, many years. Because of Skoog and
successors, there always seemed a special link between Radio Sweden
and DXing. Now that will be gone. But whatever, the loss is stronger
than the other losses of recent times.
Listening to the Hojeberg interview, I find no fault in her logic nor
her observation that "the world has changed." She hopes that other
large broadcasters will continue to serve the limited but still
existing needs of some categories of listeners. But it is a wistful
hope. What remains rather astonishing is that the Netherlands, surely
in much the same boat as Sweden, continues on SW. How long can that
last? And how far behind will be Great Britain and Germany and others?
Perhaps it will be left, eventually, to the Chinese to turn off the
lights (Don Jensen, WI, DXPlorer, via SW Bulletin Oct 31 via DXLD)
Perhaps your long period of inactivity helps. For those of us who kept
DXing and SWLing, R. Sweden was a `dead station walking` for years
since SCDX first quit being a SW DX bulletin and then was canceled
altogether (oops, changed to a website, where hardly anything new even
about satellites ever appeared.) Tnx a lot, George Wood. And more
recently they started refusing to QSL (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
La escuchaba y parecía que en media hora tenía sus paisajes helados,
su Sol de Medianoche, su solidaridad con América Latina, el referente
del DXismo, grandes voces de la radio, la musiquita de SCDX, su señal
de intervalo (Horacio A. Nigro, Montevideo, Uruguay, condiglist yg via
DXLD)
Re: SWEDEN to leave MW & SW 30 October
mwneditor wrote:
>> The last broadcasting of Radio Sweden [1179 AM] will
>> be saturday evening, last day of summertime in Europe.
A local newsreport, and maybe a good reason to start reading Swedish,
or autotranslators like Google...
http://www.sydsvens kan.se/sverige/article1282280/Helgsmal-sist-ut-fran-Horbymasten.html
Conclusion in article by local station manager: "There might be a
buyer, or it will all be dismantled and sold as scrap." (Hermod
Pedersen, Oct 29, MWCircle yg via DXLD)
The last two minutes (ever?) from Sölvesborg MW yesterday 2158-2200 UT
with SR P1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSGlFhEaGsw
In memoriam Sölvesborg (Chris SM6VPU Stödberg, Oct 31, HCDX via DXLD)
> In the last five minutes before local midnight the
> woman speaker gave what might have been a farewell prayer
Nothing like this. At the URL below a native speaker of Swedish
complains how not a single farewell word has been said. Just "poooof",
out of completely unrelated programming.
So one has really to wonder why they left P1 on the feed until the
end, pre-empting another playout of the English programme, which did
consider the circumstances. This, followed by IS until the time runs
out, would not have been so shabby.
The link refers to a recording of the last two minutes on 1179 and a
video about the Sölvesborg transmitter from 1985:
http://forum.mysnip.de/read.php?8773,848627,851331,sv=1#msg-851331
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SYRIA. Radio Damascus B10 schedule and news
Dear radio friends, I have been in contact with my good friends at
Radio Damascus, the broadcasting service of the Syrian Arab Republic,
to ask if some changes will be introduced with the start of the B10
schedule and here are their answers :
Regarding frequencies and program changes :
The frequencies of Radio Damascus B10 schedule are the same as for the
A10 schedule. Also no changes with regard to the programs are planned
for the moment.
Times
1600-1700 UTC/GMT Turkish daily 9.330 Khz, 12.085 Khz and satellite
1700-1800 UTC/GMT Russian daily 9.330 Khz, 12.085 Khz and satellite
1800-1900 UTC/GMT German daily 9.330 Khz, 12.085 Khz and satellite
1900-2000 UTC/GMT French daily 9.330 Khz, 12.085 Khz and satellite
2000-2100 UTC/GMT English daily on satellite
2100-2200 UTC/GMT English daily 9.330 Khz, 12.085 Khz and satellite
2200-2300 UTC/GMT Spanish daily 9.330 Khz, 12.085 Khz and satellite
(note : 12.085 Khz is only irregular on the air)
783 Khz Mediumwave :
1600 - 1830 UTC/GMT Hebrew
1830 - 1900 UTC/GMT Russian
Satellite
Hot Bird at 13.0 E : 12380 Mhz
Nilesat at 7.0 W : 11823 Mhz
Badr / Arabsat at 26.0 E : 12054 Mhz
Asiasat 2 at 100.5 E : 3820 Mhz
Shortwave
9.330 Khz / 31 meter band and 12.085 Khz / 25 meter band
Mediumwave
783 Khz
Or you can download the audio recording of the daily program on the
internet at the following direct links :
http://www.syriaonline.sy/radio.php or at
http://www.radio-damascus.net
Radio Damascus' English, Spanish and German program are now also
available as a podcast:
http://radiodamascusenglish.podomatic.com (English program)
http://aquidamasco.podomatic.com (Spanish program)
http://radio700.eu/podcasts/damaskus/damaskus.xml (German program)
You can add the Radio Damascus' podcasts to your podcasts in Apple's
Itunes and take it with you on your Ipod or other media player as an
MP3 file.
Regarding the weak performance of the shortwave transmitters :
Radio Damascus is still planning to install a new shortwave
transmitter to replace the old worn-out transmitters at Adra shortwave
station. A new tender is now being discussed, and according to the
company involved, it will take about 6 months to install the new
transmitters.
Regarding an internet stream to broadcast the program live on the
internet :
In addition to the existing listen-on-demand option at
http://www.syriaonline.sy/radio.php a meeting will be arranged in the
very near future with those in charge with this matter to set up a
direct audio stream for the live programs. So please stay tuned for
this great news.
The Radio Damascus staff does highly value when you write to them with
your commentaries about the programs or reception reports about the
transmissions.
Their address is :
Radio Damascus
P.O. Box 4702
Damascus
Syrian Arab Republic
http://www.radio-damascus.net
email : radiodamascusenglish @ yahoo.com
http://www.radio-damascus-listeners-club.tk or
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/radio_damascus
http://www.syriaonline.sy (RTV English Website)
http://www.syriaonline.sy/radio.php (audio recordings)
http://www.rtv.gov.sy (RTV Arabic Website)
http://radiodamascusenglish.podomatic.com (English program)
http://aquidamasco.podomatic.com (Spanish program)
http://radio700.eu/podcasts/damaskus/damaskus.xml (German program)
Greetings (Kris Janssen, Belgium, Oct 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TAIWAN. 864 kHz, Chung Sheng Broadcasting Co. will be closed.
According to local online media, Chunsheng Broadcasting Co. (BEV52 /
864 kHz / 10 kW), Taichung will be closed at the end of October. The
station commenced in 1953, as the first commercial broadcasting
station in Taichung area. They broadcast Christian religious programs,
supported by advertisements revenue from local Christians. The station
has its transmitter site in the center of Taichung, and they have been
complained by the residents around the site for its dangerousness. The
station considered to move the transmitter site to the suburban area,
but they at last gave up due to the high moving cost in the continuous
decrease in income, and the decision of closing the station was done
in the beginning of this year. 16 station staffs will be all
dismissed. This is the first case of MW station closing since the new
National Communications Commission(NCC) of Taiwan established 4 years
ago. NCC ordered the station to announce the closing to the listeners
and proper disposal of the tower and transmitter.
Their URL http://www.864.com.tw
They are using Harris DX-10 transmitter (Takahito Akabayashi, Japan,
Oct 27, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Oct 29 via DXLD)
** TAIWAN. 9450, Sound of Hope – Yunlin, 1500, 10/30/10, in Mandarin.
ID, SoH theme, YL / OM with repeated ID, announcement by OM / YL,
contemporary rap introduction to program of man and woman announcers
alternating. Fair with QRM (probably Chinese jammer.) (Mark Taylor,
Madison WI, Winradio g313e, Eton E1, Satllit 800, Kaito 1103;
Flextenna, EWE, attic mounted Eavesdropper, NASWA Flashsheet Oct 31
via DXLD)
** TAIWAN [non]. 6875, RTI now here via WYFR, Oct 31 at 0520 VG in
English discussion of Confucianism in Taiwan. For B-10, 5950 in A-10
has been swapped with WYFR programming at 03-05 and 05-06 for RTI`s
English broadcasts; why? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TATARSTAN [non]. 11610, R. Tatarstan via Samara, carrier still open
early at 0849 UT Oct 31, Russian 0910-1000 (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** THAILAND. 9720, Oct 31 at 1251, R. Thailand good but heavy flutter
on new B-10 frequency in English, tuned in just as news was breaking
for lengthy ads: an Italian restaurant, Rossi`s Trattoria and Wine
Bar, including La Cucina della Mamma, at 6-9 pm, for ``100 baht plus
plus`` (meaning sales plus VAT, I assume); 1254 for Dept. of Export
and Promotion.
13745, new frequency for R. Thailand to NAm, Nov 2 at 0008 in English,
poor with flutter. Beam changes from 6 to 30 degrees for the second
half of the hour from 0030, unchecked, i.e. from favoring eastern to
western USA.
The B-10 R. Thailand English schedule is:
0000-0030 13745 C&ENAm 6 degrees
0030-0100 13745 W&CNAm 30 degrees
0200-0230 15275 C&ENAm 6 degrees
0530-0600 11730 Eu
1230-1300 9720 SEAs/Au
1400-1430 9725 SEAs/Au
1900-2000 7570 Eu
2030-2045 9535 Eu
(Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TIBET. Re 10-43: Re: Holy Tibet via Xizang PBS --- 6200, Xizang PBS
via Lhasa, 1530-1600, Oct 27. “Holy Tibet” show in English (Ron
Howard, CA, NASWA yg via DXLD)
There is an English language website for the Holy Tibet program -
http://en.tibetradio.cn/index.html - and on-demand audio is available
- but the two programs I sampled were not in English. I don't know if
this a web programming issue, or that's all the audio there is. I
sent them an e-mail to find out; will advise if I find out anything
(Richard Cuff, Editor "Easy Listening", ibid.)
Richard, I have tried ro email them, using their response form, and
also, independently sent emails, all came bouncing back as
undeliverable. If you manage to get through, please let me know how
you succeeded. Thanks. –don (Don Jensen, WI, ibid.)
Same thing happened to me; so I sent a note to the main CRI English
audience relations e-mail, since both services have the same parent
agency, and since CRI has a link to the Tibet Radio service on their
own website. Will see if that gets me anywhere. R (Cuff, ibid.)
http://en.tibetradio.cn/jmdb.html
2010-10-08 and older dates do have the "Holy Tibet" program in
English. Only the 27, 25, 24 and 22 audios are not in English (Ron
Howard, ibid.)
** TUNISIA. 7335, RTT carrier already on at tune-in 0554:30 Oct 28,
and musical modulation // 7275 applied at 0557:20 (Glenn Hauser, OK,
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** TURKEY. 11735, TRT Çakirlar faulty transmitter noted again at 1330-
1427 UT Oct 31. Totally distorted audio quality, English, S=9. Used on
11925 kHz at 07-10 UT.
11925, TRT Çakirlar, same audio distortion (in summer on 11955), Turk
at 0858 UT Oct 31, S=9+10 dB (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
15350, Turkish pop music, Oct 31 at 1315, some ACI from YFR 15355. TRT
Turkish to Europe, and consequently NAm beyond, is now scheduled on
15350 at 07-14, 11815 at 14-17, 5980 at 17-22, 9700 at 05-07. Similar
Turkish music but not // on stronger 17755 at 1319, but that`s the
German service as per closing announcement at 1321, also aimed USwards
by geocoincidence.
As I expected, VOT`s new frequency for North America at 0400, 9655, is
no good, at least as the B-10 season begins. It`s too high for a low-
MUF hi-latitude winter-night path, which should have been obvious to
frequency planners. Checked Nov 1 at 0415, VP signal from apparent VOT
and co-channel interference equally poor, tho I know of nothing else
scheduled there in A-10 or B-10. Also ACI from much stronger signal on
9660, which is now Vatican, 335 degrees via Madagascar to Ethiopia and
so also USward. At 0430-0500 it shifts to 295 degrees for French. Only
// from VOT, 7240, eastward for Asia, inaudible. Too bad they gave up
the Sackville relay at the end of B-09. After 0500 TRT is on 9700 in
Turkish toward Europe and US, which was sometimes audible in A-season,
but only something JBA Nov 1 at 0544.
The morning broadcast at 1330-1435 also gets harder to hear on 12035
instead of 15450 in the A-season. Nov 1 at 1336, 12035 is poor with
squeal bleeding over from WEWN 12050. // 11735 eastward is even worse,
nothing audible between Cuba 11730 and WYFR + bonker on 11740. At end
of English hour, 1423 IS audible on 12035, with ACI, lite CCI and SAH.
Others on 12035 at this hour are KSDA and maybe VOR Samara.
In fact, Turkey`s German broadcast to Europe on 17755 at 1230-1324*
was much better, heard with IS at closing.
The English to Europe at 1830 on 9785, was sufficiently audible here
in late October, but forget it now that it`s at 1930 on 6050.
Trying VOT`s new 9655 for English to North America a second night, UT
Nov 2 at 0408: very poor and can`t even be sure the signal there is in
English or from Turkey; again eclipsed by 9660 Vatican via Madagascar,
which if I understood Amharic would be armchair copy. Will TRT
doggedly stick to this useless frequency for the rest of B-10? To
change it and regain listeners would be to admit one had made a
mistake; which is more important? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** TURKEY. Winter B-10 schedule for Voice of Turkey:
Shortwave Broadcasting Schedule of VOICE OF TURKEY Radio
between 31.10.2010 - 27.03.2011 dates
kHz UTC tx kW deg language target
5960 2300-0000 CAK 500 310 ENGLISH AMs/EUR
5965 1630-1730 EMR 500 90 AZERBAIJANI AS
5970 2030-2130 EMR 500 290 FRENCH EUR
5980 1700-2200 CAK 250 313 TURKISH EUR
6000 0100-0300 EMR 500 72 TURKISH AS
6050 1930-2030 EMR 500 300 ENGLISH EUR
6050 2030-2130 EMR 250 247 FRENCH AF/EUR
6120 1700-2200 CAK 250 152 TURKISH AF/AS
6185 1500-1530 EMR 500 290 ITALIAN EUR
7205 1830-1930 EMR 250 325 GERMAN EUR
7240 0400-0500 EMR 250 138 ENGLISH AS
7245 1200-1230 CAK 250 313 BULGARIAN EUR
9410 0200-0300 CAK 500 245 SPANISH AMs/SoEUR
9410 1400-1500 EMR 500 20 RUSSIAN AS/EUR
9495 1730-1830 EMR 500 290 SPANISH AF/EUR
9530 1600-1700 EMR 500 105 PERSIAN AS
9610 2130-2230 EMR 500 105 ENGLISH AS/AUS
9650 0200-0300 CAK 500 284 SPANISH AF/AMs/SoEUR [see below]
9655 0400-0500 CAK 500 313 ENGLISH AMs/EUR
9665 1500-1600 CAK 250 152 ARABIC AF/AS
9700 0500-0700 CAK 250 320 TURKISH EUR[poss NoAM]
9785 1430-1500 CAK 500 65 KAZAKH AS
9820 0500-0700 EMR 250 150 TURKISH AS
9840 1100-1200 CAK 250 87 GEORGIAN AS
11620 1500-1600 CAK 500 72 UYGHUR AS
11680 1600-1730 CAK 250 87 DARI-PUSHTO AS
UZBEK
11735 1330-1430 CAK 500 95 ENGLISH AS
11795 0930-1100 CAK 250 87 PERSIAN AS
11815 1400-1700 CAK 250 320 TURKISH EUR[poss NoAM]
11835 0800-0900 CAK 250 87 AZERBAIJANI AS
11925 0700-1000 CAK 250 87 TURKISH AS
11955 1000-1100 CAK 250 205 ARABIC AF/NE/ME
11965 1300-1330 CAK 250 87 TURKMEN AS
11985 1300-1400 CAK 250 87 URDU AS
12035 1330-1430 EMR 500 300 ENGLISH EUR[poss NoAM]
13625 1130-1200 EMR 500 72 UZBEK AS
13640 0300-0400 EMR 500 72 UYGHUR AS
15200 1500-1600 EMR 500 252 ARABIC AF/SoEUR
15245 1000-1100 EMR 500 150 ARABIC AF/AS
15350 0700-1400 EMR 500 310 TURKISH EUR
{? no propagation to NoAM before 1400 UT ?}
15360 1100-1130 EMR 500 32 TATAR AS
15480 0700-1400 EMR 500 150 TURKISH AF/AS
17715 1200-1300 EMR 500 72 CHINESE AS
17755 1230-1330 EMR 500 310 GERMAN EUR
[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 resort this into time order too. {gh}]
(TRT xls via Mustafa Cankurt-TUR, 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 dxld Oct 28;
transformed to frequency-sorted form file by wb, Oct 29, BC-DX via
DXLD)
9650, UNID Chinese at 02-03 UT Oct 31, S=8-9. Puzzled me, but
discovered that TRT scheduled
"9650 0200-0300 CAK 500 284 SPANISH AF/AMs/SoEUR"
The text then talked on the program and the Mandarin ID at 0232 UT
showed clearly TRT Mandarin instead of scheduled Spanish broadcast,
TRT Chinese Mandarin program was broadcast here, via Cakirlar tx.
73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldydg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** UGANDA. RADIO UGANDA RELUCTANT TO MOVE FROM AMATEUR RADIO BAND
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/october2010/radio_uganda_reluctant_to_move.htm
An Ugandan broadcaster is playing hardball and is refusing to leave
the amateur radio only portion of 40 metres. This, even after
notification from the government, Radio Uganda continues to operate on
the amateur radio frequency of 7195 kHz.
Following notification by 5X1JM, the Uganda communications Commission
informed Radio Uganda the broadcaster is not permitted to use the
frequency within the amateur radio exclusive spectrum. So far, the
station has continued to use the frequency and its believed that it
may be some time before they move out.
Observers say that at least the point has been made and action
initiated by Ugandan government telecommunications authorities against
the now unauthorized use of the frequency.
Fred Scheepers, ZS1FCS, is requesting your participation in monitoring
the 40 metre amateur band and report any intrusion by unauthorised
stations to the SARL - IARU monitoring service by email to intruder @
sal.org.za
Please include as much information as possible such as time of
operation, station identification and, if available, an mp3 recording
of the station identification which can normally be heard on top of
the hour and on the half hour. --- The South African Radio League (via
Intruder Alert list via Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD)
** UKRAINE [and non]. Re: Radio Ukraine Int. Might be Leaving SW on
Jan. 1, 2011
``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.``
However, this requires them to really realize the situation. Remember
their responses between April and July (or thereabouts), when there
already were no shortwave transmissions of RUI on air? Which is also
the reason why I would not take it as all-clear signal how RUI itself
does not talk about leaving shortwave.
Btw, the request for comments re. WRN relays has been sent in the way
quoted here by the German service, too. Looks as if NRKU considers WRN
as possible replacement for shortwave.
This has already been discussed in the German-language A-DX list, and
the outcome was that WRN Deutsch is basically a time-shifted relay via
Astra 19.2 deg. East plus an additional podcasting platform. Not much
more anymore, after WRN Deutsch being kicked off FM in Berlin in
September.
> BTW the only local MW station heard in Kiev is a relay from BBC.
It is also the only MW signal from the Ukraine that can be heard in
Central Europe, even uses to dominate the channel (594) now, with the
Rodgau/Meißner and Pleven transmitters being dead. Quite ironic,
considering that it's supposed to be just a greater Kiev area service
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 28, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
How can it be? What about 936 kHz via Lviv/Krasne (1700-2100 UT) with
600 kW (Aleksandr Diadischev, Russia, ibid.)
Have I missed something? Is this transmitter again in use, and if yes,
what does it carry now?
It was off at least in last March, when the Bremen transmitter had
been shut down. An example of how 936 now sounds here in Germany:
http://hf-freak-arne.bplaced.net/audio/VoiceOfIran_936kHz_20100312_1900UTC.mp3
(Kai Ludwig, Germany, ibid.)
It was reactivated on July 1, as well as several other MW and SW
transmitters. Now it carries Ukrainian Radio 1st program (UR-1).
Here is schedule of Ukrainian LW/MW/SW transmissions. Note: valid from
October 31st (RUI B-10 schedule added and LW/MW transmissions
retimed).
kHz - Station - Tx site (kW) UTC - Azimuth
207 - UR-1 - Brovary (500) 0330-2300
657 - RUI - Chernivtsi (25) *
657 - UR-3 - Chernivtsi (25) **
675 - UR-1 - Korytniane (50) 0330-2300
711 - UR-1 - Dokuchayevsk (50) 0330-2300
765 - R. Mayak - Petrivka (40) 0500-1800
837 - R. Bukovyna - Chernivtsi (30) 0400-1600
837 - UR-1 - Taranivka (150) 0330-2200
873 - Obl. Radio 2 - Dnipropetrovsk (10) 0600-1800
873 - R. Khvylia - Zarvantsi (7) 0700-1800
936 - UR-1 - Krasne (600) 1800-2200 - 245
972 - UR-1 - Luch (500) 0330-2200
1134 - UR-1 - Luhansk (5) 0330-2300
1359 - R. Center - Dokuchayevsk (40) 0000-2400
1377 - R. Mykolaiv - Mykolaiv (5) 0500-1930
1377 - UR-1 - Chernivtsi (50) 0330-2200
1584 - UR-1 - Verkhovyna (1) 0330-2300
1431 - UR-3 - Luch (1000) 1800-2100 - 355
6030 - RUI - Taranivka (100) 1800-2100 - 290
6140 - RUI - Taranivka (100) 2100-2200 - 290
7435 - RUI - Taranivka (100) 1500-1800 - 055
7440 - RUI - Krasne (500) 2300-0300 - 303
9410 - RUI - Luch (250) 0800-1100 - 312
11980 - R. Dniprovska Khvylia - Zaporizhzhya (0.3) ***
* - 1800-1830, 2030-2100, 2200-2230
** - 1700-1800, 1830-2030, 2100-2200, 2230-2300
*** - 0800-1005 (Saturdays, Sundays) (Aleksandr Diadischev, Ukraine,
Oct 30, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
It's funny that even RUI's Ukrainian Service sent out such a
questionnaire. But there's no WRN-Ukrainian (Sergei S., ibid.)
Probably they consider putting some programming on WRN's Russian
stream/platform? Like Kol Israel, which uses WRN Deutsch for its
broadcasts in Yiddish, a case where the linguistic differences are
considerably greater and the constellation is a magnitude more
sensitive (Kai Ludwig, Germany, Oct 30, ibid.)
** UKRAINE. Radio Ukraine International
Winter B10 Tentative Broadcasting Schedule
(31 October 2010 - 27 March 2011)
0800-1100 9410 Mykolaiv 250 kW 312 deg to Europe
1500-1800 7435 Kharkiv 100 kW 055 deg to Russia
1800-2100 6030 Kharkiv 100 kW 290 deg to Europe
2100-2200 6140 Kharkiv 100 kW 290 deg to Europe
2300-0300 7440 Lviv 500 kW 303 deg to North America
Ukrainian
0000-0100 7440
0200-0300 7440
0900-1100 9410
1500-1800 7435
1900-2000 6030
English
0100-0200 7440
0800-0900 9410
2000-2100 6030
2300-2400 7440
German
1800-1900 6030
2100-2200 6140
Romanian
1800-1830 657
2030-2100 657
2200-2230 657
There is still a possibility that RUI broadcasts on SW will be
cancelled on December 31, 2010. Source: A. Yegorov, open_dx yg
(via Aleksandr Diaidschev, Ukraine, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1537,
DXLD)
9410, RUI in English, not strong, only poor to fair S=8, at 0843 UT
Oct 31 (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
11620, RUI Ukrainian to the CIS-east, nationals in Kazakhstan. Not
on 7435, due of use in CHN, CZE, and ROU. 15-18 UT from Kharkiv-UKR,
S=9+20dB at 1525 UT. Wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.)
Ukraine had left 11620 by 1712. Maybe Delhi called and complained
(same target area); AIR in Russian was in the clear, with music, ID in
Russian, c/d 1715 leaving the channel empty. 7435 is dominated by ROU
with CRI in the background; where is RUI now? 73, (Eike Bierwirth,
Leipzig / Germany, JRC NRD525 + PA0RDT MiniWhip Oct 31, ibid.)
Before/after 2000 as announced on 6030. Rather poor signal, indicating
that the announced site/power data is correct.
Btw, the target audience of these transmissions "to Russia" are
employees of the natural gas industry in western Siberia (Urengoy
etc.). Amongst them are quite a lot of Ukrainians. (Kai Ludwig, ibid.)
** U K [and non]. 5975, BBCWS in English news at 1402 Nov 1, fair and
clear. This is at 14-17 via Singapore, 250 kW, 320 degrees, better
than 5875 via Thailand.
13750, Nov 1 at 1457 good signal in Russian, i.e. BBC via Rampisham at
14-15. On Sundays if Cuba is on 13750 before 1500, a clash will ensue
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. Voice of America - B10 schedule:
http://author.voanews.com/english/about/Frequenciesatoz_a.cfm
73! (Alexey Zinevich, Minsk, Belarusb, Oct 29, dxldyg via DXLD)
<My text version is ready:> Voice of America - B10
(frequencies in effect 31 October 2010 through 26 March 2011)
Afaan Oromoo
1730-1800 9320 9485 9860 11675 11905 Mon-Fri
Albanian
0600-0630 6035
1700-1730 7235
1930-2000 11740
Amharic
1800-1900 9320 9485 9860 11675 11905
Azerbaijani
1830-1900 7315 9445 9495
Bangla
1600-1700 1575 6000 7405
Burmese
0000-0030 1575 7430 9325 12120
0130-0300 12120 15115 17780
1130-1230 11965 15550 17850
1430-1500 1575 9325 11965 12120
1500-1530 9325 11965 12120
1500-1530 1575 Sat-Sun
1530-1600 1575 9355 11560
1600-1630 9355 11560
2300-0000 7430 9325 12120
Cantonese
1300-1500 1170 7390 9705
Chinese (Mandarin)
0000-0100 7495 9545 11925 15385 17645 21580
0900-1000 9845 9855 11855 11965 13650 13765 15670
1000-1100 9530 9845 9855 11965 13650 13765 15670
1100-1200 9530 9785 9825 12045 15670
1200-1300 6040 9530 9785 9825 11635 12045
1300-1400 6040 7295 9530 9785 9825 11635 12045
1400-1500 6105 7295 7525 9785 9825
2200-2300 6045 7440 9545 9755 9875 11925
Croatian
0530-0600 6035
1930-1945 6135 7235
Dari (Radio Ashna)
0130-0230 1296 9335 11565
1530-1630 1296 9335 15090 15380
1730-1830 1296 9335 11565 11580
1930-2030 1296 7555 9335
Deewa Radio (Pashto)
0100-0400 9390 11535 12015
1300-1400 7495 9310 9380 9700
1400-1900 7495 9310 9380 9780
English to Europe, Middle East, and North Africa
0100-0130 1593
1500-1600 11765 12055
2000-2100 9420 9490 Mon-Fri
English to Africa
0300-0400 909 1530 4930 6080 9885 15580
0400-0430 909 1530 4930 4960 6080 9885 15580
0430-0500 909 4930 4960 6080 9885 15580
0500-0600 909 4930 6080 9885 15580
0600-0700 909 1530 6080 9885 15580
1400-1500 4930 6080 15580 17650 17715
1500-1600 4930 6080 15580 17715 17895
1600-1700 909 1530 4930 6080 15580 17895
1700-1800 6080 13635 15580 17895
1800-1830 6030 13635 15580
1800-1830 909 4930 Sat-Sun
1830-1900 909 4930 6080 13635 15580
1900-2000 909 4930 4940 6080 15580
2000-2030 909 1530 4930 4940 6080 15580
2030-2100 909 1530 4930 6080 15580
2030-2100 4940 Sat-Sun
2100-2200 1530 6080 15580
English to Sudan
1630-1700 9785 11905 13635 Mon-Fri
English to Zimbabwe
1730-1800 909 4930 12080 15775 Mon-Thu
1720-1740 909 4930 12080 15775 Fri-Sun
1800-1830 909 4930 12080 15775 (3-language talk show, Live Talk) Fri
English to Afghanistan
0000-0030 1296 7405
2030-0000 1296 7405
English to Far East Asia, South Asia, and Oceania
0100-0200 7325 9435 11705
1100-1200 1575 Sat-Sun
1200-1300 1170 7575 9640 11705 11750
1300-1400 7575 9640 9760 11705 Sat-Sun
1400-1500 7575 9760 12150 Mon-Fri
1500-1600 7575 9930 12150
2200-2300 5835 7220 7425 7570 9490 Sun-Thu
2230-0000 1575 Fri-Sat
2300-0000 5830 7220 7480 7570 9490
English-Special
0000-0030 1593
0030-0100 1575 1593 6170 9325 9490 9715 11695 12005 15185 15205 15290
0130-0200 1593 5960 7465 Tue-Sat
1500-1600 6140 7520 9760 9945
1600-1700 9395 13600 15460
1600-1700 1170 Mon-Fri
1900-2000 9585 12020
2230-2300 5850 7230 9570
2300-2330 1593 6180 7460 11655 11840
2330-0000 1593 6180 7460 11655 11840 13640
French to Africa
0530-0600 1530 4960 6020 7265 9480 Mon-Fri
0600-0630 4960 6020 7265 9480 Mon-Fri
1830-1900 1530 15225 15620
1900-2000 1530 15225
2000-2030 9780 9815 12080 15225 15620
2030-2100 9775 9815 12080 15225 Sat-Sun
2100-2130 9435 9680 9780 9815 Mon-Fri
Georgian New Hours
1600-1700 9435 13745
Hausa
0500-0530 1530 4960 6040 9780
0700-0730 4960 12070 15620
1500-1530 9780 11705 15620
2030-2100 4940 6035 9780 11705 11885 Mon-Fri
Khmer
1330-1430 1575 9325 11965
2200-2230 1575 7260 13640
Kinyarwanda/Kirundi
0330-0430 7340 9540 11750
1600-1630 11750 12010 15730 Sat
Korean
1200-1500 1188 5890 7235 9555
1900-2100 648 5835 6060 7420
Kurdish
0500-0600 5945 9430 9690
1400-1500 1593 11805 13710 15265
1700-1800 7480 9945 11855
2000-2100 1593
Laotian
1230-1300 1575 9810 11930
Mandarin (Chinese)
0000-0100 7495 9545 11925 15385 17645 21580
0900-1000 9845 9855 11855 11965 13650 13765 15670
1000-1100 9530 9845 9855 11965 13650 13765 15670
1100-1200 9530 9785 9825 12045 15670
1200-1300 6040 9530 9785 9825 11635 12045
1300-1400 6040 7295 9530 9785 9825 11635 12045
1400-1500 6105 7295 7525 9785 9825
2200-2300 6045 7440 9545 9755 9875 11925
Ndebele
1800-1830 909 4930 12080 15775 Mon-Thu
1740-1800 909 4930 12080 15775 Fri-Sun
1800-1830 909 4930 12080 15775 (3-language talk show, Live Talk) Fri
Pashto (Radio Ashna)
0030-0130 1296 5925 7560
1430-1530 1296 9335 11840 12140
1630-1730 1296 9770 9975 12140
1830-1930 1296 5780 7560
Pashto (Deewa Radio)
0100-0400 621 9370 9380 11895
1300-1500 621 7455 7495 9370 9565
1500-1900 621 835 7455 7495 9370
Persian
0130-0230 5925 7215 9495
1530-1630 1593 9320 11705 11775
1630-1700 1593 9320 9540 11705
1700-1730 1593 9320 9540 9760
1730-1800 1593 9680 9760 9825
1800-1830 648 1593 9680 9760 9825
1830-1900 648 5850 9680 9825
1900-1930 5850 9680 9825
Portuguese to Africa
1000-1030 11825 17850 Sat-Sun
1700-1730 1530 9395 15670 17740
1730-1800 1530 9395 15670 17740
1800-1830 1530 15670 17740 Mon-Fri
Shona
1700-1730 909 4930 12080 15775 Mon-Thu
1700-1730 909 4930 12080 15775 Fri-Sun
1700-1730 909 4930 12080 15775 Fri
Somali
0330-0400 88.0 5975 11780 15620
1300-1400 88.0 13580 15620
1600-1630 88.0 1431 13580 15620
1630-1800 88.0 13580 15620
Sudanese English
1630-1700 9785 11905 13635 Thu-Sat
Swahili
0300-0330 7340 9440 Mon-Fri
1630-1730 9565 13740 15730
Tibetan
0000-0100 5980 7255 9645
0300-0600 15540 17860 21570
1400-1500 7255 7280 9315 9670
1600-1700 7530 7560 11920
Tigrigna
1900-1930 9320 9485 9860 11675 11905 Mon-Fri
Urdu (Radio Aap ki Dunyaa)
0000-0100 972 1539
0100-0200 972 1539 9520 12020
1400-1500 972 1539 7480 11675
1500-0000 972 1539
Uzbek
1500-1530 801 5930 6105 9415 9960
Vietnamese
1300-1330 1575
(copied from VOA "Frequencies A to Z" by Alexey Zinevich-BLR) 73!
Alexey Zinevich: a DXer from Minsk, Belarus, Oct 29, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Hi Alexey, Many thanks for providing a text version of the schedules.
The Pashto/Deewa Radio entries appear twice as "Deewa Radio (Pashto)"
and also as "Pashto (Deewa Radio)" but with different frequencies.
The VOA webpages "Frequencies A to Z" have now been updated to confirm
that the freqs are as shown under "Pashto (Deewa Radio)". 73 - (Alan
Roe, Teddington, UK, ibid.)
** U S A [and non]. VOA Portuguese to Africa at 1700 is now supposed
to be via Sackville, CANADA on 17740, but Nov 1 at 1712 there is no
signal (altho VOA English on 17895 is VG via BONAIRE). However, at
1757 recheck, 17740 is now on, must have started late, VG in VOA
Portuguese, 1800 ID and continuing the ``third half hour``. // 15670
São Tomé which was running about two words behind 17740. After 1800 on
weekdays only, 17740 is supposed to be back from Greenville.
9780, Nov 1 at 2027 music, 2029 open carrier, 2030 VOA opening Hausa
with English intro. This frequency is now scheduled as São Tomé in
French daily at 2000-2030, then via South Africa in Hausa M-F at 2030-
2100, but I did not detect a site switch (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
17740, VOA Portuguese underway Nov 2 at 1703, while it was missing
yesterday until later in the hour. Extremely strong signal, and
splattering at least plus/minus 15 kHz. So far I have not managed to
intune before 1700 in case there be a clue as to site really in use,
i.e. a note or two of the RCI IS, but scheduled as Sackville instead
of Greenville.
17740, VOA Portuguese, as in previous report was in progress at 1703
UT Nov 2, Sackville or Greenville? Listened carefully before and after
1800 and there was no break detectable in transmission for scheduled
handover from SAC to GB --- nor double audio as on 9565 with Martí:
see CUBA [and non] (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 15825, WWCR carried a terrible distorted AUDIO signal at
1330 UT Oct 31, registered 11-21 UT, S=9+25dB signal strength
(Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9955, WRMI, Thursday Oct 28 at 1500 with first airing of
WORLD OF RADIO 1536, poor signal about equal with QRM from YFR Taiwan;
next will be Thu 2100, Fri 1430, Sat 0800, 1400, 1730; also on WBCQ,
Thu 1900 7415; WWRB, UT Fri 0330 3185; WWCR Fri 2030 15825 (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. WORLD OF RADIO 1536 confirmed on 3185, WWRB, UT Friday Oct
29 at 0330; and on WRMI 9955 webcast Friday at 1430. Next airings are:
WWCR Fri 2030 15825, Sat 1600 12160, Sun 0230 4840, 0630 3215
WRMI 9955: Sat 0800, 1400, 1730; Sun 0800, 1530, 1730
IRRS: Sat 0800 9515 [maybe, since it is fifth Sat]; Sat 1800 on 7290.
From Nov, next week, these will be Sat 0900 9510, 1900 7290. WWRB,
WWCR, WRMI and WBCQ times will not shift one UT hour later until Nov 7
(Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 3185, WWRB, open carrier only and no BS, Oct 29 at 1233; by
1254, next frequency 9385 was on instead with canned Bible reading
modulation (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A [and non]. 7415, again this Saturday night, WBCQ on the air
much later than scheduled, UT Sunday Oct 31 at 0526, Ted Randall with
an additional QSO program interviewing someone on phone about studio
equipment at a college radio station, and he`s also a ham. Mentioned
once, sounded like ``Gringo College``, but surely something else. By
this hour, signal was only fair with fades.
15420-CUSB, Oct 31 at 1830, WBCQ with preacher (what else?) colliding
with BBCWS in English at about equal levels, and WBCQ has enough
carrier to make a fast SAH with it. In B-10 BBCWS English is now
running 15420 at 1300-1900 from three sites: 13-14 Seychelles before
BCQ opens; 14-17 Cyprus, 17-19 South Africa. It shouldn`t be that hard
for one or the other to find a clear frequency, but stubbornness
prevails.
9330-CUSB, very weak carrier but no sign of WBCQ, Nov 1 at 1419, 1506,
just Korea on the sides, so did Rod Hembree`s contract run out in
October? Apparently not, as finally at 2025 check, WBCQ is on with a
preacher (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. EWTN B10 [WEWN] http://www.ewtn.com/radio/freq.htm
(Alokesh Gupta, New Delhi, Oct 30, dxldyg via DXLD)
** U S A [and non]. 15195, WYFR Family Radio, Okeechobee FL [no, this
transmission is via ASCENSION --- gh]; 2042-2052+, 26-Oct; Harold C on
Open Forum; caller asked about the 5/21/11 end -- she said it will
occur at 9:51 AM (put that on your calendar!); H sed he had no idea
where she came up with that. Next caller asked what he will say on
5/21/11 when it doesn't happen, like it didn't in 1994. H said that it
will be the 2nd day of the Judgement, and that millions will have been
killed and laying around on the ground like manure (always an
inspirational image to carry me thru the day). H went on a numerology
rant, "proving" the 5/21/11 date. Next caller also got H a bit
confused. SIO=4+54. No sign of Brasil on 15190 yet. (Frodge-MI)
15440, WYFR Family Radio, Okeechobee FL; 2226-2235+, 26-Oct; Harold
droning on Open Forum; yet another caller giving him grief about his
Judgement Day call; H then started ragging about churches that didn't
allow questions. SIO=4+54, // 11770, also from Okeechobee with the
same SIO (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B + 125 ft. bow-tie;
85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ?? Was not
scheduled on 11770 in A-10 from O`bee or anywhere (gh, DXLD)
15520, Family Radio in English on new frequency, Nov 1 at 2014 with
considerable ``wind generator whine``, 2015 Camping, not // 15195, tho
both are via ASCENSION. At 2018 I find that 15520 is a full 30 sex
ahead of WYFR itself on 17515/17535/17555, while 17575 has a different
Harold Camping. Hmmm, 17515 is unlisted, so must be a leapfrog between
17555 and 17535, also noted as such in previous B-seasons (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
I managed to transform the YFR Oakland California PDF file to txt on
three days too, worked hard on Oct 24 to Oct 26th !!!!!!!!!! wb
Family Radio - B-10 schedule. Oct 31, 2010 - March 27, 2011
Amharic to Ethiopia
UTC kHz
1600-1700 11955ISS
1700-1800 6045UAE
Arabic to Near East, Middle East, and No Africa, Sahara
UTC kHz
0500-0600 7520
0500-0600 11580
0700-0800 9985
1600-1645 15250
1600-1700 9430WER, 11995WER
1700-1800 9850WER, 9530SKN, 11690WER
1800-1900 7220WER, 9660SKN, 9840WER
1900-2000 5745, 9500WER
2000-2100 9515NAU, 17690
2100-2200 6010WER, 11665
2100-2300 5960NAU
2200-2245 15115
NEW - Assamese to India
UTC kHz
1400-1500 9440ARM
Bengali to Bangladesh & India
UTC kHz
1300-1500 13820NAU
NEW - Bulgarian to Bulgaria
UTC kHz
1800-1900 7600ERV
Burmese to Myanmar in South East Asia
UTC kHz
1100-1200 6220HUW
1200-1300 11570HUW
1300-1400 7560A-A
1800-1900 1503FAN
Chinese to North America
UTC kHz
0500-0600 5985
0600-0700 5985
1300-1400 13695
1500-1600 11830
Chinese & English to East and South East Asia
UTC kHz
0000-0200 1503FAN Ch, 1557KOU Ch
0200-0300 1557KOU Ch
0500-0800 1503FAN Ch
0800-1000 1503FAN Ch, 1557KOU Ch
1000-1400 1557KOU Ch
1400-1700 1557KOU En
1700-2000 1359FAN En
1700-1900 1557KOU Ch
1900-2200 1557KOU En
2000-2100 1359FAN Ch
2100-2300 1503FAN En
2200-2400 1557KOU Ch
Chinese to China and Taiwan
UTC kHz
0900-1000 11565TAI
0900-1100 9545TAI, 9855YUN, 9945TAI
1000-1100 9920TAI
1100-1200 9720NVS
1100-1400 5995P.K, 6115P.K
1100-1600 6240BAJ 9280YUN
1200-1300 11535YUN
1400-1500 5995P.K, 6115P.K English program
2100-2400 9280YUN
2200-2400 6230BAJ
2300-2400 9540TAI
Czech to The Czech Republic
UTC kHz
1800-1900 6090RMP
English to Canada & Mexico
UTC kHz
0000-0100 5950, 6085, 9505, 15440
0100-0200 7455, 9505, 15440
0200-0300 7455, 9505, 9525
0300-0400 7455, 9505
0400-0500 5950, 7455, 9505, 9680, 9715
0500-0600 5950, 9680
0600-0700 9680
0700-0800 5950, 6875, 7455
0800-1000 5950, 6875, 7455
1000-1100 5950, 6890, 6895, 7455
1100-1200 6875, 6890, 7455
1200-1300 6890, 7455, 11970
1300-1400 7455, 11830, 11855, 11970
1400-1500 11565, 11855, 13695, 17760
1500-1600 11565, 11855, 15795, 17760
1600-1700 11565, 11830, 13695, 17760
1700-1800 13695, 15795, 17555
1800-2000 13695, 17535, 17555
2000-2200 17535, 17555
2100-2200 5950
2200-2400 5950, 11740, 15440
English to Central and South America and The Caribbean
UTC kHz
0000-0100 7360, 11720, 11730
0100-0200 6100
0200-0300 5930, 6885, 6890
0300-0400 9930, 9985
0600-0700 6000
0700-0800 9495
1100-1200 6000, 11725, 11830
1200-1300 11530, 17545
1500-1600 15210
1600-1700 6085
1900-2000 6085
2000-2100 17575
2300-2400 9430, 15400
English to Europe and Middle East
UTC kHz
0600-0700 5745, 11530
0700-0800 5745
1600-1800 18980
1800-2200 6915
1900-2000 15565
2000-2100 5745, 7510 Almaty-KAZ
2100-2200 7510 Almaty-KAZ
English to Africa
UTC kHz
0600-0700 9985
0700-0900 11580
1600-1700 17540, 17690
1700-1800 7230MDG, 7385MDG, 21680
1800-1900 6045MEY, 7240SKN, 7395MDG, 9895UAE, 11665WER, 15115
1900-2000 3230MEY, 6020MDG, 7395MDG, 9480, 9705, 9885UAE, 15115
1900-2200 9480NAU, 15115
2000-2100 11615ASC, 15115, 15195ASC, 15520ASC
2100-2200 15195ASC
2200-2300 17690
English to Southern Africa
UTC kHz
0300-0500 1197MAS
1600-1900 1197MAS
2000-2300 1197MAS
English to India
UTC kHz
1400-1500 9485IRK
1500-1600 6280Tanshui-TWN, 9495UAE, 12015UAE, 21840ASC
1600-1700 11740UAE
English to Korea/Japan/Asia
UTC kHz
1000-1100 9460NVS
1100-1200 7300IRK
1400-1500 5995P.K, 6115P.K to China and Taiwan
English to Southeast Asia
UTC kHz
0900-1100 9465PAO
1300-1400 6075TCH, 9310A-A, 11520PAO
1300-1500 11560HUW
1400-1500 6070TCH
1700-2000 1359FAN
2000-2100 1503FAN
English to East and South East Asia
UTC kHz
1400-1700 1557KOU
1700-2000 1359FAN
1900-2000 1557KOU
2000-2100 1503FAN, 1557KOU
2100-2200 1557KOU
English to Korea/Japan/Asia
UTC kHz
1000-1100 9460IRK
Farsi to Middle East
UTC kHz
1600-1700 11885NAU
1700-1800 6105NAU
French
Francais Vers L'Europe et L'Afrique
UTC kHz
0500-0600 9985, 11530
0600-0700 7520, 11580
0800-0900 9985
1700-1800 6225MEY, 15115
1800-1900 15565, 17690
1830-1930 17660ASC
1900-2000 9695WER, 15795, 17690
2000-2100 7590A-A, 9595WER
2100-2200 7305WER
2200-2300 9355
Francais Vers Le Canada
UTC kHz
1200-1300 13695
1600-1700 11855
2300-2400 6085
Francais Vers Les Antilles
UTC kHz
0000-0100 15400
2100-2200 17575
1000-1100 9680, 11740
1300-1400 11740
German
Deutsch nach Europa und Nord-Afrika
UTC kHz
0500-0600 7730
0700-0800 11530
1700-1800 17760
1800-1900 7490ERV, 15795, 21455
1900-2000 7490ERV
2000-2100 11565
NEW - Greek to Greece
UTC kHz
1800-1900 7240SKN - English in leaflet...
Gujarati to India
UTC kHz
1500-1600 9800NAU, 11610WER
Hausa Zuwa Afrika
UTC kHz
1800-1900 9535NAU
1900-2000 9685UAE
Hindi to India
UTC kHz
1400-1500 13700NAU, 15520UAE
1500-1600 13700NAU
1600-1700 6280TWN, 9405WER
Hungarian to Hungary, Magyar Nyelven
UTC kHz
1800-1900 3975WER
Igbo N'Afrika - Igbo to Africa
UTC kHz
1800-1900 11875ASC
Indonesian
Bahasa Indonesia to South East Asia
UTC kHz
0000-0100 11865PAO
0000-0300 918 local Bandung-INS [R Deborah?]
1100-1200 11550TAI
1200-1300 11520PAO
1200-1400 9485IRK
1200-1500 918 local Bandung-INS [R Deborah?]
1200-1500 963 local Jakarta-INS [R Amsal?]
1400-1500 1359FAN
2300-2400 1359FAN
Italiano In Europa E Nordafrika
UTC kHz
0600-0700 9355
1700-1800 18930
1800-1900 17760
1900-2000 6000MSK
Japanese to Japan
UTC kHz
1000-1100 7265NVS
Kannada to Karnataka
UTC kHz
1300-1400 17735UAE
1500-1600 13655WER
NEW - Khmer to Cambodia
UTC kHz
1200-1300 17505UAE
NEW - Kikongo to Central Africa
UTC kHz
1900-2000 11955NAU
NEW - Kinyarwanda/Birundi to Africa
UTC kHz
1800-1900 9770MEY
NEW - Kituba to Central Africa
UTC kHz
1800-1900 9595MEY
Korean to Korea
UTC kHz
0800-0900 11895TAI
1100-1200 9460IRK
1200-1300 6005K-A
NEW - Kurdish to the Middle East
UTC kHz
1700-1800 9630WER
NEW - Lingala to Central Africa
UTC kHz
1900-2000 13740UAE
NEW - Malagasy to Africa
UTC kHz
1600-1700 6225MEY
Malayalam to India
UTC kHz
0230-0300 MW 873 - new, via SLBC Puttalam-CLN
0900-1030 MW 873 - new, via SLBC Puttalam-CLN
1400-1500 15315WER
Marathi to India
UTC kHz
1400-1500 9855UAE
1500-1600 5825ERV
Nepali to Nepal
UTC kHz
1400-1500 5825UZB
NEW - Oriya to India
UTC kHz
1400-1500 15325WER
NEW - Afaan Oromoo Afrikaaf
Oromo to Africa
UTC kHz
1600-1700 13660NAU
NEW - Pashto to Pakistan and Afghanistan
UTC kHz
1500-1600 7550ERV
Philippine
Tagalog to Southeast Asia
UTC kHz
1000-1100 1359FAN
1000-1100 1494 local DWSS Manila Pasig
1100-1200 11520PAO
1200-1300 1359FAN, 9310A-A
1200-1400 1494 local DWSS Manila Pasig
2200-2300 1359FAN
Cebuano to Philippines in South East Asia?
UTC kHz
1200-1300 5900P.K [1359FAN leaflet, conflict with Tagalog]
IIocano to Philippines in South East Asia
UTC kHz
1100-1200 1359FAN 5900IRK
Polish to Poland and Europe
Jezyk Polski W Europie
UTC kHz
0700-0800 7730
1800-1900 5820ERV, 7590ERV
2000-2100 11665
Portugues Para Europa
UTC kHz
0700-0800 9355
2100-2145 11565
Portugues Para Brasil
UTC kHz
0000-0100 9430, 9690, 11885
0100-0200 7520, 9930, 11825
0200-0300 7520
0300-0400 7520, 7730
0800-0900 6105, 9605, 9680
0900-1000 6105, 9605, 9575, 9680
1000-1100 6105, 9575, 9605
1200-1300 11830
1300-1400 11530
1400-1500 15210
1500-1600 15355
1700-2000 17575
2200-2300 7360GUF, 9690, 17575
2300-2400 7360GUF, 9690, 11720, 17575
Portugues Para A Africa Ocidental
UTC kHz
0400-0500 11580
1700-1800 17690
1900-2000 3955MEY, 6100MEY
2100-2200 17690
Punjabi to India & Pakistan
UTC kHz
1400-1600 6150ARM
1600-1700 6070ARM
Romanian To Romania
UTC kHz
0600-0700 7730
1800-1900 6050WER
2000-2100 9355
Russian to Russia, Europa, Africa, Russian Asia
UTC kHz
0400-0500 7520
1200-1300 9320TJK
1500-1600 9955HBN
1600-1700 9955HBN, 21745
1700-1800 6140WER, 21745
1800-1900 6140WER
1900-2000 18930
Family Radio can be heard in English in Moscow on Radio Center 1503
kHz at 1100pm-1230am, 0430pm-0600pm local Moscow time.
NEW - Sesotho/Setswana to Southern Africa
UTC kHz
1800-1900 12015ISS-Sesotho, 13660WER-Setswana
NEW - Shona to Africa
UTC kHz
1700-1800 17505ASC
Sindhi to Pakistan
UTC kHz
1400-1500 13655WER
NEW - Somali to Africa
UTC kHz
1700-1800 11665RMP
Spanish
Espanol Para Europa
UTC kHz
0500-0600 9355
0700-0800 7520
1600-1700 18930
1800-1900 6120NAU, 18930
2100-2200 9355
Espanol Para America del Sur y El Caribe
UTC kHz
0000-0100 5985, 7395GUF, 9355, 13615
0100-0200 5985, 7570, 9355, 9985, 11885
0200-0300 9355, 9985, 11825
0300-0400 5985, 7570, 9355
0400-0500 5985, 7730, 9355, 9985
0500-0600 6000
0700-0800 6000
0800-1000 5745, 6000, 9555, 11740
1000-1100 6000, 6085, 9555
1100-1200 6085, 9555, 9575, 11740
1200-1300 6085, 9555, 11740, 13615
1300-1400 6085, 9555, 13615
1400-1500 6085, 11740, 13615, 15355, 17555
1500-1600 6085, 11740, 13615, 17555
1700-1900 6085
2000-2300 5985
2100-2300 11700
2200-2300 9465, 11580, 11665
2300-2400 5985, 9355, 9465, 13615
Espanol Para Mexico, America Central Y Canada
UTC kHz
0000-0100 9715, 11855
0100-0200 5950, 6890, 9525
0200-0300 9930
0300-0400 6890, 9525, 9680
0400-0500 9930
0500-0600 5745, 9495, 9715
0600-0700 5950, 9495, 9715
0700-0800 9680, 9715
0800-0900 9495, 9715
0900-1000 6890, 9495, 9715
1000-1100 9715
1100-1200 9605, 9715
1200-1300 9605, 9715, 11725
1300-1400 11725, 15130, 15355
1400-1500 11725, 11830, 15130
1500-1600 11725, 13695, 15130
1600-1700 15130
1700-1800 15130, 17535
1800-2000 15130
2000-2100 13695
2000-2400 11855, 15130
Srpski za Srbiju - Serbian To Serbia
UTC kHz
1900-2000 3975WER
Swahili - Kiswahili Kwa Afrika
UTC kHz
1600-1700 9590MDG
1700-1800 11975ISS - not 11955 anymore?
1900-2000 9660MEY
Tamil to India
UTC kHz
0130-0230 MW 873 - new, via SLBC Puttalam-CLN
1030-1130 MW 873 - new, via SLBC Puttalam-CLN
1400-1500 17810UAE
1500-1600 11935NAU
Telugu to India
UTC kHz
1300-1400 17810UAE
Thai to Thailand in South East Asia
UTC kHz
0800-1000 1035 local Bangkok-THA [Neung Por Nor]
1200-1300 9450NVS
1300-1400 1035 local Bangkok-THA [Neung Por Nor]
1900-2000 1503FAN
Turkish to Turkey
UTC kHz
1700-1800 9430SKN
1800-1900 9885RMP
FM 89.6 MHz Radio Muejde, Istanbul Turkey, times in Yerelsaat
0400-0500 Arabic, 0500-0600 En, 0600-0800 Turkish
1500-1600 Ge, 1700-1800 En, 1800-2000 Turkish
2000-2300 En, 2300-2400 Fr
Urdu to Pakistan & India
UTC kHz
1400-1600 7565MDA
1600-1700 7295NVS, 7590ERV
NEW - Uzbek to Uzbekistan
UTC kHz
1400-1500 13605WER
Vietnamese to South East Asia
UTC kHz
0000-0100 11630PAO
1000-1100 9455TAI
1200-1300 7340IRK, 7460PAO
1300-1400 1359FAN, 7260TAI, 7340IRK, 9960TAI
1400-1500 1359FAN
1600-1700 1359FAN
1700-1800 1503FAN
2100-2200 1359FAN
2300-2400 1503FAN
NEW - Xhosa to Central Africa
UTC kHz
1800-1900 11820WER
Yoruba to Africa
UTC kHz
1900-2000 11665ASC
NEW - Zulu to Central Africa
UTC kHz
1900-2000 11820WER
(YFR, via ADDX Andreas Volk-D, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews transformed by
Wolfgang Büschel from PDF to TXT file format, Oct 20, via DXLD)
** U S A. 3160, WPJK, Oct 30 at 1145, S9+18 with siren, announcement,
gospel song ``Do You Wanna Go With Me?``. Better signal at this hour
than TGAV 4052.4.
Remember, from Nov 1, WPJK sign-on/off times are supposed to be 1200-
2215 UT. Apparently they have not yet implemented a `plan` to stay on
at night with 15 watts on 1580, since we hear them doing formal sign-
ons at 1130, often several minutes late. Strangely, FCC info for
facility 6447,
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=6447
makes no mention of 3160.
3160, WPJK Orangeburg SC harmonic 2 x 1580, still barely audible at
1242 Oct 31, more than an hour after sign-on, and a few minutes before
sunrise here, music and DJ. From Nov 1, daytimer sign-on cannot be
until 1200 UT.
3160, WPJK, Orangeburg SC should have signed on at 1200 now that it`s
November 1, but not checked until 1224 when still audible with music
to S9+12 peaks versus falling S/N ratio.
As I have been outpointing, 1200 UT is the official local sunrise time
in Orangeburg SC for November, but apparently WPJK has not heard about
it. Tune in 3160 at 1158 Nov 2 and it`s already on with music; so
still signing on at 1130? Must resume checking that early. 1159
announcement, 1200 train whistles, gospel music; T-storm noise from
offshore TX & LA, and/or northern MS, prevented much copy.
3160, since WPJK Orangeburg SC second harmonic was already on the air
a few minutes before legal sunrise 1200 UT Nov 2, I started monitoring
Nov 3 at 1125. Nothing there until *1139 abrupt carrier on and
standard sign-on announcement a few sex later, mentioning name of
general manager, who is obviously clueless about his harmonic or when
he should sign on.
So do they still intend to sign on at the illegal November time of
1130? That of course makes it more DXable, but surely not the reason.
Right into Gospel Train with its ``conductor``, beginning with `Q` in
Morse toots, the same signal heard by compression waves in Enid and
everywhere from trains warning of approaches to street crossings. Next
check more than hour later at 1251, the 3160 carrier could still be
detected (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. MW DX in Enid OK on DX-398 with internal antenna, u.o.s. car
radio; prime references NRC AM Log, and NRC Pattern Book: Originally
reported day by day, here combined into one by-frequency list.
[while getting WGN 720 near noon Nov 2, see below:]
570 seemed a bit strange. Normally, KLIF TX dominates but there is
always WNAX SD audio underneath causing a slow SAH. At 1825, there
were signs of another SAH from a third very weak signal, but no third
audio. It seems the most likely source by distance would be 1 kW WKYX
in Paducah KY, tho it has a null toward Dallas; would not expect it at
all by groundwave, thru the poor-conductivity Ozarx.
580, in WIBW null, Oct 28 at 1240 UT, political ad for some Colorado
issue about electrification, ergo KUBC Montrose on the Western Slope.
Should be on 500 watt PSRA at this hour well before sunrise.
710, Nov 3 at 1326 UT, news in English from NW/SE, soon obviously from
KEEL Shreveport LA, since refers to ``our state`` and Louisiana,
Katrina consequences. Tho 50/5 kW, this one is seldom heard here, with
deep null toward us, major lobes from SW to SE, day and night. See
also MEXICO. By 1347, KGNC Amarillo is dominating 710.
720, KDWN Las Vegas NV once again cuts on non-direxional day pattern
an hour too early, 1244:40 UT Oct 28 amid Heidi Harris, cheerleader
and apologist for farrightwingnut Sharron Angle, soon into traffic
report.
720, KDWN Las Vegas NV, cuts on day pattern illegally one hour too
early, and suddenly becomes audible vs remnants of WGN, Oct 29 at
1244:38 UT as Heidi Harris turns it right over to traffic report.
720, KDWN Las Vegas NV: as I have logged repeatedly in October, has
been cutting to non-direxional 50 kW day pattern one hour too early at
1245 UT, so I was eager to see what would happen on Nov 1 when local
sunrise becomes officially 1415 UT. Would KDWN now come up at 1315 UT
instead of 1245 or 1415? No sign of it at 1314-1316, just WGN about
Illinois politix. 1330, still WGN, not KDWN. At 1345 and at 1415 I am
hearing neither WGN nor KDWN. In Oct I was seldom getting LVN past
1300, so even if coming on at 1315 it might not be propagating, and
even less likely at 1415. As November progresses with later sunrises
here and there, it may start showing up again.
720, still looking for KDWN Las Vegas NV, Nov 2 at 1315 UT, no sign of
it, just the SAH typical of KSAH vs WGN. I am monitoring again at 1415
which is when KDWN is authorized to switch to non-direxional day
pattern. I do hear a weak signal now but cannot be sure it is not just
WGN, and hard to DF; a slower subaudible heterodyne does point to
something other than WGN/KSAH in the mix.
720, checking again for KDWN Las Vegas, Nov 3 at 1315 UT discussion of
the elexion ``here in Nevada`` but it`s really an ABC News
correspondent via WGN, tsk; 1317 Chicago traffic, of little interest
in LV.
At 1332 KSAH in Spanish is up producing usual 4 Hz SAH with WGN,
mentioning San Antonio College, still no KDWN, which apparently is not
switching to day pattern at 1315 instead of correct 1415 for November
720, on caradio in western Enid, Nov 2 at 1820, WGN with promo, weak
but steady. This is only one dodekaminute before local mean noon here
which is always at 1832 UT (and means we should be in the UT-7 zone,
not UT -6, let alone UT -5 we have been forced to observe for the past
almost 8 months!).
The sun is now low enough to allow residual skywave over more than a
megameter from Chicago, as we observe periodically within a
sesquimonth of winter solstice. Also, there is CCI on KLTT Denver,
which normally has 670 to itself at the edge of its groundwave, so no
doubt signs of WSCR Chicago. By 1912 recheck, WGN was a bit stronger.
However, nothing unusual higher up the band, notably 1690 where I look
for WVON Chicago, with 10 kW non-direxional at topend of the band
ought to be skywavable, but such openings seem to favor lowend, akin
to groundwave. WBBM 780 might make it too, or WLS 890, but both those
are blocked by OK stations in the daytime.
770, KKOB, Albuquerque NM, which had been a regular from 1315 UT in
October at local sunrise switch to non-direxional day pattern, as
expected now in November does that at 1345, popping on weak but clear
with elexion discussion; 1348 ``traffic and weather together every 10
minutes on the 7`s`` --- even tho it is now the 8`s. They are as bad
as The Weather Channel. Still in at 1413 with Diane Dinesh for
governor and other political ads. [she lost]
850, KOA Denver, Saturday Oct 30 at 1210 UT with President Obama`s
weekly radio/YouTube address until 1211 so probably started no earlier
than 1206. Announcer said GOP response would be on at 6:35 (MDT = 1235
UT; when MST = 1335 UT). Originally when they were really radio-only,
started by Reagan, the Pres would not be on until 8:06 am MT, and the
opposition at 9:06 am, when one could find them on a few stations by
searching the dial. Now the release must be much earlier and the few
stations bothering to carry the addresses can schedule them as
desired.
880, Nov 2 at 1306, Imus from E/W vs KRVN from the N/S, i.e. KLRG
Arkansas per http://www.imus.com/station-list/category/arkansas which
shows him at 5-9 am CT.
940, Too busy checking out new B-10 SW frequencies the morning of Oct
31, to spend much time on MW, but at 1332 UT, 940 was in well, as
``Newstalk 940, The Voice of Amarillo, KIXZ`` plus clip of Reagan`s
quip about bombing Russia, ha ha.
990, Oct 29 at 1300 UT, joint ID for AM 990 KRMO Cassville MO, and AM
940 KSWM Aurora MO.
1010, Oct 30 at 1241 UT, a bit of church Latin, dings, dead air, so
must be a Catholic mass, then into English, YL with stage accent prays
to Jesus, 1247 organ interlude, 1250 OM with sing-song prayer also in
English, back into Latin homily with small-choral responses.
NW/SE so can`t be KXEN Festus/Saint Louis MO, and besides, Catholix
may not be welcome there. 1256 check 11520 to see if it match WEWN,
but that`s already in QSY announcement to 13845 [sic, my typo ---
that`s the spur upon WWCR; WEWN centered on 13835]. At 1257, 1010
outros as Immaculate Heart Radio, but 1259 plug by an EWTN Fr saying
IHR is 100% listener-supported, Catholic Charities of Utah, Salt Lake
City being involved. 1300 legal ID as Immaculate Heart Radio, KIHU,
Tooele.
This is the 50 kW station no one wanted, previously for a while public
radio with BBC overnight. Callsign history from FCC AM Query:
Call Sign Begin Date
KIHU 08/06/2009
KPCW 03/20/2009
KCPW 08/01/2004
KIQN 09/18/1998
KTUR 10/30/1992
KTLE 05/19/1982
KDYL
It has an unusual antenna/power schedule, denoted U13 by NRC AM Log,
which means one direxional pattern during day and critical hours,
another pattern at night. Day power is 50 kW, CH 42 kW, night 194
watts, and has a CP for U4, which means the same except eliminating
CH.
It`s a bit more complex than that, with FIFTEEN entries under KIHU
facility 35687 at FCC:
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/amq?list=0&facid=35687
Including ``moving`` city of license to Magna, but with same
transmitter site coordinates as Tooele (tho some of the entries show
slightly different coordinates).
I suppose a lot of this jockeying around is caused by having to
protect CBR Calgary, while trying to get as much signal as possible
into SLC at night.
Oct SR-SS is 1345-0045 UT; Nov 1415-0015 UT; Dec 1445-2400 UT. The
strong dominant signal I was getting before 1300 UT had to be either
50 or 42 kW, so were `critical hours` in effect? It was certainly
before legal sunrise there. BTW, three days earlier and one hour
later, I was getting KSIR Colorado on 1010, no KIHU then.
1030, Nov 3 at 1335 I am getting financial/stox news in Spanish from
E/W, mentions both pesos and dólares, stingers between each item;
definitely not N/S so not KCTA which is bilingual religious. Then at
1340 a second station in Spanish with romantic music, 1343 both of
them talking, but too much CCI to sort them out.
While there are several US Spanish stations on 1030, most likely by
far here is WGSF Memphis TN, now on day power of 50 kW and non-
direxional per NRC Pattern Book. Strangely, I don`t recall hearing it
before. The other one, likely XEYC R. Fórmula, Ciudad Juárez, Chih.,
or possibly XEMPM, R. Fama, Los Mochis, Sinaloa (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
1210, Nov 2 at 1310, local news mentioning Huron, 1311 clips of South
Dakota gubernatorial and other candidates; 1313 outro with ID as
``Dakota Country 1210, KOKK, news director Zack Nelson(?)``. Huron is
in east central SD, nowhere near a Great Lake; seems KOKK has a good
local news department thanks to him.
It`s easy at the moment, nulling KGYN. Day power is 5 kW, night 900
watts. Official Huron sunrise in Nov is not until 1330 UT, while in
Oct it was 1245. Day pattern has a deep null northwards, broad lobe to
SE but plenty also to S, while nite pattern has deep null toward
Philadelphia, broad lobe to NW but some also to S. Has CP for similar
patterns. NRC lists no PSRA, but this signal suggests it was on day
power and pattern early.
1300, Nov 2 at 1318, ``perfect weather for voting`` frosty at 27
degrees, but climbing; DF for N/S, but at that temp I`ll pick north.
Faded before any further clues. Most likely 5 kW KBRL McCook NE which
has a lobe our way, if not non-direxional 5 kW KOLY Mobridge SD.
1350, Nov 2 at 1257 UT, ID as 1350 KMAN, Manhattan (Kansas), plug for
community calendar at http://1350kman.com and also had a low het from
NW/SE; at 1259 a Fox Sports Radio from NW/SE, presumably KDZA Pueblo
CO.
1370, Nov 2 at 1406, ``Fox 1370, The Right Choice``, plugging Ingraham
and Hannity shows; Google hits point instead to ``Talk 1370, The Right
Choice,`` for Austin TX market, KJCE Rollingwood, which has a broad
northward lobe. Program guide:
http://www.talkradio1370am.com/pages/402107.php
1460, Oct 29 at 1352 UT I should be getting Spanish KZUE El Reno OK,
but am hearing English from Father Jim, N/S-ish, a Marian cultist, so
is it EWTN affiliate KHOJ Saint Charles MO? That should be NE/SW.
Or could La Tremenda have some English now? Website
http://www.latremendaokc.com/ does not work. At 1400 ID sounds like
WAKW in a –ville, but that`s not correct, and could be from something
else anyway, perhaps a closer station relaying something originating
east of the Miss.
At 1545 UT recheck on groundwave, KZUE is definitely there in Spanish.
BTW, Wiki explains that the calls were inherited from a ``zoo`` format
on FM, so apparently no significance in Spanish.
1470, Oct 29 at 1351 UT playing ``Wheels``, from N/S bearing, 1352
``The Morning Mike`` slogan, ``Wake Up, Little Susie``. Per NRC AM Log
the fit from direxion and format is oldies KWSL Sioux City IA, and
website http://www.1470kwsl.com/main.html clinches Morning Mike (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. NPR SHOULD START A NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON MUSLIMS
NPR Ombudsman site discusses the Juan Williams affair and other issues
concerning public radio:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ombudsman/2010/10/27/130849976/
(via KGOU, DXLD)
** U S A. Networks --- Many (but of course not all) radio programs and
networks have affiliate lists on their web pages, but often these
lists are not arranged in a format useful for DXing. Sometimes each
state is listed separately on a different page; often, stations are
listed by market rather than city of license, call letters are
replaced with slogans, and frequencies are inaccurate.
We’re hoping to find such station lists, clean them up, and publish
them in DX News in a format more readily useful for the DX’er, as
space is available. If you have suggestions for station lists that
you’d like to see here (with URLs if possible), and/or would like to
volunteer to compile station lists into a printable format, contact me
at NRCDXNews@gmail.com or at the address on the back. – DY.
TRUE OLDIES CHANNEL
http://trueoldieschannel.com/Article.asp?id=1517630 (Oct. 12, 2010)
590 WARM-PA
670 WMTY-TN
740 WDGY-WI
770 WYHG-GA
800 WCHA-PA
850 WREF-CT
870 WLVP-ME
930 WMGR-GA WWON-TN
940 WLQH-FL
960 KROF-LA
970 WCHN-NY
990 WRFM-IN
1000 WJBW-FL
1010 WSPT-WI
1050 WBNM-AL
1070 KLIO-KS
1080 WYHY-KY
1150 WJRD-AL
1170 KJOC-IA WFDL-WI
1190 KDAO-IA
1230 WNNC-NC
1240 WVKZ-NY KDOK-TX
1270 WDLA-NY WUCO-OH
1290 WJBI-MS
1300 WMVO-OH
1310 KGMT-NE
1340 WBBT-GA WKSN-NY WALL-NY
1350 KCHR-MO
1360 WTOC-NJ
1390 WEOK-NY
1400 WQXO-MI KNND-OR WLSB-TN KBYG-TX KLCK-WA
1410 WHAG-MD
1420 WXGM-VA KUJ-WA
1450 KVEN-CA
1470 WLAM-ME
1480 WVOI-FL
1490 WTUP-MS WGEZ-WI
1500 WDEB-TN
1520 WTLM-AL
1550 WLOR-AL KFRC-CA
1570 KQWC-IA
1580 WVOK-AL
1590 WXRS-GA WGBW-WI
1600 WTTF-OH
* FM *
89.1 WRFM-FM-IN
92.1 KRUE-MN
92.5 KXXS-TX
92.7 K224DW-AR
93.7 KOBB-FM-MT
94.5 WLRW-IL**
94.7 WTBF-FM-AL WLS-FM-IL
95.5 WPLJ-NY**
95.9 KWHK-KS
97.5 KJMO-MO
97.7 WWKY-KY
97.9 W250BL-IL WSPT-WI
98.1 W251AC-AL
98.3 WMTY-FM-TN
98.7 KISD-MN
99.3 KPCH-LA
100.5 WSJD-IN
100.7 KFGL-TX
100.9 KAUJ-ND
102.1 W271AM-AL
102.3 WFVL-NC
104.1 WMQZ-IL
104.3 KVGO-MN
104.5 WQXJ-MN
104.9 KDXY-AR***
105.3 KEDB-IA
105.5 WIFO-FM-GA
106.1 WMTI-MS
106.3 WJQB-FL WHUN-FM-PA
106.7 WYAY-GA
107.7 WVRW-WV
** - HD channel 2. *** - HD channel 3.
(NRC DX News Nov 1 via DXLD)
Hmmm, missed 99.7 KZLS Mustang-Oklahoma City OK (gh, DXLD)
** U S A. DX TIP: “DXers in Rocky Mountain and West Coast states
please check at night around 530 khz for what will sound like a
broadcast signal FMing. It'll be weak. It has been heard between 510-
520 khz, it is not the NAVTEX station on 518 khz. Now being heard at
and just under 530 khz. If you hear it please contact Al at al2 @
earthlink.net.” That’s Al Tobia asking you with radios able to tune
below the MW band to check out this. I tried here and heard nothing
(Bill Hale, TX, AM Switch, NRC DX News Oct 18 via DXLD)
DX TIP RECALL: Al Tobia reports he is no longer hearing a “weak
broadcast signal FMing between 510-520 khz”, as reported last Issue
(Bill Hale, NRC DX News Oct 25 via DXLD)
Apparently the same thing was IDed as KNAK Delta UT, nominal 540, in
DXLD 10-37 of Sept 14; dates not given in your reports (Glenn to Al,
via DXLD)
Glenn, That is them (KNAK 540 Delta, Utah). I had called them about
this FMing around 515 kHz; they said they'd check it out, but it
continued, guess they thought I was nuts, since they said they run
only 13 watts at night.
This FMing signal is now gone. I sent an E-mail to them and they asked
if I was still hearing it. I told them no and asked what they found.
No response so far.
On occasions I'd hear the KNAK 540 (main signal) when I heard this 515
kHz FMing signal but the 540 signal was being beat up by many other
stations. This 515 FM sig would get pretty strong here in northern
Calif. Just before it disappeared it moved to about 520, now gone.
(Al (northern Calif.) Tobia, Oct 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. CPs ON THE AIR --- 1560 KGOW TX Bellaire – Is now on with U4
50000/15000 from two sites. The day pattern uses six towers at 29-19-
39/95-33-00 throwing a long slender lobe to the northeast, while the
night signal emanates from nine towers at 29-54-05/95-48-15 in a long
slender pattern to the south-southeast (Bill Hale, AM Switch, NRC DX
News Oct 18 via DXLD)
** U S A. Special Broadcast 48.2 Mc on November 6, 2010
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of FM broadcasting.
Next Broadcast: Saturday, 6 Nov, 12:00 Noon EDT [1600 UT]
This will be a rebroadcast of the 2005 70th Anniversary program, and
will be repeated later in theafternoon. Check this site for further
developments. http://www.wa2xmn.ar88.net/
WA2XMN - Upcoming broadcast on 48.2 Mc. Yes, megacycles (via Larry
Vogt, N4VA, Oct 28, WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DX LISTENIING DIGEST) You
mean Mc/s; even the site calls it MHz now (gh)
** VANUATU. 5055, A friend in Port Vila tells me that one of the
shortwave transmitters is currently off air with technical problems.
That is the one on 5055 kHz. A technician from Radio New Zealand is
due to arrive this week to look at the problem and get the
transmitters running at full power (William Hague, Australia, NWDXC
Oct 24 via BC-DX Oct 29 via DXLD) See also JAPAN, under 3945
** VENEZUELA [non]. Aló, Presidente via CUBA check Sunday Oct 31 at
1707 as El Hugazo was bloviating:
17750, VG signal but very undermodulated and distorted
13750, VG signal and good modulation
13680, VG signal, unlike usually, but undermodulated and hum
12010, good signal but undermodulated
11690, fair signal vs RTTY, undermodulated with hum like 13680
See also CUBA.
After finding ``Aló, Presidente`` in progress Sunday Oct 31 at 1707 on
the usual frequencies via CUBA, as in previous report, recheck at 1829
found that 13680 had gone off, and 11690 had switched back to RHC`s
own programming, leaving 17750 (this season clear of WYFR, moved to
17760), 13750 and 12010 for El Hugazo. Modulation on all of them had
improved and evened out. RHC also on // 11760, 11730, 12030-JBA and
15380-VG. The last frequency is normally NVG, so the 13680
transmitter/antenna may have switched here (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** WESTERN SAHARA [non]. 6297, 26/10 2112, National Radio of RASD, via
Algeria, speech to people in Arabic, very good signal and modulation
(Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia. Perseus, T2FD 15 meters long,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
National Radio of the West Sahara [sic], 30 Oct, 2329 UT, 6297.13 kHz,
nice Saharaui song, national anthem, open carrier from 2332, carrier
off 2337; 35333. Earlier close-down in winter? 73, (Eike Bierwirth,
Leipzig / Germany, JRC NRD525 + PA0RDT MiniWhip antenna, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
ALGERIA: 6297.15, Radio Arabe Sahuari Democrática (tentative); 2236-
2240+, 29-Oct; Arabic chant to 2239-40 W Arabic mentioning Sahuari and
M&W commentary over music, then back to chanting. SIO=343 with ute
trill; cleanest in USB (Harold Frodge, Midland MI, USA, Drake R8B +
125 ft. bow-tie; 85 ft. RW & 180 ft. center-fed RW, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
It's noon, and they're still on the air, which is rather unusual.
The frequency is 6297.15. Yesterday, the (evening only?) Castilian
prgr started at 2303; at 2336, they were off the air:
700, 2258-2326, 01 Nov'10, Arabic, music, announcement, jingle,
Castilian program, with music & talks; 34433, adjacent QRM de ALG 702.
// 6297.15. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, PORTUGAL, Nov 2, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Today, 3rd Nov, they did it again, i.e. aired an extended morning
b/cast only to close at 1300, with the carrier [6297.15] removed off
the air only at 1305: it became quite fluttery at 1200, and remained
so until approx. 1230, but then improved to the level experienced
during the, say, 30 min. segment prior to noon; fair signal, no QRM.
Yesterday's evening, the 30 min. Castilian prgr ended at 2330 followed
by what they may call "natl. anthem", so it was cut by half as
compared to many of the previous years. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves, WORLD
OF RADIO 1537, ibid.)
** ZIMBABWE. Praise for V of Zimbabwe from Kenyan listener --- Hi
Glenn, This seems like a good one for DXLD. It's a letter to The
Herald (Harare) on 28 Oct 2010 -- apparently no longer available
online. 73 Kim
EDITOR — I have been in Zimbabwe and staying at a local hotel, which I
found so comfortable. Allow me to thank you so much for your
newspaper, which I found so informative and up-to-date.
I enjoyed every story I read from the daily and weekly. Now I can’t
resist following you through your online publications.
Through your publications and from personal experience (after visiting
Zimbabwe), I now follow and believe your stories which according to
some media outside Zimbabwe and Africa, are unfounded and regarded as
propaganda.
I say you are real and the stories are real.
Moving on to another issue, please allow me to hail ZBC’s Voice of
Zimbabwe through your newspaper, for promoting culture through music.
I used to listen to this station even before I visited Zimbabwe, on
Short-wave 4828 kilohertz on the 60-metre band and found it so
informative.
The station’s news is really African and I also like their musical
programmes, which so much identifies with the country. I noted when I
was in Zimbabwe that its sister stations, like Power FM, mainly plays
"Western" kind of music, which doesn’t really give the station a local
identity, but one that is borrowed.
I listen to musical programmes on Voice of Zimbabwe, which, include
Zimbabwe Music Show, by one Joseph Mandizvidza, but believe me, the
brother makes you feel you are in Zimbabwe.
He mostly plays what he calls "museve", which I checked on the net to
be "sungura" as known in Zimbabwe. The music is so rich, and I enjoy
it so much with my college mates. You also hear mbira and urban
grooves. You really identify the station with Zimbabwe.
There is also another programme called Rhythms of Africa, where again
Joseph plays music that is not so popular. I have heard of a group
called Mokoomba from Victoria Falls or Binga, which according to my
research is lesser known in Zimbabwe, but rich with their cultural
values.
The group is so good, but with my stay in Zimbabwe, I have not heard
much of the group’ music from the other ZBC stations. I think Voice of
Zimbabwe is doing quite well in promoting lesser known cultures, not
only in Zimbabwe, but worldwide, since the station is accessible on
Short Wave.
I have also witnessed music from Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana, South
Africa, Zambia and many other countries outside the region. There is
also a gospel show by one Jeanie, which is also quite a blessing.
Another distinction with its sister stations are their sports
segments. It is so detailed and informative.
Voice of Zimbabwe, I say to you keep it up. We want to learn other
people’s cultures through music. The only problem I have noted is that
you are not easily accessible, and sometimes not so clear. You really
have to pay much attention sometimes, but otherwise keep it up!
Thank you! G. M. Odhiyambo. Mombasa, Kenya. (via Kim Elliott, DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. TP MW carrier search Oct 28, USB setting on DX-398 at
1246, found bits on 1116, 1134; and using LSB at 1250 on 828, 774,
747.
TP MW carrier search Oct 29 from 1247, downward in USB mode on DX-398:
1323, 1125, 1098, 774, 702, 594. Last one a bit off-frequency, or is
it a local blip?
Trans-Pacific mediumwave carrier search Oct 30: Up the dial in LSB
mode on DX-398 at 1234, found only 594 kHz. Down the dial in USB mode
at 1236-1239 detected carriers on 1188 at 1237; then 774, 594, 567.
594 not only had het of proper pitch against off-tuned BFO, but also a
different het when rotated away from NW/SE, so that`s the local blip I
heard before. BTW, I was checking 738/747 at 1230 when I heard KRMG
Tulsa blast to day power and pattern.
TP MW carrier search Nov 1: at 1251 UT upward in LSB mode on DX-398,
detected only 774.
At 1253 downward in USB, many more but all JBA: 1575, 1512, 1422,
1377, 1332, 1314, 1098, 1053, 1035, 828, 774, 747, 567.
TP MW carrier search Nov 2: from 1242 UT upward in LSB mode on DX-398:
747, 828. 1244 downward in USB mode: 1422, 1332, 1242, 1179, 1134,
1116, 1044, 972, 828, 774. 972, no doubt KOREA SOUTH, seemed a bit
stronger than the other traces, but not enough for audio (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 640, WWLS IBOC was off during a stupid ballgame,
Saturday Oct 30 at 2011 UT, so on caradio I sought uncovered signals
on 650 and 630. On 650 I could make out some music at first, but by
next check 2029 only a SAH. I have previously pulled KGAB Wyoming in
daytime, the next possibility being KIKK Pasadena TX, and after that
WSM Nashville. Something could also be heard on 630, likely KHOW
Colorado, but still IBOC there from the other side, KMIK 620 TX (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1510, on caradio in the south side of Enid, at 1852 UT
Nov 1 beneath the splash from KOKC 1520 I am hearing bits of Mexican
music. The closest 1510 is 1 kW KNNS Larned KS, near Great Bend,
listed in NRC AM Log 2010 as sports/ESPN format.
Of the seven Texans on 1510, three of them have a Mexican or Tejano
format, mostly in the south except for KSTV Stephenville, between Fort
Worth and Abilene, but really too far from here for groundwave. Then
there`s 10 kW KCTE Independence MO, but it`s another sportstalker.
Google search on KNNS to the Wiki page inserts this: ``Template:
Infobox Radio station - this station is no longer broadcasting as of
early october 2010`` but unseen on the Wikipedia page itself (Glenn
Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) And heard more traces of it since
UNIDENTIFIED. 1560, Nov 2 at 1255 UT, one station here is off-
frequency enough to make a rumbling low het; seems to peak NNE/SSW,
making KLNG Council Bluffs IA or KZQQ Abilene TX the prime suspects,
while dominant signal was KGOW Bellaire TX (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 1590 - Flintstones?! I'm hearing some station
continuously broadcasting the theme from The Flintstones with "shut-
up"'s spoken between repeating theme. Its fading in & out between 5:15
and 5:45 PM CST/MDT (no DST in Saskatchewan). Anybody close to this
station identify or could be a target for others? (Terry Keyowski,
Regina, Sask., Nov 2, AMFMTVDX mailing list via DXLD) = 2315-2345 UT
UNIDENTIFIED. Hi Glenn, Would you have any idea what stations
broadcast on 1710 kHz? Between 6:00 and 6:30 AM EST I pick up Spanish
and French speaking stations plus others in the background. The
Spanish station plays Mexican music all the time. The french station I
have heard male and female speaking. One of the males sounded like a
black preacher preaching to a congregation, I don't know, cause I
don't understand french. They have played Cuba style music. Cheers,
(Bob Zyskowski, Utica, NY FN23jc, Oct 31, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Bob, There have been several reports of pirates on this frequency, in
NY City area, Boston, Connecticut. Sorting them all out is difficult.
If you search on 1710 at site:www.w4uvh.net you should find those
reports in DXLD (as well as citations of the time 1710, etc.) If you
could get any definite IDs and bearings that would be helpful (Glenn
to Bob, via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. Pirates: 3885.0 AM, Nov 1 at 0554, rock music at S9+20;
brief transmission breaks between cuts but no announcements; refrain
of the next one was ``kick `em while they`re down``. Cut off at 0559,
back on at 0600 with harmonica, ``Freight Train``; 0603:30 another bit
of music, and another; 0616 ``Love Stinx`` when I QRT. Not often do we
hear such a blatant music pirate in the middle of a ham band (by a
licensed ham?) even if it`s the AM sub-band area (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5080.00, 2335-0010 ??? 25, 26 and 27.10 UNID Spurious
with talk possibly in Russian. Not a spurious from Cuba 5025 or 5040!
Carrier noted from before 2240. Strange, because the zero-beat worked
opposite! 25211 (Anker Petersen, done in Skovlunde, Denmark with an
AOR AR7030PLUS with 28 metres of longwire, via Dario Monferini, playdx
yg via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. 5905 - UNID noted white noise jamming at 0120 UT Oct 31,
probably test against Voice of Burma winter transmission ??? (Wolfgang
Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. Pirates: 6930-SSB, Nov 1 at 0043, two or three notes
repeated, nothing further heard.
6940-AM, Nov 1 at 0042, British-accented speech about Holland and
Belgium, maybe Churchill from WW II. 0054 ``Bye, bye, Blackbird``
song, also from 65-70 year-ago era.
6950, Nov 1 at 0019, music on SSB, 0026 announcement but fades out,
then back in. Gone by 0043 check (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7130, In Indochinese language at 2310-2345 with poor
level of signal. No traces of Laos on 7145 from 2330 on 7/10 (Rumen
Pankov, Sofia, Bulgaria (Song ICF-2001, Marconi antenna), Nov
Australian DX News via DXLD)
UNIDENTIFIED. 7415, Oct 28 at 0553-0610+, open carrier. Presumably
WBCQ which is authorized on this frequency 24 hours and has been known
to program as late as 0600 upon occasion (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
UNIDENTIFIED. 12257.14, UNIDentified international broadcaster in
GB_like English accent, news at 0900 UT Oct 31, possibly internal spur
of Eton E1? Not \\ to RA Shepparton. AUS and NZL stations much
fluttery from the western path, via Colombia/Açores/Atlantic this
morning (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
How about this? 12255 1500-2330 Sunday IRL Reflections Europe E Eu
(Eibi B-10 reminds us, via DXLD)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS
++++++++++++++++++++++++
One man I "had' respected was Glenn Hauser who creates lists of
worldwide shortwave stations. I had sympathy for his efforts in
compiling the reception logs etc. and World of Radio website.
Last night he ended his report on WWCR with (I hope I heard this
wrong, but it stuck). ....."Don't let the republicans reverse all the
progress we have made". He ended his program, right after that.
Apparently, he has prospered as I lost security, freedom and my
future. To me that means, we need to lose more in taxes and spending
so there will be no jobs or security. If I heard that right, it means
I will pay less attention to him (Earl Bixby, Oct 31, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
Your comments make no sense to me. I am amazed that there are some
listeners out there who would deny me the opportunity to take a few
seconds to express my sincerely held views on what really matters;
considering I am working what amounts to more than a full-time job
compiling and disseminating SW/DX info, with near-zero income for it.
If you pay less attention to the reporting on SW I give away to
everyone, it will be your loss (gh)
PUBLICATIONS
++++++++++++
RICHARD LUCAS: ARTICLE/INTERVIEW ON HIS NEW BOOK ABOUT AXIS SALLY
Two page article on the just published book "Axis Sally: The American
Voice of Nazi Germany", interview with author and details of book
signing in Springfield, New Jersey November 4:
http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/105965763_Township_author_offers_book_signing.html?c=y&page=1
(Mike Barraclough, Oct 29, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Info about List eMail address
Dear friend, I'll want inform you that a my german friend have in
Internet a long list of eMail address of International radio station
and told me to inform all my friends that he likes receive news about
eventually mistakes of this list, so I send to you the web side of my
friend that is http://www.email.dxer.info while his mail address to
send eventually correction is: hf.dumrese @ gmx.de
Hoping that this info is grateful for you I say good bye and I wish my
'73 (Dario Gabrielli, North of Italy, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
WORLD OF HOROLOGY
+++++++++++++++++
GREAT BRITAIN BBC summer time
BBC Radio 4's "Costing The Earth" this morning discusses the value of
Daylight Saving Time and a proposal to shift Britain's time to match
western Europe. One expert says that DST increases energy usage,
rather than reducing it (Mike Cooper, Oct 28, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
DX-PEDITIONS
++++++++++++
INITIAL COMPILED LOGGINGS FROM THE HAIDA GWAII DXPEDITION - SEPT. 23-
26, 2010
Here is a text file list of the DX that was logged "live" and during
the initial tour through the many Perseus WAV files recorded at last
month's Haida Gwaii DXpedition (Masset, BC Canada):
http://www.mediafire.com/file/1odv8iqbdkbylc4/compiled_logs_masset_sep2010.txt
A full report of the DXpedition, with photos, videos, DX audio clips,
etc., is found at:
http://fivebelow.squarespace.com/posts/2010/10/23/report-from-the-haida-gwaii-dxpedition-september-22-26-2010.html
The DXpedition report also contains a link to a Web page with audio
clips and IDs from many other stations heard in Masset, especially
Alaskan and Canadian outlets.
Finally, there are three new, top-of-the-hour Perseus WAV files
available for download on the blog. 73, (Guy Atkins, Puyallup, WA USA
http://fivebelow.squarespace.com 27 Oct, IRCA via DXLD)
In late September, an international crew of DXers assembled at Masset,
British Columbia, Canada. A thoroughly amazing report has been posted
on Guy Atkins' site: [as above]
I invite all to read and enjoy it. This is a truly multimedia report
with text, photo's, videos, Perseus capture files, and DX audio clips.
Be prepared to be immersed in hours of the best of West Coast DXing.
Though, for some reason, getting minimal coverage on this list, there
are notable DXpeditions this season.
As I write this, there's one going on at Savage Harbour, P.E.I.,
Canada with Brent Taylor, Bruce Conti, Chris Black, Niel Wolfish, and
Phil Rafuse in attendance. A highlight is that three different SDR
types (Perseus, Excalibur, and SDR-IQ) are in action. This will no
doubt mean numerous play-it-again-Sam RF captures we can all enjoy as
if we were actually there. Most likely these would be distributed to
Guy Atkins' website for download availability.
So far the logs posted to the local (Boston Area DXers and Cape Cod
DXers) Yahoogroups indicate a good number of interesting European and
Middle Eastern stations. I haven't seen much southerly DX, whether
deep-Africa or South America, listed yet and the crew is still
straining to find India on 1566. They're also gunning for TP's at
dawn. Given the antennas, radios, and talent assembled there I'm
confident that further breakthroughs will occur.
I understand that November will be featuring another Newfoundland
DXpedition and, quite likely, the Jersey boys will be at it again on
Long Beach Island. Looking farther afield, I have no doubts that
similar activities will be in full swing in Europe and elsewhere.
Feel free to share what you may know (Mark Connelly, WA1ION,
Billerica, MA + South Yarmouth, MA, 17 Oct, NRC-AM via DXLD)
Great reports from all these DXpeditions. In that vein, Don Moore and
I had an SDR-based "miniDXpedition" for a few hours at his parent's
house in Central Pennsylvania two weeks ago. Although this isn't
usually thought of as a prime DX location, we had some pretty
satisfying reception of European and Middle Eastern targets on a 900'
BOG including four different Romanian frequencies and Syria on three.
An "in-process" log report is online at
http://www.radiodxing.com/zion2010/zion2010.html
that will continue to grow as we mine the SDR files. And yes, there
will be a 3-day Long Beach Island DXpedition in mid-November (Brett
Saylor, ibid.)
Hey, all anybody has to do is actually POST info about them to the
list, as you and Brett have just done. Seems to me the only reason for
the "minimal coverage" is if the parties involved DON'T write it up &
send it to the list (Randy Stewart, KSMU Arts Producer, ibid.)
CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
FESTMEISTERS ANNOUNCE CHANGE IN SWL FEST LOCATION FOR 2011
Richard Cuff and John Figliozzi, co-chairs of the Winter SWL Festival,
are pleased to announce the dates and venue for the 24th (!) Annual
Fest.
The Fest will be held March 4-5, 2011 at the Doubletree Guest Suites
in Plymouth Meeting, PA. Plymouth Meeting is a Philadelphia suburb
convenient to key regional highways, such as the Pennsylvania Turnpike
(I-276/I-476/I-76), I-476, and the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76), as
well as the Philadelphia region's public transportation network.
The change in venue will enable the Fest to continue many of the
traditions that have contributed to its long-standing popularity,
including a full complement of forum sessions, the Hospitality Room,
the Silent Auction, and the Saturday Night Banquet and Raffle. For
those who choose to stay at the Doubletree, your room rate now
includes a full breakfast for each day's stay.
The registration form for the Fest itself will be available in the
NASWA Journal beginning with the November edition. A printable copy
of the Fest reservation form will also be posted at the SWL Fest
website, http://www.swlfest.com by early November.
Hotel reservations should be made directly with the Doubletree at
610-834-8300; a special $89 room rate is available but you must
mention the "Winter SWL Fest" rate to get this special price. The
Doubletree Guest Suites also has a special website set up for online
hotel reservations at the special SWL Fest hotel rate; a link to this
website will be posted by early November at the Fest website.
Updates and additional information will be posted at the Fest website,
and will also be available in the NASWA Journal and the Fest e-mail
reflector as the Fest approaches. Please check the SWL Fest website
for updates and additional information (Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA
USA, Oct 28, International broadcasting / shortwave blog:
http://www.intlradio.blogspot.com DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Too bad you did not move it a lot farther west. Why the change?
(Glenn Hauser, deep North America, to Rich, via DXLD)
The hotel changed ownership; the new management was harder to work
with, and they also wanted to increase their rates more than we felt
was reasonable; fees would have gone up roughly $20-$25 / person, with
little value provided for that increase. So we went looking... R (Rich
Cuff, ibid.)
DIGITAL BROADCASTING --- DRM See also AUSTRALIA; CANADA; GERMANY;
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INDIA; INTERNATIONAL; IRAN; LUXEMBOURG;
NEW ZEALAND; NORWWY; RUSSIA
DRM LOGS
9705, 25/10 1806, Radio Romania DRM, not reported by Eibi at this
time, low signal, no audio, only text SNR Tiganesti E2
9800, 25/10 1814, Radio Canada International DRM, no audio, text: RCI
9950, 25/10 1810, AIR DRM, India, audio only some times, music, txt:
HPT AIR KHAMPUR.
15640, 25/10 1820, DW DRM, audio not continuous, in English, text: BC
& DW (Giampiero Bernardini, Milano, Italia. Perseus, T2FD 15 meters
long, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Just BC, not BBC?
For the very few DRM fans worldwide, this log on Oct 31 morning:
7325, tiny 15 kW unit at Kaliningrad enclave site, VoR, 8!-15 UT,
S=9+25dB.
9610, BBC via Sines, DRM 8-9 UT, 90 kW at 40 degrees.
9780, REE DRM, 5-9 UT, S=9+30dB signal strength.
11635, VoR Moscow, 7-9 UT, only fair S=9+5dB
11900, R Bulgaria, DRM, 7-13 UT, S=9 at 0855 UT.
(Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, Oct 31, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
+++++++++++++++++++++
PIXEL TECHNOLOGIES PRO-1A MOEBIUS HF LOOP REVIEW
For those that didn't see it on DXLD or on the Eton E1 group, it's
been copied into the RR wiki - just click on the link below...
http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Pixel_RF_Pro-1A_Review
73 (Mike Agner, Oct 29, NASWA yg via DXLD)
VALCOM ANTENNAS --- By William Halee
If you are a regular reader of AM Switch, you’ve seen numerous
mentions of stations replacing their antenna systems with a “Valcom”
antenna. Some are used in temporary, or emergency situations, while
others are meant to be a permanent replacement for an old or displaced
tower. In case you’re wondering just exactly what is a Valcom antenna,
we’ll try to explain.
The systems we are highlighting here are manufactured by the Valcom
Manufacturing Group of Guelph, Ontario. The antennas were originally
designed to the requirements of the Canadian Department of
Transportation for fixed nondirectional radio beacon service. They are
now employed around the world in many notable applications, including
high-efficiency marine coast stations and communicating systems, and
aeronautical radio beacons operating in the 540-to-1700 kHz frequency
range.
– There are three models in their line designed for Medium Wave
stations –
Portable 35-Foot Fibreglass Antenna: V-33035AM/CL2
The V-33035AM/CL2 antenna and tunable coupler system is
designed for portable applications providing a vertically-polarized,
omni-directional radiation capable of handling power levels up to
1 kW. For higher power applications, the antenna can be purchased
with an optional top termination disc which reduces the corona effects
to allow for power levels up to 5 kW at certain frequencies.
The antenna is comprised of a base section and a coil-loaded second
section. In the event a customer has a requirement to change
frequencies, there are a total of six ‘2nd sections’ available,
each coil-loaded to provide optimum performance within a specific sub-
band within the full frequency band of 540 to 1700 kHz.
Although these antennas are normally sold as a two-piece kit, for
applications where it is necessary to change the operating frequency
within the full band, such as an engineering firm, the V-33035AM/CL2
can be sold and shipped as a complete 7-piece set. An optional trailer
is also available to store, transport and erect the antenna system
when required.
• 75-Foot Coil Loaded Self-Supporting Whip Antenna: V-33075
Series
• 85-Foot Coil Loaded Self-Supporting Whip Antenna: V-33085
Series
These two models are heavy duty, free standing coil-loaded whip
antennas. The second section is inductively loaded to the resonant
frequency as specified by the customer. Notable applications include
the non- directional radio beacon service employed around the world
including coast stations in the 540-to-1700 kHz bands for marine and
aeronautical radio beacon and communicating systems, plus Medium Wave
broadcast stations The 75- and 85-foot models are becoming a favorite
of U.S. stations since the Federal Communications Commission announced
their approval of Valcom systems. The FCC’s notice follows:
The Valcom antenna, manufactured by Valcom Manufacturing Group Inc.,
is a self-supporting whip antenna which is shorter and more
streamlined than the one-quarter wavelength lattice tower typically
used by AM stations. The Valcom antenna includes a ‘Valcosphere’, or a
wire-framed sphere, mounted at the top of the whip antenna. A top-
loading coil is mounted approximately one-third of the total height
above the antenna base. The Valcom antenna requires use of a 120-
radial buried ground system.
The 85-foot Valcom antenna may be used at frequencies ranging from
1200 to 1700 kHz; the 75-foot Valcom antenna may be used at
frequencies from 1390 to 1700 kHz. The low-profile Valcom antenna
affords AM licensees the flexibility to place antennas in areas where
taller towers may be unacceptable, and may be more economical to build
and maintain than a standard antenna. Applicants may only specify the
Valcom antenna for non-directional use. The Bureau will consider
authorizing the use of directional Valcom arrays when more information
is available.
The field tests on which the calculated efficiency figures are based
were performed with the Valcom antenna mounted above a ground system
consisting of 120 buried radials, each 120 feet in length.
My thanks to Bill Burtenshaw, Operations Manager of the Valcom
Manufacturing Group, for his permission to print this article. For
more information on the Valcom antennas, visit their website at:
http://www.valcom-guelph.com/
(NRC DX News [illustrated] Sept 27 via DXLD)
CLASSIC RECEIVER CORNER – DRAKE DSR-1
In addition to the familiar hobbyist level receivers produced by R.L.
Drake Co., there was also been a line of quality sets manufactured for
maritime and military applications. The DSR-1 is one such set, dating
back to the very early 70s. The most noticeable cosmetic
characteristic of this radio is the bright orange digital nixie tube
frequency display – always of interest to serious collectors. But
performance of this set was also exemplary, with well-chosen
bandwidths and good sensitivity. In fact, it was ahead of its time,
being reminiscent of radios produced some years later. For those
interested, more details are available from the Drake Virtual Museum:
http://www.dproducts.be/drake_museum/dsr-1.htm
(Nov Australian DX News via DXLD)
PROPAGATION
+++++++++++
Geomagnetic Indices
Phil Bytheway phil_tekno@yahoo.com
9705 Mary NW
Seattle, WA 98117-2334
Daily ionospheric conditions can predict DX conditions
Geomagnetic summary tabulated from daily e-mail data.
Flux A K Space Weather
April 2010:
26 76 1 1 no storms
27 75 4 2 no storms
28 76 4 1 no storms
29 76 8 2 no storms
30 79 3 1 no storms
May 2010:
1 78 2 0 no storms
2 80 21 4 moderate
3 80 26 3 minor
4 82 11 2 no storms
5 83 6 1 minor
6 79 12 3 no storms
7 79 9 2 no storms
8 79 5 1 no storms
9 75 2 1 no storms
10 74 4 1 no storms
11 74 8 1 no storms
12 71 6 1 no storms
13 69 3 1 no storms
14 70 2 1 no storms
15 70 2 0 no storms
16 69 2 1 no storms
17 69 5 1 no storms
18 69 7 1 no storms
19 69 7 2 no storms
20 69 10 2 no storms
21 71 4 1 no storms
22 73 2 1 no storms
23 75 1 1 no storms
24 73 1 1 no storms
25 73 5 2 no storms
26 72 6 2 no storms
27 73 2 1 no storms
28 73 8 2 no storms
29 74 26 3 minor
30 73 12 3 no storms
31 72 16 3 no storms
June 2010:
1 73 12 2 no storms
2 74 6 2 no storms
3 74 6 3 no storms
4 75 15 2 minor
5 70 6 3 no storms
6 68 7 3 no storms
7 69 6 2 no storms
8 72 5 1 no storms
9 72 4 2 no storms
10 73 5 2 no storms
11 75 5 2 no storms
12 76 3 2 minor
13 76 7 3 minor
14 73 5 2 no storms
15 70 10 3 no storms
16 72 18 3 no storms
17 70 10 2 no storms
18 71 3 1 no storms
19 69 3 1 no storms
20 70 3 2 no storms
21 72 6 2 no storms
22 73 5 1 no storms
23 74 3 0 no storms
24 74 4 2 no storms
25 75 7 3 no storms
26 75 14 3 no storms
27 73 11 2 no storms
28 74 7 1 no storms
29 74 10 3 minor
30 74 17 3 no storms
[July 2010 already appeared in DXLD 10-40]
August 2010:
1 80 3 2 no storms
2 79 4 1 no storms
3 81 16 5 minor
4 81 31 4 moderate
5 83 10 2 no storms
6 82 5 1 no storms
7 85 4 1 minor
8 83 3 1 no storms
9 84 12 2 no storms
10 84 6 2 no storms
11 86 11 1 no storms
12 84 4 1 no storms
13 84 3 1 no storms
14 86 5 2 no storms
15 84 5 2 no storms
16 85 5 1 no storms
17 81 4 2 no storms
18 81 5 1 no storms
19 78 4 1 no storms
20 77 1 1 no storms
21 76 2 1 no storms
22 75 1 1 no storms
23 75 5 4 no storms
24 74 18 4 no storms
25 74 22 3 no storms
26 73 14 1 no storms
27 73 14 4 no storms
28 72 7 1 no storms
29 74 2 1 no storms
30 75 2 1 no storms
31 75 2 1 no storms
September 2010:
1 76 3 2 no storms
2 77 8 1 no storms
3 77 1 0 no storms
4 82 1 1 no storms
5 82 3 3 no storms
6 80 8 2 no storms
7 76 12 2 no storms
8 75 8 1 no storms
9 74 6 1 no storms
10 75 2 0 no storms
11 78 1 1 no storms
12 78 0 0 no storms
13 80 2 0 no storms
14 81 10 2 no storms
15 81 6 1 no storms
16 83 6 2 no storms
17 82 9 1 no storms
18 82 3 1 no storms
19 81 3 1 no storms
20 83 2 0 no storms
21 85 4 1 no storms
22 85 1 1 no storms
23 84 5 2 no storms
24 83 13 3 no storms
25 83 7 1 no storms
26 84 6 2 no storms
27 83 7 2 no storms
28 83 8 1 no storms
29 91 4 1 no storms
30 90 1 1 no storms
(NRC DX News Oct 11 via DXLD)
GIELLA PROPAGATION FORECAST RETURNS
An FYI, after a ten month hiatus due to personal illness I will begin
producing my LF/MF/HF/6M radiowave propagation forecast again on
Friday October 29, 2010. It will be at NZ4O Daily LF/MF/HF/6M
Radiowave Propagation Forecast: http://www.solarcyle24.org
73 & GUD DX, (Thomas F. Giella, NZ4O, Lakeland, FL, USA
NZ4O Amateur & SWL Autobiography: http://www.nz4o.org
Oct 28, ABDX via DXLD)
The geomagnetic field was predominantly quiet to unsettled for 25-26
October. Quiet levels prevailed for the remainder of the period for
27-31 October. Solar wind data from the ACE spacecraft showed a high
speed solar wind stream in progress at the beginning of the interval,
with steadily decreasing solar wind velocities. The peak velocities of
the high speed stream occurred on 25 October with values in the 600-
660 km/s range, but had decayed to nominal background speeds around
1445 UTC on 28 October. A weak transient signature was observed at ACE
on 31 October, possibly due to a slow, Earth-directed CME that
occurred on the 26th. However, there was not any significant
geomagnetic response.
FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 03 - 29 NOVEMBER 2010
Solar activity is expected to be at predominantly very low to low
levels. Recurrence would suggest possible increases for 05-15 November
(return of old Region 1112) and 14-25 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 normal or possibly moderate levels for 03-18
November. There is a possibility for an increase to moderate to high
levels for 19-24 November in response to a recurrent high speed
stream. Normal levels should resume for 25 November and through the
end of the period.
The geomagnetic field is expected to be at mostly quiet levels for 03
- 17 November. An increase to unsettled to active levels with isolated
storm periods at high latitudes is possible for 18-22 November in
response to a recurrent high speed stream. Quiet levels are expected
to prevail for 23-29 November.
:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2010 Nov 02 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 Nov 02
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2010 Nov 03 78 5 2
2010 Nov 04 78 7 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 82 5 2
2010 Nov 12 82 5 2
2010 Nov 13 82 5 2
2010 Nov 14 85 5 2
2010 Nov 15 85 5 2
2010 Nov 16 85 5 2
2010 Nov 17 85 5 2
2010 Nov 18 85 8 3
2010 Nov 19 85 20 4
2010 Nov 20 85 15 3
2010 Nov 21 85 10 3
2010 Nov 22 85 8 3
2010 Nov 23 85 7 2
2010 Nov 24 85 5 2
2010 Nov 25 85 5 2
2010 Nov 26 80 5 2
2010 Nov 27 80 5 2
2010 Nov 28 80 5 2
2010 Nov 29 80 5 2
(SWPC via WORLD OF RADIO 1537, DXLD) ###