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Thanks, Glenn NEXT SHORTWAVE AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1377 Fri 0630 WRMI 9955 Fri 1100 KAIJ 5755 [ex-1030] Fri 1100 WRMI 9955 Fri 2030 WWCR1 15825 Sat 0800 WRMI 9955 Sat 1630 WWCR3 12160 Sat 2130 WRMI 9955 Sun 0230 WWCR3 5070 Sun 0630 WWCR1 3215 Sun 0800 WRMI 9955 Sun 1500 WRMI 7385 Mon 0300 WBCQ 9330-CLSB [irregular; not lately] Mon 0415 WBCQ 7415 [time varies to 0500] Mon 0830 WRMI 9955 Tue 1030 WRMI 9955 Tue 1530 WRMI 7385 Wed 0730 WRMI 9955 Wed 2300 WBCQ 18910-CLSB WORLD OF RADIO, CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL SCHEDULE: Latest edition of this schedule version, including AM, FM, satellite and webcasts with hotlinks to station sites and audio, is at: http://www.worldofradio.com/radioskd.html For updates see our Anomaly Alert page: http://www.worldofradio.com/anomaly.html WRN ON DEMAND: http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24 WORLD OF RADIO PODCASTS VIA WRN NOW AVAILABLE: http://www.wrn.org/listeners/stations/podcast.php OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO [also CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL] http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html or http://wor.worldofradio.org ** AFGHANISTAN [non]. On Oct 11 it was convenient to check whether R. Solh, 17700 via Rampisham UK, was still playing exactly the same recording as heard weeks ago on at least four different dates with exactly the same defect, music CD skipping or sticking, at 1346-1349 UT. Yes! Exactly the same thing happened yet again; then talk about the Taliban (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ALASKA. I DID IT!! I finally logged KBRW-680-Barrow AK!!! After several tries and several tentatives through the past 25 or so years, I finally got a definite log on my most wanted Alaskan. 680 AK, Barrow KBRW, fairly decent at times with powerhouse KNBR in a very tight phase from 0615 to 0720 UT 10/10. Often would fade up over KNBR with back to back old rock, a bit of Bluegrass, and even some Roger Williams tossed in. No ID I could catch at 0700, just more non stop oldies, But at 0716, there was a pause of dead air followed by a female ID as "KBRW 680 Barrow and ????? (numbers and letters) 88.1 Deadhorse (Some lp relay I guess). Then into a lengthy weather forecast, for the North Arctic coastal areas. Then 0724, back into non stop oldies. This was one of my toughest logs ever, with KNBR so darn strong up here. As I mentioned, I have logged KBRW several times in the past tentatively, but never enough for a report that could be verified. Yipee!!! Now to get that QSL. I checked "How far is it?" and from Seaside to Barrow is 2050 miles, so a fair distance. I am happy about this. This made my day, heck it made my year, maybe even the decade!!! Even phoned KBRW and left a message on their voice mail. But it wasn't easy. One of my toughest logs ever. Drake R8 WNW EWE SW EWE Quantum Phaser (Patrick Martin, Seaside OR, IRCA via DXLD) 88.1 Deadhorse is a full-license station (KCDS) which apparently relays KBRW. Full-license but low-power, 90 watts. KBRW's Wikipedia page says they also have five FM translators. FM translators have number-letter calls, like K201AG. Translators are required to ID occasionally, and that's usually done by broadcasting their call letters over the station being relayed. A note to DXers (like myself) who'll never hear Alaska: in the last couple of months, the FCC has issued *dozens* of waivers to allow FM translators to relay AM stations (this is not normally allowed, but they've waived the rule for years in Alaska. The waivers are now spreading to the Lower 48, and the Commission has opened a proceeding that would make it routinely possible). You're going to start hearing these translator IDs on the AM stations they're relaying. Translator calls can be looked up on the FCC's FM Query page, or on the CDBS database. The translator application often identifies the station being relayed - so you might be able to ID an AM logging from the *FM* call. – (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, ibid.) Doug, The relay for KBRW is at Deadhorse, at the oil fields, Prudhoe Bay which is East of Barrow maybe a hundred or so miles. The gal gave the calls (TIS type calls) for the relay, but I did not catch them as KNBR was doing a number on KBRW at the time. But I did hear the 88.1 Deadhorse part of the ID. 73, (Patrick Martin, ibid.) What I'm suggesting is that there's more than one relay. I would suggest the TIS-type calls you heard were for a different relay. There are four (counting Deadhorse) on 88.1 (and two on 101.5). Either way, it's pretty obvious you heard the ultimate northern DX! -- (Doug Smith W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, ibid.) ** ANTARCTICA. Antártida. 15476 kHz, LRA36 R. Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel. Ayer martes 3 a eso de las 1800 UT se percibía fuerte heterodino, entre una portadora sin modulación y una emisora en francés (¿Africa Nº 1?) A las 1802 apareció modulación con canción en español, y al finalizar la misma se identificó LRA36. Señal regular a buena con fading profundo en los primeros minutos, para disminuir rápidamente y perderse casi completamente en pocos minutos, quedando apenas el heterodino como testigo de su presencia (Moisés Knochen, Montevideo, Uruguay, Conexión Digital Oct 7 via DXLD) LRA36, Radio Nacional Arcángel San Gabriel, 15476, was coming in well Oct 11. It would have been much more listenable here if it were not for my local crackling line noise problem which was close to the S-9 peaks of RNASG, but I kept with it from tune-in at 1943 until off at 2102. It was mostly music, with pauses for announcements, all in Spanish, many of them pre-produced promos, altho it was hard to follow much of what was being said. First, I compared the signal to Buenos Aires but 15345 was dominated by Morocco in Arabic, and a very weak carrier could just be detected on the low side of it. Had there been no QRM, I would not be surprised if LRA36 was stronger than LRA## (didn`t the 15345 transmitter once have its own specific call?) 1943, singing was in progress; 1945 YL announcement; 1947 songs; 2000 disco-beat music ran past hourtop; 2001 YL talked over music briefly (which annoys me), no ID heard, then brought the same music up again, until it ended shortly later. ``De Esperanza al Mundo`` mentioned this and a few more times, presumably the program title. 2002 promos; 2005 giving numbers (phone?), 2005:30 mentioned LRA36 with address, said that ``hasta las 18, seguiremos informando`` but program continued to be mostly music, not informative --- in fact, there was precious little in the way of Antarctic culture ;-\. More music and announcements; 2028 YL said it was música folclórica, again talking over the music. If you really appreciate the music you will not talk over it nor applaud a live performance until the music stops completely! 2029 mentioned ``De Esperanza al Mundo`` again, more music. 2059 announcement by OM, did not sound like a formal sign-off, but stopped at 2101 and carrier off at 2102* (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** ARGENTINA. X-band CPs from COMFER: 1620, Alta Gracia, Córdoba – 0.25 kW 1620, Cañada de Gómez, Entre Ríos – 0.25 kW 1630, General Villegas, Buenos Aires – 1 kW 1640, Carmen de Patagones, Buenos Aires – 1/0.25 Amplitud Modulada (ARC SOUTH AMERICAN NEWS DESK Oct 2007 edited by Tore B. Vik, MYSEN, Norway via DXLD) ** ARGENTINA. 6214.5, presumed R. Baluarte, 2303-2316, Oct 9, Spanish. Announcer between ballads. Presumed "zinger" ID at 2305. Poor with mild USB QRM (Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH, R8, R75, NIR10, MLB1, 200' Beverages, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** BRAZIL. Olá amigos, O site do DXCPR está atualizado - http://www.dxclube.com.br - com novas matérias e principalmente a lista brasileira de emissoras brasileiras de OM/OT/OC já bastante atualizada agora está em formato excel para quem quiser "baixar" no seu computador e consultar off-line. Sobre a lista de emissoras quero informar que é um trabalho árduo de pesquisa na internet,nas associações de emissoras (mandando e-mail´s) e até mesmo telefonando diretamente para as emissoras para procurar sempre manter as informações mais atualizadas possíveis todo o tempo. Não é fácil, é um país de dimensões continentais e por isso pedimos a colaboração dos amigos se encontrarem alguma informação nos avise para que possamos fazer as devidas correções e/ou atualizações. Um grande abraço a todos (Eduardo Dourado Marcelo Vilela Bedene William Bedene Jr. Curitiba-PR- Brasil DX Clube do PR Oct 9, DXCLUBE PR yg via DXLD) Linx to updated list of Brazilian radio stations, involving a lot of arduous research (gh, DXLD) ** BRAZIL. 22 SET, 1550 UT, 11520 y 12050 KHZ (11785 KHZ + 265 KHZ y 11785 KHZ - 265 KHZ), Rádio Guaíba, Porto Alegre. Portugués. Programa: "Guaíba Esportes". "Libertadores, na Guaíba. Guaíba, Líder no Futebol no Río Grande do Sul".Calidad Variable (Adan Mur, Ñemby, Paraguay, Conexión Digital Oct 7 via WORLD OF RADIO 1377, DXLD) ** BRAZIL. Re 7-122: A rádio Clube B2 de Curitiba, voltou a transmitir em 6040 kHz na faixa dos 49 metros. O sinal porém, é apenas razoável (QRK2), pois antes era considerado bom por aqui (QRK4). O áudio nos últimos dias e antes da emissora ficar fora do ar, continua baixo e distorcido com um efeito que de momento não recordo o nome deste. 73's (QRA Édison Bocorny Jr., QTH Novo Hamburgo - RS, Oct 9, radioescutas yg via DXLD) Aqui em MG minha city ela pode ser captada anoite sòmente com aquele programa de "troca-treco" vendas e compras e negocios pequenos ao que parece é uma retransmissão da FM. Mas está anunciando uma nova programação em 01-11-2007. Será? Esperar para ver (durval503, ibid.) ** BRAZIL. Rádio Nacional de Brasília 980 kHz - sistema europeu DRM Olá pessoal, A Rádio Nacional de Brasília que opera na frequência de 980 kHz (em ondas médias) iniciou ontem (10 de Outubro), os testes de transmissão pelo sistema digital DRM. Os testes estão sendo realizados através de uma parceria da Radiobrás com o consórcio DRM (criador do sistema). Vale lembrar que são quatro os sistemas que serão testados aqui no Brasil: IBOC (americano), ISDB-TSB (japonês), Eureka 147 DAB e DRM (europeus). Vamos esperar que tudo ocorra perfeitamente bem e que em breve outras emissoras possam também aderir às transmissões digitais. 73 (Antônio Schuler, DxclubePR yg via DXLD) ** CANADA. CBC supplemental FM frequencies --- Another point to consider: iPods and similar devices are equipped with FM-only receivers, so for many, AM reception is null no matter how strong the signal. The CBC's licence application had some nonsense about interference" from portable music devices but I suspect this is what they really meant to convey. 73, (Ricky Leong, Calgary, Alta, DX LISTENING DIGEST) CBE-1550, CBEF-540 both Windsor ON and CFOS-560 Owen Sound apply for "nested" FM relays CBE-1550 Windsor ON, CBEF-540 Windsor ON and CFOS-560 Owen Sound ON have all applied for nested FM relays in order to cover their city of license, as detailed below. In all cases the associated AM station will remain on the air. Interesting comment by the CBC regarding the Windsor market --- "In addition, it noted that half of the potential listener base has been lost to the Detroit market and half of what remains does not listen to AM at all" --------------------------- http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Hearings/2007/n2007-14.htm#7 Windsor, Ontario Application No. 2007-1124-3 Application by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to amend the licence of the English-language radio programming undertaking CBE Windsor. The licensee proposes to add an FM transmitter in downtown Windsor to broadcast the programming of CBE, in order to adequately serve the population of Windsor. The transmitter would operate on frequency 102.3 MHz (channel 272A) with an average effective radiated power of 690 watts (maximum effective radiated power of 3,300 watts/antenna height of 74.2 metres). The licensee advised that a "nested" FM solution is the best means to improve the access to CBE and enhance the quality of service to Windsor-area listeners, especially those in Windsor’s downtown core. In addition, it noted that half of the potential listener base has been lost to the Detroit market and half of what remains does not listen to AM at all. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Hearings/2007/n2007-14.htm#8 Windsor, Ontario Application No. 2007-1125-1 Application by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to amend the licence of the French-language radio programming undertaking CBEF Windsor. The licensee proposes to add an FM transmitter at Windsor to broadcast the programming of CBEF, in order to adequately serve the population of Windsor. The transmitter would operate on frequency 105.5 MHz (channel 288A) with an average effective radiated power of 620 watts (maximum effective radiated power of 2 940 watts/antenna height of 74.2 metres). The licensee advised that a "nested" FM solution is the best means to improve the access to CBEF and enhance the quality of service to Windsor-area listeners, especially those in Windsor’s downtown core. In addition, it noted that half of the potential listener base has been lost to the Detroit market and half of what remains does not listen to AM at all. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Hearings/2007/n2007-14.htm#18 Owen Sound, Ontario Application No. 2007-0840-7 Application by Bayshore Broadcasting Corporation to amend the licence of radio programming undertaking CFOS Owen Sound. The licensee proposes to add an FM transmitter in Owen Sound to broadcast the programming of CFOS, in order to adequately serve the population of Owen Sound and the Grey Bruce Region of Ontario. The transmitter would operate on frequency 96.1 MHz (channel 241A) with an effective radiated power of 5,450 watts (non-directional antenna/antenna height of 105 metres). The licensee states that CFOS suffers from serious day-time signal deficiencies in its main market of Owen Sound from October to March. This transmitter will fill in the coverage gaps to the area as well as in the Grey Bruce Region of Ontario. CKRU-980 Peterborough ON has applied to the CRTC to move to FM (96.7 MHz, 6 kW, 273.2 meters). Several applications for new FM stations on 96.7 MHz in Peterborough and area are also before the CRTC, so approval of this move is by no means a given. CKRU was the first station between Toronto and Kingston, going on the air May 1942 as CHEX-1430. http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Hearings/2007/n2007-14.htm#9 Peterborough, Ontario Application No. 2007-0006-4 Application by 591989 B.C. Ltd. to convert the English-language commercial radio station CKRU Peterborough from the AM band to the FM band. The new station would operate on frequency 96.7 MHz (channel 244C1) with an average effective radiated power of 6,000 watts (maximum effective radiated power of 20,000 watts/antenna height of 273.2 metres). The applicant proposes to maintain CKRU’s current Oldies music format on the proposed FM station. The applicant is also requesting approval to operate under the condition of licence set out in Public Notice CRTC 1998-132 allowing it to broadcast a minimum level of 30% Canadian content in any broadcast week where at least 90% of musical selections from content category 2 that it broadcasts are selections released before 1 January 1981. The applicant is requesting permission to simulcast the programming of the new FM station on CKRU for a period of three months from the date of implementation of the new station. The applicant is also requesting, pursuant to sections 9(1)(e) and 24 (1) of the Broadcasting Act, the revocation of the licence of CKRU effective at the end of the simulcast period. This application requires the issuance of a new licence. 73, (via Deane McIntyre VE6BPO, Oct 11, DX LISTENING DIGEST) CKMW-1570 to move to FM? http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Hearings/2007/n2007-14.htm#9 Notice that item #38 could be taken to imply that CKMW-1570 in Manitoba is moving to FM. Or maybe not (Dean McIntyre, ibid.) Right you are - not clear in the CRTC info at http://www.crtc.gc.ca/archive/ENG/Hearings/2007/n2007-14.htm#38 but in the actual application they state that if approved CKMW-1570 will move to FM while keeping the AM transmitter on the air: ------------------------------------- Provide a brief description of your application: The area in question is located in Southern Manitoba along the U.S./ Canada border. CKMW 1570 is operating a Country Music format on the AM Band. The area in question has a U.S. radio operator --- purporting to be a Canadian broadcaster. They have a small studio in Canada, and their IDs claim to be Canadian. They offer a Country music format. We propose to put CKMW on the FM band so we can compete `quality wise` on an even footing with the U.S. broadcaster. This would normally be viewed as a flip from AM to FM. We do however, want to keep the AM signal on the air. The physical plant is in good shape, and there is no need to scrap a perfectly good vehicle. We plan to air sports and other local information on this AM station as long as there is an AM audience. Since we already have staff, equipment and facilities in place, this process can be done at a relatively low cost. Approval of this application will do two things. Help us drive the American broadcaster back to his side of the border. Provide additional diversity in programming for the area. ------------------------------------ I wonder what station (I presume FM) is the "U.S. radio operator ? purporting to be a Canadian broadcaster" 73, (Deane McIntyre VE6BPO, DX LISTENING DIGEST) CKMW-1570 to move to FM? Greetings, I just got off the phone to the CE at CKMW 1570 and they are not moving to FM. The CE said they are happy with their signal as it is. 73, (Patrick Martin, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CANADA [and non]. Glenn, I got back from my Vietnam Reunion in Albuquerque, NM on Sunday. I could hear the Early Edition from the CBC in Vancouver on 6160 really well at 1300 UT. I also just got back from Vancouver, BC from an overnight stay on Monday night and this morning at 1400 UT I turned on the CBC on 690 and it over ran my G5 so I listened on 6160 for a little while (Bruce MacGibbon, OR, Oct 10, DX LISTENING DIGEST) So you weren`t going for the Balloon Fiesta; I might like to visit ABQ that week but don`t want to confront the inflated room rates and crowding with all the BFers. More casualties this year: maybe they will abolish the whole thing? (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CHINA. 9575 // 11965, Firedrake, both against VOA, 1011-1020, Oct 11, both fair (Ron Howard, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** COSTA RICA. Oct 11 at 1930 I found a defective signal in Spanish on about 17595. The carrier level would drop every few seconds, but not disappear completely. During the drops the program modulation would be replaced by noise. I figured this frequency had to be either Spain or WEWN, so checked the REE CR relay on 17850, and found it was // to 17595. BUT --- there should be a satellite delay, as 17595 is supposed to be direct from Spain. These were exactly synchronized, so 17593.5, as I then measured it more precisely, must be a spur from 17850, and only coincidentally near another REE frequency from the home site Noblejas. Ahá, there should be another one an equal distance, 256.5 kHz, above 17850. That would be 18106.5 --- Yes! there it was, the same kind of signal with power cutting up and down. So this explains the distorted signal Raúl Saavedra has been hearing nearby in Costa Rica on 18105, but he must be getting it by groundwave. My previous guess was that this could be LV del Guaviare, Colombia on 3 x 6035, since he has also heard that on 12070 = 2 x 6035, but he also reported later that 18105 is something different. When you have two matching spurs at a certain distance from the fundamental, it is time to check at double the separations for more of them: 17337.0 --- yes, much weaker but I could match the carrier level jumps with 17593.5; Also 18363.0 but just barely detectable, probably because the prevailing MUF was not propagating that 1-MHz-higher frequency quite as well. HFCC schedules do not show the day-of-week variations in REE timings: 17850 CRI 15-23, 17595 NOB 10-22 So we go to EiBi who has it all detailed: 17850 CR M-F 18-20, Sat 16-23, Sun 15-23 17595 E M-F 10-15, Sat 12-21, Sun 12-20 So on weekdays the spurs would end at 2000, and 17593.5 spur would QRM REE itself 17595 from Spain at: M-F 18-20, Sat 16-21, Sun 15-20 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz., earlier: Glenn, I've been noticing that more than a 3rd harmonic on 18105 from La Voz del Guaviare, around 2200, what I hear is a kind of narrow-FM with highly distorted audio, quite hard to detect whether using AM or SSB. Sounds more like Spanish but doesn't seem to correspond with the Colombian station. At least WLW on 11m was detectable slightly detuning from the fundamental, which helped to clarify the audio (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, Oct 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** CUBA. RENUNCIA DIRECTOR DE LA TELEVISIÓN CUBANA A TRAVÉS DE ESCANDALOSA CARTA. 04-10-2007 “Ninguno de los creadores trascendentes de nuestra televisión –cubana- ha militado en el Partido, es más, el Partido casi siempre los ha observado con desconfianza, y en algunos casos, me consta, los ha condenado al ostracismo y la calumnia”, ha escrito en escandalosa carta de renuncia el director de la Televisión Cubana, Juan (Pin) Vilar al Presidente del Instituto Cubano de Radio y Televisión (ICRT), Ernesto López".. "La noticia ha corrido como pólvora dentro del sistema informativo de la Televisión Cubana y aunque Misceláneas de Cuba ha contactado con varios periodistas del Noticiero Nacional de la Televisión (NTV), todos confirman la noticia pero ninguno ha querido pronunciarse a respecto..." RENUNCIA DIRECTOR DE LA TELEVISIÓN CUBANA A TRAVÉS DE ESCANDALOSA CARTA 2007-10-03. Publicado en Misceláneas de Cuba Estocolmo, 3 Oct.(Misceláneas de Cuba).- En la carta de renuncia, a la que ha tenido acceso este portal digital, Vilar arremete con fuerza contra la burocracia del poder en Cuba y señala “si los límites entre realidad y ficción se pierden, el tiempo demostrará que lo que se ve, normalmente se transforma. Pienso que han sido ustedes, los funcionarios, quienes despreciaron al artista e invalidaron el diálogo, quiénes corrompieron al trabajador”. “Me voy del ICRT sin robar, sin haber sido comprado, seguro de que ninguno de ustedes ha aportado más ideas y horas de trabajo a la televisión, que un solo miembro de mi familia. En ese sentido les llevamos de ventaja quintales de moral, buenos recuerdos y algunos desgarramientos”, añade. En la misiva dice que “el aislamiento manifiesto en el que viven ustedes, los convierte en la caricatura del niño que fueron: ni son jóvenes, ni se comportan como revolucionarios, más bien parecen personajes surgidos de la bufonería impopular, porque mientras ustedes piensan en la televisión como instrumento de poder, nosotros intentamos imágenes que ofrezcan otra alternativa ética sobre la realidad”. “En un país que se identifica con la palabra Revolución (en el sentido literal de la palabra), los ignorantes y los oportunistas pueden convertir en arte de culto, a la mediocridad, el nepotismo, el oportunismo y la corrupción, a veces, lamentablemente, apoyados en loca comparsa de candidaturas, desde otras instituciones culturales”, dice. Y concluye “pobres de aquellos que se han prestado al juego, porque de ellos será el reino del subsuelo. Pero no seré yo, como algunos piensan, quién abandone el barco. Al fin y al cabo, la revolución se hizo para que bajo la herrumbre de sus muros, mis hijos reconstruyan, armoniosamente, lo mejor de nuestras tradiciones libertarias, mismas que procuran evitar, de un plumazo, que olvidemos el idioma de nuestros antepasados. Viéndolos crecer he aprendido que el éxito, el dinero, las representaciones públicas, las medallas y los privilegios, son meras vacuidades que en nada sustituyen el cariño de mis compañeros. A usted lo podrán elevar hasta el cielo, pero allá, frente a esa cosmovisión diminuta que nos horroriza y encanta, que algunos llaman Dios, y a otros sencillamente nunca nos ha sido presentado, quien se va a sentar a tomar un trago de ron se llama, no le quepan dudas”. De momento no ha habido ninguna respuesta oficial a la renuncia del director de la estatal Televisión Cubana, sin embargo, fuentes bien informadas desde La Habana aseguran que en estos momentos en el ICRT se nota una fuerte presencia de agentes de la Seguridad del Estado y que los controles de acceso al edificio en la calle 23, entre L y M, del Vedado, son más exhaustivos que de manera habitual. Esta manera de renunciar, a través de una carta, no es la habitual entre periodistas y funcionarios en la Televisión Cubana. En los últimos años han sido muchos los conocidos periodistas que han abandonado sus puestos en el sistema informativo de la estatal televisión pero sin dar explicación alguna. Entre ellos se encuentran Roberto Cavada que hoy reside en República Dominicana, Daysi Ballmajó y Rolando Nápoles, en Estados Unidos, Tanya Costa en España, Alvaro de Alvarez y Eldis Rodríguez Báez en Chile, Ricardo Gessa en Alemania, Carlos Santana Ojeda en Estados Unidos y muchos otros (via Juan Franco Crespo, Spain, noticiasdx yg via DXLD) Unusual for a Cuban government official to make a public statement criticising the system upon resignation; and it seems a lot of other disaffected personnel have gone into exile (gh, DXLD) ** CUBA [and non]. TV & Radio Martí fleecing America: see U S A An interesting and pretty thorough article. I do wonder what Cuban society would be like, in terms of the nature and level of personal freedoms, if foreign governments hadn't demonstrated an eagerness over the years to disrupt it. Still, there are advantages there that we don't have here in North America. During a visit there a few years ago, I met Coro, toured the station, and was interviewed live. We talked mainly about DX up here, mostly TV and FM. I mentioned the handful of times I've logged Cuba on TV - 2 twice and 4 once - from up here. My visit was before the Wobblers started appearing. I would not have asked him about those on-air, but I would have privately had these been an issue then. I do wish I'd asked about some kind of accurate list of broadcast stations, but this wasn't of any pressing personal concern when I was there. Anyhow, my hope is that foreign interests will lay off and allow people in Cuba to work things out for themselves during the transition that will inevitably occur at some point relatively soon. My impression when I was there was that there is a strong degree of literacy - both linguistically and political - in the general population. I sensed the desire for some degree of change, but I did not sense any revolutionary fervour or substantive desire to make economic changes of the sort on on the level that might be desired by proponents of Radio and TV Martí (Saul Chernos, Ont., WTFDA via DXLD) Since TV Martí follows the same rules as other US stations, does that mean that TV Martí will go digital in 2009? On my two visits to Cuba I never heard anyone mention TV Martí or Radio Martí. And a DXer didn't even mention it or show me the TV signal. When in Czechoslovakia prior to the Velvet Revolution I asked about Radio Free Europe. The people I questioned said they listened to it and Radio Moscow and felt the truth was somewhere in between. While visiting a home near the Austrian border some members of the family were watching "The Cosby Show" from a station in Vienna giving them a look at another world. Also, some used Russian made round snow sleds to make satellite antennas to receive satellite signals from the other side. News stories of a demonstration we witnessed in Prague totally distorted the reality of the event and made the soldiers look peaceful when in reality they were attacking demonstrators. I was told that foreign broadcasts were recorded and distributed by tape around the country so that Czechs could see what really happened. I think this worked better than propaganda broadcasts. In Moscow we listened to "War Mongers Weekly" which made the west the aggressors. They must have a lot of material to use today (Dave Pomeroy, Topeka, Kansas, ibid.) Not if their targeted audience is analog only. I don't think the FCC will send converter coupons to Cuba! (Mike Glass, Indianapolis, ibid.) TV Martí *doesn't* follow the same rules as other US stations. As a station that belongs to the federal government, it isn't under FCC jurisdiction. For the same reason, Radio Martí on AM is allowed to run 100 kW and the VOA doesn't have call letters (a wag in the Badger ARS once suggested the VOA's callsign should be "W"...). Some of the military academies also have not-authorized-by-FCC student stations, and FEMA has from time to time operated temporary stations in emergency zones without FCC license (Doug Smith, W9WI, Pleasant View, TN EM66, ibid.) Arnie Coro has been here to my home, and since I speak Spanish fluently, we had a chance to talk about a lot of things -- his English is also quite good, I hasten to add. Arnie is also a well-known ham radio operator (CO2KK) -- I am K3ZO -- and has been a speaker at a number of U. S. ham radio conventions over the years. My impression is that he has handled a very difficult political situation between our two countries deftly, maintaining credibility with both sides. He has been a useful bridge of understanding between two parties who really don't want to listen to what the other side is saying. Regards, (Fred Laun, Temple Hills, MD, ibid.) I had exactly the same impression. Very friendly and gracious. Gave us a lovely tour of the university where he teaches and then to meet some family members (Saul Chernos, Ont., ibid.) Saul, Being arrested for anti government remarks is usually a strong deterrent to stating your opinion of the current regime in Cuba. In some cases you can be sent there (prison) for a long time, and their "courts" may even sentence you to death. God forbid you try to leave and get caught. With that said there are lots of Doctors there, but sadly there's quite a few who have to have second jobs, like prostitution, to get by. Dig very close to the surface, and sadly its not pretty. There is a great article in the Christian Science Monitor about pirated DIRECTV in Cuba, and how Sábado Gigante is very popular there. Why not.... it`s popular in many Spanish speaking homes (Juan Gualda, Ft. Pierce, FL, ibid.) ** ERITREA [non]. re: CLANDESTINE (Eritrea). 13630, Voice of Democratic Eritrea (via Juelich), my rpt (ltr with MP3 CD) c/o EFF-RC Office, Neue-Mainzer Street 24, D-60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany, was returned after 3 mos., indicated as "non responsive" and "insufficient address." (Edward Kusalik-Alb-CAN, DXplorer Oct 8) In postal terms, "EFF-RC Office" is not a valid resident at this address. Use instead c/o Eritreisches Zentrum 2. Stock [2nd floor] Neue Mainzer Str. 24 D-60311 Frankfurt Germany (Bernd Trutenau, Lithuania, DXplorer Oct 9 via BC-DX via DXLD) Also alternative address on their web page http://www.nharnet.com/Contact%20Us/contact_us.htm P. O. Box 3524, Khartoum, Sudan (Mauno Ritola, Finland, ibid.) ** FRANCE. Noticed DRM on new frequencies, 15790-15795-15800, Oct 10 at 1403. Found the source right away in http://www.drm.org/livebroadcast/livebroadcast.php and what luck, it`s only for two days! 0700-1500 10/10-10/11 15795 - Moscow 150 RFI French Issoudun That would be for the DRM symposium being held in Moscow, a late addition to special broadcasts previously publicized from Woofferton and Wertachtal (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** GERMANY. Ismaning 6085 DRM is back on normal schedule 0400-2200 after a few weeks of AN [all-night?] DRM signal (Olle Alm, Sweden, Oct 10, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** HAWAII [and non]. Belatedly Re: Richard Wood Since most people's memorials of this man were flattering, I wasn't going to say anything --- but --- I've reconsidered --- just long enough to mention that we were briefly neighbors in Cape Girardeau MO when he was an English instructor at SEMO, just before he took off for Saudi Arabia. His pic is in the SEMO yearbook. My recollections beyond that are best left unsaid except just to mention his antenna-raising party and what a helluva TALL tower he erected (I called it his pigeon roost), and to say that he was interested in BCB and FM DXing even then, so I don't consider his subsequent focus on that as any kind of change of direction. I always had the impression that his only interest in shortwave was its relation to his interest in languages. He certainly was very unhappy with the fact that Cape sits in a river valley as the elevation for a serious DX antenna was a major challenge, and after viewing his competed pigeon roost, I'll also have to say that it seems to me he overcompensated for that setback. And now I wonder what has become of it, and wonder further if the people interested in preserving old QSLs and the like will or have succeeded in obtaining his. It would be a helluva collection to acquire (Clara Listensprechen, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. Re 7-122: The details of All India Radio on 9870 kHz for Vividh Bharathi Service is as follows: Bangalore 500 kW 320 degrees (NNW direction). This is for your kind information. Yours sincerely, (Jose Jacob, India, Oct 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) That makes a lot more sense than 174 degrees which Aoki showed, as in 7-121. But when 10330 was Bangalore it was registered as 335 degrees. 320 is closer to NW (315) than NNW. If 320 is correct, here is the center of the lobe as just checked on my NGS globe. It misses most of India, running up the west coast between Goa and Mumbai. Then across Teheran, Yerevan, Simferopol`, Prague, Brussels, Cornwall, Kingston --- and San José. Obviously the new azimuth was chosen with Raúl Saavedra in mind! (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Surprisingly, AIR Vividh Bharati, 9870, that is completely at the opposite side of the globe from Costa Rica, arrives with such good signals here. But regarding its 320º azimuth, becomes clear that for the 0025-0430 schedule it happens in a westerly direction. My doubt is for my local mornings, that's around 1300, they must be arriving from their back lobe. Isn't it? (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Yes, I suppose that is more likely for you, but up here off-beam it`s closer to grayline and could be short path (gh, OK, DXLD) ** INDIA [and non]. AIR Vividh Bharati service, 9870, at 1248 Oct 11, quite a contrast between its lively music and the solemn organ music from WEWN on 9885. Be happy! Azimuth for this is 320 degrees from Banglalore, says Jose Jacob, which puts it right across western Europe, and Costa Rica (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 9870, All India Radio, 1355-1402, escuchada el 11 de octubre en hindú a locutora con comentarios en programa musical, temas de música pop melódica local, SINPO 44333. 73 (José Miguel Romero, Burjasot (Valencia), España, Sangean ATS 909, Radio Master A-108, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** INDIA. 7072.5 kHz, All-India-Radio very much distorted Dear Dick, good evening. Pse listen also on 7072.5 kHz. There you will find a very overmodulated broadcast. I stumbled over it yesterday evening. During periods, receiving the station in AM mode, the modulation was clear. So I was able to understand 100 % "this is All India Radio". Also there was typical Indian film music. Time yesterday was from 2100 UT on (then I came on the frequency). It was still there y'day at 2112 when I went to bed. Today the broadcast is again on 7072.5 kHz very wide. I heard it from 1945 UT on. Today the signal is S9+20dB, however the modulation is difficult. I was only able to hear some pieces of Indian film music. Pse stay tuned! Regards, (Uli, DJ9KR, via Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) Hi, the ONLY nearby AIR Delhi outlet is on 7410 kHz, 337.5 kHz away. I read also a 2nd spurious signal as SYMMETRICAL on [7410 + 337.5 kHz ] = 7747.5 kHz at 2114 UT. Delhi Kingsway transmitter site outlet in this summer season 7410 1730-2230 27,28 DEL 250 kW 312 degrees GOIV/H/GOV IND AIR Not unusual All India Radio Delhi behaviour - similar spurious outlets noted 2-3 times in past 2 years. 73 wb df5sx (Wolfgang Büschel, Oct 11, dxldyg via DXLD) See also RUSSIA ** INDONESIA. 9680, Kang Guru Radio English (KGRE) heard during this Ramadan on Sunday only, from about 0900-0920. Hope this weekend they return to their post-Ramadan schedule of 1000-1020, on both Sun. and Wed (Ron Howard, CA, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LITHUANIA. KBC and Mi Amigo 192 is on 1386 kHz and 6255 kHz Finally, we are going on the air. On medium wave and short wave. Please check out this website: http://www.radiomiamigo.eu/kbc.html Good listening (Tom Taylor, Oct 11, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: THE MIGHTY KBC, ROCKING OVER THE OCEAN As of Saturday 20th October Radio Mi Amigo 192 DJ's will be on The Mighty KBC every other week on 1386 kHz AM The Mighty KBC broadcasts every Saturday on AM 1386 kHz (500 kW) at 23:00-24:00 CET on SW 6255 kHz (100 kW, 259 deg) at 00:00-00:59 CET on SW 6255 kHz (100 kW, 310 deg) at 03.00-03.59 CET CET = Central European Time (GMT+1) (above site via DXLD) Geez! CET = UT +2 until Oct 28. You`d think for something as important as conveying the schedule of a new service, they would make some effort to get it right. This presumably refers to the KBC broadcasts which have been running for some months now on 6255, Sat 2200 UT and UT Sunday (not Saturday) at 0100. The question is, will the CET stay the same or the UT stay the same once DST be over? And in the case of NAm, what about the Week of Confusion? The site also displays some computed SW coverage maps for 6255 and 9710 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** LUXEMBOURG. DRM on 5990, 6095 has been off during the night for several days now. Current schedule is 0600-1800. Hopefully it's not just a temporary cutback (Olle Alm, Sweden, Oct 10, WORLD OF RADIO 1377, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MALAYSIA. 6049.64, Suara Islam/Voice of Islam via RTM, 1405-1605, Oct 7, in vernacular, reciting from the Qur'an, many IDs: "Radio Suara Islam, Kuala Lumpur", "Suara Islam FM", also one tentative ID as: "Suara Islam FM number 102.5 MHz.", 1430 one pip, into 10 minutes of news, ballads and Islamic music, fair to good (Ron Howard, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MEXICO. 9599.24, XEYU, Radio UNAM (presumed), 0917-0940, Oct 9, classical music, fair-good, no QRM (Ron Howard, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** MICRONESIA. 4755.25, PMA - Pacific Mission Aviation - The Cross Radio on 4755 kHz. 4755.25, Pacific Missionary Aviation "a me too log", from 1120 to 1152 UT, OM with English sermon at fair but consistent level, after local sunrise. Picked out only a few words here and there, mention of "Jesus Christ" twice. 1158 music as was fading out totally. The New [to me] Drake R8 Synchronous AM held in surprisingly well (Robert Wilkner, FL, DXplorer, Oct 8 via BC-DX via DXLD) 4755.25 PMA Feedback. I called Melinda Espinosa on Guam this evening (mid-afternoon Guam time) - she has DSL and can download larger MP3 files but must then create a CD for forwarding to Pohnpei, since as previously indicated the transmitter site only has dial-up e-mail access. Melinda indicated that The Cross station is currently testing - that would explain the all-music format during some of their broadcasting hours, anyway. The direct e-mail addresses for the station are radio @ pmapacific.org and pohnpei @ pmapacific.org The Melinda announcer at the station is obviously a different Melinda than the administrative person in the Guam HQ office (Bruce W. Churchill-CA-USA, DXplorer Oct 8, ibid.) Die juengst aus Japan gemeldeten Empfaenge der Radiostation der Pacific Missionary Aviation (PMA) lassen sich hier auf dem Spektrum nachvollziehen. Am 04.10. wurde das Signal beobachtet bis fade-out 2020 UT. Am 05.10.07 war das fade-in zwischen 1315 und 1330 UT und das fade-out zur gleichen Zeit am Vortage. Frequenz: 4755.25 kHz Die Signalstaerken lagen max. bei -20 dBm, also zu niedrig, um ein audio-Signal zu hoeren. Das ist auch nicht verwunderlich, da die Sendeleistung lediglich 1000 W betragen soll (Wolf-Dieter Behnke-D, A- DX Oct 6 via BC-DX via DXLD) Heute laeuft das Signal aber zu seiner vorlaeufigen Hoechstform auf. qrg: zwischen 4755.24 und 4755.25 kHz. Gegen 1750 MESZ [1550 UT] zeigte Spectrum Lab hier (Naehe Ulm) an der FD-4 in den Spitzen -25dB. Da faengt mein EKD wieder an, sich auf den Traege zu verriegeln und mein 40 Jahre alter RACAL RA-17 zeigt seine Klasse, indem er den Traeger mit BFO hoerbar macht. Das war alles gestern Abend 1 Stunde vor fade-out auch so und mehr scheint (noch) nicht drin zu sein (Albert Kosnopfel-D, A-DX Oct 7, ibid.) Ich waere nie auf die Idee gekommen Anfang Oktober gegen 1530 UT Micronesien auf 4.7 MHz zu suchen. Die Schnipsel stammen grob von 1530 UT, 1600 UT, 1605 UT, 1625 UT. Bestes Signal zwischen 1550 UT und 1620 UT. AEG E1800A, 30 mt "Draht" am MLB max S= 2/3, an der DX-One und ALA1530: nix, am HF1000A mit Sherwood SE3 fast nix, zumindest nicht verstaendlich, der RS EK890 nahe am 1800er, nur wesentlich "flacher". Wenn nur die AGC Regelung am 1800er etwas "weicher" waere. Aber fuer meine (Antennen!)moeglichkeiten ist das schon ein sehr guter Fang, die Freude gross (Christoph Ratzer, Austria, Oct 8, ibid.) ** MICRONESIA (POHNPEI). QSL: 4755.25, PMA "The Cross" Received e-mail verification reply (within 24 hours) indicating that it was their station that I heard. Thanked me for my report. This for a e-mail report with attached MP3 file for 13 minute recording. v/s: Roland. Also listed their Postal address, web site, and e-mail address for their newsletter and correspondences. Just to be appreciative of their efforts, I will write to them, thanking them for their co-operation to our inquires. This makes it official, #250 country heard and my #249 country verified (Edward Kusalik, Alberta, Canada, Oct 9, DX LISTENING DIGEST) 4755.25, "The Cross"/PMA --- Just got a verification and additional info via e-mail from Roland at "The Cross" on Pohnpei. Here is what was passed along: Thank you so much for your reception report. I checked your mp3 files and that is indeed our station. The modulation might be not so good because our signal processor is broken, so we're bypassing it, not getting the full modulation at all times. It should be better after we install the processor. Our announcements are: You are listening to The Cross Radio and it is 1 o'clock - 12 o'clock. Hi, this is Nova, you are listening to The Cross Radio, I love it. Hi, this is Anjel and Tanya and you are listening to The Cross Radio, 88.5 FM, I like it. There are a couple of others but those are the main ones. Some of them are not English but Pohnpeian. God bless, Roland Pacific Missionary Aviation The Cross Radio Station P. O. Box 517 Pohnpei, FM 96941 Federated States of Micronesia Tel: 691-320-1122 Email: radio @ pmapacific.org Web: http://www.pmapacific.org | http://radio.pmapacific.org 73 (via Dave Valko, PA, HCDX via WORLD OF RADIO 1377, DXLD) Dear OM, I monitor 4755 kHz from 0800 UT, but cannot receive The Cross Radio today on Oct. 11. It may be a trouble of transmitter (S. Hasegawa, Japan, NDXC, Oct 11, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Dear OM Sei-ichi, you are right. No carrier here, either. Maybe they are fixing the signal processor now, 73, (Mauno Ritola, Finland, 1213 UT Oct 11, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Before reading the above, I was also looking for it, Oct 11 around 1225, but no trace even of a carrier on 4755, aside the China/ Indonesia mix on 4750. So despite the local noise level and atmospherics, I wondered if PMA was really off the air. I`ve yet to log PMA The Cross, as I`m not losing sleep over just another gospel huxter, and I don`t count countries heard (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) On 8 October I heard a station on 4755 kHz with a US preacher when I tuned in at 0745 UT. From 0800 to 0900 a lot of music was played and at 0900 UT another preacher was heard. Signal strength was fair but I didn't hear a station ID. Curiously, I haven't heard the station since (Barry Hartley, NZ, wwdxc BC-DX Oct 12 via DXLD) According to Sei-ichi Hasegawa, Japan, the station was off on Oct 10/11 (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) ** MONGOLIA. 7260, Mongolian Radio-HS 2, *2300-2317, Oct 10, vernacular. Sign-on with IS, ID into choral-like music (NA?). YL at 2304 with talks between brief musical bits thru tune-out. Fair at best until 7261U ham chatter at 2314. Sign-on matches audio clip at intervalsignals.net (Scott R. Barbour, Jr., Intervale, NH, R8, R75, NIR10, MLB1, 200' Beverages, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 12085 kHz, the Voice of Mongolia. Escuchada ayer martes 2 de octubre alrededor de las 1015 UT con transmisión en inglés. A esa hora estaban con el programa de correspondencia (mailbag program). En él estaban leyendo algunos informes de recepción, me pareció que del mes de enero. La señal era bastante fuerte, y con la DE1103 y antena telescópica dentro de mi casa en Montevideo llegaba con SINPO 35443 - 45444. Hoy miércoles 4 la busqué a las 1025 pero no se escuchaba nada; sin embargo a las 1030 estaba con transmisión en mongol con muy buena señal. Seguramente el transmisor sufrió un corte ya que habitualmente la transmisión en inglés es seguida por la transmisión en mongol separadas apenas por unos minutos de señal de intervalo (Moisés Knochen, Montevideo, Uruguay, Conexión Digital Oct 7 via DXLD) ** OMAN. Bassil Zoubi of the ASBU announced that due to recent flooding, one of the HF transmitting sites in Oman was damaged. The Oman Ministry of Information had coordinated frequencies for this site as they hoped to have the site back on air during B07 (Excerpts From HFCC/ASBU Plenary Meeting Minutes - Birmingham, UK 27th- 31st August 2007, prepared on behalf of the HFCC Steering Committee by Geoff Spells, Member of the Steering Committee, via Oct NASB Newsletter via DXLD) Thumrayt or Seeb? Distinct from the VT/BBC site: VT COMMUNICATIONS CONTINUES BROADCAST OPERATIONS IN FACE OF ADVERSITY from The Oracle, July-December 2007 On 5th June 2007 VT Communications were informed that a category 5 cyclone (Typhoon Gonu) was heading towards the BBC Oman Relay Station on the southeastern coast of Oman near the town of Aseela, causing major disruption to services throughout the country. The station was built for the BBC World Service by VT Communications in 2002, replacing the aging relay station located 100 km south on Masirah Islands which had been in operation since 1967. As part of its contract to design and build the Oman facility, VT Communications also operates and maintains the station on behalf of the BBC World Service. The station provides optimum coverage to the BBC's target audiences in the region, including those in Pakistan, India, the Arabian peninsula, Iran and Afghanistan. The Omani authorities warned all residents to evacuate the coastline and 7000 inhabitants were taken off the island of Masirah. VT Communications employs over 35 staff at the station and at this stage all non essential staff were evacuated 40 km inland. A few engineering staff remained at the station where they were housed for the duration of the storm and equipped with satellite phones as back up for telephone networks that were out of service. Fortunately by the time Gonu reached the site it had decreased to a category 3 cyclone as wind speeds dropped. Despite the torrential rain and the excessive winds the station escaped unscathed, apart from a few minor water leaks. Unfortunately the surrounding area was affected by quite severe flooding with many homes and businesses being destroyed. Local amenities remained closed for several days and the water and electricity supply was severely disrupted. Despite the devastating effects of this cyclone VT Communications managed to ensure that the BBC's programming remained on the air and there was no disruption to service. The fact that the station survived relatively unscathed is a credit to the design and construction of the facility (Oct NASB Newsletter via DXLD) ** PAKISTAN. Re 7-122 PAKISTAN (and non) - item. 9 Oct at 1353 checked 9380 R Pakistan in Urdu. This transmitter had rather strong splatters and hash approximately 9350-9390 (at least). I wonder why I can hear it in Europe but not noticed in Lahore (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, Oct 10, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) Today, 10 Oct between 1330 and 1400 the 9380 R Pakistan splatters and hash were in minimum. So not much to complain except of course the modulation quality, but that wasn't the subject (Jari Savolainen, Kuusankoski, Finland, ibid.) Hi Jari, This is very intriguing - and as I wrote to the list, I can't hear any "hash" either at my location in NW England. The signal is not a "clean" one, but strength here is similar to how 9380 is being heard in Lahore. The last two days I've been monitoring 9 MHz and - except for some local noise - didn't notice any disturbance to stations using 9345 RNW via TAC, 9355 something weak in Chinese, 9360 VoR via Dushanbe, something weak on 9385 and BBC via Dushanbe on 9395. And nothing on empty channels either. Maybe the PAK 9380 signal is stronger in Finland and Bulgaria than it is here at my location (and in Lahore), and hence the unwanted hash becomes audible as a result? (Noel R. Green, Oct 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 630 kHz Jamming of Radio Pakistan Lahore Transmission by India Hi Glenn, (7-121) Reference to Alokesh Gupta replies, some of my general observations and his total out of context replies are reproduced here to depict his idiosyncrasies. The replies display the lack of his ability to comprehend plain facts or otherwise he is intentionally trying to distort the reported facts. Some of my observations vis-à-vis his replies are reproduced below to give a clear idea. My Observation: "It is also on record that Indian authorities have also been jamming the transmission of Radio Pakistan - (Azad Kashmir) Muzzaffarabad Station in the 'past too'." His reply: "I'm not aware or read about that. If you need to know about present situation can send you some audio files." I referred to past events and in response Alokesh is trying to act if he himself is the head of some Indian Jamming Authority and every Jamming has to be done with his orders and should be in his notice. My Observation: "Many Pakistani Newspaper websites 'were' also blocked by India". His reply: "Need names or URL. Checked websites of five of the most read newspapers in Pakistan, none of them are blocked" He seems to be unaware of the difference of "were" and "are". My reference was to some reported events in the past. Similarly the comments relating to problems faced by Indian DXers in correspondence with Pakistan in the past were that of Mr. J. Jacob, an Indian DXer, and not mine. As regards his advice to Indian Punjab listeners to use e-mail instead of sending letters, he seems be unaware of the literacy situation of an area of his own country. In fact in rural areas of Indian Punjab, the target audience of Punjabi Darbar, the farmers are primarily literate in their own language which is written in a script which is very different from English and to expect from them to send e-mail in English or to use Punjabi fonts would be absurd. But for the convenience of those very few who are literate in English in rural Punjab, an e-mail address has already been provided to the listeners. It may be noted that in view of growing listenership of the "Punjabi Darbar" programme of Radio Pakistan Lahore, it is rebroadcast the same day by the World Service of Radio Pakistan for Indian origin Sikhs residing in Europe from 1830 UT at 7530 and 9380 kHz. From October onwards, i.e. onset of winter, this broadcast on shortwave is also heard on shortwave in Lahore. Best Regards, (Aslam Javaid, 136/H Model Town, Lahore, Pakistan, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** PARAGUAY. 2 SET, 1514 UT, 12000 KHZ, Radio Licemil. Ypané, Paraguay. Castellano. Música popular paraguaya, cantada, sin anuncios. Buena Calidad (Adan Mur, Ñemby, Paraguay, Conexión Digital Oct 7 via DXLD) Very low power student station (gh, DXLD) ** PERU. 12 SET, 2022 UT, 18060 KHZ (6020 x 3), Radio Victoria, Lima, Perú. Castellano. Predicación y música evangélica. Pastor Claudio Triggi. Programa: "La Voz de la Liberación". El pastor comentó que el día miércoles es especial, siendo el Día de la Prosperidad. Calidad Variable (Adan Mur, Ñemby, Paraguay, Conexión Digital Oct 7 via DXLD) ** POLAND [non]. Polish R. Ext. Service --- In yesterday's Multimedia and the repeat today here at 1230 UT the B07 English schedule was given as: 13-14 UT: 5975 and 9450 --- 18-19 UT: 6015 and 7130 (Erik Køie in Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) FRANCE/GERMANY/POLAND Only 100 kW via DTK; and 250 kW via Issoudun France site. 1300-1400 UT: 5975 [NAU 100 kW] and 9450 [WER 100kW] 1800-1900 UT: 6015 [WER 100 kW] and 7130 [ISS 250kW] (Gordon Brown NWDXC Oct 11 via Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) So 9450 will be our best chance in NAm, QRM permitting, i.e. FEBC Philippines beamed west, which could still be a problem in C&WNAm (Glenn Hauser, DXLD) ** ROMANIA. Radio Rumania B-07 --- ¿Qué tal, queridos amigos Diexistas? Espero que estén muy bien. Por petición de la gran amiga y colega de RRI, Victoria Sepciu les mando los horarios y frecuencias B- 07: -Queridos oyentes, a partir del próximo 28 de octubre, nuestras emisiones en español se pueden sintonizar, por onda corta, de este modo: -a las 2000 horas UT, por 7140 y 9620 kHz; -a las 2200 horas UT, por 9575 y 11905 kHz; -a las 0000 horas UT, por 5960, 9525, 9665 y 11960 kHz; y -a las 0300 de la madrugada, por 6140, 9635, 9765 y 11825 kHz. -Os recuerdo, amigos, que en Europa, nos podéis escuchar a través del satélite HOT BIRD CINCO, en la frecuencia de 11623.28 Megahercios, polarización vertical, acimut 13 grados, Este, y también por Internet, enla página http://www.rri.ro Un afectuoso saludo, Victoria Sepciu (via Dino Bloise, Miami, EEUU, Oct 10, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. Krasnoyarsk 6085 finally is back on frequency with clean audio after months of buzzy signal on 6086v (Olle Alm, Sweden, Oct 10, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. 7300, VOR via Khabarovsk, *0955-1005, Oct 11, on with series of tones (on and off for about 8 seconds), ToH IS, into Chinese programming, fair, in the clear, with Firedrake off the air during their usual gap from 1000* - *1004:30. Firedrake also heard here at 0913 & 0938 with fair signal (Ron Howard, CA, Etón E1, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** RUSSIA. Peaks 15610/15640 kHz. A very bad distortion broadcast signal of Voice of Russia Urdu service noted Oct 11; around 1145-1200 UT Warm Up procedure with 800 Hertz test tone into Urdu language broadcast \\ 15405 and 15550 kHz. Broadcast VOR Urdu service, 1200-1300 UT, in \\ tiny 15405 and 15550 kHz outlets. 15610/15640 is NOT scheduled for URDU service. Noted on three rxs like AOR 7030, Eton E1, Sony ICF 2001/2010 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) WB also notified Mikhail Timofeyev and the Taldom transmitting center about this (gh, DXLD) At 1330 I have the "fundamental" signal on 15605 (listed by HFCC) with somewhat distorted modulation and an FM-like spur on 15640 and scratchy audio up to about 15660. Nothing on the lower side of 15605. (Olle Alm, Sweden, ibid.) Hello, despite I could not determinate the actuator fundamental frequency of the distorted signal, distortion was so tremendous here in Germany, my friend Olle in Sweden noted the signal on the upper flank of the Moscow outlet 15605 kHz today Oct 11. 15605 1300-1530 40,41,49 MSK 500 115 RUS VOR GFC But I noted the distortion already on test tone WARMUP from 1145 UT onwards. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, ibid.) While the day before, the 15510 area was blotched by a spur from VOR on 15605, as I reported, rechecked Oct 10 at 1356, there was another signal from VOR, which also had a buzz on its carrier, not // 15605. Closed with web address, 1359 VOR IS, simultaneous but not synchronized with 15550 and 15605, 1400 ID in Turkish and then just buzz until off at 1401* This is listed in HFCC as Samara, 140 degrees, which doesn`t seem right for Turkey: 15510 1200 1600 40-42,49,54,58 SAM 250 140 1234567 250307 281007 D RUS VOR GFC EiBi however says 15510 at 12-14 is for Afghanistan in its languages, but I`m sure I heard `Burasi Moskva(sp?)`. Axually, this must have been the *start of the Turkish broadcast which per EiBi is supposed to be on other frequencies: 1400 1500 RUS Voice of Russia TU ME 7325a 11985m 1170a 13855m Apparently the spur the day before completely obscured this other VOR transmission. While the dirty spur from VOR was around 15510 on Oct 10, things were different Oct 11: centered on 15640, where the YFR relay is supposed to be, and maybe was anyway, buried under the QRM. At 1306 found this very distorted signal splattering with spikes, worst between 15615 and 15660, ruining Greece on 15630 during talk in unID language, but into non-Christian music at 1311 so decided it was not YFR. Then checking the lower edge of the blob, the modulation obviously matched VOR Hindi service on 15605. But the 15605 transmitter was NOT responsible. The scheduled // of 15550 was absent, so I think that was the transmitter to blame, badly mistuned around 15640. Confirming that it was separate from 15605, that frequency went into English at 1400 while 15640 blob did not. This mess was also monitored by Olle Alm in Sweden and Wolfgang Büschel in Germany --- all of us off the back if really aimed at India, but very strong here. Wolfgang also notified the Russian transmitter operators about the problem, so we`ll see if it`s fixed by the next day. There have also been similar problems in the 7.0 MHz area in the European evenings, perhaps from the same faulty unit (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Another spurious pair observed of nominal 15660 kHz VoRUS in English with spurs on 15064/16256 kHz at 1400 UT, wandering to 15069/16248 kHz at 1435 UT. Oct 11 -- 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, harmonics yg via DXLD) ** RUSSIA. Saludos cordiales, hoy 9 de octubre se aprecia un extraño fenómeno entre las frecuencias de 7025 a 7040, Andrea Borgino en BCLNEWS nos informaba que estaba escuchando en 7025 a La Voz de Rusia en paralelo por 7310; este fenómeno también se observa desde Valencia, posteriormente se ha ampliado a las frecuencias de 7030, 7035 y 7040, están entrando La Voz de Rusia en sus emisiones de 7310 y 7330. ¿A qué se debe esto? 73 (José Miguel Romero, Spain, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) JMR, Hora? claro o distorsionado? Puede ser el mismo transmisor que antes en 15 MHz (gh to JMR2, via DXLD) La hora desde las 2000 en adelante; está distorsionado (Romero, ibid.) Betreff: 7030 KHz en 7049.5 kHz BC Russia Hello Uli and Wolf, To day I received a complaint from a Dutch amateur about 7030 KHz BC Russia in FM modulation. A week ago I monitored 7050 KHz VOR (Voice of Russia). Did you contact the Russian authorities? I informed Agentschap Telecom in Amerfoort. Will listen coming days on these frequencies. Kind regards, Dick PA0GRU http://www.iarums-r1.org (Dick van Empelen, PA0GRU, Oct 10, via Wolfgang Büschel, DXLD) RUSSIA two spurious 7080 and 6968 at 1900-2000 UT, Oct 11. Program Voice of Russia in English. 7080 much stronger at S=9+20 dB level. Also 1700-1800 in Arabic on 7070. Nearest regular VOR transmission in English is 7310 Moscow site. Distortion only on the lower side. No spurious on the upper side like 7425 or 7540 kHz. Also heavy BUZZ again on 7320 kHz German via Samara Russia, 19-20 UT. 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Germany, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) A tranmsitter fron Russia is still in fault, now on 7070 with a monstrous signal. Till 1800 UT in Arabic (Roberto Scaglione, Sicily, Oct 11, DX LISTENING DIGEST) SEE ALSO INDIA ** SAUDI ARABIA. 13 SET, 1217 UT, 15250 KHZ, Radio Riyadh, Arabia Saudita. Inglés. Programa: "Do You Need Help?" ("¿Necesitas Ayuda?"). La Radioterapeuta ofreció sugerencias para mejorar la calidad de la vida, por dedicar un poco de tiempo, todos los días, a uno mismo. Regálate una buena comida, una linda caminata, o un baño relajante. El ser humano merece de la felicidad. Calidad Excelente (Adan Mur, Ñemby, Paraguay, Conexión Digital Oct 7 via DXLD) ** SOUTH AFRICA. On 10th of October, 2007 received QSL-Letter from Radio Sentech, South Africa for their broadcast of 28th of July, 2007 at 1630 to 1700 UT on 15235 KHz. Broadcaster: Channel Africa. Transmitter: 500 kW Telefunken in Meyerton (Andy Martynyuk, Moscow, Russia, Oct 11, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** SOUTH AMERICA. Hola, este mail es para informarte de una nueva radio pirata captada acá en sudamerica; se trata de short wave relay. Aparentemente seria una repetidora pirata igual que el Andino Relay en su tiempo. La escucha fue a las 2330 UT hasta las 0000 en 6260 kHz con sinpo: 45434, música en inglés, locutor en inglés, rock y por último a las 2359 locutor en español anuncia el fin de la emision y da la página web de la radio http://es.geocities.com/shortwaverelay/ Espero que esta escucha sea de utilidad; cuando tenga más información te envío para que la publiques 73 cordiales buenos dxs (elradioescucha, Oct 11, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Viz.: SHORT WAVE RELAY --- QUIENES SOMOS? Somos un servicio de retransmision para radios, grupos de diexistas o personas que quieran grabar sus propios programas para que luego sean transmitidos por nuestra emisora en alguna de las bandas de onda corta donde operamos. Actualmente contamos con 2 transmisores de AM con sistema de modulación por ancho de pulso, con potencias de 150 w cada uno aptos para operar en las bandas de 49 mts y 31 mts. Para las transmisiones en banda lateral contamos con 2 transmisores de 250 w PEP. Frecuencias: estas son nuestras frecuencias de operación : Banda de 49 mts. amplitud modulada potencia 150 watts 6050 , 6100 , 6200 , 6260 khz Banda lateral única modo LSB, potencia 200 watts PEP frecuencias : 6470 , 6870 , 6890 y 6930 khz banda de 31 mts. amplitud modulada, potencia 150 watts 9560 y 9680 khz banda lateral unica modo usb potencia 200 watts 9300 y 9380 khz Otras frecuencias especiales a pedido (Solo en ssb 200 watts) 11220 , 14630 , 18420 y 21670 khz Para más información sobre cómo enviar los programas y cómo recibir nuestra tarjeta QSL, pueden contactarnos via e-mail; con gusto responderemos pronto. 07 / 10 2007 e-mail: shortwaverelay @ hotmail.com (via José Miguel Romero, Spain, dxldyg via DXLD) ** SPAIN. REE QRMing itself: see COSTA RICA ** TURKEY. Hi Glenn, I am looking at the printed copy of the VOT schedule. They have their schedule set out in "Terms". I checked last night the transmission to Australia and Asia between 2030 and 2130 UT, and the live from Turkey program was airing then, albeit the repeat. As mentioned last night, it was aired on the 2200 transmission. I am not sure about the repeat at 0300, I have only ever listened to that a couple times, when I have been awake! I know that the transmission at 2200 is a repeat of the transmission at 1830 utc, as they announce "The time hear in the Turkish Capital is 2130 hours". [I also heard the same timecheck on another 0300 --- gh] I have not noticed the repeats on LFT on Thursdays. The LFT show is on air on the 1230-1330 transmission, and according to the printed program schedule is aired 4 times. I will check for any repeats. From time to time, I check the reception of stations in the New York area, by using the online-receiver provided by ralabs.com in New York; you may have visited this site. TRT 6195 transmission to Europe and North America was audible at 2200, altho not as strong as in my location. 73's (Chris Lewis, England, Oct 10, DX LISTENING DIGEST) The Turks are furious about the US congressional resolution affirming the Ottomans` genocide of the Armenians in 1915y. Predictably, this was the only topic of VOT`s Live from Turkey on Thu Oct 11, fair on 15450 at 1250. The two announcers went on and on about this, asserting that France is dominated by the Armenians, and the USA by the Jews, with Pelosi their puppet. The Armenian diaspora is using this issue for their own benefit, to the detriment of Armenians at home. How can the US be self-righteous about this, when the US is committing far greater genocide in Iraq, and the Israelis in Palestine?? ``The US is taking pleasure over things that never happened``. At 1306 took a late break for music to cool off, then more of same as I moved on to monitor other things. Will this be repeated on the UT Friday 0300 broadcast on 5975? Christopher Lewis in England noticed that the Tuesday LFT, aired live at 1850, did repeat on later English broadcasts that day, contrary to schedule folder (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K [non]. Re 7-122: However, 11675 Greenville relay of BBCWS in English was on when rechecked at 2142. Why do they have such a problem starting this on time? It`s supposed to be the same transmitter used on 11720 for Hausa until 2100 weekdays, so a quick change to BBC at 2100 on 11675 is apparently not possible. Perhaps on Sat & Sun there is no such problem and BBC comes up on time? (Glenn Hauser, OK, WORLD OF RADIO 1377, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Glenn, I noticed that BBCWS on 13640 via WHRI was missing at 2100 UT on both Monday and Tuesday, October 8-9. On a hunch I tuned down to 31 meters and found them with a solid signal on 9525. The BBC website now shows this change. Guess 22 meters wasn't holding up, so they made the winter switch a few weeks early. They were still on 13640 last week. 11675 via Greenville still there, although not on until after 2130 today. Seems this happens frequently; wonder if they are a transmitter short and have to wait until VOA Creole is finished on 11895 at 2130, then tuning that unit down to 11675? (Stephen Luce, Houston, Texas, Oct 9, WORLD OF RADIO 1377, DX LISTENING DIGEST) AFAIK they made this change without notifying in advance. So BBCWS is treating the casual short wave listener as a DXer, putting them in the obligation of "go find us wherever you can". Luckily for the Beeb, signals are strong in the Caribbean area in this case, so will not demand too much work for the listeners, who anyway can't afford such immediate info as we can thanks to this site. My checkings this Oct. 9 after 2200 found the usual strong signal from Furman on new 9525, but weak signal from 5975 Montsinery. For me 13640 was still doing a fine job, contrary to what Stephen pointed out. Anyway fellas, this is the game we enjoy to play. Certainly is part of the hobby. 73s (Raúl Saavedra, Costa Rica, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) 11675 on by 2103 Oct 11 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U K. Re 7-122: BBC FACES WALKOUT OVER 2,800 JOB CUTS By Nicole Martin, Digital and Media Correspondent, and Andrew Pierce Daily Telegraph 10 October 2007 http://www.telegraph.co.uk:80/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/10/nbbc110.xml The BBC is braced for its worst industrial action in a decade as management prepares to axe up to 2,800 posts to save £2 billion. The 12pc cut, which was not denied yesterday by the BBC, has come as a shock to the work force Strike action appeared inevitable last night as unions digested the impact of proposed cuts of up to 12 per cent of the 23,000-strong work force. Household name presenters such as John Humphrys and Jim Naughtie, who anchor Radio 4's Today programme, will refuse to cross any picket line, effectively forcing the programme off the air. There were rumours last night that the BBC's One O'Clock News could be one of the casualties. If the show is axed, viewers may be provided with a 30-minute news feed taken from BBC News 24 instead of a separate bulletin. The strikes, which are expected before Christmas, could require the BBC to air repeats during prime time viewing. The 12 per cent cut, which was not denied yesterday by the BBC, has come as a shock to the work force. It comes less than three years after Mark Thompson, the director general, told staff that almost 4,000 posts would be cut in a move which unions said would "rip the heart out of the BBC". The corporation declined yesterday to confirm the speculation ahead of a meeting next Wednesday when Mr Thompson will present his final cost- cutting proposals to the BBC Trust, the corporation's governing body. The news and factual departments, which have produced some of the BBC's most popular series such as Planet Earth, Timewatch, Storyville and Horizon, will account for almost 50 per cent of the redundancies, which are expected to be approved by the trust. The drive for savings means that the BBC, despite the furore over the independent production company RDF misrepresenting the Queen in a documentary trailer, is planning to outsource even more work. Only last week, an open letter signed by BBC presenters, including Mr Naughtie and Gavin Esler, who appears on Newsnight, expressed "dismay" at the threatened job losses. Jeremy Paxman recently attacked the corporation at the Edinburgh Television Festival. A source said yesterday: "There are real concerns the cuts will seriously undermine standards and turn the news operation into a sausage factory with less probing analysis." The £2billion saving is required because of a reduced licence fee settlement, to pay for some BBC departments to move out of London to Salford to comply with government targets, to invest more money in multimedia, and funding the digital switchover. Gerry Morrissey, the general secretary of broadcast union Bectu, said industrial action was "inevitable" if 2,800 jobs were axed. "We are saying to our members that they will not be able to do what they do at the moment - maintain the quality with significantly less staff. It's not going to be possible." (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1377, DXLD) We listeners of the WS (yes, despite management's best efforts some of us do remain ) should not be too sanguine about this prospect either. News operations were combined some time ago across the corporation and any impacts felt there will undoubtedly reverberate. Management seems to have no problem expending significant resources on expensive outsourced trivialities like new jingles and catchphrases recommended by dubious consultants. Core services appear to be get less valued treatment (John Figliozzi, Halfmoon, NY, Oct 10, DX LISTENING DIGEST) I had no idea the average salary of the 2,800 jobs to be cut would amount to 714,285.71 pounds. Wow! Or more reasonably, that each job dispensed with would save that much including whatever additional costs it would entail. Such as? (Glenn Hauser, WORLD OF RADIO 1377, DX LISTENING DIGEST) RADIO 4 NEWSREADERS JOIN PROTEST John Plunkett, Thursday October 11, 2007, MediaGuardian.co.uk Some of BBC Radio 4's most familiar voices, including Charlotte Green and Peter Donaldson, have joined a protest at impending cuts to the BBC's radio news operation. Staff fear the BBC radio newsroom, which employs around 80 people, could be cut in half because of budget cutbacks and plans mooted by Radio Five Live to take its news summaries in-house. Radio 2's Ricky Salmon and Fenella Fudge are among the latest newsreaders, along with Green and Donaldson, to sign an open letter of protest, which will be sent to Michael Lyons, the chairman of the BBC Trust, this week. The 84 signatories to date include Radio 4's Corrie Corfield, Rory Morrison, Brian Perkins and Susan Rae, and reporters Angus Crawford and Barnie Choudhury. It warns of the "extremely grave prospects" facing the radio newsroom, with "devastating cuts" that "seriously threaten the quality of the service we provide". The letter urges the BBC Trust to consider "very carefully ... the newsroom's precarious position and its continued ability to provide the professional, authoritative, objective, distinctive, high-quality news service". BBC Radio's newsroom currently provides tailored news summaries and bulletins for all the corporation's national radio networks, except Radio 1, and local radio stations. The newsroom's output includes the news bulletins in the Today programme and the 30-minute 6pm news bulletin on Radio 4, as well as providing a news team at digital station 6Music and a summary for mobile phones and the BBC News website. Staff fear the radio newsroom could be hit twice by the BBC's across-the-board budget cuts - which radio staff fear could account for a cumulative budget reduction of up to 25% over the next five years - and plans mooted by Radio Five Live to produce its own news summaries in-house. "The radio newsroom - in various guises - has been broadcasting for 75 years. It has adapted positively to change and has evolved as the broadcasting world has developed," says the letter to Sir Michael. "However, we now fear this unforeseen - and so far publicly unrecognised - twin combination of cutbacks will seriously curtail our public broadcasting remit to deliver quality output, tailored to each individual audience. "Further: Why should the radio newsroom have to absorb its own 25% cuts and also Radio Five Live's? Is it fair to ask one small news department to suffer such devastating cutbacks in one go? "In conclusion: We urge the trustees to consider very carefully at this month's meeting the newsroom's precarious position and its continued ability to provide the professional, authoritative, objective, distinctive, high-quality news service expected from the Radio 4 Six O'Clock News and the rest of the department's valued output." The protest comes as staff across the corporation wait to hear the full scale of the latest job cuts from the director general, Mark Thompson. It has been reported that up to 2,800 job losses could be announced next week as Mr Thompson attempts to plug the corporation's estimated £2bn budget shortfall. The director general will announce the cuts next Thursday, a day after he has presented his final plans to the BBC Trust. A BBC news spokesman said: "Clearly, the final decisions about the BBC's plans for the next six years will be taken by the trust. "The proposals they are considering are designed to strengthen BBC news in the long term and preserve the quality of our journalism, as well as meeting the financial challenges the BBC faces." http://media.guardian.co.uk/radio/story/0,,2188712,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=4 (via Mike Terry, dxldyg via DXLD) ** U S A. NBC ``Nightly`` News, Oct 9 `Fleecing of America` series focused on TV & Radio Martí. TV TO CUBA : A CAMPAIGN OR A WASTE? Video link: http://tinyurl.com/yt65ox Stay tuned; another video of same characters in point-counterpoint starts immediately (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Radio/TV Marti in the news - as well as Dr. Coro the "JamMaster" http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21206872/ Funny about how he never covers this part of his expertise during his broadcasts on RHC (Curtis Sadowski, IL, WTFDA via DXLD) This is an accompanying text story in more detail, i.a., quoting CO2KK: Arnaldo Coro, a Cuban professor at Havana's Jose Marti International Journalism Institute, claimed the Radio Marti signal has also fallen victim to "physics" and "Cuban ingenuity." "Cuban engineers have been able to develop the way of using the same radio frequency channels in such a way as to absolutely block the presence of the foreign station from coming into the Cuban territory," he said (via DXLD) Continued under CUBA [and non] ** U S A. Doug Garlinger forwards the following job vacancy announcement from the IBB: MARKETING OFFICER/USIBB, Washington, DC Sep. 27, 2007-Oct. 25, 2007. U.S. International Broadcasting Bureau seeks energetic, results- oriented media professional to place Voice of America programs and products with affiliated radio and TV stations across Latin America. Salary range: $79,397 - $103,220. U.S. citizenship required. For full job description: http://www.voa.gov/vacancies/personnel.html or http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ or contact Karen Wren, 202.619.3117, kwren @ ibb.gov (Oct NASB Newsletter via DXLD) ** U S A. While checking out the REE Costa Rica spurs on 17 MHz band, Oct 11 around 2106 and earlier, I heard no trace of KVOH 17775, so may be off the air; when on, it can produce another set of spurs (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. WBCQ, 18910-CLSB, Oct 11 at 2107 check was not only on the air, but propagating well with good audio. Enough carrier to seem AM, but confirmed as LSB, no USB, on the DX-398. Village People takeoff was playing; instead of ``YMCA`` it was ``YHWH`` --- as in Yahweh, yuk2, as Rod Hembree tries to worm his weird anti-scientific theology into the in(?) crowd (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** U S A. Newspaper article about WLPO DX Test Dear fellow DXers, I got a phone call from a reporter with the La Salle, Illinois News Tribune – owned by the same folks who own WLPO – asking about the upcoming DX Test. He is writing an article about it, and I did a brief interview with him. He asked that I get with him ASAP after the test on Oct. 27 and let him know about how many people heard it and at what distance. As soon as possible after the test, I’m asking everyone who hears it to send me an e-mail. In addition to telling me that you heard the test, I’d also invite your “non-technical” comments about the test as well. Most readers don’t care about weird tones and Morse code, but if you are thrilled to hear the sound of an announcer’s voice from far away north-central Illinois , that kind of comment is something average readers can understand. This is a great opportunity to build some goodwill for our hobby, and I will be able to include a clipping of the story in future DX test requests to other stations. Thanks for your help (Jim Pogue, KH2AR/WPE9HLJ/KG6DX1A, Memphis, Tennessee USA, QRZ.com/KH2AR, DX LISTENING DIGEST) ** URUGUAY. Re 7-122: Uruguay: Possible special activation for 6155 "Banda Oriental" --- Bad news now... 6155 Banda Oriental... reactivation cancelled Buaaaaa.. :´´-( Antonio who is in Sarandi del Yi with his radio expo with an activity focused toward school boys there, says that it's impossible to get the operation done since the transmitter is out of order and the nearby area where the transmitter site is, is under flood. He adds that some time in the future it could be possible, and they will advise him. I cross fingers... and in some way I'm sad this project failed. Anyways, I believe that it has a positive aspect, for the station owner can think there is some interest to get their SW on. (Horacio Nigro, Montevideo, Oct 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 2370, BRAZIL, Sorocaba, Radio Cacique 10/1 1210 UT, 250 W, Spanish language with woman singing. Fair signal, audio was equal or slightly above carrier. This is their back up channel, as their main one is 2470. Back in the 50s & 60s it was called The Voice of Rio (Art Hernández, Reno NV, Tropical Band Roundup, IRCA DX Monitor Oct 13 via DXLD) Great catch, Art (Patrick Martin, ed., ibid.) Would be great if it were correct. 1) 1210 UT is far too late into daytime (9:10 am local) for 120m to be propagating from São Paulo state. 2) it would be in Portuguese, not Spanish; 3) no reports lately from Brasil of this one being active on 2370 or 2470. 4) any ID heard or anything really to connect it to this station? Possibly this was instead a third harmonic of 790 from some closer station in the US, Mexico, or maybe Central America. The last mention of it we find in DXLD 6-104 of July 17, 2006: Stations on the tropical bands which have closed down in 2004-2005, including Clandestines. kHz kW Station, City, Country, Last log 2470 0.25 R Cacique, Sorocaba, São Paulo Brazil AUG04 http://dswci.org/specials/misc/2006_trends_tropical.pdf (Anker Petersen, DSWCI DX Window July 12, 2006 via DXLD) See also DXLD 6-104; several other mentions of it in 2005 and even 2003y were about it being unheard. In 5-014 there is a report of a visit to the station, when it was being heard locally with a good signal on 2370 and a weak one on 2470 (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Thanks Glenn. It is a great pleasure to meet someone of your caliber. I have enjoyed listening to your programs and reading your reports since the early 1970's. Your information really helps. I have nothing Spanish language local on 790 kHz. WRTH shows nothing on 2370 but it does show 2470 for R. Cacique. However Passport shows 2370 as the alternate frequency for 2470 and vice versa for R. Cacique. Maybe I got Spanish and Portugese languages confused. I just don't know at this point. I trust your guess' over my best deductions. Do you have any contacts in S. America that could verify if R. Cacique as inactive on 2370 kHz at 1210 UT? Any help would be appreicated. Respectfully, (Art Hernández, NV, DX LISTENING DIGEST) [Later:] Glenn, I have attached a recording of this 2370 kHz signal from this morning. I have been picking up this signal over the last week and an half, intermittently. I have never heard a station here before. There is some slight bleed from the local power house station KKOH 780 kHz but you can still make out the other station that is slightly higher in signal level, about S4-5. The noise floor was around S2-3. I'm sorry to report that I did not record this station the first time I heard it, on 10/1/07. About 0900 UTC this morning I could not hear anything here at all, not even the KKOH bleed. The antenna is a 200X30 Marconi T (which is a very low noise, low radiation angle, vertically polarized antenna) and the receiver is a JRC NRD-545. Nothing fancy here. Can you make out the language in the recording? Please let me know what you think. I'm really stumped on this one. It would not be my first time to get fooled. Respectfully, (Art Hernández, ibid.) Hi Art, Tnx for your kind words. I think I`ve figured it out. I hear two stations mixing on your recording. One of which is definitely in Spanish (I could recognize only a few words). This points to a local mixing product between two of your AM stations in Reno. I see that you have Spanish stations on 1340, 1450 and 1550, so one of those is likely to be involved. You also have stations on 630, 780, 920 and 1230. Which of these add up to 2370? 1450 plus 920 = 2370. So next time your hear something on 2370, check 1450 on another radio and see if the audio matches (and 920). If not, check all the other local frequencies for a match. This could be an external mixing product, common in high-signal areas among MW stations. Some metal object re-radiates the two signals together. This would be even more likely if the two stations share a transmitter site (I have not attempted to investigate this.) Or it could be happening inside your receiver due to overload. In any event, it`s not DX! Let me know if my theory works out. 73, (Glenn to Art, via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Re 4805: and my opinion: are AIR playing western music? (Zacharias Liangas, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST) Probably not (gh) UNIDENTIFIED. 5954.10, 2300, Oct 10, Shakira song emerged as soon as co/channel BBC & CNR -8 had left. Lots of other (Colombian?) rock cantantes but no announcements whatsoever to 2348 tune-out. Peaks at S8, het with adjacent Pio XII 5952.45. First heard this on Oct 09. Anyone any idea, please? (Martien Groot, Schoorl, Netherlands, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. 13745, checked again Wed Oct 10 at 1325, M talking continuously with occasional brief music bits; could not make out much, but heard Azerbaijan mentioned, and later Pakistan. Also thought I heard an occasional Russian word, such as `druzhya`. At 1346 there seemed to be an ID, Radio A---? but could not make it out. Then a musical interlude until a W began speaking at 1350; From 1352 eclipsed by the big OC from CRI-via-Habana on 13740 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Chinese language station noted on 17565 at 1300-1400 UT slot. Whether CNR extended schedule or another Firedrake jamming outlet? Some Firedrake noted also against 21705 0700-0900 IBB Udorn Thani 17855 0700-1100 IBB Tinang 17780 0700-1000 IBB Tinian 17705 1130-1315 AIR Bangalore 15285 1030-1530 BBC Kranji-SNG 73 wb (Wolfgang Büschel, Stuttgart, Germany, Oct 11, dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST) UNIDENTIFIED. Re 18105: see COSTA RICA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS ++++++++++++++++++++++++ I read your reports faithfully and will take them with me to the Mohawk Valley Short Wave DX camp the weekend of the 19th Oct. with Roger Chambers. lc (Lawrence Cohen, Utica NY) see UNIDENTIFIED 2370 DIGITAL BROADCASTING DRM: BRAZIL; FRANCE; GERMANY; LUXEMBOURG; C&C ++++++++++++++++++++ FAMILY RADIO 26 MHZ DRM APPLICATION DISMISSED The Federal Communications Commission has dismissed the application of David Joseph for a 26 MHz DRM license in the Experimental Radio Service. As we previously reported, the proposed station was to broadcast from the Oakland, California headquarters of international broadcaster Family Radio. In an October 5, 2007 letter, the FCC Office of Engineering and Technology told Mr. Joseph: "You are advised that the Commission is unable to grant your application for the facilities requested. The operation proposed in this experiment cannot be used to broadcast to the general public. "There are a number of 1 kW and 5 kW DRM operations in the 26 MHz band in Europe, and since it would seem reasonable to assume that there had been plenty of DRM transmission testing done in past, the information from that testing should have already been obtained and used in determining if DRM is a feasible means of communication." The dismissal of the Joseph/FR application is not a setback to the eventual approval of local 26 MHz DRM broadcasting. It could have been anticipated, given the sparse documentation of the experiment's nature and purpose; and the possibility that it would be used to transmit content for general listening when local use of this band is not yet allowed in the U.S. (From http://www.26mhz.us via Benn Kobb, DXLD) We hardly need another gospel-huxter band (gh, DXLD) RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM +++++++++++++++++++++ Hello, everyone. This month we feature a few Yahoo groups online related to various aspects of radio, equipment user groups, technical information, etc. ETON-E1-XM-Radio Eton E1 Receiver & Grundig G1 Radio http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ETON-E1-XM-Radio/ (This group has over 1300 members but requires free membership registration to read the postings or to post your own messages or comments) The “Eton E1 XM” (E1XM) Radio / Receiver ... and the co-branded ‘Grundig G1 Radio’ !!! Here is your News and Information Center for this much talked about Radio, the Grundig Satellit 900 Receiver, that has been re-named the “ Eton E1 “ AM / FM / Shortwave “World Band” Receiver with “XM” Satellite Radio. Future “Grundig G1” Radio / Receiver Owners: Post your Questions, News Releases, Photos and other related information concerning the “ Eton E1 XM “ (E1XM) Receiver, a portable Communications Receiver featuring AM, FM and Shortwave Radio {World Band} reception and a lot more... RadioModifications http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RadioModifications/ (This group has close to 8800 members and does not require membership to read the postings.) Radio Modifications is a group dedicated to the repair, maintenance and modification of radio related equipment. The group’s focus is mainly on Amateur related equipment, however all topics about the discussion of radio is welcome. Discussing of illegal operating practices will not be allowed. This group is not a swap-net, please put you items up for sale elsewhere. Also please no advertising. Only members are allowed to post messages. ShortwaveRadios http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ShortwaveRadios/ (This group requires membership free membership to read the postings or to post messages) This is a place to showcase, discuss, compare, brag about and show off your shortwave radio. Sony, Sangean, Radio Shack, Grundig, Palstar, etc...ALL welcome, none turned away! Feel free to upload your pictures, tell your stories, share your findings. Admit it: you LOVE your radio! (via Don Moman, Technical Talks, Oct CIDX Messenger via DXLD) NAUTEL ENTERS SUPER-POWER MEDIUMWAVE TRANSMITTER BUSINESS, PLUS DRM http://www.nautel.com/09-06-2007.aspx September 6, 2007 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Hackett’s Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada – Nautel Ltd. has announced the release of its NX Series of high power, medium wave radio transmitters. Nautel NX transmitters have been designed with DRM (Digital Radio Mondiale) and HD RadioTM digital transmission as integral features, making this line the first in the industry to assume digital transmission as standard for high power medium wave applications. “The new NX line represents many firsts in this market segment,” said Peter Conlon, President and CEO of Nautel. “Not only are we now offering the largest single ended transmitter power output available, it’s available with integrated digital transmission capability – and it takes dramatically less space than competitive transmitters while using less power.” With power outputs ranging from 100 kW to 2000 kW, NX transmitters incorporate Nautel’s field-proven robust design enabling solid performance in a wide range of environmental conditions. In addition to DRM and HD Radio transmission capability, the NX Series offers many other industry firsts including: * AM adaptive precorrection (a first in High Power transmitters) * An unprecedented AC to RF efficiency of 90% * Outstanding linearity, utilizing a unique nine phase Direct Digital Modulation scheme that is encoded at 2.7 mega-samples per second * Leading space efficiency, with transmitters requiring 1/3 to 1/2 less space than competing solutions * An intuitive touch screen controller plus remote web access as standard Another first is in power output: Nautel’s new NX800 transmitter provides the largest single ended transmitter power output available in the industry, 800 kW. Multiple NX Series transmitters can be combined for power output as high as 2000 kW. “Nautel pioneered solid state medium wave transmitters, and has a proven reputation for quality and reliability worldwide,” Conlon said. “This new line further reinforces our commitment to broadcasters of all sizes. The NX Series will accommodate the needs of medium wave stations needing digital capabilities from the outset, as well as those who want to begin with analog transmission and move to digital at a later date.” “This series sets a new standard for medium wave transmission,” said John Whyte, Nautel Marketing Manager. “Our engineers set out to not only make the best digital medium wave transmitter in the market, they set out to beat their own records for reliability, quality, efficiency and user-friendly operation.” Nautel transmitters are designed with a proven redundant architecture that permits “hot swapping” of modules while remaining on-air. Frequency changes are also accomplished easily without the need for special tools or external test equipment. The NX Series’ user controls are also designed to be simple. A large 17” color LCD screen provides a graphical user interface (GUI), controllable by touch screen or mouse/keyboard that provides network and spectrum analyzers along with complete monitoring, control and logging of transmitter functions. “The new NX Series transmitters go beyond all expectations, offering capabilities that far exceed those of competitive transmitters,” said Alain Guay, Executive Sales Officer of SOGITEC, a reseller in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. “These are indeed the most advanced MF-AM transmitters available today, with integral functions and user controls that should begin to worry the competition.” The new NX Series will be highlighted at Nautel's IBC stand, 8.271. Other key solutions will be shown at IBC including the 1 kW - 40 kW V Series digital/analog FM transmitters, the 1 kW - 50 kW XR Series digital/analog medium wave transmitters as well as DRM and HD Radio demonstrations. Full information on Nautel's digital broadcast solutions is available at the Nautel website: http://www.nautel.com (via Ben Dawson, WA, DXLD) MUSEA +++++ MUSEO DE LA RADIO EN PEÑAFIEL, VALLADOLID Peñafiel no sólo es conocida por su castillo y por la Plaza del Coso; también tiene una importante riqueza cultural ahora reforzada con el nuevo Museo. http://www.radionoticias.com/Penafiel.htm Sala de receptores de galena. Ubicado en una casa burguesa del siglo XIX, el Museo de la Radio de Peñafiel guarda en su interior receptores de todas las épocas, incluyendo los tres aparatos que Hitler mandó construir y que se consideran piezas únicas. Hay en total entre 400 y 500 piezas, todas en perfecto estado de funcionamiento, desde receptores de galena hasta equipos modernos. La exposición de Peñafiel sirve también para que el visitante escuche y participe de la historia de la radio, para lo cual cuenta con grabaciones y exposiciones paralelas de emisiones de la Guerra Civil, la II Guerra Mundial, o retransmisiones deportivas y musicales que configuran la evolución de la radiodifusión española e internacional. «Es un museo vivo con gran vertiente pedagógica, no es un museo de cacharros», asegura su director, José Luis Alonso, para quien el de Peñafiel «es el mejor museo de radio de Europa Occidental» (via José Miguel Romero, Valencia, noticiasdx via DXLD) CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES +++++++++++++++++++++++++ NASB-USA DRM 2007 SPEAKERS LIST NOW POSTED NASB webmaster, Doug Garlinger, reports that there is now a list of the speakers at the 2007 annual meetings of the NASB and the USA DRM Group, in order of their talks, on the NASB website, along with the audio files of the meeting. This makes it easier to follow along when you are listening to the audio files. There are also cross-references to PowerPoint presentations given by many of the speakers, so you can actually listen to their talks and watch the PowerPoint presentations they were giving at the same time. Check at http://www.shortwave.org Also on this website, you'll find a preliminary agenda for the 2008 NASB Annual Meeting (click on "Annual Meeting") which will be held at Trans World Radio in Cary, North Carolina, along with complete hotel information. It's now possible to make your hotel reservations for the meeting, which can be cancelled until a day before arrival, so feel free to go ahead and book your room. Updates to the preliminary agenda will be posted to the website from time to time between now and the event, so check back occasionally to see what's new. A number of speakers have already been tentatively confirmed for the meeting, including representatives from NASB member Fundamental Broadcasting Network in Newport, North Carolina and Rachel Baughn, editor of Monitoring Times magazine, based in Brasstown, North Carolina. NASB Vice President Mike Adams will lead a panel discussion on shortwave radio's role in disaster situations. We are very pleased to announce that Continental Electronics, T- Systems, Thomson Broadcast and Multimedia and TCI International have already signed on to be sponsors for the 2008 NASB-USA DRM annual meetings. Two more dinner co-sponsorships are still available for $400 each. If your organization is interested, please contact Jeff White at jeff @ wrmi.net PREVIEW OF EDXC CONFERENCE, LUGANO, Nov 1-4 NASB President Jeff White will be one of the speakers at this year's European DX Council Conference in Lugano, Switzerland November 1-4. He'll be telling the group about the NASB, the state of shortwave broadcasting in the Americas, and the latest news about DRM and its U.S. platform. Also speaking will be Bob Zanotti, formerly of Swiss Radio International, who will explain his view of the reasons behind the closing of SRI; his website http://www.switzerlandinsound.com which is now the only source of "radio" reports about Switzerland; and his involvement in IRRS, The Italian Radio Relay Service, which he co- founded with Alfredo Cotroneo. Other speakers at the EDXC Conference will include Anker Peterson of the Danish Shortwave Club International and Robert Kipp, who will speak about "Radio in the South Atlantic." The last NASB Newsletter mentioned that the 2008 EDXC Conference will take place in Finland. Former EDXC Secretary General Risto Vahakainu, who is with the Finnish DX Association, provides us with a few more details in a recent e-mail: "For future planning I'm happy to announce that we have now fixed 5-7 September 2008 for the conference. We planned first for August, but the Beijing Olympics made us move a few weeks later. The city is Vaasa, on our west coast some 400 kilometers northwest of Helsinki." (all: Oct NASB Newsletter via DXLD) PROPAGATION +++++++++++ AURORA WATCH From our friends at http://www.spaceweather.com we get the following alert: AURORA WATCH: A solar wind stream is heading for Earth and it may spark a geomagnetic storm when it arrives on Oct. 11th or 12th. High- latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras (Mark Coady, Editor, Your Reports/Listening In Magazine, Co-Moderator, ODXA Yahoogroup, Ontario DX Association, President, Stars Up, Lights Down, Peterborough 1038 Ward Street, Bridgenorth, ON K0L 1H0 --- (705) 292-0458 http://geocities.com/luckywimpy "Stars Up! Lights Down! Support light pollution abatement in your community!", Oct 10, ODXA yg via DXLD) ###