AFGHANISTAN/GERMANY/KUWAIT/SRI LANKA/THAILAND
15715 VoA Music Mix, 0855 UT, En, O=4
VoA Music Mix auf 15715 kHz. Bis 0850 UT mit O=3, dann als ob Antenne
gedreht oder Sender zugeschalten mit O=4-5. Eigentlich sollte lt. Aoki
oder Eibi Radio Mashaal via Wertachtal on air sein. Fehlschaltung?
0900 UT sign off.
(Ralf Ladusch-D, A-DX July 19)
In Richtung Kriegsgebiet Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India,
Bangladesh. Hier die Erweiterung von Radio Mashaal in Pashto fuer das
Grenzgebiet West-Pakistan/Ost-Afghanistan auf 0700-0900 UT,
ab 15. September auch dann 0400-0700 UT, step by step expansion.
15715kHz 0700-0900 UT 40E,41NW WER 250kW 90deg addit 15.7. IBB
15715kHz 0400-0700 UT 40E,41NW WER 250kW 90deg addit 15.9. IBB
from WRTH Update May, now updated by wb:
BBG - RADIO MASHAAL (Gov). kHz: 621, 12030, 12130, 15360, 15715, 15740
Summer Schedule 2010
Pashto Days Area kHz
0900-1100 daily AFG,PAK 12130udo, 15360ira
0900-1300 daily AFG,PAK 621kho, 12030ira
1100-1200 daily AFG,PAK 12130ira, 15360udo
1200-1300 daily AFG,PAK 12130ira, 15360kwt
addit 15 July
0700-0900 daily AFG,PAK 12130ira, 15715wer, 15740udo
addit 15 Sept
0400-0700 daily AFG,PAK 12130ira, 15715wer, 15740udo
ALASKA 7355 KNLS signing on at 1200 UT with IS, "This is Alaska
calling...". Fair.
(Harold Sellers-BC-CAN, DXplorer July 20)
ALBANIA 9860 Radio Tirana in Albanian 2300-0030, En 0030-0045 UT, noted
at 2350 UT, excellent signal level of S=9+20dB. Interview about Kosovan
musician groups performing worldwide, also in South America.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20-21)
ALGERIA 700 Polisario Front, Tindouf, ALG, 2107-..., 22 Jul'10, Arabic,
speech, talks; 55444. 1550 kHz off yesterday, July 21, and has been off on
6297 kHz for quite a number of days.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 22)
ANGOLA 1088 RNA Canal "A", Mulenvos, 2246-2256, 21 Jul'10, Portuguese,
Portuguese songs, viz. fados, perhaps because the Portuguese president is
visiting the country...; 22441. At the same time, 4949.7 kHz was putting
a fair, but empty!, carrier.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 22)
ARMENIA/ASCENSION ISL/FRANCE/GERMANY/MADAGASCAR/RUSSIA/SOUTH AFRICA/UAE
YFR Family Radio 9600 kHz 1800 UT test.
Below see updated data of R Bulgaria DX Mix, discussed in A-DX ng
on July 18. (wb)
Wer von den Standortspezialisten verraet mir bitte woher Family Radio um
1800 Uhr UTC in Englisch auf 9600 kHz sendet?
(Andreas Tschauder-D, A-DX July 18)
More and more test transmissions of WYFR Family Radio in English.
1600-1700 6010 MEY 100 kW 020 deg to SoAf
1700-1800 7395 MDG 050 kW 240 deg to SoAf, new lang - Zulu, xEnglish
1700-1900 7560 ERV (Armenia) tx Yerevan towards Bulgaria.
1800-1900
YFR Kituba 5840 MEY (VTC)
YFR English 6180 MEY (VTC)
YFR Zulu/English 7395 MEY (MBR)
YFR to Rwanda 9495 MEY (VTC)
Test Issoudun to Af 9600 ISS (MBR) tx to Af,strong co-ch CRI English
YFR Spanish 9635 WER (MBR)
YFR English 9770 UAE (VTC)
Test WER to Africa 9880 WER (MBR) tx to Af,strong co-ch VOR French DRM
YFR Romanian 9895 WER (MBR)
Test WER to Africa 9925 WER (MBR)
YFR Igbo 11875 ASC (VTC)
YFR English 13750 WER (MBR)
1900-2100 6180 MEY 100 kW 015 deg to SoAf, co-ch AIR Arabic and French
1900-2100 9850 ARM 100 kW 325 deg to WeEu
2000-2200 5975 NAU 250 kW 210 deg (MBR) tx to WeAF
2000-2200 9740 UAE (VTC) tx to Af
2000-2300 9450 UAE (VTC) tx to Af
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 1)
ASCENCION ISL 17700 Sudan Radio Service via Ascension Isl. July 13 at
1600-1633 UT. 35433 Hausa, IS and ID at 1600 and 1630 UT, News.
(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium July 16)
AUSTRALIA 2368.5 R Symban, Marrickville, Sydney, 1153-1253, Jun 30,
Jul 01 and 09, They are back! At good level with Greek music after a brief
call-in segment. Best I have ever heard them as well! Into Greek ann at
1159:15, then back to Greek music. Nice ID at 1235 noted, and still going
strong. By 1244 starting to fade-down. One thing I have noticed, is that
the AOR 7030+ is outperforming the Perseus SDR by a substantial margin
with A/B tests using the same antenna.
(Walt Salmaniw-CAN, Dxplorer via dswci DXW)
6230u Australia, VMW ID by om at 1008 after wx update. 21 July.
2310 VL8A Alice Springs NT 1000 weakest of the three, 22 July.
2325 VL8T Tennant Creek NT 1000 some audio, 22 July.
2485 VL8K Katherine NT 1000 strongest of the three, 22 July.
4835 Alice Springs, NT 0735 on 19 July, nothing on 4910 kHz.
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 24)
AUSTRIA/GERMANY 6110 TOM US religious program at 1300-1500 via
Wertachtal site; but 1500-1600 UT via Moosbrunn-ORS Austria site.
(MBR July 21)
BOLIVIA 4795.92 R Lipez, Uyuni, 0239, July 24, Spanish ann mentioned
" .. fin de semana..", indigenous songs to past 0315 when tune-out. Weak
but completely in the clear. Tentative only, seems unusually late for
them? Had previously heard this July 17 at 0247 to 0305 UT which is
roughly the same time that Karel Honzik was listening, cf. dxld under
UNIDENTIFIED.
(Martien Groot-HOL, dxld July 24)
4699.9 Radio San Miguel, Riberalta, 2208-2213, July 12, locutor,
comentarios en espanol. Muy debil. 15321.
5952.5 Radio Pio XII, Siglo XX, 2201-2208, July 12, locutor, espanol,
comentarios; "Los momentos mas importantes con nuestros oyentes". Mejor en
LSB 13221.
(Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx July 21)
6134.82 R. Santa Cruz 1055-1100+ Jul 19. Religious program ending; man
with canned ID at 1056 announcing freqs of 960, 6135 kHz, and 92.? FM
"desde Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia"; flute mx to 1100 UT, then into
another program. Fair but deteriorating quickly.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer July 24)
3309.98 Radio Mosoj Chaski, Cochabamba yl under t storms hash 1000 UT on
23 July.
3380 UNID at 0215 UT on 20 July.
3390.01 Radio Emisoras Camargo, Camargo seems irregular 2330 to 0030 UT.
4409.8 Radio Eco, Reyes 0000 UT on 21 July.
4451.2 Radio Santa Ana, Santa Ana de Yacuma 2350 UT on 21 July.
4700 Radio San Miguel, Riberalta 1000 and 0000 every day!
4716.19 Radio Yura, Yura 1000 and 0000 UT, every day.
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 24)
5952.4 R. Pio XII, Siglo XX, 2216-2225, 17 Jul'10, Quechua, talks often
mentioning "sindicato" [trade union], songs in Castilian; 34432, adj. QRM.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 22)
BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA 612 BH Radio 1 OFF air via Sarajevo on 612 kHz.
Dear Mr. Robic,
unfortunately, our transmiter is off-air for 6 months. We have to repair
our transmitter. Thank you for this mail.
Best regards Senada Cumurovic - director of BH radio 1, July 19
(Patrick Robic-AUT, A-DX July 19)
Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution place. Another GE image update.
Sarajevo - new picture in G.E ?
Sarajevo Donje Mostre MW 612 kHz, 600 / 300 kW, ex7102.5 USB
44 01 13.86 N 18 08 32.17 E
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BOSNIA-HERCEGOVINA 9675 International Radio of Serbia at 0038 UT in
English, woman with news, 0040 UT man with ID and another program. Poor,
too weak to understand.
(Harold Sellers-BC-CAN, DXplorer July 20)
BRAZIL 9564.568 2053UT Super radio Deus a Amor, Curitiba Brazil Strong
and clear Pr. talks by male ID Voz do Brazil.
9629.920 2058UT R. Aparecida, Aparecida Brazil Pr. talks by male and
female good.
9645.355 2112UT R. Bandeirantes Sao Paulo Brazil Pr. talks by male and
female splatter China 9640 kHz.
9665.120 2120UT R. Voz Missionaria ,Florianopolis Brazil Pr. talks about
Brazil good.
10.000 2130UT Observatorio, Rio de Janeiro Brazil time pips ID
Observatorio fair.
11749.890 2137UT R. Voz Missionaria,Florianopolis Brazil Nice Pr. songs
fair.
11765 2142UT Super Deus a Amor, Cuitiba Brazil Pr. speech by male good.
11780 2146UT R. Nac. do Amazonia, Brasilia Brazil Strong Pr. talks by
male and female on a phone good.
11815 2150UT R. Brazil Central ,Gaiana Brazil Pr. talks about the
problems in Brazil good
5990 2155UT R. Senado, Brasilia Brazil Jazz music, with Pr. comments
very good.
5970 2200UT R. Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte Weak Pr. talks about Brazil.
5939.940 2205UT R. Voz Missionaria, Camboria Brazil Nice meditecion
music and Pr. comments by male.
6135.030 2210UT R. Aparecida, Aparecida Brazil Full ID July 22.
5952.448 0015UT Em Pio XII, Siglo Viente Bolivia Spanish talks by male
and nac. march.
5910.010 0021UT Marfil Estereo, Lomalinda Colombia Typical songs in
Spanish fair.
9504.980 2124UT R. Record, Sao Paulo Brazil Two men in conversation
about Brazil fair.
9675 2130UT R. Cancao Nova, Cachoeira Paulista Brazil Many IDs in Pr. as
"Cancao Nova" very good.
11854.940 2140UT R. Aparecida, Aparecida Brazil Typical Brazil music
fair.
11925.203 2147UT R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo Brazil Pr. talks about Sao
Paulo.
(Maurits van Driessche-BEL, hcdx July 23)
2379.9v [tentative] Brasil, Radio Educadora, Limeira, 7 and 20 July,
1000 to 1020 UT, easy to mix with harmonic ?
3375.451 Radio Municipal Sao Gabriel da Cachoeira, 1000 to 1020 UT
excellent signal with Brasil music, om and yl, 22 July.
4875.5 Rdif Roraima, Boa Vista RR seems silent again.
4894.91 Radio Novo Tempo, Campo Grande PR 1000 UT on 22 July.
4985 Radio Brasil Central, Goainia Excellent signal 2300 to 0000
on 20 July.
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 24)
9565 Super Radio Deus e Amor, Curitiba, 2142-2150, July 14, locutor,
portugues, comentario religioso. "A camana do agradecemento". 23322.
9665 Voz Missionaria, Cambioriu, 2150-2205, July 13, locutor, portugues,
comentario religioso: "Gloria a Deus". A las 2200 UT programa "A Voz do
Brasil". 23322.
9820 Radio 9 de Julho, Sao Paulo, 0545-0604, July 21, canciones
religiosas, locutor, portugues, comentario religioso: "San Maria madre de
Deus", "2 horas 48 minutos, na nosa sintonia". 24322.
11765 Super Radio Deus e Amor, Curitiba, 2030-2047, July 18, locutor,
portugues, religioso: "Iglesia Pentecostal Deus e Amor, Pastor David
Miranda", "curacion de oyentes enfermos". 34433.
11750 Voz Missionaria, Camboriu, 2043-2050, July 12, portugues, locutor,
comentario religioso. 23322.
11815 Radio Brasil Central, Goiania, 2140-2150, July 18, locutor,
portugues, transmision partido de futbol equipo Cruceiro. 22222.
11830 Radio Daqui, Goiania, 2035-2104*, July 12, portugues, canciones
religiosas, identificacion, locutor: "1830 kHz, a Radio Daqui", "Radio
Daqui, 5 horas 59 minitutos". Cierre a 2104. 34433.
(Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx July 21)
5970 R. Itatiaia, Belo Horizonte MG, 2239-2256, 18 Jul'10, f/ball match
rpt. Portuguesa vs. Goias, advertisements; 35433.
6000 R. Guaiba, Pt.o Alegre RS, 2254-2306, 18 Jul'10, f/ball match rpt.;
24331, QRM de CHN.
6020 R. Gaucha, Pt.o Alegre RS, 2255-2314, 18 Jul'10, f/ball match rpt.
Gremio vs. (?); 34432, avoidable heterodyne with PRU 6019.4 kHz, adj. QRM.
9645.3 R. Bandeirantes, Sao Paulo SP, 2119-2129, 18 Jul'10,
advertisements, advices, f/ball matches infos; 33431, adj. QRM.
// 11925.2 kHz.
9820 R. 9 de Julho, Sao Paulo SP, 2115-2146, 18 Jul'10, Bible stories,
music; 54433, QRM de CHN.
11735 R. Transmundial, St.a Maria RS, 1912-1927, 19 Jul'10, rlgs.
propag.; 44444, adj. QRM.
11830 R. Daqui, Anhangueera GO, 1909-1950, 19 Jul'10, songs, f/ball prgr
Futebol 2010 at 1944, advertisements; 34433, adj. QRM de ARS 11820 kHz -
huge signal, terrible splatter.
11855 R. Aparecida, Aparecida SP, 2125-2139, 18 Jul'10, sermon followed
by rosary at 2150 UT; 34443, QRM de WYFR. // 5035, 6135, 9629.9 kHz.
11925.2 R. Bandeirantes, 2121-2140, 18 Jul'10, cf. // 9645.3 kHz; 44433,
adj. QRM de ARS 11930 kHz.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 22)
CANADA 6030 CFVP Calgary at 1148 UT with Country music, 1150 UT
"AM 10-60" ID. Poor-fair with co-channel QRM.
6160 CKZU Vancouver at 1144 UT with BBC's "The Strand" arts program.
Good.
(Harold Sellers-BC-CAN, DXplorer July 20)
Sackville mixing products. Right now at 0108 UT JUly 18, I am hearing
Radio Sweden on 6010 kHz and Voice of Vietnam on 6175 kHz, both from
Sackville and 165 kHz away from each other. I am also hearing their mixing
products. Radio Sweden is audible on 6175 + 165 kHz, or 6340 kHz. Voice of
Vietnam is on the lower image frequency of 5845 kHz.
(Rik van Riel-NY-USA, hcdx July 18)
CANADA [COSTA RICA - probably from CTR site] 9489.92 odd signal of
Radio Republica in Spanish, on July 21, 0000 UT.
From Costa Rica too ? Spanish phone in, very smallband phone line audio,
only 3 kHz or less, S=9+15 dB here in Germany. In background warbling
jamming sound from Cuba.
Probably via former Faro del Caribe, San Jose site ?
Or is the former CIA, then UNR TIRWR Cahuita site reactivated?
see UNR site at Google Maps
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=++9%C2%B045%27
23.38%22N++82%C2%B053%270.85%22W&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=19.253434,57
.084961&ie=UTF8&ll=9.756885,-82.88227&spn=0.003685,0.006968&t=h&z=18>
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20-21)
Rather CANADA: 9490 kHz Republica has been overtly via Sackville:
9490kHz 2300-0200 UT 11 SAC 100kW 227deg Mon-Fri CAN RMI RCI
And I think Sackville is quite capable of running 80 Hertz off frequency.
Usually very strong signals from RR on 9490 kHz, surely not little Costa
Rican transmitters.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 21) Thanks Glenn.
CHINA CRI English service has improved in speaker sound, a handful of
new locutors origin from the Western World, with British like BBC, NZL/AUS
like R Australia, and US Maine-NY accent. Noted 7420 CRI English tonight
and thought first - it was Radio Australia program.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20)
[TIBET - Xizang] 7240 (Xizang Chinese channel), reported as silent, is
not so. Is and has been a regular at my location. The westerly beam of
this one and 7385 kHz gives good reception here.
(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 23)
Firedrake bandscan July 15: none at all found 19-8 MHz - between 1305 and
1310 UT.
Firedrake July 16: 14700, JBA at 1255. No others found 8-18 MHz. However,
15285, at 1256 July 16, open carrier, 1257 B-B-C- chimes IS in the clear,
so I stayed tuned to hear the jamming start. At 1259:50 Firedrake cut on
briefly over BBC sign-on, but at 1300 switched to CNR1 jamming with
Mandarin IDs, way over BBC.
15571, at 1348 July 16 making het with equally weak 15570 signal. Signs of
the radio war between the ChiCom and V. of Tibet via TAJIKISTAN, scheduled
on 15570 at 1330-1430, per Aoki.
Also could hear a lower-pitched het from 15266 additional ChiCom jamming
vs Taiwan 15265.
Firedrake July 17: 7280, fair at 1121, // 8400 but not 9040. Unlike the
others, 7280's victim is also audible, a 300 kW Sound of Hope via Taiwan
at 11-13. Otherwise, it's unusual to hear any FD below 8400 8400, good at
1118, not // 9040; also after 1205 and at 1237 9040, good at 1118. This
one is not // the others. Also after 1205 but gone at 1237 9380, fair at
1157, // 8400 and 7280, not 9040. Also after 1205 but gone at 1237 UT
10500, good at 1159 UT; also after 1205 but gone at 1237 UT.
No others found up to 18 MHz.
CNR1 jamming, besides usual spots 9605, 11785, 11805, 12040, etc., also vs
RTI on 11710 [see KOREA NORTH] making SAH of some 10 Hz, and // 15795 an
echo apart, July 17 at 1241 vs All India Radio's Chinese service, which
the ChiCom must also block from reaching the People.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 21)
There is a strong Firedrake jammer on 11560 kHz this evening (17 July
2010). First noted at 1755 UT, off at 1800. But was there again at 1850
recheck, off at 1900, back at 1904.
Not sure what is on this frequency at this time that would warrant Chinese
jammming. Nothing audible during Firedrake pauses on the hour. Any ideas?
(Tony Rogers-UK, BDXC-UK yg via dxld)
In such cases the default assumption is that usually inaudible Sound of
Hope peanutwhistle jumped to the frequency, drawing the wrathful overkill
jamming. Or maybe RFA moved from 11540 kHz?
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 21)
Thanks to David Towers and Steve Calver who confirm Firedrake again this
evening (20 July 2010) on 11560 kHz at 1650 and 1731 UT respectively. I
tuned in at 1745 and again noticed breaks on the hour at 1800 and
1900 UT before resuming approx 4 minutes later.
Did a quick check this evening at 1800 and Radio Free Asia in Mandarin was
jammed by CNR-1 on all of its frequencies: 7355 9355 9455 9540 9865 11540
11700 and 13625 kHz, whereas last night between 1800-1900 all frequencies
were accompanied by Firedrake.
(Tony Rogers-UK, BDXC-UK yg via dxld)
Firedrake July 18, all // today when checked: 8400, inaudible at 1215, but
very poor at 1217 9040, fair at 1215 and 1315 10500, good at 1218 // 9040
and 8400; poor at 1312 13100, fair at 1225 and 1311 13970, good at 1222;
gone at 1310 14700, unheard at any of these times 15555, poor at 1307
15795, very poor at 1226 mixing with AIR Chinese and/or CNR1 jamming.
Still very poor at 1308 15850, poor at 1226. By 1308, 15850 FD had risen
to very good. Aoki does not have anything near this frequency, so we can
only assume Sound of Hope had jumped here
15285, CNR1 and BBCWS Mandarin via Singapore fighting it out at 1310
15330, motorboating noise at 1309 and CNR1 Chinese vs BBC Uzbek via
Thailand.
Firedrake July 19: 9040, fair at 1254 10500, good at 1256 // 9040 14700,
fair at 1259, gone at 1347 No others found up to 16 MHz by 1300
15520, CNR1 jamming plus motorboating noise, July 19 at 1349; CNR1 was
// but a reverb apart from 15285 vs BBC.
15520 kHz must be today's landing spot for V. of Tibet via Tajikistan at
1330-1400 UT, which in Aoki list dated 19 July is shown on 15530 kHz
with *jamming.
Firedrake July 20, all // : 8400, JBA at 1258 10500, good at 1336. At this
point in every hour there is a relatively quiet, slow melodic passage,
with drums beginning to come back at :37 15140, poor at 1255, no others up
to 16 MHz before 1300; vs SOH 100 W 15520, fair with het at 1336, very
poor at 1355; vs V of Tibet via Tajikistan 15670, poor at 1337, very poor
at 1354; vs RFA in Tibetan via UAE.
[and non]. Firedrake July 21: 15545, poor at 1235; a bit earlier I was
just hearing a tone/het. The 20 July Aoki shows "15547*VOICE OF TIBET
1230-1330 1234567 Tibetan 100 131 Dushanbe-Yangiyul TJK 06848E 3829N VOTi
a10" No others found down to 8 MHz by 1300.
CNR1 jamming, in time order, no doubt also against V. of Tibet:
1334 on 15530, CNR1 + motorboating noise. Aoki has VOT in Chinese, not
Tibetan at 1330-1400 via Tajikistan on 15530, but it's a real jumper
1335 on 15520, Chinese not // 15530, het but no further jamming. I guess
this was V. of Tibet via Tajikistan, momentarily escaping the jamming
which was on 15530, but not for long
1336 on 15430, CNR1 // 15285 mix. VOT in Tibetan via UAE is on 15430 per
Aoki, at 1330-1400. UAE site may not be as adept at jumping around but
I think this one has also done that in past
1338 on 15560, CNR1 + motorboating has jumped here from 15530, but cuts
off at 1340* *1340 back to 15530 the CNR1 + motorboating but only until
1341:30*
*1342 now on 15570, CNR1 + mb + het. This time it seems to stay put past
1400 when the het is still heard but VOT should be finished.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 21)
COLOMBIA 5910 Marfil Estereo, Lomalinda, 0533-0555, July 13, canciones
mexicanas, locutor, identificacion: "La hora en Marfil Estereo, son las
12 y 37 minutos, estas sintonizando Marfil Estereo". 33333.
6035 La Voz del Guaviare, San Jose del Guaviare, 2243-2254, July 18,
locutor, espanol, anuncios comerciales, comentarios. Muy debil, audible en
LSB. 14321.
(Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx July 21)
CONGO Dem.Rep Very interesting article about HCJB & Radio Kahuizi in
Democratic Republic of Congo.
HCJB Global Partner Radio Kahuzi has launched a cutting-edge spiritual
outreach to young pastors and youth in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of
Congo (D.R.C.). The program, only two months old, is interactive with
instant feedback via SMS text messages.
"Even though there are no land lines in eastern D.R.C, there are cell
phones," explains missionary Richard McDonald in a Web site report. "Like
young people in America, African youth are learning how to utilize this
new method of communication, and in this case, for the glory of God!"
Young pastors, young people and adults are hungry for answers to life's
perplexing questions about "how to live righteously and godly in a
perverse generation," said McDonald who serves at the station with his
wife, Kathy. "Each one of these young people has lived through horrific
experiences over the past 18 years of war, famine and disease. Yet they
are hopeful and hungry for the Word of God and for contact with believers
in the outside world."
In the first two radio Bible studies aimed at and developed by this
audience, there were exhortations against imprudence in the Christian
community in Swahili, discussing 1 Corinthians 6:15-20 and Ephesians 6:31,
with "very positive ratings." Suggested follow-up topics were received via
SMS text messaging from young pastors and youth up to 300 miles away.
The next topic developed for broadcast was suggested by a young man who
leads one of the local Bible studies in Bukavu. "Improving Youth
Participation in the Lord's Work," based on a passage in 1 Timothy, was
the theme. It was followed by discussion and SMS feedback.
"There are so many obstacles Satan seems to put in the way," McDonald
added. "But the recognition that God is not willing that even one of these
beautiful young people should die without the knowledge of His Son makes
it all worthwhile."
Though Radio Kahuzi reaches millions in eastern D.R.C., in many
territories such as Kambabari it is the preferred radio station for more
than 70 percent of that area's 262,000 residents. Now the ministry is
making plans to install three additional FM relay sites.
Help to put these relay sites on the air is coming from many sources. The
Kahuzi Radio Club in Stephens City, Va., for example, reported on Facebook
that the youth in their daily vacation Bible school had raised $1,000 to
help purchase an FM relay transmitter from Galcom for the outreach in
D.R.C.
Radio Kahuzi, one of HCJB Global's partner ministries, is owned and
operated by Believer's Express Service, Inc. (BESI). Started in 1992, the
station broadcasts via shortwave and FM in English, French, Kikongo,
Mashi, Lingala, Tshiluba, Kinyarwandan and Swahili. <mnnonline.org>
(via Arnaldo Slaen-ARG, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 17)
CROATIA 3985.00 Croatia 3985.00 even. Croatian Radio Deanovec was back
on EVEN channel July 19, at 2305 UT, S=9+10dB. NXcast in Croatian.
Previously TX wandered down up to 250 ... 500 Hertz in past months. Also
morning sce 7320.00 even July 20 at 0830 UT fair 10 kW signal, but daytime
attenuation, only S=7 and some noise.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20)
CUBA 15250 Radio Nacional de Venezuela via Quivican site on Cuba island.
"...este patria ... Chavez concluded at 2315 UT, female announcer in
Spanish, S=9+20dB, // 13680 S=9+20dB, and probably // 9640 kHz too, latter
S=9+10dB.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20-21)
11670 Radio Nacional de Venezuela, *2200-2210, July 20, musica de
sintonia, inicio transmision, identificacion: "Esta senal identifica a
Radio Nacional de Venezuela, la voz de la Republica Bolivariana de
Venezuela en el Mundo, agradecemos reporten esta transmision al Apartado
3979, Caracas 1010 Venezuela, o al e-mail
<canalinternacionalrnv @ gmail.com>
transmitimos directamente desde la Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela a
traves de Radio Nacional de Venezuela". "Hechos que son noticia en
Venezuela", noticias. 44444.
(Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx July 21)
15380 RHC Portuguese at 2300-2400 July 20, S=9+10dB.
13650 CRI Beijing Portuguese sce via Quivican Cuba relay site at 2327 UT
July 20, S=9+10dB.
12030 RHC in Spanish at 2335 UT, S=9+10dB, and // much stronger 12020 kHz
at S=9+25dB level.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20-21)
La Habana Cuba in Spanish in 11-12 UT morning/noon range July 24. 15120kHz
S=7-8 here in Germany Europe. Mexican like songs, terrific music.
// 15360 kHz S=6-7, but little co-channel QRM by weak IBB Udornthani
Radio Mashaal in Pashto to war area in border of AFG/PAK.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 24)
13650 CRI Portuguese via CUBA, Fri July 16 at 2325 UT was interviewing a
Brazilian SWL, mentioning listening to RDPI, R. Praga and others in
Spanish if not Portuguese. Never caught his name, 2330 UT abruptly into
"Aula de chines, dia a dia" language lessons. Usually crummy modulation
from relay, pales by comparison to much louder and clearer RNV relay on
13680 kHz.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 21)
ECUADOR 4814.95 Radio El Buen Pastor, Saraguro Loma Loja 1000 and
2330 UT, every day.
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 24)
FRANCE/GERMANY 13820 V.O.Dem.Path of Ethiopian Unity via Germany, June
27 at *1700-1710 UT. 35433-32432 Amharic, 1700 UT sign on with IS, ID,
Opening announce, Talk and music.
Sun/Wed 1700-1800 to zones 38E,39S,48, via Nauen 250kW 145degr.
13820 V.of Eritrean People via Germany, July 01 at *1700-1710 UT. 35332
Tigrigna, 1700 UT sign on with opening announce, Opening music, Talk.
Thur 1700-1800 to zones 38E,39S,48, via Nauen 125kW 145degr.
13830 V.of Oromo Liberation via Germany[sic, via Issoudun-France relay],
June 27 at *1701-1710 UT. 32432-33433 Oromo, 1701 UT sign on with ID,
Opening music, Talk.
Sun/Wed 1700-1800 to zones 38E,39S,48, via Issoudun 100kW 126degr.
(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium July 16)
FRANCE/GERMANY New additional transmission via Media Broadcast(MBR):
WYFR Family Radio (cf.Dx Mix News # 631 - WYFR)
1800-1900 on 9600#ISS 500 kW / 155 deg to SoAf
1800-1900 on 9880*WER 500 kW / 165 deg to CeAf
1800-2000 on 9925 WER 500 kW / 165 deg to CeAf
1900-2000 on 9505 NAU 500 kW / 170 deg to CeAf
# co-ch CRI in English
* co-ch VOAfrica in Hausa + VOR in French DRM
Brother Stair/The Overcomer Ministries (TOM):
1900-2000 on 6155@WER 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu
1900-2000 on 7425&WER 100 kW / 120 deg to N/ME
@ co-ch BBC in English
& co-ch RNW in English
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 19)
FRENCH GUIANA 15475 Radio Netherland, at 1645-2157 UT July 11, tuned
Radio Netherland in Dutch with a final World cup in Sudafrica, Excellent
signal frequency no listed in WRTH 2010, never in BCLNWS up date, only
Glenn Hauser refrence update July 8, SINPO: 45444.
Scheduled via GUF relay 1800-2200 15475 GUF 500 kW 196 deg to SoAmerica.
(Hector Frias Jofre-CHL CE3FZL, JPNpremium July 16)
GERMANY Frequency change for Voice of America in Tibetan:
VOA Tibetan NF's.
1400-1500 NF15425 LAM 100kW 77deg Mon/Wed/Fri, ex15605,re-ex15330
1400-1500 NF15605 LAM 100kW 77deg Tu/Th/Sa/Su, ex15425,re-ex15330
Very strange situation.
The new frequencies are not indicated in the schedule of the station.
// 7465, 11510, 11975 kHz.
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 21)
9895 TOM US religious program at 1800-2000 UT extended via Wertachtal
site. No RNW service at this Freq/time slot anymore.
13820 Ethiopia Adera Dimts Radio at 1700-1800 UT on Sats only in Amharic,
via Nauen site 500 kW at 140degr to be ceased from August.
(MBR July 21)
MBR changes: Brother Stair/The Overcomer Ministries (TOM) in English
1300-1500 6110 WER 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu, from July 21
1500-1600 6110 MOS 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu, ex 1400-1600
1400-1600 13810 NAU 100 kW / 127 deg to N/ME
1500-1600 17485 WER 100 kW / 160 deg to CeAf
1800-2000 9895 WER 500 kW / non-dir to N/ME, from July 26
1900-2000 9895 WER 500 kW / non-dir to N/ME, only July 23-25
1900-2000 7425 WER 100 kW / 120 deg to N/ME
1900-2100 6155 WER 100 kW / 300 deg to WeEu
WYFR Family Radio in Romanian, canceled from July 26; please check new
7330,
1800-1900 9895 WER 100 kW / 105 deg to SEEu
Ethiopia [non], Adera Dimtse Radio in Amharic, last transmission
on July 31: 1700-1800 13820 NAU 500 kW / 140 deg Sat to EaAf,
canceled from Aug 7.
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 23)
[Gambia non] The Save the Gambia Democracy Project broadcast on 15225
did not appear on 10 July until 1821 UT. It was a new programme in an
unidentified language but sounded like it was produced in the USA. Talk
(sounding like stock market reports or commercials?) over music, followed
by a speaker in phone-line quality. 1826 dead air until 1828, ID which I
didn't catch but mention of "Maryland" and several mentions of something
like "Gambat". Transmitter cut off at 1830 UT.
The following week, 17 July, transmission was as normal from 1815 to
1830 UT with a new programme in a local language identifying as
"Baati Rewmi".
(James MacDonell-NIG, dxld July 18)
Sats only at 1815-1830 UT via MBR(exDTK) Nauen site 125kW at 221 degr.
6140 Radio Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, via Wertachtal, *0906-0930, Sun Jul
04, German pop songs (carrier was on from 0900 UT, but audio first
abruptly on from 0906 UT), German ann transmitter: Wertachtal with 250 kW,
0915 RMV news in German from Hamburg, Schwerin and Rostock, 45544.
6190 Deutschlandfunk, Berlin-Britz, 2100-2110, Jul 04, German news,
ID: "Deutschlandfunk", comment about the presidential election in
Poland. Still on the air! 55555.
(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW July 14)
6085 / 801 BR Munich Ismaning. The 8/2010 issue of the Radio-Kurier
magazine will include an interview with the head of the Ismaning station.
Herein he officially confirms that 6085 kHz will be shut down at the end
of October due to insufficient listeners numbers. In October the public
broadcasters will have to give reasons for keeping AM transmitters on air,
and on this hearing they will have to quote such figures.
For some time the 6085 kHz signal was on air around the clock, with
silence as audio content between midnight and 6 AM local time. Since 2007
they now switch off the RF signal overnight because this saves a lot of
operational costs and it has been found that the transmitter can be
switched on every morning without problems.
For 801 kHz it is under discussion to use it for Bayern Plus, a music
station for elder people, instead of the currently aired on3radio, a youth
station that basically is just a jukebox, with little live programming
which recently has been further cut back (not that Bayern Plus would be
much different in this regard). But no decision about a date for such a
switch-over has been made so far.
BR folks had good contacts to their IBB neighbours. One day they got a
phone call that "we have to told you that we'll be gone in three months".
The satellite uplink, the last thing that remained there after 1197 kHz
had been shut down, has been moved to Kuwait. A few other pieces of
equipment went to Lampertheim.
Critics comment that BR has simply to blame itself for the insufficient
listener numbers, arguing that all these people that purchase a shortwave
radio for ten Euros would be at least a potential audience if 6085 kHz
would still run in AM. And making such a science of turning off the plate
current overnight is quite remarkable as well.
<http://www.ratzer.at/Ismaning2010.html>
<http://picasaweb.google.de/ferienradio/Ismaning2010#>
The ex-1107 kHz [Continental] transmitter is, as can be seen, still there.
(Kai Ludwig-D, July 17, shortwavesites yg via dxld)
Attempt to save Putbus transmitter. The media authority of Mecklenburg-
Vorpommern tries to save the 729 kHz transmitter at Putbus on Ruegen
island from being dismantled, writing that "it would be the end of
mediumwave broadcasting in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". Thus they are looking
for "interested parties who have a general interest in mediumwave
broadcasting" and would like to "discuss the possibilities of digital
mediumwave transmissions" with them.
<http://www.medienanstalt-mv.de/news/pressrelease/125.html>
The Putbus transmitter was from 2001 til yearend 2009 in use for DRM test
transmissions by Deutschlsndradio. Previously Norddeutscher Rundfunk had
abandoned it in 1996. In 2008 some announcements about testing the
transmitters had been posted by a foreign party, but no such activities
followed.
Two pictures of the mediumwave antenna and new equipment container:
<http://www.biener-media.de/0729-MV.html>
Another photo of the transmitter site, also including the former FM tower:
<http://www.deutsches-drm-forum.de/Putbus1.jpg>
The FM facility was rather a filler, used for Ferienwelle and DT64
programming. First all transmissions were mono only, since no stereo-
capable feed circuits were available. Later a microwave or probably rather
UHF or whatever radio link has been established, but reportedly its
signals often sunk into the noise and again monaural service could be
offered only. Meanwhile the whole installation has been replaced by a new
FM site at Garz:
<http://www.senderfotos-bb.de/garz.htm>
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld July 25)
96.5 MHz 35 kW Langenberg. Naeheres zum Frequenzwechsel BFBS -
Deutschlandradio:
<http://umschalten.dkultur.de/frequenzwechsel>
(Klaus Spielvogel-D, A-DX July 16)
Frequenzwechsel? - An Rhein und Ruhr auf einer Welle.
Umschalten ist ab dem 2. August angesagt. Denn Deutschlandradio Kultur
kann seine Reichweite in Nordrhein-Westfalen ganz gewaltig steigern. Mit
der neuen UKW-Frequenz 96.5 MHz erreicht das profilierte Kulturprogramm
des bundesweiten Hoerfunks kuenftig mehr als zehn Millionen potenzielle
Hoerer an Rhein und Ruhr. Bislang war das Programm im
bevoelkerungsreichsten Bundesland fuer lediglich 1,2 Millionen Menschen in
wenigen Ballungsraeumen ueber ein Geflecht von leistungsschwachen
Frequenzen technisch einwandfrei empfangbar.
Ueber den Sender Langenberg werden mit einer Leistung von 35 Kilowatt
neben dem Ruhrgebiet auch weite Teile Westfalens und des Rheinlandes
versorgt.
Deutschlandradio Kultur ist dann zwischen Coesfeld im Norden, Arnsberg im
Osten, der hollaendischen Grenze im Westen und bis hinter Koeln im Sueden
in bester Empfangsqualitaet zu hoeren, zum Teil sogar noch weit darueber
hinaus.
Warum der Frequenzwechsel?
Der Sender, der vom WDR betrieben wird, steht auf den Hoehen oestlich der
Stadt Velbert. Von dort wurde auf der Frequenz 96.5 MHz bislang das
Programm BFBS Radio 1 ausgestrahlt, das sich an die in NRW stationierten
britischen Truppen richtet.
Der beschleunigte Rueckzug von Rheinarmee und Airforce auf einige wenige
Standorte im Rhein-Ruhr-Gebiet ermoeglichte jetzt einen umfangreichen
Frequenztausch: Das Deutschlandradio erhielt Langenberg und aus den
bisherigen Frequenzinseln von Deutschlandradio Kultur wurde ein
massgeschneidertes Sendernetz geschaffen, ueber das die Briten kuenftig
nur noch ihre unmittelbaren Garnisonsstaedte versorgen.
Moeglich wurde dieser Frequenztausch durch das grosszuegige Entgegenkommen
der Regierung in London unter tatkraeftiger Unterstuetzung von Sir Peter
Torry, dem ehemaligen britischen Botschafter in Berlin. Umgesetzt wurde
der Tausch letztendlich durch eine konzertierte Aktion der NRW-
Landesregierung, der Landesmedienanstalt in Duesseldorf sowie der
Bundesnetzagentur.
Was passiert mit anderen Frequenzen?
Insgesamt gibt das Deutschlandradio an Rhein und Ruhr 13 kleinere
Frequenzen ab. Sechs davon werden ab dem 2. August 2010 vom BFBS genutzt:
Borken (92.5). Duesseldorf (106.0). Hueckeswagen (106.0). Recklinghausen
(101.9). Rheinberg (105.1). Viersen (104.0 MHz).
Die restlichen sieben gehen zurueck an das Land NRW und stehen dann fuer
den regionalen Hoerfunk zur Verfuegung:
Bochum (89.3). Dorsten (97.0). Essen (88.3). Hagen (89.4). Koeln (89.9).
Krefeld (90.5). Muelheim (93.7 MHz).
GREENLAND 3815 KNR Tasiilaq, 2105-2214, Jan 25, Greenlandic and Danish.
I sent two reception reports to KNR on this broadcast. One to the Coastal
Utility station directly which, was answered within seven days with a full
data QSL-card signed by
Chief of Operations Mr. Bo Mogensen
TELE Greenland A/S
Teleservicecenter Aasiaat
Postboks 217
DK-3950 Aasiaat
Greenland.
The other report was sent to KNR studio in the capital Nuuk, from where I
on Jul 07 received a nice letter in English thanking me for the reception
report signed by Ms. Nauja Broens. She advised me to check these webpages
to learn more about KNR and Greenland at:
<www.knr.gl/radio> <www.knr.gl/billedgalleri> and
<www.greenland.com/content/english/tourist>
Their address is: KNR, Box 1007, DK-3900 Nuuk, Greenland.
E-mail address: <info @ knr.gl>
This QSL came after 160 days of waiting. DX-ers have to be patient!
(Anker Petersen-DEN, dswci DXW July 14)
GUAM 15370 AWR KSDA Guam in Chinese, S=8-9 at 2320 UT July 20.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20)
GUATEMALA 4780 Unid on Guatemala Radio Cultural Coatan fqy 1000 to
1105 UT in June over three day period, religious programme en espanol.
Nothing heard since.
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 24)
GUYANA [Suriname] Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution place.
Another GE image update.
NCN, soon new site, Guyana Broadcsting Corporation, Georgetown,
exSparendaam site. New Google snap of 20 November 2009.
Probably 390 x 300 meters area at
06 45 57.75 N 58 13 53.42 W
16.5 kilometers westerly of old site.
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=06+45+58.96+N+
+58+13+52.87+W&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=18.365724,57.084961&ie=UTF8&ll
=6.766386,-58.231316&spn=0.001771,0.003484&t=h&z=19>
MW mast 560/ 760 kHz 10 kW at
06 46 00.06 N 58 13 53.98 W
Tropical band anntennas 3290 / 5950 kHz 10 kW
probably close to 06 45 58.96 N 58 13 52.87 W
Maybe another antenna to be expected soon close to street
06 45 56.97 N 58 13 56.40 W
comments please.
(wb, SW TXsite July 20)
3290 GBC at 0940 UT, om with mix of music "He Aint Heavy He's My Brother"
20 July, 0925 UT "exclusively only ... come out and support the cause.
0935 UT "Lord Jesus Christ...." protestant minister. 22 July.
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 24)
HONDURAS 3250 Radio Luz y Vida, San Luis silent for the last three
weeks?
3340 HRMI Radio Misiones Internacionales, Comayagueela seems irregular
lately, reduced schedule. 1109 UT on 15 July.
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 24)
INDIA 5010 noted back 1445 UT. Today Thiruvananthapuram 5010 is off the
air at 1400 UT. 5040 kHz is continuing to have serious audio problems.
4837.24 kHz Gangtok is continuing to be off frequency. During the hayday
of tropical band activity on 60metres Indian regionals and Sri Lankans
were a darn headache blocking out a good number of DX signals, but today
they are a great welcome as well as the introduction of Leh, Gangtok,
Aizawl which came later. With the recent problems on some of these
transmitters and also such lovely stations like Kohima and Itanagar with
limited or hardly any regular operations, I wonder whether AIR is
abandoning its domestic SW coverage, like Sri Lanka did much to my
disappointment. India is no banana republic, about the second fastest
growing economy and there shouldn't be any lack of technical know how to
fix these. Jose any comments?
I hope this message will get reflected as I am having serious problems
with dx-india. I see my congratulatory message to Jose is still pending.
(Victor Goonetilleke-CLN 4S7VK, DXindia July 23)
Re: Indian regional stations.
Dear Victor, about the AIR SW Regional Stations / transmitters my guess is
that it shall continue be on air till it becomes unserviceable. Already SW
transmitters in Jammu and Ranchi are off air for many years with no signs
of returning. Several other SW transmitters which have already completed
their normal service period is kept on the air although they are facing
several technical and staff shortage problems etc.
I have not yet come across many proposals about replacing the Regional
Transmitters although some DRM SW transmitters are going to be set up in
Delhi, Aligarh & Bangalore etc.
It is a fact that with the influx of TV channels (cable & DTH) most peple
go in for TV rather than radio.
However, wIth the lauching of private FM stations, there is indeed revival
in listenership of FM stations. More and more FM stations are expected to
come up in future also by AIR and Private parties.
Let us watch and and wait and monitor AIR SW Regional stations as long as
the show goes on. Yours sincerely,
(Jose Jacob-IND VU2JOS, DXindia July 24)
INDONESIA 4605 Reactivated RRI Serui. I confirm the reactivated of RRI
Serui on 4605 kHz at 1000 UT on July 20 with fair signal. Local ID at 0959
UT and Jakarta news relay at 1100 UT.
<http://www.max.hi-ho.ne.jp/a-ishida/ins/snd/04605-100720-0959.mp3>
I was not able to receive it since last May.
(A. Ishida-JPN, via Sei-ichi Hasegawa-JPN, NDXC via dxld July 21)
4789.96 RRI Fak Fak, 1208-1228, July 10. Another Saturday (same thing
noted on July 3) of not carrying the Jakarta news relay, whereas most days
they do. Is it only on Saturday that they don't? Played pop Indonesian
songs. Nice to see that Atsunori Ishida's blog (Indonesian Radio Stations)
has been updated to reflect no JN at 1200 UT for July 3. Thank you
Atsunori!
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, JPNpremium July 16)
9525.89 Voice of Indonesia 1300-1401 Jul 19. En xmsn, with program
lineup, then news; the audio was lost around 1315 with just open carrier
until 1345, when audio came back on (music); 1401 out of En and into
Bahasa Indonesia with warta berita. Strong.
4749.96 RRI Makassar (pres) 1200-1210 Jul 23. SCI right at 1200, then
Jakarta relay a half-minute later. Poor.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer July 24)
7289.78 RRI Nabire Jun 27 0822-0857* 35333 Indonesian, Music, ID at 0846,
0857 UT sign off.
7289.82 RRI Nabire Jul 02 0827-0900* 35322-35333 Indonesian, Music, ID at
0859 UT, Koran, 0900 UT sign off.
(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium July 16)
4604.90 RRI Serui, 1233, July 22. Non-stop EZL songs in English; "Top of
the World" by Carpenters, "The Ballad of High Noon", etc.; 1300-1310: song
of the Coconut Isles and Jakarta news relay followed by choral National
Anthem (Indonesia Raya); checked again at 1330 to found them off the air.
Thanks to Atsunori Ishida's blog for the alert that they had returned.
Atsunori noted them today with 1326* UT. Was as strong as RRI Palangkaraya
on 3325 kHz.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, dxld July 22)
IRELAND 252 LF So one could speculate on whether neighbouring Eire
252 kHz could, despite a weaker signal that isn't so weak after all,
perform equally well like Droitwich 198 kHz vis-a-vis its co-ch. ALG.
In a way, it does, it's strong, but Algeria is closer to me and, above
all, their tx is quite near the coast, otherwise I'm sure it would
perform like the Bechar 153 kHz & Ouargla 198 kHz txs, i.e. poorly,
so IRL never dominates the ch., at least down here.
However, I can get Summerhill's signal with nil or almost nil QRM,
depending on the conditions, thanks to the K9AY. By the way, does anyone
know the genuine name for the Irish tx location listed as being located at
Summerhill - what on earth is this for a true Irish name?! It should be
Goidelic, not English!
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 16)
Hello Carlos, Yes, there are interesting phenomena to be heard on LW -
I've heard similar things myself, the most interesting being the
Luxembourg effect. But the closer you are to a station the less you hear.
Long Wave fades are not the same as we hear via MW. They are usually more
prolonged, and the audio becomes distorted and mushy. I'm sure that the
terrain does make a difference, but a large part of the path from Nador is
over the Med to you. The BBC usually make an announcement before the
Droitwich transmitter on 198 kHz is to be off for maintenance or any other
reason because of it's use for other things besides broadcasting.
The Irish LW station is located NW of Dublin in County Meath and really is
adjacent to the town/village of Summerhill. There's probably an Irish name
for it - as there is in Wales and parts of Scotland for various places -
but reference is to Summerhill. On You Tube ask for
>Atlantic 252 Station Launch 01-09-89<
and you will see a shot of the mast which seems to be just beyond someones
back garden. Transmitting sites are usually named after the nearest town
or village - 198 kHz isn't within Droitwich but some way south of that
town. Moorside Edge really is built on the edge of a moor and is not the
name of a town or village. Wolfy could no doubt give you the actual
geographic location of the Summerhill station.
(Noel Green-UK, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 16)
Subject: Re: LF 252. Gaelic names nearby acc G.E. :
Clarkstown
Clonlyon
Kilmore
Knockstown
Ballygortagh
Drumlargan
Curraghdoo
252 kHz Ireland Clarkstown, 4 kilometers / 2.3 nm east of Summerhill.
35 kilometers west of Dublin.
Unfortunately in low resolution in G.E. and Google Maps, dimly at
53 27 44.35 N 06 40 54.52 W
<http://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&q=53.462778,-
6.6775(Clarkstown+longwave+mast)&ie=UTF8&ll=53.462772,-
6.677499&spn=0.008878,0.027874&z=16>
<http://tx.mb21.co.uk/features/252/summerhill.shtml>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarkstown_radio_transmitter>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:03-Clarkestown_mast_2007-09-06.JPG>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:04-Clarkestown_mast_2007-09-06.jpg>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:01b-Clarkestown_mast_2007-09-
06_CROP._jpg.jpg>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:01a-Clarkestown_mast_2007-09-06.JPG>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:02-Clarkestown_mast_2007-09-06.JPG>
<http://members.multimania.co.uk/gregsradio/newpage0.html>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_Ireland>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longwave>
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 16)
LAOS 4412.56v Lao National Radio via Sam Neua, 1220-1232* UT, on both
July 16 & 17. News in Laotian; BoH gave website; choral National Anthem
(Pheng Xat Lao) till off. 6130 kHz was // till NA; continued on after
1232 UT with ads and music.
7145 Lao National R., Vientiane, randomly from 1235 to 1310 UT, July 16.
Better reception than normal and lucky this was higher than the terrible
OTH radar pulsating noise that Glenn reported hearing yesterday from 7055
up to 7120 kHz. July 17 found LNR off the air. Still rather erratic!
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, JPNpremium July 17)
LAOS Google Earth imagery. Some high resolution place. Another GE image
update. Now LAOS area in poor to fair resolution. MW location at km49 was
still a puzzle in past years.
LAO MW Wiengchan [Vientiane] km 49 north, 567 [ex576] kHz 200 kW Harris
tx, 279m mast height {178mASL}
18 20 24.06 N 102 26 59.87 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=+18%C2%B022%27
55.40%22N+102%C2%B025%2747.60%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=19.253434,5
7.084961&ie=UTF8&ll=18.339189,102.449977&spn=0.014196,0.027874&t=h&z=16>
or rather masts at {I guess}
18 22 55.40 N 102 25 47.60 E
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 16)
LIBERIA 4025 Star Radio, Monrovia, 0502-0515, July 14, canciones,
locutor, comentarios, ingles. Muy debil, audible en LSB. 14321.
(Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx July 21)
4025 Star Radio, Monrovia, 1922-2110*, 18 Jul'10, English (tent), talks,
...., news in English at 2100 until 2108 UT, announcements and abrupt
closure; 25231, a bit better at 2100 UT.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 22)
LIBYA English news heard this Sunday at 1156 UT tune in on 17735
// 17740 {now 17715} kHz, followed by Swahili programme.
(Jeanmarie Aubier-F, dxld July 18)
Frequency changes of LJBC Voice of Africa, July 22
Arabic
0400-0657 on 9870=SAB 500 kW / 130 deg to ECAf,new addit
0400-0657 on 9880!SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf,new addit
0700-0857 NF 11620:SAB 500 kW / 130 deg to ECAf, ex 11630
0700-0857 on 11650^SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf,new addit
0900-1157 on 17735%SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf,new addit
0900-1157 on 17740<SAB 500 kW / 130 deg to ECAf,new addit
{latter see below, replaced by 17715 kHz on July 24&25 instead}
Swahili
1200-1357 NF 17735#SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf, ex 17725
1200-1357 NF 17740 SAB 500 kW / 130 deg to ECAf, ex 21695
{latter see below, replaced by 17715 kHz on July 24&25 instead}
English
1400-1557 NF 15235+SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf, ex 17725
1400-1557 NF 15240 SAB 500 kW / 130 deg to ECAf, ex 21695
French
1600-1657 NF 9880>SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WNAf, ex 15660
1600-1657 NF 11850@SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf, ex 17725
1700-1757 NF 9880$SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WNAf, ex 11995
1700-1757 NF 11850*SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf, ex 15215
Hausa
1800-1857 NF 9880&SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WNAf, ex 11995
1800-1857 NF 11850 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf, ex 15215
1900-1957 NF 9880&SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WNAf, ex 11995
1900-1957 NF 11850 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf, ex 11600
Arabic
2000-2157 on 9880&SAB 500 kW / 230 deg to WNAf,new addit
2000-2157 on 11850"SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf,new addit
= co-ch 0400-0430 AIR Hindi(Vividh Bharati)
! co-ch 0530-0630 VOA French Mon-Fri
: co-ch 0700-0900 RUI English/Ukrainian
^ co-ch 0700-0800 RSI En/Slovak+strong carrier on 11648.1
% co-ch 0900-0930 CRI Indonesian
< co-ch 1000-1030 VOA Portuguese Sa/Su+1115-1200 AIR Thai
# co-ch 1300-1400 WYFR Kannada
+ co-ch 1415-1600 R.Vatican Urdu/Hindi/Tamil/Malayalam/En
> co-ch 1600-1700 VOR French DRM, totally blocked
@ co-ch 1600-1700 WYFR English
$ co-ch 1700-1800 VOR Italian DRM, totally blocked
* co-ch 1700-1800 WYFR Persian, totally blocked
& co-ch 1800-2100 VOR French DRM + WYFR English 1800-1900
" co-ch 2100-2200 AWR KSDA Japanese/English
Note: Start & end of transmissions varies between 3-5 min
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 22)
Yes, 11620 hefty QRM to RUI, Mykolaiev transmission a little bit ahead and
LBY underneath, but both on S=9+20 dB level. LBY // 11650 kHz.
I checked LJBC Voice of Africa only in 1030-1100 UT range, Saturday
July 24, 17740 kHz replaced by new17715 kHz today. On July 25 at 1308 UT,
both only strong carrier, but no studio audio feed ...
Frequency change of LJBC Voice of Africa, July 24
Arabic
0900-1157 on 17735 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf S=8-9
0900-1157 on 17715 SAB 500 kW / 130 deg to ECAf ex17740
little weaker S=7 strength.
Phone-in program in Arabic. At 10.39:20 UT program break, 1000 Hertz tone
on both channels, no broadcasthouse feed anymore.
Swahili
1200-1357 on 17735 SAB 500 kW / 180 deg to NEAf, ex17725
1200-1357 on 17715 SAB 500 kW / 130 deg to ECAf, ex17740
When checked at 1355 UT again, Swahili program back on air on both 17735
kHz S=5-6 strength only, at same time new17715 kHz at S=7-8 signal level,
many VoAfrica/Jamhiria IDs etc.
New 17715 kHz little co-channel QRM by weak YFR Al Dhabbaya UAE in Telugu
til 1357 UT.
From 13.59 UT July 24 quick change from 17715 to 15240 kHz, also service
to Ce&SoAF, S=9+10dB at 1359 UT, much stronger than 17715/17735 which were
on air til 1358 UT. // 15235 kHz a little weaker at S=8 level to EaAF at
130degrees.
LJBC Voice of Africa in English, ID and schedule announced at 1402 UT, but
STILL announced old spring time frequencies previously used til mid July.
Time pips, IDs and news mostly not on the hour, but xx.02 minutes later.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 24)
MADAGASCAR 11500 Radio Dabanga via Madagascar relay. July 09 at
*1529-1535 UT. 35333 Arabic, 1529 UT sign on with SJ, 1530 UT IS and
SJ, Opening announce, Talk. 1530-1727 UT.
(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium July 16)
MALAYSIA 6174.435 UNID Station. Bis 1600 UT (danach Sendeschluss)
konnte ich eine Station auf 6174.435 kHz mit Musik / Gesaengen aus
eventuell HoA o.ae. aufnehmen. Die Signalstaerke war nicht ueberragend,
in den Spitzen war das Signal aber gelegentlich gut zu verstehen.
(Thomas Lindenthal-D, A-DX July 17) see below:
6174.43 1357- UT, RTM Suara Islam July 1. Tentative on this one. A very
weak station audible under 6175 kHz using LSB mode. Koranic type chants
noted at 1401 UT. No obvious ID at the TOH. Will need someone closer to
confirm they're off frequency.
(Walter Salmaniw-Masset-BC-CAN, dxld)
5964.91v Klasik Nasional via RTM, 1308, July 11. In vernacular with the
news followed by PSA; many ads for a "Super Store"; "Radio Malaysia Klasik
Nasional" IDs. Another day of exceptional receptions from Malaysia and
also Sarawak! Klasik Nasional does very well up till 1400 UT, when covered
by a strong CRI sign on (5965.0 kHz).
July 12 clearly noted Kuala Lumpur news relay in vernacular from 1303 to
1310 UT; ALL // on 5030 (Sarawak FM), 5964.91v (Klasik Nasional) and
7270 (Wai FM) kHz. After 1310 UT not //.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, JPNpremium July 16)
MALAYSIA [Sarawak] 7270.0 Wai FM via RTM. Randomly from 1213 to 1350
UT, July 9. PBS Nei Menggu continues to be off the air! In vernacular; pop
songs; segment of indigenous chanting/singing; news; no Limbang FM relay
today, instead from 1317 to 1350 UT a report from "studio Wai FM" about
World Cup football; series of singing "Wai FM" jingles; mostly fair. AIR
IS via Chennai again heard at 1258 UT.
(Ron Howard-CA-USA, JPNpremium July 16)
7270.01 RTVM 1254-1330 Jul 23. Phone call (dedication?), followed by Eric
Clapton song; two pips to ToH, then presumed news; long talk segment
followed past BoH; sounded like Bahasa Malaysia but can't be sure.
Generally fair.
(John Wilkins-CO-USA, DXplorer July 24)
MALAYSIA 15295 0830-0855, Voice of Malaysia, Kajang, July 14, English,
YL talks including about woman and education with many mentions of "Voice
of Islam", Malay pop song and folk male singing - fair with splashes from
both sides (NHK and RFI).
(Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS, hcdx July 19)
MALI 5995 Radio Mali, Bamako, *0556-0610, July 21, musica de sintonia,
himno nacional, locutora: "Radiodiffusion TV du Mali, emettant de Bamako",
frecuecias "5995 kHz", locutor, frances, comentarios, canciones africanas.
24322.
(Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx July 21)
MAURITANIA 4845 Radio Mauritanie, Nouakchott, 0907-0926, 21 Jul'10,
Arabic, talk prgr with phone-ins and interviews; 24443, CODAR QRM. I was
unable to keep listening until they finally moved to 7245 kHz; today,
July 22, they were already on 7245 kHz prior to 0900 UT.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 22)
MOLDOVA 9665 Test tone procedure of Grigoriopol tx site 2353-2400 UT,
S=9+30dB powerhouse.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20-21)
MYANMAR 5985.8 Myanma Radio Yegu, 2251-2319, 18 Jul'10, carrier, tune
with local musical instruments, ID in Bamar, songs; 24342.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 22)
NEW ZEALAND Radio NZL International, Mediawatch program relay at
Sat 2106 UT 11675drm 11725 kHz,
Sun 1006 UT 6170 7440drm to Pacific.
Mediawatch in RNZ national program, Sundays at 9am and 10pm. (Local time
UT+12 hrs, Sat 2106 UT, Sun 1006 UT).
You can now listen or download programmes back to January 2007 in the
programme archive.
<http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/programme_archive
>
Transcripts of past programmes are available for 2001 through to 2004.
<http://www.radionz.co.nz/nr/programmes/mediawatch/archive>
<http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch>
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 16)
PERU 24 July Florida Logs.
3329.53 Ondas del Huallaga, Huanuco regular every day reception 1000 and
0000 UT with IF notch for CHU.
4746.94 Radio Huanta 2000 Huanta Ayacucho 1030 on 20 July.
4774.9 Radio Tarma. Tarma regular reception 1000 and 2330 every day!
4824.49 La Voz de la Selva, Iquitos 0000 on 23 July.
4826.5 Radio Sicuani, Sicuani, Cusco 0000 23 July.
4835.42 Radio Maranon Jaen 1040 to 1050, narrow filer to avoid 4940 slop.
22 July.
4857.4 Radio La Hora, Cusco 2340 on 16 July.
4986.833 Radio Manantial, Huancayo 0015 on July 23.
5039.21 Radio Libertad Junin 1044 to 1055 on July.19th, No RHC, om "cinco
en la manana .." Buenas Dias.
5120.38 Ondas del Suroriente, Quillabamba music Peruana 1050 on 22 July.
5485.45 Radio Reina de la Selva, Chachapoyas 1040 to 1100 UT on 22 July,
with musica y om but no ID.
5921.35 Radio Bethel 1050 on 22 July, per Dave Valko Tip. 0015 23 July.
5952 Bolivia, Pio XII, Siglo Veinte silent ? 21,22,23 July.
6047.16 Radio Santa Rosa, Lima 0000 to 0020 weak and deep fades 23 July.
1030 choral music 23 July.
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 24)
4746.9 Radio Huanta 2000, Huanta, 2241-2247, July 13, comentarios por
locutor, espanol. Muy debil. 14321.
4790.1 Radio Vision, Chiclayo, 0607-0635, July 13, programa religioso en
espanol, locutor, "La Voz de la Salvacion", hablando con oyentes por
telefono, "Iglesia Pentecostal Dios es Amor". 14321.
4955 Radio Cultural Amauta, Huanta, 2235-2246, July 13, locutor,
comentario religioso, espanol. Muy debil. 14321.
4974.8 Radio del Pacifico, Lima, 0610-0650, July 19, espanol, locutor,
comentario religioso: "Es tiempo de profecias", "El Senor esta con
nosotros". 14321.
6010.3 Radio Victoria, Lima, 0557-0620, July 13, programa religioso,
identificacion por locutor: "Radio Victoria, Lima, Radio Victoria, para
todo el mundo". "Donen en la Caja de Ahorros Iglesia Pentecostal Dios es
Amor". 24322.
9720 Radio Victoria, Lima, 0603-0620, July 13, locutor: "transmitimos via
internet las 14 horas del dia, La Voz de la Liberacion, un programa de la
Iglesia Pentecostal Dios es Amor, pastor David Miranda". 24322.
(Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx July 21)
5921.3 Radio Bethel (pres), Arequipa, 2218-2226, 17 Jul'10, Castilian,
rlgs. propag.; 14431, adj. QRM.
6019.4 Radio Vitoria, Lima, 0812-f/out 0910, 18 Jul'10, Castilian, rlgs.
propag. & related songs; 24432, QRM de AUS 6020 kHz at 0900 UT.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 22)
RUSSIA Kuybyshev{Samara} Radio Center is Shut Down "forever" (Video).
Here's a link to a TV report in Russian. I can't believe they didn't even
capture the collapsing radio mast ... The station was used not only for
usual Soviet radio propaganda but also for jamming.
The local authorities are planning to build a stadium or suburban
community on the grounds. The communication specialists are hoping for a
small radio museum.
<http://www.ntv.ru/novosti/199591/>
(Sergei Sodekin-IL-USA, dxld / DXplorer July 23)
Dear Sergei, many thanks for this interesting video. For those who want to
save this MP4 video (20.1 MB) just right-click and Save Target As the
following download link:
<http://media.ntv.ru/news/20100723/TV_CH6_0723_0957_SAVIN_t194.mp4>
(Dragan Lekic-SRB, dxld July 23)
Sad but predictable TV news: Samara-Russia TX site has came to its end ...
Hello to all, just saw on Russian NTV news report about dismantling of
Samara AM/SW TX site ("Radiotekhnicheskyy Tsentr imeni Popova"), also
known by nearest village name - Novosemeykino. It was 65 years in service.
Btw, 4 masts left, still standing proud ... will be destroyed next week :(
(Vlad Titarev-UKR, DXplorer July 23)
Hi dear Vlad, Shut down service and move the LW 234 and MW 873 kHz sce
from Novosemeykino to Samara, some 14.5 kilometers southwards has been
discussed about in 2001 and 2007y.
Excellent photosnap set:
<http://foto.cqham.ru/showgallery.php?cat=698&ppuser=2420>
RUS Former world war II (Samara / Kuybyshev) Novosemeykino site,
ex234 kHz 2000/1200 kW, 4x205 meters tall masts, closed in 2005.
53 22 57.00 N 50 20 17.00 E
<http://maps.yandex.ru/?ll=50.337816%2C53.382399&spn=0.008965%2C0.003158&l
=sat>
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=53%C2%B022%275
7.00%22N++50%C2%B020%2717.00%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=18.754035,56
.293945&ie=UTF8&ll=53.382509,50.337982&spn=0.004345,0.013744&t=h&z=17>
RUS (Samara / Kuybyshev) Novosemeykino site,
former 873 kHz 100 kW, 4x150 meters tall masts, closed 2005.
see snap in the background
<http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/static.panoramio.com/photos/origi
nal/19939107.jpg>
53 23 25.44 N 50 19 50.53 E
<http://maps.yandex.ru/?ll=50.330701%2C53.390401&spn=0.008956%2C0.003163&l
=sat>
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=53%C2%B023%272
5.44%22N++50%C2%B019%2750.53%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=18.754035,56
.293945&ie=UTF8&ll=53.389689,50.332618&spn=0.008689,0.027487&t=h&z=16>
New Samara MW now 729, 873, 1143 kHz
53 16 21.84 N 50 14 38.74 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=53%C2%B016%272
1.84%22N++50%C2%B014%2738.74%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=18.754035,56
.293945&ie=UTF8&ll=53.272733,50.244083&spn=0.002178,0.006872&t=h&z=18>
(wb, DXplorer July 23)
History - Samara txers.
Regarding this item in DXLD and BC-DX #520:
TV reporter visits Popov txing centre in Samara. [Presenter] The Radio Day
is being marked today throughout Russia, including Samara Region which has
a unique site - a tx which sends out signals to almost half the world etc.
As usual when journalists are describing technical facilities, the outcome
is somewhat confusing.
The original Samara LW facility was constructed in 1942 on the basis of
the RV-1 500 kW tx in Moscow, which was evacuated beginning Oct 16, 1941,
and brought to Samara to escape the Hitler armies. Designed by Aleksandr
Mints, the father of Soviet high power bcing, RV-1 originally became
operational in April 1933 and consisted of 5 // 100 kW txers. The stn was
reopened in Samara in Nov 1942, where this monster size txer was further
expanded to 1200 kW.
An old Russian electronics textbook found by Bernd Trutenau shows a
picture of the 1200 kW facility (with no site mentioned). Russian DXers
going to Samara in the early '90s found a facility in good agreement with
the published picture at Novosemeykino, north of Samara.
During WW II a SW stn using several 15 kW txers was also built near
Samara. The exact location is not known. At the time of the visit by the
Russian DXers, the site of the 1200 kW txer also included a MW facility
and various rhombic antennas that could have been used by the 15 kW units.
The 1200 kW LW txer has since long been replaced by a new 2000 kW one west
of Syzran.
{sic, its Russian terrestrial radio navigation system
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LORAN>
RUS RSDN Balasheyka Syzran GRI 8000 1150 kW Loran-C Chayka system, wb.}
This facility was confirmed by DXers passing by on the railway.
The replacement seems to have happened already before 1980. The current
txer has the registration number RV-390, the number of the old txer must
have been different as there were less than 150 txers on the air when it
started in Samara. Apparently the old txer site has been preserved as a
backup or perhaps as a museum.
The big SW stn in Samara is located in the nothern outskirts of Samara
city. It has a main section with dozens of curtain antennas and a second
section with some more curtains.
(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews May 15, 2001)
Die urspruengliche Langwellenstation in Novosemeykino noerdlich von Samara
wurde 1942 errichtet, nachdem man 1941 den Moskauer Sender RV-1 abgebaut
und vor dem deutschen Angriff dorthin in Sicherheit gebracht hatte. Mehr
als 10000 Gefangene sollen am Bau beteiligt der Betonbunker gewesen sein
und viele haben es nicht ueberlebt. Der Moskauer Sender, der aus fuenf
100-kW-Einheiten bestand, war von Aleksandr Mints, dem Mentor der
sowjetischen Hochleistungssendertechnik, geplant worden und hatte im April
1933 seine Sendungen in Moskau begonnen. Nach der Wiederinbetriebnahme in
Samara im November 1942 wurde die Anlage bis auf 1,2 MW ausgebaut. Im
Weltkrieg sendete die Station rund um die Uhr in 26 Sprachen. Die deutsche
Luftwaffe soll versucht haben, die Station zum Schweigen zu bringen, die
Flugzeuge haetten aber nie den Standort erreicht.
Die Station wurde wohl noch vor 1980 von einer 2-MW-Anlage mit der Nummer
RV-390 westlich von Syzran ersetzt. Ein Fernsehbericht am Rundfunktag 7.5.
behauptete, die Station sei noch in ihrem urspruenglichen Zustand
vorhanden. Der Langwellenstandort war im zweiten Weltkrieg moeglicherweise
auch die Heimat von mehreren 15-kW-Kurzwellensendern.
Die heutige Kurzwellenstation von Samara ist am noerdlichen Stadtrand von
Samara und beherbergt zwei riesige Antennenfelder. Die Geschichte der
sowjetischen Senderstandorte ist schwer zu schreiben, da die Behoerden die
Sender als Sicherheitsfragen behandelten, bei internationalen Eintragungen
viel verschleierten und Veroeffentlichungen vor Ort recht vage waren.
Recherche durch russische Hobbyfreunde war vor der Wende gefaehrlich,
trotzdem sind ihre Erinnerungen daran, wo Sendeanlagen standen und wie sie
von weitem aussahen ein wichtiger Anhaltspunkt.
(ibid.; via Dr. Hansjoerg Biener-D, NTT via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews Jun 1,
2001)
Novosemeykino silent? Fascinating stuff:
A report about the Novosemeykino site northeast of Samara, inaugurated in
1942 with 1200 kW (so much for Erching being the world's largest
transmitter when it went on air in 1953). Unfortunately I get only garbled
characters on this page, but the pictures really speak volumes:
<http://www.retro.samnet.ru/zapstolica/rvs/index.htm>
Note the RV-390 transmitter. Earlier it was believed that the more recent
Samara high power LW/MW transmitters were located elsewhere, cf.
<http://www.angelfire.com/ok/worldofradio/dxld1070.txt>
but at least without the text it appears that indeed Novosemeykino
remained in use with upgraded equipment.
new Victor homepage address, thanks Mauno ...
<http://victorcity.narod.ru/Cities/samara.htm>
gives Novosemeykino as site for both 234 and 873 with 2000 kW each,
mentions a shut-down of this ancient site as recently as in 2005
(apparently in accordance with the feature I can't read) and speculates
about the current site of Radio Rossii on 873, if it is still on air at
all. 234 had been shut down already in the early nineties.
More photos of the Novosemeykino antennas:
<http://phonecard.hobi.ru/img5>
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld July 24, 2007)
Novosemeykino site to be DISMANTLED.
For looking up about Novosemeykino:
<http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=novosemeykino+site%3Awww.w4uvh.net&bt
nG=Google-Suche&meta>
And a new photo set:
<http://foto.cqham.ru/showgallery.php?cat=698&ppuser=2420>
The Samara branch of RTRS now announces that it will dismantle the
Novosemeykino transmitter site, saying that it deteriorates further every
year and that there is meanwhile a risk that the antenna towers could
collapse.
<http://samara.rtrn.ru/news.asp?view=10762>
New Samara SW and MW location:
At the end of this news they also mention another dismantling project for
tall objects, to be carried out in the second or third quarter of 2009,
with the paperwork being under way at present. It's not specified what
this project is about, but the first suspect would of course be the Radio
Centre 3, i.e. the shortwave site in the northern outskirts of Samara.
Here is an extensive photo collection:
<http://foto.mail.ru/inbox/yemel/21>
And a nice view of the antenna farm at sunset:
<http://www.panoramio.com/photo/4466573>
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld Feb 8, 2009)
PORTUGAL 11630 and 11940 RDP Lisbon in Portuguese, both channels on
same
level of S=9+30dB at 2342-2350 UT July 20.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20)
RWANDA/SRI LANKA Deutsche Welle 15540 ... ss interessiert mich ob die
Deutsche Welle um 1400 Uhr UT auf 15540 kHz aus Trincomalee in Amharisch
aktiv ist? Ich hoere jedenfalls seit Wochen selbst in der Tuerkei nur das
"Schweigen im Walde"!
(Andreas Tschauder-TUR, A-DX July 20)
DWL Amharic 1400-1500 UT plus white Noise jammer.
9880 KIG, 11965 TRM, 15460 KIG, 15570 TRM.
SAO TOME E PRINCIPE 945 Radio Nacional de Sao Tome e Principe,
Pinheira, 2223-2237, 21 Jul'10, Portuguese, talks, songs, news at 2230 UT;
23441, QRM de F but also de AGL (pres) in Vernaculars.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 22)
SERBIA STUBLINE, HF transmitting station photos Thanks to David Kriz
from the Czech Republic, who paid a visit to STUBLINE HF transmitting
station near Obrenovac, SERBIA, now we can see 16 photos - how these days
looks the station. Photos are from July 2010.
I'm surprised how International R Serbia have not removed the destroyed
buildings from 1999 NATO bombing ...
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/8a305189386890>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/f7c63d89386870>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/1a471e89386623>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/95f95689386597>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/3f88a389386996>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/a7f84489386502>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/e1f4fc89386549>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/f1cd6189386437>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/27098489386471>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/a5d35289386655>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/ab6b9a89386697>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/48927f89386723>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/a54a5889386760>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/c9148489386798>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/84f59f89386841>
<http://www.imagebam.com/image/7b0b0d89386949>
(Dragan Lekic-SER, dxld July 21)
Similar NATO ride demolition on Belgrade Zvecka mediumwave site 684 kHz
2000 kW former Continental tx
44 38 31.76 N 20 08 23.87 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=44%C2%B038%273
1.76%22N++20%C2%B008%2723.87%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=19.197937,57
.084961&ie=UTF8&ll=44.642155,20.139999&spn=0.002653,0.006968&t=h&z=18>
and Aleksinac mediumwave 1008 kHz 200 kW destroyed by NATO 1999
43 21 54.67 N 21 42 43.61 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=43%C2%B021%275
4.67%22N++21%C2%B042%2743.61%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=19.253434,57
.084961&ie=UTF8&ll=43.365126,21.712074&spn=0.002718,0.006968&t=h&z=18>
and another bomb ride location, but recovered with lower power now. YUG
Serbian Province Kosovo Pristina 1413 kHz 1000 kW TX NATO 1999 destroyed
42 43 34.38 N 21 06 45.00 E
<http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=de&geocode=&q=+42%C2%B043%27
38.12%22N++21%C2%B006%2747.15%22E&sll=51.151786,10.415039&sspn=19.253434,5
7.084961&ie=UTF8&ll=42.727249, 21.113105&spn=0.002747,0.006968&t=h&z=18>
Dragan, - still a puzzle from which site came the 17 kW low power signal
on 6100 kHz two years ago, when Bijeljina-Bosnia was silent a half year, -
... and Stubline totally destroyed ?
(wb, dxld July 21)
SOLOMON ISL 5019.90 SIBC 1000 UT hammered by Havana each morning.
(Robert Wilkner-FL-USA, DXplorer July 24)
SOUTH AFRICA 9610 AWR English via Meyerton new time 1830-1900
(x1800-1830 UT) to Ce&EaAF target.
(AWR, July 25)
SRI LANKA 11905 SLBC Colombo to India. New Programme in Hindi and
English "Radio Ceylon calling India". Namasthe India on 11905 kHz at
1530-1630 UT via DW Trinco Transmitter. Reports welcome.
(Victor Goonetilleke 4S7VK, Sri Lanka, DXindia July 20)
SLBC to India. Dear Victor,
11905 changes from Ekala to Trinco tx site at 1530 UT ?
11905 channel selection right ?
Any QRM of AWR KSDA Hindi service co-channel expected ?
11905 1530-1600 41 KSDA 100kW 285deg Hindi
11905 1600-1900 27,28 LIS 300kW 45deg Portuguese RDP Lisbon
25 mb to be a little high band towards 2000 kms distance target ?
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20)
Yes Wolfy, I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE CHANNEL AND BAND SELECTION. I am not
their frequency manager. Hi! Lots of QRM in Europe and S. Asia. Will tell
them
(Victor 4S7VK, ibid. via dxld)
I have been catching this for last couple of months. The very affable
Hindi YL announcer keeps calling for reception reports. Mentions that the
station's engineers would welcome them. Once they even announced
propagation condition and mentioned that adjustments are still going on.
I am liking the format where they play old classics both Hindi and English
alternatively in the same programme. Hoping to make it one of my regular
listening in the days to come. Reception presently is average in my
location. Cheers.
(Ashok Satpathy-IND, ibid. via dxld)
11905 *1529'15-1605 UT, Sri Lanka BC, Trincomalee, July 14, Hindi
including English news at the beginning and at 1549, YL talks with many
IDs, folk songs - good with weak KSDA signal in the background, blocked by
RDP at 1559'58 UT.
11750 1705-1735 UT, Sri Lanka BC, Ekala, July 14, Sinhala, many OM talks
with listeners by phone, fragments of folk songs, advertising, news
bulletin at 1733'10 - good with slight fading only.
15745 0316-0333'04* UT, Sri Lanka BC, Ekala, July 16, English, OM short
talks, western oldies and orchestral music, usual IDs as "This is the All
Asia service of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation", 0330 UT time
pips, final ann ant national anthem - fair-almost good with fading and
local noise.
(Mikhail Timofeyev-RUS, hcdx July 19)
SWAZILAND 4775 TWR, Mpangela Ranch, 0510-0517, July 20, ingles,
locutor, comentario religioso. 14321.
(Manuel Mendez-ESP, hcdx July 21)
TAJIKISTAN 4765.05 Tajik Radio Dushanbe. June 27 at 1425-1435 UT. 35343
Tajik, Music and talk, ID at 1432 UT.
(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium July 16)
TANZANIA 1377 Radio Free Africa, Mwanza, 2214-2237, 18 Jul'10, Swahili,
Afr. & int'l. pops; 33432, QRM de F.
(Carlos Goncalves-POR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 22)
UKRAINE Ukrainian radio today. 18 July 2010.
kHz / Station / Tx / kW / UTC
207 UR-1 Brovary 500 0230-2200
657 RUI Chernovtsy 25 *
657 UR-3 Chernovtsy 25 **
675 UR-1 Uzhgorod
711 UR-1 Dokuchaevsk 50 0230-2200, - scarcely audible
765 Radio Mayak, Petrovka 40 0400-1700
837 Radio Bukovina, Chernovtsy 30 0300-2100
837 UR-1 Taranovka 150 0230-2100
873 Oblastnoe Radio-2, Dnepropetrovsk 10 0500-1700
873 Radio Khvylya, Zarvantsy 7 0400-1800 or 0600-1700
936 UR-1 Krasnoe 600 1700-2100
936 UR-1 Starobelsk 27 0230-2200
972 UR-1 Luch 500 0230-2100
1134 UR-1 Lugansk /. 2059
1359 Radio Tsentr, Dokuchaevsk 40 0000-2400
1377 Radio Nikolaev, Nikolaev 5 0400-1830
1377 UR-1 Chernovtsy 50 0230-2100
1431 UR-3 Luch 1000 1800-2000
1584 UR-1 Verkhovina
6145 RUI Taranovka 100 2000-0000
7440 RUI Krasnoe 600 ***
7440 RUI Taranovka 100 1700-2000
9840 RUI Taranovka 100 0500-0700
11620 RUI Luch 250 0700-1000
11980 Dneprovskaya Khvylya, Zaporozhje 0.3 ****
* 17.00-17.30, 19.30-20.00, 21.00-21.30
** 16.00-17.00, 17.30-19.30, 20.00-21.00, 21.30-22.00
*** 23.00-01:00, 02.00-04.00
**** 05.00-07.00, 08.00-10.00 (Sat / Sun) or 0700-0905?
Aleksandr Diadischev, Ukraine, "open_dx"
Alexander Egorov, Kiev, Ukraine, "open_dx"
Mauno Ritola, Finland, "open_dx"
Aleksandr Diadischev, "open_dx"
Yaroslav, "open_dx"
Serg Panasyuk, Vinnitsa, Ukraine, "open_dx"
(via RUSdx July 18)
UKRAINE 11655 noted today at 0900 UT s/on. Open carrier 0852-0856 UT,
then off and back just before program start of Stimme Russlands. A
background buzz similar to 7440 kHz indicates that this may well be Lviv
as well. Fair to good signal, low modulation level. When Lviv was first
used for high power transmission of the R Moscow midday German service in
the 1970's they were on 31 mb frequencies around 9745 kHz. Propagationally
probably a better choice.
[later] Additional observation. 11655 kHz went off at 1000 UT, and then I
kept an ear on 7440 kHz. At 1007 UT a carrier appeared and then went on
and off a few times before going silent. Again the background buzz points
to Lviv. Same signal level as on 11655 kHz.
(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 23)
11620 Luch (listed) clean audio (good modulation) and fair to good signal,
but has FMing spurs with strong buzz at about +/- 64 and 2x64 kHz.
(Olle Alm-SWE, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 23)
11620 Various info about RUI: Another brick in the wall - 13 July 0725 UT
a program called "Inside" of RUI in English I heard at 0725 UT on 11620
kHz.
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 15)
Already at 1508 UT July 20, Ivo has issued another update:
Revised schedule of Radio Ukraine International & Voice of Russia
0300-0500 on 7420 KHR 100 kW / 055 deg to RUS/KAZ Ukr, cancelled
0500-0700 on 9840 KHR 100 kW / 290 deg to WEu En/Ukr, cancelled
0700-1000 on 11620^SMF=250 kW / 312 deg to WEu En/Ukr/Ukr, ex Ukr/Ukr/Ukr
0900-1000 on 11655 LV 500 kW / 303 deg to WeEu Ge Voice of Russia
<<<<
1400-1700 on 9420&KHR 100 kW / 055 deg to RUS/KAZ Ukr, noted on July 20
<<<<
1700-2000 on 7440*KHR 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEu Ge/Ukr/En
2000-2100 on 6145#KHR 100 kW / 290 deg to WeEu Ge
2100-2400 on 6145 KHR 100 kW / 290 deg to WEu Ukr/En/Ge, cancelled
2200-0200 on 7440 LV 500 kW / 303 deg to NoAm En/Ukr/En/Ukr
0200-0300 on 7440 LV 500 kW / 303 deg to NoAm En Voice of Russia
All other transmissions are canceled during the period July 12-19, 2010
^co-ch 0800-1000 CRI in English
& strong co-ch 1400-1700 CNR-8 in Kazakh/Uighur/Chinese
+ VOGreece in Greek
* strong co-ch 1900-2000 CRI Hungarian/Romanian
# strong co-ch CRI Polish
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20)
^ Also Yes, 11620 kHz hefty QRM to RUI, Mykolaiev transmission a little
bit ahead and LBY underneath, but both on S=9+20 dB level.
LBY // 11650 kHz.
= SMF{vailed USSR call} Mykolaiv Luch-UKR transmitting center site.
So, the new RUI schedule of July 5th [after the three months SW broadcast
break] lasted two weeks til July 18th only ... as from July 18-20 changed
now again.
Ceased totally:
- both Ukrainian outlets to RUSSIA/CIS states and primary to Ukrainians in
Kazakhstan target,
- morning service to EUR 9840 05-07 UT and
- night sce to EUR 6145 21-24 UT ceased too:
July 19, 2300 UT R Ukrainia in Ukrainian language on Lviv Krasne tx 7440
kHz, report from Azerbaijan, ties of both countries. S=9+30dB in Germany.
6145 RUI cancelled at 23-24 UT July 19. Heard CRI Beijing English via
Sackville-CAN instead, S=9+25dB, but fluttery northern path signal.
July 20, 11620 SMF / Mykolaiv Luch-UKR transmitting center site outlet
noted at 07-08 UT in English, 08-09 UT Ukrainian, variable S=8 noisy to
S=9+10dB. But not as strong like Moscow Taldom or Armavir at same time.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20)
Correction RUI. This schedule is based on directions of the Concern RRT to
the transmitter centres of Ukraine valid from July 12. Maybe disorder in
the operations of transmitters was because of Kharkiv transmitter used the
frequencies from the previous schedule 7420 and 9840 kHz superfluous
4 days through July 15.
(Aleksandr Yegorov-UKR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 19)
Radio Ukraine International from July 12:
0700-1000 11620 Mykolaiv 250kW 312deg to Europe
1400-1700 9420 Kharkiv 100kW 055deg to Russia
1700-2000 7440 Kharkiv 100kW 290deg to Europe
2000-2100! 6145 Kharkiv 100kW 290deg to Europe
2200-0200 7440 Lviv 500kW 303deg to North America
Ukrainian
0100-0200 7440
0800-1000 11620
1400-1700 9420
1800-1900 7440
2300-2400 7440
English
0000-0100 7440
0700-0800 11620
1900-2000 7440
2200-2300 7440
German
1700-1800 7440
2000-2100 6145
Romanian
1700-1730 657
1930-2000 657
2100-2130 657
(Aleksandr Yegorov-UKR, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 19)
7440 RUI Kiev via Kharkov transmitter heard still tonight July 19
at 1700 UT.
Power strength S=8 ... 9 ..9+10dB variable. ID in German at 1701 UT,
announced German schedule 17-18 7440, 20-21 & - [sic now ceased] -
23-00 UT 6145 kHz.
RUI Audio on demand
<http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=774>
Also Livestream
<http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=307>
on Media Player R Ukrainia 4th program
<http://89.187.1.165/NRCU4>
7440 RUI pre-English sce, S=9+20dB, but at 18.58:55 UT another co-channel
CRI Hungarian from Xian-CHN started at equal level up to S=9+25dB. When
spoken pieces on CRI program I could easily follow both programmes, also
RUI content.
6145 RUI German totally covered by CRI Polish via Issoudun France from
2000 UT. RUI 6145 kHz before 1958 UT S=9+15dB.
6145 ISS tx off at 20.56:40 at 60degrees, moved to 105 degr CRI Albanian
sce from ISS. In the remove pause between 20.56:40 and 20.59:05 UT heard
farewell text read by lady in German.
RUI Kharkiv 6145 tx off at 2100 UT ! Regarding RUI 6145 kHz channel today
20-21 UT tonight: 6145 Kharkiv left the air at exact 2100 UT after closing
anncmt of RUI German service, so no 2100-2300 UT sce on 6145 kHz.
6145 ISS - Removing the ALLISS antenna took 2min 18sec, from
105 to 85degr, for CRI Hungarian sce between 21.26:35 and 21.28:53 UT
with lower power. Full power one minute later at 21.29:50 UT.
7440 Lviv tx. En nx of RUI at 2200 UT, S=9+10dB, low modulation, strong
carrier. Unidentified program underneath from Almaty-KAZ ... help.
6145 - no RUI at 2200 UT, another signal Voice of Russia Armavir in
Russian towards Near East on low level.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 19)
Re: Ukraine off SW again?
At 2258 UT recheck the English on 7440 kHz has turned out to be Radio
Ukraine International, wrapping up programme, followed by Ukrainian from
2300 UT. Usual faint and fading, backscatter-like signal here.
6145: Described transmission wrapped up at 2259 UT, followed again by
interrupted test tones. Then at 2300 UT out of the blue Sackville
crash-started with CRI English, wiping out anything else even here in
Europe.
[later] 6145. Frequency before 2200 completely covered by Issoudun, with
remarkable buzz in the audio, presumably from the CRI studio. Cut off at
2156, unmasking a faint mess of fast SAH, with the dominating signal
carrying Soviet-style run-up tones of a rather high pitch, which suggests
that it could be indeed a Tbilisskaya signal. Programming started at
2200 UT, probably in Russian, but I can not tell real details.
Anyway there does not appear to be a transmission from the Ukraine,
neither from a capable nor from a less capable facility, unless a now
hopelessly deteriorated KHR site makes a futile attempt to transmit.
2200-0200 on 7440 LV 500 kW / 303 deg to NAm En/Ukr/En/Ukr
When first doing so at 2147 UT an open carrier was already on. At 2159 UT
Voice of Russia program audio with interval signal emerged, then I
switched to 6145 kHz to hear what comes on there (to no avail, see above).
When returning to 7440 it had become an unrecognizable mess of two
signals, almost drowned out by much stronger Galbeni on 7435 (which has
some crackling in the audio; tsk, still old equipment in the chain)? At
2215 UT recheck I think that the mess on 7440 kHz contains a signal in
Russian and one in English, but it's just impossible to make out program
styles.
(Kai Ludwig-D, dxld July 19)
Radio Ukraine International and Voice of Russia English and German via
Ukraine tx on July 19-20, 2010.
Hi Aleksandr, herewith included three recordings of tonight, of
1 - 7440 at 1900 UT,
2 - 7440 at 1957 UT,
3 - and 6145 kHz at 1959 ... 2001 UT.
7440 was totally covered by CRI Xian signal in Hungarian and from 1930 UT
Romanian, and RUI English underneath.
Only at 1957...1958 UT a short piece of RUI Kharkiv signal was heard at
S=9+5dB level, when Xian tx went OFF air.
6145 - first seconds originate from KBS Relay Skelton-UK around
1958...1959 UT, then covered by CRI Polish via Issoudun France relay at
2000 UT.
I guess the Ukrainian RRT Telecomm. Concern people has not much
experience. At least selection and registration of RUI frequencies for
A-10 is on very bad level, like co-channel QRM on 6145 (QRM de CRI
Issoudun), 7440 (QRM de CRI Xian), 9420 (QRM de ERT Greece, CRI/CNR
Lingshi).
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20)
UNIDENTIFIED Unidentified French on 3289.25 kHz.
An unidentified broadcast in French, with a news-talk format was observed
on 3289.25 kHz on 16 July between 1907 and 1920 UT. The signal level was
poor, but generally better than I have heard previously with Madagascar's
90 metre outlet, which was on 3288 kHz // 5010 kHz when I last logged it
on 25 April at 1830 UT.
Madagascar 5010 was not on air at this time, with its scheduled signoff at
1900 UT, so unclear whether I was listening to an extended transmission
from Madagascar ... Any suggestions as to identity?
(Bryan Clark-NZL, dxld July 17)
UNIDENTIFIED Never heard such strong digital like signal on 11702 to
11709 kHz at 2347 UT, July 20.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20)
UNIDENTIFIED 11560 Unidentified FE Chinese Taiwan outlet ? At 2350 UT
July 20, S=9+10dB. Or tentatively Clandestine Radio Free Chosun morning
service in Korean ?
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20)
UNIDENTIFIED probably BRAZIL 12174, July 20 at 0523 UT, David Miranda,
the wacky wailing preacher of SRDA, poor signal vs CODAR, unstable carrier
with its own rumble, presumably the 11805 R. Globo transmitter totally out
of whack. However, inband 25mb Brazilians were not audible.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 20)
I was alluding to some previous reports from Brazilian DXers that the
source of the distorted broadcast signal in the 12+ MHz range was the
R. Globo, Rio, transmitter which was/is supposed to be on 11805 kHz. I
also heard it a few days before on approx. 12175 kHz. No, I never hear it
on 11805 kHz. We think 12175 kHz is not a spur of that but simply a
very mistuned transmitter.
(Glenn Hauser-OK-USA, dxld July 20)
see also BRAZIL 12175, 11355, Super Radio Deus é Amor, 0125-0200+, July
24, unstable, slightly distorted but readable spurs from 11765 with
Portuguese preacher and some religious music. Spurs +/- 410 kHz away from
11765 kHz. Best in AM mode. Very weak // 9564.57. Fair signal on 11765.
(Brian Alexander-PA-USA, DXplorer July 24)
UNID probably Brazil Best reception of an distorted audio noted around
2305 UT July 20 close to 12174 kHz, best on LSB mode, S=6-7 fair signal.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20)
UAE 13685 IRIN Radio via Al Dhabbaya, July 09 at *0829-0839 UT. 23222
Somali, 0829 UT sign on with IS, OPening announce, Talk. 0830-0930 UT.
15750 Radio Bar-Kulan via Al Dhabbaya, July 04 at 0526-0538 UT. 25332
Somali, Somali pops, ID at 0531 UT. 0500-0600 UT.
(Kouji Hashimoto-JPN, JPNpremium July 16)
UAE Bald neues franzoesisches KW-Radar in Golf-Region?
New French surface radar could detect ships at 400 kilometers.
Middle East states have been briefed on a new advanced French radar.
Industry sources said several Gulf Cooperation Council militaries have
been briefed on France's new maritime surveillance radar. The radar,
developed by the French aerospace research center, Onera, has been touted
as a system that could detect ships at a range of 400 kilometers.
Source:
<http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2010/geo11973-New-French-
surface-radar-could-detect-ships-at-400-kilometers.asp>
Video dazu (des Herstellers) unter
<http://www.onera.fr/news/2010-0708-onera-ROS-radar-ondes-surface.php>
(Versuch auf 5,37 MHz bei Biscarosse)
(Tom Kamp-D df5jl, A-DX July 23)
U.K. BBCMS original history material from Asia and Africa programs from
1999 to 2005y, at best via advanced search engine.
<http://www.accessmylibrary.com/archive/409751-asia-africa-intelligence-
wire.html>
USA [non] Updated summer A-10 of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Part 1/2
Arabic 0200-0700 on 1593
R.Free IRQ 1500-1530 on 1593
1830-2000 on 1593
2100-2300 on 1593
Azeri 1500-1600 on 9405 15565
Belarussian 0300-0500 on 612 6105 6120
1500-1700 on 612 7270 9530
1700-1900 on 612 6050 6105
1900-2100 on 612 5995 9405
Dari 0330-0430 on 1296 15680 17670 17685
R.Free AFG 0530-0630 on 1296 15680 17670 17685
0730-0830 on 1296 15680 17670 17685
0930-1030 on 1296 15090 15680 17685
1130-1230 on 1296 15090 15680 17685
1330-1430 on 1296 11550 15090
Kazakh 0100-0200 on 7215 9750
1300-1400 on 9465 12005
Kyrgyz 1200-1230 on 15165 15265 17730
1500-1530 on 7465 12110
Moldovan 0400-0430 on 5955 Mon-Fri
1500-1530 on 9495 Sat/Sun
1600-1630 on 6110 Mon-Fri
1800-1830 on 3995 Mon-Fri
No.Caucasus 0300-0400 on 7290 9480 >> Avari/Chechen/Chercassian
1500-1600 on 11810 15545 >> Avari/Chechen/Chercassian
Pashto 0230-0330 on 1296 12140 17670 17685
R.Free AFG 0430-0530 on 1296 15680 17670 17685
0630-0730 on 1296 15680 17670 17685
0830-0930 on 1296 15090 15680 17685
1030-1130 on 1296 15090 15680 17685
1230-1330 on 1296 11550 15090 15680
Pashto 0400-0700 on 621 12130 15715 15740 from Sept.15
R.Mashaal 0700-0900 on 621 12130 15715 15740 from July 15
0900-1300 on 621 12030 12130 15360
Russian 0300-0400 on 5925 7435 9520 15470
0400-0500 on 5925 7435 9520 9760
0500-0700 on 9520 9760 12005 17560
0800-1000 on 11700 15130 17730
1200-1300 on 9585 13745 15130 15565
1300-1400 on 7335 9530 9880 15565
1400-1500 on 9530 11730 13680 15565
1500-1600 on 9520 9725 12055 11860
1600-1700 on 7445 9445 9520 11860
1700-1800 on 5905 11950 >>>>> Caucasus Echo
1700-1800 on 5980 7260 9520 11805
1800-1900 on 6015 9520 9840 11805
1900-2000 on 6120 7285 9465 9600 9840
2000-2100 on 7285 9465
Tajik 0100-0200 on 9760 13760
0200-0400 on 9760 15525
1400-1500 on 9790 11895
1500-1600 on 9790 11975
1600-1700 on 7485 9790
Tatar 0300-0400 on 7390 9635
0500-0600 on 9635
1500-1600 on 12035 15445
1900-2000 on 9805
Turkmen 0200-0400 on 9555 15560 + 864 till 0300
1400-1500 on 12075 13830
1500-1600 on 7260 9830 + 864 from 1530
1600-1700 on 7350 11975
1700-1800 on 9485 9670
Uzbek 0200-0300 on 9855 12025 15145
0300-0400 on 12025 15145 17770
1400-1500 on 7560 9510 12005
1600-1700 on 6060 7555 9390
(R BULGARIA DX MIX News, Ivo Ivanov, via wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 19)
USA 11970 and 11930 IBB BBG Radio Marti in Spanish towards Cuba.
Warbling sound in background, audio 80% Marti / 20% Cuban jammer. Both
Greenville beasts at S=9+40dB level at 2337 UT July 20.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20)
An item to the RFE/RL schedule (that program is existing for some years):
Azatluk Radio in Russian.
Sundays UT 1335-1400 9465, 12005 and repeated:
Mondays UT 0135-0200 7215, 9750 - both instead of RL in Kazakh.
(Rumen Pankov-BUL, dxld July 23)
Logs of July 20 nightime. Improved shortwave propagation, also 16 and
19mb wide open to SoAS, FE, Latin and South AM. Male Voice of
WWV 15000 kHz time signal was on S=9+10dB level.
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX TopNews July 20)
USA/HAWAII WWV/WWVH, 15000, 1800-1810+, July 22. WWV (with WWVH weakly
underneath) heard broadcasting tsunami test message at 1803 UT only, with
WWVH appearing to broadcast it on every even minute. Curiously, WWV
continued with normal continuous tones during the even minutes, no doubt
QRMing WWVH's announcement in many locations. Normal time pips and
announcements heard from both stations on all minutes. WWV with usual
Pacific storm outlook at 1808-1810, no mention of tsunami test.
(Mark Schiefelbein-MO-USA, dxld July 22)
VIETNAM 12020 Voice of Vietnam, Hanoi-Sontav, 2207-2228*, Jun 26,
broadcast in Japanese with weekly news, 2213 ID: "Kochirawa Vietnam no koe
hoso kyoku desu", then request music program followed, 55444 very good
// 9840 kHz not very good as the signal was not so strong.
(Nobuya Kato-JPN, dswci DXW July 14)
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Jonathan Marks -
I'm sure many DXPers are aware of Jonathan Marks's recent postings some of
his past work, but, if not, here is where you can find it.
(Jerry Berg-USA, DXplorer July 20)
Hi Jerry,
Thought you might be interested in two projects I am doing in spare
moments.
1. The Media Network vintage vault. I have digitized quite a lot of
shows and I'm putting them up on a weekly basis.
<http://jonathanmarks.libsyn.com/>
2. I am posting radio related videos here like one on Capital Radio.
<http://www.vimeo.com/11938989>
Wolf Harranth's Dokufunk
<http://www.vimeo.com/10320815>
and Peter Homfray
<http://www.vimeo.com/13249732>
Bit of fun. Would be delighted if you can spread the word.
Kind regards
Jonathan Marks
This e-mail originates from:
Jonathan Marks
Director
Critical Distance BV
Stam 69
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The Netherlands, Europe
Company Website: <http://www.criticaldistance.org/>
email: <jonathan @ jonathanmarks.com>
Tel: +31 35 5243507 Mob: +31 6 53130829
Latest Video Newscasts: <http://tinyurl.com/ccbu3p>
Newsblog: <http://criticaldistance.blogspot.com/>
Broadcast & Podcast Gadgets: <http://whatcaughtmyeye.blogspot.com/>
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Mexican DX convention next weekend in SLP.
XVI Tamazunchale 2010: XVI Encuentro Nacional de Diexismo Mexicano
<http://encuentrodx.webs.com/>
La inivitacion a comer zacahuil huasteco
<http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/notas/8160-Zacahuil>
conocer el <http://www.mexicodesconocido.com.mx/notas/8160-Zacahuil>
algunos el "jobito" Bevanda Tipica, las enchiladas huastecas ... tortillas
tipica de San Luis de Potosi
<http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/80209.la-receta-de-el-siglo-
enchiladas-huastecas.html>
El huapango... musica tipica Potosina
La Huasteca Potosina! ... en Tamazunchale 2010!!!!!
16o Encuentro Nacional de Radioescuchas y Diexistas, Tamazunchale, San
Luis Potosi
Un evento destinado a reunir a todos los interesados sobre el mundo de la
Radioescucha, el Diexismo, la Radioaficion y el Mundo de las
Radiotelecomunicaciones, en un ambiente de camaraderia y aventura. Ahora
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Potosina.
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